2 Maccabees, 10

1. But Maccabeus and those who were with him, the Lord protecting them, even recovered the temple and the city.

1. Dotle je Makabej sa svojim drugovima, pod vodstvom Gospodinovim, opet zauzeo Hram i Grad.

2. Then he demolished the altars, which the foreigners had constructed in the streets, and likewise the shrines.

2. Srušili su žrtvenike što su ih po trgu sagradili tuðinci i uništili su posveæene gajeve.

3. And, having purged the temple, they made another altar. And, taking glowing stones from the fire, they began to offer sacrifices again after two years, and they set out incense, and lamps, and the bread of the Presence.

3. Potom su oèistili Hram i podigli drugi žrtvenik; onda su iskresali vatru iz kamena i tom vatrom, nakon prijekida od dvije godine, prinijeli žrtvu; ujedno su obnovili prinos kada, zapalili svjetiljke i izložili prinesene hljebove.

4. Having done these things, they petitioned the Lord, lying prostrate on the ground, lest they should fall once more into such evils, but also, if they should at any time sin, that they might be chastised by him more mildly, and not be delivered over to barbarians and blasphemous men.

4. Kad su sve to izvršili, pali su nièice i stali moliti Gospodina da više nikada ne dopusti da padnu u takve nevolje, nego, ako kad i sagriješe, neka ih primjerno kazni, ali neka ih ne predaje bogohulnim i divljim narodima.

5. Then, on the day that the temple had been polluted by the foreigners, it happened on the same day that the purification was accomplished, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, which was Kislev.

5. Èišæenje Hrama palo je upravo na isti dan i mjesec u koji su ga pogani i oskvrnuli, na dvadeset i peti dan Kisleva.

6. And they celebrated for eight days with joy, in the manner of the Feast of Tabernacles, remembering that, a little time before, they had celebrated the solemn days of the Feast of Tabernacles in mountains and caves, in the manner of wild beasts.

6. Svetkovali su to razdragano osam dana, onako kao i Blagdan sjenica, sjeæajuæi se kako su nedavno, na Blagdan sjenica, boravili u planinama i spiljama kao divlje zvijeri.

7. Because of this, they now preferred to carry boughs and green branches and palms, for him who had prospered the cleansing of his place.

7. Zato su, noseæi bršljanom ovite štapove, zelene granèice i palme, zahvaljivali hvalospjevima Onomu koji je sretno proveo oèišæenje svoga Svetog mjesta.

8. And they decreed a common precept and decree, that all the people of the Jews should keep those days every year.

8. Ujedno su javno zakljuèili i izglasali da sav židovski narod treba da te dane svake godine slavi. EUPATOROVA MINISTRA

9. Now certainly Antiochus, who was called illustrious, held himself to be so at the passing of his life.

9. Takve su, dakle, bile prilike u vrijeme smrti Antioha, nazvanog Epifana.

10. But next we will describe what happened with Eupator, the son of the impious Antiochus, abridging the evils which happened in the wars.

10. A sad æemo izvijestiti o dogaðajima s Antiohom Eupatorom, sinom onoga bezbožnika, sažimajuæi ukratko ratne nevolje.

11. For when he assumed the kingdom, he appointed, over the affairs of the kingdom, a certain Lysias, leader of the Phoenician and Syrian military.

11. Kad je taj preuzeo kraljevstvo, postavio je na èelo državnih poslova nekog Liziju, glavnog upravitelja Celesirije i Fenicije.

12. For Ptolemy, who was called Macer, decided to be strict in justice toward the Jews, especially because of the iniquity that had been done to them, and to deal with them peacefully.

12. Ptolemej, nazvan Makron, prvi je sa Židovima postupao pravedno, pa je zbog nepravde koja im je bila nanesena nastojao njima upravljati miroljubivo.

13. But, for this reason, he was accused before Eupator by his friends, and was frequently called a traitor. For he had deserted Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him. And so, transferring to Antiochus the illustrious, he even withdrew from him. And he ended his life by poison.

13. Zato su ga neki prijatelji optužili Eupatoru, pa je svakom prilikom slušao kako ga nazivaju izdajicom zato što je ostavio Cipar koji mu je povjerio Filometor i što je prešao Antiohu Epifanu. Pa kad više èasne vlasti nije mogao èasno izvršavati, otrovom je sebi oduzeo život.

14. But Gorgias, when he was the leader of the places, taking to him new arrivals, frequently made war against the Jews.

14. Kad je potom Gorgija postao upraviteljem tih predjela, skupljao je najamnièku vojsku i svakom se prilikom zaraæivao sa Židovima.

15. In truth, the Jews, who held the strategic fortresses, took in those who were fleeing from Jerusalem, and they attempted to make war.

15. U isto su vrijeme Idumejci, gospodari tvrðava na dobrim položajima, dodijavali Židovima te su, prihvaæajuæi izbjeglice iz Jeruzalema, nastojali održati ratno stanje.

16. In fact, those who were with Maccabeus, petitioning the Lord through prayers to be their helper, made a forceful attack upon the fortresses of the Idumeans.

16. Makabej i njegovi drugovi, pošto su se okupili na molitvu i Boga molili da im bude saveznik, krenuše protiv tih idumejskih tvrðava.

17. And, persevering with much force, they obtained the places, killing those they met, and cutting down in all no less than twenty thousand.

17. Udarivši snažno, osvojiše te položaje i suzbiše sve one koji su se borili na bedemima. Pobili su sve na koje su naišli, tako da ih je palo ne manje od dvadeset tisuæa.

18. Yet certain ones, when they had fled into two well-fortified towers, gave all appearance of fighting back.

18. Kako je najmanje devet tisuæa ljudi pobjeglo u dvije dobro utvrðene kule, a sa sobom su imali sve što je potrebno da se izdrži opsada,

19. So Maccabeus left behind Simon and Joseph, and likewise Zachaeus, and those who were with them, to fight against them. And since those who were with them were sufficient in number, he turned back to those who attacked more forcefully.

19. Makabej ostavi Šimuna i Josipa sa Zakejem i njegovima, njih dovoljan broj za opsadu, a sam ode u druga mjesta, gdje je bila veæa potreba.

20. In truth, those who were with Simon, being led by avarice, were persuaded by money from certain ones who were in the towers. And accepting seventy thousand didrachmas, they allowed certain ones to flee.

20. Ali Šimunove ljude, pohlepne za novcem, potkupiše neki što su se onamo sklonili, tako te oni, primivši sedamdeset tisuæa drahma, pustiše neke da uteknu.

21. But when what was done had been reported to Maccabeus, gathering together the leaders of the people, he accused those who had sold their brothers for money, having sent away their adversaries.

21. Kad su Makabeju javili što se dogodilo, on skupi narodne voðe i optuži krivce da su za novce prodali svoju braæu jer su pustili da pobjegnu neprijatelji.

22. Therefore, he executed these who had acted as traitors, and he quickly captured the two towers.

22. Zato ih je dao pogubiti kao izdajice, a onda odmah zauze obje kule.

23. And so, having success in arms and in all things that he took in hand, he destroyed more than twenty thousand in the two fortresses.

23. Sretan u oružju, pobi u obadvije tvrðave preko dvadeset tisuæa ljudi.

24. And Timothy, who had been overcome by the Jews before, calling together a multitude of foreign troops and gathering horsemen from Asia, arrived as if he would capture Judea with arms.

24. Timotej, koga su Židovi prije porazili, skupi mnogo stranih èeta, sabra znatan broj azijskih konjanika i krenu na Judeju misleæi da æe je oružjem osvojiti.

25. But Maccabeus, and those who were with him, as he was approaching, beseeched the Lord, sprinkling dirt on their heads and wrapping their waists with haircloth.

25. Kad se približavao, Makabej i njegovi ljudi stadoše zazivati Boga, posuvši glave prahom i pripasavši oko bokova kostrijet.

