And after these things, in the kingdom of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, there ascended Ezra of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest
This Ezra ascended from out of Babylon; and he scribe in of Moses, which gave And gave for of the lord his God him in all things which he sought.
And there ascended the sons of Israel, and from the priests, and from the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in year of Artaxerxes the king.
And they came to Jerusalem in the month this was the year of the king.
For on of the month he founded the expedition from Babylon. And during the first day of the month he came into Jerusalem, for of his God was good upon him.
For Ezra prepared his heart to seek the law of the and to do and to teach in Israel and judgments.
And this is the copy of the edict which gave to Ezra the priest, to the scribe of the scroll of the words of the commandments of the lord, and his orders unto Israel.
Artaxerxes king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven. Let be initiated,
From me was rendered a decree, that all the ones willing in my kingdom from of Israel, and priests, and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with you let them go!
In so far as from in front of the king, and seven to look about over Judea and Jerusalem, and in of their God in your hand,
to carry away even for which the king and the counselors were willing to give to the God of Israel, to the one in
And all and gold, whatever you should find in every place of Babylon, a voluntary offering of the people, and of the ones willing to give for of God, the one in Jerusalem.
And every one going this by this scroll calves, rams, lambs, and their sacrifice offerings, and their libation offerings! And you shall offer them upon the altar of the house of your God, of the one in Jerusalem.
And if anything with with of the silver and gold to do, as it pleases your God, you do it!
And the items, the ones given to you for of the house of God, you deliver before God in Jerusalem!
And for the rest of the need of the house of your God, what ever should be apparent to you to give, you shall give from houses
I Artaxerxes established a decree to all the treasuries, to the ones on the other side of the river, that all what ever he should ask of you (Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of heaven) readily let it become so!
Unto of silver and unto of wheat and unto of wine and unto of olive oil and salt of which the amount is not recorded.
All what is in of the God of the heaven, let it become in the house of the God of the heaven! Take heed lest any make an attempt against the house of the God of the heaven! lest at any time should happen upon the kingdom of the king, and his sons.
And to you, let it be made known in respect to all the priests, and to the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and ministers of the house of God! tribute, and toll, and impost, do not have authority to assign upon them.
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of God, the wisdom in your hand, ordain scribes and judges! that they might judge all the people, the people on of the river, to all the ones knowing the laws of your God. And to the ones not knowing you shall make it known.
And all who ever might not be observing the law of God and the law of the king diligently, judgment will be taken upon him, whether for death, whether to root him out, or to instruct, or to penalize the subsistence, or for prison to lock up.
Blessed be God of our fathers, who put it in of the king thus, to glorify the house of the lord, the one in Jerusalem.
And upon me leaned in of the king, and his counselors, and all the rulers of the king of the mighty ones. And I was strengthened by the hand upon me, and I gathered from Israel rulers to ascend with me.