6 — 1 Machabees

1Now king Antiochus was going through the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia, was greatly renowned, and abounding in silver and gold,Or il re Antioco andava attorno per le provincie superiori; e senti dire com'eravi nella Persia la città di Elimaide celeberrima e abbondante di oro e di argento,AND king Antiochus walked through the higher countries, and he heard that there was a citie Elymais in Persis most noble, and plentiful in siluer, and gold,Et rex Antiochus perambulabat superiores regiones, et audivit esse civitatem Elymaidem in Perside nobilissimam, et copiosam in argento et auro, 2And that there was in it a temple exceeding rich; and coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which king Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian, that reigned first in Greece, had left there.Con un ricchissimo tempio, dove erano veli e corazze e scudi ai oro lasciativi da Alessandro di Filippo re di Macedonia, che regnò prima nella Grecia.and a temple therin exceding rich: and couerings thereof gold, and brigantines, and shildes, which Alexander philips sonne the king of Macedonia that reigned first in Grece left there.templumque in ea locuples valde, et illic velamina aurea, et loricæ, et scuta, quæ reliquit Alexander Philippi rex Macedo, qui regnavit primus in Græcia. 3So he came, and sought to take the city and to pillage it; but he was not able, because the design was known to them that were in the city.E andò colà, e cercava di farsi padrone della città, e saccheggiarla, ma non gli riuscì, perché il suo disegno si riseppe da quelli che tenevano la città:And he came, and sought to take the citie, and to spoile it, and he could not, because the word was knowen to them that were in the citie.Et venit, et quærebat capere civitatem, et deprædari eam: et non potuit, quoniam innotuit sermo his qui erant in civitate: 4And they rose up against him in battle, and he fled away from thence, and departed with great sadness, and returned towards Babylonia.E andarono ad assalirlo, ed egli se ne fuggi, e si ritirò con gran dispiacere, e tornò a Babilonia.And they rose vp into battel, and he fled from thence, and departed with great sorow, and returned into Babylonia.et insurrexerunt in prælium, et fugit inde, et abiit cum tristitia magna, et reversus est in Babyloniam. 5And whilst he was in Persia there came one that told him how the armies that were in the land of Juda were put to flight:E venne nella Persia chi portogli la nuova, come l'esercito, che era nel paese di Giuda era stato rotto:And there came one that told him in Persis, that the campes that were in the land of Iuda, were put to flight:Et venit qui nuntiaret ei in Perside, quia fugata sunt castra quæ erant in terra Juda:

6And that Lysias went with a very great power, and was put to flight before the face of the Jews, and that they were grown strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils which they had gotten out of the camps which they had destroyed:E come Lisia essendosi avanzato con un fioritissimo esercito era stato sconfitto dai Giudei, i quali si fortificavan di armi e di possanza colle molte spoglie acquistate del campo, che aveano espugnato:and that Lysias went with great powre with the first, and was put to flight before the face of the Iewes, and they grew strong with armour, and force, and manie spoiles, which they tooke out of the campes, which they destroyed:et quia abiit Lysias cum virtute forti in primis, et fugatus est a facie Judæorum, et invaluerunt armis, et viribus, et spoliis multis, quæ ceperunt de castris, quæ exciderunt: 7And that they had thrown down the abomination which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls as before, and Bethsura also, his city.E come essi aveano atterrata l'abominazione eretta da lui sopra l'altare, che era in Gerusalemme, e che aveano cinto di alte mura, come era prima, il santuario, ed anche la loro città di Bethsura.and that they threw downe the abomination which they had builded vpon the altar that was in Ierusalem, and the sanctification they compassed about as before with high walles, yea and Bethsura his citie.et quia diruerunt abominationem, quam ædificaverat super altare quod erat in Jerusalem: et sanctificationem, sicut prius, circumdederunt muris excelsis, sed et Bethsuram civitatem suam. 8And it came to pass, when the king heard these words, that he was struck with fear, and exceedingly moved: and he laid himself down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not fallen out to him as he imagined.Or tali cose avendo udite il re si sbigottì e si turbo grandemente, e si allettò, e per la maninconia, che si prese per essergli andate le cose a rovescio de' suoi desiderii, diede in languore.And it came to passe as the king heard these wordes, he was sore afrayd, and was moued excedingly: and he lay downe vpon his bed, and fel into sicknes for sorow, because it was not chanced to him as he thought.Et factum est ut audivit rex sermones istos, expavit, et commotus est valde: et decidit in lectum, et incidit in languorem præ tristitia, quia non factum est ei sicut cogitabat. 9And he remained there many days: for great grief came more and more upon him, and he made account that he should die.E si trattenne colà molti giorni; perocchè la sua maninconia andava crescendo, e si crede' vicino a morte.And he was there for manie dayes: because there was renewed in him great sorowfulnes, and he made account to dye.Et erat illic per dies multos, quia renovata est in eo tristitia magna, et arbitratus est se mori.

