3 Judas heard of it and himself set out with his soldiers to attack the king’s army at Emmaus
4 while these forces were still scattered away from the camp.
5 During the night Gorgias came into the camp of Judas, and found no one there; so he sought them in the mountains, saying, “They are fleeing from us.”
6 But at daybreak Judas appeared in the plain with three thousand men; furthermore they lacked the helmets and swords they wanted.
7 They saw the army of the Gentiles, strong, breastplated, and flanked with cavalry, and made up of experienced soldiers.
8 Judas said to the men with him: “Do not fear their numbers or dread their attack.
9 Remember how our ancestors were saved in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.