Livro de Ester 4

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Quando Mardoqueu soube o que se tinha passado, rasgou suas vestes, cobriu-se de saco e cinza, e percorreu a cidade, dando gritos de dor.	1 Now when Mardochai had heard these things, he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head: and he cried with a loud voice in the street in the midst of the city, shewing the anguish of his mind.
2 Veio desse modo até diante da porta do rei, pela qual ninguém tinha o direito de passar com vestes de luto.	2 And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king's court.
3 Em cada província, em toda parte onde chegava a ordem do rei e seu edito, havia grande desolação entre os judeus. Jejuaram, choraram e fizeram lamentações; e muitos se deitavam sobre o saco e a cinza.	3 And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king's cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.
4 As criadas de Ester e seus eunucos vieram contar-lhe o que se passava, e isso lhe causou grande temor. Mandou roupas para revestir Mardoqueu, fazendo-lhe despir o saco de que estava coberto, mas ele não as aceitou.	4 Then Esther's maids and her eunuchs went in, and told her. And when she heard it she was in a consternation: and she sent a garment, to clothe him, and to take away the sackcloth: but he would not receive it.
5 Então Ester, chamando Atac, um dos eunucos que o rei pusera a seu serviço, encarregou-o de perguntar a Mardoqueu o que significavam aqueles sinais de dor.	5 And she called for Athach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to attend upon her, and she commanded him to go to Mardochai, and learn of him why he did this.
6 Atac foi ter com Mardoqueu, que estava na praça da cidade, diante da porta do rei.	6 And Athach going out went to Mardochai, who was standing in the street of the city, before the palace gate:
7 Soube dele tudo o que tinha acontecido e a quantia de dinheiro que Amã tinha prometido recolher ao tesouro real em troca da destruição dos judeus.	7 And Mardochai told him all that had happened, how Aman had promised to pay money into the king's treasures, to have the Jews destroyed.
8 Mardoqueu lhe entregou também uma cópia do edito, publicado em Susa para exterminá-los. Devia mostrá-la a Ester, pô-la a par de tudo e movê-la a ir ter com o rei para implorar sua graça e interceder junto dele em favor do povo.	8 He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to entreat him for her people.
9 Atac veio referir a Ester as palavras de Mardoqueu,	9 And Athach went back and told Esther all that Mardochai had said.
10 mas a rainha mandou Atac responder-lhe:	10 She answered him, and bade him say to Mardochai:
11 Todos os servos do rei e o povo de suas províncias sabem bem que, para quem quer que seja, homem ou mulher, que penetrar sem ser chamado na câmara interior do palácio, há uma lei real condenando-o à morte, exceção feita somente àquele para o qual o rei estender seu cetro de ouro, conservando-lhe a vida. E eis que são já trinta dias que não sou chamada junto ao rei.	11 ,11All the king's servants, and all the provinces that are under his dominion, know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, cometh into the king's inner court, who is not called for, is immediately to be put to death without any delay: except the king shall hold out the golden sceptre to him, in token of clemency, that so he may live. How then can I go in to the king, who for these thirty days now have not been called unto him?
12 As palavras de Ester foram referidas a Mardoqueu, e este lhe mandou responder:	12 And when Mardochai had heard this,
13 Não imagines que serás a única entre todos os judeus a escapar, por estares no palácio.	13 He sent word to Esther again, saying: Think not that thou mayst save thy life only, because thou art in the king a house, more than all the Jews:
14 Se te calares agora, o socorro e a libertação virão aos judeus de outra parte; mas tu e a casa de teu pai perecereis. E quem sabe se não foi para essas circunstâncias que chegaste à realeza.	14 For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this?
15 Ester mandou responder a Mardoqueu:	15 And again Esther sent to Mardochai in these words:
16 Vai reunir todos os judeus de Susa e jejuai por mim sem comer nem beber durante três dias e três noites. Eu farei a mesma coisa com as minhas criadas. Depois disso, apesar da lei, irei ter com o rei. Se houver de morrer, morrerei.	16 Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger.
17 Mardoqueu se retirou e fez o que Ester pediu.	17 So Mardochai went, and did all that Esther had commanded him.