Good News Translation
No fire had power to give them light, and the brilliant stars could do nothing to relieve that deathly darkness.

New Revised Standard Version
Nothing was shining through to them except a dreadful, self-kindled fire, and in terror they deemed the things that they saw to be worse than that unseen appearance.

Contemporary English Version
On that miserable night, the darkness was so thick that neither flaming lamps nor bright stars could be seen.

New American Bible
But only intermittent, fearful fires flashed through upon them; And in their terror they thought beholding these was worse than the times when that sight was no longer to be seen.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And no power of fire could give them light, neither could the bright flames of the stars enlighten that horrible night.

And no power of fire could give them light, neither could the bright flames of the stars enlighten that horrible night.

Wisdom 17:3
And while they thought to lie hid in their obscure sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfullness, being horribly afraid, and troubled with exceeding great astonishment.

Wisdom 17:4
For neither did the den that held them, keep them from fear: for noises coming down troubled them, and sad visions appearing to them, affrighted them.

Wisdom 17:6
But there appeared to them a sudden fire, very dreadful: and being struck with the fear of that face, which was not seen, they thought the things which they saw to be worse:

Wisdom 17:7
And the delusions of their magic art were put down, and their boasting of wisdom was reproachfully rebuked.