C. (1) At the end of the year, the days of Judah drew to a close, and the Lord ordained that Judah end his days, and be gathered to his people the Hassidim. At this time Baqidos (on^pn) suddenly came upon Judah with 30,000 men of the Macedonian army, while he was in Laish (Leshem?). The 3,000 men that were with him fled as one man, and the only ones that remained were himself, his brothers, and 800 chosen men of Israel, who did not stir from their places. All these men were Judah's associates, tried veterans in all the wars that Judah had waged with the nations.
(2) Baqidos then brought forward 15,000 men, and arranged them in line of battle on the right of Judah, while on his left he placed another army to the number of 15,000. There was a great shouting, both on the right and left of Judah; but when he saw that the battle was very fierce, and that Baqidos stood on his right— for all the warriors of Baqidos remained on the right, and that the right wing was with him — he shouted and leaped forward followed by his brothers, and the few Hasmoneans. (3) He ran in the direction of Baqidos, and a fierce and terrible battle ensued, at the beginning of which heaps of Macedonians were slain. As soon as Judah saw Baqidos standing in the midst of the people, he ran towards him in the strength of his anger, and smote many of his warriors. He struck out right and left at all who came in his way, slaying enemies without number, until he had no place to walk except upon the slain. Upon these he made his way. (4) He then came face to face with Baqidos, with sword unsheathed and steeped in blood. As soon as Baqidos beheld Judah's face, it appeared to him like that of a lion robbed of its prey, and fear and trembling seized him. Turning his back, he attempted to flee in the direction of Ashdod, but Judah pursued him, and put all his men, 15,000, to the edge
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(5) Baqidos succeeded in effecting his escape to Ashdod, and his army, which was behind him, finding Judah faint and weary, fell upon him. Baqidos came out from the city, and war was waged on every side, and many more were slain, Judah being among the number, falling upon those he had slain. His brothers Simeon and Jonathan took him and buried him on Mount Moda'ith, and all Israel mourned for him many days. The number of years during which Judah, surnamed Maccabee, ministered unto Israel was six years, and the Lord caused him to prosper all the days of his life.
[End of the Book of the Maccabee.]
APPENDIX.
Philonis Iudaei Antiquitatum Biblicarum Liber Incerto Interprete.
Initio mundi Adam genuit tres filios, et unam filiam, Cain, Noaba, Abel, et Seth: Er uixit Adam, postquam genuit Seth, annos DCC. et genuit filios duodecim, et filias octo: Et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Aeliseel, Suris, Aelamiel, Brabal, Naat, Harama, Zasam, Maathal, et Anath: Et hae filiae eius, Phua, lectas, Arebica, Siphatecia, Sabaasin. Et uixit Seth annos CV. et genuit Enos: Et uixit Seth, postquam genuit Enos annos DCCVII. et genuit fihos tres, et filias tres: Et haec sunt nomina filiorum eius, EUdia, Phonna et Matha: Fiharum uero, Mahda et Thila. Et uixit Enos annos CLXXX. et genuit Cainan: Et uixit Enos, postquam genuit Cainan annos DCCXV. et genuit filios duos et filiam: Et haec sunt nomina fiUorum eius, Phoe, Thaal: Fihae autem, Catennath. Et uixit Cainan annos DXX. et genuit Malalech: Et uixit Cainan, postquam genuit Malalech, annos DCCXXX. et genuit tres fihos et duas fihas: Et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Athac, Socer, Lopha: Et nomina filiarum. Ana et Lena. Et uixit Malalech annos CLXV. et procreauit lareth: Et uixit Malalech postquam procreauit lareth, annos DCCXXX. et genuit filios septem, et filias quinquae: et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Leta, Mata, Cechar, Melie, Suriel, Lodootim: Et haec sunt nomina fiharum eius, Ada et Noa, lebal, Mada, Sella. Et uixit lareth annos CLXXII. et genuit Enoc: Et uixit lareth postquam genuit Enoc annos DCCC, et genuit filios quatuor, et filias duas: Et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Lead, Anac, Soboac, et letar: Filiarum autem, Tetheco, Lesse. Et uixit Enoc annos CLX. et V. et genuit Mathusalam: Et uixit Enoc postquam genuit Mathusalam, amios CC. et genuit filios quinquae et filias tres. Placuit autem Enoc deo in tempore illo, et non inueniebatur, quoniam transtuUit ilium deus: Nomina autem filiorum eius, Anaz, Zeum, Achaun, Pheledi, Elid: Filiarum autem, Theth, Lephith, Leath. Et uixit Mathusalam annos CLXXX VII. et genuit Lamech: Et uixit Mathusalam, postquam genuit Lamech, annos DCCLXXXII. et genuit duos filios, et duas filias: Et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Inab et
Eapho: Filiarum autem, Aluma, et Aniuga. Et iiixit Lamech annos CLXXXII. et genuit filium et uocauit eum secundum natiuitatem suam, Noe, dicens: Hie requiem dabit nobis, et terrae, ab his qui sunt in ea, in quibus uisitabitur, propter iniquitatem operum malorum. Et uixit Lamech, postquam procreauit Noe, annos DLXXX. et V. Et uixit Noe annos CCC. et genuit fihos tres, Sem, Cham, lapheth. Cain autem habitauit in terra tremens, secundum quod constituit ei deus, postquam interfecit Abel, fratrem suum: Et nomen muheris eius Themech: Et cognouit Cain Themech muherem suam, et concepit, et peperit Enoc. Cain autem erat annorum quindecim, quando fecit haec: Et ex eo (fol. 2) coepit aedificare ciuitates, quousque conderet ciuitates septem: Et haec sunt nomina ciuitatum: Nomen primae ciuitatis secundum nomen fihj sui Enoc: Nomen autem secundae ciuitatis MauH, et tertiae Leed, et nomen quartae Tehe, et nomen quintae lesca, nomen autem sextae Celet, et nomen septimae lebbat, Et uixit Cain postquam genuit Enoc annos DCCXV. et genuit tres filios et duas Alias: Et haec sunt nomina filiorum eius, Olad, Lizaph, Fosal: Et filiarum eius, Citha, et Maac. Et facti sunt omnes dies Cain anni DCCXXX. et mortuus est. Tunc accepit Enoc mulierem de filiabus Seth, et genuit ei Ciram, et Cuuth, et Madab: Ciram autem genuit Matusael, Matusael autem genuit Lamech, Lamech autem accepit sibi mulieres duas: nomen uni Ada: et nomen alteri Sella. Et peperit Ada lobab: ipse erat pater omnium habitantium in tabernaculis, et pascentium pecora: Et iterum genuit ei lobal, qui initiauit docere omnem psalmum organorum. In tempore illo cum initiassent habi- tantes terram operari iniqua, unusquisque in uxores proximi sui, con- taminantes eas, indignatus est deus, et coepit percutere cyneram, et cytharam, et omne organum dulcis psalterij, et corrumpere terram. Sella autem genuit Tobel, et Nuha, et Theffa: Et hie est Thobel, qui ostendit hominibus artes in plumbo et stagno, et ferro, et aeramento, et argento, et auro. Et tunc coeperunt habitantes terram facere sculptiha et adorare ea... (fol. 3)... Et fuerunt filij, Noe qui exierunt de area: Sem, Cam, et lapheth. Filij lapheth, Magog, Madai, Nidiazec, Tubal, Mocteras, Cenez, Eiphath, et Thegorma, Elisa, Dessin, Cethin, Tudant. Et filij Gomer, Thelez, Lud, Deber- let. Et filij Mago, Cesse, et Thipha, Pharuta, Ammiel, Phimei, Goloza, Samanac. Et fihj Duden, Sallus, Pheluciti, Phalhta. Et filij Tubal, Phanatanoua, Eteua. Et filij Tiras, Maac, Tabel, Ballana, Samplameac, Elaz. Et filij Mellec, Amboradat, Vrac, Bosara. Et filij Cenez, lubal, Zaraddana, Anac. Et filij Heri, Phuddet, Doad, Dephad, Zeath, Enoc. Et filij Torgoma, Abiuth, Saphath, Asapli, Zepthir. Et filij Elisa, et Zaac, Zenez, Mastisa, Eira. Et filij Zepti, Macziel, Temna, Aela, Phinon. Et filij Tessis, Meccul, Loon, Zelatabar. Et filij Duodennin, Itheb, Beath, Pheneth. Et hi sunt qui dispersi sunt, et habitauerunt in terra apud Persas et (fol. 4).
