¹Et anno centesimo sexagesimo,And in the one hundred and sixtieth year,ascendit Alexander Antiochi filius,Alexander, the son of Antiochus,qui cognominatus est Nobilis,who was surnamed the illustrious,et occupavit Ptolemaidam:came up and occupied Ptolemais,et receperunt eum,and they received him,et regnavit illic.and he reigned there.

¹Et anno centesimo sexagesimo,And in the one hundred and sixtieth year,ascendit Alexander Antiochi filius,Alexander, the son of Antiochus,qui cognominatus est Nobilis,who was surnamed the illustrious,et occupavit Ptolemaidam:came up and occupied Ptolemais,et receperunt eum,and they received him,et regnavit illic.and he reigned there.

²Et audivit Demetrius rex,And king Demetrius heard of it,et congregavit exercitum copiosum valde,and he gathered together an exceedingly great army,et exivit obviam illi in prælium.and he went forth to meet him in battle.

²Et audivit Demetrius rex,And king Demetrius heard of it,et congregavit exercitum copiosum valde,and he gathered together an exceedingly great army,et exivit obviam illi in prælium.and he went forth to meet him in battle.

³Et misit Demetrius epistolam ad Jonathan verbis pacificis,And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceful words,ut magnificaret eum.to magnify him.

³Et misit Demetrius epistolam ad Jonathan verbis pacificis,And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceful words,ut magnificaret eum.to magnify him.

⁴Dixit enim:For he said,Anticipemus facere pacem cum eo,“Let us first make a peace with him,priusquam faciat cum Alexandro adversum nos:before he makes one with Alexander against us.

⁴Dixit enim:For he said,Anticipemus facere pacem cum eo,“Let us first make a peace with him,priusquam faciat cum Alexandro adversum nos:before he makes one with Alexander against us.

⁵recordabitur enim omnium malorum, quæ fecimus in eum,For he will remember all the evils that we have done to him,et in fratrem ejus,and to his brother,et in gentem ejus.and to his nation.”

⁵recordabitur enim omnium malorum, quæ fecimus in eum,For he will remember all the evils that we have done to him,et in fratrem ejus,and to his brother,et in gentem ejus.and to his nation.”

⁶Et dedit ei potestatem congregandi exercitum,And he gave him the authority to gather together an army,et fabricare arma,and to fabricate weapons,et esse ipsum socium ejus:so that he would be his associate.et obsides, qui erant in arce,And the hostages who were in the stronghold,jussit tradi ei.he ordered to be handed over to him.

⁶Et dedit ei potestatem congregandi exercitum,And he gave him the authority to gather together an army,et fabricare arma,and to fabricate weapons,et esse ipsum socium ejus:so that he would be his associate.et obsides, qui erant in arce,And the hostages who were in the stronghold,jussit tradi ei.he ordered to be handed over to him.

⁷Et venit Jonathas in Jerusalem,And Jonathan came to Jerusalem,et legit epistolas in auditu omnis populi,and he read the letters in the hearing of all the peopleet eorum qui in arce erant.and of those who were in the stronghold.

⁷Et venit Jonathas in Jerusalem,And Jonathan came to Jerusalem,et legit epistolas in auditu omnis populi,and he read the letters in the hearing of all the peopleet eorum qui in arce erant.and of those who were in the stronghold.

⁸Et timuerunt timore magno,And they were struck with a great fear,quoniam audierunt quod dedit ei rex potestatem congregandi exercitum.because they heard that the king gave him the authority to gather together an army.

⁸Et timuerunt timore magno,And they were struck with a great fear,quoniam audierunt quod dedit ei rex potestatem congregandi exercitum.because they heard that the king gave him the authority to gather together an army.

⁹Et traditi sunt Jonathæ obsides,And the hostages were handed over to Jonathan,et reddidit eos parentibus suis:and he restored them to their parents.

⁹Et traditi sunt Jonathæ obsides,And the hostages were handed over to Jonathan,et reddidit eos parentibus suis:and he restored them to their parents.

¹⁰et habitavit Jonathas in Jerusalem,And Jonathan lived in Jerusalem,et cœpit ædificare et innovare civitatem.and he began to rebuild and repair the city.

¹⁰et habitavit Jonathas in Jerusalem,And Jonathan lived in Jerusalem,et cœpit ædificare et innovare civitatem.and he began to rebuild and repair the city.

¹¹Et dixit facientibus opera ut exstruerent muros,And he told those doing the work to build up the walls, and mount Zion,et montem Sion in circuitu lapidibus quadratis ad munitionem:all around, with square stones, as a fortification.et ita fecerunt.And they did so.

¹¹Et dixit facientibus opera ut exstruerent muros,And he told those doing the work to build up the walls, and mount Zion,et montem Sion in circuitu lapidibus quadratis ad munitionem:all around, with square stones, as a fortification.et ita fecerunt.And they did so.

¹²Et fugerunt alienigenæ,Then the foreigners,qui erant in munitionibus quas Bacchides ædificaverat:who were in the fortifications that Bacchides had built, fled away.

¹²Et fugerunt alienigenæ,Then the foreigners,qui erant in munitionibus quas Bacchides ædificaverat:who were in the fortifications that Bacchides had built, fled away.

¹³et reliquit unusquisque locum suum,And each one abandoned his placeet abiit in terram suam:and departed into his own land.

¹³et reliquit unusquisque locum suum,And each one abandoned his placeet abiit in terram suam:and departed into his own land.

¹⁴tantum in Bethsura remanserunt aliqui ex his qui reliquerant legemOnly in Bethzur did there remain some others of these,et præcepta Dei:who had forsaken the law and the precepts of God.erat enim hæc eis ad refugium.For this was a refuge for them.

¹⁴tantum in Bethsura remanserunt aliqui ex his qui reliquerant legemOnly in Bethzur did there remain some others of these,et præcepta Dei:who had forsaken the law and the precepts of God.erat enim hæc eis ad refugium.For this was a refuge for them.

¹⁵Et audivit Alexander rex promissa, quæ promisit Demetrius Jonathæ:And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius promised to Jonathan.et narraverunt ei prælia,And they described the battles to him,et virtutes quas ipse fecit, et fratres ejus,and the virtuous deeds that he and his brothers had done,et labores quos laboraverunt:and the hardships that they had endured.

¹⁵Et audivit Alexander rex promissa, quæ promisit Demetrius Jonathæ:And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius promised to Jonathan.et narraverunt ei prælia,And they described the battles to him,et virtutes quas ipse fecit, et fratres ejus,and the virtuous deeds that he and his brothers had done,et labores quos laboraverunt:and the hardships that they had endured.

¹⁶et ait:And he said:Numquid inveniemus aliquem virum talem?“Would we ever find another such man?et nunc faciemus eum amicum,And so now,et socium nostrum.let us make him our friend and our associate.”

¹⁶et ait:And he said:Numquid inveniemus aliquem virum talem?“Would we ever find another such man?et nunc faciemus eum amicum,And so now,et socium nostrum.let us make him our friend and our associate.”

¹⁷Et scripsit epistolam,And so, he wrote a letter,et misit ei secundum hæc verba,and he sent it to him, according to these words,dicens:saying:

¹⁷Et scripsit epistolam,And so, he wrote a letter,et misit ei secundum hæc verba,and he sent it to him, according to these words,dicens:saying:

¹⁸Rex Alexander fratri Jonathæ salutem.“King Alexander to his brother, Jonathan: greetings.

¹⁸Rex Alexander fratri Jonathæ salutem.“King Alexander to his brother, Jonathan: greetings.

¹⁹Audivimus de te quod vir potens sis viribus,We have heard of you, that you are a man of power and strength,et aptus es ut sis amicus noster:and that you are fit to be our friend.

¹⁹Audivimus de te quod vir potens sis viribus,We have heard of you, that you are a man of power and strength,et aptus es ut sis amicus noster:and that you are fit to be our friend.

²⁰et nunc constituimus te hodie summum sacerdotem gentis tuæ,And so now, on this day, we appoint that you be high priest of your people,et ut amicus voceris regis (et misit ei purpuram,and that you be called the king’s friend, (and he sent him a purple robe,et coronam auream) et quæ nostra sunt sentias nobiscum,and a crown of gold,) and that you be of one mind with us in our affairs,et conserves amicitias ad nos.and that you keep friendship with us.”

²⁰et nunc constituimus te hodie summum sacerdotem gentis tuæ,And so now, on this day, we appoint that you be high priest of your people,et ut amicus voceris regis (et misit ei purpuram,and that you be called the king’s friend, (and he sent him a purple robe,et coronam auream) et quæ nostra sunt sentias nobiscum,and a crown of gold,) and that you be of one mind with us in our affairs,et conserves amicitias ad nos.and that you keep friendship with us.”

²¹Et induit se Jonathas stola sancta septimo mense,Then Jonathan clothed himself with the holy vestment, in the seventh month,anno centesimo sexagesimo,in the one hundred and sixtieth year,in die solemni scenopegiæ:on the solemn day of the Feast of Tabernacles.et congregavit exercitum,And he gathered together an army,et fecit arma copiosa.and he made an abundance of weapons.

²¹Et induit se Jonathas stola sancta septimo mense,Then Jonathan clothed himself with the holy vestment, in the seventh month,anno centesimo sexagesimo,in the one hundred and sixtieth year,in die solemni scenopegiæ:on the solemn day of the Feast of Tabernacles.et congregavit exercitum,And he gathered together an army,et fecit arma copiosa.and he made an abundance of weapons.

²²Et audivit Demetrius verba ista,And Demetrius heard these words,et contristatus est nimis,and he was exceedingly sorrowful,et ait:and he said:

²²Et audivit Demetrius verba ista,And Demetrius heard these words,et contristatus est nimis,and he was exceedingly sorrowful,et ait:and he said:

²³Quid hoc fecimus,“What have we done in this,quod præoccupavit nos Alexander apprehendere amicitiam Judæorum ad munimen sui?that Alexander has gone before us to obtain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself?

²³Quid hoc fecimus,“What have we done in this,quod præoccupavit nos Alexander apprehendere amicitiam Judæorum ad munimen sui?that Alexander has gone before us to obtain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself?

²⁴scribam et ego illis verba deprecatoria,I also will write to them words of petition,et dignitates,and offer positions of ranket dona,and gifts,ut sint mecum in adjutorium.so that they may act in assistance to me.”

²⁴scribam et ego illis verba deprecatoria,I also will write to them words of petition,et dignitates,and offer positions of ranket dona,and gifts,ut sint mecum in adjutorium.so that they may act in assistance to me.”

²⁵Et scripsit eis in hæc verba:And he wrote to them in these words:Rex Demetrius genti Judæorum salutem.“King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews: greetings.

²⁵Et scripsit eis in hæc verba:And he wrote to them in these words:Rex Demetrius genti Judæorum salutem.“King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews: greetings.

²⁶Quoniam servastis ad nos pactum,Since you have kept the peace with us,et mansistis in amicitia nostra,and have remained in our friendship,et non accessistis ad inimicos nostros,and have not made agreements with our enemies,audivimus,we have heard of this,et gavisi sumus.and we are glad.

²⁶Quoniam servastis ad nos pactum,Since you have kept the peace with us,et mansistis in amicitia nostra,and have remained in our friendship,et non accessistis ad inimicos nostros,and have not made agreements with our enemies,audivimus,we have heard of this,et gavisi sumus.and we are glad.

²⁷Et nunc perseverate adhuc conservare ad nos fidem,And so now, persevere still to remain faithful to us,et retribuemus vobis bona pro his quæ fecistis nobiscum:and we will reward you with good things for what you have done for us.

²⁷Et nunc perseverate adhuc conservare ad nos fidem,And so now, persevere still to remain faithful to us,et retribuemus vobis bona pro his quæ fecistis nobiscum:and we will reward you with good things for what you have done for us.

²⁸et remittemus vobis præstationes multas,And we will repay you for your many expenses,et dabimus vobis donationes.and we will give you gifts.

²⁸et remittemus vobis præstationes multas,And we will repay you for your many expenses,et dabimus vobis donationes.and we will give you gifts.

²⁹Et nunc absolvo vos et omnes Judæos a tributis, et pretia salis indulgeo, et coronas remitto, et tertias seminis:And now, I release you, and all the Jews, from tributes, and I grant to you the payments of salt, and I send back the crowns and the thirds of the seed.

²⁹Et nunc absolvo vos et omnes Judæos a tributis, et pretia salis indulgeo, et coronas remitto, et tertias seminis:And now, I release you, and all the Jews, from tributes, and I grant to you the payments of salt, and I send back the crowns and the thirds of the seed.

³⁰et dimidiam partem fructus ligni, quod est portionis meæ,And the one half portion of the fruit from the trees, which is my share,relinquo vobis ex hodierno die,I relinquish to you from this day and hereafter,et deinceps, ne accipiatur a terra Juda,so that it shall not be taken from the land of Judah,et a tribus civitatibus quæ additæ sunt illi ex Samaria et Galilæa;nor from the three cities that have been added to it from Samaria and Galilee,ex hodierna die et in totum tempus:from this day and for all time.

³⁰et dimidiam partem fructus ligni, quod est portionis meæ,And the one half portion of the fruit from the trees, which is my share,relinquo vobis ex hodierno die,I relinquish to you from this day and hereafter,et deinceps, ne accipiatur a terra Juda,so that it shall not be taken from the land of Judah,et a tribus civitatibus quæ additæ sunt illi ex Samaria et Galilæa;nor from the three cities that have been added to it from Samaria and Galilee,ex hodierna die et in totum tempus:from this day and for all time.

³¹et Jerusalem sit sancta, et libera cum finibus suis:And let Jerusalem be holy and free within its borders,et decimæ et tributa ipsius sint.and let the tenths and tributes be for itself.

³¹et Jerusalem sit sancta, et libera cum finibus suis:And let Jerusalem be holy and free within its borders,et decimæ et tributa ipsius sint.and let the tenths and tributes be for itself.

³²Remitto etiam potestatem arcis,And I even return authority over the stronghold,quæ est in Jerusalem:which is in Jerusalem,et do eam summo sacerdoti,and I give it to the high priest,ut constituat in ea viros quoscumque ipse elegerit,in order to appoint in it any such men as he will choose,qui custodiant eam.who will guard it.

³²Remitto etiam potestatem arcis,And I even return authority over the stronghold,quæ est in Jerusalem:which is in Jerusalem,et do eam summo sacerdoti,and I give it to the high priest,ut constituat in ea viros quoscumque ipse elegerit,in order to appoint in it any such men as he will choose,qui custodiant eam.who will guard it.

³³Et omnem animam Judæorum, quæ captiva est a terra Juda in omni regno meo,And every soul of the Jews who were taken captive from the land of Judah in all my kingdom,relinquo liberam gratis,I set at liberty without charge,ut omnes a tributis solvantur, etiam pecorum suorum.so that they are all released from tributes, even of their cattle.

³³Et omnem animam Judæorum, quæ captiva est a terra Juda in omni regno meo,And every soul of the Jews who were taken captive from the land of Judah in all my kingdom,relinquo liberam gratis,I set at liberty without charge,ut omnes a tributis solvantur, etiam pecorum suorum.so that they are all released from tributes, even of their cattle.

³⁴Et omnes dies solemnes,And all the days of solemnities,et sabbata,and the Sabbaths,et neomeniæ,and the new moons,et dies decreti,and the decreed days,et tres dies ante diem solemnem,and the three days before the solemn day,et tres dies post diem solemnem,and three days after the solemn day,sint omnes immunitatis et remissionis omnibus Judæis,shall all be days of immunityqui sunt in regno meo:and remission for all the Jews who are in my kingdom.

³⁴Et omnes dies solemnes,And all the days of solemnities,et sabbata,and the Sabbaths,et neomeniæ,and the new moons,et dies decreti,and the decreed days,et tres dies ante diem solemnem,and the three days before the solemn day,et tres dies post diem solemnem,and three days after the solemn day,sint omnes immunitatis et remissionis omnibus Judæis,shall all be days of immunityqui sunt in regno meo:and remission for all the Jews who are in my kingdom.

³⁵et nemo habebit potestatem agere aliquid,And no one will have the authority to do anything,et movere negotia adversus aliquem illorum in omni causa.or to incite any plots, against any of them, in all cases.

³⁵et nemo habebit potestatem agere aliquid,And no one will have the authority to do anything,et movere negotia adversus aliquem illorum in omni causa.or to incite any plots, against any of them, in all cases.

³⁶Et ascribantur ex Judæis in exercitu regis ad triginta millia virorum:And let there be enrolled from the Jews, into the army of the king, up to thirty thousand men.et dabuntur illis copiæ ut oportet omnibus exercitibus regis,And allowances shall be given to them, just as is due to all the king’s army.et ex eis ordinabuntur qui sint in munitionibus regis magni:And some of them shall be appointed to be in the fortresses of the great king.

³⁶Et ascribantur ex Judæis in exercitu regis ad triginta millia virorum:And let there be enrolled from the Jews, into the army of the king, up to thirty thousand men.et dabuntur illis copiæ ut oportet omnibus exercitibus regis,And allowances shall be given to them, just as is due to all the king’s army.et ex eis ordinabuntur qui sint in munitionibus regis magni:And some of them shall be appointed to be in the fortresses of the great king.

³⁷et ex his constituentur super negotia regni,And some of them shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom,quæ aguntur ex fide,those who act with faith,et principes sint ex eis,and let the leaders be from them,et ambulent in legibus suis,and let them walk by their own laws,sicut præcepit rex in terra Juda.just as the king has commanded in the land of Judah.

³⁷et ex his constituentur super negotia regni,And some of them shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom,quæ aguntur ex fide,those who act with faith,et principes sint ex eis,and let the leaders be from them,et ambulent in legibus suis,and let them walk by their own laws,sicut præcepit rex in terra Juda.just as the king has commanded in the land of Judah.

³⁸Et tres civitates, quæ additæ sunt Judææ ex regione Samariæ,And the three cities that have been added to Judea from the region of Samaria,cum Judæa reputentur:let them be counted with Judea,ut sint sub uno,so that they may be united as one,et non obediant alii potestati,and so that they may obey no other authority,nisi summi sacerdotis.except the high priest.

³⁸Et tres civitates, quæ additæ sunt Judææ ex regione Samariæ,And the three cities that have been added to Judea from the region of Samaria,cum Judæa reputentur:let them be counted with Judea,ut sint sub uno,so that they may be united as one,et non obediant alii potestati,and so that they may obey no other authority,nisi summi sacerdotis.except the high priest.

³⁹Ptolemaida et confines ejus,Ptolemais and its confines,quas dedi donum sanctis qui sunt in Jerusalem,I give as a free gift to the holy places that are in Jerusalem,ad necessarios sumptus sanctorum.for the necessary expenses of the holy things.

³⁹Ptolemaida et confines ejus,Ptolemais and its confines,quas dedi donum sanctis qui sunt in Jerusalem,I give as a free gift to the holy places that are in Jerusalem,ad necessarios sumptus sanctorum.for the necessary expenses of the holy things.

⁴⁰Et ego do singulis annis quindecim millia siclorum argenti de rationibus regis,And I give, every year, fifteen thousand shekels of silver from the allotment of the king,quæ me contingunt:from what belongs to me.

⁴⁰Et ego do singulis annis quindecim millia siclorum argenti de rationibus regis,And I give, every year, fifteen thousand shekels of silver from the allotment of the king,quæ me contingunt:from what belongs to me.

⁴¹et omne quod reliquum fuerit,And all that has been left over,quod non reddiderant qui super negotia erant annis prioribus,which those who were set over the affairs in prior years have not paid: from this time,ex hoc dabunt in opera domus.they will give it to the works of the house.

⁴¹et omne quod reliquum fuerit,And all that has been left over,quod non reddiderant qui super negotia erant annis prioribus,which those who were set over the affairs in prior years have not paid: from this time,ex hoc dabunt in opera domus.they will give it to the works of the house.

⁴²Et super hæc quinque millia siclorum argenti, quæ accipiebant de sanctorum ratione per singulos annos:And beyond this, they shall receive five thousand shekels of silver from the allotment of the holy places each year,et hæc ad sacerdotes pertineant, qui ministerio funguntur.and this will belong to the priests who perform the ministry.

⁴²Et super hæc quinque millia siclorum argenti, quæ accipiebant de sanctorum ratione per singulos annos:And beyond this, they shall receive five thousand shekels of silver from the allotment of the holy places each year,et hæc ad sacerdotes pertineant, qui ministerio funguntur.and this will belong to the priests who perform the ministry.

⁴³Et quicumque confugerint in templum quod est Jerosolymis,And whoever will flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem,et in omnibus finibus ejus,or in any of its parts,obnoxii regi in omni negotio dimittantur,being liable before the king in any matter, let them be released,et universa quæ sunt eis in regno meo, libera habeant.and all that is theirs in my kingdom, let them have it freely.

⁴³Et quicumque confugerint in templum quod est Jerosolymis,And whoever will flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem,et in omnibus finibus ejus,or in any of its parts,obnoxii regi in omni negotio dimittantur,being liable before the king in any matter, let them be released,et universa quæ sunt eis in regno meo, libera habeant.and all that is theirs in my kingdom, let them have it freely.

⁴⁴Et ad ædificanda vel restauranda opera sanctorum,And as to the works of rebuilding and repairing the holy places,sumptus dabuntur de ratione regis:the expenses shall be given from the king’s revenues.

⁴⁴Et ad ædificanda vel restauranda opera sanctorum,And as to the works of rebuilding and repairing the holy places,sumptus dabuntur de ratione regis:the expenses shall be given from the king’s revenues.

⁴⁵et ad exstruendos muros Jerusalem,And as to the raising of the walls of Jerusalemet communiendos in circuitu,and the fortifications all around it,sumptus dabuntur de ratione regis,the expenses shall be given from the king’s revenues,et ad construendos muros in Judæa.as also for the building of the walls in Judea.”

⁴⁵et ad exstruendos muros Jerusalem,And as to the raising of the walls of Jerusalemet communiendos in circuitu,and the fortifications all around it,sumptus dabuntur de ratione regis,the expenses shall be given from the king’s revenues,et ad construendos muros in Judæa.as also for the building of the walls in Judea.”

⁴⁶Ut audivit autem Jonathas et populus sermones istos,So when Jonathannon crediderunt eis,and the people heard these words,nec receperunt eos:they did not believequia recordati sunt malitiæ magnæ,or accept them,quam fecerat in Israël,because they remembered the great malice that he had done in Israel,et tribulaverat eos valde.for he had troubled them greatly.

⁴⁶Ut audivit autem Jonathas et populus sermones istos,So when Jonathannon crediderunt eis,and the people heard these words,nec receperunt eos:they did not believequia recordati sunt malitiæ magnæ,or accept them,quam fecerat in Israël,because they remembered the great malice that he had done in Israel,et tribulaverat eos valde.for he had troubled them greatly.

⁴⁷Et complacuit eis in Alexandrum,And so they were pleased with Alexander,quia ipse fuerat eis princeps sermonum pacis,because he had been to them a leader with words of peace,et ipsi auxilium ferebant omnibus diebus.and they were of assistance to him every day.

⁴⁷Et complacuit eis in Alexandrum,And so they were pleased with Alexander,quia ipse fuerat eis princeps sermonum pacis,because he had been to them a leader with words of peace,et ipsi auxilium ferebant omnibus diebus.and they were of assistance to him every day.

⁴⁸Et congregavit rex Alexander exercitum magnum,And so king Alexander gathered together a great army,et admovit castra contra Demetrium.and he moved his camp against Demetrius.

⁴⁸Et congregavit rex Alexander exercitum magnum,And so king Alexander gathered together a great army,et admovit castra contra Demetrium.and he moved his camp against Demetrius.

⁴⁹Et commiserunt prælium duo reges,And the two kings joined together in battle,et fugit exercitus Demetrii,and the army of Demetrius fled away,et insecutus est eum Alexander,and Alexander followed after him,et incubuit super eos.and he closed in on them.

⁴⁹Et commiserunt prælium duo reges,And the two kings joined together in battle,et fugit exercitus Demetrii,and the army of Demetrius fled away,et insecutus est eum Alexander,and Alexander followed after him,et incubuit super eos.and he closed in on them.

⁵⁰Et invaluit prælium nimis,And the battle was hard fought,donec occidit sol:until the sun went down.et cecidit Demetrius in die illa.And Demetrius was slain on that day.

⁵⁰Et invaluit prælium nimis,And the battle was hard fought,donec occidit sol:until the sun went down.et cecidit Demetrius in die illa.And Demetrius was slain on that day.

⁵¹Et misit Alexander ad Ptolemæum regem Ægypti legatos secundum hæc verba,And Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemy, the king of Egypt, according to these words,dicens:saying:

⁵¹Et misit Alexander ad Ptolemæum regem Ægypti legatos secundum hæc verba,And Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemy, the king of Egypt, according to these words,dicens:saying:

⁵²Quoniam regressus sum in regnum meum,“Know that I have returned to my kingdom,et sedi in sede patrum meorum,and I am seated upon the throne of my fathers,et obtinui principatum,and I have obtained the leadership,et contrivi Demetrium,and I have crushed Demetrius,et possedi regionem nostram,and I have taken possession of our country,

⁵²Quoniam regressus sum in regnum meum,“Know that I have returned to my kingdom,et sedi in sede patrum meorum,and I am seated upon the throne of my fathers,et obtinui principatum,and I have obtained the leadership,et contrivi Demetrium,and I have crushed Demetrius,et possedi regionem nostram,and I have taken possession of our country,

⁵³et commisi pugnam cum eo,and I have joined battle with him,et contritus est ipse et castra ejus a nobis,and both he and his camp have been crushed by us,et sedimus in sede regni ejus:and we are seated on the throne of his kingdom.

⁵³et commisi pugnam cum eo,and I have joined battle with him,et contritus est ipse et castra ejus a nobis,and both he and his camp have been crushed by us,et sedimus in sede regni ejus:and we are seated on the throne of his kingdom.

⁵⁴et nunc statuamus ad invicem amicitiam:And now,et da mihi filiam tuam uxorem,let us establish a friendship with one with another.et ego ero gener tuus,And give me your daughter as a wife,et dabo tibi dona,and I will be your son-in-law,et ipsi,and I will give gifts that are worthy of you,digna te.to both you and her.”

⁵⁴et nunc statuamus ad invicem amicitiam:And now,et da mihi filiam tuam uxorem,let us establish a friendship with one with another.et ego ero gener tuus,And give me your daughter as a wife,et dabo tibi dona,and I will be your son-in-law,et ipsi,and I will give gifts that are worthy of you,digna te.to both you and her.”

⁵⁵Et respondit rex Ptolemæus,And king Ptolemy responded by saying:dicens: Felix dies, in qua reversus es ad terram patrum tuorum,“Happy is the day on which you were returned to the land of your fathers,et sedisti in sede regni eorum.and you sat on the throne of their kingdom.

⁵⁵Et respondit rex Ptolemæus,And king Ptolemy responded by saying:dicens: Felix dies, in qua reversus es ad terram patrum tuorum,“Happy is the day on which you were returned to the land of your fathers,et sedisti in sede regni eorum.and you sat on the throne of their kingdom.

⁵⁶Et nunc faciam tibi quod scripsisti:And now, I will do for you as you have written.sed occurre mihi Ptolemaidam,But meet with me at Ptolemais,ut videamus invicem nos,so that we may see one another,et spondeam tibi sicut dixisti.and so that I may espouse her to you, just as you have said.”

⁵⁶Et nunc faciam tibi quod scripsisti:And now, I will do for you as you have written.sed occurre mihi Ptolemaidam,But meet with me at Ptolemais,ut videamus invicem nos,so that we may see one another,et spondeam tibi sicut dixisti.and so that I may espouse her to you, just as you have said.”

⁵⁷Et exivit Ptolemæus de Ægypto,And so Ptolemy departed from Egypt,ipse et Cleopatra filia ejus,both he and his daughter Cleopatra,et venit Ptolemaidam anno centesimo sexagesimo secundo.and he arrived at Ptolemais in the one hundred and sixty-second year.

⁵⁷Et exivit Ptolemæus de Ægypto,And so Ptolemy departed from Egypt,ipse et Cleopatra filia ejus,both he and his daughter Cleopatra,et venit Ptolemaidam anno centesimo sexagesimo secundo.and he arrived at Ptolemais in the one hundred and sixty-second year.

⁵⁸Et occurrit ei Alexander rex,And king Alexander met him,et dedit ei Cleopatram filiam suam:and he gave him Cleopatra, his daughter.et fecit nuptias ejus Ptolemaidæ, sicut reges in magna gloria.And he celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, just as befits kings.

⁵⁸Et occurrit ei Alexander rex,And king Alexander met him,et dedit ei Cleopatram filiam suam:and he gave him Cleopatra, his daughter.et fecit nuptias ejus Ptolemaidæ, sicut reges in magna gloria.And he celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, just as befits kings.

⁵⁹Et scripsit rex Alexander Jonathæ,And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan,ut veniret obviam sibi.that he should come to meet him.

⁵⁹Et scripsit rex Alexander Jonathæ,And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan,ut veniret obviam sibi.that he should come to meet him.

⁶⁰Et abiit cum gloria Ptolemaidam,And he went forth with glory to Ptolemais,et occurrit ibi duobus regibus,and he met the two kings there,et dedit illis argentum multum,and he gave them much silver,et aurum,and gold,et dona:and gifts.et invenit gratiam in conspectu eorum.And he found favor in their sight.

⁶⁰Et abiit cum gloria Ptolemaidam,And he went forth with glory to Ptolemais,et occurrit ibi duobus regibus,and he met the two kings there,et dedit illis argentum multum,and he gave them much silver,et aurum,and gold,et dona:and gifts.et invenit gratiam in conspectu eorum.And he found favor in their sight.

⁶¹Et convenerunt adversus eum viri pestilentes ex Israël,And some of the pestilent men of Israel, men of iniquity, came together against him,viri iniqui interpellantes adversus eum:interrupting with objections against him.et non intendit ad eos rex.And the king did not attend to them.

⁶¹Et convenerunt adversus eum viri pestilentes ex Israël,And some of the pestilent men of Israel, men of iniquity, came together against him,viri iniqui interpellantes adversus eum:interrupting with objections against him.et non intendit ad eos rex.And the king did not attend to them.

⁶²Et jussit spoliari Jonathan vestibus suis,And he ordered that Jonathan’s garments be taken away from him,et indui eum purpura:and that he be clothed in purple.et ita fecerunt.And they did so.Et collocavit eum rex sedere secum.And the king arranged for him to sit with him.

⁶²Et jussit spoliari Jonathan vestibus suis,And he ordered that Jonathan’s garments be taken away from him,et indui eum purpura:and that he be clothed in purple.et ita fecerunt.And they did so.Et collocavit eum rex sedere secum.And the king arranged for him to sit with him.

⁶³Dixitque principibus suis:And he said to his princes,Exite cum eo in medium civitatis,“Go out with him into the midst of the city,et prædicate,and make a proclamation,ut nemo adversus eum interpellet de ullo negotio,so that no one may raise objections against him in any matter,nec quisquam ei molestus sit de ulla ratione.and so that no one may bother him for any reason.”

⁶³Dixitque principibus suis:And he said to his princes,Exite cum eo in medium civitatis,“Go out with him into the midst of the city,et prædicate,and make a proclamation,ut nemo adversus eum interpellet de ullo negotio,so that no one may raise objections against him in any matter,nec quisquam ei molestus sit de ulla ratione.and so that no one may bother him for any reason.”

⁶⁴Et factum est,And so it happened that,ut viderunt qui interpellabant gloriam ejus, quæ prædicabatur,when his accusers saw his glory being proclaimed,et opertum eum purpura,and him clothed in purple,fugerunt omnes:they all fled away.

⁶⁴Et factum est,And so it happened that,ut viderunt qui interpellabant gloriam ejus, quæ prædicabatur,when his accusers saw his glory being proclaimed,et opertum eum purpura,and him clothed in purple,fugerunt omnes:they all fled away.

⁶⁵et magnificavit eum rex,And the king magnified him,et scripsit eum inter primos amicos,and he enrolled him among his foremost friends,et posuit eum ducem,and he gave him a position as governoret participem principatus.and as a participant in his dominion.

⁶⁵et magnificavit eum rex,And the king magnified him,et scripsit eum inter primos amicos,and he enrolled him among his foremost friends,et posuit eum ducem,and he gave him a position as governoret participem principatus.and as a participant in his dominion.

⁶⁶Et reversus est Jonathas in Jerusalem cum pace et lætitia.And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace and joy.

⁶⁶Et reversus est Jonathas in Jerusalem cum pace et lætitia.And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace and joy.

⁶⁷In anno centesimo sexagesimo quinto,In the one hundred and sixty-fifth year,venit Demetrius filius Demetrii a Creta in terram patrum suorum.Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers.

⁶⁷In anno centesimo sexagesimo quinto,In the one hundred and sixty-fifth year,venit Demetrius filius Demetrii a Creta in terram patrum suorum.Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers.

