Mosaico decorativo

1. Depois desses acontecimentos, o rei Assuero elevou em dignidade Amã, filho de Amadates, o agagita, e lhe deu um lugar acima de todos os grandes que o rodeavam.

1. After these things King Ahasu-e'rus promoted Haman the Ag'agite, the son of Hammeda'tha, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.

2. Todos os servos do rei, que estavam a serviço de sua porta, dobravam o joelho e prostravam-se diante de Amã, por ordem expressa do rei. Mardoqueu, porém, não queria nem dobrar o joelho, nem prostrar-se.

2. And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and did obeisance to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mor'decai did not bow down or do obeisance.

3. “Por que – diziam-lhe os servos que estavam à porta real – desobedeces assim à ordem do rei?”

3. Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mor'decai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?"

4. E como lhe repetissem isso todos os dias, sem que ele fizesse conta, denunciaram-no a Amã, para ver se Mardoqueu persistiria em sua resolução, pois ele lhes havia dito que era judeu.

4. And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mor'decai's words would avail; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

5. Amã viu que Mardoqueu não queria nem inclinar-se, nem prostrar-se diante dele e isso o pôs em cólera.

5. And when Haman saw that Mor'decai did not bow down or do obeisance to him, Haman was filled with fury.

6. Mas teve como pouco vingar-se só de Mardo­queu, cuja raça conhecia, e procurou um meio de exterminar a nação de Mardo­queu, todos os judeus do reino de Assuero.

6. But he disdained to lay hands on Mor'decai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mor'decai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mor'decai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasu-e'rus.

7. No primeiro mês, chamado Nisã, do ano doze de Assuero, foi lançado o “Pur”, isto é, a sorte, diante de Amã, para cada dia e para cada mês, até o duodécimo mês, que é Adar.*

7. In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasu-e'rus, they cast Pur, that is the lot, before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.

8. Então, Amã disse ao rei Assuero: “Há em todas as províncias do teu reino uma nação dispersa e separada das outras. Suas leis são diferentes das dos demais povos e se nega a observar as leis do rei. Não convém aos interesses do rei deixar essa gente em paz.

8. Then Haman said to King Ahasu-e'rus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not for the king's profit to tolerate them.

9. Se ao rei lhe parece bem, dê-se ordem de fazê-los perecer, e eu pesarei dez mil talentos de prata nas mãos dos funcionários, para que os recolham ao tesouro real”.

9. If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries."

10. Tirando o anel de seu dedo, o rei o entregou a Amã, filho de Amadates, o agagita, o opressor dos judeus.*

10. So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the Ag'agite, the son of Hammeda'tha, the enemy of the Jews.

11. “Eu te entrego – disse-lhe – esse dinheiro e ao mesmo tempo esse povo; faze dele o que quiseres.”

11. And the king said to Haman, "The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."

12. No dia treze do primeiro mês, foram convocados os escribas reais. Foram escritas pontualmente todas as ordens do rei aos sátrapas do rei, aos governadores de cada província e aos príncipes de cada nação, a cada província segundo sua escritura e a cada nação em sua língua própria. O edito estava assinado com o nome de Assuero e levava o anel real.

12. Then the king's secretaries were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the princes of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language; it was written in the name of King Ahasu-e'rus and sealed with the king's ring.

13. Foram expedidas cartas, por correios, para todas as províncias do rei, a fim de destruir, matar e exterminar todos os judeus, jovens, velhos, crianças e mulheres, num só dia, no dia treze do duodécimo mês, chamado Adar, e a fim de entregar ao saque os seus despojos.

13. Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

14. Uma cópia do edito, que devia ser promulgado em cada província, foi enviada a todos os povos, para que todos estivessem preparados para o dia marcado.

14. A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for that day.

15. Por ordem do rei, os correios partiram imediatamente. O edito foi publicado primeiro na fortaleza de Susa. E enquanto o rei bebia acompanhado de Amã, a consternação reinava na cidade de Susa.

15. The couriers went in haste by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the capital. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was perplexed.


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