¹Simon autem prædictus,But the aforementioned Simon,pecuniarum et patriæ delator, male loquebatur de Onia,who was a betrayer of the money and of his nation, spoke evil about Onias,tamquam ipse Heliodorum instigasset ad hæc, et ipse fuisset incentor malorum:as if he had instigated Heliodorus to do these things and as if he had been the inciter of evils.

¹Simon autem prædictus,But the aforementioned Simon,pecuniarum et patriæ delator, male loquebatur de Onia,who was a betrayer of the money and of his nation, spoke evil about Onias,tamquam ipse Heliodorum instigasset ad hæc, et ipse fuisset incentor malorum:as if he had instigated Heliodorus to do these things and as if he had been the inciter of evils.

²provisoremque civitatis,And he dared to say that he was a traitor to the kingdom,ac defensorem gentis suæ,though he provided for the city,et æmulatorem legis Dei,and defended his people,audebat insidiatorem regni dicere.and was zealous for the law of God.

²provisoremque civitatis,And he dared to say that he was a traitor to the kingdom,ac defensorem gentis suæ,though he provided for the city,et æmulatorem legis Dei,and defended his people,audebat insidiatorem regni dicere.and was zealous for the law of God.

³Sed cum inimicitiæ in tantum procederent ut etiam per quosdam Simonis necessarios homicidia fierent,But when the hostilities had proceeded to such an extent that even murders were committed by certain close associates of Simon,

³Sed cum inimicitiæ in tantum procederent ut etiam per quosdam Simonis necessarios homicidia fierent,But when the hostilities had proceeded to such an extent that even murders were committed by certain close associates of Simon,

⁴considerans Onias periculum contentionis,Onias, considering the peril of this contention,et Apollonium insanire,and Apollonius to be mad,utpote ducem Cœlesyriæ et Phœnicis,though he was governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia,ad augendam malitiam Simonis ad regem se contulit,which only augmented the malice of Simon, he brought himself before the king,

⁴considerans Onias periculum contentionis,Onias, considering the peril of this contention,et Apollonium insanire,and Apollonius to be mad,utpote ducem Cœlesyriæ et Phœnicis,though he was governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia,ad augendam malitiam Simonis ad regem se contulit,which only augmented the malice of Simon, he brought himself before the king,

⁵non ut civium accusator,not so as to be an accuser of a citizen,sed communem utilitatem apud semetipsum universæ multitudinis considerans.but in view of his own consideration for the common good of the entire multitude.

⁵non ut civium accusator,not so as to be an accuser of a citizen,sed communem utilitatem apud semetipsum universæ multitudinis considerans.but in view of his own consideration for the common good of the entire multitude.

⁶Videbat enim sine regali providentia impossibile esse pacem rebus dari,For he saw that, without royal providence, it would be impossible to provide peace to events,nec Simonem posse cessare a stultitia sua.nor would Simon ever cease from his foolishness.

⁶Videbat enim sine regali providentia impossibile esse pacem rebus dari,For he saw that, without royal providence, it would be impossible to provide peace to events,nec Simonem posse cessare a stultitia sua.nor would Simon ever cease from his foolishness.

⁷Sed post Seleuci vitæ excessum,But after the life of Seleucus expired,cum suscepisset regnum Antiochus,when Antiochus, who was called the illustrious,qui Nobilis appellabatur,had assumed the kingdom, Jason,ambiebat Jason frater Oniæ summum sacerdotium:the brother of Onias, was ambitious for the high priesthood.

⁷Sed post Seleuci vitæ excessum,But after the life of Seleucus expired,cum suscepisset regnum Antiochus,when Antiochus, who was called the illustrious,qui Nobilis appellabatur,had assumed the kingdom, Jason,ambiebat Jason frater Oniæ summum sacerdotium:the brother of Onias, was ambitious for the high priesthood.

⁸adito rege,He went to the king,promittens ei argenti talenta trecenta sexaginta,promising him three hundred and sixty talents of silver,et ex redditibus aliis talenta octoginta,and from other revenues eighty talents,

⁸adito rege,He went to the king,promittens ei argenti talenta trecenta sexaginta,promising him three hundred and sixty talents of silver,et ex redditibus aliis talenta octoginta,and from other revenues eighty talents,

⁹super hæc promittebat et alia centum quinquaginta,and beyond these,si potestati ejus concederetur,he promised also one hundred and fifty more,gymnasium et ephebiam sibi constituere,if he would be granted the authority to establish a sports arena,et eos qui in Jerosolymis erant,and a school for boys,Antiochenos scribere.and to enroll those who were at Jerusalem as Antiochians.

