1.与邻近民族的战争 当四周的外邦人听说祭坛已经建造，圣所也像以前一样被奉献时，他们就非常愤怒，Wars with Neighboring Peoples When the Gentiles round about heard that the altar had been built and the sanctuary dedicated as it was before, they became very angry,
2.他们决意要除灭他们中间雅各的后裔。于是他们开始在民中杀戮毁灭。and they determined to destroy the descendants of Jacob who lived among them. So they began to kill and destroy among the people.
3.但犹大在伊杜玛的亚加巴亭与以扫的儿子作战，因为他们在那里设下埋伏袭击以色列人，犹大给他们重重打击，降伏他们，并抢夺他们的财物。But Judas made war on the sons of Esau in Idume′a, at Akrabatte′ne, because they kept lying in wait for Israel. He dealt them a heavy blow and humbled them and despoiled them.
4.他也记得巴安的儿子们的邪恶，他们成为百姓的网罗和陷阱，在大路上埋伏他们。He also remembered the wickedness of the sons of Baean, who were a trap and a snare to the people and ambushed them on the highways.
5.他们被他困在了城楼里，他在他们对面扎营，发誓要将他们彻底毁灭，并用火烧毁他们的城楼和城楼里所有的人。They were shut up by him in their towers; and he encamped against them, vowed their complete destruction, and burned with fire their towers and all who were in them.
6.然后他渡过河去攻击亚扪人，在那里发现了一支强大的军队和许多由提摩太为首的民众。Then he crossed over to attack the Am′monites, where he found a strong band and many people with Timothy as their leader.
7.他与他们打了许多仗，他们都败在他面前，他击败了他们。He engaged in many battles with them and they were crushed before him; he struck them down.
8.他也攻取了雅谢和雅谢的村庄，然后回到犹大。He also took Jazer and its villages; then he returned to Judea.
9.加利利犹太人的解救 现在基列的外邦人聚集在一起，攻击他们领土内的以色列人，并计划要消灭他们。但是他们逃到达帖玛的要塞，Liberation of Galilean Jews Now the Gentiles in Gil′ead gathered together against the Israelites who lived in their territory, and planned to destroy them. But they fled to the stronghold of Dath′ema,
10.并给犹大和他的兄弟们写了一封信，说，围绕我们的一切外邦人聚集起来要消灭我们。and sent to Judas and his brothers a letter which said, “The Gentiles around us have gathered together against us to destroy us.
11.他们正在准备前来夺取我们逃到的要塞，提摩太正率领他们的军队。They are preparing to come and capture the stronghold to which we have fled, and Timothy is leading their forces.
12.现在求你来救我们脱离他们的手，因为我们中间有许多人倒下了，Now then come and rescue us from their hands, for many of us have fallen,
13.我们在托比地所有的弟兄都被杀了，敌人掳掠了他们的妻子和儿女，并且夺取了他们的财物，在那里杀死了约有一千人的男子。and all our brethren who were in the land of Tob have been killed; the enemy have captured their wives and children and goods, and have destroyed about a thousand men there.”
14.信刚被读完，瞧，有使者从加利利来，他们的衣服都撕裂了，也带来了相似的报告；While the letter was still being read, behold, other messengers, with their garments rent, came from Galilee and made a similar report;
15.他们说，普托莱迈、泰尔、西顿的人和外邦人所有的加利利，都聚集在他们对面，“要把我们灭绝”。they said that against them had gathered together men of Ptolema′is and Tyre and Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles, “to annihilate us.”
16.当犹大和众人听见这些信息后，召开了一个大聚会来决定他们应该为那些处于困境并被敌人攻击的兄弟做什么。When Judas and the people heard these messages, a great assembly was called to determine what they should do for their brethren who were in distress and were being attacked by enemies.
17.当时犹大对他哥哥西蒙说，你挑选人去救你在加利利的兄弟，我和我的兄弟约拿单要往基列去。Then Judas said to Simon his brother, “Choose your men and go and rescue your brethren in Galilee; I and Jonathan my brother will go to Gil′ead.”
18.但他将撒加利亚的儿子约瑟和民间的领袖亚撒利雅留在犹大，和剩下的军队一起守卫犹大。But he left Joseph, the son of Zechari′ah, and Azari′ah, a leader of the people, with the rest of the forces, in Judea to guard it;
19.他吩咐他们说，你们要带领这群人，但在我们回来之前，不要与外邦人交战。and he gave them this command, “Take charge of this people, but do not engage in battle with the Gentiles until we return.”
20.随后派三千人跟随西蒙往加利利去，八千人跟随犹大往基列去。Then three thousand men were assigned to Simon to go to Galilee, and eight thousand to Judas for Gil′ead.
21.于是西蒙往加利利去，对外邦人打了许多仗，外邦人在他面前跌倒了。so Simon went to Galilee and fought many battles against the Gentiles, and the Gentiles were crushed before him.
22.他追赶他们到布托勒迈的城门，杀死了三千名外邦人，并将他们的财物抢夺过来。He pursued them to the gate of Ptolema′is, and as many as three thousand of the Gentiles fell, and he despoiled them.
23.然后他带着加利利和阿尔巴特塔的犹太人，以及他们的妻子和孩子，和他们所有的财产，以极大的欢乐把他们带到了犹太。Then he took the Jews of Galilee and Arbat′ta, with their wives and children, and all they possessed, and led them to Judea with great rejoicing.
24.犹大和约拿单在基列犹大·马加比和他的兄弟约拿单越过约旦河，向旷野进发，行了三天的路程。Judas and Jonathan in Gilead Judas Maccabe′us and Jonathan his brother crossed the Jordan and went three days’ journey into the wilderness.
25.他们遇到了纳巴提人，纳巴提人友好地接待了他们，并将他们在基列亚的兄弟们所发生的一切告诉了他们：They encountered the Nabate′ans, who met them peaceably and told them all that had happened to their brethren in Gil′ead:
26.他们中的很多人被关在波斯拉和波斯尔，在阿勒玛和哈斯福，玛吉和迦乃——所有这些城市都很坚固和宽广——“Many of them have been shut up in Bozrah and Bosor, in Al′ema and Chaspho, Maked and Car′naim”—all these cities were strong and large—
27.“还有些人被关在基列的其他城市里，敌人准备明天攻占这些坚固城，并在一天之内抓住并杀死所有这些人。”“and some have been shut up in the other cities of Gil′ead; the enemy are getting ready to attack the strongholds tomorrow and take and destroy all these men in one day.”
28.于是犹大和他的军队迅速从旷野的道路返回到波斯拉，他攻取了这座城，凡是男性都用刀杀死了，然后夺取了所有的战利品，并用火烧了这座城。Then Judas and his army quickly turned back by the wilderness road to Bozrah; and he took the city, and killed every male by the edge of the sword; then he seized all its spoils and burned it with fire.
29.他从那里在夜间动身，他们一直前往达帖玛的要塞。He departed from there at night, and they went all the way to the stronghold of Dath′ema.
30.天刚亮，他们抬头一看，只见有一大队人马，数也数不清，带着攻城梯和攻城器械，要攻取这座要塞，并向城内的犹太人发动攻击。At dawn they looked up, and behold, a large company, that could not be counted, carrying ladders and engines of war to capture the stronghold, and attacking the Jews within.
31.犹大看见战事已经开始，城里的呼声传到天上，号角声和大声的喊叫声，So Judas saw that the battle had begun and that the cry of the city went up to Heaven with trumpets and loud shouts,
32.他对自己的军队说：“今天你们要为自己的兄弟战斗！”and he said to the men of his forces, “Fight today for your brethren!”
33.他带领三队人马从后面接近他们，吹响号角，大声祷告。Then he came up behind them in three companies, who sounded their trumpets and cried aloud in prayer.
34.当提摩太的军队发现是马加比时，他们就在他面前逃跑，他也给他们以重大的打击。当天倒下他们的有八千人。And when the army of Timothy realized that it was Maccabe′us, they fled before him, and he dealt them a heavy blow. As many as eight thousand of them fell that day.
35.他转向阿勒玛，攻取了它，杀死了城里所有的男人，夺取了它的财物，并用火焚烧了它。Next he turned aside to Al′ema, and fought against it and took it; and he killed every male in it, plundered it, and burned it with fire.
36.从那里他出发，攻取了加斯弗、玛吉、波斯和基列的其他城市。From there he marched on and took Chaspho, Maked, and Bosor, and the other cities of Gil′ead.
37.这些事以后，提摩太又招募了一支军队，在拉封河对岸扎营。After these things Timothy gathered another army and encamped opposite Raphon, on the other side of the stream.
38.犹大派人去探察军营，他们回报他说，周围所有的外邦人都聚集跟随他，人数极多。Judas sent men to spy out the camp, and they reported to him, “All the Gentiles around us have gathered to him; it is a very large force.
39.他们也雇了阿拉伯人来帮助他们，他们渡过河对面扎营，准备来与你交战”。犹大就去迎击他们。They also have hired Arabs to help them, and they are encamped across the stream, ready to come and fight against you.” And Judas went to meet them.
40.当犹大和他的军队接近水流时，提摩太对他的军官说，如果他先过来对我们，我们就无法抵抗他，因为他一定会击败我们。Now as Judas and his army drew near to the stream of water, Timothy said to the officers of his forces, “If he crosses over to us first, we will not be able to resist him, for he will surely defeat us.
41.但如果他害怕，驻扎在河的那一边，我们就渡过河去，攻打他。But if he shows fear and camps on the other side of the river, we will cross over to him and defeat him.”
42.当犹大走近溪水时，他在溪水旁边安排了人民的书记，并给他们下令：“不准有人扎营，必须让他们都进入战场。”When Judas approached the stream of water, he stationed the scribes of the people at the stream and gave them this command, “Permit no man to encamp, but make them all enter the battle.”
43.他首先率先渡河，整个军队都跟随在他后面。在他面前，所有的外邦人都被击败，他们丢弃武器，逃进了卡尔奈的圣地。Then he crossed over against them first, and the whole army followed him. All the Gentiles were defeated before him, and they threw away their arms and fled into the sacred precincts at Car′naim.
44.但他攻下了这座城市，并用火焚烧了圣所，以及圣所中所有的人。这样，迦尔乃因被攻克了，他们再也无法在犹大面前站立。But he took the city and burned the sacred precincts with fire, together with all who were in them. Thus Car′naim was conquered; they could stand before Judas no longer.
45.回到耶路撒冷 犹大聚集了基列所有的以色列人，无论大小，都带着他们的妻子、孩子和财物，一同前往犹大地，队伍非常庞大。The Return to Jerusalem Then Judas gathered together all the Israelites in Gil′ead, the small and the great, with their wives and children and goods, a very large company, to go to the land of Judah.
46.于是他们来到以弗崙。这是一个位于道路上的大城，非常坚固，他们不能右转或左转，只能从中间通过。So they came to Ephron. This was a large and very strong city on the road, and they could not go round it to the right or to the left; they had to go through it.
47.但那城里的人把他们赶出去，又用石头挡住了城门。But the men of the city shut them out and blocked up the gates with stones.
48.犹大就给他们送去友好的话说，求你们让我们经过你们的土地，到达我们的境地，我们必不上你们的田地和葡萄园，也不喝井里的水，必走大路，不偏左右，直到我们过了你们的境界。他们却不肯给犹大开路。And Judas sent them this friendly message, “Let us pass through your land to get to our land. No one will do you harm; we will simply pass by on foot.” But they refused to open to him.
49.于是犹大命令向军队发出宣告，每人都要在原地扎营。Then Judas ordered proclamation to be made to the army that each should encamp where he was.
50.于是，军队的男人安营扎寨，他整天整夜与城池作战，城池就被交在他手中。So the men of the forces encamped, and he fought against the city all that day and all the night, and the city was delivered into his hands.
51.他用刀剑杀死了每一个男人，毁坏并掠夺了这座城市，然后他穿过城市，踏过尸体。He destroyed every male by the edge of the sword, and razed and plundered the city. Then he passed through the city over the slain.
52.他们渡过约旦河，来到伯珊前的平原。And they crossed the Jordan into the large plain before Beth-shan.
53.犹大一路上鼓励后退的人，安慰众民，直到他来到犹大地。And Judas kept rallying the laggards and encouraging the people all the way till he came to the land of Judah.
54.于是他们带着欢喜和喜乐上到锡安山，献上了燔祭，因为他们没有一人在安全返回之前阵亡。So they went up to Mount Zion with gladness and joy, and offered burnt offerings, because not one of them had fallen before they returned in safety.
55.约西弗和亚撒利雅被击败 当时犹大和约拿单在基列亚德，西蒙的兄弟在加利利的前方的托勒迈城，Joseph and Azariah Defeated Now while Judas and Jonathan were in Gil′ead and Simon his brother was in Galilee before Ptolema′is,
56.约撒底的儿子约瑟和亚撒利雅，这两位是军队的首领，听说他们勇敢的行为和他们英勇的战争。Joseph, the son of Zechari′ah, and Azari′ah, the commanders of the forces, heard of their brave deeds and of the heroic war they had fought.
57.于是他们说：“我们也要为自己树立名声；我们去攻打我们周围的外邦人。”So they said, “Let us also make a name for ourselves; let us go and make war on the Gentiles around us.”
58.他们向与他们同在的军队人员发出命令，他们便向雅米尼亚进军。And they issued orders to the men of the forces that were with them, and they marched against Jam′nia.
59.哥吉雅和他的军队从城里出来与他们交战。And Gor′gias and his men came out of the city to meet them in battle.
60.约瑟和亚撒利雅被打败，退到犹大地的边界，有两千以色列人当天倒在那里。Then Joseph and Azari′ah were routed, and were pursued to the borders of Judea; as many as two thousand of the people of Israel fell that day.
61.因此百姓遭受了惨重的失败，因为他们想干一件勇敢的事，却没有听从犹大和他的兄弟们。Thus the people suffered a great rout because, thinking to do a brave deed, they did not listen to Judas and his brothers.
62.但他们并不属于那些为以色列带来解救的男人们的家族。But they did not belong to the family of those men through whom deliverance was given to Israel.
63.犹大和他的兄弟在全以色列和在所有外邦人中，名字一提起就受到极大的尊敬。The man Judas and his brothers were greatly honored in all Israel and among all the Gentiles, wherever their name was heard.
64.人们聚集在他们周围，称赞他们。Men gathered to them and praised them.
65.在希伯仑和非利士的胜利 随后犹大和他的兄弟们出发，向南去攻击以扫的儿子，在希伯仑和它的郊野打败了他们，拆毁了它的堡垒，并且四周烧毁了它的塔楼。Success at Hebron and Philistia Then Judas and his brothers went forth and fought the sons of Esau in the land to the south. He struck Hebron and its villages and tore down its strongholds and burned its towers round about.
66.他便向前进，进入非利士人的地，经过玛利沙。Then he marched off to go into the land of the Philistines, and passed through Mar′isa.
67.在那一天，有些祭司想要表现出勇敢，结果在战斗中阵亡，因为他们鲁莽地冲入战场。On that day some priests, who wished to do a brave deed, fell in battle, for they went out to battle unwisely.
68.但犹大却转向非利士人的地亚杜他，他毁坏了他们的祭坛，并用火焚烧了他们神像的雕刻，他掠夺了这些城邑，然后回到犹大地。But Judas turned aside to Azo′tus in the land of the Philistines; he tore down their altars, and the graven images of their gods he burned with fire; he plundered the cities and returned to the land of Judah.