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1. 1.致埃及的犹太人书 耶路撒冷和犹大地的犹太兄弟，向埃及的犹太兄弟致敬和平安。A Letter to the Jews in Egypt The Jewish brethren in Jerusalem and those in the land of Judea, To their Jewish brethren in Egypt, Greeting, and good peace.💡
2. 2.愿神恩待你，并且记念他与亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各立的约，记念他与他忠诚的仆人立的约。May God do good to you, and may he remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants.💡
3. 3.愿他使你们所有人都有一颗敬拜他的心，并且以坚强的心和乐意的灵去行他的旨意。May he give you all a heart to worship him and to do his will with a strong heart and a willing spirit.💡
4. 4.愿他开启你们的心，叫你们明白他的律法和命令，并且赐予你们平安。May he open your heart to his law and his commandments, and may he bring peace.💡
5. 5.愿他听从你的祷告，与你和好，不要在患难的时候离弃你。May he hear your prayers and be reconciled to you, and may he not forsake you in time of evil.💡
6. 6.我们现在在这里为你们祷告。We are now praying for you here.💡
7. 7.在德米特利王年间，一百六十九年，我们犹太人在那些年里，经历了雅松和他的同党从圣地和王国叛乱之后降临在我们身上的极大困难时，给你们写信In the reign of Deme′trius, in the one hundred and sixty-ninth year, we Jews wrote to you, in the critical distress which came upon us in those years after Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and the kingdom💡
8. 8.并烧了城门，流无辜人的血，我们求告耶和华，得了应允，我们献祭和素祭，点燃灯台，陈设饼。and burned the gate and shed innocent blood. We besought the Lord and we were heard, and we offered sacrifice and cereal offering, and we lighted the lamps and we set out the loaves.💡
9. 9.现在你们要在九月，也就是一百八十八年，守住棚节。And now see that you keep the feast of booths in the month of Chislev, in the one hundred and eighty-eighth year.💡
10. 10.致阿里斯托布鲁斯书 给耶路撒冷和犹大的人，以及议会和犹大，致被膏的祭司家族中的人，国王托勒密的老师阿里斯托布鲁斯，和埃及的犹太人，问安，祝你健康。A Letter to Aristobulus Those in Jerusalem and those in Judea and the senate and Judas, To Aristobu′lus, who is of the family of the anointed priests, teacher of Ptol′emy the king, and to the Jews in Egypt, Greeting, and good health.💡
11. 11.我们在极大的危险中被上帝拯救出来，我们非常感谢他在王的面前为我们作见证。Having been saved by God out of grave dangers we thank him greatly for taking our side against the king.💡
12. 12.因为他赶走了那些攻击圣城的人。For he drove out those who fought against the holy city.💡
13. 13.当领袖率领着看似不可阻挡的力量到达波斯时，他们在纳尼亚神庙中被纳尼亚的祭司使用的诡计击败。For when the leader reached Persia with a force that seemed irresistible, they were cut to pieces in the temple of Nane′a by a deception employed by the priests of Nane′a.💡
14. 14.安提阿古假意要迎娶她，带着朋友们一同来到这里，目的是要将大部分宝藏作为陪嫁夺取过来。For under pretext of intending to marry her, Anti′ochus came to the place together with his friends, to secure most of its treasures as a dowry.💡
15. 15.当娜奈亚神庙的祭司摆放好宝物，安提阿克带着少数人进入圣地墙内时，他们一旦他进入庙宇，就立即关闭了神庙。When the priests of the temple of Nane′a had set out the treasures and Anti′ochus had come with a few men inside the wall of the sacred precinct, they closed the temple as soon as he entered it.💡
16. 16.他们打开天花板上的秘密门，向下投掷石头，击倒了首领和他的手下，并将他们肢解，斩下头颅，向外面的百姓扔去。Opening the secret door in the ceiling, they threw stones and struck down the leader and his men, and dismembered them and cut off their heads and threw them to the people outside.💡
17. 17.愿我们的神在各方面被称颂，他已经对那些行为不虔诚的人施行了审判。Blessed in every way be our God, who has brought judgment upon those who have behaved impiously.💡
18. 18.火焰吞灭尼希米的祭物 因为在九月二十五日，我们要庆祝圣殿的洁净，我们认为有必要通知你，这样你也可以庆祝帐幕节和尼希米在建造圣殿和祭坛后献祭时所生的火节，尼希米就是那位建造圣殿和祭坛的人。Fire Consumes Nehemiah’s Sacrifice Since on the twenty-fifth day of Chislev we shall celebrate the purification of the temple, we thought it necessary to notify you, in order that you also may celebrate the feast of booths and the feast of the fire given when Nehemi′ah, who built the temple and altar, offered sacrifices.💡
