16. And they made themselves uncircumcised, and they withdrew from the holy covenant, and they were joined to the nations, and they were sold into evil-doing.
17. And the kingdom was ready in the sight of Antiochus, and he began to reign over the land of Egypt, so that he might reign over two kingdoms.
18. And he entered into Egypt with an oppressive multitude, with swift chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great abundance of ships.
19. And he appointed a war against Ptolemy, the king of Egypt, and Ptolemy was filled with dread before his face, and he fled, and many fell down wounded.
20. And he took hold of the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he received the spoils of the land of Egypt.
21. And Antiochus turned back, after he struck Egypt, in the one hundred and forty-third year, and he ascended against Israel.
22. And he ascended to Jerusalem, with an oppressive multitude.
23. And he entered into the sanctuary with arrogance, and he took the golden altar, and the lampstand of light, and all the vessels, and the table for the bread of the Presence, and the vessels of libation, and the vials, and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornament, which was at the face of the temple. And he crushed them all.
24. And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels, and he took the hidden treasures, which he found. And having taken all these things away, he departed into his own land.
25. And he caused a massacre of men, and he was speaking with great arrogance.
26. And there was great wailing in Israel and in all of their places.
27. And the leaders and elders mourned, and the virgins and young men became weak, and the splendor of the women was changed.
28. Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and those who sat in the marriage bed mourned.
29. And the land shook on behalf of the inhabitants in it, and the entire house of Jacob was clothed with confusion.
30. And after two years of days, the king sent the prince of his tributes to the cities of Judah, and he came to Jerusalem with a great crowd.
31. And he spoke peaceful words to them, in deceitfulness; and they believed him.
32. And he rushed upon the city suddenly, and he struck it with a great scourging, and he destroyed many of the people of Israel.
33. And he took the spoils of the city, and he burned it with fire, and he destroyed its houses and the walls around it.
34. And they led away the women as captives, and they possessed the children and the cattle.