καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ Ὁρκίζομέν σε τοῖς Μήδων καὶ Περσῶν δόγμασιν, ἵνα μὴ ἀλλοιώσῃς τὸ πρόσταγμα μηδὲ θαυμάσῃς πρόσωπον, καὶ ἵνα μὴ ἐλαττώσῃς τι τῶν εἰρημένων, καὶ κολάσῃς τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὃς οὐκ ἐνέμεινε τῷ ὁρισμῷ τούτῳ. καὶ εἶπεν Οὕτως ποιήσω καθὼς λέγετε, καὶ ἕστηκέ μοι τοῦτο.

1. καὶ
   and
2. εἶπον
   i said
   said
3. αὐτῷ
   to him
4. Ὁρκίζομέν
   We adjure
5. σε
   you
6. τοῖς
   the
   to the
7. Μήδων
   Medes
   Of medes, Of the medes
8. καὶ
   and
9. Περσῶν
   Persians
   Of the persians
10. δόγμασιν
    doctrines
11.  
    ,
     
12. ἵνα
    so that
13. μὴ
    not
14. ἀλλοιώσῃς
    you may alter
15. τὸ
    the
16. πρόσταγμα
    command
17. μηδὲ
    nor
18. θαυμάσῃς
    marvel
    you shall show partiality, you may regard
19. πρόσωπον
    face
20.  
    ,
     
21. καὶ
    and
22. ἵνα
    so that
23. μὴ
    not
24. ἐλαττώσῃς
    you may diminish
25. τι
    what
    something
26. τῶν
    of the
27. εἰρημένων
    said things
28.  
    ,
     
29. καὶ
    and
30. κολάσῃς
    you may punish
31. τὸν
    the
32. ἄνθρωπον
    man
33. ὃς
    who
34. οὐκ
    not
35. ἐνέμεινε
    remained
36. τῷ
    the
    to the
37. ὁρισμῷ
    with binding
38. τούτῳ
    this
39.  
    .
     
40. καὶ
    and
41. εἶπεν
    said
42. Οὕτως
    Thus
43. ποιήσω
    i will do
    i will make
44. καθὼς
    as
45. λέγετε
    you say
    say
46.  
    ,
     
47. καὶ
    and
48. ἕστηκέ
    stands
49. μοι
    to me
50. τοῦτο
    this
51.  
    .
     

And I said to him, We adjure you by the doctrines of the Medes and Persians that you not change the command nor show partiality, and that you not reduce any of the things said, and that you punish the man who did not remain faithful to this binding decree. And he said, Thus I will do as you say, and this stands with me.