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The

Gospel of Judas

from

Codex Tchacos

Introduction by G. Wurst

Coptic text edited by R. Kasser and G. Wurst

English translation by M. Meyer and F. Gaudard

French translation by R. Kasser

German translation by G. Wurst

Notes by M. Meyer and G. Wurst


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Introduction

Sigla

Bethge Comments communicated by Hans-Gebhard Bethge, Berlin.

Cherix Online text of a French annotated translation of the Gospel of Judas published by

Pierre Cherix (dated 24th april 2006).

Funk Comments and transcriptions based on older photographic evidence communicated

by Wolf-Peter Funk, Qubec.

Hedrick Older photographic evidence and preliminary transcriptions communicated by Ch.

W. Hedrick, Missouri.

Nagel German annotated translation of the Gospel of Judas by Peter Nagel, Bonn, with

extensive commentary to be published in ZNW .Plisch German annotated translation of the Gospel of Judas published in: Uwe-Karsten

Plisch, Was nicht in der Bibel steht. Apokryphe Schriften des frhen Christentums ,

(Brennpunkt Bibel, 3), Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2006; Plisch's

translation is also to be published in ZAC .

Turner Comments communicated by John D. Turner, Nebraska.


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L G

plogo{s} et hp Ntapofas is N{ta } H s ae mN oydas{pi}sk arivt{hs} NhtW vac N{}moyn nooy a uh No

{m}nT nooy empatewR

pasxa Ntarewoyvn ebol iM pka awei re nNman mN Nnoq N{p}hreepey a NtmNt rv {m}e :ayv one men e y{moo}eN teih ntdikaios{y} nh :nkooye eymoo e {}n tey

parabasis : aymo y{te} de :epm Ntsnoo ys m{ma}uht hs a war {ei} na{}e nMmay eMmys thri{o} n etiN pkosmos ayv netna

vpe abol oyhpe de{n}sop ma woyonW enewmauhths alla N rot >ake erow N teymhte

ayv awvpe N

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The secret word of declaration

by which Jesus spoke in conversation

with Judas Iscariot, during

eight days, three days

before he celebratedPassover. When he appeared

on earth, he performed

miracles and great wonders

for the salvation of humanity.

And since some [walked]

in the way of righteousness

while others walked in their

transgression, the twelvedisciples were called.

He began to speak with

them about the mysteries

beyond the world and what would take

place at the end. But often

he does not appear to his disciples as

himself, but you find him

among them as a child.And one day he was with

his disciples in Judea,

and he found them seated

and gathered together practicing

their piety. When he

[approached] his disciples,

1-2 word : or, discourse; cf. the introduction.. The antecedent of by which is word (or discourse).

3-4 The exact meaning of eight days and the relation to three days is unclear; cf. the introduction.5-6 We understand R pasxa as a translation of the Greek poei'n th;n pavsca ; cf. R ppasxa in Matthew 26:18 and

Hebrews 11:28. But it is also possible to understand it as a translation of the Greek verb pavscein, so that one

would have to translate the passage three days before his passion.

13 aymo y{te} : Nagel suggests that this may be corrected to read a%w&moy{te} , he called.20 rot : cf. B ;ro< child, a word that is mostly attested as a plural form, but the forms ;rot (once in B) and

;rvt (once in Old Coptic) are also attested; cf. Crum 631 a-b and, for the etymology, Westendorf 388.

Alternatively, and not less likely, it may be a form of B ortW or ort , apparition, phantom.

21 ake : the reading of the 2nd person sing. pronoun is certain under infrared light. Nagel suggests to correct to

read a%y&e. Plisch (and Bethge ) suggest that the entire sentence (ll. 18-21) may be regarded as a secondary

gloss. The idea of Christ appearing as a child occurs only here in the Gospel of Judas .25-26 practicing their piety : that is, offering a prayer of thanksgiving over the bread (p. 34,1-2). Alternatively,

Nagel suggests that this may be translated disputing issues about God.


