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| [1]After that Alexander king of Macedonia sonne of Phillip went forth of the lande of Cethim, and slew Darius king of the Persians and Medes, and raigned for him as he had done before in Grecia: |
[1]And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, |
| [2]It happened that he toke great warres in hand, wanne very many strong cities, and slue many kinges of the earth, |
[2]And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, |
| [3]Going through to the endes of the worlde, and getting many spoyles of the people, insomuch that the whole worlde stoode in awe of him, and therfore was he proude in his heart. |
[3]And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. |
| [4]Now when he had gathered a mightie strong hoast, |
[4]And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. |
| [5]And subdued the landes and people with their princes, so that they became tributaries vnto him, |
[5]And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. |
| [6]Then he fell sicke, and when he perceaued that he must needes dye, |
[6]Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. |
| [7]He called for his noble estates, which had ben brought vp with him of childre, and parted his kingdome among them while he was yet aliue. |
[7]So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died. |
| [8]So Alexander raigned twelue yeres, and then dyed. |
[8]And his servants bare rule every one in his place. |
| [9]After his death fell the kingdome vnto his princes, and they obtayned it euery one in his roome, |
[9]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. |
| [10]And caused them selues to be crowned as kinges: and so did their children after them many yeres, and much wickednes increased in the worlde. |
[10]And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. |
| [11]Out of these came the vngratious roote noble Antiochus, the sonne of Antiochus the king, which had ben a pledge at Rome: and he raigned in the hundred thirtie and seuen yere of the empire of the Grekes. |
[11]In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. |
| [12]In those dayes went there out of Israel wicked men, which moued much people with their counsel, saying, Let vs go and make a couenaunt with the heathen that are rounde about vs: for since we departed from them, we haue had much sorowe. |
[12]So this device pleased them well. |
| [13]So this deuice pleased them well, |
[13]Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: |
| [14]And certaine of the people toke vpon them for to go vnto the king, which gaue them licence to do after the ordinaunce of the heathen. |
[14]Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: |
| [15]Then set they vp an open schoole at Hierusalem of the lawes of the Heathen: |
[15]And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. |
| [16]And made themselues vncircumsized, but forsooke the holy testament, and ioyned them selues to the heathen, and were cleane soulde to do mischiefe. |
[16]Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. |
| [17]So when Antiochus began to be mightie in his kingdome, he went about to obtayne the lande of Egypt also, that he might haue the dominion of two realmes. |
[17]Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, |
| [18]Upon this entred he into Egypt with a strong hoast, with charets, Elephants, horsemen, and a great number of ships, |
[18]And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. |
| [19]And began to warre against Ptolome the king of Egypt: But Ptolome was afrayde of him, and fled, and many of his people were wounded to death. |
[19]Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. |
| [20]Thus Antiochus wanne many strong cities, and toke away great good out of the lande of Egypt. |
[20]And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, |
| [21]And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he turned againe in the hundred fourtie and three yere, and went toward Israel, |
[21]And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, |
| [22]And came vp to Hierusalem with a mightie people, |
[22]And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. |
| [23]And entred proudely into the sanctuarie, and toke away the golden alter, the candelsticke, and al the ornaments therof, the table of the shewbread, the pouring vessels, the chargers, the golden spoones, the vayle, the crownes, & golden apparell of the temple, and brake downe all in peeces. |
[23]He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. |
| [24]He toke also the siluer and golde, the precious iewels, and the secret treasures that he founde. |
[24]And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. |
| [25]And when he had taken away altogether, caused a great murther of men, and spoken very proudly, the departed ino his owne lande. |
[25]Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; |
| [26]Therefore there was great lamentation throughout all Israel. |
[26]So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. |
| [27]The princes and the elders of the people mourned, the young men and the maydens were defiled, and the faire beautie of women was chaunged: |
[27]Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, |
| [28]The bridegrome and the bryde toke them to mourning, |
[28]The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. |
| [29]The lande and those that dwelt therein was moued: for all the house of Iacob was brought to confusion. |
[29]And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, |
| [30]After two yeres the king sent his chiefe treasurer vnto the cities of Iuda, which came to Hierusalem with a great multitude of people, |
[30]And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. |
| [31]Speaking peaceable wordes vnto the, but all was deceite: for when they had geuen him credence, |
[31]And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. |
| [32]He fell sodenly vpon the citie, & smote it sore, & destroyed much people of Israel: |
[32]But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. |
| [33]And when he had spoyled the citie, he set fire on it, casting downe houses and walles on euery side. |
[33]Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. |
| [34]The women and their children toke they captiue, and led away their cattell. |
