But we fight for our lives and our laws: Good News Bible renders our laws as “our religion,” which is a good model. It may also be translated “our way of life,” but there is a religious element in this way of life that is important to preserve.

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.