Second Baruch

And the tenth bright waters that you saw:

this

is the purity of the generation of Josiah,

king of Judah,

who at that time alone was subject to the Mighty One

with all his heart and with all his soul.

And he cleansed the land of idols,

and consecrated all the vessels that were defiled,

and restored the offerings to the altar,

and exalted the horn of the holy,

and raised up the righteous,

and praised all who were wise in understanding,

and returned the priests to their ministries,

and wiped out and removed the magicians, sorcerers, and diviners from the land.

And not only did he slay the wicked who were living,

but also the bones of those who had died

they brought out

from the graves

and burned

them with fire.

And the festivals

And he established the elders in their sanctuaries,

and the defiled he burned with fire.

And the false prophets who were leading the people astray,

them also he burned with fire.

And the people

who obeyed them, while still alive,

he cast into the brook Kidron,

and heaped

stones upon them.

And he was zealous with the zeal of the Mighty One with all his soul,

and he alone was steadfast in the law at that time,

so that he left no uncircumcised person or one who committed wickedness in all the land

all the days of his life.

This is he, then, who shall receive

an eternal reward,

and he shall be praised before the Mighty One

more than many in the last time.

For on account of him and on account of those who are like him

were created and prepared

the honorable glories,

those that were told to you beforehand.

These are the bright waters that you saw.