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1 …in Greece, coming out of the land of Cethim, had overthrown Darius, king of the Persians and Medes:
2  1:2. He fought many battles, and took the strong holds of all, and slew the kings of the earth:
3 …1:3. And he went through even to the ends of the earth: and took the spoils of many nations: and t…
4  1:4. And he gathered a power, and a very strong army: and his heart was exalted and lifted up:
5  1:5. And he subdued countries of nations, and princes; and they became tributaries to him.
6  1:6. And after these things, he fell down upon his bed, and knew that he should die.
7 …1:7. And he called his servants, the nobles that were brought up with him from his youth: and he d…
8  1:8. And Alexander reigned twelve years, and he died.
10 …d they all put crowns upon themselves after his death, and their sons after them, many years; and …
11 … the son of king Antiochus, who had been a hostage at Rome: and he reigned in the hundred and thir…
12 …. In those days there went out of Israel wicked men, and they persuaded many, saying: Let us go an…
14 …1:14. And some of the people determined to do this, and went to the king: and he gave them license…
16 …. And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to…
17 …1:17. And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land o…
18 …e entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a gre…
19 …ainst Ptolemee king of Egypt; but Ptolemee was afraid at his presence and fled, and many were woun…
20 …1:20. And he took the strong cities in the land of Egypt: and he took the spoils of the land of Eg…
21 …1:21. And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt, in the hundred and forty- third year, he returned and…
23 …and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, and the…
24 …1:24. And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels: and he took the hidden treasures,…
25  1:25. And he made a great slaughter of men, and spoke very proudly.
26  1:26. And there was great mourning in Israel, and in every place where they were:
27 …1:27. And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the young men were made feebl…
28  1:28. Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the bride that sat in the marriage bed, mourned:
29 …1:29. And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered w…
30 …, the king sent the chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusale…
31  1:31. And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit; and they believed him.
32 …1:32. And he fell upon the city suddenly, and struck it with a great slaughter, and destroyed much…
33 …1:33. And he took the spoils of the city, and burnt it with fire, and threw down the houses thereo…
34  1:34. And they took the women captive, and the children, and the cattle they possessed.
35 …1:35. And they built the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with strong towers, and m…
36 …there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armou…
37  1:37. And laid them up there: and they became a great snare.
38  1:38. And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel.
39  1:39. And they shed innocent blood round about the sanctuary, and defiled the holy place.
40 …fled away by reason of them and the city was made the habitation of strangers, and she became a st…
42 …1:42. Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourn…
43 …1:43. And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every on…
45 …1:46. And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of …
46  1:47. And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God.
47  1:48. And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days to be celebrated.
48  1:49. And he commanded the holy places to be profaned, and the holy people of Israel.
49 …1:50. And he commanded altars to be built, and temples, and idols, and swine's flesh to be immolat…
50 … uncircumcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the en…
52 …1:53. According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the…
54 …1:55. Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and the…
55 …1:56. And they drove away the people of Israel into lurking holes, and into the secret places of f…
56 … Casleu, in the hundred and forty-fifth year, king Antiochus set up the abominable idol of desolat…
57 …:58. And they burnt incense, and sacrificed at the doors of the houses and in the streets. 1:59. A…
58 …1:60. And every one with whom the books of the testament of the Lord were found, and whosoever obs…
60 …1:62. And on the five and twentieth day of the month they sacrificed upon the altar of the idol th…
62 …1:64. And they hanged the children about their neck in all their houses: and those that had circum…
63 …Israel determined with themselves, that they would not eat unclean things: and they chose rather t…
64  1:66. And they would not break the holy law of God and they were put to death:
66 …f John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and he abode in the mou…
70  2:5. And Eleazar, who was surnamed Abaron; and Jonathan, who was surnamed Apphus.
71  2:6. These saw the evils that were done in the people of Juda, and in Jerusalem.
72 … is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to d…
74 …r glory are carried away captive; her old men are murdered in the streets, and her young men are f…
75  2:10. What nation hath not inherited her kingdom, and gotten of her spoils?
77 …2:12. And behold our sanctuary, and our beauty, and our glory is laid waste, and the Gentiles have…
79 …2:14. And Mathathias and his sons rent their garments, and they covered themselves with haircloth,…
80 …ompel them that were fled into the city of Modin, to sacrifice, and to burn incense, and to depart…
81 …2:16. And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them: but Mathathias and his sons sto…
82 …, said to Mathathias: Thou art a ruler, and an honourable, and great man in this city, and adorned…
83 …and obey the king's commandment, as all nations have done, and the men of Juda, and they that rema…
84  2:20. I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers.
85 …2:21. God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of…
86 …2:22. We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress…
88 …. And Mathathias saw, and was grieved, and his reins trembled, and his wrath was kindled according…
89 …ochus had sent, who compelled them to sacrifice, he slew at the same time, and pulled down the alt…
91 … the city with a loud voice, saying: Every one that hath zeal for the law, and maintaineth the tes…
92  2:28. So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that they had in the city.
93  2:29. Then many that sought after judgment, and justice, went down into the desert,
94 …2:30. And they abode there, they and their children, and their wives, and their cattle: because af…
95 …and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the …
96  2:32. And forthwith they went out towards them, and made war against them on the sabbath day.
97 …ey said to them: Do you still resist? come forth, and do according to the edict of king Antiochus,…
101 …2:37. Saying: Let us all die in our innocency: and heaven and earth shall be witnesses for us, tha…
102 …38. So they gave them battle on the sabbath: and they were slain, with their wives, and their chil…
103  2:39. And Mathathias and his friends heard of it, and they mourned for them exceedingly.
104 …ur: If we shall all do as our brethren have done, and not fight against the heathens for our lives…
105 …come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die…
107  2:43. And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them.
108 …2:44. And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their …
109  2:45. And Mathathias and his friends went round about, and they threw down the altars:
110 …children whom they found in the confines of Israel that were uncircumcised: and they did valiantly.
111  2:47. And they pursued after the children of pride, and the work prospered in their hands:
112 … they recovered the law out of the hands of the nations, and out of the hands of the kings: and th…
113 …Mathathias should die, and he said to his sons: Now hath pride and chastisement gotten strength, a…
114 …2:50. Now, therefore, O my sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant o…
115 … the fathers, which they have done in their generations: and you shall receive great glory, and an…
116  2:52. Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice?
117  2:53. Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt.
123  2:59. Ananias and Azarias and Misael, by believing, were delivered out of the flame.
126  2:62. And fear not the words of a sinful man, for his glory is dung and worms:
127 …2:63. Today he is lifted up, and tomorrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his e…
128 …2:64. You, therefore, my sons, take courage, and behave manfully in the law: for by it you shall b…
129 …2:65. And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel: give ear to him always, and …
130 …2:66. And Judas Machabeus, who is valiant and strong from his youth up, let him be the leader of y…
131  2:67. And you shall take to you all that observe the law: and revenge ye the wrong of your people.
132  2:68. Render to the Gentiles their reward, and take heed to the precepts of the law.
133  2:69. And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers.
134 …And he died in the hundred and forty-sixth year: and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchres o…
136 …3:2. And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and t…
137 …e got his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike armour ab…
138  3:4. In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey.
139 …3:5. And he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and them that troubled his people he burnt wit…
140 … And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: …
141 …3:7. And he grieved many kings, and made Jacob glad with his works, and his memory is blessed for …
142 …3:8. And he went through the cities of Juda, and destroyed the wicked out of them, and turned away…
143 …3:9. And he was renowned even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered them that were peri…
144 …3:10. And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, t…
145 …11. And Judas understood it, and went forth to meet him: and he overthrew him, and killed him: and…
146 …3:12. And he took their spoils, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and fought with it all his…
147 …e army of Syria, heard that Judas had assembled a company of the faithful, and a congregation with…
148 …3:14. And he said I will get me a name, and will be glorified in the kingdom, and will overthrow J…
149 …3:15. And he made himself ready; and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to …
150 …3:16. And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small …
151 …hall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude, and so strong, and we are ready…
152 …3:18. And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there…
154 …ome against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our c…
155  3:21. But we will fight for our lives, and our laws:
157 …3:23. And as soon as he had made an end of speaking, he rushed suddenly upon them: and Seron, and …
158 …ed him by the descent of Bethoron, even to the plain, and there fell of them eight hundred men, an…
159 …3:25. And the fear of Judas, and of his brethren, and the dread of them, fell upon all the nations…
160  3:26. And his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles of Judas.
161 …3:27. Now when king Antiochus heard these words, he was angry in his mind: and he sent, and gather…
162 …3:28. And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, …
163 …t the money of his treasures failed, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of t…
164 …3:30. And he feared that he should not have as formerly enough for charges and gifts, which he had…
165 … And he was greatly perplexed in mind, and purposed to go into Persia, and to take tributes of the…
168 …lf the army, and the elephants: and he gave him charge concerning all that he would have done, and…
169 …uld send an army against them to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of J…
170 …3:36. And that he should settle strangers, to dwell in all their coasts, and divide their land by …
171 …ned, and went forth from Antioch, the chief city of his kingdom, in the hundred and forty-seventh …
172 …3:38. Then Lysias chose Ptolemee, the son of Dorymenus, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of th…
173 …39. And he sent with them forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen: to go into the land of …
174 …3:40. So they went forth with all their power, and came, and pitched near Emmaus, in the plain cou…
175 …and they took silver and gold in abundance, and servants: and they came into the camp, to buy the …
176 …and his brethren, saw that evils were multiplied, and that the armies approached to their borders:…
177 …ighbour: Let us raise up the low condition of our people, and let us fight for our people, and our…
178 …bly was gathered, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and…
179 …and the sanctuary was trodden down: and the children of strangers were in the castle, there was th…
180 …3:46. And they assembled together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a…
181 …3:47. And they fasted that day, and put on haircloth, and put ashes upon their heads: and they ren…
183 …3:49. And they brought the priestly ornaments, and the first fruits and tithes, and stirred up the…
184 …3:50. And they cried with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: What shall we do with these, and whi…
185 …3:51. For thy holies are trodden down, and are profaned, and thy priests are in mourning, and are …
188  3:64. Then they sounded with trumpets, and cried out with a loud voice.
189 …das appointed captains over the people, over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and o…
191  3:67. So they removed the camp, and pitched on the south side of Emmaus.
192 …elves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations…
193 …3:59. For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the ho…
195 …4:1. Then Gorgias took five thousand men, and a thousand of the best horsemen; and they removed ou…
196 …4:2. That they might come upon the camp of the Jews and strike them suddenly: and the men that wer…
197 …4:3. And Judas heard of it, and rose up, he and the valiant men, to attack the king's forces that …
199 …4:5. And Gorgias came by night into the camp of Judas, and found no man; and he sought them in the…
201 …e camp of the Gentiles that it was strong, and the men in breastplates, and the horsemen round abo…
204 …0. And now let us cry to heaven, and the Lord will have mercy on us, and will remember the covenan…
205  4:11. And all nations shall know that there is one that redeemeth and delivereth Israel.
206  4:12. And the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming against them.
207  4:13. And they went out of the camp to battle, and they that were with Judas sounded the trumpet.
208  4:14. And they joined battle: and the Gentiles were routed, and fled into the plain.
209 …hem fell by the sword and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, a…
212 …4:18. And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, …
214 …4:20. And Gorgias saw that his men were put to flight, and that they had set fire to the camp: for…
215 …seen this, they were seized with great fear, seeing at the same time Judas and his army in the pla…
217 …urned to take the spoils of the camp, and they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purpl…
218 …4:24. And returning home, they sung a hymn, and blessed God in heaven, because he is good, because…
220 …eard these things, he was amazed and discouraged: because things had not succeeded in Israel accor…
221 …4:28. So the year following, Lysias gathered together threescore thousand chosen men, and five tho…
222 …4:29. And they came into Judea, and pitched their tents in Bethoron, and Judas met them with ten t…
223 …and he prayed and said: Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst break the violence of the…
224 …el, and let them be confounded in their host and their horsemen. 32 Strike them with fear, and cau…
225 …4:33. Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee: and let all that know thy name praise …
226  4:34. And they joined battle: and there fell of the army of Lysias five thousand men.
227 …were put to flight, and how bold the Jews were, and that they were ready either to live, or to die…
228 …4:36. Then Judas, and his brethren said: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up now to c…
229  4:37. And all the army assembled together, and they went up into Mount Sion.
230 …tuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burnt, and shrubs growing up in the courts a…
231  4:39. And they rent their garments, and made great lamentation, and put ashes on their heads:
232 …0. And they fell down to the ground on their faces, and they sounded with the trumpets of alarm, a…
235 …4:43. And they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones that had been defiled into an un…
238 …in of the temple, in a convenient place, till there should come a prophet, and give answer concern…
239 …4:47. Then they took whole stones, according to the law and built a new altar, according to the fo…
240 …. And they built up the holy places, and the things that were within the temple: and they sanctifi…
241 …4:49. And they made new holy vessels, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incense, an…
242 …4:50. And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted up the lamps that were upon the candlestick…
243 …4:51. And they set the loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works th…
244 …e before the morning on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, (which is the month of Casl…
246 …e time, and according to the day wherein the heathens had defiled it, in the same was it dedicated…
247 …4:55. And all the people fell upon their faces, and adored, and blessed up to heaven, him that had…
248 … the dedication of the altar eight days, and they offered holocausts with joy, and sacrifices of s…
249 …e front of the temple with crowns of gold, and escutcheons, and they renewed the gates, and the ch…
250 …4:58. And there was exceeding great joy among the people, and the reproach of the Gentiles was tur…
251 …and his brethren, and all the church of Israel decreed, that the day of the dedication of the alta…
252 …hat time Mount Sion, with high walls, and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should at a…
253 …4:61. And he placed a garrison there, to keep it, and he fortified it, to secure Bethsura, that th…
254 …5:1. Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were…
255 …estroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, an…
256 …t the children of Esau in Idumea, and them that were in Acrabathane: because they beset the Israel…
257 …5:4. And he remembered the malice of the children of Bean: who were a snare and a stumblingblock t…
258 … shut up by him in towers, and he set upon them, and devoted them to utter destruction, and burnt …
259 …sed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus w…
260 …5:7. And he fought many battles with them, and they were discomfited in their sight, and he smote …
261  5:8. And he took the city of Gazer and her towns, and returned into Judea.
262 …ether against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them: and they fled into the …
263 …5:10. And they sent letters to Judas, and his brethren, saying: The heathens that are round about …
264 …5:11. And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timothe…
265  5:12. Now therefore come, and deliver us out of their hands, for many of us are slain.
266 …laces of Tubin, are killed: and they have carried away their wives, and their children, captives, …
268 …5:15. Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against them, and …
269 …Judas and the people heard these words, a great assembly met together to consider what they should…
270 …das said to Simon, his brother: Choose thee men, and go, and deliver thy brethren in Galilee: and …
271 …5:18. And he left Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remn…
273 …5:20. Now three thousand men were allotted to Simon, to go into Galilee: and eight thousand to Jud…
274 …nd Simon went into Galilee, and fought many battles with the heathens: and the heathens were disco…
275  5:22. And there fell of the heathens almost three thousand men, and he took the spoils of them.
276 …ok with him those that were in Galilee and in Arbatis, with their wives, and children, and all tha…
277 …5:24. And Judas Machabeus, and Jonathan, his brother, passed over the Jordan, and went three days'…
278 …5:25. And the Nabutheans met them, and received them in a peaceable manner, and told them all that…
279 …them were shut up in Barasa, and in Bosor, and in Alima, and in Casphor, and in Mageth, and in Car…
280 …and that they were kept shut up in the rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had appointed t…
281 …and his army suddenly turned their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took the city: and he slew…
282  5:29. And they removed from thence by night, and went till they came to the fortress.
283 …behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and as…
284 …:31. And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a tr…
286 …5:33. And he came with three companies behind them, and they sounded their trumpets, and cried out…
287 …us understood that it was Machabeus, and they fled away before his face and they made a great slau…
288 …Judas turned aside to Maspha, and assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male thereof, and took…
289 …5:36. From thence he marched, and took Casbon, and Mageth, and Bosor, and the rest of the cities o…
290 …5:37. But after this Timotheus gathered another army, and camped over against Raphon, beyond the t…
291 …5:38. And Judas sent men to view the army: and they brought him word, saying: All the nations, tha…
292 …5:39. And they have hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the …
293 …5:40. And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torren…
294 …5:41. But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp on the other side of the river, we will pass over…
295 …ear the torrent of water, he set the scribes of the people by the torrent, and commanded them, say…
296 …r to them first, and all the people after him, and all the heathens were discomfited before them, …
297 …44. And he took that city, and the temple he burnt with fire, with all things that were therein: a…
298 …in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives and children, and an a…
299 …Ephron: now this was a great city, situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means …
300 …5:47. And they that were in the city shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and…
301 …5:48. Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our own country, and no man shall hurt you…
303 …5:50. And the men of the army drew near, and he assaulted that city all the day, and all the night…
304 …they slew every male with the edge of the sword, and he razed the city, and took the spoils thereo…
306 …5:53. And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people, all the way through, t…
307 …5:54. And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not on…
308 …5:55. Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in…
309 …5:56. Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captain of the soldiers, heard of the good succes…
310 …5:57. And he said: Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are ro…
311  5:58. And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia.
312  5:59. And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle.
313 …and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell on that…
314 …5:61. Because they did not hearken to Judas and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfull…
316 …5:63. And the men of Juda were magnified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the na…
318 …and his brethren went forth and attacked the children of Esau, in the land towards the south, and …
319  5:66. And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria.
321 …the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: a…
322 …ough the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia, was greatly renowned, …
323 …:2. And that there was in it a temple exceeding rich; and coverings of gold, and breastplates, and…
324 …6:3. So he came, and sought to take the city and to pillage it; but he was not able, because the d…
325 …4. And they rose up against him in battle, and he fled away from thence, and departed with great s…
327 …a very great power, and was put to flight before the face of the Jews, and that they were grown st…
328 … set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high wal…
329 … these words, that he was struck with fear, and exceedingly moved: and he laid himself down upon h…
330 …6:9. And he remained there many days: for great grief came more and more upon him, and he made acc…
331 …6:10. And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fa…
332 …t: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow wherein now I am: I that wa…
333 …alem, from whence also I took away all the spoils of gold, and of silver, that were in it, and I s…
334 …6:13. I know, therefore, that for this cause these evils have found me: and behold I perish with g…
335  6:14. Then he called Philip, one of his friends, and he made him regent over all his kingdom.
336 …6:15. And he gave him the crown, and his robe, and his ring, that he should go to Antiochus, his s…
337  6:16. So king Antiochus died there in the year one hundred and forty- nine.
338 …as understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had brou…
339 …shut up the Israelites round about the holy places: and they were continually seeking their hurt, …
340  6:19. And Judas purposed to destroy them: and he called together all the people, to besiege them.
341 …6:20. And they came together, and besieged them in the year one hundred and fifty, and they made b…
342  6:21. And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them.
