At once the royal secretaries were summoned— on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.

三月，就是西弯月二十三日，将王的书记召来，按着末底改所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的方言，并犹大人的文字方言写谕旨，传给那从印度直到古实一百二十七省的犹大人和总督省长首领。

三月，就是西弯月二十三日，当时王的一些书记受召而来，按着末底改所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的语言，以及犹太人的文字语言写谕旨，传给那从印度直到古实一百二十七省的犹太人，以及总督、省长和领袖。

三月，就是西弯月二十三日，当时王的一些书记受召而来，按着末底改所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的语言，以及犹太人的文字语言写谕旨，传给那从印度直到古实一百二十七省的犹太人，以及总督、省长和领袖。

三月，即西弯月二十三日，王的书记被召来，按照末底改的一切吩咐用各省的文字和各族的语言，包括犹太人的文字和语言写谕旨，传给从印度到古实的一百二十七省的犹太人、总督、省长和官员。

那时是三月，就是西弯月，二十三日，王的文士都召了来，照着末底改所吩咐一切有关犹大人的事，用各省的文字、各族的方言写了谕旨，从印度到古实的一百二十七省，给各省的总督、省长和领袖，也用犹大人的文字和方言写给犹大人。

那时是三月（西弯月）二十三日，王的书记们被召来，照着末迪凯所吩咐的一切，给犹太人下旨，也给从印度到库实一百二十七个省的行政官、省长和各省的首领下旨，用各省的文字给各个省，用各民族的语言给各个民族，用犹太人的文字和语言给犹太人。

三月，就是西彎月二十三日，將王的書記召來，按着末底改所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的方言，並猶大人的文字方言寫諭旨，傳給那從印度直到古實一百二十七省的猶大人和總督省長首領。

三月，就是西彎月二十三日，當時王的一些書記受召而來，按着末底改所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的語言，以及猶太人的文字語言寫諭旨，傳給那從印度直到古實一百二十七省的猶太人，以及總督、省長和領袖。

三月，就是西彎月二十三日，當時王的一些書記受召而來，按着末底改所吩咐的，用各省的文字、各族的語言，以及猶太人的文字語言寫諭旨，傳給那從印度直到古實一百二十七省的猶太人，以及總督、省長和領袖。

三月，即西彎月二十三日，王的書記被召來，按照末底改的一切吩咐用各省的文字和各族的語言，包括猶太人的文字和語言寫諭旨，傳給從印度到古實的一百二十七省的猶太人、總督、省長和官員。

那時是三月，就是西彎月，二十三日，王的文士都召了來，照著末底改所吩咐一切有關猶大人的事，用各省的文字、各族的方言寫了諭旨，從印度到古實的一百二十七省，給各省的總督、省長和領袖，也用猶大人的文字和方言寫給猶大人。

當那時候、三月、就是西彎月、二十三日、王的書記們被召了來，照末底改一切所吩咐的，對猶大人的事寫下了勅令、給眾藩臣，給各省巡撫和首長，從印度到古實一百二十七省，一省一省用自己的文字，一族一族用自己的方言，又給猶大人、用他們的文字和方言。

那時是三月（西彎月）二十三日，王的書記們被召來，照著末迪凱所吩咐的一切，給猶太人下旨，也給從印度到庫實一百二十七個省的行政官、省長和各省的首領下旨，用各省的文字給各個省，用各民族的語言給各個民族，用猶太人的文字和語言給猶太人。

三月即西彎月、二十三日、王之繕寫見召、從末底改所言書詔、傳於自印度至古實、百有二十七州之猶大人、以及大臣、方伯民長、依各州之文字、各族之方言、亦按猶大人之文字方言、

三月、即西番月、二十三日、王召繕寫、從木底改所言、命猶大人、及州牧方伯、自印度至古實、所統轄者百有二十七州、用各州及猶大人方言文字鈐以國璽、遣郵乘良馬健騾、頒詔天下。

三月、即西彎月二十三日、乃召王之繕寫至、循末底改之所囑書詔、傳於一百二十七州之猶大人、及大臣、方伯、州牧、自印度至古實、皆用各州各族之文字方言、亦用猶大人之文字方言、

Right away the king sent for the royal secretaries. It was the 23rd day of the third month. That was the month of Sivan. They wrote down all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews. They also wrote them to the royal officials, the governors and the nobles of the 127 territories in his kingdom. The territories reached from India all the way to Cush. The orders were written down in the writing of each territory. They were written in the language of each nation. They were also written to the Jews in their own writing and language.

The king’s scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day. And an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and their language.

So on June 25 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews.

On the twenty-third day of the third month— that is, the month Sivan— the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai commanded for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

So the king’s scribes were summoned at that time in the third month( that is, the month Sivan), on the twenty third day; and it was written in accordance with everything that Mordecai commanded the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the provinces which extended from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people according to their language, as well as to the Jews according to their script and their language.

So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all, to every province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Then were the king’s scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

On the twenty-third day of the third month( that is, the month Sivan), the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai ordered for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that[ is], the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth[ day] thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which[ are] from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

The king’s scribes were quickly summoned– in the third month( that is, the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day. They wrote out everything that Mordecai instructed to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces all the way from India to Ethiopia– a hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all– to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, and to the Jews according to their own script and their own language.

Then the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the twenty- third day of the month; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the local governors, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty- seven provinces, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing, and in their language.

He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.

This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush:

Then on the thirteenth day of the first month the royal secretaries were summoned. They wrote out in the script of each province and in the language of each people all Haman’s orders to the king’s satraps, the governors of the various provinces and the nobles of the various peoples. These were written in the name of King Xerxes himself and sealed with his own ring.Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews— young and old, women and children— on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the field commander,“ Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”

So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.

It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

King Nebuchadnezzar, To the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth: May you prosper greatly!