塞鲁士王准许被掳之民返国

22 波斯王塞鲁士元年,耶和华为了应验祂借耶利米所说的话,就感动波斯王塞鲁士,使他下诏通告全国: 23 “波斯王塞鲁士如此说,‘天上的上帝耶和华已把天下万国都赐给我,祂吩咐我在犹大的耶路撒冷为祂建造殿宇。你们当中凡属耶和华的子民,都可以去那里。愿你们的上帝耶和华与你们同在!’”

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22 In the first year of Cyrus(A) king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(B) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”

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