1 Maccabees, 15

1. And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the islands of the sea to Simon, the priest and leader of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people.

1. Antioh, sin kralja Demetrija, posla s morskih otoka sveæeniku i židovskom voði Šimunu i svemu narodu

2. And these continued in this way: “King Antiochus to Simon, the great priest, and to the people of the Jews: greetings.

2. pismo ovog sadržaja: "Kralj Antioh pozdravlja velikog sveæenika i voðu Šimuna i židovski narod.

3. Since certain pestilent persons have obtained the kingdom of our fathers, it is my will, then, to vindicate the kingdom and to restore it, just as it was before. And so, I have chosen a great army, and I have built ships of war.

3. Buduæi da su se pokvarenjaci doèepali kraljevstva naših otaca, odluèio sam da ga opet osvojim i uspostavim kako je bilo i prije, i zato sam podigao silne èete i opremio ratno brodovlje

4. Furthermore, I intend to pass through the region, so that I may take revenge on those who have corrupted our country and who have desolated many cities in my kingdom.

4. da se iskrcam u zemlji i osvetim onima koji su je upropastili i opustošili mnoge gradove moga kraljevstva.

5. Now, therefore, I confirm to you all the oblations that all the kings before me have remitted to you, and whatever other gifts they remitted to you.

5. Potvrðujem ti sva osloboðenja od poreza kojih su te oslobodili kraljevi prije mene i svih ostalih prinosa koje su ti otpustili.

6. And I permit you to make a striking of your own coins for your country.

6. Dopuštam ti da u svojoj kovnici kuješ novce koji æe zakonito optjecati tvojom zemljom.

7. Moreover, let Jerusalem be holy and free. And all the weapons that have been made, and the fortresses that you have constructed, or that you hold, let them remain with you.

7. Neka Jeruzalem i Svetište budu slobodni. Neka ti ostane sve oružje koje si proizveo i sve tvrðave koje si podigao i koje zapremaš.

8. And all that is owed to the king, and what should belong to the king in the future, from this time and for all time, is remitted to you.

8. Neka ti se oprosti sve što duguješ kraljevskoj riznici i ono što æeš ubuduæe dugovati kralju odsele pa dovijeka.

9. Yet, when we have obtained our kingdom, we will glorify you, and your nation, and the temple with great glory, so much so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth.”

9. Kad ponovo osvojimo svoje kraljevstvo, obasut æemo tebe, tvoj narod i Hram takvim èastima da æe vam slava zablistati po svoj zemlji."

10. In the one hundred and seventy-fourth year, Antiochus went into the land of his fathers, and all the armies came over to him, so that few were left with Trypho.

10. Godine sto sedamdeset i èetvrte krenu kralj Antioh u zemlju svojih otaca. Oko njega su se okupile sve èete, tako da ih je malo ostalo uz Trifona.

11. And king Antiochus followed him as he fled along the sea coast and came to Dora.

11. Antioh je udario za njim u potjeru. Trifon je pobjegao u Doru na moru,

12. For he knew that evils had gathered together upon him, and that his troops had forsaken him.

12. jer je znao da se na njega svalilo zlo i da su ga èete ostavile.

13. And Antiochus took up a position above Dora, with one hundred and twenty thousand men of warfare and eight thousand horsemen.

13. Antioh se utaborio kod Dore sa sto i dvadeset tisuæa pješaka i osam tisuæa konjanika.

14. And he encircled the city, and the ships drew near by sea. And they assailed the city by land and by sea, and they permitted no one to go in or out.

14. Opkolio je grad, pritisnuo ga s kopna i mora, jer se brodovlje približilo s morske strane, tako da nitko nije mogao niti ulaziti niti izlaziti.

15. But Numenius, and those who had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings and the regions, in which was contained these things:

15. Uto je Numenije sa svojom pratnjom došao iz Rima s pismima za kraljeve i zemlje. Evo njihova sadržaja:

16. “Lucius, consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemy: greetings.

16. "Rimski konzul Lucije pozdravlja kralja Ptolemeja.

17. The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, having been sent from Simon, the leader of the priests and the people of the Jews.

17. Veliki sveæenik Šimun i židovski narod uputili su nam židovske poslanike kao prijatelje i saveznike da obnove nekadašnje prijateljstvo i savezništvo.

18. And they also brought a shield of gold of over a thousand pounds.

18. Donijeli su zlatan štit od tisuæu mina.

19. And so, it was pleasing to us to write to the kings and the regions, that they should do no harm to them, nor fight against them, and their cities, and their regions, and that they should bear no assistance to those fighting against them.

19. Odluèili smo, dakle, pisati kraljevima i zemljama da im ne èine nikakva zla niti da udaraju na njih, na njihove gradove, na njihovu zemlju i da se ne povezuju s onima koji bi ih napadali.

20. And it seemed good to us to receive the shield from them.

20. Odluèili smo da od njih primimo štit.

21. If, therefore, those who are pestilent have taken refuge with you from their region, hand them over to Simon, the leader of the priests, so that he may give a verdict to them according to their law.”

21. Ako su, dakle, kakvi opaki ljudi utekli iz njihove zemlje k vama, predajte ih velikom sveæeniku Šimunu da ih kazni po njihovim zakonima!"

22. These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,

22. Tako je pisao kralju Demetriju, Atalu, Ariaratu, i Arsaku

23. and to all the regions, and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delos, and Myndos, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samos, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Halicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.

