2 Maccabees 9

KING JAMES BIBLE	Peshitta
1 About that time came Antiochus with dishonour out of the country of Persia	1 ܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܗܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܓܕܫ ܕܢܗܦܘܟ ܘܢܣܩ ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܣ ܒܒܗܬܬܐ ܘܒܬܚܡܨܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ
2 For he had entered the city called Persepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to defend themselves with their weapons put them to flight; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame.	2 ܢܚܬ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܗܝ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܦܪܣ ܘܨܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܐܚܕܝܗ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܢܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܙܟܘܘܗܝ ܠܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܐܙܕܟܝ ܠܗ ܗܦܟ ܟܕ ܒܗܝܬ ܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ
3 Now when he came to Ecbatane, news was brought him what had happened unto Nicanor and Timotheus.	3 ܘܟܕ ܩܪܝܒ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܘܣ ܕܢܡܛܐ ܠܒܛܢܢ ܐܘܕܥܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܗ ܕܢܝܩܢܪ ܘܕܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ
4 Then swelling with anger. he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of GOd now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common burying place of the Jews.	4 ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܐܬܥܙܙ ܘܐܬܪܝܡ ܒܚܡܬܗ ܣܓܝ ܘܡܬܪܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܗ ܒܦܪܣ ܒܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܘܢܣܩܝܘܗܝ ܘܦܩܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܩܪܪܗ ܕܢܕܒܪ ܣܓܝ ܡܣܪܗܒܐܝܬ ܕܒܥܓܠ ܢܣܩ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܐܥܩܪܝܗ ܘܐܥܒܕܝܗ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܪܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ
5 But the Lord Almighty, the God of Isreal, smote him with an incurable and invisible plague: or as soon as he had spoken these words, a pain of the bowels that was remediless came upon him, and sore torments of the inner parts;	5 ܘܒܪܫܥܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܗ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܡܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܘܥܕ ܒܥܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܬܦܘܩ ܟܠܗ ܡܠܬܗ ܐܚܕܗ ܟܐܒܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܘܩܫܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܒܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ
6 And that most justly: for he had tormented other men's bowels with many and strange torments.	6 ܘܦܪܥܗ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܒܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܘܒܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܢܕܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܫܢܩ ܘܢܓܕ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
7 Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding to haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his chariot, carried violently; so that having a sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained.	7 ܘܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܓܕܫܝܗܝ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܬܥܙܙ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܬܬܪܝܡ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܘܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܕܡܬܓܘܙܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܦܩܕ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܚܪܝܦܐܝܬ ܢܪܕܘܦ ܩܪܪܗ ܘܒܚܐܦܐ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܕܡܪܟܒܬܗ ܐܫܬܕܝ ܘܢܦܠ ܡܢܗ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܩܫܝܬܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܕܡܘܗܝ
8 And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea, (so proud was he beyond the condition of man) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in an horselitter, shewing forth unto all the manifest power of God.	8 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܦܩܘܕ ܐܦ ܠܓܠܠܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܝܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܒܗܪܗ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܢܡܟܟ ܠܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܫܕܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܚܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
9 So that the worms rose up out of the body of this wicked man, and whiles he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell away, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to all his army.	9 ܗܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܫܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܫܗ ܕܪܫܝܥܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܦ ܬܘ̈ܠܥܐ ܪ̈ܦܬܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܗ ܘܟܕ ܚܝ ܗܘܐ ܢܬܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܣܪܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܡܢܗ ܘܣܪܝ ܗܘܐ ܪܝܚ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܣܝܒܪ
10 And the man, that thought a little afore he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink.	10 ܘܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܕܐܦ ܠܟܘܟ̈ܒܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܡܛܠ ܪܝܚܗ ܣܪܝܐ
11 Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment.	11 ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܪܝ ܕܢܬܒܨܪ ܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܫܘܒܗܪܗ ܘܟܕ ܐܬܡܟܟ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܡܫܬܢܩ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܬܐܠܨ ܒܟܠ ܢܓܕ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ
12 And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God.	12 ܘܟܕ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܣܝܒܪ ܠܪܝܚܗ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܙܕܩܐ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܝܘܬܐ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܠܗܐ
13 This wicked person vowed also unto the Lord, who now no more would have mercy upon him, saying thus,	13 ܡܨܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ
14 That the holy city (to the which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common buryingplace,) he would set at liberty:	14 ܕܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܣܪܗܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܙܠ ܘܐܣܚܦܝܗ ܘܐܥܒܕܝܗ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܪܐ ܠܟܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܝܢ ܐܒܢܝܗ ܘܐܚܕܪܝܗ
