§24Quae tunc erit fidei gloria, quae poena perfidiae, cum ludicii dies uenerit, quae laetitia credentium, quae maestitia perfidorum noluisse istic prius credere et ut credant iam redire non posse.
What then will be the glory of faith, what the punishment of faithlessness, when the day of judgment shall come! What the joy of believers, what the sadness of the faithless, to have been unwilling to believe here beforehand, and to be unable now to return so that they may believe!
cremabit addictos ardens semper gehenna et uiuacibus flammis uorax poena, nec erit unde habere tormenta uel requiem possint aliquando uel finem.
An ever-burning Gehenna will burn those who are condemned, and a devouring punishment with lively flames; nor will there be any source from which their torments can ever have either rest or end.
seruabuntur cum corporibus suis animae infinitis cruciatibus ad dolorem.
Souls with their bodies will be preserved for pain in infinite torments.
spectabitur illic a nobis semper qui hic nos spectauit ad tempus, et in persecutionibus factis oculorum crudelium breuis fructus perpetua uisione pensabitur secundum scripturae sanctae fidem dicentis: uermis eorum non morietur et ignis eorum non extinguetur, et erunt ad uisionem uniuersae carni. et iterum: tunc stabunt iusti in magna constantia aduersus eos qui se angustauerunt et qui abstulerunt labores eorum.
He will be gazed upon there by us forever, who here gazed upon us for a time; and the brief fruit of cruel eyes in the persecutions that were carried out will be compensated by an everlasting spectacle, according to the faith of the Holy Scripture which says: "Their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be extinguished, and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh." And again: "Then shall the righteous stand in great constancy against those who afflicted them, and who took away their labors.
uidentes turbabuntur timore horribili et mirabuntur in subitatione insperatae salutis dicentes inter se, paenitentiam habentes et per angustiam spiritus gementes: hi sunt quos habuimus aliquando in risu et in similitudine inproperii.
Seeing this, they shall be troubled with horrible fear, and shall wonder at the suddenness of unexpected salvation, saying among themselves, having repentance and groaning through anguish of spirit: 'These are they whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach.
nos insensati uitam illorum aestimabamus insaniam et finem illorum sine honore.
We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honor.
quomodo conputati sunt inter filios Dei et inter sanctos sors illorum est? ergo errauimus a uia ueritatis, et iustitiae lumen non luxit nobis et sol non est ortus nobis.
How are they numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints? Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness has not shined unto us, and the sun rose not upon us.
lassati sumus iniquitatis uia et perditionis et ambulauimus solitudines difficiles, uiam autem Domini ignorauimus.
We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction, and have gone through hard deserts, but the way of the Lord we have not known.
quid nobis profuit superbia aut quid diuitiarum iactatio contulit nobis? transierunt omnia illa tamquam umbra. erit tunc sine fructu paenitentiae dolor poenae, inanis ploratio et inefficax deprecatio.
What has pride profited us, or what has the boasting of riches brought us? All those things are passed away like a shadow.'" The pain of punishment will then be without the fruit of repentance, a vain weeping, and an ineffective entreaty.
in aeternam poenam sero credunt qui in uitam aeternam credere noluerunt.
Into eternal punishment they believe late, who were unwilling to believe into eternal life.
§25Secnritati igitur et uitae dum licet prouidete.
Provide therefore for your safety and life while you may.
offerimus uobis animi et consilii nostri salutare munus.
We offer to you a saving gift of our mind and counsel.
et quia odisse non licet nobis et sic Deo plus placemus, dum nullam pro iniuria uicem reddimus, hortamur, dum facultas adest, dum adhuc aliquid de saeculo superest, Deo satisfacere et ad uerae religionis candidam lucem de profundo tenebrosae superstitionis emergere. non inuidemus commodis uestris nec beneficia diuina celamus.
And because it is not permitted to us to hate, and thus we please God more, while we render no recompense for injury, we exhort you, while opportunity is present, while something of the world still remains, to make amends to God, and to emerge from the deep of dark superstition into the bright light of true religion. We do not envy your advantages, nor do we conceal the divine benefits.
odiis uestris beniuolentiam reddimus et pro tormentis ac suppliciis quae nobis inferuntur salutis itinera monstramus.
We render goodwill for your hatred, and in place of the torments and punishments which are inflicted upon us, we show the ways of salvation.
credite et uiuite et qui nos ad tempus persequimini in aeternum gaudete nobiscum.
Believe and live, and you who persecute us for a time, rejoice with us forever.
quando istinc recessum fuerit, nullus iam paenitentiae locus est, nullus satisfactionis effectus.
When you have departed from here, there is no longer any place for repentance, no effect of satisfaction.
hic uita aut amittitur aut tenetur: hic saluti aeternae cultu Dei et fructu fidei prouidetur. nec quisquam aut peccatis retardetur aut annis quominus ueniat ad consequendam salutem.
Here life is either lost or held; here eternal salvation is provided for by the worship of God and the fruit of faith. Nor let anyone be retarded either by sins or by years from coming to obtain salvation.
in isto adhuc mundo manenti paenitentia nulla sera est.
For him who still remains in this world, no repentance is late.
patet ad indulgentiam Dei aditus et quaerentibus adque intellegentibus ueritatem facilis accessus est.
The approach to God's indulgence is open, and for those who seek and understand the truth, access is easy.
tu sub ipso licet exitu et uitae temporalis occasu pro delictis roges et Deum qui unus et uerus est confessione et fide agnitionis eius inplores, uenia confitenti datur et credenti indulgentia salutaris de diuina pietate conceditur et ad inmortalitatem sub ipsa morte transitur.
Although you may pray for your offenses at the very exit and end of temporal life, and implore God, who is one and true, with confession and faith of his acknowledgment, pardon is given to him who confesses, and saving indulgence is granted from divine piety to him who believes, and passage is made to immortality at death itself.
§26Hanc gratiam Christus inpertit, hoc munus misericordiae suae tribuit subigendo mortem trophaeo crucis, redimendo credentem pretio sui sanguinis, reconciliando hominem Deo patri. **, uiuificando mortalem regeneratione caelesti.
Christ imparts this grace, He bestows this gift of His mercy by subduing death through the trophy of the cross, by redeeming the believer with the price of His blood, by reconciling man to God the Father, by quickening the mortal with heavenly regeneration.
hunc si fieri potest sequamur omnes, huius sacramento et signo censeamur.
Him let us all follow if it be possible, under His sacrament and sign let us be registered.
hic nobis uiam uitae aperit, hic ad paradisum reduces facit, hic ad caelorum regna perducit. cum ipso semper uiuemus facti per ipsum filii Dei: cum ipso exultabimus semper ipsius cruore reparati.
He opens to us the way of life, He makes us return to paradise, He leads us to the kingdoms of heaven. With Him we shall live forever, made children of God through Him; with Him we shall always exult, restored by His blood.
erimus christiani cum Christo simul gloriosi, de Deo patre beati, de perpetua uoluptate laetantes semper in conspectu Dei et agentes Deo gratias semper.
We shall be Christians, glorious together with Christ, blessed of God the Father, rejoicing with perpetual pleasure always in the sight of God, and giving thanks to God always.
neque enim poterit nisi et laetus esse semper et gratus qui cum morti fuisset obnoxius, factus est inmortalitate securus.
For indeed he cannot but be always both joyful and grateful who, when he had been subject to death, has been made secure in immortality.