Holy fire, and the book of the law were conserved by Jeremie the prophet, in the transmigration into Babylon. 4. Likewise the Tabernacle of Moyses the Ark, and Altar of incense in a secret place. 8. As Moyses had dedicated the Tabernacle, and Salomon the Temple: 14. so Judas Machabeus cleansing the Temple, and making a new Altar, instituted a feast of the Dedication thereof. 20. The Preface of the Author abridging the history of the Machabees written by Jason in five books.Holie fire, and the booke of the law were conserued by Ieremie the prophet, in the transmigration into Babylon. 4. Likewise the Tabernacle of Moyses the Arke, and Altar of incense in a secrete place. 8. As Moyses had dedicated the Tabernacle, and Salomon the Temple: 14. so Iudas Machabeus clensing the Temple, and making a new Altar, instituted a feast of the Dedication therof. 20. The Preface of the Auctor abridging the historie of the Machabees written by Iason in fiue bookes.✦
And it is found in the descriptions of Jeremie the prophet, that he commanded them that went in transmigratio: the deportation into exile, to take the fire, as it was signified, and as he commanded them that were carried away in transmigration.AND it is found in the descriptions of Ieremie the prophet, that he commanded them that went in transmigration, to take the fire, as it was signified, & as he commanded them that were caried away in transmigration.✦Invenitur autem in descriptionibus Jeremiæ prophetæ, quod jussit eos ignem accipere qui transmigrabant, ut significatum est, et ut mandavit transmigratis.
2And he gave them a law that they should not forget the precepts of our Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them.And he gaue them a law that they should not forget the precepts of our Lord, and that they should not erre in their mindes, seing the idols of gold, and siluer, and the ornaments of them.✦Et dedit illis legem, ne obliviscerentur præcepta Domini, et non exerrarent mentibus, videntes simulacra aurea et argentea, et ornamenta eorum.
3And saying other like things, he exhorted them that they would not remove the law from their heart.And saying other like thinges, he exhorted them that they would not remoue the law from their hart.Et alia hujusmodi dicens, hortabatur ne legem amoverent a corde suo.
4And it was in the same writing, how the prophet commanded by the divine answer made to him, that the tabernacle, and the ark should follow in company with him, till he came forth into the mount in which Moyses ascended, and saw the inheritance of God.And it was in the same writing, how the prophet commanded by the diuine answer made to him, that the tabernacle, & the arke should folow in company with him, til he came forth into the mount in which Moyses ascended, and saw the inheritance of God.✦Erat autem in ipsa scriptura, quomodo tabernaculum et arcam jussit propheta divino responso ad se facto comitari secum, usquequo exiit in montem in quo Moyses ascendit, et vidit Dei hæreditatem.
5And Jeremie coming thither found a place of a cave: and he brought the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense in thither, and stopped the door.And Ieremie coming thither found a place of a caue: & he brought the tabernacle, and the arke, and the altar of incense in thither, and stopped the doore.Et veniens ibi Jeremias, invenit locum speluncæ : et tabernaculum, et arcam, et altare incensi intulit illuc, et ostium obstruxit.
6And there came certain withal, that followed, to mark the place for themselves: and they could not find it.And there came certaine withal, that folowed, to marke the place for themselues: and they could not finde it.Et accesserunt quidam simul, qui sequebantur, ut notarent sibi locum : et non potuerunt invenire.
7And as Jeremie understood it, blaming them he said: that the place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and become propitious:And as Ieremie vnderstood it, blaming them he sayd: that the place shal be vnknowne, til God gather together the congregation of the people, and become propicious:✦Ut autem cognovit Jeremias, culpans illos dixit : Quod ignotus erit locus donec congreget Deus congregationem populi, et propitius fiat :
8and then our Lord will show these things, and the majesty of our Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also made manifest to Moyses, and as when Salomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God, he did manifest these things.and then our Lord wil shew these thinges, and the maiestie of our Lord shal appeare, & there shal be a cloude as it was also made manifest to Moyses, and as when Salomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God, he did manifest these thinges.✦et tunc Dominus ostendet hæc, et apparebit majestas Domini, et nubes erit, sicut et Moysi manifestabatur, et sicut cum Salomon petiit ut locus sanctificaretur magno Deo, manifestabat hæc.
