57 Then the army moved off, and they camped to the south of Emmaus.
58 Judas said: “Arm yourselves and be brave; in the morning be ready to fight these Gentiles who have assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary.
59 It is better for us to die in battle than to witness the evils befalling our nation and our sanctuary.
60 Whatever is willed in heaven will be done.”