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eysooy ey moos {e} yR eyxaristi en p ar t os {aw}sv beMmauhth{s de} peay naw {e}

psa etbe oy ksvbe ns a t {en}eyxaristia h ntanr oy p{a}petese : { vac } awoyvW p{e}

aw nay eeisvbe NsvtN

an {oy}de etn e ire Mpaei an {n pe} t Noy v a ll a N pae {wna} i smoy Nqi petNnoyte { :vac }at peay e p sa ntok

{} pe phre Mpenn oyt e { : vac }at pe a w nay nqi hse e {tet}ns oo yn e mmoeiNoy {}amhn {


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ayag an {ak}ti mnnetncyxhpet{t} a{r}hy N{h}tthytN NNr vme vac ma{rewR}parage Mprv

{me}ntelios ayv n wveratWMpeMto ebol mpaprosv

pon ayv ay o os throy etNoor ayv Mpe peyp na

tolma ev eratW M{pew}M :

t o ebol eimh oydas {pis} karivths : awqm qom me n {e}vera t w MpewMto eb{ol} : M

pewqm qom de eqv T {e}Oyneraw Nnewb a l : al {la N}t awkte raw epaoy : {pea} wnawNqi oydas e


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ls

e oyN kaio y{a} gar {n}avp eepekma ina e e {re p}mntsnooys Ns{boy} on e ye

vk ebol N peynoyte { : }ayv peaw naw Nqi O YDAs

e ekae n a ero na No oy ayv nwae Nqi pn o {q}N{oo}y Mpoyon Ntgen ea {}: na de nterewo{o}y awlo athw nqi i Hs

v {r}p de nterewvpe

aw{oyv} n ebo l Nnewmauht hs { : ay}v peay naw e p s a{}Nta{kb}v k etvn e kr oy eaklo {a}ron : peaw nay nq{i}Hs e Ntaeibvk a kaino qNgenea esoyaab : peay

naw Nqi newmauhths e :

pos a te tnoq Ngenea

etose eron ayv etoyaab

ensN neaivn an : tenoy

ayv nterewsvtm ena Nqi

Hs awsvbe : peaw nay e

arvtN t etNmeoye N petNht etbe tgenea et

oor ayv etoya ab >>>>

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For someone else will replace you,

in order that the twelve [disciples]

may again come to completion

with their god.And Judas said to him,

When will you tell me these things,

and (when) will the great

day of light dawn for the [---]

generation? But when he

said this, Jesus left him.

Now, the next morning, after this

happened, Jesus [appeared] to hisdisciples (again). They said to him,

Master,

where did [you] go and what did you do

when you left us? Jesus said to them,

I went to another great

and holy generation.

His disciples said to him,

Lord, what is the great generationthat is superior to us and holy,

that is not now in these aeons?

And when Jesus heard this,

he laughed. He said to them,

Why are you thinking in

your hearts about the strong

and holy generation?

9 The ink traces are very uncertain. We expect a relative complement to genea , but the traces do not seem to fitwith etoor or etoyaab from ll. 25-26.


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lz

{}amhn {> }

{peaw }e etbe oy Nta{tetN-}

{} atNap thyt {N>> }

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Truly [I] say to you,

no one born [of] this aeon

will see that [generation],

and no host of angelsof the stars will rule over

that generation, and no

offspring of mortal birth will be able

to associate with it, because

that generation is not from [---] that

has become, [but --- the]

generation of people among [you]

is from the generation of humanity [---]

[---] power, which [---]

powers [---]

[by] which you rule.

When [his] disciples heard this,

they each were troubled in [their]

spirit. They did not find

a word to say. Another day Jesuscame up to [them]. They said to [him],

Master, we have seen you in a [vision],

for we have had great [dreams]

[during this] night that has passed.

[He said], Why have [you]

[---] and have gone into hiding?

19 e {yna} : restored by Funk .24 Ntaoyein{e : that is, in standard Sahidic, Ntasoyein{e ; cf. above, the note to p. 4,24.

26 atN- : that is, in standard Sahidic, atetN- ; cf. the notes to pp. 34,8 and 54,6.


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Ntooy d e p {ea} y {e an} na {y}eynoq n h{}e {re oyn} oq nuy{si}ast hr {ion NhtW ay} v mnt {s}

nooys N r vme en v Mmo {s}e Noyhhb ne : ayv o yra n %---&oyn oymhhe de proska rte re i {epe u ysiasthri } epeu y{sia}st h{ri}on e tMmay >>>> {antoyvk eb} o l nqi Noyhhb{Nsei eoyn N} nMe anon{on ne}npro{ska} r teri pe >>>

{pea} wNqi{Hs} e Na Mmi{ne ne } Ntooy de

{peay e oei} ne men ey{ Ne}bdomas sNte{Nkooye} de eyR uysiase N{ne}yhre Mmin Mmooy : N

{ko}oye Nney iome eysmoy

{ay}v eyubbihy Nneyerhy >> {N}

kooye eyNkotke mN No

{oy}t : Nkooye eyR vb efv

{tB}vac Nkekooye eyeire noy

{mh}he Nnobe i anomia >>

{ay}v nrvme etv e r {atoy}{e}N peuysiasthrio{n eyR}

{e}p ikalei epe kr{an >>> }

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They [said, "We have] seen

a great house [with a] large altar

[in it, and] twelve

menthey are the priests, we would say;and a name %---&;

and a crowd of people

is waiting at

that altar,

[until] the priests [finished]

[presenting] the offerings. We

[also] kept waiting.

