↵ 1 Maccabees 9
1 Maccabees 9:24

ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐγενήθη λιμὸς μεγάλη σφόδρα, καὶ αὐτομόλησεν ἡ χώρα μετʼ αὐτῶν. καὶ ἐξέλεξεν Βακχίδης τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς ἄνδρας, καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτοὺς κυρίους τῆς χώρας.

  1. ἐν
    in
  2. ταῖς
    the
  3. ἡμέραις
    days
  4. ἐκείναις
    those
  5. ἐγενήθη
    it happened
    became, came into existence
  6. λιμὸς
    famine
  7. μεγάλη
    great
  8. σφόδρα
    exceedingly
    very, greatly
  9.  
    ,
     
  10. καὶ
    and
  11. αὐτομόλησεν
    deserted
  12. the
    or
  13. χώρα
    land
  14. μετʼ
    with
  15. αὐτῶν
    their
    of them
  16.  
    .
     
  17. καὶ
    and
  18. ἐξέλεξεν
    he collected
    he chose, chose
  19. Βακχίδης
    Bacchides
  20. τοὺς
    the
  21. ἀσεβεῖς
    ungodly
    impious
  22. ἄνδρας
    men
  23.  
    ,
     
  24. καὶ
    and
  25. κατέστησεν
    appointed
  26. αὐτοὺς
    them
  27. κυρίους
    lords
  28. τῆς
    of the
    the
  29. χώρας
    land
    country
  30.  
    .
     

In those days a very great famine occurred, and the land went over to them. Bacchides chose the ungodly men and appointed them lords of the land.