1 Maccabees 4
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial (Brazilian Portuguese)
1Then Gorgias took five thousand men, and a thousand of the best horsemen: and they removed out of the camp by night.
1Górgias tomou cinco mil soldados de infantaria e mil cavaleiros escolhidos, e o exército partiu durante a noite
2That they might come upon the camp of the Jews, and strike them suddenly: and the men that were of the castle were their guides.
2para atacar o exército dos judeus e golpeá-los de surpresa. Os homens da cidadela serviam de guias.
3And Judas heard of it, and rose up, he and the valiant men, to attack the king’s forces that were in Emmaus.
3Judas soube disso e partiu com seus homens valentes para atacar o exército do rei que estava em Emaús,
4For as yet the army was dispersed from the camp.
4enquanto as tropas ainda estavam dispersas fora do acampamento.
5And Gorgias came by night into the camp of Judas, and found no man, and he sought them in the mountains: for he said: These men flee from us.
5Górgias chegou de noite ao acampamento de Judas e não encontrou ninguém. Procurou-os nas montanhas, pois dizia: “Esses homens estão fugindo de nós.”
6And when it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men only, who neither had armour nor swords.
6Ao amanhecer, Judas apareceu na planície com três mil homens, mas eles não tinham as armaduras nem as espadas que desejavam.
7And they saw the camp of the Gentiles that it was strong, and the men in breastplates, and the horsemen round about them, and these were trained up to war.
7Viram que o acampamento dos gentios era forte e fortificado, com cavalaria ao redor, e que aqueles homens eram experientes na guerra.
8And Judas said to the men that were with him: Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault.
8Judas disse aos homens que estavam com ele: “Não tenham medo do número deles nem se apavorem quando avançarem contra vocês.
9Remember in what manner our fathers were saved in the Red Sea, when Pharao pursued them with a great army.
9Lembrem-se de como nossos antepassados foram salvos no mar Vermelho quando Faraó os perseguiu com um exército.
10And now let us cry to heaven: and the Lord will have mercy on us, and will remember the covenant of our fathers, and will destroy this army before our face this day:
10Agora clamemos ao céu, para ver se ele se agradará de nós, se lembrará da aliança de nossos antepassados e destruirá hoje este exército diante de nós.
11And all nations shall know that there is one that redeemeth and delivereth Israel.
11Então todos os gentios saberão que existe alguém que redime e salva Israel.”
12And the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming against them.
12Os estrangeiros levantaram os olhos e os viram aproximando-se.
13And they went out of the camp to battle, and they that were with Judas sounded the trumpet.
13Saíram do acampamento para a batalha, e os que estavam com Judas tocaram as trombetas.
14And they joined battle: and the Gentiles were routed, and fled into the plain.
14Entraram em combate. Os gentios foram derrotados e fugiram para a planície.
15But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword, and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men.
15Todos os que ficaram para trás caíram pela espada. Eles os perseguiram até Gazara e até as planícies da Idumeia, Azoto e Jâmnia. Cerca de três mil homens deles caíram.
16And Judas returned again with his army that followed him,
16Então Judas e seu exército voltaram da perseguição.
17And he said to the people: Be not greedy of the spoils: for there is war before us:
17Ele disse ao povo: “Não sejam gananciosos pelos despojos, pois ainda temos uma batalha diante de nós.
18And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards with safety.
18Górgias e seu exército estão perto de nós na montanha. Agora, porém, resistam aos nossos inimigos e lutem contra eles; depois, poderão tomar os despojos com segurança.”
19And as Judas was speaking these words, behold part of them appeared looking forth from the mountain.
19Enquanto Judas ainda terminava de falar, uma parte deles apareceu observando do alto da montanha.
20And Gorgias saw that his men were put to flight, and that they had set fire to the camp: for the smoke that was seen declared what was done.
20Eles viram que seu exército havia sido posto em fuga e que os judeus estavam queimando o acampamento, pois a fumaça visível mostrava o que havia acontecido.
21And when they had seen this, they were seized with great fear, seeing at the same time Judas and his army in the plain ready to fight.
21Ao perceberem essas coisas, ficaram com muito medo. Viram também o exército de Judas na planície, pronto para a batalha,
22So they all fled away into the land of the strangers.
