2 — 2 Machabees

1Leggesi negli scritti del profeta Geremia, com'egli ordinò a quelli, che erano condotti in altro paese, che prendessero il fuoco nella maniera, che si è detto, e diede avvertimenti a questi, che erano menati altrove.AND it is found in the descriptions of Ieremie the prophet, that he commanded them that went in transmigration, to take the fire, as it was signified, & as he commanded them that were caried away in transmigration.Invenitur autem in descriptionibus Jeremiæ prophetæ, quod jussit eos ignem accipere qui transmigrabant, ut significatum est, et ut mandavit transmigratis. 2And how he gave them the law, that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them.E diede loro la legge, affinchè non si scordassero de' comandamenti del Signore, e non cadessero in errore alla vista de' simolacri d'oro, e d'argento, e della loro pompa.And he gaue them a law that they should not forget the precepts of our Lord, and that they should not erre in their mindes, seing the idols of gold, and siluer, and the ornaments of them.Et dedit illis legem, ne obliviscerentur præcepta Domini, et non exerrarent mentibus, videntes simulacra aurea et argentea, et ornamenta eorum. 3And with other such like speeches, he exhorted them that they would not remove the law from their heart.E con altre simili ammonizioni gli esortava a non rigettare dal cuor loro la legge.And saying other like thinges, he exhorted them that they would not remoue the law from their hartEt alia hujusmodi dicens, hortabatur ne legem amoverent a corde suo. 4It was also contained in the same writing, how the prophet, being warned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should accompany him, till he came forth to the mountain where Moses went up, and saw the inheritance of God.E nelle scritture stesse si conteneva come il profeta per avviso datogli da Dio, ordinò, che il tabernacolo, e l'arca andasser seco, fino che arrivò a quel monte, sul quale sali Mosè, e donde vide l'eredità di Dio:And it was in the same writing, how the propher commanded by the diuine answer made to him, that the tabernacle, & the arke should folow in company with him, til he came forth into the mount in which Moyses ascended, and saw the inheritance of God.Erat autem in ipsa scriptura, quomodo tabernaculum et arcam jussit propheta divino responso ad se facto comitari secum, usquequo exiit in montem in quo Moyses ascendit, et vidit Dei hæreditatem.

5And when Jeremias came thither he found a hollow cave: and he carried in thither the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.E giunto colà Geremia trovò una caverna, e vi ripose dentro il tabernacolo, e l'arca, e l'altare degli incensi, e ne accecò l'ingresso.And Ieremie coming thither found a place of a caue: & he brought the tabernacle, and the arke, and the altar of incense in thither, and stopped the doore.Et veniens ibi Jeremias, invenit locum speluncæ: et tabernaculum, et arcam, et altare incensi intulit illuc, et ostium obstruxit. 6Then some of them that followed him, came up to mark the place: but they could not find it.E alcuni di quelli, che lo seguivano si avvicinarono per notare il luogo, ma non poteron poi rinvenirlo.And there came certaine withal, that folowed, to marke the place for themselues: and they could not finde it.Et accesserunt quidam simul, qui sequebantur, ut notarent sibi locum: et non potuerunt invenire. 7And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy.E quando Geremia seppe tal cosa gli sgridò, e disse: Il luogo sarà ignoto, fino a tanto che Dio riunisca tutto il popolo, e faccia misericordia.And as Ieremie vnderstood it, blaming them he sayd: that the place shal be vnknowne, til God gather together the congregation of the people, and become propicious:Ut autem cognovit Jeremias, culpans illos dixit: Quod ignotus erit locus donec congreget Deus congregationem populi, et propitius fiat: 8And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.E allora il Signore manifesterà tali cose, e apparirà la Maestà del Signore, e verrà la nuvola, quale fa veduta da Mosè, e quale apparve allorché Salomone domandò che il tempio fosse consagrato al grande Iddio.and then our Lord wil shew these thinges, and the maiestie of our Lord shal appeare, & there shal be a cloude as it was also mad•manifest to Moyses, and as when Salomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God, he did manifest these thinges.et tunc Dominus ostendet hæc, et apparebit majestas Domini, et nubes erit, sicut et Moysi manifestabatur, et sicut cum Salomon petiit ut locus sanctificaretur magno Deo, manifestabat hæc.

9For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.Perocché egli fece grandiosa mostra di sua sapienza, e come sapiente offerse il sagrifizio della dedicazione, e santificazione del tempio.For he handled wisedom magnifically: as hauing wisedome, did he offer the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the consummation of the temple.Magnifice etenim sapientiam habens, obtulit sacrificium dedicationis et consummationis templi. 10And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.Come Mosè fece orazione al Signore, e scese fuoco dal cielo, e consumò l'olocausto; così ancor Salomone fece orazione, e scese fuoco dal cielo, e consumò l'olocausto.As Moyses also prayed to our Lord, and as Salomon prayed, and fire came downe from heauen, and consumed the holocaust.Sicut et Moyses orabat ad Dominum, et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum, sic et Salomon oravit, et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum. 11And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.E Mosè disse: Non è stato mangiato quello, che fu offerto per lo peccato, ma è stato consunto dal fuoco.And Moyses sayd: Because that which was for sinne, was not eaten, it was consumed.Et dixit Moyses: Eo quod non sit comestum quod erat pro peccato, consumptum est. 12So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days.Salomone parimente celebrò per otto giorni la dedicazione.In like maner Salomon also eight dayes celebrated the dedication.Similiter et Salomon octo diebus celebravit dedicationem. 13And these same things were set down in the memoirs, and commentaries of Nehemias: and how he made a library, and gathered together out of the countries, the books both of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings, and concerning the holy gifts.E queste stesse cose erano registrate negli scritti, e ne' commentarj di Nehemia, dove dicesi come egli formò la biblioteca, e radunò da tutte parti i libri e de' profeti, e di David, e le lettere dei re, e dei loro doni.And these self same thinges were put in the descriptions, and commentaries of Nehemias: and after what sort he making a librarie gathered together bookes of the prophetes, and of Dauid, and the epistles of the kinges; and concerning the donaries.Inferebantur autem in descriptionibus et commentariis Nehemiæ hæc eadem: et ut construens bibliothecam congregavit de regionibus libros et prophetarum et David, et epistolas regum, et de donariis.

14And in like manner Judas also gathered together all such things as were lost by the war we had, and they are in our possession.Similmente anche Giuda rimesse insieme tutto quello, che si era smarrito nel tempo della guerra, che sostenemmo, e tutto questo si trova presso di noi.And in like maner Iudas also such thinges as were fallen away by the warre that happened to vs, gathered them al together, and they are with vs.Similiter autem et Judas ea quæ deciderant per bellum quod nobis acciderat, congregavit omnia, et sunt apud nos. 15Wherefore, if you want these things, send some that may fetch them to you.Se voi pertanto desiderate queste cose, mandate persone, che a voi le portino.If therfore you desire these thinges, send some that may fetch them vnto you.Si ergo desideratis hæc, mittite qui perferant vobis. 16As we are then about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you: and you shall do well, if you keep the same days.Essendo adunque noi per celebrare la festa della purificazione, ve ne abbiam dato avviso, e voi ben farete, se fa rete festa per que' giorni.We therfore meaning to kepe the purification haue written vnto you: You shal doe wel then, if you kepe these dayes.Acturi itaque purificationem scripsimus vobis: bene ergo facietis, si egeritis hos dies. 17And we hope that God, who hath delivered his people, and hath rendered to all the inheritance, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary,E Dio, il quale ha liberato il suo popolo, e ha renduto a tutti la loro eredità, e il regno, e il sacerdozio, e il luogo santo,And God that hath deliuered his people, and rendered the inheritance to al, the kingdom, and the priesthoode, and the sanctification,Deus autem, qui liberavit populum suum, et reddidit hæreditatem omnibus, et regnum, et sacerdotium, et sanctificationem, 18As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and will gather us together from every land under heaven into the holy place.Conforme avea promesso nella legge, abbiamo speranza, che ben presto farà a noi misericordia, e ci riunirà da quanti luoghi sono sotto del cielo, nel luogo santo.as he promised in the law, we hope that he wil quickly haue mercie vpon vs, and wil gather vs together from vnder heauen into the holie place.sicut promisit in lege, speramus quod cito nostri miserebitur, et congregavit de sub cælo in locum sanctum. 19For he hath delivered us out of great perils, and hath cleansed the place.Perocché da grandi pericolo egli ci ha liberati, ed ha purificato il luogo santo.For he hath deliuered vs out of great perils, and hath purged the place.Eripuit enim nos de magnis periculis, et locum purgavit.

20Now as concerning Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar:Quello poi che riguarda Giuda Maccabeo, e i suoi fratelli, e la purificazione del gran tempio, e la dedicazione dell'altare,Concerning Iudas Machabeus, and his brethren, and of the purification of the great temple, and of the dedication of the altar,De Juda vero Machabæo, et fratribus ejus, et de templi magni purificatione, et de aræ dedicatione, 21As also the wars against Antiochus, the Illustrious, and his son, Eupator:E le guerre avvenute sotto Antioco l'illustre, e sotto il suo figliuolo Eupatore,Yea and of the battels that perteyne to Antiochus the Noble, and his sonne Eupator:sed et de præliis quæ pertinent ad Antiochum Nobilem et filium ejus Eupatorem, 22And the manifestations that came from heaven to them, that behaved themselves manfully on the behalf of the Jews, so that, being but a few they made themselves masters of the whole country, and put to flight the barbarous multitude:E i segni veduti in cielo favorevoli a quelli, che valorosamente combatterono per la nazione Giudea, talmente che essendo in piccol numero liberarono il paese, e posero in rotta la moltitudine de' barbari,and of the apparitions, that were made from heauen to them, that did manfully for the Iewes, so that being few they reuenged the whole countrie, and put to flight the barbarous multitude:et de illuminationibus quæ de cælo factæ sunt ad eos qui pro Judæis fortiter fecerunt, ita ut universam regionem, cum pauci essent, vindicarent, et barbaram multitudinem fugarent, 23And recovered again the most renowned temple in all the world, and delivered the city, and restored the laws that were abolished, the Lord with all clemency shewing mercy to them.E ricuperarono il tempio più celebre, che sia al mondo, e la città messero in libertà, e alle leggi abolite rendettero l'osservanza, rendutosi propizio ad essi il Signore, che tutto rimesse in calma,and repayred the most famous temple in al the world, and deliuered the citie, and the lawes that were abolished, were restored, our Lord with al clemencie being made propicious vnto them.et famosissimum in toto orbe templum recuperarent, et civitatem liberarent, et leges quæ abolitæ erant, restituerentur, Domino cum omni tranquillitate propitio facto illis. 24And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason, of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book.Queste cose comprese in cinque libri da Giasone di Cirene, abbiam noi tentato di restringere in un solo volume.Also the thinges which by Iason the Cyrenean, are comprised in fiue bookes we haue attempted to abridge in one volume.Itemque ab Jasone Cyrenæo quinque libris comprehensa tentavimus nos uno volumine breviare.

