the wars of the jews-第11节

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le　to　his　wicked　practices；　but　Antipater　was　so　much　afraid　of　the　power　and　cunning　of　the　man；　that　he　went　beyond　Jordan；　in　order　to　get　an　army　to　guard　himself　against　his　treacherous　designs；　but　when　Malichus　was　caught　in　his　plot；　he　put　upon　Antipater's　sons　by　his　impudence；　for　he　thoroughly　deluded　Phasaelus；　who　was　the　guardian　of　Jerusalem；　and　Herod　who　was　intrusted　with　the　weapons　of　war；　and　this　by　a　great　many　excuses　and　oaths；　and　persuaded　them　to　procure　his　reconciliation　to　his　father。　Thus　was　he　preserved　again　by　Antipater；　who　dissuaded　Marcus；　the　then　president　of　Syria；　from　his　resolution　of　killing　Malichus；　on　account　of　his　attempts　for　innovation。

4。　Upon　the　war　between　Cassius　and　Brutus　on　one　side；　against　the　younger　Caesar　＇Augustus＇　and　Antony　on　the　other；　Cassius　and　Marcus　got　together　an　army　out　of　Syria；　and　because　Herod　was　likely　to　have　a　great　share　in　providing　necessaries；　they　then　made　him　procurator　of　all　Syria；　and　gave　him　an　army　of　foot　and　horse。　Cassius　premised　him　also；　that　after　the　war　was　over；　he　would　make　him　king　of　Judea。　But　it　so　happened　that　the　power　and　hopes　of　his　son　became　the　cause　of　his　perdition；　for　as　Malichus　was　afraid　of　this；　he　corrupted　one　of　the　king's　cup…bearers　with　money　to　give　a　poisoned　potion　to　Antipater；　so　he　became　a　sacrifice　to　Malichus's　wickedness；　and　died　at　a　feast。　He　was　a　man　in　other　respects　active　in　the　management　of　affairs；　and　one　that　recovered　the　government　to　Hyrcanus；　and　preserved　it　in　his　hands。

5。　However；　Malichus；　when　lie　was　suspected　ef　poisoning　Antipater；　and　when　the　multitude　was　angry　with　him　for　it；　denied　it；　and　made　the　people　believe　he　was　not　guilty。　He　also　prepared　to　make　a　greater　figure；　and　raised　soldiers；　for　he　did　not　suppose　that　Herod　would　be　quiet；　who　indeed　came　upon　him　with　an　army　presently；　in　order　to　revenge　his　father's　death；　but；　upon　hearing　the　advice　of　his　brother　Phasaelus；　not　to　punish　him　in　an　open　manner；　lest　the　multitude　should　fall　into　a　sedition；　he　admitted　of　Malichus's　apology；　and　professed　that　he　cleared　him　of　that　suspicion；　he　also　made　a　pompous　funeral　for　his　father。

6。　So　Herod　went　to　Samaria；　which　was　then　in　a　tumult；　and　settled　the　city　in　peace；　after　which　at　the　＇Pentecost＇　festival；　he　returned　to　Jerusalem；　having　his　armed　men　with　him：　hereupon　Hyrcanus；　at　the　request　of　Malichus；　who　feared　his　reproach；　forbade　them　to　introduce　foreigners　to　mix　themselves　with　the　people　of　the　country　while　they　were　purifying　themselves；　but　Herod　despised　the　pretense；　and　him　that　gave　that　command；　and　came　in　by　night。　Upon　which　Malithus　came　to　him；　and　bewailed　Antipater；　Herod　also　made　him　believe　＇he　admitted　of　his　lamentations　as　real＇；　although　he　had　much　ado　to　restrain　his　passion　at　him；　however；　he　did　himself　bewail　the　murder　of　his　father　in　his　letters　to　Cassius；　who；　on　other　accounts；　also　hated　Malichus。　Cassius　sent　him　word　back　that　he　should　avenge　his　father's　death　upon　him；　and　privately　gave　order　to　the　tribunes　that　were　under　him；　that　they　should　assist　Herod　in　a　righteous　action　he　was　about。　　7。　And　because；　upon　the　taking　of　Laodicea　by　Cassius；　the　men　of　power　were　gotten　together　from　all　quarters；　with　presents　and　crowns　in　their　hands；　Herod　allotted　this　time　for　the　punishment　of　Malichus。　When　Malichus　suspected　that；　and　was　at　Tyre；　he　resolved　to　withdraw　his　son　privately　from　among　the　Tyrians；　who　was　a　hostage　there；　while　he　got　ready　to　fly　away　into　Judea；　the　despair　he　was　in　of　escaping　excited　him　to　think　of　greater　things；　for　he　hoped　that　he　should　raise　the　nation　to　a　revolt　from　the　Romans；　while　Cassius　was　busy　about　the　war　against　Antony；　and　that　he　should　easily　depose　Hyrcanus；　and　get　the　crown　for　himself。

