12 — 2 Maccabei

1When these covenants were made, Lysias went to the king, and the Jews gave themselves to husbandry.Dopo pattuite quelle cose Lisia: se ne tornò a trovare il re; e i Giudei si diedero a coltivare le loro terre.THESE couenants being made, Lysias went foreward to the king, and the Iewes gaue themselues to husbandrie.His factis pactionibus, Lysias pergebat ad regem, Judæi autem agriculturæ operam dabant. 2But they that were behind, namely, Timotheus, and Apollonius, the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor, the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to live in peace, and to be quiet.Ma quelli che eran rimasi nel paese, Timoteo, e Apollonio figliuolo di Genneo, e anche Girolamo, e Demofonte, e oltre a questi Nicanore governatore di Cipro non li lasciavano ben avere, nè viver tranquilli.But they that stayed there, Timothie & Appollonius the sonne of Gennaius, & also Ierom, & Demophon, besides these also Nicanor the gouerner of Cyprus, did not suffer them to liue in rest and quietnes.Sed hi qui resederant, Timotheus, et Apollonius Gennæi filius, sed et Hieronymus, et Demophon super hos, et Nicanor Cypriarches, non sinebant eos in silentio agere et quiete. 3The men of Joppe also were guilty of this kind of wickedness: they desired the Jews, who dwelt among them, to go with their wives and children into the boats, which they had prepared, as though they had no enmity to them.Quelli poi di Joppe giunsero a commettere questa barbarie: invitarono i Giudei abitanti in quella città ad entrare nelle barche da lor preparate, non essendovi tra gli uni, e gli altri nissuna nimicizia.And the Ioppites committed a certaine flagicious fact, which was this: They desired the Iewes with whom they dwelt, to goe into the botes, which they had prepared, with their wiues & children, as though no secret emnities were between them.Joppitæ vero tale quoddam flagitium perpetrarunt: rogaverunt Judæos cum quibus habitabant, ascendere scaphas quas paraverant, cum uxoribus et filiis, quasi nullis inimicitiis inter eos subjacentibus. 4Which when they had consented to, according to the common decree of the city, suspecting nothing, because of the peace: when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them.E questi avendo a ciò condiscesa senza sospetto alcuno di male per ragion della pace, e della pubblica convenzione fatta colla città, allorché si trovarono in alto mare furono annegati non meno di dugento.Therefore according to the common decree of the citie, & they agreeing therto, & because of the peace suspecting nothing: when they were gone forward, into the depth, they drowned no lesse then two hundred.Secundum commune itaque decretum civitatis, et ipsis acquiescentibus, pacisque causa nihil suspectum habentibus: cum in altum processissent, submerserunt non minus ducentos.

5But as soon as Judas heard of this cruelty done to his countrymen, he commanded the men that were with him: and after having called upon God, the just judge,La qual crudeltà esercitata contro quei suoi nazionali appena giunse a notizia di Giuda, mise in ordine la sua gente, e invocato Dio giusto giudice,Which crueltie Iudas as he vnderstood to be done vpon the men of his nation, commanded the men that were with him: and inuocating God the iust iudge,Quam crudelitatem Judas in suæ gentis homines factam ut cognovit, præcepit viris qui erant cum ipso: et invocato justo judice Deo, 6He came against those murderers of his brethren, and set the haven on fire in the night, burnt the boats, and slew with the sword them that escaped from the fire.Andò a punire gli uccisori de' fratelli, e di notte tempo mise a fuoco, e fiamma il porto, e abbrugiò le barche, e trucidò quelli, che erano scampati dal fuoco.he came against the murderers of his brethren, & the hauen he set on fire in the night, the botes he burnt, & them that were fled from the fire, he flew with the sword.venit adversus interfectores fratrum, et portum quidem noctu succendit, scaphas exussit, eos autem qui ab igne refugerant, gladio peremit. 7And when he had done these things in this manner, he departed as if he would return again, and root out all the Joppites.E fatto questo parti per poi ritornarvi, e sterminare tutti i cittadini di Joppe.And when he had thus done these thinges, he departed as to returne againe, and to roote out al the Ioppites.Et cum hæc ita egisset, discessit quasi iterum reversurus, et universos Joppitas eradicaturus. 8But when he understood that the men of Jamnia also designed to do in like manner to the Jews that dwelt among them,Ma avendo saputo, che anche quelli di Jamnia meditavano di trattare in simil guisa i Giudei che abitavano tra di loro,But when he vnderstood that they also, which were at Iamnia, would doe in like maner to the Iewes dwelling with them,Sed cum cognovisset et eos qui erant Jamniæ, velle pari modo facere habitantibus secum Judæis, 9He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set the haven on fire, with the ships, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem, two hundred and forty furlongs off.Sopraggiunse anche a Jamnia di notte tempo, e diede fuoco al porto, e alle navi, onde il chiaror delle fiamme si vedeva a Gerusalemme in distanza di dugento quaranta stadj.he came vpon the Iamnites also by night, and set the hauen on fyre with the shippes, so that the light of the fire appeared at Ierusalem two hundred fourtie furlongs of.Jamnitis quoque nocte supervenit, et portum cum navibus succendit: ita ut lumen ignis appareret Jerosolymis a stadiis ducentis quadraginta.

10And when they were now gone from thence nine furlongs, and were marching towards Timotheus, five thousand footmen, and five hundred horsemen of the Arabians, set upon them.E partito che fu di là, e avendo camminato dieci stadj, e avanzandosi contro Timoteo, fu egli assalito dagli Arabi in numero di cinque mila fanti, e di cinque cento cavalli.When they were now departed thence nine furlongs, and made their iourney towards Timothee, the Arabians fiue thousand men, and fiue hundred horsemen ioyned battel with them.Inde cum jam abiissent novem stadiis, et iter facerent ad Timotheum, commiserunt cum eo Arabes quinque millia viri, et equites quingenti. 11And after a hard fight, in which, by the help of God, they got the victory, the rest of the Arabians being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising to give him pastures, and to assist him in other things.E dopo un aspro combattimento, il quale coll'aiuto di Dio ebbe felice esito per lui, quelli che restavano dell'esercito vinto degli Arabi, chieser la pace a Giuda, promettendo di cedergli dei pascoli, e di giovargli in ogni altra cosa.And when there was a mightie battel, and by the helpe of God it had succeded prosperously, the rest of the Arabians that were ouercome, besought Iudas that the right hand might be geuen them, promising that they would geue pastures, and profite them, in other thinges.Cumque pugna valida fieret, et auxilio Dei prospere cessisset, residui Arabes victi petebant a Juda dextram sibi dari, promittentes se pascua daturos, et in ceteris profuturos. 12And Judas thinking that they might be profitable indeed in many things, promised them peace, and after having joined hands, they departed to their tents.E Giuda credendo che veramente poteano essergli utili in molte cose, promise la pace; e fatto l'accordo se n'andaron quegli alle loro tende.And Iudas thinking in very deede that they might be profitable in manie thinges, promised peace, and right handes being taken, they departed to their tabernacles.Judas autem arbitratus vere in multis eos utiles, promsit pacem: dextrisque acceptis, discessere ad tabernacula sua. 13He also laid siege to a certain strong city, encompassed with bridges and walls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the name of which is Casphin.Indi egli diede l'assalto ad una città forte, chiusa intorno di ponti, e di mura, abitata da una turba di varie nazioni, la quale chiamavasi Casphin.And he set also vpon a certaine citie strong with bridges, and enuironed with walles, which was inhabited with multitudes of heathen of al sortes, the name wherof is Caspin.Aggressus est autem et civitatem quamdam firmam pontibus murisque circumseptam, quæ a turbis habitabatur gentium promiscuarum: cui nomen Casphin.

