2 Maccabees 8:36 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Thus he, that took upon him to make good to the Romans their tribute by means of the captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws that he gave them. More versionsCommon English Bible The one who accepted the mission to collect the tribute for the Romans from the Jerusalem prisoners of war announced publicly that the Jews had a defender and that, as a result, the Jews couldn’t be defeated because they followed God’s ordained laws. Catholic Public Domain Version And he who had promised to pay a tribute to the Romans from the captives of Jerusalem, now professed that the Jews had God as their protector, and, for this reason, they were invulnerable, because they followed the laws established by him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that had promised to levy the tribute for the Romans by the means of the captives of Jerusalem, now professed that the Jews had God for their protector, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws appointed by him. Good News Translation (US Version) This man, who had tried to pay a debt to Rome by selling the people of Jerusalem, showed that the Jews could not be defeated. God was their mighty Defender, because they obeyed the laws he had given them. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers He who had taken upon himself to make tribute sure for the Romans by the captivity of the men of Jerusalem published abroad that the Jews had One who fought for them, and that because this was so, the Jews were invulnerable, because they followed the laws ordained by him. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Nicanor had planned to capture the Jews of Jerusalem and sell them as slaves, so the king could pay his debt to Rome. But now Nicanor told everyone, “God defends and protects the Jews! They obey his laws, and he will never let them be defeated.” |