2 Maccabees 15:17-19

Wycliffe Bible

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.

¹⁸ For why [or Soothly] for (their) wives, and (their) sons, and also for (their) brethren, and cousins, was less busyness (or less care), but the most and first dread was [for] (the) holiness of the temple (or but their first and foremost fear was for the holy Temple).

¹⁹ But not (the) least busyness (or care) had them that were in the city, for these that should assail, or fight together.