343 …6:22. And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute judgment, and to re…
344  6:23. We determined to serve thy father, and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts:
345 …or this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find,…
347 …6:26. And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they hav…
348 …6:27. And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shal…
349 …when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains o…
350  6:29. There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea, hired troops.
351 …And the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thir…
352 …ough Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sal…
353 …6:32. And Judas departed from the castle, and removed the camp to Bethzacharam, over against the k…
354 …t was light, and made his troops march on fiercely towards the way of Bethzacharam: and the armies…
355  6:34. And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes, and mulberries, to provoke them to fight.
356 …sts by the legions: and there stood by every elephant a thousand men in coats of mail, and with he…
357 …ore the time wheresoever the beast was they were there: and whithersoever it went, they went, and …
358 …ch covered every one of them: and engines upon them, and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, wh…
359 …of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir u…
360 … Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith,…
361 … was distinguished by the high mountains, and the other part by the low places: and they marched o…
362 …noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the…
363 …6:42. And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred m…
364 … one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and…
365  6:44. And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name.
366 … midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this sid…
367 …nt between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it: and slew it, and it fell to the gro…
368 …6:47. Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of his army, turned away from t…
369 … king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king's army pitched their tents against Ju…
370 …6:49. And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, beca…
371  6:50. And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it.
372 …and he set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast fire, and engines to ca…
373  6:52. And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought for many days.
374 …6:53. But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh year: and such as had sta…
375 …6:54. And there remained in the holy places but a few, for the famine had prevailed over them: and…
376 …lip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign,
377 …6:56. Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him and that he sought to …
378 …and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals…
379 …6:58. Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and wit…
380 … before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these…
381 …posal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make pea…
382  6:61. And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the strong hold.
383 …he king entered into Mount Sion, and saw the strength of the place: and he quickly broke the oath …
384 …3. And he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip master of the city: and…
385 …red and fifty-first year, Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, departed from the city of Rome, and came…
386 … house of the kingdom of his fathers, that the army seized upon Antiochus, and Lysias, to bring th…
389 …7:5. And there came to him the wicked and ungodly men of Israel: and Alcimus was at the head of th…
390 …hey accused the people to the king, saying: Judas and his brethren have destroyed all thy friends,…
391 …ou trustest, and let him go, and see all the havoc he hath made amongst us, and in the king's land…
392 … friends, that ruled beyond the great river in the kingdom, and was faithful to the king: and he s…
393 …7:9. To see the havoc that Judas had made: and the wicked Alcimus he made high priest, and command…
394 …7:10. And they arose, and came with a great army into the land of Juda: and they sent messengers, …
396 …7:12. Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things th…
397 …7:13. And first the Assideans, that were among the children of Israel, and they sought peace of th…
399 …7:15. And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor yo…
400 …and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: 7:17. The flesh of thy saints, an…
401 …en fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice amon…
402 … Jerusalem, and pitched in Bethzecha: and he sent, and took many of them that were fled away from …
403 …7:20. Then he committed the country to Alcimus, and left with him troops to help him. So Bacchides…
404 …nd they that disturbed the people resorted to him, and they got the land of Juda into their power,…
405 …7:23. And Judas saw all the evils that Alcimus, and they that were with him, did to the children o…
406 …nt out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance upon the men that had revolted…
407 …saw that Judas and they that were with him, prevailed: and he knew that he could not stand against…
408 …7:26. And the king sent Nicanor, one of his principal lords, who was a great enemy to Israel: and …
409 …7:27. And Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great army, and he sent to Judas and to his brethren de…
410 …7:28. Saying: Let there be no fighting between me and you: I will come with a few men, to see your…
411 …7:29. And he came to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably: and the enemies were prepared …
412 …ng was known to Judas that he was come to him with deceit: and he was much afraid of him, and woul…
413 …7:31. And Nicanor knew that his counsel was discovered: and he went out to fight against Judas, ne…
414 …7:32. And there fell of Nicanor's army almost five thousand men, and they fled into the city of Da…
415 …this Nicanor went up into mount Sion: and some of the priests and the people came out to salute hi…
416  7:34. But he mocked and despised them, and abused them: and he spoke proudly,
417 …7:35. And swore in anger, saying: Unless Judas and his army be delivered into my hands, as soon as…
418 …7:36. And the priests went in, and stood before the face of the altar and the temple: and weeping,…
419 …for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for th…
420 …7:38. Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphe…
421 …7:39. Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria jo…
422  7:40. But Judas pitched in Adarsa with three thousand men: and Judas prayed, and said:
423 …sent by king Sennacherib blasphemed thee, an angel went out, and slew of them a hundred and eighty…
424 …so destroy this army in our sight today and let the rest know that he hath spoken ill against thy …
425 …joined battle on the thirteenth day of the month, Adar: and the army of Nicanor was defeated, and …
426  7:44. And when his army saw that Nicanor was slain they threw away their weapons, and fled:
427 …7:45. And they pursued after them one day's journey from Adazer, even till ye come to Gazara, and …
428 …f Judea round about, and they pushed them with the horns, and they turned again to them, and they …
429 …f them for a booty, and they cut off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he had proudly stre…
430  7:48. And the people rejoiced exceedingly, and they spent that day with great joy.
433 …ul and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever ha…
434 … And they heard of their battles, and their noble acts which they had done in Galatia, how they ha…
435 …and that they had brought under their power the mines of silver and of gold that are there, and ha…
436 …y far off from them, and kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had overthro…
437 …ey had defeated in battle Philip and Perses the king of the Ceteans, and the rest that had borne a…
438 …who went to fight against them, having a hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots…
439 …alive, and appointed to him, that both he and they that should reign after him, should pay a great…
440 …8:8. And the country of the Indians, and of the Medes, and of the Lydians, some of their best prov…
441 …8:9. And that they who were in Greece, had a mind to go and to destroy them: and they had knowledg…
442 …and fought with them, and many of them were slain, and they carried away their wives, and their ch…
443 …8:11. And the other kingdoms, and islands, that at any time had resisted them, they had destroyed …
444 …8:12. But with their friends, and such as relied upon them, they kept amity, and had conquered kin…
445 … had a mind to help to a kingdom, those reigned: and whom they would, they deposed from the kingdo…
447 …8:15. And that they had made themselves a senate house, and consulted daily three hundred and twen…
448 …ernment to one man every year, to rule over all their country, and they all obey one, and there is…
449 …he son of John, the son of Jacob, and Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make …
451  8:19. And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said:
452 …and his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with …
454 …and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with them there for a memorial of the peace, and alliance.…
457 … wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall obey the…
459 … wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall observe …
461 … these articles, or take away any thing, they may do it at their pleasure: and whatsoever they sha…
462 …ve written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and allies, the Jews.