15 And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:	15 ܘܥܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܬܪܥܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܬܩܒܪܘ ܢܬܩܒܪܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܠܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܥܡ ܢܝܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܬܢܝ̈ܐ
16 And the holy temple, which before he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly gifts, and restore all the holy vessels with many more, and out of his own revenue defray the charges belonging to the sacrifices:	16 ܘܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܒܙܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܟܠܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܨܒܬܝܘܗܝ ܒܟܠ ܬܨ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܬܠ ܒܐܥ̈ܦܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܘܟܘܠ ܢܦܩܬܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܠܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܠܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܠܝ ܐܬܠ
17 Yea, and that also he would become a Jew himself, and go through all the world that was inhabited, and declare the power of God.	17 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܦ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܘܒܟܘܠ ܐܬܪ ܕܐܙܠ ܠܗ ܐܟܪܙ ܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܚܕܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
18 But for all this his pains would not cease: for the just judgment of God was come upon him: therefore despairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner:	18 ܘܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܐܚ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܟܐܒܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܕܪܟܗ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܝܢܗ ܟܐܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܟܕ ܐܘܚܠ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܟܬܒ ܠܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ
19 Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:	19 ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܠܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܒܣܝܡ̈ܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܝ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܫܝܢܐ
20 If ye and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I give very great thanks to God, having my hope in heaven.	20 ܘܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܣܒܪܝ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܪܒܬܐ
21 As for me, I was weak, or else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all:	21 ܕܟܕ ܐܬܟܪܗܬ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܥܗܝܕ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܢܝܚܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܬܚ ܗܘܐ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܕܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܕ ܣܠܩ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܪܣ ܘܟܕ ܩܪܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܡܛܐ ܢܦܠܬ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܘܫܦܪ ܩܕܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܝ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܨܦ
22 Not distrusting mine health, but having great hope to escape this sickness.	22 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܐ ܓܕܫ ܠܝ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܬܦܨܐ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ
23 But considering that even my father, at what time he led an army into the high countries. appointed a successor,	23 ܚܙܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܒܝ ܒܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܣܠܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܐܘܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܩܘܡ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ
24 To the end that, if any thing fell out contrary to expectation, or if any tidings were brought that were grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom the state was left, might not be troubled:	24 ܕܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܢܓܕܫ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܢܐ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܡܩܡ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ ܚܕ ܥܡ ܚܕ
25 Again, considering how that the princes that are borderers and neighbours unto my kingdom wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event. I have appointed my son Antiochus king, whom I often committed and commended unto many of you, when I went up into the high provinces; to whom I have written as followeth:	25 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܚܙܝܬ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܝ ܕܡܛܝܒܝܢ ܘܩܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܣܟܝܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܓܕܫ ܐܘܕܥܬ ܘܐܩܝܡܬ ܠܒܪܝ ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܟܕ ܣܠܩ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܐܓܥܠܬܗ ܠܟܘܢ ܟܬܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ
26 Therefore I pray and request you to remember the benefits that I have done unto you generally, and in special, and that every man will be still faithful to me and my son.	26 ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܥܗܝܕܝܢ ܠܛܝܒܘܬܝ ܕܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܟܠܟܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܬܛܪܘܢ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܚܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܒܪܝ
27 For I am persuaded that he understanding my mind will favourably and graciously yield to your desires.	27 ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܫܠܡ ܗܘ ܠܬܪܥܝܬܝ ܘܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܘܒܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܨܐܕܝܟܘܢ
28 Thus the murderer and blasphemer having suffered most grievously, as he entreated other men, so died he a miserable death in a strange country in the mountains.	28 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܛܝܟܣ ܩܛܘܠܐ ܘܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܡܓܕܦܢܐ ܡܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܒܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܓܕܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܢܕܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܐܫܬܢܕ ܒܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
29 And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus Philometor.	29 ܘܢܣܒ ܗܘܐ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܒܪ ܡܪ̈ܒܝܢܘܗܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܢܝܬܐ ܥܡܗ ܘܟܕ ܡܛܝ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܒܪܗ ܐܢܛܝܟܘܣ ܘܥܪܩ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܦܛܠܡܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܡܛܘܪ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