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1 왕이 하만과 함께 또 왕후 에스더의 잔치에 나아가니라
So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
2 왕이 이 둘째 날 잔치에 술을 마실때에 다시 에스더에게 물어 가로되 왕후 에스더여! 그대의 소청이 무엇이뇨? 곧 허락하겠노라 그대의 요구가 무엇이뇨? 곧 나라의 절반이라 할지라도 시행하겠노라
As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
3 왕후 에스더가 대답하여 가로되 `왕이여! 내가 만일 왕의 목전에서 은혜를 입었으며 왕이 선히 여기시거든 내 소청대로 내 생명을 내게 주시고 내 요구대로 내 민족을 내게 주소서
Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
4 나와 내 민족이 팔려서 죽임과 도륙함과 진멸함을 당하게 되었나이다 만일 우리가 노비로 팔렸더면 내가 잠잠하였으리이다 그래도 대적이 왕의 손해를 보충하지 못하였으리이다'
[It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
5 아하수에로 왕이 왕후 에스더에게 일러 가로되 `감히 이런 일을 심중에 품은 자가 누구며 그가 어디 있느뇨'
Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
6 에스더가 가로되 `대적과 원수는 이 악한 하만이니이다!' 하니 하만이 왕과 왕후 앞에서 두려워하거늘
Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
7 왕이 노하여 일어나서 잔치 자리를 떠나 왕궁 후원으로 들어가니라 하만이 일어서서 왕후 에스더에게 생명을 구하니 이는 왕이 자기에게 화를 내리기로 결심한 줄 앎이더라
The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
8 왕이 후원으로부터 잔치 자리에 돌아오니 하만이 에스더의 앉은 걸상 위에 엎드렸거늘 왕이 가로되 `저가 궁중 내 앞에서 왕후를 강간까지 하고자 하는가' 이 말이 왕의 입에서 나오매 무리가 하만의 얼굴을 싸더라
He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
9 왕을 모신 내시 중에 하르보나가 왕에게 아뢰되 `왕을 위하여 충성된 말로 고발한 모르드개를 달고자 하여 하만이 고가 오십 규빗되는 나무를 준비하였는데 이제 그 나무가 하만의 집에 섰나이다' 왕이 가로되 '하만을 그 나무에 달라' 하매
Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 모르드개를 달고자 한 나무에 하만을 다니 왕의 노가 그치니라
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
