居鲁士下令犹太人返国
（代下36．22－23）
波斯王居鲁士元年，耶和华为要应验藉耶利米的口所说的话，就激发波斯王居鲁士的心，使他下诏书通告全国，说：
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“波斯王居鲁士如此说：耶和华天上的神已将地上万国赐给我，又委派我在犹大的耶路撒冷为他建造殿宇。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你们中间凡作他子民的，可以上犹大的耶路撒冷去，重建耶和华－以色列神的殿，他是在耶路撒冷的神；愿神与这人同在。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凡存留的人，无论寄居何处，那地的人要用金银、财物、牲畜帮助他，还要为耶路撒冷神的殿甘心献上礼物。”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.
5于是，犹大和便雅悯的族长、祭司、利未人，凡是心被神感动的人都起来，要上耶路撒冷去建造耶和华的殿。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.
6四围所有的人都拿银器☛“银器”：原文另译“一切的东西，银子”。、金子、财物、牲畜、珍宝支持他们☛“支持他们”：原文是“坚固他们的手”。，此外还有甘心献的一切礼物☛“此外还有甘心献的一切礼物”：原文另译“甘心献的礼物很多”。。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居鲁士王也把耶和华殿的器皿拿出来，这些器皿是尼布甲尼撒从耶路撒冷掠取，放在自己神明庙中的。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波斯王居鲁士派米提利达司库把这些器皿拿出来，点交给犹大的领袖设巴萨。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它们的数目如下：金盘三十个，银盘一千个，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金碗三十个，备用银碗四百一十个，其他器皿一千件。Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
11金银器皿共有五千四百件。被掳的人从巴比伦上耶路撒冷的时候，设巴萨把这一切都带了上来。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.