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 did king Achashverosh give the house of Haman the adversary of the Jews unto Esther the queen: and Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
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 off his signet-ring which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai: and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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 Esther spoke again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and wept, and besought him to do away the evil of Haman the Agagite, and his device which he had devised against the Jews.
4 E estendeu o rei para Esther o sceptro de oiro. Então Esther se levantou, e se poz em pé perante o rei,
And the king held out toward Esther the golden sceptre; and Esther arose, and stood up before the king;
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 she said, If it be pleasing to the king, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing seem proper before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to recall the letters, the device of Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he hath written to exterminate the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king.
6 Porque como poderei ver o mal que sobrevirá ao meu povo? e como poderei ver a perdição da minha geração?
For how could I endure to look on the evil that is to befall my people? and how could I endure to look on the extermination of my kindred?
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.
Then said king Achashverosh unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, the house of Haman have I given to Esther, and him have they hanged on the gallows, because he had stretched out his hand against 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.
But ye write yourselves concerning the Jews, as it may be good in your eyes, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signet-ring; for a writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's signet-ring, cannot be recalled.
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 were called the king's scribes at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written all just as Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the governors and the princes of the provinces who were from India unto Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, unto every province according to its writing, and unto every people according to its language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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 he wrote in the name of king Achashverosh, and sealed it with the king's signet-ring, and he sent letters through means of the swift messengers on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
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,
That the king had granted to the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand forward for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to exterminate all the military strength of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to plunder their property as 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.
On one day in all the provinces of king Achashverosh, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the 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.
A copy of the writing to be given out as a law in every province, was published unto all nations, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on 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.
The swift messengers that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and hurried forward with the command of the king: and the law was given out at Shushan the capital.
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 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in a royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a cloak of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan was glad and joyful.
16 E para os judeos houve luz, e alegria, e gozo, e honra.
For the Jews there was light, with joy and gladness, and honor.
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 every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's command reached with his law, there were joy and gladness for the Jews, entertainments and a feast-day: and many of the people of the land became Jews; for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.
