2:1FOR in the fortieth year of my life, I saw a vision on the Mount of Olives, on the east of Jerusalem, that the sun and the moon were standing still.
2:1FOR in the fortieth year of my life, I saw a vision on the Mount of Olives, on the east of Jerusalem, that the sun and the moon were standing still.
2:2And behold Isaac, the father of my father, said to us; Run and lay hold of them, each one according to his strength; and to him that seizeth them will the sun and moon belong.
2:3And we all of us ran together, and Levi laid hold of the sun, and Judah outstripped the others and seized the moon, and they were both of them lifted up with them.
2:4And when Levi became as a sun, lo, a certain young man gave to him twelve branches of palm; and Judah was bright as the moon, and under their feet were twelve rays.
2:5And the two, Levi and Judah, ran, and laid hold of them.
2:6And lo, a bull upon the earth, with two great horns, and an eagle's wings upon its back; and we wished to seize him, but could not.
2:7But Joseph came, and seized him, and ascended up with him on high.
2:8And I saw, for I was there, and behold a holy writing appeared to us, saying: Assyrians, Medes, Persians, Chaldeans, Syrians, shall possess in captivity the twelve tribes of Israel.
2:9And again, after seven days, I saw our father Jacob standing by the sea of Jamnia, and we were with him.
2:10And behold, there came a ship sailing by, without sailors or pilot; and there was written upon the ship, The Ship of Jacob.
2:11And our father said to us: Come, let us embark on our ship.