Ester 7
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
7 Il re e Amàn andarono dunque al banchetto con la regina Ester. 2 Il re anche questo secondo giorno disse a Ester, mentre si beveva il vino: «Qual è la tua richiesta, regina Ester? Ti sarà concessa. Che desideri? Fosse anche la metà del regno, sarà fatto!». 3 Allora la regina Ester rispose: «Se ho trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi, o re, e se così piace al re, la mia richiesta è che mi sia concessa la vita e il mio desiderio è che sia risparmiato il mio popolo. 4 Perché io e il mio popolo siamo stati venduti per essere distrutti, uccisi, sterminati. Ora, se fossimo stati venduti per diventare schiavi e schiave, avrei taciuto; ma il nostro avversario non potrebbe riparare al danno fatto al re con la nostra morte». 5 Subito il re Assuero disse alla regina Ester: «Chi è e dov'è colui che ha pensato di fare una cosa simile?». 6 Ester rispose: «L'avversario, il nemico, è quel malvagio di Amàn». Allora Amàn fu preso da terrore alla presenza del re e della regina. 7 Il re incollerito si alzò dal banchetto e uscì nel giardino della reggia, mentre Amàn rimase per chiedere la grazia della vita alla regina Ester, perché vedeva bene che da parte del re la sua rovina era decisa. 8 Poi tornò dal giardino della reggia nel luogo del banchetto; intanto Amàn si era prostrato sul divano sul quale si trovava Ester. Allora il re esclamò: «Vuole anche far violenza alla regina, davanti a me, in casa mia?». Non appena questa parola fu uscita dalla bocca del re, posero un velo sulla faccia di Amàn. 9 Carbonà, uno degli eunuchi, disse alla presenza del re: «Ecco, è stato perfino rizzato in casa di Amàn un palo alto cinquanta cubiti, che Amàn ha fatto preparare per Mardocheo, il quale aveva parlato per il bene del re». Il re disse: «Impiccatevi lui!». 10 Così Amàn fu impiccato al palo che aveva preparato per Mardocheo. E l'ira del re si calmò.
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
English Standard Version
7 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, (A)“What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? (B)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered, (C)“If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request. 4 (D)For we have been sold, I and my people, (E)to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.” 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has dared[a] to do this?” 6 And Esther said, (F)“A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
Haman Is Hanged
7 And the king arose in his wrath from the wine-drinking and went into (G)the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined against him by the king. 8 And the king returned from (H)the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on (I)the couch where Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face. 9 Then (J)Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, (K)the gallows[b] that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, (L)whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits[c] high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” 10 (M)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (N)Then the wrath of the king abated.
Footnotes
- Esther 7:5 Hebrew whose heart has filled him
- Esther 7:9 Or wooden beam; also verse 10 (see note on 2:23)
- Esther 7:9 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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