1 و َلَمْ يَستَطِعْ المَلِكُ أنْ يَنامَ فِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ، فَطَلَبَ مِنْ خُدّامِهِ أنْ يُحضِرُوا لَهُ السِّجِلَّ الرَّسمِيَّ لِتارِيخِ المملَكَةِ. وَعِندَما قُرِئَ السِّجِلُّ أمامَ المَلِكِ،

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 ا كتَشَفَ أنَّ مُرْدَخايَ هُوَ الذِي كَشَفَ أمْرَ بَغْثانا وَتَرَشَ خادِمَي المَلِكِ وَحارِسَي بَوّابَةِ المَلِكِ اللَّذَينِ تَآمَرا عَلَى اغتِيالِ المَلِكِ أحَشْوِيرُوشَ.

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 ف َقالَ المَلِكُ: «بِماذا أكرَمْنا مُرْدَخايَ وَكافأناهُ لِعَمَلِهِ هَذا؟» فَأجابَهُ الخُدّامُ: «لَمْ يُعمَلْ لَهُ أيُّ شَئٍ!»

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 ف َقالَ المَلِكُ: «مَنْ هَذا الذِي فِي ساحَةِ القَصْرِ؟» وَكانَ هامانُ قَدْ دَخَلَ لِتَوِّهِ لِيَطلُبَ مِنَ المَلِكِ أنْ يُعَلِّقَ مُرْدَخايَ عَلَى العَمُودِ الخَشَبِيِّ الذِي جَهَّزَهُ لَهُ.

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 ف َقالَ الرِّجالُ الَّذينَ يَخدِمُونَ المَلِكَ: «هَذا هامانُ فِي ساحَةِ القَصرِ.» فَقالَ المَلِكُ: «أدخِلُوهُ.»

And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

6 ف َدَخَلَ هامانُ، فَقالَ لَهُ المَلِكُ: «ماذا يُصْنَعُ لِمَنْ يُريدُ المَلِكُ أنْ يَكْرِمَهُ؟» فَقالَ هامانُ فِي نَفسِهِ: «لا أحَدَ يَسْتَحِقُّ أنْ يُكْرِمَهُ المَلِكُ سِوايَ!»

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 و َقالَ هامانُ للمَلِكِ: «سَأُخْبِرُكَ ما يُصْنَعُ لِمَنْ يُريدُ المَلِكُ أنْ يَكْرِمَهُ.

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

8 ي ُعْطَى ثِياباً مَلَكِيَّةً مِنَ الَّتِي كانَ يَرتَدِيها المَلِكُ، وَحِصاناً كانَ المَلِكُ قَدْ رَكِبَ عَلَيهِ، وَيوضَعُ تاجٌ عَلَى رَأسِهِ.

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 ت ُوضَعْ هَذِهِ الثِّيابُ وَالحِصانُ فِي عُهدَةِ واحِدٍ مِنْ أنبَلِ الرُؤَساءِ عِنْدَ المَلِكِ. ثُمَّ يُلْبِسُ الرُّؤَساءُ الرَّجُلَ الذِي يُرِيدُ المَلِكُ أنْ يُكرِمَهُ، وَيُركِبُونَهُ عَلَى الحِصانِ لِيَتَجَوَّلَ فِي ساحاتِ المَدِينَةِ، بَينَما هُمْ يَهتِفُونَ: ‹هَذا ما يَنالُهُ مَنْ يُرِيدُ المَلِكُ أنْ يُكرِمَهُ.›»

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 ف َقالَ المَلِكُ لِهامانَ: «إذَنْ أسرِعْ وَخُذِ الثِّيابَ وَالحِصانَ كَما قُلْتَ، وَافعَلْ هَذا لِمُرْدَخايَ اليَهُودَيِّ، الذِي يَجلِسُ عِنْدَ بَوَّابَةِ المَلِكِ. وَلا تَنسَ شَيئاً مِنَ الأشياءِ التِي قُلْتَها.»

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 ف َأخَذَ هامان الثِّيابَ وَألبَسَها لِمُرْدَخايَ، وَأركَبَهُ عَلَى الحِصانِ وَتَجَوَّلَ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ المَدِينَةِ. وَأعلَنَ هامان: «هَذا ما يَنالُهُ مَنْ يُرِيدُ المَلِكُ أنْ يُكرِمَهُ.»

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 ث ُمَّ عادَ مُرْدَخايُ إلَى بَوّابَةِ المَلِكِ. أمّا هامانُ فَقَدْ عادَ مُسرِعاً إلَى بَيتِهِ وَهُوَ يَشعُرُ بِاليَأسِ وَالخِزيِ.

And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

13 و َأخْبَرَ زَوجَتَهُ زَرَشَ وَأصدِقاءَهُ بِكُلِّ ما حَدَثَ. فَقالَ لَهُ مُستَشارُوهُ وَزَوجَتُهُ: «إذا كانَ مُرْدَخايُ الذِي بَدَأتَ تَنهَزِمُ أمامَهُ يَهُودِيّاً بِالفِعلِ، فَإنَّكَ لَنْ تَنتَصِرَ عَلَيهِ، بَلْ سَتُهزَمُ أمامَهُ بِالتَأكِيدِ.»

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 و َبَينَما هُمْ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ وَصَلَ خُدّامُ المَلِكِ، وَاصطَحَبُوا هامان إلَى الوَلِيمَةِ التِي أعَدَّتها أسْتِيرُ.

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.