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[1] Now this one endured this praiseworthy death. The third was brought along, and exhorted by many to taste and save his life. [2] But he cried out and said, “Don’t you know that the father of those who are dead is my father also, and that the same mother bore me, and that I was brought up in the same way? [3] I don’t renounce the noble relationship of my kindred. [4] Now then, whatever instrument of vengeance you have, apply it to my body, for you aren’t able to touch my soul, even if you want to.” [5] But they, highly incensed at his boldness of speech, dislocated his hands and feet with racking engines, and wrenching them from their sockets, dismembered him. [6] They dragged around his fingers, his arms, his legs, and his ankles. [7] Not being able by any means to strangle him, they tore off his skin, together with the extreme tips of his fingers, and then dragged him to the wheel, [8] around which his vertebral joints were loosened, and he saw his own flesh torn to shreds, and streams of blood flowing from his entrails. [9] When about to die, he said, [10] “We, O accursed tyrant, suffer this for the sake of Divine education and virtue. [11] But you, for your impiety and blood shedding, will endure unceasing torments.” [12] Thus having died worthily of his kindred, they dragged forward the fourth, saying, [13] “Don’t share the madness of your kindred, but respect the king and save yourself.” [14] But he said to them, “You don’t have a fire so scorching as to make me play the coward. [15] By the blessed death of my kindred, and the eternal punishment of the tyrant, and the glorious life of the pious, I will not repudiate the noble brotherhood. [16] Invent, O tyrant, tortures, that you may learn, even through them, that I am the brother of those tormented before.” [17] When he had said this, the blood-thirsty, murderous, and unholy Antiochus ordered his tongue to be cut out. [18] But he said, “Even if you take away the organ of speech, God still hears the silent. [19] Behold, my tongue is extended, cut it off; for in spite of that you won’t silence our reasoning. [20] We gladly lose our limbs on behalf of God. [21] But God will speedily find you, since you cut off the tongue, the instrument of divine melody.”
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[1] Καὶ G2532 τούτου G5127 τὸν G3588 ἀοίδιμον θάνατον G2288 καρτερήσαντος G2594 ὁ G3588 τρίτος G5154 ἤγετο G71 παρακαλούμενος G3870 πολλὰ G4183 ὑπὸ G5259 πολλῶν G4183 ὅπως G3704 ἀπογευσάμενος σῴζοιτο. G4982 [2] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἀναβοήσας G310 ἔφη G5346 Ἀγνοεῖτε G50 ὅτι G3754 αὑτός G846 με G3165 τοῖς G3588 ἀποθανοῦσιν G599 ἔσπειρεν G4687 πατήρ, G3962 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 αὐτὴ G846 μήτηρ G3384 ἐγέννησεν, G1080 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῖς G3588 αὐτοῖς G846 ἀνετράφην G397 δόγμασιν; G1378 [3] Οὐκ G3756 ἐξόμνυμαι τὴν G3588 εὐγενῆ G2104 τῆς G3588 ἀδελφότητος G81 συγγένειαν. G4772 …[5] Οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 πικρῶς G4090 ἐνέγκαντες G5342 τὴν G3588 παρρησίαν G3954 τοῦ G3588 ἀνδρὸς G435 ἀρθρεμβόλοις ὀργάνοις τὰς G3588 χεῖρας G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 πόδας G4228 ἐξήρθρουν καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 ἁρμῶν G719 ἀναμοχλεύοντες ἐξεμέλιζον, [6] τοὺς G3588 δακτύλους G1147 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 βραχίονας G1023 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 σκέλη G4628 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἀγκῶνας περιέκλων. [7] Καὶ G2532 κατὰ G2596 μηδένα G3367 τρόπον G5158 ἰσχύοντες G2480 αὐτὸν G846 ἄγξαι περιλύσαντες τὰ G3588 ὄργανα σὺν G4862 ἄκραις ταῖς G3588 τῶν G3588 δακτύλων G1147 κορυφαῖς ἀπεσκύθιζον. [8] Καὶ G2532 εὐθέως G2112 ἦγον G71 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 τροχόν, G5164 περὶ G4012 ὃν G3739 ἐκ G1537 σπονδύλων ἐκμελιζόμενος ἑώρα τὰς G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 σάρκας G4561 περιλακιζομένας καὶ G2532 κατὰ G2596 σπλάγχνων G4698 σταγόνας αἵματος G129 ἀπορρεούσας. [9] Μέλλων G3195 δὲ G1161 ἀποθνῄσκειν G599 ἔφη G5346 [10] Ἡμεῖς G2249 μέν, G3303 ὦ G5599 μιαρώτατε τύραννε, διὰ G1223 παιδείαν G3809 καὶ G2532 ἀρετὴν G703 θεοῦ G2316 ταῦτα G5023 πάσχομεν· G3958 [11] σὺ G4771 δὲ G1161 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 ἀσέβειαν G763 καὶ G2532 μιαιφονίαν ἀκαταλύτους G179 καρτερήσεις G2594 βασάνους. G931 [12] Καὶ G2532 τούτου G5127 θανόντος G2348 ἀδελφοπρεπῶς τὸν G3588 τέταρτον G5067 ἐπεσπῶντο G1986 λέγοντες G3004 [13] Μὴ G3361 μανῇς G3105 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 τοῖς G3588 ἀδελφοῖς G80 σου G4675 τὴν G3588 αὐτὴν G846 μανίαν, G3130 ἀλλὰ G235 πεισθεὶς G3982 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 σῷζε G4982 σεαυτόν. G4572 [14] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 αὐτοῖς G846 ἔφη G5346 Οὐχ G3756 οὕτως G3779 καυστικώτερον ἔχετε G2192 κατ’ G2596 ἐμοῦ G1699 τὸ G3588 πῦρ G4442 ὥστε G5620 με G3165 δειλανδρῆσαι. [15] Μὰ τὸν G3588 μακάριον G3107 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 μου G3450 θάνατον G2288 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 αἰώνιον G166 τοῦ G3588 τυράννου ὄλεθρον G3639 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἀίδιον G126 τῶν G3588 εὐσεβῶν G2152 βίον, G979 οὐκ G3756 ἀρνήσομαι G720 τὴν G3588 εὐγενῆ G2104 ἀδελφότητα. G81 [16] Ἐπινόει, τύραννε, βασάνους, G931 ἵνα G2443 καὶ G2532 δι’ G1223 αὐτῶν G846 μάθῃς G3129 ὅτι G3754 ἀδελφός G80 εἰμι G1510 τῶν G3588 προβασανισθέντων. [17] Ταῦτα G5023 ἀκούσας G191 ὁ G3588 αἱμοβόρος καὶ G2532 φονώδης καὶ G2532 παμμιαρώτατος Ἀντίοχος ἐκέλευσεν G2753 τὴν G3588 γλῶτταν G1100 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐκτεμεῖν. [18] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἔφη G5346 Κἂν G2579 ἀφέλῃς G851 τὸ G3588 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς G5456 ὄργανον, καὶ G2532 σιωπώντων G4623 ἀκούει G191 ὁ G3588 θεός· G2316 [19] ἰδοὺ G2400 προκεχάλασται ἡ G3588 γλῶσσα, G1100 τέμνε, οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 παρὰ G3844 τοῦτο G5124 τὸν G3588 λογισμὸν G3053 ἡμῶν G2257 γλωττοτομήσεις. [20] Ἡδέως G2234 ὑπὲρ G5228 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 τὰ G3588 τοῦ G3588 σώματος G4983 μέλη G3196 ἀκρωτηριαζόμεθα. [21] Σὲ G4571 δὲ G1161 ταχέως G5030 μετελεύσεται ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 τὴν G3588 γὰρ G1063 τῶν G3588 θείων G2304 ὕμνων G5215 μελῳδὸν γλῶτταν G1100 ἐκτέμνεις.
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