40. And part of the king's army was divided to the high mountains, and the other part to the low places. And they went forth with order and caution.
41. And all the inhabitants of the land were shaken at the voice of their multitude, and at the advance of the company, and at the clash of the armor. For the army was very 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, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts shielded with the king's shield, and it was higher than the other beasts. So it seemed to him that the king must be on it.
44. And he gave himself for the freedom of his people, and to obtain for himself a name in eternity.
45. And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right and on the left, and they fell down before him on this side and that.
46. And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it, and he killed it. And it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there.
47. And, seeing the strength of the king and the forcefulness of his army, they turned themselves away from them.
48. But the king's camp went up against them in Jerusalem. And the king's camp took up a position near Judea and Mount Zion.
49. And he made peace with those who were in Bethzur. And they went out of the city, because they had no provisions in their confinement, for it was the Sabbath of the land.
50. And the king captured Bethzur, and he stationed a garrison there to keep it.
51. And he turned his camp against the place of sanctification for many days. And he stationed there catapults and other machines: machines to cast fire, and windlasses to cast stones and darts, and small catapults to cast arrows and metal.
52. But they also made machines against their machines, and they fought for many days.
53. But there were no foods in the city, because it was the seventh year. And those who had remained in Judea were from the Gentiles, so they consumed all that they had left from what had been stored up.
54. And there remained in the holy places a few men, for the famine had prevailed over them. And they were scattered, each one to his own place.
55. Then Lysias heard that Philip, whom king Antiochus had appointed, when he was still alive, to raise his son, Antiochus, and to reign,
56. had returned from Persia and Media, with the army that went with him, and that he sought to take upon himself the affairs of the kingdom.
57. He hurried to go and to say to the king and the commanders of the army: "We are weakened everyday, and our food is limited, and the place that we besiege is strong, and it is incumbent upon us to put the kingdom in order.
58. And so now, let us bestow a pledge to these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation.
59. And let us establish for them that they may walk according to their own laws, just as before. For, because of their laws, which we despised, they have become angry and have done all these things."