Primus Macchabeorum 3
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1Et surrexit Judas, qui vocabatur Machabæus, filius ejus, pro eo:
1Then his son Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his stead.
2et adjuvabant eum omnes fratres ejus, et universi qui se conjunxerant patri ejus, et præliabantur prælium Israël cum lætitia.
2And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.
3[Et dilatavit gloriam populo suo, et induit se loricam sicut gigas, et succinxit se arma bellica sua in præliis, et protegebat castra gladio suo.
3So he gat his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made battles, protecting the host with his sword.
4Similis factus est leoni in operibus suis, et sicut catulus leonis rugiens in venatione.
4In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his prey.
5Et persecutus est iniquos perscrutans eos: et qui conturbabant populum suum, eos succendit flammis:
5For He pursued the wicked, and sought them out, and burnt up those that vexed his people.
6et repulsi sunt inimici ejus præ timore ejus, et omnes operarii iniquitatis conturbati sunt: et directa est salus in manu ejus.
6Wherefore the wicked shrunk for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand.
7Et exacerbabat reges multos, et lætificabat Jacob in operibus suis, et in sæculum memoria ejus in benedictione.
7He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and his memorial is blessed for ever.
8Et perambulavit civitates Juda, et perdidit impios ex eis, et avertit iram ab Israël.
8Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel:
9Et nominatus est usque ad novissimum terræ, et congregavit pereuntes.]
9So that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish.
10Et congregavit Apollonius gentes, et a Samaria virtutem multam et magnam ad bellandum contra Israël.
10Then Apollonius gathered the Gentiles together, and a great host out of Samaria, to fight against Israel.
11Et cognovit Judas, et exiit obviam illi: et percussit, et occidit illum: et ceciderunt vulnerati multi, et reliqui fugerunt.
11Which thing when Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he smote him, and slew him: many also fell down slain, but the rest fled.
12Et accepit spolia eorum: et gladium Apollonii abstulit Judas, et erat pugnans in eo omnibus diebus.
12Wherefore Judas took their spoils, and Apollonius’ sword also, and therewith he fought all his life long.
13Et audivit Seron princeps exercitus Syriæ, quod congregavit Judas congregationem fidelium, et ecclesiam secum,
13Now when Seron, a prince of the army of Syria, heard say that Judas had gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war;
14et ait: Faciam mihi nomen, et glorificabor in regno, et debellabo Judam, et eos qui cum ipso sunt, qui spernebant verbum regis.
14He said, I will get me a name and honour in the kingdom; for I will go fight with Judas and them that are with him, who despise the king’s commandment.
15Et præparavit se: et ascenderunt cum eo castra impiorum fortes auxiliarii ut facerent vindictam in filios Israël.
15So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel.
16Et appropinquaverunt usque ad Bethoron: et exivit Judas obviam illi cum paucis.
16And when he came near to the going up of Bethhoron, Judas went forth to meet him with a small company:
17Ut autem viderunt exercitum venientem sibi obviam, dixerunt Judæ: Quomodo poterimus pauci pugnare contra multitudinem tantam, et tam fortem, et nos fatigati sumus jejunio hodie?
17Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all this day?
18Et ait Judas: Facile est concludi multos in manus paucorum: et non est differentia in conspectu Dei cæli liberare in multis, et in paucis:
18Unto whom Judas answered, It is no hard matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a small company:
19quoniam non in multitudine exercitus victoria belli, sed de cælo fortitudo est.
19For the victory of battle standeth not in the multitude of an host; but strength cometh from heaven.
20Ipsi veniunt ad nos in multitudine contumaci, et superbia, ut disperdant nos, et uxores nostras, et filios nostros, et ut spolient nos:
20They come against us in much pride and iniquity to destroy us, and our wives and children, and to spoil us:
21nos vero pugnabimus pro animabus nostris, et legibus nostris:
21But we fight for our lives and our laws.
22et ipse Dominus conteret eos ante faciem nostram: vos autem ne timueritis eos.
22Wherefore the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face: and as for you, be ye not afraid of them.
23Ut cessavit autem loqui, insiluit in eos subito: et contritus est Seron et exercitus ejus in conspectu ipsius:
23Now as soon as he had left off speaking, he leapt suddenly upon them, and so Seron and his host was overthrown before him.
