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A SYNOPSIS OF THE BOOKS
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A SYNOPSIS OF THE BOOKS
OF ADAM AND EVE
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Gary A. Anderson
Michael E. Stone
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/. Text Versions vii
Addendum: Notes On The Translation Of The Georgian Prepared By J.-P. Mahe xii
I N D E X OF PROPER N A M E S 97
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This book is a substantial revision of the synopsis we first published in 1994. In this revised
synopsis we have provided fresh English translations of each of the versions and we have
provided the original language of each version in a facing column. In spite of this considerable
advance, this book must still be considered "a tentative document." Text-critical problems still
remain and the Greek, Latin and Slavonic versions are especially problematic from this
perspective.
Here we will not discuss the text-critical problems that attend the individual language traditions.
A very detailed and up-to-date discussion of these issues can be found in Stone's recent
publication on the Adam literature (1992). However, some background information is required
about the origin of the texts provided in this volume and the conventions of formatting used to
present them.
I. Text Versions
Nagel did not produce a critical text for Denis' concordance. Rather, it appears that he chose
manuscript S from Family I as a base text and supplemented it with additional material from an
important subgroup of Family I: ATLC. In his dissertation, Nagel was of tiie opinion that this
subgroup was secondary, though its importance stemmed from the fact that it closely
resembled the Georgian version (Nagel only spoke of and knew tiie similarities to the
Georgian; tiie parallels to tiie Armenian became clear only after the publication of Stone's
edition).
It has not yet been determined finally whether the Armenian and Georgian versions stem from
an existing sub-family within the Greek textual tradition or whether, as seems more likely,
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represent a witness to an independent form of the Greek text that has been lost. The text Nagel
bequeathed us leaves this question open for further study.
A thorough review of the Greek material in light of the publication of the Georgian and
Armenian editions is now being undertaken by J. Tromp (Leiden).
I 11 III
LDSV RM LNI(J)K
2. KPB 2. QZ
3. B 3. HEWXF
4. ATLC
The manuscript group DSV in Family I appears to be the least corrupted. Manuscript D (Uth
century) is the oldest of these three witnesses, but it lacks chapters 18-35. Perhaps for this
reason, Nagel favored S over D and most of his text conforms to this manuscript.
In the present edition we have set all the additions to S from ATLC within square brackets.
Longer additions that stretch over several verses, such as those found in chapters 13 and 29,
have been put in italics. The long addition found in 29:7 (the so-called "Penitence" narrative) is
found in Family n only and is, therefore, in a different category. It is also put in italics.
The textual condition of the Latin version presents the most text-critical difficulties. For this
reason it is important to say something more about it. Meyer (1878) divided the manuscripts
which he knew into 4 groups or families, which he numbered from I to IV in Roman numerals.
These Roman numerals are also used in this synopsis as abbreviations for the different forms
of the text.
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I Group I of Meyer
II Group n of Meyer
III Group m of Meyer
IV Group IV of Meyer
The text presented in the Latin column is normally that of Meyer's Group 1.
Those parts of the Latin column which do not present the text of Group I are enclosed within
square brackets ([]). For example: ''Quando expulsi sunt [II,III=Cwm expulsi ifuissent?
essentl) Adam et £'va]II,III de paradiso... " means that Groups II and III read "Cwm expulsi
... Adam et Eva'' whereas Group I reads ''Quando expulsi sunt Adam et Eva. " The question
marks after ''fuissenf and ''essenf indicate that some manuscripts read '"fuissent" whereas
others, "essent." If there are variant readings within Group I, readings other than the text are
put in round brackets () and a question mark is put at the end. Consider the example of 29:4, ex
ore maiestatis suae dabit omnibus mandata et paecepta (ex ore eius exiet gladius ex utraque
parte acutus?). If there is more than one variant, then the different readings are separated by a
comma. Compare Et iterum {die tertiol, septimol) in 29:6.
Occasionally, additional narrative material was woven into the Latin text. Group III includes
the Holy Rood legend in chapters 43, 44, and 48. Meyer chose not print this supplementary
material in his edition. The present edition of the Vita has marked such material as follows:
''[III-^***legenda de ligno crucis***]Iir At one point material from the Gospel of Nicodemus
is introduced. This is marked by the abbreviation: Nic.
The Armenian text that is published here is based on the printed edition of the Armenian
published in 1981. That edition was in turn based on three manuscripts, all the copies known
so far. These are the following:
A Jerusalem, Armenian Patriarchate, No. 1458, pp. 380-431, 17th century.
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The questions of the intrinsic value of the Armenian version as a witness to the Life of Adam
and Eve and of its relationship to the other versions have been debated. The work is closely
related to the Georgian Book of Adam, which was translated and published after the
publication of the Armenian version. J.-P. Mah^ made a comparative study of the two and
concluded that, together with Latin, they go back to a single recension, related to Greek
manuscripts A, C and L. Moreover, he concludes correctly that Armenian and Georgian are
closer to each other than either is to any other version.
The special readings of the Armenian version were discussed first by Stone, Penitence of
Adam (1981) and his conclusion that Armenian preserves certain readings preferable to any
other version is supported by G.A. Anderson. We see no reason to change this conclusion
today (pace de Jonge and Tromp). Our study so far has uncovered no special relationship
between the Armenian Penitence of Adam and any of the other numerous Armenian Adam
books.
Due to the editorial policy of the series in which the editio princeps was published, readings of
only one manuscript were given in the text and other readings, even if they were considered
preferable, were put in the apparatus and marked lege. Such readings are now included in the
text in square brackets and equally in the translation. The text and translation thus contain the
best readings available. Variants are not noted. In a number of places small errors of the
previous editions have been corrected and the translation has been revised to accord with the
translations of the other versions, as far as is practicable.
Chapters had been marked already in the editio princeps. In the present text and translation,
verses are also marked, which are coordinated with those of the other versions. Capitalization
has been introduced and the punctuation normalized.
for this synopsis by J.-P. Mahe. C. K'urc'ikidze's edition is based on the following
manuscripts:
Recension alpha
A A153, pp. 1-54, 17th century
Q K*ut*aisi 128, pp. 1-23, 17th century
B H443, fols. lr-23r, 19th century
C H881, fols. lr-16r, 19th century
In addition Museum of Literature, no. 186, pp. 1-10, 19th century, belongs to this recension
but it was not utilized by K*urc*ikidze.
Recension beta
S S5157, 8 leaves with fragments, 17th century. This manuscript was written by the
copyist of the famous Queen Mariam's Collection of Georgian Chronicles, known as
K'art'lis Cxovreba 'The Life of Georgia."
In Mahe's French translation of the Georgian he followed, in the main, the text of redaction
alpha. Readings that were taken from beta were chosen because they were thought to provide a
better text and were printed in italics. Here we have attempted to standardize the way in which
variants have been presented.
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2:2 "till we find out - who knows - (perhaps) the Lord": This is better, on contextual grounds,
than "testing (the food), etc." They are attempting to see whether God will take them back.
4:3 "do penance": Georgian has, literally, "let us repent in penitence," meaning "let us do
penance." The construction resembles "to die a death" in 3:1 supra.
6:1a "stay and be": Thus K*urc*ikidze, using the imperative and following AC; QB have "do."
8:2 "for me": Thus QB; "for us" K'urc'ikidze, following AC.
15:1 "heard": The enchtic particle ya here means "still," stressing the simultaneity of the action.
Alternatively translate: "while the six .. .that, then my speech..."
16:2 "by your power": Thus B; "before you" K'urc*ikidze, following AQC.
20:1c "lamb": Perhaps "little ewe"; if t'arigi means k'ravi. It means, most likely, "small female
lamb" (hke French "agnelle").
21:2 "because of Adam, (the) elect (one)": We use a different word division to K'urc*ikidze,
reading adamis gamo, rceulisa in place of her adamis, gamor£eulisa which might be translated
".. .of Adam, the elect..."
"you are sure to have conceived": In fact, the power says, "you have conceived," not using an
aorist, which would mean an objective, real fact, but a perfect with some sort of dubitative
nuance. Alternatively render, "it seems you have conceived."
21:3d "I have taught": Thus QAC which read ray vasc'ave: B has rayta asc'ave, followed by
K'urc*ikidze, "so that you teach."
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23(3):2b "[[he]] will teach you": This is an emendation of the text of QAC from gasc'ao
sen "I will teach you" to gasc'aos sen "he will teach you." This would accord with Armenian
Ms B which has c'uc'c'e k'ez "he will teach you."
23(3):3a This verse is given according to recension alpha. Recension beta reads: "[[God told
Gabr]]iel; the angel came and told Adam and Adam kept these words in his heart. And they
were both sad, Adam and Eve.
23(3):3d "hand(s)": It is impossible to distinguish the singular from the plural in Georgian at
this point.
30(5):4-5 Recension alpha reads: "And his sons told him: What is this, Father Adam? or how
will a man become ill?" Recension beta reads: "And his sons told him: What is (this). Father?
And he told them: I am sick my sons. And they told him the ..."
32(7): 1 "to eat its fruit": Thus recension beta; alpha omits and adds, "But there was one of the
plants, beautiful, in the garden."
32(7):4 "the garden": This word, not found in the text of alpha is introduced into it by
K'urc*ikidze from recension beta.
37(10):3 "Did you dare": This reading presumes a different word division.
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38(11):2 "You [[on account]] of whom": Here the text reads romlisa gamoy which is emended
into romlisa <gamo>. The unemended text would mean "whose taste the form of everything is
changed." The syntax is unclear and it does not really make sense.
43(13):4 "that unction": This, rather than oil, seems to be the meaning. For "oil" Georgian uses
the word zet "(olive) oil". Here, however, there is the word sacxdeli which derives from
cxebay "to anoint," and therefore the translation "unction" has been chosen here.
44(16):2a "I [[hear]] that": Recension alpha reads, "the Devil told the serpent: You are wiser";
recension beta reads: "the Devil thirdly told the serpent: You are wiser." The text must be
corrupted and we emend mesamed vitarmed into <vitarmed> mes<mis> vitarmed. mes<mis>
is exactiy equivalent to Armenian Isem here.
44(16):3 "inferior": From this point on, we follow recension beta. The remaining text of
recension alpha is: "why do you eat (something) inferior and contemptible, and not the good
fruit of the garden? But came and hearken to me, so that I (thus QAC; we B) may have him
expelled outside the wall of the Garden." The word "wall" (alpha) seems better than
"enclosure" (beta) since Armenian reads orm "wall." The Georgian z§ade may have both
meanings.
44(17):2c The text of recension alpha resumes here and is used in the translation.
44(18):4 "you would become": Thus B; "you were" AQC K*urc'ikidze alpha; "you would be"
beta.
44(18):5 "Go to": Thus B K'urc'ikidze; "look at" beta; "take" QAC.
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44(21): 5 Recension alpha reads: "Then I gave (it to) your father and we learned that we were
naked. And it happened when God came to the garden, we hid from the face of the Lord,
because both of us had covered ourselves with a leaf of a fig tree."
44(23): 1 Recension alpha reads: "And God summoned Adam: Adam, Adam where were you?
And he told him: I am here, Lord, because I was naked and I hid from you."
44(24): 1 "[[Because]]": So we have emended the text to rametu, cf. Armenian p'oxanak zi.
Recension beta has rata and K'urc'ikidze proposed the emendation raysa "why (do)."
44(24):3 All the negatives were added by K*urc'ikidze into the text of the one manuscript
extant for this section, "have [[no]] rest" is confirmed by the Armenian mi lic'i k'ez hangist.
There is no support "[[not]] be sated" and "[[not]] taste" in Armenian. The second occurrence
of "[[not]] be sated" (following "bittemess") might well be a dittography in Georgian.
"fle[[e to soak yourselves]] with water": Only the first four letters of "fle[[e]]" survive and the
instrumental of "water." The rest is conjecture.
44(26): 1 The translation here combines readings of alpha and beta. Alpha has "and God (AQC:
he B) told the serpent: You too perish..." Beta has "When he had said all this to me, he became
very angry with the serpent: Be cursed ..."
44(26):3 "exhausted and broken": Thus beta\ alpha has "thin and [unknown word]."
44(28):4 The translation follows beta. Alpha reads: "... from every evil, and you say: I shall
die. And [[after]] death, I will arise in the future, then I will give you of the tree ..."
44(29): 1 Thus beta, alpha reads: "When the Lord had said that in the garden."
44(32):2 The text of beta reads: "I have sinned against you before your angels and I have
sinned before the Cherubs, and I have sinned before your altar, and I have sinned before the
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holy light, and I have sinned against the winged birds of the heavens and the beasts of the
earth."
44(32):3 "on her [[knees]]": So alpha emended: beta reads "while Eve was praying that ..."
The text is emended from "feet" to "[[knees]]" since the next phrase says that she arose. Does
kneeling down to pray indicate something about the original context of the text?
"three angels": This occurs only in alpha. Both these readings are confirmed by the following
words.
44(35):4 "the blood of my spouse": Thus beta; alpha has "the deeds of blood" K*urc'ikidze;
"the deed of blood" QABC.
47(37):2 Thus beta; alpha reads: "Blessed are you, Lord, who have pardoned the protoplast."
47(38):4 That is to say that they had fallen into a deep sleep, like Adam before the birth of Eve.
See below 48(42):3.
48(41): 1 "Here I am, [[Lord]]." Emending here to upalo. The manuscripts have parao
"Pharaoh" or para "he hid" or "he said."
48(42):3 "[[when]] she saw all [[that]]": We read ese ray instead of esera.
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2. Where the Greek also exists, its numbers are given in parentheses.
3. When one Latin chapter corresponds to numerous Greek chapters, the Latin chapter number
is repeated at the start of each "Greek" chapter.
4. Where Armenian and Greek are longer than Latin, the Latin number is repeated in square
brackets.
5. The versification is taken from Charles from chapter 1 to chapter 22 who follows the Latin,
thereafter it follows the Greek. From time to time we have altered the versification slightly so
that the various versions can be brought into proper alignment.
6. If a verse is exceptionally long, we have subdivided it by adding the markers: "a," "b,"
"c," etc.
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Sheffield Academic Press, 1997.
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.R. van den Broek and M.J. Vermaseren, Leiden: Brill, 1981, 227-260.
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Wissenschaften, philosoph-philologische Klasse (Munich, 1878) 14.3, 185-250.
J.H. Mozley, "The Vitae Adae," Journal of Theological Studies 30 (1929), 121-49.
M.E. Stone, The Penitence of Adam (CSCO, 429-30; Scriptores Armeniaci 13-14) Leuven:
Peeters, 1981.
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Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992.
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Testament, ed. R. H. Charles (Oxford: Clarendon, 1913) 2, 123-54.
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Acknowledgements
The EngHsh translation of the Armenian is cited from M.E. Stone, Penitence of Adam (CSCO,
429-30; Scriptores Armeniaci 13-14; ed. R. Dragnet; Leuven: Peeters, 1981) by permission of
Peeters Press in Leuven, Belgium. The Greek text printed here is that prepared by M. Nagel
for A.-M. Denis (ed.). Concordance grecque des pseudepigraphes dAncien Testament
(Louvain-la-Neuve: Universite Cathohque de Louvain, 1987) pp. 815-818. It is reprinted by
permission of the Publications de ITnstitut Orientaliste, Universite Catholique de Louvain, a
Louvain-la-Neuve.
There are many to thank for their gracious help in bringing this work to completion. The
National Endowment for the Humanities supported the project. M.E. Stone put final touches
on his contribution while a Fellow-in-Residence of the Netherlands Institute of Advanced
Studies in Wassenaar, Netherlands. Appreciation is expressed to both these institutions which
do much to nurture studies in the humanities.
Thanks are due to J.-P. Mahe for his meticulous work on the Georgian edition and the English
translation he provided. Many thanks are also extended to: Mr. W. Lechner-Schimidt who
graciously supplied us with a text of the Latin version; the members of the Intertestamental
Literature seminar of the Society for New Testament Studies which reviewed the production of
the Synopsis at several stages (special thanks being due to M. de Jonge who provided many
helpful criticisms of the work in progress); Richard Layton and Sergio Laporta who provided
very able editorial help in the final stages of the assembling of this volume; and, finally, the
members of the 1993 and 1996 NEH summer seminars on the Adam literature held at the
University of Virginia and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem respectively.
Gary A. Anderson
Michael E. Stone April 1998
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Sigla
of orthography
{XXX} corruption
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Pericope 1 Authority over the Animals IE
INTRODUCTION IN T H E G R E E K
0.1 The story and the history of Adam and Eve the first-created, revealed by God to Moses his servant,
when he received the tablets of the law from His hand, having been instructed by the Archangel Michael. O
Lord pronounce a blessing.
SLAVONIC
1.1 Before the trespass, Adam was in Paradise and had everything he wanted and everything happened
according to his will: 1.2 the wild animals and the domestic animals and all the feathered birds-all drew
near, left and fled at his command. 1.3 Apart from Adam's command nothing was allowed to move
around, or land, or eat anything before Adam permitted it. 1.4 It was the same with Eve.
Pericope 2 Expulsion 2E
29:7a [And we 1:1 When Adam 1:1 It( J to pass, 1:1 It came to 28-29.1 And we sat
grieved for seven and Eve were ex when Adam went pass, when Adam ourselves down
days pelled fiom par forth from the went out from the before the gates of
adise they made for Garden with his Garden with his Paradise.
themselves a tent wife, outside, to wife Eve, they
and spent seven the east of the went out at the
days mourning and Garden, they made eastern part of the
lamenting in great themselves a hut to Garden. And Adam
sadness. live in and went in made a hut to live
side. Their tears fell in. They both
ceaselessly and they entered (it) and
spent their days in resided there for
unison of mind, seven days. They
weeping and sad both wept with
dened, and they said abundant tears, for
to one another, they regretted the
"We are far from residences of the
life." kingdom from
which they had
been expelled.
29:'7b [and (^er 2:1 But after 7 days 2:1 Then, after 2:1 And after seven 28-29.2 Adam lay
seven days we grew they began to be seven days, they days, they were down on the ground
hungry hungry and sought grew hungry and hungry and looked and cried for seven
food to eat and did looked for food. fOT something to days and nights,
not find any. eat and we had nothing
to eat and felt
horrible hunger.
29:7c [and I said to 2:2 Then Eve said 2:2 Eve said to 2:2 Eve told Adam: 28-29.3 I, Eve,
Adam: "Rise and to Adam: "My lord, Adam. "My lord, I "Adam, my Iwd, cried out with a
give some thought I am hungry. Go, am hungry. Arise, arise and (go) loud voice, "Have
to food that we seek for us some seek food so that search for food for pity on me, O
might eat and live thing to eat. we may live and me that we may Creator, for on my
and so that we do P e r h ^ s the Lord know that God is eat, until we find account Adam
not die. Let us get God wiU look going to come and o u t - who knows - suffers so
up and circle the upon us and have bring us to the (perhaps) the Lord severely." 28-29.4
earth perhaps God mercy on us and Garden, to our will accept us and And I said to
will hear us." will call us back to place." take us back to the Adam, "Get up, my
the place where we same place in the husband, that we
were previously." Garden. may seek
nourishment; for
my spirit is afready
diminishing in me
and my heart is
going numb within
me."
Pericope 2 Expulsion 3E
29:7d [We arose 3:1 And Adam 3:1 They arose and 3:1 And Adam
and went about the arose and walked went about upon arose after seven
entire earth but we for seven days over the earth, and they days and went
did not find food. aU that land but did did not find food about upon the face
not find food such like the food by of the earth and he
as they had in par which they had did not find any
adise. been nourished in food like that
[the Garden]. which they used to
eat in the Garden.
Adam replied to
Eve and told her,
"We are going to
die a death."
3:2 Eve said to 3:2a Eve said to 3:2a Eve told
Adam: "My lord, Adam, "I am dying Adam, "Oh, if only
would that I might of this hunger. It I were dead then
die. Perhaps then would be better if I God would have
the Lord God were dead, my lord; accepted you in the
would bring you perhaps (then) they Garden!"
back into the would bring [you]
Garden, for it was into the Garden, for
because of me that because of me (jod
the Lord God grew is angry."
angry with you.
3:2b Adam said, 3:2b Adam replied
"Great wrath has to Eve and said to
come upon us, I her, "Because of us
know not whether a great anger lies
because of you or upon all creatures.
because of me." (However) I do not
know this: whether
it is because of me
or because of you."
P e r i c o p e 2 Expulsion 4E
29.^ [And I Do you wish to 3:2c Eve said, to 3:2c Eve replied to 28-29.5aThen
answered and said kill me, that I h[im], "Kill me if Adam, "My lord, if Adam said to me,
to Adam: "Rise, O might die? Perh2q)syou wish, so that you think it wise, "Eve, I have half a
Lord and destroy the Lord God wUl the wrath and anger kill me so that I mind to give you
me that I might bring you back may abate fiom be will be over to death.
cease from before into the Garden, fore you—^for this exterminated from
you and from since on account ofhas come about be the sight of God
before God and the my action you cause of me— and and his angels, so
angels (and) so that wCTe expelled from they will bring you that God's anger
they might cease there." into the Garden." against you may
their anger toward cease, which came
you on my about because of
account." me: and he will
bring you back
into the Garden."
29:9a [Then Adam 3:3 Adam respond 3:3 Adam said to 3:3 Adam replied 28-29.5b, 6 but I
answered and said ed: "Don't say such her. "Eve, do not and told her, "No, am afraid to do so,
to me, "For what things Eve lest the (even) mention this no! Do not because God created
reason do you call Lord God bring up matter, lest God mention this your countenance.
to mind this evil on us some other bring upon us even matter, lest God Thus, I cannot
that I could com curse. How could it greater evils and we send another destroy the creation
mit murder and im be that I should become judgment upon us of God, on the
pose death upon raise my hand contemptible. because of (this) contrary, because
my rib. How could against my own How, indeed, can I killing. How could you now are filled
1 lift a hand against flesh? do you any evil, for I raise my hand and with remorse and
the image of God you are my body?" cause my own pray to God, my
which he made? flesh to suffer?" heart can never part
from you."
3:4 Let us arise and 3:4 Eve said 3:4 Then Eve told
seek for ourselves "Arise, so that we him, "Arise, let us
something by may seek vegetable both seek
which we might food." vegetables."
live so that we
might not perish."
4:1 Walking about, 4:1 [They sought] 4:1 And they did 30-32.1 And Adam
they searched for and they did not not flnd (anything) stood up and we
nine days but did find [vegetable] tasting like the traveled about the
not And anything food [like that fruit of the tree whole earth but
like they had in the which was in the which was in the found nothing to
Garden. They only Garden]. Garden. eat, except thorns,
found what animals a wild grass.
eat.
Pericope 2 Expulsion 5E
SLAVONIC
30-32.3 And as we prayed unceasingly for fifteen days, we heard the archangel Joel (ed Michael Joel)
praying for us.
30-32.4 And the Lord conunanded the archangel Joel and he took a one-seventh portion from Paradise and
gave it to us.
30-32.5 Then the Lord spoke,'Thoms and thistles shall come forth from your hands and from your sweat
you will have nourishment, and your wife will look on you m trembling.'
30-32.6 And the archangel Joel said, 'Thus says the Lord to Adam, I have not created your wife to
command you, but to obey you; why do you obey your wife?'
30-32.7 Moreover, the archangel Joel told Adam, that he was to make a separation between farm anunals
and every sort of flying and creeping creature, namely, the wild and the tame, and to give to each creature
a name.
30-32.8 Accordingly, Adam took oxen and began to till, that he might obtain nourishment.
33-34.1 Then the Devil appeared and stood steadfastly in front of the oxen and wouldn't aUow Adam to
till the earth.
33-34.2 And the Devil said to Adam, 'the earth is mine, God owns Heaven (and the Garden).
33-34.3 If you want to become mine, then, by all means, till the earth.
33-34.4 If, however, you want to belong to God then go only into Paradise.'
33-34.5 Adam said, 'God owns Heaven and Paradise, but God also owns the earth and the sea and the
entire world.'
33-34.6 The Devil said, 1 will not permit you to till the earth, unless you sign a cheirograph, pledging
that you belong to me.'
33-34.7 Adam said, "Whoever is Lord of the earth, to him both I and my children belong.'
33-34.8 Adam knew of course that the Lord would come down to the earth and take on himself the form
of a man and trample down the Devil.
33-34.9 The Devil said, Write for me your cheirograph:
33-34.10 And Adam wrote and said, m o e v e r is Lord of the earth, both I and my children belong to him.'
35-37.1 The Devil took the cheirograph for himself.
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation 7E
5:1 Eve said to 5:1 Adam said to 5:1 Adam replied 35-37.2 But I, my
Adam: "My lord. Eve, "In what fash to Eve and told her. children, said to
tell me what is ion will you re "Explain to me your father Adam,
penitence and how pent? How many now by what *Arise, my
long should I per days can you endure penitence you husband, pray to
form it, lest we toils? Perhaps you (wish to) repent, or God, that he deliver
place on ourselves will begin and be for how many days us from the Devil,
a labor which we unable to repent. will you be able to for you suffer so on
cannot endure, and and God will not repent in your my account.'
he hears not our hearken. penitence, lest, per
prayers. chance, we make a
promise to God,
5:2 and the Lord 5:2 so that we will 5:2 and be unable 35-37.3 But Adam
turn his face from not be able to keep to fulfill the said to me, 'Eve,
us because we did that which we promise which we now you feel such
not fulfill what we originally will have made to remorse over your
promised. received." him." error, that you will
listen to my heart.
for God created you
from my rib.
5:3 My lord, how 5:3 Eve said, "Set 5:3 Eve replied to 35-37.4 We WiU
much penitence are me the number of Adam and she told fast for forty days.
you thinking of do days which I might him, "Tell me perhaps the Lord
ing since I brought think to repent; about the number will pity us and
labor and tribula p e r h s ^ the days of days, then; for leave for us
tion upon you." will be too long— what period of time understanding and a
for I brought this will you consider portion of life (ed.
penitence upon doing penitence? life's
you." Who knows, (per- understanding).'
haps)IwiUadd
more to that—for
it is I who have
brought these
tribulations upon
you."
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation 8E
29:9b [Rather let 6:1a Adam said to 6:1a Adam said, 6:1a Adam replied 35-37.5 I said, *My
us repent for forty Eve: "You cannot "You cannot endureand said to Eve, husband, you fast
days so that God do as much as I, the same number of"You will not be fOTty days, and I
may have mercy on but do as much so days as I, but do able to add (any- will fast forty-four
us and give to us that you might be diing to it). On the
what I tell you and days.'
better food than the saved. For I will do contrary, as many
abide by [this] in
animals. 29:10a I forty days of fast struction."—^Adam (days) as I will tell
will do forty days ing. you, that many
said, "I shall be (in
of penitence (days, you should)
penitence) for forty
whereas you shall stay and do. And I
days, six days more
do 34 days for you than you, because will do penitence
were not made on for forty days, and
you were created on
the sixth day when the sixth day (of you, do penitence
God made his those upon which) for thirty-four days.
creation. he accepted his Leave me these six
works. days, since were
you not created
upon the sixth day,
when God comple
ted the creation of
all CTeatures?
29:l0b [Arise and 6:1b You, 6:1b Now, there 6:1b Now, you, 35-37.6 And Adam
go to the Tigris however, arise and fore, arise, go to arise and go to the said to me, 'Come
river and take a go to the Tigris the T[i]gris river river Tigris; and to the river called
stone and put it River and take a and take a stone and put a stone under Tigris, take a stone
under yourfeet and stone and stand place it under your your feet and stay and place it under
stand there covered upon it in the feet and stand in the in the water and your feet, stand up
in the water up to water up to your water up to your clothe yourself in the water and
your neck and let neck in the depth neck, in your (with it) up to your cover yourself with
not a word come of the river. Let clothes. Let no neck. While you water, as with a
from your mouth not a word go forth word of supplica pray, let no sound coat up to the neck,
for we are not from your mouth tion to God escape come from your and pray to God in
worthy and our lips since we are un your mouth, for we mouth, for we are your heart, but no
are unclean." worthy to ask of are unworthy of not worthy to open word should come
the Lord for our [soul] and our lips our mouths, for out across your
lips are unclean are impure and un our lips are impure lips.'
from the illicit and clean, because of because we
forbidden tree. the transgressions transgressed the
which we commit conunandments, so
ted in the Garden as to eat from (the
when we ate of the tree) of the Garden
tree. which God had
forbidden us.
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation 9E
6:2 Stand in tlie 6:2 Stand silent 6:2 Rather, be 35-37.7 And I said,
water of the river there in the middle silent, only do 'My husband, I
for thirty-seven of the water until penitence in the will call out to God
days. I however, [you] have done water for thirty- with my whole
will do forty days penitence for thirty- four days with all heart.'
in the water of the four days, and I your heart and I 35-37.8 And Adam
Jordan. P e r h ^ the will be in the will do the same in said to me, 'Guard
Lord will have Jordan river, until the Jordan river, yourself carefully;
mercy on us." we leam that, be until God hearkens if you don't see me
hold, God has hear and gives us food." and all my features,
kened to us and don't climb up out
will give us our of the water, give
food." no credence to
words, so that you
won't get into any
more trouble.'
7:1 Eve walked to 7:1 Then Eve went 7:1 Eve went off to
the Tigris River to the Tigris and the Tigris river and
and did just as did as Adam had in she did as Adam
Adam told her. structed her, had ordered h a .
29:11a [Adam 7:2 Likewise, 7:2 and Adam 7:2 But, as for 35-37.9 And Adam
went to the Jordan Adam walked to [went] to the Adam, he remained went to the Jordan
river and the hair of the Jordan River Jordan. And the in the Jordan river and stood up in the
his head was spread and stood upon a hair of his head was and the hair of his water and immersed
out as he prayed in rock up to his neck uncovered. head spread out himself in water
the water. in the water. and also dampened
the hair on his
head.
29:llb[Andhe 8:1 Adam said: "I 8:1 He prayed and 8:1 And Adam 35-37.10a While he
cried in a bud say to you, water said, "I say to you, said, "I tell you, O prayed to God and
voice saying: "I of the Jordan, waters of Jordan, be Jordan, suffer with his prayers went
say to the waters of mourn with me and fellow sufferers for me and assemble up,
the Jordan stand separate from me me and assemble all the animals
still and pray with all swimming crea all the moving which are around
me even all the tures which are in thing<s> which are you, so that they
beasts, all the you. Let them sur in you, and let (may come) to
birds, and all which round me and them surround me surround you and
creeps on the land mourn with me. and bewail me. bewail me.
and the sea"
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation lOE
8:2 Let them not 8:2 not for their 8:2 not for their
lament for them own sakes, but for own sakes, but for
selves, but for me, mine. Because God me. Because God
for they have not did not withhold did not withhold
sinned, but I." their food from their fodder from
them, which God them, which God
appointed fixrni the gave them from the
beginning, but I beginning, but I
have been withheld have been withheld
from my food and from my means of
from life." life and from my
food."
29:110 [And all the 8:3 Immediately, 8:3 When Adam 8:3 When Adam 35-37.10b the
angels and all all living things said that, all had said that with
things made by came and moving things bitter tears, all the themselves and
God circled Adam surrounded him and which were in the cattle gathered every flying
like a wall around the water of the Jordan gathered to close to him and creature, the wild
him and cried while Jordan stood from him and stood stood around him and the domestic
praying to God on that hour not flow around him like a like walls. At the and every winged
behalf of Adam so ing in its course. wall. And the moment when the bird, and they stood
that God might waters of the Jordan water (oO the as a wall around
hearken to him. stopped at that time Jordan had Adam, praying to
and became station restrained its flow, God for him.
ary from their flow. then Adam raised
Adam cried to God his voice towards
and he set apart six God and he varied
hundred orders of his tone of voice
them to call to God six times, like the
in prayers all the voices of all the
days. angels in all times.
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation HE
29:12a [But the 9:1 Eighteen days 9:1 When eighteen 9:1 When Uie 38-39.1a The Devil
Devil, not finding passed. Then Satan days of their weep twelve days of his came to me in the
a place with respect grew angry and ing were com weeping were form and radiance
to Adam, came to transfigured him pleted, then Satan completed, the of an angel.
the Tigris river to self into the bril took on the form of DevU trembled and
me. And assuming liance of an angel a Cherub with changed his shape
the form of an and went off to the splendid attire, and and his clotiies by
angel he stood Tigris River to went to the Tigris his artful deceit He
before me Eve. river to deceive drew close to Eve,
Eve. on tiie Tigris river,
and stood beside
the bank.
29:l2b [weeping 9:2 He found her 9:2 Her tears were 9:2 He was weep 38-39.1b tiiere
and his tears flowed weeping, and then, falUng on her at ing and had his where I stood in tiie
upon the ground. the Devil himself, tire, down to the false tears dripping water, letting
And he said to me, as if mourning ground. Satan said down on his gar passionate tears fall
"Come forth from with her began to to Eve, "Come ment and from his to tiie ground, he
the water and cease weep and said to forth from tiie wa garment down to said to me, 'Come
your crying, for her: "Come out of ter and rest, for God tiie ground. Then forth. Eve, out of
God has heard your the water [II,in+ has hearkened to he told Eve, the water.
request and rest] n,in and your penitence, to "Come out of tiiat
weep no longer. you and Adam your water (where you
Cease now from husband. are) and stop your
your sadness and tribulations, for
lamenting. Why God has hearkened
are you uneasy, to your penitence,
you and your to you and to
husband Adam? Adam, your
The Lord God has husband.
heard your lament
ing and accepted
your penitence.
29:l2c [because 9:3 AU of us 9:3 because we 9:3 Moreover, we 38-39.2aGodhas
even we, the angels have pleaded beseechedGod. too have prayed heard your prayer
angels, and all for you, praying to because of your and also we angels,
things made by the Lord. misfortunes which we who prayed for
him, have we have seen. you.
beseechedGodon
your behalf
9:4 And he sent me 9:4 And God sent 9:4 Thus God sent 38-39.2b and tiie
to lead you forth [me] to lead you me to have you Lord has sent me to
from the water and forth from tiiere and (pi.) come forth you, tiiat you
to give you the to give you your and to give you the should emerge from
nourishment which food, on account of food on account of this water.'
you had in the which you re- which you
Garden and for repented.
which you have
grieved.
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation 12E
29:13 [And when 9:5 Now, therefore, 9:5 Since just now 9:5 Now, come up
he said these come out of the I went to Adam and from there, for I
things, the enemy water and I will he sent me to you have gone to Adam
deceived me a lead you to the and said, *Go, son, and he sent me and
second time. And I place where your sunmion my wife,' told me, 'Go and
came out of the food is prepared." now come, let us speak with Eve,
water.] go to Adam and I my spouse; bring
will lead you to the her back to me.'
place where your Come, now, and I
food is." will lead you to
Adam, to the place
where he is and
where your food
also is."
10:1 Hearing this. 10:1. When Eve 10:1 And Eve came 38-39.3 And I
Eve beheved him came forth from the up out of the water discerned that he
and went out of the water, her flesh was and her flesh was was the Devil, and
water of the river. like withered grass, withered like rotten answered him
Her flesh was like for her flesh had vegetables because nothing at all.
grass from the wa been changed from of the coldness of
ters coldness. the water, but the the water. All the
form of her glory form of her beauty
remained brilliant had been destroyed.
10:2 When she had 10:2 [When she 10:2 And when she 38-39.4 But when
come out, she fell came forth from the had come up out of after forty days,
to the ground, but water] she fell the water, she fell Adamemeiged
the Devil stood her down and remained on the face of the from the Jordan, he
up and led her to upon the ground in earth in great weak noticed the
Adam. great distress for ness and remained footprints of the
two days, for she lying (on the Devil and was very
was quite unable to ground) without afraid lest the Devil
move from the moving for two had duped me.
spot. Then she days. And after two
arose and Satan days she arose and
also led her to the Devil led her to
where Adam was. where Adam was.
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation 13E
10:3 When Adam 10:3 When Adam 10:3 And as soon 38-39.5 But when
saw her and the saw Satan and Eve as Adam saw Eve he saw me standing
Devil with her, he who was following (and) how she was in tiie water, he
cried out with him, he wept following the was very happy,
tears, saying: "O loudly and catied Devil, he started to and he took me and
Eve, O Eve, where out witii a great weep with burning led me out of tiie
is the work of your voice and said to tears and called out water."
penitence? How Eve, "Where is my witii a great voice
have you again command of repen and told her,"Where
beai seduced by tance, which I gave are the commands
our adversary, you? How did you of repentance
through whom we go astray, to follow which 1 gave you?
were alienated from him by whom we How have you
the dwelling of the were alienated from been deceived again
Garden and spiri our dwelling?" by him, because of
tual happiness? whom we are
aliens to our
dwellings?"
11:1 When Eve 11:1 When Eve 11:1 When Eve
heard this, she heard tiiis, she heard tiiat it was
knew that it was knew that he who ttie Devil who had
the Devil who had dec[ei]vedherwas deceived her, she
persuaded her to go Satan; she fell fell down before
out from the river down before Adam. him and Adam's
and she fell on her From tiiat time distress for Eve
face on the ground Adam's distress in increased twofold
and her grief was creased twofold for he saw her
double, as was her when he saw tiie lying on tiie earth
wailing and lamen sufferings of his like one dead.
tation. wife, for she was
overcome and fell
like one dead.
11:2 He cried out, 11:2 He was sad 11:2 He was sad
saying: "Woe to and called out great and called out witii
you. Devil. For lamentation and great groaning,
what reason do you said to Satan, "Woe to you who
fight against us? "Why have you en fight against us!
Whatconcemdo gaged in such a What evil have we
you have with us? great conflict witii done to you? For it
What have we done us? What are our is because of your
to you that you sins against you, calumnies tiiat we
should persecute us tiiat you have went out from tiie
so grievously? brought us out of Garden. Is it
Why does your our place? because we have
malice extend to caused you to be
us? expelled tiiat you
are angry against
us?
