1 And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son. 2 said unto him: 'Behold, here am I, my son, wherefore hast thou come to me?' 3 And his body was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head †and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful†. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright. 4 And thereupon he arose in the hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and †conversed with† the Lord of righteousness.

3 For the Lord has let me come to you, you hear therefore the words of my lips, of a man made big for you, but I am one who has seen the Lord’s face, like iron made to glow from fire it sends forth sparks and burns. 4 You look now upon my eyes, (the eyes) of a man big with meaning for you, but I have seen the Lord’s eyes, shining like the sun’s rays and filling the eyes of man with awe. 5 You see now, my children, the right hand of a man that helps you, but I have seen the Lord’s right hand filling heaven as he helped me. 6 You see the compass of my work like your own, but I have seen the Lord’s limitless and perfect compass, which has no end.