Liber Primus Maccabaeorum

I Maccabaeorum, chapter 15 in the Vulgate version.

There is no KJV of 1 Maccabees, but it does appear in the Apocrypha, as shown below.

Chapter 15 Vulgate

   1 Et misit rex Antiochus filius Demetrii epistulas ab insulis maris Simoni sacerdoti et principi gentis Iudaeorum et universae genti,
   2 et erant continentes hunc modum: "Rex Antiochus Simoni sacerdoti magno et gentis principi et genti Iudaeorum salutem.
   3 Quoniam quidam pestilentes obtinuerunt regnum patrum nostrorum, volo autem vindicare regnum, ut restituam illud, sicut erat antea, delectumque feci multitudinis exercitus et feci naves bellicas;
   4 volo autem procedere per regionem, ut ulciscar in eos, qui corruperunt regionem nostram et qui desolaverunt civitates multas in regno meo.
   5 Nunc ergo statuo tibi omnes oblationes, quas remiserunt tibi ante me reges, et quaecumque alia dona remiserunt tibi.
   6 Et permisi tibi facere monetam propriam numisma regioni tuae;
   7 Ierusalem autem et sancta esse libera, et omnia arma, quae fabricatus es, et praesidia, quae construxisti, quae tenes, maneant tibi;
   8 et omne debitum regis, et quae futura sunt regi ex hoc et in totum tempus, remittantur tibi.
   9 Cum autem obtinuerimus regnum nostrum, glorificabimus te et gentem tuam et templum gloria magna, ita ut manifestetur gloria vestra in universa terra".
   10 Anno centesimo septuagesimo quarto exiit Antiochus in terram patrum suorum, et convenerunt ad eum omnes exercitus, ita ut pauci relicti essent cum Tryphone.
   11 Et insecutus est eum Antiochus rex, et venit Doram fugiens, quae est ad mare;
   12 sciebat enim quod congregata sunt mala in eum, et reliquit eum exercitus.
   13 Et applicuit Antiochus ad Doram cum centum viginti milibus virorum belligeratorum et octo milibus equitum
   14 et circuivit civitatem, et naves a mari accesserunt; et vexabat civitatem a terra et mari et neminem sinebat ingredi vel egredi.
   15 Venit autem Numenius et, qui cum eo fuerant, ab urbe Roma habentes epistulas regibus et regionibus scriptas, in quibus continebantur haec:
   16 "Lucius consul Romanorum Ptolemaeo regi salutem.
   17 Legati Iudaeorum venerunt ad nos amici nostri et socii renovantes pristinam amicitiam et societatem, missi a Simone principe sacerdotum et populo Iudaeorum.
   18 Attulerunt autem et clipeum aureum minarum mille.
   19 Placuit itaque nobis scribere regibus et regionibus, ut non exquirant illis mala neque impugnent eos et civitates eorum et regionem eorum et ut non ferant auxilium pugnantibus adversus eos.
   20 Visum autem est nobis accipere ab eis clipeum.
   21 Si qui ergo pestilentes refugerunt de regione ipsorum ad vos, tradite eos Simoni principi sacerdotum, ut vindicet in eos secundum legem suam".
   22 Haec eadem scripsit Demetrio regi et Attalo et Ariarathae et Arsacae
   23 et in omnes regiones et Sampsacae et Spartiatis et in Delum et in Myndum et in Sicyonem et in Carida et in Samum et in Pamphyliam et in Lyciam et in Alicarnassum et in Rhodum et in Phaselidam et in Cho et in Siden et in Aradon et in Gortynam et Cnidum et Cyprum et Cyrenen.
   24 Exemplum autem eorum scripserunt Simoni principi sacerdotum et populo Iudaeorum.
   25 Antiochus autem rex applicuit castra in Doram in secunda die admovens ei semper manus et machinas faciens et conclusit Tryphonem, ne exiret aut introiret.
   26 Et misit ad eum Simon duo milia virorum electorum in auxilium et argentum et aurum et vasa copiosa.
   27 Et noluit ea accipere, sed rupit omnia, quae pactus est cum eo antea, et alienavit se ab eo.
   28 Et misit ad eum Athenobium unum de amicis suis, ut tractaret cum ipso dicens: "Vos tenetis Ioppen et Gazaram et arcem, quae est in Ierusalem, civitates regni mei;
   29 fines earum desolastis et fecistis plagam magnam in terra et dominati estis per loca multa in regno meo.
   30 Nunc ergo tradite civitates, quas occupastis, et tributa locorum, in quibus dominati estis extra fines Iudaeae;
   31 sin autem, date pro illis quingenta talenta argenti, et exterminii, quod exterminastis, et tributorum civitatum alia talenta quingenta; sin autem, veniemus et expugnabimus vos".
   32 Et venit Athenobius amicus regis in Ierusalem et vidit gloriam Simonis et claritatem in auro et argento et apparatum copiosum et obstupuit et rettulit ei verba regis.
   33 Et respondit ei Simon et dixit ei: "Neque alienam terram sumpsimus neque aliena detinemus sed hereditatem patrum nostrorum, quae iniuste ab inimicis nostris aliquo tempore possessa est.
   34 Nos vero tempus habentes vindicamus hereditatem patrum nostrorum;
   35 nam de Ioppe et Gazara, quae expostulas, ipsae faciebant in populo plagam magnam et in regione nostra: horum damus talenta centum". Et non respondit ei verbum.
   36 Reversus autem cum ira ad regem renuntiavit ei verba ista et gloriam Simonis et universa, quae vidit; et iratus est rex ira magna.
   37 Tryphon autem ascendit in navem et fugit in Orthosiam.
   38 Et constituit rex Cendebaeum ducem maritimum et exercitum peditum et equitum dedit illi;
   39 et mandavit illi movere castra contra faciem Iudaeae et mandavit ei aedificare Cedron et obstruere portas civitatis et ut debellaret populum. Rex autem persequebatur Tryphonem.
   40 Et pervenit Cendebaeus Iamniam et coepit irritare plebem et conculcare Iudaeam et captivare populum et interficere.
   41 Et aedificavit Cedron et collocavit illic equites et exercitum, ut egressi perambularent vias Iudaeae, sicut constituit ei rex.

