15 — 1 Machabees

1And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people:Or il re Antioco figliuolo di Demetrio scrisse dalle isole del mare una lettera a Simone sommo sacerdote e principe della nazione dei Giudei e a tutta la nazione:AND king Antiochus the sonne of Demetrius sent epistles from the iles of the sea to Simon the priest, and prince of the nation of the Iewes, and to al the nation:Et misit rex Antiochus filius Demetrii epistolas ab insulis maris Simoni sacerdoti, et principi gentis Judæorum, et universæ genti: 2And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.La qual lettera era di tal tenore: Il re Antioco a Simone sommo Sacerdote e alla nazione dei Giudei, salute.and they conteyned this tenure: KING Antiochus to Simon the grand priest, and to the nation of the Iewes greeting.et erant continentes hunc modum: Rex Antiochus Simoni sacerdoti magno, et genti Judæorum salutem. 3Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate; and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war.Dappoiché alcuni uomini pestilenziali hanno invaso il regno de' padri nostri, e io voglio liberare il regno, e rimetterlo nel suo primiero stato, ed ho messo insieme uno scelto esercito, ed ho fatte costruire navi da guerra,Because certaine pestilent men haue obteyned the kingdom of our fathers, and I meane to chalenge the kingdom, and to restore it as it was before: and I haue chosen a great armie, & haue made shippes of warre.Quoniam quidem pestilentes obtinuerunt regnum patrum nostrorum, volo autem vendicare regnum, et restituere illud sicut erat antea: et electam feci multitudinem exercitus, et feci naves bellicas. 4And I design to go through the country, that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm.Ho intenzione di entrar nel paese per punire quelli che hanno messe sossopra le nostre provincie, e han desolata molte città del mio regno.And I wil march through the countrie, that I may take reuenge of them, that haue destroyed our countrie, and that haue made manie cities desolate in my realme.Volo autem procedere per regionem ut ulciscar in eos, qui corruperunt regionem nostram, et qui desolaverunt civitates multas in regno meo.

5Now, therefore, I confirm unto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted to thee:Io pertanto ti condono tutti i tributi condonati a te da tutti i re miei predecessori, e tutti i doni, che questi han rimessi a te.Now therfore I establish vnto thee al the oblations, which al the kinges before me remitted vnto thee, and what other gifts soeuer they remitted thee:Nunc ergo statuo tibi omnes oblationes, quas remiserunt tibi ante me omnes reges, et quæcumque alia dona remiserunt tibi: 6And I give thee leave to coin thy own money in thy country:E ti concedo di poter battere moneta proprio nel tuo paese.and I permitte thee to make a coyne of thy owne money in thy countrie:et permitto tibi facere percussuram proprii numismatis in regione tua: 7And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou keepest in thy hands, let them remain to thee.E che Gerusalemme sia città santa e libera, e che tutte le armi fabbricate da te, e le fortezze, che tu hai edificate, ed hai in tuo potere, rimangan tue.and Ierusalem to be holie and free, and al the armour that is made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou dost hold, let them remayne to thee.Jerusalem autem sanctam esse, et liberam: et omnia arma, quæ fabricata sunt, et præsidia, quæ construxisti, quæ tenes, maneant tibi. 8And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king’s hereafter, from this present and for ever, is forgiven thee.E tutti i debiti colla azienda reale tanto pel passato, che pel futuro, ti sono rimessi da questo punto.And al that is dew to the king, and the thinges that are to be the kings hereafter, from this present and for al time, they are remitted to thee.Et omne debitum regis, et quæ futura sunt regi, ex hoc et in totum tempus remittuntur tibi. 9And when we shall have recovered our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the temple, with great glory, so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth.E quando sarem pervenuti al possesso del nostro regno, renderemo onor grande a te, e alla tua nazione e al tempio, talmente che la vostra gloria si spanderà per tutta la terra.And when we shal haue obteyned our kingdom, we wil glorifie thee, and thy nation, and the temple with great glorie, so that your glorie shal be made manifest in al the earth.Cum autem obtinuerimus regnum nostrum, glorificabimus te, et gentem tuam, et templum, gloria magna, ita ut manifestetur gloria vestra in universa terra.

10In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus entered into the land of his fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon.L'anno cento settantaquattro entrò Antioco nel paese de' padri suoi; e corsero a lui tutti gli eserciti, talmente che pochi rimasero con Trifone.In the yeare an hundreth seuentie foure went forth Antiochus into the land of his fathers, and al the hosts assembled vnto him, so that there were few left with Tryphon.Anno centesimo septuagesimo quarto exiit Antiochus in terram patrum suorum, et convenerunt ad eum omnes exercitus, ita ut pauci relicti essent cum Tryphone. 11And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora.E il re Antioco lo inseguì; e quegli fuggendo lungo la spiaggia del mare arrivò a Dora:And Antiochus the king pursewed him, and he came to Dora flying by the seacost.Et insecutus est eum Antiochus rex, et venit Doram fugiens per maritimam: 12For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him.Perocchè egli vedeva le sciagure piovergli addosso, avendolo abbandonato l'esercito.For he knew that euils were heaped vpon him, and the armie forsooke him.sciebat enim quod congregata sunt mala in eum, et reliquit eum exercitus: 13And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen:E Antioco si avvicinò a Dora con centoventi mila uomini di valore e otto mila cavalli.And Antiochus camped vpon Dora with an hundred twentie thousand men of warre, and eight thousand horsemen:et applicuit Antiochus super Doram cum centum viginti millibus virorum belligeratorum, et octo millibus equitum: 14And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out.E circondò la città, e si aggiunser le navi dalla parte del mare, onde la città era battuta per mare e per terra, e non poteva nissuno uscirne, o entrarvi.and he compassed the citie, and the shippes approched to the sea: and they vexed the citie by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to goe out.et circuivit civitatem, et naves a mari accesserunt: et vexabant civitatem a terra et mari, et neminem sinebant ingredi vel egredi. 15And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these:Ma Numenio co' suoi compagni giunse da Roma con lettere scritte ai re e ai popoli di questo tenore:And Numenius came, and they that had bene with him, from the citie of Rome, hauing epistles written to kinges, and countries, wherein were conteyned these wordes:Venit autem Numenius, et qui cum eo fuerant, ab urbe Roma, habentes epistolas regibus et regionibus scriptas, in quibus continebantur hæc:

16Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.Lucio console de' Romani al re Tolomeo, salute.LVCIVS the consul of the Romanes, to Ptolomee the king greeting.Lucius consul Romanorum, Ptolemæo regi salutem. 17The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews.Sono venuti a noi gli ambasciadori dei Giudei nostri amici a rinnovar l'amicizia e la confederazione, mandati da Simone principe de' sacerdoti e dal popolo de' Giudei.The ambassadours of the Iewes our freindes came to vs, renewing the old amitie, and societie, being sent from Simon the prince of the priests, and the people of the Iewes.Legati Judæorum venerunt ad nos amici nostri, renovantes pristinam amicitiam et societatem, missi a Simone principe sacerdotum et populo Judæorum. 18And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.Ed hanno portato un brocchiere di oro di mille mine.And they brought also a buckler of gold of a thousand powndes.Attulerunt autem et clypeum aureum mnarum mille. 19It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.È adunque piaciuto a noi di scrivere ai re e ai popoli, che non facciano torto ad essi, e non molestino né loro, ne le loro città e paesi, e non dieno aiuto a quelli, che lor movessero guerra.It hath pleased vs therfore to write to the kinges, and countries, that they doe them no harme, nor impugne them, and their cities, and their countries: and that they geue no ayde to them that fight against them.Placuit itaque nobis scribere regibus et regionibus, ut non inferant illis mala, neque impugnent eos, et civitates eorum, et regiones eorum: et ut non ferant auxilium pugnantibus adversus eos. 20And it hath seemed good to us to receive the shield of them.E abbiamo creduto di dover accettare il brocchiere.And it hath semed good vnto vs to take the buckler of them.Visum autem est nobis accipere ab eis clypeum. 21If, therefore, any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon, the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law.Se pertanto vi sono degli uomini malvagi, i quali dal loro paese sieno fuggiti nel vostro, rimettetegli a Simone principe dei Sacerdoti, affinché li punisca secondo la sua legge.If therfore anie pestilent men are fled out of their countrie to you, deliuer them to Simon the prince of the priests, that he may punish them according to their law.Si qui ergo pestilentes refugerunt de regione ipsorum ad vos, tradite eos Simoni principi sacerdotum, ut vindicet in eos secundum legem suam.

22These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,Le stesse cose furono scritte al re Demetrio e ad Attalo e ad Ariarate e ad Arsace,These self same thinges were written to Demetrius the king, & to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,Hæc eadem scripta sunt Demetrio regi, et Attalo, et Ariarathi, et Arsaci, 23And to all the countries: and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.E a tutte le provincie, ai Lampsaceni agli Sparziati, a quei di Delo e di Mindo e di Sicione e a quei della Caria e di Samo e della Pamfilia e della Licia e di Halicarnasso e di Coo e di Side e di Aradon e di Rodi e di Phaselide e di Gorlina e di Gnido e di Cipro e di Cirene.and into al countries: and to Lampsaces, and to the Spartiats, and to Delus, and to Myndus, and to Sicyon, and to Caria, and to Samus, & Pamphilia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Coo, and Siden, and Aradon, and Rhodes, & Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cypres, and Cyrenee.et in omnes regiones: et Lampsaco, et Spartiatis, et in Delum, et in Myndum, et in Sicyonem, et in Cariam, et in Samum, et in Pamphyliam, et in Lyciam, et in Alicarnassum, et in Coo, et in Siden, et in Aradon, et in Rhodum, et in Phaselidem, et in Gortynam, et Gnidum, et Cyprum, et Cyrenen. 24And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon, the high priest, and to the people of the Jews.E mandaron copia della lettera a Simone principe dei Sacerdoti e al popolo dei Giudei.And a copie therof they wrote to Simon the prince of the priests & people of the Iewes.Exemplum autem eorum scripserunt Simoni principi sacerdotum, et populo Judæorum. 25But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and he shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out.Or il re Antioco si avvicinò coll'esercito per la seconda volta a Dora, battendola continuamente, e alzando macchine; e strinse talmente Trifone, che non poteva scamparne:But king Antiochus moued his campe vnto Dora the second time, setting handes alwayes vpon it, & making engins: & he shut vp Tryphon, that he could not goe forth.Antiochus autem rex applicuit castra in Doram secundo, admovens ei semper manus, et machinas faciens: et conclusit Tryphonem, ne procederet: 26And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture.E Simone mandò in suo aiuto due mila uomini scelti, e argento e oro e vasi in copia:And Simon sent vnto him two thousand chosen men for ayde, and siluer, and gold, and abundance of furniture.et misit ad eum Simon duo millia virorum electorum in auxilium, et argentum, et aurum, et vasa copiosa:

27And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him.Ma quegli non volle riceverli, e mancò a tutte le convenzioni fatte prima con lui, e se gli mostrò avverso.And he would not take them, but brake al thinges that he couenanted with him before, & alienated him self from him.et noluit ea accipere, sed rupit omnia, quæ pactus est cum eo antea, et alienavit se ab eo. 28And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom:E mandò a lui Athenobio, uno dei suoi a discorrerla con Simone, e a dirgli: voi occupate Joppe e Gazara e la cittadella di Gerusalemme, città spettanti al mio regno:And he sent to him Athenobius one of his freinds, to treate with him, saying: You hold Ioppe, and Gazara, and the castel, that is in Ierusalem, cities of my kingdom:Et misit ad eum Athenobium unum de amicis suis, ut tractaret cum ipso, dicens: Vos tenetis Joppen, et Gazaram, et arcem, quæ est in Jerusalem, civitates regni mei: 29Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom.Avete desolati i lor territori, e avete fatti mali grandi nel paese, e avete usurpati molti luoghi del mio regno.their borders you haue made desolate, and you haue made a great plague in the land, and haue ruled in manie places in my kingdom.fines earum desolastis, et fecistis plagam magnam in terra, et dominati estis per loca multa in regno meo. 30Now, therefore, deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea.Ora dunque rimettere le città occupate da voi, e i tributi esatti nè luoghi, dei quali vi siete fatti padroni fuori de' confini della Giudea:Now therfore deliuer the cities, that you haue taken, and the tributes of the places, wherin you haue ruled without the borders of Iurie.Nunc ergo tradite civitates quas occupastis, et tributa locorum in quibus dominati estis extra fines Judææ: 31But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the havoc that you have made, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: or else we will come and fight against you.Ovvero date per quelle (città) cinque cento talenti d'argento, e pe' guasti fatti da voi e pe' tributi delle città, altri cinquecento talenti; altrimenti verremo, e vi faremo guerra.But if not, geue you for them fiue hundred talents of siluer, and for the destruction, that you haue made, and the tributes of cities other fiue hundred talents: but if not, we wil come and expugne you.sin autem, date pro illis quingenta talenta argenti, et exterminii, quod exterminastis, et tributorum civitatum alia talenta quingenta: sin autem, veniemus, et expugnabimus vos.

32So Athenobius, the king’s friend came to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his great equipage, and he was astonished, and told him the king’s words.E Athenobio amico del re giunse a Gerusalemme, e vide la magnificenza di Simone e la copia dell'oro e dell'argento e la quantità de' mobili di prezzo, e ne restò stupefatto: e riferì a lui le parole del re.And Athenobius the kings freind came into Ierusalem, & saw the glorie of Simon, and his magnificence in gold, & siluer, and furniture abundant, and he was astonied, and told him the kings wordes.Et venit Athenobius amicus regis in Jerusalem, et vidit gloriam Simonis, et claritatem in auro, et argento, et apparatum copiosum: et obstupuit, et retulit ei verba regis. 33And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men’s land, neither do we hold that which is other men’s, but the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies.E Simone gli rispose, e disse: Noi ne abbiamo usurpato le terre altrui, nè ritenghiamo la roba degli altri, ma l'eredità dei padri nostri, la quale ingiustamente fu posseduta per qualche tempo da' nostri nemici.And Simon answered him, and sayd to him: Neither haue we taken other mens land, neither do we hold that is other mens: but the inheritance of our fathers, which was a certaine season vniustly possessed of our enemies.Et respondit ei Simon, et dixit ei: Neque alienam terram sumpsimus, neque aliena detinemus: sed hæreditatem patrum nostrorum, quæ injuste ab inimicis nostris aliquo tempore possessa est. 34But we having opportunity, claim the inheritance of our fathers.Or noi servendoci dell'opportunità abbiam ricuperata l'eredità de' padri nostri.But we hauing oportunitie challenge the inheritance of our fathers.Nos vero tempus habentes, vindicamus hæreditatem patrum nostrorum. 35And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, and to our country: yet for these we will give a hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word.Perocchè riguardo alle doglianze, che tu fai per ragion di Joppe e di Gazara, quelli facevano atroci danni al popolo e nel nostro paese: per queste noi diamo cento talenti. E Athenobio non rispose parola.For concerning Ioppe, and Gazara, that thou complaynest they made a great plague among the people, and in our countrie: for these we geue an hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word.Nam de Joppe et Gazara quæ expostulas, ipsi faciebant in populo plagam magnam, et in regione nostra: horum damus talenta centum. Et non respondit ei Athenobius verbum.

36But returning in a rage to the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen, and the king was exceeding angry.Ma tornò indietro sdegnato, e riferì queste parole al re e la magnificenza di Simone e tutto quello che avea veduto. E il re si accese di sdegno.But with anger returning to the king, he reported vnto him these wordes, and the glorie of Simon, & al thinges that he saw, and the king was wrath with great anger.Reversus autem cum ira ad regem, renuntiavit ei verba ista, et gloriam Simonis, et universa quæ vidit, et iratus est rex ira magna. 37And Tryphon fled away by ship to Orthosias.Ma Trifone fuggi sopra una nave a Orthosiada.And Tryphon fled by shippe to Orthosias.Tryphon autem fugit navi in Orthosiada. 38And the king appointed Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and horsemen.E il re diede il governo della costa del mare a Cendebeo, e gli rimise un'armata di fanti, e di cavalli.And the king appointed Cendebaeus captaine by the sea cost, and gaue him an armie of foote men and horsemen.Et constituit rex Cendebæum ducem maritimum, et exercitum peditum et equitum dedit illi. 39And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon.E gli comando di andare verso la Giudea, e gli diede commissione di riedificare Gedor, e di fortificare le porte della città, e di domare il popolo de' Giudei. E il re dava dietro a Trifone.And he commanded him to moue the campe against the face of Iurie: and he commanded him to build Cedron, and to fortifie the gates of the citie, and to conquer the people. But the king pursewed Tryphon.Et mandavit illi movere castra contra faciem Judææ: et mandavit ei ædificare Gedorem, et obstruere portas civitatis, et debellare populum. Rex autem persequebatur Typhonem. 40And Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and to kill, and to build Gedor.E Cendebeo arrivò a Jamnia, e cominciò a vessare il popolo, e a desolar la Giudea, e far degli schiavi, e trucidare la gente: e fortificava Gedor.And Cendebaeus came to Iamnia, and began to prouoke the people, & to conculcate Iurie, and to take the people captiue, and to kil, and to build Cedron.Et pervenit Cendebæus Jamniam, et cœpit irritare plebem, et conculcare Judæam, et captivare populum, et interficere, et ædificare Gedorem.

41And he placed there horsemen, and an army: that they might issue forth, and make incursions upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him.E ivi collocò i soldati a cavallo e i fanti, i quali uscivan fuori a fare scorrerie per la Giudea secondo gli ordini del re.And he placed there horsemen, and an host: that going forth they might walke by the way of Iurie, as the king appointed him.Et collocavit illic equites et exercitum, ut egressi perambularent viam Judææ, sicut constituit ei rex.