1 Maccabees 9:45-47

New Catholic Bible

⁴⁵ In front of us the battle awaits; behind us are the waters of the Jordan on one side and marshland and thickets on the other. There is no way out. ⁴⁶ Cry out to Heaven that you may be saved from our enemies.” ⁴⁷ Once the battle had begun, Jonathan raised his arm to strike Bacchides, but Bacchides managed to elude him and escaped to the rear.