Ascension of Isaiah 8
2For I saw angels possessing great glory.
ወመላእክት፡በዐቢይ፡ክብር፡እንዘ፡ሀለው።
3And the praise there was holy and wonderful.
ወበህየ፡ስብሓት፡ቅዱስ፡ሀሎ፡ወመንክር።
5And he said: 'I am not thy lord, but thy fellow servant.'
ወይቤ፡ኢኮንኩ፡አነ፡እግዚእክ፡አላ፡ብጻይከ፡አነ።
6And again I asked him, and I said unto him: 'Why are there not angelic fellow servants (on the left)?'
ወዓዲ፡ተስእልክዎ፡ወእቤሎ፡ምንተኑኂ፡ቢጻ፡መላእክት።
7And he said: 'From the sixth heaven there are no longer angels on the left, nor a throne set in the midst, but (they are directed) by the power of the seventh heaven, where dwelleth He that is not named and the Elect One, whose name has not been made known, and none of the heavens can learn His name.'
ወይቤ፡እምሳድስ፡ሰማይ፡ወላዐለ፡ዘፀጋም፡አልቦቱ፡እምይእዜ፡ወእመንበረ፡ማእከለ፡ንቡረ፡አላ፡እምኀይል፡ዘሳብዕ፡ሰማይ፡ኀበ፡ይነብር፡ዘኢይሰመይ፡ወኃሩዩ፡ዘስሙ፡ኢተወቀ፡ወኢኵሎሙ፡ሰማያት፡ስዎ፡እእምሮ፡ኢይክሉ።
8For it is He alone to whose voice all the heavens and thrones give answer. I have therefore been empowered and sent to raise thee here that thou mayest see this glory,
እስመ፡ውእቱ፡ሀሎ፡ባሕቲቱ፡ዘቦ፡ቃሉ፡ኵሎሙ፡ሰማያት፡ወመናብርት፡ያወሥኡ። ተጎየልኩኬ፡አነ፡ወተፈኖኩ፡ከመ፡አዕርግ፡ዘየ፡ከመ፡ትርኢይ፡ዝንተ፡ስብሓት።
9And that thou mayest see the Lord of all those heavens and these thrones,
ወትርኢይ፡እግዚአሙ፡ለእሙንቱ፡ሰማያት፡ኵሎሙ፡ወዘእሉ፡መናብርት።
10Undergoing (successive) transformation until He resembles your form and likeness.
እንዘ፡ይትዌለጥ፡እስከ፡ይኩውን፡በከመ፡ራእይክሙ፡ወበከመ፡አምሳሊክሙ።
11I indeed say unto thee, Isaiah; No man about to return into a body of that world has ascended or seen what thou seest or perceived what thou hast perceived and what thou wilt see.
አንሰ፡ኬ፡እብለከ፡ኢሳይያስ፡እስመ፡በሥጋ፡ግኅቱ፡ዓለም፡ዘሀለወ፡ብእሲ፡ይግባእ፡ዘኢርእየ፡ወኢወርገ፡ወኢለበወ፡ዘአንተ፡ለበውከ።
12For it has been permitted to thee in the lot of the Lord to come hither [and from thence comes the power of the sixth heaven and of the air].
ወዘሀለወከ፡ትርኢይ፡እስመ፡ሀለወከ፡በመክፈልተ፡እግዚእ፡በክፍለ፡ፅፅ፡ትምጻእ፡ዝየ፡ወእምሀየ፡ውእቱ፡ኀይሉ፡ንይሉ፡ለሳድስ፡ሰማይ፡ወለአየር።
13And I magnified my Lord with praise, in that through His lot I should come hither.
ወአዕበይክዎ፡በስብሓት፡ለእግዚእየ፡እስመ፡በመክፈልተ፡ዚአሁ፡ዘየ፡እመጽእ።
14And he said: 'Hear, furthermore, therefore, this also from thy fellow servant'; when from the body by the will of God thou hast ascended hither, then thou wilt receive the garment which thou seest, and likewise other numbered garments laid up (there) thou wilt see,
ወይቤ፡ስማዕኬ፡ዓዲ፡ዘንተኒ፡እምኀበ፡ቢጽከ፡እምኀበ፡ሥጋ፡ነኪር፡እመልእክ፡መንፈስ፡ወረግ፡ዘየ፡አሜሃ፡ልብሰ፡ትነሣእ፡ዘአንተ፡ትሬኢ፡ወባዕደ፡ጕልቃን፡ንቡራን፡አልባስ፡ትሬኢ።
15And then thou wilt become equal to the angels of the seventh heaven.'
