爾其慎哉、勿誤斯事、免患日增、而有害於王、

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。

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?

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

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?

哈曼遂奏亞哈隨魯王曰、有一種民焉、散處王國各州之民中、其法律異於萬民、亦不守王之法律、若容之、實不便於王、如王以臣言為善、可降詔翦滅之、我以以原文作權銀一萬他連得、一他連得約一千二百三十兩付於掌國帑者納入王庫、

願王知其城若建、其垣若立、其眾不復入貢輸餉納稅、而國帑必虧、

后以斯帖曰、我若蒙恩於王前、王若樂允、我所欲王賜我者乃我之生命、我所求王賜我者乃我之民族、或作求王救我生命求王救我民族因有人設謀、欲翦除殺戮勦滅我與我民族、原文作因我與我民族被鬻欲翦除殺戮勦滅我儕我儕若鬻為奴婢、我則無言、況滅我儕有損於王、敵萬不能補者、