¹Invenitur autem in descriptionibus Jeremiæ prophetæ,Now it is found in the descriptions of the prophet Jeremiah that he ordered those who transmigrated to take the fire,quod jussit eos ignem accipere qui transmigrabant,just as it was signifiedut significatum est,and as he ordered,et ut mandavit transmigratis.into the transmigration.

¹Invenitur autem in descriptionibus Jeremiæ prophetæ,Now it is found in the descriptions of the prophet Jeremiah that he ordered those who transmigrated to take the fire,quod jussit eos ignem accipere qui transmigrabant,just as it was signifiedut significatum est,and as he ordered,et ut mandavit transmigratis.into the transmigration.

²Et dedit illis legem,And he gave them the law,ne obliviscerentur præcepta Domini,so that they would never forget the commandments of the Lord,et non exerrarent mentibus,and so that they would not go astray in their minds,videntes simulacra aurea et argentea,seeing the idols of gold and silver,et ornamenta eorum.and their ornaments.

²Et dedit illis legem,And he gave them the law,ne obliviscerentur præcepta Domini,so that they would never forget the commandments of the Lord,et non exerrarent mentibus,and so that they would not go astray in their minds,videntes simulacra aurea et argentea,seeing the idols of gold and silver,et ornamenta eorum.and their ornaments.

³Et alia hujusmodi dicens,And in this manner, with other sayings,hortabatur ne legem amoverent a corde suo.he exhorted them, lest they remove the law from their heart.

³Et alia hujusmodi dicens,And in this manner, with other sayings,hortabatur ne legem amoverent a corde suo.he exhorted them, lest they remove the law from their heart.

⁴Erat autem in ipsa scriptura,Furthermore, it was in the same writing,quomodo tabernaculum et arcam jussit propheta divino responso ad se facto comitari secum,how the prophet, by divine response, ordered that the tabernacle and the ark be made to accompany him,usquequo exiit in montem in quo Moyses ascendit, et vidit Dei hæreditatem.until he exited from the mountain, where Moses ascended and saw the inheritance of God.

⁴Erat autem in ipsa scriptura,Furthermore, it was in the same writing,quomodo tabernaculum et arcam jussit propheta divino responso ad se facto comitari secum,how the prophet, by divine response, ordered that the tabernacle and the ark be made to accompany him,usquequo exiit in montem in quo Moyses ascendit, et vidit Dei hæreditatem.until he exited from the mountain, where Moses ascended and saw the inheritance of God.

⁵Et veniens ibi Jeremias,And arriving there,invenit locum speluncæ:Jeremiah found a place in a cave.et tabernaculum,And he brought both the tabernacle,et arcam,and the ark,et altare incensi intulit illuc,and the altar of incense into that place,et ostium obstruxit.and he obstructed the opening.

⁵Et veniens ibi Jeremias,And arriving there,invenit locum speluncæ:Jeremiah found a place in a cave.et tabernaculum,And he brought both the tabernacle,et arcam,and the ark,et altare incensi intulit illuc,and the altar of incense into that place,et ostium obstruxit.and he obstructed the opening.

⁶Et accesserunt quidam simul,And certain ones of those who followed him,qui sequebantur, ut notarent sibi locum:approached to make note of the location,et non potuerunt invenire.but they were not able to find it.

⁶Et accesserunt quidam simul,And certain ones of those who followed him,qui sequebantur, ut notarent sibi locum:approached to make note of the location,et non potuerunt invenire.but they were not able to find it.

⁷Ut autem cognovit Jeremias,But when Jeremiah knew of it, he blamed them, saying:culpans illos dixit:“The place shall be unknown,Quod ignotus erit locus donec congreget Deus congregationem populi, et propitius fiat:until God shall gather together the congregation of the people, and until he may be favorably inclined.

⁷Ut autem cognovit Jeremias,But when Jeremiah knew of it, he blamed them, saying:culpans illos dixit:“The place shall be unknown,Quod ignotus erit locus donec congreget Deus congregationem populi, et propitius fiat:until God shall gather together the congregation of the people, and until he may be favorably inclined.

⁸et tunc Dominus ostendet hæc,And then the Lord will reveal these things,et apparebit majestas Domini,and the majesty of the Lord shall appear,et nubes erit,and there will be a cloud,sicut et Moysi manifestabatur,just as it was also manifested to Moses,et sicut cum Salomon petiit ut locus sanctificaretur magno Deo, manifestabat hæc.and just as he manifested these when Solomon petitioned that the place should be sanctified to the great God.

