I Livro dos Macabeus 5

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Ora, ouvindo falar da reconstrução do altar e da restauração do templo, os povos circunvizinhos encolerizaram-se muito, e,	1 Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were built up as before, that they were exceeding angry.
2 tomada a resolução de exterminar toda a raça de Jacó, que vivesse entre eles, puseram-se a matá-los e a persegui-los.	2 And they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them.
3 Por eles perseguirem desse modo Israel, Judas atacou os filhos de Esaú na Iduméia, junto de Acrabatan, infligiu-lhes uma grande derrota, esmagou-os e apoderou-se de seus despojos.	3 Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea, and them that were in Acrabathane: because they beset the Israelites around about, and he made a great slaughter of them.
4 Lembrou-se igualmente da malícia dos filhos de Bean, armadilha e perigo para seu povo, por causa das emboscadas que eles armavam nos caminhos.	4 And he remembered the malice of the children of Bean: who were a snare and a stumblingblock to the people, by lying in wait for them in the way.
5 Foram rechaçados em suas torres, onde ele os sitiou e os exterminou, queimando as torres com todos os que ali se achavam.	5 And they were shut up by him in towers, and he set upon them, and devoted them to utter destruction, and burnt their towers with fire, and all that were in them.
6 Em seguida atacou os amonitas, entre os quais ele descobriu um forte exército e numeroso povo, sob a chefia de Timóteo.	6 Then he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus was their captain:
7 Travou com eles numerosos combates; foram aniquilados aos seus olhos e despedaçou-os.	7 And he fought many battles with them, and they were discomfited in their sight, and he smote them:
8 Apoderou-se da cidade de Jazer e de seus arrabaldes e voltou depois à Judéia.	8 And he took the city of Gazer and her towns, and returned into Judea.
9 No entanto, as nações de Galaad se coligaram contra os israelitas, que habitavam seu território, com a intenção de exterminá-los, mas estes se refugiaram no forte de Datema	9 And the Gentiles that were in Galaad, assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters to destroy them: and they fled into the fortress of Datheman.
10 e enviaram uma mensagem a Judas e a seus irmãos, nestes termos: As nações que nos cercam se uniram contra nós e querem exterminar-nos.	10 And they sent letters to Judas and his brethren, saying, The heathens that are round about are gathered together against us, to destroy us:
11 Preparam-se para vir tomar a fortaleza, em que nos achamos refugiados. Timóteo chefia suas tropas.	11 And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timotheus is the captain of their host.
12 Vinde, pois, agora nos livrar de suas mãos, porque muitos dos nossos foram mortos.	12 Now therefore come, and deliver us out of their hands, for many of us are slain.
13 Mataram todos os nossos irmãos que se achavam na região de Tob, levaram consigo suas mulheres, seus filhos e seus bens e mataram, lá perto de cem mil homens.	13 And all our brethren that were in the places of Tubin, are killed: and they have carried away their wives, and their children, captives, and taken their spoils, and they have slain there almost a thousand men.
14 Quando ainda se estava lendo essa carta, eis que chegam outros da Galiléia, com as vestes em farrapos e portadores de notícias idênticas,	14 And while they were yet reading these letters, behold there came other messengers out Galilee with their garments rent, who related according to these words:
15 dizendo: Congregaram-se contra nós nações de Ptolemaida, de Tiro, de Sidônia, e de toda a Galiléia das Nações, para nos destruir inteiramente.	15 Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against them, and all Galilee is filled with strangers, in order to consume us.
16 Logo que Judas e o povo souberam da situação, organizaram uma grande assembléia, para deliberar sobre o que se deveria fazer em favor dos irmãos atacados e provados.	16 Now when Judas and all the people heard these words, a great assembly met together to consider what they should do for their brethren that were in trouble, and were assaulted by them.
