Translation:Qolasta/Prayer 1


 * I.
 * In the name of life,
 * in the name of the Manda d-Haijē
 * and in the name of that first man
 * who is older than water, splendor, light and glory,
 * the man who called with his voice
 * and spoke with his speech.
 * By his voice and speech,
 * vines sprouted and came into being,
 * and the first life was established in his Škīnā.


 * He spoke and said:
 * "The first life is older than the second life by 6,000 myriad of years.
 * The second life is older than the third life by 6,000 myriad years.
 * The third life is older than any uthra by 6,000 myriad of years.
 * One Uthra is older than the whole Tibil and the 7 lords of the house by 770,000 myriad of years.
 * There is what is endless.
 * At that time there was not yet an earth of condensation
 * and there were not yet inhabitants in whom black water is.
 * From them and that black water a wickedness was formed and came out,
 * from which 1,000 times 1,000 mysteries and 10,000 times 10,000 planets with their own mysteries arose."


 * The 7 got into anger and rage against me and said:
 * "The man who went to us and came has not tied the wreath around his head".


 * Then I lifted up my face to the Creator, who created me,
 * the Lord of the higher greatness, and said to him:
 * "O you Creator, who created me,
 * Lord of the higher greatness!"


 * I went there, then the 7 got into anger and rage against me and said:
 * "The man, who went to us and came,
 * has not tied the wreath around his head".


 * Thereupon that lord of superior greatness took a wreath of splendor, light, and glory, set it up on my head.
 * He laid upon me his hand of Kušṭā and his great right hand of healings,
 * and said, "Upon you rest some of the image of Sām-Gufan, Sām-Gufaian, and Sām, the white fruit,
 * whose splendor shines and whose form shines,
 * who are righteous, believing men in the place of light and in the shining abode."


 * Mandā d-Haijē, the well-armed Uthra, taught, revealed, and said,
 * "Let every Nāsōraean who is true and faithful, when he rises from sleep,
 * take a white bandage equal to the great mystery of splendor, light, and glory.
 * He says this prayer over it, wraps it and puts it around his head.
 * Then his prayer will remain in secret and his praise in the great, high Father's house.
 * All the worlds that behold him will be held down before him.
 * His persecutors and assailants will be in fear, terror, trembling and clattering before him".


 * And I NN will also be victorious with all my words.
 * And life is victorious.

Commentary

 * This is the prayer for the turban.

Mandaic transcription

 * b-šuma d̠-hiia
 * u-b-šuma d̠-manda d̠-hiia
 * u-b-šuma d̠-hahu gabra qadmaia
 * d̠-qašiš mn qudam mia u-ziua u-nhura u-ˁqara
 * gabra d̠-qra b-qalh̠
 * u-malil b-malalh̠
 * mn qalh̠ u-malalh̠
 * prun hun gupnia
 * u-ˁtqayam hiia qadmaiia b-škina[t]un
 * malil u-amar
 * qašišia hiia qadmaiia mn hiia tiniania mn hiia šita alpia ruban šnia
 * u-qašišia hiia tiniania mn tlitaiia šita alpia ruban šnia
 * u-qašišia hiia tlitaiia mn hda ˁutra šita alpia ruban šnia
 * u-qašiš hda ˁutra mn kulh̠ d̠-tibil u-mn šuba marh̠ d̠-baita šabima u-šubin alpia ruban šnia
 * ˁka d̠-litlh̠ saka
 * u-hayzak l-ahuat arqa d̠-msuta
 * u-lahun daiaria d̠-bgauaihun mia siauia minaihun
 * u-mn hanatun mia siauia giblat u-nipqat bišuta
 * hda d̠-hun minh̠ alip alip razia u-ruban ruban šibiahia b-razaihun d̠-napšaihun
 * rgaz šuba alanpai u-ˁtragaz u-amria
 * gabra d̠-asgia u-ata luataian klila b-riših̠ l-agṭar
 * u-haizak ana azbrit anpai luat qaria d̠-qran
 * mara d̠-rabuta ˁlaita u-amarnalh̠
 * ˁin qaria d̠-qran
 * mara d̠-rabuta
 * ˁlaita ˁzlit šuba rgaz alanpai u-ˁtragaz u-amria
 * gabra d̠-asgia u-ata luataian
 * klila briših̠ l-agṭar
 * haizak hahu mara d̠-rabuta ˁlaita nsib klila d̠-ziua u-nhura u-ˁqara u-brišai traṣlia
 * u-asim ˁlai ˁdh̠ d̠-kušṭa u-yaminh̠ rabtia d̠-asauata
 * u-amar tišria ˁltk mn dmuta d̠-sam gupan u-sam gupaian u-sam
 * pira hiuara d̠-bahar ziuaihun u-manhar dmutaihun
 * d̠-hinun gubria zadiqia u-mhaimnia b-atra d̠-nhura u-b-daura
 * taqna apriš u-galil u-amar manda d̠-hiia ˁutra mzarza
 * kul gabra naṣuraia d̠-kšiṭ u-mhaiman kd̠ qaiim mn šinta
 * nisab burzinqa hiuara badmu raza rba d̠-ziua u-nhura u-ˁqara
 * haza buta ˁlh̠ niqria u-nikruk u-briših̠
 * natna buth̠ b-kisia tihuia u-tušbihth̠ bit abu rba rama
 * kulhun almia d̠-hazilh̠ mn qudamh̠ nitkabšun
 * mradpanh̠ u-mšargzanh̠ b-hauqa u-dahalta u-ziuihta u-rtitia u-nqišia niqmun mn qudamh̠
 * u-ana dilia p’ br p’t zakaia ˁhuia b-kulhun malalai
 * u-hiia zakin
 * s_____a


 * hazin buta d̠-burzinqa hˁ
 * s_____a