1. (11:1) Mardocheus the sonne of Iari, the sonne of Semei, the sonne of Cis of the tribe of Beniamin, (11:2) A Iewe, which had his dwelling in the citie of Susis, a man of great reputation, and excellent among all them that were in the kynges court. (11:3) Neuerthelesse, he was one of the prisoners whom Nabuchodonosor the kyng of Babylon had caryed away from Hierusalem vnto Babylon, with Iechonias the kyng of Iuda. (11:4) In the seconde yere of the raigne of great Artaxerxes, in the first day of the moneth Nisan, had this Mardocheus suche a dreame. (11:5) He thought he heard a great tempest, horrible thunderclappes, earthquakes, and great vprore in the lande, (11:6) And that he sawe two great dragons redie to fight one against another. (11:7) Their crye was great: At the whiche roaring & crye, all the heathen were vp to fight against the righteous people. (11:8) And the same day was full of darkenesse and very vncleare, full of trouble and anguishe, yea a great fearefulnesse was there in the lande. (11:9) The righteous were amased, for they feared the plague and euyll that was deuised ouer them, and were at a poynt with them selues to dye: So they cryed vnto God. (11:10) And whyle they were crying, the litle well grewe into a great riuer, and into many waters. (11:11) And with that it was day, and the sunne rose vp agayne: And the lowly were exalted, and deuoured the glorious and proude. (11:12) Nowe when Mardocheus had seene this dreame, he awoke, & mused stedfastly in his heart what God would do, and so he desired to know al the matter, and his mind was thervpon vntil night. (12:1) At the same tyme dwelt Mardocheus with Bagatha and Thara in the kynges court, the kynges chamberlaynes and porters of the palace. (12:2) But when he hearde their deuice, and had diligently considered their imaginations, he perceaued that they went about to lay their [cruell] handes vpon the kyng Artaxerxes, and so he certified the kyng thereof. (12:3) Then caused the kyng to examine the two gelded with tormentes: And when they had graunted it, they were put to death. (12:4) This the kyng caused to be put in the Chronicles for an euerlasting remembraunce, and Mardocheus wrote vp the same matter. (12:5) So the king commaunded that Mardocheus shoulde remayne in the court, and for this faythfulnes of his he gaue hym a rewarde. (12:6) But Aman the sonne of Amadathu the Agagite, whiche was holden in great honour and reputation in the kynges court, vndertoke to hurt Mardocheus and his people, because of the two chamberlaynes that were put to death. It came to passe that in the dayes of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus whiche raigned from India vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundred and twentie and seuen prouinces)