I Macabeus, 2
1. en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV anesth mattaqiaV uioV iwannou tou sumewn iereuV twn uiwn iwarib apo ierousalhm kai ekaqisen en mwdein
2. kai autw uioi pente iwannhV o epikaloumenoV gaddi
3. simwn o kaloumenoV qassi
4. ioudaV o kaloumenoV makkabaioV
5. eleazar o kaloumenoV auaran iwnaqhV o kaloumenoV apfouV
6. kai eiden taV blasfhmiaV taV ginomenaV en iouda kai en ierousalhm
7. kai eipen oimmoi ina ti touto egennhqhn idein to suntrimma tou laou mou kai to suntrimma thV agiaV polewV kai kaqisai ekei en tw doqhnai authn en ceiri ecqrwn to agiasma en ceiri allotriwn
8. egeneto o naoV authV wV anhr adoxoV
9. ta skeuh thV doxhV authV aicmalwta aphcqh apektanqh ta nhpia authV en taiV plateiaiV authV oi neaniskoi authV en romfaia ecqrou
10. poion eqnoV ouk eklhronomhsen basileia kai ouk ekrathsen twn skulwn authV
11. paV o kosmoV authV afhreqh anti eleuqeraV egeneto eiV doulhn
12. kai idou ta agia hmwn kai h kallonh hmwn kai h doxa hmwn hrhmwqh kai ebebhlwsan auta ta eqnh
13. ina ti hmin eti zwh
14. kai dierrhxen mattaqiaV kai oi uioi autou ta imatia autwn kai periebalonto sakkouV kai epenqhsan sfodra
15. kai hlqon oi para tou basilewV oi katanagkazonteV thn apostasian eiV mwdein thn polin ina qusiaswsin
16. kai polloi apo israhl proV autouV proshlqon kai mattaqiaV kai oi uioi autou sunhcqhsan
17. kai apekriqhsan oi para tou basilewV kai eipon tw mattaqia legonteV arcwn kai endoxoV kai megaV ei en th polei tauth kai esthrismenoV uioiV kai adelfoiV
18. nun proselqe prwtoV kai poihson to prostagma tou basilewV wV epoihsan panta ta eqnh kai oi andreV iouda kai oi kataleifqenteV en ierousalhm kai esh su kai oi uioi sou twn filwn tou basilewV kai su kai oi uioi sou doxasqhsesqe arguriw kai crusiw kai apostolaiV pollaiV
19. kai apekriqh mattaqiaV kai eipen fwnh megalh ei panta ta eqnh ta en oikw thV basileiaV tou basilewV akouousin autou aposthnai ekastoV apo latreiaV paterwn autou kai hretisanto en taiV entolaiV autou
20. kagw kai oi uioi mou kai oi adelfoi mou poreusomeqa en diaqhkh paterwn hmwn
21. ilewV hmin katalipein nomon kai dikaiwmata
22. twn logwn tou basilewV ouk akousomeqa parelqein thn latreian hmwn dexian h aristeran
23. kai wV epausato lalwn touV logouV toutouV proshlqen anhr ioudaioV en ofqalmoiV pantwn qusiasai epi tou bwmou en mwdein kata to prostagma tou basilewV
24. kai eiden mattaqiaV kai ezhlwsen kai etromhsan oi nefroi autou kai anhnegken qumon kata to krima kai dramwn esfaxen auton epi ton bwmon
25. kai ton andra tou basilewV ton anagkazonta quein apekteinen en tw kairw ekeinw kai ton bwmon kaqeilen
26. kai ezhlwsen tw nomw kaqwV epoihsen fineeV tw zambri uiw salwm
27. kai anekraxen mattaqiaV en th polei fwnh megalh legwn paV o zhlwn tw nomw kai istwn diaqhkhn exelqetw opisw mou
28. kai efugen autoV kai oi uioi autou eiV ta orh kai egkatelipon osa eicon en th polei
29. tote katebhsan polloi zhtounteV dikaiosunhn kai krima eiV thn erhmon kaqisai ekei
30. autoi kai oi uioi autwn kai ai gunaikeV autwn kai ta kthnh autwn oti esklhrunqh ep' autouV ta kaka
31. kai anhggelh toiV andrasin tou basilewV kai taiV dunamesin ai hsan en ierousalhm polei dauid oti katebhsan andreV oitineV dieskedasan thn entolhn tou basilewV eiV touV krufouV en th erhmw
32. kai edramon opisw autwn polloi kai katelabonto autouV kai parenebalon ep' autouV kai sunesthsanto proV autouV polemon en th hmera twn sabbatwn
33. kai eipon proV autouV ewV tou nun exelqonteV poihsate kata ton logon tou basilewV kai zhsesqe
34. kai eipon ouk exeleusomeqa oude poihsomen ton logon tou basilewV bebhlwsai thn hmeran twn sabbatwn
