וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃
Ma rimasero in pace e non gli risposero una parola; per il re'il comandamento era, dicendo: 'Non rispondergli.'
Targum Jonathan on Isaiah
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.