Esther 6 – NIV & CCB

New International Version

Esther 6:1-14

Mordecai Honored

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 exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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 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.

5His attendants answered, “Haman is standing in the court.”

“Bring him in,” the king ordered.

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?” 7So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor, 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 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!’ ”

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 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!”

12Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief, 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 with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

以斯帖记 6:1-14

王赐末底改尊荣

1那夜王睡不着觉,就吩咐人拿史书念给他听。 2刚好念到末底改揭发两位守门太监辟探提列谋害亚哈随鲁王的事, 3王便问:“末底改既行此事,可曾赐他什么尊荣和爵位吗?”服侍王的臣仆回答说:“没有赐他什么。” 4王问:“谁在院子里?”那时哈曼刚进到王宫外院,想请求王将末底改吊在他预备的木架上。 5服侍王的臣仆回答说:“是哈曼站在院子里。”王说:“让他进来。” 6哈曼进来后,王问他:“王愿意赏识一个人,该怎么做呢?”哈曼心想:“王愿意赏识的人不是我是谁呢?” 7于是,他就对王说:“王若愿意赏识一个人, 8可以拿来王穿过的袍子,牵来王骑过的戴冠的御马, 9交给王最尊贵的一位大臣,给王所愿意赏识的人穿上,让他骑着马在城中的广场上游行,并派人在他前面宣告,‘王愿意赏识谁,就会这样待他。’” 10王对哈曼说:“快去照你说的,把王袍和御马赐给在宫门供职的犹太末底改。你所说的一样也不可少。” 11于是,哈曼将袍子给末底改穿上,让他骑着马在城中的广场上游行,并在他前面宣告:“王愿意赏识谁,就会这样待他。”

12之后,末底改回到宫门那里,哈曼却悲伤地蒙着头匆匆回家去了。 13他将自己的遭遇详细告诉妻子细利斯和所有的朋友。他的谋士及其妻子细利斯对他说:“你开始在末底改面前败落。如果他是犹太人,你必胜不过他,终必在他面前败落。”

14他们正在谈论的时候,王的太监来催哈曼赶快去赴以斯帖预备的宴席。