Ester 9
1 Sa ikalabing dalawang buwan nga, na siyang buwan ng Adar, nang ikalabing tatlong araw ng buwan ding yaon, nang ang utos ng hari at ang pasiya niya ay malapit nang gagawin, nang araw na inaasahan ng mga kaaway ng mga Judio na magpuno sa kanila; (yamang napabaligtad, na ang mga Judio ay siyang naghari sa kanila na nangapopoot sa kanila),
The first law that the king had commanded was to be made effective on March 7th. On that day the enemies of the Jews hoped to get rid of them. But instead, on that same day the Jews defeated their enemies.
2 Ang mga Judio ay nagpipisan sa kanilang mga bayan sa lahat na lalawigan ng haring Assuero, upang magbuhat ng kamay sa mga nagbabanta ng kanilang kapahamakan: at walang makatayo sa kanila; sapagka't ang takot sa kanila ay nahulog sa lahat ng mga bayan.
Throughout the empire, the Jews gathered together in their cities to attack those who wanted to get rid of them. No one could fight against the Jews, because all the other people in the areas where the Jews lived were afraid of them, [so they did not want to help anyone who attacked the Jews].
3 At lahat ng mga prinsipe sa mga lalawigan, at ang mga satrapa, at ang mga tagapamahala, at ang mga nagsisigawa ng gawain ng hari, ay nagsitulong sa mga Judio; sapagka't ang takot kay Mardocheo ay suma kanila,
All the governors and [other] officials and important people in all the provinces helped the Jews, because they were afraid of Mordecai.
4 Sapagka't si Mardocheo ay dakila sa bahay ng hari, at ang kaniyang kabantugan ay lumaganap sa lahat ng mga lalawigan: sapagka't ang lalaking si Mardocheo ay dumakila, ng dumakila.
They were afraid of him because in all the provinces [they knew that] Mordecai was now the king’s most important official, [with the authority that Haman previously had]. Mordecai was becoming more famous because [the king was giving him] more and more power.
5 At sinaktan ng mga Judio ang lahat ng kanilang mga kaaway sa taga ng tabak, at sa pagpatay at paggiba, at ginawa ang naibigan nila sa nangapopoot sa kanila.
[On March 7th, ] the Jews attacked and killed with their swords all of their enemies. They did whatever they wanted to do, to the people who hated them.
6 At sa Susan na bahay-hari ay nagsipatay ang mga Judio at nagsilipol ng limang daang lalake.
[Just] in Susa alone, the capital city, they killed 500 people.
7 At si Phorsandatha, at si Dalphon, at si Asphatha,
Among those whom they killed were the ten sons of Haman. [Their names were] Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
8 At si Phoratha, at si Ahalia, at si Aridatha.
Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
9 At si Pharmastha, at si Arisai, at si Aridai, at si Vaizatha,
Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.
10 Na sangpung anak ni Aman, na anak ni Amedatha, na kaaway ng mga Judio, ay pinatay nila; nguni't sa pagsamsam, hindi nila binuhat ang kanilang kamay.
Those were grandsons of Hammedatha and sons of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. The Jews killed them, but they did not take the things that belonged to the people whom they killed.
11 Nang araw na yaon ay ang bilang ng nangapatay sa Susan na bahay-hari ay dinala sa harap ng hari.
[At the end of] that day someone reported to the king the number of people whom the Jews killed in Susa.
12 At sinabi ng hari kay Esther na reina; Ang mga Judio ay nagsipatay at nagsilipol ng limang daang lalake sa Susan na bahay-hari, at ng sangpung anak ni Aman; ano nga ang kanilang ginawa kaya sa ibang mga lalawigan ng hari? Ngayon, ano pa ang iyong kahilingan? at ipagkakaloob sa iyo: o ano pa ang iyong kahingian? at gagawin.
Then the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed 500 people here in Susa, including the ten sons of Haman! [So I think that] they must have killed many more people in the rest of my empire [RHQ]! [But okay], now what else do you want me to do for you. You tell me, and I will do it.”
13 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Esther, Kung kinalulugdan ng hari ipagkaloob sa mga Judio na nangasa Susan na gawin din bukas ang ayon sa pasiya ng araw na ito, at ang sangpung anak ni Aman ay mabitin sa bibitayan.
