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[!abstract] The zeal and success of Mathathias. His exhortation to his sons at his death.
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GR ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἀνέστη Ματταθιας υἱὸς Ιωαννου τοῦ Συμεων ἱερεὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ιωαριβ ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν Μωδεϊν
LA In diebus illis surrexit Mathathias filius Joannis filii Simeonis, sacerdos ex filiis Joarib, ab Jerusalem, et consedit in monte Modin:
EN In those days arose Mathathias, the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and he abode in the mountain of Modin:
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GR καὶ αὐτῷ υἱοὶ πέντε Ιωαννης ὁ ἐπικαλούμενος Γαδδι
LA et habebat filios quinque, Joannem, qui cognominabatur Gaddis:
EN And he had five sons: John, who was surnamed Gaddis:
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GR Σιμων ὁ καλούμενος Θασσι
LA et Simonem, qui cognominabatur Thasi:
EN And Simon, who was surnamed Thasi;
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GR Ιουδας ὁ καλούμενος Μακκαβαῖος
LA et Judam, qui vocabatur Machabæus:
EN and Judas, who was called Machabeus;
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GR Ελεαζαρ ὁ καλούμενος Αυαραν Ιωναθης ὁ καλούμενος Απφους
LA et Eleazarum, qui cognominabatur Abaron: et Jonathan, qui cognominabatur Apphus:
EN and Eleazar, who was surnamed Abaron; and Jonathan, who was surnamed Apphus.
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GR καὶ εἶδεν τὰς βλασφημίας τὰς γινομένας ἐν Ιουδα καὶ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ
LA hi viderunt mala, quæ fiebant in populo Juda, et in Jerusalem.
EN These saw the evils that were done in the people of Juda, and in Jerusalem.
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GR καὶ εἶπεν οἴμμοι ἵνα τί τοῦτο ἐγεννήθην ἰδεῖν τὸ σύντριμμα τοῦ λαοῦ μου καὶ τὸ σύντριμμα τῆς ἁγίας πόλεως καὶ καθίσαι ἐκεῖ ἐν τῷ δοθῆναι αὐτὴν ἐν χειρὶ ἐχθρῶν τὸ ἁγίασμα ἐν χειρὶ ἀλλοτρίων
LA Et dixit Mathathias: Væ mihi! ut quid natus sum videre contritionem populi mei, et contritionem civitatis sanctæ, et sedere illic, cum datur in manibus inimicorum?
EN And Mathathias said: Woe is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it is given into the hands of the enemies?
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GR ἐγένετο ὁ ναὸς αὐτῆς ὡς ἀνὴρ ἄδοξος
LA Sancta in manu extraneorum facta sunt: templum ejus sicut homo ignobilis.
EN The holy places have come into the hands of strangers: her temple has become as a man without honour.
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GR τὰ σκεύη τῆς δόξης αὐτῆς αἰχμάλωτα ἀπήχθη ἀπεκτάνθη τὰ νήπια αὐτῆς ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις αὐτῆς οἱ νεανίσκοι αὐτῆς ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐχθροῦ
LA Vasa gloriæ ejus captiva abducta sunt: trucidati sunt senes ejus in plateis, et juvenes ejus ceciderunt in gladio inimicorum.
EN The vessels of her glory are carried away captive; her old men are murdered in the streets, and her young men are fallen by the sword of the enemies.
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GR ποῖον ἔθνος οὐκ ἐκληρονόμησεν βασίλεια καὶ οὐκ ἐκράτησεν τῶν σκύλων αὐτῆς
LA Quæ gens non hæreditavit regnum ejus et non obtinuit spolia ejus?
EN What nation has not inherited her kingdom, and gotten of her spoils?
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GR πᾶς ὁ κόσμος αὐτῆς ἀφῃρέθη ἀντὶ ἐλευθέρας ἐγένετο εἰς δούλην
LA Omnis compositio ejus ablata est. Quæ erat libera, facta est ancilla.
