¹

And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,

¹

И$ бы'сть внегда пораꙁи, а^лећаnдръ филиpпа македо'ньска иже и^ꙁы'иде эT ꙁемля` хет#тимъ. и^ пораꙁи дарїя цр~я пе'рьска и^ медьска” и^ црsтвова в него мњсто первње во е^ла'ди”

²

and made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth,

²

и^ съста'ви бра'ни мно'ги и^ въꙁдержа ᲄверды'ни, и^ ё^би цр~и ꙁе'мъскїя”

³

and went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.

³

и^ про'иде да'же до предњ'лъ ꙁемли`, и^ прїя'тъ користи мно'гихъ ја^зы'къ, и^ ё^тњши'ся ꙁемля` преD ни'мъ. и^ въꙁвышенъ бы'сть и^ въꙁнесе'ся срDце е^го,

⁴

And he gathered a mighty strong host, and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him.

⁴

и^ сᲆбра си'лђ крњ'пкђ ѕњло`” и^ начальствова стра'нами и^ ја^ꙁы'ки и^ мђчи'тельми, и^ бы'ша е^мђ в дан#ники”

⁵

And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die.

⁵

И$ по сиX паде на ло'же и^ поꙁна и^же ё%мретъ,

⁶

Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.

⁶

и^ съꙁва ѓ%трококи своя добророDныя, и^же с ниM бяхђ въскор#млени эT ю%ности е^го” и^ раꙁдњли и^мъ црsтво свое, е^ще жи'вђ е^мђ сђщђ”

⁷

So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died.

⁷

И$ црsтвова а^лећаnдръ лњтъ, в~і, и^ ё'мре”

⁸

And his servants bare rule every one in his place.

⁸

И$ въꙁдержа'ша ѓ%троки е^го ко'ждо в мњстњ свое^мъ,

⁹

And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.

⁹

и^ въꙁложи'ша вс^и дїаді'мы по смр~ти е^го. и^ сн~ове и^хъ по ни'хъ лњта мно'га, и^ ё^мно'жиша ѕлая на ꙁемли`,

¹⁰

And there came out of them a wicked root, Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks.

¹⁰

і^ и^ꙁы'иде эT ни'хъ ко'рень грњха” А$нтїѓ'хъ е^пиџа'нъ сн~ъ а^нтїѓ'ха цр~я, и^же бы'сть в ри'мњ. и^ црsтвова лњтъ, рл~з, црsтва е^лли'ньска”

¹¹

In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.

¹¹

Въ дн~ехъ же тXњ и^ꙁыидо'ша эT і^и^л~я сн~ове беꙁако'ннїи, и^ поё^сти'ша мно'гихъ рекђщи. по'идемъ и^ ꙁавњща'емъ ꙁавњтᲆ сᲆ ја^ꙁы'ки и^же ѓ%крsтъ насъ. ја%ко эTнележе эTлђчи'хоMся эT ниX ѓ^брњто'ша наs многа ѕла'а,

¹²

So this device pleased them well.

¹²

и^ бл~го видњся сло'во въ ѓ%чїю и^хъ,

¹³

Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:

¹³

и^ преDпосла'ша нњ'кихъ эT людїи, і^ и^до'ша къ цр~ю” и^ дасть и^мъ вла'сть твори'ти ѓ^правда'нїя ја^ꙁы'ческа.

¹⁴

whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen:

¹⁴

и^ съꙁда'ша себњ ё^чи'лище въ і^ерsли'мᲇ по нечистота'хъ ја^ꙁы'ческихъ,

¹⁵

and made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief.

¹⁵

и^ сътвори'ша себњ неѓ^брњꙁа'нїе, и^ эTстђпи'ша эT ꙁавњ'та ст~а'го и^ съпряго'шаs ја%ꙁы'комъ, и^ въда'шася твори'ти лђка'вая.

¹⁶

Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt, that he might have the dominion of two realms.

¹⁶

и^ ё^готова'ся црsтво преD а^нтїѓ'хомъ, и^ нача црsтвова'ти въ ꙁемли` е^гљ=петьстњ, да црsтвђет# на двњма црsтвома.

¹⁷

Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy,

¹⁷

и^ вни'де въ е^гљ=петъ въ наро'дњ тя'жцњ, на колесни'цахъ и^ сло'нњхъ и^ вса'дники и^ съвокђпле'нїе корабле'и мно'жество.

¹⁸

and made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.

¹⁸

и^ въста'ви бра'нь на птоломе'я цр~я е^гљ=пеTска. и^ ё^боя'ся птоломᲇ'и эT лица е^го и^ побњже, и^ падо'ша ја^ꙁвени мно'ѕи.

¹⁹

Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt, and he took the spoils thereof.

¹⁹

и^ взя'ша гра'ды тве'рды в ꙁемли` е^гљ=пет#стњи, и^ взя коры'сти ꙁемли` е^гљ=пет#скїя”

²⁰

And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude,

²⁰

И$ ѓ^брати'ся а^нтїѓX внегда пораꙁи егљ=пта, въ рм~г лњто. и^ вꙁы'иде на і^и^л~я і^ и^е^рsлимъ въ наро'дњ тя'жцњ.

²¹

and entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof,

²¹

и^ вни'де въ ст~илище съ горды'нею и^ вꙁя ѓ^лтарь ꙁла'тыи и^ свњти'лниk свњщныи, и^ вся съсђ'ды е^го

²²

and the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials, and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off.

²²

и^ трапеꙁђ преDложе'нїя и^ възлїя'лники и^ фїя'ла, и^ кади'лницы златыа и^ катапеᲄасмђ и^ вњн#цы, и^ ё^краше'нїе злаᲄое и^же на лицы цр~кви бя'ше и^ съкрђши` вс^я.

²³

He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found.

²³

и^ взя` сребро и^ зла'то и^ съсђ'ды въжделњ'нїя, и^ взя сокро'вища та'иныя и%хже ѓ^брњте,

²⁴

And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly.

²⁴

и^ взя` и^ эTи^де в зе'млю свою” и^ сътвори ё^бїиство, и^ гл~а въ го'рдости вели'цњ”

²⁵

Therefore there was great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were;

²⁵

И$ бы'сть пла'чь вели'к# въ і^и^л~и, и^ въ всњхъ мњстњхъ иX,

²⁶

so that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed.

²⁶

и^ въздыха'ша нача'лницы и^ ста'рцы, и^ ю'ноша и^ дв~ы и^знемо'гоша, и^ красота же'ньская и^змњни'ся,

²⁷

Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness.

²⁷

вся'къ жени'хъ прїя'тъ пла'чь, и^ сњдя'щїя на ѓ%дрњ бра'чнњ быs в# печа'ли”

²⁸

The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.

²⁸

И$ потрясеся земля` ѓ^бита'ющихъ ради на не'и, и^ весь до'мъ і^а'ковль ѓ^блече'ся стђ'домъ”

²⁹

And after two years fully expired, the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude,

²⁹

И$ по дво'ю лњтђ дн~їи, посла цр~ь нача'лника да'неM въ гра'ды і^ю'дины, и^ прїиде въ і^ерsлимъ съ наро'домъ вели'комъ.

³⁰

and spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel.

³⁰

и^ гл~а к ниM словеса ми'рная во льсти, и^ вњрова'ша е^мђ. и^ нападе на гра'дъ стремле'нїеM и^ порази е^го ја^звою вели'кою, и^ погђби лю'ди мно'ги эT і^и^л~я.

³¹

And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side.

³¹

и^ взя кори'сти граDски, и^ пож#же е^го ѓ^гнемъ и^ разори` до'мы е^го, и^ стњ'ны е^го ѓ%крестъ.

³²

But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle.

³²

и^ плњни'ша жены и^ ча'да, и^ ско'ти раздњли'ша”

³³

Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a stronghold for them.

³³

И$ създа'ша гра'дъ дв~двъ стњнђ великђ и^ крᲇпкђ и^ пи'ргы крњ'пки, и^ быs иM въ крњпоs”

³⁴

And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein.

³⁴

и^ поста'виша т^ђ лю'ди грњшницы мђжи беꙁако'нницы и^ въꙁмого'ша в немъ”

³⁵

They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:

³⁵

и^ поставиша ѓ^рђжїя и^ бра'шно, и^ събира'ша кори'сти і^ерsлиMскїя и^ полага'ша т^ђ. и^ бы'ша въ сњть вели'кђ,

³⁶

for it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel.

³⁶

и^ бы'сть на лая'тельство ст~ыни, и^ въ дїя'вола лђка'ваго і^и^л~ю вы'нђ.

³⁷

Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it:

³⁷

и^ пролїя'ша кро'вь непови'ннђ ѓ%крsтъ ст~ыни, и^ ѓ^скверни'шA ст~ыню.

³⁸

insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her.

³⁸

и^ бњжа'ша ѓ^бита'ющїи і^ерsлимђ и^хъ ради, и^ бы'сть ѓ^бита'нїе чюждимъ. и^ чюждђ сњмени роженїе е^го, и^ ча'да е^го ѓ^ста'виша е^го,

³⁹

Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honour into contempt.

³⁹

и^ ст~ыня е^го разоре'на ја%ко пђсты'ня. пра'ꙁдницы е^го ѓ^бращени сђть въ пла'чь, и^ сђбо'ты е^го в поноше'нїе. чести е^го ё^ничижаюT.

⁴⁰

As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

⁴⁰

по сла'вњ е^го ё^мно'жено е^сть беZчестїе е^го, и^ высота е^го ѓ^бращена е^сть во пла'чь”

⁴¹

Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people,

⁴¹

И$ писа цр~ь а^нтїѓ'хъ всемђ црsтвђ свое^мђ да бђ'дђтъ вс^и лю'дїе е^ді'но”

⁴²

and every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.

⁴²

И$ ѓ^ста'ви ко'жDо ꙁако'нъ свои і^ и^ꙁво'лиша вси ја%ꙁы'цы по сло'вђ цр~я а^нтїѓ'ха”

⁴³

Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath.

