2 Maccabees 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 To the brethren the Jews that are I throughout Egypt, the brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem, and in the land of Judea, send health, and good peace.	1 Saúde aos nossos irmãos judeus que estão no Egito. Seus irmãos, os judeus residentes em Jerusalém e no país de Judá, auguram-lhes uma paz venturosa.
2 May God be gracious to you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants:	2 Deus vos acumule de bens, e que ele se lembre de sua aliança com Abraão, Isaac e Jacó, seus fiéis servidores.
3 And give you all a heart to worship him, and to do his will with a great heart, and a willing mind.	3 Que ele disponha vossa alma à piedade e à observância dos seus mandamentos com um coração generoso e uma fervente submissão!
4 May he open your heart in his law, and in his commandments, and send you peace.	4 Que ele abra vosso coração à sua lei e aos seus preceitos e que vos estabeleça na paz!
5 May he hear your prayers, and be reconciled unto you, and never forsake you in the evil time.	5 Que ele ouça vossas súplicas, vos seja misericordioso e não vos abandone nas provações!
6 And now here we are praying for you.	6 Nós daqui rezamos por vós.
7 When Demetrius reigned, in the year one hundred and sixty-nine, we Jews wrote to you, in the trouble, and violence, that came upon us in those years, after Jason withdrew himself from the holy land, and from the kingdom.	7 Sob o reinado de Demétrio, pelo ano cento e sessenta e nove, nós, judeus, vos escrevemos na tribulação e na aflição em que nos achávamos nessa época, desde o dia em que Jasão e seus companheiros abandonaram a terra santa e o reino.
8 They burnt the gate, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed to the Lord, and were heard, and we offered sacrifices, and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the leaves.	8 A porta do templo foi incendiada e derramado o sangue inocente; mas nós suplicamos ao Senhor, e ele nos ouviu: oferecemos o sacrifício e a flor da farinha, acendemos as lâmpadas e expusemos os pães.
9 And now celebrate ye the days of Scenopegia in the month of Casleu.	9 Celebrai, portanto, agora, a festa da cenopégia no mês de Casleu.
10 In the year Bone hundred and eightyeight, the people that is at Jerusalem, and in Judea, and the senate, and Judas, to Aristobolus, the preceptor of king Ptolemee, who is of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that are in Egypt, health and welfare.	10 No ano cento e oitenta e oito. Os habitantes de Jerusalém e da Judéia, o senado e Judas, a Aristóbulo, conselheiro do rei Ptolomeu, da linhagem dos sacerdotes consagrados, como também aos judeus do Egito, saúde e prosperidade!
11 Having been delivered by God out of great dangers, we give him great thanks, forasmuch as we have been in war with such a king.	11 Libertados por Deus de inauditos perigos, nós lhe rendemos grandes ações de graças, porque tivemos um rei a combater.
12 For he made numbers of men swarm out of Persia that have fought against us, and the holy city.	12 Mas Deus rejeitou aqueles que haviam atacado a cidade santa.
13 For when the leader himself was in Persia, and with him a very great army, he fell in the temple of Nanea, being deceived by the counsel of the priests of Nanea.	13 Seu chefe, chegado à Pérsia com um exército aparentemente irresistível, pereceu no templo de Manéia, vítima de um ardil dos sacerdotes da deusa.
14 For Antiochus, with his friends, came to the place as though he would marry her, and that he might receive great sums of money under the title of a dowry.	14 Com razão, sob o pretexto de esposar aquela, chegou com seus amigos para apoderar-se de suas riquezas, a título de dote.
15 And when the priests of Nanea had set it forth, and he with a small company had entered into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple,	15 Os sacerdotes expuseram o tesouro, e ele mesmo, com alguns dos seus, penetrou no recinto sagrado, enquanto eles fechavam as portas;
16 When Antiochus was came in: and opening a secret entrance of the temple, they cast stones and slew the leader, and them that were with him, and hewed them in pieces, and cutting off their heads they threw them forth.	16 mas, quando Antíoco entrou no interior, abriram uma porta secreta na abóbada e esmagaram o príncipe sob uma saraivada de pedras. Esquartejaram, em seguida, os corpos e degolaram as cabeças, lançando-as aos que estavam do lado de fora.
17 Blessed be God in all things, who hath delivered up the wicked.	17 Louvado seja nosso Deus em todas as coisas, porque entregou os ímpios à morte.
18 Therefore whereas we purpose to keep the purification of the temple on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, we thought it necessary to signify it to you: that you also may keep the day of Scenopegia, and the day of the fire, that was given when Nehemias offered sacrifice, after the temple and the altar was built.	18 Em vésperas de celebrarmos, dia vinte e cinco de Casleu, a purificação do templo, julgamos oportuno certificar-vos disso, a fim de que vós também celebreis a festa da cenopégia e a comemoração do fogo que apareceu quando Neemias ofereceu o sacrifício, após ter reconstruído o templo e o altar.
