Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 8:1 ¶ And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Haman{gr.Aman} the slanderer: and Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} was called by the king; for Esther had shewn that he was related to her.

 8:1 ¶ On thatº dayº did the kingº Ahasuerusº giveººº the houseº of Hamanº the Jews'º enemyºº unto Estherº the queen.º And Mordecaiº cameºº beforeº the king;º forº Estherº had toldºº whatº heº [was] unto her.

 8:2 And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Haman{gr.Aman}, and gave it to Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus}: and Esther appointed Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} over all that had been Haman's{gr.Aman}.

 8:2 And the kingº took offººº his ring,º whichº he had takenºº from Haman,ºº and gaveºº it unto Mordecai.º And Estherº setººº Mordecaiº overº the houseº of Haman.º

 8:3 ¶ And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and besought [him] to do away the mischief of Haman{gr.Aman}, and all that he had done against the Jews.

 8:3 ¶ And Estherº spakeºº yet againºº beforeº the king,º and fell downºº atº his feet,º and besoughtºº him with tearsºº to put awayººº the mischiefº of Hamanº the Agagite,º and his deviceº thatº he had devisedºº againstº the Jews.º

 8:4 Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.

 8:4 Then the kingº held outººº the goldenº sceptreº toward Esther.º So Estherº arose,ºº and stoodºº beforeº the king,º

 8:5 And Esther said, If it seem good to thee, and I have found favour [in thy sight], let an order be sent that the letters sent by Haman{gr.Aman} may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in thy kingdom.

 8:5 And said,ºº Ifº it pleaseººº the king,º and ifº I have foundºº favourº in his sight,º and the thingº [seem] rightºº beforeº the king,º and Iº [be] pleasingºº in his eyes,º let it be writtenºº to reverseººº the lettersº devisedº by Hamanº the sonº of Hammedathaº the Agagite,º whichº he wroteºº to destroyººº the Jewsº whichº [are] in allº the king'sº provinces:º

 8:6 For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my kindred?

 8:6 Forº howº can I endureºº to seeºº the evilº thatº shall comeºº untoºº my people?º or howº can I endureºº to seeºº the destructionº of my kindred?º

 8:7 ¶ And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted thee all that was Haman's{gr.Aman}, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what dost thou yet further seek?

 8:7 ¶ Then the kingº Ahasuerusº saidºº unto Estherº the queenº and to Mordecaiº the Jew,º Behold,º I have givenºº Estherº the houseº of Haman,º and him they have hangedºº uponº the gallows,º becauseºº he laidºº his handº upon the Jews.º

 8:8 Write ye also in my name, as it seems good to you, and seal [it] with my ring: for whatever [orders] are written at the command of the king, and sealed with my ring, it is not lawful to gainsay them.

 8:8 Writeºº yeº also forº the Jews,º as it likethºº you,º in the king'sº name,º and sealºº [it] with the king'sº ring:º forº the writingº whichº is writtenºº in the king'sº name,º and sealedºº with the king'sº ring,º may noº man reverse.ºº

 8:9 So the scribes were called in the first-month, which is Nisan, on the three and twentieth day of the same year; and [orders] were written to the Jews, whatever [the king had] commanded to the local governors and chiefs of the satraps, from India even to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven satraps, according to the several provinces, according to their dialects.

 8:9 Then were the king'sº scribesºº calledºº at thatº timeº in the thirdº month,º thatº [is], the monthº Sivan,º on the threeº and twentiethº [day] thereof; and it was writtenºº according to allº thatº Mordecaiº commandedºº untoº the Jews,º and toº the lieutenants,º and the deputiesº and rulersº of the provincesº whichº [are] from Indiaºº untoº Ethiopia,º an hundredº twentyº and sevenº provinces,º unto every provinceº according to the writingº thereof, and unto every peopleº after their language,º and toº the Jewsº according to their writing,º and according to their language.º

 8:10 And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:

 8:10 And he wroteºº in the kingº Ahasuerus'º name,º and sealedºº [it] with the king'sº ring,º and sentºº lettersº byº postsºº on horseback,º [and] ridersºº on mules,º camels,º [and] youngº dromedaries:º

 8:11 wherein he charged them to use their [own] laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,

 8:11 Whereinº the kingº grantedºº the Jewsº whichº [were] in everyº cityº to gather themselves together,ºº and to standºº forº their life,º to destroy,ºº to slay,ºº and to cause to perish,ººº allº the powerº of the peopleº and provinceº that would assaultºº them, [both] little onesº and women,º and [to take] the spoilº of them for a prey,ºº

 8:12 on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is Adar.

