Column 2

1 it were told. [The interpretation of the matter concerns] the traitors with the Man of 2 the Lie, for they did not [believe the words of] the Teacher of Righteousness from the mouth of 3 God. And it concerns the traitors [to the] new [covenant], for they did not 4 believe in the covenant of God, [and they profaned] his holy name. 5 And likewise, the interpretation of the matter [concerns the] traitors in the last 6 days. They are the ruthless ones [of the covenant], who will not believe 7 when they hear all that is coming upon the last generation from the mouth of 8 the priest in [whose heart] God put [understanding] to interpret all 9 the words of his servants the prophets, [by] whose hand God recounted 10 all that is coming upon his people and [his congregation.] For behold, I am raising up 11 the Chaldeans, that bitter [and hasty] nation. 12 Its interpretation concerns the Kittim,⁠a [who are] swift and mighty 13 in battle, to destroy many. [And the land will be] under the dominion of 14 the Kittim. They will take possession of [many lands] and will not believe 15 in the statutes of God. [Who marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not] 16 his own. [Its interpretation concerns the Kittim, who …] 17 […]