Rotherham(i)
11 This, is a copy of the letter which they sent unto him––unto Artaxerxes the king,––Thy servants, the men Beyond the River and so forth:
12 Be it known unto the king,––that, the Jews who came up from thee unto us, are come to Jerusalem,––the rebellious and wicked city, are they building, and, the walls, have they finished, and, the foundations, will they repair.
13 Now be it known to the king, that, if this city, be built, and, the walls thereof, be finished, neither, tribute, excise, nor toll, will they render, and so, the revenue of the kings, shalt thou damage.
14 Now, because the salt of the palace we have eaten, the impoverishment of the king, it is not meet for us to see,––therefore have we sent, and certified the king;
15 so that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers, so shalt thou find out in the book of records––and shalt ascertain, that, this city, is a rebellious city, and one that causeth damage unto kings and provinces, and that, rebellion, have they been wont to cause in the midst thereof since the days of age–past time,––for this cause, was this city laid waste.
16 We do certify the king that, if, this city, be built, and, the walls thereof, finished, for that very reason, portion Beyond the River, shalt thou have none.