49
He wrote on behalf of all the Judeans who were going up from the kingdom to Judea, for the benefit of their freedom, that no administrator, district governor, or treasurer should break down their doors.
50
He wrote that all the territory they forcibly took was for them to live in without taxation, and that the Idumeans should leave behind the villages of the Judeans that they had seized.
51
He wrote that twenty talents a year should be given for the building of the temple until it was completely rebuilt.
52
In addition, ten talents a year should be given for entirely burned offerings that are provided daily on the altar, in keeping with the commandment that they make seventeen offerings in all.
53
He wrote that all who depart from Babylon to rebuild the city should have their freedom, both they and their children and all the priests who depart as well.