1 Maccabees 9

KING JAMES BIBLE	LXX
1 Furthermore, when Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:	1 και ηκουσεν δημητριος οτι επεσεν νικανωρ και η δυναμις αυτου εν πολεμω και προσεθετο τον βακχιδην και τον αλκιμον εκ δευτερου αποστειλαι εις γην ιουδα και το δεξιον κερας μετ' αυτων
2 Who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people.	2 και επορευθησαν οδον την εις γαλγαλα και παρενεβαλον επι μαισαλωθ την εν αρβηλοις και προκατελαβοντο αυτην και απωλεσαν ψυχας ανθρωπων πολλας
3 Also the first month of the hundred fifty and second year they encamped before Jerusalem:	3 και του μηνος του πρωτου ετους του δευτερου και πεντηκοστου και εκατοστου παρενεβαλον επι ιερουσαλημ
4 From whence they removed, and went to Berea, with twenty thousand footmen and two thousand horsemen.	4 και απηραν και επορευθησαν εις βερεαν εν εικοσι χιλιασιν ανδρων και δισχιλια ιππω
5 Now Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men with him:	5 και ιουδας ην παρεμβεβληκως εν ελασα και τρισχιλιοι ανδρες μετ' αυτου εκλεκτοι
6 Who seeing the multitude of the other army to he so great were sore afraid; whereupon many conveyed themselves out of the host, insomuch as abode of them no more but eight hundred men.	6 και ειδον το πληθος των δυναμεων οτι πολλοι εισιν και εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα και εξερρυησαν πολλοι απο της παρεμβολης ου κατελειφθησαν εξ αυτων αλλ' η οκτακοσιοι ανδρες
7 When Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together.	7 και ειδεν ιουδας οτι απερρυη η παρεμβολη αυτου και ο πολεμος εθλιβεν αυτον και συνετριβη τη καρδια οτι ουκ ειχεν καιρον συναγαγειν αυτους
8 Nevertheless unto them that remained he said, Let us arise and go up against our enemies, if peradventure we may be able to fight with them.	8 και εξελυθη και ειπεν τοις καταλειφθεισιν αναστωμεν και αναβωμεν επι τους υπεναντιους ημων εαν αρα δυνωμεθα πολεμησαι προς αυτους
9 But they dehorted him, saying, We shall never be able: let us now rather save our lives, and hereafter we will return with our brethren, and fight against them: for we are but few.	9 και απεστρεφον αυτον λεγοντες ου μη δυνωμεθα αλλ' η σωζωμεν τας εαυτων ψυχας το νυν επιστρεψωμεν και οι αδελφοι ημων και πολεμησωμεν προς αυτους ημεις δε ολιγοι
10 Then Judas said, God forbid that I should do this thing, and flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our honour.	10 και ειπεν ιουδας μη γενοιτο ποιησαι το πραγμα τουτο φυγειν απ' αυτων και ει ηγγικεν ο καιρος ημων και αποθανωμεν εν ανδρεια χαριν των αδελφων ημων και μη καταλιπωμεν αιτιαν τη δοξη ημων
11 With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host and they that marched in the foreward were all mighty men.	11 και απηρεν η δυναμις απο της παρεμβολης και εστησαν εις συναντησιν αυτοις και εμερισθη η ιππος εις δυο μερη και οι σφενδονηται και οι τοξοται προεπορευοντο της δυναμεως και οι πρωταγωνισται παντες οι δυνατοι βακχιδης δε ην εν τω δεξιω κερατι
12 As for Bacchides, he was in the right wing: so the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trumpets.	12 και ηγγισεν η φαλαγξ εκ των δυο μερων και εφωνουν ταις σαλπιγξιν και εσαλπισαν οι παρα ιουδου και αυτοι ταις σαλπιγξιν
13 They also of Judas' side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night.	13 και εσαλευθη η γη απο της φωνης των παρεμβολων και εγενετο ο πολεμος συνημμενος απο πρωιθεν εως εσπερας
14 Now when Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right side, he took with him all the hardy men,	14 και ειδεν ιουδας οτι βακχιδης και το στερεωμα της παρεμβολης εν τοις δεξιοις και συνηλθον αυτω παντες οι ευψυχοι τη καρδια
15 Who discomfited the right wing, and pursued them unto the mount Azotus.	15 και συνετριβη το δεξιον μερος απ' αυτων και εδιωκεν οπισω αυτων εως αζωτου ορους
16 But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind:	16 και οι εις το αριστερον κερας ειδον οτι συνετριβη το δεξιον κερας και επεστρεψαν κατα ποδας ιουδου και των μετ' αυτου εκ των οπισθεν
17 Whereupon there was a sore battle, insomuch as many were slain on both parts.	17 και εβαρυνθη ο πολεμος και επεσον τραυματιαι πολλοι εκ τουτων και εκ τουτων
18 Judas also was killed, and the remnant fled.	18 και ιουδας επεσεν και οι λοιποι εφυγον
19 THen Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin.	19 και ηρεν ιωναθαν και σιμων ιουδαν τον αδελφον αυτων και εθαψαν αυτον εν τω ταφω των πατερων αυτου εν μωδειν
20 Moreover they bewailed him, and all Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, saying,	20 και εκλαυσαν αυτον και εκοψαντο αυτον πας ισραηλ κοπετον μεγαν και επενθουν ημερας πολλας και ειπον
21 How is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel!	21 πως επεσεν δυνατος σωζων τον ισραηλ
22 As for the other things concerning Judas and his wars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, they are not written: for they were very many.	22 και τα περισσα των λογων ιουδου και των πολεμων και των ανδραγαθιων ων εποιησεν και της μεγαλωσυνης αυτου ου κατεγραφη πολλα γαρ ην σφοδρα
23 Now after the death of Judas the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there arose up all such as wrought iniquity.	23 και εγενετο μετα την τελευτην ιουδου εξεκυψαν οι ανομοι εν πασιν τοις οριοις ισραηλ και ανετειλαν παντες οι εργαζομενοι την αδικιαν
24 In those days also was there a very great famine, by reason whereof the country revolted, and went with them.	24 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις εγενηθη λιμος μεγας σφοδρα και αυτομολησεν η χωρα μετ' αυτων
25 Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country.	25 και εξελεξεν βακχιδης τους ασεβεις ανδρας και κατεστησεν αυτους κυριους της χωρας
26 And they made enquiry and search for Judas' friends, and brought them unto Bacchides, who took vengeance of them, and used them despitefully.	26 και εξεζητουν και ηρευνων τους φιλους ιουδου και ηγον αυτους προς βακχιδην και εξεδικα αυτους και ενεπαιζεν αυτοις
27 So was there a great affliction in Israel, the like whereof was not since the time that a prophet was not seen among them.	27 και εγενετο θλιψις μεγαλη εν τω ισραηλ ητις ουκ εγενετο αφ' ης ημερας ουκ ωφθη προφητης αυτοις
28 For this cause all Judas' friends came together, and said unto Jonathan,	28 και ηθροισθησαν παντες οι φιλοι ιουδου και ειπον τω ιωναθαν
29 Since thy brother Judas died, we have no man like him to go forth against our enemies, and Bacchides, and against them of our nation that are adversaries to us.	29 αφ' ου ο αδελφος σου ιουδας τετελευτηκεν και ανηρ ομοιος αυτω ουκ εστιν εξελθειν και εισελθειν προς τους εχθρους και βακχιδην και εν τοις εχθραινουσιν του εθνους ημων
30 Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles.	30 νυν ουν σε ηρετισαμεθα σημερον του ειναι αντ' αυτου ημιν εις αρχοντα και ηγουμενον του πολεμησαι τον πολεμον ημων
31 Upon this Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time, and rose up instead of his brother Judas.	31 και επεδεξατο ιωναθαν εν τω καιρω εκεινω την ηγησιν και ανεστη αντι ιουδου του αδελφου αυτου
32 But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof, he sought for to slay him	32 και εγνω βακχιδης και εζητει αυτον αποκτειναι
33 Then Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar.	33 και εγνω ιωναθαν και σιμων ο αδελφος αυτου και παντες οι μετ' αυτου και εφυγον εις την ερημον θεκωε και παρενεβαλον επι το υδωρ λακκου ασφαρ
34 Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day.	34 και εγνω βακχιδης τη ημερα των σαββατων και ηλθεν αυτος και παν το στρατευμα αυτου περαν του ιορδανου
35 Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.	35 και απεστειλεν τον αδελφον αυτου ηγουμενον του οχλου και παρεκαλεσεν τους ναβαταιους φιλους αυτου του παραθεσθαι αυτοις την αποσκευην αυτων την πολλην
36 But the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it.	36 και εξηλθον οι υιοι ιαμβρι οι εκ μηδαβα και συνελαβον ιωαννην και παντα οσα ειχεν και απηλθον εχοντες
37 After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan.	37 μετα τους λογους τουτους απηγγειλαν ιωναθαν και σιμωνι τω αδελφω αυτου οτι υιοι ιαμβρι ποιουσιν γαμον μεγαν και αγουσιν την νυμφην απο ναδαβαθ θυγατερα ενος των μεγαλων μεγιστανων χανααν μετα παραπομπης μεγαλης
38 Therefore they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain:	38 και εμνησθησαν του αιματος ιωαννου του αδελφου αυτων και ανεβησαν και εκρυβησαν υπο την σκεπην του ορους
39 Where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of musick, and many weapons.	39 και ηραν τους οφθαλμους αυτων και ειδον και ιδου θρους και αποσκευη πολλη και ο νυμφιος εξηλθεν και οι φιλοι αυτου και οι αδελφοι αυτου εις συναντησιν αυτων μετα τυμπανων και μουσικων και οπλων πολλων
40 Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.	40 και εξανεστησαν επ' αυτους απο του ενεδρου και απεκτειναν αυτους και επεσον τραυματιαι πολλοι και οι επιλοιποι εφυγον εις το ορος και ελαβον παντα τα σκυλα αυτων
41 Thus was the marriage turned into mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation.	41 και μετεστραφη ο γαμος εις πενθος και φωνη μουσικων αυτων εις θρηνον
42 So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan.	42 και εξεδικησαν την εκδικησιν αιματος αδελφου αυτων και απεστρεψαν εις το ελος του ιορδανου
43 Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power.	43 και ηκουσεν βακχιδης και ηλθεν τη ημερα των σαββατων εως των κρηπιδων του ιορδανου εν δυναμει πολλη
44 Then Jonathan said to his company, Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not with us to day, as in time past:	44 και ειπεν ιωναθαν τοις παρ' αυτου αναστωμεν δη και πολεμησωμεν περι των ψυχων ημων ου γαρ εστιν σημερον ως εχθες και τριτην ημεραν
45 For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, the marsh likewise and wood, neither is there place for us to turn aside.	45 ιδου γαρ ο πολεμος εξ εναντιας και εξοπισθεν ημων το δε υδωρ του ιορδανου ενθεν και ενθεν και ελος και δρυμος ουκ εστιν τοπος του εκκλιναι
46 Wherefore cry ye now unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies.	46 νυν ουν κεκραξατε εις τον ουρανον οπως διασωθητε εκ χειρος των εχθρων ημων
47 With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.	47 και συνηψεν ο πολεμος και εξετεινεν ιωναθαν την χειρα αυτου παταξαι τον βακχιδην και εξεκλινεν απ' αυτου εις τα οπισω
48 Then Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into Jordan, and swam over unto the other bank: howbeit the other passed not over Jordan unto them.	48 και ενεπηδησεν ιωναθαν και οι μετ' αυτου εις τον ιορδανην και διεκολυμβησαν εις το περαν και ου διεβησαν επ' αυτους τον ιορδανην
49 So there were slain of Bacchides' side that day about a thousand men.	49 επεσον δε παρα βακχιδου τη ημερα εκεινη εις χιλιους ανδρας
50 Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and repaired the strong cites in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates and with bars.	50 και επεστρεψεν εις ιερουσαλημ και ωκοδομησαν πολεις οχυρας εν τη ιουδαια το οχυρωμα το εν ιεριχω και την αμμαους και την βαιθωρων και την βαιθηλ και την θαμναθα φαραθων και την τεφων εν τειχεσιν υψηλοις και πυλαις και μοχλοις
51 And in them he set a garrison, that they might work malice upon Israel.	51 και εθετο φρουραν εν αυτοις του εχθραινειν τω ισραηλ
52 He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazera, and the tower, and put forces in them, and provision of victuals.	52 και ωχυρωσεν την πολιν την βαιθσουραν και γαζαρα και την ακραν και εθετο εν αυταις δυναμεις και παραθεσεις βρωματων
53 Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.	53 και ελαβεν τους υιους των ηγουμενων της χωρας ομηρα και εθετο αυτους εν τη ακρα εν ιερουσαλημ εν φυλακη
54 Moreover in the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also the works of the prophets	54 και εν ετει τριτω και πεντηκοστω και εκατοστω τω μηνι τω δευτερω επεταξεν αλκιμος καθαιρειν το τειχος της αυλης των αγιων της εσωτερας και καθειλεν τα εργα των προφητων και ενηρξατο του καθαιρειν
55 And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprizes hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house.	55 εν τω καιρω εκεινω επληγη αλκιμος και ενεποδισθη τα εργα αυτου και απεφραγη το στομα αυτου και παρελυθη και ουκ ηδυνατο ετι λαλησαι λογον και εντειλασθαι περι του οικου αυτου
56 So Alcimus died at that time with great torment.	56 και απεθανεν αλκιμος εν τω καιρω εκεινω μετα βασανου μεγαλης
57 Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judea was in rest two years.	57 και ειδεν βακχιδης οτι απεθανεν αλκιμος και επεστρεψεν προς τον βασιλεα και ησυχασεν η γη ιουδα ετη δυο
58 Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one night.	58 και εβουλευσαντο παντες οι ανομοι λεγοντες ιδου ιωναθαν και οι παρ' αυτου εν ησυχια κατοικουσιν πεποιθοτες νυν ουν αναξομεν τον βακχιδην και συλλημψεται αυτους παντας εν νυκτι μια
59 So they went and consulted with him.	59 και πορευθεντες συνεβουλευσαντο αυτω
60 Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him: howbeit they could not, because their counsel was known unto them.	60 και απηρεν του ελθειν μετα δυναμεως πολλης και απεστειλεν λαθρα επιστολας πασιν τοις συμμαχοις αυτου τοις εν τη ιουδαια οπως συλλαβωσιν τον ιωναθαν και τους μετ' αυτου και ουκ ηδυναντο οτι εγνωσθη η βουλη αυτων
61 Wherefore they took of the men of the country, that were authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and slew them.	61 και συνελαβον απο των ανδρων της χωρας των αρχηγων της κακιας εις πεντηκοντα ανδρας και απεκτειναν αυτους
62 Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.	62 και εξεχωρησεν ιωναθαν και σιμων και οι μετ' αυτου εις βαιθβασι την εν τη ερημω και ωκοδομησεν τα καθηρημενα αυτης και εστερεωσαν αυτην
63 Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of Judea.	63 και εγνω βακχιδης και συνηγαγεν παν το πληθος αυτου και τοις εκ της ιουδαιας παρηγγειλεν
64 Then went he and laid siege against Bethbasi; and they fought against it a long season and made engines of war.	64 και ελθων παρενεβαλεν επι βαιθβασι και επολεμησεν αυτην ημερας πολλας και εποιησεν μηχανας
65 But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and with a certain number went he forth.	65 και απελιπεν ιωναθαν σιμωνα τον αδελφον αυτου εν τη πολει και εξηλθεν εις την χωραν και ηλθεν εν αριθμω
66 And he smote Odonarkes and his brethren, and the children of Phasiron in their tent.	66 και επαταξεν οδομηρα και τους αδελφους αυτου και τους υιους φασιρων εν τω σκηνωματι αυτων και ηρξαντο τυπτειν και ανεβαινον εν ταις δυναμεσιν
67 And when he began to smite them, and came up with his forces, Simon and his company went out of the city, and burned up the engines of war,	67 και σιμων και οι μετ' αυτου εξηλθον εκ της πολεως και ενεπυρισαν τας μηχανας
68 And fought against Bacchides, who was discomfited by them, and they afflicted him sore: for his counsel and travail was in vain.	68 και επολεμησαν προς τον βακχιδην και συνετριβη υπ' αυτων και εθλιβον αυτον σφοδρα οτι ην η βουλη αυτου και η εφοδος αυτου κενη
69 Wherefore he was very wroth at the wicked men that gave him counsel to come into the country, inasmuch as he slew many of them, and purposed to return into his own country.	69 και ωργισθη εν θυμω τοις ανδρασιν τοις ανομοις τοις συμβουλευσασιν αυτω ελθειν εις την χωραν και απεκτεινεν εξ αυτων πολλους και εβουλευσατο του απελθειν εις την γην αυτου
70 Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge, he sent ambassadors unto him, to the end he should make peace with him, and deliver them the prisoners.	70 και επεγνω ιωναθαν και απεστειλεν προς αυτον πρεσβεις του συνθεσθαι προς αυτον ειρηνην και αποδουναι αυτοις την αιχμαλωσιαν
71 Which thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and sware unto him that he would never do him harm all the days of his life.	71 και επεδεξατο και εποιησεν κατα τους λογους αυτου και ωμοσεν αυτω μη εκζητησαι αυτω κακον πασας τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου
72 When therefore he had restored unto him the prisoners that he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judea, he returned and went his way into his own land, neither came he any more into their borders.	72 και απεδωκεν αυτω την αιχμαλωσιαν ην ηχμαλωτευσεν το προτερον εκ γης ιουδα και αποστρεψας απηλθεν εις την γην αυτου και ου προσεθετο ετι ελθειν εις τα ορια αυτων
73 Thus the sword ceased from Israel: but Jonathan dwelt at Machmas, and began to govern the people; and he destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel.	73 και κατεπαυσεν ρομφαια εξ ισραηλ και ωκησεν ιωναθαν εν μαχμας και ηρξατο ιωναθαν κρινειν τον λαον και ηφανισεν τους ασεβεις εξ ισραηλ