Ester 7
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Binitay si Haman
7 Dumalo sina Haring Ahasuerus at Haman sa inihandang hapunan ni Reyna Ester. 2 At habang nag-iinuman sila, tinanong muli ng hari si Reyna Ester, “Ano ba talaga ang kahilingan mo? Sabihin mo na at ibibigay ko sa iyo kahit kalahati ng kaharian ko.” 3 “Mahal na Hari, kung kalugod-lugod po ako sa inyo, iligtas po ninyo ako at ang mga kalahi kong Judio. Iyan ang kahilingan ko sa inyo. 4 Dahil may gantimpalang ipinangako sa mga taong papatay sa amin. Kung ipinagbili po kami para maging alipin lang, magsasawalang-kibo na lang ako, dahil hindi iyon gaanong mahalaga para gambalain ko pa kayo.”
5 Sinabi ni Haring Ahasuerus, “Sino ang nangahas na gumawa ng bagay na iyon at nasaan siya ngayon?” 6 Sumagot si Ester, “Ang kumakalaban po sa amin at ang kaaway namin ay ang masamang si Haman.”
Takot na takot si Haman habang nasa harap ng hari at ng reyna. 7 Galit na galit na tumayo ang hari. Iniwan niya ang kanyang iniinom at pumunta sa hardin ng palasyo. Naiwan si Haman na nagmamakaawa kay Reyna Ester dahil natitiyak niyang parurusahan siya ng hari.
8 Pagbalik ng hari mula sa hardin, nakita niyang nakadapa si Haman na nagmamakaawa sa harap ng hinihigaan ni Ester. Kaya sinabi ng hari, “At gusto mo pang pagsamantalahan ang reyna rito sa loob ng palasyo ko!” Nang masabi iyon ng hari, dinakip ng mga naroon si Haman at tinalukbungan ang ulo[a] nito. 9 Sinabi ni Harbona, isa sa mga lingkod ng hari, “Nagpagawa po si Haman ng matulis na kahoy para tuhugin si Mordecai, na nagligtas sa inyong buhay. Ang taas po ng kahoy ay 75 talampakan at malapit ito sa bahay ni Haman.” 10 Kaya nag-utos ang hari, “Doon ninyo siya tuhugin!” At tinuhog nga nila si Haman doon sa ipinagawa niyang matulis na kahoy para kay Mordecai. At nawala ang galit ng hari.
Footnotes
- 7:8 tinalukbungan ang ulo: Maaaring palatandaan ito na papatayin siya.
Esther 7
English Standard Version
7 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, (A)“What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? (B)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered, (C)“If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request. 4 (D)For we have been sold, I and my people, (E)to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.” 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has dared[a] to do this?” 6 And Esther said, (F)“A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
Haman Is Hanged
7 And the king arose in his wrath from the wine-drinking and went into (G)the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined against him by the king. 8 And the king returned from (H)the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on (I)the couch where Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face. 9 Then (J)Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, (K)the gallows[b] that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, (L)whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits[c] high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” 10 (M)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (N)Then the wrath of the king abated.
Footnotes
- Esther 7:5 Hebrew whose heart has filled him
- Esther 7:9 Or wooden beam; also verse 10 (see note on 2:23)
- Esther 7:9 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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