Lake Apostolic Fathers 2 - Bible Translation

THE SHEPHERD, vis. v. 1-5
The Fifth Revelation ^
1. While I was prajdng at home and sitting on The coming
my bed, there entered a man glorious to look on, in shepherd
the dress of a shepherd, covered with a white goat-
skin, with a bag on his shoulders and a staff in his
hand. And he greeted me, and I greeted him back.
2. And at once he sat down by me, and said to me,
"I have been sent by the most reverend angel to
dwell with you the rest of the days of your life."
3. I thought he was come tempting me, and said to
him, " Yes, but who are you ? for," I said, " I know
to whom I was handed over." He said to me, " Do
you not recognise me ? " "No," I said. "I," said
he, " am the shepherd to whom you were handed
over." 2 4. While he was still speaking, his appearance
changed, and I recognised him, that it was he
to whom I was handed over ; and at once I was
confounded, and fear seized me, and I was quite overcome
with sorrow that I had answered him so basely
and foolishly. 5. But he answered me and said,
" Be not confounded, but be strong in my commandments
which I am going to command you. For I
was sent," said he, "to show you again all the
things which you saw before, for they are the main
points which are helpful to you. First of all write
my commandments and the parables; but the rest
you shall write as I shall show you. This is the
reason," said he, "that I command you to write first
the commandments and parables, that you may read
^ This section is clearly intended as an introduction to the
Mandates, but it is always quoted as the Fifth Vision.
^ There is no mention of this in the preceding Visions,
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