ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΩΝ Β´ - 2 Maccabei- Maccabees II 13

GREEK BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 τω δε ενατω και τεσσαρακοστω και εκατοστω ετει προσεπεσεν τοις περι τον ιουδαν αντιοχον τον ευπατορα παραγενεσθαι συν πληθεσιν επι την ιουδαιαν	1 In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea,
2 και συν αυτω λυσιαν τον επιτροπον και επι των πραγματων εκαστον εχοντα δυναμιν ελληνικην πεζων μυριαδας ενδεκα και ιππεων πεντακισχιλιους τριακοσιους και ελεφαντας εικοσι δυο αρματα δε δρεπανηφορα τριακοσια	2 And with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks.
3 συνεμειξεν δε αυτοις και μενελαος και παρεκαλει μετα πολλης ειρωνειας τον αντιοχον ουκ επι σωτηρια της πατριδος οιομενος δε επι της αρχης κατασταθησεσθαι	3 Menelans also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor.
4 ο δε βασιλευς των βασιλεων εξηγειρεν τον θυμον του αντιοχου επι τον αλιτηριον και λυσιου υποδειξαντος τουτον αιτιον ειναι παντων των κακων προσεταξεν ως εθος εστιν εν τω τοπω προσαπολεσαι αγαγοντας εις βεροιαν	4 But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.
5 εστιν δε εν τω τοπω πυργος πεντηκοντα πηχεων πληρης σποδου ουτος δε οργανον ειχεν περιφερες παντοθεν αποκρημνον εις την σποδον	5 Now there was in that place a tower of fifty cubits high, full of ashes, and it had a round instrument which on every side hanged down into the ashes.
6 ενταυθα τον ιεροσυλιας ενοχον η και τινων αλλων κακων υπεροχην πεποιημενον απαντες προσωθουσιν εις ολεθρον	6 And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death.
7 τοιουτω μορω τον παρανομον συνεβη θανειν μηδε της γης τυχοντα μενελαον	7 Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly:
8 πανυ δικαιως επει γαρ συνετελεσατο πολλα περι τον βωμον αμαρτηματα ου το πυρ αγνον ην και η σποδος εν σποδω τον θανατον εκομισατο	8 For inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes.
9 τοις δε φρονημασιν ο βασιλευς βεβαρβαρωμενος ηρχετο τα χειριστα των επι του πατρος αυτου γεγονοτων ενδειξομενος τοις ιουδαιοις	9 Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time.
10 μεταλαβων δε ιουδας ταυτα παρηγγειλεν τω πληθει δι' ημερας και νυκτος επικαλεισθαι τον κυριον ει ποτε και αλλοτε και νυν επιβοηθειν τοις του νομου και πατριδος και ιερου αγιου στερεισθαι μελλουσιν	10 Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:
11 και τον αρτι βραχεως ανεψυχοτα λαον μη εασαι τοις δυσφημοις εθνεσιν υποχειριους γενεσθαι	11 And that he would not suffer the people, that had even now been but a little refreshed, to be in subjection to the blasphemous nations.
12 παντων δε το αυτο ποιησαντων ομου και καταξιωσαντων τον ελεημονα κυριον μετα κλαυθμου και νηστειων και προπτωσεως επι ημερας τρεις αδιαλειπτως παρακαλεσας αυτους ο ιουδας εκελευσεν παραγινεσθαι	12 So when they had all done this together, and besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting, and lying flat upon the ground three days long, Judas, having exhorted them, commanded they should be in a readiness.
13 καθ' εαυτον δε συν τοις πρεσβυτεροις γενομενος εβουλευσατο πριν εισβαλειν του βασιλεως το στρατευμα εις την ιουδαιαν και γενεσθαι της πολεως εγκρατεις εξελθοντας κριναι τα πραγματα τη του θεου βοηθεια	13 And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king's host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.
14 δους δε την επιτροπην τω κτιστη του κοσμου παρακαλεσας τους συν αυτω γενναιως αγωνισασθαι μεχρι θανατου περι νομων ιερου πολεως πατριδος πολιτειας περι δε μωδειν εποιησατο την στρατοπεδειαν	14 So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the commonwealth, he camped by Modin:
15 αναδους δε τοις περι αυτον συνθημα θεου νικην μετα νεανισκων αριστων κεκριμενων επιβαλων νυκτωρ επι την βασιλικην αυλην την παρεμβολην ανειλεν εις ανδρας δισχιλιους και τον πρωτευοντα των ελεφαντων συν τω κατ' οικιαν οντι συνεκεντησεν	15 And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.
16 και το τελος την παρεμβολην δεους και ταραχης επληρωσαν και εξελυσαν ευημερουντες	16 And at last they filled the camp with fear and tumult, and departed with good success.
17 υποφαινουσης δε ηδη της ημερας τουτο εγεγονει δια την επαρηγουσαν αυτω του κυριου σκεπην	17 This was done in the break of the day, because the protection of the Lord did help him.
18 ο δε βασιλευς ειληφως γευμα της των ιουδαιων ευτολμιας κατεπειρασεν δια μεθοδων τους τοπους	18 Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,
19 και επι βαιθσουρα φρουριον οχυρον των ιουδαιων προσηγεν ετροπουτο προσεκρουεν ηλαττονουτο	19 And marched toward Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was put to flight, failed, and lost of his men:
20 τοις δε ενδον ιουδας τα δεοντα εισεπεμψεν	20 For Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things as were necessary.
21 προσηγγειλεν δε τα μυστηρια τοις πολεμιοις ροδοκος εκ της ιουδαικης ταξεως ανεζητηθη και κατελημφθη και κατεκλεισθη	21 But Rhodocus, who was in the Jews' host, disclosed the secrets to the enemies; therefore he was sought out, and when they had gotten him, they put him in prison.
22 εδευτερολογησεν ο βασιλευς τοις εν βαιθσουροις δεξιαν εδωκεν ελαβεν απηει προσεβαλεν τοις περι τον ιουδαν ηττων εγενετο	22 The king treated with them in Bethsum the second time, gave his hand, took their's, departed, fought with Judas, was overcome;
23 μετελαβεν απονενοησθαι τον φιλιππον εν αντιοχεια τον απολελειμμενον επι των πραγματων συνεχυθη τους ιουδαιους παρεκαλεσεν υπεταγη και ωμοσεν επι πασι τοις δικαιοις συνελυθη και θυσιαν προσηγαγεν ετιμησεν τον νεω και τον τοπον εφιλανθρωπησεν	23 Heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted himself, and sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,
24 και τον μακκαβαιον απεδεξατο κατελιπεν στρατηγον απο πτολεμαιδος εως των γερρηνων ηγεμονιδην	24 And accepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor from Ptolemais unto the Gerrhenians;
25 ηλθεν εις πτολεμαιδα εδυσφορουν περι των συνθηκων οι πτολεμαεις εδειναζον γαρ υπερ ων ηθελησαν αθετειν τας διασταλσεις	25 Came to Ptolemais: the people there were grieved for the covenants; for they stormed, because they would make their covenants void:
26 προσηλθεν επι το βημα λυσιας απελογησατο ενδεχομενως συνεπεισεν κατεπραυνεν ευμενεις εποιησεν ανεζευξεν εις αντιοχειαν ουτω τα του βασιλεως της εφοδου και της αναζυγης εχωρησεν	26 Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded, pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's coming and departing.