Esdras, 4
1. kai hrxato o deuteroV lalein o eipaV peri thV iscuoV tou basilewV
2. w andreV ouc uperiscuousin oi anqrwpoi thn ghn kai thn qalassan katakratounteV kai panta ta en autoiV
3. o de basileuV uperiscuei kai kurieuei autwn kai despozei autwn kai pan o ean eiph autoiV enakouousin
4. ean eiph autoiV poihsai polemon eteroV proV ton eteron poiousin ean de exaposteilh autouV proV touV polemiouV badizousin kai katergazontai ta orh kai ta teich kai touV purgouV
5. foneuousin kai foneuontai kai ton logon tou basilewV ou parabainousin ean de nikhswsin tw basilei komizousin panta kai osa ean pronomeuswsin kai ta alla panta
6. kai osoi ou strateuontai oude polemousin alla gewrgousin thn ghn palin otan speirwsi qerisanteV anaferousin tw basilei kai eteroV ton eteron anagkazonteV anaferousi touV forouV tw basilei
7. kai autoV eiV monoV estin ean eiph apokteinai apoktennousin eipen afeinai afiousin
8. eipe pataxai tuptousin eipen erhmwsai erhmousin eipen oikodomhsai oikodomousin
9. eipen ekkoyai ekkoptousin eipen futeusai futeuousin
10. kai paV o laoV autou kai ai dunameiV autou enakouousin
11. proV de toutoiV autoV anakeitai esqiei kai pinei kai kaqeudei autoi de throusin kuklw peri auton kai ou dunantai ekastoV apelqein kai poiein ta erga autou oude parakouousin autou
12. w andreV pwV ouc uperiscuei o basileuV oti outwV epakoustoV estin kai esighsen
13. o de tritoV o eipaV peri twn gunaikwn kai thV alhqeiaV outoV estin zorobabel hrxato lalein
14. andreV ou megaV o basileuV kai polloi oi anqrwpoi kai o oinoV iscuei tiV oun o despozwn autwn h tiV o kurieuwn autwn ouc ai gunaikeV
15. ai gunaikeV egennhsan ton basilea kai panta ton laon oV kurieuei thV qalasshV kai thV ghV
16. kai ex autwn egenonto kai autai exeqreyan autouV touV futeuontaV touV ampelwnaV ex wn o oinoV ginetai
17. kai autai poiousin taV stolaV twn anqrwpwn kai autai poiousin doxan toiV anqrwpoiV kai ou dunantai oi anqrwpoi einai cwriV twn gunaikwn
18. ean de sunagagwsin crusion kai argurion kai pan pragma wraion kai idwsin gunaika mian kalhn tw eidei kai tw kallei
19. kai tauta panta afenteV eiV authn egkechnan kai caskonteV to stoma qewrousin authn kai panteV authn airetizousin mallon h to crusion kai to argurion kai pan pragma wraion
20. anqrwpoV ton eautou patera egkataleipei oV exeqreyen auton kai thn idian cwran kai proV thn idian gunaika kollatai
21. kai meta thV gunaikoV afihsi thn yuchn kai oute ton patera memnhtai oute thn mhtera oute thn cwran
22. kai enteuqen dei umaV gnwnai oti ai gunaikeV kurieuousin umwn ouci poneite kai mocqeite kai panta taiV gunaixin didote kai ferete
23. kai lambanei anqrwpoV thn romfaian autou kai ekporeuetai exodeuein kai lhsteuein kai kleptein kai eiV thn qalassan plein kai potamouV
24. kai ton leonta qewrei kai en skotei badizei kai otan kleyh kai arpash kai lwpoduthsh th erwmenh apoferei
25. kai pleion agapa anqrwpoV thn idian gunaika mallon h ton patera kai thn mhtera
26. kai polloi apenohqhsan taiV idiaiV dianoiaiV dia taV gunaikaV kai douloi egenonto di' autaV
27. kai polloi apwlonto kai esfalhsan kai hmartosan dia taV gunaikaV
28. kai nun ou pisteuete moi ouci megaV o basileuV th exousia autou ouci pasai ai cwrai eulabountai ayasqai autou
29. eqewroun auton kai apamhn thn qugatera bartakou tou qaumastou thn pallakhn tou basilewV kaqhmenhn en dexia tou basilewV
30. kai afairousan to diadhma apo thV kefalhV tou basilewV kai epitiqousan eauth kai errapizen ton basilea th aristera
31. kai proV toutoiV o basileuV caskwn to stoma eqewrei authn kai ean prosgelash autw gela ean de pikranqh ep' auton kolakeuei authn opwV diallagh autw
32. w andreV pwV ouci iscurai ai gunaikeV oti outwV prassousin
33. kai tote o basileuV kai oi megistaneV eneblepon eteroV proV ton eteron
34. kai hrxato lalein peri thV alhqeiaV andreV ouci iscurai ai gunaikeV megalh h gh kai uyhloV o ouranoV kai tacuV tw dromw o hlioV oti strefetai en tw kuklw tou ouranou kai palin apotrecei eiV ton eautou topon en mia hmera
35. ouci megaV oV tauta poiei kai h alhqeia megalh kai iscurotera para panta
36. pasa h gh thn alhqeian kalei kai o ouranoV authn eulogei kai panta ta erga seietai kai tremei kai ouk estin met' autou adikon ouqen
37. adikoV o oinoV adikoV o basileuV adikoi ai gunaikeV adikoi panteV oi uioi twn anqrwpwn kai adika panta ta erga autwn panta ta toiauta kai ouk estin en autoiV alhqeia kai en th adikia autwn apolountai
38. h de alhqeia menei kai iscuei eiV ton aiwna kai zh kai kratei eiV ton aiwna tou aiwnoV
39. kai ouk estin par' auth lambanein proswpa oude diafora alla ta dikaia poiei apo pantwn twn adikwn kai ponhrwn kai panteV eudokousi toiV ergoiV authV kai ouk estin en th krisei authV ouqen adikon
40. kai auth h iscuV kai to basileion kai h exousia kai h megaleiothV twn pantwn aiwnwn euloghtoV o qeoV thV alhqeiaV
41. kai esiwphsen tou lalein kai paV o laoV tote efwnhsen kai tote eipon megalh h alhqeia kai uperiscuei
42. tote o basileuV eipen autw aithsai o qeleiV pleiw twn gegrammenwn kai dwsomen soi on tropon eureqhV sofwteroV kai ecomenoV mou kaqhsh kai suggenhV mou klhqhsh
43. tote eipen tw basilei mnhsqhti thn euchn hn huxw oikodomhsai thn ierousalhm en th hmera h to basileion sou parelabeV
44. kai panta ta skeuh ta lhmfqenta ex ierousalhm ekpemyai a execwrisen kuroV ote huxato ekkoyai babulwna kai huxato exaposteilai ekei
45. kai su euxw oikodomhsai ton naon on enepurisan oi idoumaioi ote hrhmwqh h ioudaia upo twn caldaiwn
46. kai nun touto estin o se axiw kurie basileu kai o aitoumai se kai auth estin h megalwsunh h para sou deomai oun ina poihshV thn euchn hn huxw tw basilei tou ouranou poihsai ek stomatoV sou
47. tote anastaV dareioV o basileuV katefilhsen auton kai egrayen autw taV epistolaV proV pantaV touV oikonomouV kai toparcaV kai strathgouV kai satrapaV ina propemywsin auton kai touV met' autou pantaV anabainontaV oikodomhsai thn ierousalhm
48. kai pasi toiV toparcaiV en koilh suria kai foinikh kai toiV en tw libanw egrayen epistolaV metaferein xula kedrina apo tou libanou eiV ierousalhm kai opwV oikodomhswsin met' autou thn polin
49. kai egrayen pasi toiV ioudaioiV toiV anabainousin apo thV basileiaV eiV thn ioudaian uper thV eleuqeriaV panta dunaton kai satraphn kai toparchn kai oikonomon mh epeleusesqai epi taV quraV autwn
50. kai pasan thn cwran hn krathsousin aforologhton autoiV uparcein kai ina oi idoumaioi afiwsi taV kwmaV aV diakratousin twn ioudaiwn
51. kai eiV thn oikodomhn tou ierou doqhnai kat' eniauton talanta eikosi mecri tou oikodomhqhnai
52. kai epi to qusiasthrion olokautwmata karpousqai kaq' hmeran kaqa ecousin entolhn eptakaideka prosferein alla talanta deka kat' eniauton
53. kai pasin toiV prosbainousin apo thV babulwniaV ktisai thn polin uparcein thn eleuqerian autoiV te kai toiV teknoiV autwn kai pasi toiV iereusi toiV prosbainousin
54. egrayen de kai thn corhgian kai thn ieratikhn stolhn en tini latreuousin en auth
55. kai toiV leuitaiV egrayen dounai thn corhgian ewV hV hmeraV epitelesqh o oikoV kai ierousalhm oikodomhqhnai
56. kai pasi toiV frourousi thn polin egraye dounai autoiV klhrouV kai oywnia
57. kai exapesteilen panta ta skeuh a execwrisen kuroV apo babulwnoV kai panta osa eipen kuroV poihsai kai autoV epetaxen poihsai kai exaposteilai eiV ierousalhm
58. kai ote exhlqen o neaniskoV araV to proswpon eiV ton ouranon enantion ierousalhm euloghsen tw basilei tou ouranou legwn
59. para sou h nikh kai para sou h sofia kai sh h doxa kai egw soV oikethV
60. euloghtoV ei oV edwkaV moi sofian kai soi omologw despota twn paterwn
61. kai elaben taV epistolaV kai exhlqen eiV babulwna kai aphggeilen toiV adelfoiV autou pasin
62. kai euloghsan ton qeon twn paterwn autwn oti edwken autoiV anesin kai afesin
63. anabhnai kai oikodomhsai ierousalhm kai to ieron ou wnomasqh to onoma autou ep' autw kai ekwqwnizonto meta mousikwn kai caraV hmeraV epta