2 Esdras 7:43-45

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁴³ It will last as though for a week of years. ⁴⁴ This is my judgement and its prescribed order; and to you alone I have shown these things.’

Only a Few Will Be Saved

⁴⁵ I answered and said, ‘O sovereign Lord, I said then and^[a] I say now: Blessed are those who are alive and keep your commandments!