 8:12 Upon oneº dayº in allº the provincesº of kingº Ahasuerus,º [namely], upon the thirteenthºº [day] of the twelfthºº month,º whichº [is] the monthº Adar.º

 8:13 And the following is the copy of the letter of the orders. The great king Artaxerxes sends greeting to the rulers of provinces [in] a hundred and twenty-seven satrapies, from India to Ethiopia, even to those who are faithful to our interests. Many who have been frequently honoured by the most abundant kindness of their benefactors have conceived ambitious designs, and not only endeavour to hurt our subjects, but moreover, not being able to bear prosperity, they also endeavour to plot against their own benefactors. And they not only would utterly abolish gratitude from among men, but also, elated by the boastings of men who are strangers to all that is good, they suppose that they shall escape the sin-hating vengeance of the ever-seeing God. And oftentimes [evil] exhortation has made partakers of the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and has involved in irremediable calamities, many of those who were appointed to offices of authority, who had been entrusted with the management of their friends' affairs; while [men], by the false sophistry of an evil disposition, have deceived the simple candour of the ruling powers. And it is possible to see [this], not so much from more ancient traditionary accounts, as it is immediately in your power [to see it] by examining what things have been wickedly perpetrated by the baseness of men unworthily holding power. And [it is right] to take heed with regard to the future, that we may maintain the government in undisturbed peace for all men, adopting [needful] changes, and ever judging those cases which come under [our] notice, with truly equitable decision. For whereas Haman{gr.Aman}, a Macedonian, the son of Amadathes, in reality an alien from the blood of the Persians, and differing widely from our mild course of government, having been hospitably entertained by us, obtained so large a share of our universal kindness, as to be called our father, and to continue the person next to the royal throne, reverenced of all; [he, however], overcome by the pride [of his station], endeavoured to deprive us of our dominion, and our life; having by various and subtle artifices demanded for destruction both Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} our deliverer and perpetual benefactor, and Esther the blameless consort of [our] kingdom, with their whole nation. For by these methods; the thought, having surprised us in a defenceless rate, to transfer the dominion of the Persians to the Macedonians. But we find that the Jews, who have been consigned to destruction by the most abominable of men, are not malefactors, but living according to the justest laws, and being the sons of the living God, the most high and mighty, who maintains the kingdom, to us as well as to our forefathers, in the most excellent order. Ye will therefore do well in refusing to obey the letters sent by Haman{gr.Aman} the son of Amadathes, because he that has done these things, has been hanged with his whole family at the gates of Shushan{gr.Susa}, Almighty God having swiftly returned to him a worth recompence. [We enjoin you] then, having openly published a copy of this letter in every place, to give the Jews permission to use their own lawful customs, and to strengthen them, that on the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar, on self-same day, they made defend themselves against those who attacked them in a time or affliction. For in the place of the destruction of the chosen race, Almighty God has granted them this [time of] gladness. Do ye therefore also among your [notiable] feasts, keep a distinct day with all festivity, that both now and hereafter it may be a day of deliverance to us and those who are well disposed toward the Persians, but to those that plotted against us a memorial of destruction. And every city and province collectively, which shall not do accordingly, shall be consumed with vengeance by spear and fire: it shall be made not only inaccessible to men, but also most hateful to wild beasts and birds forever. And let the copies be posted in conspicuous places throughout the kingdom, and let all the Jews be ready against this day, to fight against their enemies.

 8:13 The copyº of the writingº for a commandmentº to be givenºº in everyº provinceº [was] publishedºº unto allº people,º and that the Jewsº should beº readyººº against thatº dayº to avengeºº themselvesº on their enemies.ººº

 8:14 So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king's commands; and the ordinance was also published in Shushan{gr.Susa}.

 8:14 [So] the postsºº that rodeºº uponº mulesº [and] camelsº went out,ºº being hastenedºº and pressed onºº by the king'sº commandment.º And the decreeº was givenºº at Shushanº the palace.º

 8:15 ¶ And Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Shushan{gr.Susa} saw [it] and rejoiced.

 8:15 ¶ And Mordecaiº went outºº from the presenceºº of the kingº in royalº apparelº of blueº and white,º and with a greatº crownº of gold,º and with a garmentº of fine linenº and purple:º and the cityº of Shushanº rejoicedºº and was glad.ºº

 8:16 And the Jews had light and gladness,

 8:16 The Jewsº hadº light,º and gladness,º and joy,º and honour.º

 8:17 in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.

 8:17 And in everyº province,º and in everyº city,º whithersoeverºº the king'sº commandmentº and his decreeº came,ºº the Jewsº had joyº and gladness,º a feastº and a goodº day.º And manyº of the peopleºº of the landº became Jews;ºº forº the fearº of the Jewsº fellºº uponº them.