2 Maccabees 8
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial (Brazilian Portuguese)
1But Judas Machabeus, and they that were with him, went privately into the towns: and calling together their kinsmen and friends, and taking unto them such as continued in the Jews’ religion, they assembled six thousand men.
1Judas, também chamado Macabeu, e os que estavam com ele entravam secretamente nas aldeias, convocavam seus parentes e recrutavam os que haviam permanecido fiéis à religião dos judeus. Assim reuniram cerca de seis mil homens.
2And they called upon the Lord that he would look upon his people that was trodden down by all, and would have pity on the temple, that was defiled by the wicked:
2Clamavam ao Senhor para que olhasse para o povo oprimido por todos e tivesse compaixão do santuário profanado pelos homens ímpios,
3That he would have pity also upon the city that was destroyed, that was ready to be made even with the ground, and would hear the voice of the blood that cried to him:
3tivesse piedade da cidade que sofria destruição e estava prestes a ser arrasada, e ouvisse o sangue que clamava a ele,
4That he would remember also the most unjust deaths of innocent children, and the blasphemies offered to his name, and would shew his indignation on this occasion.
4e se lembrasse da destruição ilegal dos bebês inocentes e das blasfêmias cometidas contra seu nome, mostrando seu ódio à maldade.
5Now when Machabeus had gathered a multitude, he could not be withstood by the heathens: for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy.
5Quando Macabeu treinou seus homens para o combate, os gentios logo perceberam que não podiam resistir a ele, pois a ira do Senhor havia se transformado em misericórdia.
6So coming unawares upon the towns and cities, he set them on fire, and taking possession of the most commodious places, he made no small slaughter of the enemies,
6Chegando de surpresa, incendiava cidades e aldeias. Recuperava as posições mais importantes e punha em fuga um número considerável de inimigos.
7And especially in the nights he went upon these expeditions, and the fame of his valour was spread abroad every where.
7Aproveitava especialmente a noite para esses ataques, e a fama de sua coragem se espalhou por toda parte.
8Then Philip, seeing that the man gained ground by little and little, and that things for the most part succeeded prosperously with him, wrote to Ptolemee the governor of Celesyria and Phenicia, to send aid to the king’s affairs.
8Quando Filipe viu que aquele homem avançava pouco a pouco e aumentava cada vez mais seus êxitos, escreveu a Ptolomeu, governador da Celessíria e da Fenícia, pedindo-lhe que apoiasse a causa do rei.
9And he with all speed sent Nicanor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, giving him no fewer than twenty thousand armed men of different nations, to root out the whole race of the Jews, joining also with him Gorgias, a good soldier, and of great experience in matters of war.
9Ptolomeu nomeou rapidamente Nicanor, filho de Pátroclo, um dos principais amigos do rei, e o enviou à frente de não menos que vinte mil homens de diversas nações, para destruir toda a raça da Judeia. Associou-lhe também Górgias, comandante experiente nos assuntos de guerra.
10And Nicanor purposed to raise for the king the tribute of two thousand talents, that was to be given to the Romans, by making so much money of the captive Jews:
10Nicanor decidiu que, vendendo os judeus capturados, conseguiria pagar ao rei o tributo de dois mil talentos que este devia aos romanos.
11Wherefore he sent immediately to the cities upon the sea coast, to invite men together to buy up the Jewish slaves, promising that they should have ninety slaves for one talent, not reflecting on the vengeance, which was to follow him from the Almighty.
11Imediatamente enviou mensageiros às cidades da costa, convidando-as a comprar escravos judeus e prometendo entregar setenta escravos por um talento, sem esperar o julgamento que o Todo-Poderoso faria cair sobre ele.
12Now when Judas found that Nicanor was coming, he imparted to the Jews that were with him, that the enemy was at hand.
12Judas recebeu a notícia da invasão de Nicanor e comunicou aos que estavam com ele a presença do exército.
13And some of them being afraid, and distrusting the justice of God, fled away:
13Os covardes e os que não confiavam no julgamento de Deus fugiram e abandonaram a região.
14Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord, that he would deliver them from the wicked Nicanor, who had sold them before he came near them:
14Outros venderam tudo o que ainda possuíam e ao mesmo tempo suplicaram ao Senhor que livrasse os que haviam sido vendidos como escravos pelo ímpio Nicanor antes mesmo de encontrá-los,
15And if not for their sakes, yet for the covenant that he had made with their fathers, and for the sake of his holy and glorious name that was invoked upon them.
15se não por causa deles próprios, ao menos por causa das alianças feitas com seus antepassados e porque ele os havia chamado por seu santo e glorioso nome.
16But Machabeus calling together seven thousand that were with him, exhorted them not to be reconciled to the enemies, nor to fear the multitude of the enemies who came wrongfully against them, but to fight manfully:
16Macabeu reuniu seus homens, seis mil ao todo, e os exortou a não se apavorarem diante do inimigo nem temerem a grande multidão de gentios que injustamente vinha contra eles, mas a lutarem com nobreza,
17Setting before their eyes the injury they had unjustly done the holy place, and also the injury they had done to the city, which had been shamefully abused, besides their destroying the ordinances of the fathers.
17mantendo diante dos olhos o ultraje ilegal cometido contra o lugar santo, a tortura da cidade transformada em objeto de zombaria e ainda a destruição do modo de vida recebido de seus antepassados.
18For, said he, they trust in their weapons, and in their boldness: but we trust in the Almighty Lord, who at a beck can utterly destroy both them that come against us, and the whole world.
18“Eles”, disse, “confiam em suas armas e em seus atos de ousadia; nós, porém, confiamos no Deus Todo-Poderoso, pois com um simples gesto ele é capaz de derrubar os que vêm contra nós e até o mundo inteiro.”
