13. And the word seemed good in their eyes.
14. And some of the people determined to do this, and they went to the king. And he gave them the power to act according to the justice of the Gentiles.
15. And they built a sports arena in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the Nations.
16. And they made themselves uncircumcised, and they withdrew from the holy covenant, and they were joined to the nations, and they were sold into evil-doing.
17. And the kingdom was ready in the sight of Antiochus, and he began to reign over the land of Egypt, so that he might reign over two kingdoms.
18. And he entered into Egypt with an oppressive multitude, with swift chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great abundance of ships.
19. And he appointed a war against Ptolemy, the king of Egypt, and Ptolemy was filled with dread before his face, and he fled, and many fell down wounded.
20. And he took hold of the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he received the spoils of the land of Egypt.
21. And Antiochus turned back, after he struck Egypt, in the one hundred and forty-third year, and he ascended against Israel.
22. And he ascended to Jerusalem, with an oppressive multitude.