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。

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。

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。

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、

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.

以大石三行、材木一行、所費則取諸國帑。

耶路撒冷為籲以色列族上帝之所、我與言官、樂輸金銀、爾可運之至彼。凡在巴比倫國、億兆、祭司、樂輸金銀、欲供耶路撒冷殿中之所需、奉事上帝。爾可以之市犢、牡綿羊、綿羊羔、及所用禮物、灌奠之酒、獻於耶路撒冷上帝之壇。所餘金銀、任爾與同儕之所欲為、惟遵爾上帝命。所錫器皿、供役於上帝殿者、爾必賚至耶路撒冷、奉於上帝前。若上帝殿復有所需、則可取諸國帑。選士祭司以士喇、習天上上帝之律例、我今降詔、命河西府庫諸司、凡其所欲、必供給毋怠。即彼欲銀十五萬兩、麥六千斗、酒油各六千斤、鹽不計數、爾亦必予之。

哩宏、伸帥、與其同儕、誦王之詔、急往耶路撒冷、強使猶大人止其工作。

又曰、金銀屬我、

上帝垂顧猶大長老、不止工作、及民奏大利烏也、乃以王諭示之。

維昔英主、都耶路撒冷、撫有河西四境、餉稅所入、盡歸諸己。今當宣播我命、止諸工作、不建邑垣、俟我再頒斯諭。

耶路撒冷爾室在焉、列王獻禮兮、好鬥之人、如牛如犢、如葦間之獸、爾制伏之、爾離散之、俾輸金以歸附兮。富厚者流、至自埃及、古實之人、崇奉上帝、咸舉手兮、

今敢直陳於王、如此邑復建、城垣復築、則河西之地、不復為王有矣。