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1. kai hrxato o deuteroV lalein o eipaV peri thV iscuoV tou basilewV

1. audierunt autem hostes Judæ et Beniamin quia filii captivitatis ædificarent templum Domino Deo Israël

2. w andreV ouc uperiscuousin oi anqrwpoi thn ghn kai thn qalassan katakratounteV kai panta ta en autoiV

2. et accedentes ad Zorobabel et ad principes patrum dixerunt eis ædificemus vobiscum quia ita ut vos quærimus Deum vestrum ecce nos immolamus victimas ex diebus Asoraddan regis Assur qui adduxit nos huc

3. o de basileuV uperiscuei kai kurieuei autwn kai despozei autwn kai pan o ean eiph autoiV enakouousin

3. et dixit eis Zorobabel et Josue et reliqui principes patrum Israël non est vobis et nobis ut ædificemus domum Deo nostro sed nos ipsi soli ædificabimus Domino Deo nostro sicut præcepit nobis rex Cyrus rex Persarum

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

4. factum est igitur ut populus terræ inpediret manus populi Judæ et turbaret eos in ædificando

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

5. conduxerunt quoque adversum eos consiliatores ut destruerent consilium eorum omnibus diebus Cyri regis Persarum et usque ad regnum Darii regis Persarum

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

6. in regno autem Asueri principio regni ejus scripserunt accusationem adversum habitatores Judæ et Hierusalem

7. kai autoV eiV monoV estin ean eiph apokteinai apoktennousin eipen afeinai afiousin

7. et in diebus Artarxersis scripsit Beselam Mitridatis et Tabel et reliqui qui erant in consilio eorum ad Artarxersen regem Persarum epistula autem accusationis scripta erat syriace et legebatur sermone syro

8. eipe pataxai tuptousin eipen erhmwsai erhmousin eipen oikodomhsai oikodomousin

8. Reum Beelteem et Samsai scriba scripserunt epistulam unam de Hierusalem Artarxersi regi hujuscemodi

9. eipen ekkoyai ekkoptousin eipen futeusai futeuousin

9. Reum Beelteem et Samsai scriba et reliqui consiliatores eorum Dinei et Apharsathei Terphalei Apharsei Erchuei Babylonii Susannechei Deæi Ælamitæ

10. kai paV o laoV autou kai ai dunameiV autou enakouousin

10. et ceteri de gentibus quas transtulit Asennaphar magnus et gloriosus et habitare eas fecit in civitatibus Samariæ et in reliquis regionibus trans Flumen in pace

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

11. hoc est exemplar epistulæ quam miserunt ad eum Artarxersi regi servi tui viri qui sunt trans Fluvium salutem dicunt

12. w andreV pwV ouc uperiscuei o basileuV oti outwV epakoustoV estin kai esighsen

12. notum sit regi quia Judæi qui ascenderunt a te ad nos venerunt in Hierusalem civitatem rebellem et pessimam quam ædificant extruentes muros ejus et parietes conponentes

13. o de tritoV o eipaV peri twn gunaikwn kai thV alhqeiaV outoV estin zorobabel hrxato lalein

13. nunc igitur notum sit regi quia si civitas illa ædificata fuerit et muri ejus instaurati tributum et vectigal et annuos reditus non dabunt et usque ad reges hæc noxa perveniet

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

14. nos ergo memores salis quod in palatio comedimus et quia læsiones regis videre nefas ducimus idcirco misimus et nuntiavimus regi

15. ai gunaikeV egennhsan ton basilea kai panta ton laon oV kurieuei thV qalasshV kai thV ghV

15. ut recenseas in libris historiarum patrum tuorum et invenies scriptum in commentariis et scies quoniam urbs illa urbs rebellis est et nocens regibus et provinciis et bella concitant in ea ex diebus antiquis quam ob rem et civitas ipsa destructa est

16. kai ex autwn egenonto kai autai exeqreyan autouV touV futeuontaV touV ampelwnaV ex wn o oinoV ginetai

16. nuntiamus nos regi quoniam si civitas illa ædificata fuerit et muri ipsius instaurati possessionem trans Fluvium non habebis

17. kai autai poiousin taV stolaV twn anqrwpwn kai autai poiousin doxan toiV anqrwpoiV kai ou dunantai oi anqrwpoi einai cwriV twn gunaikwn

17. verbum misit rex ad Reum Beelteem et Samsai scribam et ad reliquos qui erant in consilio eorum habitatores Samariæ et ceteris trans Fluvium salutem dicens et pacem

18. ean de sunagagwsin crusion kai argurion kai pan pragma wraion kai idwsin gunaika mian kalhn tw eidei kai tw kallei

18. accusationem quam misistis ad nos manifeste lecta est coram me

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

19. et a me præceptum est et recensuerunt inveneruntque quoniam civitas illa a diebus antiquis adversum reges rebellat et seditiones et prœlia concitantur in ea

20. anqrwpoV ton eautou patera egkataleipei oV exeqreyen auton kai thn idian cwran kai proV thn idian gunaika kollatai

