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[1] Now after a very little time, Lysias, the king’s guardian, kinsman, and chancellor, being very displeased about the things that had happened, [2] collected about eighty thousand infantry and all his cavalry and came against the Jews, planning to make the city a home for Greeks, [3] and to levy tribute on the temple, as §on the other sacred places of the nations, and to put up the high priesthood for sale every year. [4] He took no account of God’s power, but was puffed up with his ten thousands of infantry, his thousands of cavalry, and his eighty elephants. [5] Coming into Judea and approaching Bethsuron, which was a strong place and about five stadiaⓘ away from Jerusalem, he pressed it hard. [6] When Maccabaeus and his men learned that he was besieging the strongholds, they and all the people with lamentations and tears made supplication to the Lord to send a good angel to save Israel. [7] Maccabaeus himself took up weapons first, and exhorted the others to put themselves in jeopardy together with him and help their kindred; and they went out with him very willingly. [8] As they were there, close to Jerusalem, a horseman appeared at their head in white apparel, brandishing§ weapons of gold. [9] They all together praised the merciful God, and were yet more strengthened in heart, being ready to §assail not only men but the wildest animals and walls of iron, [10] they advanced in array, having him who is in heaven to fight on their side, for the Lord had mercy on them. [11] Hurling themselves like lions against the enemy, they killed eleven thousand infantry and one thousand six hundred cavalry, and forced all the rest to flee. [12] Most of them escaped wounded and naked. Lysias himself also escaped by shameful flight. [13] But as he was a man not void of understanding, pondering the defeat which had befallen him, and considering that the Hebrews could not be overcome because the Almighty God fought on their side, he sent again [14] and persuaded them to come to terms on condition that all their rights were acknowledged, and ⓘpromised that he would also persuade the king to become their friend. [15] Maccabaeus gave consent upon all the conditions which Lysias proposed to him, being careful of the common good; for whatever requests Maccabaeus delivered in writing to Lysias concerning the Jews the king allowed. [16] The letter written to the Jews from Lysias was to this effect:“Lysias to the §people of the Jews, greetings. [17] John and Absalom, who were sent from you, having delivered the document written below, made request concerning the things written therein. [18] Whatever things therefore needed to be brought before the king I declared to him, and what things were possible he allowed. [19] If then you will all preserve your good will toward the government, I will also endeavor in the future to contribute to your good. [20] Concerning this, I have given order in detail, both to these men and to those who are sent from me, to confer with you. [21] Farewell. Written in the one hundred forty-eighth year, on the twenty-fourth day of the month ⓘDioscorinthius.” [22] And the king’s letter contained these words:“King Antiochus to his brother Lysias, greetings. [23] Seeing that our father passed to the gods having the wish that the subjects of his kingdom §should be undisturbed and give themselves to the care of their own affairs, [24] we, having heard that the Jews do not consent to our father’s purpose to turn them to the customs of the Greeks, but choose rather their own way of living, and make request that the customs of their law be allowed to them— [25] choosing therefore that this nation also should be free from disturbance, we determine that their temple is to be restored to them, and that they live according to the customs that were in the days of their ancestors. [26] You will therefore do well to send messengers to them and give them the right hand of friendship, that they, knowing our mind, may be of good heart, and gladly occupy themselves with the conduct of their own affairs.” [27] And to the nation, the king’s letter was as follows:“King Antiochus to the senate of the Jews and to the other Jews, greetings. [28] If you are all well, it is as we desire. We ourselves also are in good health. [29] Menelaus informed us that your desire was to return home and follow your own business. [30] They therefore who depart home up to the thirtieth day of Xanthicus shall have our §friendship, with full permission [31] that the Jews use their own foods and observe their own laws, even as formerly. None of them shall be in any way molested for the things that have been done in ignorance. [32] Moreover I have sent Menelaus also, that he may encourage you. [33] Farewell. Written in the one hundred forty-eighth year, on the fifteenth day of Xanthicus.” [34] The Romans also sent to them a letter in these words:“Quintus Memmius and Titus Manius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the people of the Jews, greetings. [35] In regard to the things which Lysias the king’s kinsman granted you, we also give consent. [36] But as for the things which he judged should be referred to the king, send someone promptly, after you have considered them, that we may publish such decrees as are appropriate for your case; for we are on our way to Antioch. [37] Therefore send someone with speed, that we also may learn what is your mind. [38] §Farewell. Written in the one hundred forty-eighth year, on the fifteenth day of Xanthicus.

Footnotes

  1. § 11:3 Or, on all the sacred places of the heathen
  2. ⓘ 11:5 One stadia was roughly 189 meters or 618 feet, so 5 stadia was about a little less than 1 km or a little more than half a mile.
  3. § 11:8 Gr. a panoply.
  4. § 11:9 Gr. wound.
  5. ⓘ 11:14 The Greek text here is corrupt.
  6. § 11:16 Gr. multitude.
  7. ⓘ 11:21 This month name is not found elsewhere, and is perhaps corrupt.
  8. § 11:23 Or, should not be disquieted but
  9. § 11:30 Gr. right hand.
  10. § 11:38 Gr. Be in good health.
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G3589 [5] Εἰσελθὼν G1525 δὲ G1161 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 Ιουδαίαν G2449 καὶ G2532 συνεγγίσας Βαιθσουρα ὄντι G5607 μὲν G3303 ἐρυμνῷ χωρίῳ, G5564 Ιεροσολύμων G2414 δὲ G1161 ἀπέχοντι ὡσεὶ G5616 σταδίους G4712 πέντε G4002 τοῦτο G5124 ἔθλιβεν. G2346 [6] Ὡς G5613 δὲ G1161 μετέλαβον G3335 οἱ G3588 περὶ G4012 τὸν G3588 Μακκαβαῖον πολιορκοῦντα αὐτὸν G846 τὰ G3588 ὀχυρώματα, G3794 μετὰ G3326 ὀδυρμῶν G3602 καὶ G2532 δακρύων ἱκέτευον σὺν G4862 τοῖς G3588 ὄχλοις G3793 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 ἀγαθὸν G18 ἄγγελον G32 ἀποστεῖλαι G649 πρὸς G4314 σωτηρίαν G4991 τῷ G3588 Ισραηλ. G2474 [7] Αὐτὸς G846 δὲ G1161 πρῶτος G4413 ὁ G3588 Μακκαβαῖος ἀναλαβὼν G353 τὰ G3588 ὅπλα G3696 προετρέψατο G4389 τοὺς G3588 ἄλλους G243 ἅμα G260 αὐτῷ G846 διακινδυνεύοντας ἐπιβοηθεῖν τοῖς G3588 ἀδελφοῖς G80 αὐτῶν· G846 ὁμοῦ G3674 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 προθύμως G4290 ἐξώρμησαν. [8] Αὐτόθι δὲ G1161 πρὸς G4314 τοῖς G3588 Ιεροσολύμοις G2414 ὄντων G5607 ἐφάνη G5316 προηγούμενος G4285 αὐτῶν G846 ἔφιππος ἐν G1722 λευκῇ G3022 ἐσθῆτι G2066 πανοπλίαν G3833 χρυσῆν G5552 κραδαίνων. [9] Ὁμοῦ G3674 δὲ G1161 πάντες G3956 εὐλόγησαν G2127 τὸν G3588 ἐλεήμονα G1655 θεὸν G2316 καὶ G2532 ἐπερρώσθησαν ταῖς G3588 ψυχαῖς G5590 οὐ G3756 μόνον G3440 ἀνθρώπους, G444 θῆρας δὲ G1161 τοὺς G3588 ἀγριωτάτους G66 καὶ G2532 σιδηρᾶ G4603 τείχη G5038 τιτρώσκειν ὄντες G5607 ἕτοιμοι. G2092 [10] Προῆγον G4254 ἐν G1722 διασκευῇ τὸν G3588 ἀπ’ G575 οὐρανοῦ G3772 σύμμαχον ἔχοντες G2192 ἐλεήσαντος G1653 αὐτοὺς G846 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου. G2962 [11] Λεοντηδὸν δὲ G1161 ἐντινάξαντες εἰς G1519 τοὺς G3588 πολεμίους κατέστρωσαν G2693 αὐτῶν G846 χιλίους G5507 πρὸς G4314 τοῖς G3588 μυρίοις, G3463 ἱππεῖς G2460 δὲ G1161 ἑξακοσίους G1812 πρὸς G4314 τοῖς G3588 χιλίοις· G5507 τοὺς G3588 δὲ G1161 πάντας G3956 ἠνάγκασαν G315 φεύγειν. G5343 [12] Οἱ G3588 πλείονες G4119 δὲ G1161 αὐτῶν G846 τραυματίαι γυμνοὶ G1131 διεσώθησαν· G1295 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 Λυσίας G3079 αἰσχρῶς φεύγων G5343 διεσώθη. G1295 [13] Οὐκ G3756 ἄνους δὲ G1161 ὑπάρχων G5225 πρὸς G4314 ἑαυτὸν G1438 ἀντιβάλλων G474 τὸ G3588 γεγονὸς G1096 περὶ G4012 αὐτὸν G846 ἐλάττωμα καὶ G2532 συννοήσας ἀνικήτους εἶναι G1511 τοὺς G3588 Εβραίους G1445 τοῦ G3588 δυναμένου G1410 θεοῦ G2316 συμμαχοῦντος αὐτοῖς G846 [14] προσαποστείλας ἔπεισεν G3982 συλλύεσθαι ἐπὶ G1909 πᾶσι G3956 τοῖς G3588 δικαίοις, G1342 καὶ G2532 διότι G1360 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 πείσει G3982 φίλον G5384 αὐτοῖς