1 Maccabees 3:58-60

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁵⁸ And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary.

⁵⁹ For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the holies:

⁶⁰ Nevertheless as it shall be the will of God in heaven so be it done.