10And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety:E chiamò a se tutti i suoi amici, e disse loro: Il sonno è bandito da' miei occhi, ed ho il cuore abbattuto e oppresso dall'affanno,And he called al his freindes, and sayd to them: Sleepe is departed from mine eyes, and I am fallen away, & my hart is gone for pensifenes:Et vocavit omnes amicos suos, et dixit illis: Recessit somnus ab oculis meis, et concidi, et corrui corde præ sollicitudine: 11And I said in my heart: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow wherein now I am: I that was pleasant and beloved in my power!E dico dentro di me: A qual tribolazione mi son io condotto, e in qual pelago di tristezza mi trovo io, che era felice e amato nella mia dignità.and I sayd in my hart: Into how great tribulation am I come, & into what waues of sorow, wherin now I am: who was pleasant, and beloued in my powre!et dixi in corde meo: In quantam tribulationem deveni, et in quos fluctus tristitiæ, in qua nunc sum: qui jucundus eram, et dilectus in potestate mea ! 12But now I remember the evils that I have done in Jerusalem, from whence also I took away all the spoils of gold, and of silver, that were in it, and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Juda without cause.Ma ora io mi ricordo de' mali fatti da me in Gerusalemme, donde ancora io portai via le spoglie d'oro e d'argento, che vi trovai, e mandai a dispergere tutti gli abitanti della Giudea, senza ragione.But now I remember the euils, that I haue done in Ierusalem, from whence also I tooke away al the spoiles of gold, and of siluer, that were in it, and I sent to take away the inhabitants of Iewrie, without cause.Nunc vero reminiscor malorum quæ feci in Jerusalem, unde et abstuli omnia spolia aurea et argentea quæ erant in ea, et misi auferre habitantes Judæam sine causa. 13I know, therefore, that for this cause these evils have found me: and behold I perish with great grief in a strange land.Io riconosco adesso, che per questo mi sono piombata addosso queste sciagure; ed ecco che io mi muoio per gran tristezza in paese straniero:I know therfore that for this cause haue these euils found me: and loe I perish with great sorow in a strange countrie.Cognovi ergo quia propterea invenerunt me mala ista: et ecce pereo tristitia magna in terra aliena. 14Then he called Philip, one of his friends, and he made him regent over all his kingdom.E chiamò Filippo uno de' suoi amici, e lo fece soprintendente di tutto il suo regno:And he called philip, one of his frendes, and he made him chiefe ouer al his kingdom.Et vocavit Philippum, unum de amicis suis, et præposuit eum super universum regnum suum:

15And he gave him the crown, and his robe, and his ring, that he should go to Antiochus, his son, and should bring him up for the kingdom.E gli consegnò il diadema e la stola e l'anello, affinché andasse a trovare Antioco suo figliuolo, e lo educasse pel regno.And he gaue him the crowne, and his robe, and ring, that he should bring Antiochus his sonne, & should bring him vp to reigne.et dedit ei diadema, et stolam suam, et annulum, ut adduceret Antiochum filium suum, et nutriret eum, et regnaret. 16So king Antiochus died there in the year one hundred and forty-nine.E ivi morì il re Antioco l'anno cento quarantanove.And Antiochus the king died there in the yeare an hundreth fourtie nine.Et mortuus est illic Antiochus rex anno centesimo quadragesimo nono. 17And Lysias understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had brought up young: and he called his name Eupator.E Lista intese la morte del re, e proclamò re Antioco suo figliuolo cui egli avea allevato da piccolo, e gli diede il soprannome di Eupatore.And Lysias vnderstood that the king was dead, and he appoynted Antiochus his sonne to reigne, whom he brought vp a young man: and he called his name Eupator.Et cognovit Lysias quoniam mortuus est rex, et constituit regnare Antiochum filium ejus, quem nutrivit adolescentem: et vocavit nomen ejus Eupator. 18Now they that were in the castle, had shut up the Israelites round about the holy places: and they were continually seeking their hurt, and to strengthen the Gentiles.Frattanto quelli che erano nella fortezza, tenevano rinserrato Israele intorno ai luoghi santi, e cercavano sempre di fargli del male, e di fortificare le nazioni.And they that were in the castel, had inclosed Israel round about the holie places: and they sought them euils alwayes, and the strengthning of the Gentils,Et hi qui erant in arce, concluserant Israël in circuitu sanctorum: et quærebant eis mala semper, et firmamentum gentium. 19And Judas purposed to destroy them: and he called together all the people, to besiege them.E Giuda pensò di levarseli d'attorno e radunò tutto il popolo per assediarli.And Iudas thought to destroy them: and he called together al the people, to besiege them.Et cogitavit Judas disperdere eos: et convocavit universum populum, ut obsiderent eos. 20And they came together, and besieged them in the year one hundred and fifty, and they made battering slings and engines.E messa insieme la gente cominciaron l'assedio nell'anno cento cinquanta, e fabbricaron baliste e altre macchine.And they came together, and besieged them in the yeare an hundredth fiftie, and they made balists and engins.Et convenerunt simul, et obsederunt eos anno centesimo quinquagesimo, et fecerunt ballistas et machinas.

21And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them.E alcuni degli assediati usciron fuori, e si uniron con essi alcuni empi del popolo d'Israele,And certaine of them that were besieged, went forth: & some impious men of Israel ioyned them selues vnto them,Et exierunt quidam ex eis qui obsidebantur: et adjunxerunt se illis aliqui impii ex Israël, 22And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute judgment, and to revenge our brethren?E andarono davanti al re, e dissero: Quando mai farai tu giustizia, e vendicherai i nostri fratelli?and they went to the king, and sayd: How long doest thou not iudgements, and reuengest our bretheren?et abierunt ad regem, et dixerunt: Quousque non facis judicium, et vindicas fratres nostros ? 23We determined to serve thy father, and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts:Noi ci risolvemmo di servire il padre tuo, e di obbedirlo, e di osservar le sue leggi:We decreed to serue thy father, and to walke in his precepts, and obey his edicts:Nos decrevimus servire patri tuo, et ambulare in præceptis ejus, et obsequi edictis ejus: 24And for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find, and have spoiled our inheritances.E per questo quelli di nostra nazione si alienaron da noi, e trucidovano quanti trovavano di noi altri, e mettevano a ruba i nostri beni.and the children of our people for this alienated them selues from vs, and whosoeuer were found of vs, they were slayne, and our inheritances were spoiled.et filii populi nostri propter hoc alienabant se a nobis, et quicumque inveniebantur ex nobis, interficiebantur, et hæreditates nostræ diripiebantur. 25Neither have they put forth their hand against us only, but also against all our borders.E non hanno straziato così noi soli, ma han tutto lo stesso per tutto il nostro paese:And not to vs only haue they extended the hand, but also into al our coasts.Et non ad nos tantum extenderunt manum, sed et in omnes fines nostros: 26And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura:E per di più oggi assediano la fortezza di Gerusalemme per impadronirsene e hanno fortificata Bethsura:and behold they haue approched this day to the castel in Ierusalem to take it, and they haue fortified a fortresse in Bethsura:et ecce applicuerunt hodie ad arcem Jerusalem occupare eam, et munitionem Bethsuram munierunt:

27And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them.E se tu non li previeni con celerità, faranno cose più grandi, e tu non potrai tenergli a freno.and vnles thou preuent them more spedely, they wil doe greater thinges then these, and thou shalt not be able to winne them.et nisi præveneris eos velocius, majora quam hæc facient, et non poteris obtinere eos. 28Now when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and them that were over the horsemen.E il re, udito questo, si riscaldò assai, e raunò tutti i suoi amici e i principali dell'esercito e i capitani della cavalleria:And the king was angrie, as he heard these thinges: and he called together al his freinds, and the princes of his armie, and them that were ouer the horsemen.Et iratus est rex, ut hæc audivit: et convocavit omnes amicos suos, et principes exercitus sui, et eos qui super equites erant: 29There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea, hired troops.E anche da altri regni e dalle isole gli vennero delle milizie prese a soldo.Yea and of other realmes, and of the ilands by the sea there came vnto him hyred armies.sed et de regnis aliis et de insulis maritimis venerunt ad eum exercitus conductitii. 30And the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants trained to battle.E il suo esercito era di cento mila fanti e di venti mila cavalli e di trentadue elefanti addestrati alla battaglia.And the number of his armie was an hundred thousand footemen, and twentie thousand horsemen, and elephants thirtie two, taught to battel.Et erat numerus exercitus ejus, centum millia peditum, et viginti millia equitum, et elephanti triginta duo, docti ad prælium. 31And they went through Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sallied forth, and burnt them with fire, and fought manfully.E passando per l'Idumea andarono ad accostarsi a Bethsura, e la combatterono per molti giorni, e fecero delle macchine: ma quelli usciti fuora le abbruciarono, e si difenderono virilmente.And they came through Idumea, and approched to Bethsura, and fought manie dayes, and they made engins and came forth, and burnt them with fyre, and fought manfully.Et venerunt per Idumæam, et applicuerunt ad Bethsuram, et pugnaverunt dies multos: et fecerunt machinas, et exierunt, et succenderunt eas igni, et pugnaverunt viriliter.

32And Judas departed from the castle, and removed the camp to Bethzacharam, over against the king’s camp.E Giuda si ritirò dalla fortezza, e mosse il campo verso Bethzacara dirimpetto agli alloggiamenti del re.And Iudas departed from the castel, and remoued the campe to Bethzacaram against the kings campe.Et recessit Judas ab arce, et movit castra ad Bethzacharam contra castra regis. 33And the king rose before it was light, and made his troops march on fiercely towards the way of Bethzacharam: and the armies made themselves ready for the battle, and they sounded the trumpets:E il re alzatosi avanti giorno spinse con furia l'esercito per la strada di Bethzacara, e gli eserciti si messero in ordine per la battaglia, e dieder fiato alle trombe:And the king arose before it was light, and stirred the bands into fiercenes against the way to Bethzacaram: and the armies made themselues readie to the battel, and they sounded with trumpets:Et surrexit rex ante lucem, et concitavit exercitus in impetum contra viam Bethzacharam: et comparaverunt se exercitus in prælium, et tubis cecinerunt: 34And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes, and mulberries, to provoke them to fight.E quelli fecer veder agli elefanti il sugo dell'uva e delle more per aizzargli a combattere:and to the elephants they shewed the bloud of the grape, and of the mulberie, to prouoke them to the battel.et elephantis ostenderunt sanguinem uvæ et mori, ad acuendos eos in prælium: 35And they distributed the beasts by the legions: and there stood by every elephant a thousand men in coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads: and five hundred horsemen set in order were chosen for every beast.E spartirono quegli animali tralle legioni, e attorno a ciascuno degli elefanti stavano mille uomini con corazze fatte a maglia con morioni di bronzo in testa; e cinquecento scelti cavalieri erano dappresso a ciascuna di quelle bestie.And they diuided the beasts by the legions: and there stood by euerie elephant a thousand men in coates of maile, & helmets of brasse on their heads: and fiue hundred horsemen set in order were chosen for cuerie beast.et diviserunt bestias per legiones, et astiterunt singulis elephantis mille viri in loricis concatenatis, et galeæ æreæ in capitibus eorum: et quingenti equites ordinati unicuique bestiæ electi erant. 36These before the time wheresoever the beast was they were there: and whithersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it.Questi anticipatamente trovavansi per tutto dove era la bestia, e andavano dove ella andava, e non si allontanavan da lei.These before the time whersoeuer the beast was, there were they: and whither soeuer it went, they went, and they departed not from it.Hi ante tempus, ubicumque erat bestia, ibi erant: et quocumque ibat, ibant, et non discedebant ab ea.

37And upon the beast, there were strong wooden towers which covered every one of them: and engines upon them, and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above: and an Indian to rule the beast.Ed eranvi oltre a ciò sopra ciascuna bestia delle torri di legno salde, che loro servivano di difesa, e sopra di esse delle macchine; e in ciascheduna torre trentadue uomini valorosi, i quali combattevano da quella, e un Indiano guidava la bestia.Yea & vpon them were strong woodden to wres prorecting euerie beast: & vpon them engins, and vpon euerie one thirtie two men of strength, which fought from aboue: & within the master of the beast.Sed et turres ligneæ super eos firmæ protegentes super singulas bestias: et super eas machinæ: et super singulas viri virtutis triginta duo, qui pugnabant desuper: et Indus magister bestiæ. 38And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof.E il rimanente della cavalleria diviso in due parti fu messo ai due fianchi, perché animasse l'esercito col suon delle trombe, e tenesse serrate le file delle legioni.And the residue of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side into two parts, with trumpets to stir vp the armie, & to vrge them that stood thicke together in the legions therof.Et residuum equitatum hinc et inde statuit in duas partes, tubis exercitum commovere, et perurgere constipatos in legionibus ejus. 39Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire.Or quando il sole percosse negli scudi d'oro e di bronzo, rimandaron questi la luce ai monti, risplendendo come lampade accese.And as the sunne did shine vpon the bucklers of gold, and of brasse, the mountaynes glistered there with, and they glistered as lampes of fire.Et ut refulsit sol in clypeos aureos et æreos, resplenduerunt montes ab eis, et resplenduerunt sicut lampades ignis. 40And part of the king’s army was distinguished by the high mountains, and the other part by the low places: and they marched on warily and orderly.E una parte dell'esercito del re camminava in ordine per le alture de' monti, e l'altra nel basso, e si avanzavano con circospezione e in bell'ordine.And part of the kings armie was seuered by the high montaynes, and an other part by the low places: and they marched warely and orderly.Et distincta est pars exercitus regis per montes excelsos, et alia per loca humilia: et ibant caute et ordinate.

41And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong.E tutti gli abitanti del paese eran commossi alle voci di quella moltitudine, e al muoversi di tanta gente e al frastuono dell'armi; perocchè grande assai e forte era quell'esercito.And al the inhabitants of the land were moued at the voice of the multitude of them, and the marching of the troupe, & the ratling of the armour, for it was an armie exceding great and strong.Et commovebantur omnes inhabitantes terram a voce multitudinis, et incessu turbæ, et collisione armorum: erat enim exercitus magnus valde, et fortis. 42And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king’s army six hundred men.E Giuda col suo esercito si avvicinò per venire alle mani; e morirono dell'esercito del re secento uomini.And Iudas approched, and his armie into battel: & there fel of the kings armie six hundred men.Et appropiavit Judas et exercitus ejus in prælium, et ceciderunt de exercitu regis sexcenti viri. 43And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king’s harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it:Ma Eleazaro figliuolo di Saura osservò un elefante bordato alla reale, e più alto di tutti gli altri, e giudico, che sopra di esso vi fosse il re:And Eleazar the sonne of Saura saw one of the beasts harnessed with the kings harnes: and it was eminent aboue the other beasts; and it semed to him that the king was on it:Et vidit Eleazar filius Saura unam de bestiis loricatam loricis regis: et erat eminens super ceteras bestias, et visum est ei quod in ea esset rex: 44And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name.E sacrificò se stesso per liberare il suo popolo, e acquistarsi un nome eterno.and he gaue himself to deliuer his people, and to get him self an euerlasting name.et dedit se ut liberaret populum suum, et acquireret sibi nomen æternum. 45And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side.E corse animosamente verso l'elefante per mezzo alla legione, uccidendo a destra e a sinistra, e sbaragliando chi gli si parava davanti.And he ranne to it boldly in the middes of the legion, killing on the right hand, & on the left, and they were slaine of him on this side and that side.Et cucurrit ad eam audacter in medio legionis, interficiens a dextris et a sinistris, et cadebant ab eo huc atque illuc.

46And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it: and slew it, and it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there.E andò tra' piedi dell'elefante, e se gli mise sotto, e lo uccise, e cadendo l'elefante sopra di lui, rimase egli alla schiaccia.And he went vnder the feete of the elephant, and put himself vnder him, and slew him: and it fel to the ground vpon him, and he died thereEt ivit sub pedes elephantis, et supposuit se ei, et occidit eum: et cecidit in terram super ipsum, et mortuus est illic. 47Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of his army, turned away from them.Ma i Giudei vedendo quanto era forte e accalorito l'esercito del re, fecer la ritirata.And they seing the kinges powre, and the fiercenes of his armie, turned them selues aside from them.Et videntes virtutem regis, et impetum exercitus ejus, diverterunt se ab eis. 48But the king’s army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king’s army pitched their tents against Judea and Mount Sion.E le schiere del re andaron dietro ad essi verso Gerusalemme, e posero il campo nella Giudea presso al monte di Sion.But the kings campe went vp against them vnto Ierusalem: and the kings campe approched to Iurie and mount Sion.Castra autem regis ascenderunt contra eos in Jerusalem, et applicuerunt castra regis ad Judæam, et montem Sion. 49And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land.E il re fece accordo con quelli che erano in Bethsura, i quali uscirono da quella città, perché standovi dentro non avean più da mangiare, essendo quello l'anno sabatico della terra.And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the citie, because there were no victuals for them there benig shút vp, because it was the sabbaths of the land.Et fecit pacem cum his qui erant in Bethsura: et exierunt de civitate, quia non erant eis ibi alimenta conclusis, quia sabbata erant terræ. 50And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it.Onde il re s'impadroni di Bethsura, e vi messe presidio a custodirla.And the king tooke Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to kepe it.Et comprehendit rex Bethsuram: et constituit illic custodiam servare eam. 51And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot arrows, and slings.E andò a posare il campo presso al luogo santo per molti giorni; e ivi preparò delle baliste e altre macchine e dardi infuocati, e degli strumenti da scagliar pietre, e degli strumenti da gettar frecce e delle fionda.And he turned the place of the sanctification manie dayes: & he placed there arbalists and engins, and instruments to cast fyre, and peeces to cast stones, and arrowes, & scorpions to shoote arrowes, and slings.Et convertit castra ad locum sanctificationis dies multos: et statuit illic ballistas, et machinas, et ignis jacula, et tormenta ad lapides jactandos, et spicula, et scorpios ad mittendas sagittas, et fundibula.

52And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought for many days.E quelli fecero anch'essi delle macchine per opporre alle loro, e si difesero per molti giorni.And they also made engins against their engins, and they fought manie dayes.Fecerunt autem et ipsi machinas adversus machinas eorum, et pugnaverunt dies multos. 53But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh year: and such as had stayed in Judea of them that came from among the nations, had eaten the residue of all that which had been stored up.Ma la città mancava di vettovaglie, perché era il settimo anno, e quelli d'altre nazioni, che eran rimasi nella Giudea avean consumato tutto quello che si era messo da parte.But there were no victuals in the citie, for that it was the seuenth yeare: and they that had remayned in Iurie of the Gentils, had consumed their remaynes, that had bene layd vp.Escæ autem non erant in civitate, eo quod septimus annus esset: et qui remanserant in Judæa de gentibus, consumpserant reliquias eorum, quæ repositæ fuerant. 54And there remained in the holy places but a few, for the famine had prevailed over them: and they were dispersed every man to his own place.E restò poca gente nel luogo santo, perchè eran ridotti alla fame, e si sbandarono andando ciascuno a casa sua.And there remayned in the holies few men, because famine had preuailed ouer them: and they were dispersed euerie man into his place.Et remanserunt in sanctis viri pauci, quoniam obtinuerat eos fames: et dispersi sunt unusquisque in locum suum. 55Now Lysias heard that Philip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign,Ma Lisia avendo udito, come Filippo (eletto dal re Antioco, quand'era ancor vivo, ad educare Antioco suo figliuolo pel regno)And Lysias heard that Philip, whom king Antiochus when he liued, had appointed to bring vp his sonne to reigne,Et audivit Lysias quod Philippus, quem constituerat rex Antiochus cum adhuc viveret, ut nutriret Antiochum filium suum, et regnaret, 56Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him and that he sought to take upon him the affairs of the kingdom:Era tornato di Persia e di Media coll'esercito, che avea seco, e cercava di prendere in mano gli affari del regno;was returned from Persis, and Media, and the armie that went with him, and that he sought to take vpon him the affayres of the kingdom:reversus esset a Perside et Media, et exercitus qui abierat cum ipso, et quia quærebat suscipere regni negotia:

57Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom.Se ne andò in fretta a dire al re e ai capitani dell'esercito: Noi ci consumiamo ogni di più, e abbiamo pochi viveri, e il luogo, che assettiamo è assai forte e siamo in necessità di provvedere alle occorrenze del regno.and he hastened to goe, and to say to the king, and to the princes of the armie: We decay dayly, and there is litle victual for vs, and the place that we besiege, is fensed, & it lyeth vpon vs to take order for the kingdom.festinavit ire, et dicere ad regem, et duces exercitus: Deficimus quotidie, et esca nobis modica est; et locus, quem obsidemus, est munitus, et incumbit nobis ordinare de regno. 58Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation.Porgiam dunque la mano a costoro, e facciam pace con essi e con tutta la loro nazione:Now therfore let vs geue the right handes to these men, and make peace with them, and with al their nation.Nunc itaque demus dextras hominibus istis, et faciamus cum illis pacem, et cum omni gente eorum: 59And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things.E concediam loro di governarsi, come prima, colle loro leggi; perocchè, a causa delle loro leggi disprezzate da noi si sono messi in ardenza, ed han fatte tutte queste cose.And let vs decree for them, that they walke in their owne ordinances as before. For, because of their ordinances which we dispised, they haue bene wrath, and haue done al these thinges.et constituamus illis ut ambulent in legitimis suis sicut prius: propter legitima enim ipsorum, quæ despeximus, irati sunt, et fecerunt omnia hæc. 60And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make peace: and they accepted of it.Piacque questo partito al re e ai principi e mandò a far la pace con essi, ed ei l'accettarono.And the word was liked in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent vnto them to make peace: and they receiued it.Et placuit sermo in conspectu regis et principum: et misit ad eos pacem facere, et receperunt illam.

61And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the strong hold.E il re e i principi la giurarono, e quegli usciron dalla fortezza.And the king and the princes sware to them: and they came out of the fortresse.Et juravit illis rex et principes, et exierunt de munitione. 62Then the king entered into Mount Sion, and saw the strength of the place: and he quickly broke the oath that he had taken, and gave commandment to throw down the wall round about.E il re entrò nel monte di Sion e osservò le fortificazioni di quel luogo, e tosto violò il giuramento fatto, perchè comandò, che si atterrasse il muro all'intorno.And the king entred mount Sion, and saw the munition of the place: and he brake quickly the othe which he sware, and commanded to destroy the wal round about.Et intravit rex montem Sion, et vidit munitionem loci: et rupit citius juramentum quod juravit, et mandavit destruere murum in gyro. 63And he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip master of the city: and he fought against him, and took the city.E si parti in fretta, e tornò ad Antiochia, e trovò Filippo, che si era fatto padrone della città e venne con lui a battaglia, e ricuperò la città.And he departed in hast, and returned to Antioche, and found Philip ruling ouer the citie: and he fought against him and wanne the citie.Et discessit festinanter, et reversus est Antiochiam, et invenit Philippum dominantem civitati: et pugnavit adversus eum, et occupavit civitatem.