1 During the night, Gorgias took 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 of his best cavalry and left Emmaus
2 to make a surprise attack on Judas. He was led there by some men from the fortress in Jerusalem.
3-4 But Judas found out what Gorgias was planning. So he and his soldiers left their camp to attack the troops that Gorgias had left behind at Emmaus.
5 Late that night, when Gorgias arrived at the camp of Judas, no one was there. He thought Judas and the others were hiding in the hills, and so he led his troops after them.
6 Meanwhile, Judas and his 3,000 soldiers came to the valley near Emmaus about dawn. They did not have enough swords or armor for the battle,