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

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?

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?

Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ Certain people are scattered among the nations. They live in all the territories in your kingdom. They keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their practices are different from the practices of all other people. They don’t obey your laws. It really isn’t good for you to put up with them.If it pleases you, give the order to destroy them. I’ll even add 375 tons of silver to the king’s officials for the royal treasures.”

Here is something else we want you to know. Suppose this city is rebuilt. And suppose its walls are made like new again. Then no more taxes, gifts or fees will be collected. And sooner or later there will be less money for you.

Then Queen Esther answered,“ Your Majesty, I hope you will be pleased to let me live. That’s what I want. Please spare my people. That’s my appeal to you.My people and I have been sold to be destroyed. We’ve been sold to be killed and wiped out. Suppose we had only been sold as male and female slaves. Then I wouldn’t have said anything. That kind of suffering wouldn’t be a good enough reason to bother you.”