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.

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.

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.

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( 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 during all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had come to the king. After some time, however, I requested a leave of absence from the king,

Furthermore, since the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor’s food allowance.

Then the king said to me,“ What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will listen.

Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.

Please, Lord, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and please make Your servant successful today and grant him mercy before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king.

Those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; You will raise up the age old foundations; And you will be called the repairer of the breach, The restorer of the streets in which to dwell.