Ester 5
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Piging para sa Hari at kay Haman
5 Lumipas ang tatlong araw mula nang mag-usap sina Ester at Mordecai. Isinuot ni Ester ang kanyang kasuotan bilang reyna at tumayo sa bulwagan ng palasyo, sa tapat ng tirahan ng hari. Nakaupo noon sa trono ang hari, paharap sa pintuan ng palasyo. 2 Nalugod siya nang makita si Ester at itinuro niya rito ang kanyang gintong setro. Lumapit naman si Ester at hinipo ang dulo ng setro. 3 Itinanong ng hari, “Bakit, aking reyna? Sabihin mo kung ano ang ibig mo at ibibigay ko sa iyo, kahit ang kalahati ng aking kaharian.”
4 Sumagot si Ester, “Kung mamarapatin ng mahal na hari, dumalo po kayo ni Haman ngayon sa piging na inihanda ko para sa inyo.”
5 Sinabi ng hari, “Tawagin agad si Haman para masunod ang ibig ni Ester.” Dumalo nga ang hari at si Haman sa piging na inihanda ni Ester. 6 Habang sila'y nag-iinuman, tinanong ng hari si Ester, “Ano ba ang gusto mo? Sabihin mo't ibibigay kong lahat, kahit ang kalahati ng aking kaharian.”
7 Sinabi ni Ester, “Ito po ang aking kahilingan: 8 Kung ako po'y kalugud-lugod sa hari, at kung inyong mamarapatin, dumalo muli kayo ni Haman sa piging na ihahanda ko para sa inyo bukas. Doon ko na po sasabihin ang aking kahilingan.”
Nagpagawa si Haman ng Pagbibitayan
9 Nang araw na iyon, masayang-masayang lumabas ng palasyo si Haman. Ngunit sumiklab na naman ang kanyang galit nang mapatapat siya kay Mordecai na nasa may pintuang papasok sa palasyo. Ni hindi man lamang ito tumayo o nagbigay-galang sa kanya. 10 Gayunman, nagtimpi na lamang siya at tuluy-tuloy na umuwi. Pagdating ng bahay, tinawag niya ang kanyang asawang si Zeres at ang kanyang mga kaibigan. 11 Ipinagmalaki niya sa mga ito ang kanyang kayamanan, ang marami niyang anak, ang pagkataas niya sa katungkulan, pati ang pagkalagay sa kanya bilang pinakamataas sa mga pinuno at kagawad sa palasyo. 12 Idinugtong pa niya, “At ako lamang ang inanyayahan ni Reyna Ester na sumama sa hari nang maghanda siya ng handaan. Bukas, iniimbita na naman niya ako, kasama ang hari. 13 Gayunman, walang halaga sa akin ang lahat ng ito hangga't nakikita kong nakaupo sa pasukan ng palasyo ang Judiong si Mordecai.”
14 Sinabi sa kanya ng asawa niyang si Zeres at ng kanyang mga kaibigan, “Bakit hindi ka magpagawa ng bitayan na dalawampu't dalawa't kalahating metro ang taas sa may pintuan ng palasyo at bukas ng umaga hilingin mo sa hari na bitayin si Mordecai? Sa gayon, masaya kang makakapunta sa handaan.” Nagustuhan ito ni Haman, kaya nagpagawa siya ng bitayan.
Esther 5
New International Version
Esther’s Request to the King
5 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes(A) and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s(B) hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. 2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.(C)
3 Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom,(D) it will be given you.”
4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”
5 “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what Esther asks.”
So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. 6 As they were drinking wine,(E) the king again asked Esther, “Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom,(F) it will be granted.”(G)
7 Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this: 8 If the king regards me with favor(H) and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet(I) I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Haman’s Rage Against Mordecai
9 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage(J) against Mordecai.(K) 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.
Calling together his friends and Zeresh,(L) his wife, 11 Haman boasted(M) to them about his vast wealth, his many sons,(N) and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. 12 “And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person(O) Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. 13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.(P)”
14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,[a](Q) and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled(R) on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.
Footnotes
- Esther 5:14 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
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