Esther 2
1 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
Passadas estas coisas, e apaziguado já o furor do rei Assuero, lembrou-se de Vasthi, e do que fizera, e do que se tinha decretado a seu respeito.
2 Then said the young men of the king, who waited upon him, —Let them seek out for the king young virgins, of pleasing appearance;
Então disseram os mancebos do rei, que lhe serviam: Busquem-se para o rei moças virgens, formosas à vista.
3 and let the king appoint officers throughout all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather together every young virgin of pleasing appearance unto Shusan the palace, unto the house of the women, into the custody of Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and let there be given the things needed for their purification;
E ponha o rei comissários em todas as províncias do seu reino, que ajuntem a todas as moças virgens, formosas à vista, na fortaleza de Susan, na casa das mulheres, debaixo da mão de Hegai, eunuco do rei, guarda das mulheres, e dêem-se-lhes os seus enfeites.
4 and, the maiden that is pleasing in the eyes of the king, let her be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.
E a moça que parecer bem aos olhos do rei, reine em lugar de Vasthi. E isto pareceu bem aos olhos do rei, e assim fez.
5 A certain Jew, there was, in Shusan the palace, —whose, name, was Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a man of Benjamin;
Havia então um homem judeu na fortaleza de Susan, cujo nome era mardoqueu, filho de Jair, filho de Simei, filho de Kis, homem benjamita,
6 who had been exiled from Jerusalem, with the exiles who were carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, —whom, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, exiled.
Que fôra transportado de Jerusalém, com os transportados que foram transportados com Jechonias, rei de Judá, o qual transportara Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia.
7 And it came to pass, that he was bringing up Hadassah, the same, was Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother, —and, the maiden, was of beautiful form and pleasing appearance, and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
Este criara a Hadassa (que é Esther, filha de seu tio), porque não tinha pai nem mãe: e era moça bela de parecer, e formosa à vista; e, morrendo seu pai e sua mãe, mardoqueu a tomara por sua filha
8 So it came to pass, when the king’s command and decree was heard, and there had been gathered together many maidens unto Shusan the palace, unto the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the house of the king, unto the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women;
Sucedeu pois que, divulgando-se o mandado do rei e a sua lei, e ajuntando-se muitas moças na fortaleza de Susan, debaixo da mão de Hegai, também levaram Esther à casa do rei, debaixo da mão de Hegai, guarda das mulheres.
9 and the maiden was pleasing in his eyes, and she received lovingkindness before him, and he hastened to give her, the things needed for her purification, and things apportioned her, and to give her, seven select maidens, out of the house of the king, —and he removed her and her maidens to the best place in the house of the women.
E a moça pareceu formosa aos seus olhos, e alcançou graça perante ele; pelo que se apressurou com os seus enfeites, e em lhe dar os seus quinhões, como também em lhe dar sete moças de respeito da casa do rei: e a fez passar com as suas moças ao melhor lugar da casa das mulheres.
10 Esther had not told of her people, nor of her kindred, —for, Mordecai, had laid charge upon her, that she should not tell.
Esther porém não declarou o seu povo e a sua parentela; porque mardoqueu lhe tinha ordenado que o não declarasse.
11 And, throughout every day, Mordecai, used to walk to and fro, before the court of the house of the women, —to get to know the welfare of Esther, and what would be done with her.
E passeava mardoqueu cada dia diante do pátio da casa das mulheres, para se informar de como Esther passava, e do que lhe sucederia.
12 Now, when the turn of each maiden came, to go in unto King Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law of the women for twelve months, for, so, were filled the days of their purification, —six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes, and with things for the purification of the women,
E, chegando já a vez de cada moça, para vir ao rei Assuero, depois que fôra feito a ela segundo a lei das mulheres, por doze meses (porque assim se cumpriam os dias das suas purificações), seis meses com óleo de mirra, e seis meses com especiarias, e com as coisas para a purificação das mulheres:
13 then, indeed, the maiden came in unto the king, —whatsoever she might mention, was given her, to go with her, out of the house of the women up to the house of the king:
Desta maneira pois entrava a moça ao rei: tudo quanto ela dizia se lhe dava, para se ir com aquilo da casa das mulheres à casa do rei:
14 in the evening, she went in, and, in the morning, she returned—unto the second house of the women, unto the custody of Shaashgaz the king’s eunuch, who kept the concubines, —she went not in again unto the king, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.
Á tarde entrava, e pela manhã tornava à segunda casa das mulheres, debaixo da mão de Saasgaz, eunuco do rei, guarda das concubinas: não tornava mais ao rei, salvo se o rei a desejasse, e fosse chamada por nome
15 But, when the turn came for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai—who had taken her as his own daughter—to go in unto the king, she requested nothing, save what Hegai the king’s eunuch who kept the women might direct, —but so it was, that Esther obtained favour in the eyes of all who beheld her.
Chegando pois a vez de Esther, filha de Abihail, tio de mardoqueu (que a tomara por sua filha), para ir ao rei, coisa nenhuma pediu, senão o que disse Hegai, eunuco do rei, guarda das mulheres: e alcançava Esther graça aos olhos de todos quantos a viam.
16 So then Esther was taken unto King Ahasuerus, into his royal house, in the tenth month, the same, was the month Tebeth, —in the seventh year of his reign.
Assim foi levada Esther ao rei Assuero, à sua casa real, no décimo mes, que é o mês de tebeth, no sétimo ano do seu reinado.
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favour and lovingkindness before him, above all the virgins, —so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen, instead of Vashti.
E o rei amou a Esther mais do que a todas as mulheres, e alcançou perante ele graça e benevolência mais do que todas as virgens: e pôs a coroa real na sua cabeça, e a fez rainha em lugar de Vasthi.
18 Then the king made a great banquet, for all his rulers and his servants, the banquet of Esther, —and, a remission, for all the provinces, made he, and gave a present, according to the bounty of a king.
Então o rei fez um grande convite a todos os seus príncipes e aos seus servos, que era o convite de Esther: e deu repouso às províncias, e fez presentes segundo o estado do rei.
19 Now, when virgins were gathered together second time, then, Mordecai, was sitting in the gate of the king.
E ajuntando-se segunda vez as virgens, mardoqueu estava assentado à porta do rei.
20 Esther had not told of her kindred, nor her people, as, Mordecai, had laid charge upon her, —and, the command of Mordecai, Esther performed, like as when she was being brought up with him.
Esther porém não declarava a sua parentela e o seu povo, como mardoqueu lhe ordenara: porque Esther fazia o mandado de mardoqueu, como quando a criara.
21 In those days, when, Mordecai, was sitting in the gate of the king, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king who guarded the threshold, were wroth, and sought to thrust a hand upon King Ahasuerus;
Naqueles dias, assentando-se mardoqueu à porta do rei, dois eunucos do rei, dos guardas da porta, Bigthan e Theres, grandemente se indignaram, e procuraram pôr as mãos no rei Assuero.
22 but the thing became known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen, —and Esther told it unto the king, in the name of Mordecai.
E veio isto ao conhecimento de mardoqueu, e ele fez saber à rainha Esther, e Esther o disse ao rei, em nome de mardoqueu.
23 And, when the thing was searched into and found [true], then were they two hanged upon the gallows, and it was written, in the book of the chronicles, before the king.
E inquiriu-se o negócio, e se descobriu, e ambos foram enforcados numa forca: e foi escrito nas crônicas perante o rei.
