Secondo libro dei Maccabei 2

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Invenitur autem in descriptio nibus quod Ieremias propheta iussit eosignem accipere, qui transmigrabant, ut significatum est,	1 Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity.
2 et ut mandavitpropheta transmigratis dans illis legem, ne obliviscerentur praecepta Domini etut non exerrarent mentibus videntes simulacra aurea et argentea et ornamentaeorum.	2 And how he gave them the law that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them.
3 Et alia huiusmodi dicens hortabatur, ne legem amoverent a corde suo.	3 And with other such like speeches, he exhorted them that they would not remove the law from their heart.
4 Erat autem in ipsa scriptura quomodo tabernaculum et arcam iussit propheta,divino responso ad se facto, comitari secum, usquequo exiit in montem, in quoMoyses ascendit et vidit Dei hereditatem.	4 It was also contained in the same writing, how the prophet, being warned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should accompany him, till he came forth to the mountain where Moses went up, and saw the inheritance of God.
5 Et veniens Ieremias invenit domumspeluncae; et tabernaculum et arcam et altare incensi intulit illuc et ostiumobstruxit.	5 And when Jeremias came thither he found a hollow cave: and he carried in thither the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.
6 Et accesserunt quidam ex his, qui simul sequebantur, ut notarentviam, et non potuerunt invenire.	6 Then some of them that followed him, came up to mark the place: but they could not And it.
7 Ut autem cognovit Ieremias, culpans illosdixit quod ignotus erit locus, donec congreget Deus congregationem populi etmisericordia fiat;	7 And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy.
8 et tunc Dominus ostendet haec, et apparebit maiestasDomini, et nubes erit, sicut et sub Moyse manifestabatur, sicut et Salomonpetiit, ut locus sanctificaretur magnifice.	8 And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.
9 Manifestabatur autem et utsapientiam habens obtulit sacrificium dedicationis et consummationis templi.	9 For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.
10 Sicut et Moyses orabat ad Dominum, et descendit ignis de caelo et consumpsitsacrificia, sic et Salomon oravit, et descendit ignis de caelo et consumpsitholocausta.	10 And as Moses prayed to the Lord and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.
11 Et dixit Moyses: “ Eo quod non sit comestum, quod erat propeccato, consumptum est ”.	11 And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.
12 Similiter et Salomon octo dies celebravit.	12 So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days.
13 Inferebantur autem in descriptionibus et commentariis secundum Nehemiam haeceadem, et ut construens bibliothecam congregavit libros de regibus et prophetiset libros David et epistulas regum de donariis.	13 And these same things were set down in the memoirs and commentaries of Nehemias: and how he made a library, and gathered together out of the countries, the books both of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings. and concerning the holy gifts.
14 Similiter autem et Iudas ea,quae deciderant per bellum, quod nobis acciderat, congregavit omnia, et suntapud nos.	14 And in like manner Judas also gathered together all such things as were lost by the war we had, and they are in our possession.
15 Si ergo desideratis haec, mittite, qui perferant vobis.	15 Wherefore if you want these things, send some that may fetch them to you.
16 Acturi itaque purificationem, scripsimus vobis; bene ergo facietis, siegeritis hos dies.	16 As we are then about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you: and you shall do well, if you keep the same days.
17 Deus autem, qui liberavit universum populum suum etreddidit hereditatem omnibus et regnum et sacerdotium et sanctificationem,	17 And we hope that God who hath delivered his people, and hath rendered to all the inheritance, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary,
18 sicut promisit in lege. Speramus enim in Deo quod cito nostri miserebitur etcongregabit de sub caelo in locum sanctum; eripuit enim nos de magnis periculiset locum purgavit.	18 As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and will gather us together from every land under heaven into the holy place.
19 De Iuda vero Maccabaeo et fratribus eius et de templi magni purificatione etde arae dedicatione,	19 For he hath delivered us out of great perils, and hath cleansed the place.
20 sed et de proeliis, quae pertinent ad AntiochumEpiphanem et filium eius Eupatorem,	20 Now as concerning Judas Machabeus. and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication o the altar:
21 et de illuminationibus, quae de caelofactae sunt ad eos, qui generose pro Iudaismo fortiter fecerunt, ita utuniversam regionem, cum pauci essent, vindicarent et barbaram multitudinemfugarent	21 As also the wars against Antioch the Illustrious, and his son Eupator:
22 et famosissimum in toto orbe templum recuperarent et civitatemliberarent et leges, quae futurum erat ut abolerentur, restituerentur, Dominocum omni clementia propitio facto illis,	22 And the manifestations that from heaven to them, that behaved themselves manfully on the behalf of the Jews, so that, being but a few, they made themselves masters of the whole country, and put to flight; the barbarous multitude :
23 quae omnia ab Iasone Cyrenaeoquinque libris declarata sunt, tentavimus nos uno volumine breviare.	23 And recovered again the most renowned temple in all the world, and delivered the city, and restored the laws that were abolished, the Lord with all clemency shewing mercy to them.
24 Considerantes enim multitudinem numerorum et difficultatem, quae adestvolentibus aggredi narrationes historiarum propter multitudinem rerum,	24 And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book.
25 curavimus volentibus quidem legere, ut esset animi oblectatio, studiosis vero,ut facilius possint memoriae commendare, omnibus autem legentibus utilitasconferatur.	25 For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter,
26 Et nobis quidem ipsis, qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus,non facilem laborem, immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudorisassumpsimus.	26 We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit.
27 Sicut praeparanti convivium et quaerenti aliorum utilitatem nonfacile est, tamen propter multorum gratiam libenter laborem sustinebimus,	27 And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task, yea rather a business full of watching and sweat.
28 accurate quidem de singulis elaborare auctori concedentes, ipsi autem persequidatam formam brevitati studentes.	28 But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour.
29 Sicut enim novae domus architecto deuniversa structura curandum est, ei vero, qui inurere et pingere curat, quaeapta sunt ad ornatum exquirenda sunt, ita aestimo et in nobis.	29 Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief.
30 Inire quidemet deambulacrum facere verborum et curiosius partes singulas quasque disquirerehistoriae congruit auctori;	30 For as the master builder of a new house must have care of the whole building: but he that taketh care to paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning of it: so must it be judged for us.
31 brevitatem vero dictionis sectari et exsecutionemrerum vitare brevianti concedendum est.	31 For to collect all that is to be known, to put the discourse in order, and curiously to discuss every particular point, is the duty of the author of a history:
32 Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus,praedictis tantulo subiuncto; stultum etenim est ante historiam efffluere, ipsamautem historiam concidere.	32 But to pursue brevity of speech, and to avoid nice declarations of things, is to be granted to him that maketh an abridgment.
	33 Here then we will begin the narration: let this be enough by way of a preface: for it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.