The Holy Scripture
Chapter XVII
1. And while he was still speaking, behold the fire coming toward us round about, and a voice was in the fire like a voice of many waters, like voice of the
2.(3) sea in its uproar. And the angel knelt down with me and worshipped. And I wanted to fall face down on the earth. And the place of highness on which we
4. were standing now stopped on high, now rolled down low. And he said, "Only
5. worship, Abraham, and recite the song which I taught you." Since there was no ground to which I could fall prostrate, I only bowed down, and I recited the song
6.(7.) which he had taught me. And he said, "Recite without ceasing." And I recited, and he himself recited the song
8. Eternal One, Mighty One, Holy El, God autocrat 'Eternal, Mighty, Holy El, God only-supreme'
9. Self-originate, incorruptible, immaculate, You who are the Self-originated, the Beginningless One Incorruptible, Unbegotten, spotless, immortal, Spotless, Uncreated, Immaculate, Immortal, Self-complete, Self-illuminating,
10. Self-perfected, self-devised, Without mother, without father, ungenerated, Without father, without mother, unbegotten,
11. Exalted, fiery, Exalted, Fiery One! Lover of men, Benevolent One, Bountiful One,
12. Just, lover of men, benevolent, compassionate, bountiful, Jealous over me, Patient one, most merciful, Jealous over me, and very compassionate, Eli, My God,
13. Eli, eternal, mighty one, holy Sabaoth, Eternal, Jehovah Zebaioth, Very Glorious El, El, El, El, Jah El! Most glorious El, El, El, El, Iaoel,
14. You are he my soul has loved, You are the One whom my soul has loved! my protector. Eternal Protector, Shining like Fire, Whose voice is like the thunder, Whose look is like the lightning,
15. Eternal, fiery, shining, light-giving, thunder-voiced, lightning-visioned, many-eyed, You are the All-seeing One, Who receives the prayers of all such as honour You,
16. receiving the petitions of those who honor you and turning away from the petitions of those who restrain you by the restraint of their provocations,
17. redeemer of those who dwell in the midst of the wicked ones, of those who are dispersed among the just of the world, in the corruptible age. And turn away the requests of those who embarrass You with their provocations Who dissolves the confusions of the world which arise from the ungodly and the righteous mixed up in the confusion of the corruptible age,
18. Showing forth the age of the just, ' And renewing the age of the righteous, You make the light shine Before the morning light upon your creation From your face Shine 0 Lord, shine as a light, even as that light with which you clothed Yourself on the first day of Creation, Shine as the Light of the Morning on Your creatures To spend the day on the earth, And let it be Day upon Earth,
19. And in your heavenly dwelling place (there is) an inexhaustible light of a invincible dawning from the light of your face. For in these heavenly dwelling places there is no need of any other light Than the unspeakable splendour from the light of Your Countenance,
20. Accept my prayer and delight in it, O answer my prayer, 0 be well-pleased with it, And (accept) also the sacrifice which you yourself made O accept my sacrifice which You have prepared for me to offer, To yourself through me as I searched for you.
21. Receive me favorably, Accept me favourably, and show me, teach me, all that You have promised!' Teach me, show me, and make known to your servant What you have promised me. Chapter 18