Ester 8
1 N'aquelle mesmo dia deu o rei Assuero á rainha Esther a casa d'Haman, inimigo dos judeos: e Mardoqueo veiu perante o rei; porque Esther tinha declarado o que lhe era.
On that day king Assuerus gave the house of Aman, the Jews’ enemy, to queen Esther, and Mardochai came in before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her uncle.
2 E tirou o rei o seu annel, que tinha tomado a Haman, e o deu a Mardoqueo. E Esther ordenou a Mardoqueo sobre a casa d'Haman.
And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house.
3 Fallou mais Esther perante o rei, e se lhe lançou aos pés: e chorou, e lhe supplicou que revogasse a maldade d'Haman, o agagita, e o seu intento que tinha intentado contra os judeos.
And not content with these things, she fell down at the king’s feet and wept, and speaking to him besought him, that he would give orders that the malice of Aman the Agagite, and his most wicked devices which he had invented against the Jews, should be of no effect.
4 E estendeu o rei para Esther o sceptro de oiro. Então Esther se levantou, e se poz em pé perante o rei,
But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him,
5 E disse: Se bem parecer ao rei, e se eu achei graça perante elle, e se este negocio é recto diante do rei, e se eu lhe agrado aos seus olhos, escreva-se que se revoguem as cartas e o intento d'Haman filho d'Hammedatha, o agagita, as quaes elle escreveu para lançar a perder os judeos, que ha em todas as provincias do rei.
And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be reversed by new letters.
6 Porque como poderei ver o mal que sobrevirá ao meu povo? e como poderei ver a perdição da minha geração?
For how call I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?
7 Então disse o rei Assuero á rainha Esther e ao judeo Mardoqueo: Eis-que dei a Esther a casa de Haman, e a elle enforcaram n'uma forca, porquanto quizera pôr as mãos nos judeos.
And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman’s house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews.
8 Escrevei pois aos judeos, como parecer bem aos vossos olhos, em nome do rei, e sellae-o com o annel do rei; porque a escriptura que se escreve em nome do rei, e se sella com o annel do rei, não é para revogar.
Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king’s name, and were sealed with his ring.
9 Então foram chamados os escrivães do rei, n'aquelle mesmo tempo, e no mez terceiro (que é o mez de sivan), aos vinte e tres do mesmo, e se escrevou conforme a tudo quanto ordenou Mardoqueo aos judeos, como tambem aos satrapas, e aos governadores, e aos maioraes das provincias, que se estendem da India até Ethiopia, cento e vinte e sete provincias, a cada provincia segundo a sua escriptura, e a cada povo conforme a sua lingua: como tambem aos judeos segundo a sua escriptura, e conforme a sua lingua.
Then the king’s scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear.
10 E se escreveu em nome do rei Assuero, e se sellou com o annel do rei: e se enviaram as cartas pela mão de correios a cavallo, e que cavalgavam sobre ginetes, e sobre mulas e filhos de eguas.
And these letters which were sent in the king’s name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages.
11 Que o rei concedia aos judeos, que havia em cada cidade, que se ajuntassem, e se dispozessem para defenderem as suas vidas: para destruirem, matarem e assolarem a todas as forças do povo e provincia que com elles apertassem, creanças e mulheres, e que se saqueassem os seus despojos,
And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil.
12 N'um mesmo dia, em todas as provincias do rei Assuero, no dia treze do duodecimo mez, que é o mez d'adar.
And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
13 E a copia da carta foi que uma ordem se annunciaria em todas as provincias, publicamente a todos os povos, para que os judeos estivessem preparados para aquelle dia, para se vingarem dos seus inimigos.
And this was the content of the letter, that it should be notified in all lands and peoples that were subject to the empire of king Assuerus, that the Jews were ready to be revenged of their enemies.
14 Os correios sobre ginetes e mulas apressuradamente sairam, impellidos pela palavra do rei: e foi publicada esta ordem na fortaleza de Susan.
So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susan.
15 Então Mardoqueo saiu da presença do rei com um vestido real azul celeste e branco, como tambem com uma grande corôa d'oiro, e com uma capa de linho fino e purpura, e a cidade de Susan jubilou e se alegrou.
And Mardochai going forth out of the palace, and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel, to wit, of violet and sky colour, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was glad.
16 E para os judeos houve luz, e alegria, e gozo, e honra.
But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
17 Tambem em toda a provincia, e em toda a cidade, aonde chegava a palavra do rei e a sua ordem, havia entre os judeos alegria, e gozo, convites e dias de folguedo: e muitos dos povos da terra se fizeram judeos; porque o temor dos judeos tinha caido sobre elles.
And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king’s commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all.
