The First Book of Adam and EvePlatt, Rutherford Hayes
Religion
The First Book of Adam and Eve
Platt, Rutherford Hayes
Adam (Biblical figure); Apocryphal books (Old Testament); Eve (Biblical figure)
3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and
let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and
take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give
us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."
4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border
of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to
Eve:--
5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end
of thirty days, when I shall come to you. And pray to God with burning
heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.
6 And I will go to another place, and go down into it, and do like you."
7 Then Eve went down into the water, as Adam had commanded her. Adam
also went down into the water; and they stood praying; and besought the
Lord to forgive them their offense, and to restore them to their former
state.
8 And they stood like that praying, until the end of the thirty-five
days.
Chapter XXXIII - Satan falsely promises the "bright light."
1 But Satan, the hater of all good, sought them in the cave, but found
them not, although he searched diligently for them.
2 But he found them standing in the water praying and thought within
himself, "Adam and Eve are standing like that in that water praying to
God to forgive them their transgression, and to restore them to their
former state, and to take them from under my hand.
3 But I will deceive them so that they shall come out of the water, and
not fulfil their vow."
4 Then the hater of all good, went not to Adam, but he went to Eve, and
took the form of an angel of God, praising and rejoicing, and said to
her:--
5 "Peace be to you! Be glad and rejoice! God is favorable to you, and
He sent me to Adam. I have brought him the glad tidings of salvation,
and of his being filled with bright light as he was at first.
6 And Adam, in his joy for his restoration, has sent me to you, that
you come to me, in order that I crown you with light like him.
7 And he said to me, 'Speak to Eve; if she does not come with you, tell
her of the sign when we were on the top of the mountain; how God sent
his angels who took us and brought us to the Cave of Treasures; and
laid the gold on the southern side; incense, on the eastern side; and
myrrh on the western side.' Now come to him."
8 When Eve hear these words from him, she rejoiced greatly. And
thinking Satan's appearance was real, she came out of the sea.
9 He went before, and she followed him until they came to Adam. Then
Satan hid himself from her, and she saw him no more.
10 She then came and stood before Adam, who was standing by the water
and rejoicing in God's forgiveness.
11 And as she called to him, he turned around, found her there and
cried when he saw her, and beat his chest; and from the bitterness of
his grief, he sank into the water.
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