Ester, 6

1. Naquela noite, o rei não conseguiu dormir. Mandou que lhe trouxessem o livro dos Anais, as Crônicas, que lhe foram lidas.

1. On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

2. Achava-se aí consignada a narração da denúncia que tinha feito Mardoqueu (da conjuração) de Gabata e Tares, os dois eunucos do rei que tinham querido levantar sua mão contra o rei.

2. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

3. “Que honras – disse então o rei – e que distinções recebeu Mardoqueu por isso?” “Nenhuma” – responderam os servos do rei.

3. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

4. E o rei perguntou: “Quem está no pátio?”. Ora, nesse mesmo instante, entrava Amã no pátio exterior do palácio para pedir ao rei que mandasse suspender Mardoqueu na forca que tinha feito levantar.

4. And the king said, Who [is] in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

5. Os servos do rei responderam: “É Amã que está no pátio”. “Que entre!” – retornou o rei.

5. And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

6. Entrou, pois, Amã e o rei lhe disse: “Que se deveria fazer para um homem que o rei quer honrar?”. “A quem, senão a mim, quererá o rei honrar?” – pensou Amã.

6. So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

7. Por isso, respondeu ao rei: “Para um homem a quem o rei deseja honrar

7. And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

8. convém que lhe tragam as vestes com que se adorna o rei, o cavalo que o rei monta e sobre sua cabeça se coloque a coroa real.

8. Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

9. As vestes e o cavalo se darão a um dos se­nhores da corte e este revestirá o homem a quem o rei quer honrar e o passeará a cavalo pela praça da cidade, dizendo em altas vozes diante dele: É assim que é tratado o homem a quem o rei quer honrar”.*

9. And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man [withal] whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

10. O rei replicou: “Toma, pois, depressa as vestes e o cavalo, como disseste e faze tudo isso para Mardoqueu, o ju­deu que está assentado em minha ante­câmara. E que nada se omita de tudo o que disseste”.

10. Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, [and] take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

11. Amã tomou as vestes e o cavalo, revestiu Mardoqueu e o conduziu a cavalo pela praça da cidade, clamando diante dele: “É assim que é tratado o homem a quem o rei quer honrar”.

11. Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

12. Depois Mardoqueu voltou à porta do palácio enquanto Amã se retirava precipitadamente para casa, consternado e de cabeça coberta,*

12. And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

13. para contar a Zares, sua mulher, e a todos os seus amigos o que lhe tinha acontecido. Seus conselheiros e sua mulher, Zares, lhe responderam: “Se Mardoqueu, diante do qual começou tua queda, pertence ao povo judeu, não o vencerás, mas sucumbirás dian­te dele”.

13. And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every [thing] that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai [be] of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

14. Eles falavam ainda, quando sobrevieram os eunucos do rei para levá-lo imediatamente ao banquete que Ester tinha preparado.

14. And while they [were] yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.