Table of Contents  |  Headwords: Alphabetical - Frequency  |  Wordforms: Alphabetical - Frequency  |  About Headwords Alphabetical [ <<  >> ] yield   17 yoke   40 yon   2 yore   2 you   6081 young   203 yourself   139 youself   1 youth   111 Headword you 6081 occurrence(s) Wordforms Alphabetical [ <<  >> ] yon   1 yond   1 yore   2 yoseph   6 you   4091 young   160 younger   29 youngest   14 your   1940 01Kor1    2:36 | them which have rule over you, who have spoken unto you 01Kor1    2:36 | you, who have spoken unto you the word of God; whose 01Kor1    2:37 | Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ 01Kor1    2:38 | of suffering, affliction and patience. Ye have heard of the patience 01Kor1    11:5 | Go ye therefore and teach all nations 01Kor1    22:12 | said, “watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation 02Agat1    2:9 | to him and note: “If you just resolve this matter loyally 02Agat1    2:9 | loyally, I will return to you your native Parthian land, your 02Agat1    2:9 | I will return to you your native Parthian land, your own 02Agat1    2:9 | you your native Parthian land, your own Pahlaw property 02Agat1    2:10 | Moreover, I will glorify you by putting a crown on 02Agat1    2:10 | by putting a crown on your head and making you prominent 02Agat1    2:10 | on your head and making you prominent and glorious in my 02Agat1    2:10 | realm. And I will designate you as the second to me 02Agat1    2:11 | brother and I will leave you today for Armenia 02Agat1    2:16 | reason that I came to you, so that we might share 02Agat1    4:3 | I will come forth to you as a single combatant champion 02Agat1    4:3 | my own forces here, and you as an individual should come 02Agat1    4:4 | Should I conquer you, the Byzantines then will submit 02Agat1    4:4 | On the other hand, if you defeat me, our lives shall 02Agat1    4:4 | lives shall be subject to you and we shall obey you 02Agat1    4:4 | you and we shall obey you. Thus, without shedding blood and 02Agat1    4:18 | at all. For here, in your court, there is a man 02Agat1    5:5 | to Gregory, saying: “How dare you worship that God Whom I 02Agat1    5:5 | do not worship - especially since you, a stranger and a foreigner 02Agat1    5:8 | years that I have known you, you have served me singlemindedly 02Agat1    5:8 | that I have known you, you have served me singlemindedly with 02Agat1    5:8 | served me singlemindedly with all your power 02Agat1    5:9 | I was satisfied with your labors and intended to reward 02Agat1    5:9 | labors and intended to reward you. Why do you not do 02Agat1    5:9 | to reward you. Why do you not do my will 02Agat1    5:10 | as is right and as you have borne witness to me 02Agat1    5:10 | me that I have served you with all my strength 02Agat1    5:13 | The king note: “Know that you have made useless the services 02Agat1    5:13 | made useless the services which you have rendered me and to 02Agat1    5:14 | instead of the rewards which you should have received, I shall 02Agat1    5:14 | I shall increase affliction upon you; and instead of honor, dishonor 02Agat1    5:14 | of life for men - unless you agree to offer worship to 02Agat1    5:16 | Gregory note: “I have served you loyally. I myself shall never 02Agat1    5:18 | I would receive compensation from you but from God, whose creation 02Agat1    5:19 | But as for your saying ’I shall increase affliction 02Agat1    5:19 | ’I shall increase affliction for you rather than rewards,’ by 02Agat1    5:19 | removing me from this life you will merely increase for me 02Agat1    5:20 | instead of the dishonor which you promise in place of honor 02Agat1    5:20 | promise in place of honor, you will grant me the honor 02Agat1    5:21 | And as for your saying ’instead of elevation to 02Agat1    5:21 | high rank I shall cast you into prison and bonds,’ 02Agat1    5:22 | And by depriving me of your company at table, you will 02Agat1    5:22 | of your company at table, you will merely cast me into 02Agat1    5:23 | And as for your threatening me with death, you 02Agat1    5:23 | your threatening me with death, you will merely join me to 02Agat1    5:24 | You say ’by death I shall 02Agat1    5:24 | of life,’ just as your own hope is cut off 02Agat1    5:25 | But those who are like you, who worship gods that are 02Agat1    5:25 | work of men’s hands [cf. Wis. 14.29; Is. 46.6], truly you are without hope of the 02Agat1    5:26 | as for the one whom you call the great lady Anahit 02Agat1    5:28 | worshippers nor dishonor their opponents. Your mind is deranged if you 02Agat1    5:28 | Your mind is deranged if you worship them 02Agat1    5:29 | of God, in whose blessings you rejoice, you are worshiping objects 02Agat1    5:29 | in whose blessings you rejoice, you are worshiping objects of wood 02Agat1    5:33 | The king note: “As for your statement ’from you I expected 02Agat1    5:33 | As for your statement ’from you I expected nothing, nor have 02Agat1    5:33 | need,’ I know that you are seeking death and recompense 02Agat1    5:33 | died. I shall quickly send you where you wish to go 02Agat1    5:33 | shall quickly send you where you wish to go 02Agat1    5:34 | might be that recompenser [cf. Rom. 2.6; II Tim. 4.8] of your labors, he whom you call 02Agat1    5:34 | of your labors, he whom you call Creator. Could he be 02Agat1    5:34 | ruler of the tombs whom you wish to meet, or is 02Agat1    5:34 | he one who would free you from your imprisoning bonds 02Agat1    5:34 | who would free you from your imprisoning bonds 02Agat1    5:35 | the unfailing joy of which you spoke might be, or what 02Agat1    5:35 | the angels are of whom you spoke, or what are your 02Agat1    5:35 | you spoke, or what are your hope and our hopelessness. Come 02Agat1    5:36 | But I shall not absolve you from the opprobrium of the 02Agat1    5:36 | opprobrium of the gods whom you have insulted. For you yourself 02Agat1    5:36 | whom you have insulted. For you yourself said ’they are men’ 02Agat1    5:36 | said ’they are men’ and you brought them down to mortal 02Agat1    5:36 | And the terrible insult which you made to the gods applies 02Agat1    5:36 | also to us kings, for you said that the kings who 02Agat1    5:38 | He, as you indeed said, is truly the 02Agat1    5:41 | for those who are like you 02Agat1    5:42 | But from such bonds as you threaten, he is accustomed to 02Agat1    5:46 | expects and awaits this. And your hopelessness is this, that you 02Agat1    5:46 | your hopelessness is this, that you do not recognize your Creator 02Agat1    5:46 | that you do not recognize your Creator who makes this demand 02Agat1    5:46 | who makes this demand on you, nor do you seek the 02Agat1    5:46 | demand on you, nor do you seek the Lord your creator 02Agat1    5:46 | do you seek the Lord your creator nor have you recognized 02Agat1    5:46 | Lord your creator nor have you recognized him 02Agat1    5:47 | Truly you have become like horses or 02Agat1    5:47 | there is no wisdom in you. And you have been found 02Agat1    5:47 | no wisdom in you. And you have been found to be 02Agat1    5:47 | an ox or donkey since you have not recognized your fashioner 02Agat1    5:47 | since you have not recognized your fashioner, who in his own 02Agat1    5:47 | his own time will fit your cheeks into a bridle and 02Agat1    5:47 | into a bridle and bit, you who will not be able 02Agat1    5:48 | But as for your saying ’you have insulted the 02Agat1    5:48 | But as for your saying ’you have insulted the gods,’ 02Agat1    6:1 | How often have I given you warning and commands not to 02Agat1    6:1 | compositions of fabulous stories which you have pieced together and learned 02Agat1    6:1 | which it is unfitting for you to tell 02Agat1    6:2 | So, I have spared you, because of your services, in 02Agat1    6:2 | have spared you, because of your services, in order that you 02Agat1    6:2 | your services, in order that you might come to the right 02Agat1    6:3 | whose honor you have slighted by calling someone 02Agat1    6:3 | those who are truly creator you insult, calling lifeless and mute 02Agat1    6:4 | him the other gods. And you have gone so far as 02Agat1    6:5 | Because you have multiplied all these insults 02Agat1    6:5 | animals - now I shall cast you into torments and I shall 02Agat1    6:5 | shall place a bridle on your cheeks, that you may know 02Agat1    6:5 | bridle on your cheeks, that you may know that for your 02Agat1    6:5 | you may know that for your futile words, which you repeated 02Agat1    6:5 | for your futile words, which you repeated before me, you immediately 02Agat1    6:5 | which you repeated before me, you immediately received your deserts 02Agat1    6:5 | before me, you immediately received your deserts 02Agat1    6:6 | my part in speaking with you and honoring you, yet you 02Agat1    6:6 | speaking with you and honoring you, yet you replied to me 02Agat1    6:6 | you and honoring you, yet you replied to me as an 02Agat1    6:11 | to question him. “How could you suffer, resist, endure, and last 02Agat1    6:12 | Did you perceive that truly like a 02Agat1    6:12 | like a donkey or mule’ you took on and carried such 02Agat1    6:12 | load and were stationary under your burden 02Agat1    6:13 | Because you dared to insult the gods 02Agat1    6:13 | immobile; therefore, they have repaid you with such punishment 02Agat1    6:14 | So now, if you will not agree to worship 02Agat1    6:14 | worship the gods, and if you repeat ’such insults to the 02Agat1    6:14 | crueler sufferings will come upon you 02Agat1    6:15 | replied: “Concerning the gods that you mention, whom you call deities 02Agat1    6:15 | gods that you mention, whom you call deities, they truly are 02Agat1    6:16 | made any decision - neither for you nor for me 02Agat1    6:17 | And you yourself bear me witness that 02Agat1    6:17 | they have never spoken to you about the torments you are 02Agat1    6:17 | to you about the torments you are inflicting on me. Have 02Agat1    6:18 | But as for your hanging salt on me in 02Agat1    6:25 | who may be impious like you 02Agat1    7:4 | I am grateful to you, Lord, for making my unworthiness 02Agat1    7:4 | making my unworthiness worthy of your gift. For from the beginning 02Agat1    7:4 | gift. For from the beginning you have loved the creatures of 02Agat1    7:4 | have loved the creatures of your hands 02Agat1    7:5 | and you have given us the joy 02Agat1    7:5 | in the garden of delight. You made us immortal and free 02Agat1    7:5 | had kept the commandment that you placed on us not to 02Agat1    7:6 | For you note: ’Do not eat from 02Agat1    7:6 | from which I have commanded you not to eat’ [Gen. 2.17; 3.11]. Not that 02Agat1    7:6 | life, could give life without your command and benevolent will 02Agat1    7:7 | and your will and word and benevolence 02Agat1    7:7 | begotten Son, the offspring of your divinity, and the holy Spirit 02Agat1    7:7 | holy Spirit who proceeds from you and fills all the world 02Agat1    7:7 | the world, who is with you and with your only- begotten 02Agat1    7:7 | is with you and with your only- begotten in your being 02Agat1    7:7 | with your only- begotten in your being 02Agat1    7:8 | For if we had observed your commandment, Lord, and had kept 02Agat1    7:8 | had kept the command which you imposed for the sake of 02Agat1    7:8 | sake of testing our virtue, you would have granted us life 02Agat1    7:9 | We sowed and increased, as you commanded us to live in 02Agat1    7:9 | glory for a garment in your garden in which you had 02Agat1    7:9 | in your garden in which you had placed us 02Agat1    7:10 | of a son to Enoch you raised him to the ranks 02Agat1    7:11 | so, if we had observed your commandment, you would have shown 02Agat1    7:11 | we had observed your commandment, you would have shown us the 02Agat1    7:11 | the example of Enoch. For you would have transferred us from 02Agat1    7:11 | earthly condition to immortality, as you transferred Enoch to the ranks 02Agat1    7:12 | And you would have brought in your 02Agat1    7:12 | you would have brought in your universal kingdom, which you had 02Agat1    7:12 | in your universal kingdom, which you had prepared previously for our 02Agat1    7:13 | into the heart of man, you have prepared for those who 02Agat1    7:13 | for those who earlier loved you’ [I Cor. 2.9], which you will give, Lord 02Agat1    7:13 | who earlier loved you’ [I Cor. 2.9], which you will give, Lord, to those 02Agat1    7:13 | have loved the day when your only-begotten will be revealed 02Agat1    7:14 | honored by the benevolence of your will, he was jealous of 02Agat1    7:14 | of the honor given by you in that you said 02Agat1    7:14 | given by you in that you said 02Agat1    7:16 | from life and repose [cf. Wis. 2.24], which you in your mercy had granted 02Agat1    7:16 | and repose [cf. Wis. 2.24], which you in your mercy had granted mankind who 02Agat1    7:17 | But since your divinity had compassion on the 02Agat1    7:17 | weakness of our humanity, in your perpetual mercy you did not 02Agat1    7:17 | humanity, in your perpetual mercy you did not abandon us because 02Agat1    7:17 | not abandon us because of your benevolence 02Agat1    7:18 | In your long-suffering indulgence you sent 02Agat1    7:18 | In your long-suffering indulgence you sent the holy prophets, your 02Agat1    7:18 | you sent the holy prophets, your beloved ones, to earth 02Agat1    7:20 | they revealed the mysteries of your illumination, and they preached your 02Agat1    7:20 | your illumination, and they preached your will and the coming of 02Agat1    7:20 | will and the coming of your Son to the world, who 02Agat1    7:21 | for the sake of preaching you to their tormentors. But their 02Agat1    7:22 | have placed my hope in you 02Agat1    7:23 | At the end of time you have revealed the mystery of 02Agat1    7:23 | have revealed the mystery of your will, of which you previously 02Agat1    7:23 | of your will, of which you previously informed the first races 02Agat1    7:23 | informed the first races through your holy prophets [cf. Heb. 1.1-2], by means of 02Agat1    7:23 | holy prophets [cf. Heb. 1.1-2], by means of your beloved Son, who was sent 02Agat1    7:23 | Son, who was sent by you to come and be born 02Agat1    7:25 | so, through the birth of your Son from the virgin, rest 02Agat1    7:26 | You sent your only-begotten Son 02Agat1    7:26 | You sent your only-begotten Son into the 02Agat1    7:36 | For you, Lord, previously said through the 02Agat1    7:36 | the time had come for your Son Jesus to endure all 02Agat1    7:36 | these sufferings: ’I shall make you mute and shall bind your 02Agat1    7:36 | you mute and shall bind your tongue in your palate 02Agat1    7:36 | shall bind your tongue in your palate 02Agat1    7:37 | And you will become like a man 02Agat1    7:41 | to the speechless idols, therefore you summoned the world to the 02Agat1    7:41 | world to the sacrifice of your Son and note: ’I have 02Agat1    7:42 | And you increased their joy by the 02Agat1    7:42 | joy by the crucifixion of your Son. And you satisfied the 02Agat1    7:42 | crucifixion of your Son. And you satisfied the whole world from 02Agat1    7:42 | food and life for all your worshippers throughout the whole world 02Agat1    7:43 | marriage of the altar, these you have prepared for eternal torments 02Agat1    7:43 | irrevocable judgments; and their cities you have established in the midst 02Agat1    7:43 | of the torments prepared by your anger 02Agat1    7:46 | we are the price of your Son’s blood [cf. I Cor. 6.19; 7.23], who have been 02Agat1    7:48 | them as is commanded by you [cf. Eph. 6.5; Col. 3.22; I Pet. 2.18], yet not exchange you for 02Agat1    7:48 | by you [cf. Eph. 6.5; Col. 3.22; I Pet. 2.18], yet not exchange you for fear of mortal men 02Agat1    7:48 | to torture the body, whereas your only-begotten Son, our Lord 02Agat1    7:49 | the thief who shared with you the sufferings of your cross 02Agat1    7:49 | with you the sufferings of your cross [cf. Lk. 23.43]. Bestow on me the 02Agat1    7:49 | on me the compassion of your benevolent grace whereby the whole 02Agat1    7:49 | just and the sinners, through your sweet indulgence 02Agat1    7:50 | ’For you make your sun to rise 02Agat1    7:50 | ’For you make your sun to rise over the 02Agat1    7:50 | evil and the good, and you bring rain on the just 02Agat1    7:50 | just and on sinners’ [Matt. 5.45]. For you restrain your anger and demonstrate 02Agat1    7:50 | on sinners’ [Matt. 5.45]. For you restrain your anger and demonstrate your mercy 02Agat1    7:50 | restrain your anger and demonstrate your mercy to all men alike 02Agat1    7:51 | this faith of light which you gave me, to know you 02Agat1    7:51 | you gave me, to know you and do your will 02Agat1    7:51 | to know you and do your will 02Agat1    7:52 | May those who hoped in you not be ashamed [cf. Rom. 9.33; I Pet. 2.6], those who 02Agat1    7:52 | those who once boasted in your only-begotten Son, our Lord 02Agat1    7:52 | Christ, who was sent by you 02Agat1    7:53 | whom you sent to death for our 02Agat1    7:54 | who note: ’I am with you every day until the end 02Agat1    7:54 | do not deprive us of your hand [cf. Eccl. 7.18], but strengthen us in 02Agat1    7:54 | hand [cf. Eccl. 7.18], but strengthen us in your will 02Agat1    7:55 | this struggle on behalf of your great name, that the boast 02Agat1    7:55 | that the boast of us your faithful servants in the majesty 02Agat1    7:55 | servants in the majesty of your divinity may be revealed; and 02Agat1    7:55 | be revealed - that none of your enemies can vanquish those who 02Agat1    7:55 | vanquish those who hope in you, who are enemies to themselves 02Agat1    7:56 | us to the number of your just because of your benevolence 02Agat1    7:56 | of your just because of your benevolence; you did not haphazardly 02Agat1    7:56 | just because of your benevolence; you did not haphazardly abandon us 02Agat1    7:57 | And you permitted us to know your 02Agat1    7:57 | you permitted us to know your nature as creator and God 02Agat1    7:58 | But you had mercy on your creatures 02Agat1    7:58 | But you had mercy on your creatures, lest your anger overwhelm 02Agat1    7:58 | mercy on your creatures, lest your anger overwhelm us, lest your 02Agat1    7:58 | your anger overwhelm us, lest your indignation destroy us, and lest 02Agat1    7:58 | indignation destroy us, and lest your wrath be aroused against your 02Agat1    7:58 | your wrath be aroused against your creatures 02Agat1    7:59 | fight for the truth of your name and to die, and 02Agat1    7:59 | be renewed in glory [cf. II Cor. 3.18], when you will send again to us 02Agat1    7:60 | the crown of victory with your beloved 02Agat1    7:61 | For you only will exist and remain 02Agat1    7:61 | material and transitory creature at your word will pass away 02Agat1    7:62 | But you alone are eternal, and you 02Agat1    7:62 | you alone are eternal, and you gather mankind like grain in 02Agat1    7:63 | You make grow from the earth 02Agat1    7:63 | from the earth men’s bones, you make them blossom and give 02Agat1    7:63 | and give new wings to your beloved like eagles 02Agat1    7:64 | of darkness, creator of light, yours is the daytime and yours 02Agat1    7:64 | yours is the daytime and yours the evening; you have set 02Agat1    7:64 | daytime and yours the evening; you have set luminaries for use 02Agat1    7:64 | for use as guides to your creatures that are in your 02Agat1    7:64 | your creatures that are in your earth 02Agat1    7:65 | You created the two luminaries for 02Agat1    7:66 | who has the example of your Only-begotten, the inextinguishable, unfailing 02Agat1    7:68 | You make recompense of joy with 02Agat1    7:68 | of joy with blessings to your worshippers; whose blessings have no 02Agat1    7:69 | the evening, who has by your will your Only-begotten as 02Agat1    7:69 | who has by your will your Only-begotten as example, supports 02Agat1    7:70 | toward youth, and again by your will he reaches the West 02Agat1    7:71 | he indicates the coming of your Son from heaven and alludes 02Agat1    7:72 | Similarly, that which decays indicates you the eternal, the transitory you 02Agat1    7:72 | you the eternal, the transitory you the permanent, that worn old 02Agat1    7:72 | the permanent, that worn old you its renewer; by your will 02Agat1    7:72 | old you its renewer; by your will it is changed in 02Agat1    7:72 | is changed in form as your will commanded to occur 02Agat1    7:73 | the future be abolished, which you established and prepared for the 02Agat1    7:73 | the day of fulfillment of your promises, when you will exact 02Agat1    7:73 | fulfillment of your promises, when you will exact retribution on everyone 02Agat1    7:73 | exact retribution on everyone through your Only-begotten and your holy 02Agat1    7:73 | through your Only-begotten and your holy Spirit; for yours is 02Agat1    7:73 | and your holy Spirit; for yours is, and to you is 02Agat1    7:73 | for yours is, and to you is fitting, glory for ever 02Agat1    7:74 | crown those who hope in you and fulfill the will of 02Agat1    7:74 | will of those who fear you, make me worthy, Lord, to 02Agat1    7:74 | to keep my hope [cf. II Tim. 4.7] in you and the great fear which 02Agat1    7:74 | and the great fear which you will bring on the impious 02Agat1    7:74 | on the impious who oppose you. And give me, Lord, endurance 02Agat1    7:75 | toiling, who lovingly care for your creatures and feed them all 02Agat1    7:75 | and feed them all with your sweetness 02Agat1    7:76 | the crown with those whom you have made worthy to die 02Agat1    7:76 | made worthy to die for your name, whose deaths are glorious 02Agat1    7:76 | whose deaths are glorious before you 02Agat1    7:77 | raised to the presence of your beloved Son when he will 02Agat1    7:78 | But now, Lord, strengthen your servants for your name’s sake 02Agat1    7:78 | Lord, strengthen your servants for your name’s sake, that we may 02Agat1    7:78 | evil and heathen idolatry by your sweet love for your creatures 02Agat1    7:78 | by your sweet love for your creatures 02Agat1    7:79 | You who laid down your life 02Agat1    7:79 | You who laid down your life for your sheep [cf. Jn. 10.11], do 02Agat1    7:79 | laid down your life for your sheep [cf. Jn. 10.11], do not abandon your 02Agat1    7:79 | your sheep [cf. Jn. 10.11], do not abandon your flock but lead them to 02Agat1    7:79 | them to the true path. You alone are able to forgive 02Agat1    7:79 | the transgressions and lawlessness of your creatures, that they may worship 02Agat1    7:79 | creatures, that they may worship you alone and do your will 02Agat1    7:79 | worship you alone and do your will 02Agat1    7:80 | and become glorifiers of your divinity, and be saved from 02Agat1    7:80 | divinity, and be saved from your judgment and rejoice in your 02Agat1    7:80 | your judgment and rejoice in your ineffable blessings, that all may 02Agat1    7:80 | stand in the presence of your majesty without shame or confusion 02Agat1    7:80 | shame or confusion [cf. Ps. 70.13], so that you may reckon their acts of 02Agat1    7:81 | For you are accustomed to create from 02Agat1    7:81 | into being creatures from nothing [cf. II Macc. 7.28; Rom. 4.17], you who did not abandon the 02Agat1    7:82 | but had mercy and sent your only-begotten Son, who came 02Agat1    7:82 | and brought back creatures to your divinity, and ordered the Gospel 02Agat1    7:83 | For yours alone is glory and to 02Agat1    7:83 | alone is glory and to you is worship from all creatures 02Agat1    7:83 | from all creatures fitting, as you alone are worthy of glory 02Agat1    7:84 | Now have pity on your creatures in your benevolence and 02Agat1    7:84 | pity on your creatures in your benevolence and grace towards this 02Agat1    7:84 | Armenia, that they may know you and your only-begotten Son 02Agat1    7:84 | they may know you and your only-begotten Son, our Lord 02Agat1    7:84 | Christ, who was sent by you to us 02Agat1    7:85 | theirs bring men close to you 02Agat1    7:86 | could not endure to see your face and live [cf. Ex. 33.20]. Therefore, he 02Agat1    7:87 | holy Spirit who proceeds from you 02Agat1    7:88 | Thus, the words of your Gospel may be granted to 02Agat1    7:88 | so that they may know you and the benefits of your 02Agat1    7:88 | you and the benefits of your benevolent grace which extends to 02Agat1    7:89 | You who are bountiful to all 02Agat1    7:89 | us to become martyrs for your divinity, to be tortured for 02Agat1    7:89 | divinity, to be tortured for your name’s sake [cf. Phil. 1.29], to die for 02Agat1    7:89 | name’s sake [cf. Phil. 1.29], to die for your truth [cf. Acts 21.13], and to be renewed 02Agat1    7:89 | to be renewed again at your coming 02Agat1    7:90 | For you came and died on behalf 02Agat1    7:90 | and died on behalf of your creatures and joined’ our mortal 02Agat1    7:90 | joined’ our mortal nature to your immortality 02Agat1    7:91 | be martyrs unto death for your life, that we may be 02Agat1    7:91 | joined to the number of your martyrs 02Agat1    7:92 | the blessings that come from you, unless we give up our 02Agat1    7:92 | give up our lives for your commandments to the good-will 02Agat1    7:92 | to the good-will of your desire 02Agat1    7:93 | we may become inheritors of your kingdom with those who were 02Agat1    7:93 | those who were pleasing before you and we may offer ourselves 02Agat1    7:93 | ourselves as a sacrifice to your divinity; that we may lose 02Agat1    7:94 | when we sit on your right hand clothed in innocence 02Agat1    7:94 | on the right-hand side [cf. Matt. 25.33], your servants, in the joy of 02Agat1    7:94 | servants, in the joy of your saints, who have loved your 02Agat1    7:94 | your saints, who have loved your divinity and your only-begotten 02Agat1    7:94 | have loved your divinity and your only-begotten Son, our Lord 02Agat1    7:95 | lamb [cf. Jn. 1.36] and offered himself to you as a sacrifice for the 02Agat1    7:95 | a reconciler and intercessor between you the creator and the creatures 02Agat1    7:99 | and offered your cheek to those striking you 02Agat1    7:99 | your cheek to those striking you [cf. Lam. 3.30; Lk. 6.29] and drank bitter vinegar and 02Agat1    7:99 | heart of all men for your service, that they may submit 02Agat1    7:99 | that they may submit to your easy yoke [cf. Matt. 11.30] and be saved 02Agat1    7:99 | been filled with piety towards you 02Agat1    7:100 | remain, let them not miss your paths of truth, and may 02Agat1    7:100 | may they be invited to your royal table and may they 02Agat1    7:100 | table and may they enjoy your long-suffering 02Agat1    7:101 | You came for the sake of 02Agat1    7:101 | slaughtered like a lamb [cf. Acts 8.32], and you made them rejoice in your 02Agat1    7:101 | you made them rejoice in your flesh which you gave for 02Agat1    7:101 | rejoice in your flesh which you gave for the salvation of 02Agat1    7:101 | the salvation of all. And you gave as drink the stream 02Agat1    7:101 | as drink the stream of your gentleness [cf. Ps. 35.9], your blood, for the 02Agat1    7:101 | the stream of your gentleness [cf. Ps. 35.9], your blood, for the life of 02Agat1    7:102 | and turn and come to you [cf. Ps. 21.28], and that all may worship 02Agat1    7:102 | that all may worship before you, who go down to the 02Agat1    7:103 | For you are able to raise them 02Agat1    7:103 | and make them worthy of your benevolence. For by your blood 02Agat1    7:103 | of your benevolence. For by your blood they have been saved 02Agat1    7:104 | So, let them know you who died for them. For 02Agat1    7:104 | for them. For they are your servants and will become your 02Agat1    7:104 | your servants and will become your worshippers, lest there come upon 02Agat1    7:104 | upon men the anger of your wrath 02Agat1    7:105 | sons of the daytime [cf. I Thess. 