1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 3:59

ὅτι κρεῖσσον ἡμᾶς ἀποθανεῖν ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ ἢ ἐπιδεῖν ἐπὶ τὰ κακὰ τοῦ ἔθνους ἡμῶν καὶ τῶν ἁγίων.
King James Version (KJV)

For it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary.

Modern English

for it is better for us to die in battle than to watch the destruction of our people and our sanctuary.

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