1 Maccabees 9:30
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles.
Greek · Brenton
Νῦν οὖν σε ᾑρετισάμεθα σήμερον, τοῦ εἶναι ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ ἡμῖν εἰς ἄρχοντα καὶ ἡγούμενον, τοῦ πολεμῆσαι τὸν πόλεμον ἡμῶν.