Esther 6
1 The king passed that night without sleep, and so he ordered the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought to him. And when they were reading them before him,
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.
2 they came to that place where it had been written, how Mordecai had reported the treachery of Bigthan and Teresh the eunuchs, who desired to cut the throat of king Artaxerxes.
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.
3 When the king had heard this, he said, “What honor and reward has Mordecai been given for this fidelity?” His servants and ministers said to him, “He has received no compensation at all.”
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”.
4 And immediately the king said, “Who is in the atrium?” For, you see, Haman was entering the inner atrium of the king’s house to suggest to the king that he should order Mordecai to be hanged on the gallows, which had been prepared for him.
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.
5 The servants answered, “Haman is standing in the atrium.” And the king said, “Let him enter.”
Os servos do rei lhe disseram: “Eis que Haman está na corte”. O rei disse: “Deixem-no entrar”.
6 And when he had entered, he said to him, “What ought to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” But Haman, thinking in his heart and supposing that the king would honor no one else but himself,
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?”
7 answered, “The man whom the king wishes to honor,
Haman disse ao rei: “Para o homem que o rei se deleita em honrar,
8 ought to be clothed with the king’s apparel, and be set upon the horse that the king rides, and receive the royal crown upon his head.
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.
9 And let the first of the king’s rulers and sovereigns hold his horse, and, as they advance through the street of the city, proclaim before him and say, ‘Thus shall he be honored, whom the king decides to honor.’”
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”!
10 And the king said to him, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, and do as you have said to Mordecai the Jew, who sits in front of the gate of the palace. Be careful not to omit any of those things which you have mentioned.”
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”.
11 And so Haman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mordecai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, he went before him and cried out, “He is worthy of this honor, whom the king has decided to honor.”
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”!
12 And Mordecai returned to the palace door. And Haman hurried to go to his house, mourning and hiding his head.
Mordecai voltou ao portão do rei, mas Haman correu para sua casa, lamentando e tendo sua cabeça coberta.
13 And he explained to Zeresh his wife and to his friends all that had happened to him. And the wise men, whom he held in counsel, and his wife, answered him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is from the offspring of the Jews, you will not be able to withstand him, but you will fall in his sight.”
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”.
14 As they were still speaking, the king’s eunuchs arrived and compelled him to go quickly to the feast, which the queen had prepared.
Enquanto ainda estavam conversando com ele, os eunucos do rei vieram, e se apressaram para trazer Haman ao banquete que Esther havia preparado.
