1 Maccabees 1
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,
1Et factum est, postquam percussit Alexander Philippi Macedo, qui primus regnavit in Græcia, egressus de terra Cethim, Darium regem Persarum et Medorum:
2And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth,
2constituit prælia multa, et obtinuit omnium munitiones, et interfecit reges terræ,
3And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up.
3et pertransiit usque ad fines terræ: et accepit spolia multitudinis gentium, et siluit terra in conspectu ejus.
4And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him.
4Et congregavit virtutem, et exercitum fortem nimis: et exaltatum est, et elevatum cor ejus:
5And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die.
5et obtinuit regiones gentium, et tyrannos: et facti sunt illi in tributum.
6Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.
6Et post hæc decidit in lectum, et cognovit quia moreretur.
7So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died.
7Et vocavit pueros suos nobiles, qui secum erant nutriti a juventute: et divisit illis regnum suum, cum adhuc viveret.
8And his servants bare rule every one in his place.
8Et regnavit Alexander annis duodecim, et mortuus est.
9And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.
9Et obtinuerunt pueri ejus regnum, unusquisque in loco suo:
10And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks.
10et imposuerunt omnes sibi diademata post mortem ejus, et filii eorum post eos annis multis, et multiplicata sunt mala in terra.
11In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.
11Et exiit ex eis radix peccatrix, Antiochus illustris, filius Antiochi regis, qui fuerat Romæ obses: et regnavit in anno centesimo trigesimo septimo regni Græcorum.
12So this device pleased them well.
12In diebus illis, exierunt ex Israël filii iniqui, et suaserunt multis, dicentes: Eamus, et disponamus testamentum cum gentibus, quæ circa nos sunt: quia ex quo recessimus ab eis, invenerunt nos multa mala.
13Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:
13Et bonus visus est sermo in oculis eorum.
14Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen:
14Et destinaverunt aliqui de populo, et abierunt ad regem: et dedit illis potestatem ut facerent justitiam gentium.
15And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief.
15Et ædificaverunt gymnasium in Jerosolymis secundum leges nationum:
16Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms.
16et fecerunt sibi præputia, et recesserunt a testamento sancto, et juncti sunt nationibus, et venundati sunt ut facerent malum.
17Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy,
17Et paratum est regnum in conspectu Antiochi, et cœpit regnare in terra Ægypti ut regnaret super duo regna.
18And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.
18Et intravit in Ægyptum in multitudine gravi, in curribus, et elephantis, et equitibus, et copiosa navium multitudine:
19Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof.
19et constituit bellum adversus Ptolemæum regem Ægypti, et veritus est Ptolemæus a facie ejus, et fugit, et ceciderunt vulnerati multi.
20And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude,
20Et comprehendit civitates munitas in terra Ægypti, et accepit spolia terræ Ægypti.
21And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof,
21Et convertit Antiochus, postquam percussit Ægyptum in centesimo et quadragesimo tertio anno: et ascendit ad Israël,
22And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off.
22et ascendit Jerosolymam in multitudine gravi.
23He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found.
23Et intravit in sanctificationem cum superbia, et accepit altare aureum, et candelabrum luminis, et universa vasa ejus, et mensam propositionis, et libatoria, et phialas, et mortariola aurea, et velum, et coronas, et ornamentum aureum, quod in facie templi erat: et comminuit omnia.
24And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly.
24Et accepit argentum, et aurum, et vasa concupiscibilia: et accepit thesauros occultos, quos invenit: et sublatis omnibus, abiit in terram suam.
25Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were;
25Et fecit cædem hominum, et locutus est in superbia magna.
26So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed.
26Et factus est planctus magnus in Israël, et in omni loco eorum:
27Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness,
27et ingemuerunt principes et seniores; virgines et juvenes infirmati sunt: et speciositas mulierum immutata est.
28The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.
28Omnis maritus sumpsit lamentum, et quæ sedebant in thoro maritali, lugebant:
29And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude,
29et commota est terra super habitantes in ea, et universa domus Jacob induit confusionem.
30And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel.
30Et post duos annos dierum, misit rex principem tributorum in civitates Juda, et venit Jerusalem cum turba magna.
31And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side.
31Et locutus est ad eos verba pacifica in dolo: et crediderunt ei.
32But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle.
32Et irruit super civitatem repente, et percussit eam plaga magna, et perdidit populum multum ex Israël.
33Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them.
