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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.
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 (T-DPM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ὁσίοις G3741 (A-DPM) σου G4675 (P-2GS) μέγιστον G3176 (A-NSN-S) ἦν G2258 (V-IAI-3S) φῶς· G5457 (N-NSN) ὧν G3739 (R-GPM) φωνὴν G5456 (N-ASF) μὲν G3303 (PRT) ἀκούοντες G191 (V-PAP-NPM) μορφὴν G3444 (N-ASF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) οὐχ G3756 (PRT-N) ὁρῶντες, G3708 (V-PAP-NPM) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) μὲν G3303 (PRT) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) κἀκεῖνοι G2548 (D-NPM-K) ἐπεπόνθεισαν, G3958 (V-LAI-3P) ἐμακάριζον, G3106 (V-IAI-3P) [2] ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) δ’ G1161 (CONJ) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) βλάπτουσιν G984 (V-PAI-3P) προηδικημένοι, (V-RMP-NPM) ηὐχαρίστουν G2168 (V-IAI-3P) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSN) διενεχθῆναι G1308 (V-APN) χάριν G5485 (N-ASF) ἐδέοντο. G1210 (V-IEI-3P) [3] Ἀνθ’ G473 (PREP) ὧν G3739 (R-GPM) πυριφλεγῆ (A-ASM) στῦλον G4769 (N-ASM) ὁδηγὸν G3595 (N-ASM) μὲν G3303 (PRT) ἀγνώστου G57 (A-GSF) ὁδοιπορίας, G3597 (N-GSF) ἥλιον G2246 (N-ASM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἀβλαβῆ (A-ASM) φιλοτίμου (A-GSF) ξενιτείας (N-GSF) παρέσχες. G3930 (V-2AAI-2S) [4] Ἄξιοι G514 (A-NPM) μὲν G3303 (PRT) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἐκεῖνοι G1565 (D-NPM) στερηθῆναι G4732 (V-APN) φωτὸς G5457 (N-GSN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) φυλακισθῆναι (V-APN) σκότει G4655 (N-DSN) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) κατακλείστους (A-APM) φυλάξαντες G5442 (V-AAP-NPM) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) υἱούς G5207 (N-APM) σου, G4675 (P-2GS) δι’ G1223 (PREP) ὧν G3739 (R-GPM) ἤμελλεν G3195 (V-IAI-3S-ATT) τὸ G3588 (T-NSN) ἄφθαρτον G862 (A-NSN) νόμου G3551 (N-GSM) φῶς G5457 (N-ASN) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) αἰῶνι G165 (N-DSM) δίδοσθαι. G1325 (V-PMN) [5] Βουλευσαμένους (V-AMP-APM) δ’ G1161 (CONJ) αὐτοὺς G846 (P-APM) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ὁσίων G3741 (A-GPM) ἀποκτεῖναι G615 (V-AAN) νήπια G3516 (A-APN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἑνὸς G1520 (A-GSN) ἐκτεθέντος G1620 (V-APP-GSN) τέκνου G5043 (N-GSN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) σωθέντος G4982 (V-APP-GSN) εἰς G1519 (PREP) ἔλεγχον G1650 (N-ASM) τὸ G3588 (T-ASN) αὐτῶν G846 (P-GPM) ἀφείλω G851 (V-2AMI-2S) πλῆθος G4128 (N-ASN) τέκνων G5043 (N-GPN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 (ADV) ἀπώλεσας G622 (V-AAI-2S) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ὕδατι G5204 (N-DSN) σφοδρῷ. (A-DSN) [6] Ἐκείνη G1565 (D-NSF) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) νὺξ G3571 (N-NSF) προεγνώσθη G4267 (V-API-3S) πατράσιν G3962 (N-DPM) ἡμῶν, G2257 (P-1GP) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) ἀσφαλῶς G806 (ADV) εἰδότες G1492 (V-RAP-NPM) οἷς G3739 (R-DPM) ἐπίστευσαν G4100 (V-AAI-3P) ὅρκοις G3727 (N-DPM) ἐπευθυμήσωσιν. (V-AAS-3P) [7] Προσεδέχθη G4327 (V-API-3S) ὑπὸ G5259 (PREP) λαοῦ G2992 (N-GSM) σου G4675 (P-2GS) σωτηρία G4991 (N-NSF) μὲν G3303 (PRT) δικαίων, G1342 (A-GPM) ἐχθρῶν G2190 (A-GPM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἀπώλεια· G684 (N-NSF) [8] ᾧ G3739 (R-DSM) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἐτιμωρήσω G5097 (V-AMI-2S) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) ὑπεναντίους, G5227 (A-APM) τούτῳ G5129 (D-DSN) ἡμᾶς G2248 (P-1AP) προσκαλεσάμενος (V-AMP-NSM) ἐδόξασας. G1392 (V-AAI-2S) [9] Κρυφῇ G2931 (ADV) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἐθυσίαζον (V-IAI-3P) ὅσιοι G3741 (A-NPM) παῖδες G3816 (N-NPM) ἀγαθῶν G18 (A-GPM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) θειότητος G2305 (N-GSF) νόμον G3551 (N-ASM) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ὁμονοίᾳ (N-DSF) διέθεντο G1303 (V-2AMI-3P) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) αὐτῶν G846 (P-GPM) ὁμοίως G3668 (ADV) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἀγαθῶν G18 (A-GPM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) κινδύνων G2794 (N-GPM) μεταλήμψεσθαι G3335 (V-FMN) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) ἁγίους G40 (A-APM) πατέρων G3962 (N-GPM) ἤδη G2235 (ADV) προαναμέλποντες (V-PAP-NPM) αἴνους. G136 (N-APM) [10] Ἀντήχει (V-IAI-3S) δ’ G1161 (CONJ) ἀσύμφωνος G800 (A-NSF) ἐχθρῶν G2190 (A-GPM) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) βοή, G995 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οἰκτρὰ (A-NSF) διεφέρετο G1308 (V-IPI-3S) φωνὴ G5456 (N-NSF) θρηνουμένων G2354 (V-PEP-GPM) παίδων· G3816 (N-GPM) [11] ὁμοίᾳ G3664 (A-DSF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) δίκῃ G1349 (N-DSF) δοῦλος G1401 (N-NSM) ἅμα G260 (ADV) δεσπότῃ G1203 (N-DSM) κολασθεὶς G2849 (V-APP-NSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) δημότης (N-NSM) βασιλεῖ G935 (N-DSM) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) αὐτὰ G846 (P-APN) πάσχων, G3958 (V-PAP-NSM) [12] ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 (ADV) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) πάντες G3956 (A-NPM) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ἑνὶ G1520 (A-DSN) ὀνόματι G3686 (N-DSN) θανάτου G2288 (N-GSM) νεκροὺς G3498 (A-APM) εἶχον G2192 (V-IAI-3P) ἀναριθμήτους· G382 (A-APM) οὐδὲ G3761 (CONJ-N) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) πρὸς G4314 (PREP) τὸ G3588 (T-ASN) θάψαι G2290 (V-AAN) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) ζῶντες G2198 (V-PAP-NPM) ἦσαν G2258 (V-IAI-3P) ἱκανοί, G2425 (A-NPM) ἐπεὶ G1893 (CONJ) πρὸς G4314 (PREP) μίαν G3391 (A-ASF) ῥοπὴν (N-ASF) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) ἐντιμοτέρα G1784 (A-NSF) γένεσις G1078 (N-NSF) αὐτῶν G846 (P-GPM) διέφθαρτο. G1311 (V-LMI-3S) [13] Πάντα G3956 (A-APN) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἀπιστοῦντες G569 (V-PAP-NPM) διὰ G1223 (PREP) τὰς G3588 (T-APF) φαρμακείας (N-APF) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) τῶν G3588 (T-GPN) πρωτοτόκων G4416 (A-GPN) ὀλέθρῳ G3639 (N-DSM) ὡμολόγησαν G3670 (V-AAI-3P) θεοῦ G2316 (N-GSM) υἱὸν G5207 (N-ASM) λαὸν G2992 (N-ASM) εἶναι. G1511 (V-PAN) [14] Ἡσύχου (A-GSF) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) σιγῆς G4602 (N-GSF) περιεχούσης G4023 (V-PAP-GSF) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) πάντα G3956 (A-APN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) νυκτὸς G3571 (N-GSF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ἰδίῳ G2398 (A-DSN) τάχει G5036 (A-DSN) μεσαζούσης (V-PAP-GSF) [15] ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) παντοδύναμός (A-NSM) σου G4675 (P-2GS) λόγος G3056 (N-NSM) ἀπ’ G575 (PREP) οὐρανῶν G3772 (N-GPM) ἐκ G1537 (PREP) θρόνων G2362 (N-GPM) βασιλείων G934 (A-GPM) ἀπότομος (A-NSM) πολεμιστὴς (N-NSM) εἰς G1519 (PREP) μέσον G3319 (A-ASN) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ὀλεθρίας (A-GSF) ἥλατο G242 (V-ANI-3S) γῆς G1093 (N-GSF) ξίφος (N-ASN) ὀξὺ G3691 (A-ASN) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) ἀνυπόκριτον G505 (A-ASF) ἐπιταγήν G2003 (N-ASF) σου G4675 (P-2GS) φέρων G5342 (V-PAP-NSM) [16] καὶ G2532 (CONJ) στὰς G2476 (V-2AAP-NSM) ἐπλήρωσεν G4137 (V-AAI-3S) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) πάντα G3956 (A-APN) θανάτου G2288 (N-GSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὐρανοῦ G3772 (N-GSM) μὲν G3303 (PRT) ἥπτετο, G680 (V-IMI-3S) βεβήκει (V-LAI-3S) δ’ G1161 (CONJ) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) γῆς. G1093 (N-GSF) [17] Τότε G5119 (ADV) παραχρῆμα G3916 (ADV) φαντασίαι G5325 (N-NPF) μὲν G3303 (PRT) ὀνείρων (N-GPM) δεινῶν (A-GPM) ἐξετάραξαν G1613 (V-2AAI-3P) αὐτούς, G846 (P-APM) φόβοι G5401 (N-NPM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἐπέστησαν G2186 (V-2AAI-3P) ἀδόκητοι, (A-NPM) [18] καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἄλλος G243 (A-NSM) ἀλλαχῇ (ADV) ῥιφεὶς G4496 (V-APP-NSM) ἡμίθνητος (A-NSM) δι’ G1223 (PREP) ἣν G3739 (R-ASF) ἔθνῃσκον (V-IAI-3P) αἰτίαν G156 (N-ASF) ἐνεφάνιζεν· G1718 (V-IAI-3S) [19] οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ὄνειροι (N-NPM) θορυβήσαντες G2350 (V-AAP-NPM) αὐτοὺς G846 (P-APM) τοῦτο G5124 (D-ASN) προεμήνυσαν, (V-AAI-3P) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) ἀγνοοῦντες G50 (V-PAP-NPM) δι’ G1223 (PREP) ὃ G3739 (R-ASN) κακῶς G2560 (ADV) πάσχουσιν G3958 (V-PAI-3P) ἀπόλωνται. G622 (V-2AMS-3P) [20] Ἥψατο G680 (V-ADI-3S) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) δικαίων G1342 (A-GPM) πεῖρα G3984 (N-NSF) θανάτου, G2288 (N-GSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) θραῦσις (N-NSF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ἐρήμῳ G2048 (A-DSF) ἐγένετο G1096 (V-2ADI-3S) πλήθους. G4128 (N-GSN) Ἀλλ’ G235 (CONJ) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) πολὺ G4183 (A-ASN) ἔμεινεν G3306 (V-AAI-3S) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) ὀργή· G3709 (N-NSF) [21] σπεύσας G4692 (V-AAP-NSM) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἀνὴρ G435 (N-NSM) ἄμεμπτος G273 (A-NSM) προεμάχησεν (V-AAI-3S) τὸ G3588 (T-ASN) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ἰδίας G2398 (A-GSF) λειτουργίας G3009 (N-GSF) ὅπλον G3696 (N-ASN) προσευχὴν G4335 (N-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) θυμιάματος G2368 (N-GSN) ἐξιλασμὸν (N-ASM) κομίσας· G2865 (V-AAP-NSM) ἀντέστη G436 (V-2AAI-3S) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) θυμῷ G2372 (N-DSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πέρας G4009 (N-NSN) ἐπέθηκε G2007 (V-2AAI-3S) τῇ G3588 (T-DSF) συμφορᾷ (N-DSF) δεικνὺς (V-PAP-NSM) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) σός G4674 (S-2SNSM) ἐστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) θεράπων· G2324 (N-NSM) [22] ἐνίκησεν G3528 (V-AAI-3S) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) χόλον (N-ASM) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἰσχύι G2479 (N-DSF) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSN) σώματος, G4983 (N-GSN) οὐχ G3756 (PRT-N) ὅπλων G3696 (N-GPN) ἐνεργείᾳ, G1753 (N-DSF) ἀλλὰ G235 (CONJ) λόγῳ G3056 (N-DSM) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) κολάζοντα G2849 (V-PAP-ASM) ὑπέταξεν G5293 (V-AAI-3S) ὅρκους G3727 (N-APM) πατέρων G3962 (N-GPM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) διαθήκας G1242 (N-APF) ὑπομνήσας. G5279 (V-AAP-NSM) [23] Σωρηδὸν (ADV) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἤδη G2235 (ADV) πεπτωκότων G4098 (V-RAP-GPM) ἐπ’ G1909 (PREP) ἀλλήλων G240 (C-GPM) νεκρῶν G3498 (A-GPM) μεταξὺ G3342 (ADV) στὰς G2476 (V-2AAP-NSM) ἀνέκοψε (V-2AAI-3S) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) ὀργὴν G3709 (N-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) διέσχισεν (V-AAI-3S) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) πρὸς G4314 (PREP) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) ζῶντας G2198 (V-PAP-APM) ὁδόν. G3598 (N-ASF) [24] Ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ποδήρους G4158 (A-GSN) ἐνδύματος G1742 (N-GSN) ἦν G2258 (V-IAI-3S) ὅλος G3650 (A-NSM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) κόσμος, G2889 (N-NSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πατέρων G3962 (N-GPM) δόξαι G1391 (N-NPF) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τετραστίχου (A-GSF) λίθων G3037 (N-GPM) γλυφῆς, (N-GSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) μεγαλωσύνη G3172 (N-NSF) σου G4675 (P-2GS) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) διαδήματος G1238 (N-GSN) κεφαλῆς G2776 (N-GSF) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) [25] Τούτοις G5125 (D-DPN) εἶξεν G1502 (V-AAI-3S) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ὀλεθρεύων, (V-PAP-NSM) ταῦτα G5023 (D-APN) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἐφοβήθη· (V-API-3S) ἦν G2258 (V-IAI-3S) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) μόνη G3441 (A-NSF) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) πεῖρα G3984 (N-NSF) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ὀργῆς G3709 (N-GSF) ἱκανή. G2425 (A-NSF)