5.5], that your name be glorified over all 02Agat1    7:105 | over all the universe. For you are glorified in your eternal 02Agat1    7:105 | For you are glorified in your eternal kingdom, you who exist 02Agat1    7:105 | glorified in your eternal kingdom, you who exist in your essence 02Agat1    7:105 | kingdom, you who exist in your essence, in your being, in 02Agat1    7:105 | exist in your essence, in your being, in your individuality 02Agat1    7:105 | essence, in your being, in your individuality 02Agat1    7:106 | You gave an example of suffering 02Agat1    7:106 | an example of suffering to your loved ones through your own 02Agat1    7:106 | to your loved ones through your own sufferings and humility; you 02Agat1    7:106 | your own sufferings and humility; you showed torment by being tormented 02Agat1    7:106 | torment by being tormented yourself; you showed torture to your saints 02Agat1    7:106 | yourself; you showed torture to your saints by enduring the torture 02Agat1    7:107 | our tribulations and sufferings? For you, Lord, humbled yourself and accepted 02Agat1    7:107 | yourself and accepted everything, and you removed the afflictions and torments 02Agat1    7:109 | may be considered equal with your beloved ones on the day 02Agat1    7:109 | on the day in which you will bestow your ineffable blessings 02Agat1    7:109 | in which you will bestow your ineffable blessings, which are stored 02Agat1    7:109 | for those who hope in you forever 02Agat1    8:4 | with him, saying: “What is your opinion and what decision have 02Agat1    8:4 | opinion and what decision have you made? To share in my 02Agat1    8:4 | in my life just as you have labored with me from 02Agat1    8:4 | in the inane thoughts of your foolish mind 02Agat1    8:5 | command in my case as you wish, whatever death you impose 02Agat1    8:5 | as you wish, whatever death you impose on me 02Agat1    8:6 | note: “I shall not give you that reward, for you to 02Agat1    8:6 | give you that reward, for you to receive death quickly and 02Agat1    8:6 | have respite from tortures, which you call eternal life 02Agat1    8:7 | But I shall cause you to be tormented for a 02Agat1    8:7 | a long time to prevent you from dying quickly, and shall 02Agat1    8:7 | quickly, and shall rather torture you at length and exact retribution 02Agat1    8:7 | length and exact retribution from you for your insults to the 02Agat1    8:7 | exact retribution from you for your insults to the gods and 02Agat1    8:7 | insults to the gods and your obstinacy in being unwilling to 02Agat1    8:8 | toes. And he note: “Do you feel or sense your pain 02Agat1    8:8 | Do you feel or sense your pain at all 02Agat1    8:12 | these the invisible creations of your God, which you now see 02Agat1    8:12 | creations of your God, which you now see 02Agat1    8:13 | He replied: “Rightly have you said that these are the 02Agat1    8:20 | The king answered and note: “ You indeed have labored here at 02Agat1    8:20 | of these torments in which you find yourself 02Agat1    8:25 | speak, and note: “Whence come you? Perhaps you come from the 02Agat1    8:25 | note: “Whence come you? Perhaps you come from the kingdom which 02Agat1    8:25 | come from the kingdom which you mentioned 02Agat1    9:2 | to question him, saying: “Will you do my desire, will you 02Agat1    9:2 | you do my desire, will you not serve the gods who 02Agat1    9:8 | say to him: “So will you do my desire, Gregory, now 02Agat1    9:8 | my desire, Gregory, now that you have been given over to 02Agat1    9:9 | tribulation [cf. I Tim. 4.8], and cast into torment you who do not know him 02Agat1    9:10 | replied and note: “Where is your God, who will save you 02Agat1    9:10 | your God, who will save you from my hands, or is 02Agat1    9:10 | hands, or is judged, as you said, by his own judgments 02Agat1    9:14 | am very greatly amazed how you are able to stay alive 02Agat1    9:14 | are able to stay alive. You have counted your pains as 02Agat1    9:14 | stay alive. You have counted your pains as nothing and you 02Agat1    9:14 | your pains as nothing and you still speak. For long before 02Agat1    9:14 | speak. For long before now you should have died from such 02Agat1    9:15 | sought from him so that you might test this servant of 02Agat1    9:15 | this servant of God, that you might know that no one 02Agat1    9:16 | rebellion [cf. Ps. 24.4] - who will become like you and will stand in shame 02Agat1    10:4 | and note: “See, Gregory, that your futile hope in which you 02Agat1    10:4 | your futile hope in which you had confidence did not save 02Agat1    10:4 | had confidence did not save you or deliver you from my 02Agat1    10:4 | not save you or deliver you from my hands 02Agat1    10:5 | Gregory replied and note: “See, your hopes are vain and they 02Agat1    10:5 | me doubt. For that which you serve is vain, as is 02Agat1    10:5 | is the whole activity of your error 02Agat1    10:6 | in the least afraid of your torments and I considered as 02Agat1    10:6 | and I considered as nothing your fearsome menaces. But through the 02Agat1    10:6 | in hidden fashion wars through you against the truth, and I 02Agat1    10:9 | especially those who are like you in idolatry 02Agat1    10:10 | no interest in that; whether your God will renew you or 02Agat1    10:10 | whether your God will renew you or not is not my 02Agat1    10:11 | But because you said ’he will cast you 02Agat1    10:11 | you said ’he will cast you into inextinguishable fire,’ I 02Agat1    10:11 | ’ I now will burn you with fire that can be 02Agat1    10:11 | extinguished. Let us see what your God will do 02Agat1    10:14 | does there remain breath in you after so long and after 02Agat1    10:14 | with which I have afflicted you 02Agat1    10:15 | note: “Did I not tell you earlier to test the endurance 02Agat1    10:15 | who fight against him like you 02Agat1    10:16 | says: ’I shall neither abandon you nor cast you down’ 02Agat1    10:16 | neither abandon you nor cast you down’ 02Agat1    11:3 | the guilty Anak, who killed your father Khosrov and plundered this 02Agat1    12:3 | greeting and prosperity come to you and to the entire land 02Agat1    12:4 | orders we have sent to you, that we are concerned for 02Agat1    12:4 | that we are concerned for your prosperity. For when we were 02Agat1    12:10 | that will concern itself with your prosperity, increased by the gods 02Agat1    12:10 | increased by the gods for you, in all complete goodness. We 02Agat1    12:10 | complete goodness. We command that you perform worship, and glorify the 02Agat1    12:11 | Now, worship the gods all you naxarars, grandees [metsamets], azats, and workers 02Agat1    12:13 | and our kings all of you who abide by this command 02Agat1    12:13 | abide by this command. May you all dwell in prosperity, as 02Agat1    12:17 | You yourselves know that it was 02Agat1    12:19 | of Christians, we are ordering you - whether it happens that such 02Agat1    12:22 | as nothing his great merit. You should have this same level 02Agat1    12:22 | and fear of death. May you dwell under the protection of 02Agat1    13:12 | light, who established everything by your word, who made heaven and 02Agat1    13:12 | to those who hoped in you in each one’s age 02Agat1    13:13 | deceits of Satan [cf. II Tim. 2.26]. And let your name, Lord, be glorious, and 02Agat1    13:13 | glorious, and the horn of your church exalted [cf. Lk. 1.69; Psalms, passim], that we too 02Agat1    13:13 | kingdom of those who keep your commandments 02Agat1    13:14 | not our feet stumble from your luminous ways [cf. Ps. 16.5]. Let not the 02Agat1    13:14 | to the bright rays of your truth 02Agat1    13:15 | the plant of life which your only-begotten Son, our Lord 02Agat1    13:15 | carry off the virtue of your holy flock. Let not the 02Agat1    13:15 | prevail over the lambs of your flock [cf. Ez. 34]. Let not the enemy 02Agat1    13:15 | covenant scatter the sheep of your holy apostolic church 02Agat1    13:16 | Lord our God, who sent your only-begotten Son, who came 02Agat1    13:16 | filled the whole world with your Spirit and wisdom in order 02Agat1    13:17 | say ’Although they will persecute you from city to city, you 02Agat1    13:17 | you from city to city, you will not be able to 02Agat1    13:18 | who have taken refuge in your holy name. Let us not 02Agat1    13:19 | deceit [cf. Ps. 17.5] shake the foundations of your holy church, which was built 02Agat1    13:19 | on the right hand of your Godhead where he was before 02Agat1    13:20 | down, Lord, from heaven from your holiness [cf. Ps. 101.20; Baruch 2.16], lest we become like 02Agat1    13:20 | and lead us according to your will, and make us worthy 02Agat1    13:20 | of the evening light, when you will make the evening as 02Agat1    13:20 | rays from the face of your glory. And preserve us under 02Agat1    13:20 | glory. And preserve us under your wings [cf. Psalms, passim], that we may reach 02Agat1    13:20 | may reach the haven of your will 02Agat1    13:21 | judgment at the revelation of your glory 02Agat1    14:5 | Let your fraternity, our comrade in arms 02Agat1    14:14 | fled to the regions of your kingdom 02Agat1    14:15 | wherever they may be in your parts. And take vengeance of 02Agat1    14:15 | But if her beauty pleases you, then keep her for yourself 02Agat1    15:5 | his beloved: “They will see your good works and will glorify 02Agat1    15:5 | good works and will glorify your Father in heaven 02Agat1    15:6 | Do you see that for the sake 02Agat1    15:20 | follows: “Remember, my child, that you have left and abandoned the 02Agat1    15:20 | of the golden throne of your fathers and the royal purple 02Agat1    15:21 | And you, my child, have despised the 02Agat1    15:21 | despised the transitory purple of your own nature. So why then 02Agat1    15:21 | nature. So why then will you give your holy chastity as 02Agat1    15:21 | why then will you give your holy chastity as food to 02Agat1    15:22 | so. But let us, with you, be received by him who 02Agat1    15:24 | Lord God almighty, who fashioned your creatures through your only-begotten 02Agat1    15:24 | who fashioned your creatures through your only-begotten and beloved Son 02Agat1    15:24 | visible and invisible creatures through your holy Spirit; who brought everything 02Agat1    15:24 | nothing into being [cf. II Macc. 7.28; Rom. 4.17]; and at your command move all visible and 02Agat1    15:25 | For you it is, Lord, who drowned 02Agat1    15:25 | the eighth generation, and saved your beloved Noah who had kept 02Agat1    15:25 | had kept the command of your word [cf. Gen. 6.22ff.], and rescued him from 02Agat1    15:26 | You who then worked salvation through 02Agat1    15:26 | the true cross, on which you hung and shed your blood 02Agat1    15:26 | which you hung and shed your blood for the healing of 02Agat1    15:27 | You who saved Abraham in the 02Agat1    15:27 | of Canaanites and who saved your handmaid Sarah from the stain 02Agat1    15:27 | death [cf. Gen. 20]; who had mercy on your servant Isaac and rescued your 02Agat1    15:27 | your servant Isaac and rescued your handmaid Rebecca from the impious 02Agat1    15:27 | do not deprive us of your support for the sake of 02Agat1    15:27 | support for the sake of your holy name. You taught, instructed 02Agat1    15:27 | sake of your holy name. You taught, instructed and gave your 02Agat1    15:27 | You taught, instructed and gave your words to our mouths, that 02Agat1    15:28 | And you note: ’My name has been 02Agat1    15:28 | name has been called over you’ [Gen. 48.16; cf. Acts 15.17] and: ’You are the temple 02Agat1    15:28 | been called over you’ [Gen. 48.16; cf. Acts 15.17] and: ’You are the temple of my 02Agat1    15:28 | temple of my divinity’ [cf. I Cor. 3.16; 6.19]. And you note: ’Make my name holy 02Agat1    15:28 | ’Make my name holy in your hearts’ [cf. Matt. 6.9; Lk. 1.49, 11.2; I Pet. 3.15]. And you taught us 02Agat1    15:28 | holy in your hearts’ [cf. Matt. 6.9; Lk. 1.49, 11.2; I Pet. 3.15]. And you taught us to ask you 02Agat1    15:28 | you taught us to ask you and say: ’Holy be your 02Agat1    15:28 | you and say: ’Holy be your name’ [Matt. 6.9; Lk. 11.2] over us. This we 02Agat1    15:28 | us. This we ask from you. Behold many evil men have 02Agat1    15:28 | men have gathered to sully your holy name which is upon 02Agat1    15:28 | us, and the temple of your name. For although we are 02Agat1    15:28 | weak and unworthy, yet do you, Lord, save our souls from 02Agat1    15:29 | trial, grant us victory through your power; for yours is victory 02Agat1    15:29 | victory through your power; for yours is victory [cf. I Chr. 29.11] and your name 02Agat1    15:29 | for yours is victory [cf. I Chr. 29.11] and your name will conquer; keep us 02Agat1    15:29 | enter the allotted number of your just ones [cf. Col. 1.12], that we may 02Agat1    15:29 | rewards of our labors which you will give in compensation to 02Agat1    15:29 | of those who stand in your fear and keep your commandments 02Agat1    15:29 | in your fear and keep your commandments 02Agat1    15:30 | You who saved Noah from the 02Agat1    15:31 | For if you saved the beasts and animals 02Agat1    15:31 | how much the more will you care for your images that 02Agat1    15:31 | more will you care for your images that glorify you 02Agat1    15:31 | for your images that glorify you 02Agat1    15:32 | While if you cared for the reptiles and 02Agat1    15:32 | birds, how much more will you care for us, whom you 02Agat1    15:32 | you care for us, whom you have called the temple of 02Agat1    15:32 | have called the temple of your will 02Agat1    16:3 | fear the terrible death which you are about to bring upon 02Agat1    16:7 | cheer [Matt. 14.27; Mk. 6.50], because I am with you [Matt. 28.20], and I have preserved you 02Agat1    16:7 | you [Matt. 28.20], and I have preserved you in all your journeys and 02Agat1    16:7 | have preserved you in all your journeys and led you safely 02Agat1    16:7 | all your journeys and led you safely in purity and have 02Agat1    16:7 | in purity and have brought you to this place, that here 02Agat1    16:8 | Especially you, Rhipsime, who according to your 02Agat1    16:8 | you, Rhipsime, who according to your name were truly ’thrown’ with 02Agat1    16:8 | truly ’thrown’ with Gayane and your friends from death to life 02Agat1    16:8 | life. Do not fear; but you will come to that place 02Agat1    16:8 | and I have prepared for you [cf. Jn. 14.2-3], the place of inscrutable joy 02Agat1    16:8 | place of inscrutable joy, for you and for those who will 02Agat1    16:8 | those who will be like you 02Agat1    16:15 | Lord, saying: “Lord of hosts, you are the true God 02Agat1    16:16 | You it was who parted the 02Agat1    16:16 | the Red Sea, and brought your people across 02Agat1    16:17 | You it was who turned the 02Agat1    16:17 | waters and gave drink to your thirsty people 02Agat1    16:18 | You it was who brought down 02Agat1    16:18 | it was who brought down your servant Jonah to the unfathomable 02Agat1    16:18 | sea and made him experience your power; you cast him out 02Agat1    16:18 | made him experience your power; you cast him out from our 02Agat1    16:19 | You are the true God who 02Agat1    16:20 | You also saved alive and unharmed 02Agat1    16:20 | the furnace because they worshiped you [cf. Dan. 3], for they glorified you, who 02Agat1    16:20 | worshiped you [cf. Dan. 3], for they glorified you, who had seen your wonders 02Agat1    16:20 | glorified you, who had seen your wonders 02Agat1    16:21 | You made the fierce and lawless 02Agat1    16:21 | did not consent to glorify you for your wonders which you 02Agat1    16:21 | consent to glorify you for your wonders which you had shown 02Agat1    16:21 | you for your wonders which you had shown him; you changed 02Agat1    16:21 | which you had shown him; you changed him into the form 02Agat1    16:22 | You twice saved your handmaid Susanna 02Agat1    16:22 | You twice saved your handmaid Susanna, delivering her from 02Agat1    16:22 | on her who hoped in you 02Agat1    16:23 | ’You are the same, and your 02Agat1    16:23 | ’You are the same, and your years do not pass 02Agat1    16:24 | ’You, Lord, do not give your 02Agat1    16:24 | ’You, Lord, do not give your glory to another’ 02Agat1    16:25 | You are the one glorified over 02Agat1    16:25 | let not the heathen profane your holy name 02Agat1    16:26 | You are able to save me 02Agat1    16:26 | may in purity die for your great name 02Agat1    17:6 | Do his will so that you and I shall live 02Agat1    17:7 | My child, may Christ save you from this profanation, and may 02Agat1    17:7 | profanation, and may he be your support. Heaven forbid, my child 02Agat1    17:7 | Heaven forbid, my child, that you lose the inheritance of the 02Agat1    17:9 | cheer [cf. Matt. 9.22], stand firm [cf. Gal. 5.1], and now you will see Christ for whom 02Agat1    17:9 | will see Christ for whom you long 02Agat1    17:10 | upbringing in which I raised you 02Agat1    17:11 | instruction with which I nourished you 02Agat1    17:12 | Remember your and my persecutions together 02Agat1    17:18 | divine voice from heaven which you yourself heard divine voice from 02Agat1    17:18 | divine voice from heaven which you yourself heard with your own 02Agat1    17:18 | which you yourself heard with your own ears today, which encouraged 02Agat1    17:18 | today, which encouraged and strengthened you and us also; the same 02Agat1    17:18 | it promised, and will strengthen you and us, so that we 02Agat1    17:23 | and invoke his name in your heart. Behold, he has come 02Agat1    17:23 | he has come to help you, and will strengthen your arms 02Agat1    17:23 | help you, and will strengthen your arms like those of the 02Agat1    17:24 | break this evil impiety before you 02Agat1    17:25 | in justice in my arms, you were raised before the holy 02Agat1    17:25 | him, the same will grant you and us to see him 02Agat1    17:37 | of all, who could repay you for the blessings which have 02Agat1    17:37 | have been granted us by you? For you have kept firm 02Agat1    17:37 | granted us by you? For you have kept firm the hope 02Agat1    17:37 | the hope we had in you, and you have saved us 02Agat1    17:37 | we had in you, and you have saved us from the 02Agat1    17:38 | what more could we offer you in return save our souls 02Agat1    17:38 | our souls in thanks for your salvation. For you have made 02Agat1    17:38 | thanks for your salvation. For you have made us worthy of 02Agat1    17:38 | have made us worthy of your service, to bear your name 02Agat1    17:38 | of your service, to bear your name wherewith you saved us 02Agat1    17:38 | to bear your name wherewith you saved us. For save you 02Agat1    17:38 | you saved us. For save you, Lord, none other do we 02Agat1    17:38 | we know, and we invoke your name all the day 02Agat1    17:39 | heathen are but nothing. For you are the creator, and everything 02Agat1    17:39 | creator, and everything is from you and through your only-begotten 02Agat1    17:39 | is from you and through your only-begotten Son, without whom 02Agat1    17:39 | at all was made [cf. Jn. 1.3]. And ’your good Spirit will lead us 02Agat1    17:40 | We must come before your only-begotten Son, to stand 02Agat1    17:40 | the right-hand side [cf. Matt. 25.33], when you will send him ’from your 02Agat1    17:40 | you will send him ’from your prepared habitation of light to 02Agat1    17:42 | For we are from your people and from the flock 02Agat1    17:42 | and from the flock of your pasture [cf. Ps. 78.13]; let us enter the 02Agat1    17:42 | us enter the mansions which you have prepared for your beloved 02Agat1    17:42 | which you have prepared for your beloved 02Agat1    17:43 | joined to the company of your beloved only-begotten Son and 02Agat1    17:44 | come upon us torments for your name’s sake [cf. Matt. 5.11; Jn. 15.20], we are ready 02Agat1    17:45 | For you will not abandon us; since 02Agat1    17:45 | will not abandon us; since you, Lord, yourself bear me witness 02Agat1    17:45 | regard for and faith in your saying: ’Woe to you when 02Agat1    17:45 | in your saying: ’Woe to you when men will say good 02Agat1    17:45 | men will say good about you’ [Lk. 6.26], but ’Blessed are you when 02Agat1    17:45 | about you’ [Lk. 6.26], but ’Blessed are you when they will insult and 02Agat1    17:45 | they will insult and persecute you and will make every wicked 02Agat1    17:45 | wicked and false accusation against you for my sake; rejoice and 02Agat1    17:46 | overtaken us, to fight by your love. Because your victorious power 02Agat1    17:46 | fight by your love. Because your victorious power has won, and 02Agat1    17:48 | Look down, Lord, on your inheritance and on the works 02Agat1    17:48 | and on the works of your hands, and lead us to 02Agat1    17:48 | hands, and lead us to your celestial city, Jerusalem, which is 02Agat1    17:48 | is in the heights [cf. Gal. 4.26], where you will gather all the just 02Agat1    17:48 | saints and those who loved your name. Let the light of 02Agat1    18:8 | as follows: “We have loved you, Lord, that you might hear 02Agat1    18:8 | have loved you, Lord, that you might hear the voice of 02Agat1    18:8 | the voice of our prayers. You inclined your benign ear and 02Agat1    18:8 | of our prayers. You inclined your benign ear and we invoked 02Agat1    18:8 | benign ear and we invoked you 02Agat1    18:9 | To you be glory, for you did 02Agat1    18:9 | To you be glory, for you did not deprive our unworthiness 02Agat1    18:9 | not deprive our unworthiness of your blessings. You preserved us like 02Agat1    18:9 | our unworthiness of your blessings. You preserved us like the apple 02Agat1    18:9 | us under the shadow of your wings from the multitude of 02Agat1    18:9 | And behold we die for your glorious name 02Agat1    18:11 | of her death: “I thank you, benign Lord, for not excluding 02Agat1    18:11 | follow my companions. But do you, benevolent and sweet Lord, receive 02Agat1    18:11 | soul to the company of your holy martyrs, my companions and 02Agat1    18:11 | my companions and sisters, with your handmaid and our mother and 02Agat1    18:11 | Rhipsime our child who loved you 02Agat1    19:3 | Do you see, he said, that bewitching 02Agat1    19:11 | note: “So will perish all your enemies, O king, and those 02Agat1    19:11 | gods and the commands of your majesty. But there still lives 02Agat1    19:17 | speak as follows: “We thank you, Lord, for making us worthy 02Agat1    19:17 | to die on behalf of your great name, and for honoring 02Agat1    19:17 | we might become worthy of your divinity, and for making me 02Agat1    19:17 | share in the death of your holy martyrs, Rhipsime and her 02Agat1    19:18 | join those who have loved you; and I am happy to 02Agat1    19:19 | remember us, Lord, who ’for your name’s sake die daily; we 02Agat1    19:19 | do not abandon us for your name’s sake’ [Ps. 43.23-24]. Give us your 02Agat1    19:19 | your name’s sake’ [Ps. 43.23-24]. Give us your victory, and the evil one 02Agat1    19:19 | be abased from fear of your glory 02Agat1    20:9 | injuries which have come upon you unless you send to the 02Agat1    20:9 | have come upon you unless you send to the city of 02Agat1    20:9 | He will come and teach you how to cure your ills’ 02Agat1    20:9 | teach you how to cure your ills’ 02Agat1    20:10 | talking with her, saying: “Then you, too, have gone crazy. Some 02Agat1    20:10 | crazy. Some demon has afflicted you 02Agat1    20:11 | How could it be as you describe since it has been 02Agat1    20:11 | the incredibly deep pit. And you are saying that he still 02Agat1    20:21 | voice, calling out: “Gregorios, if you are alive somewhere there, come 02Agat1    20:21 | forth, for that god of yours whom you worship, has commanded 02Agat1    20:21 | that god of yours whom you worship, has commanded that you 02Agat1    20:21 | you worship, has commanded that you be removed from there 02Agat1    20:29 | Gregory’s feet, saying: “We beg you to forgive the crime which 02Agat1    20:29 | crime which we committed against you 02Agat1    20:30 | I am a man like you, and have a body like 02Agat1    20:30 | and have a body like yours. But you must recognize your 02Agat1    20:30 | a body like yours. But you must recognize your creator who 02Agat1    20:30 | yours. But you must recognize your creator who created the heavens 02Agat1    20:30 | He is able to heal you 02Agat1    20:32 | They asked: “Which martyrs do you mean 02Agat1    20:33 | who, for God, died by your hands 02Agat1    20:37 | these be the shrouds until you are worthy to wrap their 02Agat1    20:40 | crimes which we perpetrated on you, and beseech God on our 02Agat1    21:1 | began to speak: “The one you call ’your God’ is God 02Agat1    21:1 | speak: “The one you call ’your God’ is God and creator 02Agat1    21:2 | Recognize him, in order that your pains from the punishment of 02Agat1    21:2 | pains from the punishment of your crimes may be healed 02Agat1    21:3 | He warned you in his benevolent mercy according 02Agat1    21:4 | in his benevolence he summons you to adoption 02Agat1    21:6 | the holy Spirit will grant you the pledge of his love 02Agat1    21:6 | of his love [cf. II Cor. 1.22], and awaken your hearts to the joy which 02Agat1    21:6 | not away. But only if you turn and walk according to 02Agat1    21:6 | his desires will he give you eternal life 02Agat1    21:7 | But in saying ’your God’ you spoke well, because 02Agat1    21:7 | But in saying ’your God’ you spoke well, because for those 02Agat1    21:9 | But perhaps you will say: ’Where does he 02Agat1    21:12 | Rhipsime and her companions from your impurity and impiety 02Agat1    21:14 | great apostle Paul said [cf. Acts 26.18; Col. 1.12] - whom you could recognize and at whose 02Agat1    21:14 | recognize and at whose words you could rejoice through the benevolence 02Agat1    21:16 | Now recognize him who called you from darkness to the wonderful 02Agat1    21:16 | throne of his grace and you will obtain mercy from him 02Agat1    21:16 | stain of evil lawlessness. Wash your souls with living water [cf. Heb. 10.22], and 02Agat1    21:16 | souls with living water [cf. Heb. 10.22], and you will become worthy to clothe 02Agat1    21:16 | will become worthy to clothe your souls in robes of glorious 02Agat1    21:17 | But as for saint Rhipsime, you yourselves know how the Lord 02Agat1    21:17 | her and saved her from your hands, from impious pollution 02Agat1    21:18 | And you yourself know the measure of 02Agat1    21:18 | the strength and firmness of your own bones, how you became 02Agat1    21:18 | of your own bones, how you became weakened in front of 02Agat1    21:19 | And as for me, you know that for fifteen years 02Agat1    21:20 | it was in ignorance that you did what you did 02Agat1    21:20 | ignorance that you did what you did 02Agat1    21:21 | he may have mercy on you and give you life. Call 02Agat1    21:21 | mercy on you and give you life. Call upon those whom 02Agat1    21:21 | life. Call upon those whom you killed, but who are alive 02Agat1    21:22 | Did I not tell you earlier about your error that 02Agat1    21:22 | not tell you earlier about your error that a fog of 02Agat1    21:22 | settled over the eyes of your heart [cf. Is. 60.2; Ez. 34.12], so that you are 02Agat1    21:22 | of your heart [cf. Is. 60.2; Ez. 34.12], so that you are unable to see, comprehend 02Agat1    21:23 | I were to see in you some inclination to approach the 02Agat1    21:23 | pray night and day on your behalf that you perish not 02Agat1    21:23 | day on your behalf that you perish not 02Agat1    21:27 | he has begun to call you to his own glory and 02Agat1    21:27 | own glory and incorruptibility [cf. II Tim. 1.10], for you to become heirs of the 02Agat1    21:28 | sent his beloved martyrs to you; who in their martyrdom bore 02Agat1    21:29 | is now being related in your midst. They are alive with 02Agat1    21:36 | behold we now serve among your words of healing labor and 02Agat1    21:36 | been made the doctor of your souls and bodies to offer 02Agat1    21:36 | souls and bodies to offer you help 02Agat1    21:37 | let us begin to nourish you with heavenly words [cf. Ez. 3.2]. For if 02Agat1    21:37 | with heavenly words [cf. Ez. 3.2]. For if you will listen to the word 02Agat1    21:37 | of the creator of all, you will be delivered and cleansed 02Agat1    21:37 | be delivered and cleansed from your minor punishment and you will 02Agat1    21:37 | from your minor punishment and you will enjoy eternal life. Hear 02Agat1    21:37 | Hear the divine word, and you will receive in your souls 02Agat1    21:37 | and you will receive in your souls the blessing of the 02Agat1    21:38 | Only if you are cleansed of the unwilling 02Agat1    21:38 | of the unwilling ignorance of your sins, from the worship of 02Agat1    21:38 | of stones and wood, will you be able to receive in 02Agat1    21:38 | be able to receive in your souls the ineffable blessings of 02Agat1    21:38 | holy martyrs of God, whom you tortured, will be able to 02Agat1    21:38 | able to offer intercession on your behalf; and our words and 02Agat1    21:38 | be sown as profit for you, they will let you enjoy 02Agat1    21:38 | for you, they will let you enjoy on earth long and 02Agat1    21:38 | and happy lives, and make you heirs in heaven to eternal 02Agat1    21:39 | But if you refuse to hear the preaching 02Agat1    21:39 | he will strike and kill you with vengeful and cruel blows 02Agat1    21:39 | blows, and he will judge you by means of foreign enemies 02Agat1    21:39 | and also taking revenge on you will bring you to death 02Agat1    21:39 | revenge on you will bring you to death 02Agat1    22:4 | Do you not remember the crimes which 02Agat1    22:4 | crimes which we did to you, and will you give us 02Agat1    22:4 | did to you, and will you give us true teaching, and 02Agat1    22:7 | wept and said to them: “ You yourselves know all the crimes 02Agat1    22:7 | know all the crimes which you did to me. How could 02Agat1    22:8 | in this first of all you see the power of the 02Agat1    22:9 | nonetheless he preserved us for your benefit and revealed the power 02Agat1    22:9 | us to the task of your education and your benefit, the 02Agat1    22:9 | task of your education and your benefit, the benevolence of God 02Agat1    22:9 | be fulfilled through us towards you 02Agat1    22:10 | to resist a giant, as you saw with your own eyes 02Agat1    22:10 | giant, as you saw with your own eyes? How could this 02Agat1    22:10 | his martyrs without spot from your iniquitous impiety 02Agat1    22:11 | whose blood was poured on your land and who became worthy 02Agat1    22:11 | grace and were sacrificed, therefore you have been visited and this 02Agat1    22:11 | by the all-bountiful God you are granted propitiation for the 02Agat1    22:11 | blood through this repentance of yours 02Agat1    22:12 | was I a preacher to you not by God’s command, but 02Agat1    22:13 | power to hide anything from you, especially if I had been 02Agat1    22:14 | the Lord God has preserved you and considered you worthy of 02Agat1    22:14 | has preserved you and considered you worthy of his service; he 02Agat1    22:14 | his service; he has entrusted you with the task of his 02Agat1    22:14 | task of his labor, that you and the other laborers may 02Agat1    22:15 | For you indeed threw me into the 02Agat1    22:17 | me from death- and in your eyes I was considered dead 02Agat1    22:17 | I was considered dead, as you yourselves bear me witness. And 02Agat1    22:17 | yourselves bear me witness. And you who were dead in your 02Agat1    22:17 | you who were dead in your sins [cf. Eph. 2.1; Col. 2.13], behold now through this 02Agat1    22:18 | I was entrusted with telling you of the commands of God 02Agat1    22:18 | the commands of God, bringing you back to right belief, to 02Agat1    22:18 | use to anyone; to turn you towards the living God who 02Agat1    22:19 | If we see