2 Maccabees 15:15-17

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁵ Forsooth he saw that Jeremy hath straight(ened) (or stretched) forth the right hand, and hath given a golden sword to Judas, and said,

¹⁶ Take thou the holy sword, a gift of (or from) God, in (or with) which thou shalt cast down the adversaries of my people Israel.

¹⁷ Therefore they were admonished with (the) full great words of Judas [or And so they admonished with words of Judas full good], of (or by) which (their) fierceness might be enhanced, (or lifted up) and (the) souls of (the) young men be comforted (or strengthened), and they ordained for to fight, and torment (al)together strongly, that virtue should deem of needs, or causes, for that the holy city, and (the) temple were in peril.