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Memra 26: On the Second Law That the Lord Established From Adam

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Summary

Memra 26, an anonymous Syriac homily, interprets the 'second law' as a divine ordinance established from Adam, distinct from Mosaic legislation. It presents a typological or salvation-historical reading of primordial history, focusing on Adam's transgression, the promise of eternal life, and the contrast between spiritual Paradise and Sheol. The work survives only in a single modern edition (ed:dsc-213) with no other known manuscript witnesses, indicating a narrow transmission. Its anonymous authorship and lack of external references prevent secure dating, though its theological themes align with 5th–7th century Syriac literature. The homily uses Syriac qānōnā for 'law', emphasizing a divinely instituted canon, and engages with Enochic traditions of angelic watchers.

Memra 26 is significant for its unique interpretation of a 'second law' predating Moses, offering insight into Syriac Christian typology and salvation history. Its use of qānōnā and engagement with Enochic watcher traditions highlight the diversity of early Christian legal and angelological thought. The homily's narrow transmission underscores the fragility of Syriac literary heritage and the need for further manuscript discoveries.

Historical context

The homily was likely composed in a Syriac-speaking Christian community, possibly in the region of Edessa or Nisibis, during the 4th or 5th century CE. This period saw the flourishing of Syriac literature, including the works of Ephrem the Syrian and later authors like Narsai and Jacob of Serugh. The homily's focus on a 'second law' from Adam reflects a broader Christian interest in pre-Mosaic revelation and typological exegesis, common in Syriac patristic thought. The use of qānōnā instead of nāmōsā may indicate a deliberate theological choice, linking the ordinance to ecclesiastical canon rather than Jewish law. The work's survival in a single edition (ed:dsc-213) and its absence from Ethiopic dossiers (dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-absilitis-qanona, dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-testamentum-domini) suggest limited reception outside Syriac tradition. No liturgical or canonical use is attested, and the lack of manuscript witnesses hinders textual criticism.

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ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܶܫܬܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܢܳܡܺܘܣܳܐ ܕܰܬܪܶܝܢ ܕܣܳܡ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ ܥܰܠ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܕܣܳܡ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ ܡܶܢ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܕܶܐܟܰܠ ܡܶܢ ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ. ܡܶܟܺܝܠ ܗܳܐ ܣܳܐܶܡ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܳܟ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܒܗܳܢܳܐ ܡܶܕܶܡ ܕܰܪܚܶܡܬ ܕܗܳܢܳܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܕܣܳܐܶܡ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܳܟ: ܐܶܠܳܐ ܬܶܥܒܪܺܝܘܗ̱ܝ ܢܶܟܠܶܝܟ ܡܶܢ ܫܝܽܘܠ ܘܢܶܬܶܠ ܠܳܟ ܚܰܝ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܠܥܳܠܰܡ ܘܝܽܘܪܬܳܢܳܐ ܘܢܶܚܡܬܳܐ. ܘܶܐܢ ܬܰܡܪܰܚ ܥܠܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܐܰܝܟ ܕܥܰܠ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ ܬܶܚܙܶܝܗ ܠܰܫܝܽܘܠ ܘܬܶܫܬܰܢܰܩ. ܐܶܢ ܬܶܛܰܪ ܗܳܟܺܝܠ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ: ܘܬܶܪܗܰܛ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܘܒܳܬܰܪ ܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ: ܠܚܰܪܬܳܐ ܕܰܫܢܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܕܗܳܢܳܐ ܥܳܠܡܳܐ ܡܶܬܓܠܶܐ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܘܓܳܡܰܪ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܳܟ ܘܰܠܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܕܪܳܗܛܺܝܢ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܘܒܳܬܰܪ ܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ. ܘܥܳܐܠܺܝܢ ܐܰܢ̱ܬܽܘܢ ܠܦܰܪܕܰܝܣܳܐ ܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܐ ܕܰܢܦܰܩܬ ܡܶܢܶܗ. ܘܰܡܚܰܘܶܐ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܟܽܠ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܚܳܐܶܝܢ ܒܡܶܐܬܺܝܬܝ ܘܒܳܬܰܪ ܡܶܐܬܺܝܬܝ: ܐܰܝܟܰܢ ܒܪܶܐ ܗ̱ܘܰܝܬ ܐܰܝܟ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ: ܘܰܐܝܟܰܢ ܢܺܐܬܽܘܢ ܠܗܳܝ ܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܬܳܐ ܕܰܒܪܶܐ ܗ̱ܘܰܝܬ. ܘܶܐܢܳܐ ܐܶܠܒܰܫ ܕܡܽܘܬܳܟ ܘܶܐܚܰܘܶܐ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܟܽܠ ܡܶܕܶܡ. ܡܶܢ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܓܶܝܪ ܕܥܳܢܶܕ ܐܰܢ̱ܬ ܡܶܢ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܥܳܠܡܳܐ: ܛܳܥܶܝܢ ܠܳܗ ܝܰܠ̈ܕܰܝܟ ܠܰܒܪܺܝܬܳܟ ܐܰܝܟܰܢܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܘܡܰܢܽܘ ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ ܕܶܐܟܰܠܬ ܡܶܢܶܗ: ܘܰܠܟܽܠ ܨܒܽܘ ܢܕܰܡܽܘܢܳܗ ܠܰܒܪܺܝܬܳܟ ܐܰܝܟܰܢܳܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܘܰܠܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ ܕܶܐܟܰܠܬ ܡܶܢܶܗ: ܘܠܳܐ ܢܶܕܥܽܘܢ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܚܰܕܚܕ̈ܳܢܺܝܢ: ܥܕܰܡܳܐ ܕܺܐܬܶܐ ܘܶܐܚܰܘܶܐ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܓܰܠܝܳܐܺܝܬ ܐܰܝܟܰܢ ܐܺܝܬܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܨܶܒܝܳܢܝ ܡܶܢ ܒܪܺܝܫܺܝܬ.
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Memra 26: On the Second Law That the Lord Established from Adam On the law that the Lord established for Adam after he ate from the tree. Now then, I am setting a law for you in this matter: because you loved this law that I am setting for you, do not transgress it; it will keep you from Sheol and give you eternal life, inheritance, and sight. But if you are insolent toward it as you were toward the first, you will see Sheol and be oppressed. If, therefore, you keep this law of chastity and pursue virtue and perfection, at the end of the ages of this world I will reveal myself and perfect you and all those who pursue virtue and perfection. And your bones will enter the spiritual Paradise from which you were expelled. And I will show to all who live in my coming and after my coming how I was created like the watchers, and how your bones came to that holy creation in which I was created. And I will put on your likeness and show you everything. For after you depart from this world, your children will err concerning your creation, how it was, and what the tree from which you ate was, and they will all desire the likeness of your creation, how it was, and the tree from which you ate, and they will not know, but only one by one, until I come and show them clearly how my will was from the beginning.
