Infancy Gospel of James
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Infancy Gospel of James — Salome's Test
1 And I saw a woman coming down from the hill-country, and she said to me: O man, whither art thou going? And I said: I am seeking an Hebrew midwife.
2 And she answered and said unto me: Art thou of Israel? And I said to her: Yes.
3 And she said: And who is it that is bringing forth in the cave? And I said: A woman betrothed to me.
4 And she said to me: Is she not thy wife? And I said to her: It is Mary that was reared in the temple of the Lord, and I obtained her by lot as my wife.
5 And yet she is not my wife, but has conceived of the Holy Spirit.
6 And the widwife said to him: Is this true? And Joseph said to her: Come and see.
7 And the midwife went away with him.
8 And they stood in the place of the cave, and behold a luminous cloud overshadowed the cave.
9 And the midwife said: My soul has been magnified this day, because mine eyes have seen strange things—because salvation has been brought forth to Israel.
10 And immediately the cloud disappeared out of the cave, and a great light shone in the cave, so that the eyes could not bear it.
11 And in a little that light gradually decreased, until the infant appeared, and went and took the breast from His mother Mary.
12 And the midwife cried out, and said: This is a great day to me, because I have seen this strange sight.
13 And the midwife went forth out of the cave, and Salome met her.
14 And she said to her: Salome, Salome, I have a strange sight to relate to thee: a virgin has brought forth—a thing which her nature admits not of.
15 Then said Salome: As the Lord my God liveth, unless I thrust in my finger, and search the parts, I will not believe that a virgin has brought forth.
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