14 — 1 Machabees

1In the year one hundred and seventy-two king Demetrius assembled his army, and went into Media to get him succours to fight against Tryphon.L'anno centosettantadue il re Demetrio messe insieme il suo esercito, e andò nella Media per adunare soccorsi, affin di vincere Trifone.IN THE yeare an hundreth seuentie two, king Demetrius gathered his armie, and went into Media to get him aydes to expugne Tryphon.Anno centesimo septuagesimo secundo, congregavit rex Demetrius exercitum suum, et abiit in Mediam ad contrahenda sibi auxilia, ut expugnaret Tryphonem. 2And Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, and he sent one of his princes to take him alive, and bring him to him.E Arsace re della Persia e della Media avendo udito come Demetrio era entrato sui suoi confini, mandò uno de' suoi capitani, perché lo prendesse vivo, e gliel conducesse.And Arsaces the king of Persia, and Media heard, that Demetrius was entered his confines, and he sent one of his princes to take him aliue.Et audivit Arsaces rex Persidis et Mediæ, quia intravit Demetrius confines suos: et misit unum de principibus suis ut comprehenderet eum vivum, et adduceret eum ad se. 3And he went, and defeated the army of Demetrius: and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, and he put him into custody.E quegli andò, e mise in rotta l'esercito di Demetrio, e lo prese, e lo condusse ad Arsace, il quale lo fece mettere in prigione.And he went, and stroke the campe of Demetrius: and tooke him, and brought him to Arsaces, and he put him into ward.Et abiit, et percussit castra Demetrii: et comprehendit eum, et duxit eum ad Arsacem, et posuit eum in custodiam. 4And all the land of Juda was at rest all the days of Simon, and he sought the good of his nation: and his power, and his glory pleased them well all his days.Or tutto il paese di Giuda fu in pace a tempo di Simone. Egli cercò i vantaggi di sua nazione, la quale vide sempre con piacere la sua possanza, e la sua gloria.And al the land of Iuda was at rest al the dayes of Simon, and he sought good to his nation: and his powre, and his glorie pleased them al dayes.Et siluit omnis terra Juda omnibus diebus Simonis, et quæsivit bona genti suæ: et placuit illis potestas ejus et gloria ejus omnibus diebus. 5And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea.E oltre tutto le altre cose gloriose fatte da lui, egli ridusse Joppe a porta, che servisse di scala pe' paesi marittimi.And with al his glorie he tooke Ioppe for an hauen, and made it an entrance vnto the iles of the sea.Et cum omni gloria sua accepit Joppen in portum, et fecit introitum in insulis maris.

6And he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master of the country.E ampliò i confini della sua gente, e fu padrone del paese.And he enlarged the borders of his nation, and obteyned the countrie.Et dilatavit fines gentis suæ, et obtinuit regionem. 7And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him.E raunò gran numero di prigionieri, ed ebbe il dominio di Gazara e di Bethsara e della cittadella e ne tolse via le immondezze, e non vi fù chi contrastasse con lui.And he gathered a great captiuitie, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and tooke away the vncleanes out of it, and there was none that resisted him.Et congregavit captivitatem multam, et dominatus est Gazaræ, et Bethsuræ, et arci: et abstulit immunditias ex ea, et non erat qui resisteret ei. 8And every man tilled his land with peace, and the land of Juda yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit.E ciascheduno coltivava in pace la sua terra: e la terra di Giuda dava le sue raccolte, e le piante de' campi davano il loro frutto.And euerie man tilled his land with peace: & the land of Iuda yelded her fruites, and the trees of the fildes their fruit.Et unusquisque colebat terram suam cum pace: et terra Juda dabat fructus suos, et ligna camporum fructum suum. 9The ancient men sat all in the streets, and treated together of the good things of the land, and the young men put on them glory, and the robes of war.I sentori si stavan sedendo nelle piazze, e trattavano delle utilità del paese, e la gioventù, si vestiva di splendide vesti e di abiti militari.The ancients sate al in the streetes, and treated of the good thinges of the land, & the yongmen did on them glorie, and the stoles of warre.Seniores in plateis sedebant omnes, et de bonis terræ tractabant, et juvenes induebant se gloriam, et stolas belli. 10And he provided victuals for the cities, and he appointed that they should be furnished with ammunition, so that the fame of his glory was renowned even to the end of the earth.Egli distribuiva de' viveri nelle città, e le rendeva come tante fortezze, talmente che il suo nome, e la sua gloria si sparse sino agli ultimi confini del mondo.And he gaue victuals to the cities, and he appointed them that they should be vessels of munition, til the name of his glorie was renowmed euen to the end of the earth.Et civitatibus tribuebat alimonias, et constituebat eas ut essent vasa munitionis quoadusque nominatum est nomen gloriæ ejus usque ad extremum terræ.

