Translations
And they went far beyond our expectations: they gave themselves first to the Lord, and then to us—exactly as God willed.
And this surpassed what we had hoped—for they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us, through the will of Elohim.
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.