Secondus Machabaeorum 10

NOVA VULGATA	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Maccabaeus autem et, qui cum eo erant, Domino eos praeeunte, templumquidem et civitatem receperunt;	1 Now Maccabeus and his followers, the Lord leading them on, recovered the temple and the city;
2 aras autem, quas alienigenae per plateamexstruxerant, itemque delubra demoliti sunt	2 and they tore down the altars which had been built in the public square by the foreigners, and also destroyed the sacred precincts.
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 They purified the sanctuary, and made another altar of sacrifice; then, striking fire out of flint, they offered sacrifices, after a lapse of two years, and they burned incense and lighted lamps and set out the bread of the Presence.
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 And when they had done this, they fell prostrate and besought the Lord that they might never again fall into such misfortunes, but that, if they should ever sin, they might be disciplined by him with forbearance and not be handed over to blasphemous and barbarous nations.
5 Qua die autem templum abalienigenis pollutum fuerat, contigit eadem die purificationem fieri templivicesima quinta illius mensis, qui est Casleu.	5 It happened that on the same day on which the sanctuary had been profaned by the foreigners, the purification of the sanctuary took place, that is, on the twenty-fifth day of the same month, which was Chislev.
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 And they celebrated it for eight days with rejoicing, in the manner of the feast of booths, remembering how not long before, during the feast of booths, they had been wandering in the mountains and caves like wild animals.
7 Propter quod thyrsos et ramos virides, adhuc et palmas habentes, hymnostollebant ei, qui prosperavit mundari locum suum.	7 Therefore bearing ivy-wreathed wands and beautiful branches and also fronds of palm, they offered hymns of thanksgiving to him who had given success to the purifying of his own holy place.
8 Et decreverunt communipraecepto et decreto universae genti Iudaeorum omnibus annis agere dies istos.	8 They decreed by public ordinance and vote that the whole nation of the Jews should observe these days every year.
9 Res itaque de fine Antiochi, qui appellatus est Epiphanes, ita se habuerunt.	9 Such then was the end of Antiochus, who was called Epiphanes.
10 Nunc autem res de Antiocho Eupatore, qui vero filius erat impii, narrabimus,illa breviantes, quae continent bellorum mala.	10 Now we will tell what took place under Antiochus Eupator, who was the son of that ungodly man, and will give a brief summary of the principal calamities of the wars.
11 Hic enim, suscepto regno,constituit super negotia regni Lysiam quendam Coelesyriae et Phoenicis ducemprimarium.	11 This man, when he succeeded to the kingdom, appointed one Lysias to have charge of the government and to be chief governor 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, who was called Macron, took the lead in showing justice to the Jews because of the wrong that had been done to them, and attempted to maintain 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. He heard himself called a traitor at every turn, because he had abandoned Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him, and had gone over to Antiochus Epiphanes. Unable to command the respect due his office, he took poison and ended his life.
14 Gorgias autem, cum esset dux locorum, externos milites alebat et frequenteradversus Iudaeos bellum instruebat.	14 When Gorgias became governor of the region, he maintained a force of mercenaries, and at every turn kept on warring against the Jews.
15 Atque una cum ipso etiam Idumaei, quitenebant opportunas munitiones, exercebant Iudaeos et fugatos ab Hierosolymissuscipientes bellum alere tentabant.	15 Besides this, the Idumeans, who had control of important strongholds, were harassing the Jews; they received those who were banished from Jerusalem, and endeavored to keep up the war.
16 Hi vero, qui erant cum Maccabaeo,supplicatione facta et rogato Deo, ut esset sibi adiutor, impetum fecerunt inmunitiones Idumaeorum;	16 But Maccabeus and his men, after making solemn supplication and beseeching God to fight on their side, rushed to 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 them vigorously, they gained possession of the places, and beat off all who fought upon the wall, and slew those whom they encountered, killing no fewer than twenty thousand.
18 Quidam autem, cum confugissent non minus quam novemmilia in duas turres valde munitas et omnia ad repugnandum habentes,	18 When no less than nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers well equipped to withstand 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, and also Zacchaeus and his men, a force sufficient to besiege them; and he himself set off for 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 the men with Simon, who were money-hungry, were bribed by some of those who were in the towers, and on receiving seventy thousand drachmas let some of them slip away.
21 Cum autem Maccabaeo nuntiatum essetquod factum est, principibus populi congregatis accusavit quod pecunia fratresvendidissent, adversariis eorum dimissis.	21 When word of what had happened came to Maccabeus, he gathered the leaders of the people, and accused these men of having sold their brethren for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them.
22 Hos igitur proditores factosinterfecit et confestim duas turres occupavit.	22 Then he slew these men who had turned traitor, and immediately captured the two towers.
23 Armis autem in manibus omniaprospere agendo in duabus munitionibus plus quam viginti milia peremit.	23 Having success at arms in everything he undertook, he destroyed more than twenty thousand 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 Now Timothy, who had been defeated by the Jews before, gathered a tremendous force of mercenaries and collected the cavalry from Asia in no small number. He came on, intending to take Judea by storm.
25 Qui autem cum Maccabaeo erant,appropinquante illo, ad supplicationem Dei terra capita aspergentes lumbosqueciliciis praecincti	25 As he drew near, Maccabeus and his men sprinkled dust upon their heads and girded their loins with sackcloth, in supplication to God.
26 super crepidinem contra altare provoluti rogabant, utsibi propitius factus inimicis eorum esset inimicus et adversariis adversaretur,sicut lex declarat.	26 Falling upon the steps before the altar, they besought him to be gracious to them and to be an enemy to their enemies and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law declares.
27 Digressi autem ab oratione, sumptis armis, longius decivitate processerunt et, proximi hostibus effecti, separatim steterunt.	27 And rising from their prayer they took up their arms and advanced a considerable distance from the city; and when they came near to the enemy they halted.
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 Just as dawn was breaking, the two armies joined battle, the one having as pledge of success and victory not only their valor but their reliance upon the Lord, while the other made rage 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 When the battle became fierce, there appeared to the enemy from heaven five resplendent men on horses with golden bridles, and they were leading the Jews.
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 Surrounding Maccabeus and protecting him with their own armor and weapons, they kept him from being wounded. And they showered arrows and thunderbolts upon the enemy, so that, confused and blinded, they were thrown into disorder and cut to pieces.
31 Interfecti sunt autem viginti miliaquingenti et equites sescenti.	31 Twenty thousand five hundred were slaughtered, besides six hundred horsemen.
32 Timotheus vero confugit in praesidium, quod Gazara dicitur, optimammunitionem, ducatum illic habente Chaerea.	32 Timothy himself fled to a stronghold called Gazara, especially well garrisoned, where Chaereas was commander.
33 Qui autem cum Maccabaeo erantlaetantes obsederunt munitionem diebus quattuor.	33 Then Maccabeus and his men were glad, and they besieged the fort for four days.
34 At hi qui intus erant, locimunimento confisi, supra modum maledicebant et sermones nefandos iactabant;	34 The men within, relying on the strength of the place, blasphemed terribly and hurled out wicked 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 But at dawn of the fifth day, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, fired with anger because of the blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down every one they met.
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 came up in the same way wheeled around against the defenders and set fire to the towers; they kindled fires and burned the blasphemers alive. Others broke open the gates and let in the rest of the force, and they occupied the city.
37 et Timotheum occultantem sein quodam lacu peremerunt et fratrem illius Chaeream et Apollophanem.	37 They killed Timothy, who was hidden in a cistern, and his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes.
38 Quibusgestis, in hymnis et confessionibus benedicebant Dominum, qui magnifice Israelbenefaciebat et victoriam dabat illis.	38 When they had accomplished these things, with hymns and thanksgivings they blessed the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and gives them the victory.