Livro de Ester 9

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 No duodécimo mês, que é o de Adar, no dia treze do mês, data em que entrava em vigor a ordem e o edito do rei, no mesmo dia em que os inimigos dos judeus contavam fazer-lhes mal, aconteceu tudo ao contrário, e os judeus dominaram seus inimigos.	1 So on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said above is called Adar, when all the Jews were designed to be massacred, and their enemies were greedy after their blood, the case being altered, the Jews began to have the upper hand, and to revenge themselves of their adversaries.
2 Estavam reunidos em suas respectivas cidades, em todas as províncias do rei Assuero para levantarem a mão contra aqueles que desejavam sua perda. Ninguém pôde resistir-lhes, porque o terror se tinha apoderado de todos os povos.	2 And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people.
3 Todos os senhores das províncias, os sátrapas, os governadores, os funcionários do rei tomaram o partido dos judeus, por temor de Mardoqueu.	3 And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai:
4 Porque este ocupava um alto lugar no palácio real e sua fama se espalhava em todas as províncias, onde sua influência não cessava de crescer.	4 For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men's mouths.
5 Os judeus, pois, feriram todos os seus inimigos a golpes de espada: massacre e extermínio de seus opressores, aos quais trataram como quiseram.	5 So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:
6 Em Susa, na capital, mataram quinhentos homens.	6 Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:
7 Fizeram igualmente perecer Farsandata, Delfon, Esfata,	7 Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,
8 Forata, Adalia, Aridata,	8 And Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9 Fermesta, Arisai, Aridai e Jesata,	9 And Phermesta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Jezatha.
10 os dez filhos de Amã, filho de Amedata, o opressor dos judeus. Mas se abstiveram de toda pilhagem.	10 And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods.
11 Nesse mesmo dia fizeram conhecer ao rei o número das vítimas em Susa, a capital.	11 And presently the number of them that were killed in Susan was brought to the king.
12 E o rei disse a Ester: Em Susa, na capital, os judeus mataram quinhentos homens e os dez filhos de Amã. Que não terão feito nas outras províncias do rei! {Entretanto}, tens ainda algum pedido? Ser-te-á concedido. Tens algum desejo? Será satisfeito.	12 And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done?
13 Se parecer bem ao rei, respondeu Ester, seja permitido ainda amanhã, aos judeus de Susa, agir conforme ao decreto de hoje, e que se suspendam numa forca os dez filhos de Amã.	13 And she answered: If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews, to do to morrow in Susan as they have done to day, and that the ten sons of Aman may be hanged upon gibbets.
14 O rei deu ordem para que assim se fizesse. O edito foi publicado em Susa e suspenderam na forca os dez filhos de Amã.	14 And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.
15 Os judeus de Susa se reuniram de novo no dia quatorze do mês de Adar, e mataram na cidade trezentos homens, sem entretanto dar-se à pilhagem.	15 ,15And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance.
16 Os outros judeus que estavam disseminados pelas províncias do rei se juntaram para defender suas vidas e se pôr a salvo dos ataques de seus inimigos. Massacraram setenta e cinco mil, sem entretanto entregar-se à pilhagem.	16 Moreover through all the provinces which were subject to the king's dominion the Jews stood for their lives, and slew their enemies and persecutors: insomuch that the number of them that were Billed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and no man took any of their goods.
17 Era o dia treze do mês de Adar. No dia quatorze repousaram e fizeram um dia de banquete de alegria.	17 Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off. Which they ordained to be kept holy day, so that all times hereafter they should celebrate it with feasting, joy, and banquets.
18 Quanto aos judeus de Susa, que se juntaram no dia treze e catorze do mesmo mês, repousaram no dia quinze, fazendo-o um dia de alegre banquete	18 But they that were killing in the city of Susan, were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness.
19 Eis por que os judeus do campo, que habitam nas cidades não fortificadas, fazem no dia catorze do mês de Adar, um dia de festa com banquetes de alegria, dia em que mandam presentes uns aos outros.	19 But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats.
20 Mardoqueu consignou por escrito todos esses acontecimentos. Enviou cartas a todos os judeus das províncias do rei Assuero, próximas ou longínquas,	20 And Mardochai wrote all these things, and sent them comprised in letters to the Jews that abode in all the king's provinces, both those that lay near and those afar off,
21 para lhes ordenar que celebrassem cada ano o dia catorze e o dia quinze do mês de Adar,	21 ,21That they should receive the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always at the return of the year should celebrate them with solemn honour:
22 como sendo dias em que tinham sido postos a salvo dos ataques de seus inimigos, e mês em que sua angústia tinha sido trocada em alegria e sua dor em felicidade. Deviam, pois, nesses dias oferecer alegres banquetes, dar-se presentes e praticar generosidade com os pobres.	22 Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats; and should give gifts to the poor.
23 Os judeus erigiram em costume o que tinham feito na primeira vez e o que Mardoqueu lhes tinha mandado.	23 And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done.
24 Porque Amã, filho de Amedata, o agagita, o opressor dos judeus, tinha resolvido perdê-los, e lançado {contra eles} o pur, isto é, a sorte, para exterminá-los e destruí-los.	24 For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.
25 Mas quando Ester se apresentou diante do rei, este ordenou por escrito que a perversa maquinação, tramada contra os judeus, recaísse sobre a cabeça de seu autor e que este e seus filhos fossem suspensos à forca.	25 And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king's letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets.
26 É por isso que se chamam esses dias Purim, da palavra pur. Assim, conforme o conteúdo dessa carta, conforme o que eles mesmos tinham visto e o que lhes tinha acontecido,	26 And since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of lots: because Phur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that were done, are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book:
27 os judeus instituíram e estabeleceram para si, para sua posteridade e para seus adeptos, o costume irrevogável de celebrar anualmente esses dois dias, segundo a forma prescrita e no tempo marcado.	27 And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.
28 Esses dias deviam ser recordados e celebrados de geração em geração, em cada família, em cada província e em cada cidade. Jamais poderiam ser abolidos esses dias dos Purim entre os judeus, nem sua recordação se apagar entre seus descendentes.	28 These are the days which shall never be forgot: and which all provinces in the whole world shall celebrate throughout all generations: neither is there any city wherein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots, must not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which is bound to these ceremonies.
29 A rainha Ester, filha de Abigail, e o judeu Mardoqueu escreveram uma segunda vez com insistência para confirmar a carta sobre os Purim.	29 And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come.
30 Depois enviaram a todos os judeus das cento e vinte e sete províncias do rei Assuero cartas com palavras de paz,	30 And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth,
31 e a recomendação de celebrarem fielmente esses dias dos Purim no tempo marcado, como o judeu Mardoqueu e a rainha Ester os tinham instituído, e como eles tinham estabelecido, tanto para si mesmos, como para seus descendentes, com os jejuns e as lamentações.	31 And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots,
32 Desse modo, a ordem de Ester confirmou a instituição dos Purim, e tudo isso foi consignado num livro.	32 And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.