1 But upon the impious even to the later end there came wrath without mercy. For he foreknew also the things that should come unto them:
1 But as to the wicked, even to the end there came upon them wrath without mercy. For he knew before also what they would do:
2 because when they had permitted that they should depart, and had sent them away with great diligence, they repenting pursued them.
2 For when they had given them leave to depart and had sent them away with great care, they repented and pursued after them.
3 For having as yet mourning between their hands, and lamenting at the graves of the dead, they took to themselves another cogitation of folly: and whom by entreating they had cast forth, them they pursued as fugitives:
3 ¹For whilst they were yet mourning, and lamenting at the graves of the dead, they took up another foolish device: and pursued them as fugitives whom they had pressed to be gone:
4 for worthy necessity brought them to this end: and they lost the remembrance of those things which had chanced, that punishment might fulfill the things that wanted to the torments:
4 For a necessity, of which they were worthy, brought them to this end: and they lost the remembrance of those things which had happened, that their punishment might fill up what was wanting to their torments:
5 and that thy people certes might pass through marvelously, but they might find a new death.
5 And that thy people might wonderfully pass through, but they might find a new death.
6 For every creature according to his kind was fashioned again from the beginning, serving thy precepts, that thy children might be kept without hurt.
6 For every creature, according to its kind was fashioned again as from the beginning, obeying thy commandments, that thy children might be kept without hurt.
7 For a cloud overshadowed their camp, and out of the water which was before, there appeared dry land, and in the red sea a way without impediment, and of the great depth a springing field:
7 For a cloud overshadowed their camp and where water was before, dry land appeared, and in the Red Sea a way without hinderance, and out of the great deep a springing field:
8 through the which all the nation passed, which was protected with thy hand, seeing thy marvelous things and wonders.
8 Through which all the nation passed which was protected with thy hand, seeing thy miracles and wonders.
9 For even as horses they fed on meat, and as lambs they rejoiced, magnifying thee o Lord, which didst deliver them.
9 For they fed on their food like horses, and they skipped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them.
10 For they were mindful of those things, which had been done in their sojourning, how for the nation of beasts the earth brought forth flies, & for fishes the river yielded a multitude of frogs.
10 For they were yet mindful of those things which had been done in the time of their sojourning, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes.
11 And last of all they saw a new creature of birds, when allured by concupiscence they desired meats of deliciousness.
11 ²And at length they saw a new generation of birds, when being led by their appetite, they asked for delicate meats.
12 For in comfort of their desire, there came up to them the quail from the sea: and vexations came upon the sinners, not without those arguments, which were made before by the force of lightnings: for they suffered justly according to their wickedness.
12 For to satisfy their desire, the quail came up to them from the sea: and punishments came upon the sinners, not without foregoing signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness.
13 For they instituted a more detestable inhospitality: some certes received not the unknown strangers, and other-some brought the good strangers into servitude.
13 For they exercised a more detestable inhospitality than any: others indeed received not strangers unknown to them, but these brought their guests into bondage that had deserved well of them.
14 And not only these things, but indeed there was another respect also of them: for they against their will received the strangers.
14 And not only so, but in another respect also they were worse: for the others against their will received the strangers.
15 But they that received them with gladness, did afflict them with most cruel sorrows, that used the same rights:
15 But these grievously afflicted them whom they had received with joy, and who lived under the same laws.
16 but they were strucken with blindness: as they in the doors of the just, when they were covered with sudden darkness, every man sought the passage of his door.
16 But they were struck with blindness: ³as those others were at the doors of the just man, when they were covered with sudden darkness, and everyone sought the passage of his own door.
17 For whilst the elements are turned in themselves, as in an instrument the sound of the quality is changed, and all keep their sound: wherefore it may be certainly judged by the very sight.
17 For while the elements are changed in themselves, as in an instrument the sound of the quality is changed, yet all keep their sound: which may clearly be perceived by the very sight.
18 For the things of the field were turned into things of the water: and what soever were swimming things passed into the land.
18 For the things of the land were turned into things of the water: and the things that before swam in the water passed upon the land.
19 The fire had force in water above his power, and the water forgot her quenching nature.
19 The fire had power in water above its own virtue, and the water forgot its quenching nature.
20 On the contrary the flames vexed not the flesh of corruptible beasts walking therewith, neither did they melt that good meat, which was easily dissolved even as ice. For in all things thou didst magnify thy people o Lord, and didst honour them, and didst not despise them, at all time, and in every place assisting them.
20 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of corruptible animals walking therein, neither did they melt that good food, which was apt to melt as ice. For in all things thou didst magnify thy people, O Lord, and didst honor them, and didst not despise them, but didst assist them at all times, and in every place.