24et persecutus est eum in descensu Bethoron usque in campum, et ceciderunt ex eis octingenti viri, reliqui autem fugerunt in terram Philisthiim.
24And they pursued them from the going down of Bethhoron unto the plain, where were slain about eight hundred men of them; and the residue fled into the land of the Philistines.
25Et cecidit timor Judæ ac fratrum ejus, et formido super omnes gentes in circuitu eorum:
25Then began the fear of Judas and his brethren, and an exceeding great dread, to fall upon the nations round about them:
26et pervenit ad regem nomen ejus, et de præliis Judæ narrabant omnes gentes.
26Insomuch as his fame came unto the king, and all nations talked of the battles of Judas.
27Ut audivit autem rex Antiochus sermones istos, iratus est animo: et misit, et congregavit exercitum universi regni sui, castra fortia valde:
27Now when king Antiochus heard these things, he was full of indignation: wherefore he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, even a very strong army.
28et aperuit ærarium suum, et dedit stipendia exercitui in annum: et mandavit illis ut essent parati ad omnia.
28He opened also his treasure, and gave his soldiers pay for a year, commanding them to be ready whensoever he should need them.
29Et vidit quod defecit pecunia de thesauris suis, et tributa regionis modica propter dissensionem et plagam quam fecit in terra, ut tolleret legitima, quæ erant a primis diebus:
29Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed and that the tributes in the country were small, because of the dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in taking away the laws which had been of old time;
30et timuit ne non haberet ut semel et bis, in sumptus et donaria, quæ dederat ante larga manu: et abundaverat super reges qui ante eum fuerant.
30He feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did before: for he had abounded above the kings that were before him.
31Et consternatus erat animo valde, et cogitavit ire in Persidem, et accipere tributa regionum, et congregare argentum multum.
31Wherefore, being greatly perplexed in his mind, he determined to go into Persia, there to take the tributes of the countries, and to gather much money.
32Et reliquit Lysiam hominem nobilem de genere regali, super negotia regia, a flumine Euphrate usque ad flumen Ægypti,
32So he left Lysias, a nobleman, and one of the blood royal, to oversee the affairs of the king from the river Euphrates unto the borders of Egypt:
33et ut nutriret Antiochum filium suum, donec rediret.
33And to bring up his son Antiochus, until he came again.
34Et tradidit ei medium exercitum, et elephantos: et mandavit ei de omnibus quæ volebat, et de inhabitantibus Judæam, et Jerusalem:
34Moreover he delivered unto him the half of his forces, and the elephants, and gave him charge of all things that he would have done, as also concerning them that dwelt in Juda and Jerusalem:
35et ut mitteret ad eos exercitum ad conterendam et extirpandam virtutem Israël, et reliquias Jerusalem, et auferendam memoriam eorum de loco:
35To wit, that he should send an army against them, to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away their memorial from that place;
36et ut constitueret habitatores filios alienigenas in omnibus finibus eorum, et sorte distribueret terram eorum.
36And that he should place strangers in all their quarters, and divide their land by lot.
37Et rex assumpsit partem exercitus residui, et exivit ab Antiochia civitate regni sui anno centesimo et quadragesimo septimo: et transfretavit Euphraten flumen, et perambulabat superiores regiones.
37So the king took the half of the forces that remained, and departed from Antioch, his royal city, the hundred forty and seventh year; and having passed the river Euphrates, he went through the high countries.
38Et elegit Lysias Ptolemæum filium Dorymini, et Nicanorem, et Gorgiam, viros potentes ex amicis regis:
38Then Lysias chose Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes, Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends:
39et misit cum eis quadraginta millia virorum, et septem millia equitum, ut venirent in terram Juda, et disperderent eam secundum verbum regis.
39And with them he sent forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, as the king commanded.
40Et processerunt cum universa virtute sua, et venerunt, et applicuerunt Emmaum in terra campestri.
40So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by Emmaus in the plain country.
41Et audierunt mercatores regionum nomen eorum: et acceperunt argentum, et aurum multum valde, et pueros, et venerunt in castra ut acciperent filios Israël in servos, et additi sunt ad eos exercitus Syriæ, et terræ alienigenarum.
