1 Maccabees, 3

1. And his son Judas, who was called Maccabeus, rose up in his place.

1. Matatiju je naslijedio sin njegov Juda Makabej.

2. And all his brothers assisted him, along with all those who had joined themselves to his father. And they fought the battle of Israel with rejoicing.

2. Podupriješe ga sva njegova braæa i sve pristalice njegova oca i oduševljeno povedoše rat Izraelov.

3. And he expanded the glory of his people, and he clothed himself with a breastplate like a giant, and he surrounded himself his weapons of war in battles, and he protected the camp with his sword.

3. On proširi nadaleko slavu svoga naroda. Poput diva on se u oklop obukao, bojno oružje sebi pripasao. Mnoge je bojeve zametnuo, oštrim maèem tabor štiteæi.

4. In his actions, he became like a lion, and like a young lion roaring in the hunt.

4. Premac lavu svojim djelima, postade k'o laviæ što za plijenom rièe.

5. And he pursued the wicked and tracked them down. And those who disturbed his people, he burned with fire.

5. Gonio je otpadnike, trag im njušeæi; palio je tlaèitelje svoga naroda.

6. And his enemies were repelled by the fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled. And salvation was well-directed in his hand.

6. Od straha pred njim dah im prestajao, bezakonici pred njim drhtahu. Spasenje se ruci njegovoj posreæilo.

7. And he provoked many kings, and he gave joy to Jacob by his works, and his memory will be a blessing for all generations.

7. Mnogog kralja on je ojadio, a Jakova djelima obradovao. Dok je vijeka blagoslivljat æe se uspomena njegova.

8. And he traveled through the cities of Judah, and he destroyed the impious out of them, and he turned wrath away from Israel.

8. Obilazio gradovima Jude da istrijebi iz njih bezbožnike, od Izraela srdžbu da odvrati.

9. And he was renowned, even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered together those who were perishing.

9. Do krajeva zemlje ime mu doprlo, oko sebe sabra raspršene.

10. And so Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, with a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make war against Israel.

10. Apolonije sabra pogane i velika vojska krenu iz Samarije da zavojšti na Izraela.

11. And Judas knew about it, and he went forth to meet him. And he struck him and killed him. And many fell down wounded, and the rest fled away.

11. Saznao za to Juda, pa ga presrete, potuèe ga i ubi. Mnogi nasmrt ranjeni pogiboše, a ostali pobjegoše.

12. And he took away their spoils. And Judas took possession of the sword of Apollonius, and he fought with it during all his days.

12. Oplijeniše ih, a Juda sebi prisvoji maè Apolonijev i nosio ga je u boju svega svog života.

13. And Seron, the leader of the army of Syria, heard that Judas had gathered together a company of the faithful and an assembly with him.

13. Kad je Seron, sirski vojvoda, èuo da je Juda skupio oko sebe ljude, zbor vjernih, spremnih da svaki èas krenu u rat,

14. And he said, “I will make a name for myself, and I will be glorified in the kingdom, and I will defeat Judas in warfare, and those who are with him, who have spurned the word of the king.”

14. reèe: "Steæi æu ime i proslavit æu se u kraljevstvu ako se zaratim s Judom i sa svima njegovima koji preziru kraljevu rijeè."

15. And he prepared himself. And the camp of the impious went up with him, with strong auxiliaries, so as to act with vengeance upon the sons of Israel.

15. I krenu i uzaðe s njim snažna vojska bezbožnika da ga potpomognu i da se osvete sinovima Izraelovim.

16. And they approached even as far as Bethhoron. And Judas went forth to meet him, with a few men.

16. Dok je uzlazio uza strmen Bet Horona, isprijeèi mu se Juda sa šakom ljudi.

17. But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, “How will we few be able to fight against so great and so strong a multitude, even though we are weakened by fasting today?”

17. Kad ovi ugledaju vojsku koja je izlazila na njih, rekoše Judi: "Kako æe se oduprijeti nas šaèica tome silnom mnoštvu? K tome smo obnemogli, cio dan bez hrane."

18. And Judas said: “It is easy for many to be enclosed in the hands of a few, for there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to liberate by means of many, or by means of few.

18. A Juda im odgovori: "Lako se može dogoditi da i šaèica ljudi ukliješti mnoštvo. A Nebu je svejedno izvojevati spasenje s mnogima ili sa šaèicom.

19. For victory in warfare is not in the multitude of the army, but in the strength from heaven.

19. Pobjeda u ratu ne zavisi od jaèine vojske, jer nam od Neba dolazi jakost.

20. They come to us with a contemptuous multitude and with arrogance, in order to destroy us, with our wives and our sons, and to despoil us.

20. Ovi izlaze na nas u premoæi drskosti i bezakonja, da istrijebe nas i naše žene i djecu našu i da nas oplijene,

21. In truth, we will fight on behalf of our souls and our laws.

21. a mi vojujemo za goli život i za svoje svete uredbe.