463 …ain to us complaining of thee, we will do them justice, and will make war against thee by sea and …
464 …hen Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army were fallen in battle, he sent again Bacchides and A…
465 …road that leadeth to Galgal, and they camped in Masaloth, which is in Arabella: and they made them…
466  9:3. In the first month of the hundred and fifty-second year they brought the army to Jerusalem:
467  9:4. And they arose and went to Berea, with twenty thousand men, and two thousand horsemen.
468  9:5. Now Judas had pitched his tents in Laisa, and three thousand chosen men with him:
469 …of the army that they were many, and they were seized with great fear: and many withdrew themselve…
470 …army slipped away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was cast down: because he had no…
471 …9:8. Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our enemies, if we may be ab…
472 …saying: We shall not be able, but let us save our lives now, and return to our brethren, and then …
473 …orbid we should do this thing, and flee away from them: but if our time be come, let us die manful…
474 …camp, and they stood over against them: and the horsemen were divided into two troops, and the sli…
475 …9:12. And Bacchides was in the right wing, and the legion drew near on two sides, and they sounded…
476 …at were on Judas's side, even they also cried out, and the earth shook at the noise of the armies:…
477 …ved that the stronger part of the army of Bacchides was on the right side, and all the stout of he…
478  9:15. And the right wing was discomfited by them, and he pursued them even to the mount Azotus.
479 … in the left wing saw that the right wing was discomfited, and they followed after Judas, and them…
480  9:17. And the battle was hard fought, and there fell many wounded of the one side and of the other.
481  9:18. And Judas was slain, and the rest fled away.
482 …9:19. And Jonathan and Simon took Judas, their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of their f…
483 …9:20. And all the people of Israel bewailed him with great lamentation, and they mourned for him m…
485 …9:22. But the rest of the words of the wars of Judas, and of the noble acts that he did, and of hi…
486 …t the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of …
487 …9:24. In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all their country yielded to Bacch…
488  9:25. And Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country:
489 …they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchide…
491  9:28. And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan:
492 …ed there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the e…
493 …9:30. Now, therefore, we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and captain, in his stead, to…
494 …9:31. So Jonathan took upon him the government at that time, and rose up in the place of Judas, hi…
495  9:32. And Bacchides had knowledge of it, and sought to kill him.
496 …9:33. And Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, knew it, and all that were with them: and they fled in…
497 …9:34. And Bacchides understood it, and he came himself, with all his army, over the Jordan, on the…
499 …9:36. And the children of Jambri came forth out of Madaba, and took John, and all that he had, and…
500 …37. After this it was told Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, that the children of Jambri made a gr…
501 …9:38. And they remembered the blood of John, their brother: and they went up, and hid themselves u…
502 …and saw: and behold a tumult, and great preparation: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friend…
503 …e place where they lay in ambush, and slew them, and there fell many wounded, and the rest fled in…
504 …9:41. And the marriage was turned into mourning, and the noise of their musical instruments into l…
505 …9:42. And they took revenge for the blood of their brother: and they returned to the bank of the J…
506 …9:43. And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the sabbath day even to the bank of the Jordan, with …
507 …onathan said to his company: Let us arise, and fight against our enemies: for it is not now as yes…
508 …ld the battle is before us, and the water of the Jordan on this side and on that side, and banks, …
511 …9:48. And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan t…
512  9:49. And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem,
513 …at was in Jericho, and in Ammaus, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Tho…
515 …9:52. And he fortified the city of Bethsura, and Gazara, and the castle, and set garrisons in them…
516 …9:53. And he took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages, and put them in the castl…
517 …and fifty-three, the second month, Alcimus commanded the walls of the inner court of the sanctuary…
519 …9:57. And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet…
520 …ng: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease and without fear: now, therefore, l…
521  9:59. So they went, and gave him counsel.
522 …se to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea to …
523 …e men of the country, that were the principal authors of the mischief, fifty men, and he slew them.
524 … Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, retired into Bethbessen, which is in the desert…
525 …9:63. And when Bacchides knew it, he gathered together all his multitude: and sent word to them th…
526  9:64. And he came, and camped above Bethbessen, and fought against it many days, and made engines.
527 …9:65. But Jonathan left his brother, Simon, in the city and went forth into the country, and came …
528 …9:66. And struck Odares, and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron, in their tents, and he be…
529  9:67. But Simon, and they that were with him, sallied out of the city, and burnt the engines,
530 … they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly…
531 …ed men that had given him counsel to come into their country, and he slew many of them: and he pur…
532 …9:70. And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and…
533 …9:71. And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him…
534 …ch he before had taken out of the land of Juda: and he returned, and went away into his own countr…
535 …3. So the sword ceased from Israel: and Jonathan dwelt in Machmas, and Jonathan began there to jud…
536 …e hundred and sixtieth year, Alexander, the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up an…
537 …10:2. And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went fort…
540 …he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brother, and against…
541 …gave him authority to gather together a army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confeder…
542 …10:7. And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people, and o…
544  10:9. And the hostages were delivered to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents.
545  10:10. And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began to build, and to repair the city.
546 …nd he ordered workmen to build the walls, and mount Sion round about with square stones for fortif…
548  10:13. And every man left his place, and departed into his own country:
549 …10:14. Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandmen…
550 … Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he and hi…
551 …d: Shall we find such another man? now, therefore, we will make him our friend and our confederate.
552  10:17. So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying:
554  10:19. We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend:
555 …and that thou be called the king's friend, (and he sent him a purple robe, and a crown of gold) an…
556 …month, in the year one hundred and threescore, at the feast day of the tabernacles: and he gathere…
557  10:22. And Demetrius heard these words, and was exceeding sorry, and said:
559 …10:24. I also will write to them words of request, and offer dignities, and gifts: that they may b…
561 …ve kept covenant with us, and have continued in our friendship, and have not joined with our enemi…
562 …10:27. Wherefore now continue still to keep fidelity towards us, and we will reward you with good …
563  10:28. And we will remit to you many charges, and will give you gifts.
