words said he: Well (done) Iakkobos, the beloved, But added also in the
word the First Mystery, said he to the disciples, It happened, I having
brought the Pistis Sophia up from the Chaos, she cried out also saying,
I was delivered from the Chaos and I was loosed from the bonds of the
darkness. I came (close) to thee, O Light, because thou becamest light
on every side of me, thou art delivering me and thou art helping me: and
the emanations of the Self-willed, these which are fighting against me,
thou preventedst them by thy light, and they were not able to approach
in unto me, because thy light was becoming with me, and it is delivering
me by thy effluence of Light: because that [137^b] emanations of the
Self-willed oppressed me, they took away my power from me: they cast me
out in the Chaos there being not light in me. I became as a matter which
is heavy in comparison with them. And after these (things) a power of
effluence came to me from thee delivering me: it made light on left of
me and on right of me, and it was surrounding me on every side of me,
that should not any part of mine become being lightless. And thou
coveredst over me with the light of thy effluence. And thou purged out
of me all my matters evil. And I became above all my matters because of
thy light, and thine effluence of Light: that is (that) which exalted
me, and it took away from me the emanations of the Self-willed, these
which are wont [138^a] to afflict me. And I became being confident of
heart in thy light, and in the light which is purified by thy effluence.
And were distant away from me the emanations of the Self-willed, these
which were oppressing me, and I became light by thy great power, because
thou, thou art wont to deliver at every time. This is the Repentance
which said the Pistis Sophia, she having come up from the Chaos, and
having been loosened the bonds of the Chaos. Now therefore he who hath
ear to hear let him hear. It happened therefore, the First Mystery
having finished saying these words unto the disciples, came forward
Thomas, said he, My Lord, there is ear to my light-dweller and my
understanding understandeth the words [138^b] which thou saidst. Now
therefore command to me that I may utter the explanation of the words
clearly. But answered the First Mystery, said he to Thomas, I command to
thee for to utter the explanation of the hymn, that which hymned up
toward me the Pistis Sophia. But answered Thomas, said he, My Lord,
concerning the hymn which said the Pistis Sophia, because she was
delivered out of the Chaos, thy power of light prophesied about it once
by Solomon the son of David in his Odes, I was delivered out of the
bonds, I ran (close) up to thee, O Lord, because thou becamest to me on
right (hand), [139^a] thou art delivering me, and thou art helping me.
Thou preventedst those who fight against me, and they were not
manifested; because thy face was becoming with me, delivering me in thy
grace. I received insult in presence of a multitude, and they cast me
out, I became as lead before them. Happened to me a power from thee
helping me, because thou puttest torches on right of me and left of me,
that not any part of me should be being lightless. Thou shelteredst me
under the shadow of thy mercy, and I became above the coats of the skin.
Thy right (hand) is that which exalted me, and thou tookest the weakness
[139^b] away from me, I became prevailing in thy truthfulness, being
cleansed in thy righteousness. Were distant away from me those who fight
against me. And I was justified in thy kindness, because thy rest
becometh ever unto age of the age. This therefore, O my Lord, is the
explanation of the repentance which said the Pistis Sophia, having been
delivered from the Chaos. Hear therefore, that I may say in boldness.
The word therefore which thy power of light said by Solomon, I was
delivered out of the bonds I ran (close) to thee, O Lord. That is the
word which said the Pistis Sophia, I was loosened from the bonds of the
darkness, I came (close) to thee, O Light. [140^a] And the word which
said thy power, Thou becamest to me on (the) right, thou art delivering
me and thou art helping me. That also is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia, Thou becamest light on every part of me, and thou art helping
me. And the word which thy power of light said, Thou preventedst those
who fight against me, and they were not manifested. That is the word
which said the Pistis Sophia. And the emanations of the Self-willed,
these which fight against me, thou preventedst them by thy light, and
they were not able to approach in unto me. And the word which thy power
said, Thy face was becoming with me in thy grace. That is the word which
said [140^b] the Pistis Sophia. Thy light was becoming with me
delivering me by thy effluence of Light. And the word which thy power
said, I was insulted before a multitude and they cast me out. That is
the word which said the Pistis Sophia. Oppressed me the emanations of
the Self-willed. And they took away my power from me, and I was despised
with them. And they cast me out in the Chaos there being not light in
me. And the word which thy power of light said, I became as lead before
them. That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, they having taken
away my light from me I became as matter being heavy with them [141^a].
