1 Maccabees 8:23-25

Good News Translation

²³ May things go well forever for the Romans and for the Jewish nation on land and sea! May they never have enemies, and may they never go to war! ²⁴ But if war is declared first against Rome or any of her allies anywhere, ²⁵ the Jewish nation will come to her aid with wholehearted support, as the situation may require.