XLVI. 1. And there I saw One, who had a head of days,
And His head was white like wool,
And with Him was another being whose countenance had the appearance
of a man,
And his face was full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels.
2. And I asked the =angel= who went with me and showed me all the hidden
things, concerning that Son of Man, who he was, and whence he was, (and)
why he went with the Head of Days? 3. And he answered and said unto me:
This is the Son of Man who hath righteousness,
With whom dwelleth righteousness,
And who revealeth all the treasures of that which is hidden,
Because the Lord of Spirits hath chosen him,
And whose lot hath the pre-eminence before the Lord of Spirits in
uprightness for ever.
4. And this Son of Man whom thou hast seen
Shall †raise up† the kings and the mighty from their seats,
[And the strong from their thrones]
And shall loosen the reins of the strong,
And break the teeth of the sinners;
5. [And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms]
Because they do not extol and praise Him,
Nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon them.
6. And he shall put down the countenance of the strong,
And shall fill them with shame.
And darkness shall be their dwelling,
And worms shall be their bed,
And they shall have no hope of rising from their beds,
Because they do not extol the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7. And these are they who †judge† the stars of heaven,
[And raise their hands against the Most High],
†And tread upon the earth and dwell upon it†.
And all their deeds manifest unrighteousness,
And their power rests upon their riches,
And their faith is in the †gods† which they have made with their
hands,
And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,
8. And they persecute the houses of His congregations,
And the faithful who hang upon the name of the Lord of Spirits.
XLVII. _The Prayer of the Righteous for Vengeance and their Joy at its
coming._
XLVII. 1. And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the
righteous.
And the blood of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of
Spirits.
2. In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens
Shall unite with one voice
And supplicate and pray [and praise,
And give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of Spirits]
On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed,
And that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the
Lord of Spirits,
That judgement may be done unto them,
And that they may not have to suffer for ever.
3. In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated himself upon
the throne of His glory,
And the books of the living were opened before Him:
And all His host which is in heaven above and
His counsellors stood before Him,
4. And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy;
Because the number of the righteous =had been offered=,
And the prayer of the righteous had been heard,
And the blood of the righteous been required before the Lord of
Spirits.
XLVIII. _The Fount of Righteousness: the Son of Man—the Stay of the
Righteous: Judgement of the Kings and the Mighty._
XLVIII. 1. And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness,
Which was inexhaustible:
And around it were many fountains of wisdom;
And all the thirsty drank of them,
And were filled with wisdom,
And their dwellings were with the righteous and holy and elect.
2. And at that hour that Son of Man was named
In the presence of the Lord of Spirits,
And his name before the Head of Days.
3. Yea, before the sun and the signs were created,
Before the stars of the heaven were made,
His name was named before the Lord of Spirits.
4. He shall be a staff to the righteous whereon to stay themselves
and not fall,
And he shall be the light of the Gentiles,
And the hope of those who are troubled of heart.
5. All who dwell on earth shall fall down and worship before him,
And will praise and bless and celebrate with song the Lord of
Spirits.
6. And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before Him,
Before the creation of the world and for evermore.
7. And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to the
holy and righteous;
For he hath preserved the lot of the righteous;
Because they have hated and despised this world of unrighteousness,
And have hated all its works and ways in the name of the Lord of
Spirits:
For in his name they are saved,
And according to his good pleasure hath it been in regard to their
life.
8. In those days downcast in countenance shall the kings of the
earth have become,
And the strong who possess the land because of the works of their
hands;
For on the day of their anguish and affliction they shall not (be
able to) save themselves,
9. And I will give them over into the hands of Mine elect:
As straw in the fire so shall they burn before the face of the holy:
As lead in the water shall they sink before the face of the
righteous,
And no trace of them shall any more be found.
10. And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on the
earth,
And before them they shall fall and not rise again:
And there shall be no one to take them with his hands and raise
them:
For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and His Anointed.
The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed.