[Chapter 31]
1 And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed
forth from 2 them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. And beyond these
mountains I saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe-trees, and all the trees were full
3 of stacte, being like almond-trees. And when one burnt
it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.
[Chapter 32]
1 And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw
seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper.
2 And
thence I went over the summits of all these mountains, far towards the east of the earth,
and passed above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed over the angel
Zotiel. And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, 3 I and from afar off trees more
numerous than I these trees and great-two trees there, very great, beautiful, and glorious,
and magnificent, and the tree of knowledge, whose holy fruit they eat and know great
wisdom. 4 That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like (those of) the Carob
tree: and its fruit 5 is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the fragrance of the
tree penetrates afar. Then 6 I said: 'How beautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its
look!' Then Raphael the holy angel, who was with me, answered me and said: 'This is the
tree of wisdom, of which thy father old (in years) and thy aged mother, who were before
thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew that
they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.'
[Chapter 33]
1 And from thence I went to the ends of the earth and saw there great beasts, and each
differed from the other; and (I saw) birds also differing in appearance and beauty and
voice, the one differing from the other. And to the east of those beasts I saw the ends of
the earth whereon the heaven 2 rests, and the portals of the heaven open. And I saw how
the stars of heaven come forth, and 3 I counted the portals out of which they proceed, and
wrote down all their outlets, of each individual star by itself, according to their number
and their names, their courses and their positions, and their 4 times and their months, as
Uriel the holy angel who was with me showed me. He showed all things to me and wrote
them down for me: also their names he wrote for me, and their laws and their
companies.
[Chapter 34]
1 And from thence I went towards the north to the ends of the earth, and there I saw a
great and 2 glorious device at the ends of the whole earth. And here I saw three portals of
heaven open in the heaven: through each of them proceed north winds: when they blow
there is cold, hail, frost, 3 snow, dew, and rain. And out of one portal they blow for good:
but when they blow through the other two portals, it is with violence and affliction on the
earth, and they blow with violence.
[Chapter 35]
1 And from thence I went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three
portals of the heaven open such as I had seen in the east, the same number of portals, and
the same number of outlets.
[Chapter 36]
1 And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open
portals 2 of the heaven: and thence there come dew, rain, and wind. And from thence I
went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of
heaven open and small portals 3 above them. Through each of these small portals pass the
stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them. And
as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of
Glory who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to
the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation:
that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless
Him for ever.
