玛加伯上:Chapter 12

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玛加伯上:Chapter 12

玛加伯上	1 Maccabees
¹约纳堂见时局为自己有利就挑选几个人，打发他们往罗马去，与罗马人重修旧好。	¹Jonathan saw that circumstances were to his advantage. So he chose men and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew the alliance of friendship with the Romans.
²为了这事，也给斯巴达人及其他地方写了信。	²He also sent letters to the Spartans and to other places for this same purpose.
³使者到了罗马，进了元老院，说道：「大司祭约纳堂和犹太人民，打发我们来，请你们与他们重修友好盟约，如同从前一样。」	³Those who went to Rome entered the Senate and delivered this message: "The High Priest Jonathan and the Jewish nation have sent us to renew with you the friendship and alliance that formerly united us."
⁴元老们就交给他们一封给各地官吏的公函，以便护送他们平安回到犹太地方。	⁴The Senate gave them letters of recommendation to the authorities of each region, enabling them to journey safely back to the land of Judah.
⁵约纳堂写给斯巴达人的信，原文如下：	⁵This is a copy of the letter Jonathan wrote to the Spartans:
⁶「大司祭约纳堂，民间长老、司祭及犹太其余民众，祝斯巴达弟兄安好！	⁶"Jonathan, High Priest, the senate of the nation, the priests and the whole country of the Jews, to the people of Sparta, their brothers: peace.
⁷从前管辖你们的君王阿勒乌，致书大司祭敖尼雅时，曾称你们是我们的弟兄，正如所附副本指出的一样。	⁷In the past, our high priest Onias received from Areios, your king, a letter stating that you are indeed our brothers, as the enclosed copy attests.
⁸敖尼雅曾优待了被打发来的使者，也接受了谈及联盟与友好的信件。	⁸Onias received the envoy with great honor and accepted the letter which clearly spoke of friendship and alliance.
⁹我们虽然不需要这些事，因为有我们手中的圣经作安慰；	⁹Though we are not in need, for we have our consolation in our Sacred Books,
¹⁰但是，我们仍愿试验一下，遣发使者到你们那里去，为与你们重建弟兄和朋友之谊，不致与你们疏远，因为自从收到你们的来信后，到现在时间已经过了很久。	¹⁰we have decided to send ambassadors to you to renew our fraternal bonds and friendship in order not to become strangers to you, for it has been a long time since you wrote us.
¹¹所以我们在节日，及其他法定日子，当献祭和祈祷时，时常不断记念你们；原来记念自己的弟兄，本是理所当然的。	¹¹For our part, we constantly remember you in all circumstances, on special days, in the sacrifices we offer, as well as in our prayers; for it is but right and proper to remember our brothers
¹²我们也为了你们的荣耀而喜乐。	¹²and greatly rejoice at your prosperity and fame.
¹³至于我们，当种种困难、连年战争、四面楚歌、邻国攻打我们的时候，	¹³For our part, we have been involved in many trials, in misery and wars, for neighboring kings have attacked us.
¹⁴在这些战争中，我们不愿意麻烦你们和我们其他的同盟及友邦，	¹⁴However, we did not want to be a burden to you or to the rest of our allies and friends during these wars,
¹⁵因为我们有上天的助佑，来协助我们，拯救我们脱离敌人的手，使敌人屈服。	¹⁵for our help comes from Heaven. Finally we have been freed from our enemies who have been humbled.
¹⁶所以我们才选派安提约古的儿子奴默尼，和雅松的儿子安提帕特，打发他们到罗马人那里去，与他们重立昔日的友好同盟。	¹⁶So we have chosen Numenius, son of Antiochus, and Antipater, son of Jason, and sent them to the Romans to renew our former friendship and alliance with them.
¹⁷我们也吩咐他们，到你们那里去，向你们致敬，并且也把关于重建我们之间弟兄友谊的书信，呈给你们，	¹⁷We have also ordered them to go to you, greet you and deliver this letter to you on our behalf, with which we wish to renew our alliance.
¹⁸也请你们对这事给我们一个答复。」	¹⁸We shall be glad to receive a favorable response."
¹⁹这是从前寄给敖尼雅的信的副本：	¹⁹This is a copy of the letter which Onias had received:
²⁰「斯巴达王阿勒乌，祝大司祭敖尼雅安好！	²⁰"Areios, king of the Spartans, to Onias the High Priest.
²¹在论及斯巴达人和犹太人一文献上发现：这两个民族彼此是弟兄，因为他们都是亚巴郎的后裔。	²¹We have found in one of our documents that the Spartans and the Jews are brothers, for both are of the race of Abraham.
²²现在我们既然知道这事，就请你们更好将你们的升平情况，写给我们，	²²Now that we have come to know this, we shall be grateful if you send us news of your welfare.
²³我们也写给你们：凡你们的牲畜和财产，都是我们的；凡我们的，也都是你们的；所以我们吩咐了使者，将这些事呈报给你们。」	²³And we say this to you: our livestock and our possessions are yours, and similarly all that are yours are ours. This is what we have instructed our envoys to say to you."
²⁴约纳堂听说：德默特琉的将领，带着比以前更多的军队回来，要与他作战，	²⁴Jonathan learned that the generals of Demetrius had come to attack him with a larger army than before.
²⁵就离开耶路撒冷，往哈玛特地方去迎击敌人，因为他不肯让他们有侵入自己边境的时间。	²⁵So he left Jerusalem at once and went to face them in the country of Hamath, so as not to give them time to invade his own land.
²⁶并且打发侦探到敌方军营里去，他们回来给他报告说：敌人决议要在夜间进袭。	²⁶He sent spies to their camp, and on their return, they told him that the enemy planned to attack them during the night.
²⁷太阳西落时，约纳堂吩咐部下戒备，整夜携带武器，准备作战，并在军营四周，派上哨兵。	²⁷So, at sunset, Jonathan ordered his men to keep watch throughout the night with their weapons at hand, ready to fight. And he posted guards around the camp.
²⁸敌人听说约纳堂和部下都准备决战，怕得胆战心惊，便在自己营中点起火，逃走了。	²⁸When the enemies learned that Jonathan was keeping watch with his troops and ready for battle, they were afraid and discouraged; for this reason, they kindled fires in their camp and fled.
²⁹约纳堂和他的部下，先只看见火光，直到早晨才知道敌人已经逃走。	²⁹But neither Jonathan nor his army knew of their withdrawal until morning, for they saw the fires burning the whole night.
³⁰约纳堂就去追赶他们，但没有追上，因为他们早已渡过厄娄特洛河。	³⁰Jonathan pursued them but was not able to catch up with them, for they had crossed the Eleutherus river.
³¹约纳堂转而攻击称为匝巴泰的阿剌伯人，将他们打败，抢掠了他们的财物。	³¹So Jonathan went back against the Arabs called Zabadeans, defeated them and plundered them.
³²之后，便又出发，来到大马士革，走遍全境。	³²After breaking camp, he went to Damascus and traveled throughout the region. Meanwhile,
³³同时，息孟也出征，直到阿市刻隆和临近的堡垒，然后转向约培，占据了那城。	³³Simon had also set out and gone as far as Askalon and the neighboring fortresses. He then proceeded to Joppa and occupied it,
³⁴因为听说，有人愿将此堡垒交给德默特琉的党羽，遂在那里派军队把守。	³⁴for he had heard that the inhabitants of that city planned to hand the Citadel over to the supporters of Demetrius. And he stationed a garrison there to hold it.
³⁵约纳堂回来之后，召集民间长老，与他们议决，要在犹太修建一些堡垒，	³⁵On returning, Jonathan summoned the elders of the people. The assembly decided to build fortresses in Judea,
³⁶加高耶路撒冷的围墙，在堡垒与城之间，修筑一堵高墙，将堡垒与城分开，使堡垒孤立，叫其中的人不能买卖。	³⁶to make the walls of Jerusalem still higher, and to erect a barrier between the Citadel and the city, to separate it from the city and to isolate it and prevent its defenders from going out to buy or sell.
³⁷犹太人便聚集起来修城，因为溪旁的东墙，已经倒塌；也把称为加斐纳达的地区加以重修。	³⁷They also held an assembly to rebuild the city. Part of the wall over a rushing stream had fallen and they built up a new wall they called Chapthenatha.
³⁸那时，息孟在舍斐拉也重修了哈狄得，加以设防，还安上门和闩。	³⁸Simon rebuilt Adida in the Shephelah, fortified it and erected barred gates in it.
³⁹那时，特黎丰企图作亚细亚王，自戴王冠，而向安提约古下手，	³⁹Trypho wanted to reign in Asia, and to do away with King Antiochus in order to be king himself.
⁴⁰却怕约纳堂不容许他如此作，反而来攻打他，便设计擒拿约纳堂，将他杀死；遂起程来到贝特商。	⁴⁰But he feared that Jonathan might not allow him to do so, and might even come to attack him. He set out and came to Bethshan.
⁴¹约纳堂带着四万作战精兵出发，也来到贝特商，与他交战。	⁴¹At once Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men, and he, too, came to Bethshan.
⁴²特黎丰见约纳堂带着大军前来，不敢向他下手；	⁴²When Trypho saw that Jonathan had come with a large army, he was afraid to begin the assault.
⁴³便以礼接待他，将他推荐给自己的众朋友，送给他礼物，还命自己的朋友和自己的军队，都要服从他，如同服从自己一样，	⁴³So he received Jonathan with honor, presented him to all his Friends, gave him gifts, and instructed his Friends and his troops to obey Jonathan as they obeyed him.
⁴⁴然后对约纳堂说：「我们之间，既无战事，你为什么烦劳这么多的人呢？	⁴⁴Then he asked Jonathan, "Why have you bothered to come with so many men? Are we perhaps enemies?
⁴⁵现在你打发他们各回本家罢！为你自己只选少数的人跟随你，同我一起往仆托肋买去，我要将这座城，及其他堡垒、军队和一切官吏、都交给你；然后我回去，因为我原是为这事而来的。」	⁴⁵Send them back to their homes and remain here with some of them. Then you will come with me to the city of Ptolemais because I wish to hand it over to you, as well as the other fortresses and to place the rest of the troops and their officers at your disposal. Then, I will return home, for I have come only for this."
⁴⁶约纳堂相信了他，就按他的话作了，遣散了军队，让他们回到犹太地，	⁴⁶Jonathan believed him and did as Trypho had asked him. He dismissed his men who then returned to the land of Judea,
⁴⁷只为自己留下三千人，其中两千人留在加里肋亚，与他同行的只有一千人。	⁴⁷and three thousand men remained with him. Of these, he left two thousand in Galilee and only a thousand accompanied him.
⁴⁸约纳堂一进仆托肋买城，仆托肋买人便关了城门，将他捉住，用刀将他同来的众人都杀了。	⁴⁸But as soon as they had entered Ptolemais, the inhabitants closed the gates. They seized him and killed all who had come with him.
⁴⁹同时，特黎丰又派步兵和骑兵，前往加里肋亚和大平原，去消灭约纳堂的一切党羽。	⁴⁹Trypho sent troops and cavalry to Galilee and to the Great Plain to wipe out all of Jonathan's men.
⁵⁰这些人虽已知道约纳堂和跟从他的人，都被逮捕杀害，但仍然彼此鼓励，整队而出，准备决一死战。	⁵⁰On receiving the news that Jonathan and his companions had been seized and killed, his soldiers encouraged one another and prepared to face their pursuers.
⁵¹追赶他们的敌人，一见犹太人决意要为保全性命而战，就折回去了。	⁵¹When their enemy saw them ready to fight for their lives, they turned back.
⁵²这些人因此才平安回到犹太地，他们都哀悼约纳堂和跟从他的人，同时也非常恐惧；全以色列也都表示哀痛。	⁵²So the men of Jonathan reached the land of Judea safe and sound. They wept for Jonathan and his companions and they were discouraged. And all Israel was in mourning.
⁵³那时，他们四邻所有的异民，都想灭绝犹太人说：「他们既没有领袖，又没有人帮助，现在我们应该去攻打他们，将他们的遗蹟由人间除去。」	⁵³Then all the neighboring nations planned to destroy them on seeing that they were now without leader or ally. And the pagans said: "This is now the opportunity to wipe out the remembrance of them from among men."

玛加伯上:Chapter 12

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