¹In diebus illis surrexit Mathathias filius Joannis filii Simeonis,In those days, there rose up Mattathias, the son of John,sacerdos ex filiis Joarib, ab Jerusalem,the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib from Jerusalem,et consedit in monte Modin:and he settled on the mountain of Modin.

¹In diebus illis surrexit Mathathias filius Joannis filii Simeonis,In those days, there rose up Mattathias, the son of John,sacerdos ex filiis Joarib, ab Jerusalem,the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib from Jerusalem,et consedit in monte Modin:and he settled on the mountain of Modin.

²et habebat filios quinque,And he had five sons:Joannem,John,qui cognominabatur Gaddis:who was surnamed Gaddi,

²et habebat filios quinque,And he had five sons:Joannem,John,qui cognominabatur Gaddis:who was surnamed Gaddi,

³et Simonem,and Simon,qui cognominabatur Thasi:who was surnamed Thassi,

³et Simonem,and Simon,qui cognominabatur Thasi:who was surnamed Thassi,

⁴et Judam,and Judas,qui vocabatur Machabæus:who was called Maccabeus,

⁴et Judam,and Judas,qui vocabatur Machabæus:who was called Maccabeus,

⁵et Eleazarum,and Eleazar,qui cognominabatur Abaron:who was surnamed Avaran,et Jonathan,and Jonathan,qui cognominabatur Apphus:who was surnamed Apphus.

⁵et Eleazarum,and Eleazar,qui cognominabatur Abaron:who was surnamed Avaran,et Jonathan,and Jonathan,qui cognominabatur Apphus:who was surnamed Apphus.

⁶hi viderunt mala, quæ fiebant in populo Juda, et in Jerusalem.These saw the evils that were done among the people of Judah and in Jerusalem.

⁶hi viderunt mala, quæ fiebant in populo Juda, et in Jerusalem.These saw the evils that were done among the people of Judah and in Jerusalem.

⁷Et dixit Mathathias:And Mattathias said:Væ mihi!“Woe to me,ut quid natus sum videre contritionem populi mei,for why was I born to see the grief of my peopleet contritionem civitatis sanctæ,and the grief of the holy city,et sedere illic,and to sit there,cum datur in manibus inimicorum?while it is given into the hands of the enemies?

⁷Et dixit Mathathias:And Mattathias said:Væ mihi!“Woe to me,ut quid natus sum videre contritionem populi mei,for why was I born to see the grief of my peopleet contritionem civitatis sanctæ,and the grief of the holy city,et sedere illic,and to sit there,cum datur in manibus inimicorum?while it is given into the hands of the enemies?

⁸Sancta in manu extraneorum facta sunt:The holy places have fallen into the hands of outsiders.templum ejus sicut homo ignobilis.Her temple is like a man without honor.

⁸Sancta in manu extraneorum facta sunt:The holy places have fallen into the hands of outsiders.templum ejus sicut homo ignobilis.Her temple is like a man without honor.

⁹Vasa gloriæ ejus captiva abducta sunt:The vessels of her glory have been taken away captive.trucidati sunt senes ejus in plateis,Her old men have been butchered in the streets,et juvenes ejus ceciderunt in gladio inimicorum.and her young men have fallen by the sword of the enemies.

⁹Vasa gloriæ ejus captiva abducta sunt:The vessels of her glory have been taken away captive.trucidati sunt senes ejus in plateis,Her old men have been butchered in the streets,et juvenes ejus ceciderunt in gladio inimicorum.and her young men have fallen by the sword of the enemies.

¹⁰Quæ gens non hæreditavit regnum ejus et non obtinuit spolia ejus?What nation has not inherited her kingdom and taken from her spoils?

¹⁰Quæ gens non hæreditavit regnum ejus et non obtinuit spolia ejus?What nation has not inherited her kingdom and taken from her spoils?

¹¹Omnis compositio ejus ablata est.All her beauty has been taken away.Quæ erat libera,She who was free,facta est ancilla.has become a slave.

¹¹Omnis compositio ejus ablata est.All her beauty has been taken away.Quæ erat libera,She who was free,facta est ancilla.has become a slave.

¹²Et ecce sancta nostra,And behold, our sanctuary,et pulchritudo nostra, et claritas nostra desolata est,and our beauty, and our splendor has been desolated,et coinquinaverunt ea gentes.and the Gentiles have defiled them.

