#### Machabaeorum II 1

1 Toi_v a'delfoi_v toi_v kat" Ai#gupton Ioudai/oiv cai/rein oi; a'delfoi\ oi; e'n Ierosolu/moiv Ioudai_oi kai\ oi; e'n th`_ cw/ra` th_v Ioudai/av ei'rh/nhn a'gayh/nV
2 kai\ a'gayopoih/sai u;mi_n o; yeo\v kai\ mnhsyei/h th_v diayh/khv au'tou_ th_v pro\v Abraam kai\ Isaak kai\ Iakwb tw_n dou/lwn au'tou_ tw_n pistw_nV
3 kai\ dw`/h u;mi_n kardi/an pa_sin ei'v to\ se/besyai au'to\n kai\ poiei_n au'tou_ ta\ yelh/mata kardi/a` mega/lh` kai\ quch`_ boulome/nh`V
4 kai\ dianoi/xai th\n kardi/an u;mw_n e'n tw`_ no/mw` au'tou_ kai\ e'n toi_v prosta/gmasin kai\ ei'rh/nhn poih/sai
5 kai\ e'pakou/sai u;mw_n tw_n deh/sewn kai\ katallagei/h u;mi_n kai\ mh\ u;ma_v e'gkatali/poi e'n kairw`_ ponhrw`_.
6 kai\ nu_n w{de/ e'smen proseuco/menoi peri\ u;mw_n.
7 basileu/ontov Dhmhtri/ou e#touv e;katostou_ e;xhkostou_ e'na/tou h;mei_v oi; Ioudai_oi gegra/famen u;mi_n e'n th`_ yli/qei kai\ e'n th`_ a'kmh`_ th`_ e'pelyou/sh` h;mi_n e'n toi_v e#tesin tou/toiv a'f" ou{ a'pe/sth "Ia/swn kai\ oi; met" au'tou_ a'po\ th_v a;gi/av gh_v kai\ th_v basilei/av
8 kai\ e'nepu/risan to\n pulw_na kai\ e'xe/cean ai{ma a'yw_onV kai\ e'deh/yhmen tou_ kuri/ou kai\ ei'shkou/syhmen kai\ proshne/gkamen yusi/an kai\ semi/dalin kai\ e'xh/qamen tou\v lu/cnouv kai\ proeyh/kamen tou\v a#rtouv.
9 kai\ nu_n i%na a#ghte ta\v h;me/rav th_v skhnophgi/av tou_ Caseleu mhno/v. e#touv e;katostou_ o'gdohkostou_ kai\ o'gdo/ou.
10 Oi; e'n Ierosolu/moiv kai\ oi; e'n th`_ Ioudai/a` kai\ h; gerousi/a kai\ Ioudav "Aristobou/lw` didaska/lw` Ptolemai/ou tou_ basile/wv, o#nti de\ a'po\ tou_ tw_n cristw_n i;ere/wn ge/nouv, kai\ toi_v e'n Ai'gu/ptw` Ioudai/oiv cai/rein kai\ u;giai/nein.
11 e'k mega/lwn kindu/nwn u;po\ tou_ yeou_ sesw`sme/noi mega/lwv eu'caristou_men au'tw`_ w;v aJn pro\v basile/a paratasso/menoiV
12 au'to\v ga\r e'xe/brasen tou\v parataxame/nouv e'n th`_ a;gi/a` po/lei.
13 ei'v th\n Persi/da geno/menov ga\r o; h;gemw\n kai\ h; peri\ au'to\n a'nupo/statov dokou_sa ei}nai du/namiv kateko/phsan e'n tw`_ th_v Nanai/av i;erw`_, paralogismw`_ crhsame/nwn tw_n peri\ th\n Nanai/an i;ere/wn.
14 w;v ga\r sunoikh/swn au'th`_ parege/neto ei'v to\n to/pon o% te "Anti/ocov kai\ oi; su\n au'tw`_ fi/loi ca/rin tou_ labei_n ta\ crh/mata plei/ona ei'v fernh_v lo/gon
15 kai\ proye/ntwn au'ta\ tw_n i;ere/wn tou_ Nanai/ou ka'kei/nou proselyo/ntov met" o'li/gwn ei'v to\n peri/bolon tou_ teme/nouv, sugklei/santev to\ i;ero/n, w;v ei'sh_lyen "Anti/ocov,
16 a'noi/xantev th\n tou_ fatnw/matov krupth\n yu/ran ba/llontev pe/trouv sunekerau/nwsan to\n h;gemo/na kai\ me/lh poih/santev kai\ ta\v kefala\v a'felo/ntev toi_v e#xw pare/rriqan.
17 kata\ pa/nta eu'loghto\v h;mw_n o; yeo/v, ojv pare/dwken tou\v a'sebh/santav.
18 me/llontev a#gein e'n tw`_ Caseleu pe/mpth` kai\ ei'ka/di to\n kayarismo\n tou_ i;erou_ de/on h;ghsa/meya diasafh_sai u;mi_n, i%na kai\ au'toi\ a#ghte skhnophgi/av kai\ tou_ puro/v, o%te Neemiav o; oi'kodomh/sav to/ te i;ero\n kai\ to\ yusiasth/rion a'nh/negken yusi/av.
19 kai\ ga\r o%te ei'v th\n Persikh\n h#gonto h;mw_n oi; pate/rev, oi; to/te eu'sebei_v i;erei_v labo/ntev a'po\ tou_ puro\v tou_ yusiasthri/ou layrai/wv kate/kruqan e'n koilw/mati fre/atov ta/xin e#contov a#nudron, e'n w`{ kathsfali/santo w%ste pa_sin a#gnwston ei}nai to\n to/pon.
20 dielyo/ntwn de\ e'tw_n i;kanw_n, o%te e#doxen tw`_ yew`_, a'postalei\v Neemiav u;po\ tou_ basile/wv th_v Persi/dov tou\v e'kgo/nouv tw_n i;ere/wn tw_n a'pokruqa/ntwn e#pemqen e'pi\ to\ pu_rV w;v de\ diesa/fhsan h;mi_n mh\ eu;rhke/nai pu_r, a'lla\ u%dwr pacu/, e'ke/leusen au'tou\v a'poba/qantav fe/rein.
21 w;v de\ a'nhne/cyh ta\ tw_n yusiw_n, e'ke/leusen tou\v i;erei_v Neemiav e'pirra_nai tw`_ u%dati ta/ te xu/la kai\ ta\ e'pikei/mena.
22 w;v de\ e'ge/neto tou_to kai\ cro/nov dih_lyen o% te h%liov a'ne/lamqen pro/teron e'pinefh\v w#n, a'nh/fyh pura\ mega/lh w%ste yauma/sai pa/ntav.
23 proseuch\n de\ e'poih/santo oi; i;erei_v dapanwme/nhv th_v yusi/av, oi% te i;erei_v kai\ pa/ntev, katarcome/nou Iwnayou, tw_n de\ loipw_n e'pifwnou/ntwn w;v NeemiouV
24 h}n de\ h; proseuch\ to\n tro/pon e#cousa tou_ton Ku/rie ku/rie o; yeo/v, o; pa/ntwn kti/sthv, o; fobero\v kai\ i'scuro\v kai\ di/kaiov kai\ e'leh/mwn, o; mo/nov basileu\v kai\ crhsto/v,
25 o; mo/nov corhgo/v, o; mo/nov di/kaiov kai\ pantokra/twr kai\ ai'w/niov, o; diasw`/zwn to\n Israhl e'k panto\v kakou_, o; poih/sav tou\v pate/rav e'klektou\v kai\ a;gia/sav au'tou/v,
26 pro/sdexai th\n yusi/an u;pe\r panto\v tou_ laou_ sou Israhl kai\ diafu/laxon th\n meri/da sou kai\ kayagi/ason.
27 e'pisuna/gage th\n diaspora\n h;mw_n, e'leuye/rwson tou\v douleu/ontav e'n toi_v e#ynesin, tou\v e'xouyenhme/nouv kai\ bdeluktou\v e#pide, kai\ gnw/twsan ta\ e#ynh o%ti su\ ei} o; yeo\v h;mw_n.
28 basa/nison tou\v katadunasteu/ontav kai\ e'xubri/zontav e'n u;perhfani/a`.
29 katafu/teuson to\n lao/n sou ei'v to\n to/pon to\n a%gio/n sou, kayw\v ei}pen Mwu=sh_v.
30 Oi; de\ i;erei_v e'pe/qallon tou\v u%mnouv.
31 kayw\v de\ a'nhlw/yh ta\ th_v yusi/av, kai\ to\ perileipo/menon u%dwr o; Neemiav e'ke/leusen li/youv mei/zonav katacei_n.
32 w;v de\ tou_to e'genh/yh, flo\x a'nh/fyhV tou_ de\ a'po\ tou_ yusiasthri/ou a'ntila/mqantov fwto\v e'dapanh/yh.
33 w;v de\ fanero\n e'genh/yh to\ pra_gma, kai\ dihgge/lh tw`_ basilei_ tw_n Persw_n o%ti ei'v to\n to/pon, ou{ to\ pu_r e#kruqan oi; metacye/ntev i;erei_v, to\ u%dwr e'fa/nh, a'f" ou{ kai\ oi; peri\ to\n Neemian h%gnisan ta\ th_v yusi/av,
34 perifra/xav de\ o; basileu\v i;ero\n e'poi/hsen dokima/sav to\ pra_gma.
35 kai\ oi{v e'cari/zeto o; basileu/v, polla\ dia/fora e'la/mbanen kai\ metedi/dou.
36 proshgo/reusan de\ oi; peri\ to\n Neemian tou_to nefyar, oj diermhneu/etai kayarismo/vV kalei_tai de\ para\ toi_v polloi_v nefyai.

#### Machabaeorum II 2

1 Eu;ri/sketai de\ e'n tai_v a'pografai_v Ieremiav o; profh/thv o%ti e'ke/leusen tou_ puro\v labei_n tou\v metagenome/nouv, w;v sesh/mantai,
2 kai\ w;v e'netei/lato toi_v metagenome/noiv o; profh/thv dou\v au'toi_v to\n no/mon, i%na mh\ e'pila/ywntai tw_n prostagma/twn tou_ kuri/ou, kai\ i%na mh\ a'poplanhyw_sin tai_v dianoi/aiv ble/pontev a'ga/lmata crusa_ kai\ a'rgura_ kai\ to\n peri\ au'ta\ ko/smonV
3 kai\ e%tera toiau_ta le/gwn pareka/lei mh\ a'posth_nai to\n no/mon a'po\ th_v kardi/av au'tw_n.
4 h}n de\ e'n th`_ grafh`_ w;v th\n skhnh\n kai\ th\n kibwto\n e'ke/leusen o; profh/thv crhmatismou_ genhye/ntov au'tw`_ sunakolouyei_nV w;v de\ e'xh_lyen ei'v to\ o#rov, ou{ o; Mwu=sh_v a'naba\v e'yea/sato th\n tou_ yeou_ klhronomi/an.
5 kai\ e'lyw\n o; Ieremiav eu{ren oi}kon a'ntrw/dh kai\ th\n skhnh\n kai\ th\n kibwto\n kai\ to\ yusiasth/rion tou_ yumia/matov ei'sh/negken e'kei_ kai\ th\n yu/ran e'ne/fraxen.
6 kai\ proselyo/ntev tine\v tw_n sunakolouyou/ntwn w%ste e'pishma/nasyai th\n o;do\n kai\ ou'k e'dunh/yhsan eu;rei_n.
7 w;v de\ o; Ieremiav e#gnw, memqa/menov au'toi_v ei}pen o%ti Kai\ a#gnwstov o; to/pov e#stai, e%wv aJn sunaga/gh` o; yeo\v e'pisunagwgh\n tou_ laou_ kai\ i%lewv ge/nhtaiV
8 kai\ to/te o; ku/riov a'nadei/xei tau_ta, kai\ o'fyh/setai h; do/xa tou_ kuri/ou kai\ h; nefe/lh, w;v e'pi\ Mwush`_ e'dhlou_to, w;v kai\ o; Salwmwn h'xi/wsen i%na o; to/pov kayagiasyh`_ mega/lwv.
9 diesafei_to de\ kai\ w;v sofi/an e#cwn a'nh/negken yusi/an e'gkainismou_ kai\ th_v teleiw/sewv tou_ i;erou_.
10 kayw\v kai\ Mwu=sh_v proshu/xato pro\v ku/rion, kai\ kate/bh pu_r e'k tou_ ou'ranou_ kai\ ta\ th_v yusi/av e'dapa/nhsen, ou%twv kai\ Salwmwn proshu/xato, kai\ kataba\n to\ pu_r a'nh/lwsen ta\ o;lokautw/mata.
11 kai\ ei}pen Mwu=sh_v Dia\ to\ mh\ bebrw_syai to\ peri\ th_v a;marti/av a'nhlw/yh.
12 w;sau/twv kai\ o; Salwmwn ta\v o'ktw\ h;me/rav h#gagen.
13 e'xhgou_nto de\ kai\ e'n tai_v a'nagrafai_v kai\ e'n toi_v u;pomnhmatismoi_v toi_v kata\ to\n Neemian ta\ au'ta\ kai\ w;v kataballo/menov biblioyh/khn e'pisunh/gagen ta\ peri\ tw_n basile/wn bibli/a kai\ profhtw_n kai\ ta\ tou_ Dauid kai\ e'pistola\v basile/wn peri\ a'nayema/twn.
14 w;sau/twv de\ kai\ Ioudav ta\ diapeptwko/ta dia\ to\n gegono/ta po/lemon h;mi_n e'pisunh/gagen pa/nta, kai\ e#stin par" h;mi_nV
15 w{n ou}n e'a\n crei/an e#chte, tou\v a'pokomiou_ntav u;mi_n a'poste/llete.
16 Me/llontev ou}n a#gein to\n kayarismo\n e'gra/qamen u;mi_nV kalw/v ou}n poih/sete a#gontev ta\v h;me/rav.
17 o; de\ yeo\v o; sw/sav to\n pa/nta lao\n au'tou_ kai\ a'podou\v th\n klhronomi/an pa_sin kai\ to\ basi/leion kai\ to\ i;era/teuma kai\ to\n a;giasmo/n,
18 kayw\v e'phggei/lato dia\ tou_ no/mouV e'lpi/zomen ga\r e'pi\ tw`_ yew`_ o%ti tace/wv h;ma_v e'leh/sei kai\ e'pisuna/xei e'k th_v u;po\ to\n ou'rano\n ei'v to\n a%gion to/ponV e'xei/leto ga\r h;ma_v e'k mega/lwn kakw_n kai\ to\n to/pon e'kaya/risen.
19 Ta\ de\ kata\ to\n Ioudan to\n Makkabai_on kai\ tou\v tou/tou a'delfou\v kai\ to\n tou_ i;erou_ tou_ megi/stou kayarismo\n kai\ to\n tou_ bwmou_ e'gkainismo\n
20 e#ti te tou\v pro\v "Anti/ocon to\n "Epifanh_ kai\ to\n tou/tou ui;o\n Eu'pa/tora pole/mouv
21 kai\ ta\v e'x ou'ranou_ genome/nav e'pifanei/av toi_v u;pe\r tou_ Ioudaismou_ filoti/mwv a'ndragayh/sasin, w%ste th\n o%lhn cw/ran o'li/gouv o#ntav lehlatei_n kai\ ta\ ba/rbara plh/yh diw/kein,
22 kai\ to\ peribo/hton kay" o%lhn th\n oi'koume/nhn i;ero\n a'nakomi/sasyai kai\ th\n po/lin e'leuyerw_sai kai\ tou\v me/llontav katalu/esyai no/mouv e'panoryw_sai, tou_ kuri/ou meta\ pa/shv e'pieikei/av i%lew genome/nou au'toi_v,
23 u;po\ "Ia/swnov tou_ Kurhnai/ou dedhlwme/na dia\ pe/nte bibli/wn peiraso/meya di" e;no\v sunta/gmatov e'pitemei_n.
24 sunorw_ntev ga\r to\ cu/ma tw_n a'riymw_n kai\ th\n ou}san dusce/reian toi_v ye/lousin ei'skuklei_syai toi_v th_v i;stori/av dihgh/masin dia\ to\ plh_yov th_v u%lhv
25 e'fronti/samen toi_v me\n boulome/noiv a'naginw/skein qucagwgi/an, toi_v de\ filofronou_sin ei'v to\ dia\ mnh/mhv a'nalabei_n eu'kopi/an, pa_sin de\ toi_v e'ntugca/nousin w'fe/leian.
26 kai\ h;mi_n me\n toi_v th\n kakopa/yeian e'pidedegme/noiv th_v e'pitomh_v ou' r;a`/dion, i;drw_tov de\ kai\ a'grupni/av to\ pra_gma,
27 kaya/per tw`_ paraskeua/zonti sumpo/sion kai\ zhtou_nti th\n e;te/rwn lusite/leian ou'k eu'cere/v, o%mwv dia\ th\n tw_n pollw_n eu'caristi/an h;de/wv th\n kakopa/yeian u;poi/somen
28 to\ me\n diakribou_n peri\ e;ka/stwn tw`_ suggrafei_ paracwrh/santev, to\ de\ e'piporeu/esyai toi_v u;pogrammoi_v th_v e'pitomh_v diaponou_ntev.
29 kaya/per ga\r th_v kainh_v oi'ki/av a'rcite/ktoni th_v o%lhv katabolh_v frontiste/on, tw`_ de\ e'gkai/ein kai\ Zwgrafei_n e'piceirou_nti ta\ e'pith/deia pro\v diako/smhsin e'xetaste/on, ou%twv dokw_ kai\ e'pi\ h;mw_n.
30 to\ me\n e'mbateu/ein kai\ peri/paton poiei_syai lo/gwn kai\ polupragmonei_n e'n toi_v kata\ me/rov tw`_ th_v i;stori/av a'rchge/th` kayh/keiV
31 to\ de\ su/ntomon th_v le/xewv metadiw/kein kai\ to\ e'xergastiko\n th_v pragmatei/av paraitei_syai tw`_ th\n meta/frasin poioume/nw` sugcwrhte/on.
32 e'nteu_yen ou}n a'rxw/meya th_v dihgh/sewv toi_v proeirhme/noiv tosou_ton e'pizeu/xantevV eu#hyev ga\r to\ me\n pro\ th_v i;stori/av pleona/zein, th\n de\ i;stori/an e'pitemei_n.

