Testament of Job

Kohler1897 English translation, printed page 336

336 K. Kohler. 15. And the other daughter whose name was Kassiah!) said: ‘Is this the possession of which thou sayest it is better than that of our brothers ? What now ? Can we live on this?” 16. And their father said to them: “Not only have you here sufficient to live on, but these bring you into a better world to live in, in the heavens. 17. Or do you not know, my children, the value of these things here? Hear then! When the Lord had deemed me worthy to have compassion on me and to take off my body the plagues and the worms, He called me and handed to me these three strings, 18. And He said te mes vise and. πὰ up thy loins like:a man ἢ will demand of thee and declare thou unto me’. 19. And I took them and girt them around my loins, and immediately did the worms leave my body, and likewise did the plagues, and my whole body took new strength through the Lord, and thus I passed on, as though I had never suffered. 20. But also in my heart I forgot the pains. Then spoke the Lord unto me in His great power and showed to me all that was and will be. 21. Now then, my children, in keeping these, you will not have the enemy plotting against you nor [evil] intentions in your mind because this is a charm (Phylacterion) from the Lord. 22. Rise then and gird these around you betore I die in order that you may see the angels come at my parting so that you may behold with wonder the powers of God’. 23. Then rose the one whose name was Day (Yemima) and girt herself, and immediately she departed her body, as her father had said, and she put on another heart, as if she never cared for earthly things. 24. And she sang angelic hymns in the voice of angels, and she chanted forth the angelic praise of God while dancing. 25. Then the other daughter, Kassia by name, put on the girdle, and her heart was transformed, so that she no longer wished for worldly things. 26. And her mouth assumed the dialect of the heavenly rulers (Archonts) and she sang the donology of the work of the High Place and if any one wishes to know the work of the heavens he may take an insight into the hymns of Kassia. *) Perfume = ay»yp,