1 And Michael went and came to Abraham, and found him sitting before his oxen for ploughing, and he was exceeding old in appearance, and had his son in his arms.
2 Abraham, therefore, seeing the archangel Michael, rose from the ground and saluted him, not knowing who he was,
3 and said to him: “The Lord preserve you. May your journey be prosperous with you.”
4 And Michael answered him: “You are kind, good father.”
5 Abraham answered and said to him: “Come, draw near to me, brother, and sit down a little while, that I may order a beast to be brought that we may go to my house, and you may rest with me, for it is toward evening,
6 and in the morning arise and go wherever you will, lest some evil beast meet you and do you hurt.”
7 And Michael enquired of Abraham, saying: “Tell me your name, before I enter your house, lest I be burdensome to you.”
8 Abraham answered and said, “My parents called me Abram, and the Lord named me Abraham, saying: Arise and depart from your house, and from your kindred, and go into the land which I shall show unto you.
9 And when I went away into the land which the Lord showed me, he said to me: ‘Your name shall no more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham.’”
10 Michael answered and said to him: “Pardon me, my father, experienced man of God, for I am a stranger, and I have heard of you that you went forty furlongs and brought a goat and slew it, entertaining angels in your house, that they might rest there.”
11 Thus speaking together, they arose and went towards the house.
12 And Abraham called one of his servants, and said to him: “Go, bring me a beast that the stranger may sit upon it, for he is wearied with his journey.”
13 And Michael said: “Trouble not the youth, but let us go lightly until we reach the house, for I love your company”.