¹Interea,Meanwhile,ut audivit Demetrius quia cecidit Nicanor et exercitus ejus in prælio,when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army had fallen in battle,apposuit Bacchidem et Alcimum rursum mittere in Judæam,he again positioned Bacchides and Alcimus in Judea,et dextrum cornu cum illis.and the right horn of his army with them.

¹Interea,Meanwhile,ut audivit Demetrius quia cecidit Nicanor et exercitus ejus in prælio,when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army had fallen in battle,apposuit Bacchidem et Alcimum rursum mittere in Judæam,he again positioned Bacchides and Alcimus in Judea,et dextrum cornu cum illis.and the right horn of his army with them.

²Et abierunt viam quæ ducit in Galgala,And they traveled by the way that leads to Gilgal,et castra posuerunt in Masaloth,and they set up camp in Mesaloth,quæ est in Arbellis:which is in Arbela.et occupaverunt eam,And they occupied it,et peremerunt animas hominum multas.and they destroyed the lives of many men.

²Et abierunt viam quæ ducit in Galgala,And they traveled by the way that leads to Gilgal,et castra posuerunt in Masaloth,and they set up camp in Mesaloth,quæ est in Arbellis:which is in Arbela.et occupaverunt eam,And they occupied it,et peremerunt animas hominum multas.and they destroyed the lives of many men.

³In mense primo anni centesimi et quinquagesimi secundi,In the first month of the one hundred and fifty-second year,applicuerunt exercitum ad Jerusalem:they positioned the army near Jerusalem.

³In mense primo anni centesimi et quinquagesimi secundi,In the first month of the one hundred and fifty-second year,applicuerunt exercitum ad Jerusalem:they positioned the army near Jerusalem.

⁴et surrexerunt, et abierunt in Beream viginti millia virorum, et duo millia equitum.And they rose up and went to Berea, with twenty thousand men and two thousand horsemen.

⁴et surrexerunt, et abierunt in Beream viginti millia virorum, et duo millia equitum.And they rose up and went to Berea, with twenty thousand men and two thousand horsemen.

⁵Et Judas posuerat castra in Laisa,Now Judas had stationed his camp in Elasa,et tria millia viri electi cum eo:and three thousand chosen men were with him.

⁵Et Judas posuerat castra in Laisa,Now Judas had stationed his camp in Elasa,et tria millia viri electi cum eo:and three thousand chosen men were with him.

⁶et viderunt multitudinem exercitus,And they saw the multitude of the army,quia multi sunt,that they were many,et timuerunt valde:and they became very afraid.et multi subtraxerunt se de castris,And many withdrew themselves from the camp,et non remanserunt ex eis nisi octingenti viri.and there remained of them no more than eight hundred men.

⁶et viderunt multitudinem exercitus,And they saw the multitude of the army,quia multi sunt,that they were many,et timuerunt valde:and they became very afraid.et multi subtraxerunt se de castris,And many withdrew themselves from the camp,et non remanserunt ex eis nisi octingenti viri.and there remained of them no more than eight hundred men.

⁷Et vidit Judas quod defluxit exercitus suus,And Judas saw that his army had slipped awayet bellum perurgebat eum,and that the battle pressed upon him,et confractus est corde,and his heart was shattered,quia non habebat tempus congregandi eos,because he did not have time to gather them together,et dissolutus est.and he was very discouraged.

⁷Et vidit Judas quod defluxit exercitus suus,And Judas saw that his army had slipped awayet bellum perurgebat eum,and that the battle pressed upon him,et confractus est corde,and his heart was shattered,quia non habebat tempus congregandi eos,because he did not have time to gather them together,et dissolutus est.and he was very discouraged.

⁸Et dixit his qui residui erant:And so,Surgamus,he said to those who were remaining,et eamus ad adversarios nostros,“Let us rise up and go against our enemies,si poterimus pugnare adversus eos.perhaps we may be able to fight against them.”

⁸Et dixit his qui residui erant:And so,Surgamus,he said to those who were remaining,et eamus ad adversarios nostros,“Let us rise up and go against our enemies,si poterimus pugnare adversus eos.perhaps we may be able to fight against them.”

⁹Et avertebant eum,But they dissuaded him,dicentes: Non poterimus,saying: “We will not be able,sed liberemus animas nostras modo, et revertamur ad fratres nostros,but let us try to save our lives and return to our brothers,et tunc pugnabimus adversus eos:and then we will fight against them.nos autem pauci sumus.For we are but few.”

⁹Et avertebant eum,But they dissuaded him,dicentes: Non poterimus,saying: “We will not be able,sed liberemus animas nostras modo, et revertamur ad fratres nostros,but let us try to save our lives and return to our brothers,et tunc pugnabimus adversus eos:and then we will fight against them.nos autem pauci sumus.For we are but few.”

¹⁰Et ait Judas:And Judas said:Absit istam rem facere ut fugiamus ab eis:“Far be it from us, to do this thing, so as to flee away from them.et si appropiavit tempus nostrum,But if our time has drawn near,moriamur in virtute propter fratres nostros,let us die with virtue, on behalf of our brothers,et non inferamus crimen gloriæ nostræ.and let us not inflict guilt upon our glory.”

¹⁰Et ait Judas:And Judas said:Absit istam rem facere ut fugiamus ab eis:“Far be it from us, to do this thing, so as to flee away from them.et si appropiavit tempus nostrum,But if our time has drawn near,moriamur in virtute propter fratres nostros,let us die with virtue, on behalf of our brothers,et non inferamus crimen gloriæ nostræ.and let us not inflict guilt upon our glory.”

¹¹Et movit exercitus de castris,And the army moved from the camp,et steterunt illis obviam:and they stood to meet them.et divisi sunt equites in duas partes,And the horsemen were divided into two parts,et fundibulariiand the stone-slingers and archers went before the army,et sagittarii præibant exercitum,and the first ones were all powerful men,et primi certaminis omnes potentes.experienced in combat.

¹¹Et movit exercitus de castris,And the army moved from the camp,et steterunt illis obviam:and they stood to meet them.et divisi sunt equites in duas partes,And the horsemen were divided into two parts,et fundibulariiand the stone-slingers and archers went before the army,et sagittarii præibant exercitum,and the first ones were all powerful men,et primi certaminis omnes potentes.experienced in combat.

¹²Bacchides autem erat in dextro cornu,Moreover, Bacchides was with the right horn,et proximavit legio ex duabus partibus, et clamabant tubis:and the legion drew near on both sides, and they sounded the trumpets.

¹²Bacchides autem erat in dextro cornu,Moreover, Bacchides was with the right horn,et proximavit legio ex duabus partibus, et clamabant tubis:and the legion drew near on both sides, and they sounded the trumpets.

¹³exclamaverunt autem et hi qui erant ex parte Judæ etiam ipsi,But those also who were from the side of Judas, these also now cried out,et commota est terra a voce exercituum:and the earth shook at the noise of the armies.et commissum est prælium a mane usque ad vesperam.And the battle was joined from morning, even until evening.

¹³exclamaverunt autem et hi qui erant ex parte Judæ etiam ipsi,But those also who were from the side of Judas, these also now cried out,et commota est terra a voce exercituum:and the earth shook at the noise of the armies.et commissum est prælium a mane usque ad vesperam.And the battle was joined from morning, even until evening.

¹⁴Et vidit Judas quod firmior est pars exercitus Bacchidis in dextris,And Judas saw that the stronger part of the army of Bacchides was on the right side,et convenerunt cum ipso omnes constantes corde:and all the steadfast in heart came together with him.

¹⁴Et vidit Judas quod firmior est pars exercitus Bacchidis in dextris,And Judas saw that the stronger part of the army of Bacchides was on the right side,et convenerunt cum ipso omnes constantes corde:and all the steadfast in heart came together with him.

¹⁵et contrita est dextera pars ab eis,And the right part was crushed by them,et persecutus est eos usque ad montem Azoti.and he pursued them even to Mount Azotus.

¹⁵et contrita est dextera pars ab eis,And the right part was crushed by them,et persecutus est eos usque ad montem Azoti.and he pursued them even to Mount Azotus.

¹⁶Et qui in sinistro cornu erant, viderunt quod contritum est dextrum cornu,And those who were with the left horn saw that the right horn was crushed,et secuti sunt post Judam,and so they followed after Judas,et eos qui cum ipso erant, a tergo:and those who were with him, at their back.

¹⁶Et qui in sinistro cornu erant, viderunt quod contritum est dextrum cornu,And those who were with the left horn saw that the right horn was crushed,et secuti sunt post Judam,and so they followed after Judas,et eos qui cum ipso erant, a tergo:and those who were with him, at their back.

¹⁷et ingravatum est prælium,And the battle was hard fought,et ceciderunt vulnerati multi ex his et ex illis.and there fell many wounded from one side and the other.

¹⁷et ingravatum est prælium,And the battle was hard fought,et ceciderunt vulnerati multi ex his et ex illis.and there fell many wounded from one side and the other.

¹⁸Et Judas cecidit,And Judas fell,et ceteri fugerunt.and the others fled away.

¹⁸Et Judas cecidit,And Judas fell,et ceteri fugerunt.and the others fled away.

¹⁹Et Jonathas et Simon tulerunt Judam fratrem suum,And Jonathan and Simon carried Judas, their brother,et sepelierunt eum in sepulchro patrum suorum in civitate Modin.and they buried him in the sepulcher of their fathers, in the city of Modin.

¹⁹Et Jonathas et Simon tulerunt Judam fratrem suum,And Jonathan and Simon carried Judas, their brother,et sepelierunt eum in sepulchro patrum suorum in civitate Modin.and they buried him in the sepulcher of their fathers, in the city of Modin.

²⁰Et fleverunt eum omnis populus Israël planctu magno,And all the people of Israel wept for him with a great wailing,et lugebant dies multos,and they mourned him for many days.

²⁰Et fleverunt eum omnis populus Israël planctu magno,And all the people of Israel wept for him with a great wailing,et lugebant dies multos,and they mourned him for many days.

²¹et dixerunt:And they said,Quomodo cecidit potens,“Such a powerful man has fallen,qui salvum faciebat populum Israël!who accomplished the salvation of the people of Israel!”

²¹et dixerunt:And they said,Quomodo cecidit potens,“Such a powerful man has fallen,qui salvum faciebat populum Israël!who accomplished the salvation of the people of Israel!”

²²Et cetera verba bellorum Judæ,But the rest of the words,et virtutum,about the wars of Judas,quas fecit,and the virtuous acts that he did,et magnitudinis ejus,and his magnitude,non sunt descripta:have not been written.multa enim erant valde.For they were very many.

²²Et cetera verba bellorum Judæ,But the rest of the words,et virtutum,about the wars of Judas,quas fecit,and the virtuous acts that he did,et magnitudinis ejus,and his magnitude,non sunt descripta:have not been written.multa enim erant valde.For they were very many.

²³Et factum est:And it happened that,post obitum Judæ emerserunt iniqui in omnibus finibus Israël,after the death of Judas, the iniquitous began to emerge in all the parts of Israel,et exorti sunt omnes qui operabantur iniquitatem.and they began to encourage all those who worked iniquity.

²³Et factum est:And it happened that,post obitum Judæ emerserunt iniqui in omnibus finibus Israël,after the death of Judas, the iniquitous began to emerge in all the parts of Israel,et exorti sunt omnes qui operabantur iniquitatem.and they began to encourage all those who worked iniquity.

²⁴In diebus illis facta est fames magna valde,In those days, there occurred a very great famine,et tradidit se Bacchidi omnis regio eorum cum ipsis.and the entire region handed itself over to Bacchides.

²⁴In diebus illis facta est fames magna valde,In those days, there occurred a very great famine,et tradidit se Bacchidi omnis regio eorum cum ipsis.and the entire region handed itself over to Bacchides.

²⁵Et elegit Bacchides viros impios,And Bacchides chose impious men,et constituit eos dominos regionis:and he appointed them as rulers of the region.

²⁵Et elegit Bacchides viros impios,And Bacchides chose impious men,et constituit eos dominos regionis:and he appointed them as rulers of the region.

²⁶et exquirebant,And they sought outet perscrutabantur amicos Judæ,and persecuted the friends of Judas,et adducebant eos ad Bacchidem,and they led them to Bacchides,et vindicabat in illos,and he took vengeance on themet illudebat.and abused them.

²⁶et exquirebant,And they sought outet perscrutabantur amicos Judæ,and persecuted the friends of Judas,et adducebant eos ad Bacchidem,and they led them to Bacchides,et vindicabat in illos,and he took vengeance on themet illudebat.and abused them.

²⁷Et facta est tribulatio magna in Israël,And there occurred a great tribulation in Israel,qualis non fuit ex die qua non est visus propheta in Israël.such as had never been, since the day that there was no prophet seen in Israel.

²⁷Et facta est tribulatio magna in Israël,And there occurred a great tribulation in Israel,qualis non fuit ex die qua non est visus propheta in Israël.such as had never been, since the day that there was no prophet seen in Israel.

²⁸Et congregati sunt omnes amici Judæ,And all the friends of Judas gathered together,et dixerunt Jonathæ:and they said to Jonathan:

²⁸Et congregati sunt omnes amici Judæ,And all the friends of Judas gathered together,et dixerunt Jonathæ:and they said to Jonathan:

²⁹Ex quo frater tuus Judas defunctus est,“Since your brother Judas has fallen away,vir similis ei non est,there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies,qui exeat contra inimicos nostros,against BacchidesBacchidem et eos qui inimici sunt gentis nostræ.and those who are the enemies of our nation.

²⁹Ex quo frater tuus Judas defunctus est,“Since your brother Judas has fallen away,vir similis ei non est,there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies,qui exeat contra inimicos nostros,against BacchidesBacchidem et eos qui inimici sunt gentis nostræ.and those who are the enemies of our nation.

³⁰Nunc itaque,And so now,te hodie elegimus esse pro eo nobis in principem,we have chosen you in his place, on this day,et ducem ad bellandum bellum nostrum.to be our leader and commander in order to wage our wars.”

³⁰Nunc itaque,And so now,te hodie elegimus esse pro eo nobis in principem,we have chosen you in his place, on this day,et ducem ad bellandum bellum nostrum.to be our leader and commander in order to wage our wars.”

³¹Et suscepit Jonathas tempore illo principatum,And so, at that time, Jonathan took upon himself the leadership,et surrexit loco Judæ fratris sui.and he rose up in the place of Judas, his brother.

³¹Et suscepit Jonathas tempore illo principatum,And so, at that time, Jonathan took upon himself the leadership,et surrexit loco Judæ fratris sui.and he rose up in the place of Judas, his brother.

³²Et cognovit Bacchides,And Bacchides knew of it,et quærebat eum occidere.and he sought to kill him.

³²Et cognovit Bacchides,And Bacchides knew of it,et quærebat eum occidere.and he sought to kill him.

³³Et cognovit Jonathas,And Jonathan and his brother Simon knew of this,et Simon frater ejus,and so did all who were with them.et omnes qui cum eo erant:And they fled into the desert of Tekoa,et fugerunt in desertum Thecuæ et consederunt ad aquam lacus Asphar.and they settled by the water of lake Asphar.

³³Et cognovit Jonathas,And Jonathan and his brother Simon knew of this,et Simon frater ejus,and so did all who were with them.et omnes qui cum eo erant:And they fled into the desert of Tekoa,et fugerunt in desertum Thecuæ et consederunt ad aquam lacus Asphar.and they settled by the water of lake Asphar.

³⁴Et cognovit Bacchides, et die sabbatorum venit ipse et omnis exercitus ejus trans Jordanem.And Bacchides knew of it, and on the day of the Sabbath, he himself arrived, with all his army, across the Jordan.

³⁴Et cognovit Bacchides, et die sabbatorum venit ipse et omnis exercitus ejus trans Jordanem.And Bacchides knew of it, and on the day of the Sabbath, he himself arrived, with all his army, across the Jordan.

³⁵Et Jonathas misit fratrem suum ducem populi,And Jonathan sent his brother, a commander of the people,et rogavit Nabuthæos amicos suos,to ask the Nabateans, his friends,ut commodarent illis apparatum suum,to lend them their equipment,qui erat copiosus.which was abundant.

³⁵Et Jonathas misit fratrem suum ducem populi,And Jonathan sent his brother, a commander of the people,et rogavit Nabuthæos amicos suos,to ask the Nabateans, his friends,ut commodarent illis apparatum suum,to lend them their equipment,qui erat copiosus.which was abundant.

³⁶Et exierunt filii Jambri ex Madaba,And the sons of Jambri went forth from Medeba,et comprehenderunt Joannemand they captured John,et omnia quæ habebat,and all that he had,et abierunt habentes ea.and they went away in possession of these.

³⁶Et exierunt filii Jambri ex Madaba,And the sons of Jambri went forth from Medeba,et comprehenderunt Joannemand they captured John,et omnia quæ habebat,and all that he had,et abierunt habentes ea.and they went away in possession of these.

³⁷Post hæc verba,After these events,renuntiatum est Jonathæit was reported to Jonathan and his brother Simon that the sons of Jambri were having a great marriage celebration,et Simoni fratri ejus,and that they would be leading the bride,quia filii Jambri faciunt nuptias magnas,a daughter of one of the great leaders of Canaan,et ducunt sponsam ex Madaba filiam unius de magnis principibus Chanaan cum ambitione magna.out of Medeba with great fanfare.

³⁷Post hæc verba,After these events,renuntiatum est Jonathæit was reported to Jonathan and his brother Simon that the sons of Jambri were having a great marriage celebration,et Simoni fratri ejus,and that they would be leading the bride,quia filii Jambri faciunt nuptias magnas,a daughter of one of the great leaders of Canaan,et ducunt sponsam ex Madaba filiam unius de magnis principibus Chanaan cum ambitione magna.out of Medeba with great fanfare.

³⁸Et recordati sunt sanguinis Joannis fratris sui:And they remembered the blood of John,et ascenderunt,their brother.et absconderunt se sub tegumento montis.And they went up and hid themselves under the cover of the mountain.

³⁸Et recordati sunt sanguinis Joannis fratris sui:And they remembered the blood of John,et ascenderunt,their brother.et absconderunt se sub tegumento montis.And they went up and hid themselves under the cover of the mountain.

³⁹Et elevaverunt oculos suos, et viderunt:And they lifted up their eyes and saw. And behold,et ecce tumultus, et apparatus multus:a tumult and a well-prepared multitude.et sponsus processit,And the bridegroom proceeded,et amici ejus, et fratres ejus obviam illis cum tympanis,with his friends and his brothers, to meet them with timbrels,et musicis, et armis multis.and musical instruments, and many weapons.

³⁹Et elevaverunt oculos suos, et viderunt:And they lifted up their eyes and saw. And behold,et ecce tumultus, et apparatus multus:a tumult and a well-prepared multitude.et sponsus processit,And the bridegroom proceeded,et amici ejus, et fratres ejus obviam illis cum tympanis,with his friends and his brothers, to meet them with timbrels,et musicis, et armis multis.and musical instruments, and many weapons.

⁴⁰Et surrexerunt ad eos ex insidiis,And they rose up against them out of ambush,et occiderunt eos,and they killed them,et ceciderunt vulnerati multi,and there fell many wounded,et residui fugerunt in montes:and the remainder fled into the mountains,et acceperunt omnia spolia eorum:and they took all their spoils.

⁴⁰Et surrexerunt ad eos ex insidiis,And they rose up against them out of ambush,et occiderunt eos,and they killed them,et ceciderunt vulnerati multi,and there fell many wounded,et residui fugerunt in montes:and the remainder fled into the mountains,et acceperunt omnia spolia eorum:and they took all their spoils.

⁴¹et conversæ sunt nuptiæ in luctum,And the marriage celebration was turned into mourning,et vox musicorum ipsorum in lamentum.and the voice of their musical instruments into lamentation.

⁴¹et conversæ sunt nuptiæ in luctum,And the marriage celebration was turned into mourning,et vox musicorum ipsorum in lamentum.and the voice of their musical instruments into lamentation.

⁴²Et vindicaverunt vindictam sanguinis fratris sui:And they took revenge for the blood of their brother,et reversi sunt ad ripam Jordanis.and they returned to the bank of the Jordan.

⁴²Et vindicaverunt vindictam sanguinis fratris sui:And they took revenge for the blood of their brother,et reversi sunt ad ripam Jordanis.and they returned to the bank of the Jordan.

⁴³Et audivit Bacchides,And Bacchides heard about this,et venit die sabbatorum usque ad oram Jordanis in virtute magna.and he came on the day of the Sabbath all the way to the coast of the Jordan, with a great force.

⁴³Et audivit Bacchides,And Bacchides heard about this,et venit die sabbatorum usque ad oram Jordanis in virtute magna.and he came on the day of the Sabbath all the way to the coast of the Jordan, with a great force.

⁴⁴Et dixit ad suos Jonathas:And Jonathan said to his own:Surgamus,“Let us rise up and fight against our enemies.et pugnemus contra inimicos nostros:For it is not today,non est enim hodie sicut herias it was yesterday,et nudiustertius:or the day before.

⁴⁴Et dixit ad suos Jonathas:And Jonathan said to his own:Surgamus,“Let us rise up and fight against our enemies.et pugnemus contra inimicos nostros:For it is not today,non est enim hodie sicut herias it was yesterday,et nudiustertius:or the day before.

⁴⁵ecce enim bellum ex adverso,For behold, the war is before us, and truly,aqua vero Jordanis hinc et inde,with the water of the Jordan here and there,et ripæ,and the banks,et paludes,and the marshes,et saltus:and the woods:et non est locus divertendi.there is no place for us to turn aside.

⁴⁵ecce enim bellum ex adverso,For behold, the war is before us, and truly,aqua vero Jordanis hinc et inde,with the water of the Jordan here and there,et ripæ,and the banks,et paludes,and the marshes,et saltus:and the woods:et non est locus divertendi.there is no place for us to turn aside.

⁴⁶Nunc ergo,Therefore,clamate in cælum, ut liberemini de manu inimicorum vestrorum.cry out now to heaven so that you may be freed from the hand of your enemies.”Et commissum est bellum.And they joined together in warfare.

⁴⁶Nunc ergo,Therefore,clamate in cælum, ut liberemini de manu inimicorum vestrorum.cry out now to heaven so that you may be freed from the hand of your enemies.”Et commissum est bellum.And they joined together in warfare.

⁴⁷Et extendit Jonathas manum suam percutere Bacchidem,And Jonathan extended his hand to strike Bacchides,et divertit ab eo retro:but he turned away from him in retreat.

