Soothly the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.

(In the Greek Esther, verses 1-24 below follow verse 12 of Chapter 8; in the Hebrew Esther, these 24 verses would also follow verse 12 of Chapter 8.)

The sampler of the letter of king Ahasuerus, which he sent for the Jews to all the provinces of his realm; and this same sampler is not had in the book of Hebrew. [The sample of the epistle of king Ahasuerus, that for the Jews he sent to all the provinces of his realm; the which and it is not had in (the) Hebrew volume.] The great king Ahasuerus, from India unto Ethiopia, saith health to the dukes and princes of an hundred and seven and twenty provinces, that obey to our commandment. [Ahasuerus, the great king, from India unto Ethiopia, of an hundred and seven and twenty provinces, to dukes and princes, that to our commanding obeish, saith greeting(s).]

And they be not appeased (or satisfied) to do not thankings for (these) benefices or goodnesses, and to defoul in themselves the laws of courtesy; but also they deem, that they may flee, or be able to flee, the sentence of God seeing all things. [nor be not satisfied to not do graces to benefits, and defoul the rights of humanity into them; but also deem themselves to be able to flee the sentence of God deeming all things.]

And they break out into so much madness, that they enforce (or endeavor) them(selves) with (the) ropes of leasings (or of lies) to destroy them, that keep diligently the offices betaken to them, and do so all things, (so) that they be worthy (of) the praising of all men; [And in so much to madness break out, that to them that busily keep the offices taken to them, and so all things do, that they be worthy (of) the praising of all men, with the privy and subtle flatterings, or little cords, of leasings they enforce to turn upside-down,]

Wherefore it is to purvey for the peace of all (the) provinces.

and he feeled (or experienced) in himself so great courtesy of (or from) us, that he was called our father, and he was worshipped of (or by) all men as the second person after the king; [and so much humanity expert (or experienced) in himself, that our father he were called, and honoured of all men the second after the king;]

For by some new and unheard (of) casts he asked into death Mordecai, by whose faith and benefices we live, and also the fellow of our realm, Esther, with all her folk; [For Mordecai, by whose faith and benefits we live, and the fellow of our realm Esther, with all her folk, with new manner and unheard (of) engines full out asked into death;]

For which great trespass both he that imagined it, and all his kindred, hangeth in gibbets before the gates of the city of Susa; for not we, but God yielded to him that, that he deserved. [For the which hideous guilt before the gates of this city, that is, Susa, and he that cast, and all his kindred, hangeth in gibbets; not us, but God to him yielding that (that) he deserved.]

Forsooth this commandment, which we send now, be (it) set forth in all (the) cities/Therefore this behest, that we send forth now, be it set up in all (the) cities, that it be leaveful to (or lawful for) the Jews to use their (own) laws. [This forsooth commandment, that we now send, in all cities be purposed, that it be leaveful to (or lawful for) (the) Jews to use their laws.]

Wherefore and ye (shall) have this day among other feast days, and hallow it with all gladness;

(so) that it be known afterward, that all men, that obey faithfully to the kings of Persia, receive worthy meed (or reward) for their faith; and that they, that set treason to the realm of them, perish for the felony. [and hereafter all men know, that faithful(ly) obeish to Persians, for faith to take worthy meed; they forsooth that (lay in) wait to the reign of them, to perish for the hideous guilt.]