16. And now, send a hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, so that when he is dismissed, he may not flee from us. And then we will release him."
17. And Simon knew that he was speaking deceitfully to him. Yet he ordered the money and the boys to be given, lest he should bring upon himself a great hostility from the people of Israel, who might have said,
18. "It is because he did not send the money and the boys that he perished."
19. So he sent the boys and one hundred talents. And he was lying and did not dismiss Jonathan.
20. And after this, Trypho came into the country, to crush it. And they circled around by the way that leads to Adora. And Simon and his camp marched into every place, wherever they went.
21. But those who were in the stronghold sent messengers to Trypho, so that he would hurry to come through the desert, and to send them provisions.
22. And Trypho prepared all his horsemen to arrive on that night. But there was a very great snowfall, and he did not come into Gilead.
23. And when he approached toward Baskama, he killed Jonathan and his sons there.
24. And Trypho turned back and went into his own land.
25. And Simon sent and took the bones of Jonathan, his brother, and he buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers.
26. And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation. And they mourned him for many days.
27. And Simon built, over the sepulcher of his father and of his brothers, a building, lofty to see, of polished stone, front and back.
28. And he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four brothers.
29. And around these he placed great columns; and upon the columns, weapons, as a continual memorial; and beside the weapons, carvings of ships, which might be seen by all those who sail the sea.
30. This is the sepulcher that he made in Modin, even to this day.
31. But Trypho, when he was on a journey with the young king, Antiochus, killed him by deceit.
32. And he reigned in his place, and he put on the diadem of Asia, and he caused great scourges upon the land.
33. And Simon built up the strongholds of Judea, fortifying them with high towers, and great walls, and gates and bars. And he placed provisions in the fortresses.
34. And Simon chose men, and he sent to king Demetrius, so that he would grant a remission to the region, for all that Trypho did was to carry out plundering.