2 Maccabees 2:19-21

Good News Translation

Author's Preface

¹⁹ Jason of Cyrene has recorded in five volumes the story of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers, the purification of the great Temple, and the dedication of its altar. ²⁰ He has described the battles with Antiochus Epiphanes and with his son Eupator, ²¹ and he has told of the heavenly visions that appeared to those who fought bravely and enthusiastically to defend Judaism. Our forces were few in number, but they plundered the entire country and routed the heathen forces.