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¹When these covenants were made, Lyslas went to the king, and the Jews gave themselves to husbandry. ²But they that were behind, namely, Timotheus and Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to live in peace, and to be quiet. ³The men of Joppe also were guilty of this kind of wickedness: they desired the Jews who dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats, which they had prepared, as though they had no enmity to them. ⁴Which when they had consented to, according to the common decree of the city, suspecting nothing, because of the peace: when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them. ⁵But as soon as Judas heard of this cruelty done to his countrymen, he commanded the men that were with him: and after having called upon God the just judge, ⁶He came against those murderers of his brethren, and set the haven on fire in the night, burnt the boats, and slew with the sword them that escaped from the fire. ⁷And when he had done these things in this manner, he departed as if he would return again, and root out all the Joppites. ⁸But when he understood that the men of Jamnia also designed to do in like manner to the Jews that dwelt among them, ⁹He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set the haven on fire with the ships, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem two hundred and forty furlongs off. ¹⁰And when they were now gone from thence nine furlongs, and were marching towards Timotheus, five thousand footmen and Ave hundred horsemen of the Arabians set upon them. ¹¹And after a hard fight, in which by the help of God they got the victory, the rest of the Arabians being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising to give him pastures, and to assist him in other things. ¹²And Judas thinking that they might be profitable indeed in many things, promised them peace, and after having joined hands, they departed to their tents. ¹³He also laid siege to a certain strong city, encompassed with bridges and walls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the name of which is Casphin. ¹⁴But they that were within it, trusting in the strength of the walls, and the provision of victuals, behaved in a more negligent manner, and provoked Judas with railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. ¹⁵But Machabeus calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of war threw down the walls of Jericho in the time of Josue, fiercely assaulted the walls. ¹⁶And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining of two furlongs broad seemed to run with the blood of the slain. ¹⁷From thence they departed seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa to the Jews that are called Tubianites. ¹⁸But as for Timotheus, they found him not in those places, for before he had dispatched any thing he went back, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold: ¹⁹But Dositheus, and Sosipater, who were captains with Machabeus, slew them that were left by Timotheus in the hold, to the number of ten thousand men. ²⁰And Machabeus having set in order about him six thousand men, and divided them by bands, went forth against Timetheus, who had with him a hundred and twenty thousand footmen, and two thousand five hundred horsemen. ²¹Now when Timotheus had knowledge of the coming of Judas, he sent the women and children, and the other baggage before him into a fortress, called Carnion: for it was impregnable and hard to come at, by reason of the straitness of the places. ²²But when the first band of Judas came in sight, the enemies were struck with fear, by the presence of God, who seeth all things, and they were put to flight one from another, so that they were often thrown down by their own companions, and wounded with the strokes of their own swords. ²³But Judas was vehemently earnest in punishing the profane, of whom he slew thirty thousand men. ²⁴And Timotheus himself fell into the hands of the band of Dositheus and Sosipater, and with many prayers he besought them to let him go with his life, because he had the parents and brethren of many of the Jews, who, by his death, might happen to be deceived. ²⁵And when he had given his faith that he would restore them according to the agreement, they let him go without hurt, for the saving of their brethren. ²⁶Then Judas went away to Carnion, where he slew five and twenty thousand persons. ²⁷And after he had put to flight and destroyed these, he removed his army to Ephron, a strong city, wherein there dwelt a multitude of divers nations: and stout young men standing upon the walls made a vigorous resistance: and in this place there were many engines of war, and a provision of darts. ²⁸But when they had invocated the Almighty, who with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city; and slew five and twenty thousand of them that were within. ²⁹From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. ³⁰But the Jews that were among the Scythopolitans testifying that they were used kindly by them, and that even in the times of their adversity they had treated them with humanity: ³¹They gave them thanks exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand. ³²And after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias the governor of Idumea. ³³And he came out with three thousand footmen, and four hundred horsemen. ³⁴And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain. ³⁵But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor’s band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa. ³⁶But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle: ³⁷Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias’ soldiers to flight. ³⁸So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the place. ³⁹And the day following Judas cam with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers. ⁴⁰And they found under the coats of the slain some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain. ⁴¹Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden. ⁴²And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. ⁴³And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection, ⁴⁴(For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,) ⁴⁵And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them. ⁴⁶It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.

ステップ 2Each eligible tradition reads the chapter — 3 voting profiles across 1 family

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Ancient Communions · The undivided-church and pre-Reformation episcopal traditions.

Catholicaudit ✓

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Roman Catholic tradition drawing on both Latin AND Eastern Catholic sources — and actually showing the Eastern dimension, not merely promising it: Scripture within Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium (the Catechism, the Latin Fathers, Augustine, Aquinas and the scholastics, the councils) together with the Eastern Catholic churches in communion with Rome and the Greek and Syriac Fathers they share. Sacramental and typological reading. Distinguish teaching shared across the whole Catholic communion from emphases specific to the Latin or to the Eastern Catholic churches.

直接的な意味 — In its immediate historical and literary context, 2 Maccabees 12 narrates a series of military campaigns led by Judas Maccabeus following the peace treaty with Lysias. Judas avenges the treacherous drowning of Jews at Joppa and the planned violence at Jamnia (vv. 1-9), subdues Arabian forces (vv. 10-12), and captures fortified cities like Casphin, implicitly comparing his victories to Joshua's at Jericho (vv. 13-16). He continues battles against Timotheus and Gorgias (vv. 17-37). The theological climax of the chapter occurs after a battle near Odollam. When gathering the bodies of fallen Jewish soldiers, Judas discovers they were secretly wearing amulets of the idols of Jamnia, a violation of the law. Recognizing this as the cause of their death, Judas and his men bless God's just judgment and pray for the forgiveness of the fallen (vv. 38-42). Judas then collects twelve thousand drachmas to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering. The author explicitly interprets this act as resting on a firm belief in the future resurrection of the dead, concluding with the famous maxim that it is a 'holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins' (vv. 43-46).

