¹Et audivit Judas nomen Romanorum,And Judas heard of the fame of the Romans,quia sunt potentes viribus,that they are powerful and strong,et acquiescunt ad omnia quæ postulantur ab eis,and that they willingly agree to all things that are asked of them;et quicumque accesserunt ad eos,and that, whoever was agreeable to them,statuerunt cum eis amicitias:they established a friendship with them,et quia sunt potentes viribus.and so they are powerful and resourceful.

¹Et audivit Judas nomen Romanorum,And Judas heard of the fame of the Romans,quia sunt potentes viribus,that they are powerful and strong,et acquiescunt ad omnia quæ postulantur ab eis,and that they willingly agree to all things that are asked of them;et quicumque accesserunt ad eos,and that, whoever was agreeable to them,statuerunt cum eis amicitias:they established a friendship with them,et quia sunt potentes viribus.and so they are powerful and resourceful.

²Et audierunt prælia eorum,And they heard of their battles,et virtutes bonas, quas fecerunt in Galatia,and the successful works that they had accomplished in Galatia,quia obtinuerunt eos, et duxerunt sub tributum:how they had subdued them and brought them under tribute,

²Et audierunt prælia eorum,And they heard of their battles,et virtutes bonas, quas fecerunt in Galatia,and the successful works that they had accomplished in Galatia,quia obtinuerunt eos, et duxerunt sub tributum:how they had subdued them and brought them under tribute,

³et quanta fecerunt in regione Hispaniæ,and what great things they had accomplished in the region of Spain,et quod in potestatem redegerunt metalla argenti et auri,and that they had driven under their power the mines of silverquæ illic sunt,and gold which are there,et possederunt omnem locum consilio suo,and that they had obtained possession of the entire place by their counselet patientia:and patience,

³et quanta fecerunt in regione Hispaniæ,and what great things they had accomplished in the region of Spain,et quod in potestatem redegerunt metalla argenti et auri,and that they had driven under their power the mines of silverquæ illic sunt,and gold which are there,et possederunt omnem locum consilio suo,and that they had obtained possession of the entire place by their counselet patientia:and patience,

⁴locaque quæ longe erant valde ab eis,and that they had overcome places that were very far from them,et reges,and kings,qui supervenerant eis ab extremis terræ,who came against them from the ends of the earth,contriverunt,and had crushed themet percusserunt eos plaga magna:and struck them with a great scourging,ceteri autem dant eis tributum omnibus annis.while the rest pay tribute to them every year,

⁴locaque quæ longe erant valde ab eis,and that they had overcome places that were very far from them,et reges,and kings,qui supervenerant eis ab extremis terræ,who came against them from the ends of the earth,contriverunt,and had crushed themet percusserunt eos plaga magna:and struck them with a great scourging,ceteri autem dant eis tributum omnibus annis.while the rest pay tribute to them every year,

⁵Et Philippum et Persen Ceteorum regem,and that they had defeated in battle Philip,et ceteros qui adversum eos arma tulerant,and Perses the king of the Ceteans,contriverunt in bello,and the others who had taken up arms against them,et obtinuerunt eos:and had crushed them in warfare and subdued them,

⁵Et Philippum et Persen Ceteorum regem,and that they had defeated in battle Philip,et ceteros qui adversum eos arma tulerant,and Perses the king of the Ceteans,contriverunt in bello,and the others who had taken up arms against them,et obtinuerunt eos:and had crushed them in warfare and subdued them,

⁶et Antiochum magnum regem Asiæ,and how Antiochus, the great king of Asia,qui eis pugnam intulerat habens centum viginti elephantos,who brought a fight against them, having one hundred and twenty elephants,et equitatum,with horsemen,et currus, et exercitum magnum valde,and swift chariots, and a very great army,contritum ab eis:was crushed by them,

⁶et Antiochum magnum regem Asiæ,and how Antiochus, the great king of Asia,qui eis pugnam intulerat habens centum viginti elephantos,who brought a fight against them, having one hundred and twenty elephants,et equitatum,with horsemen,et currus, et exercitum magnum valde,and swift chariots, and a very great army,contritum ab eis:was crushed by them,

⁷et quia ceperunt eum vivum, et statuerunt ei ut daret ipse, et qui regnarent post ipsum,and how they had captured him alive and had decreed to him that both he and those who would reign after him would pay a great tribute,tributum magnum, et daret obsides, et constitutum,and that he should provide hostages bound to an agreement,

⁷et quia ceperunt eum vivum, et statuerunt ei ut daret ipse, et qui regnarent post ipsum,and how they had captured him alive and had decreed to him that both he and those who would reign after him would pay a great tribute,tributum magnum, et daret obsides, et constitutum,and that he should provide hostages bound to an agreement,

⁸et regionem Indorum,and that regions from the Indians,et Medos,and from the Medes,et Lydos,and from the Lydians,de optimis regionibus eorum:from among their best regions,et acceptas eas ab eis,with those whom they had taken from them,dederunt Eumeni regi,they gave to king Eumenes.

⁸et regionem Indorum,and that regions from the Indians,et Medos,and from the Medes,et Lydos,and from the Lydians,de optimis regionibus eorum:from among their best regions,et acceptas eas ab eis,with those whom they had taken from them,dederunt Eumeni regi,they gave to king Eumenes.

⁹et quia qui erant apud Helladam, voluerunt ire,And those who were in Greece wanted to go out and defeat them,et tollere eos: et innotuit sermo his,but they became aware of this plan.

⁹et quia qui erant apud Helladam, voluerunt ire,And those who were in Greece wanted to go out and defeat them,et tollere eos: et innotuit sermo his,but they became aware of this plan.

¹⁰et miserunt ad eos ducem unum,And so they sent one general to them,et pugnaverunt contra illos,and he fought against them,et ceciderunt ex eis multi,and many of them fell,et captivas duxerunt uxores eorum et filios,and they led into captivity their wives,et diripuerunt eos,and their sons,et terram eorum possederunt,and they despoiled them and took possession of their land,et destruxerunt muros eorum,and they destroyed their walls and drove them into servitude,et in servitutem illos redegerunt usque in hunc diem:even to this day.

¹⁰et miserunt ad eos ducem unum,And so they sent one general to them,et pugnaverunt contra illos,and he fought against them,et ceciderunt ex eis multi,and many of them fell,et captivas duxerunt uxores eorum et filios,and they led into captivity their wives,et diripuerunt eos,and their sons,et terram eorum possederunt,and they despoiled them and took possession of their land,et destruxerunt muros eorum,and they destroyed their walls and drove them into servitude,et in servitutem illos redegerunt usque in hunc diem:even to this day.

¹¹et residua regna,And the remaining kingdomset insulas,and islands,quæ aliquando restiterant illis,which at any time had resisted them,exterminaverunt,they destroyedet in potestatem redegerunt.and drove under their power.

¹¹et residua regna,And the remaining kingdomset insulas,and islands,quæ aliquando restiterant illis,which at any time had resisted them,exterminaverunt,they destroyedet in potestatem redegerunt.and drove under their power.

¹²Cum amicis autem suis,But with their friends,et qui in ipsis requiem habebant,and with those who remained at peace with them,conservaverunt amicitiam, et obtinuerunt regna,they maintained friendship and conquered kingdoms:quæ erant proxima,those that were near,et quæ erant longe:and those that were far off.quia quicumque audiebant nomen eorum, timebant eos:For all those who heard of their name were afraid of them.

¹²Cum amicis autem suis,But with their friends,et qui in ipsis requiem habebant,and with those who remained at peace with them,conservaverunt amicitiam, et obtinuerunt regna,they maintained friendship and conquered kingdoms:quæ erant proxima,those that were near,et quæ erant longe:and those that were far off.quia quicumque audiebant nomen eorum, timebant eos:For all those who heard of their name were afraid of them.

¹³quibus vero vellent auxilio esse ut regnarent,In fact, whomever they wanted to help become ruler,regnabant:these reigned,quos autem vellent,but whomever they wanted,regno deturbabant:they deposed from the kingdom.et exaltati sunt valde.And they were greatly exalted.

¹³quibus vero vellent auxilio esse ut regnarent,In fact, whomever they wanted to help become ruler,regnabant:these reigned,quos autem vellent,but whomever they wanted,regno deturbabant:they deposed from the kingdom.et exaltati sunt valde.And they were greatly exalted.

¹⁴Et in omnibus istis nemo portabat diadema,And of all these,nec induebatur purpura,none wore a diadem or was clothed in purple,ut magnificaretur in ea.to be magnified in this.

¹⁴Et in omnibus istis nemo portabat diadema,And of all these,nec induebatur purpura,none wore a diadem or was clothed in purple,ut magnificaretur in ea.to be magnified in this.

