1 Maccabees, 6
1. And king Antiochus was traveling through the upper regions, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia was very noble and abundant in silver and gold,
1. U to vrijeme kralj Antioh prolazio gornjim krajevima. Doèuo je da je perzijski grad Elimaida na glasu s bogatstva, sa srebra i zlata,
2. and that the temple in it was very opulent, and that there were, in that place, coverings of gold, and breastplates and shields, which Alexander, the son of Philip, king of Macedonia, who reigned first in Greece, had left behind.
2. da je ondje bogat hram u kojem se nalaze zlatni predmeti vojne opreme, oklopi i oružje što ih je ostavio Filipov sin Aleksandar Makedonski, koji je prvi vladao nad Grcima.
3. So he came and sought to seize the city and to pillage it. And he was not able, because this plan became known to those who were in the city.
3. Zato je krenuo da pokuša zauzeti grad i opljaèkati ga, ali nije uspio jer su graðani doznali za njegovu nakanu.
4. And they rose up in battle, and he fled away from there, and he departed with great sadness, and he returned into Babylon.
4. Oni mu se opriješe s oružjem u ruci: natjerali su ga u bijeg te se odande morao, jako ojaðen, probijati natrag u Babilon.
5. And someone arrived to report to him in Persia, that those who were in the land of Judah were forced to flee the camp,
5. Još dok je bio u Perziji, doðoše i javiše mu kako su poražene èete što su upale u judejsku zemlju.
6. and that Lysias went forth with a particularly strong army, and he was forced to flee before the face of the Jews, and that they were strengthened by the weapons, and resources, and many spoils which they seized from the camps they demolished,
6. I Lizija je navro sa snažnom vojskom, ali je pred Židovima morao pobjeæi, jer su oni pobijeðenim vojskama uzeli opremu i obilan plijen i tako postali još jaèi.
7. and that they had destroyed the abomination, which he had established on the altar that was in Jerusalem, and that the sanctuary, just as before, had been encircled with high walls, along with Bethzur, his city.
7. Srušili su i sramotni kip što ga bijaše podigao na žrtveniku u Jeruzalemu, a svoje su sveto mjesto okružili visokim zidovima, kakvi su bili i prije, pa tako i Betsur, jedan od njegovih gradova.
8. And it happened that, when the king heard these words, he was terrified and very moved. And he fell down on his bed, and he fell into feebleness out of grief. For it had not happened to him as he had intended.
8. Kad je kralj èuo te vijesti, prenerazi se i silno uznemiri; pade na postelju i razbolje se od jada što mu se nije želja ispunila.
9. And he was in that place through many days. For a great grief was renewed in him, and he concluded that he would die.
9. Ostade tako više dana, ali ga je tuga neprestano presvajala. A kad mu bijaše umrijeti,
10. And he called all his friends, and he said to them: “Sleep has withdrawn from my eyes, and I am declining, and my heart has collapsed out of anxiety.
10. dozva sve svoje prijatelje i reèe im: "Nestalo je sna s mojih oèiju i srce mi je klonulo od jada.
11. And I said in my heart: How much trouble has come to me, and what floods of sorrow there are, where I am now! I used to be cheerful and beloved in my power!
11. Zato rekoh u svom srcu: 'U koliku li sam tjeskobu zapao i kakav li me to val nesreæe zapljusnuo! Mene koji sam u vrijeme svoje moæi bio poštovan i ljubljen.
12. Truly, now, I remember the evils that I did in Jerusalem, from which place I also took away all the spoils of gold and silver that were in it, and I sent to carry away the inhabitants of Judah without cause.
12. Sad mi dolaze na pamet zla koja sam poèinio u Jeruzalemu kad sam odande odnio sve zlatno i srebrno posuðe što se u njemu nalazilo i kad sam bez razloga zapovjedio da se stanovnici Jude istrijebe.
13. Therefore, I know that it is because of this that these evils have found me. And behold, I perish with great sorrow in a foreign land.”
