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13:4. By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for
Israel's sake, and I am left alone.
13:5. And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble:
for I am not better than my brethren.
13:6. I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children,
and wives: for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out
of mere malice.
13:7. And the spirit of the people was enkindled as soon as they heard
these words:
13:8. And they answered with a loud voice, saying: Thou art our leader
in the place of Judas, and Jonathan, thy brother:
13:9. Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say
to us.
13:10. So gathering together all the men of war, he made haste to finish
all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about.
13:11. And he sent Jonathan, the son of Absalom, and with him a new
army, into Joppe, and he cast out them that were in it, and himself
remained there.
13:12. And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade
the land of Juda, and Jonathan was with him in custody.
13:13. But Simon pitched in Addus, over against the plain.
13:14. And when Tryphon understood that Simon was risen up in the place
of his brother, Jonathan, and that he meant to join battle with him, he
sent messengers to him,
13:15. Saying: We have detained thy brother, Jonathan, for the money
that he owed in the king's account, by reason of the affairs which he
had the management of.
13:16. But now send a hundred talents of silver, and his two sons for
hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may not revolt from us, and
we will release him.
13:17. Now Simon knew that he spoke deceitfully to him; nevertheless, he
ordered the money and the children to be sent, lest he should bring upon
himself a great hatred of the people of Israel, who might have said:
13:18. Because he sent not the money and the children therefore is he
lost.
13:19. So he sent the children and the hundred talents and he lied, and
did not let Jonathan go.
13:20. And after this, Tryphon entered within the country, to destroy
it: and they went about by the way that leadeth to Ador: and Simon and
his army marched to every place whithersoever they went.
Simon and his army marched to every place whithersoever they went...
That is, whithersoever Tryphon and his horsemen went in order to oppose
them.
13:21. And they that were in the castle, sent messengers to Tryphon,
that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them
victuals.
13:22. And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night; but
there fell a very great snow, and he came not into the country of
Galaad.
13:23. And when he approached to Bascama, he slew Jonathan and his sons
there.
13:24. And Tryphon returned, and went into his own country.
13:25. And Simon sent, and took the bones of Jonathan, his brother, and
buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers.
13:26. And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation: and they
mourned for him many days.
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