564 …:29. And now I free you, and all the Jews, from tributes, and I release you from the customs of sa…
565 …taken of the land of Juda, and of the three cities that are added thereto out of Samaria and Galil…
566 …10:31. And let Jerusalem be holy and free, with the borders thereof: and let the tenths, and tribu…
567 …10:32. I yield up also the power of the castle that is in Jerusalem, and I give it to the high pri…
569 …and the sabbaths, and the new moons, and the days appointed, and three days before the solemn day,…
571 … number of thirty thousand of the Jews: and allowance shall be made them, as is due to all the kin…
572 … the affairs of the kingdom, that are of trust, and let the governors be taken from among themselv…
573 … of Samaria, let them be accounted with Judea: that they may be under one, and obey no other autho…
574 …10:39. Ptolemais and the confines thereof, I give as a free gift to the holy places that are in Je…
578 … that is in Jerusalem, and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any matter, …
580 …10:45. For the building also of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, th…
581 …10:46. Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit to them, nor receiv…
582 …lexander, because he had been the chief promoter of peace in their regard, and him they always hel…
583  10:48. And king Alexander gathered together a great army, and moved his camp near to Demetrius.
584 …10:49. And the two kings joined battle, and the army of Demetrius fled away, and Alexander pursued…
585  10:50. And the battle was hard fought, till the sun went down: and Demetrius was slain that day.
587 …eturned into my kingdom and am set in the throne of my ancestors, and have gotten the dominion, an…
588 …10:53. And have joined battle with him, and both he and his army have been destroyed by us, and we…
589 …riendship one with another: and give me now thy daughter to wife, and I will be thy son in law, an…
590 …ng: Happy is the day wherein thou didst return to the land of thy fathers, and sattest in the thro…
591 …s thou hast written but meet me at Ptolemais, that we may see one another, and I may give her to t…
592 …lemee went out of Egypt, with Cleopatra his daughter, and he came to Ptolemais, in the hundred and…
593 …10:58. And king Alexander met him, and he gave him his daughter, Cleopatra: and he celebrated her …
594  10:59. And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan, that he should come and meet him.
595 …e went honourably to Ptolemais, and he met there the two kings, and he gave them much silver, and …
596 …el, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: and the king gave no he…
597 …manded that Jonathan's garments should he taken off, and that he shonld be clothed with purple: an…
598 …t with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of …
599 …10:64. So when his accusers saw his glory proclaimed, and him clothed with purple, they all fled a…
600 …10:65. And the king magnified him, and enrolled him amongst his chief friends, and made him govern…
601  10:66. And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with peace and joy.
602 …10:67. In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete in…
603  10:68. And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch.
604 … his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Ja…
605 …10:70. Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou sh…
606 …10:71. Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there l…
607 …10:72. Ask, and learn who I am, and the rest that help me, who also say that your foot cannot stan…
608 …10:73. And now how wilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great an army in the plain, whe…
609 …ords of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerus…
610 …y shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it.
612  10:77. And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army.
613 …and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he tr…
615 …10:80. And Jonathan knew that there was an ambush behind him, and they surrounded his army, and ca…
616 …10:81. But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so their horses were fatigu…
617 …en Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the horsemen were wearied: and they wer…
618 …10:83. And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, the…
619 …onathan set fire to Azotus, and the cities that were round about it, and took the spoils of them a…
621 …10:86. And Jonathan, removed his army from thence and camped against Ascalon: and they went out of…
624 …s, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the borders the…
625 …e sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexande…
626 …11:2. And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met h…
628 … that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodie…
630 …11:6. And Jonathan came to meet the king at Joppe with glory, and they saluted one another, and th…
631 …11:7. And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river, called Eleutherus: and he returned into…
632 …11:8. And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he d…
633 … saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander ha…
636 …11:12. And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexan…
637 …11:13. And Ptolemee entered into Antioch, and set two crowns upon his head, that of Egypt, and tha…
639 …d of it, he came to give him battle: and king Ptolemee brought forth his army, and met him with a …
640  11:16. And Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be protected: and king Ptolemee was exalted.
641  11:17. And Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it to Ptolemee.
642 …11:18. And king Ptolemee died the third day after: and they that were in the strong holds were des…
643  11:19. And Demetrius reigned in the hundred and sixty-seventh year.
644 …ogether them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engi…
645 …11:21. Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him…
646 …as angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the…
647 …eard this, he bade them besiege it still: and he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the …
648 …11:24. And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other presents, and went to the king to…
650 …11:26. And the king treated him as his predecessors had done before: and he exalted him in the sig…
651 …11:27. And he confirmed him in the high priesthood and all the honours he had before, and he made …
652 …at he would make Judea free from tribute, and the three governments, and Samaria, and the confines…
653 …11:29. And the king consented: and he wrote letters to Jonathan of all these things, to this effec…
654  11:30. King Demetrius to his brother, Jonathan, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.
657 …11:33. We have determined to do good to the nation of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep the …
658 …and the three cities, Apherema, Lydda, and Ramatha, which are added to Judea, out of Samaria, and …
659 …hat belonged to us of the tithes, and of the tributes, from this time we discharge them of them: t…
660  11:36. We give all to them, and nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth and for ever.
661 …ow, therefore, see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be given to Jonathan, and set…
662 …11:38. And king Demetrius, seeing that the land was quiet before him, and nothing resisted him, se…
664 …o him, that he might be king in his father's place: and he told him all that Demetrius had done, a…
665 …desiring that he would cast out them that were in the castle in Jerusalem, and those that were in …
666 …athan, saying: I will not only do this for thee, and for thy people, but I will greatly honour the…
668 …11:44. And Jonathan sent him three thousand valiant men to Antioch: and they came to the king, and…
669 …ity assembled themselves together, to the number of a hundred and twenty thousand men, and would h…
670 …11:46. And the king fled into the palace: and they of the city kept the passages of the city, and …
671 …11:47. And the king called the Jews to his assistance: and they came to him all at once, and they …
672 …ey slew in that day a hundred thousand men, and they set fire to the city, and got many spoils tha…
673 …had got the city as they would: and they were discouraged in their mind, and cried to the king, ma…
674  1:50. Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us, and the city.
675 …and made peace, and the Jews were glorified in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that…
676  11:52. So king Demetrius sat in the throne of his kingdom: and the land was quiet before him.
677 …11:53. And he falsified all whatsoever he had said, and alienated himself from Jonathan, and did n…
678 …11:54. And after this Tryphon returned, and with him Antiochus, the young boy, who was made king, …
679 …im all the hands which Demetrius had sent away, and they fought against Demetrius who turned his b…
680 …and made himself master of Antioch. 11:57. And young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying: I confir…
681 …nt him vessels of gold for his service, and he gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed …
683 …rth, and passed through the cities beyond the river, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselv…
684 …ent from thence to Gaza: and they that were in Gaza shut him out: and he besieged it, and burnt al…
685 …supplication to Jonathan, and he gave them the right hand: and he took their sons for hostages, an…
688  11:65. And Simon encamped against Bethsura, and assaulted it many days, and shut them up.
689 …And they desired him to make peace, and he granted it them: and he cast them out from thence, and …
690 …11:67. And Jonathan and his army encamped by the water of Genesar, and before it was light they we…
691 …11:68. And behold the army of the strangers met him in the plain, and they laid an ambush for him …
692  11:69. And they that lay in ambush rose out of their places, and joined battle.
693 …And all that were on Jonathan's side fled, and none was left of them, but Mathathias, the son of A…
694  11:71. And Jonathan rent his garments, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed.
695  11:72. And Jonathan turned again to them to battle, and he put them to flight, and they fought.
696 … that fled saw this, and they turned again to him, and they all with him pursued the enemies, even…
697 …11:74. And there fell of the aliens in that day three thousand men: and Jonathan returned to Jerns…
698 …. And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, to c…
699  12:2. And he sent letters to the Spartans, and to other places, according to the same form.
700 …o Rome, and entered into the senate house, and said: Jonathan, the high priest, and the nation of …
702 …12:6. Jonathan, the high priest, and the ancients of the nation, and the priests, and the rest of …
704 …s received the ambassador with honour and received the letters, wherein there was mention made of …
706 …12:10. Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become …
707 … festivals, and other days wherein it is convenient, remember you in the sacrifices that we offer,…
709 …12:13. But we have had many troubles and wars on every side; and the kings that are round about us…
710 …12:14. But we would not be troublesome to you, nor to the rest of our allies and friends, in these…
711  12:15. For we have had help from heaven, and we have been delivered, and our enemies are humbled.
712 … the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, and have sent them to the Romans, to renew…
713 …12:17. And we have commanded them to go also to you, and salute you, and to deliver you our letter…
717 …12:21. It is found in writing concerning the Spartans, and the Jews, that they are brethren, and t…
719 …12:23. And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and …
721 …12:25. So he went out from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amath: for he gave them no time …
722 …12:26. And he sent spies into their camp, and they came back, and brought him word that they desig…
723 …sun was set, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms all night long ready to fight,…
724 … enemies heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle: and they were struck with fear and…
725 …12:29. But Jonathan, and they that were with him, knew it not till the morning: for they saw the l…
727 …12:31. And Jonathan turned upon the Arabians, that are called Zabadeans: and he defeated them, and…
728  12:32. And he went forward, and came to Damascus, and passed through all that country.
729 …2:33. Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he t…
730 …t they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius) and he put a garrison t…
731 …12:35. And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people; and he took a resol…
732 …in Jerusalem, and raise a mount between the castle and the city, to separate it from the city, tha…
733 …: for the wall that was upon the brook, towards the east, was broken down, and he repaired that wh…
734  12:38. And Simon built Adiada in Sephela, and fortified it, and set up gates and bars.
735 …en Tryphon had conceived a design to make himself king of Asia and to take the crown, and to stret…
736 … but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came…
737 …12:41. And Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for battle, and came to Be…
739 …12:43. But received him with honour, and commended him to all his friends, and gave him presents: …
741 …and choose thee a few men that may be with thee, and come with me to Ptolemais, and I will deliver…
742 …12:46. And Jonathan believed him, and did as he said: and sent away his army, and they departed in…
743 …12:47. But he kept with him three thousand men: of whom he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one…
744 …tered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates of the city, and took him: and all them tha…
745 …12:49. Then Tryphon sent an army and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy a…
746 …, when they understood that Jonathan, and all that were with him, were taken and slain, encouraged…
748 … came peaceably into the land of Juda and they bewailed Jonathan, and them that had been with him,…
750 …12:54. They have no prince, nor any to help them: now therefore, let us make war upon them, and ta…
751 …hat Tryphon was gathering together a very great army to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it.
752 …13:2. And seeing that the people was in dread and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled …
753 …You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the law…
754 …13:4. By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alo…
756 …13:6. I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children, and wives: for all the hea…
758 …13:8. And they answered with a loud voice, saying: Thou art our leader in the place of Judas, and …
759  13:9. Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say to us.
760 …er all the men of war, he made haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it rou…
761 …e sent Jonathan, the son of Absalom, and with him a new army, into Joppe, and he cast out them tha…
762 …13:12. And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade the land of Juda, and Jonat…
764 … understood that Simon was risen up in the place of his brother, Jonathan, and that he meant to jo…
766 … a hundred talents of silver, and his two sons for hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may…
767 …13:17. Now Simon knew that he spoke deceitfully to him; nevertheless, he ordered the money and the…
768  13:18. Because he sent not the money and the children therefore is he lost.
769  13:19. So he sent the children and the hundred talents and he lied, and did not let Jonathan go.
770 …entered within the country, to destroy it: and they went about by the way that leadeth to Ador: an…
771 …essengers to Tryphon, that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them victuals.
772 …ady all his horsemen to come that night; but there fell a very great snow, and he came not into th…
773  13:23. And when he approached to Bascama, he slew Jonathan and his sons there.
774  13:24. And Tryphon returned, and went into his own country.
775 …13:25. And Simon sent, and took the bones of Jonathan, his brother, and buried them in Modin, the …
776  13:26. And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation: and they mourned for him many days.
777 …lt over the sepulchre of his father and of his brethren, a building lofty to the sight, of polishe…
778 …13:28. And he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his …
779 …:29. And round about these he set great pillars; and upon the pillars, arms, for a perpetual memor…
782 …13:32. And he reigned in his place, and put on the crown of Asia: and brought great evils upon the…
783 …trong holds of Judea, fortifying them with high towers, and great walls, and gates and bars: and h…
784 …13:34. And Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end that he should grant an immunit…
786 …13:36. King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest, and friend of kings, and to the ancients, and to …
787 …13:37. The golden crown, and the palm, which you sent, we have received: and we are ready to make …
789 … oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it: and the crown which you owed: and if a…
790 …13:40. And if any of you be fit to be enrolled among ours, let them be enrolled, and let there be …
791  13:41. In the year one hundred and seventy, the yoke of the Gentiles was taken off from Israel.
792 …gan to write in the instruments, and public records, The first year under Simon, the high priest, …
793 …ays Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city,…
794 …13:44. And they that were within the engine leapt into the city: and there was a great uproar in t…
795 …hat were in the city went up, with their wives and children, upon the wall, with their garments re…
797 …troy them but yet he cast them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein there had been ido…
798 …l uncleanness, he placed in it men that should observe the law: and he fortified it, and made it h…
799 …re hindered from going out and coming into the country, and from buying and selling: and they were…
800 …13:50. And they cried to Simon for peace, and he granted it to them: and he cast them out from the…
801 …and twentieth day of the second month, in the year one hundred and seventy-one, with thanksgiving,…
803 …rtified the mountain of the temple that was near the castle, and he dwelt there himself, and they …
804 …n saw that John, his son, was a valiant man for war: and he made him captain of all the forces: an…
805 …14:1. In the year one hundred and seventy-two king Demetrius assembled his army, and went into Med…
806 …he king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, and he sent one …
807 …14:3. And he went, and defeated the army of Demetrius: and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, a…
808 …land of Juda was at rest all the days of Simon, and he sought the good of his nation: and his powe…
809 …14:5. And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the s…
810  14:6. And he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master of the country.
811 …number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took a…
812 …14:8. And every man tilled his land with peace, and the land of Juda yielded her increase, and the…
813 …t men sat all in the streets, and treated together of the good things of the land, and the youug m…
814 …14:10. And he provided victuals for the cities, and he appointed that they should be furnished wit…
815  14:11. He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy.
816 …14:12. And every man sat under his vine, and under his fig tree: and there was none to make them a…
818 …ed all those of his people that were brought low, and he sought the law, and took away every unjus…
819  14:15. He glorified the sanctuary, and multiplied the vessels of the holy places.
820 …14:16. And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead: and they were very …
821 … Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and …
822 …e to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas a…
824 …14:20. The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients,…
825 …adors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoic…
826 …he councils of the people, in this manner: Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son …
827 …14:23. And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to put a copy of their words i…
829  14:25. These words, they said: What thanks shall we give to Simon, and his sons:
830 …rethren, and hath driven away in fight the enemies of Israel from them: and they decreed him liber…
831 …the writing. The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the year one hundred and seventy-two, being …
832 …14:28. In a great assembly of the priests, and of the people, and the princes of the nation, and t…
833 …, and his brethren, have put themselves in danger, and resisted the enemies of their nation, for t…
834 …14:30. And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid …
835 …14:31. And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth the…
836 …:32. Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the …
837 …rtified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of t…
838 … which lieth by the sea: and Gazara, which bordereth upon Azotus, wherein the enemies dwelt before…
839 …and to what glory he meant to bring his nation, made him their prince and high priest, because he …
840 …and they also that were in the city of David, in Jerusalem, in the castle, out of which they issue…
841 …14:37. And he placed therein Jews for the defence of the country, and of the city, and he raised u…
843  14:39. According to these things he made him his friend, and glorified him with great glory.
844 …d heard that the Romans had called the Jews their friends, and confederates, and brethren, and tha…
845 …14:41. And that the Jews, and their priests, had consented that he should be their prince and high…
846 … and that he should have the charge of the sanctuary, and that he should appoint rulers over their…
847 … and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all the writings in the country should be made in h…
850  14:46. And it pleased all the people to establish Simon, and to do according to these words.
851 …f, and was well pleased to execute the office of the high priesthood, and to be captain, and princ…
852 …14:48. And they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should…
853 …14:49. And that a copy thereof should be put in the treasury, that Simon, and his sons, may have i…
854 …letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and …
855 …15:2. And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of …
856 … of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estat…
857 … country, that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many…
858 …nto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts so…
860 …7. And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses …
861 …15:8. And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king's hereafter, from this present …
862 …15:9. And when we shall have recovered our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the …
863 …15:10. In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus entered into the land of his fathers, a…
864  15:11. And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora.
865 …15:12. For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken hi…
866 …15:13. And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight th…
867 …15:14. And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land…
868 …15:15. And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters w…
870 …nds, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high prie…
872 …, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, t…
875 …15:22. These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to…
876 …and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, …
877  15:24. And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon, the high priest, and to the people of the Jews.
878 …ved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and he shut u…
879 …15:26. And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abunda…
880 …receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself f…
881 …obius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle th…
882 …15:29. Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the …
883 …15:30. Now, therefore, deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places w…
884 …nts of silver, and for the havoc that you have made, and the tributes of the cities, other five hu…
885 …me to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his grea…
886 …15:33. And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men's land, neither do…
888 …15:35. And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, an…
889 …o the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had s…
891 …And the king appointed Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and hor…
892 … march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gat…
893 …ndebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the peop…
894 …15:41. And he placed there horsemen, and an army: that they might issue forth, and make incursions…
895 …16:1. Then John came up from Gazara, and told Simon, his father, what Cendebeus had done against t…
896 …s and John, and said to them: I and my brethren, and my father's house, have fought against the en…
897 …3. And now I am old, but be you instead of me, and my brethren, and go out, and fight for our nati…
898 …ut of the country twenty thousand fighting men, and horsemen, and they went forth against Cendebeu…
899 …hey arose in the morning, and went into the plain: and behold a very great army of footmen and hor…
900 …16:6. And he and his people pitched their camp over against them, and he saw that the people were …
901 …16:7. And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the horseme…
902 … they sounded the holy trumpets: and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight: and there fell man…
904 …wers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two th…
905 … of Abobus, was appointed captain in the plain of Jericho, and he had abundance of silver and gold.
907 …d his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed …
908 …f Judea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, went down to Jericho, he and Mathathias an…
909 … little fortress, that is called Doch, which he had built: and he made them a great feast, and hid…
910 …and his sons had drunk plentifully, Ptolemee and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and ente…
911  16:17. And he committed a great treachery in Israel, and rendered evil for good.
912 …these things, and sent to the king that he should send him an army to aid him, and he would delive…
913 …s to Gazara to kill John: and to the tribunes he sent letters to come to him, and that he would gi…
914  16:20. And he sent others to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple.
915 …ow one running before, told John in Gazara, that his father and his brethren were slain, and that …
916 … But when he heard it, he was exceedingly afraid: and he apprehended the men that came to kill him…
917 …f the acts of John, and his wars, and the worthy deeds, which he bravely achieved, and the buildin…