1. Then Gorgias took five thousand men and a thousand chosen horsemen, and they moved out of the camp by night,
2. so that they might set upon the camp of the Jews and strike them suddenly. And the sons who were from the stronghold were their guides.
3. And Judas heard of it, and he rose up, with his powerful men, to strike the force from the king's army that was in Emmaus.
4. For the army was still dispersed from the camp.
5. And Gorgias came by night, into the camp of Judas, and found no one, and he sought them in the mountains. For he said, "These men flee from us."
6. And when it had become day, Judas appeared in the plain with only three thousand men, who had neither armor nor swords.
7. And they saw the strength of the camp of the Gentiles, and the men in armor, and the horsemen surrounding them, and that these were trained to fight.
8. And Judas said to the men who were with him: "Do not be afraid of their multitude, and do not dread their attack.
9. Remember in what way salvation came to our fathers in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with a great army.