1. Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army, to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it.
2. And seeing that the people was in dread, and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled the people:
3. And exhorted them, saying: You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws, and the sanctuary, and the distresses that we have seen:
4. By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alone.