First Book of Adam and Eve

T H E F I R S T B O O K O F
ADAM & EVE

PRO LO GU E
The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam
and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that
Cain kills his brother Abel. It tells of Adam and Eve's first dwelling
- the Cave of Treasures; their trials and temptations; Satan's many
apparitions to them; the birth of Cain, Abel, and their twin sisters;
and Cain's love for his beautiful twin sister, Luluwa, whom Adam
and Eve wished to join to Abel. This book is considered by many
scholars to be part of the "Pseudepigrapha" (soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh).
The "Pseudepigrapha" is a collection of historical biblical works
that are con sidered to be fiction. Because of that stigma, this book
was not included in the compilation of the Holy Bible. This book is
a written history of what happened in the days of Adam and Eve
after they were cast out of the garden. Although considered to be
pseudepigraphic by some, it carries significant meaning and
insight into events of that time. It is doubtful that these writings
could have survived all the many centuries if there were no
substance to them. This book is simply a version of an account
handed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation,
linking the time that the first human life was created to the time
when somebody finally decided to write it down. This particular
version is the work of unknown Egyptians. The lack of historical
allusion makes it difficult to precisely date the writing, however,
using other pseudepigraphical works as a reference, it was
probably written a few hundred years before the birth of Christ.
Parts of this version are found in the Jewish Talmud, and the
Islamic Koran, showing what a vital role it played in the original
literature of human wisdom. The Egyptian author wrote in Arabic,
but later tran slations were found written in Ethiopic. The present
English tran slation was translated in the late 1800's by Dr. S. C.
Malan and Dr. E. Trumpp. They translated into King James English
from both the Arabic version and the Ethiopic version which was
then published in The Forgotten Books of Eden in 1927 by The
World Publishing Compan y. In 1995, the text was extracted from a
copy of The Forgotten Books of Eden and converted to electronic
form by Dennis Hawkins. It was then tran slated into more modern
English by simply exch anging 'Thou' s for 'You's, 'Art's for 'Are's,
and so forth. The text was then carefully re-read to ensure its
integrity.
CHAPTER I commands Adam, expelled

The crystal sea, God from Eden, to live in the Cave
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FIRST BOOK OF ADAM & EVE
of Treasures. from their sins, erase the

1 On the third day, God transgression they had
planted the garden in the committed, and be no longer
east of the earth, on the reminded of it in the thought
border of the world eastward, of their punishment.
beyond which, towards the 6 As to the southern side of
sun-rising, one finds nothing the garden, God did not want
but water, that encompasses Adam to live there either;
the whole world, and reaches because, when the wind blew
to the borders of heaven. from the north, it would bring
2 And to the north of the him, on that southern side,
garden there is a sea of the delicious smell of the
water, clear and pure to the trees of the garden.
taste, unlike anything else; so 7 Wherefore God did not put
that, through the clearness Adam there. This was so that
thereof, one may look into the he would not be able to smell
depths of the earth. the sweet smell of those
3 And when a man washes trees, forget his
himself in it, he becomes transgression, and find
clean of the cleanness consolation for what he had
thereof, and white of its done by taking delight in the
whiteness — even if he were smell of the trees and yet not
dark. be cleansed from his
4 And God created that sea transgression.
of his own good pleasure, for 8 Again, also, because God is
He knew what would come of merciful and of great pity,
the man He would make; so and governs all things in a
that after he had left the way that He alone knows —
garden, on account of his He made our father Adam live
transgression, men should be in the western border of the
born in the earth. Among garden, because on that side
them are righteous ones who the earth is very broad.
will die, whose souls God 9 And God commanded him
would raise at the last day; to live there in a cave in a
when all of them will return to rock — the Cave of Treasures
their flesh, bathe in the water below the garden.
of that sea, and repent of
their sins. CHAPTER II
5 But when God made Adam Adam and Eve faint when
go out of the garden, He did they leave the Garden. God
not place him on the border sends His Word to encourage
of it northward. This was so them.
that he and Eve would not be 1 But when our father Adam,
able to go near to the sea of and Eve, went out of the
water where they could wash garden, they walked the
themselves in it, be cleansed ground on their feet, not
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knowing they were walking. the Word that made you come
2 And when they came to the out of the garden, and that
opening of the gate of the raised you when you were
garden, and saw the broad fallen.
earth spread before them, 2 Yes, the Word that will
covered with stones large and again save you when the five
small, and with sand, they and a half days are fulfilled."
feared and trembled, and fell 3 But when Adam heard
on their faces, from the fear these words from God, and of
that came over them; and the great five and a half days,
they were as dead. he did not understand the
3 Because — whereas until meaning of them.
this time they had been in the 4 For Adam was thinking
garden land, beautifully there would be only five and
planted with all manner of a half days for him until the
trees — they now saw end of the world.
themselves, in a strange land, 5 And Adam cried, and
which they knew not, and had prayed to God to explain it to
never seen. him.
4 And because, when they 6 Then God in his mercy for
were in the garden they were Adam who was made after His
filled with the grace of a own image and likeness,
bright nature, and they had explained to him, that these
not hearts turned toward were 5,000 and 500 years;
earthly things. and how One would then
5 Therefore God had pity on come and save him and his
them; and when He saw them descendants.
fallen before the gate of the 7 But before that, God had
garden, He sent His Word to made this covenant with our
our father, Adam and Eve, father, Adam, in the same
and raised them from their terms, before he came out of
fallen state. the garden, when he was by
the tree where Eve took of
CHAPTER III the fruit and gave it to him to
Concerning the promise of eat.
the great five and a half 8 Because, when our father
days. Adam came out of the garden,
1 God said to Adam, "I have he passed by that tree, and
ordained on this earth days saw how God had changed
and years, and you and your the appearance of it into
descendants shall live and another form, and how it
walk in them, until the days shriveled.
and years are fulfilled; when I 9 And as Adam went to it he
shall send the Word that feared, trembled and fell
created you, and against down; but God in His mercy
which you have transgressed, lifted him up, and then made
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this covenant with him. him.

10 And again, when Adam
was by the gate of the CHAPTER IV
garden, and saw the cherub Adam mourns over the
with a sword of flashing fire changed conditions. Adam
in his hand, and the cherub and Eve enter the Cave of
grew angry and frowned at Treasures.
him, both Adam and Eve 1 But Adam and Eve cried for
became afraid of him, and having come out of the
thought he meant to put them garden, their first home.
to death. So they fell on their 2 And indeed, when Adam
faces, trembled with fear. looked at his flesh, that was
11 But he had pity on them, altered, he cried bitterly, he
and showed them mercy; and and Eve, over what they had
turning from them went up to done. And they walked and
heaven, and prayed to the went gently down into the
Lord, and said; — Cave of Treasures.
12 "Lord, You sent me to 3 And as they came to it,
watch at the gate of the Adam cried over himself and
garden, with a sword of fire. said to Eve, "Look at this cave
13 But when Your servants, that is to be our prison in this
Adam and Eve, saw me, they world, and a place of
fell on their faces, and were punishment!
as dead. O my Lord, what 4 What is it compared with
shall we do to Your servants?" the garden? What is its
14 Then God had pity on narrowness compared with
them, and showed them the space of the other?
mercy, and sent His Angel to 5 What is this rock, by the
keep the garden. side of those groves? What is
15 And the Word of the Lord the gloom of this cavern,
came to Adam and Eve, and compared with the light of the
raised them up. garden?
16 And the Lord said to 6 What is this overhanging
Adam, "I told you that at the ledge of rock to shelter us,
end of the five and a half compared with the mercy of
days, I will send my Word and the Lord that overshadowed
save you. us?
17 Strengthen your heart, 7 What is the soil of this
therefore, and stay in the cave compared with the
Cave of Treasures, of which I garden land? This earth,
have before spoken to you." strewed with stones; and
18 And when Adam heard that, planted with delicious
this Word from God, he was fruit trees?"
comforted with that which 8 And Adam said to Eve,
God had told him. For He had "Look at your eyes, and at
told him how He would save mine, which before beheld
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angels praising in heaven; and pity, and said, "O God,

and they too, without forgive me my sin, the sin
ceasing. which I committed, and don't
9 But now we do not see as remember it against me.
we did; our eyes have become 5 For I alone caused Your
of flesh; they cannot see like servant to fall from the
they used to see before." garden into this condemned
10 Adam said again to Eve, land; from light into this
"What is our body today, darkness; and from the house
compared to what it was in of joy into this prison.
former days, when we lived in 6 O God, look at this Your
the garden?" servant fallen in this manner,
11 After this, Adam did not and bring him back to life,
want to enter the cave, under that he may cry and repent of
the overhanging rock; nor his transgression which he
would he ever want to enter committed through me.
it. 7 Don't take away his soul
12 But he bowed to God's right now; but let him live
orders; and said to himself, that he may stand after the
"Unless I enter the cave, I measure of his repentance,
shall again be a and do Your will, as before his
transgressor." death.
8 But if You do not bring him
CHAPTER V back to life, then, O God, take
Eve makes a noble and away my own soul, that I be
emotional intercession, like him, and leave me not in
taking the blame on herself. this dungeon, one and alone;
1 Then Adam and Eve for I could not stand alone in
entered the cave, and stood this world, but with him only.
praying, in their own tongue, 9 For You, O God, caused him
unknown to us, but which to fall asleep, and took a
they knew well. bone from his side, and
2 And as they prayed, Adam restored the flesh in the place
raised his eyes and saw the of it, by Your divine power.
rock and the roof of the cave 10 And You took me, the
that covered him overhead. bone, and make me a woman,
This prevented him from bright like him, with heart,
seeing either heaven or God's reason, and speech; and in
creatures. So he cried and flesh, like to his own; and You
beat his chest hard, until he made me after the likeness of
dropped, and was as dead. his looks, by Your mercy and
3 And Eve sat crying; for she power.
believed he was dead. 11 O Lord, I and he are one,
4 Then she got up, spread and You, O God, are our
her hands toward God, Creator, You are He who made
appealing to Him for mercy us both in one day.
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12 Therefore, O God, give told you not to come near!

him life, that he may be with And there were fruit trees in
me in this strange land, while the garden better than that
we live in it on account of our one.
transgression. 7 But the wicked Satan did
13 But if You will not give not keep his faith and had no
him life, then take me, even good intent towards Me, that
me, like him; that we both although I had created him,
may die the same day." he considered Me to be
14 And Eve cried bitterly, useless, and sought the
and fell on our father Adam; Godhead for himself; for this I
from her great sorrow. hurled him down from heaven
so that he could not remain in
CHAPTER VI his first estate — it was he
God's reprimand to Adam and who made the tree appear
Eve in which he points out pleasant in your eyes, until
how and why they sinned. you ate of it, by believing his
1 But God looked at them; words.
for they had killed themselves 8 Thus have you
through great grief. transgressed My
2 But He decided to raise commandment, and therefore
them and comfort them. I have brought on you all
3 He, therefore, sent His these sorrows.
Word to them; that they 9 For I am God the Creator,
should stand and be raised who, when I created My
immediately. creatures, did not intend to
4 And the Lord said to Adam destroy them. But after they
and Eve, "You transgressed of had sorely roused My anger, I
your own free will, until you punished them with grievous
came out of the garden in plagues, until they repent.
which I had placed you. 10 But, if on the contrary,
5 Of your own free will have they still continue hardened
you transgressed through in their transgression, they
your desire for divinity, shall be under a curse
greatness, and an exalted forever."
state, such as I have; so that
I deprived you of the bright CHAPTER VII
nature in which you then The beasts are appeased.
were, and I made you come 1 When Adam and Eve heard
out of the garden to this land, these words from God, they
rough and full of trouble. cried and sobbed yet more;
6 If only you had not but they strengthened their
transgressed My hearts in God, because they
commandment and had kept now felt that the Lord was to
My law, and had not eaten of them like a father and a
the fruit of the tree which I mother; and for this very
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reason, they cried before 8 Then God commanded the

Him, and sought mercy from beasts, and the birds, and all
Him. that moves on the earth, to
2 Then God had pity on come to Adam and to be
them, and said: "O Adam, I familiar with him, and not to
have made My covenant with trouble him and Eve; nor yet
you, and I will not turn from any of the good and righteous
it; neither will I let you return among their offspring.
to the garden, until My 9 Then all the beasts paid
covenant of the great five and homage to Adam, according
a half days is fulfilled." to the commandment of God;
3 Then Adam said to God, "O except the serpent, against
Lord, You created us, and which God was angry. It did
made us fit to be in the not come to Adam, with the
garden; and before I beasts.
transgressed, You made all
beasts come to me, that I CHAPTER VIII
should name them. The "Bright Nature" of man is
4 Your grace was then on me; taken away.
and I named every one 1 Then Adam cried and said,
according to Your mind; and "O God, when we lived in the
you made them all subject to garden, and our hearts were
me. lifted up, we saw the angels
5 But now, O Lord God, that I that sang praises in heaven,
have transgressed Your but now we can't see like we
commandment, all beasts will used to; no, when we entered
rise against me and will the cave, all creation became
devour me, and Eve Your hidden from us."
handmaid; and will cut off our 2 Then God the Lord said to
life from the face of the Adam, "When you were under
earth. subjection to Me, you had a
6 I therefore beg you, O God, bright nature within you, and
that since You have made us for that reason could you see
come out of the garden, and things far away. But after
have made us be in a strange your transgression your bright
land, You will not let the nature was withdrawn from
beasts hurt us." you; and it was not left to you
7 When the Lord heard these to see things far away, but
words from Adam, He had pity only near at hand; after the
on him, and felt that he had ability of the flesh; for it is
truly said that the beasts of brutish."
the field would rise and 3 When Adam and Eve had
devour him and Eve, because heard these words from God,
He, the Lord, was angry with they went their way; praising
the two of them on account of and worshipping Him with a
their transgressions. sorrowful heart.
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4 And God ceased to 8 And we, when we were in

commune with them. the garden, did not care
about it; but since we came
CHAPTER IX to this strange land, we love
Water from the Tree of Life. it, and turn it to use for our
Adam and Eve near drowning. body."
1 Then Adam and Eve came 9 But when Eve heard these
out of the Cave of Treasures, words from him, she cried;
and went near to the garden and from the soreness of their
gate, and there they stood to crying, they fell into that
look at it, and cried for water; and would have put an
having come away from it. end to themselves in it, so as
2 And Adam and Eve went never again to return and
from before the gate of the behold the creation; for when
garden to the southern side of they looked at the work of
it, and found there the water creation, they felt they must
that watered the garden, from put an end to themselves.
the root of the Tree of Life,
and that split itself from there CHAPTER X
into four rivers over the Their bodies need water after
earth. they leave the garden.
3 Then they came and went 1 Then God, merciful and
near to that water, and gracious, looked at them thus
looked at it; and saw that it lying in the water, and close
was the water that came forth to death, and sent an angel,
from under the root of the who brought them out of the
Tree of Life in the garden. water, and laid them on the
4 And Adam cried and seashore as dead.
wailed, and beat his chest, for 2 Then the angel went up to
being severed from the God, was welcome, and said,
garden; and said to Eve: — "O God, Your creatures have
5 "Why have you brought on breathed their last."
me, on yourself, and on our 3 Then God sent His Word to
descendants, so many of Adam and Eve, who raised
these plagues and them from their death.
punishments?" 4 And Adam said, after he
6 And Eve said to him, "What was raised, "O God, while we
is it you have seen that has were in the garden we did not
caused you to cry and to require, or care for this water;
speak to me in this manner?" but since we came to this
7 And he said to Eve, "Do land we cannot do without it."
you not see this water that 5 Then God said to Adam,
was with us in the garden, "While you were under My
that watered the trees of the command and were a bright
garden, and flowed out from angel, you knew not this
there? water.
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6 But now that you have 5 Then Adam cried, in deep

transgressed My affliction, and beat his chest;
commandment, you can not and he got up and said to
do without water, wherein to Eve, "Where are you?"
wash your body and make it 6 And she said to him, "Look,
grow; for it is now like that of I am standing in this
beasts, and is in want of darkness."
water." 7 He then said to her,
7 When Adam and Eve heard "Remember the bright nature
these words from God, they in which we lived, when we
cried a bitter cry; and Adam lived in the garden!
entreated God to let him 8 O Eve! Remember the glory
return into the garden, and that rested on us in the
look at it a second time. garden. O Eve! Remember the
8 But God said to Adam, "I trees that overshadowed us in
have made you a promise; the garden while we moved
when that promise is fulfilled, among them.
I will bring you back into the 9 O Eve! Remember that
garden, you and your while we were in the garden,
righteous descendants." we knew neither night nor
9 And God ceased to day. Think of the Tree of Life,
commune with Adam. from below which flowed the
water, and that shed lustre
CHAPTER XI over us! Remember, O Eve,
A recollection of the glorious the garden land, and the
days in the Garden. brightness thereof!
1 Then Adam and Eve felt 10 Think, oh think of that
themselves burning with garden in which was no
thirst, and heat, and sorrow. darkness, while we lived in it.
2 And Adam said to Eve, "We 11 Whereas no sooner did we
shall not drink of this water, come into this Cave of
even if we were to die. O Eve, Treasures than darkness
when this water comes into surrounded us all around;
our inner parts, it will until we can no longer see
increase our punishments and each other; and all the
that of our descendants." pleasure of this life has come
3 Both Adam and Eve then to an end."
went away from the water,
and drank none of it at all; CHAPTER XII
but came and entered the How darkness came between
Cave of Treasures. Adam and Eve.
4 But when in it Adam could 1 Then Adam beat his chest,
not see Eve; he only heard he and Eve, and they
the noise she made. Neither mourned the whole night until
could she see Adam, but the crack of dawn, and they
heard the noise he made. sighed over the length of the
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night in Miyazia. came into this cave, darkness

2 And Adam beat himself, has covered us, and
and threw himself on the separated us from each other,
ground in the cave, from so that I do not see her, and
bitter grief, and because of she does not see me.
the darkness, and lay there as 11 O Lord, will You then
dead. plague us with this
3 But Eve heard the noise he darkness?"
made in falling on the ground.
And she felt about for him
with her hands, and found
him like a corpse.
4 Then she was afraid, CHAPTER XIII
speechless, and remained by The fall of Adam. Why night
him. and day were created.
5 But the merciful Lord 1 Then when God, who is
looked on the death of Adam, merciful and full of pity,
and on Eve's silence from fear heard Adam's voice, He said
of the darkness. to him: —
6 And the Word of God came 2 "O Adam, so long as the
to Adam and raised him from good angel was obedient to
his death, and opened Eve's Me, a bright light rested on
mouth that she might speak. him and on his hosts.
7 Then Adam stood up in the 3 But when he transgressed
cave and said, "O God, why My commandment, I deprived
has light departed from us, him of that bright nature, and
and darkness covered us? he became dark.
Why did you leave us in this 4 And when he was in the
long darkness? Why do you heavens, in the realms of
plague us like this? light, he knew nothing of
8 And this darkness, O Lord, darkness.
where was it before it covered 5 But he transgressed, and I
us? It is because of this that made him fall from the
we cannot see each other. heaven onto the earth; and it
9 For so long as we were in was this darkness that came
the garden, we neither saw over him.
nor even knew what darkness 6 And on you, O Adam, while
is. I was not hidden from Eve, in My garden and obedient to
neither was she hidden from Me, did that bright light rest
me, until now that she cannot also.
see me; and no darkness 7 But when I heard of your
came over us to separate us transgression, I deprived you
from each other. of that bright light. Yet, of My
10 But she and I were both in mercy, I did not turn you into
one bright light. I saw her and darkness, but I made you
she saw me. Yet now since we your body of flesh, over which
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I spread this skin, in order you through your fall; nor

that it may bear cold and through your coming out from
heat. light into darkness; nor yet
8 If I had let My wrath fall through your coming from the
heavily on you, I should have garden into this land.
destroyed you; and had I 14 For I made you of the
turned you into darkness, it light; and I willed to bring out
would have been as if I had children of light from you and
killed you. like to you.
9 But in My mercy, I have 15 But you did not keep My
made you as you are; when commandment one day; until
you transgressed My I had finished the creation
commandment, O Adam, I and blessed everything in it.
drove you from the garden, 16 Then, concerning the
and made you come forth into tree, I commanded you not to
this land; and commanded eat of it. Yet I knew that
you to live in this cave; and Satan, who deceived himself,
darkness covered you, as it would also deceive you.
did over him who 17 So I made known to you
transgressed My by means of the tree, not to
commandment. come near him. And I told you
10 Thus, O Adam, has this not to eat of the fruit thereof,
night deceived you. It is not nor to taste of it, nor yet to
to last forever; but is only of sit under it, nor to yield to it.
twelve hours; when it is over, 18 Had I not been and
daylight will return. spoken to you, O Adam,
11 Sigh not, therefore, concerning the tree, and had I
neither be moved; and say left you without a
not in your heart that this commandment, and you had
darkness is long and drags on sinned — it would have been
wearily; and say not in your an offence on My part, for not
heart that I plague you with having given you any order;
it. you would turn around and
12 Strengthen your heart, blame Me for it.
and be not afraid. This 19 But I commanded you,
darkness is not a punishment. and warned you, and you fell.
But, O Adam, I have made the So that My creatures cannot
day, and have placed the sun blame Me; but the blame
in it to give light; in order rests on them alone.
that you and your children 20 And, O Adam, I have
should do your work. made the day so that you and
13 For I knew you would sin your descendants can work
and transgress, and come out and toil in it. And I have made
into this land. Yet I wouldn't the night for them to rest in it
force you, nor be heard over from their work; and for the
you, nor shut up; nor doom beasts of the field to go forth
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by night and look for their years, shall be subject to the

food. reckoning of years, of times,
21 But little of darkness now of months, and of days, and I
remains, O Adam, and shall be reckoned as one of
daylight will soon appear." the sons of men, in order to
save you."
CHAPTER XIV 6 And God ceased to
The earliest prophesy of the commune with Adam. *
coming of Christ. Reference: John 12:46
1 Then Adam said to God: "O
Lord, take You my soul, and CHAPTER XV
let me not see this gloom any Adam and Eve grieve over the
more; or remove me to some suffering of God to save them
place where there is no from their sins.
darkness." 1 Then Adam and Eve cried
2 But God the Lord said to and sorrowed by reason of
Adam, "Indeed I say to you, God's word to them, that they
this darkness will pass from should not return to the
you, every day I have garden until the fulfillment of
determined for you, until the the days decreed on them;
fulfillment of My covenant; but mostly because God had
when I will save you and bring told them that He should
you back again into the suffer for their salvation.
garden, into the house of
light you long for, in which CHAPTER XVI
there is no darkness*. I will The first sunrise. Adam and
bring you to it — in the Eve think it is a fire coming
kingdom of heaven." to burn them.
3 Again said God to Adam, 1 After this, Adam and Eve
"All this misery that you have continued to stand in the
been made to take on cave, praying and crying,
yourself because of your until the morning dawned on
transgression, will not free them.
you from the hand of Satan, 2 And when they saw the
and will not save you. light returned to them, they
4 But I will. When I shall retrained from fear, and
come down from heaven, and strengthened their hearts.
shall become flesh of your 3 Then Adam began to come
descendants, and take on out of the cave. And when he
Myself the infirmity from came to the mouth of it, and
which you suffer, then the stood and turned his face
darkness that covered you in towards the east, and saw the
this cave shall cover Me in sunrise in glowing rays, and
the grave, when I am in the felt the heat thereof on his
flesh of your descendants. body, he was afraid of it, and
5 And I, who am without thought in his heart that this
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flame came forth to plague 13 And God ceased to

him. commune with Adam.
4 He then cried and beat his
chest, then he fell on the CHAPTER XVII
ground on his face and made The CHAPTER Of the Serpent.
his request, saying: — 1 The Adam and Eve came
5 "O Lord, plague me not, out at the mouth of the cave,
neither consume me, nor yet and went towards the garden.
take away my life from the 2 But as they went near it,
earth." before the western gate, from
6 For he thought the sun was which Satan came when he
God. deceived Adam and Eve, they
7 Because while he was in found the serpent that
the garden and heard the became Satan coming at the
voice of God and the sound gate, and sorrowfully licking
He made in the garden, and the dust, and wiggling on its
feared Him, Adam never saw breast on the ground, by
the brilliant light of the sun, reason of the curse that fell
neither did its flaming heat on it from God.
touch his body. 3 And whereas before the
8 Therefore he was afraid of serpent was the most exalted
the sun when flaming rays of of all beasts, now it was
it reached him. He thought changed and become
God meant to plague him slippery, and the meanest of
therewith all the days He had them all, and it crept on its
decreed for him. breast and went on its belly.
9 For Adam also said in his 4 And whereas it was the
thoughts, as God did not fairest of all beasts, it had
plague us with darkness, been changed, and was
behold, He has caused this become the ugliest of them
sun to rise and to plague us all. Instead of feeding on the
with burning heat. best food, now it turned to
10 But while he was thinking eat the dust. Instead of living,
like this in his heart, the Word as before, in the best places,
of God came to him and said: now it lived in the dust.
— 5 And, whereas it had been
11 "O Adam, get up on your the most beautiful of all
feet. This sun is not God; but beasts, all of which stood
it has been created to give dumb at its beauty, it was
light by day, of which I spoke now abhorred of them.
to you in the cave saying, 6 And, again, whereas it
'that the dawn would come, lived in one beautiful home,
and there would be light by to which all other animals
day.' came from elsewhere; and
12 But I am God who where it drank, they drank
comforted you in the night." also of the same; now, after it
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had become venomous, by creatures were ruined

reason of God's curse, all because of you, and this time
beasts fled from its home, you tried to kill them."
and would not drink of the 8 Then the serpent was
water it drank; but fled from struck mute, and was no
it. longer able to speak.
9 And a wind blew down from
CHAPTER XVIII heaven by the command of
The mortal combat with the God and carried away the
serpent. serpent from Adam and Eve,
1 When the accursed serpent and threw it on the seashore
saw Adam and Eve, it swelled where it landed in India.
its head, stood on its tail, and
with eyes blood- red, acted CHAPTER XIX
like it would kill them. Beasts made subject to
2 It made straight for Eve, Adam.
and ran after her; while Adam 1 But Adam and Eve cried
standing by, cried because he before God. And Adam said to
had no stick in his hand with Him: —
which to hit the serpent, and 2 "O Lord, when I was in the
did not know how to put it to cave, I said this to you, my
death. Lord, the beasts of the field
3 But with a heart burning would rise and devour me,
for Eve, Adam approached the and cut off my life from the
serpent, and held it by the earth."
tail; when it turned towards 3 Then Adam, because of
him and said to him: — what had happened to him,
4 "O Adam, because of you beat his chest and fell on the
and of Eve, I am slippery, and ground like a corpse. Then
go on my belly." Then with its the Word of God came to him,
great strength, it threw down who raised him, and said to
Adam and Eve and squeezed him,
them, and tried to kill them. 4 "O Adam, not one of these
5 But God sent an angel who beasts will be able to hurt
threw the serpent away from you; because I have made the
them, and raised them up. beasts and other moving
6 Then the Word of God came things come to you in the
to the serpent, and said to it, cave. I did not let the serpent
"The first time I made you come with them because it
slick, and made you to go on might have risen against you
your belly; but I did not and made you tremble; and
deprive you of speech. the fear of it should fall into
7 This time, however, you your hearts.
will be mute, and you and 5 For I knew that the
your race will speak no more; accursed one is wicked;
because, the first time My therefore I would not let it
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come near you with the other mountain; his face was torn
beasts. and his flesh was ripped; he
6 But now strengthen your lost a lot of blood and was
heart and fear not. I am with close to death.
you to the end of the days I 5 Meanwhile Eve remained
have determined on you." standing on the mountain
crying over him, thus lying.
CHAPTER XX 6 And she said, "I don't wish
Adam wishes to protect Eve. to live after him; for all that
1 Then Adam cried and said, he did to himself was through
"O God, take us away to some me."
other place, where the 7 Then she threw herself
serpent can not come near us after him; and was torn and
again, and rise against us. For ripped by stones; and
fear that it might find Your remained lying as dead.
handmaid Eve alone and kill 8 But the merciful God, who
her; for its eyes are hideous looks over His creatures,
and evil." looked at Adam and Eve as
2 But God said to Adam and they lay dead, and He sent
Eve, "From now on, don't be His Word to them, and raised
afraid, I will not let it come them.
near you; I have driven it 9 And said to Adam, "O
away from you, from this Adam, all this misery which
mountain; neither will I leave you have brought on yourself,
in it the ability to hurt you." will have no affect against My
3 Then Adam and Eve rule, neither will it alter the
worshipped before God and covenant of the 5,500 years."
gave Him thanks, and praised
Him for having delivered CHAPTER XXII
them from death. Adam in a gracious mood.
1 Then Adam said to God, "I
CHAPTER XXI dry up in the heat, I am faint
Adam and Eve attempt from walking, and I don't
suicide. want to be in this world. And I
1 Then Adam and Eve went don't know when You will take
in search of the garden. me out of it to rest."
2 And the heat beat like a 2 Then the Lord God said to
flame on their faces; and they him, "O Adam, it cannot be
sweated from the heat, and now, not until you have ended
cried before the Lord. your days. Then shall I bring
3 But the place where they you out of this miserable
cried was close to a high land."
mountain, facing the western 3 And Adam said to God,
gate of the garden. "While I was in the garden I
4 Then Adam threw himself knew neither heat, nor
down from the top of that languor, neither moving
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about, nor trembling, nor and I also will strengthen

fear; but now since I came to myself." And she
this land, all this affliction strengthened herself, as
has come over me. Adam told her.
4 Then God said to Adam, 4 Then Adam and Eve took
"So long as you were keeping stones and placed them in the
My commandment, My light shape of an altar; and they
and My grace rested on you. took leaves from the trees
But when you transgressed outside the garden, with
My commandment, sorrow which they wiped, from the
and misery came to you in face of the rock, the blood
this land." they had spilled.
5 And Adam cried and said, 5 But that which had dropped
"O Lord, do not cut me off for on the sand, they took
this, neither punish me with together with the dust with
heavy plagues, nor yet repay which it was mingled and
me according to my sin; for offered it on the altar as an
we, of our own will, offering to God.
transgressed Your 6 Then Adam and Eve stood
commandment, and ignored under the Altar and cried,
Your law, and tried to become thus praying to God, "Forgive
gods like you, when Satan the us our trespass* and our sin,
enemy deceived us." and look at us with Thine eye
6 Then God said again to of mercy. For when we were in
Adam, "Because you have the garden our praises and
endured fear and trembling in our hymns went up before
this land, languor and you without ceasing.
suffering, treading and 7 But when we came into this
walking about, going on this strange land, pure praise was
mountain, and dying from it, I not longer ours, nor righteous
will take all this on Myself in prayer, nor understanding
order to save you." hearts, nor sweet thoughts,
nor just counsels, nor long
CHAPTER XXIII discernment, nor upright
Adam and Eve strengthen feelings, neither is our bright
themselves and make the nature left us. But our body is
first altar ever built. changed from the likeness in
1 Then Adam cried more and which it was at first, when we
said, "O God, have mercy on were created.
me, so far as to take on 8 Yet now look at our blood
yourself, that which I will do." which is offered on these
2 But God withdrew His Word stones, and accept it at our
from Adam and Eve. hands, like the praise we used
3 Then Adam and Eve stood to sing to you at first, when in
on their feet; and Adam said the garden."
to Eve, "Strengthen yourself, 9 And Adam began to make
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more requests of God. * your descendants; and as you

ORIGINAL OF THE LORD'S died, O Adam, so also will I
PRAYER SAID TO BE USED die. And as you built an altar,
ABOUT 150 YEARS BEFORE so also will I make for you an
OUR LORD: Our Father, Who altar of the earth; and as you
art in Heaven, be gracious offered your blood on it, so
unto us, O Lord our God, also will I offer My blood on
hallowed be Your Name, and an altar on the earth.
let the remembrance of Thee 5 And as you sued for
be glorified Heaven above forgiveness through that
and upon earth here below. blood, so also will I make My
Let Your kingdom reign over blood forgiveness of sins, and
us now and forever. The Holy erase transgressions in it.
Men of old said remit and 6 And now, behold, I have
forgive unto all men accepted your offering, O
whatsoever they have done Adam, but the days of the
unto me. And lead us not into covenant in which I have
temptation, but deliver us bound you are not fulfilled.
from the evil thing; for Thine When they are fulfilled, then
is the kingdom and Thou shalt will I bring you back into the
reign in glory forever and garden.
forevermore, AMEN. 7 Now, therefore, strengthen
your heart; and when sorrow
CHAPTER XXIV comes over you, make Me an
A vivid prophecy of the life offering, and I will be
and death of Christ. favorable to you."
1 Then the merciful God,
good and lover of men, looked CHAPTER XXV
at Adam and Eve, and at their God represented as merciful
blood, which they had held up and loving. The establishing
as an offering to Him; without of worship.
an order from Him for so 1 But God knew that Adam
doing. But He wondered at believed he should frequently
them; and accepted their kill himself and make an
offerings. offering to Him of his blood.
2 And God sent from His 2 Therefore He said to him,
presence a bright fire, that "O Adam, don't ever kill
consumed their offering. yourself like this again, by
3 He smelled the sweet savor throwing yourself down from
of their offering, and showed that mountain."
them mercy. 3 But Adam said to God, "I
4 Then came the Word of God was thinking to put an end to
to Adam, and said to him, "O myself at once, for having
Adam, as you have shed your transgressed Your
blood, so will I shed My own commandments, and for my
blood when I become flesh of having come out of the
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beautiful garden; and for the "When we were on the

bright light of which You have mountain we were comforted
deprived me; and for the by the Word of God that
praises which poured forth conversed with us; and the
from my mouth without light that came from the east
ceasing, and for the light that shown over us.
covered me. 3 But now the Word of God is
4 Yet of Your goodness, O hidden from us; and the light
God, do not get rid of me that shown over us is so
altogether; but be favorable changed as to disappear, and
to me every time I die, and let darkness and sorrow come
bring me to life. over us.
5 And thereby it will be made 4 And we are forced to enter
known that You are a merciful this cave which is like a
God, who does not want prison, in which darkness
anyone to perish; who loves covers us, so that we are
not that one should fall; and separated from each other;
who does not condemn any and you can not see me,
one cruelly, badly, and by neither can I see you."
whole destruction." 5 When Adam had said these
6 Then Adam remained words, they cried and spread
silent. their hands before God; for
7 And the Word of God came they were full of sorrow.
to him, and blessed him, and 6 And they prayed to God to
comforted him, and bring the sun to them, to
covenanted with him, that He shine on them, so that
would save him at the end of darkness would not return to
the days determined for him. them, and that they wouldn't
8 This, then, was the first have to go under this
offering Adam made to God; covering of rock. And they
and so it became his custom wished to die rather than see
to do. the darkness.
7 Then God looked at Adam
CHAPTER XXVI and Eve and at their great
A beautiful prophecy of sorrow, and at all they had
eternal life and joy (v.15). done with a fervent heart, on
The fall of night. account of all the trouble they
1 Then Adam took Eve, and were in, instead of their
they began to return to the former well-being, and on
Cave of Treasures where they account of all the misery that
lived. But when they got came over them in a strange
closer to it and saw it from a land.
distance, heavy sorrow fell on 8 Therefore God was not
Adam and Eve when they angry with them; nor
looked at it. impatient with them; but he
2 Then Adam said to Eve, was patient and forbearing
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towards them, as towards the 16 And God said again to

children He had created. Adam, "Be patient and enter
9 Then came the Word of God the cave, for the darkness, of
to Adam, and said to him, which you were afraid, shall
"Adam, as for the sun, if I only be twelve hours long;
were to take it and bring it to and when ended, light shall
you, days, hours, years and come up."
months would all stop, and 17 Then when Adam heard
the covenant I have made these words from God, he and
with you, would never be Eve worshipped before Him,
fulfilled. and their hearts were
10 But then you would be comforted. They returned into
deserted and stuck in a the cave after their custom,
perpetual plague, and you while tears flowed from their
would never be saved. eyes, sorrow and wailing
11 Yes, rather, bear long and came from their hearts, and
calm your soul while you live they wished their soul would
night and day; until the leave their body.
fulfillment of the days, and 18 And Adam and Eve stood
the time of My covenant is praying until the darkness of
come. night came over them, and
12 Then shall I come and Adam was hid from Eve, and
save you, O Adam, for I do she from him.
not wish that you be afflicted. 19 And they remained
13 And when I look at all the standing in prayer.
good things in which you
lived, and why you came out CHAPTER XXVII
of them, then would I willingly The second tempting of Adam
show you mercy. and Eve. The devil takes on
14 But I cannot alter the the form of a beguiling light.
covenant that has gone out of 1 When Satan, the hater of
My mouth; otherwise I would all good, saw how they
have brought you back into continued in prayer, and how
the garden. God communed with them,
15 When, however, the and comforted them, and how
covenant is fulfilled, then He had accepted their
shall I show you and your offering — Satan made an
descendants mercy, and bring apparition.
you into a land of gladness, 2 He began with
where there is neither sorrow transforming his hosts; in his
nor suffering; but abiding joy hands was a flashing fire, and
and gladness, and light that they were in a great light.
never fails, and praises that 3 He then placed his throne
never cease; and a beautiful near the mouth of the cave
garden that shall never pass because he could not enter
away." into it by reason of their
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prayers. And he shed light 10 "O Lord, is there in the

