1 Maccabees 8

KING JAMES BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Now Judas had heard of the the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of amity with all that came unto them;	1 ܘܫܡܥ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܡܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܢܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܡܨܛܒܝܢ ܒܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܡܬܬܘܣܦ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܪܚܡܘܬܐ
2 And that they were men of great valour. It was told him also of their wars and noble acts which they had done among the Galatians, and how they had conquered them, and brought them under tribute;	2 ܘܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܝܢ ܘܐܫܬܥܝܘ ܠܗ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܓܠܝܐ ܘܕܟܒܫܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܬܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܕܐܬܐ
3 And what they had done in the country of Spain, for the winning of the mines of the silver and gold which is there;	3 ܘܟܠ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ ܠܡܐܚܕ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܫܬܚܠ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܕܬܡܢ
4 And that by their policy and patience they had conquered all the place, though it were very far from them; and the kings also that came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, till they had discomfited them, and given them a great overthrow, so that the rest did give them tribute every year:	4 ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܒܡܠܟܐ ܕܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܘܕܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܪܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܪܚܝܩ ܛܒ ܘܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܣܘ̈ܦܝܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܒܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܡܚܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܗܘܢ ܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܟܠ ܫܢܐ
5 Beside this, how they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the Citims, with others that lifted up themselves against them, and had overcome them:	5 ܘܠܦܪܣܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܩܝ̈ܛܝܐ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܬܪܝܡܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܬܒܪܘ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܘܚܒܫܘ ܐܢܘܢ
6 How also Antiochus the great king of Asia, that came against them in battle, having an hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was discomfited by them;	6 ܘܠܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܗ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܦ̈ܝܠܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܕܣܓܝ ܛܒ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ
7 And how they took him alive, and covenanted that he and such as reigned after him should pay a great tribute, and give hostages, and that which was agreed upon,	7 ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܚܝ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܘ ܘܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܒܟܘܠ ܫܢܐ ܘܠܡܬܠ ܗܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܐ
8 And the country of India, and Media and Lydia and of the goodliest countries, which they took of him, and gave to king Eumenes:	8 ܘܐܬܪܐ ܕܟܘܫ ܘܕܡܕܝ ܘܕܠܘܕ ܐܦܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܗܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܝܗܒ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܐܘܡܢܝܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ
9 Moreover how the Grecians had determined to come and destroy them;	9 ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܘܢ ܐܬܪܥܝܘ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܡܥܩܪ ܐܢܘܢ
10 And that they, having knowledge thereof sent against them a certain captain, and fighting with them slew many of them, and carried away captives their wives and their children, and spoiled them, and took possession of their lands, and pulled down their strong holds, and brought them to be their servants unto this day:	10 ܘܐܫܬܡܥܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܫܕܪܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܩܪܒ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܚܪ̈ܝܒܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܘܫܒܩܘ ܢܝܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܫܥܒܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
11 It was told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted them;	11 ܘܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܩܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ ܚܒܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܫܥܒܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ
12 But with their friends and such as relied upon them they kept amity: and that they had conquered kingdoms both far and nigh, insomuch as all that heard of their name were afraid of them:	12 ܥܡ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܢܝܚܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܚܕܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ ܘܕܪܚܝܩܝܢ ܘܟܘܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܗܘܘ ܫܡܥܗܘܢ ܕܚܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ
13 Also that, whom they would help to a kingdom, those reign; and whom again they would, they displace: finally, that they were greatly exalted:	13 ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܥܕܪܘ ܘܠܡܡܠܟܘ ܡܡܠܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܥܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܬܬܪܝܡܘ ܛܒ
14 Yet for all this none of them wore a crown or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby:	14 ܘܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܩܛܪ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܬܓܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܒܫܘ ܐܪ̈ܓܘܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܥܟܪ ܒܗ
15 Moreover how they had made for themselves a senate house, wherein three hundred and twenty men sat in council daily, consulting alway for the people, to the end they might be well ordered:	15 ܘܒܝܬ ܒܘܠܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܡܬܡܠܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܥܠ ܟܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܚܣܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܕܥܡ
16 And that they committed their government to one man every year, who ruled over all their country, and that all were obedient to that one, and that there was neither envy nor emmulation among them.	16 ܘܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܫܐ ܟܘܠ ܫܢܐ ܘܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܚܕ ܘܠܝܬ ܚܣܡܐ ܘܛܢܢܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ
17 In consideration of these things, Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of amity and confederacy with them,	17 ܘܓܒܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐܘܦܠܡܘܣ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܥܟܘ ܘܠܐܝܣܘܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܪܗܘܡܝ ܠܡܩܡܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܘܥܕܪܐ
18 And to intreat them that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude.	18 ܘܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܢܝܪܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܘ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܫܥܒܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܫܘܥܒܕܐ
19 They went therefore to Rome, which was a very great journey, and came into the senate, where they spake and said.	19 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܪܗܘܡܝ ܘܐܘܪܚܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܘܬ ܛܒ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܒܘܠܐ ܘܥܢܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ
20 Judas Maccabeus with his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us unto you, to make a confederacy and peace with you, and that we might be registered your confederates and friends.	20 ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܗܘ ܡܩܒܝܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܢܫܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܫܕܪܘܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܕܢܩܝܡ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܘܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܠܢ ܥܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܐ
21 So that matter pleased the Romans well.	21 ܘܫܦܪܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ
22 And this is the copy of the epistle which the senate wrote back again in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that there they might have by them a memorial of peace and confederacy:	22 ܘܗܢܐ ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܫܕܪܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ
23 Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and by land for ever: the sword also and enemy be far from them,	23 ܕܛܒ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܠܥܡܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܒܝܒܫܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܪܘܡܚܐ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܢܬܪܚܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ
24 If there come first any war upon the Romans or any of their confederates throughout all their dominion,	24 ܐܢܕܝܢ ܢܩܘܡ ܩܪܒܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܐܘ ܠܟܠ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܒܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ
25 The people of the Jews shall help them, as the time shall be appointed, with all their heart:	25 ܢܥܕܪ ܥܡܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܦܣ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܠܒܐ ܫܠܡܐ
26 Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.	26 ܘܠܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܡܠܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܙܝܢܐ ܘܟܣܦܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܪܗܘܡܝ ܘܢܛܪܘܢ ܡܛܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ
27 In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them:	27 ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܢܓܕܫ ܩܪܒܐ ܢܥܕܪܘܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܦܣ ܠܗܘܢ
28 Neither shall victuals be given to them that take part against them, or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants, and that without deceit.	28 ܘܠܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܝܗܒ ܙܝܢܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܟܣܦܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܪܗܘܡܝ ܘܢܛܪܘܢ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܒܢܟܠܐ
29 According to these articles did the Romans make a covenant with the people of the Jews.	29 ܘܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
30 Howbeit if hereafter the one party or the other shall think to meet to add or diminish any thing, they may do it at their pleasures, and whatsoever they shall add or take away shall be ratified.	30 ܐܢܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܨܛܒܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܡܘܣܦܘ ܐܘ ܠܡܒܨܪ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܐܢ ܢܘܣܦܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܪܝܪ ܘܐܢ ܢܒܨܪܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܪܝܪ
31 And as touching the evils that Demetrius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and confederates the Jews?	31 ܘܥܠ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܣ ܓܪܡ ܠܟܘܢ ܟܬܒܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܘܩܪܬ ܢܝܪܟ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܢ ܘܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
32 If therefore they complain any more against thee, we will do them justice, and fight with thee by sea and by land.	32 ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܘܒ ܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܒܥܬܐ ܘܢܩܪܒ ܥܡܟ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܒܝܒܫܐ