1 Maccabees 1:46-48

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁴⁶ And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda: that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth,

⁴⁷ And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God.

⁴⁸ And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days, to be celebrated.