Ester 6
1 Naquela noite, o rei não conseguiu dormir. Ele ordenou que o livro de registros das crônicas fosse trazido, e elas foram lidas para o rei.
That night the king was unable to sleep, so he [summoned] a servant [and] told [him] to bring the records of what had happened during all the time he had been king. [So the servant brought the records] and read some of them to the king.
2 Foi encontrado escrito que Mordecai tinha contado de Bigthana e Teresh, dois dos eunucos do rei, que eram porteiros, que tinham tentado colocar as mãos no rei Ahasuerus.
[The servant read about] Bigthana and Teresh, the two men who had guarded the entrance to the king’s rooms. He read the account of when Mordecai had found out that they planned to assassinate the king [and that he had told the king about it].
3 O rei disse: “Que honra e dignidade foi dada a Mordecai por isto?”. Então os servos do rei que o atenderam disseram: “Nada foi feito por ele”.
The king asked [some of his servants], “What did we do to reward Mordecai or show that we appreciate what he did?” The servants replied, “We did not do anything for him.”
4 O rei disse: “Quem está na corte?” Agora Haman tinha entrado na corte externa da casa do rei, para falar com o rei sobre a enforcamento de Mordecai na forca que ele tinha preparado para ele.
At that moment, Haman entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He wanted to talk to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had [just] set up. The king [saw him and] said, “Who is [that out there] in the courtyard?”
5 Os servos do rei lhe disseram: “Eis que Haman está na corte”. O rei disse: “Deixem-no entrar”.
His servants replied, “That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in [here]!”
6 Então, Haman entrou. O rei lhe disse: “O que será feito ao homem a quem o rei se deleita em honrar”? Agora Haman disse em seu coração: “Quem o rei se deleitaria em honrar mais do que eu?”
When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should I do for a man whom I want to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “(Whom would the king like to honor more than me?/I think there is no one whom the king would like to honor more than me!)” [RHQ]
7 Haman disse ao rei: “Para o homem que o rei se deleita em honrar,
So he replied to the king, “If there is someone you wish to honor,
8 traga a roupa real que o rei usa para vestir, e o cavalo que o rei monta, e sobre a cabeça do qual está colocada uma coroa real.
you should [tell your servants to] bring him one of the robes you wear [you to show that you are] the king. Also tell them to bring one of the horses you have ridden. Tell them to put a fancy headdress on the horse’s head to show that it belongs to you, the king.
9 Que a roupa e o cavalo sejam entregues na mão de um dos príncipes mais nobres do rei, para que possam vestir o homem que o rei se deleita em honrar com eles, e fazê-lo cavalgar a cavalo pela praça da cidade, e proclamar diante dele: “Assim será feito ao homem a quem o rei se deleita em honrar”!
Then tell one of your very important officials to put the robe on the man whom you want to honor, and tell that man to sit on the horse, and then lead the horse through the city streets. And tell that official to keep shouting, ‘This is what (the king does/is doing) for the man whom he wants to honor!’”
10 Então o rei disse a Haman: “Apresse-se e leve a roupa e o cavalo, como você disse, e faça isso por Mordecai, o judeu, que está sentado no portão do rei”. Que nada falhe de tudo o que você falou”.
The king replied to Haman, “[Fine]! Go and do what you said immediately! Get my robe and my horse, and do just what you suggested! Do it for Mordecai, the Jew, who is sitting [outside] at the gate of the palace. Do not forget anything that you suggested!”
11 Então Haman pegou a roupa e o cavalo, e vestiu Mordecai, e o fez cavalgar pela praça da cidade, e proclamou diante dele: “Assim será feito ao homem a quem o rei se deleita em honrar”!
So Haman did what the king said. He got the robe and the horse. He put the robe on Mordecai, and as Mordecai sat on the horse, Haman led the horse through the city streets proclaiming “This is what the king (does/is doing) for the man whom the king wants to honor!”
12 Mordecai voltou ao portão do rei, mas Haman correu para sua casa, lamentando e tendo sua cabeça coberta.
Then, Mordecai returned [and sat] at the gate of the palace. But Haman hurried home, covering his face [because he felt] completely disgraced/humiliated.
13 Haman relatou a Zeresh sua esposa e todos os seus amigos tudo o que lhe havia acontecido. Então seus sábios e Zeresh sua esposa lhe disseram: “Se Mordecai, diante de quem você começou a cair, é de ascendência judaica, você não prevalecerá contra ele, mas certamente cairá diante dele”.
He told his wife Zeresh and his friends everything that had happened to him that day. Then his wife and his friends said to him, “Mordecai, the man who has caused you to be completely disgraced/humiliated, is a Jew. [It is clear that the God whom the Jews worship is fighting for them.] So you will never be able to defeat Mordecai. He will defeat you!”
14 Enquanto ainda estavam conversando com ele, os eunucos do rei vieram, e se apressaram para trazer Haman ao banquete que Esther havia preparado.
And while they were still talking, some of the king’s officials arrived to take Haman quickly to the banquet/feast that Esther had prepared.