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ܢܶܛܥܽܘܢ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܓܶܝܪ ܝܰܠ̈ܕܰܝܟ ܘܢܶܦܠܽܘܢ ܐܳܦ ܡܶܢ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܰܡܦܰܩܶܕ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܳܟ ܝܰܘܡܳܢܳܐ܀ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ: ܟܰܕ ܣܳܡ ܠܶܗ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܐ̱ܚܪܳܝܳܐ: ܒܗܰܘ ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܕܰܥܒܰܪ ܥܰܠ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ. ܗܳܐ ܩܶܢܝܳܢܳܐ ܕܰܪܚܶܡܬ ܘܠܳܐ ܐܶܬܒܰܝܰܢܬ ܒܺܐܝܩܳܪܳܟ. ܩܢܺܝ ܟܡܳܐ ܕܰܨܒܰܝܬ: ܒܰܠܚܽܘܕ ܟܺܐܢܳܐܺܝܬ ܗܰܠܶܟ. ܘܗܳܐ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܕܰܪܚܶܡܬ ܝܺܗܺܝܒܳܐ ܠܳܟ: ܒܰܠܚܽܘܕ ܠܳܐ ܬܶܣܰܒ ܕܚܰܒܪܳܟ. ܗܳܐ ܥܰܡܠܳܐ ܕܰܒܥܰܝܬ ܝܺܗܺܝܒ ܠܳܟ ܒܰܠܚܽܘܕ ܥܰܠ ܥܰܡܠܳܐ ܕܚܰܒܪܳܟ ܠܳܐ ܬܶܬܝܰܥܰܢ. ܗܳܐ ܙܽܘܘܳܓܳܐ ܕܰܒܥܰܝܬ ܒܡܶܠܟܶܗ ܕܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܝܺܗܺܝܒ ܠܳܟ: ܒܰܠܚܽܘܕ ܠܰܐܢ̱ܬܰܬ ܚܰܒܪܳܟ ܠܳܐ ܬܶܪܰܓ ܘܠܳܐ ܬܶܣܰܒ ܬܰܪ̈ܬܶܝܢ ܢܶܫܺܝ̈ܢ: ܘܠܳܐ ܢܶܙܢܽܘܢ ܒܢܰܝ̈ܟ ܘܠܳܐ ܒܢ̈ܳܬܳܟ ܢܶܗܘ̈ܝܳܢ ܙܳܢܝ̈ܳܬܳܐ. ܘܦܰܩܶܕ ܠܰܒܢܰܝ̈ܟ ܡܶܢ ܒܳܬܪܳܟ: ܘܰܒܢܰܝ̈ܟ ܢܶܦܩܕܽܘܢ ܠܰܒܢܰܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ ܥܰܕ ܐܳܬܶܐ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܘܗܳܘܶܐ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܟܽܘܢ ܚܰܘܪܳܐ ܕܰܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ܀ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܡܳܐ ܕܩܳܢܶܝܢ ܐܰܢ̱ܬܽܘܢ: ܠܳܐ ܐܰܝܟ ܕܰܠܥܳܠܰܡ ܬܶܩܢܽܘܢ ܘܬܶܛܥܽܘܢܳܢܝ. ܘܡܳܐ ܕܒܳܢܶܝܢ ܐܰܢ̱ܬܽܘܢ ܐܰܝܟ ܐ̱ܢܳܫܳܐ ܕܝܳܕܥܺܝܢ ܐܰܢ̱ܬܽܘܢ ܕܠܰܘ ܠܥܳܠܰܡ ܗܳܪܟܳܐ ܐܰܢ̱ܬܽܘܢ. ܐܶܠܳܐ ܗܘܰܝܬܽܘܢ ܝܳܕܥܺܝܢ ܕܡܰܥܒܰܪ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܳܗ ܠܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܘܰܠܟܽܠ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܳܗ ܘܕܺܝܢܳܐ ܗܳܘܶܐ ܘܰܢܝܳܚܬܳܐ ܗܳܘܝܳܐ. ܘܟܽܠܢܳܫ ܐܰܝܟ ܥܒܳܕ̈ܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܡܶܬܦܪܰܥ. ܟܰܕܽܘ ܠܟܽܘܢ ܐܳܕܳܡ ܘܚܰܘܳܐ ܕܰܢܦܰܠܬܽܘܢ ܡܶܢ ܒܬܽܘܠܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܡܶܢ ܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ. ܠܳܐ ܬܺܘܒ ܬܶܦܠܽܘܢ ܠܟܽܘܢ ܡܶܢ ܬܪܺܝܨܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܡܶܢ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ.
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you and your children, and you shall fall also from the pain that I command you today. And God said to Adam, when he set for him the second law, on that day when he transgressed the first. Behold, the law that you loved, and you did not seek it for your honor. Cut as you wished; only walk painfully. And behold, the land that you loved is given to you; only do not take that of your companion. Behold, the work that you sought is given to you; only do not rely on the work of your companion. Behold, the spouse that you sought by the counsel of the evil one is given to you; only do not approach your companion's wife, and do not take two wives, and do not mix with your sons or your daughters in incestuous unions. And command your sons after you; and your sons shall command their sons until a man comes and becomes a man for you, a companion of perfection. And he said to them: What you do, do not do as if you will do it forever. And what you desire, do as a man who knows that you are not here forever. But you know that a man will pass over this earth and everything in it, and judgment will be and punishment will be. And every man according to his deeds will be rewarded. Since you, Adam and Eve, have fallen from virginity and from perfection, do not again fall from righteousness and from pain.
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ܐܰܝܟܰܢܳܐ ܓܶܝܪ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܣܰܩܽܘܒܠܳܐ ܠܰܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ: ܟܽܠܶܗ ܫܽܘܦܪܳܐ ܕܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܕܡܶܬܚܙܶܐ ܠܥܰܝ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܒܶܣܪܳܐ: ܗܳܟܰܢܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ ܣܰܩܽܘܒܠܳܐ ܠܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ: ܟܽܠ ܡܶܕܶܡ ܕܒܺܝܫ ܘܢܳܟܶܐ ܠܒܰܪܢܳܫܳܐ ܐܰܘ ܡܥܺܝܩ ܠܟܽܠ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܶܗ ܢܰܦܫܳܐ܀ ܡܶܢ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܗܳܟܺܝܠ ܦܽܘܩܕܳܢܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ ܐܳܕܳܡ ܘܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܟ̈ܺܐܢܶܐ ܩܰܕ̈ܡܳܝܶܐ ܐܰܩܺܝܡܘ ܥܰܠ ܗܳܝ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܦܰܩܶܕ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ: ܡܶܢ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܕܰܥܒܰܪ ܥܰܠ ܡܶܠܬܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܬܳܐ ܘܰܗܘܳܐ ܐܰܪܥܳܢܳܐ. ܫܰܪܟܳܐ ܕܶܝܢ ܕܰܒܢܰܝ̈ܢܳܫܳܐ: ܐܶܠܽܘ ܩܰܘܺܝܘ ܒܗܳܕܶܐ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܰܟܬܺܝܒܳܐ ܕܳܐܕܳܡ ܘܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܪܕܰܘ ܒܳܗ: ܠܳܐ ܡܶܬܺܝܗܶܒ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܐ̱ܚܪܺܢܳܐ: ܥܕܰܡܳܐ ܕܳܐܬܶܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܘܝܳܗܶܒ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܗܳܕܶܐ ܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ ܕܝܰܗ̱ܒ ܗܳܫܳܐ. ܐܶܡܰܪ ܓܶܝܪ ܫܠܺܝܚܳܐ: ܕܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܡܰܣܛܝܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܐܶܬܬܰܘܣܰܦ: ܗܳܢܳܐ ܕܰܒܝܰܕ ܡܽܘܫܶܐ ܐܶܬܺܝܗܶܒ. ܣܰܟܺܝܘ ܠܶܗ ܗܳܟܺܝܠ ܠܗܳܢܳܐ ܫܰܝܢܳܐ ܕܰܒܝܰܕ ܡܳܪܰܢ: ܐܳܕܳܡ ܘܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܘܰܢܒܺܝ̈ܶܐ ܘܙܰܕ̈ܺܝܩܶܐ: ܘܰܫܟܶܒܘ ܥܰܠ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܣܰܒܪܳܐ: ܕܳܐܬܶܐ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܘܥܳܒܶܕ ܫܰܝܢܳܐ ܒܰܐܪܥܳܐ. ܘܟܰܕ ܩܪܶܒ ܙܰܒܢܳܐ ܗܰܘ ܕܰܨܒܳܐ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܒܶܗ ܢܶܬܓܠܶܐ ܘܢܶܥܒܶܕ ܬܰܪܥܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܫܰܝܢܳܐ ܒܰܐܪܥܳܐ: ܒܥܳܬ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܚܠܳܦ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܒܢܰܝ̈ ܐ̱ܢܳܫܳܐ ܛܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܒܺܝܫ̈ܶܐ ܘܶܐܡܪܰܬ ܗܳܟܰܢܳܐ: ܥܶܗܰܕ ܡܶܠܬܳܟ ܠܥܰܒܕܳܟ ܗܳܝ ܕܰܐܬܟܠܰܬ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ ܘܰܠܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ: ܘܒܳܗ ܐܶܬܒܰܐܝܰܘ ܒܡܽܘܟܳܟܗܽܘܢ: ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕܡܺܐܡܪܳܟ ܐܰܚܺܝ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ.
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Just as there is a contrast to perfection, so all the beauty of the earth that is seen by the eyes of flesh is a contrast to affliction: everything that is evil and painful to a human being, or distressing to all that has a soul in it. After the first commandment, therefore, Adam and all the first afflictions were established upon that affliction which God commanded Adam, after he transgressed the first word and became earth. The rest of the children of men, if they had remained in this affliction which is written, that Adam and the afflictions pursued, another law would not have been given, until the Lord came and gave this gospel which he gives now. For the Apostle said: that law was added because of transgression, that which was given through Moses. Therefore, all the righteous, the prophets, the afflictions, and Adam slept upon this hope: that the Lord would come and make peace on earth. And when the time approached which God desired, in which he would be revealed and make order and peace on earth, the Spirit prayed on behalf of all the children of men, both good and evil, and said thus: Remember your word to your servant, that which you entrusted to Adam and to all the afflictions, and in which they delighted in their humility, because your word will bring life.
