Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 4:23:

• Kupsabiny: “When that letter which came from the home/palace of king Artaxerxes had been read to Rehum and Shimshai and their friends, (they) went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and stopped (it) with force.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When this letter of King Artaxerxes had been read and expounded before Rehum and Shimshai, the Secretary, and the people who were working with them, they went quickly to the Jews of Jerusalem and forcibly prohibited the work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions had-read to them the letter of King Artaserkses, they immediately went to Jerusalem and forced the Jews to stop building the city again.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Messengers took that letter to Rehum and Shimshai and their colleagues and read it to them. Then Rehum and the others went quickly to Jerusalem, and they forced the Jews to stop rebuilding the city wall.” (Source: Translation for Translators)