Translation:Qolasta/Prayer 31

by Mark Lidzbarski

XXXI.

The brightness rises to its place,

the light to the shining dwelling.

In the day when the light ascends,

the darkness will return to its place.

The remission of sins, transgressions, follies, stumbles and errors

will be forgiven to the friends of the name of Kuštā,

as well as to those souls who have descended to the Jordan and received baptism.

The consuming fire will consume you,

and your service will be in the dwellings.

The fragrance of life will ascend to the house of life,

and we too will ascend to the house of life, we will be victorious.

Our support and trust will be in the life in the place of light and in the shining dwelling.

Life stands firm, it is erected in its škīnā,

life is victorious over all works.

Commentary

This is the "solution" of the incense at baptism.

(a) In the name of the great life, shine my mind, knowledge and knowledge to me N, son of N, through these exhortations for baptism, which are copied from the manuscript of the "Great Source".

(b) This is the baptism with which Hibil-Zīwā baptized Adam, the first man, when the pure Mānā began to breathe in him and

he arose, sneezed and asked for life. Adam said : "I attained to the goal by the power of Hibtl-Zīwā".

(c) Then Hibil-Zīwā arose, clothed himself with the 7 gezcänder and went to the bank of the Jordan. While Adam placed the fire basin before Hibil-Zīwā, Hibil-Zīwā xcand the wreath for the olive staff, wound the wreath for Adam, stepped to the Jordan, sang over it the song "Hear me, my father, hear me" (= LXXX), "for with the strength of my father Jāicar I went to the Jordan, and with the strength of the Mandā d-Haijē umrde the wreath erected the Uthras."

Then he rose, read "In the name of that first man" (= over the crown and put it on his head. Then he read "Life created Jāiwar-Zīwā" (= III), "There shone the light" (= V) and "Mandā created me" (= XIX) over the myrtle wreath and put it on the side of the crown. Then he grasped one end of the stole, read "Mighty and great was the great mystery of splendor, light and glory" (= VII) over the Pandāmā and placed it around his mouth. Then he read

"How lovely the fragrance" (= VIII) and placed (the incense pan) in front of him. Then he read "We confessed" (= LXXV), "Praises" (= LXXVI), "You" (LXXVII), "I wanted to lift up the eyes" (= XXXV), "When lifting up the eyes" (= IX), "On the day when they granted the Jordan to Sām-Smīr" (= X), "I worshipped and praised that Jāwar-Zīwā" (= XI) "I am Jür.... I shone in rich splendor" (= XII). Then he touched the head bandage and read "I went down to the Jordan" (= XIII) up to the place ico it says "they strengthened me the limbs of my body. I descend". Then he descended to a quarter of his legs in the Jordan and read "In the name of Jōs-mīr, the first vine" (= XIV) over the olive staff. At the place tvo it says "covered with splendor, clothed with light" he put the myrtle wreath around the olive staff and clothed it with the head bandage. Then he read "Bound be the sea" (= XV) and drew 3 times 3 figures in the Jordan. Then he read "I am a perfect Gimrā (= XVI) and "Trembling, trembling hurry away" (= XVII) and poured water into the Jordan right, left and in front of him. Then he read "Firjawis" (= XVIII) as it is written. Then he recited a song and said to him: "Everyone who feels the power in himself and whose soul loves it, come, go down to the Jordan, be baptized, take put on the pure mark, put on vestments of splendor, and put resplendent garlands on his head". Adam then went down into the Jordan and submerged behind him 3 times. Then he seized him by the fencing, led him to the left side and put him between himself and the olive staff. He immersed him 3 times, drew him 3 times in the Jordan, and gave him 3 handfuls of water to drink. He read over the myrtle wreath "Manda created me" (= XIX) and put it on his head. Then he spoke over him hidden names, handed him Kuštā over the olive staff and brought him up before him. Then he took water from the Jordan into the bottle and spoke the song "At the head of the water I went out" (= LXXXII) and "Blessed be you, outer gate" (= XX). Further he read "Out of the Jordan I went up" (= XXI), then went out of the Jordan and spoke it to the end. He then carried oil and read over the oil " We confessed" (= XXII), "You are the precious oil" (= XXIII) and "You received continuance, first lifting" (= XXIV), drew him 3 times, smeared him 3 times, at each sign he put his hand on his head and spoke over him those names which he had spoken over him in the Jordan. He handed him Kuštā, took Pihtā and Mambūhā, read the 8 prayers of the Pihtā over the Pihtā and the two prayers of the Mambūhā over the Mambūhā, handed him the Pihtā and he ate, handed him the Mambūhā and he drank, handed him Kuštā, placed him in front of him and read the sealing prayers "When the Jordan was granted living TFassers Sām Smīr, the great shine of life" (= XXV), "Bound and sealed" (= XXVI), "By the treasure of life" (= XXVII) and the great "Bound and sealed" (= XXVIII). He put his hand on him, stood and read "You are straightened and strengthened" (= XXIX). Furthermore he read " What has your Father done with you, O soul" (= XXX), "How beautiful are the plants that Jordan planted and set up" (= LXXX11I),

