Ester 5
1 Sucedeu pois que ao terceiro dia Esther se vestiu de seus vestidos reais, e se pôs no pátio interior da casa do rei, defronte do aposento do rei: e o rei estava assentado sobre o seu trono real, na casa real defronte da porta do aposento.
Three days later, Esther [prepared a big banquet/feast. Then she] put on the robes that showed that she was queen, and she went to the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the room where the king was. He was sitting on the throne, facing the entrance [of the room].
2 E sucedeu que, vendo o rei a rainha Esther, que estava no pátio, alcançou graça aos seus olhos, que o rei apontou para Esther com o cetro de ouro, que tinha na sua mão, e Esther chegou, e tocou a ponta do cetro.
When the king saw Esther standing there in the courtyard, he extended the gold scepter/staff toward her [to signal that he would be glad to talk to her]. So Esther came close and touched the tip of the scepter/staff.
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
Then the king asked her, “Esther, what do you want? Tell me, and I will give you what you want, even if you ask me to give you half of my kingdom!”
4 E disse Esther: Se bem parecer ao rei, venha o rei e Haman hoje ao convite que lhe tenho preparado.
Esther replied, “[Your majesty, ] if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!”
5 Então disse o rei: Fazei apressar a Haman, que faça o mandado de Esther. Vindo pois o rei e Haman ao banquete, que Esther tinha preparado,
The king said [to his servants], “Go and tell Haman to come quickly to a banquet that Esther has prepared for the two of us!” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared for them.
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.
While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Tell me what you [really] want. I will give it to you, even if [you ask for] half of my kingdom.”
7 Então respondeu Esther, e disse: Minha petição e requerimento é:
Esther replied, “[I will tell you] what I want [most of all. Your majesty], if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to give me what I am requesting, please come [again] tomorrow to another banquet that I will prepare for the two of you. Then I will tell you [what I really 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 amanhã farei conforme ao mandado do rei.
9 Então saiu Haman naquele dia alegre e de bom ânimo: porém, vendo Haman a mardoqueu à porta do rei, e que não se levantara nem se movera por ele, então Haman se encheu de furor contra mardoqueu.
Haman was feeling very happy as he left the banquet. But then he saw Mordecai sitting at the gate of the palace. Mordecai did not stand up and tremble fearfully in front of Haman, so Haman became extremely angry.
10 Haman porém se refreou, e veio à sua casa: e enviou, e mandou vir os seus amigos, e a Zeres sua mulher.
However, he did not show that he was angry; he [just] went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,
11 E contou-lhes Haman a glória 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 príncipes e servos do rei.
and he boasted to them about being very rich, and about having many children. He also boasted that the king had greatly honored him, and that the king had (promoted him/given him the second-most important job in the empire), so that [all] the other officials had to respect him.
12 Disse mais Haman: Tão pouco a rainha Esther a ninguém fez vir com o rei ao banquete que tinha preparado, senão a mim: e também para amanhã estou convidado por ela juntamente com o rei
Then Haman added, “And that is not all! Queen Esther invited just two of us, the king and me, to a banquet she prepared for us today. And she is inviting [only] the two of us to another banquet that she will prepare tomorrow!”
13 Porém tudo isto me não satisfaz, enquanto vir o judeu mardoqueu assentado à porta do rei.
Then Haman said, “But those things (mean nothing to me/do not make me happy) while I keep seeing that Jew, Mordecai, [just] sitting there at the gate of the palace [and ignoring me]!”
14 Então lhe disse Zeres, sua mulher, e todos os seus amigos: Faça-se uma forca de cincoênta côvados de altura, e amanhã dize ao rei que enforquem nela mardoqueu, e então entra com o rei alegre ao convite. E este conselho bem pareceu a Haman, e mandou fazer a forca.
So Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends [who were there] suggested, “[Why don’t you quickly] set up (a gallows/posts on which to hang someone). Make it 75 feet tall. Then tomorrow morning ask the king to hang Mordecai on it. After that, you can go to the banquet with the king and be cheerful.” That idea pleased Haman [very much], so he gave [men] orders to set up the gallows/posts.
