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Vulgate (Latin)   
absconse enim sacrificabant iusti pueri bonorum et iustitiae legem in concordia disposuerunt similiter bona et mala percepturos iustos patri iam decantantes laudes

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Other translations
New Catholic Bible   
For the holy children of good people were offering sacrifices in secret, and with one accord they agreed to keep the divine law, so that your holy ones would share alike both blessings and dangers, after first chanting the praises of the ancestors.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For in secret the holy children of good people offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, so that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the ancestors.
Good News Translation®   
During all this time devout people from this righteous nation were secretly offering sacrifices, giving their word to each other that they would keep God's law and share each other's blessings and dangers. Already they were chanting those ancient hymns of praise.
Wycliffe Bible   
For why (the) just children of good men made sacrifice privily, and disposed the law of rightfulness into according; they disposed just men to receive goods and evils in like manner, and sung praisings to the Father of all men. [Hiddenly forsooth the rightwise children of good men sacrificed, and the law of rightwiseness they disposed to accord; (in) like manner rightwise men goods and evils to receive, noble praisings to the father of all singing.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For in secret the holy children of good men offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the fathers.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For in secret the holy children of good people offered sacrifices and with one accord agreed to the divine law, so that the holy ones would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers, and already they were singing the praises of the ancestors.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For in secret the holy children of good people offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, so that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the ancestors.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Your holy children offered secret sacrifice of the very best that they had. They were all of one mind as they carried out the Law, which had come from God, that the holy people were to share good things as well as experience dangers together, while already singing the praises of their ancestors.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and carried out with one mind the divine institution, So that your holy ones should share alike the same blessings and dangers, once they had sung the ancestral hymns of praise.
Revised Standard Version   
For in secret the holy children of good men offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the fathers.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For in secret the holy children of good people offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, so that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the ancestors.