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the privileges of any city whatsoever�察 �while this fine fellow�察�who is willing to partake of such a privilege himself as he is forbidden to make use of�察�endeavors by calumnies to deprive those of it that have justly received it�察�for Alexander did not therefore get some of our nation to Alexandria�察�because he wanted inhabitants for this his city�察�on whose building he had bestowed so much pains�察�but this was given to our people as a reward�察�because he had�察�upon a careful trial�察�found them all to have been men of virtue and fidelity to him�察�for�察�as Hecateus says concerning us�察 �Alexander honored our nation to such a degree�察�that�察�for the equity and the fidelity which the Jews exhibited to him�察�he permitted them to hold the country of Samaria free from tribute。 Of the same mind also was Ptolemy the son of Lagus�察 �as to those Jews who dwelt at Alexandria。; For he intrusted the fortresses of Egypt into their hands�察�as believing they would keep them faithfully and valiantly for him�察�and when he was desirous to secure the government of Cyrene�察�and the other cities of Libya�察�to himself�察�he sent a party of Jews to inhabit in them。 And for his successor Ptolemy�察�who was called Philadelphus�察�he did not only set all those of our nation free who were captives under him�察�but did frequently give money ��for their ransom�В察�and�察�what was his greatest work of all�察�he had a great desire of knowing our laws�察�and of obtaining the books of our sacred Scriptures�察�accordingly�察�he desired that such men might be sent him as might interpret our law to him�察�and�察�in order to have them well compiled�察�he committed that care to no ordinary persons�察�but ordained that Demetrius Phalereus�察�and Andreas�察�and Aristeas�察�the first�察�Demetrius�察�the most learned person of his age�察�and the others�察�such as were intrusted with the guard of his body�察 �should take care of this matter�此�nor would he certainly have been so desirous of learning our law�察�and the philosophy of our nation�察�had he despised the men that made use of it�察�or had he not indeed had them in great admiration。 5。 Now this Apion was unacquainted with almost all the kings of those Macedonians whom he pretends to have been his progenitors�察�who were yet very well affected towards us�察�for the third of those Ptolemies�察�who was called Euergetes�察�when he had gotten possession of all Syria by force�察�did not offer his thank´offerings to the Egyptian gods for his victory�察�but came to Jerusalem�察�and according to our own laws offered many sacrifices to God�察�and dedicated to him such gifts as were suitable to such a victory�此�and as for Ptolemy Philometer and his wife Cleopatra�察�they committed their whole kingdom to the Jews�察�when Onias and Dositheus�察�both Jews�察�whose names are laughed at by Apion�察�were the generals of their whole army。 But certainly�察�instead of reproaching them�察�he ought to admire their actions�察�and return them thanks for saving Alexandria�察�whose citizen he pretends to be�察�for when these Alexandrians were making war with Cleopatra the queen�察�and were in danger of being utterly ruined�察�these Jews brought them to terms of agreement�察�and freed them from the miseries of a civil war。 ;But then ��says Apion�� Onias brought a small army afterward upon the city at the time when Thorruns the Roman ambassador was there present。; Yes�察�do I venture to say�察�and that he did rightly and very justly in so doing�察�for that Ptolemy who was called Physco�察�upon the death of his brother Philometer�察�came from Cyrene�察�and would have ejected Cleopatra as well as her sons out of their kingdom�察 �that he might obtain it for himself unjustly。 ��5�� For this cause then it was that Onias undertook a war against him on Cleopatra's account�察�nor would he desert that trust the royal family had reposed in him in their distress。 Accordingly�察�God gave a remarkable attestation to his righteous procedure�察�for when Ptolemy Physco ��6�� had the presumption to fight against Onias's army�察�and had caught all the Jews that were in the city ��Alexandria�В察�with their children and wives�察�and exposed them naked and in bonds to his elephants�察�that they might be trodden upon and destroyed�察�and when he had made those elephants drunk for that purpose�察�the event proved contrary to his preparations�察�for these elephants left the Jews who were exposed to them�察�and fell violently upon Physco's friends�察�and slew a great number of them�察�nay�察�after this Ptolemy saw a terrible ghost�察�which prohibited his hurting those men�察�his very concubine�察�whom he loved so well�察。�some call her Ithaca�察�and others Irene�撮� making supplication to him�察�that he would not perpetrate so great a wickedness。 So he complied with her request�察�and repented of what he either had already done�察�or was about to do�察�whence it is well known that the Alexandrian Jews do with good reason celebrate this day�察�on the account that they had thereon been vouchsafed such an evident deliverance from God。 However�察 �Apion�察�the common calumniator of men�察�hath the presumption to accuse the Jews for making this war against Physco�察�when he ought to have commended them for the same。 This man also makes mention of Cleopatra�察�the last queen of Alexandria�察�and abuses us�察�because she was ungrateful to us�察�whereas he ought to have reproved her�察�who indulged herself in all kinds of injustice and wicked practices�察 �both with regard to her nearest relations and husbands who had loved her�察�and�察�indeed�察�in general with regard to all the Romans�察�and those emperors that were her benefactors�察�who also had her sister Arsinoe slain in a temple�察�when she had done her no harm�此�moreover�察�she had her brother slain by private treachery�察�and she destroyed the gods of her country and the sepulchers of her progenitors�察�and while she had received her kingdom from the first Caesar�察�she had the impudence to rebel against his son�此。�7�� and successor�察�nay�察 �she corrupted Antony with her love´tricks�察�and rendered him an enemy to his country�察�and made him treacherous to his friends�察�and ��by his means�А�despoiled some of their royal authority�察�and forced others in her madness to act wickedly。 But what need I enlarge upon this head any further�察�when she left Antony in his fight at sea�察�though he were her husband�察�and the father of their common children�察�and compelled him to resign up his government�察�with the army�察 �and to follow her ��into Egypt�В拭�nay�察�when last of all Caesar had taken Alexandria�察�she came to that pitch of cruelty�察�that she declared she had some hope of preserving her affairs still�察 �in case she could kill the Jews�察�though it were with her own hand�察�to such a degree of barbarity and perfidiousness had she arrived。 And doth any one think that we cannot boast ourselves of any thing�察�if�察�as Apion says�察�this queen did not at a time of famine distribute wheat among us�拭�However�察�she at length met with the punishment she deserved。 As for us Jews�察 �we appeal to the great Caesar what assistance we brought him�察�and what fidelity we showed to him against the Egyptians�察�as also to the senate and its decrees�察�and the epistles of Augustus Caesar�察�whereby our merits ��to the Romans�А�are justified。 Apion ought to have looked upon those epistles�察�and in particular to have examined the testimonies given on our behalf�察�under Alexander and all the Ptolemies�察�and the decrees of the senate and of the greatest Roman emperors。 And if Germanicus was not able to make a distribution of corn to all the inhabitants of Alexandria�察�that only shows what a barren time it was�察�and how great a want there was then of corn�察�but tends nothing to the accusation of the Jews�察�for what all the emperors have thought of the Alexandrian Jews is well known�察�for this distribution of wheat was no otherwise omitted with regard to the Jews�察�than it was with regard to the other inhabitants of Alexandria。 But they still were desirous to preserve what the kings had formerly intrusted to their care�察�I mean the custody of the river�察�nor did those kings think them unworthy of having the entire custody thereof�察�upon all occasions。 6。 But besides this�察�Apion objects to us thus�此 �If the Jews ��says he�� be citizens of Alexandria�察�why do they not worship the same gods with the Alexandrians�拭─�To which I give this answer�此�Since you are yourselves Egyptians�察�why do you fight it out one against another�察�and have implacable wars about your religion�拭�At this rate we must not call you all Egyptians�察 �nor indeed in general men�察�because you breed up with great care beasts of a nature quite contrary to that of men�察 �although the nature of all men seems to be one and the same。 Now if there be such differences in opinion among you Egyptians�察�why are you surprised that those who came to Alexandria from another country�察�and had original laws of their own before�察�should persevere in the observance of those laws�拭�But still he charges us with being the authors of sedition�察�which accusation�察�if it be a just one�察�why is it not laid against us all�察�since we are known to be all of one mind。 Moreover�察�those that search into such matters will soon discover that the authors of sedition have been such citizens of Alexandria as Apion is�察�for while they were the Grecians and Macedonians who were ill possession of this city�察�there was no sedition raised against us�察�and we were permitted to observe our ancient solemnities�察�but when the number of the Egyptians therein came to be considerable�察�the times grew confused�察�and then these seditions brake out still more and more�察�while our people continued uncorrupted。 These Egyptians�察�therefore�察�were the authors of these troubles�察�who having not the constancy of Macedonians�察�nor the prudence of Grecians�察�indulged all of them the evil manners of the Egyptians�察�and continued their ancient hatred against us�察�for what is here so presumptuously charged upon us�察�is owing to the differences that are amongst themselves�察�while many of them have not obtained the privileges of citizens in proper times�察�but style those who are well known to have had that privilege extended to them all no o
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