And he wrote a letter and sent it to him, in the following words: Good News Bible‘s simple translation is helpful here. Contemporary English Version also provides a good model, saying “Alexander then sent Jonathan a letter, in which he said:….”

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.