1 O ra, no duodécimo mês que é o mês de adar, no dia treze do mês, em que a ordem do rei e o seu decreto estavam para se executar, no dia em que os inimigos dos judeus esperavam assenhorar-se deles, sucedeu o contrário, de modo que os judeus foram os que se assenhorearam do que os odiavam.

Now came the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, when the king’s law was about to be carried out. It was the day when those who hated the Jews hoped to get the rule over them. But their plan was turned around, and the Jews ruled over those who hated them.

2 A juntaram-se, pois os judeus nas suas cidades, em todas as províncias do rei Assuero, para pôr as mãos naqueles que procuravam o seu mal; e ninguém podia resistir-lhes, porque o medo deles caíra sobre todos aqueles povos.

The Jews gathered in their cities in all the parts of the nation of King Ahasuerus to hurt those who wanted to kill them. No one could stand in front of them, for the fear of them had come upon all the people.

3 E todos os príncipes das províncias, os sátrapas, os governadores e os que executavam os negócios do rei auxiliavam aos judeus, porque tinha caído sobre eles o medo de Mardoqueu.

The princes of the nation, the rulers, the leaders, and those who were doing the king’s work all helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had come upon them.

4 P ois Mardoqueu era grande na casa do rei, e a sua fama se espalhava por todas as províncias, porque o homem ia se tornando cada vez mais poderoso.

For Mordecai was great in the king’s house. His name spread through all the nation, for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

5 F eriram, pois, os judeus a todos os seus inimigos a golpes de espada, matando-os e destruindo-os; e aos que os odiavam trataram como quiseram.

So the Jews killed and destroyed with sword all those who hated them. They did as they pleased to those who hated them.

6 E em Susã, a capital, os judeus mataram e destruíram quinhentos homens;

In the city of Susa where the king ruled the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,

7 c omo também mataram Parsandata, Dalfom, Aspata,

and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

8 P orata, Adalia, Aridata,

Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

9 P armasta, Arisai, Aridai e Vaizata,

Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.

10 o s dez filhos de Hamã, filho de Hamedata, o inimigo dos judeus; porém ao despojo não estederam a mão.

These were the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who hated the Jews. But they did not touch anything that belonged to them.

11 N esse mesmo dia veio ao conhecimento do rei o número dos mortos em Susã, a capital.

On that day the number of those who were killed in the city of Susa where the king lived was told to the king.

12 E disse o rei ã rainha Ester: Em Susã, a capital, os judeus mataram e destruíram quinhentos homens e os dez filhos de Hamã; que não teriam feito nas demais províncias do rei? Agora, qual é a tua petição? e te será concedida; e qual é ainda o teu rogo? e atender-se-á.

And the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and the ten sons of Haman in Susa. What then have they done in the rest of the king’s nation! Now what do you ask of me? It will be done for you. What else do you want? It will be done.”

13 R espondeu Ester: Se parecer bem ao rei, conceda aos judeus se acham em Susã que façam ainda amanhã conforme o decreto de hoje; e que os dez filhos de Hamã sejam pendurados na forca.

Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let the Jews in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to carry out today’s law. Let the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the tower.”

14 E ntão o rei mandou que assim se fizesse; e foi publicado em edito em Susã, e os dez filhos de Hamã foram dependurados.

So the king said that this should be done. He made it known in Susa, and the bodies of Haman’s ten sons were hanged.

15 O s judeus que se achavam em Susã reuniram-se também no dia catorze do mês de adar, e mataram em Susã trezentos homens; porém ao despojo não estenderam a mão.

The Jews in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed 300 men in Susa. But they did not touch anything that belonged to them.

16 D a mesma sorte os demais judeus que se achavam nas províncias do rei se reuniram e se dispuseram em defesa das suas vidas, e tiveram repouso dos seus inimigos, matando dos que os odiavam setenta e cinco mil; porém ao despojo não estenderam a mão.

Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king’s nation gathered to fight for their lives and get rid of those who hated them. They killed 75, 000 of those who hated them. But they did not touch anything that belonged to them.

17 S ucedeu isso no dia treze do mês de adar e no dia catorze descansaram, e o fizeram dia de banquetes e de alegria.

This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. On the fourteenth day they rested and made it a day of eating and joy.

18 M as os judeus que se achavam em Susã se ajuntaram no dia treze como também no dia catorze; e descansaram no dia quinze, fazendo-o dia de banquetes e de alegria.