20. nam et reges fortissimi fuerunt in Hierusalem qui et dominati sunt omni regioni quæ trans Fluvium est tributum quoque et vectigal et reditus accipiebant

21. kai meta thV gunaikoV afihsi thn yuchn kai oute ton patera memnhtai oute thn mhtera oute thn cwran

21. nunc ergo audite sententiam ut prohibeatis viros illos et urbs illa non ædificetur donec si forte a me jussum fuerit

22. kai enteuqen dei umaV gnwnai oti ai gunaikeV kurieuousin umwn ouci poneite kai mocqeite kai panta taiV gunaixin didote kai ferete

22. videte ne neglegenter hoc impleatis et paulatim crescat malum contra reges

23. kai lambanei anqrwpoV thn romfaian autou kai ekporeuetai exodeuein kai lhsteuein kai kleptein kai eiV thn qalassan plein kai potamouV

23. itaque exemplum edicti Artarxersis regis lectum est coram Reum et Samsai scriba et consiliariis eorum et abierunt festini in Hierusalem ad Judæos et prohibuerunt eos in brachio et robore

24. kai ton leonta qewrei kai en skotei badizei kai otan kleyh kai arpash kai lwpoduthsh th erwmenh apoferei

24. tunc intermissum est opus domus Dei in Hierusalem et non fiebat usque ad annum secundum regni Darii regis Persarum

25. kai pleion agapa anqrwpoV thn idian gunaika mallon h ton patera kai thn mhtera

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26. kai polloi apenohqhsan taiV idiaiV dianoiaiV dia taV gunaikaV kai douloi egenonto di' autaV

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27. kai polloi apwlonto kai esfalhsan kai hmartosan dia taV gunaikaV

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28. kai nun ou pisteuete moi ouci megaV o basileuV th exousia autou ouci pasai ai cwrai eulabountai ayasqai autou

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29. eqewroun auton kai apamhn thn qugatera bartakou tou qaumastou thn pallakhn tou basilewV kaqhmenhn en dexia tou basilewV

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30. kai afairousan to diadhma apo thV kefalhV tou basilewV kai epitiqousan eauth kai errapizen ton basilea th aristera

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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

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32. w andreV pwV ouci iscurai ai gunaikeV oti outwV prassousin

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33. kai tote o basileuV kai oi megistaneV eneblepon eteroV proV ton eteron

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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

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35. ouci megaV oV tauta poiei kai h alhqeia megalh kai iscurotera para panta

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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

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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

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38. h de alhqeia menei kai iscuei eiV ton aiwna kai zh kai kratei eiV ton aiwna tou aiwnoV

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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

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40. kai auth h iscuV kai to basileion kai h exousia kai h megaleiothV twn pantwn aiwnwn euloghtoV o qeoV thV alhqeiaV

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41. kai esiwphsen tou lalein kai paV o laoV tote efwnhsen kai tote eipon megalh h alhqeia kai uperiscuei

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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

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43. tote eipen tw basilei mnhsqhti thn euchn hn huxw oikodomhsai thn ierousalhm en th hmera h to basileion sou parelabeV

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44. kai panta ta skeuh ta lhmfqenta ex ierousalhm ekpemyai a execwrisen kuroV ote huxato ekkoyai babulwna kai huxato exaposteilai ekei

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45. kai su euxw oikodomhsai ton naon on enepurisan oi idoumaioi ote hrhmwqh h ioudaia upo twn caldaiwn

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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

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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

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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

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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

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50. kai pasan thn cwran hn krathsousin aforologhton autoiV uparcein kai ina oi idoumaioi afiwsi taV kwmaV aV diakratousin twn ioudaiwn

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51. kai eiV thn oikodomhn tou ierou doqhnai kat' eniauton talanta eikosi mecri tou oikodomhqhnai

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52. kai epi to qusiasthrion olokautwmata karpousqai kaq' hmeran kaqa ecousin entolhn eptakaideka prosferein alla talanta deka kat' eniauton

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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

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54. egrayen de kai thn corhgian kai thn ieratikhn stolhn en tini latreuousin en auth

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55. kai toiV leuitaiV egrayen dounai thn corhgian ewV hV hmeraV epitelesqh o oikoV kai ierousalhm oikodomhqhnai

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56. kai pasi toiV frourousi thn polin egraye dounai autoiV klhrouV kai oywnia

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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

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58. kai ote exhlqen o neaniskoV araV to proswpon eiV ton ouranon enantion ierousalhm euloghsen tw basilei tou ouranou legwn

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59. para sou h nikh kai para sou h sofia kai sh h doxa kai egw soV oikethV

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60. euloghtoV ei oV edwkaV moi sofian kai soi omologw despota twn paterwn

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61. kai elaben taV epistolaV kai exhlqen eiV babulwna kai aphggeilen toiV adelfoiV autou pasin

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62. kai euloghsan ton qeon twn paterwn autwn oti edwken autoiV anesin kai afesin

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63. anabhnai kai oikodomhsai ierousalhm kai to ieron ou wnomasqh to onoma autou ep' autw kai ekwqwnizonto meta mousikwn kai caraV hmeraV epta

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