1 Maccabees 1:45-50

Common English Bible

⁴⁵ He banned the regular practices of entirely burned offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings in the sanctuary. He banned the observance of sabbaths and feast days. ⁴⁶ The sanctuary and its priests were to be defiled. ⁴⁷ They should build new altars, together with sacred precincts and shrines for idols. They should sacrifice pigs and other ritually impure animals. ⁴⁸ Jews were no longer to circumcise their sons. They were supposed to make themselves repulsive to God by doing unclean and improper acts. ⁴⁹ All of this was intended to make them forget the Law and change its regulations. ⁵⁰ Whoever didn’t obey the king would die.