Good News Translation
When his men were ready for battle, he gave them their orders and at the same time pointed out how the Gentiles could not be trusted, because they never kept their treaties.

New Revised Standard Version
When he had aroused their courage, he issued his orders, at the same time pointing out the perfidy of the Gentiles and their violation of oaths.

Contemporary English Version
The troops were now excited and eager to fight. So Judas gave them their orders and pointed out that Gentiles never kept their promises.

New American Bible
Having stirred up their courage, he gave his orders and pointed out at the same time the perfidy of the Gentiles and their violation of oaths.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then after he had encouraged them, he shewed withal the falsehood of the Gentiles, and their breach of oaths.

Then after he had encouraged them, he shewed withal the falsehood of the Gentiles, and their breach of oaths.

2 Maccabees 15:8
And he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the nations, but to remember the help they had before received from heaven, and now to hope for victory from the Almighty.

2 Maccabees 15:9
And speaking to them out of the law, and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles they had fought before, he made them more cheerful:

2 Maccabees 15:11
So he armed every one of them, not with defence of shield and spear, but with very good speeches, and exhortations, and told them a dream worthy to be believed, whereby he rejoiced them all.

2 Maccabees 15:12
Now the vision was in this manner. Onias, who had been high priest, a good and virtuous man, modest in his looks, gentle in his manners, and graceful in speech, and who from a child was exercised in virtues holding up his hands, prayed for all the people of the Jews: