II Macabeus, 1
1. toiV adelfoiV toiV kat' aigupton ioudaioiV cairein oi adelfoi oi en ierosolumoiV ioudaioi kai oi en th cwra thV ioudaiaV eirhnhn agaqhn
2. kai agaqopoihsai umin o qeoV kai mnhsqeih thV diaqhkhV autou thV proV abraam kai isaak kai iakwb twn doulwn autou twn pistwn
3. kai dwh umin kardian pasin eiV to sebesqai auton kai poiein autou ta qelhmata kardia megalh kai yuch boulomenh
4. kai dianoixai thn kardian umwn en tw nomw autou kai en toiV prostagmasin kai eirhnhn poihsai
5. kai epakousai umwn twn dehsewn kai katallageih umin kai mh umaV egkatalipoi en kairw ponhrw
6. kai nun wde esmen proseucomenoi peri umwn
7. basileuontoV dhmhtriou etouV ekatostou exhkostou enatou hmeiV oi ioudaioi gegrafamen umin en th qliyei kai en th akmh th epelqoush hmin en toiV etesin toutoiV af' ou apesth iaswn kai oi met' autou apo thV agiaV ghV kai thV basileiaV
8. kai enepurisan ton pulwna kai execean aima aqwon kai edehqhmen tou kuriou kai eishkousqhmen kai proshnegkamen qusian kai semidalin kai exhyamen touV lucnouV kai proeqhkamen touV artouV
9. kai nun ina aghte taV hmeraV thV skhnophgiaV tou caseleu mhnoV etouV ekatostou ogdohkostou kai ogdoou
10. oi en ierosolumoiV kai oi en th ioudaia kai h gerousia kai ioudaV aristoboulw didaskalw ptolemaiou tou basilewV onti de apo tou twn cristwn ierewn genouV kai toiV en aiguptw ioudaioiV cairein kai ugiainein
11. ek megalwn kindunwn upo tou qeou seswsmenoi megalwV eucaristoumen autw wV an proV basilea paratassomenoi
12. autoV gar exebrasen touV parataxamenouV en th agia polei
13. eiV thn persida genomenoV gar o hgemwn kai h peri auton anupostatoV dokousa einai dunamiV katekophsan en tw thV nanaiaV ierw paralogismw crhsamenwn twn peri thn nanaian ierewn
14. wV gar sunoikhswn auth paregeneto eiV ton topon o te antiocoV kai oi sun autw filoi carin tou labein ta crhmata pleiona eiV fernhV logon
15. kai proqentwn auta twn ierewn tou nanaiou kakeinou proselqontoV met' oligwn eiV ton peribolon tou temenouV sugkleisanteV to ieron wV eishlqen antiocoV
16. anoixanteV thn tou fatnwmatoV krupthn quran ballonteV petrouV sunekeraunwsan ton hgemona kai melh poihsanteV kai taV kefalaV afelonteV toiV exw parerriyan
17. kata panta euloghtoV hmwn o qeoV oV paredwken touV asebhsantaV
18. mellonteV agein en tw caseleu pempth kai eikadi ton kaqarismon tou ierou deon hghsameqa diasafhsai umin ina kai autoi aghte skhnophgiaV kai tou puroV ote neemiaV o oikodomhsaV to te ieron kai to qusiasthrion anhnegken qusiaV
19. kai gar ote eiV thn persikhn hgonto hmwn oi patereV oi tote eusebeiV iereiV labonteV apo tou puroV tou qusiasthriou laqraiwV katekruyan en koilwmati freatoV taxin econtoV anudron en w kathsfalisanto wste pasin agnwston einai ton topon
20. dielqontwn de etwn ikanwn ote edoxen tw qew apostaleiV neemiaV upo tou basilewV thV persidoV touV ekgonouV twn ierewn twn apokruyantwn epemyen epi to pur wV de diesafhsan hmin mh eurhkenai pur alla udwr pacu ekeleusen autouV apobayantaV ferein
21. wV de anhnecqh ta twn qusiwn ekeleusen touV iereiV neemiaV epirranai tw udati ta te xula kai ta epikeimena
22. wV de egeneto touto kai cronoV dihlqen o te hlioV anelamyen proteron epinefhV wn anhfqh pura megalh wste qaumasai pantaV
23. proseuchn de epoihsanto oi iereiV dapanwmenhV thV qusiaV oi te iereiV kai panteV katarcomenou iwnaqou twn de loipwn epifwnountwn wV neemiou
24. hn de h proseuch ton tropon ecousa touton kurie kurie o qeoV o pantwn ktisthV o foberoV kai iscuroV kai dikaioV kai elehmwn o monoV basileuV kai crhstoV
25. o monoV corhgoV o monoV dikaioV kai pantokratwr kai aiwnioV o diaswzwn ton israhl ek pantoV kakou o poihsaV touV pateraV eklektouV kai agiasaV autouV
26. prosdexai thn qusian uper pantoV tou laou sou israhl kai diafulaxon thn merida sou kai kaqagiason
27. episunagage thn diasporan hmwn eleuqerwson touV douleuontaV en toiV eqnesin touV exouqenhmenouV kai bdeluktouV epide kai gnwtwsan ta eqnh oti su ei o qeoV hmwn
28. basanison touV katadunasteuontaV kai exubrizontaV en uperhfania
29. katafuteuson ton laon sou eiV ton topon ton agion sou kaqwV eipen mwushV
30. oi de iereiV epeyallon touV umnouV
31. kaqwV de anhlwqh ta thV qusiaV kai to perileipomenon udwr o neemiaV ekeleusen liqouV meizonaV katacein
32. wV de touto egenhqh flox anhfqh tou de apo tou qusiasthriou antilamyantoV fwtoV edapanhqh
33. wV de faneron egenhqh to pragma kai dihggelh tw basilei twn perswn oti eiV ton topon ou to pur ekruyan oi metacqenteV iereiV to udwr efanh af' ou kai oi peri ton neemian hgnisan ta thV qusiaV
34. perifraxaV de o basileuV ieron epoihsen dokimasaV to pragma
35. kai oiV ecarizeto o basileuV polla diafora elambanen kai metedidou
36. proshgoreusan de oi peri ton neemian touto nefqar o diermhneuetai kaqarismoV kaleitai de para toiV polloiV nefqai