After these things Abimelech went forth out of the city, and prayed unto the Lord. And behold, an angel of the Lord came, and set him again where Baruch was; and he found him sitting in a tomb.
2And when they beheld one another, they both wept, and kissed one another. And Baruch, looking up, saw the figs covered in the basket; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he prayed, saying: There is a God who giveth recompense to his saints.
3Prepare thyself, O my heart, and rejoice, and exult in thy tabernacle; I say to thy house of flesh: Thy mourning is turned into joy. For the Sufficient One cometh, and will take thee out of thy tabernacle; for there hath been no sin unto thee.
4Revive, O my virgin faith, and believe that thou shalt live.
5Look upon this basket of figs; for behold, sixty and six years have they passed, and they have not withered, neither have they stunk, but drop milk.
6Even so shall it be with thee, O my flesh, if thou do the things commanded thee by the angel of righteousness.
7He that kept the basket of figs, the same shall keep thee again by his power.
8And when Baruch had said these things, he saith to Abimelech: Arise, and let us pray, that the Lord may make known unto us how we may be able to send tidings to Jeremiah into Babylon, because of the shelter that hath befallen thee.
9And Baruch prayed, saying: O our Power, our God, O Lord, the chosen light that came forth out of his mouth, I beseech and entreat thy goodness: the great Name which none can know;
10hearken unto the voice of thy servant, and become knowledge in my heart. What wilt thou that we do? How shall I send unto Jeremiah into Babylon?
11And while Baruch was yet praying, behold, an angel of the Lord came, and saith unto Baruch:
12Baruch, counsellor of the light, be not anxious how thou shalt send unto Jeremiah; for there cometh unto thee at the hour of light tomorrow an eagle, and thou shalt visit Jeremiah.
13Write therefore in the letter: Speak unto the children of Israel: Let him that hath become a stranger among you be set apart, and let them spend fifteen days; and after these things I will bring you into your city, saith the Lord.
14He that is not set apart from Babylon, O Jeremiah, shall not enter into the city; and I rebuke them, that they be not received again by the Babylonians, saith the Lord.
15And when the angel had said these things, he departed from Baruch.
16And Baruch, sending to the market of the nations, brought papyrus and ink, and wrote a letter, containing thus:
17Baruch the servant of God writeth to Jeremiah, who is in the captivity of Babylon: Rejoice and be glad, for God hath not suffered us to depart out of this body grieving for the city which was made desolate and outraged.
18Therefore the Lord had compassion upon our tears, and remembered the covenant which he established with our fathers, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.
19For he sent unto me his angel, and told me these words, which I have sent unto thee.
20These, therefore, are the words which the Lord God of Israel said, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, out of the great furnace:
21Because ye kept not my ordinances, but your heart was lifted up, and ye were stiff-necked before me, I was wroth, and in anger delivered you to the furnace, into Babylon.
22If therefore ye hearken unto my voice, saith the Lord, from the mouth of Jeremiah my servant, whoso hearkeneth, I will bring him up out of Babylon; but whoso hearkeneth not shall be a stranger to Jerusalem and to Babylon.
23And thou shalt prove them by the water of the Jordan; he that hearkeneth not shall be made manifest; this is the sign of the great seal.