1And it happened that, after the third day, I was sitting under an oak.
2And behold, a voice came out of a bush before me and said: Esdras, Esdras!
3And I said: Here I am, Lord. And I rose upon my feet.
4And he said to me: I revealed myself clearly to Moses in the bush, when my people served in Egypt.
5And I sent him and brought my people out of Egypt, and brought him to Mount Sinai, where I kept him with me many days.
6And I told him many wonderful things, and showed him the secrets of the times and the end; and I commanded him, saying:
7These words you shall publish openly, and these you shall hide.
8And now I say to you: Keep in your heart the signs I have shown you, the dreams you have seen, and the interpretations you have heard.
9For you will be taken from among men, and henceforth you will live with my Son and with those who are like you, until the times end.
10For the world has lost its youth, and the times begin to grow old.