Ester 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nagplano si Haman na Lipulin ang mga Judio
3 Pagkatapos ng mga pangyayaring ito, itinaas ni Haring Ahasuerus sa tungkulin si Haman na anak ni Hamedata na Agageo.[a] Ginawa siyang pinakamataas na pinuno sa kaharian niya. 2 Inutusan niya ang lahat ng opisyal na yumukod kay Haman bilang paggalang sa kanya. Pero ayaw yumukod ni Mordecai. 3 Tinanong siya ng ibang pinuno kung bakit hindi niya sinusunod ang utos ng hari. 4 At sinabi niyang isa siyang Judio.[b] Araw-araw, hinihikayat siya ng mga kapwa niya pinuno na yumukod kay Haman pero ayaw pa rin niyang sumunod. Dahil dito, isinumbong nila kay Haman si Mordecai para malaman nila kung pababayaan na lang siya sa ginagawa niya, dahil sinabi niyang isa siyang Judio.
5 Nang makita ni Haman na hindi yumuyukod sa kanya si Mordecai para magbigay galang, nagalit siya ng labis. 6 At nang malaman pa niyang si Mordecai ay isang Judio, naisip niyang hindi lang si Mordecai ang ipapapatay niya kundi pati na ang lahat ng Judio sa buong kaharian ni Haring Ahasuerus. 7 Nang buwan ng Nisan, ang unang buwan ng taon, noong ika-12 taon ng paghahari ni Ahasuerus, nag-utos si Haman na magpalabunutan para malaman kung ano ang tamang araw at buwan para ipatupad ang plano niya. (Ang ginagamit nila sa palabunutan ay tinatawag nilang “pur”.) At ang nabunot ay ang ika-13 araw ng[c] ika-12 buwan, ang buwan ng Adar.
8 Sinabi ni Haman kay Haring Ahasuerus, “Mahal na Hari, may isa pong grupo ng mga tao na naninirahan sa ibaʼt ibang probinsya ng inyong kaharian at may mga sarili po silang kautusan na iba kaysa sa ibang bansa. Hindi sila sumusunod sa mga kautusan ninyo at hindi ito makakabuti para sa inyo kung pababayaan na lang sila. 9 Kung gusto ninyo, Mahal na Hari, mag-utos kayo na patayin silang lahat. At magbibigay po ako ng 350 toneladang pilak sa mga pinuno ng inyong kaharian, at ilalagay nila ito sa taguan ng kayamanan ng hari.”
10 Pagkatapos, kinuha ng hari ang kanyang singsing na pantatak,[d] at ibinigay kay Haman na anak ni Hamedata na Agageo, ang kalaban ng mga Judio. 11 Sinabi ng hari sa kanya, “Sa iyo na lang ang pera mo, pero gawin mo ang gusto mong gawin sa mga Judio.” 12 Kaya noong ika-13 araw ng unang buwan, ipinatawag ni Haman ang lahat ng kalihim ng hari. Nagpagawa siya ng sulat sa kanila para sa mga gobernador ng mga probinsya, mga pinuno ng mga bayan at sa iba pang mga pinuno sa buong kaharian, sa kanilang sariling wika. Ang sulat ay ginawa sa pangalan ni Haring Ahasuerus at tinatakan ng singsing nito. 13 Ang sulat na iyon ay ipinadala sa lahat ng probinsya ng kaharian sa pamamagitan ng mga mensahero. Nakasulat dito ang utos na sa loob lang ng isang araw ay papatayin ang lahat ng Judio: bata, matanda, lalaki at babae, at sasamsamin ang lahat ng ari-arian nila. Gagawin ito sa ika-13 araw ng ika-12 buwan, ang buwan ng Adar.
14-15 Sa utos ng hari, mabilis na nagsialis ang mga mensahero para ihatid sa bawat probinsya ang kopya ng kautusan ng hari, at ipinaalam ito sa mga tao para makapaghanda sila para sa araw ng pagpatay sa lahat ng Judio. At ang utos na itoʼy ipinaalam din sa lungsod ng Susa. Habang nakaupo at nag-iinuman ang hari at si Haman, nagkakagulo naman ang lungsod ng Susa dahil sa mga nangyayari.
Footnotes
- 3:1 Agageo: Angkan ni Agag. Si Agag ay hari na lumaban sa mga Judio noon. (Tingnan ang 1 Sam. 15:1-33.)
- 3:4 Maaaring ayaw yumukod ni Mordecai kay Haman dahil itinuturing ni Haman na dios ang sarili, at ang isang Judio na tapat sa pananampalataya niya ay hindi yuyukod sa dahilang ito.
- 3:7 ika-13 araw ng: Tingnan ang talatang 13.
- 3:10 singsing na pantatak: Ibinigay ito ng hari kay Haman para matatakan niya ang kautusan na isusulat at ipapamigay sa mga tao. (Tingnan ang talatang 12.)
Esther 3
New King James Version
Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews
3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the (A)Agagite, and (B)advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. 2 And all the king’s servants who were (C)within the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai (D)would not bow or pay homage. 3 Then the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the (E)king’s command?” 4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai (F)did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was (G)filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman (H)sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, (I)they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman [a]to determine the day and the [b]month, [c]until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; (J)their laws are different from all other people’s, and they do not keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain. 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”
10 So the king (K)took (L)his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the (M)enemy of the Jews. 11 And the king said to Haman, “The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.”
12 (N)Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province (O)according to its script, and to every people in their language. (P)In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring. 13 And the letters were (Q)sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, (R)in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and (S)to plunder their [d]possessions. 14 (T)A copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day. 15 The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in [e]Shushan the [f]citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but (U)the city of Shushan was [g]perplexed.
Footnotes
- Esther 3:7 Lit. from day to day and month to month
- Esther 3:7 LXX adds to destroy the people of Mordecai in one day; Vg. adds the nation of the Jews should be destroyed
- Esther 3:7 So with MT, Vg.; LXX and the lot fell on the fourteenth of the month
- Esther 3:13 LXX adds the text of the letter here
- Esther 3:15 Or Susa
- Esther 3:15 palace
- Esther 3:15 in confusion
Esther 3
English Standard Version
Haman Plots Against the Jews
3 After these things King Ahasuerus (A)promoted Haman (B)the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, (C)and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. (D)But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. 3 Then the king's servants who were (E)at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress (F)the king's command?” 4 And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai's words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 And when Haman saw that (G)Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was (H)filled with fury. 6 But he disdained[a] to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy[b] all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.
7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, (I)they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is (J)the month of Adar. 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. (K)Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them. 9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents[c] of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.” 10 (L)So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman (M)the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, (N)the enemy of the Jews. 11 And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.”
12 (O)Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's (P)satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, (Q)to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written (R)in the name of King Ahasuerus (S)and sealed with the king's signet ring. 13 Letters were sent (T)by couriers to all the king's provinces with instruction (U)to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, (V)in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, (W)and to plunder their goods. 14 (X)A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for that day. 15 (Y)The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, (Z)but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Footnotes
- Esther 3:6 Hebrew disdained in his eyes
- Esther 3:6 Or annihilate
- Esther 3:9 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
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