But the Jews in Susa gathered on the thirteenth and fourteenth days of the same month. And they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of eating and joy.

19 P ortanto os judeus das aldeias, que habitam nas cidades não muradas, fazem do dia catorze do mês de adar dia de alegria e de banquetes, e de festas, e dia de mandarem porções escolhidas uns aos outros.

So the Jews of the villages, who lived in the small towns without walls, made the fourteenth day of the month of Adar a special day of joy and eating and sharing their food with one another. The Special Supper of Purim

20 m ardoqueu escreveu estas coisas, e enviou cartas a todos os judeus que se achavam em todas as províncias do rei Assuero, aos de perto e aos de longe,

Mordecai wrote down these things. And he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the nation of King Ahasuerus, both near and far.

21 o rdenando-lhes que guardassem o dia catorze do mês de adar e o dia quinze do mesmo, todos os anos,

He told them to remember the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar each year.

22 c omo os dias em que os judeus tiveram repouso dos seus inimigos, e o mês em que se lhes mudou a tristeza em alegria, e o pranto em dia de festa, a fim de que os fizessem dias de banquetes e de alegria, e de mandarem porções escolhidas uns aos outros, e dádivas aos pobres.

Because on those days the Jews got rid of those who hated them. It was a month which was changed from sorrow into joy, from a day of sorrow into a special day. He said that they should make them days of eating and joy and sending food to one another and gifts to the poor.

23 E os judeus se comprometeram a fazer como já tinham começado, e como Mardoqueu lhes tinha escrito;

So the Jews agreed to do what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.

24 p orque Hamã, filho de Hamedata, o agagita, o inimigo de todos os judeus, tinha intentado destruir os judeus, e tinha lançado Pur, isto é, a sorte, para os assolar e destruir;

For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the one who hated all the Jews, had planned to destroy the Jews. He had drawn names, using Pur, to trouble them and destroy them.

25 m as quando isto veio perante o rei, ordenou ele por cartas que o mau intento que Hamã formara contra os judeus recaísse sobre a sua cabeça, e que ele e seus filhos fossem pendurados na forca.

But when the king heard about it, he made it known by letter that his plan against the Jews should bring trouble upon himself. And he had Haman and his sons hanged on the tower.

26 P or isso aqueles dias se chamaram Purim, segundo o nome Pur. portanto, por causa de todas as palavras daquela carta, e do que tinham testemunhado nesse sentido, e do que lhes havia sucedido,

So they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Because of what was written in this letter, and what they had seen and what had happened to them,

27 o s judeus concordaram e se comprometeram por si, sua descendência, e por todos os que haviam de unir-se com eles, a não deixarem de guardar estes dois dias, conforme o que se escreveras a respeito deles, e segundo o seu tempo determinado, todos os anos;

the Jews set apart this special time each year for themselves, for their children and their children’s children, and for all who joined them. They would always remember to keep these two days special, as it was written and at the same time every year.

28 e a fazerem com que esses dias fossem lembrados e guardados por toda geração, família, província e cidade; e que esses dias de Purim não fossem revogados entre os judeus, e que a memória deles nunca perecesse dentre a sua descendência.

These days were to be remembered and kept as a special time for all their children-to-come, in every family, every land, and every city. These days of Purim were not to be forgotten by the Jews. Their children and their children’s children were to remember them forever.

29 E ntão a rainha Ester, filha de Abiail, e o judeu Mardoqueu escreveram cartas com toda a autoridade para confirmar esta segunda carta a respeito de Purim,

Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full power to make this second letter about Purim sure.

30 e enviaram-nas a todos os judeus,

Letters were sent to all the Jews in the 127 parts of the nation of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth.

31 p ara confirmar esses dias de Purim nos seus tempos determinados, como o judeu Mardoqueu e a rainha Ester lhes tinham ordenado, e como eles se haviam obrigado por si e pela sua descendência no tocante a seus jejuns e suas lamentações.

They made sure that these days of Purim would be kept at the right times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had told them. These days were set apart for themselves and for their children and their children’s children, with the times they were to go without food and the times they were to be sad.

32 A ordem de Ester confirmou o que dizia respeito ao Purim; e foi isso registrado nos anais.

The words of Esther made the rules for keeping Purim sure, and it was written in the book.