| 1 Isso foi uma grande perfídia cometida em Israel: e pagou-se o bem com o mal. | 1 John went up from Gazara and reported to Simon his father what Cendebeus had done. |
| 2 mandou então Simão vir seus dois filhos mais velhos, João e Judas, e lhes disse: Eu, meus irmãos e a casa de meu pai temos resistido aos inimigos de Israel desde nossa juventude até o dia de hoje, e, muitas vezes, conseguimos libertar a nação. | 2 And Simon called in his two older sons Judas and John, and said to them: "I and my brothers and the house of my father have fought the wars of Israel from our youth until this day, and things have prospered in our hands so that we have delivered Israel many times. |
| 3 Mas já estou velho, enquanto que vós, graças a Deus, tendes a idade necessária. Tomai, pois, o meu lugar e o de meu irmão; ide combater por nossa raça, e que o socorro do céu esteja convosco. | 3 But now I have grown old, and you by His mercy are mature in years. Take my place and my brother's, and go out and fight for our nation, and may the help which comes from Heaven be with you." |
| 4 João recrutou no país vinte mil combatentes e cavaleiros. Foram eles contra Cendebeu e acamparam em Modin. | 4 So John * chose out of the country twenty thousand warriors and horsemen, and they marched against Cendebeus and camped for the night in Modein. |
| 5 Levantaram-se ao romper da aurora, avançaram pela planície, e eis que um exército numeroso de infantes e de cavaleiros apareceu diante deles, estando separado apenas por uma torrente. | 5 Early in the morning they arose and marched into the plain, and behold, a large force of infantry and horsemen was coming to meet them; and a stream lay between them. |
| 6 João dispôs seus homens diante do inimigo, mas, verificando que eles temiam passar a torrente, atravessou- | 6 Then he and his army lined up against them. And he saw that the soldiers were afraid to cross the stream, so he crossed over first; and when his men saw him, they crossed over after him. |
| 7 Dividiu seu exército e colocou os cavaleiros entre os infantes, porque a cavalaria inimiga era numerosa. | 7 Then he divided the army and placed the horsemen in the midst of the infantry, for the cavalry of the enemy were very numerous. |
| 8 Fizeram soar as trombetas sagradas. Cendebeu e seu exército foram derrotados; muitos dentre os seus caíram sob os golpes e o restante fugiu para a fortaleza. | 8 And they sounded the trumpets, and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight, and many of them were wounded and fell; the rest fled into the stronghold. |
| 9 Judas, irmão de João foi ferido, mas João perseguiu o inimigo até Cedron, construída por ele. | 9 At that time Judas the brother of John was wounded, but John pursued them until Cendebeus * reached Kedron, which he had built. |
| 10 Muitos fugiram para as torres construídas no campo de Azot, mas ele incendiou-as e pereceram cerca de dois mil homens. Após isso, João voltou em paz para a Judéia. | 10 They also fled into the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and John * burned it with fire, and about two thousand of them fell. And he returned to Judea safely. |
| 11 Ptolomeu, filho de Abub, havia sido nomeado comandante da planície de Jericó. Possuía muito ouro e prata, | 11 Now Ptolemy the son of Abubus had been appointed governor over the plain of Jericho, and he had much silver and gold, |
| 12 porque era genro do sumo sacerdote. | 12 for he was son-in-law of the high priest. |
| 13 Seu coração ensoberbeceu-se, e ele resolveu tornar-se senhor do país; maquinou pois uma traição contra Simão e seus filhos, para livrar-se deles. | 13 His heart was lifted up; he determined to get control of the country, and made treacherous plans against Simon and his sons, to do away with them. |
| 14 Ora, no undécimo mês, isto é, no mês de Sabat do ano cento e setenta e sete, quando ele percorria as cidades do país, para cuidar de seus interesses, Simão desceu a Jericó com seus filhos Matatias e Judas. | 14 Now Simon was visiting the cities of the country and attending to their needs, and he went down to Jericho with Mattathias and Judas his sons, in the one hundred and seventy-seventh year, * in the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat. |
| 15 O filho de Abub recebeu-o dolosamente no forte de Doc, que tinha construído, e onde ele havia ocultado seus homens. Deu um grande banquete | 15 The son of Abubus received them treacherously in the little stronghold called Dok, which he had built; he gave them a great banquet, and hid men there. |
| 16 e, quando Simão e seus filhos ficaram ébrios, Ptolomeu e seus companheiros ergueram-se, tomaram suas armas e lançaram-se sobre Simão, na sala do banquete. Mataram-no como também seus dois filhos e alguns dos seus servidores. | 16 When Simon and his sons were drunk, Ptolemy and his men rose up, took their weapons, and rushed in against Simon in the banquet hall, and they killed him and his two sons and some of his servants. |
| 17 So he committed an act of great treachery and returned evil for good. |
| 18 Ptolomeu escreveu ao rei para informá-lo, pedindo-lhe que lhe enviasse tropas de socorro e lhe cedesse a região e as cidades. | 18 Then Ptolemy wrote a report about these things and sent it to the king, asking him to send troops to aid him and to turn over to him the cities and the country. |
| 19 Mandou outros a Gazara, com a missão de matar João; convocou através de cartas os chefes do exército, para entregar-lhes prata, ouro e presentes; | 19 He sent other men to Gazara to do away with John; he sent letters to the captains asking them to come to him so that he might give them silver and gold and gifts; |
| 20 e enviou outros emissários a conquistar Jerusalém e a montanha santa. | 20 and he sent other men to take possession of Jerusalem and the temple hill. |
| 21 Mas, antecipando-os, alguém veio a Gazara avisar João de que seu pai e seus irmãos haviam perecido e que haviam enviado assassinos para matá-lo. | 21 But some one ran ahead and reported to John at Gazara that his father and brothers had perished, and that "he has sent men to kill you also." |
| 22 Com essa notícia ficou espavorido, mas mandou prender aqueles que vinham matá-lo, e os exterminou, sabendo perfeitamente que tinham a intenção de assassiná-lo. | 22 When he heard this, he was greatly shocked; and he seized the men who came to destroy him and killed them, for he had found out that they were seeking to destroy him. |
| 23 As outras palavras de João, suas guerras e os seus feitos que realizou com valentia, como construiu as muralhas, | 23 The rest of the acts of John and his wars and the brave deeds which he did, and the building of the walls which he built, and his achievements, |
| 24 tudo isso está narrado nos anais de seu pontificado, desde o momento em que ele se tornou sumo sacerdote depois de seu pai. | 24 behold, they are written in the chronicles of his high priesthood, from the time that he became high priest after his father. |