Esther replied, “If it pleases you, allow the Jews here in Susa to do again tomorrow what [you] commanded [them] to do today. And command that the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows/poles.”
14 At iniutos ng hari na gawing gayon: at ang pasiya ay nabigay mula sa Susan; at kanilang ibinitin ang sangpung anak ni Aman.
So the king commanded that the Jews be permitted to kill more of their enemies the next day. After he issued [another] order in Susa, the bodies of Haman’s ten sons were hanged.
15 At ang mga Judio na nangasa Susan ay nagpipisan nang ikalabing apat na araw din ng buwan ng Adar, at nagsipatay ng tatlong daang lalake sa Susan: nguni't sa pagsamsam ay hindi sila nangagbuhat na kanilang kamay.
On the next day, the Jews in Susa gathered together and killed 300 more people. But [again, ] they did not take the things that belonged to the people whom they killed.
16 At ang ibang mga Judio na nangasa mga lalawigan ng hari ay nagpipisan, at ipinagsanggalang ang kanilang buhay, at nangagkaroon ng kapahingahan sa kanilang mga kaaway, at nagsipatay sa mga nangapopoot sa kanila ng pitong pu't limang libo; nguni't sa pagsamsam ay hindi nila binuhat ang kanilang kamay.
That happened on March 8th. On the following day, the Jews [in Susa] rested and celebrated. In all the other provinces, the Jewish people gathered together to defend themselves, and they killed 75,000 people who hated them, but [again] they did not take the things that belonged to the people whom they killed.
17 Ito'y nagawa nang ikalabing tatlong araw ng buwan ng Adar: at nang ikalabing apat na araw ng buwan ding yaon ay nangagpahinga sila, at ginawang araw ng pistahan at kasayahan.
That occurred on March 7th, and on the following day they rested and celebrated.
18 Nguni't ang mga Judio na nangasa Susan ay nagpipisan nang ikalabing tatlong araw niyaon, at nang ikalabing apat niyaon; at nang ikalabing limang araw ng buwan ding yaon ay nangagpahinga sila, at ginawang araw ng kapistahan at kasayahan.
After the Jews in Susa gathered together [and killed their enemies] on March 7th and 8th, they rested and celebrated on March 9th.
19 Kaya't ang mga Judio sa mga nayon, na nagsisitahan sa mga bayan na hindi nangakukutaan, ginagawa ang ikalabing apat na araw ng buwan ng Adar na araw ng kasayahan at pistahan, at mabuting araw, at ng padalahan ng mga bahagi ng isa't isa.
That is why [every year], on March 8th, the Jews who live in villages now celebrate [defeating their enemies]. They have feasts and give gifts [of food] to each other.
20 At sinulat ni Mardocheo ang mga bagay na ito, at nagpadala ng mga sulat sa lahat ng Judio, na nangasa lahat na lalawigan ng haring Assuero, sa malapit at gayon din sa malayo,
Mordecai wrote down all the things that had happened. Then he sent letters to the Jews who lived throughout the empire of King Xerxes.
21 Upang ipagbilin sa kanila na kanilang ipangilin ang ikalabing apat na araw ng buwan ng Adar, at ang ikalabing lima niyaon, taon-taon.
He told them that every year they should celebrate on the 8th and 9th of March,
22 Na mga pinakaaraw na ipinagkaroon ng kapahingahan ng mga Judio sa kanilang mga kaaway, at buwan ng ikinapaging kasayahan ng kapanglawan, at ikinapaging mabuting araw ng pagtangis: upang kanilang gawing mga araw ng pistahan at kasayahan, at ng pagpapadalahan ng mga bahagi ng isa't isa, at ng mga kaloob sa mga dukha.
because those were the days when the Jews got rid of their enemies. He also told them that they should celebrate on those days by feasting and giving gifts [of food] to each other and to poor people. They would remember it as the month in which they changed from being very sorrowful to being very joyful, from crying to celebrating.
23 At pinagkasunduan ng mga Judio na gawin ang gaya ng kanilang pinasimulan, at ang isinulat ni Mardocheo sa kanila;
So the Jews agreed to do what Mordecai wrote. They agreed to celebrate on those days [every year].