13. Sad znam da me zbog toga snašlo ovo zlo i da od velike tuge umirem u tuðoj zemlji!'"
14. Then he called Philip, one of his friends, and he placed him first over all his kingdom.
14. Nato dozva Filipa, jednog od svojih prijatelja, i postavi ga nad svim kraljevstvom.
15. And he gave him the diadem, and his robe, and his ring, so that he would guide Antiochus, his son, and raise him, and so that he would reign.
15. I dade mu svoju krunu, plašt i peèatni prsten, i ostavi mu da odgoji njegova sina Antioha, i da ga uputi u voðenje kraljevstva.
16. And king Antiochus died there, in the one hundred and forty-ninth year.
16. Tu kralj Antioh umrije godine sto èetrdeset i devete.
17. And Lysias knew that the king was dead, and he appointed Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had raised from adolescence. And he called his name Eupator.
17. Kad je Lizija doznao da je kralj umro, postavio mu je za nasljednika njegova sina Antioha, koga je odgajao od njegova djetinjstva. Nadjenuo mu je ime Eupator.
18. And those who were in the stronghold had enclosed the Israelites by surrounding the holy places. And they continually sought to do evil to them and to support the Gentiles.
18. Ali oni koji su bili u Tvrði uznemiravahu Izraelce oko Svetišta, neprestano smišljajuæi kako da im naude i tako pomognu poganima.
19. And Judas intended to disperse them. And he called together all the people, in order to besiege them.
19. Juda odluèi da ih uništi. Zato sazva sav narod na opsadu.
20. And they came together and besieged them in the one hundred and fiftieth year, and they made catapults and other machines.
20. Sabrali su se i opkolili ih godine sto pedesete. Naèinili su strelišta i bojne naprave.
21. And certain ones of these, who were besieged, escaped. And some of the impious out of Israel joined themselves to them.
21. Ali su neki od opkoljenih probili obruè, a njima se pridružili i neki od bezbožnih Izraelaca.
22. And they went to the king, and they said: “How long will you not act with judgment and vindicate our brothers?
22. Otišli su kralju i rekli mu: "Dokle æeš oklijevati da nam izvršiš pravdu i osvetiš našu braæu?
23. We resolved to serve your father, and to walk according to his precepts, and to obey his edicts.
23. Dobre volje pristali smo da služimo tvome ocu i vladamo se prema njegovim nalozima i držimo se njegovih odredaba.
24. And because of this, the sons of our people have alienated themselves from us, and they have put to death as many of us as they could find, and they have torn apart our inheritances.
24. Zato sinovi našeg naroda opsjedaju Tvrðu i zamrziše na nas. I poubijali su sve koji su im dopali šaka i razgrabili su nam baštinu.
25. And they have not extended their hand against us only, but also against all within our borders.
25. I nisu samo na nas podigli ruke: podigli su ih i na sve tvoje krajeve.
26. And behold, this day they have taken a position near the stronghold of Jerusalem to occupy it, and they have fortified the stronghold of Bethzur.
26. Evo, sad opsjedaju jeruzalemsku Tvrðu: hoæe da je zauzmu, a utvrdili su Svetište i Betsur.
27. And, unless you quickly act to prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and you will not be able to subdue them.”
27. Ako im se ne isprijeèiš, uèinit æe još i više, a ti ih više neæeš zaustaviti."
28. And the king was angry when he heard this. And he called together all his friends, and the leaders of his army, and those who were over the horsemen.
28. Na te se rijeèi kralj razgnjevi. Sabra sve svoje prijatelje, starješine svojih pješaka i zapovjednike konjanika.
29. But there even came to him mercenary armies from other kingdoms and from the islands of the sea.
29. Došle su mu i najamnièke èete drugih kraljevina i od morskih otoka.
30. And the number of his army was one hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants trained for battle.
30. Broj se njegovih snaga podigao na sto tisuæa pješaka i dvadeset tisuæa konjanika i trideset i dva slona uvježbana za rat.
31. And they traveled through Idumea, and they took a position near Bethzur. And they fought for many days, and they made machines of war. But they came out and burnt them with fire, and they fought manfully.
31. Došli su preko Idumeje i opsjeli Betsur, dugo ga tukli i èak napravili bojne naprave. Ali su oni iz grada provaljivali, palili naprave i hrabro se borili.
