Ascension of Isaiah 7
2At this moment, when I prophesied according to the (words) heard which ye heard, I saw a glorious angel not like unto the glory of the angels which I used always to see, but possessing such glory and position that I cannot describe the glory of that angel.
ወከነት፡ዘቲ፡ሶበ፡ተነበይኩ፡በከመ፡ስምዕ፡ዘሰማዕክሙ፡ርኢኩ፡መልአክ፡ክቡረ፡ወኢኮነ፡ከመ፡ክብረ፡መላእክት፡ዘዘልፈ፡እራእዮሙ፡አላ፡ክብረ፡ዐቢየ፡ወሲመተ፡ቡቱ፡ዘእኔ፡ኢይክል፡ዜንዎቱ፡ክብሩ፡ለዝ፡መልአክ።
3And having seized me by my hand he raised me on high, and I said unto him: 'Who art thou, and what is thy name, and whither art thou raising me on high? for strength was given me to speak with him.'
ርኢኩ፡ሶበ፡አኀዘኒ፡በእደየ፡ወእቤሎ፡መኑ፡አንተ፡ወመኑ፡ውእቱ፡ስምክ፡ወአይቴ፡ታዐርገኒ፡እስመ፡ኀይል፡ተውሀበ፡ሊተ፡ከመ፡እትናገር፡ምስሌሁ።
4And he said unto me: 'When I have raised thee on high [through the (various) degrees] and made thee see the vision, on account of which I have been sent, then thou wilt understand who I am: but my name thou dost not know:
ወይቤለኒ፡ሶበ፡አዕረጉከ፡መንገገ፡ወአርአይኩከ፡ራእየ፡ለዝ፡ተፈኖኩ፡እሜሃ፡ትኤሉ፡መኑ፡እኔ፡ወስምየስ፡ኢታአምር።
5Because thou wilt return into this thy body, but whither I am raising thee on high, thou wilt see; for for this purpose have I been sent.'
እስመ፡ሀለወከ፡በዝ፡ሥጋከ፡ትግባእ፡ወኀበሰ፡አዐርገከ፡ተርኢ፡እስመ፡ለዝ፡ተፈኖኩ።
6And I rejoiced because he spake courteously to me.
ወተፈሣሕኩ፡እስመ፡በየውሀት፡ተናገረኒ።
7And he said unto me: 'Hast thou rejoiced because I have spoken courteously to thee?' And he said: 'And thou wilt see how a greater also than I am will speak courteously and peaceably with thee.'
ወይቤለኒ፡ተፈሣሕክኑ፡እስመ፡የዋህ፡ተናገርኩክ፤ ወይቤ፡ወለዝ፡የዐብየኒሂ፡ትሬኢ፡እስመ፡ይዌህ፡ወፀሩፈ፡ሀሎ፡ይትናገር፡ምስሌከ።
10And as above so on the earth also; for the likeness of that which is in the firmament is here on the earth.
ወበከመ፡በላዕሉ፡ከማሁ፡በምድርኒ፡እስመ፡አምሳሉ፡ለዝ፡በምጽናዐ፡ዘየ፡ውስተ፡ምድር፡ውእቱ።
11And I said unto the angel (who was with me): '(What is this war and) what is this envying?'
ወእቤሎ፡ለመልአክ፡ምንት፡ውእቱ፡ዝደንጽ።
12And he said unto me: 'So has it been since this world was made until now, and this war (will continue) till He, whom thou shalt see will come and destroy him.
ወይቤለኒ፡ከመዝ፡ውእቱ፡እምአመ፡ነበረ፡ዝዓለም፡እስከ፡ይእዜ፡ወዝቀትል፡እስከ፡ይመጽእ፡ዘሀለወከ፡ትርኢይ፡ወይደመስሶ።
13And afterwards he caused me to ascend (to that which is) above the firmament: which is the (first) heaven.
ወእምድኅረሁ፡አዕረገኒ፡መልዐልተ፡ምጽናዕ፡ዝኬ፡ውእቱ፡ሰማይ።
14And there I saw a throne in the midst, and on his right and on his left were angels.
በህየ፡ርኢኩ፡መንበረ፡ማእከለ፡ወበየማኑ፡ወበፀጋሙ፡መላእክት፡ሀለዉ።
15And (the angels on the left were) not like unto the angels who stood on the right, but those who stood on the right had the greater glory, and they all praised with one voice, and there was a throne in the midst, and those who were on the left gave praise after them; but their voice was not such as the voice of those on the right, nor their praise like the praise of those.
ወእኮነ፡ከመ፡መላእክት፡እለ፡በየማን፡ይቀውሙ፡አላ፡እለ፡በየማን፡ይቀውሙ፡ፈድፋደ፡ክብረ፡በሙ፡ወይሤብሑ፡ኵሎሙ፡በእሐዱ፡ቃል፡ወመንበር፡ሀሎ፡ማእከለ፡ወኂያሁ፡ይሤብሑ፡ወእለ፡በፀጋምሂ፡ድኅረሆሙ፡ወቃሎሙሲ፡እኮነ፡ከመ፡ቃለ፡እለ፡በየማን፡ወእስብሓቶሙ፡ከመ፡ስብሓተ፡እልክቱ።
16And I asked the angel who conducted me, and I said unto him: 'To whom is this praise sent?'
