Good News Translation
Then Mattathias and his friends were joined by a group of devout and patriotic Jews, the strongest and bravest men in Israel, who had all volunteered to defend the Law.

New Revised Standard Version
Then there united with them a company of Hasideans, mighty warriors of Israel, all who offered themselves willingly for the law.

Contemporary English Version
About this time a very devout group of Jews joined Mattathias; they were some of the nation's best fighters and were willing to die for God's Law.

New American Bible
Then they were joined by a group of Hasideans, mighty warriors of Israel, all of them devoted to the law.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law.

Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law.

1 Maccabees 2:40
And every man said to his neighbour: If we shall all do as our brethren have done, and not fight against the heathens for our lives, and our justifications, they will now quickly root us out of the earth.

1 Maccabees 2:41
And they determined in that day, saying: Whosoever shall come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die, as our brethren that were slain in the secret places.

1 Maccabees 2:43
And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them.

1 Maccabees 2:44
And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their indignation: and the rest fled to the nations for safety.