Modern paraphrase
1The king Ahasuerus put some serious tax on the land and the islands, no cap.
2All the epic stuff he did and how he boosted Mordecai, isn’t it all in the history books of Media and Persia?
3Mordecai the Jew was basically the king's right-hand man, super respected by his people, looking out for them and spreading good vibes all around.
Traditional translation
1And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
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