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.
Then Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,and Shebnahand Joah,saidto Rabshakeh,"Speaknowto your servantsin Aramaic,for we understand[it]; and do not speakwith us in Judeanin the hearingof the peoplewhoare on the wall."
So they assembledat Jerusalemin the thirdmonthof the fifteenthyearof Asa'sreign.
Now it tookplacein the daysof Ahasuerus,the Ahasueruswho reignedfrom Indiato Ethiopiaover 127provinces,
So he sentlettersto allthe king'sprovinces,to eachprovinceaccording to its scriptand to everypeopleaccording to their language,that everymanshould be the masterin his own houseand the one who speaksin the languageof his own people.
Now KingAhasueruslaida tributeon the landand on the coastlandsof the sea.
Nebuchadnezzarthe kingto allthe peoples,nations,and [men of every] languagethat livein allthe earth:"May your peaceabound!
It seemedgoodto Dariusto appoint120satrapsoverthe kingdom,that they would be in charge of the wholekingdom,
ThenDariusthe kingwroteto allthe peoples,nationsand [men of every] languagewhowere livingin allthe land:"May your peaceabound!
