1 Maccabees 5:48 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And Judas sent unto them with words of peace, saying, We will pass through thy land to go into our own land, and none shall do you any hurt, we will only pass by on our feet. And they would not open unto him. More versionsCommon English Bible Judas sent them a peaceful message: “Let us pass through your land to get to ours. We won’t do you any harm. We’ll just pass through by foot.” But they still refused to open to him. Catholic Public Domain Version saying, "Let us cross through your land, to go into our own land, and no one will harm you; we will only cross through on foot." But they were not willing to open to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our country: and no man shall hurt you: we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them. Good News Translation (US Version) Then Judas sent a friendly message to them: “Let us pass through your territory to return home. No one will harm you; we will just pass through.” But they still refused to open the gates. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Judas sent to them with words of peace, saying, “We will pass through your land to go into our own land, and no one will harm you. We will only pass by on our feet.” But they wouldn’t open to him. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Judas sent a friendly message to the town, saying, “Please let us pass through. We're on our way to Judea, and we won't make any trouble.” But the people of Ephron still refused to let them in. |