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| 1 | ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΩΝ Α | 1 MACCABEES (Revised Standard Version) | Reference |
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| 1 | Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὸ πατάξαι Ἀλέξανδρον τὸν Φιλίππου Μακεδόνα, ὃς ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ γῆς Χεττιιμ, καὶ ἐπάταξεν τὸν Δαρεῖον βασιλέα Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ἀντ αὐτοῦ, πρότερον ἐπὶ τὴν Ἑλλάδα. |
After Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came from the land of Kittim, had defeated Darius, king of the Persians and the Medes, he succeeded him as king. (He had previously become king of Greece.) | MACCABEES 1. Alexander the Great. 1Mace.1.1-9 |
| 2 | καὶ συνεστήσατο πολέμους πολλοὺς καὶ ἐκράτησεν ὀχυρωμάτων καὶ ἔσφαξεν βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς· |
He fought many battles, conquered strongholds, and put to death the kings of the earth. | |
| 3 | καὶ διῆλθεν ἕως ἄκρων τῆς γῆς καὶ ἔλαβεν σκῦλα πλήθους ἐθνῶν. καὶ ἡσύχασεν ἡ γῆ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὑψώθη, καὶ ἐπήρθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ. |
He advanced to the ends of the earth, and plundered many nations. When the earth became quiet before him, he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up. | |
| 4 | καὶ συνῆξεν δύναμιν ἰσχυρὰν σφόδρα καὶ ἦρξεν χωρῶν ἐθνῶν καὶ τυράννων, καὶ ἐγένοντο αὐτῷ εἰς φόρον. |
He gathered a very strong army and ruled over countries, nations, and princes, and they became tributary to him. | |
| 5 | καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν κοίτην καὶ ἔγνω ὅτι ἀποθνῄσκει. |
After this he fell sick and perceived that he was dying. | |
| 6 | καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ τοὺς ἐνδόξους τοὺς συνεκτρόφους αὐτοῦ ἐκ νεότητος καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ ἔτι αὐτοῦ ζῶντος. |
So he summoned his most honored officers, who had been brought up with him from youth, and divided his kingdom among them while he was still alive. | |
| 7 | καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀλέξανδρος ἔτη δώδεκα καὶ ἀπέθανεν. |
And after Alexander had reigned twelve years, he died. | |
| 8 | καὶ ἐπεκράτησαν οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ, ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ. |
Then his officers began to rule, each in his own place. | |
| 9 | καὶ ἐπέθεντο πάντες διαδήματα μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν αὐτὸν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ὀπίσω αὐτῶν ἔτη πολλὰ καὶ ἐπλήθυναν κακὰ ἐν τῇ γῇ. |
They all put on crowns after his death, and so did their sons after them for many years; and they caused many evils on the earth. | |
| 10 | καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐξ αὐτῶν ῥίζα ἁμαρτωλὸς Ἀντίοχος Ἑπιφανὴς υἱὸς Ἀντιόχου τοῦ βασιλέως, ὃς ἦν ὅμηρα ἐν Ῥώμῃ· καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν ἔτει ἑκατοστῷ καὶ τριακοστῷ καὶ ἑβδόμῳ βασιλείας Ἑλλήνων. |
From them came forth a sinful root, Antiochus Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king; he had been a hostage in Rome. He began to reign in the one hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. | Antiochus IV Epiphanes & the renegade Jews. (175 BCE) 1Mace.1.10-15 | 2Mace.4.7-17 |
| 11 | Ἑν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐξῆλθον ἐξ Ισραηλ υἱοὶ παράνομοι καὶ ἀνέπεισαν πολλοὺς λέγοντες Πορευθῶμεν καὶ διαθώμεθα διαθήκην μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν τῶν κύκλῳ ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἀφ' ἧς ἐχωρίσθημεν ἀπ' αὐτῶν, εὗρεν ἡμᾶς κακὰ πολλά. |
In those days lawless men came forth from Israel, and misled many, saying, "Let us go and make a covenant with the Gentiles round about us, for since we separated from them many evils have come upon us." | |
| 12 | καὶ ἠγαθύνθη ὁ λόγος ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτῶν, |
This proposal pleased them, | |
| 13 | καὶ προεθυμήθησάν τινες ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν ποιῆσαι τὰ δικαιώματα τῶν ἐθνῶν. |
and some of the people eagerly went to the king. He authorized them to observe the ordinances of the Gentiles. | |
| 14 | καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν γυμνάσιον ἐν Ιεροσολύμοις κατὰ τὰ νόμιμα τῶν ἐθνῶν |
So they built a gymnasium in Jerusalem, according to Gentile custom, | |
| 15 | καὶ ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς ἀκροβυστίας καὶ ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ διαθήκης ἁγίας καὶ ἐζευγίσθησαν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ ἐπράθησαν τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρόν. |
and removed the marks of circumcision, and abandoned the holy covenant. They joined with the Gentiles and sold themselves to do evil. | |
| 16 | Καὶ ἡτοιμάσθη ἡ βασιλεία ἐνώπιον Ἀντιόχου, καὶ ὑπέλαβεν βασιλεῦσαι γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ὅπως βασιλεύσῃ ἐπὶ τὰς δύο βασιλείας. |
When Antiochus saw that his kingdom was established, he determined to become king of the land of Egypt, that he might reign over both kingdoms. | Antiochus attacks Egypt. 1Mace.1.16-19 |
| 17 | καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἐν ὄχλῳ βαρεῖ, ἐν ἅρμασιν καὶ ἐλέφασιν καὶ ἐν ἱππεῦσιν καὶ ἐν στόλῳ μεγάλῳ |
So he invaded Egypt with a strong force, with chariots and elephants and cavalry and with a large fleet. | |
| 18 | καὶ συνεστήσατο πόλεμον πρὸς Πτολεμαῖον βασιλέα Αἰγύπτου· καὶ ἐνετράπη Πτολεμαῖος ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφυγεν, καὶ ἔπεσον τραυματίαι πολλοί. |
He engaged Ptolemy king of Egypt in battle, and Ptolemy turned and fled before him, and many were wounded and fell. | |
| 19 | καὶ κατελάβοντο τὰς πόλεις τὰς ὀχυρὰς ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ σκῦλα γῆς Αἰγύπτου. |
And they captured the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he plundered the land of Egypt. | |
| 20 | καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Ἀντίοχος μετὰ τὸ πατάξαι Αἴγυπτον ἐν τῷ ἑκατοστῷ καὶ τεσσαρακοστῷ καὶ τρίτῳ ἔτει καὶ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα ἐν ὄχλῳ βαρεῖ. |
After subduing Egypt, Antiochus returned in the one hundred and forty-third year. He went up against Israel and came to Jerusalem with a strong force. | Antiochus persecutes the Jews. (169 BCE) 1Mace.1.20-64 |
| 21 | καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ ἁγίασμα ἐν ὑπερηφανίᾳ καὶ ἔλαβεν τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ χρυσοῦν καὶ τὴν λυχνίαν τοῦ φωτὸς καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτῆς |
He arrogantly entered the sanctuary and took the golden altar, the lampstand for the light, and all its utensils. | |
| 22 | καὶ τὴν τράπεζαν τῆς προθέσεως καὶ τὰ σπονδεῖα καὶ τὰς φιάλας καὶ τὰς θυίσκας τὰς χρυσᾶς καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα καὶ τοὺς στεφάνους καὶ τὸν κόσμον τὸν χρυσοῦν τὸν κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ ἐλέπισεν πάντα· |
He took also the table for the bread of the Presence, the cups for drink offerings, the bowls, the golden censers, the curtain, the crowns, and the gold decoration on the front of the temple; he stripped it all off. | |
| 23 | καὶ ἔλαβεν τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χρυσίον καὶ τὰ σκεύη τὰ ἐπιθυμητὰ καὶ ἔλαβεν τοὺς θησαυροὺς τοὺς ἀποκρύφους, οὓς εὗρεν· |
He took the silver and the gold, and the costly vessels; he took also the hidden treasures which he found. | |
| 24 | καὶ λαβὼν πάντα ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐποίησεν φονοκτονίαν
καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὑπερηφανίαν μεγάλην.
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Taking them all, he departed to his own land. He committed deeds of murder,
and spoke with great arrogance.
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| 25 | καὶ ἐγένετο πένθος μέγα ἐπὶ Ισραηλ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ αὐτῶν.
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Israel mourned deeply in every community,
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| 26 | καὶ ἐστέναξαν ἄρχοντες καὶ πρεσβύτεροι,
παρθένοι καὶ νεανίσκοι ἠσθένησαν,
καὶ τὸ κάλλος τῶν γυναικῶν ἠλλοιώθη.
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rulers and elders groaned,
maidens and young men became faint,
the beauty of women faded.
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| 27 | πᾶς νυμφίος ἀνέλαβεν θρῆνον,
καὶ καθημένη ἐν παστῷ ἐπένθει.
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Every bridegroom took up the lament;
she who sat in the bridal chamber was mourning.
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| 28 | καὶ ἐσείσθη ἡ γῆ ἐπὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας αὐτήν,
καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκος Ιακωβ ἐνεδύσατο αἰσχύνην.
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Even the land shook for its inhabitants,
and all the house of Jacob was clothed with shame. | |
| 29 | Μετὰ δύο ἔτη ἡμερῶν ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἄρχοντα φορολογίας εἰς τὰς πόλεις Ιουδα, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ιερουσαλημ ἐν ὄχλῳ βαρεῖ. |
Two years later the king sent to the cities of Judah a chief collector of tribute, and he came to Jerusalem with a large force. | |
| 30 | καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λόγους εἰρηνικοὺς ἐν δόλῳ, καὶ ἐνεπίστευσαν αὐτῷ. καὶ ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ἐξάπινα καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὴν πληγὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἀπώλεσεν λαὸν πολὺν ἐξ Ισραηλ. |
Deceitfully he spoke peaceable words to them, and they believed him; but he suddenly fell upon the city, dealt it a severe blow, and destroyed many people of Israel. | |
| 31 | καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ σκῦλα τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἐνέπρησεν αὐτὴν πυρὶ καὶ καθεῖλεν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ τείχη κύκλῳ. |
He plundered the city, burned it with fire, and tore down its houses and its surrounding walls. | |
| 32 | καὶ ᾐχμαλώτισαν τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ τὰ κτήνη ἐκληρονόμησαν. |
And they took captive the women and children, and seized the cattle. | |
| 33 | καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν τὴν πόλιν Δαυιδ τείχει μεγάλῳ καὶ ὀχυρῷ, πύργοις ὀχυροῖς, καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς εἰς ἄκραν. |
Then they fortified the city of David with a great strong wall and strong towers, and it became their citadel. | |
| 34 | καὶ ἔθηκαν ἐκεῖ ἔθνος ἁμαρτωλόν, ἄνδρας παρανόμους, καὶ ἐνίσχυσαν ἐν αὐτῇ. |
And they stationed there a sinful people, lawless men. These strengthened their position; | |
| 35 | καὶ παρέθεντο ὅπλα καὶ τροφὴν καὶ συναγαγόντες τὰ σκῦλα Ιερουσαλημ ἀπέθεντο ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς μεγάλην παγίδα. |
they stored up arms and food, and collecting the spoils of Jerusalem they stored them there, and became a great snare. | |
| 36 | καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς ἔνεδρον τῷ ἁγιάσματι
καὶ εἰς διάβολον πονηρὸν τῷ Ισραηλ διὰ παντός.
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It became an ambush against the sanctuary,
an evil adversary of Israel continually.
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| 37 | καὶ ἐξέχεαν αἷμα ἀθῷον κύκλῳ τοῦ ἁγιάσματος
καὶ ἐμόλυναν τὸ ἁγίασμα.
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On every side of the sanctuary they shed innocent blood;
they even defiled the sanctuary.
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| 38 | καὶ ἔφυγον οἱ κάτοικοι Ιερουσαλημ δι' αὐτούς,
καὶ ἐγένετο κατοικία ἀλλοτρίων·
καὶ ἐγένετο ἀλλοτρία τοῖς γενήμασιν αὐτῆς,
καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς ἐγκατέλιπον αὐτήν.
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Because of them the residents of Jerusalem fled;
she became a dwelling of strangers;
she became strange to her offspring,
and her children forsook her.
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| 39 | τὸ ἁγίασμα αὐτῆς ἠρημώθη ὡς ἔρημος,
αἱ ἑορταὶ αὐτῆς ἐστράφησαν εἰς πένθος,
τὰ σάββατα αὐτῆς εἰς ὀνειδισμόν,
ἡ τιμὴ αὐτῆς εἰς ἐξουδένωσιν.
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Her sanctuary became desolate as a desert;
her feasts were turned into mourning,
her sabbaths into a reproach,
her honor into contempt.
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| 40 | κατὰ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῆς ἐπληθύνθη ἡ ἀτιμία αὐτῆς,
καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἐστράφη εἰς πένθος. |
Her dishonor now grew as great as her glory;
her exaltation was turned into mourning. | |
| 41 | Καὶ ἔγραψεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ εἶναι πάντας εἰς λαὸν ἕνα |
Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people, | |
| 42 | καὶ ἐγκαταλιπεῖν ἕκαστον τὰ νόμιμα αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐπεδέξαντο πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ βασιλέως. |
and that each should give up his customs. | |
| 43 | καὶ πολλοὶ ἀπὸ Ισραηλ εὐδόκησαν τῇ λατρείᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔθυσαν τοῖς εἰδώλοις καὶ ἐβεβήλωσαν τὸ σάββατον. |
All the Gentiles accepted the command of the king. Many even from Israel gladly adopted his religion; they sacrificed to idols and profaned the sabbath. | |
| 44 | καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς βιβλία ἐν χειρὶ ἀγγέλων εἰς Ιερουσαλημ καὶ τὰς πόλεις Ιουδα πορευθῆναι ὀπίσω νομίμων ἀλλοτρίων τῆς γῆς |
And the king sent letters by messengers to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah; he directed them to follow customs strange to the land, | |
| 45 | καὶ κωλῦσαι ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίαν καὶ σπονδὴν ἐκ τοῦ ἁγιάσματος καὶ βεβηλῶσαι σάββατα καὶ ἑορτὰς |
to forbid burnt offerings and sacrifices and drink offerings in the sanctuary, to profane sabbaths and feasts, | |
| 46 | καὶ μιᾶναι ἁγίασμα καὶ ἁγίους, |
to defile the sanctuary and the priests, | |
| 47 | οἰκοδομῆσαι βωμοὺς καὶ τεμένη καὶ εἰδώλια καὶ θύειν ὕεια καὶ κτήνη κοινὰ |
to build altars and sacred precincts and shrines for idols, to sacrifice swine and unclean animals, | |
| 48 | καὶ ἀφιέναι τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν ἀπεριτμήτους βδελύξαι τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ἐν παντὶ ἀκαθάρτῳ καὶ βεβηλώσει |
and to leave their sons uncircumcised. They were to make themselves abominable by everything unclean and profane, | |
| 49 | ὥστε ἐπιλαθέσθαι τοῦ νόμου καὶ ἀλλάξαι πάντα τὰ δικαιώματα· |
so that they should forget the law and change all the ordinances. | |
| 50 | καὶ ὃς ἂν μὴ ποιήσῃ κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ βασιλέως, ἀποθανεῖται. |
"And whoever does not obey the command of the king shall die." | |
| 51 | κατὰ πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἔγραψεν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐπισκόπους ἐπὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν καὶ ἐνετείλατο ταῖς πόλεσιν Ιουδα θυσιάζειν κατὰ πόλιν καὶ πόλιν. |
In such words he wrote to his whole kingdom. And he appointed inspectors over all the people and commanded the cities of Judah to offer sacrifice, city by city. | |
| 52 | καὶ συνηθροίσθησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ πολλοὶ πρὸς αὐτούς, πᾶς ὁ ἐγκαταλείπων τὸν νόμον, καὶ ἐποίησαν κακὰ ἐν τῇ γῇ |
Many of the people, every one who forsook the law, joined them, and they did evil in the land; | |
| 53 | καὶ ἔθεντο τὸν Ισραηλ ἐν κρύφοις ἐν παντὶ φυγαδευτηρίῳ αὐτῶν. |
they drove Israel into hiding in every place of refuge they had. | |
| 54 | καὶ τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ Χασελευ τῷ πέμπτῳ καὶ τεσσαρακοστῷ καὶ ἑκατοστῷ ἔτει ᾠκοδόμησεν βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον. καὶ ἐν πόλεσιν Ιουδα κύκλῳ ᾠκοδόμησαν βωμούς· |
Now on the fifteenth day of Chislev, in the one hundred and forty-fifth year, they erected a desolating sacrilege upon the altar of burnt offering. They also built altars in the surrounding cities of Judah, | |
| 55 | καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν θυρῶν τῶν οἰκιῶν καὶ ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις ἐθυμίων. |
and burned incense at the doors of the houses and in the streets. | |
| 56 | καὶ τὰ βιβλία τοῦ νόμου, ἃ εὗρον, ἐνεπύρισαν ἐν πυρὶ κατασχίσαντες. |
The books of the law which they found they tore to pieces and burned with fire. | |
| 57 | καὶ ὅπου εὑρίσκετο παρά τινι βιβλίον διαθήκης, καὶ εἴ τις συνευδόκει τῷ νόμῳ, τὸ σύγκριμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐθανάτου αὐτόν. |
Where the book of the covenant was found in the possession of any one, or if any one adhered to the law, the decree of the king condemned him to death. | |
| 58 | ἐν ἰσχύι αὐτῶν ἐποίουν τῷ Ισραηλ τοῖς εὑρισκομένοις ἐν παντὶ μηνὶ καὶ μηνὶ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν. |
They kept using violence against Israel, against those found month after month in the cities. | |
| 59 | καὶ τῇ πέμπτῃ καὶ εἰκάδι τοῦ μηνὸς θυσιάζοντες ἐπὶ τὸν βωμόν, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου. |
And on the twenty-fifth day of the month they offered sacrifice on the altar which was upon the altar of burnt offering. | |
| 60 | καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας τὰς περιτετμηκυίας τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν ἐθανάτωσαν κατὰ τὸ πρόσταγμα |
According to the decree, they put to death the women who had their children circumcised, | |
| 61 | καὶ ἐκρέμασαν τὰ βρέφη ἐκ τῶν τραχήλων αὐτῶν, καὶ τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς περιτετμηκότας αὐτούς. |
and their families and those who circumcised them; and they hung the infants from their mothers' necks. | |
| 62 | καὶ πολλοὶ ἐν Ισραηλ ἐκραταιώθησαν καὶ ὠχυρώθησαν ἐν αὑτοῖς τοῦ μὴ φαγεῖν κοινὰ |
But many in Israel stood firm and were resolved in their hearts not to eat unclean food. | |
| 63 | καὶ ἐπεδέξαντο ἀποθανεῖν, ἵνα μὴ μιανθῶσιν τοῖς βρώμασιν καὶ μὴ βεβηλώσωσιν διαθήκην ἁγίαν, καὶ ἀπέθανον. |
They chose to die rather than to be defiled by food or to profane the holy covenant; and they did die. | |
| 64 | καὶ ἐγένετο ὀργὴ μεγάλη ἐπὶ Ισραηλ σφόδρα. |
And very great wrath came upon Israel. | |
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