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Moreover he fortified
Joppa, which lieth upon the sea, and Gazera, that bordereth upon
Azotus, where the enemies had dwelt before: but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all
things convenient for the
reparation thereof.)
The people therefore
sang the acts of Simon, and unto what glory he thought to bring his nation, made him their governor and chief priest, because he had done all these
things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to
exalt his people.
For in his time
things prospered in his hands, so that the heathen were taken out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had made themselves a tower, out of which they issued, and
polluted all about the sanctuary, and did much
hurt in the holy place:
King
Demetrius also confirmed him in the high priesthood according to those
things,
Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these
things, or to
gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country without him, or to be clothed in purple, or wear a
buckle of gold;
And
whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these
things, he should be punished.
In the mean season came Numenius and his company from Rome, having letters to the kings and countries; wherein were written these things:
The same
things wrote he likewise unto
Demetrius the king, and Attalus, to Ariarathes, and Arsaces,
Wherefore Simon called his two eldest sons,
Judas and John, and said unto them, I, and my brethren, and my father’s house, have ever from my youth unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel; and
things have
prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel
oftentimes.
Then Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king, that he should send him an host to aid him, and he would deliver him the country and cities.
Blessed be our God in all things, who hath delivered up the ungodly.
Then commanded he them to draw it up, and to bring it; and when the sacrifices were laid on, Neemias commanded the priests to
sprinkle the wood and the
things laid
thereupon with the water.
And the prayer was after this manner; O Lord, Lord God,
Creator of all
things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and
merciful, and the only and
gracious King,
The only giver of all
things, the only just,
almighty, and
everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and
didst choose the fathers, and
sanctify them:
And Neemias called this
thing Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a
cleansing: but many men call it Nephi.
Then shall the Lord
shew them these
things, and the glory of the Lord shall appear, and the cloud also, as it was shewed under Moses, and as when Solomon desired that the place might be honourably
sanctified.
The same things also were reported in the writings and commentaries of Neemias; and how he founding a library gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts.
In like manner also
Judas gathered together all those
things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us,
For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and
paint it, must seek out fit
things for the
adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.
To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story:
Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a
foolish thing to make a long
prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been
courteously received of the high priest of the city, he told him what intelligence was given of the money, and declared wherefore he came, and asked if these
things were so indeed.
But the priests,
prostrating themselves before the altar in their priests’
vestments, called unto heaven upon him that made a law concerning
things given to he kept, that they should safely be preserved for such as had committed them to be kept.
They then called upon the
Almighty Lord to keep the
things committed of trust safe and sure for those that had committed them.
And the
things concerning
Heliodorus, and the keeping of the treasury, fell out on this sort.
By reason
whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all
things.
For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws of God: but the time following shall declare these things.
While those
things were in doing, they of
Tarsus and Mallos made insurrection, because they were given to the king’s
concubine, called
Antiochus.
And taking the holy vessels with
polluted hands, and with
profane hands pulling down the
things that were dedicated by other kings to the
augmentation and glory and honour of the place, he gave them away.
For the temple was filled with
riot and
revelling by the Gentiles, who
dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that brought in
things that were not lawful.
The altar also was filled with
profane things, which the law forbiddeth.
As it behoved them to come, that are
resolute to stand out against such
things, as are not lawful for love of life to be tasted.
But when he was ready to die with stripes, he
groaned, and said, It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now
endure sore pains in body by being beaten: but in soul am well content to suffer these
things, because I fear him.
After him also they brought the sixth, who being ready to die said, Be not
deceived without cause: for we suffer these
things for ourselves, having
sinned against our God: therefore marvellous
things are done unto us.
But doubtless the
Creator of the world, who formed the generation of man, and found out the beginning of all
things, will also of his own mercy give you breath and life again, as ye now regard not your own
selves for his laws’ sake.
I
beseech thee, my son, look upon the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them of
things that were not; and so was mankind made likewise.
For thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of
Almighty God, who
seeth all
things.
So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that
things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king’s affairs.
To the end that, if any
thing fell out contrary to expectation, or if any
tidings were brought that were
grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom the state was left, might not be troubled:
And because certain, who were no less than nine thousand, were fled together into two very strong castles, having all manner of
things convenient to
sustain the siege,
And having good success with his weapons in all
things he took in hand, he
slew in the two holds more than twenty thousand.
When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and
thanksgiving, who had done so great
things for Israel, and given them the victory.
Not long after the,
Lysias the king’s
protector and cousin, who also managed the affairs, took
sore displeasure for the
things that were done.
Therefore what
things soever were meet to be reported to the king, I have declared them, and he hath granted as much as might be.
And the Jews shall use their own kind of meats and laws, as before; and none of them any manner of ways shall be
molested for
things ignorantly done.
But touching such
things as he judged to be referred to the king, after ye have
advised thereof, send one
forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you: for we are now going to Antioch.
Then
Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many
things, granted them peace:
whereupon they
shook hands, and so they departed to their tents.
But as for
Timotheus, they found him not in the places: for before he had
dispatched any
thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold.
But when
Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being
smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him who
seeth all
things, fled
amain, one running into this way, another that way, so as that they were often
hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.
Now under the coats of every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of the Jamnites, which is forbidden the Jews by the law. Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain.
All men therefore praising the Lord, the righteous Judge, who had opened the
things that were
hid,
Betook themselves unto prayer, and
besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of
remembrance. Besides, that noble
Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the
things that came to pass for the sins of those that were slain.
Which
things when
Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:
For
Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such
things as were necessary.
First,
verily for the
unfeigned care I have of
things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen: for all our nation is in no small misery through the
unadvised dealing of them aforersaid.
Wherefore, O king, seeing knowest all these
things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the
clemency that thou readily shewest unto all.
But because there was no dealing against the king, he watched his time to
accomplish this
thing by policy.
Thou, O Lord of all
things, who hast need of nothing,
wast pleased that the temple of thine
habitation should be among us:
Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honour to that day, which he, that
seeth all
things, hath honoured with
holiness above all other days.