The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 45: 1 Machabees by Anonymous


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1:13. And the word seemed good in their eyes.

1:14. And some of the people determined to do this, and went to the
king: and he gave them license to do after the ordinances of the
heathens.

1:15. And they built a place of excercise in Jerusalem, according to the
laws of the nations:

1:16. And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy
covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do
evil:

1:17. And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a
mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might reign over two
kingdoms.

1:18. And he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots,
and elephants, and horsemen, and a great number of ships:

1:19. And he made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt; but Ptolemee was
afraid at his presence and fled, and many were wounded unto death.

1:20. And he took the strong cities in the land of Egypt: and he took
the spoils of the land of Egypt.

1:21. And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt, in the hundred and forty-
third year, he returned and went up against Israel.

1:22. And he went up to Jerusalem, with a great multitude.

1:23. And he proudly entered into the sanctuary, and took away the
golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof,
and the table of proposition, and the pouring vessels, and the vials,
and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the
golden ornament that was before the temple: and he broke them all in
pieces.

1:24. And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels: and he
took the hidden treasures, which he found: and when he had taken all
away, he departed into his own country.

1:25. And he made a great slaughter of men, and spoke very proudly.

1:26. And there was great mourning in Israel, and in every place where
they were:

1:27. And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the
young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the women was changed.

1:28. Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the bride that sat in
the marriage bed, mourned:

1:29. And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the
house of Jacob was covered with confusion.

1:30. And after two full years, the king sent the chief collector of his
tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusalem with a great
multitude.

The chief collector, etc... Apollonius.

1:31. And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit; and they believed
him.

1:32. And he fell upon the city suddenly, and struck it with a great
slaughter, and destroyed much people in Israel.

1:33. And he took the spoils of the city, and burnt it with fire, and
threw down the houses thereof, and the walls thereof round about:

1:34. And they took the women captive, and the children, and the
cattle they possessed.

1:35. And they built the city of David with a great and strong wall, and
with strong towers, and made it a fortress for them:

The city of David... That is, the castle of Sion.

1:36. And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they
fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour and victuals,
and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem;

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