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OET (OET-LV) Then Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay scribe_the and_rest_of associates_of_their mmm[fn] and_envoys_the officials_the persians_the wwww[fn] babylonians_the susa_the that_is[fn] elamites_the.
OET (OET-RV) From Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshai the provincial secretary, and the our companions, the judges and the rulers, the officials, the Persians, the Erechites, the Babylonians, the Susaites (that is, the Elamites),
אֱדַ֜יִן
then
The term translated as Then often introduces a new episode in a story. But the book is not continuing the story here. Instead, the book is quoting a document that begins with a list of names. So it seems that here the term Then is introducing the document that follows. Use the term in your language that would customarily introduce a list of the senders of a letter or other document. Alternate translation: “From”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks
אֱדַ֜יִן
then
The word then here appears to be introducing a quotation from a document. If this is not how you would introduce a quotation in your language, then use quotation marks or whatever other punctuation or convention your language commonly uses for that purpose.
Note 2 topic: translate-names
רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם
Rəḩūm officer_of commanding
Rehum is the name of a man and a lord of decree is his title. See how you translated them in 4:8. Alternate translation: “Rehum, the royal deputy”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א
and,Shimshai scribe,the
Shimshai is the name of a man and the scribe is his title. See how you translated them in 4:8. Alternate translation: “Shimshai the state secretary”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וּשְׁאָ֖ר כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן דִּ֠ינָיֵא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א
and,rest_of associates_of,their דִּינָיֵ,א and,envoys,the officials,the
As in 4:7, the term companions here indicates people who hold a similar position. The other three terms describe the various positions that the other people held who joined in sending this letter. Alternate translation: “and their associates, who were judges, rulers, and officials”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
וּשְׁאָ֖ר כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן דִּ֠ינָיֵא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א
and,rest_of associates_of,their דִּינָיֵ,א and,envoys,the officials,the
Rehum and Shimshai speak of themselves here in the third person by saying their companions. This was normal in their culture. If this is confusing in your language, you can use the first person. Alternate translation: “and our colleagues, who are judges, rulers, and officials”
וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א
and,envoys,the officials,the
The difference between these two terms is uncertain. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine them, as in the UST.
Note 6 topic: translate-names
אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א בָבְלָיֵא֙ שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א דהוא עֵלְמָיֵֽא
persians,the (Some words not found in UHB: then Rəḩūm officer_of commanding and,Shimshai scribe,the and,rest_of associates_of,their דִּינָיֵ,א and,envoys,the officials,the persians,the ארכוי babylonians,the susa,the that_is, elamites,the )
These are the names of four people groups and an alternate name by which the last group was known.
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א בָבְלָיֵא֙ שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א דהוא עֵלְמָיֵֽא
persians,the (Some words not found in UHB: then Rəḩūm officer_of commanding and,Shimshai scribe,the and,rest_of associates_of,their דִּינָיֵ,א and,envoys,the officials,the persians,the ארכוי babylonians,the susa,the that_is, elamites,the )
These are apparently the people groups that the officials who wrote the letter belonged to. The writers seem to feel that they can speak on behalf of their entire people groups because they would agree with the concerns that they are expressing about the Jews. You could say this explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “on behalf of the Persians, Erechites, Babylonians, and Susaites (that is, Elamites)”
4:9 Adding greetings from an assortment of key political figures and local ethnic leaders would give credibility to the letter’s accusations and ensure that the message would have maximum political weight.
• Judges were trusted court officials who knew the Persian laws.
• Having the support of people from the Mesopotamian cities of Babylon and Erech and the Persian city of Susa would make the case against the Jews more persuasive.
OET (OET-LV) Then Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay scribe_the and_rest_of associates_of_their mmm[fn] and_envoys_the officials_the persians_the wwww[fn] babylonians_the susa_the that_is[fn] elamites_the.
OET (OET-RV) From Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshai the provincial secretary, and the our companions, the judges and the rulers, the officials, the Persians, the Erechites, the Babylonians, the Susaites (that is, the Elamites),
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.