Canonical Prayerbook 106-168

In the name of the Great Life
Sublime Light be magnified!

On Sunday, on the chief of days,
Who saw that which I have seen?

Who saw Manda-d-Hiia who set out and came to the world?

He set out and came to the world and three ‘uthras came with him.
When he had put on a robe of radiance and light
Thrown over his shoulders,
An ether-wreath he set on his head
And he set it on all his kin.

On Sunday, on the chief of days
Who hath seen that which I have seen?

Who saw the Stranger who went
And stayed at the house of his friends?

I, who saw the Stranger,
Mine eyes were filled with His light
Mine eyes with light were filled
And knowledge (manda) dwelt in my heart
In my heart knowledge dwelt
And my mouth filled with his praise;
His praise filled my mouth.

And I arose, and I praise my Father.
I arose and (gave?) praises to my Father
From dawn until the decline of day
I praised His great radiance
And I praised his lovely light:
And I praised my father Yušamin the Pure,
The being who dwelleth on the water-springs.

I praised the four beings sons of salvation,
Beings who grasp the hand in troth
Praises to the great First Palmtree!

From it I brought me garments,
Garments I brought me from it
So that the good might come and clothe themselves.

Praise my Lord, Manda-d-Hiia,
Who will be my support in the world,
A support in the world will He be to me
And His hand will help me
To the Place of light.

Blessed and victorious is Life
And victorious the man who went hence.

In the name of the Great Life
Sublime Light be magnified!

I beheld a mountain,
White as the congregation that had formed itself on it.

The day on which a wind breathes (over it?)
Nations delight in its perfume.

The day on which the wind holds the valleys
They are illumined by its radiance.

When standing at my place, I made a great request,
A boon. I said “Grant me that from my mountain-home
And from the home of the great company that (dwelleth?) therein
There may be (brought?) a Healer of souls;
A Healer there may be for souls
Who healeth but taketh no fee”.

As I was standing at my place
The boon I had asked was granted me,
Granted me from the mountain-home,
From the home of the great community therein.

I became a healer for souls!

I became a healer for souls
Who healeth but taketh no fee.

I set forth, came and reached
The gates of Babylon. Of the children of Babylon
There were some who shut their doors on seeing me:
There were those who shut tbeir doors.

And there were those who opened their doors.

Those who shut their doors
Hated life and loved death,
They loved death and hated life
And will be held back in the Abode of Darkness.

Those who opened their doors
Loved Life and hated Death,
They hated Death and loved Life.

They will rise up in purity
And will behold the Place of Light.

Life is extolled, Life is victorious
And victorious is the man who went hence.