Good News Translation
In addition, everyone who was fleeing from the persecution joined them and strengthened their forces.

New Revised Standard Version
And all who became fugitives to escape their troubles joined them and reinforced them.

Contemporary English Version
In fact, many others had found themselves in trouble with the Gentiles, and they also went to Mattathias, who soon had a large force.

New American Bible
And all those who were fleeing from the persecutions joined them and supported them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them.

And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them.

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 2:42
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 2:44
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.

1 Maccabees 2:45
And Mathathias and his friends went round about, and they threw down the altars: