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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 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 οὗτος G3778 μακαρίως ἀπέθανεν G599 καταβληθεὶς G2598 εἰς G1519 λέβητα, ὁ G3588 ἕβδομος G1442 παρεγίνετο G3854 πάντων G3956 νεώτερος. G3501 [2] Ὃν G3739 κατοικτίρας ὁ G3588 τύραννος, καίπερ G2539 δεινῶς G1171 ὑπὸ G5259 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 κακισθείς, ὁρῶν G3708 ἤδη G2235 τὰ G3588 δεσμὰ G1199 περικείμενα G4029 πλησιέστερον G4139 αὐτὸν G846 μετεπέμψατο G3343 καὶ G2532 παρηγορεῖν ἐπειρᾶτο G3987 λέγων G3004 [3] Τῆς G3588 μὲν G3303 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 σου G4675 ἀπονοίας τὸ G3588 τέλος G5056 ὁρᾷς· διὰ G1223 γὰρ G1063 ἀπείθειαν G543 στρεβλωθέντες G4761 τεθνᾶσιν. G2348 [4] Σὺ G4771 δὲ G1161 εἰ G1487 μὲν G3303 μὴ G3361 πεισθείης, G3982 τάλας βασανισθεὶς G928 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 τεθνήξῃ G2348 πρὸ G4253 ὥρας, G5610 [5] πεισθεὶς G3982 δὲ G1161 φίλος G5384 ἔσῃ G2071 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 ἀφηγήσῃ πραγμάτων. G4229 [6] Καὶ G2532 ταῦτα G5023 παρακαλῶν G3870 τὴν G3588 μητέρα G3384 τοῦ G3588 παιδὸς G3816 μετεπέμψατο, G3343 ὅπως G3704 αὐτὴν G846 ἐλεήσας G1653 τοσούτων G5118 υἱῶν G5207 στερηθεῖσαν G4732 παρορμήσειεν ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 σωτήριον G4992 εὐπείθειαν τὸν G3588 περιλειπόμενον. G4035 [7] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 τῆς G3588 μητρὸς G3384 τῇ G3588 Εβραίδι G1446 φωνῇ G5456 προτρεψαμένης G4389 αὐτόν, G846 ὡς G5613 ἐροῦμεν G2046 μετὰ G3326 μικρὸν ὕστερον, G5305 [8] Λύσατέ G3089 μέ G3165 φησιν, G5346 εἴπω G2036 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 σὺν G4862 αὐτῷ G846 φίλοις G5384 πᾶσιν. G3956 [9] Καὶ G2532 ἐπιχαρέντες μάλιστα G3122 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἐπαγγελίᾳ G1860 τοῦ G3588 παιδὸς G3816 ταχέως G5030 ἔλυσαν G3089 αὐτόν. G846 [10] Καὶ G2532 δραμὼν G5143 ἐπὶ G1909 πλησίον G4139 τῶν G3588 τηγάνων [11] Ἀνόσιέ, G462 φησιν, G5346 καὶ G2532 πάντων G3956 πονηρῶν G4190 ἀσεβέστατε G765 τύραννε, οὐκ G3756 ᾐδέσθης παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 λαβὼν G2983 τὰ G3588 ἀγαθὰ G18 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 βασιλείαν G932 τοὺς G3588 θεράποντας G2324 αὐτοῦ G846 κατακτεῖναι καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 ἀσκητὰς στρεβλῶσαι; G4761 [12] Ἀνθ’ G473 ὧν G3739 ταμιεύσεταί σε G4571 ἡ G3588 δίκη G1349 πυκνοτέρῳ G4437 καὶ G2532 αἰωνίῳ G166 πυρὶ G4442 καὶ G2532 βασάνοις, G931 αἳ G3739 εἰς G1519 ὅλον G3650 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 οὐκ G3756 ἀνήσουσίν G447 σε. G4571 [13] Οὐκ G3756 ᾐδέσθης ἄνθρωπος G444 ὤν, G5607 θηριωδέστατε, τοὺς G3588 ὁμοιοπαθεῖς G3663 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 αὐτῶν G846 γεγονότας G1096 στοιχείων G4747 γλωττοτομῆσαι καὶ G2532 τοῦτον G5126 καταικίσας τὸν G3588 τρόπον G5158 βασανίσαι. G928 [14] Ἀλλ’ G235 οἱ G3588 μὲν G3303 εὐγενῶς ἀποθανόντες G599 ἐπλήρωσαν G4137 τὴν G3588 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 εὐσέβειαν, G2150 σὺ G4771 δὲ G1161 κακῶς G2560 οἰμώξεις τοὺς G3588 τῆς G3588 ἀρετῆς G703 ἀγωνιστὰς ἀναιτίως ἀποκτείνας.‡ G615 [15] Ὅθεν G3606 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 ἀποθνῄσκειν G599 μέλλων G3195 ἔφη G5346 [16] Οὐκ G3756 ἀπαυτομολῶ τῆς G3588 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 μου G3450 ἀριστείας· [17] ἐπικαλοῦμαι G1941 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 πατρῷον G3971 θεὸν G2316 ὅπως G3704 ἵλεως G2436 γένηται G1096 τῷ G3588 ἔθνει G1484 ἡμῶν. G2257 [18] Σὲ G4571 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 νῦν G3568 βίῳ G979 καὶ G2532 θανόντα G2348 τιμωρήσεται. G5097 [19] Καὶ G2532 ταῦτα G5023 κατευξάμενος ἑαυτὸν G1438 ἔρριψε G4496 κατὰ G2596 τῶν G3588 τηγάνων, καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 ἀπέδωκεν. G591
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Footnotes

  1. ‡ 12:14 Corrected from ἀποκτεῖνας, as seen in RH. The ας of an aorist active participle is long, so the next-to-last syllable takes the acute rather than the circumflex. This edition prints ἀποκτείνας at , as the New Testament does at and .