⁴⁷Et extendit Jonathas manum suam percutere Bacchidem,And Jonathan extended his hand to strike Bacchides,et divertit ab eo retro:but he turned away from him in retreat.

⁴⁸et desiliit Jonathas,And Jonathan,et qui cum eo erant,and those who were with him,in Jordanem,leaped forward into the Jordan,et transnataverunt ad eos Jordanem.and they swam across the Jordan to them.

⁴⁸et desiliit Jonathas,And Jonathan,et qui cum eo erant,and those who were with him,in Jordanem,leaped forward into the Jordan,et transnataverunt ad eos Jordanem.and they swam across the Jordan to them.

⁴⁹Et ceciderunt de parte Bacchidis die illa mille viri.And there fell from the side of Bacchides on that day one thousand men.Et reversi sunt in Jerusalem,And they returned to Jerusalem.

⁴⁹Et ceciderunt de parte Bacchidis die illa mille viri.And there fell from the side of Bacchides on that day one thousand men.Et reversi sunt in Jerusalem,And they returned to Jerusalem.

⁵⁰et ædificaverunt civitates munitas in Judæa,And they built fortified cities in Judea:munitionem quæ erat in Jericho,the fortification that was in Jericho,et in Ammaum,and in Emmaus,et in Bethoron,and in Bethhoron,et in Bethel,and in Bethel,et Thamnata,and Timnath,et Phara,and Pharathon,et Thopo muris excelsis,and Tephon, with high walls,et portis,and gates,et seris.and bars.

⁵⁰et ædificaverunt civitates munitas in Judæa,And they built fortified cities in Judea:munitionem quæ erat in Jericho,the fortification that was in Jericho,et in Ammaum,and in Emmaus,et in Bethoron,and in Bethhoron,et in Bethel,and in Bethel,et Thamnata,and Timnath,et Phara,and Pharathon,et Thopo muris excelsis,and Tephon, with high walls,et portis,and gates,et seris.and bars.

⁵¹Et posuit custodiam in eis,And he stationed garrisons in them,ut inimicitias exercerent in Israël:so that those in Israel became trained in warfare.

⁵¹Et posuit custodiam in eis,And he stationed garrisons in them,ut inimicitias exercerent in Israël:so that those in Israel became trained in warfare.

⁵²et munivit civitatem Bethsuram,And he fortified the city of Bethzur,et Gazaram,and of Gazara,et arcem,and the stronghold,et posuit in eis auxilia,and he stationed auxiliaries in them,et apparatum escarum:with supplies of rations.

⁵²et munivit civitatem Bethsuram,And he fortified the city of Bethzur,et Gazaram,and of Gazara,et arcem,and the stronghold,et posuit in eis auxilia,and he stationed auxiliaries in them,et apparatum escarum:with supplies of rations.

⁵³et accepit filios principum regionis obsides,And he took the sons of the leaders of the region for hostages,et posuit eos in arce in Jerusalem in custodiam.and put them in the stronghold in Jerusalem under guard.

⁵³et accepit filios principum regionis obsides,And he took the sons of the leaders of the region for hostages,et posuit eos in arce in Jerusalem in custodiam.and put them in the stronghold in Jerusalem under guard.

⁵⁴Et anno centesimo quinquagesimo tertio,Now in the second month of the one hundredmense secundo,and fifty-third year,præcepit Alcimus destrui muros domus sanctæ interioris,Alcimus instructed that the walls of the inner court of the sanctuary be destroyed,et destrui opera prophetarum:and that the works of the prophets be destroyed.et cœpit destruere.And he began to destroy them.

⁵⁴Et anno centesimo quinquagesimo tertio,Now in the second month of the one hundredmense secundo,and fifty-third year,præcepit Alcimus destrui muros domus sanctæ interioris,Alcimus instructed that the walls of the inner court of the sanctuary be destroyed,et destrui opera prophetarum:and that the works of the prophets be destroyed.et cœpit destruere.And he began to destroy them.

⁵⁵In tempore illo percussus est Alcimus:At that time, Alcimus was struck,et impedita sunt opera illius,and his works were hindered,et occlusum est os ejus,and his mouth was closed shut,et dissolutus est paralysi,and he was weakened with paralysis,nec ultra potuit loqui verbum,so that he was no longer able speak a word,et mandare de domo sua.nor to give orders concerning his house.

⁵⁵In tempore illo percussus est Alcimus:At that time, Alcimus was struck,et impedita sunt opera illius,and his works were hindered,et occlusum est os ejus,and his mouth was closed shut,et dissolutus est paralysi,and he was weakened with paralysis,nec ultra potuit loqui verbum,so that he was no longer able speak a word,et mandare de domo sua.nor to give orders concerning his house.

