1 realized that there was no way for him to be safe or to have access again to the holy altar
4 who were hostile to Judas, quickly inflamed Demetrius still more.
12 temple.
14And the nations throughout Judea, who had fled before Judas, flocked to join Nicanor, thinking that the misfortunes and calamities of the Jews would mean prosperity for themselves.
Nicanor Makes Friends with Judas15 heard of Nicanor’s coming and the gathering of the nations, they sprinkled dust on their heads and prayed to him who established his own people forever and always upholds his own heritage by manifesting himself.
16At the command of the leader, they set out from there immediately and engaged them in battle at a village called Dessau.
17 checked because of the sudden consternation created by the enemy.
18Nevertheless, Nicanor, hearing of the valor of Judas and his troops and their courage in battle for their country, shrank from deciding the issue by bloodshed.
19 set a day on which to meet by themselves. A chariot came forward from each army; seats of honor were set in place;
22 married, settled down, and shared the common life.
Nicanor Turns against Judas26 and holy temple while the priests were offering the customary sacrifices and commanded them to hand the man over.
32When they declared on oath that they did not know where the man was whom he wanted,
33 him he would do them an injury.
41When the troops were about to capture the tower and were forcing the door of the courtyard, they ordered that fire be brought and the doors burned. Being surrounded, Razis fell upon his own sword,
42preferring to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of sinners and suffer outrages unworthy of his noble birth.
43But in the heat of the struggle he did not hit exactly, and the crowd was now rushing in through the doors. He courageously ran up on the wall and bravely threw himself down into the crowd.
44But as they quickly drew back, a space opened and he fell in the middle of the empty space.
45Still alive and aflame with anger, he rose, and though his blood gushed forth and his wounds were severe he ran through the crowd, and standing upon a steep rock,
46with his blood now completely drained from him, he tore out his entrails, took them in both hands, and hurled them at the crowd, calling upon the Lord of life and spirit to give them back to him again. This was the manner of his death.
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