| 1 Videći da mu je pogodna prilika, Jonatan izabra ljude i posla ih u Rim da s Rimljanima potvrde i obnove prijateljstvo. | 1 Now when Jonathan saw that the time was favorable for him, he chose men and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew the friendship with them. |
| 2 Jednaka je pisma poslao i Spartancima i drugima. | 2 He also sent letters to the same effect to the Spartans and to other places. |
| 3 Tako su oni otišli u Rim, ušli u Senat i rekli: »Veliki svećenik Jonatan i narod židovski poslaše nas da među sobom obnovimo prijateljstvo i savezništvo kakvo je bilo prije.« | 3 So they went to Rome and entered the senate chamber and said, "Jonathan the high priest and the Jewish nation have sent us to renew the former friendship and alliance with them." |
| 4 Dali su im pisma za vlasti svake zemlje, s preporukom da ih upute u miru u judejsku zemlju. | 4 And the Romans * gave them letters to the people in every place, asking them to provide for the envoys * safe conduct to the land of Judah. |
| 5 Evo prijepisa pisma koje je Jonatan pisao Spartancima: | 5 This is a copy of the letter which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans: |
| 6 »Veliki svećenik Jonatan, narodno vijeće, svećenici i ostali narod židovski pozdravljaju svoju braću Spartance. | 6 "Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people to their brethren the Spartans, greeting. |
| 7 Već prije poslao je Arije, koji je vladao među vama, velikom svećeniku Oniji pismo u kojem potvrđuje da ste naša braća, kako to pokazuje priloženi prijepis. | 7 Already in time past a letter was sent to Onias the high priest from Arius, * who was king among you, stating that you are our brethren, as the appended copy shows. |
| 8 Onija je s počastima dočekao čovjeka koji je bio poslan i primio je pismo koje je jasno govorilo o savezništvu i prijateljstvu. | 8 Onias welcomed the envoy with honor, and received the letter, which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship. |
| 9 Što se nas tiče, iako nam to ne bi bilo potrebno budući da nam za utjehu stoje na raspolaganju svete knjige, | 9 Therefore, though we have no need of these things, since we have as encouragement the holy books which are in our hands, |
| 10 pokušali smo nekoga poslati da se obnovi bratstvo i prijateljstvo koje nas s vama veže, da se ne otuđimo od vas, jer je proteklo mnogo vremena od vašeg poslanstva. | 10 we have undertaken to send to renew our brotherhood and friendship with you, so that we may not become estranged from you, for considerable time has passed since you sent your letter to us. |
| 11 Mi se vas neprestano sjećamo u svako doba i u svakoj prilici, o blagdanima i ostalim svečanim danima, kad prinosimo žrtve i molimo, kako se pristoji i dolikuje sjećati se braće. | 11 We therefore remember you constantly on every occasion, both in our feasts and on other appropriate days, at the sacrifices which we offer and in our prayers, as it is right and proper to remember brethren. |
| 12 Radujemo se vašoj slavi. | 12 And we rejoice in your glory. |
| 13 Oko nas su se umnožile nevolje i ratovi i na nas su zavojštili kraljevi, naši susjedi. | 13 But as for ourselves, many afflictions and many wars have encircled us; the kings round about us have waged war against us. |
| 14 U tim ratovima nismo vam htjeli biti na teret, kao ni ostalim našim saveznicima i prijateljima, | 14 We were unwilling to annoy you and our other allies and friends with these wars, |
| 15 jer nam s Neba dolazi pomoć koja nas jača. Tako smo izbavljeni od svojih neprijatelja, a oni su poniženi. | 15 for we have the help which comes from Heaven for our aid; and we were delivered from our enemies and our enemies were humbled. |
| 16 Izabrali smo, dakle, Antiohova sina Numenija i Jasonova sina Antipatra i poslali ih k Rimljanima da s njima obnove prijateljstvo i savez koji nas je ujedinjavao prije. | 16 We therefore have chosen Numenius the son of Antiochus and Antipater the son of Jason, and have sent them to Rome to renew our former friendship and alliance with them. |
| 17 Njima smo naložili da pođu i k vama, da vas pozdrave i uruče vam naša pisma o obnavljanju bratstva. | 17 We have commanded them to go also to you and greet you and deliver to you this letter from us concerning the renewal of our brotherhood. |
| 18 I sad će nam biti drago ako nam na to odgovorite.« | 18 And now please send us a reply to this." |
| 19 Ovo je prijepis pisma što su ga oni poslali Oniji: | 19 This is a copy of the letter which they sent to Onias: |
| 20 »Spartanski kralj Arije pozdravlja velikog svećenika Oniju. | 20 "Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias the high priest, greeting. |
| 21 Našlo se u spisu o Spartancima i Židovima da su braća i da su od Abrahamova roda. | 21 It has been found in writing concerning the Spartans and the Jews that they are brethren and are of the family of Abraham. |
| 22 Sad, kad to znamo, bit će nam drago ako nam pišete o vašem blagostanju. | 22 And now that we have learned this, please write us concerning your welfare; |
| 23 Mi vam pišemo ovako: vaša stada i vaša dobra naša su, a naša su vaša. Zato smo odredili da vam se u tom smislu donese poruka.« | 23 we on our part write to you that your cattle and your property belong to us, and ours belong to you. We therefore command that our envoys * report to you accordingly." |
| 24 Uto je Jonatan dočuo da su se Demetrijevi zapovjednici vratili s jačom vojskom nego prije da udare na nj. | 24 Now Jonathan heard that the commanders of Demetrius had returned, with a larger force than before, to wage war against him. |
| 25 Izišao je iz Jeruzalema i krenuo prema njima u zemlju Hamat, jer im nije htio dopustiti da uđu u njegovu zemlju. | 25 So he marched away from Jerusalem and met them in the region of Hamath, for he gave them no opportunity to invade his own country. |
| 26 Poslao je uhode u njihov tabor. Ti su se vratili i javili mu kako se spremaju da noću navale na njih. | 26 He sent spies to their camp, and they returned and reported to him that the enemy * were being drawn up in formation to fall upon the Jews * by night. |
| 27 Kad je zašlo sunce, Jonatan je zapovjedio svojima da bdiju i oružje drže pod rukom, da svu noć budu spremni na boj. Oko tabora postavio je predstraže. | 27 So when the sun set, Jonathan commanded his men to be alert and to keep their arms at hand so as to be ready all night for battle, and he stationed outposts around the camp. |
| 28 Na vijest da su Jonatan i njegovi spremni na boj, neprijatelji su se uplašili i klonuli srcem te su u svom taboru zapalili vatre. | 28 When the enemy heard that Jonathan and his men were prepared for battle, they were afraid and were terrified at heart; so they kindled fires in their camp and withdrew. * |
| 29 Ali Jonatan i njegovi vojnici nisu do jutra znali za njihov odlazak, jer su vidjeli da gore vatre. | 29 But Jonathan and his men did not know it until morning, for they saw the fires burning. |
| 30 Jonatan ih stade goniti, ali ih ne stiže budući da su prešli rijeku Eleuter. | 30 Then Jonathan pursued them, but he did not overtake them, for they had crossed the Eleutherus river. |
| 31 Jonatan je odatle krenuo protiv Arapa koji se zovu Zabadejci te ih razbio i oplijenio. | 31 So Jonathan turned aside against the Arabs who are called Zabadeans, and he crushed them and plundered them. |
| 32 Zatim je digao tabor i došao u Damask i prošao svu tu zemlju. | 32 Then he broke camp and went to Damascus, and marched through all that region. |
| 33 A Šimun se zaputio i dopro sve do Askalona i susjednih mjesta. Skrenuo je u Jopu i zauzeo je. | 33 Simon also went forth and marched through the country as far as Askalon and the neighboring strongholds. He turned aside to Joppa and took it by surprise, |
| 34 Čuo je, naime, da stanovnici kane to mjesto predati Demetrijevim pristašama. U nj je smjestio posadu da ga čuvaju. | 34 for he had heard that they were ready to hand over the stronghold to the men whom Demetrius had sent. And he stationed a garrison there to guard it. |
| 35 Kad se Jonatan vratio, sazvao je skupštinu narodnih starješina i s njima odlučio da u Judeji sagradi tvrđave, | 35 When Jonathan returned he convened the elders of the people and planned with them to build strongholds in Judea, |
| 36 da nadogradi jeruzalemske zidove, podigne visoku pregradu između Tvrđe i grada i tako odijeli Tvrđu od grada, osami je da njezini ljudi ne mogu ni kupovati ni prodavati. | 36 to build the walls of Jerusalem still higher, and to erect a high barrier between the citadel and the city to separate it from the city, in order to isolate it so that its garrison * could neither buy nor sell. |