17 Disse Judas a seu irmão Simão: Escolhe homens e põe-te a caminho para livrar teus irmãos da Galiléia; Jônatas, meu irmão, e eu dirigir-nos-emos à terra de Galaad.	17 And Judas said to Simon his brother: Choose thee men, and go, and deliver they brethren in Galilee: and I, and my brother Jonathan will go into the country of Galaad.
18 Para guardar a Judéia deixou ali José, filho de Zacarias, e Azarias, chefe do povo, à frente do resto do exército,	18 And he left Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias captains of the people with the remnant of the army in Judea to keep it:
19 com esta ordem: Governai este povo e, até nossa volta, evitai toda luta com os gentios.	19 And he commanded them, saying: Take ye the charge of this people: but make no war against the heathens, till we return.
20 A Simão foram dados três mil homens, para se dirigir à Galiléia, e a Judas oito mil, para ocupar a terra de Galaad.	20 Now three thousand men were alloted to Simon, to go into Gallilee: and eight thousand to Judas to go into the land of Galaad.
21 Simão tomou, portanto, o caminho da Galiléia e sustentou muitos combates, esmagando diante dele as nações,	21 And Simon went into Galilee, and fought many battles with the heathens: and the heathens were discomfited before his face, and he pursued them even to the gate of Ptolemais.
22 as quais perseguiu até as portas de Ptolemaida. Perto de três mil gentios caíram e ele se apoderou de seus despojos.	22 And there fell of the heathens almost three thousand men, and he took the spoils of them,
23 Com grandes manifestações de regozijo, conduziu à Judéia os judeus que se achavam na Galiléia e em Arbates, bem como suas mulheres, seus filhos e tudo o que eles possuíam.	23 And he took with him those that were in Galilee and in Arbatis with their wives, and children, and all that they had, and he brought them into Judea with great joy.
24 Por seu lado, Judas Macabeu e seu irmão Jônatas atravessaram o Jordão e andaram três dias pelo deserto.	24 And Judas Machabeus, and Jonathan his brother passed over the Jordan, and went three days' journey through the desert.
25 Encontraram os nabateus, os quais se aproximaram deles pacificamente e lhes contaram tudo aquilo que tinha acontecido a seus irmãos em Galaad,	25 And the Nabutheans met them, and received them in a peaceable manner, and told them all that happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad,
26 dizendo que muitos dentre eles haviam sido encerrados em Bosra e Bosor, em Alema, em Casfor, em Maked, e em Carnaim, todas elas cidades grandes e fortificadas.	26 And that many of them were shut up in Barasa, and in Bosor, and in Alima, and in Casphor, and in Mageth, and in Carnaim: all these strong and great cities.
27 Eles estão também reunidos, acrescentaram eles, nas outras cidades de Galaad. Seus inimigos se preparam para atacar amanhã suas fortificações, apoderar-se deles e exterminá-los num só dia.	27 Yea, and that they were kept shut up in the rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had appointed to bring their army on the morrow near to these cities, and to take them and to destroy them all in one day.
28 Judas mudou de caminho e atravessou o deserto para alcançar Bosor de improviso. Tomou a cidade, mandou passar a fio de espada todos os homens, apoderou-se dos espólios e incendiou a cidade.	28 Then Judas and his army suddenly turned their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took the city: and he slew every male by the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burnt it with fire.
29 Na mesma noite partiu e atacou a fortaleza.	29 And they removed from thence by night, and went till they came to the fortress.
30 No entanto, ao romper do dia, seus homens, erguendo os olhos, viram uma multidão incalculável carregando escadas e máquinas para escalar de assalto a fortaleza, e começando já o ataque.	30 And it came to pass that early in the morning, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and assault them.
31 Enquanto a cidade erguia um clamor, misturado ao som da trombeta e um ruído formidável, viu Judas que o ataque estava começado	31 And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city:
32 e disse a seus homens: Pelejai hoje por vossos irmãos.	32 And he said to his host: Fight ye to day for your brethren.
