I Livro dos Macabeus 15

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Antíoco, filho de Demétrio, escreveu das ilhas do mar a Simão, sacerdote e chefe dos judeus, e a todo o povo.	1 And king Antiochus the son of Demetrius sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people:
2 Dizia assim sua carta: O rei Antíoco a Simão, sumo sacerdote e príncipe, e ao povo judeu, saúde!	2 And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.
3 Perversos apoderaram-se do reino de meus pais, mas quero recobrá-lo e restabelecê-lo como foi outrora: organizei, pois, um poderoso exército e aluguei navios de guerra,	3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate: and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war.
4 e pretendo penetrar no país, para vingar-me daqueles que o devastaram e assolaram inúmeras cidades.	4 And I design to go through the country that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm.
5 Pela presente carta, confirmo-te todas as imunidades conferidas por meus reais predecessores, e todas as dádivas que eles te fizeram.	5 Now therefore I confirm unto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted to thee:
6 Dou-te a permissão de cunhar uma moeda especial para teu país.	6 And I give thee leave to coin thy own money in thy country:
7 Que Jerusalém e os lugares santos gozem de liberdade! Todos os armamentos que mandaste fazer e todas as fortalezas que construíste e que estão em teu poder, podes guardá-las.	7 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou keepest in thy hands, let them remain to thee.
8 Que te sejam perdoadas, desde agora e para sempre, as dívidas que deves ou deverás ao tesouro real.	8 And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king's hereafter, from this present and for ever, is forgiven thee.
9 Quando nós tivermos entrado na posse do nosso reino, cumular-te-emos com grandes honras, a ti, a teu povo, e ao templo, de maneira que vossa reputação fique célebre em toda a terra.	9 And when we shall have recovered our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the temple with great glory, so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth.
10 No ano cento e setenta e quatro, entrou Antíoco no reino de seus pais, e todas as tropas se ajuntaram a ele, de modo que foram poucos os que ficaram com Trifon.	10 In the year one hundred and seventy-four Antiochus entered into the land of this fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon.
11 Este, perseguido por Antíoco, foi refugiar-se em Dora, porto da costa,	11 And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora.
12 porque sabia que o mal o ia atingindo e que seu exército o abandonava.	12 For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him.
13 Antíoco cercou Dora com cento e vinte mil homens e oito mil cavaleiros.	13 And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen:
14 Cercou a cidade e seus navios aproximaram-se, formando assim o bloqueio por terra e por mar sem deixar ninguém sair ou entrar.	14 And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out.
15 Nessa ocasião, Numênio e seus companheiros voltaram de Roma com cartas dirigidas aos reis e aos povos. Eis o conteúdo:	15 And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these:
16 Lúcio, cônsul romano ao rei Ptolomeu, saúde!	16 Lucius the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.
17 Os embaixadores enviados por Simão, sumo sacerdote, e pelo povo judeu, como amigos e aliados vieram a nós para renovar a amizade e a aliança de outrora.	17 The ambassadors of the Jews our friends came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon the high priest, and the people of the Jews.
18 Trouxeram eles um escudo de ouro de mil minas.	18 And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.
19 Nós resolvemos então pedir aos reis e aos países, que não lhes causem mal, nem lhes façam guerra, a eles, às suas cidades, e aos seus campos, e nem se aliem a seus inimigos.	19 It hath seemed good therefore to us to write to the kings, and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.
20 Aprouve-nos aceitar seu escudo.	20 And it hath seemed good to us to received the shield of them.
21 Se judeus apóstatas se refugiaram junto a vós, entregai-os ao sumo sacerdote Simão, para que ele os castigue segundo sua lei.	21 If therefore any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law.
22 A mesma carta foi enviada ao rei Demétrio, a Átalo, a Ariarates, a Arsaces	22 These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,
23 e a todos os países: a Sampsamo, aos espartanos, a Delos, a Mindo, à Siciônia, à Cária, a Samos, à Panfília, à Lícia, a Halicarnasso, a Rodes, a Fasélides, a Cós, a Siden, a Arado, a Gortine, a Gnido, a Chipre e a Cirene.	23 And to all the countries; and to Lampsacus, and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.
24 A cópia dela foi enviada ao sumo sacerdote, Simão.	24 And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon the high priest, and to the people of the Jews.
25 O rei Antíoco continuava o cerco de Dora, oprimindo-a de todos os lados, construindo máquinas, e encerrando Trifon, de maneira que ele não pudesse mais sair nem entrar.	25 But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out.
26 Por sua vez, enviou Simão dez mil homens de escol para combater ao lado dele, além de prata, ouro e muitos equipamentos.	26 And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture.
27 Mas o rei não quis aceitá-los; retirou o que lhe havia concedido a princípio e tornou-se-lhe hostil.	27 And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him.
28 Enviou-lhe um de seus amigos, Atenóbio, para comunicar-lhe isso:Vós ocupastes Jope e Gazara, cidades de meu reino, como também a cidadela de Jerusalém.	28 And he sent to him Athenobius one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe, and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom:
29 Assolastes o território, devastastes gravemente o país e vos apoderastes de numerosas localidades de meu reino.	29 Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havock in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom.
30 Entregai agora as cidades das quais vos haveis apoderado e os tributos das regiões que conquistastes fora das fronteiras da Judéia;	30 Now therefore deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea.
31 senão, retribuí em troca quinhentos talentos de prata e quinhentos outros talentos pelas perdas causadas e pelas rendas das cidades; do contrário, iremos guerrear-vos.	31 But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the havock that you have made, and the tributes of the cities other five hundred talents: or else we will come and fight against you.
32 Atenóbio, amigo do rei, chegou então a Jerusalém; viu as honras prestadas a Simão, o armário com as taças de ouro e prata, sua habitação faustosa, e ficou maravilhado. Referiu, todavia, as palavras do rei,	32 So Athenobius the king's friend came to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his great equipage, and he was astonished, and told him the king's words.
33 e Simão respondeu: Não foi uma terra estrangeira que conquistamos, nem a propriedade de outrem que conservamos, mas somente a herança de nossos pais, injustamente usurpada, durante algum tempo, por nossos inimigos.	33 And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men's land, neither do we hold that which is other men's: but the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies.
34 Chegou a hora para nós de a reivindicarmos.	34 But we having opportunity claim the inheritance of our fathers.
35 Pelo que toca a Jope e a Gazara, que tu reclamas, e que fizeram tanto mal ao nosso povo, devastando o país, nós te concedemos cem talentos. Atenóbio nada respondeu,	35 And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, and to our country: yet for these we will give a hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word:
36 mas voltou cheio de ira para junto do rei, repetindo-lhe essa resposta e contando-lhe o fausto de Simão, bem como tudo o que vira, e isso levou o rei a uma grande ira.	36 But returning in a rage to the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen, and the king was exceeding angry.
37 Por esse tempo, Trifon fugia em navio para Ortósia.	37 And Tryphon fled away by ship to Orthosias.
38 O rei nomeou então Cendebeu comandante da costa, e entregou-lhe tropas de infantaria e cavalaria; 39. encarregou-o de atacar a Judéia, deu-lhe ordens de reconstruir Cedron, de fortificar os acessos e e atacar o povo judeu, enquanto ele mesmo perseguiria Trifon.	38 And the king appointed Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and horsemen.
	39 And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon.
40 Chegado a Jânia, Cendebeu começou a importunar o povo judeu, a realizar incursões na Judéia, a fazer um grande número de prisioneiros e a massacrar os habitantes. Construiu Cedron	40 And Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and to kill, and to build Gedor.
41 e colocou ali infantes e cavaleiros com a ordem de realizar investidas e de infestar os caminhos da Judéia, como lhe ordenara o rei.	41 And he placed there horsemen, and an army: that they might issue forth, and make incursions upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him.