1.在一百七十二年，王德米特利乌斯聚集他的军队，向米底行军，意图寻求支援，以便对抗特吕福。Capture of Demetrius In the one hundred and seventy-second year Deme′trius the king assembled his forces and marched into Media to secure help, so that he could make war against Trypho.
2.当时波斯和玛代的王阿萨刻斯听说得米特留斯已经侵入他的领土，就派遣他的一个将领去活捉他。When Ar′saces the king of Persia and Media heard that Deme′trius had invaded his territory, he sent one of his commanders to take him alive.
3.他便去击败了德米特留的军队，抓住他并带到阿尔萨刻斯那里，阿尔萨刻斯下令将他严加监管。And he went and defeated the army of Deme′trius, and seized him and took him to Ar′saces, who put him under guard.
4.西门的颂词 西门在世的日子，地土享受安宁。他为本国谋求善事，他的统治在他们看来是悦意的，也如同他所受的尊荣，直到永远。Eulogy of Simon The land had rest all the days of Simon. He sought the good of his nation; his rule was pleasing to them, as was the honor shown him, all his days.
5.他为自己的荣耀锦上添花，占领了雅法作为港口，并开辟了一条通往海岛的道路。To crown all his honors he took Joppa for a harbor, and opened a way to the isles of the sea.
6.他扩大了自己国家的边界，并且完全控制了这个国家。He extended the borders of his nation, and gained full control of the country.
7.他聚集了许多被掳的人，他统治着加萨和伯祖尔以及城堡，并且使它清除了不洁之处；也没有人能抵挡他。He gathered a host of captives; he ruled over Gazar′a and Beth-zur and the citadel, and he removed its uncleanness from it; and there was none to oppose him.
8.他们在平安中耕种自己的土地，地就产生了出产，田野的树木也结出了果子。They tilled their land in peace; the ground gave its increase, and the trees of the plains their fruit.
9.老年人坐在街上，他们都在一起谈论美好的事；年轻人穿上了荣耀和战争的服装。Old men sat in the streets; they all talked together of good things; and the youths donned the glories and garments of war.
10.他为各城供应粮食，并为他们提供防御的方法，直到他的名声传到地极。He supplied the cities with food, and furnished them with the means of defense, till his renown spread to the ends of the earth.
11.他使这地得享平安， 以色列人也极其欢喜。He established peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy.
12.每个人都坐在自己的葡萄树下和自己的无花果树下，没有人使他们害怕。Each man sat under his vine and his fig tree, and there was none to make them afraid.
13.那时没有人能与他们交战，诸王也在那几天被击败了。No one was left in the land to fight them, and the kings were crushed in those days.
14.他坚固了他百姓中所有的卑微人，他寻求律法，又除掉一切作乱和作恶的人。He strengthened all the humble of his people; he sought out the law, and did away with every lawless and wicked man.
15.他使圣所荣耀，并为圣所的器皿增添更多。He made the sanctuary glorious, and added to the vessels of the sanctuary.
16.与罗马和斯巴达的交往 罗马及远在斯巴达的人都听说了约拿单的死讯，他们都深感悲痛。Diplomacy with Rome and Sparta It was heard in Rome, and as far away as Sparta, that Jonathan had died, and they were deeply grieved.
17.当他们听说他哥哥西蒙已经在他位置上成为大祭司，并且统治着那国和国中的城邑，When they heard that Simon his brother had become high priest in his place, and that he was ruling over the country and the cities in it,
18.他们在铜板上写信给他，想与他更新与犹大和他的兄弟约拿单所立的友好和联盟的关系。they wrote to him on bronze tablets to renew with him the friendship and alliance which they had established with Judas and Jonathan his brothers.
19.这些书信都在耶路撒冷的会众面前读出来。And these were read before the assembly in Jerusalem.
20.这是斯巴达人送来的信的副本：“斯巴达的统治者和斯巴达城致高祭司西蒙和长老、祭司以及其他犹太人，我们的兄弟，问安。This is a copy of the letter which the Spartans sent: “The rulers and the city of the Spartans to Simon the high priest and to the elders and the priests and the rest of the Jewish people, our brethren, greeting.