41And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.
42Et vidit Judas et fratres ejus, quia multiplicata sunt mala, et exercitus applicabant ad fines eorum: et cognoverunt verba regis, quæ mandavit populo facere in interitum et consummationem:
42Now when Judas and his brethren saw that miseries were multiplied, and that the forces did encamp themselves in their borders: for they knew how the king had given commandment to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them;
43et dixerunt unusquisque ad proximum suum: Erigamus dejectionem populi nostri, et pugnemus pro populo nostro, et sanctis nostris.
43They said one to another, Let us restore the decayed fortune of our people, and let us fight for our people and the sanctuary.
44Et congregatus est conventus ut essent parati in prælium, et ut orarent et peterent misericordiam et miserationes.
44Then was the congregation gathered together, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion.
45Et Jerusalem non habitabatur, sed erat sicut desertum: non erat qui ingrederetur et egrederetur de natis ejus. Et sanctum conculcabatur: et filii alienigenarum erant in arce; ibi erat habitatio gentium: et ablata est voluptas a Jacob, et defecit ibi tibia et cithara.
45Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilderness, there was none of her children that went in or out: the sanctuary also was trodden down, and aliens kept the strong hold; the heathen had their habitation in that place; and joy was taken from Jacob, and the pipe with the harp ceased.
46Et congregati sunt, et venerunt in Maspha contra Jerusalem, quia locus orationis erat in Maspha ante in Israël.
46Wherefore the Israelites assembled themselves together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem; for in Maspha was the place where they prayed aforetime in Israel.
47Et jejunaverunt illa die, et induerunt se ciliciis, et cinerem imposuerunt capiti suo, et disciderunt vestimenta sua:
47Then they fasted that day, and put on sackcloth, and cast ashes upon their heads, and rent their clothes,
48et expanderunt libros legis, de quibus scrutabantur gentes similitudinem simulacrorum suorum:
48And laid open the book of the law, wherein the heathen had sought to paint the likeness of their images.
49et attulerunt ornamenta sacerdotalia, et primitias, et decimas: et suscitaverunt Nazaræos, qui impleverant dies,
49They brought also the priests’ garments, and the firstfruits, and the tithes: and the Nazarites they stirred up, who had accomplished their days.
50et clamaverunt voce magna in cælum, dicentes: Quid faciemus istis, et quo eos ducemus?
50Then cried they with a loud voice toward heaven, saying, What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them away?
51et sancta tua conculcata sunt, et contaminata sunt, et sacerdotes tui facti sunt in luctum, et in humilitatem:
51For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests are in heaviness, and brought low.
52et ecce nationes convenerunt adversum nos ut nos disperdant: tu scis quæ cogitant in nos.
52And lo, the heathen are assembled together against us to destroy us: what things they imagine against us, thou knowest.
53Quomodo poterimus subsistere ante faciem eorum, nisi tu, Deus, adjuves nos?
53How shall we be able to stand against them, except thou, O God, be our help?
54Et tubis exclamaverunt voce magna.
54Then sounded they with trumpets, and cried with a loud voice.
55Et post hæc constituit Judas duces populi, tribunos, et centuriones, et pentacontarchos, et decuriones.
55And after this Judas ordained captains over the people, even captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.
56Et dixit his, qui ædificabant domos, et sponsabant uxores, et plantabant vineas, et formidolosis, ut redirent unusquisque in domum suam secundum legem.
56But as for such as were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, those he commanded that they should return, every man to his own house, according to the law.
57Et moverunt castra, et collocaverunt ad austrum Emmaum.
57So the camp removed, and pitched upon the south side of Emmaus.
58Et ait Judas: Accingimini, et estote filii potentes, et estote parati in mane, ut pugnetis adversus nationes has quæ convenerunt adversus nos disperdere nos, et sancta nostra:
58And Judas said, arm yourselves, and be valiant men, and see that ye be in readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled together against us to destroy us and our sanctuary:
59quoniam melius est nos mori in bello, quam videre mala gentis nostræ, et sanctorum.
59For it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary.
60Sicut autem fuerit voluntas in cælo, sic fiat.
60Nevertheless, as the will of God is in heaven, so let him do.
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