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| 1That night the king could not sleep, so he gave instructions to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read to the king. | 1That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. |
| 2It was found recorded there that Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who guarded the entrance to the restricted areas of the palace, and that they had conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus. | 2It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. |
| 3So the king asked, "What honor and distinction was bestowed on Mordecai for this?" The young men who served the king answered, "Nothing was done for him." | 3"What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?" the king asked. "Nothing has been done for him," his attendants answered. |
| 4The king said, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the pole he had set up. | 4The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him. |
| 5The king's young men told him, "Look, Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in." | 5His attendants answered, "Haman is standing in the court." "Bring him in," the king ordered. |
| 6After Haman came in, the king asked him, "What should be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?" Haman told himself, "Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?" | 6When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?" |
| 7Haman answered the king, "For a man whom the king desires to honor, | 7So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor, |
| 8let them bring royal robes that the king has worn and a horse on which the king has ridden, with a royal crown placed on its head. | 8have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. |
| 9Then give the robes and the horse to one of the king's most noble officials. Let them put the robes on the man whom the king desires to honor, and let them put him on the horse in the main square of the city. Then let them announce in front of him, 'This is what is done for the man whom the king desires to honor.'" | 9Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king's most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!'" |
| 10Then the king told Haman, "Quick! Take the clothes and the horse just as you have suggested and do this for Mordecai the Jew who sits in the king's gate. And don't let anything you've suggested fall through the cracks." | 10"Go at once," the king commanded Haman. "Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended." |
| 11So Haman took the clothes and the horse, dressed Mordecai, and put him on the horse in the main square of the city. He cried out in front of him, "This is what is done for the man whom the king desires to honor." | 11So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!" |
| 12Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate, while Haman hurried to his house, mourning and hiding his face. | 12Afterward Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief, |
| 13Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His wise friends and his wife Zeresh told him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is one of the Jewish people, you won't prevail against him. Instead, you will surely fall before him." | 13and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him--you will surely come to ruin!" |
| 14While they were still talking to him, the king's eunuchs arrived, and they quickly took him to the banquet that Esther had prepared. | 14While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared. |
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