ESYHR  2  1 Ka  met  tow lgouw  totouw  kpasen  basilew  to yumo  ka  okti ' mnsyh  tw Astin  mnhmonevn  oa  llhsen  ka  w  katkrinen  atn. . 2 ka  epan  o dikonoi  to basilvw : Zhthytv [] t basile  korsia  fyora  kal  t edei: ; 3 ka  katastsei  basilew  kvmrxaw  n  psaiw  taw xraiw  tw basileaw  ato, , ka  pilejtvsan  [] korsia  paryenik  kal  t edei  ew  Sousan  tn plin  ew  tn gunaikna,  , ka  paradoytvsan  [] t enox  to basilvw  t flaki  tn gunaikn, , ka  doytv  [] smgma  ka  loip  pimleia: ; 4 ka  gun, ,  n  rs  [] t basile, , basilesei  nt  Astin. . ka  resen  t basile  t prgma, , ka  pohsen  otvw. . 5 Ka  nyrvpow  n  Ioudaow  n  Sosoiw  t plei, , ka  noma  at  Mardoxaow   to Iairou  to Semeiou  to Kisaiou  k  fulw  Beniamin, , 6 w  n  axmlvtow  j  Ierousalhm, , n  xmalteusen  Nabouxodonosor  basilew  Babulnow. . 7 ka  n  tot  paw  yrept, , yugthr  Aminadab  delfo  patrw  ato, , ka  noma  at  Esyhr: ; n  d  t metalljai  atw  tow gonew  padeusen  atn  aut  ew  gunaka: ; ka  n  t korsion  kaln  t edei. . 8 ka  te  kosyh  t to basilvw  prstagma, , sunxyhsan  korsia  poll  ew  Sousan  tn plin  p  xera  Gai, , ka  xyh  Esyhr  prw  Gai  tn flaka  tn gunaikn. . 9 ka  resen  at  t korsion  ka  eren  xrin  npion  ato, , ka  speusen  at  donai  t smgma  ka  tn merda  ka  t pt  korsia  t podedeigmna  at  k  basiliko  ['] ka  xrsato  at  kalw  ka  taw braiw  atw  n  t gunaikni:  ; 10 ka  ox  pdeijen  Esyhr  t gnow  atw  od  tn patrda, , gr  Mardoxaow  netelato  at  m  paggelai. . 11 kay  ksthn  d  mran  Mardoxaow  perieptei  kat  tn aln  tn gunaikean  piskopn  t ' Esyhr  sumbsetai. [] . 12 otow  d  n  kairw  korasou  eselyen  prw  tn basila, , tan  naplhrs  mnaw  dka  do: [] ; otvw  gr  naplhrontai  a mrai  tw yerapeaw, [] , mnaw  j  leifmenai  n  smurnn  la  ka  mnaw  j  n  tow rmasin  ka  n  tow smgmasin  tn gunaikn, , 13 ka  tte  esporeetai  prw  tn basila: ; ka   n  ep, , paradsei  at  suneisrxesyai  at  p  to gunaiknow  vw  tn basilevn.  . 14 delhw  esporeetai  ka  prw  mran  potrxei  ew  tn gunaikna  tn deteron, , o  Gai  enoxow  to basilvw  flaj  tn gunaikn, , ka  okti ' esporeetai  prw  tn basila, , n  m  klhy  nmati. . 15 n  d  t naplhrosyai  tn xrnon  Esyhr  tw yugatrw  Aminadab  delfo  patrw  Mardoxaou  eselyen  prw  tn basila  odn  ythsen  n  at  netelato  enoxow  flaj  tn gunaikn: ; n  gr  Esyhr  erskousa  xrin  par  pntvn  tn blepntvn  atn. . 16 ka  eslyen  Esyhr  prw  Artajrjhn  tn basila  t dvdekt  mhn, , w  stin  Adar, , t bdm [] tei  tw basileaw  ato. . 17 ka  rsyh  basilew  Esyhr, , ka  eren  xrin  par  psaw  tw parynouw, , ka  pyhken  at  t didhma  t gunaikeon. . 18 ka  pohsen  basilew  pton  psi  tow floiw  ato  ka  taw dunmesin  p  mraw  pt  ka  cvsen  tow gmouw  Esyhr  ka  fesin  pohsen  tow  p  tn basilean  ato. . 19 d  Mardoxaow  yerpeuen  n  t al. . 20 d  Esyhr  ox  pdeijen  tn patrda  atw: ; otvw  gr  netelato  at  Mardoxaow  fobesyai  tn yen  ka  poien  t prostgmata  ato, , kayw  n  met  ato, , ka  Esyhr  o  metllajen  tn gvgn  atw. . 21 Ka  lupyhsan  o do  enoxoi  to basilvw  o  rxisvmatoflakew  ti  proxyh  Mardoxaow, , ka  ztoun  poktenai  Artajrjhn  tn basila. . 22 ka  dhlyh  Mardoxa  lgow, , ka  smanen  Esyhr, , ka  at  nefnisen  t basile  t [] tw piboulw. . 23 d  basilew  tasen  tow do  enoxouw  ka  krmasen  atow: ; ka  prostajen  basilew  kataxvrsai  ew  mnhmsunon  n  t basilik  biblioyk  pr  tw enoaw  Mardoxaou  n  gkvm. .