33 Separou-os em três batalhões e apareceu na retaguarda do inimigo, tocando a trombeta e erguendo preces em alta voz.	33 And he came with three companies behind them, and they sounded their trumpets, and cried out in prayer.
34 O exército de Timóteo conheceu que era Macabeu e fugiu diante dele. Sofreu uma grande derrota e tombaram nesse dia oito mil homens.	34 And the host of Timotheus understood that it was Machabeus, and they fled away before his face: and they made a great slaughter of them: and there fell of them in that day almost eight thousand men.
35 Judas voltou-se em seguida para Alema; atacou-a e conquistou-a de assalto. Matou todos os homens, tomou seus despojos e incendiou-a.	35 And Judas turned aside to Maspha, and assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and burnt it with fire.
36 Dali continuou e apoderou-se de Casfor, de Maked, de Bosor e das outras cidades de Galaad.	36 From thence he marched, and took Casbon, and Mageth, and Bosor, and the rest of the cities of Galaad.
37 Depois de tudo o que temos acabado de dizer, Timóteo reuniu um novo exército, acampou do outro lado da corrente, defronte de Rafon.	37 But after this Timotheus gathered another army, and camped over against Raphon beyond the torrent.
38 Imediatamente Judas mandou alguém espionar sua posição, e vieram-lhe dizer: Todas as nações circunvizinhas se uniram contra nós formando um poderoso exército.	38 And Judas sent men to view the army: and they brought him word, saying: All the nations, that are round about us, are assembled unto him an army exceeding great:
39 Tomaram em seu auxílio mercenários árabes, e se estabeleceram do outro lado do rio, prontos a atravessá- lo, para vir atacar-te. Judas foi então contra ele.	39 And they have hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the torrent, ready to come to fight against thee. And Judas went to meet them.
40 Ao chegar Judas com suas tropas à torrente, disse Timóteo, por sua vez, aos oficiais de seu exército: Se ele atravessar primeiro a torrente contra nós, nós não lhe poderemos resistir, porque terá vantagem sobre nós;	40 And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for he will certainly prevail over us.
41 mas se ele temer passar e acampar do outro lado do rio, nós atravessaremos e teremos vantagem sobre ele.	41 But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp on the other side of the river, we will pass over to them and shall prevail against him.
42 Ora, logo que chegaram à torrente, Judas pôs ao longo do rio os escribas do povo, com a seguinte ordem: Não deixeis ninguém se instalar aqui, mas venham todos ao combate.	42 Now when Judas came near the torrent of water, he set the scribes of the people by the torrent, and commanded them, saying: Suffer no man to stay behind: but let all come to the battle.
43 E foi ele o primeiro a se arrojar, e todo o povo o seguiu. Os gentios foram derrotados aos seus olhares, lançaram suas armas e fugiram para o templo de Carnaim.	43 And he passed over to them first, and all the people after him, and all the heathens were discomfited before them, and they threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple that was in Carnaim.
44 Os judeus, porém, apoderaram-se da cidade e incendiaram o templo, com todos aqueles que ali se	44 And he took that city, and the temple he burnt with fire, with all things that were therein: and Carnaim was subdued, and could not stand against the face of Judas.
45 Este reuniu todos os judeus da terra de Galaad, do menor ao maior, as mulheres, as crianças e seus haveres, uma multidão enorme que ele resolveu conduzir à terra de Judá.	45 And Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives, and children, and an army exceeding great, to come into the land of Juda.
46 Caminharam até Efron, cidade muito grande e bem fortificada, que se achava no caminho da volta. Não se podia contorná-la nem pela direita, nem pela esquerda, mas era preciso atravessá-la.	46 And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it.
47 Os habitantes fecharam as portas e se entrincheiraram com pedras. Judas, todavia, enviou-lhes mensageiros com palavras de paz:	47 And they that were in the city, shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words,
48 Atravessaremos vossa terra, para irmos à nossa, e ninguém vos molestará, apenas passaremos. Mas eles não lhes quiseram abrir o acesso.	48 Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our country: and no man shall hurt you: we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them.
