Gorgias with six thousand soldiers well appointed, intending suddenly to destroy the Israelites army of three thousand not well armed, 8. is defeated; half of his men slain, the rest running away. 16. Judas staying his men from spoiling, till the enemies were out of sight, then they take rich preys, and render thanks to God. 28. The next year, Lysias with three score thousand foot, and six thousand horsemen invading Jewry, Judas with ten thousand (making his prayer to God) killeth five thousand: 35. the rest flying, Lysias gathereth more soldiers. 36. Judas with his brethren, and others cleanse the temple, and renew holy things. 55. Offer Sacrifice, 58. and institute a feast of the dedication of a new Altar.Gorgias with six thousand souldiars wel appointed, intending sudenly to destroy the Israelites armie of three thousand not wel armed, 8. is defeated; halfe of his men slaine, the rest running away. 16. Iudas staying his men from spoyling, til the enemies were out of sight, then they take rich prayes, and render thankes to God. 28. The next yeare, Lysias with three score thousand foote, and six thousand horsemen inuading Iurie, Iudas with tenne thousand (making his prayer to God) killeth fiue thousand: 35. the rest flying, Lysias gathereth more souldiars. 36. Iudas with his bretheren, and others clense the temple, and renew holie thinges. 55. Offer Sacrifice, 58. and institute a feast of the dedication of a new Altar.✦
And Gorgias took five thousand men, and a thousand chosen horsemen: and they removed the camp by night,AND Gorgias tooke fiue thousand men, and a thousand chosen horsemen: & they remoued the campe by night,✦Et assumpsit Gorgias quinque millia virorum, et mille equites electos : et moverunt castra nocte,
2that they might approach to the camp of the Jews, and might strike them suddenly: and the children that were of the castle, were their guides.that they might approch to the campe of the Iewes, and might strike them sodenly: and the children that were of the castel, were their guides.✦ut applicarent ad castra Judæorum, et percuterent eos subito : et filii, qui erant ex arce, erant illis duces.
3And Judas heard, and arose he and the mighties to strike the power of the king's army, that were in Emmaum.And Iudas heard, and arose he and the mighties to strike the powre of the kings armie, that were in Emmaum.✦Et audivit Judas, et surrexit ipse et potentes percutere virtutem exercituum regis, qui erant in Emmaum :
4For as yet the army was dispersed from the camp.For as yet the armie was dispersed from the campe.✦adhuc enim dispersus erat exercitus a castris.
5And Gorgias came into the camp of Judas by night, and found no man: and he sought them in the mountains: because he said: These flee from us.And Gorgias came into the campe of Iudas by night, and found no man: and he sought them in the mountaynes: because he sayd: These flee from vs.✦Et venit Gorgias in castra Judæ noctu, et neminem invenit : et quærebat eos in montibus, quoniam dixit : Fugiunt hi a nobis.
6And when the day was come, Judas appeared in the field with three thousand men only, which had not tegumenta: armour, and swords as they would:And when the day was come, Iudas appeared in the filde with three thousand men onlie, which had not harnes, and swords as they would:✦Et cum dies factus esset, apparuit Judas in campo cum tribus millibus virorum tantum, qui tegumenta et gladios non habebant :
7and they saw the camp of the Gentiles strong, and the men in loricatos: not ships but coats of mail, body-armour, and horsemen round about them: and these were skilful to battle.and they saw the campe of the Gentils strong, and the men in brigantines, and horsemen round about them: and these were skilful to battel.✦et viderunt castra gentium valida, et loricatos et equitatus in circuitu eorum, et hi docti ad prælium.
8And Judas said to the men that were with him: Fear not the multitude of them, and of their assault be not afraid.And Iudas sayd to the men that were with him: Feare not the multitude of them, & of their assault be not afrayd.Et ait Judas viris, qui secum erant : Ne timueritis multitudinem eorum, et impetum eorum ne formidetis.
9Remember in what sort our fathers were saved in the red sea, when Pharao with a great army followed them:Remember in what sort our fathers were saued in the redsea, when Pharao with a great armie folowed them:Mementote qualiter salvi facti sunt patres nostri in mari Rubro, cum sequeretur eos Pharao cum exercitu multo.
10And now let us cry towards heaven: and our Lord will have mercy on us: and will be mindful of the testament of our fathers, and will destroy this army, before our face this day:And now let vs crie towards heauen: and our Lord wil haue mercie on vs: and wil be mindful of the testament of our fathers, & wil destroy this armie, before our face this day:✦Et nunc clamemus in cælum : et miserebitur nostri Dominus, et memor erit testamenti patrum nostrorum, et conteret exercitum istum ante faciem nostram hodie :
11and all Nations shall know that there is one that redeemeth and delivereth Israel.and al Nations shal know that there is one that redemeth and deliuereth Israel.et scient omnes gentes quia est qui redimat et liberet Israël.
12And the alienigenæ: foreigners, strangers — not extraterrestrials lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming against them:And the aliens lifted vp their eyes, and saw them coming against them:Et elevaverunt alienigenæ oculos suos, et viderunt eos venientes ex adverso.
13And they went out of the camp into battle, and these that were with Judas, sounded with the trumpet:And they went out of the campe into battel, and these that were with Iudas, sounded with the trumpet:Et exierunt de castris in prælium, et tuba cecinerunt hi qui erant cum Juda.
14And they met together: and the Gentiles were discomfited, and fled into the plain.And they mette together: and the Gentils were discomfited, and fled into the playne.Et congressi sunt : et contritæ sunt gentes, et fugerunt in campum.
15but all the novissimi: the hindmost, the rearmost fell by the sword: and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them even to three thousand men.but al the hinmost fel by the sword: and they pursewed them as far as Gezeron, and euen to the playnes of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Iamnia: and there fel of them euen to three thousand men.✦Novissimi autem omnes ceciderunt in gladio, et persecuti sunt eos usque Gezeron, et usque in campos Idumææ, et Azoti, et Jamniæ : et ceciderunt ex illis usque ad tria millia virorum.
16And Judas returned, and his army following him:And Iudas returned, and his armie folowing him:Et reversus est Judas, et exercitus ejus sequens eum.
17And he said to the people: Covet not the spoils: because there is battle against us,And he sayd to the people: Couet not the spoiles: because there is battel against vs,✦Dixitque ad populum : Non concupiscatis spolia : quia bellum contra nos est,
18and Gorgias and his army are near us in the mount: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards securi: in safety, free from care — not 'guaranteed'.and Gorgias and his armie are neere vs in the mount: but stand ye now against our enemies, and ouerthrow them, and you shal take the spoiles afterwards secure.et Gorgias et exercitus ejus prope nos in monte : sed state nunc contra inimicos nostros, et expugnate eos, et sumetis postea spolia securi.
19And as Judas was speaking these words, lo a certain part appeared looking forth from the mountain.And as Iudas was speaking these wordes, loe a certaine part appeared looking forth from the montayne.Et adhuc loquente Juda hæc, ecce apparuit pars quædam prospiciens de monte.
20And Gorgias saw that his men were turned to flight, and that they burnt the camp: for the smoke that was seen declared what was done.And Gorgias saw that his men were turned to flight, & that they burnt the campe: for the smoke that was sene declared what was done.✦Et vidit Gorgias quod in fugam conversi sunt sui, et succenderunt castra : fumus enim, qui videbatur, declarabat quod factum est.
21Which things seen they feared exceedingly: beholding withal both Judas, and the army in the plain ready to battle.Which thinges seene they feared exceedingly: beholding withal both Iudas, & the armie in the playne readie to battel.Quibus illi conspectis timuerunt valde, aspicientes simul et Judam, et exercitum in campo paratum ad prælium.
22And they did all flee into the plain of the aliens:And they did al flee into the playne of the aliens:Et fugerunt omnes in campum alienigenarum :
23and Judas returned to the spoils of the camp, and they took much gold, and silver, and hyacinthinum: a violet-blue cloth (or gem), and purple of the sea, and great riches.and Iudas returned to the spoiles of the campe, & they tooke much gold, and siluer, and hiacynth, and purple of the sea, and great riches.✦et Judas reversus est ad spolia castrorum, et acceperunt aurum multum, et argentum, et hyacinthinum, et purpuram marinam, et opes magnas.
