5
When they had resolved to kill the infants of your holy ones, and one child had been abandoned and rescued, you in punishment took away a multitude of their children; and you destroyed them all together by a mighty flood.
6
That night was made known beforehand to our ancestors, so that they might rejoice in sure knowledge of the oaths in which they trusted.
7
The deliverance of the righteous and the destruction of their enemies were expected by your people.
8
For by the same means by which you punished our enemies you called us to yourself and glorified us.
9
For in secret the holy children of good people offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, so that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the ancestors.
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