8
But they had not gone far from Jerusalem, when suddenly they noticed they were being led by a horseman dressed in white and carrying gold weapons.
9
Immediately all of them together thanked God for his mercy; he had made them brave enough to attack not only men, but even the most savage animals or even walls of iron.
10
So they marched in battle formation, and with them went the one whom the Lord in his mercy had sent to fight on their side.
11
Then they charged into the enemy like lions, killing 11,000 infantry and 1,600 cavalry, and forcing the rest to run for their lives.
12
Most of those who ran were wounded and had lost their weapons, and Lysias himself managed to escape only because he ran away like a coward.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.