G846 ἀναγκάζων G315 γενέσθαι. G1096 [15] Ἐπένευσεν G1962 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 Μακκαβαῖος ἐπὶ G1909 πᾶσιν, G3956 οἷς G3739 ὁ G3588 Λυσίας G3079 παρεκάλει, G3870 τοῦ G3588 συμφέροντος G4851 φροντίζων· G5431 ὅσα G3745 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 Μακκαβαῖος ἐπέδωκεν G1929 τῷ G3588 Λυσίᾳ G3079 διὰ G1223 γραπτῶν περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 Ιουδαίων, G2453 συνεχώρησεν ὁ G3588 βασιλεύς. G935 [16] Ἦσαν G2258 γὰρ G1063 αἱ G3588 γεγραμμέναι G1125 τοῖς G3588 Ιουδαίοις G2453 ἐπιστολαὶ G1992 παρὰ G3844 μὲν G3303 Λυσίου G3079 περιέχουσαι G4023 τὸν G3588 τρόπον G5158 τοῦτον G5126 Λυσίας G3079 τῷ G3588 πλήθει G4128 τῶν G3588 Ιουδαίων G2453 χαίρειν. G5463 [17] Ιωαννης G2491 καὶ G2532 Αβεσσαλωμ οἱ G3588 πεμφθέντες G3992 παρ’ G3844 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐπιδόντες G1929 τὸν G3588 ὑπογεγραμμένον χρηματισμὸν G5538 ἠξίουν G515 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 δι’ G1223 αὐτοῦ G846 σημαινομένων. G4591 [18] Ὅσα G3745 μὲν G3303 οὖν G3767 ἔδει G1163 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 προσενεχθῆναι, G4374 διεσάφησα· G1285 ἃ G3739 δὲ G1161 ἦν G2258 ἐνδεχόμενα, G1735 συνεχώρησεν. [19] Ἐὰν G1437 μὲν G3303 οὖν G3767 συντηρήσητε G4933 τὴν G3588 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 πράγματα G4229 εὔνοιαν, G2133 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 λοιπὸν G3063 πειράσομαι G3987 παραίτιος ἀγαθῶν G18 γενέσθαι. G1096 [20] Ὑπὲρ G5228 δὲ G1161 τούτων G5130 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 κατὰ G2596 μέρος G3313 ἐντέταλμαι G1781 τούτοις G5125 τε G5037 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 παρ’ G3844 ἐμοῦ G1699 διαλεχθῆναι G1256 ὑμῖν. G5213 [21] Ἔρρωσθε. G4517 Ἔτους G2094 ἑκατοστοῦ τεσσαρακοστοῦ ὀγδόου, G3590 Διὸς G2203 Κορινθίου G2881 τετράδι καὶ G2532 εἰκάδι. [22] Ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 ἐπιστολὴ G1992 περιεῖχεν G4023 οὕτως G3779 Βασιλεὺς G935 Ἀντίοχος τῷ G3588 ἀδελφῷ G80 Λυσίᾳ G3079 χαίρειν. G5463 [23] Τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 εἰς G1519 θεοὺς G2316 μεταστάντος G3179 βουλόμενοι G1014 τοὺς G3588 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 ἀταράχους ὄντας G5607 γενέσθαι G1096 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 τῶν G3588 ἰδίων G2398 ἐπιμέλειαν G1958 [24] ἀκηκοότες G191 τοὺς G3588 Ιουδαίους G2453 μὴ G3361 συνευδοκοῦντας G4909 τῇ G3588 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 Ἑλληνικὰ G1673 μεταθέσει, G3331 ἀλλὰ G235 τὴν G3588 ἑαυτῶν G1438 ἀγωγὴν G72 αἱρετίζοντας G140 ἀξιοῦντας G515 συγχωρηθῆναι αὐτοῖς G846 τὰ G3588 νόμιμα, [25] αἱρούμενοι G138 οὖν G3767 καὶ G2532 τοῦτο G5124 τὸ G3588 ἔθνος G1484 ἐκτὸς G1622 ταραχῆς G5016 εἶναι G1511 κρίνομεν G2919 τό G3588 τε G5037 ἱερὸν G2411 ἀποκατασταθῆναι G600 αὐτοῖς G846 καὶ G2532 πολιτεύεσθαι G4176 κατὰ G2596 τὰ G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 