¹

About that time king Antiochus travelling through the high countries heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly renowned for riches, silver, and gold;

¹

И$ цр~ь а^нтїѓX прохожDаше вы'шняя страны`. и^ слы'ша ја%ко е^сть въ е^лимњхъ въ пеrси'дњ граD преславленъ и^ ё^мно'женъ сребромъ и^ ꙁла'тоM

²

and that there was in it a very rich temple, wherein were coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Grecians, had left there:

²

хра%мъ же в немъ богаT ѕњ'ло. и^ т^ђ запо'ны злаᲄы, и^ броня и^ ѓ^рђжїа ја%же ѓ^сᲄа'ви а^лећандрᲆ филиппа, цр~ь македоньскїи. иже црsтвова прьвыи въ е%ллинXњ,

³

wherefore he came and sought to take the city, and to spoil it; but he was not able, because they of the city, having had warning thereof,

³

и^ прїиде и въꙁыска'ше вꙁяᲄи граD и^ поплениᲄи е^го, и^ не возмо'же ја^ко позна'ся слово сђщимъ во' градњ”

⁴

rose up against him in battle: so he fled, and departed thence with great heaviness, and returned to Babylon.

⁴

И$ воста'ша проти'вђ е^го вᲆ бра'нь и^ побњже эTтђдђ. і^ и^де съ скоrбїю ве'лїею и^ ѓ^братися въ вављ=лонъ”

⁵

Moreover there came one who brought him tidings into Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of Judea, were put to flight:

⁵

И$ прїиде възвњща'яи е^мђ нњкто въ перси'дђ, ја%ко эTбњго'ша ѓ^полченїя ходившїи въ і^ё^де'ю”

⁶

and that Lysias, who went forth first with a great power, was driven away of the Jews; and that they were made strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils, which they had gotten of the armies, whom they had destroyed:

⁶

И$ ходи` лисїя съ си'лою крњпкою въпрьвыX, и^ погнанъ бысть эT лица и^хъ. и^ возмогоша ѓ^рђжїи и^ си'лами и^ кори'стьми мно'гими, и^же взя'ша эT ѓ^полченїи и%хже и^зби'ша.

⁷

also that they had pulled down the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura.

⁷

и^ раꙁориша мерꙁость ю%же соꙁда` на прsтлњ въ і^ерsлимњ и^ ст~ыню” ја^ко преже ѓ^крђжиша зданїи` высокими, н^о и^ веџсђранъ граD е^го”

⁸

Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved: whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for.

⁸

И$ бысть ја%ко ё^слы'ша цр~ь словеса та` ё^страшися и^ смђтися ѕᲇло. и^ паде на ло'же и^ вᲆпаде в недђгᲆ ꙁа скорбъ, ја%ко не събысться е^мђ и^же помышля'ше.

⁹

And there he continued many days: for his grief was ever more and more, and he made account that he should die.

⁹

и^ бњ т^ђ дн~и мно'ги, ја%ко ѓ^бнови'ся нань скорбъ вели'ка, и^ мняше ја%ко ё%мретъ.

¹⁰

Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care.

¹⁰

и^ съꙁва` вс^я дрђги своа и^ рече и^м#. эTи^де со'нъ эT ѓ'чїю мое'ю, и^ спадохъ срDцемъ эT печа'ли,

¹¹

And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power.

¹¹

и^ рњхъ въ срDцы в колики скорби е^смь дошелъ и^ во'лнђ ве'лїю в не'иже нн~њ е^смь. ја%ко бл~гъ и^ любиM въ вла'сти мое'и.

¹²

But now I remember the evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judea without a cause.

¹²

нн~њ же помина'ю зла'я и%хже сътворихъ въ і^ерsлимњ, и^ вꙁяхъ вс^я сосђды зла'та и^ сребрьна в немъ” и^ послахᲆ и^зяти ѓ^бита'ющиX і^ё^деѓ'вᲆ вотще.

¹³

I perceive therefore that for this cause these troubles are come upon me, and, behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land.

¹³

поꙁнахъ ја%ко сихъ ради ѓ^брᲇтоша м^я зла'я сїя, и^ с^е гибнђ скорбїю ве'лїею в ꙁемли чю'ждеи”

¹⁴

Then called he for Philip, one of his friends, whom he made ruler over all his realm.

¹⁴

И$ приꙁва` филиппа е^ді'ного эT дрђгъ свои^хъ, и^ поста'ви е^го наD всњмъ црsтвомъ свои^мᲆ.

¹⁵

And gave him the crown, and his robe, and his signet, to the end he should bring up his son Antiochus, and nourish him up for the kingdom.

¹⁵

и^ даде е^мђ дїа'димђ и^ ры'зђ и^ прьсᲄень, водити а^нтиѓ'ха сн~а е^го и^ въскормити е^го е^же цр~ьствоват^и.

¹⁶

So king Antiochus died there in the hundred forty and ninth year.

¹⁶

и^ ё'мре т^ђ а^нтїѓ'хъ цр~ь в лᲇто, рм~џ.

¹⁷

Now when Lysias knew that the king was dead, he set up Antiochus his son, whom he had brought up being young, to reign in his stead, and his name he called Eupator.

¹⁷

и^ позна` лисїя ја%ко ё%мре цр~ь, и^ поста'ви црsтвовати а^нтїѓ'ха сн~а е^го, е^гоже въскорми ю%ношђ. и нарече и^мя е^го е^впа'торъ.

¹⁸

About this time they that were in the tower shut up the Israelites round about the sanctuary, and sought always their hurt, and the strengthening of the heathen.

¹⁸

і^ и^же въ кра'ю бњша затвори'ша і^и^л~я ѓ%крsтъ ст~ыхъ. і^ и^скахђ и^мᲆ зла'я всегда` и^ ё^тверженїе ја^ꙁыкомъ.

¹⁹

Wherefore Judas, purposing to destroy them, called all the people together to besiege them.

¹⁹

и^ помы'сли і^ё'да и^згнати иX и^ съзва` вс^я лю'ди да ѓ^бъстоя'тъ и^хъ,

²⁰

So they came together, and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year, and he made mounts for shot against them, and other engines.

²⁰

и^ сᲆбрашаs въкђпњ и^ ѓ^бъсњдоша и^хъ лњта, рн~и, и^ сътвори` ѓ^ ниX стрᲇлостоателници и^ миханы,

²¹

Howbeit certain of them that were besieged got forth, unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joined themselves:

²¹

і^ и^зыидо'ша эT ниX эT ꙁатвора. и^ съдрђжишAся тњмъ нњцїи нечестивыхъ эT і^и^л~я

²²

and they went unto the king, and said, How long will it be ere thou execute judgment, and avenge our brethren?

²²

и^доша кᲆ цр~ю и^ рњша доколњ не сътвориши сђда` и^ м#стиши браᲄїю на'шђ.

²³

We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his commandments;

²³

м^ы бл~говолимъ слђжити эTц~ђ твое^мђ и^ ходити въ ꙁа'повњдехъ е^го, и^ послђжи'ти повеленїеM е^го”

²⁴

for which cause they of our nation besiege the tower, and are alienated from us: moreover as many of us as they could light on they slew, and spoiled our inheritance.

²⁴

и^ ја%ко сђщїи людїи сиX, сего ради эTчюждаю^тся эT насъ. ѓ^баче е^лицы ѓ^брњтахђся эT насъ погђбля'хђся, и^ наслњдїя на'ша расточахђся”

²⁵

Neither have they stretched out their hand against us only, but also against all their borders.

²⁵

и^ не на на'съ ᲄокмо простроша рђкђ, н^о и^ на вся` предњлы на'ша”

²⁶

And, behold, this day are they besieging the tower at Jerusalem, to take it: the sanctuary also and Bethsura have they fortified.

²⁶

и^ с^е приближи'шася дньs къ краю въ і^ерsлимъ взяти е^го, и^ веџсђранъ ё^тверди.