[Jesus said], Whatare [---] like? And they

[said], Some

[--- for] two weeks;

[others] sacrifice

their own children,

others their wives, in praise

[and] in humility with each other;

others sleep with men;others are involved in slaugh[ter];

still others commit a multitude of sins

and deeds of lawlessness.

[And] the men who stand

[before] the altar

invoke your [name].

5 As Funk suggests, it is possible that ayv oyran is the beginning of a new sentence, so that something has beenomitted by the scribe, e.g., and a name %was invoked by / was written on &, or the like; cf. l. 26 and p. 39,

10-13.

10 For the proposed restoration, cf. p. 39,19.

11 [ on ] : restored by Nagel .

13 Restore to read either Noyhhb} , referring to the priests in l. 9, as suggested in the preliminary online text, or

pmhhe} or nirvme} , referring to the crowd of people in l. 6, as Nagel suggests.

15 Probably restore to read {nhsteye Ne}bdomas , [abstain for]; cf. p. 40,12-13.

20 Nkotke , variant spelling for NkotK ; cf. p. 40,11.


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ay v ey {}N n{e}bhoye throyMpey vvt { e }{a}wmoy nqipeuys vac {iasthrion et} Mmay :

ayv na Nteroy o o y a {y}karvoy eytRtvr : peaw

nay Nqi Hs e etbe oy ate

tNtortR : amhn < v :Mmos nhtN e Noy h{hb} thro y et ve ra t oy e {N pe}uysiasthrio n etmmay e {yR} epikal e{i} Mpara n : a yv o{n}


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Mmow eN p{e}uy{si} as th rion et m{ma}y {wn}a{v}eratWNq{i }mos ay vu {e} te t ae i etWnar xrasuaiMparan v ayv senar pros

kar terei erow Nqi %N&genea > N{N}e ysebh s : mnNsa pa > o y{n}kairv me naparista Nn{ p}o {r}ne {ye : } ayv kaioyaw{na}parista NNrewatb

{hr} e kaio ya d e nnre wnko

kte mN oo{yt} : mN netnhstey{e} : a{y}v pkesepe na

kauar{si}a {i} a no mia : i planh : ayv n{e}t v Mmos eanon nisos naggelos >> ayv Ntooy ne Nsioy etvk

ebol Nvb nim : ayoos gar

NNgenea NNrvme e eis :

hhte apnoyte ep te

tNuysia Ntootoy noyh

hb ete paei pe pdiakonos

Nt e planh : poeis de e :toye sa ne pa eto N S

eN pthrW ra N fae N

ooy senapiooy >>>>>

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before that

altar.

[The ruler of this uni]verse

will stand up andmake use of my name in this way,

and generations of the pious

will be loyal to him.

After him

another man will stand up from

the [fornicators], and another

[will] stand up from the slayers of

children, and another from thosewho sleep with men and those who

abstain, and the rest of the people of

pollution and lawlessness and error,

and those who say,

We are like angels;

they are the stars that bring everything to

completion. For to the

human generations it has been said,Look, God has received your sacrifice

from the hands of priests,

that is, a minister

of error. But the Lord, who commands, is

he who is the Lord of the universe. On

the last day they will be put to shame.

3 Perhaps restore to read Nq{i parxvn Mpikos}mos ; cf. John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11.8 The exact meaning of par()ista here and in the following lines is unclear.

9 Restore to read n{rewp}o {r}ne {ye or n{etRp} o {r}ne {ye ; cf. p. 54,24-26.11 nkokte : variant spelling for nkotke .

12-13 Perhaps follow the suggestion of Nagel and translate and with those who abstain, in order to link those who

abstain with men.

15 ayv : y legible in older photographic evidence supplied by Hedrick .

16 Cf. Luke 20:36.

17 The letters vk at the end of the line are written in ligature.

21-22 Ntootoy noyhhb : probably a variant spelling for Ntootoy Nnoyhhb . The plural, if read as such in the Coptic

text, seems to be wrong. The original Greek text may well have read by the hands of a priest, since in the next

line a (single) minister of error is mentioned.

23-24 poeis pa et- : cf. above, note to p. 35,19-20.


