Primus Macchabeorum 4
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1Et assumpsit Gorgias quinque millia virorum, et mille equites electos: et moverunt castra nocte,
1Then took Gorgias five thousand footmen, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night;
2ut applicarent ad castra Judæorum, et percuterent eos subito: et filii, qui erant ex arce, erant illis duces.
2To the end he might rush in upon the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of the fortress were his guides.
3Et audivit Judas, et surrexit ipse et potentes percutere virtutem exercituum regis, qui erant in Emmaum:
3Now when Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king’s army which was at Emmaus,
4adhuc enim dispersus erat exercitus a castris.
4While as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp.
5Et venit Gorgias in castra Judæ noctu, et neminem invenit: et quærebat eos in montibus, quoniam dixit: Fugiunt hi a nobis.
5In the mean season came Gorgias by night into the camp of Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows flee from us
6Et cum dies factus esset, apparuit Judas in campo cum tribus millibus virorum tantum, qui tegumenta et gladios non habebant:
6But as soon as it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had neither armour nor swords to their minds.
7et viderunt castra gentium valida, et loricatos et equitatus in circuitu eorum, et hi docti ad prælium.
7And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen; and these were expert of war.
8Et ait Judas viris, qui secum erant: Ne timueritis multitudinem eorum, et impetum eorum ne formidetis.
8Then said Judas to the men that were with him, Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault.
9Mementote qualiter salvi facti sunt patres nostri in mari Rubro, cum sequeretur eos Pharao cum exercitu multo.
9Remember how our fathers were delivered in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.
10Et nunc clamemus in cælum: et miserebitur nostri Dominus, et memor erit testamenti patrum nostrorum, et conteret exercitum istum ante faciem nostram hodie:
10Now therefore let us cry unto heaven, if peradventure the Lord will have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, and destroy this host before our face this day:
11et scient omnes gentes quia est qui redimat et liberet Israël.
11That so all the heathen may know that there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel.
12Et elevaverunt alienigenæ oculos suos, et viderunt eos venientes ex adverso.
12Then the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming over against them.
13Et exierunt de castris in prælium, et tuba cecinerunt hi qui erant cum Juda.
13Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with Judas sounded their trumpets.
14Et congressi sunt: et contritæ sunt gentes, et fugerunt in campum.
14So they joined battle, and the heathen being discomfited fled into the plain.
15Novissimi autem omnes ceciderunt in gladio, et persecuti sunt eos usque Gezeron, et usque in campos Idumææ, et Azoti, et Jamniæ: et ceciderunt ex illis usque ad tria millia virorum.
15Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: for they pursued them unto Gazera, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them upon a three thousand men.
16Et reversus est Judas, et exercitus ejus sequens eum.
16This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them,
17Dixitque ad populum: Non concupiscatis spolia: quia bellum contra nos est,
17And said to the people, Be not greedy of the spoil inasmuch as there is a battle before us,
18et Gorgias et exercitus ejus prope nos in monte: sed state nunc contra inimicos nostros, et expugnate eos, et sumetis postea spolia securi.
18And Gorgias and his host are here by us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overcome them, and after this ye may boldly take the spoils.
19Et adhuc loquente Juda hæc, ecce apparuit pars quædam prospiciens de monte.
19As Judas was yet speaking these words, there appeared a part of them looking out of the mountain:
20Et vidit Gorgias quod in fugam conversi sunt sui, et succenderunt castra: fumus enim, qui videbatur, declarabat quod factum est.
20Who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight and were burning the tents; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done:
21Quibus illi conspectis timuerunt valde, aspicientes simul et Judam, et exercitum in campo paratum ad prælium.
21When therefore they perceived these things, they were sore afraid, and seeing also the host of Judas in the plain ready to fight,
22Et fugerunt omnes in campum alienigenarum:
22They fled every one into the land of strangers.
23et Judas reversus est ad spolia castrorum, et acceperunt aurum multum, et argentum, et hyacinthinum, et purpuram marinam, et opes magnas.
23Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
24Et conversi, hymnum canebant, et benedicebant Deum in cælum, quoniam bonus est, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.
24After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever.
25Et facta est salus magna in Israël in die illa.
25Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day.
26Quicumque autem alienigenarum evaserunt, venerunt, et nuntiaverunt Lysiæ universa quæ acciderant.
26Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had happened:
27Quibus ille auditis, consternatus animo deficiebat: quod non qualia voluit, talia contigerunt in Israël, et qualia mandavit rex.
27Who, when he heard thereof, was confounded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to pass.
28Et sequenti anno, congregavit Lysias virorum electorum sexaginta millia, et equitum quinque millia, ut debellaret eos.
28The next year therefore following Lysias gathered together threescore thousand choice men of foot, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them.
29Et venerunt in Judæam, et castra posuerunt in Bethoron, et occurrit illis Judas cum decem millibus viris.
29So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.
30Et viderunt exercitum fortem, et oravit, et dixit: Benedictus es, salvator Israël, qui contrivisti impetum potentis in manu servi tui David, et tradidisti castra alienigenarum in manu Jonathæ filii Saul, et armigeri ejus.
30And when he saw that mighty army, he prayed and said, Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst quell the violence of the mighty man by the hand of thy servant David, and gavest the host of strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and his armourbearer;
31Conclude exercitum istum in manu populi tui Israël, et confundantur in exercitu suo et equitibus.
31Shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their power and horsemen:
32Da illis formidinem, et tabefac audaciam virtutis eorum, et commoveantur contritione sua.
32Make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:
33Dejice illos gladio diligentium te: et collaudent te omnes, qui noverunt nomen tuum, in hymnis.
33Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving.
34Et commiserunt prælium: et ceciderunt de exercitu Lysiæ quinque millia virorum.
34So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain.
35Videns autem Lysias fugam suorum, et Judæorum audaciam, et quod parati sunt aut vivere, aut mori fortiter, abiit Antiochiam, et elegit milites, ut multiplicati rursus venirent in Judæam.
35Now when Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the manliness of Judas’ soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and having made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into Judea.
36Dixit autem Judas, et fratres ejus: Ecce contriti sunt inimici nostri: ascendamus nunc mundare sancta, et renovare.
36Then said Judas and his brethren, Behold, our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cleanse and dedicate the sanctuary.
37Et congregatus est omnis exercitus, et ascenderunt in montem Sion.
37Upon this all the host assembled themselves together, and went up into mount Sion.
38Et viderunt sanctificationem desertam, et altare profanatum, et portas exustas, et in atriis virgulta nata sicut in saltu vel in montibus, et pastophoria diruta.
38And when they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the courts as in a forest, or in one of the mountains, yea, and the priests’ chambers pulled down;
39Et sciderunt vestimenta sua, et planxerunt planctu magno, et imposuerunt cinerem super caput suum,
39They rent their clothes, and made great lamentation, and cast ashes upon their heads,
40et ceciderunt in faciem super terram, et exclamaverunt tubis signorum, et clamaverunt in cælum.
40And fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and blew an alarm with the trumpets, and cried toward heaven.
41Tunc ordinavit Judas viros ut pugnarent adversus eos qui erant in arce, donec emundarent sancta.
41Then Judas appointed certain men to fight against those that were in the fortress, until he had cleansed the sanctuary.
42Et elegit sacerdotes sine macula, voluntatem habentes in lege Dei:
42So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law:
43et mundaverunt sancta, et tulerunt lapides contaminationis in locum immundum.
43Who cleansed the sanctuary, and bare out the defiled stones into an unclean place.
44Et cogitavit de altari holocaustorum, quod profanatum erat, quid de eo faceret.
44And when as they consulted what to do with the altar of burnt offerings, which was profaned;
45Et incidit illis consilium bonum ut destruerent illud: ne forte illis esset in opprobrium, quia contaminaverunt illud gentes, et demoliti sunt illud.
45They thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the heathen had defiled it: wherefore they pulled it down,
46Et reposuerunt lapides in monte domus in loco apto, quoadusque veniret propheta, et responderet de eis.
46And laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, until there should come a prophet to shew what should be done with them.
47Et acceperunt lapides integros secundum legem, et ædificaverunt altare novum secundum illud quod fuit prius:
47Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former;
48et ædificaverunt sancta, et quæ intra domum erant intrinsecus: et ædem, et atria sanctificaverunt.
48And made up the sanctuary, and the things that were within the temple, and hallowed the courts.
49Et fecerunt vasa sancta nova, et intulerunt candelabrum, et altare incensorum, et mensam, in templum.
49They made also new holy vessels, and into the temple they brought the candlestick, and the altar of burnt offerings, and of incense, and the table.
50Et incensum posuerunt super altare, et accenderunt lucernas quæ super candelabrum erant, et lucebant in templo.
50And upon the altar they burned incense, and the lamps that were upon the candlestick they lighted, that they might give light in the temple.
51Et posuerunt super mensam panes, et appenderunt vela, et consummaverunt omnia opera quæ fecerant.
51Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make.
52Et ante matutinum surrexerunt quinta et vigesima die mensis noni (hic est mensis Casleu) centesimi quadragesimi octavi anni:
52Now on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, which is called the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and eighth year, they rose up betimes in the morning,
53et obtulerunt sacrificium secundum legem super altare holocaustorum novum, quod fecerunt.
53And offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burnt offerings, which they had made.
54Secundum tempus et secundum diem in qua contaminaverunt illud gentes, in ipsa renovatum est in canticis, et citharis, et cinyris, et in cymbalis.
54Look, at what time and what day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citherns, and harps, and cymbals.
55Et cecidit omnis populus in faciem, et adoraverunt, et benedixerunt in cælum eum, qui prosperavit eis.
55Then all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and praising the God of heaven, who had given them good success.
56Et fecerunt dedicationem altaris diebus octo, et obtulerunt holocausta cum lætitia, et sacrificium salutaris et laudis.
56And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of deliverance and praise.
57Et ornaverunt faciem templi coronis aureis et scutulis, et dedicaverunt portas et pastophoria, et imposuerunt eis januas.
57They decked also the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold, and with shields; and the gates and the chambers they renewed, and hanged doors upon them.
58Et facta est lætitia in populo magna valde, et aversum est opprobrium gentium.
58Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away.
59Et statuit Judas, et fratres ejus, et universa ecclesia Israël, ut agatur dies dedicationis altaris in temporibus suis ab anno in annum per dies octo a quinta et vigesima die mensis Casleu, cum lætitia et gaudio.
59Moreover Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, with mirth and gladness.
60Et ædificaverunt in tempore illo montem Sion, et per circuitum muros altos et turres firmas, nequando venirent gentes, et conculcarent eum sicut antea fecerunt.
60At that time also they builded up the mount Sion with high walls and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should come and tread it down as they had done before.
61Et collocavit illic exercitum, ut servarent eum, et munivit eum ad custodiendum Bethsuram, ut haberet populus munitionem contra faciem Idumææ.
61And they set there a garrison to keep it, and fortified Bethsura to preserve it; that the people might have a defence against Idumea.
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