Connected to database DB1 | Letter: Quintus Memmius & Titus Manius to the Jews. (164 BCE) 2Mace.11.34-38 | Lxx Contents | notes| Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) | : | The Septuagint in English (Brenton) | |
| Ἔπεμψαν δὲ καὶ οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐπιστολὴν ἔχουσαν οὕτως Κόιντος Μέμμιος, Τίτος Μάνιος, πρεσβῦται Ῥωμαίων, τῷ δήμῳ τῶν Ιουδαίων χαίρειν. | Letter: Quintus Memmius & Titus Manius to the Jews. (164 BCE) 2Mace.11.34-38Letter: Quintus Memmius & Titus Manius to the Jews. (164 BCE) 2Mace.11.34-38 | The Romans also sent them a letter, which read thus: "Quintus Mem'mius and Titus Man'ius, envoys of the Romans, to the people of the Jews, greeting. | |
| ὑπὲρ ὧν Λυσίας ὁ συγγενὴς τοῦ βασιλέως συνεχώρησεν ὑμῖν, καὶ ἡμεῖς συνευδοκοῦμεν. | With regard to what Lysias the kinsman of the king has granted you, we also give consent. | ||
| ἃ δὲ ἔκρινεν προσανενεχθῆναι τῷ βασιλεῖ, πέμψατέ τινα παραχρῆμα ἐπισκεψάμενοι περὶ τούτων, ἵνα ἐκθῶμεν ὡς καθήκει ὑμῖν· ἡμεῖς γὰρ προσάγομεν πρὸς Ἀντιόχειαν. | But as to the matters which he decided are to be referred to the king, as soon as you have considered them, send some one promptly, so that we may make proposals appropriate for you. For we are on our way to Antioch. | ||
| διὸ σπεύσατε καὶ πέμψατέ τινας, ὅπως καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐπιγνῶμεν ὁποίας ἐστὲ γνώμης. | Therefore make haste and send some men, so that we may have your judgment. | ||
| ὑγιαίνετε. ἔτους ἑκατοστοῦ τεσσαρακοστοῦ ὀγδόου, Ξανθικοῦ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ. | Farewell. The one hundred and forty-eighth year, Xanthicus fifteenth." | ||