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 this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.
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 passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.
3 Então os servos do rei, que estavam á porta do rei, disseram a Mardoqueo: Porque traspassas o mandado do rei?
The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”
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.
And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, 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.
Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.
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.
And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.
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 called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called 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 Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.
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 pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”
10 Então tirou o rei o seu annel da sua mão, e o deu a Haman, filho d'Hammedatha, agagita, adversario dos judeos.
And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.
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 he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”
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.
And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his 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.
These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.
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.
And the effect of the letters was this: that all provinces would know and prepare for the prescribed 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 couriers, who had been sent, hurried to complete the king’s command, but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately. And the king and Haman celebrated a feast, while all the Jews in the city were weeping.
