Esther 8
8:1And in that day king Artaxerxes presented to Esther as much as existed to Haman the slanderer. And Mordecai was called on by the king, for Esther indicated how he was related to her.
8:2And the king took the ring which he removed from Haman, and he gave it to Mordecai. And Esther placed Mordecai over all the things of Haman.
8:3And proceeding, she spoke to the king, and fell unto his feet, and petitioned him to remove the evil of Haman, and as much as he did to the Jews.
8:4And the king stretched out to Esther the gold rod, and Esther arose to stand beside the king.
8:5And Esther said, If it seems good to you, and I found favor, let it be sent forth to return the letters being sent from Haman, the ones having been written to destroy the Jews who are in your kingdom.
8:6For how shall I be able to behold the ill treatment of my people? And how shall I be able to be delivered in the destruction of my fatherland?
8:7And the king said to Esther, If all the possessions of Haman I gave and granted to you, and he I hanged upon the tree for the hands he bore against the Jews, what yet do you anxiously seek?
8:8And you write in my name as it seems good to you, and set a seal with my ring! For as much as is written of the king in giving an order, and the seal should be set by my ring, it is not to them to contradict.
8:9And the scribes were called in the first month, which is Nisan, on the third and twentieth day of the same year. And it was written to the Jews, as much as was given charge to the local managers, and to the rulers of the satrapies from India unto Ethiopia -- a hundred twenty-seven satrapies, according to place by place, according to their form of speech.
8:10And it was written through the king, and the seal was set by his ring, and they sent out the letters by couriers,
8:11as he gave orders to them to deal with their laws in every city, both to help them and to deal with their opponents, and with their adversaries as they wanted,
8:12on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
8:13And the copies, let them be displayed clear to the eyes in all the kingdom, and for all the Jews to be prepared for this day, for them to wage war against their opponents.
8:14Then the horsemen went forth hastening to complete the things being spoken by the king. And the order was displayed also in Shushan.
8:15And Mordecai went forth robed in the royal apparel, and having a crown of gold, and a diadem of purple fine line. And the ones in Shushan beholding rejoiced.
8:16And to the Jews there became light and gladness.
8:17In each city and place of which ever the public notice was displayed, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with toasting and gladness. And many of the nations were circumcised, and were Jewish-like because of the fear of the Jews.