24And turning they sung a hymn, and blessed God towards heaven, because he is good, because his mercy is for ever.And turning they sung an hymne, and blessed God towards heauen, because he is good, because his mercie is for euer.✦Et conversi, hymnum canebant, et benedicebant Deum in cælum, quoniam bonus est, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.
25And great salvation was made in Israel in that day.And great saluation was made in Israel in that day.✦Et facta est salus magna in Israël in die illa.
26And whosoever escaped of the aliens, they came and told Lysias all things that had chanced.And whosoeuer escaped of the aliens, they came and told Lysias al thinges that had chanced.Quicumque autem alienigenarum evaserunt, venerunt, et nuntiaverunt Lysiæ universa quæ acciderant.
27Which when he heard being consternatus: stupefied, dismayed — not delighted he fainted in mind: that such things chanced not in Israel, as he would, and such as the king commanded.Which when he heard being amased he faynted in mynd: that such thinges chanced not in Israel, as he would, and such as the king commanded. *Quibus ille auditis, consternatus animo deficiebat : quod non qualia voluit, talia contigerunt in Israël, et qualia mandavit rex.
28And the year following Lysias gathered of chosen men three score thousand, and of horsemen five thousand, to overthrow them.And the yeare folowing Lysias gathered of chosen men three score thousand, and of horsemen fiue thousand, to ouerthrow them.✦Et sequenti anno, congregavit Lysias virorum electorum sexaginta millia, et equitum quinque millia, ut debellaret eos.
29And they came into Jewry, and pitched the camp in Bethoron, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.And they came into Iewrie, and pitched the campe in Bethoron, and Iudas mette them with ten thousand men.Et venerunt in Judæam, et castra posuerunt in Bethoron, et occurrit illis Judas cum decem millibus viris.
30And they saw the army strong, and he prayed, and said: Blessed art thou O saviour of Israel, which brakest the assault of the mighty by the hand of thy servant David, and didst deliver the camp of the aliens into the hand of Jonathas Saul's son, and of his armigeri: armour-bearer.And they saw the armie strong, and he prayed, and sayd: Blessed art thou ô sauiour of Israel, which brakest the assault of the mightie by the hand of thy seruant Dauid, and didst deliuer the campe of the aliens into the hand of Ionathas Sauls sonne, and of his esquyer.Et viderunt exercitum fortem, et oravit, et dixit : Benedictus es, salvator Israël, qui contrivisti impetum potentis in manu servi tui David, et tradidisti castra alienigenarum in manu Jonathæ filii Saul, et armigeri ejus.
31shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their army and horsemen.shut vp this armie in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their armie and horsemen.Conclude exercitum istum in manu populi tui Israël, et confundantur in exercitu suo et equitibus.
32Give them fear, and consume the boldness of their strength, and let them be shaken with their contritione: a crushing, a shattering — not penitential sorrow.Geue them feare, and consume the bouldnes of their strength, and let them be shaken with their contrition:✦Da illis formidinem, et tabefac audaciam virtutis eorum, et commoveantur contritione sua.
33cast them down with the sword of them, that love thee: and let all that know thy name, praise thee in hymns.cast them downe with the sword of them, that loue thee: & let al that know thy name, prayse thee in hymnes.Dejice illos gladio diligentium te : et collaudent te omnes, qui noverunt nomen tuum, in hymnis.
34And they joined battle: and there fell of the army of Lysias five thousand men.And they ioyned battel: and there fel of the armie of Lysias fiue thousand men.Et commiserunt prælium : et ceciderunt de exercitu Lysiæ quinque millia virorum.
35And Lysias seeing the flight of his men, and the boldness of the Jews, and that they are ready either to live or to die manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose soldiers, that being multiplied they might come again into Jewry.And Lysias seing the flight of his men, and the boldnes of the Iewes, and that they are readie either to liue or to dye manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose souldiars, that being multiplied they might come agayne into Iewrie.✦Videns autem Lysias fugam suorum, et Judæorum audaciam, et quod parati sunt aut vivere, aut mori fortiter, abiit Antiochiam, et elegit milites, ut multiplicati rursus venirent in Judæam.
