readiness against the morning, that ye
may fight with these Gentiles, that are
assembled together against us to de-
Cp. ver. 18. stroy us, and our holy place: 59 for it is
better for us to die in battle, than to
look upon the evils of our nation and
the holy place. 60 d Nevertheless, as
may be the will ein heaven, so shall
he do.

f See ch. 3.
38.

7 ch. 1. 33,
34.

* See ch. 3.
40.

8. 16.

j See Ex. 14.
30.

k ver. 40.
Cp. ch. 3.
18, 60.

I And Gorgias took five thou-
4 sand footmen, and a thousand chosen
horse, and the army removed by
night, 2 that it might fall upon the army
of the Jews and smite them suddenly:
and the men of the citadel were his
guides. 3 And Judas heard thereof, and
removed, he and the valiant men, that
he might smite the king's host which
was at Emmaus, 4 while as yet the
forces were dispersed from the camp.
5 And Gorgias came into the camp of
Judas by night, and found no man; and
he sought them in the mountains; for
he said, These men flee from us. 6 And
as soon as it was day, Judas appeared
in the plain with three thousand men:
howbeit they had not armour nor swords
to their minds. 7 And they saw the
camp of the Gentiles strong and forti-
fied, and horsemen compassing it round
about; and these were expert in war.
Cp. 2 Macc. 8i And Judas said to the men that were
with him, Fear ye not their multitude,
neither be ye afraid of their onset.
9 Remember how our fathers were saved
in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued
them with a host. 10 And now let us cry
kunto heaven, if he will have us, and
will remember the covenant of our
fathers, and destroy this army before
our face to-day: 11 and all the Gentiles
shall know that there is one who re-
deemeth and saveth Israel. 12 And the
strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw
them coming over against them: 13 and
they went out of the camp to battle.
And they that were with Judas m sounded
their trumpets, 14 and joined battle, and
the Gentiles were discomfited, and fled
into the plain. 15 But all the hindmost
fell by the sword: and they pursued
them unto 1n Gazara, and unto the plains
of Idumæa and Azotus and Jamnia,
and there fell of them about three thou-
sand men.
16 And Judas and his host
& 10. 77, 78 returned from pursuing after them, 17 and
he said unto the people, Be not greedy
of the spoils, inasmuch as there is a
battle before us; 18 and Gorgias and his
host are nigh unto us in the mountain.
But stand ye now against our enemies,
and fight against them, and afterwards
take the spoils with boldness. 19 While
Judas was yet making an end of these
words, there appeared a part of them
looking out from the mountain: 20 and
they saw that their host had been put to
flight, and that the Jews were burning

7 Cp. Ps. 59.
13.

m See ch. 3.
54.

n ch. 7. 45
& 9.52
& 13. 53
& 14. 7, 34,
al.

• ch. 5. 68

& 11. 4
& 14. 34.
Judith 2.
28.
Cp. 1 Sam.
5.1.

P ch. 5. 58
& 10. 69
& 15. 40.
Cp. 2 Chr.
26. 6.

& 5. 66, 68
(& mg. for
mg.).

the camp; for the smoke that was seen
declared what was done. 21 But when
they perceived these things, they were
sore afraid; and perceiving also the army
of Judas in the plain ready for battle,
22 they fled all of them into a the land of 4 ch. 3. 41
the 2 Philistines. 23 And Judas returned
to spoil the camp, and they got much
gold, and silver, and blue, and sea purple,
and great riches. 24 And they returned
home, and sang a song of thanksgiving,
and gave praise unto heaven; r because
his mercy is good, because his mercy en-
dureth for ever. 25 And Israel had a
great deliverance that day.

26 But the strangers, as many as had
escaped, came and told Lysias all the
things that had happened: 27 but when
he heard thereof, he was confounded
and discouraged, because neither had
such things as he would been done unto
Israel, nor had such things as the king
commanded him come to pass.

