40. And Timothy said to the leaders of his army: "When Judas and his army approach, close to the torrent of water, if he crosses over to us first, we will not be able to withstand him. For he will be able to prevail against us.
41. If, truly, he is afraid to cross over, and so he sets up camp across the river, we will cross over to them, and we will prevail against him."
42. But when Judas approached, close to the torrent of water, he stationed the scribes of the people near the torrent, and he commanded them, saying, "Permit no man to stay behind, but let all come into the battle."
43. And he crossed over to them first, and all the people after him. And all the Gentiles were crushed before their face, and they threw away their weapons, and they fled to the temple that was in Carnaim.
44. And he occupied that city, and he burned the temple with fire, along with all the things that were in it. And Carnaim was subdued, and it could not stand against the face of Judas.
45. And Judas gathered together all the Israelites who were in the land of Gilead, from the least even to the greatest, with their wives and children, and a very great army, to come into the land of Judah.
46. And they came as far as Ephron. And this was a great city, positioned at the entrance, strongly fortified, and there was no way to go around it on the right or on the left, but the path was through the midst of it.
47. And those who were in the city shut themselves in and barricaded the gates with stones. And so Judas sent to them with words of peace,
48. saying, "Let us cross through your land, to go into our own land, and no one will harm you; we will only cross through on foot." But they were not willing to open to them.
49. Then Judas instructed a proclamation to be made in the camp, that they would engage them, each one from the place where he was.
50. And the men of the army drew close. And he assaulted that city all day and all night. And the city was delivered into his hand.
51. And they destroyed every male with the edge of the sword, and he eradicated the city, and he took its spoils, and he crossed through the entire city, over those who had been slain.
52. Then they crossed over the Jordan to the great plain that is opposite the face of Bethshan.
53. And Judas was gathering the stragglers and exhorting the people, throughout the entire way, until they came into the land of Judah.
54. And they ascended to mount Zion with joy and gladness, and they offered holocausts, because not one of them had fallen, until they had returned in peace.
55. Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Gilead, and Simon his brother was in Galilee against the face of Ptolemais:
56. Joseph, the son of Zachariah, and Azariah, the leader of the army, heard good things about the battles that were fought.
57. And he said, "Let us also make a name for ourselves, and let us go to fight against the Gentiles that are all around us."
58. And he gave orders to those who were in his army, and they went out towards Jamnia.