Esther 7
New International Version
Haman Impaled
7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet,(A) 2 and as they were drinking wine(B) on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom,(C) it will be granted.(D)”
3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor(E) with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. 4 For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated.(F) If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.[a]”
5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”
6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”
Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. 7 The king got up in a rage,(G) left his wine and went out into the palace garden.(H) But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate,(I) stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.
8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch(J) where Esther was reclining.(K)
The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”(L)
As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.(M) 9 Then Harbona,(N) one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits[b](O) stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.”
The king said, “Impale him on it!”(P) 10 So they impaled(Q) Haman(R) on the pole(S) he had set up for Mordecai.(T) Then the king’s fury subsided.(U)
Footnotes
- Esther 7:4 Or quiet, but the compensation our adversary offers cannot be compared with the loss the king would suffer
- Esther 7:9 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
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
Estera 7
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Dezvăluirea conspiraţiei
7 Astfel, împăratul şi Haman au venit să petreacă împreună cu împărăteasa Estera. 2 În timp ce beau vin, împăratul a întrebat-o pe Estera şi în cea de-a doua zi:
– Care-ţi este dorinţa, împărăteasă Estera? Îţi va fi împlinită! Oricare îţi este cererea, chiar şi jumătate din împărăţie de ar fi, ţi se va face după voie!
3 Împărăteasa Estera a răspuns astfel:
– Dacă am găsit bunăvoinţă înaintea ta, împărate, şi dacă împăratul găseşte că este bine, cruţă-mi viaţa! Aceasta este dorinţa mea. De asemenea, cruţă-mi şi poporul, 4 căci atât eu, cât şi poporul meu am fost vânduţi, ca să fim nimiciţi, ucişi şi stârpiţi. Dacă am fi fost vânduţi ca sclavi şi ca sclave, aş fi tăcut, căci un astfel de necaz nu ar fi meritat atenţia împăratului[a].
5 Atunci împăratul Ahaşveroş a întrebat-o pe împărăteasa Estera:
– Cine şi unde este acela care a plănuit să facă aşa ceva?
6 – Asupritorul şi duşmanul este Haman, nelegiuitul acesta, a răspuns Estera.
Atunci Haman a rămas îngrozit în faţa împăratului şi a împărătesei. 7 Plin de mânie, împăratul şi-a lăsat paharul de vin şi a ieşit în grădina palatului. Haman însă a rămas să mijlocească pentru viaţa sa înaintea împărătesei Estera, căci înţelesese că pierzarea lui era pe cale să fie hotărâtă de către împărat. 8 Când s-a întors împăratul din grădina palatului în sala ospăţului, a văzut că Haman se aruncase pe patul pe care şedea Estera. Împăratul a zis atunci:
– Cum?! Vrei să o mai şi constrângi pe împărăteasă chiar în palat, de faţă cu mine?
De îndată ce împăratul a spus aceste cuvinte, i-au şi acoperit faţa lui Haman. 9 Harbona, unul dintre eunucii care îi slujeau împăratului, a zis:
– Mai mult, iată şi spânzurătoarea înaltă de cincizeci de coţi[b], pe care a făcut-o Haman pentru Mardoheu, cel ce a vorbit spre binele împăratului, în curtea casei lui Haman.
– Spânzuraţi-l pe ea! a zis împăratul.
10 Ei l-au spânzurat pe Haman pe spânzurătoarea ridicată chiar de el pentru Mardoheu, iar mânia împăratului s-a potolit.
Footnotes
- Estera 7:4 Sau: tăcut, dar vrăjmaşul n-ar putea să înlocuiască pierderea făcută împăratului.
- Estera 7:9 Aproximativ 25 m
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