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[1] But for your holy ones there was great light.
Their enemies, hearing their voice but not seeing their form,
counted it a happy thing that they too had suffered,
[2] yet for that they do not hurt them, though wronged by them before, they are thankful;
and because they had been at variance with them, they begged for pardon.
[3] Therefore you provided a burning pillar of fire,
to be a guide for your people’s unknown journey,
and a harmless sun for their glorious exile.
[4] For the Egyptians well deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness,
they who had imprisoned your children,
through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men. [5] After they had taken counsel to kill the babes of the holy ones,
and when a single child had been abandoned and saved to convict them of their sin,
you took away from them their multitude of children,
and destroyed all their army together in a mighty flood.
[6] Our fathers were made aware of that night beforehand,
that, having sure knowledge, they might be cheered by the oaths which they had trusted.
[7] Salvation of the righteous and destruction of the enemies was expected by your people.
[8] For as you took vengeance on the adversaries,
by the same means, calling us to yourself, you glorified us.
[9] For holy children of good men offered sacrifice in secret,
and with one consent they agreed to the covenant of the divine law,
that they would partake alike in the same good things and the same perils,
the fathers already leading the sacred songs of praise.
[10] But the discordant cry of the enemies echoed back,
and a pitiful voice of lamentation for children was spread abroad.
[11] Both servant and master were punished with the same just doom,
and the commoner suffering the same as king;
[12] Yes, they all together, under one form of death,
had corpses without number.
For the living were not sufficient even to bury them,
Since at a single stroke, their most cherished offspring was consumed.
[13] For while they were disbelieving all things by reason of the enchantments,
upon the destruction of the firstborn they confessed the people to be God’s children.
[14] For while peaceful silence wrapped all things,
and night in her own swiftness was half spent,
[15] your all-powerful word leaped from heaven, from the royal throne,
a stern warrior, into the midst of the doomed land,
[16] bearing as a sharp sword your authentic commandment,
and standing, it filled all things with death,
and while it touched the sky it stood upon the earth.
[17] Then immediately apparitions in dreams terribly troubled them,
and unexpected fears came upon them.
[18] And each, one thrown here half dead, another there,
made known why he was dying;
[19] for the dreams, disturbing them, forewarned them of this,
that they might not perish without knowing why they were afflicted. [20] The experience of death also touched the righteous,
and a multitude were destroyed in the wilderness,
but the wrath didn’t last long.
[21] For a blameless man hurried to be their champion,
bringing the weapon of his own ministry,
prayer, and the atoning sacrifice of incense.
He withstood the indignation and set an end to the calamity,
showing that he was your servant.
[22] And he overcame the anger,
not by strength of body, not by force of weapons,
but by his word, he subdued the avenger
by bringing to remembrance oaths and covenants made with the fathers.
[23] For when the dead had already fallen in heaps one upon another,
he intervened and stopped the wrath,
and cut off its way to the living.
[24] For the whole world was pictured on his long robe,
and the glories of the fathers were upon the engraving of the four rows of precious stones,
and your majesty was upon the diadem on his head.
[25] The destroyer yielded to these, and they feared;
for it was enough only to test the wrath.
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[1] Τοῖς G3588 δὲ G1161 ὁσίοις G3741 σου G4675 μέγιστον G3176 ἦν G2258 φῶς· G5457 ὧν G3739 φωνὴν G5456 μὲν G3303 ἀκούοντες G191 μορφὴν G3444 δὲ G1161 οὐχ G3756 ὁρῶντες, G3708 ὅτι G3754 μὲν G3303 οὐ G3756 κἀκεῖνοι G2548 ἐπεπόνθεισαν, G3958 ἐμακάριζον, G3106 [2] ὅτι G3754 δ’ G1161 οὐ G3756 βλάπτουσιν G984 προηδικημένοι, ηὐχαρίστουν G2168 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 διενεχθῆναι G1308 χάριν G5485 ἐδέοντο. G1189 [3] Ἀνθ’ G473 ὧν G3739 πυριφλεγῆ στῦλον G4769 ὁδηγὸν G3595 μὲν G3303 ἀγνώστου G57 ὁδοιπορίας, G3597 ἥλιον G2246 δὲ G1161 ἀβλαβῆ φιλοτίμου ξενιτείας παρέσχες. G3930 [4] Ἄξιοι G514 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 ἐκεῖνοι G1565 στερηθῆναι G4732 φωτὸς G5457 καὶ G2532 φυλακισθῆναι G5439 σκότει G4655 οἱ G3588 κατακλείστους φυλάξαντες G5442 τοὺς G3588 υἱούς G5207 σου, G4675 δι’ G1223 ὧν G3739 ἤμελλεν G3195 τὸ G3588 ἄφθαρτον G862 νόμου G3551 φῶς G5457 τῷ G3588 αἰῶνι G165 δίδοσθαι. G1325 [5] Βουλευσαμένους G1011 δ’ G1161 αὐτοὺς G846 τὰ G3588 τῶν G3588 ὁσίων G3741 ἀποκτεῖναι G615 νήπια G3516 καὶ G2532 ἑνὸς G1520 ἐκτεθέντος G1620 τέκνου G5043 καὶ G2532 σωθέντος G4982 εἰς G1519 ἔλεγχον G1650 τὸ G3588 αὐτῶν G846 ἀφείλω G851 πλῆθος G4128 τέκνων G5043 καὶ G2532 ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 ἀπώλεσας G622 ἐν G1722 ὕδατι G5204 σφοδρῷ. [6] Ἐκείνη G1565 ἡ G3588 νὺξ G3571 προεγνώσθη G4267 πατράσιν G3962 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἵνα G2443 ἀσφαλῶς G806 εἰδότες G1492 οἷς G3739 ἐπίστευσαν G4100 ὅρκοις G3727 ἐπευθυμήσωσιν. [7] Προσεδέχθη G4327 ὑπὸ G5259 λαοῦ G2992 σου G4675 σωτηρία G4991 μὲν G3303 δικαίων, G1342 ἐχθρῶν G2190 δὲ G1161 ἀπώλεια· G684 [8] ᾧ G3739 γὰρ G1063 ἐτιμωρήσω G5097 τοὺς G3588 ὑπεναντίους, G5227 τούτῳ G5129 ἡμᾶς G2248 προσκαλεσάμενος G4341 ἐδόξασας. G1392 [9] Κρυφῇ G2931 γὰρ G1063 ἐθυσίαζον ὅσιοι G3741 παῖδες G3816 ἀγαθῶν G18 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 θειότητος G2305 νόμον G3551 ἐν G1722 ὁμονοίᾳ διέθεντο G1303 τῶν G3588 αὐτῶν G846 ὁμοίως G3668 καὶ G2532 ἀγαθῶν G18 καὶ G2532 κινδύνων G2794 μεταλήμψεσθαι G3335 τοὺς G3588 ἁγίους G40 πατέρων G3962 ἤδη G2235 προαναμέλποντες αἴνους. G136 [10] Ἀντήχει δ’ G1161 ἀσύμφωνος G800 ἐχθρῶν G2190 ἡ G3588 βοή, G995 καὶ G2532 οἰκτρὰ διεφέρετο G1308 φωνὴ G5456 θρηνουμένων G2354 παίδων· G3816 [11] ὁμοίᾳ G3664 δὲ G1161 δίκῃ G1349 δοῦλος G1401 ἅμα G260 δεσπότῃ G1203 κολασθεὶς G2849 καὶ G2532 δημότης βασιλεῖ G935 τὰ G3588 αὐτὰ G846 πάσχων, G3958 [12] ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 δὲ G1161 πάντες G3956 ἐν G1722 ἑνὶ G1520 ὀνόματι G3686 θανάτου G2288 νεκροὺς G3498 εἶχον G2192 ἀναριθμήτους· G382 οὐδὲ G3761 γὰρ G1063 πρὸς G4314 τὸ G3588 θάψαι G2290 οἱ G3588 ζῶντες G2198 ἦσαν G2258 ἱκανοί, G2425 ἐπεὶ G1893 πρὸς G4314 μίαν G3391 ῥοπὴν ἡ G3588 ἐντιμοτέρα G1784 γένεσις G1078 αὐτῶν G846 διέφθαρτο. G1311 [13] Πάντα G3956 γὰρ G1063 ἀπιστοῦντες G569 διὰ G1223 τὰς G3588 φαρμακείας G5331 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 τῶν G3588 πρωτοτόκων G4416 ὀλέθρῳ G3639 ὡμολόγησαν G3670 θεοῦ G2316 υἱὸν G5207 λαὸν G2992 εἶναι. G1511 [14] Ἡσύχου γὰρ G1063 σιγῆς G4602 περιεχούσης G4023 τὰ G3588 πάντα G3956 καὶ G2532 νυκτὸς G3571 ἐν G1722 ἰδίῳ G2398 τάχει G5034 μεσαζούσης [15] ὁ G3588 παντοδύναμός σου G4675 λόγος G3056 ἀπ’ G575 οὐρανῶν G3772 ἐκ G1537 θρόνων G2362 βασιλείων G934 ἀπότομος πολεμιστὴς εἰς G1519 μέσον G3319 τῆς G3588 ὀλεθρίας ἥλατο G242 γῆς G1093 ξίφος ὀξὺ G3691 τὴν G3588 ἀνυπόκριτον G505 ἐπιταγήν G2003 σου G4675 φέρων G5342 [16] καὶ G2532 στὰς G2476 ἐπλήρωσεν G4137 τὰ G3588 πάντα G3956 θανάτου G2288 καὶ G2532 οὐρανοῦ G3772 μὲν G3303 ἥπτετο, G680 βεβήκει δ’ G1161 ἐπὶ G1909 γῆς. G1093 [17] Τότε G5119 παραχρῆμα G3916 φαντασίαι G5325 μὲν G3303 ὀνείρων δεινῶν ἐξετάραξαν G1613 αὐτούς, G846 φόβοι G5401 δὲ G1161 ἐπέστησαν G2186 ἀδόκητοι, [18] καὶ G2532 ἄλλος G243 ἀλλαχῇ ῥιφεὶς G4496 ἡμίθνητος δι’ G1223 ἣν G3739 ἔθνῃσκον G2348 αἰτίαν G156 ἐνεφάνιζεν· G1718 [19] οἱ G3588 γὰρ G1063 ὄνειροι θορυβήσαντες G2350 αὐτοὺς G846 τοῦτο G5124 προεμήνυσαν, ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἀγνοοῦντες G50 δι’ G1223 ὃ G3739 κακῶς G2560 πάσχουσιν G3958 ἀπόλωνται. G622 [20] Ἥψατο G680 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 δικαίων G1342 πεῖρα G3984 θανάτου, G2288 καὶ G2532 θραῦσις ἐν G1722 ἐρήμῳ G2048 ἐγένετο G1096 πλήθους. G4128 Ἀλλ’ G235 οὐκ G3756 ἐπὶ G1909 πολὺ G4183 ἔμεινεν G3306 ἡ G3588 ὀργή· G3709 [21] σπεύσας G4692 γὰρ G1063 ἀνὴρ G435 ἄμεμπτος G273 προεμάχησεν τὸ G3588 τῆς G3588 ἰδίας G2398 λειτουργίας G3009 ὅπλον G3696 προσευχὴν G4335 καὶ G2532 θυμιάματος G2368 ἐξιλασμὸν κομίσας· G2865 ἀντέστη G436 τῷ G3588 θυμῷ G2372 καὶ G2532 πέρας G4009 ἐπέθηκε G2007 τῇ G3588 συμφορᾷ δεικνὺς G1166 ὅτι G3754 σός G4674 ἐστιν G2076 θεράπων· G2324 [22] ἐνίκησεν G3528 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 χόλον οὐκ G3756 ἰσχύι G2479 τοῦ G3588 σώματος, G4983 οὐχ G3756 ὅπλων G3696 ἐνεργείᾳ, G1753 ἀλλὰ G235 λόγῳ G3056 τὸν G3588 κολάζοντα G2849 ὑπέταξεν G5293 ὅρκους G3727 πατέρων G3962 καὶ G2532 διαθήκας G1242 ὑπομνήσας. G5279 [23] Σωρηδὸν γὰρ G1063 ἤδη G2235 πεπτωκότων G4098 ἐπ’ G1909 ἀλλήλων G240 νεκρῶν G3498 μεταξὺ G3342 στὰς G2476 ἀνέκοψε G348 τὴν G3588 ὀργὴν G3709 καὶ G2532 διέσχισεν τὴν G3588 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ζῶντας G2198 ὁδόν. G3598 [24] Ἐπὶ G1909 γὰρ G1063 ποδήρους G4158 ἐνδύματος G1742 ἦν G2258 ὅλος G3650 ὁ G3588 κόσμος, G2889 καὶ G2532 πατέρων G3962 δόξαι G1391 ἐπὶ G1909 τετραστίχου λίθων G3037 γλυφῆς, καὶ G2532 μεγαλωσύνη G3172 σου G4675 ἐπὶ G1909 διαδήματος G1238 κεφαλῆς G2776 αὐτοῦ. G846 [25] Τούτοις G5125 εἶξεν G1502 ὁ G3588 ὀλεθρεύων, G3645 ταῦτα G5023 δὲ G1161 ἐφοβήθη· G5399 ἦν G2258 γὰρ G1063 μόνη G3441 ἡ G3588 πεῖρα G3984 τῆς G3588 ὀργῆς G3709 ἱκανή. G2425
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