Estera 7
1 Tako sta kralj in Hamán prišla na gostijo s kraljico Estero.
So the king and Haman went to feast with Queen Esther.
2 Kralj je drugi dan na vinski gostiji Esteri ponovno rekel: »Kaj je tvoja prošnja, kraljica Estera? Ta ti bo zagotovljena. Kaj je tvoja zahteva? Ta bo izpolnjena, celó do polovice kraljestva.«
On this second day, while they were serving wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be granted to you. What is your request? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be granted.”
3 Takrat je kraljica Estera odgovorila in rekla: »Če sem našla naklonjenost v tvojem pogledu, oh kralj in če to ugaja kralju, naj mi bo na mojo prošnjo dano moje življenje in moje ljudstvo na mojo zahtevo.
Then Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, king, and if it pleases you, let my life be given to me—this is my petition, and I request this also for my people.
4 Kajti prodani smo, jaz in moje ljudstvo, da bi bili uničeni, da bi bili umorjeni in da umremo. Če pa bi bili prodani za sužnje in sužnjice, bi zadržala svoj jezik, čeprav sovražnik ne bi mogel izravnati kraljeve škode.«
For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, killed, and annihilated. If we had only been sold into slavery, as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, for no such distress as this would justify disturbing the king.”
5 Potem je Kralj Ahasvér odgovoril in kraljici Esteri rekel: »Kdo je tisti in kje je, da si v svojem srcu drzne dovoliti, da tako stori?«
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he? Where is this person to be found who has filled his heart to do such a thing?”
6 Estera pa je rekla: »Nasprotnik in sovražnik je ta zlobni Hamán.« Potem je bil Hamán prestrašen pred kraljem in kraljico.
Esther said, “The hostile man, that enemy, is this evil Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
7 Kralj je vstal od vinske gostije in v svojem besu odšel v vrt palače. Hamán pa je vstal, da bi pri kraljici Esteri zaprosil za svoje življenje, kajti videl je, da je bilo pri kralju zoper njega določeno zlo.
The king got up in a rage from the wine-drinking at the feast and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther. He saw that disaster was being decided against him by the king.
8 Potem se je kralj z vrta palače vrnil v prostor vinske gostije, Hamán pa je bil zrušen na postelji, na kateri je bila Estera. Potem je kralj rekel: »Ali bo tudi v hiši, pred menoj, posilil kraljico?« Brž ko je beseda odšla iz kraljevih ust, so pokrili Hamánov obraz.
Then the king returned from the palace garden into the room where the wine had been served. Haman had just fallen on the couch where Esther was. The king said, “Will he assault the queen in my presence in my own house?” As soon as this sentence came out of the king's mouth, the servants covered Haman's face.
9 Harbonáj, eden izmed glavnih dvornih upraviteljev je pred kraljem rekel: »Glej, tudi vislice, petdeset komolcev visoke, ki jih je Hamán pripravil za Mordohaja, ki je dobro govoril za kralja, stojijo v Hamánovi hiši.« Potem je kralj rekel: »Obesite ga nanje.«
Then Harbona, one of the officials who served the king, said, “A gallows fifty cubits tall stands beside Haman's house. He set it up for Mordecai, the one who spoke up to protect the king.” The king said, “Hang him on it.”
10 Tako so Hamána obesili na vislice, ki jih je pripravil za Mordohaja. Potem je bil kraljev bes pomirjen.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down.
