1 Maccabees 6:57-59

Good News Translation

⁵⁷he made rapid preparations to depart. He said to the young king, to his officers, and to his men,

We are growing weaker each day; we are short of provisions, and this place we are besieging is strong. Besides, there are pressing government affairs which need our attention. ⁵⁸So now let's arrange a truce and make a peace treaty with the Jews and their whole nation. ⁵⁹We will allow them to follow their own laws and customs as they did before. All this trouble started when we provoked them by abolishing their laws and customs.

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