Ester 8
1 Sa araw na iyon ibinigay ni Haring Assuero kay Reyna Esther ang ari-arian ni Haman, na kaaway ng mga Judio. At nagsimulang maglingkod si Mordecai sa hari, dahil sinabihan ni Esther ang hari kung ano ang kaugnayan niya sa kanya.
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 Kinuha ng hari ang panselyong singsing, na binawi niya mula kay Haman, at ibinigay ito kay Mordecai. Itinalaga ni Esther si Mordecai na maging tagapamahala ng lahat ng ari-arian ni Haman.
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 Pagkatapos nakipag-usap muli si Esther sa hari. Iniyuko niya ang kanyang mukha sa lupa at umiyak habang nagmamakaawa sa kanya na tapusin na ang masamang balak ni Haman na Agageo, ang pakanang binuo niya laban 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 Pagkatapos itinuro ng hari ang gintong setro kay Esther; bumangon at tumayo siya 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 Sinabi niya, “Kung mamarapatin ng hari, at kung nakasumpong ako ng kagandahang-loob sa iyong paningin, kung ang bagay ay parang wasto sa harap ng hari, at ako ay kalugud-lugod sa iyong mga mata, hayaang isang kautusan ang maisulat upang mapawalang-bisa ang mga liham ni Haman na anak ni Hammedatha na Agageo, ang mga liham na kanyang sinulat para wasakin ang mga Judio na nasa lahat ng mga 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 Sapagkat paano ko makakayang tingnan ang kapahamakang mangyayari sa aking lahi? Paano ko matitiis na panoorin ang pagkalipol ng aking mga kamag-anak?
For how will I be able to endure the murder and execution of my people?”
7 Sinabi ni Haring Assuero kina Esther at Mordecai na Judio, “Tingnan ninyo, ibinigay ko kay Esther ang bahay ni Haman, at binitay nila si Haman sa bitayan, dahil sasalakayin niya ang 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 ka ng iba pang kautusan para sa mga Judio sa pangalan ng hari, at selyuhan ito sa pamamagitan ng singsing ng hari. Sapagkat ang kautusang naisulat na sa pangalan ng hari at naselyuhan sa pamamagitan ng singsing ng hari ay hindi maaaring mapawalang-bisa.”
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 Kaya pinatawag ang mga manunulat ng hari sa oras na iyon, sa ikatlong buwan, na buwan ng Sivan, sa ikadalawampu't tatlong araw ng buwan. Isang kautusan ang isinulat na naglalaman ng lahat ng iniuutos ni Mordecai na may kinalaman sa mga Judio. Isinulat ito para sa mga panlalawigang gobernador, ang mga gobernador at mga opisyal ng mga lalawigang matatagpuan mula India hanggang Ethiopia, 127 na lalawigan, sa bawat lalawigan ang liham ay isinulat sa kanilang sariling pagsulat, at sa bawat lahi sa kanilang wika, at sa mga Judio sa kanilang pagsulat at wika.
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 Sumulat si Mordecai sa pangalan ni Haring Assuero at sinelyuhan ito ng panselyong singsing ng hari. Pinadala ang mga kasulatan sa pamamagitan ng mga tagahatid na nakasakay sa mabibilis na mga kabayo na siyang ginagamit sa paglilingkod sa hari, pinarami mula sa maharlikang palahiang hayop.
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 Pinahintulutan ng hari ang mga Judio na nasa bawat siyudad na magtipun-tipon at gumawa ng paninindigan upang pangalagaan ang kanilang buhay; upang ubusin, patayin, at lipulin ang anumang sandatahang lakas mula sa alinmang lahi o lalawigang gustong sumalakay sa kanila, kasali ang mga bata at mga kababaihan o dambungin ang kanilang mga ari-arian.
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 Ipapairal ito sa lahat ng lalawigan ni Haring Assuero, sa ikalabintatlong araw ng ikalabindalawang buwan, na buwan ng Adar.
And one day of retribution was established throughout all the provinces, namely, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.
13 Ang kopya ng utos ay ilalathala bilang batas at ilalantad ito sa lahat ng tao. Ang mga Judio ay dapat handa sa araw na iyon upang maghiganti 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 Kaya sumakay ang mga tagahatid sa maharlikang mga kabayong ginagamit para sa paglilingkod sa hari ang mga tagahatid. Humayo sila nang walang antala. Ang kautusan ng hari ay inilathala rin mula sa palasyo ng Susa.
And so the swift couriers departed in haste, carrying through the announcement, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susa.
15 Pagkatapos umalis si Mordecai sa presensya ng hari na nakasuot ng maharlikang damit na bughaw at puti, na may malaking gintong korona at kulay-ubeng balabal ng pinong lino. At sumigaw at nagsaya ang siyudad ng Susa.
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 ng kaliwanagan, kagalakan, kasiyahan, at karangalan ang mga Judio.
But for the Jews, a new light seemed to rise; there was joy, honor, and dancing.
17 Sa bawat lalawigan at sa bawat siyudad, saanman makarating ang kautusan ng hari, may kagalakan at kasiyahan ang mga Judio, isang pagdiriwang at isang araw ng pangilin. Maraming naging Judio ang nagmula sa ibat-ibang lahi ng mga tao, dahil ang takot ng mga Judio ay bumagsak sa 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.
