Wisdom 3: 1 - 9
editor for IECOT (2019, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart)
translator is Michael Tait
The soul of the just is in the hand of God,
[Isaiah 51:16 Job 12:10]
no torture will touch them.
In the eyes of the foolish, it seemed that
they were dead and their end was considered
a punishment and their going from us
destruction; but they are in peace!
And though, in the eyes of people, they have
been punished
their hope was full of immortality.
[Greek: Anasthasia ]
In return for a slight correction, they will
receive great benefits, because God has
put them to the test and found them worthy
of himself. He has proved them like gold
in the crucible and has accepted them like
a perfect offering. [Hosea 8:13 Amos 5:22
Micah 6:7 Malachi 1: 10,13]
As a result, in the day of their visitation,
they will shine and run like sparks through
a thicket. They will govern nations and rule
peoples and the Lord will resign over them
Forever! Those who have trusted in him will
understand the truth; those who are faithful
in love [Greek agape ] will remain close to him;
because grace and mercy [Greek eleos ]
are for his holy ones and a visitation
for his elect!
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