2 Maccabees, 15

1. But when Nicanor discovered Judas to be in the places of Samaria, he decided to meet him in warfare with all violence, on the Sabbath day.

1. Kad je Nikanor doznao da se Juda i njegovi nalaze u podruèju Samarije, odluèio je da ih bez ikakve opasnosti napadne na dan poèinka.

2. In truth, the Jews who followed him out of necessity were saying: “Do not act so fiercely and barbarously, but give honor to the day of sanctification and reverence to him who beholds all things.”

2. Židovi koji su ga prisilno slijedili opomenuše ga: "Nemoj ih tako divljaèki i barbarski zatirati, nego poštuj dan što ga je Onaj koji bdi nad svime napose posvetio."

3. That unhappy man asked, “Is there a powerful One in heaven, who commanded the day of the Sabbath to be kept.”

3. Tada ih taj trostruki zlikovac upita postoji li na nebu vladalac koji je zapovjedio da se svetkuje dan subotnji.

4. And they responded to him, “There is the living Lord himself in heaven, the powerful One, who ordered the seventh day to be kept.”

4. Kad su mu oni izjavili: "Postoji živi Gospod, Vladalac na nebu, koji zapovjedi da se svetkuje sedmi dan",

5. And so he said: “I also am powerful upon the earth, so I command arms to be taken up and the king’s plans to be fulfilled.” Nevertheless, he did not succeed in accomplishing his plan.

5. on odgovori: "A ja sam vladalac na zemlji i ja zapovijedam da se pograbi oružje i da se izvrše kraljevski poslovi." Ipak mu nije uspjelo da izvrši svoju zloèinaèku odluku.

6. And Nicanor, being certainly lifted up with the greatest arrogance, had decided to establish a public monument of his victory over Judas.

6. Dok se Nikanor u krajnjoj razmetljivosti nadimao te odluèio da plijenom, otetim Judi i njegovima, podigne zajednièki spomenik,

7. But Maccabeus, as always, trusted with all hope that God would be present to help them.

7. Makabej se opet postojano i nepokolebljivo uzdao da æe mu Gospodin priteæi u pomoæ.

8. And he exhorted his own not to fear the arrival of the nations, but to keep in mind the assistance they had received before from heaven, and now to hope for a future victory from the Almighty.

8. Hrabrio je svoje ljude neka se ne plaše navale pogana, nego neka se sjete pomoæi što su je od Neba veæ primili i nadaju se da æe im i sada Svemoguæi udijeliti pobjedu.

9. And speaking to them from the law and the prophets, reminding them even of the conflicts they had fought before, he made them more willing.

9. Osokolivši ih rijeèima Zakona i Proroka, podsjetivši ih na bojeve što su ih veæ b§ili, uèvrsti ih u hrabrosti.

10. And so, having raised up their courage, at the same time he revealed the deceitful plan of the Gentiles and their betrayal of the oaths.

10. Kad im je tako osmjelio srca, još ih upozori kako pogani okreæu vjerom i krše zakletvu.

11. Then he armed every one of them, not with the weapons of shield and spear, but with the best speeches and exhortations; and he explained to them a dream, worthy to be believed, in which he rejoiced with them all.

11. Pošto je tako svakoga od njih naoružao manje pouzdanjem u štitove i koplja a više smjelošæu i pobudnim rijeèima, isprièa im vjerodostojan san, viðenje, a oni mu se svi obradovaše.

12. Now the vision was in this manner: Onias, who had been high priest, a good and kind man, modest in appearance, gentle in manners, and noble in speech, and who from boyhood was trained in the virtues, extending his hands, prayed on behalf of all the people of the Jews.

12. Evo što je vidio: bivši veliki sveæenik Onija, èovjek dobar i èestit, skroman u ophoðenju, blage æudi, otmjen u govoru, od djetinjstva vièan svakoj kreposti, podigao ruke i molio za svu židovsku zajednicu.

13. After this, there appeared also another man, admirable in age and glory, and with a bearing of great dignity about him.

