玛加伯上:Chapter 13

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玛加伯上:Chapter 13

玛加伯上	1 Maccabees
¹息孟听说特黎丰集合大军，要来扫荡犹太地，	¹Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army, to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it.
²又见百姓战兢害怕，就上了耶路撒冷，召集民众，	²And seeing that the people was in dread, and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled the people:
³劝勉他们说：「你们都知道，我与我的兄弟及我父全家，为法律，为圣所所作的事，所经的战争和艰难。	³And exhorted them, saying: You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws, and the sanctuary, and the distresses that we have seen:
⁴为这个缘故，我所有的兄弟，都为以色列而殉难，只剩下我一人。	⁴By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alone.
⁵现在，在整个灾难期中，我决不顾惜我的生命，虽然我并不比我的兄弟们强，	⁵And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble: for I am not better than my brethren.
⁶但是我要为我的民族，为圣所，并为你们的妻子儿女报仇，因为一切的异民，都为了仇恨我们，而聚集起来，要消灭我们。」	⁶I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children, and wives: for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out of mere malice.
⁷民众听了这些话，精神都振作起来，	⁷And the spirit of the people was enkindled as soon as they heard these words.
⁸大声回答说：「你要代替你的兄弟犹大和约纳堂，作我们的领袖，	⁸And they answered with a loud voice, saying: Thou art our leader in the place of Judas, and Jonathan thy brother.
⁹为我们作战。凡你吩咐的，我们都要照办。」	⁹Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say to us.
¹⁰息孟于是召集众战士，又催促人们赶快完成耶路撒冷的城墙，并在四周设防。	¹⁰So gathering together all the men of war, he made haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about.
¹¹他又打发阿贝沙隆的儿子约纳堂，带着足够的军队，到约培去，将城中的人赶走，然后驻扎在那里。	¹¹And he sent Jonathan the son of Absalom, and with him a new army into Joppe, and he cast out them that were in it, and himself remained there.
¹²特黎丰离开仆托肋买，带着大军，要侵入犹太地，且押着约纳堂与他同去。	¹²And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade the land of Juda, and Jonathan was with him in custody.
¹³那时，息孟在平原对面的哈狄得扎营。	¹³But Simon pitched in Addus, over against the plain.
¹⁴特黎丰知道息孟起来，承继了他弟弟约纳堂的职位，准备与自己决战，就打发使者到他那里说：	¹⁴And when Tryphon understood that Simon was risen up in the place of his brother Jonathan, and that he meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers to him,
¹⁵「我们逮捕了你弟弟约纳堂，是因为他在所尽职务上，欠了国王的银子。	¹⁵Saying: We have detained thy brother Jonathan for the money that he owed in the king's account, by reason of the affairs which he had the management of.
¹⁶现在你若送来一百『塔冷通』银子，并将他的两个孩子送来作质，我们就释放他，免得他被释放后，再背叛我们。」	¹⁶But now send a hundred talents of silver, and his two sons for hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will release him.
¹⁷息孟明知使者们对他说的，都是欺诈的话，但仍派人去取银钱，并将孩子带来，免得惹起民众的怨恨，	¹⁷Now Simon knew that he spoke deceitfully to him, nevertheless he ordered the money, and the children to be sent: lest he should bring upon himself a great hatred of the people of Israel, who might have said:
¹⁸说：「约纳堂死了，是因为息孟没有将银钱和孩子送去。」	¹⁸Because he sent not the money, and the children, therefore is he lost.
¹⁹所以他便将孩子和一百「塔冷通」银子送去；可是，特黎丰这骗子，并没有释放约纳堂。	¹⁹So he sent the children, and the hundred talents: and he lied, and did not let Jonathan go.
²⁰此后，特黎丰仍要进侵犹太疆域，加以扫荡，便在通往阿多辣去的路上，绕道而行；但是，不论往那里去，息孟和他的军队总是追踪而至。	²⁰And after this Tryphon entered within the country, to destroy it: and they went about by the way that leadeth to Ador: and Simon and his army marched to every place whithersoever they went.
