2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 11:25

αἱρούμενοι οὖν καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἔθνος ἐκτὸς ταραχῆς εἶναι κρίνομεν τό τε ἱερὸν ἀποκατασταθῆναι αὐτοῖς καὶ πολιτεύεσθαι κατὰ τὰ ἐπὶ τῶν προγόνων αὐτῶν ἔθη.
King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore our mind is, that this nation shall be in rest, and we have determined to restore them their temple, that they may live according to the customs of their forefathers.

Modern English

It is therefore our intention that this nation should live undisturbed, and we have decided to restore their temple to them so that they may live according to the customs of their ancestors.

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