1 Maccabees 12:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵ since we do have the help of the Lord, who has defeated our enemies and rescued us from them. ¹⁶ So we have chosen Numenius son of Antiochus together with Antipater son of Jason and sent them as ambassadors to Rome to renew our ties of friendship and alliance with the Romans. ¹⁷ We have also ordered them to go to you with our greetings and deliver this letter about the renewal of our ties of brotherhood.