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1. 1.托勒密入侵叙利亚 埃及王聚集了大量的军队，如同海边的沙子一样多，还有许多船只。他试图通过欺骗的手段夺取亚历山大的大王国，并将其并入自己的王国。Ptolemy Invades Syria Then the king of Egypt gathered great forces, like the sand by the seashore, and many ships; and he tried to get possession of Alexander’s kingdom by trickery and add it to his own kingdom.💡
2. 2.他带着和平的话语前往叙利亚，各城的人民为他敞开城门，并出城迎接他，因为大王亚历山大曾命令他们迎接他，因为他是亚历山大的岳父。He set out for Syria with peaceable words, and the people of the cities opened their gates to him and went to meet him, for Alexander the king had commanded them to meet him, since he was Alexander’s father-in-law.💡
3. 3.但当托勒密进入这些城市时，他在每个城市驻扎了军队作为守卫。But when Ptol′emy entered the cities he stationed forces as a garrison in each city.💡
4. 4.当他接近亚述城时，他们向他展示了大袞庙被烧毁，亚述城及其郊区被毁坏，尸体散落各处，约拿单在战争中烧死的人的烧焦尸体，因为他们把尸体堆积在他经过的路上。When he approached Azo′tus, they showed him the temple of Dagon burned down, and Azo′tus and its suburbs destroyed, and the corpses lying about, and the charred bodies of those whom Jonathan had burned in the war, for they had piled them in heaps along his route.💡
5. 5.他们也将约拿单所做的事告诉王，想要使王怪罪约拿单，但王却没有说话。They also told the king what Jonathan had done, to throw blame on him; but the king kept silent.💡
6. 6.约拿单在雅法以盛大的仪式迎接王上，他们互相问候，并在那里过夜。Jonathan met the king at Joppa with pomp, and they greeted one another and spent the night there.💡
7. 7.约拿单与王同行，到了以利亚大河，然后回到耶路撒冷。And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river called Eleu′therus; then he returned to Jerusalem.💡
8. 8.于是，托勒密王控制了沿海各城，直到地中海边的塞琉西亚，并且他不断地谋划对付亚历山大的恶事。So King Ptol′emy gained control of the coastal cities as far as Seleu′cia by the sea, and he kept devising evil designs against Alexander.💡
9. 9.他派遣使者到王德米特里那里，说：“来吧，我们彼此结盟，我将把先前作亚历山大妻子的我的女儿嫁给你，你可以继承你父亲的王国。He sent envoys to Deme′trius the king, saying, “Come, let us make a covenant with each other, and I will give you in marriage my daughter who was Alexander’s wife, and you shall reign over your father’s kingdom.💡
10. 10.因为我现在后悔把女儿嫁给了他，他竟然想要杀死我。For I now regret that I gave him my daughter, for he has tried to kill me.”💡
11. 11.他因为觊觎亚历山大的王国而把责任推给亚历山大。He threw blame on Alexander because he coveted his kingdom.💡
12. 12.于是他把女儿从亚历山大手中带走，给了德米特里。他与亚历山大疏远，他们的仇恨显现出来。So he took his daughter away from him and gave her to Deme′trius. He was estranged from Alexander, and their enmity became manifest.💡
13. 13.于是，托勒密进入安提阿并戴上了亚洲的王冠。这样，他头上戴着两顶王冠，一顶是埃及的王冠，一顶是亚洲的王冠。Then Ptol′emy entered Antioch and put on the crown of Asia. Thus he put two crowns upon his head, the crown of Egypt and that of Asia.💡
14. 14.当时亚历山大王在基利家，因为那一带的人民起了变乱。Now Alexander the king was in Cili′cia at that time, because the people of that region were in revolt.💡
15. 15.亚历山大听说这件事，就带兵来与他交战，托勒密率领强大的军队迎战，将他击败。And Alexander heard of it and came against him in battle. Ptol′emy marched out and met him with a strong force, and put him to flight.💡
16. 16.于是亚历山大逃到阿拉伯去寻求保护，而托勒密王得以高升。So Alexander fled into Arabia to find protection there, and King Ptol′emy was exalted.💡
17. 17.亚比底勒这亚拉伯人剪下亚历山大的头，送给托勒密。And Zab′diel the Arab cut off the head of Alexander and sent it to Ptol′emy.💡
18. 18.但托勒密王三天后死去，他在要塞中的军队也被要塞中的居民杀死。But King Ptol′emy died three days later, and his troops in the strongholds were killed by the inhabitants of the strongholds.💡
19. 19.这样，德米特利乌斯在一百六十七年成为王。So Deme′trius became king in the one hundred and sixty-seventh year.💡
20. 20.那时，约拿单聚集犹大众人，要攻取耶路撒冷的要塞，他又制造了许多攻城器械来攻打它。Jonathan’s Diplomacy In those days Jonathan assembled the men of Judea to attack the citadel in Jerusalem, and he built many engines of war to use against it.💡
