中英对照

1. 1.尼加诺的傲慢 当尼加诺得知犹大和他的战士们在撒马利亚地区时，他计划在安息日那天安全地攻击他们。Nicanor’s Arrogance When Nica′nor heard that Judas and his men were in the region of Samar′ia, he made plans to attack them with complete safety on the day of rest.💡
2. 2.被迫跟随他的犹太人说：“不要如此残暴地毁灭，但要尊敬那位看顾万物的人所荣耀和使其比其他日子更圣洁的日子，”And when the Jews who were compelled to follow him said, “Do not destroy so savagely and barbarously, but show respect for the day which he who sees all things has honored and hallowed above other days,”💡
3. 3.被三次咒诅的可怜虫问是否在天上有一个主宰命令守安息日。the thrice-accursed wretch asked if there were a sovereign in heaven who had commanded the keeping of the sabbath day.💡
4. 4.当他们宣称：“这是活着的主自己，天上的君王，命令我们守第七日，”And when they declared, “It is the living Lord himself, the Sovereign in heaven, who ordered us to observe the seventh day,”💡
5. 5.他回答说：“我在地上也是一个王，我命令你们拿起武器完成王的事。”然而，他并没有成功地实施他的可憎计划。he replied, “And I am a sovereign also, on earth, and I command you to take up arms and finish the king’s business.” Nevertheless, he did not succeed in carrying out his abominable design.💡
6. 6.犹大准备犹太人战斗 这尼卡诺在他完全的自夸和傲慢中，已经决定为自己在犹大和他的军队中取得胜利而建立一个公开的胜利纪念碑。Judas Prepares the Jews for Battle This Nica′nor in his utter boastfulness and arrogance had determined to erect a public monument of victory over Judas and his men.💡
7. 7.但马加比没有停止以全部信心相信他将会从上帝那里得到帮助。But Maccabe′us did not cease to trust with all confidence that he would get help from the Lord.💡
8. 8.他勉励他的士兵不要惧怕外邦人的攻击，而要记住以前上天曾经帮助过他们，现在要期待全能者将要赐予他们的胜利。And he exhorted his men not to fear the attack of the Gentiles, but to keep in mind the former times when help had come to them from heaven, and now to look for the victory which the Almighty would give them.💡
9. 9.他从律法和先知书中鼓励他们，并提醒他们曾取得的胜利，使他们更加渴望。Encouraging them from the law and the prophets, and reminding them also of the struggles they had won, he made them the more eager.💡
10. 10.他激励他们之后，便下达命令，同时指出外邦人背信弃义和违反誓言的行为。And when he had aroused their courage, he gave his orders, at the same time pointing out the perfidy of the Gentiles and their violation of oaths.💡
11. 11.他并没有给他们太多的盾牌和长矛，而是用勇敢的话语激励他们，并通过讲述一个值得相信的梦境，一种幻象，来鼓舞所有人。He armed each of them not so much with confidence in shields and spears as with the inspiration of brave words, and he cheered them all by relating a dream, a sort of vision, which was worthy of belief.💡
12. 12.他所看见的是这样：曾经担任大祭司的奥尼亚斯，是一位高尚而善良的人，态度谦逊，举止温和，言辞得体，从小就接受了有关美德的一切训练，他张开双手为所有犹太人祈祷。What he saw was this: Oni′as, who had been high priest, a noble and good man, of modest bearing and gentle manner, one who spoke fittingly and had been trained from childhood in all that belongs to excellence, was praying with outstretched hands for the whole body of the Jews.💡
13. 13.然后，一个同样令人敬仰的人出现了，他以灰白的头发和庄严的气质为标志，拥有惊人的威严和权柄。Then likewise a man appeared, distinguished by his gray hair and dignity, and of marvelous majesty and authority.💡
14. 14.俄尼雅说，“这人是爱弟兄、多为民和圣城祷告的， 就是神的先知耶利米。”And Oni′as spoke, saying, “This is a man who loves the brethren and prays much for the people and the holy city, Jeremiah, the prophet of God.”💡
15. 15.耶利米伸出右手，将一把金剑交给犹大，并对他说：Jeremiah stretched out his right hand and gave to Judas a golden sword, and as he gave it he addressed him thus:💡
16. 16.“拿着这把神圣的剑，这是上帝赐予你的礼物，你将用它击败你的敌人。”“Take this holy sword, a gift from God, with which you will strike down your adversaries.”💡
17. 17.在犹大的话语鼓舞下，这些话语如此高尚，能够有效地激发年轻人心中的勇气和男子汉气概，他们决定不再进行长期的战役，而是勇敢地发起攻击，凭借全部的勇气与敌人进行近身搏斗，以便决定战局的胜负，因为城市、圣所和圣殿都处于危险之中。Encouraged by the words of Judas, so noble and so effective in arousing valor and awaking manliness in the souls of the young, they determined not to carry on a campaign but to attack bravely, and to decide the matter, by fighting hand to hand with all courage, because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger.💡
18. 18.他们对妻子和孩子，以及对兄弟和亲戚的担心，变得较轻；他们最大的、最首要的恐惧是献给上帝的圣所。Their concern for wives and children, and also for brethren and relatives, lay upon them less heavily; their greatest and first fear was for the consecrated sanctuary.💡
19. 19.那些不得不留在城里的人十分困扰，担心在乡野中的遭遇。And those who had to remain in the city were in no little distress, being anxious over the encounter in the open country.💡
20. 20.尼加诺的失败和死亡 当所有人都期待着即将到来的决战时，敌人已经带着他们的军队靠近，排好阵势准备战斗，大象战略性地驻扎，骑兵部署在两翼，The Defeat and Death of Nicanor When all were now looking forward to the coming decision, and the enemy was already close at hand with their army drawn up for battle, the elephants strategically stationed and the cavalry deployed on the flanks,💡
21. 21.马加比看到面前的军队和各种各样的武器，以及大象的凶猛，向天伸出手，呼求那行奇迹的主；因为他知道，胜利不在于武器，而在于主的决定，主会将胜利赐给那些配得的人。Maccabe′us, perceiving the hosts that were before him and the varied supply of arms and the savagery of the elephants, stretched out his hands toward heaven and called upon the Lord who works wonders; for he knew that it is not by arms, but as the Lord decides, that he gains the victory for those who deserve it.💡
22. 22.他用以下的话呼求他：“主啊，你在犹大王希西家的时候，曾派遣你的天使，杀死了参巴拉王的军营中的一百八十五千人。And he called upon him in these words: “O Lord, thou didst send thy angel in the time of Hezeki′ah king of Judea, and he slew fully a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Sennach′erib.💡
23. 23.现在，天上的主宰啊，请派一位善良的天使在我们面前施行恐惧和震撼。So now, O Sovereign of the heavens, send a good angel to carry terror and trembling before us.💡
24. 24.愿你的强大的膀臂能击倒那些来攻击你圣民的亵渎者。于是他结束了祷告。By the might of thy arm may these blasphemers who come against thy holy people be struck down.” With these words he ended his prayer.💡
25. 25.尼加诺和他的军队在吹奏号角和唱战歌的声音中前进；Nica′nor and his men advanced with trumpets and battle songs;💡
26. 26.犹大和他的军队在向上帝祈祷和祷告后，与敌人在战场上相遇。and Judas and his men met the enemy in battle with invocation to God and prayers.💡
27. 27.于是，他们用手战斗，用心向神祷告，击败不少于三万五千人，并因神的显现而大大欢喜。So, fighting with their hands and praying to God in their hearts, they laid low no less than thirty-five thousand men, and were greatly gladdened by God’s manifestation.💡
28. 28.当他们胜利结束战斗，欢喜地返回时，他们发现尼卡挪被杀死了，尸体仍穿着全副盔甲。When the action was over and they were returning with joy, they recognized Nica′nor, lying dead, in full armor.💡
29. 29.随后众人大声喊叫，引起很大骚动，他们用祖先的语言称颂至高的主。Then there was shouting and tumult, and they blessed the Sovereign Lord in the language of their fathers.💡
30. 30.那个人始终以身心为同胞辩护，保持着对同胞的青春热情，命令他们砍下尼卡诺的头和手臂，并将其带到耶路撒冷。And the man who was ever in body and soul the defender of his fellow citizens, the man who maintained his youthful good will toward his countrymen, ordered them to cut off Nica′nor’s head and arm and carry them to Jerusalem.💡
31. 31.他到了那里，聚集了同胞，安排祭司站在祭坛前，又传唤城堡里的人。And when he arrived there and had called his countrymen together and stationed the priests before the altar, he sent for those who were in the citadel.💡
32. 32.他向他们展示了可憎的尼卡诺的头和那亵渎神灵的人的胳膊，这只胳膊曾经傲慢地伸出对抗全能者的圣殿；He showed them the vile Nica′nor’s head and that profane man’s arm, which had been boastfully stretched out against the holy house of the Almighty;💡
33. 33.他割下不虔的尼卡诺的舌头，说要把它碎片碎片地给鸟儿，并把他愚蠢的奖赏挂在圣所的对面。and he cut out the tongue of the ungodly Nica′nor and said that he would give it piecemeal to the birds and hang up these rewards of his folly opposite the sanctuary.💡
34. 34.他们都抬头望向天空，称颂显现自己的主，说，“那未曾玷污自己位置的主是应当称颂的。”And they all, looking to heaven, blessed the Lord who had manifested himself, saying, “Blessed is he who has kept his own place undefiled.”💡
35. 35.他将尼卡诺的头挂在城堡上，这是对所有人明显的迹象，表明这是上帝的帮助。And he hung Nica′nor’s head from the citadel, a clear and conspicuous sign to every one of the help of the Lord.💡
36. 36.他们都通过公决，决定永不忘记这一天，要在十二月十三日，也就是叙利亚语称为亚达月的那一天，也就是摩底改日的前一天，举行庆祝。And they all decreed by public vote never to let this day go unobserved, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month—which is called Adar in the Syrian language—the day before Mor′decai’s day.💡
37. 37.编者的尾notes 这就是尼卡挪的结局。从那时起，这个城市就属于希伯来人。因此，我也将在这里结束我的故事。The Compiler’s Epilogue This, then, is how matters turned out with Nica′nor. And from that time the city has been in the possession of the Hebrews. So I too will here end my story.💡
38. 38.如果讲得好且切中要点，那是我自己所期望的；如果做得不好且平庸，那是我尽力所能做到的。If it is well told and to the point, that is what I myself desired; if it is poorly done and mediocre, that was the best I could do.💡
39. 39.就像单独饮酒或单独饮水是有害的，而将酒和水混合在一起则甜美可口，令人愉悦一样，这个故事的风格也能让读者们的耳朵感到愉快。就在这里结束。For just as it is harmful to drink wine alone, or, again, to drink water alone, while wine mixed with water is sweet and delicious and enhances one’s enjoyment, so also the style of the story delights the ears of those who read the work. And here will be the end.💡