Good News Translation
A group of teachers of the Law came to Alcimus and Bacchides, asking for justice.

New Revised Standard Version
Then a group of scribes appeared in a body before Alcimus and Bacchides to ask for just terms.

Contemporary English Version
Some very devout Jews wanted to make peace with the Gentiles. So they sent some of their experts in the Law of Moses to ask Bacchides and Alcimus to treat their people fairly.

New American Bible
A group of scribes, however, gathered about Alcimus and Bacchides to ask for a just agreement.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things that are just:

Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things that are just:

1 Maccabees 7:10
And they arose, and came with a great army into the land of Juda: and they sent messengers, and spoke to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words, deceitfully.

1 Maccabees 7:11
But they gave no heed to their words: for they saw that they were come with a great army.

1 Maccabees 7:13
And first the Assideans, that were among the children of Israel, and they sought peace of them.

1 Maccabees 7:14
For they said: One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come, he will not deceive us.