Translation commentary on 2 Maccabees 3:40

This was the outcome of the episode of Heliodorus and the protection of the treasury: This simple summary statement ends the story of Heliodorus’ threat to the Temple. Good News Bible may serve as a model, but in languages that do not have the passive voice, translators may say:

• That is the story of how God kept Heliodorus from robbing the Temple treasury.

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.