¹²Et ecce sancta nostra,And behold, our sanctuary,et pulchritudo nostra, et claritas nostra desolata est,and our beauty, and our splendor has been desolated,et coinquinaverunt ea gentes.and the Gentiles have defiled them.

¹³Quo ergo nobis adhuc vivere?Therefore, what is it to us that we still live?”

¹³Quo ergo nobis adhuc vivere?Therefore, what is it to us that we still live?”

¹⁴Et scidit vestimenta sua Mathathias,And Mattathiaset filii ejus:and his sons tore their garments,et operuerunt se ciliciis,and they covered themselves with haircloth,et planxerunt valde.and they lamented greatly.

¹⁴Et scidit vestimenta sua Mathathias,And Mattathiaset filii ejus:and his sons tore their garments,et operuerunt se ciliciis,and they covered themselves with haircloth,et planxerunt valde.and they lamented greatly.

¹⁵Et venerunt illuc qui missi erant a rege Antiocho, ut cogerent eos,And those who had been sent from king Antiochus came to that place,qui confugerant in civitatem Modin, immolare,to compel those who fled into the city of Modin to immolate,et accendere thura,and to burn frankincense,et a lege Dei discedere.and to depart from the law of God.

¹⁵Et venerunt illuc qui missi erant a rege Antiocho, ut cogerent eos,And those who had been sent from king Antiochus came to that place,qui confugerant in civitatem Modin, immolare,to compel those who fled into the city of Modin to immolate,et accendere thura,and to burn frankincense,et a lege Dei discedere.and to depart from the law of God.

¹⁶Et multi de populo Israël consentientes accesserunt ad eos:And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them.sed Mathathias et filii ejus constanter steterunt.But Mattathias and his sons stood firm.

¹⁶Et multi de populo Israël consentientes accesserunt ad eos:And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them.sed Mathathias et filii ejus constanter steterunt.But Mattathias and his sons stood firm.

¹⁷Et respondentes qui missi erant ab Antiocho,And those who had been sent from Antiochus, responding,dixerunt Mathathiæ:said to Mattathias:Princeps, et clarissimus et magnus es in hac civitate,“You are a ruler, and very splendid and great in this city,et ornatus filiis et fratribus:and you are adorned with sons and brothers.

¹⁷Et respondentes qui missi erant ab Antiocho,And those who had been sent from Antiochus, responding,dixerunt Mathathiæ:said to Mattathias:Princeps, et clarissimus et magnus es in hac civitate,“You are a ruler, and very splendid and great in this city,et ornatus filiis et fratribus:and you are adorned with sons and brothers.

¹⁸ergo accede prior,Therefore,et fac jussum regis,approach first,sicut fecerunt omnes gentes,and carryout the order of the king,et viri Juda,as all the nations have done,et qui remanserunt in Jerusalem:and the men of Judah,et eris tu,and those who remained in Jerusalem.et filii tui,And youinter amicos regis,and your sons will be among the friends of the king,et amplificatus auro,and enriched with goldet argento,and silveret muneribus multis.and many gifts.”

¹⁸ergo accede prior,Therefore,et fac jussum regis,approach first,sicut fecerunt omnes gentes,and carryout the order of the king,et viri Juda,as all the nations have done,et qui remanserunt in Jerusalem:and the men of Judah,et eris tu,and those who remained in Jerusalem.et filii tui,And youinter amicos regis,and your sons will be among the friends of the king,et amplificatus auro,and enriched with goldet argento,and silveret muneribus multis.and many gifts.”

¹⁹Et respondit Mathathias,And Mattathias responded,et dixit magna voce:and he said with a loud voice:Etsi omnes gentes regi Antiocho obediunt,“Even if all nations obey king Antiochus,ut discedat unusquisque a servitute legis patrum suorum,so that each one departs from the service of the law of his fatherset consentiat mandatis ejus:and consents to his commandments,

¹⁹Et respondit Mathathias,And Mattathias responded,et dixit magna voce:and he said with a loud voice:Etsi omnes gentes regi Antiocho obediunt,“Even if all nations obey king Antiochus,ut discedat unusquisque a servitute legis patrum suorum,so that each one departs from the service of the law of his fatherset consentiat mandatis ejus:and consents to his commandments,

²⁰ego et filii mei,Iet fratres mei,and my sonsobediemus legi patrum nostrorum:and my brothers will obey the law of our fathers.

