Who is there among you of all His people? His God is with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, God of Israel (He is God) which is in Jerusalem.
Now, Tatnai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-boznai, and your associates, the officials who are Beyond the River, you be far from there.
And a decree is set out by me as to what you shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of that house of God, that the exact expense be given to these men from the king’s property, out of the tax Beyond the River, so that they may not have to cease working.