Testament of Levi

Chapter 18

  1. 1 And after their punishment shall have come from the Lord, the priesthood shall fail.
  2. 2 Then shall the Lord raise up a new priest. And to him all the words of the Lord shall be revealed; And he shall execute a righteous judgement upon the earth for a multitude of days.
  3. 3 And his star shall arise in heaven as of a king. Lighting up the light of knowledge as the sun the day, And he shall be magnified in the world.
  4. 4 He shall shine forth as the sun on the earth, And shall remove all darkness from under heaven, And there shall be peace in all the earth.
  5. 5 The heavens shall exult in his days, And the earth shall be glad, And the clouds shall rejoice, [And the knowledge of the Lord shall be poured forth upon the earth, as the water of the seas; And the angels of the glory of the presence of the Lord shall be glad in him.
  6. 6 The heavens shall be opened, And From the temple of glory shall come upon him sanctification, With the Father's voice as from Abraham to Isaac.
  7. 7 And the glory of the Most High shall be uttered over him, And the spirit of understanding and sanctification shall rest upon him [in the water].
  8. 8 For he shall give the majesty of the Lord to His sons in truth for evermore; And there shall none succeed him for all generations for ever.
  9. 9 And in his priesthood the Gentiles shall be multiplied in knowledge upon the earth, And enlightened through the grace of the Lord: In his priesthood shall sin come to an end, And the lawless shall cease to do evil. [And the just shall rest in him.]
  10. 10 And he shall open the gates of paradise, And shall remove the threatening sword against Adam.
  11. 11 And he shall give to the saints to eat from the tree of life, And the spirit of holiness shall be on them.
  12. 12 And Beliar shall be bound by him, And he shall give power to His children to tread upon the evil spirits.
  13. 13 And the Lord shall rejoice in His children, And be well pleased in His beloved ones for ever.
  14. 14 Then shall Abraham and Isaac and Jacob exult, And I will be glad, And all the saints shall clothe themselves with joy.