1.与罗马和斯巴达的同盟。那时约拿单看出时机对自己有利，就挑选一些人，差遣他们前往罗马，为要确证并重修与他们的友好关系。Alliances with Rome and Sparta Now when Jonathan saw that the time was favorable for him, he chose men and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew the friendship with them.
2.他又差遣书信，将同样的意思送给斯巴达人和别处。He also sent letters to the same effect to the Spartans and to other places.
3.于是他们前往罗马，进入元老院议事厅，说道："大祭司约拿单和犹太民族派遣我们来，要与你们重新确立以往的友好同盟。"So they went to Rome and entered the senate chamber and said, “Jonathan the high priest and the Jewish nation have sent us to renew the former friendship and alliance with them.”
4.罗马人又给他们写信给各地的人，请他们护送使者安全抵达犹大地。And the Romans gave them letters to the people in every place, asking them to provide for the envoys safe conduct to the land of Judah.
5.这是约拿单写给斯巴达人的书信副本：This is a copy of the letter which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans:
6.大祭司约拿单、国家元老院、众祭司，以及其余犹太民众，致我们的弟兄斯巴达人，问安。“Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people to their brethren the Spartans, greeting.
7.先前，你们中间的王阿流曾写信给大祭司俄尼亚，说你们是我们的弟兄，正如附录所载。Already in time past a letter was sent to Oni′as the high priest from Ari′us, who was king among you, stating that you are our brethren, as the appended copy shows.
8.奥尼亚斯隆重地迎接了使者，并接收了那封信，信中明确宣示了结盟与友好的关系。Oni′as welcomed the envoy with honor, and received the letter, which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship.
9.因此我们虽不需要这些事，因为我们手里有圣书作为劝勉，Therefore, though we have no need of these things, since we have as encouragement the holy books which are in our hands,
10.我们承担起这项使命，派人前去与你们重修兄弟情谊和深厚友谊，以免我们之间彼此疏远。自从你们给我们寄信以来，已经过去了相当长的时间。we have undertaken to send to renew our brotherhood and friendship with you, so that we may not become estranged from you, for considerable time has passed since you sent your letter to us.
11.因此我们时常在一切场合记念你们，无论是在我们的节期中，或是在其他合宜的日子，在我们所献的祭祀上，并在我们的祷告中，正如纪念弟兄本是理所应当之事。We therefore remember you constantly on every occasion, both in our feasts and on other appropriate days, at the sacrifices which we offer and in our prayers, as it is right and proper to remember brethren.
12.我们也为你的荣耀而欢喜And we rejoice in your glory.
13.但论到我们，许多患难和许多争战环绕我们，四面的君王都向我们争战。But as for ourselves, many afflictions and many wars have encircled us; the kings round about us have waged war against us.
14.我们不愿以这些战争来烦扰你们以及我们的其他盟友和朋友，We were unwilling to annoy you and our other allies and friends with these wars,
15.因为我们有从天而来的帮助作为我们的拯救；我们脱离了仇敌，仇敌也被制伏了。for we have the help which comes from Heaven for our aid; and we were delivered from our enemies and our enemies were humbled.
16.因此我们推选了安提阿库斯的儿子努美纽斯和耶孙的儿子安提帕特，派遣他们前往罗马，与他们重修先前的友谊与盟约。We therefore have chosen Nume′nius the son of Anti′ochus and Antip′ater the son of Jason, and have sent them to Rome to renew our former friendship and alliance with them.
17.我们已吩咐他们也到你们那里去，向你们问安，并将我们这封关于重续弟兄情谊的信交给你们。We have commanded them to go also to you and greet you and deliver to you this letter from us concerning the renewal of our brotherhood.
18.现在请就此事回复我们。And now please send us a reply to this.”
19.这是他们送给奥尼亚斯的信的副本：This is a copy of the letter which they sent to Oni′as:
20.斯巴达王亚略，致大祭司欧尼亚，问安。“Ari′us, king of the Spartans, to Oni′as the high priest, greeting.
21.关于斯巴达人 和犹太人,有文字记载表明他们是兄弟,同属亚伯拉罕的后裔。It has been found in writing concerning the Spartans and the Jews that they are brethren and are of the family of Abraham.
22.既然如今我们知道了这些事，就请你们写信告诉我们你们的情形；And now that we have learned this, please write us concerning your welfare;
23.我们方面写信告知你们：你们的牲畜和财产归于我们，我们的也归于你们。因此我们命令我们的使者据此向你们通报。we on our part write to you that your cattle and your property belong to us, and ours belong to you. We therefore command that our envoys report to you accordingly.”
24.约拿单与西门的后续战役 约拿单听说德米特里斯的将领们已经卷土重来,率领着比先前更多的军队,要与他交战。Further Campaigns of Jonathan and Simon Now Jonathan heard that the commanders of Deme′trius had returned, with a larger force than before, to wage war against him.
25.于是他从耶路撒冷起兵，在哈马地与他们相遇，因为他不愿给他们机会侵入自己的国土。So he marched away from Jerusalem and met them in the region of Hamath, for he gave them no opportunity to invade his own country.
26.他差遣探子到他们的营中，探子回来向他报告说，敌人正在列阵，准备在夜间攻击犹太人。He sent spies to their camp, and they returned and reported to him that the enemy were being drawn up in formation to fall upon the Jews by night.
27.日落的时候，约拿单吩咐他的人要警醒，手中拿着兵器，一夜之间预备争战，又在营的四围设立岗哨。So when the sun set, Jonathan commanded his men to be alert and to keep their arms at hand so as to be ready all night for battle, and he stationed outposts around the camp.
28.仇敌听见约拿单和他的人预备争战，就惧怕起来，心中惊恐；于是他们在营中点起火来，撤退了。When the enemy heard that Jonathan and his men were prepared for battle, they were afraid and were terrified at heart; so they kindled fires in their camp and withdrew.
29.约拿单和他的人直到早晨才知道这事，因为他们看见火光在燃烧。But Jonathan and his men did not know it until morning, for they saw the fires burning.
30.约拿单就追赶他们，却追不上他们，因为他们已经渡过了以勒忒吕斯河。Then Jonathan pursued them, but he did not overtake them, for they had crossed the Eleu′therus river.
31.约拿单转去攻打称为撒巴丢人的阿拉伯人，重创他们，并掠夺他们的财物。So Jonathan turned aside against the Arabs who are called Zabade′ans, and he crushed them and plundered them.
32.于是他拔营前往大马士革，遍行那一带地方。Then he broke camp and went to Damas′cus, and marched through all that region.
33.西门也出发，行遍那地，直到亚实基伦及其附近的堡垒。他转往约帕，乘其不备而攻取。Simon also went forth and marched through the country as far as As′kalon and the neighboring strongholds. He turned aside to Joppa and took it by surprise,
34.因为他听说他们准备把要塞交给德默特里所差遣的人，他便在那里驻军把守。for he had heard that they were ready to hand over the stronghold to the men whom Deme′trius had sent. And he stationed a garrison there to guard it.
35.约拿单回来后，就召集百姓中的长老，与他们商议，要在犹大地建造坚固的堡垒。When Jonathan returned he convened the elders of the people and planned with them to build strongholds in Judea,
36.要使耶路撒冷的城墙修得更高，并在城堡与城之间筑起一道高大的屏障，将城堡与城隔开，使其驻军既不能买也不能卖，以此来孤立城堡。to build the walls of Jerusalem still higher, and to erect a high barrier between the citadel and the city to separate it from the city, in order to isolate it so that its garrison could neither buy nor sell.
37.于是他们聚集起来，要重建那城。东边山谷的一段城墙已经倒塌，他就修筑了那名叫迦斐纳塔的一段。So they gathered together to build up the city; part of the wall on the valley to the east had fallen, and he repaired the section called Chaphena′tha.
38.西门在示非拉建造了阿底达，使其坚固，装上门和门闩。And Simon built Ad′ida in the Shephe′lah; he fortified it and installed gates with bolts.
39.特里福抓获约拿单
特里福企图做亚细亚的王，戴上王冠，向安提阿哥王举起手来。Trypho Captures Jonathan Then Trypho attempted to become king of Asia and put on the crown, and to raise his hand against Anti′ochus the king.
40.他担心约拿单不会准许他如此行事，反而会向他发动战争，因此他一直试图捉拿并杀害他，随后他出兵前来，到了伯珊。He feared that Jonathan might not permit him to do so, but might make war on him, so he kept seeking to seize and kill him, and he marched forth and came to Beth-shan.
41.约拿单带着四万精兵出去迎接他，来到伯善。Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand picked fighting men, and he came to Beth-shan.
42.特吕弗见他带着大军前来，就惧怕不敢向他下手。When Trypho saw that he had come with a large army, he was afraid to raise his hand against him.
43.于是他尊重地接待他，将他荐于他的众朋友，又赐他礼物，吩咐他的朋友和军兵要听从那人，如同听从自己一样。So he received him with honor and commended him to all his friends, and he gave him gifts and commanded his friends and his troops to obey him as they would himself.
44.他对约拿单说：“我们并没有打仗，你为什么使这些百姓疲乏呢？”Then he said to Jonathan, “Why have you wearied all these people when we are not at war?
45.现在你就让他们各自回家去，为自己挑选几个人留在你身边，然后同我到托勒迈斯去。我要把那城连同其他的要塞、所余的军队和所有的官员都交给你，然后我再转身回去。因为我来正是为了这事。Dismiss them now to their homes and choose for yourself a few men to stay with you, and come with me to Ptolema′is. I will hand it over to you as well as the other strongholds and the remaining troops and all the officials, and will turn round and go home. For that is why I am here.”
46.约拿单信从他，就照着这话行，叫那些人回去，回犹大地去了。Jonathan trusted him and did as he said; he sent away the troops, and they returned to the land of Judah.
47.他自己留下三千人，其中两千人留在加利利，一千人随从他。He kept with himself three thousand men, two thousand of whom he left in Galilee, while a thousand accompanied him.
48.约拿单进入托勒密后，托勒密的居民关闭城门，捉住了他，并用刀杀了所有同他一起进城的人。But when Jonathan entered Ptolema′is, the men of Ptolema′is closed the gates and seized him, and all who had entered with him they killed with the sword.
49.然后，特里弗派遣步兵和骑兵进入加利利和大平原，要毁灭约拿单的一切士兵。Then Trypho sent troops and cavalry into Galilee and the Great Plain to destroy all Jonathan’s soldiers.
50.但他们得知约拿单已被俘获，与他的部下一起阵亡了，于是彼此勉励，整队紧密前行，准备迎战。But they realized that Jonathan had been seized and had perished along with his men, and they encouraged one another and kept marching in close formation, ready for battle.
51.他们的追赶者见他们要拼死抵抗，就转身退去。When their pursuers saw that they would fight for their lives, they turned back.
52.于是他们都平安地到了犹大地，为约拿单和他的同伴们哀哭，极其恐惧；以色列众人也深深哀悼。So they all reached the land of Judah safely, and they mourned for Jonathan and his companions and were in great fear; and all Israel mourned deeply.
53.四围所有的国家都想要毁灭他们，因为他们说：「他们没有领袖，也没有帮助者。现在让我们向他们开战，将他们的名从人间抹去。」And all the nations round about them tried to destroy them, for they said, “They have no leader or helper. Now therefore let us make war on them and blot out the memory of them from among men.”