| 1 Entretanto o rei Antíoco percorria as províncias superiores. Ouvindo dizer que havia na Pérsia, na (província de) Elimaida, uma cidade famosa pelas suas riquezas em prata e ouro. | 1 About that time king Antiochus travelling through the high countries heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly renowned for riches, silver, and gold; |
| 2 e que havia nela um templo riquíssimo, onde estavam véus de ouro, couraças, escudos, e armas, que lá havia deixado Alexandre, rei da Macedónia, filho de Filipe, que foi o primeiro que reinou na Grécia, | 2 And that there was in it a very rich temple, wherein were coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Grecians, had left there. |
| 3 marchou sobre ela e tentou tomá-la e saqueá-la, mas não pode, porque o seu desígnio chegou ao conhecimento dos habitantes da cidade. | 3 Wherefore he came and sought to take the city, and to spoil it; but he was not able, because they of the city, having had warning thereof, |
| 4 Estes saíram a pelejar contra ele, que fugiu de lá com grande tristeza, para voltar a Babilônia. | 4 Rose up against him in battle: so he fled, and departed thence with great heaviness, and returned to Babylon. |
| 5 Quando ainda estava na Pérsia, um mensageiro anunciou-lhe que tinha sido derrotado o seu exército enviado ao país de Judá: | 5 Moreover there came one who brought him tidings into Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of Judea, were put to flight: |
| 6 que Lísias, tendo passado lá com um forte exército, havia sido posto em fuga pelos Judeus, os quais se tinham tornado mais fortes pelas armas, pela gente e pelos muitos despojos tomados aos exércitos derrotados; | 6 And that Lysias, who went forth first with a great power was driven away of the Jews; and that they were made strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils, which they had gotten of the armies, whom they had destroyed: |
| 7 que tinham destruído a abominação mandada colocar por ele sobre o altar que estava em Jerusalém, e que tinham cercado o templo de altos muros, como antes, assim como a sua cidade de Betsur. | 7 Also that they had pulled down the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura. |
| 8 Depois que o rei ouviu estas notícias, ficou cheio de terror e muito perturbado; foi para a cama e enfermou de melancolia, porque não lhe tinham sucedido as coisas como ele desejara. | 8 Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved: whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for. |
| 9 Passou muitos dias assim, porque caía sem cessar na sua grande tristeza, e compreendeu que ia morrer. | 9 And there he continued many days: for his grief was ever more and more, and he made account that he should die. |
| 10 Chamou, pois, todos os seus amigos e disse-lhes: O sono fugiu dos meus olhos, e vejo-me prostrado, com o coração abatido de pesares. | 10 Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care. |
| 11 Digo a mim próprio: Quanta tribulação me oprime, em que ondas de tristeza me vejo presentemente mergulhado, eu que era bom e querido no auge do meu poder! | 11 And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it, wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power. |
| 12 Agora, porém, lembro-me dos males que fiz em Jerusalém: não só tirei todos os utensílios de ouro e prata, que havia nela, mas ainda enviei (um exército) a exterminar sem motivo os que habitavam na Judeia. | 12 But now I remember the evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judea without a cause. |
| 13 Reconheço, pois, que por isso é que vieram sobre mim todos estes males; e eis que vou morrer de grande melancolia numa terra estrangeira | 13 I perceive therefore that for this cause these troubles are come upon me, and, behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land. |
| 14 Então chamou Filipe, um dos seus amigos, e constituiu-o regente de todo o seu reino; | 14 Then called he for Philip, one of his friends, who he made ruler over all his realm, |
| 15 entregou-lhe o seu diadema, o seu manto real e o seu anel, com o encargo de dirigir seu filho Antíoco e de o educar para o trono. | 15 And gave him the crown, and his robe, and his signet, to the end he should bring up his son Antiochus, and nourish him up for the kingdom. |
| 16 E o rei Antioco morreu ali, no ano cento e quarenta e nove | 16 So king Antiochus died there in the hundred forty and ninth year. |
| 17 Lísias ao saber que o rei tinha morrido, aclamou rei a Antíoco, seu filho, a quem tinha criado desde menino, e pôs-lhe o nome de Eupator. | 17 Now when Lysias knew that the king was dead, he set up Antiochus his son, whom he had brought up being young, to reign in his stead, and his name he called Eupator. |
| 18 Ora os que estavam na fortaleza tinham fechado a Israel nos arredores do templo, procurando sempre fazer-lhe mal e apoiar os gentios. | 18 About this time they that were in the tower shut up the Israelites round about the sanctuary, and sought always their hurt, and the strengthening of the heathen. |
| 19 Judas resolveu destruí-los, e convocou todo o povo para os cercar. | 19 Wherefore Judas, purposing to destroy them, called all the people together to besiege them. |
| 20 Concorreram, pois, todos a cercá-los, no ano cento e cinqüenta, e fizeram balistas e outras máquinas de guerra. | 20 So they came together, and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year, and he made mounts for shot against them, and other engines. |
| 21 Porém saíram alguns dos que estavam cercados, e agregaram-se a eles muitos ímpios do povo de Israel. | 21 Howbeit certain of them that were besieged got forth, unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joined themselves: |
| 22 Foram ter com o rei e disseram-lhe: Até quando diferes fazer-nos justiça e vingar nossos Irmãos? | 22 And they went unto the king, and said, How long will it be ere thou execute judgment, and avenge our brethren? |
| 23 Resolvemo-nos a servir teu pai, a conduzir-nos pelas suas ordens, a obedecer às suas leis; | 23 We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his commandments; |
| 24 por esta causa os filhos do nosso povo nos põem cerco, ganharam-nos aversão, mataram de entre nós todos aqueles que encontraram e roubaram as nossas heranças. | 24 For which cause they of our nation besiege the tower, and are alienated from us: moreover as many of us as they could light on they slew, and spoiled our inheritance. |
| 25 Estenderam as suas mãos não sòmente sobre nós, mas ainda sobre todas as regiões vizinhas. | 25 Neither have they stretched out their hand against us only, but also against their borders. |
| 26 Agora eis que se aproximaram da fortaleza de Jerusalém, para se fazerem senhores dela, e fortificaram o templo e Betsur. | 26 And, behold, this day are they besieging the tower at Jerusalem, to take it: the sanctuary also and Bethsura have they fortified. |
| 27 Se te não apressares a reprimi-los, farão ainda maiores males, e não poderás sujeitá-los mais. | 27 Wherefore if thou dost not prevent them quickly, they will do the greater things than these, neither shalt thou be able to rule them. |
| 28 O rei, quando ouviu isto, ficou irritado e convocou todos os seus amigos, os chefes do seu exército e os comandantes da cavalaria. | 28 Now when the king heard this, he was angry, and gathered together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and those that had charge of the horse. |
| 29 Também doutros reinos e das Ilhas marítimas lhe vieram tropas mercenárias. | 29 There came also unto him from other kingdoms, and from isles of the sea, bands of hired soldiers. |
| 30 O seu exército era de cem mil infantes, vinte mil cavaleiros e trinta e dois elefantes adestrados para a batalha. | 30 So that the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and two and thirty elephants exercised in battle. |
| 31 Marcharam para Idumeia e acamparam em frente de Betsur. Atacaram-na durante muitos dias e construíram máquinas (de guerra); porém os sitiados fizeram uma surtida e deitaram-lhes fogo, pelejando com grande valor. | 31 These went through Idumea, and pitched against Bethsura, which they assaulted many days, making engines of war; but they of Bethsura came out, and burned them with fire, and fought valiantly. |
| 32 Judas afastou-se da fortaleza e marchou com o seu exército para Betzacaria, para defronte do acampamento do rei. | 32 Upon this Judas removed from the tower, and pitched in Bathzacharias, over against the king's camp. |
| 33 O rei levantou-se antes de amanhecer e fez marchar impetuosamente todas as suas tropas a caminho de Betzacaria; prepararam-se as forças para combate e tocaram as trombetas. | 33 Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host toward Bathzacharias, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the trumpets. |
| 34 Mostraram aos elefantes sumo de uva e de amoras para os incitarem à peleja. | 34 And to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they shewed them the blood of grapes and mulberries. |
| 35 Distribuíram estes animais pelas falanges, pondo em volta de cada elefante mil homens armados de cotas de malha e de capacetes de bronze; quinhentos cavaleiros escolhidos tinham ordem de se conservar sempre junto de cada animal | 35 Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best. |
| 36 Estes precediam o animal para onde quer que ele fosse: para toda a parte para onde ele ia, iam eles, sem jamais se afastarem. | 36 These were ready at every occasion: wheresoever the beast was, and whithersoever the beast went, they went also, neither departed they from him. |
| 37 Havia também sobre cada elefante uma forte torre de, madeira, bem segura e protegida ,por máquinas de guerra; em cada torre iam homens valentes, que pelejavam, além do seu cornaça. | 37 And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him. |
| 38 Foi posto o resto da cavalaria dum e doutro flanco, em dois troços, para açoutar o inimigo e proteger as falanges. | 38 As for the remnant of the horsemen, they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host giving them signs what to do, and being harnessed all over amidst the ranks. |
| 39 Quando o sol brilhou sobre os escudos de ouro e de bronze, com o seu reflexo resplandeceram os montes, resplandeceram como fachos de fogo. | 39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire. |
| 40 Uma parte do exército do rei avançou pelo alto dos montes, e outra pelas planícies, caminhando com precaução e ordem. | 40 So part of the king's army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order. |
| 41 Todos estavam espantados da grita que fazia esta multidão de soldados, do ruído da marcha de tanta gente e do trincolejar das suas armas, porque era um exército multo grande e forte. | 41 Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty. |
| 42 Judas aproximou-se com o seu exército para dar a batalha, e morreram do exército do rei seiscentos homens. | 42 Then Judas and his host drew near, and entered into battle, and there were slain of the king's army six hundred men. |
| 43 Então Eleazar, por sobrenome Abaran, viu um dos elefantes todo coberto de couraças reais, mais alto que todos os outros. Supondo que o rei iria sobre ele, | 43 Eleazar also, surnamed Savaran, perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him, |
| 44 sacrificou a sua vida para livrar o seu povo e adquirir um nome imortal. | 44 Put himself in jeopardy, to the end he might deliver his people, and get him a perpetual name: |
| 45 Correu a ele animosamente pelo meio da falange, matando à direita e à esquerda; caíam, duma e doutra parte, à força dos seus golpes, todos os que se lhe punham diante. | 45 Wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides. |
| 46 Chegou até aos pés do elefante, meteu-se debaixo dele e matou-o; (o elefante) caiu em terra sobre ele, e (Eleazar) morreu ali. | 46 Which done, he crept under the elephant, and thrust him under, and slew him: whereupon the elephant fell down upon him, and there he died. |
| 47 Mas (os Judeus), vendo a força do rei e o ímpeto do seu exército, retiraram-se do combate. | 47 Howbeit the rest of the Jews seeing the strength of the king, and the violence of his forces, turned away from them. |
| 48 Então o exército do rei marchou contra eles para a banda de Jerusalém, dirigindo-se (assim) o rei contra a Judeia e o monte Sião | 48 Then the king's army went up to Jerusalem to meet them, and the king pitched his tents against Judea, and against mount Sion. |
| 49 O rei fez paz com os que estavam em Betsur, e eles saíram da cidade, porque não tinham já que comer, para suportar o cerco, pois era o ano sabático da terra. | 49 But with them that were in Bethsura he made peace: for they came out of the city, because they had no victuals there to endure the siege, it being a year of rest to the land. |
| 50 Assim o rei tomou Betsur e pôs nela uma guarnição que a guardasse. | 50 So the king took Bethsura, and set a garrison there to keep it. |
| 51 Depois fez marchar as suas tropas paira o lugar que cercou durante muitos dias; pôs ali balistas, máquinas, engenhos para lançar fogo, trabucos para atirar pedras e arremessar dardos, e escorpiões para despedir setas, e fundas. | 51 As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings. |
| 52 (Os sitiados) fizeram também máquinas contra as máquinas dos inimigos e pelejaram durante muitos dias. | 52 Whereupon they also made engines against their engines, and held them battle a long season. |
| 53 Mas não havia víveres na cidade, por ser o ano sétimo (ou sabático) e porque os refugiados na Judeia, fugidos aos gentios, tinham consumido o resto das provisões de reserva. | 53 Yet at the last, their vessels being without victuals, (for that it was the seventh year, and they in Judea that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eaten up the residue of the store;) |
| 54 Ficaram poucos homens de guarda aos lugares santos, porque os tinha apertado a fome. (Os outros) dispersaram-se cada um para a sua terra. | 54 There were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place. |
| 55 Entretanto Filipe, a quem o rei Antíoco, vivendo ainda, tinha leito aio do seu filho Antíoco, para o fazer reinar depois dele, | 55 At that time Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom Antiochus the king, whiles he lived, had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, that he might be king, |
| 56 havia chegado da Pérsia Média com o exército que acompanhara o rei, e preparava-se para tomar o governo dos negócios do reino. | 56 Was returned out of Persia and Media, and the king's host also that went with him, and that he sought to take unto him the ruling of the affairs. |
| 57 Ao saber disto, Lísias tratou apressadamente de se retirar, dizendo ao rei e aos generais do seu exército: Nós vamo-nos consumindo aqui todos os dias, os víveres que temos são poucos, a praça que sitiamos está bem fortificada, e devemos ocupar-nos dos negócios do reino. | 57 Wherefore he went in all haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us: |
| 58 Demos, pois, agora a mão a estes homens, façamos paz com eles e com toda a sua nação; | 58 Now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them, and with all their nation; |
| 59 permitamos-lhes que vivam segundo as suas leis, como dantes, porque, por causa das suas leis, que abolimos, é que eles se irritaram e fizeram tudo isto. | 59 And covenant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before: for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we abolished their laws. |
| 60 Esta proposta agradou ao rei e aos chefes; pelo que mandou tratar de paz com os Judeus, e estes aceitaram. | 60 So the king and the princes were content: wherefore he sent unto them to make peace; and they accepted thereof. |
| 61 O rei e os chefes lha confirmaram com juramento, e eles saíram da fortaleza que defendiam. | 61 Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them: whereupon they went out of the strong hold. |
| 62 Então o rei subiu ao monte Sião e viu as suas fortificações, mas quebrou o juramento que tinha feito, mandando derribar o muro que estava em roda. | 62 Then the king entered into mount Sion; but when he saw the strength of the place, he broke his oath that he had made, and gave commandment to pull down the wall round about. |
| 63 Dali partiu a toda a pressa e voltou para Antioquia, de que Filipe se tinha apoderado. Pelejou contra ele e recobrou a cidade, à força. | 63 Afterward departed he in all haste, and returned unto Antiochia, where he found Philip to be master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force. |
