Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

580 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
"O father, nothing whatsoever was hidden from us.
"And again, we saw Him upon the Cross, and we
The cruci- "heard His voice crying, 'Elohe, Elohe, My God,
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-My God, why hath He forsaken Me?' And we
"saw the sun become dark— now a o^reat darkness
"came upon the earth— and we bowed down, and
"wept, and said, 'May Thy Name be blessed, O
"'God, Who hast made us to dwell in this land
'"and not to be mingled with the Jews.' And again,
"we heard His voice crying out, 'I am athirst,' and
"again we heard Him cry, 'Father, into Thy hand
'"I commit My Spirit.' And again, we saw that
"He made to come forth all the spirits that were
"in prison from Abel until the time of the Cruci-
"fixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. And again, we
"saw Michael and Gabriel go down into the tomb
The Resur-'-'and anuounce to the women, saying, 'Go ye and
'"tell His disciples that He our Lord hath risen
'"from the dead;' and they went and told His
"disciples [p. 374] that our Lord had risen from
"the dead. Now when they had heard these words,
"Peter and John went and came into the tomb,
"and they saw the napkin lying [there], and they
"returned to their brethren, and told them all that
"they had seen."
And the blessed men said, "And again, we saw
"how He came to His disciples, the door being
"closed, and stood among them, and how He said
"unto them, 'Peace be upon you, I am He; fear ye
'"not, neither be dismayed.' But they were afraid
"and imagined that they had seen a spirit. And