1 In the histories of the twelve tribes of Israel, Joachim was a very rich man. And he doubled the gifts he offered to the Lord, saying to himself, “One is from my surplus for all the people, and the other is to the Lord God for forgiveness, to atone for me.” (PJA) 2 Now the great day of the Lord was approaching, and the people of Israel were offering their gifts. But Reubel stood before him and said, “It’s not right for you to offer your gifts first, since you haven’t had a child in Israel.” (PJA) 3 And Joachim was very grieved and went to the (history) of the twelve tribes of the people, saying to himself, “I’ll look in the (history) of the twelve tribes of Israel to see whether I’m the only one who hasn’t had a child in Israel.” And he searched, and found that all the just people in Israel had raised children. And he remembered that in the last days of the patriarch Abraham, the Lord God gave him a son, Isaac. (PJA) 4 And Joachim was very grieved, and didn’t go to his wife, but gave himself to the wilderness and pitched his tent there. And Joachim fasted forty days and forty nights, saying to himself, “I won’t go down for food or drink until the Lord my God considers me. Prayer will be my food and drink.” (PJA)
Protoevangelium of James 1
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