27. Here is a copy of the king's letter to the Jewish people:“King Antiochus to the Jewish leaders and all the Jews, greetings.
28. I hope that all is going well for you. I am in good health.
29. Menelaus has informed me of your desire to return home and attend to your own affairs.
30. So then, those of you who return home by the 30th of the month of Xanthicus may rest assured that you have nothing to fear.
31. You may continue to observe your food laws and other laws, as you used to do, and no Jew will be punished for any crime done in ignorance.