#### Machabaeorum II 3

1 Th_v a;gi/av po/lewv katoikoume/nhv meta\ pa/shv ei'rh/nhv kai\ tw_n no/mwn o%ti ka/llista sunthroume/nwn dia\ th\n Oniou tou_ a'rciere/wv eu'se/beia/n te kai\ misoponhri/an
2 sune/bainen kai\ au'tou\v tou\v basilei_v tima_n to\n to/pon kai\ to\ i;ero\n a'postolai_v tai_v krati/staiv doxa/zein
3 w%ste kai\ Se/leukon to\n th_v "Asi/av basile/a corhgei_n e'k tw_n i'di/wn proso/dwn pa/nta ta\ pro\v ta\v leitourgi/av tw_n yusiw_n e'piba/llonta dapanh/mata.
4 Simwn de/ tiv e'k th_v Beniamin fulh_v prosta/thv tou_ i;erou_ kayestame/nov dihne/cyh tw`_ a'rcierei_ peri\ th_v kata\ th\n po/lin a'goranomi/avV
5 kai\ nikh_sai to\n Onian mh\ duna/menov h}lyen pro\v "Apollw/nion Yarseou to\n kat" e'kei_non to\n kairo\n Koi/lhv Suri/av kai\ Foini/khv strathgo\n
6 kai\ prosh/ggeilen peri\ tou_ crhma/twn a'muyh/twn ge/mein to\ e'n Ierosolu/moiv gazofula/kion w%ste to\ plh_yov tw_n diafo/rwn a'nari/ymhton ei}nai, kai\ mh\ prosh/kein au'ta\ pro\v to\n tw_n yusiw_n lo/gon, ei}nai de\ dunato\n u;po\ th\n tou_ basile/wv e'xousi/an pesei_n tau_ta.
7 summei/xav de\ o; "Apollw/niov tw`_ basilei_ peri\ tw_n mhnuye/ntwn au'tw`_ crhma/twn e'nefa/nisenV o; de\ proceirisa/menov :Hlio/dwron to\n e'pi\ tw_n pragma/twn a'pe/steilen dou\v e'ntola\v th\n tw_n proeirhme/nwn crhma/twn e'kkomidh\n poih/sasyai.
8 eu'ye/wv de\ o; :Hlio/dwrov e'poiei_to th\n porei/an, th`_ me\n e'mfa/sei w;v ta\v kata\ Koi/lhn Suri/an kai\ Foini/khn po/leiv e'fodeu_sai, tw`_ pra/gmati de\ th\n tou_ basile/wv pro/yesin e'pitelei_n.
9 paragenhyei\v de\ ei'v Ieroso/luma kai\ filofro/nwv u;po\ tou_ a'rciere/wv th_v po/lewv a'podecyei\v a'ne/yeto peri\ tou_ gegono/tov e'mfanismou_, kai\ ti/nov e%neken pa/restin diesa/fhsenV e'punya/neto de\ ei' tai_v a'lhyei/aiv tau_ta ou%twv e#conta tugca/nei.
10 tou_ de\ a'rciere/wv u;podei/xantov parakatayh/kav ei}nai chrw_n te kai\ o'rfanw_n,
11 tina\ de\ kai\ :Urkanou_ tou_ Twbiou sfo/dra a'ndro\v e'n u;peroch`_ keime/nou - ou%twv h}n diaba/llwn o; dussebh\v Simwn - , ta\ de\ pa/nta a'rguri/ou tetrako/sia ta/lanta, crusi/ou de\ diako/siaV
12 a'dikhyh_nai de\ tou\v pepisteuko/tav th`_ tou_ to/pou a;giwsu/nh` kai\ th`_ tou_ tetimhme/nou kata\ to\n su/mpanta ko/smon i;erou_ semno/thti kai\ a'suli/a` pantelw_v a'mh/canon ei}nai.
13 o; de\ :Hlio/dwrov, di" ajv ei}cen basilika\v e'ntola/v, pa/ntwv e#legen ei'v to\ basiliko\n a'nalhmpte/a tau_ta ei}nai.
14 taxa/menov de\ h;me/ran ei'sh`/ei th\n peri\ tou/twn e'pi/skeqin oi'konomh/swnV h}n de\ ou' mikra\ kay" o%lhn th\n po/lin a'gwni/a.
15 oi; de\ i;erei_v pro\ tou_ yusiasthri/ou e'n tai_v i;eratikai_v stolai_v r;i/qantev e;autou\v e'pekalou_nto ei'v ou'rano\n to\n peri\ parakatayh/khv nomoyeth/santa toi_v parakatayeme/noiv tau_ta sw_a diafula/xai.
16 h}n de\ o;rw_nta th\n tou_ a'rciere/wv i'de/an titrw/skesyai th\n dia/noianV h; ga\r o#qiv kai\ to\ th_v cro/av parhllagme/non e'ne/fainen th\n kata\ quch\n a'gwni/anV
17 perieke/cuto ga\r peri\ to\n a#ndra de/ov ti kai\ frikasmo\v sw/matov, di" w{n pro/dhlon e'gi/neto toi_v yewrou_sin to\ kata\ kardi/an e'nesto\v a#lgov.
18 e#ti de\ e'k tw_n oi'kiw_n a'gelhdo\n e'xeph/dwn e'pi\ pa/ndhmon i;ketei/an dia\ to\ me/llein ei'v katafro/nhsin e#rcesyai to\n to/pon.
19 u;pezwsme/nai de\ u;po\ tou\v mastou\v ai; gunai_kev sa/kkouv kata\ ta\v o;dou\v e'plh/yunonV ai; de\ kata/kleistoi tw_n parye/nwn, ai; me\n sune/trecon e'pi\ tou\v pulw_nav, ai; de\ e'pi\ ta\ tei/ch, tine\v de\ dia\ tw_n yuri/dwn diexe/kuptonV
20 pa_sai de\ protei/nousai ta\v cei_rav ei'v to\n ou'rano\n e'poiou_nto th\n litanei/anV
21 e'leei_n d" h}n th\n tou_ plh/youv pammigh_ pro/ptwsin th/n te tou_ mega/lwv a'gwniw_ntov a'rciere/wv prosdoki/an.
22 oi; me\n ou}n e'pekalou_nto to\n pagkrath_ ku/rion ta\ pepisteume/na toi_v pepisteuko/sin sw_a diafula/ssein meta\ pa/shv a'sfalei/av.
23 o; de\ :Hlio/dwrov to\ diegnwsme/non e'pete/lei.
24 au'to/yi de\ au'tou_ su\n toi_v dorufo/roiv kata\ to\ gazofula/kion h#dh paro/ntov o; tw_n pneuma/twn kai\ pa/shv e'xousi/av duna/sthv e'pifa/neian mega/lhn e'poi/hsen w%ste pa/ntav tou\v katatolmh/santav sunelyei_n kataplage/ntav th\n tou_ yeou_ du/namin ei'v e#klusin kai\ deili/an traph_naiV
25 w#fyh ga/r tiv i%ppov au'toi_v fobero\n e#cwn to\n e'piba/thn kai\ kalli/sth` sagh`_ diakekosmhme/nov, fero/menov de\ r;u/dhn e'ne/seisen tw`_ :Hliodw/rw` ta\v e'mprosyi/ouv o;pla/vV o; de\ e'pikayh/menov e'fai/neto crush_n panopli/an e#cwn.
26 e%teroi de\ du/o prosefa/nhsan au'tw`_ neani/ai th`_ r;w/mh` me\n e'kprepei_v, ka/llistoi de\ th\n do/xan, diaprepei_v de\ th\n peribolh/n, oij kai\ perista/ntev e'x e;kate/rou me/rouv e'masti/goun au'to\n a'dialei/ptwv polla\v e'pirriptou_ntev au'tw`_ plhga/v.
27 a#fnw de\ peso/nta pro\v th\n gh_n kai\ pollw`_ sko/tei pericuye/nta sunarpa/santev kai\ ei'v forei_on e'nye/ntev
28 to\n a#rti meta\ pollh_v paradromh_v kai\ pa/shv dorufori/av ei'v to\ proeirhme/non ei'selyo/nta gazofula/kion e#feron a'boh/yhton e;autw`_ kayestw_ta fanerw_v th\n tou_ yeou_ dunastei/an e'pegnwko/tev.
29 kai\ o; me\n dia\ th\n yei/an e'ne/rgeian a#fwnov kai\ pa/shv e'sterhme/nov e'lpi/dov kai\ swthri/av e#rripto,
30 oi; de\ to\n ku/rion eu'lo/goun to\n paradoxa/zonta to\n e;autou_ to/pon, kai\ to\ mikrw`_ pro/teron de/ouv kai\ tarach_v ge/mon i;ero\n tou_ pantokra/torov e'pifane/ntov kuri/ou cara_v kai\ eu'frosu/nhv e'peplh/rwto.
31 tacu\ de/ tinev tw_n tou_ :Hliodw/rou sunh/ywn h'xi/oun to\n Onian e'pikale/sasyai to\n u%qiston kai\ to\ zh_n cari/sasyai tw`_ pantelw_v e'n e'sca/th` pnoh`_ keime/nw`.
32 u%poptov de\ geno/menov o; a'rciereu\v mh/pote dia/lhmqin o; basileu\v sch`_ kakourgi/an tina\ peri\ to\n :Hlio/dwron u;po\ tw_n Ioudai/wn suntetele/syai prosh/gagen yusi/an u;pe\r th_v tou_ a'ndro\v swthri/av.
33 poioume/nou de\ tou_ a'rciere/wv to\n i;lasmo\n oi; au'toi\ neani/ai pa/lin e'fa/nhsan tw`_ :Hliodw/rw` e'n tai_v au'tai_v e'syh/sesin e'stolisme/noi kai\ sta/ntev ei}pon Polla\v Onia tw`_ a'rcierei_ ca/ritav e#ce, dia\ ga\r au'to/n soi keca/ristai to\ zh_n o; ku/riovV
34 su\ de\ e'x ou'ranou_ memastigwme/nov dia/ggelle pa_si to\ megalei_on tou_ yeou_ kra/tov. tau_ta de\ ei'po/ntev a'fanei_v e'ge/nonto.
35 o; de\ :Hlio/dwrov yusi/an a'nene/gkav tw`_ kuri/w` kai\ eu'ca\v megi/stav eu'xa/menov tw`_ to\ zh_n peripoih/santi kai\ to\n Onian a'podexa/menov a'nestratope/deusen pro\v to\n basile/a.
36 e'xemartu/rei de\ pa_sin a%per h}n u;p" o#qin teyeame/nov e#rga tou_ megi/stou yeou_.
37 tou_ de\ basile/wv e'perwth/santov to\n :Hlio/dwron poi_o/v tiv ei#h e'pith/deiov e#ti a%pax diapemfyh_nai ei'v Ieroso/luma, e#fhsen
38 Ei# tina e#ceiv pole/mion hJ pragma/twn e'pi/boulon, pe/mqon au'to\n e'kei_, kai\ memastigwme/non au'to\n prosde/xh`, e'a/nper kai\ diaswyh`_, dia\ to\ peri\ to\n to/pon a'lhyw_v ei}nai/ tina yeou_ du/naminV
39 au'to\v ga\r o; th\n katoiki/an e'poura/nion e#cwn e'po/pthv e'sti\n kai\ bohyo\v e'kei/nou tou_ to/pou kai\ tou\v paraginome/nouv e'pi\ kakw/sei tu/ptwn a'pollu/ei.
40 kai\ ta\ me\n kata\ :Hlio/dwron kai\ th\n tou_ gazofulaki/ou th/rhsin ou%twv e'cw/rhsen.

#### Machabaeorum II 4

1 :O de\ proeirhme/nov Simwn o; tw_n crhma/twn kai\ th_v patri/dov e'ndei/kthv gegonw\v e'kakolo/gei to\n Onian, w;v au'to/v te ei#h to\n :Hlio/dwron e'piseseikw\v kai\ tw_n kakw_n dhmiourgo\v kayesthkw/v,
2 kai\ to\n eu'erge/thn th_v po/lewv kai\ to\n khdemo/na tw_n o;moeynw_n kai\ zhlwth\n tw_n no/mwn e'pi/boulon tw_n pragma/twn e'to/lma le/gein.
3 th_v de\ e#cyrav e'pi\ tosou_ton probainou/shv w%ste kai\ dia/ tinov tw_n u;po\ tou_ Simwnov dedokimasme/nwn fo/nouv suntelei_syai,
4 sunorw_n o; Oniav to\ calepo\n th_v filoneiki/av kai\ "Apollw/nion Menesye/wv to\n Koi/lhv Suri/av kai\ Foini/khv strathgo\n sunau/xonta th\n kaki/an tou_ Simwnov,
5 pro\v to\n basile/a diekomi/syh ou' gino/menov tw_n politw_n kath/gorov, to\ de\ su/mforon koinh`_ kai\ kat" i'di/an panti\ tw`_ plh/yei skopw_nV
6 e;w/ra ga\r a#neu basilikh_v pronoi/av a'du/naton ei}nai tucei_n ei'rh/nhv e#ti ta\ pra/gmata kai\ to\n Simwna pau_lan ou' lhmqo/menon th_v a'noi/av.
7 Metalla/xantov de\ to\n bi/on Seleu/kou kai\ paralabo/ntov th\n basilei/an "Antio/cou tou_ prosagoreuye/ntov "Epifanou_v u;peno/yeusen "Ia/swn o; a'delfo\v Oniou th\n a'rcierwsu/nhn
8 e'paggeila/menov tw`_ basilei_ di" e'nteu/xewv a'rguri/ou ta/lanta e;xh/konta pro\v toi_v triakosi/oiv kai\ proso/dou tino\v a#llhv ta/lanta o'gdoh/konta.
9 pro\v de\ tou/toiv u;piscnei_to kai\ e%tera diagra/fein penth/konta pro\v toi_v e;kato/n, e'a\n e'picwrhyh`_ dia\ th_v e'xousi/av au'tou_ gumna/sion kai\ e'fhbei_on au'tw`_ susth/sasyai kai\ tou\v e'n Ierosolu/moiv "Antiocei_v a'nagra/qai.
10 e'pineu/santov de\ tou_ basile/wv kai\ th_v a'rch_v krath/sav eu'ye/wv pro\v to\n :Ellhniko\n carakth_ra tou\v o;mofu/louv mete/sthse.
11 kai\ ta\ kei/mena toi_v Ioudai/oiv fila/nyrwpa basilika\ dia\ Iwa/nnou tou_ patro\v Eu'pole/mou tou_ poihsame/nou th\n presbei/an u;pe\r fili/av kai\ summaci/av pro\v tou\v :Rwmai/ouv parw/sav kai\ ta\v me\n nomi/mouv katalu/wn politei/av parano/mouv e'yismou\v e'kai/nizen.
12 a'sme/nwv ga\r u;p" au'th\n th\n a'kro/polin gumna/sion kayi/drusen kai\ tou\v krati/stouv tw_n e'fh/bwn u;pota/sswn u;po\ pe/tason h#gagen.
13 h}n d" ou%twv a'kmh/ tiv :Ellhnismou_ kai\ pro/sbasiv a'llofulismou_ dia\ th\n tou_ a'sebou_v kai\ ou'k a'rciere/wv "Ia/swnov u;perba/llousan a'nagnei/an
14 w%ste mhke/ti peri\ ta\v tou_ yusiasthri/ou leitourgi/av proyu/mouv ei}nai tou\v i;erei_v, a'lla\ tou_ me\n new\ katafronou_ntev kai\ tw_n yusiw_n a'melou_ntev e#speudon mete/cein th_v e'n palai/strh` parano/mou corhgi/av meta\ th\n tou_ di/skou pro/sklhsin,
15 kai\ ta\v me\n patrw`/ouv tima\v e'n ou'deni\ tiye/menoi, ta\v de\ :Ellhnika\v do/xav kalli/stav h;gou/menoi.
16 w{n kai\ ca/rin perie/scen au'tou\v caleph\ peri/stasiv, kai\ w{n e'zh/loun ta\v a'gwga\v kai\ kay" a%pan h#yelon e'xomoiou_syai, tou/touv polemi/ouv kai\ timwrhta\v e#sconV
17 a'sebei_n ga\r ei'v tou\v yei/ouv no/mouv ou' r;a`/dion, a'lla\ tau_ta o; a'ko/louyov kairo\v dhlw/sei.
18 "Agome/nou de\ pentaethrikou_ a'gw_nov e'n Tu/rw` kai\ tou_ basile/wv paro/ntov
19 a'pe/steilen "Ia/swn o; miaro\v yewrou\v w;v a'po\ Ierosolu/mwn "Antiocei_v o#ntav parakomi/zontav a'rguri/ou dracma\v triakosi/av ei'v th\n tou_ :Hrakle/ouv yusi/an, ajv kai\ h'xi/wsan oi; parakomi/santev mh\ crh_syai ei'v yusi/an dia\ to\ mh\ kayh/kein, ei'v e;te/ran de\ kataye/syai dapa/nhn.
20 e#pese me\n ou}n tau_ta dia\ me\n to\n a'postei/lanta ei'v th\n tou_ :Hrakle/ouv yusi/an, e%neken de\ tw_n parakomizo/ntwn ei'v ta\v tw_n trihre/wn kataskeua/v.
21 "Apostale/ntov de\ ei'v Ai#gupton "Apollwni/ou tou_ Menesye/wv dia\ ta\ prwtokli/sia tou_ Filomh/torov basile/wv metalabw\n "Anti/ocov a'llo/trion au'to\n tw_n au'tou_ gegone/nai pragma/twn th_v kay" au;to\n a'sfalei/av e'fro/ntizenV o%yen ei'v Iopphn parageno/menov kath/nthsen ei'v Ieroso/luma.
22 megalomerw_v de\ u;po\ tou_ "Ia/swnov kai\ th_v po/lewv a'podecyei\v meta\ da`douci/av kai\ bow_n ei'sede/cyh, ei}y ou%twv ei'v th\n Foini/khn katestratope/deusen.
23 Meta\ de\ trieth_ cro/non a'pe/steilen "Ia/swn Mene/laon to\n tou_ proshmainome/nou Simwnov a'delfo\n parakomi/zonta ta\ crh/mata tw`_ basilei_ kai\ peri\ pragma/twn a'nagkai/wn u;pomnhmatismou\v tele/sonta.
24 o; de\ sustayei\v tw`_ basilei_ kai\ doxa/sav au'to\n tw`_ prosw/pw` th_v e'xousi/av ei'v e;auto\n kath/nthsen th\n a'rcierwsu/nhn u;perbalw\n to\n "Ia/swna ta/lanta a'rguri/ou triako/sia.
25 labw\n de\ ta\v basilika\v e'ntola\v parege/neto th_v me\n a'rcierwsu/nhv ou'de\n a#xion fe/rwn, yumou\v de\ w'mou_ tura/nnou kai\ yhro\v barba/rou o'rga\v e#cwn.
26 kai\ o; me\n "Ia/swn o; to\n i#dion a'delfo\n u;ponoyeu/sav u;ponoyeuyei\v u;f" e;te/rou fuga\v ei'v th\n Ammani_tin cw/ran sunh/lasto.
27 o; de\ Mene/laov th_v me\n a'rch_v e'kra/tei, tw_n de\ e'phggelme/nwn tw`_ basilei_ crhma/twn ou'de\n eu'ta/kteiV
28 poioume/nou de\ th\n a'pai/thsin Swstra/tou tou_ th_v a'kropo/lewv e'pa/rcou, pro\v tou_ton ga\r h}n h; tw_n diafo/rwn pra_xivV di" hjn ai'ti/an oi; du/o u;po\ tou_ basile/wv proseklh/yhsan,
29 kai\ o; me\n Mene/laov a'pe/lipen th_v a'rcierwsu/nhv dia/docon Lusi/macon to\n e;autou_ a'delfo/n, Sw/stratov de\ Kra/thta to\n e'pi\ tw_n Kupri/wn.
30 Toiou/twn de\ sunesthko/twn sune/bh Tarsei_v kai\ Mallw/tav stasia/zein dia\ to\ "Antioci/di th`_ pallakh`_ tou_ basile/wv e'n dwrea`_ dedo/syai.
31 ya_tton ou}n o; basileu\v h{ken katastei_lai ta\ pra/gmata katalipw\n to\n diadeco/menon "Andro/nikon tw_n e'n a'xiw/mati keime/nwn.
32 nomi/sav de\ o; Mene/laov ei'lhfe/nai kairo\n eu'fuh_ crusw/mata/ tina tw_n tou_ i;erou_ nosfisa/menov e'cari/sato tw`_ "Androni/kw` kai\ e%tera e'tu/gcanen peprakw\v ei#v te Tu/ron kai\ ta\v ku/klw` po/leiv.
33 aj kai\ safw_v e'pegnwkw\v o; Oniav a'ph/legcen a'pokecwrhkw\v ei'v a#sulon to/pon e'pi\ Da/fnhv th_v pro\v "Antio/ceian keime/nhv.
34 o%yen o; Mene/laov labw\n i'di/a` to\n "Andro/nikon pareka/lei ceirw/sasyai to\n OnianV o; de\ parageno/menov e'pi\ to\n Onian kai\ peisyei\v e'pi\ do/lw` kai\ dexiasyei\v mey" o%rkwn dou\v dexia/n, kai/per e'n u;poqi/a` kei/menov, e#peisen e'k tou_ a'su/lou proelyei_n, ojn kai\ paracrh_ma pare/kleisen ou'k ai'desyei\v to\ di/kaion.
35 di" hjn ai'ti/an ou' mo/non Ioudai_oi, polloi\ de\ kai\ tw_n a#llwn e'ynw_n e'dei/nazon kai\ e'dusfo/roun e'pi\ tw`_ tou_ a'ndro\v a'di/kw` fo/nw`.
36 tou_ de\ basile/wv e'panelyo/ntov a'po\ tw_n kata\ Kiliki/an to/pwn e'netu/gcanon oi; kata\ po/lin Ioudai_oi summisoponhrou/ntwn kai\ tw_n :Ellh/nwn u;pe\r tou_ para\ lo/gon to\n Onian a'pektonh_syai.
37 qucikw_v ou}n o; "Anti/ocov e'piluphyei\v kai\ trapei\v e'pi\ e#leov kai\ dakru/sav dia\ th\n tou_ methllaco/tov swfrosu/nhn kai\ pollh\n eu'taxi/an
38 kai\ purwyei\v toi_v yumoi_v paracrh_ma th\n tou_ "Androni/kou porfu/ran perielo/menov kai\ tou\v citw_nav perirrh/xav periagagw\n kay" o%lhn th\n po/lin e'p" au'to\n to\n to/pon, ou{per to\n Onian h'se/bhsen, e'kei_ to\n miaifo/non a'peko/smhsen tou_ kuri/ou th\n a'xi/an au'tw`_ ko/lasin a'podo/ntov.
39 Genome/nwn de\ pollw_n i;erosulhma/twn kata\ th\n po/lin u;po\ tou_ Lusima/cou meta\ th_v tou_ Menela/ou gnw/mhv kai\ diadoyei/shv e#xw th_v fh/mhv e'pisunh/cyh to\ plh_yov e'pi\ to\n Lusi/macon cruswma/twn h#dh pollw_n dienhnegme/nwn.
40 e'pegeirome/nwn de\ tw_n o#clwn kai\ tai_v o'rgai_v diempiplame/nwn kayopli/sav o; Lusi/macov pro\v triscili/ouv kath/rxato ceirw_n a'di/kwn prohghsame/nou tino\v Auranou probebhko/tov th\n h;liki/an, ou'de\n de\ h{tton kai\ th\n a#noianV
41 sunido/ntev de\ kai\ th\n e'pi/yesin tou_ Lusima/cou sunarpa/santev oi; me\n pe/trouv, oi; de\ xu/lwn pa/ch, tine\v de\ e'k th_v parakeime/nhv spodou_ drasso/menoi fu/rdhn e'neti/nasson ei'v tou\v peri\ to\n Lusi/maconV
42 di" hjn ai'ti/an pollou\v me\n au'tw_n traumati/av e'poi/hsan, tina\v de\ kai\ kate/balon, pa/ntav de\ ei'v fugh\n sunh/lasan, au'to\n de\ to\n i;ero/sulon para\ to\ gazofula/kion e'ceirw/santo.
43 peri\ de\ tou/twn e'ne/sth kri/siv pro\v to\n Mene/laon.
44 katanth/santov de\ tou_ basile/wv ei'v Tu/ron e'p" au'tou_ th\n dikaiologi/an e'poih/santo oi; pemfye/ntev trei_v a#ndrev u;po\ th_v gerousi/av.
45 h#dh de\ leleimme/nov o; Mene/laov e'phggei/lato crh/mata i;kana\ tw`_ Ptolemai/w` Dorume/nouv pro\v to\ pei_sai to\n basile/a.
46 o%yen a'polabw\n o; Ptolemai_ov ei#v ti peri/stulon w;v a'naqu/xonta to\n basile/a mete/yhken,
47 kai\ to\n me\n th_v o%lhv kaki/av ai#tion Mene/laon a'pe/lusen tw_n kathgorhme/nwn, toi_v de\ talaipw/roiv, oi%tinev, ei' kai\ e'pi\ Skuyw_n e#legon, a'pelu/yhsan a'kata/gnwstoi, tou/toiv ya/naton e'pe/krinen.
48 tace/wv ou}n th\n a#dikon zhmi/an u;pe/scon oi; peri\ po/lewv kai\ dh/mwn kai\ tw_n i;erw_n skeuw_n prohgorh/santev.
49 di" hjn ai'ti/an kai\ Tu/rioi misoponhrh/santev ta\ pro\v th\n khdei/an au'tw_n megaloprepw_v e'corh/ghsan.
50 o; de\ Mene/laov dia\ ta\v tw_n kratou/ntwn pleonexi/av e#menen e'pi\ th`_ a'rch`_ e'pifuo/menov th`_ kaki/a` me/gav tw_n politw_n e'pi/boulov kayestw/v.

#### Machabaeorum II 5

1 Peri\ de\ to\n kairo\n tou_ton th\n deute/ran e#fodon o; "Anti/ocov ei'v Ai#gupton e'stei/lato.
2 sune/bh de\ kay" o%lhn th\n po/lin scedo\n e'f" h;me/rav tessara/konta fai/nesyai dia\ tw_n a'e/rwn tre/contav i;ppei_v diacru/souv stola\v e#contav kai\ lo/gcav speirhdo\n e'xwplisme/nouv kai\ macairw_n spasmou\v
3 kai\ i#lav i%ppwn diatetagme/nav kai\ prosbola\v ginome/nav kai\ katadroma\v e;kate/rwn kai\ a'spi/dwn kinh/seiv kai\ kama/kwn plh/yh kai\ belw_n bola\v kai\ cruse/wn ko/smwn e'kla/mqeiv kai\ pantoi/ouv ywrakismou/v.
4 dio\ pa/ntev h'xi/oun e'p" a'gayw`_ th\n e'pifa/neian gegenh_syai.
5 genome/nhv de\ lalia_v qeudou_v w;v methllaco/tov "Antio/cou to\n bi/on paralabw\n o; "Ia/swn ou'k e'la/ttouv tw_n cili/wn ai'fnidi/wv e'pi\ th\n po/lin sunetele/sato e'pi/yesinV tw_n de\ e'pi\ tw`_ tei/cei sunelasye/ntwn kai\ te/lov h#dh katalambanome/nhv th_v po/lewv o; Mene/laov ei'v th\n a'kro/polin e'fuga/deusen.
6 o; de\ "Ia/swn e'poiei_to sfaga\v tw_n politw_n tw_n i'di/wn a'feidw_v ou' sunnow_n th\n ei'v tou\v suggenei_v eu'hmeri/an dushmeri/an ei}nai th\n megi/sthn, dokw_n de\ polemi/wn kai\ ou'c o;moeynw_n tro/paia kataba/llesyai.
7 th_v me\n a'rch_v ou'k e'kra/thsen, to\ de\ te/lov th_v e'piboulh_v ai'scu/nhn labw\n fuga\v pa/lin ei'v th\n Ammani_tin a'ph_lyen.
8 pe/rav ou}n kakh_v katastrofh_v e#tucen. e'gklhyei\v pro\v "Are/tan to\n tw_n "Ara/bwn tu/rannon po/lin e'k po/lewv feu/gwn diwko/menov u;po\ pa/ntwn stugou/menov w;v tw_n no/mwn a'posta/thv kai\ bdelusso/menov w;v patri/dov kai\ politw_n dh/miov ei'v Ai#gupton e'xebra/syh,
9 kai\ o; sucnou\v th_v patri/dov a'poxenw/sav e'pi\ xe/nhv a'pw/leto pro\v Lakedaimoni/ouv a'nacyei\v w;v dia\ th\n sugge/neian teuxo/menov ske/phv.
10 kai\ o; plh_yov a'ta/fwn e'kri/qav a'pe/nyhtov e'genh/yh kai\ khdei/av ou'd" h;stinosou_n ou#te patrw`/ou ta/fou mete/scen.
11 Prospeso/ntwn de\ tw`_ basilei_ peri\ tw_n gegono/twn die/laben a'postatei_n th\n Ioudai/anV o%yen a'nazeu/xav e'x Ai'gu/ptou teyhriwme/nov th`_ quch`_ e#laben th\n me\n po/lin doria/lwton
12 kai\ e'ke/leusen toi_v stratiw/taiv ko/ptein a'feidw_v tou\v e'mpi/ptontav kai\ tou\v ei'v ta\v oi'ki/av a'nabai/nontav katasfa/zein.
13 e'gi/neto de\ ne/wn kai\ presbute/rwn a'nai/resiv, a'nh/bwn te kai\ gunaikw_n kai\ te/knwn a'fanismo/v, parye/nwn te kai\ nhpi/wn sfagai/.
14 o'ktw\ de\ muria/dev e'n tai_v pa/saiv h;me/raiv trisi\n katefya/rhsan, te/ssarev me\n e'n ceirw_n nomai_v, ou'c h{tton de\ tw_n e'sfagme/nwn e'pra/yhsan.
15 ou'k a'rkesyei\v de\ tou/toiv kateto/lmhsen ei'v to\ pa/shv th_v gh_v a;giw/taton i;ero\n ei'selyei_n o;dhgo\n e#cwn to\n Mene/laon to\n kai\ tw_n no/mwn kai\ th_v patri/dov prodo/thn gegono/ta
16 kai\ tai_v miarai_v cersi\n ta\ i;era\ skeu/h lamba/nwn kai\ ta\ u;p" a#llwn basile/wn a'nateye/nta pro\v au#xhsin kai\ do/xan tou_ to/pou kai\ timh\n tai_v bebh/loiv cersi\n sussu/rwn.
17 kai\ e'metewri/zeto th\n dia/noian o; "Anti/ocov ou' sunorw_n o%ti dia\ ta\v a;marti/av tw_n th\n po/lin oi'kou/ntwn a'pw/rgistai brace/wv o; despo/thv, dio\ ge/gonen peri\ to\n to/pon paro/rasiv.
18 ei' de\ mh\ sune/bh prosene/cesyai polloi_v a;marth/masin, kaya/per h}n o; :Hlio/dwrov o; pemfyei\v u;po\ Seleu/kou tou_ basile/wv e'pi\ th\n e'pi/skeqin tou_ gazofulaki/ou, ou{tov proacyei\v paracrh_ma mastigwyei\v a'netra/ph tou_ yra/souv.
19 a'll" ou' dia\ to\n to/pon to\ e#ynov, a'lla\ dia\ to\ e#ynov to\n to/pon o; ku/riov e'xele/xato.
20 dio/per kai\ au'to\v o; to/pov summetascw\n tw_n tou_ e#ynouv duspethma/twn genome/nwn u%steron eu'ergethma/twn e'koinw/nhsen, kai\ o; kataleifyei\v e'n th`_ tou_ pantokra/torov o'rgh`_ pa/lin e'n th`_ tou_ mega/lou despo/tou katallagh`_ meta\ pa/shv do/xhv e'panwryw/yh.
21 :O gou_n "Anti/ocov o'ktako/sia pro\v toi_v cili/oiv a'penegka/menov e'k tou_ i;erou_ ta/lanta ya_tton ei'v th\n "Antio/ceian e'cwri/syh oi'o/menov a'po\ th_v u;perhfani/av th\n me\n gh_n plwth\n kai\ to\ pe/lagov poreuto\n ye/syai dia\ to\n metewrismo\n th_v kardi/av.
22 kate/lipen de\ kai\ e'pista/tav tou_ kakou_n to\ ge/nov, e'n me\n Ierosolu/moiv Fi/lippon, to\ me\n ge/nov Fru/ga, to\n de\ tro/pon barbarw/teron e#conta tou_ katasth/santov,
23 e'n de\ Garizin "Andro/nikon, pro\v de\ tou/toiv Mene/laon, ojv cei/rista tw_n a#llwn u;perh`/reto toi_v poli/taiv, a'pecyh_ de\ pro\v tou\v poli/tav Ioudai/ouv e#cwn dia/yesin.
24 e#pemqen de\ to\n Musa/rchn "Apollw/nion meta\ strateu/matov, dismuri/ouv de\ pro\v toi_v discili/oiv, prosta/xav tou\v e'n h;liki/a` pa/ntav katasfa/xai, ta\v de\ gunai_kav kai\ tou\v newte/rouv pwlei_n.
25 ou{tov de\ parageno/menov ei'v Ieroso/luma kai\ to\n ei'rhniko\n u;pokriyei\v e'pe/scen e%wv th_v a;gi/av h;me/rav tou_ sabba/tou kai\ labw\n a'rgou_ntav tou\v Ioudai/ouv toi_v u;f" e;auto\n e'xoplhsi/an parh/ggeilen
26 kai\ tou\v e'xelyo/ntav pa/ntav e'pi\ th\n yewri/an sunexeke/nthsen kai\ ei'v th\n po/lin su\n toi_v o%ploiv ei'sdramw\n i;kana\ kate/strwsen plh/yh.
27 Ioudav de\ o; kai\ Makkabai_ov de/kato/v pou genhyei\v kai\ a'nacwrh/sav ei'v th\n e#rhmon yhri/wn tro/pon e'n toi_v o#resin die/zh su\n toi_v met" au'tou_, kai\ th\n cortw/dh trofh\n sitou/menoi diete/loun pro\v to\ mh\ metascei_n tou_ molusmou_.

#### Machabaeorum II 6

1 Met ou' polu\n de\ cro/non e'xape/steilen o; basileu\v ge/ronta "Ayhnai_on a'nagka/zein tou\v Ioudai/ouv metabai/nein a'po\ tw_n patri/wn no/mwn kai\ toi_v tou_ yeou_ no/moiv mh\ politeu/esyai,
2 molu_nai de\ kai\ to\n e'n Ierosolu/moiv new\ kai\ prosonoma/sai Dio\v "Olumpi/ou kai\ to\n e'n Garizin, kayw\v e'tu/gcanon oi; to\n to/pon oi'kou_ntev, Dio\v Xeni/ou.
3 caleph\ de\ kai\ toi_v o%loiv h}n duscerh\v h; e'pi/tasiv th_v kaki/av.
4 to\ me\n ga\r i;ero\n a'swti/av kai\ kw/mwn u;po\ tw_n e'ynw_n e'peplhrou_to r;a`yumou/ntwn mey" e;tairw_n kai\ e'n toi_v i;eroi_v peribo/loiv gunaixi\ plhsiazo/ntwn, e#ti de\ ta\ mh\ kayh/konta e#ndon ei'sfero/ntwn.
5 to\ de\ yusiasth/rion toi_v a'podiestalme/noiv a'po\ tw_n no/mwn a'yemi/toiv e'peplh/rwto.
6 h}n d" ou#te sabbati/zein ou#te patrw`/ouv e;orta\v diafula/ttein ou#te a;plw_v Ioudai_on o;mologei_n ei}nai,
7 h#gonto de\ meta\ pikra_v a'na/gkhv ei'v th\n kata\ mh_na tou_ basile/wv gene/ylion h;me/ran e'pi\ splagcnismo/n, genome/nhv de\ Dionusi/wn e;orth_v h'nagka/zonto kissou\v e#contev pompeu/ein tw`_ Dionu/sw`.
8 qh/fisma de\ e'xe/pesen ei'v ta\v a'stugei/tonav :Ellhni/dav po/leiv Ptolemai/ou u;poyeme/nou th\n au'th\n a'gwgh\n kata\ tw_n Ioudai/wn a#gein kai\ splagcni/zein,
9 tou\v de\ mh\ proairoume/nouv metabai/nein e'pi\ ta\ :Ellhnika\ katasfa/zein. parh_n ou}n o;ra_n th\n e'nestw_san talaipwri/an.
10 du/o ga\r gunai_kev a'nh/cyhsan peritetmhkui_ai ta\ te/knaV tou/twn de\ e'k tw_n mastw_n krema/santev ta\ bre/fh kai\ dhmosi/a` periagago/ntev au'ta\v th\n po/lin kata\ tou_ tei/couv e'krh/mnisan.
11 e%teroi de\ plhsi/on sundramo/ntev ei'v ta\ sph/laia lelhyo/twv a#gein th\n e;bdoma/da mhnuye/ntev tw`_ Fili/ppw` suneflogi/syhsan dia\ to\ eu'labw_v e#cein bohyh_sai e;autoi_v kata\ th\n do/xan th_v semnota/thv h;me/rav.
12 Parakalw_ ou}n tou\v e'ntugca/nontav th`_de th`_ bi/blw` mh\ suste/llesyai dia\ ta\v sumfora/v, logi/zesyai de\ ta\v timwri/av mh\ pro\v o#leyron, a'lla\ pro\v paidei/an tou_ ge/nouv h;mw_n ei}naiV
13 kai\ ga\r to\ mh\ polu\n cro/non e'a_syai tou\v dussebou_ntav, a'll" eu'ye/wv peripi/ptein e'piti/moiv, mega/lhv eu'ergesi/av shmei_o/n e'stin.
14 ou' ga\r kaya/per kai\ e'pi\ tw_n a#llwn e'ynw_n a'name/nei makroyumw_n o; despo/thv me/cri tou_ katanth/santav au'tou\v pro\v e'kplh/rwsin a;martiw_n kola/sai, ou%twv kai\ e'f" h;mw_n e#krinen ei}nai,
15 i%na mh\ pro\v te/lov a'fikome/nwn h;mw_n tw_n a;martiw_n u%steron h;ma_v e'kdika`_.
16 dio/per ou'de/pote me\n to\n e#leon a'f" h;mw_n a'fi/sthsin, paideu/wn de\ meta\ sumfora_v ou'k e'gkatalei/pei to\n e;autou_ lao/n.
17 plh\n e%wv u;pomnh/sewv tau_y h;mi_n ei'rh/sywV di" o'li/gwn d" e'leuste/on e'pi\ th\n dih/ghsin.
18 Elea/zaro/v tiv tw_n prwteuo/ntwn grammate/wn, a'nh\r h#dh probebhkw\v th\n h;liki/an kai\ th\n pro/soqin tou_ prosw/pou ka/llistov, a'nacanw\n h'nagka/zeto fagei_n u%eion kre/av.
19 o; de\ to\n met" eu'klei/av ya/naton ma_llon hJ to\n meta\ mu/souv bi/on a'nadexa/menov, au'yaire/twv e'pi\ to\ tu/mpanon prosh_gen,
20 proptu/sav de\ kay" ojn e#dei tro/pon prose/rcesyai tou\v u;pome/nontav a'mu/nasyai w{n ou' ye/miv geu/sasyai dia\ th\n pro\v to\ zh_n filostorgi/an.
21 oi; de\ pro\v tw`_ parano/mw` splagcnismw`_ tetagme/noi dia\ th\n e'k tw_n palaiw_n cro/nwn pro\v to\n a#ndra gnw_sin a'polabo/ntev au'to\n kat" i'di/an pareka/loun e'ne/gkanta kre/a, oi{v kayh_kon au'tw`_ cra_syai, di" au'tou_ paraskeuasye/nta, u;pokriyh_nai de\ w;v e'syi/onta ta\ u;po\ tou_ basile/wv prostetagme/na tw_n a'po\ th_v yusi/av krew_n,
22 i%na tou_to pra/xav a'poluyh`_ tou_ yana/tou kai\ dia\ th\n a'rcai/an pro\v au'tou\v fili/an tu/ch` filanyrwpi/av.
23 o; de\ logismo\n a'stei_on a'nalabw\n kai\ a#xion th_v h;liki/av kai\ th_v tou_ gh/rwv u;peroch_v kai\ th_v e'pikth/tou kai\ e'pifanou_v polia_v kai\ th_v e'k paido\v kalli/sthv a'nastrofh_v, ma_llon de\ th_v a;gi/av kai\ yeokti/stou nomoyesi/av a'kolou/ywv a'pefh/nato tace/wv le/gwn prope/mpein ei'v to\n a`%dhn.
24 Ou' ga\r th_v h;mete/rav h;liki/av a#xio/n e'stin u;pokriyh_nai, i%na polloi\ tw_n ne/wn u;polabo/ntev Eleazaron to\n e'nenhkontaeth_ metabebhke/nai ei'v a'llofulismo\n
25 kai\ au'toi\ dia\ th\n e'mh\n u;po/krisin kai\ dia\ to\ mikro\n kai\ a'kariai_on zh_n planhyw_sin di" e'me/, kai\ mu/sov kai\ khli_da tou_ gh/rwv katakth/swmai.
26 ei' ga\r kai\ e'pi\ tou_ paro/ntov e'xelou_mai th\n e'x a'nyrw/pwn timwri/an, a'lla\ ta\v tou_ pantokra/torov cei_rav ou#te zw_n ou#te a'poyanw\n e'kfeu/xomai.
27 dio/per a'ndrei/wv me\n nu_n dialla/xav to\n bi/on tou_ me\n gh/rwv a#xiov fanh/somai,
28 toi_v de\ ne/oiv u;po/deigma gennai_on kataleloipw\v ei'v to\ proyu/mwv kai\ gennai/wv u;pe\r tw_n semnw_n kai\ a;gi/wn no/mwn a'peuyanati/zein. tosau_ta de\ ei'pw\n e'pi\ to\ tu/mpanon eu'ye/wv h}lyen.
29 tw_n de\ a'go/ntwn pro\v au'to\n th\n mikrw`_ pro/teron eu'me/neian ei'v dusme/neian metabalo/ntwn dia\ to\ tou\v proeirhme/nouv lo/gouv, w;v au'toi\ diela/mbanon, a'po/noian ei}nai,
30 me/llwn de\ tai_v plhgai_v teleuta_n a'nastena/xav ei}pen Tw`_ kuri/w` tw`_ th\n a;gi/an gnw_sin e#conti fanero/n e'stin o%ti duna/menov a'poluyh_nai tou_ yana/tou sklhra\v u;pofe/rw kata\ to\ sw_ma a'lghdo/nav mastigou/menov, kata\ quch\n de\ h;de/wv dia\ to\n au'tou_ fo/bon tau_ta pa/scw.
31 kai\ ou{tov ou}n tou_ton to\n tro/pon meth/llaxen ou' mo/non toi_v ne/oiv, a'lla\ kai\ toi_v plei/stoiv tou_ e#ynouv to\n e;autou_ ya/naton u;po/deigma gennaio/thtov kai\ mnhmo/sunon a'reth_v katalipw/n.