²¹那时，堡垒里的人打发使者到特黎丰那里，催他赶快经过旷野，来到他们那里，并将食粮给他们送来。	²¹And they that were in the castle, sent messengers to Tryphon, that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them victuals.
²²特黎丰就准备了他的全部马队前往。但是那一夜，大雪纷飞，因此不能前进，遂起程往基肋阿得去了。	²²And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night: but there fell a very great snow, and he came not into the country of Galaad.
²³当他临近巴斯加玛时，将约纳堂杀死，就埋葬在那里。	²³And when he approached to Bascama, he slew Jonathan and his sons there.
²⁴特黎丰就回国去了。	²⁴And Tryphon returned, and went into his own country.
²⁵息孟遣人去运回他兄弟的骨骸，将他埋葬在他祖先的摩丁城里。	²⁵And Simon sent, and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried them in Modin, in the city of his fathers.
²⁶全以色列都举哀痛吊他，哀哭多日。	²⁶And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation: and they mourned for him many days.
²⁷之后，息孟在他父亲与他兄弟们的坟墓上，用前后光泽的石头，修了一座相当高大的纪念碑，从远处可以望见。	²⁷And Simon built over the sepulchre of his father and of his brethren, a building lofty to the sight, of polished stone behind and before:
²⁸他为父母和四个兄弟，还立了七座金字塔，彼此相对；	²⁸And he set up seven pyramids one against another for his father and his mother, and his four brethren:
²⁹且为塔作了一些装饰品，就是在四周，立了一些大石柱，石柱上刻了武器，作为永久的记念；又在武器旁，彫刻了船像，使航海的人都可以看到。	²⁹And round about these he set great pillars: and upon the pillars arms for a perpetual memory: and by the arms ships carved, which might be seen by all that sailed on the sea.
³⁰息孟在摩丁修建的这座坟墓，至今犹存。	³⁰This is the sepulchre that he made in Modin even unto this day.
³¹特黎丰用诡计对待幼王安提约古，终于将幼王杀害，	³¹But Tryphon when he was upon a journey with the young king Antiochus, treacherously slew him.
³²篡了王位，戴上亚细亚的王冠，使当地遭受到大害。	³²And he reigned in his place, and put on the crown of Asia: and brought great evils upon the land.
³³息孟修建犹太各处的堡垒，全用高楼巨墙围起，安上门和闩，又在堡垒内储藏了粮食。	³³And Simon built up the strong holds of Judea, fortifying them with high towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars: and he stored up victuals in the fortresses.
³⁴息孟然后选派几个人，去见德默特琉王，要求他豁免本地赋税，因为特黎丰的一切所为，无异劫掠。	³⁴And Simon chose men and sent to king Demetrius, to the end that he should grant an immunity to the land: for all that Tryphon did was to spoil.
³⁵德默特琉王便按照他的要求，给他写了下面的信，答复他说：	³⁵And king Demetrius in answer to this request, wrote a letter in this manner:
³⁶「德默特琉王祝列王的朋友──息孟大司祭，长老及犹太民族安好！	³⁶King Demetrius to Simon the high priest, and friend of kings, and to the ancients, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.
³⁷你们送的金冠和金棕榈枝我们已经收到。我们业已准备好，要同你们尽力和好，要以书面通知官吏，豁免你们的赋税。	³⁷The golden crown, and the palm, which you sent, we have received: and we are ready to make a firm peace with you, and to write to the king's chief officers to release you the things that we have released.
³⁸凡从前给你们规定的，仍为有效；你们修建的堡垒，仍归你们所有。	³⁸For all that we have decreed in your favour, shall stand in force. The strong holds that you have built, shall be your own.
³⁹截至今日止，你们无知的错误与罪过，我们都一律赦免，也豁免你们所应缴纳的王冠金；假如在耶路撒冷还有其他的杂税，也一概不再征收。	³⁹And as for any oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it, and the crown which you owed: and if any other thing were taxed in Jerusalem, now let it not be taxed.
⁴⁰如果你们中间，有适于作我们侍卫的人，都可录用；希望我们之间，常有和平。」	⁴⁰And if any of you be fit to be enrolled among ours, let them be enrolled, and let there be peace between us.
⁴¹一百七十年，异民的重轭，由以色列人身上解除了。	⁴¹In the year one hundred and seventy the yoke of the Gentiles was taken off from Israel.
⁴²民众于是在文书及契约上，开始写：犹太人的大司祭、大元帅、领袖息孟元年。	⁴²And the people of Israel began to write in the instruments, and public records, The first year under Simon the high priest, the great captain and prince of the Jews.
⁴³那时，息孟安营攻打革则尔，派军队将城包围，也造了战楼，竖在城前，攻破了一座碉堡，而将城占领。	⁴³In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it.
⁴⁴战楼里的士兵，于是跃入城中，城中一时大乱。	⁴⁴And they that were within the engine leaped into the city: and there was a great uproar in the city.
⁴⁵城里的居民，撕破了衣服，带着妻子儿女上了城，大声呼喊，祈求息孟同他们讲和，	⁴⁵And they that were in the city went up with their wives and children upon the wall, with their garments rent, and they cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace.
⁴⁶说：「请不要照我们的恶行，对待我们，而照你的仁慈，对待我们罢！」	⁴⁶And they said: Deal not with us according to our evil deeds, but according to thy mercy.
⁴⁷息孟便与他们讲和，停止攻击，只把他们从城里赶走，将有偶像的房屋，都洗涤洁净；以后，唱着赞美诗与祝谢词进了城。	⁴⁷And Simon being moved, did not destroy them: but yet he cast them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein there had been idols, and then he entered into it with hymns, blessing the Lord.
⁴⁸先清除城内一切不洁之物，然后使一些守法的人住在里面，并加强防御工事，也在里面为自己修了一座房屋。	⁴⁸And having cast out of it all uncleanness, he placed in it men that should observe the law: and he fortified it, and made it his habitation.
⁴⁹耶路撒冷堡垒里的人，因不能在那地区出入买卖，非常饥饿，甚至有很多人饿死了。	⁴⁹But they that were in the castle of Jerusalem were hindered from going out and coming into the country, and from buying and selling: and they were straitened with hunger, and many of them perished through famine.
⁵⁰他们于是呼求息孟讲和，息孟就同他们讲和；将他们由堡垒赶出，扫除了秽物，清洁了堡垒。	⁵⁰And they cried to Simon for peace, and he granted it to them: and he cast them out from thence, and cleansed the castle from uncleannesses.
⁵¹一百七十一年二月二十三日，犹太人兴高采烈地，拿着棕榈枝，弹着琴瑟，敲着铙钹，拉着提琴，唱着诗歌，进入堡垒，因为大仇敌已从以色列肃清。	⁵¹And they entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month, in the year one hundred and seventy-one, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and harps, and cymbals, and psalteries, and hymns, and canticles, because the great enemy was destroyed out of Israel.
⁵²息孟规定每年要欢乐地庆祝这一天。他又加强靠近堡垒的圣殿山，便与部下住在那里。	⁵²And he ordained that these days should be kept every year with gladness.
⁵³息孟见自己的儿子若望已经成人，于是派他作全军统帅，叫他驻扎在革则尔。	⁵³And he fortified the mountain of the temple that was near the castle, and he dwelt there himself, and they that were with him.
⁵⁴	⁵³And Simon saw that John his son was a valiant man for war: and he made him captain of all the forces: and he dwelt in Gazara.

玛加伯上:Chapter 13

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