Kong Ahasverus påla skatt over landene og kystlandene ved havet.

King Ahasuerus imposed a tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.

Alle hans mektige gjerninger og styrke, og beretningen om Mordekais storhet som kongen opphøyde ham til, er ikke de skrevet i Krønikens bok for kongene i Media og Persia?

All his powerful acts, his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?

For Mordekai, jøden, var nest etter kong Ahasverus, stor blant jødene, godt likt av de fleste av sine brødre, søkte det som var godt for sitt folk og talte fred for hele sin ætt.

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews, popular with most of his people as one who sought the good of his people and spoke peace to all his descendants.