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r   times�察�but style those who are well known to have had that   privilege extended to them all no other than foreigners�此�for it   does not appear that any of the kings have ever formerly   bestowed those privileges of citizens upon Egyptians�察�no more   than have the emperors done it more lately�察�while it was   Alexander who introduced us into this city at first�察�the kings   augmented our privileges therein�察�and the Romans have been   pleased to preserve them always inviolable。 Moreover�察�Apion   would lay a blot upon us�察�because we do not erect images for   our emperors�察�as if those emperors did not know this before�察  �or stood in need of Apion as their defender�察�whereas he   ought rather to have admired the magnanimity and modesty   of the Romans�察�whereby they do not compel those that are   subject to them to transgress the laws of their countries�察�but   are willing to receive the honors due to them after such a   manner as those who are to pay them esteem consistent with   piety and with their own laws�察�for they do not thank people   for conferring honors upon them�察�When they are compelled   by violence so to do。 Accordingly�察�since the Grecians and   some other nations think it a right thing to make images�察�nay�察  �when they have painted the pictures of their parents�察�and   wives�察�and children�察�they exult for joy�察�and some there are   who take pictures for themselves of such persons as were no   way related to them�察�nay�察�some take the pictures of such   servants as they were fond of�察�what wonder is it then if such   as these appear willing to pay the same respect to their   princes and lords�拭�But then our legislator hath forbidden us   to make images�察�not by way of denunciation beforehand�察�that   the Roman authority was not to be honored�察�but as despising   a thing that was neither necessary nor useful for either God   or man�察�and he forbade them�察�as we shall prove hereafter�察�to   make these images for any part of the animal creation�察�and   much less for God himself�察�who is no part of such animal   creation。 Yet hath our legislator no where forbidden us to   pay honors to worthy men�察�provided they be of another kind�察  �and inferior to those we pay to God�察�with which honors we   willingly testify our respect to our emperors�察�and to the   people of Rome�察�we also offer perpetual sacrifices for them�察  �nor do we only offer them every day at the common expenses   of all the Jews�察�but although we offer no other such sacrifices   out of our common expenses�察�no�察�not for our own children�察  �yet do we this as a peculiar honor to the emperors�察�and to   them alone�察�while we do the same to no other person   whomsoever。 And let this suffice for an answer in general to   Apion�察�as to what he says with relation to the Alexandrian   Jews。      7。 However�察�I cannot but admire those other authors who   furnished this man with such his materials�察�I mean   Possidonius and Apollonius ��the son of�А�Molo�察。�8�� who�察�while   they accuse us for not worshipping the same gods whom   others worship�察�they think themselves not guilty of impiety   when they tell lies of us�察�and frame absurd and reproachful   stories about our temple�察�whereas it is a most shameful thing   for freemen to forge lies on any occasion�察�and much more so   to forge them about our temple�察�which was so famous over   all the world�察�and was preserved so sacred by us�察�for Apion   hath the impudence to pretend that; the Jews placed an ass's   head in their holy place�察─�and he affirms that this was   discovered when Antiochus Epiphanes spoiled our temple�察  �and found that ass's head there made of gold�察�and worth a   great deal of money。 To this my first answer shall be this�察  �that had there been any such thing among us�察�an Egyptian   ought by no means to have thrown it in our teeth�察�since an   ass is not a more contemptible animal than   ��9�� and goats�察  �and other such creatures�察�which among them are gods。 But   besides this answer�察�I say further�察�how comes it about that   Apion does not understand this to be no other than a   palpable lie�察�and to be confuted by the thing itself as utterly   incredible�拭�For we Jews are always governed by the same   laws�察�in which we constantly persevere�察�and although many   misfortunes have befallen our city�察�as the like have befallen   others�察�and although Theos ��Epiphanes�В察�and Pompey the   Great�察�and Licinius Crassus�察�and last of all Titus Caesar�察�have   conquered us in war�察�and gotten possession of our temple�察  �yet have they none of them found any such thing there�察�nor   indeed any thing but what was agreeable to the strictest piety�察  �although what they found we are not at liberty to reveal to   other nations。 But for Antiochus ��Epiphanes�В察�he had no just   cause for that ravage in our temple that he made�察�he only   came to it when he wanted money�察�without declaring himself   our enemy�察�and attacked us while we were his associates and   his friends�察�nor did he find any thing there that was   ridiculous。 This is attested by many worthy writers�察�Polybius   of Megalopolis�察�Strabo of Cappadocia�察�Nicolaus of Damascus�察  �Timagenes�察�Castor the chronotoger�察�and Apollodorus�察。