14But they that were within it, trusting in the strength of the walls, and the provision of victuals, behaved in a more negligent manner, and provoked Judas with railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken.Ma quelli di dentro affidati sulla saldezza della mura, e avendo provvisione di viveri, non se ne mettevano in pena, e provocavano Giuda colle villanie, e colle bestemmie, e con parole da non ridirsi.But they that were within, trusting in the firmenes of the walles, & the prouision of victuals, dealt the more stackly, with reuiling wordes prouoking Iudas, and blaspheming, and speaking such thinges as is not lawful to speake.Hi vero qui intus erant, confidentes in stabilitate murorum et apparatu alimoniarum, remissius agebant, maledictis lacessentes Judam et blasphemantes, ac loquentes quæ fas non est. 15But Machabeus calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of war threw down the walls of Jericho, in the time of Josue, fiercely assaulted the walls.Ma Maccabeo, invocato il gran Re dell'Universo, il quale senza arieti, né macchine atterrò Gerico a tempo di Giosuè, sali furiosamente sopra le mura:But Machabeus inuocating the great prince of the world, who without rammes and engines in Iesus time threwe downe Ierico, fiercely assaulted the walles.Machabæus autem, invocato magno mundi Principe, qui sine arietibus et machinis temporibus Jesu præcipitavit Jericho, irruit ferociter muris: 16And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining, of two furlongs broad, seemed to run with the blood of the slain.E presa per divino volere la città, vi fece immensa strage, talmente che il lago adiacente largo due stadj appariva tinto del sangue degli uccisi.And the citie being taken by the wil of our Lord he made innumerable slaughters, so that the poole adioyning of two furlongs in bredth, semed to runne died with bloud.et capta civitate per Domini voluntatem, innumerabiles cædes fecit, ita ut adjacens stagnum stadiorum duorum latitudinis sanguine interfectorum fluere videretur. 17From thence they departed seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa, to the Jews that are called Tubianites.E partiti di là dopo un viaggio di settecento cinquanta stadj giunsero a Characa presso que' Giudei, che sono detti Tubianei:From thence they departed seuen hundred fiftie furlongs, and they came to Characa to those Iewes, that are called Tubianeians:Inde discesserunt stadia septingenta quinquaginta, et venerunt in Characa ad eos, qui dicuntur Tubianæi, Judæos:

18But as for Timotheus, they found him not in those places, for before he had dispatched any thing he went back, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold:Ma non trovaron ivi Timoteo, il quale senza aver fatto nulla tornò indietro, lasciando in un dato luogo una guarnigione assai forte.and in those places they tooke not Timothee, and nothing being done he went backe, hauing left in a certaine place a very strong garrison.et Timotheum quidem in illis locis non comprehenderunt, nulloque negotio perfecto regressus est, relicto in quodam loco firmissimo præsidio. 19But Dositheus, and Sosipater, who were captains with Machabeus, slew them that were left by Timotheus in the hold, to the number of ten thousand men.E Dositeo, e Sosipatro, che erano capitani de' soldati insieme con Maccabeo, uccisero dieci mila uomini lasciati da Timoteo in quella fortezza.But Dositheus, and Sosipater, who were captayns with Machabeus, slewe them that were left of Timothee in the hold, ten thousand men.Dositheus autem et Sosipater, qui erant duces cum Machabæo, peremerunt a Timotheo relictos in præsidio, decem millia viros. 20And Machabeus having set in order about him six thousand men, and divided them by bands, went forth against Timotheus, who had with him a hundred and twenty thousand footmen, and two thousand five hundred horsemen.E Maccabeo riuniti seco sei mila uomini, e divisigli in coorti si avanzò contro Timoteo, che avea seco cento venti mila fanti, e due mila cinque cento cavalli.And Machabeus ordayning about him six thousand, and placing them by bandes, went forth against Timothee, who had with him an hundred twenty thousand footemen, & of horsemen two thousand fiue hundred.At Machabæus, ordinatis circum se sex millibus, et constitutis per cohortes, adversus Timotheum processit, habentem secum centum viginti millia peditum, equitumque duo millia quingentos. 21Now when Timotheus had knowledge of the coming of Judas, he sent the women and children, and the other baggage, before him into a fortress, called Carnion: for it was impregnable, and hard to come at, by reason of the straitness of the places.Ma Timoteo avendo saputo l'arrivo di Giuda, mandò innanzi le donne, e i ragazzi, e tutto il bagaglio in una fortezza chiamata Charnion; perocché questa era inespugnabile, e di difficile accesso a causa delle strettezze dei luoghi.And the coming of Iudas being knowen, Timothee sent the wemen and children, and the other baggage before into the fortresse, that is called Catnion: for it was inuincible, and hard to come by, by reason of the straites of the places.Cognito autem Judæ adventu, Timotheus præmisit mulieres et filios, et reliquum apparatum, in præsidium quod Carnion dicitur: erat enim inexpugnabile, et accessu difficile propter locorum angustias.