EN All her ornaments are taken away. She that was free is made a slave.
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GR καὶ ἰδοὺ τὰ ἅγια ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ καλλονὴ ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ δόξα ἡμῶν ἠρημώθη καὶ ἐβεβήλωσαν αὐτὰ τὰ ἔθνη
LA Et ecce sancta nostra, et pulchritudo nostra, et claritas nostra desolata est, et coinquinaverunt ea gentes.
EN And behold our sanctuary, and our beauty, and our glory is laid waste, and the Gentiles have defiled them.
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GR ἵνα τί ἡμῖν ἔτι ζωή
LA Quo ergo nobis adhuc vivere?
EN To what end then should we live any longer?
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GR καὶ διέρρηξεν Ματταθιας καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν καὶ περιεβάλοντο σάκκους καὶ ἐπένθησαν σφόδρα
LA Et scidit vestimenta sua Mathathias, et filii ejus: et operuerunt se ciliciis, et planxerunt valde.
EN And Mathathias and his sons rent their garments, and they covered themselves with haircloth, and made great lamentation.
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GR καὶ ἦλθον οἱ παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως οἱ καταναγκάζοντες τὴν ἀποστασίαν εἰς Μωδεϊν τὴν πόλιν ἵνα θυσιάσωσιν
LA Et venerunt illuc qui missi erant a rege Antiocho, ut cogerent eos, qui confugerant in civitatem Modin, immolare, et accendere thura, et a lege Dei discedere.
EN And they that were sent from King Antiochus, came thither, to compel them that were fled into the city of Modin, to sacrifice, and to burn incense, and to depart from the law of God.
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GR καὶ πολλοὶ ἀπὸ Ισραηλ πρὸς αὐτοὺς προσῆλθον καὶ Ματταθιας καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ συνήχθησαν
LA Et multi de populo Israël consentientes accesserunt ad eos: sed Mathathias et filii ejus constanter steterunt.
EN And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them: but Mathathias and his sons stood firm.
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GR καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ εἶπον τῷ Ματταθια λέγοντες ἄρχων καὶ ἔνδοξος καὶ μέγας εἶ ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ καὶ ἐστηρισμένος υἱοῖς καὶ ἀδελφοῖς
LA Et respondentes qui missi erant ab Antiocho, dixerunt Mathathiæ: Princeps, et clarissimus et magnus es in hac civitate, et ornatus filiis et fratribus:
EN And they that were sent from Antiochus, answering, said to Mathathias: You are a ruler, and an honourable, and great man in this city, and adorned with sons, and brethren.
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GR νῦν πρόσελθε πρῶτος καὶ ποίησον τὸ πρόσταγμα τοῦ βασιλέως ὡς ἐποίησαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες Ιουδα καὶ οἱ καταλειφθέντες ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἔσῃ σὺ καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου τῶν φίλων τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ σὺ καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου δοξασθήσεσθε ἀργυρίῳ καὶ χρυσίῳ καὶ ἀποστολαῖς πολλαῖς
LA ergo accede prior, et fac jussum regis, sicut fecerunt omnes gentes, et viri Juda, et qui remanserunt in Jerusalem: et eris tu, et filii tui, inter amicos regis, et amplificatus auro, et argento, et muneribus multis.
EN Therefore, come first, and obey the king’s commandment, as all nations have done, and the men of Juda, and they that remain in Jerusalem: and you, and your sons shall be in the number of the king’s friends, and enriched with gold, and silver, and many presents.
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GR καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ματταθιας καὶ εἶπεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐν οἴκῳ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ βασιλέως ἀκούουσιν αὐτοῦ ἀποστῆναι ἕκαστος ἀπὸ λατρείας πατέρων αὐτοῦ καὶ ᾑρετίσαντο ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς αὐτοῦ
LA Et respondit Mathathias, et dixit magna voce: Etsi omnes gentes regi Antiocho obediunt, ut discedat unusquisque a servitute legis patrum suorum, et consentiat mandatis ejus:
EN Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey King Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments:
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GR κἀγὼ καὶ οἱ υἱοί μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου πορευσόμεθα ἐν διαθήκῃ πατέρων ἡμῶν
LA ego et filii mei, et fratres mei, obediemus legi patrum nostrorum:
EN I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers.
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GR ἵλεως ἡμῖν καταλιπεῖν νόμον καὶ δικαιώματα
LA propitius sit nobis Deus: non est nobis utile relinquere legem, et justitias Dei:
EN God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God:
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GR τῶν λόγων τοῦ βασιλέως οὐκ ἀκουσόμεθα παρελθεῖν τὴν λατρείαν ἡμῶν δεξιὰν ἢ ἀριστεράν
LA non audiemus verba regis Antiochi, nec sacrificabimus transgredientes legis nostræ mandata, ut eamus altera via.
EN We will not hearken to the words of King Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way.
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GR καὶ ὡς ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν τοὺς λόγους τούτους προσῆλθεν ἀνὴρ Ιουδαῖος ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς πάντων θυσιάσαι ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ ἐν Μωδεϊν κατὰ τὸ πρόσταγμα τοῦ βασιλέως
LA Et ut cessavit loqui verba hæc, accessit quidam Judæus in omnium oculis sacrificare idolis super aram in civitate Modin, secundum jussum regis:
EN Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king’s commandment.
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GR καὶ εἶδεν Ματταθιας καὶ ἐζήλωσεν καὶ ἐτρόμησαν οἱ νεφροὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνήνεγκεν θυμὸν κατὰ τὸ κρίμα καὶ δραμὼν ἔσφαξεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν βωμόν
LA et vidit Mathathias, et doluit, et contremuerunt renes ejus, et accensus est furor ejus secundum judicium legis, et insiliens trucidavit eum super aram:
EN And Mathathias saw, and was grieved, and his reins trembled, and his wrath was kindled according to the judgment of the law, and running upon him he slew him upon the altar:
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GR καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦ βασιλέως τὸν ἀναγκάζοντα θύειν ἀπέκτεινεν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ καὶ τὸν βωμὸν καθεῖλεν
LA sed et virum, quem rex Antiochus miserat, qui cogebat immolare, occidit in ipso tempore, et aram destruxit:
EN Moreover the man whom King Antiochus had sent, who compelled them to sacrifice, he slew at the same time, and pulled down the altar,
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GR καὶ ἐζήλωσεν τῷ νόμῳ καθὼς ἐποίησεν Φινεες τῷ Ζαμβρι υἱῷ Σαλωμ
LA et zelatus est legem, sicut fecit Phinees Zamri filio Salomi.
EN and showed zeal for the law, as Phinees did by Zamri, the son of Salomi.
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GR καὶ ἀνέκραξεν Ματταθιας ἐν τῇ πόλει φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγων πᾶς ὁ ζηλῶν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ ἱστῶν διαθήκην ἐξελθέτω ὀπίσω μου
LA Et exclamavit Mathathias voce magna in civitate, dicens: Omnis qui zelum habet legis, statuens testamentum, exeat post me.
EN And Mathathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying: Every one that has zeal for the law, and maintains the testament, let him follow me.
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GR καὶ ἔφυγεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὄρη καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον ὅσα εἶχον ἐν τῇ πόλει
LA Et fugit ipse, et filii ejus in montes, et reliquerunt quæcumque habebant in civitate.
EN So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that they had in the city.
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GR τότε κατέβησαν πολλοὶ ζητοῦντες δικαιοσύνην καὶ κρίμα εἰς τὴν ἔρημον καθίσαι ἐκεῖ
LA Tunc descenderunt multi quærentes judicium, et justitiam, in desertum:
EN Then many that sought after judgment, and justice, went down into the desert,
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GR αὐτοὶ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν ὅτι ἐσκληρύνθη ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς τὰ κακά
LA et sederunt ibi ipsi, et filii eorum, et mulieres eorum, et pecora eorum: quoniam inundaverunt super eos mala.
EN and they abode there, they and their children, and their wives, and their cattle: because afflictions increased upon them.
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GR καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ταῖς δυνάμεσιν αἳ ἦσαν ἐν Ιερουσαλημ πόλει Δαυιδ ὅτι κατέβησαν ἄνδρες οἵτινες διεσκέδασαν τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ βασιλέως εἰς τοὺς κρύφους ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ
LA Et renuntiatum est viris regis, et exercitui qui erat in Jerusalem civitate David, quoniam discessissent viri quidam, qui dissipaverunt mandatum regis, in loca occulta in deserto, et abiissent post illos multi.
EN And it was told to the king’s men, and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king’s commandment, had gone away into the secret places in the wilderness, and that many had gone after them.
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GR καὶ ἔδραμον ὀπίσω αὐτῶν πολλοὶ καὶ κατελάβοντο αὐτοὺς καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς καὶ συνεστήσαντο πρὸς αὐτοὺς πόλεμον ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων
LA Et statim perrexerunt ad eos, et constituerunt adversus eos prælium in die sabbatorum,
EN And forthwith they went out towards them, and made war against them on the sabbath day.
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GR καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς ἕως τοῦ νῦν ἐξελθόντες ποιήσατε κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ζήσεσθε
LA et dixerunt ad eos: Resistitis et nunc adhuc? exite, et facite secundum verbum regis Antiochi, et vivetis.
EN And they said to them: Do you still resist? Come forth, and do according to the edict of King Antiochus, and you shall live.
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GR καὶ εἶπον οὐκ ἐξελευσόμεθα οὐδὲ ποιήσομεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ βασιλέως βεβηλῶσαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων
LA Et dixerunt: Non exibimus, neque faciemus verbum regis, ut polluamus diem sabbatorum.
EN And they said: We will not come forth, neither will we obey the king’s edict, to profane the sabbath day.
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GR καὶ ἐτάχυναν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς πόλεμον
LA Et concitaverunt adversus eos prælium.
EN And they made haste to give them battle.
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GR καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ λίθον ἐνετίναξαν αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ ἐνέφραξαν τοὺς κρύφους
LA Et non responderunt eis, nec lapidem miserunt in eos, nec oppilaverunt loca occulta,
EN But they answered them not, neither did they cast a stone at them, nor stopped up the secret places,
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GR λέγοντες ἀποθάνωμεν πάντες ἐν τῇ ἁπλότητι ἡμῶν μαρτυρεῖ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ ὅτι ἀκρίτως ἀπόλλυτε ἡμᾶς
LA dicentes: Moriamur omnes in simplicitate nostra: et testes erunt super nos cælum et terra, quod injuste perditis nos.
EN saying: Let us all die in our innocency: and heaven and earth shall be witnesses for us, that you put us to death wrongfully.
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GR καὶ ἀνέστησαν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἐν πολέμῳ τοῖς σάββασιν καὶ ἀπέθανον αὐτοὶ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν ἕως χιλίων ψυχῶν ἀνθρώπων
LA Et intulerunt illis bellum sabbatis: et mortui sunt ipsi, et uxores eorum, et filii eorum, et pecora eorum usque ad mille animas hominum.
EN So they gave them battle on the sabbath: and they were slain, with their wives, and their children, and their cattle, to the number of a thousand persons.
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GR καὶ ἔγνω Ματταθιας καὶ οἱ φίλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπένθησαν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς σφόδρα
LA Et cognovit Mathathias et amici ejus, et luctum habuerunt super eos valde.
EN And Mathathias and his friends heard of it, and they mourned for them exceedingly.
