greatly to thank, that he might (be allowed to) live;
and commanded him to tell, in his country at home,
God's miracle upon him; and then departed from him.
Heliodorus then revived, and offered his sacrifice
to the Almighty God with his inmost heart,
because he was allowed to be alive, and thanked Onias,
and so fared thence with all his army,
and told his lord and all his people the Almighty's might,
as he himself saw (it), and how he was switched.
Again the king asked Heliodorus, and quoth,
' Whom may we send for the aforesaid treasure? '
Then quoth Heliodorus, 'if thou hast any enemy, send him for the treasure,
and he shall be well switched, or certainly dead,
because that the Almighty God protecteth the place,
and then strikes and puts to shame them that will there do injury.'
Oft is it manifested how God protected the people
against their opponents, if they worshipped him;
and as often as they bent aside from His worship in any wise,
then were they put to shame, and greatly punished.
Be glory and praise to the benevolent God,
ever to eternity; we will say — Amen.
BEADSMEN, LABOURERS, AND SOLDIERS.
It is, however, to wit, that in this world
there are three orders, set in unity,
these are — labourers, headsmen, soldiers.
Labourers are they who obtain with toil our subsistence;