⁹super hæc promittebat et alia centum quinquaginta,and beyond these,si potestati ejus concederetur,he promised also one hundred and fifty more,gymnasium et ephebiam sibi constituere,if he would be granted the authority to establish a sports arena,et eos qui in Jerosolymis erant,and a school for boys,Antiochenos scribere.and to enroll those who were at Jerusalem as Antiochians.

¹⁰Quod cum rex annuisset,When the king had assented,et obtinuisset principatum,and he had obtained the leadership,statim ad gentilem ritum contribules suos transferre cœpit,he immediately began to transfer his subjects to the rituals of the heathens.

¹⁰Quod cum rex annuisset,When the king had assented,et obtinuisset principatum,and he had obtained the leadership,statim ad gentilem ritum contribules suos transferre cœpit,he immediately began to transfer his subjects to the rituals of the heathens.

¹¹et amotis his quæ humanitatis causa Judæis a regibus fuerant constituta per Joannem patrem Eupolemi,And taking away those things that had been established by the kings, by reason of the humanitarianism of the Jews, through John,qui apud Romanos de amicitia et societate functus est legatione legitima,the father of Eupolemus, who formed a friendship and alliance with the Romans, he discharged the legitimate legislations,civium jura destituens,voiding the oaths of the citizens,prava instituta sanciebat.and he sanctioned depraved customs.

¹¹et amotis his quæ humanitatis causa Judæis a regibus fuerant constituta per Joannem patrem Eupolemi,And taking away those things that had been established by the kings, by reason of the humanitarianism of the Jews, through John,qui apud Romanos de amicitia et societate functus est legatione legitima,the father of Eupolemus, who formed a friendship and alliance with the Romans, he discharged the legitimate legislations,civium jura destituens,voiding the oaths of the citizens,prava instituta sanciebat.and he sanctioned depraved customs.

¹²Etenim ausus est sub ipsa arce gymnasium constituere,For he even had the audacity to set up, below the very stronghold,et optimos quosque epheborum in lupanaribus ponere.a sports arena, and to place all of the best adolescent boys in brothels.

¹²Etenim ausus est sub ipsa arce gymnasium constituere,For he even had the audacity to set up, below the very stronghold,et optimos quosque epheborum in lupanaribus ponere.a sports arena, and to place all of the best adolescent boys in brothels.

¹³Erat autem hoc non initium,Now this was not the beginning,sed incrementum quoddam, et profectus gentilis et alienigenæ conversationis,but a certain increase and progression of heathenism and foreign practices,propter impii et non sacerdotis Jasonis nefarium, et inauditum scelus:due to the nefarious and unheard of wickedness of the impious non-priest Jason,

¹³Erat autem hoc non initium,Now this was not the beginning,sed incrementum quoddam, et profectus gentilis et alienigenæ conversationis,but a certain increase and progression of heathenism and foreign practices,propter impii et non sacerdotis Jasonis nefarium, et inauditum scelus:due to the nefarious and unheard of wickedness of the impious non-priest Jason,

¹⁴ita ut sacerdotes jam non circa altaris officia dediti essent,so much so that now the priests were not devoted to the concerns of services at the altar,sed contempto templobut,et sacrificiis neglectis,despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices,festinarent participes fieri palæstræthey hurried to become participants of the wrestling school,et præbitionis ejus injustæ,and of its prohibited injustices,et in exercitiis disci.and of the training of the discus.

¹⁴ita ut sacerdotes jam non circa altaris officia dediti essent,so much so that now the priests were not devoted to the concerns of services at the altar,sed contempto templobut,et sacrificiis neglectis,despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices,festinarent participes fieri palæstræthey hurried to become participants of the wrestling school,et præbitionis ejus injustæ,and of its prohibited injustices,et in exercitiis disci.and of the training of the discus.

¹⁵Et patrios quidem honores nihil habentes,And, even holding the honors of their fathers to be nothing,græcas glorias optimas arbitrabantur:they esteemed the glories of the Greeks as best.

¹⁵Et patrios quidem honores nihil habentes,And, even holding the honors of their fathers to be nothing,græcas glorias optimas arbitrabantur:they esteemed the glories of the Greeks as best.

¹⁶quarum gratia periculosa eos contentio habebat,For the sake of these, they held a dangerous competition,et eorum instituta æmulabantur,and were imitators of their practices, and so,ac per omnia his consimiles esse cupiebant, quos hostes et peremptores habuerant.in all things, they desired to be similar to those who had been their enemies and destroyers.

¹⁶quarum gratia periculosa eos contentio habebat,For the sake of these, they held a dangerous competition,et eorum instituta æmulabantur,and were imitators of their practices, and so,ac per omnia his consimiles esse cupiebant, quos hostes et peremptores habuerant.in all things, they desired to be similar to those who had been their enemies and destroyers.

¹⁷In leges enim divinas impie agere impune non cedit:But acting impiously against the divine laws does not go unpunished,sed hoc tempus sequens declarabit.as these subsequent events will reveal.

¹⁷In leges enim divinas impie agere impune non cedit:But acting impiously against the divine laws does not go unpunished,sed hoc tempus sequens declarabit.as these subsequent events will reveal.

¹⁸Cum autem quinquennalis agon Tyri celebraretur,But when the competition that was celebrated every fifth year was at Tyre,et rex præsens esset,the king being present,

¹⁸Cum autem quinquennalis agon Tyri celebraretur,But when the competition that was celebrated every fifth year was at Tyre,et rex præsens esset,the king being present,

¹⁹misit Jason facinorosus ab Jerosolymis viros peccatores,the villainous Jason sent sinful men from Jerusalem,portantes argenti didrachmas trecentas in sacrificum Herculis:carrying three hundred didrachmas of silver for the sacrifice of Hercules.quas postulaverunt hi qui asportaverant ne in sacrificiis erogarentur,But those who transported it asked that it might not be paid out for the sacrifices,quia non oporteret,because it was not needed,sed in alios sumptus eas deputari.but might be used for other expenses.

¹⁹misit Jason facinorosus ab Jerosolymis viros peccatores,the villainous Jason sent sinful men from Jerusalem,portantes argenti didrachmas trecentas in sacrificum Herculis:carrying three hundred didrachmas of silver for the sacrifice of Hercules.quas postulaverunt hi qui asportaverant ne in sacrificiis erogarentur,But those who transported it asked that it might not be paid out for the sacrifices,quia non oporteret,because it was not needed,sed in alios sumptus eas deputari.but might be used for other expenses.

²⁰Sed hæ oblatæ sunt quidem ab eo qui miserat in sacrificium Herculis:So, even though this was offered by him who sent it for the sacrifice of Hercules,propter præsentes autem datæ sunt in fabricam navium triremium.it was instead given over to the manufacture of Greek warships, because of those presenting it.

²⁰Sed hæ oblatæ sunt quidem ab eo qui miserat in sacrificium Herculis:So, even though this was offered by him who sent it for the sacrifice of Hercules,propter præsentes autem datæ sunt in fabricam navium triremium.it was instead given over to the manufacture of Greek warships, because of those presenting it.

²¹Misso autem in Ægyptum Apollonio Mnesthei filio propter primates Ptolemæi Philometoris regis,Then Apollonius, the son of Menestheus, was sent into Egypt because of the nobles of king Philometor of Ptolemy.cum cognovisset Antiochus alienum se a negotiis regni effectum, propriis utilitatibus consulens,But when Antiochus realized that he had been effectively alienated from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interests,profectus inde venit Joppen,he started out from there and came to Joppa,et inde Jerosolymam.and from there to Jerusalem.

²¹Misso autem in Ægyptum Apollonio Mnesthei filio propter primates Ptolemæi Philometoris regis,Then Apollonius, the son of Menestheus, was sent into Egypt because of the nobles of king Philometor of Ptolemy.cum cognovisset Antiochus alienum se a negotiis regni effectum, propriis utilitatibus consulens,But when Antiochus realized that he had been effectively alienated from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interests,profectus inde venit Joppen,he started out from there and came to Joppa,et inde Jerosolymam.and from there to Jerusalem.

²²Et magnifice ab Jasone et civitate susceptus,And he was received magnificently by Jason and the city,cum facularum luminibus et laudibus ingressus est:and he entered with the lights of little torches and with praises.et inde in Phœnicen exercitum convertit.And from there he turned back with his army to Phoenicia.

²²Et magnifice ab Jasone et civitate susceptus,And he was received magnificently by Jason and the city,cum facularum luminibus et laudibus ingressus est:and he entered with the lights of little torches and with praises.et inde in Phœnicen exercitum convertit.And from there he turned back with his army to Phoenicia.

²³Et post triennii tempus,And, after three years,misit Jason Menelaum supradicti Simonis fratrem portantem pecunias regi,Jason sent Menelaus, the brother of the above mentioned Simon, carrying money to the king,et de negotiis necessariis responsa perlaturum.and bearing responses about essential matters.

²³Et post triennii tempus,And, after three years,misit Jason Menelaum supradicti Simonis fratrem portantem pecunias regi,Jason sent Menelaus, the brother of the above mentioned Simon, carrying money to the king,et de negotiis necessariis responsa perlaturum.and bearing responses about essential matters.

²⁴At ille commendatus regi,And he, being recommended to the king,cum magnificasset faciem potestatis ejus,when he had magnified the appearance of his power,in semetipsum retorsit summum sacerdotium,usurped the high priesthood for himself,superponens Jasoni talenta argenti trecenta.outbidding Jason by three hundred talents of silver.

²⁴At ille commendatus regi,And he, being recommended to the king,cum magnificasset faciem potestatis ejus,when he had magnified the appearance of his power,in semetipsum retorsit summum sacerdotium,usurped the high priesthood for himself,superponens Jasoni talenta argenti trecenta.outbidding Jason by three hundred talents of silver.

²⁵Acceptisque a rege mandatis,And so, having received orders from the king,venit, nihil quidem habens dignum sacerdotio:he returned, holding nothing at all worthy of the priesthood,animos vero crudelis tyranni, et feræ beluæ iram gerens.in truth, having the soul of a cruel tyrant and the rage of a wild beast.

²⁵Acceptisque a rege mandatis,And so, having received orders from the king,venit, nihil quidem habens dignum sacerdotio:he returned, holding nothing at all worthy of the priesthood,animos vero crudelis tyranni, et feræ beluæ iram gerens.in truth, having the soul of a cruel tyrant and the rage of a wild beast.

²⁶Et Jason quidem,And indeed, Jason,qui proprium fratrem captivaverat,who had taken captive his own brother,ipse deceptus profugus in Ammanitem expulsus est regionem.was himself deceived, and was expelled to become a fugitive in the region of the Ammonites.

²⁶Et Jason quidem,And indeed, Jason,qui proprium fratrem captivaverat,who had taken captive his own brother,ipse deceptus profugus in Ammanitem expulsus est regionem.was himself deceived, and was expelled to become a fugitive in the region of the Ammonites.

²⁷Menelaus autem principatum quidem obtinuit:Then Menelaus, indeed, obtained the principality,de pecuniis vero regi promissis,but truly, concerning the money that he had promised to the king,nihil agebat,nothing was done.cum exactionem faceret Sostratus,Although Sostratus, who was first over the stronghold,qui arci erat præpositus,attempted to collect it,

²⁷Menelaus autem principatum quidem obtinuit:Then Menelaus, indeed, obtained the principality,de pecuniis vero regi promissis,but truly, concerning the money that he had promised to the king,nihil agebat,nothing was done.cum exactionem faceret Sostratus,Although Sostratus, who was first over the stronghold,qui arci erat præpositus,attempted to collect it,

²⁸nam ad hunc exactio vectigalium pertinebant:since the collection of certain taxes pertained to him.quam ob causam utrique ad regem sunt evocati.For this reason, they were both called before the king.

²⁸nam ad hunc exactio vectigalium pertinebant:since the collection of certain taxes pertained to him.quam ob causam utrique ad regem sunt evocati.For this reason, they were both called before the king.

²⁹Et Menelaus amotus est a sacerdotio,And Menelaus was removed from the priesthood,succedente Lysimacho fratre suo:being succeeded by Lysimachus, his brother.Sostratus autem prælatus est Cypriis.Then Sostratus was appointed over the Cyprians.