⁶⁸Et audivit Alexander rex,And king Alexander heard of it,et contristatus est valde,and he was very sorrowful,et reversus est Antiochiam.and he returned to Antioch.

⁶⁸Et audivit Alexander rex,And king Alexander heard of it,et contristatus est valde,and he was very sorrowful,et reversus est Antiochiam.and he returned to Antioch.

⁶⁹Et constituit Demetrius rex Apollonium ducem,And king Demetrius appointed Apollonius as his general,qui præerat Cœlesyriæ:who was in charge of Coelesyria.et congregavit exercitum magnum,And he gathered together a great army,et accessit ad Jamniam:and he drew near to Jamnia.et misit ad Jonathan summum sacerdotem,And he sent to Jonathan, the high priest,

⁶⁹Et constituit Demetrius rex Apollonium ducem,And king Demetrius appointed Apollonius as his general,qui præerat Cœlesyriæ:who was in charge of Coelesyria.et congregavit exercitum magnum,And he gathered together a great army,et accessit ad Jamniam:and he drew near to Jamnia.et misit ad Jonathan summum sacerdotem,And he sent to Jonathan, the high priest,

⁷⁰dicens:saying:Tu solus resistis nobis:“You alone resist us,ego autem factus sum in derisum,and so I have been brought to derisionet in opprobrium,and disgrace,propterea quia tu potestatem adversum nos exerces in montibus.because you exercise your power against us in the mountains.

⁷⁰dicens:saying:Tu solus resistis nobis:“You alone resist us,ego autem factus sum in derisum,and so I have been brought to derisionet in opprobrium,and disgrace,propterea quia tu potestatem adversum nos exerces in montibus.because you exercise your power against us in the mountains.

⁷¹Nunc ergo si confidis in virtutibus tuis,Now, therefore, if you trust in your forces,descende ad nos in campum,descend to us in the plains,et comparemus illic invicem:and there let us contest one another.quia mecum est virtus bellorum.For the power of war is with me.

⁷¹Nunc ergo si confidis in virtutibus tuis,Now, therefore, if you trust in your forces,descende ad nos in campum,descend to us in the plains,et comparemus illic invicem:and there let us contest one another.quia mecum est virtus bellorum.For the power of war is with me.

⁷²Interroga,Inquire,et disce quis sum ego,and learn who I am,et ceteri qui auxilio sunt mihi,and the others,quiwho are auxiliaries to me,et dicunt quia non potest stare pes vester ante faciem nostram,who also say that your feet cannot stand before our face,quia bis in fugam conversi sunt patres tui in terra sua:for your fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land.

⁷²Interroga,Inquire,et disce quis sum ego,and learn who I am,et ceteri qui auxilio sunt mihi,and the others,quiwho are auxiliaries to me,et dicunt quia non potest stare pes vester ante faciem nostram,who also say that your feet cannot stand before our face,quia bis in fugam conversi sunt patres tui in terra sua:for your fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land.

⁷³et nunc quomodo poteris sustinere equitatum et exercitum tantum in campo,And now, how will you be able to withstand the horsemen, and so great an army in the plains,ubi non est lapis, neque saxum,where there is no stone, or rock,neque locus fugiendi?or place to flee?”

⁷³et nunc quomodo poteris sustinere equitatum et exercitum tantum in campo,And now, how will you be able to withstand the horsemen, and so great an army in the plains,ubi non est lapis, neque saxum,where there is no stone, or rock,neque locus fugiendi?or place to flee?”

⁷⁴Ut audivit autem Jonathas sermones Apollonii,But when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius,motus est animo: et elegit decem millia virorum,he was moved in his soul. And he chose ten thousand men,et exiit ab Jerusalem,and he departed from Jerusalem,et occurrit ei Simon frater ejus in adjutorium:and Simon, his brother, met him to help him.

⁷⁴Ut audivit autem Jonathas sermones Apollonii,But when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius,motus est animo: et elegit decem millia virorum,he was moved in his soul. And he chose ten thousand men,et exiit ab Jerusalem,and he departed from Jerusalem,et occurrit ei Simon frater ejus in adjutorium:and Simon, his brother, met him to help him.

⁷⁵et applicuerunt castra in Joppen,And they positioned their tents near Joppa,et exclusit eum a civitate,but they excluded him from the city,quia custodia Apollonii Joppe erat:because a garrison from Apollonius was in Joppa.et oppugnavit eam.And so, he attacked it.

⁷⁵et applicuerunt castra in Joppen,And they positioned their tents near Joppa,et exclusit eum a civitate,but they excluded him from the city,quia custodia Apollonii Joppe erat:because a garrison from Apollonius was in Joppa.et oppugnavit eam.And so, he attacked it.

⁷⁶Et exterriti qui erant in civitate,And those who were in the city, being terrified,aperuerunt ei,opened to him.et obtinuit Jonathas Joppen.And so Jonathan obtained Joppa.

⁷⁶Et exterriti qui erant in civitate,And those who were in the city, being terrified,aperuerunt ei,opened to him.et obtinuit Jonathas Joppen.And so Jonathan obtained Joppa.

⁷⁷Et audivit Apollonius,And Apollonius heard of it,et admovit tria millia equitum,and he moved three thousand horsemen,et exercitum multum.and a great army.

⁷⁷Et audivit Apollonius,And Apollonius heard of it,et admovit tria millia equitum,and he moved three thousand horsemen,et exercitum multum.and a great army.

⁷⁸Et abiit Azotum tamquam iter faciens,And he went toward Azotus, like one making a journey,et statim exiit in campum,but he suddenly departed into the plains,eo quod haberet multitudinem equitum,because he had a great number of horsemen,et confideret in eis.and he trusted in them.Et insecutus est eum Jonathas in Azotum,And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus,et commiserunt prælium.and they joined together in battle.

