1 Maccabees 8:20-22

New Catholic Bible

²⁰ “Judas Maccabeus and his brothers and the Jewish people have sent us to conclude a treaty of alliance and peace with you and to enroll ourselves as your allies and friends.” ²¹ This proposal pleased the Romans, ²² and this is a copy of their reply, which they inscribed on tablets of bronze^[a] and sent to Jerusalem, where it would remain in the possession of the Jews as a record of peace and alliance: