21. The proposal pleased the Romans,
22. and this is a copy of the reply they inscribed on bronze tablets and sent to Jerusalem, to remain there with the Jews as a record of peace and alliance:
23. “May it be well with the Romans and the Jewish nation at sea and on land forever; may sword and enemy be far from them.
24. But if war is first made on Rome, or any of its allies in any of their dominions,