36But Judas, and his brethren said: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up now to cleanse the holy places, and to renew them.But Iudas, and his bretheren sayd: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let vs goe vp now to clense the holie places, and to renew them.✦Dixit autem Judas, et fratres ejus : Ecce contriti sunt inimici nostri : ascendamus nunc mundare sancta, et renovare.
37And all the army assembled together, and they went up into mount Sion.And al the armie assembled together, and they went vp into mount Sion.Et congregatus est omnis exercitus, et ascenderunt in montem Sion.
38And they saw the sanctification desert, and the altar profaned, and the gates burnt, and in the courts shrubs grown up as in a forest, or on the mountains, and the chambers thrown down.And they saw the sanctification desert, and the altar prophaned, and the gates burnt, and in the courts shrubbes growen vp as in a forest, or on the mountaynes, & the chambers throwen downe.✦Et viderunt sanctificationem desertam, et altare profanatum, et portas exustas, et in atriis virgulta nata sicut in saltu vel in montibus, et pastophoria diruta.
39And they rent their garments, and lamented with a great lamentation, and laid ashes upon their head:And they rent their garments, and lamented with a great lamentation, and layd ashes vpon their head:Et sciderunt vestimenta sua, et planxerunt planctu magno, et imposuerunt cinerem super caput suum,
40and they fell on their face upon the earth, and cried out with trumpets of signorum: signals, and cried towards heaven.and they fel on their face vpon the earth, and cried out with trumpets of significations, and cried towards heauen.✦et ceciderunt in faciem super terram, et exclamaverunt tubis signorum, et clamaverunt in cælum.
41Then Judas ordained men, to fight against them that were in the castle, till they cleansed the holy places.Then Iudas ordayned men, to fight against them that were in the castel, til they clensed the holie places.✦Tunc ordinavit Judas viros ut pugnarent adversus eos qui erant in arce, donec emundarent sancta.
42And he chose priests without spot, having their will in the law of God:And he chose priests without spotte, hauing their wil in the law of God:✦Et elegit sacerdotes sine macula, voluntatem habentes in lege Dei :
43and they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones of contamination into an unclean place.and they clensed the holie places, and tooke away the stones of contamination into an vncleane place.✦et mundaverunt sancta, et tulerunt lapides contaminationis in locum immundum.
44And he considered of the altar of holocaustorum: whole burnt sacrifices — not mass slaughter, that was profaned, what he should do with it.And he considered of the altar of holocausts, that was prophaned, what he should doe with it.✦Et cogitavit de altari holocaustorum, quod profanatum erat, quid de eo faceret.
45And good counsel came to their minds, to destroy it: lest perhaps it might be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles contaminated it, and they threw it down.And good counsel came to their mindes, to destroy it: lest perhaps it might be a reproch to them, because the Gentils contaminated it, and they threw it downe.✦Et incidit illis consilium bonum ut destruerent illud : ne forte illis esset in opprobrium, quia contaminaverunt illud gentes, et demoliti sunt illud.
46And they laid up the stones in the mount of the house in a place apto: suitable, fitting — not 'handy', till there should come a prophet, and give answer concerning them.And they layd vp the stones in the mount of the house in a place conuenient, til there should come a prophete, and geue answer concerning them.✦Et reposuerunt lapides in monte domus in loco apto, quoadusque veniret propheta, et responderet de eis.
47And they took whole stones according to the law, and builded a new altar according to that which was before:And they tooke whole stones according to the law, and builded a new altar according to that which was before:Et acceperunt lapides integros secundum legem, et ædificaverunt altare novum secundum illud quod fuit prius :
48and they built the holy places, and the things that were within the temple inward: and the temple, and the courts they sanctified.and they built the holie places, and the thinges that were within the temple inward: and the temple, and the courts they sanctified.✦et ædificaverunt sancta, et quæ intra domum erant intrinsecus : et ædem, et atria sanctificaverunt.
49And they made the holy vessels new, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incenses, and the table into the temple.And they made the holie vessels new, and brought in the candlestike, and the altar of incenses, and the table into the temple.Et fecerunt vasa sancta nova, et intulerunt candelabrum, et altare incensorum, et mensam, in templum.
50And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted the lamps, that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple.And they put incense vpon the altar, and lighted the lampes, that were vpon the candlesticke, and they gaue light in the temple.Et incensum posuerunt super altare, et accenderunt lucernas quæ super candelabrum erant, et lucebant in templo.