⁴³

и^ мно'ѕи эT і^и^л~я и^зво'лиша слђже'нїю е^го, и^ пожро'ша и%доломъ и^ ѓ^скверни'ша сђбо'тђ”

⁴⁴

For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda, that they should follow the strange laws of the land,

⁴⁴

И$ посла цр~ь кни'ги рђко'ю вњстникъ въ і^ерsлимъ, и^ въ вся гра'ды і^ё'дины да наслњдя'тъ ꙁако'ны чю'ждиX ꙁе'мъскихъ.

⁴⁵

and forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days:

⁴⁵

и^ въздержа'тъ всесъжиже'нїе и жертвы и^ въꙁлїя'нїе эT ст~ыни” и^ ѓ^сквернити сђбо'ты и^ пра'ꙁDники,

⁴⁶

and pollute the sanctuary and holy people:

⁴⁶

и^ ѓ^скверни'ти ст~ая ст~ых”

⁴⁷

set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts:

⁴⁷

и^ съзида'ти ѓ^лтари и^ ка'пища і^ и'долы, и^ пожре'нїя мя'съ свинихъ и^ ско'ты ѓ%бщая.

⁴⁸

that they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation:

⁴⁸

и^ ѓ^ста'вити сн~ы своя неѓ^брњꙁаны, и^ ѓ^сквернити дш~а и^хъ въ всњхъ нечистота'хъ,

⁴⁹

to the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances.

⁴⁹

даже ꙁабђдђтъ ꙁако'нъ, і^ и^змњнятъ вся ѓ^правда'нїя бж~їя.

⁵⁰

And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die.

⁵⁰

І$ и'же а^ще не сътво'рятъ по гл~ђ цр~я, да ё^мрђтъ

⁵¹

In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city.

⁵¹

по словесᲇхъ сихъ. и^ написа всемђ црsтвђ свое^мђ, и^ приста'ви нача'лники на вся лю'ди. и^же повеля'ше гра'домъ і^ё'динымъ пожрети по вся'къ гра'дъ и^ граD”

⁵²

Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit, every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land;

⁵²

И$ събра'шася мно'ѕи эT людїи к ни'мъ вся'къ ѓ^ста'вивыи зако'нъ гн~ь, и^ сътвори'ша лђка'во на земли`”

⁵³

and drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour.

⁵³

И$ положи'шаs лю'ди і^и^л~вы в та'иныхъ, и^ въ вся'комъ ё^бњжищђ и^хъ,

⁵⁴

Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side;

⁵⁴

е~і дн~е, мsца хасле'ва, пя'томђ и^ четы'ресо'тномђ лњтђ. съꙁда'ша скве'рнђ ѓпђстњ'нїя на ѓ^л#та'рь бж~їи, по всњмᲆ гра'домᲆ и^ё'динымъ ѓ%крsтъ съꙁида ка'пища”

⁵⁵

and burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets.

⁵⁵

и^ преD две'рїю домо'въ и^ на сто'гнахᲆ и^ жря'хђ,

⁵⁶

And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire.

⁵⁶

и^ кни'ги ꙁако'на бж~їя иXже ѓ^брњто'ша съжго'ша ѓ^гнеM, низдержа'вши иX

⁵⁷

And wheresoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any consented to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death.

⁵⁷

и^деже ѓ^брњтоша кни'гђ ꙁавњта гн~я” И$ е^ли'цы же въꙁдръжа'ша ꙁако'нъ гн~ь, по повелњ'нїю цр~я ꙁакла'хђ е^го.

⁵⁸

Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities.

⁵⁸

в си'лњ свое'и сᲆтворя'хђ сїя людемъ і^и^л~евымъ, и^же ѓ^брњт#шимся въ вся'комъ мsцњ и^ мsцњ въ гра'дњхъ”

⁵⁹

Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God.

⁵⁹

и^ двадеся'тыи дн~ь мsца жря'хђ вᲆ ка'пищи, и^же б^њ на прsтлњ.

⁶⁰

At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised.

⁶⁰

и^ жены ѓ^брњꙁающая сн~ы своа закала'ша по повелњ'нїю цр~я.

⁶¹

And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them.

⁶¹

і^ ѓ^бњша'хђ дњтища за шїи по всњхъ домохъ и^хъ, і^ и^хъ и^же ѓ^брњзаша тњхъ закала'хђ”

⁶²

Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing.

⁶²

И$ мно'ѕи эT людїи і^и^л~евыхъ ё^держа'шася и^ ё^тверди'шася е^же не ја%сти скве'рныхъ.

⁶³

Wherefore they chose rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died.

⁶³

і^ и^збра'ша на'ипаq ё^мрети, неже ѓ^скверни'тися бра'шны, и^ не хотњша простђпи'ти зако'на бж~їя ст~го. и^ закла'ни сђть,

⁶⁴

And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

⁶⁴

и^ бы'сть гнњ'въ ве'лїи на і^и^л~я ѕњло`”