God appeareth in a bush, 6. revealing some things to be published, and some things to be hid. 10. As the world waxeth old, all things become worse. 27. The people of Israel are ungrateful. 32. All shall be judged in the Resurrection according to their deeds.God appeareth in a bush, 6. reuealing some thinges to be published, and some thinges to be hid. 10. As the world waxeth old, al thinges become worse. 27. The people of Israel are vngratful. 32. Al shal be iudged in the Resurrection according to their deedes.
And it came to pass the third day, and I sat under an oak.AND it came to passe the third day, and I sate vnder an oke.Et factum est tertio die, et ego sedebam sub quercu.
2And behold a voice came forth against me out of a bush, and said: Esdras, Esdras: and I said: Lo here I am Lord. And I arose upon my feet. And he said to me:And behold a voice came forth against me out of a bush, and sayd : Esdras, Esdras : and I sayd : Loe here I am Lord. And I arose vpon my feete. And he sayd to me :Et ecce, vox exivit contra me de rubo, et dixit : Esdra Esdra. Et dixi : Ecce ego Domine. Et surrexi super pedes meos. Et dixit ad me :
3Revealing I was revealed upon the bush, and spake to Moyses, when the people served in Egypt,Reueling I was reueled vpon the bush, and spake to Moyses, when the people serued in Ægypt,Revelans revelatus sum super rubum, et locutus sum Moysi, quando populus meus serviebat in Ægypto,
4and I sent him, and brought my people out of Egypt, and brought him upon mount Sina, and held him with me many days.and I sent him, and brought my people out of Ægypt, and brought him vpon mount Sina, & held him with me manie dayes.et misi eum, et eduxi populum meum de Ægypto, et adduxi eum super montem Sina, et detinebam eum apud me diebus multis :
5And I told him many marvellous things, and shewed him the secrets of times, and the end: and I commanded him, saying:And I told him manie meruelous thinges, & shewed him the secrets of times, and the end : and I commanded him, saying :et enarravi ei mirabilia multa, et ostendi ei temporum secreta et finem : et præcepi ei, dicens :
6These words thou shalt publish abroad, and these thou shalt hide.These wordes thou shalt publish abroade, and these thou shalt hyde.Hæc in palam facies verba, et hæc abscondes.
7And now to thee I say.And now to thee I say.Et nunc tibi dico :
8The signs which I have shewed, and the dreams which thou hast seen, and the interpretations which thou hast seen, lay them up in thy heart.The signes which I haue shewed, and the dreames which thou hast sene, and the interpretations which thou hast sene, lay them vp in thy hart.Signa quæ demonstravi, et somnia quæ vidisti, et interpretationes quas tu vidisti, in corde tuo repone ea :
9For thou shalt be received of all, thou shalt be converted the residue with thy counsel, and with the like to thee, till the times be finished.For thou shalt be receiued of al, thou shalt be conuerted the residue with thy counsel, and with the like to thee, til the times be finished.tu enim recipieris ab omnibus, converteris residuus cum consilio meo et cum similibus tuis, usquequo finiantur tempora.
10Because the world hath lost his youth, and the times draw near to wax old.Because the world hath lost his youth, and the times draw nere to waxe old.Quoniam sæculum perdidit juventutem suam, et tempora appropinquant senescere.
11For the world is divided by twelve parts, and the tenth part, and half of the tenth part are passed:For the world is diuided by twelue partes, & the tenth part, & half of the tenth part are passed :Duodecim enim partibus divisum est sæculum, et transierunt ejus decima et dimidium decimæ partis :
12and there remaineth hereafter the half of the tenth part.and there remaineth hereafter the half of the tenth part.supersunt autem ejus post medium decimæ partis.
13Now therefore dispose thy house, and correct thy people, and comfort the humble of them, and forsake now corruption,Now therfore dispose thy house, and correct thy people, & comfort the humble of them, & forsake now corruption,Nunc ergo dispone domum tuam, et corripe populum tuum, et consolare humiles eorum, et renuntia jam corruptelæ,
14and put from thee mortal cogitations, and cast from thee human burdens, and do from thee now infirm nature, and lay at one side cogitations most troublesome to thee, and make speedy transmigrare: the transmigration of souls; a passing over, a removal, a departure from these times,and put from thee mortal cogitations, and cast from thee humane burdens, and doe from thee now infirme nature, & lay at one side cogitations most trublesome to thee, & make speedie transmigration from these times,et dimitte abs te mortales cogitationes, et projice abs te pondera humana, et exue te jam infirmam naturam, et repone in unam partem molestissima tibi cogitamenta, et festina transmigrare a temporibus his :
15for the evils which thou hast seen to have chanced now, worse than these will they do again:for the euiles which thou hast sene to haue chanced now, worse then these wil they doe againe :quæ enim vidisti nunc contigisse mala, iterum horum deteriora facient :
16for look how much the world shall become weak by age, so much shall evils be multiplied upon the inhabitants.for looke how much the world shal become weake by age, so much shal euiles be multiplied vpon the inhabitants.quantum enim invalidum fiet sæculum a senectute, tantum multiplicabuntur super inhabitantes mala.
