¹大利烏王發現先王諭旨於是，大利烏王下令考查在巴比倫庫房的檔案，

¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

²在瑪代省的亞馬他宮中，發現了一卷書卷。其中寫著這樣的一段記錄：

²There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:

³“古列王元年，古列王頒發有關在耶路撒冷　神的殿的命令，要把這殿重建起來，作獻祭的地方；要奠立殿的根基。殿高二十七公尺，寬二十七公尺。

³In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its breadth sixty cubits;

⁴三層光滑石塊，一層新木頭，所有費用由王庫支付。

⁴with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.

⁵至於從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿裡掠奪，帶到巴比倫的　神殿中的金銀器皿，都要歸還，送到耶路撒冷的殿，各按原來的地方放在　神的殿中。”

⁵Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everyone to its place; and you shall put them in God’s house.

⁶王下令繼續重建聖殿於是大利烏王下令說：“現在，河西那邊的總督達乃和示他．波斯乃，以及你們的同僚，就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人，你們要遠離那裡；

⁶Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.

⁷不要干涉這　神殿的工程，讓猶大人的總督和猶大人的長老在原來的地方重建　神的這殿。

⁷Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

⁸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。

⁸Moreover I make a decree what you 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 to these men, that they be not hindered.

⁹他們需用的甚麼東西，包括作燔祭獻給天上　神的公牛犢、公綿羊和綿羊羔；還有麥子、鹽、酒和油，都要照著在耶路撒冷的祭司們所說，天天供給他們，不可疏忽，

⁹That which they have need of, both young bulls, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

¹⁰好讓他們可以獻馨香的祭給天上的　神，為王和王的子孫祈求長壽。

¹⁰that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

¹¹我又下令：無論甚麼人更改這命令，就要從他的房屋中拆出一根梁木，豎起來，把他掛起，釘在木上；又使他的房屋成為糞堆。

¹¹Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

¹²願那使自己的名居住在那裡的　神，毀滅所有伸手更改這命令，或要毀壞這在耶路撒冷　神的殿的君王和人民。我大利烏下令，必須徹底遵行。”

¹²and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.

¹³重建完工於是河西那邊的總督達乃、示他．波斯乃和他們的同僚，徹底遵照大利烏王的指示。

¹³Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions, because Darius the king had sent a decree, did accordingly with all diligence.

¹⁴猶大人的長老因著哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的信息，迅速重建。他們遵照以色列　神的命令，波斯王古列、大利烏和亞達薛西的命令，完成重建聖殿的工作。

¹⁴The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

¹⁵這殿在大利烏王在位的第六年亞達月初三日，完成了。

¹⁵This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

¹⁶舉行獻殿禮以色列祭司和利未人，以及其餘被擄歸回的人都歡歡喜喜舉行奉獻這　神殿的典禮。

¹⁶The children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

¹⁷在奉獻這　神殿的典禮中，他們獻上公牛一百頭、公綿羊二百隻、綿羊羔四百隻；又照著以色列支派的數目獻上公山羊十二隻，作全以色列的贖罪祭。

¹⁷They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁸他們又照著摩西書上所寫，委派祭司按著編制，利未人按著班次，在耶路撒冷　神的殿中事奉。

¹⁸They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

¹⁹守逾越節正月十四日，被擄歸回的人守逾越節。

¹⁹The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

²⁰祭司和利未人一起行潔淨儀式，他們就全都潔淨了；於是利未人為所有被擄歸回的人和他們作祭司的眾親族，以及他們自己，宰殺了逾越節的羊羔。

²⁰For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

²¹被擄歸回的以色列人和所有脫離當地民族的污穢的人，一同吃這羊羔，尋求耶和華以色列的　神。

²¹The children of Israel who had come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,

²²他們歡歡喜喜地守除酵節七天，因為耶和華使他們歡喜，又使亞述王的心轉向他們，堅固他們的手作以色列　神殿的工程。

²²and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God’s house, the God of Israel.