Reception — Verses 38-46 of this chapter constitute one of the most critical biblical loci for Catholic eschatology, serving as the primary scriptural foundation for the doctrine of Purgatory and the practice of praying for the dead. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explicitly cites these verses to affirm that the dead can undergo purification and benefit from the prayers and sacrifices of the living. Augustine of Hippo, in 'De cura pro mortuis gerenda', draws directly upon the Maccabean narrative to justify the Church's ancient practice of offering sacrifices and supplications for the departed. In the Latin scholastic tradition, Thomas Aquinas utilizes this chapter in the 'Summa Theologiae' to demonstrate that the suffrages of the living—especially the Eucharistic sacrifice—are efficacious for remitting the temporal punishment of souls in Purgatory. While the Catholic communion is united in the dogmatic reality that the departed benefit from intercession, there is a recognized distinction in emphasis between East and West. The Latin tradition has historically articulated this through the juridical lens of Purgatory, focusing on the satisfaction of temporal punishment. Conversely, Eastern Catholic churches strongly emphasize the practice of praying for the dead (as seen in the Panikhida and Divine Liturgies) but generally eschew the Latin vocabulary of penal satisfaction and fire, preferring to read the Maccabean offering as an expression of ecclesial solidarity, pleading for God's mercy, healing, and the soul's progression in divine light.

Application — The Catholic tradition applies this chapter most visibly in its liturgical and devotional practices surrounding death. The declaration that 'it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead' (v. 46) is deeply woven into Catholic piety, frequently inscribed on headstones, invoked during the Rosary, and foundational to the observances of All Souls' Day. Judas's collection of silver to fund a sin offering in Jerusalem (v. 43) is seen as a biblical type for the practice of offering Mass stipends and giving alms so that the Eucharistic sacrifice—the ultimate sin offering—might be applied to the souls of the faithful departed.

言及された権威:Catechism of the Catholic Church — Catechism of the Catholic Church · Augustine of Hippo — De cura pro mortuis gerenda · Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologiae

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✓ Judas Maccabeus wages retaliatory campaigns against Joppa and Jamnia after the t
✓ The capture of Casphin is achieved without siege engines, drawing an explicit pa
✓ Fallen Jewish soldiers are found wearing idolatrous amulets from Jamnia, reveali
✓ Judas takes up a collection and sends silver to Jerusalem for a sin offering on
✓ The text serves as a primary scriptural warrant for the doctrine of Purgatory an
✓ Judas's financial collection for a sin offering is seen as a biblical precedent
✓ The maxim that it is a 'holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead' is perv

Eastern Orthodoxaudit ✓

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Eastern Orthodox tradition: Scripture within Holy Tradition and the consensus of the Fathers (patristic consensus). Emphases on theosis, the liturgy, the Septuagint text, apophatic mystery over precise definition, and the seven Ecumenical Councils.

直接的な意味 — In the immediate narrative, Judas Maccabeus conducts a series of military campaigns to defend the Jewish people against regional hostility, demonstrating a reliance on divine assistance (vv. 1-38). Following a battle with Gorgias, Judas and his men collect their fallen comrades for burial, discovering idolatrous amulets from Jamnia under the garments of the slain Jews (vv. 39-40). Recognizing this violation of the Law as the cause of their deaths, Judas leads the community in prayer for the forgiveness of this sin (vv. 41-42) and gathers a substantial monetary collection to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering (v. 43). The narrator explicitly commends this action, interpreting the offering and prayers for the dead as inextricably linked to a firm belief in the future bodily resurrection of the righteous (vv. 44-46).

Reception — The Eastern Orthodox Church receives 2 Maccabees among the 'Anaginoskomena' (books worthy to be read), viewing it as fully canonical and authoritative for doctrine. Verses 39-46 serve as a paramount scriptural foundation for the Orthodox dogma regarding the departed. The tradition reads this passage to affirm that the dead in Christ remain active members of the Church and can be aided by the prayers, alms, and liturgical offerings of the living. During the Council of Ferrara-Florence, St. Mark of Ephesus heavily relied on this chapter to articulate the Orthodox consensus against the Latin doctrine of Purgatory. He argued that Judas Maccabeus’s sin offering demonstrates that the souls of the departed benefit from the Church's intercession through God's mercy, but the text contains no concept of a punitive, purifying fire of satisfaction. Furthermore, the Synod of Jerusalem (1672) cited the Maccabean precedent in its Confession to defend the practice of praying for those who have fallen asleep with unhealed sins, trusting in the mystery of God's grace rather than mapping a precise geography of the afterlife.

Application — This chapter provides the scriptural bedrock for Orthodox memorial services (Panikhida or Mnemosyno) and the Saturday of Souls (Psychosavvaton). The 'gathering' made by Judas for an offering (v. 43) is directly applied in the Orthodox practices of offering the Eucharist, giving alms to the poor, and presenting offerings on behalf of the departed. The physical preparation of 'kollyva' (boiled wheat) at these memorial services serves as a visual manifestation of the 'holy and wholesome thought' of the bodily resurrection praised in verse 44. Through these rites, the Orthodox faithful continually beseech God for the remission of the sins of the departed (v. 46), reflecting a living theology of theosis that transcends physical death.

言及された権威:Mark of Ephesus — First Apology Against Purgatory · Synod of Jerusalem (1672) — The Confession of Dositheus

主張レベルの監査 (5回のチェック)

✓ Judas Maccabeus and his men discover idolatrous amulets on the fallen soldiers,
✓ The collection of funds for a sin offering and the act of praying for the dead a
✓ The passage provides canonical warrant for the efficacy of prayers and alms offe
✓ The act of gathering silver for an offering in Jerusalem grounds the Orthodox pr
✓ The commendation of prayer for the dead to loose them from sin undergirds the li

Oriental Orthodoxaudit ✓

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Oriental Orthodox tradition (Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, Syriac): Scripture within the tradition of the first three Ecumenical Councils and the miaphysite Fathers (Athanasius, Cyril of Alexandria, Severus of Antioch). Deeply liturgical, ascetic, and typological reading; some of these churches hold wider canons.

直接的な意味 — In this narrative chapter, Judas Maccabeus leads military campaigns against regional adversaries, including the Joppites, Jamnites, and the forces of Timotheus and Gorgias (verses 1-37). Following a battle, Judas and his men discover amulets of the idols of Jamnia under the tunics of their fallen comrades (verses 39-40). Recognizing this as the cause of their death, Judas takes up a collection of silver to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering (verse 43). The author explicitly praises this action as a holy and wholesome thought, asserting that sacrifices and prayers for the dead are efficacious and fundamentally grounded in the hope of the future resurrection (verses 43-46).

