1. And it came to pass upon the third day, I sat under an oak, and, behold, there came a voice out of a bush over against me, and said, Esdras, Esdras.
2. And I said, Here am I, Lord. And I stood up upon my feet.
3. Then said he to me, In the bush I did manifestly reveal myself, and talked with Moses, when my people were in bondage in Egypt:
4. and I sent him, and he led my people out of Egypt; and I brought him up to the mount of Sinai, where I held him by me for many days;
5. and told him many wondrous things, and showed him the secrets of the times, and the end of the seasons; and commanded him, saying,
6. These words shall you publish openly, and these shall you hide.
7. And now I say to you,
8. Lay up in your heart the signs that I have showed, and the dreams that you have seen, and the interpretations which you have heard:
9. for you shall be taken away from men, and from henceforth you shall remain with my Son, and with such as be like you, until the times be ended.