3. And there mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightning and of the
thunder, and the secrets of the winds, how they are divided to blow over
the earth, and the secrets of the clouds and dew, and there I saw from
whence they proceed in that place and from whence they saturate the
dusty earth. 4. And there I saw closed chambers out of which the winds
are divided, the chamber of the hail and winds, the chamber of the mist,
and of the clouds, and the cloud thereof hovers over the earth from the
beginning of the world. 5. And I saw the chambers of the sun and moon,
whence they proceed and whither they come again, and their glorious
return, and how one is superior to the other, and their stately orbit,
and how they do not leave their orbit, and they add nothing to their
orbit and they take nothing from it, and they keep faith with each
other, in accordance with the oath by which they are bound together. 6.
And first the sun goes forth and traverses his path according to the
commandment of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever and
ever. 7. And after that I saw the hidden and the visible path of the
moon, and she accomplishes the course of her path in that place by day
and by night—the one holding a position opposite to the other before the
Lord of Spirits.
And they give thanks and praise and rest not;
For unto them is their thanksgiving rest.
8. For the sun changes oft for a blessing or a curse,
And the course of the path of the moon is light to the righteous,
And darkness to the sinners in the name of the Lord,
Who made a separation between the light and the darkness,
And divided the spirits of men,
And strengthened the spirits of the righteous,
In the name of His righteousness.
9. For no angel hinders and no power is able to hinder; for He appoints
a judge for them all and he judges them all before Him.