Good News Translation
he made rapid preparations to depart. He said to the young king, to his officers, and to his men, "We are growing weaker each day; we are short of provisions, and this place we are besieging is strong. Besides, there are pressing government affairs which need our attention.

New Revised Standard Version
So he quickly gave orders to withdraw, and said to the king, to the commanders of the forces, and to the troops, “Daily we grow weaker, our food supply is scant, the place against which we are fighting is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom press urgently on us.

Contemporary English Version
he said to the young Antiochus the Fifth and to the officers and the soldiers: You must leave Jerusalem at once! Things are getting worse every day. We're short of food, and the enemy fortress is powerful. Besides, we have other problems to solve.

New American Bible
So he hastily decided to withdraw. He said to the king, the leaders of the army, and the soldiers: “We are growing weaker every day, our provisions are scanty, the place we are besieging is strong, and it is our duty to take care of the affairs of the kingdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom.

Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom.

1 Maccabees 6:55
Now Lysias heard that Philip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign,

1 Maccabees 6:56
Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him and that he sought to take upon him the affairs of the kingdom:

1 Maccabees 6:58
Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation.

1 Maccabees 6:59
And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things.