22. And the Lord himself will crush them before our face. But as for you, do not fear them.”

22. Zato æe ih Gospod pred našim oèima satrti, i ništa se ne bojte."

23. And as soon as he had ceased speaking, he attacked them suddenly. And Seron and his army were crushed in his sight.

23. Tako reèe i obori se iznenada na njih i razbi Serona i svu njegovu vojsku.

24. And he pursued him from the descent of Bethhoron, even to the plains. And eight hundred of their men were cut down, but the rest fled into the land of the Philistines.

24. Naže za njima niz kosinu Bet Horona sve do ravnice. Pade ih kakvih osam stotina ljudi, a ostali pobjegoše u Filisteju.

25. And the fear and dread of Judas, as well as his brothers, fell upon all the nations around them.

25. I zavlada strah pred Judom i braæom njegovom i obuze prepast sve okolne narode.

26. And his name reached even to the king, and all the nations told stories of the battles of Judas.

26. Do kralja doprije ime njegovo i po svim se narodima pripovijedalo o Judinim djelima.

27. But when king Antiochus heard these accounts, he was angry to his very soul. And he sent and gathered together forces from his entire kingdom, a very strong army.

27. Kad je sve to èuo kralj Antioh, planu on gnjevom i posla da se skupe sve snage njegova kraljevstva - vojska silna.

28. And he opened his treasury, and he gave out stipends to the army for a year. And he commanded them to make ready for all things.

28. Otvori svoje riznice i isplati vojsku za godinu dana i naredi da bude spremna za svaku priliku.

29. And he saw that the money from his treasures had failed, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of the dissension and the scourging that he had caused on earth in order to take away the legitimate laws, which had been since the first days.

29. Uto opazi da presušuje blago u njegovim riznicama i da su mu državni dohoci sve manji zbog razdora i udaraca kojima je izmuèio zemlju zatiruæi zakone koji postojahu odiskona.

30. And he feared, lest he not have enough the second time as the first, for expenses and gifts, which he had given before with a liberal hand. For his excesses were more than the kings who had been before him.

30. Poboja se dakle da neæe, kako je veæ bivalo, imati odakle podmiriti troškove i smoæi darove što ih je prije dijelio podašnom rukom, premašujuæi u tom svoje prethodnike.

31. And he was alarmed to his very soul, and he intended to go into Persia, and to take tributes from the regions, and to gather together much money.

31. U toj je tjeskobi odluèi poæi na Perziju da prigrabi danak od zemalja i da tako namakne mnogo novca.

32. And he left behind Lysias, a nobleman of royal family, to preside over the kingdom from the river Euphrates, even to the river of Egypt,

32. Ostavi Liziju, èovjeka ugledna, kraljevskog roda, da vodi državne poslove od Eufrata pa do egipatske granice.

33. and to raise his son, Antiochus, until he would return.

33. I povjeri mu skrbništvo nad svojim sinom Antiohom sve dok se on ne vrati.

34. And he handed over to him half of the army, and the elephants. And he commanded him concerning all that he wanted, and concerning the inhabitants of Judea and Jerusalem:

34. Preda mu polovicu svoje vojske s bojnim slonovima i dade mu naredbe o svemu što je naumio, osobito o stanovnicima Judeje i Jeruzalema:

35. so that he would send an army against them to crush and to root out the virtue of Israel and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away the memory of them from that place,

35. da se pošalje na njih vojska, da se satre i istrijebi snaga Izraelova i preostatak Jeruzalema, pa da se izbriše i spomen na to mjesto,

36. and so that he would establish dwelling places for the sons of foreigners in all their parts, and would distribute their land by lot.

36. a onda da se na svem onom podruèju nasele tuðinci i njima da se razdijeli njihova zemlja.

37. And so, the king took the remaining part of the army, and he went forth from Antioch, the city of his kingdom, in the one hundred and forty-seventh year. And he crossed over the river Euphrates, and he traveled through the upper regions.

37. Tada kralj povede sa sobom ostalu polovicu vojske i krenu iz Antiohije, prijestolnice svoga kraljevstva, godine sto èetrdeset i sedme. Prijeðe preko Eufrata i poèe se probijati kroz gornje krajeve.

38. Then Lysias chose Ptolemy, the son of Dorymenes, and Nicanor and Gorgias, powerful men from among the king’s friends.

38. Lizija je izabrao Ptolemeja, sina Dorimenova, Nikanora i Gorgiju, muževe junaène, prijatelje kraljeve.

39. And he sent them with forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen, to enter into the land of Judah, and to destroy it, according to the word of the king.

39. S njima posla èetrdeset tisuæa pješaka i sedam tisuæa konjanika da navale na Judeju i da je opustoše po zapovijedi kraljevoj.

40. And so, they proceeded with all their power, and they arrived and took a position near Emmaus, in the land of the plains.

