Wisdom Chapter 19

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1 Impiis autem usque in novissimum sine misericordia ira supervenit. Præsciebat enim et futura illorum:

2 quoniam cum ipsi permisissent ut se educerent, et cum magna solicitudine præmisissent illos, consequebantur illos pœnitentia acti.

3 Adhuc enim inter manus habentes luctum, et deplorantes ad monumenta mortuorum, aliam sibi assumpserunt cogitationem inscientiæ: et quos rogantes proiecerant, hos tamquam fugitivos persequebantur:

4 ducebat enim illos ad hunc finem digna necessitas: et horum, quæ acciderant, commemorationem amittebant, ut quæ deerant tormentis, repleret punitio:

5 et populus quidem tuus mirabiliter transiret, illi autem novam mortem invenirent.

6 Omnis enim creatura ad suum genus ab initio refigurabatur, deserviens tuis præceptis, ut pueri tui custodirentur illæsi.

7 Nam nubes castra eorum obumbrabat, et ex aqua, quæ ante erat, terra arida apparuit, et in mari rubro via sine impedimento, et campus germinans de profundo nimio:

8 per quem omnis natio transivit, quæ tegebatur tua manu, videntes tua mirabilia et monstra.

9 Tamquam enim equi depaverunt escam, et tamquam agni exultaverunt, magnificantes te Domine, qui liberasti illos.

10 Memores enim erant adhuc eorum, quæ in incolatu illorum facta fuerant, quemadmodum pro natione animalium eduxit terra muscas, et pro piscibus eructavit fluvius multitudinem ranarum.

11 Novissime autem viderunt novam creaturam avium, cum adducti concupiscentia postulaverunt escas epulationis.

12 In allocutione enim desiderii, ascendit illis de mari ortygometra: et vexationes peccatoribus supervenerunt, non sine illis, quæ ante facta erant, argumentis per vim fulminum: iuste enim patiebantur secundum suas nequitias.

13 Etenim detestabiliorem inhospitalitatem instituerunt: alii quidem ignotos non recipiebant advenas, alii autem bonos hospites in servitutem redigebant.

14 Et non solum hæc, sed et alius quidam respectus illorum erat: quoniam inviti recipiebant extraneos.

15 Qui autem cum lætitia receperunt hos, qui eisdem usi erant iustitiis, sævissimis afflixerunt doloribus.

16 Percussi sunt autem cæcitate: sicut illi in foribus iusti, cum subitaneis cooperti essent tenebris, unusquisque transitum ostii sui quærebat.

17 In se enim elementa dum convertuntur, sicut in organo qualitatis sonus immutatur, et omnia suum sonum custodiunt: unde æstimari ex ipso visu certo potest.

18 Agrestia enim in aquatica convertebantur: et quæcumque erant natantia, in terram transibant.

19 Ignis in aqua valebat supra suam virtutem, et aqua extinguentis naturæ obliviscebatur.

20 Flammæ econtrario, corruptibilium animalium non vexaverunt carnes coambulantium, nec dissolvebant illam, quæ facile dissolvebatur sicut glacies, bonam escam. In omnibus enim magnificasti populum tuum Domine, et honorasti, et non despexisti, in omni tempore, et in omni loco assistens eis.

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).