21.派到我们民间的使者已经将你的荣耀和尊贵告诉了我们，我们也为他们的到来而欢喜。The envoys who were sent to our people have told us about your glory and honor, and we rejoiced at their coming.
22.他们所说的话我们已经记录在我们的公开法令中，内容如下：努米尼乌斯，安提阿古的儿子，和安提帕特，耶孙的儿子，犹太人的使者，来到我们这里，目的是为了与我们重新建立友好关系。And what they said we have recorded in our public decrees, as follows, ‘Nume′nius the son of Anti′ochus and Antip′ater the son of Jason, envoys of the Jews, have come to us to renew their friendship with us.
23.我们的民族乐意以尊贵的方式接待这些人，并将他们的话语的副本放在公共档案馆，这样斯巴达人就能拥有他们的记录。而且他们将这件事情的副本送给大祭司西蒙。It has pleased our people to receive these men with honor and to put a copy of their words in the public archives, so that the people of the Spartans may have a record of them. And they have sent a copy of this to Simon the high priest.’”
24.在此之后，西蒙派努米尼乌斯带着一面重达一千米那的金盾前往罗马，以确认与罗马人的盟约。After this Simon sent Nume′nius to Rome with a large gold shield weighing a thousand minas, to confirm the alliance with the Romans.
25.西门及其子孙的官方荣誉 当百姓听见这些事以后，他们说：“我们怎样感谢西门和他的儿子呢？Official Honors for Simon When the people heard these things they said, “How shall we thank Simon and his sons?
26.因为他和他的兄弟们以及他父亲的家族都站立得稳；他们奋战并击退了以色列的敌人，为以色列确立了自由。For he and his brothers and the house of his father have stood firm; they have fought and repulsed Israel’s enemies and established its freedom.”
27.他们在铜板上刻下记录，并将其置于锡安山的柱子上。这是他们所写的副本：“在以鲁月的十八日，一百七十二年，即大祭司西蒙的第三年，So they made a record on bronze tablets and put it upon pillars on Mount Zion. This is a copy of what they wrote: “On the eighteenth day of Elul, in the one hundred and seventy-second year, which is the third year of Simon the great high priest,
28.在亚撒玛力，在祭司和人民以及国家的官长和国家的长老的大聚会中，有以下事情被宣告给我们：in As′aramel, in the great assembly of the priests and the people and the rulers of the nation and the elders of the country, the following was proclaimed to us:
29.由于战争经常发生在这个国家，马他提亚的儿子西蒙，一个属于约雅立家族的祭司和他的兄弟们，冒着危险抵抗他们国家的敌人，以便他们的圣所和律法能够得到保存；他们为自己的国家带来了极大的荣耀。“Since wars often occurred in the country, Simon the son of Mattathi′as, a priest of the sons of Jo′arib, and his brothers, exposed themselves to danger and resisted the enemies of their nation, in order that their sanctuary and the law might be perserved; and they brought great glory to their nation.
30.约拿单振兴了这国，成为他们的大祭司，并与他的族人同归于尽。Jonathan rallied the nation, and became their high priest, and was gathered to his people.
31.当他们的敌人决定入侵他们的国家并且侵犯他们的圣所时，And when their enemies decided to invade their country and lay hands on their sanctuary,
32.于是，西蒙站起来，为自己的国家而战。他花费了大量自己的钱财；他为本国的军队提供武器，并支付他们的工资。then Simon rose up and fought for his nation. He spent great sums of his own money; he armed the men of his nation’s forces and paid them wages.
33.他加强了犹大的各座城邑，并在犹大边境的伯祖尔设防，因为从前敌人曾将武器存放在那里，他在那里驻扎了一支犹太守军。He fortified the cities of Judea, and Beth-zur on the borders of Judea, where formerly the arms of the enemy had been stored, and he placed there a garrison of Jews.
34.他也加固了靠海的雅法和位于亚杜的边境的加沙。他在那里安置了犹太人，并为这些城市提供了他们恢复所需的一切。He also fortified Joppa, which is by the sea, and Gazar′a, which is on the borders of Azo′tus, where the enemy formerly dwelt. He settled Jews there, and provided in those cities whatever was necessary for their restoration.
35.百姓看见西蒙的忠诚和他为国家赢得的荣耀，就立他为自己的领袖和大祭司，因为他做了所有这些事情，并且他对国家保持了正义和忠诚。他竭尽全力使自己的民族高兴。“The people saw Simon’s faithfulness and the glory which he had resolved to win for his nation, and they made him their leader and high priest, because he had done all these things and because of the justice and loyalty which he had maintained toward his nation. He sought in every way to exalt his people.
36.在他执政期间，事情在他的手中顺利进行，以至于外邦人被逐出该国，耶路撒冷大卫城中的那些人也被逐出，他们曾为自己建造了一座堡垒，从那里出发，亵渎圣地的周围，并对圣地的纯洁性造成了巨大的损害。And in his days things prospered in his hands, so that the Gentiles were put out of the country, as were also the men in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had built themselves a citadel from which they used to sally forth and defile the environs of the sanctuary and do great damage to its purity.
37.他在那里安置犹太人，为保障国家和城市的安全而加固了它，并建造了耶路撒冷的城墙，使其更加高大。He settled Jews in it, and fortified it for the safety of the country and of the city, and built the walls of Jerusalem higher.
38.鉴于这些事情，王德米特利又确认他为大祭司，“In view of these things King Deme′trius confirmed him in the high priesthood,
39.他使他成为王的密友，并赐给他很高的尊荣。and he made him one of the king’s friends and paid him high honors.
40.因为他听说罗马人称犹太人为朋友、盟友和兄弟，并且罗马人以隆重的礼仪接待了西蒙的使者。For he had heard that the Jews were addressed by the Romans as friends and allies and brethren, and that the Romans had received the envoys of Simon with honor.
41.犹太人和他们的祭司决定西蒙应成为他们永远的领袖和大祭司，直到有一位忠实的先知出现，“And the Jews and their priests decided that Simon should be their leader and high priest for ever, until a trustworthy prophet should arise,
42.并且他应该管理他们，并且他应该监督圣所，任命人负责圣所的职责和国家、武器、要塞的职责，并且他应该监督圣所，and that he should be governor over them and that he should take charge of the sanctuary and appoint men over its tasks and over the country and the weapons and the strongholds, and that he should take charge of the sanctuary,
43.并且他应该被所有人服从，国内所有的合同都应该以他的名义书写，他应该穿紫衣戴金。and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all contracts in the country should be written in his name, and that he should be clothed in purple and wear gold.
44.“无论是民众还是祭司，都不得废除这些命令，或是反对他的话语，或是在未得他允许的情况下在国内召开聚会，或是穿上紫色衣服，或是佩戴金扣。“And none of the people or priests shall be permitted to nullify any of these decisions or to oppose what he says, or to convene an assembly in the country without his permission, or to be clothed in purple or put on a gold buckle.
45.凡违反这些决定或废除其中任何一项者都将受到惩罚。Whoever acts contrary to these decisions or nullifies any of them shall be liable to punishment.”
46.众人都同意授予西蒙按照这些决定行事的权利。And all the people agreed to grant Simon the right to act in accord with these decisions.
47.西门接受并同意成为大祭司，成为犹太人和祭司的统帅和族长，并成为他们所有人的保护者。So Simon accepted and agreed to be high priest, to be commander and ethnarch of the Jews and priests, and to be protector of them all.
48.他们下令将这道命令刻在铜板上，在圣所的院子里显眼的地方竖立起来，And they gave orders to inscribe this decree upon bronze tablets, to put them up in a conspicuous place in the precincts of the sanctuary,
49.并将这些文件的副本存放在国库里，这样西门和他的儿子们就可以拥有它们。and to deposit copies of them in the treasury, so that Simon and his sons might have them.