1 Maccabees 4:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ They saw the camp of the Gentiles with its strong fortifications, flanked with cavalry, and a fighting force expert in the art of warfare. ⁸ Judas said to those who were with him: “Do not be afraid of their superior numbers or panic when they attack. ⁹ Remember how our ancestors were saved at the Red Sea when Pharaoh was pursuing them with his forces.