¹

Furthermore when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:

¹

И$ слы'ша димитрїи ја%ко паде` ника'ноr и^ си'лы е^го во бра'ни, и^ приложи вакхида и^ а^кимA паки посла'ти въ і^ё^де'ю и^ десны'и роh с ни'ми”

²

who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people.

²

І$ и^до'ша пђть и^же ведетъ въ галга'лы. и^ прїидоша въ месалоџъ и^же е^сть вᲆ а^рьвилехъ и^ взя'ша е^го, и^ поби'ша дш~ъ чл~ческь мно'го.

³

Also the first month of the hundred fifty and second year they encamped before Jerusalem:

³

въ мsць пр'ьвыи лњта, рн~в. пристђпиша вои` ко і^ерsли'мђ.

⁴

from whence they removed, and went to Berea, with twenty thousand footmen and two thousand horsemen.

⁴

и^ вᲆста'ша і^ и^доша въ верею, Wк~, мђжїи, и^ Wв~, ко'н#никъ.

⁵

Now Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men with him:

⁵

і^ё'да бњ ѓ^полченᲆ во е^лаа'сњ, и^ Wг~, мђжїи и^ꙁбран#ныхъ с ни'мъ”

⁶

who seeing the multitude of the other army to be so great, were sore afraid; whereupon many conveyed themselves out of the host, insomuch as there abode of them no more but eight hundred men.

⁶

И$ ви'дњша мно'жество во'и ја^ко мно'ги сђть, и^ ё^страшишася ѕњло, і^ и^ꙁбњго'шA мно'ѕи эT ѓ^полченїа и^ не ѓ^стася эT ниX токмо, и~, сотъ мђжїи”

⁷

When Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together.

⁷

И$ ви'дњ і^ё'да ја^ко расторжеся ѓ^полченїе е^го и^ брань ѓ^скор#бля'ше е^го. и^ съкрђшися срDцемъ ја%ко не и^мњ'аше времени събрати и^хъ

⁸

Nevertheless unto them that remained he said, Let us arise and go up against our enemies, if peradventure we may be able to fight with them.

⁸

и^ ѓ^слабњ” И$ рече ѓ^ста'въшимъ, воста'нњмъ и^ възыидеM на сђпоста'ты на'ша. а^ще мо'жемъ ѓ^плъчати противђ и^хъ.

⁹

But they dehorted him, saying, We shall never be able: let us now rather save our lives, and hereafter we will return with our brethren, and fight against them: for we are but few.

⁹

и^ ѓ^бращахђ е^го рекђщи не мо'жемъ, н^о сп~сеM токмо дш~а своя, нн~њ и^ ѓ^братися и^ братїя на'ша расторгошася, и^ ѓ^плъчимъся к нимъ мы' же ма'ли”

¹⁰

Then Judas said, God forbid that I should do this thing, and flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our honour.

¹⁰

И реq і^ё'да не бђди м^и сътвори'ти ве'щи се'я бњжати эT них” Приближися время наше, ё'мремъ мђжества ради братїя нашея” И$ не ѓ^ставля'емъ вины` славе на'шеи.

¹¹

With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host, and they that marched in the foreward were all mighty men.

¹¹

и^ воꙁдвижеся сила эT ѓ^полченїа и^ ста` во срњтенїе иM. и^ разлђчишася ко'нницы на двњ части и^ пращницы и^ стрњл#цы преDи^дяхђ силе, и^ преDподвижници вс^и силнїи”

¹²

As for Bacchides, he was in the right wing: so the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trumpets.

¹²

ВакхиD же б^њ ѓ^деснђю ро'га и^ приближися ѓ^полченїю эT дво'ю ча'сᲄи и^ воZглашахђ ᲄрђба'ми,

¹³

They also of Judas' side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night.

