4 Maccabees Chapter 10: World English Bible Classic

Deuterocanon · Apocrypha · Traducción al español en preparación

Traducción al español en preparación

¹ Now this one endured this praiseworthy death. The third was brought along, and exhorted by many to taste and save his life. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

² But he cried out and said, “Don’t you know that the father of those who are dead is my father also, and that the same mother bore me, and that I was brought up in the same way? (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³ I don’t renounce the noble relationship of my kindred. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁴ Now then, whatever instrument of vengeance you have, apply it to my body, for you aren’t able to touch my soul, even if you want to.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁵ But they, highly incensed at his boldness of speech, dislocated his hands and feet with racking engines, and wrenching them from their sockets, dismembered him. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁶ They dragged around his fingers, his arms, his legs, and his ankles. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁷ Not being able by any means to strangle him, they tore off his skin, together with the extreme tips of his fingers, and then dragged him to the wheel, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁸ around which his vertebral joints were loosened, and he saw his own flesh torn to shreds, and streams of blood flowing from his entrails. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁹ When about to die, he said, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁰ “We, O accursed tyrant, suffer this for the sake of Divine education and virtue. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹¹ But you, for your impiety and blood shedding, will endure unceasing torments.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹² Thus having died worthily of his kindred, they dragged forward the fourth, saying, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹³ “Don’t share the madness of your kindred, but respect the king and save yourself.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁴ But he said to them, “You don’t have a fire so scorching as to make me play the coward. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁵ By the blessed death of my kindred, and the eternal punishment of the tyrant, and the glorious life of the pious, I will not repudiate the noble brotherhood. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁶ Invent, O tyrant, tortures, that you may learn, even through them, that I am the brother of those tormented before.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁷ When he had said this, the blood-thirsty, murderous, and unholy Antiochus ordered his tongue to be cut out. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁸ But he said, “Even if you take away the organ of speech, God still hears the silent. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁹ Behold, my tongue is extended, cut it off; for in spite of that you won’t silence our reasoning. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁰ We gladly lose our limbs on behalf of God. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²¹ But God will speedily find you, since you cut off the tongue, the instrument of divine melody.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)