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1Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power.Allora Giuda ebbe contezza dei Romani, e come essi aveano gran possanza, e si prestavano a tutte quello che era lor domandato, e che con tutti quelli che si erano rivolti verso di loro avean fermato amicizia, e che erano grandemente potenti.AND Iudas heard of the name of the Romanes, that they are mightie of power, and agree vnto al thinges that are requested of them: and whosoeuer haue come vnto them, they haue made amitie with them, and that they are mightie of powre.Et audivit Judas nomen Romanorum, quia sunt potentes viribus, et acquiescunt ad omnia quæ postulantur ab eis, et quicumque accesserunt ad eos, statuerunt cum eis amicitias: et quia sunt potentes viribus. 2And they heard of their battles, and their noble acts which they had done in Galatia, how they had conquered them, and brought them under tribute:E senti parlare delle loro guerre e delle azioni grandi fatte da loro nella Galazia, di cui eransi renduti padroni, e l'avean soggettata al tributo:And they heard of their battels, & goodlie acts, which they did in Galatia, that they ouercame them, and brought them vnder tribute:Et audierunt prælia eorum, et virtutes bonas, quas fecerunt in Galatia, quia obtinuerunt eos, et duxerunt sub tributum: 3And how great things they had done in the land of Spain, and that they had brought under their power the mines of silver and of gold that are there, and had gotten possession of all the place by their counsel and patience:E quanto grandi cose aveano operate nella Spagna, e come avean ridotta in lor potere quelle miniere d'argento e di oro, e avean conquistato tutto quel paese col consiglio e colla pazienza.& how great thinges they did in the countrie of Spaine, & that they brought into their powre the metalles of siluer and gold, that are there, and possessed euerie place by their counsel, & patience:et quanta fecerunt in regione Hispaniæ, et quod in potestatem redegerunt metalla argenti et auri, quæ illic sunt, et possederunt omnem locum consilio suo, et patientia: 4And had conquered places that were very far off from them, and kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had overthrown them with great slaughter: and the rest pay them tribute every year.E aveano soggiogati dei paesi grandemente rimoti, e sconfitti de're, che si erano mossi contro di loro dagli ultimi confini del mondo, e gli aveano totalmente abbattuti: e che tutti gli altri pagavan ad essi tributo ogni anno:and destroyed the places that were very far of from them, & the kings that came vpon them from the ends of the earth, and stroke them with a greate plague: and the rest geue them tribute euerie yeare.locaque quæ longe erant valde ab eis, et reges, qui supervenerant eis ab extremis terræ, contriverunt, et percusserunt eos plaga magna: ceteri autem dant eis tributum omnibus annis.

5And that they had defeated in battle Philip and Perses the king of the Ceteans, and the rest that had borne arms against them, and had conquered them:E che avean vinto in battaglia e soggiogato Filippo e Perseo re de' Cethei, e gli altri che avean prese l'armi contro di loro:And Philip and Perses the king of the Ceteans, and the rest that had borne weapon against them, they discomfited in battel, and ouercame them:Et Philippum et Persen Ceteorum regem, et ceteros qui adversum eos arma tulerant, contriverunt in bello, et obtinuerunt eos: 6And how Antiochus, the great king of Asia, who went to fight against them, having a hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was routed by them.E che Antioco il grande re di Asia, il quale era venuto a battaglia con essi, avendo cento venti elefanti e cavalleria e cocchi con un grandissimo esercito, era stato sconfitto da loro:and that Antiochus the great king of Asia, who made battel against them, hauing an hundred and twentie elephants, & horsemen, & chariottes an armie exceding great was discomfited by them:et Antiochum magnum regem Asiæ, qui eis pugnam intulerat habens centum viginti elephantos, et equitatum, et currus, et exercitum magnum valde, contritum ab eis: 7And how they took him alive, and appointed to him, that both he and they that should reign after him, should pay a great tribute, and that he should give hostages, and that which was agreed upon,E come lo ebber vivo in loro potere, e gli ordinarono, che dovesse pagare egli, e i suoi successori nel regno un forte tributo, e desse ostaggi secondo il convenuto.