Primo libro dei Maccabei 10

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Et anno centesimo sexage simo ascendit Alexander An tiochi filius,Epiphanes, et occupavit Ptolemaidam; et receperunt eum, et regnavit illic.	1 Now in the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up and took Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there.
2 Etaudivit Demetrius rex et congregavit exercitum copiosum valde et exivit obviamilli in proelium.	2 And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight.
3 Et misit Demetrius epistulam ad Ionathan verbis pacificis,ut magnificaret eum.	3 And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan with peaceable words, to magnify him.
4 Dixit enim: “ Anticipemus facere pacem cum eo,priusquam faciat cum Alexandro adversum nos;	4 For he said: Let us first make a peace with him, before he make one with Alexander against us.
5 recordabitur enim omnium malorum,quae consummavimus in eum et in fratrem eius et in gentem eius ”.	5 For he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brother, and against his nation.
6 Et deditei potestatem congregare exercitum et fabrificare arma et esse ipsum sociumeius; et obsides, qui erant in arce, dixit tradi ei.	6 And he gave him authority to gather together an army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confederate: and the hostages that were in the castle, he commanded to be delivered to him.
7 Et venit Ionathas inIerusalem et legit epistulas in auditu omnis populi et eorum, qui in arce erant;	7 And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people, and of them that were in the castle.
8 et timuerunt timore magno, cum audirent quoniam dedit ei rex potestatemcongregandi exercitum.	8 And they were struck with great fear, because they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army.
9 Et tradiderunt, qui erant in arce, Ionathae obsides, etreddidit eos parentibus ipsorum.	9 And the hostages were delivered to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents.
10 Et habitavit Ionathas in Ierusalem et coepitaedificare et innovare civitatem;	10 And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began to build, and to repair the city.
11 et dixit facientibus opera, ut exstruerentmuros et montem Sion in circuitu lapidibus quadratis ad munitionem: et itafecerunt.	11 And he ordered workmen to build the walls, and mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification: and so they did.
12 Et fugerunt alienigenae, qui erant in munitionibus, quas Bacchidesaedificaverat,	12 And the strangers that were in the strong holds, which Bacchides had built, fled away.
13 et reliquit unusquisque locum suum et abiit in terram suam;	13 And every man left his place, and departed into his own country:
14 tantum in Bethsura remanserunt aliqui ex his, qui reliquerant legem etpraecepta; erat enim ad refugium.	14 Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them.
15 Et audivit Alexander rex promissa, quae misit Demetrius Ionathae, etnarraverunt ei proelia et virtutes, quas ipse fecit et fratres eius, et labores,quos habuerunt.	15 And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he, and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured.
16 Et ait: “ Numquid inveniemus aliquem virum talem? Et nuncfaciemus eum amicum et socium nostrum ”.	16 And he said: Shall we find such another man? now therefore we will make him our friend and our confederate.
17 Et scripsit epistulam et misit eisecundum haec verba dicens:	17 So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying:
18 “ Rex Alexander fratri Ionathae salutem.	18 King Alexander to his brother Jonathan, greeting.
19 Audivimus de te quod vir potens es viribus et aptus es, ut sis amicus noster;	19 We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend:
20 et nunc constituimus te hodie summum sacerdotem gentis tuae, et ut amicusvoceris regis — et misit ei purpuram et coronam auream — et, quae nostrasunt, sentias nobiscum et conserves amicitias ad nos ”.	20 Now therefore we make thee this day high priest of thy nation, and that thou be called the king's friend, (and he sent him a purple robe, and a crown of gold,) and that thou be of one mind with us in our affairs, and keep friendship with us.
21 Et induit seIonathas stola sancta septimo mense, anno centesimo sexagesimo, in die sollemniScenopegiae; et congregavit exercitum et fecit arma copiosa.	21 Then Jonathan put on the holy vestment in the seventh month, in the year one hundred and threescore, at the feast day of the tabernacles: and he gathered together an army, and made a great number of arms.
22 Et audivit Demetrius verba ista et contristatus est nimis et ait:	22 And Demetrius heard these words, and was exceeding sorry, and said:
23 “ Quidhoc fecimus quod praeoccupavit nos Alexander apprehendere amicitiam Iudaeorum adfirmamentum?	23 What is this that we have done, that Alexander hath prevented us to gain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself?
24 Scribam et ego illis verba deprecatoria et dignitates et dona,ut sint mecum in adiutorium ”.	24 I also will write to them words of request, and offer dignities, and gifts: that they may be with me to aid me.
25 Et misit eis secundum haec verba: “ RexDemetrius genti Iudaeorum salutem.	25 And he wrote to them in these words: King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greeting.
26 Quoniam servastis ad nos pactum etmansistis in amicitia nostra et non accessistis ad inimicos nostros, audivimuset gavisi sumus.	26 Whereas you have kept covenant with us, and have continued in our friendship, and have not joined with our enemies, we have heard of it, and are glad.
27 Et nunc perseverate adhuc conservare ad nos fidem, etretribuemus vobis bona pro his, quae facitis nobiscum,	27 Wherefore now continue still to keep fidelity towards us, and we will reward you with good things, for what you have done in our behalf.
28 et remittemus vobispraestationes multas et dabimus vobis donationes.	28 And we will remit to you many charges, and will give you gifts.
29 Et nunc absolvo vos etremitto Iudaeos a tributis et pretio salis et a coronis;	29 And now I free you, and all the Jews from tributes, and I release you from the customs of salt, and remit the crowns, and the thirds of the seed:
30 et pro tertia parteseminis et pro dimidia parte fructus ligni, quod debetur mihi accipere, remittoex hodierno die et deinceps accipere a terra Iudae et a tribus regionibus, quaeadditae sunt illi ex Samaritide et Galilaea, ex hodierna die et in totum tempus;	30 And the half of the fruit of trees, which is my share, I leave to you from this day forward, so that it shall not be taken of the land of Juda, and of the three cities that are added thereto out of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth and for ever:
31 et Ierusalem sit sancta et libera et fines eius et decimae et tributa.	31 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, with the borders thereof: and let the tenths, and tributes be for itself.
32 Remitto etiam potestatem arcis, quae est in Ierusalem, et do eam summosacerdoti, ut constituat in ea viros, quoscumque ipse elegerit, qui custodianteam.	32 I yield up also the power of the castle that is in Jerusalem, and I give it to the high priest, to place therein such men as he shall choose to keep it.
33 Et omnem animam Iudaeorum, quae captiva est a terra Iudae in omni regnomeo, relinquo liberam gratis, et omnes a tributis solvantur etiam pecorumsuorum.	33 And every soul of the Jews that hath been carried captive from the land of Juda in all my kingdom, I set at liberty freely, that all be discharged from tributes even of their cattle.
34 Et omnes dies sollemnes et sabbata et neomeniae et dies decreti ettres dies ante diem sollemnem et tres dies post diem sollemnem sint omnesimmunitatis et remissionis omnibus Iudaeis, qui sunt in regno meo;	34 And I will that all the feasts, and the sabbaths, and the new moons, and the days appointed, and three days before the solemn day, and three days after the solemn day, be all days of immunity and freedom, for all the Jews that are in my kingdom:
35 et nemohabebit potestatem agere et perturbare aliquem illorum de omni causa.	35 And no man shall have power to do any thing against them, or to molest any of them, in any cause.
36 Etascribantur ex Iudaeis in exercitu regis ad triginta milia virorum, et dabunturillis copiae, ut oportet omnibus exercitibus regis.	36 And let there be enrolled in the king's army to the number of thirty thousand of the Jews: and allowance shall be made them as is due to all the king's forces, and certain of them shall be appointed to be in the fortresses of the great king:
37 Et ex eis constituentur,qui sint in munitionibus regis magnis, et ex his constituentur super negotiaregni, quae aguntur ex fide, et praepositi eorum et principes sint ex eis etambulent in legibus suis, sicut praecepit rex in terra Iudae.	37 And some of them shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, that are of trust, and let the governors be taken from among themselves, and let them walk in their own laws, as the king hath commanded in the land of Juda.
38 Et tresregiones, quae additae sunt Iudaeae ex regione Samariae, addatur Iudaeaereputari, ut sint sub uno et non oboediant alii potestati, nisi summisacerdotis.	38 And the three cities that are added to Judea, out of the country of Samaria, let them be accounted with Judea: that they may be under one, and obey no other authority but that of the high priest:
39 Ptolemaida et confines eius dedi donum sanctis, quae sunt inIerusalem, ad necessarios sumptus sanctis.	39 Ptolemais, and the confines thereof, I give as a free gift to the holy places, that are in Jerusalem, for the necessary charges of the holy things.
40 Et ego do singulis annis quindecimmilia siclorum argenti de rationibus regis ex locis, quae me contingunt;	40 And I give every year fifteen thousand sicles of silver out of the king's accounts, of what belongs to me:
41 etomne, quod reliquum fuerit, quod non reddiderant, qui super negotia erant, annisprioribus, ex hoc dabunt in opera domus.	41 And all that is above, which they that were over the affairs the years before, had not paid, from this time they shall give it to the works of the house.
42 Et super haec quinque milia siclorumargenti, quanta accipiebant de sanctorum ratione per singulos annos, et haecremittuntur eo quod ipsa ad sacerdotes pertineant, qui ministerio funguntur.	42 Moreover the five thousand sicles of silver which they received from the account of the holy places, every year, shall also belong to the priests that execute the ministry.
43 Et quicumque confugerint in templum, quod est Hierosolymis, et in omnibusfinibus eius debentes regalia et quamlibet rem, dimittantur, et universa, quaesunt eis in regno meo.	43 And whosoever shall flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any matter, let them be set at liberty, and all that they have in my kingdom, let them have it free.
44 Et ad aedificanda vel restauranda opera sanctorumsumptus dabitur de ratione regis;	44 For the building also, or repairing the works of the holy places, the charges shall be given out of the king's revenues:
45 et ad exstruendos muros Ierusalem etcommuniendum in circuitu sumptus dabitur de ratione regis et ad construendosmuros in Iudaea ”.	45 For the building also of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, the charges shall be given out of the king's account, as also for the building of the walls in Judea.
46 Ut audivit autem Ionathas et populus sermones istos, non crediderunt eis necreceperunt, quia recordati sunt malitiae magnae, quam fecerat in Israel ettribulaverat eos valde.	46 Now when Jonathan, and the people heard these words, they gave no credit to them nor received them: because they remembered the great evil that he had done in Israel, for he had afflicted them exceedingly.
47 Et complacuit eis in Alexandro, quia ipse fuerat eisprinceps sermonum pacis, et ipsi auxilium ferebant omnibus diebus.	47 And their inclinations were towards Alexander, because he had been the chief promoter of peace in their regard, and him they always helped.
48 Etcongregavit rex Alexander exercitum magnum et admovit castra contra Demetrium.	48 And king Alexander gathered together a great army, and moved his camp near to Demetrius.
49 Et commiserunt proelium duo reges, et fugit exercitus Alexandri, et insecutusest eum Demetrius et praevaluit adversus eos;	49 And the two kings joined battle, and the army of Demetrius fled away, and Alexander pursued after him, and pressed them close.
50 et confirmavit proelium nimis,donec occidit sol, et cecidit Demetrius in die illa.	50 And the battle was hard fought till the sun went down: and Demetrius was slain that day.
51 Et misit Alexander ad Ptolemaeum regem Aegypti legatos secundum haec verbadicens:	51 And Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt, with words to this effect, saying:
52 “ Quoniam regressus sum in regnum meum et sedi in sede patrummeorum et obtinui principatum et contrivi Demetrium et possedi regionem nostram	52 Forasmuch as I am returned into my kingdom, and am set in the throne of my ancestors and have gotten the dominion, and have overthrown Demetrius, and possessed our country,
53 et commisi pugnam cum eo, et contritus est ipse et castra eius a nobis, etsedimus in sede regni eius;	53 And have joined battle with him, and both he and his army have been destroyed by us, and we are placed in the throne of his kingdom:
54 et nunc statuamus ad invicem amicitiam, et damihi filiam tuam uxorem, et ego ero gener tuus et dabo tibi dona et ipsi dignate ”.	54 Now therefore let us make friendship one with another: and give me now thy daughter to wife, and I will be thy son in law, and I will give both thee and her gifts worthy of thee.
55 Et respondit rex Ptolemaeus dicens: “ Felix dies, in qua reversuses ad terram patrum tuorum et sedisti in sede regni eorum!	55 And king Ptolemee answered, saying: Happy is the day wherein thou didst return to the land of thy fathers, and sattest in the throne of their kingdom.
56 Et nunc faciamtibi, quae scripsisti, sed occurre in Ptolemaidam, ut videamus invicem nos, etsocer fiam tibi, sicut dixisti ”.	56 And now I will do to thee as thou hast written: but meet me at Ptolemais, that we may see one another, and I may give her to thee as thou hast said.
57 Et exivit Ptolemaeus de Aegypto, ipse etCleopatra filia eius, et venit Ptolemaidam anno centesimo sexagesimo secundo.	57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt, with Cleopatra his daughter, and he came to Ptolemais in the hundred and sixty-second year.
58 Et occurrit ei Alexander rex, et dedit ei Cleopatram filiam suam et fecitnuptias eius Ptolemaidae sicut reges in magna gloria.	58 And king Alexander met him, and he gave him his daughter Cleopatra: and he celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais, with great glory, after the manner of kings.
59 Et scripsit rex Alexander Ionathae, ut veniret obviam sibi.	59 And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan, that he should come and meet him.
60 Et abiit cumgloria Ptolemaidam et occurrit ibi duobus regibus et dedit illis argentum multumet aurum et dona et invenit gratiam in conspectu eorum.	60 And he went honourably to Ptolemais, and he met there the two kings, and he gave them much silver, and gold, and presents: and he found favour in their sight.
61 Et conveneruntadversus eum viri pestilentes ex Israel, viri iniqui interpellantes adversuseum; et non intendit ad eos rex.	61 And some pestilent men of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him to accuse him: and the king gave no heed to them.
62 Et iussit rex, et exspoliaverunt Ionathanvestibus suis et induerunt eum purpura; et ita fecerunt. Et collocavit eum rexsedere secum.	62 And he commanded that Jonathan's garments should be taken off, and that he should be clothed with purple: and they did so. And the king made him sit by himself.
63 Dixitque principibus suis: “ Exite cum eo in medium civitatiset praedicate, ut nemo adversus eum interpellet de ullo negotio, nec quisquam eimolestus sit de ulla ratione ”.	63 And he said to his princes: Go out with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause.
64 Et factum est, ut viderunt, quiinterpellabant gloriam eius, quae praedicabatur, et opertum eum purpura,fugerunt omnes.	64 So when his accusers saw his glory proclaimed, and him clothed with purple, they all fled away.
65 Et magnificavit eum rex et scripsit eum inter primos amicoset posuit eum ducem et participem principatus.	65 And the king magnified him, and enrolled him amongst his chief friends, and made him governor and partaker of his dominion.
66 Et reversus est Ionathas inIerusalem cum pace et laetitia.	66 And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with peace and joy.
67 In anno centesimo sexagesimo quinto venit Demetrius filius Demetrii a Cretain terram patrum suorum;	67 In the year one hundred and sixty-five Demetrius the son of Demetrius came from Crete into the land of his fathers.
68 et audivit Alexander rex et contristatus est valdeet reversus est Antiochiam.	68 And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch.
69 Et constituit Demetrius rex Apollonium, quipraeerat Coelesyriae, et congregavit exercitum magnum; et accessit ad Iamniam etmisit ad Ionathan summum sacerdotem	69 And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan the high priest,
70 dicens: “ Tu omnino solus resistisnobis; ego autem factus sum in derisum et in opprobrium propter te; et quare tupotestatem adversum nos exerces in montibus?	70 Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at, and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains.
71 Nunc ergo si confidis invirtutibus tuis, descende ad nos in campum, et comparemus illic invicem, quiamecum est virtus civitatum.	71 Now therefore if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war.
72 Interroga et disce quis sum ego et ceteri, quiauxilio sunt nobis, et dicunt: “Non potest stare pes vester ante faciemnostram, quia bis in fugam conversi sunt patres tui in terra sua”.	72 Ask, and learn who I am, and the rest that help me, who also say that your foot cannot stand before our face, for thy fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land:
73 Et nuncnon poteris sustinere equitatum et exercitum talem in campo, ubi non est lapisneque silex neque locus fugiendi ”.	73 And now how wilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great an army in the plain, where there is no stone, nor rock, nor place to flee to?
74 Ut audivit autem Ionathas sermones Apollonii, motus est animo et elegit decemmilia virorum et exiit ab Ierusalem, et occurrit ei Simon frater eius inadiutorium.	74 Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon his brother met him to help him.
75 Et applicuit castra in Ioppen; et excluserunt eum, qui erant decivitate, quia custodia Apollonii in Ioppe erat, et oppugnaverunt eam.	75 And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it.
76 Etexterriti, qui erant in civitate, aperuerunt ei, et obtinuit Ionathas Ioppen.	76 And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe.
77 Et audivit Apollonius et admovit tria milia equitum et exercitum multum. Etabiit Azotum tamquam iter faciens et statim exiit in campum, eo quod haberetmultitudinem equitum et confideret in eis.	77 And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army.
78 Et insecutus est eum Ionathas inAzotum, et exercitus commiserunt proelium.	78 And he went to Azotus as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle.
79 Et reliquit Apollonius milleequites post eos occulte.	79 And Apollonius left privately in the camp a thousand horsemen behind them.
80 Et cognovit Ionathas quoniam insidiae sunt post se;et circuierunt castra eius et iecerunt iacula in populum a mane usque advesperam.	80 And Jonathan knew that there was an ambush behind him, and they surrounded his army, and cast darts at the people from morning till evening.
81 Populus autem stabat, sicut praeceperat Ionathas, et laboraveruntequi eorum.	81 But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so their horses were fatigued.
82 Et eiecit Simon exercitum suum et commisit contra legionem;equites enim fatigati erant. Et contriti sunt ab eo et fugerunt,	82 Then Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the horsemen were wearied: and they were discomfited by him, and fled.
83 et equidispersi sunt in campo et fugerunt in Azotum et intraverunt in Bethdagon idolumsuum, ut ibi se liberarent.	83 And they that were scattered about the plain, fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon their idol's temple, there to save themselves.
84 Et succendit Ionathas Azotum et civitates, quaeerant in circuitu eius, et accepit spolia eorum et templum Dagon et omnes, quifugerunt in illud, succendit igne.	84 But Jonathan set fire to Azotus, and the cities that were around it, and took the spoils of them, and the temple of Dagon: and all them that were fled into it, he burnt with fire.
85 Et fuerunt, qui ceciderunt gladio cum hisqui succensi sunt, fere octo milia virorum.	85 So they that were slain by the sword, with them that were burnt, were almost eight thousand men.
86 Et movit inde Ionathas castra etapplicuit ad Ascalonem, et exierunt de civitate obviam illi in magna gloria.	86 And Jonathan removed his army from thence, and camped against Ascalon: and they went out of the city to meet him with great honour.
87 Et reversus est Ionathas in Ierusalem cum suis habentibus spolia multa.	87 And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with his people, having many spoils.
88 Etfactum est, ut audivit Alexander rex sermones istos, et addidit adhucglorificare Ionathan	88 And it came to pass: When Alexander the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more.
89 et misit ei fibulam auream, sicut consuetudo est daricognatis regum, et dedit ei Accaron et omnes fines eius in possessionem.	89 And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron and all the borders thereof in possession.