Bacchides and Alcimus returning into Jewry make great slaughter. 5. More than two parts of Judas' small troop flying away, he with eight hundred, setteth upon the enemy, 14. overthroweth the strongest part of their army: 16. but another part coming at his back, with great slaughter on both parties, Judas is slain: 19. and most honourably buried. 23. Much evil increaseth in Israel. 28. Jonathas is made captain general. 36. The children of Jambri kill his brother, which he revengeth. 43. Being environed by Bacchides he chaseth him away to his fenced places, killing many. 54. Alcimus beginning to deface the temple, is stricken with a palsy, and dieth miserably. 57. So they have peace two years. 58. Bacchides coming with a new army: 62. Jonathas and Simon retire into Bethbessen. 65. there defend themselves, and annoy the enemy. 69. who blaming his counsellors, maketh peace, and departeth.Bacchides and Alcimus returning into Iurie make great slaughter. 5. More then two partes of Iudas smal troupe flying away, he with eight hundred, setteth vpon the enemie, 14. ouerthroweth the strongest part of their armie: 16. but an other part coming at his back, with great slaughter on both parties, Iudas is slaine: 19. and most honorably buried. 23. Much euil encreaseth in Israel. 28. Ionathas is made captaine general. 36. The children of Iambrie kil his brother, which he reuengeth. 43. Being enuironed by Bacchides chaceth him away to his fensed places, killing manie. 54. Alcimus beginning to deface the temple, is striken with a palsie, and dyeth miserably. 57. So they haue peace two yeares. 58. Bacchides coming with a new armie: 62. Ionathas and Simon retyre into Bethbessen. 65. there defend themselues, and annoy the enemie. 69. who blaming his counsellers, maketh peace, and departeth.✦
In the mean time as Demetrius heard that Nicanor was fallen and his army in the battle, he added to send Bacchides and Alcimus again into Jewry, and the right wing with them.IN the meane time as Demetrius heard that Nicanor was fallen and his armie in the battel, he added to send Bacchides and Alcimus againe into Iurie, and the right wing with them.Interea, ut audivit Demetrius quia cecidit Nicanor et exercitus ejus in prælio, apposuit Bacchidem et Alcimum rursum mittere in Judæam, et dextrum cornu cum illis.
2And they went the way, that leadeth into Galgal, and camped in Masaloth, which is in Arbellis: and they won it, and slew of men many souls.And they went the way, that leadeth into Galgal, and camped in Masaloth, which is in Arbellis: and they wanne it, & slew of men manie soules.Et abierunt viam quæ ducit in Galgala, et castra posuerunt in Masaloth, quæ est in Arbellis : et occupaverunt eam, et peremerunt animas hominum multas.
3In the first month of the year an hundred and fifty two they brought the army near to Jerusalem:In the first moneth of the yeare an hundreth and fistie two they brought the armie nere to Ierusalem:✦In mense primo anni centesimi et quinquagesimi secundi, applicuerunt exercitum ad Jerusalem :
4and they arose, and went into Berea twenty thousand men, and two thousand horsemen.and they arose, and went into Beræa twentie thousand men, and two thousand horsemen.✦et surrexerunt, et abierunt in Beream viginti millia virorum, et duo millia equitum.
5And Judas had camped in Laisa, and three thousand chosen men with him:And Iudas had camped in Laisa, and three thousand chosen men with him:Et Judas posuerat castra in Laisa, et tria millia viri electi cum eo :
6and they saw the multitude of the army that they were many, and they feared exceedingly: and many withdrew themselves out of the camp, and there remained of them but eight hundred men.& they saw the multitude of the armie that they were manie, and they feared exceedingly: and manie withdrew themselues out of the campe, and there remayned of them but eight hundred men.✦et viderunt multitudinem exercitus, quia multi sunt, et timuerunt valde : et multi subtraxerunt se de castris, et non remanserunt ex eis nisi octingenti viri.
7And Judas saw that his army shrunk away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was broken: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged.And Iudas saw that his armie shrunke away, and the battel pressed vpon him, and his hart was broken: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged.✦Et vidit Judas quod defluxit exercitus suus, et bellum perurgebat eum, et confractus est corde, quia non habebat tempus congregandi eos, et dissolutus est.
8And he said to them that were remaining: Let us rise, and go to our adversaries, if we may be able to fight against them.And he sayd to them that were remayning: Let vs rise, and goe to our aduersaries, if we may be able to fight against them.Et dixit his qui residui erant : Surgamus, et eamus ad adversarios nostros, si poterimus pugnare adversus eos.