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pe aw {nay N}qi HS e v ervtN Nu y{siase } {}e {} oye Nta te {tN- r}a

iN peuysiast h{ri}on {e}yiN netNsioy mN ne t{Na}ggelos eayrp vk ebo l {M}maymaroyvpe qe ey {} tnarhtN ayv Nse {e n}ey{ } {} N

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engenea

{} mn qom noyartoko

{pos} eR trefe Ntektisis

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Jesus said [to them], Stop

sac[rificing ---]

which you have [---]

over the altar, since they are overyour stars and your angels and have

already come to their conclusion there.

So let them be [---]

before you, and let them go [---]

[---] generations.

[---]. A baker cannot

feed all creation

7 At the end of the line, the reading of the is very uncertain, and the ink traces of the letter preceeding the final tmay be interpreted as i (without a diaeresis) or as the right stroke of m, n, p , v , or .

10-26 The lower part of this page (ll. 10-26) is physically missing. Thus far, the editors have had access only to

photographic evidence of poor quality for a lower part of a page, which might represent the missing portion of

page 41. Only the last lines are clearly legible.


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thr S euaro{s Ntpe} ayv

n { } m erooy

N { } ayv N(?) {} : eron ayv

n {} oy peaw nay>

n{qi} Hs e alvtn tetnv

{e} nMma oynte poya poy

a {Mm}vtN {p}ewsioy Mmay

a{yv} oy {on nim ---

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under [heaven]. And

[---] to them

[---] and[---] to us and

[---]. Jesus said

to them, Stop struggling

with me. Each of you

has his own star,

[and every] one [---]

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N t {} {} ana< {}ntaw

ei an et { p} hgh mp

hn N {} o { }ros mpeeiaivn { mN}N

sa oyo ei {}>

alla Ntawei et so Mppa{ra}dei

sos Mpnoyte ayv p{ge}nos

etnamoyn e b{o}l e {Nwn}a >

vm an ntq inm{ooe N}


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eto eN oy{p} e t{ra} Nseiney{kar}pos { : tae} on te ueo yn {} n { } mpgenos

{eto}m mN tsofia Nfuarth{ }t qi Ntatamie rvme{N}u nhtos Nteneycyxh{b}v k erai enaivn et i pv{amh}n


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pht {nsv Mpa} : ayv a e {i}ei on

epma e { }Nsvk

aeinay e {oyhei } s ayv pew i nabal na {itW} an

nere Nnoq de Nrvme k{v}te

erow pe ayv neoy%NtW oy&steg h #noy

o te# pe Nqi phei etM m{ay} : ay

v N tmhte Mph er{e oy} mh

{he } { }k

{ } e { }e e

psa opT v eo{yn m}n nirv

me : awoyvB Nq i {S} peaw

e apeksioy pla{na} Mmok

v?oyda : ayv e N wMpa

an Nqi pepo Nrv{m}e ni mNunhton : ebvk eoyn e

phei Ntaknay erow e pto

pos gar etMmay Ntow petoyare erow Nnetoyaab

pma ete Mprh : mN poo :

naR ero Mmay an oyde pe o

oy : alla eynav e ratoy N

oyoei nim M paivn mN :

Nnaggelos etoyaab : eis :

hhte aeiv erok Nmmy >

sthrion NtmNtero >>

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persecuting [me severely]. And I also

came to the place where [---] after you.

I saw [a house ---], andmy eyes could not [comprehend] its

size. And great people were surrounding

it, and that house

a roof of greenery, and

in the middle of the house was [a]

[crowd ---],

[---] (saying),

Master, take me in along with these

people. [Jesus] answered and said,

Your star has led you astray,

Judas. And (he continued), No person

of mortal birth is worthy

to enter the house

you have seen, for that

place is reservedfor the holy.

Neither the sun nor the moon

will rule there, nor the day,

but the holy will abide

always in the aeon

with the holy angels. Look,

I have explained to you the mysteries of

the kingdom

3 For the restoration, cf. l. 17, the house you have seen.

6-7 ayv etM m{ay} : The emendation is justified by the fact that the subject of a nominal sentence cannot beintroduced by the particle Nqi. The complement no y o te may be regarded, if the reading is correct, as a crux ,because a roof of greenery (or, herbs) remains difficult. One may speculate whether oyote is a scribal error

for oyostN , so that the original text would have read: And that house had a broad roof.