ወተስእልክዎ፡ለመልአክ፡ዘይመርሐኒ፡ወእቤሎ፡ለመኑ፡ዝስብሓት፡ይትፌኖ።
17And he said unto me: '(It is sent) to the praise of (Him who sitteth in) the seventh heaven: to Him who rests in the holy world, and to His Beloved, whence I have been sent to thee. [Thither is it sent.]'
ወይቤለኒ፡ውስተ፡ስብሓት፡ሳብዕ፡ሰማይ፡ለዘ፡በቅዱስ፡ዓለም፡ያዐርፍ፡ወልፍቁሩ፡እምኀበ፡ተፈነውኩ፡ኀቤክ፡ህየከ፡ይትፌኖ።
18And again he made me to ascend to the second heaven. Now the height of that heaven is the same as from the heaven to the earth [and to the firmament].
ወካዕበ፡አዕረገኒ፡ውስተ፡ዳግም፡ሰማይ፡ወልዕልናሁስ፡ለውእቱ፡ሰማይ፡ይከውን፡ከመ፡እምድር፡ለሰማይ፡ወለምጽናዕ።
19And (I saw there, as) in the first heaven, angels on the right and on the left, and a throne in the midst, and the praise of the angels in the second heaven; and he who sat on the throne in the second heaven was more glorious than all (the rest).
ወ*ህየ፡ከመ*ውስተ፡ቀዳማይ፡ሰማይ፡በይምን፡ወበፀጋም፡መላእክት፡ወመንበር፡ማእከለ፡ወስብሓት፡መላእክት፤ ዘበዳግም፡ሰማይ፡ወዘይነብር፡ዲበ፡መንበር፡በዳግም፡ሰማይ፡ክብረ፡ፈድፋደ፡ቦቱ፡እምዙሉ።
20And there was great glory in the second heaven, and the praise also was not like the praise of those who were in the first heaven.
ወብዙኀ፡ክብር፡ሀሎ፡ውስተ፡ዳግም፡ሰማይ፡ወስብሓቶሙ፡እኮነ፡ከመ፡ስብሓተ፡እልክቱ፡ለዘቦ፡ቀዳማዊ፡ሰማይ።
21And I fell on my face to worship him, but the angel who conducted me did not permit me, but said unto me: 'Worship neither throne nor angel which belongs to the six heavens—for for this cause I was sent to conduct thee—until I tell thee in the seventh heaven'.
ወወደቁ፡በገጽየ፡ከመ፡እስግድ፡ሎቱ፡ወኢነደገኒ፡መልአክ፡ዘይመርሐኒ፡አላ፡ይቤለኒ፡ኢትስግድ፡ወኢለመልአክ፡ወኢለመንበር፡ለዝ፡እምስድስቱ፡ሰማይ፡እምነበ፡ተፈነውኩ፡እምራሕከ፡ዘእንበለ፡አነ፡እንግርከ፡በሳብዕ፡ሰማይ።
22For above all the heavens and their angels has thy throne been placed, and thy garments and thy crown which thou shalt see.'
እስመ፡መልዕልተ፡ኵሉ፡ሰማያት፡ወመላእክቲሆሙ፡መንበርከ፡ንቡር፡ወአልባሲከኒ፡ወአክሊልከኒ፡ዘሀለወከ፡ትርኢይ።
24And he raised me to the third heaven, and in like manner I saw those upon the right and upon the left, and there was a throne there in the midst; but the memorial of this world is there unheard of.
ወአዕረገኒ፡ውስተ፡ሣልስ፡ሰማይ፡ወከማሁ፡ርኢኩ፡እለ፡በየማን፡ወበፀጋም፡ወበህየኒ፡መንበር፡ማእከለ፡ወዘይንብር፡ወባሕቱ፡ዝክሩ፡ለዝ፡ዓለም፡ኢይሰመይ፡ህየ።
25And I said to the angel who was with me; for the glory of my appearance was undergoing transformation as I ascended to each heaven in turn: 'Nothing of the vanity of that world is here named.'
ወእቤሎ፡ለመልአክ፡ዘምስሌየ፡እስመ፡ይትዌለጥ፡ክብረ፡ገጽየ፡ሶበ፡አዐርግ፡ለለ፡ሰማይ፡እስመ፡አልቦ፡ምንተኒ፡እምዝክቱ፡ዓለም፡ክንቶ፡በዝየ፡ዘይሰመይ።
26And he answered me, and said unto me: 'Nothing is named on account of its weakness, and nothing is hidden there of what is done.'
