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And there I saw One, who had a head of days, And His head was white like wool, And with Him was another being whose countenance had the appearance of a man, And his face was full of graciousness, like one of the set-apart mal’akhiym.
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And I asked the mal’akh who went with me and showed me all the hidden things, concerning that Son of Adam, who he was, and whence he was, (and) why he went with the Head of Days? 3. And he answered and said to me: This is the Son of Adam who has righteousness, With whom dwells righteousness, And who reveals all the treasures of that which is hidden, Because the Sovereign of Spirits has chosen him, And whose lot has the pre-eminence before the Sovereign of Spirits in uprightness for ever.
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And this Son of Adam whom you have seen Shall raise up the kings and the mighty from their seats, [And the strong from their thrones] And shall loosen the reins of the strong, And break the teeth of the sinners;
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[And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms] Because they do not extol and praise Him, Nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon them. 6. And he shall put down the countenance of the strong, And shall fill them with shame. And darkness shall be their dwelling, And worms shall be their bed, And they shall have no hope of rising from their beds, Because they do not extol the name of the Sovereign of Spirits.
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And these are they who judge the stars of heaven, [And raise their hands against the El Elyon], And tread upon the earth and dwell upon it. And all their deeds manifest unrighteousness, And their power rests upon their riches, And their faith is in the gods which they have made with their hands, And they deny the name of the Sovereign of Spirits,
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And they persecute the houses of His congregations, And the faithful who hang upon the name of the Sovereign of Spirits.