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GR καὶ εἶπεν ἀνὴρ τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἐὰν πάντες ποιήσωμεν ὡς οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν ἐποίησαν καὶ μὴ πολεμήσωμεν πρὸς τὰ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ τῆς ψυχῆς ἡμῶν καὶ τῶν δικαιωμάτων ἡμῶν νῦν τάχιον ὀλεθρεύσουσιν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς
LA Et dixit vir proximo suo: Si omnes fecerimus sicut fratres nostri fecerunt, et non pugnaverimus adversus gentes pro animabus nostris et justificationibus nostris, nunc citius disperdent nos a terra.
EN And every man said to his neighbour: If we shall all do as our brethren have done, and not fight against the heathens for our lives, and our justifications, they will now quickly root us out of the earth.
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GR καὶ ἐβουλεύσαντο τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ λέγοντες πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς εἰς πόλεμον τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων πολεμήσωμεν κατέναντι αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν πάντες καθὼς ἀπέθανον οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν ἐν τοῖς κρύφοις
LA Et cogitaverunt in die illa, dicentes: Omnis homo, quicumque venerit ad nos in bello die sabbatorum, pugnemus adversus eum: et non moriemur omnes, sicut mortui sunt fratres nostri in occultis.
EN And they determined in that day, saying: Whosoever shall come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die, as our brethren that were slain in the secret places.
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GR τότε συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς συναγωγὴ Ασιδαίων ἰσχυροὶ δυνάμει ἀπὸ Ισραηλ πᾶς ὁ ἑκουσιαζόμενος τῷ νόμῳ
LA Tunc congregata est ad eos synagoga Assidæorum fortis viribus ex Israël, omnis voluntarius in lege:
EN Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law.
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GR καὶ πάντες οἱ φυγαδεύοντες ἀπὸ τῶν κακῶν προσετέθησαν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐγένοντο αὐτοῖς εἰς στήριγμα
LA et omnes, qui fugiebant a malis, additi sunt ad eos, et facti sunt illis ad firmamentum.
EN And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them.
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GR καὶ συνεστήσαντο δύναμιν καὶ ἐπάταξαν ἁμαρτωλοὺς ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτῶν καὶ ἄνδρας ἀνόμους ἐν θυμῷ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἔφυγον εἰς τὰ ἔθνη σωθῆναι
LA Et collegerunt exercitum, et percusserunt peccatores in ira sua, et viros iniquos in indignatione sua: et ceteri fugerunt ad nationes, ut evaderent.
EN And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their indignation: and the rest fled to the nations for safety.
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GR καὶ ἐκύκλωσεν Ματταθιας καὶ οἱ φίλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ καθεῖλον τοὺς βωμοὺς
LA Et circuivit Mathathias et amici ejus, et destruxerunt aras:
EN And Mathathias and his friends went round about, and they threw down the altars:
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GR καὶ περιέτεμον τὰ παιδάρια τὰ ἀπερίτμητα ὅσα εὗρον ἐν ὁρίοις Ισραηλ ἐν ἰσχύι
LA et circumciderunt pueros incircumcisos quotquot invenerunt in finibus Israël: et in fortitudine.
EN And they circumcised all the children whom they found in the confines of Israel that were uncircumcised: and they did valiantly.
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GR καὶ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ὑπερηφανίας καὶ κατευοδώθη τὸ ἔργον ἐν χειρὶ αὐτῶν
LA Et persecuti sunt filios superbiæ, et prosperatum est opus in manibus eorum:
EN And they pursued after the children of pride, and the work prospered in their hands:
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GR καὶ ἀντελάβοντο τοῦ νόμου ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν ἐθνῶν καὶ τῶν βασιλέων καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκαν κέρας τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ
LA et obtinuerunt legem de manibus gentium, et de manibus regum, et non dederant cornu peccatori.
EN And they recovered the law out of the hands of the nations, and out of the hands of the kings: and they yielded not the horn to the sinner.
