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
Lexham English Bible
Esther’s Banquet
5 And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace,[a] opposite the king’s palace;[b] the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room[c] opposite the doorway of the palace. 2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard she found favor in his eyes, and the king held out the gold scepter that was in his hand to Esther, and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter. 3 And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.” 4 And Esther said, “If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.” 5 And the king said, “Bring Haman quickly to fulfill[d] the request of Esther.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 6 And the king said to Esther while they were drinking wine,[e] “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even half the kingdom, it will done. 7 And Esther answered and said, “This is my petition and my request. 8 If I have found favor in the eyes of the king,[f] and if it is good to the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them tomorrow, and I will do according to the word of the king.
9 And Haman went out on that day rejoicing and feeling good.[g] But when Haman saw Mordecai at the gate of the king, and he did not rise or tremble before him, Haman was filled with rage toward[h] Mordecai. 10 But Haman controlled himself and went to his house, and he sent for and brought his friends and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his wealth and the number of his sons and all the ways that the king had honored him and promoted him above the officials and king’s servants. 12 And Haman added,[i] “Esther the Queen did not let just anyone come to the banquet that she prepared with the king except me, and I am also invited tomorrow to her banquet with the king. 13 But all this fails to satisfy me[j] when[k] I see Mordecai the Jew setting at the gate of the king.” 14 And Zeresh his wife and all of his friends said to him, “Let them make a gallows fifty cubits[l] high, and in the morning tell the king, “Let them hang Mordecai on it; then go with the king to the banquet happily.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
Footnotes
- Esther 5:1 Literally “house of the king”
- Esther 5:1 Literally “house of the king”
- Esther 5:1 Literally “house of the reign” or “house of the kingdom”
- Esther 5:5 Literally “to do”
- Esther 5:6 Literally “at the meal of wine”
- Esther 5:8 Or “I have won the favor of the king
- Esther 5:9 Literally “good of heart”
- Esther 5:9 Literally “rage to”
- Esther 5:12 Literally “And Haman said also”
- Esther 5:13 Literally “it is not sufficient for me”
- Esther 5:13 Literally “at every time”
- Esther 5:14 Hebrew “cubit”
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