1 Esdras 2:18-20

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁸ And now be it know to the lord the king, that (the) Jews, the which went up from you to us, coming into Jerusalem, a city of fleers away, and a full evil city, they build up the ovens of it, and they (re)set the walls, and rear (or raise up) the temple. [And now be it know to the lord the king, for Jews, that went up from you to us, coming into Jerusalem, city again-flown to, and worst, build up the ovens of it, and set the walls, and rear the temple.]

¹⁹ That if this city and walls were made up (again), [or were full ended], they shall not suffer to yield tributes, but also they shall against-stand to kings.

²⁰ And for cause that that thing is done about the temple, to have it rightly we have deemed to not despise that same thing,