⁷⁸Et abiit Azotum tamquam iter faciens,And he went toward Azotus, like one making a journey,et statim exiit in campum,but he suddenly departed into the plains,eo quod haberet multitudinem equitum,because he had a great number of horsemen,et confideret in eis.and he trusted in them.Et insecutus est eum Jonathas in Azotum,And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus,et commiserunt prælium.and they joined together in battle.

⁷⁹Et reliquit Apollonius in castris mille equites post eos occulte.And Apollonius secretly left behind them in the camp a thousand horsemen.

⁷⁹Et reliquit Apollonius in castris mille equites post eos occulte.And Apollonius secretly left behind them in the camp a thousand horsemen.

⁸⁰Et cognovit Jonathas quoniam insidiæ sunt post se,And Jonathan realized that there was an ambush behind him,et circuierunt castra ejus,and they surrounded his camp,et jecerunt jacula in populum a mane usque ad vesperam.and they cast darts at the people from morning until evening.

⁸⁰Et cognovit Jonathas quoniam insidiæ sunt post se,And Jonathan realized that there was an ambush behind him,et circuierunt castra ejus,and they surrounded his camp,et jecerunt jacula in populum a mane usque ad vesperam.and they cast darts at the people from morning until evening.

⁸¹Populus autem stabat,But the people stood firm,sicut præceperat Jonathas:just as Jonathan had instructed them,et laboraverunt equi eorum.and their horses suffered hardships.

⁸¹Populus autem stabat,But the people stood firm,sicut præceperat Jonathas:just as Jonathan had instructed them,et laboraverunt equi eorum.and their horses suffered hardships.

⁸²Et ejecit Simon exercitum suum,Then Simon drew forth his army,et commisit contra legionem:and he sent them against the legion.equites enim fatigati erant:For the horsemen were wearied.et contriti sunt ab eo,And they were crushed by him,et fugerunt.and they fled.

⁸²Et ejecit Simon exercitum suum,Then Simon drew forth his army,et commisit contra legionem:and he sent them against the legion.equites enim fatigati erant:For the horsemen were wearied.et contriti sunt ab eo,And they were crushed by him,et fugerunt.and they fled.

⁸³Et qui dispersi sunt per campum, fugerunt in Azotum,And those who were scattered throughout the plains fled to Azotus,et intraverunt in Bethdagon idolum suum,and they entered into Bethdagon, so that, by their idol in that place,ut ibi se liberarent.they might save themselves.

⁸³Et qui dispersi sunt per campum, fugerunt in Azotum,And those who were scattered throughout the plains fled to Azotus,et intraverunt in Bethdagon idolum suum,and they entered into Bethdagon, so that, by their idol in that place,ut ibi se liberarent.they might save themselves.

⁸⁴Et succendit Jonathas Azotum, et civitates quæ erant in circuitu ejus,But Jonathan set fire to Azotus and to the cities that were all around it,et accepit spolia eorum, et templum Dagon:and he captured their spoils and the temple of Dagon.et omnes qui fugerunt in illud, succendit igni.And he burned with fire all those who had fled into it.

⁸⁴Et succendit Jonathas Azotum, et civitates quæ erant in circuitu ejus,But Jonathan set fire to Azotus and to the cities that were all around it,et accepit spolia eorum, et templum Dagon:and he captured their spoils and the temple of Dagon.et omnes qui fugerunt in illud, succendit igni.And he burned with fire all those who had fled into it.

⁸⁵Et fuerunt qui ceciderunt gladio,And so it was that those who fell by the sword,cum his qui succensi sunt,with those who were burned,fere octo millia virorum.were nearly eight thousand men.

⁸⁵Et fuerunt qui ceciderunt gladio,And so it was that those who fell by the sword,cum his qui succensi sunt,with those who were burned,fere octo millia virorum.were nearly eight thousand men.

⁸⁶Et movit inde Jonathas castra,And Jonathan, removed his encampment from there,et applicuit ea Ascalonem:and he took up a position against Askalon.et exierunt de civitate obviam illi in magna gloria.And they went out of the city to meet him with great glory.

⁸⁶Et movit inde Jonathas castra,And Jonathan, removed his encampment from there,et applicuit ea Ascalonem:and he took up a position against Askalon.et exierunt de civitate obviam illi in magna gloria.And they went out of the city to meet him with great glory.

⁸⁷Et reversus est Jonathas in Jerusalem cum suis,And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with his own,habentibus spolia multa.having many spoils.

⁸⁷Et reversus est Jonathas in Jerusalem cum suis,And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with his own,habentibus spolia multa.having many spoils.

⁸⁸Et factum est,And it happened that,ut audivit Alexander rex sermones istos,when king Alexander heard these words,addidit adhuc glorificare Jonathan.he added still more glory to Jonathan.

⁸⁸Et factum est,And it happened that,ut audivit Alexander rex sermones istos,when king Alexander heard these words,addidit adhuc glorificare Jonathan.he added still more glory to Jonathan.

⁸⁹Et misit ei fibulam auream,And he sent him a clasp of gold,sicut consuetudo est dari cognatis regum.as is customary to be given to those who are of royal lineage.Et dedit ei Accaron,And he gave him Ekron,et omnes fines ejus,and all its borders,in possessionem.as a possession.

⁸⁹Et misit ei fibulam auream,And he sent him a clasp of gold,sicut consuetudo est dari cognatis regum.as is customary to be given to those who are of royal lineage.Et dedit ei Accaron,And he gave him Ekron,et omnes fines ejus,and all its borders,in possessionem.as a possession.