1 Maccabees 3
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial (Brazilian Portuguese)
1Then his son Judas, called Machabeus, rose up in his stead.
1Judas, seu filho, chamado Macabeu, levantou-se em seu lugar.
2And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.
2Todos os seus parentes o ajudaram, assim como todos os que haviam se unido a seu pai, e lutaram com alegria a batalha de Israel.
3And he got his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike armour about him in battles, and protected the camp with his sword.
3Ele trouxe grande glória ao seu povo, vestiu uma couraça como um gigante, cingiu suas armas de guerra, organizou batalhas e protegeu o exército com sua espada.
4In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his prey.
4Em seus feitos, era como um leão e como um filhote de leão rugindo por sua presa.
5And he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and them that troubled his people he burnt with fire:
5Perseguiu e caçou os homens sem Lei e queimou os que perturbavam seu povo.
6And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: and salvation prospered in his hand.
6Os homens sem Lei recuaram de medo dele; todos os que praticavam a injustiça ficaram muito perturbados, e a libertação prosperou em suas mãos.
7And he grieved many kings, and made Jacob glad with his works, and his memory is blessed for ever.
7Provocou a ira de muitos reis e alegrou Jacó com seus feitos. Sua memória é bendita para sempre.
8And he went through the cities of Juda, and destroyed the wicked out of them, and turned away wrath from Israel.
8Percorreu as cidades de Judá, destruiu os ímpios da terra e afastou a ira de Israel.
9And he was renowned even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered them that were perishing.
9Seu nome tornou-se conhecido até os confins da terra. Reuniu os que estavam prestes a perecer.
10And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make war against Israel.
10Apolônio reuniu os gentios e um grande exército da Samaria para lutar contra Israel.
11And Judas understood it, and went forth to meet him: and he overthrew him, and killed him: and many fell down slain, the rest fled away.
11Judas soube disso, saiu ao encontro dele, derrotou-o e o matou. Muitos caíram feridos de morte, e os restantes fugiram.
12And he took their spoils, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and fought with it all his lifetime.
12Tomaram seus despojos, e Judas tomou a espada de Apolônio e lutou com ela todos os dias de sua vida.
13And Seron captain of the army of Syria heard that Judas had assembled a company of the faithful, and a congregation with him,
13Serom, comandante do exército da Síria, ouviu que Judas havia reunido uma grande multidão, incluindo um grupo de homens fiéis que permaneciam com ele e saíam para a guerra.
14And he said: I will get me a name, and will be glorified in the kingdom, and will overthrow Judas, and those that are with him, that have despised the edict of the king.
14Ele disse: “Conquistarei para mim um nome e glória no reino. Lutarei contra Judas e os que estão com ele, que desprezam a ordem do rei.”
15And he made himself ready: and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to be revenged of the children of Israel.
15Um poderoso exército de ímpios subiu com ele para ajudá-lo a se vingar dos filhos de Israel.
16And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small company.
16Ele se aproximou da subida de Bet-Horom, e Judas saiu ao encontro dele com um pequeno grupo.
17But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting today?
17Quando viram o exército vindo contra eles, disseram a Judas: “Como poderemos, sendo tão poucos, lutar contra uma multidão tão grande e poderosa? Além disso, estamos fracos, pois hoje não provamos alimento algum.”
18And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to deliver with a great multitude, or with a small company:
18Judas respondeu: “É fácil muitos serem cercados pelas mãos de poucos. Para o céu, tanto faz salvar por muitos ou por poucos,
19For the success of war is not in the multitude of the army, but strength cometh from heaven.
19pois a vitória na batalha não depende da multidão de um exército; a força vem do céu.
20They come against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our children, and to take our spoils.
20Eles vêm contra nós cheios de insolência e injustiça, para nos destruir, juntamente com nossas esposas e nossos filhos, e para nos saquear;
21But we will fight for our lives and our laws:
21nós, porém, lutamos por nossa vida e por nossas leis.
22And the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face: but as for you, fear them not.
22Ele mesmo os esmagará diante de nós. Quanto a vocês, não tenham medo deles.”
23And as soon as he had made an end of speaking, he rushed suddenly upon them: and Seron and his host were overthrown before him:
23Assim que terminou de falar, lançou-se de repente contra Serom e seu exército, e eles foram derrotados diante dele.
24And he pursued him by the descent of Bethoron even to the plain, and there fell of them eight hundred men, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines.
24Perseguiram-nos pela descida de Bet-Horom até a planície, e cerca de oitocentos homens deles caíram. Os demais fugiram para a terra dos filisteus.
25And the fear of Judas and of his brethren, and the dread of them fell upon all the nations round about them.
25Então o temor de Judas e de seus irmãos, e o pavor deles, começaram a cair sobre as nações ao redor.
26And his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles of Judas.
26Sua fama chegou ao rei, e todas as nações falavam das batalhas de Judas.
27Now when king Antiochus heard these words, he was angry in his mind: and he sent and gathered the forces of all his kingdom, an exceeding strong army.
27Quando o rei Antíoco ouviu essas notícias, encheu-se de indignação. Mandou reunir todas as forças de seu reino, um exército extremamente poderoso.
28And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things.
28Abriu seu tesouro, pagou às tropas o soldo de um ano e ordenou que estivessem prontas para qualquer necessidade.
29And he perceived that the money of his treasures failed, and that the tributes of the country were small because of the dissension, and the evil that he had brought upon the land, that he might take away the laws of old times:
29Viu que o dinheiro de seus tesouros havia acabado e que os tributos do país eram poucos por causa da divisão e do desastre que ele havia trazido sobre a terra ao tentar abolir as leis existentes desde os tempos antigos.
30And he feared that he should not have as formerly enough, for charges and gifts, which he had given before with a liberal hand: for he had abounded more than the kings that had been before him.
30Teve medo de não ter o suficiente, como em outras ocasiões, para as despesas e os presentes que costumava distribuir generosamente, com mais abundância do que os reis que o antecederam.
31And he was greatly perplexed in mind, and purposed to go into Persia, and to take tributes of the countries, and to gather much money.
31Ficou profundamente perplexo e decidiu ir à Pérsia, recolher os tributos daqueles países e juntar muito dinheiro.
32And he left Lysias, a nobleman of the blood royal, to oversee the affairs of the kingdom, from the river Euphrates even to the river of Egypt:
32Deixou Lísias, homem honrado e de linhagem real, encarregado dos assuntos do rei desde o rio Eufrates até as fronteiras do Egito,
33And to bring up his son Antiochus, till he came again.
33e encarregado de criar seu filho Antíoco até que ele voltasse.
34And he delivered to him half the army, and the elephants: and he gave him charge concerning all that he would have done, and concerning the inhabitants of Judea, and Jerusalem:
34Entregou a Lísias metade de suas tropas e os elefantes e lhe deu ordens a respeito de tudo o que queria que fosse feito, especialmente quanto aos habitantes da Judeia e de Jerusalém:
35And that he should send an army against them, to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away the memory of them from that place:
35deveria enviar um exército contra eles para arrancar e destruir a força de Israel e o remanescente de Jerusalém e apagar sua memória daquele lugar;
36And that he should settle strangers to dwell in all their coasts, and divide their land by lot.
36deveria fazer estrangeiros habitarem em todo o território deles e dividir a terra entre esses estrangeiros por sorteio.
37So the king took the half of the army that remained, and went forth from Antioch the chief city of his kingdom, in the hundred and forty-seventh year: and he passed over the river Euphrates, and went through the higher countries.
37O rei tomou a metade restante das tropas e deixou Antioquia, sua cidade real, no ano cento e quarenta e sete; atravessou o rio Eufrates e percorreu as regiões do norte.
38Then Lysias chose Ptolemee the son of Dorymenus, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends.
38Lísias escolheu Ptolomeu, filho de Dorímenes, Nicanor e Górgias, homens poderosos dentre os amigos do rei,
39And he sent with them forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen: to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it according to the king’s orders.
39e enviou com eles quarenta mil soldados de infantaria e sete mil cavaleiros para entrar na terra de Judá e destruí-la conforme a palavra do rei.
40So they went forth with all their power, and came, and pitched near Emmaus in the plain country.
40Eles partiram com todo o exército e chegaram perto de Emaús, onde acamparam na planície.
