I Livro dos Macabeus 16

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Isso foi uma grande perfídia cometida em Israel: e pagou-se o bem com o mal.	1 John then went up from Gazara and told his father Simon what Cendebeus was doing.
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 Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them: "I and my brothers and my father's house have fought the battles of Israel from our youth until today, and many times we succeeded in saving Israel.
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 I have now grown old, but you, by the mercy of Heaven, have come to man's estate. Take my place and my brother's, and go out and fight for our nation; and may the help of Heaven be with you!"
4 João recrutou no país vinte mil combatentes e cavaleiros. Foram eles contra Cendebeu e acamparam em Modin.	4 John then mustered in the land twenty thousand warriors and horsemen. Setting out against Cendebeus, they spent the night at Modein,
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 rose early, and marched into the plain. There, facing them, was an immense army of foot soldiers and horsemen, and between the two armies was a stream.
6 João dispôs seus homens diante do inimigo, mas, verificando que eles temiam passar a torrente, atravessou-	6 John and his men took their position against the enemy. Seeing that his men were afraid to cross the stream, John crossed first. When his men saw this, they crossed over after him.
7 Dividiu seu exército e colocou os cavaleiros entre os infantes, porque a cavalaria inimiga era numerosa.	7 Then he divided his infantry into two corps and put his cavalry between them, for the enemy's horsemen 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 They blew the trumpets, and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight; many of them fell wounded, and the rest fled toward the stronghold.
9 Judas, irmão de João foi ferido, mas João perseguiu o inimigo até Cedron, construída por ele.	9 It was then that John's brother Judas fell wounded; but John pursued them until Cendebeus reached Kedron, which he had fortified.
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 Some took refuge in the towers on the plain of Azotus, but John set fire to these, and about two thousand of the enemy perished. He then returned to Judea in peace.
11 Ptolomeu, filho de Abub, havia sido nomeado comandante da planície de Jericó. Possuía muito ouro e prata,	11 Ptolemy, son of Abubus, had been appointed governor of the plain of Jericho, and he had much silver and gold,
12 porque era genro do sumo sacerdote.	12 being the 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 But he became ambitious and sought to get control of the country. So he made treacherous plans to do away with Simon and his sons.
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 As Simon was inspecting the cities of the country and providing for their needs, he and his sons Mattathias and Judas went down to Jericho in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, in the eleventh month (that is, the month Shebat).
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 The son of Abubus gave them a deceitful welcome in the little stronghold called Dok which he had built. While serving them a sumptuous banquet, he had his men hidden 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 Then, when Simon and his sons had drunk freely, Ptolemy and his men sprang up, weapons in hand, rushed upon Simon in the banquet hall, and killed him, his two sons, and some of his servants.
	17 By this vicious act of treason he repaid good with evil.
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 Then Ptolemy wrote an account of this and sent it to the king, asking that troops be sent to help him and that the country be turned over to him.
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 He sent other men to Gazara to do away with John. To the army officers he sent letters inviting them to come to him so that he might present them with silver, gold, and gifts.
20 e enviou outros emissários a conquistar Jerusalém e a montanha santa.	20 He also sent others to seize Jerusalem and the mount 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 But someone ran ahead and brought word to John at Gazara that his father and his brothers had perished, and that Ptolemy had sent men to kill him 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 On hearing this, John was utterly astounded. When the men came to kill him, he had them arrested and put to death, for he knew what they meant to do.
23 As outras palavras de João, suas guerras e os seus feitos que realizou com valentia, como construiu as muralhas,	23 Now the rest of the history of John, his wars and the brave deeds he performed, his rebuilding of the walls, and his other achievements-
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 these things are recorded in the chronicle of his pontificate, from the time that he succeeded his father as high priest.