以斯拉记 1:1

波斯王塞鲁士元年，耶和华为要应验借耶利米口所说的话，就激动波斯王塞鲁士的心，使他下诏通告全国说：

bō sī wáng sāi lǔ shì yuán nián ， yē hé huá wèi yào yìng yàn jiè yē lì mǐ kǒu suǒ shuō de huà ， jiù jī dòng bō sī wáng sāi lǔ shì de xīn ， shǐ tā xià zhào tōng gào quán guó shuō ：

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the LORD’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,