Ester 6
1 Aquella noche, el rey no podía dormir. Mandó traer el libro de los registros de las crónicas, y se los leyeron al rey.
That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,
2 Se encontró escrito que Mardoqueo había hablado de Bigtana y Teresh, dos eunucos del rey, que eran porteros, y que habían tratado de ponerle las manos encima al rey Asuero.
It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed.
3 El rey dijo: “¿Qué honor y dignidad se le ha dado a Mardoqueo por esto?” Entonces los sirvientes del rey que lo atendían dijeron: “No se ha hecho nada por él”.
And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.
4 El rey dijo: “¿Quién está en el patio?” Ahora bien, Amán había entrado en el atrio exterior de la casa real, para hablar con el rey acerca de colgar a Mardoqueo en la horca que había preparado para él.
Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.
5 Los servidores del rey le dijeron: “Mira, Amán está en el patio”. El rey dijo: “Que entre”.
And the king's servants said to him, See, Haman is waiting in the outer room. And the king said, Let him come in.
6 Así que Amán entró. El rey le dijo: “¿Qué se hará con el hombre a quien el rey se complace en honrar?” Y dijo Amán en su corazón: “¿A quién se deleita el rey en honrar más que a mí mismo?”
So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?
7 Amán dijo al rey: “Para el hombre a quien el rey se deleita en honrar,
And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,
8 que se traigan las ropas reales que el rey acostumbra a usar, y el caballo en que el rey monta, y en cuya cabeza está puesta una corona real.
Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:
9 Que la ropa y el caballo sean entregados a la mano de uno de los príncipes más nobles del rey, para que se vista con ellos al hombre a quien el rey se complace en honrar, y se le haga cabalgar por la plaza de la ciudad, y se proclame ante él: “¡Así se hará con el hombre a quien el rey se complace en honrar!”
And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
10 Entonces el rey dijo a Amán: “Apresúrate a tomar la ropa y el caballo, como has dicho, y hazlo por el judío Mardoqueo, que se sienta a la puerta del rey. Que no falte nada de todo lo que has dicho”.
Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.
11 Entonces Amán tomó la ropa y el caballo y vistió a Mardoqueo, lo hizo cabalgar por la plaza de la ciudad y proclamó ante él: “¡Así se hará con el hombre al que el rey se complace en honrar!”
Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
12 Mardoqueo regresó a la puerta del rey, pero Amán se apresuró a ir a su casa, de luto y con la cabeza cubierta.
And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
13 Amán contó a Zeres su mujer y a todos sus amigos todo lo que le había sucedido. Entonces sus sabios y Zeresh su mujer le dijeron: “Si Mardoqueo, ante quien has empezado a caer, es de ascendencia judía, no prevalecerás contra él, sino que seguramente caerás ante él.”
And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, If Mordecai, who is starting to get the better of you, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not be able to do anything against him, but you will certainly go down before him.
14 Mientras aún hablaban con él, llegaron los eunucos del rey y se apresuraron a llevar a Amán al banquete que había preparado Ester.
While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
