1.洁净圣殿 现在马加比和他的追随者，在主的引领下，夺回了圣殿和这座城；Purification of the Temple Now Maccabe′us and his followers, the Lord leading them on, recovered the temple and the city;
2.他们拆毁了外国人在公共广场上所建造的祭坛，并且也毁坏了圣所。and they tore down the altars which had been built in the public square by the foreigners, and also destroyed the sacred precincts.
3.他们洁净了圣所，又另造了一座祭坛，击打火石取火，献上了祭物，在经过两年的时间后，他们烧香，点燃灯，并摆上了陈设饼。They purified the sanctuary, and made another altar of sacrifice; then, striking fire out of flint, they offered sacrifices, after a lapse of two years, and they burned incense and lighted lamps and set out the bread of the Presence.
4.他们这样做完了以后，俯伏在地，祈求主不要再让他们遭遇这样的灾难，如果他们将来再得罪主，愿主用宽容的心管教他们，不将他们交给亵渎神和残暴的外邦人。And when they had done this, they fell prostrate and besought the Lord that they might never again fall into such misfortunes, but that, if they should ever sin, they might be disciplined by him with forbearance and not be handed over to blasphemous and barbarous nations.
5.正是在异族亵渎圣所的同一天，圣所的洁净也在同一天进行，即同月的二十五日，乃是九月。It happened that on the same day on which the sanctuary had been profaned by the foreigners, the purification of the sanctuary took place, that is, on the twenty-fifth day of the same month, which was Chislev.
6.他们欢乐地庆祝了八天，以节帐的方式，记得不久前，在节帐期间，他们曾像野兽一样在山里和洞穴里流浪。And they celebrated it for eight days with rejoicing, in the manner of the feast of booths, remembering how not long before, during the feast of booths, they had been wandering in the mountains and caves like wild animals.
7.因此他们手持常春藤花环和美丽的树枝，以及棕榈叶，向使他自己的圣所得以净化的上帝献上感恩的赞美诗。Therefore bearing ivy-wreathed wands and beautiful branches and also fronds of palm, they offered hymns of thanksgiving to him who had given success to the purifying of his own holy place.
8.他们通过公开的法令和投票决定，每年由整个犹太民族遵守这些日子。They decreed by public ordinance and vote that the whole nation of the Jews should observe these days every year.
9.这样，安提阿古，即被称为伊皮法尼斯的人，就这样结束了他的生命。Such then was the end of Anti′ochus, who was called Epiph′anes.
10.安提阿古·伊比托的即位 现在我们将讲述在安提阿古·伊比托即位时发生的事情，他是那个不虔之人 的儿子，并将简要总结战争中主要的灾难。Accession of Antiochus Eupator Now we will tell what took place under Anti′ochus Eu′pator, who was the son of that ungodly man, and will give a brief summary of the principal calamities of the wars.
11.这人继承王位以后，派一个吕西阿斯管理朝政，并作全境的总督，治理克勒西叙利亚和腓尼基。This man, when he succeeded to the kingdom, appointed one Lys′ias to have charge of the government and to be chief governor of Coelesyria and Phoenic′ia.
12.托勒密，亦称马克隆，带头为犹太人伸冤，因为他们受到了不公正的对待，并试图与他们保持和平关系。Ptol′emy, who was called Macron, took the lead in showing justice to the Jews because of the wrong that had been done to them, and attempted to maintain peaceful relations with them.
13.结果他被国王的朋友们在埃帕托面前指控，他被人在每个地方称为叛徒，因为他放弃了菲洛米托尔交给他的塞浦路斯，投靠了安提阿哥伊皮法尼斯。他无法赢得他职位应得的尊重，于是吞下毒药结束了自己的生命。As a result he was accused before Eu′pator by the king’s friends. He heard himself called a traitor at every turn, because he had abandoned Cyprus, which Philome′tor had entrusted to him, and had gone over to Anti′ochus Epiph′anes. Unable to command the respect due his office, he took poison and ended his life.
14.犹大在以东的战役 当戈耳吉亚斯成为该地区的总督时，他保持了一支雇佣军，并且始终在与犹太人交战。Campaign in Idumea When Gor′gias became governor of the region, he maintained a force of mercenaries, and at every turn kept on warring against the Jews.
15.除此之外，以东人控制着重要的要塞，骚扰犹太人，他们接纳了从耶路撒冷被放逐的人，并努力继续进行战争。Besides this, the Idume′ans, who had control of important strongholds, were harassing the Jews; they received those who were banished from Jerusalem, and endeavored to keep up the war.
16.但马加比和他的战士们祷告完毕，恳求上帝站在他们这边，随即冲向以东人的堡垒。But Maccabe′us and his men, after making solemn supplication and beseeching God to fight on their side, rushed to the strongholds of the Idume′ans.
17.他们奋力攻击，夺取了这些地方，击退了所有在墙上作战的人，并杀死了他们遇到的所有人，杀死的人数不少于两万。Attacking them vigorously, they gained possession of the places, and beat off all who fought upon the wall, and slew those whom they encountered, killing no fewer than twenty thousand.
18.当不少于九千人躲进两座非常坚固、配备齐全、能够抵御围攻的塔楼时，When no less than nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers well equipped to withstand a siege,
19.马加比留下西蒙和约瑟，以及撒迦利亚和他的军队，一支足以包围他们的力量；他自己则前往更需要他的地方。Maccabe′us left Simon and Joseph, and also Zacchae′us and his men, a force sufficient to besiege them; and he himself set off for places where he was more urgently needed.
20.但与西蒙同来的那些贪财的人，被城楼上的人贿赂，收了七万银币，就放走了其中一些人。But the men with Simon, who were money-hungry, were bribed by some of those who were in the towers, and on receiving seventy thousand drachmas let some of them slip away.
21.当马加比听说这件事的消息时，他召集了人民的领袖，指责这些人用金钱出卖了自己的兄弟，并释放了敌人来对抗他们。When word of what had happened came to Maccabe′us, he gathered the leaders of the people, and accused these men of having sold their brethren for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them.
22.然后他杀死了这些变节者，立即占领了两座塔楼。Then he slew these men who had turned traitor, and immediately captured the two towers.
23.他在每件事情上都取得军事上的成功，他在两个要塞中摧毁了超过两万人。Having success at arms in everything he undertook, he destroyed more than twenty thousand in the two strongholds.
24.犹大击败提莫太 此时提莫太曾经被犹太人击败，现在他聚集了大量的雇佣兵，并从亚细亚招募了不少骑兵。他前来，意图突然袭击犹太。Judas Defeats Timothy Now Timothy, who had been defeated by the Jews before, gathered a tremendous force of mercenaries and collected the cavalry from Asia in no small number. He came on, intending to take Judea by storm.
25.当他靠近时，马加比和他的男人们把尘土洒在头上，用麻布束腰，向神祈求。As he drew near, Maccabe′us and his men sprinkled dust upon their heads and girded their loins with sackcloth, in supplication to God.
26.他们俯伏在祭坛前的台阶上，祈求他向他们施恩，成为他们敌人的敌人和他们对手的对头，正如律法所宣告的。Falling upon the steps before the altar, they besought him to be gracious to them and to be an enemy to their enemies and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law declares.
27.他们从祷告中起来，拿起武器，向前推进了相当远的距离离开了城市，当他们接近敌人时就停了下来。And rising from their prayer they took up their arms and advanced a considerable distance from the city; and when they came near to the enemy they halted.
28.就在黎明破晓之时，两军交战，一方以勇气和对上帝的依靠作为成功和胜利的凭据，而另一方则以愤怒作为战斗的领袖。Just as dawn was breaking, the two armies joined battle, the one having as pledge of success and victory not only their valor but their reliance upon the Lord, while the other made rage their leader in the fight.
29.战斗愈发激烈时，从天上出现了五个骑着马、马缰金饰的壮丽人物，他们引领着犹太人。When the battle became fierce, there appeared to the enemy from heaven five resplendent men on horses with golden bridles, and they were leading the Jews.
30.他们用自己的盔甲和武器围绕着马加比，保护他免受伤害，并且向敌人射箭投石，使敌人陷入混乱和迷失方向的状态，最后被打得溃不成军，伤亡惨重。Surrounding Maccabe′us and protecting him with their own armor and weapons, they kept him from being wounded. And they showered arrows and thunderbolts upon the enemy, so that, confused and blinded, they were thrown into disorder and cut to pieces.
31.二万五千人被杀，还有六百名骑兵。Twenty thousand five hundred were slaughtered, besides six hundred horsemen.
32.提摩太自己逃到一个叫加撒的要塞，这个要塞守卫特别严密，卡雷阿斯是守将。Timothy himself fled to a stronghold called Gazar′a, especially well garrisoned, where Chae′reas was commander.
33.于是，马加比和他的战士们都很高兴，他们围攻要塞四天。Then Maccabe′us and his men were glad, and they besieged the fort for four days.
34.里面的人靠着地方的坚固，极其亵渎，口出恶言。The men within, relying on the strength of the place, blasphemed terribly and hurled out wicked words.
35.但在第五天黎明时，马加比的军队中有二十个年轻人，因受到了亵渎神灵的言语而怒火中烧，勇敢地冲上城墙，并以凶猛的愤怒杀死他们遇到的每一个人。But at dawn of the fifth day, twenty young men in the army of Maccabe′us, fired with anger because of the blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down every one they met.
36.其他人也以同样的方式上去，转身对抗守卫者，并点燃了攻城塔；他们燃起火焰，活活烧死了亵渎神明的人。还有人破开城门，让剩下的军队进入，于是他们占领了这座城市。Others who came up in the same way wheeled around against the defenders and set fire to the towers; they kindled fires and burned the blasphemers alive. Others broke open the gates and let in the rest of the force, and they occupied the city.
37.他们杀死了藏在水池里的提摩太和他的兄弟哈埃瑞斯，以及阿波罗法内斯。They killed Timothy, who was hidden in a cistern, and his brother Chae′reas, and Apolloph′anes.
38.他们做完这些事以后，唱着圣歌，赞美感谢主，因为他向以色列人施展大慈爱，并且使他们得胜。When they had accomplished these things, with hymns and thanksgivings they blessed the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and gives them the victory.