19 For when our fathers were led in Persia, the priests that then were worshippers of God took privately the fire from the altar, and hid it in a valley where there was a deep pit without water, and there they kept it safe,	19 Na verdade, quando nossos pais foram levados à Pérsia, os sacerdotes de então, inflamados de piedade, tomaram secretamente o fogo sagrado do altar e o esconderam no fundo de um poço seco, onde eles o ocultaram tão cuidadosamente, que o lugar permaneceu desconhecido de todos.
20 But when many years had passed, and it pleased God that Nehemias should be sent by the king of Persia, he sent some of the posterity of those priests that had hid it, to seek for the fire: and as they told us, they found no fire, but thick water.	20 Decorreram muitos anos e, quando aprouve a Deus, Neemias, salvo pelo rei da Pérsia, enviou, para retomar o fogo, os descendentes dos próprios sacerdotes que o haviam ocultado. Ora, segundo a explicação
21 Then he bade them draw it up, and bring it to him: and the priest Nehemias commanded the sacrifices that were laid on, to be sprinkled with the same water, both the wood, and the things that were laid upon it.	21 Neemias ordenou-lhes que o tirassem e o trouxessem. Uma vez preparada a matéria do sacrifício, disse Neemias aos sacerdotes que derramassem a água sobre a madeira e sobre o que estava ali colocado.
22 And when this was done, and the time came that the sun shone out, which before was in a cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that all wondered.	22 A ordem foi executada, e veio o momento em que o sol, a princípio encondido, pôs-se a brilhar, então um grande fogo se acendeu e maravilhou todos os espectadores.
23 And all the priests made prayer, while the sacrifice was consuming, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering.	23 Enquanto se consumiu o sacrifício, os sacerdotes puseram-se a rezar, e todos rezavam com eles; Jônatas entoava, e os outros, como Neemias, juntavam sua voz à dele.
24 And the prayer of Nehemias was after this manner: 0 Lord God, Creator of all things, dreadful and strong, just and merciful, who alone art the goad king,	24 Eis a oração: Senhor, Senhor, Deus, criador de todas as coisas, terrível e forte, justo e misericordioso, que sois o rei único e bom,
25 Who alone art gracious, who alone art just, and almighty, and eternal, who deliverest Israel from all evil, who didst choose the fathers and didst sanctify them :	25 o único generoso, o único justo, todo-poderoso e eterno, vós que livrastes Israel de todo o mal, que fizestes de nossos pais vossos escolhidos e os santificastes,
26 Receive the sacrifice for all thy people Israel, and preserve thy own portion, and sanctify it.	26 aceitai este sacrifício, oferecido por todo o vosso povo de Israel, guardai vossa parte de eleição e santificai-a.
27 Gather together our scattered people, deliver them that are slaves to the Gentiles, and look upon them that are despised and abhorred: that the Gentiles may know that thou art our God.	27 Congregai nossos irmãos dispersos, devolvei a liberdade aos que são escravos entre os pagãos, deitai vosso olhar sobre os que são desprezados e abominados, e que as nações saibam que sois nosso Deus.
28 Punish them that oppress us, and that treat us injuriously with pride.	28 Castigai os que nos oprimem e nos ultrajam com seu orgulho.
29 Establish thy people in thy holy place, as Moses hath spoken.	29 Plantai, como disse Moisés, vosso povo na vossa terra santa.
30 And the priests sung hymns till the sacrifice was consumed.	30 Os sacerdotes então cantaram os hinos.
31 And when the sacrifice was consumed, Nehemias commanded the water that was left to be poured out upon the great stones.	31 Quando foi consumido o sacrifício, Neemias mandou que se espalhasse o líquido restante sobre grandes pedras.
32 Which being done, there -was kindled a dame from them: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar.	32 Depois de feito isso, uma chama cintilou, mas se consumiu, enquanto o fogo que se erguia no altar continuava a brilhar.
33 And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices.	33 O acontecimento foi logo divulgado, e contaram ao rei da Pérsia que era no lugar onde os sacerdotes levados ao cativeiro tinham ocultado o fogo sagrado, que havia aparecido a água com a qual Neemias e seus companheiros obtiveram o fogo purificador das oferendas.
34 And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened.	34 Ordenou o rei que se murasse o lugar e o considerassem como sagrado, após ter-se certificado da exatidão do acontecido.
35 And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took end distributed them to them with his own hand.	35 O rei tinha por hábito tomar posse de muitas coisas, das quais dava uma parte a quem ele queria ser agradável.
36 And Nehemias called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted purification. But many call it Nephi.	36 Os companheiros de Neemias chamaram isso de Neftar, que quer dizer purificação, mas a maioria o
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