Dado que ha habido frecuentes guerras en este país, durante las cuales Simón hijo de Matatías, descendiente de Joarib, junto con sus hermanos, arriesgaron sus vidas para defender el santuario y la ley, resistiendo a los enemigos de su nación y trayendo gran honra a ella —
Forasmuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, Simon the son of Mattathias, of the posterity of Jarib, together with his brethren, put themselves in jeopardy, and resisting the enemies of their nation did their nation great honour:
