Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply:“ To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings.

那时王谕复省长利宏、书记伸帅，和他们的同党，就是住撒玛利亚并河西一带地方的人，说：“愿你们平安云云。

那时王谕覆利宏省长、伸帅书记和他们其余的同僚，就是住撒玛利亚和河西一带地方的人，说：“愿你们平安。现在

那时王谕覆利宏省长、伸帅书记和他们其余的同僚，就是住撒玛利亚和河西一带地方的人，说：“愿你们平安。现在

王回复利宏省长、伸帅书记及其住在撒玛利亚与幼发拉底河西一带的同僚，说：“愿你们平安！

王把谕旨送交省长利宏、秘书伸帅，以及其余住在撒玛利亚和河西的同僚，说：“愿你们平安。

那時王諭覆省長利宏、書記伸帥，和他們的同黨，就是住撒馬利亞並河西一帶地方的人，說：「願你們平安云云。

那時王諭覆利宏省長、伸帥書記和他們其餘的同僚，就是住撒瑪利亞和河西一帶地方的人，說：「願你們平安。現在

那時王諭覆利宏省長、伸帥書記和他們其餘的同僚，就是住撒瑪利亞和河西一帶地方的人，說：「願你們平安。現在

王回覆利宏省長、伸帥書記及其住在撒瑪利亞與幼發拉底河西一帶的同僚，說：「願你們平安！

王把諭旨送交省長利宏、祕書伸帥，以及其餘住在撒瑪利亞和河西的同僚，說：“願你們平安。

那時王就發諭旨給省長利宏、祕書伸帥、和他們其餘的同僚、就是住在撒瑪利亞、和大河以西那邊其餘地區的人、說：『願你們平安。如今

王諭方伯利宏、繕寫伸帥、與其同儕、居撒瑪利亞及河西者、曰、願爾綏安、

王諭方伯哩宏、繕寫伸帥、與其同儕、居撒馬利亞、及河西餘民、曰、願爾眾綏安。

王遂降詔、諭方伯利宏、繕寫伸帥、與其同僚居撒瑪利亞、及居河西別處者、居撒瑪利亞及居河西別處者或作居撒瑪利亞者並河西餘民曰、願爾平康、

The king sent this reply: To Rehum the commanding officer, Shimshai the secretary and the rest of their associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates: Greetings.

The king replied, I am writing this letter to Rehum, the commanding officer. I am also writing it to Shimshai the secretary. And I am writing it to your friends living in Samaria and in other places west of the Euphrates River. I give you my greetings.

The king sent an answer:“ To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River, greeting. And now

The king sent a reply to his chief deputy Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates River: Greetings.

Then the king sent a response to Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and in the rest of the provinces beyond the Euphrates River:“ Peace. And now,

The king sent an answer: To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.

Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.

The king sent a reply to his chief deputy Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates River: Greetings.

[ Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and[ to] Shimshai the scribe, and[ to] the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and[ unto] the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.

The king sent the following response:“ To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and other parts of Trans-Euphrates: Greetings!

Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who live in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace.

“ From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings.

They greeted the king for all their colleagues— the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the people of Erech and Susa( that is, Elam).They also sent greetings from the rest of the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal had deported and relocated in Samaria and throughout the neighboring lands of the province west of the Euphrates River.This is a copy of their letter:“ To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.

“ From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!

Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and it was translated for the king.

“ To King Darius. Greetings.

“ Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say,‘ May God’s peace be on this house.’

I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.