+ ESYHR  1  1 Etouw  deutrou  basileontow  Artajrjou  to meglou  t mi [] [] to Nisa  npnion  eden  Mardoxaow   to Iairou  to Semeiou  to Kisaiou  k  fulw  Beniamin, , 1 nyrvpow  Ioudaow  okn  n  Sosoiw  t plei, , nyrvpow  mgaw  yerapevn  n  t al  to basilvw: ; 1 n  d  k  tw axmalvsaw, , w  xmalteusen  Nabouxodonosor  basilew  Babulnow  j  Ierousalhm  met  Iexoniou  to basilvw  tw Ioudaaw. . 1 ka  toto  ato  t npnion: ; ka  do  fvna ' ka  yrubow, , bronta  ka  seismw, , traxow  p  tw gw: ; 1 ka  do  do  drkontew  megloi  toimoi  [ ] prolyon  mfteroi  palaein, , ka  gneto  atn  fvn  meglh: ; 1 ka  t fvn  atn  toimsyh  pn  ynow  ew  plemon  ste  polemsai  [] dikavn  ynow. . 1 ka  do  mra  sktouw  ka  gnfou, , ylciw  ka  stenoxvra, , kkvsiw  ka  traxow  mgaw  p  tw gw: ; 1 ka  tarxyh  dkaion  pn  ynow  fobomenoi  t autn  kak  ka  toimsyhsan  polsyai  ka  bhsan  prw  tn yen. . 1 p  d  tw bow  atn  gneto  sane  p  mikrw  phgw  potamw  mgaw, , dvr  pol: ; 1 fw  ka  liow  nteilen, , ka  o tapeino  cyhsan  ka  katfagon  tow ndjouw. . 1 ka  diegeryew  Mardoxaow  vrakw  t npnion  toto  ka  t  yew  beboleutai  poisai, , exen  at  n  t kard&  ka  n  pant  lg  yelen  pignnai  at  vw  tw nuktw. '. 1 ka  sxasen  Mardoxaow  n  t al  met  Gabaya  ka  Yarra  tn [] do  enoxvn  to basilvw  tn fulassntvn  tn aln  1 kousn  te  atn  tow logismow  ka  tw mermnaw  atn  jhrenhsen  ka  mayen  ti  toimzousin  tw xeraw ' pibalen  Artajrj  t basile, , ka  pdeijen  t basile  per  atn: ; 1 ka  jtasen  basilew  tow do  enoxouw, , ka  mologsantew  pxyhsan.  . 1 ka  gracen  basilew  tow lgouw ' totouw  ew  mnhmsunon, , ka  Mardoxaow  gracen  per  tn lgvn  totvn: ; 1 ka  ptajen  basilew  Mardoxa  yerapeein  n  t al  ka  dvken  at  dmata  per  totvn. . 1 ka  n  Aman  Amadayou [] Bougaow  ndojow  npion  to basilvw: ; ka  zthsen  kakopoisai  tn Mardoxaon  ka  tn lan  ato  pr  tn do  enoxvn  to basilvw. . 1 Ka  gneto  met  tow lgouw  totouw  n  taw mraiw  Artajrjou- , otow  Artajrjhw  p  tw Indikw  katn  ekosi  pt  xvrn  krthsen- , 2 n  ataw  taw mraiw, , te  yronsyh  basilew  Artajrjhw  n  Sosoiw  t plei, , 3 n  t trt  tei  basileontow  ato  doxn  pohsen  tow floiw  ka  tow loipow  ynesin  ka  tow Persn  ka  Mdvn  ndjoiw  ka  tow rxousin  tn satrapn. . 