ESTHER 10-12

Certain portions of the story of Ester, which are fond in some Greek and Latin translations.

Esther 10

Which follow the tenth chapter.

WHEN Mardocheus said, God hath done these things.

For I remember a dream, which I saw concerning these matters, and there was nothing thereof omitted.

A little fountain which became a flood, and was a light, and as the sun, and as much water, this stood was Esther whom the King married, and made Queen.

And the two dragons are I and Aman.

And the people are they that are assembled to destroy the name of the Jews.

And my people is Israel, which cried to God, and are saved: for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath delivered us from all these evils, and God hath wrought signs, and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles.

Therefore hath he made two lots, one for the people of God, and another for all the Gentiles.

And these two lots came before God for all nations, at the hour and time appointed, and in the day of judgment.

So God remembered his own people, and justified his inheritance.

Therefore those days shall be unto them in the month Adar the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same month, with an assembly and joy, and with gladness before God, according to the generations for ever among his people.

Esther 11

IN the fourth year of the reign of Ptolomeus and Cleopatra Dositheus, who said he was a Priest and Levite, and Ptolomeus his son, that brought the former letters of Phrurai, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolomeus, which was at Jerusalem, interpreted,

In the second year of the reign of great Artaxerxes in the first day of the month Nisan Mardocheus the son of Iarus, the son of Semei the son of Cis of the tribe of Benjamin had a dream,

A Jew dwelling in the city of Susis, a nobleman, that bare office in the King’s court.

He was also one of the captivity which Nabuchodonosor the King of Babylon brought from Jerusalem with Iechonias

And this was his dream, Behold, a noise of a tempest with thunders, and earthquakes, and uproar in the land.

Behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight one against another.

Their cry was great, whereby all the heathen were ready to fight against the righteous people.

And the same day was full of darkness and obscurity, and trouble, and anguish: yea, adversity, and great affliction was upon the earth.

For then the righteous fearing their afflictions, were amazed, and flowed over with great waters.

The light and the sun rose up, and the lowly were exalted, and devoured the glorious.

Now when Mardocheus had seen this dream, he awoke and rose up and thought in his heart until the night, what God would do, and so he desired to know all the matter.

Esther 12

AT the same time dwelt Mardocheus in the King’s court with Bagathus, and Thara, the King’s eunuchs and keepers of the palace.

But when he heard their purpose, and their imaginations, he perceived that they went about to lay their hands upon the King Artaxerxes, and so he certified the King thereof.

Then caused the King to examine the two eunuchs with torments, and when they had confessed it, they were put to death.

This the King caused to be put in the Chronicles. Mardocheus also wrote the same thing.

So the King commanded that Mardocheus should remain in the court, and for the advertisement, he gave him a reward.

But Aman the son of Amadathus the Agagite, which was in great honor and reputation with the King, went about to hurt Mardocheus and his people, because of the two eunuchs of the King were put to death.