1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying,
in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the
rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.
This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.
So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

3 And Eve sat crying; for she believed he was dead.

4 Then she got up, spread her hands toward God,
appealing to Him for mercy and pity, and said, "O God,
forgive me my sin, the sin which I committed, and don't
remember it against me.

5 For I alone caused Your servant to fall from the
garden into this condemned land; from light into this
darkness; and from the house of joy into this prison.

6 O God, look at this Your servant fallen in this
manner, and bring him back to life, that he may cry and
repent of his transgression which he committed through me.

7 Don't take away his soul right now; but let him live
that he may stand after the measure of his repentance, and
do Your will, as before his death.

8 But if You do not bring him back to life, then, O
God, take away my own soul, that I be like him, and leave
me not in this dungeon, one and alone; for I could not