2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 4:20

ἔπεσε μὲν οὖν ταῦτα διὰ μὲν τὸν ἀποστείλαντα εἰς τὴν τοῦ Ἡρακλέους θυσίαν, ἕνεκεν δὲ τῶν παρακομιζόντων εἰς τὰς τῶν τριηρέων κατασκευάς.
King James Version (KJV)

This money then, in regard of the sender, was appointed to Hercules' sacrifice; but because of the bearers thereof, it was employed to the making of gallies.

Modern English

So the money, intended by the sender for the sacrifice to Hercules, was instead used by the messengers to help build warships.

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