will complete that mystery, not only because whenever he should come out
of the body being about to inherit the kingdom of the mystery, but
whenever he should perform and complete it with all its figures, which
is this, that whenever he should do that mystery and complete it well,
and mention by name that mystery over a man coming out of the body,
having known that mystery, this (man) who having delayed, or rather did
not delay this (man) who becometh in the punishments which are cruel of
the Rulers, and with their judgments which are cruel with their fires
which are various: Amen I say to you, The man who cometh out of the
body, whenever they should name this mystery for his sake, they will
hasten quickly and remove him and deliver [223^a] him up to one another,
even until they take him (close) to the Virgin of the Light, and the
Virgin of the Light will seal him with a seal being more excellent,
which is this (the form of the seal is not given): and in any month she
will cause them to cast him unto the body of (a) righteous (man), this
who will find the Godhead of the truth with the mystery which is more
excellent, and he (will) inherit the kingdom of the Light. This
therefore is the free-gift of the third mystery of the Ineffable. Now
therefore every one who will receive (one) out of the five mysteries of
the Ineffable, this whenever he should come out of the body and inherit
unto the Place of that mystery (and the kingdom of those five
mysteries)[114] [223^b] they are equal with one another in their
kingdom, but they are not equal with the three mysteries of the
Ineffable. He who also receiveth out of the three mysteries of the
Ineffable, whenever also he should come out of body he will inherit unto
the kingdom of that mystery, and those three mysteries are equal with
one another, they are in the kingdom and they are more excellent and
they are higher than the five Mysteries of the Ineffable in the kingdom.
But they are not equal with the one (only) mystery of the Ineffable. He
who receiveth also the one (only) mystery of the Ineffable will inherit
the Place of the whole kingdom, according as I finished saying unto you
all his glory another time. And every one who will receive the mystery,
which is in the Space of the Universe of the Ineffable with all the
other mysteries, which are joined in the members of the Ineffable
[224^a], these concerning which I did not yet speak with you with their
distribution with the manner in which they stand, and with the type of
each as it is, and because of what they called him, The Ineffable, or
because of what he stood being distributed with all his members, and how
many members there are becoming in him, with all his arrangements, these
which I shall not say unto you now, but whenever I should be about (to
say) unto you the Distribution of the Universe, I shall say unto you all
one after another, indeed his distributions with his form of words
(speaking of himself) as he is with the joining of all his members,
belonging to the arrangement of the only one God of the truth,
inaccessible.
The Place therefore unto which each will receive mystery in the Space of
the Ineffable, he will inherit unto [224^b] the Place which he received.
And those of the whole Place of the Space of the Ineffable are not wont
to give answer at every Place, nor are they wont to give defence nor are
they wont to give symbol for ones without symbol are they; and they have
not Receiver, but they are wont to pass through all the Places, until
they go unto the Place of the kingdom of the mystery which they
received. Likewise also those who will receive mystery in the second
Space have not answer nor defence, for ones without symbol they are in
that World, that is the Space of the first mystery of the First Mystery:
and those of the third Space also which is the outside, namely, the
third Space also from the outside, each Place hath in that Space its
Receivers with its answer [225^a] with its defence with its symbol,
these which I shall say unto you in the time (in) which I shall say unto
you that mystery, namely, whenever I should finish saying unto you the
Distribution of the Universe. Nevertheless in the dissolution of the
Universe, namely, whenever should be completed the number of the perfect
souls, and (should) be completed the mystery this (through) which the
Universe entirely became, I shall spend (a) thousand years according to
the years of the Light reigning over all the emanations of the Light
with all the number of the perfect souls, these which received all the
mysteries.
It happened, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his
disciples, came forward Maria the Magdalene, said she, My Lord, how many
years in the years of this World is a year of the Light? Answered Jesus,
said he to Maria [225^b], A day of the light is ten hundred years of the
World, so that thirty-six ten thousand years with another half ten
thousand years of the World is (only) one year of the Light. I shall
spend therefore ten hundred years of the Light, reigning in the midst of
the last Helper, reigning over all the emanations of the Light and over
all the number of the perfect souls, these which received the mysteries
of the Light. And ye, my disciples, with every one who will receive the
mysteries of the Ineffable will remain with me on my right (hand) and on
my left reigning with me in my kingdom. And those also who receive the
three mysteries of the five mysteries of that Ineffable will be
fellow-Kings with you in the kingdom of the Light. And they [226^a] will
not be equal with you, (but) ye with those who receive the mystery of
the Ineffable are about to remain also after you reigning. And those who
receive the five mysteries of the Ineffable are about to remain also
after (those who receive) the three mysteries, reigning also. And also
those who receive the twelve (twelfth, MS) mysteries of the First
Mystery are about to remain also further after (those who receive) the
five mysteries of the Ineffable and reigning also according to the array
of each of them. And all those who receive the mysteries in all the
Places of the Space of the Ineffable, will reign also and remain also
within those who receive also the mysteries of the First Mystery, being
distributed according to the glory of each of them. So that those who
receive the mystery which is (more) excellent will remain in the Place
which is more excellent. Those who receive the mystery which is lower,
they will remain in the Place which is lower, [226^b] reigning in the
Light of my kingdom.
These only are the lots of the kingdom of the first Space of the
Ineffable, those who receive also all the mysteries of the second Space,
namely, the Space of the First Mystery, they will remain also in the
Light of my kingdom, being distributed according to the glory of each of
them, each of them becoming in the (Place of the) mystery unto which he
received. And those who receive the mysteries which are more excellent
will remain also in the Place which is high, and those who receive the
mysteries which are lower, being about to remain in the Place which is
lower in the Light of my kingdom. This is the lot of the second kingdom
(King, MS) of those who receive the mystery of the second Space of the
First Mystery. Those who receive also the mysteries of the second Space,
[227^a] (of the First Mystery) namely, the first Space (reckoning) from
without, those also, they will remain after the second kingdom (King,
MS) being distributed also in the Light of my kingdom according to the
glory of each of them, (they) will remain in the Place unto which they
received mysteries so that those who receive the mysteries which are
high, will remain also in the Places which are high, And those who
receive the Mysteries which are lower, they will remain also in the
Places which are lower. These are the three lots of the kingdom of the
Light, the mysteries of these three lots of the Light they are numerous
greatly greatly: ye will find them in the great two books of Ieou, but I
shall give to you, and I shall say unto you the great mysteries of each
lot, these which are more excellent than each Place, namely, the heads
in every [227^b] Place and in every array, these which will take the
whole race of the mankind in unto the Places which are high according to
the Space of the Inheritance. The remainder therefore of the Mysteries
which are lower ye need them not, but ye will find them in the two books
of Ieou, these which wrote Enokh, while I was speaking with him out of
the Tree of the Knowledge, and out of the Tree of the Life in the
paradisos of Adam. Now therefore whenever I should finish distributing
to you the Distribution of the Universe, I shall give to you and I shall
say unto you the great mysteries of the three lots of my kingdom,
namely, the heads of the mysteries which I shall give to you, and which
I shall say unto you in all their figures with all their types with all
their tickets (pebble, MS) with the seals of the last [228^a] Space,
namely, the first Space (reckoning) from without. And I shall say unto
you the answers with the defences with the symbols of that Space. (As
for) the second Space however (reckoning) inwards they have not answer
nor defence nor symbol nor ticket nor seal, but only types are they with
figures, those which they have. All these having finished saying them
the Saviour unto his disciples, came forward Andreas, said he, My Lord,
Be not angry with me, but have pity upon me, and reveal to me the
mystery of the word of which I seek (from) thee: otherwise it became
hard for me and I understood it not.
Answered the Saviour, said he to him, Seek after that which thou [228^b]
wishedst, and I shall reveal it to thee face to face without parable.
