1 Maccabees, 4

1. Then Gorgias took five thousand men and a thousand chosen horsemen, and they moved out of the camp by night,

1. Gorgija povede sa sobom pet tisuæa pješaka i tisuæu poizbor konjanika; ta je vojska krenula noæu

2. so that they might set upon the camp of the Jews and strike them suddenly. And the sons who were from the stronghold were their guides.

2. da izvrši prepad na židovski tabor i da ga iznenadi: vodièi joj bijahu stanovnici Tvrðe.

3. And Judas heard of it, and he rose up, with his powerful men, to strike the force from the king’s army that was in Emmaus.

3. Kad je to doèuo Juda, podigao se i on sa svojim junacima da na kraljevu vojsku, koja je bila u Emausu, udari

4. For the army was still dispersed from the camp.

4. dok su joj pripadnici još izvan tabora.

5. And Gorgias came by night, into the camp of Judas, and found no one, and he sought them in the mountains. For he said, “These men flee from us.”

5. Gorgija je pak došao noæu u Judin tabor i nije našao nikoga, pa je zato stao Židove tražiti po gorama, jer, kako je rekao, "oni bježe pred nama".

6. And when it had become day, Judas appeared in the plain with only three thousand men, who had neither armor nor swords.

6. U cik zore pojavi se Juda u ravnici sa samo tri tisuæe ljudi. Ti nisu imali prikladna obrambenog oružja ni maèeva.

7. And they saw the strength of the camp of the Gentiles, and the men in armor, and the horsemen surrounding them, and that these were trained to fight.

7. Vidjeli su poganski tabor, jak i utvrðen: opkoljavali ga konjanici, ljudi vièni boju.

8. And Judas said to the men who were with him: “Do not be afraid of their multitude, and do not dread their attack.

8. Juda reèe svojim ljudima: "Ne bojte se toga mnoštva i ne plašite se njihovih napadaja.

9. Remember in what way salvation came to our fathers in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with a great army.

9. Sjetite se da su se naši oci spasili na Crvenom moru kad ih je progonio faraon s vojskom.

10. And now, let us cry out to heaven, and the Lord will have mercy on us, and he will remember the covenant of our fathers, and he will crush this army before our face this day.

10. Zavapimo sada k Nebu: ono æe nam se možda smilovati, sjetit æe se svog Saveza s našim ocima, pa æe danas pred nama tu vojsku satrti.

11. And all nations shall know that there is One who redeems and frees Israel.”

11. Tada æe svi narodi spoznati da postoji Netko tko izbavlja i spasava Izraela."

12. And the foreigners lifted up their eyes, and they saw them coming against them.

12. Stranci podigoše oèi: opazivši kako im Židovi dolaze s protivne strane,

13. And they went out of the camp into battle, and those who were with Judas sounded the trumpet.

13. iziðoše iz tabora da prihvate bitku. Judini vojnici zatrubiše u trube i zametnuše boj.

14. And they came together. And the Gentiles were crushed, and they fled into the plains.

14. Razbijeni, pogani nagnuše u bijeg prema ravnici.

15. But the last of them all fell by the sword, and they pursued them even to Gazara, and even to the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia. And there fell from them as many as three thousand men.

15. Ali svi na zalaznici padoše od maèa. Ostale pognaše sve do Gezera i do nizina Idumeje, do Azota i do Jamnije: palo je oko tri tisuæe ljudi.

16. And Judas returned, with his army following him.

16. Kad se Juda vratio s potjere kojoj bijaše na èelu,

17. And he said to the people: “Do not desire the spoils; for there is war before us.

17. reèe narodu: "Ne lakomite se na plijen jer nam prijeti još jedan rat.

18. And Gorgias and his army are near us on the mountain. But stand firm now against our enemies, and fight against them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards, securely.”

18. Gorgija je sa svojom vojskom tu u gori. Sad se oduprite našim neprijateljima, borite se protiv njih; potom æete bez brige pokupiti plijen."

19. And while Judas was speaking these words, behold, a certain part of them appeared, looking out from the mountain.

19. Juda je još bio u rijeèi kadli jedan odred proviri s gorskog visa.

20. And Gorgias saw that his men were put to flight, and that they had set fire to the camp. For the smoke that he saw declared what had happened.

20. Vidješe da su njihovi raspršeni i da je tabor izgorio: o tome je još svjedoèio dim koji se vidio.

21. When they had seen this, they became very afraid, seeing at the same time both Judas and his army in the plains prepared to do battle.

21. Od toga se prizora prestraviše. A kad su još na ravnici opazili Judinu vojsku spremnu za boj,

22. So they all fled away into the encampment of the foreigners.

22. svi pobjegoše u filistejsku zemlju.

23. And Judas returned to take the spoils of the camp, and they obtained much gold and silver, and hyacinth, and purple of the sea, and great riches.

23. Juda se vratio da im oplijeni tabor. Iznijelo se mnogo zlata, srebra, modra i crvena skrletna platna i golemo drugo blago.

24. And returning, they sang a canticle, and they blessed God in heaven, because he is good, because his mercy is with every generation.

24. Na povratku su Židovi hvalili i blagoslivljali Nebo govoreæi: "Ono je dobro i njegova je ljubav vjeèna!"

25. And so, a great salvation occurred in Israel in that day.

25. Bijaše to dan velike izraelske pobjede.

26. But those among the foreigners who escaped went and reported to Lysias all that had happened.

26. Oni pak od neprijatelja koji bijahu utekli doðoše k Liziji i javiše mu sve što se dogodilo.

27. And when he heard these things, he was discouraged, being alarmed to his very soul. For things had not occurred in Israel according to his wishes, nor as the king had commanded.

27. Ta ga vijest smete, duh mu klonu, jer se Izraelu nije dogodilo onako kako je on htio niti je bilo onako kako je zapovjedio kralj.

28. And, in the following year, Lysias gathered together sixty thousand chosen men and five thousand horsemen, so that he might defeat them in warfare.

28. Zato je iduæe godine Lizija sabrao šezdeset tisuæa poizbor pješaka i pet tisuæa konjanika da svlada Židove.

29. And they came into Judea, and they positioned their camp in Bethzur, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.

29. Došli su u Idumeju i utaborili se u Betsuru. Juda iziðe protiv njih sa deset tisuæa ljudi.

30. And they saw the strength of the army, and so he prayed, and he said: “Blessed are you, Savior of Israel, who crushed the assault of the powerful by the hand of your servant David, and who delivered up the camp of the foreigners into the hand of Jonathan, the son of Saul, and his armor bearer.

30. Kad vidje tu silnu vojsku, pomoli se ovako: "Blagoslovljen da si, spasitelju Izraela, ti koji si satro juriš diva rukom svoga sluge Davida i koji si filistejsku vojsku predao u ruke Šaulova sina Jonate i njegova štitonoše.

31. Enclose this army in the hand of your people Israel, and let them be confounded in their soldiers and their horsemen.

31. Predaj i ovu vojsku u šake Izraela, svog naroda; neka se osramote i pješaci i konjanici.

32. Strike them with dread, and melt away the boldness of their strength, and let them shudder in their grief.

32. Posij strah u njihovim redovima, uništi uzdanje koje imaju u svoju silu i neka se pokolebaju svojim porazom.

33. Cast them down with the sword of those who love you, and let all who know your name praise you with hymns.”

33. Obori ih maèem onih koji te ljube, da te hvale pjesmama svi oni koji ti poznaju Ime!"

34. And they went forth to battle, and there fell from the army of Lysias five thousand men.

34. I poèeše bitku i u srazu prsa o prsa pade iz Lizijine vojske oko pet tisuæa ljudi.

35. But Lysias, seeing their flight and the boldness of the Jews, and that they were prepared either to live or to die with fortitude, went to Antioch and chose soldiers, so that they might come back to Judea with greater numbers.

35. Videæi kako mu se osula vojska i kako su neustrašivi Judini junaci, koji su bili spremni junaèki živjeti ili umrijeti, Lizija se vrati u Antiohiju. Ondje unovaèi najamnike da iznova, s pojaèanom vojskom, provali u Judeju.

36. Then Judas and his brothers said: “Behold, our enemies have been crushed. Let us go up now to cleanse and renew the holy places.”

36. Juda pak i njegova braæa rekoše: "Eto, naši su neprijatelji satrti, hajde da oèistimo Svetište i posvetimo ga."

37. And all the army gathered together, and they ascended to Mount Zion.

37. Sabra se sva vojska i pope se na goru Sion.

38. And they saw the sanctuary deserted, and the altar profaned, and the gates burned, and weeds growing up in the courts, as in a forest or as on the mountains, and the adjoining chambers demolished.

38. Vidjeli su ondje opustjelo sveto mjesto, oskvrnjen oltar, spaljena vrata, u predvorjima naraslo šikarje kao u šumi ili u gorama, a æelije porušene.

39. And they rent their garments, and they made a great wailing, and they placed ashes on their heads.

39. Razdrli su na sebi odjeæu, zakukali i glavu posuli pepelom.

40. And they fell to the ground on their faces, and they sounded the trumpets of alarm, and they cried out toward heaven.

