2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 12:37

καταρξάμενος τῇ πατρίῳ φωνῇ τὴν μεθ’ ὕμνων κραυγὴν ἐνσείσας ἀπροσδοκήτως τοῖς περὶ τὸν Γοργίαν, τροπὴν αὐτῶν ἐποιήσατο.
King James Version (KJV)

And with that he began in his own language, and sung psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon Gorgias' men, he put them to flight.

Modern English

Raising his voice in his native language, he began singing hymns loudly, and then, launching a surprise charge against Gorgias's men, he put them to flight.

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