Primo libro dei Maccabei 5

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Et factum est, ut audierunt gen tes in circuitu quia aedificatum estaltare, et dedicatum est sanctuarium sicut prius, iratae sunt valde	1 Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were built up as before, that they were exceeding angry.
2 etcogitabant tollere genus Iacob, qui erant inter eos, et coeperunt occidere inpopulo et persequi.	2 And they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them.
3 Et bellabat Iudas adversus filios Esau in Idumaea, inAcrabattane, quia circumsedebant Israel; et percussit eos plaga magna,compressit eos et cepit spolia eorum.	3 Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea, and them that were in Acrabathane: because they beset the Israelites around about, and he made a great slaughter of them.
4 Et recordatus est malitiam filiorumBean, qui erant populo in laqueum et in scandalum insidiantes eis in viis.	4 And he remembered the malice of the children of Bean: who were a snare and a stumblingblock to the people, by lying in wait for them in the way.
5 Etconclusi sunt ab eo in turribus, et applicuit ad eos et anathematizavit eos etincendit turres eius igne cum omnibus, qui intus erant.	5 And they were shut up by him in towers, and he set upon them, and devoted them to utter destruction, and burnt their towers with fire, and all that were in them.
6 Et transivit ad filiosAmmon et invenit manum fortem et populum copiosum et Timotheum ducem ipsorum.	6 Then he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus was their captain:
7 Et commisit cum eis proelia multa, et contriti sunt in conspectu eius, etpercussit eos.	7 And he fought many battles with them, and they were discomfited in their sight, and he smote them:
8 Et cepit Iazer et filias eius et reversus est in Iudaeam.	8 And he took the city of Gazer and her towns, and returned into Judea.
9 Et congregatae sunt gentes, quae sunt in Galaad, adversus Israel, qui erant infinibus eorum, ut tollerent eos; et fugerunt in Datheman munitionem	9 And the Gentiles that were in Galaad, assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters to destroy them: and they fled into the fortress of Datheman.
10 etmiserunt litteras ad Iudam et fratres eius dicentes: “ Congregatae suntadversum nos gentes per circuitum, ut nos auferant,	10 And they sent letters to Judas and his brethren, saying, The heathens that are round about are gathered together against us, to destroy us:
11 et parant venire etoccupare munitionem, in quam confugimus, et Timotheus est dux exercitus eorum.	11 And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timotheus is the captain of their host.
12 Nunc ergo veni et eripe nos de manibus eorum, quia cecidit multitudo denobis,	12 Now therefore come, and deliver us out of their hands, for many of us are slain.
13 et omnes fratres nostri, qui erant in locis Tubin, interfecti sunt, etcaptivas duxerunt uxores eorum et natos et sarcinas et peremerunt illic feremille viros ”.	13 And all our brethren that were in the places of Tubin, are killed: and they have carried away their wives, and their children, captives, and taken their spoils, and they have slain there almost a thousand men.
14 Adhuc epistulae legebantur, et ecce alii nuntii venerunt de Galilaea,conscissis tunicis, nuntiantes secundum verba haec,	14 And while they were yet reading these letters, behold there came other messengers out Galilee with their garments rent, who related according to these words:
15 dicentes convenisseadversum se a Ptolemaida et Tyro et Sidone et omnem Galilaeam alienigenarum, utnos consumant.	15 Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against them, and all Galilee is filled with strangers, in order to consume us.
16 Ut audivit autem Iudas et populus sermones istos, convenitecclesia magna cogitare quid facerent fratribus suis, qui in tribulatione erantet expugnabantur ab eis.	16 Now when Judas and all the people heard these words, a great assembly met together to consider what they should do for their brethren that were in trouble, and were assaulted by them.
17 Dixitque Iudas Simoni fratri suo: “ Elige tibiviros et vade et libera fratres tuos, qui sunt in Galilaea; ego autem et fratermeus Ionathas ibimus in Galaaditim ”.	17 And Judas said to Simon his brother: Choose thee men, and go, and deliver they brethren in Galilee: and I, and my brother Jonathan will go into the country of Galaad.
18 Et reliquit Iosephum filium Zachariaeet Azariam ducem populi cum residuo exercitu in Iudaea ad custodiam.	18 And he left Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias captains of the people with the remnant of the army in Judea to keep it:
19 Etpraecepit illis dicens: “ Praeestote populo huic et nolite bellum committereadversum gentes, donec revertamur ”.	19 And he commanded them, saying: Take ye the charge of this people: but make no war against the heathens, till we return.
20 Et partiti sunt Simoni virorum triamilia, ut iret in Galilaeam, Iudae autem octo milia in Galaaditim.	20 Now three thousand men were alloted to Simon, to go into Gallilee: and eight thousand to Judas to go into the land of Galaad.
21 Et abiitSimon in Galilaeam et commisit proelia multa cum gentibus; et contritae suntgentes a facie eius,	21 And Simon went into Galilee, and fought many battles with the heathens: and the heathens were discomfited before his face, and he pursued them even to the gate of Ptolemais.
22 et persecutus est eos usque ad portam Ptolemaidis, etceciderunt de gentibus fere tria milia virorum, et accepit spolia eorum.	22 And there fell of the heathens almost three thousand men, and he took the spoils of them,
23 Etassumpsit eos, qui erant de Galilaea et in Arbattis, cum uxoribus et natis etomnibus, quae erant illis, et adduxit in Iudaeam cum laetitia magna.	23 And he took with him those that were in Galilee and in Arbatis with their wives, and children, and all that they had, and he brought them into Judea with great joy.
24 Et Iudas Maccabaeus et Ionathas frater eius transierunt Iordanem et abieruntviam trium dierum in deserto;	24 And Judas Machabeus, and Jonathan his brother passed over the Jordan, and went three days' journey through the desert.
25 et occurrerunt Nabathaeis et obviaverunt eispacifice et narraverunt eis omnia, quae acciderant fratribus eorum inGalaaditide,	25 And the Nabutheans met them, and received them in a peaceable manner, and told them all that happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad,
26 et quia multi ex eis comprehensi sunt in Bosora et Bosor inAlimis, Chaspho, Maced et Carnain; hae omnes civitates munitae et magnae.	26 And that many of them were shut up in Barasa, and in Bosor, and in Alima, and in Casphor, and in Mageth, and in Carnaim: all these strong and great cities.
27 Etin ceteris civitatibus Galaaditidis tenentur comprehensi; in crastinumconstituerunt admovere ad munitiones et comprehendere et tollere omnes eos inuna die.	27 Yea, and that they were kept shut up in the rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had appointed to bring their army on the morrow near to these cities, and to take them and to destroy them all in one day.
28 Et convertit Iudas et exercitus eius viam in desertum Bosora repenteet occupavit civitatem et occidit omnem masculum in ore gladii et accepit omniaspolia eorum et succendit eam igne;	28 Then Judas and his army suddenly turned their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took the city: and he slew every male by the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burnt it with fire.
29 et profectus est inde nocte, et ibantusque ad munitionem.	29 And they removed from thence by night, and went till they came to the fortress.
30 Et factum est diluculo, cum levassent oculos suos, eccepopulus multus, cuius non erat numerus, portantes scalas et machinas, utcomprehenderent munitionem, et expugnabant eos.	30 And it came to pass that early in the morning, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and assault them.
31 Et vidit Iudas quia coepitbellum, et clamor civitatis ascendit ad caelum sicut tuba et clamor magnus;	31 And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city:
32 et dixit viris exercitus: “ Pugnate hodie pro fratribus nostris ”.	32 And he said to his host: Fight ye to day for your brethren.
33 Etexiit tribus ordinibus post eos, et exclamaverunt tubis et clamaverunt inoratione.	33 And he came with three companies behind them, and they sounded their trumpets, and cried out in prayer.
34 Et cognoverunt castra Timothei quia Maccabaeus est, et refugerunt afacie eius; et percussit eos plaga magna, et ceciderunt ex eis in die illa fereocto milia virorum.	34 And the host of Timotheus understood that it was Machabeus, and they fled away before his face: and they made a great slaughter of them: and there fell of them in that day almost eight thousand men.
35 Et divertit Iudas in Maspha et expugnavit et cepit eam.Et occidit omnem masculinum eius et sumpsit spolia eius et succendit eam igne.	35 And Judas turned aside to Maspha, and assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and burnt it with fire.
36 Inde perrexit et cepit Chaspho, Maced et Bosor et reliquas civitatesGalaaditidis.	36 From thence he marched, and took Casbon, and Mageth, and Bosor, and the rest of the cities of Galaad.
37 Post haec autem verba congregavit Timotheus exercitum alium etcastra posuit contra Raphon trans torrentem.	37 But after this Timotheus gathered another army, and camped over against Raphon beyond the torrent.
38 Et misit Iudas speculariexercitum, et renuntiaverunt ei dicentes: “ Convenerunt ad eum omnes gentes,quae in circuitu nostro sunt, exercitus multus nimis;	38 And Judas sent men to view the army: and they brought him word, saying: All the nations, that are round about us, are assembled unto him an army exceeding great:
39 et Arabas conduxit inauxilium sibi, et castra posuerunt trans torrentem, parati ad te venire inproelium ”. Et abiit Iudas obviam illis.	39 And they have hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the torrent, ready to come to fight against thee. And Judas went to meet them.
40 Et ait Timotheus principibusexercitus sui: “ Cum appropinquaverit Iudas et exercitus eius ad torrentemaquae, si transierit ad nos prior, non poterimus sustinere eum, quia potenspoterit adversum nos;	40 And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for he will certainly prevail over us.
41 si vero timuerit transire et posuerit castra ultraflumen, transfretemus ad eos et poterimus adversus illum ”.	41 But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp on the other side of the river, we will pass over to them and shall prevail against him.
42 Ut autemappropinquavit Iudas ad torrentem aquae, statuit scribas populi secus torrentemet mandavit eis dicens: “ Neminem hominum reliqueritis, sed veniant omnes inproelium ”.	42 Now when Judas came near the torrent of water, he set the scribes of the people by the torrent, and commanded them, saying: Suffer no man to stay behind: but let all come to the battle.
43 Et transfretavit ad illos prior, et omnis populus post eum. Etcontritae sunt omnes gentes a facie eorum et proiecerunt arma sua et fugerunt adfanum in Carnain.	43 And he passed over to them first, and all the people after him, and all the heathens were discomfited before them, and they threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple that was in Carnaim.
44 Et occupaverunt ipsam civitatem et fanum succenderunt ignecum omnibus, qui erant in ipso; et oppressa est Carnain et non potuit sustinerecontra faciem Iudae.	44 And he took that city, and the temple he burnt with fire, with all things that were therein: and Carnaim was subdued, and could not stand against the face of Judas.
45 Et congregavit Iudas universum Israel, qui erant inGalaaditide, a minimo usque ad maximum et uxores eorum et natos et sarcinas,exercitum magnum valde, ut venirent in terram Iudae.	45 And Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives, and children, and an army exceeding great, to come into the land of Juda.
46 Et venerunt usqueEphron. Et haec civitas magna in via, munita valde; non erat declinare ab eadextera vel sinistra, sed per mediam iter erat.	46 And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it.
47 Et incluserunt se, qui erant in civitate, et obstruxerunt portas lapidibus.Et misit ad eos Iudas verbis pacificis	47 And they that were in the city, shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words,
48 dicens: “ Transeamus per terramvestram, ut eamus in terram nostram, et nemo vobis nocebit; tantum pedibustransibimus ”. Et nolebant eis aperire.	48 Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our country: and no man shall hurt you: we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them.
49 Et praecepit Iudas praedicare incastris, ut applicarent se unusquisque in quo erat loco.	49 Then Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the camp, that they should make an assault every man in the place where he was.
50 Et applicuerunt seviri virtutis, et oppugnavit civitatem illam tota die et tota nocte; et traditaest civitas in manu eius.	50 And the men of the army drew near, and he assaulted that city all the day, and all the night, and the city was delivered into his hands:
51 Et peremit omnem masculinum in ore gladii eteradicavit eam et accepit spolia eius et transivit per civitatem superinterfectos.	51 And they slew every male with the edge of the sword, and he razed the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through all the city over them that were slain.
52 Et transgressi sunt Iordanem in campum magnum contra faciemBethsan.	52 Then they passed over the Jordan to the great plain that is over against Bethsan.
53 Et erat Iudas congregans extremos et exhortabatur populum per totamviam, donec veniret in terram Iudae.	53 And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda.
54 Et ascenderunt in montem Sion cumlaetitia et gaudio et obtulerunt holocausta, quod nemo ex eis cecidisset, donecreverterentur in pace.	54 And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain, till they had returned in peace.
55 Et in diebus, quibus erat Iudas et Ionathas in terra Galaad, et Simon fratereius in Galilaea contra faciem Ptolemaidis,	55 Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,
56 audivit Iosephus Zachariae filiuset Azarias princeps virtutis res bene gestas et proelia, quae fecerunt,	56 Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias captain of the soldiers, heard of the good success, and the battles that were fought.
57 etdixerunt: “ Faciamus et ipsi nobis nomen et eamus pugnare adversus gentes,quae in circuitu nostro sunt ”.	57 And he said: Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us.
58 Et nuntiaverunt his, qui erant de exercitusuo, et abierunt ad Iamniam.	58 And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia.
59 Et exivit Gorgias de civitate et viri eiusobviam illis in pugnam;	59 And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle.
60 et fugati sunt Iosephus et Azarias et impulsi suntusque in fines Iudaeae, et ceciderunt illo die de populo Israel ad duo miliaviri; et facta est fuga magna in populo,	60 And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell, on that day, of the people of Israel about two thousand men, and there was a great overthrow of the people:
61 quia non audie runt Iudam et fratreseius existimantes fortiter se facturos.	61 Because they did not hearken to Judas, and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfully.
62 Ipsi autem non erant de seminevirorum illorum, per quorum manum salus data est Israel.	62 But they were not of the seed of those men by whom salvation was brought to Israel.
63 Et vir Iudas et fratres eius magnificati sunt valde in conspectu omnis Israelet gentium omnium, ubi audiebatur nomen eorum;	63 And the men of Juda were magnified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the nations where their name was heard.
64 et conveniebant ad eos faustaacclamantes.	64 And people assembled to them with joyful acclamations.
65 Et exivit Iudas et fratres eius et expugnabant filios Esau interra, quae ad austrum est. Et percussit Hebron et filias eius et destruxitmunitiones eius et turres eius succendit in circuitu.	65 Then Judas and his brethren went forth and attacked the children of Esau, in the land toward the south, and he took Chebron, and her towns: and he burnt the walls thereof and the towers all round it.
66 Et movit castra, utiret in terram alienigenarum, et perambulabat Maresam.	66 And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria.
67 In die illa cecideruntsacerdotes in bello, dum volunt fortiter facere, dum sine consilio exeunt inproelium.	67 In that day some priests fell in battle, while desiring to do manfully they went out unadvisedly to fight.
68 Et declinavit Iudas in Azotum terram alienigenarum et diruit araseorum et sculptilia deorum ipsorum succendit igne et expoliavit exuviascivitatum. Et reversus est in terram Iudae.	68 And Judas turned to Azotus into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda.