Good News Translation
he said: "Why was I born to see these terrible things, the ruin of my people and of the holy city? Must I sit here helpless while the city is surrendered to enemies and the Temple falls into the hands of foreigners?

New Revised Standard Version
and said, “Alas! Why was I born to see this, the ruin of my people, the ruin of the holy city, and to live there when it was given over to the enemy, the sanctuary given over to aliens?

Contemporary English Version
he said: Why have I lived to see enemies crushing my people and the holy city? Foreigners now occupy Jerusalem; they have taken over the temple,

New American Bible
he said: “Woe is me! Why was I born to see the ruin of my people, the ruin of the holy city— To dwell there as it was given into the hands of enemies, the sanctuary into the hands of strangers?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mathathias said: Woe is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it is given into the hands of the enemies?

And Mathathias said: Woe is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it is given into the hands of the enemies?

1 Maccabees 2:5
And Eleazar, who was surnamed Abaron; and Jonathan, who was surnamed Apphus.

1 Maccabees 2:6
These saw the evils that were done in the people of Juda, and in Jerusalem.

1 Maccabees 2:8
The holy places are come into the hands of strangers her temple is become as a man without honour.

1 Maccabees 2:9
The vessels of her glory are carried away captive; her old men are murdered in the streets, and her young men are fallen by the sword of the enemies.