32. Strike them with dread, and melt away the boldness of their strength, and let them shudder in their grief.
33. Cast them down with the sword of those who love you, and let all who know your name praise you with hymns."
34. And they went forth to battle, and there fell from the army of Lysias five thousand men.
35. But Lysias, seeing their flight and the boldness of the Jews, and that they were prepared either to live or to die with fortitude, went to Antioch and chose soldiers, so that they might come back to Judea with greater numbers.
36. Then Judas and his brothers said: "Behold, our enemies have been crushed. Let us go up now to cleanse and renew the holy places."