13 — 2 Maccabei

1In the year one hundred and forty-nine, Judas understood that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a multitude against Judea,L'anno cento quarantanove Giuda intese come Antioco Eupatore veniva con gran gente contro i Giudei,IN the yeare an hundred fourtie nine Iudas vnderstood, that Antiochus Eupator came with a multitude agaynst Iurie,Anno centesimo quadragesimo nono, cognovit Judas Antiochum Eupatorem venire cum multitudine adversus Judæam, 2And with him Lysias, the regent, who had charge over the affairs of the realm, having with him a hundred and ten thousand footmen, five thousand horsemen, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks.E con lui Lisia tutore, che aveva il maneggio degli affari, che avea seco cento dieci mila fanti, e cinque mila cavalli, e ventidue elefanti, e cocchi falcati trecento.and with him Lysias the procuratour, and cheefe ouer the affayres hauing with him of footemen an hundred tenne thousand, & of horsemen fiue thousand, & elephants twentie two, chariots with hookes three hundred.et cum eo Lysiam procuratorem et præpositum negotiorum, secum habentem peditum centum decem millia, et equitum quinque millia, et elephantos viginti duos, currus cum falcibus trecentos. 3Menelaus also joined himself with them: and with great deceitfulness besought Antiochus, not for the welfare of his country, but in hopes that he should be appointed chief ruler.E si mischiò con essi anche Menelao, e con grande artifizio cercava di placare Antioco non perché amasse la salute della patria, ma sulla speranza di esser messo in possesso del principato.And Menelaus also ioyned him selfe with them: and with much deceite besought Antiochus, not for the weale of his contrie, but hoping that he should be appoynted to the principalitie.Commiscuit autem se illis et Menelaus: et cum multa fallacia deprecabatur Antiochum, non pro patriæ salute, sed sperans se constitui in principatum. 4But the King of kings stirred up the mind of Antiochus against the sinner, and upon Lysias suggesting that he was the cause of all the evils, he commanded (as the custom is with them) that he should be apprehended and put to death in the same place.Ma il Re de' regi voltò il cuore di Antioco contro quel peccatore, e avendogli Lisia rappresentato come quegli era la causa di tutti i mali, il re comandò, che lo prendessero, e lo facessero morire in quello stesso luogo secondo la loro consuetudine.But the king of kinges stirred vp Antiochus mind against the sinner, & Lysias suggesting that he was the cause of al the euils, he commanded (as the custome is with them) that being apprehended he should be killed in the same place.Sed Rex regum suscitavit animos Antiochi in peccatorem: et suggerente Lysia hunc esse causam omnium malorum, jussit (ut eis est consuetudo) apprehensum in eodem loco necari.

5Now there was in that place a tower fifty cubits high, having a heap of ashes on every side: this had a prospect steep down.Era nel luogo stesso una torre di cinquanta cubiti, piena tutta d'una gran massa di cenere: di li vedeasi (solo) il precipizio:And there was in the same place a tower of fiftie cubites, hauing an heape of ashes on euerie side: this had a prospect steepe downe.Erat autem in eodem loco turris quinquaginta cubitorum, aggestum undique habens cineris: hæc prospectum habebat in præceps. 6From thence he commanded the sacrilegious wretch to be thrown down into the ashes, all men thrusting him forward unto death.Ordinò, che di li quel sacrilego fosse gettato nella cenere, dandogli tutti la spinta per farlo perire.From thence he commanded the sacrilegious person to be throwne downe into the ashes, al thrusting him forward to death.Inde in cinerem dejici jussit sacrilegum, omnibus eum propellentibus ad interitum. 7And by such a law it happened that Menelaus the transgressor of the law, was put to death: not having so much as burial in the earth.Con tal legge dovette morire il prevaricator della legge Menelao, senza che fosse seppellito nella terra.And by such law it chanced the transgressour of the law to dye: & Menelaus not to be put into the earth.Et tali lege prævaricatorem legis contigit mori, nec terræ dari Menelaum. 8And indeed very justly, for insomuch as he had committed many sins against the altar of God, the fire and ashes of which were holy: he was condemned to die in ashes.E ciò molto giustamente; perocchè avendo egli commessi molti delitti contro l'altare di Dio, il di cui fuoco, o la cenere son cose sante, fu egli condannato a morire nella cenere.And in deede very iustly, because he committed manie offences toward the altar of God, the fyre and ashes wherof was holie: himself was condemned into the death of ashes.Et quidem satis juste: nam quia multa erga aram Dei delicta commisit, cujus ignis et cinis erat sanctus: ipse in cineris morte damnatus est. 9But the king, with his mind full of rage, came on to shew himself worse to the Jews than his father was.Ma il re veniva con animo furibondo per farsi conoscere a' Giudei più cattivo del padre suo.But the king furiouse in mind, came to shew himself worse to the Iewes then his father.Sed rex mente effrenatus veniebat, nequiorem se patre suo Judæis ostensurus.

10Which when Judas understood, he commanded the people to call upon the Lord day and night, that as he had always done, so now also he would help them:Le quali cose avendo sapute Giuda ordinò al popolo, che invocasse di e notte il Signore, affinchè come in tutte le altre occasioni, così adesso gli aiutasse:Which thinges when Iudas vnderstood, he cōmanded the people that day and night they should inuocate our Lord, that as alwayes now also he would helpe them:Quibus Judas cognitis, præcepit populo ut die ac nocte Dominum invocarent, quo, sicut semper, et nunc adjuvaret eos, 11Because they were afraid to be deprived of the law, and of their country, and of the holy temple: and that he would not suffer the people, that had of late taken breath for a little while, to be again in subjection to blasphemous nations.Come quelli, che temevano di aver a perdere e la legge, e la patria, è il tempio santo; e non permettesse, che restasse soggetto di nuovo alle bestemmiatrici nazioni quel popolo, che poco prima avea cominciato alcun poco a respirare.as who were afrayed to be depriued of the law, & their countrie, & the holie temple: and that he would not suffer the people that had of late taken breath a litle while, to be againe subdued to the blasphemous nations.quippe qui lege, et patria, sanctoque templo privari vererentur: ac populum, qui nuper paululum respirasset, ne sineret blasphemis rursus nationibus subdi. 12So when they had all done this together, and had craved mercy of the Lord with weeping and fasting, lying prostrate on the ground for three days continually, Judas exhorted them to make themselves ready.E così avendo fatto tutti d'accordo, e implorata la misericordia del Signore, con lagrime, e digiuni, prostrati per terra per tre interi giorni, Giuda gli esortò a mettersi all'ordine.Al therfore doing it together, and crauing mercie of our Lord with weeping & fastinges, being prostrate for three dayes continually, Iudas exhorted them to prepare them selues.Omnibus itaque simul id facientibus, et petentibus a Domino misericordiam cum fletu et jejuniis, per triduum continuum prostratis, hortatus est eos Judas ut se præpararent. 13But he, with the ancients, determined before the king should bring his army into Judea, and make himself master of the city, to go out, and to commit the event of the thing to the judgment of the Lord.Ed egli col parer de' seniori risolvè di uscire in campagna prima che il re si accostasse coll'esercito alla Giudea, e si rendesse padrone della città; e di rimettere al Signore l'esito dell'affare.But he with the ancients consulted, before the king should bring his armie to Iurie, and winne the citie, to goe out, and to committe the euent of the thing to the iudgement of our Lord.Ipse vero cum senioribus cogitavit priusquam rex admoveret exercitum ad Judæam et obtineret civitatem, exire, et Domini judicio committere exitum rei.

14So committing all to God, the Creator of the world, and having exhorted his people to fight manfully, and to stand up even to death for the laws, the temple, the city, their country, and citizens: he placed his army about Modin.Rassegnatosi adunque totalmente alle disposizioni di Dio Creatore dell'Universo, ed esortati i suoi a combattere virilmente, e a difendere sino alla morte le leggi, il tempio, la città, la patria, e i cittadini, si accampò coll'esercito vicino a Modin.Committing therfore the power and charge of al to God, the creatour of the world, and hauing exhorted his companie to fight manfully, and to stand euen to death for the lawes, the temple, the citie, their countrie, and citizens: he placed his armie about Modin.Dans itaque potestatem omnium Deo mundi creatori, et exhortatus suos ut fortiter dimicarent, et usque ad mortem pro legibus, templo, civitate, patria, et civibus starent, circa Modin exercitum constituit. 15And having given his company for a watchword, The victory of God, with most valiant chosen young men, he set upon the king’s quarter by night, and slew four thousand men in the camp, and the greatest of the elephants, with them that had been upon him,E dato per segno a' suoi la vittoria di Dio, fatta una scelta della più robusta gioventù, assalì di notte tempo il quartiere del re, e uccise nel campo quattro mila uomini, e il più grande degli elefanti con quelli, che gli stavan sopra:And hauing geuen a signe to his companie of the victorie of God, with most valient yong men piked out, by night setting vpon the kings court, in the campe he slew foure thousand men, and the greatest of the elephants, with them that had bene placed thereupon,Et dato signo suis Dei victoriæ, juvenibus fortissimis electis nocte aggressus aulam regiam, in castris interfecit viros quatuor millia, et maximum elephantorum cum his qui superpositi fuerant: 16And having filled the camp of the enemies with exceeding great fear and tumult, they went off with good success.E riempiuti di terrore, e di scompiglio gli alloggiamenti, dopo sì felice impresa si ritirarono.and he filled the campe of the enemies with exceeding feare and perturbation, and the thinges being prosperously atcheiued, they departed.summoque metu ac perturbatione hostium castra replentes, rebus prospere gestis, abierunt. 17Now this was done at the break of day, by the protection and help of the Lord.E ciò fu fatto al primo spuntare del giorno, assistendoli Dio colla sua protezione.And this was done when the day appeared, the protection of our Lord helping him.Hoc autem factum est die illucescente, adjuvante eum Domini protectione.

