2 Maccabees, 1

1. To the brothers, the Jews, who are throughout Egypt: the brothers, the Jews, who are in Jerusalem and in the region of Judea, send greetings and good peace.

1. Braæu Židove u Egiptu pozdravljaju njihova braæa Židovi iz Jeruzalema i iz židovske zemlje i žele im nepomuæeni mir.

2. May God be gracious to you, and may he remember his covenant, which was spoken to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants.

2. Obasuo vas Bog dobroèinstvima i spomenuo se svog Saveza s Abrahamom, Izakom i Jakovom, svojim vjernim slugama!

3. And may he give all of you the heart to worship him, and to do his will, with a great heart and a willing soul.

3. Dao vam svima srce da ga štujete i njegovu volju vršite velikodušno i radosno!

4. May he throw open your heart with his law and with his precepts, and may he create peace.

4. Otvorio vaše srce svom Zakonu i svojim zapovijedima i dao vam mir!

5. May he heed your prayers and be reconciled to you, and may he not forsake you in the evil time.

5. Uslišao vam molitve, pomirio se s vama i ne ostavio vas u vrijeme nevolje!

6. And now, in this place, we are praying for you.

6. U ovaj trenutak mi se ovdje za vas molimo.

7. When Demetrius reigned, in the one hundred and sixty-ninth year, we Jews wrote to you during the tribulation and assaults which overcame us in those years, from the time that Jason withdrew from the holy land and from the kingdom.

7. Za kraljevanja Demetrijeva godine sto šezdeset i devete mi smo vam Židovi pisali ovo: "U nevoljama i jadima koji su zaredali u ovim godinama otkako su Jason i njegove pristalice izdali Svetu zemlju i kraljevstvo,

8. They burnt the gate, and they shed innocent blood. And we prayed to the Lord and were heard, and we brought forth sacrifices and fine wheat flour, and we kindled the lamps and set forth the loaves.

8. zapalili Velika vrata i prolili nevinu krv, pomolili smo se Gospodinu i on nas je uslišao. Prinijeli smo žrtvu i najfinije brašno, upalili svjetiljke i postavili hljebove."

9. And now, celebrate the days of shelters in the month of Kislev.

9. Sad vam pišemo da biste u mjesecu Kislevu svetkovali Blagdan sjenica. Godine sto osamdeset i osme.

10. In the one hundred and eighty-eighth year, from the people who are at Jerusalem and in Judea, and from the Senate and Judas: to Aristobulus, the magistrate of king Ptolemy, who is of the ancestry of anointed priests, and to those Jews who are in Egypt: greetings and good health.

10. Stanovnici Jeruzalema i stanovnici Judeje, starješine i Juda: savjetniku kralja Ptolemeja Aristobulu, od roda pomazanih sveæenika, i Židovima u Egiptu pozdrav i dobro zdravlje!

11. Having been freed by God from great peril, we give thanks to him greatly, in as much as we have been struggling against so great a king.

11. Neka je velika hvala Bogu, koji nas je izbavio iz velikih pogibli kad smo imali vojevati protiv kralja.

12. For he caused those who fought against us and against the holy city to burst forth from Persia.

12. On je doista odbio one koji su zavojevali na Sveti grad.

13. For when the commander himself was in Persia, and with him an immense army, he fell in the temple of Nanea, having been deceived by the counsel of the priests of Nanea.

13. Kad im je zapovjednik otišao u Perziju, sasjekli su u Nanejinu hramu i njega i njegovu vojsku, koja se smatrala nepobjedivom. Nanejini sveæenici poslužili su se varkom.

14. For Antiochus also came to the place with his friends, as if to live with her, and so that he would receive much money in the name of a dowry.

14. Antioh je onamo došao sa svojim prijateljima pod izlikom da æe se oženiti Nanejom, a zapravo da, u ime miraza, prisvoji veliko tamošnje blago.

15. And when the priests of Nanea had made the proposal, and he had entered with a few men into the vestibule of the shrine, they closed the temple,

15. Nanejski su sveæenici izložili blago. Èim je Antioh s nekolicinom ušao u hramsko predvorje, sveæenici zatvoriše svetište.

16. after Antiochus had entered. And throwing open a hidden entrance to the temple, they cast stones, and they struck the leader and those who were with him. And, having severed their limbs and cut off their heads, they threw them outside.

16. Otvoriše tajna vrata na stropu, baciše kamenje i ubiše zapovjednika. Sasjekoše ga na komade, a glave baciše onima koji bijahu vani.

17. Blessed be God through all things, who has delivered up the impious.

17. Neka je za sve to hvaljen naš Bog, koji je bezbožnike predao smrti.

18. Therefore, establishing the purification of the temple on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Kislev, we considered it necessary to signify this to you, so that you, likewise, may keep the day of shelters, and the day of the fire that was given when Nehemiah offered sacrifice, after the temple and the altar had been built.

18. Dvadeset i petog Kisleva svetkovat æemo oèišæenje Hrama, pa smo smatrali uputnim da vas o tom obavijestimo, kako biste i vi prikladno svetkovali Blagdan sjenica i vatre koja se pokazala kad je Nehemija, sagradivši Svetište i žrtvenik, prinio žrtve.

