46 Judas led his army a short distance from Jerusalem to the town of Mizpah, which had been a place of worship.
47 That day Judas and his troops went without eating; they put on sackcloth, then rubbed ashes on their heads and tore their clothes.
48 Instead of praying to idols, as the Gentiles do, they read in their Jewish Law to find what God wanted them to do.
49 They also brought together a tenth of their crops and the best part of their harvest, as well as the clothes of the priests.Judas also called together those who had completed their time of special service to God and now had to offer sacrifices.
50 Then everyone prayed out loud:Where can we take these peopleto offer their sacrifices?
51 Your temple has been disgracedand made unfit for worship;the priests are humiliatedand brokenhearted.
52 Our God, you know these Gentilesare here to destroy us,