²⁰ego et filii mei,Iet fratres mei,and my sonsobediemus legi patrum nostrorum:and my brothers will obey the law of our fathers.

²¹propitius sit nobis Deus:May God be forgiving to us.non est nobis utile relinquere legem,It is not useful for us to abandon the lawet justitias Dei:and the justices of God.

²¹propitius sit nobis Deus:May God be forgiving to us.non est nobis utile relinquere legem,It is not useful for us to abandon the lawet justitias Dei:and the justices of God.

²²non audiemus verba regis Antiochi,We will not listen to the words of king Antiochus,nec sacrificabimus transgredientes legis nostræ mandata,nor will we sacrifice, transgressing the commandments of our law,ut eamus altera via.so as to set out on another way.”

²²non audiemus verba regis Antiochi,We will not listen to the words of king Antiochus,nec sacrificabimus transgredientes legis nostræ mandata,nor will we sacrifice, transgressing the commandments of our law,ut eamus altera via.so as to set out on another way.”

²³Et ut cessavit loqui verba hæc,And, as he ceased speaking these words,accessit quidam Judæus in omnium oculis sacrificare idolis super aram in civitate Modin,a certain Jew approached in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin,secundum jussum regis:according to the order of the king.

²³Et ut cessavit loqui verba hæc,And, as he ceased speaking these words,accessit quidam Judæus in omnium oculis sacrificare idolis super aram in civitate Modin,a certain Jew approached in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin,secundum jussum regis:according to the order of the king.

²⁴et vidit Mathathias, et doluit,And Mattathias saw, and he grieved,et contremuerunt renes ejus,and his temperament trembled,et accensus est furor ejus secundum judicium legis,and his fury was enkindled according to the judgment of the law,et insiliens trucidavit eum super aram:and leaping up, he slaughtered him on the altar.

²⁴et vidit Mathathias, et doluit,And Mattathias saw, and he grieved,et contremuerunt renes ejus,and his temperament trembled,et accensus est furor ejus secundum judicium legis,and his fury was enkindled according to the judgment of the law,et insiliens trucidavit eum super aram:and leaping up, he slaughtered him on the altar.

²⁵sed et virum,Moreover,quem rex Antiochus miserat,the man whom king Antiochus had sent,qui cogebat immolare,who compelled them to immolate,occidit in ipso tempore,he killed at the same time,et aram destruxit:and he destroyed the altar,

²⁵sed et virum,Moreover,quem rex Antiochus miserat,the man whom king Antiochus had sent,qui cogebat immolare,who compelled them to immolate,occidit in ipso tempore,he killed at the same time,et aram destruxit:and he destroyed the altar,

²⁶et zelatus est legem,and he was zealous for the law,sicut fecit Phinees Zamri filio Salomi.just as Phinehas did to Zimri, the son of Salomi.

²⁶et zelatus est legem,and he was zealous for the law,sicut fecit Phinees Zamri filio Salomi.just as Phinehas did to Zimri, the son of Salomi.

²⁷Et exclamavit Mathathias voce magna in civitate,And Mattathias exclaimed with a loud voice in the city,dicens:saying,Omnis qui zelum habet legis,“All who hold zeal for the law,statuens testamentum,maintaining the covenant,exeat post me.let them follow me.”

²⁷Et exclamavit Mathathias voce magna in civitate,And Mattathias exclaimed with a loud voice in the city,dicens:saying,Omnis qui zelum habet legis,“All who hold zeal for the law,statuens testamentum,maintaining the covenant,exeat post me.let them follow me.”

²⁸Et fugit ipse,And heet filii ejus in montes,and his sons fled to the mountains,et reliquerunt quæcumque habebant in civitate.and they left behind whatever they had in the city.

²⁸Et fugit ipse,And heet filii ejus in montes,and his sons fled to the mountains,et reliquerunt quæcumque habebant in civitate.and they left behind whatever they had in the city.

²⁹Tunc descenderunt multi quærentes judicium, et justitiam, in desertum:Then many who sought judgment and justice went down into the desert.

²⁹Tunc descenderunt multi quærentes judicium, et justitiam, in desertum:Then many who sought judgment and justice went down into the desert.

³⁰et sederunt ibi ipsi,And they camped there,et filii eorum,with their sons,et mulieres eorum,and their wives,et pecora eorum:and their herds,quoniam inundaverunt super eos mala.because evils had overwhelmed them.

³⁰et sederunt ibi ipsi,And they camped there,et filii eorum,with their sons,et mulieres eorum,and their wives,et pecora eorum:and their herds,quoniam inundaverunt super eos mala.because evils had overwhelmed them.

³¹Et renuntiatum est viris regis,And it was reported to the king’s men,et exercitui qui erat in Jerusalem civitate David,and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David,quoniam discessissent viri quidam, qui dissipaverunt mandatum regis,that certain men, who had cast aside the commandment of the king,in loca occulta in deserto,had departed into the hidden places in the desert,et abiissent post illos multi.and that many had followed after them.

³¹Et renuntiatum est viris regis,And it was reported to the king’s men,et exercitui qui erat in Jerusalem civitate David,and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David,quoniam discessissent viri quidam, qui dissipaverunt mandatum regis,that certain men, who had cast aside the commandment of the king,in loca occulta in deserto,had departed into the hidden places in the desert,et abiissent post illos multi.and that many had followed after them.

³²Et statim perrexerunt ad eos,And immediately, they went out to them,et constituerunt adversus eos prælium in die sabbatorum,and they arranged a battle against them, on the day of the Sabbath.

³²Et statim perrexerunt ad eos,And immediately, they went out to them,et constituerunt adversus eos prælium in die sabbatorum,and they arranged a battle against them, on the day of the Sabbath.

³³et dixerunt ad eos:And they said to them:Resistitis et nunc adhuc?“And now,exite,do you still resist?et facite secundum verbum regis Antiochi,Go out and act according to the word of king Antiochus,et vivetis.and you will live.”

³³et dixerunt ad eos:And they said to them:Resistitis et nunc adhuc?“And now,exite,do you still resist?et facite secundum verbum regis Antiochi,Go out and act according to the word of king Antiochus,et vivetis.and you will live.”

³⁴Et dixerunt:And they said,Non exibimus,“We will not go out,neque faciemus verbum regis,and we will not do the king’s word,ut polluamus diem sabbatorum.so as to profane the day of the Sabbath.”

³⁴Et dixerunt:And they said,Non exibimus,“We will not go out,neque faciemus verbum regis,and we will not do the king’s word,ut polluamus diem sabbatorum.so as to profane the day of the Sabbath.”

³⁵Et concitaverunt adversus eos prælium.And they rushed against them in battle.

³⁵Et concitaverunt adversus eos prælium.And they rushed against them in battle.

³⁶Et non responderunt eis,But they did not respond,nec lapidem miserunt in eos,nor did they cast a stone at them,nec oppilaverunt loca occulta,nor did they barricade the hidden places,

³⁶Et non responderunt eis,But they did not respond,nec lapidem miserunt in eos,nor did they cast a stone at them,nec oppilaverunt loca occulta,nor did they barricade the hidden places,

³⁷dicentes:for they said,Moriamur omnes in simplicitate nostra:“Let us all die in our simplicity.et testes erunt super nos cælum et terra,And heaven and earth will testify for us,quod injuste perditis nos.that you destroyed us unjustly.”

³⁷dicentes:for they said,Moriamur omnes in simplicitate nostra:“Let us all die in our simplicity.et testes erunt super nos cælum et terra,And heaven and earth will testify for us,quod injuste perditis nos.that you destroyed us unjustly.”

³⁸Et intulerunt illis bellum sabbatis:So they carried out a battle on the Sabbath.et mortui sunt ipsi,And they were put to death,et uxores eorum,with their wives,et filii eorum,and their sons,et pecora eorum usque ad mille animas hominum.and their cattle, even to the number of a thousand souls of men.

³⁸Et intulerunt illis bellum sabbatis:So they carried out a battle on the Sabbath.et mortui sunt ipsi,And they were put to death,et uxores eorum,with their wives,et filii eorum,and their sons,et pecora eorum usque ad mille animas hominum.and their cattle, even to the number of a thousand souls of men.

³⁹Et cognovit Mathathias et amici ejus,And Mattathias and his friends heard of it,et luctum habuerunt super eos valde.and they held a very great lamentation for them.

³⁹Et cognovit Mathathias et amici ejus,And Mattathias and his friends heard of it,et luctum habuerunt super eos valde.and they held a very great lamentation for them.

⁴⁰Et dixit vir proximo suo:And every man said to his neighbor,Si omnes fecerimus sicut fratres nostri fecerunt,“If we all do just as our brothers have done,et non pugnaverimus adversus gentes pro animabus nostris et justificationibus nostris,and if we do not fight against the Gentiles for the sake of our lives and our justifications,nunc citius disperdent nos a terra.then they will quickly eradicate us from the earth.”

⁴⁰Et dixit vir proximo suo:And every man said to his neighbor,Si omnes fecerimus sicut fratres nostri fecerunt,“If we all do just as our brothers have done,et non pugnaverimus adversus gentes pro animabus nostris et justificationibus nostris,and if we do not fight against the Gentiles for the sake of our lives and our justifications,nunc citius disperdent nos a terra.then they will quickly eradicate us from the earth.”

⁴¹Et cogitaverunt in die illa,And they decided, on that day, saying:dicentes:“Every man,Omnis homo, quicumque venerit ad nos in bello die sabbatorum,who will come against us in warfare on the day of the Sabbath,pugnemus adversus eum:we will fight against him.et non moriemur omnes,And we will not all die,sicut mortui sunt fratres nostri in occultis.like our brothers who were put to death in the hidden places.”

⁴¹Et cogitaverunt in die illa,And they decided, on that day, saying:dicentes:“Every man,Omnis homo, quicumque venerit ad nos in bello die sabbatorum,who will come against us in warfare on the day of the Sabbath,pugnemus adversus eum:we will fight against him.et non moriemur omnes,And we will not all die,sicut mortui sunt fratres nostri in occultis.like our brothers who were put to death in the hidden places.”

⁴²Tunc congregata est ad eos synagoga Assidæorum fortis viribus ex Israël,Then there was assembled before them the synagogue of the Hasideans, strong men from Israel,omnis voluntarius in lege:each one with a will for the law.

⁴²Tunc congregata est ad eos synagoga Assidæorum fortis viribus ex Israël,Then there was assembled before them the synagogue of the Hasideans, strong men from Israel,omnis voluntarius in lege:each one with a will for the law.

⁴³et omnes, qui fugiebant a malis, additi sunt ad eos,And all those who fled from the evils added themselves to them,et facti sunt illis ad firmamentum.and they became a firmament to them.

⁴³et omnes, qui fugiebant a malis, additi sunt ad eos,And all those who fled from the evils added themselves to them,et facti sunt illis ad firmamentum.and they became a firmament to them.

⁴⁴Et collegerunt exercitum,And they gathered together an army,et percusserunt peccatores in ira sua,and they struck down the sinners in their wrathet viros iniquos in indignatione sua:and the wicked men in their indignation.et ceteri fugerunt ad nationes,And the others fled to the nations,ut evaderent.so as to escape.

⁴⁴Et collegerunt exercitum,And they gathered together an army,et percusserunt peccatores in ira sua,and they struck down the sinners in their wrathet viros iniquos in indignatione sua:and the wicked men in their indignation.et ceteri fugerunt ad nationes,And the others fled to the nations,ut evaderent.so as to escape.

⁴⁵Et circuivit Mathathias et amici ejus,And Mattathias and his friends traveled around,et destruxerunt aras:and they destroyed the altars.

⁴⁵Et circuivit Mathathias et amici ejus,And Mattathias and his friends traveled around,et destruxerunt aras:and they destroyed the altars.

⁴⁶et circumciderunt pueros incircumcisos quotquot invenerunt in finibus Israël:And they circumcised all the uncircumcised boys, whom they found within the limits of Israel,et in fortitudine.and they acted with fortitude.

⁴⁶et circumciderunt pueros incircumcisos quotquot invenerunt in finibus Israël:And they circumcised all the uncircumcised boys, whom they found within the limits of Israel,et in fortitudine.and they acted with fortitude.

⁴⁷Et persecuti sunt filios superbiæ,And they pursued the sons of arrogance,et prosperatum est opus in manibus eorum:and the work was prosperous in their hands.

⁴⁷Et persecuti sunt filios superbiæ,And they pursued the sons of arrogance,et prosperatum est opus in manibus eorum:and the work was prosperous in their hands.

⁴⁸et obtinuerunt legem de manibus gentium,And they obtained the law from the hands of the Gentiles,et de manibus regum,and from the hands of the kings.et non dederunt cornu peccatori.And they did not surrender the horn to the sinner.

