Ascension of Isaiah 3
(תרגום עברי בהכנה — מוצג טקסט באנגלית)
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And after this the adversary Beliar was envious of Isaiah, and he dwelt in the heart of Manasseh, and he sawed Isaiah in sunder with a tree-saw.
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And when Isaiah was being sawed in sunder, his accuser Belchira stood by, and all the false prophets stood by, laughing and rejoicing because of Isaiah.
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And Belchira, by the instigation of Mekembecus, stood by Isaiah, mocking him and saying:
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Say: I have lied in all that I have spoken, and the ways of Manasseh are good and right, and also the ways of Belchira and those who are with him are good.
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And this he said to him when he began to be sawed in sunder. But Isaiah was absorbed in a vision of the Lord, and though his eyes were open he saw them not.
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And Belchira spoke thus to Isaiah: Say what I say to thee, and I will turn their heart and will compel Manasseh and the princes of Judah and the people and all Jerusalem to honour thee.
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And Isaiah answered and said: So far as I have utterance I say: Damned and cursed be thou and all thy powers and all thy house.
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For thou canst not take from me aught save the skin of my body.
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And they seized and sawed in sunder Isaiah the son of Amoz with a wooden saw. And Manasseh and Belchira and the false prophets and the princes and the people and all stood looking on.
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And to the prophets who were with him he said before he was sawed in sunder: Go ye to the region of Tyre and Sidon; for for me only God has mixed the cup.
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And whilst Isaiah was being sawed in sunder, he neither cried aloud nor wept, but his lips spoke with the Holy Spirit until he was sawed in two.
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This did Beliar do to Isaiah through Belchira and through Manasseh; for Sammael was very angry with Isaiah from the days of Hezekiah king of Judah on account of the things he had seen concerning the Beloved.
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