⁸et tunc Dominus ostendet hæc,And then the Lord will reveal these things,et apparebit majestas Domini,and the majesty of the Lord shall appear,et nubes erit,and there will be a cloud,sicut et Moysi manifestabatur,just as it was also manifested to Moses,et sicut cum Salomon petiit ut locus sanctificaretur magno Deo, manifestabat hæc.and just as he manifested these when Solomon petitioned that the place should be sanctified to the great God.

⁹Magnifice etenim sapientiam tractabat:For he also drew upon wisdom magnificently,et ut sapientiam habens,and so,obtulit sacrificium dedicationishaving wisdom,et consummationis templi.he offered the sacrifice of the dedication and the consummation of the temple.

⁹Magnifice etenim sapientiam tractabat:For he also drew upon wisdom magnificently,et ut sapientiam habens,and so,obtulit sacrificium dedicationishaving wisdom,et consummationis templi.he offered the sacrifice of the dedication and the consummation of the temple.

¹⁰Sicut et Moyses orabat ad Dominum,And,et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum,just as Moses prayed to the Lord,sic et Salomon oravit,and fire descended from heaven and consumed the holocaust,et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum.so also Solomon prayed and fire descended from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

¹⁰Sicut et Moyses orabat ad Dominum,And,et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum,just as Moses prayed to the Lord,sic et Salomon oravit,and fire descended from heaven and consumed the holocaust,et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum.so also Solomon prayed and fire descended from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

¹¹Et dixit Moyses: Eo quod non sit comestum quod erat pro peccato, consumptum est.And Moses said that it was consumed because the sin offering was not eaten.

¹¹Et dixit Moyses: Eo quod non sit comestum quod erat pro peccato, consumptum est.And Moses said that it was consumed because the sin offering was not eaten.

¹²SimiliterAnd similarly,et Salomon octo diebus celebravit dedicationem.Solomon also celebrated the eight days of the dedication.

¹²SimiliterAnd similarly,et Salomon octo diebus celebravit dedicationem.Solomon also celebrated the eight days of the dedication.

¹³Inferebantur autem in descriptionibus et commentariis Nehemiæ hæc eadem:Moreover, these same things were put into the descriptions and commentaries of Nehemiah, including how,et ut construens bibliothecam congregavit de regionibus libros et prophetarum et David,when constructing a library, he gathered together from the regions the books of the Prophets, and of David,et epistolas regum,and the epistles of the kings,et de donariis.and from the holy gifts.

¹³Inferebantur autem in descriptionibus et commentariis Nehemiæ hæc eadem:Moreover, these same things were put into the descriptions and commentaries of Nehemiah, including how,et ut construens bibliothecam congregavit de regionibus libros et prophetarum et David,when constructing a library, he gathered together from the regions the books of the Prophets, and of David,et epistolas regum,and the epistles of the kings,et de donariis.and from the holy gifts.

¹⁴Similiter autemAnd,et Judas ea quæ deciderant per bellum quod nobis acciderat,similarly,congregavit omnia,Judas also gathered together all the things that were destroyed by the war that befell us,et sunt apud nos.and these are with us.

¹⁴Similiter autemAnd,et Judas ea quæ deciderant per bellum quod nobis acciderat,similarly,congregavit omnia,Judas also gathered together all the things that were destroyed by the war that befell us,et sunt apud nos.and these are with us.

¹⁵Si ergo desideratis hæc,Therefore, if you desire these things,mittite qui perferant vobis.send those who may carry them to you.

¹⁵Si ergo desideratis hæc,Therefore, if you desire these things,mittite qui perferant vobis.send those who may carry them to you.

¹⁶Acturi itaque purificationem scripsimus vobis:And so, since we will be celebrating the purification, we wrote to you.bene ergo facietis,Therefore, you will do well,si egeritis hos dies.if you keep these days.

¹⁶Acturi itaque purificationem scripsimus vobis:And so, since we will be celebrating the purification, we wrote to you.bene ergo facietis,Therefore, you will do well,si egeritis hos dies.if you keep these days.

¹⁷Deus autem,But we hope that God,qui liberavit populum suum,who has freed his peopleet reddidit hæreditatem omnibus,and has rendered to all the inheritance,et regnum,and the kingdom,et sacerdotium,and the priesthood,et sanctificationem,and sanctification,

¹⁷Deus autem,But we hope that God,qui liberavit populum suum,who has freed his peopleet reddidit hæreditatem omnibus,and has rendered to all the inheritance,et regnum,and the kingdom,et sacerdotium,and the priesthood,et sanctificationem,and sanctification,

¹⁸sicut promisit in lege,just as he promised in the law,speramus quod cito nostri miserebitur,will quickly have mercy on uset congregavit de sub cælo in locum sanctum.and will gather us together from under heaven into the holy place.

¹⁸sicut promisit in lege,just as he promised in the law,speramus quod cito nostri miserebitur,will quickly have mercy on uset congregavit de sub cælo in locum sanctum.and will gather us together from under heaven into the holy place.

¹⁹Eripuit enim nos de magnis periculis,For he has rescued us from great perils,et locum purgavit.and he has purged the place.

¹⁹Eripuit enim nos de magnis periculis,For he has rescued us from great perils,et locum purgavit.and he has purged the place.

²⁰De Juda vero Machabæo,The truth about Judas Maccabeus,et fratribus ejus,and his brothers,et de templi magni purificatione,and the purification of the great temple,et de aræ dedicatione,and the dedication of the altar,

²⁰De Juda vero Machabæo,The truth about Judas Maccabeus,et fratribus ejus,and his brothers,et de templi magni purificatione,and the purification of the great temple,et de aræ dedicatione,and the dedication of the altar,

²¹sed et de præliis quæ pertinent ad Antiochum Nobilem et filium ejus Eupatorem,and also about the battles, which pertain to Antiochus the illustrious, and his son, Eupator,

²¹sed et de præliis quæ pertinent ad Antiochum Nobilem et filium ejus Eupatorem,and also about the battles, which pertain to Antiochus the illustrious, and his son, Eupator,

²²et de illuminationibus quæ de cælo factæ sunt ad eos qui pro Judæis fortiter fecerunt,and about the illuminations,ita ut universam regionem,which came from heaven to those who acted on behalf of the Jews with fortitude,cum pauci essent,was such that they,vindicarent,though few,et barbaram multitudinem fugarent,vindicated the entire region and put to flight a multitude of the barbarous,

²²et de illuminationibus quæ de cælo factæ sunt ad eos qui pro Judæis fortiter fecerunt,and about the illuminations,ita ut universam regionem,which came from heaven to those who acted on behalf of the Jews with fortitude,cum pauci essent,was such that they,vindicarent,though few,et barbaram multitudinem fugarent,vindicated the entire region and put to flight a multitude of the barbarous,

²³et famosissimum in toto orbe templum recuperarent,and recovered the most famous temple in the whole world,et civitatem liberarent, et leges quæ abolitæ erant,and freed the city, and restored the laws that were abolished.restituerentur,For the Lord,Domino cum omni tranquillitate propitio facto illis.with all tranquility, was acting favorably toward them.

²³et famosissimum in toto orbe templum recuperarent,and recovered the most famous temple in the whole world,et civitatem liberarent, et leges quæ abolitæ erant,and freed the city, and restored the laws that were abolished.restituerentur,For the Lord,Domino cum omni tranquillitate propitio facto illis.with all tranquility, was acting favorably toward them.

²⁴Itemque ab Jasone Cyrenæo quinque libris comprehensa tentavimus nos uno volumine breviare.And similar things as have been comprised in five books by Jason the Cyrenean, we have attempted to abridge into one volume.

²⁴Itemque ab Jasone Cyrenæo quinque libris comprehensa tentavimus nos uno volumine breviare.And similar things as have been comprised in five books by Jason the Cyrenean, we have attempted to abridge into one volume.

²⁵Considerantes enim multitudinem librorum,For, considering the multitude of the books,et difficultatem volentibus aggredi narrationes historiarum propter multitudinem rerum,and the difficulty that those who are willing to undertake the narrations of histories find, due to the multitude of events,

²⁵Considerantes enim multitudinem librorum,For, considering the multitude of the books,et difficultatem volentibus aggredi narrationes historiarum propter multitudinem rerum,and the difficulty that those who are willing to undertake the narrations of histories find, due to the multitude of events,

²⁶curavimus volentibus quidem legere,we have taken care, so that, indeed,ut esset animi oblectatio:those who are willing to read may have delights of the mind,studiosis vero,and so that, in truth,ut facilius possint memoriæ commendare:the studious may more easily be able to commit it to memory,omnibus autem legentibus utilitas conferatur.and also so that all readers may find it useful.

