1	波斯王古列元年，耶和華為要應驗藉耶利米口所說的話，就激動波斯王古列的心，使他下詔通告全國說：
			Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled# , the LORD stirred up# the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation# # throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying# , [made...: Heb. caused a voice to pass]
		2	「波斯王古列如此說：『耶和華天上的神已將天下萬國賜給我，又囑咐我在猶大.的耶路撒冷為他建造殿宇。
			Thus saith# Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given# me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged# me to build# him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
		3	在你們中間凡作他子民的，可以上猶大的耶路撒冷，在耶路撒冷重建耶和華─以色列神的殿（只有他是神）。願神與這人同在。
			Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up# to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build# the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
		4	凡剩下的人，無論寄居何處，那地的人要用金銀、財物、牲畜幫助他，另外也要為耶路撒冷神的殿甘心獻上禮物。』」
			And whosoever remaineth# in any place where he sojourneth# , let the men of his place help# him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. [help...: Heb. lift him up]
		5	於是，猶大和便雅憫的族長、祭司、利未人，就是一切被神激動他心的人，都起來要上耶路撒冷去建造耶和華的殿。
			Then rose up# the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised# , to go up# to build# the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
		6	他們四圍的人就拿銀器、金子、財物、牲畜、珍寶幫助他們（原文是堅固他們的手），另外還有甘心獻的禮物。
			And all they that were about them strengthened# their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered# . [strengthened...: that is, helped them]
		7	古列王也將耶和華殿的器皿拿出來，這器皿是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷掠來、放在自己神之廟中的。
			Also Cyrus the king brought forth# the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth# out of Jerusalem, and had put# them in the house of his gods;
		8	波斯王古列派庫官米提利達將這器皿拿出來，按數交給猶大的首領設巴薩。
			Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth# by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered# them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
		9	器皿的數目記在下面：金盤三十個，銀盤一千個，刀二十九把，
			And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
		10	金碗三十個，銀碗之次的四百一十個，別樣的器皿一千件。
			Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
		11	金銀器皿共有五千四百件。被擄的人從巴比倫上耶路撒冷的時候，設巴薩將這一切都帶上來。
			All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up# with them of the captivity that were brought up# from Babylon unto Jerusalem. [the captivity: Heb. the transportation]