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4 Maccabees 18 Greek original · 24 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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18:1
ὦ τῶν Αβραμιαίων σπερμάτων ἀπόγονοι παῖδες Ισραηλῖται πείθεσθε τῷ νόμῳ τούτῳ καὶ πάντα τρόπον εὐσεβεῖτε
O Israelitish children, descendants of the seed of Abraham, obey this law, and in every way be religious.
哦，亞伯拉罕後裔的子孫、以色列的兒女啊，你們要順從這律法，凡事都要敬虔，
18:2
γινώσκοντες ὅτι τῶν παθῶν ἐστιν δεσπότης ὁ εὐσεβὴς λογισμὸς καὶ οὐ μόνον τῶν ἔνδοθεν ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν ἔξωθεν πόνων
Knowing that religious reasoning is lord of the passions, and those not only inward but outward.
要知道：敬虔的理性是情慾的主宰，不僅勝過那內裡的苦難，也勝過那外來的苦難。
18:3
ἀνθ’ ὧν διὰ τὴν εὐσέβειαν προέμενοι τὰ σώματα τοῖς πόνοις ἐκεῖνοι οὐ μόνον ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐθαυμάσθησαν ἀλλὰ καὶ θείας μερίδος κατηξιώθησαν
When those persons giving up their bodies to pains for the sake of religion, were not only admired by men, but were deemed worthy of a divine portion.
因此，那些為著敬虔將身體交付苦難的人，不僅受人欽佩，更被算為配得神聖的分。
18:4
καὶ δῑ αὐτοὺς εἰρήνευσεν τὸ ἔθνος καὶ τὴν εὐνομίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τῆς πατρίδος ἀνανεωσάμενοι ἐκπεπόρθηκαν τοὺς πολεμίους
And the nation through them obtained peace, and having renewed the observance of the law in their country, drove the enemy out of the land.
本民族藉著他們得了太平，又在祖國重新恢復了對律法的遵守，把仇敵趕出境外。
18:5
καὶ ὁ τύραννος Ἀντίοχος καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς τετιμώρηται καὶ ἀποθανὼν κολάζεται ὡς γὰρ οὐδὲν οὐδαμῶς ἴσχυσεν ἀναγκάσαι τοὺς Ιεροσολυμίτας ἀλλοφυλῆσαι καὶ τῶν πατρίων ἐθῶν ἐκδιαιτηθῆναι τότε ἀπάρας ἀπὸ τῶν Ιεροσολύμων ἐστράτευσεν ἐπὶ Πέρσας
And the tyrant Antiochus was both punished upon earth, and is punished now he is dead; for when he was quite unable to compel the Israelites to adopt foreign customs, and to desert the manner of life of their fathers,
暴君安提阿古在地上受了懲罰，死後仍要受刑；因為他絲毫無法強迫耶路撒冷人改隨外邦習俗、離棄祖宗的風俗，那時他就離開耶路撒冷，出兵攻打波斯人。
18:6
ἔλεγεν δὲ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν ἑπτὰ παίδων καὶ ταῦτα τὰ δικαιώματα τοῖς τέκνοις
then, departing from Jerusalem, he made war against the Persians.
這七子之母也將這些公義的話對兒女說：
18:7
ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐγενήθην παρθένος ἁγνὴ οὐδὲ ὑπερέβην πατρικὸν οἶκον ἐφύλασσον δὲ τὴν ᾠκοδομημένην πλευράν
And the righteous mother of the seven children spoke also as follows to her offspring: I was a pure virgin, and went not beyond my father’s house; but I took care of the built-up rib.
「我曾是個貞潔的童女，沒有越出父家的門檻，謹守那被建造而成的肋骨之身。
18:8
οὐδὲ ἔφθειρέν με λυμεὼν ἐρημίας φθορεὺς ἐν πεδίῳ οὐδὲ ἐλυμήνατό μου τὰ ἁγνὰ τῆς παρθενίας λυμεὼν ἀπάτης ὄφις
No destroyer of the desert, or ravisher of the plain, injured me; nor did the destructive, deceitful snake, make plunder of my chaste virginity; and I remained with my husband during the period of my prime.
曠野的毀壞者、平原的姦污者都不曾玷污我；那行欺騙、敗壞人的蛇也不曾侵奪我貞潔的童身。
18:9
ἔμεινα δὲ χρόνον ἀκμῆς σὺν ἀνδρί τούτων δὲ ἐνηλίκων γενομένων ἐτελεύτησεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτῶν μακάριος μὲν ἐκεῖνος τὸν γὰρ τῆς εὐτεκνίας βίον ἐπιζήσας τὸν τῆς ἀτεκνίας οὐκ ὠδυνήθη καιρόν
And these my children, having arrived at maturity, their father died: blessed was he! for having sought out a life of fertility in children, he was not grieved with a period of loss of children.
我在青春之年與丈夫同住；這些兒子長大成人之後，他們的父親就去世了。他是有福的，因為他活著看見兒女滿堂的福分，未曾經歷喪失兒女的痛苦時光。
18:10
ὃς ἐδίδασκεν ὑμᾶς ἔτι ὢν σὺν ὑμῖν τὸν νόμον καὶ τοὺς προφήτας
And he used to teach you, when yet with you, the law and the prophets.
他還在你們中間的時候，常教導你們律法和先知。
18:11
τὸν ἀναιρεθέντα Αβελ ὑπὸ Καιν ἀνεγίνωσκέν τε ὑμῖν καὶ τὸν ὁλοκαρπούμενον Ισαακ καὶ τὸν ἐν φυλακῇ Ιωσηφ
He used to read to you the slaying of Abel by Cain, and the offering up of Isaac, and the imprisonment of Joseph.