Source: Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, Sacrosanti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II, Ratione Habita, Iussu Pauli PP. VI Recognita, Auctoritate Ioannis Pauli PP. II Promulgata, Editio Typica Altera

Apocrypha

   1 Moreover Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea unto Simon the priest and prince of the Jews, and to all the people;
   2 The contents whereof were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting:
   3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge it again, that I may restore it to the old estate, and to that end have gathered a multitude of foreign soldiers together, and prepared ships of war;
   4 My meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be avenged of them that have destroyed it, and made many cities in the kingdom desolate:
   5 Now therefore I confirm unto thee all the oblations which the kings before me granted thee, and whatsoever gifts besides they granted.
   6 I give thee leave also to coin money for thy country with thine own stamp.
   7 And as concerning Jerusalem and the sanctuary, let them be free; and all the armour that thou hast made, and fortresses that thou hast built, and keepest in thine hands, let them remain unto thee.
   8 And if any thing be, or shall be, owing to the king, let it be forgiven thee from this time forth for evermore.
   9 Furthermore, when we have obtained our kingdom, we will honour thee, and thy nation, and thy temple, with great honour, so that your honour shall be known throughout the world.
   10 In the hundred threescore and fourteenth year went Antiochus into the land of his fathers: at which time all the forces came together unto him, so that few were left with Tryphon.
   11 Wherefore being pursued by king Antiochus, he fled unto Dora, which lieth by the sea side:
   12 For he saw that troubles came upon him all at once, and that his forces had forsaken him.
   13 Then camped Antiochus against Dora, having with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen.
   14 And when he had compassed the city round about, and joined ships close to the town on the sea side, he vexed the city by land and by sea, neither suffered he any to go out or in.
   15 In the mean season came Numenius and his company from Rome, having letters to the kings and countries; wherein were written these things:
   16 Lucius, consul of the Romans unto king Ptolemee, greeting:
   17 The Jews ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews:
   18 And they brought a shield of gold of a thousand pound.
   19 We thought it good therefore to write unto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them.
   20 It seemed also good to us to receive the shield of them.
   21 If therefore there be any pestilent fellows, that have fled from their country unto you, deliver them unto Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their own law.
   22 The same things wrote he likewise unto Demetrius the king, and Attalus, to Ariarathes, and Arsaces,
   23 And to all the countries and to Sampsames, and the Lacedemonians, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samos, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Halicarnassus, and Rhodus, and Phaselis, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Gortyna, and Cnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.
   24 And the copy hereof they wrote to Simon the high priest.
   25 So Antiochus the king camped against Dora the second day, assaulting it continually, and making engines, by which means he shut up Tryphon, that he could neither go out nor in.
   26 At that time Simon sent him two thousand chosen men to aid him; silver also, and gold, and much armour.
   27 Nevertheless he would not receive them, but brake all the covenants which he had made with him afore, and became strange unto him.
   28 Furthermore he sent unto him Athenobius, one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye withhold Joppa and Gazera; with the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm.
   29 The borders thereof ye have wasted, and done great hurt in the land, and got the dominion of many places within my kingdom.
   30 Now therefore deliver the cities which ye have taken, and the tributes of the places, whereof ye have gotten dominion without the borders of Judea:
   31 Or else give me for them five hundred talents of silver; and for the harm that ye have done, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: if not, we will come and fight against you.
   32 So Athenobius the kings friend came to Jerusalem: and when he saw the glory of Simon, and the cupboard of gold and silver plate, and his great attendance, he was astonished, and told him the kings message.
   33 Then answered Simon, and said unto him, We have neither taken other mens land, nor holden that which appertaineth to others, but the inheritance of our fathers, which our enemies had wrongfully in possession a certain time.
   34 Wherefore we, having opportunity, hold the inheritance of our fathers.
   35 And whereas thou demandest Joppa and Gazera, albeit they did great harm unto the people in our country, yet will we give thee an hundred talents for them. Hereunto Athenobius answered him not a word;
   36 But returned in a rage to the king, and made report unto him of these speeches, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen: whereupon the king was exceeding wroth.
   37 In the mean time fled Tryphon by ship unto Orthosias.
   38 Then the king made Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an host of footmen and horsemen,
   39 And commanded him to remove his host toward Judea; also he commanded him to build up Cedron, and to fortify the gates, and to war against the people; but as for the king himself, he pursued Tryphon.
   40 So Cendebeus came to Jamnia and began to provoke the people and to invade Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and slay them.
   41 And when he had built up Cedrou, he set horsemen there, and an host of footmen, to the end that issuing out they might make outroads upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him.