Pericope 4 Penitence and Second Temptation 14E
13.2 When you 13:2 When God 13:2 The very day
were fonnei I was breathed his spirit when you were
cast out from the into you, you re created, on that day
face of God and ceived the likeness I fell from before
was sent forth from of his image. the face of God,
the company of the Thereupon, because when God
angels. When God Michael came and breathed a spirit
blew into you the made you bow onto your face, you
breath of life and down before God. had the image and
your countenance God said to likeness of
and likeness were Michael,'Behold I divinity. And
made in the image have made Adam in Michael came; he
of God, Michael the likeness of my presented you and
led you and made image.' made you bow
you worship in the down before God.
sight of God. The And God told
Lord God then said: Michael, 'I have
•Behold, Adam, I oeatedAdam
have made you in according to (my)
our image and image and my
likeness.' divinity.'
14:1 Having gone 14:1 Then Michael 14:1 Then Michael
forth Michael summoned all the came; he
called all the angels angels, and God summoned all the
saying: 'Worship said to them, troops of angels
the image of the 'Come, bow down and told them,
Lord God, just as to god whom I 'Bow down befwe
the Lord God has made.' the likeness and the
commanded.' image of the
divinity.'
14:2 Michael him 14:2 Michael 14:2 And then,
self worshipped bowed first He when Michael
first then he called called me and said. summoned them
me and said: 'You too, bow and all had bowed
'Worship the image down to Adam.' down to you, he
of God Jehovah.' summoned me
also.
Pericope 5 Fall of Satan 17E
18:1 Eve said to 18:1 and she said to 18:1 and told
Adam: "Long may Adam, "You are Adam, "Be saved,
you live, my lord innocent of the first Adam, for you did
to you is my life sin and of this sec not join me in the
submitted, since ond one. Only me transgression of the
you did not take alone did Satan commandments,
part in either the overcome, as a re neither in the first
first or second col sult of God's word (instance) nor in
lusion. But I con and yours." Again the second. (But)
spired and was se Eve said to Adam, the word of God
duced, because I did "Behold, I shall go will prevail against
not keep the com to the west and 1 me." And Eve told
mandment of God. shall be there and him, "Behold, I
Now separate me my food (will be) shall go in the
from the light of grass until I die; for direction of the
this life. I will go henceforth I am un setting sun and I
to the west and I worthy of the foods will eat grass like
will be there until I of life." an animal until I
die. die, for by no
means am I worthy
of (having a part
in) the food of the
living."
18:2 She then be 18:2 Eve went to 18:2 Then Eve
gan to walk toward the west and she went away in the
the western regions mourned and was direction of the
and began to wail setting sun and she
and weep bitterly remained there in
with great moan mourning and
ing. moaning.
18:3 She made 18:3 aud then she 18:3 And after
there a dwelling, made a hut for these days, she
being three months herself in the west, madeforhCTselfa
pregnant and she was hut in the direction
advanced in her of the setting sun.
pregnancy and she She had conceived
had Cain, the law three months
less one, [in] her before, and Cain
womb. was in her womb,
19:1a When the 19:1 When the 19:1 and when the
time of her delivery times of her partu days of her
approached, she rition came, she parturition arrived,
began to be dis began to cry out in then she started to
tressed with pains, a loud voice and tremble; she wailed
and she cried out to said. towards God in a
the Lord, saying: loud voice and said:
Pericope 6 Separation of Adam and Eve 20E
2:2 "My lord, 23:2 "My lord, 23(2):2 "My lord, 23(2):2 "My lord 2.2b and he saw a
Adam, behold, I while asleep I saw Adam, I fell asleep Adam, in my sleep vision, how Cain
have seen in a a vision like the and I saw in a night I saw that the and his brother
dream this night blood of our son vision that the blood of my son Abel would be
the blood of my Abel on the hand blood of my son Abel was pouring begotten, and he
son Amilabes who of Cain who tasted Abel was entering into the mouth of saw, how Cain
is styled Abel it with his mouth. the mouth of our Cain his brother would kill Abel,
being poured into On account of this son Cain, his and he drank it and Adam was very
the mouth of Cain I am pained." brother, and he without mercy. troubled.
his brother and* he drank his blood And Abel
went on drinking it without mercy. beseeched him to
without mercy. But Abel beseeched him leave him (a little)
he begged him to to leave a little, of his blood,
leave a little of it.
2:3 Yet he 23(2):3andhedid 23(2):3andhedid 2.3 Then the
hearkened not to not agree to heark
not leave (any), and archangel Michael
him, but gulped it did not hearken to en to him but he came to Adam and
down oMnpletely; him, but drank his drank it completely said to him, "O
nor did it stay in blood completely." and (it) did not re Adam, Adam, don't
his stomach, but main in his be troubled, don't
came out of his stomach but it speak about this
mouth. went forth and all and don't have Cain
his limbs were on your heart."
smeared with it and
it could not at all
be removed from
his body."
2:4 And Adam 23:3 Adam said: 23(2):4a Adam said 23(2):4a Adam 3.1 And here, near
said, "Let us arise "Woe, let not Cain to Eve, "Surely replied to Eve and Eden, Adam spent
and go and see kill Abel, but let Cain is killing told her, "Lest eighteen years, and
what has h^)pened us separate them Abel. Come, let us Cain plan to kill here Cain and his
to them. (I fear) from each other and separate them from him, let us separate brother Abel were
lest the adversary make separate one another. Let us them from one bom to him.
may be assailing houses for them." make individual another, and let us
them somewhere." places for them and be with them, so
leave them there, as to provide no
and let us not room for anger."
provide room in us
for the evil one."
Pericope 7 Cain and Abel 28E
23:4 They made 23(2):4b They acted 23(2):4b And they 3.2 And when they
Cain to be a according to this acted as Adam had were grown, they
farmer, and Abel to proposal. Adam said, and he told sent them to tend
be a shepherd that said to them, "My them, "My sons, the flocks at a place
they might thus be sons, arise, go each come and let us caUed Cyrene.
sq)arated from each of you to your disperse, each to 3.3 And when
other. place." They arose his own place." fourteen years had
and went according passed, Adam called
to this proposal. his wife Eve and
said to her,
"Fourteen years
23(3):3bAndthe
time arrived when
AbelwaskiUedby
Cain his brother
and he (i.e., Adam)
told her, "God has
established an end
for all human be
ings. Was death
anything else but
the killing by
which Abel has
been kiUed by Cain
and Cain's jealousy
delivered him to
death because
(Cain) was of a
perverse race?"
23(3):3cAndthe
time arrived when
Cain and Abel had
gone up towards
their fields. Two
demons resembling
Cain and Abel
came. Now, one
dononrqjroached
the other demon.
He became angry
with him and took
a stone sword,
which was of a
transparent stone.
He cut his throat
andkiUedhim.
Pericope 7 Cain and Abel 3IE
25:1 Adam said to Seth: "Hear, my son Seth, let me recount for you what I have heard and seen. After I
and your mother were cast out of the Garden, 25:2 when we were at prayer, the archangel Michael, the
messenger of God, came to me. 25:31 saw a chariot like the wind, and its wheels were afire, and 1 was
caught up into the the Garden of the just I saw the Lord seated, his face like fire burning intolerably.
Many thousands of angels were at the right and the left of his chariot 26:1 Seeing this, I was disturbed
and fear seized me and 1 worshipped before God above the face of the earth. 26:2 Then God said to me:
Behold, you shall die because you transgressed the commandment of God, because you barkened more to
the voice of your wife whom I gave over to your control that you might have her in your will. You
hstened to her and transgressed my words.' 27:1 When I heard these words of God, falling down on the
ground I worshiiq)ed the Lord and said: "My Lord, Ahnighty and merciful God, holy and faithful, do not
let the name of the memory of your majesty be destroyed, but turn my soul around, for I will die and my
spirit will go forth from my mouth. 27:2 Do not cast me out from your sight, whom you formed from
the dust of the earth, nor put me out from your grace whom you nourished. 27:3 Behold, your word has
come over me.' Then the Lord said to me: 'Since your days are numbered, you have become attentive to
knowledge. On account of this no one shall ever be taken from your offspring to minister unto me.' 28:1
When I heard these words, I prostrated myself on the ground and worshipped the Lord God saying: T o u
are the eternal and most high God. All creatures give you honor and praise. 28:2 You are above all, the
shining light, the true light, the living life, the Virtue of incomprehensible greamess. To you the
spiritual virtues give honor and praise. With the human race you show the great deeds of your mercy.'
28:3 After I worshipped the Lord God, straightway Michael, the archangel of God, to(^ my hand and
threw me out of the the Garden of God's visitation and commanding. 28:4 Michael, holding in his hand
a rod, touched the waters which surrounded the Garden and they froze. 29:1 Then I crossed over, and
Michael crossed over with me and brought me again to the place from which he had taken me. 29:2 Hear
also, my son Seth, the other mysteries and promised things to come which have been revealed to me. By
eating of the tree of knowledge I have known and understood the things which are in this age, [29:3
II,m,IV+ temporary [m+future]ni which God will do to his creation, the human race. 29:4 The Lord
will ^ p e a r in a flame of fire. From the mouth of his majesty he will give commandment andprecepfe to
air (from his mouth will go forth a sword, sharp on both edges?) and they will sanctify him in the house
of tiie dwelling of his majesty. He will show to tiiem tiie marvelous place of his majesty. 29:5 Then
tiiey will build a house for the Lord tiieir God in tiie land which he will prepare for tiiem, and there they
will transgress his precepts. Their sanctuary will be set afire, and tiieir land shall be desolate, and they
themselves will be disposed because tiiey provoked God. 29:6 But again, (on ttie tiiird / seventii day ?)
he will save them from their dispersion and tiiey will build once more the house of God, and it will then
be higher than it was before. 29:7 But once again, iniquity will conquer justice. After tiiis, God wiU
dwell, living with men on the earth. Then justice will begin to shine, and the house of the Lord will be
honored forever. The opponents will no more be able to kill men who are believers in God. God will tiien
receive unto himself a faitiiful people, whom he will save forever and ever. But ttie impious who did not
wish to love his law will be punished by God tiieir King. 29:8 Heaven and earth, night and day, and all
creatures will obey him and will not transgress his commandment, nor wiU tiiey alter his works. Men
who forsake tiie law of tiie Lord, however, will be changed. 29:9 On account of this, the Lord will cast
away from himself the impious, but the just will shine like tiie sun in the sight of God. At that time,
men will be purified by water of tiieir sins. 29:10 Those unwilling to be purified by water, however,
will be condemned. Blessed will be the man who shaU amend his soul when tiie judgments and great deeds
of God will be among men. Their deeds wiU be investigated by God, ttie lust iudge."1II,in,IV
Pericope 9 Illness of Adam 33E
5.1 And Adam 30:1 After Adam 30(5):1 Then, after 30(5): 1 And again, 4-5.3 And Adam
begat 30 sons and reached the age of tiiat, he had sons after tiiat, Adam fatiiered tiiirty sons
30 daughters and 930 years. and daughters, 30 had 30 sons and 30 andtiiirty
Adam Uved 930 of each kind, and daughters. For all daughters, and he
years; they grew up. tiie years of Adam lived 930 years.
Adam was upon the were 930 years.
earth 930 years. And (tiiose who
were descended)
from him multipli
ed over tiie earth
andsettiedit. And
when tiie 930 years
were completed,
5:2 and he fell sick 30:2 knowing that 30(5):2 and tiien 30(5):2AdamfeU 4-5.4 And he fell
and cried with a his days were Adam fell sick witii ill and cried out in ill and cried out in
loud voice and said, ended, he said [n, a mortal affliction, a loud voice and a loud voice and
"Let all my sons in+toEve]II,in: and he cried out in said, "Gatiier to me said, "My children,
come to me that I "Gather about me a loud voice and all my descendants gatiier around me.'*
may see them all my children that said, "Let all my and I will see tiiem 4-5.5 Adam, of
before I die." I might bless them sons come and before my deatii." course, was very
before I die, and gather by me, so anxious, since he
that I might speak tiiat I may see them didn't know what
with tiiem." first, before I die." illness was.
P e r i c o p e 9 Illness of Adam 34E
5:3 And all 30:3 They were 30(5):3 All his 30(5):3 Andall his 4-5.6 And his
assembled, for the gathered before his sons who were in progeny gathered to children gathoied
earth was divided sight in three parts, every part of the him who had around and stood on
into three parts. in front of the world gathered by settled, and he three sides.
[And they all came oratory where he him. [They assem divided the three
to the door of the worshipped the bled by him inside parts of the earth
house in which Lord God. the place which among his descen
Adam would enter [ni+They Eve had entered,] dants. And all
to pray to God] numbered 15,000 and he prayed to the Adam's descendants
men, not counting Lord God. assembled by him,
women and for they had taken a
children.]m position before his
doors, in the place
which Adam had
made, and into
which he would
enter and address
his prayers to God.
5:4 And Seth his 30:4 They asked 30(5):4Andhis 6-7.1a Andhisson
son said to him: him [n,m+and sons told him, Seth said, "Father,
"Father Adam, when they all had "What is this. Father Adam, what
what is you pain?" been gathered, they Father Adam?" is your sickness?"
said with one
voice]II,ni: "What
is wrong with you,
father, that you
have gathered us
together? Why are
you lying on your
bed?"