²⁶curavimus volentibus quidem legere,we have taken care, so that, indeed,ut esset animi oblectatio:those who are willing to read may have delights of the mind,studiosis vero,and so that, in truth,ut facilius possint memoriæ commendare:the studious may more easily be able to commit it to memory,omnibus autem legentibus utilitas conferatur.and also so that all readers may find it useful.

²⁷Et nobis quidem ipsis,And indeed, we ourselves,qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus,who have taken up the task of abridging this work,non facilem laborem,have no easy labor. For,immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudoris assumpsimus.in truth, more correctly, we have assumed an activity full of vigilance and sweat.

²⁷Et nobis quidem ipsis,And indeed, we ourselves,qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus,who have taken up the task of abridging this work,non facilem laborem,have no easy labor. For,immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudoris assumpsimus.in truth, more correctly, we have assumed an activity full of vigilance and sweat.

²⁸Sicut hi qui præparant convivium,Just as those who prepare a feast also seek to be attentive to the will of others,et quærunt aliorum voluntati parere propter multorum gratiam,for the sake of the gratitude of many,libenter laborem sustinemus.we willingly undertake the labor.

²⁸Sicut hi qui præparant convivium,Just as those who prepare a feast also seek to be attentive to the will of others,et quærunt aliorum voluntati parere propter multorum gratiam,for the sake of the gratitude of many,libenter laborem sustinemus.we willingly undertake the labor.

²⁹Veritatem quidem de singulis auctoribus concedentes,Indeed, leaving to the authors the truths about particular details,ipsi autem secundum datam formam brevitati studentes.we instead have been devoted to this form, striving to be brief.

²⁹Veritatem quidem de singulis auctoribus concedentes,Indeed, leaving to the authors the truths about particular details,ipsi autem secundum datam formam brevitati studentes.we instead have been devoted to this form, striving to be brief.

³⁰Sicut enim novæ domus architecto de universa structura curandum est;For, just as the architect of a new house will have concern for the entire structure, and,ei vero qui pingere curat, quæ apta sunt ad ornatum exquirenda sunt:in truth, he who takes care to paint it will seek out what is fitting to adorn it,ita æstimandum est et in nobis.so also should such things be considered by us.

³⁰Sicut enim novæ domus architecto de universa structura curandum est;For, just as the architect of a new house will have concern for the entire structure, and,ei vero qui pingere curat, quæ apta sunt ad ornatum exquirenda sunt:in truth, he who takes care to paint it will seek out what is fitting to adorn it,ita æstimandum est et in nobis.so also should such things be considered by us.

³¹Etenim intellectum colligere,Moreover, to collect knowledge,et ordinare sermonem,and to order words,et curiosius partes singulas quasque disquirere,and to discuss every particular point attentively,historiæ congruit auctori:is the duty of the author of a history.

³¹Etenim intellectum colligere,Moreover, to collect knowledge,et ordinare sermonem,and to order words,et curiosius partes singulas quasque disquirere,and to discuss every particular point attentively,historiæ congruit auctori:is the duty of the author of a history.

³²brevitatem vero dictionis sectari,Yet truly, to pursue brevity of speech,et executiones rerum vitare,and to shun the extension of matters,brevianti concedendum est.is conceded to an abbreviator.

³²brevitatem vero dictionis sectari,Yet truly, to pursue brevity of speech,et executiones rerum vitare,and to shun the extension of matters,brevianti concedendum est.is conceded to an abbreviator.

³³Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus:Therefore, here we will begin the narration.de præfatione tantum dixisse sufficiat.Let so much be sufficient to say in preface.Stultum etenim est ante historiam effluere,For it is foolish to go on and on before the account,in ipsa autem historia succingi.when the account itself is succinct.

³³Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus:Therefore, here we will begin the narration.de præfatione tantum dixisse sufficiat.Let so much be sufficient to say in preface.Stultum etenim est ante historiam effluere,For it is foolish to go on and on before the account,in ipsa autem historia succingi.when the account itself is succinct.