They said their prayers inwardly, and lying down, since there was nobody there with authority to make them kneel and recite aloud; in truth, they had a mind not to say them at all, but they were afraid to proceed to such lengths as that, lest they might call down a sudden and special thunderbolt from heaven.
Digueren llurs pregaries interiorment, i bo i ajaguts, ja que allí no hi havia ningú amb autoritat per a fer-los agenollar i dir-les en alta veu: de fet no tenien ganes de dir-les, pero els feia temor de pendre's aquests eixamples, que podien atreure un llamp especial i sobtat de les celiques altures.