I checked further. maseches sofrim 1:7 says they translated for talmai 2 times. The first time it could not be translsated fully correctly. The second time (brought in the gemara megilla 9) they even made 13 major changes. However when it was originally translated in the days of Moshe and Yehoshua it was translated correctly and fully. (interesting that the 13 changes might correspond to the 13 breaches the yevanim made in the bais hamikdash. v’ayain.)
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