²⁹Et Menelaus amotus est a sacerdotio,And Menelaus was removed from the priesthood,succedente Lysimacho fratre suo:being succeeded by Lysimachus, his brother.Sostratus autem prælatus est Cypriis.Then Sostratus was appointed over the Cyprians.

³⁰Et cum hæc agerentur,And while these things were occurring,contigit Tharsensesit happened that those from Tarsus and Mallus incited a sedition,et Mallotas seditionem movere,because they had been given as a gift to Antiochidi,eo quod Antiochidi regis concubinæ dono essent dati.the concubine of the king.

³⁰Et cum hæc agerentur,And while these things were occurring,contigit Tharsensesit happened that those from Tarsus and Mallus incited a sedition,et Mallotas seditionem movere,because they had been given as a gift to Antiochidi,eo quod Antiochidi regis concubinæ dono essent dati.the concubine of the king.

³¹Festinanter itaque rex venit sedare illos,And so, the king hurried to come and calm them,relicto suffecto uno ex comitibus suis Andronico.leaving behind Andronicus, one of his associates, as his deputy.

³¹Festinanter itaque rex venit sedare illos,And so, the king hurried to come and calm them,relicto suffecto uno ex comitibus suis Andronico.leaving behind Andronicus, one of his associates, as his deputy.

³²Ratus autem Menelaus accepisse se tempus opportunum,Then Menelaus, believing that he had reached an opportune time,aurea quædam vasa e templo furatus donavit Andronico,having stolen certain gold vessels out of the temple, gave them to Andronicus,et alia vendiderat Tyri, et per vicinas civitates.along with others he had gained at Tyre and throughout the neighboring cities.

³²Ratus autem Menelaus accepisse se tempus opportunum,Then Menelaus, believing that he had reached an opportune time,aurea quædam vasa e templo furatus donavit Andronico,having stolen certain gold vessels out of the temple, gave them to Andronicus,et alia vendiderat Tyri, et per vicinas civitates.along with others he had gained at Tyre and throughout the neighboring cities.

³³Quod cum certissime cognovisset Onias,But when Onias had realized this with certainty,arguebat eum,he accused him,ipse in loco tuto se continens Antiochiæ secus Daphnem.keeping himself in a safe place at Antioch beside Daphne.

³³Quod cum certissime cognovisset Onias,But when Onias had realized this with certainty,arguebat eum,he accused him,ipse in loco tuto se continens Antiochiæ secus Daphnem.keeping himself in a safe place at Antioch beside Daphne.

³⁴Unde Menelaus accedens ad Andronicum,Meanwhile, Menelaus met with Andronicus, asking him to execute Onias.rogabat ut Oniam interficeret. Qui cum venisset ad Oniam,So he then went to Onias, and he gave him his right hand with an oath,et datis dextris cum jurejurando (quamvis esset ei suspectus) suasisset de asylo procedere,and, even though he was suspicious of him, he persuaded him to venture out of asylum,statim eum peremit,and he immediately killed him,non veritus justitiam.with no respect for justice.

³⁴Unde Menelaus accedens ad Andronicum,Meanwhile, Menelaus met with Andronicus, asking him to execute Onias.rogabat ut Oniam interficeret. Qui cum venisset ad Oniam,So he then went to Onias, and he gave him his right hand with an oath,et datis dextris cum jurejurando (quamvis esset ei suspectus) suasisset de asylo procedere,and, even though he was suspicious of him, he persuaded him to venture out of asylum,statim eum peremit,and he immediately killed him,non veritus justitiam.with no respect for justice.

³⁵Ob quam causam non solum Judæi,For this reason, not only the Jews,sed aliæ quoque nationes indignabantur, et moleste ferebant de nece tanti viri injusta.but also the other nations, were indignant and bore much grief for the unjust killing of so great a man.

³⁵Ob quam causam non solum Judæi,For this reason, not only the Jews,sed aliæ quoque nationes indignabantur, et moleste ferebant de nece tanti viri injusta.but also the other nations, were indignant and bore much grief for the unjust killing of so great a man.

³⁶Sed regressum regem de Ciliciæ locis adierunt Judæi apud Antiochiam,But when the king returned from the places of Cilicia, the Jews at Antioch, and similarly the Greeks,simul et Græci, conquerentes de iniqua nece Oniæ.went to him, complaining of the iniquitous killing of Onias.

