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Apocrypha · Chapter 5 of 8

Ascension of Isaiah 5

Visio Isaiae

It is for this reason that all these visions aroused the wrath of Belial; he took hold of the heart of Manasseh, who cut the prophet with a saw.

2And while Isaiah was thus being cut, Belkira accused him, and the false prophets watched his torment.

3And Belial said to Isaiah: 'Confess that all you said is only lies.'

4But Isaiah was transported in vision and his eyes were open.

5And he said: 'All your power is limited to taking from me a miserable life.'

6And they sawed Isaiah, son of Amoz, with a wood saw.

7And Isaiah, while the saw penetrated his flesh, did not utter a single complaint.

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The martyrdom of the prophet sawn in two and his ascent through the seven heavens, with a vision of the hidden descent of the Beloved.