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[1] Now about that time, Antiochus retreated §in disorder from the region of Persia. [2] For he had entered into the city called Persepolis, and he attempted to rob §a temple and to control the city. Therefore the multitudes rushed in and the people of the country turned to defend themselves with weapons; and it came to pass that Antiochus was put to flight by the people of the country and broke his camp with disgrace. [3] While he was at Ecbatana, news was brought to him about what had happened to Nicanor and the forces of Timotheus. [4] Being overcome by his anger, he planned to make the Jews suffer for the evil deeds of those who had put him to flight. Therefore, with judgment from heaven even now accompanying him, he ordered his charioteer to drive without ceasing until he completed the journey; for he arrogantly said this: “I will make Jerusalem a common graveyard of Jews when I come there.” [5] But the All-seeing Lord, the God of Israel, struck him with a §fatal and invisible stroke. As soon as he had finished speaking this word, an incurable pain of the bowels seized him, with bitter torments of the inner parts— [6] and that most justly, for he had tormented other men’s bowels with many and strange sufferings. [7] But he in no way ceased from his rude insolence. No, he was filled with even more arrogance, breathing fire in his passion against the Jews, and giving orders to hasten the journey. But it came to pass moreover that he fell from his chariot as it rushed along, and having a grievous fall was tortured in all of the members of his body. [8] He who had just supposed himself to have the waves of the sea at his bidding because he was so superhumanly arrogant, and who thought to weigh the heights of the mountains in a balance, was now brought to the ground and carried in a litter, §showing to all that the power was obviously God’s, [9] so that worms swarmed out of the impious man’s body, and while he was still living in anguish and pain, his flesh fell off, and by reason of the stench all the army turned with loathing from his decay. [10] The man who a little before supposed himself to touch the stars of heaven, no one could endure to carry because of his intolerable stench. [11] Therefore he began in great part to cease from his arrogance, being broken in spirit, and to come to knowledge under the scourge of God, his pains increasing every moment. [12] When he himself could not stand his own smell, he said these words: “It is right to be subject to God, and that one who is mortal should not think they are equal to God.” [13] The vile man vowed to the sovereign Lord, who now no more would have pity upon him, saying [14] that the holy city, to which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground and to §make it a common graveyard, he would declare free. [15] Concerning the Jews, whom he had decided not even to count worthy of burial, but to cast them out to the animals with their infants for the birds to devour, he would make them all equal to citizens of Athens. [16] The holy sanctuary, which before he had plundered, he would adorn with the best offerings, and would restore all the sacred vessels many times multiplied, and out of his own revenues would defray the charges that were required for the sacrifices. [17] Beside all this, he said that he would become a Jew and would visit every inhabited place, proclaiming the power of God. [18] But when his sufferings did in no way cease, for the judgment of God had come upon him in righteousness, having given up all hope for himself, he wrote to the Jews the letter written below, having the nature of a supplication, to this effect: [19] “To the worthy Jewish citizens, Antiochus, king and general, wishes much joy and health and prosperity. [20] May you and your children fare well, and may your affairs be as you wish. Having my hope in heaven, [21] I remembered with affection your honor and good will. Returning out of the region of Persia, and being taken with an annoying sickness, I deemed it necessary to take thought for the common safety of all, [22] not despairing of myself, but having great hope to escape from the sickness. [23] But considering that my father also, at the time he led an army into the upper country, appointed his successor, [24] to the end that, if anything fell out contrary to expectation, or if any unwelcome tidings were brought, the people in the country, knowing to whom the state had been left, might not be troubled, [25] and, moreover, observing how the princes who are along the borders and neighbors to my kingdom watch for opportunities and look for the future event, I have appointed my son Antiochus to be king, whom I often entrusted and commended to most of you when I was hurrying to the upper provinces. I have written to him what is written below. [26] I therefore urge you and beg you, having in your remembrance the benefits done to you in common and severally, to preserve your present good will, each of you, toward me and my son. [27] For I am persuaded that he in gentleness and kindness will follow my purpose and treat you with moderation and kindness. [28] So the murderer and blasphemer, having endured the most intense sufferings, even as he had dealt with other men, ended his life among the mountains by a most piteous fate in a strange land. [29] Philip his foster brother took the body home and then, fearing the son of Antiochus, he withdrew himself to Ptolemy Philometor in Egypt.

Footnotes

  1. § 9:1 Or, with dishonor
  2. § 9:2 Or, temples
  3. § 9:5 Gr. remediless.
  4. § 9:8 Or, showing manifestly to all the power of God
  5. § 9:14 Gr. build.
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[1] Περὶ G4012 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 καιρὸν G2540 ἐκεῖνον G1565 ἐτύγχανεν G5177 Ἀντίοχος ἀναλελυκὼς G360 ἀκόσμως ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 περὶ G4012 τὴν G3588 Περσίδα G4069 τόπων. G5117 [2] Εἰσεληλύθει G1525 γὰρ G1063 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 λεγομένην G3004 Περσέπολιν καὶ G2532 ἐπεχείρησεν G2021 ἱεροσυλεῖν G2416 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 συνέχειν· G4912 διὸ G1352 δὴ G1211 τῶν G3588 πληθῶν G4128 ὁρμησάντων G3729 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 τῶν G3588 ὅπλων G3696 βοήθειαν G996 ἐτράπησαν, καὶ G2532 συνέβη G4819 τροπωθέντα τὸν G3588 Ἀντίοχον ὑπὸ G5259 τῶν G3588 ἐγχωρίων ἀσχήμονα G809 τὴν G3588 ἀναζυγὴν ποιήσασθαι. G4160 [3] Ὄντι G5607 δὲ G1161 αὐτῷ G846 κατ’ G2596 Ἐκβάτανα προσέπεσεν G4363 τὰ G3588 κατὰ G2596 Νικάνορα G3527 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 περὶ G4012 Τιμόθεον G5095 γεγονότα. G1096 [4] Ἐπαρθεὶς G1869 δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 θυμῷ G2372 ᾤετο G3633 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 τῶν G3588 πεφυγαδευκότων αὐτὸν G846 κακίαν G2549 εἰς G1519 τοὺς G3588 Ιουδαίους G2453 ἐναπερείσασθαι, διὸ G1352 συνέταξεν G4929 τὸν G3588 ἁρματηλάτην ἀδιαλείπτως G89 ἐλαύνοντα G1643 κατανύειν τὴν G3588 πορείαν G4197 τῆς G3588 ἐξ G1537 οὐρανοῦ G3772 δὴ G1211 κρίσεως G2920 συνούσης G4895 αὐτῷ· G846 οὕτως G3779 γὰρ G1063 ὑπερηφάνως εἶπεν G2036 Πολυάνδριον Ιουδαίων G2453 Ιεροσόλυμα G2414 ποιήσω G4160 παραγενόμενος G3854 ἐκεῖ. G1563 [5] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 παντεπόπτης κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐπάταξεν G3960 αὐτὸν G846 ἀνιάτῳ καὶ G2532 ἀοράτῳ G517 πληγῇ· G4127 ἄρτι G737 δὲ G1161 αὐτοῦ G846 καταλήξαντος τὸν G3588 λόγον G3056 ἔλαβεν G2983 αὐτὸν G846 ἀνήκεστος τῶν G3588 σπλάγχνων G4698 ἀλγηδὼν καὶ G2532 πικραὶ G4089 τῶν G3588 ἔνδον βάσανοι G931 [6] πάνυ δικαίως G1346 τὸν G3588 πολλαῖς G4183 καὶ G2532 ξενιζούσαις G3579 συμφοραῖς ἑτέρων G2087 σπλάγχνα G4698 βασανίσαντα. G928 [7] Ὁ G3588 δ’ G1161 οὐδαμῶς G3760 τῆς G3588 ἀγερωχίας ἔληγεν, ἔτι G2089 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 ὑπερηφανίας G5243 ἐπεπλήρωτο G4137 πῦρ G4442 πνέων G4154 τοῖς G3588 θυμοῖς G2372 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 Ιουδαίους G2453 καὶ G2532 κελεύων G2753 ἐποξύνειν τὴν G3588 πορείαν. G4197 Συνέβη G4819 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 πεσεῖν G4098 αὐτὸν G846 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 ἅρματος G716 φερομένου G5342 ῥοίζῳ καὶ G2532 δυσχερεῖ πτώματι G4430 περιπεσόντα G4045 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 μέλη G3196 τοῦ G3588 σώματος G4983 ἀποστρεβλοῦσθαι. [8] Ὁ G3588 δ’ G1161 ἄρτι G737 δοκῶν G1380 τοῖς G3588 τῆς G3588 θαλάσσης G2281 κύμασιν G2949 ἐπιτάσσειν G2004 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἄνθρωπον G444 ἀλαζονείαν G212 καὶ G2532 πλάστιγγι τὰ G3588 τῶν G3588 ὀρέων G3735 οἰόμενος G3633 ὕψη G5311 στήσειν G2476 κατὰ G2596 γῆν G1093 γενόμενος G1096 ἐν G1722 φορείῳ παρεκομίζετο φανερὰν G5318 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 πᾶσιν