Then the king'sscribeswere summonedon the thirteenthdayof the firstmonth,and it was writtenjustas Hamancommandedto the king'ssatraps,to the governorswhowere overeachprovinceand to the princesof eachpeople,eachprovinceaccording to its script,eachpeopleaccording to its language,being writtenin the nameof KingAhasuerusand sealedwith the king'ssignetring.
So the king'sscribeswere calledat that timein the thirdmonth(that is, the monthSivan),on the twenty-thirdday; and it was writtenaccording to allthat Mordecaicommandedto the Jews,the satraps,the governorsand the princesof the provinceswhich[extended] from Indiato Ethiopia,127provinces,to everyprovinceaccording to its script,and to everypeopleaccording to their languageas well as to the Jewsaccording to their scriptand their language.