Ester 10

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Rex vero Asuerus terrae et maris insulis imposuit tribu tum.	1 King Ahasuerus laid tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
2 Cuiusfortitudo et imperium et dignitas atque sublimitas, qua exaltavit Mardochaeum,scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Medorum atque Persarum,	2 All the acts of his power and valor, as well as a detailed account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king promoted, are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
3 et quomodoMardochaeus Iudaici generis secundus a rege Asuero fuerit et magnus apud Iudaeoset acceptabilis plebi fratrum suorum, quaerens bona populo suo et loquens ea,quae ad pacem seminis sui pertinerent.	3 The Jew Mordecai was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, in high standing among the Jews, and was regarded with favor by his many brethren, as the promoter of his people's welfare and the herald of peace for his whole race.