1 After that I saw thousands upon thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, a multitude beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits.⁠a 2 On the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that do not sleep, and I learned their names; for the angel who went with me made their names known to me and showed me all the hidden things. 3 I heard the voices of those four presences as they spoke praises before the Lord of glory. 4 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits forever and ever. 5 The second voice I heard blessing the Elect One and the elect ones who depend on the Lord of Spirits. 6 The third voice I heard praying and interceding for those who dwell on the earth and making requests in the name of the Lord of Spirits. 7 The fourth voice I heard fending off the Satans, forbidding them to come before the Lord of Spirits to accuse those who dwell on the earth.⁠b 8 After that I asked the angel of peace who went with me,⁠c who showed me everything that is hidden: 'Who are these four presences I have seen, whose words I have heard and written down?' 9 He said to me: 'The first is Michael, the merciful and patient; the second, who is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael; the third, who is set over all the powers,⁠d is Gabriel; and the fourth, who is set over the repentance that leads to hope for those who inherit eternal life,⁠e is named Phanuel.' 10 These are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits, and the four voices I heard in those days.