5:5 And he said, 30:5 Answering, 30(5):5 [Retold 6-7.lb Adam said,
"My children, I am Adam said: "My them, "I am sick, "My child, a great
crushed by the children, I am in my sons." And pain is in me."
burden of pain. great pain." All his they told him,
"And they say to children said to "What is your
him, "What is him: "What does iltoess]andhow
pain, what is (it) mean, father, to does a human
iUness?" have great pain?" being fall ill?"
6:1 And Seth 31:1 Then his son, 31(6):lHisson 31(6):1 Seth, his 6-7.2 And his
answered and said Seth, said: "Lord, Seth said to Adam, son, replied to him children said to
to him: "Did you do you perhaps "My father, did you and told him, him, "Father,
remember, father, long for some of remember the fruit "Father Adam, p e r b ^ you are
the fruit of paradise the fruit of par of the Garden, of what is with you? brooding about the
of which you used adise, which you which you used to Have (you) remem delights of Paradise
to eat, and have used to eat, and eat, and have you bered, pochance, and for this reason
you become sad [in therefore you lie become sad from the fruit of the it hurts you so."
yearning for it]?" there saddened? that longing? Garden, and you
longed for it and
have you become
sad because of it?
Pericope 9 Illness of Adam 35E
6:2 "If this be so, 31:2 TeU me and I 31(6):2 If indeed 31(6):2 If it is6-7.3 And Seth
tell me, (and) I will will go up to the [this] is the [case], said, "Father, I
thus, tell me and I
go and bring you entrance of paradise tell me, so that I will go with my
will go before the
fruit from paradise. and cast dust on may go close to the mother and bring
Garden and I will
For I will set dung my head and throw Garden and cast something out of
cast dust upon my
upon my head and myself on the dust upon my head head and I will Paradise, by which
will weep and pray ground before the and weep. For, per perhaps your pain
weep. And, if only
that the Lord will haps God will give God hears me, hewill be eased."
hearken to me and mourning in great me of the fruit, that 6-7.4 Adam,
wiU send his angel
send his angel (and lamentation, I might bring (it) however, said, "My
and he (the angel)
bring me a plant beseeching the to you, and this child, how will you
will bring me the
frc»n paradise), and Lord. Perhaps he pain may be driven be admitted into
fruit of the Garden
I will bring it you will hear me and away from you." Paradise?*'
and I will bring it
that your pain may send his angel to 6-7.5 Seth said,
to you so that you
cease frcMn you." bring me some of may calm your "Father, I will go
the fruit you distress." to the great plaza
desire." before Paradise and
cry out from my
heart, perhaps the
Lord will hear us
and permit the
angel (from
Paradise) to come
and your pain will
be stiUed."
6:3 Adam said to 31:3 Adam 31(6):3 Adam said 31(6):3 And Adam 6-7.6 And Adam
him: "Nay, my son answered and said: to him, "It is not told him, "My son said, "Not so, my
Seth, but I have "No, my son, I do so, [my son, Seth]; Seth, it is not so, son, not so, I have
(much) sickness not desire it, even rather do I have rather I am sick and pain in my belly."
and pain! "Seth though I am suffer mortal sickness and I have pain."
said to him: "And ing infirmity and pain."
how has this come great pain in my
upon you?" body."
6:4 Seth said to 31:4 Seth 31(6):4 Seth said to 31(6):4 Seth 8-10.1 And Seth
him: "And how has answered: "What is him, "Through replied to him, said, "In what way
this come upon pain, my lord, fa whom did this pain "Father, what is are you ill, how did
you?" ther, for I do not come to you?" pain and how do it come over you?"
know. Do not hide you have pain?"
it from us, but tell
us [ni+for
inwardly we do not
know.ini."
Pericope 10 Adam's Story of the Fall 36E
7:1 And Adam said 32:1 Adam 32(7):1 Adam said 32(7): 1 Adam told 8-10.2 And Adam
to him: "When answered and said: to him, "When God Seth, "Son, when said, "When God
God made us, me "Hear me, my chil made us, me and God made us,your created me and your
and your mother, dren. When God your mother, he mother and me, he mother, through
through whom also made us, me and gave us a command set us in the the whom we die and
I die, he gave us your mother, and not to eat of that Garden of deUghts through whom you
power to eat of placed us in par tree. [to eat its fruit] will all be mortal,
every tree which is adise and gave us But there was one he gave us the
in the Garden, but, all fruit-bearing plant in the middle Garden in Paradise,
concerning that one trees for food, he of the Garden, which we lost on
only. He charged forbade us, saying: (very) beautiful, account of Eve.
us not to eat of it, 'Of the tree of the concerning which
and through this knowledge of good God ordered us,
one we are to die. and evU, which is 'Eat not of i t '
in the midst of par
adise, you may not
eat.'
7:2 And the hour 32(7):2 Satan 32(7):2Andthe 8-10.3 At that
drew near for the deceived us at the serpent deceived time, when it was
angels who were hour when [the] an your mother and the sixth hour. Eve
guarding your gels [who] were caused her to eat of saw Satan and
mother to go up guardians of the it, because of venerated him,
and worship the tree ascended to which, now, we are because he came in
Lord, And the worship God. going to die. When the form of an
enemy gave it to Then, Satan caused it was the hour for angel, and he gave
her and she ate Eve to eat that the guardian angels to Eve from the
from the tree. You fruit; [to ascend] to tree and she
know that I was worship God, the transgressed the
not near her nor the enemy deceived her commands of the
holy angels. and she ate of it Lord and ate of
what the serpent
had handed her."
7:3 Then she gave 32(7):3a Eve gave 32(7):3aandshe
also to me to eat. [it] to me to eat deceived me, my
when I did not children, for I did
know. not know.
32:2 God, 32(7):3b For, my 32(7):3bAndGod
however, gave part son Seth, God had divided the
of the Garden to divided the Garden [(jarden] between
me, and part to between me and us—myself and
your mother: to me your mother Eve, your mother Eve~
he gave the tree of that we might so that we might
the eastern and watch i t To me he guard i t As for
northern part which gave the eastern me, he had given
is against the portion and the me the eastern and
north, and to your [northern], and to northern portion;
mother he gave the your mother, the to your mother Eve
southem and west- westem and the he had entrusted the
em part. [southern]. southem and the
westem portion.
Pericope 10 Adam's Story of the Fall 37E
33:1 The Loid God 33:1 We had twelve 33:1 And there
gave us two angels angels who went were twelve angels
to watch over us. around with each of with each of us to
us, because of the guard us until the
guarding of the time of the dawn.
Garden, until the
time of the light.
33:2 The hour 33:2 Since, every 33:2 but each day, 8-10.4 And Seth
came for the angels day they would go they ascended asked, "Who
to ascend to the forth [to worship (there). And at the instructed the
sight of God for the Lord], at the moment of their serpent?"
worship. At once, time when they ascent, the serpent 8-10.5 Adam said
the Devil, the went to the heav deceived your to his son, "The
enemy, found the ens, at that time mother and caused Devil changed
place while the Satan deceived your her to eat of the himself into radiant
angels were absent. mother and caused tree, for he had form and came to
And the Devil her to eat of the seen that I was not the serpent in the
deceived your fruit. Satan knew with her any more form of an angel
mother so that she that I was not with than the angels. and said to it, 'You
ate from the her, nor the angels, are very intelligent,
unlawful and at that tune he give to Eve from
forbidden tree." caused her to eat. the tree, she will
taste it and also
give it to Adam.'
8-10.6 And thus it
happened and for
this reason we have
fallen prey to
sickness and death.
33:3 Then she ate 33:3 [Afterwards, 33:3 She also made
it and gave it to me also, she gave (it) me eat of it and I
to eat. to me.] did not understand.
8:1 And God was 34:1 Inmiediately, 34(8): I I knew 34(8):lWhenwe 8-10.7 Then the
angry with us, and the Lord God grew then, when I ate the had eaten, God Master came, and
the LOTd came into angry with us and fruit, that God was became angry with in the center of
the Garden [and set said to me: angry with us. us Paradise his throne
up his throne] and was set up, and he
called me in a called out in a
terrible voice and frightful voice,
said: "Adam, where 'Adam, Adam,
art you? And why where are you?'
do you hide from 8-10.8 I said, 'I am
my face? Shall the naked, O Lorxl, and
house be able to I cannot come out'
hide itself from its
builder?"
Pericope 10 Adam's Story of the Fall 38E
8:2 And he said to 34:2 'Because you 34(8):2 God said, 34(8):2andhetold 8-10.9 And the
me: "Since you have forsaken my 'Because you us, 'You have, Lord said, 'You
have abandoned my mandate and have transgressed my therefore, scorned have never hidden
covenant, I have not kept my word commandment, 1 my commandment; yourself from me."
brought upon your which I entrusted shall bring seventy I too will scorn Since you hide
body seventy-two to you, I will bring afflictions [upon] you.' And he sent from me, you have
strokes; first a upon your body your body, pain of 70 evils upon us, thus ttansgressed
stroke to the eyes, seventy afflictions. the eyes and ring to our eyes, and to my commandment.
second a stroke to You will be racked ing of the ears and our ears and as far 8-10.10 I will
the hearing, and with pains from all the joints.' It as our feet, plagues inflict your body
likewise in turn the top of your will be reckoned for and portents laid abundantly with
strokes shall head, eyes, and me (?) among the up in (his) injuries and your
follow upon (all ears, to the toe afflictions of treasuries. This heart with pains.
parts of) the body." nails on your feet, sickness which are God did to me to 8-10.11 The fu^t
and in every single preserved in the cause me to die a sickness will be a
member.' This he treasuries, so that death." pain in the belly,
counted as punish God might send the second sickness
ment fitting in them in the last [will be] dimness
suffering [to the times." of vision and
seriousness of our deafness, and on
transgression] con- top of this, there
ceming the trees will follow
(of suffering for the seventy-two
transgression of the illnesses of all
fruit of the tree?) sorts besides.'"
The Lord sent all
these ills upon me
and all our gen-
erations."
Pericope 11 Command to Retrieve Oil 39E
9:1 As he said this 35:1 Saying this to 35(9): 1 When 35(9):1 When 11-15.1 Then
to his sons, Adam all his children, Adam said this to Adam said this to Adam sighed again
groaned sore and Adam was seized his son Seth, he his son Seth, he and spoke to his
said: "What shall I with great pains, cried out and said, cried out and said, sons, "I have a
do? I am in great and crying out with "What ShaU I do, "What ShaU I do? I great pain, my
distress." a great voice, he for I am in great am in great pain." chUdren."
said: "What shall I pains and toils."
do, I who am un
fortunate, being in
so much pain?"
9:2 And Eve wept 35:2 When Eve 35(9):2 Eve wept 35(9):2 Eve said, 11-15.2 Then Eve
and said: "My lord saw him, she and said, "My lord weeping, "My lord said to him amid
Adam, rise up and began to cry and Adam. Arise, give Adam, give me tears, "Stand up,
give me half of she herself crying me some of your half of your my husband, and
your pain and 1 said: "My Lord pain, so that I sufferings and I give me a portion
will endure it; for God, transfer his might receive and wiU bear your of your pain, we
it is on my account pain over to me, bear it, for these present pain, for wUl both share it
that this has since it was I who pains which have your suffering is together, for on
h2q)pened to you, sinned." Eve then come upon you, due to me and it is account of me you
on my account you said to Adam: "My came about because I who caused these suffer such agony."
have these lord, give me part of me." pains to come
troubles." of your pain, since upon you."
by me this blame
came upon you."
9:3 But Adam said 36:1 Adam then 36(9):3 Adam said 36(9):3 And Adam ll-15.3aAdam,
to Eve, "Arise and said to Eve: "Rise, to her, "Arise, go told Eve, "Arise however, said to
go with my son go with my son, with your son and go with Seth, Eve, "It is
Seth near to the Seth, near the Seth, close to the my son, to the impossible to share
Garden, and put Garden [ffl=to the Garden and there Garden; cast soil it, but rise up
earth upon your gates of the cast dust on your on your head and together with your
heads and weep Garden]m and cast heads and weep weq) before God so son Seth and go to
dust on your heads, before God. that he might give Paradise, and cry,
and prostrate us grace. whUe sprinkling
yourself on the dust on your heads.
ground, lamenting
in the sight of
God.
Pericope 11 Command to Retrieve Oil 40E
9:4 and pray God 36:2 Perhaps he 36(9):4 36(9):4 And (God) ll-15.3bperh^s
to have mercy will take pity and God will pity me will send his angel God will hear your
upon me and send send his angel over and send his angel to the Garden prayer and grant to
his angel to the to the tree of his to the Garden, and where the Tree of me from the Tree
Garden, and give mercy fr(Hn which he will go to the Life is, from which of Oils, that I
me of the tree out flows the oil of place where the the oil flows out, might leam if
of which the oil life, and will give olive-tree stands, so that he may perhaps my pain
flows, and bring it you a little of it from which oil give you a little of may be eased."
me, and I shall with which to comes forth, and that oil. And you
anoint myself and anoint me so that I give you a little of will bring it here
shall have rest may have rest from it, so that you to me and I will
from my illness. these pains with might bring it to anoint myself and I
which I am con me and I might will be healed of
sumed." anoint my bones my sufferings.
and be separated
from pain,
9:5 And I will 36(9):5andlmight 36(9):5 Then I wiU
show you the way teach you this let you know the
in which we were way...which we whole way in
deceived at first" were tried for- which we were
merly." tried.
Pericope 12 Encounter with Beast 41E
10.1 Then Seth 37:1 Seth and his 37(10):1 There 37(10): 1 When 11-15.4 And Eve
and Eve went mother went away after, Seth and Eve they heard that, arose along with
toward the direction opposite the gates went in the di Seth and Eve went her son Seth and
of the Garden. of the Garden. As rection of the (to the place) where set off for Paradise,
[And while they they were walking, Garden. As they the Garden of 11-15.5 and Eve
were going,] Eve there suddenly were going. Eve Adam was. As she saw a huge animal,
saw her son and appeared the saw that a wild went she saw one called Mongrel,
wild beast assailing serpent, the beast, beast was fighting of her descendants which followed her
him. who attacked and with [her son] Seth who was being son Seth, to devour
bit Seth. and was biting attacked by a beast him.
him. and (the beast) was
biting the child.
10:2 And Eve 37:2 When Eve 37(10):2 Eve began 37(10):2 Then Eve ll-15.6a Eve began
wept and said: saw this, she cried to weep and she began to weep and to cry bitterly and
"Woe is me; if I saying: "Alas, woe said, "[When] the said, "Woe is me, said, "Woe is me,
come to the day of is me, for I am day of Judgment for when I arrive at my sweet child,
the Resurrection, cursed because I did comes; all sins will the day of from now on until
all those who have not keep the be blamed upon me judgment, all my the end and until
sinned will curse precepts of the and (men) will say, sins will bum me the second coming
me saying: 'Eve Lord." 'Our mother did not and (people) will all will curse me,
has not kept the hearken to the tell me, 'In the fu-st because it is on my
ommiandment of commandment of instance, it was account all sorts of
God.'" the Lord God!" you who did not evil have
observe God's multiplied."
orders.'"
Pericope 12 Encounter with Beast 42E
11:2 How was 38:2 Tell me. Eve. 38(11):2 How was 38(11):2 How did 11-15.9 How did
your mouth opened How could you your moutii opened you dare to open you dare to open
to eat of the tree open your moutii to dare to eat of tiieyour moutii and eat your moutii and eat
concerning which to eat tiie fruit fruit concerning of tiie tree of which from tiie tree,
God commanded which tiie Lord which God com God had ordered which tiie Lord did
you not to eat of God commanded manded you not to you not to eat? not allow you?
it? On this you not to eat. eat of it? You, [[on account]]
account, our nature of whom tiie aspect
also has been of everytiiing has
transfonned. changed,
11:3 Now therefore 38:3 Now, 38(11):3 [Until he 38(11):3 now, you 11-15.10 On
you cannot endure however, you are will change all of will not be able to account of this I
it, if I begin to not able to bear it, our natures, hence- endure, if I start will also kill you
reprove you." if I should begin to fortii you are speaking and and devour your
reproach you?" unable to resist tiiat rebuking you." chUd."
which I speak to 11-15.11 At tills
you, or if I begin Eve didn't answer.
to rebuke you.]"
12:1 Then Seth 39:1 Then Setii 39(12):1 Then Setii 39(12):1 Setii 11-15.12 Then
spoke to the beast, said to tiie beast: said to tiie wild replied to him and Seth spoke to the
"Close your mouth "May tiie Lord God beast, "Close your told tiie beast, "Let beast, "Your moutii
and be silent and reproach you. Be moutii, O Satan. your moutii be will be closed until
stand off from the mute, grow silent, Get away from the closed and be tiie judgment, for
image of God until close your moutii, image of God [until silent, beast, and you yourself were
the day of cursed enemy of [[tiie day wiU get away from us, so bold against tiie
Judgment" tiie trutii, disorder come]] on which tiie image of tiie image of God; you
of destruction. Fall God will bring you divinity, until the will stay in your
back from the im to rebuke.]" day when God will lair right into
age of God until have you standing eternity. And so it
tiie day when tiie (before him)." will remain even in
Lord God shall or eternity."
der you to be
brought in for
trial."
12:2 Then tiie 39:2 The beast said 39(12):2Thenhe 39(12):2 Then also
beast said to Setii: to Setii: "Behold, I said to Setii, tiie beast told Setii,
"Behold, Island off am going away, "Behold, l a m "Behold, tiien, I get
from tiie image of just as you have standing apart from away from you,
God." said, from tiie face you, the unage of image of God,
of tiie image of God." dazzling (splendor)
God." of God."
12:3 [And tiie beast 39:3 At once tiie 39(12):3 The beast 39(12):3 And when
fled and left him wound from its fled from him. tiie beast had left
wounded] and wait teetii disappeared tiiem, tiie beast fled
to his huL from Setii. (far) from Setii and
tiie wounded man
went to tiie hut of
Adam his fatiier."
Pericope 13 Arrival at Paradise 44E
13:1 And Seth 40:1 Seth and his 40(13):1 Seth, 40(13):1 Asfor 16-17.1 And Seth
went with Eve near mother then walked [with] Eve, went Seth, he went with came with his
the Garden, to the region of the close to the Garden, Eve to the Garden. mother to Paradise,
Garden for the oil
of mercy to anoint
the sick Adam.
and they wept there Arriving at the gate and they wept with And they were they cried and
praying to God to of the Garden, they loud lament and weeping close to sobbed and
send his angel and picked up dust asked God to send thewaUofthe entreated God,
give them the oil from the ground an angel to help Gard^, and there sprinkling their
of mercy. and cast it on their them. they supplicated heads with dust.
heads, and pros God to send them
trated themselves his angel.
on the ground and
began to lament
with a great moan,
beseeching the
Lord God that He
might have mercy
on Adam in his
pains, and send his
angel to give them
some oil from the
tree of his mercy
13:2a And God 41:1 [NIC+After 41(13):2a God sent 41(13):2a[And 16-17.2aAndGod
sent the archangel they had prayed and to them the angel God sent to them sent his archangel
Michael and he said pleaded for numy Michael, who is the archangel Michael and he
to Seth: hours, behold, the prince of souls, and Michael,] who is spoke to Seth,
angel Michael [he spoke these m charge of the
appeared to them words to them]. souls, and he told
arid said: "I was Seth,
sent to you by the
Lord I was given
power over the
human body.
13:2b "Seth, man 41:2 [I tell you,
41(13):2b "Seth, 41(13):2b "Man of
of God, weary not Seth, man of God, [man of God]: Do God, do not labor
yourself with do not weep,
not labour to sup to supplicate thus
praying and
plicate for the oil concerning the
pleading for the oil
entreaties which issues forth olive tree, in order
of the tree of mercy
concerning the tree from the tree—that to anoint your
to anoint your fa
which flowed with oil of joy—to fatherAdam.
ther Adam on ac
oil to anoint your anoint your father
count of the pains
father Adam. Adam.
of his body.
Pericope 14 Michael's Reply 45E
13:6 But do go 43:1 But you, 43(13):6Butyou, 43(13):6 But now, 16-17.2b "Man of
back to your father Seth. go to your go to Adam your go to your father God, go back to
since the tenn of father, Adam, for father, for his times Adam, because the your father, for his
his life is filled inthe time of his life wUl be full in three days of his times day of death is
three days, and is complete. Six days and you [have] are completed. (In) drawing near, and
when his soul goes days hence, his to see many won three days his soul there is no cure for
forth you will see soul will go forth ders in heavens and will go out of his him."
its awesome from his body, and, upon earth and in body and numerous
ascent" when it does, you aU [luminaries] wonders will be
will see great won which are in the seen in the
ders in heaven and heavens." heavens."
on earth, and in the
lights of heaven."
14:1a After the 43:2 Saying this, 43(14): la When the 43(14):laWhen 16-17.3 And he
angel said these Michael at once angel had spoken the angel had told gave him three
things it left them. withdrew from this, he disappeared that to him, branches (from the
Seth. behind a tree of the (immediately) he tree, on account of
Garden. was hidden under which he was
neath the plant of expelled): from the
the Garden. spruce, from the
cedar, and from the
Cyprus.
43:3 Seth and Eve 16-17.4 And Seth
went home, took the branches
carrying with them and brought them
[ni+a small branch to his father.
andincensejin
spices — nard,
crocus, calaminth,
and cinnamon. [Ill
+*** Legend of the
Wood of the
Cioss***]ni
14:1b And Seth 44:1 When Seth 44(14):lb Thence 44(14):lb Now, 16-17.5 And Adam
and Eve came to and his mother forth, Seth and Eve Seth and Eve saw and recognized
the hut where reached Adam, they came to the hut dq)arted for Adam's them, and with a
Adam was lying. said to him [III+ where Adam lay hut And Adam heavy sigh he
all that had been sick. Adam wept because of the coiled a wreath, and
done on the way, rememb^ed about wound of the beast set it on his head.
and saidini that the the transgression of
beast, the serpent, the eating of the
had bitten Seth. tree.
16-17.6 and
[Adam] called his
sons and
grandchildren to
him.
Pericope 16 Adam's Rebuke of Eve 47E
15:1 Then said Eve [44](15):lThen [44](15):1 Then 18-20.1 When all
to them: "Hear all Eve began to weep Eve began to cry his children had
my children and and said, "Come and she said, "Now assembled them-
children's children near me and I will hearken to me, my selves-and they
and I will relate to tell you this way, children, and I will were altogether
you how the how our sin took tell you how we nearly two thou
enemy deceived us. place. were tricked. sand people-they
bid Eve, saying.
"Our Mother, you
know every secret
and open thing of
our father Adam,
tell us, our mother.
what does this
incredible manifes
tation which we see
mean?"
18-20.2 Then Eve
said, "I will share
with you, my
children, in what
manner our enemy
deceived us, so that
he will not be able
to incite you as
well against our
law.
15:2 It befell that [44](15):2Atthe [44](15):2It 18-20.3 Adam
we were guarding time when your happened, (then). watched the eastern
the Garden, each of father was guarding that your father and northem sides
us [was guarding] the lot of his por was guarding his of Paradise, I
the portion allotted tion which had portion of the guarded the westem
to us from God. been given to him Garden, the east and southem side.'
Now I guarded in by God and I was and the north,
my lot, the west guarding in my lot. while I was
and the south. at the southem [and guarding my own
westem side]. portion, the west
and the south.
15:3 But the Devil [44](15):3 Satan [44](15):3Andthe
went to Adam's went to your Devil came to
lot, where the male father's lot, where Adam's portion.
creatures were. the wild beasts And there were
were. He beasts there.
summoned the ser
pent and said to
him, 'Arise, come
tome!'
15:4 For God [44](15):4ForGod [44](15):4forthe 18-20.4 Adam
divided the had divided the wild Lord had also guarded the male
creatures; all the beasts and given divided the beasts animals, I tended
males he gave to them to us—the between us. All the female animals.
your father and all male ones he gave (that were) male He
the females he gave to your father and had given to Adam,
to me. [Each of us the female ones he and all (that were)
guarded his own gave to me. We female. He had
portion.] used to nourish given to me. And
them according to we each fed our
whichever of us it own ones.
had been aUotted.
Pericope 18 EVE'S TALEiSatan and the Serpent (Gen 3:1a) 49E
16:1 And the Devil [44](16):1 Satan [44](16):lWhen 18-20.5 And so the
spoke to the ser said to the serpent. the Devil came to enemy entered in
pent saying, "Rise 'Arise, come to me your father's por from that side on
up, come to me and I will teU you tion the Devil which Adam was.
[and I will tell you something which is summoned the and he called the
a word whereby of profit to you.' serpent and told serpent to himself
you may have pro him,"Arise and and said to it, 'You
fit]." And he arose come to me, and I are loved by God,
and came to him. will teach you a therefore she (Eve)
useful word." will give credence
to you before any
other creature.'
16:2 And the [44](16):2aThen [44](16):2a Then,
Devil said to him: the serpent came to the serpent came
"I hear that you are him and Satan said and the Devil told
wiser than all the to it, *I hear that the serpent, "I
beasts, [I have you are wiser than ([hear)] that you are
come to observe all the wild animals wiser than all the
you. I have found and I have come to animals and I have
you greater than all see you. [I found] come to test your
the animals] and I that there is none knowledge, for
have come to like [you] in your Adam gives food to
converse with you. cunning [among all aU the animals.
[Nevertheless you the animals]. Even thus also to you.
worship the lesser.] as Adam gave
nourishment to all
the wild beasts, so
also you did."
[44](16):2bAnd [44](16):2bWhen
then, when the wild then all the
beasts went to animals come to
worship Adam, bow down before
Satan went with Adam from day to
them and said to day and from
the serpent, *Why morning to
do you worship morning, every
Adam every morn day, you also come
ing? You came into to bow down. You
being before him: were created before
why is it that you. him, as old (as
who are the former you) are, and you
one, worship the bow down before
later? Rather should this younger one!
the younger wor
ship the older.
Pericope 18 EVE'S TALE:5atoii and the Serpent (Gen 3:1a) 50E
17:1 And instantly [44](17):1 Then the [44](17):1 Andthe 18-20.7 The
he hung himself two of them came two of them came serpent beUeved
from the wall of to me and hung together and they that it was an
the Garden, and their feet around theaUowed their heads angel, and came to
when the angels waU of the Garden. to hang on the wall me.
ascended to When the angels of the Garden at the
worship God, then ascended to the time when the
Satan ^>peared in worship of the angels had ascended
the form of an Lord, at that time to prostrate before
angel and sang Satan took on the God. Then the
hynms like the form of an angel Devil changed
angels. and began to praise himself into the
God with angeUc image of an angel;
praises. I knelt he sang the praises
down by the wall of the angels. And
and attended to his I was gazing in the
praises. direction of the
waU to hear the
praises.
17:2a And he bent [44](17):2a I looked [44](17):2a I stared. 18-20.8aAndthe
over the wall and I and saw him in the and I saw him Uke Devil had changed
saw him, Uke an Ukeness of an an an angel and at to the form of an
angel. gel; when I looked once he became angel and came here
again, I did not see invisible with radiance.
him. singing an angel's
song, just Uke an
angel.
[44](17):2bThen [44](17):2bforhe
he went and had gone forth to
summoned the ser bring the serpent.
pent and said to And he told him.
him, 'Arise, come 'Arise and come
to me so that I may and I wiU be with
enter into you and you and I will
speak through your speak through your
mouth as much as I mouth that which
will need to say.' is proper for you to
say.']
Pericope 19 EVE'S TALEiSerpent's Approach (Gen 3 : l b - 3 ) 52E
[44](17):2cAtthat [44](17):2cHe
time the serpent took on the form
became a lyre for of the serpent (to
him, and he came go) close to the
again to the wall of wall of the Garden
the Garden. He and the Devil
cried out and said, slipped inside the
'Oh, woman, you serpent and he
who are blind in allowed his head to
this Garden of hang on the wall of
delight, arise come the Garden. He
to me and I will cried out and said,
say some words to 'Shame on you,
you.' woman, you who
are in the the
Garden of delight
(and) who are
blind! Come to
me and I will tell
you a certain secret
word.'
And he said to me: [44](17):2dWhenI [44](17):2dAnd
"Are you Eve? went to him, he when I had come,
"And I said to him, said to me, *Are he said to me.
"lam." And he you Eve?* I said, Eve!' and I said to
said to me, "What 'Yes, I am.' him, 'Here I am.'
do you do in the He replied and said, He replied to me
GatdenT 'What do you do in and told me, "What
[the Garden]?' do you do in the
Gaidai?"
17:3 And I said to [44](17):3Isaidto [44](17):3IrepUed
him, "God set us him, *God set us to to him and told
to guard and to eat guard the Garden', him, 'God has set
of it." me to guard the
(jardenandeat(of
it).'
17:4 The Devil [44](17):4 Satan [44](17):4The 18-20.8b and said
answered through replied and said to Devil replied to me to me: 'Do you eat
the mouth of the me through the and told me from everything in
serpent "You do mouth of the ser through the mouth Paradise?'
well but you do pent, 'This work is of the serpent,
not eat of every good, but come, do 'WeU(done!)Do
plant." you eat of [all] the you eat the fruit of
trees which are in every tree which is
the Garden?' in the Garden?'
Pericope 19 EVE'S TALEiSerpent's Approach (Gen 3 : l b - 3 ) 53E
18:1 Then the [44](18):1 Then the [44](18):1 Then the 18-20.10 The Devil
serpent said to me, serpent said, 'As serpent told me, 'I said, 'I am very
"AsGodUves!! the Lord lives, I amam distressed for sorry for you,
am grieved on your greatly concerned you, for you are because you don't
account [that you about [you] for you like the animals. understand, but I
are like animals,] are Uke beasts, God was jealous of will tell you this:
for I would not since God has you and he has not that tree is better
have you ignorant. withheld (it) from pennitted you, but than all the others.
Come hither and you, but I do not as for me, I do not
eat and perceive the wish you to be ig desire your
honor of that tree." norant. Come on, ignorance. Rather
come and eat of the come, eat and you
tree, and you see will see the glory
what honour will which is to be with
be yours.' you.'
18:2 But I said to [44](18):2Isaidto [44](18):2 How
him, "I fear lest him, 'I fear lest I ever, I told him, 'I
God be angry with die as God said to am afraid of dying,
me as he told us." p^tiaps, as God
said.'
18:3 And he said to [44](18):3The [44](18):3 The 18-20.1 l l f you
me: "Fear not, for SCTpent, together serpent replied to taste from that tree,
as soon as you eat with Satan, replied me and told me, you would become
of it your eyes will and said to me, 'As •What is death and like gods and
be opened and you the Lord lives, you how does one die? radiant like the
too shall be as (will) not die, but Death is Ufe!' I angels.'
gods knowing what when you eat, your replied to him and
is good and what is eyes (will be) told him, 'I do not
evil. opened and you know.' He replied
will become like to me and told me,
God, knowing good 'God is living, just
and evil. thus you (pi.) will
not die, but at the
moment when you
(pi.) eat, your eyes
will be opened and
you will be
instructed, like
(jod, about good
and evil.
Pericope 20 EVE'S TALEiTemptation of Eve (Gen 3:4-6b) 55E
[44](20):5blwas [44](20):5blwas
afraid, my son afraid because of
Seth, because of the oath which I
the oath I swore had sworn by the
that I would give Garden and in
my husband Adam which I had said, 'I
to eat will make Adam
eat of it as well'
Pericope 23 EVE'S TALE: Temptation of Adam (Gen 3:6b-7) 60E
31:3 And Adam 45:3 And it [45](31):3 Adam [45](31):3 Then 40-41.1 Then
said to her: "Give happened that, said to her, "Do not Adam told Eve, Adam called in a
no thought to this, when he had concem yourself "Be not concerned, loud voice, "Stop
for you will not finished all his with earthly things, whatever you have talking. Eve, my
tarry long after me, words, he gave up but consider that done. If we must spirit is aheady
but both of us are his spirit. we will both die as both die, you too diminished in me
to die together. acoup[le],andthey wiU be set near (ed. lit "is being
And (as to) this will place you me. And if I overcome." Read
one he shall set where I will be. [alone] am to die, instead "my spirit
(her) in my place. But when I die, do [do not move] me is departing from
But when I die, not come near me from my place my body"), but
leave me alone and to move me from until (jod gives arise, go out and
let no man touch the place, until (jod you a conmiand pray to God, until I
me till the angel speaks with you about me. have given my
shall says about me. spirit to God."
something
concerning me.
31:4 For God wiU [45](31):4ForGod [45](31):4forthe
not forget me, but will not forget me, Lord will not
will seek the vessel but he seeks the [forget] me, but
he made. Now, vessel which he rather he will seek
arise, and pray to made. Now, arise, out the vessel
God until I give up pray to (jod until I which he has made.
my soul, which he give up my soul, Arise and pray a
gave me, into His which he gave me, prayer to (jod that
hands. For we into his hands. For my soul be
know not how we I do not know how conunended into
are to meet our we shall preserve the hands of my
Maker, whether He for the Father of Creator. For I do
will be angry with all, whether he will not know how I
us, or will mm to be angry or will be am going to reach
show mercy on merciful to us." the Creator of all,
us."
or whether he is
angry with me or
whether he will
accept me."
Pericope 29 EVE'S TALE: Eve's Confession 76E
32:1 And Eve rose [45](32):1 Then [45](32):1 Then 40-41.2 Then Eve
up and went Eve arose, be Eve arose and went stood up, went out
outside and fell on seeched God and out from AdamCs and fell with her
the ground and said. place). She did face to the ground,
said: penitence and said, and prayed to (jod
and said,
32:2 "I have [45](32):2 "I have [45](32):2 "I have 40-41.3 "I have
sinned, O God, I sinned, God; I have sinned against you, sinned before you,
have sinned, O sinned against you, God; I have sinned O Lord, sinned, O
Father of All, I my beloved Lord; I against you and I Master, before the
have sinned against have sinned against have sinned before angels and six-
You. I have sinned your elect angels; I you. I have sinned winged Seraphim,
against your elect have sinned against before your elect sinned before your
angels. 1 have the Cherubim; 1 angels. I have awesome throne,
sinned against the have sinned against sinned before the sinned, O Lord,
Cherubim. I have the Seraphs; I have Cherubim. I have sinned; for each and
sinned against sinned before you. sinned before the every sin occurs
Your unshakable Lord. I beseech aU altar of your through me."
Throne. I have (you) whom God holiness. I have
sinned, o Lord, I created in the heav sinned before the
have greatly ens and on the generations of the
sinned, I have earth, that you in heavens. I have
sinned before You tercede with the sinned before the
and all sin has Father in heaven." birds of heavens. I
begun through my have sinned before
doing in the the beasts of the
creation." earth. I have sinned
against you, God,
by all my greed,
among all your
creatures. I beseech
you aU, you
creatures of heaven
and earth, beseech
the Lord of all for
me."
Pericope 29 EVE'S TALE: Eve's Confession 77E
32:3 Even as Eve [45](32):3 While [45](32):3 While 4041.4a And the
prayed [on her Eve was praying on Eve was praying angel of the Lord
knees] behold, the bended knee, be on her [[knees]]. came to Eve and
angel of mankind hold, the archangel said.
came to her, and Michael came to came, the angel of
raised her up and her, stood her up mankind, he stood
said: and said. Eve up, and told
her.
32:4 "Rise up. [45](32):4 "Arise, [45](32):4 "Arise 40-41.4b "Rise up.
Eve, from your Eve, from your from that Eve, from your
penitence, for penitence. Behold, penitence, for repentance, for
behold, Adam your the soul of your Adam your spouse Adam has ahieady
husband has gone husband Adam has has gone forth departed out of his
out of his body. gone forth from the from the body. body and his spirit
Rise up and behold body." Arise and see his is separated and
his spirit borne soul, how his gone before God."
aloft to meet his Creator has already
Maker." (got) i t "
Pericope 30 Angelic Liturgy 78E
34:2 "Rise up, 46:2 Then Michael [46](34):2 "Rise up 42-44.1b "Arise,
Seth, from the the angel appeared, from beside your Seth, from the
body of your father standing at Adam's father's body, come corpse of your
Adam, and come to head, and said to towards me and see father and come to
me, and see a Seth: "Arise from that which your see a marvelous
spectacle which no the body of your eyes have not seen, thing, such as you
man's eye has yet father, and come concerning Adam have never seen
beheld and how with me and see your father." before."
they supplicate on what the Lord God
behalf of your has arranged for
father, Adam." him. He is his
creature and he has
taken pity on him.
35:1 Then Seth [46](35):1 Then 42-44.2a Seth arose
arose and came to Seth arose and and came to his
his mother and said went close to his mother and she said
to her "Why do mother Eve and to him,
you weep?" told her, "Why are
you weeping?
[46](35):2 Raise 42-44.2b "Look,
35:2 And she said your eyes and see my son, toward
to him: "Look up the seven firma heaven."
and see with your ments open and see 4 2 ^ . 3 And
eyes the seven the likeness of looking up Seth
heavens opened, father Adam, as he saw the whole
and see how the lies before God and angelic host
body of your father all the angels are standing before the
lies on its face and beseeching him and throne of the Lord,
all the holy angels saying, 'God, saying in prayer,
are praying on his forgive Adam, for "Pity your creation
behalf and saying: he is your image O Master."
"Pardon him. and your likeness,
Father of All, for because it is you
he is Your image.'" who have created
him.'"
35:3 Pray, my [46](35):3 "What is
child Seth, what this, then, my son
shall this mean? Seth?
And will he one
day be delivered
into the hands of
our Invisible God?
Pericope 30 Angelic Liturgy 81E
37:1 Now while 47:1 Then all the [47K37):1 AsSeth 42-44.7a And again
Seth was saying angels, playing was telling that to the angels cried out
this to his mother, trumpets, said: Eve, at once a great in a loud voice
behold, an angel angel blew the saying.
blew the trumpet. trumpet and all the
and all the angels angels who were
who were lying on prostrated on their
their faces rose up. faces stood up
and they cried aloud again. They prayed
in an fearsome for Adam and aied
voice and said: out in a loud voice,
and said.
37:2 "Blessed (be) "Blessed are you. [47](37):2 "Blessed 42-44.7b "Blessed
die glory of the Lord, for you have [is God, by all is die glory of the
Lord from the taken pity on your blessing. You] Lord, who has
works of His creature." pardoned the reprieved his
making, for He has protoplast" creature Adam."
pitied Adam, the
creature of His
hands."
37:3 But when the [47](37):3And 45-46.1 Then came
angels had said when the angels a multitude of
these words. had said these angels, Cherubim
behold, there came words, one of the and Ser^him, and
one of the six-winged they took the
Senq)him with six Seraphim was sent corpse of Adam and
wings and snatched towards him laid him in the Sea
up Adam and (Adam). He took of (jemsia and
earned him off to Adam to the lake honoring him, they
the Acherusian of(A)cheron, washed him three
lake, and washed times.
him thrice, and led
hun before God.
Pericope 31 Assumption of Adam to Paradise 83E
40:2 And God said 48:1b and stretch [48](40):2Whenhe 48(40):2 They 45-46.4 Once again
to Michael and to them over Adam. had brought them, seized three folded die Lord spoke to
Gabriel and Uriel: Bring other shrouds God said to shrouds of [[cloth]] the archangel, "Go
"Spread out the and stretch them Michael and to and God told into Paradise and
clothes and cover over Abel, his son. Ozelandto Michael and take die purple
the body of Adam." Then bury Adam Gabriel, 'Bring Gabriel, "Unfold cloth and cover the
And they bore the and his son." these linen cloths these shrouds and corpse of Adam and
sweet olive oil and and cover Adam's envelop Adam's take the olive oil
poured it upon body, and bring body and take the and pour it over
him. And the three sweet oil." They ointment from the him."
brought them and olive tree and pour
prepared him for set them around it upon him." And
burial. him and wound three angels dressed
him in that gar him (in it) and
ment. when Uiey had
dressed Adam's
body (in it),
40:3 When they [48](40):3When 48(40):3 God told 45-46.5 The same
finished preparing they had finished Uiem, "Take Abel's was done to Abel's
Adam, God said everything, God or body as well, seize body.
they should bear dered them to bring other shrouds and
die body of Abel Abel's body. They dress him in diem
also. And they brought still other also
brought more linen linen clodis and
and prepared him dressed him.
for burial.
Pericope 32 Adam and Abel's Funerary Rites 88E
ATIN 49:1 Six days after Adam's death, Eve knew her own death [was near], so she gathered together all
ons and daughters, who were Seth along with his thirty brothers and thirty sisters. Eve said to them all:
•"Hear me, my children, that I might recount for you how I and your father transgressed the precept of God.
lael the archangel said to us:
'On account of your conspiracies, our Lord will bring upon your race the wrath of his judgment, first by
r, and second by fire. By these two will the Lord judge all the human race.'
But hear me, my children! Make, therefore, tablets of stone, and other tablets of earth, and write on them
^hole life, and that of your father, which you have heard from us and seen.
If he judges our race by water, the tablets of earth will dissolve, but the tablets of stone will endure. If,
jver, he judges our race by fire, the tablets of stone wiU be destroyed, but the tablets of earth will be fired."
When she had said all these things to her children, she stretched out her hand toward heaven, knelt upon the
, worshipped God, and giving thanks, gave up her spirit
Pericope 34 Eve's Prayer to Join Adam 92E
42:3 And Eve also, [48](42):3The [48](42):3 But Eve 48.1a Eve lived six
when the six days times of Eve were grew numb days beyond Adam;
werefiilfiUed,feU filled and conq)leted [[when]] she saw she prayed and said
asleep. But while and she was dying. all [[tiiat]]. Eve crying.
she was living, she She began to weep wept and wished to
wept bitterly about and sought to know see where tiiey had
Adam's falling the place where put Adam, for she
asleep, for she Adam was buried, did not know.
knew not where he because she was When tiie LonJ had
was laid. For when ignorant (of it). descended upon the
the Lord came to For, at the time earth, the sweet
the Garden to bury when God came for odor of all tiie trees
Adam all were tiie death of Adam, of the Garden did
asleep until he all tiie plants of die not(...} because of
finished the burial Garden were moved his sweet odor aU
of Adam except and, tiirough tiie had grown numb.
Seth alone. And Holy Spirit, sleep Until the wrapping
no one knew (this) overcame aU tiiose and die burial of
on the earth, except who were upon ttie Adam, nobody
her son Seth. earth, until they understood
had dressed Adam, anytiiing except
and none upon the Setii.
earth knew, except
Setii alone.
42:4 And Eve [48](42):4 Again [48](42):4'nien
prayed while Eve began to cry Eve begged (and)
weeping that she out, to beseech God wept so tiiat (God)
might be buried in thai they should might lead her off,
the place where her bring her to tiie show her die place
husband Adam place where Adam where they had put
was. And after she was buried. When Adam. And when
had finished her she had completed she had conq)leted
prayer, she said: tiiat prayer, she
her prayer, she
said,
said,
42:5 "Loixl, [48](42):5 "My [48](42):5 "Lord,
Master, God of all God, God of do not alienate me
virtue, do not miracles, do not from Adam's place.
alienate me from alienate me from
the body of Adam, Adam's place.
from whose mem
bers you made me.
Pericope 34 Eve's Prayer to Join Adam 93E
43:1 And Michael 51:1 Afterwards, [51](43):1 Michael, [51](43):1 Andtiie 49-50.1 And die
came and taught all her children the archangel, came angel Michael archangel Michael
SeUi how to buried her witii and spoke to Sedi came and taught came to Setii and
prepare Eve for great weeping. and taught him Setii how to dress instructed him as to
burial. Anddiere After tiiey had how to dress her. Eve. Three how he should bury
mourned her for Three angels came angels came and his mother.
and diey bore her four days, Michael and to<* Eve's took Eve's body 49-50.2 And Uiree
body and buried it appeared to them body and brought it and placed it where angels came, took
where Adam and andsaidtoSeUi: and placed it where tiiey had placed Eve's corpse and
Abel's bodies were. Adam's and Abel's Adam's body. buried it, where
bodies were. also die corpse of
Adam and tiieir son
Abel were buried.
43:2 And see 48.3 [51](43):2 After [51](43):2And 49-50.3 And die
afterwards Michael tills, Michael spoke after tiiat, tiie angel archangel said to
spoke to Sedi to Setii and said, Michael told him, Setii, "So shall you
saying; "Lay out in 'Thus shaU you "Thus dress every bury every person
tiiis manner every dress every human dead person who who dies until the
man diat dies until being who dies, un dies, until die deatii resurrection."
tiie day of die til die day of die of all human
Resurrection." end, dirough die beings."
resurrection."
43:3 And after 51.2 "Man of God, [51](43):3When [51](43):3Whenhe 49-50.4 Again he
giving him this moum no longer die angel had said had taught Setii all said to him,
rule he said: than 6 days, for die tills to Setii, he as tiiat, be ascended to "Arrange a
"Mourn not beyond 7th day is the sign cended to heaven, the uppermost memorial ceremony
six days, but on of die resurrection, praising the FaUier heaven, far from on die tiiird day and
die sevendi day, Uie repose of tiie and Uie Son and die Setii, and he told on tiiie nintii and on
rest and rejoice on coming age, and on Holy Spirit, now him, "Do not die twentietii and
it, because on Uiat die 7Ui day Uie and forever. moum for die dead on die fortietii, and
very day, God and Lord rested fiom all more tiian five days arrange everything
we die aiigels his works. [ffl+ all and on die seventh in proper order, so
rejoice witii the his work. Indeed, day rejoice, for on that we angels
righteous soul, die 8Ui day is (die tiiat day God rested might take joy in it
who has passed sign) of the future from all his along witii tiie
away from die and eternal blessed (works) which die souls of the
earth." ness, in which all Lord had made." righteous."
the holy will reign
Uiroughout endless
ages witii the
Creator and Savior
himself, in both
soul and body,
never again to die
Amen.] lU
51:3 Then SeUi
made tablets.
Pericope 35 Eve's Funeral and Epilogue 95E
36 (following Mozley) [52] Then Seth made (two?) tablets of stone and (two?) of earth, (and he devised
the cjqjs of letters?) and wrote on them the life of this father, Adam, and his mother. Eve, which he had heard
from them and seen with his own eyes. He placed the tablets in the middle of his father's house in the oratory
where he prayed to the Lord. After the flood, these written tablets were seen by many men (these written
stones?) but were legible to no one.
Solomon, however, being wise, saw the writing and prayed to the Lord. There appeared to him an angel of tiie
Lord, saying: "I am he who held tiie hand of Setii, that he might write these stones with his fmger (with an
iron fmger/ witii an iron stylus?). You will be knowledgeable of tiiese writings, so that you might know and
understand (whence tiiey are) what all tiiese stone contain, and where the oratory was where Adam and Eve
worshipped tiie Lord God. You must build there tiie temple of tiie Lord, which is tiie house of prayer.
Then Solomon completed tiie temple of the Lord God, and called these letters 'achiliacae,' that is, written
without tiie teaching of words' ('achiliacae' stones, which is in Latin, teaching written without lips' / achilia
cae' which is in Latin, parchments 'written witiiout the teaching of books' ?) by the finger of Seth, while the
angel of die Lord held his hand.
[53] On tiiese stones was found what Enoch, tiie seventh from Adam, prophesied before tiie flood about tiie
coming of Christ: "Behold tiie Lord will come in his sanctuary (in his holy soldiers, in his soldiers, in his
holy clouds ?) to render judgment on all and to accuse tiie impious of all their works by which they have
spoken concerning him — sinners, impious murmurers, and the irreligious who have lived according to tiieir
feelings of desire, and whose moutiis have spoken pridefuUy. [IV+Those whose mouths have spoken
pridefully will go to Hades, but tiie just will surely go rejoicing into tiie kingdom of heaven.
[54] (Adam entered tiie (jarden after forty days, and Eve after eighty. Adam was in tiie Garden for seven years
and in one day tiiey moved every beastUV
37 [55]. It must be known tiiat the body of Adam was formed of eight parts. The first part was of the dust of
tiie earth, from which was made his flesh, and tiiereby he was sluggish. The next part was of tiie sea, from
which was made his blood, and tiiereby he was aimless and fleeing. The tiiird part was of the stones of the
eartii, from which his bones were made, and tiiereby he was hard and covetous. The fourth part was of the
clouds, from which were made his tiioughts, and tiiereby he was immoderate. The fifth part was of tiie wind,
from which was made his breatii, and thereby he was fickle. The sixtii part was of the sun, from which were
made his eyes, and tiiereby he was handsome and beautiful. The seventh part was of the light of tiie world,
from which he was made pleasing, and thereby he had knowledge. The eight part was of the Holy Spirit, from
which was made his soul, and tiiereby are tiie bishops, priests, and all tiie saints and elect of God.
38 [56]. It must also be known tiiat God made and formed Adam in tiiat place where Jesus was bom, tiiat is,
in tiie city of Betiilehem, which is in tiie center of tiie eartii. There Adam was made from tiie four comers of
tiie eartii, when angels brought some of tiie dust of tiie earth from its parts, viz. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael,
and Uriel. This earth was white and pure like tiie sun and it was gathered together from the four rivers, tiiat is,
tiie Geon, Phison, Tigris, and Euphrates. Man was made in the image of God, and he blew into his face the
breatii of life, which is tiie soul. For just as he was gatiiers from tiie four rivers, tiius from tiie four winds he
received his breatii.
39 [57] When Adam was made, and tiiere was no name assigned to him yet, tiie Lord said to the four angels
to seek a name for him. Michael went out to tiie east and saw tiie eastem star, named Ancolim, and took its
first letter from it. Gabriel went out to tiie soutii, and saw tiie soutiiem star, named Disis, and took its first
letter from it. Raphael went out to tiie north, and saw the northem star, named Arthos, and took its first latter
from it. Uriel went out to the west, and saw the western star, named Mencembrion, and took its first letter
from it. When tiie letter were brought togetiier, tiie Lord said to Uriel: "read tiiese letters." He read tiiem and
said, "Adam." The Lord said: "Thus shall his name be called. "Here ends the life of our protoplast, Adam, and
his wife. Eve.
INDEX O F N A M E S 97
Index
In this index are included the proper names to be found in the Synopsis, except for
"Adam" and "Eve," which occur on virtually every page. The numbers are the page
numbers of the Synopsis. If the page number is followed by letters, they indicate the
versions on that page in which the name is found. If no letters are found, the name occurs
in all the versions found on that page. G = Greek and Ge = Georgian
Beliar 18S
Bedilehem 96
Christ 45AGe
demons 30
Diophotos 26G
enoch 96
ethiopians 81G
euphrates, river 96
Gap'at* 26
Geon, river 96
Indians 81Ge
Jehovah 16L
Jesus 96
Michael, archangel IG 6 16 17LA 21Ge 24L 27S 28GAS 32 44 45A 46L 62GS 74L
Moses IG
Ozel 87A
Pison, river 96
Raphael, angel 96
82GLGe 85 9 1 9 4 96
Solomon 96