⁵⁶Et mortuus est Alcimus in tempore illo cum tormento magno.And Alcimus died at that time, in great torment.

⁵⁶Et mortuus est Alcimus in tempore illo cum tormento magno.And Alcimus died at that time, in great torment.

⁵⁷Et vidit Bacchides quoniam mortuus est Alcimus,And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead.et reversus est ad regem.And he returned to the king.Et siluit terra annis duobus.And the land was quiet for two years.

⁵⁷Et vidit Bacchides quoniam mortuus est Alcimus,And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead.et reversus est ad regem.And he returned to the king.Et siluit terra annis duobus.And the land was quiet for two years.

⁵⁸Et cogitaverunt omnes iniqui, dicentes:And all the iniquitous considered together, saying,Ecce Jonathas,“Behold, Jonathan,et qui cum eo sunt,and those who are with him,in silentio habitant confidenter:live in quietude and confidence. Now,nunc ergo adducamus Bacchidem,therefore, let us bring forth Bacchides,et comprehendet eos omnes una nocte.and he will capture them all, in one night.”

⁵⁸Et cogitaverunt omnes iniqui, dicentes:And all the iniquitous considered together, saying,Ecce Jonathas,“Behold, Jonathan,et qui cum eo sunt,and those who are with him,in silentio habitant confidenter:live in quietude and confidence. Now,nunc ergo adducamus Bacchidem,therefore, let us bring forth Bacchides,et comprehendet eos omnes una nocte.and he will capture them all, in one night.”

⁵⁹Et abierunt,So they wentet consilium ei dederunt.and gave counsel to him.

⁵⁹Et abierunt,So they wentet consilium ei dederunt.and gave counsel to him.

⁶⁰Et surrexit ut veniret cum exercitu multo:And he rose up,et misit occulte epistolas sociis suis qui erant in Judæa,so as to advance with a great army.ut comprehenderent Jonathan,And he secretly sent letters to his associates who were in Judea,et eos qui cum eo erant:to seize Jonathan and those who were with him.sed non potuerunt,But they were not able,quia innotuit eis consilium eorum.for their plan became known to them.

⁶⁰Et surrexit ut veniret cum exercitu multo:And he rose up,et misit occulte epistolas sociis suis qui erant in Judæa,so as to advance with a great army.ut comprehenderent Jonathan,And he secretly sent letters to his associates who were in Judea,et eos qui cum eo erant:to seize Jonathan and those who were with him.sed non potuerunt,But they were not able,quia innotuit eis consilium eorum.for their plan became known to them.

⁶¹Et apprehendit de viris regionis,And he apprehended, from the men of the region,qui principes erant malitiæ, quinquaginta viros,those who were the leaders of this malice, fifty men.et occidit eos:And he killed them.

⁶¹Et apprehendit de viris regionis,And he apprehended, from the men of the region,qui principes erant malitiæ, quinquaginta viros,those who were the leaders of this malice, fifty men.et occidit eos:And he killed them.

⁶²et secessit Jonathas,And Jonathan,et Simon,and Simon,et qui cum eo erant,and those who were with him,in Bethbessen,withdrew into Bethbasi,quæ est in deserto:which is in the desert.et exstruxit diruta ejus,And he repaired its breaches,et firmaverunt eam.and they fortified it.

⁶²et secessit Jonathas,And Jonathan,et Simon,and Simon,et qui cum eo erant,and those who were with him,in Bethbessen,withdrew into Bethbasi,quæ est in deserto:which is in the desert.et exstruxit diruta ejus,And he repaired its breaches,et firmaverunt eam.and they fortified it.

⁶³Et cognovit Bacchides,And Bacchides knew about it,et congregavit universam multitudinem suam:and he gathered together all his multitude.et his, qui de Judæa erant, denuntiavit.And he reported it to those who were from Judea.

⁶³Et cognovit Bacchides,And Bacchides knew about it,et congregavit universam multitudinem suam:and he gathered together all his multitude.et his, qui de Judæa erant, denuntiavit.And he reported it to those who were from Judea.

⁶⁴Et venit,And he cameet castra posuit desuper Bethbessen:and made camp above Bethbasi,et oppugnavit eam dies multos,and he fought against it for many days,et fecit machinas.and he made machines of war.

⁶⁴Et venit,And he cameet castra posuit desuper Bethbessen:and made camp above Bethbasi,et oppugnavit eam dies multos,and he fought against it for many days,et fecit machinas.and he made machines of war.

