1 Meqabyan 2:1-28

¹There was a man born from the tribe of Benjamin whose name was called Maccabeus.

²He had three children who were handsome and totally warriors. They had been loved by all the people.

³And like the king commanded them when he found them: Do you not bow to the Seleucid idols? How about not sacrificing?

⁴And like the king commanded them when he found them: Do you not bow to the Seleucid idols? How about not sacrificing?

⁵These handsome youths replied to him, saying, As for Him whom we bow, there is our Father Creator who created the Earth and Heaven.

⁶And these youths of the king were four, and the servants who carried shields and spears were a hundred.

⁷And when they wanted to seize these holy ones, they escaped from their hands.

⁸And there was one among them who could strangle and kill a panther.

⁹And there was one among them who killed a lion with one rock.

¹⁰And there was one among them who killed a hundred people in formation with one sword.

¹¹And they were warriors in power, and they had a thing being loved and comeliness.

¹²And again, their features and comeliness were wondrous. However, because they worshiped JAH and did not fear death.

¹³And when they frightened the troops, there were none who could seize them.

¹⁴And those troops returned to the city and shut the fortress gate.

¹⁵And at that time, the country people - both rich and poor, daughters and sons.

¹⁶At that time, they wept together and they feared, arising from JAH.

¹⁷Returning their faces eastward and stretching forth their hands, they begged toward JAH together.

¹⁸Yet they believed in silver and gold and in the stone and wood.

¹⁹When Thou art the Creator who saves and who kills, he makes himself like unto the one who creates him also.

²⁰But we don't love that we might see that criminal face nor hear his word.

²¹However, if Thou command us, we will go toward him because we believe in Thee.

²²But we believe in Thee, Lord who examines kidneys and reasonings.

²³Thou examine a person's reasoning and help the sinner and the righteous one.

²⁴But we have no other Creator apart from Thee.

²⁵That we might give our bodies for death because of Thy glorified name.

²⁶And on the time Israel entered toward Gibeon country, Thou heard Jacob's plea.

²⁷And at that time, two men with handsome features were seen standing before them.

²⁸Their features' comeliness became totally handsome and they shone more than the sun.