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[1] O Israelite children, descendants of the seed of Abraham, obey this law and in every way be religious, [2] knowing that religious reasoning is lord of the emotions, and those not only inward but outward. [3] Therefore those people who gave up their bodies to pains for the sake of religion were not only admired by men, but were deemed worthy of a divine portion. [4] The nation through them obtained peace, and having renewed the observance of the law in their country, drove the enemy out of the land. [5] The tyrant Antiochus was both punished on earth, and is punished now that he is dead; for when he was quite unable to compel the Israelites to adopt foreign customs, and to desert the manner of life of their fathers, [6] then, departing from Jerusalem, he made war against the Persians. [7] The righteous mother of the seven children spoke also as follows to her offspring: “I was a pure virgin, and didn’t go beyond my father’s house, but I took care of the rib from which woman was made. [8] No destroyer of the desert or ravisher of the plain injured me, nor did the destructive, deceitful snake make plunder of my chaste virginity. I remained with my husband during the time of my maturity. [9] When these, my children, arrived at maturity, their father died. He was blessed! For having sought out a life of fertility in children, he was not grieved with a period of loss of children. [10] He used to teach you, when yet with you, the law and the prophets. [11] He used to read to you about the slaying of Abel by Cain, the offering up of Isaac, and the imprisonment of Joseph. [12] He used to tell you of the zealous Phinehas, and informed you of Ananias, Azarias, and Misael in the fire. [13] He used to glorify Daniel, who was in the den of lions, and pronounce him blessed. [14] He used to remind you of the scripture of Esaias, which says, “Even if you pass through the fire, it won’t burn you.” [15] He chanted to you David, the hymn writer, who says, “Many are the afflictions of the just.” [16] He declared the proverbs of Solomon, who says, “He is a tree of life to all those who do His will.” [17] He used to confirm what Ezekiel said: “Will these dry bones live?” [18] For he didn’t forget the song which Moses taught, proclaiming, “I will kill, and I will make alive.” [19] This is our life and the length of our days. [20] O that bitter, and yet not bitter, day when the bitter tyrant of the Greeks, quenching fire with fire in his cruel caldrons, brought with boiling rage the seven sons of the daughter of Abraham to the rack, and to all his torments! [21] He pierced the balls of their eyes, and cut out their tongues, and put them to death with varied tortures. [22] Therefore divine retribution pursued and will pursue the pestilent wretch. [23] But the children of Abraham, with their victorious mother, are assembled together to the choir of their father, having received pure and immortal souls from God. [24] To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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[1] Ὦ G5599 τῶν G3588 Αβραμιαίων σπερμάτων G4690 ἀπόγονοι παῖδες G3816 Ισραηλῖται, G2475 πείθεσθε G3982 τῷ G3588 νόμῳ G3551 τούτῳ G5129 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 τρόπον G5158 εὐσεβεῖτε G2151 [2] γινώσκοντες G1097 ὅτι G3754 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ἐστιν G2076 δεσπότης G1203 ὁ G3588 εὐσεβὴς G2152 λογισμὸς G3053 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μόνον G3440 τῶν G3588 ἔνδοθεν, ἀλλὰ G235 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 ἔξωθεν G1855 πόνων. G4192 [3] Ἀνθ’ G473 ὧν G3739 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 εὐσέβειαν G2150 προέμενοι τὰ G3588 σώματα G4983 τοῖς G3588 πόνοις G4192 ἐκεῖνοι G1565 οὐ G3756 μόνον G3440 ὑπὸ G5259 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων G444 ἐθαυμάσθησαν, G2296 ἀλλὰ G235 καὶ G2532 θείας G2304 μερίδος G3310 κατηξιώθησαν. G2661 [4] Καὶ G2532 δι’ G1223 αὐτοὺς G846 εἰρήνευσεν G1514 τὸ G3588 ἔθνος, G1484 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 εὐνομίαν τὴν G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 πατρίδος G3968 ἀνανεωσάμενοι G365 ἐκπεπόρθηκαν τοὺς G3588 πολεμίους. [5] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 τύραννος Ἀντίοχος καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 γῆς G1093 τετιμώρηται G5097 καὶ G2532 ἀποθανὼν G599 κολάζεται· G2849 ὡς G5613 γὰρ G1063 οὐδὲν G3762 οὐδαμῶς G3760 ἴσχυσεν G2480 ἀναγκάσαι G315 τοὺς G3588 Ιεροσολυμίτας G2415 ἀλλοφυλῆσαι καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 πατρίων ἐθῶν G1485 ἐκδιαιτηθῆναι, τότε G5119 ἀπάρας G522 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 Ιεροσολύμων G2414 ἐστράτευσεν G4754 ἐπὶ G1909 Πέρσας. [6] Ἔλεγεν G3004 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 τῶν G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 παίδων G3816 καὶ G2532 ταῦτα G5023 τὰ G3588 δικαιώματα G1345 τοῖς G3588 τέκνοις G5043 [7] ὅτι G3754 Ἐγὼ G1473 ἐγενήθην G1096 παρθένος G3933 ἁγνὴ G53 οὐδὲ G3761 ὑπερέβην G5233 πατρικὸν G3967 οἶκον, G3624 ἐφύλασσον G5442 δὲ G1161 τὴν G3588 ᾠκοδομημένην G3618 πλευράν. G4125 [8] Οὐδὲ G3761 ἔφθειρέν G5351 με G3165 λυμεὼν ἐρημίας G2047 φθορεὺς ἐν G1722 πεδίῳ, οὐδὲ G3761 ἐλυμήνατό G3075 μου G3450 τὰ G3588 ἁγνὰ G53 τῆς G3588 παρθενίας G3932 λυμεὼν ἀπάτης G539 ὄφις. G3789 [9] Ἔμεινα G3306 δὲ G1161 χρόνον G5550 ἀκμῆς G188 σὺν G4862 ἀνδρί· G435 τούτων G5130 δὲ G1161 ἐνηλίκων γενομένων G1096 ἐτελεύτησεν G5053 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτῶν, G846 μακάριος G3107 μὲν G3303 ἐκεῖνος, G1565 τὸν G3588 γὰρ G1063 τῆς G3588 εὐτεκνίας βίον G979 ἐπιζήσας τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 ἀτεκνίας οὐκ G3756 ὠδυνήθη G3600 καιρόν. G2540 [10] Ὃς G3739 ἐδίδασκεν G1321 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἔτι G2089 ὢν G5607 σὺν G4862 ὑμῖν G5213 τὸν G3588 νόμον G3551 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 προφήτας. G4396 [11] Τὸν G3588 ἀναιρεθέντα G337 Αβελ G6 ὑπὸ G5259 Καιν G2535 ἀνεγίνωσκέν G314 τε G5037 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ὁλοκαρπούμενον Ισαακ G2464 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἐν G1722 φυλακῇ G5438 Ιωσηφ. G2501 [12] Ἔλεγεν G3004 δὲ G1161 ὑμῖν G5213 τὸν G3588 ζηλωτὴν G2207 Φινεες, ἐδίδασκέν G1321 τε G5037 ὑμᾶς G5209 τοὺς G3588 ἐν G1722 πυρὶ G4442 Ανανιαν G367 καὶ G2532 Αζαριαν καὶ G2532 Μισαηλ. [13] Ἐδόξαζεν G1392 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἐν G1722 λάκκῳ λεόντων G3023 Δανιηλ, G1158 ὃν G3739 ἐμακάριζεν. G3106 [14] Ὑπεμίμνῃσκεν G5279 δὲ G1161 ὑμᾶς G5209 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 Ησαιου G2268 γραφὴν G1124 τὴν G3588 λέγουσαν G3004 Κἂν G2579 διὰ G1223 πυρὸς G4442 διέλθῃς, G1330 φλὸξ G5395 οὐ G3756 κατακαύσει G2618 σε. G4571 [15] Τὸν G3588 ὑμνογράφον ἐμελῴδει ὑμῖν G5213 Δαυιδ G1138 λέγοντα G3004 Πολλαὶ G4183 αἱ G3588 θλίψεις G2347 τῶν G3588 δικαίων. G1342 [16] Τὸν G3588 Σαλωμῶντα ἐπαροιμίαζεν ὑμῖν G5213 λέγοντα G3004 Ξύλον G3586 ζωῆς G2222 ἐστιν G2076 τοῖς G3588 ποιοῦσιν G4160 αὐτοῦ G846 τὸ G3588 θέλημα. G2307 [17] Τὸν G3588 Ιεζεκιηλ ἐπιστοποίει τὸν G3588 λέγοντα G3004 Εἰ G1487 ζήσεται G2198 τὰ G3588 ὀστᾶ G3747 τὰ G3588 ξηρὰ G3584 ταῦτα; G5023 [18] ᾨδὴν G5603 μὲν G3303 γάρ, G1063 ἣν G3739 ἐδίδαξεν G1321 Μωϋσῆς, G3475 οὐκ G3756 ἐπελάθετο G1950 διδάσκων G1321 τὴν G3588 λέγουσαν G3004 [19] Ἐγὼ G1473 ἀποκτενῶ G615 καὶ G2532 ζῆν G2198 ποιήσω· G4160 αὕτη G3778 ἡ G3588 ζωὴ G2222 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μακρότης τῶν G3588 ἡμερῶν. G2250 [20] Ὦ G5599 πικρᾶς G4089 τῆς G3588 τότε G5119 ἡμέρας G2250 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 πικρᾶς, G4089 ὅτε G3753 ὁ G3588 πικρὸς G4089 Ἑλλήνων G1672 τύραννος πῦρ G4442 πυρὶ G4442 σβέσας G4570 λέβησιν ὠμοῖς καὶ G2532 ζέουσι G2204 θυμοῖς G2372 ἀγαγὼν G71 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 καταπέλτην καὶ G2532 πάλιν G3825 τὰς G3588 βασάνους G931 αὐτοῦ G846 τοὺς G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 παῖδας G3816 τῆς G3588 Αβρααμίτιδος [21] τὰς G3588 τῶν G3588 ὀμμάτων G3659 κόρας ἐπήρωσεν καὶ G2532 γλώσσας G1100 ἐξέτεμεν καὶ G2532 βασάνοις G931 ποικίλαις G4164 ἀπέκτεινεν. G615 [22] Ὑπὲρ G5228 ὧν G3739 ἡ G3588 θεία G2304 δίκη G1349 μετῆλθεν καὶ G2532 μετελεύσεται τὸν G3588 ἀλάστορα τύραννον. [23] Οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 Αβραμιαῖοι παῖδες G3816 σὺν G4862 τῇ G3588 ἀθλοφόρῳ μητρὶ G3384 εἰς G1519 πατέρων G3962 χορὸν G5525 συναγελάζονται ψυχὰς G5590 ἁγνὰς G53 καὶ G2532 ἀθανάτους ἀπειληφότες G618 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [24] ᾯ G3739 ἡ G3588 δόξα G1391 εἰς G1519 τοὺς G3588 αἰῶνας G165 τῶν G3588 αἰώνων· G165 αμην. G281
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