Antiochus by his letters granteth great privileges to Simon: 10. pursueth Tryphon, and environeth him. 15. The Romans commend the Jews to other nations 25. Antiochus refusing aid sent by Simon, breaketh league, 30. and exacteth certain cities, and tribute. 37. Tryphon escapeth, and other of the king's forces invade and spoil Jewry.Antiochus by his letters granteth great priuileges to Simon: 10. pursueth Thryphon, and inuironeth him. 15. The Romanes commend the Iewes to other nations 25. Antiochus refusing ayde sent by Simon, breaketh league, 30. and exacteth certaine cities, and tribute. 37. Tryphon escapeth, and other of the kings forces inuade and spoile Iurie.✦
And king Antiochus the son of Demetrius sent epistles from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest, and principi: chief: ruler of the nation of the Jews, and to all the nation:AND king Antiochus the sonne of Demetrius sent epistles from the iles of the sea to Simon the priest, and prince of the nation of the Iewes, and to al the nation:✦Et misit rex Antiochus filius Demetrii epistolas ab insulis maris Simoni sacerdoti, et principi gentis Judæorum, et universæ genti :
2and they contained this modum: tenor: content of the letter: King Antiochus to Simon the grand sacerdoti magno: the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews greeting.and they conteyned this tenure: KING Antiochus to Simon the grand priest, and to the nation of the Iewes greeting.✦et erant continentes hunc modum : Rex Antiochus Simoni sacerdoti magno, et genti Judæorum salutem.
3Because certain pestilentes: disease-carrying; pernicious: destructive men have obtained the kingdom of our fathers, and I mean to vendicare: lay claim to: reclaim the kingdom, and to restore it as it was before: and I have chosen a great army, & have made ships of war.Because certaine pestilent men haue obteyned the kingdom of our fathers, and I meane to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it as it was before: and I haue chosen a great armie, & haue made shippes of warre.Quoniam quidem pestilentes obtinuerunt regnum patrum nostrorum, volo autem vendicare regnum, et restituere illud sicut erat antea : et electam feci multitudinem exercitus, et feci naves bellicas.
4And I will march through the country, that I may take revenge of them, that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm.And I wil march through the countrie, that I may take reuenge of them, that haue destroyed our countrie, and that haue made manie cities desolate in my realme.Volo autem procedere per regionem ut ulciscar in eos, qui corruperunt regionem nostram, et qui desolaverunt civitates multas in regno meo.
5Now therefore I establish unto thee all the oblationes: offerings: dues, which all the kings before me remitted unto thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted thee:Now therfore I establish vnto thee al the oblations, which al the kinges before me remitted vnto thee, and what other gifts soeuer they remitted thee:✦Nunc ergo statuo tibi omnes oblationes, quas remiserunt tibi ante me omnes reges, et quæcumque alia dona remiserunt tibi :
6and I permit thee to make a coin of thine own money in thy country:and I permitte thee to make a coyne of thy owne money in thy countrie:✦et permitto tibi facere percussuram proprii numismatis in regione tua :
7and Jerusalem to be holy and free, and all the armour that is made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou dost hold, let them remain to thee.and Ierusalem to be holie and free, and al the armour that is made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou dost hold, let them remayne to thee.✦Jerusalem autem sanctam esse, et liberam : et omnia arma, quæ fabricata sunt, et præsidia, quæ construxisti, quæ tenes, maneant tibi.
8And all that is due to the king, and the things that are to be the king's hereafter, from this present and for all time, they are remitted to thee.And al that is dew to the king, and the thinges that are to be the kings hereafter, from this present and for al time, they are remitted to thee.✦Et omne debitum regis, et quæ futura sunt regi, ex hoc et in totum tempus remittuntur tibi.
9And when we shall have obtained our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the temple with great glory, so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth.And when we shal haue obteyned our kingdom, we wil glorifie thee, and thy nation, and the temple with great glorie, so that your glorie shal be made manifest in al the earth.Cum autem obtinuerimus regnum nostrum, glorificabimus te, et gentem tuam, et templum, gloria magna, ita ut manifestetur gloria vestra in universa terra.
