2. kniha Machabejcov

1 (KAT) „Židovským bratom v Egypte pozdrav! Židovskí bratia v Jeruzaleme a v júdskej krajine želajú vám pokoj a blaho.
1 (KJV) The brethren, the Jews that be at Jerusalem and in the land of Judea, wish unto the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt health and peace:

2 (KAT) Kiež vám dobre robí Boh a pamätá na svoju zmluvu s Abrahámom, Izákom a Jakubom, svojimi vernými služobníkmi!
2 (KJV) God be gracious unto you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants;

3 (KAT) Nech vám všetkým dá ducha, aby ste ho ctili a plnili jeho vôľu veľkomyseľne a ochotne!
3 (KJV) And give you all an heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind;

4 (KAT) Kiež otvorí vaše srdce zákonu a svojim príkazom a udelí vám pokoj!
4 (KJV) And open your hearts in his law and commandments, and send you peace,

5 (KAT) Nech vyslyší vaše modlitby, zmieri sa s vami a neopúšťa vás v zlom čase!
5 (KJV) And hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble.

6 (KAT) Tak sa ustavične modlíme za vás teraz,
6 (KJV) And now we be here praying for you.

7 (KAT) za panovania Demetria, v stošesťdesiatom deviatom roku.“ „My, Židia, písali sme vám v rokoch vrcholného súženia, ktoré na nás doľahlo, keď odpadol Jason so svojimi prívržencami od svätej zeme a od kráľovstva.
7 (KJV) What time as Demetrius reigned, in the hundred threescore and ninth year, we the Jews wrote unto you in the extremity of trouble that came upon us in those years, from the time that Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and kingdom,

8 (KAT) Vypálili (chrámovú) bránu a vyliali nevinnú krv. My sme sa však modlili k Pánovi a boli sme vyslyšaní. Prinášali sme zápalné i suché obety, rozžali sme svetlá a predložili chleby.
8 (KJV) And burned the porch, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed unto the Lord, and were heard; we offered also sacrifices and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves.

9 (KAT) Tak aj vy slávte Dni stánkov v mesiaci kislev!
9 (KJV) And now see that ye keep the feast of tabernacles in the month Casleu.

10 (KAT) Dané v stoosemdesiatom ôsmom roku.“ „Obyvatelia Jeruzalema a Júdska s veľradou i Júda želáme Aristobulovi, učiteľovi kráľa Ptolemea, pochádzajúcemu z pokolenia pomazaných kňazov, ako aj egyptským Židom zdravie a blaho!
10 (KJV) In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt:

11 (KAT) Bohom vyslobodení z veľkých nebezpečenstiev vzdávame nesmiernu vďaku tomu, ktorý tak mocne vystúpil proti kráľovi.
11 (KJV) Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, as having been in battle against a king.

12 (KAT) On totiž vyhnal nepriateľov zo svätého mesta.
12 (KJV) For he cast them out that fought within the holy city.

13 (KAT) Lebo keď prišiel vojvodca so svojím vojskom, zdanlivo nezdolateľným, do Perzie, padli v chráme Naney. Naneini kňazi použili úskok.
13 (KJV) For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed invincible, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Nanea's priests.

14 (KAT) Antiochus totiž prišiel na to miesto aj so svojimi priateľmi pod zámienkou, že sa chce zosobášiť (s bohyňou), aby si tak mohol privlastniť poklady ako jej veno.
14 (KJV) For Antiochus, as though he would marry her, came into the place, and his friends that were with him, to receive money in name of a dowry.

15 (KAT) Naneini kňazi ich vyložili a keď vošiel sám s niekoľkými do obvodu svätyne, uzavreli chrám.
15 (KJV) Which when the priests of Nanea had set forth, and he was entered with a small company into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple as soon as Antiochus was come in:

16 (KAT) Ako (do neho) Antiochus vkročil, otvorili tajné dvere na povale, hádzali kamenie, a tak vodcu utĺkli. Rozkúskovali ich a hlavy povyhadzovali pred tých, čo boli vonku.
16 (KJV) And opening a privy door of the roof, they threw stones like thunderbolts, and struck down the captain, hewed them in pieces, smote off their heads and cast them to those that were without.

17 (KAT) Za to všetko nech je zvelebený náš Boh, ktorý vydal koristníkov (na skazu)!
17 (KJV) Blessed be our God in all things, who hath delivered up the ungodly.

18 (KAT) Dvadsiateho piateho kisleva zamýšľame sláviť (pamiatku) očisty chrámu a pokladali sme si za povinnosť upovedomiť vás o tom, aby ste aj vy slávili Deň stánkov a Deň ohňa, lebo keď Nehemiáš postavil chrám a oltár, priniesol obety.
18 (KJV) Therefore whereas we are now purposed to keep the purification of the temple upon the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, we thought it necessary to certify you thereof, that ye also might keep it, as the feast of the tabernacles, and of the fire, which was given us when Neemias offered sacrifice, after that he had builded the temple and the altar.

