Now when the people gathered about him heard him, they cried out aloud saying, This is meet and right. Amen.

2But the God-loving old man was silent: he drew up his blanket: he covered his face. And the people and the priest were silent, so that he could rest himself a little.

3But the angel of his father Abraham came to him and took him up into the heavens. He saw terrors and tumults spread abroad on this side and on that; and it was a terror and a tumult fearful to behold.

4Some had the face of a camel, others had the face of a lion: some had the face of a dog, others had but one eye and had tongs in their hands, three ells long, all of iron.

5I looked, and behold, a man was brought, and those who brought him went with him. When they reached the beasts, those who went with him withdrew to one side: the lion advanced towards him, tore him apart into little pieces, and swallowed him; it then vomited him up, and he became like himself again; and the next beast treated him in just the same way.

6In short, they passed him on from one to the other; each one would tear him into pieces, swallow him, and then vomit him up; and he would become like himself again.

7I said to the angel: What sin has this man committed, my lord, that all this is done to him?

8The angel said to me: This man you are looking at now had a quarrel with his neighbour, and he died without their being reconciled. See, he has been handed over to five chief tormentors: they spend a year tormenting him for every hour he spent Quarreling with his neighbour.

9The angel also said to me: My beloved Isaac, do you think these are the only ones? Believe me Isaac, beloved of God, there are six hundred thousand tormentors.

10They spend a year tormenting a man for every hour that he spends sinning – if he did not repent, that is, before he went forth from the body.