A   In the firste yere of ^note Cyrus kynge of Persia (þt; the word of the Lord spoken ^note by þe; mouth of Ieremy might be fulfilled) the Lord stered vp þe; spret of Cyrus kynge of Persia, that he caused to be proclaymed thorow out all hys empire, ∧ to be wryten, saying: Thus sayth Cirus the kynge of Persia: The Lorde God of heauen hath geu&ebar; me all the kyngdomes of þe; earth, ^note and hath commaunded me to buylde hym an house at Ierusal&ebar; which is in Iuda. B   Whosoeuer now among you is of his people, the Lorde his God be with hym, and let him go vp to Ierusalem in Iuda, ∧ builde the house of the Lorde God of Israell. He is the God þt; is at Ierusalem. And whosouer remayneth yet in eny maner of place (where he is a straunger) let the men of that place helpe hym &wt; syluer and golde, with good ∧ catell, besyde that which they wyllyngly offer, for þe; house of God that is at Ierusalem.

Then gat vp the principal fathers of Iuda and Beniamin, ∧ the prestes ∧ leuites, &abar;d all they whose sprete God had raysed to go vp, ∧ to buylde the house of the Lord, which is at Ierusal&ebar;. C   And al they þt; were about th&ebar; strengthed their hand, &wt; vessels of syluer, ∧ golde, with good and catell, ∧ Iewels: in so moch þt; euery one shewed hym selfe liberall. And kyng Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, ^note which Nabuchodonosor had tak&ebar; out of Ierusalem, and had put in the house of his God. Those dyd Cyr&us; the kyng of Persia bryng forth by þe; hande of Mithridates the treasurer, and nombred th&ebar; vnto Sesbazar the prince of Iuda. And this is the n&obar;bre of th&ebar; .xxx. chargers of gold .M. D    Cyrus. chargers of syluer .xxix. knyues .xxx. basens of gold and of other siluer basens .iiij.C. ∧ .x. ∧ of other vessels: M. All the vessels of gold and syluer, were .v.M. and .iiij.C. All these dyd Sesbazar carye awaye with them that came vp oute of the captyuite of Babylon vnto Ierusalem.

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