5. And these are the measures which shall be given to faith, and _which_
shall strengthen the words of righteousness.
6. These measures shall reveal all the secrets in the depth of the
earth.
7. And _it shall be_, that those who have been destroyed in the desert,
and who have been devoured by the fish of the sea, and by wild beasts,
shall return, and trust in[129] the day of the Elect One; for none shall
perish in the presence of the Lord of spirits, nor shall any be capable
of perishing.
8. Then they received the commandment, all _who were_ in the heavens
above; to whom a combined power, voice, and splendour, like fire, were
given.
9. And first, with _their_ voice, they blessed him, they exalted him,
they glorified him with wisdom, and ascribed to him wisdom with the
word, and with the breath of life.
10. Then the Lord of spirits seated upon the throne of his glory the
Elect One;
11. Who shall judge all the works of the holy, in heaven above, and in a
balance shall he weigh their actions. And when he shall lift up his
countenance to judge their secret ways in the word of the name of the
Lord of spirits, and their progress in the path of the righteous
judgment of God most high;
12. They shall all speak with united voice; and bless, glorify, exalt,
and praise, in the name of the Lord of spirits.
13. He shall call to every power of the heavens, to all the holy above,
and to the power of God. The Cherubim, the Seraphim, and the Ophanin,
all the angels of power, and all the angels of the Lords, namely, of the
Elect One, and of the other Power, who _was_ upon earth over the water
on that day,
14. Shall raise their united voice; shall bless, glorify, praise, and
exalt with the spirit of faith, with the spirit of wisdom and patience,
with the spirit of mercy, with the spirit of judgment and peace, and
with the spirit of benevolence; all shall say with united voice: Blessed
is He; and the name of the Lord of spirits shall be blessed for ever and
for ever; all, who sleep not, shall bless it in heaven above.
15. All the holy in heaven shall bless it; all the elect who dwell in
the garden of life; and every spirit of light, who is capable of
blessing, glorifying, exalting, and praising thy holy name; and every
mortal man,[130] more than the powers _of heaven_, shall glorify and
bless thy name for ever and ever.
16. For great is the mercy of the Lord of spirits; long-suffering is he;
and all his works, all his power, great as are the things which he has
done, has he revealed to the saints and to the elect, in the name of the
Lord of spirits.
Footnote 128:
_lean upon._
Footnote 129:
_lean upon._
Footnote 130:
_all of flesh._