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.

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:

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!

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

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,

I, King Nebuchadnezzar, am writing this letter. I am sending it to people who live all over the world. I’m sending it to people of every nation no matter what language they speak. May you have great success!

Then King Darius wrote to people of all nations, no matter what language they spoke. He said,“ May you have great success!

He called out in a loud voice. He said,‘ Cut down the tree. Break off its branches. Strip off its leaves. Scatter its fruit. Let the animals under it run away. Let the birds in its branches fly off.

Zion, you are bringing good news to your people. Go up on a high mountain and announce it. Jerusalem, you are bringing good news to them. Shout the message loudly. Shout it out loud. Don’t be afraid. Say to the towns of Judah,“ Your God is coming!”

The Lord told me,“ Shout out loud. Do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell my people that they have refused to obey me. Tell the family of Jacob how much they have sinned.

The woman called Foolishness is wild. She is childish and knows nothing.She sits at the door of her house. She sits at the highest point of the city.She calls out to those who pass by. She calls out to those who go straight on their way. She says,

Ephraim will soon be crushed. The Assyrians will stomp all over them. It will happen because they have made up their minds to chase after other gods.

You have followed the evil practices of King Omri of Israel. You have done what the family of King Ahab did. You have followed their bad example. So I will let you be destroyed. Others will make fun of you. The nations will laugh at you.”

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.