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In the hundred and one and fiftieth year Demetrius the son of Seleucus departed from Rome, and came up with a few men unto a city of the sea coast, and reigned there.

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Лњта, рн~а, и^зы'иде димитрїи селеё^кїевъ сн~ъ эT ри'ма. и^ възыде съ малыми лю'дми въ градъ приморьскїи и^ црsтвова т^ђ”

²

And as he entered into the palace of his ancestors, so it was, that his forces had taken Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them unto him.

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И$ бысть ја%ко восходяше в# домъ цр~ьства эTц~ъ свои^хᲆ. ја%ша силы а^нтиѓ^ха и^ лисїя привести е^го к немђ,

³

Wherefore, when he knew it, he said, Let me not see their faces.

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и^ вещь е^мђ ја^ви'ся и^ рече. не покажи'те м^и лица и^хъ

⁴

So his host slew them. Now when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom,

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и^ ё^биша иX вои`” И$ сњде димитрїи на прsтлњ црsтва свое^го,

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there came unto him all the wicked and ungodly men of Israel, having Alcimus, who was desirous to be high priest, for their captain:

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и^ прїидоша к немђ мђжи безаконїи и^ нечестивїи эT і^и^л~я. и^ а^лкима вожда'ше и^хъ, хотя'и жречесᲄвовати,

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and they accused the people to the king, saying, Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.

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и^ ѓ^клевета лю'ди преD цр~емъ рекђщи” погђбилъ і^ё'да и^ бра'тїа е^го всњхъ дрђгъ твои^хъ, и^ на'съ расточи эT земля` на'шея.

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Now therefore send some man whom thou trustest, and let him go and see what havock he hath made among us, and in the king's land, and let him punish them with all them that aid them.

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нн~њ ё^бо посли` мђжа е^мђже вњрђеши, да и%деT и^ видитъ и^стребленїя вс^я ја%же сътвори наM и^ стра'нњ цр~ьскои. и^ да мђ'читъ и^хъ и^ всњхъ помага'ющиX и^мъ.

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Then the king chose Bacchides, a friend of the king, who ruled beyond the river, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king.

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и^ приꙁва цр~ь вак#хи'да дрђга цр~ьска, и^же госпоDсвова'ше ѓ^бонђ странђ рњки` вели'кое въ црsтвњ и^ вњрна цр~еви.

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And him he sent with that wicked Alcimus, whom he made high priest, and commanded that he should take vengeance of the children of Israel.

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и^ посла` е^го и^ а^лкима нечести'ваго и^ поста'ви е^мђ жречество” и^ повелњ` е^мђ сътвори'ти м#ще'нїя въ сн~охъ і^и^л~евњхъ.

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So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of Juda, where they sent messengers to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully.

¹⁰

и^ эTи^до'ста и^ прїидоша съ си'лою ве'лїею в ꙁе'млю і^и^ё'динђ, и^ посла` вњсᲄники къ і^ё^дњ и^ бра'тїи е^го словесы` ми'рными съ ле'стїю,

¹¹

But they gave no heed to their words; for they saw that they were come with great power.

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и^ не вня'ша словесем# и^хъ. ви'дњша б^о ја%ко прїидо'ста съ си'лою ве'лїею.

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Then did there assemble unto Alcimus and Bacchides a company of scribes, to require justice.

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и^ събрашася къ а^лки'мђ и^ вкахи'де събра'нїя кни'жниk и^ꙁыска'ти пра'ведная.

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Now the Assideans were the first among the children of Israel that sought peace of them:

¹³

и^ первїи притяжа'тели и^же бњхђ въ сн~њхъ і^и^л~евњхъ. и^ в#зыска'хђ эT нихъ миr

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for said they, One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come with this army, and he will do us no wrong.

¹⁴

реко'ша б^о, чл~къ жрецъ эT сњмени а^а^ро'ня прїиде вᲆ си'леX не и^зобидиT и^ не прельстиT наs.

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So he spake unto them peaceably, and sware unto them, saying, We will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends.

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и^ гл~а съ ни'ми словеса` ми'рна и^ кляTся иM рекђщи, не воздаM вамъ ѕла'я, ниже дрђгомъ ва'шиM, и^ вњроваша е^мђ”

¹⁶

Whereupon they believed him: howbeit he took of them threescore men, and slew them in one day, according to the words which he wrote,

¹⁶

И$ пои^ма` эT нихъ ћ~ мђжїи, и^ ё^би` и^хъ въ е^ді'нъ дн~ь по словесеX ја%ко пи'сано е^сᲄь”

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The flesh of thy saints have they cast out, and their blood have they shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them.

¹⁷

Плоти прпDбныхъ твои^хъ и^ крови и^хъ пролїяша ѓ^крsтъ іерsлима, и^ не бњ погрњба'яи”

¹⁸

Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made.

¹⁸

И$ нападе` стра'хъ и^ тре'петъ на вся` лю'ди. ја%ко реко'ша нsњ иM и^стинны и^ сђда, пресᲄђпницы б^о повелњнїемъ, и^ кля'твою и^же кля'шася”

¹⁹

After this removed Bacchides from Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bezeth, where he sent and took many of the men that had forsaken him, and certain of the people also, and when he had slain them, he cast them into the great pit.

¹⁹

И$ въздви'жеся вакхи'дᲆ эT і^ерsли'ма и^ приближи'ся въ вїиꙁе'џъ и^ посла` и^ ја%тъ мно'ги эT ни'хъ, и^ нњкихъ эT людїи закла` и^ въ кладезь вели'къ въверже.

²⁰

Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.

²⁰

и^ преда'сть странђ` а^л#ки'мђ, и^ ѓ^ста'ви си'лђ въ по'мощь е^мђ” И$ эTи'де вакхи'дъ къ цр~ю.

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But Alcimus contended for the high priesthood.

²¹

и^ понђжда'ше а^лкхи'мъ ѓ^ а^рхїере'иствњ

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And unto him resorted all such as troubled the people, who, after they had gotten the land of Juda into their power, did much hurt in Israel.

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и^ събрашаs к немђ вси` вᲆзмђща'ющїи лю'ди своя. и^ ѓ^дръжа'ша землю і^ё'динђ, и^ сътвори'ша ја%зю вели'кђ въ і^и^л~и”

²³

Now when Judas saw all the mischief that Alcimus and his company had done among the Israelites, even above the heathen,

²³

И$ видњ і^ё'да вс^я ѕлаа и^же сᲆтвори а%лкимъ, і^ и'же с ниM бяхђ сн~ве і^и^л~еви на'ипаче ја^ꙁыk,

²⁴

he went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance of them that had revolted from him, so that they durst no more go forth into the country.

²⁴

і^ и^ꙁы'иде въ вся предњли і^ё'дины по ѓ'крsтъ и^ сътвори` м#ще'нїе на мђжеX ё^трђжDьшихся, и^ преста'ша сходити страны`.

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On the other side, when Alcimus saw that Judas and his company had gotten the upper hand, and knew that he was not able to abide their force, he went again to the king, and said evil things against them.

²⁵

ја^коже ви'дњ а^лки'м#, ја%ко ё^крњпи'ся і^ё'да і^ и^же с ни'мъ” и^ позна` ја%ко не можа'ше потръпњти и^хъ, и^ ѓ^брати'ся къ цр~ю и^ ѓ^клевеᲄа и^хъ лђка'ве”

²⁶

Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that bare deadly hate unto Israel, with commandment to destroy the people.

²⁶

и^ посла` цр~ь никано'ра е^ді'наго эT нача'лникъ свои^хъ добророднњиша, ненави'дящаго и^ вражDђю^щаго на і^и^л~я, и^ повелњ е^мђ и^зби'ти лю'ди.

²⁷

So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force: and sent unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words, saying,

²⁷

и^ прїиде никанор# въ і^ерsлиM со во'емъ вели'кимᲆ. и^ посла` къ і^ё'дᲇ и^ бра'тїи е^го со ле'стїю словесы` ми'рными рекђщи.

²⁸

Let there be no battle between me and you; I will come with a few men, that I may see you in peace.

²⁸

не бђдетъ л^и бра'нь междђ на'ми и^ ва'ми, прїидђ съ мђжи ма'лы да ви'жђ лица` ва'ша с ми'ром#,

²⁹

He came therefore to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably. Howbeit the enemies were prepared to take away Judas by violence.

²⁹

и^ прїиде къ і^ё'дњ и^ поздравля'хђся дрђгъ дрђга ми'рно, и^ во'и ё^гоᲄовани бя'хђ въсхити'ти і^ё'дђ.

³⁰

Which thing after it was known to Judas, to wit, that he came unto him with deceit, he was sore afraid of him, and would see his face no more.

³⁰

и^ позна'ся слово і^ё^дњ ја%ко со ле'стїю прїиде к немђ, и^ ё^стра'шиs эT него. и^ не хотњ` ктомђ ви'дњти лица` е^го,

³¹

Nicanor also, when he saw that his counsel was discovered, went out to fight against Judas beside Capharsalama:

³¹

и^ поꙁна` никано'ръ, ја%ко эTкрове'нъ е^сть совњтъ е^го. і^ и^зы'иде въ срњте'нїе і^ё'дњ блиꙁъ кафарсара'ма”

³²

and there were slain of Nicanor's side about five thousand men, and the rest fled into the city of David.

³²

И$ падо'ша эT никано'ра во'и ја^ко пять ты'сящъ мђжїи, и^ бњжа'ша во' градъ дв~двъ”

³³

After this went Nicanor up to mount Sion, and there came out of the sanctuary certain of the priests and certain of the elders of the people, to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered for the king.

³³

И$ по словесехъ сиX въꙁы'иде никано'ръ на горђ сїѓнъ. і^ и^ꙁыидошA эT і^ере'и эT ст~ыхъ и^ эT ста'рецъ люDскиX поздра'вити е^го ми'рно и^ показа'ти е^мђ всесож#же'нїе прине'сеное за цр~я”

³⁴

But he mocked them, and laughed at them, and abused them shamefully, and spake proudly,

³⁴

И$ посмњя'ся ё^ничижи` и^хъ и^ ѓ^скверни` и^хъ, и^ гл~а го'рдо.

