But they of Jeremiah abode, rejoicing and offering sacrifice for the people nine days.
2And on the tenth day Jeremiah offered sacrifice alone, and prayed a prayer, saying:
3Holy, holy, holy; the incense of the living trees, the true light that enlighteneth me, until I be taken up unto thee, concerning the sweet voice of the two Seraphim.
4I entreat thee for another fragrance of incense;
5and my meditation is Michael, the archangel of righteousness, until he bring in the righteous.
6I entreat thee, O Lord Almighty of all creation, the unbegotten and incomprehensible, in whom all judgment lieth hidden before these things came to be.
7While Jeremiah was saying these things, and standing at the altar with Baruch and Abimelech, he became as one of them that give up their soul.
8And Baruch and Abimelech abode weeping, and crying with a loud voice: Our father Jeremiah hath left us, the priest of God, and is departed.
9And all the people heard their weeping, and they all ran unto them, and saw Jeremiah lying on the ground dead; and they rent their garments, and put dust upon their heads, and wept with bitter weeping.
10And after these things they made ready to bury him.
11And behold, a voice came, saying: Bury not him who is yet living; for his soul is entering again into his body.
12And hearing the voice, they buried him not, but abode round about his tabernacle three days, saying and being perplexed at what hour he was to arise.
13And after three days his soul entered into his body; and he lifted up his voice in the midst of them all, and said: Glorify God, all of you glorify God, and the Son of God who awaketh us, Jesus Christ, the light of all the ages, the unquenchable lamp, the life of faith.
14And there cometh to pass, after these times, other four hundred and seventy-seven years, and he cometh upon the earth; and the tree of life that was planted in the midst of paradise shall make all the fruitless trees to bear fruit, and they shall grow, and shall put forth shoots, and their fruit shall abide with the angels.
15And them that have put forth shoots, and boast greatly, and say: We have given our end to the air, he shall make to wither, with the height of their boughs, and shall make them to be bowed down; the tree that was made firm; and he shall make the scarlet to become as white wool.
16The snow shall become black; the sweet waters shall become salt, in the great light of the gladness of God.
17And he shall bless the islands, that they bear fruit, by the word of the mouth of his Christ.
18For he himself shall come, and shall go forth, and shall choose for himself twelve apostles, that they may preach the glad tidings among the nations. Him have I seen, adorned by his Father, and coming into the world upon the mount of olives; and he shall fill the hungering souls.
19While Jeremiah spake these things concerning the Son of God, that he cometh into the world, the people were angered, and said:
20These again are the words that were spoken by Isaiah the son of Amos, who said: I saw God, and the Son of God.
21Come therefore, and let us not slay him with that man's death, but let us stone him with stones.
22Baruch and Abimelech were sore grieved at this folly, and because they wished to hear in full the mysteries which he had seen.
23And Jeremiah saith unto them: Be silent, and weep not; for they shall not slay me until I have related unto you all that I saw.
24And he said unto them: Bring me a stone.
25And he set it up, and said: Light of the ages, make this stone to become in my likeness.
26And the stone took the likeness of Jeremiah.
27And they stoned the stone, supposing that it was Jeremiah.
28And Jeremiah delivered all the mysteries which he had seen to Baruch and to Abimelech.
29And thereafter he stood in the midst of the people, desiring to accomplish his dispensation.
30And the stone cried out, saying: O foolish sons of Israel, why stone ye me, supposing that I am Jeremiah? Behold, Jeremiah standeth in the midst of you.
31And when they saw him, they ran forthwith unto him with many stones. And his dispensation was fulfilled.
32And Baruch and Abimelech came, and buried him, and taking the stone they laid it upon his tomb, inscribing thus: This is the stone, the helper of Jeremiah.