1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 8:18

καὶ τοῦ ἆραι τὸν ζυγὸν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, ὅτι εἶδον τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν Ἑλλήνων καταδουλουμένους τὸν Ισραηλ δουλείᾳ.
King James Version (KJV)

And to intreat them that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude.

Modern English

and to ask the Romans to lift the yoke from them, for they saw that the Greek kingdom was oppressing Israel with servitude.

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