| 1 ετους δωδεκατου της βασιλειας ναβουχοδονοσορ ος εβασιλευσεν ασσυριων εν νινευη τη πολει τη μεγαλη εν ταις ημεραις αρφαξαδ ος εβασιλευσεν μηδων εν εκβατανοις | 1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the Assyrians in the great city of Nineveh, in the days of Arphaxad, who ruled over the Medes in Ecbatana-- |
| 2 και ωκοδομησεν επ' εκβατανων κυκλω τειχη εκ λιθων λελαξευμενων εις πλατος πηχων τριων και εις μηκος πηχων εξ και εποιησεν το υψος του τειχους πηχων εβδομηκοντα και το πλατος αυτου πηχων πεντηκοντα | 2 he is the king who built walls about Ecbatana with hewn stones three cubits thick and six cubits long; he made the walls seventy cubits high and fifty cubits wide; |
| 3 και τους πυργους αυτου εστησεν επι ταις πυλαις αυτης πηχων εκατον και το πλατος αυτης εθεμελιωσεν εις πηχεις εξηκοντα | 3 at the gates he built towers a hundred cubits high and sixty cubits wide at the foundations; |
| 4 και εποιησεν τας πυλας αυτης πυλας διεγειρομενας εις υψος πηχων εβδομηκοντα και το πλατος αυτης πηχεις τεσσαρακοντα εις εξοδους δυναμεως δυνατων αυτου και διαταξεις των πεζων αυτου | 4 and he made its gates, which were seventy cubits high and forty cubits wide, so that his armies could march out in force and his infantry form their ranks-- |
| 5 και εποιησεν πολεμον εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ο βασιλευς ναβουχοδονοσορ προς βασιλεα αρφαξαδ εν τω πεδιω τω μεγαλω τουτο εστιν πεδιον εν τοις οριοις ραγαυ | 5 it was in those days that King Nebuchadnezzar made war against King Arphaxad in the great plain which is on the borders of Ragae. |
| 6 και συνηντησαν προς αυτον παντες οι κατοικουντες την ορεινην και παντες οι κατοικουντες τον ευφρατην και τον τιγριν και τον υδασπην και πεδια αριωχ βασιλεως ελυμαιων και συνηλθον εθνη πολλα εις παραταξιν υιων χελεουδ | 6 He was joined by all the people of the hill country and all those who lived along the Euphrates and the Tigris and the Hydaspes and in the plain where Arioch ruled the Elymaeans. Many nations joined the forces of the Chaldeans. |
| 7 και απεστειλεν ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλευς ασσυριων επι παντας τους κατοικουντας την περσιδα και επι παντας τους κατοικουντας προς δυσμαις τους κατοικουντας την κιλικιαν και δαμασκον και τον λιβανον και αντιλιβανον και παντας τους κατοικουντας κατα προσωπον της παραλιας | 7 Then Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians sent to all who lived in Persia and to all who lived in the west, those who lived in Cilicia and Damascus and Lebanon and Antilebanon and all who lived along the seacoast, |
| 8 και τους εν τοις εθνεσι του καρμηλου και γαλααδ και την ανω γαλιλαιαν και το μεγα πεδιον εσδρηλων | 8 and those among the nations of Carmel and Gilead, and Upper Galilee and the great Plain of Esdraelon, |
| 9 και παντας τους εν σαμαρεια και ταις πολεσιν αυτης και περαν του ιορδανου εως ιερουσαλημ και βατανη και χελους και καδης και του ποταμου αιγυπτου και ταφνας και ραμεσση και πασαν γην γεσεμ | 9 and all who were in Samaria and its surrounding towns, and beyond the Jordan as far as Jerusalem and Bethany and Chelous and Kadesh and the river of Egypt, and Tahpanhes and Raamses and the whole land of Goshen, |
| 10 εως του ελθειν επανω τανεως και μεμφεως και παντας τους κατοικουντας την αιγυπτον εως του ελθειν επι τα ορια της αιθιοπιας | 10 even beyond Tanis and Memphis, and all who lived in Egypt as far as the borders of Ethiopia. |
| 11 και εφαυλισαν παντες οι κατοικουντες πασαν την γην το ρημα ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεως ασσυριων και ου συνηλθον αυτω εις τον πολεμον οτι ουκ εφοβηθησαν αυτον αλλ' ην εναντιον αυτων ως ανηρ εις και ανεστρεψαν τους αγγελους αυτου κενους εν ατιμια προσωπου αυτων | 11 But all who lived in the whole region disregarded the orders of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians, and refused to join him in the war; for they were not afraid of him, but looked upon him as only one man, and they sent back his messengers empty-handed and shamefaced. |
| 12 και εθυμωθη ναβουχοδονοσορ επι πασαν την γην ταυτην σφοδρα και ωμοσε κατα του θρονου και της βασιλειας αυτου ει μην εκδικησειν παντα τα ορια της κιλικιας και δαμασκηνης και συριας ανελειν τη ρομφαια αυτου και παντας τους κατοικουντας εν γη μωαβ και τους υιους αμμων και πασαν την ιουδαιαν και παντας τους εν αιγυπτω εως του ελθειν επι τα ορια των δυο θαλασσων | 12 Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with this whole region, and swore by his throne and kingdom that he would surely take revenge on the whole territory of Cilicia and Damascus and Syria, that he would kill them by the sword, and also all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the people of Ammon, and all Judea, and every one in Egypt, as far as the coasts of the two seas. |
| 13 και παρεταξατο εν τη δυναμει αυτου προς αρφαξαδ βασιλεα εν τω ετει τω επτακαιδεκατω και εκραταιωθη εν τω πολεμω αυτου και ανεστρεψεν πασαν την δυναμιν αρφαξαδ και πασαν την ιππον αυτου και παντα τα αρματα αυτου | 13 In the seventeenth year he led his forces against King Arphaxad, and defeated him in battle, and overthrew the whole army of Arphaxad, and all his cavalry and all his chariots. |
| 14 και εκυριευσε των πολεων αυτου και αφικετο εως εκβατανων και εκρατησε των πυργων και επρονομευσε τας πλατειας αυτης και τον κοσμον αυτης εθηκεν εις ονειδος αυτης | 14 Thus he took possession of his cities, and came to Ecbatana, captured its towers, plundered its markets, and turned its beauty into shame. |
| 15 και ελαβε τον αρφαξαδ εν τοις ορεσι ραγαυ και κατηκοντισεν αυτον εν ταις σιβυναις αυτου και εξωλεθρευσεν αυτον εως της ημερας εκεινης | 15 He captured Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragae and struck him down with hunting spears; and he utterly destroyed him, to this day. |
| 16 και ανεστρεψεν μετ' αυτων αυτος και πας ο συμμικτος αυτου πληθος ανδρων πολεμιστων πολυ σφοδρα και ην εκει ραθυμων και ευωχουμενος αυτος και η δυναμις αυτου εφ' ημερας εκατον εικοσι | 16 Then he returned with them to Nineveh, he and all his combined forces, a vast body of troops; and there he and his forces rested and feasted for one hundred and twenty days. |