32. And Judas departed from the stronghold, and he moved the camp to Bethzechariah, opposite the camp of the king.
32. Tada se Juda, prekinuvši opsadu Tvrðe, utabori kod Bet Zaharije, nasuprot kraljevskom taboru.
33. And the king rose up, before it was light, and he forced his troops to march toward the way of Bethzechariah. And the armies prepared themselves for battle, and they sounded the trumpets.
33. Kralj ustade u ranu zoru i požuri se sa svojom vojskom prema Bet Zahariji. Njegove su èete zauzele borbene položaje, a trube zatrubile.
34. And they showed the elephants the blood of grapes and mulberries, to provoke them to fight.
34. Slonovima su davali grožðani i dudov sok da ih potaknu za boj.
35. And they divided the beasts by the legions, and there stood by every elephant a thousand men, with shields joined together and with brass helmets on their heads. And five hundred well-ordered horsemen were chosen for every beast.
35. Životinje su razmjestili meðu bojne redove. Uza svakog slona poredali su tisuæu pješaka opremljenih lanèanim oklopima i bronèanim šljemovima, a k tomu su svakoj životinji pridijelili i pet stotina odabranih konjanika.
36. These were ready beforehand, and wherever the beast was, they were there; and whenever it moved, they moved, and they did not depart from it.
36. Ti su upravljali svim pokretima životinje, pratili je svuda i od nje se nisu udaljivali.
37. Moreover, upon them there were strong wooden turrets, watching over every beast, with machines upon them, and on them were thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above, and an Indian to rule each beast.
37. Na svakog slona privezali su potpruzima jaku drvenu obrambenu kulu. U svakoj su, uz Indijca, bila èetiri snažna ratnika.
38. And the rest of the horsemen, he stationed here and there, in two parts, with trumpets to stir up the army and to urge on those who were slow to move within its legions.
38. Ostale je konjanike kralj razmjestio na oba krila vojske da uznemiruju neprijatelje i pokrivaju bojne redove.
39. And so, when the sun reflected off the shields of gold and of brass, the mountains were resplendent from them, and they glowed like lamps of fire.
39. Kad je sunce obasjalo zlatne i mjedene štitove, zablistale su od njih gore i zasvijetlile poput upaljenih zublja.
40. And part of the king’s army was divided to the high mountains, and the other part to the low places. And they went forth with order and caution.
40. Jedan se dio kraljevskih èeta razvi po gorskim visovima, a drugi po nizinama i svi se pokrenuše u èvrstom i ureðenom rasporedu.
41. And all the inhabitants of the land were shaken at the voice of their multitude, and at the advance of the company, and at the clash of the armor. For the army was very great and strong.
41. Uzdrhtaše svi koji su èuli graju toga mnoštva, bahat njegovih stopala i zveket oružja, jer ta je vojska bila vrlo velika i jaka.
42. And Judas and his army drew near for battle. And there fell of the king’s army six hundred men.
42. Juda se sa svojom vojskom upusti u boj. U kraljevskoj vojsci pade šest stotina ljudi.
43. And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts shielded with the king’s shield, and it was higher than the other beasts. So it seemed to him that the king must be on it.
43. Uto je Eleazar, zvan Auran, opazio jednu životinju opremljenu kraljevskom ormom, višu od ostalih. Pomisli da je u njoj kralj
44. And he gave himself for the freedom of his people, and to obtain for himself a name in eternity.
44. i žrtvova se da izbavi svoj narod i steèe vjeèno ime.
45. And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right and on the left, and they fell down before him on this side and that.
45. Hrabro potrèa prema životinji, posred bojnog reda. Ubijao je desno i lijevo, a neprijatelji se pred njim razdvojili.
46. And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it, and he killed it. And it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there.
46. Uvuèe se pod slona, probode ga maèem i ubi. Životinja se strovali na Eleazara i zgnjeèi ga. Tako on pogibe ondje.
47. And, seeing the strength of the king and the forcefulness of his army, they turned themselves away from them.
47. Židovi su, videæi silnu kraljevsku snagu i žestoku vojsku, pred njom uzmakli.
48. But the king’s camp went up against them in Jerusalem. And the king’s camp took up a position near Judea and Mount Zion.
