Good News Translation
The enemies of the Jews plotted to invade the land and defile the Temple.

New Revised Standard Version
When their enemies decided to invade their country and lay hands on their sanctuary,

Contemporary English Version
our enemies prepared to invade Judea, because they wanted to attack our temple and destroy the country.

New American Bible
When their enemies sought to invade and ravage their country and to violate their sanctuary,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places.

And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places.

1 Maccabees 14:29
And Simon, the son of Mathathias, of the children of Jarib, and his brethren, have put themselves in danger, and resisted the enemies of their nation, for the maintenance of their holy places, and the law: and have raised their nation to great glory.

1 Maccabees 14:30
And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid to his people.

1 Maccabees 14:32
Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages.

1 Maccabees 14:33
And he fortified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews.