1 Maccabees 8:18

[and to intreat them] that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude.

And to entreat them that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude.

and that they should free the yoke from themselves; for they saw that the kingdom of the Greeks kept Israel in bondage.