26. And lying prostrate at the pedestal of the altar, they beseeched him to be forgiving to them, but to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, just as the law says.

26. Padnuvši nièice na podnožju žrtvenika, molili su Boga da im bude milostiv: da bude neprijatelj njihovih neprijatelja, protivnik njihovih protivnika, kako to objašnjava Zakon.

27. And so, after prayer, taking up arms, they proceeded further from the city, and, reaching close proximity to the enemies, they settled in.

27. Kad su završili molitvu, pograbiše oružje, prilièno se odmaknuše od grada i zaustaviše pred neprijateljem.

28. But, as soon as the sun rose, both sides joined battle: these ones having the guarantee of victory and success by the strength of the Lord, yet the others having courage as their leader in battle.

28. Upravo u cik zore pograbiše se. Jednima je zalog uspjeha i pobjede, osim hrabrosti, bilo uzdanje u Gospodina, a drugi su vodstvo boja stavili samo u junaštvo.

29. But, while they were fighting vehemently, to the adversaries there appeared from heaven five men on horses, which were adorned with bridles of gold, providing leadership to the Jews.

29. Kad se razmahalo kreševo, protivnicima se ukaza s neba pet krasnih ljudi na konjima sa zlatnim uzdama; oni stadoše na èelo Židovima.

30. Two of them, having Maccabeus in the middle and surrounding him with their weapons, kept him safe. But, at the enemy, they cast darts and lightning, so that they fell down, being both confused with blindness and filled with disturbances.

30. U isto vrijeme uzeše Makabeja meðu se da ga štite svojim oružjem i èuvaju neranjena, dok su na protivnike bacali strelice i munje, tako da su ih zabliještili i smeli te se oni raspršiše u najveæem neredu.

31. Moreover, there were slain twenty thousand five hundred, along with six hundred horsemen.

31. Bi tada pobijeno dvadeset tisuæa i pet stotina pješaka i šest stotina konjanika.

32. In fact, Timothy fled away to Gazara, to a fortified stronghold, where Chaereas was in charge.

32. Timotej pobježe u vrlo utvrðeno mjesto zvano Gezer, kojim je upravljao Hereja.

33. Then Maccabeus, and those who were with him, joyfully besieged the stronghold for four days.

33. Makabej i njegovi srèano su ga opsjedali èetiri dana.

34. But those who were inside, trusting to the strength of the place, spoke evil without limit and cast out nefarious words.

34. Uzdajuæi se u èvrstoæu mjesta, oni koji bijahu ondje užasno su psovali i sipali bestidnosti.

35. But when the fifth day began to dawn, twenty youths of those who were with Maccabeus, inflamed in soul because of the blasphemy, manfully approached to the wall, and, advancing with fierce courage, ascended it.

35. Kad je peti dan poèelo svitati, dvadeset mladiæa iz Makabejeve vojske, poneseno gnjevom zbog onih psovki, jurnu na zid muški hrabro i u divljem žaru pobi svakoga na koga naiðe.

36. Moreover, others also getting up after them, went to set fire to the towers and the gates, and to burn the blasphemers alive.

36. Jednako su na opsjednute navalili i drugi s protivne strane. Zažegli su kule i, raspirivši lomaèe, žive sažgali one bogohulnike. Drugi razbiše vrata, pustiše unutra ostalu vojsku i zaposjedoše grad.

37. Then, having continued throughout two days to lay waste to the fortress, they killed Timothy, who was found hiding himself in a certain place. And they also killed his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes.

37. Timoteja, koji se sakrio u neku nakapnicu, zaklaše zajedno s njegovim bratom Herejom i Apolofanom.

38. When this was done, they blessed the Lord with hymns and confessions, who had done great things in Israel and had given them the victory.

38. Pošto obaviše posao, poèeše himnama i zahvalnicama slaviti Gospodina koji je Izraelu iskazao veliku dobrotu i dao mu pobjedu.