VIII.<\/p>\n
En J\u00fadas Macchabeus og hans lagsmenn gengu heimuglega hinga\u00f0 og \u00feanga\u00f0 um borgir og k\u00f6llu\u00f0u s\u00edna \u00e6ttmenn til samans og a\u00f0ra \u00fe\u00e1 sem st\u00f6\u00f0ugir voru \u00ed Gy\u00f0inganna tr\u00fa so a\u00f0 hann f\u00e9kk n\u00e6r sex \u00fe\u00fasund manna. [<\/span> Og \u00feeir b\u00e1\u00f0u til Gu\u00f0s a\u00f0 hann vildi \u00e1l\u00edta \u00fea\u00f0 auma f\u00f3lk sem pl\u00e1ga\u00f0 var af hverjum manni og miskunna s\u00e9r yfir musteri\u00f0 hvert e\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00f3gu\u00f0legu menn h\u00f6f\u00f0u saurga\u00f0 og yfir \u00fe\u00e1 fordj\u00f6rfu\u00f0u borg sem me\u00f0 \u00f6llu var \u00ed ey\u00f0i og a\u00f0 hann vildi \u00fe\u00f3 heyra \u00fea\u00f0 saklausa bl\u00f3\u00f0 sem til hans hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i og minnast \u00e1 \u00feau saklausu sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn sem \u00ed m\u00f3t \u00f6llum r\u00e9tti voru myrt og hefna h\u00e1\u00f0ungar s\u00edns nafns.<\/p>\n \tOg Macchabeus og hans flokkur ur\u00f0u \u00feungir \u00feeim hei\u00f0nu \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Drottinn l\u00e9t af sinni rei\u00f0i og var\u00f0 \u00feeim l\u00edknsamur a\u00f0 n\u00fdju. Hann yfirf\u00e9ll \u00f3varlega sta\u00f0i og kaupt\u00fan og setti eld \u00fear \u00ed og gj\u00f6r\u00f0i st\u00f3ran ska\u00f0a \u00f3vinunum. En oftast gj\u00f6r\u00f0i hann \u00feetta um n\u00e6tur so a\u00f0 menn vissu alls sta\u00f0ar af hans mannd\u00f3msverkum a\u00f0 segja.<\/p>\n \tEn sem Philippus s\u00e1 a\u00f0 hann var\u00f0 sterkari og sterkari me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 honum lukka\u00f0ist \u00feetta \u00fe\u00e1 skrifa\u00f0i hann til Ptolomeum h\u00f6fu\u00f0smanns \u00ed Ne\u00f0ra-S\u00fdrlandi og Phenice og ba\u00f0 hann um li\u00f0safla \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 k\u00f3nginum l\u00e6gi \u00fear magt \u00e1. [<\/span> \u00de\u00e1 sendi Ptolomeus \u00fat sinn besta vin, s\u00e1 h\u00e9t Nicanor Patroclison, og me\u00f0 honum tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasundir manna a\u00f0 afm\u00e1 Gy\u00f0ingal\u00fd\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6llu og f\u00e9kk honum einn h\u00f6fu\u00f0smann til s\u00edn. [<\/span> S\u00e1 h\u00e9t Gorgias, einn reyndur bardagama\u00f0ur. [<\/span> En Nicanor hugsa\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fatvega \u00fe\u00e1 peninga af \u00feeim herteknu Gy\u00f0ingum sem k\u00f3ngurinn var og \u00feeim R\u00f3mverjum \u00e1rlega skyldugur a\u00f0 gefa, sem var tv\u00f6 \u00fe\u00fasund centener. \u00dear fyrir l\u00e9t hann jafnsnart \u00fatberast hinga\u00f0 og \u00feanga\u00f0 um borgirnar vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3inn a\u00f0 hann vildi selja n\u00edut\u00edgir Gy\u00f0inga fyrir eina centener \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann hugsa\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0s hefndarstraff v\u00e6ri honum so n\u00e1l\u00e6gt. <\/p>\n \t\u00de\u00e1 J\u00fadas spur\u00f0i n\u00fa \u00feessi herna\u00f0art\u00ed\u00f0indi um Nicanor \u00fe\u00e1 tj\u00e1\u00f0i hann \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir s\u00ednum br\u00e6\u00f0rum sem hj\u00e1 honum voru a\u00f0 \u00fear k\u00e6mi einn her. Og \u00feeir sem voru blau\u00f0hjarta\u00f0ir og h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki traust \u00e1 Gu\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann mundi straffa \u00feeir hlupu og fl\u00fd\u00f0u \u00ed burt. En hinir a\u00f0rir seldu allt \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00e1ttu og b\u00e1\u00f0u til Drottins a\u00f0 hann vildi frelsa \u00fe\u00e1 hverja Nicanor haf\u00f0i selt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 hann haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 herteki\u00f0. Og ef vildi hann ekki gj\u00f6ra \u00feetta \u00feeirra vegna, \u00fe\u00e1 vildi hann \u00fea\u00f0 gj\u00f6ra vegna \u00feess s\u00e1ttm\u00e1la sem hann gj\u00f6rt haf\u00f0i vi\u00f0 fe\u00f0ur \u00feeirra og fyrir sakir s\u00edns d\u00fdr\u00f0arsamlega mikla nafns eftir hverju \u00feeir eru nefndir.<\/p>\n \t\u00de\u00e1 Macchabeus haf\u00f0i n\u00fa samansafna\u00f0 s\u00ednum m\u00f6nnum sem voru n\u00e6r sex \u00fe\u00fasundir \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1minnti hann \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed fyrstu a\u00f0 \u00feeir skyldu ei vera hr\u00e6ddir fyrir \u00f3vinunum og \u00f3ttast ei \u00feann mikla fj\u00f6lda hei\u00f0ingjanna sem \u00fe\u00e1 pl\u00e1gu\u00f0u \u00f3r\u00e9ttilega heldur verji sig drengilega og hugsi um \u00fe\u00e1 sm\u00e1n sem \u00feeir hef\u00f0u gj\u00f6rt \u00feeim heilaga sta\u00f0 og hversu \u00feeir hef\u00f0u h\u00e6tt og pl\u00e1ga\u00f0 sta\u00f0inn og afteki\u00f0 l\u00f6gm\u00e1li\u00f0. [<\/span> „\u00deeir treysta“ sag\u00f0i hann „\u00e1 s\u00ednar brynjur og eru fullir ofstopa en v\u00e9r treystum upp \u00e1 \u00feann alm\u00e1ttuga Gu\u00f0 hver e\u00f0 \u00e1 einu augabrag\u00f0i kann ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sl\u00e1, ekki a\u00f0eins \u00fe\u00e1 sem n\u00fa r\u00e1\u00f0ast \u00ed m\u00f3ti oss heldur jafnvel allan heiminn.“<\/p>\n \tHann framtaldi og fyrir \u00feeim allar historiur, hversu Gu\u00f0 oftlega miskunnsamlega hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00feeirra fe\u00f0rum. Hversu a\u00f0 Sennaker\u00edb me\u00f0 hundra\u00f0 fimm og \u00e1ttat\u00edgir \u00fe\u00fasundir manns var \u00e1 einni n\u00f3tt sleginn. [<\/span> Hversu \u00fea\u00f0 gekk til \u00ed Bab\u00fdlon \u00ed orrostunni m\u00f3ti \u00feeim Galatis, \u00ed hv\u00edl\u00edka ney\u00f0 \u00feeir komu allir, \u00e1tta \u00fe\u00fasund af Gy\u00f0ingum og fj\u00f6gur \u00fe\u00fasund af \u00feeim Macedoniis. Hversu a\u00f0 \u00feeir Macedonii st\u00f3\u00f0u kyrrir af hr\u00e6\u00f0slu en \u00e1tta \u00fe\u00fasund Gy\u00f0inga, alleina me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp Gu\u00f0s, felldu hundra\u00f0 og tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasundir manna og fengu offj\u00e1r \u00fear me\u00f0.<\/p>\n \t\u00de\u00e1 hann haf\u00f0i n\u00fa me\u00f0 svoddan or\u00f0um upphert \u00feeirra hugi so a\u00f0 \u00feeir voru rei\u00f0ub\u00fanir a\u00f0 deyja vegna l\u00f6gm\u00e1lsins og s\u00edns f\u00f3sturlands \u00fe\u00e1 gj\u00f6r\u00f0i hann fj\u00f3rar fylkingar og skipa\u00f0i s\u00edna br\u00e6\u00f0ur fremst \u00ed hverri fylkingu a\u00f0 \u00feeir skyldu fylkja li\u00f0inu, sem voru \u00feeir S\u00edmon, J\u00f3sef, Jonathas, og gaf hverjum \u00feeirra fimmt\u00e1n hundru\u00f0 