33Et accepit spolia civitatis: et succendit eam igni, et destruxit domos ejus, et muros ejus in circuitu:
34And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein.
34et captivas duxerunt mulieres, et natos et pecora possederunt.
35They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:
35Et ædificaverunt civitatem David muro magno et firmo, et turribus firmis, et facta est illis in arcem:
36For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel.
36et posuerunt illic gentem peccatricem viros iniquos, et convaluerunt in ea: et posuerunt arma, et escas, et congregaverunt spolia Jerusalem:
37Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it:
37et reposuerunt illic: et facti sunt in laqueum magnum.
38Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her.
38Et factum est hoc ad insidias sanctificationi, et in diabolum malum in Israël:
39Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.
39et effuderunt sanguinem innocentem per circuitum sanctificationis, et contaminaverunt sanctificationem.
40As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.
40Et fugerunt habitatores Jerusalem propter eos, et facta est habitatio exterorum, et facta est extera semini suo, et nati ejus reliquerunt eam.
41Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people,
41Sanctificatio ejus desolata est sicut solitudo; dies festi ejus conversi sunt in luctum, sabbata ejus in opprobrium, honores ejus in nihilum.
42And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.
42Secundum gloriam ejus multiplicata est ignominia ejus, et sublimitas ejus conversa est in luctum.
43Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath.
43Et scripsit rex Antiochus omni regno suo ut esset omnis populus unus: et relinqueret unusquisque legem suam.
44For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land,
44Et consenserunt omnes gentes secundum verbum regis Antiochi:
45And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days:
45et multi ex Israël consenserunt servituti ejus, et sacrificaverunt idolis, et coinquinaverunt sabbatum.
46And pollute the sanctuary and holy people:
46Et misit rex libros per manus nuntiorum in Jerusalem, et in omnes civitates Juda, ut sequerentur leges gentium terræ,
47Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine’s flesh, and unclean beasts:
47et prohiberent holocausta et sacrificia, et placationes fieri in templo Dei,
48That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation:
48et prohiberent celebrari sabbatum, et dies solemnes:
49To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances.
49et jussit coinquinari sancta, et sanctum populum Israël.
50And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die.
50Et jussit ædificari aras, et templa, et idola, et immolari carnes suillas, et pecora communia,
51In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city.
51et relinquere filios suos incircumcisos, et coinquinari animas eorum in omnibus immundis, et abominationibus, ita ut obliviscerentur legem, et immutarent omnes justificationes Dei:
52Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land;
52et quicumque non fecissent secundum verbum regis Antiochi, morerentur.
53And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour.
53Secundum omnia verba hæc scripsit omni regno suo: et præposuit principes populo, qui hæc fieri cogerent.
54Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side;
54Et jusserunt civitatibus Juda sacrificare.
55And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets.
55Et congregati sunt multi de populo ad eos qui dereliquerant legem Domini, et fecerunt mala super terram:
56And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire.
56et effugaverunt populum Israël in abditis, et in absconditis fugitivorum locis.
57And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king’s commandment was, that they should put him to death.
57Die quintadecima mensis Casleu, quinto et quadragesimo et centesimo anno, ædificavit rex Antiochus abominandum idolum desolationis super altare Dei, et per universas civitates Juda in circuitu ædificaverunt aras:
58Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities.
58et ante januas domorum et in plateis incendebant thura, et sacrificabant:
59Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God.
59et libros legis Dei combusserunt igni, scindentes eos:
60At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised.
60et apud quemcumque inveniebantur libri testamenti Domini, et quicumque observabat legem Domini, secundum edictum regis trucidabant eum.
61And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them.
61In virtute sua faciebant hæc populo Israël, qui inveniebatur in omni mense et mense in civitatibus.
62Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing.
62Et quinta et vigesima die mensis sacrificabant super aram, quæ erat contra altare.
63Wherefore they chose rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died.
63Et mulieres, quæ circumcidebant filios suos, trucidabantur secundum jussum regis Antiochi,
64And there was very great wrath upon Israel.
64et suspendebant pueros a cervicibus per universas domos eorum: et eos, qui circumciderant illos, trucidabant.
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65Et multi de populo Israël definierunt apud se, ut non manducarent immunda: et elegerunt magis mori, quam cibis coinquinari immundis:
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66et noluerunt infringere legem Dei sanctam, et trucidati sunt:
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67et facta est ira magna super populum valde.
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