בִּשְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְמָלְכ֔וֹ עָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה לְכָל־שָׂרָ֖יו וַעֲבָדָ֑יו חֵ֣יל ׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּמָדַ֗י הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת לְפָנָֽיו׃
noong ikatlong taon ng kanyang paghahari, naghanda siya ng isang piging para sa lahat ng kanyang mga pinuno at mga lingkod — ang hukbo ng Persia at Media, ang mga maharlika at ang mga pinuno ng mga lalawigan ay nasa harap niya —
Megillah
In those days, when the king sat [on his throne] (Esther 1:2). But it says just afterwards, “In the third year of his reign? Rav said: What is meant by “when he sat”? After he began to feel secure. He reasoned thus: Belshazar calculated and made a mistake; I have calculated and made no mistake.
Megillah
“The army of Persia and Media, the governors” (Esther 1:3). But elsewhere it is written, [The chronicles] of the kings of Media and Persia” (Esther 10:2). Rava said: They [the Medes and Persians] made a stipulation with one another, saying, if we supply the kings, you will supply the Governors, and if you supply the kings we will supply the Governors.