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Galilee with their garments rent, who related ac- land of Galaad,
cording to these words: 26 And that many of them were shut up in
15 Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Barasa, and in Bosor, and in Alima, and in Cas-
Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against phor, and in Mageth, and in Carnaim; all these
them, and all Galilee is filled with strangers, in strong and great cities.
order to consume us. 27 Yea, and that they were kept shut up in the
16 Now when Judas and the people heard rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had
these words, a great assembly met together to appointed to bring their army on the morrow
consider what they should do for their brethren near to these cities, and to take them, and to
that were in trouble, and were assaulted by destroy them all in one day.
them. 28 Then Judas and his army suddenly turned
17 And Judas said to Simon, his brother: their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took
Choose thee men, and go, and deliver thy the city: and he slew every male by the edge of
brethren in Galilee: and I, and my brother the sword, and took all their spoils, and burnt it
Jonathan, will go into the country of Galaad: with fire.
18 And he left Joseph, the son of Zacharias, 29 And they removed from thence by night,
and Azarias, captains of the people, with the and went till they came to the fortress.
remnant of the army in Judea, to keep it: 30 And it came to pass that early in the morn-
19 And he commanded them, saying: Take ing, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there
ye the charge of this people; but make no war were people without number, carrying ladders
against the heathens, till we return. and engines to take the fortress, and assault
20 Now three thousand men were allotted to them.
Simon, to go into Galilee: and eight thousand to 31 And Judas saw that the fight was begun,
Judas, to go into the land of Galaad. and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like
21 And Simon went into Galilee, and fought a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city:
many battles with the heathens: and the hea- 32 And he said to his host: Fight ye today for
thens were discomfited before his face, and he your brethren.
pursued them even to the gate of Ptolemais. 33 And he came with three companies be-
22 And there fell of the heathens almost three hind them, and they sounded their trumpets,
thousand men, and he took the spoils of them. and cried out in prayer.
23 And he took with him those that were in 34 And the host of Timotheus understood
Galilee and in Arbatis, with their wives, and chil- that it was Machabeus, and they fled away be-
dren, and all that they had, and he brought them fore his face and they made a great slaughter of
into Judea with great joy. them, and there fell of them in that day almost
24 And Judas Machabeus, and Jonathan, his eight thousand men.
brother, passed over the Jordan, and went three 35 And Judas turned aside to Maspha, and
days’ journey through the desert. assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male
25 And the Nabutheans met them, and re- thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and burnt it
ceived them in a peaceable manner, and told with fire.
them all that happened to their brethren in the 36 From thence he marched, and took Casbon,