The famous and memorable vvorkes of Iosephus, a man of much honour and learning among the Iewes. Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Tho. Lodge Doctor in Physicke

CHAP. X.

Demetrius is taken prisoner, Tryphon breaketh the couenant of peace betwixt him and Ionathan, and surpriseth and killeth him trecherousle, and afterwards ma∣keth warre against his brother Simon. [ M]

WHen Tryphon vnderstood that Demetrius affaires had so vnfortunate an issue, he forsooke Antiochus and his seruice; and complotted with himselfe how hee might kill him and make himselfe king. But the feare that he had of Ionathan Antiochus friend, hindred this intent of his: For which cause he resolued first of all to deliuer himselfe of Ionathan; and that •…•…one, afterwards to make Antiochus the young king away. Hauing therefore concluded with

himselfe to kill Ionathan by some stratagem of treason, he came from Antioch to Bethsan (which [ A] the Greekes call Scythopolis) whither Ionathan came to meete him with fortie thousand chosen men, supposing that Tryphon resorted thither to make warte vpon him. But he knowing that Io∣nathan came thither with so much strength, wrought him by presents and counterfeit curtesies; commanding his captaines to obey Ionathan, thinking by that meanes to perswade him that he intirely and truely loued him, and to extinguish his suspition, to the intent he might lay hold and intrap him, at such time as he had least suspition of him. He counselled him to dismisse his army likewise, because hauing cut off all occasion of warre, he had no reason to retaine them, for that there was no suspition of alteration. After this he inuited Ionathan to come to Ptolemais, and to bring with him some few of his souldiers, signifying vnto him that he would deliuer the Citie into his hands, and resigne all the fortresses that were in the countrey to his possession; vrging [ B] further, that he came into that countrey to no other ende, but to performe it. Ionathan suspe∣cting no sinister dealing, and beleeuing that Tryphon spake of good and intire affection, dischar∣ged his forces, and tooke onely three thousand men with him, whereof two he left in Galilee, and with one thousand repaired to Ptolemais vnto Tryphon. But the Ptolemaidans shutting the gates as soone as he was entred (according as Tryphon had commanded them) tooke Ionathan prisoner, and slew all those that attended vpon him. He presently sent also part of his army vnto the two thousand that were left in Galilee, to the intent to put them all to the sword: but they hauing no∣tice of that which had befallen their chiefetaine, taking vp their armes, speedily departed out of Galilee. And although the souldiers of Tryphon exceeded them farre in number, yet were they not so hardy as to trie whether part were the stronger; because they knew that the Iewes were [ C] ready to expose themselues to all dangers to defend their liues: and so they returned backe to him that sent them, without doing anything.

Notes

• Hedio & Ruf∣finus, chap. 9. 2. Mac 11. 13. Tryphō labou∣ring to trans∣ferre Antio∣chus kingdom into his owne hands, and fea∣ring Ionathans opposition traiterously complotteth his death.
• The yeare of the world. 3821. be∣fore Christs birth 143.
• The yere of the world, 3822. be∣fore Christs Na∣tiuitie, 142.