2 Maccabees 1:1-3

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

1 To the brethren the Jews that are throughout Egypt, the brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem, and in the land of Judea, send health, and good peace.

² May God be gracious to you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants:

³ And give you all a heart to worship him, and to do his will with a great heart, and a willing mind.