I Livro dos Macabeus 16

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Isso foi uma grande perfídia cometida em Israel: e pagou-se o bem com o mal.	1 Then John came up from Gazara, and told Simon his father what Cendebeus had done against their people.
2 mandou então Simão vir seus dois filhos mais velhos, João e Judas, e lhes disse: Eu, meus irmãos e a casa de meu pai temos resistido aos inimigos de Israel desde nossa juventude até o dia de hoje, e, muitas vezes, conseguimos libertar a nação.	2 And Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them: I and my brethren, and my father's house, have fought against the enemies of Israel from our youth even to this day: and things have prospered so well in our hands that we have delivered Israel oftentimes.
3 Mas já estou velho, enquanto que vós, graças a Deus, tendes a idade necessária. Tomai, pois, o meu lugar e o de meu irmão; ide combater por nossa raça, e que o socorro do céu esteja convosco.	3 And now I am old, but be you instead of me, and my brethren, and go out, and fight for our nation: and the help from heaven be with you.
4 João recrutou no país vinte mil combatentes e cavaleiros. Foram eles contra Cendebeu e acamparam em Modin.	4 Then he chose out of the country twenty thousand fighting men, and horsemen, and they went forth against Cendebeus: and they rested in Modin.
5 Levantaram-se ao romper da aurora, avançaram pela planície, e eis que um exército numeroso de infantes e de cavaleiros apareceu diante deles, estando separado apenas por uma torrente.	5 And they arose in the morning, and went into the plain: and behold a very great army of footmen and horsemen came against them, and there was a running river between them.
6 João dispôs seus homens diante do inimigo, mas, verificando que eles temiam passar a torrente, atravessou-	6 And he and his people pitched their camp over against them, and he saw that the people were afraid to go over the river, so he went over first: then the men seeing him, passed over after him.
7 Dividiu seu exército e colocou os cavaleiros entre os infantes, porque a cavalaria inimiga era numerosa.	7 And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the horsemen of the enemies were very numerous.
8 Fizeram soar as trombetas sagradas. Cendebeu e seu exército foram derrotados; muitos dentre os seus caíram sob os golpes e o restante fugiu para a fortaleza.	8 And they sounded the holy trumpets: and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight: and there fell many of them wounded, and the rest fled into the strong hold.
9 Judas, irmão de João foi ferido, mas João perseguiu o inimigo até Cedron, construída por ele.	9 At that time Judas John's brother was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built:
10 Muitos fugiram para as torres construídas no campo de Azot, mas ele incendiou-as e pereceram cerca de dois mil homens. Após isso, João voltou em paz para a Judéia.	10 And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace.
11 Ptolomeu, filho de Abub, havia sido nomeado comandante da planície de Jericó. Possuía muito ouro e prata,	11 Now Ptolemee the son of Abobus was appointed captain in the plain of Jericho, and he had abundance of silver and gold,
12 porque era genro do sumo sacerdote.	12 For he was son in law of the high priest.
13 Seu coração ensoberbeceu-se, e ele resolveu tornar-se senhor do país; maquinou pois uma traição contra Simão e seus filhos, para livrar-se deles.	13 And his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed treachery against Simon, and his sons, to destroy them.
14 Ora, no undécimo mês, isto é, no mês de Sabat do ano cento e setenta e sete, quando ele percorria as cidades do país, para cuidar de seus interesses, Simão desceu a Jericó com seus filhos Matatias e Judas.	14 Now Simon, as he was going through the cities that were in the country of Judea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, went down to Jericho, he and Mathathias and Judas his sons, in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, the eleventh month: the same is the month Sabath.
15 O filho de Abub recebeu-o dolosamente no forte de Doc, que tinha construído, e onde ele havia ocultado seus homens. Deu um grande banquete	15 And the son of Abobus received them deceitfully into a little fortress, that is called Doch which he had built: and he made them a great feast, and hid men there.
16 e, quando Simão e seus filhos ficaram ébrios, Ptolomeu e seus companheiros ergueram-se, tomaram suas armas e lançaram-se sobre Simão, na sala do banquete. Mataram-no como também seus dois filhos e alguns dos seus servidores.	16 And when Simon and his sons had drunk plentifully, Ptolemee and his men rose up and took their weapons, and entered into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and some of his servants.
	17 And he committed a great treachery in Israel, and rendered evil for good.
18 Ptolomeu escreveu ao rei para informá-lo, pedindo-lhe que lhe enviasse tropas de socorro e lhe cedesse a região e as cidades.	18 And Ptolemee wrote these things and sent to the king that he should send him an army to aid him, and he would deliver him the country, and their cities, and tributes.
19 Mandou outros a Gazara, com a missão de matar João; convocou através de cartas os chefes do exército, para entregar-lhes prata, ouro e presentes;	19 And he sent others to Gazara to kill John: and to the tribunes he sent letters to come to him, and that he would give them silver, and gold, and gifts.
20 e enviou outros emissários a conquistar Jerusalém e a montanha santa.	20 And he sent others to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple.
21 Mas, antecipando-os, alguém veio a Gazara avisar João de que seu pai e seus irmãos haviam perecido e que haviam enviado assassinos para matá-lo.	21 Now one running before, told John in Gazara, that his father and his brethren were slain, and that he hath sent men to kill thee also.
22 Com essa notícia ficou espavorido, mas mandou prender aqueles que vinham matá-lo, e os exterminou, sabendo perfeitamente que tinham a intenção de assassiná-lo.	22 But when he heard it he was exceedingly afraid: and he apprehended the men that came to kill him, and he put them to death: for he knew that they sought to make him away.
23 As outras palavras de João, suas guerras e os seus feitos que realizou com valentia, como construiu as muralhas,	23 And as concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and the worthy deeds, which he bravely achieved, and the building of the walls, which he made, and the things that he did:
24 tudo isso está narrado nos anais de seu pontificado, desde o momento em que ele se tornou sumo sacerdote depois de seu pai.	24 Behold these are written in the book of the days of his priesthood, from the time he was made high priest after his father.