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[!note]- The Assideans…
A set of men that led a religious life; and were zealous for the law and worship of God. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- They yielded not the horn, etc…
That is, they suffered not the power of Antiochus, that man of sin, to abolish the law and religion of God. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR καὶ ἤγγισαν αἱ ἡμέραι Ματταθιου ἀποθανεῖν καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ νῦν ἐστηρίσθη ὑπερηφανία καὶ ἐλεγμὸς καὶ καιρὸς καταστροφῆς καὶ ὀργὴ θυμοῦ
LA Et appropinquaverunt dies Mathathiæ moriendi, et dixit filiis suis: Nunc confortata est superbia, et castigatio, et tempus eversionis, et ira indignationis.
EN Now the days drew near that Mathathias should die, and he said to his sons: Now has pride and chastisement gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation:
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GR νῦν τέκνα ζηλώσατε τῷ νόμῳ καὶ δότε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν ὑπὲρ διαθήκης πατέρων ἡμῶν
LA Nunc ergo, o filii, æmulatores estote legis, et date animas vestras pro testamento patrum vestrorum,
EN Now, therefore, O my sons, be zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers.
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GR καὶ μνήσθητε τὰ ἔργα τῶν πατέρων ἃ ἐποίησαν ἐν ταῖς γενεαῖς αὐτῶν καὶ δέξασθε δόξαν μεγάλην καὶ ὄνομα αἰώνιον
LA et mementote operum patrum, quæ fecerunt in generationibus suis: et accipietis gloriam magnam, et nomen æternum.
EN And call to remembrance the works of the fathers, which they have done in their generations: and you shall receive great glory, and an everlasting name.
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GR Αβρααμ οὐχὶ ἐν πειρασμῷ εὑρέθη πιστός καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην
LA Abraham nonne in tentatione inventus est fidelis, et reputatum est ei ad justitiam?
EN Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice?
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GR Ιωσηφ ἐν καιρῷ στενοχωρίας αὐτοῦ ἐφύλαξεν ἐντολὴν καὶ ἐγένετο κύριος Αἰγύπτου
LA Joseph in tempore angustiæ suæ custodivit mandatum, et factus est dominus Ægypti.
EN Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt.
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GR Φινεες ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ ζηλῶσαι ζῆλον ἔλαβεν διαθήκην ἱερωσύνης αἰωνίας
LA Phinees pater noster, zelando zelum Dei, accepit testamentum sacerdotii æterni.
EN Phinees, our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.
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GR Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῷ πληρῶσαι λόγον ἐγένετο κριτὴς ἐν Ισραηλ
LA Jesus dum implevit verbum, factus est dux in Israël.
EN Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel.
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[!note]- Jesus…
That is, Joshua. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR Χαλεβ ἐν τῷ μαρτύρασθαι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἔλαβεν γῆς κληρονομίαν
LA Caleb dum testificatur in ecclesia, accepit hæreditatem.
EN Caleb, for bearing witness before the congregation, received an inheritance.
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GR Δαυιδ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει αὐτοῦ ἐκληρονόμησεν θρόνον βασιλείας εἰς αἰῶνας
LA David in sua misericordia consecutus est sedem regni in sæcula.
EN David, by his mercy, obtained the throne of an everlasting kingdom.
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GR Ηλιας ἐν τῷ ζηλῶσαι ζῆλον νόμου ἀνελήμφθη εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν
LA Elias, dum zelat zelum legis, receptus est in cælum.
EN Elias, while he was full of zeal for the law, was taken up into heaven.
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GR Ανανιας Αζαριας Μισαηλ πιστεύσαντες ἐσώθησαν ἐκ φλογός
LA Ananias et Azarias et Misaël credentes, liberati sunt de flamma.
EN Ananias and Azarias and Misael, by believing, were delivered out of the flame.
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GR Δανιηλ ἐν τῇ ἁπλότητι αὐτοῦ ἐρρύσθη ἐκ στόματος λεόντων
LA Daniel in sua simplicitate liberatus est de ore leonum.
