“ Have pity on us, who are being removed from life through the irrational arrogance of the lawless in the same way as traitors. 13 May the gentiles cower in fear at your invincible power today, glorious one, for you have the power to save the family of Jacob. ”

“ Chapter 4 1 Everywhere he sent this command, every kind of festivity was organised for the gentiles at public expense, with loud noises and joy, so that they hatred which had long ago entrenched itself in their minds, was made entirely clear with open speech. 2 But the grief of the Jews was incurable and there was a utterly woeful shout with tears, their hearts were inflamed with groans, mourning their unexpected, suddenly determined destruction. ”

“ Weeping with anger, he threatened his friends, saying, 24 "You go beyond royalty and exceed tyrants in harshness and attempt now to remove my rule and my breath from me, your own benefactor, secretly plotting things that are not beneficial to my kingship. 25 Who is it who has removed the men who hold the strongholds of the land in faith for us from their homes and irrationally gathered them here? ”

“ When Daniel was thrown down into a pit with the lions as a result of jealous slanders to be prey for the beasts, you led him up unharmed into the light, 8 and when Jonah was being digested in the stomach of a deep-dwelling sea monster, without hesitation you brought him unharmed to all his kin, father. 9 And now, abuse-hater, most merciful, shelterer of all things, quickly show yourself to the people of the family of Israel, who are being abused by despicable, lawless peoples! ”

“ Chapter 7 1 King Ptolemy Philopator to the generals in Egypt and all those in charge of affairs, greetings and well-wishes. 2 We ourselves are well and so are our children, since the greatest God has set straight our affairs, just as we desire. 3 Some of our friends, pushing us too bitterly into a bad disposition, persuaded us to gather up all the Jews in the kingdom to punish them with the outlandish punishments of rebels, 4 claiming that our affairs would never be at peace, on account of the enmity which they have for all peoples, until this was done. ”

“ Send them out to their own places in peace, after apologising for what has been done! 28 You destroyed the sons of the all-powerful living God who is in heaven, who has provided uninterrupted tranquility with glory to our affairs from the time of our ancestors up till now. ”

“ Chapter 5 1 Then he summoned Hermon who was in charge of the elephants, full of deep anger and bile, entirely unalterable 2 and he ordered him to give all the elephants (there were five hundred of them) bountiful handfuls of frankincense and lots of undiluted wine to drink. Once they had become wild from the plentiful supply of drink, he was to lead them in, so that the Jews would meet their doom. 3 Once he had ordered these things he turned his attention to feasting, gathering those of his friends and troops who were most hateful towards the Jews. ”

“ Chapter 3 1 When the ungodly man [1] learnt these things he was so angry that not only did he rage at those in Alexandria, but he even opposed those deep in the countryside and he ordered that all those who were zealous should be gathered together in the same place and be executed in the worst way possible. ”

“ Philopator learnt from those who had returned about the annexation of the places he ruled by Antiochos, he summoned all his infantry and cavalry forces and brought along his sister Arsinoe too, and marched to the places near Raphia, where Antiochos and his forces had blocked the way. 2 Then a certain Theodotos, who intended to carry out a plot, received the most powerful part of the Ptolemaic army which had been placed under his control and by night he came into Ptolemy's tent, in order to single-handedly kill him and thereby bring an end to the war. ”