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1.1 Pompeius Pompey magnus great imperātor commander Rōmānus Roman Hierosolyma Jerusalem urbem city sacrām sacred Iudaeōrum of Jews pervēnit arrived at
1.2 Templum temple magnificum magnificent in on monte mount altō high stābat was standing quod which mūrīs with walls validīs strong circumdatum surrounded erat was
1.3 Sacerdōtēs priests templī of temple sollicitī anxious erant were quod because nēmō no one aliēnus foreign in into locum place sanctissimum most holy intrāre to enter poterat was able
1.4 Pompeius Pompey tamen however cum with mīlitibus soldiers suīs his templum temple intrāre to enter constituerat had decided
1.5 Iudaeī Jews magnō with great metū fear implētī filled sunt were sed but resistere to resist nōn not audēbant were daring
1.6 Imperātor commander per through gradūs steps sacrōs sacred lentē slowly ascendit ascended et and portās gates aureās golden spectāvit gazed at
1.7 Intrā inside templum temple candelābrum menorah aureum golden septem seven rāmōrum of branches et and mēnsam table sacram sacred vīdit saw
1.8 Deinde then contrā against voluntātem will sacerdōtum of priests vēlum veil sanctuāriī of sanctuary remōvit removed
1.9 Mīrābile wonderful dictū to say nihil nothing nisi except locum place vacuum empty intrā inside repperit found
1.10 Pompeius Pompey religione by religious awe commōtus moved nihil nothing ex from templō temple rapere to seize permīsit permitted
1.11 Posterō next diē day sacrificia sacrifices sollemnia customary restaurārī to be restored iussit ordered et and templum temple pūrgārī to be purified
1.12 Multī many tamen however Iudaeī Jews templum temple violātum violated esse to be putābant were thinking et and dolēbant were grieving
1.1 Pompeius magnus imperātor Rōmānus Hierosolyma urbem sacrām Iudaeōrum pervēnit.
1.2 Templum magnificum in monte altō stābat quod mūrīs validīs circumdatum erat.
1.3 Sacerdōtēs templī sollicitī erant quod nēmō aliēnus in locum sanctissimum intrāre poterat.
1.4 Pompeius tamen cum mīlitibus suīs templum intrāre constituerat.
1.5 Iudaeī magnō metū implētī sunt sed resistere nōn audēbant.
1.6 Imperātor per gradūs sacrōs lentē ascendit et portās aureās spectāvit.
1.7 Intrā templum candelābrum aureum septem rāmōrum et mēnsam sacram vīdit.
1.8 Deinde contrā voluntātem sacerdōtum vēlum sanctuāriī remōvit.
1.9 Mīrābile dictū nihil nisi locum vacuum intrā repperit.
1.10 Pompeius religione commōtus nihil ex templō rapere permīsit.
1.11 Posterō diē sacrificia sollemnia restaurārī iussit et templum pūrgārī.
1.12 Multī tamen Iudaeī templum violātum esse putābant et dolēbant.
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