Liber Primus Maccabaeorum

I Maccabaeorum, chapter 11 in the Vulgate version.

There is no KJV of 1 Maccabees, but it does appear in the Apocrypha, as shown below.

Chapter 11 Vulgate

   1 Et rex Aegypti congregavit exercitum sicut arena, quae est circa oram maris, et naves multas et quaerebat obtinere regnum Alexandri dolo et addere illud regno suo.
   2 Et exiit in Syriam verbis pacificis, et aperiebant ei civitates et occurrebant ei, quia mandaverat Alexander rex exire ei obviam, eo quod socer suus esset.
   3 Cum autem introiret civitatem, Ptolemaeus ponebat custodias militum in singulis civitatibus.
   4 Et, ut appropiavit Azoto, ostenderunt ei templum Dagon succensum et Azotum et suburbana eius demolita et corpora proiecta et combustos, quos combusserat in bello; fecerant enim tumulos eorum in via eius.
   5 Et narraverunt regi, quae fecit Ionathas, ut vituperarent eum; et tacuit rex.
   6 Et occurrit Ionathas regi in Ioppen cum gloria, et invicem se salutaverunt et dormierunt illic.
   7 Et abiit Ionathas cum rege usque ad fluvium, qui vocatur Eleutherus, et reversus est in Ierusalem.
   8 Rex autem Ptolemaeus obtinuit dominium civitatum maritimarum usque Seleuciam maritimam et cogitabat in Alexandrum consilia mala.
   9 Et misit legatos ad Demetrium dicens: "Veni, componamus inter nos pactum, et dabo tibi filiam meam, quam habet Alexander, et regnabis in regno patris tui;
   10 paenitet enim me quod dederim illi filiam meam: quaesivit enim me occidere".
   11 Et vituperavit eum, propterea quod concupisceret regnum eius.
   12 Et abstulit filiam suam et dedit eam Demetrio et alienavit se ab Alexandro, et manifestatae sunt inimicitiae eorum.
   13 Et intravit Ptolemaeus Antiochiam et imposuit duo diademata capiti suo, Aegypti et Asiae.
   14 Alexander autem rex erat in Cilicia illis temporibus, quia rebellabant, qui erant de locis illis;
   15 et audivit Alexander et venit ad eum in bello. Et produxit Ptolemaeus exercitum et occurrit ei in manu valida et fugavit eum.
   16 Et fugit Alexander in Arabiam, ut ibi protegeretur; rex autem Ptolemaeus exaltatus est.
   17 Et abstulit Zabdiel Arabs caput Alexandri et misit Ptolemaeo.
   18 Et rex Ptolemaeus mortuus est in die tertia; et qui erant in munitionibus, perierunt ab his, qui erant in munitionibus.
   19 Et regnavit Demetrius anno centesimo sexagesimo septimo.
   20 In diebus illis congregavit Ionathas eos, qui erant de Iudaea, ut expugnarent arcem, quae est in Ierusalem; et fecerunt contra eam machinas multas.
   21 Et abierunt quidam, qui oderant gentem suam, viri iniqui ad regem et renuntiaverunt ei quod Ionathas obsideret arcem.
   22 Et audiens iratus est et statim, ut audivit, movit castra et venit ad Ptolemaidam et scripsit Ionathae, ne obsideret arcem et ut occurreret sibi ad colloquium in Ptolemaidam festinato.
   23 Ut audivit autem Ionathas, iussit obsidere et elegit de senioribus Israel et de sacerdotibus et dedit se periculo
   24 et accepit argentum et aurum et vestem et alia xenia multa et abiit ad regem in Ptolemaidam et invenit gratiam in conspectu eius.
   25 Et interpellabant adversus eum quidam iniqui ex gente sua.