manns. \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6st l\u00e9t hann Eleasarum lesa \u00fe\u00e1 heil\u00f6gu b\u00f3k og gaf \u00feeim eitt teikn a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 mundi hj\u00e1lpa \u00feeim og f\u00f3r so undan \u00f6\u00f0rum fremst \u00ed fylkingu og r\u00e9\u00f0st til bardaga vi\u00f0 Nicanor. En alm\u00e1ttugur Gu\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim so a\u00f0 \u00feeir r\u00e1ku \u00e1 fl\u00f3tta allan \u00feann her og s\u00e6r\u00f0u marga og felldu n\u00e6r n\u00edu \u00fe\u00fasundir manna og f\u00f3ru eftir hinum \u00f6\u00f0rum sem komnir voru til a\u00f0 kaupa Gy\u00f0ingana og t\u00f3ku f\u00e9\u00f0 af \u00feeim. [<\/span> \u00de\u00f3 ur\u00f0u \u00feeir a\u00f0 sn\u00faa aftur samt \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feetta var \u00fevottdagsaftan. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00f6kin fyrir hvar fyrir \u00feeir l\u00e9tu af a\u00f0 reka fl\u00f3ttann.<\/p>\n \t\u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6rst r\u00e6ntu \u00feeir valinn og t\u00f3ku vopn og brynjur og h\u00e9ldu \u00fevottdaginn, lofandi og vegsamandi Gu\u00f0 s\u00e1 sem \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i var\u00f0veitt \u00e1 \u00feeim degi og til var tekinn a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00feeim s\u00edna n\u00e1\u00f0. A\u00f0 umli\u00f0num \u00fevottdeginum skiptu \u00feeir herfanginu \u00fat \u00e1 me\u00f0al f\u00e1t\u00e6kra, ekkna og f\u00f6\u00f0urlausra en \u00fea\u00f0 auk var \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir fyrir sig og s\u00edn b\u00f6rn. Og \u00feeir h\u00e9ldu eina almennilega b\u00e6n a\u00f0 s\u00e1 miskunnsami Gu\u00f0 vildi burt sn\u00faa sinni rei\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00feeim.<\/p>\n \tEftir \u00feetta \u00e1ttu \u00feeir margar orrostur vi\u00f0 Timotheum og Bacchidem og \u00ed hel sl\u00f3gu meir en tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasundir manna og unnu kastalana og fluttu miki\u00f0 herfang til Jer\u00fasalem og dr\u00e1pu einn h\u00f6fu\u00f0smann af Timotheo, einn \u00f3gu\u00f0legan mann s\u00e1 e\u00f0 har\u00f0lega pl\u00e1ga\u00f0 haf\u00f0i Gy\u00f0ingana. [<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VIII. En J\u00fadas Macchabeus og hans lagsmenn gengu heimuglega hinga\u00f0 og \u00feanga\u00f0 um borgir og k\u00f6llu\u00f0u s\u00edna \u00e6ttmenn til samans og a\u00f0ra \u00fe\u00e1 sem st\u00f6\u00f0ugir voru \u00ed Gy\u00f0inganna tr\u00fa so a\u00f0 hann f\u00e9kk n\u00e6r sex \u00fe\u00fasund manna. [ Og \u00feeir b\u00e1\u00f0u til Gu\u00f0s a\u00f0 hann vildi \u00e1l\u00edta \u00fea\u00f0 auma f\u00f3lk sem pl\u00e1ga\u00f0 var af hverjum manni og miskunna s\u00e9r yfir musteri\u00f0 hvert e\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00f3gu\u00f0legu menn h\u00f6f\u00f0u saurga\u00f0 og yfir \u00fe\u00e1 fordj\u00f6rfu\u00f0u borg sem me\u00f0 \u00f6llu var \u00ed ey\u00f0i og a\u00f0 hann vildi \u00fe\u00f3 heyra \u00fea\u00f0 saklausa bl\u00f3\u00f0 sem til hans hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i og minnast \u00e1 \u00feau saklausu sm\u00e1b\u00f6rn sem \u00ed […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"bibliukaflar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3770","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}