11He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy.Egli diede la tranquillità al paese, e Israele n'ebbe grande allegrezza.He made peace vpon the land, & Israel reioyced with great ioy.Fecit pacem super terram, et lætatus est Israël lætitia magna. 12And every man sat under his vine, and under his fig tree: and there was none to make them afraid.Onde ciascheduno potea stare assiso all'ombra della sua vite e della sua ficaia, senta che ci fosse chi gli desse timore.And euerie man sate vnder his vine, and vnder his figtree: and there was none to make them asrayd.Et sedit unusquisque sub vite sua, et sub ficulnea sua: et non erat qui eos terreret. 13There was none left in the land to fight against them: kings were discomfited in those days.Non restava sulla terra chi li molestasse: i regi in quel tempo erano abbattuti.There was none left that impugned them vpon the earth: kinges were discomfited in those dayes. And he confirmed al the humble of his people,Defecit impugnans eos super terram: reges contriti sunt in diebus illis. 14And he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low, and he sought the law, and took away every unjust and wicked man.Egli fa il protettore dei piccoli del suo popolo, fu zelante dell'onor della legge, e sterminò gl'iniqui e i malvagj:and sought the law, and tooke away euerie wicked and euil man:Et confirmavit omnes humiles populi sui, et legem exquisivit, et abstulit omnem iniquum et malum: 15He glorified the sanctuary, and multiplied the vessels of the holy places.Ornò di gloria il santuario, e accrebbe il numero dei vasi santi.he glorified the holies, and multiplied the vessels of the holie places.sancta glorificavit, et multiplicavit vasa sanctorum. 16And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead: and they were very sorry.Or la nuovo della morte di Gionata pervenne sino a Roma e a Sparta, e arrecò loro gran dispiacere.And it was heard at Rome that Ionathas was dead, and euen vnto the Spartiats: and they were very sorie.Et auditum est Romæ quia defunctus esset Jonathas, et usque in Spartiatas: et contristati sunt valde. 17But when they heard that Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and the cities therein:Ma avendo udito come Simone suo fratello era stato fatto sommo Sacerdote in luogo di lui, ed egli avea la signoria del paese e di quelle città;But as they heard that Simon his brother was made the high priest in his place, and he obteyned al the countrie, and the cities therein;Ut audierunt autem quod Simon frater ejus factus esset summus sacerdos loco ejus, et ipse obtineret omnem regionem, et civitates in ea,

18They wrote to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brethren.Scrissero a lui in tavole di bronzo per rinnovare l'amicizia e la confederazione fatta con Giuda e con Gionata suoi fratelli.they wrote to him in brasen tables, to renew the amities and societie, which they had made with Iudas, & with Ionathas his bretheren.scripserunt ad eum in tabulis æreis, ut renovarent amicitias et societatem quam fecerant cum Juda et cum Jonatha, fratribus ejus. 19And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent.E le lettere furon lette in Gerusalemme davanti a tutta la moltitudine. E questa è la copia della lettera scritta dagli Sparziati:And they were read in the sight of the church in Ierusalem. And this is a copie of the epistles, that the Spartiates sent.Et lectæ sunt in conspectu ecclesiæ in Jerusalem. Et hoc exemplum epistolarum, quas Spartiatæ miserunt: 20The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, their brethren, greeting.I principi e le città degli Sparziati a Simone sommo Sacerdote e ai seniori e a sacerdoti e a tutto il popolo de' Giudei fratelli, salute.THE PRINCES and the cities of the Spartians to Simon the grand priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Iewes their bretheren, greeting.Spartianorum principes et civitates, Simoni sacerdoti magno, et senioribus, et sacerdotibus, et reliquo populo Judæorum, fratribus, salutem. 21The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoiced at their coming.Gli ambasciadori mandati da voi al nostro popolo ci hanno dato parte della gloria e della felicità e contentezza vostra, e la loro venuta ci ha fatto molto piacere.The legates, that were sent to our people, haue told vs of your glorie, and honour, and ioy: and we reioyced at their entrance. And we wrote that,Legati, qui missi sunt ad populum nostrum, nuntiaverunt nobis de vestra gloria, et honore, ac lætitia: et gavisi sumus in introitu eorum. 22And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the people, in this manner: Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us.E abbiam fatto descrivere quello che essi han detto nell'adunanza del popolo in questi termini: Numenio di Antioco e Antipatro figliuolo di Giasone ambasciadori dei Giudei, sono venuti a noi per rinnovare l'antica nostra amicizia.which was sayd of them in the counsels of the people, thus: Numenius the sonne of Antiochus, and Antipater the sonne of Iason legates of the Iewes, came to vs, renewing with vs old amitie.Et scripsimus quæ ab eis erant dicta in conciliis populi, sic: Numenius Antiochi, et Antipater Jasonis filius, legati Judæorum, venerunt ad nos, renovantes nobiscum amicitiam pristinam.

23And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to put a copy of their words in the public records, to be a memorial to the people of the Spartans. And we have written a copy of them to Simon, the high priest.E il popolo ha creduto ben fatto di accogliere quegli uomini orrevolmente, e di far registro delle loro parole nè libri originali del popolo per memoria del popolo degli Sparziati: e una copia di questa scrittura l'abbiam mandata a Simone sommo Sacerdote.And it pleased the people to receiue the men gloriously, and to put a copie of their wordes in the seuered booke of the people, to be for a memorie to the people of the Spartiats. And a copie of these we haue writen to Simon the grand priest.Et placuit populo excipere viros gloriose, et ponere exemplum sermonum eorum in segregatis populi libris, ut sit ad memoriam populo Spartiatarum. Exemplum autem horum scripsimus Simoni magno sacerdoti. 24And after this Simon sent Numenius to Rome, with a great shield of gold, of the weight of a thousand pounds, to confirm the league with them. And when the people of Rome had heardIndi Simone mandò a Roma Numenio con un brocchiere di oro, che pesava mille mine per confermare l'alleanza con essi.And after these thinges Simon sent Numenius to Rome, hauing a great buckler of gold, of the weight of thousand poundes, to establish amitie with them. But when the people of Rome had heardPost hæc autem misit Simon Numenium Romam, habentem clypeum aureum magnum, pondo mnarum mille, ad statuendam cum eis societatem. Cum autem audisset populus Romanus 25These words, they said: What thanks shall we give to Simon, and his sons?E il popolo Romano avendo udite tali cose disse: Quali ringraziamenti renderem noi a Simone e ai suoi figliuoli?these wordes, they sayd: What thankes geuing shal we render to Simon, and his children?sermones istos, dixerunt: Quam gratiarum actionem reddemus Simoni, et filiis ejus ? 26For he hath restored his brethren, and hath driven away in fight the enemies of Israel from them: and they decreed him liberty, and registered it in tables of brass, and set it upon pillars in mount Sion.Perocchè egli rimesse in piedi i suoi fratelli, e sterminò i nemici d'Israele dal suo paese. E decretarono a lui la libertà. E questo fu scritto in tavole di bronzo poste tra i monumenti nel monte di Sion.For he hath restored his bretheren, and hath expugned the enemies of Israel from them: & they decreed him libertie, and registred it in tables of brasse, and put it in titles in mount Sion.restituit enim ipse fratres suos, et expugnavit inimicos Israël ab eis, et statuerunt ei libertatem, et descripserunt in tabulis æreis, et posuerunt in titulis in monte Sion.

27And this is a copy of the writing. The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the year one hundred and seventy-two, being the third year under Simon, the high priest, at Asaramel,E lo scritto era di tal tenore: A diciotto del mese di Elul, l'anno cento settantadue, il terzo anno di Simone sommo Sacerdote, in Asaramel.And this is a copie of the wriring. THE EIGHTENTH day of the moneth Elul, in the yeare an hundreth seuentie two, the third yeare vnder Simon the grand priest in Asaramel,Et hoc est exemplum scripturæ: Octavadecima die mensis Elul, anno centesimo septuagesimo secundo, anno tertio sub Simone sacerdote magno in Asaramel, 28In a great assembly of the priests, and of the people, and the princes of the nation, and the ancients of the country, these things were notified: Forasmuch as there have often been wars in our country,Nella grande adunanza de' sacerdoti e del popolo e dei capi della nazione e dei seniori del paese ella è cosa notoria, come molte guerre sono state nel nostro paese.in a great assemblie of the priests, & of the people and the princes of the nation, and the ancients of the countrie, these thinges were notified: that there haue often bene battels made in our countrie.in conventu magno sacerdotum, et populi, et principum gentis, et seniorum regionis, nota facta sunt hæc: quoniam frequenter facta sunt prælia in regione nostra, 29And Simon, the son of Mathathias, of the children of Jarib, and his brethren, have put themselves in danger, and resisted the enemies of their nation, for the maintenance of their holy places, and the law: and have raised their nation to great glory.E Simone figliuolo di Mathathia della stirpe di Jarib e i suoi fratelli si esposero ai pericoli, opponendosi ai nemici della loro nazione in difesa del toro santuario e della legge, ed hanno fatto grand'onore alla loro nazione.But Simon the sonne of Mathathias of the children of Iarib, and his bretheren put themselues in danger, and resisted the aduersaries of their nation, that their holies, and law might stand: & with great glorie haue they glorified their nation.Simon autem Mathathiæ filius, ex filiis Jarib, et fratres ejus, dederunt se periculo, et restiterunt adversariis gentis suæ, ut starent sancta ipsorum, et lex: et gloria magna glorificaverunt gentem suam. 30And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid to his people.E come Gionata rimesse insieme la sua nazione, e fu sommo Sacerdote di essa, e andò a riunirsi alla sua gente.And Ionathas gathered together his nation, and was made their grand priest, and he was layd to his people.Et congregavit Jonathas gentem suam, et factus est illis sacerdos magnus, et appositus est ad populum suum.

31And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places.E i loro nemici tentarono di opprimere e distruggere il loro paese, e mettere le mani sopra il loro santuario.And their enemies would conculcate, and destroy their countrie, and extend their handes against the holies.Et voluerunt inimici eorum calcare et atterere regionem ipsorum, et extendere manus in sancta eorum. 32Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages.E allora si oppose loro Simone, e combatte pel suo popolo, e spese molto denaro armando i soldati di sua nazione, e dando loro la paga.Then Simon, resisted and fought for his nation, and bestowed much money, and armed the valient men of his nation, & gaue them wages:Tunc restitit Simon, et pugnavit pro gente sua, et erogavit pecunias multas, et armavit viros virtutis gentis suæ, et dedit illis stipendia: 33And he fortified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews.E l'ortificò le città della Giudea e Bethsura ai confini della Giudea, che prima era occupata dall'armi nemiche: ed egli vi pose presidio di Giudei.and he fortified the cities of Iurie, and Bethsura, that was in the borders of Iurie, where the armour of the enimies was before: and he placed there Iewes for a garrison.et munivit civitates Judææ, et Bethsuram, quæ erat in finibus Judææ, ubi erant arma hostium antea: et posuit illic præsidium viros Judæos. 34And he fortified Joppe, which lieth by the sea: and Gazara, which bordereth upon Azotus, wherein the enemies dwelt before, and he placed Jews here: and furnished them with all things convenient for their reparation.E fortificò Joppe sulla spiaggia del mare e Gazara, che è ai confini di Azoto, dove prima erano postati i nemici, ed egli vi pose de' Giudei con tutto quello che potea servir loro per difendersi.And he fortified Ioppe, which was by the sea: and Gazara, which is in the borders of Azotus, wherin the enemies dwelt before, and he placed Iewes there:and whatsoeuer was fitte for their correption, he put in them.Et Joppen munivit, quæ erat ad mare, et Gazaram, quæ est in finibus Azoti, in qua hostes antea habitabant: et collocavit illic Judæos, et quæcumque apta erant ad correptionem eorum, posuit in eis.

