The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. VII.

1 Demetrius reigned, after he had killed Antiochus and Lysias 5 He troubleth the children of Israel thorowe the counsel of certeine wicked persones. 37 The praier of the Priests against Nicanor. 41 Iudas killeth Nicanor, after he had made his praier.* 1.1

1 IN the hundreth and one fiftieth yere, de parted Demetrius the sonne of Seleucus from Rome, and came vp with a fewe men vnto a citie of the sea coast and reigned there.

2 And when he came into the possession of his fathers kingdome, his soldiers toke Antiochus and Lysias, and broght them vn to him.

3 But when it was tolde him, he said, Shewe me not their faces.

4 So thei put them to death. Now when De∣metrius was set vpon the throne of his kingdome.

5 There came vnto him all the wicked and

vngodlie men of Israél, whose captaine was Alcimus, that wolde haue bene the hie Priest.

6 These men accused the people vnto the King, saying, Iudas and his brethren haue slayne all thy friends, and driuen vs out of our owne land.

7 Wherefore send now some man, whome thou trustest, that he maye go and se all the destruction, which he hathe done vnto vs, and to the Kings land, and let him punish them with all their partakers.

8 Then the King chose Bacchides a friend of his, which was a great man in the real me and ruled beyonde the flood, and was faith ful vnto the King, and sent him,

6 And that wicked Alcimus, whome he ma∣de hie Priest, and commanded him to be ad uenged of the children of Israél.

10 So they departed, and came with a great hoste into the land of Iuda, and sent messen gers to Iudas and his brethren, deceitfully with peaceable wordes.

11 But they deleued not their saying: for thei sawe that they were come with a great hoste.

12 Then a companie of the gouernours assem bled vnto Alcimus & Bacchides to intreat of reasonable points.

13 And the“ 1.2 Asideans were the first that re∣quired peace among the children of Israel

14 For said they, He that is a Priest of the se∣de of Aaron, is come with this armie: there fore he wil not hurt vs.

15 Then he spake vnto them peaceably, and swore vnto them, and said, We wil do you no harme, nether your friends:

16 And they beleued him: but he toke of thē thre score men, and slewe them in one day according to the wordes that were writen

17 * Thei haue (cast) the bodies of thy Saintes* 1.3 and their blood rounde about Ierusalem, and there was no man that wolde burye them.

18 So there came a feare and trembling a∣mong all the people: for they said, There is net her trueth nor righteousnes in them: for they haue broken the appointment & othe that they made.

19 Thē Bacchides remoued from Ierusalém and pitched his tente at“ 1.4 Beth-zecha, whe re he sent sorthe and toke manie of the mē that forsaken him, and certeine of the peo ple whome he slewe (and cast) into the great pit.

20 Then cōmitted he the countrey vnto Alci mus, & left men of warre with him to helpe him: so Bacchides went vnto the King.

21 Thus Alcimus stroue for the priest hode.

22 And all suche as troubled the people re∣sorted vnto him in somuche, that they ob∣teined the land of Iuda, & did muche hurt in Israél.

23 Now when Iudas sawe all the mischief, that Alcimus and his companie had done amōg the Israelites more then the heathē.

24 He went forthe rounde about all the bor ders of Iudea, and punished those, that we∣re fallen away, so that they came no more abroade in the countrey.

25 But when Alcimus sawe that Iudas & his people had goten the vpper hand, and kne we that he was not able to abide them, he went againe to the King, and accused thē of wicked things.

26 Then the King sent Nicanor one of his* 1.5 chief princes, which hated Israel deadly, & commanded him, that he shulde destroye the people.

27 ¶So Nicanor came to Ierusalem with a great hoste, and sent vnto Iudas, and his brethren deceirfully with friendlie wor∣des, saying,

28 Let there be no warre betwene me, and you: I wil come with fewe men, to se how ye do, friendly.

29 So he came vnto Iudas, and they saluted one another peaceably: but the enemies were prepared to take away Iudas.

30 Neuertheles, it was tolde Iudas, that he ca∣me vnto him vnder disceit: therefore he feared him, and wolde not se his face no more.

31 When Nicanor perceiued that his coun∣sel was bewrayed, he went out to fight a∣gainst Iudas beside“ 1.6 Carphasalama.

32 Where there were slaine of Nicanors ho∣ste about fiue thousand men: so they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnto the citie of Dauid.

33 Afterthis came Nicanor vp vnto mount Sion, and some of the Priests with the El∣ders of the people went forthe of the San ctuarie to salute him peaceably, & to shew him the burnt offring that was offered for the King.

34 But he laughed at them, and mocked thē and counted them prophane, and spake proudly.

35 And swore in his wrath, saying, If Iudas & his hoste be not deliuered now into mine hands, if euer I come againe in safetie, I wil burnt vp this house. With that, went he out in great anger.

36 Then the Priests came in, and stode be∣fore the altar in the Temple, weping, and saying.

37 For so muche as thou, (o Lord,) hast cho∣sen this House, that thy Name might be cal led vpon therein, and that it shulde be an house of prayer, and peticion for thy peo∣ple.

38 Be aduenged of this man and his hoste, & let them beslaine by the sworde remember their blasphemies, and suffre them not to continue.

39 ¶When Nicanor was gone from Ierusa∣lém, he pitched his tent at Beth-horon and there an hoste met him out of Syria.

40 And Iudas pitched in“ 1.7 Adasa with thre thousand men where Iudas prayed, saying.

41 (O Lord,)* because the messēgers of King* 1.8 Sēn acherib blasphemed thee, thine Angel* 1.9 * 1.10 went for the, and slewe an hundreth, foure* 1.11 score, and fiue thousand of them.* 1.12

42 So destroye thou this hoste before vs to day, that all other may knowe that he ha∣the spokē wickedly against thy Sanctuarie & punish him according to his malice.

43 So the armies ioyned together in battel, the thirtenth day of the moneth Adar: but Nicanors hoste was discōfited, and he him self was first slaine in the battel.

44 Now when his armie sawe that Nicanor was slaine, they cast away their weapons and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

45 But they pursued after then a dayes iour∣ney from Adasa vnto Gasera, blowing an alarme with the trumpets after them.

46 So they came for the of all the townes of Iudea rounde about, and rushed vpon thē, and threwe them from one to another, so that they all fel by the sworde, & there was not one of them lefte.

47 Then they toke the spoyles, and the pray and smote of Nicanors head, and his right hand, which he helde vp so proudly: and broght it with them, and hanged them vp afore Ierusalem.

48 So the people reioyced greatly, and kept that day as a day of great gladnes.

49 And they ordeined, to kepe yerely that day on the thirtenth day of the moneth Adar.

50 Thus the land of Iuda was in resta litle while.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ioseph. Antiq.
• “ 1.2

  Or, Hasidims.
• * 1.3

  Psal. 79. 2.
• “ 1.4

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or. Bezeth.
• * 1.5

  Ioseph Anti, 12 chap. 10.
• “ 1.6

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.7

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.8

  2. King. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 35.
• * 1.9

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 1. 21.
• * 1.10

  eccles. 48. 24.
• * 1.11

  isa. 37. 36.
• * 1.12

  2 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 19.