MAKKABAIWN BV 1

1 toi/j avdelfoi/j toi/j katV :Aigupton Ioudai,oij cai,rein oi` avdelfoi. oi` evn Ierosolu,moij Ioudai/oi kai. oi` evn th/| cw,ra| th/j Ioudai,aj eivrh,nhn avgaqh,n

2 kai. avgaqopoih,sai u`mi/n o` qeo.j kai. mnhsqei,h th/j diaqh,khj auvtou/ th/j pro.j Abraam kai. Isaak kai. Iakwb tw/n dou,lwn auvtou/ tw/n pistw/n

3 kai. dw,|h u`mi/n kardi,an pa/sin eivj to. se,besqai auvto.n kai. poiei/n auvtou/ ta. qelh,mata kardi,a| mega,lh| kai. yuch/| boulome,nh|

4 kai. dianoi,xai th.n kardi,an u`mw/n evn tw/| no,mw| auvtou/ kai. evn toi/j prosta,gmasin kai. eivrh,nhn poih,sai

5 kai. evpakou,sai u`mw/n tw/n deh,sewn kai. katallagei,h u`mi/n kai. mh. u`ma/j evgkatali,poi evn kairw/| ponhrw/|

6 kai. nu/n w-de, evsmen proseuco,menoi peri. u`mw/n

7 basileu,ontoj Dhmhtri,ou e;touj e`katostou/ e`xhkostou/ evna,tou h`mei/j oi` Ioudai/oi gegra,famen u`mi/n evn th/| qli,yei kai. evn th/| avkmh/| th/| evpelqou,sh| h`mi/n evn toi/j e;tesin tou,toij avfV ou- avpe,sth VIa,swn kai. oi` metV auvtou/ avpo. th/j a`gi,aj gh/j kai. th/j basilei,aj

8 kai. evnepu,risan to.n pulw/na kai. evxe,cean ai-ma avqw/on kai. evdeh,qhmen tou/ kuri,ou kai. eivshkou,sqhmen kai. proshne,gkamen qusi,an kai. semi,dalin kai. evxh,yamen tou.j lu,cnouj kai. proeqh,kamen tou.j a;rtouj

9 kai. nu/n i[na a;ghte ta.j h`me,raj th/j skhnophgi,aj tou/ Caseleu mhno,j e;touj e`katostou/ ovgdohkostou/ kai. ovgdo,ou

10 oi` evn Ierosolu,moij kai. oi` evn th/| Ioudai,a| kai. h` gerousi,a kai. Ioudaj VAristobou,lw| didaska,lw| Ptolemai,ou tou/ basile,wj o;nti de. avpo. tou/ tw/n cristw/n i`ere,wn ge,nouj kai. toi/j evn VAigu,ptw| Ioudai,oij cai,rein kai. u`giai,nein

11 evk mega,lwn kindu,nwn u`po. tou/ qeou/ sesw|sme,noi mega,lwj euvcaristou/men auvtw/| w`j a'n pro.j basile,a paratasso,menoi

12 auvto.j ga.r evxe,brasen tou.j parataxame,nouj evn th/| a`gi,a| po,lei

13 eivj th.n Persi,da geno,menoj ga.r o` h`gemw.n kai. h` peri. auvto.n avnupo,statoj dokou/sa ei=nai du,namij kateko,phsan evn tw/| th/j Nanai,aj i`erw/| paralogismw/| crhsame,nwn tw/n peri. th.n Nanai,an i`ere,wn

14 w`j ga.r sunoikh,swn auvth/| parege,neto eivj to.n to,pon o[ te VAnti,ocoj kai. oi` su.n auvtw/| fi,loi ca,rin tou/ labei/n ta. crh,mata plei,ona eivj fernh/j lo,gon

15 kai. proqe,ntwn auvta. tw/n i`ere,wn tou/ Nanai,ou kavkei,nou proselqo,ntoj metV ovli,gwn eivj to.n peri,bolon tou/ teme,nouj sugklei,santej to. i`ero,n w`j eivsh/lqen VAnti,ocoj

16 avnoi,xantej th.n tou/ fatnw,matoj krupth.n qu,ran ba,llontej pe,trouj sunekerau,nwsan to.n h`gemo,na kai. me,lh poih,santej kai. ta.j kefala.j avfelo,ntej toi/j e;xw pare,rriyan

17 kata. pa,nta euvloghto.j h`mw/n o` qeo,j o]j pare,dwken tou.j avsebh,santaj

18 me,llontej a;gein evn tw/| Caseleu pe,mpth| kai. eivka,di to.n kaqarismo.n tou/ i`erou/ de,on h`ghsa,meqa diasafh/sai u`mi/n i[na kai. auvtoi. a;ghte skhnophgi,aj kai. tou/ puro,j o[te Neemiaj o` oivkodomh,saj to, te i`ero.n kai. to. qusiasth,rion avnh,negken qusi,aj

19 kai. ga.r o[te eivj th.n Persikh.n h;gonto h`mw/n oi` pate,rej oi` to,te euvsebei/j i`erei/j labo,ntej avpo. tou/ puro.j tou/ qusiasthri,ou laqrai,wj kate,kruyan evn koilw,mati fre,atoj ta,xin e;contoj a;nudron evn w-| kathsfali,santo w[ste pa/sin a;gnwston ei=nai to.n to,pon

20 dielqo,ntwn de. evtw/n i`kanw/n o[te e;doxen tw/| qew/| avpostalei.j Neemiaj u`po. tou/ basile,wj th/j Persi,doj tou.j evkgo,nouj tw/n i`ere,wn tw/n avpokruya,ntwn e;pemyen evpi. to. pu/r w`j de. diesa,fhsan h`mi/n mh. eu`rhke,nai pu/r avlla. u[dwr pacu, evke,leusen auvtou.j avpoba,yantaj fe,rein

21 w`j de. avnhne,cqh ta. tw/n qusiw/n evke,leusen tou.j i`erei/j Neemiaj evpirra/nai tw/| u[dati ta, te xu,la kai. ta. evpikei,mena

22 w`j de. evge,neto tou/to kai. cro,noj dih/lqen o[ te h[lioj avne,lamyen pro,teron evpinefh.j w;n avnh,fqh pura. mega,lh w[ste qauma,sai pa,ntaj

23 proseuch.n de. evpoih,santo oi` i`erei/j dapanwme,nhj th/j qusi,aj oi[ te i`erei/j kai. pa,ntej katarcome,nou Iwnaqou tw/n de. loipw/n evpifwnou,ntwn w`j Neemiou

24 h=n de. h` proseuch. to.n tro,pon e;cousa tou/ton ku,rie ku,rie o` qeo,j o` pa,ntwn kti,sthj o` fobero.j kai. ivscuro.j kai. di,kaioj kai. evleh,mwn o` mo,noj basileu.j kai. crhsto,j

25 o` mo,noj corhgo,j o` mo,noj di,kaioj kai. pantokra,twr kai. aivw,nioj o` diasw,|zwn to.n Israhl evk panto.j kakou/ o` poih,saj tou.j pate,raj evklektou.j kai. a`gia,saj auvtou,j

26 pro,sdexai th.n qusi,an u`pe.r panto.j tou/ laou/ sou Israhl kai. diafu,laxon th.n meri,da sou kai. kaqagi,ason

27 evpisuna,gage th.n diaspora.n h`mw/n evleuqe,rwson tou.j douleu,ontaj evn toi/j e;qnesin tou.j evxouqenhme,nouj kai. bdeluktou.j e;pide kai. gnw,twsan ta. e;qnh o[ti su. ei= o` qeo.j h`mw/n

28 basa,nison tou.j katadunasteu,ontaj kai. evxubri,zontaj evn u`perhfani,a|

29 katafu,teuson to.n lao,n sou eivj to.n to,pon to.n a[gio,n sou kaqw.j ei=pen Mwush/j

30 oi` de. i`erei/j evpe,yallon tou.j u[mnouj

31 kaqw.j de. avnhlw,qh ta. th/j qusi,aj kai. to. perileipo,menon u[dwr o` Neemiaj evke,leusen li,qouj mei,zonaj katacei/n

32 w`j de. tou/to evgenh,qh flo.x avnh,fqh tou/ de. avpo. tou/ qusiasthri,ou avntila,myantoj fwto.j evdapanh,qh

33 w`j de. fanero.n evgenh,qh to. pra/gma kai. dihgge,lh tw/| basilei/ tw/n Persw/n o[ti eivj to.n to,pon ou- to. pu/r e;kruyan oi` metacqe,ntej i`erei/j to. u[dwr evfa,nh avfV ou- kai. oi` peri. to.n Neemian h[gnisan ta. th/j qusi,aj

34 perifra,xaj de. o` basileu.j i`ero.n evpoi,hsen dokima,saj to. pra/gma

35 kai. oi-j evcari,zeto o` basileu,j polla. dia,fora evla,mbanen kai. metedi,dou

36 proshgo,reusan de. oi` peri. to.n Neemian tou/to nefqar o] diermhneu,etai kaqarismo,j kalei/tai de. para. toi/j polloi/j nefqai


MAKKABAIWN BV 2

1 eu`ri,sketai de. evn tai/j avpografai/j Ieremiaj o` profh,thj o[ti evke,leusen tou/ puro.j labei/n tou.j metagenome,nouj w`j sesh,mantai

2 kai. w`j evnetei,lato toi/j metagenome,noij o` profh,thj dou.j auvtoi/j to.n no,mon i[na mh. evpila,qwntai tw/n prostagma,twn tou/ kuri,ou kai. i[na mh. avpoplanhqw/sin tai/j dianoi,aij ble,pontej avga,lmata crusa/ kai. avrgura/ kai. to.n peri. auvta. ko,smon

3 kai. e[tera toiau/ta le,gwn pareka,lei mh. avposth/nai to.n no,mon avpo. th/j kardi,aj auvtw/n

4 h=n de. evn th/| grafh/| w`j th.n skhnh.n kai. th.n kibwto.n evke,leusen o` profh,thj crhmatismou/ genhqe,ntoj auvtw/| sunakolouqei/n w`j de. evxh/lqen eivj to. o;roj ou- o` Mwush/j avnaba.j evqea,sato th.n tou/ qeou/ klhronomi,an

5 kai. evlqw.n o` Ieremiaj eu-ren oi=kon avntrw,dh kai. th.n skhnh.n kai. th.n kibwto.n kai. to. qusiasth,rion tou/ qumia,matoj eivsh,negken evkei/ kai. th.n qu,ran evne,fraxen

6 kai. proselqo,ntej tine.j tw/n sunakolouqou,ntwn w[ste evpishma,nasqai th.n o`do.n kai. ouvk evdunh,qhsan eu`rei/n

7 w`j de. o` Ieremiaj e;gnw memya,menoj auvtoi/j ei=pen o[ti kai. a;gnwstoj o` to,poj e;stai e[wj a'n sunaga,gh| o` qeo.j evpisunagwgh.n tou/ laou/ kai. i[lewj ge,nhtai

8 kai. to,te o` ku,rioj avnadei,xei tau/ta kai. ovfqh,setai h` do,xa tou/ kuri,ou kai. h` nefe,lh w`j evpi. Mwush/| evdhlou/to w`j kai. o` Salwmwn hvxi,wsen i[na o` to,poj kaqagiasqh/| mega,lwj

9 diesafei/to de. kai. w`j sofi,an e;cwn avnh,negken qusi,an evgkainismou/ kai. th/j teleiw,sewj tou/ i`erou/

10 kaqw.j kai. Mwush/j proshu,xato pro.j ku,rion kai. kate,bh pu/r evk tou/ ouvranou/ kai. ta. th/j qusi,aj evdapa,nhsen ou[twj kai. Salwmwn proshu,xato kai. kataba.n to. pu/r avnh,lwsen ta. o`lokautw,mata

11 kai. ei=pen Mwush/j dia. to. mh. bebrw/sqai to. peri. th/j a`marti,aj avnhlw,qh

12 w`sau,twj kai. o` Salwmwn ta.j ovktw. h`me,raj h;gagen

13 evxhgou/nto de. kai. evn tai/j avnagrafai/j kai. evn toi/j u`pomnhmatismoi/j toi/j kata. to.n Neemian ta. auvta. kai. w`j kataballo,menoj biblioqh,khn evpisunh,gagen ta. peri. tw/n basile,wn bibli,a kai. profhtw/n kai. ta. tou/ Dauid kai. evpistola.j basile,wn peri. avnaqema,twn

14 w`sau,twj de. kai. Ioudaj ta. diapeptwko,ta dia. to.n gegono,ta po,lemon h`mi/n evpisunh,gagen pa,nta kai. e;stin parV h`mi/n

15 w-n ou=n eva.n crei,an e;chte tou.j avpokomiou/ntaj u`mi/n avposte,llete

16 me,llontej ou=n a;gein to.n kaqarismo.n evgra,yamen u`mi/n kalw,j ou=n poih,sete a;gontej ta.j h`me,raj

17 o` de. qeo.j o` sw,saj to.n pa,nta lao.n auvtou/ kai. avpodou.j th.n klhronomi,an pa/sin kai. to. basi,leion kai. to. i`era,teuma kai. to.n a`giasmo,n

18 kaqw.j evphggei,lato dia. tou/ no,mou evlpi,zomen ga.r evpi. tw/| qew/| o[ti tace,wj h`ma/j evleh,sei kai. evpisuna,xei evk th/j u`po. to.n ouvrano.n eivj to.n a[gion to,pon evxei,leto ga.r h`ma/j evk mega,lwn kakw/n kai. to.n to,pon evkaqa,risen

19 ta. de. kata. to.n Ioudan to.n Makkabai/on kai. tou.j tou,tou avdelfou.j kai. to.n tou/ i`erou/ tou/ megi,stou kaqarismo.n kai. to.n tou/ bwmou/ evgkainismo.n

20 e;ti te tou.j pro.j VAnti,ocon to.n VEpifanh/ kai. to.n tou,tou ui`o.n VEupa,tora pole,mouj

21 kai. ta.j evx ouvranou/ genome,naj evpifanei,aj toi/j u`pe.r tou/ Ioudai?smou/ filoti,mwj avndragaqh,sasin w[ste th.n o[lhn cw,ran ovli,gouj o;ntaj lehlatei/n kai. ta. ba,rbara plh,qh diw,kein

22 kai. to. peribo,hton kaqV o[lhn th.n oivkoume,nhn i`ero.n avnakomi,sasqai kai. th.n po,lin evleuqerw/sai kai. tou.j me,llontaj katalu,esqai no,mouj evpanorqw/sai tou/ kuri,ou meta. pa,shj evpieikei,aj i[lew genome,nou auvtoi/j

23 u`po. VIa,swnoj tou/ Kurhnai,ou dedhlwme,na dia. pe,nte bibli,wn peiraso,meqa diV e`no.j sunta,gmatoj evpitemei/n

24 sunorw/ntej ga.r to. cu,ma tw/n avriqmw/n kai. th.n ou=san dusce,reian toi/j qe,lousin eivskuklei/sqai toi/j th/j i`stori,aj dihgh,masin dia. to. plh/qoj th/j u[lhj

25 evfronti,samen toi/j me.n boulome,noij avnaginw,skein yucagwgi,an toi/j de. filofronou/sin eivj to. dia. mnh,mhj avnalabei/n euvkopi,an pa/sin de. toi/j evntugca,nousin wvfe,leian

26 kai. h`mi/n me.n toi/j th.n kakopa,qeian evpidedegme,noij th/j evpitomh/j ouv r`a,|dion i`drw/toj de. kai. avgrupni,aj to. pra/gma

27 kaqa,per tw/| paraskeua,zonti sumpo,sion kai. zhtou/nti th.n e`te,rwn lusite,leian ouvk euvcere,j o[mwj dia. th.n tw/n pollw/n euvcaristi,an h`de,wj th.n kakopa,qeian u`poi,somen

28 to. me.n diakribou/n peri. e`ka,stwn tw/| suggrafei/ paracwrh,santej to. de. evpiporeu,esqai toi/j u`pogrammoi/j th/j evpitomh/j diaponou/ntej

29 kaqa,per ga.r th/j kainh/j oivki,aj avrcite,ktoni th/j o[lhj katabolh/j frontiste,on tw/| de. evgkai,ein kai. zwgrafei/n evpiceirou/nti ta. evpith,deia pro.j diako,smhsin evxetaste,on ou[twj dokw/ kai. evpi. h`mw/n

30 to. me.n evmbateu,ein kai. peri,paton poiei/sqai lo,gwn kai. polupragmonei/n evn toi/j kata. me,roj tw/| th/j i`stori,aj avrchge,th| kaqh,kei

31 to. de. su,ntomon th/j le,xewj metadiw,kein kai. to. evxergastiko.n th/j pragmatei,aj paraitei/sqai tw/| th.n meta,frasin poioume,nw| sugcwrhte,on

32 evnteu/qen ou=n avrxw,meqa th/j dihgh,sewj toi/j proeirhme,noij tosou/ton evpizeu,xantej eu;hqej ga.r to. me.n pro. th/j i`stori,aj pleona,zein th.n de. i`stori,an evpitemei/n


MAKKABAIWN BV 3

1 th/j a`gi,aj po,lewj katoikoume,nhj meta. pa,shj eivrh,nhj kai. tw/n no,mwn o[ti ka,llista sunthroume,nwn dia. th.n Oniou tou/ avrciere,wj euvse,beia,n te kai. misoponhri,an

2 sune,bainen kai. auvtou.j tou.j basilei/j tima/n to.n to,pon kai. to. i`ero.n avpostolai/j tai/j krati,staij doxa,zein

3 w[ste kai. Se,leukon to.n th/j VAsi,aj basile,a corhgei/n evk tw/n ivdi,wn proso,dwn pa,nta ta. pro.j ta.j leitourgi,aj tw/n qusiw/n evpiba,llonta dapanh,mata

4 Simwn de, tij evk th/j Beniamin fulh/j prosta,thj tou/ i`erou/ kaqestame,noj dihne,cqh tw/| avrcierei/ peri. th/j kata. th.n po,lin avgoranomi,aj

5 kai. nikh/sai to.n Onian mh. duna,menoj h=lqen pro.j VApollw,nion Qarseou to.n katV evkei/non to.n kairo.n Koi,lhj Suri,aj kai. Foini,khj strathgo.n

6 kai. prosh,ggeilen peri. tou/ crhma,twn avmuqh,twn ge,mein to. evn Ierosolu,moij gazofula,kion w[ste to. plh/qoj tw/n diafo,rwn avnari,qmhton ei=nai kai. mh. prosh,kein auvta. pro.j to.n tw/n qusiw/n lo,gon ei=nai de. dunato.n u`po. th.n tou/ basile,wj evxousi,an pesei/n tau/ta

