49. They also brought out the priestly garments as well as early produce and tenth-part gifts. They stirred up nazirites, who had completed the duration of their solomn promises.
50. Then they cried aloud to heaven:"What should we do with these people?Where should we take them?
51. Your sanctuary is trampled and degraded.Your priests mourn in humiliation.
52. The Gentiles are gathered here against us,planning to destroy us.You know what they are plotting.
53. How will we be able to withstand themif you don’t help us?"
54. Then they blew the trumpets and gave a loud shout.
55. Judas appointed leaders of the people in charge of thousands and hundreds and fifties and tens.
56. In keeping with the Law, he told all who were building houses or were about to get married or were planting a vineyard or were fainthearted to go home.
57. Then the army went on the march and camped south of Emmaus.