22But when the first band of Judas came in sight, the enemies were struck with fear, by the presence of God, who seeth all things, and they were put to flight one from another, so that they were often thrown down by their own companions, and wounded with the strokes of their own swords.Ma all'apparire della prima coorte di Giuda la paura entrò addosso a' nemici a causa della presenza di Dio, che vede il tutto, e furono messi in fuga gli uni dagli altri, talmente che il maggior danno lo ricevevan dalla loro gente, e restavan feriti dalle spade de' suoi.And when the first band of Iudas had appeared, seare was stroken into the enemies, by the presence of God, who seeth al thinges, and they were put to flight one of an other, so that they were rather ouerthrowen of their owne companie, and were weakened with the strokes of their owne swordes.Cumque cohors Judæ prima apparuisset, timor hostibus incussus est ex præsentia Dei, qui universa conspicit: et in fugam versi sunt alius ab alio, ita ut magis a suis dejicerentur, et gladiorum suorum ictibus debilitarentur. 23But Judas was vehemently earnest in punishing the profane, of whom he slew thirty thousand men.E Giuda vigorosamente gl'inseguiva gastigando que' profani, e ne uccise trenta mila.But Iudas was exceding earnest punishnig the prophane men, and he ouerthrewe of them thirtie thousand men.Judas autem vehementer instabat puniens profanos, et prostravit ex eis triginta millia virorum. 24And Timotheus himself fell into the hands of the band of Dositheus and Sosipater, and with many prayers he besought them to let him go with his life, because he had the parents and brethren of many of the Jews, who, by his death, might happen to be deceived.E lo stesso Timoteo si imbattè nelle schiere guidate da Dositeo, e da Sosipatro, e istantemente si raccomandava che gli salvasser la vita, perocché aveva in suo potere molti o parenti, o fratelli de' Giudei, i quali, morto lui, avverrebbe che resterebbero senza speranza.And Timothee him selfe fel into the handes of Dositheus and Sisipaters partes, and with manie prayers he besought that he might be let go aliue, because he had parents & brethren of manie of the Iewes, whom it might happen by his death to be deceiued.Ipse vero Timotheus incidit in partes Dosithei et Sosipatris: et multis precibus postulabat ut vivus dimitteretur, eo quod multorum ex Judæis parentes haberet ac fratres, quos morte ejus decipi eveniret. 25And when he had given his faith that he would restore them according to the agreement, they let him go without hurt, for the saving of their brethren.E data parola di restituirli seconda la convenzione fatta, fu lasciato andarsene sano, e salvo par salvare i fratelli.And when he had geuen his faith that he would restore them according to the appointmēt they let him goe without harme, for the safetie of their brethren.Et cum fidem dedisset restituturum se eos secundum constitutum, illæsum eum dimiserunt propter fratrum salutem.

26Then Judas went away to Carnion, where he slew five and twenty thousand persons.E Giuda si mosse contro Carnion, e vi uccise venticinque mila uomini.And Iudas came backe from Carnion, hauing slayne twentie fiue thousand.Judas autem egressus est ad Carnion, interfectis viginti quinque millibus. 27And after he had put to flight and destroyed these, he removed his army to Ephron, a strong city, wherein there dwelt a multitude of divers nations: and stout young men standing upon the walls, made a vigorous resistance: and in this place there were many engines of war, and a provision of darts.Dopo la sconfitta, e la strage di quelli andò contro Ephron, città forte abitata da una turba di diverse nazioni, e la gioventù robusta stando a difesa, delle muraglie faceano gran resistenza, e vi erano molte macchine, e gran provvisione di armi.After the flight and slaughter of these, he moued his armie to Ephron a strong citie, wherin a multitude dwelt of diuerse nations: & strong young men standing before the walles resisted manfully, & in this were manie engins, and prouision of dartes.Post horum fugam et necem, movit exercitum ad Ephron civitatem munitam, in qua multitudo diversarum gentium habitabat: et robusti juvenes pro muris consistentes fortiter repugnabant: in hac autem machinæ multæ et telorum erat apparatus. 28But when they had invocated the Almighty, who with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city: and slew five and twenty thousand of them that were within.Ma i Giudei, invocato l'Onnipotente, il quale con sua possanza abbatte le forze de' nemici, espugnarono la città, e stesero al suolo venticinque mila uomini di quelli che v'eran dentro.But when they had inuocated the Almightie, who with his power breaketh the forces of the enemies, they tooke the citie: and of them that were within they ouerthrew twentie fiue thousand.Sed cum Omnipotentem invocassent, qui potestate sua vires hostium confringit, ceperunt civitatem: et ex eis qui intus erant, viginti quinque millia prostraverunt. 29From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem.Indi andarono alla città degli Sciti, distante secento stadj da Gerusalemme.From thence they departed to a citie of the Scythians, which was distant from Ierusalem six hundred furlongs.Inde ad civitatem Scytharum abierunt, quæ ab Jerosolymis sexcentis stadiis aberat. 30But the Jews that were among the Scythopolitans testifying that they were used kindly by them, and that even in the times of their adversity they had treated them with humanity:Ma protestando i Giudei, che dimoravano tra gli Scitopolitani, come essi erano trattati da quelli benignamente, e anche nei tempi della calamità, aveano trovata presso di loro molta umanità,But those Iewes that were with the Scythopolitans testifying that they were vsed curteously of them, euen in the times of miserie that they dealt modestly with them:Contestantibus autem his, qui apud Scythopolitas erant, Judæis, quod benigne ab eis haberentur, etiam temporibus infelicitatis quod modeste secum egerint:

31They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand.I Giudei rendettero grazie a quelli, è gli esortarono a continuare nel loro buon animo verso la loro nazione: e partiron per Gerusalemme, essendo imminente il dì solenne delle settimane.geuing them thankes, and exhorting them also thence forward to be fauourable toward their stock, they came to Ierusalem the solemne day of the weekes approching.gratias agentes eis, et exhortati etiam de cetero erga genus suum benignos esse, venerunt Jerosolymam die solemni septimanarum instante. 32And after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias, the governor of Idumea.E dopo la Pentecoste si mossero contro Gorgia governatore dell'Idumea.And after Pentecost they went against Gorgias the gouernour of Idumea.Et post Pentecosten abierunt contra Gorgiam præpositum Idumææ. 33And he came out with three thousand footmen and four hundred horsemen.E si mossero in viaggio in numero di tre mila fanti, e quattrocento cavalli.And he went forth with footemen three thousand, and horsemen foure hundred.Exivit autem cum peditibus tribus millibus, et equitibus quadringentis. 34And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain.E attaccata la zuffa alcuni pochi Giudei rimasero uccisi.Who buckling together, it chanced few of the Iewes to be slayne.Quibus congressis, contigit paucos ruere Judæorum. 35But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor’s band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa.Ma un certo Dositheo soldato a cavallo di quei di Bacenore, uomo valoroso, avea messe le mani addosso a Gorgia; ma volendo egli prenderlo vivo, un soldato a cavallo, Trace di nazione, andò sopra di lui, e gli tagliò la spalla; e in tal modo Gorgia si fuggì a Maresa.But Dositheus one of the Bacenors an horseman, a valiant man, held Gorgias: and wheras he would haue taken him aliue, a certayne horseman of the Thracians came vpon him, and cut of his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped into Maresa.Dositheus vero quidam de Bacenoris eques, vir fortis, Gorgiam tenebat: et, cum vellet illum capere vivum, eques quidam de Thracibus irruit in eum, humerumque ejus amputavit: atque ita Gorgias effugit in Maresa. 36But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle:Ma combattendo per lunga pezza di tempo i soldati che eran sotto il comando di Esdrin, ed essendo già stanchi, Giuda invocò il Signore, affinchè egli fosse lor protettore, e condottiere nella battaglia:But they that were with Esdrin, fighting long, and being wearied, Iudas inuocated our Lord to be their helper, and captayne of the battel:At illis qui cum Esdrim erant diutius pugnantibus et fatigatis, invocavit Judas Dominum adjutorem et ducem belli fieri:

37Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias’s soldiers to flight.E avendo cominciato a cantare ad alta voce degli inni nel linguaggio natìo messe in fuga i soldati di Gorgia.beginning in his countrey language, and with hymmes raising a crie, draue Gorgias souldiars into flight.incipiens voce patria, et cum hymnis clamorem extollens, fugam Gorgiæ militibus incussit. 38So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the same place.E Giuda, riunito l'esercito, giunse alla città di Odollam, e venuto il settimo giorno purificatisi secondo il rito, celebrarono il sabato in quel medesimo luogo.And Iudas hauing gathered an armie came into the citie Odollam: & when the seuenth day came on, being purifyed according to the custome, they kept the Sabbath in the same place.Judas autem collecto exercitu venit in civitatem Odollam: et cum septima dies superveniret, secundum consuetudinem purificati, in eodem loco sabbatum egerunt. 39And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers.E il dì seguente Giuda andò colla sua gente a prendere i corpi degli uccisi per riporli co' loro parenti nei sepolcri de' loro nazionali.And the day folowing Iudas came with his companie, to take away the bodies of them that were ouerthrowen, and with their kinsmen to lay them in the sepulchers of their fathers.Et sequenti die venit cum suis Judas, ut corpora prostratorum tolleret, et cum parentibus poneret in sepulchris paternis. 40And they found under the coats of the slain, some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain.E in seno degli uccisi trovarono delle cose donate agli idoli, che erano già in Jamnia, le quali sono cose proibite pe' Giudei secondo la legge; e tutti conobbero evidentemente, che per questo quegli eran periti.And they found vnder the coates of the slayne some of the donaryes of the idols, that were in Iamnia, from which the lawe forbiddeth the Iewes: therfore it was made playne to al, that for that cause they were slayne.Invenerunt autem sub tunicis interfectorum de donariis idolorum quæ apud Jamniam fuerunt, a quibus lex prohibet Judæos: omnibus ergo manifestum factum est, ob hanc causam eos corruisse.

41Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden.E tutti benedissero i giusti giudizi del Signore, il quale avea manifestato il male nascosto.Al therfore blessed the iust iudgement of our Lord, who had made manifest the hidden thinges.Omnes itaque benedixerunt justum judicium Domini, qui occulta fecerat manifesta: 42And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain.E perciò rivoltisi all'orazione, pregarono, che fosse posto in dimenticanza il delitto commesso. Ma il fortissimo Giuda esortava il popolo a conservarsi senza peccato, mentre avean veduto co' proprj occhi quel che era avvenuto a causa del peccato di quelli, che rimasero uccisi.And so turning to prayers, they besought him, that the same offence, which was committed, might be forgotten. But the most valient Iudas exhorted the people to keepe themselues without sinne, seing before their eyes what was done, because of the sinnes of them that were ouerthrowen.atque ita ad preces conversi, rogaverunt ut id quod factum erat delictum oblivioni traderetur. At vero fortissimus Judas hortabatur populum conservare se sine peccato, sub oculis videntes quæ facta sunt pro peccatis eorum qui prostrati sunt. 43And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection.E fatta una colletta mandò a Gerusalemme dodici mila dramme d'argento, perchè si offerisse sagrifizio pei peccati di quei defunti, rettamente, e piamente pensando intorno alla risurrezione,And making a gathering, he sent twelue thousand drachmes of siluer to Ierusalem for sacrifice to be offered for sinne, wel and religiously thinking of the resurrection. (Et facta collatione, duodecim millia drachmas argenti misit Jerosolymam offerri pro peccatis mortuorum sacrificium, bene et religiose de resurrectione cogitans 44(For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,)(Perocché s'ei non avesse avuto speranza, che que' defunti avessero a risuscitare, superflua cosa, e inutile sarebbe paruta a lui l'orazione pei morti),for vnles he hoped that they that were slaine, should rise againe, it should seeme superfluous, and vaine to pray for the dead)(nisi enim eos qui ceciderant resurrecturos speraret, superfluum videretur et vanum orare pro mortuis), 45And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them.E considerando, che per quelli si erano addormentati nella pietà, serbavasi una grande misericordia.And because he considered that they, which had taken their sleepe with godlines, had very good grace layd vp for them.et quia considerabat quod hi qui cum pietate dormitionem acceperant, optimam haberent repositam gratiam.

46It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.Santo adunque, e salutare è il pensiero di pregare pei defunti, affinchè siano sciolti da' loro peccati.It is therfore a holie, and healthful cogitation to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sinnes.Sancta ergo et salubris est cogitatio pro defunctis exorare, ut a peccatis solvantur.