[34]And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. |
| [35]Then builded they the citie of Dauid with a great and thicke wall, and with mightie towres, and made it a strong holde for them. |
[35]They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: |
| [36]Beside all this, they set wicked people and vngodlie men to kepe it, |
[36]For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. |
| [37]Stored it with weapons and vitailes, gathered the goodes of Hierusalem, and layed them vp there: Thus became it a theenishe castel. |
[37]Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: |
| [38]Thus they became a heauy burthen, laying wayte for the people that went into the sanctuary, and for the cruell destruction of Israel. |
[38]Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. |
| [39]Thus they shed innocent blood on euery side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: |
[39]Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. |
| [40]Insomuch that the citezins were faine to depart, and the citie became an habitation of straungers, being desolate of her owne seede: for her owne natiues were faine to leaue her. |
[40]As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. |
| [41]Her sanctuary was cleane wasted, her holy dayes were turned into mourning, her Sabbathes were had in derision, & her honour brought to naught. |
[41]Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, |
| [42]Loke how great her glory was before, so great was her confusion, and her ioye turned into sorowe. |
[42]And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. |
| [43]Antiochus also the king sent out a commission vnto all his kingdome, that all the people should be one. |
[43]Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. |
| [44]Then they left euery man his lawe, and al the heathen agreed to the commaundement of king Antiochus: |
[44]For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, |
| [45]Yea, many of the Israelites consented therevnto, offering vnto idols, and defiling the Sabbath. |
[45]And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: |
| [46]So the king Antiochus sent his messegers with his commission vnto Hierusalem, and to all the cities of Iuda, that they should folow the lawes of the heathen: |
[46]And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: |
| [47]And forbad either burnt offering, meate offering, or peace offering to be made in the temple of God, & that there should no Sabbath nor hie feast day be kept: |
[47]Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: |
| [48]But commaunded that the sanctuary and the holy people of Israel should be defiled: |
[48]That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: |
| [49]He commaunded also, that there should be set vp other aulters, temples, & idols, to offer vp swines flesh, and other vncleane beastes, |
[49]To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. |
| [50]That men should leaue their children vncircumcized, to defile their soules with all maner of vncleannesse and abhominations: |
[50]And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. |
| [51]That they might so forget the lawe, and chaunge all the holy ordinaunces of God, |
[51]In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. |
| [52]And that whosoeuer would not do according to the commaundement of king Antiochus, should suffer death. |
[52]Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; |
| [53]In lyke maner comaunded he throughout all his realme, and set rulers ouer the people, for to compell them to do these thinges: |
[53]And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. |
| [54]Commaunding al the cities of Iuda to do sacrifice vnto idols. |
[54]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; |
| [55]Then went the people vnto the heathen by heapes, forsooke the law of the Lorde, and committed much euil in the lande: |
[55]And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. |
| [56]And the droue the Israelites into secrete places, euen where so euer they coulde flee for succour. |
[56]And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. |
| [57]The fifteenth day of the moneth Casleu, in the hundred threescore and fifth yere, set king Antiochus an abhominable idoll of desolation vpon the aulter of God, and they builded aulters throughout all the cities of Iuda on euery side, |
[57]And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. |
| [58]Before the doores of the houses, and in the streates, where they brent incense and did sacrifice. |
[58]Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. |
| [59]And as for the bookes of the lawe of God, they brent them in the fire, and rent them in peeces. |
[59]Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. |
| [60]Whatsoeuer he was that had a booke of the testament of the Lorde founde by him, yea whosoeuer endeuoured him selfe to kepe the lawe of the Lorde, the kinges comaundement was, that they should put him to death. |
[60]At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. |
| [61]And through his aucthoritie they executed these thinges euery moneth, vpon the people of Israel that were founde in the cities. |
[61]And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. |
| [62]The twentie and fifth day of the moneth, what time as they did sacrifice vpon the aulter, which stoode in the steade of the aulter of the Lorde: |
[62]Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. |
| [63]According to the commaundement of king Antiochus they put certaine women to death, which had caused their children to be circumcized: |
[63]Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. |
| [64]Not onely that, but they hanged vp the childre by the neckes throughout al their houses, and slue the circumcizers of the. |
[64]And there was very great wrath upon Israel. |
| [65]Yet were there many of the people of Israel, which determined in the selues that they woulde not eate vncleane thinges: but chose rather to suffer death, then to be defiled with vncleane meates: |
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| [66]So because they would not breake the blessed lawe of God, they were cruelly slaine. |
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| [67]And this great tiranny encreased very sore vpon the people of Israel. |
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