Old Testament, Machabaeorum ii

ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο καὶ χρόνος διῆλθεν ὅ τε ἥλιος ἀνέλαμψεν ἐπινεφὴς ὤν, ἀνήφθη πυρὰ μεγάλη, ὥστε θαυμάσαι πάντας.

And when this had been done and some time had passed, and the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great blaze was kindled, so that all marvelled.

προσηγόρευσαν δὲ οἱ περὶ τὸν Νεεμίαν τοῦτο Νεφθάρ, ὁ διερμηνεύεται Καθαρισμός· καλεῖται δὲ παρὰ τοῖς πολλοῖς Νεφθάρ.

Those with Nehemiah called this Nephthar, which is interpreted Purification; but by most people it is called Nephthar.

ὤφθη γάρ τις ἵππος αὐτοῖς φοβερὸν ἔχων τὸν ἐπιβάτην, καὶ καλλίστῃ σαγῇ διακεκοσμημένος, φερόμενος δὲ Ῥύθην ἔσεισεν τῷ Ἡλιοδώρῳ τὰς ἐνπροθεσίους ὁπλάς· ὁ δὲ ἐπικαθήμενος ἐφαίνετο χρυσῆν πανοπλίαν ἔχων.

For there appeared to them a horse with a fearsome rider, adorned with the most beautiful trappings, and charging furiously it lashed at Heliodorus with its front hooves; and the rider was seen to have full armour of gold.

ἕτεροι δὲ δύο ἐφάνησαν αὐτῷ νεανίαι τῇ ῥώμῃ μέν ἐκπρεπεῖς, κάλλιστοι δέ τὴν γλῶσσαν, διαπρεπεῖς δὲ τὴν περιβολήν· οἳ καὶ παριστάντες ἐξ ἑκατέρου μέρους ἐμαστίγουν αὐτὸν ἀδιαλείπτως, πολλὰς ἐπιριπτοῦντες αὐτῷ πληγάς.

Two other young men also appeared to him, outstanding in strength, most fair in speech, splendid in their dress; they stood on either side of him and flogged him without ceasing, laying many blows on him.

εὗρον δὲ ἑκάστου τῶν τεθνηκότων ὑπὸ τοὺς χιτῶνας ἱερώματα τῶν ἀπὸ Ἰαμνίας εἰδώλων, ἀφʼ ὧν ὁ νόμος ἀπήργει τοὺς Ἰουδαίους· τοῖς δὲ πᾶσι σαφὲς ἐγένετο διὰ τήνδε τὴν αἰτίαν τούσδε πεπτωκέναι.

And under the tunics of each of the dead they found sacred objects of the idols of Jamnia, from which the law kept the Jews away; and it became clear to all that it was for this reason that these men had fallen.