Then I said to the Angel, What is the sin, O my Lord, which this man hath sinned that they have done thus unto him?
2The Angel said to me, This man whom thou seest offended his neighbour five hours ago and he died without being reconciled to him.
3So he is delivered to five of the tormentors that they may torment him a whole year for each hour of the five during which he remained in enmity with his fellow.
4Then the Angel said to me, O my beloved Isaac, look upon these 60 demons who torment for every hour that a man remains at enmity with his neighbour.
5And he is brought hither to these who torment him each one for an hour until a whole year is fulfilled, any man who has not made peace and repented of his sin before his departure and separation from his body.
6And he brought me to a river of fire, and I saw its waves beating and rising higher than 30 cubits, and the voice thereof was like rushing thunder.
7And I looked upon many souls sinking in it to a depth of more than nine cubits, and they who were in that river were weeping and crying out with a loud voice and deep groaning.
8And the river had intelligence in the fire thereof that it should not hurt the righteous but the sinners only, burning them.
9And it burnt everyone of them because of the stinking and loathsome odour which enwrapt the sinners.
10And I considered the deep river whose smoke ascended up before me, and I saw a number of men in the bottom thereof, crying out, weeping every one of them and groaning.
11And the Angel said to me, Look into the lowest part that thou mayest see those whom thou wilt see in the lowest depth; these are they that have committed the trespass of Sodom; verily they endure a grievous punishment.
12And I looked upon him who was set over the torment, and he was of fire all of him, and he was smiting the satellites of the Infernal Fire and saying to them, Kill them outright and they shall know that God is for everlasting.
13And the Angel said to me, Lift up thine eyes and look upon all the punishments.
14Then I said to the Angel, My sight cannot contain them because they are so many, but I desire to know how long these are to continue in this punishment.
15And he said to me, Until the God of mercy be merciful and have mercy on them.