I Maccabees Chapter 16

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1 Et ascendit Ioannes de Gazaris, et nunciavit Simoni patri suo quæ fecit Cendebæus in populo ipsorum.

2 Et vocavit Simon duos filios seniores, Iudam, et Ioannem, et ait illis: Ego, et fratres mei, et domus patris mei expugnavimus hostes Israel ab adolescentia usque in hunc diem: et prosperatum est in manibus nostris liberare Israel aliquoties.

3 Nunc autem senui, sed estote loco meo, et fratres mei, et egressi pugnate pro gente nostra: auxilium vero de cælo vobiscum sit.

4 Et elegit de regione viginti millia virorum belligeratorum, et equites; et profecti sunt ad Cendebæum: et dormierunt in Modin.

5 Et surrexerunt mane, et abierunt in campum: et ecce exercitus copiosus in obviam illis peditum, et equitum, et fluvius torrens erat inter medium ipsorum.

6 Et admovit castra contra faciem eorum ipse, et populus eius, et vidit populum trepidantem ad transfretandum torrentem, et transfretavit primus: et viderunt eum viri, et transierunt post eum.

7 Et divisit populum et equites in medio peditum: erat autem equitatus adversariorum copiosus nimis.

8 Et exclamaverunt sacris tubis, et in fugam conversus est Cendebæus, et castra eius: et ceciderunt ex eis multi vulnerati: residui autem in munitionem fugerunt.

9 Tunc vulneratus est Iudas frater Ioannis: Ioannes autem insecutus est eos, donec venit Cedronem, quam ædificavit:

10 et fugerunt usque ad turres, quæ erant in agris Azoti, et succendit eas igni. Et ceciderunt ex illis duo millia virorum, et reversus est in Iudæam in pace.

11 et Ptolemæus filius Abobi constitutus erat dux in campo Iericho, et habebat argentum, et aurum multum.

12 erat enim gener summi sacerdotis.

13 Et exaltatum est cor eius, et volebat obtinere regionem, et cogitabat dolum adversus Simonem, et filios eius, ut tolleret eos.

14 Simon autem, perambulans civitates, quæ erant in regione Iudææ, et solicitudinem gerens earum, descendit in Iericho ipse, et Mathathias filius eius, et Iudas, anno centesimo septuagesimo septimo, mense undecimo: hic est mensis Sabath.

15 Et suscepit eos filius Abobi in munitiunculam, quæ vocatur Doch, cum dolo, quam ædificavit: et fecit eis convivium magnum, et abscondit illic viros.

16 Et cum inebriatus esset Simon, et filii eius, surrexit Ptolemæus cum suis, et sumpserunt arma sua, et intraverunt in convivium, et occiderunt eum, et duos filios eius, et quosdam pueros eius.

17 et fecit deceptionem magnam in Israel, et reddidit mala pro bonis.

18 Et scripsit hæc Ptolemæus, et misit regi ut mitteret ei exercitum in auxilium, et traderet ei regionem, et civitates eorum, et tributa.

19 Et misit alios in Gazaram tollere Ioannem: et tribunis misit epistolas, ut venirent ad se, et daret eis argentum, et aurum, et dona.

20 Et alios misit occupare Ierusalem, et montem templi.

21 Et præcurrens quidam, nunciavit Ioanni in Gazara, quia periit pater eius, et fratres eius, et quia misit te quoque interfici.

22 Ut audivit autem, vehementer expavit: et comprehendit viros, qui venerant perdere eum, et occidit eos: cognovit enim quia quærebant eum perdere.

23 Et cetera sermonum Ioannis, et bellorum eius, et bonarum virtutum, quibus fortiter gessit, et ædificii murorum, quos extruxit, et rerum gestarum eius:

24 ecce hæc scripta sunt in libro dierum sacerdotii eius, ex quo factus est princeps sacerdotum post patrem suum.

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).