Ester 3
1 Depois d'estas coisas o rei Assuero engrandeceu a Haman, filho d'Hammedatha, agagita, e o exaltou: e poz o seu assento acima de todos os principes que estavam com elle.
After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the rulers that were with him.
2 E todos os servos do rei, que estavam á porta do rei, se inclinavam e se prostravam perante Haman; porque assim tinha ordenado o rei ácerca d'elle: porém Mardoqueo não se inclinava nem se prostrava.
And all the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down, nor do him reverence.
3 Então os servos do rei, que estavam á porta do rei, disseram a Mardoqueo: Porque traspassas o mandado do rei?
Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why do thou transgress the king's commandment?
4 Succedeu pois que, dizendo-lhe elles isto de dia em dia, e não lhes dando elle ouvidos, o fizeram saber a Haman, para verem se as palavras de Mardoqueo se sustentariam, porque elle lhes tinha declarado que era judeo.
Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he did not hearken to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Vendo pois Haman que Mardoqueo se não inclinava nem se prostrava diante d'elle, Haman se encheu de furor.
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down, nor do him reverence, then Haman was full of wrath.
6 Porém em seus olhos teve em pouco de pôr as mãos só em Mardoqueo (porque lhe haviam declarado o povo de Mardoqueo); Haman pois procurou destruir a todos os judeos que havia em todo o reino d'Assuero, ao povo de Mardoqueo.
But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
7 No primeiro mez (que é o mez de nisan), no anno duodecimo do rei Assuero, se lançou pur, isto é, sorte, perante Haman, de dia em dia, e de mez em mez, até ao duodecimo mez, que é o mez d'adar.
In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
8 E Haman disse ao rei Assuero: Ha um povo espargido e dividido entre os povos em todas as provincias do teu reino, cujas leis são differentes das leis de todos os povos, e tão pouco fazem as leis do rei; pelo que não convém ao rei deixal-os ficar.
And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws are diverse from those of every people, nor do they keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not for the king's profit to endure them.
9 Se bem parecer ao rei, escreva-se que os matem: e eu porei nas mãos dos que fizerem a obra dez mil talentos de prata, para que se mettam nos thesouros do rei.
If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed. And I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
10 Então tirou o rei o seu annel da sua mão, e o deu a Haman, filho d'Hammedatha, agagita, adversario dos judeos.
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
11 E disse o rei a Haman: Essa prata te é dada, como tambem esse povo, para fazeres d'elle o que bem parecer aos teus olhos.
And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to thee.
12 Então chamaram os escrivães do rei no primeiro mez, no dia treze do mesmo, e conforme a tudo quanto Haman mandou se escreveu aos principes do rei, e aos governadores que havia sobre cada provincia, e aos principaes de cada povo; a cada provincia segundo a sua escriptura, e a cada povo segundo a sua lingua; em nome do rei Assuero se escreveu, e com o annel do rei se sellou.
Then the king's scribes were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day of it. And there was written according to all that Haman commanded to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the rulers of every people, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, in the name of king Ahasuerus it was written. And it was sealed with the king's ring.
13 E as cartas se enviaram pela mão dos correios a todas as provincias do rei, que destruissem, matassem, e lançassem a perder a todos os judeos desde o moço até ao velho, creanças e mulheres, em um mesmo dia, a treze do duodecimo mez (que é o mez d'adar), e que saqueassem o seu despojo.
And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little sons and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
14 Uma copia do escripto que se proclamasse lei em cada provincia era publicada a todos os povos, para que estivessem preparados para aquelle dia.
A copy of the writing that the decree should be given out in every province was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
15 Os correios, pois, impellidos pela palavra do rei, sairam, e a lei se proclamou na fortaleza de Susan: e o rei e Haman se assentaram a beber; porém a cidade de Susan estava confusa.
The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