Reception — The Oriental Orthodox communion reflects a complex canonical reception of the Maccabean books. The Coptic, Syriac, and Armenian Apostolic churches generally accept 2 Maccabees as deuterocanonical scripture, whereas the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church holds to a distinct book of Meqabyan (Ethiopian Maccabees). Within the traditions that receive 2 Maccabees, chapter 12 serves as a primary biblical locus for defending prayers and offerings for the departed. Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria frequently cited verses 43-46 to defend this traditional practice against modern objections, arguing that Judas Maccabeus's gathering of silver for a sin offering proves that the departed can benefit from the intercessions and alms of the living. The text is read not as an endorsement of a distinct purgatorial state, but as a demonstration of the communion of saints and the unbroken solidarity of the faithful across the threshold of death, firmly anchored in the promise of the resurrection.

Application — This chapter is directly applied in the Oriental Orthodox defense and practice of memorializing the departed. The actions of Judas in gathering offerings for the dead (verse 43) are viewed as a scriptural model for the Eucharistic Liturgy, where the unbloody sacrifice is offered for both the living and the departed. The faithful follow this precedent by offering alms and requesting memorial liturgies (such as the third, ninth, and fortieth-day commemorations) for deceased loved ones. The text's assertion that it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead (verse 46) is invoked in catechesis to encourage the living to maintain spiritual fellowship with those who have fallen asleep through constant intercessory prayer.

言及された権威:Pope Shenouda III — Comparative Theology

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✓ Judas Maccabeus organized a collection of silver to send to Jerusalem as a sin o
✓ The text explicitly links the efficacy of praying and offering sacrifices for th
✓ The collection of silver for a sin offering is used as a scriptural precedent fo

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Academic textual-historical analysisaudit ✓

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Academic textual-historical analysis: philology and the original-language text, textual criticism, ancient Near Eastern (and, for the NT, Greco-Roman) context, literary genre and form, composition and dating debates, and reception history. Describe scholarly positions and their evidence without confessional commitment. This panel informs the textual notes and the rendering; it is never a church vote.

直接的な意味 — In academic textual-historical analysis, 2 Maccabees 12 is understood as a composite narrative drawn from the lost five-volume history of Jason of Cyrene, heavily shaped by the theological and literary priorities of its 'epitomator' (the compiler). The chapter falls into two distinct sections. The first (vv. 1-37) details Judas Maccabeus's military campaigns against neighboring Hellenized cities and peoples (Joppa, Jamnia, Casphin, Timotheus at Carnion, Ephron, Scythopolis). Scholars note the use of conventions from Hellenistic 'pathetic history' (historiography designed to evoke strong emotion), characterized by hyperbolic troop and casualty figures (e.g., slaughtering 25,000 at Carnion in v. 26 and another 25,000 at Ephron in v. 28) and miraculous divine interventions (v. 22). The second section (vv. 38-46) is a highly significant text for the history of Jewish eschatology. After a battle, Judas's men discover 'donaries' or amulets (ἱερώματα, hierōmata) of the idols of Jamnia under the tunics of their fallen comrades (v. 40). The narrator interprets this through a strict lens of divine retribution: the soldiers died specifically because they violated the law against idolatry. Consequently, Judas collects a sum of silver—recorded as 2,000 drachmas in most Greek manuscripts, but 12,000 in the Latin Vulgate and Syriac traditions, which the Douay-Rheims follows (v. 43)—for a sin offering in Jerusalem. The epitomator then explicitly breaks into the narrative (vv. 43-46) to defend this action, framing it as proof of Judas's belief in the bodily resurrection of the dead. Textual historians view this as one of the earliest explicit attestations of post-mortem expiation and resurrection belief in Second Temple Judaism.

Reception — The reception history of 2 Maccabees 12 is dominated by the theological assertions of verses 43-46. In Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the Latin Church received this passage as canonical and utilized it as a primary scriptural prooftext for the developing doctrines of Purgatory and the efficacy of prayers and masses for the dead. Conversely, during the 16th-century Reformation, this specific chapter became the flashpoint for debates over the biblical canon. Because the text explicitly endorses praying for the dead 'that they may be loosed from sins' (v. 46), Protestant Reformers, rejecting the theology of Purgatory, cited this passage as evidence that 2 Maccabees contained unscriptural accretions, justifying its removal to the Apocrypha. Modern critical scholarship, stepping outside these confessional boundaries, receives the text as a crucial window into the ideological diversity of Hellenistic Judaism, often associating the epitomator's views with proto-Pharisaic or Hasidean theology, which championed bodily resurrection against differing views held by groups like the Sadducees.

Application — Academic application of this chapter does not involve liturgical practice or normative theological instruction. Instead, historians and philologists apply the text to reconstruct the socio-political geography of Hellenistic Palestine (mapping the campaigns in vv. 1-37) and to trace the historical development of Jewish eschatology. The chapter is routinely utilized in university curricula to demonstrate how concepts of the afterlife, bodily resurrection, and vicarious atonement evolved during the Maccabean crisis, and to explain the historical genesis of the Catholic-Protestant canonical divide.

言及された権威:Jonathan A. Goldstein — II Maccabees (Anchor Bible) · Robert Doran — 2 Maccabees (Hermeneia) · George W. E. Nickelsburg — Resurrection, Immortality, and Eternal Life in Intertestamental Judaism · Bruce M. Metzger — An Introduction to the Apocrypha

主張レベルの監査 (5回のチェック)

✓ The narrative utilizes hyperbolic casualty figures typical of Hellenistic histor
✓ The death of the Jewish soldiers is explicitly linked to their possession of ido
✓ The narrator explicitly connects the gathering of funds for a sin offering to th
✓ The endorsement of prayers for the dead in this chapter served as a major cataly
✓ Scholars apply the text to trace the historical evolution of Jewish beliefs rega

Jewish interpretationaudit ✓

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Jewish interpretation of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible books only; do not treat the New Testament as Scripture, and address it only historically if at all). Distinguish rabbinic (Talmud, Midrash), medieval (Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Ramban, and the classical mefarshim), and modern (including critical and denominational) voices rather than presenting one uniform Jewish position. This panel informs, and is reported, but never a Christian church vote.