24 Sapagka't si Aman na anak ni Amedatha na Agageo, na kaaway ng lahat na Judio ay nagbanta laban sa mga Judio upang lipulin sila, at pinagsapalaran nga ang Pur, upang patayin, at upang lipulin sila;
They would remember how Haman, son of Hammedatha, a descendant of [King] Agag, became an enemy of all the Jews. [They would remember] how he had made an evil plan to kill the Jews, and that he had (cast lots/thrown small marked stones) to choose the day to kill [DOU] them.
25 Nguni't nang dumating sa harap ng hari ang bagay, ay kaniyang iniutos sa pamamagitan ng mga sulat na ang kaniyang masamang banta, na kaniyang ibinanta laban sa mga Judio, ay mauwi sa kaniyang sariling ulo; at siya at ang kaniyang mga anak ay mabitay sa bibitayan.
[They would remember] that when Esther told the king about Haman’s plan, the king arranged that the evil plan that Haman had made to kill the Jews would fail, and that he [would be killed] instead of the Jews, and that Haman and that his sons were hanged.
26 Kaya't kanilang tinawag ang mga araw na ito na Purim, ayon sa pangalan ng Pur. Kaya't dahil sa lahat na salita ng sulat na ito, at ng kanilang nakita tungkol sa bagay na ito, at ng dumating sa kanila,
[Because the (lot/small marked stone) that Haman threw was called] Pur, the Jews called these days Purim. And, because of everything that ([Mordecai] wrote/was written) in that letter, and because of all that happened to them,
27 Ang mga Judio ay nangagpasiya at nagsipangako sa kanilang sarili at sa kanilang binhi, at sa lahat ng yaon na nagpipisan sa kanila, na anopa't huwag magkulang, na kanilang ipangingilin ang dalawang araw na ito ayon sa sulat niyaon, at ayon sa takdang panahon niyaon taon-taon;
the Jews [throughout the empire] agreed to celebrate in that manner on those two days every year. They said that they would tell their descendants and those people who became Jews to be certain to celebrate this festival every year. They should celebrate just as [Mordecai] told them to do [in the letter] that he wrote.
28 At ang mga araw na ito ay aalalahanin at ipangingilin sa buong panahon, na bawa't angkan, ng bawa't lalawigan, at ng bawa't bayan; at ang mga araw na ito ng Purim ay hindi lilipas sa mga Judio, o ang alaala man sa mga yaon ay lilipas sa kanilang binhi.
They said that they would remember and celebrate on those two days every year, in each family, in every city, and in every province. They solemnly declared that they and their descendants would never stop remembering and celebrating those days called Purim.
29 Nang magkagayo'y si Esther na reina na anak ni Abihail, at si Mardocheo na Judio, sumulat ng buong kapamahalaan upang pagtibayin ang ikalawang sulat na ito ng Purim.
Then Mordecai and Queen Esther, who was the daughter of Abihail, wrote a second letter about the Purim feast. Esther used the authority that she had because of being the queen to confirm that what Mordecai had written in the first letter was true.
30 At siya'y nagpadala ng mga sulat sa lahat ng mga Judio, sa isang daan at dalawang pu't pitong lalawigan ng kaharian ni Assuero, na may mga salita ng kapayapaan at katotohanan,
What they wrote [in the second letter] was, “We wish that all of you will be living peacefully and safely/righteously. We want you and your descendants to celebrate Purim each year on the days that we two established, and to do the things that we two told you to do.” In that letter, Queen Esther and Mordecai also gave them instructions about (fasting/abstaining from eating food) and being sorrowful. Then copies of that letter were sent to all the Jews who were living in the 127 provinces of the empire.
31 Upang pagtibayin ang mga araw na ito ng Purim, sa kanilang mga takdang panahon, ayon sa ibinilin sa kanila ni Mardocheo na Judio at ni Esther na reina, at ayon sa kanilang ipinasiya sa kanilang sarili at sa kanilang binhi, sa bagay ng pag-aayuno at ng kanilang pagdaing.
32 At pinagtibay ng utos ni Esther ang mga bagay na ito ng Purim; at nasulat sa aklat.
The letter that Esther wrote about the manner in which they should celebrate the Purim feast was also written in an official record.