EN Daniel, in his innocency, was delivered out of the mouth of the lions.
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GR καὶ οὕτως ἐννοήθητε κατὰ γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν ὅτι πάντες οἱ ἐλπίζοντες ἐπ’ αὐτὸν οὐκ ἀσθενήσουσιν
LA Et ita cogitate per generationem et generationem: quia omnes qui sperant in eum, non infirmantur.
EN And thus consider, through all generations: that none that trust in him, fail in strength.
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GR καὶ ἀπὸ λόγων ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ φοβηθῆτε ὅτι ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ εἰς κόπρια καὶ εἰς σκώληκας
LA Et a verbis viri peccatoris ne timueritis, quia gloria ejus stercus et vermis est:
EN And fear not the words of a sinful man, for his glory is dung and worms:
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GR σήμερον ἐπαρθήσεται καὶ αὔριον οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ὅτι ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ διαλογισμὸς αὐτοῦ ἀπολεῖται
LA hodie extollitur, et cras non invenietur: quia conversus est in terram suam, et cogitatio ejus periit.
EN Today he is lifted up, and tomorrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his earth and his thought has come to nothing.
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GR τέκνα ἀνδρίζεσθε καὶ ἰσχύσατε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ δοξασθήσεσθε
LA Vos ergo filii, confortamini, et viriliter agite in lege: quia in ipsa gloriosi eritis.
EN You, therefore, my sons, take courage, and behave manfully in the law: for by it you shall be glorious.
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GR καὶ ἰδοὺ Συμεων ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν οἶδα ὅτι ἀνὴρ βουλῆς ἐστιν αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας αὐτὸς ἔσται ὑμῶν πατήρ
LA Et ecce Simon frater vester, scio quod vir consilii est: ipsum audite semper, et ipse erit vobis pater.
EN And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel: give ear to him always, and he shall be a father to you.
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GR καὶ Ιουδας Μακκαβαῖος ἰσχυρὸς δυνάμει ἐκ νεότητος αὐτοῦ αὐτὸς ἔσται ὑμῖν ἄρχων στρατιᾶς καὶ πολεμήσει πόλεμον λαῶν
LA Et Judas Machabæus, fortis viribus a juventute sua, sit vobis princeps militiæ, et ipse aget bellum populi.
EN And Judas Machabeus, who is valiant and strong from his youth up, let him be the leader of your army, and he shall manage the war of the people.
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GR καὶ ὑμεῖς προσάξετε πρὸς ὑμᾶς πάντας τοὺς ποιητὰς τοῦ νόμου καὶ ἐκδικήσατε ἐκδίκησιν τοῦ λαοῦ ὑμῶν
LA Et adducetis ad vos omnes factores legis: et vindicate vindictam populi vestri.
EN And you shall take to you all that observe the law: and revenge the wrong of your people.
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GR ἀνταπόδοτε ἀνταπόδομα τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ προσέχετε εἰς πρόσταγμα τοῦ νόμου
LA Retribuite retributionem gentibus, et intendite in præceptum legis.
EN Render to the Gentiles their reward, and take heed to the precepts of the law.
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GR καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ
LA Et benedixit eos, et appositus est ad patres suos.
EN And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers.
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GR καὶ ἀπέθανεν ἐν τῷ ἕκτῳ καὶ τεσσαρακοστῷ καὶ ἑκατοστῷ ἔτει καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν τάφοις πατέρων αὐτοῦ ἐν Μωδεϊν καὶ ἐκόψαντο αὐτὸν πᾶς Ισραηλ κοπετὸν μέγαν
LA Et defunctus est anno centesimo et quadragesimo sexto: et sepultus est a filiis suis in sepulchris patrum suorum in Modin, et planxerunt eum omnis Israël planctu magno.
EN And he died in the hundred and forty-sixth year: and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchres of his fathers, in Modin, and all Israel mourned for him with great mourning.
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