The translation is inaccurate. It should be: "Here, we're giving you your bibles back - for that we want our land back." - Subtle, but it changes the meaning from a plea to a demand/deal.
That's fair, just saying all major powers historically crush the smaller ones in various ways given the chance. Not to say we should not oppose it but it does appear to be human nature. Or at least the nature of the nation state.