12 And they came and spoke to the king concerning the edict: O king, hast thou not decreed, that every man that should make a request to any of the gods, or men, for thirty days, but to thyself, O king, should be cast into the den of the lions? And the king answered them, saying: The word is true according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, which it is not lawful to violate.
12 Markaasay u soo dhowaadeen, oo waxay boqorka hortiisii kaga hadlen wax ku saabsan amarkii boqorka, oo waxay yidhaahdeen, Miyaadan saxeexin amar leh, Ku alla kii, intii soddon maalmood ah, wax weyddiista ilaah kale ama nin, adiga mooyaane, waa in lagu rido bohosha libaaxyada? Boqorkiina waa u jawaabay oo ku yidhi, Taasu waa run, sida sharciga reer Maaday iyo reer Faaris ku qoran oo aan beddelmi karin.