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Testament of Isaac 7

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And after this then the Angel took me to Heaven, and I saw Abraham and worshipped him and he kissed me, he and all the pious ones.

2And they were all gathered together and did me honour for my Father’s sake, and they gave me the hand and brought me to the pulpit of the curtain of the Father.

3And I prostrated myself to Him and worshipped with my father and all the saints, and we praised and cried aloud saying: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord the Sabaoth, the Heaven and the Earth are filled with Thy hallowed Glory.

4And the Lord said to me from the top of the sanctuary, Every one who names his son after Isaac my beloved, my blessing shall rest upon him and upon his house for ever.

5Good is thy coming, O Abraham, and good is thy stock and the presence of the blessed stock.

6And now whatsoever thou shalt ask in the name of thy beloved son Isaac shall be to thee this day as a covenant for ever.

7Then answered my Father Abraham and said, Thine is the sovereignty, O Lord, Ruler of the Universe.

8And the Lord said from the top of the sanctuary to my Father Abraham, Every man who shall name his son by the name of Isaac my beloved, or shall write his testament, shall have a blessing which shall not come to an end, and my-blessing in his house shall not cease; or if he shall give a poor man to eat on the day of the feast of my beloved Isaac, verily I will give him to you in my Kingdom.

9Then said my Father Abraham, Oh divine Father, Ruler of the Universe, even if he cannot write his testament or his will, let thy blessing and mercy enfold him, for thou art the Merciful.

10And the Lord said to Abraham, Let him give the hungry bread to eat, and I will give him a place in my Kingdom and he shall be present with you at the first ' hour of the banquet of the thousand years.

11And the Saviour said to our Father Abraham, And if he is poor and cannot find bread in his house, then let him keep vigil for a whole night in memory of my beloved Isaac without slumbering, and I will give him inheritance in my kingdom.

12My Father Abraham said, And if he is weak and cannot keep vigil, let thy mercy and compassion enfold him still.

13And the Lord said to him, Then let him bring a little Incense in my name on the memorial day of my beloved Isaac thy son.

14And if so be that he cannot read, then let him go that he may hear the reading from one who can read it.

15And if he do not any one of these things, then let him enter his house and shut the door upon him and pray with a hundred prostrations, I repent; then I will give him to you as a son in my Kingdom; but better than all this let him bring an offering on the memorial day of my beloved Isaac.

16And all who shall do all that I have said, even they shall obtain the inheritance, the Kingdom in my Heavens.

17And of all who shall take pains and transcribe his will and his testament and his story, and shew mercy even by giving a cup of cold water, and believe from all their heart, my strength and the spirit of my holiness shall be with them for their prosperity in this world, and there shall be no wavering in their religion, and I will give you them in my Kingdom, and they shall be present the first hour at the banquet of the thousand years.

18Peace be upon you, O my beloved, the saints.

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Source: The Testament of Abraham (Texts and Studies II.2), appendix: The Testament of Isaac, from the Arabic (Cambridge University Press), W. E. Barnes (1892) · public domain