Good News Translation
When Antiochus had firmly established himself as king, he decided to conquer Egypt and rule that country as well as Syria.

New Revised Standard Version
When Antiochus saw that his kingdom was established, he determined to become king of the land of Egypt, in order that he might reign over both kingdoms.

Contemporary English Version
When Antiochus had everything under control, he decided to attack Egypt and make it part of his kingdom.

New American Bible
They disguised their circumcision and abandoned the holy covenant; they allied themselves with the Gentiles and sold themselves to wrongdoing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil:

And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil:

1 Maccabees 1:14
And some of the people determined to do this, and went to the king: and he gave them license to do after the ordinances of the heathens.

1 Maccabees 1:15
And they built a place of exercise in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the nations:

1 Maccabees 1:17
And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might reign over two kingdoms.

1 Maccabees 1:18
And he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great number of ships: