Ester 8
1 Naquele mesmo dia deu o rei Assuero à rainha Esther a casa de Haman, inimigo dos judeus: e mardoqueu veio perante o rei; porque Esther tinha declarado o que lhe era.
On that day king, Artaxerxes gave the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, to queen Esther, and Mordecai entered before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her paternal uncle.
2 E tirou o rei o seu anel, que tinha tomado a Haman, e o deu a mardoqueu. E Esther ordenou a mardoqueu sobre a casa de Haman.
And the king took the ring, which he had ordered to be taken from Haman, and he handed it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over her house.
3 Falou mais Esther perante o rei, e se lhe lançou aos pés: e chorou, e lhe suplicou que revogasse a maldade de Haman, o agagita, e o seu intento que tinha intentado contra os judeus.
Not content with these things, she threw herself down at the king’s feet and wept, and, speaking to him, pleaded that he would give orders that the malice of Haman the Agagite, and his most wicked schemes, which he had contrived against the Jews, would be made ineffective.
4 E estendeu o rei para Esther o cetro de ouro. Então Esther se levantou, e se pôs em pé perante o rei,
But he, as was the custom, extended the golden scepter with his hand, which was the sign of clemency, and she rose up and stood before him.
5 E disse: Se bem parecer ao rei, e se eu achei graça perante ele, e se este negócio é reto diante do rei, e se eu lhe agrado aos seus olhos, escreva-se que se revoguem as cartas e o intento de Haman filho de Hammedatha, o agagita, as quais ele escreveu para lançar a perder os judeus, que há em todas as províncias do rei.
And she said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his eyes, and my request is not seen to be disagreeable to him, I beg you that the former letters of Haman, the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he instructed them to be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be corrected 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 will I be able to endure the murder and execution of my people?”
7 Então disse o rei Assuero à rainha Esther e ao judeu mardoqueu: eis que dei a Esther a casa de Haman, e a ele enforcaram numa forca, porquanto quizera pôr as mãos nos judeus.
And king Artaxerxes answered Esther the queen and Mordecai the Jew, “I have granted Haman’s house to Esther, and I have ordered him to be fastened to a cross, because he dared to lay hands on the Jews.
8 Escrevei pois aos judeus, como parecer bem aos vossos olhos, em nome do rei, e selai-o com o anel do rei; porque a escritura que se escreve em nome do rei, e se sela com o anel do rei, não é para revogar.
Therefore, write to the Jews, just as it pleases you, in the king’s name, sealing the letters with my ring.” For this was the custom, that letters which were sent in the king’s name and were sealed with his ring, no one would dare to contradict.
9 Então foram chamados os escrivães do rei, naquele mesmo tempo, e no mês terceiro (que é o mês de sivan), aos vinte e três do mesmo, e se escreveu conforme a tudo quanto ordenou mardoqueu aos judeus, como também aos sátrapas, e aos governadores, e aos maiorais das províncias, que se estendem da Índia até Ethiopia, cento e vinte e sete províncias, a cada província segundo a sua escritura, e a cada povo conforme a sua língua: como também aos judeus segundo a sua escritura, e conforme a sua língua.
Then the scribes and copyists were brought in, (now it was the time of the third month which is called Sivan, ) on the twenty-third day of the month, and letters were written, as Mordecai wanted, to the Jews, and to the governors, and procurators, and judges, who presided over the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, from India all the way to Ethiopia: to one province and another, to one people and another, in accordance with their languages and letters, and to the Jews, exactly as they were able to read and hear.
10 E se escreveu em nome do rei Assuero, e se selou com o anel do rei: e se enviaram as cartas pela mão de correios a cavalo, e que cavalgavam sobre ginetes, e sobre mulas e filhos de éguas.
And these letters, which were sent in the king’s name, had been signed with his ring, and were sent by swift couriers who were to rush in every direction, through all the provinces, so as to prevent the former letters with new messages.
11 Que o rei concedia aos judeus, que havia em cada cidade, que se ajuntassem, e se dispuzessem para defenderem as suas vidas: para destruírem, matarem e assolarem a todas as forças do povo e província que com eles apertassem, crianças e mulheres, e que se saqueassem os seus despojos,
The king commanded them to bring together the Jews throughout each city, and to instruct them to join together, so as to make a stand for their lives, and to execute and destroy all their enemies, with their wives and children and their entire houses, and to plunder their spoil.
12 Num mesmo dia, em todas as províncias do rei Assuero, no dia treze do duodécimo mes, que é o mês de Adar.
And one day of retribution was established throughout all the provinces, namely, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
13 E a copia da carta foi que uma ordem se anunciaria em todas as províncias, publicamente a todos os povos, para que os judeus estivessem preparados para aquele dia, para se vingarem dos seus inimigos.
And such was the content of the letter, so that it would be made known in all lands and nations, which are subject to the authority of king Artaxerxes, that the Jews have been made ready to be vindicated of their enemies.
14 Os correios sobre ginetes e mulas apressuradamente sairam, impelidos pela palavra do rei: e foi publicada esta ordem na fortaleza de Susan.
And so the swift couriers departed in haste, carrying through the announcement, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susa.
15 Então mardoqueu saiu da presença do rei com um vestido real azul celeste e branco, como também com uma grande coroa de ouro, e com uma capa de linho fino e púrpura, e a cidade de Susan jubilou e se alegrou.
But Mordecai, going forth from the palace and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel the color of hyacinth and of the sky, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was joyful.
16 E para os judeus houve luz, e alegria, e gozo, e honra.
But for the Jews, a new light seemed to rise; there was joy, honor, and dancing.
17 Também em toda a província, e em toda a cidade, aonde chegava a palavra do rei e a sua ordem, havia entre os judeus alegria, e gozo, convites e dias de folguedo: e muitos dos povos da terra se fizeram judeus; porque o temor dos judeus tinha caído sobre eles.
With all the peoples, cities, and provinces, wherever the king’s orders arrived, there was wonderful rejoicing, banquets and feasts, and a solemn holy day, so much so that many of the other nations joined themselves to their religious practices and ceremonies. For a great fear of the name of the Jews had overcome them all.
