Ester 7
1 El rey y Amán vinieron a banquete con la reina Ester.
So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.
2 El rey volvió a decir a Ester el segundo día en el banquete de vino: “¿Cuál es tu petición, reina Ester? Se te concederá. ¿Cuál es tu petición? Hasta la mitad del reino se cumplirá”.
And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
3 La reina Ester respondió: “Si he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, oh rey, y si al rey le parece bien, que se me dé la vida a petición mía, y a mi pueblo a petición mía.
Then Esther the queen, answering, said, If I have your approval, O king, and if it is the king's pleasure, let my life be given to me in answer to my prayer, and my people at my request:
4 Porque hemos sido vendidos, yo y mi pueblo, para ser destruidos, para ser asesinados y para perecer. Pero si hubiéramos sido vendidos por esclavos y esclavas, habría callado, aunque el adversario no hubiera podido compensar la pérdida del rey.”
For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.
5 Entonces el rey Asuero dijo a la reina Ester: “¿Quién es y dónde está el que se atrevió a hacer eso en su corazón?”
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart?
6 Ester dijo: “¡Un adversario y un enemigo, este malvado Amán!” Entonces Amán tuvo miedo ante el rey y la reina.
And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.
7 El rey se levantó furioso del banquete de vino y se dirigió al jardín del palacio. Amán se levantó para pedir su vida a la reina Ester, pues veía que había un mal determinado contra él por parte del rey.
And the king in his wrath got up from the feast and went into the garden: and Haman got to his feet to make a prayer for his life to Esther the queen: for he saw that the king's purpose was evil against him.
8 Entonces el rey volvió a salir del jardín del palacio al lugar del banquete del vino, y Amán había caído en el diván donde estaba Ester. Entonces el rey dijo: “¿Acaso va a agredir a la reina delante de mí en la casa?” Al salir la palabra de la boca del rey, cubrieron el rostro de Amán.
Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
9 Entonces Harbonah, uno de los eunucos que estaban con el rey, dijo: “He aquí, la horca de cincuenta codos de altura, que Amán ha hecho para Mardoqueo, que habló bien para el rey, está de pie en la casa de Amán.” El rey dijo: “¡Cuélguenlo!”
Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman's house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it.
10 Así que colgaron a Amán en la horca que había preparado para Mardoqueo. Entonces se aplacó la ira del rey.
So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
