Esther 6

فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ طَارَ نَوْمُ الْمَلِكِ، فَأَمَرَ بِأَنْ يُؤْتَى بِسِفْرِ تَذْكَارِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ فَقُرِئَتْ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ.

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

فَوُجِدَ مَكْتُوبًا مَا أَخْبَرَ بِهِ مُرْدَخَايُ عَنْ بِغْثَانَا وَتَرَشَ خَصِيَّيِ الْمَلِكِ حَارِسَيِ الْبَابِ، اللَّذَيْنِ طَلَبَا أَنْ يَمُدَّا أَيْدِيَهُمَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ.

And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «أَيَّةُ كَرَامَةٍ وَعَظَمَةٍ عُمِلَتْ لِمُرْدَخَايَ لأَجْلِ هذَا؟» فَقَالَ غِلْمَانُ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِينَ يَخْدِمُونَهُ: «لَمْ يُعْمَلْ مَعَهُ شَيْءٌ».

And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «مَنْ في الدَّارِ؟» وَكَانَ هَامَانُ قَدْ دَخَلَ دَارَ بَيْتِ الْمَلِكِ الْخَارِجِيَّةَ لِكَيْ يُقُول لِلْمَلِكَ أَنْ يُصْلَبَ مُرْدَخَايُ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ الَّتِي أَعَدَّهَا لَهُ.

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

فَقَالَ غِلْمَانُ الْمَلِكِ لَهُ: «هُوَذَا هَامَانُ وَاقِفٌ فِي الدَّارِ». فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «لِيَدْخُلْ».

And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ هَامَانُ قَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «مَاذَا يُعْمَلُ لِرَجُل يُسَرُّ الْمَلِكُ بِأَنْ يُكْرِمَهُ؟» فَقَالَ هَامَانُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: «مَنْ يُسَرُّ الْمَلِكُ بِأَنْ يُكْرِمَهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنِّي؟»

So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

فَقَالَ هَامَانُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي يُسَرُّ الْمَلِكُ بِأَنْ يُكْرِمَهُ

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

يَأْتُونَ بِاللِّبَاسِ السُّلْطَانِيِّ الَّذِي يَلْبَسُهُ الْمَلِكُ، وَبِالْفَرَسِ الَّذِي يَرْكَبُهُ الْمَلِكُ، وَبِتَاجِ الْمُلْكِ الَّذِي يُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ،

Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

وَيُدْفَعُ اللِّبَاسُ وَالْفَرَسُ لِرَجُل مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الْمَلِكِ الأَشْرَافِ، وَيُلْبِسُونَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي سُرَّ الْمَلِكُ بِأَنْ يُكْرِمَهُ وَيُرَكِّبُونَهُ عَلَى الْفَرَسِ فِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَيُنَادُونَ قُدَّامَهُ: هكَذَا يُصْنَعُ لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يُسَرُّ الْمَلِكُ بِأَنْ يُكْرِمَهُ».

And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِهَامَانَ: «أَسْرِعْ وَخُذِ اللِّبَاسَ وَالْفَرَسَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتَ، وَافْعَلْ هكَذَا لِمُرْدَخَايَ الْيَهُودِيِّ الْجَالِسِ فِي بَابِ الْمَلِكِ. لاَ يَسْقُطْ شَيْءٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَا قُلْتَهُ».

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

فَأَخَذَ هَامَانُ اللِّبَاسَ وَالْفَرَسَ وَأَلْبَسَ مُرْدَخَايَ وَأَرْكَبَهُ فِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَنَادَى قُدَّامَهُ: «هكَذَا يُصْنَعُ لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يُسَرُّ الْمَلِكُ بِأَنْ يُكْرِمَهُ».

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

وَرَجَعَ مُرْدَخَايُ إِلَى بَابِ الْمَلِكِ. وَأَمَّا هَامَانُ فَأَسْرَعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ نَائِحًا وَمُغَطَّى الرَّأْسِ.

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

وَقَصَّ هَامَانُ عَلَى زَرَشَ زَوْجَتِهِ وَجَمِيعِ أَحِبَّائِهِ كُلَّ مَا أَصَابَهُ. فَقَالَ لَهُ حُكَمَاؤُهُ وَزَرَشُ زَوْجَتُهُ: «إِذَا كَانَ مُرْدَخَايُ الَّذِي ابْتَدَأْتَ تَسْقُطُ قُدَّامَهُ مِنْ نَسْلِ الْيَهُودِ، فَلاَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ، بَلْ تَسْقُطُ قُدَّامَهُ سُقُوطًا».

And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

وَفِيمَا هُمْ يُكَلِّمُونَهُ وَصَلَ خِصْيَانُ الْمَلِكِ وَأَسْرَعُوا لِلإِتْيَانِ بِهَامَانَ إِلَى الْوَلِيمَةِ الَّتِي عَمِلَتْهَا أَسْتِيرُ.

And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.