21. 21.但是有些不法之徒憎恨自己的国家，他们去见王，报告说约拿单围攻了卫城。But certain lawless men who hated their nation went to the king and reported to him that Jonathan was besieging the citadel.💡
22. 22.他一听见就发怒，听见后立即动身来到托勒玛伊得，并写信给约拿单，吩咐他不要继续围攻，而是尽快来到托勒玛伊得与他会面。When he heard this he was angry, and as soon as he heard it he set out and came to Ptolema′is; and he wrote Jonathan not to continue the siege, but to meet him for a conference at Ptolema′is as quickly as possible.💡
23. 23.约拿单听见这话，就下令继续围攻；他挑选了以色列的一些长老和一些祭司，自己也冒着危险，When Jonathan heard this, he gave orders to continue the siege; and he chose some of the elders of Israel and some of the priests, and put himself in danger,💡
24. 24.因为他到普托勒迈王那里去，带着银子、黄金、衣服和许多其他礼物，他得到了王的欢心。for he went to the king at Ptolema′is, taking silver and gold and clothing and numerous other gifts. And he won his favor.💡
25. 25.尽管他本国的一些不法之徒不断地控告他，Although certain lawless men of his nation kept making complaints against him,💡
26. 26.王像他以前的列祖待他一样待他，在他所有的朋友面前尊敬他。the king treated him as his predecessors had treated him; he exalted him in the presence of all his friends.💡
27. 27.他确认他为大祭司，并恢复他以前所享有的其他所有荣誉，并使他被视为他最亲密的朋友之一。He confirmed him in the high priesthood and in as many other honors as he had formerly had, and made him to be regarded as one of his chief friends.💡
28. 28.然后，约拿单请求王免除犹太和撒马利亚三个区的贡赋，并承诺献上三百塔伦。Then Jonathan asked the king to free Judea and the three districts of Samar′ia from tribute, and promised him three hundred talents.💡
29. 29.王同意了，就给约拿单写了一封信，信中讲了这些事，内容如下：The king consented, and wrote a letter to Jonathan about all these things; its contents were as follows:💡
30. 30.“德米特琉王致他的兄弟约拿单和犹太人的民族，问安。“King Deme′trius to Jonathan his brother and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.💡
31. 31.我们写给亲属拉斯提尼的关于你们的信，我们也写给你们，这样你们就可以知道信的内容。This copy of the letter which we wrote concerning you to Las′thenes our kinsman we have written to you also, so that you may know what it says.💡
32. 32.底米丢王致他父亲拉斯底尼斯问安。‘King Deme′trius to Las′thenes his father, greeting.💡
33. 33.对于犹太人这个民族，他们是我们的朋友，并且履行了他们对我们的义务，我们已经决定要对他们施以恩惠，因为他们对我们表示了善意。To the nation of the Jews, who are our friends and fulfil their obligations to us, we have determined to do good, because of the good will they show toward us.💡
34. 34.我们已经确认犹大地区以及阿非勒玛、立达和拉他敏三个省份为他们的财产，这三个省份连同它们周围的所有地区，都从撒马利亚地区划归犹大。对于所有在耶路撒冷献祭的人，我们免除了他们每年向国王缴纳的皇家税，这些税款来自土地的庄稼和树木的果实。We have confirmed as their possession both the territory of Judea and the three districts of Aphair′ema and Lydda and Rath′amin; the latter, with all the region bordering them, were added to Judea from Samar′ia. To all those who offer sacrifice in Jerusalem, we have granted release from the royal taxes which the king formerly received from them each year, from the crops of the land and the fruit of the trees.💡
35. 35.从今以后，我们所应得的什一税、我们所应得的税款、我们所应得的盐税和王税——所有这些我们都予以豁免。And the other payments henceforth due to us of the tithes, and the taxes due to us, and the salt pits and the crown taxes due to us—from all these we shall grant them release.💡
36. 36.从今以后，这些特权中没有一个将被取消。And not one of these grants shall be canceled from this time forth for ever.💡
37. 37.现在你们要小心地将这事抄录下来，将抄录的文书交给约拿单，并将文书竖立在圣山的显要地方。Now therefore take care to make a copy of this, and let it be given to Jonathan and put up in a conspicuous place on the holy mountain.’”💡
