Alexander Jannaeus and Alexandra
Successful and completely satisfied,
the King Alexander Iannaios
and his wife Queen Alexandra
go by, announced by music
with plenty of grandeur and luxury,
passing through the streets of Jerusalem.
The work started by the great
Judas Maccabeus and his four
famous brothers, which was carried on
afterward amid many dangers
and many obstacles have been overcome superbly.
Now nothing improper remains.
All submission to the arrogant monarchs
of Antioch has ceased. Look,
King Alexander Jannaeus,
and his wife Queen Alexandra
are equal to the Seleucids in every way.
Good Jews, pure Jews, above all faithful Jews.
But, as the circumstances demand it,
also proficient in the Greek language,
and closely associated with the Greeks, and the Hellenized
as equals, though, let that be known.
Indeed, it has succeeded superbly,
succeeded most surprisingly,
the work that began with the great Judas Maccabeus
and his four famous brothers.
Manolis Aligizakis 