Wisdom 2:12-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 [a]Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us;
he opposes our actions,
Reproaches us for transgressions of the law[b]
and charges us with violations of our training.(A)
13 He professes to have knowledge of God
and styles himself a child of the Lord.(B)
14 To us he is the censure of our thoughts;
merely to see him is a hardship for us,(C)
15 Because his life is not like that of others,
and different are his ways.
16 He judges us debased;
he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure.
He calls blest the destiny of the righteous
and boasts that God is his Father.(D)
17 Let us see whether his words be true;
let us find out what will happen to him in the end.(E)
18 For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him
and deliver him from the hand of his foes.(F)
19 With violence and torture let us put him to the test
that we may have proof of his gentleness
and try his patience.
20 Let us condemn him to a shameful death;
for according to his own words, God will take care of him.”(G)
21 These were their thoughts, but they erred;
for their wickedness blinded them,(H)
22 [c]And they did not know the hidden counsels of God;
neither did they count on a recompense for holiness
nor discern the innocent souls’ reward.(I)
Footnotes
- 2:12–5:23 From 2:12 to 5:23 the author draws heavily on Is 52–62, setting forth his teaching in a series of characters or types taken from Isaiah and embellished with additional details from other texts. The description of the “righteous one” in 2:12–20 seems to undergird the New Testament passion narrative.
- 2:12 Law: the law of Moses; “training” has the same meaning.
- 2:22 This verse announces the subject of the next section.
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