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1 Now it came to pass, after that Alexander
the son of Philip the Macedonian, who first reigned in Greece, coming out of
the land of Cethim, had overthrown Darius king of
the Persians and Medes:
2 He fought many battles, and took the
strong holds of all, and slew the kings of the earth:
3 And he went through even to the ends of
the earth, and took the spoils of many nations: and the earth was quiet
before him.
4 And he gathered a power, and a very strong
army: and his heart was exalted and lifted up.
5 And he subdued countries of nations, and
princes: and they became tributaries to him.
6 And after these things, he fell down upon
his bed, and knew that he should die.
7 And he called his servants the nobles that
were brought up with him from his youth: and he divided his kingdom among
them, while he was yet alive.
8 And Alexander reigned twelve years, and he
died.
9 And his servants made themselves kings every one in his place:
10 And they all put crowns upon themselves
after his death, and their sons after them many years, and evils were
multiplied in the earth.
11 And there came out of them a wicked root,
Antiochus the Illustrious, the son of king Antiochus, who had been a hostage
at Rome: and he reigned in the hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom
of the Greeks.
12 In those days there went out of Israel
wicked men, and they persuaded many, saying: Let us go, and make a covenant
with the heathens that are round about us: for since we departed from them,
many evils have befallen us.
13 And the word seemed good in their eyes.
14 And some of the people determined to do
this, and went to the king: and he gave them license to do after the
ordinances of the heathens.
15 And they built a place of exercise in
Jerusalem, according to the laws of the nations:
16 And they made themselves prepuces, and
departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and
were sold to do evil.
17 And the kingdom was established before
Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might
reign over two kingdoms.
18 And he entered into Egypt with a great
multitude, with chariots and elephants, and horsemen, and a great number of
ships:
19 And he made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt, but Ptolemee
was afraid at his presence, and fled, and many were wounded unto death.
20 And he took the strong cities in the land
of Egypt: and he took the spoils of the land of Egypt.
21 And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt in
the hundred and forty-third year, he returned and went up against Israel.
22 And he went up to Jerusalem with a great
multitude.
23 And he proudly entered into the sanctuary,
and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the
vessels thereof, and the table of proposition, and the pouring vessels, and
the vials, and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and
the golden ornament that was before the temple: and he broke them all in
pieces.
24 And he took the silver and gold, and the
precious vessels: and he took the hidden treasures which he found: and when
he had taken all away he departed into his own country.
25 And he made a great slaughter of men, and
spoke very proudly.
26 And there was great mourning in Israel, and
in every place where they were.
27 And the princes, and the ancients mourned,
and the virgins and the young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the
women was changed.
28 Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the
bride that set in the marriage bed, mourned:
29 And the land was moved for the
inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.
30 And after two full years the king sent the
chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda,
and he came to Jerusalem with a great multitude.
31 And he spoke to them peaceable words in
deceit: and they believed him.
32 And he fell upon the city suddenly, and
struck it with a great slaughter, and destroyed much people in Israel.
33 And he took the spoils of the city, and
burnt it with fire, and threw down the houses thereof, and the walls thereof
round about:
34 And they took the women captive, and the
children, and the cattle they possessed.
35 And they built the city of David with a
great and strong wall, and with strong towers, and made it a fortress for
them:
36 And they placed there a sinful nation,
wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour, and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of
Jerusalem;
37 And laid them up there: and they became
a great snare.
38 And this was a place to lie in wait against
the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel.
39 And they shed innocent blood round about
the sanctuary, and defiled the holy place.
40 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled away
by reason of them, and the city was made the habitation to strangers, and she
became a stranger to her own seed, and her children forsook her.
41 Her sanctuary was desolate like a
wilderness, her festival days were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honours
were brought to nothing.
42 Her dishonour was
increased according to her glory, and her excellency
was turned into mourning.
43 And king Antiochus wrote to all his
kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one
should leave his own law.
44 And all nations consented according to the
word of king Antiochus.
45 And many of Israel consented to his
service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath.
46 And the king sent letters by the hands of
messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda:
that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth,
47 And should forbid holocausts and
sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God.
48 And should prohibit the sabbath,
and the festival days, to be celebrated.
49 And he commanded the holy places to be
profaned, and the holy people of Israel.
50 And he commanded altars to be built, and
temples, and idols, and swine's flesh to be immolated, and unclean beasts.
51 And that they should leave their children
uncircumcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses,
and abominations, to the end that they should forget the law, and should
change all the justifications of God.
52 And that whosoever would not do according
to the word of king Antiochus should be put to death.
53 According to all these words he wrote to his
whole kingdom, and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them
to do these things.
