1About the signs: behold, days will come when the inhabitants of the earth will be seized with great panic, and the way of truth will be hidden.
2And the land will be barren of faith, and iniquity will increase beyond what you see or what your fathers heard.
3And the land that you now see reigning will be an impassable wilderness, and men will see it abandoned.
4But if the Most High grants you to live, you will see after the third period everything in confusion.
5The sun will suddenly shine at night, and the moon during the day.
6From the trees blood will drip, and the stone will give its voice.
7The peoples will be disturbed, and the stars will fall.
8And one will reign whom the inhabitants of the earth do not expect, and the birds will migrate together.
9The sea of Sodom will cast up fish, and will make heard at night a voice unknown to many; but all will hear its sound.
10There will be confusion in many places, and fire will frequently be sent from heaven; the wild animals will migrate, and women will give birth to monsters.