35And the people seeing the acts of Simon, and to what glory he meant to bring his nation, made him their prince and high priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to advance his people.E il popolo veggendo le cose operate da Simone, e il bene, ch'ei procurava di fare alla sua gente, lo dichiarò suo condottiere e principe de' sacerdoti per aver fatto tutto questo in pro del suo popolo, e per la sua giustizia e per la fedeltà serbala alla sua gente, e per aver cercate tutte le vie d'ingrandire il suo popolo.And the people saw the fact of Simon, and the glorie that he meant to doe to his nation, & they made him their duke, and grand priest, for that he had done al these thinges, and for the iustice, and fayth, which he kept to his nation, & for that he sought by al meanes to aduance his people.Et vidit populus actum Simonis, et gloriam quam cogitabat facere genti suæ, et posuerunt eum ducem suum, et principem sacerdotum, eo quod ipse fecerat hæc omnia, et justitiam, et fidem, quam conservavit genti suæ, et exquisivit omni modo exaltare populum suum. 36And in his days things prospered in his hands, so that the heathens were taken away out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David, in Jerusalem, in the castle, out of which they issued forth, and profaned all places round about the sanctuary, and did much evil to purity.E nel tempo del suo governo tale si è goduta prosperità per mezzo di lui, che sono state dal loro paese discacciate le genti, e quelli che erano nella città di David, e nella cittadella di Gerusalemme, donde uscivano a profanare tutti i luoghi attorno al santuario, e facevano oltraggi grandi alla santità di esso.And in his dayes it prospered in his hands, so that the heathen were taken away out of their countrie, and they that were in the citie of of Dauid in Ierusalem in the castel, out of which they came forth, and contaminated al thinges that were round about the holies, & they brought great plague vpon chastitie:Et in diebus ejus prosperatum est in manibus ejus, ut tollerentur gentes de regione ipsorum, et qui in civitate David erant, in Jerusalem in arce, de qua procedebant, et contaminabant omnia quæ in circuitu sanctorum sunt, et inferebant plagam magnam castitati: 37And he placed therein Jews for the defence of the country, and of the city, and he raised up the walls of Jerusalem.Ed egli vi pose de' Giudei a difesa del paese e della città, e rialzo le mura di Gerusalemme.& he placed in it men of Iurie to the defence of the countrie, & of the citie, & he raysed the walles of Ierusalem.et collocavit in ea viros Judæos ad tutamentum regionis, et civitatis, et exaltavit muros Jerusalem. 38And king Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood.E il re Demetrio lo confermò nel sommo sacerdozio.And king Demetrius appointed him the high priesthood.Et rex Demetrius statuit illi summum sacerdotium.

39According to these things he made him his friend, and glorified him with great glory.E dipoi la fece suo amico, e gli fece grandissimi onori.According to these thinges he made him his friend, and glorified him with great glorie.Secundum hæc fecit eum amicum suum, et glorificavit eum gloria magna. 40For he had heard that the Romans had called the Jews their friends, and confederates, and brethren, and that they had received Simon’s ambassadors with honour:Perocchè egli sapevo come i Giudei erano stati dichiarati amici e confederali e fratelli da' Romani, e come questi aveano accolto onorevolmente gli ambasciadori di Simone:For he heard that the Iewes were called of the Romanes, freinds, and felowes, and bretheren, and that they receiued Simons legates gloriously:Audivit enim quod appellati sunt Judæi a Romanis amici, et socii, et fratres, et quia susceperunt legatos Simonis gloriose, 41And that the Jews, and their priests, had consented that he should be their prince and high priest for ever, till there should arise a faithful prophet:E come i Giudei e i loro sacerdoti di comun consenso lo avean creato loro condottiere, e sommo sacerdote in perpetuo sino alla venuta del profeta fedele:and that the Iewes, and their priests consented that he should be their duke, and high priest for euer, til there rise the faithful prophete:et quia Judæi et sacerdotes eorum consenserunt eum esse ducem suum, et summum sacerdotem in æternum, donec surgat propheta fidelis: 42And that he should be chief over them, and that he should have the charge of the sanctuary, and that he should appoint rulers over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the strong holds;E che egli sia loro capo, e abbia cura delle cose sante, e crei deputati per le opere pubbliche, e sopra il paese e sopra le cose della guerra, e sopra i presidj:and that he be duke ouer them, and that he should haue the care of the holies, and that he should appoint rulers ouer their workes, and ouer the countrie, and ouer the armour, and ouer the holdes.et ut sit super eos dux, et ut cura esset illi pro sanctis, et ut constitueret præpositos super opera eorum, et super regionem, et super arma, et super præsidia: 43And that he should have care of the holy places; and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all the writings in the country should be made in his name; and that he should be clothed with purple and gold:E amministri le cose del santuario, e sia egli obbedito da tutti, e che tutti gli atti nel paese si scrivano sotto il suo nome, ed egli abbia l'uso della porpora, e porti la fibbia d'oro.And that he haue care of the holies: and that he be heard of al, and that al writinges in the countrie be writen in his name: and that he be clothed with purple, and gold:et cura sit illi de sanctis: et ut audiatur ab omnibus, et scribantur in nomine ejus omnes conscriptiones in regione: et ut operiatur purpura et auro:

44And that it should not be lawful for any of the people, or of the priests, to disannul any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to call together an assembly in the country without him: or to be clothed with purple, or to wear a buckle of gold.E che a nissuno del popolo, ne dei sacerdoti sia permesso di alterare alcuno di questi ordini, o contradire a quello ch'egli avrà stabilito, o convocar l'adunanze nel paese senza di lui, o vestir porpora o portare la fibbia d'oro.and that it be not lawful for any of the people, and of the priests to disanul anie of these, and to gainsay those thinges, that are sayd of him, or to cal together an assemblie in the countrie without him: and to be clothed with purple, and to weare a cheyne of gold.et ne liceat ulli ex populo et ex sacerdotibus irritum facere aliquid horum, et contradicere his quæ ab eo dicuntur, aut convocare conventum in regione sine ipso, et vestiri purpura, et uti fibula aurea: 45And whosoever shall do otherwise, or shall make void any of these things, shall be punished.E che chiunque farà casa contro questi ordini, ad alcuno ne violerà, sarà in colpa.But he that shal doe beside these thinges, or shal make frustrate any of these he shal be guiltie.qui autem fecerit extra hæc, aut irritum fecerit aliquid horum, reus erit. 46And it pleased all the people to establish Simon, and to do according to these words.E piacque a tutto il popolo di dare tal potestà a Simone, e che tutto questo si eseguisse.And it pleased al the people to appoiut Simon, and to doe according to these wordes.Et complacuit omni populo statuere Simonem, et facere secundum verba ista. 47And Simon accepted thereof, and was well pleased to execute the office of the high priesthood, and to be captain, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests, and to be chief over all.E Simone accettò con gradimento le funzioni del sommo Sacerdozio, e di essere capo e principe della nazione Giudea e de' sacerdoti, e di avere autorità sopra tutte le cose.And Simon tooke it vpon him, and it pleased him to execute high priesthood, and to be duke, and prince of the nation of the Iewes, and of the priests, and to be chiefe ouer al.Et suscepit Simon, et placuit ei ut summo sacerdotio fungeretur, et esset dux et princeps gentis Judæorum, et sacerdotum, et præesset omnibus. 48And they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary, in a conspicuous place:E quelli ordinarono, che questo decretò fosse scritto in tavole di bronzo, le quali si mettessero nel portico del tempio in luogo distinto:And this writing they bad them put in tables of brasse, and to set them in the circuite of the holies, in a famous place:Et scripturam istam dixerunt ponere in tabulis æreis, et ponere eas in peribolo sanctorum, in loco celebri:

49And that a copy thereof should be put in the treasury, that Simon, and his sons, may have it.E copia di esso si metta nell'erario del tempio tralle mani di Simone e dei suoi figliuoli.and to put a copie therof in the treasurie, that Simon may haue it, and his children.exemplum autem eorum ponere in ærario, ut habeat Simon, et filii ejus.