And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.
Soþeli þei answeriden bi sich word, and seiden, We ben þe seruauntis of God of heuene and of erþe; and we bilden þe temple þat was bildid bifor þese many yeeris, and which temple þe greet kyng of Israel hadde bildid, and maad.