Ester 10

1 At ang haring Assuero ay nagatang ng buwis sa lupain, at sa mga pulo ng dagat.

Then King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on the land and on the coastlands along the sea.

2 At lahat ng mga gawa ng kaniyang kapangyarihan at ng kaniyang kakayahan, at ang lubos na kasaysayan ng kadakilaan ni Mardocheo, na ipinagtaas sa kaniya ng hari, hindi ba nangasusulat sa aklat ng mga alaala sa mga hari sa Media at Persia?

All the achievements of his power and might, together with the full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king had raised him, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.

3 Sapagka't si Mardocheo na Judio ay pangalawa ng haring Assuero, at dakila sa gitna ng mga Judio, at kinalulugdan ng karamihan ng kaniyang mga kapatid: na humahanap ng ikabubuti ng kaniyang bayan, at nagsasalita ng kapayapaan sa kaniyang buong lahi.

Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews and popular with his many Jewish brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and he spoke for the peace of all his people.