< Esta 10 >

1 Kisha Mfalme Ahusiero akaweka kodi juu ya nchi na maeneo ya bahari.
And king Achashverosh imposed a tribute upon the land, and the isles of the sea.
2 Mafanikio yote na nguvu na ukuu wake, pamoja na wa Modekai ambao mfalme alimwinua, yameandikwa katika Kitabu cha Kumbukumbu ya wafalme wa Wamedi na Waajemi.
And all the acts of his strength and of his might, and the exposition of the greatness of Mordecai, wherewith the king made him great, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
3 Modekai Muyahudi alikuwa wa pili kutoka kwa Mfalme Ahusiero. Alikuwa mkuu na maarufu miongoni mwa ndugu zake Wayahudi, kwa sababu alitetea mahitaji ya watu wake na haki za watu na akatetea amani kwa watu wote.
For Mordecai the Jew was the second in rank after king Achashverosh, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the multitude of his brethren, a promoter of good to his people, and speaking peace to all its seed.

< Esta 10 >