1And when the king heard the words of Abram he ordered him to be put into

2And at the end of those days the king ordered that all the kings, princes

3And the king said to the princes and sages, Have you heard what Abram, the

4And therefore decide what judgment is due to this man who reviled the king;

5And they all answered the king saying, The man who revileth the king should

6If it pleaseth the king to do this, let him order his servants to kindle a

7And all the king's servants, princes, lords, governors, and judges, and all

8And all the women and little ones crowded upon the roofs and towers to see

9And when Abram was come, the conjurors of the king and the sages saw Abram,

10And behold now his father has also transgressed thy commands, and mocked

11And when the king heard their words, he was exceedingly wroth, and he

12And the king said, Hast thou heard what the conjurors have spoken? Now

13And seeing that the king's anger was so much kindled, Terah said to the

14And Terah answered the king, Because my tender feelings were excited for

15And the king said Who advised thee to this? Tell me, do not hide aught

16And Terah was greatly terrified in the king's presence, and he said to the

17But Haran did not advise his father to anything, for Terah said this to

18And Haran at that time felt inclined to follow the ways of Abram, but he

19And Haran said in his heart, Behold now the king has seized Abram on

20And when Terah had spoken this to the king concerning Haran his son, the

21And they brought them both, Abram and Haran his brother, to cast them into

22And the king's servants took Abram and his brother, and they stripped them

23And they bound their hands and feet with linen cords, and the servants of

24And the Lord loved Abram and he had compassion over him, and the Lord came

25But all the cords with which they bound him were burned, while Abram

26And Haran died when they had cast him into the fire, and he was burned to

27And Abram walked in the midst of the fire three days and three nights, and

28And when the king heard their words his heart fainted and he would not

29And the king ordered Abram to be taken out from the fire; and his servants

30And the king's servants fled from it, and the king rebuked them, saying,

31And the servants of the king again approached to bring Abram out, and the

32And when the king saw that his servants could not approach the fire lest

33And when Abram came out the king and all his servants saw Abram coming

34And the king said to Abram, How is it that thou wast not burned in the

35And Abram said to the king, The God of heaven and earth in whom I trust

36And Haran the brother of Abram was burned to ashes, and they sought for

37And Haran was eighty-two years old when he died in the fire of Casdim. And

38And Abram said to them, Do not bow down to me, but bow down to the God of

39And this thing seemed very wonderful in the eyes of the king and princes,

40And all the kings, princes and servants gave Abram many gifts of silver

41And Abram went forth from the king in peace, and many of the king's

42And Abram returned on that day and went to his father's house, he and the

43And from that day forward Abram inclined the hearts of the sons of men to

44And at that time Nahor and Abram took unto themselves wives, the daughters

45And at the expiration of two years from Abram's going out of the fire,

46And he lifted up his eyes and saw a man in the likeness of Abram coming

47And the king dreamed that all his troops sank in that river and died, and

48And the king looked at these men and they were clothed in princely dresses

49And while they were running, the river again turned to an egg before the

50And the king was grieved at the sight, and he awoke out of his sleep and

51I And in the morning the king rose from his couch in fear, and he ordered

52And a wise servant of the king, whose name was Anuki, answered the king,

53And behold the day will come when Abram and his seed and the children of

54And as to what thou hast said concerning three men which thou didst see

55And that which thou sawest of the river which turned to an egg as at

56This is my king's dream, and this is its interpretation, and the dream is

57Now therefore my king, surely thou knowest that it is now fifty-two years

58And Nimrod hearkened to the voice of Anuki, and he sent some of his

59And Eliezer, Abram's servant whom the king had given him, was at that time

60And Eliezer said to Abram, Hasten, rise up and save thy soul, that thou

61And Abram hearkened to the voice of Eliezer, and Abram hastened and ran

62And when the king's servants could not find Abram they returned to the

63And Abram was concealed in Noah's house for one month, until the king had

64And Abram said to his father, Dost thou not know that the king thinketh to

65Now whom hast thou here and what hast thou in this land? Arise, let us go

66Dost thou not know or hast thou not heard, that it is not through love

67And if he do unto thee greater good than this, surely these are only

68Now therefore hearken to my voice, and let us arise and go to the land of

69And Abram ceased to speak, when Noah and his son Shem answered Terah,

70And Terah hearkened to the voice of his son Abram, and Terah did all that

Chapter 12

Abram placed in Prison, and is condemned after ten days to be cast