Simon heard that Trypho had assembled a large army to invade the land of Judah and destroy it may be expressed as “People told Simon that Trypho had got together a huge number of soldiers to invade Judea and destroy it.” See also the models for verses 1-2 below.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.