the explanation of her repentance: for thy Power prophesied concerning
it by David once saying in the eighty-seventh [67^b] psalm; O Lord God
of my salvation I cried up unto thee in the day with the night: let my
prayer come in to thy presence. Incline thine ear, O Lord, unto my
supplication, because my soul was filled with evil, my life draweth near
into Amente, they numbered me with those who are going down unto the
pit. I became as a man who hath not helper: free among those who are
dead as wounded (ones), being cast (away) sleeping in the tombs, these
whom thou rememberedst not any more, and they, they perished out of thy
hands. They put me in a pit below, in darkness with the shade of the
death thy wrath was firm upon me, and all thy cares came upon me.
Diapsalma. Thou causedst those who know me to be distant from me, thou
lettest me be to them for abomination: [68^a] they left me and I went
not (away). Mine eye is weak out of my poverty: I cried up unto thee O
Lord, all the day. I spread my hands up unto thee. Wilt thou make thy
wonder in those who are dead? Are not the physicians those who will
arise and confess to thee? Will they be saying thy name in the tombs and
thy righteousness in a land which thou forgottest? But I cried up unto
thee, O Lord, and my prayer will catch thee at the hour of early (day).
Turn not thy face away from me because I am poor; beg in tribulations
since my youth. But having been exalted, I humbled myself and I arose.
Thine angers came upon me, and thy fears disturbed me. They surrounded
me as water, they laid hold on me all the day: they caused my fellows to
be distant from me, and those who [68^b] know me, away from my misery.
This therefore is the explanation of the mystery of the fifth repentance
which said the Pistis Sophia, they having afflicted her in the Chaos.
It happened therefore, Jesus having heard these words, saying them
Philippos, said he, Well (done) Philippos the beloved. Now therefore
come, sit (down) and write thy part of every word which I shall say, and
with the things which I shall do, with everything which thou wilt see.
And at that hour sat down Philippos, he wrote.
It happened also after these (things), Jesus added also in the word,
said he to his disciples, Then cried up unto the Light the Pistis
Sophia. It forgave her sin, because she forsook her Place, she came down
unto the darkness, she said the [69^a] sixth Repentance, saying thus, I
hymned up unto thee, O Light, in the darkness below: hear my repentance,
and let thy light take heed unto the shout of my prayer. O Light, if
thou shouldest remember my sin I shall not be able to come toward thee,
and thou wilt forsake me: because thou, O Light, art my deliverer,
because of the light of thy name. I believed thee, O Light, and my power
believed thy mystery, and also my power trusted unto the light which
becometh in the (things) of the Height, and it trusted unto him, being
in the Chaos below. Let every power which (is) in me trust unto the
Light while I am in the darkness below. And also let them trust unto
him, if they should come unto the Place of the Height: because it (is)
he who will see and redeem us, and there is a great mystery [69^b] of
deliverance in him: and he is he who will deliver all the powers out of
the Chaos, because of my transgression: because I forsook my Place, I
came down unto the Chaos. Now therefore he who whose mind is exalted,
let him understand.
It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his
disciples, said he to them, Understand ye that I am speaking with you in
what manner? Came forward Andreas, said he, My Lord, concerning the
explanation of the sixth repentance of the Pistis Sophia thy power of
light prophesied once by David in the hundred and twenty-ninth psalm
saying, I cried up unto thee, O Lord, in those which are deep, hear my
shout. Let thine ears give heed unto the shout of my supplication, O
Lord, if thou should give heed unto the [70^a] unlawfulness, who is he
who will be able to stand? Because the forgiveness is being from thee.
Because of thy name I had patience unto thee, O Lord. My soul had
patience unto thy word. My soul hoped in the Lord from morning even unto
evening, Let the Israel hope in the Lord from morning unto evening.
Because the mercy is being from the Lord. And there is a great
redemption with him, and he it (is) who will redeem the Israel out of
all his unlawfulness.
Said to him Jesus, Well (done), Andreas, the happy, this is the
explanation of her repentance. Amen amen I say to you, I shall fill you
with all the mysteries of the Light and with all knowledge, from the
inward part of the inward parts, even unto the outward part of the
outward parts, from the Ineffable even unto the darkness of the
darknesses, [70^b] and from the Light of Lights unto the matter (haab)
of the matter, from all the Gods even unto the Demons, from all the
Lords even unto the Dekans, from all the Authorities even unto the
Ministers, from the fashioning of the men unto that of the wild-beasts
with the beasts with the creeping things: because they shall call you
the perfect (ones) who are completed with every Pleroma. Amen, amen I
say to you, The Place in which I shall become in the kingdom of my
Father ye also shall become there with me. And if should be fulfilled
the perfect number for the Confusion to be dissolved, I shall command
that they shall bring all the tyrant Gods these who gave not the
purification of their light. And I shall command the discerning fire
(wise fire), [71^a] this which are wont the perfect (ones) to pass
across, for it to eat into those Tyrants, until they give (up) the
remainder (last) of the purification of their light.
It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his
disciples, said he to them, Ye understand in what manner I am speaking
with you?
Said Maria: Yea, O Lord, I understood the word which thou sayest.
Concerning the word therefore which thou saidst, In the dissolving of
all the Confusion thou wilt sit upon a power of light, and thy
disciples, namely we, (will) sit on right of thee, and thou (wilt) give
judgment upon the tyrant Gods, these who gave not the purification of
their light. And the discerning fire will eat after them until they give
the remainder (last) of light which is in them. [71^b] Because of this
word therefore thy power of light prophesied once by David, saying in
the four-twentieth with one psalm, God will sit in the assembly of the
gods and (will) give judgment unto the gods. Said he to her Jesus, Well
(done) Maria.
Added also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples, It happened, the
Pistis Sophia having finished saying the sixth repentance concerning the
forgiveness of her transgression, she turned also unto the Height to see
whether they forgave to her her sins, and to see if they will bring her
up from the Chaos. And they did not yet hear her by the command of the
First Mystery for them to forgive her sin and bring her up from the
Chaos. She having turned therefore unto the Height to see whether they
[72^a] received her repentance from her, she saw all the Rulers of the
twelve Aeons mocking at her, and rejoicing at her, because that they
received not her repentance from her. She having seen therefore them
mocking at her, she was grieved greatly, she lifted up her voice unto
the Height saying in the seventh Repentance, O Light, I lifted up my
power unto thee; my Light, I believed thee: let me not be despised, and
let them not rejoice at me the Rulers of the twelve Aeons, these who
hate me: for every one who believeth thee will not be ashamed: shall
remain in darkness those who took away my power, and will not make gain
of it, but it will be taken from them. O Light, show to me thy ways, and
I shall be delivered from them and [72^b] show me thy paths, that I
should be delivered from the Chaos, and guide me in thy light. And let
me know, O Light, that thou art my deliverer, I shall trust unto thee in
all my time. Give heed for to deliver me, O Light, because thy
mercifulness becometh even unto age: because of my transgression which I
did from at first in my ignorance, reckon it not unto me, O Light, but
deliver me rather in thy great mystery of forgiver of sin: because of
thy goodness, O Light, because good (and) straight is the Light: because
of this thou wilt give thy way to me for to be delivered from my
transgression, and my powers which were diminished by the fear of the
material emanations [73^a] of the Self-willed, it will draw them near by
its precept; and my powers which were diminished by the unmerciful
(ones) it will teach them his knowledge: because all the knowledges of
the Light are deliverances, and are mysteries for everyone who seeketh
for the Places of his inheritance with his mysteries. Because of the
mystery of thy name O Light, forgive my transgression, because it is
great. Every one who trusteth unto the Light will give to himself the
mystery which he willeth, and his soul will become in the Place of the
Light, and his power will inherit the Treasury of the Light. The Light
is that which giveth power to those who believe it, and the name of his
mystery is that of those who trust unto him, and he will show to them
the Place of the inheritance [73^b] which is in the Treasury of the
Light. But I, I believed the Light at every time, because it is he who
will deliver my feet out of the bonds of the darkness. Give heed unto
me, O Light, and deliver me. For I, they took away my name from me in
the Chaos. Beyond all the emanations, were multiplied greatly my
afflictions with my oppressions. Deliver me out of my transgressions,
and with this darkness, and see the tribulation of my oppression, and
forgive my transgression. Give heed unto the Rulers of the twelve Aeons,
these which hated me in jealousy. Be watchful with my power and deliver
me, and let me not remain in this darkness: because I believed thee, and
they made me foolish greatly because I believed [74^a] thee, O Light.
Now therefore, O Light, deliver my powers up from the emanations of the
Self-willed, these in which I am oppressed.
Now therefore he who is sober let him be sober. These therefore Jesus
having said them unto his disciples came forward Thomas, said he, My
Lord, I am sober I become soberer and my spirit is ready in me, and I am
glad greatly, because thou revealedst to us these words: nevertheless
therefore I am bearing with my brothers up till now, that I should not
be angry with them. But I bear with each of them, coming forward to
thee, saying the explanation of the repentance of the Pistis Sophia. Now
therefore, my Lord, concerning the explanation of the seventh repentance
of the Pistis Sophia, [74^b] thy power of light prophesied about it by
David the prophet, saying thus in the twenty-fourth psalm, O Lord, I
lifted my soul up unto thee, my God, I confided in thee, let me not be
ashamed, nor let mine enemies mock at me. For even every one who is
patient with thee, they will not be ashamed. They shall be ashamed,
those who are unlawful without a cause. O Lord, show to me thy ways and
teach me thy paths guide me in the way of thy truth and teach me:
because thou art my God my Saviour, I will have patience with thee all
the day. Remember thy compassions, O Lord, and thy [75^a] mercies
because they become from age. The sins of my youth with my ignorance
remember not; remember me rather according to the multitude of thy
mercy, because of thy kindness, O Lord: kind and being straight is the
Lord, because of this he will teach the sinners on the road: he will
guide the meek in judgment, he will teach the meek his roads. All the
roads of the Lord mercies are and truth, to those who seek for his
righteousness and his testimonies: because of thy name, O Lord, forgive
my sin to me which is plentiful greatly. Who is the man who feareth the
Lord? He will establish law for him on the road which he wished. His
soul [75^b] will dwell in goods, and his seed will inherit the earth.
The Lord is the firmness of those who fear him, and the name of the Lord
is that of those who fear him, to show to them his covenant. Mine eyes
are gazing at the Lord at every time; because he it is who will draw my
feet out of the snare. Look upon me, and have mercy upon me, because I
am orphan, I am poor, indeed. The afflictions of my heart widened. Bring
me out of my necessities. See my humility with my tribulations and
forgive all my sins. See mine enemies because they increased; and they
hated me in a hatred of violence. Guard my soul [76^a] and save me. Let
me not be ashamed because I hoped unto thee. The innocent (ones) with
those who are straight clave unto me, because I have patience unto thee,
Lord God, redeem the Israel out of all his afflictions.
But Jesus having heard the words of Thomas, said he to him, Well (done)
Thomas and fairly. This is the explanation of the seventh repentance of
the Pistis Sophia. Amen, amen I say to you, Will call you happy upon the
earth all the generations of the World, because I revealed these
(things) to you, and ye received out of my spirit, and ye became
understanding and spiritual (ones), understanding the (things) which I
say. And after these (things) I shall [76^b] fill you with all the light
and with all the power of the spirit that ye should understand from this
hour all the (things) which they will say unto you, and with the
(things) which they will see. Yet a little other time (and) I shall
speak with you all the (things) of the Height from outward even unto
inward, and from inward even unto outward.
Added also Jesus in the word, said he to the disciples. It happened
therefore, having said her seventh repentance in the Chaos the Pistis
Sophia, and not yet the command came to me through the First Mystery,
for me to deliver her and bring her up from the Chaos. But I through my
own self in mercifulness, without [77^a] command I brought her unto a
Place widened a little in the Chaos. And having known the material
emanations of the Self-willed, that they brought her unto a Place
widened a little in the Chaos, they ceased oppressing her for a little,
thinking that they are going to bring her up from the Chaos altogether.
These (things) therefore having happened was not knowing the Pistis
Sophia that I it (is) who helpeth her, nor was she knowing me at all;
but she was wont to continue hymning unto the light of the Treasury,
this which she saw at the time, and this which she believed: and she was
thinking that he also it (is) who helpeth her, and he it (is) unto whom
she was hymning, thinking that it is the Light [77^b] of the truth. But
since she believed the Light, this which belongeth unto the truth of the
Treasury, because of this they will bring her up from the Chaos, and
receive her repentance from her: but not yet had been fulfilled the
precept of the First Mystery for them to receive her repentance from
her. Nevertheless therefore hear that I may say unto you all the words
which happened to the Pistis Sophia. It happened I having brought her
unto a Place widened a little in the Chaos, ceased oppressing her
entirely the emanations of the Self-willed, thinking that they are going
to bring her up from the Chaos altogether. It happened therefore, having
known the emanations of the Self-willed, that they brought not the
Pistis Sophia up from the Chaos, they turned also (back) oppressing her
greatly. Because of [78^a] this therefore she said the eighth
Repentance, because they had (before) ceased oppressing her, and also
they turned (back) they oppressed her unto the end. She said this
repentance, saying thus, I confided in unto thee, O Light, leave me not
in the Chaos, redeem me and deliver me in thy knowledge. I confided in
thee and thou deliverest me: become for me deliverer, O Light, and
deliver me and bring me (close) to thy light: because thou art my
Saviour, and thou wilt bring me (close) to thee. And because of the
mystery of thy name guide me, and give to me thy mystery: and thou wilt
deliver me from this power of face of lion which ensnared me; because
thou art my Saviour, and I shall give the purgation of my light unto thy
hands. Thou [78^b] deliveredst me, O Light, by thy knowledge. Thou wast
angry with those who are watchful against me, these who will not be able
to lay hold on me for ever. But I, I trusted unto the Light, I shall
rejoice and hymn, because thou hadst compassion upon me, and thou gavest
heed unto the straits in which I become, and thou deliveredst me: and
also thou wilt save my power out of Chaos, and thou didst not leave me
in hand of the power of face of lion, but thou broughtest me unto a
Place which is not oppressing.
These therefore, Jesus having said unto his disciples, he answered also,
said he to them, It happened therefore having known the power of face of
lion that they brought not the Pistis Sophia up from the Chaos
altogether (that power) came also with all the other material emanations
of the Self-willed, [79^a] they oppressed also the Pistis Sophia. It
happened therefore, they having oppressed her, she cried out in the same
Repentance, saying, Have compassion upon me, O Light, because they
oppressed me also. Was disturbed because of thy precept the light which
is in me. And my power and my mind: my power began to fail, while I
become in these oppressions; and the number of my time while I become in
Chaos. My light was diminished because they took away my power from me,
and shook all the powers which (are) in me. I became powerless beyond
all the Rulers of the Aeons, these who hate me, and beyond the
twenty-four emanations, these in whose Place I was becoming. And feared
to help me my brother, my partner, because of [79^b] the (things) in
which they planted me. And all the Rulers of the Height reckoned me unto
them as matter in which is not light. I became as a material power,
which fell out of the Rulers, and said all those who are in the Aeons,
She became Chaos. And after these (things) surrounded me the merciless
powers, and they said about taking away all my light which is in me. But
I, I trusted unto thee, O Light, and I said, Thou art my Saviour. And my
precept which thou orderedst unto me being in thy hands. Deliver me from
the emanations of the Self-willed these which oppress me and which
persecute me. Send thy light upon me, because I am nothing with thee.
And deliver me in thy [80^a] compassion: let me not be despised, because
thou art he whom I hymned, O Light: the Chaos will cover over the
emanations of the Self-willed, and take them below unto the darkness.
Let be shut the mouth of those who wish to swallow me (down) in guile,
these who say, Let us take away all the light which is in her, to whom I
did not anything evil. But these having said them Jesus, came forward
Maththaios said he, My Lord, thy spirit moved me, and sober in me is thy
light for me to utter the eighth repentance of the Pistis Sophia. For
thy power prophesied about her once by David in the thirtieth psalm,
saying, I confide in thee, O Lord, let me not be ashamed [80^b] for
ever. Save me in thy righteousness. Incline thy ear unto me. Hasten and
save me. Become to me a God of defence, and a house of refuge, to save
me: because thou art my firmness and my refuge, because of thy name thou
wilt guide me and nourish me and thou wilt bring me out of this snare,
this which they hid from me: because thou art my defence. I shall
deposit my spirit into thy hands. Thou redeemedst me, O Lord, the God of
the truth. Thou hatedst those who keep that which is vain without cause;
but I, I trusted, I shall be glad about the Lord, and I shall be
delighted over thy mercy: because thou lookedst upon my humility and
thou savedst my soul out of the necessities, and thou shutest not me up
in the hands of the darkness, thou madest stand my feet in a [81^a] wide
place: have mercy on me, O Lord, because I am afflicted. Mine eyes were
disturbed in the anger, and my soul with my belly. Because my years
failed in pain of heart, and my life failed in groanings. My power was
weakened in poverty, and were disturbed my bones. I became for reproach
to all my enemies, and those who are near unto me. I became for fear to
those who know me. And those who see me they ran away from me. They
forgot me as a corpse in their heart, and I was as a vessel which
perished. Because I heard the contempt of multitudes surrounding me
round about me, in their gathering upon me together. They counselled to
take away my soul from me. But I trusted unto thee, O Lord. I said, Thou
art my God [81^b] my lot is being in thy hands. Deliver me from the hand
of mine enemies and save me from those who persecute me. Manifest thy
face upon thy servant, and save me in thy mercy, O Lord. Let me not be
ashamed because I cried up unto thee, let them be ashamed, the impious
(ones), and (let) them turn them unto Amente. Let be silenced the lips
of guile, those who utter unlawfulness at the just in pride with
contempt.
But Jesus having heard these words, said he, Fairly (said) Maththaios.
Now therefore, Amen I say to you, Whenever should be completed the
perfect number, and the Universe be caught up, I shall sit in the
Treasury of the Light, and ye also ye will sit upon twelve powers of
light until we shall [82^a] restore all the arrays of the twelve
Saviours unto the Place of the inheritance of each of them.
But these having said them, said he, Understand ye what I am saying?
Came forward Maria, said she, O Lord, because of this indeed thou saidst
unto us once in a parable, Ye, ye were patient with me in the
temptations, I shall establish with you a kingdom according as my Father
established with me, that ye should eat and drink upon my table in my
kingdom, and ye, ye will sit upon twelve thrones and judge the twelve
tribes of the Israel.