Antiochus repulsed from Persepolis, 3. and hearing that his army is overthrown in Jewry: 9. worms issuing from his body, intolerably stinking: 11. acknowledgeth his wicked deserts: 14. promiseth amendment, 18. writeth to the Jews, praying them to obey him, and his son, 28. and dieth miserably.Antiochus repulsed from Persepolis, 3. and hearing that his armie is ouerthrowne in Iurie: 9. wormes issuing from his bodie, intolerably stincking: 11. acknowlegeth his wicked desertes: 14. promiseth amendment, 18. writeth to the Iewes, praying them to obey him, and his sonne, 28. and dyeth miserably.✦
At that time Antiochus returned out of Persis dishonourably.AT that time Antiochus returned out of Persis dishonourably.Eodem tempore, Antiochus inhoneste revertebatur de Perside.
2For he had entered into the city which is called Persipolis, and he attempted to spoil the temple, and to oppress the city: but the multitude running together to arms, they were put to flight: and so it chanced that Antiochus after his flight returned with dishonour.For he had entered into the citie which is called Persipolis, and he attempted to spoile the temple, and to oppresse the citie: but the multitude running together to armes, they were pnt to flight: and so it chanced that Antiochus after his flight returned with dishonour.✦Intraverat enim in eam quæ dicitur Persepolis, et tentavit expoliare templum, et civitatem opprimere : sed multitudine ad arma concurrente, in fugam versi sunt : et ita contigit ut Antiochus post fugam turpiter rediret.
3And when he was come about Ecbatana, he understood the things that were done to Nicanor and Timothee.And when he was come about Ecbatana, he vnderstood the thinges that were done to Nicanor and Timothee.✦Et cum venisset circa Ecbatanam, recognovit quæ erga Nicanorem et Timotheum gesta sunt.
4And swelling in anger, he thought that he might retorquere: avenge, requite upon the injury of them, that had put him to flight, upon the Jews. And therefore he commanded his chariot to be driven, journeying without intermission, the heavenly judgement urging him forward, because he spoke so proudly, that he would come to Jerusalem, and make it an heap of the sepulchre of the Jews.And swelling in anger, he thought that he might wreake the iniurie of them, that had put him to flight, vpon the Iewes. And therfore he commanded his chariotte to be driuen, iorneing without intermission, the heauenlie iudgement vrging him forward, becaufe he spoke so proudly, that he would come to Ierusalem, & make it an heape of the sepulchre of the Iewes.✦Elatus autem in ira, arbitrabatur se injuriam illorum qui se fugaverant posse in Judæos retorquere : ideoque jussit agitari currum suum sine intermissione agens iter, cælesti eum judicio perurgente, eo quod ita superbe locutus est se venturum Jerosolymam, et congeriem sepulchri Judæorum eam facturum.
5But he that seeth all things our Lord the God of Israel, stroke him with an incurable and invisible plague. For as he ended this very speech, a cruel plague of the bowels took him, and bitter torments of the inner parts:But he that seeth al thinges our Lord the God of Israel, stroke him with an vncurable and inuisible plague. For as he ended this verie speach, a cruel plague of the bowels tooke him, and bitter torments of the inner parts:✦Sed qui universa conspicit Dominus Deus Israël, percussit eum insanabili et invisibili plaga. Ut enim finivit hunc ipsum sermonem, apprehendit eum dolor dirus viscerum, et amara internorum tormenta :
6and indeed very justly, as who had tormented the bowels of others with many and new torments, albeit he by no means ceased from his malice.and in dede very iustly, as who had tormented the bowels of others with manie and new torments, albeit he by no meanes ceased from his malice.et quidem satis juste, quippe qui multis et novis cruciatibus aliorum torserat viscera, licet ille nullo modo a sua malitia cessaret.
7And beside this replenished with pride, breathing fire in his mind against the Jews, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it chanced him going with violence to fall from the chariot, and his limbs to be vexed with a grievous bruising of the body.And beside this replenished with pride, breathing fire in his minde against the Iewes, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it chanced him going with violence to fal from the chariot, and his limmes to be vexed with a greeuous bruising of the bodie.✦Super hoc autem superbia repletus, ignem spirans animo in Judæos, et præcipiens accelerari negotium, contigit illum impetu euntem de curru cadere, et gravi corporis collisione membra vexari.
