Livro de Ester 5

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1 Três dias depois Ester se revestiu de seus trajes reais e se apresentou na câmara interior do palácio, diante do aposento real, onde estava o rei sentado sobre seu trono, diante da porta de entrada do edifício.	1 After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.
2 Logo que o rei viu a rainha Ester no átrio, esta conquistou suas boas graças, de sorte que ele estendeu o cetro de ouro que tinha na mão. E Ester se aproximou para tocá-lo.	2 And all the king’s servants, who passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.
3 O rei lhe disse: Que tens, rainha Ester e que queres? Mesmo a metade de meu reino eu te daria.	3 The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”
4 Se parecer bem ao rei, respondeu ela, venha hoje com Amã ao banquete que lhe preparo.	4 And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 O rei disse então: Apressai-vos em fazer vir Amã para atender ao desejo de Ester. O rei foi, pois, com Amã ao banquete que Ester tinha preparado.	5 Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.
6 Enquanto se bebia o vinho, o rei disse à rainha: Qual é o teu pedido? Ser-te-á concedido. Que desejas? Mesmo que fosse a metade de meu reino, a receberias.	6 And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.
7 Eis, respondeu, meu pedido e meu desejo:	7 In the first month, which is called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 se achei graça aos olhos do rei, e se lhe agrada aceder ao meu pedido e cumprir o meu desejo, que o rei e Amã tornem a vir ao banquete que lhes mandarei preparar. Amanhã eu responderei à pergunta do rei.	8 And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.
9 Amã voltou naquele dia gozoso e alegre de coração. Mas à vista de Mardoqueu que, diante da porta do rei, não se levantava nem se movia à sua passagem, encheu-se de furor contra o judeu.	9 If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”
10 Soube, entretanto, conter-se e retirou-se para casa. Então, mandou buscar os seus amigos e Zarés, sua mulher, e	10 And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.
11 lhes falou do esplendor de suas riquezas, do número de seus filhos, de tudo o que tinha feito o rei para exaltá-lo e do lugar que lhe tinha conferido sobre todos os príncipes e todo o pessoal real.	11 And he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”
12 Além disso, acrescentou, fui o único que a rainha Ester admitiu com o rei ao banquete que ela deu e sou ainda convidado para amanhã, com o rei.	12 And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.
13 Mas tudo isso o tenho por nada, enquanto vir esse judeu Mardoqueu na antecâmara do rei.	13 These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.
14 Zarés, sua mulher, e todos os seus amigos lhe disseram: Não há mais que preparar uma forca de cinqüenta côvados de altura. E amanhã cedo pede ao rei que nela seja suspenso Mardoqueu. Depois irás satisfeito ao banquete com o rei. Isso agradou a Amã, e este mandou levantar a forca.