Polyglot Bible: 2 Macabees: 2 Macabees 10

This is a passage from 2 Maccabees (chapter 10), presented in a three-column parallel Bible format showing the King James Apocrypha (English), the Septuagint (Greek), and the Latin Vulgate side by side — a scholarly or devotional resource for comparing ancient textual traditions. The passage covers Judas Maccabeus's recapture and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after its desecration by the Seleucid Greeks, an event commemorated as the origin of Hanukkah: the eight-day celebration is explicitly instituted, dated to the 25th of Kislev, and modeled on the Feast of Tabernacles. The text then transitions to military campaigns under the new Seleucid king Antiochus Eupator, narrating Maccabeus's victories over the Idumeans, a betrayal by Simon's troops who accepted bribes to release captives, and a large-scale battle against Timotheus's army. A distinctive theological claim runs throughout: Jewish military success is portrayed as direct divine intervention, culminating in a vision of five angelic horsemen who shield Maccabeus and strike his enemies blind during battle. The parallel-column layout is aimed at readers interested in textual comparison across the Greek and Latin manuscript traditions, as the phrasing and details vary meaningfully between versions.

Polyglot Bible: 2 Macabees: 2 Macabees 10

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