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.
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 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 os servos do rei que o serviram disseram: “Que se procurem jovens virgens bonitas para o rei”.
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;
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, 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 que a donzela que agradar ao rei seja rainha em vez de Vashti”. A coisa agradou ao rei, e ele o 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 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 exiled from Jerusalem, with the exiles who were carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, —whom, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, exiled.
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 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.
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 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;
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 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.
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 had not told of her people, nor of her kindred, —for, Mordecai, had laid charge upon 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, 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.
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 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,
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 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:
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 Now, when virgins were gathered together second time, then, Mordecai, was sitting in the gate of the king.
Quando as virgens foram reunidas pela segunda vez, Mordecai estava sentado no portão 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 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, 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, 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 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.
Esta coisa ficou conhecida de Mordecai, que informou Ester a rainha; e Ester informou o rei em nome de Mordecai.
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.
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.