9And they dissuaded him, saying: We are not able, but let us save our lives now, and return to our brethren, and then we will fight against them: and we are few.And they diswaded him, saying: We are not able, but let vs saue our liues now, and returne to our brethren, and then we wil fight against them: and we are few.Et avertebant eum, dicentes : Non poterimus, sed liberemus animas nostras modo, et revertamur ad fratres nostros, et tunc pugnabimus adversus eos : nos autem pauci sumus.
10And Judas said: God forbid we should do this thing, to flee from them: and if our time be near, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our glory.And Iudas sayd: God forbid we should doe this thing, to flee from them: and if our time be neere, let vs dye manfully for our bretheren, and let vs not stayne our glorie.✦Et ait Judas : Absit istam rem facere ut fugiamus ab eis : et si appropiavit tempus nostrum, moriamur in virtute propter fratres nostros, et non inferamus crimen gloriæ nostræ.
11And the army moved out of the camp, and they stood to meet them: and the horsemen were divided into two parts, and the slingers, and the archers went before the army, and of the forward all mighty.And the armie moued out of the campe, and they stood to meete them: and the horsemen were diuided into two parts, and the slingers, and the archers went before the armie, and of the foreward al mightie.Et movit exercitus de castris, et steterunt illis obviam : et divisi sunt equites in duas partes, et fundibularii et sagittarii præibant exercitum, et primi certaminis omnes potentes.
12And Bacchides was in the right wing, and the legion approached on two sides, and they sounded with trumpets:And Bacchides was in the right wing, and the legion approched on two sides, and they sounded with trumpets:Bacchides autem erat in dextro cornu, et proximavit legio ex duabus partibus, et clamabant tubis :
13and they also cried out that were on Judas' side, even they also, and the earth was moved at the voice of the armies: and the battle was fought from morning even until the evening.and they also cried out that were on Iudas side, euen they also, and the earth was moued at the voice of the armies: and the battel was fought from morning euen vntil the euening.exclamaverunt autem et hi qui erant ex parte Judæ etiam ipsi, et commota est terra a voce exercituum : et commissum est prælium a mane usque ad vesperam.
14And Judas saw that the stronger part of the army was on the right hand, and all the stout of heart came together with him:And Iudas saw that the stronger part of the armie was on the right hand, & al the stout of hart came together with him:Et vidit Judas quod firmior est pars exercitus Bacchidis in dextris, et convenerunt cum ipso omnes constantes corde :
15and the right side was contrita: routed, defeated of them, and he pursued them even to the mount of Azotus.and the right side was discomfited of them, and he pursewed them euen to the mount of Azotus.✦et contrita est dextera pars ab eis, et persecutus est eos usque ad montem Azoti.
16And they that were in the left wing, saw that the right wing was discomfited, and they followed after Judas, and them that were with him at the back:And they that were in the left wing, saw that the right wing was discomfited, and they folowed after Iudas, and them that were with him at the backe:Et qui in sinistro cornu erant, viderunt quod contritum est dextrum cornu, et secuti sunt post Judam, et eos qui cum ipso erant, a tergo :
17and the battle grew sore, and there fell many wounded of these and of them.and the battel grew sore, and there fel manie wounded of these and of them.✦et ingravatum est prælium, et ceciderunt vulnerati multi ex his et ex illis.
18And Judas was slain, and the rest fled.And Iudas was slaine, and the rest fled.Et Judas cecidit, et ceteri fugerunt.
19And Jonathas and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of their fathers in the city Modin.And Ionathas and Simon tooke Iudas their brother, and buried him in the sepulcher of their fathers in the citie Modin.Et Jonathas et Simon tulerunt Judam fratrem suum, et sepelierunt eum in sepulchro patrum suorum in civitate Modin.
20And all the people of Israel lamented him with great lamentation, and they mourned many days,And al the people of Israel lamented him with great lamentation, and they mourned manie dayes,Et fleverunt eum omnis populus Israël planctu magno, et lugebant dies multos,
21and said: How is the mighty fallen, that saved the people of Israel!and sayd: How is the mightie fallen, that saued the people of Israel!et dixerunt : Quomodo cecidit potens, qui salvum faciebat populum Israël !
