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.
Sa araw na iyon ibinigay ni Haring Assuero kay Reyna Esther ang ari-arian ni Haman, na kaaway ng mga Judio. At nagsimulang maglingkod si Mordecai sa hari, dahil sinabihan ni Esther ang hari kung ano ang kaugnayan niya sa kanya.
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.
Kinuha ng hari ang panselyong singsing, na binawi niya mula kay Haman, at ibinigay ito kay Mordecai. Itinalaga ni Esther si Mordecai na maging tagapamahala ng lahat ng ari-arian ni Haman.
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.
Pagkatapos nakipag-usap muli si Esther sa hari. Iniyuko niya ang kanyang mukha sa lupa at umiyak habang nagmamakaawa sa kanya na tapusin na ang masamang balak ni Haman na Agageo, ang pakanang binuo niya laban 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,
Pagkatapos itinuro ng hari ang gintong setro kay Esther; bumangon at tumayo siya 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.
Sinabi niya, “Kung mamarapatin ng hari, at kung nakasumpong ako ng kagandahang-loob sa iyong paningin, kung ang bagay ay parang wasto sa harap ng hari, at ako ay kalugud-lugod sa iyong mga mata, hayaang isang kautusan ang maisulat upang mapawalang-bisa ang mga liham ni Haman na anak ni Hammedatha na Agageo, ang mga liham na kanyang sinulat para wasakin ang mga Judio na nasa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng hari.
6 For how call I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?
Sapagkat paano ko makakayang tingnan ang kapahamakang mangyayari sa aking lahi? Paano ko matitiis na panoorin ang pagkalipol ng aking mga kamag-anak?
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.
Sinabi ni Haring Assuero kina Esther at Mordecai na Judio, “Tingnan ninyo, ibinigay ko kay Esther ang bahay ni Haman, at binitay nila si Haman sa bitayan, dahil sasalakayin niya ang 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 ka ng iba pang kautusan para sa mga Judio sa pangalan ng hari, at selyuhan ito sa pamamagitan ng singsing ng hari. Sapagkat ang kautusang naisulat na sa pangalan ng hari at naselyuhan sa pamamagitan ng singsing ng hari ay hindi maaaring mapawalang-bisa.”
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.
Kaya pinatawag ang mga manunulat ng hari sa oras na iyon, sa ikatlong buwan, na buwan ng Sivan, sa ikadalawampu't tatlong araw ng buwan. Isang kautusan ang isinulat na naglalaman ng lahat ng iniuutos ni Mordecai na may kinalaman sa mga Judio. Isinulat ito para sa mga panlalawigang gobernador, ang mga gobernador at mga opisyal ng mga lalawigang matatagpuan mula India hanggang Ethiopia, 127 na lalawigan, sa bawat lalawigan ang liham ay isinulat sa kanilang sariling pagsulat, at sa bawat lahi sa kanilang wika, at sa mga Judio sa kanilang pagsulat at wika.
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.
Sumulat si Mordecai sa pangalan ni Haring Assuero at sinelyuhan ito ng panselyong singsing ng hari. Pinadala ang mga kasulatan sa pamamagitan ng mga tagahatid na nakasakay sa mabibilis na mga kabayo na siyang ginagamit sa paglilingkod sa hari, pinarami mula sa maharlikang palahiang hayop.
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.
Pinahintulutan ng hari ang mga Judio na nasa bawat siyudad na magtipun-tipon at gumawa ng paninindigan upang pangalagaan ang kanilang buhay; upang ubusin, patayin, at lipulin ang anumang sandatahang lakas mula sa alinmang lahi o lalawigang gustong sumalakay sa kanila, kasali ang mga bata at mga kababaihan o dambungin ang kanilang mga ari-arian.
12 And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
Ipapairal ito sa lahat ng lalawigan ni Haring Assuero, sa ikalabintatlong araw ng ikalabindalawang buwan, na 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.
Ang kopya ng utos ay ilalathala bilang batas at ilalantad ito sa lahat ng tao. Ang mga Judio ay dapat handa sa araw na iyon upang maghiganti sa kanilang mga kaaway.
14 So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susan.
Kaya sumakay ang mga tagahatid sa maharlikang mga kabayong ginagamit para sa paglilingkod sa hari ang mga tagahatid. Humayo sila nang walang antala. Ang kautusan ng hari ay inilathala rin mula sa palasyo ng Susa.
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.
Pagkatapos umalis si Mordecai sa presensya ng hari na nakasuot ng maharlikang damit na bughaw at puti, na may malaking gintong korona at kulay-ubeng balabal ng pinong lino. At sumigaw at nagsaya ang siyudad ng Susa.
16 But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
Nagkaroon ng kaliwanagan, kagalakan, kasiyahan, at karangalan ang mga Judio.
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.
Sa bawat lalawigan at sa bawat siyudad, saanman makarating ang kautusan ng hari, may kagalakan at kasiyahan ang mga Judio, isang pagdiriwang at isang araw ng pangilin. Maraming naging Judio ang nagmula sa ibat-ibang lahi ng mga tao, dahil ang takot ng mga Judio ay bumagsak sa kanila.
