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[1] When he, too, had undergone blessed martyrdom, and died in the cauldron into which he had been thrown, the seventh, the youngest of all, came forward, [2] whom the tyrant pitying, though he had been dreadfully reproached by his kindred, [3] seeing him already encompassed with chains, had him brought nearer, and endeavored to counsel him, saying, [4] “You see the end of the madness of your kindred, for they have died in torture through disobedience. You, if disobedient, having been miserably tormented, will yourself perish prematurely. [5] But if you obey, you will be my friend, and have a charge over the affairs of the kingdom.” [6] Having thus exhorted him, he sent for the boy’s mother, that, by showing compassion to her for the loss of so many sons, he might incline her, through the hope of safety, to make the survivor obedient. [7] He, after his mother had urged him on in the Hebrew tongue, (as we will soon relate) said, [8] “Release me that I may speak to the king and all his friends.” [9] They, rejoicing exceedingly at the promise of the youth, quickly let him go. [10] He, running up to the pans, said, [11] “Impious tyrant, and most blasphemous man, were you not ashamed, having received prosperity and a kingdom from God, to kill His servants, and to rack the doers of godliness? [12] Therefore the divine vengeance is reserving you for eternal fire and torments, which will cling to you for all time. [13] Weren’t you ashamed, man as you are, yet most savage, to cut out the tongues of men of like feeling and origin, and having thus abused to torture them? [14] But they, bravely dying, fulfilled their religion toward God. [15] But you will groan as you deserve for having slain without cause the champions of virtue. [16] Therefore,” he continued, “I myself, being about to die, [17] will not forsake my kindred. [18] I call upon the God of my fathers to be merciful to my race. [19] But you, both living and dead, he will punish.” [20] Thus having prayed, he hurled himself into the pans; and so expired.
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[1] Ὡς G5613 (ADV) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὗτος G3778 (D-NSM) μακαρίως (ADV) ἀπέθανεν G599 (V-2AAI-3S) καταβληθεὶς G2598 (V-APP-NSM) εἰς G1519 (PREP) λέβητα, (N-ASM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ἕβδομος G1442 (A-NSM) παρεγίνετο G3854 (V-IEI-3S) πάντων G3956 (A-GPM) νεώτερος. G3501 (A-NSM-C) [2] Ὃν G3739 (R-ASM) κατοικτίρας (V-AAP-NSM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) τύραννος, (N-NSM) καίπερ G2539 (CONJ) δεινῶς G1171 (ADV) ὑπὸ G5259 (PREP) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ἀδελφῶν G80 (N-GPM) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) κακισθείς, (V-APP-NSM) ὁρῶν G3708 (V-PAP-NSM) ἤδη G2235 (ADV) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) δεσμὰ G1199 (N-APN) περικείμενα G4029 (V-PNP-APN) πλησιέστερον G4139 (ADV) αὐτὸν G846 (P-ASM) μετεπέμψατο (V-AMI-3S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) παρηγορεῖν (V-PAN) ἐπειρᾶτο (V-IEI-3S) λέγων G3004 (V-PAP-NSM) [3] Τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) μὲν G3303 (PRT) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ἀδελφῶν G80 (N-GPM) σου G4675 (P-2GS) ἀπονοίας (N-GSF) τὸ G3588 (T-ASN) τέλος G5056 (N-ASN) ὁρᾷς· (V-PAI-2S) διὰ G1223 (PREP) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἀπείθειαν G543 (N-ASF) στρεβλωθέντες G4761 (V-APP-NPM) τεθνᾶσιν. (V-RAI-3P) [4] Σὺ G4771 (P-2NS) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) εἰ G1487 (COND) μὲν G3303 (PRT) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) πεισθείης, G3982 (V-APO-2S) τάλας (A-NSM) βασανισθεὶς G928 (V-APP-NSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) αὐτὸς G846 (P-NSM) τεθνήξῃ (V-FMI-2S) πρὸ G4253 (PREP) ὥρας, G5610 (N-GSF) [5] πεισθεὶς G3982 (V-APP-NSM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) φίλος G5384 (A-NSM) ἔσῃ G2071 (V-FDI-2S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τῶν G3588 (T-GPN) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) βασιλείας G932 (N-GSF) ἀφηγήσῃ (V-FMI-2S) πραγμάτων. G4229 (N-GPN) [6] Καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ταῦτα G5023 (D-APN) παρακαλῶν G3870 (V-PAP-NSM) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) μητέρα G3384 (N-ASF) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) παιδὸς G3816 (N-GSM) μετεπέμψατο, (V-AMI-3S) ὅπως G3704 (ADV) αὐτὴν G846 (P-ASF) ἐλεήσας G1653 (V-AAP-NSM) τοσούτων G5118 (D-GPM) υἱῶν G5207 (N-GPM) στερηθεῖσαν G4732 (V-APP-ASF) παρορμήσειεν (V-AAO-3S) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) σωτήριον G4992 (A-ASF) εὐπείθειαν (N-ASF) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) περιλειπόμενον. (V-PEP-ASM) [7] Ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) μητρὸς G3384 (N-GSF) τῇ G3588 (T-DSF) Εβραίδι G1446 (N-DSF) φωνῇ G5456 (N-DSF) προτρεψαμένης (V-AMP-GSF) αὐτόν, G846 (P-ASM) ὡς G5613 (ADV) ἐροῦμεν G2046 (V-FAI-1P) μετὰ G3326 (PREP) μικρὸν (A-ASM) ὕστερον, G5305 (ADV) [8] Λύσατέ G3089 (V-AAM-2P) μέ G3165 (P-1AS) φησιν, G5346 (V-PAI-3S) εἴπω (V-2AAS-1S) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) βασιλεῖ G935 (N-DSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τοῖς G3588 (T-DPM) σὺν G4862 (PREP) αὐτῷ G846 (P-DSM) φίλοις G5384 (A-DPM) πᾶσιν. G3956 (A-DPM) [9] Καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐπιχαρέντες (V-APP-NPM) μάλιστα G3122 (ADV-S) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τῇ G3588 (T-DSF) ἐπαγγελίᾳ G1860 (N-DSF) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) παιδὸς G3816 (N-GSM) ταχέως G5030 (ADV) ἔλυσαν G3089 (V-AAI-3P) αὐτόν. G846 (P-ASM) [10] Καὶ G2532 (CONJ) δραμὼν G5143 (V-2AAP-NSM) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) πλησίον G4139 (ADV) τῶν G3588 (T-GPN) τηγάνων (N-GPN) [11] Ἀνόσιέ, G462 (A-VSM) φησιν, G5346 (V-PAI-3S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πάντων G3956 (A-GPM) πονηρῶν G4190 (A-GPM) ἀσεβέστατε G765 (A-VSM-S) τύραννε, (N-VSM) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ᾐδέσθης (V-API-2S) παρὰ G3844 (PREP) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) θεοῦ G2316 (N-GSM) λαβὼν G2983 (V-2AAP-NSM) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) ἀγαθὰ G18 (A-APN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) βασιλείαν G932 (N-ASF) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) θεράποντας G2324 (N-APM) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) κατακτεῖναι (V-AAN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) εὐσεβείας G2150 (N-GSF) ἀσκητὰς (N-APM) στρεβλῶσαι; G4761 (V-AAN) [12] Ἀνθ’ G473 (PREP) ὧν G3739 (R-GPM) ταμιεύσεταί (V-FMI-3S) σε G4571 (P-2AS) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) δίκη G1349 (N-NSF) πυκνοτέρῳ G4437 (A-DSN-C) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) αἰωνίῳ G166 (A-DSN) πυρὶ G4442 (N-DSN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) βασάνοις, G931 (N-DPF) αἳ G3739 (R-NPF) εἰς G1519 (PREP) ὅλον G3650 (A-ASM) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) αἰῶνα G165 (N-ASM) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἀνήσουσίν G447 (V-FAI-3P) σε. G4571 (P-2AS) [13] Οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ᾐδέσθης (V-API-2S) ἄνθρωπος G444 (N-NSM) ὤν, G5607 (V-PAP-NSM) θηριωδέστατε, (A-VSM-S) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) ὁμοιοπαθεῖς G3663 (A-APM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐκ G1537 (PREP) τῶν G3588 (T-GPN) αὐτῶν G846 (P-GPM) γεγονότας G1096 (V-2RAP-APM) στοιχείων G4747 (N-GPN) γλωττοτομῆσαι (V-AAN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τοῦτον G5126 (D-ASM) καταικίσας (V-AAP-NSM) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) τρόπον G5158 (N-ASM) βασανίσαι. G928 (V-AAN) [14] Ἀλλ’ G235 (CONJ) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) μὲν G3303 (PRT) εὐγενῶς (ADV) ἀποθανόντες G599 (V-2AAP-NPM) ἐπλήρωσαν G4137 (V-AAI-3P) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) εἰς G1519 (PREP) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) θεὸν G2316 (N-ASM) εὐσέβειαν, G2150 (N-ASF) σὺ G4771 (P-2NS) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) κακῶς G2560 (ADV) οἰμώξεις (V-FAI-2S) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ἀρετῆς G703 (N-GSF) ἀγωνιστὰς (N-APM) ἀναιτίως (ADV) ἀποκτεῖνας. G615 (V-AAP-NSM) [15] Ὅθεν G3606 (ADV) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) αὐτὸς G846 (P-NSM) ἀποθνῄσκειν G599 (V-PAN) μέλλων G3195 (V-PAP-NSM) ἔφη G5346 (V-IAI-3S) [16] Οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἀπαυτομολῶ (V-PAI-1S) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ἀδελφῶν G80 (N-GPM) μου G3450 (P-1GS) ἀριστείας· (N-GSF) [17] ἐπικαλοῦμαι (V-PEI-1S) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) πατρῷον G3971 (A-ASM) θεὸν G2316 (N-ASM) ὅπως G3704 (ADV) ἵλεως G2436 (A-NSM-ATT) γένηται G1096 (V-2ADS-3S) τῷ G3588 (T-DSN) ἔθνει G1484 (N-DSN) ἡμῶν. G2257 (P-1GP) [18] Σὲ G4571 (P-2AS) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) νῦν G3568 (ADV) βίῳ G979 (N-DSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) θανόντα (V-2AAP-ASM) τιμωρήσεται. G5097 (V-FMI-3S) [19] Καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ταῦτα G5023 (D-APN) κατευξάμενος (V-AMP-NSM) ἑαυτὸν G1438 (F-3ASM) ἔρριψε G4496 (V-AAI-3S) κατὰ G2596 (PREP) τῶν G3588 (T-GPN) τηγάνων, (N-GPN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὕτως G3779 (ADV) ἀπέδωκεν. G591 (V-AAI-3S)