25For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter,Perocché considerando noi la moltitudine de' libri, e la difficoltà, che nasce dalla moltiplicità delle cose per quelli, che bramano di internarsi nei racconti istorici,For considering the multitude of bookes, and the difficultie to them, that wil attempt the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of matters:Considerantes enim multitudinem librorum, et difficultatem volentibus aggredi narrationes historiarum propter multitudinem rerum, 26We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit.Abbiam proccurato, che quelli, che amano di leggere abbiano onde con tentar l'animo loro; gli studiosi poi possano più facilmente imprimer le cose nella memoria, e tutti i lettori se ricevano utilità.we haue bene careful for them that are willing to reade, that there might be delectation of the minde: and for the studious, that they may more easily comitte it to memorie: and that profite might ensewe to al that read it.curavimus volentibus quidem legere, ut esset animi oblectatio: studiosis vero, ut facilius possint memoriæ commendare: omnibus autem legentibus utilitas conferatur. 27And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task; yea, rather a business full of watching and sweat.Ma quanto a noi, intraprendendo di formare un tal compendio, non leggera fatica abbiamo assunta, ma anzi un lavoro, che molta preparazione richiede, e sudore.And to our owne selues in deede, which haue taken vpon vs this worke to make an abridgement, we haue taken in hand no easie labour, yea rather a busines ful of watching and swette.Et nobis quidem ipsis, qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus, non facilem laborem, immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudoris assumpsimus. 28But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour.Ma imitando coloro, che preparano un convito, e cercano di incontrare il gusto altrui per ingrazianirsi con molti, di buon animo prendiamo questa fatica.As they that prepare a feast, and seeke to condescend to other mens wil: for manie mens sakes we doe willingly susteyne the labour.Sicut hi qui præparant convivium, et quærunt aliorum voluntati parere propter multorum gratiam, libenter laborem sustinemus.

29Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief.La verità di ciascuna cosa noi la rimettiamo agli autori; ma noi del dato disegno formeremo l'abbozzo.The veritie certes concerning euery particular leauing to the auctors, and our selues according to the forme that is geuen, studying to be briefe.Veritatem quidem de singulis auctoribus concedentes, ipsi autem secundum datam formam brevitati studentes. 30For as the master builder of a new house must have care of the whole building: but he that taketh care to paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning of it: so must it be judged of us.Imperocché siccome all'architetto, che fa una nuova casa, si appartiene l'aver cura di tutta la fabbrica, quegli poi, che si studia di darne il disegno deve cercare quello, che atto sia a darne l'idea: nella stessa guisa fa d'uopo giudicare di noi.For as the builder of a new house must haue care of the whole building: but he that hath the care to paint, must seeke out the thinges that are apt for garnishing: so must it be esteemed also in vs.Sicut enim novæ domus architecto de universa structura curandum est; ei vero qui pingere curat, quæ apta sunt ad ornatum exquirenda sunt: ita æstimandum est et in nobis. 31For to collect all that is to be known, to put the discourse in order, and curiously to discuss every particular point, is the duty of the author of a history:Imperocché all'autor di una storia si conviene il raccogliere la materia, e ordinare il racconto, e l'internarsi minutamente in tutte le circostanze;For to gather together the vnderstanding, to order the speach, and curiously to discusse euerie particular part, agreeth to the auctor of an historie.Etenim intellectum colligere, et ordinare sermonem, et curiosius partes singulas quasque disquirere, historiæ congruit auctori: 32But to pursue brevity of speech, and to avoid nice declarations of things, is to be granted to him that maketh an abridgment.Ma a chi fa un compendio si dee concedere, ch'egli si attenga alla brevità nel suo dire, e schivi le ampliazioni de' racconti.but to pursew the breuitie of speach, & to auoyde the exact declarations of thinges, is to be granted to him that abridgeth.brevitatem vero dictionis sectari, et executiones rerum vitare, brevianti concedendum est. 33Here then we will begin the narration: let this be enough by way of a preface: for it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.Qui adunque darem principio al racconto, contenti di questo solo esordio; perocché stolta cosa sarebbe il diffondersi avanti all'istoria, e nella storia stessa restringersi.From hence then wil we begine the narration: of the preface let it be sufficient to haue sayd thus much. for it is a foolish thing before the historie to flow ouer, and in the historie to be shorte.Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus: de præfatione tantum dixisse sufficiat. Stultum etenim est ante historiam effluere, in ipsa autem historia succingi.