Odes of Solomon/Ode 10

And I Took the Age Captive

¹ The Lord directed my mouth by his speech,

and opened my heart by his light.

² And he caused his deathless life to dwell in me,

and granted me to speak the fruit of his peace.

³ To convert the souls of those wanting to come to him

and to lead captive a good captivity for freedom,

⁴ I was made powerful and became strong and took the age captive,

and for me it was to the glory of the Most High, even to God my Father.

⁵ And the peoples who had been scattered were gathered together,

and I was not defiled by their sins against me.

Because they had praised me in high places,

⁶ the footprints of light were laid on their heart.

And they lived by my halakhah and were redeemed,

and they became my people forever and ever.

Hallelujah!