38. 38.特吕弗的阴谋 当时王德米特利乌斯看见国中在他面前都很平静，没有人与他对立，就遣散所有军队，每人归自己的地方，只留下从列国岛屿招募来的外族军队。于是，他祖先时的所有军兵都恨他。The Intrigue of Trypho Now when Deme′trius the king saw that the land was quiet before him and that there was no opposition to him, he dismissed all his troops, each man to his own place, except the foreign troops which he had recruited from the islands of the nations. So all the troops who had served his fathers hated him.💡
39. 39.现在特利丰曾经是亚历山大的支持者之一，他看到所有的士兵都在对德米特里乌斯发怨言。于是他去见阿拉伯人伊玛库，他正带着亚历山大的小儿子安提阿哥长大。Now Trypho had formerly been one of Alexander’s supporters. He saw that all the troops were murmuring against Deme′trius. So he went to Imalku′e the Arab, who was bringing up Anti′ochus, the young son of Alexander,💡
40. 40.并且坚持要求他交出安提阿哥，让他代替父亲成为王。他还将德米特利乌斯所做的一切报告给了伊玛库，讲述了德米特利乌斯的士兵如何憎恨他；他在那里停留了很多天。and insistently urged him to hand Anti′ochus over to him, to become king in place of his father. He also reported to Imalku′e what Deme′trius had done and told of the hatred which the troops of Deme′trius had for him; and he stayed there many days.💡
41. 41.现在，约拿单派人去见王德米特利，请求他从耶路撒冷的卫城和各处的要塞中撤出驻军，因为他们一直在攻击以色列人。Now Jonathan sent to Deme′trius the king the request that he remove the troops of the citadel from Jerusalem, and the troops in the strongholds; for they kept fighting against Israel.💡
42. 42.德米特利乌斯给约拿单送来信息说，我不但要为你和你的国做这些事，若找着机会，也必将大荣耀加给你和你的国。And Deme′trius sent this message to Jonathan, “Not only will I do these things for you and your nation, but I will confer great honor on you and your nation, if I find an opportunity.💡
43. 43.现在你们要是派人来帮助我就好了，因为我的全部军队都已经背叛了我。Now then you will do well to send me men who will help me, for all my troops have revolted.”💡
44. 44.约拿单派三千名勇士到安提阿与他会合，王见他们来到，就很欢喜。So Jonathan sent three thousand stalwart men to him at Antioch, and when they came to the king, the king rejoiced at their arrival.💡
45. 45.于是，城里的人聚集在城内，共有一百二十千人，他们想要杀死王。Then the men of the city assembled within the city, to the number of a hundred and twenty thousand, and they wanted to kill the king.💡
46. 46.但王逃进了宫内，城里的人便占领了城中的大街，并开始战斗。But the king fled into the palace. Then the men of the city seized the main streets of the city and began to fight.💡
47. 47.于是，王召集犹太人来帮助自己，他们都聚集在王的周围，然后分散到全城，當天杀死了多达十万人的男子。So the king called the Jews to his aid, and they all rallied about him and then spread out through the city; and they killed on that day as many as a hundred thousand men.💡
48. 48.他们当天放火烧了城邑，夺取了许多战利品，并救了王。They set fire to the city and seized much spoil on that day, and they saved the king.💡
49. 49.当这城的人见犹太人在城中随意而行，他们就失去了勇气，向王哀求说，When the men of the city saw that the Jews had gained control of the city as they pleased, their courage failed and they cried out to the king with this entreaty,💡
50. 50.求你赐予我们平安，让犹太人停止对抗我们和我们的城市。“Grant us peace, and make the Jews stop fighting against us and our city.”💡
51. 51.他们扔下武器，议和。这样，犹太人在王和他王国中所有人的眼中得到了荣耀，他们带着许多掠物回到耶路撒冷。And they threw down their arms and made peace. So the Jews gained glory in the eyes of the king and of all the people in his kingdom, and they returned to Jerusalem with much spoil.💡
52. 52.于是底米丢王坐在他的国位上，他国中安静在他面前。So Deme′trius the king sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.💡
53. 53.但他违背了他所许下的所有誓言，与约拿单疏远，不报答约拿单曾对他所施的恩惠，反而极大地欺压他。But he broke his word about all that he had promised; and he became estranged from Jonathan and did not repay the favors which Jonathan had done him, but oppressed him greatly.💡
54. 54.在这之后，特吕丰回来了，带着小男孩安提阿古，他开始执政并戴上了王冠。Trypho Seizes Power After this Trypho returned, and with him the young boy Anti′ochus, who began to reign and put on the crown.💡
55. 55.德米特留曾经驱逐的所有军队都聚集在他身边，与他交战，德米特留逃跑了，遭到失败。All the troops that Deme′trius had cast off gathered around him, and they fought against Deme′trius, and he fled and was routed.💡
56. 56.特吕丰俘虏了战象，并控制了安提阿。And Trypho captured the elephants and gained control of Antioch.💡
57. 57.随后小安条克写信给约拿单，说：“我确认你为大祭司，并且任命你为四个地区的统治者，并使你成为王的朋友之一。”Then the young Anti′ochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, “I confirm you in the high priesthood and set you over the four districts and make you one of the friends of the king.”💡
58. 58.他给了他金盘和一套餐桌用具，并允许他用金杯喝酒，穿紫衣，腰系金带。And he sent him gold plate and a table service, and granted him the right to drink from gold cups and dress in purple and wear a gold buckle.💡
59. 59.西蒙的兄弟，他任命为从泰尔的阶梯到埃及边界的总督。Simon his brother he made governor from the Ladder of Tyre to the borders of Egypt.💡
60. 60.约拿单和西门的战役 然后约拿单出发，经过河对岸，前往各城镇，叙利亚的全部军队都聚集到他那里作为他的盟友。当他到达亚实基伦时，这座城市的人民迎接他，并向他致敬。Campaigns of Jonathan and Simon Then Jonathan set forth and traveled beyond the river and among the cities, and all the army of Syria gathered to him as allies. When he came to As′kalon, the people of the city met him and paid him honor.💡
61. 61.他从那里往加沙去，加沙人却将他拒之门外，他就围攻加沙，用火烧了它的郊区，并将它们抢夺。From there he departed to Gaza, but the men of Gaza shut him out. So he besieged it and burned its suburbs with fire and plundered them.💡
62. 62.加沙人向约拿单求情，约拿单就与他们讲和，取了他们首领的儿子作为人质，送他们到耶路撒冷。约拿单经过各地，直到达马士革。Then the people of Gaza pleaded with Jonathan, and he made peace with them, and took the sons of their rulers as hostages and sent them to Jerusalem. And he passed through the country as far as Damas′cus.💡
63. 63.约拿单听说德米特利乌的官员已经来到加利利的基述，带着一大支军队，意图将他免职。Then Jonathan heard that the officers of Deme′trius had come to Kadesh in Galilee with a large army, intending to remove him from office.💡
64. 64.他去迎接他们，却把他的兄弟西蒙留在了乡下。He went to meet them, but left his brother Simon in the country.💡
65. 65.西蒙在伯利恒的对面扎营，向城发动攻击多日，将城围困。Simon encamped before Beth-zur and fought against it for many days and hemmed it in.💡
66. 66.他们于是请求他允许他们投降，他同意了。他将他们从那里带走，占领了这座城市，并在那里驻扎了守军。Then they asked him to grant them terms of peace, and he did so. He removed them from there, took possession of the city, and set a garrison over it.💡
67. 67.约拿单和他的军队在革尼撒勒的水边扎营，清晨他们向哈索平原进发，Jonathan and his army encamped by the waters of Gennes′aret. Early in the morning they marched to the plain of Hazor,💡
68. 68.他一出来，外邦人的军队就在平原上与他相遇，他们在山上设下了埋伏想要攻击他，但他们却面对面地遇见了他。and behold, the army of the foreigners met him in the plain; they had set an ambush against him in the mountains, but they themselves met him face to face.💡
69. 69.于是，埋伏的兵士从他们的位置出来，加入战斗。Then the men in ambush emerged from their places and joined battle.💡
70. 70.约拿单的一切军兵都逃跑了，除了押沙龙的儿子玛塔提亚和哈尔非的儿子犹大，这两个人是军队的队长。All the men with Jonathan fled; not one of them was left except Mattathi′as the son of Ab′salom and Judas the son of Chalphi, commanders of the forces of the army.💡
71. 71.约拿单撕裂他的衣服，头上撒灰，祷告。Jonathan rent his garments and put dust on his head, and prayed.💡
72. 72.然后他转身回到与敌人战斗，击败他们，他们逃跑了。Then he turned back to the battle against the enemy and routed them, and they fled.💡
73. 73.他的逃跑的人一见此景，就回到他那里，跟随他一直追到加低斯的营地，他们就在那里扎营。When his men who were fleeing saw this, they returned to him and joined him in the pursuit as far as Kadesh, to their camp, and there they encamped.💡
74. 74.当天有三千外邦人倒下。约拿单回到耶路撒冷。As many as three thousand of the foreigners fell that day. And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem.💡