10 And a sinful shoot came forth from them, Antiochus Epiphanes, the son of Antiochus the king, who had been a hostage in Rome, and had become king in the one hundred and thirty-seventh year of the Greek kingdom. 11 In those days nthere came forth out of Israel lawless menn, and persuaded many, saying: ‘Let us go and make a covenant with the nations that are round about us; for sinceo we separated ourselves from them many evils have come upon us.’ 12 And the saying appeared good in their eyes; and as certain of the people were eager (to carry this out), 13 they went to the king, and hep gave them authority to introduce the customs of the Gentiles. 14 And they built a gymnasiumq in Jerusalem according to the manner of the Gentiles. 15 They also submitted themselves to uncircumcisionr, and repudiated the holy covenant; yea, they joined themselves to the Gentiles, and sold themselvess to do evil.

1:16–19. Antiochus subdues Egypt.