10In the year an hundred seventy four went forth Antiochus into the land of his fathers, and all the hosts assembled unto him, so that there were few left with Tryphon.In the yeare an hundreth seuentie foure went forth Antiochus into the land of his fathers, and al the hosts assembled vnto him, so that there were few left with Tryphon.Anno centesimo septuagesimo quarto exiit Antiochus in terram patrum suorum, et convenerunt ad eum omnes exercitus, ita ut pauci relicti essent cum Tryphone.
11And Antiochus the king pursued him, and he came to Dora flying by the seacoast.And Antiochus the king pursewed him, and he came to Dora flying by the seacost.✦Et insecutus est eum Antiochus rex, et venit Doram fugiens per maritimam :
12For he knew that evils were heaped upon him, and the army forsook him.For he knew that euils were heaped vpon him, and the armie forsooke him.sciebat enim quod congregata sunt mala in eum, et reliquit eum exercitus :
13And Antiochus camped upon Dora with an hundred twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen:And Antiochus camped vpon Dora with an hundred twentie thousand men of warre, and eight thousand horsemen:et applicuit Antiochus super Doram cum centum viginti millibus virorum belligeratorum, et octo millibus equitum :
14and he compassed the city, and the ships approached to the sea: and they vexed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out.and he compassed the citie, and the shippes approched to the sea: and they vexed the citie by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to goe out.et circuivit civitatem, et naves a mari accesserunt : et vexabant civitatem a terra et mari, et neminem sinebant ingredi vel egredi.
15And Numenius came, and they that had been with him, from the city of Rome, having epistles written to kings, and countries, wherein were contained these words:And Numenius came, and they that had bene with him, from the citie of Rome, hauing epistles written to kinges, and countries, wherein were conteyned these wordes:✦Venit autem Numenius, et qui cum eo fuerant, ab urbe Roma, habentes epistolas regibus et regionibus scriptas, in quibus continebantur hæc :
16Lucius the consul of the Romans, to Ptolomee the king greeting.LVCIVS the consul of the Romanes, to Ptolomee the king greeting.✦Lucius consul Romanorum, Ptolemæo regi salutem.
17The ambassadors of the Jews our friends came to us, renewing the old amicitiam: friendship: alliance, and societatem: alliance: fellowship, being sent from Simon the prince of the priests, and the people of the Jews.The ambassadours of the Iewes our freindes came to vs, renewing the old amitie, and societie, being sent from Simon the prince of the priests, and the people of the Iewes.Legati Judæorum venerunt ad nos amici nostri, renovantes pristinam amicitiam et societatem, missi a Simone principe sacerdotum et populo Judæorum.
18And they brought also a clypeum: shield of gold of a thousand pounds.And they brought also a buckler of gold of a thousand powndes.Attulerunt autem et clypeum aureum mnarum mille.
19It hath pleased us therefore to write to the kings, and countries, that they do them no harm, nor impugnent: dispute: call into question; assail: attack them, and their cities, and their countries: and that they give no aid to them that fight against them.It hath pleased vs therfore to write to the kinges, and countries, that they doe them no harme, nor impugne them, and their cities, and their countries: and that they geue no ayde to them that fight against them.Placuit itaque nobis scribere regibus et regionibus, ut non inferant illis mala, neque impugnent eos, et civitates eorum, et regiones eorum : et ut non ferant auxilium pugnantibus adversus eos.
20And it hath seemed good unto us to take the buckler of them.And it hath semed good vnto vs to take the buckler of them.Visum autem est nobis accipere ab eis clypeum.
21If therefore any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon the prince of the priests, that he may punish them according to their law.If therfore anie pestilent men are fled out of their countrie to you, deliuer them to Simon the prince of the priests, that he may punish them according to their law.Si qui ergo pestilentes refugerunt de regione ipsorum ad vos, tradite eos Simoni principi sacerdotum, ut vindicet in eos secundum legem suam.
22These self same things were written to Demetrius the king, & to Attalus, andThese self same thinges were written to Demetrius the king, & to Attalus, and✦Hæc eadem scripta sunt Demetrio regi, et Attalo, et Ariarathi, et Arsaci,
23to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces, and into all countries: and to Lampsaces, and to the Spartiates, and to Delus, and to Myndus, and to Sicyon, and to Caria, and to Samus, & Pamphilia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Coo, and Siden, and Aradon, and Rhodes, & Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cypres, andto Ariarathes, and to Arsaces, and into al countries: and to Lampsaces, and to the Spartiats, and to Delus, and to Myndus, and to Sicyon, and to Caria, and to Samus, & Pamphilia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Coo, and Siden, and Aradon, and Rhodes, & Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cypres, and✦et in omnes regiones : et Lampsaco, et Spartiatis, et in Delum, et in Myndum, et in Sicyonem, et in Cariam, et in Samum, et in Pamphyliam, et in Lyciam, et in Alicarnassum, et in Coo, et in Siden, et in Aradon, et in Rhodum, et in Phaselidem, et in Gortynam, et Gnidum, et Cyprum, et Cyrenen.
24Cyrenee. And a copy thereof they wrote to Simon the prince of the priests & people of the Jews.Cyrenee. And a copie therof they wrote to Simon the prince of the priests & people of the Iewes.Exemplum autem eorum scripserunt Simoni principi sacerdotum, et populo Judæorum.
25But king Antiochus moved his camp unto Dora the second time, setting hands always upon it, & making machinas: motors; siege engines: & he shut up Tryphon, that he could not go forth.But king Antiochus moued his campe vnto Dora the second time, setting handes alwayes vpon it, & making engins: & he shut vp Tryphon, that he could not goe forth.✦Antiochus autem rex applicuit castra in Doram secundo, admovens ei semper manus, et machinas faciens : et conclusit Tryphonem, ne procederet :
26And Simon sent unto him two thousand chosen men for aid, and silver, and gold, and abundance of vasa: equipment: goods.And Simon sent vnto him two thousand chosen men for ayde, and siluer, and gold, and abundance of furniture.et misit ad eum Simon duo millia virorum electorum in auxilium, et argentum, et aurum, et vasa copiosa :
27And he would not take them, but brake all things that he covenanted with him before, & alienated himself from him.And he would not take them, but brake al thinges that he couenanted with him before, & alienated him self from him.✦et noluit ea accipere, sed rupit omnia, quæ pactus est cum eo antea, et alienavit se ab eo.
28And he sent to him Athenobius one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe, and Gazara, and the castle, that is in Jerusalem, cities of my kingdom:And he sent to him Athenobius one of his freinds, to treate with him, saying: You hold Ioppe, and Gazara, and the castel, that is in Ierusalem, cities of my kingdom:✦Et misit ad eum Athenobium unum de amicis suis, ut tractaret cum ipso, dicens : Vos tenetis Joppen, et Gazaram, et arcem, quæ est in Jerusalem, civitates regni mei :
29their borders you have made desolate, and you have made a great plague in the land, and have ruled in many places in my kingdom.their borders you haue made desolate, and you haue made a great plague in the land, and haue ruled in manie places in my kingdom.fines earum desolastis, et fecistis plagam magnam in terra, et dominati estis per loca multa in regno meo.
30Now therefore deliver the cities, that you have taken, and the tributes of the places, wherein you have ruled without the borders of Jewry.Now therfore deliuer the cities, that you haue taken, and the tributes of the places, wherin you haue ruled without the borders of Iurie.Nunc ergo tradite civitates quas occupastis, et tributa locorum in quibus dominati estis extra fines Judææ :
31But if not, give you for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the destruction, that you have made, and the tributes of cities other five hundred talents: but if not, we will come and expugnabimus: storm: subdue by force you.But if not, geue you for them fiue hundred talents of siluer, and for the destruction, that you haue made, and the tributes of cities other fiue hundred talents: but if not, we wil come and expugne you.✦sin autem, date pro illis quingenta talenta argenti, et exterminii, quod exterminastis, et tributorum civitatum alia talenta quingenta : sin autem, veniemus, et expugnabimus vos.
32And Athenobius the king's friend came into Jerusalem, & saw the glory of Simon, and his magnificence in gold, & silver, and furniture abundant, and he was obstupuit: astounded: stunned, and told him the king's words.And Athenobius the kings freind came into Ierusalem, & saw the glorie of Simon, and his magnificence in gold, & siluer, and furniture abundant, and he was astonied, and told him the kings wordes.✦Et venit Athenobius amicus regis in Jerusalem, et vidit gloriam Simonis, et claritatem in auro, et argento, et apparatum copiosum : et obstupuit, et retulit ei verba regis.
33And Simon answered him, and said to him: Neither have we taken other men's land, neither do we hold that is other men's: but the inheritance of our fathers, which was a certain tempore: period of time unjustly possessed of our enemies.And Simon answered him, and sayd to him: Neither haue we taken other mens land, neither do we hold that is other mens: but the inheritance of our fathers, which was a certaine season vniustly possessed of our enemies.✦Et respondit ei Simon, et dixit ei : Neque alienam terram sumpsimus, neque aliena detinemus : sed hæreditatem patrum nostrorum, quæ injuste ab inimicis nostris aliquo tempore possessa est.
34But we having opportunity challenge the inheritance of our fathers.But we hauing oportunitie challenge the inheritance of our fathers.✦Nos vero tempus habentes, vindicamus hæreditatem patrum nostrorum.
35For concerning Joppe, and Gazara, that thou complainest they made a great plague among the people, and in our country: for these we give an hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word.For concerning Ioppe, and Gazara, that thou complaynest they made a great plague among the people, and in our countrie: for these we geue an hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word.✦Nam de Joppe et Gazara quæ expostulas, ipsi faciebant in populo plagam magnam, et in regione nostra : horum damus talenta centum. Et non respondit ei Athenobius verbum.
36But with anger returning to the king, he reported unto him these words, and the glory of Simon, & all things that he saw, and the king was wrath with great anger.But with anger returning to the king, he reported vnto him these wordes, and the glorie of Simon, & al thinges that he saw, and the king was wrath with great anger.✦Reversus autem cum ira ad regem, renuntiavit ei verba ista, et gloriam Simonis, et universa quæ vidit, et iratus est rex ira magna.
37And Tryphon fled by ship to Orthosias.And Tryphon fled by shippe to Orthosias.✦Tryphon autem fugit navi in Orthosiada.
38And the king appointed Cendebæus captain by the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and horsemen.And the king appointed Cendebæus captaine by the sea cost, and gaue him an armie of foote men and horsemen.✦Et constituit rex Cendebæum ducem maritimum, et exercitum peditum et equitum dedit illi.
39And he commanded him to move the camp against the face of Jewry: and he commanded him to build Cedron, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to conquer the people. But the king pursued Tryphon.And he commanded him to moue the campe against the face of Iurie: and he commanded him to build Cedron, and to fortifie the gates of the citie, and to conquer the people. But the king pursewed Tryphon.✦Et mandavit illi movere castra contra faciem Judææ : et mandavit ei ædificare Gedorem, et obstruere portas civitatis, et debellare populum. Rex autem persequebatur Typhonem.
40And Cendebæus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, & to conculcare: trample: tread down Jewry, and to take the people captive, and to kill, and to build Cedron.And Cendebæus came to Iamnia, and began to prouoke the people, & to conculcate Iurie, and to take the people captiue, and to kil, and to build Cedron.Et pervenit Cendebæus Jamniam, et cœpit irritare plebem, et conculcare Judæam, et captivare populum, et interficere, et ædificare Gedorem.
41And he placed there horsemen, and an host: that going forth they might walk by the way of Jewry, as the king appointed him.And he placed there horsemen, and an host: that going forth they might walke by the way of Iurie, as the king appointed him.Et collocavit illic equites et exercitum, ut egressi perambularent viam Judææ, sicut constituit ei rex.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.