Esther 7
Christian Standard Bible
Haman Is Executed
7 The king and Haman came to feast[a](A) with Esther the queen. 2 Once again, on the second day while drinking wine,(B) the king asked Esther, “Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek, even to half the kingdom, will be done.”(C)
3 Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if the king is pleased,(D) spare my life; this is my request. And spare my people; this is my desire.(E) 4 For my people and I have been sold(F) to destruction, death, and annihilation.(G) If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves,(H) I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”
5 King Ahasuerus spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” [b](I)
6 Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy(J) is this evil Haman.”
Haman stood terrified(K) before the king and queen. 7 The king arose in anger(L) and went from where they were drinking wine to the palace garden.[c](M) Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him.(N) 8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall,[d] Haman was falling on the couch(O) where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the house?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.(P)
9 Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs,(Q) said, “There is a gallows seventy-five feet[e] tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai,(R) who gave the report that saved[f] the king.”(S)
The king said, “Hang him on it.”
10 They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.(T) Then the king’s anger subsided.(U)
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.
에스더 7
Korean Living Bible
교수대에서 처형당하는 하만
7 황제와 하만은 에스더의 잔치에 두 번째 참석하였다.
2 그들이 술을 마실 때 황제가 다시 물었다. “에스더황후, 당신의 소원이 무엇인지 말해 보시오. 내가 들어주겠소. 만일 당신이 나라의 절반을 요구한다고 해도 내가 그것을 허락하겠소.”
3 그때 황후 에스더는 이렇게 대답하였다. “제가 만일 황제의 총애를 받았다면 또 황제 폐하께서 기쁘게 여기신다면 나와 내 민족의 생명을 구해 주소서. 이것이 내 소원이며 간청입니다.
4 나와 내 백성이 우리를 죽이려는 사람들의 손에 팔려 전멸을 당하게 되었습니다. 만일 우리가 노예로 팔렸다면 내가 이와 같이 황제 폐하를 성가시게 하지 않고 침묵을 지켰을 것입니다.”
5 그러자 크셀크세스황제는 황후 에스더에게 “감히 그런 음모를 꾸미고 있는 자가 누구요? 그놈이 어디 있소?” 하고 물었다.
6 그래서 에스더는 “우리를 죽이려고 하는 악한 원수는 바로 이 하만입니다” 하고 대답하였다. 이 말을 듣는 순간 새파랗게 질린 하만은 황제와 황후 앞에서 두려워 벌벌 떨기 시작하였다.
7 황제가 격분하여 자리에서 벌떡 일어나 궁전 정원으로 나가자 하만은 황제가 자기를 죽이기로 결심한 것을 알고 황후 에스더에게 목숨을 살려 달라고 애걸하였다.
8 황제가 정원에서 잔치 자리로 돌아와 보니 하만이 에스더가 기대고 있는 긴 의자에 엎드려 있었다. 그러자 황제는 “저놈이 궁중에서 나와 함께 있는 황후까지 강간하려드는구나!” 하고 외쳤다. 황제의 말이 떨어지기가 무섭게 내시들이 달려와 하만의 얼굴을 보자기로 쌌다.
9 그때 하르보나라는 내시가 황제에게 이렇게 말하였다. “황제의 살해 음모를 고발한 모르드개를 처형하려고 하만이 자기 집 뜰에 약 23미터 높이의 교수대를 만들어 놓았습니다.” 그러자 황제는 “하만을 그 교수대에 매달아 처형하라” 하고 명령하였다.
10 그래서 그들이 모르드개를 죽이기 위해 만들어 놓은 그 교수대에 하만을 매달자 그제서야 황제의 분노가 가라앉았다.
Esther 7
New King James Version
Haman Hanged Instead of Mordecai
7 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, (A)at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”
3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. 4 For we have been (B)sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as (C)male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.”
5 So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?”
6 And Esther said, “The adversary and (D)enemy is this wicked Haman!”
So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
7 Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. 8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across (E)the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?”
As the word left the king’s mouth, they (F)covered Haman’s face. 9 Now (G)Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, “Look! (H)The [a]gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke (I)good on the king’s behalf, is standing at the house of Haman.”
Then the king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 So (J)they (K)hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
Footnotes
- Esther 7:9 Lit. tree or wood
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