Esther 2
1 After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:
Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, nang humupa ang galit ni Haring Assuero, naisip niya si Vashti at kung ano ang ginawa niya. Inisip din niya ang tungkol sa kautusang ginawa niya laban kay Vashti.
2 And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
Pagkatapos ay sinabi ng mga binatang tauhan ng Hari na naglilingkod sa kanya, “Hayaang magsagawa ng paghahanap sa ngalan ng hari para sa mga magagandang dalagang birhen
3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women: and let them receive women’s ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.
Hayaang humirang ang hari ng mga opisyal sa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng kanyang kaharian, upang pagsama-samahin ang lahat ng magagandang mga dalagang birhen sa harem sa palasyo ng Susa. Hayaan silang mailagay sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Hegai, ang opisyal ng hari, na siyang namamahala sa mga babae, at hayaang ibigay niya ang kanilang mga pampaganda.
4 And whosoever among them all shall please the king’s eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
Hayaan ang sinumang dalagang babaeng makalugod sa hari na maging reyna kapalit ni Vashti.” Naibigan ng hari ang payong ito at ginawa niya ito.
5 There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,
Mayroong isang Judio na nakatira sa siyudad ng Susa na nagngangalang Mordecai, anak na lalaki ni Jair na apo ni Simei na anak na lalaki ni Kis na lipi ni Benjamin.
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
Kinuha siya palayo mula sa Jerusalem kasama ng mga tinapon pati na mga dinakip na kasama ni Jehoiakin, hari ng Juda, na tinangay ni Nebuchadezzar na hari ng Babilonia.
7 And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
Siya ang nag-aalaga kay Hadasa, iyon ay, si Esther, ang anak na babae ng kanyang tiyo, sapagkat wala na siyang ama o ina. Ang dalaga ay may magandang hugis at kaibig-ibig ang panlabas na anyo. Inaruga siya ni Mordecai na parang sariling anak.
8 And when the king’s ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women.
Nang pinahayag ang utos at batas ng hari, maraming dalaga ang dinala sa palasyo ng Susa. Sila ay inilagay sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Hegai. Dinala rin si Esther papuntang palasyo ng hari at inilagay sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Hegai, ang siyang tagapangasiwa sa mga dalaga.
9 And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
Ang dalaga ay nakapag-bigay lugod sa kanya, at nakuha niya ang pabor nito. Agad niya itong binigyan ng mga pampaganda at bahagi ng pagkain niya. Itinalaga niya sa kanya ang pitong aliping babae mula sa palasyo ng hari, at siya at mga aliping babae ay inilipat niya sa pinakamagandang lugar sa bahay ng mga kababaihan.
10 And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
Walang sinumang sinabihan si Esther kung sino ang kanyang lahi o mga kamag-anak, sapagkat sinabihan siya ni Mordecai na huwag sabihin.
11 And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins were kept, having a care for Esther’s welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her.
Araw-araw naglalakad si Mordecai papunta at pabalik sa harapan ng patyo sa labas ng bahay ng mga kababaihan, upang malaman ang tungkol sa kapakanan ni Esther, at tungkol sa kung ano ang gagawin sa kanya.
12 Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.
Nang dumating ang pagkakataon para sa bawat dalaga upang pumunta kay Haring Assuero—sa pagsunod ng mga alintuntunin para sa mga babae, ang bawat babae ay kinakailangang tapusin ang labindalawang buwan ng pagpapaganda, anim na buwan na may langis ng mira, at anim na may pabango at pampaganda —
13 And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king’s chamber.
Kapag ang dalaga ay pumunta sa hari, anuman ang kagustuhan nito ay ibinibigay sa kanya mula sa bahay ng mga kababaihan, para madala niya sa palasyo.
14 And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king’s concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come.
Sa gabi siya ay papasok, at sa umaga siya ay babalik sa ikalawang tahanan ng mga babae, at sa pangangalaga ni Saasgaz, ang opisyal ng hari, na siyang namamahala sa ibang mga asawa. Hindi na siya muling makakabalik sa hari maliban na lamang kung siya ay malugod sa kanya at ipatawag siyang muli.
15 And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women’s ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all.
Ngayon nang dumating ang panahon para kay Esther (anak na babae ni Abihail, ang tiyo ni Mordecai, na siyang kumuha sa kanya bilang sariling anak) na pumunta sa hari, hindi siya humingi ng anumang bagay subalit kung ano ang iminungkahi ni Hegai na namamahala sa mga babae. Ngayon naibigan si Esther ng sinumang makakita sa kanya.
16 So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Dinala si Esther kay Haring Asssuero sa maharlikang tirahan sa ika-sampung buwan, ang buwan ng Tebeth, sa ikapitong taon ng kanyang pamumuno.
17 And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.
Higit na minamahal ng hari si Esther sa lahat ng mga babae, nakuha nito ang pabor at kabaitan sa harapan niya, higit sa lahat ng ibang mga birhen, kaya ipinatong niya ang maharlikang korona sa ulo nito at ginawa siyang reyna sa halip na si Vasthi.
18 And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence.
Nagbigay ang hari ng isang malaking handaan para sa lahat ng mga opisyal at mga alipin niya, “Handaan ni Esther,” at nagbigay siya ng kaluwagan mula sa pagbubuwis sa mga lalawigan. Nagbigay rin siya ng mga regalo na may pangmaharlikang pagkabukas-palad.
19 And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,
Nang tipunin ang mga birhen sa ikalawang pagkakataon, si Mordecai ay naka-upo sa tarangkahan ng Hari.
20 Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
Hindi pa sinabi ni Esther ang tungkol sa kanyang mga kamag-anak o kanyang lahi, tulad ng tagubilin ni Mordecai sa kanya. Patuloy niyang sinunod ang payo ni Mordecai tulad ng ginawa niya nang pinapalaki siya nito.
21 At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him.
Sa panahong iyon, habang si Mordecai ay nakaupo sa tarangkahan ng hari, dalawa sa mga opisyal ng hari na sina Bigtan at Teres, na nagbabantay sa daanan ng pintuan, ay nagalit at naghanap ng paraan para gumawa ng masama kay Haring Assuero.
22 And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai’s name, who had reported the thing unto her.
Nang mapag-alaman ni Mordecai ang bagay na ito, sinabihan niya si Reyna Esther, at kinausap ni Esther ang hari sa ngalan ni Mordecai.
23 It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king.
Ang ulat ay siniyasat at napatunayan, kaya binitay ang dalawang lalaki sa bitayan. Isinulat ang pangyayaring ito sa Aklat ng mga Alaala sa presensya ng hari.
