At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus:“ Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”

当时河西的总督达乃和示他波斯乃，并他们的同党来问说：“谁降旨让你们建造这殿，修成这墙呢？”

当时河西的达乃总督和示他‧波斯乃，以及他们的同僚来对犹太人这样说：“谁降旨让你们建造这殿，完成这建筑呢？”

当时河西的达乃总督和示他‧波斯乃，以及他们的同僚来对犹太人这样说：“谁降旨让你们建造这殿，完成这建筑呢？”

当时，河西总督达乃、示他·波斯乃及其同僚来问他们：“谁批准你们重建这殿、修复这墙的？”

当时，河西那边的总督达乃和示他．波斯乃，以及他们的同僚来到他们那里，这样问他们说：“谁下令叫你们重建这殿，完成这工程呢？”

當時河西的總督達乃和示他‧波斯乃，並他們的同黨來問說：「誰降旨讓你們建造這殿，修成這牆呢？」

當時河西的達乃總督和示他‧波斯乃，以及他們的同僚來對猶太人這樣說：「誰降旨讓你們建造這殿，完成這建築呢？」

當時河西的達乃總督和示他‧波斯乃，以及他們的同僚來對猶太人這樣說：「誰降旨讓你們建造這殿，完成這建築呢？」

當時，河西總督達乃、示他·波斯乃及其同僚來問他們：「誰批准你們重建這殿、修復這牆的？」

當時，河西那邊的總督達乃和示他．波斯乃，以及他們的同僚來到他們那裡，這樣問他們說：“誰下令叫你們重建這殿，完成這工程呢？”

當時大河以西那邊的巡撫達乃和示他波斯乃、跟他們的同僚、來見他們，這樣問他們說：『誰下諭旨叫你們建造這殿，把這建築物築完呢？』

時、河西方伯達乃、及示他波斯乃、與其同儕至曰、建此室、成此垣、誰頒斯諭、

河西牧伯達乃、示達薄乃、爰及同儕、問曰、建殿築垣、伊誰所命。

其時、河西之方伯達乃與示他波斯乃、及其同僚咸至、見所羅巴伯等、問曰、誰命爾建此殿、立此垣乎、

At that time Tattenai, governor of Trans- Euphrates, and Shethar- Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked,“ Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”

At that time Tattenai was governor of the land west of the Euphrates River. He and Shethar- Bozenai and their friends went to the Jews. They asked them,“ Who authorized you to rebuild this temple? Who told you that you could finish it?”

But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked,“ Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”

At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues came to the Jews and asked,“ Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”

At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, and Shethar bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them as follows:“ Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?”

At the same time Tattenai the governor of the region beyond the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them:“ Who has commanded you to build this temple and finish this wall?”

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar- bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues came to the Jews and asked,“ Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”

At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

At that time Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues came to them and asked,“ Who gave you authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?”

At the same time Tattenai, the governor beyond the River came to them, with Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and asked them,“ Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”

“ Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away.

Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered.

Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus:‘ Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’

Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel— he is the God who is in Jerusalem.

“ And I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, requires of you, let it be done with all diligence,

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said,“ By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.

This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the governors who were in the province Beyond the River, sent to Darius the king.

And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired,“ By what power or by what name did you do this?”

And I said to the king,“ If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah,and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.