Farewell. The one hundred and forty-eighth year, Xanthicus fifteenth: See the comments on verses 21 and 30.

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.