1 A o terceiro dia Ester se vestiu de trajes reais, e se pôs no pátio interior do palácio do rei, defronte da sala do rei; e o rei estava assentado sobre o seu trono, na sala real, defronte da entrada.

On the third day Esther put on her queen’s clothing and stood in the open space inside the king’s special house in front of his throne room. The king was sitting on his throne in the throne room looking toward the door of his house.

2 E sucedeu que, vendo o rei ã rainha Ester, que estava em pé no pátio, ela alcançou favor dele; e o rei estendeu para Ester o cetro de ouro que tinha na sua mão. Ester, pois, chegou-se e tocou na ponta do cetro.

When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the open space, she found favor in his eyes. The king held his special golden stick in his hand toward Esther. So Esther came near and touched the top of the special stick.

3 E ntão o rei lhe disse: O que é, rainha Ester? qual é a tua petição? Até metade do reino se te dará.

Then the king said to her, “What do you want, Queen Esther? What do you ask of me? You would be given even as much as half the nation.”

4 E ster respondeu: Se parecer bem ao rei, venha hoje com Hamã ao banquete que tenho preparado para o rei.

Esther said, “If it please the king, may the king and Haman come today to the special supper I have made ready for him.”

5 E ntão disse o rei: Fazei Hamã apressar-se para que se cumpra a vontade de Ester. Vieram, pois, o rei e Hamã ao banquete que Ester tinha preparado.

Then the king said, “Be quick to bring Haman, that we may do as Esther wants.” So the king and Haman came to the special supper that Esther had made ready.

6 D e novo disse o rei a Ester, no banquete do vinho: Qual é a tua petição? e ser-te-á concedida; e qual é o teu rogo? e se te dará, ainda que seja metade do reino.

As they drank their wine at the supper, the king said to Esther, “What is it that you want? For it will be given to you. What do you ask of me? You would be given as much as half the nation.”

7 E ster respondeu, dizendo; Eis a minha petição e o meu rogo:

So Esther answered and said, “This is what I ask of you.

8 S e tenho alcançado favor do rei, e se parecer bem ao rei concerder-me a minha petição e cumprir o meu rogo, venha o rei com Hamã ao banquete que lhes hei de preparar, e amanhã farei conforme a palavra do rei.

If I have found favor in the king’s eyes, and if it please the king to give me what I ask of him, may the king and Haman come to the special supper that I will make ready for them. And tomorrow I will tell you what I want.”

9 E ntão naquele dia Hamã saiu alegre e de bom ânimo; porém, vendo Mardoqueu ã porta do rei, e que ele não se levantava nem tremia diante dele, Hamã se encheu de furor contra Mardoqueu.

Then Haman went out that day glad and with joy in his heart. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate, and when he did not stand up or show any fear in front of him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai.

10 C ontudo Hamã se refreou, e foi para casa; enviou e mandou vir os seus amigos, e Zéres, sua mulher.

But Haman kept himself from doing anything at that time, and went home. There he sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh.

11 E contou-lhes Hamã a glória de suas riquezas, a multidão de seus filhos, e tudo em que o rei o tinha engrandecido, e como o havia exaltado sobre os príncipes e servos do rei.

Haman told them about the greatness of his riches and the number of his sons. He told them how the king had raised him to a place of honor, and how he had made him more important than the princes and the king’s servants.

12 E acrescentou: Tampouco a rainha Ester a ninguém fez vir com o rei ao banquete que preparou, senão a mim; e também para amanhã estou convidado por ela juntamente com o rei.

Haman said, “Even Queen Esther let no one but me come with the king to the special supper that she had made ready. She has asked me to come with the king tomorrow also.

13 T odavia tudo isso não me satisfaz, enquanto eu vir o judeu Mardoqueu sentado ã porta do rei.

Yet all of this is not enough to please me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

14 E ntão lhe disseram Zéres, sua mulher, e todos os seus amigos: Faça-se uma forca de cinquenta côvados de altura, e pela manhã dize ao rei que nela seja enforcado Mardoqueu; e então entra alegre com o rei para o banquete. E este conselho agradou a Hamã, que mandou fazer a forca.

Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a tower made ready for hanging him. Let it be thirteen times taller than a man. And in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with joy to the special supper with the king.” These words pleased Haman, so he had the tower built.