2 Maccabees 11:25 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Therefore, wanting this nation, likewise, to be at rest, we have reached a judgment that the temple should be restored to them, so that they may act according to the custom of their ancestors.

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Common English Bible

²⁵ Since we would choose for this nation to be free from unrest, we have decided to restore to them their temple and to let them conduct their life according to the customs of their ancestors.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ Wherefore being desirous that this nation also should be at rest, we have ordained and decreed, that the temple should be restored to them, and that they may live according to the custom of their ancestors.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁵ Since I desire that they live undisturbed like the other nations in my empire, I hereby decree that their Temple be restored to them and that they be allowed to live according to the customs of their ancestors.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

²⁵ choosing therefore that this nation also should be free from disturbance, we determine that their temple is to be restored to them, and that they live according to the customs that were in the days of their ancestors.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

²⁵ I have decided the Jews are free to live the way they want, just like any other nation in my kingdom. So give them back their temple and let them follow the traditions of their ancestors.

2 Maccabees 11:25 Cross References