2 Maccabees 2
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1It is also found in the records, that Jeremy the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hath been signified:
1Invenitur autem in descriptionibus Jeremiæ prophetæ, quod jussit eos ignem accipere qui transmigrabant, ut significatum est, et ut mandavit transmigratis.
2And how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments.
2Et dedit illis legem, ne obliviscerentur præcepta Domini, et non exerrarent mentibus, videntes simulacra aurea et argentea, et ornamenta eorum.
3And with other such speeches exhorted he them, that the law should not depart from their hearts.
3Et alia hujusmodi dicens, hortabatur ne legem amoverent a corde suo.
4It was also contained in the same writing, that the prophet, being warned of God, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the mountain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of God.
4Erat autem in ipsa scriptura, quomodo tabernaculum et arcam jussit propheta divino responso ad se facto comitari secum, usquequo exiit in montem in quo Moyses ascendit, et vidit Dei hæreditatem.
5And when Jeremy came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.
5Et veniens ibi Jeremias, invenit locum speluncæ: et tabernaculum, et arcam, et altare incensi intulit illuc, et ostium obstruxit.
6And some of those that followed him came to mark the way, but they could not find it.
6Et accesserunt quidam simul, qui sequebantur, ut notarent sibi locum: et non potuerunt invenire.
7Which when Jeremy perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy.
7Ut autem cognovit Jeremias, culpans illos dixit: Quod ignotus erit locus donec congreget Deus congregationem populi, et propitius fiat:
8Then shall the Lord shew them these things, and the glory of the Lord shall appear, and the cloud also, as it was shewed under Moses, and as when Solomon desired that the place might be honourably sanctified.
8et tunc Dominus ostendet hæc, et apparebit majestas Domini, et nubes erit, sicut et Moysi manifestabatur, et sicut cum Salomon petiit ut locus sanctificaretur magno Deo, manifestabat hæc.
9It was also declared, that he being wise offered the sacrifice of dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.
9Magnifice etenim sapientiam tractabat: et ut sapientiam habens, obtulit sacrificium dedicationis et consummationis templi.
10And as when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifices: even so prayed Solomon also, and the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offerings.
10Sicut et Moyses orabat ad Dominum, et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum, sic et Salomon oravit, et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum.
11And Moses said, Because the sin offering was not to be eaten, it was consumed.
11Et dixit Moyses: Eo quod non sit comestum quod erat pro peccato, consumptum est.
12So Solomon kept those eight days.
12Similiter et Salomon octo diebus celebravit dedicationem.
13The same things also were reported in the writings and commentaries of Neemias; and how he founding a library gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts.
13Inferebantur autem in descriptionibus et commentariis Nehemiæ hæc eadem: et ut construens bibliothecam congregavit de regionibus libros et prophetarum et David, et epistolas regum, et de donariis.
14In like manner also Judas gathered together all those things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us,
14Similiter autem et Judas ea quæ deciderant per bellum quod nobis acciderat, congregavit omnia, et sunt apud nos.
15Wherefore if ye have need thereof, send some to fetch them unto you.
15Si ergo desideratis hæc, mittite qui perferant vobis.
16Whereas we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you, and ye shall do well, if ye keep the same days.
16Acturi itaque purificationem scripsimus vobis: bene ergo facietis, si egeritis hos dies.
17We hope also, that the God, that delivered all his people, and gave them all an heritage, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary,
17Deus autem, qui liberavit populum suum, et reddidit hæreditatem omnibus, et regnum, et sacerdotium, et sanctificationem,
18As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and gather us together out of every land under heaven into the holy place: for he hath delivered us out of great troubles, and hath purified the place.
18sicut promisit in lege, speramus quod cito nostri miserebitur, et congregavit de sub cælo in locum sanctum.
19Now as concerning Judas Maccabeus, and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar,
19Eripuit enim nos de magnis periculis, et locum purgavit.
20And the wars against Antiochus Epiphanes, and Eupator his son,
20De Juda vero Machabæo, et fratribus ejus, et de templi magni purificatione, et de aræ dedicatione,
21And the manifest signs that came from heaven unto those that behaved themselves manfully to their honour for Judaism: so that, being but a few, they overcame the whole country, and chased barbarous multitudes,
21sed et de præliis quæ pertinent ad Antiochum Nobilem et filium ejus Eupatorem,
22And recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favour:
22et de illuminationibus quæ de cælo factæ sunt ad eos qui pro Judæis fortiter fecerunt, ita ut universam regionem, cum pauci essent, vindicarent, et barbaram multitudinem fugarent,
23All these things, I say, being declared by Jason of Cyrene in five books, we will assay to abridge in one volume.
23et famosissimum in toto orbe templum recuperarent, et civitatem liberarent, et leges quæ abolitæ erant, restituerentur, Domino cum omni tranquillitate propitio facto illis.
24For considering the infinite number, and the difficulty which they find that desire to look into the narrations of the story, for the variety of the matter,
24Itemque ab Jasone Cyrenæo quinque libris comprehensa tentavimus nos uno volumine breviare.
25We have been careful, that they that will read may have delight, and that they that are desirous to commit to memory might have ease, and that all into whose hands it comes might have profit.
25Considerantes enim multitudinem librorum, et difficultatem volentibus aggredi narrationes historiarum propter multitudinem rerum,
26Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;
26curavimus volentibus quidem legere, ut esset animi oblectatio: studiosis vero, ut facilius possint memoriæ commendare: omnibus autem legentibus utilitas conferatur.
27Even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;
27Et nobis quidem ipsis, qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus, non facilem laborem, immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudoris assumpsimus.
28Leaving to the author the exact handling of every particular, and labouring to follow the rules of an abridgement.
28Sicut hi qui præparant convivium, et quærunt aliorum voluntati parere propter multorum gratiam, libenter laborem sustinemus.
29For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.
29Veritatem quidem de singulis auctoribus concedentes, ipsi autem secundum datam formam brevitati studentes.
30To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story:
30Sicut enim novæ domus architecto de universa structura curandum est; ei vero qui pingere curat, quæ apta sunt ad ornatum exquirenda sunt: ita æstimandum est et in nobis.
31But to use brevity, and avoid much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgment.
31Etenim intellectum colligere, et ordinare sermonem, et curiosius partes singulas quasque disquirere, historiæ congruit auctori:
32Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
32brevitatem vero dictionis sectari, et executiones rerum vitare, brevianti concedendum est.
no verse 33 in this text
33Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus: de præfatione tantum dixisse sufficiat. Stultum etenim est ante historiam effluere, in ipsa autem historia succingi.
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