2 Maccabees, 13
1. In the one hundred and forty-ninth year, Judas realized that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a multitude against Judea.
1. Godine sto èetrdeset i devete doèuli su Judini ljudi da Antioh Eupator dolazi s mnoštvom vojske na Judeju
2. And with him was Lysias, the procurator, who was in charge of the government, having with him one hundred and ten thousand foot solders, five thousand horsemen, and twenty-two elephants, and three hundred swift chariots with curved blades.
2. i da je s njime njegov skrbnik Lizija, upravitelj državnih poslova; i da svaki ima grèku vojsku od stotinu i deset tisuæa pješaka, pet tisuæa i tri stotine konjanika, dvadeset i dva slona i tri stotine bojnih kola, opremljenih srpovima.
3. Menelaus also joined himself to them, and with many lies he pleaded with Antiochus, not for the welfare of his country, but hoping that he would be appointed as first ruler.
3. Njima se pridružio i Menelaj, vrlo prepredeno potièuæi Antioha, ne zato što bi svojoj domovini želio sreæu, nego u nadi da æe se održati na vlasti.
4. But the King of kings awakened the mind of Antiochus against the sinner. And when Lysias was suggesting this to be the cause of all the evils, he ordered (as is the custom with them) that he should be apprehended and killed in the same place.
4. Ali Kralj kraljeva raspiri Antiohov gnjev na zlikovca, jer je Lizija kralju obrazložio da je Menelaj krivac svemu zlu. Zato Antioh zapovjedi da ga odvedu u Bereju i ondje pogube prema mjesnom obièaju.
5. Now there was, in the same place, a tower of fifty cubits, having a pile of ashes on every side. This had a lookout over a precipice.
5. U tom se mjestu nalazi kula visoka pedeset lakata, puna pepela, a na njoj je naprava koja se okreæe naokolo i odasvud sunovraæuje u pepeo.
6. From there, he ordered this sacrilegious one to be thrown down into the ashes, with all propelling him into the afterlife.
6. Tu se mora popeti krivac svetogrdne pljaèke ili kakvih drugih velikih zloèina da ga odande strmoglave u smrt.
7. And by such a law, it turned out that the betrayer of the law, Menelaus, died, not having so much as a burial in the earth.
7. Takva je smrtna kazna zadesila tog nevjernika Menelaja a da ga nisu ni pokopali.
8. And indeed, this satisfied justice, for just as he had committed many offenses toward the altar of God, the fire and ashes of which are holy, so was he condemned to die in ashes.
8. I to s pravom; sagriješio je mnogo protiv žrtvenika, kojega je i oganj i pepeo svet, i zato ga je stigla smrt u pepelu.
9. But the king, with his mind being unbridled, came to reveal himself as more wicked to the Jews than his father was.
9. U to se primicao kralj, premeæuæi u glavi najokrutnije nakane kako bi Židovima napakostio još gore nego njegov otac.
10. When Judas understood this, he instructed the people to call upon the Lord day and night, so that, just as always, now also he would help them.
10. Kad je Juda za to saznao, odredio je da narod danju i noæu zazivlje Gospodina, da i sad kao nekoæ pritekne u pomoæ onima kojima prijeti pogibao da ih liše Zakona, domovine i svetog Hrama
11. Of course, they were afraid to be deprived of their law and their country, and of the holy temple, and also that he might allow the people, who had recently taken a breath for a little while, to be again subdued by blasphemous nations.
11. te da ne dopusti da puk koji je malo odahnuo opet padne pod vlast bogohulnih naroda.
12. And so, having together done all these things, and having sought mercy from the Lord with weeping and fasting, lying prostrate on the ground continually for three days, Judas exhorted them to prepare themselves.
12. Kad su svi zajedno izvršili taj nalog, zaklinjuæi milosrdnog Gospodina suzama i postovima, prostrti nièice tri dana zaredom, Juda ih ohrabri i pozva da se spreme.
13. In truth, with the elders he decided that, before the king could move his army into Judea and obtain the city, they would go out and commit the outcome of the event to the judgment of the Lord.
