And the midwife went in, and said to Mary: Show thyself; for no small controversy has arisen about thee.
2And Salome put in her finger, and cried out, and said: Woe is me for mine iniquity and mine unbelief, because I have tempted the living God; and, behold, my hand is dropping off as if burned with fire.
3And she bent her knees before the Lord, saying: O God of my fathers, remember that I am the seed of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob; do not make a show of me to the sons of Israel, but restore me to the poor; for Thou knowest, O Lord, that in Thy name I have performed my services, and that I have received my reward at Thy hand.
4And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by her, saying to her: Salome, Salome, the Lord hath heard thee.
5Put thy hand to the infant, and carry it, and thou wilt have safety and joy.
6And Salome went and carried it, saying: I will worship Him, because a great King has been born to Israel.
7And, behold, Salome was immediately cured, and she went forth out of the cave justified.
8And behold a voice saying: Salome, Salome, tell not the strange things thou hast seen, until the child has come into Jerusalem.