¹Judas vero Machabæus,In truth, Judas Maccabeus,et qui cum illo erant,and those who were with him,introibant latenter in castella:went secretly into the villages, and,et convocantes cognatos et amicos,calling together their relatives and friends,et eos qui permanserunt in Judaismo assumentes,and accepting among them those who persevered in Judaism,eduxerunt ad se sex millia virorum.they brought six thousand men together.

¹Judas vero Machabæus,In truth, Judas Maccabeus,et qui cum illo erant,and those who were with him,introibant latenter in castella:went secretly into the villages, and,et convocantes cognatos et amicos,calling together their relatives and friends,et eos qui permanserunt in Judaismo assumentes,and accepting among them those who persevered in Judaism,eduxerunt ad se sex millia virorum.they brought six thousand men together.

²Et invocabant Dominum,And they called upon the Lord:ut respiceret in populum qui ab omnibus calcabatur,to look upon his people, who were downtrodden by all;et misereretur templo quod contaminabatur ab impiis:and to take pity on the temple, which was defiled by the impious;

²Et invocabant Dominum,And they called upon the Lord:ut respiceret in populum qui ab omnibus calcabatur,to look upon his people, who were downtrodden by all;et misereretur templo quod contaminabatur ab impiis:and to take pity on the temple, which was defiled by the impious;

³misereretur etiam exterminio civitatis,and even to take pity on the city by utter destruction,quæ esset illico complananda,for it was willing to be immediately leveled to the ground;et vocem sanguinis ad se clamantis audiret:and to hear the voice of the blood that was crying out to him,

³misereretur etiam exterminio civitatis,and even to take pity on the city by utter destruction,quæ esset illico complananda,for it was willing to be immediately leveled to the ground;et vocem sanguinis ad se clamantis audiret:and to hear the voice of the blood that was crying out to him,

⁴memoraretur quoque iniquissimas mortes parvulorum innocentum,so that he would remember also the most iniquitous deaths of the innocent little ones,et blasphemias nomini suo illatas,and the blasphemies brought upon his name;et indignaretur super his.and to show his indignation over these things.

⁴memoraretur quoque iniquissimas mortes parvulorum innocentum,so that he would remember also the most iniquitous deaths of the innocent little ones,et blasphemias nomini suo illatas,and the blasphemies brought upon his name;et indignaretur super his.and to show his indignation over these things.

⁵At Machabæus,And so Maccabeus,congregata multitudine,having gathered together a multitude,intolerabilis gentibus efficiebatur:could not be withstood by the Gentiles.ira enim Domini in misericordiam conversa est.For the wrath of the Lord had turned into mercy.

⁵At Machabæus,And so Maccabeus,congregata multitudine,having gathered together a multitude,intolerabilis gentibus efficiebatur:could not be withstood by the Gentiles.ira enim Domini in misericordiam conversa est.For the wrath of the Lord had turned into mercy.

⁶Et superveniens castellis et civitatibus improvisus,And so, overwhelming the towns and cities unexpectedly,succendebat eas:he set them on fire.et opportuna loca occupans,And, occupying strategic positions,non paucas hostium strages dabat:he made no small slaughter of the enemies.

⁶Et superveniens castellis et civitatibus improvisus,And so, overwhelming the towns and cities unexpectedly,succendebat eas:he set them on fire.et opportuna loca occupans,And, occupying strategic positions,non paucas hostium strages dabat:he made no small slaughter of the enemies.

⁷maxime autem noctibus ad hujuscemodi excursus ferebatur,Moreover, especially in the nights, he carried out expeditions in this way.et fama virtutis ejus ubique diffundebatur.And the fame of his virtuous strength was spread abroad everywhere.

⁷maxime autem noctibus ad hujuscemodi excursus ferebatur,Moreover, especially in the nights, he carried out expeditions in this way.et fama virtutis ejus ubique diffundebatur.And the fame of his virtuous strength was spread abroad everywhere.

⁸Videns autem Philippus paulatim virum ad profectum venire,Then Philip, seeing that the man gained ground little by little,ac frequentius res ei cedere propere,and that things frequently fell out in his favor,ad Ptolemæum ducem Cœlesyriæ et Phœnicis scripsit ut auxilium ferret regis negotiis.wrote to Ptolemy, governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, to send auxiliaries to carry out the work of the king.

⁸Videns autem Philippus paulatim virum ad profectum venire,Then Philip, seeing that the man gained ground little by little,ac frequentius res ei cedere propere,and that things frequently fell out in his favor,ad Ptolemæum ducem Cœlesyriæ et Phœnicis scripsit ut auxilium ferret regis negotiis.wrote to Ptolemy, governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, to send auxiliaries to carry out the work of the king.

⁹At ille velociter misit Nicanorem Patrocli de primoribus amicum,And so, he quickly sent Nicanor, son of Patroclus,datis ei de permistis gentibus, armatis non minus viginti millibus,from his foremost friends, providing him with no less than twenty thousand armed men from throughout the Gentiles,ut universum Judæorum genus deleret,to wipe out the entire race of the Jews,adjuncto ei Gorgia viro militari, et in bellicis rebus experientissimo.joining with him Gorgias, a military man with very great experience in the things of warfare.

⁹At ille velociter misit Nicanorem Patrocli de primoribus amicum,And so, he quickly sent Nicanor, son of Patroclus,datis ei de permistis gentibus, armatis non minus viginti millibus,from his foremost friends, providing him with no less than twenty thousand armed men from throughout the Gentiles,ut universum Judæorum genus deleret,to wipe out the entire race of the Jews,adjuncto ei Gorgia viro militari, et in bellicis rebus experientissimo.joining with him Gorgias, a military man with very great experience in the things of warfare.

¹⁰Constituit autem Nicanor,Moreover,ut regi tributum,Nicanor decided to raise a tribute for the king of two thousand talents,quod Romanis erat dandum,which was to be given to the Romans,duo millia talentorum de captivitate Judæorum suppleret:and which would be supplied by means of the captivity of the Jews.

¹⁰Constituit autem Nicanor,Moreover,ut regi tributum,Nicanor decided to raise a tribute for the king of two thousand talents,quod Romanis erat dandum,which was to be given to the Romans,duo millia talentorum de captivitate Judæorum suppleret:and which would be supplied by means of the captivity of the Jews.

¹¹statimque ad maritimas civitates misit,And immediately he sent to the maritime cities,convocans ad coëmptionem Judaicorum mancipiorum,calling them to the auction of the Jewish slaves,promittens se nonaginta mancipia talento distracturum,promising them a parcel of ninety slaves for one talent,non respiciens ad vindictam quæ eum ab Omnipotente esset consecutura.not reflecting on the vengeance which would befall him subsequently from the Almighty.

¹¹statimque ad maritimas civitates misit,And immediately he sent to the maritime cities,convocans ad coëmptionem Judaicorum mancipiorum,calling them to the auction of the Jewish slaves,promittens se nonaginta mancipia talento distracturum,promising them a parcel of ninety slaves for one talent,non respiciens ad vindictam quæ eum ab Omnipotente esset consecutura.not reflecting on the vengeance which would befall him subsequently from the Almighty.

¹²Judas autem ubi comperit,Then, when Judas learned that Nicanor was approaching,indicavit his qui secum erant Judæis Nicanoris adventum.he revealed it to those Jews who were with him.

¹²Judas autem ubi comperit,Then, when Judas learned that Nicanor was approaching,indicavit his qui secum erant Judæis Nicanoris adventum.he revealed it to those Jews who were with him.

¹³Ex quibus quidam formidantes,And certain ones among them,et non credentes Dei justitiæ,being afraid and not trusting in the justice of God,in fugam vertebantur:turned and fled away.

¹³Ex quibus quidam formidantes,And certain ones among them,et non credentes Dei justitiæ,being afraid and not trusting in the justice of God,in fugam vertebantur:turned and fled away.

¹⁴alii vero si quid eis supererat vendebant,In truth, others sold all that was in excess,simulque Dominum deprecabantur ut eriperet eos ab impio Nicanore,and together beseeched the Lord, that he would rescue them from the impious Nicanor,qui eos priusquam cominus veniret, vendiderat:who had sold them before he even came near them,

¹⁴alii vero si quid eis supererat vendebant,In truth, others sold all that was in excess,simulque Dominum deprecabantur ut eriperet eos ab impio Nicanore,and together beseeched the Lord, that he would rescue them from the impious Nicanor,qui eos priusquam cominus veniret, vendiderat:who had sold them before he even came near them,

¹⁵etsi non propter eos,and if not for their sakes,propter testamentum tamen quod erat ad patres eorum,then for the sake of the covenant which was made with their fathers,et propter invocationem sancti et magnifici nominis ejus super ipsos.and for the sake of the invocation of his holy and magnificent name over them.

¹⁵etsi non propter eos,and if not for their sakes,propter testamentum tamen quod erat ad patres eorum,then for the sake of the covenant which was made with their fathers,et propter invocationem sancti et magnifici nominis ejus super ipsos.and for the sake of the invocation of his holy and magnificent name over them.

