1And after this I looked, and the angel who spoke to me and led me said to me, "Understand, Isaiah son of Amoz, because for this purpose I was sent from the Lord."
2And I saw a woman of the family of David the prophet whose name (was) Mary, and she (was) a virgin and was betrothed to a man whose name (was) Joseph, a carpenter, and he also (was) of the seed and family of the righteous David of Bethlehem in Judah.
3And he came into his lot. And when she was betrothed, she was found to be pregnant, and Joseph the carpenter wished to divorce her.
4But the angel of the Spirit appeared in this world, and after this Joseph did not divorce Mary; but he did not reveal this matter to anyone.
5And he did not approach Mary, but kept her as a holy virgin, although she was pregnant.
6And he did not live with her for two months.
7And after two months of days, while Joseph was in his house, and Mary his wife, but both alone, 8it came about, when they were alone, that Mary then looked with her eyes and saw a small infant, and she was astounded.
9And after her astonishment had worn off, her womb was found as (it was) at first, before she had conceived.
10And when her husband, Joseph, said to her, "What has made you astounded?" his eyes were opened, and he saw the infant and praised the Lord, because the Lord had come in his lot.
11And a voice came to them, "Do not tell this vision to anyone."
12But the story about the infant was spread abroad in Bethlehem.
13Some said, "The virgin Mary has given birth before she has been married two months."
14But many said, "She did not give birth; the midwife did not go up (to her), and we did not hear (any) cries of pain." And they were all blinded concerning him; they all knew about him, but they did not know from where he was.
15And they took him and went to Nazareth in Galilee.
16And I saw, O Hezekiah and Josab my son, and say to the other prophets also who are standing by, that it was hidden from all the heavens and all the princes and every god of this world.
17And I saw (that) in Nazareth he sucked the breast like an infant, as was customary, that he might not be recognized.
18And when he had grown up, he performed great signs and miracles in the land of Israel and (in) Jerusalem.
19And after this the adversary envied him and roused the children of Israel, who did not know who he was, against him. And they handed him to the ruler, and crucified him, and he descended to the angel who (is) in Sheol.
20In Jerusalem, indeed, I saw how they crucified him on a tree, 21and likewise (how) after the third day he and remained (many) days.
22And the angel who led me said to me, "Understand, Isaiah." And I saw when he sent out the twelve disciples and ascended.
23And I saw him, and he was in the firmament, but was not transformed into their form. And all the angels of the firmament, and Satan, saw him and worshiped.
24And there was much sorrow there as they said, "How did our Lord descend upon us, and we did not notice the glory which was upon him, which we (now) see was upon him from the sixth heaven?"
25And he ascended into the second heaven, and he was not transformed, but all the angels who (were) on the right and on the left, and the throne in the middle, 26worshiped him, and praised him, and said, "How did our Lord, remain hidden from us as he descended, and we did not notice?"
27And in the same way he ascended into the third (heaven), and in the same way they praised him and spoke.
28And in the fourth heaven and also in the fifth they spoke in exactly the same way.
29But there was one glory, and from it he was not transformed.
30And I saw when he ascended into the sixth heaven, that they worshiped him and praised him; 31but in all the heavens the praise grew louder.
32And I saw how he ascended into the seventh heaven, and all the righteous and all the angels praised him. And then I saw that he sat down at the right hand of that Great Glory, whose glory I told you I could not behold.
33And also I saw that the angel of the Holy Spirit sat on the left.
34This angel said to me, "Isaiah, son of Amoz, [it is enough for you], for these (are) great things, for you have observed what no one born of flesh has observed.
35And you shall return into your robe until your days are complete; then you shall come here." These things I saw.
36And Isaiah told (them) to all those who were standing before him, and they sang praises. And he spoke to Hezekiah the king and said, "These things I have spoken.
37And the end of this world 38and all this vision will be brought about in the last generation."
39And Isaiah made him swear that he would not tell this to the people of Israel, and that he would not allow any man to copy these words.
40And then they shall read them. But as for you, be in the Holy Spirit that you may receive your robes, and the thrones and crowns of glory, which are placed in the seventh heaven.
41Because of these visions and prophecies Sammael Satan sawed Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, in half by the hand of Manasseh.
42And Hezekiah gave all these things to Manasseh in the twenty-sixth year of his reign.
43But Manasseh did not remember these things, nor place them in his heart, but he became the servant of Satan and was destroyed. Here ends (the book) of Isaiah the prophet with his ascension.