ghosts

⁵²And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose. ⁵³And going out from the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and they appeared to many.

¹²just so, when a man is fallen asleep, he will not rise again, until the heavens are worn away; he will not awaken, nor rise from his sleep.

²⁷And in the same manner as it has been appointed for men to die one time, and after this, to be judged,

³Now Samuel was dead, and all of Israel mourned for him, and they buried him in Ramah, his city. And Saul took away the magi and soothsayers from the land. ⁴And the Philistines gathered together, and they arrived and made camp at Shunem. Then Saul also gathered all of Israel, and he arrived at Gilboa. ⁵And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was afraid, and his heart was exceedingly terrified. ⁶And he consulted the Lord. But he did not respond to him, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets. ⁷And Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman having a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and consult through her.” And his servants said to him, “There is a woman having a divining spirit at Endor.” ⁸Therefore, he changed his usual appearance, and he put on other clothes. And he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night. And he said to her, “Divine for me, by your divining spirit, and raise up for me whomever I will tell you.”

³⁹See my hands and feet, that it is I myself. Look and touch. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”

²⁴And crying out, he said: ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue. For I am tortured in this fire.’ ²⁵And Abraham said to him: ‘Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented. ²⁶And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been established, so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able, nor can someone cross from there to here.’ ²⁷And he said: ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, ²⁸so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torments.’ ²⁹And Abraham said to him: ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

⁵For the living know that they themselves will die, yet truly the dead know nothing anymore, nor do they have any recompense. For the memory of them is forgotten.

²⁶And seeing him walking upon the sea, they were disturbed, saying: “It must be an apparition.” And they cried out, because of fear.

³in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation. ⁴His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish.

¹⁹And though they say to you, “Seek from seers and diviners,” they who hiss in their incantations, should not the people seek from their God, for the sake of the living, and not from the dead?

¹³And the king said to her: “Do not be afraid. What have you seen?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw gods ascending from the earth.”

¹²But after these events, he was shown in another likeness to two of them walking, as they were going out to the countryside.

¹And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and he led them onto a lofty mountain separately. ²And he was transfigured before them. And his face shined brightly like the sun. And his garments were made white like snow. ³And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, speaking with him.

⁷Remember that my life is wind, and my eye will not return to see good things. ⁸Neither will the sight of man gaze upon me; your eyes are upon me, and I will not endure. ⁹Just as a cloud is consumed and passes away, so he who descends to hell will not ascend. ¹⁰He will not return again to his house, nor will his own place know him any longer.

²¹Whether his sons have been noble or ignoble, he will not understand.