19Moreover he put them in mind also of the helps their fathers had received from God: and how under Sennacherib a hundred and eighty-five thousand had been destroyed.
19Além disso, recordou-lhes as ocasiões em que seus antepassados haviam recebido auxílio: nos dias de Senaqueribe, quando cento e oitenta e cinco mil pereceram,
20And of the battle that they had fought against the Galatians in Babylonia, how they, being in all but six thousand, when it came to the point, and Macedonians their companions were a stand, slew a hundred and twenty thousand, because of the help they had from heaven, and for this they received many favours.
20e na terra da Babilônia, na batalha travada contra os gauleses, quando entraram na batalha oito mil ao todo, juntamente com quatro mil macedônios. Quando os macedônios estavam em grande dificuldade, os seis mil destruíram cento e vinte mil por causa do auxílio que receberam do céu e tomaram enorme quantidade de despojos.
21With these words they were greatly encouraged, and disposed even to die for the laws and their country.
21Depois de enchê-los de coragem com essas palavras e torná-los prontos para morrer pelas leis e pela pátria, dividiu seu exército em quatro partes.
22So he appointed his brethren cap over each division of his army, Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving to one fifteen hundred men.
22Nomeou seus irmãos Simão, José e Jônatas como líderes das divisões juntamente com ele, dando a cada um o comando de mil e quinhentos homens.
23And after the holy Book had been read to them by Esdras, and he had given them for a watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor:
23Eleazar leu em voz alta o livro sagrado e deu como senha: “A AJUDA DE DEUS”. Então ele próprio, comandando a primeira divisão, entrou em batalha contra Nicanor.
24And the Almighty being their helper, they slew above nine thousand men: and having wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor’s army, they obliged them to fly.
24Como o Todo-Poderoso lutava ao lado deles, mataram mais de nove mil inimigos, feriram e incapacitaram a maior parte do exército de Nicanor e obrigaram todos a fugir.
25And they took the money of them that came to buy them, and they pursued them on every side.
25Tomaram o dinheiro daqueles que tinham ido ali para comprá-los como escravos. Depois de persegui-los por certa distância, voltaram porque o tempo do dia os obrigava,
26But they came back for want of time: for it was the day before the sabbath: and therefore they did not continue the pursuit.
26pois era o dia anterior ao sábado, e por isso não se esforçaram para persegui-los por mais tempo.
27But when they had gathered together their arms and their spoils, they kept the sabbath: blessing the Lord who had delivered them that day, distilling the beginning of mercy upon them.
27Depois de reunirem as armas do inimigo e recolherem os despojos, guardaram o sábado, bendizendo e agradecendo intensamente ao Senhor, que os havia preservado até aquele dia, porque começara a mostrar-lhes misericórdia.
28Then after the sabbath they divided the spoils to the feeble and the orphans, and the widows: and the rest they took for themselves and their servants.
28Depois do sábado, deram parte dos despojos aos mutilados, às viúvas e aos órfãos, e dividiram o restante entre si e seus filhos.
29When this was done, and they had all made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled to his servants unto the end.
29Depois de fazerem essas coisas e apresentarem uma súplica comum, imploraram ao Senhor misericordioso que se reconciliasse plenamente com seus servos.
30Moreover they slew above twenty thousand of them that were with Timotheus and Bacchides who fought them, and they made themselves masters of the high strong holds: and they divided amongst them many spoils, giving equal portions to the feeble, the fatherless and the widows, yea and the aged also.
30Depois de um confronto com as forças de Timóteo e Báquides, mataram mais de vinte mil deles, apoderaram-se de fortalezas extremamente altas e dividiram enorme quantidade de despojos, dando aos mutilados, aos órfãos, às viúvas e aos idosos uma parte igual à deles próprios.
31And when they had carefully gathered together their arms, they laid them all up in convenient places, and the residue of their spoils they carried to Jerusalem:
31Depois de reunirem cuidadosamente as armas dos inimigos, armazenaram-nas em lugares estratégicos e levaram o restante dos despojos para Jerusalém.
32They slew also Philarches who was with Timotheus, a wicked man, who had many ways afflicted the Jews.
32Mataram o filarca das tropas de Timóteo, homem extremamente ímpio que havia causado muito mal aos judeus.
33And when they kept the feast of the victory at Jerusalem, they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire to the holy gates, who had taken refuge in a certain house, rendering to him a worthy reward for his impieties:
33Enquanto celebravam a festa da vitória na cidade de seus antepassados, queimaram os que haviam incendiado os portões sagrados, incluindo Calístenes, que havia fugido para uma pequena casa. Assim receberam a recompensa apropriada por sua impiedade.
34But as for that most wicked man Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to the sale of the Jews,
34O três vezes amaldiçoado Nicanor, que havia trazido os mil mercadores para comprar os judeus como escravos,
35Being through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he had made no account, laying; aside his garment of glory, fleeing through the midland country, he came alone to Antioch, being rendered very unhappy by the destruction of his army.
35foi humilhado, com o auxílio do Senhor, por aqueles que aos seus olhos eram os mais desprezíveis. Tirou suas roupas gloriosas e atravessou a região evitando toda companhia, como escravo fugitivo, até chegar a Antioquia, considerando, ao que parece, grande fortuna ter escapado, embora seu exército tivesse sido destruído.
36And he that had promised to levy the tribute for the Romans by the means of the captives of Jerusalem, now professed that the Jews had God for their protector, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws appointed by him.
36Aquele que havia assumido a tarefa de garantir o tributo aos romanos por meio da venda dos habitantes de Jerusalém como escravos passou a proclamar por toda parte que os judeus tinham alguém que lutava por eles e que, por essa razão, eram invulneráveis, porque seguiam as leis estabelecidas por ele.
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