In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom—
NMVIn the first year of Daryavesh (Darius) [lord] the son of Achashverosh [I will be silent and poor], of the seed of the Medes [middle land], which was made king over the realm of the Kasdim [clod-breakers];
OJBIn the shnat achat (first year) of Daryavesh ben Achashverosh, by zera (descent) a Mede, who was made melech over the realm of the Kasdim (Chaldeans);
T4TNow I am going to tell you about what happened when Darius, who was from the Mede people-group and who was the son of Xerxes, ruled as the King of Babylonia.