Est 11:1Annō quartō regnantibus Ptolemaeō et Cleopatrā, attulērunt Dosithaeus, quī sē sacerdōtem et Lēvīticī generis ferēbat, et Ptolemaeus fīlius ejus, hanc epistolam phurim, quam dīxērunt interpretātum esse Lysimachum Ptolemaeī fīlium in Jerūsalem.In the fourth year, Ptolemy and Cleopatra reigning, Dositheus, who said he was a priest and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son, brought this letter of Purim, which they said Lysimachus son of Ptolemy had translated in Jerusalem. Est 11:2Annō secundō, regnante Artaxerxe maximō, prīmā diē mēnsis Nisan, vīdit somnium Mardochaeus fīlius Jairī, fīliī Semei, fīliī Cis, dē tribū Benjamin: homō Jūdaeus, quī habitābat in urbe Sūsīs, vir magnus, et inter prīmōs aulae rēgiae.In the second year, Artaxerxes the greatest reigning, on the first day of the month Nisan, Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, saw a dream: a Jewish man, who lived in the city of Susa, a great man, and among the first of the royal court. Est 11:4Erat autem dē eō numerō captīvōrum, quōs trānstulerat Nabuchodonosor rēx Babylōnis dē Jerūsalem cum Jechoniā rēge Jūda.Now he was of that number of captives whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem with Jeconiah king of Judah.
Est 11:5Et hoc ejus somnium fuit: appāruērunt vōcēs, et tumultus, et tonitrua, et terraemōtus, et conturbātiō super terram: et ecce duo dracōnēs magnī, parātīque contrā sē in praelium.And this was his dream: there appeared voices, and tumult, and thunders, and earthquakes, and confusion upon the earth: and look, two great dragons, and ready against each other for battle. Est 11:7Ad quōrum clamōrem cūnctae concitātae sunt nātiōnēs, ut pugnārent contrā gentem jūstōrum.At their cry all the nations were stirred up, to fight against the race of the just. Est 11:8Fuitque diēs illa tenebrārum et discrīminis, trībulātiōnis et angustiae, et ingēns formīdō super terram.And that day was one of darkness and danger, of tribulation and distress, and huge dread was upon the earth. Est 11:9Conturbātaque est gēns jūstōrum timentium mala sua, et praeparāta ad mortem.And the race of the just was thrown into confusion, fearing their own evils, and was prepared for death. Est 11:10Clāmāvēruntque ad Deum: et illīs vōciferantibus, fōns parvus creāvit in fluvium maximum, et in aquās plūrimās redundāvit.And they cried to God: and as they were shouting, a little spring grew into a very great river, and overflowed into very many waters.
Est 11:11Lūx et sōl ortus est, et humilēs exaltātī sunt, et dēvorāvērunt inclytōs.Light and sun rose, and the humble were exalted, and devoured the renowned. Est 11:12Quod cum vīdisset Mardochaeus, et surrēxisset dē strātō, cōgitābat quid Deus facere vellet: et fīxum habēbat in animō, scīre cupiēns quid significāret somnium.And when Mordecai had seen this, and had risen from his bed, he was thinking what God wished to do: and he kept it fixed in his mind, desiring to know what the dream signified.