1Thus the Lord commanded the kings, the mighty and the elevated, and those who dwell on earth, and said, Open your eyes, and lift up your horns, if ye are able to understand the Elect One.
2The Lord of spirits sat upon the throne of his glory,
3And the spirit of righteousness was poured out over him.
4The word of his mouth shall destroy all the sinners, and all the ungodly, who shall be exterminated by his presence.
5In that day all the kings, the mighty, and the elevated, and they who possess the earth, shall see and understand that he sits on the throne of his glory, and that the saints shall be judged in righteousness before Him.
6And that no word which shall be spoken before him shall be in vain.
7Sorrow shall come upon them as upon a woman in travail, whose labour is hard, when the child comes to the mouth of the womb, and it is made difficult to bring forth.
8And one portion of them shall look upon another, and they shall be amazed, and shall cast down their countenances,
9And grief shall seize them, when they shall see this Son of woman sitting on the throne of his glory.
10Then the kings, the mighty, and all who possess the earth, shall glorify, praise, and exalt him who rules over all things, Him who was concealed, for from the beginning the Son of man was concealed, whom the Highest approved by his power, and revealed him to the elect.
11He shall sow the congregation of the holy and of the elect, and all the elect shall stand before him on that day.
12And all the kings, the mighty, and the elevated, and they who rule over the earth shall fall down on their faces before him, and shall worship him.
13They shall place their hopes on this Son of man, shall implore him, and pray to him for mercy.
14Then an address shall be given to the Lord of spirits, that they may hasten to expel the wicked from his presence, and their faces shall be full of shame, and shall be covered with darkness, and the angel of punishment shall seize them, that vengeance may be taken on those who have oppressed his children and his elect and they shall become an example to the saints and to his elect, over them these shall rejoice, for the indignation of the Lord of spirits shall rest upon them.
15Then the sword of the Lord of spirits shall be drunk from them, but the righteous and the elect shall be safe in that day, and from that time they shall not behold the faces of the sinners and the ungodly.
16The Lord of spirits shall remain over them.
17And with this Son of man they shall dwell, eat, lie down, and stand up for ever and ever.
18The righteous and the elect have risen from the earth, and have left off to cast down their countenances, and have been clothed with the garment of life, and that garment of life shall be with the Lord of spirits, and your garment shall not become old, and your glory shall not diminish, in the presence of the Lord of spirits.