you turning towards the divinity with 02Agat1    22:19 | will begin to expound to you the creation; how this good 02Agat1    22:21 | in his benevolence may receive your repentance and that you may 02Agat1    22:21 | receive your repentance and that you may be made worthy to 02Agat1    22:22 | beginning and start by showing you the creation of the world 02Agat1    22:22 | from the benevolent one, if you desire to attend sincerely and 02Agat1    22:23 | very beginning we shall tell you of the one and only 02Agat1    22:24 | everything for the profit of your instruction, following the divine command 02Agat1    22:31 | of the Spirit to undertake your instruction, taking note of the 02Agat1    22:32 | is profitable. It is for you to listen, to receive and 02Agat1    22:32 | believe, to break away from your satanic and evil deeds and 02Agat1    22:33 | of Christ to relate to you in order with detailed indications 02Agat1    22:33 | with detailed indications. And do you attend and sincerely pay heed 02Agat3    1:1 | common profit and advantage, that your punishments may be removed from 02Agat3    1:1 | punishments may be removed from you, that peace may straightaway replace 02Agat3    1:1 | trouble that has fallen upon you, and that you may gain 02Agat3    1:1 | fallen upon you, and that you may gain conversion to salvation 02Agat3    1:1 | from the errors to which you were prisoners 02Agat3    1:2 | set out in order for your ears all the sayings of 02Agat3    1:2 | very end I have told you everything 02Agat3    1:3 | of the Godhead, that therefrom you may all be given healing 02Agat3    1:5 | prayer and intercession to God you may be freed from willing 02Agat3    1:5 | Godhead; that they may give your souls rest from the torments 02Agat3    1:5 | torments that have come upon you as punishment, and through them 02Agat3    1:5 | as punishment, and through them you may be reconciled with God 02Agat3    1:6 | them will have pity on you through their repentance, confession, humility 02Agat3    1:6 | faith. Thus through abstemious fasting you may implant in your hearts 02Agat3    1:6 | fasting you may implant in your hearts and grasp in your 02Agat3    1:6 | your hearts and grasp in your minds the fear of God 02Agat3    1:6 | cast off the thoughts of your own minds, become worthy of 02Agat3    1:6 | lost is foolishness, but to you who have been found is 02Agat3    1:7 | He will make you worthy of divine adoption, wash 02Agat3    1:7 | of divine adoption, wash away your sins and forgive your debts 02Agat3    1:7 | away your sins and forgive your debts, and grant you a 02Agat3    1:7 | forgive your debts, and grant you a share of the crown 02Agat3    1:7 | these saints who are among you 02Agat3    1:8 | that you may become praisers of the 02Agat3    1:8 | the holy Spirit, and that you may become worthy of receiving 02Agat3    1:9 | that you may be cleansed from the 02Agat3    1:9 | and he be trodden under your feet 02Agat3    1:10 | that you may enter and share in 02Agat3    1:11 | and that you may become partakers in the 02Agat3    1:12 | his mercy will be for you a strong fortress and mighty 02Agat3    1:12 | strong fortress and mighty tower [cf. Ps. 60.4], your advocates by intercession, your strengthened 02Agat3    1:12 | tower [cf. Ps. 60.4], your advocates by intercession, your strengthened by the shedding of 02Agat3    1:12 | their martyrdom they will bring you near to God. They will 02Agat3    1:12 | to God. They will bring you profit and show you the 02Agat3    1:12 | bring you profit and show you the victorious power of their 02Agat3    1:13 | in peace. In the morning you must make haste to build 02Agat3    1:14 | of the earthly habitations which you built for them here, may 02Agat3    1:14 | them here, may prepare for you habitations of light in the 02Agat3    3:9 | I too like one of you will seek your advantage. And 02Agat3    3:9 | one of you will seek your advantage. And do you sincerely 02Agat3    3:9 | seek your advantage. And do you sincerely request healing, because the 02Agat3    3:9 | deity will have mercy upon you 02Agat3    3:10 | they in turn may give you respite from the torments of 02Agat3    3:10 | respite from the torments of your punishment, and that you may 02Agat3    3:10 | of your punishment, and that you may be saved from the 02Agat3    3:10 | for the future, and that you may become worthy of the 02Agat3    4:1 | So, come, we shall tell you, brethren, of the Creator’s love 02Agat3    4:1 | the Creator’s love shown towards you, which was revealed to me 02Agat3    4:2 | he intends to bestow on you, and there appeared to me 02Agat3    4:3 | middle of that night when you were tired and sleeping from 02Agat3    4:3 | of God’s mercy in visiting you and casting you into the 02Agat3    4:3 | in visiting you and casting you into the furnace of instruction 02Agat3    4:7 | wonders that I shall show you. ’ 02Agat3    4:29 | me: ’O man, why do you stand in amazement without pondering 02Agat3    4:31 | vision has been revealed to you, that you might pay heed 02Agat3    4:31 | been revealed to you, that you might pay heed to it 02Agat3    4:50 | cross that was revealed to you represents the boast of the 02Agat3    4:55 | because the martyrs appeared to you, know,’ he said, ’that 02Agat3    4:56 | And what you see above the top of 02Agat3    4:63 | fiery altars which appeared to you, will truly be the altars 02Agat3    4:75 | And you,” said the man to me 02Agat3    4:75 | task has been put upon you; you will easily receive blessing 02Agat3    4:75 | has been put upon you; you will easily receive blessing, for 02Agat3    4:75 | for with the true laborers you will receive reward from the 02Agat3    4:76 | attentive to the tradition entrusted you by the Lord Jesus Christ 02Agat3    4:76 | place which has been shown you, where the fiery column had 02Agat3    5:1 | the supreme healer has instructed you in order to make you 02Agat3    5:1 | you in order to make you familiar with his divinity 02Agat3    5:2 | Therefore, he has shown you through us the path to 02Agat3    5:2 | the way to salvation whereby you may obtain forgiveness. For this 02Agat3    5:2 | future, for me to inform you and fulfill among you his 02Agat3    5:2 | inform you and fulfill among you his will at this time 02Agat3    6:3 | It is not appropriate for you to come near or approach 02Agat3    6:3 | come near or approach them, you who have not yet been 02Agat3    6:9 | that it is improper for you to offer anything of yours 02Agat3    6:9 | you to offer anything of yours to them until you have 02Agat3    6:9 | of yours to them until you have been cleansed by baptism 02Agat3    6:9 | been cleansed by baptism? Still, your willingness is a good sign 02Agat3    6:9 | is a good sign for your salvation 02Agat3    6:10 | in the royal treasury until you are granted a shepherd and 02Agat3    6:10 | of the ecclesiastical order for your illumination in the love of 02Agat3    8:16 | this all-saving sign should you worship the Lord God, your 02Agat3    8:16 | you worship the Lord God, your creator 02Agat3    8:17 | have been set up in your insubstantial building 02Agat3    8:18 | weight of the edifice of your salvation. Behold the three pillars 02Agat3    8:18 | of life, which will lift you up to God 02Agat3    9:1 | to speak, saying: “All of you bend the knee so that 02Agat3    9:1 | Lord may work healing for your injuries 02Agat3    13:8 | him and saying: “Without delay you must have Gregory ordained to 02Agat3    13:8 | priesthood, for him to illuminate you through baptism 02Agat3    13:9 | is Christ Who is commanding you 02Agat3    14:14 | trusting in the support of your acceptable and holy prayers, O 02Agat3    14:14 | all the priestly clergy of your holy church there, by God’s 02Agat3    14:14 | by God’s mercy and through your prayers we send you greetings 02Agat3    14:14 | through your prayers we send you greetings - I king Tiridates with 02Agat3    14:15 | Therefore, we have sent to you the principal men, the honorable 02Agat3    14:15 | our great country, to inform you of all God’s miracles which 02Agat3    14:16 | we have had sent to you the holy confessor of Christ 02Agat3    14:16 | have written this edict to you that you may ordain for 02Agat3    14:16 | this edict to you that you may ordain for us Gregory 02Agat3    14:17 | in his paths, and that your love and greeting may give 02Agat3    17:3 | There he note: “Lord, let your angel drive them away 02Agat3    17:8 | saint Gregory note: “See now, your obstacles have been removed, for 02Agat3    18:9 | the Letter of Reply: “To you who have been beaten and 02Agat3    18:10 | life-giving salvation bestowed on you by God, as has been 02Agat3    18:10 | God who were glorified among you, in your country 02Agat3    18:10 | were glorified among you, in your country 02Agat3    18:11 | And may you, reflecting on the outcome of 02Agat3    18:13 | And because you did not previously realize what 02Agat3    18:13 | brought this unworthy scourge upon you and awoke you as if 02Agat3    18:13 | scourge upon you and awoke you as if from sleep that 02Agat3    18:13 | as if from sleep that you might know the sobriety which 02Agat3    18:14 | And because you did not understand what was 02Agat3    18:14 | by human means, he made you aware by non-human means 02Agat3    18:15 | And the man whom in your ignorance you despised has confirmed 02Agat3    18:15 | man whom in your ignorance you despised has confirmed you in 02Agat3    18:15 | ignorance you despised has confirmed you in immovable knowledge. For the 02Agat3    18:15 | by the builders became for you the chief cornerstone 02Agat3    18:16 | For him whom you angered by your denial, with 02Agat3    18:16 | him whom you angered by your denial, with tears you will 02Agat3    18:16 | by your denial, with tears you will placate 02Agat3    18:17 | He to whom you closed your eyes and considered 02Agat3    18:17 | He to whom you closed your eyes and considered as darkness 02Agat3    18:17 | forth and opened and illuminated your vision; he has stripped off 02Agat3    18:17 | he has stripped off from you the pagan darkness that enveloped 02Agat3    18:17 | the pagan darkness that enveloped you and put on you raiments 02Agat3    18:17 | enveloped you and put on you raiments of shining light 02Agat3    18:18 | He whom you presumed in your boastful [cf. Lk. 18.9] ignorance 02Agat3    18:18 | He whom you presumed in your boastful [cf. Lk. 18.9] ignorance to destroy, the 02Agat3    18:18 | the same has been given you as teacher of wisdom and 02Agat3    18:18 | and has been bestowed upon you as mentor 02Agat3    18:19 | were accomplished through him among you, we were submerged in the 02Agat3    18:19 | of the holy Spirit, whereby you too might become worthy of 02Agat3    18:20 | Now do you remember us, far off in 02Agat3    18:20 | near in the spirit, in your neophyte prayers, in the salvation 02Agat3    18:20 | prayers, in the salvation granted you, and especially when you gather 02Agat3    18:20 | granted you, and especially when you gather in your joy to 02Agat3    18:20 | especially when you gather in your joy to commemorate your saints 02Agat3    18:20 | in your joy to commemorate your saints 02Agat3    18:21 | firm, that the gift of your new high priestly rank from 02Agat3    18:21 | whence has been prepared for you the ordination of salvation 02Agat3    18:22 | sacrament will be distributed to you by the right hand of 02Agat3    18:22 | of the increasing priesthood. Thus, you will be raised and, making 02Agat3    18:23 | well in Christ, and may you continually enjoy the salvation of 02Agat3    19:4 | of the inspired prophet: “When you will lament, then you will 02Agat3    19:4 | When you will lament, then you will live 02Agat3    24:6 | Be awake and pray, lest you enter into temptation 02Agat3    26:1 | him: “It is better for you to engage in God’s work 02Agat3    28:10 | miracles of God happen among you 02Agat3    29:12 | the grace which is in you. Think on this and be 02Agat3    29:12 | prompt in the same, that your progress may be clear to 02Agat3    29:12 | Take care for yourself and your teaching, and persevere in the 02Agat3    29:12 | persevere in the same. If you do this you will save 02Agat3    29:12 | same. If you do this you will save yourself and those 02Agat3    29:12 | yourself and those who hear you 02Agat3    30:1 | have received the command of your majesty, bravest of men Trdat 02Agat3    30:7 | this book is read before you, will be apparent 02Agat3    30:11 | to the Creator, may say: “ You are our Lord God” [Jer. 3.22]. And 02Agat3    30:11 | he will say to them: “ You are my people 03Buz3    3:18 | Who are you, whence do you come, where 03Buz3    3:18 | Who are you, whence do you come, where are you going 03Buz3    3:18 | do you come, where are you going, and what do you 03Buz3    3:18 | you going, and what do you want 03Buz3    3:19 | this place and to kill you, daring to do this by 03Buz3    5:22 | For the Lord has heard your prayers. Behold, other children will 03Buz3    5:22 | children will be born from your children 03Buz3    10:8 | note: “The lord has accepted your entreaties and fulfilled your request 03Buz3    10:8 | accepted your entreaties and fulfilled your request. That which is beneath 03Buz3    10:8 | request. That which is beneath your head is part of the 03Buz3    10:8 | ark. I brought it for you from there. Do not climb 03Buz3    10:25 | And he note: “Do you see how much I have 03Buz3    10:25 | how much I have exalted you for your good words? I 03Buz3    10:25 | I have exalted you for your good words? I relieved them 03Buz3    10:41 | Since you know about secret things, first 03Buz3    12:27 | But Yusik cried out, saying: “ You are unworthy. Why have you 03Buz3    12:27 | You are unworthy. Why have you come? Do not come inside 03Buz3    14:29 | to speak, saying: “Why have you forgotten your creator, God, and 03Buz3    14:29 | saying: “Why have you forgotten your creator, God, and the mercy 03Buz3    14:29 | counsel which he he showed your fathers and you? You have 03Buz3    14:29 | he showed your fathers and you? You have returned to the 03Buz3    14:29 | showed your fathers and you? You have returned to the customs 03Buz3    14:29 | returned to the customs of your ancestors: to the error of 03Buz3    14:30 | Forsaken, you have fallen and strayed from 03Buz3    14:30 | from the path of righteousness; you have abandoned your benefactor, God 03Buz3    14:30 | of righteousness; you have abandoned your benefactor, God, Who raised you 03Buz3    14:30 | your benefactor, God, Who raised you from nothing and established you 03Buz3    14:30 | you from nothing and established you. In your error you have 03Buz3    14:30 | nothing and established you. In your error you have alienated Him 03Buz3    14:30 | established you. In your error you have alienated Him 03Buz3    14:31 | While you carelessly gave yourselves over to 03Buz3    14:31 | ruination, He came to seek you. Although He is the only 03Buz3    14:32 | summoners and inviters, to invite you to the light of salvation 03Buz3    14:32 | in place of His kindness you showed ingratitude 03Buz3    14:33 | First you killed those preachers, Apostles and 03Buz3    14:33 | and messengers who came to you with the intention of inviting 03Buz3    14:33 | with the intention of inviting you to the kingdom of our 03Buz3    14:34 | You became communicants with the plot 03Buz3    14:34 | Lord-slaying Jewish people, in your stupidity. For they, in their 03Buz3    14:34 | opinion, killed the Lord; while your fathers killed His Apostles and 03Buz3    14:35 | point of death to show you the Truth, so that perhaps 03Buz3    14:35 | so that perhaps through them you would become intelligent and recognize 03Buz3    14:36 | But you worked your wicked will and 03Buz3    14:36 | But you worked your wicked will and your customary 03Buz3    14:36 | worked your wicked will and your customary murder toward them as 03Buz3    14:37 | God, through their blood, counseled you with many miracles and in 03Buz3    14:37 | great mercy did not subject you to death. He made you 03Buz3    14:37 | you to death. He made you His relatives and communicants of 03Buz3    14:38 | After this He forgave you all your transgressions and made 03Buz3    14:38 | this He forgave you all your transgressions and made His dear 03Buz3    14:38 | and made His dear ones your teachers 03Buz3    14:39 | But you did not remember one of 03Buz3    14:39 | not remember one of them, you did not remember or keep 03Buz3    14:39 | remember or keep them in your hearts. Rather, like the Jewish 03Buz3    14:39 | Rather, like the Jewish people you withdrew, and began to work 03Buz3    14:40 | Although you should have recalled the kindnesses 03Buz3    14:40 | have recalled the kindnesses of your Lord, Christ, Who forgot the 03Buz3    14:40 | Who forgot the sins of your fathers and your impious acts 03Buz3    14:40 | sins of your fathers and your impious acts, you did not 03Buz3    14:40 | fathers and your impious acts, you did not 03Buz3    14:41 | You should have remembered the labor 03Buz3    14:41 | the labor and effort of your blessed fathers, your conselors and 03Buz3    14:41 | effort of your blessed fathers, your conselors and vardapets who taught 03Buz3    14:41 | conselors and vardapets who taught you, constantly working for the salvation 03Buz3    14:41 | working for the salvation of your souls. You should have had 03Buz3    14:41 | the salvation of your souls. You should have had love for 03Buz3    14:41 | people who labored to teach you the word of God, and 03Buz3    14:41 | word of God, and gave you rebirth and labored to return 03Buz3    14:41 | rebirth and labored to return you from faithlessness. To atone for 03Buz3    14:41 | labor to impress Christ within you, to make you deserving of 03Buz3    14:41 | Christ within you, to make you deserving of entering the Kingdom 03Buz3    14:42 | You should have cared for their 03Buz3    14:42 | their sons through divine birth, your teachers and overseers in leading 03Buz3    14:42 | teachers and overseers in leading you to the Lord. You should 03Buz3    14:42 | leading you to the Lord. You should have cared for those 03Buz3    14:43 | But you abandoned God and repeated the 03Buz3    14:43 | and repeated the evils of your fathers, surpassing the sins of 03Buz3    14:43 | fathers, surpassing the sins of your fathers 03Buz3    14:44 | Just as your fathers wickedly killed the blessed 03Buz3    14:44 | their beneficial advice, so did you kill their sons and heirs 03Buz3    14:44 | who did not agree to your sinful deeds, such as you 03Buz3    14:44 | your sinful deeds, such as you killed the blessed lad Yusik 03Buz3    14:44 | killed the blessed lad Yusik, your patriarch, holder of the throne 03Buz3    14:45 | You followed the example and conduct 03Buz3    14:45 | apostles and prophets, so did you kill yours 03Buz3    14:45 | prophets, so did you kill yours 03Buz3    14:46 | result of so much of your falseness and obscenities, the Lord 03Buz3    14:46 | obscenities, the Lord will take your kingdom and priesthood from you 03Buz3    14:46 | your kingdom and priesthood from you 03Buz3    14:47 | You will be dispersed and divided 03Buz3    14:47 | dispersed and divided. Like Israel, your borders will be dissolved, and 03Buz3    14:47 | borders will be dissolved, and you will be lordless, uncared for 03Buz3    14:47 | for, and not one of you will be spared 03Buz3    14:48 | You will become sheep without a 03Buz3    14:48 | shepherd, and like a flock you will be betrayed to the 03Buz3    14:48 | betrayed to the wild beasts. You will fall from your glory 03Buz3    14:48 | beasts. You will fall from your glory, be betrayed into slavery 03Buz3    14:48 | will not be lifted from you. The yoke of wicked slavish 03Buz3    14:48 | will not be removed from your necks. You will be worn 03Buz3    14:48 | be removed from your necks. You will be worn out in 03Buz3    14:48 | will be worn out in your desires 03Buz3    14:49 | and not repaired, so will you be dispersed and destroyed. Others 03Buz3    14:49 | and destroyed. Others will enjoy your labors, and others will consume 03Buz3    14:49 | labors, and others will consume your strength. None will be found 03Buz3    14:49 | will be found to save you. The Lord will not be 03Buz3    14:49 | will not be satisfied with you, will not look upon you 03Buz3    14:49 | you, will not look upon you, and will save you no 03Buz3    14:49 | upon you, and will save you no more 03Buz3    14:50 | Why did you summon me to come to 03Buz3    14:50 | summon me to come to you? Was it that you wanted 03Buz3    14:50 | to you? Was it that you wanted to hear this from 03Buz3    14:51 | not relate all this to you, nonetheless all of it will 03Buz3    14:51 | all of it will befall you because you killed that righteous 03Buz3    14:51 | it will befall you because you killed that righteous lad, the 03Buz3    14:51 | righteous lad, the great Yusik, your virtuous leader who was of 03Buz3    14:51 | this will be visited upon you, for the Lord showed it 03Buz3    14:52 | But you sent to me, summoning me 03Buz3    14:52 | me to come to be your head and leader. How could 03Buz3    14:54 | all of these evils because you said that you do not 03Buz3    14:54 | evils because you said that you do not see the Lord 03Buz3    20:10 | This is the horse that you requested which, out of affection 03Buz3    20:10 | affection, Tiran did not deny you 03Buz3    20:11 | hide, he concealed it, ridiculing you. He found another horse and 03Buz3    20:11 | to me, to bring to you 03Buz3    21:25 | following: “First return the captives you took from the country of 03Buz3    21:25 | as well as everything else you took thence. When you have 03Buz3    21:25 | else you took thence. When you have done that, I will 03Buz3    21:25 | I have taken. But first you return their booty and then 03Buz3    21:25 | and then I will return yours 03Buz4    3:3 | king: “Just as God renewed your kingdom, so it is necessary 03Buz4    3:19 | troops were all clamoring: “Let your sins be upon us and 03Buz4    3:19 | and upon our sons, and your impieties as well. Do you 03Buz4    3:19 | your impieties as well. Do you restore for us your great 03Buz4    3:19 | Do you restore for us your great grandfather’s deeds and leadership 03Buz4    3:20 | following to wound the troops: “ You are impious and obscene. I 03Buz4    3:20 | I am unable to be your shepherd, or to take on 03Buz4    3:20 | shepherd, or to take on your sins. I cannot respect or 03Buz4    3:20 | I cannot respect or bear your wickedness 03Buz4    3:21 | Today you like me crookedly; tomorrow you 03Buz4    3:21 | you like me crookedly; tomorrow you will be my enemies and 03Buz4    3:21 | and haters, and make me your scourge. Leave me alone. Perhaps 03Buz4    3:22 | cry saying: “It is just you, the sinner, who must be 03Buz4    4:12 | They all cried out: “ You have pleased God, and the 03Buz4    4:12 | Spirit of God alighted upon you, for this resembled the time 03Buz4    4:54 | Apostles, he taught mercy, saying: “ You must atone your sins with 03Buz4    4:54 | mercy, saying: “You must atone your sins with mercy, and your 03Buz4    4:54 | your sins with mercy, and your impieties with kindness and offerings 03Buz4    4:60 | And: “ You made your friends through unjust 03Buz4    4:60 | And: “You made your friends through unjust simony,” which 03Buz4    4:60 | through unjust simony,” which snare you in their eternal clutches 03Buz4    4:64 | faith and the implementer.” “Remember your leaders and overseers for the 03Buz4    4:64 | the word of Life for you; see their course and resemble 03Buz4    4:65 | note: “Let every one of you who believes in Jesus Christ 03Buz4    5:7 | If you believe that the Lord Jesus 03Buz4    5:9 | And so, if you believe that Christ is the 03Buz4    5:9 | God, as we can convince you with countless testimonies, then we 03Buz4    5:9 | we can wash and cleanse you from the false and defiling 03Buz4    5:10 | Accept you the baptism of holy faith 03Buz4    5:11 | then we will also honor your son with this holy baptism 03Buz4    5:12 | God that I will put your son before you sound and 03Buz4    5:12 | will put your son before you sound and unharmed if you 03Buz4    5:12 | you sound and unharmed if you come to Orthodoxy and confess 03Buz4    5:13 | And if you do not become the Only 03Buz4    5:45 | My heart told You, and my face was looking 03Buz4    5:45 | my face was looking for your face,” he says again: “I 03Buz4    5:45 | says, “With the joy of Your face I will be glad 03Buz4    5:50 | As for your son, if you convert to 03Buz4    5:50 | As for your son, if you convert to the true faith 03Buz4    5:50 | will ask the Lord for your son, put our hand on 03Buz4    5:50 | him and say: according to your faith, Christ, who was born 03Buz4    5:50 | God, heals him, and he ( your son) will rise up healthy 03Buz4    5:50 | and unharmed and stand before you, and (Christ) will honor you 03Buz4    5:50 | you, and (Christ) will honor you with many other benefits and 03Buz4    5:50 | other benefits and will bring you to the kingdom of eternal 03Buz4    5:51 | But if you do not believe, then what 03Buz4    5:51 | who wrongly confess the Lord. You also cannot ask, because you 03Buz4    5:51 | You also cannot ask, because you do not believe and do 03Buz4    5:58 | mercy and benevolence will hear you atone for the next fifteen 03Buz4    5:58 | fifteen days. He will allow you that much time and be 03Buz4    5:58 | and be patient so that you will become correct in the 03Buz4    5:58 | this be a sign for you: if by that time you 03Buz4    5:58 | you: if by that time you are not confirmed in the 03Buz4    5:58 | child will die so that you believe that what is being 03Buz4    5:65 | death for fifteen days, for you to believe. You didn’t, you 03Buz4    5:65 | days, for you to believe. You didn’t, you died 03Buz4    5:65 | you to believe. You didn’t, you died 03Buz4    5:66 | of God, can revive him, your son and your whole family 03Buz4    5:66 | revive him, your son and your whole family 03Buz4    5:75 | And the king answers them, “ You are right, O wise people 03Buz4    5:87 | on the ground, and did you pray under heaven and at 03Buz4    6:11 | him with words, how can you think that he will leave 03Buz4    6:18 | added: “Lay down all of you prostrations to the earth in 03Buz4    6:23 | this will be added to you 03Buz4    6:24 | You see, brothers, that God treats 03Buz4    8:15 | to Vasily and note: “If you, Vasily, do not come, then 03Buz4    8:21 | emperor and asked and note: “ You have put forward two rivals 03Buz4    8:25 | What is it, why are you sweating so much? In the 03Buz4    8:25 | the dispute about the truth, you won with the help of 03Buz4    8:26 | such a long way, and you still ask why I was 03Buz4    8:28 | for? As a sovereign, order you to persecute those who do 03Buz4    8:28 | those who do not obey your will 03Buz4    8:32 | inhabitants of Caesarea note: “If you don’t let him out of 03Buz4    9:10 | But you, for the sake of your 03Buz4    9:10 | you, for the sake of your Lord, agree with joy to 03Buz4    9:10 | agree with joy to plunder your property, for there is such 03Buz4    9:10 | a treasure in heaven for you that does not become impoverished 03Buz4    9:10 | and I will personally return your treasures here to your hands 03Buz4    9:10 | return your treasures here to your hands in a short time 03Buz4    10:23 | gathered martyrs asked: “How did you finish the work you went 03Buz4    10:23 | did you finish the work you went to 03Buz4    10:24 | As we left (yesterday) from you, so we immediately killed the 03Buz4    10:24 | hour we have returned to you 03Buz4    10:34 | I would personally hand over your property to you 03Buz4    10:34 | hand over your property to you 03Buz4    11:7 | been arrested. “And so that you will not in any way 03Buz4    11:11 | upon the emperor and upon you, the bearers. We too have 03Buz4    11:11 | with which to knock out your teeth and his. How can 03Buz4    13:12 | with him, saying: “Why have you forgotten the Lord and abandoned 03Buz4    13:13 | How and why did you dare to scorn His commandments 03Buz4    13:13 | to scorn His commandments? Was your father not betrayed into ruination 03Buz4    13:14 | But you still have not remembered Him 03Buz4    13:14 | not recall the sins of your father, but placed you in 03Buz4    13:14 | of your father, but placed you in his position, that is 03Buz4    13:14 | his position, that is granting you your father’s throne and crown 03Buz4    13:14 | position, that is granting you your father’s throne and crown. But 03Buz4    13:14 | father’s throne and crown. But you have begun to be impious 03Buz4    13:14 | be impious before the Lord your God and dare to openly 03Buz4    13:14 | dare to openly boast as you relate your impudence, impiety and 03Buz4    13:14 | openly boast as you relate your impudence, impiety and injustice so 03Buz4    13:15 | dispossessions and ravishments by which you wanted to grow great. You 03Buz4    13:15 | you wanted to grow great. You were not satiated by the 03Buz4    13:15 | of the realms given to you by Christ, the Lord of 03Buz4    13:16 | Now heed what I tell you and do it to try 03Buz4    13:16 | Armenia be lost because of you 03Buz4    13:18 | and that the people whom you assembled be dispersed to their 03Buz4    13:18 | what he owes, so that you will not be plunged into 03Buz4    13:19 | As for the sins which you have committed, we will command 03Buz4    13:19 | to fast and supplicate for you and we shall enter into 03Buz4    13:19 | shall enter into atonement with you. Who knows, maybe the Lord 03Buz4    13:19 | forgive the unbelievable sins which you have committed 03Buz4    13:20 | If you are so desirous of having 03Buz4    13:20 | and keep it flourishing before you 03Buz4    13:22 | Thus, will the works of your hand be ruined, and not 03Buz4    13:33 | Now you, even before the harvest has 03Buz4    13:34 | But beware lest you and this land be destroyed 03Buz4    13:34 | this land be destroyed on your account 03Buz4    15:8 | to rule, and to kill you. All the grandees, the