17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
17 Basi, sasa, mfalme akiona vema, watu na watafute katika nyumba ya hazina ya mfalme, iliyoko huko Babeli, kama ni kweli ya kuwa mfalme Koreshi alitoa amri kuijenga nyumba hiyo ya Mungu katika Yerusalemu, na mfalme akatuletee habari ya mapenzi yake katika jambo hili.