1The vision which Isaiah saw he told to Hezekiah, and to Josab his son, and to Micah, and to the other prophets; 2it was as follows. When I prophesied in accordance with the message which you have heard, I saw a glorious angel; his glory was not like the glory of the angels which I always used to see, but he had great glory, and an office, such that I cannot describe the glory of this angel.
3And I saw when he took hold of me by my hand, and I said to him, ".Who are you? And what is your name? And where are you taking me up?" For strength had been given to me that I might speak with him.
4And he said to me, "When I have taken you up through (all) the stages and have shown you the vision on account of which I was sent, then you will understand who I am; but my name you will not know, 5for you have to return into this body. But where I take you up, you will see, because for this purpose I was sent."
6And I rejoiced because he spoke to me with kindness.
7And he said to me, "Do you rejoice because I have spoken kindly to you?" And he said, "You will see one greater than me, how he will speak kindly and gently with you; 8and the Father of the one who is greater you will also see, because for this purpose I was sent from the seventh heaven, that I might make all this clear to you."
9And we went up into the firmament, I and he, and there I saw Sammael and his hosts; and there was a great struggle in it, {and the words of Satan, and they were envying one another}
10And as above, so also on earth, for the likeness of what (is) in the firmament is here on earth.
11And I said to the angel, "What is this envying?"
12And he said to me, "So it has been ever since this world existed until now, and this struggle (will last) until the one comes whom you are to see, and he will destroy him."
13And after this he took me up above the firmament; this is the [first] heaven.
14There I saw a throne in the middle, and on the right and on the left of it there were angels.
15And [the angels on the left] were not like the angels who stood on the right, but those who stood on the right had more glory, and they all sang praises with one voice. And the throne was in the middle, and it they praised, and those on the left after them; but their voice was not like the voice of those on the right, nor their praise like the praise of those (on the right).
16And I asked the angel who led me and said to him, "To whom is this praise directed?"
17And he said to me, "To the praise of [the One who sits in] the seventh heaven, the One who rests in the holy world, and to his Beloved, from where I was sent to you. To there it is directed."
18And again, he took me up into the second heaven, and the height of that heaven is like that from heaven to earth and to the firmament.
19And [I saw there, as] in the first heaven, angels on the right and on the left, and a throne in the middle, and the praise of the angels who (were) in the second heaven; and the one who sat on the throne in the second heaven had more glory than all (the rest).
20And there was great glory in the second heaven, and their praise was not like the praise of those who (were) in the first heaven.
21And I fell on my face to worship him, and the angel who led me would not let me, but said to me, "Worship neither throne, nor angel from the six heavens, from where I was sent to lead you, before I tell you in the seventh heaven.
22For above all the heavens and their angels is placed your throne, and also your robes and your crown which you are to see."
23And I rejoiced very much that those who love the Most High and his Beloved will at their end go up there through the angel of the Holy Spirit.
24And he took me up into the third heaven, and in the same way I saw those who (were) on the right and on the left, and there also (there was) a throne in the middle and one who sat (on it), but no mention of this world was made there.
25And I said to the angel who (was) with me, for the glory of my face was being transformed as I went up from heaven to heaven, "Nothing of the vanity of that world is named here."
26And he answered me, saying, "Nothing is named because of its weakness, but nothing is hidden which is done there."
27And I wished to find out how it is known; and he answered me, saying, "When I have taken you up into the seventh heaven, from where ! was sent, to the One which (is) above these, then you will know that nothing is hidden from the thrones and those who dwell in the heavens, nor from the angels." And the praises which they sang and the glory of the one who sat on the throne were great, and the angels who (were) on the right and on the left had more glory than (those in) the heaven which (was) below them.
28And again he took me up into the fourth heaven, and the height from the third to the fourth heaven was greater than (from) earth to the firmament.
29And there I again saw those who (were) on the right and those who (were) on the left, and the one who sat on the throne was in the middle, and there also they were singing praises.
30And the praise and glory of the angels on the right was greater than that of those on the left.
31And again the glory of the one who sat on the throne was greater than that of the angels who (were) on the right, but their glory (was) greater than that of those below.
32And he took me up into the fifth heaven.
33And again I saw those who (were) on the right and the left, and the one who sat on the throne had more glory than those of the fourth heaven.
34And the glory of those who (were) on the right was greater than that of those who (were) on the left...
35The glory of the one on the throne was greater than that of the angels who (were) on the right, 36but their praise was more glorious than that of the fourth heaven.
37And I praised the One who is not named and is unique, who dwells in the heavens, whose name is unknown to all flesh, the One who has given such glory to the different heavens, who makes the glory of the angels great and the glory of the one .who sits on the throne (even) greater.