Testament of Moses

Charles1897 Testament of Moses, supplied ChapterX

X. And then His kingdom will appear through- out all His creation, And then Satan will be no more, And sorrow will depart with him. 2. Then the hands of the angel will be filled And he will be appointed chief, And he will forthwith avenge them of their enemies. 3. For the Heavenly One will arise from His royal throne, And He will go forth from His holy habitation And His wrath will burn on account of His sons. 4. And the earth will tremble: to its confines will it be shaken: And the high mountains will be made low And the hills will be shaken and fall. 5. And the horns of the sun will be broken and he will be turned into darkness; And the moon will not give her light, and be turned wholly into blood. And the circle of the stars will be dis- turbed. 6. And the sea will retire into the abyss, And the fountains of waters will fail, And the rivers will dry up. 7. For the Most High will arise, the Eternal God alone, And He will appear to punish the Gentiles, And He will destroy all their idols. 8. Then thou, O Israel, wilt be happy, And thou wilt mount upon the neck[s and wings] of the eagle, And (the days of thy mourning) will be ended. 9. And God will exalt thee, And He will cause thee to approach to the heaven of the stars, And He will establish thy habitation among them. 10. And thou wilt look from on high and wilt see thy enemies in Ge(henna), And thou wilt recognise them and rejoice, And thou wilt give thanks and confess thy Creator. 11. And do thou, Joshua (the son of) Nun, keep these words and this book; 12. For from my death—(my) assumption—until His advent there will be CCL times. 13. And this is their course which they will pursue till they are consummated. 14. And I shall go to sleep with my fathers. 15. Wherefore, Joshua thou (son of) Nun, (be strong and) be of a good courage; (for) God hath chosen (thee) to be my successor in the same covenant.