1 Maccabees 14

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 In the year one hundred and seventy-two, King Demetrius assembled his army and marched into Media to obtain help so that he could fight Trypho.	1 Anno centesimo septuagesi mo secundo congregavit rex Demetrius exercitumsuum et abiit in Mediam ad contrahenda sibi auxilia, ut expugnaret Tryphonem.
2 When Arsaces, king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius had invaded his territory, he sent one of his generals to take him alive.	2 Et audivit Arsaces rex Persidis et Mediae, quia intravit Demetrius confinessuos, et misit unum de principibus suis, ut comprehenderet eum vivum.
3 The general went forth and defeated the army of Demetrius; he captured him and brought him to Arsaces, who put him in prison.	3 Et abiitet percussit castra Demetrii et comprehendit eum et duxit eum ad Arsacem etposuit eum in custodiam.
4 The land was at rest all the days of Simon, who sought the good of his nation. His people were delighted with his power and his magnificence throughout his reign.	4 Et siluit terra Iudae omnibus diebus Simonis; et quaesivit bona genti suae, et placuit illis potestas eius, et gloria eius omnibus diebus.
5 As his crowning glory he captured the port of Joppa and made it a gateway to the isles of the sea.	5 Et cum omni gloria sua accepit Ioppen in portum et fecit introitum insulis maris.
6 He enlarged the borders of his nation and gained control of the country.	6 Et dilatavit fines gentis suae et obtinuit regionem.
7 He took many enemies prisoners of war and made himself master of Gazara, Beth-zur, and the citadel. He cleansed the citadel of its impurities; there was no one to withstand him.	7 Et congregavit captivitatem multam et dominatus est Gazarae et Bethsurae etarci; et abstulit immunditias ex ea, et non erat qui resisteret ei.
8 The people cultivated their land in peace; the land yielded its produce and the trees of the field their fruit.	8 Et unusquisque colebat terram suam cum pace; et terra dabat fructus suos, et ligna camporum fructum suum.
9 Old men sat in the squares, all talking about the good times, while the young men wore the glorious apparel of war.	9 Seniores in plateis sedebant, omnes de bonis communiter tractabant, et iuvenes induebant se gloriam et stolas belli.
10 He supplied the cities with food and equipped them with means of defense, till his glorious name reached the ends of the earth.	10 Et civitatibus tribuebat alimonias et constituebat eas, ut essent vasamunitionis, quoadusque nominatum est nomen gloriae eius usque ad extremum terrae.
11 He brought peace to the land, and Israel was filled with happiness.	11 Fecit pacem super terram, et laetatus est Israel laetitia magna.
12 Every man sat under his vine and his fig tree, with no one to disturb him.	12 Et sedit unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficulnea sua, et non erat qui eos terreret.
13 No one was left to attack them in their land; the kings in those days were crushed.	13 Defecit impugnans eos super terram; reges contriti sunt in diebus illis.
14 He strengthened all the lowly among his people and was zealous for the law; he suppressed all the lawless and the wicked.	14 Et confirmavit omnes humiles populi sui et legem exquisivit et abstulit omnem iniquum et malum.
15 He made the temple splendid and enriched its equipment.	15 Sancta glorificavit et multiplicavit vasa sanctorum.
16 When people heard in Rome and even in Sparta that Jonathan had died, they were deeply grieved.	16 Et auditum est Romae quia defunctus esset Ionathas, et usque in Spartiatas,et contristati sunt valde.
17 But when the Romans heard that his brother Simon had been made high priest in his place and was master of the country and the cities,	17 Ut audierunt autem quod Simon frater eius factusesset summus sacerdos loco eius, et ipse obtineret regionem et civitates in ea,
18 they sent him inscribed tablets of bronze to renew with him the friendship and alliance that they had established with his brothers Judas and Jonathan.	18 scripserunt ad eum in tabulis aereis, ut renovarent cum eo amicitias etsocietatem, quam fecerant cum Iuda et cum Ionatha fratribus eius;
19 These were read before the assembly in Jerusalem.	19 et lectaesunt in conspectu ecclesiae in Ierusalem. Et hoc exemplum epistularum, quasSpartiatae miserunt:
20 This is a copy of the letter that the Spartans sent: "The rulers and the citizens of Sparta send greetings to Simon the high priest, the elders, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people, our brothers.	20 “ Spartianorum principes et civitas Simoni sacerdotimagno et senioribus et sacerdotibus et reliquo populo Iudaeorum fratribussalutem.
