Druga knjiga o Makabejcima 8

Biblija Hrvatski	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Juda Makabej i njegovi ljudi stali su krišom obilaziti sela te sazivati svoje rođake i prikupljati one koji su ostali vjerni židovstvu. I tako se skupilo kojih šest tisuća ljudi.	1 have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them: because I hope to receive them again from him.
2 Molili su Gospodina da pogleda narod od svih potlačen, da se smiluje Hramu koji oskvrnuše bezbožni ljudi;	2 But one of them, who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us? we are ready to die rather than to transgress the laws of God, received from our fathers.
3 da se sažali na grad kojemu prijeti propast i opasnost da ga sravne sa zemljom; da usliši krv koja vapi k njemu;	3 Then the king being angry commanded fryingpans, and brazen caldrons to be made hot: which forthwith being heated,
4 da se spomene zločinačkog pokolja nejačadi; da osveti pogrde svoga imena.	4 He commanded to cut out the tongue of him that had spoken first: and the skin of his head being drawn off, to chop off also the extremities of his hands and feet, the rest of his brethren, and his mother, looking on.
5 Kad je Makabej stao na čelo svoje vojske, pogani mu nisu mogli odolijevati budući da se Gospodinov gnjev preokrenuo u milosrđe.	5 And when he was now maimed in all parts, he commanded him, being yet alive, to be brought to the Are, and to be fried in the fryingpan: and while he was suffering therein long torments, the rest, together with the mother, exhorted one another to die manfully,
6 Vršio je prepade na gradove i sela i spaljivao ih; zauzimao je pogodne položaje i neprijatelja često tjerao u bijeg.	6 Saying: The Lord God will look upon the truth, and will take pleasure in us, as Moses declared in the profession of the canticle: And In his servants he will take pleasure.
7 Takve je navale najradije vršio pod plaštem noći. Glas o njegovu junaštvu pronosio se na sve strane.	7 So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the next to make him a, mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him if he would eat, before he were punished throughout the whole body in every limb.
8 Videći da taj čovjek u kratko vrijeme nezaustavno napreduje i sve više uspijeva, Filip zatraži pismeno od Ptolemeja, upravitelja Celesirije i Fenicije, da kraljevoj stvari pritekne u pomoć.	8 But he answered in his own language, and said: I will not do it. Wherefore Ire also in the next place, received the torments of the first:
9 Taj izabra Patroklova sina Nikanora, jednoga od svojih prvih prijatelja, i posla ga smjesta, na čelu od najmanje dvadeset tisuća ljudi skupljenih od različitih naroda, da istrijebi sav židovski narod. Pridružio mu je Gorgiju, vojskovođu od zanata, vješta bojnim poslovima.	9 And when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present life: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal life.
10 Nikanor je napose namjeravao da prodajom židovskih zarobljenika isplati kraljev danak od dvije tisuće talenata što ih dugovaše Rimljanima.	10 After him the third was made a mocking stock, and when he was required, he quickly put forth his tongue, and courageously stretched out his hands:
11 Zato žurno pozva primorske gradove na prodaju židovskog roblja. Obeća ih devedeset za jedan talenat. Nije ni slutio kakva će ga kazna stići od ruke Svemogućega.	11 And said with confidence: These
12 Uto je Juda doznao za Nikanorov dolazak. Kad je svojim ljudima saopćio da se približava neprijateljska vojska,	12 So that the king, and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing.
13 pobjegoše kukavice i oni koji se nisu pouzdavali u Božju pravdu.	13 And after he was thus dead, they tormented the fourth in the like manner
14 Drugi pak prodaše sve što im je preostalo i zavapiše Gospodinu da ih izbavi od bezbožnoga Nikanora, koji ih je prodao još prije nego što je došlo do boja;	14 And when he was now ready to die, he spoke thus: It is better, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him: for, as to thee thou shalt have no resurrection unto life.
15 neka ih izbavi, ako i ne zbog njih samih, a ono zbog Saveza s njihovim ocima i zbog toga što se zovu njegovim svetim i veličanstvenim imenom.	15 And when they had brought the fifth, they tormented him. But he looking upon the king,
16 Kad je, dakle, Makabej prikupio oko sebe šest tisuća ljudi, stao ih je hrabriti da se ne plaše neprijatelja niti boje mnoštva pogana koji ih nepravedno napadaju, nego neka se junački bore.	16 Said: Whereas thou hast power among men, though thou art corruptible, thou dost what thou wilt: but think not that our nation is forsaken by God.
17 Neka imaju pred očima kako su oni zločinački osramotili Sveto mjesto i kako su zlostavljali i ruglu izvrgli grad, a pradjedovske običaje uništili.	17 But stay patiently a while, and thou shalt see his great power, in what manner he will torment thee and thy seed.
18 »Oni se uzdaju«, dodao je, »u oružje i smionost, a mi u Boga Svevladara koji jednim migom oka može oboriti naše napadače i sav svijet.«	18 After him they brought the sixth, and he being ready to die, spoke thus: Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God, and things worthy of admiration are done to us:
19 Nabrojio im je slučajeve u kojima se Bog udostojao zaštititi njihove pretke: onaj što se zbio pod Sanheribom kad je poginulo stotinu osamdeset i pet tisuća ljudi,	19 But do not think that thou s escape unpunished, for that thou attempted to fight against God.
