1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 9:30

νῦν οὖν σὲ ᾑρετισάμεθα σήμερον τοῦ εἶναι ἀντ αὐτοῦ ἡμῖν εἰς ἄρχοντα καὶ ἡγούμενον τοῦ πολεμῆσαι τὸν πόλεμον ἡμῶν.
King James Version (KJV)

Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles.

Modern English

So we have chosen you today to be our leader and commander in his place, to fight our battles."

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