Melchizedek

Jesus Christ, the Son of God [...] from ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... the aeons, that I might tell all of the aeons, and, in (the case of) each one of the aeons, that I might tell the nature of the aeon, what it is, and that I might put on friendship and goodness as a garment, O rother, [...] and ... ... (7 lines unrecoverable) ... their end [...]. !nd he will re"eal to them the truth [...] in ... ... (3 lines unrecoverable) ... pro"er (s) ... ... (lines 26-eop, and first 2 lines of next page, unrecoverable) ... at first in para les and riddles [...] proclaim them. #eath will trem le and e angr$, not onl$ he himself, ut also his fellow world%ruling archons, and the principalities and the authorities, the female gods and the male gods, together with the archangels. !nd ... ... (4 lines unrecoverable) ... all of them, [...] the world%rulers [...], all of them, and all the [...], and all the [...]. &he$ will sa$ [...] concerning him, and concerning [...] and ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... the$ will [...] hidden m$steries ... ... (lines 27-eop, and first 2 lines of next page, unrecoverable) ... out of [...] the !ll. &he$ will [...] this. &he law$ers will ur$ him 'uic(l$. &he$ will call him )impious man*, )lawless*, )impure*. !nd on the third da$, he will rise from the dead ... ... (lines 12-eop, and first 3 lines of next page, unrecoverable) ... hol$ disciples. !nd the Sa"ior will re"eal to them the world that gi"es life to the !ll. +ut those in the hea"ens spo(e man$ words, together with those on the earth, and those under the earth. ... ... (lines 11-eop unrecoverable) ... which will happen in his name. ,urthermore, the$ will sa$ of him that he is un egotten, though he has een egotten, (that) he does not eat, e"en though he eats, (that) he does not drin(, e"en though he drin(s, (that) he is uncircumcised, though he has een circumcised, (that) he is unfleshl$, though he has come in the flesh, (that) he did not come to suffering, -though. he came to suffering, (that) he did not rise from the dead, -though. he arose from the dead. +ut all the tri es and all the peoples will spea( the truth who are recei"ing from $ou $ourself, O /elchi0ede(, 1ol$ One, 1igh%2riest, the perfect hope and the gifts of life. I am Gamaliel, who was sent to [...] the congregation of the children of Seth, who are a o"e thousands of thousands, and m$riads of m$riads, of the aeons [...] essence of the aeons, a a[...] aiai a a a. O di"ine [...] of the [...] nature [...]3 O /other of the aeons, +ar elo3 O first% orn of the aeons, splendid #o4omedon #om[...]3 O glorious one, Jesus Christ3 O chief commanders of the luminaries, $ou powers !rmo0el, Oroiael, #a"eithe, 5leleth, and $ou man%of%light, immortal aeon 2igera%!damas, and $ou good god of the eneficent worlds, /irocheirothetou, through Jesus Christ, the Son of God3 &his is the one whom I proclaim, inasmuch as there has "isited the One who trul$ e4ists, among those who e4ist [...] do(es) not e4ist, ! el +aruch % that $ou (sg.) might e gi"en the (nowledge of the truth [...], that he is from the race of the 1igh%priest, which is a o"e thousands of thousands, and m$riads of m$riads, of the aeons. &he ad"erse spirits are ignorant of him, and (of) their (own) destruction. 6ot onl$ (that, ut) I ha"e come to re"eal to $ou the truth, which is within the rethren. 1e included himself in the li"ing offering, together with $our offspring. 1e offered them up as an offering to the !ll. ,or it is not cattle that $ou will offer up for sin(s) of

un elief, and for the ignorances, and (for) all the wic(ed deeds which the$ will do [...]. !nd the$ do not reach the ,ather of the !ll [...] the faith ... ... (20 lines unrecoverable) ,or the waters which are a o"e [...] that recei"e aptism [...]. +ut recei"e that aptism which is with the water which [...], while he is coming ... ... (3 lines unrecoverable) ... aptism as the$ ... ... (1 lines unrecoverable) ... pra$ for the offspring of the archons and all the angels, together with the seed -which. flowed forth from the ,ather of the !ll [...] the entire [...] from [...] there were engendered the gods and the angels, and the men [...] out of the seed, all of the natures, those in the hea"ens and those upon the earth and those under the earth ... ... (14 lines unrecoverable) ... nature of the females [...], among those that are in the [...]. &he$ were ound with [...] +ut this is not (the) true !dam nor (the) true 5"e. ,or when the$ ate of the tree of (nowledge, the$ trampled the Cheru im and the Seraphim with the flaming sword. &he$ [...], which was !dam*s, [...] the world%rulers, and [...] them out [...] after the$ had rought forth [...] offspring of the archons and their worldl$ things, these elonging to ... ... (13 lines unrecoverable) ... light [...]. !nd the females and the males, those who e4ist with [...] hidden from e"er$ nature, and the$ will renounce the archons [...] who recei"e from him the [...]. ,or the$ are worth$ of [...] immortal, and great [...], and great [...], and great [...] sons of men [...] disciples [...] image, and [...] from the light [...] which is hol$. ,or [...] from the eginning [...] a seed ... ... (lines 13-eop unrecoverable) +ut I will e silent [...], for we are the rethren who came down from the li"ing [...]. &he$ will [...] upon the ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... of !dam, [...], ! el, 5noch, 6oah, [...] $ou, /elchi0ede(, the 2riest of God /ost 1igh, [...] those who [...] women ... ... (lines 14-eop unrecoverable) ... these two who ha"e een chosen will at no time nor in an$ place will the$ e con"icted, whene"er the$ ha"e een egotten, $ their enemies, $ their friends, nor $ strangers, nor their (own) (in, (nor) $ the impious, nor the pious. !ll of the ad"erse natures will [...] them, whether those that are manifest, or those that are not manifest, together with those that dwell in the hea"ens, and those that are upon the earth, and those that are under the earth. &he$ will ma(e war [...] e"er$ one. ,or [...], whether in the ... ... (3 lines unrecoverable) ... man$ ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) !nd these in the [...] e"er$ one will [...]. &hese will [...] with e"er$ low [...] wea(nesses. &hese will e confined in other forms, and will e punished. &hese the Sa"ior will ta(e them awa$, and the$ will o"ercome e"er$thing, not with their mouths and words, ut $ means of the [...], which will e done for them. 1e will destro$ #eath. &hese things which I was commanded to re"eal, these things re"eal as I (ha"e done). +ut that which is hidden, do not re"eal to an$one, unless it is re"ealed to $ou (to do so).7 !nd immediatel$, I arose, I, /elchi0ede(, and I egan to [...] God [...] that I should re8oice ... ... (1 line unrecoverable)

... while he is acting [...] li"ing [...] I said, 9I ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... and I will not cease, from now on, fore"er, O ,ather of the !ll, ecause $ou ha"e had pit$ on men, and $ou ha"e sent the angel of light [...] from $our aeons [...] to re"eal [...]. :hen he came, he caused me to e raised up from ignorance, and (from) the fructification of death to life. ,or I ha"e a name; I am /elchi0ede(, the 2riest of God /ost 1igh< I (now that it is I who am trul$ the image of the true 1igh%2riest of God /ost 1igh, and [...] the world. ,or it is not a small thing that God [...] with [...] while he [...]. !nd [...] the angels that dwell upon the earth ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... is the sacrifice of [...], whom #eath decei"ed. :hen he died, he ound them with the natures which are leading them astra$. =et he offered up offerings [...] cattle, sa$ing, 9I ga"e them to #eath, and the angels, and the [...] demons [...] li"ing offering [...]. I ha"e offered up m$self to $ou as an offering, together with those that are mine, to $ou $ourself, (O) ,ather of the !ll, and those whom $ou lo"e, who ha"e come forth from $ou who are hol$ (and) li"ing. !nd -according to. the perfect laws, I shall pronounce m$ name as I recei"e aptism now (and) fore"er, (as a name) among the li"ing (and) hol$ names, and (now) in the waters. !men.7 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, O ,ather of the !ll, who trul$ e4ists, [...] do(es) not e4ist, ! el +aruch [...], for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, /other of the aeons, +ar elo, for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, ,irst% orn of the aeons, #o4omedon [...], for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... first aeon, 1armo0el, for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, commander, luminar$ of the aeons, Oriael, for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, commander of the aeons, man%of%light, #a"eithe, for e"er and e"er. !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, commander%in%chief, 5leleth ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... the aeons ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, good god of the eneficent words, ... /irocheirothetou, for e"er and e"er, !men. 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, 1ol$ are $ou, Commander%in%chief of the !ll, Jesus Christ, for e"er and e"er, !men. ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... lessed [...] confession. !nd [...] confess him [...] now [...], then it ecomes [...] fear and [...], fear and [...] distur [...] surrounding them [...], in the place which has a great dar(ness in it, and man$ [...] appear [...] there [...] appear ...

... (lines 23-eop unrecoverable) !nd [...] the$ were clothed with [...] all, and ... ... (6 lines unrecoverable) ... distur ances. &he$ ga"e [...] their words [...], and the$ said to me, 9[...], /elchi0ede(, 2riest of God /ost 1igh,7 [...] the$ spo(e as though [...] their mouths [...] in the !ll ... ... (7 lines unrecoverable) ... lead astra$ ... ... (lines 2!-eop unrecoverable) ... with his [...] worship, and [...] faith, and [...] his pra$ers, and ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... those that are his [...] first ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... &he$ did not care that the priesthood which $ou perform, which is from ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... in the counsels of [...] Satan [...], the sacrifice [...] his doctrines ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... of this aeon ... ... (4 lines unrecoverable) ... which e4ist(s) in [...], lead(s) astra$ ... ... (lines 27-eop unrecoverable) ... and some ... ... (2 lines unrecoverable) ... he ga"e them to ... ... (1 line unrecoverable) ... and thirteen ... ... (lines 7-eop unrecoverable) ... ... ... ... throw him [...], in order that $ou might ... (1 line unrecoverable) for immediatel$, [...], $ means of [...] on the ground. &he ... (lines 7-eop unrecoverable) (pp.23-24 of the codex are almost completely missing) ... men. !nd [...] $ou (pl.) struc( me, [...] $ou threw me, [...] corpse. !nd $ou crucified me from the third hour of the Sa ath%e"e until the ninth hour. !nd after these things, I arose from the dead, [...] came out of [...] into me, [...] m$ e$es saw [...], the$ did not find an$one ... ... (lines 13-eop unrecoverable) ... greeted me [...]. &he$ said to me, 9+e strong, O /elchi0ede(, great 1igh%priest of God /ost 1igh, for the archons, who are $our enemies, made war< ( ut) $ou ha"e pre"ailed o"er them, and the$ did not pre"ail o"er $ou, and $ou endured, and $ou destro$ed $our enemies. [...] of their [...] will rest in an$ [...] which is li"ing (and) hol$ [...] those that e4alted themsel"es against him in [...] flesh ... ... (lines 1!-eop unrecoverable) 9... with offerings, wor(ing on that which is good, fasting with fasts. &hese re"elations, do not re"eal to an$one in the flesh, since the$ are incorporeal, unless it is re"ealed to $ou (to do so).7 :hen the rethren who elong to the generations of life had said these things, the$ were ta(en up to (the regions) a o"e all the hea"ens. !men.