2i ESYHR  8  1 Ka  n  at  t mr&  basilew  Artajrjhw  dvrsato  Esyhr  sa  prxen  Aman  t diabl, , ka  Mardoxaow  proseklyh  p to basilvw, , pdeijen  gr  Esyhr  ti  noikevtai  at. . 2 laben  d  basilew  tn daktlion, , n  felato  [] Aman, , ka  dvken  atn  Mardoxa, , ka  katsthsen  Esyhr  Mardoxaon  p  pntvn  tn Aman. . 3 ka  prosyesa  llhsen  prw  tn basila  ka  prospesen  prw  tow pdaw  ato  ka  jou  felen  tn Aman  kakan  ka  sa  pohsen  tow Ioudaoiw. . 4 jteinen  d  basilew  Esyhr  tn =bdon  tn xrusn, , jhgryh  d  Esyhr  paresthknai  t basile. . 5 ka  epen  Esyhr : E  doke  soi  ka  eron  xrin, , pemfytv  postrafnai  t grmmata ' t  pestalmna  p Aman  t grafnta  polsyai  tow Ioudaouw, , o  esin  n  t basile&  sou: ; 6 pw  gr  dunsomai  den  tn kkvsin  to lao  mou  ka  pw  dunsomai  svynai  n  t pvle&  tw patrdow  mou ? 7 ka  epen  basilew  prw  Esyhr : E  pnta  t prxonta  Aman  dvka  ka  xarismhn  soi  ka  atn  krmasa  p  jlou, , ti  tw xeraw ' pnegke  [] tow Ioudaoiw, , t  ti  pizhtew ? 8 grcate ' ka  mew  k  to nmatw  mou  w  doke  mn  ka  sfragsate  t daktul  mou: ; sa  gr  grfetai  to basilvw  pitjantow  ka  sfragisy  t daktul  mou, , ok  stin  atow  nteipen.  . 9 klyhsan  [] d  o grammatew  n  t prt  mhn, , w  sti  Nisa, , trt [] ka  ekdi  [] to ato  touw, , ka  grfh  tow Ioudaoiw  sa  netelato  tow okonmoiw  ka  tow rxousin  tn satrapn  p  tw Indikw  vw  tw Ayiopaw, , katn  ekosi  pt  satrapeaiw  kat  xran  ka  xran, , kat  tn autn  ljin. . 10 grfh  d  di  to basilvw  ka  sfragsyh  t daktul  ato, , ka  japsteilan  t grmmata ' di  bibliafrvn, , 11 w  ptajen  atow  xrsyai  tow nmoiw  atn  n  ps  plei  bohysa  te  atow  ka  xrsyai  tow ntidkoiw  atn  ka  tow ntikeimnoiw  atn  w  bolontai, , 12 n  mr&  mi  n  ps  t basile&  Artajrjou, , t triskaidekt [] [] to dvdektou  mhnw, , w  stin  Adar. . 12 Vn  stin  ntgrafon  tw pistolw ' t pogegrammna : 13 Basilew  mgaw  Artajrjhw  tow  p  tw Indikw  vw  tw Ayiopaw  katn  ekosi  pt  satrapeaiw  xvrn  rxousi  ka  tow t mtera  fronosi  xarein. . 14 pollo  t plest  [] tn eergetontvn  xrhstthti [] puknteron  timmenoi  mezon  [] frnhsan  ka  o  mnon  tow potetagmnouw  mn  zhtosi  kakopoien,  , tn te  kron  o  dunmenoi  frein  ka  tow autn  eergtaiw  pixeirosi  mhxansyai:  ; 15 ka  tn exaristan  o  mnon  k  tn nyrpvn  ntanairontew, , ll  ka  tow tn peiragyvn  kmpoiw  paryntew  [] to t pnta  katopteontow  e  yeo  misopnhron  polambnousin  kfejesyai  dkhn. . 13 pollkiw  d  ka  pollow  tn [] p  jousaiw  tetagmnvn  tn pisteuyntvn  xeirzein  flvn  t prgmata , paramuya  metaitouw  amtvn  yvn  katastsasa  peribale  sumforaw  nhkstoiw  14 t tw kakohyeaw  ceude  paralogism  paralogisamnvn  tn tn pikratontvn  kraion  egnvmosnhn. . 15 skopen  [] d  jestin, , o  tosoton  k  tn palaiotrvn  [] n  paredkamen  storin, , sa  stn  par  pdaw  mw  kzhtontaw  nosvw  suntetelesmna  t tn njia  dunasteuntvn  loimthti, , 16 ka  prosxein  ew t met  tata  [] ew  t tn basilean  traxon  tow psin  nyrpoiw  met  ernhw  parejmeya  17 xrmenoi  taw metabolaw, , t d  p  tn cin  rxmena  [] diakrnontew  e  met  pieikestraw  pantsevw. . 12 w  gr  Aman  Amadayou [] Makedn, , taw lhyeaiw  lltriow  to tn Persn  amatow ' ka  pol  diesthkw  tw metraw  xrhstthtow, , pijenvyew  mn  13 tuxen w  [] xomen  prw  pn  ynow  filanyrvpaw  p  tosoton  ste  nagoreesyai  mn  patra  ka  proskunomenon  p  pntvn  t deteron  to basiliko  yrnou  prsvpon  diatelen, , 14 ok  ngkaw  d  tn perhfanan  petdeusen  tw rxw  stersai  mw  ka  to pnematow  15 tn te  mteron  svtra  ka  di  pantw  [] eergthn  Mardoxaon  ka  tn mempton  tw basileaw  koinvnn  Esyhr  sn  pant  t totvn  ynei  poluplkoiw  meydvn  paralogismow  athsmenow  ew  pleian: ; 16 di  gr  tn trpvn  totvn  Ӯyh  labn  mw  rmouw  tn tn Persn  pikrthsin  ew  tow Makednaw  metjai. . 17 mew  d  tow p  to trisalithrou  paradedomnouw  ew  fanismn  Ioudaouw  erskomen  o  kakorgouw  ntaw, , dikaiottoiw  d  politeuomnouw  nmoiw, , 18 ntaw  d  uow  to cstou  megstou  zntow  yeo  to kateuynontow  mn  te  ka  tow prognoiw  mn  tn basilean  n  t kallst  diaysei. . 19 kalw  on  poisete  m  prosxrhsmenoi  tow p  Aman  Amadayou [] postalesi  grmmasin  di  t atn  tn tata  jergasmenon  [] prw  taw Sosvn  plaiw  staursyai  sn  t panoik&,  [], tn katajan  to t pnta  pikratontow  yeo  di  txouw  podntow  at  krsin, , 20 t d  ntgrafon  tw pistolw  tathw  kyntew  n  pant  tp  met  parrhsaw  n  tow Ioudaouw  xrsyai  tow autn  nommoiw  ka  sunepisxein  atow  pvw  tow n  kair  ylcevw  piyemnouw  [] atow  mnvntai  t triskaidekt [] [] to dvdektou  mhnw  Adar  t at [] mr&: ; 21 tathn [] [] gr  pnta  dunastevn  yew  nt  leyraw  to klekto  gnouw  pohsen  atow  efrosnhn. . 22 ka  mew  on  n  taw pvnmoiw  mn  ortaw  pshmon  mran  met  pshw  evxaw  gete, ', pvw  ka  nn  ka  met  tata  [] svthra   mn  ka  tow enoosin  [] Prsaiw, , tow d  mn  pibouleousin  mnhmsunon  tw pvleaw. . 12 psa  d  pliw   xra  t snolon, , tiw  kat  tata  m  pois, , drati  ka  pur  katanalvysetai  met  rgw: ; o  mnon  nyrpoiw  batow, , ll  ka  yhroiw  ka  peteinow  ew  tn panta  xrnon  xyistow  katastaysetai.  . 13 t d  ntgrafa  ktiysyvsan [] fyalmofanw  n  ps  t basile&, , tomouw  te  enai  pntaw  tow Ioudaouw  ew  tathn  tn mran  polemsai  atn  tow penantouw. . 14 O mn  on  ppew  jlyon  spedontew  t p  to basilvw  legmena  [] pitelen: ; jetyh [] d  t prstagma  ka  n  Sosoiw. . 15 d  Mardoxaow  jlyen  stolismnow [] [] tn basilikn  stoln  ka  stfanon  xvn  xruson  ka  didhma  bssinon  porfuron: ; dntew  d  o n  Sosoiw  xrhsan. . 16 tow d  Ioudaoiw  gneto  fw  ka  efrosnh: ; 17 kat  plin  ka  xran, , o  n  jetyh  t prstagma, , o  n  jetyh  t kyema, , xar  ka  efrosnh  tow Ioudaoiw, , kyvn  ka  efrosnh, , ka  pollo  tn [] ynn  perietmonto  ka  ioudizon  di  tn fbon  tn [] Ioudavn. .