Ester 2
1 Passadas estas coisas, e apaziguado já o furor do rei Assuero, lembrou-se de Vasthi, e do que fizera, e do que se tinha decretado a seu respeito.
Later on, after all this had happened, King Xerxes' anger subsided and he thought about Vashti and what she'd done, and the decree issued against her.
2 Então disseram os mancebos do rei, que lhe serviam: Busquem-se para o rei moças virgens, formosas à vista.
His advisors suggested to him, “Why not order a search to find beautiful young virgins for Your Majesty?
3 E ponha o rei comissários em todas as províncias do seu reino, que ajuntem a todas as moças virgens, formosas à vista, na fortaleza de Susan, na casa das mulheres, debaixo da mão de Hegai, eunuco do rei, guarda das mulheres, e dêem-se-lhes os seus enfeites.
Your Majesty should put officers in charge in each province of his empire to gather all the beautiful young women and bring them to the king's harem at the fortress of Susa. They should placed under the supervision of Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the women, and they should be given beauty treatments.
4 E a moça que parecer bem aos olhos do rei, reine em lugar de Vasthi. E isto pareceu bem aos olhos do rei, e assim fez.
The young woman the king finds most attractive can become queen in place of Vashti.” The king thought this was a good idea, so he acted upon it.
5 Havia então um homem judeu na fortaleza de Susan, cujo nome era mardoqueu, filho de Jair, filho de Simei, filho de Kis, homem benjamita,
There was a Jewish man living in the fortress of Susa named Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite
6 Que fôra transportado de Jerusalém, com os transportados que foram transportados com Jechonias, rei de Judá, o qual transportara Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia.
who was among those taken prisoner with King Jehoiachin of Judah and carried into exile from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
7 Este criara a Hadassa (que é Esther, filha de seu tio), porque não tinha pai nem mãe: e era moça bela de parecer, e formosa à vista; e, morrendo seu pai e sua mãe, mardoqueu a tomara por sua filha
He had brought up Hadassah (or Esther), his uncle's daughter, because she had no father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. After her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.
8 Sucedeu pois que, divulgando-se o mandado do rei e a sua lei, e ajuntando-se muitas moças na fortaleza de Susan, debaixo da mão de Hegai, também levaram Esther à casa do rei, debaixo da mão de Hegai, guarda das mulheres.
When the king's order and decree had been announced, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa under the supervision of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the king's palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.
9 E a moça pareceu formosa aos seus olhos, e alcançou graça perante ele; pelo que se apressurou com os seus enfeites, e em lhe dar os seus quinhões, como também em lhe dar sete moças de respeito da casa do rei: e a fez passar com as suas moças ao melhor lugar da casa das mulheres.
Esther caught his eye and he treated her favorably. He quickly arranged beauty treatments and special food for her. He also provided her with seven specially-chosen maids from the king's palace, and moved her and her maids to the best location in the harem.
10 Esther porém não declarou o seu povo e a sua parentela; porque mardoqueu lhe tinha ordenado que o não declarasse.
Esther had not let anyone know her nationality or who her family was, because Mordecai had ordered her not to.
11 E passeava mardoqueu cada dia diante do pátio da casa das mulheres, para se informar de como Esther passava, e do que lhe sucederia.
Each day Mordecai spent time walking around in front of the courtyard of the harem so he could find out how Esther was doing and what was happening to her.
12 E, chegando já a vez de cada moça, para vir ao rei Assuero, depois que fôra feito a ela segundo a lei das mulheres, por doze meses (porque assim se cumpriam os dias das suas purificações), seis meses com óleo de mirra, e seis meses com especiarias, e com as coisas para a purificação das mulheres:
Before it was the turn of a young woman to go to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments for women that were required: six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumed oils and ointments.
13 Desta maneira pois entrava a moça ao rei: tudo quanto ela dizia se lhe dava, para se ir com aquilo da casa das mulheres à casa do rei:
When it was time for the young woman to go to the king, she was given whatever she asked for to take with her from the harem to the king's palace.
14 Á tarde entrava, e pela manhã tornava à segunda casa das mulheres, debaixo da mão de Saasgaz, eunuco do rei, guarda das concubinas: não tornava mais ao rei, salvo se o rei a desejasse, e fosse chamada por nome
In the evening she would go, and in the morning she would return to a different harem under the supervision of Shaashgaz, who was the king's eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go back to be with the king again unless he was particularly attracted to her and called for her by name.
15 Chegando pois a vez de Esther, filha de Abihail, tio de mardoqueu (que a tomara por sua filha), para ir ao rei, coisa nenhuma pediu, senão o que disse Hegai, eunuco do rei, guarda das mulheres: e alcançava Esther graça aos olhos de todos quantos a viam.
(Esther was the daughter of Abihail, Mordecai's uncle. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.) When it was Esther's turn to go to the king, she didn't ask for anything to take with her except what Hegai advised. (He was the king's eunuch in charge of the women.) Esther was looked on with admiration by everybody.
16 Assim foi levada Esther ao rei Assuero, à sua casa real, no décimo mes, que é o mês de tebeth, no sétimo ano do seu reinado.
Esther was taken to King Xerxes into his royal palace, in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 E o rei amou a Esther mais do que a todas as mulheres, e alcançou perante ele graça e benevolência mais do que todas as virgens: e pôs a coroa real na sua cabeça, e a fez rainha em lugar de Vasthi.
The king loved Esther more than all the other women. He treated her more favorably and with greater kindness than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Então o rei fez um grande convite a todos os seus príncipes e aos seus servos, que era o convite de Esther: e deu repouso às províncias, e fez presentes segundo o estado do rei.
The king gave a great feast for all his officials and administrators—Esther's feast. He also declared it a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed generous gifts.
19 E ajuntando-se segunda vez as virgens, mardoqueu estava assentado à porta do rei.
Even though there had been a second gathering of virgins, and Mordecai had been given a position by the king,
20 Esther porém não declarava a sua parentela e o seu povo, como mardoqueu lhe ordenara: porque Esther fazia o mandado de mardoqueu, como quando a criara.
Esther still did not let anyone know about her family or her nationality, as Mordecai had ordered her. She followed Mordecai's instructions just as she did when he brought her up.
21 Naqueles dias, assentando-se mardoqueu à porta do rei, dois eunucos do rei, dos guardas da porta, Bigthan e Theres, grandemente se indignaram, e procuraram pôr as mãos no rei Assuero.
At that time, as Mordecai was doing his work at the palace gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the entrance to the king's rooms, became furious with King Xerxes and looked for a way to assassinate him.
22 E veio isto ao conhecimento de mardoqueu, e ele fez saber à rainha Esther, e Esther o disse ao rei, em nome de mardoqueu.
Mordecai found out about the plot and reported it to Queen Esther. Esther in turn told the king on Mordecai's behalf.
23 E inquiriu-se o negócio, e se descobriu, e ambos foram enforcados numa forca: e foi escrito nas crônicas perante o rei.
When the plot was investigated and found to be true, both men were impaled on poles. This was recorded in the official Book of Records by order of the king.