直接的な意味 — In its immediate literary and historical context, 2 Maccabees 12 is a Hellenistic Jewish historical narrative that chronicles Judas Maccabeus’s military campaigns against neighboring hostile cities (Joppa, Jamnia, Casphin, etc.) to protect local Jewish populations. The narrative is highly theological, emphasizing divine intervention and strict adherence to the Law. This is demonstrated when Judas pauses the campaign to observe the Sabbath (verse 38), and when the deaths of Jewish soldiers in battle are explicitly blamed on their secret possession of idolatrous amulets from Jamnia (verses 39-40). The chapter concludes with Judas collecting funds for a sin offering in Jerusalem for the fallen men, an action the author explicitly frames as an expression of belief in the bodily resurrection of the dead (verses 43-46).

Reception — Because 1 and 2 Maccabees were not included in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible canon) and were preserved in Greek rather than Hebrew or Aramaic, this chapter has virtually no reception history in classical Rabbinic literature (Talmud and Midrash) or medieval Jewish commentary (such as Rashi or Ibn Ezra). Instead, Jewish engagement with the text is modern and historical. Modern Jewish historians and critical scholars study 2 Maccabees 12 as a crucial window into Second Temple Judaism. Scholars emphasize that the chapter's theology—specifically the belief in the resurrection of the dead and the efficacy of sacrifices for the deceased (verses 43-46)—reflects early proto-Pharisaic doctrines, contrasting with Sadducean views. Furthermore, the author's explanation that the soldiers died because they wore amulets (verses 39-40) is recognized by scholars as a rigid application of Deuteronomistic retribution theology, ensuring that God's justice is vindicated even when Jewish soldiers fall in a holy war.

Application — Because 2 Maccabees is non-canonical in Judaism, it is not read in the synagogue, nor does it function as a source for halakhah (Jewish law). Consequently, there is no direct liturgical application of this chapter. However, modern Jewish historical consciousness occasionally looks to this text when tracing the historical development of Jewish concepts of the afterlife. While later medieval Jewish practices involving prayers for the dead (such as the Mourner's Kaddish or Yizkor) developed independently and do not rely on this text, modern Jewish historians point to Judas's actions in verses 43-45 as some of the earliest recorded Jewish evidence of intercessory action and atonement for the deceased.

言及された権威:Solomon Zeitlin — The Second Book of Maccabees · Jonathan A. Goldstein — II Maccabees (Anchor Yale Bible) · Daniel R. Schwartz — 2 Maccabees (Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature)

主張レベルの監査 (4回のチェック)

✓ The text was excluded from the Hebrew canon, resulting in an absence of classica
✓ The discovery of idolatrous amulets on the dead soldiers is understood by the au
✓ The collection of a sin offering and the stated hope for the slain soldiers are
✓ While the chapter describes prayers and offerings for the dead, it is not the ba

対照付録 — ニカイア・三位一体名簿の枠外 (Latter-day Saint, Jehovah's Witnesses)

Latter-day Saint

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Latter-day Saint reading (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints): the Bible read alongside the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price, with living prophets and continuing revelation, and the Joseph Smith Translation where relevant. Presented for comparison only; outside the Nicene-Trinitarian roster.

直接的な意味 — Judas Maccabeus leads military campaigns against various adversaries, taking vengeance on Joppa and Jamnia and battling forces led by Timotheus and Gorgias. Following a battle, Judas and his men discover that their fallen Jewish soldiers were wearing forbidden idolatrous amulets (the donaries of the idols of Jamnia) hidden under their clothing (v. 40). Recognizing this idolatry as the spiritual cause of their deaths, the survivors pray for the sin of the deceased to be forgiven (v. 42). Judas then collects funds to send to Jerusalem to sponsor a sin offering on behalf of the dead (v. 43). The author explicitly interprets this proxy action as evidence of a firm belief in the resurrection (v. 44) and concludes that praying for the dead so they might be "loosed from sins" is a "holy and wholesome thought" (v. 46).

Reception — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not include 1 and 2 Maccabees in its scriptural canon. The tradition's reception of the Apocrypha is governed by Joseph Smith's 1833 revelation (Doctrine and Covenants 91), which states that these texts contain both true principles and the interpolations of men, and are beneficial when read by the Spirit but are not to be used to establish doctrine. Consequently, Latter-day Saints do not derive their theology of salvation for the dead from 2 Maccabees 12. However, verses 43–46 hold significant apologetic and historical value for Latter-day Saint scholars. Because the restored gospel features a robust theology of salvation for the dead—including proxy baptism (as referenced in 1 Corinthians 15:29) and the preaching of the gospel to the deceased in the spirit world (Doctrine and Covenants 138)—scholars point to Judas’s sin offering as vital historical evidence. It demonstrates that the concept of the living performing rites to benefit the dead existed among ancient covenant people before being lost or altered in later centuries.

Application — In application, Latter-day Saints do not offer animal sacrifices or monetary sin offerings for the deceased. Instead, the underlying theological principle—that the living can act in faith on behalf of those who died in sin or ignorance—is applied through proxy ordinances performed in modern temples. Latter-day Saints engage in extensive genealogical research to identify deceased ancestors and perform saving ordinances, such as baptism and confirmation, on their behalf. The hope expressed in 2 Maccabees 12:43–46—that the dead might be freed from their sins and attain a joyful resurrection—finds a profound modern parallel in Latter-day Saint temple worship, where the living act as proxies to provide the dead with the opportunity for eternal progression.

言及された権威:Joseph Smith — Doctrine and Covenants 91 · Latter-day Saint scholars

Jehovah's Witnesses

モデルに与えられたレンズ:Jehovah's Witness reading (Watch Tower Society): attention to the divine name, God's Kingdom as a real government, conditional immortality, and a non-Trinitarian Christology. Presented for comparison only; outside the Nicene-Trinitarian roster.