²⁷

Wherefore if thou dost not prevent them quickly, they will do greater things than these, neither shalt thou be able to rule them.

²⁷

и^ а'ще не преDвариши и^хъ скорњише, болша сихъ сътворятъ, и^ не воZможеши въздръжа'ти и^хъ”

²⁸

Now when the king heard this, he was angry, and gathered together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and those that had charge of the horse.

²⁸

И$ прогнᲇвася цр~ь ја%ко сїя слыша. и^ созва` дрђ'ги своя` и^ нача'лницы си'лы свое'я і^ и^же наD конники.

²⁹

There came also unto him from other kingdoms, and from isles of the sea, bands of hired soldiers.

²⁹

н^о и^ эT црsтвъ и%ныX и^ эT ѓ^токъ мо'рьскихъ прїидо'ша к немђ си'лы ная'тися”

³⁰

So that the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and two and thirty elephants exercised in battle.

³⁰

И$ бы'сть число` во'и е^го, Wр~, пњшець. и^ Wк~, ко'нниk. и^ слоновъ, л~в, въдя'щих# бра'нь.

³¹

These went through Idumea, and pitched against Bethsura, which they assaulted many days, making engines; but they of Bethsura came out, and burned them with fire, and fought valiantly.

³¹

и^ прїидоша по и^дђмеи, и^ приближишаs къ веџ#сђранђ и^ раᲄовахђ дн~и мно'ги, и^ сътвори'ша миханы, і^ и^ꙁыидо'ша и^ поQгоша иX ѓ^гнеM, и^ бышаs межественᲇ”

³²

Upon this Judas removed from the tower, and pitched in Bethzacharias, over against the king's camp.

³²

И$ эTи'де і^ё'да эT кра'я и^ ста` въ веџ#сахарїя преD ѓ^полченїемъ црsкиM”

³³

Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host toward Bethzacharias, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the trumpets.

³³

И$ вᲆста` цр~ь ѕњло ра'но, и^ воꙁдвигнђ ѓполченїе въ ё^стремленїе е^го по пђти` веџсахарїя. и^ раZсња'шася си'лы въ бра'нь и^ въстрђби'ша трђба'ми,

³⁴

And to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they shewed them the blood of grapes and mulberries.

³⁴

и^ слон#никоM показа'ша кро'вь гроꙁдовђ и^ морона, е^же преDста'ти иM во брань.

³⁵

Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best.

³⁵

и^ раꙁлђчи'ша ѕвњрїя въ дебрехъ. и^ преDсташа кое^мђждо сло'нђ, Wа~, мђжїи, ѓ^блечены въ броня плетены, и^ шле'мы мњдяны на глава'хъ и^хъ. и^ е~ со'тъ ко'нникъ вчине'ныхъ кождо ѕвњрю и^ꙁбрани”

³⁶

These were ready at every occasion: wheresoever the beast was, and whithersoever the beast went, they went also, neither departed they from him.

³⁶

сїи бњша преже вре'мени и^дњже а^ще б^њ ѕвњрь. і^ и^дњже а^ще и^дяше и^дя'хђ въкђпњ и^ не эTстђпа'хђ эT него.

³⁷

And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him.

³⁷

н^о и^ пи'рги древя'ны на ни'хъ крњ'пки ꙁащища'ющи, на ко'ждо ѕвњрђ ѓ^поя^са'ни съ миханы и^ на коеMждо мђжїи, л~в, вою'ющїи с ни'хъ и^ ё^прави'тель е^го”

³⁸

As for the remnant of the horsemen, they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host, giving them signs what to do, and being harnessed all over amidst the ranks.

³⁸

и^ прочїи ко'нники сю'дђ и^ сю'дђ поста'ви на двњ ча'сти, ѓ^полче'нїя ѓ^крђжа'ющи и^ ѓ^гражда'ющи въ де'брехъ”

³⁹

Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire.

³⁹

и^ ја%ко въсїа слн~це на щиты ꙁла'ты, и^ ѓ^б#сїа'ша го'ры эT нихъ и^ ѓ^блиста'ша ја%ко лам#па'ды ѓ^гненыя.

