Good News Translation
We will allow them to follow their own laws and customs as they did before. All this trouble started when we provoked them by abolishing their laws and customs."

New Revised Standard Version
Let us agree to let them live by their laws as they did before; for it was on account of their laws that we abolished that they became angry and did all these things.”

Contemporary English Version
to let them follow their own customs again. After all, they got angry and did all these things, because we ordered them to give up the traditions of their ancestors.

New American Bible
Let us grant them freedom to live according to their own laws as formerly; it was on account of their laws, which we abolished, that they became enraged and did all these things.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things.

And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things.

1 Maccabees 6:57
Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom.

1 Maccabees 6:58
Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation.

1 Maccabees 6:60
And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make peace: and they accepted of it.

1 Maccabees 6:61
And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the strong hold.