But answered Andreas, said he, My Lord I am wondering and I am
marvelling greatly, that the men who are in the World, who are in the
body of this matter, how, whenever they should come out of this World,
they will pass over these firmaments, with all these Rulers, with all
the Lords, with all the Gods, with all these great Invisibles, with all
those of the Place of those of the Middle, and with those of the whole
Place of those of (the) Right (hand) with all the great emanations of
the Light and all make their entrance and inherit the kingdom of the
Light. This thing therefore, my Lord, is difficult for me. These
therefore having said them Andreas, this spirit of the Saviour moved in
him he cried out, [229^a] said he, How long am I to bear with you, how
long am I to suffer you, if thus far also ye understood not, and ye are
without knowledge. Then ye know not, ye, and ye understand not that ye
with all the Angels with all the Archangels, with the Gods, with the
Lords, with all the Rulers, with all the great Invisibles, with all
those of the Middle, with those of the whole Place of those of (the)
Right (hand), and with all the great emanations of the Light, with all
their glory, ye all one with another are out of the same lump with the
same matter, with the same substance, and ye are out of the same
Confusion all of you: and by the command of the First Mystery was the
Confusion compelled (to be) until should be [229^b] purified all the
great emanations of the Light with all their glory, and until they
should be purified from the Confusion. And they were not purified
through their own selves, but they were purified under compulsion
according to the arrangement of the one only, the Ineffable. And they,
they did not suffer at all, and they did not transfer them from the
Places, nor did they despoil them at all, nor did they melt them down
into bodies, various, nor did they become in any affliction. Yea, verily
therefore ye are the dregs of the Treasury, and ye are the dregs of the
Place of those of (the) Right (hand), and ye are the dregs of the Place
of those of the Middle, and ye are the dregs of all the Invisibles, with
all the Rulers, in one word [230^a], ye are the dregs of all these. And
ye became in great tribulations with great afflictions in the change in
bodies various of the World. And after all these tribulations through
your own selves ye agonised and ye fought having renounced all the World
with all the matter which is in it: and ye did not cease from seeking,
even until ye found all the mysteries of the kingdom of the Light, these
which purified you, they made you pure light, purified greatly; and ye
became light purified. Because of this therefore I said unto you once,
Seek that ye may find the (things) which I said unto you. I said unto
you, Ye shall seek after [230^b] the mysteries of the Light, these which
are wont to purify the body of the matter, and make it pure light,
purified greatly. Amen I say unto you, Because of the race of the
mankind, because they are material I despoiled myself I brought all the
mysteries to them of the Light, that I should purify them, because they
are the dregs of all the matter of their matter. Otherwise not any soul
in all the race of the mankind would be saved. And they would not
inherit the kingdom of the Light, except that I brought to them the
mysteries of purification. For the emanations of the Light need not the
mysteries, for they are purified, but the race of the mankind, they
(are) those who need them, because that they are all material dregs.
Because of this therefore I said unto you once, [231^a] Those who are at
ease need not the physician, but those who become badly, namely, Those
of the Light need not the mysteries, because they are light being
purified: but the race of the mankind, they are those who need them,
because material dregs they are. Because of this therefore, preach to
all the race of the mankind, Desist not from seeking in the day with the
night, even until ye should find the mysteries of purification. And say
to the race of the mankind, Renounce all the World with all the matter
which is in it: otherwise he who receiveth and he who giveth in the
World and who eateth and who drinketh in his matter and who liveth in
all his cares with all his life (politia, MS) gathering in for himself
matters (close) to [231^b] his other matter: because that all this World
with all the (things) which are in it with all its life (politia, MS)
are material dregs, and they will ask them each concerning their
cleansing. Because of this therefore I said unto you once, Renounce all
the World with all the matter which is in it, that ye should not gather
in for you other matter unto your other matter which is in them. Because
of this therefore, preach to all the race of the mankind, Renounce all
the World with all its life (politia, MS), that ye should not gather in
for you other matter unto your other matter which is in you. And say
unto them, Desist not seeking in the day with the night and renew (your
seeking) not yourselves, until ye [232^a] find the mysteries of
purification, these which will purify you and make you pure light; and
ye (will) go unto the Height, and ye (will) inherit the Light of my
kingdom.
Now therefore, thou also, Andreas with all thy brothers, thy
fellow-disciples, concerning your renunciations with all your
tribulations which ye received from Place to Place, and with your
changes in bodies various, and with all your afflictions, and after all
these ye received the mysteries of purification, ye became pure light
purified greatly. Because of this therefore ye will go unto the Height
and make entrance to all the Places of (the) emanations of the Light;
and ye [232^b] (will) become being Kings in the kingdom of the Light
unto age. This is the answer of the words after which ye seek.
Now therefore also, Andreas, yet art thou being in unbelief and with
ignorance? But whenever ye should come out of the body and go unto the
Height, and arrive at the Place of the Rulers, all the Rulers will take
shame before you; because ye are the dregs of their matter, and ye
became Light purified more than they all. And whenever ye should arrive
at the Place of the great Invisibles with the Place of those of the
Middle, with those of (the) Right (hand), with the Place of all the
great emanations of the Light, ye will take glory together with them
all, because ye are the dregs of their matter, and ye became [233^a]
light excellent more than they all. And all the Places will hymn before
you, even until ye go unto the Places of the kingdom.
These therefore saying them the Saviour, knew Andreas clearly not only
he, but knew all the disciples in directness that they will inherit the
kingdom of the Light. They prostrated all one after (upon, MS) another
at the feet of Jesus, they cried out, they wept, they besought the
Saviour, saying, O Lord, forgive the sin of the ignorance of our
brother. Answered the Saviour, said he, I forgive and I shall forgive.
Because of this therefore dispatched me the First Mystery for me to
forgive the sins of everyone.
* * * * *
[Half this last line is ornament: more ornament follows, and the title
of the Third Document finishes the column.]
Footnote 114:
Legge adds: excelleth the kingdom of the twelve mysteries of the First
Mystery and excelleth any mystery whichever, which is below them. But
these five mysteries of the Ineffable are equal etc.
THE THIRD DOCUMENT
A PART OF THE BOOKS OF THE SAVIOUR
[_The Interposed Fragment_]
[233^b] and those who are worthy of the Mysteries which dwell in the
Ineffable, namely, which did not proceed out: these become before the
First Mystery and according to resemblance and (with, MS) equality with
the word, that ye may understand it, so that they are the Members of the
Ineffable: and each according to the honour of his glory, the head
according to the honour of the head, and the eye according to the honour
of the eyes, and the ear according to the honour of the ears, and (so
with) the rest of the Members. So that the thing (is) manifest, that
many members are, but one body it is. This indeed I am saying in an
example with an equality with a comparison, but in truth not of form,
nor did I manifest the word in truth, but the Mystery of the Ineffable,
and every member [234^a] which (is) in him, according to the word (with)
which I compared it, namely, those who dwell unto the Mystery of the
Ineffable with those who dwell in him, and the three Spaces which (are)
after them, according to the Mysteries in one of all of these in truth.
I am the Treasury of them all, this beside which there is not other
Treasury, this which hath not his own upon the World. But yet there are
words becoming, and there are mysteries and there are Places. Now
therefore happy is he who brought the Mysteries unto the outward: and a
God is he who found these words of the Mysteries of the second Space
which is in the Middle. And a Saviour he is, and uncontainable is he who
found the words of the mysteries, with the words of the third Space
which is on the inward: and he excelleth the Universe, and he is
acceptable to those who become in that third Space, [234^b] because that
the Mystery, in which they become, with that in which they stand,
receiveth him. Because of this therefore he is equal unto them. He who
found also the words of the mysteries, these which I wrote to you
according to a comparison, because they are the members of the
Ineffable. Amen I say to you, He who found the words of those mysteries
in truth of the God, that that man, he is the first in truth, and he is
equal unto him, because of those words with the mysteries. And the
Universe also stood because of that First (One). Because of this he who
found the words of those mysteries is equal with the First (One). For
the knowledge of the comprehension of the Ineffable (is that) in which I
spake (it) with you to-day.
[235^a] Continued also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples,
Whenever I should go unto the Light, preach ye to all the World, say
unto them, Desist not in the day with the night seeking, and hold not
yourselves back (in lower margin) even until ye find the mysteries of
the kingdom of the Light, these which will purify you and make you pure
light, and take you unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them,
Renounce all this World with all the matter which (is) in it, and with
all its cares, and with all its sins, in one word, with all its life
(politeia, MS), which (are) in it, that ye may be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from all the punishments which
(are) in the judgments. Say unto them, Renounce the murmuring, that ye
may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the
fire of the face [235^b] of a dog. Say unto them, Renounce the listening
that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light (Schm. supplies
this), and be delivered from the judgments of the face of a dog. Say
unto them, Renounce litigiousness, and be worthy of the mysteries of the
Light, and be delivered from the punishments of Ariel. Say unto them,
Renounce the false calumny, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of
the Light, and be delivered from the rivers of fire of the face of a
dog. Say unto them, Renounce the false witnessings, and be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light, that ye may escape, that ye may be delivered
from the river of fire of the face of a dog. Say unto them, Renounce the
boastings with the prides, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the
Light, and be delivered from the pits of fire of Ariel. Say unto them,
Renounce the gluttony (self-lovings, MS) that ye may be [236^a] worthy
of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the judgments of
Amente. Say unto them, Renounce the garrulity that ye may be worthy of
the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the fire of Amente.
Say unto them, Renounce the wiles which are evil, and be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the punishments which
(are) in Amente. Say unto them, Renounce the lovings of the greater
portion, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be
delivered from the rivers of flame of the face of a dog. Say unto them,
Renounce the lovings of the world that ye may be worthy of the mysteries
of the Light, and be delivered from the vesture of pitch and fire of the
face of a dog. Say unto them, Renounce the robberies, that ye may be
worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be delivered from the rivers
[236^b] of flame of Ariel. Say unto them, Renounce the words which are
evil, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be
delivered from the punishments of the rivers of flame. Say unto them,
Renounce the wickednesses, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light,
and be delivered from the seas of fire of Ariel. Say unto them, Renounce
the unmercifulnesses, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and
be delivered from the judgments of the faces of the dragon. Say unto
them, Renounce the angers, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light,
and be delivered from the rivers of flame of the faces of the dragons.
Say unto them, Renounce the curse, and be worthy of the mysteries of the
Light, and be delivered from the fire of the seas of the faces of the
dragons. Say unto them, Renounce the blasphemy, and be worthy [237^a] of
the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the seas which boil of
the faces of the dragons. Say unto them, Renounce the thievings, and be
worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from Ialtabaoth.
Say unto them, Renounce the slander, and be worthy of the mysteries of
the Light, and be delivered from the rivers of fire of the face of lion.
Say unto them, Renounce the fightings and the quarrellings, and be
worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the rivers
which are boiling of Ialtabaoth. Say unto them, Renounce the ignorance,
and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be delivered from the
ministers of Ialtabaoth, with the fires of the seas. Say unto them,
Renounce the villainies, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light,
and be delivered from all the [237^b] demons of Ialtabaoth with all his
punishments. Say unto them, Renounce the senselessness, and be worthy of
the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the seas of pitch of
Ialtabaoth which are boiling. Say unto them, Renounce the adulteries,
and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the
seas of sulphur and pitch of the face of lion. Say unto them, Renounce
the murders, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be
delivered from the Ruler of face of crocodile, this who (is) in the
cold, the first chamber which is in the Darkness which is outer. Say
unto them, Renounce the unmercifulnesses with the impiousnesses, and be
worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the Rulers
of the Darkness which is outer. Say unto them, Renounce the
godlessnesses [238^a] and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and
be delivered from the weeping with the gnashing of the teeth. Say unto
them, Renounce the witchcraft, and be worthy of the mysteries of the
Light, and be delivered from the great cold with the hail of the
Darkness which is outer. Say unto them, Renounce the blaspheming, and be
worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from all the
punishments of the great dragon of the Darkness which is outer. Say unto
them, Renounce the teaching of error, and be worthy of the mysteries of
the Light, and be delivered from all the punishments of the great dragon
of the Darkness which is outer. Say unto those who teach in the
teachings of error, with every one who learneth through them, Woe to
you, ye, because if ye do not repent and forsake [238^b] your error, ye
will go unto the punishments of the great dragon with the Darkness which
is outer, this which is cruel greatly, and they will not cast you unto
the World for unto age, but ye will become existenceless outside. Say
unto those who will forsake the teaching of the truth of the First
Mystery, Woe to you, ye, because your punishment is evil beyond (that
of) all men. For ye will remain in the great cold, the ice with the hail
in the midst of the dragon with the Darkness which is outer, and they
will not cast you unto the World from this hour unto age, but ye will
become petrified at that place. And in the dissolution of the Universe
ye will be wasted away, and ye will become without existence unto age.