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Testament of Abraham

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Section 15

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XV. And the voice of the Lord said also to the chief-

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captain

Michael

,

Michael

,

my

servant

,

turn

back

Abraham

to

his

house

,

for

behold

his

end

has

come

nigh

,

and

the

measure

of

his

life

is

fulfilled

,

that

he

may

set

all

things

in

order

,

and

then

take

him

and

bring

him

to

me

.

So

the

chief

-

captain

,

turning

the

chariot

and

the

cloud

,

brought

Abraham

to

his

house

,

and

going

into

his

chamber

he

sat

upon

his

couch

.

And

Sarah

his

wife

came

and

embraced

the

feet

of

the

Incorporeal

,

and

spoke

humbly

,

saying

,

I

give

thee

thanks

,

my

Lord

,

that

thou

hast

brought

my

Lord

Abraham

,

for

behold

we

thought

he

had

been

taken

up

from

us

.

And

his

son

Isaac

also

came

and

fell

upon

his

neck

,

and

in

the

same

way

all

his

men

-

slaves

and

women

-

slaves

surrounded

Abraham

and

embraced

him

,

glorifying

God

.

And

the

Incorporeal

one

said

to

them

,

Hearken

,

righteous

Abraham

.

Behold

thy

wife

Sarah

,

behold

also

thy

beloved

son

Isaac

,

behold

also

all

thy

men

-

servants

and

maid

-

servants

round

about

thee

.

Make

disposition

of

all

that

thou

hast

,

for

the

day

has

come

nigh

in

which

thou

shalt

depart

from

the

body

and

go

to

the

Lord

once

for

all

.

Abraham

said

,

Has

the

Lord

said

it

,

or

sayest

thou

this

of

thyself

?

The

chief

-

captain

answered

,

Hearken

,

righteous

Abraham

.

The

Lord

has

commanded

,

and

I

tell

it

thee

.

Abraham

said

,

I

will

not

go

with

thee

.

The

chief

-

captain

,

hearing

these

words

,

straightway

went

forth

from

the

presence

of

Abraham

,

and

went

up

into

the

heavens

,

and

stood

before

God

the

Most

High

,

and

said

,

Lord

Almighty

,

behold

I

have

hearkened

to

Thy

friend

Abraham

in

all

he

has

said

to

Thee

,

and

have

fulfilled

his

requests

.

I

have

shown

to

him

Thy

power

,

and

all

the

earth

and

sea

that

is

under

heaven

.

I

have

shown

to

him

judgment

and

recompense

by

means

of

cloud

and

chariots

,

and

again

he

says

,

I

will

not

go

with

thee

.

And

the

Most

High

said

to

the

angel

,

Does

my

friend

Abraham

say

thus

again

,

I

will

not

go

with

thee

?

The

archangel

said

,

Lord

Almighty

,

he

says

thus

,

and

I

refrain

from

laying

hands

on

him

,

because

from

the

beginning

he

is

Thy

friend

,

and

has

done

all

things

pleasing

in

Thy

sight

.

There

is

no

man

like

him

on

earth

,

not

even

Job

the

wondrous

man

,

and

therefore

I

refrain

from

laying

hands

on

him

.

Command

,

therefore

,

Immortal

King

,

what

shall

be

done

.