1And I saw in those days that there were long ropes given to those angels, who lifted up their wings and went towards the north.
2And I enquired of the angel and said, Wherefore have they taken these long ropes and gone forth; he said to me, They are gone forth to measure.
3The angel who went me said to me, These are measures of the righteous, and the righteous shall bring cords that they may rest upon the name of the Lord of spirits, for ever and ever.
4The elect shall begin to dwell with the Elect One.
5And these are the measures which shall be given to faith, and which shall strengthen the word of righteousness.
6And these measures shall disclose all the secrets in the depth of the earth.
7And they who have been destroyed in the desert, and they who have been devoured by the fish of the sea, and by wild beasts, shall return, and trust in the day of the Elect One, for none shall perish in the presence of the Lord of spirits, nor shall any be able to perish.
8Then they altogether kept the commandment above in the heaven; and a power, and a splendour like fire, to them there was given.
9And first with their voice, they praised him, they exalted him, they glorified him, with wisdom, and displayed wisdom with the word, and with the spirit of life.
10Then the Lord of spirits placed the Elect One upon the throne of his glory.
11And he shall judge all the works of the holy above in heaven, and he shall weigh their actions in a balance, and when he shall lift up his countenance to judge their secret ways by the word of the name of the Lord of spirits, and their conduct in the way of the righteous judgment of the great exalted Ruler.
12They shall altogether speak with united voice, and bless, glorify, exalt, and praise, in the name of the Lord of spirits.
13He shall call to every power of the heavens, to all the holy above, and to the power of the Almighty Ruler, the Cherubim, the Seraphim, and the Ophanin, all the angels of power, and all the angels of the Rulers, namely of the Elect One, and of the other Power, who was upon earth over the water on that day,
14Shall raise their united voice, shall bless, glorify, praise, and exalt, with the spirit of faith, with the spirit of wisdom and patience, with the spirit of mercy, with the spirit of judgment and peace, and with the spirit of benevolence, all shall say with united voice, Praised be he, and praised be the name of the Lord of spirits for ever and ever, praise him all ye who never sleep in heaven above.
15Praise him all his saints, who are in heaven, and all the elect who dwell in the garden of life, and all the spirits of light, who are able to bless, glorify, exalt, and praise your holy Name, and all of flesh, more than the powers shall glorify and praise your Name for evermore.
16For the mercy of the Lord of spirits is great, he is longsuffering, and all his works, all his power, by the greatness of his operations, he has revealed to the saints, and to the elect in his own name.