¹³

и^ восᲄрђбиша и^же бїяхђ эT страны` і^ё'дины трђбами. и^ подвижеся ꙁемля` эT гласа ѓ^поlченїи. и^ бысть бра'нь смᲇшена эT ё'тра даже до' вечера”

¹⁴

Now when Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right side, he took with him all the hardy men,

¹⁴

и^ ви'дњ і^ё'да ја%же крњпча'иша е^сть часᲄь во'и вакхидовыX въ десныX, и^ събрашася к немђ вс^и крњпцы срDцемъ,

¹⁵

who discomfited the right wing, and pursued them unto the mount Azotus.

¹⁵

и^ сътреся десныи рогъ эT нихᲆ. и^ гнаше въ слDњ иX даже до горы а^ꙁота.

¹⁶

But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind:

¹⁶

и^ е^же в лњвомъ розњ ви'дњша ја%ко сотреся де'сныи ро'гъ” І$ э^браᲄишаs по стопаM і^ё'дынымъ, і^ и^же с нимъ соꙁади

¹⁷

whereupon there was a sore battle, insomuch as many were slain on both parts.

¹⁷

и^ ѓ^тягчися бра'нь. и^ падоша ја%ꙁвени мно'ѕи эT сихъ и^ эT тXњ.

¹⁸

Judas also was killed, and the remnant fled.

¹⁸

і^ и^ё'да паде` и^ прочїи бњжа'ша.

¹⁹

Then Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin.

¹⁹

и^ взяша і^ѓ^наџаn и^ си'монъ і^ё'дђ брата свое^го и^ погребо'ша е^го во' гробњ эTц~ъ свои^хъ въ модинњ,

²⁰

Moreover they bewailed him, and all Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, saying,

²⁰

и^ рыдаша е^го ве'сь і^ил~ь пла'чеM ве'лїимъ, и^ сњтовахђ дн~и мно'ги и^ реко'ша

²¹

How is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel!

²¹

како паде` си'лныи спаса'яи і^и^л~я.

²²

As for the other things concerning Judas and his wars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, they are not written, for they were very many.

²²

и^ проча'я словеs бра'неи і^ё'динъ и^ бл~гихъ и^ мђж'ества и%хже сътвори, и^ вели'чьства е^го не сђть писана мно'га б^о бњхђ ѕњ'ло”

²³

Now after the death of Judas the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there arose up all such as wrought iniquity.

²³

И$ бысᲄь по преставленїи і^ё'динњ в#зыидо'ша беꙁако'н#ницы въ вся` предњлы і^и~ля и^ проѕябоша вси` дњла'ющїи безако'нїе”

²⁴

In those days also was there a very great famine, by reason whereof the country revolted, and went with them.

²⁴

Въ дн~и ѓ%ны бы'сть глаD велик# ѕњло, и^ ѓ^слабњ страна с ними.

²⁵

Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country.

²⁵

і^ и^збра` вак#хидъ нечестивыхъ мђж'їи и^ посᲄа'ви и^хᲆ господїи страны`,

²⁶

And they made enquiry and search for Judas' friends, and brought them unto Bacchides, who took vengeance of them, and used them despitefully.

²⁶

и^зыска'хђ і^ и^спыта'хђ дрђгъ і^ё'диныхᲆ и^ приводяхђ и^хъ кᲆ вак#хиде и^ м#стяхђся и^хъ и^ посмевахђся иM”

²⁷

So was there a great affliction in Israel, the like whereof was not since the time that a prophet was not seen among them.

²⁷

И$ бы'сть скорбъ вели'ка въ і^и^л~и ја%же не бысть эT дн~їи, в них же не ви'дњся прoркъ вᲆ і^и^л~и”

²⁸

For this cause all Judas' friends came together, and said unto Jonathan,

²⁸

И$ събрашася вс^и дрђги і^ё'дины и^ рекоша і^ѓ^наџанђ,

²⁹

Since thy brother Judas died, we have no man like him to go forth against our enemies, and Bacchides, and against them of our nation that are adversaries to us.

²⁹

эTнелњже братъ тво'и і^ё'да скончася, и^ мђжъ подобенъ е^мђ нњсть и^зыити проᲄивђ вра'гъ и^ вакхиды, и^ враждђ'ющихъ ја^зы'кђ на'шемђ”

³⁰

Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles.

