2 Maccabees 13

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 In the year one hundred and forty-nine, Judas and his men learned that Antiochus Eupator was invading Judea with a large force,	1 Godine sto četrdeset i devete dočuli su Judini ljudi da Antioh Eupator dolazi s mnoštvom vojske na Judeju
2 and that with him was Lysias, his guardian, who was in charge of the government. They led a Greek army of one hundred and ten thousand foot soldiers, fifty-three hundred horsemen, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred chariots armed with scythes.	2 i da je s njime njegov skrbnik Lizija, upravitelj državnih poslova; i da svaki ima grčku vojsku od stotinu i deset tisuća pješaka, pet tisuća i tri stotine konjanika, dvadeset i dva slona i tri stotine bojnih kola, opremljenih srpovima.
3 Menelaus also joined them, and with great duplicity kept urging Antiochus on, not for the welfare of his country, but in the hope of being established in office.	3 Njima se pridružio i Menelaj, vrlo prepredeno potičući Antioha, ne zato što bi svojoj domovini želio sreću, nego u nadi da će se održati na vlasti.
4 But the King of kings aroused the anger of Antiochus against the scoundrel. When the king was shown by Lysias that Menelaus was to blame for all the trouble, he ordered him to be taken to Beroea and executed there in the customary local method.	4 Ali Kralj kraljeva raspiri Antiohov gnjev na zlikovca, jer je Lizija kralju obrazložio da je Menelaj krivac svemu zlu. Zato Antioh zapovjedi da ga odvedu u Bereju i ondje pogube prema mjesnom običaju.
5 There is at that place a tower seventy-five feet high, full of ashes, with a circular rim sloping down steeply on all sides toward the ashes.	5 U tom se mjestu nalazi kula visoka pedeset lakata, puna pepela, a na njoj je naprava koja se okreće naokolo i odasvud sunovraćuje u pepeo.
6 A man guilty of sacrilege or notorious for certain other crimes is brought up there and then hurled down to destruction.	6 Tu se mora popeti krivac svetogrdne pljačke ili kakvih drugih velikih zločina da ga odande strmoglave u smrt.
7 In such a manner was Menelaus, the transgressor of the law, fated to die; he was deprived even of decent burial.	7 Takva je smrtna kazna zadesila tog nevjernika Menelaja a da ga nisu ni pokopali.
8 It was altogether just that he who had committed so many sins against the altar with its pure fire and ashes should meet his death in ashes.	8 I to s pravom; sagriješio je mnogo protiv žrtvenika, kojega je i oganj i pepeo svet, i zato ga je stigla smrt u pepelu.
9 The king was advancing, his mind full of savage plans for inflicting on the Jews worse things than those they suffered in his father's time.	9 Uto se primicao kralj, premećući u glavi najokrutnije nakane kako bi Židovima napakostio još gore nego njegov otac.
10 When Judas learned of this, he urged the people to call upon the LORD night and day, to help them now, if ever,	10 Kad je Juda za to saznao, odredio je da narod danju i noću zazivlje Gospodina, da i sad kao nekoć pritekne u pomoć onima kojima prijeti pogibao da ih liše Zakona, domovine i svetog Hrama
11 when they were about to be deprived of their law, their country, and their holy temple; and not to allow this nation, which had just begun to revive, to be subjected again to blasphemous Gentiles.	11 te da ne dopusti da puk koji je malo odahnuo opet padne pod vlast bogohulnih naroda.
12 When they had all joined in doing this, and had implored the merciful LORD continuously with weeping and fasting and prostrations for three days, Judas encouraged them and told them to stand ready.	12 Kad su svi zajedno izvršili taj nalog, zaklinjući milosrdnog Gospodina suzama i postovima, prostrti ničice tri dana zaredom, Juda ih ohrabri i pozva da se spreme.
13 After a private meeting with the elders, he decided that, before the king's army could invade Judea and take possession of the city, the Jews should march out and settle the matter with God's help.	13 Potom je sa starješinama odlučio da ne čekaju, nego da iziđu i s Božjom pomoći riješe stvar prije nego kraljeva vojska upadne u Judeju i zauzme grad.