8。　But　fate　laughed　at　the　hopes　he　had；　for　Herod　foresaw　what　he　was　so　zealous　about；　and　invited　both　Hyrcanus　and　him　to　supper；　but　calling　one　of　the　principal　servants　that　stood　by　him　to　him；　he　sent　him　out；　as　though　it　were　to　get　things　ready　for　supper；　but　in　reality　to　give　notice　beforehand　about　the　plot　that　was　laid　against　him；　accordingly　they　called　to　mind　what　orders　Cassius　had　given　them；　and　went　out　of　the　city　with　their　swords　in　their　hands　upon　the　sea…shore；　where　they　encompassed　Malichus　round　about；　and　killed　him　with　many　wounds。　Upon　which　Hyrcanus　was　immediately　aftrighted；　till　he　swooned　away　and　fell　down　at　the　surprise　he　was　in；　and　it　was　with　difficulty　that　he　was　recovered；　when　he　asked　who　it　was　that　had　killed　Malichus。　And　when　one　of　the　tribunes　replied　that　it　was　done　by　the　command　of　Cassius；〃　Then；〃　said　he；　〃Cassius　hath　saved　both　me　and　my　country；　by　cutting　off　one　that　was　laying　plots　against　them　both。〃　Whether　he　spake　according　to　his　own　sentiments；　or　whether　his　fear　was　such　that　he　was　obliged　to　commend　the　action　by　saying　so；　is　uncertain；　however；　by　this　method　Herod　inflicted　punishment　upon　Malichus。

CHAPTER　12。

Phasaelus　Is　Too　Hard　For　Felix；　Herod　Also　Overcomes　Antigonus　In　Rattle；　And　The　Jews　Accuse　Both　Herod　And　Phasaelus　But　Antonius　Acquits　Them；　And　Makes　Them　Tetrarchs。

1。　When　Cassius　was　gone　out　of　Syria；　another　sedition　arose　at　Jerusalem；　wherein　Felix　assaulted　Phasaelus　with　an　army；　that　he　might　revenge　the　death　of　Malichus　upon　Herod；　by　falling　upon　his　brother。　Now　Herod　happened　then　to　be　with　Fabius；　the　governor　of　Damascus；　and　as　he　was　going　to　his　brother's　assistance；　he　was　detained　by　sickness；　in　the　mean　time；　Phasaelus　was　by　himself　too　hard　for　Felix；　and　reproached　Hyrcanus　on　account　of　his　ingratitude；　both　for　what　assistance　he　had　afforded　Maliehus；　and　for　overlooking　Malichus's　brother；　when　he　possessed　himself　of　the　fortresses；　for　he　had　gotten　a　great　many　of　them　already；　and　among　them　the　strongest　of　them　all；　Masada。

