Karena kami, hamba serta bangsa hamba, telah terjual untuk dipunahkan, dibunuh dan dibinasakan. Jikalau seandainya kami hanya dijual sebagai budak laki-laki dan perempuan, niscaya hamba akan berdiam diri, tetapi malapetaka ini tiada taranya di antara bencana yang menimpa raja."
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Esther is speaking to the king and saying that she and her people are being sold to be destroyed. She mentions that if they were just being sold as slaves, she would have stayed silent, but the situation is much worse.
Penjelasan untuk anak-anak
Imagine if someone was trying to sell all your friends to be hurt. That's what Esther is talking about. She says she would stay quiet if they were just going to be like servants, but she's worried they will be in much bigger trouble.
Latar belakang sejarah
Esther 7:4 is part of the Book of Esther, written around the 5th century BCE. It recounts Esther's plea to King Ahasuerus to save her people, the Jews, from genocide orchestrated by the courtier Haman.
Penerapan hari ini
In a modern scenario, this verse can be likened to speaking up when you see your colleagues being unfairly targeted at work. Instead of staying silent, you take action to protect them from a worse fate.