are wont to call him Ariuth the Ethiopian-woman, being a woman Ruler
being quite black, with fourteen other demons under her, they ruling
over many other demons. [326^b] And these demons which are there, who
are under Ariuth the Ethiopian-woman, they are those which are wont to
go in unto the men quarrelsome, until they excite the wars and killings
which happen; and give hardness to their heart and anger, for killings
to happen. And the souls, which this authority will take away by robbery
are wont to spend hundred with thirteen years in her Places, she is
tormenting them by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire, and they
draw near unto destruction. And after these (things) whenever the Sphere
should turn round, and (should) come the little Sabaoth the good, this
whom they are wont to call in the World Zeus; whenever he should come
unto the fourth Aeon of the Sphere which the Crab is, and (should) come
the Bubasti, this whom they are wont to call in the World, The
aphrodite, and she (should) come unto the [327^a] tenth House (Aeon, MS)
of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The He-goat, then they
are wont to draw (back) the veils which are between those of the Left
with those of the Right, and Ieou (should) look out on the Right and all
the World should be disturbed, and (should) be moved with all the Aeons
of the Sphere and (should) look upon the dwelling places of Ariuth the
Ethiopian-woman and her Places (should) be dissolved and be destroyed,
and they should take away all the souls which are in her punishments,
and (they) should throw them (back) unto the Sphere another time,
because that they perished by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire.
Added also said he, The (Ruler of the) third array they are wont to
call, The hecate the three of face, but there are twenty seven other
demons under her authority: they are those which are wont to go in unto
the men and they cause them to swear false(ly) and [327^b] they lie, and
love that which is not their own. The souls therefore which will take
away by robbery the hekate, she is wont to deliver them unto her demons
which are under her to torment them by her smoke of darkness with her
evil fire: they are afflicting them greatly by the demons, and they are
wont to spend hundred with five years with six months punishing them in
her punishments evil. But they are wont to begin to be destroyed and to
perish. And after these (things) whenever the Sphere should turn round
and (should) come the little Sabaoth the good, he of the Middle, this
(one) whom they are wont in the World to call, Zeus, and he (should)
come unto the eighth House (Aeon, MS) of the Sphere, this which they are
wont to call, The scorpion, and (should) come the Bubasti, this whom
they are wont to call, The aphrodite, and she (should) come unto the
second House (Aeon, MS) of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call,
[328^a] The bull, they are wont to draw (back) the veils between those
of the Left with those of the Right, and (to) look out of the Height the
Zorokothora Melkhisedek, and the World is (wont to) be moved with the
mountains, and the Rulers are (wont to) be disturbed: and he is (wont
to) look out upon all the Places of the hecate, and her Places are (wont
to) be dissolved and perish; and they take away all the souls which
(are) in her punishments, and throw them (back) unto the Sphere another
time, because that they were destroyed in the fire of her punishments.
He added also, said he, The (Ruler of the) fourth array which they are
wont to call, The Assessor of the Typhon, being a strong Ruler, becoming
under his authority thirty two demons: they are those who are wont to go
into the men and cause them to lust and fornicate and commit adultery
and to become doing [328^b] the intercourse continually. The souls
therefore which will take away by robbery this Ruler, they are wont to
spend hundred thirty eight years in his Places, are tormenting them his
demons by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire, and they begin to be
wasted away and to perish. It is wont to happen therefore whenever the
Sphere should turn (round), and (should) come the little Sabaoth, the
good, he of the Middle, this whom they are wont to call, Zeus, whenever
he should come unto the ninth Aeon of the Sphere, this which they are
wont to call, The archer, and the Bubasti, this whom they are wont to
call in the World, The aphrodite and she (should) come unto the third
Aeon of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The twin, they are
wont to draw (back) the veils which are between those of the Left with
those of the Right, and is (wont to) look out [329^a] Zarazaz, this whom
the Rulers are wont to call in the name of a strong Ruler of their
Places, Maskelli. And he is (wont to) look upon the dwelling places of
the Assessor the Typhon, and his Places are (wont to) be dissolved and
perish: and they take away all the souls which (are) in his punishments
and throw them (back) unto the Sphere another time, because that they
were diminished by his (her, MS) smoke of darkness and by his evil fire.
