「現在，王若願意，請查閱巴比倫的王室記錄，看看塞魯士王是否降旨重建耶路撒冷的上帝之殿。王對此事如何決斷，請告知我們。」

现在王若以为美，请察巴比伦王的府库，看居鲁士王降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造神的殿没有，王的心意如何？请降旨晓谕我们。”

现在，王若以为好，请查阅巴比伦王的档案库，看居鲁士王有没有降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造上帝的殿。请降旨指示我们王对这件事的心意。”

现在，王若以为好，请查阅巴比伦王的档案库，看居鲁士王有没有降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造神的殿。请降旨指示我们王对这件事的心意。”

“现在，王若愿意，请查阅巴比伦的王室记录，看看塞鲁士王是否降旨重建耶路撒冷的上帝之殿。王对此事如何决断，请告知我们。”

现在王若是以为好，就请查考王在巴比伦的库房，看看那里有没有古列王下令，重建这在耶路撒冷神的殿的谕旨，并请指示我们王对这事的旨意。”

現在王若以為美，請察巴比倫王的府庫，看塞魯士王降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造神的殿沒有，王的心意如何？請降旨曉諭我們。」

現在，王若以為好，請查閱巴比倫王的檔案庫，看居魯士王有沒有降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造上帝的殿。請降旨指示我們王對這件事的心意。」

現在，王若以為好，請查閱巴比倫王的檔案庫，看居魯士王有沒有降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造神的殿。請降旨指示我們王對這件事的心意。」

現在王若是以為好，就請查考王在巴比倫的庫房，看看那裡有沒有古列王下令，重建這在耶路撒冷神的殿的諭旨，並請指示我們王對這事的旨意。”

現在王若以為好，就請考查王的庫房，就是在巴比倫那裏的庫房，看古列王有沒有下諭旨叫他們建造這在耶路撒冷的上帝之殿。關於這事、王樂意怎麼辦，請傳下來指示我們。』

如王以為善、請稽巴比倫王庫、知古列王果否降詔、使建上帝室在耶路撒冷、並請以王之旨示我、

今請王稽巴比倫國庫、可有古列王降詔、使復建耶路撒冷上帝之殿、否亦請王降詔示我。

今王若以為善、可在巴比倫之王庫內考察、果有古列王降詔、命復建天主殿於耶路撒冷否、王議及斯事如何、請王降詔、以示臣等、

Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

If it pleases you, King Darius, let a search be made in the royal records. Search the official records of the kings of Babylon. Find out whether King Cyrus really did give an order to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then tell us what you decide to do.

Therefore, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the royal archives there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was issued by Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send us his pleasure in this matter.”

“ Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God’s Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter.”

So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.

And now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, as to whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”

Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure- house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.

Now therefore, if[ it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which[ is] there at Babylon, whether it be[ so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

“ Now if the king is so inclined, let a search be conducted in the royal archives there in Babylon in order to determine whether King Cyrus did in fact issue orders for this temple of God to be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us a decision concerning this matter.”

Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”

請王查看先王的記錄，必從中獲悉這城是叛逆之城，危害列王和各省。自古以來，城中叛亂不斷，因此才被毀滅。

將事隱藏是上帝的榮耀，把事查明是君王的光榮。

我已命人查考，發現這城自古以來屢屢背叛列王，是悖逆和叛亂之地。

於是，大流士王下令查閱保存在巴比倫庫房裡的典籍。在瑪代省亞馬他城的宮內找到一卷書，書中記載如下：「塞魯士王元年，塞魯士王就耶路撒冷的上帝之殿降下諭旨，要重建這殿作獻祭之處，要奠立殿的地基。殿要高二十七米、寬二十七米，每三層巨石加鋪一層木料，經費由國庫支付。尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷上帝的殿裡擄到巴比倫的金銀器皿，都要歸還到耶路撒冷上帝的殿裡，放回原處。」