1 Hear, therefore, about the heavens that have been shown to you. 2 The lowest is for this reason gloomy to you, since it sees all the unrighteous deeds of men.⁠a 3 And it has fire, snow, and ice made ready for the day of judgement, in the righteous judgement of God; for in it are all the spirits of the retributions for vengeance on men. 4 And in the second are the hosts of the armies which are ordained for the day of judgement, to work vengeance on the spirits of deceit and of Beliar. 5 And above them are the holy ones. 6 And in the highest of all dwells the Great Glory, far above all holiness. 7 In the heaven next to it are the archangels, who minister and make propitiation to the Lord for all the sins of ignorance of the righteous; Offering to the Lord a sweet-smelling savour, a reasonable and a bloodless offering. 8 And in the heaven below this are the angels who bear answers to the angels of the presence of the Lord. 9 And in the heaven next to this are thrones and dominions,⁠b in which always they offer praise to God. 10 When, therefore, the Lord looks upon us, all of us are shaken; yes, the heavens, and the earth, and the abysses are shaken at the presence of His majesty. 11 But the sons of men, having no perception of these things, sin and provoke the Most High.