And the Most High will show you in those dream visions what the Most High will do to those who dwell on earth in the last days: Uriel promises Ezra that he will have dreams filled with meaning during the next night, dreams about the last days of human history. These words end the encounter with Uriel that began in verse 29. An alternative model for verses 58-59a is:

• 58 But spend tomorrow night here, 59 and at that time God Most High will show you in dreams and visions what he will do with the people living on earth in the last days.”

So I slept that night and the following one, as he commanded me: Good News Bible may be used as a model here.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.