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ܘܶܐܬܳܐ ܗܰܘ ܕܫܰܪܺܝܪ ܫܽܘܘܕܳܝܶܗ ܘܡܽܘܠܟܳܢܶܗ ܡܗܰܝܡܶܢ ܘܓܰܡܰܪ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܠܰܐܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܰܫܒܰܩܘ ܟܽܠܡܶܕܶܡ ܘܰܥܒܰܕܘ ܨܶܒܝܳܢܶܗ ܘܰܪܗܶܛܘ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܘܒܳܬܰܪ ܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ. ܘܰܫܟܶܒܘ ܩܕܳܡ ܡܶܐܬܺܝܬܶܗ: ܘܰܐܥܶܠ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܠܦܰܪܕܰܝܣܳܐ ܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܐ ܐܰܝܟ ܕܶܐܫܬܰܘܕܺܝ: ܘܚܰܘܺܝ ܠܰܐܚܪ̈ܳܝܶܐ ܓܰܠܝܳܐܺܝܬ: ܐܰܝܟܰܢ ܗܘܳܐ ܐܳܕܳܡ ܡܶܢ ܩܕܺܝܡ. ܘܰܡܠܰܟ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܦܰܪܕܰܝܣܳܐ ܘܶܐܬܥܰܠܺܝ ܡܶܢ ܠܘܳܬܗܽܘܢ: ܕܗܶܢܽܘܢ ܢܶܫܒܩܽܘܢ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܘܢܺܐܙܽܠ̱ܘܢ ܒܳܬܪܶܗ܀ ܗܳܕܶܐ ܕܶܝܢ ܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ ܕܝܰܗ̱ܒ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ: ܗܺܝ ܗ̱ܺܝ ܕܰܥܠܶܝܗ ܥܒܰܪ ܐܳܕܳܡ ܘܰܢܦܰܠ. ܘܗܳܝ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܝܰܗ̱ܒ ܡܽܘܫܶܐ ܘܰܢܒܺܝ̈ܶܐ ܗܺܝ ܗ̱ܺܝ ܕܶܐܬܬܣܺܝܡܰܬ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ ܡܶܢ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܕܰܥܒܰܪ ܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕܳܢܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ. ܘܰܗܘܳܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ ܐ̱ܚܪܳܝܳܐ ܘܰܐܚܪܳܝܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ: ܐܰܝܟ ܕܰܗܘܰܘ ܐ̱ܚܪ̈ܳܝܶܐ ܩܰܕ̈ܡܳܝܶܐ ܘܩܰܕ̈ܡܳܝܶܐ ܐ̱ܚܪ̈ܳܝܶܐ. ܡܰܢ ܕܰܓܡܺܝܪܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܶܝܢ ܒܳܥܶܐ ܘܩܰܕܺܝܫܽܘܬܳܐ ܪܳܚܶܡ: ܒܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܗܳܘܝܳܐ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܠܶܒܳܐ: ܝܳܗܶܒ ܠܶܗ ܟܽܠ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܠܶܗ ܠܰܣܢ̈ܺܝܩܶܐ ܘܡܶܬܥܰܠܶܐ ܠܶܗ ܡܶܢ ܡܶܕܶܡ ܕܡܶܬܚܙܶܐ: ܘܗܳܘܶܐ ܥܠܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܚܶܪܝܳܢܳܐ ܘܠܳܐ ܕܳܐܶܢ ܠܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܘܠܳܐ ܬܳܒܰܥ ܠܐ̱ܢܳܫ. ܐܶܠܳܐ ܡܰܚܶܒ ܠܟܽܠܢܳܫ ܐܰܝܟ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܳܐ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ: ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕܡܰܕܢܰܚ ܚܽܘܒܶܗ ܠܘܳܬ ܟܽܠܢܳܫ ܐܰܝܟ ܫܶܡܫܶܗ ܕܰܐܒܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܟܽܠ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܛܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܒܺܝܫ̈ܶܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܥܰܘ̈ܳܠܶܐ܀ ܫܠܶܡ ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܟܘ܀
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And that one came whose truth is certain and whose thought is trustworthy, and he completed the sign for those who left everything and did his will and ran after perfection and after completeness. And they lay down before his coming: and he brought the sign into the spiritual paradise as it was revealed, and he showed to the later ones clearly: just as Adam was from the beginning. And he ruled over the paradise and ascended from among them: so that they too might leave the earth and go after him. This is the gospel that Jesus gave: it is the same one over which Adam transgressed and fell. And that law which Moses and the prophets gave is the same one that was laid down for Adam after he transgressed the first commandment. And the first law became last and the last first: just as the last ones were first and the first ones last. But whoever desires perfection and loves holiness, in these holiness of heart is found; he gives all that he has to the needy and ascends from what is seen, and he becomes free over it and does not fear death and does not pursue death. Rather, he loves every death like a saint who is ill, because he offers his love to every death like the sun of a father over all that is on earth, over the good and over the evil, and over the righteous and over the wicked. The end of the memra of the Lord.
Citation. Tergwame, “Memra 26: On the Second Law That the Lord Established From Adam”, dsc-213:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/dsc-213#s1
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