1 Maccabees 3:15-17

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁵ And he made himself ready: and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to be revenged of the children of Israel.

¹⁶ And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small company.

¹⁷ But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting to day?