Good News Translation
After a long and difficult journey, Eupolemus and Jason reached Rome and entered the Senate. They addressed the assembly in these terms:

New Revised Standard Version
They went to Rome, a very long journey; and they entered the senate chamber and spoke as follows:

Contemporary English Version
After making the long trip to Rome, they met with the Roman senators and said,

New American Bible
After making a very long journey to Rome, the envoys entered the senate chamber and spoke as follows:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said:

And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said:

1 Maccabees 8:17
So Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob, and Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of amity and confederacy with them:

1 Maccabees 8:18
And that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians, for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude.

1 Maccabees 8:20
Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with you, and that we may be registered your confederates and friends.

1 Maccabees 8:21
And the proposal was pleasing in their sight.