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| [1]Neuerthelesse, thy saintes had a very great light, whose voyce they hearing, and not seeing their figure, for that they suffred not the same thinges, they thought them blessed. |
[1]Nevertheless thy saints had a very great light, whose voice they hearing, and not seeing their shape, because they also had not suffered the same things, they counted them happy. |
| [2]And for that they dyd not hurt them nowe of whom they had ben wronged before, they thanked them, & besought them pardon of that they had ben enemies. |
[2]But for that they did not hurt them now, of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, and besought them pardon for that they had been enemies. |
| [3]Therfore thou gauest them a burning piller of fire to leade them in the vnknowen way, and the sunne not to hurt them in their honourable iourney. |
[3]Instead whereof thou gavest them a burning pillar of fire, both to be a guide of the unknown journey, and an harmless sun to entertain them honourably. |
| [4]But reason it was that they shoulde leese the light and be put in the pryson of darknesse, whiche had kept thy chyldren shut vp, by whom the vncorrupt light of the lawe was to be geuen vnto the worlde. |
[4]For they were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world. |
| [5]After when they thought to slay the babes of the saintes, one chylde beyng cast out, and preserued to reproue them, thou tokest away the whole multitude of their chyldren, and destroyedst them altogether in a mightie water. |
[5]And when they had determined to slay the babes of the saints, one child being cast forth, and saved, to reprove them, thou tookest away the multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water. |
| [6]Of that night were our fathers certified afore, that they knowing vnto what othes they had geuen credence, might be of good cheare. |
[6]Of that night were our fathers certified afore, that assuredly knowing unto what oaths they had given credence, they might afterwards be of good cheer. |
| [7]Thus thy people receaued the health of the righteous, but the vngodly were destroyed. |
[7]So of thy people was accepted both the salvation of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies. |
| [8]For like as thou hast reuenged our enemies, so hast thou promoted vs whom thou hast called. |
[8]For wherewith thou didst punish our adversaries, by the same thou didst glorify us, whom thou hadst called. |
| [9]For the righteous chyldren of the good men offred secretely, and made a godly lawe with one consent, that the saintes should in like maner receaue together both good and euil, and that the fathers nowe should first sing prayses. |
[9]For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise. |
| [10]But there was hearde a disagreing voyce of the enemies, and there was a miserable lamentation for children that were bewayled. |
[10]But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable noise was carried abroad for children that were bewailed. |
| [11]The maister and the seruaunt were punished after one maner: and lyke as the king, so suffred the common people: |
[11]The master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person. |
| [12]So they had innumerable that dyed with one kinde of death altogether: neither were the liuing sufficient to bury the dead, for in the twinckling of an eye the noblest ofspring of them was destroyed. |
[12]So they all together had innumerable dead with one kind of death; neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. |
| [13]For whereas they woulde discredite all thinges by reason of the inchauntmentes, in the destruction of the first borne they acknowledged that this people was the chyldren of God. |
[13]For whereas they would not believe any thing by reason of the enchantments; upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged this people to be the sons of God. |
| [14]For whyle all thinges were styl in scilence, and when the night was in the middest of her course, thy almightie worde O Lorde lept downe from heauen out of thy royall trone, |
[14]For while all things were in quiet silence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course, |
| [15]As a rough man of warre in the middest of the land that was destroyed, |
[15]Thine Almighty word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction, |
| [16]And brought thyne vnfayned commaundement as a sharpe sworde, and standing vp, filled all thinges with death, yea it stoode vpon the earth and reached vnto the heauen. |
[16]And brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth. |
| [17]Then the sightes of the euyl dreames vexed them sodainly, and fearefulnesse came vpon them vnawares. |
[17]Then suddenly visions of horrible dreams troubled them sore, and terrors came upon them unlooked for. |
| [18]Then lay there one here, another there halfe dead [halfe quicke] and shewed the cause of his death. |
[18]And one thrown here, and another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death. |
| [19]For the visions that vexed them, shewed them these thinges afore, that they might not be ignoraunt wherefore they perished. |
[19]For the dreams that troubled them did foreshew this, lest they should perish, and not know why they were afflicted. |
| [20]Yea the temptation of death touched the righteous also, and among the multitude in the wildernesse there was insurrection: but thy wrath endured not long. |
[20]Yea, the tasting of death touched the righteous also, and there was a destruction of the multitude in the wilderness: but the wrath endured not long. |
| [21]For the blamelesse man went in all the haste, and toke the battayle vpon hym, brought foorth the weapon of his ministration, euen prayer and the reconciliation of incense, set hym selfe against the wrath, and so brought the miserie to an ende, declaring [therby] that he was thy seruaunt. |
[21]For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; and bringing the shield of his proper ministry, even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, declaring that he was thy servant. |
| [22]For he ouercame not the multitude with bodyly power or force of weapons: but with the word he subdued him that vexed, alleaging the oth and couenaunt made vnto the fathers. |
[22]So he overcame the destroyer, not with strength of body, nor force of arms, but with a word subdued him that punished, alleging the oaths and covenants made with the fathers. |
| [23]For when the dead were fallen downe by heapes one vpon another, he stoode in the middest, pacified the wrath, and parted the way that it might not come to the liuing. |
[23]For when the dead were now fallen down by heaps one upon another, standing between, he stayed the wrath, and parted the way to the living. |
| [24]And why? in his long garment was all the beautie, and in the foure rowes of the stones was the glory of the fathers grauen, and thy maiestie was wrytten in the crowne of his head. |
[24]For in the long garment was the whole world, and in the four rows of the stones was the glory of the fathers graven, and thy Majesty upon the daidem of his head. |
| [25]Unto these the destroyer gaue place, and was afrayde of them: for it was inough that they onlye tasted of the wrath. |
[25]Unto these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for it was enough that they only tasted of the wrath. |