¹⁶Convocatis autem Machabæus septem millibus qui cum ipso erant,But Maccabeus, calling together seven thousand who were with him,rogabat ne hostibus reconciliarentur,asked them not to be reconciled to the enemies,neque metuerent inique venientium adversum se hostium multitudinem:and not to fear the multitude of the enemies who came against them unjustly,sed fortiter contenderent,but to struggle with fortitude,

¹⁶Convocatis autem Machabæus septem millibus qui cum ipso erant,But Maccabeus, calling together seven thousand who were with him,rogabat ne hostibus reconciliarentur,asked them not to be reconciled to the enemies,neque metuerent inique venientium adversum se hostium multitudinem:and not to fear the multitude of the enemies who came against them unjustly,sed fortiter contenderent,but to struggle with fortitude,

¹⁷ante oculos habentes contumeliam quæ loco sancto ab his injuste esset illata,holding before their eyes the contempt that had been brought upon the holy place by them,itemque et ludibrio habitæ civitatis injuriam,and likewise also the mockery which they held to the injury of the city,adhuc etiam veterum instituta convulsa.even to the extent of overthrowing the institutions of old.

¹⁷ante oculos habentes contumeliam quæ loco sancto ab his injuste esset illata,holding before their eyes the contempt that had been brought upon the holy place by them,itemque et ludibrio habitæ civitatis injuriam,and likewise also the mockery which they held to the injury of the city,adhuc etiam veterum instituta convulsa.even to the extent of overthrowing the institutions of old.

¹⁸Nam illi quidem armis confidunt,For he said that these,ait,indeed,simul et audacia:trust in their weapons,nos autem in omnipotente Domino,as well as in their boldness;qui potest et venientes adversum nos,but we trust in the Almighty Lord,et universum mundum,who is able to wipe out both those coming against us,uno nutu delere,and even the whole world,confidimus.with one nod.

¹⁸Nam illi quidem armis confidunt,For he said that these,ait,indeed,simul et audacia:trust in their weapons,nos autem in omnipotente Domino,as well as in their boldness;qui potest et venientes adversum nos,but we trust in the Almighty Lord,et universum mundum,who is able to wipe out both those coming against us,uno nutu delere,and even the whole world,confidimus.with one nod.

¹⁹Admonuit autem eos et de auxiliis Dei, quæ facta sunt erga parentes:Moreover, he reminded them also of the assistance of God which their parents had received;et quod sub Sennacherib centum octoginta quinque millia perierunt:and how, under Sennacherib, one hundred and eighty-five thousand had perished;

¹⁹Admonuit autem eos et de auxiliis Dei, quæ facta sunt erga parentes:Moreover, he reminded them also of the assistance of God which their parents had received;et quod sub Sennacherib centum octoginta quinque millia perierunt:and how, under Sennacherib, one hundred and eighty-five thousand had perished;

²⁰et de prælio quod eis adversus Galatas fuit in Babylonia, ut omnes,and of the battle by them, which was against the Galatians in Babylonia,ubi ad rem ventum est, Macedonibus sociis hæsitantibus,how, when the event had arrived and the allies of the Macedonians hesitated,ipsi sex millia soli peremerunt centum viginti millia,though they were only six thousand in all, yet they slew one hundred and twenty thousand,propter auxilium illis datum de cælo,because of the help provided to them from heaven;et beneficia pro his plurima consecuti sunt.and how, for the sake of these things, very many benefits followed.

²⁰et de prælio quod eis adversus Galatas fuit in Babylonia, ut omnes,and of the battle by them, which was against the Galatians in Babylonia,ubi ad rem ventum est, Macedonibus sociis hæsitantibus,how, when the event had arrived and the allies of the Macedonians hesitated,ipsi sex millia soli peremerunt centum viginti millia,though they were only six thousand in all, yet they slew one hundred and twenty thousand,propter auxilium illis datum de cælo,because of the help provided to them from heaven;et beneficia pro his plurima consecuti sunt.and how, for the sake of these things, very many benefits followed.

²¹His verbis constantes effecti sunt,By these words,et pro legibus et patria mori parati.they were brought to constancy and were prepared to die for the laws and their nation.

²¹His verbis constantes effecti sunt,By these words,et pro legibus et patria mori parati.they were brought to constancy and were prepared to die for the laws and their nation.

²²Constituit itaque fratres suos duces utrique ordini,And so,Simonem,he appointed his brothers as leaders over each division:et Josephum,Simon,et Jonathan,and Joseph,subjectis unicuique millenisand Jonathan,et quingentenis.subjecting one thousand and five hundred men to each of them.

