Hear the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O ye children of Israel: concerning the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.3 Shall two walk together except they be agreed?4 Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion’s whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?5 Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat?6 Shall the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done?7 For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.8 The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy?11 I destroyed some of you, as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, and you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.12 Therefore I will do these things to thee, O Israel: and after I shall have done these things to thee, be prepared to meet thy God, O Israel.
If, then, any hope of salvation is still left to you, if any slight remembrance of God, if any desire for future rewards, if any fear of the punishments reserved for the unrepentant come back quickly to sobriety; raise your eyes to the heavens; return to your senses; cease your wickedness; shake off the drunkenness that has drenched you; stand up against him who has overthrown you. Have the strength to rise up from the earth. Remember the good Shepherd, how he will pursue and deliver you. And if there are but "two legs, or the tip of an ear," leap back from him who has wounded you. Remember the compassion of God, how he heals with olive oil and wine. Do not despair of salvation. Recall the memory of what has been written, how he that falls rises again, and he that is turned away turns again, he that has been smitten is healed, he that is caught by wild beasts escapes, and he that confesses is not rejected. The Lord does not wish the death of the sinner, but that he return and live. Do not be contemptuous as one who has fallen into the depths of sins.
For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.5 In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.6 Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.6 Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.7 Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.8 But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.
Since, you see, the church has been gathered together out of such people—pagans, soothsayers, murderers, sorcerers, liars, cheats—it said, "you hate and abhor," indicating that it was not due to its righteousness and good deeds but to God's lovingkindness that it had been rescued from them and led into the precincts. So [the church] added, "I, on the contrary, in the abundance of your mercy, shall enter your house." I mean, in case someone should say, "So how is it that you, who are guilty of this and that, are saved?" it mentioned the manner of salvation: it was due to God's wonderful lovingkindness, to his ineffable goodness.
And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:24 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.†25 And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.26 And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm.†27 But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?
Or; He sleeps, because by our sloth He is cast asleep in us. This is done that we may hope aid from God in fear of danger; and that hope though late may be confident that it shall escape danger by the might of Christ watching within.
About CSB. A personal translation of the New Testament, rendered directly from the public-domain Greek in a literary style — not a scholarly critical edition, and not for liturgical or doctrinal authority. It is one reader's work, offered for enjoyment; where it matters, weigh it against an established translation. (Placeholder text — final wording to come.)