21. If, therefore, those who are pestilent have taken refuge with you from their region, hand them over to Simon, the leader of the priests, so that he may give a verdict to them according to their law."
22. These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,
23. and to all the regions, and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delos, and Myndos, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samos, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Halicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.
24. Moreover, they wrote a copy of these things to Simon, the leader of the priests and the people of the Jews.
25. But king Antiochus positioned his camp near Dora a second time, moving his hand against it continually, and making machines of war. And he enclosed Trypho, lest he escape.
26. And Simon sent two thousand chosen men to him as auxiliaries, and silver, and gold, and an abundance of equipment.
27. And he was not willing to receive them, but he broke all of the pact that he made with him before, and he alienated himself from him.
28. And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to deal with him, saying: "You hold Joppa and Gazara, and the stronghold that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom.
29. You have desolated their parts, and you have caused a great scourging in the land, and you have become ruler throughout many places in my kingdom.
30. Now, therefore, hand over the cities that you occupy, and the tributes of the places where you have become ruler beyond the borders of Judea.
31. But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the destruction that you have caused, and for the tributes of the cities, another five hundred talents. But if not, we will come and fight against you."