| 37 Sabrali su se da ponovno ozidaju grad. Srušio se dio zida na potoku s istočne strane. Obnovili su četvrt zvanu Kafenata. | 37 So they gathered together to build up the city; part of the wall on the valley to the east had fallen, and he repaired the section called Chaphenatha. |
| 38 A Šimun ponovno sagradi Adidu u Šefeli, utvrdi je i namjesti vrata s prijevornicama. | 38 And Simon built Adida in the Shephelah; he fortified it and installed gates with bolts. |
| 39 Trifon je snovao da zavlada Azijom, ovjenča se krunom i digne ruku na kralja Antioha. | 39 Then Trypho attempted to become king in Asia and put on the crown, and to raise his hand against Antiochus the king. |
| 40 Bojeći se da ga Jonatan ne spriječi i da na nj, ako ustreba, ne zavojšti, smišljao je kako bi ga uhvatio i ubio. Krenuo je u Betšan. | 40 He feared that Jonathan might not permit him to do so, but might make war on him, so he kept seeking to seize and kill him, and he marched forth and came to Beth-shan. |
| 41 Jonatan iziđe preda nj sa četrdeset tisuća ljudi izabranih za borbu. Došao je u Betšan. | 41 Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand picked fighting men, and he came to Beth-shan. |
| 42 Trifon je vidio kako je došao s velikom vojskom pa se pobojao na nj staviti ruku. | 42 When Trypho saw that he had come with a large army, he was afraid to raise his hand against him. |
| 43 I tako ga primi s počastima, preporuči ga svim svojim prijateljima, obdari ga i svojim prijateljima i četama zapovjedi da ga slušaju kao njega samoga. | 43 So he received him with honor and commended him to all his friends, and he gave him gifts and commanded his friends and his troops to obey him as they would himself. |
| 44 Jonatanu je rekao: »Zašto si zamarao sav taj narod kad među nama ne prijeti rat? | 44 Then he said to Jonathan, "Why have you wearied all these people when we are not at war? |
| 45 Pošalji ih, dakle, svojim kućama, izaberi nekoliko ljudi da te prate pa hajde sa mnom u Ptolemaidu. Predat ću ti taj grad kao i ostale tvrđave, ostatak četa i sve službenike, zatim ću se vratiti i otići, jer radi toga sam i došao.« | 45 Dismiss them now to their homes and choose for yourself a few men to stay with you, and come with me to Ptolemais. I will hand it over to you as well as the other strongholds and the remaining troops and all the officials, and will turn round and go home. For that is why I am here." |
| 46 Jonatan mu povjerova i učini kako je on rekao. Otpustio je čete da odu u židovsku zemlju. | 46 Jonathan * trusted him and did as he said; he sent away the troops, and they returned to the land of Judah. |
| 47 Uza se je ostavio tri tisuće ljudi, od kojih je dvije tisuće odvojio u Galileji, a tisuću ih je pošlo s njim. | 47 He kept with himself three thousand men, two thousand of whom he left in Galilee, while a thousand accompanied him. |
| 48 Kad je Jonatan ušao u Ptolemaidu, njezini stanovnici zatvoriše vrata, uhvatiše ga i posjekoše sve njegove pratioce. | 48 But when Jonathan entered Ptolemais, the men of Ptolemais closed the gates and seized him, and all who had entered with him they killed with the sword. |
| 49 Trifon je poslao pješake i konjanike u Galileju i u veliku ravnicu da pobiju sve Jonatanove pristalice. | 49 Then Trypho sent troops and cavalry into Galilee and the Great Plain to destroy all Jonathan's soldiers. |
| 50 Ti su doznali da je Jonatan uhvaćen i da je poginuo zajedno sa svima svojima. Ohrabrili su jedni druge i pošli stisnutih redova, spremni za boj. | 50 But they realized that Jonathan * had been seized and had perished along with his men, and they encouraged one another and kept marching in close formation, ready for battle. |
| 51 Kad su progonitelji vidjeli da im je život ugrožen, vratiše se. | 51 When their pursuers saw that they would fight for their lives, they turned back. |
| 52 Svi su živi i zdravi došli u židovsku zemlju. Oplakivali su Jonatana i njegovu pratnju. Bili su puni straha. Sav je narod tugovao. | 52 So they all reached the land of Judah safely, and they mourned for Jonathan and his companions and were in great fear; and all Israel mourned deeply. |
| 53 Svi su pogani oko njih nastojali da ih istrijebe. Govorili su: »Nemaju ni vođe ni pomoćnika. Vrijeme je da udarimo na njih, pa ćemo im zatrti spomen među ljudima!« | 53 And all the nations round about them tried to destroy them, for they said, "They have no leader or helper. Now therefore let us make war on them and blot out the memory of them from among men." |
