Esther 7
Lexham English Bible
Esther’s Banquet
7 So the king and Haman went to dine[a] with Queen Esther. 2 And the king again said to Esther, on the second day while they were drinking,[b] “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be given to you. What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,[c] O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request; 4 I and my people have been sold to be destroyed and killed, to be annihilated. If we had been sold as male and female slaves I would have kept quiet, because this[d] is not a need sufficient to trouble the king.”[e] 5 And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who gave himself the right to do this?”[f] 6 And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman!” And Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
Haman is Hanged
7 The king rose in his anger from the banquet[g] and went to the palace garden, and Haman stood to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he realized that the king was determined to make an end to his life.[h] 8 And the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall,[i] where Haman was lying prostrate on the couch that Esther was on, and the king said, “Will he also molest the queen with me in the house?” As the words[j] went from the king’s mouth they covered Haman’s face. 9 And Habrona, one of the eunuchs in the presence of the king, said, “Look, the same gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai who spoke good for the sake of the king stands at Haman’s house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on it.” 10 And they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the anger of the king was abated.
Footnotes
- Esther 7:1 Literally “to drink”
- Esther 7:2 Literally “at the meal of wine”
- Esther 7:3 Or “If I have won your favor”
- Esther 7:4 Hebrew “there”
- Esther 7:4 See HALOT 1437, s.v. NRSV translates, “but no enemy can compensate for this damage to the king”
- Esther 7:5 Literally “has filled his heart to do so”
- Esther 7:7 Literally “from the banquet of wine”
- Esther 7:7 Literally “that evil had been determined for him from the king”
- Esther 7:8 Literally “house of the meal of wine”
- Esther 7:8 Hebrew “word”
Esther 7
King James Version
7 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Esther 7
Hoffnung für Alle
Haman wird entlarvt
7 Der König und Haman gingen zum Festmahl bei der Königin. 2 Als sie gerade Wein tranken, stellte der König Esther wieder dieselbe Frage wie am Tag zuvor: »Was hast du auf dem Herzen? Ich will dir jeden Wunsch erfüllen, auch wenn du die Hälfte meines Königreichs forderst.«
3 Die Königin erwiderte: »Wenn es dir gefällt, mein König, dann gewähre mir eine Bitte: Rette mir und meinem Volk das Leben! 4 Man hat sich gegen mich und mein Volk verschworen und will uns ausrotten. Niemand von uns soll am Leben bleiben! Hätte man uns nur als Sklaven und Sklavinnen verkauft, so hätte ich geschwiegen. Dies wäre es nicht wert gewesen, den König damit zu behelligen.«
5 Da fragte Xerxes Königin Esther: »Wer wagt, so etwas zu tun? Wo ist dieser Verbrecher zu finden?« 6 Esther antwortete: »Der Feind, der uns vernichten will, ist Haman!«
Haman fuhr erschrocken zusammen. 7 Zornig erhob sich der König von der Tafel und ging in den Palastgarten hinaus. Haman blieb bei der Königin und flehte um sein Leben, denn er ahnte, dass Xerxes seinen Tod bereits beschlossen hatte.
8 Als der König wieder in den Saal zurückkehrte, sah er, dass Haman auf das Polster gesunken war, auf dem Esther lag. Aufgebracht rief er: »Will dieser Mensch hier im Palast der Königin Gewalt antun – vor meinen Augen?«
Kaum hatte der König das gesagt, da verhüllten seine Diener Hamans Gesicht als Zeichen dafür, dass er zum Tode verurteilt war. 9 Harbona, einer der Eunuchen im Dienst des Königs, sagte: »Haman hat auf seinem Grundstück einen 25 Meter hohen Galgen aufstellen lassen. Er war für Mordechai bestimmt, der dem König das Leben gerettet hat.« »Hängt Haman daran auf!«, befahl der König.
10 So hängte man Haman an den Galgen, den er für Mordechai errichtet hatte. Da legte sich der Zorn des Königs.
Ester 7
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Muerte de Amán
7 Así que el rey y Amán fueron a comer con la reina Ester. 2 Mientras bebían vino en el segundo día, el rey le preguntó nuevamente a la reina Ester:
—¿Qué es lo que quieres pedir? Cualquier cosa que pidas te será concedida. Incluso, si lo pides, te daré hasta la mitad de mi reino.
3 La reina Ester respondió:
—Si Su Majestad quiere agradarme y si le parece bien, le pido respetar mi vida y también la de mi pueblo. Esa es mi petición. 4 Porque mi pueblo y yo hemos sido vendidos para ser arruinados, asesinados y aniquilados. Si solo hubiéramos sido vendidos como esclavos, me habría quedado callada porque ese no sería un problema suficientemente importante como para molestar al rey.
5 Entonces el rey Jerjes le preguntó a la reina Ester:
—¿Quién es y dónde está aquel que se atrevió a pensar en hacerle a tu pueblo cosa semejante?
6 Y Ester respondió:
—El hombre que está en contra nuestra, nuestro enemigo, es este malvado Amán.
Amán se llenó de terror ante el rey y la reina. 7 El rey estaba furioso y se levantó, dejó su vino y salió al jardín. Amán se quedó adentro para rogarle a la reina Ester que le salvara la vida ya que sabía que el rey lo mandaría matar. 8 Tan pronto como el rey regresó del jardín y entró al cuarto de la fiesta, vio a Amán sobre el sofá en el que estaba Ester y dijo furioso:
—¿Incluso delante de mí, en mi propia casa, intentas violar a la reina?
Apenas el rey dijo esto, la cara de Amán se puso blanca y enseguida entraron los servidores y mataron a Amán.[a] 9 En seguida, Jarboná, uno de los eunucos que servían al rey, dijo:
—Cerca de la casa de Amán hay una estaca de 25 metros de altura que él construyó para clavar allí a Mardoqueo, a quien el rey debe su vida.
A esto el rey dijo:
—¡Claven a Amán en esa estaca!
10 Así que clavaron a Amán en la estaca que él había preparado para Mardoqueo y con eso el rey calmó su ira.
Footnotes
- 7:8 mataron a Amán Textualmente le cubrieron la cara a Amán.
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