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Ms

ayv atsabo k {etepl}anh >

NNs {i}oy {:}ay{v } tnooys

N{ }t e eN >> p m{Nts} nooys nnaivn >>>

pe a{w}nqi oydas e psa mh

p ot e v pasperma ypotas

s {e} nnarxvn awoyvB Nqi

S {pe} aw naw e amoy Nta

{ }Mmo{k} {e }

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er { a}l la e ekevpe e

ka {ao}m Noyo eknay e

tmn{te}ro mN tesgenea

thrS { : } na NterewsvtM

ero o {y} Nqi oydas peaw

naw e oy pe pe oyo Nta

eiitW e akporT etge

nea etMmay : awoyvBNqi HS peaw e knav

pe MmemNtI Gvac ayv >>

knavpe eks oyorT i

tN pkesepe Ngenea ay

v knavpe ekari ev

oy Naeoy nne ooy se

%na- & nak ayv nek bvk epv

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and I have taught you about the error

of the stars; and [---] send

[---] onthe twelve aeons.

Judas said, Master,

could it be that my seed is under the

control of the rulers? Jesus

answered and said to him, Come, that I

[---]

[---]

[---], but you may

grieve much when you see

the kingdom and all its generation.

When he heard this,

Judas said

to him, What is the advantage that

I have received? For you have set me

apart for that generation. Jesus answeredand said, You will become

the thirteenth, and

you will be cursed by

the other generations,

and you will come to rule over them.

In the last days they %will --- &

to you and you will not ascend on high

>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>

3 N : the uncertain letter may be n or m.9 {e : very uncertain.17-18 Or, but less likely, from that generation.

25 %na- &: that is, something seems to have dropped out by homoioarcton , as Funk and Nagel suggest. The

reading bvk is certain under infrared light.


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MZ

etg e {nea et} oy aab : {p}ea w

Nqi Hs {e amo} y Nt a{ts} a bok

etbe n { e}t nana y er {o}oy nqi lao {vac ye} Nrvme woop gar Nqi o vac {yn}o q nai

vn ayv oyatarhW vac p a{}e te

Mpeslaoye sic! Ngene vac a N{ag}ge

los nay epewi ere vac p{n}o q

Mp{Na} naora {t}on {Nht}W

pa e {t}e Mpebal na{ggelo} s >

nay er ow : oyde Mp{em} e ye

Nht apW oyde mpoymoy

te erow Nlaoy e {N}ran >>>

ayv asoyvn eb o {l} mpma e

tMmay Nqi oy klo{o}le Noyo

n vac ayv peaw e { e } marew

vpe Nqi oyaggelos eta

parastasis : vac ayv awei ebolN tekloole Nqi oynoq nag

gelos paytogenhs pnoy

te Mpoyon ayv ayv

pe etbhtW Nqi kaiwtooy

naggelos : ebol itn kai

qhpe : ayv ayvpe etpa

rastasis Mpaytogenhs :

naggelos : vac ayv peaw :

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to the holy [generation]. Jesus

said, [Come], that I may teach you

about the (pl.) [---] that[no (?)] human will (ever) see.

For there exists a great

and boundless aeon, whose

extent no generation of angels

has seen, [in] which

is the great invisible [Spirit],

which no eye of an [angel]

has ever seen, no thought of the heart

has ever comprehended, and it was

never called by any name.

And a luminous cloud

appeared there.

And he said, Let

an angel come into being as my

attendant. And a great angel,the Self-Generated, the god

of the light, emerged from

the cloud. And because of him,

four other angels came into being

from another cloud,

and they became attendants

for the angelic Self-

Generated. And

3 e}tna : read under infrared light.4 The reading lao {ye is very uncertain, even under infrared light.10-12 Cf. 1 Corinthians 2:9; Gospel of Thomas 17; Prayer of the Apostle Paul A,25-34; etc.

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Nqi p{a}yto{genhs e } marew

v p{e} Nqi a{damas} ayv asv

pe {Nqi teprood}os ayv :aw t {amio} MpoRp mfvsthr

et r{ew}vac R ero era evw : ay

v p e vac aw e maroyvpe :

N{qi }nvac aggelos eyMe :

n{aw : ay}v ayvpe Nqi N

t {ba N}ath pe : ayv {pe}aw

e {mar}ewvpe Nq{i oya}i

vn N o yon ayv awvpe

awta{ o} Mpmesnay Nfv

sthr : {eR e}ro era evw >

mN Ntba naggelos nath

pe eyMe ayv ue te taei

Ntawtamio Mpkeseepe >

Nnaivn Mpoyon ayv aw

toyR ero era e v oy ayv awtamio nay NNtba nag

gelos nathpe eteyyph

resia : ayv newoop Nqi

ADAMAS N torP Nqhpe

Nte poyon taei ete Mpes sic!

laoye naggelos nay eros

N na etoymoyte erooy

throy e noyte : ayv aw

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the Self-Generated said, Let

A[damas] come into being, and [the]

[emanation] occurred. Andhe [created] the first luminary

to reign over him. And

he said, Let angels

come into being to serve

[him, and myriads] without

number came into being. And he said,

[Let] a luminous aeon come into being,

and he came into being.

