9 So the secretaries of the king were summoned at that time in the third month, that is, the month of Siʹvan,* on the 23rd day, and they wrote all that Morʹde·cai commanded to the Jews, as well as to the satraps,+ the governors, and the princes of the provinces*+ from Inʹdi·a to E·thi·oʹpi·a, 127 provinces,* to each province* in its own script* and to each people in its own language and to the Jews in their own script* and language.

4 “From King Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar to all the peoples, nations, and language groups dwelling in all the earth: May your peace abound!