请王考察先王的实录，必在其上查知这城是反叛的城，与列王和各省有害；自古以来，其中常有悖逆的事，因此这城曾被拆毁。

请王考察先王史籍，必会在史籍上查知这城是反叛的城，对列王和各省有害；自古以来，城中常有悖逆的事，因此这城曾被拆毁。

请王考察先王史籍，必会在史籍上查知这城是反叛的城，对列王和各省有害；自古以来，城中常有悖逆的事，因此这城曾被拆毁。

请王查看先王的记录，必从中获悉这城是叛逆之城，危害列王和各省。自古以来，城中叛乱不断，因此才被毁灭。

请王查考先王的记录，从记录中查知这城是叛逆的城，对列王和各省都有损害，自古以来，城中常有造反的事，因此这城被拆毁。

請王考察先王的實錄，必在其上查知這城是反叛的城，與列王和各省有害；自古以來，其中常有悖逆的事，因此這城曾被拆毀。

請王考察先王史籍，必會在史籍上查知這城是反叛的城，對列王和各省有害；自古以來，城中常有悖逆的事，因此這城曾被拆毀。

請王考察先王史籍，必會在史籍上查知這城是反叛的城，對列王和各省有害；自古以來，城中常有悖逆的事，因此這城曾被拆毀。

請王查看先王的記錄，必從中獲悉這城是叛逆之城，危害列王和各省。自古以來，城中叛亂不斷，因此才被毀滅。

請王查考先王的記錄，從記錄中查知這城是叛逆的城，對列王和各省都有損害，自古以來，城中常有造反的事，因此這城被拆毀。

請王考查王列祖的記錄，在記錄上王就會查出，知道這城是個反叛的城，對列王和各省都有損害；自古以來其中常行悖逆的事，故此這城遭受了荒廢。

請稽先王典籍、則見而知、此為叛亂之邑、自古多起紛擾、常為列王諸州之害、故為荒墟、

請稽先王典籍、則可燭其奸、斯邑之民、亂國犯上、自古迄今、多萃叛黨、故見翦滅。

請王考察王祖史籍、則知此為反亂之邑、為王與國國原文作州之害、自古以來、其中恆行叛逆之事、其邑見毀、亦由此故、

so that a search may be made in the archives of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place with a long history of sedition. That is why this city was destroyed.

Then you can have a search made in the official records. Have someone check the records of the kings who ruled before you. If you do, you will find out that Jerusalem is an evil city. It causes trouble for kings and countries. For a long time the city has refused to let anyone rule over it. That’s why it was destroyed.

in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste.

We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it.

that a search should be made in your predecessors’ record books. In these record books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces. There have been revolts in it since ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.

so that a search may be conducted in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and detrimental to kings and provinces, and that they have revolted within it in past days; for this reason that city was laid waste.

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed.

that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city[ is] a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.

so that he may initiate a search of the records of his predecessors and discover in those records that this city is rebellious and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts from long ago. It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed.

哈曼看到末迪凱不向他屈身下拜，就充滿了怒火。在他眼中看來，只對末迪凱一人下手還不夠，因為他們把末迪凱的民族告訴了哈曼；於是哈曼就圖謀除滅亞哈隨魯全國所有的猶太人，就是末迪凱本族的人。亞哈隨魯王十二年的一月，就是尼散月，有人在哈曼面前為每一個月的每一日抽普珥，就是抽籤，一直抽到十二月，就是亞達月。哈曼對亞哈隨魯王說：「有一個民族被打散，分散在你全國各省各民族之間；他們的法令與其他所有民族的都不相同，他們也不遵行王的法令，所以留下他們對王無益。

可是找不到他們，就把耶森和幾位弟兄拉到地方官們那裡，喊叫說：「這些攪亂天下的，也來到這裡，耶森竟接待了他們！這些人都違背了凱撒的諭令，說另外有一個王，就是耶穌。」

於是其他總督察和行政官就試圖在他處理國事上找出把柄控告但以理，卻找不出他的任何把柄或過失；因為他忠心可靠，在他身上找不出任何疏忽或過失。這些人就說：「我們如果不在他的神的法令上找出把柄攻擊他，就找不出任何把柄控告這但以理。」於是這些總督察和行政官合謀來到王那裡，對王這樣說：「願大流士王萬歲！國中所有的總督察、總長、行政官、謀士和省長一同商議，要請王設立一條法規，強制執行一條禁令：王啊，三十天之內，無論何人，如果向你以外的任何神明或任何人祈禱，就必被扔進獅子坑！王啊，現在請你照著不能廢除的米底亞和波斯的法令，設立這禁令並簽署這文告，使它不能更改！」於是，大流士王簽署了這禁令文告。但以理知道這文書已經簽署了，回到自己的家裡——他閣樓上的窗戶朝耶路撒冷開著——仍然一天三次雙膝跪下，在他的神面前禱告、感謝，就像以前那樣做。那時，這些人合謀而來，發現但以理正在他的神面前祈禱、懇求。於是他們來到王面前，提起有關王的禁令：「王啊，難道你不是簽署了以下的禁令嗎？三十天之內，無論何人，如果向你以外的任何神明或任何人祈禱，就必被扔進獅子坑！」王開口說：「照著不能廢除的米底亞和波斯的法令，確實如此。」他們就在王面前回應說：「王啊，猶大被擄之民中的但以理，不理會你的命令，也不理會你所簽署的禁令，他仍然一天三次祈禱。」