Jerusalem Talmud Megillah 2.1

משנה: הַקּוֹרֵא אֶת הַמְּגִילָּה לְמַפְרֵעַ לֹא יָצָא. קְרָאָהּ עַל פֶּה קְרָאָהּ תַּרְגּוּם בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן לֹא יָצָא. אֲבָל קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ לַלּוֹעֲזוֹת בְּלַעַז. וְהַלּוֹעֵז שֶׁשָּׁמַע אַשּׁוּרִית יָצָא:

MISHNAH: He who reads the Scroll out of order did not fulfill his obligation. If he read it by heart, read it in Aramaic or any language, he did not fulfill his obligation except that one may read to Greek speakers in Greek. The Greek speaker who heard it from Hebrew square script did fulfill his obligation.

הלכה: הַקּוֹרֵא אֶת הַמְּגִילָּה לְמַפְרֵעַ לֹא יָצָא. דִּכְתִיב כִּכְתָבָם. קְרָאָהּ עַל פֶּה לֹא יָצָא. דִּכְתִיב כִּכְתָבָם. קְרָאָהּ תַּרְגּוּם לֹא יָצָא. דִּכְתִיב כִּכְתָבָם. בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן לֹא יָצָא. דִּכְתִיב כִּכְתָבָם וְכִלְשׁוֹנָם.

HALAKHAH: “He who reads the Scroll out of order did not fulfill his obligation.” For it is written, as in their writing. If he read it by heart he did not fulfill his obligation for it is written, as in their writing. If he read it in Aramaic he did not fulfill his obligation for it is written, as in their writing. In any language he did not fulfill his obligation for it is written, in their writing and in their language.

רִבִּי יוֹנָה אָמַר. תַּנָּה נַחְמָן בַּר אָדָא. רִבִּי יוֹסֵה אָמַר. תַּנָּה נַחְמָן סַבָּא. וְהָיוּ. כְּדֶרֶךְ הֲוִיָיתָן יִהְיוּ. תַּנֵּי. אַף בְּהַלֵּל וּבְקִרְיַת שְׁמַע הַמְּגִילָּה כֵן. נִיחָא בִקְרִיאַת הַמְּגִילָּה דִּכְתִיב כִּכְתָבָם. בְּרַם בְּהַלֵּילָא. בְגִין דִּכְתִיב מִמִּזְרַח שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד מְבוֹאוֹ מְהוּלָּל שֵׁם יי. מְהוּלָּל שֵׁם יי מִמִּזְרַח שֶׁמֶשׁ וְעַד מְבוֹאוֹ. מָה אַתְּ שְׁמַע מִינָהּ. אָמַר רִבִּי אָבוּן. עוֹד הִיא אֲמוּרָה עַל סֵדֶר. בְּצֵאת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם לְשֶׁעָבַר. לֹא לָנוּ יי לֹא לָנוּ לַדּוֹרוֹת הַלָּלוּ. אָהַבְתִּי כִּי יִשְׁמַע יי לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ. אִסְרוּ חַג בַּעֲבוֹתִים לִימוֹת גוֹג וּמָגוֹג. אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ לְעָתִיד לָבוֹא.

Rebbi Jonah said that Naḥman bar Ada stated; Rebbi Yose said that Naḥman the Old stated: They shall be, they shall be unaltered. We have stated: “The same holds for Hallel and reading of Shema the Scroll.” One understands this for the Scroll since it is written, as in their writing. But for Hallel, since it is written, from sunrise to sunset may the Name of the Eternal be praised? The Name of the Eternal is praised from sunrise to sunset. What can you understand from that? Rebbi Abun said, still it is said in order. When Israel left Egypt, in the past, not for us, Eternal, not for us, in current generations, I loved, truly the Eternal listened to my voice in the days of the Messiah, bind the holiday sacrifice with ropes in the days of Gog and Magog, You are my God and I shall thank You, in the future world.

רִבִּי יּוֹסֵה בְשֵׁם רִבִּי אָחָא רִבִּי זְעוּרָה בְשֵׁם רִבִּי לָעְזָר. וְהִיא שֶׁתְּהֵא כְּתוּבָה בְלַעַז. מָה אֲנָן קַיָימִין. אִם בְּשֶׁהָיְתָה כְתוּבָה אֲשׁוּרִית וְתִירְגְמָהּ בְּלַעַז. הָדָא דְתַנִּינָן בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן. אִם בְּשֶׁהָיְתָה כְתוּבָה בְּלַעַז וְתִירְגְמָהּ אֲשׁוּרִית. הָדָא הִיא דְתַנֵּי. מַה בֵין סְפָרִים לִמְגִילַּת אֶסְתֵּר. אֶלָּא שֶׁהַסְּפָרִים נִכְתָּבִין בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן וּמְגִילַּת אֶסְתֵּר אֵינָהּ נִכְתֶּבֶת אֶלָּא אֲשׁוּרִית. אָמַר רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר סוּסַרְטָּי. תִּיפְתָּר שֶׁהָיְתָה כְתוּבָה גִיגַנְטוֹן. תַּנֵּי שְׁמוּאֵל. טָעָה וְהִשְׁמִיט פָּסוּק אֶחָד וְתִירְגְמוֹ הַמְתַרְגֵּם יָצָא. אֲנָן אָמְרִין. בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן לֹא יָצָא. וְאַתְּ אָמַר הָכֵין. שְׁמוּאֵל כְּדַעִתֵּיהּ. [דִּ]שְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר. הָיְתָה כְתוּבָה כֵהִילְכָתָהּ הַלַּעּוּז יוֹצֵא בָהּ בְּלַעַז. רִבִּי אַבָּהוּ בְשֵׁם רִבִּי לָעְזָר. יוֹדֵעַ אֲשׁוּרִית וְיוֹדֵעַ לַעַז יוֹצֵא בָהּ [בְּלַעַז וַ]אֲשׁוּרִית. בְּלַעַז יוֹצֵא בָהּ בְּלַעַז. יוֹדֵעַ אֲשׁוּרִית וְיוֹדֵעַ לַעַז מָהוּ שְׁיּוֹצִיא יְדֵי אֲחֵרִים בְּלַעַז. יָיבֹא כְהָדָא. כָּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ חַיָיב בַּדָּבָר אֵינוֹ מוֹצִיא אֶת הָרַבִּים יְדֵי חוֹבָתָן.

Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Aḥa, Rebbi Ze`ira in the name of Rebbi Eleazar: Only if it was written in Greek. Where do we hold? If it was written in square script and he translated it into Greek, that is what we have stated “in any language.” If it was written in Greek and he translated it into {the language of} square script, that is what was stated, which is the difference between Torah scrolls and the Esther scroll? Only that Torah scrolls may be written in any language but the Esther scroll may only be written in square script. Rebbi Samuel bar Sosartai said, explain it if it was written gignton. Samuel stated: If in error he omitted one verse but the translator translated it, he fulfilled his obligation. We are saying “in any language,” and you are saying so? Samuel follows his opinion [since] Samuel said, if it was written according to its rules the Greek speaker fulfills his obligation in Greek. Rebbi Abbahu in the name of Rebbi Eleazar: If he knows the language of square script and he knows Greek, he fulfills his obligation [in Greek or] in the language of square script. Greek, he fulfills his obligation in Greek. If he knows the language of square script and he knows Greek, may he absolve the public from their obligation in Greek? This shall come following: anybody who is not obligated in a matter cannot not absolve the public of their obligation.