58. And all the wicked held a council, saying: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease, and without fear: now therefore let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night.
59. So they went, and gave him counsel.
60. And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea, to seize upon Jonathan, and them that were with him: but they could not, for their design was known to them.
61. And he apprehended of the men of the country, that were the principal authors of the mischief, fifty men, and slew them.
62. And Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him retired into Bethbessen, which is in the desert: and he repaired the breaches thereof, and they fortified it.
63. And when Bacchides knew it, he gathered together all his multitude: and sent word to them that were of Judea.
64. And he came, and camped above Bethbessen, and fought against it many days, and made engines.
65. But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth into the country: and came with a number of men.