| 1 Então o rei Antíoco, filho de Demétrio enviou das ilhas do mar cartas a Simão, sumo pontífice chefe do povo dos Judeus, e a toda a sua nação. | 1 And king Antiochus the son of Demetrius sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people: |
| 2 O seu conteúdo era o seguinte; O rei Antioco a Simão, sumo pontífice e chefe, e à nação dos Judeus, saúde. | 2 And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. |
| 3 Tendo-se alguns homens perversos apoderado do reino de nossos pais, resolvi recuperá-lo e restabelecê-lo no estado em que antes se achava; (por isso) levantei um grande exército e mandei aparelhar navios de guerra. | 3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate: and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war. |
| 4 Quero, pois, entrar nessas regiões para castigar aqueles que arruinaram as nossas terras e assolaram muitas cidades no meu reino. | 4 And I design to go through the country that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm. |
| 5 Confirmo-te agora todas as isenções que os reis meus predecessores te deram e todos os dons que te concederem; | 5 Now therefore I confirm unto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted to thee: |
| 6 dou-te licença de cunhar moeda própria no teu país; | 6 And I give thee leave to coin thy own money in thy country: |
| 7 (quero) que Jerusalém e o santuário sejam livres e que todas as armas que mandaste fazer e todas as praças fortes que construíste e tens em teu poder, fiquem para ti. | 7 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou keepest in thy hands, let them remain to thee. |
| 8 Todas as dívidas ao tesouro real, passadas ou futuras, sejam-te perdoadas, desde agora e para sempre. | 8 And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king's hereafter, from this present and for ever, is forgiven thee. |
| 9 Quando tivermos entrado na posse do nosso reino, conceder-teremos a ti, à tua nação e ao templo, grandes honras, de maneira que fique manifesta a vossa glória em toda a terra. | 9 And when we shall have recovered our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the temple with great glory, so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth. |
| 10 No ano cento e setenta e quatro, entrou Antíoco no reino de seus pais; todas as tropas foram logo oferecer-se a ele, de sorte que poucos homens ficaram com Trifão. | 10 In the year one hundred and seventy-four Antiochus entered into the land of this fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon. |
| 11 O rei Antíoco perseguiu-o, e ele foi para Dora, fugindo pela costa do mar, | 11 And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora. |
| 12 porque sabia que sobre ele estava iminente a desgraça, dado que o exército 0 havia abandonado. | 12 For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him. |
| 13 Antíoco foi contra Dora com cento e vinte mil homens de guerra e oito mil cavaleiros. | 13 And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen: |
| 14 Pôs cerco à cidade, e os navios bloquearam-na pelo lado do mar; fechou assim o cerco por mar e por terra, sem deixar entrar nem sair pessoa alguma. | 14 And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out. |
| 15 Entretanto chegaram de Roma Numénio e os que tinham ido com ele, trazendo cartas escritas aos reis e aos povos, nas quais se continha o seguinte; | 15 And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these: |
| 16 Lúcio, cônsul dos Romanos, ao rei Ptolomeu, saúde. | 16 Lucius the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting. |
| 17 Os embaixadores dos Judeus vieram ter conosco, como amigos e aliados, enviados por Simão, sumo pontífice, e pelo povo dos Judeus, a fim de renovarem a antiga aliança e amizade. | 17 The ambassadors of the Jews our friends came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon the high priest, and the people of the Jews. |
| 18 Trouxeram um escudo de ouro de mil minas. | 18 And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds. |
| 19 Aprouve-nos escrever aos reis e aos povos que lhes não façam mal nenhum, que não lhes movam guerra, nem às suas cidades, nem à sua terra, e que não dêem socorro aos que combaterem contra eles. | 19 It hath seemed good therefore to us to write to the kings, and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them. |
| 20 Julgámos que devíamos aceitar o escudo que nos trouxeram. | 20 And it hath seemed good to us to received the shield of them. |
| 21 Se, pois, alguns homens corrompidos saíram do país deles para se refugiarem entre vós, remetei-os a Simão sumo sacerdote, para que ele os faça castigar conforme a sua lei. | 21 If therefore any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law. |
| 22 Estas mesmas coisas escreveram ao rei Demétrio, a Atalo, a Ariarates, a Arsaces, | 22 These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces, |
