2 Maccabees 8:12-14

Good News Translation

Judas Learns of Nicanor's Plans^(A)

¹² Judas learned that Nicanor was advancing with his army toward Judea, so he informed his men. ¹³ Some were cowardly and did not believe in the justice of God, and they ran away as fast as they could. ¹⁴ But others sold all their remaining possessions so that the Lord would consider them worthy to be saved from the godless Nicanor, who had sold them as slaves even before the battle had taken place.