³⁰

Нн~њ ё^ботебе дньs и^ꙁбрахомъ быти въ е^го мњсто начални'ка, и^ во'жда и^же ратовати бра'нь нашђ.

³¹

Upon this Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time, and rose up instead of his brother Judas.

³¹

и^ воспрїяT і^ѓ^наџанъ въ время т^о вожденїе въ і^ё^ды мњсто брата свое^го.

³²

But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof, he sought for to slay him.

³²

и^ познA вакхидъ, і^ и^скаше е^го ё^бити”

³³

Then Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar.

³³

И$ поꙁна і^ѓ^наџа'нъ и^ симонъ братъ е^го, и^ вс^и и^же с ни'мъ бяхђ. и^ побᲇгоша въ пђсты'ню џекђе. и^ ста'ша ё^ воды` р#ва а^сфара.

³⁴

Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day.

³⁴

и^ поꙁна вакхидᲆ во дн~и сђботъ. и^ преиде самъ и вс^и вои` е^го ѓ^бонђ странђ і^ѓ^рдана.

³⁵

Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.

³⁵

и^ посла` брата свое^го во'жда наро'дђ, и^ моли наватеѓ^въ дрђговъ своиX преDставити иM сосђды иX мно'гїя.

³⁶

But the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it.

³⁶

і^ и^зыидоша сн~ове а^м#ври эT мидава, и^ ја%ша і^ѓ^а'нна и^ вся` е^лико и^мњ, и^ эTи^доша и^мђщи та”

³⁷

After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan.

³⁷

По словесехъ же сихъ въꙁвњстиша і^ѓ^наџа'нђ и^ симонђ братђ е^го ја%ко сн~ве а^м#врїины творяT бракъ великїи и^ ведђтъ невњстђ эT надаваџа дщерь е^ді'наго эT великихᲆ началникъ ханаа'нъскь съ честїю ве'лїею”

³⁸

Therefore they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain:

³⁸

И$ ѓ^брђчися і^ѓ^а'ннђ братђ и^хъ и^ възыдо'ша, и^ съкрышася поD сњнїю горы`.

³⁹

where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of music, and many weapons.

³⁹

и^ въздвигнђша ѓ%чи свои` и^ ви'дњша, и^ с^е во'пль и^ ё^готованїе мно'гое, и^ жениX и^зы'де и^ дрђѕи е^го, и^ браᲄїа е^го проᲄивђ иX съ тљMпа'ны и^ мђсљ=кїами и^ ѓ^рђжїи мно'гими”

⁴⁰

Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.

⁴⁰

И$ восташа к ниM эT лая'тельства иже эT а^наџа'на и^ ё^биша и^хъ. и^ падоша ја%звени мно'ѕи. и^ прочїи бњгоша вᲆ горы, и^ взяша вс^я корысти и^хъ.

⁴¹

Thus was the marriage turned into mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation.

⁴¹

и^ ѓ^братишаs бра'ки въ сњтова'нїе, и^ гласъ мђсљ=кїискїи въ пла'чь.

⁴²

So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan.

⁴²

и^ эTм#стиша м#щенїе кро'ве брата свое^го, и^ ѓ^братишася на бреh і^ѓ^рда'ньскїи”

⁴³

Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power.

⁴³

И$ слы'ша вакхиD и^ прїиде в# дн~ь сђбоTныи даже до страны` і^ѓ^рда'ньскїя сᲆ си'лою ве'лїею”

⁴⁴

Then Jonathan said to his company, Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not with us to day, as in time past:

⁴⁴

И$ рече къ свои^мъ і^ѓ^наџаn въстанњмъ нн~њ и^ ѓ^полча'емся за дђша на'ша” нњсть б^о днесь ја^ко вчера и^ третїи дн~ь,

⁴⁵

for, behold, the battle is before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, the marsh likewise and wood, neither is there place for us to turn aside.

⁴⁵

се б^о бра'нь противђ наs и^ созади наs, вода же і^ѓ^рдан#ская сюдђ и^ сюдђ и^ брегъ и^ лњсъ, и^ нњсть мњста эTи^ти`”

⁴⁶

Wherefore cry ye now unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies.

⁴⁶

Нн~њ ё^бо возъпїите на' нб~о, да и^зба'витеся эT рђкъ врагᲆ на'шиX. и^ събрася бра'нь

⁴⁷

With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.

⁴⁷

и^ простре і^ѓ^наџаn рђкђ свою ё^бити вакхида, и^ ё^клонися эT него воспяT

⁴⁸

Then Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into Jordan, and swam over unto the farther bank: howbeit the other passed not over Jordan unto them.

⁴⁸

и^ прескочи і^ѓ^наџанъ і^ и^же с ниM бњхђ і^ѓ^рдаn, и^ преплывахђ на ѓ^бонђ странђ и^ не прехождахђ і^ѓ^рдана,

⁴⁹

So there were slain of Bacchides' side that day about a thousand men.

⁴⁹

и^ падоша эT сᲄраны вакхидины дн~и ѓ'ного, ја%ко Wа~, мђжїи.

⁵⁰

Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem, and repaired the strong cities in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates, and with bars.

⁵⁰

и^ ѓ^братися въ і^ерsлиM, и^ съᲄвори гра'ды тверды въ і^ё^деи`. и^ ᲄверды'ню вᲆ е^ри'хонњ и^ ја%же вᲆ е^м#маё^мᲇ и^ веџоронњ, и^ веџиле, и^ џанаџе, и^ фараџоне, и^ тефоне, сᲄњны высоки и^ врата и^ ꙁаворы.

⁵¹

And in them he set a garrison, that they might work malice upon Israel.

⁵¹

и^ постави стражA в нихᲆ е^же враждовати і^и^л~ю

⁵²

He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazara, and the tower, and put forces in them, and provision of victuals.

⁵²

и^ ё^твеrди граD веџсђраM и^ газарђ и^ а^крђ” И$ постави в нихъ си'лы и^ преDложенїе бра'шенъ.

⁵³

Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.

⁵³

и^ взя` сн~ы во'ждеи сᲄраны` ѓ^миры, и^ поста'ви и^хъ въ кра'ю въ і^ерsли'мњ въ стражбђ.

⁵⁴

Moreover in the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also the works of the prophets.

⁵⁴

в лњто, рн~г, мsца втораго. и^ ꙁаповњ'да а^лкимъ разорити сњнђ двора ст~ыхъ внђтръняго, и^ разорити дњла прoркъ. и^ нача раꙁаряти,

⁵⁵

And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprizes hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house.

⁵⁵

въ время ѓ%но пораженᲆ бысть а^лкиM, и^ въспяти'шася дњла е^го. и^ заградишася ё^ста е^го и^ раслабᲇ и^ не можа'ше ктомђ гл~ти слова и^ заповњдати ѓ^ домђ своеM,

⁵⁶

So Alcimus died at that time with great torment.

⁵⁶

и^ ё'мре а^лкима въ время ѓ%но съ мђкою ве'лїею”

⁵⁷

Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Juda was in rest two years.

⁵⁷

И$ ви'дњ вакхиD ја%ко ё%мре а^лкимъ и^ ѓбратися къ цр~ю, и^ ё^молча ꙁемля` лњта дв^а.

⁵⁸

Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one night.

⁵⁸

и^ совњщаша вс^и беꙁаконицы рекђще. с^е і^ѓ^наџанъ і^ и^же с ни'мъ в покои` ѓ^бита'ютъ ё^пова'юще” Нн~њ б^о и^ꙁведеM вакхида, и^ пои^ма'етъ иX всXњ вᲆ е^ді'нђ но'щ#.

⁵⁹

So they went and consulted with him.

⁵⁹

и^ шеDше совњщаша с ниM.

⁶⁰

Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him: howbeit they could not, because their counsel was known unto them.

