כִּ֣י ׀ מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְרָצ֖וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֑יו דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְעַמּ֔וֹ וְדֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃
Sebab Mordekhai, orang Yahudi itu, adalah orang kedua sesudah Raja Ahasyweros, orang besar di antara orang Yahudi, dan disukai oleh sebagian besar saudara-saudaranya. Ia mengusahakan kebaikan bagi bangsanya dan mengucapkan kata-kata damai kepada seluruh keturunannya.
Megillah
Nahman said: Malachi is the same as Mordecai. Why was he called Malachi? Because he was next to the king. They objected: ‘Baruch the son of Neriah and Serayah the son of Mahseyah and Daniel and Mordecai, Bilshan, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi all prophesied in the second year of Darius! This is a refutation.