Haman Impaled
1So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”
3Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. 4For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.7:4 Or quiet, but the compensation our adversary offers cannot be compared with the loss the king would suffer”
5King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”
6Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”
Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. 7The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.
8Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining.
The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”
As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. 9Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits7:9 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.”
The king said, “Impale him on it!” 10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.
哈曼被处死
1王带着哈曼去赴以斯帖王后的宴席。 2在这第二次宴会中，王在席间又问以斯帖：“以斯帖王后啊，你要什么？我必赐给你。你有何要求？就是半壁江山，也必为你成全。” 3以斯帖王后回答说：“我若得到王的恩宠，王若愿意，就请王把我的性命和我本族人的性命赐给我。这就是我的所求所要。 4因为我和我本族的人都被卖了，我们将被铲除、杀光、灭尽。如果只是卖我们为奴为婢，我会闭口不言，因为那样的痛苦不值得来打扰王7:4 “因为那样的痛苦不值得来打扰王”或译“但王的损失，敌人无法补偿”。。” 5亚哈随鲁王问以斯帖王后：“谁敢这样做？他在哪里？” 6以斯帖回答说：“敌人和仇家就是这恶人哈曼！”哈曼在王和王后面前十分惊恐。
7王大怒，离席去了御花园。哈曼见王决意要惩罚他，便留下来求以斯帖王后饶命。 8王从御花园回到席上，见哈曼伏在以斯帖所靠的榻上，便说：“他竟敢在宫中当着我的面侮辱王后吗？”王这话一出口，便有人蒙了哈曼的脸。 9服侍王的太监哈波拿说：“哈曼为那救驾有功的末底改做了一个二十二米半高的木架，如今正立在哈曼家里。”王说：“把哈曼吊在上面！” 10于是，哈曼被吊在他为末底改预备的木架上，王的怒气这才平息。
