Salomon 19
2 The death of the Egyptians, and the great joy of the Hebrews. 11 The meat that was given at the desire of the people. 17 All the elements serve to the will of God.
AS for the ungodly, the wrath came upon them without mercy unto the end: for he knew what should come unto them,
That they (when they had consented to let them go, and had sent them out with diligence) would repent, and pursue them.
For while yet sorrow was before them, and they lamented by the graves of the dead, they devised another foolishness, so that they persecuted them in their fleeing, whom they had cast out afore with prayer.
For the destiny, whereof they were worthy, brought them to this end, and caused them to forget the things that had come to pass, that they might accomplish the punishment, which remained by torments,
Both that the people might try a marvelous passage, and that these might find a strange death.
For every creature in his kind was fashioned of new, and served in their own office enjoined them, that thy children might be kept without hurt.
For the cloud overshadowed their tents, and the dry earth appeared, where afore was water: so that in the red Sea there was a way without impediment, and the great deep became a green field.
Through the which all the people went that were defended with thine hand, seeing thy wondrous marvels.
For they neighed like horses, and leaped like lambs, praising thee, o Lord, which hast delivered them.
For they were yet mindful of those things which were done in the land where they dwelt, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the rivers crawled with the multitude of frogs instead of fishes.
But at the last they saw a new generation of birds, when they were enticed with lust, and desired delicate meats.
For the quails came forth of the sea unto them for comfort, but punishments came upon the sinners not without signs that were given by great thunderings: for they suffered worthily according to their wickedness, because they showed a cruel hatred toward strangers.
For the one sort would not receive them when they were present, because they knew them not: the other sort brought the strangers into bondange that had done them good.
Beside all these things some would not suffer, that any regard should be had of them: for they handled the strangers despitefully.
Others that had received them with great banketing [banqet, feast]*, and admitted them to be partakers of the same laws, did afflict them with great labors.
Therefore they were stricken with blindness, as an old time certain were at the doors of the righteous, so that every one being compassed with darkness, sought the entrance of his door.
Thus the elements agreed among themselves in this change, as when one tune is changed upon an instrument of music, and the melody still remains, which may easily be perceived by the sight of the things that are come to pass.
For the things of the earth were changed into things of the water, and the thing that did swim, went upon the ground.
The fire had power in the water contrary unto his own virtue, and the water forgot his own kind to quench.
Again, the flames did not hurt the flesh of the corruptible beasts that walked therein, neither melted they that which seemed to be ice, and was of a nature that would melt, and yet was an immortal meat.
For in all things, o Lord, thou hast magnified and glorified thy people, and hast not despised to assist them in every time and place.
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