Translation:Qolasta/Oxford Collection/Part 1/Prayer 8

by Mark Lidzbarski

VIII.

In the name of life,

let healing be given to the NN through this Sunday prayer.

On the light of the ether I stand

and on the great light with its victories.

I am Mandā d-Haijē,

the son of the planting of the mighty, first life.

I called the praised Sunday,

the pure guardian of the light that illuminates the Uthras,

and I said to him:

"Up, go, descend to the earth Tibil,

to this world which is all birth,

to those of tried righteousness,

the men formed of flesh and blood,

grasp them with your grasp,

be firm with them,

stand by them, take heed to them,

and grant them strength and firmness,

that they may stand and worship

and praise the mighty alien life."

Then Sunday replied and said to Mandā d-Haijē:

"How can you send me to this world,

which is all birth,

to the men of tried righteousness,

formed of flesh and blood,

who do not honor me,

rather despise me

do not hold me in great honor,

and do not remit my sins and offenses?"

Then Mandā d-Haijē replied and said to Sunday,

"Get up, go, descend to the earth Tibil,

to this world which is all birth,

to the men of tried righteousness

who are formed of flesh and blood,

grasp them with your grasp,

be firm with them,

stand by them

and take heed.

Turn away and keep away from them

the seven planets,

they together with their demons, Dēws,

amulet spirits and evil creations.

Then they will remit your sins and transgressions,

hold you in great honor,

and victoriousness will be with you."

Then Mandā d-Haijē turned to the men of proven righteousness and said to them:

"Pay attention to Sunday, the enlightener,

whom I have sent to you,

that he may enlighten you, strengthen you, upright you,

and bring you prayer and praise.

Forgive him his sins and transgressions

and hold him in great honor".

Furthermore, Mandā d-Haijē declared, revealed, and said:

"Anyone who does not remit his sins and transgressions to the Sunday

and does not hold it in great honor,

has no throne among the Uthras

and does not behold the great face of glory.

For Sunday is dearer, greater, more beautiful

and more enlightened than all the Uthras."

Blessed and praised be Manda d-Haijē and the Strengthener.

Life is victorious over all works.

Transcription

b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia asuta tihuilẖ l-iahia br iasmin b-haza buta ḏ-habšaba

ˁl nhur aiar qaiimna

u-ˁl nhura rba b-zakuatẖ

ana hu manda ḏ-hiia br niṣbtun ḏ-hiia rurbia qadmaiia qritilẖ l-habšaba šbiha naṭra dakia ḏ-nhura ḏ-manhar ˁutria u-amarnalẖ qum asgia ˁzil nhut l-arqa ḏ-tibil l-alma hazin ḏ-kulẖ maudala luataiun ḏ-bhiria zidqa gubria gbilia bisra u-zma u-lguṭinun b-ligṭtak u-šarbun u-qumbun u-ˁzdaharbun u-ahbalun haila u-šrara ḏ-niqmun u-nisigdun u-nišabun l-hiia rurbia nukraiia haizak malil habšaba u-amarlẖ l-manda ḏ-hiia haizin mšadratlia l-alma hazin ḏ-kulẖ maudala luataiun ḏ-bhiria zidqa gbilia bisra u-zma ḏ-laumauqirilia u-mašiṭilia b-ˁqara rba la-lagṭilia haṭaiai u-haubai la-šabqilia haizak malil manda ḏ-hiia u-l-habšaba ḏ-nimarlẖ anat qum asgia ˁzil nhut l-arqa ḏ-tibil l-alma hazin ḏ-kulẖ maudala luataiun ḏ-bhiria zidqa gbilia bisra u-zma u-lguṭinun b-ligṭtak u-ašarbun u-qumbun u-zdaharbun u-kruk u-dhia minaihun šuba šibiahia hinun u-sahraihun u-daiuaihun u-humraihun u-qiriatun bišata ḏ-hinun haṭaiak u-haubak šabiqilak u-b-ˁqara rba lagṭilak u-zakuta luatan dilan hauialak haizak malil manda ḏ-hiia u-amarlun l-bhiria zidqa ˁzdahar b-habšaba manhirana ḏ-ana luataikun dilkun šadartẖ l-manhirinkun u-l-miqaiminkun u-l-mitriṣinkun u-l-maitilkun buta u-tušbihta haṭaiiẖ u-haubẖ šbqulẖ u-b-ˁqara rba lugṭuia apriš u-galil u-amar manda ḏ-hiia kul man ḏ-lašabiqlẖ haṭaiiẖ u-haubẖ l-habšaba u-b-ˁqara rba la-lagiṭlẖ kursia binia ˁutria litlẖ u-la-hazilẖ l-parṣupa rba ḏ-ˁqara aminṭul ḏ-habšaba iaqir u-kabir u-iaiˁ u-manhar mn kulhun ˁutria brik u-mšaba manda ḏ-hiia u-mqaimana u-hiia zakin ˁl kulhun ˁubadia

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