Prva knjiga o Makabejcima 16

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ivan uzađe iz Gezera i javi svom ocu Šimunu što radi Kendebej.	1 John then went up from Gazara and told his father Simon what Cendebeus was doing.
2 Šimun tada dozva svoja dva najstarija sina, Judu i Ivana, i reče im: »Moja braća i ja, i moj očinski dom, vojevali smo protiv Izraelovih neprijatelja od mladosti do današnjeg dana i uspjeli smo više puta izbaviti Izraela.	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 Sad sam ja ostario, a vi ste se po milosti dohvatili snage: stanite, dakle, na moje mjesto i na mjesto mog brata! Idite i borite se za naš narod, i nebeska pomoć neka bude s vama!«	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 Tada izabra u zemlji dvadeset tisuća pješaka i konjanike te odoše na Kendebeja. Prenoćili su u Modinu.	4 John then mustered in the land twenty thousand warriors and horsemen. Setting out against Cendebeus, they spent the night at Modein,
5 Uranivši ujutro, krenuli su u ravnicu, i gle, ide na njih velika vojska, pješaci i konjanici. Među njima bijaše potok.	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 Ivan sa svojim ljudima zauze položaj nasuprot neprijateljima. A kad je vidio da se narod boji prijeći preko potoka, sam prijeđe prvi. Ljudi, videći ga, prijeđoše za njim.	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 Razdijelio je vojsku i konjanike pomiješao među pješake, jer je neprijateljskih konjanika bilo vrlo mnogo.	7 Then he divided his infantry into two corps and put his cavalry between them, for the enemy's horsemen were very numerous.
8 Odjeknuše trube. Kendebej sa svojom vojskom pobježe. Mnogi su poginuli, a oni koji su se spasili pobjegoše put tvrđave.	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 Tada bî ranjen Ivanov brat Juda. Ivan ih je pak gonio dok Kendebej nije stigao do Kedrona, što ga je sam utvrdio.	9 It was then that John's brother Judas fell wounded; but John pursued them until Cendebeus reached Kedron, which he had fortified.
10 Pobijeđeni su utekli do kula u poljima Azota, a pobjednik ih zapali. Od njih pade oko dvije tisuće ljudi. Ivan se mirno vratio u Judeju.	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 Abubov sin Ptolemej postavljen je upraviteljem u jerihonskoj ravnici. Imao je mnogo srebra i zlata,	11 Ptolemy, son of Abubus, had been appointed governor of the plain of Jericho, and he had much silver and gold,
12 jer je bio zet velikog svećenika.	12 being the son-in-law of the high priest.
13 Njegovo se srce uzoholilo. Naumio je da zavlada zemljom i stvarao je vjerolomne osnove protiv Šimuna i njegovih sinova.	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 Šimun je obilazio gradove u zemlji nadzirući ih i brinući se za upravu. Tako je došao u Jerihon sa svojim sinovima Matatijom i Judom godine sto sedamdeset i sedme, jedanaestog mjeseca, a to je mjesec šebat.	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 Abubov ih sin prijevarom namami u tvrđavicu zvanu Dok, koju je on i sagradio. Pripravio im je veliku gozbu, ali je ondje sakrio ljude.	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 Kad se Šimun sa svojim sinovima napio, ustao je Ptolemej sa svojim ljudima, uzeo oružje, navalio na Šimuna u blagovalištu i ubio njega, njegove sinove i neke od njihove posluge.	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 Tako je počinio veliku nevjeru, dobro uzvratio zlom.	17 By this vicious act of treason he repaid good with evil.
18 Ptolemej je o tom pismeno obavijestio kralja da mu pošalje u pomoć čete i preda mu gradove i zemlju.	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 Druge je poslao u Gezer da maknu Ivana te je pismeno naložio zapovjednicima vojske da dođu k njemu da im dade srebra, zlata i darova.	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 Ostale je poslao da zauzmu Jeruzalem i hramsku goru.	20 He also sent others to seize Jerusalem and the mount of the temple.
21 Ali je netko potrčao naprijed i Ivanu u Gezeru javio da su mu poginuli otac i braća. Dodao je: »I poslao je nekoga da ubije i tebe.«	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 Na tu se vijest Ivan razgnjevi. Uhvatio je ljude koji su došli da ga ubiju te ih je pogubio, jer je znao da ga žele ubiti.	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 Ostala Ivanova djela, njegovi ratovi i junaštva što ih je izvršio, bedemi koje je sagradio i ostali njegovi pothvati,	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 sve je to zapisano u Ljetopisima njegova vrhovnog svećeništva, od dana kada je poslije svog oca postao velikim svećenikom.	24 these things are recorded in the chronicle of his pontificate, from the time that he succeeded his father as high priest.