naxarars 03Buz4    15:8 | his lordship over them than yours 03Buz4    15:9 | say, ’look and see what you do, king, so that you 03Buz4    15:9 | you do, king, so that you can save yourself’ 03Buz4    15:16 | the feast of Nawasard without you. He is well-disposed and 03Buz4    15:16 | well-disposed and kindly toward you, for despite the words of 03Buz4    15:16 | had found no evil in you. He has become convinced that 03Buz4    15:16 | wrong for him to hate you; rather, that you are deserving 03Buz4    15:16 | to hate you; rather, that you are deserving of affection from 03Buz4    15:31 | and spoke, saying: “King, remember your Lord Who out of love 03Buz4    15:32 | Now if you do not spare your brother 03Buz4    15:32 | if you do not spare your brother, co-servant, comrade and 03Buz4    15:32 | our brother, will not spare you 03Buz4    15:33 | to us: ’He who hears you, hears me; he who accepts 03Buz4    15:33 | hears me; he who accepts you, accepts me; but he who 03Buz4    15:33 | me; but he who dishonors you, dishonors me.’ 03Buz4    15:34 | Who now is speaking with you through us, so that you 03Buz4    15:34 | you through us, so that you not be ruined, fall from 03Buz4    15:34 | not be ruined, fall from your kingdom, and wander about merely 03Buz4    15:34 | but without anyone to help you 03Buz4    15:35 | not shed the blood of your harazat brother and kill a 03Buz4    15:38 | wise dispenser of medicine, so you have shut your ears and 03Buz4    15:38 | medicine, so you have shut your ears and blocked your hearing 03Buz4    15:38 | shut your ears and blocked your hearing so as not to 03Buz4    15:38 | the behavior of a beast, you have begun to devour human 03Buz4    15:39 | beasts will be visited upon you: ’God will crush their teeth 03Buz4    15:40 | Because you went against the command of 03Buz4    15:40 | against the command of Christ your Lord, you will become as 03Buz4    15:40 | command of Christ your Lord, you will become as dishonored as 03Buz4    15:41 | of will be visited upon you. The azg of the Arsacids 03Buz4    15:42 | fire will be visited upon you, you will fall into the 03Buz4    15:42 | will be visited upon you, you will fall into the darkness 03Buz4    15:43 | You, Arshak, because you committed the 03Buz4    15:43 | You, Arshak, because you committed the act of Cain 03Buz4    15:43 | the curse of Cain. Alive, you will fall from your kingdom 03Buz4    15:43 | Alive, you will fall from your kingdom, will be tormented more 03Buz4    15:43 | will be tormented more than your father Tiran was, and will 03Buz4    15:43 | Tiran was, and will end your life with a bitter death 03Buz4    15:53 | than he was. I loved you and therefore betrayed him to 03Buz4    15:53 | so that I could take you in marriage 03Buz4    15:63 | He note: “King, I want you to order that I be 03Buz4    16:14 | vow to me according to your faith that you will not 03Buz4    16:14 | according to your faith that you will not be false to 03Buz4    16:18 | flee. But Shapuh note: “If you made the vow sincerely, how 03Buz4    16:19 | Rather, I know that you deceived me through witchcraft. You 03Buz4    16:19 | you deceived me through witchcraft. You liked the one who holds 03Buz4    16:19 | liked the one who holds your faith, you treacherously plotted with 03Buz4    16:19 | one who holds your faith, you treacherously plotted with him, making 03Buz4    16:19 | with him, making him flee. You too want the Arsacid lordship 03Buz4    16:19 | want the Arsacid lordship over you, and sought for this 03Buz4    18:3 | do not transgress the oath you swore according to your faith 03Buz4    18:3 | oath you swore according to your faith 03Buz4    18:4 | Otherwise know that you have violated your faith 03Buz4    18:4 | know that you have violated your faith 03Buz4    18:8 | It was Vardan who betrayed you to the Iranian king and 03Buz4    18:8 | king and wants to destroy you. If you do not hurry 03Buz4    18:8 | wants to destroy you. If you do not hurry and kill 03Buz4    18:8 | hurry and kill him immediately, you and the land of Armenia 03Buz4    20:4 | of his previous vow, saying: “ Your brother wants you to come 03Buz4    20:4 | vow, saying: “Your brother wants you to come and help him 03Buz4    20:4 | and help him fight with your brigade 03Buz4    20:5 | I know that if you are on our side, we 03Buz4    20:29 | told him: “Give him anything you think will please him, much 03Buz4    20:29 | will please him, much of your gold, silver, silk, and pearls 03Buz4    20:30 | replied to his princes: “What you suggest does not display sufficient 03Buz4    20:43 | king Arshak: “Look out for your life, for truly the king 03Buz4    20:43 | planned to seize and kill you 03Buz4    20:44 | Andovk continued: “When you have said this, get Arshak 03Buz4    20:44 | and the nobility will confirm your words 03Buz4    20:45 | of Armenia, look out for your life, for Shapuh, the king 03Buz4    20:45 | plans to seize and kill you 03Buz4    20:48 | did not dare to tell you. However, those words are correct 03Buz4    20:49 | Now, king, see what you can do to save yourself 03Buz4    21:7 | I give you the city of Nisibis which 03Buz4    21:7 | of Armenia. Conquer them if you can and place them in 03Buz4    21:7 | can and place them in your service. I will not come 03Buz4    24:15 | said to him: “Behold, while you were sitting in Atrpatakan expecting 03Buz4    24:15 | and now are coming against you 03Buz4    44:5 | practise he has fallen into, you call me in 03Buz4    44:7 | and get out, or if you do not go from my 03Buz4    44:11 | me, my little son, for you are in anguish and I 03Buz4    50:13 | remembered: “He died because of you 03Buz4    51:2 | began speaking with Nerses, saying: “ You yourself know, lord, that it 03Buz4    51:7 | You are all testifying that you 03Buz4    51:7 | You are all testifying that you will leave the Arsacid azg 03Buz4    51:7 | Because of them, some of you became lords of districts, some 03Buz4    51:8 | nonetheless they supported all of you and removed you from the 03Buz4    51:8 | all of you and removed you from the garbage-heap giving 03Buz4    51:9 | him, and because of him, you 03Buz4    51:10 | You, lo, want to go and 03Buz4    51:10 | serve the pagans, to lose your life in God, to reject 03Buz4    51:10 | life in God, to reject your bnik lords whom God gave 03Buz4    51:10 | bnik lords whom God gave you, to serve foreign lords, and 03Buz4    51:10 | to serve foreign lords, and you long for their godless religion 03Buz4    51:11 | it would be better for you to love God, accept and 03Buz4    51:11 | Him and not to reject your God-loving king 03Buz4    51:12 | is guilty, nonetheless he is your king. You yourselves have said 03Buz4    51:12 | nonetheless he is your king. You yourselves have said in my 03Buz4    51:12 | years it has been that you have been fighting for yourselves 03Buz4    51:12 | have been fighting for yourselves, your souls, your land, your women 03Buz4    51:12 | fighting for yourselves, your souls, your land, your women and children 03Buz4    51:12 | yourselves, your souls, your land, your women and children 03Buz4    51:13 | and, what is principal, for your churches, for the covenant of 03Buz4    51:13 | covenant of the faith which you have through the name of 03Buz4    51:13 | name of Jesus Christ, and you said that the Lord has 03Buz4    51:13 | the Lord has always granted you the victory for His name 03Buz4    51:14 | now, in place of Christ your creator, you want to serve 03Buz4    51:14 | place of Christ your creator, you want to serve the godless 03Buz4    51:14 | too will get angry at you and uproot you, and betray 03Buz4    51:14 | angry at you and uproot you, and betray you to the 03Buz4    51:14 | and uproot you, and betray you to the hand of the 03Buz4    51:14 | of the pagans so that you slavishly serve them for eternity 03Buz4    51:14 | the yoke of servitude from you 03Buz4    51:15 | And if you protest to the Lord, He 03Buz4    51:15 | Lord, He will not hear you, because you yourselves entered into 03Buz4    51:15 | will not hear you, because you yourselves entered into the service 03Buz4    51:15 | many evils will arise before you and you will be unable 03Buz4    51:15 | will arise before you and you will be unable to escape 03Buz4    53:2 | But if you do not come to see 03Buz4    53:2 | not come to see me, you are asking for more war 03Buz4    53:5 | If, after receiving this oath you still do not come, then 03Buz4    54:5 | Gospel will bring him to your feet.’ 03Buz4    54:8 | will bring king Arhsak to you on his knees 03Buz4    54:12 | Tomorrow we shall respond to you 03Buz4    54:13 | of Armenia has come to you, how does he speak with 03Buz4    54:13 | how does he speak with you, what intonation, how does he 03Buz4    54:15 | him: “Do what we tell you to do. Keep the Armenians 03Buz4    54:17 | what he says, and then you will know whether or not 03Buz4    54:17 | or not he will uphold your oath and treaty after you 03Buz4    54:17 | your oath and treaty after you release him back to Armenia 03Buz4    54:18 | of Armenia, he will address you with the same voice, will 03Buz4    54:18 | fight, war and hostility with you 03Buz4    54:23 | king of Armenia, why have you been my foe? For I 03Buz4    54:23 | my foe? For I loved you like you were a son 03Buz4    54:23 | For I loved you like you were a son, I wanted 03Buz4    54:23 | son, I wanted to marry you to my daughter and make 03Buz4    54:23 | to my daughter and make you my son. But you braced 03Buz4    54:23 | make you my son. But you braced against me and by 03Buz4    54:23 | braced against me and by your own will, not by my 03Buz4    54:23 | will, not by my wishes, you became my foe. It has 03Buz4    54:23 | has been thirty years that you have been warring with me 03Buz4    54:24 | I sinned and transgressed against you for I came, destroyed and 03Buz4    54:24 | I came, destroyed and vanquished your enemies, and I looked forward 03Buz4    54:24 | the gift of life from you. But my enemies duped me 03Buz4    54:24 | me, made me afraid of you, and they made me flee 03Buz4    54:24 | they made me flee from you 03Buz4    54:25 | oath that I swore to you led me here, before you 03Buz4    54:25 | you led me here, before you 03Buz4    54:26 | I am a servant in your hand. Do with me what 03Buz4    54:26 | hand. Do with me what you will. Kill me, for I 03Buz4    54:26 | will. Kill me, for I, your servant, am very guilty before 03Buz4    54:26 | servant, am very guilty before you, worthy of the death penalty 03Buz4    54:28 | who has become master of your former lords. I do not 03Buz4    54:28 | lords. I do not forgive you and your sons the vengeance 03Buz4    54:28 | do not forgive you and your sons the vengeance of my 03Buz4    54:29 | For now, you the servants have taken the 03Buz4    54:29 | taken the station of us, your lords. I shall not excuse 03Buz4    54:36 | king Shapuh: “The place where you are sitting belongs to me 03Buz4    54:36 | seek very great vengeance from you 03Buz4    54:38 | him: “Hey, fox, it was you who obstructed things and so 03Buz4    54:38 | things and so fatigued us. You are the one who destroyed 03Buz4    54:38 | years. Why? I will kill you with a fox’s death 03Buz4    54:39 | Vasak replied, saying: “Now that you see me as personally short 03Buz4    54:39 | see me as personally short, you are not accurately measuring, my 03Buz4    54:39 | I was a lion to you, but now, I am a 03Buz4    54:40 | were those two mountains that you brought to the ground 03Buz4    54:41 | the two mountains, one was you and the other was the 03Buz4    54:42 | God allowed it, I brought you and the Byzantine emperor to 03Buz4    54:42 | aware, we could have taught you a lesson. But with our 03Buz4    54:43 | So, do what you want 03Buz4    55:14 | would tell her: “Hold tight, your son Pap is coming with 03Buz4    55:21 | note: “What has already befallen you was just, and so is 03Buz4    55:31 | the captives and go wherever you must 03Buz4    55:32 | agree to this, saying: “Wherever you take the flock, take the 03Buz4    56:3 | to speak, he note: “Do you see that he is a 03Buz4    56:4 | The priest replied: “Say what you want to do, and do 03Buz4    56:11 | You gave us your knowledge, which 03Buz4    56:11 | You gave us your knowledge, which you communicated to 03Buz4    56:11 | gave us your knowledge, which you communicated to the human race 03Buz4    56:11 | race through the holy prophets, your forerunners; then you yourself descended 03Buz4    56:11 | holy prophets, your forerunners; then you yourself descended (from heaven), became 03Buz4    56:11 | walked among people, and gave your perfect wisdom to your creatures 03Buz4    56:11 | gave your perfect wisdom to your creatures, preached through your apostles 03Buz4    56:11 | to your creatures, preached through your apostles to your followers in 03Buz4    56:11 | preached through your apostles to your followers in the world 03Buz4    56:13 | And you have honored me, an unworthy 03Buz4    56:13 | an unworthy one, to become your servant, you have given me 03Buz4    56:13 | one, to become your servant, you have given me, a sufferer 03Buz4    56:13 | educated and to study with your servant, the holy and great 03Buz4    56:13 | a priest by him to you 03Buz4    56:15 | and power and authority to You and to Your beloved only 03Buz4    56:15 | authority to You and to Your beloved only-begotten Son Jesus 03Buz4    56:15 | Son Jesus Christ and to your life-giving Holy Spirit, from 03Buz5    1:15 | May the Lord Christ bless you and your successors, and grant 03Buz5    1:15 | Lord Christ bless you and your successors, and grant you the 03Buz5    1:15 | and your successors, and grant you the grace of victory all 03Buz5    1:15 | victory all the days of your life. May He save the 03Buz5    1:15 | the country of Armenia by your hand and the hand of 03Buz5    1:15 | hand and the hand of your azg, for all eternity 03Buz5    4:7 | Shapuh of Iran, saying: “If you would, oh bravest of men 03Buz5    4:9 | Arcruni replied to Urhnayr, saying: “ You have promised a lot, but 03Buz5    4:9 | will be great amazement if you can do it 03Buz5    4:10 | great boasting has requested fighting you as a favor. So, look 03Buz5    4:10 | favor. So, look to what you are doing 03Buz5    4:11 | his brigade: “I am telling you something now to remember later 03Buz5    4:11 | to remember later on. When you have arrested the Byzantine troops 03Buz5    4:13 | us to come and protect you. Now, should something happen to 03Buz5    4:13 | Now, should something happen to you, how could we face our 03Buz5    4:13 | we remain alive here, without you, and if we reach our 03Buz5    4:14 | But king, you do as we tell you 03Buz5    4:14 | you do as we tell you. Take the archbishop of Armenia 03Buz5    4:14 | Armenia, Nerses, and both of you go up onto Npat mountain 03Buz5    4:15 | From the height you will look and see the 03Buz5    4:15 | which will be accomplished before you 03Buz5    4:23 | Nerses said, he responded: “Let your will be done 03Buz5    4:24 | an oath to him by your right hand, that he will 03Buz5    4:26 | shall live and die for you as my ancestors did for 03Buz5    4:26 | as my ancestors did for your ancestors, as my father did 03Buz5    4:26 | as my father did for your father, Arshak, so I will 03Buz5    4:26 | so I will do for you. Only do not give ear 03Buz5    4:28 | own, king,” he said, “whatever you give, I am on your 03Buz5    4:28 | you give, I am on your side 03Buz5    4:33 | You deceived and burned me. For 03Buz5    4:33 | burned me. For I told you not to send that man 03Buz5    4:34 | man will not betray us. You yourself will see the bravery 03Buz5    4:34 | will see the bravery which your servant works before you 03Buz5    4:34 | which your servant works before you 03Buz5    4:36 | said to king Pap: “If you turn your heart to the 03Buz5    4:36 | king Pap: “If you turn your heart to the Lord, he 03Buz5    4:36 | he will take pity on you and on the country; if 03Buz5    4:36 | and on the country; if you cleanse yourself of evil deeds 03Buz5    4:36 | evil deeds, he will accept you and will not let you 03Buz5    4:36 | you and will not let you out of his hands, will 03Buz5    4:36 | his hands, will not deliver you into the hands of your 03Buz5    4:36 | you into the hands of your enemies 03Buz5    4:37 | And who am I that you are begging me, as if 03Buz5    4:41 | for anything, but must say: you have done justly with us 03Buz5    4:41 | us in everything, O Lord, you are righteous, and all your 03Buz5    4:41 | you are righteous, and all your deeds are true 03Buz5    4:42 | Your ways are right, and all 03Buz5    4:42 | ways are right, and all your judgments are true 03Buz5    4:43 | You have brought true judgments upon 03Buz5    4:43 | upon us in all that You have brought upon us, for 03Buz5    4:43 | in truth and in judgment you have brought all these things 03Buz5    4:44 | acted lawlessly, having departed from you, and have sinned in everything 03Buz5    4:44 | we have not listened to your commandments 03Buz5    4:45 | and have not done as you commanded us, so that it 03Buz5    4:45 | be good for us from you. And all that you have 03Buz5    4:45 | from you. And all that you have brought upon us, and 03Buz5    4:45 | upon us, and all that you have done to us, you 03Buz5    4:45 | you have done to us, you have done according to the 03Buz5    4:45 | to the true judgment — for your judgments are good 03Buz5    4:46 | forever for the sake of your name. Deliver us by the 03Buz5    4:46 | us by the power of your miracles and give glory to 03Buz5    4:46 | miracles and give glory to your name 03Buz5    4:47 | that those who trust in you will never remain in shame 03Buz5    4:47 | and let them know that you, the Lord God, are one 03Buz5    4:48 | everywhere in everything, let only your almighty will be filled, for 03Buz5    4:48 | almighty will be filled, for you are powerful, and strong, and 03Buz5    4:49 | You know our benefit, O Lord 03Buz5    4:49 | O Lord, grant us what you please; for if suffering is 03Buz5    4:49 | it, and if mercy pleases you, grant it to us 03Buz5    4:50 | done, and with what rod you want to guide us, we 03Buz5    4:50 | guide us, we are in your hands at all times 03Buz5    4:51 | iniquities, sins and crimes of your servants, for who is the 03Buz5    4:51 | or does not sin before you; for no one and no 03Buz5    4:52 | For only you are without sin, and only 03Buz5    4:52 | are without sin, and only you are just, who created us 03Buz5    4:53 | Remember your church, obtained by your holy 03Buz5    4:53 | Remember your church, obtained by your holy blood, and do not 03Buz5    4:53 | give what is dedicated to you to dogs; you are always 03Buz5    4:53 | dedicated to you to dogs; you are always merciful, remove your 03Buz5    4:53 | you are always merciful, remove your anger and indignation from those 03Buz5    4:53 | from those who believe in you and save your church, O 03Buz5    4:53 | believe in you and save your church, O Lord, our God 03Buz5    4:59 | times, saying: “Be grateful that you are a king and have 03Buz5    4:64 | Mushegh nurses, great treachery toward you and awaits your death. He 03Buz5    4:64 | treachery toward you and awaits your death. He is always releasing 03Buz5    4:64 | death. He is always releasing your enemies. He has laid hands 03Buz5    4:64 | king Urhnayr, an adversary of yours whom he had seized, and 03Buz5    4:66 | are not my peers, but yours. Come, just as I killed 03Buz5    4:66 | I killed my peers do you kill yours. I have never 03Buz5    4:66 | my peers do you kill yours. I have never, do not 03Buz5    4:67 | If you want to kill me, do 03Buz5    4:69 | they tell me ’Mushegh awaits your death?’ Behold, he is 03Buz5    5:1 | I have great thanks for you for not putting me to 03Buz5    5:1 | death. God put me in your hands, and you spared me 03Buz5    5:1 | me in your hands, and you spared me. For the rest 03Buz5    5:1 | life I will not forget your affection 03Buz5    5:2 | However, I am informing you that the king of Iran 03Buz5    5:2 | is coming to fall upon you unawares 03Buz5    6:6 | Assemble the troops entrusted to you and give them to Gnel 03Buz5    6:6 | at once. I must send you to king Shapuh of Iran 03Buz5    6:13 | and note: “They are calling you to go to dinner inside 03Buz5    6:19 | tun tagats, which would pollute your crown with blood 03Buz5    7:11 | to him: “Ask for whatever you want, and I will grant 03Buz5    7:12 | king: “I want nothing from you but that you order that 03Buz5    7:12 | nothing from you but that you order that I go to 03Buz5    7:13 | King Shapuh replied: “What you ask for is difficult. For 03Buz5    7:13 | but now my bound adversary. You have taken your life into 03Buz5    7:13 | bound adversary. You have taken your life into your hands by 03Buz5    7:13 | have taken your life into your hands by mentioning Anyush. Such 03Buz5    7:14 | However, because the labors you performed for me were great 03Buz5    7:14 | for me were great, what you have requested will be given 03Buz5    7:14 | requested will be given to you. Go, but you should have 03Buz5    7:14 | given to you. Go, but you should have asked for something 03Buz5    7:15 | What you requested is outside the laws 03Buz5    7:15 | Aryan kingdom. But go, what you requested will be given to 03Buz5    7:15 | requested will be given to you in exchange for your help 03Buz5    7:15 | to you in exchange for your help 03Buz5    24:8 | But as for you, oh king, it befits you 03Buz5    24:8 | you, oh king, it befits you as a king to openly 03Buz5    24:8 | me killed. Who is stopping you, who stays your hand from 03Buz5    24:8 | is stopping you, who stays your hand from doing what you 03Buz5    24:8 | your hand from doing what you want to do 03Buz5    24:9 | me; accept the soul of Your servant, You Who give rest 03Buz5    24:9 | the soul of Your servant, You Who give rest to the 03Buz5    24:14 | You yourselves know that what what 03Buz5    24:14 | what what I said to you I said publicly, so it 03Buz5    24:14 | fitting to be killed by you publicly, for that is what 03Buz5    27:12 | young disciples said, “The woman you praised was blind in one 03Buz5    27:13 | Epiphan note: “And why did you look at her face; it 03Buz5    27:13 | face; it is clear that you have unclean thoughts 03Buz5    28:6 | alive and incorruptible; people transgressed your commandment and as a result 03Buz5    28:7 | and by your just judgment you expelled them 03Buz5    28:7 | and by your just judgment you expelled them from the sweet 03Buz5    28:7 | into this world from which you created them, and they were 03Buz5    28:7 | were doomed to death. But you, most gracious God, did not 03Buz5    28:7 | the care and grace of your only begotten (son) you renewed 03Buz5    28:7 | of your only begotten (son) you renewed your creations with a 03Buz5    28:7 | only begotten (son) you renewed your creations with a second birth 03Buz5    28:7 | a second birth and visited your creations in many images 03Buz5    28:8 | You have sent prophets, you have 03Buz5    28:8 | You have sent prophets, you have revealed various miraculous powers 03Buz5    28:8 | signs by the hands of your saints, who have become your 03Buz5    28:8 | your saints, who have become your saints among different peoples; you 03Buz5    28:8 | your saints among different peoples; you have given laws to help 03Buz5    28:8 | have given laws to help, you have sent angels to supervise 03Buz5    28:9 | only begotten son, with whom you created the world, which is 03Buz5    28:9 | which is a reflection of your glory, an image of your 03Buz5    28:9 | your glory, an image of your being, which endures everything with 03Buz5    28:10 | You saved us from every temptation 03Buz5    28:10 | of faith on earth, and you gave hope and faith to 03Buz5    28:10 | hope and faith to all your creatures in the resurrection and 03Buz5    28:10 | the resurrection and likeness to your image and face, and gave 03Buz5    28:10 | general by the faith that you strengthened in people 03Buz5    28:11 | but for the sake of your mercy and compassion, which you 03Buz5    28:11 | your mercy and compassion, which you have spread out on us 03Buz5    28:11 | us, we dare to ask you, a heart specialist who understands 03Buz5    28:12 | You, Lord, who know the hearts 03Buz5    28:13 | so that he created in your image and likeness is not 03Buz5    32:3 | built by our ancestors. If you don’t want any disturbance, give 03Buz5    35:4 | the Mamikoneans have been ruining your Arsacid tohm, for they have 03Buz5    35:4 | tohm, for they have been your adversaries from the start. They 03Buz5    35:5 | Your enemies love him and those 03Buz5    35:5 | him and those dear to you hate him. In his dealings 03Buz5    35:5 | him. In his dealings with you, he had always acted treacherously 03Buz5    35:9 | for him to die at your hands; he should not live 03Buz5    35:9 | should not live. King, if you do not make haste, he 03Buz5    35:10 | the kingship of Armenia from you, or Mushegh will kill you 03Buz5    35:10 | you, or Mushegh will kill you and rule himself 03Buz5    35:18 | to do the killing: “When you know that sparapet Mushegh is 03Buz5    35:18 | pretext of relieving myself and you surround him 03Buz5    37:16 | onward were loyally done for you Arsacids. We gave our lives 03Buz5    37:16 | lives, living and dying for you. All of our first ancestors 03Buz5    37:16 | ancestors fell in battle for you. Mushegh’s father, Vasak, died in 03Buz5    37:16 | worked for the kingdom of your azg. Instead of giving rewards 03Buz5    37:16 | in exchange for the labor, you Arsacids destroyed those Mamikoneans not 03Buz5    37:17 | labored with his life for you. He defeated and destroyed your 03Buz5    37:17 | you. He defeated and destroyed your enemies, and the enemies were 03Buz5    37:17 | unable to kill him. But you seized him on his couch 03Buz5    37:18 | In fact, you are not even an Arsacid 03Buz5    37:18 | Arsacid, but a bastard. Therefore, you do not recognize those who 03Buz5    37:19 | We are not your servants but your peers, and 03Buz5    37:19 | are not your servants but your peers, and we are above 03Buz5    37:19 | peers, and we are above you. For our ancestors were kings 03Buz5    37:20 | where we came from. But you, since you are not an 03Buz5    37:20 | came from. But you, since you are not an Arsacid, begone 03Buz5    37:21 | uncle (father’s brother) Pap from your evil-doing brother Mushegh? Since 03Buz5    37:21 | doing brother Mushegh? Since as you yourself said, you are not 03Buz5    37:21 | Since as you yourself said, you are not from this land 03Buz5    37:21 | of the Chenats land where you were kings naturally and since 03Buz5    37:21 | were kings naturally and since you came here as exiles, do 03Buz5    37:21 | exiles, do not die as your brother did 03Buz5    37:22 | my benevolence I am releasing you. Go to the Chenats country 03Buz5    37:22 | country, stay there, and rule your country there as king 03Buz5    37:23 | But if you do not want to go 03Buz5    37:23 | do not want to go, you will die by my hand 03Buz5    37:35 | Do not be killers of your lord 03Buz5    37:44 | said to him: “Who are you 03Buz5    37:47 | down and cover him with your shields 03Buz5    37:49 | is that and why have you dismounted here 03Buz5    38:17 | order to seize and bind you and either to kill you 03Buz5    38:17 | you and either to kill you here, or to bind you 03Buz5    38:17 | you here, or to bind you with great care, foot, hand 03Buz5    38:17 | and neck, and to take you to the king of Iran 03Buz5    38:17 | be advised and think what you will do 03Buz5    38:23 | of friendship, I am releasing you to go on your way 03Buz5    38:23 | releasing you to go on your way in health. But I 03Buz5    43:6 | spy and then will take you upon them. In this fashion 03Buz5    43:19 | Meruzhan Arcruni is coming against you with a large brigade 03Buz5    43:31 | Do you see how that sorcerer Meruzhan 03Buz5    43:34 | Hey, sorcerer, how long are you going to deceive us and 03Buz5    43:34 | to be killed because of you? We have spotted you and 03Buz5    43:34 | of you? We have spotted you and today you will not 03Buz5    43:34 | have spotted you and today you will not survive our hands 03Buz5    43:34 | the Lord God has visited your evil upon your own head 03Buz5    43:34 | has visited your evil upon your own head. The Lord has 03Buz5    43:34 | head. The Lord has betrayed you into our hands 03Buz5    44:7 | Try and labor and give your life in warfare for the 03Buz5    44:7 | land of Armenia just as your brave ancestors were ready to 03Buz5    44:8 | and He will not abandon you when it is so 03Buz5    44:9 | for bravery on earth and you will be granted righteousness in 03Buz6    8:6 | I have something to tell you.” The man replied 03Buz6    8:7 | Since you do not know me, and 03Buz6    8:7 | and I do not know you, what could you have to 03Buz6    8:7 | not know you, what could you have to say to me 03Buz6    8:10 | and note: “I am ordaining you a priest.” The man replied 03Buz6    8:14 | Then Yohan note: “Go to your village and be the priest 03Buz6    8:14 | priest of the village whence you come 03Buz6    8:16 | be my gift, for making you a priest 03Buz6    8:21 | They replied: “Are you crazy, has a dew possessed 03Buz6    8:21 | crazy, has a dew possessed you 03Buz6    8:24 | said to her husband: “When you were a child you were 03Buz6    8:24 | When you were a child you were not baptized 03Buz6    8:27 | am not baptized. Why did you make me a priest?’ 