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Лњта рм~џ, позна і^ё'да а^н#тїѓ'ха е^ё^па'тора прїити съ мно'жеством# на і^ё^де'ю,

¹

In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea,

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и^ с ни'мᲆ лисїя приѓ^браZныи е^мђ и^ наD вещъми старњ'ишїи. кождо и^мђщи съ собо'ю си'лђ е%ллинъскђ пњшецъ р~і ти'сящъ, и^ ко'нникᲆ, Wе~ и^ т~, и^ слоновъ к~в, колесни'цъ с коса'ми т~”

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and with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks.

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Смњси же ся тњмъ и^ менела'и, и^ съ вели'кою ле'стїю моля'ше а^нтїѓ'ха не ради эTч~ествђ сп~сенїя, мня'ся въ нача'льство поста'витися”

³

Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor.

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Цр~ь же цр~еи въꙁдви'же ја%рость а^нтїѓховђ на нечесᲄива. и^ ё^видњ лисїю вино'ю бы'ти всњхъ злыхъ, повелњ ја%ко ѓ^быча'и е^сть въ мњстњ ё^бити веDше е^го въ верїю,

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But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.

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бњ же в тоM мњсте стоlпъ н~ лакоT и^сполнъ пепелђ, се'и сосђды и^мња'ше ѓ^бнося'щъ ѓ%крsтъ во пропа'сть пепала.

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Now there was in that place a tower of fifty cubits high, full of ashes, and it had a round instrument, which on every side hanged down into the ashes.

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и^ здњ въ пепелъ воврещи повелњ сщ~ен#ства граби'теля симᲆ е^го погоня'ющи на погђбленїе”

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And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death.

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И$ сицево'ю смр~тїю зако'но престђпᲆникђ слђчи'ся ё^мрᲇти. ниже погребенїа полђчи менела'и препра'веDне.

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Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly:

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понеy б^о мно'га съгрњшенїя на ѓ^лтари бж~їемъ сътвори. е^мђже ѓ%гнь и^ пепелъ б^њ ст~ъ, и^ ѓ'нъ въ пепелъ смр~ти ѓ^сђжденъ бы'сть”

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for inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes.

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Но цр~ь ё^моM не ѓ^бђздаn, грядя'ше злобнњиша эTц~а свое^го себе показа'ти і^ё^деѓ^мъ.

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Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time.

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иXже і^ё'да поꙁна`, повелњ лю'демъ да дн~ь и^ но'щь г~а воZзовђтъ” И$же ја%ко всегда и^ нн~њ поможетъ

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Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:

¹¹

иM ꙁако'на ради, эTч~ества и^ ст~го хра'мA лишити хотя'щиX. и^ нн~њ ма'ло препочивши лю'ди не ѓ^ста'ви хђленїемᲆ ја^зы'ческимъ поDрђчны'хъ бы'ти.

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and that he would not suffer the people, that had even now been but a little refreshed, to be in subjection to the blasphemous nations.

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всњмъ та'коже вкђпᲇ сътворя'ющиM и^ прося'щимъ эT г~а млsрдїя, сᲆ плачеM и^ постомъ потри дн~и беZпреста'ни простерты, ё^крњпи и^хъ і^ё^да и^ повелњ ё^готоватися”

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So when they had all done this together, and besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting, and lying flat upon the ground three days long, Judas, having exhorted them, commanded they should be in a readiness.

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Сам# же і^ё'да съ старцы совњща первње нежели цр~ь пђсᲄи во'и вᲆ і^ё^де'ю и^ бы'ти града ѓ^держа'нїю, и^зшеDшиX сђдити ве'щи гн~ею по'мощїю.

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And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king's host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.

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даде же вла'сᲄь во'и гв~и ми'ра, моли своиX мђ'жесᲄвене бранитися даже до смр~ти закоn ра'ди и^ сщ~енного града и^ эTч~ества и^ гражаnства, и^ ѓ'крsтъ модина во'и поста'ви.

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So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the commonwealth, he camped by Modin:

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даде же сђщимъ с нимъ зна'менїе побњдђ бж~їю. съ ю%ноши же крњпча'ишими и^зы'иде но'щїю на црsкїи ста'нъ, и^ ё^би въ ѓ^полченїи, Wд~, мђжїи. и^ большаго эT слоновъ съ сђщими на немъ ё^би,

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and having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.

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и^ въ ко'нецъ вс^е ѓ^полче'нїе стра'ха и^ въꙁмђще'нїа и^сполниша, і^ и^ꙁыидо'ша блаѕе”

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And at last they filled the camp with fear and tumult, and departed with good success.

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Посем же ја^вля'ющђся дн~и. по'мощїю и^ покрове'нїемъ гн~имъ ꙁащища'еми”

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This was done in the break of the day, because the protection of the Lord did help him.

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Цр~ь же прїя'тъ вкђше'нїе хра'брости і^ё^де'искїа. и^ покђша'шеся вни'ти въ мњста,

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Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,

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и^ въ веџ#сђрскїя тверды'ня стра'жи і^ё^де'искїя прїиде, и^ ё^даря'я премњни'шася и^ ё^мали'шася”

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and marched toward Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was put to flight, failed, and lost of his men:

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Сђщїи же внђтрњ і^ё'да потре'бная посла`.

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for Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things as were necessary.

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въꙁвњстиy таинаа сђпоста'тоM родокоs нњкᲄо и^менемъ эT і^ё^де'искиX во'и, въꙁыскаn же бы'сть и^ јатъ и^ ё^бїенъ”

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But Rhodocus, who was in the Jews' host, disclosed the secrets to the enemies; therefore he was sought out, and when they had gotten him, they put him in prison.

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Повтори же цр~ь сло'во съ веџсђраны и^ десни'цђ даде, и^ прїя'тъ да'ры эTи^де.

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The king treated with them in Bethsura the second time, gave his hand, took their's, departed, fought with Judas, was overcome:

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и^ съста'ви бра'нь съ і^ё'дою, и^ преможен# бы'сть. ја%коже поꙁна эTмещђщася фили'ппа въ а^нтїѓхїи поставленаго наD дњтелми и^ смяте'ся, и^ моли і^ё^де'ѓв#. повинђ же ся и^ кля'ся ѓ^ всњхъ пра'веDно, и^ совњтова. и^ принесе жрътвђ, и^ чествова хра'мъ и^ поми'лова мњсто.

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heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted himself, and sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,

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и^ мак#кавея прїя'тъ, и^ поста'ви страти'га эT птоломаи'ды да'же до герри'ньска кня'ѕьства”

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and accepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor from Ptolemais unto the Gerrhenians;

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И$ прїиде въ птоломаи'дђ, и^ сᲄђжа'хђ птоломаи'дяне ѓ^ ꙁавњтехъ, ꙁане` эTверго'шаs ꙁавњти,

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came to Ptolemais: the people there were grieved for the covenants; for they stormed, because they would make their covenants void.

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и^ вꙁыиде на сђдище лисїя, и^ ё^ста'ви и^збра'нное, и^ лю'ди ё^тњши. и^ эTи^де въ а^нтїѓ^хїю” И$ си'це бы'сть црsко и^схоже'нїе, и^ па'ки въз#враще'нїе”

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Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded, pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's coming and departing.