⁶⁰

и^ вᲆста` съ силою мно'гою. и^ посла` е^пистолїю та'и всњмъ споборителемъ е^го и^же въ і^ё^деи` да и%мђтъ і^ѓ^наџана і^ и^же с ни'мъ” И$ не возмо'гоша ја^ко познася и^мъ совњтъ иX,

⁶¹

Wherefore they took of the men of the country, that were authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and slew them.

⁶¹

и^ ја%ша эT мђж'їи страны началныхъ ѕло'бы н~, мђжїи, и^ ё^биша иX”

⁶²

Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.

⁶²

І$ и'де і^ѓ^наџаn и^ си'монᲆ і^ и^же с ними въ веџ#васею в пђсᲄы'ню, и^ созда разореная е^го и^ ё^би е^го”

⁶³

Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of Judea.

⁶³

И$ позна` вакхиD и^ собра вс^е мно'жесᲄво свое, і^ и^же эT і^ё^дея воꙁвњсᲄи

⁶⁴

Then went he and laid siege against Bethbasi; and they fought against it a long season, and made engines of war.

⁶⁴

и^ пришеD ѓ^полчися на веџвасъ и^ вое^ваше е^го дн~и мно'ги. и^ сътвори миханы,

⁶⁵

But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and with a certain number went he forth.

⁶⁵

и^ ѓ^стави і^ѓ^наџанᲆ симона браᲄа свое^го въ градњ, і^ и^зыиде въ странђ. и^ прїиде в# числњ,

⁶⁶

And he smote Odonarres and his brethren, and the children of Phasiron in their tent.

⁶⁶

и^ пораꙁи ѓ^димира и^ братїю е^го, и^ сн~ове фасеронњ въ жили'щихъ и^хъ. и^ нача` бити и^ въꙁыиде въ си'лы,

⁶⁷

And when he began to smite them, and came up with his forces, Simon and his company went out of the city, and burned up the engines of war,

⁶⁷

симонъ же і^ и^же с нимъ и^ꙁшеDше эT града и^ пож#гоша миханы”

⁶⁸

and fought against Bacchides, who was discomfited by them, and they afflicted him sore: for his counsel and travail was in vain.

⁶⁸

и^ ратовахђ противђ ваkхида, и^ сътреся эT них#, и^ ѓ^злобляхђ е^го ѕњло. ја%ко б^њ совњT е^го и^ вохоD е^гот#ще.

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Wherefore he was very wroth at the wicked men that gave him counsel to come into the country, insomuch as he slew many of them, and purposed to return into his own country.

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и^ прогнњвашеся ја%ростїю мђжемъ безако'ннымъ совњщавши'мъ е^мђ прїити во странђ и^ ё^би эT ниX мно'гихъ” и^ совњщася эTи^ти в землю свою.

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Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge, he sent ambassadors unto him, to the end he should make peace with him, and deliver them the prisoners.

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и^ поꙁна і^ѓ^наџаn и^ посла` к немђ старњишиX съставити миръ с ни'мъ, и^ воꙁда'ти и^мъ плњненїе.

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Which thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and sware unto him that he would never do him harm all the days of his life.

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и^ прїя'тъ и^ сътвори по словесехъ е^го. и^ кляся е^мђ не и^ꙁыскати е^мђ зл^а вс^я дн~и живота е^го.

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When therefore he had restored unto him the prisoners that he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judea, he returned and went his way into his own land, neither came he any more into their borders.

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и^ воздасть е^мђ плᲇненїе е^же преже плњни эT ꙁемля і^ё'дины” И$ ѓ^бращ#ся эTи^де въ ꙁемлю свою, и не приложи ктомђ прїити въ предњлы и^хъ”

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Thus the sword ceased from Israel: but Jonathan dwelt at Machmas, and began to govern the people; and he destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel.

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И$ преста мечъ эT і^и^л~я, и^ ѓбита і^ѓ^наџа'нъ в махъмасе. и^ нача` і^ѓ^наџаn сђдити люди і^ и^стреби нечестивых# эT і^и^л~я”