30 Judas noticed that Nicanor was no longer treating him like a friend, and he guessed that trouble was on the way. So he and a number of his followers went into hiding.
31 When Nicanor found out that he had been outsmarted, he went to the famous and holy Jerusalem temple at the time of sacrifice and demanded that the priests hand Judas over to him.
32 But the priests swore that they did not know where to find Judas.
33 Nicanor shook his right fist at the temple and said, “Find Judas, or else I swear that I'll destroy this temple and the altar of your God! Then I'll build a glorious temple for the god Dionysus on this very spot.”
34 After this, he left.The priests immediately stretched their arms toward heaven and prayed to God, the Defender of our nation. They said,
35 “Our holy Lord God, you have everything, and yet you were pleased to let us build a temple, so that you could live here with us.
36 We have only recently dedicated this temple again. Please keep it holy forever and ever.”