1 Maccabees 4

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1 Now Gorgias took five thousand infantry and a thousand picked cavalry, and this detachment set out at night	1 Et assumpsit Gorgias quinque milia virorum et mille equites electos, etmoverunt castra nocte,
2 in order to attack the camp of the Jews and take them by surprise. Some men from the citadel were their guides.	2 ut applicarent ad castra Iudaeorum et percuterent eossubito; et, qui erant ex arce, erant illis duces.
3 Judas heard of it, and himself set out with his soldiers to attack the king's army at Emmaus,	3 Et audivit Iudas et surrexitipse et potentes percutere exercitum regis, qui erat in Emmaus,
4 while the latter's forces were still scattered away from the camp.	4 dum adhucdispersus esset exercitus a castris.
5 During the night Gorgias came into the camp of Judas, and found no one there; so he began to hunt for them in the mountains, saying, "They are fleeing from us."	5 Et venit Gorgias in castra Iudae noctu etneminem invenit; et quaerebat eos in montibus, quoniam dixit: “ Fugiunt hi anobis ”.
6 But at daybreak Judas appeared in the plain with three thousand men, who lacked such armor and swords as they would have wished.	6 Et simul ut dies factus est, apparuit Iudas in campo cum tribusmilibus virorum, tantum quod tegumenta et gladios non habebant ut volebant.
7 They saw the army of the Gentiles, strong and breastplated, flanked with cavalry, and made up of expert soldiers.	7 Etviderunt castra gentium valida et loricatos et equitatus in circuitu eorum, ethi docti ad proelium.
8 Judas said to the men with him: "Do not be afraid of their numbers or dread their attack.	8 Et ait Iudas viris, qui secum erant: “ Ne timueritismultitudinem eorum et impetum eorum ne formidetis;
9 Remember how our fathers were saved in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.	9 mementote qualiter salvifacti sunt patres nostri in mari Rubro, cum sequeretur eos pharao cum exercitu.
10 So now let us cry to Heaven in the hope that he will favor us, remember his covenant with our fathers, and destroy this army before us today.	10 Et nunc clamemus in caelum, si miserebitur nostri et memor erit testamentipatrum nostrorum et conteret exercitum istum ante faciem nostram hodie;
11 All the Gentiles shall know that there is One who redeems and delivers Israel."	11 etscient omnes gentes quia est, qui redimat et liberet Israel ”.
12 When the foreigners looked up and saw them marching toward them,	12 Et levaverunt alienigenae oculos suos et viderunt eos venientes ex adverso
13 they came out of their camp for battle, and the men with Judas blew the trumpet.	13 et exierunt de castris in proelium. Et tuba cecinerunt hi, qui erant cum Iuda,
14 The battle was joined and the Gentiles were defeated and fled toward the plain.	14 et commiserunt bellum; et contritae sunt gentes et fugerunt in campum.
15 Their whole rearguard fell by the sword, and they were pursued as far as Gazara and the plains of Judea, to Azotus and Jamnia. About three thousand of their men fell.	15 Novissimi autem omnes ceciderunt in gladio, et persecuti sunt eos usque Gazeronet usque in campos Idumaeae et Azoti et Iamniae; et ceciderunt ex illis usque adtria milia virorum.
16 When Judas and the army returned from the pursuit,	16 Et reversus est Iudas et exercitus eius a persecutioneeorum;
17 he said to the people: "Do not be greedy for the plunder, for there is a fight ahead of us,	17 dixitque ad populum: “ Non concupiscatis spolia, quia bellum contranos est,
18 and Gorgias and his army are near us on the mountain. But now stand firm against our enemies and overthrow them. Afterward you can freely take the plunder."	18 et Gorgias et exercitus eius prope nos in monte, sed state nunccontra inimicos nostros et expugnate eos et post haec accipite spoliaconfidenter ”.
19 As Judas was finishing this speech, a detachment appeared, looking down from the mountain.	19 Et, adhuc loquente Iuda haec, apparuit pars quaedamprospiciens de monte.
20 They saw that their army had been put to flight and their camp was being burned. The smoke that could be seen indicated what had happened.	20 Et vidit quod in fugam conversi sunt sui, etsuccenderunt castra; fumus enim, qui videbatur, declarabat, quod factum est.
21 When they realized this, they were terrified; and when they also saw the army of Judas in the plain ready to attack,	21 Quibus illi conspectis, timuerunt valde; aspicientes vero et Iudae exercitum incampo paratum ad proelium
22 they all fled to Philistine territory.	22 fugerunt omnes in terram alienigenarum.