Again also he added in the word, said he to his disciples, The fifth
array, of which they are wont to call its Ruler, Iakhthanabas, being a
strong Ruler, being under him many other demons: they are those who are
wont to go in unto the men, and cause them to become acceptors of
person, wronging the righteous, and they are accepting person of the
sinners, receiving gifts against [329^b] the true judgment, they are
destroying it (judgment), they are forgetting the poor with those who
are in want, they are increasing the forgetfulness in their soul with
the care in which there is not profit, that they should not remember
their life, that whenever they should come out of the body they should
take away by robbery the souls: (and those) which will take away by
robbery this Ruler, they are wont to become in his punishments for
hundred fifty years with eight months; and they are wasted away by his
smoke of darkness with his evil fire, afflicting them greatly by the
flame of his fire. And whenever the Sphere should turn round, and
(should) come the little Sabaoth, the good, this whom they are wont to
call in the World, Zeus, unto the eleventh Aeon of the Sphere, this
which they are wont to call, The water-bearer, and (should) come the
Bubasti unto the fifth Aeon [330^a] of the Sphere, this which they are
wont to call, The lion, they are wont to draw (back) the veils, which
are between those of the Left with those of the Right, and (is wont) to
look out of the height the great Iao, the good, he of the Middle, down
upon the Places of Iakhthanabas whose Places dissolve and perish, and
they take away all the souls which are in his punishments, and they
throw them back unto the Sphere again, because that they were destroyed
by his punishments. These therefore are the actions of the roads of the
Middle of which ye sought (from) me.
But having heard these (things) the disciples, they prostrated, they
worshipped to him, saying, Help us, our Lord, and have compassion upon
us, that we should be saved from these punishments which are evil, which
are prepared for the sinners! Woe to them, Woe to them, the sons of men,
because they are being [330^b] like to blind (men) groping in the
darkness and seeing not! Have compassion on us, O Lord, in this great
blindness in which we are in, and have mercy on all the race of the
mankind, because they laid snares for the souls as the lions for a prey,
which they prepare for food for their punishments by the forgetfulness
and the ignorance which is in them. Have compassion therefore upon us,
our Lord, our Saviour, and have mercy on us and deliver us in this great
bewilderment.
Said Jesus to his disciples, Be of good cheer, fear not because ye are
happy: because I shall make you for lord over all these, and I shall
make them all subject to you. Remember that I finished saying to you
before that they crucified me, that I shall give to you the keys of the
kingdom of the heavens. Now also I say to you [331^a] that I shall give
them to you.
These therefore having said them Jesus, he hymned in the great name.
Were hidden the Places of the road of the Middle and Jesus with his
disciples remained upon air of light which is much greatly. Said Jesus
to his disciples, Draw near unto me. And they drew near unto him: he
turned unto the four corners of the World, he said the great name over
their head: he blessed them, he breathed in unto their eyes. Said Jesus
to them, Look up, see what ye see. And they took away their eyes up,
they saw a great light which is much greatly, native of earth shall not
be able to speak of it. Said he also to them again, Look out on the
Light, see what ye see. Said they, We are seeing a fire with water with
wine with blood. Said [331^b] Jesus, who Aberamentho is, toward his
disciples, Amen I say to you, I brought not anything unto the World,
while coming, except this fire with this water with this wine with this
blood. I brought the water with the fire from the Place of the Light of
the Lights from the Treasury of the Light. I brought the wine with the
blood from the Place of the Barbelos, and after a little time my Father
dispatched to me the spirit which is holy in the type of a dove: but the
fire with the water with the wine they became unto a purifying of the
world. The blood also became to me for sign, because of the body of the
mankind, this which I took from the Place of the Barbelos, the great
power of the Invisible God. The spirit also is drawing in front of every
soul, taking them [332^a] unto the Place of the Light. Because of this I
said to you, I came to cast a fire upon the earth, which is this, that I
came to purify the sins of all the World in fire. And because of this I
said to the Samaritan woman, Thou wast not knowing the free-gift of God,
and who it is who saith to thee, Give me that I may drink: Thou wast
asking him and he (would) give to thee water living, and it (would)
become to thee for a fountain in thee, springing up unto a life of unto
age. And also because of this I took a cup of wine, I blessed it I gave
it to you, because this is the blood, the Covenant which they will shed
for you unto the forgiving of your sins. And also because of this they
thrust the spear in unto my side, came out water with blood. But these
are the mysteries of the Light which are wont to forgive sins, which are
those, the appellations and (with, MS) [332^b] the names of the Light.