into the cave, until the cave world another god besides
glistened over Adam and Eve; You, who created angels and
while his hosts began to sing filled them with light, and
praises. sent them to keep us, who
4 And Satan did this, in order would come with them?
that when Adam saw the 11 But, look, we see these
light, he should think within hosts that stand at the mouth
himself that it was a heavenly of the cave; they are in a
light, and that Satan's hosts great light; they sing loud
were angels; and that God praises. If they are of some
had sent them to watch at the other god than You, tell me;
cave, and to give him light in and if they are sent by you,
the darkness. inform me of the reason for
5 So that when Adam came which You have sent them."
out of the cave and saw them, 12 No sooner had Adam said
and Adam and Eve bowed to this, than an angel from God
Satan, then he would appeared to him in the cave,
overcome Adam thereby, and who said to him, "O Adam,
a second time humble him fear not. This is Satan and his
before God. hosts; he wishes to deceive
6 When, therefore, Adam and you as he deceived you at
Eve saw the light, fancying it first. For the first time, he
was real, they strengthened was hidden in the serpent;
their hearts; yet, as they but this time he is come to
were trembling, Adam said to you in the likeness of an
Eve: — angel of light; in order that,
7 "Look at that great light, when you worshipped him, he
and at those many songs of might enslave you, in the
praise, and at that host very presence of God."
standing outside who won't 13 Then the angel went from
come into our cave. Why Adam and seized Satan at the
don't they tell us what they opening of the cave, and
want, where they are from, stripped him of the pretense
what the meaning of this light he had assumed, and brought
is, what those praises are, him in his own hideous form
why they have been sent to to Adam and Eve; who were
this place, and why they afraid of him when they saw
won't come in? him.
8 If they were from God, they 14 And the angel said to
would come into the cave Adam, "This hideous form has
with us, and would tell us why been his ever since God made
they were sent." him fall from heaven. He
9 Then Adam stood up and could not have come near you
prayed to God with a burning in it; he therefore
heart, and said: — transformed himself into an
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angel of light." that surround me.

15 Then the angel drove 5 God has sent us to take
away Satan and his hosts you and bring you to the
from Adam and Eve, and said border of the garden
to them, "Fear not; God who northwards; to the shore of
created you, will strengthen the clear sea, and bathe you
you." and Eve in it, and raise you to
16 And the angel left them. your former gladness, that
17 But Adam and Eve you return again to the
remained standing in the garden."
cave; no consolation came to 6 These words sank into the
them; they divided in their heart of Adam and Eve.
thoughts. 7 Yet God withheld His Word
18 And when it was morning from Adam, and did not make
they prayed; and then went him understand at once, but
out to seek the garden. For waited to see his strength;
their hearts were towards it, whether he would be
and they could get no overcome as Eve was when in
consolation for having left it. the garden, or whether he
would prevail.
CHAPTER XXVIII 8 Then Satan called to Adam
The Devil pretends to lead and Eve, and said, "Behold,
Adam and Eve to the water to we go to the sea of water,"
bathe. and they began to go.
1 But when the crafty Satan 9 And Adam and Eve followed
saw them, that they were them at some little distance.
going to the garden, he 10 But when they came to
gathered together his host, the mountain to the north of
and came in appearance on a the garden, a very high
cloud, intent on deceiving mountain, without any steps
them. to the top of it, the Devil
2 But when Adam and Eve drew near to Adam and Eve,
saw him thus in a vision, they and made them go up to the
thought they were angels of top in reality, and not in a
God come to comfort them vision; wishing, as he did, to
about having left the garden, throw them down and kill
or to bring them back again them, and to wipe off their
into it. name from the earth; so that
3 And Adam spread his hands this earth should remain to
before God, beseeching Him him and his hosts alone.
to make him understand what
they were. CHAPTER XXIX
4 Then Satan, the hater of all God tells Adam of the Devil's
good, said to Adam, "O Adam, purpose. (v.4).
I am an angel of the great 1 But when the merciful God
God; and, behold the hosts saw that Satan wished to kill
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Adam with his many tricks, them to God.

and saw that Adam was meek
and without guile, God spoke CHAPTER XXX
to Satan in a loud voice, and Adam receives the first
cursed him. worldly goods.
2 Then he and his hosts fled, 1 After these things, God
and Adam and Eve remained commanded the angel Gabriel
standing on the top of the to go down to the garden, and
mountain, from there they say to the cherub who kept it,
saw below them the wide "Behold, God has commanded
world, high above which they me to come into the garden,
were. But they saw none of and to take from it sweet
the host which time after time smelling incense, and give it
were by them. to Adam."
3 They cried, both Adam and 2 Then the angel Gabriel
Eve, before God, and begged went down by God's order to
for forgiveness of Him. the garden, and told the
4 Then came the Word from cherub as God had
God to Adam, and said to him, commanded him.
"Know you and understand 3 The cherub then said,
concerning this Satan, that he "Well." And Gabriel went in
seeks to deceive you and and took the incense.
your descendants after you." 4 Then God commanded his
5 And Adam cried before the angel Raphael to go down to
Lord God, and begged and the garden, and speak to the
prayed to Him to give him cherub about some myrrh, to
something from the garden, give to Adam.
as a token to him, wherein to 5 And the angel Raphael
be comforted. went down and told the
6 And God considered cherub as God had
Adam's thought, and sent the commanded him, and the
angel Michael as far as the cherub said, "Well." Then
sea that reaches India, to Raphael went in and took the
take from there golden rods myrrh.
and bring them to Adam. 6 The golden rods were from
7 This did God in His wisdom the Indian sea, where there
in order that these golden are precious stones. The
rods, being with Adam in the incense was from the eastern
cave, should shine forth with border of the garden; and the
light in the night around him, myrrh from the western
and put an end to his fear of border, from where bitterness
the darkness. came over Adam.
8 Then the angel Michael 7 And the angels brought
went down by God's order, these things to God, by the
took golden rods, as God had Tree of Life, in the garden.
commanded him, and brought 8 Then God said to the
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angels, "Dip them in the myrrh as a token of My

spring of water; then take suffering and of My death.
them and sprinkle their water 3 But, O Adam, put these by
over Adam and Eve, that they you in the cave; the gold that
be a little comforted in their it may shed light over you by
sorrow, and give them to night; the incense, that you
Adam and Eve. smell its sweet savor; and the
9 And the angels did as God myrrh, to comfort you in your
had commanded them, and sorrow."
they gave all those things to 4 When Adam heard these
Adam and Eve on the top of words from God, he
the mountain on which Satan worshipped before Him. He
had placed them, when he and Eve worshipped Him and
sought to make an end of gave Him thanks, because He
them. had dealt mercifully with
10 And when Adam saw the them.
golden rods, the incense and 5 Then God commanded the
the myrrh, he was rejoiced three angels, Michael, Gabriel
and cried because he thought and Raphael, each to bring
that the gold was a token of what he had brought, and
the kingdom from where he give it to Adam. And they did
had come, that the incense so, one by one.
was a token of the bright light 6 And God commanded
which had been taken from Suriyel and Salathiel to bear
him, and that the myrrh was a up Adam and Eve, and bring
token of the sorrow in which them down from the top of
he was. the high mountain, and to
take them to the Cave of
CHAPTER XXXI Treasures.
They make themselves more 7 There they laid the gold on
comfortable in the Cave of the south side of the cave,
Treasures on the third day. the incense on the eastern
1 After these things God said side, and the myrrh on the
to Adam, "You asked Me for western side. For the mouth
something from the garden, of the cave was on the north
to be comforted therewith, side.
and I have given you these 8 The angels then comforted
three tokens as a consolation Adam and Eve, and departed.
to you; that you trust in Me 9 The gold was seventy
and in My covenant with you. rods*; the incense, twelve
2 For I will come and save pounds; and the myrrh, three
you; and kings shall bring me pounds.
when in the flesh, gold, 10 These remained by Adam
incense and myrrh; gold as a in the Cave of Treasures**.
token of My kingdom; incense 11 God gave these three
as a token of My divinity; and things to Adam on the third
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day after he had come out of 3 But now, get up, let us go
the garden, in token of the to the sea of water we saw at
three days the Lord should first, and let us stand in it,
remain in the heart of the praying that God will again be
earth. favorable to us and take us
12 And these three things, as back to the garden; or give us
they continued with Adam in something; or that He will
the cave, gave him light by give us comfort in some other
night; and by day they gave land than this in which we
him a little relief from his are."
sorrow. * A rod is a unit of 4 Then Adam and Eve came
linear measure equivalent to out of the cave, went and
5.5 yards and also a unit of stood on the border of the sea
area measure equivalent to in which they had before
30.25 square yards. In this thrown themselves, and Adam
case, the word rod simply said to Eve:—
means a kind of long, thin 5 Come, go down into this
piece of gold of unspecified place, and come not out of it
size and weight. ** This is the until the end of thirty days,
original text which appears to when I shall come to you. And
contain embedded editorial pray to God with burning
content: "These remained by heart and a sweet voice, to
Adam in the House of forgive us.
Treasures; therefore was it 6 And I will go to another
called 'of concealment.' But place, and go down into it,
other interpreters say it was and do like you."
called the 'Cave of Treasures,' 7 Then Eve went down into
by reason of the bodies of the water, as Adam had
righteous men that were in it. commanded her. Adam also
went down into the water;
CHAPTER XXXII and they stood praying; and
Adam and Eve go into the besought the Lord to forgive
water to pray. them their offense, and to
1 And Adam and Eve restore them to their former
remained in the Cave of state.
Treasures until the seventh 8 And they stood like that
day; they neither ate of the praying, until the end of the
fruit the earth, nor drank thirty-five days.
water.
2 And when it dawned on the CHAPTER XXXIII
eighth day, Adam said to Eve, Satan falsely promises the
"O Eve, we prayed God to "bright light."
give us something from the 1 But Satan, the hater of all
garden, and He sent his good, sought them in the
angels who brought us what cave, but found them not,
we had desired. although he searched
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diligently for them. from him, she rejoiced

2 But he found them greatly. And thinking Satan's
standing in the water praying appearance was real, she
and thought within himself, came out of the sea.
"Adam and Eve are standing 9 He went before, and she
like that in that water praying followed him until they came
to God to forgive them their to Adam. Then Satan hid
transgression, and to restore himself from her, and she saw
them to their former state, him no more.
and to take them from under 10 She then came and stood
my hand. before Adam, who was
3 But I will deceive them so standing by the water and
that they shall come out of rejoicing in God's forgiveness.
the water, and not fulfil their 11 And as she called to him,
vow." he turned around, found her
4 Then the hater of all good, there and cried when he saw
went not to Adam, but he her, and beat his chest; and
went to Eve, and took the from the bitterness of his
form of an angel of God, grief, he sank into the water.
praising and rejoicing, and 12 But God looked at him
said to her:— and at his misery, and at his
5 "Peace be to you! Be glad being about to breathe his
and rejoice! God is favorable last. And the Word of God
to you, and He sent me to came from heaven, raised him
Adam. I have brought him the out of the water, and said to
glad tidings of salvation, and him, "Go up the high bank to
of his being filled with bright Eve." And when he came up
light as he was at first. to Eve he said to her, "Who
6 And Adam, in his joy for his told you to come here?"
restoration, has sent me to 13 Then she told him the
you, that you come to me, in discourse of the angel who
order that I crown you with had appeared to her and had
light like him. given her a sign.
7 And he said to me, 'Speak 14 But Adam grieved, and
to Eve; if she does not come gave her to know it was
with you, tell her of the sign Satan. He then took her and
when we were on the top of they both returned to the
the mountain; how God sent cave.
his angels who took us and 15 These things happened to
brought us to the Cave of them the second time they
Treasures; and laid the gold went down to the water,
on the southern side; incense, seven days after their coming
on the eastern side; and out of the garden.
myrrh on the western side.' 16 They fasted in the water
Now come to him." thirty-five days; altogether
8 When Eve hear these words forty-two days since they had
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left the garden. third hour in which You

created me, You brought to
CHAPTER XXXIV me all beasts, and lions, and
Adam recalls the creation of ostriches, and fowls of the
Eve. He eloquently appeals air, and all things that move
for food and drink. in the earth, which You had
1 And on the morning of the created at the first hour
forty-third day, they came out before me of the Friday.
of the cave, sorrowful and 8 And Your will was that I
crying. Their bodies were should name them all, one by
lean, and they were parched one, with a suitable name.
from hunger and thirst, from But You gave me
fasting and praying, and from understanding and
their heavy sorrow on account knowledge, and a pure heart
of their transgression. and a right mind from you,
2 And when they had come that I should name them after
out of the cave they went up Thine own mind regarding the
the mountain to the west of naming of them.
the garden. 9 O God, You made them
3 There they stood and obedient to me, and ordered
prayed and besought God to that not one of them break
grant them forgiveness of from my sway, according to
their sins. Your commandment, and to
4 And after their prayers the dominion which You had
Adam began to beg God, given me over them. But now
saying, "O my Lord, my God, they are all estranged from
and my Creator, You me.
commanded the four 10 Then it was in that third
elements* to be gathered hour of Friday, in which You
together, and they were created me, and commanded
gathered together by Thine me concerning the tree, to
order. which I was neither to go
5 Then You spread Your hand near, nor to eat thereof; for
and created me out of one You said to me in the garden,
element, that of dust of the 'When you eat of it, of death
earth; and You brought me you shall die.'
into the garden at the third 11 And if You had punished
hour, on a Friday, and me as You said, with death, I
informed me of it in the cave. should have died that very
6 Then, at first, I knew moment.
neither night nor day, for I 12 Moreover, when You
had a bright nature; neither commanded me regarding the
did the light in which I lived tree, I was neither to
ever leave me to know night approach nor to eat thereof,
or day. Eve was not with me; You had
7 Then, again, O Lord, in that not yet created her, neither
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had You yet taken her out of caused suffering, and

my side; nor had she yet faintness, hunger and thirst
heard this order from you. to come over us.
13 Then, at the end of the 18 Now, therefore, O God, we
third hour of that Friday, O pray you, give us something
Lord, You caused a slumber to eat from the garden, to
and a sleep to come over me, satisfy our hunger with it; and
and I slept, and was something wherewith to
overwhelmed in sleep. quench our thirst.
14 Then You drew a rib out of 19 For, behold, many days, O
my side, and created it after God, we have tasted nothing
my own likeness and image. and drunk nothing, and our
Then I awoke; and when I saw flesh is dried up, and our
her and knew who she was, I strength is wasted, and sleep
said, 'This is bone of my is gone from our eyes from
bones, and flesh of my flesh; faintness and crying.
from now on she shall be 20 Then, O God, we dare not
called woman.' gather anything from the fruit
15 It was of Your good will, O of trees, from fear of you. For
God, that You brought a when we transgress at first
slumber in a sleep over me, You spared us and did not
and that You immediately make us die.
brought Eve out of my side, 21 But now, we thought in
until she was out, so that I our hearts, if we eat of the
did not see how she was fruit of the trees, without
made; neither could I witness, God's order, He will destroy
O my Lord, how awful and us this time, and will wipe us
great are Your goodness and off from the face of the earth.
glory. 22 And if we drink of this
16 And of Your goodwill, O water, without God's order,
Lord, You made us both with He will make an end of us and
bodies of a bright nature, and root us up at once.
You made us two, one; and 23 Now, therefore, O God,
You gave us Your grace, and that I am come to this place
filled us with praises of the with Eve, we beg You to give
Holy Spirit; that we should be us some fruit from the
neither hungry nor thirsty, garden, that we may be
nor know what sorrow is, nor satisfied with it.
yet faintness of heart; neither 24 For we desire the fruit
suffering, fasting nor that is on the earth, and all
weariness. else that we lack in it." * The
17 But now, O God, since we medieval belief that there
transgressed Your were only four elements - fire,
commandment and broke Your earth, air, and water - was
law, You have brought us out widely accepted until about
into a strange land, and have 1500 AD when the current
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atomic theory was in its voice, I hid myself, because I

infancy. am naked."
4 Then the cherub took two
CHAPTER XXXV figs and brought them to
God's reply. Adam and Eve. But he threw
1 Then God looked again at them to them from a
Adam and his crying and distance; for they might not
groaning, and the Word of come near the cherub by
God came to him, and said to reason of their flesh, that
him: — could not come near the fire.
2 "O Adam, when you were in 5 At first, angels trembled at
My garden, you knew neither the presence of Adam and
eating nor drinking; neither were afraid of him. But now
faintness nor suffering; Adam trembled before the
neither leanness of flesh, nor angels and was afraid of
change; neither did sleep them.
depart from thine eyes. But 6 Then Adam came closer
since you transgressed, and and took one fig, and Eve also
came into this strange land, came in turn and took the
all these trials are come over other.
you." 7 And as they took them up
in their hands, they looked at
CHAPTER XXXVI them, and knew they were
Figs. from the trees among which
1 Then God commanded the they had hidden themselves.
cherub, who kept the gate of
the garden with a sword of CHAPTER XXXVII
fire in his hand, to take some Forty-three days of penance
of the fruit of the fig-tree, do not redeem one hour of
and to give it to Adam. sin (v.6).
2 The cherub obeyed the 1 Then Adam said to Eve,
command of the Lord God, "Do you not see these figs
and went into the garden and and their leaves, with which
brought two figs on two twigs, we covered ourselves when
each fig hanging to its leaf; we were stripped of our bright
they were from two of the nature? But now, we do not
trees among which Adam and know what misery and
Eve hid themselves when God suffering may come over us
went to walk in the garden, from eating them.
and the Word of God came to 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let
Adam and Eve and said to us restrain ourselves and not
them, "Adam, Adam, where eat of them, you and I; and
are you?" let us ask God to give us of
3 And Adam answered, "O the fruit of the Tree of Life."
God, here I am. When I heard 3 Thus did Adam and Eve
the sound of You and Your restrain themselves, and did
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not eat of these figs. sufferings. Make these forty-

