Testament of Levi

Chapter 5

  1. 1 And thereupon the angel opened to me the gates of heaven, and I saw the holy temple, and upon
  2. 2 a throne of glory the Most High. And He said to me: Levi, I have given thee the blessings of the
  3. 3 priesthood until I come and sojourn in the midst of Israel. Then the angel brought me down to the earth, and gave me a shield and a sword, and said to me: Execute vengeance on Shechem because
  4. 4 of Dinah, thy sister, and I will be with thee because the Lord hath sent me. And I destroyed at
  5. 5 that time the sons of Hamor, as it is written in the heavenly tables. And I said to him: I pray
  6. 6 thee, O Lord, tell me Thy name, that I may call upon Thee in a day of tribulation. And he said: I am the angel who intercedeth for the nation of Israel that they may not be smitten utterly,
  7. 7 for every evil spirit attacketh it. And after these things I awaked, and blessed the Most High, and the angel who intercedeth for the nation of Israel and for all the righteous.