Chapter 12 35 This is the dream that thou sawest, and these are the interpretations.36 Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the Highest.37 Therefore write all these things that thou hast seen in a book, and hide them:38 And teach them to the wise of the people, whose hearts thou knowest may comprehend and keep these secrets.39 But wait thou here thyself yet seven days more, that it may be shewed thee, whatsoever it pleaseth the Highest to declare unto thee. And with that he went his way.40 And it came to pass, when all the people saw that the seven days were past, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and came unto me, and said,41 What have we offended thee? and what evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest us, and sittest here in this place?42 For of all the prophets thou only art left us, as a cluster of the vintage, and as a candle in a dark place, and as a haven or ship preserved from the tempest.43 Are not the evils which are come to us sufficient?44 If thou shalt forsake us, how much better had it been for us, if we also had been burned in the midst of Sion?45 For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with a loud voice. Then answered I them, and said,46 Be of good comfort, O Israel; and be not heavy, thou house of Jacob:47 For the Highest hath you in remembrance, and the Mighty hath not forgotten you in temptation.48 As for me, I have not forsaken you, neither am I departed from you: but am come into this place, to pray for the desolation of Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary.49 And now go your way home every man, and after these days will I come unto you.50 So the people went their way into the city, like as I commanded them:51 But I remained still in the field seven days, as the angel commanded me; and did eat only in those days of the flowers of the field, and had my meat of the herbs
Chapter 13 1 And it came to pass after seven days, I dreamed a dream by night:2 And, lo, there arose a wind from the sea, that it moved all the waves thereof.3 And I beheld, and, lo, that man waxed strong with the thousands of heaven: and when he turned his countenance to look, all the things trembled that were seen under him.4 And whensoever the voice went out of his mouth, all they burned that heard his voice, like as the earth faileth when it feeleth the fire.5 And after this I beheld, and, lo, there was gathered together a multitude of men, out of number, from the four winds of the heaven, to subdue the man that came out of the sea6 But I beheld, and, lo, he had graved himself a great mountain, and flew up upon it.