1 Maccabees 5:61-63

New Catholic Bible

⁶¹ Thus the people suffered a massive defeat because they had not heeded the instructions of Judas and his brothers, but instead attempted to match their brave accomplishments. ⁶² However, they did not belong to the family of those through whom the deliverance of Israel was to be achieved.

⁶³ The Israelites’ Success over the Edomites and the Philistines. The valiant Judas and his brothers became greatly renowned throughout Israel and among all the Gentiles, wherever their name was heard,