προγόνων G4269 αὐτῶν G846 ἔθη. G1485 [26] Εὖ G2095 οὖν G3767 ποιήσεις G4160 διαπεμψάμενος πρὸς G4314 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 δοὺς G1325 δεξιάς, G1188 ὅπως G3704 εἰδότες G1492 τὴν G3588 ἡμετέραν G2251 προαίρεσιν εὔθυμοί G2115 τε G5037 ὦσιν G5600 καὶ G2532 ἡδέως G2234 διαγίνωνται G1230 πρὸς G4314 τῇ G3588 τῶν G3588 ἰδίων G2398 ἀντιλήμψει. G484 [27] Πρὸς G4314 δὲ G1161 τὸ G3588 ἔθνος G1484 ἡ G3588 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 ἐπιστολὴ G1992 τοιάδε G5107 ἦν G2258 Βασιλεὺς G935 Ἀντίοχος τῇ G3588 γερουσίᾳ G1087 τῶν G3588 Ιουδαίων G2453 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἄλλοις G243 Ιουδαίοις G2453 χαίρειν. G5463 [28] Εἰ G1487 ἔρρωσθε, G4517 εἴη G1498 ἂν G302 ὡς G5613 βουλόμεθα· G1014 καὶ G2532 αὐτοὶ G846 δὲ G1161 ὑγιαίνομεν. G5198 [29] Ἐνεφάνισεν G1718 ἡμῖν G2254 Μενέλαος βούλεσθαι G1014 κατελθόντας G2718 ὑμᾶς G5209 γίνεσθαι G1096 πρὸς G4314 τοῖς G3588 ἰδίοις. G2398 [30] Τοῖς G3588 οὖν G3767 καταπορευομένοις μέχρι G3360 τριακάδος Ξανθικοῦ ὑπάρξει δεξιὰ G1188 μετὰ G3326 τῆς G3588 ἀδείας [31] χρῆσθαι G5530 τοὺς G3588 Ιουδαίους G2453 τοῖς G3588 ἑαυτῶν G1438 δαπανήμασιν καὶ G2532 νόμοις, G3551 καθὰ G2505 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πρότερον, G4386 καὶ G2532 οὐδεὶς G3762 αὐτῶν G846 κατ’ G2596 οὐδένα G3762 τρόπον G5158 παρενοχληθήσεται G3926 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 ἠγνοημένων. G50 [32] Πέπομφα G3992 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Μενέλαον παρακαλέσοντα G3870 ὑμᾶς. G5209 [33] Ἔρρωσθε. G4517 Ἔτους G2094 ἑκατοστοῦ τεσσαρακοστοῦ ὀγδόου, G3590 Ξανθικοῦ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ. G4003 [34] Ἔπεμψαν G3992 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Ῥωμαῖοι G4514 πρὸς G4314 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐπιστολὴν G1992 ἔχουσαν G2192 οὕτως G3779 Κόιντος Μέμμιος, Τίτος G5103 Μάνιος, πρεσβῦται G4246 Ῥωμαίων, G4514 τῷ G3588 δήμῳ G1218 τῶν G3588 Ιουδαίων G2453 χαίρειν. G5463 [35] Ὑπὲρ G5228 ὧν G3739 Λυσίας G3079 ὁ G3588 συγγενὴς G4773 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 συνεχώρησεν ὑμῖν, G5213 καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 συνευδοκοῦμεν. G4909 [36] Ἃ G3739 δὲ G1161 ἔκρινεν G2919 προσανενεχθῆναι τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ, G935 πέμψατέ G3992 τινα G5100 παραχρῆμα G3916 ἐπισκεψάμενοι G1980 περὶ G4012 τούτων, G5130 ἵνα G2443 ἐκθῶμεν G1620 ὡς G5613 καθήκει G2520 ὑμῖν· G5213 ἡμεῖς G2249 γὰρ G1063 προσάγομεν G4317 πρὸς G4314 Ἀντιόχειαν. G490 [37] Διὸ G1352 σπεύσατε G4692 καὶ G2532 πέμψατέ G3992 τινας, G5100 ὅπως G3704 καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 ἐπιγνῶμεν G1921 ὁποίας G3697 ἐστὲ G2075 γνώμης. G1106 [38] Ὑγιαίνετε. G5198 Ἔτους G2094 ἑκατοστοῦ τεσσαρακοστοῦ ὀγδόου, G3590 Ξανθικοῦ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ. G4003
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