28 And in the next year he gathered
together threescore thousand chosen
footmen, and five thousand horse, that
he might subdue them. 29 And they
came into Idumæa, and encamped at
t Bethsura; and Judas met them with
ten thousand men. 30 And he saw that
the army was strong, and he prayed and
said,

r Cp. Song
of Three
67.

See Ps. 136.

1.

* See ch. 3.
32.

t ver. 61.

ch. 6. 7, 26,

31

& 9.52
& 10. 14, al.
Cp. Josh,
15. 58.

Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel,
who didst quell the onset of the mighty
man "by the hand of thy servant David, "1 Sam. 17.
and didst deliver the army of the 2 Philis-
tines vinto the hands of Jonathan the
son of Saul, and of his armourbearer:
31 w shut up this army in the hand of thy
people Israel, and let them be ashamed
for their host and their horsemen: 32 give
them faintness of heart, and cause the
boldness of their strength to melt away,
and let them quake at their destruction:
33 cast them down with the sword of
them that love thee, and let all that
know thy name praise thee with thanks-
giving.

3 Or, looking up unto heaven

a See 2Macc.
10. 1-3.

39

& 3. 45.

al.

y Jer. 47. 4.
Zech. 9. 2.

2 Esd. 1. 11,
al.

* Isai. 9. 1.
Matt. 4. 15.
a ch. 2. 3, 65.

b ch. 2. 5.

c ver. 9.

C

16 Now when Judas and the people
heard these words, there assembled to-
1 Esd. 5. 55. gether a great congregation, to consult
what they should do for their brethren,
that were in tribulation, and were as-
saulted of them. 17 And Judas said unto
a Simon his brother, Choose thee out
men, and go and deliver thy brethren
that are in Galilee, but I and Jonathan
my brother will go into the land of
Gilead. 18 And he left d Joseph the son
d ver. 56, 60. of Zacharias, and Azarias, as leaders of
the people, with the remnant of the host,
in Judæa, for to keep it. 19 And he
gave commandment unto them, saying,
Take ye the charge of this people, and
Cp. ver. 57, fight no battle with the Gentiles until
that we come again. 20 And unto a Simon
were divided three thousand men to go
into Galilee, but unto Judas eight
thousand men to go into the land of
c Gilead.

61.

9 ch. 9. 35.
Cp. Isai.
60. 7.

(Gk.).

1 Chr. 1.44
i Cp. Isai.
34. 6 (Gk.)
&63.1 (Gk.).

21 And a Simon went into Galilee,
and fought many battles with the Gen-
tiles, and the Gentiles were discom-
fited before him. 22 And he pursued
them unto the gate of Ptolemais; and
there fell of the Gentiles about three
thousand men, and he took their spoils.
23 And they took to them those that
were in Galilee, and in Arbatta, with
their wives and their children, and all
that they had, and brought them into
Judæa with great gladness.

24 And Judas Maccabæus and his bro-
fCp. ver. 52. ther Jonathan passed over Jordan, and
went three days' journey in the wilder-
ness; 25 and they met with the 9 Nabath-
æans, and these met them in a peace-
able manner, and told them all things
that had befallen their brethren in the
land of Gilead: 26 and how that many
of them were shut up in h Bosora, and
i Bosor, and Alema, Casphor, Maked,
and Carnaim; all these cities are
strong and great: 27 and how that they
were shut up in the rest of the cities of
the land of Gilead, and that to-morrow
they have appointed to encamp against
the strongholds, and to take them, and
to destroy all these men in one day.
28 And Judas and his army turned sud-
denly by the way of the wilderness unto
h Bosora; and he took the city, and slew
all the males with the edge of the sword,
and took all their spoils, and burned the

¿Cp. 2 Macc.
12. 13 (mg.).
k Cp. Gen.
14. 5

& 2 Macc.
12. 21

(& mg.).

m Cp. Neh.
4. 14.

city with fire. 29 And he removed from
thence by night, and went till he came
to the stronghold. 30 And the morningver. 9.
came, and they lifted up their eyes,
and, behold, much people which could
not be numbered, bearing ladders and
engines of war, to take the stronghold;
and they were fighting against them.
31 And Judas saw that the battle was
begun, and that the cry of the city
went up to heaven, with trumpets and a
great sound, 32 and he said unto the men
of his host, m Fight this day for your
brethren. 33 And he went forth behind
them " in three companies, and they "Cp. Judg.
sounded with their trumpets, and cried
out in prayer. 34 And the army of
Timotheus perceived that it was Mac-
cabæus, and they fled from before him:
and he smote them with a great slaughter;
and there fell of them on that day about
eight thousand men. 35 And he turned
aside to ? Mizpeh and fought against it, Gen. 31. 49.
and took it, and slew all the males
thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and
burned it with fire. 36 From thence he
removed, and took a Casphor, Maked, ver. 26.
Bosor, and the other cities of the land of
Gilead.

37 Now after these things r Timotheus
gathered another army, and encamped
over against Raphon beyond the brook.
38 And Judas sent men to espy the army;
and they brought him word, saying, All
the Gentiles that be round about us are
gathered together unto them, an exceed-
ing great host. 39 And they have hired

7. 16
& 1 Sam.
11. 11.
• See ch. 3.
54.

Judg. 10. 17

& 11. 11.

ver. 6, 11.
Cp.2 Macc.
12. 20, 21.

$2 Macc. 5. 8
& 12. 10.

1. 10

Arabians to help them, and are en-
camping beyond the brook, ready to come
against thee to battle. And Judas went
to meet them. 40 And Timotheus said
unto the captains of his host, when Judas
and his army drew nigh unto the brook
of water, If he pass over first unto us,
we shall not be able to withstand him;
for he will mightily prevail against us:
41 but if he be afraid, and encamp beyond
the river, we will cross over unto him,
and prevail against him. 42 Now when
Judas came nigh unto the brook of
water, he caused the scribes of the Cp. Josh.
people to remain by the brook, and
gave commandment unto them, saying,
Suffer no man to encamp, but let all
come to the battle. 43 And he crossed
over the first against them, and all the
people after him: and all the Gentiles 2 Macc. 12.
were discomfited before his face, and
cast away their arms, and fled unto
the temple at Carnaim. 44 And they "Cp. 2 Macc.
took the city, and burned the temple
with fire, together with all that were
therein. And 9 Carnaim was subdued,
neither could they stand any longer be-
fore the face of Judas.

45 And Judas gathered together all
Israel, them that were in the land of
Gilead, from the least unto the greatest,

& 3. 2
& 2 Chr. 26.
11.

22.

12. 21, 26

(& mg.).

27.

and their wives, and their children, and their stuff, an exceeding great army, that they might come into the land of 2 Macc. 12. Judah. 46 And they came as far as Ephron, and this same city was great, and it was in the way as they should go, exceeding strong: they could not turn aside from it on the right hand or on the left, but must needs pass through the midst of it. 47 And they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stones. 48 And Judas sent unto them with words of peace, saying, "We will pass through thy land to go into our own land, and none shall do you any hurt, we will only pass by on our feet. And they would not open unto him. 49 And Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the army, that each man should encamp in the place where he was. 50 And the men of the host en

* Cp. Num. 20. 19, 20 & Deut. 2. 26-28.

28.

Cp. ver. 24.

a ch. 12. 49.

camped, and fought against the city ale 2 Macc. 12. that day and all that night, and the city was delivered into his hands; 51 and he destroyed all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through the city over them that were slain. 52 And they went zover Jordan into a the great plain over against Bethshan. 53 And Judas gathered together those that lagged behind, and encouraged the people all the way through, until he came into the land of Judah. 54 And they went up to mount Sion with gladness and joy, and offered whole burnt offerings, because not so much as one of them was slain until they returned in peace.

Judith 1.8.

b ch. 12. 40, 41.

Josh.17.11.

1 Sam. 31.
10, 12.

Cp. 2 Macc.

12. 29.
Cp. 2 Macc.
12. 31.

d See ver. 24 -54.

-23.

f See ver. 15. 9 ver. 18.

e

55 And in the days dwhen Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Gilead, See ver. 21 and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais, 569 Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, rulers of the host, heard of their exploits and of the war, what things they had done; 57 and h Cp. ver. 19. they said, "Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us. 58 And they gave charge unto the men of the host that was with them, and went toward i Jamnia. 59 And Gorgias and his men came out of the city to meet them in battle. 60 And 9 Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judæa; and there fell on that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men. 61 And there was a great overthrow among the people, h because they hearkened not unto Judas and his brethren, thinking to do some exploit. 62 But they were not of the seed of those men, by whose hand deliverance was given unto Israel.

i See ch. 4. 15. J See ch. 3. 38.

63 And the man Judas and his brethren were glorified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the Gentiles,

wheresoever their name was heard of; 64 and men gathered together unto them, acclaiming them.

65 And Judas and his brethren went forth, and fought against the children k of Esau in the land toward the south; and he smote 'Hebron and the 1villages thereof, and pulled down the strongholds thereof, and burned the towers thereof round about. 66 And he removed to go into m the land of the 2 Philistines, and he went through Samaria. 67 In that day certain priests, desiring to do exploits there, were slain in battle, when as he went out to battle unadvisedly. 68 And Judas turned aside to n Azotus, to m the land of the 2Philistines, and pulled down their altars, and burned the carved images of their gods with fire, and took the spoil of their cities, and returned into the land of Judah.

10 And king Antiochus was jour

Cp.2 Mace.

12. 32, 33.

Josh. 21.11.

ch. 3. 41

& 4. 21 (& mg. for mg.).

n See ch. 4. 15.

° Cp. ch. 3. 31, 37 & 2 Macc. 1. 13, 14.

Cp. 2 Macc. 9. 1. ! ver. 56. ch. 3. 31 & 14..2. 2 Macc. 1. 12. r ch. 1. 1.

neying through the upper countries; and he heard say, that in ? Elymais in a Persia there was a city renowned for "Tobit 2. 10. riches, for silver and gold; and that the temple which was in it was rich exceedingly, and that therein were golden shields, and breastplates, and arms, which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Greeks, left behind there. 38 And he came and sought to take the Cp. 2 Macc. city, and to pillage it; and he was not able, because the thing was known to them of the city, 4 and they rose up against him to battle: and he fled, and removed thence with great heaviness, to return unto Babylon.

9.2.

9. 3.

❝ See ch. 3. 38-4. 35.

"See ch. 4. 36-61.

w See ch. 1. 54.

5 And there tcame one bringing him Cp.2 Macc. tidings into a Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of Judah, had been put to flight; 6 and that "Lysias went first with a strong host, and was put to shame before them; and that they had waxed strong by reason of arms and power, and with store of spoils, which they took from the armies that they had cut off; 7and that they had pulled down wthe abomination which he had built upon the altar that was in Jerusalem; and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and Bethsura, his * See ch. 4. city. 8 And it came to pass, when the king heard these words, he was astonished and moved exceedingly: and he "Cp.2 Macc. laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for. 9 And he was there many days, because great grief See was renewed upon him, and he made account that he should die. 10 And he called for all his a Friends, and said unto them, Sleep departeth from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for care. 11 And I said in my heart, Unto what

2 Gr. strangers.

4 Some ancient authorities read they.

29.

9.5.

2 Macc. 9. 11-17.

a See ch. 2. 18.

¿See ch. 1. 21-23.

° Cp. ch. 1. 57, 60, 61 & 3. 35.

tribulation am I come, and how great a flood is it, wherein I now am! for I was gracious and beloved in my power. 12 But now I remember the evils which I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of silver and gold that were therein, and sent forth to destroy the inhabitants of Judah without a cause. 13I perceive that on this account these evils are come upon me, and, behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land. 14 And he called for d ver. 55, 63. d Philip, one of his a Friends, and set him over all his kingdom, 15 and gave him his diadem, and his robe, and his signet-ring, to the end he should bring Antiochus his son, and nourish him up that he might be king. 169 And king Antiochus died there in the hundred and forty and ninth year. 17 And Lysias knew that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus his son to reign, whom he had nourished up being young, and he called his name Eupator.