#### Machabaeorum II 7

1 Sune/bh de\ kai\ e;pta\ a'delfou\v meta\ th_v mhtro\v sullhmfye/ntav a'nagka/zesyai u;po\ tou_ basile/wv a'po\ tw_n a'yemi/twn u;ei/wn krew_n e'fa/ptesyai ma/stixin kai\ neurai_v ai'kizome/nouv.
2 ei{v de\ au'tw_n geno/menov proh/gorov ou%twv e#fh Ti/ me/lleiv e'rwta_n kai\ manya/nein h;mw_n? e%toimoi ga\r a'poynh`/skein e'sme\n hJ parabai/nein tou\v patri/ouv no/mouv.
3 e#kyumov de\ geno/menov o; basileu\v prose/taxen th/gana kai\ le/bhtav e'kpurou_n.
4 tw_n de\ paracrh_ma e'kpurwye/ntwn to\n geno/menon au'tw_n proh/goron prose/taxen glwssotomei_n kai\ periskuyi/santav a'krwthria/zein tw_n loipw_n a'delfw_n kai\ th_v mhtro\v sunorw/ntwn.
5 a#crhston de\ au'to\n toi_v o%loiv geno/menon e'ke/leusen th`_ pura`_ prosa/gein e#mpnoun kai\ thgani/zein. th_v de\ a'tmi/dov e'f" i;kano\n diadidou/shv tou_ thga/nou a'llh/louv pareka/loun su\n th`_ mhtri\ gennai/wv teleuta_n le/gontev ou%twv
6 :O ku/riov o; yeo\v e'fora`_ kai\ tai_v a'lhyei/aiv e'f" h;mi_n parakalei_tai, kaya/per dia\ th_v kata\ pro/swpon a'ntimarturou/shv w`'dh_v diesa/fhsen Mwu=sh_v le/gwn Kai\ e'pi\ toi_v dou/loiv au'tou_ paraklhyh/setai.
7 Metalla/xantov de\ tou_ prw/tou to\n tro/pon tou_ton to\n deu/teron h}gon e'pi\ to\n e'mpaigmo\n kai\ to\ th_v kefalh_v de/rma su\n tai_v yrixi\n perisu/rantev e'phrw/twn Ei' fa/gesai pro\ tou_ timwrhyh_nai to\ sw_ma kata\ me/lov?
8 o; de\ a'pokriyei\v th`_ patri/w` fwnh`_ prosei_pen Ou'ci/. dio/per kai\ ou{tov th\n e;xh_v e#laben ba/sanon w;v o; prw_tov.
9 e'n e'sca/th` de\ pnoh`_ geno/menov ei}pen Su\ me/n, a'la/stwr, e'k tou_ paro/ntov h;ma_v zh_n a'polu/eiv, o; de\ tou_ ko/smou basileu\v a'poyano/ntav h;ma_v u;pe\r tw_n au'tou_ no/mwn ei'v ai'w/nion a'nabi/wsin zwh_v h;ma_v a'nasth/sei.
10 Meta\ de\ tou_ton o; tri/tov e'nepai/zeto kai\ th\n glw_ssan ai'thyei\v tace/wv proe/balen kai\ ta\v cei_rav eu'yarsw_v proe/teinen
11 kai\ gennai/wv ei}pen "Ex ou'ranou_ tau_ta ke/kthmai kai\ dia\ tou\v au'tou_ no/mouv u;perorw_ tau_ta kai\ par" au'tou_ tau_ta pa/lin e'lpi/zw komi/sasyaiV
12 w%ste au'to\n to\n basile/a kai\ tou\v su\n au'tw`_ e'kplh/ssesyai th\n tou_ neani/skou quch/n, w;v e'n ou'deni\ ta\v a'lghdo/nav e'ti/yeto.
13 Kai\ tou/tou de\ metalla/xantov to\n te/tarton w;sau/twv e'basa/nizon ai'kizo/menoi.
14 kai\ geno/menov pro\v to\ teleuta_n ou%twv e#fh Ai;reto\n metalla/ssontav u;p" a'nyrw/pwn ta\v u;po\ tou_ yeou_ prosdoka_n e'lpi/dav pa/lin a'nasth/sesyai u;p" au'tou_V soi\ me\n ga\r a'na/stasiv ei'v zwh\n ou'k e#stai.
15 "Ecome/nwv de\ to\n pe/mpton prosa/gontev h`'ki/zonto.
16 o; de\ pro\v au'to\n i'dw\n ei}pen "Exousi/an e'n a'nyrw/poiv e#cwn fyarto\v wJn oj ye/leiv poiei_vV mh\ do/kei de\ to\ ge/nov h;mw_n u;po\ tou_ yeou_ katalelei_fyaiV
17 su\ de\ karte/rei kai\ yew/rei to\ megalei_on au'tou_ kra/tov, w;v se\ kai\ to\ spe/rma sou basaniei_.
18 Meta\ de\ tou_ton h}gon to\n e%kton, kai\ me/llwn a'poynh`/skein e#fh Mh\ planw_ ma/thn, h;mei_v ga\r di" e;autou\v tau_ta pa/scomen a;marto/ntev ei'v to\n e;autw_n yeo/n, a#xia yaumasmou_ ge/gonenV
19 su\ de\ mh\ nomi/sh`v a'yw`_ov e#sesyai yeomacei_n e'piceirh/sav.
20 :Uperago/ntwv de\ h; mh/thr yaumasth\ kai\ mnh/mhv a'gayh_v a'xi/a, h%tiv a'pollume/nouv ui;ou\v e;pta\ sunorw_sa mia_v u;po\ kairo\n h;me/rav eu'qu/cwv e#feren dia\ ta\v e'pi\ ku/rion e'lpi/dav.
21 e%kaston de\ au'tw_n pareka/lei th`_ patri/w` fwnh`_ gennai/w` peplhrwme/nh fronh/mati kai\ to\n yh_lun logismo\n a#rseni yumw`_ diegei/rasa le/gousa pro\v au'tou/v
22 Ou'k oi}d o%pwv ei'v th\n e'mh\n e'fa/nhte koili/an, ou'de\ e'gw\ to\ pneu_ma kai\ th\n zwh\n u;mi_n e'carisa/mhn, kai\ th\n e;ka/stou stoicei/wsin ou'k e'gw\ dierru/ymisaV
23 toigarou_n o; tou_ ko/smou kti/sthv o; pla/sav a'nyrw/pou ge/nesin kai\ pa/ntwn e'xeurw\n ge/nesin kai\ to\ pneu_ma kai\ th\n zwh\n u;mi_n pa/lin a'podi/dwsin met" e'le/ouv, w;v nu_n u;perora_te e;autou\v dia\ tou\v au'tou_ no/mouv.
24 :O de\ "Anti/ocov oi'o/menov katafronei_syai kai\ th\n o'neidi/zousan u;forw/menov fwnh\n e#ti tou_ newte/rou perio/ntov ou' mo/non dia\ lo/gwn e'poiei_to th\n para/klhsin, a'lla\ kai\ di" o%rkwn e'pi/stou a%ma ploutiei_n kai\ makaristo\n poih/sein metaye/menon a'po\ tw_n patri/wn kai\ fi/lon e%xein kai\ crei/av e'mpisteu/sein.
25 tou_ de\ neani/ou mhdamw_v prose/contov proskalesa/menov o; basileu\v th\n mhte/ra parh`/nei gene/syai tou_ meiraki/ou su/mboulon e'pi\ swthri/a`.
26 polla\ de\ au'tou_ paraine/santov e'pede/xato pei/sein to\n ui;o/nV
27 prosku/qasa de\ au'tw`_ cleua/sasa to\n w'mo\n tu/rannon ou%twv e#fhsen th`_ patri/w` fwnh`_ Ui;e/, e'le/hso/n me th\n e'n gastri\ periene/gkasa/n se mh_nav e'nne/a kai\ yhla/sasa/n se e#th tri/a kai\ e'kyre/qasa/n se kai\ a'gagou_san ei'v th\n h;liki/an tau/thn kai\ trofoforh/sasan.
28 a'xiw_ se, te/knon, a'nable/qanta ei'v to\n ou'rano\n kai\ th\n gh_n kai\ ta\ e'n au'toi_v pa/nta i'do/nta gnw_nai o%ti ou'k e'x o#ntwn e'poi/hsen au'ta\ o; yeo/v, kai\ to\ tw_n a'nyrw/pwn ge/nov ou%tw gi/netai.
29 mh\ fobhyh`_v to\n dh/mion tou_ton, a'lla\ tw_n a'delfw_n a#xiov geno/menov e'pi/dexai to\n ya/naton, i%na e'n tw`_ e'le/ei su\n toi_v a'delfoi_v sou komi/swmai/ se.
30 $Eti de\ tau/thv katalhgou/shv o; neani/av ei}pen Ti/na me/nete? ou'c u;pakou/w tou_ prosta/gmatov tou_ basile/wv, tou_ de\ prosta/gmatov a'kou/w tou_ no/mou tou_ doye/ntov toi_v patra/sin h;mw_n dia\ Mwuse/wv.
31 su\ de\ pa/shv kaki/av eu;reth\v geno/menov ei'v tou\v Ebrai/ouv ou' mh\ diafu/gh`v ta\v cei_rav tou_ yeou_.
32 h;mei_v ga\r dia\ ta\v e;autw_n a;marti/av pa/scomen.
33 ei' de\ ca/rin e'piplh/xewv kai\ paidei/av o; zw_n ku/riov h;mw_n brace/wv e'pw/rgistai, kai\ pa/lin katallagh/setai toi_v e;autou_ dou/loiv.
34 su\ de/, w} a'no/sie kai\ pa/ntwn a'nyrw/pwn miarw/tate, mh\ ma/thn metewri/zou fruatto/menov a'dh/loiv e'lpi/sin e'pi\ tou\v ou'rani/ouv pai_dav e'pairo/menov cei_raV
35 ou#pw ga\r th\n tou_ pantokra/torov e'po/ptou yeou_ kri/sin e'kpe/feugav.
36 oi; me\n ga\r nu_n h;me/teroi a'delfoi\ bracu\n u;pene/gkantev po/non a'ena/ou zwh_v u;po\ diayh/khn yeou_ peptw/kasinV su\ de\ th`_ tou_ yeou_ kri/sei di/kaia ta\ pro/stima th_v u;perhfani/av a'poi/sh`.
37 e'gw\ de/, kaya/per oi; a'delfoi/, kai\ sw_ma kai\ quch\n prodi/dwmi peri\ tw_n patri/wn no/mwn e'pikalou/menov to\n yeo\n i%lewv tacu\ tw`_ e#ynei gene/syai kai\ se\ meta\ e'tasmw_n kai\ masti/gwn e'xomologh/sasyai dio/ti mo/nov au'to\v yeo/v e'stin,
38 e'n e'moi\ de\ kai\ toi_v a'delfoi_v mou sth_sai th\n tou_ pantokra/torov o'rgh\n th\n e'pi\ to\ su/mpan h;mw_n ge/nov dikai/wv e'phgme/nhn.
39 $Ekyumov de\ geno/menov o; basileu\v tou/tw` para\ tou\v a#llouv ceiri/stwv a'ph/nthsen pikrw_v fe/rwn e'pi\ tw`_ mukthrismw`_.
40 kai\ ou{tov ou}n kayaro\v meth/llaxen pantelw_v e'pi\ tw`_ kuri/w` pepoiyw/v.
41 "Esca/th de\ tw_n ui;w_n h; mh/thr e'teleu/thsen.
42 Ta\ me\n ou}n peri\ tou\v splagcnismou\v kai\ ta\v u;perballou/sav ai'ki/av e'pi\ tosou_ton dedhlw/syw.

#### Machabaeorum II 8

1 Ioudav de\ o; kai\ Makkabai_ov kai\ oi; su\n au'tw`_ pareisporeuo/menoi lelhyo/twv ei'v ta\v kw/mav prosekalou_nto tou\v suggenei_v kai\ tou\v memenhko/tav e'n tw`_ Ioudaismw`_ proslambano/menoi sunh/gagon ei'v e;xakiscili/ouv.
2 kai\ e'pekalou_nto to\n ku/rion e'pidei_n to\n u;po\ pa/ntwn katapatou/menon lao/n, oi'kti_rai de\ kai\ to\n nao\n to\n u;po\ tw_n a'sebw_n a'nyrw/pwn bebhlwye/nta,
3 e'leh_sai de\ kai\ th\n katafyeirome/nhn po/lin kai\ me/llousan i'so/pedon gi/nesyai kai\ tw_n katabow/ntwn pro\v au'to\n ai;ma/twn ei'sakou_sai,
4 mnhsyh_nai de\ kai\ th_v tw_n a'namarth/twn nhpi/wn parano/mou a'pwlei/av kai\ peri\ tw_n genome/nwn ei'v to\ o#noma au'tou_ blasfhmiw_n kai\ misoponhrh_sai.
5 geno/menov de\ o; Makkabai_ov e'n suste/mati a'nupo/statov h#dh toi_v e#ynesin e'gi/neto th_v o'rgh_v tou_ kuri/ou ei'v e#leon trapei/shv.
6 po/leiv de\ kai\ kw/mav a'prosdokh/twv e'rco/menov e'nepi/mpra kai\ tou\v e'pikai/rouv to/pouv a'polamba/nwn ou'k o'li/gouv tw_n polemi/wn tropou/menov
7 ma/lista ta\v nu/ktav pro\v ta\v toiau/tav e'pibola\v sunergou\v e'la/mbanen. kai\ lalia\ th_v eu'andri/av au'tou_ dihcei_to pantach_.
8 Sunorw_n de\ o; Fi/lippov kata\ mikro\n ei'v prokoph\n e'rco/menon to\n a#ndra, pukno/teron de\ e'n tai_v eu'hmeri/aiv probai/nonta, pro\v Ptolemai_on to\n Koi/lhv Suri/av kai\ Foini/khv strathgo\n e#graqen e'pibohyei_n toi_v tou_ basile/wv pra/gmasin.
9 o; de\ tace/wv proceirisa/menov Nika/nora to\n tou_ Patro/klou tw_n prw/twn fi/lwn a'pe/steilen u;pota/xav pamfu/lwn e#ynh ou'k e'la/ttouv tw_n dismuri/wn to\ su/mpan th_v Ioudai/av e'xa_rai ge/novV sune/sthsen de\ au'tw`_ kai\ Gorgi/an a#ndra strathgo\n kai\ e'n polemikai_v crei/aiv pei_ran e#conta.
10 diesth/sato de\ o; Nika/nwr to\n fo/ron tw`_ basilei_ toi_v :Rwmai/oiv o#nta tala/ntwn discili/wn e'k th_v tw_n Ioudai/wn ai'cmalwsi/av e'kplhrw/sein.
11 eu'ye/wv de\ ei'v ta\v parayalassi/ouv po/leiv a'pe/steilen prokalou/menov e'p" a'gorasmo\n Ioudai/wn swma/twn u;piscnou/menov e'nenh/konta sw/mata tala/ntou paracwrh/sein ou' prosdeco/menov th\n para\ tou_ pantokra/torov me/llousan parakolouyh/sein e'p" au'tw`_ di/khn.
12 tw`_ de\ Iouda prose/pesen peri\ th_v tou_ Nika/norov e'fo/dou, kai\ metado/ntov toi_v su\n au'tw`_ th\n parousi/an tou_ stratope/dou
13 oi; deilandrou_ntev kai\ a'pistou_ntev th\n tou_ yeou_ di/khn diedi/draskon e;autou\v kai\ e'xeto/pizon.
14 oi; de\ ta\ perileleimme/na pa/nta e'pw/loun, o;mou_ de\ to\n ku/rion h'xi/oun r;u/sasyai tou\v u;po\ tou_ dussebou_v Nika/norov pri\n suntucei_n peprame/nouvV
15 kai\ ei' mh\ di" au'tou/v, a'lla\ dia\ ta\v pro\v tou\v pate/rav au'tw_n diayh/kav kai\ e%neka th_v e'p" au'tou\v e'piklh/sewv tou_ semnou_ kai\ megaloprepou_v o'no/matov au'tou_.
16 sunagagw\n de\ o; Makkabai_ov tou\v peri\ au'to\n o#ntav a'riymo\n e;xakiscili/ouv pareka/lei mh\ kataplagh_nai toi_v polemi/oiv mhde\ eu'labei_syai th\n tw_n a'di/kwv paraginome/nwn e'p" au'tou\v e'ynw_n poluplh/yeian, a'gwni/sasyai de\ gennai/wv
17 pro\ o'fyalmw_n labo/ntav th\n a'no/mwv ei'v to\n a%gion to/pon suntetelesme/nhn u;p" au'tw_n u%brin kai\ to\n th_v e'mpepaigme/nhv po/lewv ai'kismo/n, e#ti de\ th\n th_v progonikh_v politei/av kata/lusin.
18 oi; me\n ga\r o%ploiv pepoi/yasin a%ma kai\ to/lmaiv, e#fhsen, h;mei_v de\ e'pi\ tw`_ pantokra/tori yew`_, duname/nw` kai\ tou\v e'rcome/nouv e'f" h;ma_v kai\ to\n o%lon ko/smon e;ni\ neu/mati katabalei_n, pepoi/yamen.
19 prosanalexa/menov de\ au'toi_v kai\ ta\v e'pi\ tw_n progo/nwn genome/nav a'ntilh/mqeiv kai\ th\n e'pi\ Sennachrim, e;kato\n o'gdoh/konta pe/nte cilia/dev w;v a'pw/lonto,
20 kai\ th\n e'n th`_ Babulwni/a` th\n pro\v tou\v Gala/tav para/taxin genome/nhn, w;v oi; pa/ntev e'pi\ th\n crei/an h}lyon o'ktakisci/lioi su\n Makedo/sin tetrakiscili/oiv, tw_n Makedo/nwn a'poroume/nwn oi; o'ktakisci/lioi ta\v dw/deka muria/dav a'pw/lesan dia\ th\n ginome/nhn au'toi_v a'p" ou'ranou_ boh/yeian kai\ w'fe/leian pollh\n e#labon.
21 e'f" oi{v eu'yarsei_v au'tou\v parasth/sav kai\ e;toi/mouv u;pe\r tw_n no/mwn kai\ th_v patri/dov a'poynh`/skein tetramere/v ti to\ stra/teuma e'poi/hsen.
22 ta/xav kai\ tou\v a'delfou\v au'tou_ prohgoume/nouv e;kate/rav ta/xewv, Simwna kai\ Iwshpon kai\ Iwnayhn, u;pota/xav e;ka/stw` cili/ouv pro\v toi_v pentakosi/oiv,
23 e#ti de\ kai\ Eleazaron, paranagnou\v th\n i;era\n bi/blon kai\ dou\v su/nyhma yeou_ bohyei/av th_v prw/thv spei/rav au'to\v prohgou/menov sune/bale tw`_ Nika/nori.
24 genome/nou de\ au'toi_v tou_ pantokra/torov summa/cou kate/sfaxan tw_n polemi/wn u;pe\r tou\v e'nakiscili/ouv, traumati/av de\ kai\ toi_v me/lesin a'napei/rouv to\ plei_on me/rov th_v tou_ Nika/norov stratia_v e'poi/hsan, pa/ntav de\ fugei_n h'na/gkasan.
25 ta\ de\ crh/mata tw_n paragegono/twn e'pi\ to\n a'gorasmo\n au'tw_n e#labonV sundiw/xantev de\ au'tou\v e'f" i;kano\n a'ne/lusan u;po\ th_v w%rav sugkleio/menoiV
26 h}n ga\r h; pro\ tou_ sabba/tou, di" hjn ai'ti/an ou'k e'makroto/nhsan katatre/contev au'tou/v.
27 o;plologh/santev de\ au'tou\v kai\ ta\ sku_la e'kdu/santev tw_n polemi/wn peri\ to\ sa/bbaton e'gi/nonto perissw_v eu'logou_ntev kai\ e'xomologou/menoi tw`_ kuri/w` tw`_ diasw/santi ei'v th\n h;me/ran tau/thn, a'rch\n e'le/ouv ta/xantov au'toi_v.
28 meta\ de\ to\ sa/bbaton toi_v h`'kisme/noiv kai\ tai_v ch/raiv kai\ o'rfanoi_v meri/santev a'po\ tw_n sku/lwn ta\ loipa\ au'toi\ kai\ ta\ paidi/a diemeri/santo.
29 tau_ta de\ diapraxa/menoi kai\ koinh\n i;ketei/an poihsa/menoi to\n e'leh/mona ku/rion h'xi/oun ei'v te/lov katallagh_nai toi_v au;tou_ dou/loiv.
30 Kai\ toi_v peri\ Timo/yeon kai\ Bakci/dhn suneri/santev u;pe\r tou\v dismuri/ouv au'tw_n a'nei_lon kai\ o'curwma/twn u;qhlw_n eu} ma/la e'gkratei_v e'ge/nonto kai\ la/fura plei/ona e'meri/santo i'somoi/rouv au;toi_v kai\ toi_v h`'kisme/noiv kai\ o'rfanoi_v kai\ ch/raiv, e#ti de\ kai\ presbute/roiv poih/santev.
31 o;plologh/santev de\ au;tou\v e'pimelw_v pa/nta sune/yhkan ei'v tou\v e'pikai/rouv to/pouv, ta\ de\ loipa\ tw_n sku/lwn h#negkan ei'v Ieroso/luma.
32 to\n de\ fula/rchn tw_n peri\ Timo/yeon a'nei_lon, a'nosiw/taton a#ndra kai\ polla\ tou\v Ioudai/ouv e'pileluphko/ta.
33 e'pini/kia de\ a#gontev e'n th`_ patri/di tou\v e'mprh/santav tou\v i;erou\v pulw_nav kai\ Kallisye/nhn u;fh_qan ei'v ejn oi'ki/dion pefeugo/ta, kai\ to\n a#xion th_v dussebei/av e'komi/sato misyo/n.
34 o; de\ trisalith/riov Nika/nwr o; tou\v cili/ouv e'mpo/rouv e'pi\ th\n pra_sin tw_n Ioudai/wn a'gagw\n
35 tapeinwyei\v u;po\ tw_n kat" au'to\n nomizome/nwn e'laci/stwn ei}nai th`_ tou_ kuri/ou bohyei/a` th\n doxikh\n a'poye/menov e'syh_ta dia\ th_v mesogei/ou drape/tou tro/pon e#rhmon e;auto\n poih/sav h{ken ei'v "Antio/ceian u;pe\r a%pan eu'hmerhkw\v e'pi\ th`_ tou_ stratou_ diafyora`_.
36 kai\ o; toi_v :Rwmai/oiv a'nadexa/menov fo/ron a'po\ th_v tw_n e'n Ierosolu/moiv ai'cmalwsi/av katoryw/sasyai kath/ggellen u;pe/rmacon e#cein tou\v Ioudai/ouv kai\ dia\ to\n tro/pon tou_ton a'trw/touv ei}nai tou\v Ioudai/ouv dia\ to\ a'kolouyei_n toi_v u;p" au'tou_ protetagme/noiv no/moiv.