20 pa onaj u Babiloniji, u bici protiv Galaćana, gdje se borilo osam tisuća ljudi s pomoću četiri tisuće Makedonaca, i dok su Makedonci došli u škripac, onih samih osam tisuća, zahvaljujući pomoći s neba, porazilo je stotinu i dvadeset tisuća neprijatelja i zadobilo velik plijen.	20 Now the mother was to be ad above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hope that she had in God:
21 Kad ih je tim riječima osokolio i pripremio da za svoje zakone i za domovinu i poginu, razdijelio je svoju vojsku na četiri odreda.	21 And she bravely exhorted every o of them in her own language, being filled with wisdom: and joining a man's heart to a woman's thought,
22 Na čelo svakom odredu stavio je svoju braću: Šimuna, Josipa i Jonatana, i dao svakomu po tisuću i pet stotina ljudi.	22 She said to them: I know not how you were formed in my womb: for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you.
23 Osim toga, naredi Eleazaru da im pročita Svetu knjigu, a onda je, davši im bojni zov: »S Božjom pomoću!« stao na čelo prvog odreda i napao Nikanora.	23 But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man, and that found out the origin of all, he will restore to you again in his mercy, both breath and life, as now you despise yourselves for the sake of his laws.
24 Budući da im je Svemogući u boju bio suborac, pobili su preko devet tisuća neprijatelja, izranili i osakatili veći dio Nikanorove vojske i nagnali sve u bijeg.	24 Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and withal despising the voice of the upbraider, when the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with an oath, that he would make him a rich and a happy man, and, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers, would take him for a friend, and furnish him with things necessary.
25 Zaplijenili su i novac onih koji su ih došli kupovati. Pošto su ih podugo tjerali, vratiše se natrag jer nisu imali vremena.	25 But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life.
26 Bilo je, naime, uoči subote, pa ih nisu dalje gonili.	26 And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised that she would counsel her son.
27 Pokupiše još neprijateljsko oružje i poskidaše plijen, a onda svetkovahu subotu, obilno hvaleći i slaveći Gospodina koji ih je tog dana izbavio i opet im počeo iskazivati svoju milost.	27 So bending herself towards him, mocking the cruel tyrant, she said her own language: My son, have pi upon me, that bore thee nine months my womb, and save thee suck years, and nourished thee, and b thee up unto this age.
28 Poslije subote podijelili su dio plijena žrtvama progonstva, pa udovicama i siročadi, a ono što je preostalo podijelili su među sobom i među svojom djecom.	28 I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them: and consider that God made the out of nothing, and mankind also:
29 Završivši taj posao, okupiše se na zajedničku molitvu i zavapiše milosrdnom Gospodinu da se posve izmiri sa svojim slugama.	29 So thou shalt not fear this tormentor, but being made a worthy partner with thy brethren, receive death, that in that mercy I may receive thee again with thy brethren.
30 U kreševu s Timotejevim i Bakidovim vojnicima pobili su ih dvadeset tisuća i osvojili vrlo visoke tvrđave. Velik plijen razdijelili su na dva jednaka dijela – jedan za sebe, drugi za žrtve progonstva, siročad i udovice – a ne zaboraviše ni staraca.	30 While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said: For whom do you stay ? I will not obey the commandment of the king, but the commandment of the law, which was given us by Moses.
31 Zatim su brižno pokupili neprijateljsko oružje i pohranili ga na prikladnim mjestima. Što je od plijena preostalo, odnijeli su u Jeruzalem.	31 But thou that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, shalt not escape the hand of God.
32 Ubili su vođu Timotejevih četa, čovjeka bezbožna, koji je Židovima nanio mnogo zala.	32 For we suffer thus for our sine.
33 Dok su u domovini slavili pobjedu, spališe one koji su zapalili sveta vrata, zajedno s Kalistenom, koji bijaše utekao u neku kućicu. Tako je za svoje svetogrđe primio zasluženu plaću.	33 And though the Lord our God is angry with us a little while for our chastisement and correction: yet he will be reconciled again to his servants.
34 A onaj trostruki zlikovac Nikanor, koji je doveo tri tisuće trgovaca da kupuju Židove,	34 But thou, O wicked and of all men most flagitious, be not lifted up without cause with vain hopes, whilst thou art raging against his servants.
35 bio je Božjom pomoću ponižen od onih koje je najviše podcjenjivao: morao je skinuti svoju časničku odoru te je tako, po osamljenim putovima, poput odbjegla roba, stigao u Antiohiju – sretno umaknuvši, dok mu je sva vojska bila poražena.	35 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of the almighty God, who beholdeth all things.
36 I on, koji je cijenom jeruzalemskih zarobljenika obećao platiti danak Rimljanima, sad je morao razglasiti da Židovi imaju Borca koji se za njih bori i da su Židovi upravo zato neranjivi što slijede zakone koje im je On postavio.	36 For my brethren, having now undergone a short pain, are under the covenant of eternal life: but thou by the judgment of God shalt receive just punishment for thy pride.
	37 But I, like my brethren, offer up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers: calling upon God to be speedily merciful to our nation, and that thou by torments and stripes mayst confess that he alone is God.
	38 But in me and in my brethren the wrath of the Almighty, which hath justly been brought upon all our nation, shall cease.
	39 Then the king being incensed with anger, raged against him more cruelly than all the rest, taking it grievously that he was mocked.
	40 So this man also died undefiled, wholly trusting in the Lord.
	41 And last of all after the sons the mother also was consumed.
	42 But now there is enough said of the sacrifices, and of the excessive cruelties.