亚哈随鲁和末底改的功绩

10 亚哈随鲁王使内陆和沿海的人民都进贡。 他所有的丰功伟绩以及擢升末底改的事都记在玛代和波斯的史书上。 犹太人末底改的地位仅次于亚哈随鲁王,他在犹太人中受尊崇,得到同胞的爱戴,因为他致力于本族人的益处,为他们谋求福祉。

The Greatness of Mordecai

10 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.(A) And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai,(B) whom the king had promoted,(C) are they not written in the book of the annals(D) of the kings of Media and Persia? Mordecai the Jew was second(E) in rank(F) to King Xerxes,(G) 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.(H)

Mordecai’s Greatness

10 Now King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on the land and the (A)coastlands of the sea. And every accomplishment of his authority and power, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai (B)with which the king honored him, are they not written in (C)the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was (D)second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, (E)one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his entire [a]nation.

Footnotes

  1. Esther 10:3 Lit seed