Wisdom 18:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² There were too many dead bodies to count. There were not enough people left to bury them all. In a single moment their dearest children died; all of them met death in the same way. ¹³ These people had paid no attention to any warning, but relied instead on their magical powers. But when their first-born sons were killed, then they recognized that Israel was God's son.

¹⁴ The short night was half over, and all was quiet and peaceful,