o Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob, and
Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of
amity and confederacy with them:

8:18. And that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians,
for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude.

8:19. And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into
the senate house, and said:

8:20. Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the people of the Jews,
have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with you, and that we may
be registered your confederates and friends.

8:21. And the proposal was pleasing in their sight.

8:22. And this is the copy of the writing that they wrote back again,
graven in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with
them there for a memorial of the peace, and alliance. 8:23. GOOD
SUCCESS BE TO THE ROMANS, and to the people of the Jews by sea, and by
land, for ever: and far be the sword and enemy from them.

8:24. But if there come first any war upon the Romans, or any of their
confederates, in all their dominions:

8:25. The nation of the Jews shall help them according as the time shall
direct, with all their heart:

8:26. Neither shall they give them, whilst they are fighting, or furnish
them with wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to
the Romans: and they shall obey their orders, without taking any thing
of them.

8:27. In like manner also if war shall come first upon the nation of the
Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the
time shall permit them:

8:28. And there shall not be given to them that come to their aid,
either wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the
Romans: and they shall observe their orders without deceit.

8:29. According to these articles did the Romans covenant with the
people of the Jews.

8:30. And, if after this, one party or the other shall have a mind to
add to these articles, or take away any thing, they may do it at their
pleasure: and whatsoever they shall add, or take away, shall be
ratified.

8:31. Moreover, concerning the evils that Demetrius, the king, hath done
against them, we have written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy
yoke heavy upon our friends and allies, the Jews.

8:32. If, therefore, they come again to us complaining of thee, we will
do them justice, and will make war against thee by sea and land.

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