49. Then the days drew near when Mattathias would die, and he said to his sons: "Now arrogance and chastisement have been strengthened, and it is a time of overturning and of the wrath of indignation.
50. Now therefore, O sons, be imitators of the law, and give your lives for the sake of the covenant of your fathers.
51. And call to mind the works of the fathers, which they have done in their generations. And you will receive great glory and an eternal name.