21 The envoys you sent to our people have informed us of your glory and fame, and we were happy that they came.	21 Legati, qui missi sunt ad populum nostrum, nuntiaverunt nobis devestra gloria et honore, et gavisi sumus in introitu eorum
22 In accordance with what they said we have recorded the following in the public decrees: Since Numenius, son of Antiochus, and Antipater, son of Jason, envoys of the Jews, have come to us to renew their friendship with us,	22 et scripsimus,quae ab eis erant dicta in conciliis populi sic: “Numenius Antiochi etAntipater Iasonis filius, legati Iudaeorum, venerunt ad nos renovantes nobiscumamicitiam”.
23 the people have voted to receive the men with honor, and to deposit a copy of their words in the public archives, so that the people of Sparta may have a record of them. A copy of this decree has been made for Simon the high priest."	23 Et placuit populo excipere viros gloriose et ponere exemplumsermonum eorum in segregatis populi libris, ut sit ad memoriam populoSpartiatarum. Exemplum autem horum scripsimus Simoni magno sacerdoti ”.
24 After this, Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great gold shield weighing a thousand minas, to confirm the alliance with the Romans.	24 Post haec autem misit Simon Numenium Romam habentem clipeum aureum magnum pondominarum mille ad statuendam cum eis societatem.
25 When the people heard of these things, they said, "How can we thank Simon and his sons?	25 Cum autem audisset populus sermones istos, dixerunt: “ Quam gratiarumactionem reddemus Simoni et filiis eius?
26 He and his brothers and his father's house have stood firm and repulsed Israel's enemies. They have thus preserved its liberty." So they made an inscription on bronze tablets, which they affixed to pillars on Mount Zion.	26 Invaluit enim ipse et fratres eiuset domus patris eius et expugnavit inimicos Israel ab eis; et statuerunt eilibertatem ”. Et descripserunt in tabulis aereis et posuerunt in titulis inmonte Sion.
27 The following is a copy of the inscription: "On the eighteenth day of Elul, in the year one hundred and seventy-two, that is, the third year under Simon the high priest in Asaramel,	27 Et hoc est exemplum scripturae: “ Octava decima die Elul, annocentesimo septuagesimo secundo, anno tertio sub Simone sacerdote magno, inAsaramel,
28 in a great assembly of priests, people, rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, the following proclamation was made:	28 in conventu magno sacerdotum et populi et principum gentis etseniorum regionis nota facta sunt nobis haec:
29 "'Since there have often been wars in our country, Simon, son of the priest Mattathias, descendant of Joarib, and his brothers have put themselves in danger and resisted the enemies of their nation, so that their sanctuary and law might be maintained, and they have thus brought great glory to their nation.	29 Quoniam frequenter facta suntproelia in regione, Simon autem filius Matthathiae, filius ex filiis Ioarib, etfratres eius dederunt se periculo et restiterunt adversariis gentis suae, utstarent sancta ipsorum et lex; et gloria magna glorificaverunt gentem suam.
30 After Jonathan had rallied his nation and become their high priest, he was gathered to his kinsmen.	30 Et congregavit Ionathas gentem suam et factus est illis sacerdos magnus etappositus est ad populum suum.
31 When the enemies of the Jews sought to invade and devastate their country and to lay hands on their temple,	31 Et voluerunt inimici eorum calcare et atterereregionem ipsorum et extendere manus in sancta eorum.
32 Simon rose up and fought for his nation, spending large sums of his own money to equip the men of his nation's armed forces and giving them their pay.	32 Tunc restitit Simon etpugnavit pro gente sua et erogavit pecunias multas et armavit viros virtutisgentis suae et dedit illis stipendia.
33 He fortified the cities of Judea, especially the frontier city of Beth-zur, where he stationed a garrison of Jewish soldiers, and where previously the enemy's arms had been stored.	33 Et munivit civitates Iudaeae etBethsuram, quae erat in finibus Iudaeae, ubi erant arma hostium antea, et posuitillic praesidium viros Iudaeos;
34 He also fortified Joppa by the sea and Gazara on the border of Azotus, a place previously occupied by the enemy; these cities he resettled with Jews, and furnished them with all that was necessary for their restoration.	34 et Ioppen munivit, quae erat ad mare, etGazaram, quae est in finibus Azoti, in qua hostes antea habitabant, etcollocavit illic Iudaeos et, quaecumque apta erant ad correptionem eorum, posuitin eis.
35 When the Jewish people saw Simon's loyalty and the glory he planned to bring to his nation, they made him their leader and high priest because of all he had accomplished and the loyalty and justice he had shown his nation. In every way he sought to exalt his people.	35 Et vidit populus fidem Simonis et gloriam, quam cogitabat faceregenti suae; et posuerunt eum ducem suum et principem sacerdotum, eo quod ipsefecerat haec omnia et iustitiam et fidem, quam conservavit genti suae, etexquisivit omni modo exaltare populum suum.
36 "'In his time and under his guidance they succeeded in driving the Gentiles out of their country, especially those in the City of David in Jerusalem, who had built for themselves a citadel from which they used to sally forth to defile the environs of the temple and inflict grave injury on its purity.	36 Et in diebus eius prosperatum estin manibus eius, ut tollerentur gentes de regione ipsorum et, qui in civitateDavid erant in Ierusalem, qui fecerant sibi arcem, de qua procedebant etcontaminabant omnia, quae in circuitu sanctorum sunt, et inferebant plagammagnam castitati;
37 In this citadel he stationed Jewish soldiers, and he strengthened its fortifications for the defense of the land and the city, while he also raised the wall of Jerusalem to a greater height.	37 et collocavit in ea viros Iudaeos et munivit eam adtutamentum regionis et civitatis et exaltavit muros Ierusalem.
38 Consequently, King Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood,	38 Et rexDemetrius statuit illi summum sacerdotium secundum haec
39 made him one of his Friends, and conferred the highest honors on him.	39 et fecit eum amicumsuum et glorificavit eum gloria magna.
40 He had indeed heard that the Romans had addressed the Jews as friends, allies, and brothers and that they had received Simon's envoys with honor.	40 Audivit enim quod appellati suntIudaei a Romanis amici et socii et fratres, et quia susceperunt legatos Simonisgloriose;
41 "'The Jewish people and their priest have, therefore, made the following decisions. Simon shall be their permanent leader and high priest until a true prophet arises.	41 et quia Iudaei et sacerdotes consenserunt eum esse ducem suum etsummum sacerdotem in aeternum, donec surgat propheta fidelis,
42 He shall act as governor general over them, and shall have charge of the temple, to make regulations concerning its functions and concerning the country, its weapons and strongholds,	42 et ut sit supereos dux, et ut cura esset illi pro sanctis, ut constitueret per eum super operaeorum et super regionem et super arma et super praesidia;
43 he shall be obeyed by all. All contracts made in the country shall be dated by his name. He shall have the right to wear royal purple and gold ornaments.	43 et cura sit illi desanctis, et ut audiatur ab omnibus; et scribantur in nomine eius omnesconscriptiones in regione, et ut operiatur purpura et aurum portet;
44 It shall not be lawful for any of the people or priests to nullify any of these decisions, or to contradict the orders given by him, or to convene an assembly in the country without his consent, to be clothed in royal purple or wear an official gold brooch.	44 et neliceat ulli ex populo et ex sacerdotibus irritum facere aliquid horum etcontradicere his, quae ab eo dicuntur, aut convocare conventum in regione sineipso et vestiri purpura et uti fibula aurea;
45 Whoever acts otherwise or violates any of these prescriptions shall be liable to punishment.	45 qui autem fecerit extra haec autirritum fecerit aliquid horum, reus erit.
46 "'All the people approved of granting Simon the right to act in accord with these decisions,	46 Et complacuit omni populo statuereSimoni facere secundum verba ista.
47 and Simon accepted and agreed to act as high priest, governor general, and ethnarch of the Jewish people and priests and to exercise supreme authority over all.'"	47 Et suscepit Simon et placuit ei, ut summosacerdotio fungeretur et esset dux et princeps gentis Iudaeorum et sacerdotum etpraeesset omnibus ”.
48 It was decreed that this inscription should be engraved on bronze tablets, to be set up in a conspicuous place in the precincts of the temple,	48 Et scripturam istam dixerunt ponere in tabulis aereiset ponere eas in peribolo sanctorum in loco celebri;
49 and that copies of it should be deposited in the treasury, where they would be available to Simon and his sons.	49 exemplum autem eorumponere in aerario, ut habeat Simon et filii eius.