51 And your holy place is trodden down and profaned, and your priests are in heaviness and brought low.
52 And, behold, the Gentiles are assembled together against us to destroy us: you know what things they imagine against us.
53 How shall we be able to stand before them, except you be our help?
54 And they sounded with the trumpets, and cried with a loud voice.
55 And after this Judas appointed leaders of the people, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
56 And he said to them that were building houses, and were betrothing wives, and were planting vineyards, and were fearful, that they should return, each man to his own house, according to the law.
57 And the army removed, and encamped upon the south side of Emmaus.