22And the rest of the words of Judas' battles, and of the valiant acts that he did, and of his greatness are not described: for they were exceeding many.And the rest of the wordes of Iudas battels, and of the valient acts that he did, and of his greatnes are not described: for they were exceding manie.✦Et cetera verba bellorum Judæ, et virtutum, quas fecit, et magnitudinis ejus, non sunt descripta : multa enim erant valde.
23And it came to pass: after the death of Judas, there came forth the wicked men in all the finibus: territories, borders of Israel, and there arose all that wrought iniquity.And it came to passe: after the death of Iudas, there came forth the wicked men in al the costs of Israel, and there arose al that wrought iniquitie.✦Et factum est : post obitum Judæ emerserunt iniqui in omnibus finibus Israël, et exorti sunt omnes qui operabantur iniquitatem.
24In those days was made an exceeding great famine, and all their country with themselves yielded to Bacchides.In those dayes was made an exceding great famine, and al their countrie with themselues yelded to Bacchides.✦In diebus illis facta est fames magna valde, et tradidit se Bacchidi omnis regio eorum cum ipsis.
25And Bacchides chose the impious men, and appointed them lords of the country:And Bacchides chose the impious men, and appointed them lords of the countrie:Et elegit Bacchides viros impios, et constituit eos dominos regionis :
26and they sought out, and searched for the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took revenge on them, and scorned them.and they sought out, and searched for the freindes of Iudas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he tooke reuenge on them, & scorned them.et exquirebant, et perscrutabantur amicos Judæ, et adducebant eos ad Bacchidem, et vindicabat in illos, et illudebat.
27And there was made great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel.And there was made great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophete seene in Israel.Et facta est tribulatio magna in Israël, qualis non fuit ex die qua non est visus propheta in Israël.
28And all the friends of Judas gathered, and said to Jonathas:And al the freinds of Iudas gathered, and sayd to Ionathas:Et congregati sunt omnes amici Judæ, et dixerunt Jonathæ :
29Since thy brother Judas died, there is not a man like unto him, to go forth against the enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of our nation.Since thy brother Iudas died, there is not a man like vnto him, to goe forth against the enemies, Bacchides, & them that are the enemies of our nation.Ex quo frater tuus Judas defunctus est, vir similis ei non est, qui exeat contra inimicos nostros, Bacchidem et eos qui inimici sunt gentis nostræ.
30Now therefore thee have we chosen this day to be for him our prince, and captain to wage our battle.Now therfore thee haue we chosen this day to be for him our prince, and captayne to wage our battel.Nunc itaque, te hodie elegimus esse pro eo nobis in principem, et ducem ad bellandum bellum nostrum.
31And Jonathas took upon him at that time the princedom, and arose in the place of Judas his brother.And Ionathas tooke vpon him at that time the princedom, and arose in the place of Iudas his brother.✦Et suscepit Jonathas tempore illo principatum, et surrexit loco Judæ fratris sui.
32And Bacchides understood it, and sought to kill him.And Bacchides vnderstood it, and sought to kil him.Et cognovit Bacchides, et quærebat eum occidere.
33And Jonathas understood it, and Simon his brother, and all that were with them: and they fled into the desert of Thecua, and they pitched by the water of the lake Asphar.And Ionathas vnderstood it, & Simon his brother, and al that were with them: and they fled into the desert of Thecua, and they pitched by the water of the lake Asphar.✦Et cognovit Jonathas, et Simon frater ejus, et omnes qui cum eo erant : et fugerunt in desertum Thecuæ et consederunt ad aquam lacus Asphar.
34And Bacchides understood it, and in the day of the Sabbaths came himself, and all his army over Jordan.And Bacchides vnderstood it, and in the day of the Sabbaths came him self, and al his armie ouer Iordan.Et cognovit Bacchides, et die sabbatorum venit ipse et omnis exercitus ejus trans Jordanem.
35And Jonathas sent his brother captain of the people, to rogavit: ask, entreat the Nabutheians his friends, that they would lend him their provision, which was copious.And Ionathas sent his brother captayne of the people, to desire the Nabutheians his freindes, that they would lend him their prouision, which was copious.✦Et Jonathas misit fratrem suum ducem populi, et rogavit Nabuthæos amicos suos, ut commodarent illis apparatum suum, qui erat copiosus.
36And the children of Jambri issued forth of Madaba, and took John, and all things that he had, and went away having them.And the children of Iambri issued forth of Madaba, and tooke Iohn, and al thinges that he had, and went away hauing them.✦Et exierunt filii Jambri ex Madaba, et comprehenderunt Joannem et omnia quæ habebat, et abierunt habentes ea.
