Esther 2
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial (Brazilian Portuguese)
1After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:
1Depois destas coisas, quando a ira do rei Assuero se apaziguou, ele se lembrou de Vasti, do que ela havia feito e do que fora decretado contra ela.
2And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
2Então os servos do rei que o serviam disseram: “Que se busquem belas jovens virgens para o rei.
3And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women: and let them receive women’s ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
3Que o rei nomeie oficiais em todas as províncias do seu reino, para que reúnam todas as belas jovens virgens na cidadela de Susã, na casa das mulheres, sob a custódia de Hegai, o eunuco do rei, guarda das mulheres. Que lhes sejam dados cosméticos;
4And whosoever among them all shall please the king’s eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
4e que a jovem que agradar ao rei seja rainha em lugar de Vasti.” Isso agradou ao rei, e ele assim o fez.
5There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,
5Havia um certo judeu na cidadela de Susã cujo nome era Mardoqueu, filho de Jair, filho de Simei, filho de Quis, um benjamita,
6Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
6que havia sido levado de Jerusalém com os cativos que foram exilados com Jeconias, rei de Judá, a quem Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, havia levado.
7And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
7Ele criou Hadassa, isto é, Ester, filha de seu tio; pois ela não tinha pai nem mãe. A jovem era de bela aparência e formosa; e quando seu pai e sua mãe morreram, Mardoqueu a tomou como sua própria filha.
8And when the king’s ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women.
8Assim, quando o mandamento do rei e o seu decreto foram ouvidos, e quando muitas jovens foram reunidas na cidadela de Susã, sob a custódia de Hegai, Ester foi levada para a casa do rei, sob a custódia de Hegai, guarda das mulheres.
9And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
9A jovem lhe agradou, e obteve o seu favor. Ele rapidamente lhe deu cosméticos e suas porções de comida, e as sete jovens escolhidas que lhe deviam ser dadas da casa do rei. Ele a transferiu, junto com suas jovens, para o melhor lugar na casa das mulheres.
10And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
10Ester não havia revelado o seu povo nem a sua parentela, porque Mardoqueu a havia instruído para que não o revelasse.
11And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins were kept, having a care for Esther’s welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her.
11Mardoqueu caminhava todos os dias em frente ao pátio da casa das mulheres, para saber como Ester estava e o que seria dela.
12Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.
12Chegava a vez de cada jovem ir ao rei Assuero após a sua purificação de doze meses (pois assim se cumpriam os dias da purificação delas: seis meses com óleo de mirra, e seis meses com perfumes e com preparações para o embelezamento das mulheres).
13And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king’s chamber.
13A jovem então ia ao rei desta maneira: tudo o que ela desejava lhe era dado para ir com ela da casa das mulheres para a casa do rei.
14And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king’s concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come.
14À tarde ela ia, e no dia seguinte retornava para a segunda casa das mulheres, sob a custódia de Saasgaz, o eunuco do rei, que guardava as concubinas. Ela não ia mais ao rei, a menos que o rei se agradasse dela e ela fosse chamada pelo nome.
15And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women’s ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all.
15Ora, quando chegou a vez de Ester, filha de Abiail, tio de Mardoqueu, que a havia tomado por filha, de ir ao rei, ela não pediu nada além do que Hegai, o eunuco do rei, o guarda das mulheres, aconselhou. Ester obteve favor aos olhos de todos os que olhavam para ela.
16So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
16Assim, Ester foi levada ao rei Assuero, à sua casa real, no décimo mês, que é o mês de tebete, no sétimo ano do seu reinado.
17And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.
17O rei amou Ester mais do que a todas as mulheres, e ela obteve favor e bondade diante dele mais do que todas as virgens; de modo que ele colocou a coroa real na cabeça dela e a fez rainha em lugar de Vasti.
18And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.
18Então o rei deu um grande banquete para todos os seus príncipes e seus servos, o banquete de Ester; e ele proclamou um feriado nas províncias, e deu presentes de acordo com a generosidade do rei.
19And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,
19Quando as virgens foram reunidas pela segunda vez, Mardoqueu estava sentado à porta do rei.
20Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
20Ester ainda não havia revelado a sua parentela nem o seu povo, como Mardoqueu lhe havia ordenado; pois Ester obedecia a Mardoqueu, como fazia quando era criada por ele.
21At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him.
21Naqueles dias, enquanto Mardoqueu estava sentado à porta do rei, dois dos eunucos do rei, Bigtã e Teres, que eram guardas da porta, ficaram irados e procuraram pôr as mãos no rei Assuero.
22And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai’s name, who had reported the thing unto her.
22Isso chegou ao conhecimento de Mardoqueu, que informou a rainha Ester; e Ester informou o rei em nome de Mardoqueu.
23It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king.
23Quando este assunto foi investigado e se descobriu ser verdade, ambos foram pendurados numa forca; e isso foi escrito no livro das crônicas na presença do rei.
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