#### Machabaeorum II 9

1 Peri\ de\ to\n kairo\n e'kei_non e'tu/gcanen "Anti/ocov a'nalelukw\v a'ko/smwv e'k tw_n peri\ th\n Persi/da to/pwn.
2 ei'selhlu/yei ga\r ei'v th\n legome/nhn Perse/polin kai\ e'pecei/rhsen i;erosulei_n kai\ th\n po/lin sune/ceinV dio\ dh\ tw_n plhyw_n o;rmhsa/ntwn e'pi\ th\n tw_n o%plwn boh/yeian e'tra/phsan, kai\ sune/bh tropwye/nta to\n "Anti/ocon u;po\ tw_n e'gcwri/wn a'sch/mona th\n a'nazugh\n poih/sasyai.
3 o#nti de\ au'tw`_ kat" "Ekba/tana prose/pesen ta\ kata\ Nika/nora kai\ tou\v peri\ Timo/yeon gegono/ta.
4 e'paryei\v de\ tw`_ yumw`_ w`#eto kai\ th\n tw_n pefugadeuko/twn au'to\n kaki/an ei'v tou\v Ioudai/ouv e'naperei/sasyai, dio\ sune/taxen to\n a;rmathla/thn a'dialei/ptwv e'lau/nonta katanu/ein th\n porei/an th_v e'x ou'ranou_ dh\ kri/sewv sunou/shv au'tw`_V ou%twv ga\r u;perhfa/nwv ei}pen Polua/ndrion Ioudai/wn Ieroso/luma poih/sw parageno/menov e'kei_.
5 o; de\ pantepo/pthv ku/riov o; yeo\v tou_ Israhl e'pa/taxen au'to\n a'nia/tw` kai\ a'ora/tw` plhgh`_V a#rti de\ au'tou_ katalh/xantov to\n lo/gon e#laben au'to\n a'nh/kestov tw_n spla/gcnwn a'lghdw\n kai\ pikrai\ tw_n e#ndon ba/sanoi
6 pa/nu dikai/wv to\n pollai_v kai\ xenizou/saiv sumforai_v e;te/rwn spla/gcna basani/santa.
7 o; d" ou'damw_v th_v a'gerwci/av e#lhgen, e#ti de\ kai\ th_v u;perhfani/av e'peplh/rwto pu_r pne/wn toi_v yumoi_v e'pi\ tou\v Ioudai/ouv kai\ keleu/wn e'poxu/nein th\n porei/an. sune/bh de\ kai\ pesei_n au'to\n a'po\ tou_ a%rmatov ferome/nou r;oi/zw` kai\ duscerei_ ptw/mati peripeso/nta pa/nta ta\ me/lh tou_ sw/matov a'postreblou_syai.
8 o; d" a#rti dokw_n toi_v th_v yala/sshv ku/masin e'pita/ssein dia\ th\n u;pe\r a#nyrwpon a'lazonei/an kai\ pla/stiggi ta\ tw_n o're/wn oi'o/menov u%qh sth/sein kata\ gh_n geno/menov e'n forei/w` parekomi/zeto fanera\n tou_ yeou_ pa_sin th\n du/namin e'ndeiknu/menov,
9 w%ste kai\ e'k tou_ sw/matov tou_ dussebou_v skw/lhkav a'nazei_n, kai\ zw_ntov e'n o'du/naiv kai\ a'lghdo/sin ta\v sa/rkav au'tou_ diapi/ptein, u;po\ de\ th_v o'smh_v au'tou_ pa_n to\ strato/pedon baru/nesyai th\n sapri/an.
10 kai\ to\n mikrw`_ pro/teron tw_n ou'rani/wn a#strwn a%ptesyai dokou_nta parakomi/zein ou'dei\v e'du/nato dia\ to\ th_v o'smh_v a'fo/rhton ba/rov.
11 e'ntau_ya ou}n h#rxato to\ polu\ th_v u;perhfani/av lh/gein teyrausme/nov kai\ ei'v e'pi/gnwsin e#rcesyai yei/a` ma/stigi kata\ stigmh\n e'piteino/menov tai_v a'lghdo/sin.
12 kai\ mhde\ th_v o'smh_v au'tou_ duna/menov a'ne/cesyai tau_t e#fh Di/kaion u;pota/ssesyai tw`_ yew`_ kai\ mh\ ynhto\n o#nta i'so/yea fronei_n.
13 hu#ceto de\ o; miaro\v pro\v to\n ou'ke/ti au'to\n e'leh/sonta despo/thn ou%twv le/gwn
14 th\n me\n a;gi/an po/lin, hjn speu/dwn paregi/neto i'so/pedon poih_sai kai\ polua/ndrion oi'kodomh_sai, e'leuye/ran a'nadei_xai,
15 tou\v de\ Ioudai/ouv, oujv diegnw/kei mhde\ tafh_v a'xiw_sai, oi'wnobrw/touv de\ su\n toi_v nhpi/oiv e'kri/qein yhri/oiv, pa/ntav au'tou\v i#souv "Ayhnai/oiv poih/seinV
16 ojn de\ pro/teron e'sku/leusen a%gion new\ kalli/stoiv a'nayh/masin kosmh/sein kai\ ta\ i;era\ skeu/h polupla/sia pa/nta a'podw/sein, ta\v de\ e'piballou/sav pro\v ta\v yusi/av sunta/xeiv e'k tw_n i'di/wn proso/dwn corhgh/seinV
17 pro\v de\ tou/toiv kai\ Ioudai_on e#sesyai kai\ pa/nta to/pon oi'khto\n e'peleu/sesyai katagge/llonta to\ tou_ yeou_ kra/tov.
18 ou'damw_v de\ lhgo/ntwn tw_n po/nwn, e'pelhlu/yei ga\r e'p" au'to\n dikai/a h; tou_ yeou_ kri/siv, ta\ kat" au'to\n a'pelpi/sav e#graqen pro\v tou\v Ioudai/ouv th\n u;pogegramme/nhn e'pistolh\n i;kethri/av ta/xin e#cousan, perie/cousan de\ ou%twv
19 Toi_v crhstoi_v Ioudai/oiv toi_v poli/taiv polla\ cai/rein kai\ u;giai/nein kai\ eu} pra/ttein basileu\v kai\ strathgo\v "Anti/ocov.
20 ei' e#rrwsye kai\ ta\ te/kna kai\ ta\ i#dia kata\ gnw/mhn e'sti\n u;mi_nV ei'v ou'rano\n th\n e'lpi/da e#cwn
21 u;mw_n th\n timh\n kai\ th\n eu#noian e'mnhmo/neuon filosto/rgwv. e'pana/gwn e'k tw_n kata\ th\n Persi/da to/pwn kai\ peripesw\n a'syenei/a` dusce/reian e'cou/sh` a'nagkai_on h;ghsa/mhn fronti/sai th_v koinh_v pa/ntwn a'sfalei/av.
22 ou'k a'poginw/skwn ta\ kat" e'mauto/n, a'lla\ e#cwn pollh\n e'lpi/da e'kfeu/xesyai th\n a'sye/neian,
23 yewrw_n de\ o%ti kai\ o; path/r, kay" oujv kairou\v ei'v tou\v a#nw to/pouv e'stratope/deusen, a'ne/deixen to\n diadexa/menon,
24 o%pwv, e'a/n ti para/doxon a'pobai/nh` hJ kai\ prosaggelyh`_ ti duscere/v, ei'do/tev oi; kata\ th\n cw/ran w`{ katale/leiptai ta\ pra/gmata mh\ e'pitara/sswntaiV
25 pro\v de\ tou/toiv katanow_n tou\v parakeime/nouv duna/stav kai\ geitniw_ntav th`_ basilei/a` toi_v kairoi_v e'pe/contav kai\ prosdokw_ntav to\ a'pobhso/menon, a'nade/deica to\n ui;o\n "Anti/ocon basile/a, ojn polla/kiv a'natre/cwn ei'v ta\v e'pa/nw satrapei/av toi_v plei/stoiv u;mw_n parekatetiye/mhn kai\ suni/stwnV ge/grafa de\ pro\v au'to\n ta\ u;pogegramme/na.
26 parakalw_ ou}n u;ma_v kai\ a'xiw_ memnhme/nouv tw_n eu'ergesiw_n koinh`_ kai\ kat" i'di/an e%kaston sunthrei_n th\n ou}san eu#noian ei'v e'me\ kai\ to\n ui;o/nV
27 pe/peismai ga\r au'to\n e'pieikw_v kai\ filanyrw/pwv parakolouyou_nta th`_ e'mh`_ proaire/sei sumperienecyh/sesyai u;mi_n.
28 :O me\n ou}n a'ndrofo/nov kai\ bla/sfhmov ta\ cei/rista payw/n, w;v e;te/rouv die/yhken, e'pi\ xe/nhv e'n toi_v o#resin oi'kti/stw` mo/rw` kate/streqen to\n bi/on.
29 parekomi/zeto de\ to\ sw_ma Fi/lippov o; su/ntrofov au'tou_, ojv kai\ dieulabhyei\v to\n ui;o\n "Antio/cou pro\v Ptolemai_on to\n Filomh/tora ei'v Ai#gupton diekomi/syh.

#### Machabaeorum II 10

1 Makkabai_ov de\ kai\ oi; su\n au'tw`_ tou_ kuri/ou proa/gontov au'tou\v to\ me\n i;ero\n e'komi/santo kai\ th\n po/lin,
2 tou\v de\ kata\ th\n a'gora\n bwmou\v u;po\ tw_n a'llofu/lwn dedhmiourghme/nouv, e#ti de\ teme/nh kayei_lan
3 kai\ to\n new\ kayari/santev e%teron yusiasth/rion e'poi/hsan kai\ purw/santev li/youv kai\ pu_r e'k tou/twn labo/ntev a'nh/negkan yusi/av meta\ dieth_ cro/non kai\ yumi/ama kai\ lu/cnouv kai\ tw_n a#rtwn th\n pro/yesin e'poih/santo.
4 tau_ta de\ poih/santev h'xi/wsan to\n ku/rion peso/ntev e'pi\ koili/an mhke/ti peripesei_n toiou/toiv kakoi_v, a'll" e'a/n pote kai\ a;ma/rtwsin, u;p" au'tou_ meta\ e'pieikei/av paideu/esyai kai\ mh\ blasfh/moiv kai\ barba/roiv e#ynesin paradi/dosyai.
5 e'n h`{ de\ h;me/ra` o; new\v u;po\ a'llofu/lwn e'bebhlw/yh, sune/bh kata\ th\n au'th\n h;me/ran to\n kayarismo\n gene/syai tou_ naou_, th`_ pe/mpth` kai\ ei'ka/di tou_ au'tou_ mhno/v, o%v e'stin Caseleu.
6 kai\ met" eu'frosu/nhv h}gon h;me/rav o'ktw\ skhnwma/twn tro/pon mnhmoneu/ontev w;v pro\ mikrou_ cro/nou th\n tw_n skhnw_n e;orth\n e'n toi_v o#resin kai\ e'n toi_v sphlai/oiv yhri/wn tro/pon h}san nemo/menoi.
7 dio\ yu/rsouv kai\ kla/douv w;rai/ouv, e#ti de\ kai\ foi/nikav e#contev u%mnouv a'ne/feron tw`_ eu'odw/santi kayarisyh_nai to\n e;autou_ to/pon.
8 e'dogma/tisan de\ meta\ koinou_ prosta/gmatov kai\ qhfi/smatov panti\ tw`_ tw_n Ioudai/wn e#ynei kat" e'niauto\n a#gein ta/sde ta\v h;me/rav.
9 kai\ ta\ me\n th_v "Antio/cou tou_ prosagoreuye/ntov "Epifanou_v teleuth_v ou%twv ei}cen.
10 Nuni\ de\ ta\ kata\ to\n Eu'pa/tora "Anti/ocon, ui;o\n de\ tou_ a'sebou_v geno/menon, dhlw/somen au'ta\ sunte/mnontev ta\ sune/conta tw_n pole/mwn kaka/.
11 ou{tov ga\r paralabw\n th\n basilei/an a'ne/deixen e'pi\ tw_n pragma/twn Lusi/an tina/, Koi/lhv de\ Suri/av kai\ Foini/khv strathgo\n prw/tarcon.
12 Ptolemai_ov ga\r o; kalou/menov Ma/krwn to\ di/kaion sunthrei_n prohgou/menov pro\v tou\v Ioudai/ouv dia\ th\n gegonui_an ei'v au'tou\v a'diki/an e'peira_to ta\ pro\v au'tou\v ei'rhnikw_v diexa/geinV
13 o%yen kathgorou/menov u;po\ tw_n fi/lwn pro\v to\n Eu'pa/tora kai\ prodo/thv par" e%kasta a'kou/wn dia\ to\ th\n Ku/pron e'mpisteuye/nta u;po\ tou_ Filomh/torov e'klipei_n kai\ pro\v "Anti/ocon to\n "Epifanh_ a'nacwrh_sai mh/te eu'genh_ th\n e'xousi/an eu'geni/sav farmakeu/sav e;auto\n e'xe/lipen to\n bi/on.
14 Gorgi/av de\ geno/menov strathgo\v tw_n to/pwn e'xenotro/fei kai\ par" e%kasta pro\v tou\v Ioudai/ouv e'polemotro/fei.
15 o;mou_ de\ tou/tw` kai\ oi; Idoumai_oi e'gkratei_v e'pikai/rwn o'curwma/twn o#ntev e'gu/mnazon tou\v Ioudai/ouv kai\ tou\v fugadeu/santav a'po\ Ierosolu/mwn proslabo/menoi polemotrofei_n e'pecei/roun.
16 oi; de\ peri\ to\n Makkabai_on poihsa/menoi litanei/an kai\ a'xiw/santev to\n yeo\n su/mmacon au'toi_v gene/syai e'pi\ ta\ tw_n Idoumai/wn o'curw/mata w%rmhsan,
17 oi{v kai\ prosbalo/ntev eu'rw/stwv e'gkratei_v e'ge/nonto tw_n to/pwn pa/ntav te tou\v e'pi\ tw`_ tei/cei macome/nouv h'mu/nanto kate/sfazo/n te tou\v e'mpi/ptontav, a'nei_lon de\ ou'c h{tton tw_n dismuri/wn.
18 sumfugo/ntwn de\ ou'k e#latton tw_n e'nakiscili/wn ei'v du/o pu/rgouv o'curou\v eu} ma/la kai\ pa/nta ta\ pro\v poliorki/an e#contav
19 o; Makkabai_ov ei'v e'pei/gontav to/pouv a'polipw\n Simwna kai\ Iwshpon, e#ti de\ kai\ Zakcai_on kai\ tou\v su\n au'tw`_ i;kanou\v pro\v th\n tou/twn poliorki/an au'to\v e'cwri/syh.
20 oi; de\ peri\ to\n Simwna filargurh/santev u;po/ tinwn tw_n e'n toi_v pu/rgoiv e'pei/syhsan a'rguri/w`, e;pta/kiv de\ muri/av dracma\v labo/ntev ei#asa/n tinav diarruh_nai.
21 prosaggele/ntov de\ tw`_ Makkabai/w` peri\ tou_ gegono/tov sunagagw\n tou\v h;goume/nouv tou_ laou_ kathgo/rhsen w;v a'rguri/ou pe/prakan tou\v a'delfou\v tou\v polemi/ouv kat" au'tw_n a'polu/santev.
22 tou/touv me\n ou}n prodo/tav genome/nouv a'pe/kteinen, kai\ paracrh_ma tou\v du/o pu/rgouv katela/beto.
23 toi_v de\ o%ploiv ta\ pa/nta e'n tai_v cersi\n eu'odou/menov a'pw/lesen e'n toi_v dusi\n o'curw/masin plei/ouv tw_n dismuri/wn.
24 Timo/yeov de\ o; pro/teron h;tthyei\v u;po\ tw_n Ioudai/wn sunagagw\n xe/nav duna/meiv pamplhyei_v kai\ tou\v th_v "Asi/av genome/nouv i%ppouv sunayroi/sav ou'k o'li/gouv parh_n w;v doria/lwton lhmqo/menov th\n Ioudai/an.
25 oi; de\ peri\ to\n Makkabai_on suneggi/zontov au'tou_ pro\v i;ketei/an tou_ yeou_ gh`_ ta\v kefala\v katapa/santev kai\ ta\v o'sfu/av sa/kkoiv zw/santev
26 e'pi\ th\n a'pe/nanti tou_ yusiasthri/ou krhpi_da prospeso/ntev h'xi/oun i%lewv au'toi_v geno/menon e'cyreu_sai toi_v e'cyroi_v au'tw_n kai\ a'ntikei_syai toi_v a'ntikeime/noiv, kayw\v o; no/mov diasafei_.
27 geno/menoi de\ a'po\ th_v deh/sewv a'nalabo/ntev ta\ o%pla proh_gon a'po\ th_v po/lewv e'pi\ plei_onV suneggi/santev de\ toi_v polemi/oiv e'f" e;autw_n h}san.
28 a#rti de\ th_v a'natolh_v diaceome/nhv prose/balon e;ka/teroi, oi; me\n e#gguon e#contev eu'hmeri/av kai\ ni/khv meta\ a'reth_v th\n e'pi\ to\n ku/rion katafugh/n, oi; de\ kayhgemo/na tw_n a'gw/nwn tatto/menoi to\n yumo/n.
29 genome/nhv de\ kartera_v ma/chv e'fa/nhsan toi_v u;penanti/oiv e'x ou'ranou_ e'f" i%ppwn crusocali/nwn a#ndrev pe/nte diaprepei_v, kai\ a'fhgou/menoi tw_n Ioudai/wn,
30 oij kai\ to\n Makkabai_on me/son labo/ntev kai\ skepa/zontev tai_v e;autw_n panopli/aiv a#trwton diefu/latton, ei'v de\ tou\v u;penanti/ouv toxeu/mata kai\ keraunou\v e'xerri/ptoun, dio\ sugcuye/ntev a'orasi/a` dieko/ptonto tarach_v peplhrwme/noi.
31 katesfa/ghsan de\ dismu/rioi pro\v toi_v pentakosi/oiv, i;ppei_v de\ e;xako/sioi.
32 au'to\v de\ o; Timo/yeov sune/fugen ei'v Gazara lego/menon o'cu/rwma, eu} ma/la frou/rion, strathgou_ntov e'kei_ Caireou.
33 oi; de\ peri\ to\n Makkabai_on a#smenoi perieka/yisan to\ frou/rion h;me/rav te/ssarav.
34 oi; de\ e#ndon th`_ e'rumno/thti tou_ to/pou pepoiyo/tev u;pera/gan e'blasfh/moun kai\ lo/gouv a'yemi/touv proi/ento.
35 u;pofainou/shv de\ th_v pe/mpthv h;me/rav ei#kosi neani/ai tw_n peri\ to\n Makkabai_on purwye/ntev toi_v yumoi_v dia\ ta\v blasfhmi/av prosbalo/ntev tw`_ tei/cei a'rrenwdw_v kai\ yhriw/dei yumw`_ to\n e'mpi/ptonta e#koptonV
36 e%teroi de\ o;moi/wv prosanaba/ntev e'n tw`_ perispasmw`_ pro\v tou\v e#ndon e'nepi/mprwn tou\v pu/rgouv kai\ pura\v a'na/ptontev zw_ntav tou\v blasfh/mouv kate/kaionV oi; de\ ta\v pu/lav die/kopton, ei'sdexa/menoi de\ th\n loiph\n ta/xin prokatela/bonto th\n po/lin.
37 kai\ to\n Timo/yeon a'pokekrumme/non e#n tini la/kkw` kate/sfaxan kai\ to\n tou/tou a'delfo\n Caire/an kai\ to\n "Apollofa/nhn.
38 tau_ta de\ diapraxa/menoi mey" u%mnwn kai\ e'xomologh/sewn eu'lo/goun tw`_ kuri/w` tw`_ mega/lwv eu'ergetou_nti to\n Israhl kai\ to\ ni_kov au'toi_v dido/nti.