23. i u sve zemlje: Sampsami, Spartancima, u Delos, u Mindos, u Sikion, U Kariju, u Samos, u Pamfiliju, u Likiju, u Halikarnas, u Rodos, u Faselidu, u Kos, u Sidu, u Arad, Gortinu, Knidos, Cipar i Kirenu.

24. Moreover, they wrote a copy of these things to Simon, the leader of the priests and the people of the Jews.

24. Prijepis tih pisama poslali su velikom sveæeniku Šimunu.

25. But king Antiochus positioned his camp near Dora a second time, moving his hand against it continually, and making machines of war. And he enclosed Trypho, lest he escape.

25. Antioh je taborio pred Dorom, u njezinu predgraðu, pa je neprestano upuæivao nove odrede protiv grada i izraðivao bojne naprave. Stisnuo je Trifona tako da se nije moglo niti izlaziti niti ulaziti.

26. And Simon sent two thousand chosen men to him as auxiliaries, and silver, and gold, and an abundance of equipment.

26. Šimun mu je poslao dvije tisuæe odabranih ljudi da mu pomažu u boju, a k tomu srebra i zlata i mnogo opreme.

27. And he was not willing to receive them, but he broke all of the pact that he made with him before, and he alienated himself from him.

27. On toga ne htjede primiti. Štoviše, poništio je sve što je prije sa Šimunom ugovorio. Posve se izmijenio prema njemu.

28. And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to deal with him, saying: “You hold Joppa and Gazara, and the stronghold that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom.

28. Poslao je k njemu Atenobija, jednog od svojih prijatelja, da se s njim porazgovori i reèe mu: "Vi držite u svojoj vlasti Jopu, Gezer i jeruzalemsku Tvrðu, gradove moga kraljevstva.

29. You have desolated their parts, and you have caused a great scourging in the land, and you have become ruler throughout many places in my kingdom.

29. Njihova ste podruèja opustošili, poèinili ste mnogo zla u zemlji i zavladali mnogim krajevima u mom kraljevstvu.

30. Now, therefore, hand over the cities that you occupy, and the tributes of the places where you have become ruler beyond the borders of Judea.

30. Zato sad vratite gradove koje ste osvojili, zajedno s porezima onih krajeva kojima ste zavladali izvan židovskih granica.

31. But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the destruction that you have caused, and for the tributes of the cities, another five hundred talents. But if not, we will come and fight against you.”

31. Ako pak neæete, dajte mjesto toga pet stotina srebrnih talenata, a za štete što ste ih poèinili i za poreze gradova drugih pet stotina talenata; ako ni toga neæete, poæi æemo protiv vas u rat."

32. So Athenobius, the friend of the king, came to Jerusalem and saw the glory of Simon, and his splendor in gold and silver, and his abundance of equipment, and he was astonished. And he repeated the words of the king to him.

32. Kraljev je prijatelj Atenobije došao u Jeruzalem i vidio Šimunov sjaj i ormar sa zlatnim i srebrnim posuðem i mnogu poslugu. On se zapanjio. Saopæio mu je kraljevu poruku.

33. And Simon responded to him, and he said to him: “We have not taken foreign land, nor do we hold anything foreign, but we hold the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies.

33. Šimun mu odgovori ovako: "Mi nikako nismo oteli tuðu zemlju niti smo zavladali tuðim dobrima, nego je to baština naših otaca: naši su je neprijatelji nepravedno stanovito vrijeme posjedovali.

34. In truth, since we have the opportunity, we claim the inheritance of our fathers.

34. Mi smo pak, koristeæi se povoljnim prilikama, ponovo osvojili baštinu svojih predaka.

35. And as to Joppa and Gazara, which you demand, they brought a great scourging on the people and our country. For these, we will give one hundred talents.” And Athenobius did not respond a word to him.

35. Što se tièe Jope i Gezera, koje ti tražiš, ti su gradovi mnogo muèili narod i pustošili nam zemlju, za njih æemo dati stotinu talenata."

36. But, returning with anger to the king, he reported to him these words, and the glory of Simon, and all that he had seen. And the king became angry with a great anger.

36. Poslanik mu na to nije odgovorio ni rijeèi. Vratio se gnjevan kralju i upoznao ga sa Šimunovim odgovorom i velièanstvom, ukratko, sa svim što je vidio, a kralj nato usplamtje gnjevom.

37. But Trypho fled by ship to Orthosia.

37. Trifon se ukrcao u laðu i pobjegao u Ortosiju.

38. And the king appointed Cendebeus as commander of the seacoast, and he gave him an army of foot soldiers and horsemen.

38. Kralj je Kendebeja postavio za upravitelja primorja i predao mu pješaèke i konjanièke èete.

39. And he commanded him to move with his camp against the face of Judea. And he commanded him to build up Kedron, and to barricade the gates of the city, and to make war against the people. But the king pursued Trypho.

39. Zapovjedio mu je da se utabori pred Judejom i naložio mu da izgradi Kedron, uèvrsti mu vrata i zavojšti na narod. Kralj je pošao u potjeru za Trifonom.

40. And Cendebeus passed through to Jamnia, and he began to provoke the populace, and to trample Judea, and to take the people captive, and to execute, and to build up Kedron.

40. Kendebej je došao u Jamniju i poèeo uznemirivati narod, provaljivati u Judeju, odvoditi narod u roblje i ubijati ga.

41. And he stationed horsemen and an army there, so that they could go out and travel through the ways of Judea, as the king appointed him to do.

41. Ponovo je izgradio Kedron te u nj smjestio konjanike i pješake da provaljuju i obilaze judejskim putovima, kako mu bješe zapovjedio kralj.