Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
Assim, o rei e Haman vieram ao banquete com Esther, a rainha.
2 As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
O rei disse novamente a Ester no segundo dia do banquete do vinho: “Qual é a sua petição, rainha Ester? Ela lhe será concedida. Qual é o seu pedido? Mesmo à metade do reino ela será atendida”.
3 Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
Então a rainha Ester respondeu: “Se eu encontrei favor em sua vista, ó rei, e se isso agradar ao rei, que minha vida me seja dada a meu pedido, e meu povo a meu pedido.
4 [It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
Pois somos vendidos, eu e meu povo, para sermos destruídos, para sermos mortos e para perecermos”. Mas se tivéssemos sido vendidos por escravos masculinos e femininos, eu teria me calado, embora o adversário não pudesse ter compensado a perda do rei”.
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
Então o rei Assuero disse à rainha Ester: “Quem é ele, e onde está aquele que ousou presumir em seu coração que o faria?
6 Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
Esther disse: “Um adversário e um inimigo, mesmo este perverso Haman”! Então Haman teve medo diante do rei e da rainha.
7 The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
O rei levantou-se em sua ira do banquete do vinho e foi para o jardim do palácio. Haman levantou-se para pedir sua vida à rainha Ester, pois viu que havia um mal determinado contra ele pelo rei.
8 He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
Então o rei voltou do jardim do palácio para o lugar do banquete do vinho; e Haman havia caído no sofá onde Ester estava. Então o rei disse: “Será que ele vai mesmo agredir a rainha na minha frente na casa”? Quando a palavra saiu da boca do rei, eles cobriram o rosto de Haman.
9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
Então Harbonah, um dos eunucos que estavam com o rei, disse: “Eis que a forca de cinqüenta côvados de altura, que Haman fez para Mordecai, que falou bem para o rei, está de pé na casa de Haman”. O rei disse: “Enforquem-no nele!”
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
Então eles enforcaram Haman na forca que ele havia preparado para Mordecai. Então a ira do rei foi pacificada.