#### Machabaeorum II 11

1 Met o'li/gon de\ pantelw_v croni/skon Lusi/av e'pi/tropov tou_ basile/wv kai\ suggenh\v kai\ e'pi\ tw_n pragma/twn li/an bare/wv fe/rwn e'pi\ toi_v gegono/si
2 sunayroi/sav peri\ ta\v o'ktw\ muria/dav kai\ th\n i%ppon a%pasan paregi/neto e'pi\ tou\v Ioudai/ouv logizo/menov th\n me\n po/lin ^Ellhsin oi'khth/rion poih/sein,
3 to\ de\ i;ero\n a'rgurolo/ghton, kayw\v ta\ loipa\ tw_n e'ynw_n teme/nh, prath\n de\ kata\ e#tov th\n a'rcierwsu/nhn poih/sein,
4 ou'damw_v e'pilogizo/menov to\ tou_ yeou_ kra/tov, pefrenwme/nov de\ tai_v muria/sin tw_n pezw_n kai\ tai_v cilia/sin tw_n i;ppe/wn kai\ toi_v e'le/fasin toi_v o'gdoh/konta.
5 ei'selyw\n de\ ei'v th\n Ioudai/an kai\ suneggi/sav Baiysoura o#nti me\n e'rumnw`_ cwri/w`, Ierosolu/mwn de\ a'pe/conti w;sei\ stadi/ouv pe/nte tou_to e#yliben.
6 w;v de\ mete/labon oi; peri\ to\n Makkabai_on poliorkou_nta au'to\n ta\ o'curw/mata, meta\ o'durmw_n kai\ dakru/wn i;ke/teuon su\n toi_v o#cloiv to\n ku/rion a'gayo\n a#ggelon a'postei_lai pro\v swthri/an tw`_ Israhl.
7 au'to\v de\ prw_tov o; Makkabai_ov a'nalabw\n ta\ o%pla proetre/qato tou\v a#llouv a%ma au'tw`_ diakinduneu/ontav e'pibohyei_n toi_v a'delfoi_v au'tw_nV o;mou_ de\ kai\ proyu/mwv e'xw/rmhsan.
8 au'to/yi de\ pro\v toi_v Ierosolu/moiv o#ntwn e'fa/nh prohgou/menov au'tw_n e#fippov e'n leukh`_ e'syh_ti panopli/an crush_n kradai/nwn.
9 o;mou_ de\ pa/ntev eu'lo/ghsan to\n e'leh/mona yeo\n kai\ e'perrw/syhsan tai_v qucai_v ou' mo/non a'nyrw/pouv, yh_rav de\ tou\v a'griwta/touv kai\ sidhra_ tei/ch titrw/skein o#ntev e%toimoi.
10 proh_gon e'n diaskeuh`_ to\n a'p" ou'ranou_ su/mmacon e#contev e'leh/santov au'tou\v tou_ kuri/ou.
11 leonthdo\n de\ e'ntina/xantev ei'v tou\v polemi/ouv kate/strwsan au'tw_n cili/ouv pro\v toi_v muri/oiv, i;ppei_v de\ e;xakosi/ouv pro\v toi_v cili/oivV tou\v de\ pa/ntav h'na/gkasan feu/gein.
12 oi; plei/onev de\ au'tw_n traumati/ai gumnoi\ diesw/yhsanV kai\ au'to\v de\ o; Lusi/av ai'scrw_v feu/gwn diesw/yh.
13 ou'k a#nouv de\ u;pa/rcwn pro\v e;auto\n a'ntiba/llwn to\ gegono\v peri\ au'to\n e'la/ttwma kai\ sunnoh/sav a'nikh/touv ei}nai tou\v Ebrai/ouv tou_ duname/nou yeou_ summacou_ntov au'toi_v
14 prosapostei/lav e#peisen sullu/esyai e'pi\ pa_si toi_v dikai/oiv, kai\ dio/ti kai\ to\n basile/a pei/sei fi/lon au'toi_v a'nagka/zwn gene/syai.
15 e'pe/neusen de\ o; Makkabai_ov e'pi\ pa_sin, oi{v o; Lusi/av pareka/lei, tou_ sumfe/rontov fronti/zwnV o%sa ga\r o; Makkabai_ov e'pe/dwken tw`_ Lusi/a` dia\ graptw_n peri\ tw_n Ioudai/wn, sunecw/rhsen o; basileu/v.
16 >Hsan ga\r ai; gegramme/nai toi_v Ioudai/oiv e'pistolai\ para\ me\n Lusi/ou perie/cousai to\n tro/pon tou_ton Lusi/av tw`_ plh/yei tw_n Ioudai/wn cai/rein.
17 Iwannhv kai\ Abessalwm oi; pemfye/ntev par" u;mw_n e'pido/ntev to\n u;pogegramme/non crhmatismo\n h'xi/oun peri\ tw_n di" au'tou_ shmainome/nwn.
18 o%sa me\n ou}n e#dei kai\ tw`_ basilei_ prosenecyh_nai, diesa/fhsaV aj de\ h}n e'ndeco/mena, sunecw/rhsen.
19 e'a\n me\n ou}n sunthrh/shte th\n ei'v ta\ pra/gmata eu#noian, kai\ ei'v to\ loipo\n peira/somai parai/tiov a'gayw_n gene/syai.
20 u;pe\r de\ tou/twn kai\ tw_n kata\ me/rov e'nte/talmai tou/toiv te kai\ toi_v par" e'mou_ dialecyh_nai u;mi_n.
21 e#rrwsye. e#touv e;katostou_ tessarakostou_ o'gdo/ou, Dio\v Korinyi/ou tetra/di kai\ ei'ka/di.
22 :H de\ tou_ basile/wv e'pistolh\ periei_cen ou%twv Basileu\v "Anti/ocov tw`_ a'delfw`_ Lusi/a` cai/rein.
23 tou_ patro\v h;mw_n ei'v yeou\v metasta/ntov boulo/menoi tou\v e'k th_v basilei/av a'tara/couv o#ntav gene/syai pro\v th\n tw_n i'di/wn e'pime/leian
24 a'khkoo/tev tou\v Ioudai/ouv mh\ suneudokou_ntav th`_ tou_ patro\v e'pi\ ta\ :Ellhnika\ metaye/sei, a'lla\ th\n e;autw_n a'gwgh\n ai;reti/zontav a'xiou_ntav sugcwrhyh_nai au'toi_v ta\ no/mima,
25 ai;rou/menoi ou}n kai\ tou_to to\ e#ynov e'kto\v tarach_v ei}nai kri/nomen to/ te i;ero\n a'pokatastayh_nai au'toi_v kai\ politeu/esyai kata\ ta\ e'pi\ tw_n progo/nwn au'tw_n e#yh.
26 eu} ou}n poih/seiv diapemqa/menov pro\v au'tou\v kai\ dou\v dexia/v, o%pwv ei'do/tev th\n h;mete/ran proai/resin eu#yumoi/ te w}sin kai\ h;de/wv diagi/nwntai pro\v th`_ tw_n i'di/wn a'ntilh/mqei.
27 Pro\v de\ to\ e#ynov h; tou_ basile/wv e'pistolh\ toia/de h}n Basileu\v "Anti/ocov th`_ gerousi/a` tw_n Ioudai/wn kai\ toi_v a#lloiv Ioudai/oiv cai/rein.
28 ei' e#rrwsye, ei#h aJn w;v boulo/meyaV kai\ au'toi\ de\ u;giai/nomen.
29 e'nefa/nisen h;mi_n Mene/laov bou/lesyai katelyo/ntav u;ma_v gi/nesyai pro\v toi_v i'di/oiv.
30 toi_v ou}n kataporeuome/noiv me/cri triaka/dov Xanyikou_ u;pa/rxei dexia\ meta\ th_v a'dei/av
31 crh_syai tou\v Ioudai/ouv toi_v e;autw_n dapanh/masin kai\ no/moiv, kaya\ kai\ to\ pro/teron, kai\ ou'dei\v au'tw_n kat" ou'de/na tro/pon parenoclhyh/setai peri\ tw_n h'gnohme/nwn.
32 pe/pomfa de\ kai\ to\n Mene/laon parakale/sonta u;ma_v.
33 e#rrwsye. e#touv e;katostou_ tessarakostou_ o'gdo/ou, Xanyikou_ pentekaideka/th`.
34 $Epemqan de\ kai\ oi; :Rwmai_oi pro\v au'tou\v e'pistolh\n e#cousan ou%twv Ko/intov Me/mmiov, Ti/tov Ma/niov, presbu_tai :Rwmai/wn, tw`_ dh/mw` tw_n Ioudai/wn cai/rein.
35 u;pe\r w{n Lusi/av o; suggenh\v tou_ basile/wv sunecw/rhsen u;mi_n, kai\ h;mei_v suneudokou_men.
36 aj de\ e#krinen prosanenecyh_nai tw`_ basilei_, pe/mqate/ tina paracrh_ma e'piskeqa/menoi peri\ tou/twn, i%na e'kyw_men w;v kayh/kei u;mi_nV h;mei_v ga\r prosa/gomen pro\v "Antio/ceian.
37 dio\ speu/sate kai\ pe/mqate/ tinav, o%pwv kai\ h;mei_v e'pignw_men o;poi/av e'ste\ gnw/mhv.
38 u;giai/nete. e#touv e;katostou_ tessarakostou_ o'gdo/ou, Xanyikou_ pentekaideka/th`.