(d) "Rightly baptized me my Baptist" (= LXXXIV),

(e) "Šilmai baptized us with baptism" (= LXXXV),

(f) "Jordan, in which we were baptized, be witness for us" (= LXXXV (g) and "I rejoice in my disciples and the Nāsoreans, who listened to my speech" (= LXXXVI (g) He sang the song "Urgently I exhort you" (= LXXXV1II), "To you I call and declare" (= LXXXIX), "In disciples [...], a new one, who went to the bank of the Jordan" (XC).

(i) He recited all the songs and hymns in their entirety. He read "Blessed and praised be the life" of šum bar Nu (= LXX and "Good is the good for the good" (= LXXII). He read "With rich splendor I am baptized" (= LXIII), loosened the head bandage and honored the crown.

And the life is victorious.

Further, Hibil-Ziwā determined and said, "The cry of life, the cry of the Mandā d-Haijē, and the cry of the great, first word be against any priest who performs baptism without the Pandāmā. Him shall the vein of the great spring curse, him shall the Uthras Šilmai and Nidbai, the guardians of the Jordan curse, him shall the spring and the palm tree curse, Jōkabar shall take away his crown and sign and cast him down to the nature of the place of darkness.

On the other hand, before every Nāsōraean who holds the Pandāmā while he performs baptism, the vein of the great fountain will cluster, all that he does ivird will endure, all coincidences will stay away from him, darkness will be wrapped up before him, and his robe will be kept with us. While he is still in his body, the 7 cannot let go fear against him, but high power will be sent to him,

(k) When he passes out of his body, the cloud will meet him that meets the Uthras, the fear of the watchmen will have no power over him, and he will not pass by the watchmen, Abathur will clothe him with his splendor, and all the Uthras will put of their light over him".

And the life is victorious.

(l) This is the ordinance for the baptism that came to this world. Hibil-Ziwā baptized with it Adam, the first man, and it was preserved through the generations for the men of proven righteousness.

This ordinance was written down in the manuscript of the "Great Spring" of Bāmōiā, son of Eqaimath.

It was copied here by Daian Hibil, son of Bnkh-Jāwar.

Then he sowed it out among 100 Nāsōreans from own handwriting which he had copied from the handwriting of Rāmōiā, son of Eqaimath, which was written in the locality of Tib and was with Haiōnā, daughter of Jahiā, and Dainai, son of Zakid.

Those who hold on to it, those who will not hold on to it, keep away from it and do not approach it.

And life is victorious.

(m) Further, Jahiā Adam son of Sām-Sāiōiā said: When the handwriting of Rāmōiā son of Eqaimath, which was with Haiōnā, the daughter of Jahiā, and Bainai, the son of Zakiā, fell into my hands, I built it up and, arranged it as the original one was written, and did not change anything in it.

Mandaic transcription

ziua l-atrẖ saliq

u-nhura l-daura taqna

iuma ḏ-nhura nisaq

nitkamar hšuka l-duktẖ

šabiq haṭaiia u-haubia u-skilata u-tiqlata u-šabašata

nišbuqlun l-rahmia šuma ḏ-kušṭa

u-l-halin nišmata ḏ-nhit l-iardna

u-ˁṣṭba nura ˁkilta akiltak

u-šamaštak b-daria tihuia

riha ḏ-hiia l-bit hiia nisaq

u-anin l-bit hiia nisaq

b-zakaiia nihuia sumkanan u-ruhṣanan l-hiia nihuia

b-atra ḏ-nhura u-b-daura taqna

qaiamin hiia u-triṣin b-škintun

u-hiia zakin ˁl kulhun ˁubadia

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hazin šrita ḏ-riha ḏ-maṣbuta hˁ

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(a) b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia rbia ninharlia ˁuṣrai u-madai u-madihtai dilia p’ br p’t b-halin zuharia ḏ-maṣbuta ḏ-ktibia mn diuan ḏ-aina rabtia

(b) hazin hˁ maṣbuta ḏ-ṣibẖ hibil ziua l-adam gabra qadmaia kḏ ˁtarhabẖ mana dakia u-qam u-tpit u-hiia šal u-amar adam ana b-haila ḏ-hibil ziua silqit lbit riš

(c) u-haizak qam hibil ziua u-l-baš šuba l-bušia u-asgia l-kipa ḏ-iardna kḏ adam qauqa ḏ-nura qudamẖ ḏ-hibil ziua atna hibil ziua klila l-margna gdal u-gdal klila l-adam u-qam l-iardna u-rmalẖ ˁniana ˁunian ab ˁunian ḏ-ana b-haila ḏ-ab iauar l-iardna asgit u-bhaila ḏ-manda ḏ-hiia klila l-ˁutria ˁtriṣ u-haizak qam u-qra b-šuma ḏ-hahu gabra qadmaia ˁl taga u-traṣ b-rišiẖ u-qra hiia qiriuia l-iauar ziua u-nhur nhura u-manda qran ˁl klila ḏ-asa u-traṣ aganbia taga u-lgaṭ qurna ḏ-naṣipa u-qra haial kbar raza rba ḏ-ziua u-nhura u-ˁqara l-pandama u-akrik l-pumẖ u-qra riha ḏ-basim u-atna l-qudamẖ u-qra audin u-tušbihan u-ˁlkun dilkun u-bit mišqal ainia u-mišqal ainia u-biuma ḏ-iardna ˁhablẖ l-sam smir u-sigdit u-šabatẖ l-hak iauar ziua u-ana hu iur br barit b-ziua napša u-lgaṭ kanzala u-qra l-iardna asgit alma l-dukta ḏ-amar prulia handamia qumat ˁhut u-nhit alma l-rubaia ḏ-aṭmẖ b-iardna u-qra b-šuma ḏ-iusmir gupna qadmaia l-margna u-dukta ḏ-amar kḏ ksia b-ziuẖ u-mlabaš b-anhura rmalẖ klila ḏ-asa l-margna u-albišiẖ b-kanzala u-qra ˁsir iama u-ṣar tlat ṣurata tlata zibnia b-iardna u-qra gimra ana gmira u-zha u-ˁtazha u-azla mia b-iardna l-iaminẖ u-l-smalẖ u-l-qudamẖ u-qra piriauis kḏ ḏ-ktib u-haizak rma ˁniana u-amarlẖ kul man ḏ-ˁtbẖ haila u-rahma napšiẖ nitia u-ninhit l-iardna uniṣṭba u-niqabil dakia rušuma u-nilbaš ˁṣṭlia d-ziua u-nitriṣ b-rišiẖ klilia rauzia u-nhit adam l-iardna u-ṭmaš tlat ṭmušiata abatrẖ u-ligṭẖ b-iaminẖ u-ašlimẖ l-smalẖ u-autbẖ binia dilẖ l-margna u-ṭimšiẖ tlat ṭmušiata u-rišmẖ tlata rušumia b-iardna u-ašqẖ tlata hupnia mia u-qra l-klila ḏ-asa manda qran u-traṣlẖ b-rišiẖ u-adkar ˁlẖ šumhata kasiata u-pšaṭ kušṭa minẖ mn ˁlauia margna u-asqẖ l-qudamẖ u-nsab mia mn iardna b-qanina u-rma ˁniana b-riš mia nipqit u-brikit tira baraia u-qra mn iardna silqit u-sliq mn iardna u-šalmẖ u-dra miša u-qra audin bẖ u-miša anat šiha u-ˁtqaiamtun hiia qadmaiia l-miša u-rišmẖ tlata rušumia u-adia ˁlẖ tlat adaiata kul rušuma atna ˁda l-rišiẖ u-adkar ˁlẖ hanik šumhata ḏ-adkar ˁlẖ b-iardna upšaṭ kušṭa minẖ u-nsab pihta u-mambuha uqra tmania bauata ḏ-pihta ˁl pihta u-tartin bauata ḏ-mambuha l-mambuha u-ˁhablẖ pihta u-akal u-ˁhablẖ mambuha u-šta u-pšaṭ kušṭa minẖ u-autbẖ qudamẖ u-qra hatamata kḏ ˁhablẖ iardna ḏ-mia hiia lsam smir ziia rba ḏ-hiia u-ˁsira u-htima u-bˁuṣar hiia u-ˁsira u-htima ra<k>tia iasim ˁda ˁlẖ u-qam u-qra ˁtriṣtun u-ˁtqaiamtun u-qra mahu abadlak abuk nišma u-kma šapiria šitlia ḏ-štal u-aqim iardna