19. 19.当我们的祖先被掳到波斯的时候，当时的虔诚祭司把祭坛上的火取了一些，秘密地藏在一个干燥的水池里，他们采取了这样的预防措施，以至于没有人知道那个地方。For when our fathers were being led captive to Persia, the pious priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar and secretly hid it in the hollow of a dry cistern, where they took such precautions that the place was unknown to any one.💡
20. 20.但过了很多年，神喜欢的时候，尼希米受波斯王的委托，派那些先前藏火的祭司的子孙去取这火，他们向我们报告说，没有找到火，只找到一种厚厚的液体，他命令他们舀出来带回来。But after many years had passed, when it pleased God, Nehemi′ah, having been commissioned by the king of Persia, sent the descendants of the priests who had hidden the fire to get it. And when they reported to us that they had not found fire but thick liquid, he ordered them to dip it out and bring it.💡
21. 21.当献祭的材料呈献上来时，尼希米命令祭司将液体洒在木头和木头上的祭物上。And when the materials for the sacrifices were presented, Nehemi′ah ordered the priests to sprinkle the liquid on the wood and what was laid upon it.💡
22. 22.事情办完后，过了一段时间，太阳从云层中透出，突然有一大团火焰燃烧起来，以至于所有人都感到惊奇。When this was done and some time had passed and the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great fire blazed up, so that all marveled.💡
23. 23.当祭物被消耗时，祭司们献上祷告——祭司们和每一个人。约拿单领先，其余的人做出回应，就像尼希米一样。And while the sacrifice was being consumed, the priests offered prayer—the priests and every one. Jonathan led, and the rest responded, as did Nehemi′ah.💡
24. 24.祷告的大意是：主啊，主神，万物的创造者，你是令人敬畏和强大、公正和仁慈的，你独自为王，又是仁慈的，The prayer was to this effect: “O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful, who alone art King and art kind,💡
25. 25.独有一位你是慷慨的，独有一位你是公正的，全能的和永恒的，你从每一种邪恶中拯救以色列，你拣选了列祖，并使他们成圣，who alone art bountiful, who alone art just and almighty and eternal, who dost rescue Israel from every evil, who didst choose the fathers and consecrate them,💡
26. 26.求你悦纳这祭，代替你选民以色列众人，保守你的分，使它成圣。accept this sacrifice on behalf of all thy people Israel and preserve thy portion and make it holy.💡
27. 27.聚集我们分散的子民，释放那些在外邦人中作奴隶的人，垂顾那些被弃绝和被轻视的人，并使外邦人知道你是我们的神。Gather together our scattered people, set free those who are slaves among the Gentiles, look upon those who are rejected and despised, and let the Gentiles know that thou art our God.💡
28. 28.使那些欺压和狂傲的人受苦。Afflict those who oppress and are insolent with pride.💡
29. 29.将你的子民安置在你的圣地，正如摩西所说。Plant thy people in thy holy place, as Moses said.”💡
30. 30.然后祭司们唱起圣歌。Then the priests sang the hymns.💡
31. 31.当祭物的材料被消耗完毕后，尼希米命令将剩余的液体倒在大石头上。And when the materials of the sacrifice were consumed, Nehemi′ah ordered that the liquid that was left should be poured upon large stones.💡
32. 32.做完这些事后，一道火焰突然燃起，但当祭坛上的光芒照回来时，它就熄灭了。When this was done, a flame blazed up; but when the light from the altar shone back, it went out.💡
33. 33.当这件事被揭露，并且被报告给波斯王时，原来流亡的祭司将火隐藏的地方，出现了尼希米和他的同伴烧祭物的材料的液体，When this matter became known, and it was reported to the king of the Persians that, in the place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire, the liquid had appeared with which Nehemi′ah and his associates had burned the materials of the sacrifice,💡
34. 34.王调查了这件事，并封闭了这个地方，使它成为圣地。the king investigated the matter, and enclosed the place and made it sacred.💡
35. 35.他与国王宠爱的人交换了许多精美的礼物。And with those persons whom the king favored he exchanged many excellent gifts.💡
36. 36.尼希米和他的同伴称之为“nephthar”，意为净化，但大多数人称之为石脑油。Nehemi′ah and his associates called this “nephthar,” which means purification, but by most people it is called naphtha.💡