Chapter XXXI

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The depths melted before the Lord, And darkness was destroyed by his appearance: ² Error erred and perished before him, ¹ Lit. ‘from him’. And folly ² So B: H ‘contempt’. became inactive, ³ Lit. ‘received (so B: H ‘gave’) immobility’. and it sank because of the truth of the Lord. ³ He opened his mouth and spoke grace and joy, And spoke a new song of praise to his name; ⁴ And he lifted up his voice to the Most High, And he presented to him those sons who had come into being through him; ⁴ Or ‘who were in his hands’ (so H: B ‘hand’). ⁵ And his person was justified, Because his holy Father had granted him that it should be so. ⁶ Come forth, you who have been oppressed, And receive joy; ⁷ And take possession of your souls through grace, And take to yourselves immortal life. ⁸ And they condemned me when I stood up, Me, who was uncondemned; ⁹ And they divided my spoil, Although nothing was owing to them. ¹⁰ But I endured, and was silent and quiet, That I might not be moved by them; ¹¹ But I stood without moving, like a firm rock, Which is buffeted by the waves and yet endures; ¹² And I bore their bitterness because of humility, In order that I might deliver my people and take possession of them, ¹³ And that I might not render void the promises to the patriarchs, Whose seed I promised to deliver. ⁵ Or ‘For the deliverance of whose seed I was promised’. Hallelujah.