1 Maccabees 4:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 As Judas was finishing this speech, a detachment[a] appeared, looking down from the mountain. 20 They saw that their army had been put to flight and their camp was burning. The smoke they saw revealed what had happened. 21 When they realized this, they completely lost heart; and when they also saw the army of Judas in the plain ready to attack,
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