41And the merchants of the countries heard the fame of them: and they took silver and gold in abundance, and servants: and they came into the camp, to buy the children of Israel for slaves: and there were joined to them the forces of Syria, and of the land of the strangers.
41Os mercadores da região ouviram falar da fama deles e vieram ao acampamento com muita prata, ouro e correntes, para comprar os filhos de Israel como escravos. Tropas da Síria e da terra dos filisteus juntaram-se a eles.
42And Judas and his brethren saw that evils were multiplied, and that the armies approached to their borders: and they knew the orders the king had given to destroy the people and utterly abolish them.
42Judas e seus irmãos viram que os males se multiplicavam e que os exércitos acampavam em suas fronteiras. Ficaram sabendo das ordens do rei para destruir o povo e acabar com ele.
43And they said every man to his neighbour: Let us raise up the low condition of our people, and let us fight for our people, and our sanctuary.
43Então disseram uns aos outros: “Vamos restaurar as ruínas de nosso povo e lutar por nosso povo e pelo lugar santo.”
44And the assembly was gathered that they might be ready for battle: and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion.
44A assembleia se reuniu para se preparar para a batalha e para orar e pedir misericórdia e compaixão.
45Now Jerusalem was not inhabited, but was like a desert: there was none of her children that went in or out: and the sanctuary was trodden down: and the children of strangers were in the castle, there was the habitation of the Gentiles: and joy was taken away from Jacob, and the pipe and harp ceased there.
45Jerusalém estava desabitada como um deserto. Nenhum de seus filhos entrava ou saía. O santuário estava sendo pisoteado. Filhos de estrangeiros ocupavam a cidadela. Os gentios moravam ali. A alegria foi tirada de Jacó, e a flauta e a harpa silenciaram.
46And they assembled together, and came to Maspha over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a place of prayer heretofore in Israel.
46Eles se reuniram e foram a Mispá, perto de Jerusalém, pois antigamente havia em Mispá um lugar de oração para Israel.
47And they fasted that day, and put on haircloth, and put ashes upon their heads: and they rent their garments:
47Jejuaram naquele dia, vestiram pano de saco, colocaram cinzas sobre a cabeça e rasgaram as roupas.
48And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols:
48Abriram o livro da Lei para buscar orientação, como os gentios consultavam as imagens de seus ídolos.
49And they brought the priestly ornaments, and the firstfruits and tithes, and stirred up the Nazarites that had fulfilled their days:
49Trouxeram as vestes dos sacerdotes, as primícias e os dízimos e convocaram os nazireus que haviam completado os dias de seu voto.
50And they cried with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them?
50Clamaram em alta voz ao céu: “O que faremos com estes homens? Para onde os levaremos?
51For thy holies are trodden down, and are profaned, and thy priests are in mourning, and are brought low.
51Teu lugar santo está sendo pisoteado e profanado. Teus sacerdotes estão de luto e humilhados.
52And behold the nations are come together against us to destroy us: thou knowest what they intend against us.
52Eis que os gentios se reuniram contra nós para nos destruir. Tu sabes o que planejam contra nós.
53How shall we be able to stand before their face, unless thou, O God, help us?
53Como poderemos resistir a eles se tu não nos ajudares?”
54Then they sounded with trumpets, and cried out with a loud voice.
54Então tocaram as trombetas e deram um grande grito.
55And after this Judas appointed captains over the people, over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.
55Depois disso, Judas nomeou líderes do povo: comandantes de milhares, de centenas, de cinquenta e de dez.
56And he said to them that were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, that they should return every man to his house, according to the law.
56Conforme a Lei, disse aos que estavam construindo casas, aos que estavam noivos, aos que estavam plantando vinhas e aos medrosos que voltassem, cada um para sua casa.
57So they removed the camp, and pitched on the south side of Emmaus.
57O exército partiu e acampou ao sul de Emaús.
58And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary.
58Judas disse: “Armem-se e sejam valentes! Estejam prontos pela manhã para lutar contra esses gentios que se reuniram contra nós para nos destruir e destruir nosso lugar santo.
59For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the holies:
59Pois é melhor morrermos em batalha do que vermos as calamidades de nossa nação e do lugar santo.
60Nevertheless as it shall be the will of God in heaven so be it done.
60No entanto, seja feita a vontade do céu.”
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