9For he handled wisdom magnifice: magnificently: as having wisdom, did he offer the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the consummation of the temple.For he handled wisedom magnifically: as hauing wisedome, did he offer the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the consummation of the temple.✦Magnifice etenim sapientiam tractabat : et ut sapientiam habens, obtulit sacrificium dedicationis et consummationis templi.
10As Moyses also prayed to our Lord, and as Salomon prayed, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust.As Moyses also prayed to our Lord, and as Salomon prayed, and fire came downe from heauen, and consumed the holocaust.✦Sicut et Moyses orabat ad Dominum, et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum, sic et Salomon oravit, et descendit ignis de cælo et consumpsit holocaustum.
11And Moyses said: Because that which was for sin, was not eaten, it was consumed.And Moyses sayd: Because that which was for sinne, was not eaten, it was consumed.✦Et dixit Moyses : Eo quod non sit comestum quod erat pro peccato, consumptum est.
12In like manner Salomon also eight days celebrated the dedication.In like maner Salomon also eight dayes celebrated the dedication.Similiter et Salomon octo diebus celebravit dedicationem.
13And these selfsame things were put in the descriptions, and commentaria: published critical notes; registers, memoirs of Nehemias: and after what sort he making a library gathered together books of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings, and concerning the donaria: votive offerings.And these self same thinges were put in the descriptions, and commentaries of Nehemias: and after what sort he making a librarie gathered together bookes of the prophetes, and of Dauid, and the epistles of the kinges, and concerning the donaries.✦Inferebantur autem in descriptionibus et commentariis Nehemiæ hæc eadem : et ut construens bibliothecam congregavit de regionibus libros et prophetarum et David, et epistolas regum, et de donariis.
14And in like manner Judas also such things as were fallen away by the war that happened to us, gathered them all together, and they are with us.And in like maner Iudas also such thinges as were fallen away by the warre that happened to vs, gathered them al together, and they are with vs.✦Similiter autem et Judas ea quæ deciderant per bellum quod nobis acciderat, congregavit omnia, et sunt apud nos.
15If therefore you desire these things, send some that may fetch them unto you.If therfore you desire these thinges, send some that may fetch them vnto you.Si ergo desideratis hæc, mittite qui perferant vobis.
16We therefore meaning to keep the purification have written unto you: You shall do well then, if you keep these days.We therfore meaning to kepe the purification haue written vnto you: You shal doe wel then, if you kepe these dayes.Acturi itaque purificationem scripsimus vobis : bene ergo facietis, si egeritis hos dies.
17And God that hath delivered his people, and rendered the inheritance to all, the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctification,And God that hath deliuered his people, and rendered the inheritance to al, the kingdom, and the priesthoode, and the sanctification,✦Deus autem, qui liberavit populum suum, et reddidit hæreditatem omnibus, et regnum, et sacerdotium, et sanctificationem,
18as he promised in the law, we hope that he will quickly have mercy upon us, and will gather us together from under heaven into the holy place.as he promised in the law, we hope that he wil quickly haue mercie vpon vs, and wil gather vs together from vnder heauen into the holie place.sicut promisit in lege, speramus quod cito nostri miserebitur, et congregabit de sub cælo in locum sanctum.
19For he hath delivered us out of great perils, and hath purged the place.For he hath deliuered vs out of great perils, and hath purged the place. *Eripuit enim nos de magnis periculis, et locum purgavit.
20Concerning Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and of the purification of the great temple, and of the dedication of the altar,Concerning Iudas Machabeus, and his brethren, and of the purification of the great temple, and of the dedication of the altar,✦De Juda vero Machabæo, et fratribus ejus, et de templi magni purificatione, et de aræ dedicatione,
21Yea and of the battles that pertain to Antiochus the Noble, and his son Eupator:Yea and of the battels that perteyne to Antiochus the Noble, and his sonne Eupator:✦sed et de præliis quæ pertinent ad Antiochum Nobilem et filium ejus Eupatorem,
22and of the apparitions, that were made from heaven to them, that did manfully for the Jews, so that being few they revenged the whole country, and put to flight the barbarous multitude:and of the apparitions, that were made from heauen to them, that did manfully for the Iewes, so that being few they reuenged the whole countrie, and put to flight the barbarous multitude:✦et de illuminationibus quæ de cælo factæ sunt ad eos qui pro Judæis fortiter fecerunt, ita ut universam regionem, cum pauci essent, vindicarent, et barbaram multitudinem fugarent,
23and repaired the most famous temple in all the world, and delivered the city, and the laws that were abolished, were restored, our Lord with all clemency being made propitious unto them.and repayred the most famous temple in al the world, and deliuered the citie, and the lawes that were abolished, were restored, our Lord with al clemencie being made propicious vnto them.✦et famosissimum in toto orbe templum recuperarent, et civitatem liberarent, et leges quæ abolitæ erant, restituerentur, Domino cum omni tranquillitate propitio facto illis.