ወአሜሃ፡ዕሩየ፡ትኮውን፡ለመላእክት፡ለዝ፡በሳብዕ፡ሰማይ።
16And he raised me up into the sixth heaven, and there were no (angels) on the left, nor a throne in the midst, but all had one appearance and their (power of) praise was equal.
ወአዕረገኒ፡ውስተ፡ሳድስ፡ሰማይ፡ወአልቦቱ፡ዘበ፡ፀጋም፡ወኢመንበረ፡ማእከለ፡አላ፡ኵሎሙ፡አሐዱ፡ራእዮሙ፡ወስብሓቶሙ፡ዕሩይ።
17And (power) was given to me also, and I also praised along with them and that angel also, and our praise was like theirs.
ወተውህበኒ፡ወሰባሕኩ፡እኔሂ፡ምስሌሆሙ፡ወዝኵኒ፡መልአክ፡ወከነ፡ስብሓቲነ፡ከመ፡ዚአሆሙ።
19And (their voice) was not like the voice of the angels in the five heavens,
ወእኮነ፡በከመ፡ቃሎሙ፡ለዘ፡ውስተ፡ኃምስቱ፡ሰማያት፡መላእክት።
20[Nor like their discourse] but the voice was different there, and there was much light there.
ወኢከመ፡ንባቦሙ፡አላ፡በዐድ፡ቃል፡ሀሎ፡ህየ፡ወብዙኀ፡ብርሃን፡ሀሎ፡ህየ።
21And then, when I was in the sixth heaven I thought the light which I had seen in the five heavens to be but darkness.
ወሶቤሃ፡እንዘ፡ሀሎኩ፡ውስተ፡ሳድስ፡ሰማይ፡እምሰልኩ፡ጽልመተ፡ዝኩ፡ብርሃናት፡ዘርኢኩ፡ውስተ፡ኃምስቱ፡ሰማያት።
22And I rejoiced and praised Him who hath bestowed such lights on those who wait for His promise.
ወተፈሣሕኩ፡ወሰባሕኩ፡ለዝ፡ከመዝ፡ብርሃናት፡ጸገወ፡ለእለ፡ይጸንሑ፡ተስፋሁ።
23And I besought the angel who conducted me that I should not henceforth return to the carnal world.
ወእስተብቊዕክዎ፡ለመልአክ፡ዘይመርሐኒ፡ከመ፡እምይእዜ፡ኢያግብእኒ፡ውስተ፡ዓለም፡ዘሥጋ።
25And the angel who conducted me discovered what I thought and said: 'If in this light thou dost rejoice, how much more wilt thou rejoice, when in the seventh heaven thou seest the light, where is the Lord and His Beloved [whence I have been sent, who is to be called "Son" in this world.
ወመልአክ፡ዘይመርሐኒ፡አእመረ፡ምንተ፡ኀለይኩ፡ወይቤ፡ወእመ፡በዝ፡ብርሃናት፡ተፈዛሕክ፡እፎ፡ፈድፋደ፡በሳብዕ፡ሰማይ፡ሰበ፡ትሬኢ፡ብርሃናት፡ኀበ፡እግዚእየ፡ሀሎ፡ወፍቁሩ፡እምኀበ፡ተፈነውኩ፡ዘሀሎ፡ይትበሀል፡ውስተ፡ዓለም፡ወልድ።
26Not (yet) hath been manifested He who shall be in the corruptible world] and the garments, and the thrones, and the crowns which are laid up for the righteous, for those who trust in that Lord who will descend in your form. For the light which is there is great and wonderful.
ኢተከሥተ፡ዘሀሎ፡ይኩን፡ውስተ፡ዘይማስን፡ዓለም፡ወአልባስኒ፡ወመናብርት፡ወአክሊላትኒ፡ዘንቡራን፡ለጻድቃን፡ለእለ፡ይትአመኑ፡በዝኩ፡እግዚእ፡ለዝ፡በራእይክሙ፡ይወርድ፡እስመ፡ብርሃን፡ዘሀየ፡ዐቢይ፡ወመንክር።
27And as concerning thy not returning into the body thy days are not yet fulfilled for coming here.'
ወለእንበእትከስ፡ውስተ፡ሥጋ፡ዓዲ፡መዋልክ፡ኢተፈጸማ፡ለመጺእ፡ዝየ።
28And when I heard (that) I was troubled, and he said: 'Do not be troubled.'
ወስሚዖየ፡ሐዘንኩ፡ወይቤ፡ኢትሕዝን።