37After these words, it was told Jonathas, and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri make a great marriage, and bring the bride out of Madaba, the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan with great pomp.After these wordes, it was told Ionathas, and Simon his brother, that the children of Iambri make a great mariage, and bring the bride out of Madaba, the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan with great pompe.Post hæc verba, renuntiatum est Jonathæ et Simoni fratri ejus, quia filii Jambri faciunt nuptias magnas, et ducunt sponsam ex Madaba filiam unius de magnis principibus Chanaan cum ambitione magna.
38And they remembered the blood of John their brother: and they went up,And they remembred the bloud of Iohn their brother: and they went vp,Et recordati sunt sanguinis Joannis fratris sui : et ascenderunt, et absconderunt se sub tegumento montis.
39and hid themselves under the tegmine: shelter, hiding place of the mountain. And they lifted up their eyes, and saw: and lo a tumult, and great preparation: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends, and his brethren to meet them with tympanis: tambourines, and musical instruments, and many weapons.and hid them selues vnder the couert of the mountayne. And they lifted vp their eyes, and saw: and loe a tumult, and great preparation: and the bridegrome came forth, and his freindes, and his bretheren to meete them with timbrils, and musical instruments, and manie weapons.Et elevaverunt oculos suos, et viderunt : et ecce tumultus, et apparatus multus : et sponsus processit, et amici ejus, et fratres ejus obviam illis cum tympanis, et musicis, et armis multis.
40And they rose upon them out of the insidiis: an ambush, and slew them, and there fell many wounded, and the rest fled into the mountains, and they took all the spoils of them:And they rose vpon them out of the embushement, and slew them, and there fel manie wounded, & the rest fled into the mountaines, and they tooke al the spoiles of them:Et surrexerunt ad eos ex insidiis, et occiderunt eos, et ceciderunt vulnerati multi, et residui fugerunt in montes : et acceperunt omnia spolia eorum :
41and the marriage was turned into mourning, and the voice of their musical instruments into lamentation.& the mariage was turned into mourning, and the voice of their musical instruments into lamentation.✦et conversæ sunt nuptiæ in luctum, et vox musicorum ipsorum in lamentum.
42And they took revenge of the blood of their brother: and they returned to the bank of Jordan.And they tooke reuenge of the bloud of their brother: & they returned to the banke of Iordan.Et vindicaverunt vindictam sanguinis fratris sui : et reversi sunt ad ripam Jordanis.
43And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the day of the Sabbaths even to the brink of Jordan with a great power.And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the day of the Sabbaths euen to the brinke of Iordan with a great powre.✦Et audivit Bacchides, et venit die sabbatorum usque ad oram Jordanis in virtute magna.
44And Jonathas said to his company: Let us arise, and fight against our enemies: for it is not to day as yesterday, and the day before.And Ionathas sayd to his companie: Let vs arise, and fight against our enemies: for it is not to day as yesterday, and the day before.✦Et dixit ad suos Jonathas : Surgamus, et pugnemus contra inimicos nostros : non est enim hodie sicut heri et nudiustertius :
45For lo battle directly against us, and the water of Jordan on this side and on that side, and banks, and marshes, and forests: and there is no place to turn aside.For loe battel directly against vs, and the water of Iordan on this side and on that side, & bankes, & marrises, and forests: and there is no place to turne aside.ecce enim bellum ex adverso, aqua vero Jordanis hinc et inde, et ripæ, et paludes, et saltus : et non est locus divertendi.
46Now therefore cry ye unto heaven, that you may be delivered out of the hand of your enemies.Now therfore crie ye vnto heauen, that you may be deliuered out of the hand of your enemies.Nunc ergo, clamate in cælum, ut liberemini de manu inimicorum vestrorum. Et commissum est bellum.
47And battle was joined. And Jonathas stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, and he turned aside from him backwards.And battel was ioyned. And Ionathas stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, and he turned aside from him backwards.✦Et extendit Jonathas manum suam percutere Bacchidem, et divertit ab eo retro :
48And Jonathas leapt aside, and they that were with him into Jordan, and they swam over Jordan to them:And Ionathas lept aside, and they that were with him into Iordan, and they swame ouer Iordan to them:✦et desiliit Jonathas, et qui cum eo erant, in Jordanem, et transnataverunt ad eos Jordanem.
49and there fell of Bacchides' part that day a thousand men: and they returned into Jerusalem,and there fel of Bacchides part that day a thousand men: and they returned into Ierusalem,✦Et ceciderunt de parte Bacchidis die illa mille viri. Et reversi sunt in Jerusalem,
50and built munitas: fortified, walled cities in Jewry, the fortress that was in Jericho, and in Ammaum, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Thopo with high walls, and gates, and locks.and built fensed cities in Iurie, the fortresse that was in Iericho, and in Ammaum, & in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Thopo with high walles, and gates, and lockes.✦et ædificaverunt civitates munitas in Judæa, munitionem quæ erat in Jericho, et in Ammaum, et in Bethoron, et in Bethel, et Thamnata, et Phara, et Thopo muris excelsis, et portis, et seris.
51And he placed a garrison in them, that they might exercise enmities against Israel:And he placed a garrison in them, that they might exercise emnities against Israel:✦Et posuit custodiam in eis, ut inimicitias exercerent in Israël :
52and he fenced the city Bethsura, and Gazara, and the castle, and set garrisons in them, and provision of victuals:and he fensed the citie Bethsura, and Gazara, and the castel, and set garisons in them, and prouision of victuals:✦et munivit civitatem Bethsuram, et Gazaram, et arcem, et posuit in eis auxilia, et apparatum escarum :
53and he took the sons of the princes of the country for hostages, and put them in the castle in Jerusalem into custodiam: custody, confinement.and he tooke the sonnes of the princes of the countrie for hostages, & put them in the castel in Ierusalem into ward.✦et accepit filios principum regionis obsides, et posuit eos in arce in Jerusalem in custodiam.
54And in the year an hundred fifty three, the second month, Alcimus commanded the walls of the inner holy house to be destroyed, and the works of the prophets to be destroyed: and he began to destroy.And in the yeare an hundred fiftie three, the second moneth, Alcimus commanded the walles of the inner holie house to be destroyed, and the workes of the prophets to be destroyed: and he began to destroy.✦Et anno centesimo quinquagesimo tertio, mense secundo, præcepit Alcimus destrui muros domus sanctæ interioris, et destrui opera prophetarum : et cœpit destruere.
55In that time was Alcimus percussus: struck down, smitten: and his works were stayed, and his mouth was stopped, and he was dissolved with the paralysi: paralysis, neither could he speak a word any more, and give commandment touching his house.In that time was Alcimus strooken: and his workes were stayed, and his mouth was stopped, and he was dissolued with the palsey, neither could he speake a word any more, and geue commandement touching his house.✦In tempore illo percussus est Alcimus : et impedita sunt opera illius, et occlusum est os ejus, et dissolutus est paralysi, nec ultra potuit loqui verbum, et mandare de domo sua.
56And Alcimus died at that time with great torment.And Alcimus died at that time with great torment.✦Et mortuus est Alcimus in tempore illo cum tormento magno.
57And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years.And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two yeares.✦Et vidit Bacchides quoniam mortuus est Alcimus, et reversus est ad regem. Et siluit terra annis duobus.
58And all the wicked thought saying: Behold Jonathas, and they that are with him, dwell in silence securely: now therefore let us bring Bacchides, and he shall take them all in one night.And al the wicked thought saying: Behold Ionathas, and they that are with him, dwel in silence securely: now therfore let vs bring Bacchides, and he shal take them al in one night.✦Et cogitaverunt omnes iniqui, dicentes : Ecce Jonathas, et qui cum eo sunt, in silentio habitant confidenter : nunc ergo adducamus Bacchidem, et comprehendet eos omnes una nocte.
59And they went, and gave him counsel.And they went, and gaue him counsel.Et abierunt, et consilium ei dederunt.
60And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly epistles to his fellows that were in Jewry, to take Jonathas, and them that were with him: but they could not, because their counsel was known to them.And he arose to come with a great armie: and he sent secretly epistles to his felowes that were in Iurie, to take Ionathas, and them that were with him: but they could not, because their counsel was knowen to them.Et surrexit ut veniret cum exercitu multo : et misit occulte epistolas sociis suis qui erant in Judæa, ut comprehenderent Jonathan, et eos qui cum eo erant : sed non potuerunt, quia innotuit eis consilium eorum.
