22
And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, the Jews' ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us.
23
And it pleased the people to entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their ambassage in publick records, to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a memorial thereof: furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest.
24
After this Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great shield of gold of a thousand pound weight to confirm the league with them.
25
Whereof when the people heard, they said, What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons?
26
For he and his brethren and the house of his father have established Israel, and chased away in fight their enemies from them, and confirmed their liberty.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.