Good News Translation
They were even ordered to defile the Temple and the holy things in it.

New Revised Standard Version
to defile the sanctuary and the priests,

Contemporary English Version
Make the temple and everything in it unfit for the worship of your God.

New American Bible
The king sent letters by messenger to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, ordering them to follow customs foreign to their land;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth.

And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth.

1 Maccabees 1:44
And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus.

1 Maccabees 1:45
And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath.

1 Maccabees 1:47
And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God.

1 Maccabees 1:48
And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days to be celebrated.