40. Jonathan and his party rose up against them from their ambush and killed them. Many fell wounded; the rest fled toward the mountain; all their spoils were taken.
41. Thus the wedding was turned into mourning, and the sound of their music into lamentation.
42. Having taken their revenge for the blood of their brother, they returned to the marshes of the Jordan.
43. When Bacchides heard of it, he came on the sabbath to the banks of the Jordan with a large force.
44. Then Jonathan said to his companions, “Let us rise up now and fight for our lives, for today is not like yesterday and the day before.
45. The battle is before us, behind us are the waters of the Jordan, on either side of us, marsh and thickets; there is no way of escape.
46. Cry out now to Heaven so that you may be delivered from the hand of our enemies.”