1 Depois disto, o rei Assuero impôs tributo sobre a terra e sobre as terras do mar. 2 Quanto aos mais atos do seu poder e do seu valor e ao relatório completo da grandeza de Mordecai, a quem o rei exaltou, porventura, não estão escritos no Livro da História dos Reis da Média e da Pérsia? 3 Pois o judeu Mordecai foi o segundo depois do rei Assuero, e grande para com os judeus, e estimado pela multidão de seus irmãos, tendo procurado o bem-estar do seu povo e trabalhado pela prosperidade de todo o povo da sua raça.

1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account 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? 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 good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

1 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.

2 And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia?

3 Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.