1 Machabees — Chapter 11

And Demetrius fent an epiftle to lonathas in peaceable words , to maguifie him. 4. For he fayd ; Let vs preuent to make peace with him, the euils , chat we haue done. againft him , and againft his brother, and ag‘inft his nation, 6. And he gaue him authoritie to gather anarmie, and to make weapons, and to be himfelf his felow: and the hoftages that were in the caftel, he cotnmanded to be deliuered to him,7. And lo- nathas came into lerufalem, arid read the epiftles in the hearing of al the people, and of them that wete in the calle, 8, And they feared with to gather an armit.g.And the hoftages were delivered to Ionathas, and he rendered them to their parents, 10, And Jonathasdwelt in lerufa- lem, and began t build, & rorenew the citie, 1, And hefpake to them round about with {quare {tenes for munition : and fo they. did. 12. And the Aliens fled that werein the holds which Bacchides had built:13,and. vale in Bethfura there remained fome of them , that had forfakenthe law, and the precepts of God: for this was for a refuge to them. a5. And Alexander the King heard of the promifes, that Demetrius had promi- fed ta lonathas = and they tofd himthe battcls, & the worthie acts that ne did, andhis bretheren , andthe labours, that they endured: 16..and de fayd; FIRST BOOK King heard it, and he gathered together an exceeding - before he make with Alexandet againft vs: s. for he wil remember al ! creat feare, becaufe they heard thatthe King gaue him authoritie to: “that made the works, thar they fhould butid che wals , and mount Sion. enerie man left his place , & departed into his owe countrie :14..0nl> ce etn ed ee ee eee eee --- PAGE 1900 --- eee nD OF MACHABEES, 883 he fayd : Why , fhal we find any fuch man ? and gow we wil make him a freind ,and our felow. 17 And he wrote anepiftle, and fent itto hin according to thefe words, faying:18. KING Alexander to his bro- ther Ionathas greeting. 19. We haue heard of thee, that thou art mightic of powre, and art meet to be our freind: 20, and now (b) we make thee this day high Prieft of thy nation , that thou be called the Kings freind (& he fent him purple , and acrowne of gold) & in our affaires thou be of one mind with vs,and keepe amitie rowards vs. 2x.And Ionathas put on him the holie ftole the feuenth month,in the yeare an hundreth three- feore in the folemne day of Scenopegia : and he gathered an.armie , and made very manie weapons, 22. And Demetrius heardchefe words, and was exceeding forie, and fayd: 23. Whatis this that we haue done, that Alexander hath preuented vs to rake thefrendfhippe of the lewes for his {trength 2.24. I alfo wil write to them words of requeft, and dignities, and guifts ; thatthey may be with me to ayde me, 25, And he wrote to them in thefe words : K] NG Demetrius tothe nation of the lewes greeting. 26. Becaufe you haue kept couenant towards vs , and haue continewed in our amitie, and haue not joyned to our enemies, (c) we haue heard ofit, and are glad, 27.And now perfeuere ftilto keepe fide- litie towards vs , & we wil reward you with good things, for thatyou haue done with vs, 28, And we wil remitte you manic charges,and wil giue you manie gu’fts, 29. And now I releafe you,and al the Iewes from tribures,& I pardon you the prices of falt,& remitte the crownes,& the thirds of the feed : 30, and the halfe of the fruit of trees which ism portion, I leaueto you fré this day forward, that it be not taken of the Galilee from this day & for euer: 31.8 let lerufaiem be holie , and free with the coafts therof: & the tithes, & tributes be they to it.32.1 releafe alfo the authoritie of the caftel, thatis in lerufalem, and I giue it to the High-Prieft, to place therinmen whomfoeuer he fhal choofe, that may difcharged alfo fr6 tributes of their cartel. 34. And al the foléne dayes, & the fabbaths, & thenew moones, & the dayes appointed , and.three dayes before the folemneday , and three dayes after the folemne day ler ‘thé al be of immunitie & remiffion, to al the Jewes that are.in my King. dom : 35. & nomanfhalhaue powreto dee any thing, & to make bufi- the lewesin the Kings armie te the number of thirtie thoufand-men:.& allowance {hal be giuen them as bchoueth to al the Kings-bands , & of them there fhal-be ordayned certaine that fhal be in the torrreffes of the r great King: 37. and ofthefe there {hal be appeynted ouer rhe affaires.of tthe Kingdom , that are done of truft , asd let there be Princes of them, and ler them walle in their owne lawes, asthe King hath commanded nthe land of Juda. 38. And the three cities that areadded to Lurie.ot the. Rerre ¥ Tewes had ree land of Juda, and of the three cities that are added rherto of Samaria, &. Keepe it. 33. And euerie foule of the ewes, that is captive from the land of luda in al my Kingdom ,1 difmiffe free fornothing, thatal may be. nefles againft any of them in any caufe. 36, And let there be enrolled of soo arena eee 4 (b) It wasno in the Kings powre to make Ionathas high- Prieft but he being fo be- fore, the King froin this time did fo account him, (e)This King Demetrius to get his dcfi- redpurpofe, } flickednot to write a plaine lye, for he had! heard that the: fafed-him and madeleague with his eni- J micAlexandes.J ¥. 32,25, --- PAGE 1901 --- d ‘Notwith- ‘tanding tue treat offers nf euil difpo~ fed men , Lo- nathas and al prudent intn confidering ‘ttheir former {wicked deeds donot giue credite to glo- rious wordes, (e)This Prolo- meus Philome. tor decidcda controuerfie, thar the Lewes had the true temple in Ie- tufalem , and that the Sama- {vicanes temple! in Garizim was fchifma. tical: which dhe iudged , be- Caufe albeit aptiquitic , yet only the Ie- wes proued by continual fucceflion of high priefts from Aaren, and fhewed @that the other departed from them , firft in the time of Ie- roboam, and afterwards built chat rem- ple in Gari- zim, when both pleaded ’ 88.4 FIRST BOOK the countrie of Samaria ,letthem be accounted-with luries that the may bevnderone. and obey no other powre , but the High-Priefts:

returned into lerufalem, 8. And King Prolomee obteyned the dominion of the cities euento Seleucia by the fea fide, and he purpofed euil purpoles agaiaft Alexander. 9. And fent legatesto Demetrius,faying: Come, let vs makealeague between vs, and I wil giue thee my daughter that Alexander hath,and thouthalt reigne inthe Kingdom of thy father. 10. For it repenteth tue that! haue giuen him my daughter : for he hath fought to kil me, 11. And he difprafed him, for thathe-coueted his kingdom , 12. and he tooke away his daughter, & gaue her to Demetrius, and alienated himfelf from Alexander , and his emnities were made manifeft, 13. And Prolomee entred into An- ‘tioch,& he put two crownes vpon his head,of Agypt,&- of Afta,1q.But Alexander the King was in Cilicia at that time: becaufe they rebelled b)When Pa- 7 ftors endeuour, to extirpate finne out of the minds of the people , thefe that hate god- lines, fageett to temporal princes that that were inthofe places. 1s. And Alexander heard it, and cameto him into battel : and Prolomee the King brought forth an armie , and mette 'preachi ng is fo] hin with a {trong power, and put him to flight.16, And Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be protected : and King Ptolomee was exalted.17, itheit fate. And Zabdiel an Arabian tooke off Alexanders head, & fent it to Prolo- mee.18.And King Ptolomee died the third day: & they that were in the fortreffes, periihed by them that were within the campe. 19.And Deme- trius reigned the yeare an hundreth fixtie feuen.20, In thofe dayes Iona- thas gathered together thé, that were in Iurie , to wiane the caltel in Ie- rufalein : and they made engins againft it. 21. And certaine(b)that hated their owne nation wicked men, went to King Demetrius, and told him that Ionathas befieged the caftel. 22, And as he heard ithe was wrath: and forthwith be came to Prolemais , and wrote to lonathas , tharhe thould not befiege the caftel , but fhould meet him to talke togetherin haft, 23, Butas lonathasheardit, (c) he bade them befiege it : and he chofe of the ancientsof Ifrael, and of the Priefts,and put himfelf in ha- ‘*ds God , isan zard, 24, And he rooke gold, & filuer,and rayments,& manie other pre- fents,& went tothe King to Prolomais, and he found grace in his fighr.