#### Machabaeorum II 12

1 Genome/nwn de\ tw_n sunyhkw_n tou/twn o; me\n Lusi/av a'ph`/ei pro\v to\n basile/a, oi; de\ Ioudai_oi peri\ th\n gewrgi/an e'gi/nonto.
2 tw_n de\ kata\ to/pon strathgw_n Timo/yeov kai\ "Apollw/niov o; tou_ Gennai/ou, e#ti de\ :Ierw/numov kai\ Dhmofw/n, pro\v de\ tou/toiv Nika/nwr o; Kupria/rchv ou'k ei#wn au'tou\v eu'stayei_n kai\ ta\ th_v h;suci/av a#gein.
3 "Ioppi_tai de\ thlikou_to sunete/lesan to\ dusse/bhmaV parakale/santev tou\v su\n au'toi_v oi'kou_ntav Ioudai/ouv e'mbh_nai ei'v ta\ parakatastaye/nta u;p" au'tw_n ska/fh su\n gunaixi\n kai\ te/knoiv w;v mhdemia_v e'nestw/shv pro\v au'tou\v dusmenei/av,
4 kata\ de\ to\ koino\n th_v po/lewv qh/fismaV kai\ tou/twn e'pidexame/nwn w;v aJn ei'rhneu/ein yelo/ntwn kai\ mhde\n u%popton e'co/ntwn e'panacye/ntav au'tou\v e'bu/yisan o#ntav ou'k e#latton tw_n diakosi/wn.
5 metalabw\n de\ Ioudav th\n gegonui_an ei'v tou\v o;moeynei_v w'mo/thta paraggei/lav toi_v peri\ au'to\n a'ndra/sin
6 kai\ e'pikalesa/menov to\n di/kaion krith\n yeo\n parege/neto e'pi\ tou\v miaifo/nouv tw_n a'delfw_n kai\ to\n me\n lime/na nu/ktwr e'ne/prhsen kai\ ta\ ska/fh kate/flexen, tou\v de\ e'kei_ sumfugo/ntav e'xeke/nthsen.
7 tou_ de\ cwri/ou sugkleisye/ntov a'ne/lusen w;v pa/lin h%xwn kai\ to\ su/mpan tw_n Ioppitw_n e'krizw_sai poli/teuma.
8 metalabw\n de\ kai\ tou\v e'n Iamnei/a` to\n au'to\n e'pitelei_n boulome/nouv tro/pon toi_v paroikou_sin Ioudai/oiv,
9 kai\ toi_v Iamni/taiv nukto\v e'pibalw\n u;fh_qen to\n lime/na su\n tw`_ sto/lw` w%ste fai/nesyai ta\v au'ga\v tou_ fe/ggouv ei'v ta\ Ieroso/luma stadi/wn o#ntwn diakosi/wn tessara/konta.
10 "Ekei_yen de\ a'pospa/santev stadi/ouv e'nne/a, poioume/nwn th\n porei/an e'pi\ to\n Timo/yeon, prose/balon $Arabev au'tw`_ ou'k e'la/ttouv tw_n pentakiscili/wn, i;ppei_v de\ pentako/sioi.
11 genome/nhv de\ kartera_v ma/chv kai\ tw_n peri\ to\n Ioudan dia\ th\n para\ tou_ yeou_ boh/yeian eu'hmerhsa/ntwn e'lattonwye/ntev oi; noma/dev h'xi/oun dou_nai to\n Ioudan dexia\v au'toi_v u;piscnou/menoi kai\ boskh/mata dw/sein kai\ e'n toi_v loipoi_v w'felh/sein au'tou/v.
12 Ioudav de\ u;polabw\n w;v a'lhyw_v e'n polloi_v au'tou\v crhsi/mouv e'pecw/rhsen ei'rh/nhn a#xein pro\v au'tou/vV kai\ labo/ntev dexia\v ei'v ta\v skhna\v e'cwri/syhsan.
13 "Epe/balen de\ kai\ e'pi/ tina po/lin gefu/raiv o'cura\n kai\ tei/cesin peripefragme/nhn kai\ pammeige/sin e#ynesin katoikoume/nhn, o#noma de\ Kaspin.
14 oi; de\ e#ndon pepoiyo/tev th`_ tw_n teice/wn e'rumno/thti th`_ te tw_n brwma/twn paraye/sei a'nagwgo/teron e'crw_nto toi_v peri\ to\n Ioudan loidorou_ntev kai\ prose/ti blasfhmou_ntev kai\ lalou_ntev aj mh\ ye/miv.
15 oi; de\ peri\ to\n Ioudan e'pikalesa/menoi to\n me/gan tou_ ko/smou duna/sthn to\n a#ter kriw_n kai\ mhcanw_n o'rganikw_n katakrhmni/santa th\n Iericw kata\ tou\v "Ihsou_ cro/nouv e'ne/seisan yhriwdw_v tw`_ tei/cei.
16 katalabo/menoi/ te th\n po/lin th`_ tou_ yeou_ yelh/sei a'muyh/touv e'poih/santo sfaga\v w%ste th\n parakeime/nhn li/mnhn to\ pla/tov e#cousan stadi/ouv du/o kata/rruton ai%mati peplhrwme/nhn fai/nesyai.
17 "Ekei_yen de\ a'pospa/santev stadi/ouv e;ptakosi/ouv penth/konta dih/nusan ei'v to\n Ca/raka pro\v tou\v legome/nouv Toubianou\v Ioudai/ouv.
18 kai\ Timo/yeon me\n e'pi\ tw_n to/pwn ou' kate/labon a#prakton to/te a'po\ tw_n to/pwn e'kleluko/ta, kataleloipo/ta de\ froura\n e#n tini to/pw` kai\ ma/la o'cura/n.
19 Dosi/yeov de\ kai\ Swsi/patrov tw_n peri\ to\n Makkabai_on h;gemo/nwn e'xodeu/santev a'pw/lesan tou\v u;po\ Timoye/ou kataleifye/ntav e'n tw`_ o'curw/mati plei/ouv tw_n muri/wn a'ndrw_n.
20 o; de\ Makkabai_ov diata/xav th\n peri\ au'to\n stratia\n speirhdo\n kate/sthsen au'tou\v e'pi\ tw_n speirw_n kai\ e'pi\ to\n Timo/yeon w%rmhsen e#conta peri\ au'to\n muria/dav dw/deka pezw_n, i;ppei_v de\ discili/ouv pro\v toi_v pentakosi/oiv.
21 th\n de\ e#fodon metalabw\n Ioudou proexape/steilen o; Timo/yeov ta\v gunai_kav kai\ ta\ te/kna kai\ th\n a#llhn a'poskeuh\n ei'v to\ lego/menon KarnionV h}n ga\r duspolio/rkhton kai\ duspro/siton to\ cwri/on dia\ th\n pa/ntwn tw_n to/pwn steno/thta.
22 e'pifanei/shv de\ th_v Ioudou spei/rav prw/thv kai\ genome/nou de/ouv e'pi\ tou\v polemi/ouv fo/bou te e'k th_v tou_ ta\ pa/nta e'forw_ntov e'pifanei/av genome/nhv e'p" au'tou\v ei'v fugh\n w%rmhsan a#llov a'llach`_ fero/menov w%ste polla/kiv u;po\ tw_n i'di/wn bla/ptesyai kai\ tai_v tw_n xifw_n a'kmai_v a'napei/resyai.
23 e'poiei_to de\ to\n diwgmo\n eu'tonw/teron o; Ioudav sugkentw_n tou\v a'lithri/ouv die/fyeire/n te ei'v muria/dav trei_v a'ndrw_n.
24 au'to\v de\ o; Timo/yeov e'mpesw\n toi_v peri\ to\n Dosi/yeon kai\ Swsi/patron h'xi/ou meta\ pollh_v gohtei/av e'xafei_nai sw_on au'to\n dia\ to\ pleio/nwn me\n gonei_v, w{n de\ a'delfou\v e#cein kai\ tou/touv a'loghyh_nai sumbh/setai.
25 pistw/santov de\ au'tou_ dia\ pleio/nwn to\n o;rismo\n a'pokatasth_sai tou/touv a'phma/ntouv a'pe/lusan au'to\n e%neka th_v tw_n a'delfw_n swthri/av.
26 "Exelyw\n de\ e'pi\ to\ Karnion kai\ to\ Atergateion kate/sfaxen muria/dav swma/twn du/o kai\ pentakiscili/ouv.
27 meta\ de\ th\n tou/twn troph\n kai\ a'pw/leian e'pestra/teusen kai\ e'pi\ Efrwn po/lin o'cura/n, e'n h`{ katw`/kei Lusi/av kai\ pa/mfula plh/yh, neani/ai de\ r;wmale/oi pro\ tw_n teice/wn kayestw_tev eu'rw/stwv a'pema/conto, e#nya de\ o'rga/nwn kai\ belw_n pollai\ paraye/seiv u;ph_rcon.
28 e'pikalesa/menoi de\ to\n duna/sthn to\n meta\ kra/touv suntri/bonta ta\v tw_n polemi/wn a'lka\v e#labon th\n po/lin u;pocei/rion, kate/strwsan de\ tw_n e#ndon ei'v muria/dav du/o pentakiscili/ouv.
29 a'nazeu/xantev de\ e'kei_yen w%rmhsan e'pi\ Skuyw_n po/lin a'pe/cousan a'po\ Ierosolu/mwn stadi/ouv e;xakosi/ouv.
30 a'pomarturhsa/ntwn de\ tw_n e'kei_ kayestw/twn Ioudai/wn, hjn oi; Skuyopoli_tai e#scon pro\v au'tou\v eu#noian kai\ e'n toi_v th_v a'tuci/av kairoi_v h%meron a'pa/nthsin,
31 eu'caristh/santev kai\ prosparakale/santev kai\ ei'v ta\ loipa\ pro\v to\ ge/nov eu'menei_v ei}nai paregenh/yhsan ei'v Ieroso/luma th_v tw_n e;bdoma/dwn e;orth_v ou#shv u;pogu/ou.
32 Meta\ de\ th\n legome/nhn penthkosth\n w%rmhsan e'pi\ Gorgi/an to\n th_v Idoumai/av strathgo/n.
33 e'xh_lyen de\ meta\ pezw_n triscili/wn, i;ppe/wn de\ tetrakosi/wn.
34 parataxame/nouv de\ sune/bh pesei_n o'li/gouv tw_n Ioudai/wn.
35 Dosi/yeov de/ tiv tw_n tou_ Bakh/norov, e#fippov a'nh\r kai\ kartero/v, ei#ceto tou_ Gorgi/ou kai\ labo/menov th_v clamu/dov h}gen au'to\n eu'rw/stwv kai\ boulo/menov to\n kata/raton labei_n zwgri/an, tw_n i;ppe/wn tino\v Yra`kw_n e'penecye/ntov au'tw`_ kai\ to\n w}mon kayelo/ntov die/fugen o; Gorgi/av ei'v Marisa.
36 tw_n de\ peri\ to\n Esdrin e'pi\ plei_on macome/nwn kai\ katako/pwn o#ntwn e'pikalesa/menov Ioudav to\n ku/rion su/mmacon fanh_nai kai\ proodhgo\n tou_ pole/mouV
37 katarxa/menov th`_ patri/w` fwnh`_ th\n mey" u%mnwn kraugh\n e'nsei/sav a'prosdokh/twv toi_v peri\ to\n Gorgi/an, troph\n au'tw_n e'poih/sato.
38 Ioudav de\ a'nalabw\n to\ stra/teuma h{ken ei'v Odollam po/linV th_v de\ e;bdoma/dov e'piballou/shv kata\ to\n e'yismo\n a;gnisye/ntev au'to/yi to\ sa/bbaton dih/gagon.
39 th`_ de\ e'come/nh` h}lyon oi; peri\ to\n Ioudan kay" ojn cro/non to\ th_v crei/av e'gego/nei, ta\ sw/mata tw_n propeptwko/twn a'nakomi/sasyai kai\ meta\ tw_n suggenw_n a'pokatasth_sai ei'v tou\v patrw`/ouv ta/fouv.
40 eu{ron de\ e;ka/stou tw_n teynhko/twn u;po\ tou\v citw_nav i;erw/mata tw_n a'po\ Iamnei/av ei'dw/lwn, a'f" w{n o; no/mov a'pei/rgei tou\v Ioudai/ouvV toi_v de\ pa_si safe\v e'ge/neto dia\ th/nde th\n ai'ti/an tou/sde peptwke/nai.
41 pa/ntev ou}n eu'logh/santev ta\ tou_ dikaiokri/tou kuri/ou ta\ kekrumme/na fanera\ poiou_ntov
42 ei'v i;ketei/an e'tra/phsan a'xiw/santev to\ gegono\v a;ma/rthma telei/wv e'xaleifyh_nai. o; de\ gennai_ov Ioudav pareka/lese to\ plh_yov sunthrei_n au;tou\v a'namarth/touv ei}nai u;p" o#qin e;wrako/tav ta\ gegono/ta dia\ th\n tw_n propeptwko/twn a;marti/an.
43 poihsa/meno/v te kat" a'ndrologi/an ei'v a'rguri/ou dracma\v discili/av a'pe/steilen ei'v Ieroso/luma prosagagei_n peri\ a;marti/av yusi/an pa/nu kalw_v kai\ a'stei/wv pra/ttwn u;pe\r a'nasta/sewv dialogizo/menovV
44 ei' mh\ ga\r tou\v propeptwko/tav a'nasth_nai prosedo/ka, perisso\n kai\ lhrw_dev u;pe\r nekrw_n eu#cesyaiV
45 ei}te e'mble/pwn toi_v met" eu'sebei/av koimwme/noiv ka/lliston a'pokei/menon caristh/rion, o;si/a kai\ eu'sebh\v h; e'pi/noiaV o%yen peri\ tw_n teynhko/twn to\n e'xilasmo\n e'poih/sato th_v a;marti/av a'poluyh_nai.

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1 Tw`_ de\ e'na/tw` kai\ tessarakostw`_ kai\ e;katostw`_ e#tei prose/pesen toi_v peri\ to\n Ioudan "Anti/ocon to\n Eu'pa/tora paragene/syai su\n plh/yesin e'pi\ th\n Ioudai/an
2 kai\ su\n au'tw`_ Lusi/an to\n e'pi/tropon kai\ e'pi\ tw_n pragma/twn, e%kaston e#conta du/namin :Ellhnikh\n pezw_n muria/dav e%ndeka kai\ i;ppe/wn pentakiscili/ouv triakosi/ouv kai\ e'le/fantav ei#kosi du/o, a%rmata de\ drepanhfo/ra triako/sia.
3 sune/meixen de\ au'toi_v kai\ Mene/laov kai\ pareka/lei meta\ pollh_v ei'rwnei/av to\n "Anti/ocon, ou'k e'pi\ swthri/a` th_v patri/dov, oi'o/menov de\ e'pi\ th_v a'rch_v katastayh/sesyai.
4 o; de\ basileu\v tw_n basile/wn e'xh/geiren to\n yumo\n tou_ "Antio/cou e'pi\ to\n a'lith/rion, kai\ Lusi/ou u;podei/xantov tou_ton ai#tion ei}nai pa/ntwn tw_n kakw_n, prose/taxen, w;v e#yov e'sti\n e'n tw`_ to/pw`, prosapole/sai a'gago/ntav ei'v Be/roian.
5 e#stin de\ e'n tw`_ to/pw` pu/rgov penth/konta ph/cewn plh/rhv spodou_, ou{tov de\ o#rganon ei}cen perifere\v pa/ntoyen a'po/krhmnon ei'v th\n spodo/n.
6 e'ntau_ya to\n i;erosuli/av e#nocon hJ kai/ tinwn a#llwn kakw_n u;peroch\n pepoihme/non a%pantev proswyou_sin ei'v o#leyron.
7 toiou/tw` mo/rw` to\n para/nomon sune/bh yanei_n mhde\ th_v gh_v tuco/nta Mene/laonV
8 pa/nu dikai/wvV e'pei\ ga\r sunetele/sato polla\ peri\ to\n bwmo\n a;marth/mata, ou{ to\ pu_r a;gno\n h}n kai\ h; spodo/v, e'n spodw`_ to\n ya/naton e'komi/sato.
9 Toi_v de\ fronh/masin o; basileu\v bebarbarwme/nov h#rceto ta\ cei/rista tw_n e'pi\ tou_ patro\v au'tou_ gegono/twn e'ndeixo/menov toi_v Ioudai/oiv.
10 metalabw\n de\ Ioudav tau_ta parh/ggeilen tw`_ plh/yei di" h;me/rav kai\ nukto\v e'pikalei_syai to\n ku/rion, ei# pote kai\ a#llote, kai\ nu_n e'pibohyei_n toi_v tou_ no/mou kai\ patri/dov kai\ i;erou_ a;gi/ou sterei_syai me/llousin
11 kai\ to\n a#rti brace/wv a'nequco/ta lao\n mh\ e'a_sai toi_v dusfh/moiv e#ynesin u;poceiri/ouv gene/syai.
12 pa/ntwn de\ to\ au'to\ poihsa/ntwn o;mou_ kai\ kataxiwsa/ntwn to\n e'leh/mona ku/rion meta\ klauymou_ kai\ nhsteiw_n kai\ proptw/sewv e'pi\ h;me/rav trei_v a'dialei/ptwv parakale/sav au'tou\v o; Ioudav e'ke/leusen paragi/nesyai.
13 kay" e;auto\n de\ su\n toi_v presbute/roiv geno/menov e'bouleu/sato pri\n ei'sbalei_n tou_ basile/wv to\ stra/teuma ei'v th\n Ioudai/an kai\ gene/syai th_v po/lewv e'gkratei_v e'xelyo/ntav kri_nai ta\ pra/gmata th`_ tou_ yeou_ bohyei/a`.
14 dou\v de\ th\n e'pitroph\n tw`_ kti/sth` tou_ ko/smou parakale/sav tou\v su\n au'tw`_ gennai/wv a'gwni/sasyai me/cri yana/tou peri\ no/mwn, i;erou_, po/lewv, patri/dov, politei/avV peri\ de\ Mwdein e'poih/sato th\n stratopedei/an.
15 a'nadou\v de\ toi_v peri\ au'to\n su/nyhma yeou_ ni/khn meta\ neani/skwn a'ri/stwn kekrime/nwn e'pibalw\n nu/ktwr e'pi\ th\n basilikh\n au'lh\n th\n parembolh\n a'nei_len ei'v a#ndrav discili/ouv, kai\ to\n prwteu/onta tw_n e'lefa/ntwn su\n tw`_ kat" oi'ki/an o#nti suneke/nthsen
16 kai\ to\ te/lov th\n parembolh\n de/ouv kai\ tarach_v e'plh/rwsan kai\ e'xe/lusan eu'hmerou_ntevV
17 u;pofainou/shv de\ h#dh th_v h;me/rav tou_to e'gego/nei dia\ th\n e'parh/gousan au'tw`_ tou_ kuri/ou ske/phn.
18 :O de\ basileu\v ei'lhfw\v geu_ma th_v tw_n Ioudai/wn eu'tolmi/av katepei/rasen dia\ meyo/dwn tou\v to/pouv.
19 kai\ e'pi\ Baiysoura frou/rion o'curo\n tw_n Ioudai/wn prosh_gen, e'tropou_to, prose/krouen, h'lattonou_toV
20 toi_v de\ e#ndon Ioudav ta\ de/onta ei'se/pemqen.
21 prosh/ggeilen de\ ta\ musth/ria toi_v polemi/oiv Rodokov e'k th_v Ioudaikh_v ta/xewvV a'nezhth/yh kai\ katelh/mfyh kai\ kateklei/syh.
22 e'deuterolo/ghsen o; basileu\v toi_v e'n Baiysouroiv, dexia\n e#dwken, e#laben, a'ph`/ei, prose/balen toi_v peri\ to\n Ioudan, h%ttwn e'ge/neto,
23 mete/laben a'ponenoh_syai to\n Fi/lippon e'n "Antiocei/a` to\n a'poleleimme/non e'pi\ tw_n pragma/twn, sunecu/yh, tou\v Ioudai/ouv pareka/lesen, u;peta/gh kai\ w#mosen e'pi\ pa_si toi_v dikai/oiv, sunelu/yh kai\ yusi/an prosh/gagen, e'ti/mhsen to\n new\ kai\ to\n to/pon e'filanyrw/phsenV
24 kai\ to\n Makkabai_on a'pede/xato, kate/lipen strathgo\n a'po\ Ptolemai/dov e%wv tw_n Gerrhnw_n :Hgemoni/dhn.
25 h}lyen ei'v Ptolemai/daV e'dusfo/roun peri\ tw_n sunyhkw_n oi; Ptolemaei_v, e'dei/nazon ga\r u;pe\r w{n h'ye/lhsan a'yetei_n ta\v diasta/lseiv.
26 prosh_lyen e'pi\ to\ bh_ma Lusi/av, a'pelogh/sato e'ndecome/nwv, sune/peisen, katepra/unen, eu'menei_v e'poi/hsen, a'ne/zeuxen ei'v "Antio/ceian. ou%tw ta\ tou_ basile/wv th_v e'fo/dou kai\ th_v a'nazugh_v e'cw/rhsen.

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1 Meta\ de\ trieth_ cro/non prose/pesen toi_v peri\ to\n Ioudan Dhmh/trion to\n tou_ Seleu/kou dia\ tou_ kata\ Tri/polin lime/nov ei'spleu/santa meta\ plh/youv i'scurou_ kai\ sto/lou
2 kekrathke/nai th_v cw/rav e'panelo/menon "Anti/ocon kai\ to\n tou/tou e'pi/tropon Lusi/an.
3 $Alkimov de/ tiv progegonw\v a'rciereu/v, e;kousi/wv de\ memolusme/nov e'n toi_v th_v a'meixi/av cro/noiv, sunnoh/sav o%ti kay" o;ntinaou_n tro/pon ou'k e#stin au'tw`_ swthri/a ou'de\ pro\v to\ a%gion yusiasth/rion e#ti pro/sodov,
4 h{ken pro\v to\n basile/a Dhmh/trion w;v prw/tw` kai\ penthkostw`_ kai\ e;katostw`_ e#tei prosa/gwn au'tw`_ ste/fanon crusou_n kai\ foi/nika, pro\v de\ tou/toiv tw_n nomizome/nwn yallw_n tou_ i;erou_, kai\ th\n h;me/ran e'kei/nhn h;suci/an e#scen.
5 kairo\n de\ labw\n th_v i'di/av a'noi/av sunergo\n prosklhyei\v ei'v sune/drion u;po\ tou_ Dhmhtri/ou kai\ e'perwthyei/v, e'n ti/ni diaye/sei kai\ boulh`_ kaye/sthkan oi; Ioudai_oi, pro\v tau_ta e#fh
6 Oi; lego/menoi tw_n Ioudai/wn Asidai_oi, w{n a'fhgei_tai Ioudav o; Makkabai_ov, polemotrofou_sin kai\ stasia/zousin ou'k e'w_ntev th\n basilei/an eu'stayei/av tucei_n.
7 o%yen a'felo/menov th\n progonikh\n do/xan [le/gw dh\ th\n a'rcierwsu/nhn] deu_ro nu_n e'lh/luya
8 prw_ton me\n u;pe\r tw_n a'nhko/ntwn tw`_ basilei_ gnhsi/wv fronw_n, deu/teron de\ kai\ tw_n i'di/wn politw_n stocazo/menovV th`_ me\n ga\r tw_n proeirhme/nwn a'logisti/a` to\ su/mpan h;mw_n ge/nov ou' mikrw_v a'klhrei_.
9 e%kasta de\ tou/twn e'pegnwkw\v su/, basileu_, kai\ th_v cw/rav kai\ tou_ periistame/nou ge/nouv h;mw_n pronoh/yhti kay" hjn e#ceiv pro\v a%pantav eu'apa/nthton filanyrwpi/an.
10 a#cri ga\r Ioudav peri/estin, a'du/naton ei'rh/nhv tucei_n ta\ pra/gmata.
11 toiou/twn de\ r;hye/ntwn u;po\ tou/tou ya_tton oi; loipoi\ fi/loi dusmenw_v e#contev ta\ pro\v to\n Ioudan prosepu/rwsan to\n Dhmh/trion.
12 proceirisa/menov de\ eu'ye/wv Nika/nora to\n geno/menon e'lefanta/rchn kai\ strathgo\n a'nadei/xav th_v Ioudai/av e'xape/steilen
13 dou\v e'ntola\v au'to\n me\n to\n Ioudan e'panele/syai, tou\v de\ su\n au'tw`_ skorpi/sai, katasth_sai de\ $Alkimon a'rciere/a tou_ megi/stou i;erou_.
14 oi; de\ e'pi\ th_v Ioudai/av pefugadeuko/tev to\n Ioudan e#ynh sune/misgon a'gelhdo\n tw`_ Nika/nori ta\v tw_n Ioudai/wn a'tuci/av kai\ sumfora\v i'di/av eu'hmeri/av dokou_ntev e#sesyai.
15 "Akou/santev de\ th\n tou_ Nika/norov e#fodon kai\ th\n e'pi/yesin tw_n e'ynw_n katapasa/menoi gh_n e'lita/neuon to\n a#cri ai'w_nov susth/santa to\n au;tou_ lao/n, a'ei\ de\ met" e'pifanei/av a'ntilambano/menon th_v e;autou_ meri/dov.
16 prosta/xantov de\ tou_ h;goume/nou e'kei_yen eu'ye/wv a'nazeu/xav summi/sgei au'toi_v e'pi\ kw/mhn Dessaou.
17 Simwn de\ o; a'delfo\v Ioudou sumbeblhkw\v h}n tw`_ Nika/nori, brade/wv de\ dia\ th\n ai'fni/dion tw_n a'ntipa/lwn a'fasi/an e'ptaikw/vV
18 o%mwv de\ a'kou/wn o; Nika/nwr hjn ei}con oi; peri\ to\n Ioudan a'ndragayi/an kai\ e'n toi_v peri\ th_v patri/dov a'gw_sin eu'quci/an, u;peulabei_to th\n kri/sin di" ai;ma/twn poih/sasyai.
19 dio/per e#pemqen Posidw/nion kai\ Yeo/doton kai\ Mattayian dou_nai kai\ labei_n dexia/v.
20 plei/onov de\ genome/nhv peri\ tou/twn e'piske/qewv kai\ tou_ h;goume/nou toi_v plh/yesin a'nakoinwsame/nou kai\ fanei/shv o;moqh/fou gnw/mhv e'pe/neusan tai_v sunyh/kaiv.
21 e'ta/xanto de\ h;me/ran e'n h`{ kat" i'di/an h%xousin ei'v to\ au'to/V kai\ proh_lyen par" e;ka/stou di/frax, e#yesan di/frouv.
22 die/taxen Ioudav e'no/plouv e;toi/mouv e'n toi_v e'pikai/roiv to/poiv, mh/pote e'k tw_n polemi/wn ai'fnidi/wv kakourgi/a ge/nhtaiV th\n a;rmo/zousan e'poih/santo koinologi/an.
23 die/triben o; Nika/nwr e'n Ierosolu/moiv kai\ e#pratten ou'ye\n a#topon, tou\v de\ sunacye/ntav a'gelai/ouv o#clouv a'pe/lusen.
24 kai\ ei}cen to\n Ioudan dia\ panto\v e'n prosw/pw`, qucikw_v tw`_ a'ndri\ proseke/klito.
25 pareka/lesen au'to\n gh_mai kai\ paidopoih/sasyaiV e'ga/mhsen, eu'sta/yhsen, e'koinw/nhsen bi/ou.
26 :O de\ $Alkimov sunidw\n th\n pro\v a'llh/louv eu#noian kai\ ta\v genome/nav sunyh/kav labw\n h{ken pro\v to\n Dhmh/trion kai\ e#legen to\n Nika/nora a'llo/tria fronei_n tw_n pragma/twnV to\n ga\r e'pi/boulon th_v basilei/av Ioudan au'tou_ dia/docon a'nadei_xai.
27 o; de\ basileu\v e#kyumov geno/menov kai\ tai_v tou_ pamponh/rou diabolai_v e'reyisyei\v e#graqen Nika/nori fa/skwn u;pe\r me\n tw_n sunyhkw_n bare/wv fe/rein, keleu/wn de\ to\n Makkabai_on de/smion e'xaposte/llein ei'v "Antio/ceian tace/wv.
28 prospeso/ntwn de\ tou/twn tw`_ Nika/nori suneke/cuto kai\ dusfo/rwv e#feren, ei' ta\ diestalme/na a'yeth/sei mhde\n ta'ndro\v h'dikhko/tov.
29 e'pei\ de\ tw`_ basilei_ a'ntipra/ttein ou'k h}n, eu#kairon e'th/rei strathgh/mati tou_t" e'pitele/sai.
30 o; de\ Makkabai_ov au'sthro/teron diexagago/nta sunidw\n to\n Nika/nora ta\ pro\v au'to\n kai\ th\n ei'yisme/nhn a'pa/nthsin a'groiko/teron e'schko/ta noh/sav ou'k a'po\ tou_ belti/stou th\n au'sthri/an ei}nai sustre/qav ou'k o'li/gouv tw_n peri\ au'to\n sunekru/pteto to\n Nika/nora.
31 suggnou\v de\ o; e%terov o%ti gennai/wv u;po\ tou_ a'ndro\v e'strath/ghtai, parageno/menov e'pi\ to\ me/giston kai\ a%gion i;ero\n tw_n i;ere/wn ta\v kayhkou/sav yusi/av prosago/ntwn e'ke/leusen paradido/nai to\n a#ndra.
32 tw_n de\ mey" o%rkwn fasko/ntwn mh\ ginw/skein pou_ pot e#stin o; zhtou/menov,
33 protei/nav th\n dexia\n e'pi\ to\n new\ tau_t w#mosen "Ea\n mh\ de/smio/n moi to\n Ioudan paradw_te, to/nde to\n tou_ yeou_ shko\n ei'v pedi/on poih/sw kai\ to\ yusiasth/rion kataska/qw kai\ i;ero\n e'ntau_ya tw`_ Dionu/sw` e'pifane\v a'nasth/sw.
34 tosau_ta de\ ei'pw\n a'ph_lyenV oi; de\ i;erei_v protei/nantev ta\v cei_rav ei'v to\n ou'rano\n e'pekalou_nto to\n dia\ panto\v u;pe/rmacon tou_ e#ynouv h;mw_n tau_ta le/gontev
35 Su\ ku/rie tw_n o%lwn a'prosdeh\v u;pa/rcwn hu'do/khsav nao\n th_v sh_v skhnw/sewv e'n h;mi_n gene/syaiV
36 kai\ nu_n, a%gie panto\v a;giasmou_ ku/rie, diath/rhson ei'v ai'w_na a'mi/anton to/nde to\n prosfa/twv kekayarisme/non oi}kon.
37 Raziv de/ tiv tw_n a'po\ Ierosolu/mwn presbute/rwn e'mhnu/yh tw`_ Nika/nori a'nh\r filopoli/thv kai\ sfo/dra kalw_v a'kou/wn kai\ kata\ th\n eu#noian path\r tw_n Ioudai/wn prosagoreuo/menov.
38 h}n ga\r e'n toi_v e#mprosyen cro/noiv th_v a'meixi/av kri/sin ei'senhnegme/nov Ioudaismou_, kai\ sw_ma kai\ quch\n u;pe\r tou_ Ioudaismou_ parabeblhme/nov meta\ pa/shv e'kteni/av.
39 boulo/menov de\ Nika/nwr pro/dhlon poih_sai hjn ei}cen pro\v tou\v Ioudai/ouv dusme/neian, a'pe/steilen stratiw/tav u;pe\r tou\v pentakosi/ouv sullabei_n au'to/nV
40 e#doxen ga\r e'kei_non sullabw\n tou/toiv e'nerga/sasyai sumfora/n.
41 tw_n de\ plhyw_n mello/ntwn to\n pu/rgon katalabe/syai kai\ th\n au'lai/an yu/ran biazome/nwn kai\ keleuo/ntwn pu_r prosa/gein kai\ ta\v yu/rav u;fa/ptein, perikata/lhmptov geno/menov u;pe/yhken e;autw`_ to\ xi/fov
42 eu'genw_v ye/lwn a'poyanei_n h#per toi_v a'lithri/oiv u;pocei/riov gene/syai kai\ th_v i'di/av eu'genei/av a'naxi/wv u;brisyh_nai.
43 th`_ de\ plhgh`_ mh\ kateuyikth/sav dia\ th\n tou_ a'gw_nov spoudh\n kai\ tw_n o#clwn e#sw tw_n yurwma/twn ei'sballo/ntwn a'nadramw\n gennai/wv e'pi\ to\ tei_cov katekrh/mnisen e;auto\n a'ndrwdw_v ei'v tou\v o#clouv.
44 tw_n de\ tace/wv a'napodisa/ntwn genome/nou diasth/matov h}lyen kata\ me/son to\n kenew_na.
45 e#ti de\ e#mpnouv u;pa/rcwn kai\ pepurwme/nov toi_v yumoi_v e'xanasta\v ferome/nwn krounhdo\n tw_n ai;ma/twn kai\ duscerw_n tw_n trauma/twn o#ntwn dro/mw` tou\v o#clouv dielyw\n kai\ sta\v e'pi/ tinov pe/trav a'porrw_gov
46 pantelw_v e#xaimov h#dh gino/menov probalw\n ta\ e#ntera kai\ labw\n e;kate/raiv tai_v cersi\n e'ne/seise toi_v o#cloiv kai\ e'pikalesa/menov to\n despo/zonta th_v zwh_v kai\ tou_ pneu/matov tau_ta au'tw`_ pa/lin a'podou_nai to/nde to\n tro/pon meth/llaxen.

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1 :O de\ Nika/nwr metalabw\n tou\v peri\ to\n Ioudan o#ntav e'n toi_v kata\ Sama/reian to/poiv e'bouleu/sato th`_ th_v katapau/sewv h;me/ra` meta\ pa/shv a'sfalei/av au'toi_v e'pibalei_n.
2 tw_n de\ kata\ a'na/gkhn sunepome/nwn au'tw`_ Ioudai/wn lego/ntwn Mhdamw_v ou%twv a'gri/wv kai\ barba/rwv a'pole/sh`v, do/xan de\ a'pome/rison th`_ protetimhme/nh` u;po\ tou_ pa/nta e'forw_ntov mey" a;gio/thtov h;me/ra`V
3 o; de\ trisalith/riov e'phrw/thsen ei' e#stin e'n ou'ranw`_ duna/sthv o; prostetacw\v a#gein th\n tw_n sabba/twn h;me/ranV
4 tw_n d" a'pofhname/nwn $Estin o; ku/riov zw_n au'to\v e'n ou'ranw`_ duna/sthv o; keleu/sav a'skei_n th\n e;bdoma/daV
5 o; de\ e%terov Ka'gw/ fhsin duna/sthv e'pi\ th_v gh_v o; prosta/sswn ai#rein o%pla kai\ ta\v basilika\v crei/av e'pitelei_n. o%mwv ou' kate/scen e'pitele/sai to\ sce/tlion au'tou_ bou/lhma.
6 Kai\ o; me\n Nika/nwr meta\ pa/shv a'lazonei/av u;qaucenw_n diegnw/kei koino\n tw_n peri\ to\n Ioudan susth/sasyai tro/paion.
7 o; de\ Makkabai_ov h}n a'dialei/ptwv pepoiyw\v meta\ pa/shv e'lpi/dov a'ntilh/mqewv teu/xasyai para\ tou_ kuri/ou
8 kai\ pareka/lei tou\v su\n au'tw`_ mh\ deilia_n th\n tw_n e'ynw_n e#fodon e#contav de\ kata\ nou_n ta\ progegono/ta au'toi_v a'p" ou'ranou_ bohyh/mata kai\ ta\ nu_n prosdoka_n th\n para\ tou_ pantokra/torov e'some/nhn au'toi_v ni/khn.
9 kai\ paramuyou/menov au'tou\v e'k tou_ no/mou kai\ tw_n profhtw_n, prosupomnh/sav de\ au'tou\v kai\ tou\v a'gw_nav, oujv h}san e'kteteleko/tev, proyumote/rouv au'tou\v kate/sthsen.
10 kai\ toi_v yumoi_v diegei/rav au'tou\v parh/ggeilen a%ma parepideiknu\v th\n tw_n e'ynw_n a'yesi/an kai\ th\n tw_n o%rkwn para/basin.
11 e%kaston de\ au'tw_n kayopli/sav ou' th\n a'spi/dwn kai\ logcw_n a'sfa/leian, w;v th\n e'n toi_v a'gayoi_v lo/goiv para/klhsin kai\ prosexhghsa/menov o#neiron a'xio/piston u%par ti pa/ntav hu#franen.
12 h}n de\ h; tou/tou yewri/a toia/deV Onian to\n geno/menon a'rciere/a, a#ndra kalo\n kai\ a'gayo/n, ai'dh/mona me\n th\n a'pa/nthsin, pra_on de\ to\n tro/pon kai\ lalia\n proie/menon prepo/ntwv kai\ e'k paido\v e'kmemelethko/ta pa/nta ta\ th_v a'reth_v oi'kei_a, tou_ton ta\v cei_rav protei/nanta kateu/cesyai tw`_ panti\ tw_n Ioudai/wn susth/mati.
13 ei}y ou%twv e'pifanh_nai a#ndra polia`_ kai\ do/xh` diafe/ronta, yaumasth\n de/ tina kai\ megaloprepesta/thn ei}nai th\n peri\ au'to\n u;peroch/n.
14 a'pokriye/nta de\ to\n Onian ei'pei_n :O fila/delfov ou{to/v e'stin o; polla\ proseuco/menov peri\ tou_ laou_ kai\ th_v a;gi/av po/lewv Ieremiav o; tou_ yeou_ profh/thv.
15 protei/nanta de\ Ieremian th\n dexia\n paradou_nai tw`_ Iouda r;omfai/an crush_n, dido/nta de\ prosfwnh_sai ta/de
16 Labe\ th\n a;gi/an r;omfai/an dw_ron para\ tou_ yeou_, di" h{v yrau/seiv tou\v u;penanti/ouv.
17 Paraklhye/ntev de\ toi_v Ioudou lo/goiv pa/nu kaloi_v kai\ duname/noiv e'p" a'reth\n parormh_sai kai\ quca\v ne/wn e'pandrw_sai die/gnwsan mh\ strateu/esyai, gennai/wv de\ e'mfe/resyai kai\ meta\ pa/shv eu'andri/av e'mplake/ntev kri_nai ta\ pra/gmata dia\ to\ kai\ th\n po/lin kai\ ta\ a%gia kai\ to\ i;ero\n kinduneu/einV
18 h}n ga\r o; peri\ gunaikw_n kai\ te/knwn, e#ti de\ a'delfw_n kai\ suggenw_n e'n h%ttoni me/rei kei/menov au'toi_v, me/gistov de\ kai\ prw_tov o; peri\ tou_ kayhgiasme/nou naou_ fo/bov.
19 h}n de\ kai\ toi_v e'n th`_ po/lei kateilhmme/noiv ou' pa/rergov a'gwni/a tarassome/noiv th_v e'n u;pai/yrw` prosbolh_v.
20 kai\ pa/ntwn h#dh prosdokw/ntwn th\n e'some/nhn kri/sin kai\ h#dh prosmeixa/ntwn tw_n polemi/wn kai\ th_v stratia_v e'ktagei/shv kai\ tw_n yhri/wn e'pi\ me/rov eu#kairon a'pokatastaye/ntwn th_v te i%ppou kata\ ke/rav tetagme/nhv
21 sunidw\n o; Makkabai_ov th\n tw_n plhyw_n parousi/an kai\ tw_n o%plwn th\n poiki/lhn paraskeuh\n th/n te tw_n yhri/wn a'grio/thta a'natei/nav ta\v cei_rav ei'v to\n ou'rano\n e'pekale/sato to\n teratopoio\n ku/rion ginw/skwn o%ti ou'k e#stin di" o%plwn, kayw\v de\ e'a\n au'tw`_ kriyh`_, toi_v a'xi/oiv peripoiei_tai th\n ni/khn.
22 e#legen de\ e'pikalou/menov to/nde to\n tro/pon Su/, de/spota, a'pe/steilav to\n a#ggelo/n sou e'pi\ Ezekiou tou_ basile/wv th_v Ioudai/av, kai\ a'nei_len e'k th_v parembolh_v Sennachrim ei'v e;kato\n o'gdoh/konta pe/nte cilia/davV
23 kai\ nu_n, duna/sta tw_n ou'ranw_n, a'po/steilon a#ggelon a'gayo\n e#mprosyen h;mw_n ei'v de/ov kai\ tro/monV
24 mege/yei braci/ono/v sou kataplagei/hsan oi; meta\ blasfhmi/av paragino/menoi e'pi\ to\n a%gio/n sou lao/n. kai\ ou{tov me\n e'n tou/toiv e#lhxen.
25 Oi; de\ peri\ to\n Nika/nora meta\ salpi/ggwn kai\ paia/nwn prosh_gon.
26 oi; de\ peri\ to\n Ioudan meta\ e'piklh/sewv kai\ eu'cw_n sune/meixan toi_v polemi/oiv.
27 kai\ tai_v me\n cersi\n a'gwnizo/menoi, tai_v de\ kardi/aiv pro\v to\n yeo\n eu'co/menoi kate/strwsan ou'de\n h{tton muria/dwn triw_n kai\ pentakiscili/wn th`_ tou_ yeou_ mega/lwv eu'franye/ntev e'pifanei/a`.
28 geno/menoi de\ a'po\ th_v crei/av kai\ meta\ cara_v a'nalu/ontev e'pe/gnwsan propeptwko/ta Nika/nora su\n th`_ panopli/a`.
29 genome/nhv de\ kraugh_v kai\ tarach_v eu'lo/goun to\n duna/sthn th`_ patri/w` fwnh`_.
30 kai\ prose/taxen o; kay" a%pan sw/mati kai\ quch`_ prwtagwnisth\v u;pe\r tw_n politw_n o; th\n th_v h;liki/av eu#noian ei'v o;moeynei_v diafula/xav th\n tou_ Nika/norov kefalh\n a'potemo/ntav kai\ th\n cei_ra su\n tw`_ w#mw` fe/rein ei'v Ieroso/luma.
31 parageno/menov de\ e'kei_ kai\ sugkale/sav tou\v o;moeynei_v kai\ tou\v i;erei_v pro\ tou_ yusiasthri/ou sth/sav metepe/mqato tou\v e'k th_v a#krav.
32 kai\ e'pideixa/menov th\n tou_ miarou_ Nika/norov kefalh\n kai\ th\n cei_ra tou_ dusfh/mou, hjn e'ktei/nav e'pi\ to\n a%gion tou_ pantokra/torov oi}kon e'megalau/chsen,
33 kai\ th\n glw_ssan tou_ dussebou_v Nika/norov e'ktemw\n e#fh kata\ me/rov dw/sein toi_v o'rne/oiv, ta\ d" e'pi/ceira th_v a'noi/av kate/nanti tou_ naou_ krema/sai.
34 oi; de\ pa/ntev ei'v to\n ou'rano\n eu'lo/ghsan to\n e'pifanh_ ku/rion le/gontev Eu'loghto\v o; diathrh/sav to\n e;autou_ to/pon a'mi/anton.
35 e'xe/dhsen de\ th\n tou_ Nika/norov protomh\n e'k th_v a#krav e'pi/dhlon pa_sin kai\ fanero\n th_v tou_ kuri/ou bohyei/av shmei_on.
36 e'dogma/tisan de\ pa/ntev meta\ koinou_ qhfi/smatov mhdamw_v e'a_sai a'parash/manton th/nde th\n h;me/ran, e#cein de\ e'pi/shmon th\n triskaideka/thn tou_ dwdeka/tou mhno\v - Adar le/getai th`_ Suriakh`_ fwnh`_ - pro\ mia_v h;me/rav th_v Mardocaikh_v h;me/rav.
37 Tw_n ou}n kata\ Nika/nora cwrhsa/ntwn ou%twv kai\ a'p" e'kei/nwn tw_n kairw_n krathyei/shv th_v po/lewv u;po\ tw_n Ebrai/wn kai\ au'to\v au'to/yi to\n lo/gon katapau/sw.
38 kai\ ei' me\n kalw_v eu'yi/ktwv th`_ sunta/xei, tou_to kai\ au'to\v h#yelonV ei' de\ eu'telw_v kai\ metri/wv, tou_to e'fikto\n h}n moi.
39 kaya/per ga\r oi}non kata\ mo/nav pi/nein, w;sau/twv de\ kai\ u%dwr pa/lin pole/mionV ojn de\ tro/pon oi}nov u%dati sugkerasyei\v h;du\v kai\ e'piterph_ th\n ca/rin a'potelei_, ou%twv kai\ to\ th_v kataskeuh_v tou_ lo/gou te/rpei ta\v a'koa\v tw_n e'ntugcano/ntwn th`_ sunta/xei. e'ntau_ya de\ e#stai h; teleuth/.