47 and that they should prohibit holocausts and sacrifices and atonements to be made in the temple of God,
48 and that they should prohibit the celebration of the Sabbath and the solemn days.
49 And he ordered the holy places to be defiled, along with the holy people of Israel.
50 And he ordered altars to be built, and temples, and idols, and he ordered the immolation of the flesh of swine and of unclean cattle,
51 and that they should leave their sons uncircumcised, and defile their souls with all that is unclean, and with abominations, so that they would forget the law and would alter all the justifications of God,
52 and that whoever would not act according to the word of king Antiochus should be put to death.
53 According to all these words, he wrote to all his kingdom. And he appointed leaders over the people, who would compel them to do these things.