Ester 3
1 Depois destas coisas, o rei Assuero engrandeceu a Hamã filho de Hamedata agagita, e o exaltou, e pôs seu assento acima de todos os príncipes que estavam com ele.
After this, king Artaxerxes exalted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was of Agag lineage, and he set his throne above all the rulers whom he had.
2 E todos os servos do rei que estavam à porta do rei se inclinavam e prostravam diante de Hamã, porque assim o rei tinha mandado acerca dele; porém Mardoqueu não se inclinava nem se prostrava.
And all the king’s servants, who passed by the doors of the palace, bent their knees and adored Haman, for so the ruler had instructed them. Only Mordecai did not bend his knee, nor adore him.
3 Então os servos do rei que estavam à porta do rei disseram a Mardoqueu: Por que transgrides o mandamento do rei?
The king’s servants, who presided over the doors of the palace, said to him, “Why do you, more than the others, not observe the king’s command?”
4 Sucedeu, pois, que, tendo eles dito [isto] dia após dia, e ele não tendo lhes dado ouvidos, avisaram dele a Hamã, para verem se as palavras de Mardoqueu continuariam; porque ele tinha lhes declarado que era judeu.
And when they were saying this frequently, and he would not listen to them, they reported it to Haman, desiring to know whether he would continue in his resolution, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5 Quando Hamã viu que Mardoqueu não se inclinava nem se prostrava diante dele, ele se encheu de furor.
Now when Haman had heard this, and had proved by a test that Mordecai did not bend his knee to him, nor adore him, he was very angry.
6 Porém, tendo já sido informado do povo de Mardoqueu, ele achou pouco matar apenas Mardoqueu; então Hamã procurou destruir a todos os judeus, o povo de Mardoqueu, que havia no reino de Assuero.
And he considered it pointless to lay his hands on Mordecai alone, for he had heard that he was part of the Jewish people. And so he wanted more: to destroy the entire nation of the Jews, who were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes.
7 No primeiro mês (que é o mês de Nisã), no décimo segundo ano do rei Assuero, foi lançada Pur, isto é, a sorte, diante de Hamã, para cada dia e para cada mês; e [a sorte indicou] o décimo segundo mês, o mês de Adar.
In the first month, which is called Nisan, in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Pur, in the presence of Haman, to determine on what day and in which month the Jewish people should be destroyed. And it turned out to be the twelfth month, which is called Adar.
8 Então Hamã disse ao rei Assuero: Há um povo disperso e dividido entre os povos em todas as províncias de teu reino, cujas leis são diferentes das de todo o povo, e não obedecem às leis do rei; por isso não convém ao rei tolerá-los.
And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.
9 Se for do agrado do rei, escreva-se que sejam destruídos; e eu porei dez mil talentos de prata nas mãos dos executarem a ação, para que sejam postos na tesouraria do rei.
If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”
10 Então o rei tirou seu anel de sua mão, e o deu a Hamã filho de Hamedata agageu, inimigo dos judeus,
And so the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, of Agag lineage, enemy of the Jews.
11 E o rei disse a Hamã: Essa prata te seja dada; e também esse povo, para fazeres dele o que quiseres.
And he said to him, “Let the silver, which you promise, be for yourself. As for the people, do with them as it pleases you.”
12 Então chamaram aos escrivães do rei no primeiro mês, no [dia] treze do mesmo, e foi escrito conforme a tudo o que Hamã mandou, aos príncipes do rei, e aos governadores que havia sobre cada província, e aos líderes de cada povo, a cada província conforme sua escrita, e a cada povo conforme sua língua; em nome do rei Assuero foi escrito, e com o anel do rei foi selado.
And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.
13 E foram enviadas cartas por meio de mensageiros a todas as províncias do rei, para destruírem, matarem, e exterminarem a todos os judeus, desde o menino até o velho, crianças e mulheres em um dia, no [dia] treze do décimo segundo mês (que é o mês de Adar), e para saquearem suas posses.
These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities.
14 A cópia do texto foi entregue como decreto para que anunciasse em todas as províncias em público a todos os povos, para que estivessem preparados para aquele dia.
And the effect of the letters was this: that all provinces would know and prepare for the prescribed day.
15 Assim os mensageiros, obrigados pela palavra do rei, saíram, e o decreto foi anunciado na fortaleza de Susã. E o rei e Hamã se sentaram para beber; porém a cidade de Susã estava confusa.
The couriers, who had been sent, hurried to complete the king’s command, but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately. And the king and Haman celebrated a feast, while all the Jews in the city were weeping.
