he had several sons, and this is the beginning of the war

他有好几个儿子这是一场战争的开端
that comes to be called the Maccabean Revolt.

史称马加比起义
It's called Maccabean because after Mattathias died

被称为马加比是因为玛他提亚死后
shortly thereafter, he was the leader of the revolt in the beginning

玛他提亚曾是起义最开始的首领
his son Judas becomes the head general of the bunch,

不多时他的儿子犹大成了起义军的总领
and Judas, early on earned the nickname Maccabeus.

而犹大在早期昵称为马加比
We're not really sure what the nickname means or where it comes from,

我们不能真正确定这个昵称的意义和来源
it could be something like "The hammer"

可能类似于"铁锤"
So he could be "Judah the hammer"

所以他可能是"犹太之锤"
But it may have been an attribute from him being a very good general

但这可能是因为他是个出色的将军
and winning a lot of battles

在多场战争中获胜而得名
Against all odds

面对重重困难