⁴⁸et obtinuerunt legem de manibus gentium,And they obtained the law from the hands of the Gentiles,et de manibus regum,and from the hands of the kings.et non dederunt cornu peccatori.And they did not surrender the horn to the sinner.

⁴⁹Et appropinquaverunt dies Mathathiæ moriendi,Then the days drew near when Mattathias would die,et dixit filiis suis:and he said to his sons:Nunc confortata est superbia,“Now arroganceet castigatio,and chastisement have been strengthened,et tempus eversionis,and it is a time of overturninget ira indignationis.and of the wrath of indignation.

⁴⁹Et appropinquaverunt dies Mathathiæ moriendi,Then the days drew near when Mattathias would die,et dixit filiis suis:and he said to his sons:Nunc confortata est superbia,“Now arroganceet castigatio,and chastisement have been strengthened,et tempus eversionis,and it is a time of overturninget ira indignationis.and of the wrath of indignation.

⁵⁰Nunc ergo,Now therefore,o filii,O sons,æmulatores estote legis,be imitators of the law,et date animas vestras pro testamento patrum vestrorum,and give your lives for the sake of the covenant of your fathers.

⁵⁰Nunc ergo,Now therefore,o filii,O sons,æmulatores estote legis,be imitators of the law,et date animas vestras pro testamento patrum vestrorum,and give your lives for the sake of the covenant of your fathers.

⁵¹et mementote operum patrum,And call to mind the works of the fathers,quæ fecerunt in generationibus suis:which they have done in their generations.et accipietis gloriam magnam,And you will receive great gloryet nomen æternum.and an eternal name.

⁵¹et mementote operum patrum,And call to mind the works of the fathers,quæ fecerunt in generationibus suis:which they have done in their generations.et accipietis gloriam magnam,And you will receive great gloryet nomen æternum.and an eternal name.

⁵²Abraham nonne in tentatione inventus est fidelis,Was not Abraham found to be faithful in temptation,et reputatum est ei ad justitiam?and so it was accounted to him as justice?

⁵²Abraham nonne in tentatione inventus est fidelis,Was not Abraham found to be faithful in temptation,et reputatum est ei ad justitiam?and so it was accounted to him as justice?

⁵³Joseph in tempore angustiæ suæ custodivit mandatum,Joseph, in the time of his anguish, kept the commandment,et factus est dominus Ægypti.and he was made ruler of Egypt.

⁵³Joseph in tempore angustiæ suæ custodivit mandatum,Joseph, in the time of his anguish, kept the commandment,et factus est dominus Ægypti.and he was made ruler of Egypt.

⁵⁴Phinees pater noster,Phinehas our father,zelando zelum Dei,being zealous in the zeal of God,accepit testamentum sacerdotii æterni.received the covenant of an eternal priesthood.

⁵⁴Phinees pater noster,Phinehas our father,zelando zelum Dei,being zealous in the zeal of God,accepit testamentum sacerdotii æterni.received the covenant of an eternal priesthood.

⁵⁵Jesus dum implevit verbum,Jesus, since he fulfilled the word,factus est dux in Israël.was made a commander in Israel.

⁵⁵Jesus dum implevit verbum,Jesus, since he fulfilled the word,factus est dux in Israël.was made a commander in Israel.

⁵⁶Caleb dum testificatur in ecclesia,Caleb, since he testified in the assembly,accepit hæreditatem.received an inheritance.

⁵⁶Caleb dum testificatur in ecclesia,Caleb, since he testified in the assembly,accepit hæreditatem.received an inheritance.

⁵⁷David in sua misericordia consecutus est sedem regni in sæcula.David, in his mercy, obtained the throne of a kingdom for all generations.

⁵⁷David in sua misericordia consecutus est sedem regni in sæcula.David, in his mercy, obtained the throne of a kingdom for all generations.

⁵⁸Elias,Elijah,dum zelat zelum legis,since he was zealous with a zeal for the law,receptus est in cælum.was received into heaven.

⁵⁸Elias,Elijah,dum zelat zelum legis,since he was zealous with a zeal for the law,receptus est in cælum.was received into heaven.

⁵⁹Ananias et Azarias et Misaël credentes,Hananiah and Azariah and Mishael, by believing,liberati sunt de flamma.were delivered from the flame.

⁵⁹Ananias et Azarias et Misaël credentes,Hananiah and Azariah and Mishael, by believing,liberati sunt de flamma.were delivered from the flame.

⁶⁰Daniel in sua simplicitate liberatus est de ore leonum.Daniel, in his simplicity, was delivered from the mouth of the lions.

⁶⁰Daniel in sua simplicitate liberatus est de ore leonum.Daniel, in his simplicity, was delivered from the mouth of the lions.

⁶¹Et ita cogitate per generationemAnd so,et generationem:consider that,quia omnes qui sperant in eum,through generation after generation of all those who trusted in him,non infirmantur.none have failed in strength.

⁶¹Et ita cogitate per generationemAnd so,et generationem:consider that,quia omnes qui sperant in eum,through generation after generation of all those who trusted in him,non infirmantur.none have failed in strength.

⁶²Et a verbis viri peccatoris ne timueritis,And fear not the words of a sinful man,quia gloria ejus stercus et vermis est:for his glory is dung and worms.

⁶²Et a verbis viri peccatoris ne timueritis,And fear not the words of a sinful man,quia gloria ejus stercus et vermis est:for his glory is dung and worms.

⁶³hodie extollitur,Today he is extolled,et cras non invenietur:and tomorrow he will not be found,quia conversus est in terram suam,because he has returned into his earthet cogitatio ejus periit.and his thinking has perished.

⁶³hodie extollitur,Today he is extolled,et cras non invenietur:and tomorrow he will not be found,quia conversus est in terram suam,because he has returned into his earthet cogitatio ejus periit.and his thinking has perished.

⁶⁴Vos ergo filii,Therefore, you sons,confortamini, et viriliter agite in lege:be strengthened and act manfully in the law.quia in ipsa gloriosi eritis.For by it, you shall become glorious.

⁶⁴Vos ergo filii,Therefore, you sons,confortamini, et viriliter agite in lege:be strengthened and act manfully in the law.quia in ipsa gloriosi eritis.For by it, you shall become glorious.

⁶⁵Et ecce Simon frater vester,And behold,scio quod vir consilii est:I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel.ipsum audite semper,Heed him always,et ipse erit vobis pater.and he will be a father to you.

⁶⁵Et ecce Simon frater vester,And behold,scio quod vir consilii est:I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel.ipsum audite semper,Heed him always,et ipse erit vobis pater.and he will be a father to you.

⁶⁶Et Judas Machabæus,And Judas Maccabeus,fortis viribus a juventute sua,who has been strong and resourceful from his youth,sit vobis princeps militiæ,let him be the leader of your militia,et ipse aget bellum populi.and he will manage the war of the people.

⁶⁶Et Judas Machabæus,And Judas Maccabeus,fortis viribus a juventute sua,who has been strong and resourceful from his youth,sit vobis princeps militiæ,let him be the leader of your militia,et ipse aget bellum populi.and he will manage the war of the people.

⁶⁷Et adducetis ad vos omnes factores legis:And you shall add to yourselves all who observe the law,et vindicate vindictam populi vestri.and you shall claim the vindication of your people.

⁶⁷Et adducetis ad vos omnes factores legis:And you shall add to yourselves all who observe the law,et vindicate vindictam populi vestri.and you shall claim the vindication of your people.

⁶⁸Retribuite retributionem gentibus,Render to the Gentiles their retribution,et intendite in præceptum legis.and pay attention to the precepts of the law.”

⁶⁸Retribuite retributionem gentibus,Render to the Gentiles their retribution,et intendite in præceptum legis.and pay attention to the precepts of the law.”

⁶⁹Et benedixit eos,And he blessed them,et appositus est ad patres suos.and he was added to his fathers.

⁶⁹Et benedixit eos,And he blessed them,et appositus est ad patres suos.and he was added to his fathers.

⁷⁰Et defunctus est anno centesimoAnd he passed away in the one hundred and forty-sixth year,et quadragesimo sexto:and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchers of his fathers,et sepultus est a filiis suis in sepulchris patrum suorum in Modin,in Modin,et planxerunt eum omnis Israël planctu magno.and all Israel mourned for him with a great mourning.

⁷⁰Et defunctus est anno centesimoAnd he passed away in the one hundred and forty-sixth year,et quadragesimo sexto:and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchers of his fathers,et sepultus est a filiis suis in sepulchris patrum suorum in Modin,in Modin,et planxerunt eum omnis Israël planctu magno.and all Israel mourned for him with a great mourning.