4 Maccabees Chapter 12: World English Bible Classic

Deuterocanon · Apocrypha · Traducción al español en preparación

Traducción al español en preparación

¹ When he, too, had undergone blessed martyrdom, and died in the cauldron into which he had been thrown, the seventh, the youngest of all, came forward, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

² whom the tyrant pitying, though he had been dreadfully reproached by his kindred, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³ seeing him already encompassed with chains, had him brought nearer, and endeavored to counsel him, saying, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁴ “You see the end of the madness of your kindred, for they have died in torture through disobedience. You, if disobedient, having been miserably tormented, will yourself perish prematurely. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁵ But if you obey, you will be my friend, and have a charge over the affairs of the kingdom.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁶ Having thus exhorted him, he sent for the boy’s mother, that, by showing compassion to her for the loss of so many sons, he might incline her, through the hope of safety, to make the survivor obedient. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁷ He, after his mother had urged him on in the Hebrew tongue, (as we will soon relate) said, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁸ “Release me that I may speak to the king and all his friends.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁹ They, rejoicing exceedingly at the promise of the youth, quickly let him go. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁰ He, running up to the pans, said, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹¹ “Impious tyrant, and most blasphemous man, were you not ashamed, having received prosperity and a kingdom from God, to kill His servants, and to rack the doers of godliness? (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹² Therefore the divine vengeance is reserving you for eternal fire and torments, which will cling to you for all time. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹³ Weren’t you ashamed, man as you are, yet most savage, to cut out the tongues of men of like feeling and origin, and having thus abused to torture them? (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁴ But they, bravely dying, fulfilled their religion toward God. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁵ But you will groan as you deserve for having slain without cause the champions of virtue. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁶ Therefore,” he continued, “I myself, being about to die, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁷ will not forsake my kindred. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁸ I call upon the God of my fathers to be merciful to my race. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁹ But you, both living and dead, he will punish.” (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁰ Thus having prayed, he hurled himself into the pans; and so expired. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)