14 Leaving the outcome to the Creator of the world, and exhorting his followers to fight nobly to death for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the government, he pitched his camp near Modein.	14 Prepustivši, dakle, pothvat Stvoritelju svijeta, potaknu svoje drugove da se za zakone, Hram, grad, domovinu i ustanove junački bore na život i smrt, pa se utabori kod Modina.
15 Giving his men the battle cry "God's Victory," he made a night attack on the king's pavilion with a picked force of the bravest young men and killed about two thousand in the camp. They also slew the lead elephant and its rider.	15 Davši tada svojima bojni zov: »Božja je pobjeda!«, noću s najboljim poizbor momcima napade kraljev šator; pobi u taboru oko dvije tisuće ljudi, a njegovi ljudi probodoše najvećega slona i njegova upravljača u kućici.
16 Finally they withdrew in triumph, having filled the camp with terror and confusion.	16 Ispuniše sav tabor stravom i metežom pa se pobjedonosno povukoše.
17 Day was just breaking when this was accomplished with the help and protection of the LORD.	17 Kad je počela svitati zora, sve je bilo gotovo, jer je Gospod pomogao i štitio Judu.
18 The king, having had a taste of the Jews' daring, tried to take their positions by a stratagem.	18 Kad je kralj iskusio židovsku hrabrost, pokuša varkama napadati njihove položaje.
19 So he marched against Beth-zur, a strong fortress of the Jews; but he was driven back, checked, and defeated.	19 Približi se snažnoj židovskoj tvrđavi Betsur, ali je bio odbijen, svladan, pobijeđen.
20 Judas then sent supplies to the men inside,	20 Juda je opsjednutima slao što im je bilo potrebno.
21 but Rhodocus, of the Jewish army, betrayed military secrets to the enemy. He was found out, arrested, and imprisoned.	21 Ali je neki Rodok iz židovske vojske neprijateljima odao tajne. Pronašli su ga, uhvatili i smaknuli.
22 The king made a second attempt by negotiating with the men of Beth-zur. After giving them his pledge and receiving theirs, he withdrew	22 Kralj je i drugi put poveo pregovore s onima u Betsuru, ponudio im mir, prihvatio uvjete pa se povukao; a zatim napade Judu i njegove ljude, ali bî poražen.
23 and attacked Judas and his men. But he was defeated. Next he heard that Philip, who was left in charge of the government in Antioch had rebelled. Dismayed, he parleyed with the Jews, submitted to their terms, and swore to observe their rights. Having come to this agreement, he offered a sacrifice, and honored the temple with a generous donation.	23 Kad je doznao da je Filip, koga je postavio za državnog upravitelja u Antiohiji, podigao bunu, usplahirio se pa stade opet pregovarati sa Židovima; prihvati njihove uvjete i zakletvom se na njih obveza. Poslije izmirenja prinese žrtvu, počasti Hram i nadari Sveto mjesto.
24 He approved of Maccabeus and left him as military and civil governor of the territory from Ptolemais to the region of the Gerrenes.	24 Dobro je primio Makabeja i postavio ga za namjesnika od Ptolemaide do zemlje Gerenijaca.
25 When he came to Ptolemais, the people of that city were angered by the peace treaty; in fact they were so indignant that they wanted to annul its provisions.	25 Ode u Ptolemaidu, ali se njezini građani nisu slagali s ugovorom; negodovali su zbog nekih stavaka i tražili da se ponište.
26 But Lysias took the platform, defended the treaty as well as he could and won them over by persuasion. After calming them and gaining their good will, he returned to Antioch. That is how the king's attack and withdrawal went.	26 Tada se na besjedište pope Lizija. Branio je nagodbu kako je najbolje znao; uvjeri stanovnike, umiri ih i pridobi, a onda se vrati u Antiohiju. Tako se završio kraljev vojni pohod i uzmak.