1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
4 ¶ And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 5 And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. 6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? 7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: 9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
12 ¶ And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Ķēniņš parāda godu Mordohajam
1 Tonakt ķēniņam nenāca miegs, un viņš lika atnest Atmiņu grāmatu un Dienu grāmatu, un tās lasīja ķēniņam priekšā. 2 Tajās bija rakstīts par to, ko Mordohajs stāstījis par Bigtānu un Terešu, diviem ķēniņa einuhiem, durvju sargiem, kas bija lūkojuši nogalēt ķēniņu Ahasvēru. 3 Un ķēniņš jautāja: “Kāds gods un varenība par to doti Mordohajam?” Bet ķēniņa puiši, kas viņu apkalpoja, teica: “Nekas viņam nav dots.” 4 Un ķēniņš teica: “Kas ienāca pagalmā?” Ķēniņa nama ārpagalmā bija ienācis Hāmāns, lai runātu ar ķēniņu, ka Mordohajs jāpakar karātavās, kuras viņš tam bija uzslējis. 5 Un ķēniņa puiši viņam teica: “Redzi, pagalmā stāv Hāmāns,” un ķēniņš teica: “Lai ienāk!” 6 Hāmāns ienāca, un ķēniņš viņam vaicāja: “Ko lai dara vīram, ko ķēniņš grib pagodināt?” Bet Hāmāns nodomāja – ko gan ķēniņš gribētu pagodināt, ja ne mani? 7 Un Hāmāns teica ķēniņam: “Tam vīram, ko ķēniņš grib pagodināt, 8 lai atnes ķēniņa drānas, ko valkā ķēniņš, un dod zirgu, uz kura jāj ķēniņš, lai dod tam vīram ķēniņa kroni 9 un kāds no augstmaņiem lai pasniedz tam drānas un zirgu, ietērpj to vīru, ko ķēniņš grib pagodināt, un sēdina zirgā, ved pilsētas laukumā un sauc: tā tiek darīts vīram, ko ķēniņš grib pagodināt!” 10 Un ķēniņš teica Hāmānam: “Steidz, ņem drānas un zirgu, kā tikko teici, un dod jūdam Mordohajam, kas sēž ķēniņa vārtos, un neizlaid no sava sacītā neko!” 11 Hāmāns ņēma drānas un zirgu, ietērpa Mordohaju un veda viņu zirgā pa pilsētas laukumu, saukdams: “Tā tiek darīts vīram, ko ķēniņš grib pagodināt!”
12 Un Mordohajs atgriezās ķēniņa galmā, bet Hāmāns bēdīgs un apklātu galvu steidza mājup. 13 Tur Hāmāns pastāstīja savai sievai Zerešai un saviem draugiem visu, kas ar viņu bija noticis, un viņa padomdevēji un sieva Zereša teica: “Ja Mordohajs ir no jūdu dzimuma un tu esi sācis zemoties viņa priekšā, tev viņu vairs nepievārēt, tagad tu zemosies viņa priekšā vienmēr.”
14 Kamēr viņi vēl runāja, ieradās ķēniņa einuhi un steidza vest Hāmānu uz dzīrēm, ko bija sarīkojusi Estere.
