CHAP. V.

In which Eve makes a noble and
emotionable intercession, taking the blame
on herself .

THEN Adam and Eve entered the cave, and
stood praying, in their own tongue,
unknown to us, but which they knew well.
2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his
eyes, and saw the rock and the roof of the
cave that covered him overhead, so that
he could see neither heaven, nor God's
creatures. So he wept and smote heavily
upon his breast, until he dropped, and was
as dead.
3 And Eve sat weeping; for she believed he
was dead.
4 Then she arose, spread her hands
towards God, suing Him for mercy and
pity, and said, "O God, forgive me my sin,
the sin which I committed, and remember
it not against me.
5 "For I alone caused Thy servant to fall
from the garden into this lost estate; from
light into this darkness; and from the
abode of joy into this prison.
6 "O God, look upon this Thy servant thus
fallen, and raise him from his death, that
he may weep and repent of his
transgression which he committed through
me.
7 "Take not away his soul this once; but
let him live that he may stand after the
measure of his repentance, and do Thy
will, as before his death.
8 "But if Thou do not raise him up, then, O
God, take away my own soul, that I be like
him; and leave me not in this dungeon,
one and alone; for I could not stand alone
in this world, but with him only.
9 "For Thou, O God, didst cause a slumber
to come upon him, and didst take a bone
from his side, and didst restore the flesh in
the place of it, by Thy divine power.
10 "And Thou didst take me, the bone, and
make me a woman, bright like him, with
heart, reason, and speech; and in flesh, like
unto his own; and Thou didst make me
after the likeness of his countenance, by
Thy mercy and power.
11 "O Lord, I and he are one and Thou, O
God, art our Creator, Thou are He who
made us both in one day.
12 "Therefore, O God, give
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him life, that he may be with me in this
strange land, while we dwell in it on
account of our transgression.
13 "But if Thou wilt not give him life, then
take me, even me, like him; that we both
may die the same day."
14 And Eve wept bitterly, and fell upon our
father Adam; from her great sorrow.


To be continued...

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I've come across this book before. It's contents are revealing. I even found out that the saying "the devil appearing as an angel of light" was gotten from one of the chapters.