Ester 2
1 Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, nang mapayapa ang pagiinit ng haring Assuero kaniyang inalaala si Vasthi, at kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa, at kung ano ang ipinasiya laban sa kaniya.
After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:
2 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng mga lingkod ng hari na nagsisipaglingkod sa kaniya: Ihanap ng magagandang batang dalaga ang hari:
And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,
3 At maghalal ang hari ng mga pinuno sa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng kaniyang kaharian, upang kanilang mapisan ang lahat na magandang batang dalaga sa Susan na bahay-hari, sa bahay ng mga babae, sa pamamahala ni Hegai, na kamarero ng hari, na tagapagingat ng mga babae; at ibigay sa kanila ang kanilang mga bagay na kailangan sa paglilinis:
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.
4 At ang dalaga na kalugdan ng hari ay maging reina na kahalili ni Vasthi. At ang bagay ay nakalugod sa hari; at ginawa niyang gayon.
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.
5 May isang Judio sa Susan na bahay-hari, na ang pangala'y Mardocheo, na anak ni Jair, na anak ni Simi, na anak ni Cis na Benjamita;
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,
6 Na nadala mula sa Jerusalem na kasama ng mga bihag na nangadalang kasama ni Jechonias na hari sa Juda, na dinala ni Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia.
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda,
7 At pinalaki niya si Hadasa, sa makatuwid baga'y si Esther, na anak na babae ng kaniyang amain: sapagka't siya'y wala kahit ama o ina man, at ang dalaga ay maganda at may mabuting anyo; at nang mamatay ang kaniyang ama't ina inari siya ni Mardocheo na parang tunay na anak.
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.
8 Sa gayo'y nangyari nang mabalitaan ang utos ng hari at ang kaniyang pasiya, at nang napipisan ang maraming dalaga sa Susan na bahay-hari, sa pamamahala ni Hegai, na si Esther ay dinala sa bahay ng hari, sa pamamahala ni Hegai, na tagapagingat sa mga babae.
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.
9 At ang dalaga ay nakalugod sa kaniya, at nilingap niya; at nagbigay siyang madali sa kaniya ng mga bagay na ukol sa paglilinis, pati ng mga bahagi niya, at ng pitong dalaga na marapat na ibigay sa kaniya, na mula sa bahay ng hari: at inilipat niya siya at ang kaniyang mga dalaga sa pinaka mabuting dako ng bahay ng mga babae.
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.
10 Hindi ipinakilala ni Esther ang kaniyang bayan o ang kaniyang kamaganakan man; sapagka't ibinilin sa kaniya ni Mardocheo na huwag niyang ipakilala.
And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that:
11 At si Mardocheo ay lumakad araw-araw sa harap ng looban ng bahay ng mga babae, upang maalaman kung anong ginagawa ni Esther, at kung ano ang mangyayari sa kaniya.
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.
12 Nang sumapit nga ang paghahalihalili ng bawa't dalaga na pasukin ang haring Assuero, pagkatapos na magawa sa kaniya ang ayon sa kautusan sa mga babae, na labing dalawang buwan, (sapagka't ganito nagaganap ang mga araw ng kanilang paglilinis, sa makatuwid baga'y anim na buwan na ma'y langis na mirra, at anim na buwan na may mainam na pabango, at ng mga bagay na ukol sa paglilinis ng mga babae.)
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.
13 Sa ganito ngang paraan naparoroon ang dalaga sa hari: Na anomang kaniyang nasain ay ibinibigay sa kaniya upang yumaong kasama niya na mula sa bahay ng mga babae hanggang sa bahay ng hari.
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.
14 Sa kinahapunan ay naparoroon siya, at sa kinaumagahan ay bumabalik siya sa ikalawang bahay ng mga babae, sa pamamahala ni Saasgaz, na kamarero ng hari, na nagiingat sa mga babae; hindi na niya pinapasok ang hari malibang ang hari ay malugod sa kaniya, at siya'y tawagin sa pangalan.
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.
15 Nang sumapit ang paghalili nga ni Esther, na anak ni Abihail, na amain ni Mardocheo, na umaring anak kay Esther, upang pasukin ang hari, wala siyang tinamong anoman, kundi ang ibinigay ni Hegai na kamarero ng hari, na tagapagingat sa mga babae. At si Esther ay nilingap ng lahat na nakakita sa kaniya.
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.
16 Sa gayo'y dinala si Esther sa haring Assuero sa loob ng kaniyang bahay-hari, nang ikasangpung buwan na siyang buwan ng Tebeth nang ikapitong taon ng kaniyang paghahari.
So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 At sininta ng hari si Esther ng higit kay sa lahat na babae, at siya'y nilingap at minahal na higit kay sa lahat na dalaga; na anopa't kaniyang ipinutong ang putong na pagkareina sa kaniyang ulo, at ginawa siyang reina na kahalili ni Vasthi.
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.
18 Nang magkagayo'y gumawa ang hari ng malaking kapistahan sa kaniyang lahat na prinsipe at kaniyang mga lingkod, sa makatuwid baga'y kapistahan ni Esther; at siya'y gumawa ng pagpapatawad ng sala sa mga lalawigan, at nagbigay ng mga kaloob, ayon sa kalooban ng hari.
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.
19 At nang mapisan na ikalawa ang mga dalaga, naupo nga si Mardocheo sa pintuang-daan ng hari.
And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,
20 Hindi pa ipinakikilala ni Esther ang kaniyang kamaganakan o ang kaniyang bayan man; gaya ng ibinilin sa kaniya ni Mardocheo: sapagka't ginawa ni Esther ang utos ni Mardocheo, na gaya ng siya'y palakihing kasama niya.
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.
21 Sa mga araw na yaon, samantalang nauupo si Mardocheo sa pintuang-daan ng hari, dalawa sa kamarero ng hari, si Bigthan at si Teres, sa nangagiingat ng pintuan, ay nangapoot at nangagaakalang buhatan ng kamay ang haring Assuero.
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.
22 At ang bagay ay naalaman ni Mardocheo na siyang nagturo kay Esther na reina: at sinaysay ni Esther sa hari, sa pangalan ni Mardocheo.
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.
23 At nang siyasatin ang bagay at masumpungang gayon, sila'y kapuwa binigti sa punong kahoy: at nasulat sa aklat ng mga alaala sa harap ng hari.
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.