直接的な意味 — In this narrative, Judas Maccabeus leads several successful military campaigns against surrounding nations and Hellenistic forces. Following a battle with Gorgias, Judas and his men discover that fallen Jewish soldiers were wearing idolatrous amulets taken from Jamnia under their garments, realizing this violation of the Law was the reason for their deaths (verses 39-40). Judas then takes up a monetary collection to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering on behalf of the dead, prompting the author to interject a theological defense of praying and offering sacrifices for the dead based on the hope of the resurrection (verses 43-46).

Reception — Jehovah's Witnesses do not consider First or Second Maccabees to be part of the inspired biblical canon. Consequently, their reception of 2 Maccabees 12 is highly critical and primarily polemical. The Watch Tower Society points to verses 43-46 as definitive evidence that the Apocryphal writings contain unscriptural doctrines that contradict the inspired Hebrew and Christian Greek Scriptures. Specifically, the tradition teaches that the Mosaic Law provided no provision for sin offerings on behalf of the dead, and the canonical Bible (e.g., Ecclesiastes 9, Ezekiel 18) establishes the doctrine of conditional immortality—that the dead are unconscious and cannot be aided by prayers, alms, or post-mortem sacrifices. While the author of 2 Maccabees connects this practice to the resurrection (verse 44), Witnesses view the introduction of prayers for the dead as evidence that the Jewish community during the intertestamental period had apostatized by adopting Hellenistic religious concepts. Thus, the chapter serves as a primary example of why the Apocrypha is rejected from the New World Translation.

Application — Witnesses apply this chapter entirely within the context of apologetics and ministry. The text is never used for spiritual edification or liturgical reading. Instead, it is utilized as an educational tool to explain to individuals from Catholic or Orthodox backgrounds why the Apocrypha is not inspired by God. By highlighting verses 43-46, Witnesses demonstrate that the text supports practices (praying for the dead, which later traditions linked to Purgatory) that violate the canonical teaching on the state of the dead and the ransom sacrifice of Christ.

言及された権威:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 1 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial

ステップ 4原語の基礎を確立する

翻訳は英語の多数派からではなく、原文から構築されています。

原典の基礎 — No original-language text was provided in the prompt. The analysis defaults to the standard critical Greek text of the Septuagint (Rahlfs-Hanhart) for 2 Maccabees 12.

神名 — no distinct divine name tagged in this chapter

フラグ付きの異文

v16: Textual witnesses vary between 'will of God' (τοῦ θεοῦ) and 'will of the Lord' (τοῦ κυρίου). The DRC translation reflects 'Lord'.
v43: A major variant exists regarding the sum of silver sent by Judas: the majority of critical Greek manuscripts read 'two thousand drachmas' (δισχιλίας δραχμὰς), while some manuscripts and the Vulgate read 'twelve thousand' (δωδεκακισχιλίας / ιβ' χιλιάδας), which the DRC follows.

翻訳が保持すべき特徴

v5: (e) Inclusio / Chiasm: Invokes God as the 'just judge' (τὸν δίκαιον κριτὴν θεὸν), establishing a theological bracket that resolves in verse 41. (g) Divine title: God the just judge.
v11: (g) Divine name: Mentions the 'help of God' (τοῦ θεοῦ).
v15: (g) Divine title: Invokes the 'great Sovereign of the world' (τὸν μέγαν τοῦ κόσμου δυνάστην).
v16: (g) Divine name: Refers to the will of God/the Lord (τοῦ θεοῦ / τοῦ κυρίου).
v22: (g) Divine title / Circumlocution: Describes God as 'him who oversees all things' (τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐφορῶντος).
v28: (g) Divine title: Invokes 'the Sovereign' (τὸν δυνάστην), frequently translated as Almighty.
v36: (g) Divine name: Calls upon 'the Lord' (τὸν κύριον).
v41: (e) Inclusio / Chiasm: Blesses 'the just judge, the Lord' (τὸν δίκαιον κριτὴν κύριον), mirroring the exact invocation from verse 5 after the hidden sins are revealed. (g) Divine title: The Lord.
v42: (f) Repetition: Heavy thematic repetition of 'sin' (ἁμαρτία / ἁμάρτημα), tying the cause of the soldiers' deaths to the need for atonement.
v43: (f) Repetition: Continues the structural repetition of 'sin' (ἁμαρτίας) in relation to the sacrifice for the dead.

ステップ 5翻訳を節ごとに比較する

各相違点の分類: 本文 · 語彙 · 文法 · 解釈 · 文体 (最後は意味が変わる場合のみ)。

意味に影響を与える相違点は見つかりませんでした。

ステップ 6統合 — 議席数ではなく、系統ごとの最小単位の主張

すべての発言は、検証可能な最小の主張に分割されます。各適格プロファイルは、それぞれに対して「支持 / 否定 / 条件付き / 沈黙」のいずれかを示します。

コンセンサス

Across all families of the Christian tradition, it is universally affirmed that fallen Jewish soldiers were found wearing idolatrous amulets from Jamnia—identified as the spiritual cause of their deaths—prompting Judas Maccabeus to collect silver for a sin offering in Jerusalem on their behalf. All traditions agree that this narrative demonstrates the unbroken communion of the faithful across the threshold of death, providing scriptural warrant for the efficacy of prayers, alms, and the Eucharistic sacrifice for the departed, fundamentally grounded in the hope of the bodily resurrection. Furthermore, it is universally recognized that the textual assertion calling it a "holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead" provides the biblical foundation for Christian memorial liturgies and funerary devotions. Broadly, the text is also understood to detail Judas Maccabeus's retaliatory campaigns against Joppa and Jamnia following the treacherous murder of Jews. However, it is disputed whether the capture of Casphin without siege engines draws an explicit parallel to Joshua's capture of Jericho, and claims that the text implies a punitive, purifying state of Purgatory lack sufficient textual support.