19. For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests, who at that time were worshippers of God, secretly took the fire from the altar, and they kept it hidden in a valley, where there was a deep and dry pit, and they kept it safe in that place, in such a way that the place would be unknown to all.

19. Kad su, naime, naše oce odvodili u Perziju, tadašnji su pobožni sveæenici uzeli žrtvenu vatru i sakrili je u udubinu sliènu presahlu bunaru. Spremili su je tako da nitko za to skrovište ne sazna.

20. But when many years had passed, and it pleased God that Nehemiah should be sent by the king of Persia, he sent some of the posterity of those priests who had hidden it to seek the fire. And, just as they told us, they did not find fire, but only deep water.

20. Poslije mnogo godina bi Božja volja da perzijski kralj pošalje Nehemiju: ovaj je dao da vatru potraže potomci onih sveæenika koji su je sakrili. Ti izvijestiše da nisu našli vatre nego nekakvu muljevitu vodu, a on im zapovjedi da je zahvate i donesu.

21. Then he ordered them to draw it up and to carry it to him. And the priest, Nehemiah, ordered the sacrifices, which had been set out, to be sprinkled with the same water, both the wood and those things that were placed on it.

21. Pošto je bilo pripravljeno sve za žrtvu, naloži Nehemija sveæenicima da tom vodom poškrope drva i što je na njima.

22. And when this was done, and the time came when the sun shined brightly, which before was in a cloud, there was kindled a great fire, so much so that all were filled with wonder.

22. Tek što su to uèinili, u trenutku zasja sunce, dotad zastrto oblakom, i buknu velika vatra, tako te se svi zadiviše.

23. But all the priests were reciting prayer, while the sacrifice was being consumed, with Jonathan beginning and the rest answering.

23. Dok je žrtva izgarala, sveæenici su molili - sveæenici i sav narod. Zapoèinjao je Jonatan, a drugi su, zajedno s Nehemijom, nastavljali.

24. And the prayer of Nehemiah was held in this way: “O Lord God, Creator of all, terrible and strong, just and merciful, you alone are the good King.

24. Molitva je glasila ovako: "Gospode, Gospode Bože, stvoritelju svega, strašni, jaki, pravedni, milosrdni, jedini kralju, jedini dobri,

25. You alone are excellent, you alone are just, and all-powerful, and eternal, who frees Israel from all evil, who created the chosen fathers and sanctified them.

25. jedini darežljivi, jedini pravedni, svemoguæi i vjeèni, koji spasavaš Izraela od svakog zla, koji si naše oce izabrao i posvetio,

26. Receive the sacrifice on behalf of all of your people Israel, and preserve and sanctify your portion.

26. primi ovu žrtvu za sav svoj izraelski narod. Èuvaj svoju baštinu i posveti je!

27. Gather together our dispersion, free those who are in servitude to the Gentiles, and respect those who are despised and abhorred, so that the Gentiles may know that you are our God.

27. Sakupi one od nas koji su razasuti, izbavi one što robuju meðu poganima, pogledaj milostivo prezrene i pogrðene, tako da pogani spoznaju da si ti naš Bog!

28. Afflict those who, in their arrogance, are oppressing us and treating us abusively.

28. Kazni one koji nas ugnjetavaju i drsko vrijeðaju!

29. Establish your people in your holy place, just as Moses said.”

29. Usadi svoj narod u svoje Sveto mjesto, kao što je rekao Mojsije!"

30. And so the priests sang hymns until the sacrifice had been consumed.

30. Sveæenici pak pjevahu hvalospjeve.

31. But when the sacrifice had been consumed, Nehemiah ordered the remainder of the water to be poured upon the great stones.

31. Kad je izgorjela žrtva, zapovjedi Nehemija da se preostala voda izlije na veliko kamenje.

32. When this had been done, a flame was kindled from them, but it was consumed by the light that shined brightly from the altar.

32. Kad su to izvršili, liznu plamen, ali ga upi jaèi sjaj vatre na žrtveniku.

33. In truth, when this thing became known, it was reported to the king of Persia that in the place where the fire had been hidden by those priests who had been led away, water appeared, by which Nehemiah, and those who were with him, purified the sacrifices.

33. Razglasilo se to, i kralju perzijskom bi javljeno da se na mjestu gdje sveæenici, odvedeni u sužanjstvo, bijahu sakrili oganj pojavila voda kojom su Nehemija i njegovi ljudi posvetili žrtve.

34. But the king, considering and examining the matter diligently, made a temple for it, so that he might study what had happened.

34. Kralj nato provjeri dogaðaj, dade ograditi to mjesto i uspostaviti svetište.

35. And when he had studied it, he gave the priests many goods and presents, of one kind or another, and using his own hands, he distributed these.

35. Onima kojima ga je prepustio dao je udio u velikim prihodima koje je odande izvlaèio.

36. And Nehemiah called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted as Purification. But with many it is called Nephi.

36. Nehemija i njegovi ljudi to su mjesto prozvali Neftar, što znaèi "oèišæenje", ali se ono opæenito zove Neftaj.