1And I saw that up to the time in such a manner, thirty-seven conducting shepherds inspected, and they all finished in their times as the first, and others then received them into their hands, that they might inspect them in their times, every shepherd in his time.
2And after that, I saw in the vision, that all the birds of heaven came, eagles, vultures, kites, and ravens, and the eagle taught them all.
3They began to devour the sheep, to pick out their eyes, and to devour their bodies.
4And the sheep cried out, because their bodies were devoured by the birds.
5I also cried out, and groaned in my sleep against that shepherd which inspected the flock,
6And I looked till the sheep were eaten up by the dogs, by the eagles, and by the kites, and they left them neither body, nor skin, nor muscles, until their bones alone stood there, and their bones fell upon the earth, and the sheep were diminished.
7And I saw during one time that twenty-three conducting shepherds inspected, who completed in their times fifty-eight times.
8Then small lambs were born of those white sheep, and they began to open their eyes, and to see, and to cry out to the sheep.
9But the sheep cried not out to them, and they heard not what they said, but were extremely deaf, and powerfully and strongly blinded their eyes.
10I saw in the vision that ravens flew down upon these lambs,
11And that they took one of these lambs, and they tore the sheep in pieces and devoured them.
12And I saw that horns grew forth upon these lambs, and that the searching ravens came down upon these horns,
13And I saw that a large horn sprouted forth on one of the sheep, and their eyes were opened,
14And he looked at them, and placed himself before their eyes, and he cried to the sheep.
15Then the dabela saw him, and they all ran to him.
16And contempt of these brought all the eagles, vultures, ravens, and kites, around the sheep, and they flew down upon them, and devoured them, and the sheep were silent, but the dabela lamented and cried out.
17Then the ravens fought and struggled with them.
18They wished among them to remove that horn, but they overcame him not.
19I looked at them until the shepherds, the eagles, the vultures, and the kites came,
20And they cried out to the ravens to break the horn of the dabela, to contend with him, and to fight with him, but he struggled with them, and cried out that his help might come to him.
21Then I looked until the man came who had written down the names of the shepherds, and who ascended up before the Lord of the sheep.
22He brought assistance and caused every one to see him descend to the help of the dabela.
23And I saw that the Lord of the sheep came to them in his wrath, and all those who saw him fled away, and all fell down in his tabernacle before his face, and all the eagles, vultures, ravens, and kites assembled together, and brought with them all the sheep of the field.
24And they all came assembled together, and strove to break the horn of the dabela.
25And I also saw that to them came the Lord of the sheep, and took in his hand the sceptre of his wrath, and smote the earth, which was rent asunder, and all the beasts and birds of heaven fell down from the sheep, and sunk into the earth, and there they were buried. *
26And I also saw that a mighty sword was given to the sheep, who went forth against all the beasts of the field to destroy them.
27But all the beasts and birds of heaven fled from before their face.
28Then I saw that the man who wrote the book at the word of the Lord, opened the book of destruction, of those who had been destroyed by the last twelve shepherds, and shewed before the Lord of the sheep, that they had destroyed more than those who had been before them.
29I stood and saw till he took down that ancient house, and they brought out its pillars, every plant, and the ivory of that house, with which it was overlaid, they brought it out and laid it on a place on the right side of the earth.
30And I beheld the Lord of the sheep, until he produced anew house, greater and higher than the first, and he set it upon the place of the first, which was covered, and all its pillars were new, and its ivory new, and stronger than the first ivory, which he had brought out.
31And the Lord of the sheep was in the middle, and I saw all the sheep which remained, and all the beasts of the earth, and fowls of heaven, fell down, and cast themselves before the sheep, and supplicated them, and heard them in every word.
32And the sheep were all white, with their wool long and clean, and all who had perished, and had been destroyed, and all the beasts of the field, and all the fowls of heaven, turned back to that house, and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy, be cause they were all good, and had turned back again to his dwelling.
33And I saw that they laid down the sword which had been given to the sheep, and brought it back to his house, and sealed it up in the presence of the Lord.
34All the sheep were enclosed in that house, but it did not contain them all at one time, and the eyes of all were open, and they saw the good One, and there was none among them who did not behold him.
35And I saw that this house was great and wide and very full, and I saw that a white being was born, whose horns were great, and that all the beasts of the field and the fowls of heaven feared him, and prayed to him at all times.
36Then I saw that the nature of them all was changed, and that they all became white animals.
37And that the first who was in the midst of them became a Word, and that Word became a large being, and on his head were great horns.
38And the Lord of the sheep rejoiced over them, and over all the animals.
39I reposed in the middle of them, I awoke and saw the whole, and this is the vision which I saw while I slept, and when I awaked, I praised the Lord of righteousness, and gave him glory.
40Then those three who were clothed in white, who before had caused me to ascend, they held me by my hand, and the hand of him who spake held me, and they raised me up, and set me in the middle of the sheep before the judgment began.
41And I saw a throne erected in a delightful land;
42Upon this sat the Lord of the sheep, and received all the sealed books.
43And these books were opened before the Lord of the sheep.
44Then the Lord called the first seven white ones, and commanded them to bring before him the first of the stars, which went before the stars whose shame were like the shame of horses, and the first star which fell down first, and they brought them all before him.
45And he spake to that man who wrote before him who was one of the seven white ones, and said, Take those seventy shepherds, to whom I delivered the sheep, and who received them, and killed more than those which I had commanded them, and be hold, I saw them all bound, and all stand before him. And the judgment of the stars came on first, and they were all judged, and found guilty, and went to the place of punishment, and they thrust them into a deep full of burning fire, and full of pillars of fire. Then the seventy shepherds were judged, and were found guilty, and were thrust into the flaming abyss.
46And I saw at that time, that in the middle of the earth one deep was opened which was full of fire,
47And to this they brought the blind sheep, and they were judged, and found guilty, and were all thrust into the deep of fire on the earth, and burnt.
48And this deep was on the right side of that house.
49And I saw the sheep burning, and their bones. Consuming. *
50Afterwards I wept a great weeping, and my tears ceased not, so that I was not able to bear it, and when I looked, they descended by reason of that which I had seen, for all was come and gone, for every particular part of the affairs of men was shewn to me.
51In that night I remembered my former dream, therefore I wept and was troubled, because I had seen that vision.