61And he apprehended of the men of the country, that were the principal of the malitiæ: wickedness, malice, fifty men, and he slew them.And he apprehended of the men of the countrie, that were the principal of the mischife, fiftie men, and he slew them.✦Et apprehendit de viris regionis, qui principes erant malitiæ, quinquaginta viros, et occidit eos :
62And Jonathas retired aside, and Simon, and they that were with him into Bethbessen, which is in the desert: and he built up the ruins thereof, and they fortified it.And Ionathas retyred aside, and Simon, and they that were with him into Bethbessen, which is in the desert: and he built vp the ruins therof, and they fortified it.✦et secessit Jonathas, et Simon, et qui cum eo erant, in Bethbessen, quæ est in deserto : et exstruxit diruta ejus, et firmaverunt eam.
63And Bacchides understood it, and gathered together all his multitude: and sent word to them that were of Jewry.And Bacchides vnderstood it, and gathered together al his multitude: and sent word to them that were of Iurie.Et cognovit Bacchides, et congregavit universam multitudinem suam : et his, qui de Judæa erant, denuntiavit.
64And he came, and camped above Bethbessen, and assaulted it many days, and made machinas: siege engines.And he came, and camped aboue Bethbessen, and assaulted it manie dayes, and made engins.Et venit, et castra posuit desuper Bethbessen : et oppugnavit eam dies multos, et fecit machinas.
65And Jonathas left Simon his brother in the city, and went forth into the country, and came with a number,And Ionathas left Simon his brother in the citie, and went forth into the countrie, and came with a number,✦Et reliquit Jonathas Simonem fratrem suum in civitate, et exiit in regionem, et venit cum numero :
66and stroke Odares, and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron in their tabernacles, and he began to slay, and to grow in forces.and stroke Odares, and his bretheren, and the children of Phaseron in their tabernacles, & he began to slay, and to grow in forces.✦et percussit Odaren et fratres ejus, et filios Phaseron in tabernaculis ipsorum : et cœpit cædere, et crescere in virtutibus.
67But Simon and they that were with him, went out of the city, and burnt the engines,But Simon and they that were with him, went out of the citie, and burnt the engins,Simon vero, et qui cum ipso erant, exierunt de civitate, et succenderunt machinas,
68and they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, because his counsel, and his conflict was in vain.and they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, because his counsel, and his conflict was in vayne.et pugnaverunt contra Bacchidem, et contritus est ab eis : et afflixerunt eum valde, quoniam consilium ejus et congressus ejus erat inanis.
69And being angry against the wicked men, that had given him counsel to come into their country, he slew many of them: but himself thought with the rest to depart into their country.And being angrie against the wicked men, that had geuen him counsel to come into their countrie, he slewe manie of them: but himself thought with the rest to depart into their countrie.✦Et iratus contra viros iniquos, qui ei consilium dederant ut veniret in regionem ipsorum, multos ex eis occidit : ipse autem cogitavit cum reliquis abire in regionem suam.
70And Jonathas understood it, and he sent unto him legatos: envoys, ambassadors to make peace with him, and to render unto him the captives.And Ionathas vnderstood it, and he sent vnto him legates to make peace with him, and to render vnto him the captiues.✦Et cognovit Jonathas : et misit ad eum legatos componere pacem cum ipso, et reddere ei captivitatem.
71And he took it gladly, and did according to his words, and sware that he would do him no harm all the days of his life.And he tooke it gladly, and did according to his wordes, & sware that he would doe him no harme al the dayes of his life.Et libenter accepit, et fecit secundum verba ejus, et juravit se nihil facturum ei mali omnibus diebus vitæ ejus.
72And he rendered unto him the captives, which he before had taken for a prædatus: plunder, spoil taken in war, out of the land of Juda: and returning he departed into his own country, and he added no more to come into their coasts.And he rendered vnto him the captiues, which he before had taken for a praye, out of the land of Iuda: and returning he departed into his owne countrie, and he added no more to come into their coasts.Et reddidit ei captivitatem, quam prius erat prædatus de terra Juda : et conversus abiit in terram suam, et non apposuit amplius venire in fines ejus.
73And the sword ceased out of Israel: and Jonathas dwelt in Machmas, and Jonathas began there to judge the people, and he destroyed the impious out of Israel.And the sword ceased out of Israel: and Ionathas dwelt in Machmas, & Ionathas began there to iudge the people, and he destroyed the impious out of Israel.✦Et cessavit gladius ex Israël : et habitavit Jonathas in Machmas, et cœpit Jonathas ibi judicare populum, et exterminavit impios ex Israël.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.