³⁶Sed regressum regem de Ciliciæ locis adierunt Judæi apud Antiochiam,But when the king returned from the places of Cilicia, the Jews at Antioch, and similarly the Greeks,simul et Græci, conquerentes de iniqua nece Oniæ.went to him, complaining of the iniquitous killing of Onias.

³⁷Contristatus itaque animo Antiochus propter Oniam,And so Antiochus was grieved in his mind because of Onias,et flexus ad misericordiam,and,lacrimas fudit,being moved to compassion,recordatus defuncti sobrietatemhe shed tears,et modestiam:remembering the sobriety and modesty of the deceased.

³⁷Contristatus itaque animo Antiochus propter Oniam,And so Antiochus was grieved in his mind because of Onias,et flexus ad misericordiam,and,lacrimas fudit,being moved to compassion,recordatus defuncti sobrietatemhe shed tears,et modestiam:remembering the sobriety and modesty of the deceased.

³⁸accensisque animis Andronicum purpura exutum,And, being inflamed in soul, he ordered the purple to be torn from Andronicus,per totam civitatem jubet circumduci:and that he be led around, throughout the entire city,et in eodem loco in quo in Oniam impietatem commiserat,and that, in the same place where he had committed the impiety against Onias,sacrilegum vita privari, Domino illi condignam retribuente pœnam.the sacrilegious man should be deprived of his life, as his fitting punishment rendered by the Lord.

³⁸accensisque animis Andronicum purpura exutum,And, being inflamed in soul, he ordered the purple to be torn from Andronicus,per totam civitatem jubet circumduci:and that he be led around, throughout the entire city,et in eodem loco in quo in Oniam impietatem commiserat,and that, in the same place where he had committed the impiety against Onias,sacrilegum vita privari, Domino illi condignam retribuente pœnam.the sacrilegious man should be deprived of his life, as his fitting punishment rendered by the Lord.

³⁹Multis autem sacrilegiis in templo a Lysimacho commissis Menelai consilio,But when many sacrileges were committed by Lysimachus in the temple through the counsel of Menelaus,et divulgata fama,and the news was divulged,congregata est multitudo adversum Lysimachum multo jam auro exportato.the multitude gathered together against Lysimachus, though a great quantity of gold had been exported already.

³⁹Multis autem sacrilegiis in templo a Lysimacho commissis Menelai consilio,But when many sacrileges were committed by Lysimachus in the temple through the counsel of Menelaus,et divulgata fama,and the news was divulged,congregata est multitudo adversum Lysimachum multo jam auro exportato.the multitude gathered together against Lysimachus, though a great quantity of gold had been exported already.

⁴⁰Turbis autem insurgentibus,But when the multitude stirred up an insurrection,et animis ira repletis,and their minds were filled with anger,Lysimachus armatis fere tribus millibus iniquis manibus uti cœpit,Lysimachus armed about three thousand,duce quodam tyranno,who began to act with hands of iniquity.ætate pariterA certain tyrant was their leader,et dementia provecto.a man advanced both in age and in madness.

⁴⁰Turbis autem insurgentibus,But when the multitude stirred up an insurrection,et animis ira repletis,and their minds were filled with anger,Lysimachus armatis fere tribus millibus iniquis manibus uti cœpit,Lysimachus armed about three thousand,duce quodam tyranno,who began to act with hands of iniquity.ætate pariterA certain tyrant was their leader,et dementia provecto.a man advanced both in age and in madness.

⁴¹Sed ut intellexerunt conatum Lysimachi,But when they perceived the attempt of Lysimachus,alii lapides, alii fustes validos arripuere:some took hold of stones, others strong clubs,quidam vero cinerem in Lysimachum jecere.and, in truth, certain ones threw ashes upon Lysimachus.

⁴¹Sed ut intellexerunt conatum Lysimachi,But when they perceived the attempt of Lysimachus,alii lapides, alii fustes validos arripuere:some took hold of stones, others strong clubs,quidam vero cinerem in Lysimachum jecere.and, in truth, certain ones threw ashes upon Lysimachus.

