Ode XXII

He who overthrew by my hands the dragon of seven heads, and set me over his roots that I might destroy his seed.

1.

He who brought me down from the height,
and raised me from the depths.

2.

And he who gathers the things that are between,
and casts them to me.

3.

He who scattered my enemies
and my adversaries.

4.

He who gave me authority over bonds,
that I might loose them.

5.

He who overthrew by my hands the dragon of seven heads,
and set me over his roots that I might destroy his seed.

6.

You were there and helped me,
and in every place your name surrounded me.

7.

Your right hand destroyed the venom of evil,
and your hand made level the way for those who believe in you.

8.

You chose them from the graves,
and separated them from the dead.

9.

You took dead bones,
and covered them with bodies.

10.

And they were not moving,
and you gave the power of life.

11.

Incorruptible was your way and your face; you brought your world to corruption,
that everything might be dissolved and renewed.

12.

And your rock be the foundation of everything,
and upon it you built your kingdom,
and it became the dwelling place of the holy ones.
Hallelujah.

Colophon

Text: Odes of Solomon, Ode XXII
Source Language: Syriac
Source: Digital Syriac Corpus, Ode 22 (Codex Nitriensis)
Translation: New Tianmu Anglican Church (Good Works Translation, Syriac → English)
Scribe: Maryam, Syriac Translator Lineage, Life 10

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Source Text: ܛ݆ܫܲܚܳܬܳܐ ܕܵܫܠ݆ܝܡܴܘܢ — ܛ݆ܫܴܘܚܬܳܐ ܟܒ

1.

ܗܰܘ ܕܡܰܚܶܬ ܡܼܶܢ ܡܪܰܘܡܳܐ܆
ܘܡܰܣܶܩ ܠܺܝ (ܡܼܶܢ ܬܰܚܬܳܝܴ̈ܬܳܐ).

2.

ܘܗܰܘܿ ܕܰܡܟܰܢܶܫ ܡܶܨܥܳܝܴ̈ܬܳܐ܆
ܘܪܳܡܷܿܐ ܠܶܗܝܢ ܠܻܝ.

3.

ܗܰܘܿ ܕܒܰܕܰܪ ܠܰܒܥܶܠܕܒܴ̈ܒܰܝ܆
ܘܠܰܒܥܶܠܕ ܝܻ̈ܢܰܝ.

4.

ܗܰܘܿ ܕܝܰܗ̱ܒܼ ܠܺܝ ܫܽܘܠܛܳܢܳܐ ܕܐܱܣܽܘܪ̈ܶܐ܆
ܐܰܝܟ ܕܐܷܫܪܶܐ ܐܶܢܽܘܢܿ.

5.

ܗܰܘܿ ܕܣܰܚܼܶܦ ܒܐܺܝ̈ܕܰܝ ܠܬܰܢܺܝܢܳܐ ܕܫܰܒܥܶܐ ܪ̈ܺܝܫܰܘܗ̱ܝ܆
ܘܐܰܩܺܝܡܬܳܢܝ ܥܰܠ ܥܶܩܳܪ̈ܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܕܰܐܘܒܶܕ ܙܰܪܥܶܗ.

6.

ܐܰܢ̱ܬ ܗܘܼܰܝܬ ܬܰܡܳܢ ܘܥܰܕܰܪܬܳܢܝ܆
ܘܒܟܽܠ ܐܰܬܰܪ ܫܡܳܟ ܟܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܠܺܝ.

7.

ܚܰܒܠܰܬ ܝܰܡܺܝܢܳܟ (ܠܡܶܪܬܳܗܿ ܕܒܺܝܫܬܳܐ)܆
ܘܐܱܫܘܝܰܬ ܐܺܝܕܳܟ ܐܽܘܪܚܳܐ ܠܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܰܡܗܰܝܡܢܺܝܢ ܒܳܟ.

8.

(ܘܰܓܒܼܰܝ݀ܬ ܐܶܢܽܘܢܿ) ܡܼܶܢ ܩܰܒܪܷ̈ܐ܆
(ܘܰܦܼܪܰܫܬ ܐܶܢܽܘܢܿ) ܡܼܶܢ ܡܺܝ̈ܬܶܐ.

9.

ܢܣܼܰܒܬ ܓܰܪ̈ܡܶܐ ܡܺܝ̈ܬܶܐ܆
ܘܩܼܶܪܡ݀ܰܬ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢܿ ܦܰܓܪ̈ܶܐ.

10.

ܘܠܴܐ ܡܶܬܬܙܺܝܥܺܝܢ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ܆
ܘܝܰܗܼܒܬ ܡܰܥܒܕܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܠܚܰܝܷ̈ܐ.

11.

ܕܠܴܐ ܚܒܳܠܴܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܐܽܘܪܚܳܟ ܘܦܰܪܨܽܘܦܳܟ܆ ܐܰܝܬܺܝܬ ܠܥܳܠܡܳܟ ܠܰܚܒܳܠܴܐ܆
ܕܢܶܫܬܪܶܐ ܟܽܠܡܶܕܶܡ ܘܢܶܬܚܰܕܰܬ.

12.

ܘܬܶܗܘܶܐ ܫܶܬܶܐܣܬܳܐ ܠܟܽܠܡܶܕܶܡ ܟܺܐܦܳܟ܆
ܘܰܥܠܶܝܗܿ ܒܢܰܝܬ ܡܰܠܟܽܘܬܳܟ܆
ܘܰܗܘܼܳܬ ܒܶܝܬ ܡܰܥܡܪܳܐ ܕܩܰܕܺܝܫܷ̈ܐ.
ܗܰܠܶܠܘܽܝܰܐ.

Source Colophon

Text: ܛ݆ܫܲܚܳܬܳܐ ܕܵܫܠ݆ܝܡܴܘܢ, Ode XXII
Source: Digital Syriac Corpus (Codex Nitriensis)
Language: Syriac (Classical)

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