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thing relating to food or drink being carried into the temple�察�nay�察�we are not allowed to offer such things at the altar�察�excepting what is prepared for the sacrifices。 9。 What then can we say of Apion�察�but that he examined nothing that concerned these things�察�while still he uttered incredible words about them�拭�but it is a great shame for a grammarian not to be able to write true history。 Now if he knew the purity of our temple�察�he hath entirely omitted to take notice of it�察�but he forges a story about the seizing of a Grecian�察�about ineffable food�察�and the most delicious preparation of dainties�察�and pretends that strangers could go into a place whereinto the noblest men among the Jews are not allowed to enter�察�unless they be priests。 This�察�therefore�察�is the utmost degree of impiety�察�and a voluntary lie�察�in order to the delusion of those who will not examine into the truth of matters�察�whereas such unspeakable mischiefs as are above related have been occasioned by such calumnies that are raised upon us。 10。 Nay�察�this miracle or piety derides us further�察�and adds the following pretended facts to his former fable�察�for be says that this man related how�察 �while the Jews were once in a long war with the Idumeans�察�there came a man out of one of the cities of the Idumeans�察�who there had worshipped Apollo。 This man�察�whose name is said to have been Zabidus�察�came to the Jews�察�and promised that he would deliver Apollo�察�the god of Dora�察�into their hands�察�and that he would come to our temple�察�if they would all come up with him�察�and bring the whole multitude of the Jews with them�察�that Zabidus made him a certain wooden instrument�察�and put it round about him�察�and set three rows of lamps therein�察�and walked after such a manner�察�that he appeared to those that stood a great way off him to be a kind of star�察�walking upon the earth�察�that the Jews were terribly affrighted at so surprising an appearance�察�and stood very quiet at a distance�察�and that Zabidus�察�while they continued so very quiet�察�went into the holy house�察�and carried off that golden head of an ass�察。�for so facetiously does he write�撮� and then went his way back again to Dora in great haste。; And say you so�察�sir� �as I may reply�察 �then does Apion load the ass�察�that is�察�himself�察�and lays on him a burden of fooleries and lies�察�for he writes of places that have no being�察�and not knowing the cities he speaks of�察 �he changes their situation�察�for Idumea borders upon our country�察�and is near to Gaza�察�in which there is no such city as Dora�察�although there be�察�it is true�察�a city named Dora in Phoenicia�察�near Mount Carmel�察�but it is four days' journey from Idumea。 ��12�� Now�察�then�察�why does this man accuse us�察 �because we have not gods in common with other nations�察�if our fathers were so easily prevailed upon to have Apollo come to them�察�and thought they saw him walking upon the earth�察�and the stars with him�拭�for certainly those who have so many festivals�察�wherein they light lamps�察�must yet�察�at this rate�察�have never seen a candlestick� �But still it seems that while Zabidus took his journey over the country�察�where were so many ten thousands of people�察�nobody met him。 He also�察 �it seems�察�even in a time of war�察�found the walls of Jerusalem destitute of guards。 I omit the rest。 Now the doors of the holy house were seventy ��13�� cubits high�察�and twenty cubits broad�察 �they were all plated over with gold�察�and almost of solid gold itself�察�and there were no fewer than twenty ��14�� men required to shut them every day�察�nor was it lawful ever to leave them open�察�though it seems this lamp´bearer of ours opened them easily�察�or thought he opened them�察�as he thought he had the ass's head in his hand。 Whether�察�therefore�察�he returned it to us again�察�or whether Apion took it�察�and brought it into the temple again�察�that Antiochus might find it�察�and afford a handle for a second fable of Apion's�察�is uncertain。 11。 Apion also tells a false story�察�when he mentions an oath of ours�察�as if we ;swore by God�察�the Maker of the heaven�察 �and earth�察�and sea�察�to bear no good will to any foreigner�察�and particularly to none of the Greeks。; Now this liar ought to have said directly that; we would bear no good´will to any foreigner�察�and particularly to none of the Egyptians。; For then his story about the oath would have squared with the rest of his original forgeries�察�in case our forefathers had been driven away by their kinsmen�察�the Egyptians�察�not on account of any wickedness they had been guilty of�察�but on account of the calamities they were under�察�for as to the Grecians�察�we were rather remote from them in place�察�than different from them in our institutions�察�insomuch that we have no enmity with them�察�nor any jealousy of them。 On the contrary�察�it hath so happened that many of them have come over to our laws�察 �and some of them have continued in their observation�察 �although others of them had not courage enough to persevere�察�and so departed from them again�察�nor did any body ever hear this oath sworn by us�此�Apion�察�it seems�察�was the only person that heard it�察�for he indeed was the first composer of it。 12。 However�察�Apion deserves to be admired for his great prudence�察�as to what I am going to say�察�which is this�察─�That there is a plain mark among us�察�that we neither have just laws�察�nor worship God as we ought to do�察�because we are not governors�察�but are rather in subjection to Gentiles�察�sometimes to one nation�察�and sometimes to another�察�and that our city hath been liable to several calamities�察�while their city ��Alexandria�А�hath been of old time an imperial city�察�and not used to be in subjection to the Romans。; But now this man had better leave off this bragging�察�for every body but himself would think that Apion said what he hath said against himself�察�for there are very few nations that have had the good fortune to continue many generations in the principality�察�but still the mutations in human affairs have put them into subjection under others�察�and most nations have been often subdued�察�and brought into subjection by others。 Now for the Egyptians�察�perhaps they are the only nation that have had this extraordinary privilege�察�to have never served any of those monarchs who subdued Asia and Europe�察�and this on account�察�as they pretend�察�that the gods fled into their country�察�and saved themselves by being changed into the shapes of wild beasts� �Whereas these Egyptians ��15�� are the very people that appear to have never�察�in all the past ages�察 �had one day of freedom�察�no�察�not so much as from their own lords。 For I will not reproach them with relating the manner how the Persians used them�察�and this not once only�察�but many times�察�when they laid their cities waste�察�demolished their temples�察�and cut the throats of those animals whom they esteemed to be gods�察�for it is not reasonable to imitate the clownish ignorance of Apion�察�who hath no regard to the misfortunes of the Athenians�察�or of the Lacedemonians�察�the latter of whom were styled by all men the most courageous�察 �and the former the most religious of the Grecians。 I say nothing of such kings as have been famous for piety�察 �particularly of one of them�察�whose name was Cresus�察�nor what calamities he met with in his life�察�I say nothing of the citadel of Athens�察�of the temple at Ephesus�察�of that at Delphi�察�nor of ten thousand others which have been burnt down�察�while nobody cast reproaches on those that were the sufferers�察�but on those that were the actors therein。 But now we have met with Apion�察�an accuser of our nation�察�though one that still forgets the miseries of his own people�察�the Egptians�察�but it is that Sesostris who was once so celebrated a king of Egypt that hath blinded him。 Now we will not brag of our kings�察�David and Solomon�察�though they conquered many nations�察�accordingly we will let them alone。 However�察�Apion is ignorant of what every body knows�察�that the Egyptians were servants to the Persians�察�and afterwards to the Macedonians�察�when they were lords of Asia�察�and were no better than slaves�察�while we have enjoyed liberty formerly�察 �nay�察�more than that�察�have had the dominion of the cities that lie round about us�察�and this nearly for a hundred and twenty years together�察�until Pompeius Magnus。 And when all the kings every where were conquered by the Romans�察�our ancestors were the only people who continued to be esteemed their confederates and friends�察�on account of their fidelity to them。��16�� 13。 ;But�察─�says Apion�察 �we Jews have not had any wonderful men amongst us�察�not any inventors of arts�察�nor any eminent for wisdom。; He then enumerates Socrates�察�and Zeno�察�and Cleanthes�察�and some others of the same sort�察�and�察�after all�察 �he adds himself to them�察�which is the most wonderful thing of all that he says�察�and pronounces Alexandria to be happy�察 �because it hath such a citizen as he is in it�察�for he was the fittest man to be a witness to his own deserts�察�although he hath appeared to all others no better than a wicked mountebank�察�of a corrupt life and ill discourses�察�on which account one may justly pity Alexandria�察