亚哈随鲁王在书珊城登基，

亚哈随鲁王在书珊城的宫登基；

就是亚哈随鲁王在书珊城堡中坐国度王位的那些日子。

就是亚哈随鲁王在书珊城堡中坐国度王位的那些日子。

他在书珊城登了国位。

在那些日子，亚哈随鲁王在苏萨城堡中坐王位。

亞哈隨魯王在書珊城的宮登基；

就是亞哈隨魯王在書珊城堡中坐國度王位的那些日子。

就是亞哈隨魯王在書珊城堡中坐國度王位的那些日子。

亞哈隨魯王在書珊城登基，

他在書珊城登了國位。

當那些日子、亞哈隨魯王在書珊宮堡登了國位；

在那些日子，亞哈隨魯王在蘇薩城堡中坐王位。

其時都於書珊、在宮坐於王位、

At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

He was ruling from his royal throne in the fort of Susa.

in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel,

At that time Xerxes ruled his empire from his royal throne at the fortress of Susa.

In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel,

that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

[ That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which[ was] in Shushan the palace,

In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa the citadel,

in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,

以下是哈迦利亚的儿子尼希米的记述。波斯王亚达薛西二十年基斯流月，我在书珊城里。

我在异象中看见自己在以拦省的书珊城，又看见自己站在乌莱河畔。

大卫住在王宫里，耶和华使他安享太平，不受四围的仇敌侵扰。

所罗门已经登基掌权，

便对以斯帖王后说：“犹太人在书珊城杀了五百人，还杀了哈曼的十个儿子，在其余各省就更不知怎样了！现在你要什么？必赐给你。你还有何要求？必为你成就。”以斯帖回答说：“王若愿意，就请恩准书珊城的犹太人明天仍执行今天的谕旨，并把哈曼十个儿子的尸体吊在木架上。”王允准了，便在书珊城颁布谕旨，哈曼十个儿子的尸体便被吊了起来。亚达月十四日，书珊城的犹太人再次聚集起来，在城中杀了三百人，但没有动他们的财物。

请王在国中各省委派专使把所有年轻漂亮的处女选入书珊城的女宫，交给管理女子的太监希该，供给她们美容用品。

“你去召集书珊城所有的犹太人为我禁食，三天三夜不吃不喝，我和我的宫女也要这样禁食。然后，我要违例去见王，我若死就死吧。”

“我尼布甲尼撒安居在家，在宫中享受荣华。

信差奉王的命令急忙上路，谕旨也在书珊城里颁布了。王和哈曼坐下饮酒，书珊城一片慌乱。