| 23 assim como a todos os países (seus aliados): a Lampsaco, aos Espartanos, a Delos, a Mindo, a Siciónia, a Caria, a Samos, a Panfilia, a Lícia, a Halicarnasso, a Rodes, a Fasélida, a Cós, a Side, a Arado, a Gortine, a Guido, a Ohipre e a Cirene. | 23 And to all the countries; and to Lampsacus, and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene. |
| 24 Destas cartas mandaram uma cópia a Simão, sumo pontífice. | 24 And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon the high priest, and to the people of the Jews. |
| 25 O rei Antíoco (como dissemos) pôs cerco a Dora, apertando-a por todos os lados e construindo máquinas guerra; encerrou dentro dela a Trifão, de tal sorte que não se podia entrar nem sair. | 25 But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out. |
| 26 Então Simão mandou em seu auxílio dois mil homens escolhidos, com prata e ouro e muitos apetrechos, | 26 And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture. |
| 27 mas Antíoco não os quis receber, antes, pelo contrário, rompeu todos os tratados que tinha feito e separou-se dele. | 27 And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him. |
| 28 Depois enviou-lhe Atenóbio, um dos seus amigos, para tratar com ele, dizendo-lhe da sua parte; Vós ocupais Jope, Gazara e a cidadela de Jerusalém, que são cidades do meu reino; | 28 And he sent to him Athenobius one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe, and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: |
| 29 tendes assolado os seus territórios, fizestes grande destroço no país e apoderastes-vos de muitos lugares no meu reino. | 29 Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havock in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom. |
| 30 Agora, pois, entregai-me as cidades que tomastes e os tributos dos lugares de que vos assenhoreastes, fora das fronteiras da Judeia; | 30 Now therefore deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea. |
| 31 senão, pagai em compensação quinhentos talentos de prata, e pelos estragos que fizestes e tributos das cidades, outros quinhentos talentos; doutra sorte iremos fazer-vos guerra. | 31 But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the havock that you have made, and the tributes of the cities other five hundred talents: or else we will come and fight against you. |
| 32 Foi Atenóbio, amigo do rei, a Jerusalém e viu o fausto de Simão, a sua baixela de ouro e prata, a sua extraordinária magnificência, e ficou maravilhado; entretanto referiu-lhe as palavras do rei. | 32 So Athenobius the king's friend came to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his great equipage, and he was astonished, and told him the king's words. |
| 33 Simão respondeu-lhe nestes termos: Não nos apoderámos de terra alheia, nem retemos os bens de outrem, mas apenas a herança de nossos pais, que durante algum tempo foi injustamente possuída pelos nossos inimigos. | 33 And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men's land, neither do we hold that which is other men's: but the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies. |
| 34 Aproveitando a ocasião (favorável) recuperámos a herança de nossos pais. | 34 But we having opportunity claim the inheritance of our fathers. |
| 35 Pelo que toca a Jope e Gazara, que reclamas, (sabe que) os destas cidades causavam muitos males entre o povo e no nosso país; (entretanto) estamos prontos a dar por estas cidades cem talentos, Átenóbio não lhe respondeu uma só palavra, | 35 And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, and to our country: yet for these we will give a hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word: |
| 36 mas, Cheio de ira, tendo voltado para o rei, referiu-lhe esta resposta, o fausto de Simão e tudo o que tinha visto. O rei ficou em extremo irritado. | 36 But returning in a rage to the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen, and the king was exceeding angry. |
| 37 Entretanto fugiu Trifão numa nau para Ortosiada. | 37 And Tryphon fled away by ship to Orthosias. |
| 38 O rei Antíoco deu a Cendebeu o comando de toda a costa marítima e entregou-lhe um exército com a posto de infantaria e cavalaria. | 38 And the king appointed Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and horsemen. |
| 39 Ordenou-lhe que fizesse avançar as suas tropas contra a mandou-lhe que edificasse Cedron, reforçasse as portas da cidade e atacasse o povo (Judeu). Entretanto o rei perseguia Trifão. | 39 And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon. |
| 40 Cendebeu chegou a Jâmnia e começou a vexar o povo, a invadir a Judeia, a fazer prisioneiros e a matar gente. Edificou Cedron | 40 And Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and to kill, and to build Gedor. |
| 41 e pôs ali cavalaria e infantaria, para que, saindo, fizessem correrias pelas terras da Judeia, segundo lhe tinha mandado o rei. | 41 And he placed there horsemen, and an army: that they might issue forth, and make incursions upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him. |
