1 Maccabees 12

NEW JERUSALEM	Biblija Hrvatski
1 When Jonathan saw that circumstances were working in his favour, he sent a select mission to Rometo confirm and renew his treaty of friendship with the Romans.	1 Videći da mu je pogodna prilika, Jonatan izabra ljude i posla ih u Rim da s Rimljanima potvrde i obnove prijateljstvo.
2 He also sent letters to the same effect to the Spartans and to other places.	2 Jednaka je pisma poslao i Spartancima i drugima.
3 The envoys made their way to Rome, entered the Senate and said, 'Jonathan the high priest and theJewish nation have sent us to renew your treaty of friendship and al iance with them as before.'	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.«
4 The Senate gave them letters to the authorities of each place, to procure their safe conduct toJudaea.	4 Dali su im pisma za vlasti svake zemlje, s preporukom da ih upute u miru u judejsku zemlju.
5 The fol owing is the copy of the letter Jonathan wrote to the Spartans:	5 Evo prijepisa pisma koje je Jonatan pisao Spartancima:
6 'Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests and the rest of the Jewish people to theSpartans their brothers, greetings.	6 »Veliki svećenik Jonatan, narodno vijeće, svećenici i ostali narod židovski pozdravljaju svoju braću Spartance.
7 'In the past, a letter was sent to Onias, the high priest, from Areios, one of your kings, stating that youare indeed our brothers, as the copy subjoined attests.	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.
8 Onias received the envoy with honour, and accepted the letter, in which a clear declaration was made of friendship and al iance.	8 Onija je s počastima dočekao čovjeka koji je bio poslan i primio je pismo koje je jasno govorilo o savezništvu i prijateljstvu.
9 For our part, though we have no need of these, having the consolation of the holy books in ourpossession,	9 Što se nas tiče, iako nam to ne bi bilo potrebno budući da nam za utjehu stoje na raspolaganju svete knjige,
10 we venture to send to renew our fraternal friendship with you, so that we may not become strangersto you, a long time having elapsed since you last wrote to us.	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.
11 We, for our part, on every occasion, at our festivals and on other appointed days, unfailinglyremember you in the sacrifices we offer and in our prayers, as it is right and fitting to remember brothers.	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.
12 We rejoice in your renown.	12 Radujemo se vašoj slavi.
13 'We ourselves, however, have had many trials and many wars, the neighbouring kings making waron us.	13 Oko nas su se umnožile nevolje i ratovi i na nas su zavojštili kraljevi, naši susjedi.
14 We were unwil ing to trouble you or our other al ies and friends during these wars,	14 U tim ratovima nismo vam htjeli biti na teret, kao ni ostalim našim saveznicima i prijateljima,
15 since we have the support of Heaven to help us, thanks to which we have been delivered from ourenemies, and they are the ones who have been brought low.	15 jer nam s Neba dolazi pomoć koja nas jača. Tako smo izbavljeni od svojih neprijatelja, a oni su poniženi.
16 We have therefore chosen Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, and sent themto the Romans to renew our former treaty of friendship and alliance,	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.
17 and we have ordered them also to visit you, to greet you and deliver you this letter of oursconcerning the renewal of our brotherhood;	17 Njima smo naložili da pođu i k vama, da vas pozdrave i uruče vam naša pisma o obnavljanju bratstva.
18 we shal be grateful for an answer to it.'	18 I sad će nam biti drago ako nam na to odgovorite.«
19 The following is the copy of the letter sent to Onias:	19 Ovo je prijepis pisma što su ga oni poslali Oniji:
20 'Areios king of the Spartans, to Onias the high priest, greetings.	20 »Spartanski kralj Arije pozdravlja velikog svećenika Oniju.
21 'It has been discovered in records regarding the Spartans and Jews that they are brothers, and ofthe race of Abraham.	21 Našlo se u spisu o Spartancima i Židovima da su braća i da su od Abrahamova roda.
22 Now that this has come to our knowledge, we shall be obliged if you wil send us news of yourwelfare.	22 Sad, kad to znamo, bit će nam drago ako nam pišete o vašem blagostanju.
23 Our own message to you is this: your flocks and your possessions are ours, and ours are yours, andwe are instructing our envoys to give you a message to this effect.'	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.«
24 Jonathan learned that Demetrius' generals had returned with a larger army than before to make waron him.	24 Uto je Jonatan dočuo da su se Demetrijevi zapovjednici vratili s jačom vojskom nego prije da udare na nj.
25 He therefore left Jerusalem and went to engage them in the area of Hamath, not giving them thetime to invade his own territory.	25 Izišao je iz Jeruzalema i krenuo prema njima u zemlju Hamat, jer im nije htio dopustiti da uđu u njegovu zemlju.
26 He sent spies into their camp, who told him on their return that the enemy were taking up positionsfor a night attack on the Jews.	26 Poslao je uhode u njihov tabor. Ti su se vratili i javili mu kako se spremaju da noću navale na njih.
27 At sunset, Jonathan ordered his men to keep watch with their weapons at hand, in readiness to fightat any time during the night, and posted advance guards al round the camp.	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.
28 On learning that Jonathan and his men were ready to fight, the enemy took fright and, with quakinghearts, lit fires in their bivouac and decamped.	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.
29 Jonathan and his men, watching the glow of the fires, were unaware of their withdrawal untilmorning,	29 Ali Jonatan i njegovi vojnici nisu do jutra znali za njihov odlazak, jer su vidjeli da gore vatre.
30 and although Jonathan pursued them, he failed to overtake them, for they had already crossed theriver Eleutherus.	30 Jonatan ih stade goniti, ali ih ne stiže budući da su prešli rijeku Eleuter.
31 So Jonathan wheeled round on the Arabs cal ed Zabadaeans, beat them and plundered them;	31 Jonatan je odatle krenuo protiv Arapa koji se zovu Zabadejci te ih razbio i oplijenio.
32 then, breaking camp, he went to Damascus, thus crossing the whole province.	32 Zatim je digao tabor i došao u Damask i prošao svu tu zemlju.
33 Simon, meanwhile, had also set out and had penetrated as far as Ascalon and the neighbouringtowns. He then turned on Joppa and moved quickly to occupy it,	33 A Šimun se zaputio i dopro sve do Askalona i susjednih mjesta. Skrenuo je u Jopu i zauzeo je.
34 for he had heard of their intention to hand over this strong point to the supporters of Demetrius; hestationed a garrison there to hold it.	34 Čuo je, naime, da stanovnici kane to mjesto predati Demetrijevim pristašama. U nj je smjestio posadu da ga čuvaju.
35 Jonathan, on his return, cal ed a meeting of the elders of the people and decided with them to buildfortresses in Judaea	35 Kad se Jonatan vratio, sazvao je skupštinu narodnih starješina i s njima odlučio da u Judeji sagradi tvrđave,
36 and to heighten the walls of Jerusalem and erect a high barrier between the Citadel and the city, tocut the former off from the city and isolate it, to prevent the occupants from buying or sel ing.	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.
37 Rebuilding the city was a co-operative effort: part of the wall over the eastern ravine had fal en down;he restored the quarter called Chaphenatha.	37 Sabrali su se da ponovno ozidaju grad. Srušio se dio zida na potoku s istočne strane. Obnovili su četvrt zvanu Kafenata.
38 Simon, meanwhile, rebuilt Adida in the lowlands, fortifying it, and erecting gates with bolts.	38 A Šimun ponovno sagradi Adidu u Šefeli, utvrdi je i namjesti vrata s prijevornicama.
39 Trypho's ambition was to become king of Asia, assume the crown, and overpower King Antiochus.	39 Trifon je snovao da zavlada Azijom, ovjenča se krunom i digne ruku na kralja Antioha.
40 He was apprehensive that Jonathan might not al ow him to do this, and might even make war onhim, so he set out and came to Beth-Shean, in the hopes of finding some pretext for having him arrested and putto death.	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.
41 Jonathan went out to intercept him, with forty thousand picked men in battle order, and arrived atBeth-Shean.	41 Jonatan iziđe preda nj sa četrdeset tisuća ljudi izabranih za borbu. Došao je u Betšan.
42 When Trypho saw him there with a large force, he hesitated to make any move against him.	42 Trifon je vidio kako je došao s velikom vojskom pa se pobojao na nj staviti ruku.
43 He even received him with honour, commended him to al his friends, gave him presents andordered his friends and his troops to obey him as they would himself.	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.
44 He said to Jonathan, 'Why have you given all these people so much trouble, when there is no threatof war between us?	44 Jonatanu je rekao: »Zašto si zamarao sav taj narod kad među nama ne prijeti rat?
45 Send them back home; pick yourself a few men as your bodyguard, and come with me to Ptolemais,which I am going to hand over to you, with the other fortresses and the remaining troops and al the officials;after which, I shal take the road for home. This was my purpose in coming here.'	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.«
46 Jonathan trusted him and did as he said; he dismissed his forces, who went back to Judaea.	46 Jonatan mu povjerova i učini kako je on rekao. Otpustio je čete da odu u židovsku zemlju.
47 With him he retained three thousand men, of whom he left two thousand in Galilee, while a thousandaccompanied him.	47 Uza se je ostavio tri tisuće ljudi, od kojih je dvije tisuće odvojio u Galileji, a tisuću ih je pošlo s njim.
48 But as soon as Jonathan had entered Ptolemais, the people of Ptolemais closed the gates, seizedhim, and put al those who had entered with him to the sword.	48 Kad je Jonatan ušao u Ptolemaidu, njezini stanovnici zatvoriše vrata, uhvatiše ga i posjekoše sve njegove pratioce.
49 Trypho sent troops and cavalry into Galilee and the Great Plain to destroy all Jonathan's supporters.	49 Trifon je poslao pješake i konjanike u Galileju i u veliku ravnicu da pobiju sve Jonatanove pristalice.
50 These, concluding that he had been taken and had perished with his companions, encouraged oneanother, marching with closed ranks and ready to give battle,	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.
51 and when their pursuers saw that they would fight for their lives, they turned back.	51 Kad su progonitelji vidjeli da im je život ugrožen, vratiše se.
52 Al reached Judaea safe and sound, and there they lamented Jonathan and his companions, beingvery frightened indeed; al Israel was plunged into mourning.	52 Svi su živi i zdravi došli u židovsku zemlju. Oplakivali su Jonatana i njegovu pratnju. Bili su puni straha. Sav je narod tugovao.
53 The surrounding nations were al now looking for ways of destroying them: 'They have no leader,'they said, 'no ally; we have only to attack them now, and we shall blot out their very memory from all peoples.'	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!«