the inhabitants out of the city, for
he was afraid lest they should deliver up the city to Trypho; but he
himself staid to secure Jerusalem.

5. But Trypho removed from Ptoeinais with a great army, and came into
Judea, and brought Jonathan with him in bonds. Simon also met him with
his army at the city Adida, which is upon a hill, and beneath it lie the
plains of Judea. And when Trypho knew that Simon was by the Jews made
their governor, he sent to him, and would have imposed upon him by
deceit and trencher, and desired, if he would have his brother Jonathan
released, that he would send him a hundred talents of silver, and two of
Jonathan's sons as hostages, that when he shall be released, he may
not make Judea revolt from the king; for that at present he was kept in
bonds on account of the money he had borrowed of the king, and now owed
it to him. But Simon was aware of the craft of Trypho; and although he
knew that if he gave him the money he should lose it, and that Trypho
would not set his brother free and withal should deliver the sons of
Jonathan to the enemy, yet because he was afraid that he should have
a calumny raised against him among the multitude as the cause of his
brother's death, if he neither gave the money, nor sent Jonathan's sons,
he gathered his army together, and told them what offers Trypho had
made; and added this, that the offers were ensnaring and treacherous,
and yet that it was more eligible to send the money and Jonathan's
sons, than to be liable to the imputation of not complying with Trypho's
offers, and thereby refusing to save his brother. Accordingly, Simon
sent the sons of Jonathan and the money; but when Trypho had received
them, he did not keep his promise, nor set Jonathan free, but took his
army, and went about all the country, and resolved to go afterward to
Jerusalem by the way of Idumea, while Simon went over against him with
his army, and all along pitched his own camp over against his.

6. But when those that were in the citadel had sent to Trypho,
and besought him to make haste and come to them, and to send them
provisions, he prepared his cavalry as though he would be at Jerusalem
that very night; but so great a quantity of snow fell in the night, that
it covered the roads, and made them so deep, that there was no passing,
especially for the cavalry. This hindered him from coming to Jerusalem;
whereupon Trypho removed thence, and came into Celesyria, and falling
vehemently