& that they tooke him aliue, and appointed him, that himself and they that should reigne after him, should geue a great tribute, and he should geue hostages, and the thing appointed him.et quia ceperunt eum vivum, et statuerunt ei ut daret ipse, et qui regnarent post ipsum, tributum magnum, et daret obsides, et constitutum, 8And the country of the Indians, and of the Medes, and of the Lydians, some of their best provinces: and those which they had taken from them, they gave to king Eumenes.E il paese degl'Indiani e i Medi e i Lidi, ottime provincie, le quali conquistate da essi le donarono al re Eumene:and the region of the Indes, & the Medes, & the Bydiains of their best countries: and the same being taken of them, they gaue to Eumenes the king.et regionem Indorum, et Medos, et Lydos, de optimis regionibus eorum: et acceptas eas ab eis, dederunt Eumeni regi,

9And that they who were in Greece, had a mind to go and to destroy them: and they had knowledge thereof,E come quelli, della Grecia fecer disegno di andare ad abbatterli, ed eglino lo seppero,And that they which were in Hellada, would haue gone to dispatch them: and the word was knowen to them,et quia qui erant apud Helladam, voluerunt ire, et tollere eos: et innotuit sermo his, 10And they sent a general against them, and fought with them, and many of them were slain, and they carried away their wives, and their children captives, and spoiled them, and took possession of their land, and threw down their walls, and brought them to be their servants unto this day.E mandarono contro di essi un condottiere, e venner con essi alle mani, e ne fecero strage, e si menarono in schiavitù le loro mogli e i figliuoli, e diedero il sacco al loro paese, e conquistare le loro terre, e gettaron per terra le loro mura, e li ridussero in servitù, come sono anche in oggi.and they sent vnto them one captayne, and they sought against them, & manie of them were slaine, and they led away their wiues captiue, and their children, and spoiled them, and possessed their land, and destroyed their walles, and brought them into bondage euen vntil this day:et miserunt ad eos ducem unum, et pugnaverunt contra illos, et ceciderunt ex eis multi, et captivas duxerunt uxores eorum et filios, et diripuerunt eos, et terram eorum possederunt, et destruxerunt muros eorum, et in servitutem illos redegerunt usque in hunc diem: 11And the other kingdoms, and islands, that at any time had resisted them, they had destroyed and brought under their power.E come desolarono, e ridussero in lor potere gli altri regni e le isole, le quali una volta avean prese le armi contro di loro.and the residue of kingdoms, and iles that some time had resisted them, they spoyled, and brought vnder their powre.et residua regna, et insulas, quæ aliquando restiterant illis, exterminaverunt, et in potestatem redegerunt. 12But with their friends, and such as relied upon them, they kept amity, and had conquered kingdoms that were near, and that were far off: for all that heard their name, were afraid of them.Ma col loro amici e con quelli che si fidavan di loro, mantenevan l'amicizia, e che si eran fatti padroni de' regni vicini e dei lontani, perché erano tumuli da tutti quelli, tra i quali giungeva la fama di essi:But with their freinds, and those that rested in them, they kept amitie, and obteyned the kingdoms, that were next, and that were far of: that whosoeuer heard their name, feared them.Cum amicis autem suis, et qui in ipsis requiem habebant, conservaverunt amicitiam, et obtinuerunt regna, quæ erant proxima, et quæ erant longe: quia quicumque audiebant nomen eorum, timebant eos:

13That whom they had a mind to help to a kingdom, those reigned: and whom they would, they deposed from the kingdom: and they were greatly exalted.E che regnavano quelli, a quali volevan dare aiuto per giungere al regno; e scacciavan dal trono quei, che volevano; e che si eran sommamente ingranditi.But such as they would helpe to reigne, those reigned: and whom they would, they deposed from the kingdom: and they were exalted excedingly.quibus vero vellent auxilio esse ut regnarent, regnabant: quos autem vellent, regno deturbabant: et exaltati sunt valde. 