Ester 2
1 Depois destas coisas, quando a ira do rei Assuero foi pacificada, ele se lembrou de Vashti, do que ela havia feito e do que foi decretado contra ela.
After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her.
2 Então os servos do rei que o serviram disseram: “Que se procurem jovens virgens bonitas para o rei”.
Then the king's young men who served him said, “Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins.
3 Que o rei nomeie oficiais em todas as províncias de seu reino, para que reúnam todas as belas jovens virgens à cidadela de Susa, à casa das mulheres, à custódia de Hegai, o eunuco do rei, guardião das mulheres. Que lhes sejam dados cosméticos;
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the fortress in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics.
4 e que a donzela que agradar ao rei seja rainha em vez de Vashti”. A coisa agradou ao rei, e ele o fez.
Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king, and he did so.
5 Havia um certo judeu na cidadela de Susa cujo nome era Mordecai, filho de Jair, filho de Shimei, filho de Kish, um benjamita,
There was a certain Jew in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, who was a Benjamite.
6 que havia sido levado de Jerusalém com os cativos que haviam sido levados com Jeconias, rei de Judá, que Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, havia levado.
He had been taken away from Jerusalem with the exiles along with those taken with Jehoiachin, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried away.
7 Ele criou Hadassah, ou seja, Ester, a filha de seu tio; pois ela não tinha pai nem mãe. A donzela era bela e justa; e quando seu pai e sua mãe morreram, Mordecai a tomou por sua própria filha.
He was caring for Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely in appearance. Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
8 Assim, quando o mandamento do rei e seu decreto foi ouvido, e quando muitas donzelas foram reunidas na cidadela de Susa, à custódia de Hegai, Ester foi levada à casa do rei, à custódia de Hegai, guardiã das mulheres.
When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women.
9 A donzela lhe agradou, e obteve dele a bondade. Ele rapidamente deu a ela cosméticos e suas porções de comida, e as sete donzelas escolhidas que deveriam recebê-la fora da casa do rei. Ele a transferiu e suas donzelas para o melhor lugar da casa das mulheres.
The young girl pleased him, and she found favor with him. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women.
10 Esther não havia dado a conhecer seu povo nem seus parentes, porque Mordecai lhe havia instruído para que não a desse a conhecer.
Esther had not told anyone who her people or relatives were, for Mordecai had instructed her not to tell.
11 Mordecai caminhava todos os dias em frente ao tribunal da casa das mulheres, para saber como Esther estava se saindo e o que seria dela.
Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard outside the house of the women, to learn about Esther's welfare, and about what would be done with her.
12 A vez de cada jovem mulher chegou para ir ao rei Assuero depois de sua purificação por doze meses (pois assim foram os dias de sua purificação, seis meses com óleo de mirra e seis meses com fragrâncias doces e com preparações para embelezar as mulheres).
When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus—complying with the regulations for the women, each girl had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumes and cosmetics—
13 A jovem mulher veio então ao rei assim: o que ela desejava era dado a ela para ir com ela para fora da casa da mulher para a casa do rei.
when a young woman went to the king, whatever she desired was given to her from the house of the women, for her to take to the palace.
14 À noite ela foi, e no dia seguinte voltou para a segunda casa feminina, à custódia de Shaashgaz, o eunuco do rei, que mantinha as concubinas. Ela não chegou mais ao rei, a menos que o rei se deleitasse com ela, e foi chamada pelo nome.
In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second house of the women, and to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's official, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king again unless he had taken great pleasure in her and called for her again.
15 Agora quando chegou a vez de Ester, a filha de Abihail, o tio de Mordecai, que a tinha tomado por sua filha, ir ao rei, ela não precisava de nada além do que Hegai, o eunuco do rei, o guardião das mulheres, aconselhou. Ester obteve favor à vista de todos aqueles que a olhavam.
Now when the time came for Esther (daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter) to go in to the king, she did not ask for anything but what Hegai the king's official, who was in charge of the women, suggested. Now Esther received the favor of all who saw her.
16 Então Ester foi levada ao rei Assuero em sua casa real no décimo mês, que é o mês de Tebeth, no sétimo ano de seu reinado.
Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into the royal residence on the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 O rei amava Ester mais do que todas as mulheres, e ela obteve favor e bondade à vista dele mais do que todas as virgens; de modo que ele colocou a coroa real na cabeça dela, e a fez rainha em vez de Vashti.
The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Então o rei fez uma grande festa para todos os seus príncipes e seus servos, até mesmo a festa de Ester; e proclamou um feriado nas províncias, e deu presentes de acordo com a generosidade do rei.
The king gave a great feast for all his officials and his servants, “Esther's feast,” and he granted relief from taxation to the provinces. He also gave gifts with royal generosity.
19 Quando as virgens foram reunidas pela segunda vez, Mordecai estava sentado no portão do rei.
Now when the virgins had been gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
20 Esther ainda não havia dado a conhecer seus parentes nem seu povo, como Mordecai lhe ordenara; pois Esther obedeceu a Mordecai, como ela fez quando foi criada por ele.
Esther had not yet told anyone about her relatives or her people, as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai's advice, as she had done when she was raised by him.
21 Naqueles dias, enquanto Mordecai estava sentado no portão do rei, dois dos eunucos do rei, Bigthan e Teresh, que eram porteiros, estavam zangados, e procuravam impor as mãos ao rei Ahasuerus.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, two of the king's officials, Bigthana and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to do harm to King Ahasuerus.
22 Esta coisa ficou conhecida de Mordecai, que informou Ester a rainha; e Ester informou o rei em nome de Mordecai.
When the matter was revealed to Mordecai, he told Queen Esther, and Esther spoke to the king in the name of Mordecai.
23 Quando este assunto foi investigado, e se descobriu que assim era, ambos foram pendurados numa forca; e foi escrito no livro das crônicas na presença do rei.
The report was investigated and confirmed, and both the men were hanged from a gallows. This account was written in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.
