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Ester 5
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Ester 5
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O pedido de Ester ao rei
5 Três dias mais tarde, Ester vestiu-se com roupas reais e entrou no pátio interior, mesmo em frente à sala onde se encontrava o rei no seu trono. 2 Quando ele viu a rainha Ester no pátio interior, deu-lhe as boas-vindas, estendendo para ela o cetro de ouro. Ester aproximou-se e tocou-lhe.
3 Perguntou-lhe o rei: “Que pretendes, rainha Ester? Que queres pedir-me? Dar-te-ei o que me pedires, mesmo que seja metade do reino!”
4 Ester respondeu: “Se o rei achasse bem, gostaria que viesse hoje, juntamente com Hamã, ao banquete que preparei para vos oferecer.”
5 O rei voltou-se para os seus colaboradores: “Digam a Hamã que se despache!” E foram os dois ao banquete da rainha.
6 Na altura de servirem os vinhos, o rei disse a Ester: “Diz-me o que pretendes realmente e eu to darei, mesmo que seja metade do reino!”
7 “O meu pedido, o meu grande desejo é este: 8 se o rei me ama e quer na verdade ser-me favorável, que venha de novo amanhã com Hamã ao banquete que preparei, e então explicarei tudo.”
9 Hamã era um homem feliz quando deixou o banquete; mas quando viu Mardoqueu ali junto ao portão do palácio, sem se levantar nem tremer na sua presença, ficou furioso. 10 Conteve-se, contudo; foi para casa e juntou os amigos e Zerés sua mulher. 11 Começou a gabar-se das suas riquezas, dos muitos filhos, das honras que o rei lhe tinha concedido e como se tornara na pessoa mais importante no reino a seguir ao soberano.
12 E não pôde deixar de acrescentar triunfalmente: “Sim, a própria rainha Ester me convidou, a mim e ao rei, só os dois, para um banquete que nos foi oferecido! Amanhã estamos de novo convidados! 13 No entanto, há uma coisa que me incomoda tremendamente, que é ver esse judeu Mardoqueu sentado ali mesmo em frente ao portão do palácio, e ele nem sequer se levanta quando eu passo!”
14 A sua mulher Zerés, apoiada por todos os amigos, sugeriu-lhe então: “Manda levantar uma forca com 25 metros de altura e logo de manhã pede ao rei para enforcarem Mardoqueu. Assim, já poderás ir outra vez ao banquete satisfeito.” Hamã concordou e mandou fazer a forca.
Esther 5
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Esther 5
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Esther’s Request to the King
5 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes(A) and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s(B) hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. 2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.(C)
3 Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom,(D) it will be given you.”
4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”
5 “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what Esther asks.”
So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. 6 As they were drinking wine,(E) the king again asked Esther, “Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom,(F) it will be granted.”(G)
7 Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this: 8 If the king regards me with favor(H) and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet(I) I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Haman’s Rage Against Mordecai
9 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage(J) against Mordecai.(K) 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.
Calling together his friends and Zeresh,(L) his wife, 11 Haman boasted(M) to them about his vast wealth, his many sons,(N) and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. 12 “And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person(O) Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. 13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.(P)”
14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,[a](Q) and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled(R) on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.
Footnotes
- Esther 5:14 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
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