4 May he bless you with peace and with an understanding of his Law and its commands.
5 We ask him to answer your prayers and forgive your sins and never turn from you in times of trouble.
6 All of us here are now praying for you.
7 In the year 169 of the Syrian kingdom, when Demetrius was our ruler, we wrote you a letter in which we said:“We have had terrible troubles ever since Jason the high priest and his troops rebelled against our country and its leaders.
8 They destroyed the temple gate and killed innocent people. But we begged the Lord for help, and when he answered our prayers, we brought sacrifices and offerings of grain into the temple. We lit the lamps and put the sacred loaves of bread on the table.”
9 And so, we now urge you to celebrate in the month of Chislev a festival like the Festival of Shelters.We are writing to you in the year 188 of the Greek Kingdom.
10 The Jews of Jerusalem and Judea had also written an earlier letter. It said:The Jews of Jerusalem and Judea, together with Judas and the council, send greetings to Aristobulus and the rest of our Jewish friends in Egypt.Aristobulus belongs to the family of chosen priests, and he is King Ptolemy's teacher. We wish Aristobulus and all the rest of you good health!