24Also the things which by Jason the Cyrenean, are comprised in five books we have attempted to abridge in one volume.Also the thinges which by Iason the Cyrenean, are comprised in fiue bookes we haue attempted to abridge in one volume.✦Itemque ab Jasone Cyrenæo quinque libris comprehensa tentavimus nos uno volumine breviare.
25For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty to them, that will attempt the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of matters:For considering the multitude of bookes, and the difficultie to them, that wil attempt the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of matters:Considerantes enim multitudinem librorum, et difficultatem volentibus aggredi narrationes historiarum propter multitudinem rerum,
26we have been careful for them that are willing to read, that there might be oblectatio: delight of the mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit it to memory: and that profit might ensue to all that read it.we haue bene careful for them that are willing to reade, that there might be delectation of the minde: and for the studious, that they may more easily comitte it to memorie: and that profite might ensewe to al that read it.curavimus volentibus quidem legere, ut esset animi oblectatio : studiosis vero, ut facilius possint memoriæ commendare : omnibus autem legentibus utilitas conferatur.
27And to our own selves in deed, which have taken upon us this work to make an abridgement, we have taken in hand no easy labour, yea rather a business full of watching and sweat.And to our owne selues in deede, which haue taken vpon vs this worke to make an abridgement, we haue taken in hand no easie labour, yea rather a busines ful of watching and swette.✦Et nobis quidem ipsis, qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus, non facilem laborem, immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudoris assumpsimus.
28As they that prepare a feast, and seek to parere: stoop patronizingly; comply with, accommodate ourselves to to other men's will: for many men's sakes we do willingly sustain the labour.As they that prepare a feast, and seeke to condescend to other mens wil: for manie mens sakes we doe willingly susteyne the labour.Sicut hi qui præparant convivium, et quærunt aliorum voluntati parere propter multorum gratiam, libenter laborem sustinemus.
29The verity quidem: certainly, indeed concerning every particular leaving to the authors, and our own selves according to the form that is given, studying to be brief.The * veritie certes concerning euery particular leauing to the auctors, and our selues according to the forme that is geuen, studying to be briefe.✦Veritatem quidem de singulis auctoribus concedentes, ipsi autem secundum datam formam brevitati studentes.
30For as the builder of a new house must have care of the whole building: but he that hath the care to paint, must seek out the things that are apt for garnishing: so must it be esteemed also in us.For as the builder of a new house must haue care of the whole building: but he that hath the care to paint, must seeke out the thinges that are apt for garnishing: so must it be esteemed also in vs.✦Sicut enim novæ domus architecto de universa structura curandum est ; ei vero qui pingere curat, quæ apta sunt ad ornatum exquirenda sunt : ita æstimandum est et in nobis.
31For to gather together the understanding, to order the speech, and curiously to discuss every particular part, agreeth to the author of an history:For to gather together the vnderstanding, to order the speach, and curiously to discusse euerie particular part, agreeth to the auctor of an historie:✦Etenim intellectum colligere, et ordinare sermonem, et curiosius partes singulas quasque disquirere, historiæ congruit auctori :
32but to pursue the brevity of speech, and to avoid the exact declarations of things, is to be granted to him that abridgeth.but to pursew the breuitie of speach, & to auoyde the exact declarations of thinges, is to be granted to him that abridgeth.✦brevitatem vero dictionis sectari, et executiones rerum vitare, brevianti concedendum est.
33From hence then will we begin the narration: of the preface let it be sufficient to have said thus much. for it is a foolish thing before the history to flow over, and in the history to be short.From hence then wil we begine the narration: of the preface let it be sufficient to haue sayd thus much. for it is a foolish thing before the historie to flow ouer, and in the historie to be shorte. *Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus : de præfatione tantum dixisse sufficiat. Stultum etenim est ante historiam effluere, in ipsa autem historia succingi.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.