Ester 2
1 Passadas estas coisas, e apaziguado já o furor do rei Assuero, lembrou-se de Vasthi, e do que fizera, e do que se tinha decretado a seu respeito.
After these things, when the wrath of King Achashyerosh was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Então disseram os mancebos do rei, que lhe serviam: Busquem-se para o rei moças virgens, formosas á vista.
Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
3 E ponha o rei commissarios em todas as provincias do seu reino, que ajuntem a todas as moças virgens, formosas á vista, na fortaleza de Susan, na casa das mulheres, debaixo da mão d'Hegai, eunucho do rei, guarda das mulheres, e dêem-se-lhes os seus enfeites.
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Shushan, to the women's house, to the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;
4 E a moça que parecer bem aos olhos do rei, reine em logar de Vasthi. E isto pareceu bem aos olhos do rei, e assim fez.
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." The thing pleased the king, and he did so.
5 Havia então um homem judeo na fortaleza de Susan, cujo nome era Mardoqueo, filho de Jair, filho de Simei, filho de Kis, homem benjamita,
There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Shushan, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
6 Que fôra transportado de Jerusalem, com os transportados que foram transportados com Jechonias, rei de Judah, o qual transportara Nabucodonosor, rei de Babylonia.
who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7 Este criara a Hadassa (que é Esther, filha de seu tio), porque não tinha pae nem mãe: e era moça bella de parecer, e formosa á vista; e, morrendo seu pae e sua mãe, Mardoqueo a tomara por sua filha
He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
8 Succedeu pois que, divulgando-se o mandado do rei e a sua lei, e ajuntando-se muitas moças na fortaleza de Susan, debaixo da mão d'Hegai, tambem levaram Esther á casa do rei, debaixo da mão d'Hegai, guarda das mulheres.
So it happened, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Shushan, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9 E a moça pareceu formosa aos seus olhos, e alcançou graça perante elle; pelo que se apressurou com os seus enfeites, e em lhe dar os seus quinhões, como tambem em lhe dar sete moças de respeito da casa do rei: e a fez passar com as suas moças ao melhor logar da casa das mulheres.
The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. He quickly gave her cosmetics and her portions of food, and the seven choice maidens who were to be given her out of the king's house. He moved her and her maidens to the best place in the women's house.
10 Esther porém não declarou o seu povo e a sua parentela; porque Mardoqueo lhe tinha ordenado que o não declarasse.
Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.
11 E passeava Mardoqueo cada dia diante do pateo da casa das mulheres, para se informar de como Esther passava, e do que lhe succederia.
Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women's house, to find out how Esther did, and what would become of her.
12 E, chegando já a vez de cada moça, para vir ao rei Assuero, depois que fôra feito a ella segundo a lei das mulheres, por doze mezes (porque assim se cumpriam os dias das suas purificações), seis mezes com oleo de myrrha, e seis mezes com especiarias, e com as coisas para a purificação das mulheres:
Each young woman's turn came to go in to King Achashyerosh after her purification for twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet fragrances and with preparations for beautifying women).
13 D'esta maneira pois entrava a moça ao rei: tudo quanto ella dizia se lhe dava, para se ir com aquillo da casa das mulheres á casa do rei:
The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women's house to the king's house.
14 Á tarde entrava, e pela manhã tornava á segunda casa das mulheres, debaixo da mão de Saasgaz, eunucho do rei, guarda das concubinas: não tornava mais ao rei, salvo se o rei a desejasse, e fosse chamada por nome
In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second women's house, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who kept the secondary wives. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
15 Chegando pois a vez d'Esther, filha d'Abihail, tio de Mardoqueo (que a tomara por sua filha), para ir ao rei, coisa nenhuma pediu, senão o que disse Hegai, eunucho do rei, guarda das mulheres: e alcançava Esther graça aos olhos de todos quantos a viam.
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
16 Assim foi levada Esther ao rei Assuero, á sua casa real, no decimo mez, que é o mez de tebeth, no setimo anno do seu reinado.
So Esther was taken to King Achashyerosh into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 E o rei amou a Esther mais do que a todas as mulheres, e alcançou perante elle graça e benevolencia mais do que todas as virgens: e poz a corôa real na sua cabeça, e a fez rainha em logar de Vasthi.
The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Então o rei fez um grande convite a todos os seus principes e aos seus servos, que era o convite d'Esther: e deu repouso ás provincias, e fez presentes segundo o estado do rei.
Then the king made a great feast for all his officials and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces, and gave gifts according to the king's bounty.
19 E ajuntando-se segunda vez as virgens, Mardoqueo estava assentado á porta do rei.
When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the King's Gate.
20 Esther porém não declarava a sua parentela e o seu povo, como Mardoqueo lhe ordenara: porque Esther fazia o mandado de Mardoqueo, como quando a criara.
Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.
21 N'aquelles dias, assentando-se Mardoqueo á porta do rei, dois eunuchos do rei, dos guardas da porta, Bigthan e Theres, grandemente se indignaram, e procuraram pôr as mãos no rei Assuero.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the King's Gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Achashyerosh.
22 E veiu isto ao conhecimento de Mardoqueo, e elle fez saber á rainha Esther, e Esther o disse ao rei, em nome de Mardoqueo.
This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name.
23 E inquiriu-se o negocio, e se descobriu, e ambos foram enforcados n'uma forca: e foi escripto nas chronicas perante o rei.
When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king's presence.
