15 Then Seron led his soldiers and a large number of unfaithful Jews out of his camp to attack them.
16 While Seron and his army were going through the hills toward the town of Beth-Horon, Judas and a small force went out to attack.
17 But when they saw the enemy closing in, they said, “There are only a few of us. How can we fight against such a strong army? And besides, we feel weak, because we haven't had anything to eat all day long.”
18 Judas said to his soldiers:God doesn't care how many soldiers Seron has or how few we have. Our small army can easily destroy his forces.
19 It isn't the size of the army, it is the power of God that wins battles.
20 Seron and his troops are arrogant sinners who want to kill us and our families, so they can steal everything we own.
21 But we're fighting for our faith as much as for ourselves.