Translation:Qolasta/Oxford Collection/Part 1/Prayer 54

by Mark Lidzbarski

LIV.

In the name of the great life

be glorified the noble light.

At the going out of the Sabbath in the evening,

at the entrance of Sunday to the good,

at the exit of the Sabbath in the evening,

the good went and came into being.

He took the high throne,

erected it and founded it in the Being.

He took the zither of the Kuštā,

which is voil of sounds of praise.

Once I, good one, recited with it,

it opened the door of the heavenly height.

The second time I, good one, recited with it,

all the evil ones became good ones.

The third time I, good one, recited with her,

they all shook themselves and rose up.

Those who were lying down came,

those who had stumbled came.

"Is my rule hard against you,

or does my high scourge torment you?"

To this they answer him:

"By your life, our Father, Son of Life,

by the splendor and light from which you came,

not is your rule harsh against us,

nor does your high scourge torment us.

No, it is the Evil One, Son of the Evil One,

who entered the body and made it stumble."

Once I called out to the Evil One:

"Keep away from my acquaintances".

The second time I called out to the evil one:

"Keep away from my friends".

The third time I called out to the evil one

and will not let him go.

I will kill the evil one

and throw him into the end of the world.

I will throw him into the end of the world,

for I have shouted in his ear,

but he would not listen.

I have called to him,

but he would not hear with his ear,

I have shown him in the eye,

but he would not see.

I showed him,

but he would not see with his eye;

therefore he shall come to an end

on the great day of the end.

To us, who praise our Lord,

you will remit our sins and transgressions.

Life is exalted and victorious,

and victorious is the man who has gone here.

Transcription

b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia rbia

mraurab nhura šania

mipaq šapta br maš

mˁiil habšaba l-ṭab

mipaq šabta br maš

asgia ṭaba atalẖ l-ˁtia

nisbẖ l-kursia rama

u-tirṣẖ u-rimiẖ b-gauẖ ḏ-ˁtia

nisbẖ l-pindur kušṭa

ḏ-mlia pisnia tušbihta

b-hda zibna drašibẖ ṭaba

tira mruma pta

tna drašibẖ ṭaba

kulhun bišia ṭabia hun

tlat drašibẖ ṭaba

kulhun trandad u-qam

atun šakbia ḏ-škibia

atun kšilia ḏ-ˁtakšal

mu mariut ˁlauaikun qašia

u-mu šauṭai rama razim ˁlauaikun

amrilẖ

b-haiak abun br-hiia

l-ziua u-nhura ḏ-minẖ ˁtit

la-mariutak ˁlan qašia

u-la-šauṭak rama razim ˁlan

hinˁla biša hu br biša

ḏ-albẖ l-pagra u-akšlẖ

b-hda zibna qritilẖ l-biša

ḏ-siṭar mn iadai huia

tnit amarilẖ l-biša

ḏ-siṭar huia mn rahmai

tiltit amarilẖ l-biša

u-la-ˁšibqẖ

migṭal ˁgiṭlẖ l-biša

u-ˁrimiẖ b-saupẖ ḏ-alma

b-saupẖ ḏ-alma ˁrimiẖ

ḏ-qrilẖ b-ˁudnẖ u-la-šma

ḏ-qrilẖ u-la-šma b-ˁudnẖ

hauitẖ b-ainẖ u-la-hza

hauitẖ u-la-hza b-ainẖ

misap saiip l-iuma rba ḏ-sup

anin ḏ-mšabinin maran

haṭaian u-hauban tišbuqlan

mištaiin hiia u-zakin

u-zakia gabra ḏ-asgia lka

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