03Buz6    8:30 | head, saying: “I have baptized you 03Buz6    9:4 | thorns and thistles grow on your body for unjustly cursing us 03Buz6    9:9 | and prayed, saying: “Lord God, you know that I am a 03Buz6    9:9 | from evil, for they say: ’You cursed the bishop and this 03Buz6    9:9 | and this happened because of you. ’ 03Buz6    10:4 | King, load your sins upon me, and I 04Yegh1    1:19 | So why do you beat around, why do you 04Yegh1    1:19 | you beat around, why do you struggle, why do you burn 04Yegh1    1:19 | do you struggle, why do you burn, why do you flame 04Yegh1    1:19 | do you burn, why do you flame up, why are you 04Yegh1    1:19 | you flame up, why are you not extinguished? Why do you 04Yegh1    1:19 | you not extinguished? Why do you summon to council those who 04Yegh1    1:19 | council those who have drawn your spirit out of you, brought 04Yegh1    1:19 | drawn your spirit out of you, brought your soul to corruption 04Yegh1    1:19 | spirit out of you, brought your soul to corruption, and dragged 04Yegh1    1:19 | soul to corruption, and dragged your corruptible body to the dust 04Yegh1    1:20 | Do you in fact wish that the 04Yegh1    1:20 | wish that the desire of your impiety be hidden? But when 04Yegh1    1:20 | it is revealed, look, and you will know its final outcome 04Yegh1    1:21 | king, the gods have given you your empire and success. They 04Yegh1    1:21 | the gods have given you your empire and success. They have 04Yegh1    1:21 | of human honor; but if you convert to one religion all 04Yegh1    1:21 | the nations and races in your empire, then the land of 04Yegh1    1:21 | will also obediently submit to your rule 04Yegh1    1:22 | But do you, king, immediately fulfill one counsel 04Yegh1    1:22 | the Pass, and there make your dwelling 04Yegh1    1:23 | When you detain and enclose them all 04Yegh1    1:23 | foreign land the plans of your desire will be fulfilled; and 04Yegh1    1:23 | to us in our religion, you will rule over the land 04Yegh1    1:23 | will not venture forth against your power 04Yegh1    1:24 | on condition you exterminate the sect of the 04Yegh1    2:27 | our benevolence be multiplied for you. Be well, and we ourselves 04Yegh1    2:28 | Without causing you any trouble we marched into 04Yegh1    2:29 | Do you celebrate and be unstinting in 04Yegh1    2:30 | help of the gods. When you see this edict, straightaway without 04Yegh1    2:37 | Paul: “Servants, be obedient to your bodily masters; be not false 04Yegh1    2:37 | men. For the recompense of your just labors comes from the 04Yegh1    2:49 | note: “Valiant king, whence did you learn to speak such things 04Yegh1    2:50 | king answered: “They have read your erring Scriptures before me 04Yegh1    3:51 | saying: “Why, O king, did you have them read only to 04Yegh1    3:51 | have the reading prolonged and you will hear of his resurrection 04Yegh1    3:53 | bodily sufferings are credible to you, even more credible to you 04Yegh1    3:53 | you, even more credible to you should be his awesome Second 04Yegh2    2:28 | exhorting: “If only, he said, you accept the religion of magism 04Yegh2    2:28 | of magism and sincerely convert your error to the splendid truth 04Yegh2    2:28 | our gods, I shall make you the equal of my beloved 04Yegh2    2:28 | dignity, and shall even make you surpass them 04Yegh2    2:38 | note: “The gods who gave you empire and victory over your 04Yegh2    2:38 | you empire and victory over your enemies have no need to 04Yegh2    2:38 | to seek visible honors from you, but they wish that you 04Yegh2    2:38 | you, but they wish that you remove all the erroneous teachings 04Yegh2    2:45 | oath: “I shall not let you go until you have accomplished 04Yegh2    2:45 | not let you go until you have accomplished all the intent 04Yegh2    4:79 | You must know that every man 04Yegh2    4:84 | said to him: ’Who are you? ’ 04Yegh2    4:85 | He note: ’I am your son Ormizd.’ 04Yegh2    4:86 | is luminous and sweet-smelling, you are gloomy and evil-loving 04Yegh2    4:88 | to now I sacrificed to you, now do you sacrifice to 04Yegh2    4:88 | sacrificed to you, now do you sacrifice to me.’ And 04Yegh2    4:98 | upon themselves. But why are you infatuated with their error 04Yegh2    4:99 | Do you hold the same religion that 04Yegh2    4:99 | hold the same religion that your lord has, especially because we 04Yegh2    4:99 | have to give account for you before God 04Yegh2    4:100 | Do not believe your leaders whom you call Nazarenes 04Yegh2    4:100 | not believe your leaders whom you call Nazarenes, for they are 04Yegh2    5:104 | the details in writing for you, because there are many other 04Yegh2    5:106 | Should you yourselves then not have made 04Yegh2    5:107 | creatures. This is shameful for you to say, and these words 04Yegh2    5:108 | there are two possibilities before you: either answer this letter word 04Yegh2    6:129 | may greetings be multiplied to you and all the great army 04Yegh2    6:131 | Concerning the letter which you addressed to our land—in 04Yegh2    6:131 | who was greatly versed in your religion and whom you regarded 04Yegh2    6:131 | in your religion and whom you regarded as superior to ordinary 04Yegh2    6:131 | and he explained and expounded your religion to you word for 04Yegh2    6:131 | and expounded your religion to you word for word 04Yegh2    6:133 | If you consider it reliable to hear 04Yegh2    6:133 | words, in many places of your own country his book is 04Yegh2    6:133 | to be found: read and you will be informed 04Yegh2    6:145 | But if it appears to you that anything evil exists among 04Yegh2    6:145 | out boldly so that perchance you may learn the true good 04Yegh2    6:146 | You said the demons are evil 04Yegh2    6:146 | exist also good spirits, whom you and we call angels. If 04Yegh2    6:149 | But as for your saying that because of a 04Yegh2    7:153 | Now as for your having said that God was 04Yegh2    7:153 | it was not right for you to turn away or flee 04Yegh2    7:153 | a mother—to which if you really turned your mind even 04Yegh2    7:153 | which if you really turned your mind even you would not 04Yegh2    7:153 | really turned your mind even you would not accept 04Yegh2    7:155 | But if you set aside for a while 04Yegh2    7:155 | a while the arrogance of your authority and enter into a 04Yegh2    7:155 | know that despite everything else you are a very wise man 04Yegh2    7:155 | from the Holy Virgin, that you understood heavenly salvation to be 04Yegh2    7:155 | world from nothing, and that you attributed the transgression to man’s 04Yegh2    7:156 | For when you hear that God created this 04Yegh2    8:176 | As for what one of your very learned men said, that 04Yegh2    8:177 | in that fable—which in your religion you claim to be 04Yegh2    8:177 | fable—which in your religion you claim to be actually real 04Yegh2    8:181 | But if you err in ignorance, I who 04Yegh2    8:181 | knowledge am unable to follow your error 04Yegh2    8:182 | I become a pupil of your lack of learning, the two 04Yegh2    8:182 | and perhaps I worse than you because I have as witness 04Yegh2    8:183 | So, I beg you and all those under your 04Yegh2    8:183 | you and all those under your authority: do not be greatly 04Yegh2    8:183 | nor I less so with you. But let me and you 04Yegh2    8:183 | you. But let me and you and all your host with 04Yegh2    8:183 | me and you and all your host with your valiant king 04Yegh2    8:183 | and all your host with your valiant king so study divine 04Yegh2    8:184 | But accept what you dread and you will straightaway 04Yegh2    8:184 | accept what you dread and you will straightaway learn the truth 04Yegh2    8:187 | this corruptible world, in which you too now dwell and senselessly 04Yegh2    8:194 | Creator of us all, whom you blaspheme with your impudent and 04Yegh2    8:194 | all, whom you blaspheme with your impudent and unbridled mouth in 04Yegh2    8:195 | the saving name Jesus Christ, you call him the son of 04Yegh2    8:195 | him to be a deceiver; you corrupt and dishonor the heavenly 04Yegh2    8:196 | For this you will pay the eternal penalty 04Yegh2    8:196 | fire of hell with all your companions—the first, middle, and 04Yegh2    9:210 | possessions and properties are in your hands and our bodies stand 04Yegh2    9:210 | and our bodies stand before you; do with them whatever you 04Yegh2    9:210 | you; do with them whatever you will 04Yegh2    9:211 | If you leave us with this same 04Yegh2    9:211 | faith, we shall not exchange you for another lord on earth 04Yegh2    9:212 | if after this extensive testimony you ask further questions, behold we 04Yegh2    9:212 | given our entire bodies into your hands 04Yegh2    9:213 | Do immediately whatever you wish: tortures from you, submission 04Yegh2    9:213 | whatever you wish: tortures from you, submission from us; the sword 04Yegh2    9:213 | from us; the sword is yours, the necks are ours 04Yegh2    9:217 | But do you ask us no further questions 04Yegh2    9:225 | for this great dejection of yours? For if the emperor does 04Yegh2    9:225 | the emperor does not transgress your command and the Huns remain 04Yegh2    9:225 | the Huns remain subject to you, what man is there on 04Yegh2    9:225 | on earth who could oppose your order 04Yegh2    10:226 | imperial command within and whatever you say will be carried out 04Yegh2    10:249 | the splendid one, each of you bends his knee to him 04Yegh2    10:249 | not cease to bring upon you every form of affliction and 04Yegh2    10:249 | of affliction and torture until you fulfill the desires of my 04Yegh2    10:251 | We beg you, noble sovereign, give ear to 04Yegh2    11:252 | We remind you of the time of Shapuh 04Yegh2    11:252 | who was the father of your grandfather Yazkert and to whom 04Yegh2    11:253 | From those times until your accession to your ancestral throne 04Yegh2    11:253 | times until your accession to your ancestral throne we have performed 04Yegh2    11:253 | but perhaps more so for you than for your predecessors 04Yegh2    11:253 | so for you than for your predecessors 04Yegh2    11:256 | the custom of our ancestors, you also imposed taxes. And we 04Yegh2    11:256 | we, in our loyalty to your rule, did not oppose you 04Yegh2    11:256 | your rule, did not oppose you 04Yegh2    11:257 | our being without merit in your sight 04Yegh2    11:258 | royal treasury the tribute of your land, and your valiant deeds 04Yegh2    11:258 | tribute of your land, and your valiant deeds useless. For you 04Yegh2    11:258 | your valiant deeds useless. For you have ignorantly gone astray from 04Yegh2    11:258 | and have dishonored the gods; you have killed fire and defiled 04Yegh2    11:258 | killed fire and defiled water; you have buried the dead in 04Yegh2    11:258 | by not performing pious duties, you strengthen Haraman. And what is 04Yegh2    11:258 | Haraman. And what is worst, you do not regularly approach your 04Yegh2    11:258 | you do not regularly approach your wives. The demons have great 04Yegh2    11:258 | demons have great joy when you disregard and do not observe 04Yegh2    11:259 | I see you as sheep scattered and lost 04Yegh2    11:259 | gods, in their anger at you, will take vengeance from us 04Yegh2    11:260 | But if you wish to live and save 04Yegh2    11:261 | is not even alive as you in your confusion suppose 04Yegh2    11:261 | even alive as you in your confusion suppose 04Yegh2    11:262 | deceits of demons. Similarly, whatever you say of earthly beings, whether 04Yegh2    11:266 | So, in whatever manner you wish to treat us, do 04Yegh2    11:266 | of torments and tortures that you have threatened, ready not only 04Yegh2    11:267 | And if you were to ask the same 04Yegh2    11:267 | ask the same questions again, you will hear from each one 04Yegh2    11:271 | the sun, saying as follows: “ You are unable to destroy my 04Yegh2    11:271 | fortifications, nor shall I allow you to obtain immediately what you 04Yegh2    11:271 | you to obtain immediately what you desire. But all of you 04Yegh2    11:271 | you desire. But all of you and those in my army 04Yegh2    11:271 | roadless parts, where many of you will perish on the journey 04Yegh2    11:272 | To your country I shall send an 04Yegh2    11:272 | an infinite army with elephants; your wives and children I shall 04Yegh2    11:272 | shall have dispatched to Khuzhastan; your churches and what you call 04Yegh2    11:272 | Khuzhastan; your churches and what you call martyria I shall destroy 04Yegh2    11:273 | out on the survivors in your country 04Yegh2    12:277 | sacrifice and do not give your church to the ridicule and 04Yegh2    12:283 | witness from the visible as your eyes see what we have 04Yegh2    12:283 | not yet done—now before you we pour out our requests 04Yegh2    12:284 | and make us delight in your commands, so that the evil 04Yegh2    12:284 | has dared to fight against you through the power of the 04Yegh2    12:293 | in peace from this war, you will have performed and accomplished 04Yegh3    1:1 | lamented us, and so that you too, as you listen, may 04Yegh3    1:1 | so that you too, as you listen, may shed not a 04Yegh3    1:4 | all they note: “What will you do with your Holy Testaments 04Yegh3    1:4 | What will you do with your Holy Testaments or where will 04Yegh3    1:4 | Holy Testaments or where will you take the vessels of the 04Yegh3    1:4 | of the Lord’s altar? Will you really forget your spiritual blessings 04Yegh3    1:4 | altar? Will you really forget your spiritual blessings or remain impervious 04Yegh3    1:5 | You have shut your eyes to 04Yegh3    1:5 | You have shut your eyes to reading and closed 04Yegh3    1:5 | eyes to reading and closed your ears to hearing. Will you 04Yegh3    1:5 | your ears to hearing. Will you not recall what should be 04Yegh3    1:5 | what should be indelible in your minds 04Yegh3    1:6 | What will you make of the commands from 04Yegh3    1:7 | You were teachers of the apostolic 04Yegh3    1:7 | of the apostolic preaching; will you now become pupils of erring 04Yegh3    1:8 | You were teachers of the truth 04Yegh3    1:8 | teachers of the truth; will you now teach the wily deceit 04Yegh3    1:9 | You were preachers of the creative 04Yegh3    1:9 | of the creative power; do you now confess the elements of 04Yegh3    1:10 | You were reprovers of falsehood; will 04Yegh3    1:10 | were reprovers of falsehood; will you now become even more mendacious 04Yegh3    1:11 | You were baptized in fire and 04Yegh3    1:11 | in fire and spirit; will you now be immersed in ash 04Yegh3    1:11 | immersed in ash and dust? You were nourished with the living 04Yegh3    1:11 | flesh and immortal blood; will you now be blackened with the 04Yegh3    1:12 | You were a temple of the 04Yegh3    1:12 | of the Holy Spirit; will you now become an altar for 04Yegh3    1:12 | become an altar for demons? You had put on Christ from 04Yegh3    1:12 | had put on Christ from your youth; will you now be 04Yegh3    1:12 | Christ from your youth; will you now be stripped of glory 04Yegh3    1:13 | You were heirs of the kingdom 04Yegh3    1:13 | were heirs of the kingdom; you have now made yourselves heirs 04Yegh3    1:14 | the unquenchable fire; why have you been burned and seared with 04Yegh3    1:14 | is being fattened; but now you have fattened your own bodies 04Yegh3    1:14 | but now you have fattened your own bodies as food for 04Yegh3    1:14 | impenetrable for them; why did you, clothed in light, accompany them 04Yegh3    1:15 | had become blind; why will you become blind following the blind 04Yegh3    1:16 | dug the pit; why did you fill it in advance 04Yegh3    1:17 | When will you learn the myriad names of 04Yegh3    1:18 | Lightened of heavy burdens, you have taken up of your 04Yegh3    1:18 | you have taken up of your own accord a heavy burden 04Yegh3    1:18 | heavy burden; freed from servitude, you have perversely entered into inescapable 04Yegh3    1:19 | If only you knew and it was clear 04Yegh3    1:19 | and it was clear to you that heaven mourned for you 04Yegh3    1:19 | you that heaven mourned for you and earth grieved beneath your 04Yegh3    1:19 | you and earth grieved beneath your feet 04Yegh3    1:20 | above have become angered with you, and from earth the martyrs 04Yegh3    1:20 | martyrs have become furious at you 04Yegh3    1:21 | I pity, I pity your loved ones, but more I 04Yegh3    1:21 | ones, but more I pity your own selves 04Yegh3    1:22 | if a man had saved you from servitude, and you then 04Yegh3    1:22 | saved you from servitude, and you then of your own accord 04Yegh3    1:22 | servitude, and you then of your own accord put yourselves in 04Yegh3    1:22 | yourselves in servitude to another, you would provoke your first lord 04Yegh3    1:22 | to another, you would provoke your first lord to great anger 04Yegh3    1:22 | anger. But now how will you treat the divine command: ’I 04Yegh3    1:24 | You were our strong wall of 04Yegh3    1:24 | danger approached, we went to you for safety. But now that 04Yegh3    1:25 | You were our boast against the 04Yegh3    1:25 | enemies of truth; but now you are our shame before those 04Yegh3    2:26 | present, for the sake of your true faith, they spared us 04Yegh3    2:26 | little; but now because of you they judge us mercilessly 04Yegh3    2:27 | You will have to give a 04Yegh3    2:27 | they will torment because of you 04Yegh3    3:53 | kings, when that doctrine of yours began to increase and spread 04Yegh3    3:67 | Now you who are marzpan of this 04Yegh3    3:67 | are marzpan of this land, you must be sure to write 04Yegh3    3:71 | You who were nourished from your 04Yegh3    3:71 | You who were nourished from your childhood in that religion and 04Yegh3    3:71 | on their churches, why did you not explain all this faithfully 04Yegh3    3:72 | Since you were the most senior of 04Yegh3    3:72 | entrusted this whole country to you as marzpan, why did you 04Yegh3    3:72 | you as marzpan, why did you not take greater pains 04Yegh3    3:73 | For at other times you were wise, and I knew 04Yegh3    3:73 | it; but in this matter you did not act wisely 04Yegh3    3:74 | it would be assumed that you were in agreement with them 04Yegh3    3:74 | them and it was at your advice that they acted thus 04Yegh3    3:75 | if this is so and you do not wish to hold 04Yegh3    4:77 | of its population, then on you especially greater trouble will be 04Yegh3    4:78 | the words of advice which you have spoken are true. What 04Yegh3    4:78 | first, we did not understand, you saw, and now we regret 04Yegh3    4:79 | it will seem good to you. Be a little patient and 04Yegh3    4:79 | a little patient and keep your thoughts from most people, except 04Yegh3    4:79 | men to whom I tell you to reveal them, until I 04Yegh3    4:84 | and said to the marzpan: “ Your counsel is again contrary to 04Yegh3    4:99 | voices and note: “We beg you all by this Holy Gospel 04Yegh3    4:99 | this Holy Gospel—if at your advice the marzpan and chief 04Yegh3    4:100 | are committing these evils against your will, today let your vengeance 04Yegh3    4:100 | against your will, today let your vengeance be sought from them 04Yegh3    5:101 | knows the hearts of all, you have no need of witness 04Yegh3    5:101 | we have intentionally strayed from you, you yourself know that well 04Yegh3    5:101 | have intentionally strayed from you, you yourself know that well. Today 04Yegh3    5:102 | covenant of this Holy Gospel, you Lord be our helper today 04Yegh3    6:138 | pressure on everyone, saying: ’If you willingly accept his religion, you 04Yegh3    6:138 | you willingly accept his religion, you will receive gifts and honors 04Yegh3    6:138 | and honors from him and you will gain relief of taxes 04Yegh3    6:138 | from the treasury. But if you do not do this willingly 04Yegh3    6:143 | may our greeting be upon you and all your troops, you 04Yegh3    6:143 | be upon you and all your troops, you who with your 04Yegh3    6:143 | you and all your troops, you who with your peaceful benevolence 04Yegh3    6:143 | your troops, you who with your peaceful benevolence rule over land 04Yegh3    6:143 | on earth who can oppose your irresistible empire 04Yegh3    6:144 | to our infallible records concerning your courageous ancestors, having occupied Europe 04Yegh3    6:146 | reason, our ancestor Tiridates remembered your earlier affection: when in his 04Yegh3    6:146 | the Greeks; made king by you, he ruled over his ancestral 04Yegh3    6:147 | Relying on your noble valor, some of their 04Yegh3    6:148 | than life in apostasy. If you extend further help to us 04Yegh3    6:149 | But if you delay even a little, the 04Yegh3    8:176 | they will be defeated by your great force 04Yegh3    8:181 | who fight against us; with your arms and shield help us 04Yegh3    8:182 | overthrow the evil unity of your enemies before your great saving 04Yegh3    8:182 | unity of your enemies before your great saving sign; and give 04Yegh3    8:183 | may realize and know that you are Lord of life and 04Yegh3    8:183 | and death, and that through you come victory and defeat 04Yegh3    8:184 | to die for love of you; but if it happens that 04Yegh3    9:201 | put to flight all of your families and expelled them from 04Yegh3    9:204 | But they still keep with you the covenant of unity in 04Yegh3    10:234 | You never recalled a single one 04Yegh3    10:235 | See— you have made me do what 04Yegh3    10:236 | operation to a successful conclusion, you raised war against me in 04Yegh3    10:239 | king, it is just as you have said. But now you 04Yegh3    10:239 | you have said. But now you can successfully arrange everything. There 04Yegh3    10:239 | is beyond the reach of your will, for the gods have 04Yegh3    10:239 | for the gods have granted you power to do everything you 04Yegh3    10:239 | you power to do everything you wish 04Yegh3    10:241 | to their Christianity; through them you will bring these obstinate ones 04Yegh3    11:253 | Just as previously you practiced your religion in good 04Yegh3    11:253 | Just as previously you practiced your religion in good faith, henceforth 04Yegh3    11:265 | have come to know that you oppose God and pointlessly kill 04Yegh3    11:266 | rendering us gifts and blessings you wish to deprive us of 04Yegh5    1:14 | You and I have participated in 04Yegh5    1:21 | So, I beseech you, my valiant comrades, especially because 04Yegh5    1:21 | comrades, especially because many of you have surpassed me in valor 04Yegh5    1:21 | ancestral rank. But as of your own free will you have 04Yegh5    1:21 | of your own free will you have appointed me your leader 04Yegh5    1:21 | will you have appointed me your leader and general, may my 04Yegh5    1:22 | the heathen; do not turn your backs to the fearsome sword 04Yegh5    1:23 | how I and some of you on that occasion cheated and 04Yegh5    1:24 | You yourselves well know how we 04Yegh5    2:32 | general, who will never forget your heroic deeds 04Yegh5    3:61 | You all remember our forefathers who 04Yegh5    3:75 | You have attained an even greater 04Yegh5    3:75 | chariot sent from heaven for your ascension but the Lord of 04Yegh5    3:75 | chariots and horses himself, meeting you with his mighty power and 04Yegh5    3:75 | to grow on each of you, so that you may journey 04Yegh5    3:75 | each of you, so that you may journey with him and 04Yegh5    4:76 | else can I repeat before you valiant warriors, for you are 04Yegh5    4:76 | before you valiant warriors, for you are more versed and learned 04Yegh5    4:78 | needs of the time; while you, truly born of the Holy 04Yegh5    4:79 | Let no one deprive you of your portion, or estrange 04Yegh5    4:79 | no one deprive you of your portion, or estrange and alienate 04Yegh5    4:79 | portion, or estrange and alienate you 04Yegh5    5:104 | been deprived of life, but you who received the light with 04Yegh5    5:105 | the Apostles. Blessed by faith, you too will again appear with 04Yegh5    5:105 | invisible enemy; armed with breastplates you will oppose the allies of 04Yegh5    5:106 | In one way or another you will bring both sides to 04Yegh5    5:107 | You all know that in former 04Yegh5    5:107 | that in former times, when you went out to war you 04Yegh5    5:107 | you went out to war you had the custom that priests 04Yegh5    5:107 | battle, relying upon their prayers, you would leave them in a 04Yegh5    5:107 | battle, wish to attack with you and smite the enemies of 04Yegh5    5:109 | the body the valor of your heroism 04Yegh5    5:110 | Moreover, we see that you have this double vision. For 04Yegh5    5:110 | have this double vision. For you see the torments of the 04Yegh5    5:117 | king’s behest, saying: “Each of you remember the command of the 04Yegh5    5:117 | great king and set as your goal the fame of bravery 04Yegh5    5:118 | gifts which will be granted you from the royal treasury 04Yegh5    5:119 | You are lords each of your 04Yegh5    5:119 | You are lords each of your own province, and you possess 04Yegh5    5:119 | of your own province, and you possess great power. You yourselves 04Yegh5    5:119 | and you possess great power. You yourselves know the bravery of 04Yegh5    5:119 | one of them. If perchance you are defeated, though alive you 04Yegh5    5:119 | you are defeated, though alive you will be deprived of the 04Yegh5    5:119 | deprived of the great property you now have 04Yegh5    5:120 | Remember your wives and children, remember your 04Yegh5    5:120 | your wives and children, remember your dear friends. Perchance you will 04Yegh5    5:120 | remember your dear friends. Perchance you will be trampled by your 04Yegh5    5:120 | you will be trampled by your enemies from abroad and be 04Yegh5    5:120 | be joined in grief by your friends at home 04Yegh6    1:8 | cried out, saying: “We thank you, our Lord God, that while 04Yegh6    1:8 | is still unbroken and undefiled, you have made us worthy of 04Yegh6    1:8 | have made us worthy of your heavenly calling 04Yegh6    1:16 | deprivations—we shall not obey your deceitful commands or submit to 04Yegh6    1:16 | deceitful commands or submit to your impious princes 04Yegh6    3:51 | blamed them severely: “Why did you not come prepared for battle 04Yegh6    3:56 | the king: “I can tell you that, noble sovereign. If you 04Yegh6    3:56 | you that, noble sovereign. If you wish to hear the plain 04Yegh6    3:56 | come and explain everything to you accurately 04Yegh6    3:68 | also arrive, I shall hear you all together at the tribunal 04Yegh6    5:103 | questioned about him: “What do you know about his wrongdoing 04Yegh6    5:112 | hide all his wickedness from your unwitting majesty; and he did 04Yegh6    5:113 | So, you respected him and greatly honored 04Yegh6    5:114 | You entrusted him with the land 04Yegh6    5:115 | You gave him authority over Siunik 04Yegh6    5:115 | his kin say about him. You made him governor of Armenia 04Yegh6    5:116 | And the land which your forefathers had gained by great 04Yegh6    5:117 | Have you seen that when the honorable 04Yegh6    5:119 | But had you not heard before all the 04Yegh6    5:119 | been uncovered? For whatever reason you concealed them, you yourself know 04Yegh6    5:119 | whatever reason you concealed them, you yourself know best 04Yegh6    5:120 | me that he has diverted you with false hopes 04Yegh6    5:121 | But neither you, nor he, nor anyone to 04Yegh6    5:121 | nor anyone to come after you will be able to see 04Yegh6    5:122 | So, do as you wish; why ask us 04Yegh6    6:130 | and say: “O senseless merchant, you have sold the immortal and 04Yegh6    6:130 | that in a few days you will lose 04Yegh6    6:132 | king sent me to ask you from whom you acquired all 04Yegh6    6:132 | to ask you from whom you acquired all these honors. Tell 04Yegh7    1:14 | that no man can withstand your great power. But the gods 04Yegh7    1:14 | become angry with us because you have kept the Christians, who 04Yegh7    1:15 | reminded him how “they cursed you in prison 04Yegh7    2:33 | Now we say to you: If you have received a 04Yegh7    2:33 | we say to you: If you have received a command for 04Yegh7    2:33 | command for their death and you kill them, you know what 04Yegh7    2:33 | death and you kill them, you know what you are doing 04Yegh7    2:33 | kill them, you know what you are doing. But on the 04Yegh7    2:33 | on the other hand, if you have been detailed to guard 04Yegh7    2:45 | guard them there carefully, as you suggested 04Yegh7    2:47 | He has ordered you,” he said, “to move to 04Yegh7    2:47 | we pleaded with him about your misery 04Yegh7    2:48 | saying; “Go and say to your foolish leader: Have you not 04Yegh7    2:48 | to your foolish leader: Have you not heard about the future 04Yegh7    2:49 | You did well to have pity 04Yegh7    3:51 | without human hands; to them your royal palace offers no comparison 04Yegh7    3:52 | to wish to speak to you about them, your weak-mindedness 04Yegh7    3:52 | speak to you about them, your weak-mindedness would not bear 04Yegh7    3:52 | to listen. For because of your inveterate blindness you do not 04Yegh7    3:52 | because of your inveterate blindness you do not see, or hear 04Yegh7    3:52 | or hear, or understand. Therefore, you are mercilessly judging us, vainly 04Yegh7    3:54 | as for the comforts which you have ordered to be provided 04Yegh7    3:54 | fall into the hands of your king, like the others who 04Yegh7    3:54 | likewise we also wish that you bring even heavier afflictions upon 04Yegh7    3:54 | heavier afflictions upon us until your malice against us has been 04Yegh7    3:60 | door and asked: “Who are you 04Yegh7    3:61 | wish to enter and see you 04Yegh7    3:63 | shine the same power in your darkened mind. The blind eyes 04Yegh7    3:63 | mind. The blind eyes of your soul were opened and you 04Yegh7    3:63 | your soul were opened and you saw the inextinguishable light of 04Yegh7    3:63 | Make haste, linger not, perchance you may again become blind and 04Yegh7    3:64 | forty-second psalm: “‘Send, Lord, your light and your truth, that 04Yegh7    3:64 | Send, Lord, your light and your truth, that they may lead 04Yegh7    3:64 | lead and bring us to your holy mountain and your abode 04Yegh7    3:64 | to your holy mountain and your abode.’ 