1 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, 2 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 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 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.

5 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 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.

7 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 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 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 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.

1 波斯王古列元年， 耶和华为要应验他借耶利米的口所说的话， 就激动波斯王古列的心灵， 使他通令全国， 传达文告说：

2 "波斯王古列这样说： ‘耶和华天上的 神已经把地上万国赐给我。他指派我在犹大的耶路撒冷为他建造殿宇。

3 你们中间凡是他的子民， 愿 神与他同在的， 都可以上犹大的耶路撒冷去， 建造耶和华以色列的 神的殿， 他是在耶路撒冷受敬拜的 神。

4 所有余民， 无论寄居在什么地方， 那地方的人都要用金、银、财物、牲畜帮助他， 也要为在耶路撒冷 神的殿献上甘心的礼物。’"

5 于是， 犹大和便雅悯的族长、祭司、利未人和所有被 神激动了心灵的人， 都起来要上去， 重建在耶路撒冷耶和华的殿。

6 他们四围的人都用银器、金子、财物、牲畜和珍贵的礼物协助他们， 另外还有各种甘心奉献的礼物。

7 古列王把耶和华殿里的器皿拿出来， 就是从前尼布甲尼撒从耶路撒冷拿来放在自己的神庙里的。

8 波斯王古列命令司库官米提利达把这些器皿拿出来， 按数交给犹大的领袖设巴萨。

9 器皿的数目是： 金盘三十个、银盘一千个、刀二十九把、

10 金碗三十个、次等银碗四百一十个（"次等银碗四百一十个"： 本句意义难确定， 或译： "银碗二千四百一十个"）， 其他的器皿一千件。

11 全部的金银器皿共有五千四百件。被掳的人从巴比伦上耶路撒冷去的时候， 设巴萨把这一切器皿都带上去。