פרק י, א-ג
Esther – Chapter 10, 1-3
(א) וַיָּשֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧שׁ ׀ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃
(ב) וְכָל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֤ה תָקְפּוֹ֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּפָֽרָשַׁת֙ גְּדֻלַּ֣ת מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר גִּדְּל֖וֹ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔ים לְמַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
(ג) כִּ֣י ׀ מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְרָצ֖וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֑יו דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְעַמּ֔וֹ וְדֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃
Esther – Chapter 10, 1-3
(א) וַיָּשֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧שׁ ׀ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃
(1) King Achashverosh levied a tax upon the mainland and the islands of the sea.
(1) After Mordechai was appointed minister he helped King Achashverosh to conquer many more lands, near and far, and thereby levied a tax upon the mainland which was near, and even on the far islands of the sea.
(ב) וְכָל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֤ה תָקְפּוֹ֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּפָֽרָשַׁת֙ גְּדֻלַּ֣ת מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר גִּדְּל֖וֹ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔ים לְמַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃
(2) And the entire story of his power and strength, and the account of Mordechai’s greatness bestowed on him by the king, is recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
(2) And the entire story of his power and strength, and the account of how it was done through Mordechai’s greatness which was bestowed on him by the king, is recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
(ג) כִּ֣י ׀ מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְרָצ֖וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֑יו דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְעַמּ֔וֹ וְדֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃
(3) For Mordechai the Jew was second to King Achashverosh, a leader to the Jews, and loved by his many brethren. He sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace for all their descendants.
(3) For Mordechai the Jew succeeded in furthering Achashverosh’s kingdom because he was second to King Achashverosh. Even though he was primarily a leader to the Jews he ruled over them mercifully, and therefore was loved by his many brethren. He sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace for all their descendants.