�10��   who all say that it was out of Antiochus's want of money that   he broke his league with the Jews�察�and despoiled their temple   when it was full of gold and silver。 Apion ought to have had   a regard to these facts�察�unless he had himself had either an   ass's heart or a dog's impudence�察�of such a dog I mean as   they worship�察�for he had no other external reason for the lies   he tells of us。 As for us Jews�察�we ascribe no honor or power   to asses�察�as do the Egyptians to crocodiles and asps�察�when   they esteem such as are seized upon by the former�察�or bitten   by the latter�察�to be happy persons�察�and persons worthy of   God。 Asses are the same with us which they are with other   wise men�察�viz。 creatures that bear the burdens that we lay   upon them�察�but if they come to our thrashing´floors and eat   our corn�察�or do not perform what we impose upon them�察�we   beat them with a great many stripes�察�because it is their   business to minister to us in our husbandry affairs。 But this   Apion of ours was either perfectly unskillful in the   composition of such fallacious discourses�察�or however�察�when   he begun ��somewhat better�В察�he was not able to persevere in   what he had undertaken�察�since he hath no manner of success   in those reproaches he casts upon us。      8。 He adds another Grecian fable�察�in order to reproach us。 In   reply to which�察�it would be enough to say�察�that they who   presume to speak about Divine worship ought not to be   ignorant of this plain truth�察�that it is a degree of less impurity   to pass through temples�察�than to forge wicked calumnies of   its priests。 Now such men as he are more zealous to justify a   sacrilegious king�察�than to write what is just and what is true   about us�察�and about our temple�察�for when they are desirous   of gratifying Antiochus�察�and of concealing that perfidiousness   and sacrilege which he was guilty of�察�with regard to our   nation�察�when he wanted money�察�they endeavor to disgrace us�察  �and tell lies even relating to futurities。 Apion becomes other   men's prophet upon this occasion�察�and says that ;Antiochus   found in our temple a bed�察�and a man lying upon it�察�with a   small table before him�察�full of dainties�察�from the ��fishes of   the�А�sea�察�and the fowls of the dry land�察�that this man was   amazed at these dainties thus set before him�察�that he   immediately adored the king�察�upon his coming in�察�as hoping   that he would afford him all possible assistance�察�that he fell   down upon his knees�察�and stretched out to him his right   hand�察�and begged to be released�察�and that when the king bid   him sit down�察�and tell him who he was�察�and why he dwelt   there�察�and what was the meaning of those various sorts of   food that were set before him the man made a lamentable   complaint�察�and with sighs�察�and tears in his eyes�察�gave him this   account of the distress he was in�察�and said that he was a   Greek and that as he went over this province�察�in order to get   his living�察�he was seized upon by foreigners�察�on a sudden�察�and   brought to this temple�察�and shut up therein�察�and was seen by   nobody�察�but was fattened by these curious provisions thus set   before him�察�and that truly at the first such unexpected   advantages seemed to him matter of great joy�察�that after a   while�察�they brought a suspicion him�察�and at length   astonishment�察�what their meaning should be�察�that at last he   inquired of the servants that came to him and was by them   informed that it was in order to the fulfilling a law of the   Jews�察�which they must not tell him�察�that he was thus fed�察�and   that they did the same at a set time every year�此�that they used   to catch a Greek foreigner�察�and fat him thus up every year�察  �and then lead him to a certain wood�察�and kill him�察�and   sacrifice with their accustomed solemnities�察�and taste of his   entrails�察�and take an oath upon this sacrificing a Greek�察�that   they would ever be at enmity with the Greeks�察�and that then   they threw the remaining parts of the miserable wretch into a   certain pit。; Apion adds further�察�that; the man said there   were but a few days to come ere he was to be slain�察�and   implored of Antiochus that�察�out of the reverence he bore to   the Grecian gods�察�he would disappoint the snares the Jews   laid for his blood�察�and would deliver him from the miseries   with which he was encompassed。; Now this is such a most   tragical fable as is full of nothing but cruelty and impudence�察  �yet does it not excuse Antiochus of his sacrilegious attempt�察  �as those who write it in his vindication are willing to suppose�察  �for he could not presume beforehand that he should meet   with any such thing in coming to the temple�察�but must have   found it unexpectedly。 He was therefore still an impious   person�察�that was given to unlawful pleasures�察�and had no   regard to God in his actions。 But ��as for Apion�В察�he hath   done whatever his extravagant love of lying hath dictated to   him�察�as it is most easy to discover by a consideration of his   writings�察�for the difference of our laws is known not to regard   the Grecians only�察�but they are principally opposite to the   Egyptians�察�and to some other nations also for while it so falls   out that men of all countri
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