17For truth hath removed itself farther off, and lying hath approached, for now the vision which thou sawest, hasteneth to come.For truth hath remoued it self farther of, and lying hath approched, for now the vision which thou sawest, hasteneth to come.Prolongavit enim se magis veritas, et appropinquavit mendacium. Jam enim festinat venire, quam vidisti visionem.
18And I answered, and said before thee O Lord:And I answered, and sayd before thee ô Lord :Et respondi, et dixi coram te Domine.
19For behold I will go, as thou hast commanded me, and will rebuke the people that now is. But them that shall yet be born, who shall admonish?For behold I wil goe, as thou hast commanded me, & wil rebuke the people that now is. But them that shal yet be borne, who shal admonish?Ecce enim ego abibo, sicut præcepisti mihi, et corripiam præsentem populum. Qui autem iterum nati fuerint, quis commonebit ?
20The world therefore is set in darkness, and they that dwell in it without light.The world therfore is set in darknes, and they that dwel in it without light.Positum est ergo sæculum in tenebris, et qui inhabitant in eo sine lumine.
21Because thy law is burnt, therefore no man knoweth the works that have been done by thee, or that shall begin.Because thy law is burnt, therefore no man knoweth the workes that haue bene done by thee, or that shal begin.Quoniam lex tua incensa est, propter quod nemo scit quæ a te facta sunt, vel quæ incipient opera.
22For if I have found grace with thee, send the Holy Ghost to me, and I will write all that hath been done in the world from the beginning, the things that were written in thy law, that men may find the path: and they that will live in the later times, may live.For if I haue found grace with thee, send the Holie Ghost to me, & I wil write al that hath bene done in the world from the beginning, the thinges that were written in thy law, that men may finde the pathe : and they that wil liue in the later times, may liue.Si enim inveni in te gratiam, immitte in me Spiritum sanctum, et scribam omne quod factum est in sæculo ab initio, quæ erant in lege tua scripta ut possint homines invenire semitam, et qui voluerint vivere in novissimis, vivant.
23And he answered me, and said: Go gather together the people, and thou shalt say to them, that they seek thee not for forty days.And he answered me, and sayd : Goe gather together the people, and thou shalt say to them, that they seeke thee not for fourtie dayes.Et respondit ad me, et dixit : Vadens congrega populum, et dices ad eos, ut non quærant te diebus quadraginta.
24And do thou prepare thee many tables of buxos: a container; box-wood, the wood of the box-tree, and take with thee Sarea, Dabria, Salemia, Echanus, and Asiel, these five which are ready to write swiftly.And doe thou prepare thee manie tables of boxe, & take with thee Sarea, Dabria, Salemia, Echanus, and Asiel, these fiue which are readie to write sweeftly.Tu autem præpara tibi buxos multos, et accipe tecum Saream, Dabriam, Salemiam, Echanum et Asiel, quinque hos qui parati sunt ad scribendum velociter.
25And come hither, and I will light in thy heart a candle of understanding, which shall not be put out till the things be finished, which thou shalt begin to write.And come hither, & I wil light in thy hart a candle of vnderstanding, which shal not be put out til the things be finished, which thou shalt begine to write.Et venias huc, et ego accendam in corde tuo lucernam intellectus, quæ non extinguetur quoadusque finiantur quæ incipies scribere.
26And then some things thou shalt open to the perfectis: those made perfect, the proven and mature, some thou shalt deliver secretly to the wise. For to morrow this hour thou shalt begin to write.And then some thinges thou shalt open to the perfect, some thou shalt deliuer secretly to the wyse. For to morrow this houre thou shalt begine to write.Et tunc perfectis quædam palam facies, quædam sapientibus absconse trades, in crastinum enim hac hora incipies scribere.
27And I went as he commanded me, and gathered together all the people, and said:And I went as he commanded me, & gathered together al the people, and sayd :Et profectus sum, sicut mihi præcepit, et congregavi omnem populum, et dixi :
28Hear Israel these words:Heare Israel these wordes :Audi Israël verba hæc :
29Our fathers were pilgrims from the beginning in Egypt, and were delivered from thence.Our fathers were pilgrimes from the beginning in Ægypt, and were deliuered from thence.Peregrinati sunt patres nostri ab initio in Ægypto, et liberati sunt inde :
30And they received the law of life, which they kept not, which you also after them have transgressed:And they receiued the law of life, which they kept not, which you also after them haue transgressed :et acceperunt legem vitæ, quam non custodierunt, quam et vos post eos transgressi estis :
31and the land was given you by lot, and the land of Sion, and your fathers, and you have done iniquity, and have not kept the ways which the Highest commanded you.and the land was geuen you by lotte, and the land of Sion, and your fathers, and you haue done iniquitie, and haue not kept the wayes which the Highest commanded you.et data est vobis terra in sortem, et terra Sion, et patres vestri, et vos iniquitatem fecistis, et non servastis vias quas præcepit vobis Altissimus :
32And whereas he is a just judge, he hath taken from you in time that which he had given.And wheras he is a iust iudge, he hath taken from you in time that which he had geuen.et justus judex cum sit, abstulit a vobis in tempore quod donaverat.
33And now you are here, and your brethren are among you.And now you are here, and your brethren are among you.Et nunc vos hic estis, et fratres vestri introrsum vestrum sunt.
34If then you will rule over your sense, and instruct your heart, you shall be preserved alive, and after death shall obtain mercy.If then you wil rule ouer your sense, & instruct your hart, you shal be preserued aliue, and after death shal obtaine mercie.Si ergo imperaveritis sensui vestro, et erudieritis cor vestrum, vivi conservati eritis, et post mortem misericordiam consequemini.
35For the judgement shall come after death, when we shall return to life again: and then the names of the just shall appear, and the deeds of the impious shall be shewed.For the iudgement shal come after death, when we shal returne to lyfe againe : and then the names of the iust shal appeare, and the dedes of the impious shal be shewed.Judicium enim post mortem veniet, quando iterum reviviscemus : et tunc justorum nomina parebunt, et impiorum facta ostendentur.
36Let no man therefore come to me now, nor ask for me until forty days.Let no man therfore come to me now, nor aske for me vntil fourtie dayes.Ad me igitur nemo accedat nunc, neque requirat me usque dies quadraginta.
37And I took the five men, as he commanded me, and we went forth into the field, and tarried there.And I tooke the fiue men, as he commanded me, and we went forth into the field, and taried there.Et accepi quinque viros sicut mandavit mihi, et profecti sumus in campum, et mansimus ibi.
38And I was come to the morrow, and behold a voice called me, saying: Esdras open thy mouth, and drink that which I will give thee to drink.And I was come to the morrow, & behold a voice called me, saying : Esdras open thy mouth, and drinke that which I wil geue thee to drinke.Et factus sum in crastinum, et ecce vox vocavit me dicens : Esdra aperi os tuum, et bibe quo te potavero.
39And I opened my mouth, and behold a full cup was brought me, this was full as it were with water: but the colour thereof like as fire.And I opened my mouth, & behold a ful cuppe was brought me, this was ful as it were with water : but the colour therof like as fire.Et aperui os meum, et ecce calix plenus porrigebatur mihi. Hoc erat plenum sicut aqua : color autem ejus ut ignis similis.
40And I took it, and drank; and when I had drunken of it, my heart was tormented with understanding, and wisdom grew into my breast. For my spirit was kept by memory.And I tooke it, and dranke ; and when I had drunken of it, my hart was tormented with vnderstanding, and wisdome grewe into my brest. For my spirit was kept by memorie.Et accepi, et bibi : et in eo cum bibissem, cor meum cruciabatur intellectu, et in pectus meum increscebat sapientia. Nam spiritus meus conservabatur memoria.
41And my mouth was opened, and was shut no more.And my mouth was opened, and was shut no more.Et apertum est os meum, et non est clausum amplius.
42The Highest gave understanding unto the five men, and they wrote excessiones: overabundances; raptures, ecstasies of mind of the night which were spoken, which they knew not.The Highest gaue vnderstanding vnto the fiue men, and they wrote excesses of the night which were spoken, which they knewe not.Altissimus dedit intellectum quinque viris, et scripserunt quæ dicebantur excessiones noctis, quas non sciebant.
43And at night they did eat bread, but I spake by day, and by night held not my peace.And at night they did eate breade, but I spake by day, & by night held not my peace.Nocte autem manducabant panem, ego autem per diem loquebar, et per noctem non tacebam.
44And there were written in the forty days two hundred four books.And there were written in the fourtie dayes two hundred foure bookes.Scripti sunt autem per quadraginta dies libri ducenti quattuor.
45And it came to pass when they had ended the forty days, the Highest spake, saying:And it came to passe when they had ended the fourtie daies, the Highest spake, saying :Et factum est cum complevissent quadraginta dies, locutus est Altissimus dicens : Priora quæ scripsisti, in palam pone, et legant digni et indigni :
46The former things which thou hast written, set abroad, and let the worthy and unworthy read: but the last seventy books thou shalt keep, that thou mayest deliver them to the wise of thy people.The former thinges which thou hast written, set abrode, and let the worthie and vnworthie reade : but the last seuentie bookes thou shalt keepe, that thou mayest deliuer them to the wyse of thy people.novissimos autem septuaginta conservabis, ut tradas eos sapientibus de populo tuo.
47For in these is the vein of understanding, and the fountain of wisdom, and the stream of knowledge. And I did so.For in these is the vaine of vnderstanding, and the fountaine of wisdome, and the streame of knowledge. and I did soe.In his enim est vena intellectus, et sapientiæ fons, et scientiæ flumen. Et feci sic.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.