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The context is this.  
A girl who was always alone when she was a kid had a butler who was called すわの
who is now far away from her. She just saved a boy from drowning and she feels
good about that because the boy and his brother thanked her for that.

> すわの、あんたがいてくれたなら聞いてほしかった。  
>  本当自分でも分かんないんだけど、あの時なんかこう胸が[暖]{あった}かくなったんだ。

The translation is

> If you were here I would ask you.  
>  I do not know by myself but I feel warm inside.

Is the translation wrong?  
Isn't てほしい used when you want someone to do something?

I would translate it

> Suwano, If you were here I would have wanted you to listen.  
>  I can't really understand by myself, but that time my heart became warm
> like this.

Also can someone explain me how this form works?  
Could I use the particle が in a sentence like this

> I want A to teach B English  
>  私はＡにＢに英語を教えてほしい  
>  or  
>  私はＡがＢに英語を教えてほしい

I know the first one is correct, but what about the second one?

Another user made this example to me in a previous thread. It was this

> 彼に英語を教えてほしい。
>
> This sentence can be translated as two ways.
>
> A. I want him to teach someone English.
>
> A' （彼女が私に英語を教えてくれると言っているけれど、私は）彼に英語を教えてほしい。
>
> B. I want you to teach him English.
>
> B'. （あなたは英語を教えるのがうまいから、あなたが）彼に英語を教えてほしい。

In B' could it become

> B'（あなたは英語を教えるのがうまいから、僕はあなたに）彼に英語を教えてほしい。

Also how can I know if 聞いてほしい is _want someone to listen_ or _want someone to
ask_?

Edit. Nothing at all was referring to something I wrote before but it was just
confusing so I edited it out.

Edit 2. For those who want to know the source for the context it's Binbougami
Ga!? Episode 3 about minute 19.30
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てほしい usage with more than 2 people, particles に and が
> あんたがいてくれたなら聞{き}いてほしかった。

  
This sentence might NOT be translated as ''... **I** would ask you.'' It is no
wonder you doubt the translation.  
_聞いてほしい_ means that the speaker wants someone to do _聞く_.  
Conversely, if the translation were correct, the original must be _聞きたかった_ or
_尋{たず}ねたかった_.  
  

_聞く_ can mean either _listen_ or _ask_. Also, it can be translated as _follow_
or _obey_ in other contexts.  
It depends on the context which meaning does ''聞く'' express. The root concept
of 聞く seems to know by receiving some sound.  

* * *

> I want A to teach B English. ／ A=あなた B=彼  
>  
>  1.(?) 私{わたし}は、A **に** Bに英語{えいご}を教{おし}えてほしい。／ (?)私はあなた **に** 彼に英語を教えてほしい。  
>  2. 私は、A **が** Bに英語を教えてほしい。／私はあなた **が** 彼に英語を教えてほしい。  
>  3. 私は、A **から** Bに英語を教えてほしい。／私はあなた **から** 彼に英語を教えてほしい。  
>

Example #1 is not wrong grammatically, but the meaning is a bit unclear
because ''someone+に'' follows the same form.  
So, you'd better say as #2 or #3.  

cf. ''から'' is used to indicate the subject when the verb is 伝{つた}える, 話{はな}す,
言{い}う, 教{おし}える, 渡{わた}す, 送{おく}る, and so on.  
For examples,

> 私はあなた **から** 彼にこれを渡してほしい。  
>  I want you to hand this to him.
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