1Forsooth Mordecai dwelled that time in the hall of the king, with Bigthan or Gabatha and Teresh or Tharra, the honest servants and chaste [or geldings] of the king, that were porters of the palace.

2And when he had understood the thoughts of them, and had before-seen full diligently their busynesses, he learned that they endeavoured them to set [or to put] their hands upon the king Ahasuerus, and he told of that thing to the king.

3And when enquiring was had of ever either of them, the king commanded them, that acknowledged [or had confessed]their treason, to be led to the death.

4And the king wrote in books that thing, that was done, and also Mordecai took mind of this thing to be written in letters./Forsooth the king wrote in books that, that was done, but also Mordecai betook the mind of the thing to letters.

5And the king commanded Mordecai, that he should dwell in the hall of the palace, and he gave to him gifts for the telling.

6Forsooth Haman, the son of Hammedatha, a Bougean, was most glorious before the king, and he would have annoyed Mordecai, and his people, for the twain [or two] honest and chaste servants of the king that were slain. Hitherto is the proem; those things, that pursue[or follow], were set[or put]in that place where it is written in the book, And they took away the goods, either the chattels of them; which things we found in the common translation.