3 But now I am old, and ye, by God's mercy, are of a sufficient age: be ye instead of me and my brother, and go and fight for our nation, and the help from heaven be with you.
4 So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebe´us, and rested that night at Modin.
5 And when as they rose in the morning, and went into the plain, behold, a mighty great host both of footmen and horsemen came against them: howbeit there was a water brook betwixt them.
6 So he and his people pitched over against them: and when he saw that the people were afraid to go over the water brook, he went first over himself, and then the men seeing him passed through after him.
7 That done, he divided his men, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: for the enemy's horsemen were very many.
8 Then sounded they with the holy trumpets: whereupon Cendebe´us and his host were put to flight, so that many of them were slain, and the remnant got them to the stronghold.
9 At that time was Judas John's brother wounded; but John still followed after them, until he came to Gede´rah, which Cendebe´us had built.