2 Maccabees 4:1
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This Simon, who had informed about the wealth of the temple and acted as an informer against his native land, slandered Onias.
But Simon, of whom we spoke before, and of his country, spoke ill of Onias, as though he had incited Heliodorus to do these things, and had been the promoter of evils:
But Simon (mentioned earlier as the one who informed Apollonius about the money and brought trouble on the nation) also lied about Onias, claiming that he was responsible for the attack on Heliodorus and for the difficulties that followed.
The Simon mentioned above as the informer about the funds against his own country slandered Onias as the one who incited Heliodorus and instigated the whole miserable affair.
The aforementioned Simon, who had served as an informer about the money against his country, began to make slanderous accusations against Onias, claiming that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and thus had instigated these wretched disorders.
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Onias, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and had been the real cause of the misfortune.
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Onias, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and had been the real cause of the misfortune.
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Onias, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and had been the real cause of the misfortune.
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Onias, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and had been the real cause of the misfortune.
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Oni′as, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodor′us and had been the real cause of the misfortune.
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Oni′as, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodor′us and had been the real cause of the misfortune.
Simon forsooth before-said (of), (an) accuser of (the) riches [or of monies], and of the country, spake evil of Onias, as if he had stirred Heliodorus to these things, and he had been (the) stirrer of evils;
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