全キリスト教 — すべての適格な系統で支持

Fallen Jewish soldiers are found wearing idolatrous amulets from Jamnia.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “When gathering the bodies of fallen Jewish soldiers, Judas discovers they were secretly wearing amulets of the idols of Jamnia, a violation of the law.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Following a battle with Gorgias, Judas and his men collect their fallen comrades for burial, discovering idolatrous amulets from Jamnia under the garments of the slain Jews (vv. 39-40).”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Following a battle, Judas and his men discover amulets of the idols of Jamnia under the tunics of their fallen comrades (verses 39-40).”
The wearing of idolatrous amulets is identified as the spiritual cause of the soldiers' deaths.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Recognizing this as the cause of their death, Judas and his men bless God's just judgment and pray for the forgiveness of the fallen (vv. 38-42).”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Recognizing this violation of the Law as the cause of their deaths, Judas leads the community in prayer for the forgiveness of this sin (vv. 41-42) and gathers a substantial monetary collection to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering (v. 43).”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Recognizing this as the cause of their death, Judas takes up a collection of silver to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering (verse 43).”
Judas Maccabeus collects silver to send to Jerusalem as a sin offering on behalf of the dead.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Judas then collects twelve thousand drachmas to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Recognizing this violation of the Law as the cause of their deaths, Judas leads the community in prayer for the forgiveness of this sin (vv. 41-42) and gathers a substantial monetary collection to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering (v. 43).”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Recognizing this as the cause of their death, Judas takes up a collection of silver to send to Jerusalem for a sin offering (verse 43).”
The text provides scriptural warrant for the efficacy of prayers and alms for remitting the sins of the dead.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Cites the sin offering made by Judas Maccabeus to argue that the suffrages of the living are efficacious for remitting the sins of the dead.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The tradition reads this passage to affirm that the dead in Christ remain active members of the Church and can be aided by the prayers, alms, and liturgical offerings of the living.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Verses 43-46 provide biblical evidence that prayers, alms, and sacrifices offered for the departed are efficacious, beneficial, and rooted in the hope of the resurrection.”
The efficacy of praying and offering sacrifices for the dead is fundamentally grounded in the hope of the bodily resurrection.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The author explicitly interprets this act as resting on a firm belief in the future resurrection of the dead, concluding with the famous maxim that it is a 'holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins' (vv. 43-46).”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The narrator explicitly commends this action, interpreting the offering and prayers for the dead as inextricably linked to a firm belief in the future bodily resurrection of the righteous (vv. 44-46).”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The author explicitly praises this action as a holy and wholesome thought, asserting that sacrifices and prayers for the dead are efficacious and fundamentally grounded in the hope of the future resurrection (verses 43-46).”
The narrative of 2 Maccabees 12 demonstrates the unbroken solidarity and communion of the faithful across the threshold of death.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Conversely, Eastern Catholic churches strongly emphasize the practice of praying for the dead (as seen in the Panikhida and Divine Liturgies) but generally eschew the Latin vocabulary of penal satisfaction and fire, preferring to read the Maccabean offering as an expression of ecclesial solidarity, pleading for God's mercy, healing, and the soul's progression in divine light.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The tradition reads this passage to affirm that the dead in Christ remain active members of the Church and can be aided by the prayers, alms, and liturgical offerings of the living.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The text is read not as an endorsement of a distinct purgatorial state, but as a demonstration of the communion of saints and the unbroken solidarity of the faithful across the threshold of death, firmly anchored in the promise of the resurrection.”
Judas's collection of silver for a sin offering serves as a scriptural precedent for offering alms and the Eucharistic sacrifice for the departed.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Judas's collection of silver to fund a sin offering in Jerusalem (v. 43) is seen as a biblical type for the practice of offering Mass stipends and giving alms so that the Eucharistic sacrifice—the ultimate sin offering—might be applied to the souls of the faithful departed.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The 'gathering' made by Judas for an offering (v. 43) is directly applied in the Orthodox practices of offering the Eucharist, giving alms to the poor, and presenting offerings on behalf of the departed.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The actions of Judas in gathering offerings for the dead (verse 43) are viewed as a scriptural model for the Eucharistic Liturgy, where the unbloody sacrifice is offered for both the living and the departed.”
The textual assertion that it is a 'holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead' provides the biblical foundation for Christian memorial liturgies and funerary devotions.
3 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 SUPPORT宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The declaration that 'it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead' (v. 46) is deeply woven into Catholic piety, frequently inscribed on headstones, invoked during the Rosary, and foundational to the observances of All Souls' Day.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “This chapter provides the scriptural bedrock for Orthodox memorial services (Panikhida or Mnemosyno) and the Saturday of Souls (Psychosavvaton).”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The text's assertion that it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead (verse 46) is invoked in catechesis to encourage the living to maintain spiritual fellowship with those who have fallen asleep through constant intercessory prayer.”

広範 — 1つを除くすべての系統で支持、残りの1つは未決定

Judas Maccabeus wages retaliatory campaigns against Joppa and Jamnia following the treacherous murder of Jews.
1 支持 · 0 否定 · 0 条件付き · 2 沈黙古代 UNDETERMINED宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (1)
- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Judas avenges the treacherous drowning of Jews at Joppa and the planned violence at Jamnia (vv. 1-9), subdues Arabian forces (vv. 10-12), and captures fortified cities like Casphin, implicitly comparing his victories to Joshua's at Jericho (vv. 13-16).”

議論あり — 系統内で意見が分かれている、または系統間で支持と否定が対立している

The capture of Casphin without siege engines draws an explicit parallel to Joshua's capture of Jericho.
0 支持 · 0 否定 · 1 条件付き · 2 沈黙古代 LEANING-CONTESTED宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (1)
- Catholic · QUALIFY
  “Judas avenges the treacherous drowning of Jews at Joppa and the planned violence at Jamnia (vv. 1-9), subdues Arabian forces (vv. 10-12), and captures fortified cities like Casphin, implicitly comparing his victories to Joshua's at Jericho (vv. 13-16).”

証拠不十分 — 情報が少なすぎて分類不可

The text implies the existence of a punitive, purifying state of Purgatory where temporal punishment is satisfied.
0 支持 · 2 否定 · 1 条件付き · 0 沈黙古代 OPPOSE宗教改革 UNDETERMINED自由教会 UNDETERMINED
誰が何を言ったか (3)
- Catholic · QUALIFY
  “The Latin tradition has historically articulated this through the juridical lens of Purgatory, focusing on the satisfaction of temporal punishment. Conversely, Eastern Catholic churches strongly emphasize the practice of praying for the dead (as seen in the Panikhida and Divine Liturgies) but generally eschew the Latin vocabulary of penal satisfaction and fire, preferring to read the Maccabean offering as an expression of ecclesial solidarity, pleading for God's mercy, healing, and the soul's progression in divine light.”
- Eastern Orthodox · DENY
  “He argued that Judas Maccabeus’s sin offering demonstrates that the souls of the departed benefit from the Church's intercession through God's mercy, but the text contains no concept of a punitive, purifying fire of satisfaction.”
- Oriental Orthodox · DENY
  “The text is read not as an endorsement of a distinct purgatorial state, but as a demonstration of the communion of saints and the unbroken solidarity of the faithful across the threshold of death, firmly anchored in the promise of the resurrection.”

ステップ 7New Consensus Bibleの訳文を生成する

原語テキストより。伝統は受容を記録するものであり、表現についての投票は行いません。翻訳において解決された議論のある表現はすべて隠さずに以下に記載されています。

¹When these agreements were concluded, Lysias went away to the king, and the Jews devoted themselves to their farming. ²But some of the local commanders, Timotheus and Apollonius son of Gennaeus, as well as Hieronymus and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not allow them to live in peace and quiet. ³The men of Joppa perpetrated this kind of wicked act: they invited the Jews who lived among them to board boats they had provided, along with their wives and children, as though they bore them no ill will. ⁴Since this was agreed to by a public decree of the city, they consented, suspecting nothing because they wanted peace. But when they were taken out to sea, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them. ⁵When Judas heard of this cruelty done to his compatriots, he gave orders to the men who were with him, and calling upon God the just judge, ⁶he attacked the murderers of his brothers, and set the harbor on fire at night, burned the boats, and put to the sword those who had fled there. ⁷When the town was shut tight, he departed, intending to return again and root out the entire community of the Joppites. ⁸But learning that the people of Jamnia also planned to do the same to the Jews who lived among them, ⁹he attacked the Jamnites by night and set fire to the harbor and the fleet, so that the glow of the fire was seen at Jerusalem, two hundred and forty stadia away. ¹⁰When they had gone nine stadia from there, marching against Timotheus, five thousand Arab foot soldiers and five hundred cavalry attacked him. ¹¹After a fierce battle, Judas and his men, with the help of God, were victorious; and the defeated nomads begged Judas to grant them pledges, promising to give him livestock and to help him in other ways. ¹²Judas, realizing that they could indeed be useful in many ways, agreed to make peace with them; and after pledges were given, they departed to their tents. ¹³He also laid siege to a certain fortified city, enclosed by earthworks and walls, and inhabited by a mixed multitude of Gentiles; its name was Caspin. ¹⁴Those inside, trusting in the strength of their walls and their supply of provisions, behaved very arrogantly toward Judas, insulting him and even blaspheming, saying things that are not lawful to say. ¹⁵But Maccabeus, calling upon the great Sovereign of the world, who without battering rams or siege engines brought down the walls of Jericho in the days of Joshua, fiercely assaulted the wall. ¹⁶Taking the city by the will of God, he caused an unspeakable slaughter, so that a nearby lake, two stadia wide, appeared to be overflowing with blood. ¹⁷From there they marched seven hundred and fifty stadia and came to Charax, to the Jews who are called Toubiani. ¹⁸They did not find Timotheus in that region, for he had by then departed from the area without accomplishing anything, having left a very strong garrison in a certain stronghold. ¹⁹But Dositheus and Sosipater, who were captains under Maccabeus, marched out and destroyed those whom Timotheus had left in the stronghold, more than ten thousand men. ²⁰Maccabeus arranged his army in divisions, set men in command of the divisions, and hurried after Timotheus, who had with him one hundred twenty thousand foot soldiers and two thousand five hundred cavalry. ²¹When Timotheus learned of the approach of Judas, he sent the women and children and the rest of the baggage ahead to a stronghold called Carnaim; for it was impregnable and difficult to access because of the narrowness of all the approaches. ²²But when Judas's first division appeared, terror and panic fell upon the enemy by the manifestation of him who oversees all things. They rushed off in flight, swept away this way and that, so that they were often injured by their own men and pierced by the points of their own swords. ²³Judas pressed the pursuit with utmost vigor, putting the sinners to the sword, and destroyed thirty thousand men. ²⁴Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater and their men. With great deceit he pleaded with them to let him go in safety, because he held the parents and brothers of many of them, and if he died, it could happen they would be disregarded. ²⁵When he had fully pledged himself to the agreement to restore them unharmed, they let him go for the sake of saving their brothers. ²⁶Then Judas marched against Carnaim and the shrine of Atargatis, and slaughtered twenty-five thousand people. ²⁷After he routed and destroyed them, he marched against Ephron, a fortified city where a multitude of people of all nationalities dwelt. Stalwart young men stationed before the walls fought vigorously, and there were great reserves of war engines and missiles. ²⁸But the Jews called upon the Sovereign, who forcefully shatters the strength of his enemies, and they captured the city, striking down twenty-five thousand of those inside. ²⁹Setting out from there, they marched against Scythopolis, which is six hundred stadia from Jerusalem. ³⁰But when the Jews who lived there testified to the goodwill that the Scythopolitans had shown them, and their humane treatment during times of misfortune, ³¹they thanked them and exhorted them to be well disposed to their race in the future as well. Then they went up to Jerusalem, as the Festival of Weeks was close at hand. ³²After the festival called Pentecost, they hurried against Gorgias, the governor of Idumea, ³³who came out with three thousand foot soldiers and four hundred cavalry. ³⁴When they joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews fell. ³⁵But a certain Dositheus, one of Bacenor's men, who was on horseback and was a strong man, caught hold of Gorgias, and grasping his cloak, was dragging him off by force, wishing to take the accursed man alive. But one of the Thracian cavalry rode down on him and chopped off his shoulder; and Gorgias escaped to Marisa. ³⁶As Esdris and his men had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted, Judas called upon the Lord to show himself their ally and leader in the battle. ³⁷Striking up the battle cry in the ancestral language, along with hymns, he unexpectedly charged Gorgias's men and put them to flight. ³⁸Then Judas gathered his army and went to the city of Adullam. As the seventh day was coming on, they purified themselves according to the custom and kept the Sabbath there. ³⁹On the following day, since the need had become urgent, Judas and his men went to gather up the bodies of the fallen and to bring them back to lie with their kin in the tombs of their ancestors. ⁴⁰Then under the tunic of each one of the dead they found amulets sacred to the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbids the Jews to wear. It became clear to all that this was why these men had fallen. ⁴¹So they all blessed the ways of the just judge, the Lord, who makes hidden things known, ⁴²and they turned to prayer, begging that the sin that had been committed might be completely blotted out. The noble Judas exhorted the multitude to keep themselves free from sin, for they had seen with their own eyes what had happened because of the sin of those who had fallen. ⁴³He also took up a collection, man by man, to the amount of two thousand drachmas of silver, and sent it to Jerusalem to provide for a sin offering. In doing this he acted very well and honorably, taking account of the resurrection. ⁴⁴For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. ⁴⁵And if he was taking note of the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. ⁴⁶Therefore he made atonement for the dead, so that they might be released from their sin.

