AFTER this I beheld thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, and an infinite number of people, standing before Yahuah Tseva'oth.
On the four wings likewise of Yahuah Tseva'oth, on the four sides, I perceived others, besides those who were standing. Their names, too, I know; because the angel, who proceeded with me, declared them to me, discovering to me every secret thing.
Then I heard the voices of those upon the four sides magnifying Yahuah of glory.
The first voice blessed Yahuah Tseva'oth forever and ever.
The second voice I heard blessing the Elect One, and the elect who suffer on account of Yahuah Tseva'oth.
The third voice I heard petitioning and praying for those who dwell upon earth, and supplicate the name of Yahuah Tseva'oth.
The fourth voice I heard expelling the impious angels, and prohibiting them from entering into the presence of Yahuah Tseva'oth, to accuse the inhabitants of the earth.
After this I besought the angel of peace, who proceeded with me, to explain all that was concealed. I said to him, Who are those I have seen on the four sides, and whose words I have heard and written down? He replied, The first is the merciful, the patient, the holy Miyka'el.
The second is he who is over every suffering and every affliction of the sons of men, the holy Rapha'el. The third, who is over all that is powerful, is Gavriy'el. And the fourth, who is over repentance, and the hope of those who will inherit eternal life, is Penu'el. These are the four angels of El Elyon, and their four voices, which at that time I heard.