1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Basi mfalme Ahasuero alitoza kodi katika nchi na katika visiwa vya bahari.
2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
Na matendo yake yote yenye nguvu na ya ushujaa, na habari zote za ukuu wake Mordekai ambao alipewa na mfalme, hazikuandikwa katika kitabu-cha-taarifa cha wafalme wa Umedi na Uajemi?
3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Kwa maana Mordekai Myahudi akawa wa pili wake mfalme Ahasuero, na mkuu wa Wayahudi, amependeza mbele ya jamii ya ndugu zake; ambaye aliwatafuta watu wake wema, na kuiangalia hali njema ya wazao wao wote.