   26 Et fecit ei rex, sicut fecerant ei qui ante eum fuerant, et exaltavit eum in conspectu omnium amicorum suorum
   27 et statuit ei principatum sacerdotii et, quaecumque alia habuit prius pretiosa, et fecit eum principem primorum amicorum.
   28 Et postulavit Ionathas a rege, ut immunem faceret Iudaeam et tres toparchias et Samaritidem, et promisit ei talenta trecenta.
   29 Et consensit rex et scripsit Ionathae epistulas de his omnibus hunc modum continentes:
   30 "Rex Demetrius fratri Ionathae salutem et genti Iudaeorum.
   31 Exemplum epistulae, quam scripsimus Lastheni parenti nostro de vobis, scripsimus et ad vos, ut sciretis:
   32 "Rex Demetrius Lastheni patri salutem.
   33 Genti Iudaeorum amicis nostris et conservantibus, quae iusta sunt apud nos, decrevimus benefacere propter benignitatem ipsorum, quam erga nos habent.
   34 Statuimus ergo illis fines Iudaeae et tres regiones, Apherema et Lydda et Ramathaim, quae additae sunt Iudaeae ex Samaritide, et omnia confinia earum, omnibus sacrificantibus in Hierosolymis, pro regalibus, quae ab eis prius accipiebat rex per singulos annos de fructibus terrae et pomorum;
   35 et alia, quae ad nos pertinent ex hoc tempore decimarum et tributorum pertinentium ad nos, et salis stagna et pertinentes ad nos coronas, omnia ipsis concedimus.
   36 Et nihil horum irritum erit ex hoc et in omne tempus.
   37 Nunc ergo curate facere horum exemplum, et detur Ionathae et ponatur in monte sancto in loco celebri" ".
   38 Et videns Demetrius rex quod siluit terra in conspectu suo, et nihil ei resistit, dimisit totum exercitum suum, unumquemque in locum suum, excepto peregrino exercitu, quem contraxit ab insulis gentium; et inimici erant ei omnes exercitus patrum eius.
   39 Tryphon autem erat quidam partium Alexandri prius et vidit quoniam omnis exercitus murmurabat contra Demetrium et ivit ad Imalcue Arabem, qui nutriebat Antiochum filium Alexandri;
   40 et assidebat ei, ut traderet eum ipsi, ut regnaret loco patris sui. Et enuntiavit ei quanta constituerat Demetrius et inimicitias exercituum eius adversus illum; et mansit ibi diebus multis.
   41 Et misit Ionathas ad Demetrium regem, ut eiceret eos, qui in arce erant in Ierusalem et qui in praesidiis erant, quia impugnabant Israel.
   42 Et misit Demetrius ad Ionathan dicens: "Non haec tantum faciam tibi et genti tuae, sed gloria illustrabo te et gentem tuam, cum fuerit opportunum;
   43 nunc ergo recte feceris, si miseris in auxilium mihi viros, quia discessit omnis exercitus meus".
   44 Et misit ei Ionathas tria milia virorum fortium Antiochiam, et venerunt ad regem, et delectatus est rex in adventu eorum.
   45 Et convenerunt, qui erant de civitate, centum viginti milia virorum, et volebant interficere regem;
   46 et fugit rex in aulam, et occupaverunt, qui erant de civitate, itinera civitatis et coeperunt pugnare.
   47 Et vocavit rex Iudaeos in auxilium, et convenerunt omnes simul ad eum et dispersi sunt per civitatem; et occiderunt in illa die centum milia hominum.
   48 Et succenderunt civitatem et ceperunt spolia multa in die illa et liberaverunt regem.