2。　However；　nothing　could　be　sufficient　for　him　against　the　force　of　Herod；　who；　as　soon　as　he　was　recovered；　took　the　other　fortresses　again；　and　drove　him　out　of　Masada　in　the　posture　of　a　supplicant；　he　also　drove　away　Marion；　the　tyrant　of　the　Tyrians；　out　of　Galilee；　when　he　had　already　possessed　himself　of　three　fortified　places；　but　as　to　those　Tyrians　whom　he　had　caught；　he　preserved　them　all　alive；　nay；　some　of　them　he　gave　presents　to；　and　so　sent　them　away；　and　thereby　procured　good…will　to　himself　from　the　city；　and　hatred　to　the　tyrant。　Marion　had　indeed　obtained　that　tyrannical　power　of　Cassius；　who　set　tyrants　over　all　Syria　（16）　and　out　of　hatred　to　Herod　it　was　that　he　assisted　Antigonus；　the　son　of　Aristobulus；　and　principally　on　Fabius's　account；　whom　Antigonus　had　made　his　assistant　by　money；　and　had　him　accordingly　on　his　side　when　he　made　his　descent；　but　it　was　Ptolemy；　the　kinsman　of　Antigonus；　that　supplied　all　that　he　wanted。

3。　When　Herod　had　fought　against　these　in　the　avenues　of　Judea；　he　was　conqueror　in　the　battle；　and　drove　away　Antigonus；　and　returned　to　Jerusalem；　beloved　by　every　body　for　the　glorious　action　he　had　done；　for　those　who　did　not　before　favor　him　did　join　themselves　to　him　now；　because　of　his　marriage　into　the　family　of　Hyrcanus；　for　as　he　had　formerly　married　a　wife　out　of　his　own　country　of　no　ignoble　blood；　who　was　called　Doris；　of　whom　he　begat　Antipater；　so　did　he　now　marry　Mariamne；　the　daughter　of　Alexander；　the　son　of　Aristobulus；　and　the　granddaughter　of　Hyrcanus；　and　was　become　thereby　a　relation　of　the　king。

4。　But　when　Caesar　and　Antony　had　slain　Cassius　near　Philippi；　and　Caesar　was　gone　to　Italy；　and　Antony　to　Asia；　amongst　the　rest　of　the　cities　which　sent　ambassadors　to　Antony　unto　Bithynia；　the　great　men　of　the　Jews　came　also；　and　accused　Phasaelus　and　Herod；　that　they　kept　the　government　by　force；　and　that　Hyrcanus　had　no　more　than　an　honorable　name。　Herod　appeared　ready　to　answer　this　accusation；　and　having　made　Antony　his　friend　by　the　large　sums　of　money　which　he　gave　him；　he　brought　him　to　such　a　temper　as　not　to　hear　the　others　speak　against　him；　and　thus　did　they　part　at　this　time。

5。　However；　after　this；　there　came　a　hundred　of　the　principal　men　among　the　Jews　to　Daphne　by　Antioch　to　Antony；　who　was　already　in　love　with　Cleopatra　to　the　degree　of　slavery；　these　Jews　put　those　men　that　were　the　most　potent；　both　in　dignity　and　eloquence；　foremost；　and　accused　the　brethren。　（17）　But　Messala　opposed　them；　and　defended　the　brethren；　and　that　while　Hyrcanus　stood　by　him；　on　account　of　his　relation　to　them。　When　Antony　had　heard　both　sides；　he　asked　Hyrcanus　which　party　was　the　fittest　to　govern；　who　replied　that　Herod　and　his　party　were　the　fittest。　Antony　was　glad　of　that　answer；　for　he　had　been　formerly　treated　in　an　hospitable　and　obliging　manner　by　his　father　Antipater；　when　he　marched　into　Judea　with　Gabinius；　so　he　constituted　the　brethren　tetrarchs；　and　committed　to　them　the　government　of　Judea。

6。　But　when　the　ambassadors　had　indignation　at　this　procedure；　Antony　took　fifteen　of　them；　and　put　them　into　custody；　whom　he　was　also　going　to　kill　presently；　and　the　rest　he　drove　away　with　disgrace；　on　which　occasion　a　still　greater　tumult　arose　at　Jerusalem；　so　they　sent　again