We therfore would not be troublefome to you,noz to the reft our felowes & freinds in thefe battels,15. For we haue had ayde from heauen , and we are de- Numeniusthe fonne of Antiochus, and Antipater the fonne of -lafon, and haue fentio che Romanes to renew with them the old-amitie and focietie, 17. We therfore haue commanded them that they come vito youalfo, and falute y.ou, and delier you our epiftles , concerning the rene wins the countrie from the enimits inuajions, putting thens to flight: 31. fabdueth ° Siuered, and our enemies are humbled. 16, We haue chofen therfore. ‘ j a ee OF MACHABEES, Bot renewing of our fraternitic.18.And now you thal doe wel in anfwering vs to thefe things. 19. And this(c) the refcripr of the epiftles ; which he had fent to Onias :20.A RIV S the King of the Spartians to Onias the _grand Prieft greeting,21.1¢ is found (d)in fcripture of the Spartians, and the lewes,that they are brethren, & that they are of the ftocke of Abra. writing to vs of your peace. 23. Yeaand we haue writen agayne to you, Our cattel , and our poffeffions, are yours : and yours, ours, We ther- fore haue commanded that thefe things be told-you, 24.. And Jonathas heard that the Princes of Demetrius were come againe with a great ar- mie more chen before to fight againft him. 25,. And he went out from lerufalem, & mette them in the countrie of Amathis : for he gaue them not {pace te enter into his countrie, 26. And he fent {pies into their campe, and they returning reported that they appointed to come vpon them in the night, 27. Andswhen the funne was tet, lonathas comman- ded his men to watch, and to be in armour readie to fight al night , and that lonathas with his campanie was prepared to batrel : & they feared & were afrayd in their hart : and they kindled fyres in their campe. 2 9. But lenathas, & they that were with him, knew in nertil the.morning, and-they faw lightburning , 30. and lonathas folowed them , &.ouer- tooke them not: for they had paffed the riner Eleutherus. 21, And Io. nathas turned afideto the Arabians , that were called Zabadeans, & he to Damafcus, & walked through-al that countrie. 33. But Simon went lonathas returned, and called together the ancients of the people, & he in Ierufalem, and to reare a mount of.a great height. between the caftel they might neither bye nor fel: 37. And they funne, and he repayred it , which is called .Caphetetha : 38.and Simon 2 take the crowne, and ro. extend his-hand againft Antiochus the. King :

had been-before him: and he exalted him inthe fight of al his freinds, 27. and he cefta- . blithed to him the chiefe Priefthood,& whatfoeuer other things he had betore precious, & he made him the chiefe of his freinds. 28.And lona- thas requefted of the King that he would make lurie free , & the three (¢)toparchies,and Samaria,& the confines therof:and he promifed him three hundred talents.29. And the King confented : and he wrote to Io- nathas epiftles of al thefe things ,conteyning this tenure. 30. KING Demetrius to his brother.Jonathas greeting , and to the nation of the lewes, 31. Acopic of the epiftle, which we haue writento Lafthenes our parent cOcerning you, we haue {ent to you that you might know it, {{32, KING Demetrius to Lafthenes his parent greeting, 3 3. Wehaue \Idetermined to doe good to the nation of the lewes our treinds, & that Rererr 3 keepe fuch fpiritual dangerous to \C¢) But zelous! ‘men ceafenor from fo necef- fatiea worke, ‘becaufe Geds Word 38 not tyed, 2.7 ims, 2, ‘(@) And wife Kings wil mott efteem of; _, fuch mé,know- ing that their fidelitic towa- affurance that they wil alfo ibe faithful to \Princes, (e)The King had before ad~ toyned princi- pal places to Iudea which were called 7e parchte that is ‘places of prin- icipalitie or iprincipal go. ‘uernements: now he gran- ted alfo immu- nities to them ‘as toal Iudea iand Samaria, 1A) Three thou- Hand faithful fencountring with an bune dred & twen., qtie thoufand. inhdels, killed fof them in one the citte.48. And they flewin that day an hundred thousad men, & they: day an bun.. dred thoufand, Keep the things that are iuft with vs, for their gentlenes Which they -be broken from this time , and for euer. 77. Now therfore prouide to the holie mount, and ina folemneplace. 38. And Demetriusthe King falem, and that were inthe holds:becaufe they impugned Ifrael.q2,And 888 FIRST BOOK beare towards vs. 34. We haue ordayned therfore vntothem al the coafts of lurie,& the three cities,A pherema, Lyda, & Ramatha; which are added to lurie of Samaria, & al theirconfines,to be fequeftred-to al them that facrifice in lerufalé, forthefe things, which the King receiued of. them euerie yeate,and for the fruits of the land,and of the trees. 35. And orher things, that perteined to vs of the tithes, and of the tributes, from this time we remitte tothem : & the falt Hoores,and the crownes, that were prefented to vs,36, we grant al tothé,& nothing of chefe thal make a copie of thefe, and let it be giuen to Jonathas, & let itbe laydin feeing that the lad was quiet in his fight,& nothing refifted him, he dif. miffed al his armie , euerie man to his place, except the forren armie, which he brought from the iles of the Gentils : and al the bands of his fathers were enemies to him,29.And there was one Tryphd of Alexan- ders part before: and he faw that althe armie murmured againft Deme- trius,& he went-to Emalchmel the Arabian,that brought vp Antiochus the fonne of Alexander: 40.And he lay vpon him,to deliver this Antio- chus-vnto him, toretgne im his fathers place : and he declared vnto hinr what greatthings Demetrius did, and the emnities of his hofts againft him, And he taried there manie dayes. 41. And Jonathas fent to Deme- trius.the King,that he would caft out thé,that were in the caftel in leru- Demetrius fentto Fonathas, faying : 1 wilnot onlie doe thefe things for thee, & forthy nation, but with glorie 1 wil honour. thee,& thy nation, when it thal be time conuenient,43. Now therfore thou thalt doe wel if thou wilt fend men to helpe me: becaufe al mine armie is departed..44. Aind-Tonathas fent him ( f )three thoufaud valient mento Antioch : and they came to the King,& the King was delighted at their comming. 45. And there aflembled they that were of the citie an hundred twentie thoufand men,and they would haucflaine the King. 45, And the King- fled into the court : & they that were of the citie kept the wayes of. the citte,aad began to fight. 47.And the King called the Lewes for ayde: &: they came together to him al at once , & they were al-difperfed chrough burnt the-citie,& tooke maniedpoiles inthat day.& deliueredthe King.

And tihng .fourtiethoufand chofen men into-battel, and came roBerhfan, 42 And Eryphon Jaw. that-lonathas came avith-a greatarmies-to extentvhis hands-vpo commanded him toal:hisreinds , and. gauc:hinxguiits - end.he-com- STITT ham. 22. And now fince we vnderftood thefe things , you doe welin he fet watchmen round about the campe. 28.And the aduerfaries heard {truckethem, & tooke the fpoiles of them, 32. And he ieyned, & came forth, and came euen to Afcalon, andto thenext holds, and he declined. into Loppe, and tooke it,(3 4. For he heard tharthey would deliver the . hold ro Demetrius part) and he pura garrifon there to Keepe it. 35<.And- (e) Morally in: confulted with them to build fortreffes an lucie, 36, & to build the wals. andthe citie, to feparate it from the citie ,.that ix might be alane ; and: came together toduild the:, citie: and the wal fel that was vpan the torrenr:toward the tiling of-the built Adiada in Sephela, and fertified it, and hanged on gates & locks.: keth rode. 59. And when (e) Tryphon bad-purpofed to reigne.over -Afia, and to. -bre went into Bethfan, 41, And lonathas wentforthtomeetehimwith nhim :.and he-feared :.43 and receinedhimavith honour 5k] maudedscenremne,!, (ec) The Spar- tianes had writren this epiftle before Onias writte to thé , though it be here pla- ced afrer, (d) There re- mained with the Spartiates old writesof genealogies, as lofephus fuppofeth.t. f Sizce 5. OP hi338: ce» { Tryphonis no-' ited thepra- yctife of the di-{ ael:-who ine - 7 tending t0.0~ uerthrowa King or a King. . ‘ldom,firtfec. ceive the.pa~ tours sand.to Ideftroy <isem: \efpecially by . errour or other 'fnne.For (as 1S, Gregorie. teacheth..be, - 383 ifthe pa ftourtlife'be corrupted -; his dodirinewil be ‘ ee, Pee oa (a) Simon the fourth gene- jral captaine of the Macha- bees ,& high- prieft excelled his bretheren in wifdome, by the refti- monic gf his father, ¢.2, vos, R92 FIRST BOOK manied os noits to obey hims,as himfeit, 44. And he faydto lonathas: Why haft thou troubled al the people, wheras we haue no warre? 45. And now fend them backe to their houfes, but choofe thee afew men, that may be with thee, and-come with meto Pralomais , and I wil de- liner itto chee , and the other holds , and the armie, and al the ouerfeers of the affaires .and-returning 1 wil depart : for therfore I came, 46. And Ionathas belieued him, and did as he'fayd: and difmilled his ar- mie, and they departed into the land of luda: 47. but he reteyned with him threethoufand men : of whom he fent backe twothoufand into Galilee , and athoufand came with him, 48. But as Ionathas entered into Prolemais, they of Ptolemais fhut the gates of the citie , and they tooke him,and al that nad entered with him they flew with the {word,

, and tried-to the King with petitions, faying: 50. Giue ys the right liand,and let the lewes ceafeto-oppugne vs &the citie. 51. And they threw away their weapons, & made peace , & the lewes. were glorified in the.Kings fight,& were renowmedn the tight of-al that werein his Kingdom , & returned into Terufalem with maniefpoiles..52, And King.Dcmetrius fatein the-feat-of his‘ Kingdom ; andtnedand was.at reft.in his fight.s53.

And he feyned al things whatfoeuer he fayd,& altenared himfelt frd lonathas, and he requited him not according to the benefits,that he had Tryphon rerurned,& with him Antiochus the yong boy , who reigned, and put thecrowne vpon hin, 55. And there gathered vnto him al the bands, which Demetrius had difperfed,and they fought agaynft him:& he fled,and returned the backe. 56. And Tryphon tooke the beafts, and wanne Antioch, 57. And Antiochus the yong man wrote tolonathas, {aying: I appoynt to thee the Prieft-hood , & I place thee ouer the toure cities,thac chou mayft be of the Kings treinds.58.And he fent him veffels of gold for his feruice,and he gaue him leaue(g)to drinke in gold , and to bein purple,& to hauea cheyne of gold:59, And he appointed Simon his brother gouerner from the borders of Tyre euen to the coafts of A- gypt.60.And J onathas went forth, & walked through the cities beyond the riuer ; and al the band of Syria gathered vnto him to helpe him, and hecameto Afcal6, & they methim honourably out of the citie,61.And he went from thence to Gaza: and they that were in Gaza fhut in them- {elues: and he befieged it,8 burnt the things thar were round about the citie,and he {poiled it. 62, And the men of Gaza befought Jonathas,and he gaue them the right hand : and he rooke their fonnes for hoftages, & fent them into lerufalem : and he walked through the countrie euen to Damafcus.63.And Ionathas heard that the Princes of Demetrius preua- ricated in Cades, which isin Galilee,with a great armie meaning to re- mouc him from the affayres of the Kingd6: 64.and he wét againft thé: but his brother Simon he lett within the Province, 65. And Simon a proched to Bethfura , and expugned it manie dayes , and inclofed them, 66,And they requefted of him (#) to take the right hands , and he gaue it them : aud he caft them out from thence,and tooke the citie,& placed therin agarrifon. 67. And lonathas and his campe approched torhe water of Genefar , and betore it was liaht they watched in the plaine Afor. 68. And loe the campe of the aliens mette hitn in the playne, and they layd embulhments for him in the mountaines: but he went againft them. 69.And the embufhments rofe out of their places,& they ioyned bartel. 70. And al fled that were on Jonathas part, and (s) none was left of them, but Mathathias the fonne of Abfolom, and ludas the fonne of Calphi , chiefe captayne of the chilualrie of the hoft.-71. And Tonathas rent his garments, and put earth vpon his head,and prayed.72. And Io- nathas returned to them into battel , and he put them to flight , and they fought. 73. And they of his part that fled faw, and returned to him,and purfued with him even to Cades to their campe , and thecame euen thither. 74. And there fel of the aliens in that day three thoufand men: and Ionathas returned into lerufalem, giuen him,and he vexed him exceedingly, 54. And after chefe things $) Aste weare; purple, and to barea crowne, fo to drinke in 'gold cuppes, ‘and to Weare a gold chey ne, iwas proper to ‘Kings, and to jwhom they ~ 'gaue licenfe, (b) It is anan- cient ceremo- nite inal nati- ons, eften mentioned in thefe Books, to confrme peace by gi- uing ech other the righthand, (i) Only two Capitaines re- Mained , and with them fome fonldiars (as lofephus writeth , a- bourse forit is motto be thoughr that Tonathas would haue returned to barrel. v.72, being but three men in alto begin 2 new aflaule, q (4) Sparta the enief citie of Lacedemonia called alfo La- {cedemon , and Theramne, 1)Spartians o- therwife cal- led Lacedemo- nians (by Io- \fephus and o- ther writers ) defcended lfrom Abra- inam,v.ei.and iwere if great league with the lewes, FIRST BOOK