¹⁵Et quia curiam fecerunt sibi,And also, they had made themselves a senate house,et quotidie consulebant trecentos viginti consilium agentes semper de multitudine,and they consulted daily with three hundred and twenty men, continually acting as a counsel for the multitude,ut quæ digna sunt, gerant:so that they would do the things that were right.

¹⁵Et quia curiam fecerunt sibi,And also, they had made themselves a senate house,et quotidie consulebant trecentos viginti consilium agentes semper de multitudine,and they consulted daily with three hundred and twenty men, continually acting as a counsel for the multitude,ut quæ digna sunt, gerant:so that they would do the things that were right.

¹⁶et committunt uni homini magistratum suum per singulos annos dominari universæ terræ suæ,And they commit their government to one man each year,et omnes obediunt uni,to rule over their entire land,et non est invidia,and they all obey this one,neque zelus inter eos.and there is no envy or jealousy among them.

¹⁶et committunt uni homini magistratum suum per singulos annos dominari universæ terræ suæ,And they commit their government to one man each year,et omnes obediunt uni,to rule over their entire land,et non est invidia,and they all obey this one,neque zelus inter eos.and there is no envy or jealousy among them.

¹⁷Et elegit Judas Eupolemum filium Joannis filii Jacob,And so Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob,et Jasonem filium Eleazari,and Jason, the son of Eleazar,et misit eos Romam constituere cum illis amicitiam et societatem:and he sent them to Rome to make an agreement of friendship and an alliance with them,

¹⁷Et elegit Judas Eupolemum filium Joannis filii Jacob,And so Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob,et Jasonem filium Eleazari,and Jason, the son of Eleazar,et misit eos Romam constituere cum illis amicitiam et societatem:and he sent them to Rome to make an agreement of friendship and an alliance with them,

¹⁸et ut auferrent ab eis jugum Græcorum,and so that they would take away from them the yoke of the Grecians,quia viderunt quod in servitutem premerent regnum Israël.for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude.

¹⁸et ut auferrent ab eis jugum Græcorum,and so that they would take away from them the yoke of the Grecians,quia viderunt quod in servitutem premerent regnum Israël.for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude.

¹⁹Et abierunt Romam viam multam valde,And they went to Rome, a very long journey,et introierunt curiam,and they entered the senate house,et dixerunt:and they said,

¹⁹Et abierunt Romam viam multam valde,And they went to Rome, a very long journey,et introierunt curiam,and they entered the senate house,et dixerunt:and they said,

²⁰Judas Machabæus,“Judas Maccabeus,et fratres ejus,and his brothers,et populus Judæorum,and the people of the Jews,miserunt nos ad vos statuere vobiscum societatem et pacem,have sent us to you to establish with you an alliance and peace,et conscribere nos socios et amicos vestros.and so that we may be registered among your associates and friends.”

²⁰Judas Machabæus,“Judas Maccabeus,et fratres ejus,and his brothers,et populus Judæorum,and the people of the Jews,miserunt nos ad vos statuere vobiscum societatem et pacem,have sent us to you to establish with you an alliance and peace,et conscribere nos socios et amicos vestros.and so that we may be registered among your associates and friends.”

²¹Et placuit sermo in conspectu eorum.And the word was pleasing in their sight.

²¹Et placuit sermo in conspectu eorum.And the word was pleasing in their sight.

²²Et hoc rescriptum est quod rescripserunt in tabulis æreis,And this is a copy of the writing,et miserunt in Jerusalem,which they rewrote on tablets of brass and sent to Jerusalem,ut esset apud eos ibi memoriale pacis et societatis:so that it would be with them in that place as a memorial of the peace and alliance:

²²Et hoc rescriptum est quod rescripserunt in tabulis æreis,And this is a copy of the writing,et miserunt in Jerusalem,which they rewrote on tablets of brass and sent to Jerusalem,ut esset apud eos ibi memoriale pacis et societatis:so that it would be with them in that place as a memorial of the peace and alliance:

²³Bene sit Romanis,“May all be well with the Romans and with the nation of the Jews,et genti Judæorum,at sea and on land,in mari et in terra in æternum:forever,gladiusque et hostis procul sit ab eis.and may sword and enemy be far away from them.

²³Bene sit Romanis,“May all be well with the Romans and with the nation of the Jews,et genti Judæorum,at sea and on land,in mari et in terra in æternum:forever,gladiusque et hostis procul sit ab eis.and may sword and enemy be far away from them.

