1 That night, the king couldn’t sleep, so he commanded that the book of records, the chronicles, be brought in and read before him.

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 It was found written what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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 The king asked, "What honor or recognition has been given to Mordecai for this?" The king’s servants who attended him replied, "Nothing has been done for him."

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 The king asked, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the king’s palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

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 The king’s servants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in."

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

6 Haman entered, and the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"

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 So Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

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

8 let them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden, with a royal crown placed on its head.

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 Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble officials. Let them robe the man whom the king delights to honor, and have him ride on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him: ‘This is what shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor!’"

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 Then the king said to Haman, "Go quickly and take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have said."

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 So Haman took the robe and the horse, robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, proclaiming before him: "This is what shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor!"

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 Afterward, Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered in shame.

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

13 Haman recounted everything that had happened to him to Zeresh, his wife, and all his friends. His advisors and Zeresh, his wife, said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him. You will surely fall before him."

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 While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

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.