Esther 3
1 Some time later, King Xerxes (promoted/gave his most important job/work to) Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was a descendant of [King] Agag. Haman became more important than all his other officials. [Only the king was more important.]
Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito ay dinakila ng haring Assuero si Aman na anak ni Amedatha na Agageo, at pinataas siya, at inilagay ang kaniyang upuan na mataas kay sa lahat na prinsipe na kasama niya.
2 Then the king commanded that all the other officials had to bow down in front of Haman to honor him [when he walked by]. But Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman.
At lahat ng mga lingkod ng hari na nangasa pintuang-daan ng hari, ay nagsiyukod at nagsigalang kay Aman; sapagka't iniutos na gayon ng hari tungkol sa kaniya. Nguni't si Mardocheo ay hindi yumukod, o gumalang man sa kaniya.
3 The [other] officials [saw that, and they] asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey what the king commanded?”
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng mga lingkod ng hari na nangasa pintuang-daan ng hari kay Mardocheo: Bakit mo sinasalangsang ang utos ng hari?
4 Mordecai told them that he was a Jew, [and that Jews would bow down only to God]. Day after day the other officials spoke to Mordecai about that, but he still refused to obey. So they told Haman about it, to see if Haman would tolerate it.
Nangyari nga, nang sila'y mangagsalita araw-araw sa kaniya, at hindi niya dinggin sila, na kanilang sinaysay kay Aman, upang makita kung mangyayari ang bagay ni Mardocheo: sapagka't sinaysay niya sa kanila na siya'y Judio.
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him, he became extremely angry.
At nang makita ni Aman na si Mardocheo ay hindi yumuyukod, o gumagalang man sa kaniya, napuspos nga ng pagkapoot si Aman.
6 [After he found out that Mordecai was a Jew, ] he decided that it would not be enough to get rid of only Mordecai. He decided to kill all the Jews in all the area that Xerxes ruled.
Nguni't inakala niyang walang kabuluhan na pagbuhatan ng kamay si Mardocheo na magisa; sapagka't ipinakilala nila sa kaniya ang bayan ni Mardocheo: kaya't inisip ni Aman na lipulin ang lahat na Judio na nangasa buong kaharian ni Assuero, sa makatuwid baga'y ang bayan ni Mardocheo.
7 So, during the twelfth year that Xerxes was ruling, during the month of April, [Haman told his advisors to] (cast lots/throw small marked stones) to determine the best month and the best day to kill the Jews. Haman’s advisors did that, and the day that was selected was March 7th [during the following/next year].
Nang unang buwan, na siyang buwan ng Nisan, nang ikalabing dalawang taon ng haring Assuero, kanilang pinagsapalaran nga ang Pur sa harap ni Aman sa araw-araw, at sa buwan-buwan, hanggang sa ikalabing dalawang buwan, na siyang buwan ng Adar.
8 Then Haman [went to] the king [and] said to [him], “[Your majesty, ] there is a certain group of people who live in many areas [of your empire] whose customs are different from ours. They even refuse to obey your laws. So it would be good for you to get rid of them.
At sinabi ni Aman sa haring Assuero, May isang bayang nakakalat at nakasabog sa gitna ng mga bayan sa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng iyong kaharian at ang kanilang kautusan ay kaiba sa bawa't bayan; na hindi man lamang iniingatan nila ang mga kautusan ng hari; kaya't hindi mapakinabang sa hari na sila'y tiisin.
9 If it pleases you, command that they should all be killed. [If you do that, ] I will give (375 tons/750,000 pounds) of silver to your administrators so that you can use it for your government.”
Kung kalugdan ng hari, masulat na sila'y lipulin: at ako'y magbabayad ng sangpung libong talentong pilak sa mga kamay niyaong mga may katungkulan sa mga gawain ng hari, upang dalhin sa mga ingatang-yaman ng hari.
10 The king liked [what Haman said, so, and to confirm what he decided], he gave the ring that had his official seal on it to Haman, who now hated the Jews.
Nang magkagayo'y hinubad ng hari ang kaniyang singsing sa kaniyang kamay, at ibinigay kay Aman na anak ni Amedatha na Agageo, na kaaway ng mga Judio.
11 The king told Haman, “Keep your money, but do what you want to with those people [whom you talked about]!”
At sinabi ng hari kay Aman, Ang pilak ay nabigay sa iyo at gayon din ang bayan upang gawin mo sa mga yaon kung ano ang inaakala mong mabuti.
12 On April 17th Haman summoned the king’s secretaries, and he dictated a letter to them that they [translated and] wrote to all the governors and administrators and other officials in all the provinces. They wrote copies of the letter in every language and every kind of writing/alphabet that was used in the empire. They wrote that all the Jews, [including] young people and old people, women and children, had to be killed on one day. That day was March 7th of the following year. They also wrote that [those who killed the Jews] could take everything that belonged to the Jews. [They signed] the king’s name [at the end of] the letters. Then they sealed the letters [with wax, and stamped the wax by] using the king’s ring. Then they sent the letters swiftly to every province in the empire,
Nang magkagayo'y tinawag ang mga kalihim ng hari sa unang buwan, nang ikalabing tatlong araw niyaon; at nangasulat ayon sa lahat na iniutos ni Aman sa mga satrapa ng hari, at sa mga tagapamahala na nangasa bawa't lalawigan, at sa mga prinsipe ng bawa't bayan, sa bawa't lalawigan ayon sa sulat niyaon, at sa bawa't bayan ayon sa kanilang wika; sa pangalan ng haring Assuero nasulat, at tinatakan ng singsing ng hari.
At nagpadala ng mga sulat sa pamamagitan ng mga sugo sa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng hari, upang ipahamak, upang patayin, at upang lipulin ang lahat na Judio, ang bata at gayon din ang matanda, ang mga bata at ang mga babae sa isang araw, sa makatuwid baga'y sa ikalabing tatlong araw ng ikalabing dalawang buwan, na siyang buwan ng Adar, at upang kumuha ng samsam sa kanila na pinakahuli.
14 The king [also commanded that] copies of these letters should be [nailed up] where [all the people] could see them, in every province, so that the people would be ready to do on the day the king had set [what was written in the letter].
Isang salin ng sulat ay ibigay sa bawa't lalawigan upang ang pasiya ay mahayag sa lahat na bayan, na sila'y magsihanda sa araw na yaon.
15 Then, according to what the king commanded, men [riding horses] took those letters quickly to every province [in the empire]. And one of the letters was read [aloud to the people] in the capital city, Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down and drank [wine], but the people in Susa were very perplexed [about why this was going to happen].
Ang mga sugo ay nagsilabas na madalian sa utos ng hari, at ang pasiya ay natanyag sa Susan na bahay-hari. At ang hari at si Aman ay naupo upang uminom; nguni't ang bayan ng Susan ay natitigilan.
