Good News Translation
He was discouraged, but he said to those who were still with him, "Let's prepare for the attack; maybe we can still defeat them."

New Revised Standard Version
He became faint, but he said to those who were left, “Let us get up and go against our enemies. We may have the strength to fight them.”

Contemporary English Version
Judas felt like giving up, but he said to his remaining troops, "Get ready to attack! We've got a good chance to win."

New American Bible
In spite of his discouragement he said to those who remained: “Let us go forward to meet our enemies; perhaps we can put up a good fight against them.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our enemies, if we may be able to fight against them.

Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our enemies, if we may be able to fight against them.

1 Maccabees 9:6
And they saw the multitude of the army that they were many, and they were seized with great fear: and many withdrew themselves out of the camp, and there remained of them no more than eight hundred men.

1 Maccabees 9:7
And Judas saw that his army slipped away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was cast down: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged.

1 Maccabees 9:9
But they dissuaded him, saying: We shall not be able, but let us save our lives now, and return to our brethren, and then we will fight against them: for we are but few.

1 Maccabees 9:10
Then Judas said: God forbid we should do this thing, and flee away from them: but if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our glory.