And the word also which thy power said, And became to me a power from
thee, helping me. That also is the word which said the Pistis Sophia,
And after these (things) a power of light came to me from thee,
delivering me. And the word which thy power said, Thou puttest torches
on the right of me and on the left of me, that not anything about me
should become being lightless. That is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia, Thy power made light on right of me and left of me and (was)
surrounding me on every part, that not anything about me should become
lightless. And the word which thy power said, Thou shelteredst me
[141^b] in the shadow of thy mercy. That also is the word which said the
Pistis Sophia. And thou coveredst over me with the light of thy
effluence. And the word which thy power said, I became above the coats
of skin. That also is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, And they
purged away from me all my matters evil. And I was exalted above them
through thy light. And the word which thy power said by Solomon, Thy
right (hand) is that which exalted me, and it took the weakness away
from me. That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, And thine
effluence of Light, that is that which exalted me by thy light, and it
took away from me the emanations of Self-willed [142^a], these which
were afflicting me. And the word which thy power said, I became
prevailing in thy truth, and cleansed in thy righteousness. That is the
word which said the Pistis Sophia, I became prevailing by thy light. And
I am becoming light which is purified by thy effluence. And the word
which thy power said, Were distant from me those who fight against me.
That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, Were distant from me the
emanations of the Self-willed, these which were oppressing me. And the
word which thy power of light said by Solomon, And I was justified in
thy kindness, because thy rest becometh [142^b] even unto age of age.
That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, I was delivered in thy
kindness, because thou, thou art wont to deliver every one. This
therefore, my Lord is all the explanation of the repentance which said
the Pistis Sophia, she having been delivered from the Chaos, and she was
loosened out of the bonds.
It happened therefore, the First Mystery having heard Thomas saying
these words, said he to him, Well (done and) fairly, Thomas, the happy:
this (is) the explanation of the hymn which said the Pistis Sophia. But
he added also the First Mystery, said he to the disciples, But [143^a]
added also the Pistis Sophia, she hymned up unto me saying, I hymn up
unto thee this, through thy precept; thou broughtest me from the Aeon
which is high, which (is) the upper part, and thou broughtest me down
unto the Places which (are) below. And also by thy precept thou
deliveredst me out of the Places which (are) below. And through thyself
thou tookest away the matter there which becometh in my powers of light,
and I saw it. And thou art he who scatterest away from me the emanations
of the Self-willed these which were oppressing me, and being enemies
unto me. And thou gavest to me the authority for to loosen [143^b] the
bonds of the emanations of the Adamas, and thou struckest the serpent of
basilisk, that of the seven heads: thou castest him out of my hands, and
thou madest me stand upon his matter, thou destroyedst it, that this
seed should not rise (up) from this hour. And thou art he who was being
with me, giving power to me in all these (things). And thy light
surrounded me in every Place. And through thyself thou madest all the
emanations of the Self-willed powerless: because thou tookest away the
power of their light from them. And thou directedst my way to bring me
out of the Chaos. And thou removedst me out of the material darkness,
and thou tookest away all my powers from them, [144^a] these (powers)
whose light they took away. Thou castest in unto them a light being
purified, and all my members, these in which there is not light, thou
gavest to them a light being purified out of the light of the Height.
And thou directedst the way for them. And the light of thy face, it
became to me manifest incorruptible. Thou broughtest me up to that which
is above the Chaos, the Place of the Chaos with the destruction, that
should be dissolved all the matters which (are) in it, these which
become in that Place and became new all my powers by thy light, and thy
light became in them all: thou puttest the light of thy effluence in me,
I became light being purified.
[144^b] This again is the second hymn which said the Pistis Sophia. He
who understandeth therefore this repentance, let him come forward and
say it. It happened therefore, the First Mystery having finished saying
these words, came forward Mathaios, said he, I understood the
explanation of the hymn, this which said the Pistis Sophia, now
therefore command to me that I may say it boldly. But answered the First
Mystery, said he, I command to thee Mathaios for to utter the
explanation of the hymn which said the Pistis Sophia. But answered
Mathaios, said he, Concerning the explanation of the hymn which said the
Pistis Sophia, thy power of light [145^a] prophesied about it once, the
Ode of Solomon. It is he who brought me down from the Places which are
high above, and he brought me up from the Places which are at the bottom
below. He who there took away the (things) which are in the Middle, and
he taught me them. He who scattered away mine enemies with my
adversaries. He who gave to me authority over bonds to loosen them. He
who struck the serpent which hath seven heads with my hands, He made me
stand upon his root, that I should blot out his seed. And thou wast
being with me, thou art helping me in every Place. Surrounded me thy
name. Thy right hand destroyed the poison of the evil [145^b] speaker.
Thy hand opened the road for thy faithful (ones). Thou redeemedst them
out of the tombs, and thou removedst them out of the midst of the
embalmed-corpses. Thou tookest bones being dead, thou clothedst them
with a body; and those which move not, thou gavest to them an energy of
life. Thy road became uncorruptness and with thy face. Thou broughtest
thine Aeon upon the corruption, that they should all be dissolved and
made new and thy light should be foundation to them all. Thou buildest
thy richness on them, and they became a dwelling being holy. This
therefore, my Lord, is the explanation of the hymn which said the Pistis
Sophia. Hear therefore, that I may say manifestly. The word which thy
power said by Solomon, [146^a] He who brought me down out of the Places
which are high above, and also thou broughtest me up from the places
which are in the bottom below. That is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia, I hymn up unto thee, this through whose precept thou broughtest
me out of this Aeon which is high above, and thou broughtest me unto the
Places below. And also thou deliveredst me by thy precept, thou
broughtest me up from the Places which are below. And the word which thy
power said by Solomon, He who there took away those which are in the
Middle and he taught me them. That is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia. And also through thyself thou causedst to be purified the matter
which is in the midst of my power, and I saw [146^b] it. And also the
word which thy power said by Solomon, He who scattered away mine enemies
with mine adversaries. That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia,
And thou art he who scattered away from me all the emanations of the
Self-willed, these which were oppressing me, and these which were
becoming enemy unto me. And the word which thy power said, He who gave
to me his wisdom over bonds to loosen them. That is the word which said
the Pistis Sophia, And he gave to me his wisdom, for me to be loosened
from the bonds of those emanations. And the word which thy power said,
He who struck the serpent which hath seven heads with my hands, [147^a]
and he made me stand upon his root, that I should blot out his seed.
That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, And thou struckest the
serpent, he of the seven heads through my hands. And thou settest me up
upon his matter, thou destroyedst him that his seed should not rise up
from this hour. And the word which thy power said, And thou wast being
with me, and thou wast helping me. That is the word which said the
[147^b] Pistis Sophia, And thou wast being with me, thou art helping me
in all these (things). And the word which thy power said, And thy name
surrounded me in every Place. That is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia, And thy light surrounded me in all their Places. And the word
which said thy power, And thy right (hand) destroyed the poison of the
evil speaker. That is the word which said the Pistis Sophia, And through
thee were made powerless the emanations of the Self-willed, because thou
tookest away the light of their power from them. And the word which thy
power said, Thy hand opened the road of thy faithful (ones). That is the
word which said the Pistis Sophia, Thou directedst my road to bring me
out of the Chaos, because I believed thee. And the word which thy power
said, Thou redeemedst them out of the tombs, and thou removedst them out
of the midst of the embalmed-corpses. That is the word which said
[148^a] the Pistis Sophia, And thou redeemedst me out of the Chaos, and
thou removedst me out of the material darkness, namely, the emanations
of darkness which (are) in the Chaos, these whose light thou tookest
away from them. And the word which thy power said, Thou tookest away
bones being dead, thou clothedst them with a body, and those which move
not, thou gavest to them an energy of life. That is the word which said
the Pistis Sophia, And thou tookest away all my powers, these in which
there is not light, thou puttest in unto them a light being purified.
