But for thy holy ones there was great light;

2 Yet for that they do not hurt them now, though wronged by them before, they are thankful;

3 Whereas thou didst provide for thy people a burning pillar of fire,

4 For well did the Egyptians deserve to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness,

5 After they had taken counsel to slay the babes of the holy ones,

6 Of that night were our fathers made aware beforehand,

7 So by thy people was expected salvation of the righteous and destruction of the enemies;

8 For as thou didst take vengeance on the adversaries,

9 For holy children of good men offered sacrifice in secret,

10 But there sounded back in discord the cry of the enemies,

11 And servant along with master punished with a like just doom,

12 Yea, all the people together, under one form of death,

13 For while they were disbelieving all things by reason of the enchantments,

14 For while peaceful silence enwrapped all things,

15 Thine all-powerful word leaped from heaven out of the royal throne,

16 Bearing as a sharp sword thine unfeigned commandment;

17 Then forthwith apparitions in dreams terribly troubled them,

18 And each, one thrown here half dead, another there,

19 For the dreams, perturbing them, did foreshow this,

20 But it befell the righteous also to make trial of death,

21 For a blameless man hasted to be their champion:

22 And he overcame the anger,

23 For when the dead were already fallen in heaps one upon another,

24 For upon his long high-priestly robe was the whole world,

25 To these the destroyer gave place, and these the people feared;