Esther 2
1 After these things, when the king's feelings were calmer, the thought of Vashti and what she had done and the order he had made against her, came back to his mind.
Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, nang mapayapa ang pagiinit ng haring Assuero kaniyang inalaala si Vasthi, at kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa, at kung ano ang ipinasiya laban sa kaniya.
2 Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng mga lingkod ng hari na nagsisipaglingkod sa kaniya: Ihanap ng magagandang batang dalaga ang hari:
3 Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the women: and let the things needed for making them clean be given to them;
At maghalal ang hari ng mga pinuno sa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng kaniyang kaharian, upang kanilang mapisan ang lahat na magandang batang dalaga sa Susan na bahay-hari, sa bahay ng mga babae, sa pamamahala ni Hegai, na kamarero ng hari, na tagapagingat ng mga babae; at ibigay sa kanila ang kanilang mga bagay na kailangan sa paglilinis:
4 And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.
At ang dalaga na kalugdan ng hari ay maging reina na kahalili ni Vasthi. At ang bagay ay nakalugod sa hari; at ginawa niyang gayon.
5 Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
May isang Judio sa Susan na bahay-hari, na ang pangala'y Mardocheo, na anak ni Jair, na anak ni Simi, na anak ni Cis na Benjamita;
6 Who had been taken away from Jerusalem among those who had been made prisoner with Jeconiah, king of Judah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken him away.
Na nadala mula sa Jerusalem na kasama ng mga bihag na nangadalang kasama ni Jechonias na hari sa Juda, na dinala ni Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia.
7 And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.
At pinalaki niya si Hadasa, sa makatuwid baga'y si Esther, na anak na babae ng kaniyang amain: sapagka't siya'y wala kahit ama o ina man, at ang dalaga ay maganda at may mabuting anyo; at nang mamatay ang kaniyang ama't ina inari siya ni Mardocheo na parang tunay na anak.
8 So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women.
Sa gayo'y nangyari nang mabalitaan ang utos ng hari at ang kaniyang pasiya, at nang napipisan ang maraming dalaga sa Susan na bahay-hari, sa pamamahala ni Hegai, na si Esther ay dinala sa bahay ng hari, sa pamamahala ni Hegai, na tagapagingat sa mga babae.
9 And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant-girls moved to the best place in the women's part of the house.
At ang dalaga ay nakalugod sa kaniya, at nilingap niya; at nagbigay siyang madali sa kaniya ng mga bagay na ukol sa paglilinis, pati ng mga bahagi niya, at ng pitong dalaga na marapat na ibigay sa kaniya, na mula sa bahay ng hari: at inilipat niya siya at ang kaniyang mga dalaga sa pinaka mabuting dako ng bahay ng mga babae.
10 Esther had not said what family or people she came from, for Mordecai had given her orders not to do so.
Hindi ipinakilala ni Esther ang kaniyang bayan o ang kaniyang kamaganakan man; sapagka't ibinilin sa kaniya ni Mardocheo na huwag niyang ipakilala.
11 And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.
At si Mardocheo ay lumakad araw-araw sa harap ng looban ng bahay ng mga babae, upang maalaman kung anong ginagawa ni Esther, at kung ano ang mangyayari sa kaniya.
12 Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet perfumes and such things as are needed for making women clean):
Nang sumapit nga ang paghahalihalili ng bawa't dalaga na pasukin ang haring Assuero, pagkatapos na magawa sa kaniya ang ayon sa kautusan sa mga babae, na labing dalawang buwan, (sapagka't ganito nagaganap ang mga araw ng kanilang paglilinis, sa makatuwid baga'y anim na buwan na ma'y langis na mirra, at anim na buwan na may mainam na pabango, at ng mga bagay na ukol sa paglilinis ng mga babae.)
13 And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.
Sa ganito ngang paraan naparoroon ang dalaga sa hari: Na anomang kaniyang nasain ay ibinibigay sa kaniya upang yumaong kasama niya na mula sa bahay ng mga babae hanggang sa bahay ng hari.
14 In the evening she went, and on the day after she came back to the second house of the women, into the keeping of Shaashgaz, one of the king's unsexed servants who had the care of the king's wives: only if the king had delight in her and sent for her by name did she go in to him again.
Sa kinahapunan ay naparoroon siya, at sa kinaumagahan ay bumabalik siya sa ikalawang bahay ng mga babae, sa pamamahala ni Saasgaz, na kamarero ng hari, na nagiingat sa mga babae; hindi na niya pinapasok ang hari malibang ang hari ay malugod sa kaniya, at siya'y tawagin sa pangalan.
15 Now when the time came for Esther, the daughter of Abihail, his father's brother, whom Mordecai had taken as his daughter, to go in to the king, she made request for nothing but what Hegai, the king's servant and keeper of the women, had given her. And Esther was looked on kindly by all who saw her.
Nang sumapit ang paghalili nga ni Esther, na anak ni Abihail, na amain ni Mardocheo, na umaring anak kay Esther, upang pasukin ang hari, wala siyang tinamong anoman, kundi ang ibinigay ni Hegai na kamarero ng hari, na tagapagingat sa mga babae. At si Esther ay nilingap ng lahat na nakakita sa kaniya.
16 So Esther was taken in to King Ahasuerus in his house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his rule.
Sa gayo'y dinala si Esther sa haring Assuero sa loob ng kaniyang bahay-hari, nang ikasangpung buwan na siyang buwan ng Tebeth nang ikapitong taon ng kaniyang paghahari.
17 And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
At sininta ng hari si Esther ng higit kay sa lahat na babae, at siya'y nilingap at minahal na higit kay sa lahat na dalaga; na anopa't kaniyang ipinutong ang putong na pagkareina sa kaniyang ulo, at ginawa siyang reina na kahalili ni Vasthi.
18 Then the king gave a great feast for all his captains and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he gave orders through all the divisions of his kingdom for a day of rest from work, and gave wealth from his store.
Nang magkagayo'y gumawa ang hari ng malaking kapistahan sa kaniyang lahat na prinsipe at kaniyang mga lingkod, sa makatuwid baga'y kapistahan ni Esther; at siya'y gumawa ng pagpapatawad ng sala sa mga lalawigan, at nagbigay ng mga kaloob, ayon sa kalooban ng hari.
19 And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.
At nang mapisan na ikalawa ang mga dalaga, naupo nga si Mardocheo sa pintuang-daan ng hari.
20 Esther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.
Hindi pa ipinakikilala ni Esther ang kaniyang kamaganakan o ang kaniyang bayan man; gaya ng ibinilin sa kaniya ni Mardocheo: sapagka't ginawa ni Esther ang utos ni Mardocheo, na gaya ng siya'y palakihing kasama niya.
21 In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.
Sa mga araw na yaon, samantalang nauupo si Mardocheo sa pintuang-daan ng hari, dalawa sa kamarero ng hari, si Bigthan at si Teres, sa nangagiingat ng pintuan, ay nangapoot at nangagaakalang buhatan ng kamay ang haring Assuero.
22 And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.
At ang bagay ay naalaman ni Mardocheo na siyang nagturo kay Esther na reina: at sinaysay ni Esther sa hari, sa pangalan ni Mardocheo.
23 And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.
At nang siyasatin ang bagay at masumpungang gayon, sila'y kapuwa binigti sa punong kahoy: at nasulat sa aklat ng mga alaala sa harap ng hari.