G3956 τὴν G3588 δύναμιν G1411 ἐνδεικνύμενος, G1731 [9] ὥστε G5620 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 σώματος G4983 τοῦ G3588 δυσσεβοῦς σκώληκας G4663 ἀναζεῖν, καὶ G2532 ζῶντος G2198 ἐν G1722 ὀδύναις G3601 καὶ G2532 ἀλγηδόσιν τὰς G3588 σάρκας G4561 αὐτοῦ G846 διαπίπτειν, ὑπὸ G5259 δὲ G1161 τῆς G3588 ὀσμῆς G3744 αὐτοῦ G846 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 στρατόπεδον G4760 βαρύνεσθαι G925 τὴν G3588 σαπρίαν. [10] Καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 μικρῷ G3398 πρότερον G4386 τῶν G3588 οὐρανίων G3770 ἄστρων G798 ἅπτεσθαι G680 δοκοῦντα G1380 παρακομίζειν οὐδεὶς G3762 ἐδύνατο G1410 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 τῆς G3588 ὀσμῆς G3744 ἀφόρητον βάρος. G922 [11] Ἐνταῦθα οὖν G3767 ἤρξατο G757 τὸ G3588 πολὺ G4183 τῆς G3588 ὑπερηφανίας G5243 λήγειν τεθραυσμένος G2352 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 ἐπίγνωσιν G1922 ἔρχεσθαι G2064 θείᾳ G2304 μάστιγι G3148 κατὰ G2596 στιγμὴν G4743 ἐπιτεινόμενος ταῖς G3588 ἀλγηδόσιν. [12] Καὶ G2532 μηδὲ G3366 τῆς G3588 ὀσμῆς G3744 αὐτοῦ G846 δυνάμενος G1410 ἀνέχεσθαι G430 ταῦτ G5023 ἔφη G5346 Δίκαιον G1342 ὑποτάσσεσθαι G5293 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 θνητὸν G2349 ὄντα G5607 ἰσόθεα φρονεῖν. G5426 [13] Ηὔχετο G2172 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 μιαρὸς πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 οὐκέτι G3765 αὐτὸν G846 ἐλεήσοντα G1653 δεσπότην G1203 οὕτως G3779 λέγων G3004 [14] τὴν G3588 μὲν G3303 ἁγίαν G40 πόλιν, G4172 ἣν G3739 σπεύδων G4692 παρεγίνετο G3854 ἰσόπεδον ποιῆσαι G4160 καὶ G2532 πολυάνδριον οἰκοδομῆσαι, G3618 ἐλευθέραν G1658 ἀναδεῖξαι, G322 [15] τοὺς G3588 δὲ G1161 Ιουδαίους, G2453 οὓς G3739 διεγνώκει G1231 μηδὲ G3366 ταφῆς G5027 ἀξιῶσαι, G515 οἰωνοβρώτους δὲ G1161 σὺν G4862 τοῖς G3588 νηπίοις G3516 ἐκρίψειν θηρίοις, G2342 πάντας G3956 αὐτοὺς G846 ἴσους G2470 Ἀθηναίοις G117 ποιήσειν· G4160 [16] ὃν G3739 δὲ G1161 πρότερον G4386 ἐσκύλευσεν ἅγιον G40 νεὼ καλλίστοις ἀναθήμασιν G334 κοσμήσειν G2885 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἱερὰ G2413 σκεύη G4632 πολυπλάσια πάντα G3956 ἀποδώσειν, G591 τὰς G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐπιβαλλούσας G1911 πρὸς G4314 τὰς G3588 θυσίας G2378 συντάξεις ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἰδίων G2398 προσόδων χορηγήσειν· G5524 [17] πρὸς G4314 δὲ G1161 τούτοις G5125 καὶ G2532 Ιουδαῖον G2453 ἔσεσθαι G2071 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 τόπον G5117 οἰκητὸν ἐπελεύσεσθαι G1904 καταγγέλλοντα G2605 τὸ G3588 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 κράτος. G2904 [18] Οὐδαμῶς G3760 δὲ G1161 ληγόντων τῶν G3588 πόνων, G4192 ἐπεληλύθει G1904 γὰρ G1063 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 δικαία G1342 ἡ G3588 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 κρίσις, G2920 τὰ G3588 κατ’ G2596 αὐτὸν G846 ἀπελπίσας G560 ἔγραψεν G1125 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 Ιουδαίους G2453 τὴν G3588 ὑπογεγραμμένην ἐπιστολὴν G1992 ἱκετηρίας G2428 τάξιν G5010 ἔχουσαν, G2192 περιέχουσαν G4023 δὲ G1161 οὕτως G3779 [19] Τοῖς G3588 χρηστοῖς G5543 Ιουδαίοις G2453 τοῖς G3588 πολίταις G4177 πολλὰ G4183 χαίρειν G5463 καὶ G2532 ὑγιαίνειν G5198 καὶ G2532 εὖ G2095 πράττειν G4238 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 στρατηγὸς G4755 Ἀντίοχος. [20] Εἰ G1487 ἔρρωσθε G4517 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 τέκνα G5043 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἴδια G2398 κατὰ G2596 γνώμην G1106 ἐστὶν G2076 ὑμῖν· G5213 εἰς G1519 οὐρανὸν G3772 τὴν G3588 ἐλπίδα G1680 ἔχων G2192 [21] ὑμῶν G5216 τὴν G3588 τιμὴν G5092 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 εὔνοιαν G2133 ἐμνημόνευον G3421 φιλοστόργως. Ἐπανάγων G1877 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 Περσίδα G4069 τόπων G5117 καὶ G2532 περιπεσὼν G4045 ἀσθενείᾳ G769 δυσχέρειαν ἐχούσῃ G2192 ἀναγκαῖον G316 ἡγησάμην G2233 φροντίσαι G5431 τῆς G3588 κοινῆς G2839 πάντων G3956 ἀσφαλείας. G803 [22] Οὐκ G3756 ἀπογινώσκων τὰ G3588 κατ’ G2596 ἐμαυτόν, G1683 ἀλλὰ G235 ἔχων G2192 πολλὴν G4183 ἐλπίδα G1680 ἐκφεύξεσθαι G1628 τὴν G3588 ἀσθένειαν, G769 [23] θεωρῶν G2334 δὲ G1161 ὅτι G3754 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 πατήρ, G3962 καθ’ G2596 οὓς G3739 καιροὺς G2540 εἰς G1519 τοὺς G3588 ἄνω G507 τόπους G5117 ἐστρατοπέδευσεν, ἀνέδειξεν G322 τὸν G3588 διαδεξάμενον, G1237 [24] ὅπως, G3704 ἐάν G1437 τι G5100 παράδοξον G3861 ἀποβαίνῃ G576 ἢ G2228 καὶ G2532 προσαγγελθῇ τι G5100 δυσχερές, εἰδότες G1492 οἱ G3588 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 χώραν G5561 ᾧ G3739 καταλέλειπται G2641 τὰ G3588 πράγματα G4229 μὴ G3361 ἐπιταράσσωνται· [25] πρὸς G4314 δὲ G1161 τούτοις G5125 κατανοῶν G2657 τοὺς G3588 παρακειμένους G3873 δυνάστας G1413 καὶ G2532 γειτνιῶντας τῇ G3588 βασιλείᾳ G932 τοῖς G3588 καιροῖς G2540 ἐπέχοντας G1907 καὶ G2532 προσδοκῶντας G4328 τὸ G3588 ἀποβησόμενον, G576 ἀναδέδειχα G322 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 Ἀντίοχον βασιλέα, G935 ὃν G3739 πολλάκις G4178 ἀνατρέχων εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 ἐπάνω G1883 σατραπείας τοῖς G3588 πλείστοις G4118 ὑμῶν G5216 παρεκατετιθέμην καὶ G2532 συνίστων· G4921 γέγραφα G1125 δὲ G1161 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 τὰ G3588 ὑπογεγραμμένα. [26] Παρακαλῶ G3870 οὖν G3767 ὑμᾶς G5209 καὶ G2532 ἀξιῶ G515 μεμνημένους τῶν G3588 εὐεργεσιῶν G2108 κοινῇ G2839 καὶ G2532 κατ’ G2596 ἰδίαν G2398 ἕκαστον G1538 συντηρεῖν G4933 τὴν G3588 οὖσαν G5607 εὔνοιαν G2133 εἰς G1519 ἐμὲ G1691 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 υἱόν· G5207 [27] πέπεισμαι G3982 γὰρ G1063 αὐτὸν G846 ἐπιεικῶς καὶ G2532 φιλανθρώπως G5364 παρακολουθοῦντα G3877 τῇ G3588 ἐμῇ G1699 προαιρέσει συμπεριενεχθήσεσθαι ὑμῖν. G5213 [28] Ὁ G3588 μὲν G3303 οὖν G3767 ἀνδροφόνος G409 καὶ G2532 βλάσφημος G989 τὰ G3588 χείριστα G5501 παθών, G3958 ὡς G5613 ἑτέρους G2087 διέθηκεν, G1303 ἐπὶ G1909 ξένης G3581 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ὄρεσιν G3735 οἰκτίστῳ μόρῳ κατέστρεψεν G2690 τὸν G3588 βίον. G979 [29] Παρεκομίζετο δὲ G1161 τὸ G3588 σῶμα G4983 Φίλιππος G5376 ὁ G3588 σύντροφος G4939 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὃς G3739 καὶ G2532 διευλαβηθεὶς τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 Ἀντιόχου πρὸς G4314 Πτολεμαῖον τὸν G3588 Φιλομήτορα εἰς G1519 Αἴγυπτον G125 διεκομίσθη.
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