今日波斯和玛代的众夫人听见王后这事，必向王的大臣照样行；从此必大开藐视和忿怒之端。

今日波斯和玛代的众夫人听见王后这事，必向王所有的官长照样说，如此必造成无数的藐视和愤怒。

今日波斯和玛代的众夫人听见王后这事，必向王所有的官长照样说，如此必造成无数的藐视和愤怒。

今天，波斯和玛代的贵妇听到王后这事，也会如此对待王的大臣，藐视和恼怒之事必层出不穷。

现在波斯和玛代的公主贵妇听见王后这件事，就必照样告诉王的大臣，这样轻视和忿怒的事就常有了。

今天听到王后这事的波斯和米底亚的贵妇们，必对王所有的首领说同样的话；这样，藐视和震怒的事就会层出不穷。

今日波斯和米底亞的眾夫人聽見王后這事，必向王的大臣照樣行；從此必大開藐視和忿怒之端。

今日波斯和瑪代的眾夫人聽見王后這事，必向王所有的官長照樣說，如此必造成無數的藐視和憤怒。

今日波斯和瑪代的眾夫人聽見王后這事，必向王所有的官長照樣說，如此必造成無數的藐視和憤怒。

今天，波斯和瑪代的貴婦聽到王后這事，也會如此對待王的大臣，藐視和惱怒之事必層出不窮。

現在波斯和瑪代的公主貴婦聽見王后這件事，就必照樣告訴王的大臣，這樣輕視和忿怒的事就常有了。

就在今天，波斯瑪代的貴婦們聽見王后所作的這事就必告訴王的眾大臣，那麼藐視和惱怒就夠普遍了。

今天聽到王后這事的波斯和米底亞的貴婦們，必對王所有的首領說同樣的話；這樣，藐視和震怒的事就會層出不窮。

今而後、波斯瑪代眾命婦、聞后所為、必效其尤、言於王之牧伯、遂生藐視、憤怒靡已、

將見巴西米太眾命婦、必以后所為述於夫、遂相藐視、憤怒靡已。

This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.

Here is what will start today. The leading women in Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s actions will act in the same way. They’ll disobey all your nobles, just as she disobeyed you. They won’t have any respect for their husbands. They won’t honor them.

This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s behavior will say the same to all the king’s officials, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty.

Before this day is out, the wives of all the king’s nobles throughout Persia and Media will hear what the queen did and will start treating their husbands the same way. There will be no end to their contempt and anger.

Before this day is over, the noble women of Persia and Media who hear about the queen’s act will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in more contempt and fury.

And this day the wives of the officials of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will talk about it to all the king’s officials, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.

This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king’s officials that they have heard of the behavior of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath.

And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say the like unto all the king’s princes. So will there arise much contempt and wrath.

Before this day is over, the noble women of Persia and Media who hear about the queen’s act will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in more contempt and fury.

[ Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus[ shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath.

And this very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media who have heard the matter concerning the queen will respond in the same way to all the royal officials, and there will be more than enough contempt and anger!

Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s deed will tell all the king’s princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath.

He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. (niv)

The wisest of her ladies answer her; indeed, she keeps saying to herself, (niv)