Ester 5
1 Succedeu pois que ao terceiro dia Esther se vestiu de seus vestidos reaes, e se poz no pateo interior da casa do rei, defronte do aposento do rei: e o rei estava assentado sobre o seu throno real, na casa real defronte da porta do aposento.
Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the king's hall, facing the entrance.
2 E succedeu que, vendo o rei a rainha Esther, que estava no pateo, alcançou graça aos seus olhos, que o rei apontou para Esther com o sceptro d'oiro, que tinha na sua mão, e Esther chegou, e tocou a ponta do sceptro.
When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the inner court she won his approval so he acted favorably by holding out his scepter to her. So Esther went over and touched the end of the scepter.
3 Então o rei lhe disse: Que e o que tens, rainha Esther? ou qual é a tua petição? até metade do reino se te dará
The king asked her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What do you want? I'll give it to you, as much as half my empire!”
4 E disse Esther: Se bem parecer ao rei, venha o rei e Haman hoje ao convite que lhe tenho preparado.
Esther replied, “If it please Your Majesty, may the king and Haman come today to a dinner I have prepared for him.”
5 Então disse o rei: Fazei apressar a Haman, que faça o mandado d'Esther. Vindo pois o rei e Haman ao banquete, que Esther tinha preparado,
“Bring Haman here at once so we can do what Esther has requested,” the king ordered. The king and Haman went to the dinner that Esther had prepared.
6 Disse o rei a Esther, no banquete do vinho: Qual é a tua petição? e se te dará: e qual é o teu requerimento? e se fará ainda até metade do reino.
As they drank their wine, the king asked Esther, “What are you really asking for? It will be given to you. What do you want? You shall have it, as much as half my empire!”
7 Então respondeu Esther, e disse: Minha petição e requerimento é:
Esther answered, “This is what I'm asking for, and this is what I want.
8 Se achei graça aos olhos do rei, e se bem parecer ao rei conceder-me a minha petição, e outorgar-me o meu requerimento, venha o rei com Haman ao banquete que lhes hei de preparar, e ámanhã farei conforme ao mandado do rei.
If the king looks on me favorably, and if it please Your Majesty to grant my request and do as I ask, may the king and Haman come to a dinner I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer Your Majesty's question.”
9 Então saiu Haman n'aquelle dia alegre e de bom animo: porém, vendo Haman a Mardoqueo á porta do rei, e que não se levantara nem se movera por elle, então Haman se encheu de furor contra Mardoqueo.
When Haman left that day he was very happy and pleased with himself. But when he saw Mordecai at the palace gate and that he didn't stand up or tremble with fear before him, Haman was furious with Mordecai.
10 Haman porém se refreou, e veiu á sua casa: e enviou, e mandou vir os seus amigos, e a Zeres sua mulher.
However, Haman controlled himself and he went home. There he invited his friends over. Once they and his wife Zeresh had gathered,
11 E contou-lhes Haman a gloria das suas riquezas e a multidão de seus filhos, e tudo em que o rei o tinha engrandecido, e o em que o tinha exaltado sobre os principes e servos do rei.
Haman went into great detail about how much money and possessions he had, and how many children, and how the king had made him so important by promoting him above all the other nobles and officials.
12 Disse mais Haman: Tão pouco a rainha Esther a ninguem fez vir com o rei ao banquete que tinha preparado, senão a mim: e tambem para ámanhã estou convidado por ella juntamente com o rei
“Added to all that,” Haman went on, “I was the only other person Queen Esther invited to come to a dinner she had prepared for the king. I'm also invited by her to eat together with the king tomorrow.”
13 Porém tudo isto me não satisfaz, emquanto vir o judeo Mardoqueo assentado á porta do rei.
Then he said, “But all of this is worthless to me while I keep on seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting at the palace gate.”
14 Então lhe disse Zeres, sua mulher, e todos os seus amigos: Faça-se uma forca de cincoenta covados d'altura, e ámanhã dize ao rei que enforquem n'ella Mardoqueo, e então entra com o rei alegre ao convite. E este conselho bem pareceu a Haman, e mandou fazer a forca.
His wife Zeresh and his friends told him, “Arrange for a pole to be set up, fifty cubits high. Then, in the morning, go and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled on it. Afterwards, you'll be happy as you go with the king to the dinner.” Haman thought this was good advice, so he had the pole set up.
