2 Maccabees 9

KING JAMES BIBLE	GREEK BIBLE
1 About that time came Antiochus with dishonour out of the country of Persia	1 περι δε τον καιρον εκεινον ετυγχανεν αντιοχος αναλελυκως ακοσμως εκ των περι την περσιδα τοπων
2 For he had entered the city called Persepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to defend themselves with their weapons put them to flight; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame.	2 εισεληλυθει γαρ εις την λεγομενην περσεπολιν και επεχειρησεν ιεροσυλειν και την πολιν συνεχειν διο δη των πληθων ορμησαντων επι την των οπλων βοηθειαν ετραπησαν και συνεβη τροπωθεντα τον αντιοχον υπο των εγχωριων ασχημονα την αναζυγην ποιησασθαι
3 Now when he came to Ecbatane, news was brought him what had happened unto Nicanor and Timotheus.	3 οντι δε αυτω κατ' εκβατανα προσεπεσεν τα κατα νικανορα και τους περι τιμοθεον γεγονοτα
4 Then swelling with anger. he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of GOd now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common burying place of the Jews.	4 επαρθεις δε τω θυμω ωετο και την των πεφυγαδευκοτων αυτον κακιαν εις τους ιουδαιους εναπερεισασθαι διο συνεταξεν τον αρματηλατην αδιαλειπτως ελαυνοντα κατανυειν την πορειαν της εξ ουρανου δη κρισεως συνουσης αυτω ουτως γαρ υπερηφανως ειπεν πολυανδριον ιουδαιων ιεροσολυμα ποιησω παραγενομενος εκει
5 But the Lord Almighty, the God of Isreal, smote him with an incurable and invisible plague: or as soon as he had spoken these words, a pain of the bowels that was remediless came upon him, and sore torments of the inner parts;	5 ο δε παντεποπτης κυριος ο θεος του ισραηλ επαταξεν αυτον ανιατω και αορατω πληγη αρτι δε αυτου καταληξαντος τον λογον ελαβεν αυτον ανηκεστος των σπλαγχνων αλγηδων και πικραι των ενδον βασανοι
6 And that most justly: for he had tormented other men's bowels with many and strange torments.	6 πανυ δικαιως τον πολλαις και ξενιζουσαις συμφοραις ετερων σπλαγχνα βασανισαντα
7 Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding to haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his chariot, carried violently; so that having a sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained.	7 ο δ' ουδαμως της αγερωχιας εληγεν ετι δε και της υπερηφανιας επεπληρωτο πυρ πνεων τοις θυμοις επι τους ιουδαιους και κελευων εποξυνειν την πορειαν συνεβη δε και πεσειν αυτον απο του αρματος φερομενου ροιζω και δυσχερει πτωματι περιπεσοντα παντα τα μελη του σωματος αποστρεβλουσθαι
8 And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea, (so proud was he beyond the condition of man) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in an horselitter, shewing forth unto all the manifest power of God.	8 ο δ' αρτι δοκων τοις της θαλασσης κυμασιν επιτασσειν δια την υπερ ανθρωπον αλαζονειαν και πλαστιγγι τα των ορεων οιομενος υψη στησειν κατα γην γενομενος εν φορειω παρεκομιζετο φανεραν του θεου πασιν την δυναμιν ενδεικνυμενος
9 So that the worms rose up out of the body of this wicked man, and whiles he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell away, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to all his army.	9 ωστε και εκ του σωματος του δυσσεβους σκωληκας αναζειν και ζωντος εν οδυναις και αλγηδοσιν τας σαρκας αυτου διαπιπτειν υπο δε της οσμης αυτου παν το στρατοπεδον βαρυνεσθαι την σαπριαν
10 And the man, that thought a little afore he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink.	10 και τον μικρω προτερον των ουρανιων αστρων απτεσθαι δοκουντα παρακομιζειν ουδεις εδυνατο δια το της οσμης αφορητον βαρος
11 Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment.	11 ενταυθα ουν ηρξατο το πολυ της υπερηφανιας ληγειν τεθραυσμενος και εις επιγνωσιν ερχεσθαι θεια μαστιγι κατα στιγμην επιτεινομενος ταις αλγηδοσιν
12 And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God.	12 και μηδε της οσμης αυτου δυναμενος ανεχεσθαι ταυτ' εφη δικαιον υποτασσεσθαι τω θεω και μη θνητον οντα ισοθεα φρονειν
13 This wicked person vowed also unto the Lord, who now no more would have mercy upon him, saying thus,	13 ηυχετο δε ο μιαρος προς τον ουκετι αυτον ελεησοντα δεσποτην ουτως λεγων
14 That the holy city (to the which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common buryingplace,) he would set at liberty:	14 την μεν αγιαν πολιν ην σπευδων παρεγινετο ισοπεδον ποιησαι και πολυανδριον οικοδομησαι ελευθεραν αναδειξαι