49 Então Judas ordenou que cada um em seu posto se dispusesse para a luta.	49 Then Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the camp, that they should make an assault every man in the place where he was.
50 Todos os homens do exército se prepararam, pois. Durante todo o dia e toda a noite assaltaram a cidade, e esta caiu em suas mãos.	50 And the men of the army drew near, and he assaulted that city all the day, and all the night, and the city was delivered into his hands:
51 Passaram a fio da espada todos os homens, destruíram completamente a cidade, apoderaram-se dos espólios e atravessaram por cima dos seus cadáveres.	51 And they slew every male with the edge of the sword, and he razed the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through all the city over them that were slain.
52 Depois a caravana passou o Jordão, para chegar à grande planície, em frente a Betsã.	52 Then they passed over the Jordan to the great plain that is over against Bethsan.
53 Em caminho, Judas não cessava de ajuntar os retardatários e de encorajar a multidão até que chegassem à terra de Judá.	53 And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda.
54 Escalaram a montanha de Sião com alegria e regozijo e ofereceram holocaustos, por terem voltado em paz, sem que ninguém dentre eles tivesse sucumbido.	54 And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain, till they had returned in peace.
55 Ora, enquanto Judas se achava em Galaad com Jônatas, e seu irmão Simão na Galiléia diante de Ptolemaida,	55 Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,
56 José, filho de Zacarias, e Azarias, à frente de suas tropas, souberam de seus feitos heróicos e de suas proezas.	56 Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias captain of the soldiers, heard of the good success, and the battles that were fought.
57 Façamos também nós célebre o nosso nome, disse um para o outro, e vamos combater nações vizinhas.	57 And he said: Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us.
58 Transmitiram ordens às forças, que eles tinham consigo, e foram contra Jânia.	58 And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia.
59 Mas Górgias saiu com seus homens para opor-se à sua investida.	59 And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle.
60 José e Azarias foram postos em fuga e perseguidos até as fronteiras da Judéia. Pereceram nesse dia cerca de dois mil homens de Israel, e foi grande a derrota do povo,	60 And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell, on that day, of the people of Israel about two thousand men, and there was a great overthrow of the people:
61 isso porque não haviam escutado Judas, supondo que mostrariam seu valor,	61 Because they did not hearken to Judas, and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfully.
62 mas não pertenciam à raça desses homens, a quem era dado salvar Israel.	62 But they were not of the seed of those men by whom salvation was brought to Israel.
63 O valoroso Judas e seus irmãos foram de modo particular honrados por todo o povo de Israel e por todas as nações onde penetrava seu nome.	63 And the men of Juda were magnified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the nations where their name was heard.
64 Vinham em grande número para aclamá-los.	64 And people assembled to them with joyful acclamations.
65 Entrementes, Judas e seus irmãos partiram para combater os filhos de Esaú, que habitavam no sul. Abateu Hebron e seus arrabaldes, destruiu as fortificações e queimou todas as torres dos arredores.	65 Then Judas and his brethren went forth and attacked the children of Esau, in the land toward the south, and he took Chebron, and her towns: and he burnt the walls thereof and the towers all round it.
66 Partiu ainda para atingir a terra dos estrangeiros e atravessou Marisa.	66 And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria.
67 Naquele dia pereceram alguns sacerdotes no combate, por terem querido mostrar sua valentia, saindo imprudentemente para travarem combate.	67 In that day some priests fell in battle, while desiring to do manfully they went out unadvisedly to fight.
68 Judas voltou para Azot, na terra dos estrangeiros, derrubou seus altares, queimou seus ídolos, sujeitou suas cidades à pilhagem e em seguida voltou para a terra de Judá.	68 And Judas turned to Azotus into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda.