就去見所羅巴伯和以色列的族長，對他們說：「請讓我們與你們一同建造，因為我們像你們一樣也尋求你們的上帝。自從亞述王以撒哈頓帶我們到這裡以後，我們就一直獻祭給上帝。」

就去见所罗巴伯和以色列的族长，对他们说：“请容我们与你们一同建造；因为我们寻求你们的神，与你们一样。自从亚述王以撒哈顿带我们上这地以来，我们常祭祀神。”

就去见所罗巴伯和族长，对他们说：“请让我们与你们一同建造，因为我们也与你们一样寻求你们的上帝。自从亚述王以撒‧哈顿带我们上这地的日子以来，我们常向上帝献祭。”

就去见所罗巴伯和族长，对他们说：“请让我们与你们一同建造，因为我们也与你们一样寻求你们的神。自从亚述王以撒‧哈顿带我们上这地的日子以来，我们常向神献祭。”

就去见所罗巴伯和以色列的族长，对他们说：“请让我们与你们一同建造，因为我们像你们一样也寻求你们的上帝。自从亚述王以撒哈顿带我们到这里以后，我们就一直献祭给上帝。”

就前来见所罗巴伯和众族长，对他们说：“请让我们与你们一起建造吧！因为我们也像你们那样寻求你们的神。自从亚述王以撒哈顿把我们带上这里的日子以来，我们一直向他献祭。”

就去見所羅巴伯和以色列的族長，對他們說：「請容我們與你們一同建造；因為我們尋求你們的神，與你們一樣。自從亞述王以撒哈頓帶我們上這地以來，我們常祭祀神。」

就去見所羅巴伯和族長，對他們說：「請讓我們與你們一同建造，因為我們也與你們一樣尋求你們的上帝。自從亞述王以撒‧哈頓帶我們上這地的日子以來，我們常向上帝獻祭。」

就去見所羅巴伯和族長，對他們說：「請讓我們與你們一同建造，因為我們也與你們一樣尋求你們的神。自從亞述王以撒‧哈頓帶我們上這地的日子以來，我們常向神獻祭。」

就前來見所羅巴伯和眾族長，對他們說：“請讓我們與你們一起建造吧！因為我們也像你們那樣尋求你們的神。自從亞述王以撒哈頓把我們帶上這裡的日子以來，我們一直向他獻祭。”

就進前來見所羅巴伯和父系的族長，對他們說：『請讓我們和你們一同建造，因為我們尋問你們的上帝、和你們一樣；自從亞述王以撒哈頓帶我們上這地的日子以來、我們總是祭獻上帝的。』

則詣所羅巴伯與族長、謂之曰、請許我與爾同建、蓋我尋求爾之上帝、如爾曹然、自亞述王以撒哈頓攜我來時、以迄於今、與之獻祭、

則詣所羅把伯、與族中最著者、曰、我宗事爾之上帝、與爾無異、自亞述王以撒哈頓、使我至此迄今、祭司匪懈、故欲與爾同建斯殿。

則往見所羅巴伯及諸族長、謂之曰、求容我與爾同建、因我崇事爾之天主、與爾無異、自亞述王以撒哈頓使我至此以來、我惟祭祀天主、

they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said,“ Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”

Then those enemies came to Zerubbabel. The family leaders of Israel were with him. The enemies said,“ We want to help you build. We’re just like you. We worship your God. We offer sacrifices to him. We’ve been doing that ever since the time of Esarhaddon. He was king of Assyria. He brought our people here.”

they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ houses and said to them,“ Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria who brought us here.”

So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said,“ Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”

they approached Zerubbabel and the family heads and said to them,“ Let us build with you, for we also worship your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time King Esar-haddon of Assyria brought us here.”

they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them,“ Let us build with you, for like you, we seek your God; and we have been sacrificing to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses, and said to them,“ Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar- haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

they approached Zerubbabel and the leaders of the families and said to them,“ Let us build with you, for we also worship your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time King Esar-haddon of Assyria brought us here.”

Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye[ do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

they came to Zerubbabel and the leaders and said to them,“ Let us help you build, for like you we seek your God and we have been sacrificing to him from the time of King Esarhaddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them,“ Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

一天，亞述王在他的神明尼斯洛的廟裡祭拜時，他的兩個兒子亞得米勒和沙利色用刀殺了他，逃往亞拉臘。他的另一個兒子以撒哈頓繼位。

亞述王把巴比倫、古他、亞瓦、哈馬、西法瓦音等地的一些居民遷移到撒瑪利亞各城，代替以色列人。

那些移民到撒瑪利亞各城的外族人既敬拜耶和華，又供奉自己的偶像。直到今日，他們的子孫仍是這樣。

亞述王便下令：「派一位被擄來的祭司回去，讓他住在那裡，把當地神明的規矩教導給他們。」於是，有一位從撒瑪利亞被擄走的祭司回去住在伯特利，教導他們怎樣敬拜耶和華。可是，這些從各地遷來的民族都在所住的各城為自己製造神像，供奉在撒瑪利亞人在高崗上建造的神廟中。巴比倫人造疏割·比訥神像，古他人造匿甲神像，哈馬人造亞示瑪神像，亞瓦人造匿哈和他珥他神像，西法瓦音人焚燒兒女向他們的神明亞得米勒和亞拿米勒獻祭。他們也敬拜耶和華，卻委任各種人做祭司，在高崗上的神廟為他們獻祭。他們就這樣既敬拜耶和華，又各按各的風俗供奉自己的神明。

他們譏諷嘲笑，言語惡毒，狂妄地以暴力相威脅。

後來擴展到亞述，在那裡建立了尼尼微、利河伯、迦拉各城，

約薩達的兒子耶書亞及其他祭司、撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯及其親屬，一起重新築造以色列上帝的祭壇，為要照上帝的僕人摩西在律法書上的記載在壇上獻燔祭。

許多曾見過舊殿的年長的祭司、利未人和族長看見這殿的根基，不禁放聲大哭，也有很多人高聲歡呼。

火熱的嘴，邪惡的心，猶如瓦器鍍了層銀。怨恨人的用美言掩飾自己，心中卻藏著詭詐。縱然他甜言蜜語，你也不可信他，因為他心中充滿各種可憎之事。雖然他用詭計掩飾怨恨，他的邪惡必被會眾揭穿。

現在這些人敵對真理，就像從前雅尼和佯庇反對摩西一樣，他們的心思壞透了，他們的信仰是虛假的。

於是，猶大和便雅憫的族長、祭司和利未人——所有被上帝感動的人都準備上耶路撒冷重建耶和華的殿。

其實這些人是假使徒，為人詭詐，冒充基督的使徒。這不足為奇，因為連撒旦都裝成光明的天使，牠的爪牙若冒充公義的僕人，又何足為奇呢？他們最終必得到應得的報應。

以往曾經有假先知在百姓中出現，將來在你們中間也同樣會有假教師出現。他們暗地裡引進使人沉淪的異端邪說，甚至否認那位買贖他們的主。這些人正迅速地自招滅亡。許多人會效法他們邪惡無恥的行為，致使真理之道被人毀謗。

他們是與所羅巴伯、耶書亞、尼希米、西萊雅、利來雅、末底改、必珊、米斯拔、比革瓦伊、利宏和巴拿一同回來的。以下是返回的以色列人的數目：

我們不再向亞述求救，不再依靠戰馬，也不再稱自己所造的神像為我們的上帝。耶和華啊，只有在你那裡，孤兒才能得到憐憫。」

事情的緣由是因為有一些假信徒偷偷混了進來，要窺探我們在基督耶穌裡享有的自由，想叫我們做律法的奴隸。

亞述王西拿基立便拔營回國，住在尼尼微。