The queen was sitting beside the king. He turned and asked me,“ How long will your journey take? When will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me. So I chose a certain time.

那时王后坐在王的旁边。王问我说：“你去要多少日子？几时回来？”我就定了日期。于是王喜欢差遣我去。

那时王后坐在王的旁边，王对我说：“你要去多久？几时回来？”王看这事为好，就派我去。我给王定了日期。

那时王后坐在王的旁边，王对我说：“你要去多久？几时回来？”王看这事为好，就派我去。我给王定了日期。

当时王后坐在王的旁边，王问我：“你要去多久？什么时候回来？”我告诉王一个日期，王欣然批准。

那时，王后坐在王的旁边。王问我：“你的行程需时多久？你什么时候回来？”王既然认为好，就差派我去，我也定了一个归期。

那時王后坐在王的旁邊。王問我說：「你去要多少日子？幾時回來？」我就定了日期。於是王喜歡差遣我去。

那時王后坐在王的旁邊，王對我說：「你要去多久？幾時回來？」王看這事為好，就派我去。我給王定了日期。

那時王后坐在王的旁邊，王對我說：「你要去多久？幾時回來？」王看這事為好，就派我去。我給王定了日期。

當時王后坐在王的旁邊，王問我：「你要去多久？什麼時候回來？」我告訴王一個日期，王欣然批准。

那時，王后坐在王的旁邊。王問我：“你的行程需時多久？你甚麼時候回來？”王既然認為好，就差派我去，我也定了一個歸期。

那時王妃坐在王的旁邊。王問我說：『你的行程要到甚麼時候？你甚麼時候可以回來？』這事在王面前既認為滿意，我就給王一個指定的日期。

是時、王后坐於側、王問我曰、往返幾何時、王喜遣我、我乃定厥期、

是時王后坐於側、王問我曰、往返將幾日。我定厥期、王乃遣我。

斯時王后坐於王側、王問我曰、爾往幾日、何時將返、我乃定其期、王遂樂意遣我、

Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me,“ How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time.

And the king said to me( the queen sitting beside him),“ How long will you be gone, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me when I had given him a time.

The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked,“ How long will you be gone? When will you return?” After I told him how long I would be gone, the king agreed to my request.

The king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me,“ How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So I gave him a definite time, and it pleased the king to send me.

Then the king said to me, with the queen sitting beside him,“ How long will your journey be, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.

Then the king said to me( the queen also sitting beside him),“ How long will your journey be? And when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

And the king said unto me( the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

The king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me,“ How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So I gave him a definite time, and it pleased the king to send me.

And the king said unto me,( the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied,“ How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, I gave him a time.

The king said to me( the queen was also sitting by him),“ How long will your journey be? When will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him.

But I wasn’t in Jerusalem while all of that was going on. I had returned to the Persian King Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon. I went to him in the 32nd year of his rule. Some time later I asked him to let me return to Jerusalem.

And that’s not all. I was appointed as governor of Judah in the 20th year that Artaxerxes was king of Persia. I remained in that position until his 32nd year. During those 12 years, I and my relatives didn’t eat the food that was provided for my table.

The king said to me,“ What do you want?” I prayed to the God of heaven.

Even before they call out to me, I will answer them. While they are still speaking, I will hear them.

They will rebuild the places that were destroyed long ago. They will repair the buildings that have been broken down for many years. They will make the destroyed cities like new again. They have been broken down for a very long time.

Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.” I was the king’s wine taster.

Your people will rebuild the cities that were destroyed long ago. And you will build again on the old foundations. You will be called One Who Repairs Broken Walls. You will be called One Who Makes City Streets Like New Again.