19 (KAT) Keď totiž odvádzali našich otcov do Perzie, vtedajší nábožní kňazi tajne vzali trochu z ohňa z obetného oltára a ukryli ho v dutine akejsi vyschnutej cisterny. Uschovali ho tak, aby nik nevedel o tom úkryte.
19 (KJV) For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.

20 (KAT) Po uplynutí mnohých rokov zaľúbilo sa Bohu, aby perzský kráľ poslal Nehemiáša. On rozkázal potomkom kňazov, ktorí oheň ukryli, aby ho vyhľadali. A keď nám zvestovali, že nenašli oheň, ale iba hustú tekutinu,
20 (KJV) Now after many years, when it pleased God, Neemias, being sent from the king of Persia, did send of the posterity of those priests that had hid it to the fire: but when they told us they found no fire, but thick water;

21 (KAT) kázal im načerpať z nej a priniesť. Keď už boli obety pripravené, rozkázal Nehemiáš kňazom pokropiť tekutinou drevo a čo bolo na ňom položené.
21 (KJV) Then commanded he them to draw it up, and to bring it; and when the sacrifices were laid on, Neemias commanded the priests to sprinkle the wood and the things laid thereupon with the water.

22 (KAT) Tak sa aj stalo, a keď nadišla chvíľa, že zas zasvietilo slnko, ktoré bolo predtým za mrakom, zapálil sa veľký oheň, takže sa všetci divili.
22 (KJV) When this was done, and the time came that the sun shone, which afore was hid in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that every man marvelled.

23 (KAT) Keď sa obeta dokonávala, kňazi a všetci prítomní sa modlili. Jonatán začínal a ostatní spolu s Nehemiášom odpovedali.
23 (KJV) And the priests made a prayer whilst the sacrifice was consuming, I say, both the priests, and all the rest, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering thereunto, as Neemias did.

24 (KAT) Modlitba znela takto: »Pane, (ty) Pán a Boh, stvoriteľ všetkých vecí, hrozný a silný, spravodlivý a milosrdný, ty jediný si Kráľ a dobrotivý,
24 (KJV) And the prayer was after this manner; O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only and gracious King,

25 (KAT) jediný dobrodinca, jediný spravodlivý, všemohúci a večný, ktorý vyslobodzuješ Izrael zo všetkého zlého, ktorý si vyvolil našich otcov a posvätil si ich:
25 (KJV) The only giver of all things, the only just, almighty, and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose the fathers, and sanctify them:

26 (KAT) prijmi túto obetu za všetok svoj izraelský ľud! Chráň a posväcuj svoj dedičný podiel!
26 (KJV) Receive the sacrifice for thy whole people Israel, and preserve thine own portion, and sanctify it.

27 (KAT) Zhromaždi nás, rozptýlených, vysloboď tých, ktorí sú v porobe u pohanov; zhliadni na potupených a zneuctených! Nech pohania spoznajú, že ty si náš Boh!
27 (KJV) Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.

28 (KAT) Strestaj tých, ktorí nás vo svojej namyslenosti utláčajú a potupujú!
28 (KJV) Punish them that oppress us, and with pride do us wrong.

29 (KAT) Zasaď svoj ľud na svojom svätom mieste, ako sľúbil Mojžiš!«
29 (KJV) Plant thy people again in thy holy place, as Moses hath spoken.

30 (KAT) Kňazi potom spievali chválospevy.
30 (KJV) And the priests sung psalms of thanksgiving.

31 (KAT) Keď už bola obeta strávená, rozkázal Nehemiáš vyliať zvyšok tekutiny na väčšie kamene.
31 (KJV) Now when the sacrifice was consumed, Neemias commanded the water that was left to be poured on the great stones.

32 (KAT) Keď sa tak stalo, plameň sa zapálil, ale strávilo ho svetlo, ktoré zažiarilo na oltári.
32 (KJV) When this was done, there was kindled a flame: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar.

33 (KAT) Táto udalosť sa rozchýrila; aj perzskému kráľovi oznámili, že na mieste, kde kňazi, ktorých potom odviedli do zajatia, ukryli oheň, ukázala sa len tekutina, ktorou Nehemiášovi ľudia posvätili obety.
33 (KJV) So when this matter was known, it was told the king of Persia, that in the place, where the priests that were led away had hid the fire, there appeared water, and that Neemias had purified the sacrifices therewith.

34 (KAT) Keď kráľ vec dôkladne preskúmal, dal miesto ohradiť a vyhlásil ho za posvätné.
34 (KJV) Then the king, inclosing the place, made it holy, after he had tried the matter.

35 (KAT) A tým, ktorým chcel kráľ preukázať svoju blahovôľu, dával bohaté dary a také aj prijímal.
35 (KJV) And the king took many gifts, and bestowed thereof on those whom he would gratify.

36 (KAT) Nehemiášovi ľudia nazvali tú tekutinu Neftar, čo znamená »Očista«. Mnohí ju však nazývajú Neftai.
36 (KJV) And Neemias called this thing Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a cleansing: but many men call it Nephi.