1. And Simon heard that Trypho had gathered together an immense army to come to the land of Judah and to lay waste to it.
2. Seeing that the people were fearful and trembling, he went up to Jerusalem, and he gathered together the people.
3. And exhorting them, he said: "You know what great battles I, and my brothers, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws and for the holy places, and the anguish that we have seen.
4. As a result these things, all my brothers have perished for the sake of Israel, and I have been left alone.
5. And now, it is not necessary for me to spare my life in any time of tribulation. For I am not better than my brothers.
6. And so, I will vindicate my people and the sanctuary, and likewise our children and wives. For all the Gentiles have gathered together to crush us, solely out of malice."
7. And the spirit of the people was immediately enkindled, when they heard these words.
8. And they responded with a loud voice, saying: "You are our leader in place of Judas and of Jonathan, your brother.
9. Fight our battles, and we will do whatever you tell us to do."
10. And so, gathering together all the men of war, he accelerated the completion of all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it all around.