1 Maccabees, 13

1. And Simon heard that Trypho had gathered together an immense army to come to the land of Judah and to lay waste to it.

1. Šimun je saznao da je Trifon sabrao veliku vojsku da upadne u judejsku zemlju i da je opustoši.

2. Seeing that the people were fearful and trembling, he went up to Jerusalem, and he gathered together the people.

2. Kad je vidio gdje narod strepi od straha, došao je u Jeruzalem i skupio ga.

3. And exhorting them, he said: “You know what great battles I, and my brothers, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws and for the holy places, and the anguish that we have seen.

3. Tješio je narod govoreæi: "Dobro znate što smo ja i moja braæa i kuæa mog oca uèinili za Zakon i za Sveto mjesto. Poznati su vam i ratovi i nevolje koje smo pretrpjeli.

4. As a result these things, all my brothers have perished for the sake of Israel, and I have been left alone.

4. Sva su moja braæa izginula za Izrael. Ja sam ostao sam.

5. And now, it is not necessary for me to spare my life in any time of tribulation. For I am not better than my brothers.

5. U vrijeme ugnjetavanja nikako ne želim svog života štedjeti. Nisam bolji od svoje braæe.

6. And so, I will vindicate my people and the sanctuary, and likewise our children and wives. For all the Gentiles have gathered together to crush us, solely out of malice.”

6. Nego radije æu osvetiti svoj narod, Sveto mjesto, vaše žene i vašu djecu, jer su se svi pogani, gonjeni mržnjom, udružili da nas zatru."

7. And the spirit of the people was immediately enkindled, when they heard these words.

7. Èim je narod èuo te rijeèi, rasplamtio se duh u njemu.

8. And they responded with a loud voice, saying: “You are our leader in place of Judas and of Jonathan, your brother.

8. Odgovorili su mu jakim glasom: "Ti si naš voða namjesto Jude i svoga brata Jonatana!

9. Fight our battles, and we will do whatever you tell us to do.”

9. Preuzmi vodstvo u našem ratu. Što nam god ti zapovjediš, mi æemo izvršiti."

10. And so, gathering together all the men of war, he accelerated the completion of all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it all around.

10. Sabrao je sve ljude sposobne za borbu i žurno dovršio zidove Jeruzalema i unaokolo ga utvrdio.

11. And he sent Jonathan, the son of Absalom, and with him a new army, into Joppa, and he cast out those who were in it, and he himself remained there.

11. Poslao je u Jopu Apsalomova sina Jonatana i s njim znatnu vojsku. Taj je odande izagnao stanovnike i ondje se nastanio.

12. And Trypho moved from Ptolemais, with a great army, to come into the land of Judah, and Jonathan was with him in custody.

12. Trifon se podigao s velikom vojskom iz Ptolemaide da navali na židovsku zemlju. S njime je bio zasužnjeni Jonatan.

13. But Simon took up a position at Addus, opposite the face of the plains.

13. Šimun se utaborio kod Adide naprama ravnici.

14. And when Trypho realized that Simon rose up in the place of his brother, Jonathan, and that he would be joining in battle with him, he sent messengers to him,

14. Kad je Trifon doznao da je Šimun zamijenio svoga brata Jonatana i da kani s njim zametnuti boj, poslao je poslanike da mu kažu:

15. saying: “We have detained your brother, Jonathan, because of the money that he owed to the king’s account, because of the matters for which he was responsible.

15. "Zbog srebra što ga tvoj brat Jonatan duguje kraljevskoj blagajni za službe što ih je obnašao držimo ga u sužanjstvu.

16. And now, send a hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, so that when he is dismissed, he may not flee from us. And then we will release him.”

16. Zato sad pošalji stotinu srebrnih talenata i dva njegova sina kao taoce, da se, kad bude pušten na slobodu, ne odmetne od nas. Onda æemo ga pustiti."

17. And Simon knew that he was speaking deceitfully to him. Yet he ordered the money and the boys to be given, lest he should bring upon himself a great hostility from the people of Israel, who might have said,

17. Premda je Šimun znao da mu glasnici lažu, ipak je poslao po srebro i djeèake da na sebe ne navuèe veliko neprijateljstvo naroda.

18. “It is because he did not send the money and the boys that he perished.”

18. Jer bi inaèe rekli da je Jonatan poginuo zato što on nije poslao novce i djeèake.

19. So he sent the boys and one hundred talents. And he was lying and did not dismiss Jonathan.

19. Zato je poslao djeèake i stotinu talenata, ali ga Trifon prevari i ne posla Jonatana.

20. And after this, Trypho came into the country, to crush it. And they circled around by the way that leads to Adora. And Simon and his camp marched into every place, wherever they went.

