Good News Translation
But their enemies, who were not allowed to see the light, deserved to be prisoners in darkness, because they had made prisoners of your people. And it was through your people that the eternal light of the Law was going to be given to the world.

New Revised Standard Version
For their enemies deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, those who had kept your children imprisoned, through whom the imperishable light of the law was to be given to the world.

Contemporary English Version
Their enemies deserved to be prisoners of absolute darkness, because they had imprisoned your children, who would bring the light of your Law to the world.

New American Bible
For they deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned by darkness, they had kept your children confined, through whom the imperishable light of the law was to be given to the world.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The others indeed were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who kept thy children shut up, by whom the pure light of the law was to be given to the world.

The others indeed were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who kept thy children shut up, by whom the pure light of the law was to be given to the world.

Wisdom 18:2
And they that before had been wronged, gave thanks, because they were not hurt now: and asked this gift, that there might be a difference.

Wisdom 18:3
Therefore they received a burning pillar of fire for a guide of the way which they knew not, and thou gavest them a harmless sun of a good entertainment.

Wisdom 18:5
And whereas they thought to kill the babes of the just: one child being cast forth, and saved to reprove them, thou tookest away a multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water.

Wisdom 18:6
For that night was known before by our fathers, that assuredly knowing what oaths they had trusted to, they might be of better courage.