Wisdom 18:4

ASV Byzantine Text

For well did the Egyptians deserve to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, They who had kept in close ward thy sons, Through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A thunkha rhoek tah hmaivang tal tih, hmaisuep kah thonglak nen ni a ting uh. Amih na ca rhoek te a kho tih thong a hlak uh, Na rhoek lamlong man diklai he olkhueng kah, vangnah aka duek tlaih pawt a paek suidae.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Digni quidem illi carere luce, et pati carcerem tenebrarum, qui inclusos custodiebant filios tuos, per quos incipiebat incorruptum legis lumen sæculo dari.]

Brenton English Septuagint

For they were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want de anderen hadden verdiend, van het licht te worden beroofd, En in duisternis gevangen te blijven, Omdat ze uw kinderen in boeien hadden geklonken, Door wie het onvergankelijk licht van de Wet Aan de wereld moest worden geschonken.

Douay-Rheims 1899

The others indeed were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who kept thy children shut up, by whom the pure light of the law was to be given to the world.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For they were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For they were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For they were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept your sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given to the world.

British English Septuagint 2012

For they were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept your sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given to the world.

Revised Version

For well did the Egyptians deserve to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, They who had kept in close ward thy sons, Through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car les Égyptiens ont bien mérité d'être privés de lumière et emprisonnés par les ténèbres, ceux qui avaient emprisonné vos enfants, par lequel la lumière incorruptible de la loi devait être donnée à la race des hommes.

Spanish BLL

Porque la verdad los egipcios se merecían que los dejaras sin luz y encerrados en la oscuridad, ya que ellos habían tenido prisioneros a tus hijos, por medio de los cuales le ibas a dar al mundo la luz de la ley que nunca se apaga.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque los egipcios bien merecían ser privados de la luz y encarcelados por las tinieblas, ellos que habían encarcelado a tus hijos, a través de los cuales la luz incorruptible de la ley habría de ser dada a la raza de los hombres.

Croatian Bible

Zaslužili su Egipćani da svjetlost izgube i da ih tama zasužnji, jer u zatvoru držahu djecu tvoju po kojoj se svijetu imala podariti nepropadljiva svjetlost Zakona.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For they were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, Who had kept thy sons shut up, By whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For the Egyptians well deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, they who had imprisoned your children, through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For the Egyptians well deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, they who had imprisoned your children, through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men.

World English Bible Classic

For the Egyptians well deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, they who had imprisoned your children, through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men.

World English Bible Updated

For the Egyptians well deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, they who had imprisoned your children, through whom the incorruptible light of the law was to be given to the race of men.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἄξιοι μὲν γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι στερηθῆναι φωτὸς καὶ φυλακισθῆναι ἐν σκότει, οἱ κατακλείστους φυλάξαντες τοὺς υἱούς σου, δι᾿ ὧν ἤμελλε τὸ ἄφθαρτον νόμου φῶς τῷ αἰῶνι δίδοσθαι.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἄξιοι μὲν γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι στερηθῆναι φωτὸς, καὶ φυλακισθῆναι ἐν σκότει, οἱ κατακλείστους φυλάξαντες τοὺς υἱούς σου, διʼ ὧν ἤμελλε τὸ ἄφθαρτον νόμου φῶς τῷ αἰῶνι δίδοσθαι.

Mashi Bible

Abo bandi bali bakwânîne banyagwe akamole bashwêkerwe n’omu mwizimya; abantu bàgwârhaga abâna bâwe mpira wâni, n’obwo bâli barhumirwe mpu bahereze igulu akamole karhazima k’irhegeko lyâwe!

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