7 summei,xaj de. o` VApollw,nioj tw/| basilei/ peri. tw/n mhnuqe,ntwn auvtw/| crhma,twn evnefa,nisen o` de. proceirisa,menoj ~Hlio,dwron to.n evpi. tw/n pragma,twn avpe,steilen dou.j evntola.j th.n tw/n proeirhme,nwn crhma,twn evkkomidh.n poih,sasqai

8 euvqe,wj de. o` ~Hlio,dwroj evpoiei/to th.n porei,an th/| me.n evmfa,sei w`j ta.j kata. Koi,lhn Suri,an kai. Foini,khn po,leij evfodeu/sai tw/| pra,gmati de. th.n tou/ basile,wj pro,qesin evpitelei/n

9 paragenhqei.j de. eivj Ieroso,luma kai. filofro,nwj u`po. tou/ avrciere,wj th/j po,lewj avpodecqei.j avne,qeto peri. tou/ gegono,toj evmfanismou/ kai. ti,noj e[neken pa,restin diesa,fhsen evpunqa,neto de. eiv tai/j avlhqei,aij tau/ta ou[twj e;conta tugca,nei

10 tou/ de. avrciere,wj u`podei,xantoj parakataqh,kaj ei=nai chrw/n te kai. ovrfanw/n

11 tina. de. kai. ~Urkanou/ tou/ Twbiou sfo,dra avndro.j evn u`peroch/| keime,nou ou[twj h=n diaba,llwn o` dussebh.j Simwn ta. de. pa,nta avrguri,ou tetrako,sia ta,lanta crusi,ou de. diako,sia

12 avdikhqh/nai de. tou.j pepisteuko,taj th/| tou/ to,pou a`giwsu,nh| kai. th/| tou/ tetimhme,nou kata. to.n su,mpanta ko,smon i`erou/ semno,thti kai. avsuli,a| pantelw/j avmh,canon ei=nai

13 o` de. ~Hlio,dwroj diV a]j ei=cen basilika.j evntola,j pa,ntwj e;legen eivj to. basiliko.n avnalhmpte,a tau/ta ei=nai

14 taxa,menoj de. h`me,ran eivsh,|ei th.n peri. tou,twn evpi,skeyin oivkonomh,swn h=n de. ouv mikra. kaqV o[lhn th.n po,lin avgwni,a

15 oi` de. i`erei/j pro. tou/ qusiasthri,ou evn tai/j i`eratikai/j stolai/j r`i,yantej e`autou.j evpekalou/nto eivj ouvrano.n to.n peri. parakataqh,khj nomoqeth,santa toi/j parakataqeme,noij tau/ta sw/a diafula,xai

16 h=n de. o`rw/nta th.n tou/ avrciere,wj ivde,an titrw,skesqai th.n dia,noian h` ga.r o;yij kai. to. th/j cro,aj parhllagme,non evne,fainen th.n kata. yuch.n avgwni,an

17 perieke,cuto ga.r peri. to.n a;ndra de,oj ti kai. frikasmo.j sw,matoj diV w-n pro,dhlon evgi,neto toi/j qewrou/sin to. kata. kardi,an evnesto.j a;lgoj

18 e;ti de. evk tw/n oivkiw/n avgelhdo.n evxeph,dwn evpi. pa,ndhmon i`ketei,an dia. to. me,llein eivj katafro,nhsin e;rcesqai to.n to,pon

19 u`pezwsme,nai de. u`po. tou.j mastou.j ai` gunai/kej sa,kkouj kata. ta.j o`dou.j evplh,qunon ai` de. kata,kleistoi tw/n parqe,nwn ai` me.n sune,trecon evpi. tou.j pulw/naj ai` de. evpi. ta. tei,ch tine.j de. dia. tw/n quri,dwn diexe,kupton

20 pa/sai de. protei,nousai ta.j cei/raj eivj to.n ouvrano.n evpoiou/nto th.n litanei,an

21 evleei/n dV h=n th.n tou/ plh,qouj pammigh/ pro,ptwsin th,n te tou/ mega,lwj avgwniw/ntoj avrciere,wj prosdoki,an

22 oi` me.n ou=n evpekalou/nto to.n pagkrath/ ku,rion ta. pepisteume,na toi/j pepisteuko,sin sw/a diafula,ssein meta. pa,shj avsfalei,aj

23 o` de. ~Hlio,dwroj to. diegnwsme,non evpete,lei

24 auvto,qi de. auvtou/ su.n toi/j dorufo,roij kata. to. gazofula,kion h;dh paro,ntoj o` tw/n pneuma,twn kai. pa,shj evxousi,aj duna,sthj evpifa,neian mega,lhn evpoi,hsen w[ste pa,ntaj tou.j katatolmh,santaj sunelqei/n kataplage,ntaj th.n tou/ qeou/ du,namin eivj e;klusin kai. deili,an traph/nai

25 w;fqh ga,r tij i[ppoj auvtoi/j fobero.n e;cwn to.n evpiba,thn kai. kalli,sth| sagh/| diakekosmhme,noj fero,menoj de. r`u,dhn evne,seisen tw/| ~Hliodw,rw| ta.j evmprosqi,ouj o`pla,j o` de. evpikaqh,menoj evfai,neto crush/n panopli,an e;cwn

26 e[teroi de. du,o prosefa,nhsan auvtw/| neani,ai th/| r`w,mh| me.n evkprepei/j ka,llistoi de. th.n do,xan diaprepei/j de. th.n peribolh,n oi] kai. perista,ntej evx e`kate,rou me,rouj evmasti,goun auvto.n avdialei,ptwj polla.j evpirriptou/ntej auvtw/| plhga,j

27 a;fnw de. peso,nta pro.j th.n gh/n kai. pollw/| sko,tei pericuqe,nta sunarpa,santej kai. eivj forei/on evnqe,ntej

28 to.n a;rti meta. pollh/j paradromh/j kai. pa,shj dorufori,aj eivj to. proeirhme,non eivselqo,nta gazofula,kion e;feron avboh,qhton e`autw/| kaqestw/ta fanerw/j th.n tou/ qeou/ dunastei,an evpegnwko,tej

29 kai. o` me.n dia. th.n qei,an evne,rgeian a;fwnoj kai. pa,shj evsterhme,noj evlpi,doj kai. swthri,aj e;rripto

30 oi` de. to.n ku,rion euvlo,goun to.n paradoxa,zonta to.n e`autou/ to,pon kai. to. mikrw/| pro,teron de,ouj kai. tarach/j ge,mon i`ero.n tou/ pantokra,toroj evpifane,ntoj kuri,ou cara/j kai. euvfrosu,nhj evpeplh,rwto

31 tacu. de, tinej tw/n tou/ ~Hliodw,rou sunh,qwn hvxi,oun to.n Onian evpikale,sasqai to.n u[yiston kai. to. zh/n cari,sasqai tw/| pantelw/j evn evsca,th| pnoh/| keime,nw|

32 u[poptoj de. geno,menoj o` avrciereu.j mh,pote dia,lhmyin o` basileu.j sch/| kakourgi,an tina. peri. to.n ~Hlio,dwron u`po. tw/n Ioudai,wn suntetele,sqai prosh,gagen qusi,an u`pe.r th/j tou/ avndro.j swthri,aj

33 poioume,nou de. tou/ avrciere,wj to.n i`lasmo.n oi` auvtoi. neani,ai pa,lin evfa,nhsan tw/| ~Hliodw,rw| evn tai/j auvtai/j evsqh,sesin evstolisme,noi kai. sta,ntej ei=pon polla.j Onia tw/| avrcierei/ ca,ritaj e;ce dia. ga.r auvto,n soi keca,ristai to. zh/n o` ku,rioj

34 su. de. evx ouvranou/ memastigwme,noj dia,ggelle pa/si to. megalei/on tou/ qeou/ kra,toj tau/ta de. eivpo,ntej avfanei/j evge,nonto

35 o` de. ~Hlio,dwroj qusi,an avnene,gkaj tw/| kuri,w| kai. euvca.j megi,staj euvxa,menoj tw/| to. zh/n peripoih,santi kai. to.n Onian avpodexa,menoj avnestratope,deusen pro.j to.n basile,a

36 evxemartu,rei de. pa/sin a[per h=n u`pV o;yin teqeame,noj e;rga tou/ megi,stou qeou/

37 tou/ de. basile,wj evperwth,santoj to.n ~Hlio,dwron poi/o,j tij ei;h evpith,deioj e;ti a[pax diapemfqh/nai eivj Ieroso,luma e;fhsen

38 ei; tina e;ceij pole,mion h' pragma,twn evpi,boulon pe,myon auvto.n evkei/ kai. memastigwme,non auvto.n prosde,xh| eva,nper kai. diaswqh/| dia. to. peri. to.n to,pon avlhqw/j ei=nai, tina qeou/ du,namin

39 auvto.j ga.r o` th.n katoiki,an evpoura,nion e;cwn evpo,pthj evsti.n kai. bohqo.j evkei,nou tou/ to,pou kai. tou.j paraginome,nouj evpi. kakw,sei tu,ptwn avpollu,ei

40 kai. ta. me.n kata. ~Hlio,dwron kai. th.n tou/ gazofulaki,ou th,rhsin ou[twj evcw,rhsen


MAKKABAIWN BV 4

1 o` de. proeirhme,noj Simwn o` tw/n crhma,twn kai. th/j patri,doj evndei,kthj gegonw.j evkakolo,gei to.n Onian w`j auvto,j te ei;h to.n ~Hlio,dwron evpiseseikw.j kai. tw/n kakw/n dhmiourgo.j kaqesthkw,j

2 kai. to.n euverge,thn th/j po,lewj kai. to.n khdemo,na tw/n o`moeqnw/n kai. zhlwth.n tw/n no,mwn evpi,boulon tw/n pragma,twn evto,lma le,gein

3 th/j de. e;cqraj evpi. tosou/ton probainou,shj w[ste kai. dia, tinoj tw/n u`po. tou/ Simwnoj dedokimasme,nwn fo,nouj suntelei/sqai

4 sunorw/n o` Oniaj to. calepo.n th/j filoneiki,aj kai. VApollw,nion Menesqe,wj to.n Koi,lhj Suri,aj kai. Foini,khj strathgo.n sunau,xonta th.n kaki,an tou/ Simwnoj

5 pro.j to.n basile,a diekomi,sqh ouv gino,menoj tw/n politw/n kath,goroj to. de. su,mforon koinh/| kai. katV ivdi,an panti. tw/| plh,qei skopw/n

6 e`w,ra ga.r a;neu basilikh/j pronoi,aj avdu,naton ei=nai tucei/n eivrh,nhj e;ti ta. pra,gmata kai. to.n Simwna pau/lan ouv lhmyo,menon th/j avnoi,aj

7 metalla,xantoj de. to.n bi,on Seleu,kou kai. paralabo,ntoj th.n basilei,an VAntio,cou tou/ prosagoreuqe,ntoj VEpifanou/j u`peno,qeusen VIa,swn o` avdelfo.j Oniou th.n avrcierwsu,nhn

8 evpaggeila,menoj tw/| basilei/ diV evnteu,xewj avrguri,ou ta,lanta e`xh,konta pro.j toi/j triakosi,oij kai. proso,dou tino.j a;llhj ta,lanta ovgdoh,konta

9 pro.j de. tou,toij u`piscnei/to kai. e[tera diagra,fein penth,konta pro.j toi/j e`kato,n eva.n evpicwrhqh/| dia. th/j evxousi,aj auvtou/ gumna,sion kai. evfhbei/on auvtw/| susth,sasqai kai. tou.j evn Ierosolu,moij VAntiocei/j avnagra,yai

10 evpineu,santoj de. tou/ basile,wj kai. th/j avrch/j krath,saj euvqe,wj pro.j to.n ~Ellhniko.n carakth/ra tou.j o`mofu,louj mete,sthse

11 kai. ta. kei,mena toi/j Ioudai,oij fila,nqrwpa basilika. dia. ,Iwannou tou/ patro.j VEupole,mou tou/ poihsame,nou th.n presbei,an u`pe.r fili,aj kai. summaci,aj pro.j tou.j ~Rwmai,ouj parw,saj kai. ta.j me.n nomi,mouj katalu,wn politei,aj parano,mouj evqismou.j evkai,nizen

12 avsme,nwj ga.r u`pV auvth.n th.n avkro,polin gumna,sion kaqi,drusen kai. tou.j krati,stouj tw/n evfh,bwn u`pota,sswn u`po. pe,tason h;gagen

13 h=n dV ou[twj avkmh, tij ~Ellhnismou/ kai. pro,sbasij avllofulismou/ dia. th.n tou/ avsebou/j kai. ouvk avrciere,wj VIa,swnoj u`perba,llousan avnagnei,an

14 w[ste mhke,ti peri. ta.j tou/ qusiasthri,ou leitourgi,aj proqu,mouj ei=nai tou.j i`erei/j avlla. tou/ me.n new. katafronou/ntej kai. tw/n qusiw/n avmelou/ntej e;speudon mete,cein th/j evn palai,strh| parano,mou corhgi,aj meta. th.n tou/ di,skou pro,sklhsin

15 kai. ta.j me.n patrw,|ouj tima.j evn ouvdeni. tiqe,menoi ta.j de. ~Ellhnika.j do,xaj kalli,staj h`gou,menoi

16 w-n kai. ca,rin perie,scen auvtou.j caleph. peri,stasij kai. w-n evzh,loun ta.j avgwga.j kai. kaqV a[pan h;qelon evxomoiou/sqai tou,touj polemi,ouj kai. timwrhta.j e;scon

17 avsebei/n ga.r eivj tou.j qei,ouj no,mouj ouv r`a,|dion avlla. tau/ta o` avko,louqoj kairo.j dhlw,sei

18 avgome,nou de. pentaethrikou/ avgw/noj evn Tu,rw| kai. tou/ basile,wj paro,ntoj

19 avpe,steilen VIa,swn o` miaro.j qewrou.j w`j avpo. Ierosolu,mwn VAntiocei/j o;ntaj parakomi,zontaj avrguri,ou dracma.j triakosi,aj eivj th.n tou/ ~Hrakle,ouj qusi,an a]j kai. hvxi,wsan oi` parakomi,santej mh. crh/sqai eivj qusi,an dia. to. mh. kaqh,kein eivj e`te,ran de. kataqe,sqai dapa,nhn

20 e;pese me.n ou=n tau/ta dia. me.n to.n avpostei,lanta eivj th.n tou/ ~Hrakle,ouj qusi,an e[neken de. tw/n parakomizo,ntwn eivj ta.j tw/n trihre,wn kataskeua,j

21 avpostale,ntoj de. eivj :Aigupton VApollwni,ou tou/ Menesqe,wj dia. ta. prwtokli,sia tou/ Filomh,toroj basile,wj metalabw.n VAnti,ocoj avllo,trion auvto.n tw/n auvtou/ gegone,nai pragma,twn th/j kaqV au`to.n avsfalei,aj evfro,ntizen o[qen eivj Iopphn parageno,menoj kath,nthsen eivj Ieroso,luma

22 megalomerw/j de. u`po. tou/ VIa,swnoj kai. th/j po,lewj avpodecqei.j meta. da|douci,aj kai. bow/n eivsede,cqh ei=qV ou[twj eivj th.n Foini,khn katestratope,deusen

23 meta. de. trieth/ cro,non avpe,steilen VIa,swn Mene,laon to.n tou/ proshmainome,nou Simwnoj avdelfo.n parakomi,zonta ta. crh,mata tw/| basilei/ kai. peri. pragma,twn avnagkai,wn u`pomnhmatismou.j tele,sonta

24 o` de. sustaqei.j tw/| basilei/ kai. doxa,saj auvto.n tw/| prosw,pw| th/j evxousi,aj eivj e`auto.n kath,nthsen th.n avrcierwsu,nhn u`perbalw.n to.n VIa,swna ta,lanta avrguri,ou triako,sia

25 labw.n de. ta.j basilika.j evntola.j parege,neto th/j me.n avrcierwsu,nhj ouvde.n a;xion fe,rwn qumou.j de. wvmou/ tura,nnou kai. qhro.j barba,rou ovrga.j e;cwn

26 kai. o` me.n VIa,swn o` to.n i;dion avdelfo.n u`ponoqeu,saj u`ponoqeuqei.j u`fV e`te,rou fuga.j eivj th.n Ammani/tin cw,ran sunh,lasto

27 o` de. Mene,laoj th/j me.n avrch/j evkra,tei tw/n de. evphggelme,nwn tw/| basilei/ crhma,twn ouvde.n euvta,ktei

28 poioume,nou de. th.n avpai,thsin Swstra,tou tou/ th/j avkropo,lewj evpa,rcou pro.j tou/ton ga.r h=n h` tw/n diafo,rwn pra/xij diV h]n aivti,an oi` du,o u`po. tou/ basile,wj proseklh,qhsan

29 kai. o` me.n Mene,laoj avpe,lipen th/j avrcierwsu,nhj dia,docon Lusi,macon to.n e`autou/ avdelfo,n Sw,stratoj de. Kra,thta to.n evpi. tw/n Kupri,wn

30 toiou,twn de. sunesthko,twn sune,bh Tarsei/j kai. Mallw,taj stasia,zein dia. to. VAntioci,di th/| pallakh/| tou/ basile,wj evn dwrea/| dedo,sqai

31 qa/tton ou=n o` basileu.j h-ken katastei/lai ta. pra,gmata katalipw.n to.n diadeco,menon VAndro,nikon tw/n evn avxiw,mati keime,nwn

32 nomi,saj de. o` Mene,laoj eivlhfe,nai kairo.n euvfuh/ crusw,mata, tina tw/n tou/ i`erou/ nosfisa,menoj evcari,sato tw/| VAndroni,kw| kai. e[tera evtu,gcanen peprakw.j ei;j te Tu,ron kai. ta.j ku,klw| po,leij

33 a] kai. safw/j evpegnwkw.j o` Oniaj avph,legcen avpokecwrhkw.j eivj a;sulon to,pon evpi. Da,fnhj th/j pro.j VAntio,ceian keime,nhj

34 o[qen o` Mene,laoj labw.n ivdi,a| to.n VAndro,nikon pareka,lei ceirw,sasqai to.n Onian o` de. parageno,menoj evpi. to.n Onian kai. peisqei.j evpi. do,lw| kai. dexiasqei.j meqV o[rkwn dou.j dexia,n kai,per evn u`poyi,a| kei,menoj e;peisen evk tou/ avsu,lou proelqei/n o]n kai. paracrh/ma pare,kleisen ouvk aivdesqei.j to. di,kaion

35 diV h]n aivti,an ouv mo,non Ioudai/oi polloi. de. kai. tw/n a;llwn evqnw/n evdei,nazon kai. evdusfo,roun evpi. tw/| tou/ avndro.j avdi,kw| fo,nw|

36 tou/ de. basile,wj evpanelqo,ntoj avpo. tw/n kata. Kiliki,an to,pwn evnetu,gcanon oi` kata. po,lin Ioudai/oi summisoponhrou,ntwn kai. tw/n ~Ellh,nwn u`pe.r tou/ para. lo,gon to.n Onian avpektonh/sqai

37 yucikw/j ou=n o` VAnti,ocoj evpiluphqei.j kai. trapei.j evpi. e;leoj kai. dakru,saj dia. th.n tou/ methllaco,toj swfrosu,nhn kai. pollh.n euvtaxi,an

38 kai. purwqei.j toi/j qumoi/j paracrh/ma th.n tou/ VAndroni,kou porfu,ran perielo,menoj kai. tou.j citw/naj perirrh,xaj periagagw.n kaqV o[lhn th.n po,lin evpV auvto.n to.n to,pon ou-per to.n Onian hvse,bhsen evkei/ to.n miaifo,non avpeko,smhsen tou/ kuri,ou th.n avxi,an auvtw/| ko,lasin avpodo,ntoj

39 genome,nwn de. pollw/n i`erosulhma,twn kata. th.n po,lin u`po. tou/ Lusima,cou meta. th/j tou/ Menela,ou gnw,mhj kai. diadoqei,shj e;xw th/j fh,mhj evpisunh,cqh to. plh/qoj evpi. to.n Lusi,macon cruswma,twn h;dh pollw/n dienhnegme,nwn

40 evpegeirome,nwn de. tw/n o;clwn kai. tai/j ovrgai/j diempiplame,nwn kaqopli,saj o` Lusi,macoj pro.j triscili,ouj kath,rxato ceirw/n avdi,kwn prohghsame,nou tino.j Auranou probebhko,toj th.n h`liki,an ouvde.n de. h-tton kai. th.n a;noian

41 sunido,ntej de. kai. th.n evpi,qesin tou/ Lusima,cou sunarpa,santej oi` me.n pe,trouj oi` de. xu,lwn pa,ch tine.j de. evk th/j parakeime,nhj spodou/ drasso,menoi fu,rdhn evneti,nasson eivj tou.j peri. to.n Lusi,macon

42 diV h]n aivti,an pollou.j me.n auvtw/n traumati,aj evpoi,hsan tina.j de. kai. kate,balon pa,ntaj de. eivj fugh.n sunh,lasan auvto.n de. to.n i`ero,sulon para. to. gazofula,kion evceirw,santo

43 peri. de. tou,twn evne,sth kri,sij pro.j to.n Mene,laon

44 katanth,santoj de. tou/ basile,wj eivj Tu,ron evpV auvtou/ th.n dikaiologi,an evpoih,santo oi` pemfqe,ntej trei/j a;ndrej u`po. th/j gerousi,aj

45 h;dh de. leleimme,noj o` Mene,laoj evphggei,lato crh,mata i`kana. tw/| Ptolemai,w| Dorume,nouj pro.j to. pei/sai to.n basile,a

46 o[qen avpolabw.n o` Ptolemai/oj ei;j ti peri,stulon w`j avnayu,xonta to.n basile,a mete,qhken

47 kai. to.n me.n th/j o[lhj kaki,aj ai;tion Mene,laon avpe,lusen tw/n kathgorhme,nwn toi/j de. talaipw,roij oi[tinej eiv kai. evpi. Skuqw/n e;legon avpelu,qhsan avkata,gnwstoi tou,toij qa,naton evpe,krinen

48 tace,wj ou=n th.n a;dikon zhmi,an u`pe,scon oi` peri. po,lewj kai. dh,mwn kai. tw/n i`erw/n skeuw/n prohgorh,santej

49 diV h]n aivti,an kai. Tu,rioi misoponhrh,santej ta. pro.j th.n khdei,an auvtw/n megaloprepw/j evcorh,ghsan

50 o` de. Mene,laoj dia. ta.j tw/n kratou,ntwn pleonexi,aj e;menen evpi. th/| avrch/| evpifuo,menoj th/| kaki,a| me,gaj tw/n politw/n evpi,bouloj kaqestw,j


MAKKABAIWN BV 5

1 peri. de. to.n kairo.n tou/ton th.n deute,ran e;fodon o` VAnti,ocoj eivj :Aigupton evstei,lato

2 sune,bh de. kaqV o[lhn th.n po,lin scedo.n evfV h`me,raj tessara,konta fai,nesqai dia. tw/n ave,rwn tre,contaj i`ppei/j diacru,souj stola.j e;contaj kai. lo,gcaj speirhdo.n evxwplisme,nouj kai. macairw/n spasmou.j

3 kai. i;laj i[ppwn diatetagme,naj kai. prosbola.j ginome,naj kai. katadroma.j e`kate,rwn kai. avspi,dwn kinh,seij kai. kama,kwn plh,qh kai. belw/n bola.j kai. cruse,wn ko,smwn evkla,myeij kai. pantoi,ouj qwrakismou,j

4 dio. pa,ntej hvxi,oun evpV avgaqw/| th.n evpifa,neian gegenh/sqai

5 genome,nhj de. lalia/j yeudou/j w`j methllaco,toj VAntio,cou to.n bi,on paralabw.n o` VIa,swn ouvk evla,ttouj tw/n cili,wn aivfnidi,wj evpi. th.n po,lin sunetele,sato evpi,qesin tw/n de. evpi. tw/| tei,cei sunelasqe,ntwn kai. te,loj h;dh katalambanome,nhj th/j po,lewj o` Mene,laoj eivj th.n avkro,polin evfuga,deusen

6 o` de. VIa,swn evpoiei/to sfaga.j tw/n politw/n tw/n ivdi,wn avfeidw/j ouv sunnow/n th.n eivj tou.j suggenei/j euvhmeri,an dushmeri,an ei=nai th.n megi,sthn dokw/n de. polemi,wn kai. ouvc o`moeqnw/n tro,paia kataba,llesqai

7 th/j me.n avrch/j ouvk evkra,thsen to. de. te,loj th/j evpiboulh/j aivscu,nhn labw.n fuga.j pa,lin eivj th.n Ammani/tin avph/lqen

8 pe,raj ou=n kakh/j katastrofh/j e;tucen evgklhqei.j pro.j VAre,tan to.n tw/n VAra,bwn tu,rannon po,lin evk po,lewj feu,gwn diwko,menoj u`po. pa,ntwn stugou,menoj w`j tw/n no,mwn avposta,thj kai. bdelusso,menoj w`j patri,doj kai. politw/n dh,mioj eivj :Aigupton evxebra,sqh

9 kai. o` sucnou.j th/j patri,doj avpoxenw,saj evpi. xe,nhj avpw,leto pro.j Lakedaimoni,ouj avnacqei.j w`j dia. th.n sugge,neian teuxo,menoj ske,phj

10 kai. o` plh/qoj avta,fwn evkri,yaj avpe,nqhtoj evgenh,qh kai. khdei,aj ouvdV h`stinosou/n ou;te patrw,|ou ta,fou mete,scen

11 prospeso,ntwn de. tw/| basilei/ peri. tw/n gegono,twn die,laben avpostatei/n th.n Ioudai,an o[qen avnazeu,xaj evx VAigu,ptou teqhriwme,noj th/| yuch/| e;laben th.n me.n po,lin doria,lwton

12 kai. evke,leusen toi/j stratiw,taij ko,ptein avfeidw/j tou.j evmpi,ptontaj kai. tou.j eivj ta.j oivki,aj avnabai,nontaj katasfa,zein

13 evgi,neto de. ne,wn kai. presbute,rwn avnai,resij avnh,bwn te kai. gunaikw/n kai. te,knwn avfanismo,j parqe,nwn te kai. nhpi,wn sfagai,

14 ovktw. de. muria,dej evn tai/j pa,saij h`me,raij trisi.n katefqa,rhsan te,ssarej me.n evn ceirw/n nomai/j ouvc h-tton de. tw/n evsfagme,nwn evpra,qhsan

15 ouvk avrkesqei.j de. tou,toij kateto,lmhsen eivj to. pa,shj th/j gh/j a`giw,taton i`ero.n eivselqei/n o`dhgo.n e;cwn to.n Mene,laon to.n kai. tw/n no,mwn kai. th/j patri,doj prodo,thn gegono,ta

16 kai. tai/j miarai/j cersi.n ta. i`era. skeu,h lamba,nwn kai. ta. u`pV a;llwn basile,wn avnateqe,nta pro.j au;xhsin kai. do,xan tou/ to,pou kai. timh.n tai/j bebh,loij cersi.n sussu,rwn

17 kai. evmetewri,zeto th.n dia,noian o` VAnti,ocoj ouv sunorw/n o[ti dia. ta.j a`marti,aj tw/n th.n po,lin oivkou,ntwn avpw,rgistai brace,wj o` despo,thj dio. ge,gonen peri. to.n to,pon paro,rasij

18 eiv de. mh. sune,bh prosene,cesqai polloi/j a`marth,masin kaqa,per h=n o` ~Hlio,dwroj o` pemfqei.j u`po. Seleu,kou tou/ basile,wj evpi. th.n evpi,skeyin tou/ gazofulaki,ou ou-toj proacqei.j paracrh/ma mastigwqei.j avnetra,ph tou/ qra,souj

19 avllV ouv dia. to.n to,pon to. e;qnoj avlla. dia. to. e;qnoj to.n to,pon o` ku,rioj evxele,xato

20 dio,per kai. auvto.j o` to,poj summetascw.n tw/n tou/ e;qnouj duspethma,twn genome,nwn u[steron euvergethma,twn evkoinw,nhsen kai. o` kataleifqei.j evn th/| tou/ pantokra,toroj ovrgh/| pa,lin evn th/| tou/ mega,lou despo,tou katallagh/| meta. pa,shj do,xhj evpanwrqw,qh

21 o` gou/n VAnti,ocoj ovktako,sia pro.j toi/j cili,oij avpenegka,menoj evk tou/ i`erou/ ta,lanta qa/tton eivj th.n VAntio,ceian evcwri,sqh oivo,menoj avpo. th/j u`perhfani,aj th.n me.n gh/n plwth.n kai. to. pe,lagoj poreuto.n qe,sqai dia. to.n metewrismo.n th/j kardi,aj

22 kate,lipen de. kai. evpista,taj tou/ kakou/n to. ge,noj evn me.n Ierosolu,moij Fi,lippon to. me.n ge,noj Fru,ga to.n de. tro,pon barbarw,teron e;conta tou/ katasth,santoj

23 evn de. Garizin VAndro,nikon pro.j de. tou,toij Mene,laon o]j cei,rista tw/n a;llwn u`perh,|reto toi/j poli,taij avpecqh/ de. pro.j tou.j poli,taj Ioudai,ouj e;cwn dia,qesin

24 e;pemyen de. to.n Musa,rchn VApollw,nion meta. strateu,matoj dismuri,ouj de. pro.j toi/j discili,oij prosta,xaj tou.j evn h`liki,a| pa,ntaj katasfa,xai ta.j de. gunai/kaj kai. tou.j newte,rouj pwlei/n

25 ou-toj de. parageno,menoj eivj Ieroso,luma kai. to.n eivrhniko.n u`pokriqei.j evpe,scen e[wj th/j a`gi,aj h`me,raj tou/ sabba,tou kai. labw.n avrgou/ntaj tou.j Ioudai,ouj toi/j u`fV e`auto.n evxoplhsi,an parh,ggeilen

26 kai. tou.j evxelqo,ntaj pa,ntaj evpi. th.n qewri,an sunexeke,nthsen kai. eivj th.n po,lin su.n toi/j o[ploij eivsdramw.n i`kana. kate,strwsen plh,qh

27 Ioudaj de. o` kai. Makkabai/oj de,kato,j pou genhqei.j kai. avnacwrh,saj eivj th.n e;rhmon qhri,wn tro,pon evn toi/j o;resin die,zh su.n toi/j metV auvtou/ kai. th.n cortw,dh trofh.n sitou,menoi diete,loun pro.j to. mh. metascei/n tou/ molusmou/


MAKKABAIWN BV 6

1 metV ouv polu.n de. cro,non evxape,steilen o` basileu.j ge,ronta VAqhnai/on avnagka,zein tou.j Ioudai,ouj metabai,nein avpo. tw/n patri,wn no,mwn kai. toi/j tou/ qeou/ no,moij mh. politeu,esqai

2 molu/nai de. kai. to.n evn Ierosolu,moij new. kai. prosonoma,sai Dio.j VOlumpi,ou kai. to.n evn Garizin kaqw.j evtu,gcanon oi` to.n to,pon oivkou/ntej Dio.j Xeni,ou

3 caleph. de. kai. toi/j o[loij h=n duscerh.j h` evpi,tasij th/j kaki,aj

4 to. me.n ga.r i`ero.n avswti,aj kai. kw,mwn u`po. tw/n evqnw/n evpeplhrou/to r`a|qumou,ntwn meqV e`tairw/n kai. evn toi/j i`eroi/j peribo,loij gunaixi. plhsiazo,ntwn e;ti de. ta. mh. kaqh,konta e;ndon eivsfero,ntwn

5 to. de. qusiasth,rion toi/j avpodiestalme,noij avpo. tw/n no,mwn avqemi,toij evpeplh,rwto

6 h=n dV ou;te sabbati,zein ou;te patrw,|ouj e`orta.j diafula,ttein ou;te a`plw/j Ioudai/on o`mologei/n ei=nai

7 h;gonto de. meta. pikra/j avna,gkhj eivj th.n kata. mh/na tou/ basile,wj gene,qlion h`me,ran evpi. splagcnismo,n genome,nhj de. Dionusi,wn e`orth/j hvnagka,zonto kissou.j e;contej pompeu,ein tw/| Dionu,sw|

8 yh,fisma de. evxe,pesen eivj ta.j avstugei,tonaj ~Ellhni,daj po,leij Ptolemai,ou u`poqeme,nou th.n auvth.n avgwgh.n kata. tw/n Ioudai,wn a;gein kai. splagcni,zein

9 tou.j de. mh. proairoume,nouj metabai,nein evpi. ta. e`llhnika. katasfa,zein parh/n ou=n o`ra/n th.n evnestw/san talaipwri,an

10 du,o ga.r gunai/kej avnh,cqhsan peritetmhkui/ai ta. te,kna tou,twn de. evk tw/n mastw/n krema,santej ta. bre,fh kai. dhmosi,a| periagago,ntej auvta.j th.n po,lin kata. tou/ tei,couj evkrh,mnisan

11 e[teroi de. plhsi,on sundramo,ntej eivj ta. sph,laia lelhqo,twj a;gein th.n e`bdoma,da mhnuqe,ntej tw/| Fili,ppw| suneflogi,sqhsan dia. to. euvlabw/j e;cein bohqh/sai e`autoi/j kata. th.n do,xan th/j semnota,thj h`me,raj

12 parakalw/ ou=n tou.j evntugca,nontaj th/|de th/| bi,blw| mh. suste,llesqai dia. ta.j sumfora,j logi,zesqai de. ta.j timwri,aj mh. pro.j o;leqron avlla. pro.j paidei,an tou/ ge,nouj h`mw/n ei=nai

13 kai. ga.r to. mh. polu.n cro,non eva/sqai tou.j dussebou/ntaj avllV euvqe,wj peripi,ptein evpiti,moij mega,lhj euvergesi,aj shmei/o,n evstin

14 ouv ga.r kaqa,per kai. evpi. tw/n a;llwn evqnw/n avname,nei makroqumw/n o` despo,thj me,cri tou/ katanth,santaj auvtou.j pro.j evkplh,rwsin a`martiw/n kola,sai ou[twj kai. evfV h`mw/n e;krinen ei=nai

15 i[na mh. pro.j te,loj avfikome,nwn h`mw/n tw/n a`martiw/n u[steron h`ma/j evkdika/|

16 dio,per ouvde,pote me.n to.n e;leon avfV h`mw/n avfi,sthsin paideu,wn de. meta. sumfora/j ouvk evgkatalei,pei to.n e`autou/ lao,n

17 plh.n e[wj u`pomnh,sewj tau/qV h`mi/n eivrh,sqw diV ovli,gwn dV evleuste,on evpi. th.n dih,ghsin

18 Elea,zaro,j tij tw/n prwteuo,ntwn grammate,wn avnh.r h;dh probebhkw.j th.n h`liki,an kai. th.n pro,soyin tou/ prosw,pou ka,llistoj avnacanw.n hvnagka,zeto fagei/n u[eion kre,aj

19 o` de. to.n metV euvklei,aj qa,naton ma/llon h' to.n meta. mu,souj bi,on avnadexa,menoj auvqaire,twj evpi. to. tu,mpanon prosh/gen

20 proptu,saj de. kaqV o]n e;dei tro,pon prose,rcesqai tou.j u`pome,nontaj avmu,nasqai w-n ouv qe,mij geu,sasqai dia. th.n pro.j to. zh/n filostorgi,an

21 oi` de. pro.j tw/| parano,mw| splagcnismw/| tetagme,noi dia. th.n evk tw/n palaiw/n cro,nwn pro.j to.n a;ndra gnw/sin avpolabo,ntej auvto.n katV ivdi,an pareka,loun evne,gkanta kre,a oi-j kaqh/kon auvtw/| cra/sqai diV auvtou/ paraskeuasqe,nta u`pokriqh/nai de. w`j evsqi,onta ta. u`po. tou/ basile,wj prostetagme,na tw/n avpo. th/j qusi,aj krew/n

22 i[na tou/to pra,xaj avpoluqh/| tou/ qana,tou kai. dia. th.n avrcai,an pro.j auvtou.j fili,an tu,ch| filanqrwpi,aj

23 o` de. logismo.n avstei/on avnalabw.n kai. a;xion th/j h`liki,aj kai. th/j tou/ gh,rwj u`peroch/j kai. th/j evpikth,tou kai. evpifanou/j polia/j kai. th/j evk paido.j kalli,sthj avnastrofh/j ma/llon de. th/j a`gi,aj kai. qeokti,stou nomoqesi,aj avkolou,qwj avpefh,nato tace,wj le,gwn prope,mpein eivj to.n a[|dhn

24 ouv ga.r th/j h`mete,raj h`liki,aj a;xio,n evstin u`pokriqh/nai i[na polloi. tw/n ne,wn u`polabo,ntej Eleazaron to.n evnenhkontaeth/ metabebhke,nai eivj avllofulismo.n

25 kai. auvtoi. dia. th.n evmh.n u`po,krisin kai. dia. to. mikro.n kai. avkariai/on zh/n planhqw/sin diV evme, kai. mu,soj kai. khli/da tou/ gh,rwj katakth,swmai

26 eiv ga.r kai. evpi. tou/ paro,ntoj evxelou/mai th.n evx avnqrw,pwn timwri,an avlla. ta.j tou/ pantokra,toroj cei/raj ou;te zw/n ou;te avpoqanw.n evkfeu,xomai

27 dio,per avndrei,wj me.n nu/n dialla,xaj to.n bi,on tou/ me.n gh,rwj a;xioj fanh,somai

28 toi/j de. ne,oij u`po,deigma gennai/on kataleloipw.j eivj to. proqu,mwj kai. gennai,wj u`pe.r tw/n semnw/n kai. a`gi,wn no,mwn avpeuqanati,zein tosau/ta de. eivpw.n evpi. to. tu,mpanon euvqe,wj h=lqen

29 tw/n de. avgo,ntwn pro.j auvto.n th.n mikrw/| pro,teron euvme,neian eivj dusme,neian metabalo,ntwn dia. to. tou.j proeirhme,nouj lo,gouj w`j auvtoi. diela,mbanon avpo,noian ei=nai

30 me,llwn de. tai/j plhgai/j teleuta/n avnastena,xaj ei=pen tw/| kuri,w| tw/| th.n a`gi,an gnw/sin e;conti fanero,n evstin o[ti duna,menoj avpoluqh/nai tou/ qana,tou sklhra.j u`pofe,rw kata. to. sw/ma avlghdo,naj mastigou,menoj kata. yuch.n de. h`de,wj dia. to.n auvtou/ fo,bon tau/ta pa,scw

31 kai. ou-toj ou=n tou/ton to.n tro,pon meth,llaxen ouv mo,non toi/j ne,oij avlla. kai. toi/j plei,stoij tou/ e;qnouj to.n e`autou/ qa,naton u`po,deigma gennaio,thtoj kai. mnhmo,sunon avreth/j katalipw,n


MAKKABAIWN BV 7

1 sune,bh de. kai. e`pta. avdelfou.j meta. th/j mhtro.j sullhmfqe,ntaj avnagka,zesqai u`po. tou/ basile,wj avpo. tw/n avqemi,twn u`ei,wn krew/n evfa,ptesqai ma,stixin kai. neurai/j aivkizome,nouj

2 ei-j de. auvtw/n geno,menoj proh,goroj ou[twj e;fh ti, me,lleij evrwta/n kai. manqa,nein h`mw/n e[toimoi ga.r avpoqnh,|skein evsme.n h' parabai,nein tou.j patri,ouj no,mouj

3 e;kqumoj de. geno,menoj o` basileu.j prose,taxen th,gana kai. le,bhtaj evkpurou/n

4 tw/n de. paracrh/ma evkpurwqe,ntwn to.n geno,menon auvtw/n proh,goron prose,taxen glwssotomei/n kai. periskuqi,santaj avkrwthria,zein tw/n loipw/n avdelfw/n kai. th/j mhtro.j sunorw,ntwn

5 a;crhston de. auvto.n toi/j o[loij geno,menon evke,leusen th/| pura/| prosa,gein e;mpnoun kai. thgani,zein th/j de. avtmi,doj evfV i`kano.n diadidou,shj tou/ thga,nou avllh,louj pareka,loun su.n th/| mhtri. gennai,wj teleuta/n le,gontej ou[twj

6 o` ku,rioj o` qeo.j evfora/| kai. tai/j avlhqei,aij evfV h`mi/n parakalei/tai kaqa,per dia. th/j kata. pro,swpon avntimarturou,shj wv|dh/j diesa,fhsen Mwush/j le,gwn kai. evpi. toi/j dou,loij auvtou/ paraklhqh,setai

7 metalla,xantoj de. tou/ prw,tou to.n tro,pon tou/ton to.n deu,teron h=gon evpi. to.n evmpaigmo.n kai. to. th/j kefalh/j de,rma su.n tai/j qrixi.n perisu,rantej evphrw,twn eiv fa,gesai pro. tou/ timwrhqh/nai to. sw/ma kata. me,loj

8 o` de. avpokriqei.j th/| patri,w| fwnh/| prosei/pen ouvci, dio,per kai. ou-toj th.n e`xh/j e;laben ba,sanon w`j o` prw/toj

9 evn evsca,th| de. pnoh/| geno,menoj ei=pen su. me,n avla,stwr evk tou/ paro,ntoj h`ma/j zh/n avpolu,eij o` de. tou/ ko,smou basileu.j avpoqano,ntaj h`ma/j u`pe.r tw/n auvtou/ no,mwn eivj aivw,nion avnabi,wsin zwh/j h`ma/j avnasth,sei

10 meta. de. tou/ton o` tri,toj evnepai,zeto kai. th.n glw/ssan aivthqei.j tace,wj proe,balen kai. ta.j cei/raj euvqarsw/j proe,teinen

11 kai. gennai,wj ei=pen evx ouvranou/ tau/ta ke,kthmai kai. dia. tou.j auvtou/ no,mouj u`perorw/ tau/ta kai. parV auvtou/ tau/ta pa,lin evlpi,zw komi,sasqai

12 w[ste auvto.n to.n basile,a kai. tou.j su.n auvtw/| evkplh,ssesqai th.n tou/ neani,skou yuch,n w`j evn ouvdeni. ta.j avlghdo,naj evti,qeto

13 kai. tou,tou de. metalla,xantoj to.n te,tarton w`sau,twj evbasa,nizon aivkizo,menoi

14 kai. geno,menoj pro.j to. teleuta/n ou[twj e;fh ai`reto.n metalla,ssontaj u`pV avnqrw,pwn ta.j u`po. tou/ qeou/ prosdoka/n evlpi,daj pa,lin avnasth,sesqai u`pV auvtou/ soi. me.n ga.r avna,stasij eivj zwh.n ouvk e;stai

15 evcome,nwj de. to.n pe,mpton prosa,gontej hv|ki,zonto

16 o` de. pro.j auvto.n ivdw.n ei=pen evxousi,an evn avnqrw,poij e;cwn fqarto.j w'n o] qe,leij poiei/j mh. do,kei de. to. ge,noj h`mw/n u`po. tou/ qeou/ katalelei/fqai

17 su. de. karte,rei kai. qew,rei to. megalei/on auvtou/ kra,toj w`j se. kai. to. spe,rma sou basaniei/

18 meta. de. tou/ton h=gon to.n e[kton kai. me,llwn avpoqnh,|skein e;fh mh. planw/ ma,thn h`mei/j ga.r diV e`autou.j tau/ta pa,scomen a`marto,ntej eivj to.n e`autw/n qeo,n a;xia qaumasmou/ ge,gonen

19 su. de. mh. nomi,sh|j avqw/|oj e;sesqai qeomacei/n evpiceirh,saj

20 u`perago,ntwj de. h` mh,thr qaumasth. kai. mnh,mhj avgaqh/j avxi,a h[tij avpollume,nouj ui`ou.j e`pta. sunorw/sa mia/j u`po. kairo.n h`me,raj euvyu,cwj e;feren dia. ta.j evpi. ku,rion evlpi,daj

21 e[kaston de. auvtw/n pareka,lei th/| patri,w| fwnh/| gennai,w| peplhrwme,nh fronh,mati kai. to.n qh/lun logismo.n a;rseni qumw/| diegei,rasa le,gousa pro.j auvtou,j

22 ouvk oi=dV o[pwj eivj th.n evmh.n evfa,nhte koili,an ouvde. evgw. to. pneu/ma kai. th.n zwh.n u`mi/n evcarisa,mhn kai. th.n e`ka,stou stoicei,wsin ouvk evgw. dierru,qmisa

23 toigarou/n o` tou/ ko,smou kti,sthj o` pla,saj avnqrw,pou ge,nesin kai. pa,ntwn evxeurw.n ge,nesin kai. to. pneu/ma kai. th.n zwh.n u`mi/n pa,lin avpodi,dwsin metV evle,ouj w`j nu/n u`perora/te e`autou.j dia. tou.j auvtou/ no,mouj

24 o` de. VAnti,ocoj oivo,menoj katafronei/sqai kai. th.n ovneidi,zousan u`forw,menoj fwnh.n e;ti tou/ newte,rou perio,ntoj ouv mo,non dia. lo,gwn evpoiei/to th.n para,klhsin avlla. kai. diV o[rkwn evpi,stou a[ma ploutiei/n kai. makaristo.n poih,sein metaqe,menon avpo. tw/n patri,wn kai. fi,lon e[xein kai. crei,aj evmpisteu,sein

25 tou/ de. neani,ou mhdamw/j prose,contoj proskalesa,menoj o` basileu.j th.n mhte,ra parh,|nei gene,sqai tou/ meiraki,ou su,mboulon evpi. swthri,a|

26 polla. de. auvtou/ paraine,santoj evpede,xato pei,sein to.n ui`o,n

27 prosku,yasa de. auvtw/| cleua,sasa to.n wvmo.n tu,rannon ou[twj e;fhsen th/| patri,w| fwnh/| ui`e, evle,hso,n me th.n evn gastri. periene,gkasa,n se mh/naj evnne,a kai. qhla,sasa,n se e;th tri,a kai. evkqre,yasa,n se kai. avgagou/san eivj th.n h`liki,an tau,thn kai. trofoforh,sasan

28 avxiw/ se te,knon avnable,yanta eivj to.n ouvrano.n kai. th.n gh/n kai. ta. evn auvtoi/j pa,nta ivdo,nta gnw/nai o[ti ouvk evx o;ntwn evpoi,hsen auvta. o` qeo,j kai. to. tw/n avnqrw,pwn ge,noj ou[tw gi,netai

29 mh. fobhqh/|j to.n dh,mion tou/ton avlla. tw/n avdelfw/n a;xioj geno,menoj evpi,dexai to.n qa,naton i[na evn tw/| evle,ei su.n toi/j avdelfoi/j sou komi,swmai, se

30 e;ti de. tau,thj katalhgou,shj o` neani,aj ei=pen ti,na me,nete ouvc u`pakou,w tou/ prosta,gmatoj tou/ basile,wj tou/ de. prosta,gmatoj avkou,w tou/ no,mou tou/ doqe,ntoj toi/j patra,sin h`mw/n dia. Mwuse,wj

31 su. de. pa,shj kaki,aj eu`reth.j geno,menoj eivj tou.j Ebrai,ouj ouv mh. diafu,gh|j ta.j cei/raj tou/ qeou/

32 h`mei/j ga.r dia. ta.j e`autw/n a`marti,aj pa,scomen

33 eiv de. ca,rin evpiplh,xewj kai. paidei,aj o` zw/n ku,rioj h`mw/n brace,wj evpw,rgistai kai. pa,lin katallagh,setai toi/j e`autou/ dou,loij

34 su. de, w= avno,sie kai. pa,ntwn avnqrw,pwn miarw,tate mh. ma,thn metewri,zou fruatto,menoj avdh,loij evlpi,sin evpi. tou.j ouvrani,ouj pai/daj evpairo,menoj cei/ra

35 ou;pw ga.r th.n tou/ pantokra,toroj evpo,ptou qeou/ kri,sin evkpe,feugaj

36 oi` me.n ga.r nu/n h`me,teroi avdelfoi. bracu.n u`pene,gkantej po,non avena,ou zwh/j u`po. diaqh,khn qeou/ peptw,kasin su. de. th/| tou/ qeou/ kri,sei di,kaia ta. pro,stima th/j u`perhfani,aj avpoi,sh|

37 evgw. de, kaqa,per oi` avdelfoi, kai. sw/ma kai. yuch.n prodi,dwmi peri. tw/n patri,wn no,mwn evpikalou,menoj to.n qeo.n i[lewj tacu. tw/| e;qnei gene,sqai kai. se. meta. evtasmw/n kai. masti,gwn evxomologh,sasqai dio,ti mo,noj auvto.j qeo,j evstin

38 evn evmoi. de. kai. toi/j avdelfoi/j mou sth/sai th.n tou/ pantokra,toroj ovrgh.n th.n evpi. to. su,mpan h`mw/n ge,noj dikai,wj evphgme,nhn

39 e;kqumoj de. geno,menoj o` basileu.j tou,tw| para. tou.j a;llouj ceiri,stwj avph,nthsen pikrw/j fe,rwn evpi. tw/| mukthrismw/|

40 kai. ou-toj ou=n kaqaro.j meth,llaxen pantelw/j evpi. tw/| kuri,w| pepoiqw,j

41 evsca,th de. tw/n ui`w/n h` mh,thr evteleu,thsen

42 ta. me.n ou=n peri. tou.j splagcnismou.j kai. ta.j u`perballou,saj aivki,aj evpi. tosou/ton dedhlw,sqw


MAKKABAIWN BV 8

1 Ioudaj de. o` kai. Makkabai/oj kai. oi` su.n auvtw/| pareisporeuo,menoi lelhqo,twj eivj ta.j kw,maj prosekalou/nto tou.j suggenei/j kai. tou.j memenhko,taj evn tw/| Ioudai?smw/| proslambano,menoi sunh,gagon eivj e`xakiscili,ouj

2 kai. evpekalou/nto to.n ku,rion evpidei/n to.n u`po. pa,ntwn katapatou,menon lao,n oivkti/rai de. kai. to.n nao.n to.n u`po. tw/n avsebw/n avnqrw,pwn bebhlwqe,nta

3 evleh/sai de. kai. th.n katafqeirome,nhn po,lin kai. me,llousan ivso,pedon gi,nesqai kai. tw/n katabow,ntwn pro.j auvto.n ai`ma,twn eivsakou/sai

4 mnhsqh/nai de. kai. th/j tw/n avnamarth,twn nhpi,wn parano,mou avpwlei,aj kai. peri. tw/n genome,nwn eivj to. o;noma auvtou/ blasfhmiw/n kai. misoponhrh/sai

5 geno,menoj de. o` Makkabai/oj evn suste,mati avnupo,statoj h;dh toi/j e;qnesin evgi,neto th/j ovrgh/j tou/ kuri,ou eivj e;leon trapei,shj

6 po,leij de. kai. kw,maj avprosdokh,twj evrco,menoj evnepi,mpra kai. tou.j evpikai,rouj to,pouj avpolamba,nwn ouvk ovli,gouj tw/n polemi,wn tropou,menoj

7 ma,lista ta.j nu,ktaj pro.j ta.j toiau,taj evpibola.j sunergou.j evla,mbanen kai. lalia. th/j euvandri,aj auvtou/ dihcei/to pantach/

8 sunorw/n de. o` Fi,lippoj kata. mikro.n eivj prokoph.n evrco,menon to.n a;ndra pukno,teron de. evn tai/j euvhmeri,aij probai,nonta pro.j Ptolemai/on to.n Koi,lhj Suri,aj kai. Foini,khj strathgo.n e;grayen evpibohqei/n toi/j tou/ basile,wj pra,gmasin

9 o` de. tace,wj proceirisa,menoj Nika,nora to.n tou/ Patro,klou tw/n prw,twn fi,lwn avpe,steilen u`pota,xaj pamfu,lwn e;qnh ouvk evla,ttouj tw/n dismuri,wn to. su,mpan th/j Ioudai,aj evxa/rai ge,noj sune,sthsen de. auvtw/| kai. Gorgi,an a;ndra strathgo.n kai. evn polemikai/j crei,aij pei/ran e;conta

10 diesth,sato de. o` Nika,nwr to.n fo,ron tw/| basilei/ toi/j ~Rwmai,oij o;nta tala,ntwn discili,wn evk th/j tw/n Ioudai,wn aivcmalwsi,aj evkplhrw,sein

11 euvqe,wj de. eivj ta.j paraqalassi,ouj po,leij avpe,steilen prokalou,menoj evpV avgorasmo.n Ioudai,wn swma,twn u`piscnou,menoj evnenh,konta sw,mata tala,ntou paracwrh,sein ouv prosdeco,menoj th.n para. tou/ pantokra,toroj me,llousan parakolouqh,sein evpV auvtw/| di,khn

12 tw/| de. Iouda prose,pesen peri. th/j tou/ Nika,noroj evfo,dou kai. metado,ntoj toi/j su.n auvtw/| th.n parousi,an tou/ stratope,dou

13 oi` deilandrou/ntej kai. avpistou/ntej th.n tou/ qeou/ di,khn diedi,draskon e`autou.j kai. evxeto,pizon

14 oi` de. ta. perileleimme,na pa,nta evpw,loun o`mou/ de. to.n ku,rion hvxi,oun r`u,sasqai tou.j u`po. tou/ dussebou/j Nika,noroj pri.n suntucei/n peprame,nouj

15 kai. eiv mh. diV auvtou,j avlla. dia. ta.j pro.j tou.j pate,raj auvtw/n diaqh,kaj kai. e[neka th/j evpV auvtou.j evpiklh,sewj tou/ semnou/ kai. megaloprepou/j ovno,matoj auvtou/

16 sunagagw.n de. o` Makkabai/oj tou.j peri. auvto.n o;ntaj avriqmo.n e`xakiscili,ouj pareka,lei mh. kataplagh/nai toi/j polemi,oij mhde. euvlabei/sqai th.n tw/n avdi,kwj paraginome,nwn evpV auvtou.j evqnw/n poluplh,qeian avgwni,sasqai de. gennai,wj

17 pro. ovfqalmw/n labo,ntaj th.n avno,mwj eivj to.n a[gion to,pon suntetelesme,nhn u`pV auvtw/n u[brin kai. to.n th/j evmpepaigme,nhj po,lewj aivkismo,n e;ti de. th.n th/j progonikh/j politei,aj kata,lusin

18 oi` me.n ga.r o[ploij pepoi,qasin a[ma kai. to,lmaij e;fhsen h`mei/j de. evpi. tw/| pantokra,tori qew/| duname,nw| kai. tou.j evrcome,nouj evfV h`ma/j kai. to.n o[lon ko,smon e`ni. neu,mati katabalei/n pepoi,qamen

19 prosanalexa,menoj de. auvtoi/j kai. ta.j evpi. tw/n progo,nwn genome,naj avntilh,myeij kai. th.n evpi. Sennachrim e`kato.n ovgdoh,konta pe,nte cilia,dej w`j avpw,lonto

20 kai. th.n evn th/| Babulwni,a| th.n pro.j tou.j Gala,taj para,taxin genome,nhn w`j oi` pa,ntej evpi. th.n crei,an h=lqon ovktakisci,lioi su.n Makedo,sin tetrakiscili,oij tw/n Makedo,nwn avporoume,nwn oi` ovktakisci,lioi ta.j dw,deka muria,daj avpw,lesan dia. th.n ginome,nhn auvtoi/j avpV ouvranou/ boh,qeian kai. wvfe,leian pollh.n e;labon

21 evfV oi-j euvqarsei/j auvtou.j parasth,saj kai. e`toi,mouj u`pe.r tw/n no,mwn kai. th/j patri,doj avpoqnh,|skein tetramere,j ti to. stra,teuma evpoi,hsen

22 ta,xaj kai. tou.j avdelfou.j auvtou/ prohgoume,nouj e`kate,raj ta,xewj Simwna kai. Iwshpon kai. Iwnaqhn u`pota,xaj e`ka,stw| cili,ouj pro.j toi/j pentakosi,oij

23 e;ti de. kai. Eleazaron paranagnou.j th.n i`era.n bi,blon kai. dou.j su,nqhma qeou/ bohqei,aj th/j prw,thj spei,raj auvto.j prohgou,menoj sune,bale tw/| Nika,nori

24 genome,nou de. auvtoi/j tou/ pantokra,toroj summa,cou kate,sfaxan tw/n polemi,wn u`pe.r tou.j evnakiscili,ouj traumati,aj de. kai. toi/j me,lesin avnapei,rouj to. plei/on me,roj th/j tou/ Nika,noroj stratia/j evpoi,hsan pa,ntaj de. fugei/n hvna,gkasan

25 ta. de. crh,mata tw/n paragegono,twn evpi. to.n avgorasmo.n auvtw/n e;labon sundiw,xantej de. auvtou.j evfV i`kano.n avne,lusan u`po. th/j w[raj sugkleio,menoi

26 h=n ga.r h` pro. tou/ sabba,tou diV h]n aivti,an ouvk evmakroto,nhsan katatre,contej auvtou,j

27 o`plologh,santej de. auvtou.j kai. ta. sku/la evkdu,santej tw/n polemi,wn peri. to. sa,bbaton evgi,nonto perissw/j euvlogou/ntej kai. evxomologou,menoi tw/| kuri,w| tw/| diasw,santi eivj th.n h`me,ran tau,thn avrch.n evle,ouj ta,xantoj auvtoi/j

28 meta. de. to. sa,bbaton toi/j hv|kisme,noij kai. tai/j ch,raij kai. ovrfanoi/j meri,santej avpo. tw/n sku,lwn ta. loipa. auvtoi. kai. ta. paidi,a diemeri,santo

29 tau/ta de. diapraxa,menoi kai. koinh.n i`ketei,an poihsa,menoi to.n evleh,mona ku,rion hvxi,oun eivj te,loj katallagh/nai toi/j au`tou/ dou,loij

30 kai. toi/j peri. Timo,qeon kai. Bakci,dhn suneri,santej u`pe.r tou.j dismuri,ouj auvtw/n avnei/lon kai. ovcurwma,twn u`yhlw/n eu= ma,la evgkratei/j evge,nonto kai. la,fura plei,ona evmeri,santo ivsomoi,rouj au`toi/j kai. toi/j hv|kisme,noij kai. ovrfanoi/j kai. ch,raij e;ti de. kai. presbute,roij poih,santej

31 o`plologh,santej de. au`tou.j evpimelw/j pa,nta sune,qhkan eivj tou.j evpikai,rouj to,pouj ta. de. loipa. tw/n sku,lwn h;negkan eivj Ieroso,luma

32 to.n de. fula,rchn tw/n peri. Timo,qeon avnei/lon avnosiw,taton a;ndra kai. polla. tou.j Ioudai,ouj evpileluphko,ta

33 evpini,kia de. a;gontej evn th/| patri,di tou.j evmprh,santaj tou.j i`erou.j pulw/naj kai. Kallisqe,nhn u`fh/yan eivj e]n oivki,dion pefeugo,ta kai. to.n a;xion th/j dussebei,aj evkomi,sato misqo,n

34 o` de. trisalith,rioj Nika,nwr o` tou.j cili,ouj evmpo,rouj evpi. th.n pra/sin tw/n Ioudai,wn avgagw.n

35 tapeinwqei.j u`po. tw/n katV auvto.n nomizome,nwn evlaci,stwn ei=nai th/| tou/ kuri,ou bohqei,a| th.n doxikh.n avpoqe,menoj evsqh/ta dia. th/j mesogei,ou drape,tou tro,pon e;rhmon e`auto.n poih,saj h-ken eivj VAntio,ceian u`pe.r a[pan euvhmerhkw.j evpi. th/| tou/ stratou/ diafqora/|

36 kai. o` toi/j ~Rwmai,oij avnadexa,menoj fo,ron avpo. th/j tw/n evn Ierosolu,moij aivcmalwsi,aj katorqw,sasqai kath,ggellen u`pe,rmacon e;cein tou.j Ioudai,ouj kai. dia. to.n tro,pon tou/ton avtrw,touj ei=nai tou.j Ioudai,ouj dia. to. avkolouqei/n toi/j u`pV auvtou/ protetagme,noij no,moij


MAKKABAIWN BV 9

1 peri. de. to.n kairo.n evkei/non evtu,gcanen VAnti,ocoj avnalelukw.j avko,smwj evk tw/n peri. th.n Persi,da to,pwn

2 eivselhlu,qei ga.r eivj th.n legome,nhn Perse,polin kai. evpecei,rhsen i`erosulei/n kai. th.n po,lin sune,cein dio. dh. tw/n plhqw/n o`rmhsa,ntwn evpi. th.n tw/n o[plwn boh,qeian evtra,phsan kai. sune,bh tropwqe,nta to.n VAnti,ocon u`po. tw/n evgcwri,wn avsch,mona th.n avnazugh.n poih,sasqai

3 o;nti de. auvtw/| katV VEkba,tana prose,pesen ta. kata. Nika,nora kai. tou.j peri. Timo,qeon gegono,ta

4 evparqei.j de. tw/| qumw/| w;|eto kai. th.n tw/n pefugadeuko,twn auvto.n kaki,an eivj tou.j Ioudai,ouj evnaperei,sasqai dio. sune,taxen to.n a`rmathla,thn avdialei,ptwj evlau,nonta katanu,ein th.n porei,an th/j evx ouvranou/ dh. kri,sewj sunou,shj auvtw/| ou[twj ga.r u`perhfa,nwj ei=pen polua,ndrion Ioudai,wn Ieroso,luma poih,sw parageno,menoj evkei/

5 o` de. pantepo,pthj ku,rioj o` qeo.j tou/ Israhl evpa,taxen auvto.n avnia,tw| kai. avora,tw| plhgh/| a;rti de. auvtou/ katalh,xantoj to.n lo,gon e;laben auvto.n avnh,kestoj tw/n spla,gcnwn avlghdw.n kai. pikrai. tw/n e;ndon ba,sanoi

6 pa,nu dikai,wj to.n pollai/j kai. xenizou,saij sumforai/j e`te,rwn spla,gcna basani,santa

7 o` dV ouvdamw/j th/j avgerwci,aj e;lhgen e;ti de. kai. th/j u`perhfani,aj evpeplh,rwto pu/r pne,wn toi/j qumoi/j evpi. tou.j Ioudai,ouj kai. keleu,wn evpoxu,nein th.n porei,an sune,bh de. kai. pesei/n auvto.n avpo. tou/ a[rmatoj ferome,nou r`oi,zw| kai. duscerei/ ptw,mati peripeso,nta pa,nta ta. me,lh tou/ sw,matoj avpostreblou/sqai

8 o` dV a;rti dokw/n toi/j th/j qala,sshj ku,masin evpita,ssein dia. th.n u`pe.r a;nqrwpon avlazonei,an kai. pla,stiggi ta. tw/n ovre,wn oivo,menoj u[yh sth,sein kata. gh/n geno,menoj evn forei,w| parekomi,zeto fanera.n tou/ qeou/ pa/sin th.n du,namin evndeiknu,menoj

9 w[ste kai. evk tou/ sw,matoj tou/ dussebou/j skw,lhkaj avnazei/n kai. zw/ntoj evn ovdu,naij kai. avlghdo,sin ta.j sa,rkaj auvtou/ diapi,ptein u`po. de. th/j ovsmh/j auvtou/ pa/n to. strato,pedon baru,nesqai th.n sapri,an

10 kai. to.n mikrw/| pro,teron tw/n ouvrani,wn a;strwn a[ptesqai dokou/nta parakomi,zein ouvdei.j evdu,nato dia. to. th/j ovsmh/j avfo,rhton ba,roj

11 evntau/qa ou=n h;rxato to. polu. th/j u`perhfani,aj lh,gein teqrausme,noj kai. eivj evpi,gnwsin e;rcesqai qei,a| ma,stigi kata. stigmh.n evpiteino,menoj tai/j avlghdo,sin

12 kai. mhde. th/j ovsmh/j auvtou/ duna,menoj avne,cesqai tau/tV e;fh di,kaion u`pota,ssesqai tw/| qew/| kai. mh. qnhto.n o;nta ivso,qea fronei/n

13 hu;ceto de. o` miaro.j pro.j to.n ouvke,ti auvto.n evleh,sonta despo,thn ou[twj le,gwn

14 th.n me.n a`gi,an po,lin h]n speu,dwn paregi,neto ivso,pedon poih/sai kai. polua,ndrion oivkodomh/sai evleuqe,ran avnadei/xai

15 tou.j de. Ioudai,ouj ou]j diegnw,kei mhde. tafh/j avxiw/sai oivwnobrw,touj de. su.n toi/j nhpi,oij evkri,yein qhri,oij pa,ntaj auvtou.j i;souj VAqhnai,oij poih,sein

16 o]n de. pro,teron evsku,leusen a[gion new. kalli,stoij avnaqh,masin kosmh,sein kai. ta. i`era. skeu,h polupla,sia pa,nta avpodw,sein ta.j de. evpiballou,saj pro.j ta.j qusi,aj sunta,xeij evk tw/n ivdi,wn proso,dwn corhgh,sein

17 pro.j de. tou,toij kai. Ioudai/on e;sesqai kai. pa,nta to,pon oivkhto.n evpeleu,sesqai katagge,llonta to. tou/ qeou/ kra,toj

18 ouvdamw/j de. lhgo,ntwn tw/n po,nwn evpelhlu,qei ga.r evpV auvto.n dikai,a h` tou/ qeou/ kri,sij ta. katV auvto.n avpelpi,saj e;grayen pro.j tou.j Ioudai,ouj th.n u`pogegramme,nhn evpistolh.n i`kethri,aj ta,xin e;cousan perie,cousan de. ou[twj

19 toi/j crhstoi/j Ioudai,oij toi/j poli,taij polla. cai,rein kai. u`giai,nein kai. eu= pra,ttein basileu.j kai. strathgo.j VAnti,ocoj

20 eiv e;rrwsqe kai. ta. te,kna kai. ta. i;dia kata. gnw,mhn evsti.n u`mi/n eivj ouvrano.n th.n evlpi,da e;cwn

21 u`mw/n th.n timh.n kai. th.n eu;noian evmnhmo,neuon filosto,rgwj evpana,gwn evk tw/n kata. th.n Persi,da to,pwn kai. peripesw.n avsqenei,a| dusce,reian evcou,sh| avnagkai/on h`ghsa,mhn fronti,sai th/j koinh/j pa,ntwn avsfalei,aj

22 ouvk avpoginw,skwn ta. katV evmauto,n avlla. e;cwn pollh.n evlpi,da evkfeu,xesqai th.n avsqe,neian

23 qewrw/n de. o[ti kai. o` path,r kaqV ou]j kairou.j eivj tou.j a;nw to,pouj evstratope,deusen avne,deixen to.n diadexa,menon

24 o[pwj eva,n ti para,doxon avpobai,nh| h' kai. prosaggelqh/| ti duscere,j eivdo,tej oi` kata. th.n cw,ran w-| katale,leiptai ta. pra,gmata mh. evpitara,sswntai

25 pro.j de. tou,toij katanow/n tou.j parakeime,nouj duna,staj kai. geitniw/ntaj th/| basilei,a| toi/j kairoi/j evpe,contaj kai. prosdokw/ntaj to. avpobhso,menon avnade,deica to.n ui`o.n VAnti,ocon basile,a o]n polla,kij avnatre,cwn eivj ta.j evpa,nw satrapei,aj toi/j plei,stoij u`mw/n parekatetiqe,mhn kai. suni,stwn ge,grafa de. pro.j auvto.n ta. u`pogegramme,na

26 parakalw/ ou=n u`ma/j kai. avxiw/ memnhme,nouj tw/n euvergesiw/n koinh/| kai. katV ivdi,an e[kaston sunthrei/n th.n ou=san eu;noian eivj evme. kai. to.n ui`o,n

27 pe,peismai ga.r auvto.n evpieikw/j kai. filanqrw,pwj parakolouqou/nta th/| evmh/| proaire,sei sumperienecqh,sesqai u`mi/n

28 o` me.n ou=n avndrofo,noj kai. bla,sfhmoj ta. cei,rista paqw,n w`j e`te,rouj die,qhken evpi. xe,nhj evn toi/j o;resin oivkti,stw| mo,rw| kate,streyen to.n bi,on

29 parekomi,zeto de. to. sw/ma Fi,lippoj o` su,ntrofoj auvtou/ o]j kai. dieulabhqei.j to.n ui`o.n VAntio,cou pro.j Ptolemai/on to.n Filomh,tora eivj :Aigupton diekomi,sqh


MAKKABAIWN BV 10

1 Makkabai/oj de. kai. oi` su.n auvtw/| tou/ kuri,ou proa,gontoj auvtou.j to. me.n i`ero.n evkomi,santo kai. th.n po,lin

2 tou.j de. kata. th.n avgora.n bwmou.j u`po. tw/n avllofu,lwn dedhmiourghme,nouj e;ti de. teme,nh kaqei/lan

3 kai. to.n new. kaqari,santej e[teron qusiasth,rion evpoi,hsan kai. purw,santej li,qouj kai. pu/r evk tou,twn labo,ntej avnh,negkan qusi,aj meta. dieth/ cro,non kai. qumi,ama kai. lu,cnouj kai. tw/n a;rtwn th.n pro,qesin evpoih,santo

4 tau/ta de. poih,santej hvxi,wsan to.n ku,rion peso,ntej evpi. koili,an mhke,ti peripesei/n toiou,toij kakoi/j avllV eva,n pote kai. a`ma,rtwsin u`pV auvtou/ meta. evpieikei,aj paideu,esqai kai. mh. blasfh,moij kai. barba,roij e;qnesin paradi,dosqai

5 evn h-| de. h`me,ra| o` new.j u`po. avllofu,lwn evbebhlw,qh sune,bh kata. th.n auvth.n h`me,ran to.n kaqarismo.n gene,sqai tou/ naou/ th/| pe,mpth| kai. eivka,di tou/ auvtou/ mhno,j o[j evstin Caseleu

6 kai. metV euvfrosu,nhj h=gon h`me,raj ovktw. skhnwma,twn tro,pon mnhmoneu,ontej w`j pro. mikrou/ cro,nou th.n tw/n skhnw/n e`orth.n evn toi/j o;resin kai. evn toi/j sphlai,oij qhri,wn tro,pon h=san nemo,menoi

7 dio. qu,rsouj kai. kla,douj w`rai,ouj e;ti de. kai. foi,nikaj e;contej u[mnouj avne,feron tw/| euvodw,santi kaqarisqh/nai to.n e`autou/ to,pon

8 evdogma,tisan de. meta. koinou/ prosta,gmatoj kai. yhfi,smatoj panti. tw/| tw/n Ioudai,wn e;qnei katV evniauto.n a;gein ta,sde ta.j h`me,raj

9 kai. ta. me.n th/j VAntio,cou tou/ prosagoreuqe,ntoj VEpifanou/j teleuth/j ou[twj ei=cen

10 nuni. de. ta. kata. to.n VEupa,tora VAnti,ocon ui`o.n de. tou/ avsebou/j geno,menon dhlw,somen auvta. sunte,mnontej ta. sune,conta tw/n pole,mwn kaka,

11 ou-toj ga.r paralabw.n th.n basilei,an avne,deixen evpi. tw/n pragma,twn Lusi,an tina, Koi,lhj de. Suri,aj kai. Foini,khj strathgo.n prw,tarcon

12 Ptolemai/oj ga.r o` kalou,menoj Ma,krwn to. di,kaion sunthrei/n prohgou,menoj pro.j tou.j Ioudai,ouj dia. th.n gegonui/an eivj auvtou.j avdiki,an evpeira/to ta. pro.j auvtou.j eivrhnikw/j diexa,gein

13 o[qen kathgorou,menoj u`po. tw/n fi,lwn pro.j to.n VEupa,tora kai. prodo,thj parV e[kasta avkou,wn dia. to. th.n Ku,pron evmpisteuqe,nta u`po. tou/ Filomh,toroj evklipei/n kai. pro.j VAnti,ocon to.n VEpifanh/ avnacwrh/sai mh,te euvgenh/ th.n evxousi,an euvgeni,saj farmakeu,saj e`auto.n evxe,lipen to.n bi,on

14 Gorgi,aj de. geno,menoj strathgo.j tw/n to,pwn evxenotro,fei kai. parV e[kasta pro.j tou.j Ioudai,ouj evpolemotro,fei

15 o`mou/ de. tou,tw| kai. oi` Idoumai/oi evgkratei/j evpikai,rwn ovcurwma,twn o;ntej evgu,mnazon tou.j Ioudai,ouj kai. tou.j fugadeu,santaj avpo. Ierosolu,mwn proslabo,menoi polemotrofei/n evpecei,roun

16 oi` de. peri. to.n Makkabai/on poihsa,menoi litanei,an kai. avxiw,santej to.n qeo.n su,mmacon auvtoi/j gene,sqai evpi. ta. tw/n Idoumai,wn ovcurw,mata w[rmhsan

17 oi-j kai. prosbalo,ntej euvrw,stwj evgkratei/j evge,nonto tw/n to,pwn pa,ntaj te tou.j evpi. tw/| tei,cei macome,nouj hvmu,nanto kate,sfazo,n te tou.j evmpi,ptontaj avnei/lon de. ouvc h-tton tw/n dismuri,wn

18 sumfugo,ntwn de. ouvk e;latton tw/n evnakiscili,wn eivj du,o pu,rgouj ovcurou.j eu= ma,la kai. pa,nta ta. pro.j poliorki,an e;contaj

19 o` Makkabai/oj eivj evpei,gontaj to,pouj avpolipw.n Simwna kai. Iwshpon e;ti de. kai. Zakcai/on kai. tou.j su.n auvtw/| i`kanou.j pro.j th.n tou,twn poliorki,an auvto.j evcwri,sqh

20 oi` de. peri. to.n Simwna filargurh,santej u`po, tinwn tw/n evn toi/j pu,rgoij evpei,sqhsan avrguri,w| e`pta,kij de. muri,aj dracma.j labo,ntej ei;asa,n tinaj diarruh/nai

21 prosaggele,ntoj de. tw/| Makkabai,w| peri. tou/ gegono,toj sunagagw.n tou.j h`goume,nouj tou/ laou/ kathgo,rhsen w`j avrguri,ou pe,prakan tou.j avdelfou.j tou.j polemi,ouj katV auvtw/n avpolu,santej

22 tou,touj me.n ou=n prodo,taj genome,nouj avpe,kteinen kai. paracrh/ma tou.j du,o pu,rgouj katela,beto

23 toi/j de. o[ploij ta. pa,nta evn tai/j cersi.n euvodou,menoj avpw,lesen evn toi/j dusi.n ovcurw,masin plei,ouj tw/n dismuri,wn

24 Timo,qeoj de. o` pro,teron h`tthqei.j u`po. tw/n Ioudai,wn sunagagw.n xe,naj duna,meij pamplhqei/j kai. tou.j th/j VAsi,aj genome,nouj i[ppouj sunaqroi,saj ouvk ovli,gouj parh/n w`j doria,lwton lhmyo,menoj th.n Ioudai,an

25 oi` de. peri. to.n Makkabai/on suneggi,zontoj auvtou/ pro.j i`ketei,an tou/ qeou/ gh/| ta.j kefala.j katapa,santej kai. ta.j ovsfu,aj sa,kkoij zw,santej

26 evpi. th.n avpe,nanti tou/ qusiasthri,ou krhpi/da prospeso,ntej hvxi,oun i[lewj auvtoi/j geno,menon evcqreu/sai toi/j evcqroi/j auvtw/n kai. avntikei/sqai toi/j avntikeime,noij kaqw.j o` no,moj diasafei/

27 geno,menoi de. avpo. th/j deh,sewj avnalabo,ntej ta. o[pla proh/gon avpo. th/j po,lewj evpi. plei/on suneggi,santej de. toi/j polemi,oij evfV e`autw/n h=san

28 a;rti de. th/j avnatolh/j diaceome,nhj prose,balon e`ka,teroi oi` me.n e;gguon e;contej euvhmeri,aj kai. ni,khj meta. avreth/j th.n evpi. to.n ku,rion katafugh,n oi` de. kaqhgemo,na tw/n avgw,nwn tatto,menoi to.n qumo,n

29 genome,nhj de. kartera/j ma,chj evfa,nhsan toi/j u`penanti,oij evx ouvranou/ evfV i[ppwn crusocali,nwn a;ndrej pe,nte diaprepei/j kai. avfhgou,menoi tw/n Ioudai,wn

30 oi] kai. to.n Makkabai/on me,son labo,ntej kai. skepa,zontej tai/j e`autw/n panopli,aij a;trwton diefu,latton eivj de. tou.j u`penanti,ouj toxeu,mata kai. keraunou.j evxerri,ptoun dio. sugcuqe,ntej avorasi,a| dieko,ptonto tarach/j peplhrwme,noi

31 katesfa,ghsan de. dismu,rioi pro.j toi/j pentakosi,oij i`ppei/j de. e`xako,sioi

32 auvto.j de. o` Timo,qeoj sune,fugen eivj Gazara lego,menon ovcu,rwma eu= ma,la frou,rion strathgou/ntoj evkei/ Caireou

33 oi` de. peri. to.n Makkabai/on a;smenoi perieka,qisan to. frou,rion h`me,raj te,ssaraj

34 oi` de. e;ndon th/| evrumno,thti tou/ to,pou pepoiqo,tej u`pera,gan evblasfh,moun kai. lo,gouj avqemi,touj proi35 u`pofainou,shj de. th/j pe,mpthj h`me,raj ei;kosi neani,ai tw/n peri. to.n Makkabai/on purwqe,ntej toi/j qumoi/j dia. ta.j blasfhmi,aj prosbalo,ntej tw/| tei,cei avrrenwdw/j kai. qhriw,dei qumw/| to.n evmpi,ptonta e;kopton

36 e[teroi de. o`moi,wj prosanaba,ntej evn tw/| perispasmw/| pro.j tou.j e;ndon evnepi,mprwn tou.j pu,rgouj kai. pura.j avna,ptontej zw/ntaj tou.j blasfh,mouj kate,kaion oi` de. ta.j pu,laj die,kopton eivsdexa,menoi de. th.n loiph.n ta,xin prokatela,bonto th.n po,lin

37 kai. to.n Timo,qeon avpokekrumme,non e;n tini la,kkw| kate,sfaxan kai. to.n tou,tou avdelfo.n Caire,an kai. to.n VApollofa,nhn

38 tau/ta de. diapraxa,menoi meqV u[mnwn kai. evxomologh,sewn euvlo,goun tw/| kuri,w| tw/| mega,lwj euvergetou/nti to.n Israhl kai. to. ni/koj auvtoi/j dido,nti


MAKKABAIWN BV 11

1 metV ovli,gon de. pantelw/j croni,skon Lusi,aj evpi,tropoj tou/ basile,wj kai. suggenh.j kai. evpi. tw/n pragma,twn li,an bare,wj fe,rwn evpi. toi/j gegono,si

2 sunaqroi,saj peri. ta.j ovktw. muria,daj kai. th.n i[ppon a[pasan paregi,neto evpi. tou.j Ioudai,ouj logizo,menoj th.n me.n po,lin {Ellhsin oivkhth,rion poih,sein

3 to. de. i`ero.n avrgurolo,ghton kaqw.j ta. loipa. tw/n evqnw/n teme,nh prath.n de. kata. e;toj th.n avrcierwsu,nhn poih,sein

4 ouvdamw/j evpilogizo,menoj to. tou/ qeou/ kra,toj pefrenwme,noj de. tai/j muria,sin tw/n pezw/n kai. tai/j cilia,sin tw/n i`ppe,wn kai. toi/j evle,fasin toi/j ovgdoh,konta

5 eivselqw.n de. eivj th.n Ioudai,an kai. suneggi,saj Baiqsoura o;nti me.n evrumnw/| cwri,w| Ierosolu,mwn de. avpe,conti w`sei. stadi,ouj pe,nte tou/to e;qliben

6 w`j de. mete,labon oi` peri. to.n Makkabai/on poliorkou/nta auvto.n ta. ovcurw,mata meta. ovdurmw/n kai. dakru,wn i`ke,teuon su.n toi/j o;cloij to.n ku,rion avgaqo.n a;ggelon avpostei/lai pro.j swthri,an tw/| Israhl

7 auvto.j de. prw/toj o` Makkabai/oj avnalabw.n ta. o[pla proetre,yato tou.j a;llouj a[ma auvtw/| diakinduneu,ontaj evpibohqei/n toi/j avdelfoi/j auvtw/n o`mou/ de. kai. proqu,mwj evxw,rmhsan

8 auvto,qi de. pro.j toi/j Ierosolu,moij o;ntwn evfa,nh prohgou,menoj auvtw/n e;fippoj evn leukh/| evsqh/ti panopli,an crush/n kradai,nwn

9 o`mou/ de. pa,ntej euvlo,ghsan to.n evleh,mona qeo.n kai. evperrw,sqhsan tai/j yucai/j ouv mo,non avnqrw,pouj qh/raj de. tou.j avgriwta,touj kai. sidhra/ tei,ch titrw,skein o;ntej e[toimoi

10 proh/gon evn diaskeuh/| to.n avpV ouvranou/ su,mmacon e;contej evleh,santoj auvtou.j tou/ kuri,ou

11 leonthdo.n de. evntina,xantej eivj tou.j polemi,ouj kate,strwsan auvtw/n cili,ouj pro.j toi/j muri,oij i`ppei/j de. e`xakosi,ouj pro.j toi/j cili,oij tou.j de. pa,ntaj hvna,gkasan feu,gein

12 oi` plei,onej de. auvtw/n traumati,ai gumnoi. diesw,qhsan kai. auvto.j de. o` Lusi,aj aivscrw/j feu,gwn diesw,qh

13 ouvk a;nouj de. u`pa,rcwn pro.j e`auto.n avntiba,llwn to. gegono.j peri. auvto.n evla,ttwma kai. sunnoh,saj avnikh,touj ei=nai tou.j Ebrai,ouj tou/ duname,nou qeou/ summacou/ntoj auvtoi/j

14 prosapostei,laj e;peisen sullu,esqai evpi. pa/si toi/j dikai,oij kai. dio,ti kai. to.n basile,a pei,sei fi,lon auvtoi/j avnagka,zwn gene,sqai

15 evpe,neusen de. o` Makkabai/oj evpi. pa/sin oi-j o` Lusi,aj pareka,lei tou/ sumfe,rontoj fronti,zwn o[sa ga.r o` Makkabai/oj evpe,dwken tw/| Lusi,a| dia. graptw/n peri. tw/n Ioudai,wn sunecw,rhsen o` basileu,j

16 h=san ga.r ai` gegramme,nai toi/j Ioudai,oij evpistolai. para. me.n Lusi,ou perie,cousai to.n tro,pon tou/ton Lusi,aj tw/| plh,qei tw/n Ioudai,wn cai,rein

17 Iwannhj kai. Abessalwm oi` pemfqe,ntej parV u`mw/n evpido,ntej to.n u`pogegramme,non crhmatismo.n hvxi,oun peri. tw/n diV auvtou/ shmainome,nwn

18 o[sa me.n ou=n e;dei kai. tw/| basilei/ prosenecqh/nai diesa,fhsa a] de. h=n evndeco,mena sunecw,rhsen

19 eva.n me.n ou=n sunthrh,shte th.n eivj ta. pra,gmata eu;noian kai. eivj to. loipo.n peira,somai parai,tioj avgaqw/n gene,sqai

20 u`pe.r de. tou,twn kai. tw/n kata. me,roj evnte,talmai tou,toij te kai. toi/j parV evmou/ dialecqh/nai u`mi/n

21 e;rrwsqe e;touj e`katostou/ tessarakostou/ ovgdo,ou Dio.j Korinqi,ou tetra,di kai. eivka,di

22 h` de. tou/ basile,wj evpistolh. periei/cen ou[twj basileu.j VAnti,ocoj tw/| avdelfw/| Lusi,a| cai,rein

23 tou/ patro.j h`mw/n eivj qeou.j metasta,ntoj boulo,menoi tou.j evk th/j basilei,aj avtara,couj o;ntaj gene,sqai pro.j th.n tw/n ivdi,wn evpime,leian

24 avkhkoo,tej tou.j Ioudai,ouj mh. suneudokou/ntaj th/| tou/ patro.j evpi. ta. ~Ellhnika. metaqe,sei avlla. th.n e`autw/n avgwgh.n ai`reti,zontaj avxiou/ntaj sugcwrhqh/nai auvtoi/j ta. no,mima

25 ai`rou,menoi ou=n kai. tou/to to. e;qnoj evkto.j tarach/j ei=nai kri,nomen to, te i`ero.n avpokatastaqh/nai auvtoi/j kai. politeu,esqai kata. ta. evpi. tw/n progo,nwn auvtw/n e;qh

26 eu= ou=n poih,seij diapemya,menoj pro.j auvtou.j kai. dou.j dexia,j o[pwj eivdo,tej th.n h`mete,ran proai,resin eu;qumoi, te w=sin kai. h`de,wj diagi,nwntai pro.j th/| tw/n ivdi,wn avntilh,myei

27 pro.j de. to. e;qnoj h` tou/ basile,wj evpistolh. toia,de h=n basileu.j VAnti,ocoj th/| gerousi,a| tw/n Ioudai,wn kai. toi/j a;lloij Ioudai,oij cai,rein

28 eiv e;rrwsqe ei;h a'n w`j boulo,meqa kai. auvtoi. de. u`giai,nomen

29 evnefa,nisen h`mi/n Mene,laoj bou,lesqai katelqo,ntaj u`ma/j gi,nesqai pro.j toi/j ivdi,oij

30 toi/j ou=n kataporeuome,noij me,cri triaka,doj Xanqikou/ u`pa,rxei dexia. meta. th/j avdei,aj

31 crh/sqai tou.j Ioudai,ouj toi/j e`autw/n dapanh,masin kai. no,moij kaqa. kai. to. pro,teron kai. ouvdei.j auvtw/n katV ouvde,na tro,pon parenoclhqh,setai peri. tw/n hvgnohme,nwn

32 pe,pomfa de. kai. to.n Mene,laon parakale,sonta u`ma/j

33 e;rrwsqe e;touj e`katostou/ tessarakostou/ ovgdo,ou Xanqikou/ pentekaideka,th|

34 e;pemyan de. kai. oi` ~Rwmai/oi pro.j auvtou.j evpistolh.n e;cousan ou[twj Ko,intoj Me,mmioj Ti,toj Ma,nioj presbu/tai ~Rwmai,wn tw/| dh,mw| tw/n Ioudai,wn cai,rein

35 u`pe.r w-n Lusi,aj o` suggenh.j tou/ basile,wj sunecw,rhsen u`mi/n kai. h`mei/j suneudokou/men

36 a] de. e;krinen prosanenecqh/nai tw/| basilei/ pe,myate, tina paracrh/ma evpiskeya,menoi peri. tou,twn i[na evkqw/men w`j kaqh,kei u`mi/n h`mei/j ga.r prosa,gomen pro.j VAntio,ceian

37 dio. speu,sate kai. pe,myate, tinaj o[pwj kai. h`mei/j evpignw/men o`poi,aj evste. gnw,mhj

38 u`giai,nete e;touj e`katostou/ tessarakostou/ ovgdo,ou Xanqikou/ pentekaideka,th|


MAKKABAIWN BV 12

1 genome,nwn de. tw/n sunqhkw/n tou,twn o` me.n Lusi,aj avph,|ei pro.j to.n basile,a oi` de. Ioudai/oi peri. th.n gewrgi,an evgi,nonto

2 tw/n de. kata. to,pon strathgw/n Timo,qeoj kai. VApollw,nioj o` tou/ Gennai,ou e;ti de. ~Ierw,numoj kai. Dhmofw,n pro.j de. tou,toij Nika,nwr o` Kupria,rchj ouvk ei;wn auvtou.j euvstaqei/n kai. ta. th/j h`suci,aj a;gein

3 VIoppi/tai de. thlikou/to sunete,lesan to. dusse,bhma parakale,santej tou.j su.n auvtoi/j oivkou/ntaj Ioudai,ouj evmbh/nai eivj ta. parakatastaqe,nta u`pV auvtw/n ska,fh su.n gunaixi.n kai. te,knoij w`j mhdemia/j evnestw,shj pro.j auvtou.j dusmenei,aj

4 kata. de. to. koino.n th/j po,lewj yh,fisma kai. tou,twn evpidexame,nwn w`j a'n eivrhneu,ein qelo,ntwn kai. mhde.n u[popton evco,ntwn evpanacqe,ntaj auvtou.j evbu,qisan o;ntaj ouvk e;latton tw/n diakosi,wn

5 metalabw.n de. Ioudaj th.n gegonui/an eivj tou.j o`moeqnei/j wvmo,thta paraggei,laj toi/j peri. auvto.n avndra,sin

6 kai. evpikalesa,menoj to.n di,kaion krith.n qeo.n parege,neto evpi. tou.j miaifo,nouj tw/n avdelfw/n kai. to.n me.n lime,na nu,ktwr evne,prhsen kai. ta. ska,fh kate,flexen tou.j de. evkei/ sumfugo,ntaj evxeke,nthsen

7 tou/ de. cwri,ou sugkleisqe,ntoj avne,lusen w`j pa,lin h[xwn kai. to. su,mpan tw/n Ioppitw/n evkrizw/sai poli,teuma

8 metalabw.n de. kai. tou.j evn Iamnei,a| to.n auvto.n evpitelei/n boulome,nouj tro,pon toi/j paroikou/sin Ioudai,oij

9 kai. toi/j Iamni,taij nukto.j evpibalw.n u`fh/yen to.n lime,na su.n tw/| sto,lw| w[ste fai,nesqai ta.j auvga.j tou/ fe,ggouj eivj ta. Ieroso,luma stadi,wn o;ntwn diakosi,wn tessara,konta

10 evkei/qen de. avpospa,santej stadi,ouj evnne,a poioume,nwn th.n porei,an evpi. to.n Timo,qeon prose,balon :Arabej auvtw/| ouvk evla,ttouj tw/n pentakiscili,wn i`ppei/j de. pentako,sioi

11 genome,nhj de. kartera/j ma,chj kai. tw/n peri. to.n Ioudan dia. th.n para. tou/ qeou/ boh,qeian euvhmerhsa,ntwn evlattonwqe,ntej oi` noma,dej hvxi,oun dou/nai to.n Ioudan dexia.j auvtoi/j u`piscnou,menoi kai. boskh,mata dw,sein kai. evn toi/j loipoi/j wvfelh,sein auvtou,j

12 Ioudaj de. u`polabw.n w`j avlhqw/j evn polloi/j auvtou.j crhsi,mouj evpecw,rhsen eivrh,nhn a;xein pro.j auvtou,j kai. labo,ntej dexia.j eivj ta.j skhna.j evcwri,sqhsan

13 evpe,balen de. kai. evpi, tina po,lin gefu,raij ovcura.n kai. tei,cesin peripefragme,nhn kai. pammeige,sin e;qnesin katoikoume,nhn o;noma de. Kaspin

14 oi` de. e;ndon pepoiqo,tej th/| tw/n teice,wn evrumno,thti th/| te tw/n brwma,twn paraqe,sei avnagwgo,teron evcrw/nto toi/j peri. to.n Ioudan loidorou/ntej kai. prose,ti blasfhmou/ntej kai. lalou/ntej a] mh. qe,mij

15 oi` de. peri. to.n Ioudan evpikalesa,menoi to.n me,gan tou/ ko,smou duna,sthn to.n a;ter kriw/n kai. mhcanw/n ovrganikw/n katakrhmni,santa th.n Iericw kata. tou.j VIhsou/ cro,nouj evne,seisan qhriwdw/j tw/| tei,cei

16 katalabo,menoi, te th.n po,lin th/| tou/ qeou/ qelh,sei avmuqh,touj evpoih,santo sfaga.j w[ste th.n parakeime,nhn li,mnhn to. pla,toj e;cousan stadi,ouj du,o kata,rruton ai[mati peplhrwme,nhn fai,nesqai

17 evkei/qen de. avpospa,santej stadi,ouj e`ptakosi,ouj penth,konta dih,nusan eivj to.n Ca,raka pro.j tou.j legome,nouj Toubianou.j Ioudai,ouj

18 kai. Timo,qeon me.n evpi. tw/n to,pwn ouv kate,labon a;prakton to,te avpo. tw/n to,pwn evkleluko,ta kataleloipo,ta de. froura.n e;n tini to,pw| kai. ma,la ovcura,n

