Good News Translation
It was impossible to observe the Sabbath, to celebrate any of the traditional festivals, or even so much as to admit to being a Jew.

New Revised Standard Version
People could neither keep the sabbath, nor observe the festivals of their ancestors, nor so much as confess themselves to be Jews.

Contemporary English Version
It became a crime to worship on the Sabbath, or to celebrate our ancient festivals, or even to admit that you were a Jew.

New American Bible
No one could keep the sabbath or celebrate the traditional feasts, nor even admit to being a Jew.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And neither were the sabbaths kept, nor the solemn days of the fathers observed, neither did any man plainly profess himself to be a Jew.

And neither were the sabbaths kept, nor the solemn days of the fathers observed, neither did any man plainly profess himself to be a Jew.

2 Maccabees 6:4
For the temple was full of the riot and revellings of the Gentiles: and of men lying with lewd women. And women thrust themselves of their accord into the holy places, and brought in things that were not lawful.

2 Maccabees 6:5
The altar also was filled with unlawful things, which were forbidden by the laws.

2 Maccabees 6:7
But they were led by bitter constraint on the king's birthday to the sacrifices: and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, they were compelled to go about crowned with ivy in honour of Bacchus.

2 Maccabees 6:8
And there went out a decree into the neighbouring cities of the Gentiles, by the suggestion of the Ptolemeans, that they also should act in like manner against the Jews, to oblige them to sacrifice: