在亞達薛西年間，比施蘭、米特利達、他別和其餘的同僚，也上書給波斯王亞達薛西，反對耶路撒冷人，奏文是用亞蘭文寫成，並且翻譯了（“並且翻譯了”指為亞達薛西王翻譯為波斯文字；參18節）。下面是亞蘭文：

亚达薛西年间，比施兰、米特利达、他别，和他们的同党上本奏告波斯王亚达薛西。本章是用亚兰文字，亚兰方言。

亚达薛西年间，比施兰、米特利达、他别和他们的同僚上书奏告波斯王亚达薛西。奏文是用亚兰文写的，以亚兰文呈上。

亚达薛西年间，比施兰、米特利达、他别和他们的同僚上书奏告波斯王亚达薛西。奏文是用亚兰文写的，以亚兰文呈上。

波斯王亚达薛西统治年间，比施兰、米特利达、他别及其同党上奏亚达薛西。奏章是用亚兰文写的，经过翻译后呈上。

在亚达薛西年间，比施兰、米特利达、他别和其余的同僚，也上书给波斯王亚达薛西，反对耶路撒冷人，奏文是用亚兰文写成，并且翻译了（“并且翻译了”指为亚达薛西王翻译为波斯文字；参18节）。下面是亚兰文：

亞達薛西年間，比施蘭、米特利達、他別，和他們的同黨上本奏告波斯王亞達薛西。本章是用亞蘭文字，亞蘭方言。

亞達薛西年間，比施蘭、米特利達、他別和他們的同僚上書奏告波斯王亞達薛西。奏文是用亞蘭文寫的，以亞蘭文呈上。

亞達薛西年間，比施蘭、米特利達、他別和他們的同僚上書奏告波斯王亞達薛西。奏文是用亞蘭文寫的，以亞蘭文呈上。

波斯王亞達薛西統治年間，比施蘭、米特利達、他別及其同黨上奏亞達薛西。奏章是用亞蘭文寫的，經過翻譯後呈上。

當亞達薛西執政的日子、比施蘭、米特利達、他別、和他們其餘的同僚、寫了奏章奏告波斯王亞達薛西；奏章寫的是亞蘭語、用亞蘭語解釋的。

亞達薛西年間、比施蘭、米特利達、他別、與其黨具呈上告、乃用亞蘭文字、亞蘭方言、

亞達泄西年間、必蘭、密哩撻、大別、與其黨、上表告耶路撒冷民、於巴西王亞達泄西、表用亞蘭方言、亞蘭文字。

亞達薛西年間、比施蘭、米提利達、他別與其同僚、上表於巴西王亞達薛西、訟猶大人、表用亞蘭文字、亞蘭方言、

And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic language.

Then Artaxerxes became king of Persia. During his rule, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and their friends wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in the Aramaic language. And it used the Aramaic alphabet.

In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam and Mithredath and Tabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated.

Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and it was translated for the king.

During the time of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated.

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the text of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.

In the days of Artaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language.

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in the Syrian tongue.

During the time of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated.

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter[ was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

And during the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia. This letter was first written in Aramaic but then translated.[ Aramaic:]

In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian, and delivered in the Syrian language.

希勒家的兒子以利亞敬、舍伯那和約亞對拉伯沙基說：“請用亞蘭語和你的僕人們說話，因為我們聽得懂；不要用猶大語和我們說話，免得傳入在城牆上的人民的耳中。”

迦勒底人用亞蘭話對王說：“願王萬歲！請把那夢告訴僕人，我們好解釋夢的意思。”

以利亞敬、舍伯那和約亞對拉伯沙基說：“請你用亞蘭語對你的僕人說話，因為我們聽得懂；不要用猶大語對我們說話，免得城牆上的人民聽見。”

這就是河西那邊的省長達乃和示他．波斯乃，以及他們的同僚，就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人，呈給大利烏王的奏文副本。

省長利宏、祕書伸帥和他們其餘的同僚：法官、欽差、議員、官長（“法官、欽差、議員、官長”或譯：“底拿人、亞法薩提迦人、他毘拉人、亞法撒人”），亞基衛人、巴比倫人、書珊人，就是以攔人，

王把諭旨送交省長利宏、祕書伸帥，以及其餘住在撒瑪利亞和河西的同僚，說：“願你們平安。