19 Dosi,qeoj de. kai. Swsi,patroj tw/n peri. to.n Makkabai/on h`gemo,nwn evxodeu,santej avpw,lesan tou.j u`po. Timoqe,ou kataleifqe,ntaj evn tw/| ovcurw,mati plei,ouj tw/n muri,wn avndrw/n

20 o` de. Makkabai/oj diata,xaj th.n peri. auvto.n stratia.n speirhdo.n kate,sthsen auvtou.j evpi. tw/n speirw/n kai. evpi. to.n Timo,qeon w[rmhsen e;conta peri. auvto.n muria,daj dw,deka pezw/n i`ppei/j de. discili,ouj pro.j toi/j pentakosi,oij

21 th.n de. e;fodon metalabw.n Ioudou proexape,steilen o` Timo,qeoj ta.j gunai/kaj kai. ta. te,kna kai. th.n a;llhn avposkeuh.n eivj to. lego,menon Karnion h=n ga.r duspolio,rkhton kai. duspro,siton to. cwri,on dia. th.n pa,ntwn tw/n to,pwn steno,thta

22 evpifanei,shj de. th/j Ioudou spei,raj prw,thj kai. genome,nou de,ouj evpi. tou.j polemi,ouj fo,bou te evk th/j tou/ ta. pa,nta evforw/ntoj evpifanei,aj genome,nhj evpV auvtou.j eivj fugh.n w[rmhsan a;lloj avllach/| fero,menoj w[ste polla,kij u`po. tw/n ivdi,wn bla,ptesqai kai. tai/j tw/n xifw/n avkmai/j avnapei,resqai

23 evpoiei/to de. to.n diwgmo.n euvtonw,teron o` Ioudaj sugkentw/n tou.j avlithri,ouj die,fqeire,n te eivj muria,daj trei/j avndrw/n

24 auvto.j de. o` Timo,qeoj evmpesw.n toi/j peri. to.n Dosi,qeon kai. Swsi,patron hvxi,ou meta. pollh/j gohtei,aj evxafei/nai sw/on auvto.n dia. to. pleio,nwn me.n gonei/j w-n de. avdelfou.j e;cein kai. tou,touj avloghqh/nai sumbh,setai

25 pistw,santoj de. auvtou/ dia. pleio,nwn to.n o`rismo.n avpokatasth/sai tou,touj avphma,ntouj avpe,lusan auvto.n e[neka th/j tw/n avdelfw/n swthri,aj

26 evxelqw.n de. evpi. to. Karnion kai. to. Atergateion kate,sfaxen muria,daj swma,twn du,o kai. pentakiscili,ouj

27 meta. de. th.n tou,twn troph.n kai. avpw,leian evpestra,teusen kai. evpi. Efrwn po,lin ovcura,n evn h-| katw,|kei Lusi,aj kai. pa,mfula plh,qh neani,ai de. r`wmale,oi pro. tw/n teice,wn kaqestw/tej euvrw,stwj avpema,conto e;nqa de. ovrga,nwn kai. belw/n pollai. paraqe,seij u`ph/rcon

28 evpikalesa,menoi de. to.n duna,sthn to.n meta. kra,touj suntri,bonta ta.j tw/n polemi,wn avlka.j e;labon th.n po,lin u`pocei,rion kate,strwsan de. tw/n e;ndon eivj muria,daj du,o pentakiscili,ouj

29 avnazeu,xantej de. evkei/qen w[rmhsan evpi. Skuqw/n po,lin avpe,cousan avpo. Ierosolu,mwn stadi,ouj e`xakosi,ouj

30 avpomarturhsa,ntwn de. tw/n evkei/ kaqestw,twn Ioudai,wn h]n oi` Skuqopoli/tai e;scon pro.j auvtou.j eu;noian kai. evn toi/j th/j avtuci,aj kairoi/j h[meron avpa,nthsin

31 euvcaristh,santej kai. prosparakale,santej kai. eivj ta. loipa. pro.j to. ge,noj euvmenei/j ei=nai paregenh,qhsan eivj Ieroso,luma th/j tw/n e`bdoma,dwn e`orth/j ou;shj u`pogu,ou

32 meta. de. th.n legome,nhn penthkosth.n w[rmhsan evpi. Gorgi,an to.n th/j Idoumai,aj strathgo,n

33 evxh/lqen de. meta. pezw/n triscili,wn i`ppe,wn de. tetrakosi,wn

34 parataxame,nouj de. sune,bh pesei/n ovli,gouj tw/n Ioudai,wn

35 Dosi,qeoj de, tij tw/n tou/ Bakh,noroj e;fippoj avnh.r kai. kartero,j ei;ceto tou/ Gorgi,ou kai. labo,menoj th/j clamu,doj h=gen auvto.n euvrw,stwj kai. boulo,menoj to.n kata,raton labei/n zwgri,an tw/n i`ppe,wn tino.j Qra|kw/n evpenecqe,ntoj auvtw/| kai. to.n w=mon kaqelo,ntoj die,fugen o` Gorgi,aj eivj Marisa

36 tw/n de. peri. to.n Esdrin evpi. plei/on macome,nwn kai. katako,pwn o;ntwn evpikalesa,menoj Ioudaj to.n ku,rion su,mmacon fanh/nai kai. proodhgo.n tou/ pole,mou

37 katarxa,menoj th/| patri,w| fwnh/| th.n meqV u[mnwn kraugh.n evnsei,saj avprosdokh,twj toi/j peri. to.n Gorgi,an troph.n auvtw/n evpoih,sato

38 Ioudaj de. avnalabw.n to. stra,teuma h-ken eivj Odollam po,lin th/j de. e`bdoma,doj evpiballou,shj kata. to.n evqismo.n a`gnisqe,ntej auvto,qi to. sa,bbaton dih,gagon

39 th/| de. evcome,nh| h=lqon oi` peri. to.n Ioudan kaqV o]n cro,non to. th/j crei,aj evgego,nei ta. sw,mata tw/n propeptwko,twn avnakomi,sasqai kai. meta. tw/n suggenw/n avpokatasth/sai eivj tou.j patrw,|ouj ta,fouj

40 eu-ron de. e`ka,stou tw/n teqnhko,twn u`po. tou.j citw/naj i`erw,mata tw/n avpo. Iamnei,aj eivdw,lwn avfV w-n o` no,moj avpei,rgei tou.j Ioudai,ouj toi/j de. pa/si safe.j evge,neto dia. th,nde th.n aivti,an tou,sde peptwke,nai

41 pa,ntej ou=n euvlogh,santej ta. tou/ dikaiokri,tou kuri,ou ta. kekrumme,na fanera. poiou/ntoj

42 eivj i`ketei,an evtra,phsan avxiw,santej to. gegono.j a`ma,rthma telei,wj evxaleifqh/nai o` de. gennai/oj Ioudaj pareka,lese to. plh/qoj sunthrei/n au`tou.j avnamarth,touj ei=nai u`pV o;yin e`wrako,taj ta. gegono,ta dia. th.n tw/n propeptwko,twn a`marti,an

43 poihsa,meno,j te katV avndrologi,an eivj avrguri,ou dracma.j discili,aj avpe,steilen eivj Ieroso,luma prosagagei/n peri. a`marti,aj qusi,an pa,nu kalw/j kai. avstei,wj pra,ttwn u`pe.r avnasta,sewj dialogizo,menoj

44 eiv mh. ga.r tou.j propeptwko,taj avnasth/nai prosedo,ka perisso.n kai. lhrw/dej u`pe.r nekrw/n eu;cesqai

45 ei=teV evmble,pwn toi/j metV euvsebei,aj koimwme,noij ka,lliston avpokei,menon caristh,rion o`si,a kai. euvsebh.j h` evpi,noia o[qen peri. tw/n teqnhko,twn to.n evxilasmo.n evpoih,sato th/j a`marti,aj avpoluqh/nai


MAKKABAIWN BV 13

1 tw/| de. evna,tw| kai. tessarakostw/| kai. e`katostw/| e;tei prose,pesen toi/j peri. to.n Ioudan VAnti,ocon to.n VEupa,tora paragene,sqai su.n plh,qesin evpi. th.n Ioudai,an

2 kai. su.n auvtw/| Lusi,an to.n evpi,tropon kai. evpi. tw/n pragma,twn e[kaston e;conta du,namin ~Ellhnikh.n pezw/n muria,daj e[ndeka kai. i`ppe,wn pentakiscili,ouj triakosi,ouj kai. evle,fantaj ei;kosi du,o a[rmata de. drepanhfo,ra triako,sia

3 sune,meixen de. auvtoi/j kai. Mene,laoj kai. pareka,lei meta. pollh/j eivrwnei,aj to.n VAnti,ocon ouvk evpi. swthri,a| th/j patri,doj oivo,menoj de. evpi. th/j avrch/j katastaqh,sesqai

4 o` de. basileu.j tw/n basile,wn evxh,geiren to.n qumo.n tou/ VAntio,cou evpi. to.n avlith,rion kai. Lusi,ou u`podei,xantoj tou/ton ai;tion ei=nai pa,ntwn tw/n kakw/n prose,taxen w`j e;qoj evsti.n evn tw/| to,pw| prosapole,sai avgago,ntaj eivj Be,roian

5 e;stin de. evn tw/| to,pw| pu,rgoj penth,konta ph,cewn plh,rhj spodou/ ou-toj de. o;rganon ei=cen perifere.j pa,ntoqen avpo,krhmnon eivj th.n spodo,n

6 evntau/qa to.n i`erosuli,aj e;nocon h' kai, tinwn a;llwn kakw/n u`peroch.n pepoihme,non a[pantej proswqou/sin eivj o;leqron

7 toiou,tw| mo,rw| to.n para,nomon sune,bh qanei/n mhde. th/j gh/j tuco,nta Mene,laon

8 pa,nu dikai,wj evpei. ga.r sunetele,sato polla. peri. to.n bwmo.n a`marth,mata ou- to. pu/r a`gno.n h=n kai. h` spodo,j evn spodw/| to.n qa,naton evkomi,sato

9 toi/j de. fronh,masin o` basileu.j bebarbarwme,noj h;rceto ta. cei,rista tw/n evpi. tou/ patro.j auvtou/ gegono,twn evndeixo,menoj toi/j Ioudai,oij

10 metalabw.n de. Ioudaj tau/ta parh,ggeilen tw/| plh,qei diV h`me,raj kai. nukto.j evpikalei/sqai to.n ku,rion ei; pote kai. a;llote kai. nu/n evpibohqei/n toi/j tou/ no,mou kai. patri,doj kai. i`erou/ a`gi,ou sterei/sqai me,llousin

11 kai. to.n a;rti brace,wj avneyuco,ta lao.n mh. eva/sai toi/j dusfh,moij e;qnesin u`poceiri,ouj gene,sqai

12 pa,ntwn de. to. auvto. poihsa,ntwn o`mou/ kai. kataxiwsa,ntwn to.n evleh,mona ku,rion meta. klauqmou/ kai. nhsteiw/n kai. proptw,sewj evpi. h`me,raj trei/j avdialei,ptwj parakale,saj auvtou.j o` Ioudaj evke,leusen paragi,nesqai

13 kaqV e`auto.n de. su.n toi/j presbute,roij geno,menoj evbouleu,sato pri.n eivsbalei/n tou/ basile,wj to. stra,teuma eivj th.n Ioudai,an kai. gene,sqai th/j po,lewj evgkratei/j evxelqo,ntaj kri/nai ta. pra,gmata th/| tou/ qeou/ bohqei,a|

14 dou.j de. th.n evpitroph.n tw/| kti,sth| tou/ ko,smou parakale,saj tou.j su.n auvtw/| gennai,wj avgwni,sasqai me,cri qana,tou peri. no,mwn i`erou/ po,lewj patri,doj politei,aj peri. de. Mwdei?n evpoih,sato th.n stratopedei,an

15 avnadou.j de. toi/j peri. auvto.n su,nqhma qeou/ ni,khn meta. neani,skwn avri,stwn kekrime,nwn evpibalw.n nu,ktwr evpi. th.n basilikh.n auvlh.n th.n parembolh.n avnei/len eivj a;ndraj discili,ouj kai. to.n prwteu,onta tw/n evlefa,ntwn su.n tw/| katV oivki,an o;nti suneke,nthsen

16 kai. to. te,loj th.n parembolh.n de,ouj kai. tarach/j evplh,rwsan kai. evxe,lusan euvhmerou/ntej

17 u`pofainou,shj de. h;dh th/j h`me,raj tou/to evgego,nei dia. th.n evparh,gousan auvtw/| tou/ kuri,ou ske,phn

18 o` de. basileu.j eivlhfw.j geu/ma th/j tw/n Ioudai,wn euvtolmi,aj katepei,rasen dia. meqo,dwn tou.j to,pouj

19 kai. evpi. Baiqsoura frou,rion ovcuro.n tw/n Ioudai,wn prosh/gen evtropou/to prose,krouen hvlattonou/to

20 toi/j de. e;ndon Ioudaj ta. de,onta eivse,pemyen

21 prosh,ggeilen de. ta. musth,ria toi/j polemi,oij Rodokoj evk th/j Ioudai?kh/j ta,xewj avnezhth,qh kai. katelh,mfqh kai. kateklei,sqh

22 evdeuterolo,ghsen o` basileu.j toi/j evn Baiqsouroij dexia.n e;dwken e;laben avph,|ei prose,balen toi/j peri. to.n Ioudan h[ttwn evge,neto

23 mete,laben avponenoh/sqai to.n Fi,lippon evn VAntiocei,a| to.n avpoleleimme,non evpi. tw/n pragma,twn sunecu,qh tou.j Ioudai,ouj pareka,lesen u`peta,gh kai. w;mosen evpi. pa/si toi/j dikai,oij sunelu,qh kai. qusi,an prosh,gagen evti,mhsen to.n new. kai. to.n to,pon evfilanqrw,phsen

24 kai. to.n Makkabai/on avpede,xato kate,lipen strathgo.n avpo. Ptolemai,doj e[wj tw/n Gerrhnw/n h`gemoni,dhn

25 h=lqen eivj Ptolemai,da evdusfo,roun peri. tw/n sunqhkw/n oi` Ptolemaei/j evdei,nazon ga.r u`pe.r w-n hvqe,lhsan avqetei/n ta.j diasta,lseij

26 prosh/lqen evpi. to. bh/ma Lusi,aj avpelogh,sato evndecome,nwj sune,peisen katepra,unen euvmenei/j evpoi,hsen avne,zeuxen eivj VAntio,ceian ou[tw ta. tou/ basile,wj th/j evfo,dou kai. th/j avnazugh/j evcw,rhsen


MAKKABAIWN BV 14

1 meta. de. trieth/ cro,non prose,pesen toi/j peri. to.n Ioudan Dhmh,trion to.n tou/ Seleu,kou dia. tou/ kata. Tri,polin lime,noj eivspleu,santa meta. plh,qouj ivscurou/ kai. sto,lou

2 kekrathke,nai th/j cw,raj evpanelo,menon VAnti,ocon kai. to.n tou,tou evpi,tropon Lusi,an

3 :Alkimoj de, tij progegonw.j avrciereu,j e`kousi,wj de. memolusme,noj evn toi/j th/j avmeixi,aj cro,noij sunnoh,saj o[ti kaqV o`ntinaou/n tro,pon ouvk e;stin auvtw/| swthri,a ouvde. pro.j to. a[gion qusiasth,rion e;ti pro,sodoj

4 h-ken pro.j to.n basile,a Dhmh,trion w`j prw,tw| kai. penthkostw/| kai. e`katostw/| e;tei prosa,gwn auvtw/| ste,fanon crusou/n kai. foi,nika pro.j de. tou,toij tw/n nomizome,nwn qallw/n tou/ i`erou/ kai. th.n h`me,ran evkei,nhn h`suci,an e;scen

5 kairo.n de. labw.n th/j ivdi,aj avnoi,aj sunergo.n prosklhqei.j eivj sune,drion u`po. tou/ Dhmhtri,ou kai. evperwthqei,j evn ti,ni diaqe,sei kai. boulh/| kaqe,sthkan oi` Ioudai/oi pro.j tau/ta e;fh

6 oi` lego,menoi tw/n Ioudai,wn Asidai/oi w-n avfhgei/tai Ioudaj o` Makkabai/oj polemotrofou/sin kai. stasia,zousin ouvk evw/ntej th.n basilei,an euvstaqei,aj tucei/n

7 o[qen avfelo,menoj th.n progonikh.n do,xan le,gw dh. th.n avrcierwsu,nhn deu/ro nu/n evlh,luqa

8 prw/ton me.n u`pe.r tw/n avnhko,ntwn tw/| basilei/ gnhsi,wj fronw/n deu,teron de. kai. tw/n ivdi,wn politw/n stocazo,menoj th/| me.n ga.r tw/n proeirhme,nwn avlogisti,a| to. su,mpan h`mw/n ge,noj ouv mikrw/j avklhrei/

9 e[kasta de. tou,twn evpegnwkw.j su, basileu/ kai. th/j cw,raj kai. tou/ periistame,nou ge,nouj h`mw/n pronoh,qhti kaqV h]n e;ceij pro.j a[pantaj euvapa,nthton filanqrwpi,an

10 a;cri ga.r Ioudaj peri,estin avdu,naton eivrh,nhj tucei/n ta. pra,gmata

11 toiou,twn de. r`hqe,ntwn u`po. tou,tou qa/tton oi` loipoi. fi,loi dusmenw/j e;contej ta. pro.j to.n Ioudan prosepu,rwsan to.n Dhmh,trion

12 proceirisa,menoj de. euvqe,wj Nika,nora to.n geno,menon evlefanta,rchn kai. strathgo.n avnadei,xaj th/j Ioudai,aj evxape,steilen

13 dou.j evntola.j auvto.n me.n to.n Ioudan evpanele,sqai tou.j de. su.n auvtw/| skorpi,sai katasth/sai de. :Alkimon avrciere,a tou/ megi,stou i`erou/

14 oi` de. evpi. th/j Ioudai,aj pefugadeuko,tej to.n Ioudan e;qnh sune,misgon avgelhdo.n tw/| Nika,nori ta.j tw/n Ioudai,wn avtuci,aj kai. sumfora.j ivdi,aj euvhmeri,aj dokou/ntej e;sesqai

15 avkou,santej de. th.n tou/ Nika,noroj e;fodon kai. th.n evpi,qesin tw/n evqnw/n katapasa,menoi gh/n evlita,neuon to.n a;cri aivw/noj susth,santa to.n au`tou/ lao,n avei. de. metV evpifanei,aj avntilambano,menon th/j e`autou/ meri,doj

16 prosta,xantoj de. tou/ h`goume,nou evkei/qen euvqe,wj avnazeu,xaj summi,sgei auvtoi/j evpi. kw,mhn Dessaou

17 Simwn de. o` avdelfo.j Ioudou sumbeblhkw.j h=n tw/| Nika,nori brade,wj de. dia. th.n aivfni,dion tw/n avntipa,lwn avfasi,an evptaikw,j

18 o[mwj de. avkou,wn o` Nika,nwr h]n ei=con oi` peri. to.n Ioudan avndragaqi,an kai. evn toi/j peri. th/j patri,doj avgw/sin euvyuci,an u`peulabei/to th.n kri,sin diV ai`ma,twn poih,sasqai

19 dio,per e;pemyen Posidw,nion kai. Qeo,doton kai. Mattaqian dou/nai kai. labei/n dexia,j

20 plei,onoj de. genome,nhj peri. tou,twn evpiske,yewj kai. tou/ h`goume,nou toi/j plh,qesin avnakoinwsame,nou kai. fanei,shj o`moyh,fou gnw,mhj evpe,neusan tai/j sunqh,kaij

21 evta,xanto de. h`me,ran evn h-| katV ivdi,an h[xousin eivj to. auvto, kai. proh/lqen parV e`ka,stou di,frax e;qesan di,frouj

22 die,taxen Ioudaj evno,plouj e`toi,mouj evn toi/j evpikai,roij to,poij mh,pote evk tw/n polemi,wn aivfnidi,wj kakourgi,a ge,nhtai th.n a`rmo,zousan evpoih,santo koinologi,an

23 die,triben o` Nika,nwr evn Ierosolu,moij kai. e;pratten ouvqe.n a;topon tou.j de. sunacqe,ntaj avgelai,ouj o;clouj avpe,lusen

24 kai. ei=cen to.n Ioudan dia. panto.j evn prosw,pw| yucikw/j tw/| avndri. proseke,klito

25 pareka,lesen auvto.n gh/mai kai. paidopoih,sasqai evga,mhsen euvsta,qhsen evkoinw,nhsen bi,ou

26 o` de. :Alkimoj sunidw.n th.n pro.j avllh,louj eu;noian kai. ta.j genome,naj sunqh,kaj labw.n h-ken pro.j to.n Dhmh,trion kai. e;legen to.n Nika,nora avllo,tria fronei/n tw/n pragma,twn to.n ga.r evpi,boulon th/j basilei,aj Ioudan auvtou/ dia,docon avnadei/xai

27 o` de. basileu.j e;kqumoj geno,menoj kai. tai/j tou/ pamponh,rou diabolai/j evreqisqei.j e;grayen Nika,nori fa,skwn u`pe.r me.n tw/n sunqhkw/n bare,wj fe,rein keleu,wn de. to.n Makkabai/on de,smion evxaposte,llein eivj VAntio,ceian tace,wj

28 prospeso,ntwn de. tou,twn tw/| Nika,nori suneke,cuto kai. dusfo,rwj e;feren eiv ta. diestalme,na avqeth,sei mhde.n tavndro.j hvdikhko,toj

29 evpei. de. tw/| basilei/ avntipra,ttein ouvk h=n eu;kairon evth,rei strathgh,mati tou/tV evpitele,sai

30 o` de. Makkabai/oj auvsthro,teron diexagago,nta sunidw.n to.n Nika,nora ta. pro.j auvto.n kai. th.n eivqisme,nhn avpa,nthsin avgroiko,teron evschko,ta noh,saj ouvk avpo. tou/ belti,stou th.n auvsthri,an ei=nai sustre,yaj ouvk ovli,gouj tw/n peri. auvto.n sunekru,pteto to.n Nika,nora

31 suggnou.j de. o` e[teroj o[ti gennai,wj u`po. tou/ avndro.j evstrath,ghtai parageno,menoj evpi. to. me,giston kai. a[gion i`ero.n tw/n i`ere,wn ta.j kaqhkou,saj qusi,aj prosago,ntwn evke,leusen paradido,nai to.n a;ndra

32 tw/n de. meqV o[rkwn fasko,ntwn mh. ginw,skein pou/ potV e;stin o` zhtou,menoj

33 protei,naj th.n dexia.n evpi. to.n new. tau/tV w;mosen eva.n mh. de,smio,n moi to.n Ioudan paradw/te to,nde to.n tou/ qeou/ shko.n eivj pedi,on poih,sw kai. to. qusiasth,rion kataska,yw kai. i`ero.n evntau/qa tw/| Dionu,sw| evpifane.j avnasth,sw

34 tosau/ta de. eivpw.n avph/lqen oi` de. i`erei/j protei,nantej ta.j cei/raj eivj to.n ouvrano.n evpekalou/nto to.n dia. panto.j u`pe,rmacon tou/ e;qnouj h`mw/n tau/ta le,gontej

35 su. ku,rie tw/n o[lwn avprosdeh.j u`pa,rcwn huvdo,khsaj nao.n th/j sh/j skhnw,sewj evn h`mi/n gene,sqai

36 kai. nu/n a[gie panto.j a`giasmou/ ku,rie diath,rhson eivj aivw/na avmi,anton to,nde to.n prosfa,twj kekaqarisme,non oi=kon

37 Razij de, tij tw/n avpo. Ierosolu,mwn presbute,rwn evmhnu,qh tw/| Nika,nori avnh.r filopoli,thj kai. sfo,dra kalw/j avkou,wn kai. kata. th.n eu;noian path.r tw/n Ioudai,wn prosagoreuo,menoj

38 h=n ga.r evn toi/j e;mprosqen cro,noij th/j avmeixi,aj kri,sin eivsenhnegme,noj Ioudai?smou/ kai. sw/ma kai. yuch.n u`pe.r tou/ Ioudai?smou/ parabeblhme,noj meta. pa,shj evkteni,aj

39 boulo,menoj de. Nika,nwr pro,dhlon poih/sai h]n ei=cen pro.j tou.j Ioudai,ouj dusme,neian avpe,steilen stratiw,taj u`pe.r tou.j pentakosi,ouj sullabei/n auvto,n

40 e;doxen ga.r evkei/non sullabw.n tou,toij evnerga,sasqai sumfora,n

41 tw/n de. plhqw/n mello,ntwn to.n pu,rgon katalabe,sqai kai. th.n auvlai,an qu,ran biazome,nwn kai. keleuo,ntwn pu/r prosa,gein kai. ta.j qu,raj u`fa,ptein perikata,lhmptoj geno,menoj u`pe,qhken e`autw/| to. xi,foj

42 euvgenw/j qe,lwn avpoqanei/n h;per toi/j avlithri,oij u`pocei,rioj gene,sqai kai. th/j ivdi,aj euvgenei,aj avnaxi,wj u`brisqh/nai

43 th/| de. plhgh/| mh. kateuqikth,saj dia. th.n tou/ avgw/noj spoudh.n kai. tw/n o;clwn e;sw tw/n qurwma,twn eivsballo,ntwn avnadramw.n gennai,wj evpi. to. tei/coj katekrh,mnisen e`auto.n avndrwdw/j eivj tou.j o;clouj

44 tw/n de. tace,wj avnapodisa,ntwn genome,nou diasth,matoj h=lqen kata. me,son to.n kenew/na

45 e;ti de. e;mpnouj u`pa,rcwn kai. pepurwme,noj toi/j qumoi/j evxanasta.j ferome,nwn krounhdo.n tw/n ai`ma,twn kai. duscerw/n tw/n trauma,twn o;ntwn dro,mw| tou.j o;clouj dielqw.n kai. sta.j evpi, tinoj pe,traj avporrw/goj

46 pantelw/j e;xaimoj h;dh gino,menoj probalw.n ta. e;ntera kai. labw.n e`kate,raij tai/j cersi.n evne,seise toi/j o;cloij kai. evpikalesa,menoj to.n despo,zonta th/j zwh/j kai. tou/ pneu,matoj tau/ta auvtw/| pa,lin avpodou/nai to,nde to.n tro,pon meth,llaxen


MAKKABAIWN BV 15

1 o` de. Nika,nwr metalabw.n tou.j peri. to.n Ioudan o;ntaj evn toi/j kata. Sama,reian to,poij evbouleu,sato th/| th/j katapau,sewj h`me,ra| meta. pa,shj avsfalei,aj auvtoi/j evpibalei/n

2 tw/n de. kata. avna,gkhn sunepome,nwn auvtw/| Ioudai,wn lego,ntwn mhdamw/j ou[twj avgri,wj kai. barba,rwj avpole,sh|j do,xan de. avpome,rison th/| protetimhme,nh| u`po. tou/ pa,nta evforw/ntoj meqV a`gio,thtoj h`me,ra|

3 o` de. trisalith,rioj evphrw,thsen eiv e;stin evn ouvranw/| duna,sthj o` prostetacw.j a;gein th.n tw/n sabba,twn h`me,ran

4 tw/n dV avpofhname,nwn e;stin o` ku,rioj zw/n auvto.j evn ouvranw/| duna,sthj o` keleu,saj avskei/n th.n e`bdoma,da

5 o` de. e[teroj kavgw, fhsin duna,sthj evpi. th/j gh/j o` prosta,sswn ai;rein o[pla kai. ta.j basilika.j crei,aj evpitelei/n o[mwj ouv kate,scen evpitele,sai to. sce,tlion auvtou/ bou,lhma

6 kai. o` me.n Nika,nwr meta. pa,shj avlazonei,aj u`yaucenw/n diegnw,kei koino.n tw/n peri. to.n Ioudan susth,sasqai tro,paion

7 o` de. Makkabai/oj h=n avdialei,ptwj pepoiqw.j meta. pa,shj evlpi,doj avntilh,myewj teu,xasqai para. tou/ kuri,ou

8 kai. pareka,lei tou.j su.n auvtw/| mh. deilia/n th.n tw/n evqnw/n e;fodon e;contaj de. kata. nou/n ta. progegono,ta auvtoi/j avpV ouvranou/ bohqh,mata kai. ta. nu/n prosdoka/n th.n para. tou/ pantokra,toroj evsome,nhn auvtoi/j ni,khn

9 kai. paramuqou,menoj auvtou.j evk tou/ no,mou kai. tw/n profhtw/n prosupomnh,saj de. auvtou.j kai. tou.j avgw/naj ou]j h=san evkteteleko,tej proqumote,rouj auvtou.j kate,sthsen

10 kai. toi/j qumoi/j diegei,raj auvtou.j parh,ggeilen a[ma parepideiknu.j th.n tw/n evqnw/n avqesi,an kai. th.n tw/n o[rkwn para,basin

11 e[kaston de. auvtw/n kaqopli,saj ouv th.n avspi,dwn kai. logcw/n avsfa,leian w`j th.n evn toi/j avgaqoi/j lo,goij para,klhsin kai. prosexhghsa,menoj o;neiron avxio,piston u[par ti pa,ntaj hu;franen

12 h=n de. h` tou,tou qewri,a toia,de Onian to.n geno,menon avrciere,a a;ndra kalo.n kai. avgaqo,n aivdh,mona me.n th.n avpa,nthsin pra/on de. to.n tro,pon kai. lalia.n proi?e,menon prepo,ntwj kai. evk paido.j evkmemelethko,ta pa,nta ta. th/j avreth/j oivkei/a tou/ton ta.j cei/raj protei,nanta kateu,cesqai tw/| panti. tw/n Ioudai,wn susth,mati

13 ei=qV ou[twj evpifanh/nai a;ndra polia/| kai. do,xh| diafe,ronta qaumasth.n de, tina kai. megaloprepesta,thn ei=nai th.n peri. auvto.n u`peroch,n

14 avpokriqe,nta de. to.n Onian eivpei/n o` fila,delfoj ou-to,j evstin o` polla. proseuco,menoj peri. tou/ laou/ kai. th/j a`gi,aj po,lewj Ieremiaj o` tou/ qeou/ profh,thj

15 protei,nanta de. Ieremian th.n dexia.n paradou/nai tw/| Iouda r`omfai,an crush/n dido,nta de. prosfwnh/sai ta,de

16 labe. th.n a`gi,an r`omfai,an dw/ron para. tou/ qeou/ diV h-j qrau,seij tou.j u`penanti,ouj

17 paraklhqe,ntej de. toi/j Ioudou lo,goij pa,nu kaloi/j kai. duname,noij evpV avreth.n parormh/sai kai. yuca.j ne,wn evpandrw/sai die,gnwsan mh. strateu,esqai gennai,wj de. evmfe,resqai kai. meta. pa,shj euvandri,aj evmplake,ntej kri/nai ta. pra,gmata dia. to. kai. th.n po,lin kai. ta. a[gia kai. to. i`ero.n kinduneu,ein

18 h=n ga.r o` peri. gunaikw/n kai. te,knwn e;ti de. avdelfw/n kai. suggenw/n evn h[ttoni me,rei kei,menoj auvtoi/j me,gistoj de. kai. prw/toj o` peri. tou/ kaqhgiasme,nou naou/ fo,boj

19 h=n de. kai. toi/j evn th/| po,lei kateilhmme,noij ouv pa,rergoj avgwni,a tarassome,noij th/j evn u`pai,qrw| prosbolh/j

20 kai. pa,ntwn h;dh prosdokw,ntwn th.n evsome,nhn kri,sin kai. h;dh prosmeixa,ntwn tw/n polemi,wn kai. th/j stratia/j evktagei,shj kai. tw/n qhri,wn evpi. me,roj eu;kairon avpokatastaqe,ntwn th/j te i[ppou kata. ke,raj tetagme,nhj

21 sunidw.n o` Makkabai/oj th.n tw/n plhqw/n parousi,an kai. tw/n o[plwn th.n poiki,lhn paraskeuh.n th,n te tw/n qhri,wn avgrio,thta avnatei,naj ta.j cei/raj eivj to.n ouvrano.n evpekale,sato to.n teratopoio.n ku,rion ginw,skwn o[ti ouvk e;stin diV o[plwn kaqw.j de. eva.n auvtw/| kriqh/| toi/j avxi,oij peripoiei/tai th.n ni,khn

22 e;legen de. evpikalou,menoj to,nde to.n tro,pon su, de,spota avpe,steilaj to.n a;ggelo,n sou evpi. Ezekiou tou/ basile,wj th/j Ioudai,aj kai. avnei/len evk th/j parembolh/j Sennachrim eivj e`kato.n ovgdoh,konta pe,nte cilia,daj

23 kai. nu/n duna,sta tw/n ouvranw/n avpo,steilon a;ggelon avgaqo.n e;mprosqen h`mw/n eivj de,oj kai. tro,mon

24 mege,qei braci,ono,j sou kataplagei,hsan oi` meta. blasfhmi,aj paragino,menoi evpi. to.n a[gio,n sou lao,n kai. ou-toj me.n evn tou,toij e;lhxen

25 oi` de. peri. to.n Nika,nora meta. salpi,ggwn kai. paia,nwn prosh/gon

26 oi` de. peri. to.n Ioudan meta. evpiklh,sewj kai. euvcw/n sune,meixan toi/j polemi,oij

27 kai. tai/j me.n cersi.n avgwnizo,menoi tai/j de. kardi,aij pro.j to.n qeo.n euvco,menoi kate,strwsan ouvde.n h-tton muria,dwn triw/n kai. pentakiscili,wn th/| tou/ qeou/ mega,lwj euvfranqe,ntej evpifanei,a|

28 geno,menoi de. avpo. th/j crei,aj kai. meta. cara/j avnalu,ontej evpe,gnwsan propeptwko,ta Nika,nora su.n th/| panopli,a|

29 genome,nhj de. kraugh/j kai. tarach/j euvlo,goun to.n duna,sthn th/| patri,w| fwnh/|

30 kai. prose,taxen o` kaqV a[pan sw,mati kai. yuch/| prwtagwnisth.j u`pe.r tw/n politw/n o` th.n th/j h`liki,aj eu;noian eivj o`moeqnei/j diafula,xaj th.n tou/ Nika,noroj kefalh.n avpotemo,ntaj kai. th.n cei/ra su.n tw/| w;mw| fe,rein eivj Ieroso,luma

31 parageno,menoj de. evkei/ kai. sugkale,saj tou.j o`moeqnei/j kai. tou.j i`erei/j pro. tou/ qusiasthri,ou sth,saj metepe,myato tou.j evk th/j a;kraj

32 kai. evpideixa,menoj th.n tou/ miarou/ Nika,noroj kefalh.n kai. th.n cei/ra tou/ dusfh,mou h]n evktei,naj evpi. to.n a[gion tou/ pantokra,toroj oi=kon evmegalau,chsen

33 kai. th.n glw/ssan tou/ dussebou/j Nika,noroj evktemw.n e;fh kata. me,roj dw,sein toi/j ovrne,oij ta. dV evpi,ceira th/j avnoi,aj kate,nanti tou/ naou/ krema,sai

34 oi` de. pa,ntej eivj to.n ouvrano.n euvlo,ghsan to.n evpifanh/ ku,rion le,gontej euvloghto.j o` diathrh,saj to.n e`autou/ to,pon avmi,anton

35 evxe,dhsen de. th.n tou/ Nika,noroj protomh.n evk th/j a;kraj evpi,dhlon pa/sin kai. fanero.n th/j tou/ kuri,ou bohqei,aj shmei/on

36 evdogma,tisan de. pa,ntej meta. koinou/ yhfi,smatoj mhdamw/j eva/sai avparash,manton th,nde th.n h`me,ran e;cein de. evpi,shmon th.n triskaideka,thn tou/ dwdeka,tou mhno.j Adar le,getai th/| Suriakh/| fwnh/| pro. mia/j h`me,raj th/j Mardocai?kh/j h`me,raj

37 tw/n ou=n kata. Nika,nora cwrhsa,ntwn ou[twj kai. avpV evkei,nwn tw/n kairw/n krathqei,shj th/j po,lewj u`po. tw/n Ebrai,wn kai. auvto.j auvto,qi to.n lo,gon katapau,sw

38 kai. eiv me.n kalw/j euvqi,ktwj th/| sunta,xei tou/to kai. auvto.j h;qelon eiv de. euvtelw/j kai. metri,wj tou/to evfikto.n h=n moi

39 kaqa,per ga.r oi=non kata. mo,naj pi,nein w`sau,twj de. kai. u[dwr pa,lin pole,mion o]n de. tro,pon oi=noj u[dati sugkerasqei.j h`du.j kai. evpiterph/ th.n ca,rin avpotelei/ ou[twj kai. to. th/j kataskeuh/j tou/ lo,gou te,rpei ta.j avkoa.j tw/n evntugcano,ntwn th/| sunta,xei evntau/qa de. e;stai h` teleuth,