你们当谨慎，不可迟延，为何容害加重，使王受亏损呢？”

你们当谨慎办这事，不可迟延，何必让损害加重，使王受亏损呢？”

你们当谨慎办这事，不可迟延，何必让损害加重，使王受亏损呢？”

要认真办理这事，不可迟延，何必容事情恶化，使王受亏损呢？”

你们要留心，不可疏忽这事，使王的亏损增加。”

你們當謹慎，不可遲延，為何容害加重，使王受虧損呢？」

你們當謹慎辦這事，不可遲延，何必讓損害加重，使王受虧損呢？」

你們當謹慎辦這事，不可遲延，何必讓損害加重，使王受虧損呢？」

要認真辦理這事，不可遲延，何必容事情惡化，使王受虧損呢？」

你們要留心，不可疏忽這事，使王的虧損增加。”

你們要接受警告，不可懈怠，免得損害加重，使王受着虧損。

爾其慎之、勿延、奚可生害、致虧諸王哉、

免虧國帑、毋方我命、欽哉。

爾其慎哉、勿誤斯事、免患日增、而有害於王、

Be careful not to neglect this matter. Why let this threat grow, to the detriment of the royal interests?

Pay careful attention to this matter. Why should we let this danger grow? That would not be in our best interests.

And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?”

Be diligent, and don’t neglect this matter, for we must not permit the situation to harm the king’s interests.”

See that you not neglect this matter. Otherwise, the damage will increase and the royal interests will suffer.

And beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings?”

Take heed now that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage increase to the hurt of the kings?

And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Exercise appropriate caution so that there is no negligence in this matter. Why should danger increase to the point that kings sustain damage?”

Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

哈曼对亚哈随鲁王说：“有一个民族被打散，分散在你全国各省各民族之间；他们的法令与其他所有民族的都不相同，他们也不遵行王的法令，所以留下他们对王无益。如果王认为好，就请王下旨消灭他们；我将捐出一万他连得银子，交在管理国务的人手中，归入国库。”

王后以斯帖回应说：“王啊，如果我在你眼前蒙恩，如果王认为好，就请王把我的性命赐予我，作为回应我的请求；也请王把我的民族赐予我，作为回应我所求的；因为我和我的民族已经被卖了，要被除灭、击杀、消灭。假如我们只是被卖为奴仆和婢女，我会保持沉默，因为那样的患难不值得打扰王。”