6. When they saw the huge number of enemy forces, they became afraid. Many of them slipped away from the camp, until no more than eight hundred of them remained.
7. When Judas saw that members of his army had slipped away and the battle was coming close, he was dejected because he had no time to assemble more troops.
8. He felt weak, but he said to those who stayed, "Let’s get up and move against our enemies. We may be able to fight them."
9. They tried to change his mind: "We don’t have the strength. Let’s save ourselves now and come back later with our people to fight them. We are too few."
10. But Judas replied, "Don’t even consider running from them. If our time has come, then let’s die bravely for our people. Let’s leave no reason to question our honor."
11. Then the enemy army marched out from the camp and took its positions to fight. The cavalry was divided into two companies. The slingers and the archers went ahead of the army, as did all the best warriors.
12. Bacchides was on the right wing. Flanked by the two companies, the military force advanced to the sound of the trumpets. Those with Judas also blew their trumpets.
13. The earth shook from the noise of the armies. And the battle raged from morning till evening.
14. Judas saw that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right. Then Judas’ most courageous soldiers went with him.
15. They crushed the right wing and pursued them as far as Mount Azotus.