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and sware in his wrath, saying, Unless Judas and his host be now delivered into my hands, if ever I come again in safety, I will burn up this house: and with that he went out in a great rage.

³⁵

и^ клятся съ ја%ростїю рекђщи, а^ще не предаsся і^ё'да и^ во'и е^го в рђкђ моею нн~њ. е^гда възвращенъ бђдђ въ ми'ръ, и^ пожгђ` хра'мъ сїи. і^ и^зы'иде сїи ја^ростїю ве'лїею.

³⁶

Then the priests entered in, and stood before the altar and the temple, weeping, and saying,

³⁶

и^ внидо'ша жръцы` и^ ста'ша преD лицемъ прsтла и^ хра'мђ. и^ пла'чюще рекоша”

³⁷

Thou, O Lord, didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be a house of prayer and petition for thy people:

³⁷

Ты` г~и и^збра'лъ е^си хра'мъ сїи, нарещи'ся и%мени твоемђ в нем, да бђдетъ хра'мъ мл~твы и^ въ проше'нїе лю'демъ твоиM

³⁸

be avenged of this man and his host, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer.

³⁸

сътвори` м#щенїе на чл~цњ семъ и^ во'ехъ е^го, и^ да падTђ в ме'чь. помяни власфи'мїя и^хъ, и^ не даждь и^мъ ѓ^би'тели”

³⁹

So Nicanor went out of Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bethhoron, where a host out of Syria met him.

³⁹

І$ и^зы'иде никано'ръ эT і^ерsлима, и^ прїиде въ веџоро'нъ, и^ срњте` е^го си'ла сљ=р#ска”

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But Judas pitched in Adasa with three thousand men, and there he prayed, saying,

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І$ё'да приближи'ся въ а^дасђ съ треми ты'сящ#ми мђжїи. и^ помоли'ся і^ё'да и^ реq

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O Lord, when they that were sent from the king of the Assyrians blasphemed, thine angel went out and smote an hundred fourscore and five thousand of them.

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и^же послани бя'хђ эT цр~я сенахири'мA г~и ја^ко хђли'ша т^я. і^ и^ꙁы'иде а^гг~лᲆ твои и^ порази` эT нихъ, рп~е ты'сящь,

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Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and judge thou him according to his wickedness.

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та'ко съкрђши ѓ^плъче'нїе сїе преD нами днесь. и^ да позна'юT про'чїи ја^ко ѕло` гл~а на ст~ая твоя. и^ сђди е^мђ по ѕло'бњ е^го”

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So the thirteenth day of the month Adar the hosts joined battle: but Nicanor's host was discomfited, and he himself was first slain in the battle.

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И$ съᲄвори'шA во'и бра'нь г~і дн~ь мцsа а^дара. и^ съᲄреся ѓ^плъче'нїе никано'рово, и^ паде саM прьвње въ бра'ни.

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Now when Nicanor's host saw that he was slain, they cast away their weapons, and fled.

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ја%коже ви'дњша во'и е^го ја%ко паде никано'ръ. поврьгоша ѓ^рђжїа своа и^ бњжа'ша,

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Then they pursued after them a day's journey, from Adasa unto Gazera, sounding an alarm after them with their trumpets.

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и^ гна'ша и^хъ пђть дн~е е^ді'наго эT а^да'са, до'н#деже прїити` въ гаси'ръ. и^ трђбами трђби'ша ꙁа ни'ми съ ꙁна'менїи.

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Whereupon they came forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and closed them in; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left.

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і^ и^зыдо'ша эT всњхъ селъ і^ё^де'искᲆ ѓ'крsтъ. и^ размета'ша и^хъ рога'ми и^ въꙁвраща'хђся паки к нимъ, и^ падо'ша вси` мече'мъ, и^ не ѓ^ста` эT ниX ни е^ді'нъ”

⁴⁷

Afterwards they took the spoils, and the prey, and smote off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he stretched out so proudly, and brought them away, and hanged them up toward Jerusalem.

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И$ взяша коры'сти и^хъ и^ плњнъ. и^ главђ` никано'рђ эTсњко'ша и^ десни'цђ е^го ю^же просᲄре го'рдо, и^ принесо'ша и^ повњсиша проти'вђ і^ерsлі'мђ

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For this cause the people rejoiced greatly, and kept that day as a day of great gladness.

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и^ възвесели'шася лю'ди ѕњло. и^ твориша дн~и того весе'лїе вели'ко.

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Moreover they ordained to keep yearly this day, being the thirteenth of Adar.

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и^ ё^ста'виша твори'ти вся` лњта дн~ь тои, г~і мsца а^да'ръ.

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Thus the land of Juda was in rest a little while.

⁵⁰

и^ ё^млъча` ꙁемля` і^ё^дина дн~и ма'лы”