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

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)

The Greatness of Mordecai

10 King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on (A)the coastlands of the sea. And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, (B)to which the king advanced 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 in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he (E)sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.

Mordekaj prima čast

10 Potom je kralj Kserkso nametnuo porez u cijelom svome kraljevstvu, sve do njegovih najudaljenijih dijelova. Sva njegova moćna i slavna djela, kao i cijela priča o Mordekaju i veličanstvenom položaju do kojega ga je kralj uzvisio, zapisani su u Knjizi ljetopisa kraljeva Medije i Perzije. Židov Mordekaj bio je sljedeći do kralja Kserksa, najistaknutiji i najcjenjeniji među Židovima jer je uvijek radio za dobrobit svog naroda i zalagao se za njihovu buduću sigurnost i uspjeh.