Esther 7
1 So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.
Busa ang hari ug si Aman ming-adto sa combira ni Ester nga reina.
2 As they were drinking wine, the king asked again, “Esther, what do you want me to do [for you? Tell me, and] I will do it for you. Even if [you ask me for] half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”
Ug ang hari miingon pag-usab kang Ester, sa ikaduhang adlaw, didto sa combira sa vino: Unsay imong pangayoon, reina nga Ester? Ug kini igahatag kanimo: ug unsay imong ihangyo? bisan pa sa katunga sa gingharian, kana pagabuhaton.
3 Esther replied, “O king, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to do [what I ask], save me, and save my people. That is what I want you to do for me.
Ug si Ester nga reina mitubag ug namulong: Kong ako nakapahimuot kanimo sa imong pagtan-aw, Oh hari, ug kong kini nakapahimuot sa hari, ihatag kanako ang akong kinabuhi tungod sa akong paghangyo, ug ang akong katawohan tungod sa akong gipangayo:
4 [It is as though] I and my people [are cattle that] have been sold to be slaughtered. [It is as though] we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”
Kay kami gibaligya, ako ug ang akong katawohan, aron pagalaglagon, ug pagapatyon, ug pagapohoon. Apan kong kami gibaligya, ingon nga mga binihag nga lalake ug babaye mihilum ako, bisan ang kabatok dili makabalus tungod sa kadaut sa hari.
5 Then King Xerxes asked her, “Who would want to do such a [terrible] thing? Where is he?”
Unya mitubag ang hari nga si Assuero ug miingon kang Ester, nga reina: Kinsa ba siya, ug hain ba kadtong nagapagahi sa iyang kasingkasing aron sa pagbuhat niana?
6 Esther replied, “[The man who is] our enemy is this evil man Haman!” Then Haman was terrified as he stood in front of the king and queen.
Ug si Ester miingon: Usa ka kabatok ug usa ka kaaway, bisan kining dautan nga Aman. Unya si Aman nahadlok sa atubangan sa hari ug sa reina.
7 The king became extremely angry. He immediately left his wine and got up and went outside into the palace garden [to decide what to do]. But Haman stayed, in order to plead with Queen Esther that she would spare his life.
Ug ang hari mitindog sa iyang kasuko gikan sa combira sa vino ug miadto sa tanaman sa palacio: ug si Aman mitindog aron sa paghangyo tungod sa iyang kinabuhi kang Ester nga reina; kay nakita niya nga may kadautan nga gihunahuna kaniya ang hari.
8 He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. [He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther]. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, [as they did to people who were about to be hanged].
Unya ang hari mibalik ngadto sa tanaman sa palacio sa dapit diin gihimo ang combira sa vino; ug si Aman napukan ibabaw sa lingkoranan diin si Ester magalingkod. Unya miingon ang hari: Magapugos ba siya sa reina sa atubangan ko dinhi sa balay? Samtang ang pulong migula gikan sa baba sa hari, ilang gitabonan ang nawong ni Aman.
9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s personal officials, said, “[Outside, ] near Haman’s house, there is a (gallows/set of poles for hanging someone). It is 75 feet high. Haman made it for Mordecai, the man who spared your life!” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
Unya namulong si Harbona, usa sa mga tinugyanan sa atubangan sa hari: Ania karon usab, ang bitayan nga may kalim-an ka maniko ang kahabogon, nga gihimo ni Aman alang kang Mardocheo, nga namulong ug maayo sa hari, nagatindog didto sa balay ni Aman. Ug ang hari miingon: Bitaya siya niana.
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then (the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry).
Busa ilang gibitay si Aman sa bitayan nga iyang giandam alang kang Mardocheo. Unya ang kaligutgut sa hari nahupay.