4 ka  met  tata  met  t dejai  atow  tn ploton  tw basileaw  ato  ka  tn djan  tw efrosnhw  to plotou  ato  p  mraw  katn  gdokonta, , 5 te  d  neplhryhsan  a mrai  to gmou, , pohsen  basilew  pton  tow ynesin  tow ereyesin  ew  tn plin  p  mraw  j  n  al  okou ' to basilvw  6 kekosmhmn  bussnoiw  ka  karpasnoiw  tetamnoiw  p  sxoinoiw  bussnoiw  ka  porfurow  p  kboiw  xrusow  ka  rgurow  p  stloiw  parnoiw  ka  liynoiw: ; 7 klnai  xrusa  ka  rgura  p  liyostrtou  smaragdtou  lyou  ka  pinnnou  ka  parnou  lyou  ka  strvmna  diafanew  poiklvw  dihnyismnai, , kkl  =da  pepasmna: ; 8 potria  xrus  ka  rgur  ka  nyrkinon [] kulkion  prokemenon  p  talntvn  trismurvn:  ; onow  polw  ka  dw, , n  atw  basilew  pinen. . d  ptow  otow  o  kat  prokemenon  nmon  gneto, , otvw  d  ylhsen  basilew  ka  ptajen  tow okonmoiw  poisai  t ylhma  ato  ka  tn nyrpvn. . 9 ka  Astin  baslissa  pohse  pton  taw gunaijn  n  tow basileoiw,  , pou  basilew  Artajrjhw. . 10 n  d  t mr&  t bdm  dvw  genmenow  basilew  epen  t Aman  ka  Bazan  ka  Yarra  ka  Bvrazh  ka  Zayolya  ka  Abataza  ka  Yaraba, , tow pt  enoxoiw  tow diaknoiw  to basilvw  Artajrjou, , 11 esagagen  tn baslissan  prw  atn  basileein  atn  ka  periyenai  at  t didhma  ka  dejai  atn  psin  tow rxousin  ka  tow ynesin  t kllow  atw, , ti  kal  n. . 12 ka  ok  eskousen  ato  Astin  baslissa  lyen  met  tn enoxvn. . ka  lupyh  basilew  ka  rgsyh  13 ka  epen  tow floiw  ato : Kat  tata  llhsen  Astin, , poisate  on  per  totou  nmon  ka  krsin. . 14 ka  proslyen  at  Arkesaiow  ka  Sarsayaiow  ka  Malhsear  o rxontew  Persn  ka  Mdvn  o  ggw  to basilvw  o prtoi  parakaymenoi  t basile  15 ka  pggeilan  at  kat  tow nmouw  w  de  poisai  Astin  t basilss, , ti  ok  pohsen  t  [] p to basilvw  prostaxynta  di  tn enoxvn. . 16 ka  epen  Mouxaiow  prw  tn basila  ka  tow rxontaw : O  tn basila  mnon  dkhsen  Astin  baslissa, , ll  ka  pntaw  tow rxontaw  ka  tow goumnouw  to basilvw  17 ka  gr  dihgsato  atow  t =mata ' tw basilsshw  ka  w  ntepen  t basile. . w  on  ntepen  t basile  Artajrj, , 18 otvw  smeron  a turanndew [] a loipa  tn rxntvn  Persn  ka  Mdvn  kosasai  t t basile  lexynta  [] p  atw  tolmsousin  movw  timsai  tow ndraw  atn. . 19 e  on  doke  t basile, , prostajtv [] basilikn,  [], ka  graftv  kat  tow nmouw  Mdvn  ka  Persn: ; ka  m  llvw - xrhssyv, , mhd  eselytv  ti ' baslissa  prw  atn, , ka  tn basilean  atw  dtv  basilew  gunaik  krettoni  atw. . 20 ka  kousytv [] nmow  p to basilvw, , n  n  poi, , n  t basile&  ato, , ka  otvw  psai  a gunakew  periysousin  timn  tow ndrsin  autn  p  ptvxo  vw  plousou. . 21 ka  resen  lgow  t basile  ka  tow rxousi, , ka  pohsen  basilew  kay  llhsen  Mouxaiow: ; 22 ka  psteilen  ew  psan  tn basilean  kat  xran  kat  tn ljin  atn  ste  enai  fbon  atow  n  taw okaiw  atn. .