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Demetrius's　intentions　were；　and　what　opinion　he　had　of　their
nation。　When　Nicanor　had　delivered　this　message；　Judas　and　his
brethren　complied　with　him；　and　suspecting　no　deceit；　they　gave
him　assurances　of　friendship；　and　received　Nicanor　and　his　army；
but　while　he　was　saluting　Judas；　and　they　were　talking　together；
he　gave　a　certain　signal　to　his　own　soldiers；　upon　which　they
were　to　seize　upon　Judas；　but　he　perceived　the　treachery；　and　ran
back　to　his　own　soldiers；　and　fled　away　with　them。　So　upon　this
discovery　of　his　purpose；　and　of　the　snares　laid　for　Judas；
Nicanor　determined　to　make　open　war　with　him；　and　gathered　his
army　together；　and　prepared　for　fighting　him；　and　upon　joining
battle　with　him　at　a　certain　village　called　Capharsalama；　he　beat
Judas；　（26）　and　forced　him　to　fly　to　that　citadel　which　was　at
Jerusalem。

5。　And　when　Nicanor　came　down　from　the　citadel　unto　the　temple；
some　of　the　priests　and　elders　met　him；　and　saluted　him；　and
showed　him　the　sacrifices　which　they　offered　to　God　for　the　king：
upon　which　he　blasphemed；　and　threatened　them；　that　unless　the
people　would　deliver　up　Judas　to　him；　upon　his　return　he　would
pull　clown　their　temple。　And　when　he　had　thus　threatened　them；　he
departed　from　Jerusalem。　But　the　priests　fell　into　tears　out　of
grief　at　what　he　had　said；　and　besought　God　to　deliver　them　from
their　enemies　But　now　for　Nicanor；　when　he　was　gone　out　of
Jerusalem；　and　was　at　a　certain　village　called　Bethoron；　he　there
pitched　his　camp；　another　army　out　of　Syria　having　joined　him。
And　Judas　pitched　his　camp　at　Adasa；　another　village；　which　was
thirty　furlongs　distant　from　Bethoron；　having　no　more　than　one
thousand　soldiers。　And　when　he　had　encouraged　them　not　to　be
dismayed　at　the　multitude　of　their　enemies；　nor　to　regard　how
many　they　were　against　whom　they　were　going　to　fight；　but　to
consider　who　they　themselves　were；　and　for　what　great　rewards
they　hazarded　themselves；　and　to　attack　the　enemy　courageously；
he　led　them　out　to　fight；　and　joining　battle　with　Nicanor；　which
proved　to　be　a　severe　one；　he　overcame　the　enemy；　and　slew　many
of　them；　and　at　last　Nicanor　himself；　as　he　was　fighting
gloriously；　fell：　…　upon　whose　fall　the　army　did　not　stay；　but
when　they　had　lost　their　general；　they　were　put　to　flight；　and
threw　down　their　arms。　Judas　also　pursued　them　and　slew　them；　and
gave　notice　by　the　sound　of　the　trumpets　to　the　neighboring
villages　that　he　had　conquered　the　enemy；　which；　when　the
inhabitants　heard；　they　put　on　their　armor　hastily；　and　met　their
enemies　in　the　face　as　they　were　running　away；　and　slew　them；
insomuch　that　not　one　of　them　escaped　out　of　this　battle；　who
were　in　number　nine　thousand　This　victory　happened　to　fall　on　the
thirteenth　day　of　that　month　which　by　the　Jews　is　called　Adar　and
by　the　Macedonians　Dystrus；　and　the　Jews　thereon　celebrate　this
victory　every　year；　and　esteem　it　as　a　festival　day。　After　which
the　Jewish　nation　were；　for　a　while；　free　from　wars；　and　enjoyed
peace；　but　afterward　they　returned　into　their　former　state　of
wars　and　hazards。

6。　But　now　as　the　high　priest　Alcimus；　was　resolving　to　pull　down
the　wall　of　the　sanctuary；　which　had　been　there　of　old　time；　and
had　been　built　by　the　holy　prophets；　he　was　smitten　suddenly　by
God；　and　fell　down。　（27）　This　stroke　made　him　fall　down
speechless　upon　the　ground；　and　undergoing　torments　for　many
days；　he　at　length　died；　when　he　had　been　high　priest　four　years。
And　when　he　was　dead；　the　people　bestowed　the　high　priesthood　on
Judas；　who　hearing　of　the　power　of　the　Romans；　and　that　they　had
conquered　in　war　Galatia；　and　Iberia；　and　Carthage；　and　Libya；
and　that；　besides　these；　they　had　subdued　Greece；　and　their
kings；　Perseus；　and　Philip；　and　Antiochus　the　Great　also；　he
resolved　to　enter　into　a　league　of　friendship　with　them。　He
therefore　sent　to　Rome　some　of　his　friends；　Eupolemus　the　son　of
John；　and　Jason　the　son　of　Eleazar；　and　by　them　desired　the
Romans　that　they　would　assist　them；　and　be　their　friends；　and
would　write　to　Demetrius　that　he　would　not　fight　against　the
Jews。　So　the　senate　received　the　ambassadors　that　came　from　Judas
to　Rome；　and　discoursed　with　them　about　the　errand　on　which　they
came；　and　then　granted　them　a　league　of　assistance。　They　also
made　a　decree　concerning　it；　and　sent　a　copy　of　it　into　Judea。　It
was　also　laid　up　in　the　capitol；　and　engraven　in　brass。　The
decree　itself　was　this：　〃The　decree　of　the　senate　concerning　a
league　of　assistance　and　friendship　with　the　nation　of　the　Jews。
It　shall　not　be　lawful　for　any　that　are　subject　to　the　Romans　to
make　war　with　the　nation　of　the　Jews；　nor　to　assist　those　that　do
so；　either　by　sending　them　corn；　or　ships；　or　money；　and　if　any
attack　be　made　upon　the　Jews；　the　Romans　shall　assist　them；　as
far　as　they　are　able；　and　again；　if　any　attack　be　made　upon　the
Romans；　the　Jews　shall　assist　them。　And　if　the　Jews　have　a　mind
to　add　to；　or　to　take　away　any　thing　from；　this　league　of
assistance；　that　shall　be　done　with　the　common　consent　of　the
Romans。　And　whatsoever　addition　shall　thus　be　made；　it　shall　be
of　force。〃　This　decree　was　written　by　Eupolemus　the　son　of　John；
and　by　Jason　the　son　of　Eleazar；　（28）　when　Judas　was　high　priest
of　the　nation；　and　Simon　his　brother　was　general　of　the　army。　And
this　was　the　first　league　that　the　Romans　made　with　the　Jews；　and
was　managed　after　this　manner。

CHAPTER　11。

That　Bacchides　Was　Again　Sent　Out　Against　Judas；　And　How　Judas
Fell　As　He　Was　Courageously　Fighting。

1。　But　when　Demetrius　was　informed　of　the　death　of　Nicanor；　and
of　the　destruction　of　the　army　that　was　with　him；　he　sent
Bacchides　again　with　an　army　into　Judea；　who　marched　out　of
Antioch；　and　came　into　Judea；　and　pitched　his　camp　at　Arbela；　a
city　of　Galilee；　and　having　besieged　and　taken　those　that　were
there　in　caves；　（for　many　of　the　people　fled　into　such　places；）
he　removed；　and　made　all　the　haste　he　could　to　Jerusalem。　And
when　he　had　learned　that　Judas　had　pitched　his　camp　at　a　certain
village　whose　name　was　Bethzetho；　he　led　his　army　against　him：
they　were　twenty　thousand　foot…men；　and　two　thousand　horsemen。
Now　Judas　had　no　more　soldiers　than　one　thousand。　（29）　When　these
saw　the　multitude　of　Bacchides's　men；　they　were　afraid；　and　left
their　camp；　and　fled　all　away；　excepting　eight　hundred。　Now　when
Judas　was　deserted　by　his　own　soldiers；　and　the　enemy　pressed
upon　him；　and　gave　him　no　time　to　gather　his　army　together；　he
was　disposed　to　fight　with　Bacchides's　army；　though　he　had　but
eight　hundred　men　with　him；　so　he　exhorted　these　men　to　undergo
the　danger　courageously；　and　encouraged　them　to　attack　the　enemy。
And　when　they　said　they　were　not　a　body　sufficient　to　fight　so
great　an　army；　and　advised　that　they　should　retire　now；　and　save
themselves　and　that　when　he　had　gathered　his　own　men　together；
then　he　should　fall　upon　the　enemy　afterwards；　his　answer　was
this：　〃Let　not　the　sun　ever　see　such　a　thing；　that　I　should　show
my　back　to　the　enemy　and　although　this　be　the　time　that　will
bring　me　to　my　end；　and　I　must　die　in　this　battle；　I　will　rather
stand　to　it　courageously；　and　bear　whatsoever　comes　upon　me；　than
by　now　running　away　bring　reproach　upon　my　former　great　actions；
or　tarnish　their　glory。〃　This　was　the　speech　he　made　to　those
that　remained　with　him；　whereby　he　encouraged　them　to　attack　the
enemy。

2。　But　Bacchldes　drew　his　army　out　of　their　camp；　and　put　them　in
array　for　the　battle。　He　set　the　horsemen　on　both　the　wings；　and
the　light　soldiers　and　the　archers　he　placed　before　the　whole
army；　but　he　was　himself　on　the　right　wing。　And　when　he　had　thus
put　his　army　in　order　of　battle；　and　was　going　to　join　battle
with　the　enemy；　he　commanded　the　trumpeter　to　give　a　signal　of
battle；　and　the　army　to　make　a　shout；　and　to　fall　on　the　enemy。
And　when　Judas　had　done　the　same；　he　joined　battle　with　them；　and
as　both　sides　fought　valiantly；　and　the　battle　continued　till
sun…set；　Judas　saw　that　Bacehides　and　the　strongest　part　of　the
army　was　in　the　right　wing；　and　thereupon　took　the　most
courageous　men　with　him；　and　ran　upon　that　part　of　the　army；　and
fell　upon　those　that　were　there；　and　broke　their　ranks；　and　drove
them　into　the　middle；　and　forced　them　to　run　away；　and　pursued
them　as　far　as　to　a　mountain　called　Aza：　but　when　those　of　the
left　wing　saw　that　the　right　wing　was　put　to　flight；　they
encompassed　Judas；　and　pursued　him；　and　came　behind　him；　and　took
him　into　the　middle　of　their　army；　so　being　not　able　to　fly；　but
encompassed　round　about　with　enemies；　he　stood　still；　and　he　and
those　that　were　with　him　fought；　and　when　he　had　slain　a　great
many　of　those　that　came　against　him；　he　at　last　was　himself
wounded；　and　fell　and　gave　up　the　ghost；　and　died　in　a　way　like
to　his　former　famous　actions。　When　Judas　was　dead；　those　that
were　with　him　had　no　one　whom　they　could　regard　＇as　their
commander＇；　but　when　they　saw　themselves　deprived　of　such　a
general；　they　fled。　But　Simon　and　Jonathan；　Judas's　brethren；
received　his　dead　body　by　a　treaty　from　the　enemy；　and　carried　it
to　the　village　of　Modin；　where　their　father　had　been　buried；　and
there　buried　him；　while　the　multitude　lamented　him　m