40. Potom padoše nièice pa na znak truba zavapiše k Nebu.

41. Then Judas numbered men to fight against those who were in the stronghold, until they had cleansed the holy places.

41. Juda naloži ljudima da tuku one koji su bili u Tvrði sve dok on Svetište ne oèisti.

42. And he chose priests without blemish, whose will held to the law of God.

42. Zatim je izabrao sveæenike neokaljane, vjerne Zakonu.

43. And they cleansed the holy places, and they took away the stones of defilement to an unclean place.

43. Oèistiše oni Svetište, a oskvrnjeno kamenje ukloniše na neèisto mjesto.

44. And he considered the altar of holocausts, which had been profaned, as to what he should do with it.

44. Potom se vijeæalo što da se uèini od žrtvenika za paljenice, koji je bio oskvrnjen.

45. And a good counsel fell upon them, to destroy it, lest it might become a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they demolished it.

45. Doðoše na dobru misao da ga uklone, bojeæi se da im ne bude na sramotu, jer su ga pogani oskvrnuli. I oboriše žrtvenik.

46. And they stored the stones in the mountain house, in a fitting place, until there should come a prophet, who would provide an answer about these.

46. Kamenje staviše na prikladno mjesto na hramskoj gori, dok ne doðe prorok koji æe o njem odluèiti.

47. Then they took whole stones, according to the law, and they built a new altar, according to that which was before.

47. Nato, prema Zakonu, uzeše neklesano kamenje i podigoše nov žrtvenik, po uzoru na prijašnji.

48. And they rebuilt the holy places and the things that were in the inner parts of the temple, and they sanctified the temple and the courts.

48. Popravili su Svetište i unutrašnjost Doma i posvetili predvorje.

49. And they made new holy vessels, and they brought the lampstand, and the altar of incense, and the table into the temple.

49. Pošto su naèinili novo sveto posuðe, unijeli su u Hram svijeænjak, kadioni žrtvenik i stol.

50. And they placed incense on the altar, and they lit the lamps, which were on the lampstand, and they gave light in the temple.

50. Kadili su tamjan na žrtveniku i zapalili svjetiljke na svijeænjaku koje su rasvijetlile unutrašnjost Hrama.

51. And they placed the bread on the table, and they hung up the veils, and they completed all the works which they had begun.

51. Postavili su hljebove na stol i objesili zastore. Tako dovršiše djelo koje su poduzeli.

52. And they arose before the morning, on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, (which is the month of Kislev) in the one hundred and forty-eighth year.

52. Dvadeset i petog dana devetog mjeseca, zvanog Kislev, godine sto èetrdeset i osme ustadoše u rano jutro

53. And they offered sacrifice, according to the law, on the new altar of holocausts that they made.

53. i prinesoše po Zakonu žrtvu na novom žrtveniku za paljenice koji bijahu podigli.

54. According to the time and according to the day, on which the Gentiles had contaminated it, on the same day, it was renewed with canticles, and lutes, and lyres, and cymbals.

54. Obnovili su posvetu žrtvenika uz pjesme i zvuke citara, harfa i cimbala u ono isto doba i u isti dan u koji su ga pogani oskvrnuli.

55. And all the people fell upon their faces, and they adored, and they blessed, toward heaven, him that had prospered them.

55. Sav je narod pao nièice i poklonio se, a zatim upravio hvalu Nebu, onomu koji ih je tako sretno vodio.

56. And they kept the dedication of the altar for eight days, and they offered holocausts with joy, and sacrifices of salvation and praise.

56. Osam su dana slavili posvetu žrtvenika i radosno prinosili paljenice i žrtve prièesnice i zahvalnice.

57. And they adorned the face of the temple with crowns of gold and small shields. And they dedicated the gates and the adjoining chambers, and they set up doors on them.

57. Uresili su proèelje Hrama zlatnim vijencima i štitovima, obnovili ulaz i æelije i postavili im vrata.

58. And there was very great rejoicing among the people, and the disgrace of the Gentiles was averted.

58. Nastala je velika radost u narodu i izbrisala se sramota koju su nanijeli pogani.

59. And Judas, and his brothers, and all the assembly of Israel decreed that the day of the dedication of the altar must be kept in its time, from year to year, for eight days, from the twenty-fifth day of the month of Kislev, with joy and gladness.

59. Juda je sa svojom braæom i sa svom izraelskom zajednicom odredio da se, poèevši od dvadeset i petog dana mjeseca Kisleva, svake godine u svoje vrijeme osam dana radosno i veselo slavi dan posvete žrtvenika.

60. And they built up, at that time, Mount Zion, with high walls and strong towers all around, lest the Gentiles should at any time come and trample upon it, as they did before.

60. U to su vrijeme oko gore Siona sagradili visoke zidove s jakim kulama, bojeæi se da pogani ne doðu ta mjesta oskvrnuti kao i prije.

61. And he stationed a garrison there, to keep it, and he fortified it, in order to guard Bethzur, so that the people might have a fortification opposite the face of Idumea.

61. Juda je ondje smjestio posadu da èuva goru Sion. Utvrdio je Betsur da narod ima tvrðu protiv Idumeje.