行われた選択 — 翻訳が解決したすべての議論

節	出典	選択肢	選択	理由	分類
v2	οἱ δὲ κατὰ τόπον στρατηγοί	(S) local commanders, (T) they that were behind	local commanders	Accurately translates the Greek indicating the regional military officials.	lexical
v4	εἰς τὸν βυθὸν	(S) out to sea, (T) into the deep	out to sea	Employs a clear, contemporary idiom for navigating vessels away from the shore.	stylistic
v5	τὸν δίκαιον κριτὴν θεὸν	(S) God the just judge, (T) God the just judge	God the just judge	Preserves the precise divine title, establishing the inclusio with verse 41.	interpretive
v9	σταδίους	(S) stadia, (T) furlongs	stadia	Retains the authentic Hellenistic unit of distance measurement rather than converting to an archaic English equivalent.	stylistic
v11	τοῦ θεοῦ	(S) help of God, (T) help of God	help of God	Retains the explicit divine name mapped to the text.	interpretive
v11	νομάδες	(S) nomads, (T) Arabians	nomads	Follows the specific Greek term used in this verse, distinguishing the forces from the general term for Arabs used in the previous verse.	lexical
v13	γεφύραις	(S) earthworks, (T) bridges	earthworks	Translates the term contextually to indicate earthen defensive embankments or causeways used in fortifications.	lexical
v14	θρασύτερον	(S) behaved very arrogantly, (T) behaved in a more negligent manner	behaved very arrogantly	Correctly conveys the Greek sense of acting with insolence or excessive boldness, rectifying an archaic mistranslation.	lexical
v15	τὸν μέγαν τοῦ κόσμου δυνάστην	(S) great Sovereign of the world, (T) great Lord of the world	great Sovereign of the world	Preserves the distinct divine title denoting supreme ruling power.	interpretive
v15	κατακρημνίσαντα τὴν Ιεριχω ἐν τοῖς Ιησου χρόνοις	(S) brought down the walls of Jericho in the days of Joshua, (T) threw down the walls of Jericho in the time of Josue	brought down the walls of Jericho in the days of Joshua	Renders the Greek verbatim, retaining the explicit historical parallel present in the source text despite disputes over its implication.	interpretive
v16	τοῦ θεοῦ	(S) will of God, (T) will of the Lord	will of God	Follows the consensus reading of the Greek manuscript tradition.	interpretive
v22	τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐφορῶντος	(S) him who oversees all things, (T) God, who seeth all things	him who oversees all things	Preserves the specific descriptive circumlocution used as a divine title.	interpretive
v24	παραθεωρηθῆναι	(S) would be disregarded, (T) to be deceived	would be disregarded	Accurately conveys the verb indicating that the hostages might be treated with contempt or overlooked if the commander died.	lexical
v26	τὸ Ἀταργατεῖον	(A) shrine of Atargatis, (S) shrine of Atargatis, (T) omitted	shrine of Atargatis	Restores the explicit reference to the pagan temple found in the critical Greek text but omitted in the archaic translation.	textual
v28	τὸν δυνάστην	(S) the Sovereign, (T) the Almighty	the Sovereign	Consistently renders the divine title distinguishing it from terms exclusively denoting omnipotence.	interpretive
v36	τὸν κύριον	(S) the Lord, (T) the Lord	the Lord	Preserves the divine name exactly as invoked.	interpretive
v37	τῇ πατρίῳ φωνῇ	(S) in the ancestral language, (T) in his own language	in the ancestral language	Translates the phrase to reflect the heritage, tradition, and solemnity of the language used for the battle cry.	lexical
v40	ἱερώματα	(A) amulets sacred to the idols, (S) amulets sacred to the idols, (T) donaries of the idols	amulets sacred to the idols	Accurately translates the term, reflecting the universally affirmed recognition that the soldiers were wearing idolatrous items.	interpretive
v41	τὸν δίκαιον κριτὴν κύριον	(S) the just judge, the Lord, (T) the just judgment of the Lord	the just judge, the Lord	Restores the exact divine title and structural chiasm, mirroring the direct invocation of verse 5.	interpretive
v42	ἁμαρτία	(S) sin, (T) sins	sin	Retains the singular noun and preserves the heavy structural repetition establishing the cause of the soldiers' deaths.	grammatical
v43	δισχιλίας δραχμὰς	(A) two thousand drachmas, (S) two thousand drachmas, (T) twelve thousand drachms	two thousand drachmas	Follows the Greek manuscript tradition over the Latin Vulgate variation for the sum collected.	textual
v43	περὶ ἁμαρτίας θυσίαν	(S) sin offering, (T) sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead	sin offering	Maintains the structural repetition of the core root for sin while precisely naming the type of sacrifice.	grammatical
v45	ἁγία καὶ εὐσεβὴς ἡ ἐπίνοια	(S) holy and pious thought, (T) holy and wholesome thought	holy and pious thought	Updates the vocabulary for precision while preserving the textual assertion universally recognized as the biblical foundation for memorial liturgies.	lexical
v46	τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἀπολυθῆναι	(A) proof of post-mortem expiation, (S) released from their sin, (T) loosed from sins	released from their sin	Translates the singular Greek noun strictly, as claims that the text implies a punitive, purifying state of Purgatory lack sufficient textual support.	interpretive

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