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[verse 1] In the secunde forsothe ȝer of the regne of Darie profeciede Agge, and Sacharie, the sone of Addin, profete, anent Jude and in Jerusalem, in the name of the Lord God of Irael, vpon hem. [verse 2] Thane stondende Sorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and Jesus, the sone of Jesedech, begun|nen to bilden vp the hous of the Lord, [verse 3] that is in Jerusalem; whan ther weren
neeȝ to hem profetis of the Lord, and holpen [helpeden AH.] hem. In that time cam to hem Cisennes, the vnder litil king of Cirie and of Fenices, and Satrabosones, and ther felawis. [verse 4] And thei seiden to hem, Who comaundende to ȝou, this hous ȝe bilden, and this rof, and othere manie thingus ȝee parformen? and who ben the bilders, that these thingus bilden vp? [verse 5] And the visiting don vp on hem that weren of the caitifte, hadden grace of the Lord the [verse 6] elders of Irael; and thei ben not lettid to bilden vp, to the time that it were signefied to Darie of alle these thingus, and an answere were taken. [verse 7] The saum|ple of the epistil, that to Darie senten Cisennes, vnder king of Cirie and of Fenyces, and Satrobosanes, and ther felawis, in Cirie and in Fenice reuleris. To king Darie, greeting. [verse 8] Alle thingus knowen be thei to the lord the king; for whan we camen in to the regioun of Jude, and wenten in to Jerusalem, wee founde men bildende a gret hous of God, [verse 9] and a temple of grete poolisht stones, [verse 10] and of precious materes in wallis; and thoo werkis besili to be maad, and to helpe, and [Om. A.] to make welsum in the hondis of hem, and in alle glorie, as most diligentli to be parformed. [verse 11] Thanne wee askeden the eldere men, seiende, Who suffrende ȝee bilden to ȝou this hous, and these werkus founden? [verse 12] Therfore for|sothe wee askeden hem, that knowen wee myȝten make to thee the men, and the prouostis; and the writing of the namis of the prouostus wee askeden hem. [verse 13] And thei answerden to vs, seiende, We ben the seruauns of the Lord, that made [verse 14] heuene and erthe; and this hous was bild beforn these manie ȝeris of the king of Irael, gret, and most strong, and it is ful endid. [verse 15] And for oure fadris weren terrende and synneden [thei synneden A.] in the God of Irael, he [and he A.] toc hem in to the hondus of Nabugodonosor, king of Babiloine, king [verse 16] of Caldeis; and this hous destroȝende brenden vp, and the puple caitif broȝten
in to Babiloyne. [verse 17] In the firste ȝer reg|nende Ciro, king of Babiloine, king Cirus [verse 18] wrot to bilden vp this hous; and thoo [the F.] holi goldene vesselis and siluerene, that Nabugodonosor hadde born awei fro the hous, that is in Jerusalem, and hadde sacrid hem in his temple, eft king Cirus broȝte them forth fro the temple that was in Babiloyne, and ben take to Soro|babel, and to Salmanasar, vndir litil king. [verse 19] And it is comaundid to hem, that thei offren these vesselis, and lein vp in the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and that temple of God to bilden vp in that place. [verse 20] Thanne Salmanasar vnder leide the foun|demens of the hous of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem; and fro thennus vn to now is bild vp, and toc no ful ending. [verse 21] Now thanne, if it is demed of thee, O king! be it parfitli soȝt in the kingis libraries of [verse 22] king Ciri, that ben in Babiloine; and if it were founden in the counseil of king Ciri, to ben begunne the making of the hous of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem, and it shal be shewid of the lord oure king, wrijte he of these thingus to vs. [verse 23] Thanne king Darie comaundede to ben inwardli soȝt in the librarijs; and ther is founde in Egbatenis, burȝtoun, that is in the myddel regioun, o place, in the whiche weren writen these thingus. [verse 24] The firste ȝer regnende Ciro king, Cirus co|maundede the hous of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem, to bilden vp, where thei [verse 25] brenden with [Om. C.] contynuel fijr; whos heiȝte is maad of ten cubitis, and breede of fourti cubitus, squarid with thre polisht stonus, and with soleer tree of the same regioun, and with oon newe soleer; and costus to be ȝiuen of the hous of king [verse 26] Cirus; and the holi vesselis of the hous of the Lord, both goldene and siluerene, that Nabugodonosor bar awei, that thei be put thider in to [Om. A.] the hous, that is in Jerusalem, where thei weren put. [verse 27] And he comaundede besinesse to don Cisen|nem, vnder litil king of Cirie and Fe|nice, and Satrabusanam, and his felawis,
and thei that weren in Cirie and in Fe|nice ordeineden reuleris, that thei ab|stene them fro the same place. [verse 28] And I also comaundede al to maken vp, and forth lookide, that thei helpe them that ben of the caitifte of Jewis, to the time that the temple of the hous of the Lord [verse 29] be ful endid; and of the trauaile of the tributus of Cirie Choeles and Fenices dili|gentli a quantite to be ȝiue to these men, to the sacrifise of the Lord, to Soroba|bel, prefect, to bolis, and wetheris, and [verse 30] lambis; also forsothe and whete, and salt, and win, and oile, besili bi alle ȝeris, as the prestus, that ben in Jerusalem, or|deineden to be fulfild eche dai, with oute [verse 31] any delai; that ther ben offrid offringus of likourus to the heiȝeste God, for the king, and his childer, and preȝe for the lif of hem. [verse 32] And be it denounsid, that whoso euere ouer passen [passith A.] any thing of these thingus that ben writen, or despisen, be ther taken a tree of ther own pro|per, and be thei hangid, and the goodis of hem to the king be eschetid. [verse 33] Therfore and the Lord, whos name is inwardli clepid there, outlawe eche king and folc, that strecchen out ther hond to forfenden, or to euele treten that hous of the Lord, that is in Jerusalem. [verse 34] I, king Darie, haue maad a decre, to be don as most dili|gentli aftir these thingis.