48. Kraljevska vojska krenu protiv Židova u Jeruzalemu. Kralj je opsjedao Judeju i goru Sion,
49. And he made peace with those who were in Bethzur. And they went out of the city, because they had no provisions in their confinement, for it was the Sabbath of the land.
49. a s onima u Betsuru sklopio je mir. Ti su izišli iz grada jer više nisu mogli izdržati opsadu: nisu imali hrane. Bila je, naime, subotnja godina, zemlja poèivala.
50. And the king captured Bethzur, and he stationed a garrison there to keep it.
50. Kralj je zaposjeo Betsur i ondje smjestio posadu.
51. And he turned his camp against the place of sanctification for many days. And he stationed there catapults and other machines: machines to cast fire, and windlasses to cast stones and darts, and small catapults to cast arrows and metal.
51. Prilièno je dugo opsjedao Svetište. Služio se protiv njega strelištima, bojnim napravama, bacaèima plamena, kamenja i strelica, a tako i praæarama.
52. But they also made machines against their machines, and they fought for many days.
52. I opsjednuti uzimahu naprave protiv napadaèa. Borba potraja dugo.
53. But there were no foods in the city, because it was the seventh year. And those who had remained in Judea were from the Gentiles, so they consumed all that they had left from what had been stored up.
53. Ali u skladištima nestalo hrane. Bila je sedma godina, a, osim toga, Izraelci dovedeni u Judeju iz poganskih krajeva bijahu potrošili i posljednje zalihe.
54. And there remained in the holy places a few men, for the famine had prevailed over them. And they were scattered, each one to his own place.
54. Tako su u Svetištu ostavili malo ljudi jer je zavladala glad. Ostali se raspršili svaki na svoju stranu.
55. Then Lysias heard that Philip, whom king Antiochus had appointed, when he was still alive, to raise his son, Antiochus, and to reign,
55. Filip, koga je kralj Antioh još za svoga života odabrao da njegova sina Antioha odgaja za prijestolje,
56. had returned from Persia and Media, with the army that went with him, and that he sought to take upon himself the affairs of the kingdom.
56. vratio se iz Perzije i Medije s vojskom koja je pratila kralja. Sad je nastojao da zagospoduje državnim poslovima.
57. He hurried to go and to say to the king and the commanders of the army: “We are weakened everyday, and our food is limited, and the place that we besiege is strong, and it is incumbent upon us to put the kingdom in order.
57. Na tu vijest Lizija je samo gledao da što prije ode. Rekao je kralju, vojskovoðama i ljudima: "Svaki smo dan slabiji, imamo sve manje hrane, a mjesto koje opsjedamo dobro je utvrðeno. Osim toga, èekaju nas poslovi kraljevstva.
58. And so now, let us bestow a pledge to these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation.
58. Pružimo, dakle, desnicu tim ljudima, sklopimo mir s njima i sa svim njihovim narodom.
59. And let us establish for them that they may walk according to their own laws, just as before. For, because of their laws, which we despised, they have become angry and have done all these things.”
59. Dopustimo im da žive po svojim obièajima kao i prije, jer su se radi svojih zakona, kad smo ih dokinuli, na nas razgnjevili i sve ovo poèinili."
60. And the idea was pleasing in the sight of the king and the leaders. And he sent to them to make peace. And they accepted it.
60. Taj je prijedlog kralju i starješinama bio po volji. Po poslanicima ponudio je Židovima mir, a oni ga prihvatiše.
61. And the king and the leaders swore to them. And they went out of the stronghold.
61. Kralj i starješine potkrijepiše sporazum zakletvom, pa su opsjednuti izišli iz Tvrðe.
62. Then the king entered into Mount Zion, and saw the fortifications of the place, and so he abruptly broke the oath that he had sworn, and he commanded the surrounding wall to be destroyed.
62. Potom kralj uziðe na goru Sion. Tu vidje kako je mjesto utvrðeno, pogazi svoju zakletvu i zapovjedi da se ono poruši.
63. And he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip ruling the city. And he fought against him and occupied the city.
63. Nato hitno podiže tabor i vrati se u Antiohiju. Tu naðe Filipa gospodarem grada. Udari na grad i silom ga osvoji.
