1 Maccabees 8:22-24

New Catholic Bible

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:

²³ “May good fortune attend the Romans and the Jewish nation at sea and on land forever. May sword and foe be far from them. ²⁴ But if war should be instigated against Rome or any of her allies throughout her dominions,