It happened therefore after these (things), commanded Jesus, Let all the
powers of the Left (hand) come unto their Places. And Jesus with his
disciples remained upon the mountain of the Galilaia. Added also the
disciples, they prayed him, How long therefore dost not thou cause them
to forgive our sins which we did with our unlawfulness, and make us
worthy of the kingdom of thy Father. But Jesus, said he to them, Amen I
say to you, Not only shall I purify your sins, but I shall make you
worthy of the kingdom of my Father. And I shall give to you the mystery
of the forgiving of sin upon the earth, that that which ye will forgive
upon the earth, they shall forgive to him in the heavens, and that which
ye will bind upon the earth it will become being bound in the heavens. I
shall give to you the mystery of the kingdom of the heavens that ye also
[333^a] shall do them to the men. But Jesus, said he to them, Bring to
me fire with some wood of vine. They brought them to him, he offered up
the Oblation: he put the two jars of wine one on the right hand and the
other on the left of the Oblation. He put the Oblation in front of them.
He put a cup of water by the vessel of wine which (is) on the right, and
he put a cup of wine by the vessel of wine which (is) on the left, and
he put some cakes according to the number of the disciples in the midst
of the cups. He put a cup of water behind the cakes. Stood (up) Jesus in
front of the Oblation: he put the disciples behind him, all being
wrapped in garment of linen, with the ticket of the name of the Father
of the Treasury of the Light in their hands. He cried out thus, saying,
Hear me, my [333^b] Father, the Father of every fatherhood, the
boundless Light Iao iuo iaō aoi uia psinother theropsin (n)opsither
nephthomaoth nephiomaōth marakhakhtha marmarakhtha ieanamenaman
amaneitououranou israi amen amen soubaibai appaap amen amen
deraaraiapaou amen amen sarsasartou amen amen koukiaminmiai amen amen
iai iai touap amen amen amen main mari marie marei amen amen amen. Hear
me, my Father, the Father of every kingdom, I invoke you also the
forgivers, the purifiers of the unlawfulness, forgive the sins of the
souls of these disciples who followed me, and purify their unlawfulness,
and cause them to be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my
[334^a] Father, the Father of the Treasury of the Light, because they
followed me and kept my commandments. Now therefore my Father, Father of
every fatherhood, let come the forgivers, whose names are these
ghiphirepsnijiet—zenei berimou—sokhabrikher euthari nanei dieis
balmerikh Meuni poskhirie entair mouthiour cmour peukher oouskhous
minionor isokhobor tha. Hear me invoking you, forgive the sins of these
souls and blot out their unlawfulness: let them be worthy of being
numbered in unto the kingdom of my Father the Father of the Treasury of
the Light: because I know thy great powers and I invoke them Ayer bebrō
athroni eoureph eone souphen knitou sokhreoph mayoubi mneyor sououi
khokheteoph khōkhe [334^b] eteoph memōkh aneuph. Forgive the sins of
these souls, blot out their unlawfulness, those which they did knowing,
and those which they did not knowing, those which they did in
fornication with adultery even until to-day: forgive them to them, and
cause them to be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my
Father, and be worthy of receiving out of this Oblation, my Father who
(art) holy. If therefore my Father thou heardest me and forgavest the
sins to these souls and blottedst out their unlawfulness, and thou
causedst them to be worthy of being numbered in unto thy kingdom, thou
shalt give to me a sign in this Oblation. And happened the sign which
Jesus said. Said Jesus toward his disciples, Rejoice and be glad;
because they forgave your sins, they blotted out your unlawfulness
[335^a] and ye were numbered in unto the kingdom of my Father.