⁴²Et multi quidem vulnerati,And indeed, many were wounded,quidam autem et prostrati,and some were struck down;omnes vero in fugam conversi sunt:however, all were put to flight. And,ipsum etiam sacrilegum secus ærarium interfecerunt.as for the sacrilegious man, they executed him beside the treasury.

⁴²Et multi quidem vulnerati,And indeed, many were wounded,quidam autem et prostrati,and some were struck down;omnes vero in fugam conversi sunt:however, all were put to flight. And,ipsum etiam sacrilegum secus ærarium interfecerunt.as for the sacrilegious man, they executed him beside the treasury.

⁴³De his ergo cœpit judicium adversus Menelaum agitari.Therefore, about these things, a judgment began to be stirred up against Menelaus.

⁴³De his ergo cœpit judicium adversus Menelaum agitari.Therefore, about these things, a judgment began to be stirred up against Menelaus.

⁴⁴Et cum venisset rex Tyrum,And when the king had arrived at Tyre,ad ipsum negotium detulerunt missi tres viri a senioribus.three men were sent from the elders to bring the matter to him.

⁴⁴Et cum venisset rex Tyrum,And when the king had arrived at Tyre,ad ipsum negotium detulerunt missi tres viri a senioribus.three men were sent from the elders to bring the matter to him.

⁴⁵Et cum superaretur Menelaus,But when Menelaus was overcome,promisit Ptolemæo multas pecunias dare ad suadendum regi.he promised to give much money to Ptolemy to persuade the king.

⁴⁵Et cum superaretur Menelaus,But when Menelaus was overcome,promisit Ptolemæo multas pecunias dare ad suadendum regi.he promised to give much money to Ptolemy to persuade the king.

⁴⁶Itaque Ptolemæus in quodam atrio positum quasi refrigerandi gratia regem adiit,And so, Ptolemy went to the king in a certain court where he was, as if merely to refresh himself,et deduxit a sententia:and he influenced him away from the sentence.

⁴⁶Itaque Ptolemæus in quodam atrio positum quasi refrigerandi gratia regem adiit,And so, Ptolemy went to the king in a certain court where he was, as if merely to refresh himself,et deduxit a sententia:and he influenced him away from the sentence.

⁴⁷et Menelaum quidem universæ malitiæ reum criminibus absolvit:And so Menelaus, though indeed guilty of all malice, was absolved of the crimes.miseros autem qui,Moreover, these pitiable men,etiamsi apud Scythas causam dixissent,who, even if they had pleaded their case before Scythians,innocentes judicarentur,would have been judged innocent,hos morte damnavit.he condemned to death.

⁴⁷et Menelaum quidem universæ malitiæ reum criminibus absolvit:And so Menelaus, though indeed guilty of all malice, was absolved of the crimes.miseros autem qui,Moreover, these pitiable men,etiamsi apud Scythas causam dixissent,who, even if they had pleaded their case before Scythians,innocentes judicarentur,would have been judged innocent,hos morte damnavit.he condemned to death.

⁴⁸Cito ergo injustam pœnam dederunt,Therefore,qui pro civitate,those who brought the case on behalf of the city,et populo,and the people,et sacris vasis causam prosecuti sunt.and the sacred vessels were quickly given an unjust punishment.

⁴⁸Cito ergo injustam pœnam dederunt,Therefore,qui pro civitate,those who brought the case on behalf of the city,et populo,and the people,et sacris vasis causam prosecuti sunt.and the sacred vessels were quickly given an unjust punishment.

⁴⁹Quam ob rem Tyrii quoque indignati,For this reason, even the Tyrians,erga sepulturam eorum liberalissimi extiterunt.being indignant, proved to be very liberal toward their burial.

⁴⁹Quam ob rem Tyrii quoque indignati,For this reason, even the Tyrians,erga sepulturam eorum liberalissimi extiterunt.being indignant, proved to be very liberal toward their burial.

⁵⁰Menelaus autem, propter eorum qui in potentia erant avaritiam,Thus, because of the greed of those who were in power,permanebat in potestate,Menelaus remained in authority,crescens in malitia ad insidias civium.increasing in malice, to the betrayal of the citizens.

⁵⁰Menelaus autem, propter eorum qui in potentia erant avaritiam,Thus, because of the greed of those who were in power,permanebat in potestate,Menelaus remained in authority,crescens in malitia ad insidias civium.increasing in malice, to the betrayal of the citizens.