13. Zatim se Judi ukazao i èovjek vremešan i èastan, èudesna i velièanstvena dostojanstva.

14. In truth, Onias responded by saying: “This one loves his brothers and the people of Israel. This is he who prays greatly for the people and for all the holy city: Jeremiah, the prophet of God.”

14. Tada Onija progovori: "Ovo je ljubitelj svoje braæe koji se mnogo moli za narod i za sav Sveti grad - Božji prorok Jeremija."

15. Then Jeremiah extended his right hand, and he gave to Judas a sword of gold, saying:

15. Nato Jeremija pruži desnicu i Judi preda zlatan maè. Predajuæi mu ga, reèe:

16. “Receive this holy sword as a gift from God, with it you shall cast down the adversaries of my people Israel.”

16. "Prihvati ovaj sveti maè: Božji je dar, njime æeš slomiti neprijatelje!"

17. And so, having been exhorted by the very good words of Judas, by which the readiness and courage of the young men were able to be raised and strengthened, they resolved to strive and to contend with fortitude, so that virtue would judge the matter, because the holy city and the temple were in peril.

17. Obodreni tim lijepim Judinim rijeèima, što su mogle nadahnuti junaštvom i mlada srca ispuniti muževnošæu, Židovi odluèiše da se i ne utabore, nego da odmah navale i junaèki, u borbi prsa o prsa, sve riješe, buduæi da su Grad i svetinje i Hram bili u opasnosti.

18. For their concern was less for their wives and sons, and likewise less for their brothers and relatives; in truth, their greatest and first fear was for the sanctity of the temple.

18. Nisu se toliko zabrinjavali za žene, djecu, braæu i roðake, koliko ih je morio najveæi i prvi strah - strah za posveæeni Hram.

19. But those also who were in the city had no small concern for those who had gathered together.

19. Ali je i one koji su ostali u gradu obuzimala velika tjeskoba: bili su u strahu zbog bitke na otvorenom polju.

20. And, when all now hoped that judgment would soon occur, and when the enemies were near, and the army was set in order, with the beasts and the horsemen positioned in strategic places,

20. Svi su išèekivali ishod bitke: neprijatelj se veæ bio sabrao i svrstao za boj, slonove su doveli na prikladna mjesta, a konjanike razmjestili na krilima.

21. Maccabeus, considering the arrival of the multitude, and the various preparations of weapons, and the fierceness of the beasts, extending his hands to heaven, called upon the Lord, who works miracles, who gives victory to those who are worthy, not according to the power of the weapons, but just as it pleases him.

21. Makabej vidje to veliko mnoštvo, raznovrsnu opremu i strašnu pojavu slonova. Podiže ruke k nebu i zazva èudotvorca Gospodina, jer je znao da on pobjede ne dijeli prema oružju nego prema tomu koga smatra dostojnim.

22. Then, calling out in this way, he said: “You, O Lord, who sent your Angel under Hezekiah, king of Judah, and who killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand from the camp of Sennacherib,

22. Zazvao je ovako: "Ti si, o Gospodaru, za judejskog kralja Ezekije poslao svog anðela, koji pobi sto osamdeset i pet tisuæa Sanheribovih ljudi.

23. now also, O Ruler of the heavens, send your good Angel before us, who are in fear and trembling at the greatness of your arm,

23. Zato, o nebeski Vladaru, pošalji i sad ispred nas dobra anðela da sije strah i trepet!

24. so that those who approach against your holy people with blasphemy may be afraid.” And in this way, indeed, he concluded his prayer.

24. Jakom mišicom svojom udari one koji, huleæi, izaðoše da napadnu tvoj sveti narod!" Tako je završio molitvu.

25. But Nicanor, and those who were with him, advanced with trumpets and songs.

25. Dok su se Nikanorove èete primicale uz jeku truba i bojne pjesme,

26. In truth, Judas, and those who were with him, calling upon God through prayers, came together against them.

26. Judini se ljudi sukobiše s neprijateljem uz vapaje i molitve.

27. Indeed, fighting with their hands, but praying to the Lord with their hearts, they struck down no less than thirty-five thousand, being delighted by the presence of God.

27. Boreæi se rukama a moleæi se srcima Bogu, oborili su ne manje od trideset i pet tisuæa ljudi, obradovani oèevidnom Božjom pomoæi.

28. And when they had ceased and were returning with gladness, they realized, by his armor, that Nicanor had been slain.

28. Kad su se poslije boja veselo vraæali, opaziše Nikanora gdje leži u bojnoj opremi.

29. And so, making a loud noise and inciting a disturbance, they blessed the Almighty Lord in the language of the fathers.

29. Podiže se vika i nasta metež, a oni uzeše slaviti Svemoguæega jezikom svojih otaca.

30. But Judas, who was prepared throughout all his body and soul to die for his citizens, instructed that Nicanor’s head, and his hand with the arm, should be cut off and carried through to Jerusalem.

30. Nato Juda, koji se tijelom i dušom bacio u prve redove za svoje sugraðane i koji je prema svojim sunarodnjacima gajio mladenaèku blagonaklonost, zapovjedi da Nikanoru odsijeku glavu i ruku u ramenu i odnesu ih u Jeruzalem.

31. When it arrived, having called together his fellow tribesmen, and the priests to the altar, he summoned those also who were in the stronghold.

31. I sam je onamo pošao, sazvao svoje sunarodnjake i sveæenike te stao pred žrtvenik. Tada posla po one u Tvrði:

32. And he displayed the head of Nicanor, and his nefarious hand, which he had extended against the holy house of Almighty God with magnificent boasting.

32. pokaza im glavu zloèinaèkog Nikanora i ruku koju taj hulitelj bijaše drzovito podigao protiv svetog Doma Svevladara.

33. He even ordered now that the tongue of the impious Nicanor should be cut up and given in pieces to the birds, but that the hand of this demented man should be suspended opposite the temple.

33. Odrezavši jezik bezbožnog Nikanora, naredi da se komad po komad dade pticama i da se pred Hramom objesi njegova luðaèka ruka.

34. Therefore, they all blessed the Lord of heaven, saying, “Blessed is he who has kept his own place uncontaminated.”

34. Svi su tada, upravivši oèi nebu, blagoslivljali Gospoda koji se oèitovao: "Blagoslovljen bio Onaj koji je svoje Prebivalište saèuvao neoskvrnjeno!"

35. Then he suspended Nicanor’s head at the top of the stronghold, so that it would be an evident and manifest sign of the assistance of God.

35. Juda objesi Nikanorovu glavu na Tvrðu, da svima bude na vidiku kao oèevidan znak pomoæi Gospodnje.

36. And so, they all decreed by common counsel in no way to let this day pass without celebration,

36. Svi jednodušno zakljuèiše da se taj dan nipošto ne zaboravi, nego da se slavi trinaestog dana dvanaestog mjeseca, koji se aramejskim jezikom zove Adar, uoèi dana Mordokajeva.

37. but to hold a celebration on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, which was called in the Syrian language: the day before Mardochias’ day.

37. Buduæi da je s Nikanorom dokonèano te su Hebreji od tog vremena zavladali gradom, ja æu ovim završiti svoju povijest.

38. Therefore, these things were accomplished concerning Nicanor, and from that time the city was possessed by the Hebrews. And so, I will bring an end to my narration here.

38. Ako sam je dobro i vješto sastavio, ispunila mi se želja. Ako li slabo i osrednje, uèinio sam što sam mogao.

39. And, indeed, if I have done well, so as to have made an adequate history, this also is what I wanted. But if it is less than worthy, may it be permitted me.

39. Jer kao što je štetno piti samo vino ili samu vodu, dok je vino pomiješano s vodom teènije i ugodnije, tako se i pravilno rasporeðen prikaz sviða ušima onih koji knjigu slušaju. Time završavam.

40. For, just as it is adverse to drink always wine, or always water, so also it is pleasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other. So, if the words were always exact, it would not be pleasing to the readers. Therefore, here it shall be completed.

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