8And he that seemed to himself to rule even over the waves of the sea, replenished with pride above the measure of man, and to weigh the heights of mountains in a balance, now being humbled to the ground was carried in a gestatorio: portable, made to be carried seat, testifying the manifest power of God in himself:And he that seemed to himself to rule euen ouer the waues of the sea, replenished with pride aboue the measure of man, and to weye the heights of mountaines in a balance, now being humbled to the ground was caried in a portatiue seate, testifying the manifest power of God in himself:Isque qui sibi videbatur etiam fluctibus maris imperare, supra humanum modum superbia repletus, et montium altitudines in statera appendere, nunc humiliatus ad terram in gestatorio portabatur, manifestam Dei virtutem in semetipso contestans :
9so that out of the body of the impious man, worms crawled abundantly, and his live flesh fell off for pains, with his smell also and stink the army was annoyed.so that out of the bodie of the impious man, wormes crawled abundantly, and his liue flesh fel of for paynes, with his smel also & stinke the armie was anoyed.✦ita ut de corpore impii vermes scaturirent, ac viventis in doloribus carnes ejus effluerent, odore etiam illius et fœtore exercitus gravaretur :
10And he that a little before thought to touch the stars of heaven, him no man could carry for the intolerable stink.And he that a litle before thought to touch the starres of heauen, him no man could carie for the intolerable stinke.et qui paulo ante sidera cæli contingere se arbitrabatur, eum nemo poterat propter intolerantiam fœtoris portare.
11Hereby therefore he began, being brought from his great pride, to come to the knowledge of himself, admonished by the plague of God, his pains increasing every moment.Hereby therfore he begane, being brought from his great pride, to come to the knowlege of himself, admonished by the plague of God, his paines increasing euerie moment.Hinc igitur cœpit ex gravi superbia deductus ad agnitionem sui venire, divina admonitus plaga, per momenta singula doloribus suis augmenta capientibus.
12And when neither himself now could abide his own stink, thus he said: It is reason to be subject to God, and a mortal man not to think of himself equally with God.And when neither himself now could abide his owne stinke, thus he sayd: It is reason to be subiect to God, & a mortal man not to thinke of himself equally with God.✦Et cum nec ipse jam fœtorem suum ferre posset, ita ait : Justum est subditum esse Deo, et mortalem non paria Deo sentire.
13And this wicked man prayed to our Lord, of whom he was not to obtain mercy.And this wicked man prayed to our Lord, of whom he was not to obteyne mercie.✦Orabat autem hic scelestus Dominum, a quo non esset misericordiam consecuturus.
14And the city to the which he came in haste to have brought it to the ground, and to have made it a sepulchre of bodies heaped together, now wisheth to make it free:And the citie to the which he came in hast to haue brought it to the ground, & to haue made it a sepulchre of bodies heaped together, now wisheth to make it free:Et civitatem, ad quam festinans veniebat ut eam ad solum deduceret ac sepulchrum congestorum faceret, nunc optat liberam reddere :
15And the Jews whom he said he would not dignos habiturum: deign, think worthy worthy, no not of burial, but would give them to birds and wild beasts to be spoiled, and destroy them with the little ones, now he promiseth to make them equal with the Athenians.And the Iewes whom he sayd he would not vouchsafe worthie, no not of burial, but would geue them to birds & wilde beastes to be spoiled, & destroy them with the litle ones, now he promiseth to make them equal with the Athenians.✦et Judæos, quos nec sepultura quidem se dignos habiturum, sed avibus ac feris diripiendos traditurum, et cum parvulis exterminaturum dixerat, æquales nunc Atheniensibus facturum pollicetur :
16The holy temple also, which before he had spoiled, he would adorn with goodly donis: votive offerings, gifts dedicated in the sanctuary, and would multiply the holy vessels, and of his revenues would allow the charges pertaining to the sacrifices.The holie temple also, which before he had spoiled, he would adorne with goodlie donaries, and would multiplie the holie vessels, and of his reuenewes would allow the charges perteyning to the sacrifices.templum etiam sanctum, quod prius expoliaverat, optimis donis ornaturum, et sancta vasa multiplicaturum, et pertinentes ad sacrificia sumptus de redditibus suis præstaturum :
17Besides these things, that he would be a Jew also, and would walk through every place of the earth, and would declare the power of God.Besides these thinges, that he would be a Iew also, & would walke through euerie place of the earth, and would declare the power of God.✦super hæc, et Judæum se futurum, et omnem locum terræ perambulaturum, et prædicaturum Dei potestatem.
18But the pains ceasing not (for the just judgement of God was come upon him) despairing he wrote to the Jews by the manner of a supplication an epistle containing these words:But the paines ceasing not (for the iust iudgement of God was come vpon him) despayring he wrote to the Iewes by the maner of a supplication an epistle conteyning these words:✦Sed non cessantibus doloribus (supervenerat enim in eum justum Dei judicium), desperans scripsit ad Judæos in modum deprecationis epistolam hæc continentem :
19To his very good subjects the Jews the king and prince Antiochus, much health, and welfare, and to be happy.To HIS VERY GOOD SVBIECTES the Iewes the king & prince Antiochus, much health, & welfare, and to be happie.Optimis civibus Judæis plurimam salutem, et bene valere, et esse felices, rex et principes Antiochus.
20If you and your children farewell, and if things be with you to your mind, we give very great thanks.If you and your children farewel, & if thinges be with you to your mind, we geue very great thankes.✦Si bene valetis, et filii vestri, et ex sententia vobis cuncta sunt, maximas agimus gratias.
21And I being in infirmity, and mindful of you benigne: graciously, kindly, being returned out of the places of Persis, and taken with a grievous infirmity, have thought it necessary to have a care for the common profit:And I being in infirmitie, and mindeful of you benignely, being returned out of the places of Persis, & taken with a grieuous infirmitie, haue thought it necessarie to haue a care for the common profite:Et ego in infirmitate constitutus, vestri autem memor benigne reversus de Persidis locis, et infirmitate gravi apprehensus, necessarium duxi pro communi utilitate curam habere :
22not despairing of myself, but having great hope to escape the sickness.not despayring of myself, but hauing great hope to escape the sicknes.non desperans memetipsum, sed spem multam habens effugiendi infirmitatem.
23But considering that my father also, at what times he led his army in the higher places, he shewed who should take the principatum: sovereignty, the office of chief rule after him:But considering that my father also, at what times he led his armie in the higher places, he shewed who should take the princedome after him:✦Respiciens autem quod et pater meus, quibus temporibus in locis superioribus ducebat exercitum, ostendit qui post se susciperet principatum :
24that if any mishap should chance, or hard tidings be told, they that were in the countries, knowing to whom the whole government was committed, might not be troubled.that if any mishappe should chance, or hard tydings be told, they that were in the countries, knowing to whom the whole gouernement was committed, might not be trubled.ut si quid contrarium accideret, aut difficile nuntiaretur, scientes hi qui in regionibus erant, cui esset rerum summa derelicta, non turbarentur.
25Besides this, considering that all the potentes: powerful men, magnates: not abstract 'powers' or 'authorities', and bordering neighbours wait for times, and exspectantes: await, wait for: not merely anticipate the event, I have appointed my son Antiochus king, whom, I having recourse oftentimes to the higher kingdoms did commend to many of you: and I have written to him that which is set down here beneath.Besides this, considering that al the potestates, and bordering neighboures wayte for times, and expect the euent, I haue appointed my sonne Antiochus king, whom, I hauing recourse oftentimes to the higher kingdoms did commend to manie of you: & I haue writen to him that which is set downe here beneath.✦Ad hæc, considerans de proximo potentes quosque et vicinos temporibus insidiantes, et eventum exspectantes, designavi filium meum Antiochum regem, quem sæpe recurrens in superiora regna multis vestrum commendabam : et scripsi ad eum quæ subjecta sunt.
26I pray you therefore, and desire you mindful of the benefits both public and private, that every one keep his fidelity to me, and to my son.I pray you therfore, and desire you mindful of the benefits both publike and priuate, that euerie one keepe his fidelitie to me, and to my sonne.✦Ora itaque vos, et peto memores beneficiorum publice et privatim, ut unusquisque conservet fidem ad me et ad filium meum.
27For I trust that he will deal modestly and gently, and following my purpose, and that he will be communem: affable, accessible to all: not ordinary or vulgar unto you.For I trust that he wil deale modestly & gently, and folowing my purpose, and that he wil be common vnto you.✦Confido enim eum modeste et humane acturum, et sequentem propositum meum, et communem vobis fore.
28Therefore the murderer, and blasphemer being very sore stricken, and as himself had handled others, in a peregre: foreign, of another country: not odd country among the mountains, with a miserable death departed this life.Therfore the murderer, and blasphemer being very sore strooken, and as himself had handled others, in a strange countrie among the mountaynes, with a miserable death departed this life.✦Igitur homicida et blasphemus pessime percussus, et ut ipse alios tractaverat, peregre in montibus miserabili obitu vita functus est.
29But Philip his foster brother removed his body: who fearing the son of Antiochus, went to Ptolomee Philometor into Egypt.But Philip his foster brother remoued his bodie: who fearing the sonne of Antiochus, went to Ptolomee Philometor into Ægypt. *Transferebat autem corpus Philippus collactaneus ejus : qui, metuens filium Antiochi, ad Ptolemæum Philometorem in Ægyptum abiit.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.