²⁴Quod si institerit bellum Romanis prius,But if a war is instituted against the Romans first,aut omnibus sociis eorum in omni dominatione eorum,or against any of their allies in all their dominions,

²⁴Quod si institerit bellum Romanis prius,But if a war is instituted against the Romans first,aut omnibus sociis eorum in omni dominatione eorum,or against any of their allies in all their dominions,

²⁵auxilium feret gens Judæorum,the nation of the Jews will bring help to them,prout tempus dictaverit,just as the situation shall direct,corde pleno:whole-heartedly.

²⁵auxilium feret gens Judæorum,the nation of the Jews will bring help to them,prout tempus dictaverit,just as the situation shall direct,corde pleno:whole-heartedly.

²⁶et præliantibus non dabunt,And those who do battle,neque subministrabunt triticum,they need not provide with supplies of wheat,arma,or arms,pecuniam,or money,naves,or ships,sicut placuit Romanis:just as it seems good to the Romans,et custodient mandata eorum,and they shall obey their orders,nihil ab eis accipientes.while taking nothing from them.

²⁶et præliantibus non dabunt,And those who do battle,neque subministrabunt triticum,they need not provide with supplies of wheat,arma,or arms,pecuniam,or money,naves,or ships,sicut placuit Romanis:just as it seems good to the Romans,et custodient mandata eorum,and they shall obey their orders,nihil ab eis accipientes.while taking nothing from them.

²⁷Similiter autemBut in like manner also,et si genti Judæorum prius acciderit bellum,if war will have fallen upon the nation of the Jews first,adjuvabunt Romani ex animo,the Romans shall help them willingly,prout eis tempus permiserit:just as the situation permits them.

²⁷Similiter autemBut in like manner also,et si genti Judæorum prius acciderit bellum,if war will have fallen upon the nation of the Jews first,adjuvabunt Romani ex animo,the Romans shall help them willingly,prout eis tempus permiserit:just as the situation permits them.

²⁸et adjuvantibus non dabitur triticum,And those who give assistance will not be provided with wheat,arma,or arms,pecunia,or money,naves,or ships,sicut placuit Romanis:just as it seems good to the Romans.et custodient mandata eorum absque dolo:And they shall obey their orders without deceit.

²⁸et adjuvantibus non dabitur triticum,And those who give assistance will not be provided with wheat,arma,or arms,pecunia,or money,naves,or ships,sicut placuit Romanis:just as it seems good to the Romans.et custodient mandata eorum absque dolo:And they shall obey their orders without deceit.

²⁹secundum hæc verba constituerunt Romani populo Judæorum.According to these words, the Romans have made an agreement with the people of the Jews.

²⁹secundum hæc verba constituerunt Romani populo Judæorum.According to these words, the Romans have made an agreement with the people of the Jews.

³⁰Quod si post hæc verba hiAnd,aut illi addereif after these words,aut demere ad hæc aliquid voluerint,one or another would want to add anything to,facient ex proposito suo:or take anything from these,et quæcumque addiderint,they may do as they propose.vel dempserint,And whatever they add or take away,rata erunt.it shall be ratified.

³⁰Quod si post hæc verba hiAnd,aut illi addereif after these words,aut demere ad hæc aliquid voluerint,one or another would want to add anything to,facient ex proposito suo:or take anything from these,et quæcumque addiderint,they may do as they propose.vel dempserint,And whatever they add or take away,rata erunt.it shall be ratified.

³¹Sed et de malis,Moreover,quæ Demetrius rex fecit in eos,concerning the evils that king Demetrius did to them,scripsimus ei,we have written to him,dicentes:saying,Quare gravasti jugum tuum super amicos nostros,‘Why have you made your yoke heavy upon our friends and allies,et socios Judæos?the Jews?

³¹Sed et de malis,Moreover,quæ Demetrius rex fecit in eos,concerning the evils that king Demetrius did to them,scripsimus ei,we have written to him,dicentes:saying,Quare gravasti jugum tuum super amicos nostros,‘Why have you made your yoke heavy upon our friends and allies,et socios Judæos?the Jews?

³²si ergo iterum adierint nos,If, therefore, they come again to us against you,adversum te faciemus illis judicium, et pugnabimus tecum mari terraque.we will render judgment for them, and we will make war against you by sea and by land.’”

³²si ergo iterum adierint nos,If, therefore, they come again to us against you,adversum te faciemus illis judicium, et pugnabimus tecum mari terraque.we will render judgment for them, and we will make war against you by sea and by land.’”