1 Macabeus 16

1Então João subiu de Gazara e contou a Simão, seu pai, o que Cendebeu fizera.

1Then came up John from Gazera, and told Simon his father what Cendebeus had done.

2Por isso Simão chamou seus dois filhos mais velhos, Judas e João, e lhes disse: Eu, e meus irmãos, e a casa de meu pai sempre pelejamos, desde a minha juventude até hoje, contra os inimigos de Israel; e as coisas prosperaram tão bem nas nossas mãos que muitas vezes livramos Israel.

2Wherefore Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said unto them, I, and my brethren, and my father’s house, have ever from my youth unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel; and things have prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel oftentimes.

3Mas agora estou velho, e vós, pela misericórdia de Deus, tendes idade suficiente; tomai o meu lugar e o de meu irmão, e ide pelejar pela nossa nação, e o socorro do céu esteja convosco.

3But now I am old, and ye, by God’s mercy, are of a sufficient age: be ye instead of me and my brother, and go and fight for our nation, and the help from heaven be with you.

4Assim escolheu da terra vinte mil homens de guerra com cavaleiros, os quais saíram contra Cendebeu e pernoitaram em Modin.

4So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that night at Modin.

5E, levantando-se de manhã e indo à planície, eis que um exército muito grande, de infantaria e cavalaria, veio contra eles; contudo, havia entre eles uma torrente.

5And when as they rose in the morning, and went into the plain, behold, a mighty great host both of footmen and horsemen came against them: howbeit there was a water brook betwixt them.

6Assim ele e o seu povo acamparam defronte deles; e, quando viu que o povo tinha medo de passar a torrente, passou ele mesmo primeiro, e então os homens, vendo-o, passaram atrás dele.

6So he and his people pitched over against them: and when he saw that the people were afraid to go over the water brook, he went first over himself, and then the men seeing him passed through after him.

7Feito isto, dividiu os seus homens e pôs os cavaleiros no meio da infantaria; pois os cavaleiros dos inimigos eram muitíssimos.

7That done, he divided his men, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: for the enemies’ horsemen were very many.

8Então tocaram as trombetas sagradas; com isso Cendebeu e o seu exército foram postos em fuga, de modo que muitos deles foram mortos, e os demais se refugiaram na fortaleza.

8Then sounded they with the holy trumpets: whereupon Cendebeus and his host were put to flight, so that many of them were slain, and the remnant gat them to the strong hold.

9Naquele tempo foi ferido Judas, irmão de João; mas João continuou a persegui-los até chegar a Cedrom, que Cendebeu edificara.

9At that time was Judas John’s brother wounded; but John still followed after them, until he came to Cedron, which Cendebeus had built.

10Assim fugiram até as torres nos campos de Azoto; por isso ele a queimou; de modo que foram mortos deles cerca de dois mil homens. Depois voltou em paz para a terra da Judeia.

10So they fled even unto the towers in the fields of Azotus; wherefore he burned it with fire: so that there were slain of them about two thousand men. Afterward he returned into the land of Judea in peace.

11Ora, na planície de Jericó fora posto como governador Ptolomeu, filho de Abubo, e ele tinha abundância de prata e ouro;

11Moreover in the plain of Jericho was Ptolemeus the son of Abubus made captain, and he had abundance of silver and gold:

12pois era genro do sumo sacerdote.

12For he was the high priest’s son in law.

13Por isso, ensoberbecendo-se o seu coração, pensou apoderar-se da terra, e tramou enganosamente contra Simão e seus filhos para os destruir.

13Wherefore his heart being lifted up, he thought to get the country to himself, and thereupon consulted deceitfully against Simon and his sons to destroy them.

14Ora, Simão visitava as cidades da terra e cuidava da sua boa ordem; e naquele tempo desceu ele mesmo a Jericó com seus filhos Matatias e Judas, no ano cento e setenta e sete, no décimo primeiro mês, chamado Sabat;

14Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred threescore and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Sabat:

15onde o filho de Abubo, recebendo-os enganosamente numa pequena fortaleza chamada Doque, que ele edificara, lhes deu um grande banquete; mas escondera ali homens.

15Where the son of Abubus receiving them deceitfully into a little hold, called Docus, which he had built, made them a great banquet: howbeit he had hid men there.

16Assim, quando Simão e seus filhos tinham bebido muito, Ptolomeu e os seus homens se levantaram, e tomaram as armas, e vieram sobre Simão na sala do banquete, e o mataram, e a seus dois filhos, e alguns dos seus servos.

16So when Simon and his sons had drunk largely, Ptolemee and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and came upon Simon into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and certain of his servants.

17Fazendo isto, cometeu uma grande traição e pagou o bem com o mal.

17In which doing he committed a great treachery, and recompensed evil for good.

18Então Ptolomeu escreveu estas coisas e as enviou ao rei, para que lhe mandasse um exército em seu auxílio, e ele lhe entregaria a terra e as cidades.

18Then Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king, that he should send him an host to aid him, and he would deliver him the country and cities.

19Enviou também outros a Gazara para matar João; e aos tribunos enviou cartas para que viessem a ele, para lhes dar prata, e ouro, e recompensas.

19He sent others also to Gazera to kill John: and unto the tribunes he sent letters to come unto him, that he might give them silver, and gold, and rewards.

20E enviou outros para tomar Jerusalém e o monte do templo.

20And others he sent to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple.

21Ora, alguém correra adiante a Gazara e contara a João que seu pai e seus irmãos tinham sido mortos, e disse-lhe: Ptolomeu mandou matar-te também.

21Now one had run afore to Gazera and told John that his father and brethren were slain, and, quoth he, Ptolemee hath sent to slay thee also.

22Ao ouvir isto, ficou muito espantado; então prendeu os que tinham vindo para o destruir e os matou; pois sabia que procuravam matá-lo.

22Hereof when he heard, he was sore astonished: so he laid hands on them that were come to destroy him, and slew them; for he knew that they sought to make him away.

23Quanto ao resto dos atos de João, e às suas guerras, e aos feitos dignos que realizou, e à construção dos muros que fez, e às suas obras,

23As concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and worthy deeds which he did, and the building of the walls which he made, and his doings,

24eis que estão escritos nas crônicas do seu sacerdócio, desde o tempo em que foi feito sumo sacerdote depois de seu pai.

24Behold, these are written in the chronicles of his priesthood, from the time he was made high priest after his father.