Good News Translation
At an earlier time, your King Arius sent a letter to our High Priest Onias, stating that our two nations are related, as the attached copy shows.

New Revised Standard Version
Already in time past a letter was sent to the high priest Onias from Arius, who was king among you, stating that you are our brothers, as the appended copy shows.

Contemporary English Version
Some time ago, your king, Arius, sent a letter to Onias, our high priest. Arius said that Jews and Spartans are related, as you can see from the copy of the king's letter we have sent along with this letter.

New American Bible
Long ago a letter was sent to the high priest Onias from Arius, who then reigned over you, stating that you are our brothers, as the attached copy shows.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There were letters sent long ago to Onias the high priest, from Arius, who reigned then among you to signify that you are our brethren, as the copy here underwritten doth specify.

There were letters sent long ago to Onias the high priest, from Arius, who reigned then among you to signify that you are our brethren, as the copy here underwritten doth specify.

1 Maccabees 12:5
And this is a copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans:

1 Maccabees 12:6
Jonathan, the high priest, and the ancients of the nation, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, to the Spartans, their brethren, greeting.

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,