MAKKABAIWN DV 1

1 filosofw,taton lo,gon evpidei,knusqai me,llwn eiv auvtode,spoto,j evstin tw/n paqw/n o` euvsebh.j logismo,j sumbouleu,saimV a'n u`mi/n ovrqw/j o[pwj prose,chte proqu,mwj th/| filosofi,a|

2 kai. ga.r avnagkai/oj eivj evpisth,mhn panti. o` lo,goj kai. a;llwj th/j megi,sthj avreth/j le,gw dh. fronh,sewj perie,cei e;painon

3 eiv a;ra tw/n swfrosu,nhj kwlutikw/n paqw/n o` logismo.j fai,netai evpikratei/n gastrimargi,aj te kai. evpiqumi,aj

4 avlla. kai. tw/n th/j dikaiosu,nhj evmpodistikw/n paqw/n kurieu,ein avnafai,netai oi-on kakohqei,aj kai. tw/n th/j avndrei,aj evmpodistikw/n paqw/n qumou/ te kai. fo,bou kai. po,nou

5 pw/j ou=n i;swj ei;poien a;n tinej eiv tw/n paqw/n o` logismo.j kratei/ lh,qhj kai. avgnoi,aj ouv despo,zei geloi/on evpiceirou/ntej le,gein

6 ouv ga.r tw/n au`tou/ paqw/n o` logismo.j kratei/ avlla. tw/n th/j dikaiosu,nhj kai. avndrei,aj kai. swfrosu,nhj evnanti,wn kai. tou,twn ouvc w[ste auvta. katalu/sai avllV w[ste auvtoi/j mh. ei=xai

7 pollaco,qen me.n ou=n kai. avllaco,qen e;coimV a'n u`mi/n evpidei/xai o[ti auvtokra,twr evsti.n tw/n paqw/n o` logismo,j

8 polu. de. ple,on tou/to avpodei,xaimi avpo. th/j avndragaqi,aj tw/n u`pe.r avreth/j avpoqano,ntwn Eleazarou te kai. tw/n e`pta. avdelfw/n kai. th/j tou,twn mhtro,j

9 a[pantej ga.r ou-toi tou.j e[wj qana,tou po,nouj u`perido,ntej evpedei,xanto o[ti perikratei/ tw/n paqw/n o` logismo,j

10 tw/n me.n ou=n avretw/n e;pesti, moi evpainei/n tou.j kata. tou/ton to.n kairo.n u`pe.r th/j kalokavgaqi,aj avpoqano,ntaj meta. th/j mhtro.j a;ndraj tw/n de. timw/n makari,saimV a;n

11 qaumasqe,ntej ga.r ouv mo,non u`po. pa,ntwn avnqrw,pwn evpi. th/| avndrei,a| kai. u`pomonh/| avlla. kai. u`po. tw/n aivkisame,nwn ai;tioi kate,sthsan tou/ kataluqh/nai th.n kata. tou/ e;qnouj turanni,da nikh,santej to.n tu,rannon th/| u`pomonh/| w[ste kaqarisqh/nai diV auvtw/n th.n patri,da

12 avlla. kai. peri. tou,tou nu/n auvti,ka dh. le,gein evxe,stai avrxame,nw| th/j u`poqe,sewj o[per ei;wqa poiei/n kai. ou[twj eivj to.n peri. auvtw/n tre,yomai lo,gon do,xan didou.j tw/| panso,fw| qew/|

13 zhtou/men dh. toi,nun eiv auvtokra,twr evsti.n tw/n paqw/n o` logismo,j

14 diakri,nomen ti, pote, evstin logismo.j kai. ti, pa,qoj kai. po,sai paqw/n ivde,ai kai. eiv pa,ntwn evpikratei/ tou,twn o` logismo,j

15 logismo.j me.n dh. toi,nun evsti.n nou/j meta. ovrqou/ lo,gou protimw/n to.n sofi,aj bi,on

16 sofi,a dh. toi,nun evsti.n gnw/sij qei,wn kai. avnqrwpi,nwn pragma,twn kai. tw/n tou,twn aivtiw/n

17 au[th dh. toi,nun evsti.n h` tou/ no,mou paidei,a diV h-j ta. qei/a semnw/j kai. ta. avnqrw,pina sumfero,ntwj manqa,nomen

18 th/j de. sofi,aj ivde,ai kaqesth,kasin fro,nhsij kai. dikaiosu,nh kai. avndrei,a kai. swfrosu,nh

19 kuriwta,th de. pa,ntwn h` fro,nhsij evx h-j dh. tw/n paqw/n o` logismo.j evpikratei/

20 paqw/n de. fu,seij eivsi.n ai` periektikw,tatai du,o h`donh, te kai. po,noj tou,twn de. e`ka,teron kai. peri. to. sw/ma kai. peri. th.n yuch.n pe,fuken

21 pollai. de. kai. peri. th.n h`donh.n kai. to.n po,non paqw/n eivsin avkolouqi,ai

22 pro. me.n ou=n th/j h`donh/j evstin evpiqumi,a meta. de. th.n h`donh.n cara,

23 pro. de. tou/ po,nou evsti.n fo,boj meta. de. to.n po,non lu,ph

24 qumo.j de. koino.n pa,qoj evsti.n h`donh/j kai. po,nou eva.n evnnohqh/| tij o[ti auvtw/| perie,pesen

25 evn th/| h`donh/| de. e;nestin kai. h` kakoh,qhj dia,qesij polutropwta,th pa,ntwn ou=sa tw/n paqw/n

26 kai. ta. me.n yuch/j avlazonei,a kai. filarguri,a kai. filodoxi,a kai. filoneiki,a kai. baskani,a

27 kata. de. to. sw/ma pantofagi,a kai. laimargi,a kai. monofagi,a

28 kaqa,per ou=n duei/n tou/ sw,matoj kai. th/j yuch/j futw/n o;ntwn h`donh/j te kai. po,nou pollai. tou,twn tw/n futw/n eivsin parafua,dej

29 w-n e`ka,sthn o` pagge,wrgoj logismo.j perikaqai,rwn kai. avpokni,zwn kai. periple,kwn kai. evpa,rdwn kai. pa,nta tro,pon metace,wn evxhmeroi/ ta.j tw/n hvqw/n kai. paqw/n u[laj

30 o` ga.r logismo.j tw/n me.n avretw/n evstin h`gemw,n tw/n de. paqw/n auvtokra,twr evpiqewrei/te toi,nun prw/ton dia. tw/n kwlutikw/n th/j swfrosu,nhj e;rgwn o[ti auvtode,spoto,j evstin tw/n paqw/n o` logismo,j

31 swfrosu,nh dh. toi,nun evsti.n evpikra,teia tw/n evpiqumiw/n

32 tw/n de. evpiqumiw/n ai` me,n eivsin yucikai, ai` de. swmatikai, kai. tou,twn avmfote,rwn evpikratei/n o` logismo.j fai,netai

33 evpei. po,qen kinou,menoi pro.j ta.j avpeirhme,naj trofa.j avpostrefo,meqa ta.j evx auvtw/n h`dona,j ouvc o[ti du,natai tw/n ovre,xewn evpikratei/n o` logismo,j evgw. me.n oi=mai

34 toigarou/n evnu,drwn evpiqumou/ntej kai. ovrne,wn kai. tetrapo,dwn kai. pantoi,wn brwma,twn tw/n avphgoreume,nwn h`mi/n kata. to.n no,mon avpeco,meqa dia. th.n tou/ logismou/ evpikra,teian

35 avne,cetai ga.r ta. tw/n ovre,xewn pa,qh u`po. tou/ sw,fronoj noo.j avnakopto,mena kai. fimou/tai pa,nta ta. tou/ sw,matoj kinh,mata u`po. tou/ logismou/


MAKKABAIWN DV 2

1 kai. ti, qaumasto,n eiv ai` th/j yuch/j evpiqumi,ai pro.j th.n tou/ ka,llouj metousi,an avkurou/ntai

2 tau,th| gou/n o` sw,frwn Iwshf evpainei/tai o[ti dianoi,a| periekra,thsen th/j h`dupaqei,aj

3 ne,oj ga.r w'n kai. avkma,zwn pro.j sunousiasmo.n hvku,rwse tw/| logismw/| to.n tw/n paqw/n oi=stron

4 kai. ouv mo,non de. th.n th/j h`dupaqei,aj oivstrhlasi,an o` logismo.j evpikratei/n fai,netai avlla. kai. pa,shj evpiqumi,aj

5 le,gei gou/n o` no,moj ouvk evpiqumh,seij th.n gunai/ka tou/ plhsi,on sou ouvde. o[sa tw/| plhsi,on sou, evstin

6 kai,toi o[te mh. evpiqumei/n ei;rhken h`ma/j o` no,moj polu. ple,on pei,saimV a'n u`ma/j o[ti tw/n evpiqumiw/n kratei/n du,natai o` logismo,j w[sper kai. tw/n kwlutikw/n th/j dikaiosu,nhj paqw/n

7 evpei. ti,na tij tro,pon monofa,goj w'n to. h=qoj kai. gastri,margoj h' kai. me,qusoj metapaideu,etai eiv mh. dh/lon o[ti ku,rio,j evstin tw/n paqw/n o` logismo,j

8 auvti,ka gou/n tw/| no,mw| politeuo,menoj ka'n fila,rguro,j tij h=| bia,zetai to.n au`tou/ tro,pon toi/j deome,noij danei,zwn cwri.j to,kwn kai. to. da,neion tw/n e`bdoma,dwn evnstasw/n creokopou,menoj

9 ka'n feidwlo,j tij h=| u`po. tou/ no,mou kratei/tai dia. to.n logismo.n mh,te evpikarpologou,menoj tou.j avmhtou.j mh,te evpirrwgologou,menoj tou.j avmpelw/naj kai. evpi. tw/n e`te,rwn de. e;stin evpignw/nai tou/to o[ti tw/n paqw/n evstin o` logismo.j kratw/n

10 o` ga.r no,moj kai. th/j pro.j gonei/j euvnoi,aj kratei/ mh. kataprodidou.j th.n avreth.n diV auvtou.j

11 kai. th/j pro.j gameth.n fili,aj evpikratei/ dia. th.n paranomi,an auvth.n avpele,gcwn

12 kai. th/j te,knwn fili,aj kurieu,ei dia. kaki,an auvta. kola,zwn

13 kai. th/j fi,lwn sunhqei,aj despo,zei dia. ponhri,an auvtou.j evxele,gcwn

14 kai. mh. nomi,shte para,doxon ei=nai o[pou kai. e;cqraj evpikratei/n o` logismo.j du,natai dia. to.n no,mon mh,te dendrotomw/n ta. h[mera tw/n polemi,wn futa, ta. de. tw/n evcqrw/n toi/j avpole,sasi diasw,|zwn kai. ta. peptwko,ta sunegei,rwn

15 kai. tw/n biaiote,rwn de. paqw/n kratei/n o` logismo.j fai,netai filarci,aj kai. kenodoxi,aj kai. avlazonei,aj kai. megalauci,aj kai. baskani,aj

16 pa,nta ga.r tau/ta ta. kakoh,qh pa,qh o` sw,frwn nou/j avpwqei/tai w[sper kai. to.n qumo,n kai. ga.r tou,tou despo,zei

17 qumou,meno,j ge, toi Mwush/j kata. Daqan kai. Abirwn ouv qumw/| ti katV auvtw/n evpoi,hsen avlla. logismw/| to.n qumo.n dih,|thsen

18 dunato.j ga.r o` sw,frwn nou/j w`j e;fhn kata. tw/n paqw/n avristeu/sai kai. ta. me.n auvtw/n metaqei/nai ta. de. kai. avkurw/sai

19 evpei. dia. ti, o` pa,nsofoj h`mw/n path.r Iakwb tou.j peri. Sumewn kai. Leuin aivtia/tai mh. logismw/| tou.j Sikimi,taj evqnhdo.n avposfa,xantaj le,gwn evpikata,ratoj o` qumo.j auvtw/n

20 eiv mh. ga.r evdu,nato tou/ qumou/ o` logismo.j kratei/n ouvk a'n ei=pen ou[twj

21 o`phni,ka ga.r o` qeo.j to.n a;nqrwpon kateskeu,asen ta. pa,qh auvtou/ kai. ta. h;qh periefu,teusen

22 h`ni,ka de. evpi. pa,ntwn to.n i`ero.n h`gemo,na nou/n dia. tw/n aivsqhthri,wn evneqro,nisen

23 kai. tou,tw| no,mon e;dwken kaqV o]n politeuo,menoj basileu,sei basilei,an sw,frona, te kai. dikai,an kai. avgaqh.n kai. avndrei,an

24 pw/j ou=n ei;poi tij a;n eiv tw/n paqw/n despo,thj evsti.n o` logismo,j lh,qhj kai. avgnoi,aj ouv kratei/


MAKKABAIWN DV 3

1 e;stin de. komidh/| geloi/oj o` lo,goj ouv ga.r tw/n e`autou/ paqw/n o` logismo.j evpikratei/n fai,netai avlla. tw/n swmatikw/n

2 oi-on evpiqumi,an tij ouv du,natai evkko,yai h`mw/n avlla. mh. doulwqh/nai th/| evpiqumi,a| du,natai o` logismo.j parasce,sqai

3 qumo,n tij ouv du,natai evkko,yai u`mw/n th/j yuch/j avlla. tw/| qumw/| dunato.n to.n logismo.n bohqh/sai

4 kakoh,qeia,n tij h`mw/n ouv du,natai evkko,yai avlla. to. mh. kamfqh/nai th/| kakohqei,a| du,naitV a'n o` logismo.j summach/sai

5 ouv ga.r evkrizwth.j tw/n paqw/n o` logismo,j evstin avlla. avntagwnisth,j

6 e;stin gou/n tou/to dia. th/j Dauid tou/ basile,wj di,yhj safe,steron evpilogi,sasqai

7 evpei. ga.r diV o[lhj h`me,raj prosbalw.n toi/j avllofu,loij o` Dauid pollou.j auvtw/n avpe,kteinen meta. tw/n tou/ e;qnouj stratiwtw/n

8 to,te dh. genome,nhj e`spe,raj i`drw/n kai. sfo,dra kekmhkw.j evpi. th.n basi,leion skhnh.n h=lqen peri. h]n o` pa/j tw/n progo,nwn strato.j evstratopedeu,kei

9 oi` me.n ou=n a;lloi pa,ntej evpi. to. dei/pnon h=san

10 o` de. basileu.j w`j ma,lista diyw/n kai,per avfqo,nouj e;cwn phga,j ouvk hvdu,nato diV auvtw/n iva,sasqai th.n di,yan

11 avlla, tij auvto.n avlo,gistoj evpiqumi,a tou/ para. toi/j polemi,oij u[datoj evpitei,nousa sune,frugen kai. lu,ousa kate,flegen

12 o[qen tw/n u`paspistw/n evpi. th/| tou/ basile,wj evpiqumi,a| scetliazo,ntwn du,o neani,skoi stratiw/tai karteroi. kataidesqe,ntej th.n tou/ basile,wj evpiqumi,an ta.j panteuci,aj kaqwpli,santo kai. ka,lphn labo,ntej u`pere,bhsan tou.j tw/n polemi,wn ca,rakaj

13 kai. laqo,ntej tou.j tw/n pulw/n avkrofu,lakaj diexh,|esan avnereunw,menoi kata. pa/n to. tw/n polemi,wn strato,pedon

14 kai. avneura,menoi th.n phgh.n evx auvth/j qarrale,wj evko,misan tw/| basilei/ to. poto,n

15 o` de. kai,per th/| di,yh| diapurou,menoj evlogi,sato pa,ndeinon ei=nai ki,ndunon yuch/| logisqe.n ivsodu,namon poto.n ai[mati

16 o[qen avntiqei.j th/| evpiqumi,a| to.n logismo.n e;speisen to. po,ma tw/| qew/|

17 dunato.j ga.r o` sw,frwn nou/j nikh/sai ta.j tw/n paqw/n avna,gkaj kai. sbe,sai ta.j tw/n oi;strwn flegmona.j

18 kai. ta.j tw/n swma,twn avlghdo,naj kaqV u`perbolh.n ou;saj katapalai/sai kai. th/| kalokavgaqi,a| tou/ logismou/ avpoptu,sai pa,saj ta.j tw/n paqw/n evpikratei,aj

19 h;dh de. kai. o` kairo.j h`ma/j kalei/ evpi. th.n avpo,deixin th/j i`stori,aj tou/ sw,fronoj logismou/

20 evpeidh. ga.r baqei/an eivrh,nhn dia. th.n euvnomi,an oi` pate,rej h`mw/n ei=con kai. e;pratton kalw/j w[ste kai. to.n th/j VAsi,aj basile,a Se,leukon to.n Nika,nora kai. crh,mata eivj th.n i`erourgi,an auvtoi/j avfori,sai kai. th.n politei,an auvtw/n avpode,cesqai

21 to,te dh, tinej pro.j th.n koinh.n newteri,santej o`mo,noian polutro,poij evcrh,santo sumforai/j


MAKKABAIWN DV 4

1 Simwn ga,r tij pro.j Onian avntipoliteuo,menoj to,n pote th.n avrcierwsu,nhn e;conta dia. bi,ou kalo.n kai. avgaqo.n a;ndra evpeidh. pa,nta tro,pon diaba,llwn u`pe.r tou/ e;qnouj ouvk i;scusen kakw/sai fuga.j w;|ceto th.n patri,da prodw,swn

2 o[qen h[kwn pro.j VApollw,nion to.n Suri,aj te kai. Foini,khj kai. Kiliki,aj strathgo.n e;legen

3 eu;nouj w'n toi/j tou/ basile,wj pra,gmasin h[kw mhnu,wn polla.j ivdiwtikw/n crhma,twn muria,daj evn toi/j Ierosolu,mwn gazofulaki,oij teqhsauri,sqai toi/j i`eroi/j mh. evpikoinwnou,saj kai. prosh,kein tau/ta Seleu,kw| tw/| basilei/

4 tou,twn e[kasta gnou.j o` VApollw,nioj to.n me.n Simwna th/j eivj to.n basile,a khdemoni,aj evpainei/ pro.j de. to.n Se,leukon avnaba.j katemh,nuse to.n tw/n crhma,twn qhsauro,n

5 kai. labw.n th.n peri. auvtw/n evxousi,an tacu. eivj th.n patri,da h`mw/n meta. tou/ katara,tou Simwnoj kai. baruta,tou stratou/

6 proselqw.n tai/j tou/ basile,wj evntolai/j h[kein e;legen o[pwj ta. ivdiwtika. tou/ gazofulaki,ou la,boi crh,mata

7 kai. tou/ e;qnouj pro.j to.n lo,gon scetlia,zontoj avntile,gonto,j te pa,ndeinon ei=nai nomi,santej eiv oi` ta.j parakataqh,kaj pisteu,santej tw/| i`erw/| qhsaurw/| sterhqh,sontai w`j oi-o,n te h=n evkw,luon

8 meta. avpeilw/n de. o` VApollw,nioj avph,|ei eivj to. i`ero,n

9 tw/n de. i`ere,wn meta. gunaikw/n kai. paidi,wn evn tw/| i`erw/| i`keteusa,ntwn to.n qeo.n u`peraspi,sai tou/ i`erou/ katafronoume,nou to,pou

10 avnio,ntoj te meta. kaqwplisme,nhj th/j stratia/j tou/ VApollwni,ou pro.j th.n tw/n crhma,twn a`rpagh.n ouvrano,qen e;fippoi proufa,nhsan a;ggeloi periastra,ptontej toi/j o[ploij kai. polu.n auvtoi/j fo,bon te kai. tro,mon evnie,ntej

11 katapesw,n ge, toi h`miqanh.j o` VApollw,nioj evpi. to.n pa,mfulon tou/ i`erou/ peri,bolon ta.j cei/raj evxe,teinen eivj to.n ouvrano.n kai. meta. dakru,wn tou.j Ebrai,ouj pareka,lei o[pwj peri. auvtou/ proseuxa,menoi to.n ouvra,nion evxeumeni,swntai strato,n

12 e;legen ga.r h`marthkw.j w[ste kai. avpoqanei/n a;xioj u`pa,rcein pa/si,n te avnqrw,poij u`mnh,sein swqei.j th.n tou/ i`erou/ to,pou makario,thta

13 tou,toij u`pacqei.j toi/j lo,goij Oniaj o` avrciereu,j kai,per a;llwj euvlabhqei,j mh,pote nomi,seien o` basileu.j Se,leukoj evx avnqrwpi,nhj evpiboulh/j kai. mh. qei,aj di,khj avnh|rh/sqai to.n VApollw,nion hu;xato peri. auvtou/

14 kai. o` me.n parado,xwj diaswqei.j w;|ceto dhlw,swn tw/| basilei/ ta. sumba,nta auvtw/|

15 teleuth,santoj de. Seleu,kou tou/ basile,wj diade,cetai th.n avrch.n o` ui`o.j auvtou/ VAnti,ocoj o` VEpifanh,j avnh.r u`perh,fanoj kai. deino,j

16 o]j katalu,saj to.n Onian th/j avrcierwsu,nhj Iasona to.n avdelfo.n auvtou/ kate,sthsen avrciere,a

17 sunqe,menon dw,sein eiv evpitre,yeien auvtw/| th.n avrch,n katV evniauto.n trisci,lia e`xako,sia e`xh,konta ta,lanta

18 o` de. evpe,treyen auvtw/| kai. avrciera/sqai kai. tou/ e;qnouj avfhgei/sqai

19 kai. evxedih,|thsen to. e;qnoj kai. evxepoli,teusen evpi. pa/san paranomi,an

20 w[ste mh. mo,non evpV auvth/| th/| a;kra| th/j patri,doj h`mw/n gumna,sion kataskeua,sai avlla. kai. katalu/sai th.n tou/ i`erou/ khdemoni,an

21 evfV oi-j avganakth,sasa h` qei,a di,kh auvto.n auvtoi/j to.n VAnti,ocon evpole,mwsen

22 evpeidh. ga.r polemw/n h=n katV :Aigupton Ptolemai,w| h;kouse,n te o[ti fh,mhj diadoqei,shj peri. tou/ teqna,nai auvto.n w`j e;ni ma,lista cai,roien oi` Ierosolumi/tai tace,wj evpV auvtou.j avne,zeuxen

23 kai. w`j evpo,rqhsen auvtou,j do,gma e;qeto o[pwj ei; tinej auvtw/n fa,noien tw/| patri,w| politeuo,menoi no,mw| qa,noien

24 kai. evpei. kata. mhde,na tro,pon i;scuen katalu/sai dia. tw/n dogma,twn th.n tou/ e;qnouj euvnomi,an avlla. pa,saj ta.j e`autou/ avpeila.j kai. timwri,aj e`w,ra kataluome,naj

25 w[ste kai. gunai/kaj o[ti perie,temon ta. paidi,a meta. tw/n brefw/n katakrhmnisqh/nai proeidui,aj o[ti tou/to pei,sontai

26 evpei. ou=n ta. do,gmata auvtou/ katefronei/to u`po. tou/ laou/ auvto.j dia. basa,nwn e[na e[kaston tou/ e;qnouj hvna,gkazen miarw/n avpogeuome,nouj trofw/n evxo,mnusqai to.n Ioudai?smo,n


MAKKABAIWN DV 5

1 prokaqi,saj ge, toi meta. tw/n sune,drwn o` tu,rannoj VAnti,ocoj evpi, tinoj u`yhlou/ to,pou kai. tw/n strateuma,twn auvtw/| paresthko,twn kuklo,qen evno,plwn

2 pareke,leuen toi/j dorufo,roij e[na e[kaston Ebrai/on evpispa/sqai kai. krew/n u`ei,wn kai. eivdwloqu,twn avnagka,zein avpogeu,esqai

3 eiv de, tinej mh. qe,loien miarofagh/sai tou,touj trocisqe,ntaj avnaireqh/nai

4 pollw/n de. sunarpasqe,ntwn ei-j prw/toj evk th/j avge,lhj ovno,mati Eleazaroj to. ge,noj i`ereu,j th.n evpisth,mhn nomiko.j kai. th.n h`liki,an proh,kwn kai. polloi/j tw/n peri. to.n tu,rannon dia. th.n h`liki,an gnw,rimoj parh,cqh plhsi,on auvtou/

5 kai. auvto.n ivdw.n o` VAnti,ocoj e;fh

6 evgw. pri.n a;rxasqai tw/n kata. sou/ basa,nwn w= presbu/ta sumbouleu,saimV a;n soi tau/ta o[pwj avpogeusa,menoj tw/n u`ei,wn sw,|zoio

7 aivdou/mai ga,r sou th.n h`liki,an kai. th.n polia,n h]n meta. tosou/ton e;cwn cro,non ou; moi dokei/j filosofei/n th/| Ioudai,wn crw,menoj qrhskei,a|

8 dia. ti, ga.r th/j fu,sewj kecarisme,nhj kalli,sthn th.n tou/de tou/ zw,|ou sarkofagi,an bdelu,tth|

9 kai. ga.r avno,hton tou/to to. mh. avpolau,ein tw/n cwri.j ovnei,douj h`de,wn kai. a;dikon avpostre,fesqai ta.j th/j fu,sewj ca,ritaj

10 su. de, moi kai. avnohto,teron poih,sein dokei/j eiv kenodoxw/n peri. to. avlhqe.j e;ti kavmou/ katafronh,seij evpi. th/| ivdi,a| timwri,a|

11 ouvk evxupnw,seij avpo. th/j flua,rou filosofi,aj u`mw/n kai. avposkeda,seij tw/n logismw/n sou to.n lh/ron kai. a;xion th/j h`liki,aj avnalabw.n nou/n filosofh,seij th.n tou/ sumfe,rontoj avlh,qeian

12 kai. proskunh,saj mou th.n fila,nqrwpon parhgori,an oivktirh,seij to. seautou/ gh/raj

13 kai. ga.r evnqumh,qhti w`j eiv kai, ti,j evstin th/sde th/j qrhskei,aj u`mw/n evpoptikh. du,namij suggnwmonh,seien a;n soi evpi. pa,sh| diV avna,gkhn paranomi,a| ginome,nh|

14 tou/ton to.n tro,pon evpi. th.n e;kqesmon sarkofagi,an evpotru,nontoj tou/ tura,nnou lo,gon h;|thsen o` Eleazaroj

15 kai. labw.n tou/ le,gein evxousi,an h;rxato dhmhgorei/n ou[twj

16 h`mei/j VAnti,oce qei,w| pepeisme,noi no,mw| politeu,esqai ouvdemi,an avna,gkhn biaiote,ran ei=nai nomi,zomen th/j pro.j to.n no,mon h`mw/n euvpeiqei,aj

17 dio. dh. katV ouvde,na tro,pon paranomei/n avxiou/men

18 kai,toi eiv kata. avlh,qeian mh. h=n o` no,moj h`mw/n w`j u`polamba,neij qei/oj a;llwj de. evnomi,zomen auvto.n ei=nai qei/on ouvde. ou[twj evxo.n h=n h`mi/n th.n evpi. th/| euvsebei,a| do,xan avkurw/sai

19 mh. mikra.n ou=n ei=nai nomi,sh|j tau,thn eiv miarofagh,saimen a`marti,an

20 to. ga.r evpi. mikroi/j kai. mega,loij paranomei/n ivsodu,namo,n evstin

21 diV e`kate,rou ga.r w`j o`moi,wj o` no,moj u`perhfanei/tai

22 cleua,zeij de. h`mw/n th.n filosofi,an w[sper ouv meta. euvlogisti,aj evn auvth/| biou,ntwn

23 swfrosu,nhn te ga.r h`ma/j evkdida,skei w[ste pasw/n tw/n h`donw/n kai. evpiqumiw/n kratei/n kai. avndrei,an evxaskei/ w[ste pa,nta po,non e`kousi,wj u`pome,nein

24 kai. dikaiosu,nhn paideu,ei w[ste dia. pa,ntwn tw/n hvqw/n ivsonomei/n kai. euvse,beian evkdida,skei w[ste mo,non to.n o;nta qeo.n se,bein megaloprepw/j

25 dio. ouv miarofagou/men pisteu,ontej ga.r qeou/ kaqesta,nai to.n no,mon oi;damen o[ti kata. fu,sin h`mi/n sumpaqei/ nomoqetw/n o` tou/ ko,smou kti,sthj

26 ta. me.n oivkeiwqhso,mena h`mw/n tai/j yucai/j evpe,treyen evsqi,ein ta. de. evnantiwqhso,mena evkw,lusen sarkofagei/n

27 turanniko.n de. ouv mo,non avnagka,zein h`ma/j paranomei/n avlla. kai. evsqi,ein o[pwj th/| evcqi,sth| h`mw/n miarofagi,a| tau,th| evpeggela,sh|j

28 avllV ouv gela,seij katV evmou/ tou/ton to.n ge,lwta

29 ou;te tou.j i`erou.j tw/n progo,nwn peri. tou/ fula,xai to.n no,mon o[rkouj ouv parh,sw

30 ouvdV a'n evkko,yeia,j mou ta. o;mmata kai. ta. spla,gcna mou th,xeiaj

31 ouvc ou[twj eivmi. ge,rwn evgw. kai. a;nandroj w[ste moi dia. th.n euvse,beian mh. nea,zein to.n logismo,n

32 pro.j tau/ta trocou.j euvtre,pize kai. to. pu/r evkfu,sa sfodro,teron

33 ouvc ou[twj oivkti,romai to. evmautou/ gh/raj w[ste diV evmautou/ to.n pa,trion katalu/sai no,mon

34 ouv yeu,somai, se paideuta. no,me ouvde. evxomou/mai, se fi,lh evgkra,teia

35 ouvde. kataiscunw/ se filo,sofe lo,ge ouvde. evxarnh,somai, se i`erwsu,nh timi,a kai. nomoqesi,aj evpisth,mh

36 ouvde. mianei/j mou to. semno.n gh,rwj sto,ma ouvde. nomi,mou bi,ou h`liki,an

37 a`gno,n me oi` pate,rej eivsde,xontai mh. fobhqe,nta sou ta.j me,cri qana,tou avna,gkaj

38 avsebw/n me.n ga.r turannh,seij tw/n de. evmw/n u`pe.r th/j euvsebei,aj logismw/n ou;te lo,goij despo,seij ou;te diV e;rgwn


MAKKABAIWN DV 6

1 tou/ton to.n tro,pon avntirrhtoreu,santa tai/j tou/ tura,nnou parhgori,aij parasta,ntej oi` dorufo,roi pikrw/j e;suran evpi. ta. basanisth,ria to.n Eleazaron

2 kai. prw/ton me.n perie,dusan to.n geraio.n evgkosmou,menon th/| peri. th.n euvse,beian euvschmosu,nh|

3 e;peita periagkwni,santej e`kate,rwqen ma,stixin kath,|kizon

4 pei,sqhti tai/j tou/ basile,wj evntolai/j e`te,rwqen kh,rukoj evpibow/ntoj

5 o` de. megalo,frwn kai. euvgenh.j w`j avlhqw/j Eleazaroj w[sper evn ovnei,rw| basanizo,menoj katV ouvde,na tro,pon metetre,peto

6 avlla. u`yhlou.j avnatei,naj eivj ouvrano.n tou.j ovfqalmou.j avpexai,neto tai/j ma,stixin ta.j sa,rkaj o` ge,rwn kai. katerrei/to tw/| ai[mati kai. ta. pleura. katetitrw,sketo

7 kai. pi,ptwn eivj to. e;dafoj avpo. tou/ mh. fe,rein to. sw/ma ta.j avlghdo,naj ovrqo.n ei=cen kai. avklinh/ to.n logismo,n

8 la,x ge, toi tw/n pikrw/n tij dorufo,rwn eivj tou.j kenew/naj evnallo,menoj e;tupten o[pwj evxani,staito pi,ptwn

9 o` de. u`pe,mene tou.j po,nouj kai. periefro,nei th/j avna,gkhj kai. diekarte,rei tou.j aivkismou,j

10 kai. kaqa,per gennai/oj avqlhth.j tupto,menoj evni,ka tou.j basani,zontaj o` ge,rwn

11 i`drw/n ge, toi to. pro,swpon kai. evpasqmai,nwn sfodrw/j kai. u`pV auvtw/n tw/n basanizo,ntwn evqauma,zeto evpi. th/| euvyuci,a|

12 o[qen ta. me.n evlew/ntej ta. tou/ gh,rwj auvtou/

13 ta. de. evn sumpaqei,a| th/j sunhqei,aj o;ntej ta. de. evn qaumasmw/| th/j karteri,aj prosio,ntej auvtw/| tinej tou/ basile,wj e;legon

14 ti, toi/j kakoi/j tou,toij seauto.n avlogi,stwj avpo,lleij Eleazar

15 h`mei/j me,n toi tw/n h`yhme,nwn brwma,twn paraqh,somen su. de. u`pokrino,menoj tw/n u`ei,wn avpogeu,esqai sw,qhti

16 kai. o` Eleazaroj w[sper pikro,teron dia. th/j sumbouli,aj aivkisqei.j avnebo,hsen

17 mh. ou[twj kakw/j fronh,saimen oi` Abraam pai/dej w[ste malakoyuch,santaj avprepe.j h`mi/n dra/ma u`pokri,nasqai

18 kai. ga.r avlo,giston eiv pro.j avlh,qeian zh,santej to.n me,cri gh,rwj bi,on kai. th.n evpV auvtw/| do,xan nomi,mwj fula,ssontej nu/n metabaloi,meqa

19 kai. auvtoi. me.n h`mei/j genoi,meqa toi/j ne,oij avsebei,aj tu,poj i[na para,deigma genw,meqa th/j miarofagi,aj

20 aivscro.n de. eiv evpibiw,somen ovli,gon cro,non kai. tou/ton katagelw,menoi pro.j a`pa,ntwn evpi. deili,a|

21 kai. u`po. me.n tou/ tura,nnou katafronhqw/men w`j a;nandroi to.n de. qei/on h`mw/n no,mon me,cri qana,tou mh. proaspi,saimen

22 pro.j tau/ta u`mei/j me,n w= Abraam pai/dej euvgenw/j u`pe.r th/j euvsebei,aj teleuta/te

23 oi` de. tou/ tura,nnou dorufo,roi ti, me,llete

24 pro.j ta.j avna,gkaj ou[twj megalofronou/nta auvto.n ivdo,ntej kai. mhde. pro.j to.n oivktirmo.n auvtw/n metaballo,menon evpi. to. pu/r auvto.n avnh/gon

25 e;nqa dia. kakote,cnwn ovrga,nwn katafle,gontej auvto.n u`perri,ptosan kai. dusw,deij culou.j eivj tou.j mukth/raj auvtou/ kate,ceon

26 o` de. me,cri tw/n ovste,wn h;dh katakekaume,noj kai. me,llwn lipoqumei/n avne,teine ta. o;mmata pro.j to.n qeo.n kai. ei=pen

27 su. oi=sqa qee, paro,n moi sw,|zesqai basa,noij kaustikai/j avpoqnh,|skw dia. to.n no,mon

28 i[lewj genou/ tw/| e;qnei sou avrkesqei.j th/| h`mete,ra| u`pe.r auvtw/n di,kh|

29 kaqa,rsion auvtw/n poi,hson to. evmo.n ai-ma kai. avnti,yucon auvtw/n labe. th.n evmh.n yuch,n

30 kai. tau/ta eivpw.n o` i`ero.j avnh.r euvgenw/j tai/j basa,noij evnape,qanen kai. me,cri tw/n tou/ qana,tou basa,nwn avnte,sth tw/| logismw/| dia. to.n no,mon

31 o`mologoume,nwj ou=n despo,thj tw/n paqw/n evstin o` euvsebh.j logismo,j

32 eiv ga.r ta. pa,qh tou/ logismou/ kekrath,kei tou,toij a'n avpe,domen th.n th/j evpikratei,aj marturi,an

33 nuni. de. tou/ logismou/ ta. pa,qh nikh,santoj auvtw/| proshko,ntwj th.n th/j h`gemoni,aj prosne,momen evxousi,an

34 kai. di,kaio,n evstin o`mologei/n h`ma/j to. kra,toj ei=nai tou/ logismou/ o[pou ge kai. tw/n e;xwqen avlghdo,nwn evpikratei/ evpei. kai. geloi/on

35 kai. ouv mo,non tw/n avlghdo,nwn evpidei,knumi kekrathke,nai to.n logismo,n avlla. kai. tw/n h`donw/n kratei/n kai. mhde.n auvtai/j u`pei,kein


