Esther 3
1 Some time later, King Xerxes (promoted/gave his most important job/work to) Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was a descendant of [King] Agag. Haman became more important than all his other officials. [Only the king was more important.]
Depois destas coisas, o rei Assuero promoveu Haman, filho de Hammedatha, o Agagita, e o promoveu e colocou seu assento acima de todos os príncipes que estavam com ele.
2 Then the king commanded that all the other officials had to bow down in front of Haman to honor him [when he walked by]. But Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman.
Todos os servos do rei que estavam no portão do rei se curvaram e prestaram homenagem a Haman, pois o rei tinha assim ordenado a seu respeito. Mas Mordecai não se curvou nem prestou homenagem a ele.
3 The [other] officials [saw that, and they] asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey what the king commanded?”
Então os servos do rei que estavam no portão do rei disseram a Mordecai: “Por que você desobedece ao mandamento do rei?”.
4 Mordecai told them that he was a Jew, [and that Jews would bow down only to God]. Day after day the other officials spoke to Mordecai about that, but he still refused to obey. So they told Haman about it, to see if Haman would tolerate it.
Agora, quando eles falavam diariamente com ele, e ele não os ouvia, eles diziam a Haman, para ver se a razão de Mordecai permaneceria de pé; pois ele lhes havia dito que era judeu.
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him, he became extremely angry.
Quando Haman viu que Mordecai não se curvou nem lhe prestou homenagem, Haman estava cheio de raiva.
6 [After he found out that Mordecai was a Jew, ] he decided that it would not be enough to get rid of only Mordecai. He decided to kill all the Jews in all the area that Xerxes ruled.
Mas ele desprezou a idéia de impor as mãos somente a Mordecai, pois eles haviam dado a conhecer ao povo de Mordecai. Portanto, Haman procurou destruir todos os judeus que estavam em todo o reino de Assuero, até mesmo o povo de Mordecai.
7 So, during the twelfth year that Xerxes was ruling, during the month of April, [Haman told his advisors to] (cast lots/throw small marked stones) to determine the best month and the best day to kill the Jews. Haman’s advisors did that, and the day that was selected was March 7th [during the following/next year].
No primeiro mês, que é o mês de Nisan, no décimo segundo ano do rei Assuero, eles lançaram Pur, ou seja, o lote, antes de Haman de dia para dia, e de mês para mês, e escolheram o décimo segundo mês, que é o mês Adar.
8 Then Haman [went to] the king [and] said to [him], “[Your majesty, ] there is a certain group of people who live in many areas [of your empire] whose customs are different from ours. They even refuse to obey your laws. So it would be good for you to get rid of them.
Haman disse ao rei Assuero: “Há um certo povo espalhado no exterior e disperso entre os povos de todas as províncias de seu reino, e suas leis são diferentes das de outros povos. Eles não cumprem as leis do rei”. Portanto, não é para o lucro do rei permitir que elas permaneçam.
9 If it pleases you, command that they should all be killed. [If you do that, ] I will give (375 tons/750,000 pounds) of silver to your administrators so that you can use it for your government.”
Se agradar ao rei, que se escreva que sejam destruídos; e eu pagarei dez mil talentos de prata nas mãos daqueles que estão encarregados dos negócios do rei, para trazê-los para os tesouros do rei”.
10 The king liked [what Haman said, so, and to confirm what he decided], he gave the ring that had his official seal on it to Haman, who now hated the Jews.
O rei tirou seu anel de sua mão e o deu a Haman, filho de Hammedatha, o agagita, o inimigo dos judeus.
11 The king told Haman, “Keep your money, but do what you want to with those people [whom you talked about]!”
O rei disse a Haman: “A prata é dada a você, o povo também, para fazer com eles o que lhe parece bom”.
12 On April 17th Haman summoned the king’s secretaries, and he dictated a letter to them that they [translated and] wrote to all the governors and administrators and other officials in all the provinces. They wrote copies of the letter in every language and every kind of writing/alphabet that was used in the empire. They wrote that all the Jews, [including] young people and old people, women and children, had to be killed on one day. That day was March 7th of the following year. They also wrote that [those who killed the Jews] could take everything that belonged to the Jews. [They signed] the king’s name [at the end of] the letters. Then they sealed the letters [with wax, and stamped the wax by] using the king’s ring. Then they sent the letters swiftly to every province in the empire,
Então os escribas do rei foram chamados no primeiro mês, no décimo terceiro dia do mês; e tudo o que Haman ordenou foi escrito aos governadores locais do rei, e aos governadores que estavam sobre cada província, e aos príncipes de cada povo, a cada província de acordo com sua escrita, e a cada povo em sua língua. Foi escrito em nome do rei Assuero, e foi selado com o anel do rei.
Cartas foram enviadas por correios a todas as províncias do rei, para destruir, matar e fazer perecer todos os judeus, jovens e velhos, crianças e mulheres, em um dia, mesmo no décimo terceiro dia do décimo segundo mês, que é o mês de Adar, e para saquear seus bens.
14 The king [also commanded that] copies of these letters should be [nailed up] where [all the people] could see them, in every province, so that the people would be ready to do on the day the king had set [what was written in the letter].
Uma cópia da carta, que o decreto deveria ser entregue em cada província, foi publicada para todos os povos, para que estivessem prontos contra aquele dia.
15 Then, according to what the king commanded, men [riding horses] took those letters quickly to every province [in the empire]. And one of the letters was read [aloud to the people] in the capital city, Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down and drank [wine], but the people in Susa were very perplexed [about why this was going to happen].
Os correios saíram apressados por ordem do rei, e o decreto foi entregue na cidadela de Susa. O rei e Haman sentaram-se para beber; mas a cidade de Susa estava perplexa.