He created the second luminary

[to] reign over him,

together with myriads of angels without

number, to offer service. And that is how

he created the rest

of the aeons of the light. And he

made them reign over them, andhe created for them myriads

of angels without number, to assist

them. And Adamas was

in the first cloud

of light that

no angel has ever seen

among all those called

divine. And he

2 a{damas} : restored by Plisch .3 {Nqi teprood}os : restored by Turner .


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MU

ayv { e}

tMmay { }

uikvn { }ayv kat a pine np{eeiag}

gelos : vac awoyon t {genea}

nafuartos NsH U {}Mpmntsnooys {}

NoyT{a} wte {}

awoyon wesno{oys}

Nf v sth r N tgen{ea n}a >

fu a rto s M poy{v} Mpe

pna pewesn{ooy}s de v

oy Mfv{s}thr a{yo}yon,

tJ ebol Nfvst hr n tge

nea nafuarton {} mpoy

v MpePNA e eyev

pe Nqi teyhpe N > :

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[---]

that [---]

the image [---]and after the likeness of [this]

angel. He made the incorruptible

[generation] of Seth appear [---]

the twelve [---]

24 [---].

He made 72

luminaries appear in the incorruptible

generation, in accordance with the will of

the Spirit. And the 72

luminaries themselves made

360 luminaries appear in the

incorruptible generation, in accordance

with the will of the Spirit, that their

number should be five for each.

And the twelve aeonsof the twelve luminaries

constitute their father,

with six heavens for each aeon,

so that there are

72 heavens

for the 72 luminaries,

and for each

1 Here either we have repetition due to dittography, ayv aw * ayv {aw- , or the second ayv is the beginning of a

verb, e.g., aw*ayv{n for aw*oyv{n.

4-5 The restoration nn{eeiag}|gelos , of [these] angels ( Turner ), is also possible.5 From here through p. 50,11, cf. parallels in Eugnostos the Blessed (NHC III,3 pp. 83-84 and 88-89, and V,1

pp.11-12 and 15-16) and the Wisdom of Jesus Christ (NHC III,4 p. 113 and BG 8502,3 p. 115).

17 N


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{N}

{Mmooy >

{on Mp}Na ey e {o}oy mN oy

{M}e nn aivn throy mN

n{o}yranos mN ney{s} t ere

vma { : } pmhhe de Nnatmoy

etM m{a}y : ea ymoyte e

rooy {} e kosm o s e te >

fuor a {e}bol itn pivt

mN pe wesnooys Nfv

sthr et nemaw : Mpay togenh s mN pewwesn o

oy s Nnaivn : vac p m{a} ntawoyvn ebol NhtW nq iprp Nrvme : mN new

dynamis nafuarton :

paivn de Ntawoyvn e

bol mN tewgenea pa e

teretqhpe Nteg n{v}sis

NhtW mN pagg e los

eaymoyte erow e

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[of them five] firmaments,

[for a total of] 360

[firmaments. They] weregiven authority and a

[great] host of angels

[without number], for glory and

adoration, and [also] virgin

spirits, for glory and

[adoration] of all the aeons and

the heavens and their firmaments.

Now, the multitude of those

immortals is called

cosmosthat is,

perditionby the Father

and the 72 luminaries

who are with the

Self-Generated and his 72

aeons. In that placethe first human

appeared with his

incorruptible powers.

And the aeon that appeared

with his generation,

the one in whom are the cloud of

knowledge and the angel,

is called

5 s tratia : r supra lin.7 eti} de : restored by Plisch.11 moy : written in ligature.