14And none of all these wore a crown, or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby.E che con tutto questo nissuno portava il Diadema, né veste di porpora per grandeggiare.And in al these none bare a crowne, nor was clothed with purple, to be magnified therin.Et in omnibus istis nemo portabat diadema, nec induebatur purpura, ut magnificaretur in ea. 15And that they had made themselves a senate house, and consulted daily three hundred and twenty men, that sat in council always for the people, that they might do the things that were right:E aveano formato un Senato, e ogni giorno consultavano trecento venti persone, le quali ponderavano gli affari del popolo per far fare quello che era conveniente.And that they made them selues a court, and consulted dayly three hundred and twentie, that sate in counsel alwayes for the multitude, that they might doe the thinges that were conuenient:Et quia curiam fecerunt sibi, et quotidie consulebant trecentos viginti consilium agentes semper de multitudine, ut quæ digna sunt, gerant: 16And that they committed their government to one man every year, to rule over all their country, and they all obey one, and there is no envy nor jealousy amongst them.E ogni anno conferiscono la loro magistratura ad un uomo, affinchè governi lo stato loro, e tutti obbediscano a un solo, e non v'è invidia, ne gelosia tra loro.and they committe their gouerment to one man euerie yeare to rule ouer al their land, & al they obey one, & there is no enuie, nor emulation amongst them.et committunt uni homini magistratum suum per singulos annos dominari universæ terræ suæ, et omnes obediunt uni, et non est invidia, neque zelus inter eos. 17So Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob, and Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of amity and confederacy with them:E Giuda elesse Eupolemo figliuolo di Giovanni, figliuolo di Giacobbe, e Giasone figliuolo di Eleazaro, e mandogli a Roma per fare amicizia, e confederazione con essi:And Iudas chose Eupolemus the sonne of Iohn, the sonne of Iacob, and Iason the sonne of Eleazar, & he sent them to Rome to make amitie and societie with them:Et elegit Judas Eupolemum filium Joannis filii Jacob, et Jasonem filium Eleazari, et misit eos Romam constituere cum illis amicitiam et societatem:

18And that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians, for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude.Affinché eglino li liberassero dal giogo dei Greci, perocchè vedevano come questi riducevano in schiavitù il regna d'Israele.and that they should take from them the yoke of the Greeks, because they saw that they pressed the kingdom of Israel vnto bondage.et ut auferrent ab eis jugum Græcorum, quia viderunt quod in servitutem premerent regnum Israël. 19And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said:E quelli fecero il viaggio di Roma, che era assai lungo, ed entrarono nella curia, e dissero:And they went to Rome, a way exceding great, and they entered into the court, and sayd:Et abierunt Romam viam multam valde, et introierunt curiam, et dixerunt: 20Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with you, and that we may be registered your confederates and friends.Giuda Maccabeo e i suoi fratelli e il popolo Giudeo ci han mandati a voi a stabilire con voi confederazione e pace, e perché ci scriviate tra i confederati e amici vostri.Iudas Machabeus, and his bretheren, and the people of the Iewes haue sent vs vnto you to make societie and peace with you, and to write vs your felowes and freindes.Judas Machabæus, et fratres ejus, et populus Judæorum, miserunt nos ad vos statuere vobiscum societatem et pacem, et conscribere nos socios et amicos vestros. 21And the proposal was pleasing in their sight.E quelli gradirono la proposizione.And the word was liked in their sight.Et placuit sermo in conspectu eorum. 22And this is the copy of the writing that they wrote back again, graven in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with them there for a memorial of the peace, and alliance.Ed ecco il rescritto, che fu inciso in tavole di bronzo, e mandato a Gerusalemme, affinché ivi fosse pe' Giudei monumento di questa pace e confederazione.And this is the rescript, that they wrote againe in tables of brasse, and sent into Ierusalem, that it might be with them there a memorial of peace, & societie.Et hoc rescriptum est quod rescripserunt in tabulis æreis, et miserunt in Jerusalem, ut esset apud eos ibi memoriale pacis et societatis: 23GOOD SUCCESS BE TO THE ROMANS, and to the people of the Jews by sea, and by land, for ever: and far be the sword and enemy from them.Felicità ai Romani e alla nazione dei Giudei nel mare e sulla terra in eterno, e sia lungi da essi la spada e l'inimico.BE IT WEL TO THE ROMANES, and to the nation of the Iewes by sea, & by land for euer: and sword and enemie be far from them.Bene sit Romanis, et genti Judæorum, in mari et in terra in æternum: gladiusque et hostis procul sit ab eis.

24But if there come first any war upon the Romans, or any of their confederates, in all their dominions:Che se i Romani, o alcuno de' loro confederati in tutto il loro dominio, si troveranno i primi in guerra,But and if warre be toward the Romanes first, or al their felowes in al their dominion:Quod si institerit bellum Romanis prius, aut omnibus sociis eorum in omni dominatione eorum, 25The nation of the Jews shall help them according as the time shall direct, with all their heart:La nazione de' Giudei darà loro con pienezza di cuore soccorso, secondo che il tempo permetterà.the nation of the Iewes shal geue ayde, according as the time shal appoint, with ful hart:auxilium feret gens Judæorum, prout tempus dictaverit, corde pleno: 26Neither shall they give them, whilst they are fighting, or furnish them with wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall obey their orders, without taking any thing of them.E ai combattenti non daranno, e non somministreranno i Romani nè armi, ne danaro, ne navi, che così è parato ai Romani; e quegli obbediranno loro senza riceverne soldo.and to them fighting, they shal not geue nor allow wheate, armour, money, shippes, as it hath pleased the Romanes: and they shal keepe their charge, taking nothing of them.et præliantibus non dabunt, neque subministrabunt triticum, arma, pecuniam, naves, sicut placuit Romanis: et custodient mandata eorum, nihil ab eis accipientes. 27In like manner also if war shall come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall permit them:Parimente ancora se prima avverrà, che la nazione de' Giudei sia in guerra, i Romani la soccorreranno di buon cuore, secondo che il tempo ad essi il permetterà.In like maner also and if warre shal happen first to the nation of the Iewes, the Romanes shal helpe with al their hart, according as the time shal permitte them:Similiter autem et si genti Judæorum prius acciderit bellum, adjuvabunt Romani ex animo, prout eis tempus permiserit: 28And there shall not be given to them that come to their aid, either wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall observe their orders without deceit.E agli aiuti non daranno i Giudei grano, armi, denaro, navi, che così è paruto ai Romani; e quegli obbediranno ad essi senza frode:and to them helping shal not be geuen wheate, armour, money, shippes, as it hath pleased the Romanes: and they shal keepe their charge without guile.et adjuvantibus non dabitur triticum, arma, pecunia, naves, sicut placuit Romanis: et custodient mandata eorum absque dolo:

29According to these articles did the Romans covenant with the people of the Jews.Questa è la convenzione de' Romani coi Giudei.According to these wordes did the Romanes agree to the people of the Iewes.secundum hæc verba constituerunt Romani populo Judæorum. 30And, if after this, one party or the other shall have a mind to add to these articles, or take away any thing, they may do it at their pleasure: and whatsoever they shall add, or take away, shall be ratified.Che se in appresso o questi, o quelli brameranno o di aggiungere, o di levarne qualche cosa, lo faran di consenso scambievole, e sarà rato quello che aggiungeranno, o leveranno.And if after these wordes these or they wil adde to these, or take away any thing, they shal doe it at their pleasure: and whatsoeuer they shal adde, or take away, shal be ratified.Quod si post hæc verba hi aut illi addere aut demere ad hæc aliquid voluerint, facient ex proposito suo: et quæcumque addiderint, vel dempserint, rata erunt. 31Moreover, concerning the evils that Demetrius, the king, hath done against them, we have written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and allies, the Jews?Oltre a ciò riguardo alle ingiurie fatte ad essi dal re Demetrio, gli abbiamo scritto in questi termini: Per qual motivo hai renduto più grave il tuo giogo ai Giudei amici e confederali nostri?Yea and concerning the euils, that Demetrius the king hath done against them, we haue writen to him, saying: Why hast thou aggrauated thy yoke vpon our freinds, and felowes the Iewes?Sed et de malis, quæ Demetrius rex fecit in eos, scripsimus ei, dicentes: Quare gravasti jugum tuum super amicos nostros, et socios Judæos ? 32If, therefore, they come again to us complaining of thee, we will do them justice, and will make war against thee by sea and land.Se adunque eglino ricorreran di bel nuovo a noi, farem loro giustizia, e ti farem guerra per mare e per terra.If therfore they come againe vnto vs against thee, we wil doe iudgement for them, and wil fight with thee by sea and land.si ergo iterum adierint nos, adversum te faciemus illis judicium, et pugnabimus tecum mari terraque.