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those days Mattathias, son of John, son of Simeon, a priest of
the family of Joarib,a left Jerusalem and settled in Modein.*
2He had five sons: John, who was called Gaddi; 3Simon, who was
called Thassi; 4Judas, who was called Maccabeus; 5Eleazar, who
was called Avaran; and Jonathan, who was called Apphus. 6When he
saw the sacrileges that were being committed in Judah and in
Jerusalem, 7he said: “Woe is me! Why was I born to see the ruin
of my people, the ruin of the holy city— To dwell there as it
was given into the hands of enemies, the sanctuary into the
hands of strangers? 8Her temple has become like a man disgraced,
9her glorious vessels carried off as spoils, Her infants
murdered in her streets, her youths by the sword of the enemy.b
10What nation has not taken its share of her realm, and laid its
hand on her spoils? 11All her adornment has been taken away.
Once free, she has beco