1 Maccabees 7

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1 In the one hundred and fifty-first year * Demetrius the son of Seleucus set forth from Rome, sailed with a few men to a city by the sea, and there began to reign.	1 ܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܢܦܩ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܣܠܘܩܣ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܝ ܘܣܠܩ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܝܡܐ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܬܡܢ
2 As he was entering the royal palace of his fathers, the army seized Antiochus and Lysias to bring them to him.	2 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܥܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܟܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܩܪ̈ܨܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܘܣ ܘܕܠܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܝܬܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܗ
3 But when this act became known to him, he said, "Do not let me see their faces!"	3 ܘܐܬܝܕܥܬ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܬܚܘܘܢܢܝ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ
4 So the army killed them, and Demetrius took his seat upon the throne of his kingdom.	4 ܘܩܛܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܝܬܒ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܣ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ
5 Then there came to him all the lawless and ungodly men of Israel; they were led by Alcimus, who wanted to be high priest.	5 ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܐܠܩܝܡܘܣ ܡܕܒܪܢܗܘܢ ܘܡܬܪܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܟܗܢ
6 And they brought to the king this accusation against the people: "Judas and his brothers have destroyed all your friends, and have driven us out of our land.	6 ܘܐܟܠܘ ܩܪ̈ܨܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܘܒܕܘ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܘܠܢ ܒܕܪܘ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ
7 Now then send a man whom you trust; let him go and see all the ruin which Judas * has brought upon us and upon the land of the king, and let him punish them and all who help them."	7 ܗܫܐ ܫܕܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܠܟ ܢܐܙܠ ܢܚܙܐ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܩܘܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܘܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܕܐܫܬܢܕ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܒܟܠ ܕܡܥܕܪܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ
8 So the king chose Bacchides, one of the king's friends, governor of the province Beyond the River; he was a great man in the kingdom and was faithful to the king.	8 ܘܓܒܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܒܝܟܪܘܣ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܫܠܝܛ ܗܘܐ ܒܥܒܪ ܢܗܪܐ ܘܪܒ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܘܫܪܝܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ
9 And he sent him, and with him the ungodly Alcimus, whom he made high priest; and he commanded him to take vengeance on the sons of Israel.	9 ܘܫܕܪܗ ܠܗ ܘܠܐܠܩܝܡܘܣ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܠܗ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘܦܩܕܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܬܒܥܬܐ ܒܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
10 So they marched away and came with a large force into the land of Judah; and he sent messengers to Judas and his brothers with peaceable but treacherous words.	10 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܘܐܬܘ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܒܢܟܠܐ
11 But they paid no attention to their words, for they saw that they had come with a large force.	11 ܘܠܐ ܚܕܝܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܚܙܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬܘ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ
12 Then a group of scribes appeared in a body before Alcimus and Bacchides to ask for just terms.	12 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܩܝܡܣ ܘܒܝܟܪܘܣ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ
13 The Hasideans were first among the sons of Israel to seek peace from them,	13 ܘܪܫܐ ܕܐܫ̈ܕܝܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܫܠܡܐ
14 for they said, "A priest of the line of Aaron has come with the army, and he will not harm us."	14 ܐܡܪܘ ܓܝܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܬܐ ܒܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܪܢ
15 And he spoke peaceable words to them and swore this oath to them, "We will not seek to injure you or your friends."	15 ܘܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܘܝܡܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܥܘܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟܘܢ
16 So they trusted him; but he seized sixty of them and killed them in one day, in accordance with the word which was written,	16 ܘܗܝܡܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܫܬܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܩܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ
17 "The flesh of thy saints and their blood they poured out round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them."	17 ܕܒܣܪܗܘܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܝܟ ܘܕܡܗܘܢ ܐܫܕܘ ܚܕܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܩܒܪ ܠܗܘܢ
18 Then the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, for they said, "There is no truth or justice in them, for they have violated the agreement and the oath which they swore."	18 ܘܢܦܠܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܪܬܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪܘ ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܘܕܚܠܘ ܥܒܪܘ ܓܝܪ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܡܘܡܬܐ ܕܝܡܘ
19 Then Bacchides departed from Jerusalem and encamped in Beth-zaith. And he sent and seized many of the men who had deserted to him, * and some of the people, and killed them and threw them into a great pit.	19 ܘܫܩܠ ܒܝܟܪܘܣ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܪܐ ܒܒܙܩ ܘܐܚܕ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܣܬܬܪܘ ܒܗ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܢܟܣ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܓܘܒܐ ܪܒܐ
20 He placed Alcimus in charge of the country and left with him a force to help him; then Bacchides went back to the king.	20 ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܬܪܐ ܠܐܠܩܝܡܘܣ ܘܫܒܩ ܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܥܕܪܘܬܗ ܘܐܙܠ ܒܝܟܪܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ
21 Alcimus strove for the high priesthood,	21 ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܐܠܩܝܡܘܣ ܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ
22 and all who were troubling their people joined him. They gained control of the land of Judah and did great damage in Israel.	22 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܕܠܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܥܫܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ
23 And Judas saw all the evil that Alcimus and those with him had done among the sons of Israel; it was more than the Gentiles had done.	23 ܘܚܙܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܟܠܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܠܩܝܡܘܣ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܒܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
24 So Judas * went out into all the surrounding parts of Judea, and took vengeance on the men who had deserted, and he prevented those in the city * from going out into the country.	24 ܘܢܦܩ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܚܘ̈ܡܐ ܕܒܝܗܘܕ ܟܕ ܚܕܪܝܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܬܒܥܬܐ ܒܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܫܥܘ ܘܐܬܟܠܝܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܦܩ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ
25 When Alcimus saw that Judas and those with him had grown strong, and realized that he could not withstand them, he returned to the king and brought wicked charges against them.	25 ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܠܩܝܡ̇ܘܣ ܕܐܬܚܝܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܕܥܡܗ ܘܝܕܥ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܟܠ ܗܘܐ ܩܪ̈ܨܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ
26 Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honored princes, who hated and detested Israel, and he commanded him to destroy the people.	26 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܡܫ̈ܒܚܐ ܘܣܢܐܐ ܘܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܦܩܕܗ ܕܢܥܩܪܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ
27 So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a large force, and treacherously sent to Judas and his brothers this peaceable message,	27 ܘܐܬܐ ܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܠܘܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ
28 "Let there be no fighting between me and you; I shall come with a few men to see you face to face in peace."	28 ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܒܝܢܝ ܘܠܟ ܬܐ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܚܙܐ ܐ̈ܦܝܟ ܒܫܠܡܐ
29 So he came to Judas, and they greeted one another peaceably. But the enemy were ready to seize Judas.	29 ܘܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܫܐܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܚܕ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܘܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܡܢܛܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܚܛܦܗ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ
30 It became known to Judas that Nicanor * had come to him with treacherous intent, and he was afraid of him and would not meet him again.	30 ܘܐܬܝܕܥܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܒܢܟܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܬܙܝܥ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܨܛܒܝ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ
31 When Nicanor learned that his plan had been disclosed, he went out to meet Judas in battle near Caphar-salama.	31 ܘܝܕܥ ܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܕܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܘܢܦܩ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܟ̈ܦܝ ܫܠܡܐ
32 About five hundred men of the army of Nicanor fell, and the rest * fled into the city of David.	32 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܐܝܟ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ
33 After these events Nicanor went up to Mount Zion. Some of the priests came out of the sanctuary, and some of the elders of the people, to greet him peaceably and to show him the burnt offering that was being offered for the king.	33 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܠܩ ܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܗ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܘܠܡܚܘܝܘܬܗ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܚܠܦ ܡܠܟܐ
34 But he mocked them and derided them and defiled them and spoke arrogantly,	34 ܘܡܡܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܓܚܟ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܛܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܡܠܠ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ
35 and in anger he swore this oath, "Unless Judas and his army are delivered into my hands this time, then if I return safely I will burn up this house." And he went out in great anger.	35 ܘܝܡܐ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܐܠܐ ܢܫܬܠܡ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܚܕܐ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܐܢ ܐܗܦܘܟ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܐܘܩܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܢܦܩ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
36 Then the priests went in and stood before the altar and the temple, and they wept and said,	36 ܘܥܠܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܩܡܘ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܒܟܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ
37 "Thou didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be for thy people a house of prayer and supplication.	37 ܐܢܬ ܓܒܝܬܝܗܝ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܐ ܫܡܟ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܟ
38 Take vengeance on this man and on his army, and let them fall by the sword; remember their blasphemies, and let them live no longer."	38 ܥܒܕ ܬܒܥܬܐ ܒܓܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܒܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܕܢܦܠܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܐܬܕܟܪ ܡܓܕܦܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܐ
39 Now Nicanor went out from Jerusalem and encamped in Beth-horon, and the Syrian army joined him.	39 ܘܢܦܩ ܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܪܐ ܒܝܬ ܚܘܪܢ ܘܦܓܥܘ ܒܗ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܪܝ
40 And Judas encamped in Adasa with three thousand men. Then Judas prayed and said,	40 ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܪܐ ܒܕܠܣܪ ܒܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܨܠܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܡܪ
41 "When the messengers from the king spoke blasphemy, thy angel went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand of the Assyrians. *	41 ܕܡܠܟܐ ܟܕ ܓܕܦ ܢܦܩ ܡܠܐܟܟ ܘܚܪܒ ܒܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ
42 So also crush this army before us today; let the rest learn that Nicanor * has spoken wickedly against the sanctuary, and judge him according to this wickedness."	42 ܗܟܢܐ ܬܒܪ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܢܕܥܘܢ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܩܘܕܫܟ ܘܕܩܘܪܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܝܫܘܬܗ
43 So the armies met in battle on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. The army of Nicanor was crushed, and he himself was the first to fall in the battle.	43 ܘܩܪܒ ܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܒܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ ܘܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܕܢܝܩܘܢܪ ܘܢܦܠ ܗܘ ܩܕܡܝܬ ܒܩܪܒܐ
44 When his army saw that Nicanor had fallen, they threw down their arms and fled.	44 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܬ ܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܕܢܦܠ ܠܗ ܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܫܕܘ ܙܝܢܗܘܢ ܘܥܪܩܘ
45 The Jews * pursued them a day's journey, from Adasa as far as Gazara, and as they followed kept sounding the battle call on the trumpets.	45 ܘܪܕܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܕܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܗܪܣ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܠܓܙܪ ܘܩܪܘ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܕܝܘܒܒܐ
46 And men came out of all the villages of Judea round about, and they out-flanked the enemy * and drove them back to their pursuers, * so that they all fell by the sword; not even one of them was left.	46 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܟܕ ܚܕܪ̈ܢ ܘܡܕܩܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܗܦܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܚܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܕ
47 Then the Jews * seized the spoils and the plunder, and they cut off Nicanor's head and the right hand which he so arrogantly stretched out, and brought them and displayed them just outside Jerusalem.	47 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܫܒܝܬܐ ܘܪܝܫܗ ܕܢܝܩܢܘܪ ܦܣܩܘ ܘܝܡܝܢܗ ܕܦܫܛ ܒܓܐܝܘܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܘܦܪܣܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
48 The people rejoiced greatly and celebrated that day as a day of great gladness.	48 ܘܐܬܒܣܡ ܥܡܐ ܛܒ ܘܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
49 And they decreed that this day should be celebrated each year on the thirteenth day of Adar.	49 ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܒܟܠ ܫܢܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ ܒܐܕܪ
50 So the land of Judah had rest for a few days.	50 ܘܫܠܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