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with　forty　thousand　chosen　men；　for　he　thought　that　he　came　to
fight　him；　but　when　he　perceived　that　Jonathan　was　ready　to
fight；　he　attempted　to　gain　him　by　presents　and　kind　treatment；
and　gave　order　to　his　captains　to　obey　him；　and　by　these　means
was　desirous　to　give　assurance　of　his　good…will；　and　to　take　away
all　suspicions　out　of　his　mind；　that　so　he　might　make　him
careless　and　inconsiderate；　and　might　take　him　when　he　was
unguarded。　He　also　advised　him　to　dismiss　his　army；　because　there
was　no　occasion　for　bringing　it　with　him　when　there　was　no　war；
but　all　was　in　peace。　However；　he　desired　him　to　retain　a　few
about　him；　and　go　with　him　to　Ptolemais；　for　that　he　would
deliver　the　city　up　to　him；　and　would　bring　all　the　fortresses
that　were　in　the　country　under　his　dominion；　and　he　told　him　that
he　came　with　those　very　designs。

2。　Yet　did　not　Jonathan　suspect　any　thing　at　all　by　this　his
management；　but　believed　that　Trypho　gave　him　this　advice　out　of
kindness；　and　with　a　sincere　design。　Accordingly；　he　dismissed
his　army；　and　retained　no　more　than　three　thousand　of　them　with
him；　and　left　two　thousand　in　Galilee；　and　he　himself；　with　one
thousand；　came　with　Trypho　to　Ptolemais。　But　when　the　people　of
Ptolemais　had　shut　their　gates；　as　it　had　been　commanded　by
Trypho　to　do；　he　took　Jonathan　alive；　and　slew　all　that　were　with
him。　He　also　sent　soldiers　against　those　two　thousand　that　were
left　in　Galilee；　in　order　to　destroy　them；　but　those　men　having
heard　the　report　of　what　had　happened　to　Jonathan；　they　prevented
the　execution；　and　before　those　that　were　sent　by　Trypho　came；
they　covered　themselves　with　their　armor；　and　went　away　out　of
the　country。　Now　when　those　that　were　sent　against　them　saw　that
they　were　ready　to　fight　for　their　lives；　they　gave　them　no
disturbance；　but　returned　back　to　Trypho。

3。　But　when　the　people　of　Jerusalem　heard　that　Jonathan　was
taken；　and　that　the　soldiers　who　were　with　him　were　destroyed；
they　deplored　his　sad　fate；　and　there　was　earnest　inquiry　made
about　him　by　every　body；　and　a　great　and　just　fear　fell　upon
them；　and　made　them　sad；　lest；　now　they　were　deprived　of　the
courage　and　conduct　of　Jonathan；　the　nations　about　them　should
bear　them　ill…will；　and　as　they　were　before　quiet　on　account　of
Jonathan　they　should　now　rise　up　against　them；　and　by　making　war
with　them；　should　force　them　into　the　utmost　dangers。　And　indeed
what　they　suspected　really　befell　them；　for　when　those　nations
heard　of　the　death　of　Jonathan；　they　began　to　make　war　with　the
Jews　as　now　destitute　of　a　governor　and　Trypho　himself　got　an
army　together；　and　had　intention　to　go　up　to　Judea；　and　make　war
against　its　inhabitants。　But　when　Simon　saw　that　the　people　of
Jerusalem　were　terrified　at　the　circumstances　they　were　in；　he
desired　to　make　a　speech　to　them；　and　thereby　to　render　them　more
resolute　in　opposing　Trypho　when　he　should　come　against　them。　He
then　called　the　people　together　into　the　temple；　and　thence　began
thus　to　encourage　them：　〃O　my　countrymen；　you　are　not　ignorant
that　our　father；　myself；　and　my　brethren；　have　ventured　to　hazard
our　lives；　and　that　willingly；　for　the　recovery　of　your　liberty；
since　I　have　therefore　such　plenty　of　examples　before　me；　and　we
of　our　family　have　determined　with　ourselves　to　die　for　our　laws；
and　our　Divine　worship；　there　shall　no　terror　be　so　great　as　to
banish　this　resolution　from　our　souls；　nor　to　introduce　in　its
place　a　love　of　life；　and　a　contempt　of　glory。　Do　you　therefore
follow　me　with　alacrity　whithersoever　I　shall　lead　you；　as　not
destitute　of　such　a　captain　as　is　willing　to　suffer；　and　to　do
the　greatest　things　for　you；　for　neither　am　I　better　than　my
brethren　that　I　should　be　sparing　of　my　own　life；　nor　so　far
worse　than　they　as　to　avoid　and　refuse　what　they　thought　the　most
honorable　of　all　things；　…　I　mean；　to　undergo　death　for　your
laws；　and　for　that　worship　of　God　which　is　peculiar　to　you；　I
will　therefore　give　such　proper　demonstrations　as　will　show　that
I　am　their　own　brother；　and　I　am　so　bold　as　to　expect　that　I
shall　avenge　their　blood　upon　our　enemies；　and　deliver　you　all
with　your　wives　and　children　from　the　injuries　they　intend
against　you；　and；　with　God's　assistance；　to　preserve　your　temple
from　destruction　by　them；　for　I　see　that　these　nations　have　you
in　contempt；　as　being　without　a　governor；　and　that　they　thence
are　encouraged　to　make　war　against　you。〃

4。　By　this　speech　of　Simon　he　inspired　the　multitude　with
courage；　and　as　they　had　been　before　dispirited　through　fear；
they　were　now　raised　to　a　good　hope　of　better　things；　insomuch
that　the　whole　multitude　of　the　people　cried　out　all　at　once　that
Simon　should　be　their　leader；　and　that　instead　of　Judas　and
Jonathan　his　brethren；　he　should　have　the　government　over　them；
and　they　promised　that　they　would　readily　obey　him　in　whatsoever
he　should　command　them。　So　he　got　together　immediately　all　his
own　soldiers　that　were　fit　for　war；　and　made　haste　in　rebuilding
the　walls　of　the　city；　and　strengthening　them　by　very　high　and
strong　towers；　and　sent　a　friend　of　his；　one　Jonathan；　the　son　of
Absalom；　to　Joppa；　and　gave　him　order　to　eject　the　inhabitants
out　of　the　city；　for　he　was　afraid　lest　they　should　deliver　up
the　city　to　Trypho；　but　he　himself　staid　to　secure　Jerusalem。

5。　But　Trypho　removed　from　Ptoeinais　with　a　great　army；　and　came
into　Judea；　and　brought　Jonathan　with　him　in　bonds。　Simon　also
met　him　with　his　army　at　the　city　Adida；　which　is　upon　a　hill；
and　beneath　it　lie　the　plains　of　Judea。　And　when　Trypho　knew　that
Simon　was　by　the　Jews　made　their　governor；　he　sent　to　him；　and
would　have　imposed　upon　him　by　deceit　and　trencher；　and　desired；
if　he　would　have　his　brother　Jonathan　released；　that　he　would
send　him　a　hundred　talents　of　silver；　and　two　of　Jonathan's　sons
as　hostages；　that　when　he　shall　be　released；　he　may　not　make
Judea　revolt　from　the　king；　for　that　at　present　he　was　kept　in
bonds　on　account　of　the　money　he　had　borrowed　of　the　king；　and
now　owed　it　to　him。　But　Simon　was　aware　of　the　craft　of　Trypho；
and　although　he　knew　that　if　he　gave　him　the　money　he　should　lose
it；　and　that　Trypho　would　not　set　his　brother　free　and　withal
should　deliver　the　sons　of　Jonathan　to　the　enemy；　yet　because　he
was　afraid　that　he　should　have　a　calumny　raised　against　him　among
the　multitude　as　the　cause　of　his　brother's　death；　if　he　neither
gave　the　money；　nor　sent　Jonathan's　sons；　he　gathered　his　army
together；　and　told　them　what　offers　Trypho　had　made；　and　added
this；　that　the　offers　were　ensnaring　and　treacherous；　and　yet
that　it　was　more　eligible　to　send　the　money　and　Jonathan's　sons；
than　to　be　liable　to　the　imputation　of　not　complying　with
Trypho's　offers；　and　thereby　refusing　to　save　his　brother。
Accordingly；　Simon　sent　the　sons　of　Jonathan　and　the　money；　but
when　Trypho　had　received　them；　he　did　not　keep　his　promise；　nor
set　Jonathan　free；　but　took　his　army；　and　went　about　all　the
country；　and　resolved　to　go　afterward　to　Jerusalem　by　the　way　of
Idumea；　while　Simon　went　over　against　him　with　his　army；　and　all
along　pitched　his　own　camp　over　against　his。

6。　But　when　those　that　were　in　the　citadel　had　sent　to　Trypho；
and　besought　him　to　make　haste　and　come　to　them；　and　to　send　them
provisions；　he　prepared　his　cavalry　as　though　he　would　be　at
Jerusalem　that　very　night；　but　so　great　a　quantity　of　snow　fell
in　the　night；　that　it　covered　the　roads；　and　made　them　so　deep；
that　there　was　no　passing；　especially　for　the　cavalry。　This
hindered　him　from　coming　to　Jerusalem；　whereupon　Trypho　removed
thence；　and　came　into　Celesyria；　and　falling　vehemently　upon　the
land　of　Gilead；　he　slew　Jonathan　there；　and　when　he　had　given
order　for　his　burial；　he　returned　himself　to　Antioch。　However；
Simon　sent　some　to　the　city　Basca　to　bring　away　his　brother's
bones；　and　buried　them　in　their　own　city　Modin；　and　all　the
people　made　great　lamentation　over　him。　Simon　also　erected　a　very
large　monument　for　his　father　and　his　brethren；　of　white　and
polished　stone；　and　raised　it　a　great　height；　and　so　as　to　be
seen　a　long　way　off；　and　made　cloisters　about　it；　and　set　up
pillars；　which　were　of　one　s