1 Maccabees 12:14-16

Good News Translation

¹⁴ During this time of war, we did not wish to trouble you or our other allies and friends, ¹⁵ since we do have the help of the Lord, who has defeated our enemies and rescued us from them. ¹⁶ So we have chosen Numenius son of Antiochus together with Antipater son of Jason and sent them as ambassadors to Rome to renew our ties of friendship and alliance with the Romans.