And Jonathan returned to Jerusalem in peace and gladness: Jonathan may well have had good reason to worry about why he was summoned to Ptolemais. For all he knew, he was walking into a trap. But when he left Ptolemais, he left safe and happy. We may translate this verse as follows:

• After this Jonathan returned to Jerusalem safe and happy.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.