祭司以斯拉是個經學士、精於永恆主誡命的話、和永恆主給以色列的律例。以下這一段是亞達薛西王寄給以斯拉的上諭本子：

祭司以斯拉是通达耶和华诫命和赐以色列之律例的文士。亚达薛西王赐给他们谕旨，上面写着说：

亚达薛西王赐给精通耶和华诫命和以色列律例的文士以斯拉祭司的谕旨，抄本如下：

亚达薛西王赐给精通耶和华诫命和以色列律例的文士以斯拉祭司的谕旨，抄本如下：

以斯拉是祭司和律法教师，精通耶和华赐给以色列的诫命和律例。亚达薛西王降旨给以斯拉，内容如下：

亚达薛西王颁发谕旨给以斯拉；以斯拉是一位祭司和经学家，精通耶和华的诫命和赐给以色列之律例；谕旨内容是这样：

祭司以斯拉是通達耶和華誡命和賜以色列之律例的文士。亞達薛西王賜給他們諭旨，上面寫着說：

亞達薛西王賜給精通耶和華誡命和以色列律例的文士以斯拉祭司的諭旨，抄本如下：

亞達薛西王賜給精通耶和華誡命和以色列律例的文士以斯拉祭司的諭旨，抄本如下：

以斯拉是祭司和律法教師，精通耶和華賜給以色列的誡命和律例。亞達薛西王降旨給以斯拉，內容如下：

亞達薛西王頒發諭旨給以斯拉；以斯拉是一位祭司和經學家，精通耶和華的誡命和賜給以色列之律例；諭旨內容是這樣：

祭司以斯拉為文士、明耶和華之誡命、及所賜以色列之典章、亞達薛西王降詔、其文曰、

耶和華以誡命法度賜於以色列族、選士祭司以士喇能洞明之、亞達泄西王乃頒以明詔、曰、

祭司以斯拉為文士、洞明主所諭以色列人之誡命、律例、亞達薛西王賜之以詔、其畧如左、

This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

Ezra was a priest and teacher of the Law. He was an educated man. He knew the Lord’ s commands and rules for Israel very well. Here is a copy of a letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra. It said,

This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel:

King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the Lord to Israel:

This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in matters of the LORD’s commands and statutes for Israel:

Now this is the copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, learned in the words of the commandments of the Lord and His statutes to Israel:

This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest, the scribe, expert in the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of His statutes to Israel:

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel:

This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in matters of the Lord’s commands and statutes for Israel:

Now this[ is] the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe,[ even] a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

What follows is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. Ezra was a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the LORD and his statutes over Israel:

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of Yahweh’s commandments, and of his statutes to Israel:

大河以西那邊的巡撫達乃、和示他波斯乃跟他們的同僚、就是大河以西那邊的都察、給大利烏王送上去的呈文本子：

『經學士和法利賽人、假冒為善的人哪，你們有禍啊！因為你們當人面前把天國關起來；你們自己不進入，又不容那正進入的人進入。

有法利賽人和幾個從耶路撒冷來的經學士聚集來見耶穌；他們曾看見他的門徒有人用俗污的手、就是沒有洗的手、喫飯。（原來法利賽人、其實所有的猶太人、都執守着前人的傳統規矩，若不仔細洗手，就不喫；從市場上來，若不洗一洗也不喫：他們所領受而執守的還有許多別的，例如杯、罐、銅器之洗濯等）。這些法利賽人和經學士就詰問耶穌說：『你的門徒為甚麼不照前人的傳統規矩行，卻用俗污的手喫飯呢？』耶穌對他們說：『以賽亞指着你們假冒為善的人傳講神言，傳得不錯；照經上所記載的說：「這人民用嘴脣尊敬我，他們的心卻遠離我：他們徒然敬拜我，將人的誡律當教條教訓人」。他們撇棄了上帝的誡命，執守着人的傳統規矩。』他又對他們說：『你們很聰明地廢棄了上帝的誡命，為要遵守自己的傳統規矩！因為摩西說過：「要孝敬你的父親和母親」；又說：「誹謗父親或母親的、必須死」；你們倒說：「人若對父親或母親說，你可由我得益之物、已經用做「各耳板」了，就是說、用做獻神的禮物了，你們就再不容他對父親或母親作甚麼孝敬的事。這就藉着你們所傳授的、你們的傳統規矩、以取消上帝的話了！你們還作了許多這樣相類的事呢。」

說：『經學士和法利賽人坐在摩西的位子上；

這以斯拉從巴比倫上來。他是一位敏捷的經學士，精於永恆主以色列之上帝所賜摩西的律法書：王賜給他一切所求的，因為永恆主他的上帝的手幫助他。

這就是他們所寄上的呈文本子——『你的臣僕、大河以西那邊的人上奏亞達薛西王。如今