²²Constituit itaque fratres suos duces utrique ordini,And so,Simonem,he appointed his brothers as leaders over each division:et Josephum,Simon,et Jonathan,and Joseph,subjectis unicuique millenisand Jonathan,et quingentenis.subjecting one thousand and five hundred men to each of them.

²³Ad hoc etiam ab Esdra lecto illis sancto libro,And at that point, the holy book having been read to them by Esdras,et dato signo adjutorii Dei,and having given them a sign of the assistance of God,in prima acie ipse dux commisit cum Nicanore.with himself leading the first point, he joined battle with Nicanor.

²³Ad hoc etiam ab Esdra lecto illis sancto libro,And at that point, the holy book having been read to them by Esdras,et dato signo adjutorii Dei,and having given them a sign of the assistance of God,in prima acie ipse dux commisit cum Nicanore.with himself leading the first point, he joined battle with Nicanor.

²⁴Et facto sibi adjutore Omnipotente,And, with the Almighty as their helper,interfecerunt super novem millia hominum:they slew over nine thousand men. Furthermore,majorem autem partem exercitus Nicanoris vulneribus debilem factam fugere compulerunt.having wounded and disabled the greater part of the army of Nicanor, they forced them to take flight.

²⁴Et facto sibi adjutore Omnipotente,And, with the Almighty as their helper,interfecerunt super novem millia hominum:they slew over nine thousand men. Furthermore,majorem autem partem exercitus Nicanoris vulneribus debilem factam fugere compulerunt.having wounded and disabled the greater part of the army of Nicanor, they forced them to take flight.

²⁵Pecuniis vero eorum, qui ad emptionem ipsorum venerant,In fact, they took away the money from those who came to buy them,sublatis, ipsos usquequaque persecuti sunt:and they pursued them everywhere.

²⁵Pecuniis vero eorum, qui ad emptionem ipsorum venerant,In fact, they took away the money from those who came to buy them,sublatis, ipsos usquequaque persecuti sunt:and they pursued them everywhere.

²⁶sed reversi sunt hora conclusi,But they turned back at the close of the hour,nam erat ante sabbatum:for it was before the Sabbath.quam ob causam non perseveraverunt insequentes.For this reason, they did not continue the pursuit.

²⁶sed reversi sunt hora conclusi,But they turned back at the close of the hour,nam erat ante sabbatum:for it was before the Sabbath.quam ob causam non perseveraverunt insequentes.For this reason, they did not continue the pursuit.

²⁷Arma autem ipsorum,But,et spolia congregantes,having gathered together their weaponssabbatum agebant,and spoils,benedicentes Dominum,they kept the Sabbath,qui liberavit eos in isto die,blessing the Lord who had delivered them in that day,misericordiæ initium stillans in eos.showering the beginning of mercy on them.

²⁷Arma autem ipsorum,But,et spolia congregantes,having gathered together their weaponssabbatum agebant,and spoils,benedicentes Dominum,they kept the Sabbath,qui liberavit eos in isto die,blessing the Lord who had delivered them in that day,misericordiæ initium stillans in eos.showering the beginning of mercy on them.

²⁸Post sabbatum vero debilibus,In truth, after the Sabbath, they divided the spoils to the disabled,et orphanis,and the orphans,et viduis diviserunt spolia: et residua ipsi cum suis habuere.and the widows, and the remainder they kept for themselves and their own.

²⁸Post sabbatum vero debilibus,In truth, after the Sabbath, they divided the spoils to the disabled,et orphanis,and the orphans,et viduis diviserunt spolia: et residua ipsi cum suis habuere.and the widows, and the remainder they kept for themselves and their own.

²⁹His itaque gestis,And so, when these things were done,et communiter ab omnibus facta obsecratione,and supplication was made by all in common,misericordem Dominum postulabant ut in finem servis suis reconciliaretur.they asked the merciful Lord to be reconciled to his servants unto the end.

²⁹His itaque gestis,And so, when these things were done,et communiter ab omnibus facta obsecratione,and supplication was made by all in common,misericordem Dominum postulabant ut in finem servis suis reconciliaretur.they asked the merciful Lord to be reconciled to his servants unto the end.

³⁰Et ex his qui cum Timotheo et Bacchide erant contra se contendentes,And, among those who were fighting against them with Timothy and Bacchides,super viginti millia interfecerunt,they slew more than twenty thousand,et munitiones excelsas obtinuerunt:and they obtained the high fortresses,et plures prædas diviserunt,and they divided many spoils,æquam portionem debilibus, pupillis,making equal portions for the disabled,et viduis,the fatherless,sed et senioribus facientes.and the widows, and even the aged.

³⁰Et ex his qui cum Timotheo et Bacchide erant contra se contendentes,And, among those who were fighting against them with Timothy and Bacchides,super viginti millia interfecerunt,they slew more than twenty thousand,et munitiones excelsas obtinuerunt:and they obtained the high fortresses,et plures prædas diviserunt,and they divided many spoils,æquam portionem debilibus, pupillis,making equal portions for the disabled,et viduis,the fatherless,sed et senioribus facientes.and the widows, and even the aged.

³¹Et cum arma eorum diligenter collegissent,And when they had carefully collected their weapons,omnia composuerunt in locis opportunis:they stored them all in strategic places, and, in truth,residua vero spolia Jerosolymam detulerunt:the remainder of the spoils they carried to Jerusalem.

³¹Et cum arma eorum diligenter collegissent,And when they had carefully collected their weapons,omnia composuerunt in locis opportunis:they stored them all in strategic places, and, in truth,residua vero spolia Jerosolymam detulerunt:the remainder of the spoils they carried to Jerusalem.

³²et Philarchen, qui cum Timotheo erat,And they put to death Philarches,interfecerunt,a wicked man,virum scelestum,who was with Timothy,qui in multis Judæos afflixerat.who had brought many afflictions upon the Jews.

³²et Philarchen, qui cum Timotheo erat,And they put to death Philarches,interfecerunt,a wicked man,virum scelestum,who was with Timothy,qui in multis Judæos afflixerat.who had brought many afflictions upon the Jews.

³³Et cum epinicia agerent Jerosolymis,And when they celebrated the song of victory at Jerusalem,eum qui sacras januas incenderat,they burned him who had set fire to the sacred doors,id est,that is,Callisthenem,Callisthenes,cum in quoddam domicilium refugisset,when he had taken refuge in a certain house,incenderunt, digna ei mercede pro impietatibus suis reddita.repaying him a worthy reward for his impieties.

³³Et cum epinicia agerent Jerosolymis,And when they celebrated the song of victory at Jerusalem,eum qui sacras januas incenderat,they burned him who had set fire to the sacred doors,id est,that is,Callisthenem,Callisthenes,cum in quoddam domicilium refugisset,when he had taken refuge in a certain house,incenderunt, digna ei mercede pro impietatibus suis reddita.repaying him a worthy reward for his impieties.

³⁴Facinorosissimus autem Nicanor,But as for that most vicious Nicanor,qui mille negotiantes ad Judæorum venditionem adduxerat,who had led in a thousand merchants for the sale of the Jews,

³⁴Facinorosissimus autem Nicanor,But as for that most vicious Nicanor,qui mille negotiantes ad Judæorum venditionem adduxerat,who had led in a thousand merchants for the sale of the Jews,

³⁵humiliatus auxilio Domini ab his quos nullos existimaverat,he was brought low with the help of the Lord, and by those whom he considered to be worthless.deposita veste gloriæ, per mediterranea fugiens,Putting aside the glorious vestments, fleeing by an inland route,solus venit Antiochiam,he arrived alone at Antioch,summam infelicitatem de interitu sui exercitus consecutus.having been brought to the greatest unhappiness by the destruction of his army.

³⁵humiliatus auxilio Domini ab his quos nullos existimaverat,he was brought low with the help of the Lord, and by those whom he considered to be worthless.deposita veste gloriæ, per mediterranea fugiens,Putting aside the glorious vestments, fleeing by an inland route,solus venit Antiochiam,he arrived alone at Antioch,summam infelicitatem de interitu sui exercitus consecutus.having been brought to the greatest unhappiness by the destruction of his army.

³⁶Et qui promiserat Romanis se tributum restituere de captivitate Jerosolymorum,And he who had promised to pay a tribute to the Romans from the captives of Jerusalem,prædicabat nunc protectorem Deum habere Judæos,now professed that the Jews had God as their protector, and,et ob ipsum invulnerabiles esse,for this reason, they were invulnerable,eo quod sequerentur leges ab ipso constitutas.because they followed the laws established by him.

³⁶Et qui promiserat Romanis se tributum restituere de captivitate Jerosolymorum,And he who had promised to pay a tribute to the Romans from the captives of Jerusalem,prædicabat nunc protectorem Deum habere Judæos,now professed that the Jews had God as their protector, and,et ob ipsum invulnerabiles esse,for this reason, they were invulnerable,eo quod sequerentur leges ab ipso constitutas.because they followed the laws established by him.