2 Maccabees 8
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial (Brazilian Portuguese)
1Then Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, and called their kinsfolks together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews’ religion, and assembled about 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 the people that was trodden down of all; and also pity the temple profaned of ungodly men;
2Clamavam ao Senhor para que olhasse para o povo oprimido por todos e tivesse compaixão do santuário profanado pelos homens ímpios,
3And that he would have compassion upon the city, sore defaced, and ready to be made even with the ground; and hear the blood that cried unto him,
3tivesse piedade da cidade que sofria destruição e estava prestes a ser arrasada, e ouvisse o sangue que clamava a ele,
4And remember the wicked slaughter of harmless infants, and the blasphemies committed against his name; and that he would shew his hatred against the wicked.
4e se lembrasse da destruição ilegal dos bebês inocentes e das blasfêmias cometidas contra seu nome, mostrando seu ódio à maldade.
5Now when Maccabeus had his company about him, he could not be withstood by the heathen: 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.
6Therefore he came at unawares, and burnt up towns and cities, and got into his hands the most commodious places, and overcame and put to flight no small number of his enemies.
6Chegando de surpresa, incendiava cidades e aldeias. Recuperava as posições mais importantes e punha em fuga um número considerável de inimigos.
7But specially took he advantage of the night for such privy attempts, insomuch that the fruit of his holiness was spread every where.
7Aproveitava especialmente a noite para esses ataques, e a fama de sua coragem se espalhou por toda parte.
8So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more 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.
9Then forthwith choosing Nicanor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thousand of all nations under him, to root out the whole generation of the Jews; and with him he joined also Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience.
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.
10So Nicanor undertook to make so much money of the captive Jews, as should defray the tribute of two thousand talents, which the king was to pay to the Romans.
10Nicanor decidiu que, vendendo os judeus capturados, conseguiria pagar ao rei o tributo de dois mil talentos que este devia aos romanos.
11Wherefore immediately he sent to the cities upon the sea coast, proclaiming a sale of the captive Jews, and promising that they should have fourscore and ten bodies for one talent, not expecting the vengeance that was to follow upon him from the Almighty God.
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 word was brought unto Judas of Nicanor’s coming, and he had imparted unto those that were with him that the army was at hand,
12Judas recebeu a notícia da invasão de Nicanor e comunicou aos que estavam com ele a presença do exército.
13They that were fearful, and distrusted the justice of God, fled, and conveyed themselves 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 to deliver them, sold by the wicked Nicanor before they met together:
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 own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers, and for his holy and glorious name’s sake, by which they were called.
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.
16So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand, and exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongly 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,
17And to set before their eyes the injury that they had unjustly done to the holy place, and the cruel handling of the city, whereof they made a mockery, and also the taking away of the government of their forefathers:
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 they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the Almighty who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the 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 recounted unto them what helps their forefathers had found, and how they were delivered, when under Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand perished.
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 he told them of the battle that they had in Babylon with the Galatians, how they came but eight thousand in all to the business, with four thousand Macedonians, and that the Macedonians being perplexed, the eight thousand destroyed an hundred and twenty thousand because of the help that they had from heaven, and so received a great booty.
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.
21Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the law and the country, he divided his army into four parts;
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.
22And joined with himself his own brethren, leaders of each band, to wit Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving each 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.
23Also he appointed Eleazar to read the holy book: and when he had given them this watchword, The help of God; himself leading the first band,
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 by the help of the Almighty they slew above nine thousand of their enemies, and wounded and maimed the most part of Nicanor’s host, and so put all to flight;
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 took their money that came to buy them, and pursued them far: but lacking time they returned:
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,
26For it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them.
26pois era o dia anterior ao sábado, e por isso não se esforçaram para persegui-los por mais tempo.
27So when they had gathered their armour together, and spoiled their enemies, they occupied themselves about the sabbath, yielding exceeding praise and thanks to the Lord, who had preserved them unto that day, which was the beginning of mercy distilling 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.
28And after the sabbath, when they had given part of the spoils to the maimed, and the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among 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 made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled with his servants for ever.
29Depois de fazerem essas coisas e apresentarem uma súplica comum, imploraram ao Senhor misericordioso que se reconciliasse plenamente com seus servos.
30Moreover of those that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.
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 gathered their armour together, they laid them up all carefully in convenient places, and the remnant of the spoils they brought 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, that wicked person, who was with Timotheus, and had annoyed the Jews many ways.
32Mataram o filarca das tropas de Timóteo, homem extremamente ímpio que havia causado muito mal aos judeus.
33Furthermore at such time as they kept the feast for the victory in their country they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire upon the holy gates, who had fled into a little house; and so he received a reward meet for his wickedness.
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.
34As for that most ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews,
34O três vezes amaldiçoado Nicanor, que havia trazido os mil mercadores para comprar os judeus como escravos,
35He was through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made least account; and putting off his glorious apparel, and discharging his company, he came like a fugitive servant through the midland unto Antioch having very great dishonour, for that his host was destroyed.
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.
36Thus he, that took upon him to make good to the Romans their tribute by means of captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws that he gave them.
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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