Wisdom 16:18

ASV Byzantine Text

For at one time the flame lost its fierceness, That it might not burn up the creatures sent against the ungodly, But that these themselves as they looked might see that they were chased through the judgment of God:

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hnin ah tah hmai khaw a thih sak, te daengah ni lailak taengla a tueih mulhing te a dom pawt eh. Tedae te aka hmuh rhoek long tah, Pathen kah laitloeknah loh amih a hloem te ming saeh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quodam enim tempore mansuetabatur ignis, ne comburerentur quæ ad impios missa erant animalia, sed ut ipsi videntes scirent quoniam Dei judicio patiuntur persecutionem.

Brenton English Septuagint

For sometime the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want nu eens werd het vuur getemperd, Om het ongedierte niet te verbranden, Dat was losgelaten op de zondaars, Opdat ze heel duidelijk zouden begrijpen, Dat ze door Gods oordeel werden vervolgd;

Douay-Rheims 1899

For at one time, the fire was mitigated, that the beasts which were sent against the wicked might not be burned, but that they might see and perceive that they were persecuted by the judgment of God.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For sometime the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For sometimes the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For sometime the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.

British English Septuagint 2012

For sometime the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgement of God.

Revised Version

For at one time the flame lost its fierceness, That it might not burn up the creatures sent against the ungodly, But that these themselves as they looked might see that they were chased through the judgement of God:

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car autrefois la flamme était retenue, afin qu'il ne brûle pas les créatures envoyées contre les impies, mais que ceux-ci, en regardant, puissent voir qu'ils sont poursuivis par le jugement de Dieu.

Spanish BLL

Porque en un rato la lumbre se calmaba, para no quemar a los animales que les mandaste a los malos, sino para que ellos mismos con sus propios ojos vieran que Dios los venía persiguiendo para juzgarlos.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque en un momento la llama fue restringida, para que no quemara a las criaturas enviadas contra los impíos, sino que estos mismos al mirar pudieran ver que eran perseguidos por el juicio de Dios.

Croatian Bible

Čas bi se plamen ublažio da ne spali životinje poslane na bezbožnike, nego da ovi vide i spoznaju kako ih goni sud Božji;

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For sometime the flame was mitigated, That it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; But themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For at one time the flame was restrained, that it might not burn up the creatures sent against the ungodly, but that these themselves as they looked might see that they were chased by the judgment of God.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For at one time the flame was restrained, that it might not burn up the creatures sent against the ungodly, but that these themselves as they looked might see that they were chased by the judgement of God.

World English Bible Classic

For at one time the flame was restrained, that it might not burn up the creatures sent against the ungodly, but that these themselves as they looked might see that they were chased by the judgment of God.

World English Bible Updated

For at one time the flame was restrained, that it might not burn up the creatures sent against the ungodly, but that these themselves as they looked might see that they were chased by the judgment of God.

SEPTUAGINTA

ποτὲ μὲν γὰρ ἡμεροῦτο φλόξ, ἵνα μὴ καταφλέξῃ τὰ ἐπ᾿ ἀσεβεῖς ἀπεσταλμένα ζῷα, ἀλλ᾿ αὐτοὶ βλέποντες ἴδωσιν, ὅτι Θεοῦ κρίσει ἐλαύνονται·

Brenton Septuagint

Ποτὲ μὲν γὰρ ἡμεροῦτο φλὸξ, ἵνα μὴ καταφλέξῃ τὰ ἐπʼ ἀσεβεῖς ἀπεσταλμένα ζῶα, ἀλλʼ αὐτοὶ βλέποντες ἴδωσιν, ὅτι Θεοῦ κρίσει ἐλαύνονται.

Mashi Bible

Hali amango engulumira yakazâg’ibà nka yâhorha mpu yankanayôca ebiryanyi bâli barhumire enkola-maligo; kwàli kuderha mpu babone banayumve oku buhane bwa Nyamuzinda bubashimbire.

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