4 But Adam began to pray to three days an equivalent for
God and to beseech Him to the one hour in which we
give him of the fruit of the transgressed."
Tree of Life, saying thus: "O
God, when we transgressed CHAPTER XXXVIII
Your commandment at the "When 5500 years are
sixth hour of Friday, we were fulfilled. . . ."
stripped of the bright nature 1 After these things the Word
we had, and did not continue of God came to Adam, and
in the garden after our said to him:
transgression, more than 2 "O Adam, as to the fruit on
three hours. the Tree of Life that you have
5 But in the evening You asked for, I will not give it to
made us come out of it. O you now, but only when the
God, we transgressed against 5500 years are fulfilled. At
You one hour, and all these that time I will give you fruit
trials and sorrows have come from the Tree of Life, and you
over us until this day. will eat, and live forever, you,
6 And those days together and Eve, and your righteous
with this the forty-third day, descendants.
do not redeem that one hour 3 But these forty-three days
in which we transgressed! cannot make amends for the
7 O God, look at us with an hour in which you
eye of pity, and do not transgressed My
avenge us according to our commandment.
transgression of Your 4 O Adam, I gave you the
commandment, in Your fruit of the fig-tree to eat in
presence. which you hid yourself. Go
8 O God, give us of the fruit and eat of it, you and Eve.
of the Tree of Life, that we 5 I will not deny your
may eat of it, and live, and request, neither will I
turn not to see sufferings and disappoint your hope;
other trouble, in this earth; therefore, endure until the
for You are God. fulfillment of the covenant I
9 When we transgressed Your made with you."
commandment, You made us 6 And God withdrew His Word
come out of the garden, and from Adam.
sent a cherub to keep the
Tree of Life, lest we should CHAPTER XXXIX
eat thereof, and live; and Adam is cautious — but too
know nothing of faintness late.
after we transgressed. 1 Then Adam returned to
10 But now, O Lord, behold, Eve, and said to her, "Get up,
we have endured all these and take a fig for yourself,
days, and have borne and I will take another; and
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let us go to our cave." Eve also took her fig, and put
2 Then Adam and Eve took it on the incense.
each a fig and went towards 2 And the weight of each fig
the cave; the time was about was that of a water-melon; for
the setting of the sun; and the fruit of the garden was
their thoughts made them much larger than the fruit of
long to eat of the fruit. this land*.
3 But Adam said to Eve, "I 3 But Adam and Eve
am afraid to eat of this fig. I remained standing and
know not what may come fasting the whole of that
over me from it." night, until the morning
4 So Adam cried, and stood dawned.
praying before God, saying, 4 When the sun rose they
"Satisfy my hunger, without were still praying, but after
my having to eat this fig; for they had finished praying,
after I have eaten it, what will Adam said to Eve: —
it profit me? And what shall I 5 "O Eve, come, let us go to
desire and ask of you, O God, the border of the garden
when it is gone?" looking south; to the place
5 And he said again, "I am from where the river flows,
afraid to eat of it; for I know and is parted into four heads.
not what will befall me There we will pray to God,
through it." and ask Him to give us some
of the Water of Life to drink .
CHAPTER XL 6 For God has not fed us with
The first Human hunger. the Tree of Life, in order that
1 Then the Word of God came we may not live. Therefore,
to Adam, and said to him, "O we will ask him to give us
Adam, why didn't you have some of the Water of Life, and
this dread, or this fasting, or to quench our thirst with it,
this care before now? And rather than with a drink of
why didn't you have this fear water of this land."
before you transgressed? 7 When Eve heard these
2 But when you came to live words from Adam, she
in this strange land, your agreed; and they both got up
animal body could not survive and came to the southern
on earth without earthly food, border of the garden, at the
to strengthen it and to restore edge of the river of water a
its powers." short distance from the
3 And God withdrew His Word garden.
for Adam. 8 And they stood and prayed
before the Lord, and asked
CHAPTER XLI Him to look at them this once,
The first Human thirst. to forgive them, and to grant
1 Then Adam took the fig, them their request.
and laid it on the golden rods. 9 After this prayer from both
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of them, Adam began to pray entrance into it at present;

with his voice before God, but only after your judgment
and said; — is past and fulfilled.
10 "O Lord, when I was in the 4 Then will I make you go up
garden and saw the water into the kingdom of heaven,
that flowed from under the you and your righteous
Tree of Life, my heart did not descendants; and I will give
desire, neither did my body you and them the rest you
require to drink of it; neither ask for at present.
did I know thirst, for I was 5 And if you said, 'Give me of
living; and above that which I the Water of Life that I may
am now. drink and live' — it cannot be
11 So that in order to live I this day, but on the day that I
did not require any Food of shall descend into hell, and
Life, neither did I drink of the break the gates of brass, and
Water of Life. bruise in pieces the kingdoms
12 But now, O God, I am of iron.
dead; my flesh is parched 6 Then will I in mercy save
with thirst. Give me of the your soul and the souls of the
Water of Life that I may drink righteous, to give them rest
of it and live. in My garden. And that shall
13 Of Your mercy, O God, be when the end of the world
save me from these plagues is come.
and trials, and bring me into 7 And, again, in regards to
another land different from the Water of Life you seek, it
this, if You will not let me live will not be granted you this
in Your garden." * This is day; but on the day that I
substantiated by Genesis 3:7 shall shed My blood on your
whereby the leaves of the fig head* in the land of
tree were large enough that Golgotha**.
Adam and Eve could fashion 8 For My blood shall be the
garments from them. Water of Life to you at that
time, and not to just you
CHAPTER XLII alone, but to all your
A promise of the Water of descendants who shall
Life. The third prophecy of believe in Me***; that it be to
the coming of Christ. them for rest forever."
1 Then came the Word of God 9 The Lord said again to
to Adam, and said to him:— Adam, "O Adam, when you
2 "O Adam, as to what you were in the garden, these
said, 'Bring me into a land trials did not come to you.
where there is rest,' it is not 10 But since you
another land than this, but it transgressed My
is the kingdom of heaven commandment, all these
where alone there is rest. sufferings have come over
3 But you can not make your you.
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11 Now, also, does your flesh the cherub with a sword of

require food and drink; drink fire that flashed and
then of that water that flows lightened in his hand, from
by you on the face of the fear of which we fell down
earth. and were like corpses, have
12 Then God withdrew His we not seen the like.
Word from Adam. 4 But now, O Eve, behold,
13 And Adam and Eve this is the same fire that was
worshipped the Lord, and in the cherub's hand, which
returned from the river of God has sent to keep the cave
water to the cave. It was in which we live.
noon-day; and when they 5 O Eve, it is because God is
drew near to the cave, they angry with us, and will drive
saw a large fire by it. * This us from it.
phrase indicates that the 6 O Eve, we have again
bleeding will take place in an transgressed His
elevated position above the commandment in that cave,
populace. This is believed to so that He had sent this fire
be a reference to the cross to burn around it, and to
whereby Christ bled profusely prevent us from going into it.
above the people below. ** 7 If this be really so, O Eve,
Golgotha (goal-goth-uh) was where shall we live? And
the hill outside the walls of where shall we flee from
Jerusalem where Jesus was before the face of the Lord?
crucified. Its exact location is Since, in regards to the
not precisely known, but the garden, He will not let us live
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in it, and He has deprived us
is believed to have been of the good things thereof;
constructed on this hill. *** but He has placed us in this
Reference: John 6:25 and 7:38 cave, in which we have borne
darkness, trials and
CHAPTER XLIII hardships, until at last we
The Devil attempts arson. have found comfort therein.
1 Then Adam and Eve were 8 But now that He has
afraid, and stood still. And brought us out into another
Adam said to Eve, "What is land, who knows what may
that fire by our cave? We happen in it? And who knows
have done nothing in it to but that the darkness of that
cause this fire. land may be far greater than
2 We neither have bread to the darkness of this land?
bake therein, nor broth to 9 Who knows what may
cook there. As to this fire, we happen in that land by day or
have never known anything by night? And who knows
like it, neither do we know whether it will be far or near,
what to call it. O Eve? Where it will please
3 But ever since God sent God to put us, may be far
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from the garden, O Eve? Or for God sent His angel around
where God will prevent us the cave to guard it from such
from beholding Him, because a fire, until it went out.
we have transgressed His 17 And this fire lasted from
commandment, and because noon-day until the break of
we have made requests of day. That was the forty-fifth
Him at all times? day.
10 O Eve, if God will bring us
into a strange land other than CHAPTER XLIV
this, in which we find The power of fire over man.
consolation, it must be to put 1 Yet Adam and Eve were
our souls to death, and blot standing and looking at the
out our name from the face of fire, and unable to come near
the earth. the cave from their dread of
11 O Eve, if we are further the fire.
alienated from the garden 2 And Satan kept on bringing
and from God, where shall we trees and throwing them into
find Him again, and ask Him the fire, until the flames of
to give us gold, incense, the fire rose up on high, and
myrrh, and some fruit of the covered the whole cave,
fig-tree? thinking, as he did in his own
12 Where shall we find Him, mind, to consume the cave
to comfort us a second time? with much fire. But the angel
Where shall we find Him, that of the Lord was guarding it.
He may think of us, as 3 And yet he could not curse
regards the covenant He has Satan, nor injure him by word,
made on our behalf?" because he had no authority
13 Then Adam said no more. over him, neither did he take
And they kept looking, He and to doing so with words from
Eve, towards the cave, and at his mouth.
the fire that flared up around 4 Therefore the angel
it. tolerated him, without saying
14 But that fire was from one bad word, until the Word
Satan. For he had gathered of God came who said to
trees and dry grasses, and Satan, "Go away from here;
had carried and brought them once before you deceived My
to the cave, and had set fire servants, and this time you
to them, in order to consume seek to destroy them.
the cave and what was in it. 5 Were it not for My mercy I
15 So that Adam and Eve would have destroyed you
should be left in sorrow, and and your hosts from off the
he should cut off their trust in earth. But I have had
God, and make them deny patience with you, until the
Him. end of the world."
16 But by the mercy of God 6 Then Satan fled from
he could not burn the cave, before the Lord. But the fire
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went on burning around the sent him His Word, that said:
cave like a coal-fire the whole —
day; which was the forty-sixth 3 "O Adam, see this fire! How
day Adam and Eve had spent different the flame and heat
since they came out of the thereof are from the garden
garden. of delights and the good
7 And when Adam and Eve things in it!
saw that the heat of the fire 4 When you were under My
had somewhat cooled down, control, all creatures yielded
they began to walk towards to you; but after you have
the cave to get into it as they transgressed My
usually did; but they could commandment, they all rise
not, by reason of the heat of over you."
the fire. 5 God said again to him,
8 Then they both began "See, O Adam, how Satan has
crying because of the fire that exalted you! He has deprived
separated them from the you of the Godhead, and of an
cave, and that came towards exalted state like Me, and has
them, burning. And they were not kept his word to you; but
afraid. has, after all, become your
9 Then Adam said to Eve, enemy. He is the one who
"See this fire of which we made this fire in which he
have a portion in us: which meant to burn you and Eve.
formerly yielded to us, but no 6 Why, O Adam, has he not
longer does so, now that we kept his agreement with you,
have transgressed the limit of not even one day; but has
creation, and changed our deprived you of the glory that
condition, and our nature is was on you — when you
altered. But the fire is not yielded to his command?
changed in its nature, nor 7 Do you think, Adam, that
altered from its creation. he loved you when he made
Therefore it now has power this agreement with you? Or
over us; and when we come that he loved you and wished
near it, it scorches our flesh." to raise you on high?
8 But no, Adam, he did not
CHAPTER XLV do all that out of love to you;
Why Satan didn't fulfil his but he wished to make you
promises. Description of hell. come out of light into
1 Then Adam rose and darkness; and from an
prayed to God, saying, "See, exalted state to degradation;
this fire has separated us from glory to abasement;
from the cave in which You from joy to sorrow; and from
have commanded us to live; rest to fasting and fainting."
but now, behold, we cannot 9 God also said to Adam,
go into it." "See this fire kindled by Satan
2 Then God heard Adam, and around your cave; see this
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wonder that surrounds you; way between the fire, Satan

and know that it will blew into the fire like a
encompass about both you whirlwind, and caused the
and your descendants, when burning coal-fire to cover
you obey his command; that Adam and Eve; so that their
he will plague you with fire; bodies were singed; and the
and that you will go down into coal-fire scorched them*.
hell after you are dead. 2 And from the burning of
10 Then you will see the the fire Adam and Eve
burning of his fire, that will screamed, and said, "O Lord,
be burning around you and save us! Leave us not to be
likewise your descendants. consumed and plagued by
You will not be delivered from this burning fire; neither
it until My coming; just like require us for having
you cannot go into your cave transgressed Your
right now because of the commandment."
great fire around it; not until 3 Then God looked at their
My Word comes and makes a bodies, on which Satan had
way for you on the day My caused fire to burn, and God
covenant is fulfilled. sent His angel that stayed the
11 There is no way for you at burning fire. But the wounds
present to come from this life remained on their bodies.
to rest, not until My Word 4 And God said to Adam,
comes, who is My Word. Then "See Satan's love for you,
He will make a way for you, who pretended to give you
and you shall have rest." the Godhead and greatness;
Then God called with His and, behold, he burns you
Word to the fire that burned with fire, and seeks to
around the cave, that it split destroy you from off the
itself in half, until Adam had earth.
gone through it. Then the fire 5 Then look at Me, O Adam; I
parted itself by God's order, created you, and how many
and a way was made for times have I delivered you
Adam*. out of his hand? If not,
12 And God withdrew His wouldn't he have destroyed
Word from Adam. * Reference: you?"
Exodus 14:21,22 and Joshua 6 God said again to Eve,
3:15-17 "What is that he promised you
in the garden, saying, 'As
CHAPTER XLVI soon as you eat from the tree,
"How many times have I your eyes will be opened, and
delivered you out of his you shall become like gods,
hand . . ." knowing good and evil.' But
1 Then Adam and Eve began look! He has burnt your
again to come into the cave. bodies with fire, and has
And when they came to the made you taste the taste of
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fire, for the taste of the 3 Then Adam and Eve passed
garden; and has made you into the cave, blessing
see the burning of fire, and themselves for coming into it
the evil of it, and the power it once more. For it was in their
has over you. thoughts, that they never
7 Your eyes have seen the should enter it, when they
good he has taken from you, saw the fire around it.
and in truth he has opened 4 But as the sun was setting
your eyes; and you have seen the fire was still burning and
the garden in which you were nearing Adam and Eve in the
with Me, and you have also cave, so that they could not
seen the evil that has come sleep in it. After the sun had
over you from Satan. But as set, they went out of it. This
to the Godhead he cannot was the forty-seventh day
give it to you, neither fulfil after they came out of the
his speech to you. No, he was garden.
bitter against you and your 5 Adam and Eve then came
descendants, that will come under the top of hill by the
after you." garden to sleep, as they were
8 And God withdrew His Word accustomed.
form them. * At this time, the 6 And they stood and prayed
garments that the Lord had God to forgive them their
given them in Genesis 3:21 sins, and then fell asleep
were burned off so that Adam under the summit of the
and Eve were again naked. mountain.
Reference chapter L whereby 7 But Satan, the hater of all
Adam and Eve seek garments good, thought within himself:
with which to cover their "Whereas God has promised
nakedness.. salvation to Adam by
covenant, and that He would
CHAPTER XLVII deliver him out of all the
The Devil's own Scheming. hardships that have befallen
1 Then Adam and Eve came him — but has not promised
into the cave, yet trembling me by covenant, and will not
at the fire that had scorched deliver me out of my
their bodies. So Adam said to hardships; no, since He has
Eve:— promised him that He should
2 "Look, the fire has burnt make him and his
our flesh in this world; but descendants live in the
how will it be when we are kingdom in which I once was
dead, and Satan shall punish — I will kill Adam.
our souls? Is not our 8 The earth shall be rid of
deliverance long and far off, him; and shall be left to me
unless God come, and in alone; so that when he is
mercy to us fulfil His dead he may not have any
promise?" descendants left to inherit the
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kingdom that shall remain my commanded the rock to

own realm; God will then be become a dome over them*,
wanting me, and He will that did them no harm. And
restore it to me and my so it was by God's order.
hosts." 8 But when the rock fell, the
whole earth quaked with it**,
CHAPTER XLVIII and was shaken from the size
Fifth apparition of Satan to of the rock.
Adam and Eve. 9 And as it quaked and
1 After this Satan called to shook, Adam and Eve awoke
his hosts, all of which came to from sleep, and found
him, and said to him: — themselves under a dome of
2 "O, our lord, what will you rock. But they didn't know
do?" what had happened; because
3 He then said to them, "You when the fell asleep they
know that this Adam, whom were under the sky, and not
God created out of the dust, under a dome; and when they
is the one who has taken our saw it, they were afraid.
kingdom, come, let us gather 10 Then Adam said to Eve,
together and kill him; or hurl "Wherefore has the mountain
a rock at him and at Eve, and bent itself, and the earth
crush them under it." quaked and shaken on our
4 When Satan's hosts heard account? And why has this
these words, they came to the rock spread itself over us like
part of the mountain where a tent?
Adam and Eve were asleep. 11 Does God intend to
5 Then Satan and his host plague us and to shut us up in
took a huge rock, broad and this prison? Or will He close
even, and without blemish, the earth over us?
thinking within himself, "If 12 He is angry with us for
there should be a hole in the our having come out of the
rock, when it fell on them, the cave, without His order; and
hole in the rock might come for our having done so of our
over them, and so they would own accord, without
escape and not die." consulting Him, when we left
6 He then said to his hosts, the cave and came to this
"Take up this stone, and throw place."
it flat on them, so that it 13 Then Eve said, "If,
doesn't roll off them to indeed, the earth quaked for
somewhere else. And when our sake, and this rock forms
you have hurled it, get away a tent over us because of our
from there quickly." transgression, then we will be
7 And they did as he told sorry, O Adam, because our
them. But as the rock fell punishment will be long.
down from the mountain 14 But get up and pray to
toward Adam and Eve, God God to let us know concerning
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this, and what this rock is the cave, to come to this

that is spread over us like a place?"
tent." 3 And Adam said to God, "O
15 Then Adam stood up and Lord, we came to this place
prayed before the Lord, to let because of the heat of the
him know what had brought fire, that came over us inside
about this difficult time. And the cave."
Adam stood praying like that 4 Then the Lord God said to
until the morning. * The word Adam, "O Adam, you dread
"dome" is used here but the the heat of fire for one night,
text does not specifically but how will it be when you
suggest that the covering was live in hell?
round - only that it covered 5 Yet, O Adam, don't be
them on all sides, however a afraid, and don't believe that
dome is the most likely shape I have placed this dome of
that would have be able to rock over you to plague you
withstand the impact with the with it.
ground. From verse 6 It came from Satan, who
9 that says "when they saw had promised you the
it" and verse Godhead and majesty. It is he
11 that says "shut us up in who threw down this rock to
this prison", we can conclude kill you under it, and Eve with
that the dome had holes in its you, and thus to prevent you
sides that were big enough to from living on the earth.
let in light and air but were 7 But, in mercy for you, just
too small to allow Adam and as that rock was falling down
Eve to escape. Another on you, I commanded it to
conclusion would be that the form an dome over you; and
holes were large but too high the rock under you to lower
up for Adam and Eve to reach, itself.
however the former is more 8 And this sign, O Adam, will
likely. ** In verse 7 of the happen to Me at My coming
next Chapter (XLIX), God tells on earth: Satan will raise the
Adam and Eve that the people of the Jews to put Me
ground was also lowered to death; and they will lay Me
under them - "I in a rock, and seal a large
commanded ... the rock under stone over Me, and I shall
you to lower itself". remain within that rock three
days and three nights.
CHAPTER XLIX 9 But on the third day I shall
The first prophecy of the rise again, and it shall be
Resurrection. salvation to you, O Adam, and
1 Then the Word of God came to your descendants, to
and said: — believe in Me. But, O Adam, I
2 "O Adam, who counselled will not bring you from under
you, when you came out of this rock until three days and
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three nights have passed." bodies with*. But they found

10 And God withdrew His nothing, and knew not how to
Word from Adam. do the work. Yet their bodies
11 But Adam and Eve lived were stained, and they were
under the rock three days and speechless from cold and
three nights, as God had told heat.
them. 6 Then Adam stood and
12 And God did so to them asked God to show him
because they had left their something with which to
cave and had come to this cover their bodies.
same place without God's 7 Then came the Word of God
order. and said to him, "O Adam,
13 But, after three days and take Eve and come to the
three nights, God created an seashore where you fasted
opening in the dome of rock before. There you will find
and allowed them to get out skins of sheep that were left
from under it. Their flesh was after lions ate the carcasses.
dried up, and their eyes and Take them and make
hearts were troubled from garments for yourselves, and
crying and sorrow. clothe yourselves with them.
*
CHAPTER L CHAPTER XLVI, verse 1, says
Adam and Eve seek to cover "Satan blew into the fire ... so
their nakedness. that their bodies were
1 Then Adam and Eve went singed". At this time, the
forth and came into the Cave garments that the Lord had
of Treasures, and they stood given them in Genesis 3:21
praying in it the whole of that were burned off so that Adam
day, until the evening. and Eve were again naked.
2 And this took place at the
end of the fifty days after CHAPTER LI
they had left the garden. "What is his beauty that you
3 But Adam and Eve rose should have followed him?"
again and prayed to God in 1 When Adam heard these
the cave the whole of that words from God, he took Eve
night, and begged for mercy and went from the northern
from Him. end of the garden to the
4 And when the day dawned, south of it, by the river of
Adam said to Eve, "Come! Let water where they once fasted.
us go and do some work for 2 But as they were going on
our bodies." their way, and before they
5 So they went out of the got there, Satan, the wicked
cave, and came to the one, had heard the Word of
northern border of the God communing with Adam
garden, and they looked for respecting his covering.
something to cover their 3 It grieved him, and he
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hastened to the place where and at the good deeds I do

the sheep-skins were, with you.
the intention of taking them 10 See, I bound him until you
and throwing them into the came and saw him and beheld
sea, or of burning them with his weakness, that no power
fire, so that Adam and Eve is left with him."
would not find them. 11 And God released him
4 But as he was about to from his bonds.
take them, the Word of God
came from heaven, and bound CHAPTER LII
him by the side of those skins Adam and Eve sew the first
until Adam and Eve came shirt.
near him. But as they got 1 After this Adam and Eve
closer to him they were afraid said no more, but cried before
of him, and of his hideous God on account of their
look. creation, and of their bodies
5 Then came the Word of God that required an earthly
to Adam and Eve, and said to covering.
them, "This is he who was 2 Then Adam said to Eve, "O
hidden in the serpent, and Eve, this is the skin of beasts
who deceived you, and with which we shall be
stripped you of the garment covered, but when we put it
of light and glory in which on, behold, we shall be
you were. wearing a token of death on
6 This is he who promised our bodies. Just as the owners
you majesty and divinity. of these skins have died and
Where, then, is the beauty have wasted away, so also
that was on him? Where is his shall we die and pass away."
divinity? Where is his light? 3 Then Adam and Eve took
Where is the glory that rested the skins, and went back to
on him? the Cave of Treasures; and
7 Now his figure is hideous; when in it, they stood and
he is become abominable prayed as they were
among angels; and he has accustomed.
come to be called Satan. 4 And they thought how they
8 O Adam, he wished to take could make garments of those
from you this earthly garment skins; for they had no skill for
of sheep-skins, and to destroy it.
it, and not let you be covered 5 Then God sent to them His
with it. angel to show them how to
9 What, then, is his beauty work it out. And the angel
that you should have followed said to Adam, "Go forth, and
him? And what have you bring some palm-thorns."
gained by obeying him? See Then Adam went out, and
his evil works and then look brought some, as the angel
at Me; at Me, your Creator, had commanded him.
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6 Then the angel began The prophecy of the Western

before them to work out the Lands and of the great flood.
skins, after the manner of one 1 They were not very far
who prepares a shirt. And he from the cave, when Satan
took the thorns and stuck came towards them, and hid
them into the skins, before himself between them and
their eyes. the cave, under the form of
7 Then the angel again stood two ravenous lions three days
up and prayed God that the without food, that came
thorns in those skins should towards Adam and Eve, as if
be hidden, so as to be, as it to break them in pieces and
were, sewn with one thread. devour them.
8 And so it was, by God's 2 Then Adam and Eve cried,
order; they became garments and prayed God to deliver
for Adam and Eve, and He them from their paws.
clothed them therewith. 3 Then the Word of God came
9 From that time the to them, and drove away the
nakedness of their bodies was lions from them.
covered from the sight of 4 And God said to Adam, "O
each other's eyes. Adam, what do you seek on
10 And this happened at the the western border? And why
end of the fifty-first day. have you left of thine own
11 Then when Adam's and accord the eastern border, in
Eve's bodies were covered, which was your living place?
they stood and prayed, and 5 Now then, turn back to
sought mercy of the Lord, and your cave, and remain in it,
forgiveness, and gave Him so that Satan won't deceive
thanks for that He had had you or work his purpose over
mercy on them, and had you.
covered their nakedness. And 6 For in this western border,
they ceased not from prayer O Adam, there will go from
the whole of that night. you a descendant, that shall
12 Then when the morning replenish it; and that will
dawned at the rising of the defile themselves with their
sun, they said their prayers sins, and with their yielding
after their custom; and then to the commands of Satan,
went out of the cave. and by following his works.
13 And Adam said to Eve, 7 Therefore will I bring over
"Since we don't know what them the waters of a flood,
there is to the west of this and overwhelm them all. But I
cave, let us go out and see it will deliver what is left of the
today." Then they came forth righteous among them; and I
and went toward the western will bring them to a distant
border. land, and the land in which
you live now shall remain
CHAPTER LIII desolate and without one
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inhabitant in it. came the cherub with a

8 After God had thus spoken flashing sword of fire in his
to them, they went back to hand; and when he saw them,
the Cave of Treasures. But he went forth to kill them. For
their flesh was dried up, and he was afraid that God would
they were weak from fasting destroy him if they went into
and praying, and from the the garden without His order.
sorrow they felt at having 5 And the sword of the
trespassed against God. cherub seemed to shoot
CHAPTER LIV flames a distance away from
Adam and Eve go exploring. it. But when he raised it over
1 Then Adam and Eve stood Adam and Eve, the flame of
up in the cave and prayed the the sword did not flash forth.
whole of that night until the 6 Therefore the cherub
morning dawned. And when thought that God was
the sun was risen they both favorable to them, and was
went out of the cave; their bringing them back into the
heads were wandering from garden. And the cherub stood
heaviness of sorrow and they wondering.
didn't know where they were 7 He could not go up to
going. Heaven to determine God's
2 And they walked in that order regarding their getting
condition to the southern into the garden; he therefore
border of the garden. And continued to stand by them,
they began to go up that unable as he was to part from
border until they came to the them; for he was afraid that if
eastern border beyond which they should enter the garden
there was no more land. without permission, God
3 And the cherub who would destroy him.
guarded the garden was 8 When Adam and Eve saw
standing at the western gate, the cherub coming towards
and guarding it against Adam them with a flaming sword of
and Eve, lest they should fire in his hand, they fell on
suddenly come into the their faces from fear, and
garden. And the cherub were as dead.
turned around, as if to put 9 At that time the heavens
them to death; according to and the earth shook; and
the commandment God had another cherubim came down
given him. from heaven to the cherub
4 When Adam and Eve came who guarded the garden, and
to the eastern border of the saw him amazed and silent.
garden — thinking in their 10 Then, again, other angels
hearts that the cherub was came down close to the place
not watching — as they were where Adam and Eve were.
standing by the gate as if They were divided between
wishing to go in, suddenly joy and sorrow.
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11 They were glad, because 4 But now, that I have

they thought that God was transgressed, that bright
favorable to Adam, and nature is gone from me, and I
wished him to return to the am come to this miserable
garden; and wished to restore state. And now I have come to
him to the gladness he once this, that I cannot see you,
enjoyed. and you do not serve me like
12 But they sorrowed over you used to do. For I have
Adam, because he was fallen become animal flesh.
like a dead man, he and Eve; 5 Yet now, O angels of God,
and they said in their ask God with me, to restore
thoughts, "Adam has not died me to that wherein I was
in this place; but God has put formerly; to rescue me from
him to death, for his having this misery, and to remove
come to this place, and from me the sentence of
wishing to get into the garden death He passed on me, for
without His permission." having trespassed against
Him."
CHAPTER LV 6 Then, when the angels
The Conflict between God and heard these words, they all
Satan. grieved over him; and cursed
1 Then came the Word of God Satan who had misled Adam,
to Adam and Eve, and raised until he came from the
them from their dead state, garden to misery; from life to
saying to them, "Why did you death; from peace to trouble;
come up here? Do you intend and from gladness to a
to go into the garden, from strange land.
which I brought you out? It 7 Then the angels said to
cannot be today; but only Adam, "You obeyed Satan,
when the covenant I have and ignored the Word of God
made with you is fulfilled." who created you; and you
2 Then Adam, when he heard believed that Satan would
the Word of God, and the fulfil all he had promised you.
fluttering of the angels whom 8 But now, O Adam, we will
he did not see, but only heard make known to you, what
the sound of them with his came over us though him,
ears, he and Eve cried, and before his fall from heaven.
said to the angels: — 9 He gathered together his
3 "O Spirits, who wait on hosts, and deceived them,
God, look at me, and at my promising to give them a
being unable to see you! For great kingdom, a divine
when I was in my former nature; and other promises he
bright nature, then I could made them.
see you. I sang praises as you 10 His hosts believed that
do; and my heart was far his word was true, so they
above you. yielded to him, and
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renounced the glory of God. sought to enter the garden;

11 He then sent for us — but to bear with him until the
according to the orders in fulfillment of the promise;
which we were — to come and to help him in this world
under his command, and to until he was free from Satan's
accept his vein promise. But hand.
we would not, and we did not
take his advice. CHAPTER LVI
12 Then after he had fought A chapter of divine comfort.
with God, and had dealt 1 Then came the Word of God
forwardly with Him, he to Adam, and said to him: —
gathered together his hosts, 2 "O Adam, look at that
and made war with us. And if garden of joy and at this
it had not been for God's earth of toil, and behold the
strength that was with us, we garden is full of angels, but
could not have prevailed look at yourself alone on this
against him to hurl him from earth with Satan whom you
heaven. obeyed.
13 But when he fell from 3 Yet, if you had submitted,
among us, there was great joy and been obedient to Me, and
in heaven, because of his had kept My Word, you would
going down from us. For if he be with My angels in My
had remained in heaven, garden.
nothing, not even one angel 4 But when you transgressed
would have remained in it. and obeyed Satan, you
14 But God in His mercy, became his guests among his
drove him from among us to angels, that are full of
this dark earth; for he had wickedness; and you came to
become darkness itself and a this earth, that brings forth to
worker of unrighteousness. you thorns and thistles.
15 And he has continued, O 5 O Adam, ask him who
Adam, to make war against deceived you, to give you the
you, until he tricked you and divine nature he promised
made you come out of the you, or to make you a garden
garden, to this strange land, as I had made for you; or to
where all these trials have fill you with that same bright
come to you. And death, nature with which I had filled
which God brought to him, he you.
has also brought to you, O 6 Ask him to make you a
Adam, because you obeyed body like the one I made you,
him, and trespassed against or to give you a day of rest as
God." I gave you; or to create within
16 Then all the angels you a reasonable soul, as I
rejoiced and praised God, and created for you; or to take
asked Him not to destroy you from here to some other
Adam this time, for his having earth than this one which I
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gave you. But, O Adam, he speak to you."

will not fulfil even one of the 13 Then Adam came out of
things he told you. the cave, thinking he was one
7 Acknowledge, then, My of God's angels that was
favor towards you, and My come to give him some good
mercy on you, My creature; counsel.
that I have not avenged you
for your transgression against CHAPTER LVII
Me, but in My pity for you I "Therefore I fell. . . . "
have promised you that at the 1 But when Adam came out
end of the great five and a and saw his hideous figure,
half days I will come and save he was afraid of him, and said
you." to him, "Who are you?"
8 Then God said again to 2 Then Satan answered and
Adam and Eve, "Get up, go said to him, "It is I, who hid
down from here, before the myself within the serpent,
cherub with a sword of fire in and who spoke to Eve, and
his hand destroys you." who enticed her until she
9 But Adam's heart was obeyed my command. I am he
comforted by God's words to who sent her, using my
him, and he worshipped deceitful speech, to deceive
before Him. you, until you both ate of the
10 And God commanded His fruit of the tree and
angels to escort Adam and abandoned the command of
Eve to the cave with joy, God."
instead of the fear that had 3 But when Adam heard
come over them. these words from him, he said
11 Then the angels took up to him, "Can you make me a
Adam and Eve, and brought garden as God made for me?
them down from the mountain Or can you clothe me in the
by the garden, with songs and same bright nature in which
psalms, until they arrived at God had clothed me?
the cave. There the angels 4 Where is the divine nature
began to comfort and to you promised to give me?
strengthen them, and then Where is that slick speech of
departed from them towards yours that you had with us at
heaven, to their Creator, who first, when we were in the
had sent them. garden?"
12 But after the angels had 5 Then Satan said to Adam,
departed from Adam and Eve, "Do you think that when I
Satan came with have promised one something
shamefacedness, and stood at that I would actually deliver it
the entrance of the cave in to him or fulfil my word? Of
which were Adam and Eve. He course not. For I myself have
then called to Adam, and never even thought of
said, "O Adam, come, let me obtaining what I promised.
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6 Therefore I fell, and I made CHAPTER LVIII

you fall by that for which I "About sunset on the 53rd
myself fell; and with you also, day. . ."
whosoever accepts my 1 Then Adam and Eve spread
counsel, falls thereby. their hands before God,
7 But now, O Adam, because praying and begging Him to
you fell you are under my drive Satan away from them
rule, and I am king over you; so that he can't harm them or
because you have obeyed me force them to deny God.
and have transgressed 2 Then God sent to them at
against your God. Neither will once, His angel, who drove
there be any deliverance from away Satan from them. This
my hands until the day happened about sunset, on
promised you by your God." the fifty-third day after they
8 Again he said, "Because we had come out of the garden.
do not know the day agreed 3 Then Adam and Eve went
on with you by your God, nor into the cave, and stood up
the hour in which you shall be and turned their faces to the
delivered, for that reason we ground, to pray to God.
will multiply war and murder 4 But before they prayed
on you and your descendants Adam said to Eve, "Look, you
after you. have seen what temptations
9 This is our will and our have befallen us in this land.
good pleasure, that we may Come, let us get up, and ask
not leave one of the sons of God to forgive us the sins we
men to inherit our orders in have committed; and we will
heaven. not come out until the end of
10 For as to our home, O the day next to the fortieth.
Adam, it is in burning fire; And if we die in here, He will
and we will not stop our evil save us."
doing, no, not one day nor 5 Then Adam and Eve got up,
one hour. And I, O Adam, shall and joined together in
set you on fire when you entreating God.
come into the cave to live 6 They continued praying
there." like this in the cave; neither
11 When Adam heard these did they come out of it, by
words he cried and mourned, night or by day, until their
and said to Eve, "Hear what prayers went up out of their
he said; that he won't fulfil mouths, like a flame of fire.
any of what he told you in the
garden. Did he really then CHAPTER LIX
become king over us? Eighth apparition of Satan of
12 But we will ask God, who Satan to Adam and Eve.
created us, to deliver us out 1 But Satan, the hater of all
of his hands." good, did not allow them to
finish their prayers. For he
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called to his hosts, and they promised?

came, all of them. Then he 7 Did it please him just once,
said to them, "Since Adam O Adam, to come to you,
and Eve, whom we deceived, comfort you, strengthen you,
have agreed together to pray rejoice with you, or send his
to God night and day, and to hosts to protect you; because
beg Him to deliver them, and you have obeyed him, and
since they will not come out have yielded to his counsel;
of the cave until the end of and have followed his
the fortieth day. commandment and
2 And since they will transgressed Mine?"
continue their prayers as they 8 Then Adam cried before
have both agreed to do, that the Lord, and said, "O Lord
He will deliver them out of because I transgressed a
our hands, and restore them little, You have severely
to their former state, see punished me in return for it, I
what we shall do to them." ask You to deliver me out of
And his hosts said to him, his hands; or else have pity
"Power is thine, O our lord, to on me, and take my soul out
do what you list." of my body now in this
3 Then Satan, great in strange land."
wickedness, took his hosts 9 Then God said to Adam, "If
and came into the cave, in only there had been this
the thirtieth night of the forty sighing and praying before,
days and one; and he beat before you transgressed!
Adam and Eve, until he left Then would you have rest
them dead. from the trouble in which you
4 Then came the Word of God are now."
to Adam and Eve, who raised 10 But God had patience
them from their suffering, and with Adam, and let him and
God said to Adam, "Be strong, Eve remain in the cave until
and be not afraid of him who they had fulfilled the forty
has just come to you." days.
5 But Adam cried and said, 11 But as to Adam and Eve,
"Where were you, O my God, their strength and flesh
that they should punish me withered from fasting and
with such blows, and that this praying, from hunger and
suffering should come over thirst; for they had not tasted
us; over me and over Eve, either food or drink since they
Your handmaiden?" left the garden; nor were the
6 Then God said to him, "O functions of their bodies yet
Adam, see, he is lord and settled; and they had no
master of all you have, he strength left to continue in
who said, he would give you prayer from hunger, until the
divinity. Where is this love for end of the next day to the
you? And where is the gift he fortieth. They were fallen
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down in the cave; yet what 7 And it was so, that when
speech escaped from their He had created me, He placed
mouths, was only in praises. me in a garden in the north,
on the border of the world.
CHAPTER LX 8 And He said to me, 'Stay
The Devil appears like an old here!' And I remained there
man. He offers "a place of according to His Word, neither
rest." did I transgress His
1 Then on the eighty-ninth commandment.
day, Satan came to the cave, 9 Then He made a slumber to
clad in a garment of light, and come over me, and He
girt about with a bright girdle. brought you, O Adam, out of
2 In his hands was a staff of my side, but did not make you
light, and he looked most stay with me.
awful; but his face was 10 But God took you in His
pleasant and his speech was divine hand, and placed you
sweet. in a garden to the eastward.
3 He thus transformed 11 Then I worried about you,
himself in order to deceive for that while God had taken
Adam and Eve, and to make you out of my side, He had
them come out of the cave, not let you stay with me.
before they had fulfilled the 12 But God said to me: 'Do
forty days. not worry about Adam, whom
4 For he said within himself, I brought out of your side; no
"Now that when they had harm will come to him.
fulfilled the forty days' 13 For now I have brought
fasting and praying, God out of his side a help-meet*
would restore them to their for him; and I have given him
former state; but if He did not joy by so doing.' "
do so, He would still be 14 Then Satan said again, "I
favorable to them; and even did not know how it is you are
if He had not mercy on them, in this cave, nor anything
would He yet give them about this trial that has come
something from the garden to over you — until God said to
comfort them; as already me, 'Behold, Adam has
twice before." transgressed, he whom I had
5 Then Satan drew near the taken out of your side, and
cave in this fair appearance, Eve also, whom I took out of
and said: — his side; and I have driven
6 "O Adam, get up, stand up, them out of the garden; I
you and Eve, and come along have made them live in a land
with me, to a good land; and of sorrow and misery,
don't be afraid. I am flesh and because they transgressed
bones like you; and at first I against Me, and have obeyed
was a creature that God Satan. And look, they are in
created. suffering until this day, the
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eightieth.' 21 Then I said, 'O my Lord, I

15 Then God said to me, 'Get am old, and cannot go. Send
up, go to them, and make Your angels to bring them.'
them come to your place, and 22 But God said to me,
suffer not that Satan come 'Angels, verily, are not like
near them, and afflict them. them; and they will not
For they are now in great consent to come with them.
misery; and lie helpless from But I have chosen you,
hunger.' because they are your
16 He further said to me, offspring and are like you,
'When you have taken them and they will listen to what
to yourself, give them to eat you say.'
of the fruit of the Tree of Life, 23 God said further to me, 'If
and give them to drink of the you don't have enough
water of peace; and clothe strength to walk, I will send a
them in a garment of light, cloud to carry you and set
and restore them to their you down at the entrance of
former state of grace, and their cave; then the cloud will
leave them not in misery, for return and leave you there.
they came from you. But 24 And if they will come with
grieve not over them, nor you, I will send a cloud to
repent of that which has come carry you and them.'
over them. 25 Then He commanded a
17 But when I heard this, I cloud, and it bear me up and
was sorry; and my heart could brought me to you; and then
not patiently bear it for your went back.
sake, O my child. 26 And now, O my children,
18 But, O Adam, when I Adam and Eve, look at my old
heard the name of Satan, I gray hair and at my feeble
was afraid, and I said within state, and at my coming from
myself, I will not come out that distant place. Come,
because he might trap me as come with me, to a place of
he did my children, Adam and rest."
Eve. 27 Then he began to cry and
19 And I said, 'O God, when I to sob before Adam and Eve,
go to my children, Satan will and his tears poured on the
meet me in the way, and war ground like water.
against me, as he did against 28 And when Adam and Eve
them.' raised their eyes and saw his
20 Then God said to me, beard, and heard his sweet
'Fear not; when you find him, talk, their hearts softened
hit him with the staff that is towards him; they obeyed
in thine hand, and don't be him, for they believed he was
afraid of him, for you are of true.
old standing, and he shall not 29 And it seemed to them
prevail against you.' that they were really his
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offspring, when they saw that out of the cave, to this

his face was like their own; place?"
and they trusted him. * The 5 Then Adam said to God,
existence of the two words "Did you create a man before
helpmeet and helpmate, us? For when we were in the
meaning exactly the same cave there suddenly came to
thing, is a comedy of errors. us a friendly old man who
God's promise to Adam, as said to us, 'I am a messenger
rendered in the King James from God to you, to bring you
version of the Bible, was to back to some place of rest.'
give him an help meet for him 6 And we believed, O God,
(that is, a helper fit for him). that he was a messenger from
In the you; and we came out with
17th century the two words him; and knew not where we
help and meet in this passage should go with him."
were mistaken for one word, 7 Then God said to Adam,
applying to Eve, and thus "See, that is the father of evil
helpmeet came to mean a arts, who brought you and
wife. Then in the 18th Eve out of the Garden of
century, in a misguided Delights. And now, indeed,
attempt to make sense of the when he saw that you and
word, the spelling helpmate Eve both joined together in
was introduced. Both errors fasting and praying, and that
are now beyond recall, and you came not out of the cave
both spellings are acceptable. before the end of the forty
days, he wished to make your
CHAPTER LXI purpose vein, to break your
They begin to follow Satan. mutual bond; to cut off all
1 Then he took Adam and hope from you, and to drive
Eve by the hand, and began you to some place where he
to bring them out of the cave. might destroy you.
2 But when they had come a 8 Because he couldn't do
little ways out of it, God knew anything to you unless he
that Satan had overcome showed himself in the
them, and had brought them likeness of you.
out before the forty days 9 Therefore he came to you
were ended, to take them to with a face like your own, and
some distant place, and to began to give you tokens as if
destroy them. they were all true.
3 Then the Word of the Lord 10 But because I am merciful
God again came and cursed and am favorable to you, I did
Satan, and drove him away not allow him to destroy you;
from them. instead I drove him away from
4 And God began to speak to you.
Adam and Eve, saying to 11 Now, therefore, O Adam,
them, "What made you come take Eve, and return to your
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cave, and remain in it until near to the cave.

the morning after the fortieth
day. And when you come out, CHAPTER LXII
go towards the eastern gate Two fruit trees.
of the garden." 1 But Satan the wicked was
12 Then Adam and Eve envious, because of the
worshipped God, and praised consolation God had given
and blessed Him for the them.
deliverance that had come to 2 So he prevented them, and
them from Him. And they went into the cave and took
returned towards the cave. the two figs, and buried them
This happened in the evening outside the cave, so that
of the thirty-ninth day. Adam and Eve should not find
13 Then Adam and Eve stood them. He also had in his
up and with a fiery passion, thoughts to destroy them.
prayed to God, to give them 3 But by God's mercy, as
strength; for they had soon as those two figs were in
become weak because of the ground, God defeated
hunger and thirst and prayer. Satan's counsel regarding
But they watched the whole them; and made them into
of that night praying, until two fruit trees, that
morning. overshadowed the cave. For
14 Then Adam said to Eve, Satan had buried them on the
"Get up, let us go towards the eastern side of it.
eastern gate of the garden as 4 Then when the two trees
God told us." were grown, and were
15 And they said their covered with fruit, Satan
prayers as they were grieved and mourned, and
accustomed to do every day; said, "It would have been
and they left the cave to go better to have left those figs
near to the eastern gate of where they were; for now,
the garden. behold, they have become
16 Then Adam and Eve stood two fruit trees, whereof Adam
up and prayed, and appealed will eat all the days of his life.
to God to strengthen them, Whereas I had in mind, when I
and to send them something buried them, to destroy them
to satisfy their hunger. entirely, and to hide them
17 But after they finished forever.
their prayers, they were too 5 But God has overturned my
weak to move. counsel; and would not that
18 Then came the Word of this sacred fruit should
God again, and said to them, perish; and He has made
"O Adam, get up, go and plain my intention, and has
bring the two figs here." defeated the counsel I had
19 Then Adam and Eve got formed against His servants."
up, and went until they came 6 Then Satan went away
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ashamed because he hadn't taken them, and sown these

thought his plans all the way two trees, or have we gone
through. astray in the earth; or has the
enemy deceived us? If it be
CHAPTER LXIII real, then, O God, reveal to us
The first joy of trees. the secret of these two trees
1 But Adam and Eve, as they and of the two figs."
got closer to the cave, saw 8 Then came the Word of God
two fig trees, covered with to Adam, and said to him, "O
fruit, and overshadowing the Adam, when I sent you to
cave. fetch the figs, Satan went
2 Then Adam said to Eve, "It before you to the cave, took
seems to me that we have the figs, and buried them
gone the wrong way. When outside, eastward of the cave,
did these two trees grow thinking to destroy them; and
here? It seems to me that the not sowing them with good
enemy wishes to lead us the intent.
wrong way. Do you suppose 9 Not for his mere sake,
that there is another cave then, have these trees grown
besides this one in the earth? up at once; but I had mercy
3 Yet, O Eve, let us go into on you and I commanded
the cave, and find in it the them to grow. And they grew
two figs; for this is our cave, to be two large trees, that
in which we were. But if we you be overshadowed by their
should not find the two figs in branches, and find rest; and
it, then it cannot be our that I made you see My power
cave." and My marvelous works.
4 They went then into the 10 And, also, to show you
cave, and looked into the four Satan's meanness, and his
corners of it, but found not evil works, for ever since you
the two figs. came out of the garden, he
5 And Adam cried and said to has not ceased, no, not one
Eve, "Did we go to the wrong day, from doing you some
cave, then, O Eve? It seems harm. But I have not given
to me these two fig trees are him power over you."
the two figs that were in the 11 And God said, "From now
cave." And Eve said, "I, for on, O Adam, rejoice on
my part, do not know." account of the trees, you and
6 Then Adam stood up and Eve; and rest under them
prayed and said, "O God, You when you feel weary. But do
commanded us to come back not eat any of their fruit or
to the cave, to take the two come near them."
figs, and then to return to 12 Then Adam cried, and
you. said, "O God, will You again
7 But now, we have not kill us, or will You drive us
found them. O God, have you away from before Your face,
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and cut our life from off the how to eat them; for they
face of the earth? were not accustomed to eat
13 O God, I beg you, if You earthly food. They were afraid
know that there be in these that if they ate, their stomach
trees either death or some would be burdened and their
other evil, as at the first time, flesh thickened, and their
root them up from near our hearts would take to liking
cave, and with them; and earthly food.
leave us to die of the heat, of 5 But while they were thus
hunger and of thirst. seated, God, out of pity for
14 For we know Your them, sent them His angel, so
marvelous works, O God, that they wouldn't perish of
they are great, and that by hunger and thirst.
Your power You can bring one 6 And the angel said to Adam
thing out of another, without and Eve, "God says to you
one's wish. For Your power that you do not have the
can make rocks to become strength that would be
trees, and trees to become required to fast until death;
rocks." eat, therefore, and strengthen
your bodies; for you are now
CHAPTER LXIV animal flesh and cannot
Adam and Eve partake of the subsist without food and
first earthly food. drink."
1 Then God looked at Adam 7 Then Adam and Eve took
and at his strength of mind, the figs and began to eat of
at his endurance of hunger them. But God had put into
and thirst, and of the heat. them a mixture as of savory
And He changed the two fig bread and blood.
trees into two figs, as they 8 Then the angel went from
were at first, and then said to Adam and Eve, who ate of the
Adam and to Eve, "Each of figs until they had satisfied
you may take one fig." And their hunger. Then they put
they took them, as the Lord aside what was left; but by
commanded them. the power of God, the figs
2 And He said to them, "You became whole again, because
must now go into the cave God blessed them.
and eat the figs, and satisfy 9 After this Adam and Eve
your hunger, or else you will got up, and prayed with a
die." joyful heart and renewed
3 So, as God commanded strength, and praised and
them, they went into the cave rejoiced abundantly the whole
about sunset. And Adam and of that night. And this was
Eve stood up and prayed the end of the eighty-third
during the setting sun. day.
4 Then they sat down to eat
the figs; but they knew not CHAPTER LXV
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Adam and Eve acquire day; so that they should not

digestive organs. Final hope perish.
of returning to the Garden is 7 Then Adam and Eve came
lost. back into the cave sorrowful
1 And when it was day, they and crying because of the
got up and prayed, after their alteration of their bodies. And
custom, and then went out of they both knew from that
the cave. hour that they were altered
2 But they became sick from beings, that all hope of
the food they had eaten returning to the garden was
because they were not used now lost; and that they could
to it, so they went about in not enter it.
the cave saying to each 8 For that now their bodies
other: — had strange functions; and all
3 "What has our eating flesh that requires food and
caused to happen to us, that drink for its existence, cannot
we should be in such pain? be in the garden.
We are in misery, we shall 9 Then Adam said to Eve,
die! It would have been better "Behold, our hope is now lost;
for us to have died keeping and so is our trust to enter
our bodies pure than to have the garden. We no longer
eaten and defiled them with belong to the inhabitants of
food." the garden; but from now on
4 Then Adam said to Eve, we are earthy and of the dust,
"This pain did not come to us and of the inhabitants of the
in the garden, neither did we earth. We shall not return to
eat such bad food there. Do the garden, until the day in
you think, O Eve, that God which God has promised to
will plague us through the save us, and to bring us again
food that is in us, or that our into the garden, as He
innards will come out; or that promised us."
God means to kill us with this 10 Then they prayed to God
pain before He has fulfilled that He would have mercy on
His promise to us?" them; after which, their mind
5 Then Adam besought the was quieted, their hearts
Lord and said, "O Lord, let us were broken, and their
not perish through the food longing was cooled down; and
we have eaten. O Lord, don't they were like strangers on
punish us; but deal with us earth. That night Adam and
according to Your great Eve spent in the cave, where
mercy, and forsake us not they slept heavily by reason
until the day of the promise of the food they had eaten.
You have made us."
6 Then God looked at them, CHAPTER LXVI
and then fitted them for Adam does his first day's
eating food at once; as to this work.
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1 When it was morning, the asked God to show them

day after they had eaten some food with which they
food, Adam and Eve prayed in could nourish their bodies.
the cave, and Adam said to 7 Then the Word of God came
Eve, "Look, we asked for food and said to him, "O Adam, go
of God, and He gave it. But down to the westward of the
now let us also ask Him to cave until you come to a land
give us a drink of water." of dark soil, and there you
2 Then they got up, and went shall find food."
to the bank of the stream of 8 And Adam obeyed the Word
water, that was on the south of God, took Eve, and went
border of the garden, in which down to a land of dark soil,
they had before thrown and found there wheat*
themselves. And they stood growing in the ear and ripe,
on the bank, and prayed to and figs to eat; and Adam
God that He would command rejoiced over it.
them to drink of the water. 9 Then the Word of God came
3 Then the Word of God came again to Adam, and said to
to Adam, and said to him, "O him, "Take some of this wheat
Adam, your body has become and make yourselves some
brutish, and requires water to bread with it, to nourish your
drink. Take some and drink it, body therewith." And God
you and Eve, then give thanks gave Adam's heart wisdom, to
and praise." work out the corn until it
4 Adam and Eve then went became bread.
down to the stream and drank 10 Adam accomplished all
from it, until their bodies felt that, until he grew very faint
refreshed. After having drunk, and weary. He then returned
they praised God, and then to the cave; rejoicing at what
returned to their cave, after he had learned of what is
their former custom. This done with wheat, until it is
happened at the end of made into bread for one's
eighty-three days. use. * In this book, the terms
5 Then on the eighty-fourth 'corn' and 'wheat' are used
day, they took the two figs interchangeably. The
and hung them in the cave, reference is possibly used to
together with the leaves indicate a type of ancient
thereof, to be to them a sign grain resembling Egyptian
and a blessing from God. And Corn also known as Durra.
they placed them there so Durra is a wheat-like cereal
that if their descendants grain frequently cultivated in
came there, they would see dry regions such as Egypt.
the wonderful things God had
done for them. CHAPTER LXVII
6 Then Adam and Eve again "Then Satan began to lead
stood outside the cave, and astray Adam and Eve. . . ."
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1 When Adam and Eve went 6 But from the heat of the
down to the land of black mud flame Adam and Eve awoke
and came near to the wheat from their sleep, and saw the
God had showed them and wheat burning, and the
saw that it was ripe and ready bucket of water by them,
for reaping, they did not have poured out.
a sickle to reap it with. So 7 Then they cried and went
they readied themselves, and back to the cave.
began to pull up the wheat by 8 But as they were going up
hand, until it was all done. from below the mountain
2 Then they heaped it into a where they were, Satan and
pile; and, faint from heat and his hosts met them in the
from thirst, they went under a form of angels, praising God.
shady tree, where the breeze 9 Then Satan said to Adam,
fanned them to sleep. "O Adam, why are you so
3 But Satan saw what Adam pained with hunger and
and Eve had done. And he thirst? It seems to me that
called his hosts, and said to Satan has burnt up the
them, "Since God has shown wheat." And Adam said to
to Adam and Eve all about him, "Yes."
this wheat, wherewith to 10 Again Satan said to Adam,
strengthen their bodies — "Come back with us; we are
and, look, they have come angels of God. God sent us to
and made a big pile of it, and you, to show you another
faint from the toil are now field of corn, better than that;
asleep — come, let us set fire and beyond it is a fountain of
to this heap of corn, and burn good water, and many trees,
it, and let us take that bottle where you shall live near it,
of water that is by them, and and work the corn field to
empty it out, so that they better purpose than that
may find nothing to drink, which Satan has consumed."
and we kill them with hunger 11 Adam thought that he was
and thirst. true, and that they were
4 Then, when they wake up angels who talked with him;
from their sleep, and seek to and he went back with them.
return to the cave, we will 12 Then Satan began to lead
come to them in the way, and astray Adam and Eve eight
will lead them astray; so that days, until they both fell
they die of hunger and thirst; down as if dead, from hunger,
when they may, perhaps, thirst, and faintness. Then he
deny God, and He destroy fled with his hosts, and left
them. So shall we be rid of them.
them."
5 Then Satan and his hosts CHAPTER LXVIII
set the wheat on fire and How destruction and trouble
burned it up. is of Satan when he is the
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master. Adam and Eve take Adam and Eve, and to

establish the custom of bear them up to the field of
worship. wheat, which they found as
1 Then God looked at Adam before, with the bucket full of
and Eve, and at what had water.
come over them from Satan, 8 There they saw a tree, and
and how he had made them found on it solid manna; and
perish. wondered at God's power. And
2 God, therefore, sent His the angels commanded them
Word, and raised up Adam to eat of the manna when
and Eve from their state of they were hungry.
death. 9 And God admonished Satan
3 Then, Adam, when he was with a curse, not to come
raised, said, "O God, You have again, and destroy the field of
burnt and taken from us the corn.
corn You have given us, and 10 Then Adam and Eve took
You have emptied out the of the corn, and made of it an
bucket of water. And You have offering, and took it and
sent Your angels, who have offered it up on the mountain,
caused us to lose our way the place where they had
from the corn field. Will You offered up their first offering
make us perish? If this be of blood.
from you, O God, then take 11 And they offered this
away our souls; but punish us offering again on the altar
not." they had built at first. And
4 Then God said to Adam, "I they stood up and prayed,
did not burn down the wheat, and besought the Lord saying,
and I did not pour the water "Thus, O God, when we were
out of the bucket, and I did in the garden, our praises
not send My angels to lead went up to you, like this
you astray. offering; and our innocence
5 But it is Satan, your master went up to you like incense.
who did it; he to whom you But now, O God, accept this
have subjected yourself; my offering from us, and don't
commandment being turn us away, deprived of
meanwhile set aside. He it is, Your mercy."
who burnt down the corn, and 12 Then God said to Adam
poured out the water, and and Eve, "Since you have
who has led you astray; and made this offering and have
all the promises he has made offered it to Me, I shall make
you were just a trick, a it My flesh, when I come down
deception, and a lie. on earth to save you; and I
6 But now, O Adam, you shall shall cause it to be offered
acknowledge My good deeds continually on an altar, for
done to you." forgiveness and for mercy, for
7 And God told His angels to those who partake of it duly."
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13 And God sent a bright fire whole night praying until

over the offering of Adam and morning; and then went out
Eve, and filled it with of the cave.
brightness, grace, and light; 20 Then Adam said to Eve,
and the Holy Ghost came with joy of heart, because of
down on that offering. the offering they had made to
14 Then God commanded an God, and that had been
angel to take fire tongs, like a accepted of Him, "Let us do
spoon, and with it to take an this three times every week,
offering and bring it to Adam on the fourth day Wednesday,
and Eve. And the angel did on the preparation day Friday,
so, as God had commanded and on the Sabbath Sunday,
him, and offered it to them. all the days of our life."
15 And the souls of Adam 21 And as they agreed to
and Eve were brightened, and these words between
their hearts were filled with themselves, God was pleased
joy and gladness and with the with their thoughts, and with
praises of God. the resolution they had each
16 And God said to Adam, taken with the other.
"This shall be to you a 22 After this, came the Word
custom, to do so, when of God to Adam, and said, "O
affliction and sorrow come Adam, you have determined
over you. But your beforehand the days in which
deliverance and your sufferings shall come over
entrance in to the garden, Me, when I am made flesh; for
shall not be until the days are they are the fourth
fulfilled as agreed between Wednesday, and the
you and Me; were it not so, I preparation day Friday.
would, of My mercy and pity 23 But as to the first day, I
for you, bring you back to My created in it all things, and I
garden and to My favor for raised the heavens. And,
the sake of the offering you again, through My rising
have just made to My name." again on this day, will I create
17 Adam rejoiced at these joy, and raise them on high,
words which he heard from who believe in Me; O Adam,
God; and he and Eve offer this offering, all the
worshipped before the altar, days of your life."
to which they bowed, and 24 Then God withdrew His
then went back to the Cave of Word from Adam.
Treasures. 25 But Adam continued to
18 And this took place at the offer this offering thus, every
end of the twelfth day after week three times, until the
the eightieth day, from the end of seven weeks. And on
time Adam and Eve came out the first day, which is the
of the garden. fiftieth, Adam made an
19 And they stood up the offering as he was
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accustomed, and he and Eve "Thus will it also happen to

took it and came to the altar Me, on the earth, when I shall
before God, as He had taught be pierced and blood and
them. water shall flow from My side
and run over My body, which
CHAPTER LXIX is the true offering; and which
Twelfth apparition of Satan to shall be offered on the altar
Adam and Eve, while Adam as a perfect offering."
was praying over the offering 7 Then God commanded
on the altar; when Satan beat Adam to finish his offering,
him. and when he had ended it he
1 Then Satan, the hater of all worshipped before God, and
good, envious of Adam and of praised Him for the signs He
his offering through which he had showed him.
found favor with God, 8 And God healed Adam in
hastened and took a sharp one day, which is the end of
stone from among the sharp the seven weeks; and that is
iron stones; appeared in the the fiftieth day.
form of a man, and went and 9 Then Adam and Eve
stood by Adam and Eve. returned from the mountain,
2 Adam was then offering on and went into the Cave of
the altar, and had begun to Treasures, as they were used
pray, with his hands spread to do. This completed for
before God. Adam and Eve, one hundred
3 Then Satan hastened with and forty days since their
the sharp iron stone he had coming out of the garden.
with him, and with it pierced 10 Then they both stood up
Adam on the right side, from that night and prayed to God.
which flowed blood and And when it was morning,
water, then Adam fell on the they went out, and went down
altar like a corpse. And Satan westward of the cave, to the
fled. place where their corn was,
4 Then Eve came, and took and there rested under the
Adam and placed him below shadow of a tree, as they
the altar. And there she were accustomed.
stayed, crying over him; while 11 But when there a
a stream of blood flowed from multitude of beasts came all
Adam's side over his offering. around them. It was Satan's
5 But God looked at the doing, in his wickedness; in
death of Adam. He then sent order to wage war against
His Word, and raised him up Adam through marriage.
and said to him, "Fulfil your
offering, for indeed, Adam, it CHAPTER LXX
is worth much, and there is Thirteenth apparition of
no shortcoming in it." Satan, to trick Adam into
6 God said further to Adam, marrying Eve.
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1 After this Satan, the hater Word of God, will you accept
of all good, took the form of it from us and do it? But if
an angel, and with him two you will not accept it, we will
others, so that they looked return to God, and tell Him
like the three angels who had that you would not receive
brought to Adam gold, His Word."
incense, and myrrh. 7 And Satan said again to
2 They passed before Adam Adam, "Don't be afraid and
and Eve while they were don't tremble; don't you know
under the tree, and greeted us?"
Adam and Eve with fair words 8 But Adam said, "I do not
that were full of deceit. know you."
3 But when Adam and Eve 9 Then Satan said to him, "I
saw their pleasant am the angel that brought
expression, and heard their you gold, and took it to the
sweet speech, Adam rose, cave; this other angel is the
welcomed them, and brought one that brought you incense;
them to Eve, and they and that third angel, is the
remained all together; Adam's one who brought you myrrh
heart the while, being glad when you were on top of the
because he thought mountain, and who carried
concerning them, that they you to the cave.
were the same angels, who 10 But as to the other angels
had brought him gold, our fellows, who bare you to
incense, and myrrh. the cave, God has not sent
4 Because, when they came them with us this time; for He
to Adam the first time, there said to us, 'You will be
came over him from them, enough'. "
peace and joy, through their 11 So when Adam heard
bringing him good tokens; so these words he believed
Adam thought that they had them, and said to these
come a second time to give angels, "Speak the Word of
him other tokens for him to God, that I may receive it."
rejoice therewith. For he did 12 And Satan said to him,
not know it was Satan; "Swear, and promise me that
therefore he received them you will receive it."
with joy and consorted with 13 Then Adam said, "I do not
them. know how to swear and
5 Then Satan, the tallest of promise."
them, said, "Rejoice, O Adam, 14 And Satan said to him,
and be glad. Look, God has "Hold out your hand, and put
sent us to you to tell you it inside my hand."
something." 15 Then Adam held out his
6 And Adam said, "What is hand, and put it into Satan's
it?" Then Satan answered, "It hand; when Satan said to him,
is a simple thing, yet it is the "Say, now — So true as God is
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living, rational, and speaking, brought death over me. If,

who raised the stars in then, I should do this, He will
heaven, and established the cut off my life from the earth,
dry ground on the waters, and and He will cast me into hell,
has created me out of the and will plague me there a
four elements*, and out of the long time.
dust of the earth — I will not 3 But God never spoke the
break my promise, nor words that you have said; and
renounce my word." you are not God's angels, and
16 And Adam swore thus. you weren't sent from Him.
17 Then Satan said to him, But you are devils that have
"Look, it is now some time come to me under the false
since you came out of the appearance of angels. Away
garden, and you know neither from me; you cursed of God!"
wickedness nor evil. But now 4 Then those devils fled from
God says to you, to take Eve before Adam. And he and Eve
who came out of your side, got up, and returned to the
and to marry her so that she Cave of Treasures, and went
will bear you children, to into it.
comfort you, and to drive 5 Then Adam said to Eve, "If
from you trouble and sorrow; you saw what I did, don't tell
now this thing is not difficult, anyone; for I sinned against
neither is there any scandal God in swearing by His great
in it to you. * See the name, and I have placed my
previous footnote in chapter hand another time into that of
XXXIV regarding the 'four Satan." Eve, then, held her
elements'. peace, as Adam told her.
6 Then Adam got up, and
CHAPTER LXXI spread his hands before God,
Adam is troubled by the beseeching and entreating
thought of marrying Eve. Him with tears, to forgive him
1 But when Adam heard what he had done. And Adam
these words from Satan, he remained thus standing and
sorrowed much, because of praying forty days and forty
his oath and of his promise, nights. He neither ate nor
and said, "Shall I commit drank until he dropped down
adultery with my flesh and my on the ground from hunger
bones, and shall I sin against and thirst.
myself, for God to destroy 7 Then God sent His Word to
me, and to blot me out from Adam, who raised him up
off the face of the earth? from where he lay, and said
2 Since, when at first, I ate to him, "O Adam, why have
of the tree, He drove me out you sworn by My name, and
of the garden into this why have you made
strange land, and deprived agreement with Satan another
me of my bright nature, and time?"
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8 But Adam cried, and said, and greeted them; and stood
"O God, forgive me, for I did wondering at them.
this unwittingly; believing 3 Adam and Eve looked at
they were God's angels." them also, and wondered at
9 And God forgave Adam, their beauty, and said, "Is
saying to him, "Beware of there, then, under us, another
Satan." world, with such beautiful
10 And He withdrew His Word creatures as these in it?"
from Adam. 4 And those maidens said to
11 Then Adam's heart was Adam and Eve, "Yes, indeed,
comforted; and he took Eve, we are an abundant creation."
and they went out of the 5 Then Adam said to them,
cave, to prepare some food "But how do you multiply?"
for their bodies. 6 And they answered him,
12 But from that day Adam "We have husbands who have
struggled in his mind about married us, and we bear them
his marrying Eve; afraid that children, who grow up, and
if he was to do it, God would who in their turn marry and
be angry with him. are married, and also bear
13 Then Adam and Eve went children; and thus we
to the river of water, and sat increase. And if so be, O
on the bank, as people do Adam, you will not believe us,
when they enjoy themselves. we will show you our
14 But Satan was jealous of husbands and our children."
them; and planned to destroy 7 Then they shouted over the
them. river as if to call their
husbands and their children,
CHAPTER LXXII who came up from the river,
Adam's heart is set on fire. men and children; and every
Satan appears as beautiful man came to his wife, his
maidens. children being with him.
1 Then Satan, and ten from 8 But when Adam and Eve
his hosts, transformed saw them, they stood dumb,
themselves into maidens, and wondered at them.
unlike any others in the whole 9 Then they said to Adam
world for grace. and Eve, "See all our
2 They came up out of the husbands and our children?
river in presence of Adam and You should marry Eve, as we
Eve, and they said among have married our husbands,
themselves, "Come, we will so that you will have children
look at the faces of Adam and as we have." This was a
Eve, who are of the men on device of Satan to deceive
earth. How beautiful they are, Adam.
and how different is their look 10 Satan also thought within
from our own faces." Then himself, "God at first
they came to Adam and Eve, commanded Adam concerning
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the fruit of the tree, saying to and he continued so until

him, 'Eat not of it; else of morning.
death you shall die.' But 17 And when light came up,
Adam ate of it, and yet God Adam said to Eve, "Get up, let
did not kill him; He only us go below the mountain,
decreed on him death, and where they brought us gold,
plagues and trials, until the and let us ask the Lord
day he shall come out of his concerning this matter."
body. 18 Then Eve said, "What is
11 Now, then, if I deceive that matter, O Adam?"
him to do this thing, and to 19 And he answered her,
marry Eve without God's "That I may request the Lord
permission, God will kill him to inform me about marrying
then." you; for I will not do it
12 Therefore Satan worked without His permission or else
this apparition before Adam He will make us perish, you
and Eve; because he sought and me. For those devils have
to kill him, and to make him set my heart on fire, with
disappear from off the face of thoughts of what they showed
the earth. us, in their sinful apparitions.
13 Meanwhile the fire of sin 20 Then Eve said to Adam,
came over Adam, and he "Why need we go below the
thought of committing sin. mountain? Let us rather stand
But he restrained himself, up and pray in our cave to
fearing that if he followed this God, to let us know whether
advice of Satan, God would this counsel is good or not."
put him to death. 21 Then Adam rose up in
14 Then Adam and Eve got prayer and said, "O God, you
up, and prayed to God, while know that we transgressed
Satan and his hosts went against you, and from the
down into the river, in moment we transgressed, we
presence of Adam and Eve; to were stripped of our bright
let them see that they were nature; and our body became
going back to their own brutish, requiring food and
world. drink; and with animal
15 Then Adam and Eve went desires.
back to the Cave of Treasures, 22 Command us, O God, not
as they usually did; about to give way to them without
evening time. Your permission, for fear that
16 And they both got up and You will turn us into nothing.
prayed to God that night. Because if you do not give us
Adam remained standing in permission, we shall be
prayer, yet not knowing how overpowered, and follow that
to pray, by reason of the advice of Satan; and You will
thoughts in his heart again make us perish.
regarding his marrying Eve; 23 If not, then take our souls
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from us; let us be rid of this marriage to Eve.

animal lust. And if You give us 4 Then those angels said to
no order respecting this Adam, "Take the gold and give
thing, then sever Eve from it to Eve as a wedding gift,
me, and me from her; and and promise to marry her;
place us each far away from then give her some incense
the other. and myrrh as a present; and
24 Then again, O God, if You be you, you and she, one
separate us from each other, flesh."
the devils will deceive us with 5 Adam obeyed the angels,
their apparitions that and took the gold and put it
resemble us, and destroy our into Eve's bosom in her
hearts, and defile our garment; and promised to
thoughts towards each other. marry her with his hand.
Yet if it is not each of us 6 Then the angels
towards the other, it will, at commanded Adam and Eve to
all events, be through their get up and pray forty days
appearance when the devils and forty nights; when that
come to us in our likeness." was done, then Adam was to
Here Adam ended his prayer. have sexual intercourse with
his wife; for then this would
CHAPTER LXXIII be an act pure and undefiled;
The marriage of Adam and so that he would have
Eve. children who would multiply,
1 Then God considered the and replenish the face of the
words of Adam that they were earth.
true, and that he could long 7 Then both Adam and Eve
await His order, respecting received the words of the
the counsel of Satan. angels; and the angels
2 And God approved Adam in departed from them.
what he had thought 8 Then Adam and Eve began
concerning this, and in the to fast and pray, until the end
prayer he had offered in His of the forty days; and then
presence; and the Word of they had sexual intercourse,
God came to Adam and said as the angels had told them.
to him, "O Adam, if only you And from the time Adam left
had had this caution at first, the garden until he wedded
before you came out of the Eve, were two hundred and
garden into this land!" twenty-three days, that is
3 After that, God sent His seven months and thirteen
angel who had brought gold, days.
and the angel who had 9 Thus was Satan's war with
brought incense, and the Adam defeated.
angel who had brought myrrh
to Adam, that they should CHAPTER LXXIV
inform him respecting his The birth of Cain and Luluwa.
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Why they received those and with him a daughter.

names. 6 The Adam rejoiced at Eve's
1 And they lived on the earth deliverance, and also over the
working in order to keep their children she had borne him.
bodies in good health; and And Adam ministered to Eve
they continued so until the in the cave, until the end of
nine months of Eve's eight days; when they named
pregnancy were over, and the the son Cain, and the
time drew near when she daughter Luluwa.
must give birth. 7 The meaning of Cain is
2 Then she said to Adam, "hater," because he hated his
"The signs placed in this cave sister in their mother's womb;
since we left the garden before they came out of it.
indicate that this is a pure Therefore Adam named him
place and we will be praying Cain.
in it again some time. It is not 8 But Luluwa means
appropriate then, that I "beautiful," because she was
should give birth in it. Let us more beautiful than her
instead go to the sheltering mother.
rock cave that was formed by 9 Then Adam and Eve waited
the command of God when until Cain and his sister were
Satan threw a big rock down forty days old, when Adam
on us in an attempt to kill us said to Eve, "We will make an
with it. offering and offer it up in
3 Adam then took Eve to that behalf of the children."
cave. When the time came for 10 And Eve said, "We will
her to give birth, she strained make one offering for the
a lot. Adam felt sorry, and he first-born son and then later
was very worried about her we shall make one for the
because she was close to daughter."
death and the words of God to
her were being fulfilled: "In CHAPTER LXXV
suffering shall you bear a The family revisits the Cave
child, and in sorrow shall you of Treasures. Birth of Abel
bring forth a child." and Aklia.
4 But when Adam saw the 1 Then Adam prepared an
distress in which Eve was, he offering, and he and Eve
got up and prayed to God, offered it up for their
and said, "O Lord, look at me children, and brought it to the
with the eye of Your mercy, altar they had built at first.
and bring her out of her 2 And Adam offered up the
distress." offering, and asked God to
5 And God looked at His accept his offering.
maid-servant Eve, and 3 Then God accepted Adam's
delivered her, and she gave offering, and sent a light from
birth to her first-born son, heaven that shown on the
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offering. Adam and his son washing themselves in the

drew near to the offering, but river of water, returned every
Eve and the daughter did not night to the Cave of
approach it. Treasures, where they prayed
4 Adam and his son were and were blessed; and then
joyful as they came down went back to their cave,
from on the altar. Adam and where their children were
Eve waited until the daughter born.
was eighty days old, then 10 Adam and Eve did this
Adam prepared an offering until the children had been
and took it to Eve and to the weaned. After they were
children. They went to the weaned, Adam made an
altar, where Adam offered it offering for the souls of his
up, as he was accustomed, children in addition to the
asking the Lord to accept his three times every week he
offering. made an offering for them.
5 And the Lord accepted the 11 When the children were
offering of Adam and Eve. weaned, Eve again conceived,
Then Adam, Eve, and the and when her pregnancy
children, drew near together, came to term, she gave birth
and came down from the to another son and daughter.
mountain, rejoicing. They named the son Abel and
6 But they returned not to the daughter Aklia.
the cave in which they were 12 Then at the end of forty
born; but came to the Cave of days, Adam made an offering
Treasures, in order that the for the son, and at the end of
children should go around in eighty days he made another
it, and be blessed with the offering for the daughter, and
tokens brought from the treated them, as he had
garden. previously treated Cain and
7 But after they had been his sister Luluwa.
blessed with these tokens, 13 He brought them to the
they went back to the cave in Cave of Treasures, where they
which they were born. received a blessing, and then
8 However, before Eve had returned to the cave where
offered up the offering, Adam they were born. After these
had taken her, and had gone children were born, Eve
with her to the river of water, stopped having children.
in which they threw
themselves at first; and there CHAPTER LXXVI
they washed themselves. Cain becomes jealous of Abel
Adam washed his body and because of his sisters.
Eve hers also clean, after the 1 And the children began to
suffering and distress that grow stronger and taller; but
had come over them. Cain was hard-hearted, and
9 But Adam and Eve, after ruled over his younger
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brother. when it was day, an angel of

2 Often when his father God appeared to him, who
made an offering, Cain would said to him, "Do not cut short
remain behind and not go either fasting, prayer, or
with them, to offer up. offering up an offering to your
3 But, as to Abel, he had a God. For, look, the Lord had
meek heart, and was obedient accepted your prayer. Be not
to his father and mother. He afraid of the figure which
frequently moved them to appeared to you in the night,
make an offering, because he and who cursed you to
loved it. He prayed and fasted death." And the angel
a lot. departed from him.
4 Then came this sign to 9 Then when it was day, Abel
Abel. As he was coming into came to Adam and Eve, and
the Cave of Treasures, and told them of the vision he had
saw the golden rods, the seen. When they heard it,
incense and the myrrh, he they grieved much over it,
asked his parents, Adam and but said nothing to him about
Eve, to tell him about them it; they only comforted him.
and asked, "Where did you 10 But as to the hard-
get these from?" hearted Cain, Satan came to
5 Then Adam told him all him by night, showed himself
that had befallen them. And and said to him, "Since Adam
Abel felt deeply about what and Eve love your brother
his father told him. Abel so much more than they
6 Furthermore his father, love you, they wish to join
Adam, told him of the works him in marriage to your
of God, and of the garden. beautiful sister because they
After hearing that, Abel love him. However, they wish
remained behind after his to join you in marriage to his
father left and stayed the ugly sister, because they hate
whole of that night in the you.
Cave of Treasures. 11 Now before they do that, I
7 And that night, while he am telling you that you
was praying, Satan appeared should kill your brother. That
to him under the figure of a way your sister will be left for
man, who said to him, "You you, and his sister will be
have frequently moved your cast away."
father into making offerings, 12 And Satan departed from
fasting and praying, therefore him. But the devil remained
I will kill you, and make you behind in Cain's heart, and
perish from this world." frequently aspired to kill his
8 But as for Abel, he prayed brother.
to God, and drove away Satan
from him; and did not believe CHAPTER LXXVII
the words of the devil. Then Cain, 15 years old, and Abel
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12 years old, grow apart. want to make an offering, but

1 But when Adam saw that after his father became very
the older brother hated the angry, he offered up a gift
younger, he endeavored to once. He took the smallest of
soften their hearts, and said his sheep for an offering and
to Cain, "O my son, take of when he offered it up, his
the fruits of your sowing and eyes were on the lamb.
make an offering to God, so 8 Therefore God did not
that He might forgive you for accept his offering, because
your wickedness and sin." his heart was full of
2 He said also to Abel, "Take murderous thoughts.
some of your sowing and 9 And they all thus lived
make an offering and bring it together in the cave in which
to God, so that He might Eve had brought forth, until
forgive you for your Cain was fifteen years old,
wickedness and sin." and Abel twelve years old.
3 Then Abel obeyed his CHAPTER LXXVIII
father's voice, took some of Jealousy overcomes Cain. He
his sowing, and made a good makes trouble in the family.
offering, and said to his How the first murder was
father, Adam, "Come with me planned.
and show me how to offer it 1 Then Adam said to Eve,
up." "Behold the children are
4 And they went, Adam and grown up; we must think of
Eve with him, and they finding wives for them."
showed him how to offer up 2 Then Eve answered, "How
his gift on the altar. Then can we do it?"
after that, they stood up and 3 Then Adam said to her,
prayed that God would accept "We will join Abel's sister in
Abel's offering. marriage to Cain, and Cain's
5 Then God looked at Abel sister to Abel.
and accepted his offering. 4 The said Eve to Adam, "I do
And God was more pleased not like Cain because he is
with Abel than with his hard-hearted; but let them
offering, because of his good stay with us until we offer up
heart and pure body. There to the Lord in their behalf."
was no trace of guile in him. 5 And Adam said no more.
6 Then they came down from 6 Meanwhile Satan came to
the altar, and went to the Cain in the figure of a man of
cave in which they lived. But the field, and said to him,
Abel, by reason of his joy at "Behold Adam and Eve have
having made his offering, taken counsel together about
repeated it three times a the marriage of you two; and
week, after the example of they have agreed to marry
his father Adam. Abel's sister to you, and your
7 But as to Cain, he did not sister to him.
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7 But if it was not that I love and good, and offer them up
you, I would not have told you to your God; and I will speak
this thing. Yet if you will take to your brother, to make to
my advice, and obey me, I his God an offering of corn."
will bring to you on your 17 They both obeyed their
wedding day beautiful robes, father Adam, and they took
gold and silver in plenty, and their offerings, and offered
my relations will attend you." them up on the mountain by
8 Then Cain said with joy, the altar.
"Where are your relations?" 18 But Cain behaved
9 And Satan answered, "My haughtily towards his brother,
relations are in a garden in and shoved him from the
the north, where I once meant altar, and would not let him
to bring your father Adam; offer up his gift on the altar;
but he would not accept my but he offered his own on it,
offer. with a proud heart, full of
10 But you, if you will guile, and fraud.
receive my words and if you 19 But as for Abel, he set up
will come to me after your stones that were near at
wedding, you shall rest from hand, and on that, he offered
the misery in which you are; up his gift with a heart
and you shall rest and be humble and free from guile.
better off than your father 20 Cain was then standing
Adam." by the altar on which he had
11 At these words of Satan offered up his gift; and he
Cain opened his ears, and cried to God to accept his
leaned towards his speech. offering; but God did not
12 And he did not remain in accept it from him; neither
the field, but he went to Eve, did a divine fire come down to
his mother, and beat her, and consume his offering.
cursed her, and said to her, 21 But he remained standing
"Why are you planning to take over against the altar, out of
my sister to wed her to my humor and meanness, looking
brother? Am I dead?" towards his brother Abel, to
13 His mother, however, see if God would accept his
quieted him, and sent him to offering or not.
the field where he had been. 22 And Abel prayed to God
14 Then when Adam came, to accept his offering. Then a
she told him of what Cain had divine fire came down and
done. consumed his offering. And
15 But Adam grieved and God smelled the sweet savor
held his peace, and said not a of his offering; because Abel
word. loved Him and rejoice in Him.
16 Then on the next morning 23 And because God was
Adam said to Cain his son, well pleased with him, He
"Take of your sheep, young sent him an angel of light in
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the figure of a man who had 31 But when Adam heard this
partaken of his offering, he was very sorry, because it
because He had smelled the was the altar he had built at
sweet savor of his offering, first, and on which he had
and they comforted Abel and offered his own gifts.
strengthened his heart. 32 As to Cain, he was so
24 But Cain was looking on resentful and so angry that he
all that took place at his went into the field, where
brother's offering, and was Satan came to him and said
angry because of it. to him, "Since your brother
25 Then he opened his Abel has taken refuge with
mouth and blasphemed God, your father Adam, because
because He had not accepted you shoved him from the
his offering. altar, they have kissed his
26 But God said to cain, face, and they rejoice over
"Why do you look sad? Be him, far more than over you."
righteous, that I may accept 33 When Cain heard these
your offering. Not against Me words of Satan, he was filled
have you murmured, but with rage; and he let no one
against yourself. know. But he was laying wait
27 And God said this to Cain to kill his brother, until he
in rebuke, and because He brought him into the cave,
abhorred him and his offering. and then said to him: —
28 And Cain came down from 34 "O brother, the country is
the altar, his color changed so beautiful, and there are
and with a sad face, and such beautiful and
came to his father and pleasurable trees in it, and
mother and told them all that charming to look at! But
had befallen him. And Adam brother, you have never been
grieved much because God one day in the field to take
had not accepted Cain's your pleasure in that place.
offering. 35 Today, O, my brother, I
29 But Abel came down very much wish you would
rejoicing, and with a come with me into the field,
gladsome heart, and told his to enjoy yourself and to bless
father and mother how God our fields and our flocks, for
had accepted his offering. you are righteous, and I love
And they rejoiced at it and you much, O my brother! But
kissed his face. you have alienated yourself
30 And Abel said to his from me."
father, "Because Cain shoved 36 Then Abel consented to
me from the altar, and would go with his brother Cain into
not allow me to offer my gift the field.
on it, I made an altar for 37 But before going out, Cain
myself and offered my gift on said to Abel, "Wait for me,
it." until I fetch a staff, because
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of wild beasts." behind him; then he ran up to

38 Then Abel stood waiting him and beat him with the
in his innocence. But Cain, staff, blow after blow, until he
the forward, fetched a staff was stunned.
and went out. 6 But when Abel fell down on
39 And they began, Cain and the ground, seeing that his
his brother Abel, to walk in brother meant to kill him, he
the way; Cain talking to him, said to Cain, "O, my brother,
and comforting him, to make have pity on me. By the
him forget everything. breasts we have sucked, don't
hit me! By the womb that
CHAPTER LXXIX bore us and that brought us
A wicked plan is carried to a into the world, don't beat me
tragic conclusion. Cain is to death with that staff! If you
frightened. "Am I my will kill me, take one of these
brother's keeper?" The seven large stones and kill me
punishments. Peace is outright."
shattered. 7 Then Cain, the hard-
1 And so they went on, until hearted, and cruel murderer,
they came to a lonely place, took a large stone, and beat
where there were no sheep; his brother's head with it,
then Abel said to Cain, until his brains oozed out,
"Behold, my brother, we are and he wallowed in his blood,
tired from walking; for we see before him.
none of the trees, nor of the 8 And Cain repented not of
fruits, nor of the flourishing what he had done.
green plants, nor of the 9 But the earth, when the
sheep, nor any one of the blood of righteous Abel fell on
things of which you told me. it, trembled, as it drank his
Where are those sheep of blood, and would have
thine you told me to bless?" destroyed Cain because of it.
2 Then Cain said to him, 10 And the blood of Abel
"Come on, and you shall see cried mysteriously to God, to
many beautiful things very avenge him of his murderer.
soon, but go before me, until I 11 Then Cain began at once
catch up to you." to dig the ground wherein to
3 Then went Abel forward, lay his brother; for he was
but Cain remained behind trembling from the fear that
him. came over him, when he saw
4 And Abel was walking in his the earth tremble on his
innocence, without guile; not account.
believing his brother would 12 He then cast his brother
kill him. into the pit he made, and
5 Then Cain, when he came covered him with dust. But
up to him, comforted him with the ground would not receive
his talk, walking a little him; but it threw him up at
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once. God had said those words to

13 Again Cain dug the him; and Cain said to Him, "O
ground and hid his brother in God, whosoever finds me
it; but again the ground threw shall kill me, and I shall be
him up on itself; until three blotted out from the face of
times the ground thus threw the earth."
up on itself the body of Abel. 20 Then God said to Cain,
14 The muddy ground threw "Whoever finds you will not
him up the first time, because kill you;" because before this,
he was not the first creation; God had been saying to Cain,
and it threw him up the "I shall put seven
second time and would not punishments on anyone that
receive him, because he was kills Cain." For as to the word
righteous and good, and was of God to Cain, "Where is your
killed without a cause; and brother?" God said it in mercy
the ground threw him up the for him, to try and make him
third time and would not repent.
receive him, that there might 21 For if Cain had repented
remain before his brother a at that time, and had said, "O
witness against him. God, forgive me my sin, and
15 And so the earth mocked the murder of my brother,"
Cain, until the Word of God, God would then have forgiven
came to him concerning his him his sin.
brother. 22 And as to God saying to
16 Then was God angry, and Cain, "Cursed be the ground
much displeased at Abel's that has drunk the blood of
death; and He thundered from your brother" That also, was
heaven, and lightnings went God's mercy on Cain. For God
before Him, and the Word of did not curse him, but He
the Lord God came from cursed the ground; although
heaven to Cain, and said to it was not the ground that
him, "Where is Abel your had killed Abel, and
brother?" committed a wicked sin.
17 Then Cain answered with 23 For it was fitting that the
a proud heart and a gruff curse should fall on the
voice, "How, O God? Am I my murderer; yet in mercy did
brother's keeper?" God so manage His thoughts
18 Then God said to Cain, as that no one should know it,
"Cursed be the earth that has and turn away from Cain.
drunk the blood of Abel your 24 And He said to him,
brother; and as for you, you "Where is your brother?" To
will always be trembling and which he answered and said,
shaking; and this will be a "I know not." Then the
mark on you so that whoever Creator said to him, "Be
finds you, will kill you." trembling and quaking."
19 But Cain cried because 25 Then Cain trembled and
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became terrified; and through

this sign did God make him an
example before all the
creation, as the murderer of
his brother. Also did God
bring trembling and terror
over him, that he might see
the peace in which he was at
first, and see also the
trembling and terror he
endured at the last; so that
he might humble himself
before God, and repent of his
sin, and seek the peace that
he enjoyed at first.
26 And in the word of God
that said, "I will put seven
punishments on anyone who
kills Cain," God was not
seeking to kill Cain with the
sword, but He sought to make
him die of fasting, and
praying and crying by hard
rule, until the time that he
was delivered from his sin.
27 And the seven
punishments are the seven
generations during which God
awaited Cain for the murder
of his brother.
28 But as to Cain, ever since
he had killed his brother, he
could find no rest in any
place; but went back to Adam
and Eve, trembling, terrified,
and defiled with blood. . . .
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T H E F I R S T B O O K O F

ADAM & EVE

CHAPTER I commands Adam, expelled

of Treasures. from their sins, erase the

this covenant with him. him.

angels praising in heaven; and pity, and said, "O God,

12 Therefore, O God, give told you not to come near!

reason, they cried before 8 Then God commanded the

4 And God ceased to 8 And we, when we were in

6 But now that you have 5 Then Adam cried, in deep

night in Miyazia. came into this cave, darkness

I spread this skin, in order you through your fall; nor

by night and look for their years, shall be subject to the

flame came forth to plague 13 And God ceased to

had become venomous, by creatures were ruined

about, nor trembling, nor and I also will strengthen

more requests of God. * your descendants; and as you

beautiful garden; and for the "When we were on the

towards them, as towards the 16 And God said again to

prayers. And he shed light 10 "O Lord, is there in the

angel of light." that surround me.

Adam with his many tricks, them to God.

angels, "Dip them in the myrrh as a token of My

diligently for them. from him, she rejoiced

left the garden. third hour in which You

had You yet taken her out of caused suffering, and

atomic theory was in its voice, I hid myself, because I

not eat of these figs. sufferings. Make these forty-

of them, Adam began to pray entrance into it at present;

11 Now, also, does your flesh the cherub with a sword of

wonder that surrounds you; way between the fire, Satan

kingdom that shall remain my commanded the rock to

this, and what this rock is the cave, to come to this

three nights have passed." bodies with*. But they found

hastened to the place where and at the good deeds I do

6 Then the angel began The prophecy of the Western

inhabitant in it. came the cherub with a

11 They were glad, because 4 But now, that I have

renounced the glory of God. sought to enter the garden;

gave you. But, O Adam, he speak to you."

6 Therefore I fell, and I made CHAPTER LVIII

called to his hosts, and they promised?

eightieth.' 21 Then I said, 'O my Lord, I

offspring, when they saw that out of the cave, to this

cave, and remain in it until near to the cave.

ashamed because he hadn't taken them, and sown these

Adam and Eve acquire day; so that they should not

1 When it was morning, the asked God to show them

master. Adam and Eve take Adam and Eve, and to

13 And God sent a bright fire whole night praying until

accustomed, and he and Eve "Thus will it also happen to

living, rational, and speaking, brought death over me. If,

the fruit of the tree, saying to and he continued so until

from us; let us be rid of this marriage to Eve.

Why they received those and with him a daughter.

offering. Adam and his son washing themselves in the

brother. when it was day, an angel of

12 years old, grow apart. want to make an offering, but

of wild beasts." behind him; then he ran up to