¹Propter hæc et per his similia passi sunt digne tormenta,Because of this, and by means of things similar to these, they were allowed to endure fitting torments,et per multitudinem bestiarum exterminati sunt.and they were exterminated by a multitude of beasts.

¹Propter hæc et per his similia passi sunt digne tormenta,Because of this, and by means of things similar to these, they were allowed to endure fitting torments,et per multitudinem bestiarum exterminati sunt.and they were exterminated by a multitude of beasts.

²Pro quibus tormentis bene disposuisti populum tuum,Instead of these torments, you administered your people kindly,quibus dedisti concupiscentiam delectamenti sui novum saporem,giving them a desire for a new taste from your delights,escam parans eis ortygometram:and preparing quails for their food,

²Pro quibus tormentis bene disposuisti populum tuum,Instead of these torments, you administered your people kindly,quibus dedisti concupiscentiam delectamenti sui novum saporem,giving them a desire for a new taste from your delights,escam parans eis ortygometram:and preparing quails for their food,

³ut illi quidem,so that, even those desiring food,concupiscentes escam propter ea quæ illis ostensa et missa sunt,because of those things which were sent and revealed to them,etiam a necessaria concupiscentia averterentur.were now turned away from a necessary desire. Yet these,Hi autem in brevi inopes facti,after a brief time, having become weak,novam gustaverunt escam.tasted a new food.

³ut illi quidem,so that, even those desiring food,concupiscentes escam propter ea quæ illis ostensa et missa sunt,because of those things which were sent and revealed to them,etiam a necessaria concupiscentia averterentur.were now turned away from a necessary desire. Yet these,Hi autem in brevi inopes facti,after a brief time, having become weak,novam gustaverunt escam.tasted a new food.

⁴Oportebat enim illis sine excusatione quidem supervenire interitum exercentibus tyrannidem;For it was necessary, though they are without excuse, for them to unexpectedly come upon the ruin of exercising tyranny,his autem tantum ostendere quemadmodum inimici eorum exterminabantur.yet this was as if to show them how their enemies were being exterminated.

⁴Oportebat enim illis sine excusatione quidem supervenire interitum exercentibus tyrannidem;For it was necessary, though they are without excuse, for them to unexpectedly come upon the ruin of exercising tyranny,his autem tantum ostendere quemadmodum inimici eorum exterminabantur.yet this was as if to show them how their enemies were being exterminated.

⁵Etenim cum illis supervenit sæva bestiarum ira,And so, when fierce beasts overcame them in anger,morsibus perversorum colubrorum exterminabantur.they were exterminated by the bites of perverse snakes.

⁵Etenim cum illis supervenit sæva bestiarum ira,And so, when fierce beasts overcame them in anger,morsibus perversorum colubrorum exterminabantur.they were exterminated by the bites of perverse snakes.

⁶Sed non in perpetuum ira tua permansit,But your anger did not continue forever,sed ad correptionem in brevi turbati sunt,though they were troubled for a short time for their correction,signum habentes salutis ad commemorationem mandati legis tuæ.they have a sign of salvation as a remembrance of the commandment of your law.

⁶Sed non in perpetuum ira tua permansit,But your anger did not continue forever,sed ad correptionem in brevi turbati sunt,though they were troubled for a short time for their correction,signum habentes salutis ad commemorationem mandati legis tuæ.they have a sign of salvation as a remembrance of the commandment of your law.

⁷Qui enim conversus est, non per hoc quod videbat sanabatur,For he who turned to it was not healed by what he saw,sed per te,but by you,omnium salvatorem.the Savior of all.

⁷Qui enim conversus est, non per hoc quod videbat sanabatur,For he who turned to it was not healed by what he saw,sed per te,but by you,omnium salvatorem.the Savior of all.

⁸In hoc autem ostendisti inimicis nostris quia tu es qui liberas ab omni malo.Yet in this you revealed to our enemies that you are he who delivers from all evil.

⁸In hoc autem ostendisti inimicis nostris quia tu es qui liberas ab omni malo.Yet in this you revealed to our enemies that you are he who delivers from all evil.

⁹Illos enim locustarum et muscarum occiderunt morsus,For they were killed by the biting of locusts and flies,et non est inventa sanitas animæ illorum,and there was found no remedy for their life,quia digni erant ab hujuscemodi exterminari.because they deserved to be destroyed by such things.

⁹Illos enim locustarum et muscarum occiderunt morsus,For they were killed by the biting of locusts and flies,et non est inventa sanitas animæ illorum,and there was found no remedy for their life,quia digni erant ab hujuscemodi exterminari.because they deserved to be destroyed by such things.

¹⁰Filios autem tuos nec draconum venenatorum vicerunt dentes:But not even the teeth of venomous serpents conquered your sons,misericordia enim tua adveniens sanabat illos.for your mercy came to them and healed them.

¹⁰Filios autem tuos nec draconum venenatorum vicerunt dentes:But not even the teeth of venomous serpents conquered your sons,misericordia enim tua adveniens sanabat illos.for your mercy came to them and healed them.

