8. Then I asked regarding all the =hollow places=:
‘Why is one separated from the other?’
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9. And he answered me and said unto me: ‘These three
have been made that the spirits of the dead might be
separated. And such a division has been made ‹for› the
spirits of the righteous, in which there is the =bright=
spring of water. 10. =And= such has been made for sinners
when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement
has not been executed on them in their lifetime. 11. Here
their spirits shall be set apart in this great pain till
the great day of judgement and punishment and torment of
those who †curse† for ever, and retribution for their
spirits. There He shall bind them for ever. 12. And such
a division has been made for the spirits of those who
make their suit, who make disclosures concerning their
destruction, when they were slain in the days of the
sinners. 13. Such has been made for the spirits of men
who were not righteous but sinners, who were complete in
transgression, and of the transgressors they shall be
companions: but their spirits shall not be slain in the
day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence.’
14. Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said: ‘Blessed
be my Lord, the Lord of righteousness who ruleth for
ever.’