(d) u-ašar ṣban ṣabuia

(e) u-šilmai ṣbinan b-maṣbuta

(f) u-iardna ḏ-ˁṣṭbinabẖ ˁlauaian nihuia b-sahdia

(g) u-ana b-tarmidai hadina u-bnaṣuraiia ḏ-šutai šuma

(h) u-rma ˁniana ṭab ˁlkun amarna u-ˁlkun qarina u-maprišna u-tarmida ana hadta ḏ-asgit l-kipa ḏ-iardna

(i) uqra kulhun ˁniania u-drašia b-sakun u-qra brikia u-mšabia hiia ḏ-šum br nu u-ṭab ṭaba l-ṭaba u-qra b-ziu ḏ-npiš ṣbina u-šra kanzala u-auqar taga u-hiia zakin

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(j) u-haizak agzar agzarta hibil ziua u-amar abgan hiia u-abgan manda ḏ-hiia u-abgan mimra rba qadmaia nihuia l-kul gabra tarmida ḏ-adinqia pandama maṣbuta niṣba niliṭẖ širiana ḏ-aina rabtia u-niliṭẖ šilmai u-nidbai ˁ[i]tria naṭria ḏ-iardna u-niliṭẖ aina u-sindirka u-iukabar ninisbẖ l-tagẖ u-rušumẖ u-našplẖ l-kiniana ḏ-atar hšuk u-haizak kul gabra naṣuraia ḏ-pandama nilgaṭ u-maṣbuta niṣba nidgar širiana ḏ-aina rabtia l-qudamẖ u-kul ḏ-abad nitqaiam u-kulhun qiriata minẖ nitrahqan u-nitikrik hšuka minẖ u-nitnaṭar l-bušiẖ l-uataian kḏ qaiim b-pagrẖ l-amṣin šiba l-mišbaq hauqa ˁlẖ u-ništadarlẖ haila rama

(k) kḏ napiq mn pagrẖ titia alanpẖ anana ḏ-napqa alanpaihun ḏ-ˁutria u-hauqa ḏ-maṭaraiia ˁlẖ l-aništalaṭ l-anibar ˁl maṭaraiia l-anidia u-abatur mn ziuẖ nalbšiẖ u-kulhun ˁutria mn nhuraihun nišrun ˁlẖ u-hiia zakin

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(l) hazin miṣra ḏ-maṣbuta ḏ-atat l-alma hazin ḏ-ṣibẖ hibil ziia l-adam gabra qadmaia u-tnaṭar b-daria l-bhiria zidqa ḏ-huat ktiba hazin miṣra b-diuan ḏ-ana rabtia ḏ-ramuia br ˁqaimat u-kidbẖ baian hibil br brik iauar haka u-zirẖ bma ḏ-naṣuraiia mn diuan ḏ-napšiẖ ḏ-ansa mn diuan ḏ-ramuia br ˁqaimat ḏ-huat ktiba b-ṭib mata ḏ-ˁštihkat luat haiuna brata ḏ-iahia u-bainai br zakia ḏ-lagṭia u-mašria ˁlẖ u-dla mašar ˁlẖ nirhuq minẖ u-la-niqrublẖ u-hiia zakin

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(m) tum amar iahia adam br sam saiuia kḏ niplat ˁluatai diuan ḏ-ramuia br ˁqaimat ḏ-štiknat luat haiuna bratha ḏ-iahia u-bainia br zakia b-naitẖ u-sadartẖ kḏ hazin ḏ-hua ktiba u-lašanit mindam b-gauẖ