But these having said them, the disciples rejoiced in great joy, said
Jesus to them, This is the manner and this is the mystery which ye will
do for the men who will believe you, having not guile in them, and
hearkening to you in every word which is good. And their sins with their
unlawfulness they will blot them out unto the day (in) which ye did this
mystery. But hide this mystery, give it not to every man except him who
will do every thing which I said to you in my commandments. This
therefore is the mystery of the truth of the baptism of those who will
forgive their sins, and those who will cover over their unlawfulnesses.
This is the baptism of the First Oblation which guideth in unto the
Place of the truth, and in [335^b] unto the Place of the Light. After
these (things) also said they his disciples, Rabbei reveal to us the
mystery of the Light of thy Father, since we knew thee while thou
sayest, that there is also baptism of Fire, and there is also baptism of
Spirit, being holy, of the Light, and there is a spiritual anointing,
these which are wont to take the souls unto the Treasury of the Light.
Say therefore unto us their mystery, that we may inherit also the
kingdom of thy Father. Said Jesus to them, These mysteries after which
ye seek? There is not mystery more excellent than they, which is about
to take your souls unto the Light of the Lights, unto the Places of the
truth with the goodness, of the Place of him who is holy of all those
who are holy, unto the Place in which there is not woman, nor is there
male, nor is there shape in that Place, but [336^a] a light is being
steadfast ineffable: there is not that which is more excellent therefore
than those mysteries after which ye seek, except the mystery of the
Seven Voices with their forty nine powers, and their tickets, and with
the Name which is more excellent than all of them, the Name in which is
becoming every name, and every light and every power. He who knoweth
that Name, whenever he should come out of the body of the matter, shall
not any smoke nor any darkness nor authority nor Ruler of the Sphere of
the Destiny, nor Angel nor Archangel nor power, they shall not be able
to hold back the soul which knoweth that Name. But whenever he should
come out of the World and (should) say that Name unto the fire, it is
wont to be quenched, and is wont the darkness to withdraw. And whenever
he should say unto the demons with the Receivers [336^b] of the Darkness
which is outer, with their Rulers with their authorities with their
powers, they will all perish and their flame burn and they (will) cry
out, Thou art holy, thou art holy, he who is holy of all those who are
holy. And whenever they should say that Name unto the Receivers of the
judgments which are evil, with their authorities with all their powers,
and the Barbelo also with the Invisible God with the three
Triple-powered Gods, at the hour in which they will say this Name in
those Places, they will fall all of them one upon another and be
dissolved and perish, and they (will) cry out, O Light of every Light
which becometh in the Boundless Light, remember us also and purify us.
But having finished saying these words Jesus, cried out all his
disciples, they wept in a great cry, saying,
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[345^a] fire and punish her in them for six other months with eight
days. After these (things) they (will) take her upon the road of the
Middle, and each of the Rulers of the road of the Middle (will) punish
her in his punishments for six other months with eight days. After these
things they (will) take her to the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont
to judge the good and (with, MS) the evil, that she may judge her. And
whenever the Sphere should turn round she is wont to deliver them up to
her Receivers, that they may cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere. And
are wont the Ministers of the Sphere to take her out unto water which is
below the Sphere; and it is (wont) to become a fire boiling and eating
into her, until it purifieth her entirely. And is wont to come Ialouham
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the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, this who is wont to give the cup of
forgetfulness to the souls, and to bring a [345^b] cup being full of the
water of the forgetfulness and give it to the soul: and she (is wont to)
drink it and forget every place (coptic word) with every Place unto
which she went: and cast her into a body, which is about to spend its
time (in which) he is wont to pain his heart continually. This is the
punishment of the man who curseth. Added further Mariham, said she, My
Lord Jesus, then the man (a) slanderer continually, whenever he should
come out of body whither is he about to go, or what is his punishment?
