Prva knjiga o Makabejcima 6

Biblija Hrvatski	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 U to vrijeme kralj Antioh prolazio gornjim krajevima. Dočuo je da je perzijski grad Elimaida na glasu s bogatstva, sa srebra i zlata,	1 Now king Antiochus was going through the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia was greatly renowned, and abounding in silver and gold.
2 da je ondje bogat hram u kojem se nalaze zlatni predmeti vojne opreme, oklopi i oružje što ih je ostavio Filipov sin Aleksandar Makedonski, koji je prvi vladao nad Grcima.	2 And that there was in it a temple, exceeding rich: and coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields which king Alexander, son of Philip the Macedonian that reigned first in Greece, had left there.
3 Zato je krenuo da pokuša zauzeti grad i opljačkati ga, ali nije uspio jer su građani doznali za njegovu nakanu.	3 Lo, he came, and sought to take the city and to pillage it: But he was not able, because the design was known to them that were in the city.
4 Oni mu se opriješe s oružjem u ruci: natjerali su ga u bijeg te se odande morao, jako ojađen, probijati natrag u Babilon.	4 And they rose up against him in battle, and he fled away from thence, and departed with great sadness, and returned towards Babylonia.
5 Još dok je bio u Perziji, dođoše i javiše mu kako su poražene čete što su upale u judejsku zemlju.	5 And whilst he was in Persia, there came one that told him, how the armies that were in the land of Juda were put to flight:
6 I Lizija je navro sa snažnom vojskom, ali je pred Židovima morao pobjeći, jer su oni pobijeđenim vojskama uzeli opremu i obilan plijen i tako postali još jači.	6 And that Lysias went with a very great power, and was put to flight before the face of the Jews, and that thy were grown strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils, which they had gotten out of the camps which they had destroyed:
7 Srušili su i sramotni kip što ga bijaše podigao na žrtveniku u Jeruzalemu, a svoje su sveto mjesto okružili visokim zidovima, kakvi su bili i prije, pa tako i Betsur, jedan od njegovih gradova.	7 And that they had thrown 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 Bethsura also his city.
8 Kad je kralj čuo te vijesti, prenerazi se i silno uznemiri; pade na postelju i razbolje se od jada što mu se nije želja ispunila.	8 And it came to pass when the king heard these words, that he was struck with fear, and exceedingly moved: and he laid himself down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not fallen out to him as he imagined.
9 Ostade tako više dana, ali ga je tuga neprestano presvajala. A kad mu bijaše umrijeti,	9 And he remained there many days: for great grief came more and more and more upon him, and he made account that he should die.
10 dozva sve svoje prijatelje i reče im: »Nestalo je sna s mojih očiju i srce mi je klonulo od jada.	10 And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety.
11 Zato rekoh u svom srcu: ‘U koliku li sam tjeskobu zapao i kakav li me to val nesreće zapljusnuo! Mene koji sam u vrijeme svoje moći bio poštovan i ljubljen.	11 And I said in my heart: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow, wherein now I am: I that was pleasant and beloved in my power!
12 Sad mi dolaze na pamet zla koja sam počinio u Jeruzalemu kad sam odande odnio sve zlatno i srebrno posuđe što se u njemu nalazilo i kad sam bez razloga zapovjedio da se stanovnici Jude istrijebe.	12 But now I remember the evils that I have done in Jerusalem, from whence also I took away all the spoils of gold, and of silver that were in it, and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Juda without cause.
13 Sad znam da me zbog toga snašlo ovo zlo i da od velike tuge umirem u tuđoj zemlji!’«	13 I know therefore that for this cause these evils have found me: and behold I perish with great grief in a strange land.
14 Nato dozva Filipa, jednog od svojih prijatelja, i postavi ga nad svim kraljevstvom.	14 Then he called Philip, one of his friends, and he made him regent over all his kingdom.
15 I dade mu svoju krunu, plašt i pečatni prsten, i ostavi mu da odgoji njegova sina Antioha, i da ga uputi u vođenje kraljevstva.	15 And he gave him the crown, and his robe, and his ring, that he should go to Antiochus his son, and should bring him up for the kingdom.
16 Tu kralj Antioh umrije godine sto četrdeset i devete.	16 So king Antiochus died there in the year one hundred and forty-nine.
17 Kad je Lizija doznao da je kralj umro, postavio mu je za nasljednika njegova sina Antioha, koga je odgajao od njegova djetinjstva. Nadjenuo mu je ime Eupator.	17 And Lysias understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus his son to reign, whom he brought up young: and he called his name Eupator.
18 Ali oni koji su bili u Tvrđi uznemiravahu Izraelce oko Svetišta, neprestano smišljajući kako da im naude i tako pomognu poganima.	18 Now they that were in the castle, had shut up the Israelites round about the holy places: and they were continually seeking their hurt, and to strengthen the Gentiles.
19 Juda odluči da ih uništi. Zato sazva sav narod na opsadu.	19 And Judas purposed to destroy them: and he called together all the people, to besiege them.
20 Sabrali su se i opkolili ih godine sto pedesete. Načinili su strelišta i bojne naprave.	20 And they came together, and besieged them in the year one hundred and fifty, and they made battering slings and engines.
21 Ali su neki od opkoljenih probili obruč, a njima se pridružili i neki od bezbožnih Izraelaca.	21 And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them.
22 Otišli su kralju i rekli mu: »Dokle ćeš oklijevati da nam izvršiš pravdu i osvetiš našu braću?	22 And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute the judgment, and to revenge our brethren?
23 Dobre volje pristali smo da služimo tvome ocu i vladamo se prema njegovim nalozima i držimo se njegovih odredaba.	23 We determined to serve thy father and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts:
24 Zato sinovi našeg naroda opsjedaju Tvrđu i zamrziše na nas. I poubijali su sve koji su im dopali šaka i razgrabili su nam baštinu.	24 And for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find, and have spoiled our inheritances.
25 I nisu samo na nas podigli ruke: podigli su ih i na sve tvoje krajeve.	25 Neither have they put forth their hand against us only, but also against all our borders.
26 Evo, sad opsjedaju jeruzalemsku Tvrđu: hoće da je zauzmu, a utvrdili su Svetište i Betsur.	26 And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the stronghold of Bethsura:
27 Ako im se ne ispriječiš, učinit će još i više, a ti ih više nećeš zaustaviti.«	27 And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them.
28 Na te se riječi kralj razgnjevi. Sabra sve svoje prijatelje, starješine svojih pješaka i zapovjednike konjanika.	28 Now when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and them that were over the horsemen.
29 Došle su mu i najamničke čete drugih kraljevina i od morskih otoka.	29 There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea hired troops.
30 Broj se njegovih snaga podigao na sto tisuća pješaka i dvadeset tisuća konjanika i trideset i dva slona uvježbana za rat.	30 And the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants, trained to battle.
31 Došli su preko Idumeje i opsjeli Betsur, dugo ga tukli i čak napravili bojne naprave. Ali su oni iz grada provaljivali, palili naprave i hrabro se borili.	31 And they went through Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sallied forth and burnt them with fire, and fought manfully.
32 Tada se Juda, prekinuvši opsadu Tvrđe, utabori kod Bet Zaharije, nasuprot kraljevskom taboru.	32 And Judas departed from the castle, and removed the camp to Bethzacharam, over against the king's camp.
33 Kralj ustade u ranu zoru i požuri se sa svojom vojskom prema Bet Zahariji. Njegove su čete zauzele borbene položaje, a trube zatrubile.	33 And the king rose before it was light, and made his troops march on fiercely towards the way of Bethzacharam: and the armies made themselves ready for the battle, and they sounded the trumpets:
34 Slonovima su davali grožđani i dudov sok da ih potaknu za boj.	34 And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes, and mulberries to provoke them to fight.
35 Životinje su razmjestili među bojne redove. Uza svakog slona poredali su tisuću pješaka opremljenih lančanim oklopima i brončanim šljemovima, a k tomu su svakoj životinji pridijelili i pet stotina odabranih konjanika.	35 And they distributed the beasts by the legions: and there stood by every elephant a thousand men in coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads: and five hundred horsemen set in order were chosen for every beast.
36 Ti su upravljali svim pokretima životinje, pratili je svuda i od nje se nisu udaljivali.	36 These before the time wheresoever the beast was, the were there: and withersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it.
37 Na svakog slona privezali su potpruzima jaku drvenu obrambenu kulu. U svakoj su, uz Indijca, bila četiri snažna ratnika.	37 And upon the beast, there were strong wooden towers, which covered every one of them: and engines upon them: and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above; and an Indian to rule the beast.
38 Ostale je konjanike kralj razmjestio na oba krila vojske da uznemiruju neprijatelje i pokrivaju bojne redove.	38 And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof.
39 Kad je sunce obasjalo zlatne i mjedene štitove, zablistale su od njih gore i zasvijetlile poput upaljenih zublja.	39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire.
40 Jedan se dio kraljevskih četa razvi po gorskim visovima, a drugi po nizinama i svi se pokrenuše u čvrstom i uređenom rasporedu.	40 And part of the king's army was distinguished by the high mountains, and the other part by the low places: and they marched on warily and orderly.
41 Uzdrhtaše svi koji su čuli graju toga mnoštva, bât njegovih stopala i zveket oružja, jer ta je vojska bila vrlo velika i jaka.	41 And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong.
42 Juda se sa svojom vojskom upusti u boj. U kraljevskoj vojsci pade šest stotina ljudi.	42 And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred men.
43 Uto je Eleazar, zvan Auran, opazio jednu životinju opremljenu kraljevskom ormom, višu od ostalih. Pomisli da je u njoj kralj	43 And Eleazar the son of Saura saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts: and it seemed to him that the king was on it:
44 i žrtvova se da izbavi svoj narod i steče vječno ime.	44 And he exposed himself to deliver his people and to get himself an everlasting name.
45 Hrabro potrča prema životinji, posred bojnog reda. Ubijao je desno i lijevo, a neprijatelji se pred njim razdvojili.	45 And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side.
46 Uvuče se pod slona, probode ga mačem i ubi. Životinja se strovali na Eleazara i zgnječi ga. Tako on pogibe ondje.	46 And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it: and slew it, and it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there.
47 Židovi su, videći silnu kraljevsku snagu i žestoku vojsku, pred njom uzmaknuli.	47 Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of his army, turned away from them.
48 Kraljevska vojska krenu protiv Židova u Jeruzalemu. Kralj je opsjedao Judeju i goru Sion,	48 But the king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king's army pitched their tents against Judea and mount Sion.
49 a s onima u Betsuru sklopio je mir. Ti su izišli iz grada jer više nisu mogli izdržati opsadu: nisu imali hrane. Bila je, naime, subotnja godina, zemlja je počivala.	49 And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land.
50 Kralj je zaposjeo Betsur i ondje smjestio posadu.	50 And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it.
51 Prilično je dugo opsjedao Svetište. Služio se protiv njega strelištima, bojnim napravama, bacačima plamena, kamenja i strelica, a tako i praćarama.	51 And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he set up there battering slings, and engines and instruments to cast fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot arrows, and slings.
52 I opsjednuti uzimahu naprave protiv napadača. Borba potraja dugo.	52 And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought for many days.
53 Ali u skladištima nestalo hrane. Bila je sedma godina, a, osim toga, Izraelci dovedeni u Judeju iz poganskih krajeva bijahu potrošili i posljednje zalihe.	53 But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh year: and such as had stayed in Judea of them that came from among the nations, had eaten the residue of all that which had been stored up.
54 Tako su u Svetištu ostavili malo ljudi jer je zavladala glad. Ostali se raspršili svaki na svoju stranu.	54 And there remained in the holy places but a few, for the famine had prevailed over them: and they were dispersed every man to his own place.
55 Filip, koga je kralj Antioh još za svoga života odabrao da njegova sina Antioha odgaja za prijestolje,	55 Now Lysias heard that Philip, whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, and to reign, to be king,
56 vratio se iz Perzije i Medije s vojskom koja je pratila kralja. Sad je nastojao da zagospoduje državnim poslovima.	56 Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him, and that he sought to take upon him the affairs of the kingdom:
57 Na tu vijest Lizija je samo gledao da što prije ode. Rekao je kralju, vojskovođama i ljudima: »Svaki smo dan slabiji, imamo sve manje hrane, a mjesto koje opsjedamo dobro je utvrđeno. Osim toga, čekaju nas poslovi kraljevstva.	57 Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom.
58 Pružimo, dakle, desnicu tim ljudima, sklopimo mir s njima i sa svim njihovim narodom.	58 Now therefore let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation.
59 Dopustimo im da žive po svojim običajima kao i prije, jer su se radi svojih zakona, kad smo ih dokinuli, na nas razgnjevili i sve ovo počinili.«	59 And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things.
60 Taj je prijedlog kralju i starješinama bio po volji. Po poslanicima ponudio je Židovima mir, a oni ga prihvatiše.	60 And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make peace: and they accepted of it.
61 Kralj i starješine potkrijepiše sporazum zakletvom, pa su opsjednuti izišli iz Tvrđe.	61 And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the stronghold.
62 Potom kralj uziđe na goru Sion. Tu vidje kako je mjesto utvrđeno, pogazi svoju zakletvu i zapovjedi da se ono poruši.	62 Then the king entered into mount Sion, and saw the strength of the place: and he quickly broke the oath that he had taken, and gave commandment to throw down the wall round about.
63 Nato hitno podiže tabor i vrati se u Antiohiju. Tu nađe Filipa gospodarem grada. Udari na grad i silom ga osvoji.	63 And he departed in haste, and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip master of the city: and he fought against him, and took the city.