2 Maccabees 1

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 The Jewish brethren in Jerusalem and those in the land of Judea, To their Jewish brethren in Egypt, Greeting, and good peace.	1 ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܐܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐ̈ܚܝܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܫܠܡ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ
2 May God do good to you, and may he remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants.	2 ܘܢܛܐܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܬܕܟܪ ܩܝܡܗ ܕܥܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ
3 May he give you all a heart to worship him and to do his will with a strong heart and a willing spirit.	3 ܘܢܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܒܐ ܠܟܘܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܒܠܒܐ ܡܠܝܐ ܘܒܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܨܛܒܝܐ
4 May he open your heart to his law and his commandments, and may he bring peace.	4 ܘܢܦܬܚ ܐܕܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܒܘ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܠܢܡܘ̈ܣܘܗܝ ܘܠܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܫܠܡܐ
5 May he hear your prayers and be reconciled to you, and may he not forsake you in time of evil.	5 ܘܢܫܡܥ ܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܢܬܪܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܘܩܟܘܢ ܒܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ
6 We are now praying for you here.	6 ܘܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܚܢܢ ܘܡܨܠܝܢܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ
7 In the reign of Demetrius, in the one hundred and sixty-ninth year, we Jews wrote to you, in the critical distress which came upon us in those years after Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and the kingdom	7 ܘܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܕܡܛܪܝܘܣ ܚܢܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܟܬܒܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܛܝܘܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܐܝܣܘܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
8 and burned the gate and shed innocent blood. We besought the Lord and we were heard, and we offered sacrifice and cereal offering, and we lighted the lamps and we set out the loaves.	8 ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܘܐܫܕܘ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܘܨܠܝܢ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܢ ܘܩܪܒܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܣܡܝܕܐ ܘܐܢܗܪ̈ܢ ܫܪ̈ܓܐ ܘܣܡܢ ܠܚܡ ܐ̈ܦܐ
9 And now see that you keep the feast of booths in the month of Chislev, in the one hundred and eighty-eighth year.	9 ܘܗܫܐ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܥܕܥܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ
10 Those in Jerusalem and those in Judea and the senate and Judas, To Aristobulus, who is of the family of the anointed priests, teacher of Ptolemy the king, and to the Jews in Egypt, Greeting, and good health.	10 ܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐܪܣܛܒܘܠܘܣ ܡܠܦܢܗ ܕܦܛܠܡܐܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܝ̈ܚܝܐ ܘܠܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܚܘܠܡܢܐ
11 Having been saved by God out of grave dangers we thank him greatly for taking our side against the king.	11 ܣܓܝ ܘܪܘܪܒܐܝܬ ܡܘܕܝܢܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܡ ܠܢ ܘܦܨܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܢ
12 For he drove out those who fought against the holy city.	12 ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
13 For when the leader reached Persia with a force that seemed irresistible, they were cut to pieces in the temple of Nanea by a deception employed by the priests of Nanea.	13 ܕܚܩܗ ܘܫܕܝܗܝ ܠܦܪܣ ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܐܙܠ ܠܬܡܢ ܗܘ ܘܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܣܬܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܙܕܟܐ ܐܬܩܛܠ ܒܗܝܟܠܗ ܕܢܢܝ ܕܐܚܕܘ ܘܚܒܫܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܢܟܠܐ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܢܢܝ
14 For under pretext of intending to marry her, Antiochus came to the place together with his friends, to secure most of its treasures as a dowry.	14 ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܬܡܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܥܡܪ ܥܡܗ ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܣܒ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܒܚܘܫܒܢ ܦܪܢܝܬܐ
15 When the priests of the temple of Nanea had set out the treasures and Antiochus had come with a few men inside the wall of the sacred precinct, they closed the temple as soon as he entered it.	15 ܘܐܬܪܡܝܘ ܘܐܫܬܘܕܝܘ ܠܗ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܢܢܝ ܘܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܠ ܥܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܗ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ
16 Opening the secret door in the ceiling, they threw stones and struck down the leader and his men, and dismembered them and cut off their heads and threw them to the people outside.	16 ܦܬܚܘ ܘܥܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܩܛܠܘܗܝ ܘܦܣܩܘ ܪܫܗ ܘܫܕܘ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܒܪ
17 Blessed in every way be our God, who has brought judgment upon those who have behaved impiously.	17 ܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܝܢ ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ
18 Since on the twenty-fifth day of Chislev we shall celebrate the purification of the temple, we thought it necessary to notify you, in order that you also may celebrate the feast of booths and the feast of the fire given when Nehemiah, who built the temple and the altar, offered sacrifices.	18 ܡܛܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܘܟܝܗ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܚܡܫܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܘܕܥ ܐܦ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܥܕܥܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܢܘܪܐ ܟܕ ܒܢܐ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܐܣܩ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ
19 For when our fathers were being led captive to Persia, the pious priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar and secretly hid it in the hollow of a dry cistern, where they took such precautions that the place was unknown to any one.	19 ܘܟܕ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܦܪܣ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܒܗܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܢܣܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܡܛܫܝܐܝܬ ܘܛܫܝܘ ܒܒܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܣܝܘܗ ܕܠܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܬܬܝܕܥ ܕܘܟܬܗ
20 But after many years had passed, when it pleased God, Nehemiah, having been commissioned by the king of Persia, sent the descendants of the priests who had hidden the fire to get it. And when they reported to us that they had not found fire but thick liquid, he ordered them to dip it out and bring it.	20 ܟܕ ܥܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܘܫܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܫܬܕܪ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܦܪܣ ܥܡ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܛܫܝܘ ܗܘܘ ܢܘܪܐ
21 And when the materials for the sacrifices were presented, Nehemiah ordered the priests to sprinkle the liquid on the wood and what was laid upon it.	21 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܝܬܘܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܢܘܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܘܦܩܕ ܕܢܣܒܘܢ ܘܢܝܬܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܣܠܩܘ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܦܩܕ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܪܣܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ
22 When this was done and some time had passed and the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great fire blazed up, so that all marveled.	22 ܘܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܥܒܪ ܥܕܢܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܕܢܚ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܫܡܫܐ ܟܕ ܥܡܘܛ ܒܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܠܩܛ ܢܘܪܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ
23 And while the sacrifice was being consumed, the priests offered prayer -- the priests and every one. Jonathan led, and the rest responded, as did Nehemiah.	23 ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܡܫܬܗ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܟܕ ܢܚܬܘ ܐܡܪܘ ܗܘܘ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܢܚܡܝܐ ܕܠܩܬ
24 The prayer was to this effect: "O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful, who alone art King and art kind,	24 ܐܝܬܝܗ ܗܘܬ ܕܝܢ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ ܘܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܒܣܝܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ
25 who alone art bountiful, who alone art just and almighty and eternal, who dost rescue Israel from every evil, who didst choose the fathers and consecrate them,	25 ܡܬܪܣܝܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܚܝ ܥܠܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ ܦܪܘܩܗ ܕܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܓܒܐ ܠܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܘܩܕܫ ܐܢܘܢ
26 accept this sacrifice on behalf of all thy people Israel and preserve thy portion and make it holy.	26 ܩܒܠ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܛܪ ܘܩܕܫ ܡܢܬܟ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܟ
27 Gather together our scattered people, set free those who are slaves among the Gentiles, look upon those who are rejected and despised, and let the Gentiles know that thou art our God.	27 ܘܟܢܫ ܒܘܕܪܢ ܘܚܪܪ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܡܣ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܚܘܪܒܢ ܕܢܕܥܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܢ
28 Afflict those who oppress and are insolent with pride.	28 ܘܫܢܩ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܬܪܝܡܝܢ ܘܡܫܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܫܘܒܗܪܐ
29 Plant thy people in thy holy place, as Moses said. "	29 ܘܫܪܪܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܟ ܒܐܬܪܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ
30 Then the priests sang the hymns.	30 ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
31 And when the materials of the sacrifice were consumed, Nehemiah ordered that the liquid that was left should be poured upon large stones.	31 ܘܟܕ ܐܫܬܠܡܘ ܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܦܩܕ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܕܢܣܝܡܘܢ ܘܢܚܕܪܘܢܗ ܠܕܘܟܬܐ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ
32 When this was done, a flame blazed up; but when the light from the altar shone back, it went out.	32 ܘܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܕܠܩܬ ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܓܡܪ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ
33 When this matter became known, and it was reported to the king of the Persians that, in the place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire, the liquid had appeared with which Nehemiah and his associates had burned the materials of the sacrifice,	33 ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܕܥܬ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܘܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܦܪܣ ܕܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܛܫܝܘ ܢܘܪܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܫܬܒܝܘ ܗܘܘ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܩܕܫ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܠܕܒ̈ܚܐ
34 the king investigated the matter, and enclosed the place and made it sacred.	34 ܒܢܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܕܘܟܬܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܒܗ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܟܕ ܒܩܗ ܠܨܒܘܬܐ
35 And with those persons whom the king favored he exchanged many excellent gifts.	35 ܘܝܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܣܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܣܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ
36 Nehemiah and his associates called this "nephthar," which means purification, but by most people it is called naphtha.	36 ܩܪܐܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܓܘܢܦܬܪ ܕܡܬܬܪܓܡ ܕܘܟܝܐ ܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܢܦܬܝ