2 Maccabees 13

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 In the year one hundred and forty-nine, Judas and his men learned that Antiochus Eupator was invading Judea with a large force,	1 ܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܐܬܐ ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܐܘܦܛܘܪ ܥܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
2 and that with him was Lysias, his guardian, who was in charge of the government. They led a Greek army of one hundred and ten thousand foot soldiers, fifty-three hundred horsemen, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred chariots armed with scythes.	2 ܘܥܡܗ ܠܘܣܝܐܣ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܚܕܥܣܪܐ ܪ̈ܒܘܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܐ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܕܡܚܙܩܢ ܒܡ̈ܓܢܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ
3 Menelaus also joined them, and with great duplicity kept urging Antiochus on, not for the welfare of his country, but in the hope of being established in office.	3 ܐܦ ܡܢܠܐܘܣ ܕܝܢ ܐܙܠ ܘܚܠܛ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܒܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܘܡܬܟܫܦ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܥܠ ܣܘܚܦܐ ܕܐܬܪܗ ܘܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܣܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܘܢܩܘܡ ܒܪܫܢܘܬܐ
4 But the King of kings aroused the anger of Antiochus against the scoundrel. When the king was shown by Lysias that Menelaus was to blame for all the trouble, he ordered him to be taken to Beroea and executed there in the customary local method.	4 ܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܟ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܥܝܪ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܥܠ ܡܢܠܐܘܣ ܡܚܝܒܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܕܥܗ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܣܝܐܣ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܩܕ ܕܢܘܒܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܚܠܒ ܘܬܡܢ ܢܘܒܕܘܢܝܗܝ
5 There is at that place a tower seventy-five feet high, full of ashes, with a circular rim sloping down steeply on all sides toward the ashes.	5 ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܡܢ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܕܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܛܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܠܗ ܓܝ̈ܓܠܐ ܘܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܬܢܓܕ ܗܘܐ
6 A man guilty of sacrilege or notorious for certain other crimes is brought up there and then hurled down to destruction.	6 ܘܚܒܫܘܗܝ ܬܡܢ ܠܡܚܠܨ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܠܥܒܘܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ
7 In such a manner was Menelaus, the transgressor of the law, fated to die; he was deprived even of decent burial.	7 ܘܒܗܢܐ ܬܫܢܝܩܐ ܡܝܬ ܡܚܝܒܐ ܘܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܘܝ ܐܦܠܐ ܕܢܬܩܒܪ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܡܢܠܐܘܣ ܘܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܩܒܠ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ
8 It was altogether just that he who had committed so many sins against the altar with its pure fire and ashes should meet his death in ashes.	8 ܡܛܠ ܕܣܥܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܩܛܡܐ ܘܡܛܘܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܩܛܡܐ ܩܒܠ ܡܘܬܐ
9 The king was advancing, his mind full of savage plans for inflicting on the Jews worse things than those they suffered in his father's time.	9 ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܘܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܣܥܘܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܐܒܘܗܝ
10 When Judas learned of this, he urged the people to call upon the LORD night and day, to help them now, if ever,	10 ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܘܡܚܫܒܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܦܩܕ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܢܬܥܝܪܘܢ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܓܥܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܥܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܦܪܘܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
11 when they were about to be deprived of their law, their country, and their holy temple; and not to allow this nation, which had just begun to revive, to be subjected again to blasphemous Gentiles.	11 ܗܢܘܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܪܚܩܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܥܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܩܠܝܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܬܪܘܚ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܝܘܗܝ ܕܢܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܘܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ
12 When they had all joined in doing this, and had implored the merciful LORD continuously with weeping and fasting and prostrations for three days, Judas encouraged them and told them to stand ready.	12 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܨܠܝܘ ܘܓܥܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܒܒܟܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܘܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܘ ܪܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܓܥܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܥܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ
13 After a private meeting with the elders, he decided that, before the king's army could invade Judea and take possession of the city, the Jews should march out and settle the matter with God's help.	13 ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܙܠ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܘܐܬܡܠܟ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܢܟܒܫܘܢ ܘܢܬܡܨܘܢ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܘܢܣܥܘܪ ܘܢܬܩܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
14 Leaving the outcome to the Creator of the world, and exhorting his followers to fight nobly to death for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the government, he pitched his camp near Modein.	14 ܘܣܡܗ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܘܝܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܕܓܢܒܪܐܝܬ ܢܬܟܬܫܘܢ ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܐܬܪܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܐ ܘܟܢܫ ܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܐܬܛܝܒܘ ܒܡܘܪܥܝܡ
15 Giving his men the battle cry "God's Victory," he made a night attack on the king's pavilion with a picked force of the bravest young men and killed about two thousand in the camp. They also slew the lead elephant and its rider.	15 ܘܝܗܒ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܐܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܥܡܗ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܥܠ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܪܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܩܛܠ ܬܡܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܪܒܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܛܘܝܒܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܫܚܩ ܘܐܪܡܝ
16 Finally they withdrew in triumph, having filled the camp with terror and confusion.	16 ܘܡܠܐܘܗ ܠܟܠܗ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܙܘܥܬܐ ܘܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܒܒܘܣܡܐ ܘܒܚܕܘܬܐ
17 Day was just breaking when this was accomplished with the help and protection of the LORD.	17 ܟܕ ܩܪܝܒ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܢܗܪ ܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
18 The king, having had a taste of the Jews' daring, tried to take their positions by a stratagem.	18 ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܛܥܡ ܘܚܙܐ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܨܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܢܟܠܐ ܢܟܒܘܫ ܐܢܘܢ
19 So he marched against Beth-zur, a strong fortress of the Jews; but he was driven back, checked, and defeated.	19 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܛܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܙܕܟܝܘ ܘܐܬܒܨܪܘ ܣܓܝ
20 Judas then sent supplies to the men inside,	20 ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܐܣܢܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܓܘ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ
21 but Rhodocus, of the Jewish army, betrayed military secrets to the enemy. He was found out, arrested, and imprisoned.	21 ܘܐܙܠ ܪܘܕܩܣ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܓܠܐ ܪܐܙܗܘܢ ܠܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܦܩܕ ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܘܩܛܠܘܗܝ
22 The king made a second attempt by negotiating with the men of Beth-zur. After giving them his pledge and receiving theirs, he withdrew	22 ܘܬܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܝܗܒ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܘܫܩܠ
23 and attacked Judas and his men. But he was defeated. Next he heard that Philip, who was left in charge of the government in Antioch had rebelled. Dismayed, he parleyed with the Jews, submitted to their terms, and swore to observe their rights. Having come to this agreement, he offered a sacrifice, and honored the temple with a generous donation.	23 ܘܐܙܠ ܥܠ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܙܕܟܝ ܘܗܦܟ ܟܕ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܗܘ ܕܡܩܡ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ ܕܢܡܪܕ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܨܒܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܫܠܡܐ ܥܡ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܐܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܡܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܘܩܪܒ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܝܩܪܗ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܪܘܪܒܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܪܚܡ
24 He approved of Maccabeus and left him as military and civil governor of the territory from Ptolemais to the region of the Gerrenes.	24 ܘܠܡܩܒܝ ܩܒܠܗ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܫܒܩ ܪܫܐ ܘܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܛܠܡܐܣ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܓܙܪ ܠܗܓܡܢܝܕܝܣ
25 When he came to Ptolemais, the people of that city were angered by the peace treaty; in fact they were so indignant that they wanted to annul its provisions.	25 ܘܐܙܠ ܠܦܛܘܠܘܡܐܘܣ ܘܡܬܬܥܝܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܦܛܘ̈ܠܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܡܬܚܡܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܪܒܐܝܬ ܘܨܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܫܪܘܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ
26 But Lysias took the platform, defended the treaty as well as he could and won them over by persuasion. After calming them and gaining their good will, he returned to Antioch. That is how the king's attack and withdrawal went.	26 ܘܩܪܒ ܠܘܣܝܐܣ ܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܘܢܦܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܐܦܝܣ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܫܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܕܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܠܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܘܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