Esther 8
1 On that day king Assuerus gave the house of Aman, the Jews’ enemy, to queen Esther, and Mardochai came in before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her uncle.
Nang araw na yaon ay ibinigay ng haring Assuero ang bahay ni Aman na kaaway ng mga Judio kay Esther na reina. At si Mardocheo ay naparoon sa harap ng hari; sapagka't isinaysay ni Esther kung ano niya siya.
2 And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house.
At hinubad ng hari ang kaniyang singsing na hinubad niya kay Aman, at ibinigay kay Mardocheo. At inilagay ni Esther si Mardocheo sa bahay ni Aman.
3 And not content with these things, she fell down at the king’s feet and wept, and speaking to him besought him, that he would give orders that the malice of Aman the Agagite, and his most wicked devices which he had invented against the Jews, should be of no effect.
At si Esther ay nagsalita pa uli sa harap ng hari, at nagpatirapa sa kaniyang mga paa, at ipinamanhik sa kaniya na may luha, na pawiin ang kasamaan ni Aman na Agageo, at ang kaniyang banta na kaniyang ibinanta sa mga Judio.
4 But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him,
Nang magkagayo'y inilawit ng hari kay Esther ang gintong cetro. Sa gayo'y tumindig si Esther, at tumayo sa harap ng hari.
5 And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be reversed by new letters.
At sinabi niya, Kung kinalulugdan ng hari at kung ako'y nakasumpong ng biyaya sa kaniyang paningin, at ang bagay ay inaakalang matuwid sa harap ng hari, at ako'y nakalulugod sa kaniyang mga mata, masulat na tiwaliin ang mga sulat na ibinanta ni Aman na anak ni Amedata, na Agageo, na kaniyang sinulat upang lipulin ang mga Judio na nangasa lahat na lalawigan ng hari:
6 For how call I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?
Sapagka't paanong ako'y makapagtitiis na makita ang kasamaan na darating sa aking bayan? o paanong ako'y makapagtitiis na makita ang paglipol sa aking kamaganakan?
7 And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman’s house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews.
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng haring Assuero kay Esther na reina, at kay Mardocheo na Judio: Narito, ibinigay ko kay Esther ang bahay ni Aman, at siya ang kanilang binitay sa bibitayan, sapagka't siya'y nagbuhat ng kaniyang kamay sa mga Judio.
8 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king’s name, and were sealed with his ring.
Sumulat naman kayo sa mga Judio, kung anong maibigan ninyo sa pangalan ng hari, at tatakan ninyo ng singsing ng hari: sapagka't ang sulat na nasusulat sa pangalan ng hari, at natatakan ng singsing ng hari ay walang taong makatitiwali.
9 Then the king’s scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear.
Nang magkagayo'y tinawag ang mga kalihim ng hari ng panahong yaon, sa ikatlong buwan, na siyang buwan ng Sivan, nang ikadalawang pu't tatlo niyaon; at nasulat ayon sa lahat na iniutos ni Mardocheo sa mga Judio at sa mga satrapa, at sa mga tagapamahala at mga prinsipe ng mga lalawigan na nandoon mula sa India hanggang sa Etiopia, na isang daan at dalawang pu't pitong lalawigan, sa bawa't lalawigan ayon sa sulat niyaon, at sa bawa't bayan ayon sa wika nila, at sa mga Judio ayon sa sulat nila, at ayon sa wika nila.
10 And these letters which were sent in the king’s name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages.
At kaniyang sinulat sa pangalan ng haring Assuero, at tinatakan ng singsing ng hari, at nagpadala ng mga sulat sa pamamagitan ng mga sugo na nagsisipangabayo na nangakasakay sa mga matulin na kabayo na ginagamit sa paglilingkod sa hari, at sa mga batang dromedario;
11 And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil.
Na pinagkakalooban ng hari ang mga Judio na nangasa bawa't bayan, na magpipisan, at ipagsanggalang ang kanilang buhay, upang magpahamak, pumatay, at magpalipol, sa buong kapangyarihan ng bayan at lalawigan na loloob sa kanila, sa kanilang mga bata at mga babae, at kumuha ng samsam sa kanila na pinakahuli,
12 And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
Sa isang araw sa lahat na lalawigan ng haring Assuero, nang ikalabing tatlong araw ng ikalabing dalawang buwan, na siyang buwan ng Adar.
13 And this was the content of the letter, that it should be notified in all lands and peoples that were subject to the empire of king Assuerus, that the Jews were ready to be revenged of their enemies.
Isang salin ng sulat na ang pasiya'y ihayag sa bawa't lalawigan, ay nahayag sa lahat ng mga bayan, at upang ang mga Judio ay magsihanda sa araw na yaon na magsipanghiganti sa kanilang mga kaaway.
14 So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susan.
Sa gayo'y ang mga sugo na nangasasakay sa mga matulin na kabayo na ginagamit sa paglilingkod sa hari ay nagsilabas, na nangagmamadali at nangagtutumulin sa utos ng hari; at ang pasiya ay nahayag sa Susan na bahay-hari.
15 And Mardochai going forth out of the palace, and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel, to wit, of violet and sky colour, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was glad.
At si Mardocheo ay lumabas mula sa harapan ng hari na nakapanamit hari na bughaw, at puti, at may dakilang putong na ginto, at may balabal na mainam na lino at kulay ube: at ang bayan ng Susan ay humiyaw at natuwa.
16 But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
Nagkaroon ang mga Judio ng kaliwanagan at ng kasayahan, at ng kagalakan at ng karangalan.
17 And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king’s commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all.
At sa bawa't lalawigan, at sa bawa't bayan, saan man dumating ang utos ng hari at pasiya niya, ay nagkaroon ang mga Judio ng kasayahan at kagalakan, ng kapistahan at mabuting araw. At marami na mula sa mga bayan ng lupain ay naging mga Judio; sapagka't ang takot sa mga Judio ay suma kanila.
