## translationWords

* [[en:tw:Mede]]
* [[en:tw:Persia]]
* [[en:tw:decree]]
* [[en:tw:king]]
* [[en:tw:lion]]

## translationNotes

* **Did you not make a decree ... ?** - They asked this question to verify and check to see how serious the king was about the decree that he had made. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion]])
* **as directed by the law** - "according to the law"
* **who makes a petition** - "who makes a request"