Then a herald shouted out,“ People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command!

那时传令的大声呼叫说：“各方、各国、各族的人哪，有令传与你们：

那时传令的大声呼叫说：“各方、各国、各族的人哪，有命令传给你们：

那时传令的大声呼叫说：“各方、各国、各族的人哪，有命令传给你们：

传令官大声宣布说：“各族、各邦、各语种的人啊，王有令，

那时，传令官大声呼叫说：“各国、各族、说各种语言的人哪！这是传给你们的命令：

那时，传令官大声宣告：“各民族、各国家、各语言群体，以下是给你们的命令：

那時傳令的大聲呼叫說：「各方、各國、各族的人哪，有令傳與你們：

那時傳令的大聲呼叫說：「各方、各國、各族的人哪，有命令傳給你們：

那時傳令的大聲呼叫說：「各方、各國、各族的人哪，有命令傳給你們：

傳令官大聲宣佈說：「各族、各邦、各語種的人啊，王有令，

那時，傳令官大聲呼叫說：“各國、各族、說各種語言的人哪！這是傳給你們的命令：

那時傳令官使勁地喊着說：『各族之民、列國之民、各種方言的人哪，現在有命令傳與你們：

那時，傳令官大聲宣告：「各民族、各國家、各語言群體，以下是給你們的命令：

遒人大聲呼曰、諸民諸國、諸方言者、今命爾曹、

遒人大聲呼曰、民人族姓、王命爾曹、

遒人遒人或作宣令者大聲呼曰、諸民、諸國、諸族、告爾有命、

Then the herald loudly proclaimed,“ Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do:

Then a messenger called out loudly,“ Listen, you people who come from every nation! Pay attention, you who speak other languages! Here is what the king commands you to do.

And the herald proclaimed aloud,“ You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

A herald loudly proclaimed,“ People of every nation and language, you are commanded:

Then the herald loudly proclaimed:“ To you the command is given, you peoples, nations, and populations of all languages,

Then a herald cried aloud:“ To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

A herald loudly proclaimed,“ People of every nation and language, you are commanded:

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

Then the herald made a loud proclamation:“ To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:

Then the herald cried aloud,“ To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,

King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world:“ Peace and prosperity to you!

Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world:“ Peace and prosperity to you!

The messenger shouted,“ Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade and the birds from its branches.

O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops! Shout it louder, O Jerusalem. Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah,“ Your God is coming!”

“ Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. Shout aloud! Don’t be timid. Tell my people Israel of their sins!

The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.

The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.

You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you.”

So on June 25 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews.