Secondo libro dei Maccabei 10

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Maccabaeus autem et, qui cum eo erant, Domino eos praeeunte, templumquidem et civitatem receperunt;	1 When Maccabeus and his companions, under the Lord's leadership, had recovered the temple and the city,
2 aras autem, quas alienigenae per plateamexstruxerant, itemque delubra demoliti sunt	2 they destroyed the altars erected by the Gentiles in the marketplace and the sacred enclosures.
3 et, purgato templo, aliud altarefecerunt et, succensis lapidibus igneque de his concepto, sacrificia obtuleruntpost biennium et incensum et lucernas et panum propositionem fecerunt.	3 After purifying the temple, they made a new altar. Then, with fire struck from flint, they offered sacrifice for the first time in two years, burned incense, and lighted lamps. They also set out the showbread.
4 Quibusautem gestis, rogaverunt Dominum prostrati in ventrem, ne amplius talibus malisinciderent, sed et, si quando peccassent, ut ab ipso cum clementia corriperenturet non blasphemis ac barbaris gentibus traderentur.	4 When they had done this, they prostrated themselves and begged the Lord that they might never again fall into such misfortunes, and that if they should sin at any time, he might chastise them with moderation and not hand them over to blasphemous and barbarous Gentiles.
5 Qua die autem templum abalienigenis pollutum fuerat, contigit eadem die purificationem fieri templivicesima quinta illius mensis, qui est Casleu.	5 On the anniversary of the day on which the temple had been profaned by the Gentiles, that is, the twenty-fifth of the same month Chislev, the purification of the temple took place.
6 Et cum laetitia diebus octoegerunt in modum Tabernaculorum, recordantes quod ante modicum temporis diemsollemnem Tabernaculorum in montibus et in speluncis more bestiarum egerant.	6 The Jews celebrated joyfully for eight days as on the feast of Booths, remembering how, a little while before, they had spent the feast of Booths living like wild animals in caves on the mountains.
7 Propter quod thyrsos et ramos virides, adhuc et palmas habentes, hymnostollebant ei, qui prosperavit mundari locum suum.	7 Carrying rods entwined with leaves, green branches and palms, they sang hymns of grateful praise to him who had brought about the purification of his own Place.
8 Et decreverunt communipraecepto et decreto universae genti Iudaeorum omnibus annis agere dies istos.	8 By public edict and decree they prescribed that the whole Jewish nation should celebrate these days every year.
9 Res itaque de fine Antiochi, qui appellatus est Epiphanes, ita se habuerunt.	9 Such was the end of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes.
10 Nunc autem res de Antiocho Eupatore, qui vero filius erat impii, narrabimus,illa breviantes, quae continent bellorum mala.	10 Now we shall relate what happened under Antiochus Eupator, the son of that godless man, and shall give a summary of the chief evils caused by the wars.
11 Hic enim, suscepto regno,constituit super negotia regni Lysiam quendam Coelesyriae et Phoenicis ducemprimarium.	11 When Eupator succeeded to the kingdom, he put a certain Lysias in charge of the government as commander-in-chief of Coelesyria and Phoenicia.
12 Nam Ptolemaeus, qui dicebatur Macron, quod esset iustum conservarepraeferens erga Iudaeos propter in eos factam iniquitatem, conabatur, quae adillos spectabant, pacifice peragere.	12 Ptolemy, surnamed Macron, had taken the lead in treating the Jews fairly because of the previous injustice that had been done them, and he endeavored to have peaceful relations with them.
13 Unde accusatus ab amicis apud Eupatoremet cum frequenter se proditorem esse audiret, eo quod Cyprum creditam sibi aPhilometore deseruisset et ad Antiochum Epiphanem transiisset, cumque ampliusnobilem potestatem digne ferre non posset, veneno hausto vitam finivit.	13 As a result, he was accused before Eupator by the King's Friends. In fact, on all sides he heard himself called a traitor for having abandoned Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him, and for having gone over to Antiochus Epiphanes. Since he could not command the respect due to his high office, he ended his life by taking poison.
14 Gorgias autem, cum esset dux locorum, externos milites alebat et frequenteradversus Iudaeos bellum instruebat.	14 When Gorgias became governor of the region, he employed foreign troops and used every opportunity to attack the Jews.
15 Atque una cum ipso etiam Idumaei, quitenebant opportunas munitiones, exercebant Iudaeos et fugatos ab Hierosolymissuscipientes bellum alere tentabant.	15 At the same time the Idumeans, who held some important strongholds, were harassing the Jews; they welcomed fugitives from Jerusalem and endeavored to continue the war.
16 Hi vero, qui erant cum Maccabaeo,supplicatione facta et rogato Deo, ut esset sibi adiutor, impetum fecerunt inmunitiones Idumaeorum;	16 Maccabeus and his companions, after public prayers asking God to be their ally, moved quickly against the strongholds of the Idumeans.
17 quas fortiter aggressi, loca obtinuerunt et omnes, quipugnabant in muris, propulerunt et occurrentes interemerunt et non minus vigintimilibus trucidaverunt.	17 Attacking vigorously, they gained control of the places, drove back all who manned the walls, and cut down those who opposed them, killing as many as twenty thousand men.
