9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
1 خشایار شاه برای تمام مردم کشورهای ساحلی بحر و همچنین مردم داخلی جزیه مقرر کرد.
2تمام کارهای بزرگ و باشکوه او و همچنین شرح اینکه چگونه مردخای به این مقام عالی ارتقا یافت در کتاب تاریخ پادشاهان فارس و ماد ثبت شده است.
3مردخای یهودی بعد از خشایار شاه، بالاترین مقام را داشت. او مورد احترام ملت خود بود و همه آن ها او را دوست می داشتند. او برای سعادت قوم خود و برای امنیت فرزندان آن ها کوشش فراوان کرد.