Good News Translation
"News of what had happened spread everywhere. The Persian emperor heard that a liquid had been found in the place where the priests had hidden the altar fire, just before they were taken into exile. He also heard that Nehemiah and his friends had used this liquid to burn the sacrifice on the altar.

New Revised Standard Version
When this matter became known, and it was reported to the king of the Persians that, in the place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire, the liquid had appeared with which Nehemiah and his associates had burned the materials of the sacrifice,

Contemporary English Version
People everywhere heard what had happened. Even the Persian king learned that an oily liquid had been discovered in the place where the priests had hidden the altar fire just before they were dragged away to Persia. The king was also told that Nehemiah and his followers had offered a sacrifice, using the liquid to start their fire.

New American Bible
When the event became known and the king of the Persians was told that, in the very place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire, a liquid was found with which Nehemiah and his people had burned the sacrifices,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices.

And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices.

2 Maccabees 1:31
And when the sacrifice was consumed, Nehemias commanded the water that was left to be poured out upon the great stones.

2 Maccabees 1:32
Which being done, there was kindled a flame from them: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar.

2 Maccabees 1:34
And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened.

2 Maccabees 1:35
And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand.