It came to pass when the days of our Father Isaac the Father of the Fathers drew nigh that he should depart from this world and go forth from this body, the Compassionate, the Merciful sent to him the chief of the angels, Michael, whom He had sent to his Father Abraham, on the morning of the eight and twentieth day of the month Misri.
2He said to him “Peace be unto thee, O Elect Son!” Then he came to the faithful old man our Father Isaac, (for the Holy Angels used to converse with him every day.) And he fell on his face and saw that he was like his Father Abraham, and he opened his mouth and cried with a loud voice and said with exultation and praise, Verily I see thy face as if I saw the face of the Creator the Merciful.
3Then said the Angel to him, O my friend Isaac, I have been sent to thee from the presence of God the Living One, that I may take thee up to heaven to be with thy Father Abraham and all the saints, because thy Father Abraham expecteth thee, and he hath come to thee, and he hath prepared for thee the throne with thy Father Abraham, even for thee and thy beloved son Jacob, and ye shall be above every one in the Kingdom of the heavens in the glory of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and ye shall be called by this name to all future generations, “The Fathers;” and ye shall be Fathers to all the world, O faithful old man our Father Isaac.
4He answered saying to the Angel, Verily I marvel because of thee; art thou not my Father Abraham?
5And the Angel said to him, I am not thy Father Abraham, but it is I who minister to thy Father Abraham.
6And now rejoice and let thy face shine and be not dismayed, for thou shalt not be taken with pain, but with gladness, and thou shalt attain to delight and rest for ever, and thou shalt go forth from straitness into enlargement, and thou shalt depart to the joy that has no ending, and to the light and the joy without bound, and to the praise and exultation that cease not.
7And now make thy testament and set in order thy house, for thou goest to rest; and withal blessed be thy father who begat thee, and blessed thy seed which cometh after thee.
8And when our Father Jacob heard them conversing in this colloquy one with another, he began to conceal himself from them without speaking.
9And our Father Isaac said to the Angel with patience and submission, What shall I do this day with the light of my eye, Jacob my beloved?
10I fear for him because of Esau, and thou knowest all.
11And the Angel said unto him, O my beloved Isaac, all the peoples which are in the world, if they were gathered together to one place, would not be able to cancel thy blessing upon Jacob, because at the time when thou didst bless him, He Who holds all and the Son and the Holy Spirit and thy Father Abraham all answered saying, Amen.
12His neighbour shall not prevail against him, but he shall be exceeding strong and shall exercise lordship.
13And he shall be father of many peoples, and twelve tribes shall proceed from him.
14And Isaac said to the Angel, Verily thou hast taught me and given me knowledge of good tidings; nevertheless let not Jacob hear, for he will be grieved and dismayed, and I verily have never once grieved his heart..
15And the Angel of the Lord said, O my friend Isaac, blessed are all the righteous who depart from their bodies, blessed are they when they see God the Compassionate, the Merciful.
16Woe, woe, three times to the sinner when he begetteth children upon the earth, for verily for him are many sorrows.
17Thou shalt teach thy sons thy ways and all the precepts of thy father which he commanded thee (and fear not at all for Jacob) that they may be a memorial for future generations afterwards, that the faithful may do them and attain by them to the life that endureth, that is eternal.
18Nevertheless I will observe thy injunction.
19And verily I come to thee with joy, speedily.
20The peace which the Lord hath given me I give to thee and go quickly to Him that sent me.