22e todos fugiram para a terra dos filisteus.
23And Judas returned to take the spoils of the camp, and they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
23Judas voltou para saquear o acampamento, e eles tomaram muito ouro, prata, tecidos azuis, púrpura do mar e grandes riquezas.
24And returning home they sung a hymn, and blessed God in heaven, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.
24Depois voltaram para casa, cantaram um cântico de ação de graças e louvaram o céu, porque ele é bom e sua misericórdia dura para sempre.
25So Israel had a great deliverance that day.
25Naquele dia houve grande libertação em Israel.
26And such of the strangers as escaped, went and told Lysias all that had happened.
26Os estrangeiros que escaparam foram contar a Lísias tudo o que havia acontecido.
27And when he heard these things, he was amazed and discouraged: because things had not succeeded in Israel according to his mind, and as the king had commanded.
27Quando ele ouviu, ficou perplexo e desanimado, porque não havia acontecido a Israel o que ele desejava, nem o que o rei havia ordenado.
28So the year following Lysias gathered together threescore thousand chosen men, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them.
28No ano seguinte, reuniu sessenta mil soldados escolhidos de infantaria e cinco mil cavaleiros para subjugá-los.
29And they came into Judea, and pitched their tents in Bethoron, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.
29Entraram na Idumeia e acamparam em Betsur. Judas saiu ao encontro deles com dez mil homens.
30And they saw that the army was strong, and he prayed, and said: Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst break the violence of the mighty by the hand of thy servant David, and didst deliver up the camp of the strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul and of his armourbearer.
30Ele viu que o exército era forte e orou: “Bendito és tu, ó Salvador de Israel, que esmagaste o ataque do guerreiro poderoso pela mão de teu servo Davi e entregaste o exército dos filisteus nas mãos de Jônatas, filho de Saul, e de seu escudeiro.
31Shut up this army in the hands of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their host and their horsemen.
31Entrega este exército nas mãos de teu povo Israel e que eles sejam envergonhados por suas tropas e sua cavalaria.
32Strike them with fear, and cause the boldness of their strength to languish, and let them quake at their own destruction.
32Enche-os de covardia. Faz desaparecer a ousadia de sua força e que tremam diante de sua destruição.
33Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee: and let all that know thy name, praise thee with hymns.
33Derruba-os pela espada dos que te amam, e que todos os que conhecem teu nome te louvem com ação de graças.”
34And they joined battle: and there fell of the army of Lysias five thousand men.
34Então entraram em combate, e cerca de cinco mil homens do exército de Lísias caíram diante deles.
35And when Lysias saw that his men were put to flight, and how bold the Jews were, and that they were ready either to live, or to die manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose soldiers, that they might come again into Judea with greater numbers.
35Quando Lísias viu a fuga de suas tropas, a coragem dos homens de Judas e como estavam dispostos a viver ou morrer nobremente, retirou-se para Antioquia e reuniu mercenários para voltar à Judeia com um exército ainda maior.
36Then Judas, and his brethren said: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up now to cleanse the holy places and to repair them.
36Judas e seus irmãos disseram: “Eis que nossos inimigos foram derrotados. Vamos subir para purificar o lugar santo e dedicá-lo novamente.”
37And all the army assembled together, and they went up into mount Sion.
37Todo o exército se reuniu e subiu ao monte Sião.
38And they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burnt, and shrubs growing up in the courts as in a forest, or on the mountains, and the chambers joining to the temple thrown down.
38Viram o santuário desolado, o altar profanado, os portões queimados, arbustos crescendo nos pátios como numa floresta ou numa montanha, e as câmaras dos sacerdotes derrubadas.
39And they rent their garments, and made great lamentation, and put ashes on their heads:
39Rasgaram as roupas, fizeram grande lamentação e colocaram cinzas sobre a cabeça.
40And they fell face down to the ground on their faces, and they sounded with the trumpets of alarm, and they cried towards heaven.
40Prostraram-se com o rosto em terra, tocaram as trombetas solenes e clamaram ao céu.
41Then Judas appointed men to fight against them that were in the castle, till they had cleansed the holy places.
41Então Judas designou alguns homens para lutar contra os que estavam na cidadela até que ele tivesse purificado o lugar santo.
42And he chose priests without blemish, whose will was set upon the law of God:
42Escolheu sacerdotes irrepreensíveis, dedicados à Lei.
43And they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones that had been defiled into an unclean place.
43Eles purificaram o lugar santo e levaram as pedras contaminadas para um lugar impuro.
44And he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been profaned, what he should do with it.
44Deliberaram sobre o que fazer com o altar dos holocaustos, que havia sido profanado.
45And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down.
45Tiveram a boa ideia de derrubá-lo, para que não se tornasse motivo de vergonha para eles, pois os gentios o haviam contaminado. Assim derrubaram o altar
46And they laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, till there should come a prophet, and give answer concerning them.
46e guardaram as pedras num lugar apropriado no monte do templo, até que viesse um profeta e desse uma resposta a respeito delas.
47Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former:
47Tomaram pedras inteiras conforme a Lei e construíram um novo altar semelhante ao anterior.
48And they built up the holy places, and the things that were within the temple: and they sanctified the temple, and the courts.
48Reconstruíram o lugar santo e as partes internas da casa e consagraram os pátios.
49And they made new holy vessels, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incense, and the table into the temple.
49Fizeram novos utensílios sagrados e levaram para o templo o candelabro, o altar do incenso e a mesa.
50And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted up the lamps that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple.
50Queimaram incenso sobre o altar, acenderam as lâmpadas que estavam sobre o candelabro, e elas iluminaram o templo.
51And they set the loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works that they had begun to make.
51Colocaram pães sobre a mesa, penduraram as cortinas e terminaram toda a obra que haviam realizado.
52And they arose before the morning on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month (which is the month of Casleu) in the hundred and forty-eighth year.
52Levantaram-se bem cedo, no vigésimo quinto dia do nono mês, o mês de Quisleu, no ano cento e quarenta e oito,
53And they offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of holocausts which they had made.
53e ofereceram sacrifícios conforme a Lei sobre o novo altar de holocaustos que haviam construído.
54According to the time, and according to the day wherein the heathens had defiled it, in the same was it dedicated anew with canticles, and harps, and lutes, and cymbals.
54Na mesma época e no mesmo dia em que os gentios o haviam profanado, ele foi dedicado com cânticos, harpas, liras e címbalos.
55And all the people fell upon their faces, and adored, and blessed up to heaven, him that had prospered them.
55Todo o povo se prostrou com o rosto em terra, adorou e louvou o céu, que lhes havia dado êxito.
56And they kept the dedication of the altar eight days, and they offered holocausts with joy, and sacrifices of salvation, and of praise.
56Celebraram a dedicação do altar durante oito dias, ofereceram holocaustos com alegria e sacrificaram sacrifícios de libertação e louvor.
57And they adorned the front of the temple with crowns of gold, and escutcheons, and they renewed the gates, and the chambers, and hanged doors upon them.
57Decoraram a fachada do templo com coroas de ouro e pequenos escudos. Dedicaram os portões e as câmaras dos sacerdotes e fizeram portas para elas.
58And there was exceeding great joy among the people, and the reproach of the Gentiles was turned away.
58Houve alegria extremamente grande entre o povo, e a vergonha causada pelos gentios foi removida.
59And Judas, and his brethren, and all the church of Israel decreed, that the day of the dedication of the altar should be kept in its season from year to year for eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, with joy and gladness.
59Judas, seus irmãos e toda a assembleia de Israel determinaram que os dias da dedicação do altar fossem celebrados todos os anos, por oito dias, a partir do vigésimo quinto dia do mês de Quisleu, com alegria e júbilo.
60They built up also at that time mount Sion, with high walls, and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should at any time come, and tread it down as they did before.
60Naquele tempo, fortificaram o monte Sião com altos muros e torres fortes ao redor, para que os gentios não viessem e o pisoteassem novamente, como haviam feito antes.
61And he placed a garrison there to keep it, and he fortified it to secure Bethsura, that the people might have a defence against Idumea.
61Judas colocou ali uma guarnição para protegê-lo. Também fortificaram Betsur, para que o povo tivesse uma fortaleza diante da Idumeia.
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