54 And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice.
55 Then many of the people were gathered to
them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the
land:
56 And they drove away the people of Israel
into lurking holes, and into the secret places of fugitives.
57 On the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred and forty-fifth year, king
Antiochus set up the abominable idol of desolation upon the altar of God, and
they built altars throughout all the cities of Juda
round about:
58 And they burnt incense, and sacrificed
at the doors of the houses, and in the streets.
59 And they cut in pieces, and burnt with fire
the books of the law of God:
60 And every one with whom the books of the
testament of the Lord were found, and whosoever observed the law of the Lord,
they put to death, according to the edict of the king.
61 Thus by their power did they deal with the
people of Israel, that were found in the cities month after month.
62 And on the five and twentieth day of the
month they sacrificed upon the altar of the idol that was over against the
altar of God.
63 Now the women that circumcised their
children, were slain according to the commandment of king Antiochus.
64 And they hanged the children about their
necks in all their houses: and those that had circumcised them, they put to
death.
65 And many of the people of Israel determined
with themselves, that they would not eat unclean things: and they chose
rather to die than to be defiled with unclean meats.
66 And they would not break the holy law of
God, and they were put to death:
67 And there was very great wrath upon the
people.
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1- ان الاسكندر بن فيلبس
المكدوني بعد خروجه من ارض كتيم و ايقاعه بداريوس ملك فارس و ماداي ملك مكانه و
هو اول من ملك على اليونان.
2- ثم اثار حروبا كثيرة و فتح
حصونا متعددة و قتل ملوك الارض.
3- و اجتاز الى اقاصي الارض و
سلب غنائم جمهور من الامم فسكتت الارض بين يديه فترفع في قلبه و تشامخ.
4- و حشد جيشا قويا جدا.
5- و استولى على البلاد و الامم
و السلاطين فكانوا يحملون اليه الجزية.
6- و بعد ذلك انطرح على فراشه و
احس من نفسه بالموت.
7- فدعا عبيده الكبراء الذين
نشاوا معه منذ الصباء فقسم مملكته بينهم في حياته.
8- و كان ملك الاسكندر اثنتي
عشرة سنة و مات.
9- فتملك عبيده كل واحد في
مكانه.
10- و لبس كل منهم التاج بعد وفاته و كذلك بنوهم من بعدهم سنين كثيرة
فكثرت الشرور في الارض.
11- و خرجت منهم جرثومة اثيمة هي
انطيوكس الشهير ابن انطيوكس الملك و كان رهينة في رومية و ملك في السنة المئة و
السابعة و الثلاثين من دولة اليونان.
12- و في تلك الايام خرج من
اسرائيل ابناء منافقون فاغروا كثيرين قائلين هلم نعقد عهدا مع الامم حولنا فانا
منذ انفصلنا عنهم لحقتنا شرور كثيرة.
13- فحسن الكلام في عيونهم.
14- و بادر نفر من الشعب و ذهبوا
الى الملك فاطلق لهم ان يصنعوا بحسب احكام الامم.
15- فابتنوا مدرسة في اورشليم
على حسب سنن الامم.
16- و عملوا لهم غلفا و ارتدوا
عن العهد المقدس و مازجوا الامم و باعوا انفسهم لصنيع الشر.
17- و لما استتب الملك لانطيوكس
ازمع على امتلاك مصر ليكون مالكا على كلتا المملكتين.
18- فدخل مصر بجيش كثيف و عجلات
و فيلة و فرسان و اسطول عظيم.
19- و اثار الحرب على بطلماوس
ملك مصر فارتاع بطلماوس من وجهه و هرب و سقط قتلى كثيرون.
20- فاستحوذوا على المدن الحصينة
بارض مصر و سلبوا غنائم ارض مصر.
21- و رجع انطيوكس بعدما اوقع
بمصر و ذلك في السنة المئة و الثالثة و الاربعين و نهض نحو اسرائيل.
22- فصعد الى اورشليم بجيش كثيف.
23- و دخل المقدس بتجبر و اخذ
مذبح الذهب و منارة النور مع جميع ادواتها و مائدة التنضيد و المساكب و الجامات
و مجامر الذهب و الحجاب و الاكاليل و الحلية الذهبية التي كانت على وجه الهيكل و
حطمها جميعا.
24- و اخذ الفضة و الذهب و
الانية النفيسة و اخذ ما وجد من الكنوز المكنونة اخذ الجميع و انصرف الى ارضه.
25- و اكثر من القتل و تكلم
بتجبر عظيم.
26- فكانت مناحة عظيمة في
اسرائيل في كل ارضهم.
27- و انتحب الرؤساء و الشيوخ و
خارت العذارى و الفتيان و تغير جمال النساء.
28- و كل عروس اتخذ مرثاة و
الجالسة في الحجلة عقدت مناحة.
29- فارتجت الارض على سكانها و جميع ال يعقوب لبسوا الخزي.
30- و بعد سنتين من الايام ارسل
الملك رئيس الجزية الى مدن يهوذا فوفد على اورشليم في جيش كثيف.
31- و خاطبهم خطاب سلام مكرا
فوثقوا به.
32- ثم هجم على المدينة فجاة و
ضربها ضربة عظيمة و اهلك شعبا كثيرا من اسرائيل.
33- و سلب غنائم المدينة و
احرقها بالنار و هدم بيوتها و اسوارها من حولها.
34- و سبوا النساء و الاولاد و
استولوا على المواشي.
35- و بنوا على مدينة داود سورا
عظيما متينا و بروجا حصينة فصارت قلعة لهم.
36- و جعلوا هناك امة اثيمة
رجالا منافقين فتحصنوا فيها و وضعوا فيها السلاح و الطعام و جمعوا غنائم
اورشليم.
37- و وضعوها هناك فصاروا لهم
شركا مهلكا.
38- و كان ذلك مكمنا للمقدس و
شيطانا خبيثا لاسرائيل على الدوام.
39- فسفكوا الدم الزكي حول
المقدس و نجسوا المقدس.
40- فهرب اهل اورشليم بسببهم
فامست مسكن غرباء و صارت غريبة للمولودين فيها و ابناؤها هجروها.
41- و رد مقدسها خرابا كالقفر و حولت اعيادها مناحة و سبوتها عارا و عزها
اضمحلالا.
42- و على قدر مجدها اكثر هوانها
و رفعتها الت الى مناحة.
43- و كتب الملك انطيوكس الى
مملكته كلها بان يكونوا جميعهم شعبا واحدا و يتركوا كل واحد سننه.
44- فاذعنت الامم باسرها لكلام
الملك.
45- و كثيرون من اسرائيل ارتضوا
دينه و ذبحوا للاصنام و دنسوا السبت.
46- و انفذ الملك كتبا على ايدي
رسل الى اورشليم و مدن يهوذا ان يتبعوا سنن الاجانب في الارض.
47- و يمتنعوا عن المحرقات و
الذبيحة و السكيب في المقدس.
48- و يدنسوا السبوت و الاعياد.
49- و ينجسوا المقادس و
القديسين.
50- و يبتنوا مذابح و هياكل و
معابد للاصنام و يذبحوا الخنازير و الحيوانات النجسة.
51- و يتركوا بنيهم قلفا و
يقذروا نفوسهم بكل نجاسة و رجس حتى ينسوا الشريعة و يغيروا جميع الاحكام.
52- و من لا يعمل بمقتضى كلام
الملك يقتل.
53- و كتب بمثل هذا الكلام كله
الى مملكته باسرها و اقام رقباء على جميع الشعب.
54- و امر مدائن يهوذا بان يذبحوا
في كل مدينة.
55- فانضم اليهم كثيرون من الشعب
كل من نبذ الشريعة فصنعوا الشر في الارض.
56- و الجاوا اسرائيل الى
المختبات في كل موضع فروا اليه.
57- و في اليوم الخامس عشر من
كسلو في السنة المئة و الخامسة و الاربعين بنوا رجاسة الخراب على المذبح و بنوا
مذابح في مدن يهوذا من كل ناحية.
58- و كانوا يقترون على ابواب
البيوت و في الساحات.
59- و ما وجدوه من اسفار الشريعة
مزقوه و احرقوه بالنار.
60- و كل من وجد عنده سفر من
العهد او اتبع الشريعة فانه مقتول بامر الملك.
61- هكذا كانوا يفعلون بسطوتهم
في اسرائيل بالذين يصادفونهم في المدن شهرا فشهرا.
62- و في اليوم الخامس و العشرين
من الشهر ذبحوا على مذبح الاصنام الذي فوق المذبح.
63- و النساء اللواتي ختن
اولادهن قتلوهن بمقتضى الامر.
64- و علقوا الاطفال في اعناقهن
و نهبوا بيوتهن و قتلوا الذين ختنوهم.
65- و ان كثيرين في اسرائيل
عزموا و صمموا في انفسهم على ان لا ياكلوا نجسا و اختاروا الموت لئلا يتنجسوا
بالاطعمة.
66- و لا يدنسوا العهد المقدس
فماتوا.
67- و كان على اسرائيل غضب شديد
جدا
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