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1 E succedeu nos dias de Assuero (este é aquelle Assuero que reinou desde a India até Ethiopia, sobre cento e vinte e sete provincias):
NOW it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces: )
2 N'aquelles dias, assentando-se o rei Assuero sobre o throno do seu reino, que está na fortaleza de Susan,
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3 No terceiro anno do seu reinado, fez um convite a todos os seus principes e seus servos (o poder da Persia e Media e os maiores senhores das provincias estavam perante elle),
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4 Para mostrar as riquezas da gloria do seu reino, e o esplendor da sua excellente grandeza, por muitos dias, a saber: cento e oitenta dias.
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
5 E, acabados aquelles dias, fez o rei um convite a todo o povo que se achou na fortaleza de Susan, desde o maior até ao menor, por sete dias, no pateo do jardim do palacio real.
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
6 As tapeçarias eram de branco, verde, e azul celeste, pendentes de cordões de linho fino e purpura, e argolas de prata, e columnas de marmore: os leitos d'oiro e de prata, sobre um pavimento de porphyro, e de marmore, e d'alabastro, e de pedras preciosas.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 E dava-se de beber em vasos d'oiro, e os vasos eram differentes uns dos outros; e havia muito vinho real, segundo o estado do rei.
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another, ) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8 E o beber era por lei, que ninguem forçasse a outro: porque assim o tinha ordenado o rei expressamente a todos os grandes da sua casa, que fizessem conforme á vontade de cada um.
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 Tambem a rainha Vasthi fez um convite ás mulheres, na casa real, que tinha o rei Assuero.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 E ao setimo dia, estando já o coração do rei alegre do vinho, mandou a Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, e Abagtha, Zethar, e a Carchas, os sete eunuchos que serviam na presença do rei Assuero,
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 Que introduzissem na presença do rei a rainha Vasthi, com a corôa real, para mostrar aos povos e aos principes a sua formosura, porque era formosa á vista.
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12 Porém a rainha Vasthi recusou vir conforme á palavra do rei, pela mão dos eunuchos; pelo que o rei muito se enfureceu, e ardeu n'elle a sua ira.
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 Então disse o rei aos sabios que entendiam dos tempos (porque assim se tratavam os negocios do rei na presença de todos os que sabiam a lei e o direito;
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14 E os mais chegados a elle eram: Carsena, Sethar, Admatha, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena, Memuchan, os sete principes dos persas e dos medos, que viam a face do rei, e se assentavam os primeiros no reino)
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom; )
15 Que, segundo a lei, se devia fazer da rainha Vasthi, por não haver feito o mandado do rei Assuero, pela mão dos eunuchos?
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 Então disse Memuchan na presença do rei e dos principes: Não sómente peccou contra o rei a rainha Vasthi, porém tambem contra todos os principes, e contra todos os povos que ha em todas as provincias do rei Assuero.
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 Porque a noticia d'este feito da rainha sairá a todas as mulheres, de modo que desprezarão a seus maridos aos seus olhos quando se disser: Mandou o rei Assuero que introduzissem á sua presença a rainha Vasthi, porém ella não veiu.
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18 E n'este mesmo dia as princezas da Persia e da Media dirão o mesmo a todos os principes do rei, ouvindo o feito da rainha: e assim haverá assaz desprezo e indignação.
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19 Se bem parecer ao rei, saia da sua parte um edicto real, e escreva-se nas leis dos persas e dos medos, e não se quebrante, a saber: que Vasthi não entre mais na presença do rei Assuero, e o rei dê o reino d'ella á sua companheira que seja melhor do que ella
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20 E, ouvindo-se o mandado, que o rei mandar em todo o seu reino (ainda que é grande), todas as mulheres darão honra a seus maridos, desde a maior até á menor.
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great, ) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21 E pareceram bem estas palavras aos olhos do rei e dos principes: e fez o rei conforme á palavra de Memuchan.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 Então enviou cartas a todas as provincias do rei, a cada provincia segundo a sua escriptura, e a cada povo segundo a sua lingua: que cada homem fosse senhor em sua casa, e que se publicasse conforme á lingua do seu povo.
For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