他向你們誦讀亞伯如何被該隱所殺、以撒如何被獻為全牲、約瑟如何被囚在監；
18:12
ἔλεγεν δὲ ὑμῖν τὸν ζηλωτὴν Φινεες ἐδίδασκέν τε ὑμᾶς τοὺς ἐν πυρὶ Ανανιαν καὶ Αζαριαν καὶ Μισαηλ
And he used to tell you of the zealous Phinehas; and informed you of Ananias and Azarias, and Misael in the fire.
他向你們講說那熱心的非尼哈，又教導你們論到哈拿尼雅、亞撒利雅、米沙利在火中的事；
18:13
ἐδόξαζεν δὲ καὶ τὸν ἐν λάκκῳ λεόντων Δανιηλ ὃν ἐμακάριζεν
And he used to glorify Daniel, who was in the den of lions, and pronounce him blessed.
他又榮耀那在獅子坑中的但以理，稱他為有福的；
18:14
ὑπεμίμνῃσκεν δὲ ὑμᾶς καὶ τὴν Ησαιου γραφὴν τὴν λέγουσαν κἂν διὰ πυρὸς διέλθῃς φλὸξ οὐ κατακαύσει σε
And he used to put you in mind of the scripture of Esaias, which says, Even if you pass through the fire, it shall not burn you.
他向你們提起以賽亞的經文，那經上說：『你縱然從火中經過，火焰也不焚燒你。』
18:15
τὸν ὑμνογράφον ἐμελῴδει ὑμῖν Δαυιδ λέγοντα πολλαὶ αἱ θλίψεις τῶν δικαίων
He chanted to you David, the hymn-writer, who says, Many are the afflictions of the just.
他向你們吟唱詩人大衛的詩歌，那詩說：『義人多有苦難。』
18:16
τὸν Σαλωμῶντα ἐπαροιμίαζεν ὑμῖν λέγοντα ξύλον ζωῆς ἐστιν τοῖς ποιοῦσιν αὐτοῦ τὸ θέλημα
He declared the proverbs of Solomon, who says, He is a tree of life to all those who do His will.
他向你們引述所羅門的箴言，那箴言說：『他是遵行神旨意之人的生命樹。』
18:17
τὸν Ιεζεκιηλ ἐπιστοποίει τὸν λέγοντα εἰ ζήσεται τὰ ὀστᾶ τὰ ξηρὰ ταῦτα
He used to verify Ezekiel, who said, Shall these dry bones live?
他向你們證實以西結的話，那話說：『這些枯乾的骨頭能活過來嗎？』
18:18
ᾠδὴν μὲν γάρ ἣν ἐδίδαξεν Μωυσῆς οὐκ ἐπελάθετο διδάσκων τὴν λέγουσαν
For he did not forget the song which Moses taught, proclaiming, I will kill, and I will make to live.
他也沒有忘記教導摩西所教的那首歌，那歌說：
18:19
ἐγὼ ἀποκτενῶ καὶ ζῆν ποιήσω αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν καὶ ἡ μακρότης τῶν ἡμερῶν
This is our life, and the length of our days.
『我使人死，也使人活；這是你們的生命，也是你們日子的長久。』」
18:20
ὦ πικρᾶς τῆς τότε ἡμέρας καὶ οὐ πικρᾶς ὅτε ὁ πικρὸς Ἑλλήνων τύραννος πῦρ πυρὶ σβέσας λέβησιν ὠμοῖς καὶ ζέουσι θυμοῖς ἀγαγὼν ἐπὶ τὸν καταπέλτην καὶ πάλιν τὰς βασάνους αὐτοῦ τοὺς ἑπτὰ παῖδας τῆς Αβρααμίτιδος
O that bitter, and yet not bitter, day when the bitter tyrant of the Greeks, quenching fire with fire in his cruel caldrons, brought with boiling rage the seven sons of the daughter of Abraham to the catapelt, and to all his torments!
哦，那苦烈、卻又不算苦烈的一日啊！那時，希臘人那殘酷的暴君以火攻火，用兇殘的大鍋與沸騰的暴怒，把亞伯拉罕後裔的七個兒子帶到彈射機前，又施以他各樣的酷刑。
18:21
τὰς τῶν ὀμμάτων κόρας ἐπήρωσεν καὶ γλώσσας ἐξέτεμεν καὶ βασάνοις ποικίλαις ἀπέκτεινεν
He pierced the balls of their eyes, and cut out their tongues, and put them to death with varied tortures.
他刺瞎了他們眼中的瞳人，割下他們的舌頭，用各樣的酷刑置他們於死地。
18:22
ὑπὲρ ὧν ἡ θεία δίκη μετῆλθεν καὶ μετελεύσεται τὸν ἀλάστορα τύραννον
Wherefore divine retribution pursued and will pursue the pestilent wretch.
為此，神聖的公義已經追討、並要繼續追討那殘害人的暴君。
18:23
οἱ δὲ Αβραμιαῖοι παῖδες σὺν τῇ ἀθλοφόρῳ μητρὶ εἰς πατέρων χορὸν συναγελάζονται ψυχὰς ἁγνὰς καὶ ἀθανάτους ἀπειληφότες παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ
But the children of Abraham, with their victorious mother, are assembled together to the choir of their father; having received pure and immortal souls from God.
但亞伯拉罕的兒子們同那奪魁的母親，都聚集到列祖的詩班中，從神領受了潔淨而不朽的魂。
18:24
ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων αμην
To whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
願榮耀歸給他，直到永永遠遠。阿們。
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