Ngaˬ leh ngaˬ ve chaw teˇ hpaˍ lehˬ tiˇ pehˍ ve hta‸ gʼa hkanˬ tuˬ shu hawˇ baˬ laˇ taˍ peuˬ ve yoˬ. Shu ve awˬ ceˬ gʼa te tuˬ hawˇ baˬ laˇ taˍ ve hta‸ gʼa hkanˍ ve hkʼe ceh kʼo, ngaˬ ta‸ iˉ gawˬ lehˍ chehˇ taˍ leh, nawˬ hta‸ te sho‸ sha‸ laˇ tuˬ ve maˇ heˆ. Ya‸ hkʼaˇ, ngaˬ hui lehˬ shu tiˇ pehˍ ve hta‸ gʼa hkanˍ la paˇ neˇ ve yoˬ, teh‸ jawˇmawˇ hta‸ kʼoˆ piˇ ve yoˬ.
What Does This Mean?
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.
Explained for Children
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.
Historical Background
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.
Living It Out Today
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.