The order of ranks of the angels and the homage received by the higher ranks from the lower ones
R. Ishmael said: Metatron, the Angel, the Prince of the Presence, the glory of all heaven, said to me:
1 THE ANGELS OF THE FIRST HEAVEN, when(ever) they see their prince, they dismount
from their horses and fall on their faces.
And THE PRINCE OF THE FIRST HEAVEN, when he sees the prince of the second heaven, he
dismounts, removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
And THE PRINCE OF THE SECOND HEAVEN, when he sees the Prince of the third heaven, he
removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
And THE PRINCE OF THE THIRD HEAVEN, when he sees the prince of the fourth heaven, he
removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
And THE PRINCE OF THE FOURTH HEAVEN, when he sees the prince of the fifth heaven, he
removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
xAnd THE PRINCE OF THE FIFTH HEAVEN, when he sees the prince of the sixth heaven, he
removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
And THE PRINCE OF THE SIXTH HEAVEN, when he sees the prince of the seventh heaven, he
removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
2 And THE PRINCE OF THE SEVENTH HEAVEN, when he sees THE SEVENTY-TWO PRINCES OF KINGDOMS, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
3 And the seventy-two princes of kingdoms, when they see THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE FIRST HALL IN THE ARABOTH RAQIA in the highest, they remove the royal crown from their head and fall on their faces.
3And THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE FIRST HALL, when they see the door keepers of the second
Hall, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
And THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE SECOND HALL, when they see the door keepers of the third
Hall, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
And THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE THIRD HALL, when they see the door keepers of the fourth
Hall, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
And THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE FOURTH HALL, when they see the door keepers of the fifth
Hall, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
And THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE FIFTH HALL, when they see the door keepers of the sixth
Hall, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
And THE DOOR KEEPERS OF THE SIXTH HALL, when they see the DOOR KEEPERS OF
THE SEVENTH HALL, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
4 And the door keepers of the seventh Hall, when they see THE FOUR GREAT PRINCES, the honoured ones, WHO ARE APPOINTED OVER THE FOUR CAMPS OF SHEKINA, they remove the crown(s) of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
5 And the four great princes, when they see TAG’AS, the prince, great and honoured with song (and) praise, at the head of all thechildren of heaven, they remove the crown of glory from their head and fall on their faces.
6 And Tag’ as, the great and honoured prince, when he sees BARATTIEL, the great prince of three fingers in the height of ’Araboth, the highest heaven, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
7 And Barattiel, the great prince, when he sees HAMON, the great prince, the fearful and honoured, pleasant and terrible one who maketh all the children of heaven to tremble, when the time draweth nigh (that is set) for the saying of the ’(Thrice) Holy’, as it is written (Isa. xxxiii. 3): “At the noise of the tumult (hamon) the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered” he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
8 And Hamon, the great prince, when he sees TUTRESIEL, the great prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
9 And Tutresiel H’, the great prince, when he sees ATRUGIEL, the great prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
10 And Atrugiel the great prince, when he sees NA’ARIRIEL H’, the great prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
(n) And Na’aririel H’, the great prince, when he sees SASNIGIEL H’, the great prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
12 And Sasnigiel H’, when he sees ZAZRIEL H’, the great prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
13 And Zazriel H’, the prince, when he sees GEBURATIEL H’, the prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
14 And Geburatiel H’, the prince, when he sees ’ARAPHIEL H’, the prince, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
15 And ’Araphiel H’, the prince, when he sees ’ASHRUYLU, the prince, who presides in all the sessions of the children of heaven, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
16 And Ashruylu H, the prince, when he sees GALLISUR H’, THE PRINCE, WHO REVEALS ALL THE SECRETS OF THE LAW (Tora), he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
17 And Gallisur H’, the prince, when he sees ZAKZAKIEL H’, the prince who is appointed to write down the merits of Israel on the Throne of Glory, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face.
18 And Zakzakiel H’, the great prince, when he sees ’ANAPHIEL H’, the prince who keeps the keys of the heavenly Halls, he removes the crown of glory from his head and falls on his face. Why is he called by the name of ’Anaphiel? Because the bough of his honour and majesty and his crown and his splendour and his brilliance covers (overshadows) all the chambers of ’Araboth Raqia on high even as the Maker of the World (doth overshadow them). Just as it is written with regard to the Maker of the World (Hab. iii. 3): “His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise”, even so do the honour and majesty of ’Anaphiel cover all the glories of ’Araboth the highest.