1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 10:55

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Πτολεμαῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς λέγων Ἀγαθὴ ἡμέρα, ἐν ᾗ ἐπέστρεψας εἰς γῆν πατέρων σου καὶ ἐκάθισας ἐπὶ θρόνου βασιλείας αὐτῶν.
King James Version (KJV)

Then Ptolemee the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom.

Modern English

King Ptolemy replied, "Happy is the day you returned to the land of your ancestors and took the throne of their kingdom.

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