35. kai etacunan ep' autouV polemon
36. kai ouk apekriqhsan autoiV oude liqon enetinaxan autoiV oude enefraxan touV krufouV
37. legonteV apoqanwmen panteV en th aplothti hmwn marturei ef' hmaV o ouranoV kai h gh oti akritwV apollute hmaV
38. kai anesthsan ep' autouV en polemw toiV sabbasin kai apeqanon autoi kai ai gunaikeV autwn kai ta tekna autwn kai ta kthnh autwn ewV ciliwn yucwn anqrwpwn
39. kai egnw mattaqiaV kai oi filoi autou kai epenqhsan ep' autouV sfodra
40. kai eipen anhr tw plhsion autou ean panteV poihswmen wV oi adelfoi hmwn epoihsan kai mh polemhswmen proV ta eqnh uper thV yuchV hmwn kai twn dikaiwmatwn hmwn nun tacion oleqreusousin hmaV apo thV ghV
41. kai ebouleusanto th hmera ekeinh legonteV paV anqrwpoV oV ean elqh ef' hmaV eiV polemon th hmera twn sabbatwn polemhswmen katenanti autou kai ou mh apoqanwmen panteV kaqwV apeqanon oi adelfoi hmwn en toiV krufoiV
42. tote sunhcqhsan proV autouV sunagwgh asidaiwn iscuroi dunamei apo israhl paV o ekousiazomenoV tw nomw
43. kai panteV oi fugadeuonteV apo twn kakwn proseteqhsan autoiV kai egenonto autoiV eiV sthrigma
44. kai sunesthsanto dunamin kai epataxan amartwlouV en orgh autwn kai andraV anomouV en qumw autwn kai oi loipoi efugon eiV ta eqnh swqhnai
45. kai ekuklwsen mattaqiaV kai oi filoi autou kai kaqeilon touV bwmouV
46. kai perietemon ta paidaria ta aperitmhta osa euron en orioiV israhl en iscui
47. kai ediwxan touV uiouV thV uperhfaniaV kai kateuodwqh to ergon en ceiri autwn
48. kai antelabonto tou nomou ek ceiroV twn eqnwn kai twn basilewn kai ouk edwkan keraV tw amartwlw
49. kai hggisan ai hmerai mattaqiou apoqanein kai eipen toiV uioiV autou nun esthrisqh uperhfania kai elegmoV kai kairoV katastrofhV kai orgh qumou
50. nun tekna zhlwsate tw nomw kai dote taV yucaV umwn uper diaqhkhV paterwn hmwn
51. kai mnhsqhte ta erga twn paterwn a epoihsan en taiV geneaiV autwn kai dexasqe doxan megalhn kai onoma aiwnion
52. abraam ouci en peirasmw eureqh pistoV kai elogisqh autw eiV dikaiosunhn
53. iwshf en kairw stenocwriaV autou efulaxen entolhn kai egeneto kurioV aiguptou
54. fineeV o pathr hmwn en tw zhlwsai zhlon elaben diaqhkhn ierwsunhV aiwniaV
55. ihsouV en tw plhrwsai logon egeneto krithV en israhl
56. caleb en tw marturasqai en th ekklhsia elaben ghV klhronomian
57. dauid en tw eleei autou eklhronomhsen qronon basileiaV eiV aiwnaV
58. hliaV en tw zhlwsai zhlon nomou anelhmfqh eiV ton ouranon
59. ananiaV azariaV misahl pisteusanteV eswqhsan ek flogoV
60. danihl en th aplothti autou errusqh ek stomatoV leontwn
61. kai outwV ennohqhte kata genean kai genean oti panteV oi elpizonteV ep' auton ouk asqenhsousin
62. kai apo logwn androV amartwlou mh fobhqhte oti h doxa autou eiV kopria kai eiV skwlhkaV
63. shmeron eparqhsetai kai aurion ou mh eureqh oti epestreyen eiV ton coun autou kai o dialogismoV autou apoleitai
64. tekna andrizesqe kai iscusate en tw nomw oti en autw doxasqhsesqe
65. kai idou sumewn o adelfoV umwn oida oti anhr boulhV estin autou akouete pasaV taV hmeraV autoV estai umwn pathr
66. kai ioudaV makkabaioV iscuroV dunamei ek neothtoV autou autoV estai umin arcwn stratiaV kai polemhsei polemon lawn
67. kai umeiV prosaxete proV umaV pantaV touV poihtaV tou nomou kai ekdikhsate ekdikhsin tou laou umwn
68. antapodote antapodoma toiV eqnesin kai prosecete eiV prostagma tou nomou
69. kai euloghsen autouV kai proseteqh proV touV pateraV autou
70. kai apeqanen en tw ektw kai tessarakostw kai ekatostw etei kai etafh en tafoiV paterwn autou en mwdein kai ekoyanto auton paV israhl kopeton megan