18 Quidam autem, cum confugissent non minus quam novemmilia in duas turres valde munitas et omnia ad repugnandum habentes,	18 When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers, containing everything necessary to sustain a siege,
19 Maccabaeus, ad eorum expugnationem relicto Simone et Iosepho itemque Zacchaeoeisque, qui cum ipso erant satis multis, ipse ad ea, quae amplius perurgebant,loca discessit.	19 Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, along with Zacchaeus and his men, in sufficient numbers to besiege them, while he himself went off to places where he was more urgently needed.
20 Hi vero, qui cum Simone erant, cupiditate ducti a quibusdam,qui in turribus erant, suasi sunt pecunia et, septuaginta milibus drachmisacceptis, dimiserunt quosdam effugere.	20 But some of the men in Simon's force who were money lovers let themselves be bribed by some of the men in the towers; on receiving seventy thousand drachmas, they allowed a number of them to escape.
21 Cum autem Maccabaeo nuntiatum essetquod factum est, principibus populi congregatis accusavit quod pecunia fratresvendidissent, adversariis eorum dimissis.	21 When Maccabeus was told what had happened, he assembled the rulers of the people and accused those men of having sold their kinsmen for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them.
22 Hos igitur proditores factosinterfecit et confestim duas turres occupavit.	22 So he put them to death as traitors, and without delay captured the two towers.
23 Armis autem in manibus omniaprospere agendo in duabus munitionibus plus quam viginti milia peremit.	23 As he was successful at arms in all his undertakings, he destroyed more than twenty thousand men in the two strongholds.
24 At Timotheus, qui prius a Iudaeis fuerat superatus, convocatis peregriniscopiis valde multis et congregatis equis, qui erant ex Asia, non paucis, adfuitquasi armis victam Iudaeam capturus.	24 Timothy, who had previously been defeated by the Jews, gathered a tremendous force of foreign troops and collected a large number of cavalry from Asia; then he appeared in Judea, ready to conquer it by force.
25 Qui autem cum Maccabaeo erant,appropinquante illo, ad supplicationem Dei terra capita aspergentes lumbosqueciliciis praecincti	25 At his approach, Maccabeus and his men made supplication to God, sprinkling earth upon their heads and girding their loins in sackcloth.
26 super crepidinem contra altare provoluti rogabant, utsibi propitius factus inimicis eorum esset inimicus et adversariis adversaretur,sicut lex declarat.	26 Lying prostrate at the foot of the altar, they begged him to be gracious to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and a foe to their foes, as the law declares.
27 Digressi autem ab oratione, sumptis armis, longius decivitate processerunt et, proximi hostibus effecti, separatim steterunt.	27 After the prayer, they took up their arms and advanced a considerable distance from the city, halting when they were close to the enemy.
28 Cumautem lux oriens coepisset diffundi, utrique commiserunt, isti quidemprosperitatis et victoriae tamquam sponsorem habentes cum virtute refugium inDominum, illi autem ut ducem certaminum sibi ipsis statuentes animum.	28 As soon as dawn broke, the armies joined battle, the one having as pledge of success and victory not only their valor but also their reliance on the Lord, and the other taking fury as their leader in the fight.
29 Sed,cum vehemens pugna esset, apparuerunt adversariis de caelo viri quinque inequis, frenis aureis decori, et ducatum Iudaeis praestantes;	29 In the midst of the fierce battle, there appeared to the enemy from the heavens five majestic men riding on golden-bridled horses, who led the Jews on.
30 ex quibus duoMaccabaeum medium accipientes suisque armis protegentes incolumem conservabant,in adversarios autem tela et fulmina iaciebant, ex quo caecitate confusievolaverunt repleti perturbatione.	30 They surrounded Maccabeus, and shielding him with their own armor, kept him from being wounded. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, thrown into confusion and routed.
31 Interfecti sunt autem viginti miliaquingenti et equites sescenti.	31 Twenty-five hundred of their foot soldiers and six hundred of their horsemen were slain.
32 Timotheus vero confugit in praesidium, quod Gazara dicitur, optimammunitionem, ducatum illic habente Chaerea.	32 Timothy, however, fled to a well-fortified stronghold called Gazara, where Chaereas was in command.
33 Qui autem cum Maccabaeo erantlaetantes obsederunt munitionem diebus quattuor.	33 For four days Maccabeus and his men eagerly besieged the fortress.
34 At hi qui intus erant, locimunimento confisi, supra modum maledicebant et sermones nefandos iactabant;	34 Those inside, relying on the strength of the place, kept repeating outrageous blasphemies and uttering abominable words.
35 sed, cum dies quinta illucesceret, viginti iuvenes ex his, qui cum Maccabaeoerant, accensi animis propter blasphemias, murum viriliter aggressi ferocianimo, occursantem quemque caedebant;	35 When the fifth day dawned, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, angered over such blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they encountered.
36 sed et alii similiter ascendentes incircumflexione contra eos, qui intus erant, turres incendebant atque ignesinferentes ipsos maledicos vivos concremabant, alii autem portas concidebant et,recepto residuo exercitu, occupaverunt civitatem;	36 Others who climbed up the same way swung around on the defenders, taking the besieged in the rear; they put the towers to the torch, spread the fire and burned the blasphemers alive. Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city.
37 et Timotheum occultantem sein quodam lacu peremerunt et fratrem illius Chaeream et Apollophanem.	37 Timothy had hidden in a cistern, but they killed him, along with his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes.
38 Quibusgestis, in hymnis et confessionibus benedicebant Dominum, qui magnifice Israelbenefaciebat et victoriam dabat illis.	38 On completing these exploits, they blessed, with hymns of grateful praise, the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and grants them victory.