Ester 2
1 Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, nang humupa ang galit ni Haring Assuero, naisip niya si Vashti at kung ano ang ginawa niya. Inisip din niya ang tungkol sa kautusang ginawa niya laban kay Vashti.
After these things, when the king's feelings were calmer, the thought of Vashti and what she had done and the order he had made against her, came back to his mind.
2 Pagkatapos ay sinabi ng mga binatang tauhan ng Hari na naglilingkod sa kanya, “Hayaang magsagawa ng paghahanap sa ngalan ng hari para sa mga magagandang dalagang birhen
Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:
3 Hayaang humirang ang hari ng mga opisyal sa lahat ng mga lalawigan ng kanyang kaharian, upang pagsama-samahin ang lahat ng magagandang mga dalagang birhen sa harem sa palasyo ng Susa. Hayaan silang mailagay sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Hegai, ang opisyal ng hari, na siyang namamahala sa mga babae, at hayaang ibigay niya ang kanilang mga pampaganda.
Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the women: and let the things needed for making them clean be given to them;
4 Hayaan ang sinumang dalagang babaeng makalugod sa hari na maging reyna kapalit ni Vashti.” Naibigan ng hari ang payong ito at ginawa niya ito.
And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.
5 Mayroong isang Judio na nakatira sa siyudad ng Susa na nagngangalang Mordecai, anak na lalaki ni Jair na apo ni Simei na anak na lalaki ni Kis na lipi ni Benjamin.
Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6 Kinuha siya palayo mula sa Jerusalem kasama ng mga tinapon pati na mga dinakip na kasama ni Jehoiakin, hari ng Juda, na tinangay ni Nebuchadezzar na hari ng Babilonia.
Who had been taken away from Jerusalem among those who had been made prisoner with Jeconiah, king of Judah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken him away.
7 Siya ang nag-aalaga kay Hadasa, iyon ay, si Esther, ang anak na babae ng kanyang tiyo, sapagkat wala na siyang ama o ina. Ang dalaga ay may magandang hugis at kaibig-ibig ang panlabas na anyo. Inaruga siya ni Mordecai na parang sariling anak.
And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.
8 Nang pinahayag ang utos at batas ng hari, maraming dalaga ang dinala sa palasyo ng Susa. Sila ay inilagay sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Hegai. Dinala rin si Esther papuntang palasyo ng hari at inilagay sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Hegai, ang siyang tagapangasiwa sa mga dalaga.
So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women.
9 Ang dalaga ay nakapag-bigay lugod sa kanya, at nakuha niya ang pabor nito. Agad niya itong binigyan ng mga pampaganda at bahagi ng pagkain niya. Itinalaga niya sa kanya ang pitong aliping babae mula sa palasyo ng hari, at siya at mga aliping babae ay inilipat niya sa pinakamagandang lugar sa bahay ng mga kababaihan.
And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant-girls moved to the best place in the women's part of the house.
10 Walang sinumang sinabihan si Esther kung sino ang kanyang lahi o mga kamag-anak, sapagkat sinabihan siya ni Mordecai na huwag sabihin.
Esther had not said what family or people she came from, for Mordecai had given her orders not to do so.
11 Araw-araw naglalakad si Mordecai papunta at pabalik sa harapan ng patyo sa labas ng bahay ng mga kababaihan, upang malaman ang tungkol sa kapakanan ni Esther, at tungkol sa kung ano ang gagawin sa kanya.
And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.
12 Nang dumating ang pagkakataon para sa bawat dalaga upang pumunta kay Haring Assuero—sa pagsunod ng mga alintuntunin para sa mga babae, ang bawat babae ay kinakailangang tapusin ang labindalawang buwan ng pagpapaganda, anim na buwan na may langis ng mira, at anim na may pabango at pampaganda —
Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet perfumes and such things as are needed for making women clean):
13 Kapag ang dalaga ay pumunta sa hari, anuman ang kagustuhan nito ay ibinibigay sa kanya mula sa bahay ng mga kababaihan, para madala niya sa palasyo.
And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.
14 Sa gabi siya ay papasok, at sa umaga siya ay babalik sa ikalawang tahanan ng mga babae, at sa pangangalaga ni Saasgaz, ang opisyal ng hari, na siyang namamahala sa ibang mga asawa. Hindi na siya muling makakabalik sa hari maliban na lamang kung siya ay malugod sa kanya at ipatawag siyang muli.
In the evening she went, and on the day after she came back to the second house of the women, into the keeping of Shaashgaz, one of the king's unsexed servants who had the care of the king's wives: only if the king had delight in her and sent for her by name did she go in to him again.
15 Ngayon nang dumating ang panahon para kay Esther (anak na babae ni Abihail, ang tiyo ni Mordecai, na siyang kumuha sa kanya bilang sariling anak) na pumunta sa hari, hindi siya humingi ng anumang bagay subalit kung ano ang iminungkahi ni Hegai na namamahala sa mga babae. Ngayon naibigan si Esther ng sinumang makakita sa kanya.
Now when the time came for Esther, the daughter of Abihail, his father's brother, whom Mordecai had taken as his daughter, to go in to the king, she made request for nothing but what Hegai, the king's servant and keeper of the women, had given her. And Esther was looked on kindly by all who saw her.
16 Dinala si Esther kay Haring Asssuero sa maharlikang tirahan sa ika-sampung buwan, ang buwan ng Tebeth, sa ikapitong taon ng kanyang pamumuno.
So Esther was taken in to King Ahasuerus in his house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his rule.
17 Higit na minamahal ng hari si Esther sa lahat ng mga babae, nakuha nito ang pabor at kabaitan sa harapan niya, higit sa lahat ng ibang mga birhen, kaya ipinatong niya ang maharlikang korona sa ulo nito at ginawa siyang reyna sa halip na si Vasthi.
And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
18 Nagbigay ang hari ng isang malaking handaan para sa lahat ng mga opisyal at mga alipin niya, “Handaan ni Esther,” at nagbigay siya ng kaluwagan mula sa pagbubuwis sa mga lalawigan. Nagbigay rin siya ng mga regalo na may pangmaharlikang pagkabukas-palad.
Then the king gave a great feast for all his captains and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he gave orders through all the divisions of his kingdom for a day of rest from work, and gave wealth from his store.
19 Nang tipunin ang mga birhen sa ikalawang pagkakataon, si Mordecai ay naka-upo sa tarangkahan ng Hari.
And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.
20 Hindi pa sinabi ni Esther ang tungkol sa kanyang mga kamag-anak o kanyang lahi, tulad ng tagubilin ni Mordecai sa kanya. Patuloy niyang sinunod ang payo ni Mordecai tulad ng ginawa niya nang pinapalaki siya nito.
Esther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.
21 Sa panahong iyon, habang si Mordecai ay nakaupo sa tarangkahan ng hari, dalawa sa mga opisyal ng hari na sina Bigtan at Teres, na nagbabantay sa daanan ng pintuan, ay nagalit at naghanap ng paraan para gumawa ng masama kay Haring Assuero.
In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.
22 Nang mapag-alaman ni Mordecai ang bagay na ito, sinabihan niya si Reyna Esther, at kinausap ni Esther ang hari sa ngalan ni Mordecai.
And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.
23 Ang ulat ay siniyasat at napatunayan, kaya binitay ang dalawang lalaki sa bitayan. Isinulat ang pangyayaring ito sa Aklat ng mga Alaala sa presensya ng hari.
And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.
