11 and their leader is Timothy.
12 Please send help at once. These Gentiles have not only killed many of us,
13 but they've robbed and murdered just about every Jew in Tob and captured their families. Almost 1,000 have already died.
14 Before Judas finished reading this letter, messengers arrived from Galilee. They had torn their clothes to show their sorrow,
15 and they said, “An army is ready to destroy us. It is made up of Gentiles from all over Galilee and of troops from the cities of Ptolemais, Tyre, and Sidon.”
16 Judas and his troops listened to these reports. Then they called together a large group to decide what should be done to help those who were in danger and under attack.
17 Judas said to his brother Simon, “Take some soldiers to Galilee and rescue our people. Our brother Jonathan and I will lead an army to Gilead.”