et a me. Ego Artaxerxes rex, statui atque decrevi omnibus custodibus arcæ publicæ, qui sunt trans flumen, ut quodcumque petierit a vobis Esdras sacerdos, scriba legis Dei cæli, absque mora detis,
I Artaxerxes the king have ordered and decreed to all the keepers of the public chest, that are beyond the river, that whatsoever Esdras the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, you give it without delay,
Et ab me. Me Artaxerxe rege, statue et decerne ad omni ad custodes de arca publica, qui es trans flumine, ut omni pete ab vos Esdrase sacerdote, scriba de lege de Deo de caelo, absque mora da,