31
Your parents, or your children, were they here, to these wild beasts a large repast they should have furnished; not these innocent Jews, who me and my forefathers loyally have served.
32
Had it not been for familiar friendship, and the claims of your office, your life should have gone for theirs.
33
Hermon, being threatened in this unexpected and alarming manner, was troubled in visage, and depressed in countenance.
34
The friends, too, stole out one by one, and dismissed the assembled multitudes to their respective occupations.
35
The Jews, having heard of these events, praised the glorious God and King of kings, because they had obtained this help, too, from him.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.