1 Maccabees 9:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ When Judas saw that members of his army had slipped away and the battle was coming close, he was dejected because he had no time to assemble more troops. ⁸ He felt weak, but he said to those who stayed, “Let’s get up and move against our enemies. We may be able to fight them.”

⁹ They tried to change his mind: “We don’t have the strength. Let’s save ourselves now and come back later with our people to fight them. We are too few.”