Esther 8:14 CPDV

¹²  And one day of retribution was established throughout all the provinces, namely, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.

¹³  And such was the content of the letter, so that it would be made known in all lands and nations, which are subject to the authority of king Artaxerxes, that the Jews have been made ready to be vindicated of their enemies.

¹⁴  And so the swift couriers departed in haste, carrying through the announcement, and the king's edict was hung up in Susa.

¹⁵  But Mordecai, going forth from the palace and from the king's presence, shone in royal apparel the color of hyacinth and of the sky, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was joyful.

¹⁶  But for the Jews, a new light seemed to rise; there was joy, honor, and dancing.