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And there was a man of the tribe of Benjamin whose name was Maccabeus.
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And he had sons, handsome and mighty warriors, who were beloved by all the people.
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And the king's men found them and said to them, Will you not bow down and will you not sacrifice to the gods of King Tseerutsaydan, as he has commanded?
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But if you refuse, we will seize you and take you to the king, and we will destroy all your goods, as the king has commanded.
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And they answered and said to him, these good young men: As for us, there is One to whom we bow, the God of our fathers, the Creator of the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, the Maker of the sun and the moon and the stars and the clouds. He is the true God whom we worship and in whom we believe.
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And these were the king's servants, four princes, and with each of them were their troops who carried their weapons of war.
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And when they wished to seize these holy ones, they escaped out of their hands, and none could harm them; and they went away carrying their weapons of war, for they were young men exceedingly strong and mighty.
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And there was among them one who could kill while strangling a leopard, and he would throttle it as one throttles a chicken in that moment.
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And there was among them one who, in battle, could kill a hundred men at one time with a single sword; such were their names. And so were they renowned in all the land of Moab and among the Chaldeans.
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And those troops returned to the city and shut the gates of the city, and they terrified the people, saying, Unless you bring us these men, the Maccabees, we will burn your city with fire, and we will send word to the king and destroy your city.
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And at that time the people of the city went out, poor and rich, and aged women and orphans, and they all cried out together; and they lifted up their eyes toward the mountain and cried out to them, saying, Do not destroy us and our city.
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And they turned their faces toward the east and prayed to the Lord, spreading out their hands together, and they said, Shall we overcome for Your sake, O Lord, these who transgress Your law and Your commandment?
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As for us, we do not wish to hear the word of that rebel who does not believe in Your law, but trusts in gold and in silver, in wood and in stone, the work of men's hands.
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But if You command us, we will go to him; and we will give up our souls to death for the sake of evil rather than listen to the word of that rebel when he says, Sacrifice to my gods.
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And as for us, O Lord, with all our heart we have put our trust in You, the God of our fathers who did Your will and walked in Your law, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who tries the heart and the inward parts.
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You examine the righteous and the sinner, and You search what is in the heart of man; and there is nothing hidden from You, but the secret thing is laid open before You.
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And as for us, we have no other God apart from You.
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But be for us power and strength and a refuge in this work to which we are bound for You, that we may give up our souls to death for the sake of Your holy name.
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And when Israel entered the land of Egypt, You heard the prayer of Jacob; and now also we ask You, O holy God.
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And when they had finished praying, two men of fair appearance appeared to them, standing before them; and as the fiery swords, terrifying as lightning, came down and cut their necks, they died; but at that very time they rose up and were whole as before.
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