10 Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become strangers to you altogether: for there is a long time passed since you sent to us.
11 We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our festivals, and other days, wherein it is convenient, remember you in the sacrifices that we offer, and in our observances, as it is meet, and becoming to remember brethren.
12 And we rejoice at your glory.
13 But we have had many troubles and wars on every side, and the kings that are round about us, have fought against us.
14 But we would not be troublesome to you, nor the rest of our allies and friends in these wars.
15 For we have had help from heaven, and we have been delivered, and our enemies are humbled.
16 We have chosen therefore Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, and have sent them to the Romans to renew with them the former amity and alliance.