Esther 4
1 When Mordecai had heard this, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head, and he cried out with a loud voice in the main street of the city, revealing the anguish of his soul.
Nang malaman ni Mordecai ang lahat ng ginawa, pinunit niya ang kanyang mga damit at isinuot ang telang magaspang at mga abo. Lumabas siya sa gitna ng siyudad, at umiyak ng isang malakas at mapait na iyak.
2 And he continued with this lamenting, even up to the gate of the palace, for no one clothed with sackcloth is permitted to enter the king’s court.
Pumunta lamang siya hanggang sa tarangkahan ng hari, dahil walang sinuman ang pinahihintulutang makadaan dito na nakadamit ng telang magaspang.
3 Likewise, in all provinces, towns, and places where the king’s cruel decision arrived, there was extraordinary mourning among the Jews with fasting, wailing, and weeping, with many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.
Sa bawat lalawigan, saan man nakarating ang utos at batas ng hari, mayroong matinding pagluluksa ang mga Judio, may pag-aayuno, iyakan, at taghuyan. Marami sa kanila ang nakahiga sa telang magaspang at mga abo.
4 Then Esther’s maids and eunuchs went in and informed her. When she heard it, she was shocked, and she sent a garment to clothe him and to take away the sackcloth, but he would not accept it.
Nang ang mga kabataang babae ni Esther at kanyang mga lingkod ay dumating at sinabihan siya, ang reyna ay nagdalamhati. Nagpadala siya ng mga damit upang damitan si Mordecai (para mahubad niya ang kanyang telang magaspang), subalit ayaw niyang tanggapin ang mga ito.
5 And she sent for Hathach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to minister to her, and she instructed him to go to Mordecai and to discern from him why he was doing this.
Pagkatapos pinatawag ni Esther si Hathach, isa sa mga opisyal ng hari na naatasan para paglingkuran siya. Inutusan niya ito na pumunta kay Mordecai para alamin kung ano ang nangyari at ano ang ibig sabihin nito.
6 And departing, Hathach went to Mordecai, who was standing in the street of the city, in front of the palace entrance.
Kaya nagpunta si Hathach kay Mordecai sa plasa ng siyudad sa harap ng tarangkahan ng hari.
7 He told him everything that had happened, how Haman had promised to transfer silver into the king’s treasury for the death of the Jews.
Iniulat ni Mordecai sa kanya ang lahat ng nangyari sa kanya, at ang kabuuang halaga ng pilak na pinangako ni Haman para timbangin at ilagay sa pananalapi ng hari upang ipapatay ang mga Judio.
8 Also, he gave him a copy of the edict that was hanging up in Susa, so that he would show it to the queen and advise her to go in to the king and beg him on behalf of her people.
Binigyan niya rin siya ng kopya ng batas na nilathala sa Susa para sa pagkawasak ng mga Judio. Ginawa niya ito upang maipakita ito ni Hathach kay Esther, at mabigyan niya siya ng pananagutan ng pagpunta sa hari para hingin ang kanyang pabor, at magmakaawa sa kanya ngalan ng kanyang lahi.
9 And Hathach returned and informed Esther of all that Mordecai had said.
Kaya pumunta si Hathach kay Esther at sinabi sa kanya kung ano ang sinabi ni Mordecai.
10 She answered him, and ordered him say to Mordecai:
Pagkatapos kinausap ni Esther si Hathach at sinabi sa kanyang bumalik kay Mordecai.
11 “All the servants of the king and all the provinces that are under his realm understand that anyone, whether man or woman, who enters the king’s inner court, who has not been summoned, is immediately to be put to death without any delay, unless the king should happen to extend the golden scepter to him, as a sign of clemency, so that he will be able to live. How then can I go in to the king, when, for thirty days now, I have not been called to him?”
Sinabi niya, “Ang lahat ng mga lingkod ng hari at mga tao sa mga lalawigan ng hari ay nakakaalam na kung sinumang lalaki o babae ang pumunta sa hari sa panloob na bulwagan nang hindi pinapatawag, mayroon lamang isang batas: na siya ay dapat patayin—maliban sa sinuman na iunat ng hari sa kaniya ang gintong setro upang mabuhay siya. Hindi pa ako pinapatawag upang pumunta sa hari sa tatlumpung araw na ito.”
12 And when Mordecai had heard this, he again sent word to Esther, saying, “Do not think that you will save so much as your own soul, just because you are in the king’s house and are above all the Jews.
Kaya iniulat ni Hathach ang sinabi ni Esther kay Mordecai.
13 And when Mordecai had heard this, he again sent word to Esther, saying, “Do not think that you will save so much as your own soul, just because you are in the king’s house and are above all the Jews.
Pinabalik ni Mordecai ang mensaheng ito: “Hindi mo dapat isipin na sa palasyo ng hari, makakatakas ka higit pa sa ibang mga Judio.
14 For, if you remain silent now, the Jews will be delivered through some other opportunity, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for this reason, so that you would be prepared for such a time as this?”
Kung mananatili kang tahimik sa oras na ito, ang pagsaklolo at pagliligtas ay darating para sa mga Judio mula sa ibang lugar, subalit ikaw at ang sambahayan ng iyong ama ay mamamatay. Sinong nakakaalam kung dumating ka sa maharlikang kalagayan para sa panahong tulad nito?”
15 And again Esther sent to Mordecai in these words:
Pagkatapos pinadala ni Esther ang mensaheng ito kay Mordecai,
16 “Go and gather together all the Jews whom you will find in Susa, and pray for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights, and I will fast with my handmaids similarly, and then I will go in to the king, doing what is against the law, not having been called, and so expose myself to mortal danger.”
“Pumunta ka, tipunin mo ang lahat ng mga Judio na naninirahan sa Susa, at mag-ayuno kayo para sa akin. Huwag kayong kumain o uminom ng tatlong araw, gabi o araw. Ako at ang aking mga kabataang babae ay mag-aayuno sa parehong paraan. Pagkatapos pupunta ako sa hari, kahit na labag ito sa batas. At kung ako ay mamatay, ako ay mamamatay.”
17 And so Mordecai went, and he did everything that Esther had instructed him.
Pumunta si Mordecai at ginawa ang lahat ng sinabi ni Esther na kanyang gagawin.
