Ester 7
1 Il re adunque venne con Haman, al convito con la regina Ester.
So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
2 E il re disse ad Ester ancora in questo secondo giorno, nel convito del vino: Quale [è] la tua richiesta, o regina Ester? e ti sarà conceduta; e quale [è] la tua domanda? [fosse pur] fino alla metà del regno, sarà fatta.
As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
3 Allora la regina Ester rispose, e disse: Se io ho trovata grazia appo te, o re, e se così piace al re, siami donata la mia vita alla mia richiesta, e il mio popolo alla mia domanda.
Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
4 Perciocchè io e il mio popolo siamo stati venduti per esser distrutti, uccisi e sterminati. Ora, se fossimo stati venduti per servi e per serve, io mi sarei taciuta; [ma ora io ne parlo], perciocchè il nemico non ristora punto il danno del re.
[It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
5 E il re Assuero disse alla regina Ester: Chi è, e ove [è] colui che è stato tanto presuntuoso di far cotesto?
Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
6 Ed Ester disse: L'avversario e il nemico [è] questo malvagio Haman. Allora Haman fu spaventato per la presenza del re e della regina.
Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
7 E il re si levò dal convito del vino tutto adirato, [e se ne andò] nell'orto del palazzo; ma Haman si fermò per far richiesta alla regina Ester per la sua vita; perciocchè vedeva che il male era determinato contro a lui da parte del re.
The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
8 Poi il re ritornò dall'orto del palazzo nella casa del convito del vino. Or Haman s'era gittato in sul letto, sopra il quale [era] Ester. E il re disse: Sforzerebbe egli pure ancora la regina appresso di me in casa? Come quella parola fu uscita della bocca del re, la faccia di Haman fu coperta.
He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
9 Ed Harbona, uno degli eunuchi, ministri ordinari del re, disse: Ecco ancora il legno che Haman avea apprestato per Mardocheo, il quale diede quel buono avviso al re, è rizzato nella casa di Haman, alto cinquanta cubiti. E il re disse: Appiccatevelo su.
Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 Haman adunque fu appiccato al legno ch'egli avea apprestato per Mardocheo. E l'ira del re si acquetò.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