Said Jesus, A man (a) slanderer continually, whenever should be
completed his time by the Sphere for him to come out of body, are wont
to come after him Abiout with Kharmon the Receivers of Ariel, and they
bring his soul out of body, and spend three days going with her teaching
her the creatures of the World. And after these (things) [346^a] they
take her down unto Amente (close) to Ariel, and he (is wont) to punish
her in his punishments eleven months with twenty one days. And
afterwards they take her unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his
forty nine demons, and each one of his demons goeth out upon her for
another eleven months with other twenty one days, scourging her with
whips of smoke. And after these they take her into the rivers of smoke
with seas of fire boiling, and they punish her in them other eleven
months with twenty one days. And after these they are wont to take her
away upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers in the road of
the Middle punisheth her in his punishments other eleven months with
twenty one days. After [346^b] these they are wont to take her away to
the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont to judge the righteous with
the sinners, that she may judge her. And whenever the Sphere should turn
round, she is wont to deliver her up to her Receivers, that they may
cast her out unto the Aeons of the Sphere. And the Ministers of the
Sphere take her out unto water below the Sphere, and it becometh a smoke
boiling and it eateth in at her, until it purifieth her entirely. And
bringeth the cup of forgetfulness Ialouham, the Receiver of Sabaoth, the
Adamas, and he giveth it to the soul: and she drinketh it and forgetteth
every place (coptic word) with every thing with every Place unto which
she went: and they give her into a body being about to spend his time
being oppressed. This is the judgment of the man, (the) slanderer. Said
she, Mariham, Woe woe to the sinners. Answered [347^a] also Salome, said
she, My Lord, Jesus, a man, murderer having not done sin ever except
killing, whenever he should come out of body, what is his punishment?
Answered Jesus, said he, A man killer, having not done sin ever except
killing, whenever his time should be completed by the Sphere for him to
come out of body, are wont to come the Receivers of Ialdabaoth, and
bring his soul out of body, and bind her by her feet behind a great
demon of face of horse, and he spendeth three days going round with her
in the World. After these (things) they are wont to take her out unto
the Place of the cold with the snow and punish her there for three years
with six months. After these they (are wont to) take her down unto the
Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons, and scourge
[347^b] her his demons other three years for each (demon) with six
months. After these (things) they are wont to take her unto the Chaos
(close) to the Persephone, and punish her in her punishments other three
years with six months. After these (things) they are wont to take her
away upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers of the road of
the Middle punisheth her in the punishments of his Places for other
three years with six months. And after these they take her to the Virgin
of the Light, this who is wont to judge the righteous with the sinners
that she may judge her, and whenever the Sphere should turn round she is
wont to command, that they cast her unto the Darkness which is outer,
until the time (in) which they will take away the Darkness of the Middle
she is wont to be destroyed and dissolved. This is the punishment of the
man, (a) killer. Said he, Petros, My Lord, [348^a] Let the women be
content unto seeking, that we also may seek. Said Jesus to Mariham with
the women, Leave the place for your brothers, (the) male that they also
may seek. Answered Petros said he, My Lord, then a man, (a) thief, (a)
robber, his sin being this continually, whenever he should come out of
body, what is his punishment? Said Jesus, This of this kind whenever his
time should be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after him the
Receivers of Adonis, and bring his soul out of body and spend three days
going round with her teaching her the creatures of the World. After
these (things) they are wont to take her down unto Amente (close) to
Ariel that he may punish her in his punishments for three months with
eight days with hours two. [348^b] And after these (things) they take
(her) unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth, with his forty nine demons,
that each of his demons should punish her other three months with eight
days with hours two. After these (things) they are wont to take her down
upon the road of the Middle, that each of the Rulers of the road of the
Middle should punish her by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire for
other three months with eight days with hours two. After these (things)
they are wont to take her up to the Virgin of the Light, this who is
wont to judge the righteous and the sinners, that she may judge her. And
whenever should the Sphere turn round, she is wont to give her to her
Receivers, that they may cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere, that the
Ministers of the Sphere may take her unto water being below the Sphere,
that it may become [349^a] smoke boiling, that it may eat in at her,
until it purify her entirely. After these (things) is wont to come
Ialouham the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, and he bringeth the cup of
the forgetfulness, and he giveth it to the soul that she may drink it,
and she forgetteth every thing with every Place unto which she went: and
they cast her unto a body lame and maimed and blind. This is the
punishment of the man, (a) robber.