Monadas, in insulis, quae sunt in mari. Et ascendit Plianat, filius Dudeni, et praecepit fieri naues maris, et tunc diuisa est pars tertia terrae. Domereth, et filij eius acceperunt Ladech. Magoge autem, et filij eius acceperunt Degalmadam — et filij eius acceperunt Besto. luban, et filij eius acceperunt Ceel. Tubal, et filij eius acceperunt Pheed. Misech, et filij eius acceperunt Nepthi. Iras, et filij eius acceperunt ^ Duodennut et filij eius acceperunt "^ Goda- riphath, et filij eius acceperunt Bosarra. Tergoma, et filij eius accepe- runt * Fudelisa et filij eius acceperunt "^ Thabolathesis, et filij eius acceperunt Marecham. Cethim, et filij eius acceperunt Thaan. Dudennin, et filij eius acceperunt Caruba. Et tunc coeperunt operari terram, et seminare super earn. Et cum sitiret terra, ex- clamauerunt habitantes earn ad dominum, et exaudiuit eos, et ampli- auit pluuia. Et factum est cum descenderet pluuia super terram, apparuit arcus in nube: Et uiderunt habitantes terram memoriam testamenti, et ceciderunt in faciem suam, et immolauerunt offerentes holocaustomata domino. Filij autem Cam, Chus, et Mestra, et Phuni, et Chanaan. Filij Ethij, Chus, Saba, et Tudan. Et filij Effuntenus, Zeleutelup, Geluc, Lephuc. Et filij Sidona, Endain, Kacin, Simmin, Vruin, Nenugin, Amathinnephin, Telaz, Elat, Cusin. Chus autem genuit Nembroth, ipse initiauit esse superbus ante dominum. Mestram uero genuit Ludin, et luenugin, et Labin, et Latuin, et Petrosonum, et Ceslun: Vnde exierunt Philistini et Cappadoces. Et tunc coeperunt etiam et ipsi aedificare ciuitates. Et hae sunt civitates, quas aedifi- cauerunt, Sidona, et circumiacentia eius, id est, Kesun, Beosamaza, Gerras, Calon, Dabircaino, Tellunlacis, Sodoma, et Gomorra, Adama, et Segom. Et filij Sem, Elam, Assur, Arphaxa, Luzi, Aram. Et filiarum, Assum, Gedrummese. Arphaxas autem genuit Sala, Sala genuit Heber: Et Heber nati sunt duo fifij, nomen uni, Phalech: Quoniam in diebus eius diuisa est terra: Et nomen fratris eius leptam. leptam autem genuit EHmodan, et Salastra, et Mazaam, Eea, Dura, Vzia, Deglabal, Mimoel, Sabthphin, Euilac, lubab. Et filij Phalec, Kagau, Kephuth, Zepheram, Aculon, Sachar, Siphaz, Nabi, Suri, Seciur, Phalacus, Eapho, Phalthia, Zaldephal, Zaphis, et Arteman, Heliphas. Hij filij Phalec, et haec nomina eorum. Et acceperunt sibi uxores de filiabus lectan, et generauerunt filios et filias, et compleuerunt terram. Kagau autem accepit sibi raulierem, Melcham, filiam Kuth, et genuit ei Seruch. Et quum factus fuisset dies partus eius, dixit: Ex isto nascetur in quarta generatione, qui ponat habitationem super excelsa, et perfectus uocabitur, et immaculatus, et pater gentium erit, et non dissoluetur testamentum eius, et semen eius in seculum multiplicabitur. Et uixit Kagau, postquam genuit Seruch, annos CXVIIII. Et genuit septem filios, et quinque filias: Et haec sunt nomina fihorum eius, Abielobth, Salma, Dedasal, Zeneza, Accur, Nephes, Et haec nomina filiarum eius, Cedema, Derisa, Seipha, Pherita, Theila. Efc uixit Seruch annos
XXIX. et genuit Nachor. Et uixit Seruch, postquam genuit Nachor, annos LXVII. et genuit quatuor filios, et tres filias. Et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Zela, Zobadica, et Phodde. Et hae filiae eius Tephila, Oda, Selipha, et uixit Nachor annos XXXIIII. et genuit Tharram. Et uixit Nachor, postquam genuit Tharram (fol. 5), annos CC. et genuit VIII. fiUos, et V. filias. Et haec sunt nomina uirorum, Eecap, Dediap, Berechap, losac, Sithal, Nisab, Nadab, Camoel. Et filiae eius, Esca, Thiphabruna, Ceneta. Et uixit Tharra annos LXX. et genuit Ambram, et Nachor, et Arram. Tharram autem genuit Loth....