13. Potom je sa starješinama odluèio da ne èekaju, nego da iziðu i s Božjom pomoæi riješe stvar prije nego kraljeva vojska upadne u Judeju i zauzme grad.
14. And so, giving everything to God, the Creator of the world, and having exhorted his own to contend with fortitude and to stand up, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, their country and the citizens: he positioned his army around Modin.
14. Prepustivši, dakle, pothvat Stvoritelju svijeta, potaknu svoje drugove da se za zakone, Hram, Grad, domovinu i ustanove junaèki bore na život i smrt, pa se utabori kod Modina.
15. And having given his own a sign of the victory of God, he attacked the quarters of the king by night, with the strongest chosen young men, and he slew four thousand men in the camp, and the greatest of the elephants, along with those who would have been positioned on them.
15. Davši tada svojima bojni zov: "Božja je pobjeda!", noæu s najboljim poizbor momcima napade kraljev šator; pobi u taboru oko dvije tisuæe ljudi, a njegovi ljudi probodoše najveæega slona i njegova upravljaèa u kuæici.
16. And so, having filled the camp of their enemies with the greatest fear and disturbance, they went away with good success.
16. Ispuniše sav tabor stravom i metežom pa se pobjedonosno povukoše.
17. Now this was done at the first light of day, with the Lord assisting and protecting them.
17. Kad je poèela svitati zora, sve je bilo gotovo, jer je Gospod pomogao i štitio Judu.
18. But the king, having received a taste of the audacity of the Jews, attempted to take the difficult places by craftiness.
18. Kad je kralj iskusio židovsku hrabrost, pokuša varkama napadati njihove položaje.
19. And so, he moved his camp to Bethzur, which was a fortified garrison of the Jews. But as he struck, he was put to flight and reduced in number.
19. Približi se snažnoj židovskoj tvrðavi Betsur, ali je bio odbijen, svladan, pobijeðen.
20. Then Judas sent necessities to those who were inside.
20. Juda je opsjednutima slao što im je bilo potrebno.
21. But Rhodocus, a certain one from the Jewish army, reported the secrets to the enemies, so he was sought out, apprehended, and imprisoned.
21. Ali je neki Rodok iz židovske vojske neprijateljima odao tajne. Pronašli su ga, uhvatili i smaknuli.
22. Again, the king held talks with those who were in Bethzur. He gave his right hand as a pledge, and accepted theirs, and he went away.
22. Kralj je i drugi put poveo pregovore s onima u Betsuru, ponudio im mir, prihvatio uvjete pa se povukao; a zatim napade Judu i njegove ljude, ali bi poražen.
23. He joined battle with Judas; he was overcome. But when he realized that Philip, who had been left out of these events, had rebelled at Antioch, he was in a consternation of mind, and, begging the Jews, and being submissive to them, he swore to all things that seemed just. And, being reconciled, he offered sacrifice, honored the temple, and left gifts.
23. Kad je doznao da je Filip, koga je postavio za državnog upravitelja u Antiohiji, podigao bunu, usplahirio se pa stade opet pregovarati sa Židovima; prihvati njihove uvjete i zakletvom se na njih obveza. Poslije izmirenja prinese žrtvu, poèasti Hram i nadari Sveto mjesto.
24. He embraced Maccabeus, and he made him commander and leader from Ptolemais all the way to the Gerrenians.
24. Dobro je primio Makabeja i postavio ga za namjesnika od Ptolemaide do zemlje Gerenijaca.
25. But when he arrived at Ptolemais, the Ptolemaians considered the conditions of the alliance burdensome, being indignant lest perhaps they might break the pact.
25. Ode u Ptolemaidu, ali se njezini graðani nisu slagali s ugovorom; negodovali su zbog nekih stavaka i tražili da se ponište.
26. Then Lysias went up to the tribunal, and explained the reasons, and calmed the people, and so he returned to Antioch. And this is the way things went concerning the journey and return of the king.
26. Tada se na besjedište pope Lizija. Branio je nagodbu kako je najbolje znao; uvjeri stanovnike, umiri ih i pridobi, a onda se vrati u Antiohiju. Tako se završio kraljev vojni pohod i uzmak.