¹¹In memoria enim sermonum tuorum examinabantur,For, in remembrance of your words, they were examined and were quickly saved,et velociter salvabantur: ne in altam incidentes oblivionem non possent tuo uti adjutorio.for forgetfulness is not engraved into your altar so that they would be unable to obtain your help.

¹¹In memoria enim sermonum tuorum examinabantur,For, in remembrance of your words, they were examined and were quickly saved,et velociter salvabantur: ne in altam incidentes oblivionem non possent tuo uti adjutorio.for forgetfulness is not engraved into your altar so that they would be unable to obtain your help.

¹²Etenim neque herba,And, indeed, neither an herb,neque malagma sanavit eos:nor a poultice, healed them,sed tuus, Domine,but your word,sermo,O Lord,qui sanat omnia.which heals all.

¹²Etenim neque herba,And, indeed, neither an herb,neque malagma sanavit eos:nor a poultice, healed them,sed tuus, Domine,but your word,sermo,O Lord,qui sanat omnia.which heals all.

¹³Tu es enim,For it is you,Domine,O Lord,qui vitæ et mortis habes potestatem,who holds the power of life and death;et deducis ad portas mortis, et reducis.you both lead to the threshold of death and you restore.

¹³Tu es enim,For it is you,Domine,O Lord,qui vitæ et mortis habes potestatem,who holds the power of life and death;et deducis ad portas mortis, et reducis.you both lead to the threshold of death and you restore.

¹⁴Homo autem occidit quidem per malitiam;Yet man, indeed, kills his own soul through malice,et cum exierit spiritus,and when his spirit goes forth,non revertetur,it will not be returned,nec revocabit animam quæ recepta est.nor will he call back his soul when it has been received.

¹⁴Homo autem occidit quidem per malitiam;Yet man, indeed, kills his own soul through malice,et cum exierit spiritus,and when his spirit goes forth,non revertetur,it will not be returned,nec revocabit animam quæ recepta est.nor will he call back his soul when it has been received.

¹⁵Sed tuam manum effugere impossibile est.But it is impossible to escape your hand.

¹⁵Sed tuam manum effugere impossibile est.But it is impossible to escape your hand.

¹⁶Negantes enim te nosse impii,For the impious, having refused to know you,per fortitudinem brachii tui flagellati sunt:have been scourged by the strength of your arm,novis aquis, et grandinibus,enduring persecution by unusual waters,et pluviis persecutionem passi,and by hailstorms, and by rain storms,et per ignem consumpti.and being consumed by fire.

¹⁶Negantes enim te nosse impii,For the impious, having refused to know you,per fortitudinem brachii tui flagellati sunt:have been scourged by the strength of your arm,novis aquis, et grandinibus,enduring persecution by unusual waters,et pluviis persecutionem passi,and by hailstorms, and by rain storms,et per ignem consumpti.and being consumed by fire.

¹⁷Quod enim mirabile erat, in aqua,For there was something extraordinary in water,quæ omnia extinguit,which extinguishes all things;plus ignis valebat:it has prevailed more than fire;vindex est enim orbis justorum.for the world is the defender of the just.

¹⁷Quod enim mirabile erat, in aqua,For there was something extraordinary in water,quæ omnia extinguit,which extinguishes all things;plus ignis valebat:it has prevailed more than fire;vindex est enim orbis justorum.for the world is the defender of the just.

¹⁸Quodam enim tempore mansuetabatur ignis,Indeed, at a certain time, the fire was subdued,ne comburerentur quæ ad impios missa erant animalia,so as not to burn away the animals, which were sent against the impious;sed ut ipsi videntes scirent quoniam Dei judicio patiuntur persecutionem.and so that, in seeing this, they might know that they are suffering persecution by the judgment of God.

¹⁸Quodam enim tempore mansuetabatur ignis,Indeed, at a certain time, the fire was subdued,ne comburerentur quæ ad impios missa erant animalia,so as not to burn away the animals, which were sent against the impious;sed ut ipsi videntes scirent quoniam Dei judicio patiuntur persecutionem.and so that, in seeing this, they might know that they are suffering persecution by the judgment of God.

¹⁹Et quodam tempore in aqua supra virtutem ignis exardescebat undique, ut iniquæ terræ nationem exterminaret.And, at another time, fire burned, beyond its own power, in the midst of water, and it flared up from all around, so as to destroy the nations of an unjust land.

¹⁹Et quodam tempore in aqua supra virtutem ignis exardescebat undique, ut iniquæ terræ nationem exterminaret.And, at another time, fire burned, beyond its own power, in the midst of water, and it flared up from all around, so as to destroy the nations of an unjust land.

²⁰Pro quibus angelorum esca nutrivisti populum tuum,Instead of these things, you nourished your people with the food of angels,et paratum panem de cælo præstitisti illis sine labore,and, having prepared bread from heaven,omne delectamentum in se habentem, et omnis saporis suavitatem.you served them without labor that which holds within itself every delight and the sweetness of every flavor.

²⁰Pro quibus angelorum esca nutrivisti populum tuum,Instead of these things, you nourished your people with the food of angels,et paratum panem de cælo præstitisti illis sine labore,and, having prepared bread from heaven,omne delectamentum in se habentem, et omnis saporis suavitatem.you served them without labor that which holds within itself every delight and the sweetness of every flavor.

²¹Substantia enim tua dulcedinem tuam,For your nature showed your sweetness,quam in filios habes, ostendebat;which you hold within your sons,et deserviens uniuscujusque voluntati,and serving the will of each one,ad quod quisque volebat convertebatur.it was converted to what each one preferred.

²¹Substantia enim tua dulcedinem tuam,For your nature showed your sweetness,quam in filios habes, ostendebat;which you hold within your sons,et deserviens uniuscujusque voluntati,and serving the will of each one,ad quod quisque volebat convertebatur.it was converted to what each one preferred.

²²Nix autemBut snow and ice held back the strength of fire,et glacies sustinebant vim ignis,and did not melt,et non tabescebant:so that they might know that fire,ut scirent quoniam fructus inimicorum exterminabat ignis ardens in grandineburning in the hail and flashing in the rain,et pluvia coruscans;destroyed the fruits of the enemies.

²²Nix autemBut snow and ice held back the strength of fire,et glacies sustinebant vim ignis,and did not melt,et non tabescebant:so that they might know that fire,ut scirent quoniam fructus inimicorum exterminabat ignis ardens in grandineburning in the hail and flashing in the rain,et pluvia coruscans;destroyed the fruits of the enemies.

²³hic autem iterum ut nutrirentur justi,Yet it was also the case, so that the just might be nourished,etiam suæ virtutis oblitus est.that fire had even been deprived of its own power.

²³hic autem iterum ut nutrirentur justi,Yet it was also the case, so that the just might be nourished,etiam suæ virtutis oblitus est.that fire had even been deprived of its own power.

²⁴Creatura enim tibi factori deserviens,For the creature serving you, the Creator,exardescit in tormentum adversus injustos,grows red hot in the midst of the conflict against the unjust,et lenior fit ad benefaciendum pro his qui in te confidunt.and yet it subsides for the benefit of those who trust in you.

²⁴Creatura enim tibi factori deserviens,For the creature serving you, the Creator,exardescit in tormentum adversus injustos,grows red hot in the midst of the conflict against the unjust,et lenior fit ad benefaciendum pro his qui in te confidunt.and yet it subsides for the benefit of those who trust in you.

²⁵Propter hoc et tunc in omnia transfigurata,Because of this, and at that time, having been transfigured in all things,omnium nutrici gratiæ tuæ deserviebat,your grace was diligently serving as the nursemaid of all things,ad voluntatem eorum qui a te desiderabant:according to the will of those who long for you,

²⁵Propter hoc et tunc in omnia transfigurata,Because of this, and at that time, having been transfigured in all things,omnium nutrici gratiæ tuæ deserviebat,your grace was diligently serving as the nursemaid of all things,ad voluntatem eorum qui a te desiderabant:according to the will of those who long for you,

²⁶ut scirent filii tui quos dilexisti,so that your sons, whom you loved,Domine,O Lord,quoniam non nativitatis fructus pascunt homines,might know that it is not the fruits of nature which feed men,sed sermo tuus hos qui in te crediderint conservat.but your word, which preserves those who believe in you.

²⁶ut scirent filii tui quos dilexisti,so that your sons, whom you loved,Domine,O Lord,quoniam non nativitatis fructus pascunt homines,might know that it is not the fruits of nature which feed men,sed sermo tuus hos qui in te crediderint conservat.but your word, which preserves those who believe in you.

²⁷Quod enim ab igne non poterat exterminari,For that which could not be destroyed by fire,statim ab exiguo radio solis calefactum tabescebat:was immediately melted when warmed by a few rays of the sun,

²⁷Quod enim ab igne non poterat exterminari,For that which could not be destroyed by fire,statim ab exiguo radio solis calefactum tabescebat:was immediately melted when warmed by a few rays of the sun,

²⁸ut notum omnibus esset quoniam oportet prævenire solem ad benedictionem tuam,so that it might be clear to all that it is right to come before the sun to bless you,et ad ortum lucis te adorare.and to adore you at the dawning of the light.

²⁸ut notum omnibus esset quoniam oportet prævenire solem ad benedictionem tuam,so that it might be clear to all that it is right to come before the sun to bless you,et ad ortum lucis te adorare.and to adore you at the dawning of the light.

²⁹Ingrati enim spes tamquam hibernalis glacies tabescet,For the hope of the ungrateful will melt away like the winter’s iceet disperiet tamquam aqua supervacua.and will disperse like overflowing water.

²⁹Ingrati enim spes tamquam hibernalis glacies tabescet,For the hope of the ungrateful will melt away like the winter’s iceet disperiet tamquam aqua supervacua.and will disperse like overflowing water.