⁴⁰

So part of the king's army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order.

⁴⁰

и^ раꙁлђчи'ся ча'сть нњ'кая ѓ^полче'нїя цр~ева на горы высо'ки, и^ нњ'цыи на ни'жшаа, и^ грядя'хђ крњпце и^ чи'нно.

⁴¹

Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty.

⁴¹

и^ поколњба'шася вси слы'шащїи гла'съ мно'жества и^хъ и^ пђти ше'ствїя мно'гихъ и^ сраже'нїа ѓ^рђжїи. бњ б^о ѓ^полче'нїе вели'ко ѕᲇло и^ крњ'пко”

⁴²

Then Judas and his host drew near, and entered into battle, and there were slain of the king's army six hundred men.

⁴²

И$ приближи'ся і^ё'да и^ ѓ^полче'нїе е^го въ бра'нь, и^ падо'ша эT ѓ^полче'нїя цр~ева, ѕ~ со'тъ мђжїи.

⁴³

Eleazar also, surnamed Savaran, perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him,

⁴³

и^ ви'дњ е^леа^ꙁа'ръ сн~ъ а^вара'нь е^ді'наго эT ѕвњрїи ѓ^блече'на въ бро'ню цр~ьскђ” и^ бы'сть вы'ше про'чїи^хъ ѕвњрїи, и^ видњся е^мђ ја%ко в немъ е^сть цр~ь”

⁴⁴

put himself in jeopardy, to the end he might deliver his people, and get him a perpetual name:

⁴⁴

и^ дадеся самъ е^же и^ꙁба'вити лю'ди своя, и^ сътвори'ти се бњ и^мя вᲇчное

⁴⁵

wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides.

⁴⁵

и^ те'къ къ немђ съ дерꙁостїю, посреd дебри побива'ющи ѓ^деснђю и^ ѓ^лњвђю и^ раꙁделя'хђся эT него сю'дђ и^ сю'дђ

⁴⁶

Which done, he crept under the elephant, and thrust him under, and slew him: whereupon the elephant fell down upon him, and there he died.

⁴⁶

и^ вни'де поD сло'на и^ поDложи'ся е^мђ, и^ ё^би е^го, и^ паде на' ꙁемлю на'нь и^ ё'мре т^ђ”

⁴⁷

Howbeit the rest of the Jews seeing the strength of the king, and the violence of his forces, turned away from them.

⁴⁷

и^ видњша си'лђ цр~евђ и^ ё^стремле'нїе во'и, и^ въꙁвратишася эT ниX”

⁴⁸

Then the king's army went up to Jerusalem to meet them, and the king pitched his tents against Judea, and against mount Sion.

⁴⁸

ѓ^полче'нїе же цр~ево вꙁы'иде проти'вђ и^хъ въ і^ерsлимъ” и^ приближи'ся цр~ь въ і^ё^дею и^ въ горђ сїѓ'нъ,

⁴⁹

But with them that were in Bethsura he made peace: for they came out of the city, because they had no victuals there to endure the siege, it being a year of rest to the land.

⁴⁹

и^ сътвори ми'ръ и^же бя'хђ въ веџсђре. і^ и^ꙁыидо'ша и^ꙁ гра'да, ја%ко не бњ и^мᲆ пи'ща е^же затвори'тися в немъ, ја%ко сђбо'ᲄа бњше ꙁемли.

⁵⁰

So the king took Bethsura, and set a garrison there to keep it.

⁵⁰

и^ вꙁя` цр~ь веџсђраM, и^ поста'ви т^ђ стра'жи храни'ти е^го.

⁵¹

As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings.

⁵¹

и^ ѓ^брати ѓ^полче'нїя на мњсто ст~ня дн~и мно'ги. и^ поста'ви т^ђ стрњлостоя'телницы и^ миханы, и^ ѓ^гнемеTницы и^ ка'менометницы и^ скорпїѓ'ны ꙁане же въсхотњ мета'ти съ пра'щею

⁵²

Whereupon they also made engines against their engines, and held them battle a long season.