⁶⁵Et reliquit Jonathas Simonem fratrem suum in civitate,But Jonathan left behind his brother Simon in the city,et exiit in regionem,and he went out into the country,et venit cum numero:and he approached with a number of men,

⁶⁵Et reliquit Jonathas Simonem fratrem suum in civitate,But Jonathan left behind his brother Simon in the city,et exiit in regionem,and he went out into the country,et venit cum numero:and he approached with a number of men,

⁶⁶et percussit Odaren et fratres ejus,and he struck Odomera and his brothers,et filios Phaseron in tabernaculis ipsorum:and the sons of Phasiron,et cœpit cædere,in their tents.et crescere in virtutibus.And he began to slaughter and to increase in forces.

⁶⁶et percussit Odaren et fratres ejus,and he struck Odomera and his brothers,et filios Phaseron in tabernaculis ipsorum:and the sons of Phasiron,et cœpit cædere,in their tents.et crescere in virtutibus.And he began to slaughter and to increase in forces.

⁶⁷Simon vero,In truth,et qui cum ipso erant,Simon,exierunt de civitate,and those who were with him,et succenderunt machinas,went forth from the city and burned the machines of war,

⁶⁷Simon vero,In truth,et qui cum ipso erant,Simon,exierunt de civitate,and those who were with him,et succenderunt machinas,went forth from the city and burned the machines of war,

⁶⁸et pugnaverunt contra Bacchidem,and they fought against Bacchides,et contritus est ab eis:and he was crushed by them.et afflixerunt eum valde,And they afflicted him greatly,quoniam consilium ejus et congressus ejus erat inanis.because his counsel and his meetings were in vain.

⁶⁸et pugnaverunt contra Bacchidem,and they fought against Bacchides,et contritus est ab eis:and he was crushed by them.et afflixerunt eum valde,And they afflicted him greatly,quoniam consilium ejus et congressus ejus erat inanis.because his counsel and his meetings were in vain.

⁶⁹Et iratus contra viros iniquos, qui ei consilium dederant ut veniret in regionem ipsorum,And he was angry with the men of iniquity who had given him counsel to come into their region,multos ex eis occidit:and he killed many of them.ipse autem cogitavit cum reliquis abire in regionem suam.But he decided to depart with the remainder into their country.

⁶⁹Et iratus contra viros iniquos, qui ei consilium dederant ut veniret in regionem ipsorum,And he was angry with the men of iniquity who had given him counsel to come into their region,multos ex eis occidit:and he killed many of them.ipse autem cogitavit cum reliquis abire in regionem suam.But he decided to depart with the remainder into their country.

⁷⁰Et cognovit Jonathas:And Jonathan knew of it,et misit ad eum legatos componere pacem cum ipso,and he sent ambassadors to him to arrange a peace with him,et reddere ei captivitatem.and to restore the captives to him.

⁷⁰Et cognovit Jonathas:And Jonathan knew of it,et misit ad eum legatos componere pacem cum ipso,and he sent ambassadors to him to arrange a peace with him,et reddere ei captivitatem.and to restore the captives to him.

⁷¹Et libenter accepit,And he accepted it willingly,et fecit secundum verba ejus,and he acted according to his words,et juravit se nihil facturum ei mali omnibus diebus vitæ ejus.and he swore that he would do him no evil all the days of his life.

⁷¹Et libenter accepit,And he accepted it willingly,et fecit secundum verba ejus,and he acted according to his words,et juravit se nihil facturum ei mali omnibus diebus vitæ ejus.and he swore that he would do him no evil all the days of his life.

⁷²Et reddidit ei captivitatem,And he restored to him the captives which he previously had been given from the land of Judah.quam prius erat prædatus de terra Juda:And he turned back and went away into his own land,et conversus abiit in terram suam,and he no longer drew near,et non apposuit amplius venire in fines ejus.in order to enter into their borders.

⁷²Et reddidit ei captivitatem,And he restored to him the captives which he previously had been given from the land of Judah.quam prius erat prædatus de terra Juda:And he turned back and went away into his own land,et conversus abiit in terram suam,and he no longer drew near,et non apposuit amplius venire in fines ejus.in order to enter into their borders.

⁷³Et cessavit gladius ex Israël:And so the sword ceased from Israel.et habitavit Jonathas in Machmas,And Jonathan lived in Michmash, and,et cœpit Jonathas ibi judicare populum,in that place, Jonathan began to judge the people,et exterminavit impios ex Israël.and he destroyed the impious out of Israel.

⁷³Et cessavit gladius ex Israël:And so the sword ceased from Israel.et habitavit Jonathas in Machmas,And Jonathan lived in Michmash, and,et cœpit Jonathas ibi judicare populum,in that place, Jonathan began to judge the people,et exterminavit impios ex Israël.and he destroyed the impious out of Israel.