Esther 2
1 After these events, when the fury of king Achashverosh was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what had been decreed concerning her.
Depois destas coisas, quando a ira do rei Assuero foi pacificada, ele se lembrou de Vashti, do que ela havia feito e do que foi decretado contra ela.
2 Thus said the king's young men, his servants, Let there be sought for the king virgins handsome in appearance;
Então os servos do rei que o serviram disseram: “Que se procurem jovens virgens bonitas para o rei”.
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins, handsome in appearance, unto Shushan the capital, into the house of the women, under the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let them give them their customary anointings;
Que o rei nomeie oficiais em todas as províncias de seu reino, para que reúnam todas as belas jovens virgens à cidadela de Susa, à casa das mulheres, à custódia de Hegai, o eunuco do rei, guardião das mulheres. Que lhes sejam dados cosméticos;
4 And let the maiden who may be pleasing in the eyes of the king become queen instead of Vashti: and the speech was pleasing in the eyes of the king, and he did so.
e que a donzela que agradar ao rei seja rainha em vez de Vashti”. A coisa agradou ao rei, e ele o fez.
5 There was a certain Jew in Shushan the capital, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Yair, the son of Shim'i, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Havia um certo judeu na cidadela de Susa cujo nome era Mordecai, filho de Jair, filho de Shimei, filho de Kish, um benjamita,
6 Who had been carried away into exile from Jerusalem with the exiles who had been exiled with Jeconyah, the king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile.
que havia sido levado de Jerusalém com os cativos que haviam sido levados com Jeconias, rei de Judá, que Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, havia levado.
7 And he had brought up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle; for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was beautiful in form and handsome in appearance; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai had taken her to himself as a daughter.
Ele criou Hadassah, ou seja, Ester, a filha de seu tio; pois ela não tinha pai nem mãe. A donzela era bela e justa; e quando seu pai e sua mãe morreram, Mordecai a tomou por sua própria filha.
8 And it came to pass, when the king's order and his decree were heard, and when many maidens were brought together unto Shushan the capital, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was brought unto the king's house, under the custody of Hegai, the keeper of the women.
Assim, quando o mandamento do rei e seu decreto foi ouvido, e quando muitas donzelas foram reunidas na cidadela de Susa, à custódia de Hegai, Ester foi levada à casa do rei, à custódia de Hegai, guardiã das mulheres.
9 And the maiden was pleasing in his eyes, and she obtained favor before him; and he made haste to give her her anointings, with her presents, and the seven maidens, who were selected to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maidens with the best things in the house of the women.
A donzela lhe agradou, e obteve dele a bondade. Ele rapidamente deu a ela cosméticos e suas porções de comida, e as sete donzelas escolhidas que deveriam recebê-la fora da casa do rei. Ele a transferiu e suas donzelas para o melhor lugar da casa das mulheres.
10 Esther told nothing of her people or of her descent; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not tell.
Esther não havia dado a conhecer seu povo nem seus parentes, porque Mordecai lhe havia instruído para que não a desse a conhecer.
11 And day by day did Mordecai walk before the court of the house of women, to ascertain the well-being of Esther, and what would be done with her.
Mordecai caminhava todos os dias em frente ao tribunal da casa das mulheres, para saber como Esther estava se saindo e o que seria dela.
12 And when the turn of every maiden was come to go in unto king Achashverosh, at the expiration [of the time] that she had been treated according to the custom of the women, twelve months; for so were the days of their anointings accomplished, six months with the oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors, and with other ointments of the women;
A vez de cada jovem mulher chegou para ir ao rei Assuero depois de sua purificação por doze meses (pois assim foram os dias de sua purificação, seis meses com óleo de mirra e seis meses com fragrâncias doces e com preparações para embelezar as mulheres).
13 And thus came the maiden unto the king; [and] whatsoever she asked for was given her to go with her out of the house of the women as far as the house of the king.
A jovem mulher veio então ao rei assim: o que ela desejava era dado a ela para ir com ela para fora da casa da mulher para a casa do rei.
14 In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned unto the second house of the women, to the custody of Sha'ashgas, the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the concubines: she used not to come again unto the king, except the king desired for her, and she was called by name.
À noite ela foi, e no dia seguinte voltou para a segunda casa feminina, à custódia de Shaashgaz, o eunuco do rei, que mantinha as concubinas. Ela não chegou mais ao rei, a menos que o rei se deleitasse com ela, e foi chamada pelo nome.
15 And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abichayil, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her to himself as a daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, said: and Esther obtained grace in the eyes of all those that beheld her.
Agora quando chegou a vez de Ester, a filha de Abihail, o tio de Mordecai, que a tinha tomado por sua filha, ir ao rei, ela não precisava de nada além do que Hegai, o eunuco do rei, o guardião das mulheres, aconselhou. Ester obteve favor à vista de todos aqueles que a olhavam.
16 And Esther was taken unto king Achashverosh, unto his royal house, in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Então Ester foi levada ao rei Assuero em sua casa real no décimo mês, que é o mês de Tebeth, no sétimo ano de seu reinado.
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor before him more than all the virgins; and he placed the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
O rei amava Ester mais do que todas as mulheres, e ela obteve favor e bondade à vista dele mais do que todas as virgens; de modo que ele colocou a coroa real na cabeça dela, e a fez rainha em vez de Vashti.
18 And the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, the feast of Esther; and he made a release of taxes to the provinces, and gave presents, according to the ability of the king.
Então o rei fez uma grande festa para todos os seus príncipes e seus servos, até mesmo a festa de Ester; e proclamou um feriado nas províncias, e deu presentes de acordo com a generosidade do rei.
19 And when virgins were gathered together the second time, then was Mordecai sitting in the king's gate.
Quando as virgens foram reunidas pela segunda vez, Mordecai estava sentado no portão do rei.
20 [But] Esther had not yet told of her descent nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her; and Esther did [fulfill] the order of Mordecai, equally as when she was under his guardianship.
Esther ainda não havia dado a conhecer seus parentes nem seu povo, como Mordecai lhe ordenara; pois Esther obedeceu a Mordecai, como ela fez quando foi criada por ele.
21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, Bigthan and Theresh, two chamberlains of the king, of those who kept the door, became wroth, and sought to lay [their] hand on king Achashverosh.
Naqueles dias, enquanto Mordecai estava sentado no portão do rei, dois dos eunucos do rei, Bigthan e Teresh, que eram porteiros, estavam zangados, e procuravam impor as mãos ao rei Ahasuerus.
22 And the thing became known to Mordecai, and he told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther said it to the king in the name of Mordecai.
Esta coisa ficou conhecida de Mordecai, que informou Ester a rainha; e Ester informou o rei em nome de Mordecai.
23 And the thing was inquired into and found true; and they were both of them hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of chronicles before the king.
Quando este assunto foi investigado, e se descobriu que assim era, ambos foram pendurados numa forca; e foi escrito no livro das crônicas na presença do rei.