40. I pokrenu se sva ta vojska, stiže do Emausa i utabori se ondje u nizini.

41. And the merchants of the regions heard of their name. And they took very much silver, and gold, and servants, and they came into the camp to take the sons of Israel into servitude. And armies from Syria and from the lands of foreigners were added to them.

41. Kad se o tome proèulo meðu trgovcima u onomu kraju, uzeše oni mnogo srebra i zlata i okova te doðoše u tabor da Izraelce pokupuju kao roblje. A zavojevaèima se pridružila vojska iz Sirije i drugih zemalja.

42. And Judas and his brothers saw that evils were being multiplied, and that armies had been positioned near their borders. And they knew the words of the king, which ordered the people to be put to death and to be utterly consumed.

42. Juda pak i njegova braæa vidješe da se množe zla i da su se vojske utaborile na njihovu podruèju, a saznali su i za kraljeve naredbe da im se narod zatre i uništi.

43. And they said, each one to his neighbor, “Let us relieve the dejection of our people, and let us fight on behalf of our people and our sacred places.”

43. Rekoše tada jedni drugima: "Podignimo narod svoj od propasti i poðimo u rat za narod svoj i za svetinje svoje!"

44. And an assembly was gathered together, so that they would be prepared for battle, and so that they could pray and ask for mercy and compassion.

44. I sazvaše sav zbor da se svi spreme za boj i da se pomole i vapiju za milost i milosrðe.

45. Now Jerusalem was not inhabited, but was like a desert. There was no one who entered or exited from among her children. And the sanctuary was trampled upon, and the sons of foreigners were in the stronghold. This place was the habitation of the Gentiles. And delight was taken away from Jacob, and the music of flute and harp ceased in that place.

45. Opustje Jeruzalem kao pustinja. Ne bijaše nikog od sve djece njegove da uðe ili da iziðe. Po Svetištu se gazilo, u Tvrðavi se nastaniše stranci, poganima posta svratište. Jakovu je radost išèezla, umuknula mu frula i citara.

46. And they gathered together and came to Mizpah, opposite Jerusalem. For a place of prayer was in Mizpah, in the former Israel.

46. Izraelci se sastadoše u Masfi, pred Jeruzalemom, jer je nekoæ Izrael u Masfi imao molitveno mjesto.

47. And they fasted on that day, and they clothed themselves with haircloth, and they placed ashes on their heads, and they tore their garments.

47. Postili su toga dana i obukli se u kostrijet, posuli glavu pepelom i razderali svoje haljine.

48. And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols.

48. Razvili su knjigu Zakona da potraže u njoj ono što inaèe pogani traže od svojih idola.

49. And they brought the priestly ornaments, and the first fruits and tithes, and they roused the Nazirites, who had fulfilled their days.

49. Iznesoše sveæenièku odjeæu i prvine i desetine i pozvaše nazirejce koji su ispunili razdoblje svoga zavjeta.

50. And they cried out with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: “What shall we do with these, and where shall we take them?

50. I zavapiše tada jakim glasom k Nebu: "Što da sada uèinimo sa svim ovim i kamo da ove smjestimo?

51. For your holy things have been trampled and defiled, and your priests have been in mourning and in humiliation.

51. Svetište se tvoje gazi i skvrni, sveæenstvo je tvoje tužno, poniženo.

52. And behold, the Nations gather together against us, to destroy us. You know what they intend against us.

52. Pogani se, evo, udružiše protiv nas da nas istrijebe. Ti jedini znadeš što nam spremaju.

53. How shall we be able to stand before their face, unless you, O God, assist us?”

53. Kako æemo im odoljeti ako nam ti ne priteèeš u pomoæ?"

54. Then they sounded the trumpets with a loud call.

54. I zatrubiše nato u trublje i povikaše iz sveg glasa.

55. And after this, Judas appointed commanders over the people: over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.

55. Juda tada postavi narodu starješine: tisuænike, stotnike, pedesetnike i desetnike.

56. And he said to those who were building houses, or who had betrothed wives, who were planting vineyards, or who were terribly afraid, that they should return, each one to his own house, according to the law.

56. Onima pak koji su baš gradili kuæu, ili su se tek oženili, ili su sadili vinograd, ili bijahu strašljivice, naredi da se svaki takav, kako i Zakon zapovijeda, vrati kuæi.

57. So they moved the camp, and relocated to the south of Emmaus.

57. I vojska krenu i utabori se južno od Emausa.

58. And Judas said: “Gird yourselves, and be sons of power, and be ready in the morning, so that you may fight against these nations that have assembled against us, so as to destroy us and our sacred things.

58. Juda izda zapovijed: "Opašite se i budite junaci! Spremni stojte ranom zorom za boj protiv pogana koji se, eto, udružiše da istrijebe nas i naše svetinje.

59. For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see evils come to our nation and to the sacred places.

59. Bolje nam je u boju izginuti nego da gledamo zlo svog naroda i svojih svetinja.

60. Nevertheless, as it shall be willed in heaven, so let it be.”

60. Bit æe onako kako Nebo hoæe."