Ester 3
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Esther 3
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| Depois destas coisas o rei Assuero engrandeceu a Hamã, filho de Hamedata, o agagita, e o exaltou, pondo-lhe o assento acima dos de todos os príncipes que estavam com ele. | After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him. |
| E todos os servos do rei que estavam à porta do rei se inclinavam e se prostravam perante Hamã, porque assim ordenara o rei a seu respeito: porém Mardoqueu não se inclinava nem se prostrava. | And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour. |
| Então os servos do rei que estavam à porta do rei disseram a Mardoqueu: Por que transgrides a ordem do rei? | Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order? |
| E sucedeu que, dizendo-lhe eles isso dia após dia, e não lhes dando ele ouvidos, o fizeram saber a Hamã, para verem se o procedimento de Mardoqueu seria tolerado; pois ele lhes tinha declarado que era judeu. | Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew. |
| Vendo, pois, Hamã que Mardoqueu não se inclinava nem se prostrava diante dele, encheu-se de furor. | And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath. |
| Mas, achou pouco tirar a vida somente a Mardoqueu; porque lhe haviam declarado o povo de Mardoqueu. Por esse motivo Hamã procurou destruir todos os judeus, o povo de Mardoqueu, que havia em todo o reino de Assuero. | But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus. |
| No primeiro mês, que é o mês de nisã, no ano duodécimo do rei Assuero, se lançou Pur, isto é, a sorte, perante Hamã, para cada dia e para mês, até o duodécimo, que é o mês de adar. | In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar. |
| E Hamã disse ao rei Assuero: Existe espalhado e disperso entre os povos em todas as províncias do teu reino um povo, cujas leis são diferentes das leis de todos os povos, e que não cumprem as leis do rei; pelo que não convém ao rei tolerá-lo. | And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be. |
| Se bem parecer ao rei, decrete-se que seja destruído; e eu pagarei dez mil talentos de prata aos encarregados dos negócios do rei, para os recolherem ao tesouro do rei. | If it is the king's pleasure, let a statement ordering their destruction be put in writing: and I will give to those responsible for the king's business, ten thousand talents of silver for the king's store-house. |
| Então o rei tirou do seu dedo o anel, e o deu a Hamã, filho de Hamedata, o agagita, o inimigo dos judeus; | And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews. |
| e disse o rei a Hamã: Essa prata te é dada, como também esse povo, para fazeres dele o que bem parecer aos teus olhos. | And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you. |
| Então foram chamados os secretários do rei no primeiro mês, no dia treze do mesmo e, conforme tudo, quando Hamã ordenou, se escreveu aos sátrapas do rei, e aos governadores que havia sobre todas as províncias, e aos príncipes de todos os povos; a cada província segundo o seu modo de escrever, e a cada povo segundo a sua língua; em nome do rei Assuero se escreveu, e com o anel do rei se selou. | Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs; it was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring. |
| Entiaram-se as cartas pelos correios a todas províncias do rei, para que destruíssem, matassem, e fizessem perecer todos os judeus, moços e velhos, crianças e mulheres, em um mesmo dia, a treze do duodécimo mês, que é o mês de adar, e para que lhes saqueassem os bens. | And letters were sent by the runners into every division of the kingdom ordering the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the taking of all their goods by force. |
| Uma cópia do documento havia de ser publicada como decreto em cada província, para que todos os povos estivessem preparados para aquele dia. | A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came. |
| Os correios saíram às pressas segundo a ordem do rei, e o decreto foi proclamado em Susã, a capital. Então, o rei e Hamã se assentaram a beber, mas a cidade de Susã estava perplexa. | The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled. |
