A herald loudly proclaimed,“ People of every nation and language, you are commanded:

那时传令的大声呼叫说：“各方、各国、各族的人哪，有令传与你们：

那时传令的大声呼叫说：“各方、各国、各族的人哪，有命令传给你们：

那时传令的大声呼叫说：“各方、各国、各族的人哪，有命令传给你们：

传令官大声宣布说：“各族、各邦、各语种的人啊，王有令，

那时，传令官大声呼叫说：“各国、各族、说各种语言的人哪！这是传给你们的命令：

那时，传令官大声宣告：“各民族、各国家、各语言群体，以下是给你们的命令：

那時傳令的大聲呼叫說：「各方、各國、各族的人哪，有令傳與你們：

那時傳令的大聲呼叫說：「各方、各國、各族的人哪，有命令傳給你們：

那時傳令的大聲呼叫說：「各方、各國、各族的人哪，有命令傳給你們：

傳令官大聲宣佈說：「各族、各邦、各語種的人啊，王有令，

那時，傳令官大聲呼叫說：“各國、各族、說各種語言的人哪！這是傳給你們的命令：

那時傳令官使勁地喊着說：『各族之民、列國之民、各種方言的人哪，現在有命令傳與你們：

那時，傳令官大聲宣告：「各民族、各國家、各語言群體，以下是給你們的命令：

遒人大聲呼曰、諸民諸國、諸方言者、今命爾曹、

遒人大聲呼曰、民人族姓、王命爾曹、

遒人遒人或作宣令者大聲呼曰、諸民、諸國、諸族、告爾有命、

Then the herald loudly proclaimed,“ Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do:

Then a messenger called out loudly,“ Listen, you people who come from every nation! Pay attention, you who speak other languages! Here is what the king commands you to do.

And the herald proclaimed aloud,“ You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

Then a herald shouted out,“ People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command!

Then the herald loudly proclaimed:“ To you the command is given, you peoples, nations, and populations of all languages,

Then a herald cried aloud:“ To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

A herald loudly proclaimed,“ People of every nation and language, you are commanded:

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

Then the herald made a loud proclamation:“ To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:

Then the herald cried aloud,“ To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,

King Nebuchadnezzar, To those of every people, nation, and language, who live on the whole earth: May your prosperity increase.

Then King Darius wrote to those of every people, nation, and language who live on the whole earth:“ May your prosperity abound.

He called out loudly: Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.

Zion, herald of good news, go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, herald of good news, raise your voice loudly. Raise it, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah,“ Here is your God!”

“ Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.

Folly is a rowdy woman; she is gullible and knows nothing.She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow what is worthless.

The statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house have been observed; you have followed their policies. Therefore, I will make you a desolate place and the city’s residents an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of my people.”

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.