May God who makes his name to reside there overthrow any king or nation<n id="1" /> who reaches out<n id="2" /> to cause such change so as to destroy this temple of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given orders. Let them be carried out with precision!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue orders to all the treasurers of<n id="1" /> Trans-Euphrates, that you precisely execute all that Ezra the priestly scribe of the law of the God of heaven may request of you &#8211;