51And they set loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works, that they had made.And they set loaues vpon the table, and hung vp the veles, and finished al the workes, that they had made.Et posuerunt super mensam panes, et appenderunt vela, et consummaverunt omnia opera quæ fecerant.
52And before the morning they arose the five and twentieth day of the ninth month (this is the month of Casleu) of the hundred and eight and fortieth year:And before the morning they arose the fiue and twentith day of the ninth moneth (this is the moneth of Casleu) of the hundreth and eight and fourtith yeare:✦Et ante matutinum surrexerunt quinta et vigesima die mensis noni (hic est mensis Casleu) centesimi quadragesimi octavi anni :
53and they offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of holocausts, which they made.and they offered sacrifice according to the law vpon the new altar of holocausts, which they made.et obtulerunt sacrificium secundum legem super altare holocaustorum novum, quod fecerunt.
54According to the time and according to the day, wherein the heathen contaminated it, in the same was it renewed in canticis: songs, and harps, and lutes, and in cymbals.According to the time and according to the day, wherin the heathen contaminated it, in the same was it renewed in canticles, and harps, and lutes, and in cymbals.✦Secundum tempus et secundum diem in qua contaminaverunt illud gentes, in ipsa renovatum est in canticis, et citharis, et cinyris, et in cymbalis.
55And all the people fell on their face, and they adored toward heaven, and blessed him that prospered them.And al the people fel on their face, and they adored toward heauen, and blessed him that prospered them.Et cecidit omnis populus in faciem, et adoraverunt, et benedixerunt in cælum eum, qui prosperavit eis.
56And they made the dedication of the altar eight days, and they offered holocausts with joy, and sacrifice of salvation, and of praise.And they made the dedication of the altar eight dayes, and they offered holocausts with ioy, and sacrifice of saluation, and of prayse.Et fecerunt dedicationem altaris diebus octo, et obtulerunt holocausta cum lætitia, et sacrificium salutaris et laudis.
57And they adorned the face of the temple with golden crowns, and little shields: and they dedicated the gates, and the chambers, and hanged doors upon them.And they adorned the face of the temple with golden crownes, & litle shieldes: and they dedicated the gates, and the chambers, and hanged doores vpon them.Et ornaverunt faciem templi coronis aureis et scutulis, et dedicaverunt portas et pastophoria, et imposuerunt eis januas.
58And there was made exceeding great joy in the people, and the reproach of the Gentiles was turned away.And there was made exceding great ioy in the people, and the reproch of the Gentils was turned away.Et facta est lætitia in populo magna valde, et aversum est opprobrium gentium.
59And Judas decreed, and his brethren, and all the church of Israel, that the day of the dedication of the altar be kept in the times thereof from year to year for eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, with joy and gladness.And Iudas decreed, and his bretheren, and al the church of Israel, that the day of the dedication of the altar be kept in the times therof from yeare to yeare for eight dayes, from the fiue and twentith day of the moneth Casleu, with ioy and gladnes.✦Et statuit Judas, et fratres ejus, et universa ecclesia Israël, ut agatur dies dedicationis altaris in temporibus suis ab anno in annum per dies octo a quinta et vigesima die mensis Casleu, cum lætitia et gaudio.
60And they builded at that time mount Sion, and round about high walls, and strong towers, lest sometime the Gentiles should come, and conculcarent: trample under foot it as they did before.And they builded at that time mount Sion, & round about high walles, and strong towres, lest sometime the Gentils should come, & conculcate it as they did before.✦Et ædificaverunt in tempore illo montem Sion, et per circuitum muros altos et turres firmas, nequando venirent gentes, et conculcarent eum sicut antea fecerunt.
61And he placed an army there, to keep it, and he munivit: fortified, walled it to keep Bethsura, that the people might have a munitionem: a fortified stronghold — not ammunition against the face of Idumea.And he placed an armie there, to keepe it, and he fensed it to keepe Bethsura, that the people might haue a munition against the face of Idumea. *✦Et collocavit illic exercitum, ut servarent eum, et munivit eum ad custodiendum Bethsuram, ut haberet populus munitionem contra faciem Idumææ.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.