2 Macc. 9.

29

& 13. 23.

e ch. 1. 9
& 8. 14.
f Cp. Gen.
41. 42

& Esth. 3.
10

& 8. 2, 8, 10.
Cp.2 Macc.

9.28

& 10. 9.

h See ch. 3. 32.

i Cp. ch. 3. 32, 33.

See 2 Macc.

10. 10.

k See ch. 1. 33.

13. L

m ver. 51. Cp. Jer. 32. 24

& 33. 4.

" See ch. 1. 11.

18 And they that were in the citadel shut up Israel round about the sanctuary, and sought always their hurt, and the strengthening of the Gentiles. 19 And Judas thought to destroy them, and called all the people together to besiege them. 20 And they were gathered Cp. 2 Macc. together, and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year, and he made m mounds to shoot from, and engines of war. 21 And there came forth some of them that were shut up, and there were joined unto them "certain ungodly men of Israel. 22 And they went unto the king, and said, How long wilt thou not execute judgement, and avenge our brethren? 23 We were willing to serve thy father, and to walk after his words, and to follow his commandments; 24 and for this cause the children of our people besieged the citadel, and were alienated from us; but as many of us as they could light on Pthey slew, and spoiled our inheritances. 25 And not against us only did they stretch out their hand, but also against all their borders. 26 And, behold, they are encamped this day against the citadel at Jerusalem, to take it: 9 and the sanctuary and Bethsura have they fortified. 27 And if ye are not beforehand with them quickly, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to control them.

"See ch. 1. 41-50.

P ch. 2. 44 & 3. 8.

? ch. 4. 60, 61. * See ch. 4. 29.

2 Macc. 13. 19-22.

clus. 39. 26.

trained for war. 31 And they went through Idumæa, and encamped against Cp. Bethsura, and fought against it many days, and made engines of war; and they of Bethsura came out, and burned them with fire, and fought valiantly. 32 And Judas removed from the citadel, and encamped at Bethzacharias, over against the king's camp. 33 And the king rose early in the morning, and removed his army at full speed along the road to Bethzacharias, and his forces made them ready to battle, and sounded with the trumpets. 34 And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes and mul- See Ecberries, that they might prepare them for the battle. 35 And they divided the beasts among the phalanxes, and they set by each elephant a thousand men armed with coats of mail, and helmets of brass on their heads; and for each beast were appointed five hundred chosen horsemen. 36 These were ready beforehand, wheresoever the beast was; and whithersoever the beast went, they went with him; they departed not from him. 37 And towers of wood were upon them, strong and covered, one upon each beast, girt fast upon him with cunning contrivances; and upon each beast were two and thirty valiant men that fought upon them, beside his Indian 38 (and the residue of the horsemen he set on this side and that side at the two parts of the army), striking terror into the enemy, and protected by the phalanxes. 39 Now Cp. ch. 10. when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains shone therewith, and blazed like torches of fire. 40 And a part of the king's army was spread upon the high mountains, and some on the low ground, and they went on firmly and in order. 41 And all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the multitude, and the rattling of the arms, did quake: for the army was exceeding great and strong. 42 And Judas and his army drew near for battle, and there fell of the king's army six hundred men. 43 And Eleazar, who was called Avaran, saw one of the beasts armed with royal breastplates, and he was higher than all the beasts, and the king seemed to be upon him; 44 and he gave himself to deliver his people, and to get him a an everlasting name; 45 and he ran upon him courageously into the midst of the

phalanx, and slew on the right hand and on the left, and they parted asunder from him on this side and on that. 46 And he crept under the elephant, and thrust him from beneath, and slew him; and the elephant fell to the earth upon him, and he died there. 47 And they saw the strength of the kingdom, and the fierce onset of the hosts, and turned away from them.

1 circa B.C. 164.

2 circa B.C. 163.

3 Gr. it.

4 Or, itself eager for the fight

82.

2 ch. 2. 5.

@ Cụ. ch. 2.

51.