31 And it was reported to the king's men, and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had cast aside the commandment of the king, had departed into the hidden places in the desert, and that many had followed after them.
32 And immediately, they went out to them, and they arranged a battle against them, on the day of the Sabbath.
33 And they said to them: "And now, do you still resist? Go out and act according to the word of king Antiochus, and you will live."
34 And they said, "We will not go out, and we will not do the king's word, so as to profane the day of the Sabbath."
35 And they rushed against them in battle.
36 But they did not respond, nor did they cast a stone at them, nor did they barricade the hidden places,
37 for they said, "Let us all die in our simplicity. And heaven and earth will testify for us, that you destroyed us unjustly."