ወአውሥአኒ፡እንዘ፡ይብል፡አልቦ፡ዘይሰመይ፡በእንተ፡ድካሙ፡ወአልቦ፡ዘይትኀባእ፡በህየ፡ዘይትገበር።
27And I wished to learn how it is known, and he answered me saying: 'When I have raised thee to the seventh heaven whence I was sent, to that which is above these, then thou shalt know that there is nothing hidden from the thrones and from those who dwell in the heavens and from the angels.' And the praise wherewith they praised and the glory of him who sat on the throne was great, and the glory of the angels on the right hand and on the left was beyond that of the heaven which was below them.
ወፈቀድኩ፡እጠይቅ፡እፎ፡ይትአመር፡ወአውሥአኒ፡እንዘ፡ይብል፡ሶበ፡ውስተ፡ሳብዕ፡ሰማይ፡እምኀበ፡ተፈነውኩ፡አዕረግኩ፡ውስተ፡መልዕልተ፡እሉ፡ሶቤሃ፡ታአምር፡ከመ፡አልቦ፡ዘይትኀብእ፡ለመናብርት፡ወለእለ፡ይነብሩ፡ውስተ፡ሰማያት፡ወእለመላእክት። ወስብሓት፡ዘይሤብሑ፡ወክብሩ፡ለዘይነብር፡ዲበ፡መንበር፡የዐቢ፡ወለመላእክት፡ዘበየማን፡ወለዝ፡በፀጋም፡ክብረ፡ፈድፋደ፡ቦቱ፡እምሰማይ፡ዘእምታሕቲሆሙ።
28And again he raised me to the fourth heaven, and the height from the third to the fourth heaven was greater than from the earth to the firmament.
ወካዕበ፡አዕረገኒ፡ውስተ፡ራብዕ፡ሰማይ፡ወልዕልናሁ፡እምሣልስ፡ለራብዕ፡ሰማይ፡ይፈደፍድ፡እምድር፡እስከ፡ምጽናዕ።
29And there again I saw those who were on the right hand and those who were on the left, and him who sat on the throne was in the midst, and there also they were praising.
ወበህየ፡ካዕበ፡ርኢኩ፡እለ፡በየማን፡ወእለ፡በፀጋም፡ወዘይንብር፡ዲበ፡መንበር፡ሀሎ፡ማእከለ፡ወበህየኒ፡ዓዲ፡ይሤብሑ።
30And the praise and glory of the angels on the right was greater than that of those on the left.
ወስብሓት፡ወክብር፡ዘመላእክት፡የማን፡የዐቢ፡እምዘፀጋም።
31And again the glory of him who sat on the throne was greater than that of the angels on the right, and their glory was beyond that of those who were below.
ወካዕበ፡ክብሩ፡ለዘ፡ይነብር፡ዲበ፡መንበር፡ይፈደፍድ፡እመላእክት፡እለ፡በየማን፡ወክብሮሙ፡ፈድፋደ፡እምዘ፡ታሕቱ።
32And he raised me to the fifth heaven.
ወአዕረገኒ፡ውስተ፡ኃምስ፡ሰማይ።
33And again I saw those upon the right hand and on the left, and him who sat on the throne possessing greater glory than those of the fourth heaven.
ወከዐበ፡ርኢኩ፡ዘበየማን፡ወዘፀጋም፡ወዘይንበር፡ዲበ፡መንበር፡ፈድፋደ፡ክብረ፡ቦቱ፡እምዘ፡ራብዕ፡ሰማይ።
34And the glory of those on the right hand was greater than that of those on the left [from the third to the fourth].
ወክብሮሙስ፡ለእለ፡በየማን፡ፈድፋደ፡እምእለ፡በፀጋም (እምሣልስ፡እስከ፡ራብዕ)።
35And the glory of him who was on the throne was greater than that of the angels on the right hand.
ወክብሩ፡ለዘ፡ውስተ፡መንበር፡የዐቢ፡እምመላእክት፡ዘበየማን።
36And their praise was more glorious than that of the fourth heaven.
ወስብሓቶሙ፡ክብረ፡ዐቢየ፡በዙ፡እምራብዕ፡ሰማይ።
37And I praised Him, who is not named and the Only-begotten who dwelleth in the heavens, whose name is not known to any flesh, who has bestowed such glory on the several heavens, and who makes great the glory of the angels, and more excellent the glory of Him who sitteth on the throne.
ወሰባሕኩ፡ለዝ፡ኢይሰመይ፡ወብሁት፡ዘሰማያት፡ይነብር፡ዘስሙ፡ኢተዐወቀ፡ለኵሉ፡ዘሥጋ፡ለዘ፡ከመዝ፡ክብረ፡ወሀበ፡እምሰማይ፡ለሰማይ፡ወዘያዐቢ፡ክብረ፡መላእክት፡ወክብረ፡ያፈድፍድ፡ለዘ፡ይነብር፡ዲበ፡መንበር።