XV.<\/p>\n
En \u00feegar Nicanor heyr\u00f0i a\u00f0 J\u00fadas og \u00feeir sem me\u00f0 honum voru h\u00e9ldu sig \u00ed Samaria \u00fe\u00e1 hugsa\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 yfirfalla \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 \u00fevottdegi \u00f3hr\u00e6ddur. Og sem \u00feeir Gy\u00f0ingar hverjum hann haf\u00f0i nau\u00f0ga\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 reisa \u00e1minntu hann a\u00f0 hann ekki skyldi svo hryggilega \u00feeim fyrirfara heldur hl\u00edfa \u00feeim helga degi \u00fear til hvern Gu\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur hef\u00f0i hei\u00f0ra\u00f0 og helga\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 spur\u00f0i \u00feesi h\u00f6fu\u00f0sk\u00e1lkur \u00fe\u00e1: „S\u00e1 sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur \u00fevottdaginn er hann herra \u00e1 himnum?“ Og \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feeir sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u: [<\/span> „J\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er s\u00e1 lifandi Drottinn, hann er herra \u00e1 himnum sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur a\u00f0 hv\u00edla \u00feann sj\u00f6unda dag“ \u00fe\u00e1 svar\u00f0i hann: „\u00de\u00e1 er eg herra \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0unni og eg b\u00fd\u00f0 y\u00f0ur a\u00f0 brynja y\u00f0ur og gj\u00f6ra k\u00f3ngsins skipan.“ En hann kunni \u00fe\u00f3 ekki a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma sitt \u00e1form. Og Nicanor h\u00e6ldist um hr\u00f3sa\u00f0i og l\u00e9st fullv\u00eds \u00fear \u00fat \u00ed a\u00f0 hann skyldi vinna st\u00f3rt fr\u00e6g\u00f0arverk \u00e1 Juda. [<\/span> <\/p>\n \tEn Macchabeus haf\u00f0i eitt st\u00f6\u00f0ugt tr\u00fana\u00f0artraust og von a\u00f0 Drottinn mundi hj\u00e1lpa honum og hugga\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 sem hj\u00e1 honum voru a\u00f0 \u00feeir skyldu ekki vera hr\u00e6ddir vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hei\u00f0ingja sem \u00ed m\u00f3ti \u00feeim r\u00e9\u00f0ust heldur hugsa upp \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 fullting sem fyrr meir \u00f3sjaldan ske\u00f0 var vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 af himnum ofan og enn n\u00fa vona \u00e1 \u00feann tilkomandi sigur og \u00fe\u00e1 hj\u00e1lp sem Gu\u00f0 mundi senda \u00feeim. [<\/span> So hugga\u00f0i hann \u00fe\u00e1 \u00far l\u00f6gm\u00e1linu og sp\u00e1mannab\u00f3kunum og minnti \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6r sigurs\u00e6lu orrostur sem \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u fyrri \u00e1tt og gj\u00f6r\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 so hugdjarfa. Og \u00fe\u00e1 hann haf\u00f0i so \u00e1minnt \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 tj\u00e1\u00f0i hann fyrir \u00feeim hvernin hei\u00f0ingjar h\u00f6f\u00f0u forbroti\u00f0 og gj\u00f6rt \u00ed m\u00f3ti \u00feeirra ei\u00f0i. Og hann brynja\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 so a\u00f0 \u00feeir skyldu ekki treysta upp \u00e1 spj\u00f3t og skj\u00f6ld heldur upp \u00e1 Gu\u00f0s or\u00f0.<\/p>\n \tHann sag\u00f0i \u00feeim og so fr\u00e1 einni s\u00fdn sem tr\u00falegt var a\u00f0 hann hafi s\u00e9\u00f0 hvar af \u00feeir ur\u00f0u allir hugdjarfir. [<\/span> En s\u00fdnin var \u00feessi: Onias s\u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0sti prestur, einn merkilegur, hei\u00f0arlegur, g\u00f3\u00f0vildarsamur, mikill m\u00e1lsnilldarma\u00f0ur, s\u00e1 e\u00f0 fr\u00e1 barnd\u00f3mi vandi sig til allra mannkosta, hann upph\u00f3f s\u00ednar hendur og ba\u00f0 fyrir \u00f6llu Gy\u00f0ingaf\u00f3lki. \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6st birtist honum einn annar d\u00fdr\u00f0legur ma\u00f0ur \u00ed kostulegum kl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0i hafandi mj\u00f6g d\u00fdr\u00f0legt yfirbrag\u00f0. Og Onias tala\u00f0i til Judam: „\u00deessi er Jeremias, sp\u00e1ma\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0s, sem mj\u00f6g elskar \u00fe\u00edna br\u00e6\u00f0ur og jafnan bi\u00f0ur fyrir \u00feessu f\u00f3lki og \u00feeim heilaga sta\u00f0.“ \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6rst f\u00e9kk Jeremias Juda me\u00f0 s\u00ednum h\u00f6ndum eitt gullb\u00fai\u00f0 sver\u00f0 og sag\u00f0i til hans: „Tak vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed heilaga sver\u00f0i sem Gu\u00f0 gefur \u00fe\u00e9r. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed skaltu sl\u00e1 \u00f3vinina.“<\/p>\n \t\u00de\u00e1 J\u00fadas haf\u00f0i n\u00fa hugga\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 so f\u00f6grum or\u00f0um hvar af \u00feeir fengu hug og hjarta \u00fe\u00e1 kom \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1samt me\u00f0 \u00feeim a\u00f0 reisa \u00f6ngvar herb\u00fa\u00f0ir heldur r\u00e1\u00f0ast strax \u00ed m\u00f3ti \u00f3vinum og yfirfalla \u00fe\u00e1 hreystilega og l\u00e1ta so sverfa til st\u00e1ls \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 borgin, gu\u00f0s\u00fej\u00f3nustan og musteri\u00f0 v\u00e6ri statt \u00ed vo\u00f0a. Og a\u00f0 v\u00edsiu \u00fe\u00e1 hugsu\u00f0u \u00feeir ei sofellt um h\u00e1ska sinna kvenna, barna, br\u00e6\u00f0ra og vina, heldur var \u00feeirra mesta \u00e1hyggja fyrir \u00fev\u00ed heilaga musteri. Og \u00feeir sem \u00ed borginni voru eftir or\u00f0nir h\u00f6f\u00f0u mesta sorg fyrir \u00feeirra str\u00ed\u00f0sf\u00f3lki.<\/p>\n \t\u00de\u00e1 orrostan skyldi n\u00fa stakast og \u00f3vinirnir voru samankomnir og h\u00f6f\u00f0u fylkt li\u00f0i s\u00ednu og sett f\u00edlana \u00fear \u00feeir skyldu vera og riddarali\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0a fylkingararma og \u00fe\u00e1 Macchabeus s\u00e1 \u00f3vinina og \u00feeirra margfaldan str\u00ed\u00f0svi\u00f0urb\u00fana\u00f0 og \u00feau \u00f3gnarlegu d\u00fdrin \u00fe\u00e1 upplyfti hann s\u00ednum h\u00f6ndum til himins og tilba\u00f0 \u00feann d\u00e1samlega Gu\u00f0 sem alla hluti s\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann vissi vel a\u00f0 sigur kemur ekki fyrir vopn n\u00e9 verjur heldur gefur Gu\u00f0 hann \u00feeim sem hann vill. Og hann ba\u00f0 so: <\/p>\n \t„Drottinn, \u00fe\u00fa \u00fatsendir \u00feinn engil \u00ed t\u00ed\u00f0 Ezechie k\u00f3ngs og hann sl\u00f3 \u00ed herb\u00fa\u00f0um Sennaker\u00edb hundra\u00f0 fimm og \u00e1ttat\u00edgir \u00fe\u00fasundir manna. [<\/span> So send n\u00fa, \u00fe\u00fa Drottinn \u00e1 himnum, einn g\u00f3\u00f0an engil undan oss a\u00f0 skelfa \u00f3vinina. L\u00e1t \u00fe\u00e1 skelfast fyrir \u00fe\u00ednum magtararmlegg sem reisa me\u00f0 gu\u00f0lastan \u00ed m\u00f3ti \u00fe\u00ednu heilaga f\u00f3lki.“ Og \u00fear me\u00f0 h\u00e6tti J\u00fadas sinni r\u00e6\u00f0u.<\/p>\n \tSo dr\u00f3 Nicanor fram me\u00f0 s\u00ednu herli\u00f0i me\u00f0 trametum og miklu her\u00f3pi en J\u00fadas og hans menn h\u00f3fu orrostuna me\u00f0 b\u00e6n og \u00e1kalli til Gu\u00f0s. [<\/span> Me\u00f0 h\u00f6ndunum v\u00f3gu \u00feeir en me\u00f0 hjartanu k\u00f6llu\u00f0u \u00feeir til Gu\u00f0s. Og \u00feeir felldu fimmt\u00e1n og tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasundir manna og voru mj\u00f6g gla\u00f0ir a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 haf\u00f0i so miskunnsamlega au\u00f0s\u00fdnt sig. [<\/span> <\/p>\n \t\u00deegar orrostan var \u00fati og \u00feeir reistu \u00ed burt \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feekktu \u00feeir Nicanor af hans brynju a\u00f0 hann var fallinn. [<\/span> \u00de\u00e1 upph\u00f3fst eitt miki\u00f0 sigur\u00f3p og fagna\u00f0arkall og \u00feeir lofu\u00f0u Gu\u00f0 \u00e1 sitt tungum\u00e1l. Og J\u00fadas s\u00e1 sem l\u00edf og g\u00f3ss haf\u00f0i \u00fatgefi\u00f0 fyrir sitt f\u00f3lk og fr\u00e1 barnd\u00f3mi haf\u00f0i s\u00ednu f\u00f3lki margt gott gj\u00f6rt hann bau\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00f6ggva h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 og h\u00f6ndina me\u00f0 \u00f6xlinni af Nicanor og flytja til Jer\u00fasalem. \u00de\u00e1 hann kom n\u00fa \u00feanga\u00f0 samankalla\u00f0i hann sitt f\u00f3lk og setti prestana fyrir altari\u00f0 og sendi eftir \u00f3vinunum upp \u00e1 kastalann og s\u00fdndu Nicanors h\u00f6fu\u00f0 og h\u00f6ndina \u00feess gu\u00f0lastara hverja hann haf\u00f0i upphafi\u00f0 \u00ed gegn \u00fev\u00ed heilaga h\u00fasi Hins alm\u00e1ttuga me\u00f0 miklum metna\u00f0i. Hann l\u00e9t og skera tunguna \u00far h\u00f6f\u00f0i hins \u00f3gu\u00f0lega Nicanor og bau\u00f0 a\u00f0 saxa hana \u00ed sm\u00e1tt og gefa fuglum. Og \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00f6nd sem hann haf\u00f0i haft til \u00feess galinskapar bau\u00f0 hann upp a\u00f0 hengja gagnvart musterinu.<\/p>\n \tOg allt f\u00f3lki\u00f0 vegsama\u00f0i Gu\u00f0 \u00e1 himnum, segjandi: [<\/span> „Blessa\u00f0ur s\u00e9 s\u00e1 sem sinn sta\u00f0 hefur var\u00f0veitt so a\u00f0 hann er ei saurga\u00f0ur or\u00f0inn.“ Og hann uppfesti Nicanors h\u00f6fu\u00f0 svo a\u00f0 hver ma\u00f0ur m\u00e1tti sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00far kastalanum til eins opinberlegs merkis a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 haf\u00f0i hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 \u00feeim. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var sam\u00feykkt af \u00feeim \u00f6llum a\u00f0 gleyma ekki \u00feessum degi heldur skyldu menn hann helgan halda, sem er \u00feann \u00ferett\u00e1nda dag hins t\u00f3lfta m\u00e1na\u00f0ar hver e\u00f0 kallast adar \u00e1 s\u00fdrlensku, n\u00e6sta degi fyrir h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Mardochei. [<\/span> <\/p>\n \tSo vil eg n\u00fa h\u00e9r me\u00f0 a\u00f0 finnni enda \u00feessi b\u00f3k eftir fall Nicanors og eftir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 Gy\u00f0ingar h\u00f6f\u00f0u unni\u00f0 aftur sta\u00f0inn. Og hafi eg sett og sami\u00f0 hana vel \u00fea\u00f0 vilda eg gjarna gj\u00f6rt hafa en hafi \u00fea\u00f0 mi\u00f0ur or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hefi eg \u00fe\u00f3 gj\u00f6rt so miki\u00f0 \u00fear a\u00f0 so sem eg kunni. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 ekki er lystilegt a\u00f0 drekka alla t\u00edma v\u00edn e\u00f0ur vatn heldur a\u00f0 drekka stundum v\u00edn, stundum vatn, \u00fea\u00f0 er lystilegt. So er og \u00fea\u00f0 lystilegt a\u00f0 lesa margt. \u00deetta skal vera endinn.<\/p>\n Endir \u00e1 Annari b\u00f3k Macchabeorum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" XV. En \u00feegar Nicanor heyr\u00f0i a\u00f0 J\u00fadas og \u00feeir sem me\u00f0 honum voru h\u00e9ldu sig \u00ed Samaria \u00fe\u00e1 hugsa\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 yfirfalla \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 \u00fevottdegi \u00f3hr\u00e6ddur. Og sem \u00feeir Gy\u00f0ingar hverjum hann haf\u00f0i nau\u00f0ga\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 reisa \u00e1minntu hann a\u00f0 hann ekki skyldi svo hryggilega \u00feeim fyrirfara heldur hl\u00edfa \u00feeim helga degi \u00fear til hvern Gu\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur hef\u00f0i hei\u00f0ra\u00f0 og helga\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 spur\u00f0i \u00feesi h\u00f6fu\u00f0sk\u00e1lkur \u00fe\u00e1: „S\u00e1 sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur \u00fevottdaginn er hann herra \u00e1 himnum?“ Og \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feeir sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u: [ „J\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er s\u00e1 lifandi Drottinn, hann er herra \u00e1 himnum sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur a\u00f0 hv\u00edla \u00feann sj\u00f6unda dag“ […]<\/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-3777","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3777","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=3777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}