Odes of Solomon/Ode 33
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- And Forsake the Ways of This Destruction
- 1 And Steadfast Love, she ran, returning to release Destruction,
- and she descended into him to reduce him to nothing,
- 2 and he destroyed Abbadon before him,
- and made all his work to perish.
- 3 And he stood on a lofty peak and sent out his voice
- from one end of the earth to the other.
- 4 And he drew to himself all those who obeyed him,
- making sure his appearance was not that of the evil one.
- 5 But a mature young woman stood up,
- proclaiming and calling and saying in command,
- 6 O you sons of humanity, repent, and you their daughters, convert,
- 7 and forsake the ways of this Destruction,
- and come near to me,
- 8 and I will enter into you,
- and bring you forth from Abbadon
- and make you wise in the ways of truth.
- 9 Do not perish and do not be destroyed!
- 10 Listen to me and be redeemed!
- For among you I proclaim the steadfast love of God,
- 11 and by me you will be redeemed and blessed.
- I am your judge,
- 12 and those who put me on will not be rejected,
- but they will gain imperishability in the new age.
- 13 My chosen ones, keep my halakhah,
- and my ways I will make known to those who study me,
- and I will cause them to trust in my name.
- Hallelujah!