Shalom Brothers and Sisters. This is the fourth repentance of Sophia.
Pistis Sophia-translated by G. S. R. Mead
*When verifying the psalm prayers it’s most likely one chapter forward*
CHAPTER 39
It came to pass then, when Jesus had heard Martha speak these words, that he said unto her: “Well said, Martha, and finely.”
And Jesus continued again in the discourse and said unto his disciples: “Pistis Sophia again continued in the fourth repentance, reciting it before she was oppressed a second time, in order that the lion-faced power and all the material emanations with it, which Self-willed had sent into the chaos, might not take away her total light in her. She uttered then this repentance as follows:
The fourth repentance of Sophia.
“‘1. O Light, in whom I have trusted, give ear to my repentance, and let my voice reach unto thy dwelling-place.
“‘2. Turn not away thy light-image from me, but have heed unto me, if they oppress me; and save me quickly at the time when I shall cry unto thee.
“‘3. For my time is vanished like a breath and I am become matter.
“‘4. They have taken my light from me, and my power is dried up. I have forgotten my mystery which heretofore I was wont to accomplish.
“‘5. Because of the voice of the fear and the power of Self-willed my power is vanished.
“‘6. I am become as a demon apart, who dwelleth in matter and light is not in him, and I am become as a counterfeiting spirit, which is in a material body and light-power is not in it.
“‘7. And I am become as a decan who is alone in the air.
“‘8. The emanations of Self-willed have sore oppressed me, and my pair hath said unto himself:
“‘9. Instead of with light which was in her, they have filled her with chaos. I have devoured the sweat of my own matter and the anguish of the tears from the matter of my eyes, so that they who oppress me may not take the rest.
“’10. All this hath befallen me, O Light, by thy commandment and thy command, and it is thy commandment that I am here.
“’11. Thy commandment hath brought me down, and I am descended as a power of the chaos, and my power is numbed in me.
“’12. But thou, O Lord, art Light eternal, and dost visit them who are for ever oppressed.
“’13. Now, therefore, O Light, arise and seek my power and the soul in me. Thy commandment is accomplished, which thou didst decree for me in my afflictions. My time is come, that thou shouldst seek my power and my soul, and this is the time which thou didst decree to seek me.
“’14. For thy saviours have sought the power which is in my soul, because the number is completed, and in order that also its matter may be saved.
“’15. And then at that time shall all the rulers of the material æons be in fear of thy light, and all the emanations of the thirteenth material æon shall be in fear of the mystery of thy light, so that the others may put on the purification of their light.
“’16. For the Lord will seek the power of your soul. He hath revealed his mystery,
“’17. So that he may regard the repentance of them who are in the regions below; and he hath not disregarded their repentance.
“’18. This is then that mystery which is become the type in respect of the race which shall be born; and the race which shall be born will sing praises to the height.
“’19. For the Light hath looked down from the height of its light. It will look down on the total matter,
“’20. To hear the sighing of those in chains, to loose the power of the souls whose power is bound,–
“’21. So that it may lay its name in the soul and its mystery in the power.'”
CHAPTER 40
John asketh and receiveth permission to speak.
It came to pass while Jesus spake these words unto his disciples, saying unto them: “This is the fourth repentance which Pistis Sophia hath uttered; now, therefore, let him who understandeth, understand,”–it came to pass then, when Jesus had spoken these words, that John came forward, adored the breast of Jesus and said unto him: “My Lord, give commandment to me also, and grant me to speak the solution of the fourth repentance which Pistis Sophia hath uttered.”
Jesus said unto John: “I give thee commandment, and I grant thee to speak the solution of the repentance which Pistis Sophia hath uttered.”
John answered and said: “My Lord and Saviour, concerning this repentance which Pistis Sophia hath uttered, thy light-power which was in David, hath prophesied aforetime in the one-hundred-and-first Psalm:
John interpreteth the repentance from Psalm ci.
“‘1. Lord, give ear unto my supplication and let my voice reach unto thee.
“‘2. Turn not away thy face from me; incline thine ear unto me in the day when I am oppressed; quickly give ear to me on the day when I shall cry unto thee.
“‘3. For my days are vanished as smoke and my bones are parched as stone.
“‘4. I am scorched as the grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread
“‘5. From the voice of my groaning my bones cleaved to my flesh.
“‘6. I am become as a pelican in the desert; I am become as a screech-owl in the house.
“‘7. I have passed the night watching; I am become as a sparrow alone on the roof.
“‘8. My enemies have reviled me all the day long, and they who honour me, have injured me.
“‘9. For I have eaten ashes instead of my bread and mixed my drink with tears,
“’10. Because of thy wrath and thy rage; for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down.
“’11. My days have declined as a shadow, and I am dried up as the grass,
“’12. But thou, O Lord, thou endurest for ever, and thy remembrance unto the generation of generation[s].
“’13. Arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time is come to have mercy upon her; the proper time is come.
“’14. Thy servants have longed for her stones, and will take pity on her land.
“’15. And the nations will have fear of the name of the Lord, and the kings of the earth have fear of thy sovereignty.
“’16. For the Lord will build up Zion and reveal himself in his sovereignty.
“17. He hath regarded the prayer of the humble and hath not despised their supplication.
“’18. This shall be recorded for another generation, and the people who shall be created will praise the Lord.
“’19. Because he hath looked down on his holy height; the Lord hath looked down from the heaven on the earth,
“’20. To hear the sighing of those in chains, to loose the sons of those who are slain,
“’21. To proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem.’
“This, my Lord, is the solution of the mystery of the repentance which Pistis Sophia hath uttered.”