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'.
and in þe daies of Artaxarses, Besellam wroot, Mytridates, and Þabel, and oþere, þat weren in þe counsel of hem, to Artaxarses, kyng of Persis. For þe pistle of accusyng was writun in langage of Sirie, and was red in word of Sirie.