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For thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by thy servants the prophets, saying,
And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and think upon my name,
Remember not the iniquities of our forefathers: but think upon thy power and thy name now at this time.
And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity: for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee.
Where are the princes of the heathen become, and such as ruled the beasts upon the earth;
Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge have they not known,
The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.
For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.
For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child.
For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies.
I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer: I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days.
Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation.
For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.
Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear.
Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves.
They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them.
And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.
Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also.
They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.
And the priests sit in their temples, having their clothes rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads.
For when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them.
And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them: and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country.
In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins.
Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment.
To whom thou hast spoken and promised, that thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the seashore.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.
And took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table.
Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel was sitting.
And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.
Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side;
And there was very great wrath upon Israel.
Both they, and their children, and their wives; and their cattle; because afflictions increased sore upon them.
Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed and that the tributes in the country were small, because of the dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in taking away the laws which had been of old time;
Then they fasted that day, and put on sackcloth, and cast ashes upon their heads, and rent their clothes,
So the camp removed, and pitched upon the south side of Emmaus.
Now therefore let us cry unto heaven, if peradventure the Lord will have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, and destroy this host before our face this day:
Upon this all the host assembled themselves together, and went up into mount Sion.
They rent their clothes, and made great lamentation, and cast ashes upon their heads,
And upon the altar they burned incense, and the lamps that were upon the candlestick they lighted, that they might give light in the temple.
Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make.
And offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burnt offerings, which they had made.
Then all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and praising the God of heaven, who had given them good success.
Also that they had pulled down the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura.
Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved: whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for.
I perceive therefore that for this cause these troubles are come upon me, and, behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land.
Upon this Judas removed from the tower, and pitched in Bathzacharias, over against the king’s camp.
And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him.
So part of the king’s army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order.
Wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides.
Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made.
And how they took him alive, and covenanted that he and such as reigned after him should pay a great tribute, and give hostages, and that which was agreed upon,
If there come first any war upon the Romans or any of their confederates throughout all their dominion,
Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.
In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them:
And as touching the evils that Demetrius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and confederates the Jews?
But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind:
Upon this Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time, and rose up instead of his brother Judas.
Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day.
And in them he set a garrison, that they might work malice upon Israel.
Upon this he wrote a letter, and sent it unto him, according to these words, saying,
And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander’s kingdom, and join it to his own.
Then Ptolemee entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt.
Now therefore see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be delivered unto Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount in a conspicuous place.
Upon this he sent him golden vessels to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle.
Then Jonathan rent his clothes, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed.