| 1 ܘܕܒܪ ܓܘܪܓܝܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܠܦ ܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܫܩܠܬ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ | 1 Then took Gorgias five thousand footmen, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night; |
| 2 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܢܦܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܢܡܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ | 2 To the end he might rush in upon the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of the fortress were his guides. |
| 3 ܘܫܡܥ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܫܩܠ ܗܘ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܠܡܡܚܐ ܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܡܐܘܣ | 3 Now when Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king's army which was at Emmaus, |
| 4 ܟܕ ܡܒܕܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ | 4 While as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp. |
| 5 ܘܐܬܐ ܓܘܪܓܝܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܘܒܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪ ܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢܢ | 5 In the mean season came Gorgias by night into the camp of Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows flee from us |
| 6 ܘܥܡ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܥܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܣܝ̈ܦܐ ܘܣܟܪ̈ܐ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 6 But as soon as it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had neither armour nor swords to their minds. |
| 7 ܘܚܙܘ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܡܙܝܢܝܢ ܘܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܚܕܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ | 7 And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen; and these were expert of war. |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܥܙܝܙܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܙܝܥܘܢ | 8 Then said Judas to the men that were with him, Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault. |
| 9 ܐܬܕܟܪܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܦܪܩܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ ܟܕ ܪܕܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ | 9 Remember how our fathers were delivered in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army. |
| 10 ܘܗܫܐ ܢܓܥܐ ܠܘܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܢ ܢܚܝܢ ܘܢܬܕܟܪ ܩܝܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܘܢܬܒܪܝܗ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ | 10 Now therefore let us cry unto heaven, if peradventure the Lord will have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, and destroy this host before our face this day: |
| 11 ܘܢܕܥܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܦܪܩ ܘܡܚܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ | 11 That so all the heathen may know that there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel. |
| 12 ܘܐܪܝܡܘ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܚܙܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ | 12 Then the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming over against them. |
| 13 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܘܩܪܘ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ | 13 Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with Judas sounded their trumpets. |
| 14 ܘܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ | 14 So they joined battle, and the heathen being discomfited fled into the plain. |
| 15 ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܦܠܘ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܪܕܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܓܕܪܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܕܐܫܕܘܕ ܕܛܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪܝܢ | 15 Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: for they pursued them unto Gazera, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them upon a three thousand men. |
| 16 ܘܗܦܟ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܪܕܦ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ | 16 This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them, |
| 17 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܬܪܓܘܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܕܟܝܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܢ | 17 And said to the people, Be not greedy of the spoil inasmuch as there is a battle before us, |
| 18 ܘܓܘܪܓܝܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܩܪܝܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܐܠܐ ܩܘܡܘ ܗܫܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܢ ܘܐܩܪܒܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܣܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܥܝܢ ܒܓܠܐ | 18 And Gorgias and his host are here by us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overcome them, and after this ye may boldly take the spoils. |
| 19 ܘܥܕ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܕܝܩ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ | 19 As Judas was yet speaking these words, there appeared a part of them looking out of the mountain: |
| 20 ܘܚܙܐ ܕܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܘܡܘܩܕܝܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܬܢܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܒܕܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܓܕܫ | 20 Who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight and were burning the tents; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done: |
| 21 ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܙܘ ܕܚܠܘ ܛܒ ܘܐܦ ܚܙܘ ܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܛܝܒܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ | 21 When therefore they perceived these things, they were sore afraid, and seeing also the host of Judas in the plain ready to fight, |
| 22 ܘܥܪܩܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ | 22 They fled every one into the land of strangers. |
| 23 ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܦܟ ܠܒܙܬܐ ܕܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܕܗܒܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܘܬܟܠܬܐ ܘܐܪܓܘܢܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܘܥܘܬܪܐ ܪܒܐ | 23 Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches. |
| 24 ܘܟܕ ܗܦܟܘ ܡܒܪܟܝܢ ܘܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ | 24 After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever. |
| 25 ܘܗܘܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ | 25 Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day. |
| 26 ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܝܘ ܡܢ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܠܘܣܝܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ | 26 Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had happened: |
| 27 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܐܬܙܝܥ ܘܟܪܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܨܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܝܗܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ | 27 Who, when he heard thereof, was confounded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to pass. |
| 28 ܘܠܗܦܟܗ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܟܢܫ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܫܬܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܩܪܒ ܥܡܗܘܢ | 28 The next year therefore following Lysias gathered together threescore thousand choice men of foot, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them. |
| 29 ܘܐܬܐ ܠܐܕܘܡ ܘܫܪܐ ܒܒܝܬ ܐܘܕܐ ܘܐܪܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܥܣܪܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ | 29 So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men. |
| 30 ܘܚܙܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܨܠܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܒܪܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܦܪܘܩܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܬܒܪܬ ܥܘܙܗ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܟ ܘܐܫܠܡܬ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܕܫܩܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ | 30 And when he saw that mighty army, he prayed and said, Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst quell the violence of the mighty man by the hand of thy servant David, and gavest the host of strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and his armourbearer; |
| 31 ܐܫܠܡܝܗ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܢܒܗܬܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܗܘܢ ܘܒܦܪ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ | 31 Shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their power and horsemen: |
| 32 ܘܐܪܡܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܐܡܣܐ ܡܪܚܘܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܗܘܢ ܘܢܬܬܙܝܥܘܢ ܒܬܒܪܗܘܢ | 32 Make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction: |
| 33 ܐܪܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܕܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܟ ܘܢܫܒܚܘܢܟ ܟܠ ܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܫܡܟ ܒܬ̈ܫܒܚܬܐ | 33 Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving. |
| 34 ܘܩܪܒܘ ܚܕ ܠܘܬ ܚܕ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ | 34 So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain. |
| 35 ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܣܝܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܣܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܘܬ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܡܬ ܐܘ ܠܡܚܐ ܓܢܒܪܐܝܬ ܘܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܛܝܘܟܝ ܘܡܓܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܢܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ | 35 Now when Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the manliness of Judas' soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and having made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into Judea. |
| 36 ܐܡܪ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗܐ ܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܢܣܩ ܢܕܟܐ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܢܚܕܬ | 36 Then said Judas and his brethren, Behold, our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cleanse and dedicate the sanctuary. |
| 37 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܟܠܗ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ | 37 Upon this all the host assembled themselves together, and went up into mount Sion. |
| 38 ܘܚܙܘܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܕܚܪܒ ܘܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܡܛܡܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܡܘܩܕܝܢ ܘܒܓܘ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܡܘܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܝܥ̈ܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܥ̈ܒܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܪܕܣܩܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܡܘܩܕܝܢ | 38 And when they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the courts as in a forest, or in one of the mountains, yea, and the priests' chambers pulled down; |
| 39 ܘܐܪܩܕܘ ܡܪܩܘܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܘ ܩܛܡܐ ܒܪ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ ܘܨܪܝܘ ܢܚ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ | 39 They rent their clothes, and made great lamentation, and cast ashes upon their heads, |
| 40 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܩܪܘ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܓܥܘ ܠܫܡܝܐ | 40 And fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and blew an alarm with the trumpets, and cried toward heaven. |
| 41 ܘܦܩܕ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ ܥܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܚܣܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܬܕܟܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ | 41 Then Judas appointed certain men to fight against those that were in the fortress, until he had cleansed the sanctuary. |
| 42 ܘܓܒܐ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܡܐ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ | 42 So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law: |
| 43 ܘܕܟܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܬܛܘܫܬܐ ܘܫܕܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܛܡܐܐ | 43 Who cleansed the sanctuary, and bare out the defiled stones into an unclean place. |
| 44 ܘܡܬܚܫܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܝܩ̈ܕܐ ܕܐܬܛܡܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܠܗ | 44 And when as they consulted what to do with the altar of burnt offerings, which was profaned; |
| 45 ܘܐܬܪܥܝܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܡܣܬܪܗ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܚܣܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܡܐܘܗܝ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܣܬܪܘܗܝ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ | 45 They thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the heathen had defiled it: wherefore they pulled it down, |
| 46 ܘܣܡܘ ܟܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܒܛܘܪ ܒܝܬܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܣܬܝܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܢܬܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ | 46 And laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, until there should come a prophet to shew what should be done with them. |
| 47 ܘܢܣܒܘ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܫܠܡ̈ܠܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܒܢܘ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܩܕܡܝܐ | 47 Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former; |
| 48 ܘܒܢܘ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܘܓܘܗ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܫܘ | 48 And made up the sanctuary, and the things that were within the temple, and hallowed the courts. |
| 49 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ ܘܐܥܠܘ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܘܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܒܣܡ̈ܐ ܘܦܬܘܪܐ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ | 49 They made also new holy vessels, and into the temple they brought the candlestick, and the altar of burnt offerings, and of incense, and the table. |
| 50 ܘܐܣܩܘ ܒܣܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܐܢܗܪܘ ܫܪ̈ܓܐ ܥܠ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ | 50 And upon the altar they burned incense, and the lamps that were upon the candlestick they lighted, that they might give light in the temple. |
| 51 ܘܣܡܘ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܓܪ̈ܝܨܬܐ ܘܦܪܣܘ ܦܪܣܐ ܘܫܠܡܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ | 51 Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make. |
| 52 ܘܩܕܡܘ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܒܚܡܫܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ ܕܗܘ ܟܢܘܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ | 52 Now on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, which is called the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and eighth year, they rose up betimes in the morning, |
| 53 ܐܣܩܘ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܝܩܕܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܙܒܢܐ | 53 And offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burnt offerings, which they had made. |
| 54 ܘܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܛܡܐܘܗܝ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܒܗ ܐܬܚܕܬ ܒܙܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܩܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܨ̈ܨܠܐ | 54 Look, at what time and what day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citherns, and harps, and cymbals. |
| 55 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܣܓܕܘ ܘܒܪܟܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܠܡܢ ܕܐܨܠܚ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܗܘܢ | 55 Then all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and praising the God of heaven, who had given them good success. |
| 56 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܘܩܪܒܘ ܫܠܡ̈ܐ ܒܚܘܕܬܐ ܘܕܒܚܘ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܘܕܫܘܒܚܐ | 56 And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of deliverance and praise. |
| 57 ܘܨܒܬܘ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܟ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܣܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܕܬܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܕܣܩܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ | 57 They decked also the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold, and with shields; and the gates and the chambers they renewed, and hanged doors upon them. |
| 58 ܘܗܘܐ ܒܣܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܥܡܐ ܕܛܒ. ܘܗܦܟ ܚܣܕܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ | 58 Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away. |
| 59 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܗ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܒܙܒܢܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܫܢܐ ܒܫܢܐ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܒܒܘܣܡܐ ܘܒܚܕܘܬܐ | 59 Moreover Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, with mirth and gladness. |
| 60 ܘܒܢܘ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܟܕ ܚܕܪ ܫܘܪܐ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܡܓ̈ܕܠܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܢܕܘܫܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ | 60 At that time also they builded up the mount Sion with high walls and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should come and tread it down as they had done before. |
| 61 ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܡܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܛܪܗ ܘܐܥܫܢܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܫܘܪܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܚܣܢܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܕܘܡ | 61 And they set there a garrison to keep it, and fortified Bethsura to preserve it; that the people might have a defence against Idumea. |