   49 Et viderunt, qui erant de civitate, quod obtinuissent Iudaei civitatem, sicut volebant, et infirmati sunt mente sua et clamaverunt ad regem cum precibus dicentes:
   50 "Da nobis dextras, et cessent Iudaei oppugnare nos et civitatem".
   51 Et proiecerunt arma sua et fecerunt pacem; et glorificati sunt Iudaei in conspectu regis et in conspectu omnium, qui erant in regno eius, et nominati sunt in regno et regressi sunt in Ierusalem habentes spolia multa.
   52 Et sedit Demetrius rex in sede regni sui, et siluit terra in conspectu eius.
   53 Et mentitus est omnia, quaecumque dixit, et abalienavit se a Ionatha et non retribuit ei secundum beneficia, quae sibi tribuerat, et vexabat eum valde.
   54 Post haec autem reversus est Tryphon, et Antiochus cum eo puer adulescentior; et regnavit et imposuit sibi diadema.
   55 Et congregati sunt ad eum omnes exercitus, quos disperserat Demetrius, et pugnaverunt contra eum, et fugit et terga vertit.
   56 Et accepit Tryphon bestias et obtinuit Antiochiam.
   57 Et scripsit Antiochus adulescentior Ionathae dicens: "Constituo tibi summum sacerdotium et constituo te super quattuor regiones et ut sis de amicis regis".
   58 Et misit illi vasa aurea et ministerium et dedit ei potestatem bibendi in auro et esse in purpura et habere fibulam auream.
   59 Et Simonem fratrem eius constituit ducem a descensu Tyri usque ad fines Aegypti.
   60 Et exiit Ionathas et perambulabat trans flumen et in civitatibus, et congregatus est ad eum omnis exercitus Syriae in auxilium; et venit Ascalonem, et occurrerunt ei honorifice de civitate.
   61 Et abiit inde Gazam, et concluserunt, qui erant Gazae; et obsedit eam et succendit, quae erant in circuitu civitatis, et praedatus est ea.
   62 Et rogaverunt Gazenses Ionathan, et dedit illis dexteram et accepit filios principum eorum obsides et misit illos in Ierusalem; et perambulavit regionem usque Damascum.
   63 Et audivit Ionathas quod aderant principes Demetrii in Cades, quae est in Galilaea, cum exercitu multo volentes eum removere a negotio;
   64 et occurrit illis, fratrem autem suum Simonem reliquit in regione.
   65 Et applicuit Simon ad Bethsuram et expugnabat eam diebus multis et conclusit eos.
   66 Et postulaverunt ab eo dextras accipere, et dedit illis; et eiecit eos inde et cepit civitatem et posuit in ea praesidium.
   67 Et Ionathas et castra eius applicuerunt ad aquam Gennesar et ante lucem vigilaverunt in campo Asor.
   68 Et ecce castra alienigenarum occurrebant ei in campo et tendebant ei insidias in montibus; ipsi autem occurrerunt ex adverso.
   69 Insidiae vero exsurrexerunt de locis suis et commiserunt proelium.
   70 Et fugerunt, qui erant ex parte Ionathae omnes, et nemo relictus est ex eis, nisi Matthathias filius Absalomi et Iudas filius Chalphi princeps militiae exercitus.
   71 Et scidit Ionathas vestimenta sua et posuit terram in capite suo et oravit.
   72 Et reversus est ad eos in proelium et convertit eos in fugam; et fugerunt.
   73 Et viderunt, qui fugiebant partis illius, et reversi sunt ad eum et insequebantur cum eo usque Cades, usque ad castra ipsorum, et applicuerunt illic.
   74 Et ceciderunt de alienigenis in die illa tria milia virorum; et reversus est Ionathas in Ierusalem.

Source: Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, Sacrosanti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II, Ratione Habita, Iussu Pauli PP. VI Recognita, Auctoritate Ioannis Pauli PP. II Promulgata, Editio Typica Altera

Apocrypha

   1 And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexanders kingdom, and join it to his own.
   2 Whereupon he took his journey into Syria in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his brother in law.
   3 Now as Ptolemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it.
   4 And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt, and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad and them that he had burnt in the battle; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass.
   5 Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but the king held his peace.
   6 Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and lodged.
   7 Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem.
   8 King Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander.
   9 Whereupon he sent ambasadors unto king Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy fathers kingdom:
   10 For I repent that I gave my daughter unto him, for he sought to slay me.
   11 Thus did he slander him, because he was desirous of his kingdom.
   12 Wherefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was openly known.
   13 Then Ptolemee entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt.
   14 In the mean season was king Alexander in Cilicia, because those that dwelt in those parts had revolted from him.
   15 But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: whereupon king Ptolemee brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight.
   16 So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:
   17 For Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexanders head, and sent it unto Ptolemee.
   18 King Ptolemee also died the third day after, and they that were in the strong holds were slain one of another.
   19 By this means Demetrius reigned in the hundred threescore and seventh year.
   20 At the same time Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea to take the tower that was in Jerusalem: and he made many engines of war against it.
   21 Then certain ungodly persons, who hated their own people, went unto the king, and told him that Jonathan besieged the tower,
   22 Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste.
   23 Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel and the priests, and put himself in peril;
   24 And took silver and gold, and raiment, and divers presents besides, and went to Ptolemais unto the king, where he found favour in his sight.
   25 And though certain ungodly men of the people had made complaints against him,
   26 Yet the king entreated him as his predecessors had done before, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends,
   27 And confirmed him in the high priesthood, and in all the honours that he had before, and gave him preeminence among his chief friends.
   28 Then Jonathan desired the king, that he would make Judea free from tribute, as also the three governments, with the country of Samaria; and he promised him three hundred talents.
   29 So the king consented, and wrote letters unto Jonathan of all these things after this manner:
   30 King Demetrius unto his brother Jonathan, and unto the nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting:
   31 We send you here a copy of the letter which we did write unto our cousin Lasthenes concerning you, that ye might see it.
   32 King Demetrius unto his father Lasthenes sendeth greeting:
   33 We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us.
   34 Wherefore we have ratified unto them the borders of Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.
   35 And as for other things that belong unto us, of the tithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them all for their relief.
   36 And nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth for ever.
   37 Now therefore see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be delivered unto Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount in a conspicuous place.
   38 After this, when king Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces, every one to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom he had gathered from the isles of the heathen: wherefore all the forces of his fathers hated him.
   39 Moreover there was one Tryphon, that had been of Alexanders part afore, who, seeing that all the host murmured against Demetrius, went to Simalcue the Arabian that brought up Antiochus the young son of Alexander,
   40 And lay sore upon him to deliver him this young Antiochus, that he might reign in his fathers stead: he told him therefore all that Demetrius had done, and how his men of war were at enmity with him, and there he remained a long season.
   41 In the mean time Jonathan sent unto king Demetrius, that he would cast those of the tower out of Jerusalem, and those also in the fortresses: for they fought against Israel.
   42 So Demetrius sent unto Jonathan, saying, I will not only do this for thee and thy people, but I will greatly honour thee and thy nation, if opportunity serve.
   43 Now therefore thou shalt do well, if thou send me men to help me; for all my forces are gone from me.
   44 Upon this Jonathan sent him three thousand strong men unto Antioch: and when they came to the king, the king was very glad of their coming.
   45 Howbeit they that were of the city gathered themselves together into the midst of the city, to the number of an hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king.
   46 Wherefore the king fled into the court, but they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight.
   47 Then the king called to the Jews for help, who came unto him all at once, and dispersing themselves through the city slew that day in the city to the number of an hundred thousand.
   48 Also they set fire on the city, and gat many spoils that day, and delivered the king.
   49 So when they of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would, their courage was abated: wherefore they made supplication to the king, and cried, saying,
   50 Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us and the city.
   51 With that they cast away their weapons, and made peace; and the Jews were honoured in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm; and they returned to Jerusalem, having great spoils.
   52 So king Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.
   53 Nevertheless he dissembled in all that ever he spake, and estranged himself from Jonathan, neither rewarded he him according to the benefits which he had received of him, but troubled him very sore.
   54 After this returned Tryphon, and with him the young child Antiochus, who reigned, and was crowned.
   55 Then there gathered unto him all the men of war, whom Demetrius had put away, and they fought against Demetrius, who turned his back and fled.
   56 Moreover Tryphon took the elephants, and won Antioch.
   57 At that time young Antiochus wrote unto Jonathan, saying, I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and appoint thee ruler over the four governments, and to be one of the kings friends.
   58 Upon this he sent him golden vessels to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle.
   59 His brother Simon also he made captain from the place called The ladder of Tyrus unto the borders of Egypt.
   60 Then Jonathan went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the water, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to help him: and when he came to Ascalon, they of the city met him honourably.
   61 From whence he went to Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him out; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and spoiled them.
   62 Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus.
   63 Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius princes were come to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purposing to remove him out of the country,
   64 He went to meet them, and left Simon his brother in the country.
   65 Then Simon encamped against Bethsura and fought against it a long season, and shut it up:
   66 But they desired to have peace with him, which he granted them, and then put them out from thence, and took the city, and set a garrison in it.
   67 As for Jonathan and his host, they pitched at the water of Gennesar, from whence betimes in the morning they gat them to the plain of Nasor.
   68 And, behold, the host of strangers met them in the plain, who, having laid men in ambush for him in the mountains, came themselves over against him.
   69 So when they that lay in ambush rose out of their places and joined battle, all that were of Jonathans side fled;
   70 Insomuch as there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Calphi, the captains of the host.
   71 Then Jonathan rent his clothes, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed.
   72 Afterwards turning again to battle, he put them to flight, and so they ran away.
   73 Now when his own men that were fled saw this, they turned again unto him, and with him pursued them to Cades, even unto their own tents, and there they camped.
   74 So there were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men: but Jonathan returned to Jerusalem.