5 Howbeit, having gotten opportunity to further his foolish enterprise, and being called into counsel by Deme´tri-us, and asked how the Jews stood affected, and what they intended, he answered thereunto:
6 Those of the Jews that be called Hasideans, whose captain is Judas Maccabe´us, nourish war, and are seditious, and will not let the realm be in peace.
7 Therefore I, being deprived of mine ancestors' honor, I mean the high priesthood, am now come hither:
8 first, verily for the unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen: for all our nation is in no small misery through the unadvised dealing of them aforesaid.
9 Wherefore, O king, seeing thou knowest all these things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the clemency that thou readily showest unto all.
10 For as long as Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be quiet.
11 This was no sooner spoken of him, but others of the king's friends, being maliciously set against Judas, did more incense Deme´tri-us.