18But the king having taken a taste of the hardiness of the Jews, attempted to take the strong places by policy:Ma il re dopo aver fatto saggio dell'audacia de' Giudei, cercava con arte di impadronirsi de' posti scabrosi:But the king hauing taken a taste of the hardines of the Iewes, attempted the difficultie of the places by policie:Sed rex, accepto gustu audaciæ Judæorum, arte difficultatem locorum tentabat: 19And he marched with his army to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was repulsed, he failed, he lost his men.E si accostò coll'esercito a Bethsura, la quale era una fortezza de' Giudei ben munita: ma era rispinto, trovava inciampi, scapitava.and he moued his campe to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Iewes: but he was put to flight, he fel, he was diminished.et Bethsuræ, quæ erat Judæorum præsidium munitum, castra admovebat: sed fugabatur, impingebat, minorabatur. 20Now Judas sent necessaries to them that were withinE Giuda mandava a que' di dentro ciò che lor bisognava.And to them that were within Iudas sent necessaries.His autem qui intus erant, Judas necessaria mittebat. 21But Rhodocus, one of the Jews’ army, disclosed the secrets to the enemies, so he was sought out, and taken up, and put in prison.Ma un certo Rhodoco nell'esercito de' Giudei faceva la spia a' nemici, ma fu cercato, e si trovò, e si messe in prigione.But one Rhodocus of the Iewes armie vttered the secretes to the enemies, who being sought for was apprehended, and shut vp.Enuntiavit autem mysteria hostibus Rhodocus quidam de judaico exercitu, qui requisitus comprehensus est, et conclusus. 22Again the king treated with them that were in Bethsura: gave his right hand: took theirs: and went away.E il re parlamentò di nuovo con quelli, che erano in Bethsura, e data loro la sua parola, e ricevuta la loro, se v'andò:Againe the king had talke with them that were in Bethsura: he gaue the right hand: he tooke it: he went away.Iterum rex sermonem habuit ad eos qui erant in Bethsuris: dextram dedit, accepit, abiit: 23He fought with Judas: and was overcome. And when he understood that Philip, who had been left over the affairs, had rebelled at Antioch, he was in a consternation of mind, and entreating the Jews, and yielding to them, he swore to all things that seemed reasonable, and, being reconciled, offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and left gifts.Venne alle mani con Giuda, e fu vinto. Indi avendo saputo come si era ribellato Filippo lasciato in Antiochia al maneggio degli affari, perdutosi di animo si raccomandò a' Giudei, e si umiliò ad essi, e giurò tutto quello che parve giusto, e fatta la riconciliazione offerse sagrifizio, rendè onore al tempio, e gli fece dei doni:He ioyned battel with Iudas, he was ouercome. And as he vnderstood that Phillippe rebelled at Antioch, who was left ouer the affayres, dismayed in mynde intreating the Iewes, and yelding vnto them, he sweareth concerning al thinges that seemed reason, & being reconciled he offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and gaue hosts.commisit cum Juda, superatus est. Ut autem cognovit rebellasse Philippum Antiochiæ, qui relictus erat super negotia, mente consternatus, Judæos deprecans, subditusque eis, jurat de omnibus quibus justum visum est: et reconciliatus obtulit sacrificium, honoravit templum, et munera posuit.

24He embraced Machabeus, and made him governor and prince from Ptolemais unto the Gerrenians.Abbracciò Maccabeo, e lo fece governatore, e principe da Tolemaide fino ai Gerreni.He embraced Machabeus, & made him gouernor & prince from Ptolemais euen to the Gerrenians.Machabæum amplexatus est, et fecit eum a Ptolemaide usque ad Gerrenos ducem et principem. 25But when he was come to Ptolemais, the men of that city were much displeased with the conditions of the peace, being angry for fear they should break the covenant.Ma essendo Antioco arrivato a Tolemaide, quei cittadini erano molto malcontenti di quelle convenzioni, e di quella amicizia, con paura, che di dispetto non rompessero la confederazione.But after, as he came to Ptolemais the Ptolemaians tooke greuously the couenant of amitie, being offended lest perhaps they would breake their league.Ut autem venit Ptolemaidam, graviter ferebant Ptolemenses amicitiæ conventionem, indignantes ne forte fœdus irrumperent. 26Then Lysias went up to the judgment seat, and set forth the reason, and appeased the people, and returned to Antioch: and thus matters went with regard to the king’s coming and his return.Allora Lisia salì sulla tribuna, e avendo renduto conto dell'affare, calmò il popolo, e se ne tornò ad Antiochia. Tal ebbe fine il viaggio, e il ritorno del re.Then Lysias went vp to the iudgement seate, and declared the reason, and appeased the people, and returned to Antioch: and in this maner the kinges iorney and returne proceded.Tunc ascendit Lysias tribunal, et exposuit rationem, et populum sedavit, regressusque est Antiochiam: et hoc modo regis profectio et reditus processit.