23 Then Judas went back to plunder the camp, and his men collected much gold and silver, violet and crimson cloth, and great treasure.	23 Et Iudasreversus est ad spolia castrorum; et acceperunt aurum multum et argentum ethyacinthum et purpuram marinam et opes magnas.
24 As they returned, they were singing hymns and glorifying Heaven, "for he is good, for his mercy endures forever."	24 Et conversi hymnum canebant etbenedicebant in caelum: “ Quoniam bonum, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius”.
25 Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day.	25 Et facta est salus magna in Israel in die illa.
26 But those of the foreigners who had escaped went and told Lysias all that had occurred.	26 Quicumque autem alienigenarum evaserunt, venerunt et nuntiaverunt Lysiaeuniversa, quae acciderant;
27 When he heard it he was disturbed and discouraged, because things in Israel had not turned out as he intended and as the king had ordered.	27 quibus ille auditis, consternatus est et animodeficiebat, quod non, qualia voluit, talia contigerant in Israel, et, qualiamandaverat ei rex, evenerant.
28 So the following year he gathered together sixty thousand picked men and five thousand cavalry, to subdue them.	28 Et sequenti anno congregavit virorum electorum sexaginta milia et equitumquinque milia, ut debellaret eos.
29 They came into Idumea and camped at Beth-zur, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.	29 Et venerunt in Idumaeam et castra posueruntin Bethsuris; et occurrit illis Iudas cum decem milibus viris.
30 Seeing that the army was strong, he prayed thus: "Blessed are you, O Savior of Israel, who broke the rush of the mighty one by the hand of your servant David and delivered the camp of the Philistines into the hand of Jonathan, the son of Saul, and his armor-bearer.	30 Et viditexercitum fortem et oravit et dixit: “ Benedictus es, Salvator Israel, quicontrivisti impetum potentis in manu servi tui David et tradidisti castraalienigenarum in manu Ionathae filii Saul et armigeri eius.
31 Give this army into the hands of your people Israel; make them ashamed of their troops and their cavalry.	31 Concludeexercitum istum in manu populi tui Israel, et confundantur in exercitu suo etequitibus suis.
32 Strike them with fear, weaken the boldness of their strength, and let them tremble at their own destruction.	32 Da illis formidinem et tabefac audaciam virtutis eorum, etcommoveantur contritione sua;
33 Strike them down by the sword of those who love you, that all who know your name may hymn your praise."	33 deice illos gladio diligentium te, etcollaudent te omnes, qui noverunt nomen tuum, in hymnis ”.
34 Then they engaged in battle, and about five thousand of Lysias' men fell in hand-to-hand fighting.	34 Et commiserunt invicem proelium, et ceciderunt de exercitu Lysiae quinquemilia virorum et prociderunt ex adverso eorum.
35 When Lysias saw his ranks beginning to give way, and the increased boldness of Judas, whose men were ready either to live or to die bravely, he withdrew to Antioch and began to recruit mercenaries so as to return to Judea with greater numbers.	35 Videns autem Lysias factameversionem exercitus sui, Iudae vero audaciam et quemadmodum parati sunt autvivere aut mori fortiter, abiit Antiochiam et colligebat externos, ut multonumero rursus venirent in Iudaeam.
36 Then Judas and his brothers said, "Now that our enemies have been crushed, let us go up to purify the sanctuary and rededicate it."	36 Dixit autem Iudas et fratres eius: “Ecce contriti sunt inimici nostri; ascendamus mundare sancta et renovare ”.
37 So the whole army assembled, and went up to Mount Zion.	37 Et congregatus est omnis exercitus, et ascenderunt in montem Sion.
38 They found the sanctuary desolate, the altar desecrated, the gates burnt, weeds growing in the courts as in a forest or on some mountain, and the priests' chambers demolished.	38 Etviderunt sanctificationem desertam et altare profanatum et portas exustas et inatriis virgulta nata, sicut in saltu vel in uno ex montibus, et pastophoriadiruta.
39 Then they tore their clothes and made great lamentation; they sprinkled their heads with ashes	39 Et sciderunt vestimenta sua et planxerunt planctu magno etimposuerunt cinerem
40 and fell with their faces to the ground. And when the signal was given with trumpets, they cried out to Heaven.	40 et ceciderunt in faciem super terram et exclamaverunttubis signorum et clamaverunt in caelum.
41 Judas appointed men to attack those in the citadel, while he purified the sanctuary.	41 Tunc ordinavit Iudas viros, utpugnarent adversus eos, qui erant in arce, donec mundaret sancta.
