1 Maccabees 13

KING JAMES BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 Now when Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea, and destroy it,	1 Et audivit Simon quod con gregavit Tryphon exercitum copiosum, utveniret in terram Iudae et attereret eam.
2 And saw that the people was in great trembling and fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and gathered the people together,	2 Videns quia in tremore populus estet in timore, ascendit Ierusalem et congregavit populum
3 And gave them exhortation, saying, Ye yourselves know what great things I, and my brethren, and my father's house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, the battles also and troubles which we have seen.	3 et exhortatus est eoset dixit illis: “ Vos scitis quanta ego et fratres mei et domus patris meifecimus pro legibus et pro sanctis proelia et angustias quales vidimus.
4 By reason whereof all my brethren are slain for Israel's sake, and I am left alone.	4 Horumgratia perierunt fratres mei omnes propter Israel, et relictus sum ego solus.
5 Now therefore be it far from me, that I should spare mine own life in any time of trouble: for I am no better than my brethren.	5 Et nunc non mihi contingat parcere animae meae in omni tempore tribulationis;non enim melior sum fratribus meis.
6 Doubtless I will avenge my nation, and the sanctuary, and our wives, and our children: for all the heathen are gathered to destroy us of very malice.	6 Vindicabo tamen gentem meam et sancta,uxores quoque et natos vestros, quia congregatae sunt universae gentes contererenos inimicitiae gratia ”.
7 Now as soon as the people heard these words, their spirit revived.	7 Et accensus est spiritus populi, simul ut audivitsermones istos,
8 And they answered with a loud voice, saying, Thou shalt be our leader instead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother.	8 et responderunt voce magna dicentes: “ Tu es dux noster locoIudae et Ionathae fratris tui;
9 Fight thou our battles, and whatsoever, thou commandest us, that will we do.	9 pugna proelium nostrum, et omnia, quaecumquedixeris nobis, faciemus ”.
10 So then he gathered together all the men of war, and made haste to finish the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about.	10 Et congregans omnes viros bellatores acceleravitconsummare universos muros Ierusalem et munivit eam in gyro.
11 Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absolom, and with him a great power, to Joppa: who casting out them that were therein remained there in it.	11 Et misitIonathan filium Absalomi et cum eo exercitum magnum in Ioppen et, eiectis his,qui erant in ea, remansit illic in ea.
12 So Tryphon removed from Ptolemaus with a great power to invade the land of Judea, and Jonathan was with him in ward.	12 Et movit Tryphon a Ptolemaida cum exercitu multo, ut veniret in terram Iudae,et Ionathas cum eo in custodia.
13 But Simon pitched his tents at Adida, over against the plain.	13 Simon autem applicuit in Adidis contra faciemcampi.
14 Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was risen up instead of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers unto him, saying,	14 Et ut cognovit Tryphon quia surrexit Simon loco fratris sui Ionathaeet quia commissurus esset cum eo proelium, misit ad eum legatos
15 Whereas we have Jonathan thy brother in hold, it is for money that he is owing unto the king's treasure, concerning the business that was committed unto him.	15 dicens: “Pro argento, quod debebat frater tuus Ionathas fisco regis propter negotia, quaehabuit, detinuimus eum;
16 Wherefore now send an hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, that when he is at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will let him go.	16 et nunc mitte argenti talenta centum et duos filioseius obsides, ut non dimissus fugiat a nobis, et remittemus eum ”.
17 Hereupon Simon, albeit he perceived that they spake deceitfully unto him yet sent he the money and the children, lest peradventure he should procure to himself great hatred of the people:	17 Etcognovit Simon quia cum dolo loquuntur secum; misit tamen accipere argentum etpueros, ne inimicitiam magnam sumeret ad populum,
18 Who might have said, Because I sent him not the money and the children, therefore is Jonathan dead.	18 qui dicerent: “ Quia nonmisit ei argentum et pueros, periit ”.
19 So he sent them the children and the hundred talents: howbeit Tryphon dissembled neither would he let Jonathan go.	19 Et misit pueros et centum talenta.Et mentitus est et non dimisit Ionathan;
20 And after this came Tryphon to invade the land, and destroy it, going round about by the way that leadeth unto Adora: but Simon and his host marched against him in every place, wheresoever he went.	20 et post haec venit Tryphon intrarein regionem, ut contereret eam, et gyraverunt per viam, quae ducit Adoram. EtSimon et castra eius ambulabant in omnem locum, quocumque ibant.
21 Now they that were in the tower sent messengers unto Tryphon, to the end that he should hasten his coming unto them by the wilderness, and send them victuals.	21 Qui autem inarce erant, miserunt ad Tryphonem legatos urgentes eum, ut veniret ad eos perdesertum et mitteret illis alimonias.
22 Wherefore Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night: but there fell a very great snow, by reason whereof he came not. So he departed, and came into the country of Galaad.	22 Et paravit Tryphon omnem equitatumsuum, ut veniret; et in illa nocte fuit nix multa valde, et non venit propternivem et discessit et abiit in Galaaditim.
23 And when he came near to Bascama he slew Jonathan, who was buried there.	23 Et cum appropinquasset Bascaman, occidit Ionathan, et sepultus est illic;
24 Afterward Tryphon returned and went into his own land.	24 et convertit Tryphon et abiit in terram suam.
25 Then sent Simon, and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers.	25 Et misit Simon et accepit ossaIonathae fratris sui et sepelivit eum in Modin civitate patrum eius.
26 And all Israel made great lamentation for him, and bewailed him many days.	26 Etplanxerunt eum omnis Israel planctu magno et luxerunt eum dies multos.
27 Simon also built a monument upon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren, and raised it aloft to the sight, with hewn stone behind and before.	27 Etaedificavit Simon super sepulcrum patris sui et fratrum suorum et exaltavitillud visu, lapide polito retro et ante;
28 Moreover he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four brethren.	28 et statuit septem pyramidas, unamcontra unam, patri et matri et quattuor fratribus.
29 And in these he made cunning devices, about the which he set great pillars, and upon the pillars he made all their armour for a perpetual memory, and by the armour ships carved, that they might be seen of all that sail on the sea.	29 Et his fecit machinamentacircumponens columnas magnas et super columnas arma ad memoriam aeternam etiuxta arma naves sculptas, quae viderentur ab omnibus navigantibus mare.
30 This is the sepulchre which he made at Modin, and it standeth yet unto this day.	30 Hocest sepulcrum, quod fecit in Modin, usque in hunc diem.
31 Now Tryphon dealt deceitfully with the young king Antiochus, and slew him.	31 Tryphon autem iter faciebat dolo cum Antiocho rege adulescentiore et occiditeum
32 And he reigned in his stead, and crowned himself king of Asia, and brought a great calamity upon the land.	32 et regnavit loco eius et imposuit sibi diadema Asiae et fecit plagammagnam in terra.
33 Then Simon built up the strong holds in Judea, and fenced them about with high towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars, and laid up victuals therein.	33 Et aedificavit Simon praesidia Iudaeae muniens ea turribusexcelsis et muris magnis et portis et seris; et posuit alimenta in munitionibus.
34 Moreover Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Tryphon did was to spoil.	34 Et elegit Simon viros et misit ad Demetrium regem, ut faceret remissionemregioni, quia actus omnes Tryphonis fuerant rapinae.
35 Unto whom king Demetrius answered and wrote after this manner:	35 Et Demetrius rex ad verba ista respondit ei et scripsit epistulam talem:
36 King Demetrius unto Simon the high priest, and friend of kings, as also unto the elders and nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting:	36 “ Rex Demetrius Simoni summo sacerdoti et amico regum et senioribus et gentiIudaeorum salutem.
37 The golden crown, and the scarlet robe, which ye sent unto us, we have received: and we are ready to make a stedfast peace with you, yea, and to write unto our officers, to confirm the immunities which we have granted.	37 Coronam auream et baen, quam misistis, suscepimus; etparati sumus facere vobiscum pacem magnam et scribere praepositis regisremittere vobis, quae indulsimus.
38 And whatsoever covenants we have made with you shall stand; and the strong holds, which ye have builded, shall be your own.	38 Quaecumque enim constituimus vobis,constant; munitiones, quas aedificastis, vobis sint.
39 As for any oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it, and the crown tax also, which ye owe us: and if there were any other tribute paid in Jerusalem, it shall no more be paid.	39 Remittimus quoqueignorantias et peccata usque in hodiernum diem et coronam, quam debebatis; et,si quid aliud erat tributarium in Ierusalem, iam non sit tributarium.
40 And look who are meet among you to be in our court, let then be enrolled, and let there be peace betwixt us.	40 Et, siqui ex vobis apti sunt conscribi inter nostros, conscribantur, et sit inter nospax ”.
41 Thus the yoke of the heathen was taken away from Israel in the hundred and seventieth year.	41 Anno centesimo septuagesimo ablatum est iugum gentium ab Israel.
42 Then the people of Israel began to write in their instruments and contracts, In the first year of Simon the high priest, the governor and leader of the Jews.	42 Et coepitpopulus Israel scribere in conscriptionibus et commutationibus: “ Anno primosub Simone summo sacerdote magno duce et principe Iudaeorum ”.
43 In those days Simon camped against Gaza and besieged it round about; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and battered a certain tower, and took it.	43 In diebus illis applicuit Simon ad Gazaram et circumdedit eam castris etfecit machinam et applicuit ad civitatem et percussit turrim unam etcomprehendit.
44 And they that were in the engine leaped into the city; whereupon there was a great uproar in the city:	44 Et eruperant, qui erant intra machinam, in civitatem; et factusest motus magnus in civitate.
45 Insomuch as the people of the city rent their clothes, and climbed upon the walls with their wives and children, and cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace.	45 Et ascenderunt, qui erant in civitate, cumuxoribus et filiis supra murum, scissis tunicis suis, et clamaverunt voce magnapostulantes a Simone dextras sibi dari
46 And they said, Deal not with us according to our wickedness, but according to thy mercy.	46 et dixerunt: “ Non nobis reddassecundum malitias nostras sed secundum misericordiam tuam ”.
47 So Simon was appeased toward them, and fought no more against them, but put them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it with songs and thanksgiving.	47 Et consensitillis Simon et non debellavit eos; eiecit tamen eos de civitate et mundavitaedes, in quibus fuerant simulacra, et tunc intravit in eam canens etbenedicens.
48 Yea, he put all uncleanness out of it, and placed such men there as would keep the law, and made it stronger than it was before, and built therein a dwellingplace for himself.	48 Et, eiecta ab ea omni immunditia, collocavit in ea viros, quilegem facerent, et munivit eam et aedificavit sibi habitationem.
49 They also of the tower in Jerusalem were kept so strait, that they could neither come forth, nor go into the country, nor buy, nor sell: wherefore they were in great distress for want of victuals, and a great number of them perished through famine.	49 Qui autem erant in arce Ierusalem, prohibebantur egredi et ingredi regionemet emere ac vendere; et esurierunt valde, et multi ex eis fame perierunt.
50 Then cried they to Simon, beseeching him to be at one with them: which thing he granted them; and when he had put them out from thence, he cleansed the tower from pollutions:	50 Etclamaverunt ad Simonem, ut dextras acciperent, et dedit illis et eiecit eos indeet mundavit arcem a contaminationibus.
51 And entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month in the hundred seventy and first year, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs: because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel.	51 Et intraverunt in eam tertia etvicesima die secundi mensis, anno centesimo septuagesimo primo, cum laude etramis palmarum et cinyris et cymbalis et nablis et hymnis et canticis, quiacontritus est inimicus magnus ex Israel.
52 He ordained also that that day should be kept every year with gladness. Moreover the hill of the temple that was by the tower he made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with his company.	52 Et constituit, ut omnibus annisagerentur dies hi cum laetitia.
53 And when Simon saw that John his son was a valiant man, he made him captain of all the hosts; and he dwelt in Gazera.	53 Et munivit montem templi, qui erat secusarcem, et habitavit ibi ipse et qui cum eo erant.
	54 Et vidit Simon Ioannemfilium suum quod vir esset et posuit eum ducem virtutum universarum; ethabitavit in Gazaris.