1 The following is a copy of this letter:
“The Great King, Artaxerxes, to the governors of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, and to those who are loyal to our government, greetings.
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13and with intricate craft and deceit asked for the destruction of Mordecai, our savior and perpetual benefactor, and of Esther, the blameless partner of our kingdom, together with their whole nation.
14He thought that by these methods he would catch us undefended and would transfer the kingdom of the Persians to the Macedonians.
15“But we find that the Jews, who were consigned to annihilation by this thrice-accursed man, are not evildoers but are governed by most righteous laws
16 who has directed the kingdom both for us and for our ancestors in the most excellent order.
17 Add Esth 3.13 “You will therefore do well not to put in execution the letters sent by Haman son of Hammedatha,
18Add Esth 7.10; 9.10since he, the one who did these things, has been executed at the gates of Susa with all his household—for God, who rules over all things, has speedily inflicted on him the punishment that he deserved.
19 Add Esth 8.13 “Therefore post a copy of this letter publicly in every place and permit the Jews to live according to their own customs.
20Add Esth 9.3; 13.6And lend them support, so that on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, on that very day, they may defend themselves against those who attack them at the time of affliction.
21For God, who rules over all things, has made this day to be a joy for his chosen people instead of a day of destruction for them.
22 Add Esth 9.27, 28 “Therefore you shall observe this with all good cheer as a notable day among your commemorative festivals,
23so that both now and hereafter it may represent deliverance for us and for those loyal to the Persians but a reminder of destruction for those who plot against us.
24 Jer 4.26; 32.43 “Every city and country, without exception, that does not act accordingly shall be destroyed in wrath with spear and fire. It shall be made not only impassable for humans but also most hateful to wild animals and birds for all time.
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