אסתר (Esther) 6

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那夜{H3915}王{H4428}睡不着觉{H5074}{H8142},就吩咐人{H559}取{H935}历史{H5612}{H2146}{H1697}{H3117}来,念{H7121}给他听。

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正遇见{H4672}书上写着{H3789}说:王{H4428}的太监{H5631}中有两个{H8147}守{H8104}门{H5592}的,辟探{H904}和提列{H8657},想要{H1245}下{H7971}手{H3027}害亚哈随鲁{H325}王{H4428},末底改{H4782}将这事告诉{H5046}王后。

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王{H4428}说{H559}:「末底改{H4782}行了这事,赐{H6213}他甚么尊荣{H3366}爵位{H1420}没有?」伺候{H8334}王{H4428}的臣仆{H5288}回答说{H559}:「没有{H1697}赐他甚么{H6213}。」

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王{H4428}说{H559}:「谁在院子{H2691}里?」(那时哈曼{H2001}正进{H935}王{H4428}宫{H1004}的外{H2435}院{H2691},要求{H559}王{H4428}将末底改{H4782}挂{H8518}在他所预备{H3559}的木架{H6086}上。)

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臣仆{H5288}说{H559}:「哈曼{H2001}站{H5975}在院{H2691}内。」王{H4428}说{H559}:「叫他进来{H935}。」

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哈曼{H2001}就进去{H935}。王{H4428}问他说{H559}:「王{H4428}所喜悦{H2654}尊荣{H3366}的人{H376},当如何待{H6213}他呢?」哈曼{H2001}心{H3820}里说{H559}:「王{H4428}所喜悦{H2654}尊荣{H3366}的,不是我是谁呢{H3148}?」

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哈曼{H2001}就回答{H559}说:王{H4428}所喜悦{H2654}尊荣{H3366}的人,

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当将{H935}王{H4428}常穿{H3847}的朝服{H4438}{H3830}和戴{H5414}冠{H3804}{H4438}的御马{H4428}{H7392}{H5483},

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都交给{H5414}{H3027}王{H4428}极尊贵{H6579}的一个{H376}大臣{H8269},命他将衣服给王{H4428}所喜悦{H2654}尊荣{H3366}的人{H376}穿上{H3847},使{H7392}他骑上马{H5483},走遍城{H5892}里的街市{H7339},在他面前{H6440}宣告{H7121}说:王{H4428}所喜悦{H2654}尊荣{H3366}的人{H376},就如此待{H6213}他。」

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王{H4428}对哈曼{H2001}说{H559}:「你速速{H4116}将{H3947}这衣服{H3830}和马{H5483},照你所说{H1696}的,向坐{H3427}在朝门{H4428}{H8179}的犹大人{H3064}末底改{H4782}去行{H6213}。凡你所说{H1696}的,一样不可缺{H1697}{H5307}。」

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于是哈曼{H2001}将朝服{H3830}给末底改{H4782}穿上{H3847},使他骑上{H7392}马{H5483},走遍城{H5892}里的街市{H7339},在他面前{H6440}宣告{H7121}说:「王{H4428}所喜悦{H2654}尊荣{H3366}的人{H376},就如此待{H6213}他。」

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末底改{H4782}仍回到{H7725}朝门{H4428}{H8179},哈曼{H2001}却忧忧闷闷{H57}地蒙着{H2645}头{H7218},急忙{H1765}回家{H1004}去了,

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将所遇的{H7136}一切事详细说{H5608}给他的妻{H802}细利斯{H2238}和他的众朋友{H157}听。他的智慧人{H2450}和他的妻{H802}细利斯{H2238}对他说{H559}:「你在末底改{H4782}面前{H6440}始{H2490}而败落{H5307},他如果是犹大{H3064}人{H2233},你必不能胜{H3201}他,终必在他面前{H6440}败落{H5307}{H5307}。」

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他们还与哈曼说话{H1696}的时候,王{H4428}的太监{H5631}来{H5060}催{H926}哈曼{H2001}快去赴{H935}以斯帖{H635}所预备{H6213}的筵席{H4960}。