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{NA}

HL vac { }

mn vac { ai}

vn { mN}Ns vac a na peaw N q{i }

e vac maroyvpe N{qi mNt}

sn vac ooys naggelos : {eyR e}

ro vac eN pexaos mN a{mNte (:)}

ayv eis hhte aw o {yvn e}

bol Ntqhpe Nqi oya{ggelos}

er e {p}e wo oyo k r {vm} ebol

pewei ne de e{w} o{}mNsnow

eoyNtaw Mma y n{oyr}an e ne

brv ete paei pe {Nt}ayermh

neye Mmow e a p{os}taths

Nkooye de e {al}dabavu

ayv on akaiagge l {o}s ei ebol

{}Ntqhpe e sakl as nebrv

q{e} awtamio Nsooy naggel osayv saklas etparastasisayv na aypo Mmntsno

oys naggelos n mphoye

ayv ayi noymeros epoya

N Mphoye : ayv peay N

qi pmNtsnooys narxvn

mN pmntsnooys naggelos

e mare poya poya MmvtN

>>>>> > {>>> }> >>>>>

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El. [---]

[---]

aeon [---]After that [---] said,

Let twelve angels

come into being [to] rule

over chaos and the [underworld].

And look, from the cloud there

appeared an [angel]

whose face flashed with fire

and whose appearance was defiled with

blood. His name was

Nebro, which means in

translation rebel;

others call him Yaldabaoth.

And another angel, Saklas,

also came from the cloud. So

Nebro created six angelsas well asSaklasto be assistants,

and these produced twelve

angels in the heavens,

with each one receiving a portion

in the heavens. And the

twelve rulers spoke

with the twelve angels:

Let each of you

1 HL: the supralinear stroke seems to end over the l , and the traces that follow do not fit with h , so that a

restoration el h{lhu is not probable; cf. also the form addvn for ad(d)vnaios in James p. 26,13.3 From here through p. 52,17, cf. Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit (or Egyptian Gospel , NHC III,2) pp.

56,22-58,14.

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{N B}

{ } vac Nse

{ ge} vac nea

{ }e N :{


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{N G}

oye {sane }eimh{ti }Nge n{ea }

taei {} { }ayv peaw naw Nqi p{arxvn}e ere pekvn vp{e }

Noyoei mN nek h{re : >>> }oyd as de peaw NS {e oy}pe peoyo etwnavn{ > }Nqi {p}rv m{e} :vac peaw {Nqi} hse arok k r {}phre {}e adam

mN tewgenea N t{a}wi pewoyoei N oyh p{e} M pmaNtawi Ntewmn{te}ro N >

htS sic! {N oyhpe } mnpewarxvn : peaw nqi {o} ydas NIS{}e apna Nrvme moy : pe aw nqi HS e ue te taeiNta pnoyte oye sane

Mmixahl e< Nnepna nn

rvme nay eyMe epey

ap : pnoq de Ntawoye

sane %e&gabrihl e< Nnep na

Ntnoq Ngenea natRro

pepna mN tecyxh etbe

paei ere p k{es} e pe nnecyxh

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com[mand ---]

except [---]

the gene[rations ---]

this [---].And the [ruler] said to him,

Your life will last [---]

time with your children.

And Judas said to Jesus, [What]

is the extent (of time?) that the

human being will live? Jesus said,

Why are you wondering about this, that

Adam, with his generation, has receivedhis span of life in such a number in the

place where he has received his

kingdom {in such a number}, with his

ruler? Judas said to Jesus,

Does the human spirit die?

Jesus said, In this way

God ordered

Michael to give the spirits of people to them as a loan, so that they

might offer service. But the Great One

ordered Gabriel to grant spirits to the

great generation with no ruler over it

the spirit and the soul. Therefore,

the [rest] of the souls

5 p{arxvn} : for the restoration, cf. l. 15.6-7 The difficulty in restoring this line is due to the fact that the exact meaning of N oyhpe in l. 13 is not clear. It

may be understood as signifying either in such a large number or in such a restricted number; cf. Crum 527

b where the Greek equivalents range from plh'qo" , multitude, to mevtron, measure. Possible restorations arevp{e Nnoq} Noyoei , your life will last [for a long] time, or vp{e nak} Noy(oy)oei , your life will last

[for you] for a time, as Nagel suggests.

9 The exact meaning of oyo is unclear in this context.

15 The repetition of N oyhpe in this line is probably due to dittography (cf. l. 13).

17 a- : variant spelling for are-.

26 p k{es} e pe : the e looks like a s , but the horizontal stroke seems to have broken away with a fiber of papyrus.