20. Poslije toga Trifon je krenuo da osvoji zemlju i opustoši je. Odabrali su zaobilazni put prema Adori. Šimun mu se ispreèavao sa svojom vojskom kuda god je on prolazio.

21. But those who were in the stronghold sent messengers to Trypho, so that he would hurry to come through the desert, and to send them provisions.

21. A oni koji su bili u Tvrði poslaše Trifonu poslanike, tražeæi da brzo doðe k njima kroz pustinju i opskrbi ih hranom.

22. And Trypho prepared all his horsemen to arrive on that night. But there was a very great snowfall, and he did not come into Gilead.

22. Tada Trifon odredi da onamo odu svi njegovi konjanici, ali je te noæi pao tako obilan snijeg da nisu mogli krenuti. Digao je tabor i otišao u Galaaditidu.

23. And when he approached toward Baskama, he killed Jonathan and his sons there.

23. Nadomak Baskame ubio je Jonatana, koga tu i pokopaše.

24. And Trypho turned back and went into his own land.

24. Potom se Trifon vratio u svoju zemlju.

25. And Simon sent and took the bones of Jonathan, his brother, and he buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers.

25. Šimun je poslao po kosti svoga brata Jonatana i ukopao ga u Modinu, gradu svojih otaca.

26. And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation. And they mourned him for many days.

26. Za njim je žalio sav Izrael i oplakivao ga mnogo dana.

27. And Simon built, over the sepulcher of his father and of his brothers, a building, lofty to see, of polished stone, front and back.

27. Šimun je na grobnici svog oca i svoje braæe podigao nadgrobnik od kamena uglaðena straga i sprijeda, a tako visok da se vidio iz daljine.

28. And he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four brothers.

28. Podigao je sedam piramida, jednu prema drugoj, ocu i majci i èetvorici braæe.

29. And around these he placed great columns; and upon the columns, weapons, as a continual memorial; and beside the weapons, carvings of ships, which might be seen by all those who sail the sea.

29. Naèinio im je podnožja, okružio ih visokim stupovima, na stupove je na vjeèni spomen postavio bojnu opremu, a uz bojnu opremu klesane laðe da ih vide svi koji plove morem.

30. This is the sepulcher that he made in Modin, even to this day.

30. Takva je grobnica koju je podigao u Modinu i koja postoji i dan-danas.

31. But Trypho, when he was on a journey with the young king, Antiochus, killed him by deceit.

31. Trifon je mladoga kralja Antioha pogubio na prijevaru.

32. And he reigned in his place, and he put on the diadem of Asia, and he caused great scourges upon the land.

32. Zavladao je namjesto njega, ovjenèao se krunom Azije i time navalio mnogo zla na zemlju.

33. And Simon built up the strongholds of Judea, fortifying them with high towers, and great walls, and gates and bars. And he placed provisions in the fortresses.

33. A Šimun je ponovo sagradio tvrðave po Judeji, obzidao ih visokim kulama i velikim zidovima, s vratima i prijevornicama, i tvrðave je opskrbio hranom.

34. And Simon chose men, and he sent to king Demetrius, so that he would grant a remission to the region, for all that Trypho did was to carry out plundering.

34. Potom je Šimun izabrao ljude i poslao ih kralju Demetriju da zemlji isposluju oprost, jer je Trifon znao samo otimati.

35. And king Demetrius responded to this word, and he wrote a letter in this manner:

35. Kralj Demetrije poslao je odgovor na njihov zahtjev u pismu sastavljenu ovako:

36. “King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders, and to the people of the Jews: greetings.

36. "Kralj Demetrije pozdravlja vrhovnog sveæenika Šimuna, prijatelja kraljeva, starješine i judejski narod.

37. The golden crown and the bahem that you sent, we have received. And we are prepared to make a great peace with you, and to write to the officers of the king to remit to you the things that we have released.

37. Primili smo zlatnu krunu i palmovu granèicu koju ste nam poslali, pa smo pripravni da s vama sklopimo potpuni mir i da pišemo svojim službenicima da vas oproste od poreza.

38. For whatever we have established remains in force for you. The strongholds that you have built, let them be yours.

38. Sve ono što smo s vama uglavili neka ostane na snazi i tvrðave što ste ih sagradili neka su vaše.

39. Likewise, any oversight or fault, even to this day, we forgive it, along with the crown that you owed. And if anything else was taxed in Jerusalem, now let it not be taxed.

39. Opraštamo vam dosadašnje prijestupe i propuste i krunu koju dugujete. A ako se kakav drugi porez ubirao u Jeruzalemu, neka se više ne zahtijeva.

40. And if any of you is fit to be enrolled among our own, let them be enrolled. And let there be peace between us.”

40. Ako su koji od vas kadri da se uvrste u moju tjelesnu stražu, neka se upišu. Neka meðu nama vlada mir."

41. In the one hundred and seventieth year, the yoke of the Gentiles was taken away from Israel.

41. Godine sto sedamdesete skinut je jaram pogana s Izraela,

42. And the people of Israel began to write in the tablets and the public records, in the first year under Simon: high priest, great commander, and leader of the Jews.

42. i narod je u svojim poveljama i ugovorima poèeo pisati: "Prve godine istaknutog vrhovnog sveæenika, židovskog vojskovoðe i glavara Šimuna."

43. In those days, Simon took up a position at Gaza, and he encamped around it, and he made machines of war, and he applied them to the city, and he struck one tower and captured it.

43. U te dane opkoli Šimun Gezer da bi ga zaposjeo vojskom. Naèinio je kule na kotaèima i njima se poslužio protiv grada. Prolomio je jedan od bedema i osvojio ga.

44. And those who were within the machine broke forth into the city. And a great commotion occurred in the city.

44. Oni s kule uskoèili su u mjesto. U gradu nasta velika strka.

45. And those who were in the city ascended upon the wall, with their wives and children, having torn their tunics. And they cried out with a loud voice, asking Simon to grant them a pledge.

45. Graðani se sa ženama i djecom popeli na bedeme, trgali na sebi odjeæu i Šimunu iza glasa dovikivali da s njima sklopi mir:

46. And they said, “Do not repay us according to our malice, but according to your mercy.”

46. "Ne postupaj s nama po našoj zloæi nego po svojem milosrðu!"

47. And weeping, Simon did not destroy them. Yet he cast them out of the city, and he cleansed the buildings, in which there had been idols. And then he entered into it with hymns, blessing the Lord.

47. Šimun se s njima sporazumio i prestao je na njih udarati, ali ih je istjerao iz grada, oèistio kuæe u kojima su držali idole, a zatim uðe uz pjesme i hvalospjeve.

48. And, having cast out of it all uncleanness, he placed in it men who would observe the law. And he fortified it and made it his dwelling place.

48. Uklonio je odande svaku neèistoæu, naselio ljude koji vrše Zakon, utvrdio grad pa onda u njemu sebi uredio boravište.

49. But those who were in the stronghold of Jerusalem were prohibited from going out and entering the region, and from buying and selling. And they were very hungry, and many of them perished through famine.

49. Onima koji su bili u jeruzalemskoj Tvrði nije se dopuštalo da odlaze iz zemlje ili da u nju idu, da kupuju ili prodaju. Ljuto su izgladnjeli. Mnogi su od njih svisnuli od gladi.

50. And they cried out to Simon, that they might receive a pledge, and he granted it to them. And he cast them out of there, and he cleansed the stronghold from contaminations.

50. Zavapili su k Šimunu da s njima sklopi mir, a on tako i uèini, ali ih odande istjera i oèisti Tvrðu od svake poganštine.

51. And they entered into it on the twenty-third day of the second month, in the one hundred and seventy-first year, with thanksgiving, and palm branches, and lyres, and cymbals, and psalteries, and hymns, and canticles, because a great enemy had been crushed out of Israel.

51. Židovi su u nju ušli dvadeset i treæega dana drugoga mjeseca godine sto sedamdeset i prve. Klicali su noseæi palmove grane, pjevali himne i hvalospjeve uz citare, harfe i cimbale, jer velik neprijatelj bijaše slomljen i izbaèen iz Izraela.

52. And he established that these days should be kept every year with rejoicing.

52. Šimun je odredio da se svake godine taj dan svetkuje s veseljem. Utvrdio je hramsku goru kraj Tvrðe te se ondje sa svojima nastanio.

53. And he fortified the mountain of the temple, which was near the stronghold, and he lived there himself, along with those who were with him.

53. Kad je Šimun vidio da mu je sin Ivan odrastao do muževne dobi, postavi ga zapovjednikom svih snaga. Ivan se smjestio u Gezeru.

54. And Simon saw that John, his son, was a valiant man in battle. And so he appointed him as commander of all the forces. And he lived in Gazara.

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