Ester 7
1 El rey y Amán vinieron a banquete con la reina Ester.
So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
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”.
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 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.
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 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.”
[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 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 Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
6 Ester dijo: “¡Un adversario y un enemigo, este malvado Amán!” Entonces Amán tuvo miedo ante el rey y la reina.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 Así que colgaron a Amán en la horca que había preparado para Mardoqueo. Entonces se aplacó la ira del rey.
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).
