Apocalypse of Abraham 17:1-19

¹And while he was still speaking, behold the fire coming toward us round about, and a voice was in the fire like a voice of many waters, like voice of the

²sea in its uproar. And the angel knelt down with me and worshipped. And I wanted to fall face down on the earth. And the place of highness on which we

³were standing now stopped on high, now rolled down low.

⁴worship, Abraham, and recite the song which I taught you." Since there was no ground to which I could fall prostrate, I only bowed down, and I recited the song

⁵which he had taught me. And he said, "Recite without ceasing." And I recited, and he himself recited the song

⁶Eternal One, Mighty One, Holy El, God autocrat

⁷Self-originate, incorruptible, immaculate,

⁸Self-perfected, self-devised,

⁹Exalted, fiery, Exalted, Fiery One! Lover of men, Benevolent One, Bountiful One,

¹⁰Just, lover of men, benevolent, compassionate, bountiful,

¹¹Eli,

¹²You are he my soul has loved,

¹³Eternal, fiery, shining,

¹⁴receiving the petitions of those who honor you

¹⁵and turning away from the petitions of those who restrain you by the restraint of their provocations, redeemer of those who dwell in the midst of the wicked ones, of those who are dispersed among the just of the world, in the corruptible age.

¹⁶Showing forth the age of the just, '

¹⁷And in your heavenly dwelling place (there is) an inexhaustible light of a invincible dawning from the light of your face.

¹⁸Accept my prayer and delight in it,

¹⁹Receive me favorably,