But my folk Israel it is, that cried to the Lord; and the Lord made safe his people, and he hath delivered us from all evils, and he hath done great signs, or tokens, and wonders among (the) heathen men; [Forsooth my folk is Israel, that cried to the Lord; and the Lord made safe his people, and delivered us from all evils, and made great signs and wonders among the Gentiles;]

and he hath commanded two lots to be, one of God’s people, and the other of all heathen men. [and commanded two lots to be, one of the people of God, and another of all Gentiles.]

And then ever either lot came into a day ordained, or determined, from that time before God and all folks. [And either lot came into the set day before God now from that time to all (the) Gentiles.]

And these days shall be kept in the month (of) Adar, or March, in the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of the same month, with all busyness and joy of the people gathered into one company, into all the generations of the people of Israel afterward. [And these days shall be kept in the month of Adar, the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of the same month, with all busyness and joy of the people gathered into one company, into all there afterward generations of the people of Israel.]

at whose cry all (the) nations were stirred together, to fight against the folk of just men. [at whose cry all nations be stirred together, that they fight against the folk of rightwise men.]

When I was lord of full many folks, and I had made subject all the world to my lordship, I would not mis-use the greatness of (my) power, but govern my subjects by (or with) mercy and softness, (so) that they, leading their life in silence without any dread, should use peace coveted of (or by) all deadly (or mortal) men. [When to many folks I should command, and all the world had subjected to my commanding, I would not the muchliness of my power mis-use, but with mercy and softness govern the subjects, that, without any dread over-passing the life in silence, they should use the peace desired to all deadly men.]

showed to me, that a people was scattered in all the roundness of lands, the which people used new laws, and did against the custom of all folks, and despised the commandments of kings, and defouled by his dissention the according of all nations. [told to me in all the world of lands to be a people scattered, that new should use laws, and, against the custom of all Gentiles doing, the behests of the kings despise, and the one accord or the concord of diverse nations with their dissentions defoul.]

And when we had learned this thing, and saw, that one folk rebel against all the kind of men, and that it used wayward laws, and was contrary to our commandments, and disturbed, or troubled, the peace and according of provinces subject to us, [The which thing when we had learned, seeing one folk rebel against all kind of men to use shrewd (or depraved) laws, and to our behests to go against, and to disturb the peace and the accord of the provinces subject to us,]

we commanded, that whichever Haman showed, which (or who) is sovereign of all (the) provinces, and is the second from the king, and whom we honour in the place of (a) father, (that) they with their wives and children, be done away of (or by) their enemies, and no man have mercy upon them, in the fourteen day of the twelfth month (of) Adar, or March, of the present year; [we commanded, that whosoever Haman, that is provost to all provinces, and second from the king, and whom instead of a father we worship, shall show, with wives and free children be they done away of their enemies, and no man have mercy on them, the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, of the year present;]

(so) that (the) cursed men go down to hell (or into the grave) in one day, and yield peace to our empire, which they had troubled. Hitherto is the sampler of the epistle; these things, that (pur)sue, I found written after that place, where it is read, And Mordecai went, and did all things, which Esther had commanded to him; nevertheless those things be not had in Hebrew, and utterly those be not said at any of the translators. [that wicked men, one day to hell going down, yield to our empire the peace, that they have disturbed. Hitherto the sample of the epistle; those things, that follow, after that place written I found, where is read, And going Mordecai did all things, that Esther had commanded to him; and neverthelater they be not had in Hebrew, and with no man of the interpreters they be utterly told.]

(In the Greek Esther, verses 8-19 below follow verse 17 of Chapter 4; in the Hebrew Esther, these 11 verses would also follow verse 17 of Chapter 4.)

Forsooth Mordecai besought the Lord, and was mindful of all his works/and he was mindful of all the works of the Lord, [Mordecai forsooth prayed the Lord, mindful of all his works,]

and said, Lord God, King Almighty, all things be set in thy lordship, either power, and there is none, that may against-stand thy will; if thou deemest for to save Israel, we shall be delivered anon (or at once). [and said, Lord, Lord, king almighty, in thy power all things be set, and there is not, that may withstand to thy will; if thou deem to save Israel anon we shall be delivered.]

Thou madest heaven and earth, and whatever thing is contained in the compass of heaven. [Thou madest heaven and earth, and all thing that is contained in the compass of heaven.]

Thou art Lord of all things, and there is none that against-standeth thy majesty. [Lord of all things thou art, nor there is that withstand to thy majesty.]

Thou knowest all things, and knowest, that not for pride and spite, neither for any covetousness of vain glory I did this thing, that I worshipped not Haman the most proud man; [All things thou knew, and knewest, that not for pride and strife and any covetousness of glory I do this, that I honour not the most proud Haman;]

And all Israel with like mind and beseeching cried to the Lord, for cause that certain death nighed to them (or because that certain death approached to them). [And all Israel (with) like mind and beseeching cried to the Lord, for thy that to them should hang in certain death.]

And when she had put away the king’s clothes that pertained to the queen, she took clothes covenable to (or suitable for) weepings and mourning; and for diverse ointments, she filled (or covered) her head with ashes and drit, or vile power, or dust, and she meeked (or humbled) her body with fastings; and with braiding, or twisting away of her hair, she filled all (the) places, in which she was wont to be glad; [And when she had done down her king’s clothes, she took covenable clothes to weepings and to wailing; and for diverse ointments with ashes and drit she full-filled her head, and her body meeked with fastings; and all places, in the which she was wont to glad, with tearing or pulling of hairs she fulfilled.]

I have heard of (or from) my father, that thou, Lord, hast taken away Israel from all folks [or shouldest have taken Israel from all Gentiles], and our fathers from all their greater men before, (so) that thou shouldest wield an everlasting heritage; and thou hast done to them, as thou hast spoken, or (hast) promised (them).

Lord, have thou mind, and show thee to us in the time of tribulation; and, Lord, King of gods, and King of all power, give thou trust to me; [Have mind, Lord, and show thee to us in time of our tribulation; and give to me trust, Lord, king of Jews, and of all power;]

Lord, that hast the cunning (or the knowing, or the knowledge) of all things; and Lord, thou knowest that I hate the glory of wicked men, and that I loathe the bed of uncircumcised men, and of each alien. [Lord, that hast the cunning of all things. And thou hast known for I hated the glory of wicked men, and loathe the bed of uncircumcised men, and of all heathen.]

A! (O!) strong God above all, hear thou the voice of them, that have none other hope than thee, and deliver thou us from the hand(s) of wicked men, and deliver thou me from my dread. [Strong God over all, hear the voice of them, that none other hope have, and deliver us from the hand of wicked men, and pull out me from my dread.]

(In the Greek Esther, the next 2 verses would follow verse 8 of Chapter 4; in the Hebrew Esther, these 2 verses would also follow verse 8 of Chapter 4.)

And no doubt that Mordecai sent to Esther, that she should enter to the king, and pray for her people, and for her country. [And no doubt that Mordecai sent to her, that Esther should go in to the king, and pray for her people, and for her country.] He said, Be thou mindful of the days of thy meekness, how thou were nourished (or brought up) in (or by) mine hand; for Haman, ordained the second from the king, or which is ordained the second person in power from the king, spake against us into death; therefore thou inwardly call the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death. [Mindful, he saith, be thou of the days of thy meekness, how thou art nourished in mine hand; for Haman, ordained the second of the king, spake against us into death; and thou inwardly call the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death.]

(In the Greek Esther, verses 1-16 below follow Esther’s prayer, which follows Mordecai’s prayer, all of which precede Chapter 5; in the Hebrew Esther, these 16 verses would replace the first 2 verses of Chapter 5.)

Forsooth in the third day she putted off the clothes of her adorning (or of her mourning), and was compassed with her glory. [Forsooth the third day she did down the clothes of her adorning (or of her mourning), and her own glory is done about.]

And when she shined in the king’s (or in the royal) clothing, and had inwardly called the Governor of all things and the Saviour God, she took two servantesses,

Therefore she entered through all the doors by order, and she stood against (or before) the king, where he sat upon the seat of his realm, and was clothed in the king’s clothes, and shined in gold and precious stones, and he was dreadful in sight. [Then she gone in all the doors by order, stood against (or before) the king, where he sat upon the see (or the throne) of his reign, clothed with king’s clothes, and shining with gold and precious stones; and he was fearful in sight.]

thou shalt not die, for this coming to me without (my) calling; for this law is not made for thee, but for all (other) men. Therefore nigh thou hither (And so approach thou to me), [thou shalt not die; forsooth not for thee, but for all (others) this law is ordained. Come hither then,]