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{N}D

{ } tooy

{ } oyon

{ } {}os{ }e e {} ekvte

{ } pna nhtthytN :

{Nta}tNtrewoyv n teei

{sar} j : N Ngenea NNagge

{los : } pno yte de awt {r}e y

{< t}e gnvsis n ad am m{n} ne

t {ne}maw in{a } e neyR oei seroo{y} Nqi n{e}r voy Mpe

xaos m{N} amNte :

oydas {de} pe aw n[i]Hs e

eynar {o} y qe Nqi Nge%ne&a etM

may : { vac }at peaw Nqi Hs

e alhu v s


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{NE}

ayv n{se }

ayv n { }

{} hy { }

about 5 lines missing

ro r { }np ar an

ayv [ayv] wnar e{ro Nqi}peksioy

eN pmemNt{om }te naiV

mNnsvs de a w{svb }e Nqi HS

{pe}aw N{qi oydas} e ps a

{etbe oy ksvbe Nsvn : }awoyv

{B Nqi hs peaw }e eeisv

{be Nsvt} n a{n : al} la {N}sa t e pl a

nh nnsio y {e} peeisooy N

sioy plana mN peei

M pekran : vacat

p e aw Nqi HS e alhuvs >

{ }M{}

about 5 lines missing

o { }e {}

moy { }o e ero : vacat

alhuv s {>>>>>

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[--- in] my name.

[---]

[---]

[---]

[---] to me.

Truly [I] say to you,

Judas, those [who] offer sacrifices

to Saklas [---] divine [---]

[---]

[---]

[---]

everything that is evil. But

you will exceed all of them.For you will sacrifice

the man that bears me.

Already your horn has been raised,

and your wrath has been kindled,

and your star has passed by, and

your heart has [become strong].

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N{z}

alhu{vs

{ } ooy

{ } {} {} { } par

{xvn} e wwvte ebol : {ay}v to

t e wnaise Nqi pt {y}pos :

ntnoq ngenea N{a}dam e

a teh Ntpe m N{p}ka mN n

aggelos Soo{p N}qi tgene

a etMmay ebol i tN naivn :

e is hhte aye v {b}nim erokwi eiatk eraei nK{n} a y etqh

pi ayv poyon et NhtS :

ayv Nsioy etkv t e erosayv psioy eto Mprohgoy :

menos Ntow pe pe ksioy >

oydas de awwiatW e raei >awnay etqhpe Noyon ay

v awwvk eoyn eros ne

taeratoy i pesht : ay

svtm eysmh esnhy ebol

N tqhpe e {s} v Mmos >

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Truly [I say to you], your

last [---],

[---] become[---]

[---]

[---grie]ving

[---]

[---] the ru[ler],

since he will be destroyed. [And] then

will the image of the great generation

of Adam be exalted, for

prior to heaven, earth, and the

angels, that generation, which is

from the aeons, exists.

Look, you have been told everything.

Lift up your eyes and look at the

cloud and the light within it

and the stars surrounding it.And the star that leads the

way is your star.

Now, Judas lifted up his eyes

and saw the luminous cloud,

and he entered it. Those

standing on the ground

heard a voice coming from

the cloud, saying,

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NH

{e t}noq n

ge {nea i} kvn N

qi { } {}ayv a { }

N { }

nay { }

v { }

N { }

N{ } vac ay kr MrMvac {de}

nqi n{e}ya riereys e Nta{}

bvk {eo} yn e pkatalyma ntew p{ro}s eyx h : neoyn oeine d{e M}may Nnegramm ateys e {y}parathrei e ey eama t {e} mmow ra N te >

prose{y}xh neyR ote gar

htW mplaos pe e newN

tootoy throy vs profht hs ayv ay< peyoy

o e o ydas peay naw :

e ekr oy Ntok Mpeeima

Ntok pe pmauhths NS

Ntow de awoyvB nay

kata peyoyve oydas

de awi NN omnt awpa

radidoy m{mo}w nay >>>>>

>>>>>> >>> >>> >>>>>>

peya ggelion

Noydas

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[--- the] great

gene[ration ---] image

[---] and[---]

[---]

[---]

[---]

[---]

[--- And] their

high priests murmured because [---]

had gone into the guest room for

his prayer. But some of the

scribes were there

watching carefully in order to

arrest him during the

prayer. For they were afraid

of the people, since he was regarded

by all as a prophet.And they approached

Judas and said to him,

What are you doing here?

You are Jesus disciple.

And he answered them

as they wished. And Judas

received some money and

handed him over to them.

The Gospel

of Judas

10 nqi n{e}ya riereys : the faint ink traces of the letters i, y and a are legible in older photographic evidence only.At the end of the line, Nta {}may be restored to either Nta{y - }, [they], or Nta{w - }, [he]. Since the word

katalyma in l. 11 is a clear allusion to Mark 14:11 and Luke 22:11that is, the place where Jesus wished to eat

the Passover (the last supper) together with his disciples (cf. p. 33,4-6, three days before he celebratedPassover)the plural is probably more plausible. The question of the scribes in l. 21 also seems to presuppose

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