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Apocrypha. Judas railing and blaspheming, and utter- ing such words as were not to be spoken.

15 Wherefore Judas with his company, calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of "*0* *war did cast down Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce assault against the •Avails,

16 And' took'the city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, inlu- imuch that a lake two furlongs broad near adjoining thereunto, being filiedlull> was •seen Tunning with Mood.

17 Then departed they from thence ifeven iiundred and fifty furlongs, and tame lo Characa unto the Jews that are called Tubieni.

18 But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places : for before he had dis patched any thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold.

19 Howbeit Dofitheus and Sosipater, who were of Maccabeus' captains, went forth, and flew those that Timotheus had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men.

20 And Maccabeus ranged his army by ^Dofithtus bands, and set |j them over the bands, and Raters' went against Timotheus, who had about him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hun dred horsemen.

21 NowwhenTimotheushad knowledge of Judas' coming, he sent the women and children and the other baggage unto a for- trese called c Carnion : for the town was hard to besiege, and uneasy to come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places.

22 But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one running this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.

23 Judas also was very earnest in pursu ing them, killing those wicked wretches, of whom he flew about thirty thousand men.

24 Moreover Timotheus himself fell in to the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews' parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded.

25 So when he had assured them with many words that he would restore them without hurt, according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren.

26 I'hen Maccabeus marched forth to Carnion, and to the temple of || Atargatis, and there he slew five and twenty thousand persons.

27 And after he had put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host toward Ephron, a strong city, wherein Lysias abode, and a great multitude of di vers nations, and the strong young men kept the Avails, and defended them migh tily : wherein also was great provision of engines and darts.

28 But when Judas and his company had called upon Almighty God, who with his power breaketh the strength of his enemies, they won the city, and flew twenty and five thousand of them that were within.

29 From thence they departed to Scy- thopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem.

30 But when the Jews that dwelt there had testified that the Sythopolitans dealt lovingly with them, and entreated them kindly in the time of their adversity ;

31 They gave them thanks, desiring them to be friendly still unto them : and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks approaching.

32 And after thefeast, called Pentecost, they went forth against Gorgias the go vernor of U Idumea,

33 Who came out with three thousand men of foot and four hundred horsemen.

34 And it happened that in their fighting together a few of the Jews were stain.

35 At which time Dositheus, one of Ba- cenor's company, who was on horseback, and a strong man, was still upon Gorgias, and taking hold of his coat drew him by force; and when he would have taken that cursed man alive, a horseman of Thracia coming upon him II smote off his shoulder, so that Gorgias fled unto Marisa.

36 Now when they that were with II Gor gias had fought long, and were weary, Ju das called upon the Lord, that he would (hew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle,

37 And with that he began in his own language, and fung psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon Gorgias' men, he put them to flight.

38 So Judas gathered his host, and came into the city of Odollam. And when the seventh day came, they purified them selves, as the custom was, and kept the sabbath in the same place. . ! ;

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