MAKKABAIWN DV 7

1 w[sper ga.r a;ristoj kubernh,thj o` tou/ patro.j h`mw/n Eleazarou logismo.j phdalioucw/n th.n th/j euvsebei,aj nau/n evn tw/| tw/n paqw/n pela,gei

2 kai. kataikizo,menoj tai/j tou/ tura,nnou avpeilai/j kai. katantlou,menoj tai/j tw/n basa,nwn trikumi,aij

3 katV ouvde,na tro,pon e;treye tou.j th/j euvsebei,aj oi;akaj e[wj ou- e;pleusen evpi. to.n th/j avqana,tou ni,khj lime,na

4 ouvc ou[twj po,lij polloi/j kai. poiki,loij mhcanh,masin avnte,sce pote. poliorkoume,nh w`j o` pana,gioj evkei/noj th.n i`era.n yuch.n aivkismoi/j te kai. stre,blaij purpolou,menoj evni,khsen tou.j poliorkou/ntaj dia. to.n u`peraspi,zonta th/j euvsebei,aj logismo,n

5 w[sper ga.r pro,krhmnon a;kran th.n e`autou/ dia,noian o` path.r Eleazar evktei,naj perie,klasen tou.j evpimainome,nouj tw/n paqw/n klu,dwnaj

6 w= a;xie th/j i`erwsu,nhj i`ereu/ ouvk evmi,anaj tou.j i`erou.j ovdo,ntaj ouvde. th.n qeose,beian kai. kaqarismo.n cwrh,sasan gaste,ra evkoi,nwsaj miarofagi,a|

7 w= su,mfwne no,mou kai. filo,sofe qei,ou bi,ou

8 toiou,touj dei/ ei=nai tou.j dhmiourgou/ntaj to.n no,mon ivdi,w| ai[mati kai. gennai,w| i`drw/ti toi/j me,cri qana,tou pa,qesin u`peraspi,zontaj

9 su, pa,ter th.n euvnomi,an h`mw/n dia. tw/n u`pomonw/n eivj do,xan evku,rwsaj kai. th.n a`giasti,an semnologh,saj ouv kate,lusaj kai. dia. tw/n e;rgwn evpistopoi,hsaj tou.j th/j qei,aj filosofi,aj sou lo,gouj

10 w= basa,nwn biaio,tere ge,rwn kai. puro.j euvtonw,tere presbu/ta kai. paqw/n me,giste basileu/ Eleazar

11 w[sper ga.r o` path.r Aarwn tw/| qumiathri,w| kaqwplisme,noj dia. tou/ evqnoplh,qouj evpitre,cwn to.n evmpuristh.n evni,khsen a;ggelon

12 ou[twj o` Aarwni,dhj Eleazar dia. tou/ puro.j u`perthko,menoj ouv metetra,ph to.n logismo,n

13 kai,toi to. qaumasiw,taton ge,rwn w'n lelume,nwn me.n h;dh tw/n tou/ sw,matoj to,nwn perikecalasme,nwn de. tw/n sarkw/n kekmhko,twn de. kai. tw/n neu,rwn avnene,asen

14 tw/| pneu,mati dia. tou/ logismou/ kai. tw/| Isaki,w| logismw/| th.n poluke,falon stre,blan hvku,rwsen

15 w= makari,ou gh,rwj kai. semnh/j polia/j kai. bi,ou nomi,mou o]n pisth. qana,tou sfragi.j evtelei,wsen

16 eiv dh. toi,nun ge,rwn avnh.r tw/n me,cri qana,tou basa,nwn periefro,nei diV euvse,beian o`mologoume,nwj h`gemw,n evstin tw/n paqw/n o` euvsebh.j logismo,j

17 i;swj dV a'n ei;poie,n tinej tw/n paqw/n ouv pa,ntej perikratou/sin o[ti ouvde. pa,ntej fro,nimon e;cousin to.n logismo,n

18 avllV o[soi th/j euvsebei,aj pronoou/sin evx o[lhj kardi,aj ou-toi mo,noi du,nantai kratei/n tw/n th/j sarko.j paqw/n

19 pisteu,ontej o[ti qew/| ouvk avpoqnh,|skousin w[sper ouvde. oi` patria,rcai h`mw/n Abraam kai. Isaak kai. Iakwb avlla. zw/sin tw/| qew/|

20 ouvde.n ou=n evnantiou/tai to. fai,nesqai, tinaj paqokratei/sqai dia. to.n avsqenh/ logismo,n

21 evpei. ti,j pro.j o[lon to.n th/j filosofi,aj kano,na filosofw/n kai. pepisteukw.j qew/|

22 kai. eivdw.j o[ti dia. th.n avreth.n pa,nta po,non u`pome,nein maka,rio,n evstin ouvk a'n perikrath,seien tw/n paqw/n dia. th.n qeose,beian

23 mo,noj ga.r o` sofo.j kai. avndrei/o,j evstin tw/n paqw/n ku,rioj


MAKKABAIWN DV 8

1 dia. tou/to, ge, toi kai. meiraki,skoi tw/| th/j euvsebei,aj logismw/| filosofou/ntej calepwte,rwn basanisthri,wn evpekra,thsan

2 evpeidh. ga.r kata. th.n prw,thn pei/ran evnikh,qh perifanw/j o` tu,rannoj mh. dunhqei.j avnagka,sai ge,ronta miarofagh/sai to,te dh. sfo,dra peripaqw/j evke,leusen a;llouj evk th/j lei,aj tw/n Ebrai,wn avgagei/n kai. eiv me.n miarofagh,saien avpolu,ein fago,ntaj eiv dV avntile,goien pikro,teron basani,zein

3 tau/ta diataxame,nou tou/ tura,nnou parh/san avgo,menoi meta. geraia/j mhtro.j e`pta. avdelfoi. kaloi, te kai. aivdh,monej kai. gennai/oi kai. evn panti. cari,entej

4 ou]j ivdw.n o` tu,rannoj kaqa,per evn corw/| me,shn th.n mhte,ra perie,contaj h[sqeto evpV auvtoi/j kai. th/j euvprepei,aj evkplagei.j kai. th/j euvgenei,aj prosemeidi,asen auvtoi/j kai. plhsi,on kale,saj e;fh

5 w= neani,ai filofro,nwj evgw. kaqV e`no.j e`ka,stou u`mw/n qauma,zw to. ka,lloj kai. to. plh/qoj tosou,twn avdelfw/n u`pertimw/n ouv mo,non sumbouleu,w mh. manh/nai th.n auvth.n tw/| probasanisqe,nti ge,ronti mani,an avlla. kai. parakalw/ sunei,xanta,j moi th/j evmh/j avpolau,ein fili,aj

6 dunai,mhn dV a'n w[sper kola,zein tou.j avpeiqou/nta,j mou toi/j evpita,gmasin ou[tw kai. euvergetei/n tou.j euvpeiqou/nta,j moi

7 pisteu,sate ou=n kai. avrca.j evpi. tw/n evmw/n pragma,twn h`gemonika.j lh,myesqe avrnhsa,menoi to.n pa,trion u`mw/n th/j politei,aj qesmo,n

8 kai. metalabo,ntej ~Ellhnikou/ bi,ou kai. metadiaithqe,ntej evntrufh,sate tai/j neo,thsin u`mw/n

9 evpei, eva.n ovrgi,lwj me dia,qhsqe dia. th/j avpeiqei,aj avnagka,sete, me evpi. deinai/j kola,sesin e[na e[kaston u`mw/n dia. tw/n basa,nwn avpole,sai

10 kateleh,sate ou=n e`autou,j ou]j kai. o` pole,mioj e;gwge kai. th/j h`liki,aj kai. th/j euvmorfi,aj oivkti,romai

11 ouv dialogiei/sqe tou/to o[ti ouvde.n u`mi/n avpeiqh,sasin plh.n tou/ meta. streblw/n avpoqanei/n avpo,keitai

12 tau/ta de. le,gwn evke,leusen eivj to. e;mprosqen tiqe,nai ta. basanisth,ria o[pwj kai. dia. tou/ fo,bou pei,seien auvtou.j miarofagh/sai

13 w`j de. trocou,j te kai. avrqre,mbola streblwth,ria, te kai. trocanth/raj kai. katape,ltaj kai. le,bhtaj th,gana, te kai. daktulh,qraj kai. cei/raj sidhra/j kai. sfh/naj kai. ta. zw,pura tou/ puro.j oi` dorufo,roi proe,qesan u`polabw.n o` tu,rannoj e;fh

14 meira,kia fobh,qhte kai. h]n se,besqe di,khn i[lewj u`mi/n e;stai diV avna,gkhn paranomh,sasin

15 oi` de. avkou,santej evpagwga. kai. o`rw/ntej deina. ouv mo,non ouvk evfobh,qhsan avlla. kai. avntefiloso,fhsan tw/| tura,nnw| kai. dia. th/j euvlogisti,aj th.n turanni,da auvtou/ kate,lusan

16 kai,toi logisw,meqa eiv deilo,yucoi, tinej h=san evn auvtoi/j kai. a;nandroi poi,oij a'n evcrh,santo lo,goij ouvci. tou,toij

17 w= ta,lanej h`mei/j kai. li,an avno,htoi basile,wj h`ma/j kalou/ntoj kai. evpi. euvergesi,a| parakalou/ntoj eiv peisqei,hmen auvtw/|

18 ti, boulh,masin kenoi/j e`autou.j euvfrai,nomen kai. qanathfo,ron avpei,qeian tolmw/men

19 ouv fobhqhso,meqa a;ndrej avdelfoi, ta. basanisth,ria kai. logiou,meqa ta.j tw/n basa,nwn avpeila.j kai. feuxo,meqa th.n kenodoxi,an tau,thn kai. ovleqrofo,ron avlazonei,an

20 evleh,swmen ta.j e`autw/n h`liki,aj kai. katoikti,rwmen to. th/j mhtro.j gh/raj

21 kai. evnqumhqw/men o[ti avpeiqou/ntej teqnhxo,meqa

22 suggnw,setai de. h`mi/n kai. h` qei,a di,kh diV avna,gkhn to.n basile,a fobhqei/sin

23 ti, evxa,gomen e`autou.j tou/ h`di,stou bi,ou kai. avposterou/men e`autou.j tou/ gluke,oj ko,smou

24 mh. biazw,meqa th.n avna,gkhn mhde. kenodoxh,swmen evpi. th/| e`autw/n stre,blh|

25 ouvdV auvto.j o` no,moj e`kousi,wj h`ma/j qanatoi/ fobhqe,ntaj ta. basanisth,ria

26 po,qen h`mi/n h` tosau,th evnte,thke filoneiki,a kai. h` qanathfo,roj avre,skei karteri,a paro.n meta. avtaraxi,aj zh/n tw/| basilei/ peisqe,ntaj

27 avlla. tou,twn ouvde.n ei=pon oi` neani,ai basani,zesqai me,llontej ouvde. evnequmh,qhsan

28 h=san ga.r peri,fronej tw/n paqw/n kai. auvtokra,torej tw/n avlghdo,nwn

29 w[ste a[ma tw/| pau,sasqai to.n tu,rannon sumbouleu,onta auvtoi/j miarofagh/sai pa,ntej dia. mia/j fwnh/j o`mou/ w[sper avpo. th/j auvth/j yuch/j ei=pon


MAKKABAIWN DV 9

1 ti, me,lleij w= tu,ranne e[toimoi ga,r evsmen avpoqnh,|skein h' parabai,nein ta.j patri,ouj h`mw/n evntola,j

2 aivscuno,meqa ga.r tou.j progo,nouj h`mw/n eivko,twj eiv mh. th/| tou/ no,mou euvpeiqei,a| kai. sumbou,lw| Mwusei/ crhsai,meqa

3 su,mboule tu,ranne paranomi,aj mh. h`ma/j misw/n u`pe.r auvtou.j h`ma/j evle,a

4 calepw,teron ga.r auvtou/ tou/ qana,tou nomi,zomen ei=nai, sou to.n evpi. th/| parano,mw| swthri,a| h`mw/n e;leon

5 evkfobei/j de. h`ma/j to.n dia. tw/n basa,nwn qa,naton h`mi/n avpeilw/n w[sper ouvci. pro. brace,wj parV Eleazarou maqw,n

6 eiv dV oi` ge,rontej tw/n Ebrai,wn dia. th.n euvse,beian kai. basanismou.j u`pomei,nantej euvse,bhsan avpoqa,noimen a'n dikaio,teron h`mei/j oi` ne,oi ta.j basa,nouj tw/n sw/n avnagkw/n u`perido,ntej a]j kai. o` paideuth.j h`mw/n ge,rwn evni,khsen

7 pei,raze toigarou/n tu,ranne kai. ta.j h`mw/n yuca.j eiv qanatw,seij dia. th.n euvse,beian mh. nomi,sh|j h`ma/j bla,ptein basani,zwn

8 h`mei/j me.n ga.r dia. th/sde th/j kakopaqei,aj kai. u`pomonh/j ta. th/j avreth/j a=qla e[xomen kai. evso,meqa para. qew/| diV o]n kai. pa,scomen

9 su. de. dia. th.n h`mw/n miaifoni,an auvta,rkh karterh,seij u`po. th/j qei,aj di,khj aivw,nion ba,sanon dia. puro,j

10 tau/ta auvtw/n eivpo,ntwn ouv mo,non w`j kata. avpeiqou,ntwn evcale,painen o` tu,rannoj avlla. kai. w`j kata. avcari,stwn wvrgi,sqh

11 o[qen to.n presbu,taton auvtw/n keleusqe,ntej parh/gon oi` u`paspistai. kai. diarrh,xantej to.n citw/na die,dhsan ta.j cei/raj auvtou/ kai. tou.j braci,onaj i`ma/sin e`kate,rwqen

12 w`j de. tu,ptontej tai/j ma,stixin evkopi,asan mhde.n avnu,ontej avne,balon auvto.n evpi. to.n troco,n

13 peri. o]n katateino,menoj o` euvgenh.j neani,aj e;xarqroj evgi,neto

14 kai. kata. pa/n me,loj klw,menoj evkakhgo,rei le,gwn

15 tu,ranne miarw,tate kai. th/j ouvrani,ou di,khj evcqre. kai. wvmo,frwn ouvk avndrofonh,santa, me tou/ton kataiki,zeij to.n tro,pon ouvde. avsebh,santa avlla. qei,ou no,mou proaspi,zonta

16 kai. tw/n dorufo,rwn lego,ntwn o`molo,ghson fagei/n o[pwj avpallagh/|j tw/n basa,nwn

17 o` de. ei=pen ouvc ou[twj ivscuro.j u`mw/n evstin o` troco,j w= miaroi. dia,konoi w[ste mou to.n logismo.n a;gxai te,mnete, mou ta. me,lh kai. purou/te, mou ta.j sa,rkaj kai. streblou/te ta. a;rqra

18 dia. pasw/n ga.r u`ma/j pei,sw tw/n basa,nwn o[ti mo,noi pai/dej Ebrai,wn u`pe.r avreth/j eivsin avni,khtoi

19 tau/ta le,gonti u`pe,strwsan pu/r kai. to. diereqi,zon to.n troco.n prosepikate,teinon

20 evmolu,neto de. pa,ntoqen ai[mati o` troco,j kai. o` swro.j th/j avnqrakia/j toi/j tw/n ivcw,rwn evsbe,nnuto stalagmoi/j kai. peri. tou.j a;xonaj tou/ ovrga,nou perie,rreon ai` sa,rkej

21 kai. peritetmhme,non h;dh e;cwn to. tw/n ovste,wn ph/gma o` megalo,frwn kai. Abramiai/oj neani,aj ouvk evste,naxen

22 avllV w[sper evn puri. metaschmatizo,menoj eivj avfqarsi,an u`pe,meinen euvgenw/j ta.j stre,blaj

23 mimh,sasqe, me avdelfoi, le,gwn mh, mou to.n avgw/na leipotakth,shte mhde. evxomo,shsqe, mou th.n th/j euvyuci,aj avdelfo,thta

24 i`era.n kai. euvgenh/ stratei,an strateu,sasqe peri. th/j euvsebei,aj diV h-j i[lewj h` dikai,a kai. pa,trioj h`mw/n pro,noia tw/| e;qnei genhqei/sa timwrh,seien to.n avla,stora tu,rannon

25 kai. tau/ta eivpw.n o` i`eropreph.j neani,aj avpe,rrhxen th.n yuch,n

26 qaumasa,ntwn de. pa,ntwn th.n karteroyuci,an auvtou/ h=gon oi` dorufo,roi to.n kaqV h`liki,an tou/ prote,rou deu,teron kai. sidhra/j evnarmosa,menoi cei/raj ovxe,si toi/j o;nuxin ovrga,nw| kai. katape,lth| prose,dhsan auvto,n

27 w`j dV eiv fagei/n bou,loito pri.n basani,zesqai punqano,menoi th.n euvgenh/ gnw,mhn h;kousan

28 avpo. tw/n teno,ntwn tai/j sidhrai/j cersi.n evpispasa,menoi me,cri tw/n genei,wn th.n sa,rka pa/san kai. th.n th/j kefalh/j dora.n oi` parda,leoi qh/rej avpe,suron o` de. tau,thn bare,wj th.n avlghdo,na karterw/n e;legen

29 w`j h`du.j pa/j qana,tou tro,poj dia. th.n pa,trion h`mw/n euvse,beian e;fh te pro.j to.n tu,rannon

30 ouv dokei/j pa,ntwn wvmo,tate tu,ranne ple,on evmou/ se basani,zesqai o`rw/n sou nikw,menon to.n th/j turanni,doj u`perh,fanon logismo.n u`po. th/j dia. th.n euvse,beian h`mw/n u`pomonh/j

31 evgw. me.n ga.r tai/j dia. th.n avreth.n h`donai/j to.n po,non evpikoufi,zomai

32 su. de. evn tai/j th/j avsebei,aj avpeilai/j basani,zh| ouvk evkfeu,xh| de, miarw,tate tu,ranne ta.j th/j qei,aj ovrgh/j di,kaj


MAKKABAIWN DV 10

1 kai. tou,tou to.n avoi,dimon qa,naton karterh,santoj o` tri,toj h;geto parakalou,menoj polla. u`po. pollw/n o[pwj avpogeusa,menoj sw,|zoito

2 o` de. avnaboh,saj e;fh avgnoei/te o[ti au`to,j me toi/j avpoqanou/sin e;speiren path,r kai. h` auvth. mh,thr evge,nnhsen kai. evpi. toi/j auvtoi/j avnetra,fhn do,gmasin

3 ouvk evxo,mnumai th.n euvgenh/ th/j avdelfo,thtoj sugge,neian

4

5 oi` de. pikrw/j evne,gkantej th.n parrhsi,an tou/ avndro.j avrqrembo,loij ovrga,noij ta.j cei/raj auvtou/ kai. tou.j po,daj evxh,rqroun kai. evx a`rmw/n avnamocleu,ontej evxeme,lizon

6 tou.j daktu,louj kai. tou.j braci,onaj kai. ta. ske,lh kai. tou.j avgkw/naj perie,klwn

7 kai. kata. mhde,na tro,pon ivscu,ontej auvto.n a;gxai perilu,santej ta. o;rgana su.n a;kraij tai/j tw/n daktu,lwn korufai/j avpesku,qizon

8 kai. euvqe,wj h=gon evpi. to.n troco,n peri. o]n evk spondu,lwn evkmelizo,menoj e`w,ra ta.j e`autou/ sa,rkaj perilakizome,naj kai. kata. spla,gcnwn stago,naj ai[matoj avporreou,saj

9 me,llwn de. avpoqnh,|skein e;fh

10 h`mei/j me,n w= miarw,tate tu,ranne dia. paidei,an kai. avreth.n qeou/ tau/ta pa,scomen

11 su. de. dia. th.n avse,beian kai. miaifoni,an avkatalu,touj karterh,seij basa,nouj

12 kai. tou,tou qano,ntoj avdelfoprepw/j to.n te,tarton evpespw/nto le,gontej

13 mh. manh/|j kai. su. toi/j avdelfoi/j sou th.n auvth.n mani,an avlla. peisqei.j tw/| basilei/ sw/|ze seauto,n

14 o` de. auvtoi/j e;fh ouvc ou[twj kaustikw,teron e;cete katV evmou/ to. pu/r w[ste me deilandrh/sai

15 ma. to.n maka,rion tw/n avdelfw/n mou qa,naton kai. to.n aivw,nion tou/ tura,nnou o;leqron kai. to.n avi16 evpino,ei tu,ranne basa,nouj i[na kai. diV auvtw/n ma,qh|j o[ti avdelfo,j eivmi tw/n probasanisqe,ntwn

17 tau/ta avkou,saj o` ai`mobo,roj kai. fonw,dhj kai. pammiarw,tatoj VAnti,ocoj evke,leusen th.n glw/ttan auvtou/ evktemei/n

18 o` de. e;fh ka'n avfe,lh|j to. th/j fwnh/j o;rganon kai. siwpw,ntwn avkou,ei o` qeo,j

19 ivdou. prokeca,lastai h` glw/ssa te,mne ouv ga.r para. tou/to to.n logismo.n h`mw/n glwttotomh,seij

20 h`de,wj u`pe.r tou/ qeou/ ta. tou/ sw,matoj me,lh avkrwthriazo,meqa

21 se. de. tace,wj meteleu,setai o` qeo,j th.n ga.r tw/n qei,wn u[mnwn melw|do.n glw/ttan evkte,mneij


MAKKABAIWN DV 11

1 w`j de. kai. ou-toj tai/j basa,noij kataikisqei.j evnape,qanen o` pe,mptoj pareph,dhsen le,gwn

2 ouv me,llw tu,ranne pro.j to.n u`pe.r th/j avreth/j basanismo.n paraitei/sqai

3 auvto.j dV avpV evmautou/ parh/lqon o[pwj kavme. kataktei,naj peri. pleio,nwn avdikhma,twn ovfeilh,sh|j th/| ouvrani,w| di,kh| timwri,an

4 w= misa,rete kai. misa,nqrwpe ti, dra,santaj h`ma/j tou/ton porqei/j to.n tro,pon

5 o[ti to.n pa,ntwn kti,sthn euvsebou/men kai. kata. to.n evna,reton auvtou/ zw/men no,mon

6 avlla. tau/ta timw/n ouv basa,nwn evsti.n a;xia

7

8

9 toiau/ta de. le,gonta oi` dorufo,roi dh,santej auvto.n ei-lkon evpi. to.n katape,lthn

10 evfV o]n dh,santej auvto.n evpi. ta. go,nata kai. tau/ta poda,graij sidhrai/j evfarmo,santej th.n ovsfu.n auvtou/ peri. trociai/on sfh/na kate,kamyan peri. o]n o[loj peri. to.n troco.n skorpi,ou tro,pon avnaklw,menoj evxemeli,zeto

11 kata. tou/ton to.n tro,pon kai. to. pneu/ma stenocwrou,menoj kai. to. sw/ma avgco,menoj

12 kala,j e;legen a;kwn w= tu,ranne ca,ritaj h`mi/n cari,zh| dia. gennaiote,rwn po,nwn evpidei,xasqai pare,cwn th.n eivj to.n no,mon h`mw/n karteri,an

13 teleuth,santoj de. kai. tou,tou o` e[ktoj h;geto meiraki,skoj o]j punqanome,nou tou/ tura,nnou eiv bou,loito fagw.n avpolu,esqai o` de. e;fh

14 evgw. th/| me.n h`liki,a| tw/n avdelfw/n mou, eivmi new,teroj th/| de. dianoi,a| h`likiw,thj

15 eivj tauvta. ga.r gennhqe,ntej kai. avnatrafe,ntej u`pe.r tw/n auvtw/n kai. avpoqnh,|skein ovfei,lomen o`moi,wj

16 w[ste ei; soi dokei/ basani,zein mh. miarofagou/nta basa,nize

17 tau/ta auvto.n eivpo,nta parh/gon evpi. to.n troco,n

18 evfV ou- katateino,menoj evpimelw/j kai. evkspondulizo,menoj u`pekai,eto

19 kai. ovbeli,skouj ovxei/j purw,santej toi/j nw,toij prose,feron kai. ta. pleura. diapei,rantej auvtou/ ta. spla,gcna die,kaion

20 o` de. basanizo,menoj w= i`eroprepou/j avgw/noj e;legen evfV o]n dia. th.n euvse,beian eivj gumnasi,an po,nwn avdelfoi. tosou/toi klhqe,ntej ouvk evnikh,qhmen

21 avni,khtoj ga,r evstin w= tu,ranne h` euvsebh.j evpisth,mh

22 kalokavgaqi,a| kaqwplisme,noj teqnh,xomai kavgw. meta. tw/n avdelfw/n mou

23 me,gan soi. kai. auvto.j prosba,llwn avla,stora kainourge. tw/n basa,nwn kai. pole,mie tw/n avlhqw/j euvsebou,ntwn

24 e]x meira,kia katalelu,kame,n sou th.n turanni,da

25 to. ga.r mh. dunhqh/nai, se metapei/sai to.n logismo.n h`mw/n mh,te bia,sasqai pro.j th.n miarofagi,an ouv kata,lusi,j evsti,n sou

26 to. pu/r sou yucro.n h`mi/n kai. a;ponoi oi` katape,ltai kai. avdu,natoj h` bi,a sou

27 ouv ga.r tura,nnou avlla. qei,ou no,mou proesth,kasin h`mw/n oi` dorufo,roi dia. tou/to avni,khton e;comen to.n logismo,n


MAKKABAIWN DV 12

1 w`j de. kai. ou-toj makari,wj avpe,qanen katablhqei.j eivj le,bhta o` e[bdomoj paregi,neto pa,ntwn new,teroj

2 o]n katoikti,raj o` tu,rannoj kai,per deinw/j u`po. tw/n avdelfw/n auvtou/ kakisqei,j o`rw/n h;dh ta. desma. perikei,mena plhsie,steron auvto.n metepe,myato kai. parhgorei/n evpeira/to le,gwn

3 th/j me.n tw/n avdelfw/n sou avponoi,aj to. te,loj o`ra/|j dia. ga.r avpei,qeian streblwqe,ntej teqna/sin

4 su. de. eiv me.n mh. peisqei,hj ta,laj basanisqei.j kai. auvto.j teqnh,xh| pro. w[raj

5 peisqei.j de. fi,loj e;sh| kai. tw/n evpi. th/j basilei,aj avfhgh,sh| pragma,twn

6 kai. tau/ta parakalw/n th.n mhte,ra tou/ paido.j metepe,myato o[pwj auvth.n evleh,saj tosou,twn ui`w/n sterhqei/san parormh,seien evpi. th.n swth,rion euvpei,qeian to.n perileipo,menon

7 o` de. th/j mhtro.j th/| Ebrai8 lu,sate, me, fhsin ei;pw tw/| basilei/ kai. toi/j su.n auvtw/| fi,loij pa/sin

9 kai. evpicare,ntej ma,lista evpi. th/| evpaggeli,a| tou/ paido.j tace,wj e;lusan auvto,n

10 kai. dramw.n evpi. plhsi,on tw/n thga,nwn

11 avno,sie, fhsin kai. pa,ntwn ponhrw/n avsebe,state tu,ranne ouvk hv|de,sqhj para. tou/ qeou/ labw.n ta. avgaqa. kai. th.n basilei,an tou.j qera,pontaj auvtou/ kataktei/nai kai. tou.j th/j euvsebei,aj avskhta.j streblw/sai

12 avnqV w-n tamieu,setai, se h` di,kh puknote,rw| kai. aivwni,w| puri. kai. basa,noij ai] eivj o[lon to.n aivw/na ouvk avnh,sousi,n se

13 ouvk hv|de,sqhj a;nqrwpoj w;n qhriwde,state tou.j o`moiopaqei/j kai. evk tw/n auvtw/n gegono,taj stoicei,wn glwttotomh/sai kai. tou/ton kataiki,saj to.n tro,pon basani,sai

14 avllV oi` me.n euvgenw/j avpoqano,ntej evplh,rwsan th.n eivj to.n qeo.n euvse,beian su. de. kakw/j oivmw,xeij tou.j th/j avreth/j avgwnista.j avnaiti,wj avpoktei/naj

15 o[qen kai. auvto.j avpoqnh,|skein me,llwn e;fh

16 ouvk avpautomolw/ th/j tw/n avdelfw/n mou avristei,aj

17 evpikalou/mai de. to.n patrw/|on qeo.n o[pwj i[lewj ge,nhtai tw/| e;qnei h`mw/n

18 se. de. kai. evn tw/| nu/n bi,w| kai. qano,nta timwrh,setai

19 kai. tau/ta kateuxa,menoj e`auto.n e;rriye kata. tw/n thga,nwn kai. ou[twj avpe,dwken


MAKKABAIWN DV 13

1 eiv de. toi,nun tw/n me,cri qana,tou po,nwn u`perefro,nhsan oi` e`pta. avdelfoi, sunomologei/tai pantaco,qen o[ti auvtode,spoto,j evstin tw/n paqw/n o` euvsebh.j logismo,j

2 eiv ga.r toi/j pa,qesi doulwqe,ntej evmiarofa,ghsan evle,gomen a'n tou,toij auvtou.j nenikh/sqai

3 nuni. de. ouvc ou[twj avlla. tw/| evpainoume,nw| para. qew/| logismw/| periege,nonto tw/n paqw/n

4 w-n ouvk e;stin paridei/n th.n h`gemoni,an th/j dianoi,aj evpekra,thsan ga.r kai. pa,qouj kai. po,nwn

5 pw/j ou=n ouvk e;stin tou,toij th.n th/j euvlogisti,aj paqokra,teian o`mologei/n oi] tw/n me.n dia. puro.j avlghdo,nwn ouvk evpestra,fhsan

6 kaqa,per ga.r problh/tej lime,nwn pu,rgoi ta.j tw/n kuma,twn avpeila.j avnako,ptontej galhno.n pare,cousi toi/j eivsple,ousi to.n o[rmon

7 ou[twj h` e`pta,purgoj tw/n neani,skwn euvlogisti,a to.n th/j euvsebei,aj ovcurw,sasa lime,na th.n tw/n paqw/n evni,khsen avkolasi,an

8 i`ero.n ga.r euvsebei,aj sth,santej coro.n pareqa,rsunon avllh,louj le,gontej

9 avdelfikw/j avpoqa,nwmen avdelfoi, peri. tou/ no,mou mimhsw,meqa tou.j trei/j tou.j evpi. th/j VAssuri,aj neani,skouj oi] th/j ivsopoli,tidoj kami,nou katefro,nhsan

10 mh. deilandrh,swmen pro.j th.n th/j euvsebei,aj evpi,deixin

11 kai. o` me,n qa,rrei avdelfe, e;legen o` de, euvgenw/j karte,rhson

12 o` de. katamnhsqei.j e;legen mnh,sqhte po,qen evste, h' ti,noj patro.j ceiri. sfagiasqh/nai dia. th.n euvse,beian u`pe,meinen Isaak

13 ei-j de. e[kastoj avllh,louj o`mou/ pa,ntej evforw/ntej faidroi. kai. ma,la qarrale,oi e`autou,j e;legon tw/| qew/| avfierw,swmen evx o[lhj th/j kardi,aj tw/| do,nti ta.j yuca.j kai. crh,swmen th/| peri. to.n no,mon fulakh/| ta. sw,mata

14 mh. fobhqw/men to.n dokou/nta avpokte,nnein

15 me,gaj ga.r yuch/j avgw.n kai. ki,ndunoj evn aivwni,w| basa,nw| kei,menoj toi/j paraba/si th.n evntolh.n tou/ qeou/

16 kaqoplisw,meqa toigarou/n th.n tou/ qei,ou logismou/ paqokratei,an

17 ou[tw ga.r qano,ntaj h`ma/j Abraam kai. Isaak kai. Iakwb u`pode,xontai kai. pa,ntej oi` pate,rej evpaine,sousin

18 kai. e`ni. e`ka,stw| tw/n avpospwme,nwn auvtw/n avdelfw/n e;legon oi` perileipo,menoi mh. kataiscu,nh|j h`ma/j avdelfe, mhde. yeu,sh| tou.j proapoqano,ntaj h`mw/n avdelfou,j

19 ouvk avgnoei/te de. ta. th/j avdelfo,thtoj fi,ltra a[per h` qei,a kai. pa,nsofoj pro,noia dia. pate,rwn toi/j gennwme,noij evme,risen kai. dia. th/j mhtrw,|aj futeu,sasa gastro,j

20 evn h-| to.n i;son avdelfoi. katoikh,santej cro,non kai. evn tw/| auvtw/| cro,nw| plasqe,ntej kai. avpo. tou/ auvtou/ ai[matoj auvxhqe,ntej kai. dia. th/j auvth/j yuch/j telesforhqe,ntej

21 kai. dia. tw/n i;swn avpotecqe,ntej cro,nwn kai. avpo. tw/n auvtw/n galaktopotou/ntej phgw/n avfV w-n suntre,fontai evnagkalisma,twn fila,delfoi yucai,

22 kai. au;xontai sfodro,teron dia. suntrofi,aj kai. th/j kaqV h`me,ran sunhqei,aj kai. th/j a;llhj paidei,aj kai. th/j h`mete,raj evn no,mw| qeou/ avskh,sewj

23 ou[twj dh. toi,nun kaqesthkui,hj sumpaqou/j th/j filadelfi,aj oi` e`pta. avdelfoi. sumpaqe,steron e;scon pro.j avllh,louj

24 no,mw| ga.r tw/| auvtw/| paideuqe,ntej kai. ta.j auvta.j evxaskh,santej avreta.j kai. tw/| dikai,w| suntrafe,ntej bi,w| ma/llon e`autou.j hvga,pwn

25 h` ga.r o`mozhli,a th/j kalokavgaqi,aj evpe,teinen auvtw/n th.n pro.j avllh,louj eu;noian kai. o`mo,noian

26 su.n ga.r th/| euvsebei,a| poqeinote,ran au`toi/j kateskeu,azon th.n filadelfi,an

27 avllV o[mwj kai,per th/j fu,sewj kai. th/j sunhqei,aj kai. tw/n th/j avreth/j hvqw/n ta. th/j avdelfo,thtoj auvtoi/j fi,ltra sunauxo,ntwn avne,sconto dia. th.n euvse,beian tou.j avdelfou.j oi` u`poleipo,menoi tou.j kataikizome,nouj o`rw/ntej me,cri qana,tou basanizome,nouj


MAKKABAIWN DV 14

1 prose,ti kai. evpi. to.n aivkismo.n evpotru,nontej w`j mh. mo,non tw/n avlghdo,nwn perifronh/sai auvtou,j avlla. kai. tw/n th/j filadelfi,aj paqw/n krath/sai

2 w= basile,wn logismoi. basilikw,teroi kai. evleuqe,rwn evleuqerw,teroi

3 w= i`era/j kai. euvarmo,stou peri. th/j euvsebei,aj tw/n e`pta. avdelfw/n sumfwni,aj

4 ouvdei/j evk tw/n e`pta. meiraki,wn evdeili,asen ouvde. pro.j to.n qa,naton w;knhsen

5 avlla. pa,ntej w[sper evpV avqanasi,aj o`do.n tre,contej evpi. to.n dia. tw/n basa,nwn qa,naton e;speudon

6 kaqa,per ai` cei/rej kai. oi` po,dej sumfw,nwj toi/j th/j yuch/j avfhgh,masin kinou/ntai ou[twj oi` i`eroi. mei,rakej evkei/noi w`j u`po. yuch/j avqana,tou th/j euvsebei,aj pro.j to.n u`pe.r auvth/j sunefw,nhsan qa,naton

7 w= pana,gie sumfw,nwn avdelfw/n e`bdoma,j kaqa,per ga.r e`pta. th/j kosmopoii,aj h`me,rai peri. th.n euvse,beian

8 ou[twj peri. th.n e`bdoma,da coreu,ontej oi` mei,rakej evku,kloun to.n tw/n basa,nwn fo,bon katalu,ontej

9 nu/n h`mei/j avkou,ontej th.n qli/yin tw/n neaniw/n evkei,nwn fri,ttomen oi` de. ouv mo,non o`rw/ntej avllV ouvde. mo,non avkou,ontej to.n paracrh/ma avpeilh/j lo,gon avlla. kai. pa,scontej evnekarte,roun kai. tou/to tai/j dia. puro.j ovdu,naij

10 w-n ti, ge,noito evpalge,steron ovxei/a ga.r kai. su,ntomoj ou=sa h` tou/ puro.j du,namij tace,wj die,luen ta. sw,mata

11 kai. mh. qaumasto.n h`gei/sqe eiv o` logismo.j periekra,thse tw/n avndrw/n evkei,nwn evn tai/j basa,noij o[pou ge kai. gunaiko.j nou/j polutropwte,rwn u`perefro,nhsen avlghdo,nwn

12 h` mh,thr ga.r tw/n e`pta. neani,skwn u`ph,negken ta.j evfV e`ni. e`ka,stw| tw/n te,knwn stre,blaj

13 qewrei/te de. pw/j polu,ploko,j evstin h` th/j filotekni,aj storgh. e[lkousa pa,nta pro.j th.n tw/n spla,gcnwn sumpa,qeian

14 o[pou ge kai. ta. a;loga zw/|a o`moi,an th.n eivj ta. evx auvtw/n gennw,mena sumpa,qeian kai. storgh.n e;cei toi/j avnqrw,poij

15 kai. ga.r tw/n peteinw/n ta. me.n h[mera kata. ta.j oivki,aj ovrofoitou/nta proaspi,zei tw/n neottw/n

16 ta. de. kata. korufa.j ovre,wn kai. fara,ggwn avporrw/gaj kai. de,ndrwn ovpa.j kai. ta.j tou,twn a;kraj evnnossopoihsa,mena avpoti,ktei kai. to.n prosio,nta kwlu,ei

17 eiv de. kai. mh. du,nainto kwlu,ein periipta,mena kuklo,qen auvtw/n avlgou/nta th/| storgh/| avnakalou,mena th/| ivdi,a| fwnh/| kaqV o] du,natai bohqei/ toi/j te,knoij

18 kai. ti, dei/ th.n dia. tw/n avlo,gwn zw,|wn evpideiknu,nai pro.j ta. te,kna sumpa,qeian

19 o[pou ge kai. me,lissai peri. to.n th/j khrogoni,aj kairo.n evpamu,nontai tou.j prosio,ntaj kai. kaqa,per sidh,rw| tw/| ke,ntrw| plh,ssousi tou.j prosio,ntaj th/| nossia/| auvtw/n kai. avpamu,nousin e[wj qana,tou

20 avllV ouvci. th.n Abraam o`mo,yucon tw/n neani,skwn mhte,ra meteki,nhsen sumpa,qeia te,knwn


MAKKABAIWN DV 15

1 w= logisme. te,knwn paqw/n tu,ranne kai. euvse,beia mhtri. te,knwn poqeinote,ra

2 mh,thr duei/n prokeime,nwn euvsebei,aj kai. th/j e`pta. ui`w/n swthri,aj proskai,rou kata. th.n tou/ tura,nnou u`po,scesin

3 th.n euvse,beian ma/llon hvga,phsen th.n sw,|zousan eivj aivwni,an zwh.n kata. qeo,n

4 w= ti,na tro,pon hvqologh,saimi filo,tekna gone,wn pa,qh yuch/j te kai. morfh/j o`moio,thta eivj mikro.n paido.j carakth/ra qauma,sion evnaposfragi,zomen ma,lista dia. to. tw/n paqw/n toi/j gennhqei/sin ta.j mhte,raj tw/n pate,rwn kaqesta,nai sumpaqeste,raj

5 o[sw| ga.r kai. avsqeno,yucoi kai. polugonw,terai u`pa,rcousin ai` mhte,rej tosou,tw| ma/llo,n eivsin filotekno,terai

6 pasw/n de. tw/n mhte,rwn evge,neto h` tw/n e`pta. pai,dwn mh,thr filoteknote,ra h[tij e`pta. kuofori,aij th.n pro.j auvtou.j evpifuteuome,nh filostorgi,an

7 kai. dia. polla.j ta.j kaqV e[kaston auvtw/n wvdi/naj hvnagkasme,nh th.n eivj auvtou.j e;cein sumpa,qeian

8 dia. to.n pro.j to.n qeo.n fo,bon u`perei/den th.n tw/n te,knwn pro,skairon swthri,an

9 ouv mh.n de. avlla. kai. dia. th.n kalokavgaqi,an tw/n ui`w/n kai. th.n pro.j to.n no,mon auvtw/n euvpei,qeian mei,zw th.n evn auvtoi/j e;scen filostorgi,an

10 di,kaioi, te ga.r h=san kai. sw,fronej kai. avndrei/oi kai. megalo,yucoi kai. fila,delfoi kai. filomh,torej ou[twj w[ste kai. me,cri qana,tou ta. no,mima fula,ssontaj pei,qesqai auvth/|

11 avllV o[mwj kai,per tosou,twn o;ntwn tw/n peri. th.n filotekni,an eivj sumpa,qeian e`lko,ntwn th.n mhte,ra evpV ouvdeno.j auvtw/n to.n logismo.n auvth/j ai` pampoi,kiloi ba,sanoi i;scusan metatre,yai

12 avlla. kai. kaqV e[na pai/da kai. o`mou/ pa,ntaj h` mh,thr evpi. to.n th/j euvsebei,aj proetre,peto qa,naton

13 w= fu,sij i`era. kai. fi,ltra gone,wn kai. ge,nesi filo,storge kai. trofei,a kai. mhte,rwn avda,masta pa,qh

14 kaqe,na streblou,menon kai. flego,menon o`rw/sa mh,thr ouv meteba,lleto dia. th.n euvse,beian

15 ta.j sa,rkaj tw/n te,knwn e`w,ra peri. to. pu/r thkome,naj kai. tou.j tw/n podw/n kai. ceirw/n daktu,louj evpi. gh/j spai,rontaj kai. ta.j tw/n kefalw/n me,cri tw/n peri. ta. ge,neia sa,rkaj w[sper proswpei/a prokeime,naj

16 w= pikrote,rwn nu/n po,nwn peirasqei/sa mh,thr h;per tw/n evpV auvtoi/j wvdi,nwn

17 w= mo,nh gu,nai th.n euvse,beian o`lo,klhron avpokuh,sasa

18 ouv mete,treye,n se prwtoto,koj avpopne,wn ouvde. deu,teroj eivj se. oivktro.n ble,pwn evn basa,noij ouv tri,toj avpoyu,cwn

19 ouvde. tou.j ovfqalmou.j e`no.j e`ka,stou qewrou/sa taurhdo.n evpi. tw/n basa,nwn o`rw/ntaj to.n auvto.n aivkismo.n kai. tou.j mukth/raj proshmeioume,nouj to.n qa,naton auvtw/n ouvk e;klausaj

20 evpi. sarxi.n te,knwn o`rw/sa sa,rkaj te,knwn avpokaiome,naj kai. evpi. cersi.n cei/raj avpotemnome,naj kai. evpi. kefalai/j kefala.j avpodeirotomoume,naj kai. evpi. nekroi/j nekrou.j pi,ptontaj kai. polua,ndrion o`rw/sa tw/n te,knwn to. cwri,on dia. tw/n basa,nwn ouvk evda,krusaj

21 ouvc ou[twj seirh,nioi melw|di,ai ouvde. ku,kneioi pro.j filhkoi22 phli,kaij kai. po,saij to,te h` mh,thr tw/n ui`w/n basanizome,nwn trocoi/j te kai. kauthri,oij evbasani,zeto basa,noij

23 avlla. ta. spla,gcna auvth/j o` euvsebh.j logismo.j evn auvtoi/j toi/j pa,qesin avndreiw,saj evpe,teinen th.n pro,skairon filotekni,an paridei/n

24 kai,per e`pta. te,knwn o`rw/sa avpw,leian kai. th.n tw/n streblw/n polu,plokon poikili,an a`pa,saj h` gennai,a mh,thr evxe,lusen dia. th.n pro.j qeo.n pi,stin

25 kaqa,per ga.r evn bouleuthri,w| th/| e`auth/j yuch/| deinou.j o`rw/sa sumbou,louj fu,sin kai. ge,nesin kai. filotekni,an kai. te,knwn stre,blaj

26 du,o yh,fouj kratou/sa mh,thr qanathfo,ron te kai. swth,rion u`pe.r te,knwn

27 ouvk evpe,gnw th.n sw,|zousan e`pta. ui`ou.j pro.j ovli,gon cro,non swthri,an

28 avlla. th/j qeosebou/j Abraam karteri,aj h` quga,thr evmnh,sqh

29 w= mh,thr e;qnouj e;kdike tou/ no,mou kai. u`peraspi,stria th/j euvsebei,aj kai. tou/ dia. spla,gcnwn avgw/noj avqlofo,re

30 w= avrre,nwn pro.j karteri,an gennaiote,ra kai. avndrw/n pro.j u`pomonh.n avndreiote,ra

31 kaqa,per ga.r h` Nwe kibwto.j evn tw/| kosmoplhqei/ kataklusmw/| kosmoforou/sa karterw/j u`pe,meinen tou.j klu,dwnaj

32 ou[twj su. h` nomofu,lax pantaco,qen evn tw/| tw/n paqw/n periantloume,nh kataklusmw/| kai. karteroi/j avne,moij tai/j tw/n ui`w/n basa,noij sunecome,nh gennai,wj u`pe,meinaj tou.j u`pe.r th/j euvsebei,aj ceimw/naj


MAKKABAIWN DV 16

1 eiv de. toi,nun kai. gunh. kai. geraia. kai. e`pta. pai,dwn mh,thr u`pe,meinen ta.j me,cri qana,tou basa,nouj tw/n te,knwn o`rw/sa o`mologoume,nwj auvtokra,twr evsti.n tw/n paqw/n o` euvsebh.j logismo,j

2 avpe,deixa ou=n o[ti ouv mo,non a;ndrej tw/n paqw/n evkra,thsan avlla. kai. gunh. tw/n megi,stwn basa,nwn u`perefro,nhsen

3 kai. ouvc ou[twj oi` peri. Danihl le,ontej h=san a;grioi ouvde. h` Misahl evkflegome,nh ka,minoj labrota,tw| puri, w`j h` th/j filotekni,aj perie,kaien evkei,nhn fu,sij o`rw/san auvth/j ou[twj poiki,lwj basanizome,nouj tou.j e`pta. ui`ou,j

4 avlla. tw/| logismw/| th/j euvsebei,aj kate,sbesen ta. tosau/ta kai. thlikau/ta pa,qh h` mh,thr

5 kai. ga.r tou/to evpilogi,sasqe o[ti deilo,yucoj eiv h=n h` gunh. kai,per mh,thr ou=sa wvlofu,reto a'n evpV auvtoi/j kai. i;swj a'n tau/ta ei=pen

6 w= mele,a e;gwge kai. polla,kij trisaqli,a h[tij e`pta. pai/daj tekou/sa ouvdeno.j mh,thr gege,nhmai

7 w= ma,taioi e`pta. kuofori,ai kai. avno,nhtoi e`pta. deka,mhnoi kai. a;karpoi tiqhni,ai kai. talai,pwroi galaktotrofi,ai

8 ma,thn de. evfV u`mi/n w= pai/dej polla.j u`pe,meina wvdi/naj kai. calepwte,raj fronti,daj avnatrofh/j

9 w= tw/n evmw/n pai,dwn oi` me.n a;gamoi oi` de. gh,mantej avno,nhtoi ouvk o;yomai u`mw/n te,kna ouvde. ma,mmh klhqei/sa makarisqh,somai

10 w= h` polu,paij kai. kalli,paij evgw. gunh. ch,ra kai. mo,nh polu,qrhnoj

11 ouvdV a'n avpoqa,nw qa,ptonta tw/n ui`w/n e[xw tina,

12 avlla. tou,tw| tw/| qrh,nw| ouvde,na wvlofu,reto h` i`era. kai. qeosebh.j mh,thr ouvdV i[na mh. avpoqa,nwsin avpe,trepen auvtw/n tina ouvdV w`j avpoqnh|sko,ntwn evluph,qh

13 avllV w[sper avdama,ntinon e;cousa to.n nou/n kai. eivj avqanasi,an avnati,ktousa to.n tw/n ui`w/n avriqmo.n ma/llon u`pe.r th/j euvsebei,aj evpi. to.n qa,naton auvtou.j proetre,peto i`keteu,ousa

14 w= mh/ter diV euvse,beian qeou/ stratiw/ti presbu/ti kai. gu,nai dia. karteri,an kai. tu,rannon evni,khsaj kai. e;rgoij dunatwte,ra kai. lo,goij eu`re,qhj avndro,j

15 kai. ga.r o[te sunelh,mfqhj meta. tw/n pai,dwn ei`sth,keij to.n Eleazaron o`rw/sa basanizo,menon kai. e;legej toi/j paisi.n evn th/| Ebrai16 w= pai/dej gennai/oj o` avgw,n evfV o]n klhqe,ntej u`pe.r th/j diamarturi,aj tou/ e;qnouj evnagwni,sasqe proqu,mwj u`pe.r tou/ patrw,|ou no,mou

17 kai. ga.r aivscro.n to.n me.n ge,ronta tou/ton u`pome,nein ta.j dia. th.n euvse,beian avlghdo,naj u`ma/j de. tou.j neani,skouj kataplagh/nai ta.j basa,nouj

18 avnamnh,sqhte o[ti dia. to.n qeo.n tou/ ko,smou metela,bete kai. tou/ bi,ou avpelau,sate

19 kai. dia. tou/to ovfei,lete pa,nta po,non u`pome,nein dia. to.n qeo,n

20 diV o]n kai. o` path.r h`mw/n Abraam e;speuden to.n evqnopa,tora ui`o.n sfagia,sai Isaak kai. th.n patrw,|an cei/ra xifhfo,ron kataferome,nhn evpV auvto.n o`rw/n ouvk e;pthxen

21 kai. Danihl o` di,kaioj eivj le,ontaj evblh,qh kai. Ananiaj kai. Azariaj kai. Misahl eivj ka,minon puro.j avpesfendonh,qhsan kai. u`pe,meinan dia. to.n qeo,n

22 kai. u`mei/j ou=n th.n auvth.n pi,stin pro.j to.n qeo.n e;contej mh. calepai,nete

23 avlo,giston ga.r eivdo,taj euvse,beian mh. avnqi,stasqai toi/j po,noij

24 dia. tou,twn tw/n lo,gwn h` e`ptamh,twr e[na e[kaston tw/n ui`w/n parakalou/sa avpoqanei/n e;peisen ma/llon h' parabh/nai th.n evntolh.n tou/ qeou/

25 e;ti de. kai. tau/ta eivdo,tej o[ti oi` dia. to.n qeo.n avpoqnh,|skontej zw/sin tw/| qew/| w[sper Abraam kai. Isaak kai. Iakwb kai. pa,ntej oi` patria,rcai


MAKKABAIWN DV 17

1 e;legon de. kai. tw/n dorufo,rwn tine.j o[ti w`j e;mellen sullamba,nesqai kai. auvth. pro.j qa,naton i[na mh. yau,seie,n tij tou/ sw,matoj auvth/j e`auth.n e;rriye kata. th/j pura/j

2 w= mh,thr su.n e`pta. paisi.n katalu,sasa th.n tou/ tura,nnou bi,an kai. avkurw,sasa ta.j kaka.j evpinoi,aj auvtou/ kai. dei,xasa th.n th/j pi,stewj gennaio,thta

3 kaqa,per ga.r su. ste,gh evpi. tou.j stu,louj tw/n pai,dwn gennai,wj i`drume,nh avklinh.j u`ph,negkaj to.n dia. tw/n basa,nwn seismo,n

4 qa,rrei toigarou/n w= mh,thr i`ero,yuce th.n evlpi,da th/j u`pomonh/j bebai,an e;cousa pro.j to.n qeo,n

5 ouvc ou[twj selh,nh katV ouvrano.n su.n a;stroij semnh. kaqe,sthken w`j su. tou.j ivsaste,rouj e`pta. pai/daj fwtagwgh,sasa pro.j th.n euvse,beian e;ntimoj kaqe,sthkaj qew/| kai. evsth,risai su.n auvtoi/j evn ouvranw/|

6 h=n ga.r h` paidopoii,a sou avpo. Abraam tou/ patro,j

7 eiv de. evxo.n h`mi/n h=n w[sper evpi, tinoj zwgrafh/sai th.n th/j euvsebei,aj sou i`stori,an ouvk a'n e;fritton oi` qewrou/ntej o`rw/ntej mhte,ra e`pta. te,knwn diV euvse,beian poiki,laj basa,nouj me,cri qana,tou u`pomei,nasan

8 kai. ga.r a;xion h=n kai. evpV auvtou/ tou/ evpitafi,ou avnagra,yai kai. tau/ta toi/j avpo. tou/ e;qnouj eivj mnei,an lego,mena

9 evntau/qa ge,rwn i`ereu.j kai. gunh. geraia. kai. e`pta. pai/dej evgkekh,deuntai dia. tura,nnou bi,an th.n Ebrai,wn politei,an katalu/sai qe,lontoj

10 oi] kai. evxedi,khsan to. ge,noj eivj qeo.n avforw/ntej kai. me,cri qana,tou ta.j basa,nouj u`pomei,nantej

11 avlhqw/j ga.r h=n avgw.n qei/oj o` diV auvtw/n gegenhme,noj

12 hvqloqe,tei ga.r to,te avreth. diV u`pomonh/j dokima,zousa to. ni/koj avfqarsi,a evn zwh/| polucroni,w|

13 Eleazar de. prohgwni,zeto h` de. mh,thr tw/n e`pta. pai,dwn evnh,qlei oi` de. avdelfoi. hvgwni,zonto

14 o` tu,rannoj avnthgwni,zeto o` de. ko,smoj kai. o` tw/n avnqrw,pwn bi,oj evqew,rei

15 qeose,beia de. evni,ka tou.j e`auth/j avqlhta.j stefanou/sa

16 ti,nej ouvk evqau,masan tou.j th/j qei,aj nomoqesi,aj avqlhta,j ti,nej ouvk evxepla,ghsan

17 auvto,j ge, toi o` tu,rannoj kai. o[lon to. sumbou,lion evqau,masan auvtw/n th.n u`pomonh,n

18 diV h]n kai. tw/| qei,w| nu/n paresth,kasin qro,nw| kai. to.n maka,rion biou/sin aivw/na

19 kai. ga,r fhsin o` Mwush/j kai. pa,ntej oi` h`giasme,noi u`po. ta.j cei/ra,j sou

20 kai. ou-toi ou=n a`giasqe,ntej dia. qeo.n teti,mhntai ouv mo,non tau,th| th/| timh/| avlla. kai. tw/| diV auvtou.j to. e;qnoj h`mw/n tou.j polemi,ouj mh. evpikrath/sai

21 kai. to.n tu,rannon timwrhqh/nai kai. th.n patri,da kaqarisqh/nai w[sper avnti,yucon gegono,taj th/j tou/ e;qnouj a`marti,aj

22 kai. dia. tou/ ai[matoj tw/n euvsebw/n evkei,nwn kai. tou/ i`lasthri,ou tou/ qana,tou auvtw/n h` qei,a pro,noia to.n Israhl prokakwqe,nta die,swsen

23 pro.j ga.r th.n avndrei,an auvtw/n th/j avreth/j kai. th.n evpi. tai/j basa,noij auvtw/n u`pomonh.n o` tu,rannoj avpidw.n avnekh,ruxen o` VAnti,ocoj toi/j stratiw,taij auvtou/ eivj u`po,deigma th.n evkei,nwn u`pomonh.n

24 e;scen te auvtou.j gennai,ouj kai. avndrei,ouj eivj pezomaci,an kai. poliorki,an kai. evkporqh,saj evni,khsen pa,ntaj tou.j polemi,ouj


MAKKABAIWN DV 18

1 w= tw/n Abramiai,wn sperma,twn avpo,gonoi pai/dej Israhli/tai pei,qesqe tw/| no,mw| tou,tw| kai. pa,nta tro,pon euvsebei/te

2 ginw,skontej o[ti tw/n paqw/n evstin despo,thj o` euvsebh.j logismo.j kai. ouv mo,non tw/n e;ndoqen avlla. kai. tw/n e;xwqen po,nwn

3 avnqV w-n dia. th.n euvse,beian proe,menoi ta. sw,mata toi/j po,noij evkei/noi ouv mo,non u`po. tw/n avnqrw,pwn evqauma,sqhsan avlla. kai. qei,aj meri,doj kathxiw,qhsan

4 kai. diV auvtou.j eivrh,neusen to. e;qnoj kai. th.n euvnomi,an th.n evpi. th/j patri,doj avnanewsa,menoi evkpepo,rqhkan tou.j polemi,ouj

5 kai. o` tu,rannoj VAnti,ocoj kai. evpi. gh/j tetimw,rhtai kai. avpoqanw.n kola,zetai w`j ga.r ouvde.n ouvdamw/j i;scusen avnagka,sai tou.j Ierosolumi,taj avllofulh/sai kai. tw/n patri,wn evqw/n evkdiaithqh/nai to,te avpa,raj avpo. tw/n Ierosolu,mwn evstra,teusen evpi. Pe,rsaj

6 e;legen de. h` mh,thr tw/n e`pta. pai,dwn kai. tau/ta ta. dikaiw,mata toi/j te,knoij

7 o[ti evgw. evgenh,qhn parqe,noj a`gnh. ouvde. u`pere,bhn patriko.n oi=kon evfu,lasson de. th.n wv|kodomhme,nhn pleura,n

8 ouvde. e;fqeire,n me lumew.n evrhmi,aj fqoreu.j evn pedi,w| ouvde. evlumh,nato, mou ta. a`gna. th/j parqeni,aj lumew.n avpa,thj o;fij

9 e;meina de. cro,non avkmh/j su.n avndri, tou,twn de. evnhli,kwn genome,nwn evteleu,thsen o` path.r auvtw/n maka,rioj me.n evkei/noj to.n ga.r th/j euvtekni,aj bi,on evpizh,saj to.n th/j avtekni,aj ouvk wvdunh,qh kairo,n

10 o]j evdi,dasken u`ma/j e;ti w'n su.n u`mi/n to.n no,mon kai. tou.j profh,taj

11 to.n avnaireqe,nta Abel u`po. Kain avnegi,nwske,n te u`mi/n kai. to.n o`lokarpou,menon Isaak kai. to.n evn fulakh/| Iwshf

12 e;legen de. u`mi/n to.n zhlwth.n Fineej evdi,daske,n te u`ma/j tou.j evn puri. Ananian kai. Azarian kai. Misahl

13 evdo,xazen de. kai. to.n evn la,kkw| leo,ntwn Danihl o]n evmaka,rizen

14 u`pemi,mnh|sken de. u`ma/j kai. th.n Hsaiou grafh.n th.n le,gousan ka'n dia. puro.j die,lqh|j flo.x ouv katakau,sei se

15 to.n u`mnogra,fon evmelw,|dei u`mi/n Dauid le,gonta pollai. ai` qli,yeij tw/n dikai,wn

16 to.n Salwmw/nta evparoimi,azen u`mi/n le,gonta xu,lon zwh/j evstin toi/j poiou/sin auvtou/ to. qe,lhma

17 to.n Iezekihl evpistopoi,ei to.n le,gonta eiv zh,setai ta. ovsta/ ta. xhra. tau/ta

18 wv|dh.n me.n ga,r h]n evdi,daxen Mwush/j ouvk evpela,qeto dida,skwn th.n le,gousan

19 evgw. avpoktenw/ kai. zh/n poih,sw au[th h` zwh. u`mw/n kai. h` makro,thj tw/n h`merw/n

20 w= pikra/j th/j to,te h`me,raj kai. ouv pikra/j o[te o` pikro.j ~Ellh,nwn tu,rannoj pu/r puri. sbe,saj le,bhsin wvmoi/j kai. ze,ousi qumoi/j avgagw.n evpi. to.n katape,lthn kai. pa,lin ta.j basa,nouj auvtou/ tou.j e`pta. pai/daj th/j Abraami,tidoj

21 ta.j tw/n ovmma,twn ko,raj evph,rwsen kai. glw,ssaj evxe,temen kai. basa,noij poiki,laij avpe,kteinen

22 u`pe.r w-n h` qei,a di,kh meth/lqen kai. meteleu,setai to.n avla,stora tu,rannon

23 oi` de. Abramiai/oi pai/dej su.n th/| avqlofo,rw| mhtri. eivj pate,rwn coro.n sunagela,zontai yuca.j a`gna.j kai. avqana,touj avpeilhfo,tej para. tou/ qeou/

24 w-| h` do,xa eivj tou.j aivw/naj tw/n aivw,nwn amhn