Then tell them,‘ I was begging the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house. I don’t want to die there.’ ”

你就对他们说：‘我在王面前恳求不要叫我回到约拿单的房屋死在那里。’”

你就对他们说：‘我在王面前恳求不要把我送回约拿单的房屋，免得我死在那里。’”

你就对他们说：‘我在王面前恳求不要把我送回约拿单的房屋，免得我死在那里。’”

你可以告诉他们，你是在求我不要把你押回约拿单的房子，以免死在那里。”

你就要对他们说：‘我只是把我的恳求呈到王面前，求他不要把我送回约拿单的房子去，免得我死在那里。’”

你就對他們說：『我在王面前懇求不要叫我回到約拿單的房屋死在那裏。』」

你就對他們說：『我在王面前懇求不要把我送回約拿單的房屋，免得我死在那裏。』」

你就對他們說：『我在王面前懇求不要把我送回約拿單的房屋，免得我死在那裏。』」

你可以告訴他們，你是在求我不要把你押回約拿單的房子，以免死在那裡。」

你就要對他們說：‘我只是把我的懇求呈到王面前，求他不要把我送回約拿單的房子去，免得我死在那裡。’”

那麼你只要對他們說：「我只把我所懇求的呈到王面前，求他不要叫我回約拿單的屋子、去死在那裏。」』

爾當語之曰、我乃求王、勿使我復返約拿單之室、免死於彼、

爾可答之曰、我求王勿使我復入約拿單之室、恐死於彼。

可謂之曰、我求王勿使我歸約拿單之室、恐死於彼、

then tell them,‘ I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’”

then you shall say to them,‘ I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan’s dungeon, for fear you would die there.”

If they do, tell them,‘ I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

then you are to say to them,‘ I was presenting my plea before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’ ”

then you shall say to them,‘ I presented my request before the king, that he would not make me return to Jonathan’s house to die there.’”

then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.

then you will tell them,‘ I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.

If they do this, tell them,‘ I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan’s house.’”

then you shall tell them,‘ I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.’”

But now please listen, my king and master. Let me make my appeal to you. Please don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary. If you do, I’ll die there.”

They were angry with him. So they had him beaten. Then they took him to the house of Jonathan the secretary. It had been made into a prison. That’s where they put Jeremiah.

All of them said to Jeremiah the prophet,“ Please listen to our appeal. Pray to the Lord your God. Pray for all of us who are left here. Once there were many of us. But as you can see, only a few of us are left now.

Mordecai also gave Hathak a copy of the order. It commanded people to wipe out the Jews. The order had been sent from Susa. Mordecai told Hathak to show the order to Esther. He wanted Hathak to explain it to her. Mordecai told him to tell her to go and beg the king for mercy. Mordecai wanted her to make an appeal to the king for her people.