15 And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:	15 τους δε ιουδαιους ους διεγνωκει μηδε ταφης αξιωσαι οιωνοβρωτους δε συν τοις νηπιοις εκριψειν θηριοις παντας αυτους ισους αθηναιοις ποιησειν
16 And the holy temple, which before he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly gifts, and restore all the holy vessels with many more, and out of his own revenue defray the charges belonging to the sacrifices:	16 ον δε προτερον εσκυλευσεν αγιον νεω καλλιστοις αναθημασιν κοσμησειν και τα ιερα σκευη πολυπλασια παντα αποδωσειν τας δε επιβαλλουσας προς τας θυσιας συνταξεις εκ των ιδιων προσοδων χορηγησειν
17 Yea, and that also he would become a Jew himself, and go through all the world that was inhabited, and declare the power of God.	17 προς δε τουτοις και ιουδαιον εσεσθαι και παντα τοπον οικητον επελευσεσθαι καταγγελλοντα το του θεου κρατος
18 But for all this his pains would not cease: for the just judgment of God was come upon him: therefore despairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner:	18 ουδαμως δε ληγοντων των πονων επεληλυθει γαρ επ' αυτον δικαια η του θεου κρισις τα κατ' αυτον απελπισας εγραψεν προς τους ιουδαιους την υπογεγραμμενην επιστολην ικετηριας ταξιν εχουσαν περιεχουσαν δε ουτως
19 Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:	19 τοις χρηστοις ιουδαιοις τοις πολιταις πολλα χαιρειν και υγιαινειν και ευ πραττειν βασιλευς και στρατηγος αντιοχος
20 If ye and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I give very great thanks to God, having my hope in heaven.	20 ει ερρωσθε και τα τεκνα και τα ιδια κατα γνωμην εστιν υμιν εις ουρανον την ελπιδα εχων
21 As for me, I was weak, or else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all:	21 υμων την τιμην και την ευνοιαν εμνημονευον φιλοστοργως επαναγων εκ των κατα την περσιδα τοπων και περιπεσων ασθενεια δυσχερειαν εχουση αναγκαιον ηγησαμην φροντισαι της κοινης παντων ασφαλειας
22 Not distrusting mine health, but having great hope to escape this sickness.	22 ουκ απογινωσκων τα κατ' εμαυτον αλλα εχων πολλην ελπιδα εκφευξεσθαι την ασθενειαν
23 But considering that even my father, at what time he led an army into the high countries. appointed a successor,	23 θεωρων δε οτι και ο πατηρ καθ' ους καιρους εις τους ανω τοπους εστρατοπεδευσεν ανεδειξεν τον διαδεξαμενον
24 To the end that, if any thing fell out contrary to expectation, or if any tidings were brought that were grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom the state was left, might not be troubled:	24 οπως εαν τι παραδοξον αποβαινη η και προσαγγελθη τι δυσχερες ειδοτες οι κατα την χωραν ω καταλελειπται τα πραγματα μη επιταρασσωνται
25 Again, considering how that the princes that are borderers and neighbours unto my kingdom wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event. I have appointed my son Antiochus king, whom I often committed and commended unto many of you, when I went up into the high provinces; to whom I have written as followeth:	25 προς δε τουτοις κατανοων τους παρακειμενους δυναστας και γειτνιωντας τη βασιλεια τοις καιροις επεχοντας και προσδοκωντας το αποβησομενον αναδεδειχα τον υιον αντιοχον βασιλεα ον πολλακις ανατρεχων εις τας επανω σατραπειας τοις πλειστοις υμων παρεκατετιθεμην και συνιστων γεγραφα δε προς αυτον τα υπογεγραμμενα
26 Therefore I pray and request you to remember the benefits that I have done unto you generally, and in special, and that every man will be still faithful to me and my son.	26 παρακαλω ουν υμας και αξιω μεμνημενους των ευεργεσιων κοινη και κατ' ιδιαν εκαστον συντηρειν την ουσαν ευνοιαν εις εμε και τον υιον
27 For I am persuaded that he understanding my mind will favourably and graciously yield to your desires.	27 πεπεισμαι γαρ αυτον επιεικως και φιλανθρωπως παρακολουθουντα τη εμη προαιρεσει συμπεριενεχθησεσθαι υμιν
28 Thus the murderer and blasphemer having suffered most grievously, as he entreated other men, so died he a miserable death in a strange country in the mountains.	28 ο μεν ουν ανδροφονος και βλασφημος τα χειριστα παθων ως ετερους διεθηκεν επι ξενης εν τοις ορεσιν οικτιστω μορω κατεστρεψεν τον βιον
29 And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus Philometor.	29 παρεκομιζετο δε το σωμα φιλιππος ο συντροφος αυτου ος και διευλαβηθεις τον υιον αντιοχου προς πτολεμαιον τον φιλομητορα εις αιγυπτον διεκομισθη