42 He chose blameless priests, devoted to the law;	42 Et elegit sacerdotes sine macula voluntatem habentes in lege;
43 these purified the sanctuary and carried away the stones of the Abomination to an unclean place.	43 etmundaverunt sancta et tulerunt lapides contaminationis in locum immundum.
44 They deliberated what ought to be done with the altar of holocausts that had been desecrated.	44 Etcogitaverunt de altari holocaustorum, quod profanatum erat, quid de eo facerent.
45 The happy thought came to them to tear it down, lest it be a lasting shame to them that the Gentiles had defiled it; so they tore down the altar.	45 Et incidit illis consilium bonum, ut destruerent illud, ne umquam illis essetin opprobrium, quia contaminaverunt illud gentes; et demoliti sunt altare
46 They stored the stones in a suitable place on the temple hill, until a prophet should come and decide what to do with them.	46 etreposuerunt lapides in monte domus in loco apto, quoadusque veniret propheta, utresponderet de eis.
47 Then they took uncut stones, according to the law, and built a new altar like the former one.	47 Et acceperunt lapides integros secundum legem etaedificaverunt altare novum secundum illud, quod fuit prius.
48 They also repaired the sanctuary and the interior of the temple and purified the courts.	48 Etaedificaverunt sancta et, quae intra domum erant, et atria sanctificaverunt.
49 They made new sacred vessels and brought the lampstand, the altar of incense, and the table into the temple.	49 Et fecerunt vasa sancta nova et intulerunt candelabrum et altare incensorum etmensam in templum.
50 Then they burned incense on the altar and lighted the lamps on the lampstand, and these illuminated the temple.	50 Et incenderunt super altare et accenderunt lucernas, quaesuper candelabrum erant et lucebant in templo,
51 They also put loaves on the table and hung up curtains. Thus they finished all the work they had undertaken.	51 et posuerunt super mensampanes et appenderunt vela et consummaverunt omnia opera, quae fecerant.
52 Early in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, that is, the month of Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-eight,	52 Etante lucem surrexerunt quinta et vicesima die mensis noni — hic est mensisCasleu — centesimi quadragesimi octavi anni
53 they arose and offered sacrifice according to the law on the new altar of holocausts that they had made.	53 et obtulerunt sacrificiumsecundum legem super altare holocaustorum novum, quod fecerunt;
54 On the anniversary of the day on which the Gentiles had defiled it, on that very day it was reconsecrated with songs, harps, flutes, and cymbals.	54 secundumtempus et secundum diem, in qua contaminaverunt illud gentes, in ipsa renovatumest in canticis et citharis et cinyris et cymbalis.
55 All the people prostrated themselves and adored and praised Heaven, who had given them success.	55 Et cecidit omnis populusin faciem, et adoraverunt et benedixerunt in caelum eum, qui prosperavit eis;
56 For eight days they celebrated the dedication of the altar and joyfully offered holocausts and sacrifices of deliverance and praise.	56 et fecerunt dedicationem altaris diebus octo et obtulerunt holocausta cumlaetitia et sacrificaverunt sacrificium salutaris et laudis
57 They ornamented the facade of the temple with gold crowns and shields; they repaired the gates and the priests' chambers and furnished them with doors.	57 et ornaveruntfaciem templi coronis aureis et scutulis et dedicaverunt portas et pastophoriaet imposuerunt eis ianuas.
58 There was great joy among the people now that the disgrace of the Gentiles was removed.	58 Et facta est laetitia in populo magna valde, etaversum est opprobrium gentium.
59 Then Judas and his brothers and the entire congregation of Israel decreed that the days of the dedication of the altar should be observed with joy and gladness on the anniversary every year for eight days, from the twenty-fifth day of the month Chislev.	59 Et statuit Iudas et fratres eius et universa ecclesia Israel, ut agantur diesdedicationis altaris in temporibus suis ab anno in annum per dies octo, a quintaet vicesima die mensis Casleu, cum laetitia et gaudio.
60 At that time they built high walls and strong towers around Mount Zion, to prevent the Gentiles from coming and trampling over it as they had done before.	60 Et aedificaverunt intempore illo montem Sion per circuitum muros altos et turres firmas, ne quandovenirent gentes et conculcarent ea, sicut antea fecerunt.
61 Judas also placed a garrison there to protect it, and likewise fortified Beth-zur, that the people might have a stronghold facing Idumea.	61 Et collocavit illicexercitum, ut servarent eum, et munivit eum ad custodiendam Bethsuram, uthaberet populus munitionem contra faciem Idumaeae.