And all my members in which there is not light moving, thou gavest to
them a light of life from thy Height. And the word which thy power said,
Thy road became uncorruptness, with thy face. [148^b] That is the word
which said the Pistis Sophia, And thou directedst thy road for me and
(with, MS) the light of thy face became to me a life indestructible. And
the word which thy power said, Thou broughtest thy Aeon upon the
destruction, that they should loosen all the bonds. That is the word
which said the Pistis Sophia, Thou broughtest me even me, thy power,
upon the Chaos and upon the destruction, that should be loosened all the
matter which becometh in that Place, and should be made new all my
powers by the light. And the word which thy power said, And thy light
maketh foundation for them all. That is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia, And thy light became in them [149^a] all. And the word which thy
power of light said by Solomon, Thou puttest thy richness upon him. And
he made a dwelling being holy. That is the word which said the Pistis
Sophia, Thou strengthenest the light of thy effluence upon me, and I
became light, being purified. This therefore, my Lord, is the
explanation of the hymn which said the Pistis Sophia.
It happened therefore, the First Mystery having heard these words,
saying them Mathaios, said he, Well (done) Mathaios and fairly, the
beloved. This is the explanation of the hymn which said the Pistis
Sophia. But added also the First Mystery, said he, But added also the
Pistis Sophia in this hymn, said she, I [149^b] shall say, Thou art the
Light, that which is high, because thou deliveredst me; and thou
broughtest me (close) to thee; and thou causedst them not to take away
my light, even the emanations of the Self-willed, these which are enemy
unto me: O Light of the Lights I hymned up at thee, thou deliveredst me,
O Light, thou broughtest my power up from the Chaos. Thou deliveredst me
from those who went down unto the darkness. These words also said the
Pistis Sophia. Now therefore he whose mind became intelligent, having
understood the words which said the Pistis Sophia, let him come forward
and utter their explanation.
It happened therefore, the First Mystery having finished saying these
words unto the disciples, came forward Maria, said she, My Lord, my mind
intelligent is at every time, for me to come forward at every moment and
utter the explanation of the words which she said. But [150^a] I am
fearing Petros, because he is wont to threaten me, and he hateth our
sex. But these she having said them, said he to her the First Mystery,
Every one who will be filled with the spirit of light for to come
forward, and utter the explanation of the things which I say, there is
not anyone (who) will be able to prevent him. Now therefore, thou O
Maria, utter the explanation of the words, these which said the Pistis
Sophia. Answered therefore Maria, said she to the First Mystery in the
midst of the disciples, My Lord, concerning the explanation of the words
which said the Pistis Sophia, thy power of light prophesied them once by
David, I shall exalt thee, O Lord, because thou acceptedst me, and thou
didst not cause to rejoice my enemies over me. O Lord my God, I [150^b]
cried up unto thee and thou healedst me. O Lord, thou broughtest my soul
up from Amente, thou savedst me from those who went down unto the pit.
These having said them Maria, said he to her, the First Mystery, Well
(done and) fairly, Maria the happy. But he added also in the word, said
he to the disciples, Added also the Pistis Sophia in this hymn, said
she, The Light became to me for deliverer, and turned my darkness for me
unto light, and it rent asunder the Chaos, which surroundeth me, he
girded me with light. It happened therefore when the First Mystery
finished saying these words, came in front Martha, said she, My Lord thy
power prophesied once [151^a] by David concerning these words, The Lord
became to me helper, he turned my mourning for me unto joy, he rent
asunder my sackcloth he girded me with gladness. But it happened, the
First Mystery having finished hearing these words, saying them Martha,
said he, Well (done and) fairly, Martha.
But added also the First Mystery, said he to the disciples. Added also
in the hymn the Pistis Sophia and said she, My power hymn unto the
light, and forget not all the powers of the light, these which he gave
to thee; and all the powers which (are) in thee hymn unto the name of
his mystery which is holy. He who forgiveth all thy transgression. He
who delivereth thee [151^b] out of all their oppressions, those with
which afflicted thee the emanations of the Self-willed. He who delivered
thy light out of the emanations of the Self-willed, these which belonged
unto the destruction. He who gave a crown of light unto thy head in his
compassion until he delivered thee. He who filled thee with light being
purified; and thy beginning will become new as an Invisible of the
Height. These words the Pistis having hymned (with) them, because she
was delivered, and remembering all the things which I gave to her: it
happened therefore, the First Mystery having finished uttering these
words unto the disciples, said he to them, He who understandeth the
explanation of these words, let him come forward, and say them in
boldness.