a question about Hayasdan soldiers

[Cadwalader]

It is the ancestor of Farsi. So a Farsi speaker would be the only one to really understand. Its like a modern English speaker understanind Shakspirean English.

I think you're overestimating ordinary people's ability to understand their language's forerunners. An English text from the 11th century is nearly impossible to understand except for a few words for all but the ones with the right education. Modern Farsi and Middle Persian is separated by more than 2000 years.

Actually, nevermind, I found a comparison of a Middle Persian text and a modern translation and they looked surprisingly similar. I shouldn't make assumptions based on my experience with my own language and offer uninformed opinions. Sorry.