Then they came near, and spoke qadam (before) the king concerning the king's decree: “Haven't you signed an decree, that every gabar (man) who shall baia (make) petition to any Alahayam () or gabar (man) within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Maday (Medes) and Paras (Persians), which doesn't alter.”