Then the men went as a group to King Darius. They said to him,“ Your Majesty, remember that no order or command you give can be changed. That’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires.”

那些人就纷纷聚集来见王，说：“王啊，当知道玛代人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。”

那些人就纷纷聚集到王那里，对王说：“王啊，当知道玛代人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。”

那些人就纷纷聚集到王那里，对王说：“王啊，当知道玛代人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。”

那些人齐来见王，说：“王啊，按照玛代人和波斯人的律，王颁布的禁令和律例是不可更改的。”

那些人就相约前来见王，对他说：“王啊，你该知道，根据玛代和波斯的律法，王所立的禁令和法例，都是不能更改的。”

这些人又合谋来到王那里，对王说：“王啊，你要知道，照着米底亚和波斯的法令，王所设立的任何禁令和法规都不能更改！”

那些人就紛紛聚集來見王，說：「王啊，當知道米底亞人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。」

那些人就紛紛聚集到王那裏，對王說：「王啊，當知道瑪代人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。」

那些人就紛紛聚集到王那裏，對王說：「王啊，當知道瑪代人和波斯人有例，凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改。」

那些人齊來見王，說：「王啊，按照瑪代人和波斯人的律，王頒佈的禁令和律例是不可更改的。」

那些人就相約前來見王，對他說：“王啊，你該知道，根據瑪代和波斯的律法，王所立的禁令和法例，都是不能更改的。”

那些人就彼此串通來見王，對王說：『王啊，你知道瑪代波斯人有一條例：凡王所立的一切禁令和法典都是不可更改的啊。』

這些人又合謀來到王那裡，對王說：「王啊，你要知道，照著米底亞和波斯的法令，王所設立的任何禁令和法規都不能更改！」

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百官復入奏於王曰、王知循米太、巴西之法、既頒斯詔、不可變更、

眾復集詣王前、奏王曰、王知循瑪代巴西之例、凡王所設之禁令、所定之律例、不可更改、

Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him,“ Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”

Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king,“ Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”

In the evening the men went together to the king and said,“ Your Majesty, you know that according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, no law that the king signs can be changed.”

Then these men went together to the king and said to him,“ You know, Your Majesty, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or ordinance the king establishes can be changed.”

Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king,“ Recognize, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

Then these men approached the king, and said to the king,“ Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Then these men went to the king and said to him,“ You as king know it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or ordinance the king establishes can be changed.”

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians[ is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Then those men came by collusion to the king and said to him,“ Recall, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or decree that the king issues can be changed.”

Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king,“ Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

Now write another order in my name. Do it for the benefit of the Jews. Do what seems best to you. Stamp the order with my royal mark. Nothing that is written in my name and stamped with my mark can ever be changed.”

So they went to the king. They spoke to him about his royal order. They said,“ Your Majesty, didn’t you sign an official order? It said that for the next 30 days your people could pray only to you. They could not pray to anyone else, whether god or human being. If they did, they would be thrown into the lions’ den.” The king answered,“ The order must still be obeyed. It’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires. So it can’t be changed.”

Now give the order. Write it down in the law of the Medes and Persians. Then it can’t be changed.”

Can you have anything to do with rulers who aren’t fair? Can those who make laws that cause suffering be friends of yours?Evil people join together against those who do what is right. They sentence to death those who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.