Ester 8
1 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.
On that day king, Artaxerxes gave the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, to queen Esther, and Mordecai entered before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her paternal uncle.
2 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.
And the king took the ring, which he had ordered to be taken from Haman, and he handed it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over her house.
3 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.
Not content with these things, she threw herself down at the king’s feet and wept, and, speaking to him, pleaded that he would give orders that the malice of Haman the Agagite, and his most wicked schemes, which he had contrived against the Jews, would be made ineffective.
4 Nang magkagayo'y inilawit ng hari kay Esther ang gintong cetro. Sa gayo'y tumindig si Esther, at tumayo sa harap ng hari.
But he, as was the custom, extended the golden scepter with his hand, which was the sign of clemency, and she rose up and stood before him.
5 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:
And she said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his eyes, and my request is not seen to be disagreeable to him, I beg you that the former letters of Haman, the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he instructed them to be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be corrected by new letters.
6 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?
For how will I be able to endure the murder and execution of my people?”
7 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.
And king Artaxerxes answered Esther the queen and Mordecai the Jew, “I have granted Haman’s house to Esther, and I have ordered him to be fastened to a cross, because he dared to lay hands on the Jews.
8 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.
Therefore, write to the Jews, just as it pleases you, in the king’s name, sealing the letters with my ring.” For this was the custom, that letters which were sent in the king’s name and were sealed with his ring, no one would dare to contradict.
9 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.
Then the scribes and copyists were brought in, (now it was the time of the third month which is called Sivan, ) on the twenty-third day of the month, and letters were written, as Mordecai wanted, to the Jews, and to the governors, and procurators, and judges, who presided over the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, from India all the way to Ethiopia: to one province and another, to one people and another, in accordance with their languages and letters, and to the Jews, exactly as they were able to read and hear.
10 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;
And these letters, which were sent in the king’s name, had been signed with his ring, and were sent by swift couriers who were to rush in every direction, through all the provinces, so as to prevent the former letters with new messages.
11 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,
The king commanded them to bring together the Jews throughout each city, and to instruct them to join together, so as to make a stand for their lives, and to execute and destroy all their enemies, with their wives and children and their entire houses, and to plunder their spoil.
12 Sa isang araw sa lahat na lalawigan ng haring Assuero, nang ikalabing tatlong araw ng ikalabing dalawang buwan, na siyang buwan ng Adar.
And one day of retribution was established throughout all the provinces, namely, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
13 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.
And such was the content of the letter, so that it would be made known in all lands and nations, which are subject to the authority of king Artaxerxes, that the Jews have been made ready to be vindicated of their enemies.
14 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.
And so the swift couriers departed in haste, carrying through the announcement, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susa.
15 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.
But Mordecai, going forth from the palace and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel the color of hyacinth and of the sky, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was joyful.
16 Nagkaroon ang mga Judio ng kaliwanagan at ng kasayahan, at ng kagalakan at ng karangalan.
But for the Jews, a new light seemed to rise; there was joy, honor, and dancing.
17 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.
With all the peoples, cities, and provinces, wherever the king’s orders arrived, there was wonderful rejoicing, banquets and feasts, and a solemn holy day, so much so that many of the other nations joined themselves to their religious practices and ceremonies. For a great fear of the name of the Jews had overcome them all.
