Good News Translation
But the boy paid no attention to him, so Antiochus tried to persuade the boy's mother to talk him into saving his life,

New Revised Standard Version
Since the young man would not listen to him at all, the king called the mother to him and urged her to advise the youth to save himself.

Contemporary English Version
When the boy refused to listen, the king turned to the mother, urging her to make the boy change his mind. Finally, she agreed

New American Bible
When the youth paid no attention to him at all, the king appealed to the mother, urging her to advise her boy to save his life.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life.

But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life.

2 Maccabees 7:23
But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man, and that found out the origin of all, he will restore to you again, in his mercy, both breath and life, as now you despise yourselves for the sake of his laws.

2 Maccabees 7:24
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and withal despising the voice of the upbraider, when the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with an oath, that he would make him a rich and a happy man, and, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers, would take him for a friend, and furnish him with things necessary.

2 Maccabees 7:26
And when he had exhorted her with many words she promised that she would counsel her son.

2 Maccabees 7:27
So bending herself towards him, mocking the cruel tyrant, she said in her own language: My son have pity upon me, that bore thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee suck three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age.