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So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits.

And made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them.

And the two elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their lust was inflamed toward her.

So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they came to the same place; and after that they had asked one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone.

So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in at the privy door, to see what was done unto her.

And said before the people, Send for Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, Joacim’s wife. And so they sent.

So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.

Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and judges of the people: so they condemned her to death.

So he standing in the midst of them said, Are ye such fools, ye sons of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel?

So when they were put asunder one from another, he called one of them, and said unto him, O thou that art waxen old in wickedness, now thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light.

So he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said unto him, O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thine heart.

So the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expences, ye shall die.

So Bel’s priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast and seal it with thine own signet;

So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king’s signet, and so departed.

So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king’s signet, and so departed.

Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did seethe them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the dragon’s mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder: and Daniel said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship.

So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house.

So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately.

So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died.

And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.

So this device pleased them well.

Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:

So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed.

They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:

As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.

Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land;

Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died.

Now therefore come thou first, and fulfil the king’s commandment, like as all the heathen have done, yea, and the men of Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy house be in the number of the king’s friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many rewards.

So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that ever they had in the city.

So then they gave them the battle with all speed.

So they rose up against them in battle on the sabbath, and they slew them, with their wives and children and their cattle, to the number of a thousand people.

So they joined their forces, and smote sinful men in their anger, and wicked men in their wrath: but the rest fled to the heathen for succour.

So they recovered the law out of the hand of the Gentiles, and out of the hand of kings, neither suffered they the sinner to triumph.

Call to remembrance what acts our fathers did in their time; so shall ye receive great honour and an everlasting name.

So he blessed them, and was gathered to his fathers.

And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.

So he gat his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made battles, protecting the host with his sword.

So that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish.

Which thing when Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he smote him, and slew him: many also fell down slain, but the rest fled.

So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel.

Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all this day?

Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all this day?

Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all this day?

Now as soon as he had left off speaking, he leapt suddenly upon them, and so Seron and his host was overthrown before him.

He feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did before: for he had abounded above the kings that were before him.

So he left Lysias, a nobleman, and one of the blood royal, to oversee the affairs of the king from the river Euphrates unto the borders of Egypt:

So the king took the half of the forces that remained, and departed from Antioch, his royal city, the hundred forty and seventh year; and having passed the river Euphrates, he went through the high countries.

So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by Emmaus in the plain country.

So the camp removed, and pitched upon the south side of Emmaus.

Nevertheless, as the will of God is in heaven, so let him do.

That so all the heathen may know that there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel.

So they joined battle, and the heathen being discomfited fled into the plain.

Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: for they pursued them unto Gazera, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them upon a three thousand men.

So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.

So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain.

So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law:

And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of deliverance and praise.

So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited before him; and he smote them.

So he left Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the host in Judea to keep it.

Then went Simon into Galilee, where he fought many battles with the heathen, so that the heathen were discomfited by him.

So he went forth behind them in three companies, who sounded their trumpets, and cried with prayer.

Then the host of Timotheus, knowing that it was Maccabeus, fled from him: wherefore he smote them with a great slaughter; so that there were killed of them that day about eight thousand men.

So Judas sent men to espy the host, who brought him word, saying, All the heathen that be round about us are assembled unto them, even a very great host.

So he went first over unto them, and all the people after him: then all the heathen, being discomfited before him, cast away their weapons, and fled unto the temple that was at Carnaim.

So the soldiers pitched, and assaulted the city all that day and all that night, till at the length the city was delivered into his hands:

So they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, where they offered burnt offerings, because not one of them were slain until they had returned in peace.

So when they had given charge unto the garrison that was with them, they went toward Jamnia.

And so it was, that Joseph and Azaras were put to flight, and pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there were slain that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men.

So Judas turned to Azotus in the land of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their altars, and burned their carved images with fire, and spoiled their cities, he returned into the land of Judea.

Rose up against him in battle: so he fled, and departed thence with great heaviness, and returned to Babylon.

So king Antiochus died there in the hundred forty and ninth year.

So they came together, and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year, and he made mounts for shot against them, and other engines.

So that the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and two and thirty elephants exercised in battle.

So part of the king’s army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order.

Wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides.

So the king took Bethsura, and set a garrison there to keep it.

There were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.

So the king and the princes were content: wherefore he sent unto them to make peace; and they accepted thereof.

Afterward departed he in all haste, and returned unto Antiochia, where he found Philip to be master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force.

And as he entered into the palace of his ancestors, so it was, that his forces had taken Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them unto him.

So his host slew them. Now when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom,

So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of Judea, where they sent messengers to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully.

So he spake unto them, peaceably, and sware unto them, saying, we will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends.

Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.

He went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance of them that had revolted from him, so that they durst no more go forth into the country.

So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words, saying,

So Nicanor went out of Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bethhoron, where an host out of Syria met him.

Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and judge thou him according to his wickedness.

So the thirteenth day of the month Adar the hosts joined battle: but Nicanor’s host was discomfited, and he himself was first slain in the battle.

Whereupon they came forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and closed them in; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left.

Afterwards they took the spoils, and the prey, and smote off Nicanors head, and his right hand, which he stretched out so proudly, and brought them away, and hanged them up toward Jerusalem.

And that by their policy and patience they had conquered all the place, though it were very far from them; and the kings also that came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, till they had discomfited them, and given them a great overthrow, so that the rest did give them tribute every year:

So that matter pleased the Romans well.

Who seeing the multitude of the other army to be so great were sore afraid; whereupon many conveyed themselves out of the host, insomuch as there abode of them no more but eight hundred men.

As for Bacchides, he was in the right wing: so the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trumpets.

They also of Judas’ side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night.

So was there a great affliction in Israel, the like whereof was not since the time that a prophet was not seen among them.

So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan.

So there were slain of Bacchides’ side that day about a thousand men.