⁵²

сътвори'ша же и^ тїи миха'ны проᲄи'вђ миха'нъ и^хъ, и^ бра'шася дн~и мно'ги

⁵³

Yet at the last, their vessels being without victuals, (for that it was the seventh year, and they in Judea, that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eaten up the residue of the store;)

⁵³

пи'ща же не бя'ше въ гра'дњ. занеже сеDмое лњто бы'сть. и^же ѓ^ста'виша въ і^ё^де'и эT ја^ꙁы'къ поја^до'ша и^ ѓ^ста'въшее предъложе'нїя”

⁵⁴

there were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.

⁵⁴

И$ ѓ^ста'ша въ ст~ыхъ мђжїи ма'ло ја%ко ѓ^бъја%тъ и^хъ гла'дъ, и^ расточе'ни сђть е^ді'нъ ко'ждо в мњсто свое

⁵⁵

At that time Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom Antiochus the king, whiles he lived, had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, that he might be king,

⁵⁵

И$ слы'ша лисїя, ја%ко фили'п#пъ егоже поста'ви цр~ь а^нтїѓ'хъ е^ще жи'вђ е^мђ. да въско'рмитъ а^нтїѓ'ха сн~а е^го въ е^же црsтвова'ти е^мђ.

⁵⁶

was returned out of Persia and Media, and the king's host also that went with him, and that he sought to take unto him the ruling of affairs.

⁵⁶

и^ възᲆвратися эT персљ'ды и^ медїи, и^ вои` црsкїи ходи'вшїи с нимъ. и^ ја%ко и%щеT прїяти сᲆ ве'щьми,

⁵⁷

Wherefore he went in all haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us:

⁵⁷

т#ща'ся пои^ти` эT кра'я и^ гл~ати къ цр~ю и^ вое^во'дамъ во'и и^ мђжемъ, ѓ^скђдњхоM вся` дн~и и^ пи'ща намъ ма'ла е^сть, и^ мњсто е^гоже ѓ^бъстои^мъ ё^твержено. и^ прилежитъ намъ стро'ити ѓ^ црsтвᲇ

⁵⁸

now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them, and with all their nation;

⁵⁸

нн~њ ё^бо дае^мъ десни'цђ чл~комъ тњмъ. и^ сътворимᲆ с тњми ми'ръ и^ сᲆ всњми людми` и^хъ.

⁵⁹

and covenant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before: for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we abolished their laws.

⁵⁹

и^ поста'вим# и^мъ да хо'дятъ в ꙁако'нњхъ свои^хᲆ ја%ко и^ преже. ради б^о ꙁаконъ иX и^же раздрђша'емъ прогнњ'вашася, и^ сътвори'ша вс^я сїя”

⁶⁰

So the king and the princes were content: wherefore he sent unto them to make peace; and they accepted thereof.

⁶⁰

и^ ё^гоDно бы'сᲄь сло'во преD цр~емъ и^ нача'лники. и^ посла` к нимъ ми'ръ сътвори'ти и^ прїя'ша т^а.

⁶¹

Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them: whereupon they went out of the strong hold.

⁶¹

и^ кляся иM цр~ь и^ нача'лницы ѓ^ сихъ, і^ и^зы'идоша эT твердыни,

⁶²

Then the king entered into mount Sion: but when he saw the strength of the place, he brake his oath that he had made, and gave commandment to pull down the wall round about.

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и^ вниде цр~ь въ го'рђ сїѓ'нъ, и^ ви'дњ твердыни мњста, и^ эTвержеся кля'ᲄвы е^ю'же кляTся, и^ повелњ раꙁорити стњнђ ѓ%крsтᲆ.

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Afterward departed he in all haste, and returned unto Antiochia, where he found Philip to be master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force.

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и^ эTи^де тща'тельно ѓ^братися въ а^нтїѓхїю, и^ ѓ^брњте филип#па госпоDствђюща градомъ. и^ вое^ва на'нь и^ вꙁя` граD нђждею”