 The single Hebrew book "Ezra–Nehemiah", with title "Ezra", was translated into Greek around the middle of the 2nd century BC.Slightly later a second, and very different Greek translation was made, in the form of 1 Esdras.In the Septuagint 1 Esdras with the older translation of Ezra–Nehemiah, names the two books as Esdras A and Esdras B respectively.