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12 Soothly the vision was such. Judas saw Onias, that was (the) highest priest, a good man and benign, shamefast in sight, and mild (or meek) in manners, and fair in speech, and which was exercised in virtues from a child, holding forth the hands for to pray for all the people of (the) Jews.

13 After this thing that also another man appeared, wonderful in age and glory, and in having of great fairness about him.

14 Forsooth he saw Onias answering for to have said, This is the lover of (the) brethren, and of the people of Israel; this is he, that much prayeth for the people, and [for] all the holy city, Jeremy (or Jeremiah), the prophet of God.

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