He laydownand sleptundera junipertree;and behold,therewas an angeltouchinghim, and he saidto him, "Arise,eat."
But he himselfwenta day'sjourneyinto the wilderness,and cameand satdownundera junipertree;and he requestedfor himselfthat he might die,and said,"It is enough;now,O LORD,takemy life,for I am not betterthanmy fathers."
Then he lookedand behold,there was at his heada breadcake[baked on] hotstones,and a jarof water.So he ateand drankand laydownagain.
The younglionsdo lackand sufferhunger;But they who seekthe LORDshall not be in wantof anygoodthing.
The angelof the LORDencampsaroundthose who fearHim, And rescuesthem.
He said,"Behold,I am going to let you knowwhatwill occurat the finalperiodof the indignation,for [it] pertains to the appointedtimeof the end.
whileI was stillspeakingin prayer,then the manGabriel,whomI had seenin the visionpreviously,cameto me in [my] extremewearinessabout the timeof the eveningoffering.
Then the angelwho was speakingwith me returnedand rousedme, as a manwhois awakenedfrom his sleep.
And behold,an angelof the Lordsuddenly appearedand a lightshonein the cell;and he struckPeter'ssideand wokehim up, saying,"Getup quickly."And his chainsfell offhis hands.
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
