我又降旨，吩咐你們為建造神的殿當向猶太人的長老這樣行：從王的財產中，由河西所繳納的貢銀，迅速支付這些人，免得工程停頓。

我又降旨，吩咐你们向犹大人的长老为建造神的殿当怎样行，就是从河西的款项中，急速拨取贡银作他们的经费，免得耽误工作。

我又降旨，吩咐你们为建造上帝的殿当向犹太人的长老这样行：从王的财产中，由河西所缴纳的贡银，迅速支付这些人，免得工程停顿。

我又降旨，吩咐你们为建造神的殿当向犹太人的长老这样行：从王的财产中，由河西所缴纳的贡银，迅速支付这些人，免得工程停顿。

另外，我降旨命你们帮助犹太人的长老建造上帝的殿，要立刻从河西的王室税收中拨出款项作建殿之用，以免耽误工程。

我又下令你要协助这些犹大人的长老重建神的殿，你要作这事：从河西那边交给王库的税收中，拨出充足的经费给他们，免得工程停顿。

我又降旨，吩咐你們向猶大人的長老為建造神的殿當怎樣行，就是從河西的款項中，急速撥取貢銀作他們的經費，免得躭誤工作。

我又降旨，吩咐你們為建造上帝的殿當向猶太人的長老這樣行：從王的財產中，由河西所繳納的貢銀，迅速支付這些人，免得工程停頓。

另外，我降旨命你們幫助猶太人的長老建造上帝的殿，要立刻從河西的王室稅收中撥出款項作建殿之用，以免耽誤工程。

我又下令你要協助這些猶大人的長老重建神的殿，你要作這事：從河西那邊交給王庫的稅收中，撥出充足的經費給他們，免得工程停頓。

我又下了諭旨論到你們向這些猶大人的長老為建造上帝這殿應當怎樣行：就是從王的資產中、大河以西那邊的貢物中、將經費充分地撥給這些人，免得工作停頓。

復諭爾所當行於猶大長老、以建上帝室、速由河西國稅中、予之經費、免其工作遲滯、

申命收河西餉稅、於其中取金、予猶大族長老、使建上帝殿、俾興作無所窒礙。

復諭爾所當行於猶大長老、使其能建天主殿、當由河西餉稅中、取銀予之、以為經費、免其工作遲滯、

Moreover, I hereby decree what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the construction of this house of God: Their expenses are to be fully paid out of the royal treasury, from the revenues of Trans- Euphrates, so that the work will not stop.

Here is what I want you to do for the elders of the Jews. Here is how you must help them to build the house of their God. Pay all their expenses from the royal treasures. Use the money you collect from the people who live west of the Euphrates. Don’t let the work on the temple stop.

Moreover, I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God. The cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River.

“ Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.

I hereby issue a decree concerning what you are to do, so that the elders of the Jews can rebuild the house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men out of the royal revenues from the taxes of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that the work will not stop.

Furthermore, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of that house of God: the full cost is to be paid to those people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that without interruption.

Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king’s expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered.

Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered.

I hereby issue a decree concerning what you must do, so that the elders of the Jews can rebuild the house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men out of the royal revenues from the taxes of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that the work will not stop.

Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods,[ even] of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

“ I also hereby issue orders as to what you are to do with those elders of the Jews in order to rebuild this temple of God. From the royal treasury, from the taxes of Trans-Euphrates the complete costs are to be given to these men, so that there may be no interruption of the work.

Moreover I make a decree what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses must be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered.

要用三層鑿成的石頭，一層木頭，經費可出於王的庫房。

你又帶着王和謀士樂意獻給住耶路撒冷、以色列神的金銀，和你在巴比倫全省所得的一切金銀，以及百姓、祭司甘心獻給耶路撒冷他們神殿的禮物，那麼，你就當用這銀子急速買公牛、公綿羊、小綿羊，和同獻的素祭、澆酒祭，獻在耶路撒冷你們神殿的壇上。剩下的金銀，你和你的弟兄看怎樣好，就怎樣用，但總要遵照你們神的旨意。你要帶着交託給你、在神殿中事奉用的器皿，到耶路撒冷神面前。你神殿裏若再有需用的經費，是你負責供應的，可以從王的寶庫裏支取。「我亞達薛西王又降旨達於河西所有的司庫：『精通天上之神律法的以斯拉祭司文士無論向你們要甚麼，你們要速速辦理，直至一百他連得銀子，一百柯珥麥子，一百罷特酒，一百罷特油，鹽不限其數。

亞達薛西王上諭的抄本在利宏和伸帥書記，以及他們的同僚面前宣讀，他們就急忙往耶路撒冷去見猶太人，用勢力和強權叫他們停工。

銀子是我的，金子也是我的。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

但神的眼目看顧猶太人的長老，以致沒有人叫他們停工，直到奏文上告大流士，得着他對這事的回諭。

也曾有強大的君王治理耶路撒冷，統管河西全地，人就給他們進貢、納糧、繳稅。現在你們要下令叫這些人停工，使這城不得建造，等到我再降旨。

因你耶路撒冷的殿，列王必帶貢物獻給你。求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸和公牛羣，並萬民中的牛犢。直到他們帶着銀塊來朝貢；神已經趕散好戰的萬民。埃及的使臣要出來，古實人要急忙向神伸出手來。

我們謹奏王知，這城若再建造，城牆完工，河西之地王就無份了。」