Good News Translation
we have written to renew our ties of brotherhood and friendship with you. We do not wish to become total strangers, and it has now been many years since your last communication.

New Revised Standard Version
we have undertaken to send to renew our family ties and friendship with you, so that we may not become estranged from you, for considerable time has passed since you sent your letter to us.

Contemporary English Version
But we decided to write you anyway to renew our friendship and to make sure that we are still on good terms. After all, it has been a long time since you wrote us, and we don't want to become like strangers to each other.

New American Bible
we have ventured to send word to you for the renewal of brotherhood and friendship, lest we become strangers to you; a long time has passed since you sent your message to us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become stranger to you altogether: for there is a long time passed since you sent to us.

Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become stranger to you altogether: for there is a long time passed since you sent to us.

1 Maccabees 12:8
And Onias received the ambassador with honour and received the letters, wherein there was mention made of the alliance, and amity.

1 Maccabees 12:9
We, though we needed none of these things having for our comfort the holy books that are in our hands,

1 Maccabees 12:11
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.

1 Maccabees 12:12
And we rejoice at your glory.