Wisdom 19

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 But the ungodly were assailed to the end by pitiless anger, for God knew in advance even their future actions,	1 As for the ungodly, wrath came upon them without mercy unto the end: for he knew before what they would do;
2 that, though they themselves had permitted thy people to depart and hastily sent them forth, they would change their minds and pursue them.	2 How that having given them leave to depart, and sent them hastily away, they would repent and pursue them.
3 For while they were still busy at mourning, and were lamenting at the graves of their dead, they reached another foolish decision, and pursued as fugitives those whom they had begged and compelled to depart.	3 For whilst they were yet mourning and making lamentation at the graves of the dead, they added another foolish device, and pursued them as fugitives, whom they had intreated to be gone.
4 For the fate they deserved drew them on to this end, and made them forget what had happened, in order that they might fill up the punishment which their torments still lacked,	4 For the destiny, whereof they were worthy, drew them unto this end, and made them forget the things that had already happened, that they might fulfil the punishment which was wanting to their torments:
5 and that thy people might experience an incredible journey, but they themselves might meet a strange death.	5 And that thy people might pass a wonderful way: but they might find a strange death.
6 For the whole creation in its nature was fashioned anew, complying with thy commands, that thy children might be kept unharmed.	6 For the whole creature in his proper kind was fashioned again anew, serving the peculiar commandments that were given unto them, that thy children might be kept without hurt:
7 The cloud was seen overshadowing the camp, and dry land emerging where water had stood before, an unhindered way out of the Red Sea, and a grassy plain out of the raging waves,	7 As namely, a cloud shadowing the camp; and where water stood before, dry land appeared; and out of the Red sea a way without impediment; and out of the violent stream a green field:
8 where those protected by thy hand passed through as one nation, after gazing on marvelous wonders.	8 Wherethrough all the people went that were defended with thy hand, seeing thy marvellous strange wonders.
9 For they ranged like horses, and leaped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who didst deliver them.	9 For they went at large like horses, and leaped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them.
10 For they still recalled the events of their sojourn, how instead of producing animals the earth brought forth gnats, and instead of fish the river spewed out vast numbers of frogs.	10 For they were yet mindful of the things that were done while they sojourned in the strange land, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes.
11 Afterward they saw also a new kind of birds, when desire led them to ask for luxurious food;	11 But afterwards they saw a new generation of fowls, when, being led with their appetite, they asked delicate meats.
12 for, to give them relief, quails came up from the sea.	12 For quails came up unto them from the sea for their contentment.
13 The punishments did not come upon the sinners without prior signs in the violence of thunder, for they justly suffered because of their wicked acts; for they practiced a more bitter hatred of strangers.	13 And punishments came upon the sinners not without former signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness, insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful behaviour toward strangers.
14 Others had refused to receive strangers when they came to them, but these made slaves of guests who were their benefactors.	14 For the Sodomites did not receive those, whom they knew not when they came: but these brought friends into bondage, that had well deserved of them.
15 And not only so, but punishment of some sort will come upon the former for their hostile reception of the aliens;	15 And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had of those, because they used strangers not friendly:
16 but the latter, after receiving them with festal celebrations, afflicted with terrible sufferings those who had already shared the same rights.	16 But these very grievously afflicted them, whom they had received with feastings, and were already made partakers of the same laws with them.
17 They were stricken also with loss of sight-- just as were those at the door of the righteous man-- when, surrounded by yawning darkness, each tried to find the way through his own door.	17 Therefore even with blindness were these stricken, as those were at the doors of the righteous man: when, being compassed about with horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage of his own doors.
18 For the elements changed places with one another, as on a harp the notes vary the nature of the rhythm, while each note remains the same. This may be clearly inferred from the sight of what took place.	18 For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of harmony, like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, and yet are always sounds; which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done.
19 For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.	19 For earthly things were turned into watery, and the things, that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground.
20 Fire even in water retained its normal power, and water forgot its fire-quenching nature.	20 The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his own quenching nature.
21 Flames, on the contrary, failed to consume the flesh of perishable creatures that walked among them, nor did they melt the crystalline, easily melted kind of heavenly food.	21 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, though they walked therein; neither melted they the icy kind of heavenly meat that was of nature apt to melt.
22 For in everything, O Lord, thou hast exalted and glorified thy people; and thou hast not neglected to help them at all times and in all places.	22 For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard them: but didst assist them in every time and place.