04Yegh7    3:65 | Truly indeed, Lord, have you led and brought this wanderer 04Yegh7    3:65 | and brought this wanderer to your unfailing joy and inalienable rest 04Yegh7    3:66 | day is like that of your holy torments; just as you 04Yegh7    3:66 | your holy torments; just as you saved the condemned thief from 04Yegh7    3:66 | of Eden, so too have you found this man who was 04Yegh7    3:66 | cause of death for many, you have now made the cause 04Yegh7    3:67 | We thank you, God, we thank you and 04Yegh7    3:67 | thank you, God, we thank you and join the holy prophet 04Yegh7    3:67 | not to us but to your name give glory for your 04Yegh7    3:67 | your name give glory for your mercy and truth, so that 04Yegh7    3:67 | God?’—just as today your great power was revealed in 04Yegh7    3:68 | and consume my body. But you, Lord of all, came for 04Yegh7    3:68 | might turn and live before your benevolence 04Yegh7    3:69 | joined, lest as I leave your sheepfold the evil beast fall 04Yegh7    4:81 | our Lord, how marvelous is your name in the whole earth 04Yegh7    4:81 | name in the whole earth. Your great majesty has been raised 04Yegh7    4:81 | mouths of young suckling children, you have confirmed blessing that the 04Yegh7    4:82 | see heaven, the work of your fingers,’ but: I shall 04Yegh7    4:82 | ’ but: I shall see you, Lord of heaven and earth 04Yegh7    4:82 | heaven and earth, even as you appeared today through your holy 04Yegh7    4:82 | as you appeared today through your holy soldiers to this distant 04Yegh7    4:83 | Behold, Lord, in your mercy you have crowned your 04Yegh7    4:83 | Behold, Lord, in your mercy you have crowned your beloved ones 04Yegh7    4:83 | your mercy you have crowned your beloved ones, and in your 04Yegh7    4:83 | your beloved ones, and in your compassion, you went out to 04Yegh7    4:83 | ones, and in your compassion, you went out to seek this 04Yegh7    4:83 | to seek this lost one; you brought him back and joined 04Yegh7    4:83 | him to the ranks of your saints 04Yegh7    4:84 | saw heaven, the work of your fingers, but he saw heaven 04Yegh7    4:84 | company of the myriads of your angels 04Yegh7    4:86 | received a large portion of your inexhaustible blessings 04Yegh7    4:87 | Your gifts, Lord, are inexhaustible, and 04Yegh7    4:87 | inexhaustible, and without being asked you give with your abundant and 04Yegh7    4:87 | being asked you give with your abundant and generous liberality to 04Yegh7    4:87 | and generous liberality to whomever you please 04Yegh7    4:88 | And if you do not withhold from those 04Yegh7    4:88 | open, Lord, the gate of your mercy to us who from 04Yegh7    4:88 | to share the blessedness of your saints 04Yegh7    4:89 | this newly found creature of yours an intercessor for us; let 04Yegh7    5:102 | one responded: “What is this you are doing? And why do 04Yegh7    5:102 | are doing? And why do you hide your secret intentions from 04Yegh7    5:102 | And why do you hide your secret intentions from me 04Yegh7    5:103 | lowly than the least among you, and more ignorant than the 04Yegh7    5:103 | than the most insignificant of your pupils. How could I submit 04Yegh7    5:104 | for me to share today your holy bonds 04Yegh7    5:105 | If you consider me worthy of your 04Yegh7    5:105 | you consider me worthy of your table, take each your own 04Yegh7    5:105 | of your table, take each your own seat and allow me 04Yegh7    5:111 | Just as you see this brother at the 04Yegh7    5:114 | to me by means of your holy prayers, and may he 04Yegh7    5:114 | departure from this world as you have said 04Yegh7    5:115 | Indeed, while you were speaking, my soul was 04Yegh7    5:116 | me today a servant to your glorious company 04Yegh7    5:119 | he brought the crown for you but he gave the joyful 04Yegh7    5:121 | I beg you, my lords and fathers, pray 04Yegh7    5:121 | proclaimed to my ears from your unlying mouths 04Yegh7    5:123 | be that I shall see you, Lord Jesus 04Yegh7    5:125 | help me, and stretch out your almighty right hand to my 04Yegh7    6:126 | gave thanks, saying: “Glory to you, Lord, glory to you, king 04Yegh7    6:126 | to you, Lord, glory to you, king, since you gave us 04Yegh7    6:126 | glory to you, king, since you gave us food of joy 04Yegh7    6:126 | may be found pleasing before you and not be ashamed; for 04Yegh7    6:126 | and not be ashamed; for you compensate each according to his 04Yegh7    6:130 | God, who will neither leave you orphaned nor remove from us 04Yegh7    6:130 | with him, the flame of your lamps will not be extinguished 04Yegh7    6:130 | the darkness-loving enemy of your lives rejoice 04Yegh7    6:131 | come to aid and support you, so that with them you 04Yegh7    6:131 | you, so that with them you may become worthy of the 04Yegh7    6:132 | dawn, they all note: “Make your mercy shine forth, Lord, on 04Yegh7    6:132 | Lord, on those who know you, and your righteousness on those 04Yegh7    6:132 | those who know you, and your righteousness on those straight of 04Yegh7    6:141 | If you wish to share in the 04Yegh7    6:141 | public and I shall tell you the wonderful deeds of God 04Yegh7    6:144 | all hear of this from you, especially concerning the great vision 04Yegh7    7:151 | But now I put you under oath to the immortal 04Yegh7    7:151 | immortal gods. First summon before you that embittered old man to 04Yegh7    7:152 | does not wish to obey your orders, bring many accusations against 04Yegh7    7:156 | I have received authority in your case, not merely to question 04Yegh7    7:156 | case, not merely to question you verbally but also to inflict 04Yegh7    7:157 | before I lay hands on you— receive honors, disdain ignominy, and 04Yegh7    7:157 | honors, disdain ignominy, and spare your worthy white hairs 04Yegh7    7:158 | Abandon this Christianity, which you did not originally hold, and 04Yegh7    7:158 | and return to magism, as you were a teacher thereof for 04Yegh7    7:159 | blessed one replied: “I beg you, my lord who previously was 04Yegh7    7:159 | do not pity me from your former affection but carry out 04Yegh7    7:159 | me the cruel will of your king. Just as you have 04Yegh7    7:159 | of your king. Just as you have received authority over me 04Yegh7    7:167 | of them asked: “Who are you among us?”—neither from among 04Yegh7    8:176 | The king sent me to you. All the desolation of Armenia 04Yegh7    8:176 | disasters were brought about by you; and it was because of 04Yegh7    8:176 | and it was because of your obstinacy that many nobles are 04Yegh7    8:177 | However, if you wish to listen to me 04Yegh7    8:177 | to me, I shall tell you how today you may save 04Yegh7    8:177 | shall tell you how today you may save your lives, just 04Yegh7    8:177 | how today you may save your lives, just as you caused 04Yegh7    8:177 | save your lives, just as you caused all the torments of 04Yegh7    8:178 | The power is in your hands to free the nobles 04Yegh7    8:178 | country can be restored by your hands, and many who have 04Yegh7    8:179 | Behold, you have seen with your own 04Yegh7    8:179 | Behold, you have seen with your own eyes how an illustrious 04Yegh7    8:179 | religion and was tricked into your foolish science, the king did 04Yegh7    8:180 | will he have regard for you foreigners who are guilty of 04Yegh7    8:181 | no other way to save your lives except by worshiping the 04Yegh7    8:182 | If you do this, not only will 04Yegh7    8:182 | do this, not only will you be released from your bonds 04Yegh7    8:182 | will you be released from your bonds and saved from death 04Yegh7    8:182 | and saved from death, but you will also be sent back 04Yegh7    8:182 | also be sent back to your country with munificent gifts 04Yegh7    8:183 | spoke: “How could we obey your equivocal orders? Behold, first you 04Yegh7    8:183 | your equivocal orders? Behold, first you rendered worship to the sun 04Yegh7    8:183 | worship to the sun, then you attributed the carrying out of 04Yegh7    8:183 | the wishes of the king. You honored the sun, loudly proclaiming 04Yegh7    8:183 | loudly proclaiming his name; yet you honored the king more than 04Yegh7    8:183 | king more than the sun. You indicated that the sun serves 04Yegh7    8:185 | shall respond beginning from where you began 04Yegh7    8:186 | Now you fixed on us the blame 04Yegh7    8:189 | But I shall speak to you of matters in which you 04Yegh7    8:189 | you of matters in which you are a little more knowledgeable 04Yegh7    8:191 | fool like the leaders of your error 04Yegh7    8:192 | You have singled us out from 04Yegh7    8:192 | among many noble colleagues, and you wish to destroy our firm 04Yegh7    8:192 | We are not alone as you suppose. There is no empty 04Yegh7    8:192 | who have renounced him, like you and your devilish prince 04Yegh7    8:192 | renounced him, like you and your devilish prince 04Yegh7    8:193 | underfoot the fearsome commands of your king and regarded as naught 04Yegh7    8:194 | of the sun who were your teachers, and inflicted terrible damage 04Yegh7    8:194 | and inflicted terrible damage on your troops. Many of them fell 04Yegh7    8:195 | the blessed man—of whom you said ’I have exiled’—has 04Yegh7    8:196 | surpasses in honor not merely your royal court but even the 04Yegh7    8:196 | the luminaries of heaven that you worship 04Yegh7    8:198 | You have no authority thus to 04Yegh7    8:199 | long-suffering with regard to your ignorance, because we do not 04Yegh7    8:200 | Have regard for your selves and do not taint 04Yegh7    8:200 | us against our will with your blood 04Yegh7    9:201 | Abandon now your former transgressions, set straight your 04Yegh7    9:201 | your former transgressions, set straight your present course, so that for 04Yegh7    9:201 | present course, so that for your sake others too may have 04Yegh7    9:202 | learned and well-instructed man you take excellent care of the 04Yegh7    9:202 | and the king’s glory. But you impart very ignorant teaching by 04Yegh7    9:204 | them. Summon the sun to your home like fire; and if 04Yegh7    9:205 | But if the nature of your gods is one, let them 04Yegh7    9:208 | I cannot blame you; he who has not seen 04Yegh7    9:209 | as for the sun, if you wish to learn I shall 04Yegh7    9:209 | to learn I shall tell you the truth 04Yegh7    9:216 | have two kings. And if you agree that man does not 04Yegh7    9:217 | So, if you wish to learn the truth 04Yegh7    9:217 | truth, soften the bitterness of your heart, open the eyes of 04Yegh7    9:217 | heart, open the eyes of your mind, and once awake do 04Yegh7    9:217 | walk blindly in the dark; you have fallen into an abyss 04Yegh7    9:217 | to drag everyone down with you 04Yegh7    9:218 | If your own, who neither see nor 04Yegh7    9:218 | neither see nor understand, follow your erroneous teaching, do not suppose 04Yegh7    9:221 | our despair—in which, like you, we once thought visible things 04Yegh7    9:222 | those who were unworthy like you might not see the great 04Yegh7    9:223 | confess the crucified God, so you too are today in the 04Yegh7    9:224 | our Lord. As and however you wish, fulfill your cruel desires 04Yegh7    9:224 | and however you wish, fulfill your cruel desires 04Yegh7    10:229 | spirit in the company of your holy warriors who appeared to 04Yegh7    10:229 | holy warriors who appeared to your new creature 04Yegh7    10:230 | Your merciful compassion has made me 04Yegh7    10:233 | of complaint from anyone about you, and even less about Yoseph 04Yegh7    10:235 | to make a request of you: spare your honorable selves and 04Yegh7    10:235 | a request of you: spare your honorable selves and do not 04Yegh7    10:235 | of that earlier one, whom you saw with your own eyes 04Yegh7    10:235 | one, whom you saw with your own eyes 04Yegh7    10:236 | For if you are of the same obstinate 04Yegh7    10:236 | I have decided to cut your lives short with many tortures 04Yegh7    10:237 | I know that you have been seduced by that 04Yegh7    10:238 | replied, saying: “The praise that you gave first to this bishop 04Yegh7    10:238 | bishop and then to me your rightly paid, and you appropriately 04Yegh7    10:238 | me your rightly paid, and you appropriately honored us for these 04Yegh7    10:240 | this man’s seduction of which you spoke, you did not lie 04Yegh7    10:240 | seduction of which you spoke, you did not lie but said 04Yegh7    10:243 | What seems to you to be seduction has been 04Yegh7    10:245 | Denshapuh replied: “ You do not realize how patient 04Yegh7    10:245 | patient I am being toward you. It is not at the 04Yegh7    10:245 | am continuing this debate with you for so long, but I 04Yegh7    10:245 | long, but I am tolerating you out of my own kindness 04Yegh7    10:245 | I am not inhuman like you, who hate yourselves and are 04Yegh7    10:246 | eaten salt and bread in your country, I have compassion and 04Yegh7    10:246 | have compassion and love for your land 04Yegh7    10:248 | Now as for your saying that I am listening 04Yegh7    10:248 | that I am listening to you of my own accord and 04Yegh7    10:248 | at the king’s orders—if you are accustomed to transgress your 04Yegh7    10:248 | you are accustomed to transgress your king’s commands, you do well 04Yegh7    10:248 | to transgress your king’s commands, you do well, for he is 04Yegh7    10:250 | But as for your saying of me that he 04Yegh7    11:251 | Come now, moderate a little your raging passion, attend to my 04Yegh7    11:254 | Now you scorned and despised doctors. But 04Yegh7    11:255 | I wish that you resembled the medical art, since 04Yegh7    11:259 | more is it right for you— who hold in your great 04Yegh7    11:259 | for you—who hold in your great power this whole land 04Yegh7    11:259 | to take care to heal your souls of all diseased errors 04Yegh7    11:259 | already has been subjected to you in a bodily sense 04Yegh7    11:260 | But now that you have become ignorant and have 04Yegh7    11:260 | become ignorant and have made your immortal souls mortal for the 04Yegh7    11:260 | unquenchable fire of hell, whether you wish it or not you 04Yegh7    11:260 | you wish it or not you are diseased in your bodies 04Yegh7    11:260 | not you are diseased in your bodies with an incurable disease 04Yegh7    11:260 | with an incurable disease. Yet you blame us for bodily pains 04Yegh7    11:263 | Although you do not know this and 04Yegh7    11:263 | the heavenly gifts of God, you do not even wish to 04Yegh7    11:263 | to learn from us but you still desire to mislead us 04Yegh7    11:263 | it will never happen, and you cannot bring it about 04Yegh7    11:264 | But I shall tell you briefly about my diseased body 04Yegh7    11:267 | But do you, who have power over us 04Yegh7    11:267 | judge us in accordance with your evil will 04Yegh7    11:268 | not at all fearful of your awesome and frightening threats, nor 04Yegh7    11:268 | fear the cruel death which you are about to inflict on 04Yegh7    11:269 | praise which I bestowed on you earlier you did not recognize 04Yegh7    11:269 | I bestowed on you earlier you did not recognize as respect 04Yegh7    11:269 | not recognize as respect for your person 04Yegh7    11:270 | I shall remind you of the crimes you committed 04Yegh7    11:270 | remind you of the crimes you committed, so that you may 04Yegh7    11:270 | crimes you committed, so that you may yourself have yourself condemned 04Yegh7    11:271 | Did you indeed destroy the fire-temple 04Yegh7    11:271 | temple in Rshtunik, and did you kill the fire? As I 04Yegh7    11:271 | I have heard and confirmed, you also tortured the magi and 04Yegh7    11:271 | cult. Now tell me if you really did those things 04Yegh7    11:272 | The saint replied: “Do you then wish to learn this 04Yegh7    11:272 | learn this from me, if you knew it before 04Yegh7    11:274 | The bishop note: “As you suppose, tell me 04Yegh7    11:275 | have heard that it was you who caused all the damage 04Yegh7    12:276 | The bishop note: “And since you have so learned for sure 04Yegh7    12:276 | learned for sure, why do you question me a second time 04Yegh7    12:277 | to learn the truth from you 04Yegh7    12:278 | The bishop note: “ You do not wish to learn 04Yegh7    12:278 | me what is advantageous to your own well-being, but your 04Yegh7    12:278 | your own well-being, but your real desire is for my 04Yegh7    12:280 | The bishop note: “ You call the dumb elements gods 04Yegh7    12:280 | dumb elements gods, and yet you wish to slay men who 04Yegh7    12:280 | slay men who are in your own image. You will have 04Yegh7    12:280 | are in your own image. You will have to suffer vengeance 04Yegh7    12:280 | have to suffer vengeance with your king at the incorruptible tribunal 04Yegh7    12:281 | What in your evil” desires you wish to 04Yegh7    12:281 | What in your evil” desires you wish to hear from me 04Yegh7    12:281 | from me I shall tell you 04Yegh7    12:284 | then, kill the air, if you can; or destroy the earth 04Yegh7    12:285 | If you can do these three things 04Yegh7    12:285 | do these three things, then you can kill fire 04Yegh7    12:286 | all tangible elements—why do you falsely slander me by saying 04Yegh7    12:286 | falsely slander me by saying, ’You killed the fire?’ 04Yegh7    12:288 | drinks, also dies. When did you see fire traveling, or speaking 04Yegh7    12:289 | Do you then admit that what you 04Yegh7    12:289 | you then admit that what you have not seen living has 04Yegh7    12:290 | How much more unpardonable is your impiety than that of all 04Yegh7    12:290 | who are more knowledgeable than you. For although they have strayed 04Yegh7    12:291 | So, if you ignorantly say the nature of 04Yegh7    12:291 | things do not agree with you, because it is mingled in 04Yegh7    12:292 | a debate and critique with you concerning the nature of created 04Yegh7    12:292 | But admit to me: did you extinguish the fire, or not 04Yegh7    12:293 | blessed one replied, saying: “Since you did not wish to become 04Yegh7    12:293 | shall expound the will of your father Satan 04Yegh7    12:294 | I myself entered your fire-temple and saw standing 04Yegh7    12:294 | there the impious ministers of your vain religion and the fire 04Yegh7    12:295 | not the rod: ’What in your own minds do you think 04Yegh7    12:295 | in your own minds do you think of the fire of 04Yegh7    12:298 | to them: ’And what do you understand the nature of your 04Yegh7    12:298 | you understand the nature of your fire to be? Do you 04Yegh7    12:298 | your fire to be? Do you suppose it to be a 04Yegh7    13:303 | I said to them: ’Have you then heard who taught you 04Yegh7    13:303 | you then heard who taught you such error?’ 04Yegh7    13:304 | They replied, saying: ’Why do you question us merely for the 04Yegh7    13:304 | Look at the facts before you: our legislators are only blind 04Yegh7    13:310 | have offered myself totally to you, and enroll me in the 04Yegh7    13:310 | me in the ranks of your holy soldiers 04Yegh7    13:311 | body for a moment and you will see straightaway our hope 04Yegh7    13:316 | courage, my friends; for behold you have forgotten your lives of 04Yegh7    13:316 | for behold you have forgotten your lives of suffering and have 04Yegh7    13:316 | of suffering and have attained your blessed crowns, which you fashioned 04Yegh7    13:316 | attained your blessed crowns, which you fashioned through your own skill 04Yegh7    13:316 | crowns, which you fashioned through your own skill. Take them, and 04Yegh7    13:317 | been prepared and shaped by you, but the art of your 04Yegh7    13:317 | you, but the art of your labor has been fashioned by 04Yegh7    13:317 | them now from his servants, you are crowned with Stephen 04Yegh7    13:319 | Approach, confront the sword, for you are superior in rank to 04Yegh7    13:320 | us to the company of your dear ones 04Yegh7    13:322 | If you wish to reckon among their 04Yegh7    14:348 | ostikan over the two of you? Why are you so troubled 04Yegh7    14:348 | two of you? Why are you so troubled and distressed in 04Yegh7    14:348 | so troubled and distressed in your souls? You fulfill your duty 04Yegh7    14:348 | and distressed in your souls? You fulfill your duty and carry 04Yegh7    14:348 | in your souls? You fulfill your duty and carry out the 04Yegh7    14:350 | If you are at all frightened in 04Yegh7    14:350 | are at all frightened in your souls, come to the temple 04Yegh7    14:350 | he will satisfy and convince your minds 04Yegh8    1:5 | others and note: “What are your names 04Yegh8    1:6 | of the blessed ones whom you killed 04Yegh8    1:7 | to them: “What then is your business, and who brought you 04Yegh8    1:7 | your business, and who brought you here 04Yegh8    1:8 | To this Abraham replied: “That you should have learned from our 04Yegh8    1:10 | executioner was angry and note: “ You speak like undisciplined and defiant 04Yegh8    1:11 | While you were at peace and in 04Yegh8    1:11 | were at peace and in your own country, all was well 04Yegh8    1:11 | to death for their deeds, you should not at all have 04Yegh8    1:12 | Do you not see in the great 04Yegh8    1:13 | Yet you speak thus, boasting as if 04Yegh8    1:13 | speak thus, boasting as if you were a disciple of an 04Yegh8    1:14 | To this Khoren replied, saying: “ Your position is not unjust, nor 04Yegh8    1:17 | justly in both respects yet you killed them for no reason 04Yegh8    1:18 | him: “I said earlier that you are a very rebellious person 04Yegh8    1:18 | now become quite clear that you are involved in all their 04Yegh8    1:21 | order and in accordance with your laws. The kings give you 04Yegh8    1:21 | your laws. The kings give you an order and you carry 04Yegh8    1:21 | give you an order and you carry it out through your 04Yegh8    1:21 | you carry it out through your servants 04Yegh8    1:22 | swear by the god Mihr, you speak more stubbornly than your 04Yegh8    1:22 | you speak more stubbornly than your teachers. It is clear that 04Yegh8    1:22 | teachers. It is clear that you are even more criminal 04Yegh8    1:23 | it is not right for you to escape death unless you 04Yegh8    1:23 | you to escape death unless you worship the sun and perform 04Yegh8    1:24 | Khoren note: “Up to now you were uttering slanders like a 04Yegh8    1:24 | like a man, but now you are uselessly barking like a 04Yegh8    1:25 | If the sun had ears you would be insulting it. But 04Yegh8    1:25 | it is without sensation, and you in your cruelty are more 04Yegh8    1:25 | without sensation, and you in your cruelty are more unfeeling than 04Yegh8    2:26 | In what respect did you regard us as inferior to 04Yegh8    2:26 | inferior to our fathers? Do you not wish to test us 04Yegh8    2:26 | But make a review of your wickedness and our goodness, and 04Yegh8    2:26 | wickedness and our goodness, and your father Satan will be put 04Yegh8    2:26 | by him who seems to you the least, and the latter 04Yegh8    2:26 | will inflict severe wounds on your soul and body 04Yegh8    2:30 | hesitate or linger; but what you did to them, carry out 04Yegh8    2:31 | deeds seem very wicked to you, reckon ours doubly so; for 04Yegh8    2:35 | offer supplications, saying: “We beg you, valiant soldier of the king 04Yegh8    2:35 | like our fathers, or inflict your punishments following the example of 04Yegh8    2:37 | them. For as much as you render us ugly in an 04Yegh8    2:37 | earthly fashion, the more beautiful you make us in a heavenly 04Yegh8    2:38 | I remain any longer beside you, I think that you will 04Yegh8    2:38 | beside you, I think that you will teach me your obstinacy 04Yegh8    2:38 | that you will teach me your obstinacy 04Yegh8    2:39 | now I shall reveal to you the king’s intentions 04Yegh8    2:40 | was it ordered to punish you; as further punishment you are 04Yegh8    2:40 | punish you; as further punishment you are to go to Asorestan 04Yegh8    2:40 | estates, lest anyone on seeing you may persist in the same 04Yegh8    2:41 | blessed ones said to him: “ You have left our land half 04Yegh8    2:42 | them away from here. When you reach Asorestan let them go 04Yegh8    3:70 | behold we see figured in you all those who have departed 04Yegh8    3:71 | In you we see the restoration of 04Yegh8    3:71 | our land in peace; in you our churches take delight and 04Yegh8    3:71 | delight and joy; and through you our holy martyrs will be 04Yegh8    3:72 | Bless us, our holy father. You are the mouth of the 04Yegh8    3:73 | You have opened the path for 04Yegh8    3:73 | that they may quickly follow your holy lead 04Yegh8    3:74 | And just as you opened the road closed on 04Yegh8    3:74 | body, as we have seen your blessed sanctity, so may we 04Yegh8    3:75 | were granted the sight of your holy love, so also we 04Yegh8    4:78 | For if you were to mention his vigils 04Yegh8    4:78 | like an unextinguished lamp. If you mention the frugality of his 04Yegh8    4:79 | If you wished to describe his mildness 04Yegh8    4:79 | describe his mildness and humility, you would not be able to 04Yegh8    4:79 | compare with him. And if you wished to speak of his 04Yegh8    4:79 | seduced by wealth, the same you must truly understand of that 04Yegh9    1:23 | from now on come to your senses and do not persist 04Yegh9    1:23 | obstinacy. Worship the sun and you will be freed from your 04Yegh9    1:23 | you will be freed from your cruel bonds and each of 04Yegh9    1:23 | cruel bonds and each of you will again possess your ancestral 04Yegh9    1:23 | of you will again possess your ancestral properties 04Yegh9    1:24 | The blessed ones replied: “Have you come to question us in 04Yegh9    1:24 | did the king really send you 04Yegh9    2:27 | out of ignorance, and today you made us realize our afflictions 04Yegh9    2:29 | So now we beg you, and through you your king 04Yegh9    2:29 | we beg you, and through you your king, do not question 04Yegh9    2:29 | beg you, and through you your king, do not question us 04Yegh9    2:29 | matters, but carry out whatever you have decided in our case 04Yegh9    3:58 | instead of granting their lives you killed them 04Yegh9    3:63 | they were originally magi and you made them Christians. Then your 04Yegh9    3:63 | you made them Christians. Then your country will be yours 04Yegh9    3:63 | Then your country will be yours 04Yegh9    3:67 | effect: “Only do not leave your country and I shall do 04Yegh9    3:67 | and I shall do what you say 05Parp1    3:3 | the motto “By this shall you conquer 05Parp1    5:5 | my weak mind I beseech you, help me all you prayer 05Parp1    5:5 | beseech you, help me all you prayer-loving people to request 05Parp1    5:5 | people to request aid, raising your hands to God 05Parp2    9:1 | Shapuh, complaining that “Xosrov gives you to think that he likes 05Parp2    9:1 | likes and is loyal to you, but all his displays are 05Parp2    9:2 | But would you, if you knew the extent 05Parp2    9:2 | But would you, if you knew the extent of his 05Parp2    10:8 | I shall order to assist you 05Parp2    10:9 | Wherever you falter in establishing the syllables 05Parp2    10:9 | shall correct it, for what you propose to do would make 05Parp2    10:12 | the land of Armenia during your own reign, for it will 05Parp2    10:12 | reign, for it will benefit you later on, bestowing upon you 05Parp2    10:12 | you later on, bestowing upon you an unforgetable remembrance, and you 05Parp2    10:12 | you an unforgetable remembrance, and you will have brought more benefits 05Parp2    10:12 | means) than the might of your realm or that of your 05Parp2    10:12 | your realm or that of your predecessors, your ancestors of the 05Parp2    10:12 | or that of your predecessors, your ancestors of the Arsacid line 05Parp2    11:1 | patriarch:” We who stand before you, and the venerable Mashtoc’ (urge 05Parp2    11:1 | and the venerable Mashtoc’ (urge you to undertake the translation). Divine 05Parp2    11:3 | this effort be accomplished with your virtuous knowledge 05Parp2    11:4 | land of Armenia, so for you too, his descendant, an inheritance 05Parp2    11:4 | cultural work and be like your blessed ancestor who guided the 05Parp2    11:5 | existed from (the time of) your blessed ancestors. God kept you 05Parp2    11:5 | your blessed ancestors. God kept you for this and it is 05Parp2    11:6 | the study (of Greek), as you who were given brilliance from 05Parp2    11:6 | from On High because of your virtuous and modest spirit. In 05Parp2    11:6 | spirit. In this regard, truly, you take after your venerable father 05Parp2    11:6 | regard, truly, you take after your venerable father, Nerses 05Parp2    13:2 | it. For we learned from you and from the doctrine of 05Parp2    13:2 | and from the doctrine of your ancestors that not only those 05Parp2    13:3 | Now, first you ought to seek some way 05Parp2    13:4 | as follows: “I know what you are talking about, and have 05Parp2    13:4 | have heard nothing new from you today. I also know that 05Parp2    13:4 | is with bitter hearts that you speak 05Parp2    13:5 | unable to say whether what you say has been distorted or 05Parp2    13:5 | distorted or incorrectly related by you. But now as regards strategems 05Parp2    13:7 | Now we beg you to support our plan. It 05Parp2    13:14 | I, and you too, as we learned from 05Parp2    13:14 | the blessed Apostle Paul, which your spiritual father and patriarch, the 05Parp2    13:14 | patriarch, the blessed Gregory, taught you: ’If one limb (of the 05Parp2    13:15 | and made them flee from you; and how he caused the 05Parp2    13:15 | of God, to flower among you 05Parp2    13:16 | Following his example, you ought to seek mercy for 05Parp2    13:17 | Remember my and your blessed father and vardapet (st 05Parp2    13:18 | You who are students of his 05Parp2    13:18 | his spiritual doctrine—all of you together, men, women, old, and 05Parp2    13:20 | As regards what you said about me, that I 05Parp2    13:20 | that I should join with you, God forbid that I should 05Parp2    13:23 | who protested: ’When one of you has a grievance against a 05Parp2    13:23 | instead of the saints? Do you not know that the saints 05Parp2    13:23 | is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try 05Parp2    13:23 | be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases 05Parp2    13:24 | Do you not know that we are 05Parp2    13:24 | to this life! If then you have such cases, why do 05Parp2    13:24 | have such cases, why do you lay them before those who 05Parp2    13:24 | church! I say this to your shame 05Parp2    13:25 | there is no man among you wise enough to decide between 05Parp2    13:30 | such thoughts be far from you, my children. Plan it not 05Parp2    13:30 | not attempt, as some of your ancestors did, to destroy your 05Parp2    13:30 | your ancestors did, to destroy your natural (native) lords 05Parp2    13:33 | to the blessed patriarch: “Because you did not heed our words 05Parp2    13:33 | longer, so we promise that you shall not reign as patriarch 05Parp2    14:5 | naxarars of Armenia are accusing you 05Parp2    14:8 | him. Let them speak, and you listen to it from them 05Parp2    14:8 | to what they say in your presence. Do not ask me 05Parp2    14:8 | anything about that matter, for you will hear nothing from me 05Parp2    14:11 | If you consent and do as he 05Parp2    14:11 | testimony of the Armenian naxarars— you will return to your authority 05Parp2    14:11 | naxarars—you will return to your authority, exalted by many honors 05Parp2    14:11 | by many honors. But if you stubbornly resist and do otherwise 05Parp2    14:11 | stubbornly resist and do otherwise, you will lose your kat’oghikosal tun 05Parp2    14:11 | do otherwise, you will lose your kat’oghikosal tun and will be 05Parp2    14:11 | and will be rejected from your authority. Because we are of 05Parp2    14:11 | want what is good for you. It is not lightly that 05Parp2    14:11 | not lightly that I give you this loving advice 05Parp2    14:13 | merits trial and contempt by you. For though according to our 05Parp2    14:13 | dishonor and disgrace, according to your polluted faith, he deserves praise 05Parp2    14:16 | our loyalty or disloyalty, tell you about it 05Parp2    15:5 | You wrought very great evils, more 05Parp2    15:5 | great evils, more than did your father Tiran, more than your 05Parp2    15:5 | your father Tiran, more than your other ancestors who were evil 05Parp2    15:5 | members] of the Arsacid line. You did not strive to resemble 05Parp2    15:5 | good and virtuous men of your tohm, who, having inherited the 05Parp2    15:6 | But (in your case] day by day, without 05Parp2    15:6 | day by day, without embarrassment you increased and carried out all 05Parp2    15:6 | all kinds of obscenities. Moreover, you found reason to shed the 05Parp2    15:6 | shed the innocent blood of your nephew, Gnel. Now you will 05Parp2    15:6 | of your nephew, Gnel. Now you will be dumped on the 05Parp2    15:6 | been used for washing, and you will weaken when the bow 05Parp2    15:7 | prophet will be visited upon you: ’The Arsacid line will drink 05Parp2    15:7 | will drink the last cup. You will drink, become drunk, be 05Parp2    16:1 | sinned before Heaven and before you. Pardon us sinners, and imitate 05Parp2    16:1 | Pardon us sinners, and imitate your ancestor the pious Gregory who 05Parp2    16:3 | Now you, who were our constant vardapet 05Parp2    16:3 | vardapet, imprint His glory within your own person, follow the same 05Parp2    16:4 | request that the court reestablish you on your native patrimonial throne 05Parp2    16:4 | the court reestablish you on your native patrimonial throne of the 05Parp2    16:7 | protested to us, saying: “Bless your persecutors, and be good to 05Parp2    16:7 | good to those who hate you. ’ 05Parp2    16:8 | man Paul ’Judge not, lest you be judged,’ and ’Those 05Parp2    16:8 | judged,’ and ’Those of you who are able, eliminate the 05Parp2    16:8 | it, said the Lord.’ You should know yourselves 05Parp2    16:9 | You sought vengeance on your king 05Parp2    16:9 | You sought vengeance on your king for his deeds, and 05Parp2    16:9 | and, being furious at him, you betrayed the blessed faith of 05Parp2    16:10 | By what means could you try to console me, and 05Parp2    16:10 | could entreat me to be ( your] shepherd? For I see that 05Parp2    16:13 | me to relate this to you today and appear as incensed 05Parp2    16:14 | Now listen thoughtfully all you multitudes of people and I 05Parp2    16:14 | people and I shall tell you 05Parp2    17:33 | don’t be scared. Believe in your heart in the name of 05Parp2    17:33 | who created everything and showed you the foresighted mystery of his 05Parp2    17:35 | said to me: “Why are you sad? Why are your mind 05Parp2    17:35 | are you sad? Why are your mind and the clarity of 05Parp2    17:35 | mind and the clarity of your thoughts agitated by vain distractions 05Parp2    17:36 | How come you are thinking foolish thoughts, troubled 05Parp2    17:36 | about not having a son? You, who knew well the will 05Parp2    17:37 | Now, taking pity on you because of His love for 05Parp2    17:37 | because of His love for you, the most High wished to 05Parp2    17:37 | remove such vain thoughts from you and consoled you with this 05Parp2    17:37 | thoughts from you and consoled you with this vision, which He 05Parp2    17:37 | this vision, which He showed you as a great revelation not 05Parp2    17:37 | great revelation not only before you here, but also of all 05Parp2    17:37 | world—he showed this to you and to all those who 05Parp2    17:37 | believe in his word, like your true ancestor, saint Gregory, that 05Parp2    17:37 | time he has shown to you 05Parp2    17:38 | and I will explain to you this great revelation, as I 05Parp2    17:38 | the supreme power to inform you of everything. And you, listening 05Parp2    17:38 | inform you of everything. And you, listening carefully, make sure to 05Parp2    17:38 | it on the tablets of your heart, never to forget it 05Parp2    17:38 | by putting it on parchment, you will leave to an infallible 05Parp2    17:41 | opening of the heavens that you saw and the spreading of 05Parp2    17:42 | sided bema that appeared to you to be standing, and then 05Parp2    17:43 | of the Father’s kingdom, which you, too, have learned from the 05Parp2    17:44 | altar and the sacrament too. You must know and understand that 05Parp2    17:46 | the altar that appeared to you signify the body and blood 05Parp2    17:47 | olive tree that appeared to you– the one beside the Lord’s 05Parp2    17:47 | and very fruitful—this showed you the gifts, mercy and love 05Parp2    17:49 | this everyone will recognize that you are my disciples, if you 05Parp2    17:49 | you are my disciples, if you love one another” [John 13:35]; especially those 05Parp2    17:49 | in the same way that you saw the tall olive-tree 05Parp2    17:50 | and the fourth of which you saw to be half the 05Parp2    17:50 | of the olive tree—rivet your attention, listen, and I will 05Parp2    17:50 | listen, and I will tell you what the Most High has 05Parp2    17:51 | Now as you saw the fruit of the 05Parp2    17:52 | cathedra that was shown to you on the left of the 05Parp2    17:53 | he says “from the earth,” you must know that the prophet 05Parp2    17:54 | the cathedra, which appeared to you to be icy sea-blue 05Parp2    17:55 | of the entire country, for your vision is of its end 05Parp2    17:56 | for the silk cope that you saw folded on top of 05Parp2    17:58 | parchment atop which were shown you a few lines in gold 05Parp2    17:61 | a half that appeared to you in wonderfully gilded script at 05Parp2    17:62 | was more surely indicated to you from On High by means 05Parp2    17:64 | What was indicated to you in the part of the 05Parp2    17:65 | of young males appeared to you standing along the edge of 05Parp2    17:65 | come from the womb of your child who was bestowed upon 05Parp2    17:65 | child who was bestowed upon you by the Creator—men of 05Parp2    17:66 | In which you saw the youths dancing around 05Parp2    17:68 | shining rays that appeared to you to be reflecting off the 05Parp2    17:69 | And because the throne that you saw began to jolt, and 05Parp2    17:69 | and the boys appeared to you to have grown into mature 05Parp2    17:69 | of goodness has demonstrated to you the conduct of the righteous 05Parp2    17:74 | Seal this vision of yours which was shown to you 05Parp2    17:74 | yours which was shown to you as divine revelation, for not 05Parp2    17:77 | I have revealed it to you not only out of my 05Parp3    20:6 | and night, saying: “Look with your mind’s eye, and behold such 05Parp3    21:2 | For just as you are concerned about your profits 05Parp3    21:2 | as you are concerned about your profits and taxes [vasn k’o shahic’n ew harkac’], so that 05Parp3    21:2 | profits and taxes [vasn k’o shahic’n ew harkac’], so that you benefit therefrom, so the gods 05Parp3    21:4 | lands are there in which you rule as a god, where 05Parp3    21:4 | rule as a god, where you can kill or spare whomever 05Parp3    21:4 | can kill or spare whomever you chose 05Parp3    21:5 | is Iberia and Aghbania (Aghuania). You see only the benefits which 05Parp3    21:5 | see only the benefits which you receive from the lands, but 05Parp3    21:5 | of souls are being lost— you never think or worry about 05Parp3    21:6 | Nor do you realize how much this would 05Parp3    21:6 | how much this would recommend you to the gods. For, should 05Parp3    21:6 | to the gods. For, should you look to the salvation of 05Parp3    21:6 | benefit the present greatness of your kingdom with the good folk 05Parp3    21:8 | For you yourself and all the Aryans 05Parp3    21:9 | If you get them accustomed to our 05Parp3    21:9 | path—then they will love you and the land of the 05Parp3    21:12 | to point it out to you, I was made even more 05Parp3    21:12 | such a matter both to your kingdom and generally to the 05Parp3    21:13 | benefits and luxuries given by you and visible on him, motivated 05Parp3    21:13 | surpass each other in implementing your will, and will enthusiastically obey 05Parp3    21:13 | will, and will enthusiastically obey your order(s 05Parp3    22:2 | demanding a certain thing from you, you should be even more 05Parp3    22:2 | a certain thing from you, you should be even more frightened 05Parp3    22:2 | soul, because (in that case) you will be punished both by 05Parp3    22:3 | written down, and brought to you. As you are a useful 05Parp3    22:3 | and brought to you. As you are a useful land and 05Parp3    22:3 | beloved by us, we want you to study our just and 05Parp3    22:5 | also want and are ordering you to write us (the principles 05Parp3    22:5 | write us (the principles) of your so-called faith so that 05Parp3    22:5 | we can see) how lost you have been till today 05Parp3    22:6 | And when, as we, you become people who recognize our 05Parp3    22:6 | stray from what we and you want 05Parp3    24:0 | of our faith—which to you seems futile and nonsensical—it 05Parp3    24:0 | it is written: ’Servants, obey your temporal lords as (you would 05Parp3    24:0 | obey your temporal lords as ( you would obey) God.’ We 05Parp3    24:0 | our faith, and then by your great kingdom, to the extent 05Parp3    24:0 | it in mind to serve you not merely out of human 05Parp3    24:1 | Rather (we wish) to implement your will and order fully, voluntarily 05Parp3    24:1 | enthusiastically. (We wish) to serve you not only with material expenses 05Parp3    24:1 | blood of our sons for your sake 05Parp3    24:3 | And should, as you fear, your gods reward or 05Parp3    24:3 | And should, as you fear, your gods reward or punish because 05Parp3    24:3 | because of our souls—as you said—may God administer that 05Parp3    24:5 | Now regarding the precepts of your faith which you had written 05Parp3    24:5 | precepts of your faith which you had written down and brought 05Parp3    24:5 | we shall never listen to you 05Parp3    24:6 | the mages (who are styled your “ teachers of the faith”) we 05Parp3    24:6 | more we would ridicule) what you have written and are urging 05Parp3    24:7 | Rather, to honor your kingdom even more, we have 05Parp3    24:7 | to open and read what you have written. We recognize those 05Parp3    24:7 | heard them many times from your false, so-called vardapets and 05Parp3    24:7 | well-informed about them as you are, there is no need 05Parp3    24:9 | and have them brought to you, as you ordered 05Parp3    24:9 | them brought to you, as you ordered 05Parp3    24:10 | not consider the precepts of your false religion (which merits ridicule 05Parp3    24:10 | being read—but which, in your great wisdom you thought to 05Parp3    24:10 | which, in your great wisdom you thought to have written down 05Parp3    24:10 | and brought to us—since you would be alienated from us 05Parp3    24:10 | faith and send it to you to be ignorantly ridiculed and 05Parp3    24:11 | much only be clear to you about our beliefs: we do 05Parp3    24:11 | moon, wind and fire as you do. Nor do we revere 05Parp3    24:11 | revere the many gods which you name on the earth and 05Parp3    24:12 | He alone is God whom you have called gods, the creator 05Parp3    25:2 | entire Aryan nobility: “What do you think of servants who write 05Parp3    25:3 | of their land. But now you must be bold to acquaint 05Parp3    25:3 | bold to acquaint them with your lordship and their status as 05Parp3    25:4 | letter and send it to your kingdom 05Parp3    26:3 | I want to hear from you how you regard me, and 05Parp3    26:3 | to hear from you how you regard me, and how you 05Parp3    26:3 | you regard me, and how you perceive yourselves 05Parp3    26:4 | perception and view (of who you are) is clear to all 05Parp3    26:4 | from us a reply to your order 05Parp3    26:5 | I want to hear from you, I want to know your 05Parp3    26:5 | you, I want to know your understanding of this. How do 05Parp3    26:5 | understanding of this. How do you regard me? Tell me 05Parp3    26:6 | They replied: “We recognize you as king, (king) of all 05Parp3    26:6 | especially our king. Like God, you have authority over us and 05Parp3    26:6 | us and over everyone in your kingdom, (the authority) to kill 05Parp3    26:6 | to kill or spare (whom you chose 05Parp3    26:7 | response from them, he note: “ Your answers are quite unlike and 05Parp3    26:7 | from those in the letter you had brought to me 05Parp3    26:8 | are some things in which you will serve us and our 05Parp3    26:8 | not speak of and which you cannot and will not accept 05Parp3    26:9 | is precisely that matter regarding you which is first and foremost 05Parp3    26:9 | our lordship and guardianship over you is recognized, and your judicious 05Parp3    26:9 | over you is recognized, and your judicious service and obedience to 05Parp3    26:10 | s) which to the present you have displayed toward us, the 05Parp3    26:10 | land. We want to dispatch you to your land with honor 05Parp3    26:10 | want to dispatch you to your land with honor and very 05Parp3    26:10 | look to the salvation of your souls. Turn from the road 05Parp3    26:10 | of ruin which till now you have been travelling like a 05Parp3    26:11 | But should you Armenians, Iberians and Aghbanians (Aghuans 05Parp3    26:11 | as indeed, to the present you have held an erroneous faith 05Parp3    26:11 | held an erroneous faith—should you stubbornly persist, then I shall 05Parp3    26:11 | persist, then I shall regard your great benefit and labor as 05Parp3    26:11 | nothing. Rather, I shall wipe you out, with your women, children 05Parp3    26:11 | shall wipe you out, with your women, children, and azg 05Parp3    26:13 | You, who are the lord of 05Parp3    26:13 | of the others to familiarize you with each one’s labor and 05Parp3    26:14 | presently have, I would give you my life and the goods 05Parp3    26:18 | the others who stand before you all, they are of the 05Parp3    26:20 | each other and to make you an answer in firm unity 05Parp3    26:21 | not right to speak in your presence hastily or with uncritical 05Parp3    26:21 | a great issue. For what you seek is the destruction of 05Parp3    27:2 | Who note: [Matthew 10:23] “When they persecute you in one city, flee to 05Parp3    27:12 | Should you join in our strategem, if 05Parp3    27:12 | join in our strategem, if you are but able to convince 05Parp3    27:13 | certainly be the case if you, for a moment, will become 05Parp3    27:13 | God, will heal us with you 05Parp3    27:16 | Rather, you who have come from the 05Parp3    27:16 | if, in the fine arts you excell in all knowledge and 05Parp3    27:16 | and all types of bravery, you have learned the correct and 05Parp3    27:16 | and his son. Each of you must answer for himself and 05Parp3    27:16 | himself and may do as you think 05Parp3    27:17 | as for me, one among you, do not ask me to 05Parp3    27:27 | and makes proverbs about us. You are not greater and more 05Parp3    27:29 | If only on a pretext you will but temporarily consent to 05Parp3    27:29 | hear and obey everything that you say, giving our lives for 05Parp3    27:33 | eternal salvation and pardon of your soul and of your azg 05Parp3    27:33 | of your soul and of your azg, for your temporary acceptance 05Parp3    27:33 | and of your azg, for your temporary acceptance of us 05Parp3    28:8 | sat on that throne before you, your ancestors, liked us and 05Parp3    28:8 | on that throne before you, your ancestors, liked us and cared 05Parp3    28:8 | and about material benefits. But you have demonstrated even more affection 05Parp3    28:8 | more affection toward us, for you thought to acquaint and grant 05Parp3    28:9 | And if we served your ancestors with all enthusiasm and 05Parp3    28:9 | everyone should offer service to you not as though to one 05Parp3    28:9 | made into one [? isk k’ez amenayn anjin part e och’ ibrew zmi anjn spass matuc’anel, ayl orpes zbazum anjin zmi anjn arhnel...], tirelessly serving your beneficial realm day and night 05Parp3    28:9 | realm day and night, since you swiftly worried over the salvation 05Parp3    28:12 | All of you well know about the submission 05Parp3    28:12 | to this court and to your realm by my ancestors, from 05Parp3    28:12 | we had been ranked in your service. Thus, there is no 05Parp3    28:12 | need for me to acquaint you with the events one by 05Parp3    28:12 | events one by one, since you know them better than I 05Parp3    28:13 | I have resolved to satisfy you with upright labor. Wherever I 05Parp3    28:13 | I have accomplished something at your order, your military commanders and 05Parp3    28:13 | accomplished something at your order, your military commanders and my comrades 05Parp3    28:14 | be related not only before you Aryans, but at the emperor’s 05Parp3    30:1 | the salvation of all of you, so that being with you 05Parp3    30:1 | you, so that being with you I might repent and live 05Parp3    30:2 | passage: ’In returning and rest you shall be saved’ 05Parp3    30:3 | having abandoned Him temporarily, for your sake, I would abandon totally 05Parp3    30:4 | Should any of you find it possible to share 05Parp3    30:4 | the land, then together with you for the name of Christ 05Parp3    30:5 | follows: “Hurry and do as you planned, and do not delay 05Parp3    30:16 | of all of their words: “ You, chief [du awagik], together with your brothers 05Parp3    30:16 | words: “You, chief [du awagik], together with your brothers and believing family who 05Parp3    30:16 | thought to save themselves with you, have escaped. But all of 05Parp3    30:17 | For without you neither we nor our sons 05Parp3    30:18 | But as you have taken care to protect 05Parp3    30:18 | have taken care to protect your own, do not abandon such 05Parp3    30:18 | of us who are of your blood and mingled with your 05Parp3    30:18 | your blood and mingled with your azg. Let us, too, be 05Parp3    30:18 | crowned by Christ, just as you are striving that only your 05Parp3    30:18 | you are striving that only your own folk be crowned 05Parp3    30:22 | be the case. All of you Armenians accurately know from historical 05Parp3    30:22 | writings and from listening to your seniors, that this tohm has 05Parp3    30:23 | However, recalling all of your treacherous duplicity which you always 05Parp3    30:23 | of your treacherous duplicity which you always displayed toward our ancestors 05Parp3    30:23 | have departed to escape. As you have always placed us in 05Parp3    30:25 | You who stand behind it, as 05Parp3    30:25 | behind it, as well as you who are of two minds 05Parp3    32:9 | We confess our belief in You, holy Father, creator of Heaven 05Parp3    32:9 | visible and invisible, and in Your Only-Begotten Son, our Lord 05Parp3    32:9 | the inseparable and indivisible Trinity. You are the sole God and 05Parp3    32:9 | and there is none but You 05Parp3    32:10 | Because of Your love of humankind, for the 05Parp3    32:10 | world, in the last days, You bore one of the holy 05Parp3    32:10 | and enduring all torments with Your body which You created from 05Parp3    32:10 | torments with Your body which You created from a holy and 05Parp3    32:10 | a holy and divine virgin, You were taken and affixed to 05Parp3    32:11 | By shedding Your holy blood You freed the 05Parp3    32:11 | By shedding Your holy blood You freed the world from serving 05Parp3    32:11 | world from serving accursed sins. You died, were buried, arose, and 05Parp3    32:11 | arose, and went to Heaven. You gave a joyous promise that 05Parp3    32:11 | promise that all who confessed You as the true God, king 05Parp3    32:11 | lords would be taken to You 05Parp3    32:12 | we testify to and confess You as God of gods, lord 05Parp3    32:12 | who are guilty, and sought your mercy, we who have fallen 05Parp3    32:13 | of holy baptism with which you clothed us when we washed 05Parp3    32:14 | And now, again, we beseech Your true heavenly Father, saying ’We 05Parp3    32:14 | sinned against Heaven and against You. ’ Grant us forgiveness for 05Parp3    32:15 | hands the ring engraved with Your Cross, by which all of 05Parp3    32:16 | Just as You shed Your holy blood for 05Parp3    32:16 | Just as You shed Your holy blood for sinners, to 05Parp3    32:17 | frightful roar be heard from You on the day of requiting 05Parp3    32:17 | requiting, saying: ’Go from me, ye accursed, into the eternal fire 05Parp3    33:5 | that, I will do as you command, without delay 05Parp3    34:7 | ease regarding Vardan’s advance upon you, and have no fear. For 05Parp3    38:14 | Behold the ascetic Gregory, your vardapet calls you to the 05Parp3    38:14 | ascetic Gregory, your vardapet calls you to the heavenly city of 05Parp3    38:21 | ranks of the Apostles. As you have seen tonight, those who 05Parp3    41:3 | at court: “What reply do you think we should give to 05Parp3    42:15 | man. ’Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is 05Parp3    42:15 | and stay with him until you depart. As you enter the 05Parp3    42:15 | him until you depart. As you enter the house, salute it 05Parp3    42:15 | the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but 05Parp3    42:15 | it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.’ 05Parp3    42:15 | let your peace return to you. ’ 05Parp3    42:21 | Vasak eagerly responded: “What say you, Lords 05Parp3    42:22 | all we have said to you, we forgot to ask the 05Parp3    42:22 | and useful (information). Where are you going 05Parp3    42:24 | The blessed Ghewond answered: “ Your dew which deceptively supported you 05Parp3    42:24 | Your dew which deceptively supported you in breaking the oath you 05Parp3    42:24 | you in breaking the oath you made on the holy Gospel 05Parp3    42:24 | the holy Gospel, now leads you to believe that the Aryans 05Parp3    42:24 | that the Aryans can give you only the kingship of the 05Parp3    42:24 | Armenia as a reward for your ’worthwhile efforts’—that, and nothing 05Parp3    42:24 | nothing else. But indeed, should you, during your lifetime, manage to 05Parp3    42:24 | But indeed, should you, during your lifetime, manage to stick your 05Parp3    42:24 | your lifetime, manage to stick your head above the shoulders of 05Parp3    43:3 | and under whose orders did you dare to do such a 05Parp3    43:3 | of death, and to put your hands forth to such a 05Parp3    43:6 | as for the fire which, you say, we killed, in no 05Parp3    43:7 | for (the information) given to you about us—that we took 05Parp3    43:7 | it in no way befits your fairness to become enraged with 05Parp3    43:8 | For indeed according to your doctrine, which we have heard 05Parp3    43:8 | which we have heard from your teachers, you have said, and 05Parp3    43:8 | have heard from your teachers, you have said, and it is 05Parp3    44:1 | With what fearless audacity could you have enveloped your wretched selves 05Parp3    44:1 | audacity could you have enveloped your wretched selves with numerous crimes 05Parp3    44:1 | crimes deserving the death penalty? You ruined the atrushans, and murdered 05Parp3    44:2 | You killed the mages. With your 05Parp3    44:2 | You killed the mages. With your witchcraft you destroyed the brave 05Parp3    44:2 | the mages. With your witchcraft you destroyed the brave Vardan who 05Parp3    44:2 | man and his deeds. And you, having been made wretched by 05Parp3    44:2 | having been made wretched by your useless and harmful teaching, have 05Parp3    44:4 | Now, you cannot yourselves think up a 05Parp3    44:4 | of quitting the light (which you see today, but are unworthy 05Parp3    44:4 | of) more severe, or befitting your deeds (than I will inflict 05Parp3    44:4 | than I will inflict upon you) when you will experience many 05Parp3    44:4 | will inflict upon you) when you will experience many torments and 05Parp3    44:5 | the clerics) who stand before your authority in interrogation, about whom 05Parp3    44:5 | authority in interrogation, about whom you spoke at length, are distinguished 05Parp3    44:8 | Ghewond) note: “That man whom you see, although younger then myself 05Parp3    44:11 | Those whom you have commanded to respond to 05Parp3    44:11 | Nor do we stand in your awesome presence in fear rather 05Parp3    44:12 | the killing of fire, that you mentioned, in our Bible it 05Parp3    44:18 | the earth are gods. If you believe this, why then with 05Parp3    44:18 | then with blind intellects do you term half of them gods 05Parp3    44:19 | You take fire—of the gods 05Parp3    44:19 | cook cattle and sheep; and you take water to water the 05Parp3    44:19 | of it mixed with wine, you drink without feeling terror or 05Parp3    44:20 | or ennumerate one by one your senseless acts? The brave champion 05Parp3    44:20 | deception, and always protested to you that your worship was false 05Parp3    44:20 | always protested to you that your worship was false and your 05Parp3    44:20 | your worship was false and your doctrines, foolish. But you did 05Parp3    44:20 | and your doctrines, foolish. But you did not listen. Tyrannies do 05Parp3    44:24 | mouth. Now we saw that you were somewhat joyous listening to 05Parp3    44:24 | words of that destroyer of your land (Ghewond). We are well 05Parp3    44:25 | now, let us know if you share the same words as 05Parp3    44:26 | responses which he spoke before you. He said them in a 05Parp3    44:27 | given knowledge, beautifully outlined for you, he has thought over and 05Parp3    44:28 | disease of bitterness added to your anger, you made an enemy 05Parp3    44:28 | bitterness added to your anger, you made an enemy of him 05Parp3    44:29 | by physical illness and weaken. You are the ones with just 05Parp3    44:29 | not wrathfully be hostile, for you are worthy of much ridicule 05Parp3    45:9 | or forseeing what assistance, did you attempt such an awesome deed 05Parp3    45:9 | such an awesome deed? Now you see that it has led 05Parp3    45:9 | the destruction of yourselves and your land 05Parp3    45:12 | They replied: “May your benevolence grant that one of 05Parp3    45:12 | select (may speak) so that you may hear everything naturally regarding 05Parp3    45:12 | should not all speak before you as a disorganized mob 05Parp3    45:15 | formed in the head of your kings, was revealed to us 05Parp3    45:15 | and furthered with force, that you had ordered us to hold 05Parp3    45:15 | heavy and contemptible to us. Your very truthful assembly can testify 05Parp3    45:16 | Though you did not want to listen 05Parp3    45:16 | not want to listen, through your forceful will, and through force 05Parp3    45:16 | forceful will, and through force you undertook to (make us) accept 05Parp3    45:16 | a moment (our) fear of you. In our hearts we regarded 05Parp3    45:17 | first to do this was your servant Vardan, who in everyone’s 05Parp3    45:17 | are well and here with you know this and can testify 05Parp3    45:18 | Byzantium, out of fear of you 05Parp3    45:20 | letter (to Vardan): “Why are you fleeing, what and whom do 05Parp3    45:20 | fleeing, what and whom do you fear? You did not say 05Parp3    45:20 | and whom do you fear? You did not say. Do not 05Parp3    45:20 | and fear no one. Though you are terrified of the lord 05Parp3    45:22 | who are not subject to your authority 05Parp3    45:27 | such a useful servant of yours ( as Vardan), and was the 05Parp3    45:28 | behold him there, seated in your midst without a care, decorated 05Parp3    45:29 | Why do you not order him to show 05Parp3    45:29 | others. Whatever the will of you Aryans is, order it carried 05Parp3    45:30 | As your justice demands, since the written 05Parp3    46:0 | have heard about all of your duplicitous affairs and actions. But 05Parp3    46:0 | come now, say, what were you imagining, what were you thinking 05Parp3    46:0 | were you imagining, what were you thinking that you dared to 05Parp3    46:0 | what were you thinking that you dared to undertake and carry 05Parp3    46:1 | For you were the prince and chief 05Parp3    46:1 | the land of Armenia. First, you encouraged people by words written 05Parp3    46:1 | people by words written by you in letters, letters which have 05Parp3    46:1 | were accurately informed of this. You made our meritorious and useful 05Parp3    46:2 | You duplicitously made such brave, useful 05Parp3    46:2 | comrades swear an oath. Then you sent him with an army 05Parp3    46:2 | go against the Iranian forces. You duplicitously betrayed the land of 05Parp3    46:2 | the land of the Aryans, you destroyed and were the cause 05Parp3    46:3 | had him back. And so, you with your own hand killed 05Parp3    46:3 | back. And so, you with your own hand killed such a 05Parp3    46:3 | though we were unaware of your treacherous action 05Parp3    46:4 | know this: from now on you are no longer the lord 05Parp3    46:4 | and all the evils which you planned and carried out will 05Parp3    46:4 | will now be visited upon your own wicked head 05Parp3    46:5 | of Armenia, the Iranians whom you killed, the large amount of 05Parp3    46:5 | large amount of equipment which you took—I have ordered that 05Parp3    46:5 | of them) be demanded from your tun and your sons’, until 05Parp3    46:5 | demanded from your tun and your sons’, until all of it 05Parp3    46:13 | Behold, you have fallen into this dishonorable 05Parp3    46:13 | which was brought on by your violation of an oath sworn 05Parp3    46:14 | But you, sinner, (are fated) to spend 05Parp3    46:14 | the few remaining days of your life in remorse and pain 05Parp3    46:14 | is ready and waiting for you.” We were accurately informed about 05Parp3    48:9 | Brave of the Aryans, may your mind not veer to a 05Parp3    48:9 | deserved death, but because of your delay, are still alive today 05Parp3    48:10 | killers of men, and if you delayed so long, preserving them 05Parp3    50:8 | So you be careful that the site 05Parp3    50:11 | killed as indeed all of you heard from him 05Parp3    50:12 | You, with the mercy of Christ 05Parp3    51:6 | If any of you today should travel to Armenia 05Parp3    51:6 | should travel to Armenia would you not, truly, send letters of 05Parp3    51:6 | joyous delight to each of your dear ones? You should beseech 05Parp3    51:6 | each of your dear ones? You should beseech God about the 05Parp3    51:6 | his family safely, and that your compact with Him is fulfilled 05Parp3    51:7 | we are about to leave you to go to God. All 05Parp3    51:7 | go to God. All of you beseech the Savior Christ and 05Parp3    51:7 | all the saints, and recommend you to them 05Parp3    51:8 | creator, Christ, He may be your consoler and savior. May you 05Parp3    51:8 | your consoler and savior. May you be released from the heroic 05Parp3    51:8 | heroic shackles which now confine you, and may your detractors and 05Parp3    51:8 | now confine you, and may your detractors and enemies be put 05Parp3    51:9 | May you see the land of Armenia 05Parp3    51:9 | the land of Armenia and your families, and may your bones 05Parp3    51:9 | and your families, and may your bones be placed there with 05Parp3    51:9 | placed there with those of your fathers. May your souls be 05Parp3    51:9 | those of your fathers. May your souls be freed from the 05Parp3    51:14 | great gladness, saying: “We thank You, God, that through the grace 05Parp3    51:14 | preaching of the blessed Apostles, You begot many Apostles, and through 05Parp3    51:14 | the grace of ascetic martyrs, You begot many martyrs 05Parp3    51:16 | We thank you, Savior, for making the sheep 05Parp3    51:18 | us on the path to You joyfully. (Our spiritual teachers) remaining 05Parp3    51:18 | in the flesh stay with you and are strengthened by you 05Parp3    51:18 | you and are strengthened by you 05Parp3    51:19 | Preserve them with Your almighty right hand, surround them 05Parp3    51:19 | them with the security of Your holy Spirit, comfort them with 05Parp3    51:19 | them with the gladness of Your word. Give them our peace 05Parp3    51:19 | them our peace and let ( Your) grace grow in them 05Parp3    51:20 | priests) note: “He will preserve you in health, and always comfort 05Parp3    51:20 | in health, and always comfort you with His holy Spirit 05Parp3    51:21 | that ’I shall not leave you as orphans, but will come 05Parp3    51:21 | orphans, but will come to you [John 14, 18]. ’ For indeed He has 05Parp3    51:21 | has come and is among you. He will release you from 05Parp3    51:21 | among you. He will release you from the bonds which now 05Parp3    51:21 | the bonds which now confine you, and will keep you with 05Parp3    51:21 | confine you, and will keep you with the hope of His 05Parp3    51:21 | His aid. He will cause you to boldly say in glory 05Parp3    51:21 | boldly say in glory: ’For your sake we are being killed 05Parp3    51:22 | all will crush Satan beneath your feet and display you as 05Parp3    51:22 | beneath your feet and display you as prominent and radiant in 05Parp3    51:22 | people, and He will return you to your country 05Parp3    51:22 | He will return you to your country 05Parp3    51:23 | May he preserve your tuns, nourish your children, and 05Parp3    51:23 | he preserve your tuns, nourish your children, and let your son 05Parp3    51:23 | nourish your children, and let your son(s) inherit the share 05Parp3    53:1 | in mind (the question of) your own life and (the existence 05Parp3    53:1 | life and (the existence) of your House. Keep in mind the 05Parp3    53:2 | Should it be found (that you have disobeyed this order), your 05Parp3    53:2 | you have disobeyed this order), your azg will be stricken and 05Parp3    53:2 | and the king will put you to a bitter death, while 05Parp3    53:2 | for such wickedness visited upon you. So, take care out of 05Parp3    53:6 | to “remember us forever, in your happiness and in the Kingdom 05Parp3    53:7 | embrace, saying: “May God bless you with power, give you lasting 05Parp3    53:7 | bless you with power, give you lasting patience for the glory 05Parp3    53:7 | of His name, and strengthen you before the pagan peoples. May 05Parp3    53:7 | pagan peoples. May He free your bodies from the visible shackles 05Parp3    53:7 | the visible shackles which bind you, guide you to the land 05Parp3    53:7 | shackles which bind you, guide you to the land of your 05Parp3    53:7 | you to the land of your birth, put your bones to 05Parp3    53:7 | land of your birth, put your bones to rest in the 05Parp3    53:7 | rest in the tombs of your fathers, free your souls from 05Parp3    53:7 | tombs of your fathers, free your souls from the invisible shackles 05Parp3    53:7 | invisible shackles of Satan, bring you to the district where we 05Parp3    53:7 | to and settle us with you in the eternal shelter where 05Parp3    53:13 | Vehdenshapuh, who asked: “Where are you preparing to go?” They replied 05Parp3    53:13 | are ready to go wherever you take our spiritual lords and 05Parp3    54:12 | killing the fire. And would you not rejoice 05Parp3    55:6 | atean, Vehdenshapuh said to them: “ You have worked numerous, countless evils 05Parp3    55:6 | deaths of many Aryans. If you were the cause of death 05Parp3    55:6 | would be great enough and you would not deserve to live 05Parp3    55:6 | not deserve to live. (But you were guilty of the deaths 05Parp3    55:6 | number of Aryans died there. You are responsible for all of 05Parp3    55:6 | of it was done by you and with your counsel 05Parp3    55:6 | done by you and with your counsel 05Parp3    55:7 | Despite your grave crimes and condemnation to 05Parp3    55:7 | king of kings has done you a great kindness, for he 05Parp3    55:8 | command; so that, just as you were the cause (of death 05Parp3    55:8 | of death) for many Aryans, you may be the cause of 05Parp3    55:9 | But should you not accept it, and persist 05Parp3    55:9 | in the same foolishness, then you shall die, and (the king 05Parp3    55:9 | the gods will demand from your souls all the blood which 05Parp3    55:9 | souls all the blood which you have shed and will shed 05Parp3    55:12 | they will all deride both you and the sender 05Parp3    55:13 | Do as you please, but do not procrastinate 05Parp3    55:14 | and said to the saints: “ You will inform them. Let us 05Parp3    55:19 | As for the king’s order you mentioned, that ’should you agree 05Parp3    55:19 | order you mentioned, that ’should you agree to worship the sun 05Parp3    55:19 | agree to worship the sun, you and the noble folk in 05Parp3    55:19 | bondage, shall live, but if you stubbornly refuse, you will die 05Parp3    55:19 | but if you stubbornly refuse, you will die and we shall 05Parp3    55:20 | it is not possible for you to know through prophecy the 05Parp3    55:20 | prophecy the extent to which you seem to us mindless and 05Parp3    55:20 | lost because of that message you have brought us by the 05Parp3    55:20 | order, and that we consider you and the one who sent 05Parp3    55:20 | and the one who sent you, the king, more pitiful than 05Parp3    55:21 | But do as you please, right away, or whenever 05Parp3    55:21 | please, right away, or whenever you choose 05Parp3    55:22 | to Yovsep’: “Although we regard your enmity toward us as grave 05Parp3    55:22 | us as grave, which made you call us mindless and lost 05Parp3    55:22 | compared to the worthless things you boldly dared to say about 05Parp3    55:22 | know that the destruction which you sought for yourselves you now 05Parp3    55:22 | which you sought for yourselves you now have obtained, and that 05Parp3    55:22 | that it is impossible for you to live 05Parp3    56:2 | But as for you, although you are still somewhat 05Parp3    56:2 | But as for you, although you are still somewhat guilty, if 05Parp3    56:2 | are still somewhat guilty, if you would only submit to the 05Parp3    56:2 | sun, he has ordered that your guilt is to be forgiven 05Parp3    56:2 | is to be forgiven and you should be sent to your 05Parp3    56:2 | you should be sent to your homes well and with honor 05Parp3    56:3 | in the Christian faith as you, and that as a result 05Parp3    56:3 | that as a result of your counsel the land of Armenia 05Parp3    56:3 | great amount of guilt which you have, and to acquaint you 05Parp3    56:3 | you have, and to acquaint you with the true god 05Parp3    56:4 | Now, just as you were a counselor, and many 05Parp3    56:4 | counselor, and many died from your actions, be now a counselor 05Parp3    56:4 | the sun and live, and you shall find so much honor 05Parp3    56:4 | honor from the king that you will be renowned in your 05Parp3    56:4 | you will be renowned in your land and among all peoples 05Parp3    56:7 | Now so that you fearlessly inform them about the 05Parp3    56:7 | tell them, ’As for what you have heard about me, that 05Parp3    56:7 | people, (and) this should show you that I am at the 05Parp3    56:8 | As for your statement that I have good 05Parp3    56:8 | I have good learning, as you yourselves testify, I have learned 05Parp3    56:8 | counter with the words: ’What you preach you do not yourself 05Parp3    56:8 | the words: ’What you preach you do not yourself apply.’ 05Parp3    56:9 | the honor and glory which you promise to give, God forbid 05Parp3    56:11 | senseless and damaging words of your king who is predestined to 05Parp3    56:12 | and concern. Do quickly what you came here to do, and 05Parp3    56:14 | I have agreed to familiarize you with what was said and 05Parp3    56:14 | said and to translate what you have said to the saints 05Parp3    56:14 | to associate myself with either you or the obscene words of 05Parp3    56:14 | or the obscene words of your king 05Parp3    56:15 | have their senses to hear your words, the words of a 05Parp3    56:15 | talk) merely serves to acquaint you with the foolishness of your 05Parp3    56:15 | you with the foolishness of your position, and (serves to) strengthen 05Parp3    57:1 | We thank you Christ, for sharing with us 05Parp3    57:1 | sharing with us many times your life-giving lamb which cannot 05Parp3    57:1 | being sacrificed, accept all of your officiants humanely as worthy of 05Parp3    57:1 | humanely as worthy of entering your fragrant flock 05Parp3    57:3 | to the earth, and to your rest, for the Lord has 05Parp3    57:3 | for the Lord has favored you.” He was thus killed with 05Parp3    57:7 | a joyful sound; “I thank You Christ, Who, with much kindness 05Parp3    57:7 | childhood to reach this hour. You have made me worthy of 05Parp3    57:7 | worthy of the destiny of Your saints. Savior, I entrust my 05Parp3    57:7 | I entrust my soul to Your care 05Parp3    57:36 | of finding and bringing to you this great part of the 05Parp3    58:2 | You took our spiritual lords and 05Parp3    58:2 | wanted to accompany them, but you forcibly ordered us kept here 05Parp3    58:2 | now. Should it be that you sent them permanently to a 05Parp3    58:2 | will be worthy. But if you killed them, be so kind 05Parp3    58:3 | can show the route of your vardapets. But I shall ask 05Parp3    58:3 | the king of kings about you. He will determine what order 05Parp3    58:3 | I should be given about you 05Parp3    58:8 | And as for what you said about worshipping the sun 05Parp3    58:8 | are saddened and disturbed by your crazed madness, and beseech God 05Parp3    58:8 | beseech God that he rouses you from the stupor of ignorance 05Parp3    58:8 | no question of our resembling you ( by converting). God forbid that 05Parp3    59:4 | what is that new thing you are showing us today 05Parp3    59:5 | Ashusha replied: “Benevolent king, you have bestowed upon me a 05Parp3    59:5 | of my comrades who serve you have ever received. Therefore, it 05Parp3    59:5 | is fitting that I adore you with a new type of 05Parp3    59:5 | new type of reverence, something you have never seen from your 05Parp3    59:5 | you have never seen from your other servants 05Parp4    60:3 | king of kings has forgiven your death-penalty, and has ordered 05Parp4    60:3 | death-penalty, and has ordered you freed from your shackles. He 05Parp4    60:3 | has ordered you freed from your shackles. He has stipulated stipends 05Parp4    60:3 | He has stipulated stipends for you at Hrew, and for your 05Parp4    60:3 | you at Hrew, and for your women, in your own land 05Parp4    60:3 | and for your women, in your own land. He has ordered 05Parp4    60:3 | own land. He has ordered you to do work for the 05Parp4    60:3 | that my father, Ashtat, orders you 05Parp4    64:2 | people who think to accept your faith, like it, and want 05Parp4    64:2 | to implement the command of your will. He deceives some with 05Parp4    64:3 | me and consented to hold your faith. But (Giwt) then calls 05Parp4    64:3 | those of us who love you, worship the sun and the 05Parp4    64:3 | and the fire, and serve your wishes 05Parp4    64:11 | Everything that Maxaz has told you about me is not false 05Parp4    64:13 | for what they have told you, regarding his comings and goings 05Parp4    64:17 | kat’oghikos Giwt: “To the present, you have held your authority without 05Parp4    64:17 | the present, you have held your authority without my order. Servants 05Parp4    64:17 | were the ones who gave you such a great occupation, though 05Parp4    64:17 | such a great occupation, though you have no assurance from me 05Parp4    64:18 | However, now, if you do as I wish, adopt 05Parp4    64:18 | sun, that position will be yours, for your azg or whomever 05Parp4    64:18 | position will be yours, for your azg or whomever you wish 05Parp4    64:18 | for your azg or whomever you wish. I will give a 05Parp4    64:18 | that effect and will dispatch you to Armenia with such honor 05Parp4    64:19 | But should you stubbornly refuse to do as 05Parp4    64:19 | I wish, I will remove you from the episcopacy and from 05Parp4    64:19 | from the episcopacy and from your position. And you will return 05Parp4    64:19 | and from your position. And you will return to your tun 05Parp4    64:19 | And you will return to your tun and your land in 05Parp4    64:19 | return to your tun and your land in disgrace and dishonor 05Parp4    64:20 | in the king’s presence. For you cannot and dare not courageously 05Parp4    64:20 | to the king everthing that you hear from my mouth in 05Parp4    64:23 | for the episcopal ordination which you say you will take from 05Parp4    64:23 | episcopal ordination which you say you will take from me, no 05Parp4    64:24 | As for your order that I take your 05Parp4    64:24 | your order that I take your faith (for which you promise 05Parp4    64:24 | take your faith (for which you promise to give me honors 05Parp4    64:24 | honor or powerful authority as you. Regarding the useless and loathesome 05Parp4    64:24 | useless and loathesome faith that you hold: in my eyes you 05Parp4    64:24 | you hold: in my eyes you, principally, the king, and all 05Parp4    64:24 | not living beings. I regard your honor and glory as insults 05Parp4    64:25 | the venerable one: “Indeed, if you truly persist with those words 05Parp4    64:25 | persist with those words, then you were right in what you 05Parp4    64:25 | you were right in what you said, that I would not 05Parp4    64:25 | would not dare to take your words to the king. You 05Parp4    64:25 | your words to the king. You were right, because no one 05Parp4    64:25 | is king. Try to change your words to be prudent 05Parp4    64:26 | The blessed man replied: “Do you see? You resist the command 05Parp4    64:26 | man replied: “Do you see? You resist the command of God 05Parp4    64:26 | yet do not fear! For you yourself said that whoever breaks 05Parp4    64:26 | king’s command, dishonors God. And you also said that the laws 05Parp4    64:27 | go now and say what you heard from me. For it 05Parp4    64:28 | the king as follows: “Without your order, I dare not boldly 05Parp4    64:28 | repeat the man’s words before you 05Parp4    64:33 | ’Go and live wherever you like, but you are removed 05Parp4    64:33 | live wherever you like, but you are removed from the office 05Parp4    64:33 | kat’oghikosate. It is no longer yours’ 05Parp4    65:3 | raise the same rebellion against you 05Parp4    65:14 | as Vriw has demonstrated for you. But I am not blind 05Parp4    65:16 | some oppression, I felt from you, and wanted to go to 05Parp4    65:16 | me? Nor are any of your ostikans placed above me to 05Parp4    65:17 | But I know you are tiring: You can do 05Parp4    65:17 | I know you are tiring: You can do as you wish 05Parp4    65:17 | tiring: You can do as you wish, let me live, or 05Parp4    65:17 | exalt me at once, as you chose 05Parp4    65:22 | hour, saying to himself: “Through you, lord God, everything is always 05Parp4    65:22 | always possible. Nothing can weaken You. Lord, truly be mine. Grant 05Parp4    65:22 | and teach me to do Your will, for You are my 05Parp4    65:22 | to do Your will, for You are my God 05Parp4    66:11 | not unite with the plan you have thought up, and tell 05Parp4    66:11 | have thought up, and tell you that your thinking is good 05Parp4    66:11 | up, and tell you that your thinking is good, and to 05Parp4    66:11 | Byzantines, and I also know you through experience, (and) how you 05Parp4    66:11 | you through experience, (and) how you swore oaths to our fathers 05Parp4    66:12 | As for what you said about the king of 05Parp4    66:13 | else, I am worried about you, because you are false and 05Parp4    66:13 | am worried about you, because you are false and unreliable people 05Parp4    66:14 | If you ask me, and accept what 05Parp4    66:14 | I advise, then abandon what you are saying, and beseech God 05Parp4    66:14 | not tire me out with your vain and useless plans 05Parp4    66:15 | a united reply: “Everything that you said, as befits your wisdom 05Parp4    66:15 | that you said, as befits your wisdom, is fully correct and 05Parp4    66:17 | Vahan Mamikonean began speaking: “ You know that my brother, Vard 05Parp4    66:17 | this in apostasy. I accept your word that you can do 05Parp4    66:17 | I accept your word that you can do it 05Parp4    67:8 | as they should be. If you quickly go against them now 05Parp4    67:8 | quickly go against them now, you will easily and lightly accomplish 05Parp4    67:8 | received a good name, both you and we shall receive from 05Parp4    67:9 | However, should you lazily delay, we fear that 05Parp4    68:17 | the Armenians who are with you, which, when you and those 05Parp4    68:17 | are with you, which, when you and those with you hear 05Parp4    68:17 | when you and those with you hear it, you will certainly 05Parp4    68:17 | those with you hear it, you will certainly regard such news 05Parp4    68:20 | were there: “I was ridiculing you when I spoke with the 05Parp4    68:20 | No one sent me to you with a message. Rather, I 05Parp4    68:20 | Rather, I came to observe you, and to see your qualities 05Parp4    68:20 | observe you, and to see your qualities. But you are bad 05Parp4    68:20 | to see your qualities. But you are bad and useless men 05Parp4    68:20 | are bad and useless men. You have come pursuing a bad 05Parp4    68:20 | come pursuing a bad matter. You will meet with evil and 05Parp4    69:3 | Savior, for the glory of Your name. Let the pagans never 05Parp4    69:14 | brigade belongs to us, and you deceitfully would cause great damage 05Parp4    69:21 | who have come to bring you the bad tidings of Job 05Parp4    69:27 | As the psalms say, You are my glory, and I 05Parp4    69:27 | my God, I will confess You forever 05Parp4    70:3 | Him. (He continued): “Each of you knows the belief and preaching 05Parp4    70:3 | not learn it from anyone. You have also seen how the 05Parp4    70:15 | I will bring the collar; you fasten it around his neck 05Parp4    71:7 | power of His arm, and you will be able to extinguish 05Parp4    71:8 | For, since God is with you, he will make your numbers 05Parp4    71:8 | with you, he will make your numbers appear greater to them 05Parp4    71:9 | hand of the Almighty bless you, strengthen you, guide you, and 05Parp4    71:9 | the Almighty bless you, strengthen you, guide you, and make you 05Parp4    71:9 | bless you, strengthen you, guide you, and make you victorious. Glory 05Parp4    71:9 | you, guide you, and make you victorious. Glory to Him, His 05Parp4    71:13 | before our other sections and you 05Parp4    71:17 | Right now, do not put your hopes on me 05Parp4    71:23 | that God is reconciled with you. For though victory has caused 05Parp4    71:23 | to see that Christ is your colleague who made you triumph 05Parp4    71:23 | is your colleague who made you triumph and shamed the opponents 05Parp4    71:23 | may God Who now strengthened you, always strengthen you, and be 05Parp4    71:23 | now strengthened you, always strengthen you, and be with you, and 05Parp4    71:23 | strengthen you, and be with you, and never leave you, to 05Parp4    71:23 | with you, and never leave you, to the very end 05Parp4    73:3 | on Iberia, and I await you there 05Parp4    73:4 | yet. But by the time you arrive, they will be here 05Parp4    73:5 | Then you, we, and the Huns shall 05Parp4    73:8 | When Mihran heard about your arrival, out of fear he 05Parp4    73:10 | we will believe everything that you have said and vowed to 05Parp4    73:10 | Then will we do everything you command. Otherwise, we will not 05Parp4    73:10 | Armenians are really allied with you. But if we see that 05Parp4    73:11 | Now if you do not descend to the 05Parp4    73:11 | Georgia), then what good will your arrival have done me 05Parp4    73:16 | plans and thoughts are with you. We know that we would 05Parp4    73:16 | that we would not leave your service but that bad individuals 05Parp4    73:17 | But if you do not ever recall these 05Parp4    73:17 | and have mercy on us, you will rule us 05Parp4    75:5 | king and reconcile him with you, and will try to give 05Parp4    75:5 | and will try to give you what is fitting 05Parp4    75:9 | a little way distant from you, they urinate on the fire 05Parp4    75:10 | itself as respect-worthy, and you yourselves know this 05Parp4    75:11 | You, a Mihran, as well as 05Parp4    75:13 | the one I fight with you. During those two battles, you 05Parp4    75:13 | you. During those two battles, you ( Iranians) fought with such prominent 05Parp4    75:14 | any other nationality. But as you know, it was only the 05Parp4    75:14 | great deed, which all of you Aryans saw and heard about 05Parp4    75:15 | delude yourselves into thinking that you beat us because of any 05Parp4    75:16 | the Aryans, and all of you which of the Aryan brigade 05Parp4    75:17 | But the people whom you have designated as princes of 05Parp4    75:19 | Regarding myself, you all know that since I 05Parp4    75:20 | and became worthy of serving your Aryan lord, I resolved before 05Parp4    75:20 | justly serve the lord and you, and to earn just recompense 05Parp4    75:21 | more I labored, the more your evil unworthy Armenian princes slandered 05Parp4    75:21 | Armenian princes slandered me. And you listened to them uncritically, and 05Parp4    75:23 | slandered me (and saw that your ears and those of your 05Parp4    75:23 | your ears and those of your lord were open to such 05Parp4    75:23 | to such falsehoods, but that you would not think about me 05Parp4    75:24 | error. Today I confess to you and to the entire world 05Parp4    75:27 | As for what you said about persuading the king 05Parp4    75:27 | to forgive us—and indeed you can do it—first and 05Parp4    75:27 | bad men duplicitously take from you only to ridicule you and 05Parp4    75:27 | from you only to ridicule you and the ashes. You must 05Parp4    75:27 | ridicule you and the ashes. You must recognize which men are 05Parp4    75:27 | good and which are despicable, you must demand work from each 05Parp4    75:28 | looking at the work performed, you must reward people according to 05Parp4    75:28 | because of deceitful licentious talk. You should have it put in 05Parp4    75:28 | in writing and sealed that “ your offense occurred because of our 05Parp4    75:28 | tyranny and not because of your impertinence and audacity,” and you 05Parp4    75:28 | your impertinence and audacity,” and you should pardon it. You should 05Parp4    75:28 | and you should pardon it. You should keep the highborn with 05Parp4    75:28 | ignoble with the ignoble. Should you ’subdue’ us in this way 05Parp4    75:28 | ’subdue’ us in this way, you are our natural lords, (the 05Parp4    75:28 | will serve and submit to you 05Parp4    75:29 | However, should you continue considering the least as 05Parp4    76:6 | will willingly hear and fulfill your request 05Parp4    76:12 | Now you, his comrade in those wicked 05Parp4    76:12 | no other means of saving your life than to take refuge 05Parp4    76:13 | We give you such advice to preserve you 05Parp4    76:13 | you such advice to preserve you, since we hope for your 05Parp4    76:13 | you, since we hope for your life and not your death 05Parp4    76:13 | for your life and not your death 05Parp4    77:4 | and they sent us to you to tell you: ’After your 05Parp4    77:4 | us to you to tell you: ’After your flight from the 05Parp4    77:4 | you to tell you: ’After your flight from the Iberian battle 05Parp4    77:11 | was afraid to send to you from there, thinking that if 05Parp4    77:12 | commander and bring us to you, so that when we reach 05Parp4    77:21 | And I tell you, do not seek (Vasak) and 05Parp4    77:22 | You are like the sons of 05Parp4    77:22 | returned, full of shame. For you too will return ashamed and 05Parp4    77:23 | anyone, the men are before you, troops and naxarars of Armenia 05Parp4    77:23 | and remember how much damage your departure will bring to the 05Parp4    78:2 | When you go against them with such 05Parp4    78:2 | a mass of cavalry. No, you will outnumber them by three 05Parp4    78:2 | all to the sword. Then you will complete the assignment and 05Parp4    80:5 | many times that: “If indeed you want to subdue our men 05Parp4    80:5 | will hear and obey anything you tell them 05Parp4    80:6 | know about and testify that you are holding Armenians, for they 05Parp4    80:9 | Rather, come and submit, take your women and through my intercession 05Parp4    80:9 | kings to pardon the damage you have done. I will bestow 05Parp4    80:9 | done. I will bestow upon you what is fitting. The Christianity 05Parp4    80:9 | is fitting. The Christianity which you love and have firmly held 05Parp4    80:9 | have firmly held until now you may hold even more (firmly 05Parp4    80:9 | without fear. Because I love you as a son I am 05Parp4    80:9 | a son I am advising you in such a way that 05Parp4    80:9 | in such a way that you will remain alive 05Parp4    80:10 | Then, should you wish to display some good 05Parp4    80:10 | death, the king will give you gifts and honors which none 05Parp4    80:10 | and honors which none of your ancestors has received from kings 05Parp4    80:10 | has received from kings. And you and your descendants will enjoy 05Parp4    80:10 | from kings. And you and your descendants will enjoy this in 05Parp4    80:11 | wife and child which to you seem significant and important, but 05Parp4    80:13 | be too stupid to trick you and the other parasites around 05Parp4    80:13 | and the other parasites around you, taking a heap of ashes 05Parp4    80:13 | the futile glory (received) from you and appear lustrous, but then 05Parp4    80:14 | our women, we will give you a sign; test and examine 05Parp4    80:14 | lack of faith, but not your violence and force 05Parp4    81:8 | area. They note: “Why do you permit all servants of the 05Parp4    81:8 | of kings to travel through your land 05Parp4    82:0 | of the Iranian brigade, saying: “ You and the entire Aryan land 05Parp4    82:1 | aided us such that (as you saw) his deeds resulted in 05Parp4    82:3 | See if you can get aid elsewhere, for 05Parp4    82:5 | If you only left him to me 05Parp4    82:5 | brigade alone I would show you how severely I would defeat 05Parp4    82:6 | him that: “After five days you will wickedly be killed by 05Parp4    85:5 | The emissary responded: “ Your questions are proper and appropriate 05Parp4    85:12 | leader) sent to Peroz, saying: ’You have an oath with me 05Parp4    85:12 | sworn, written, and sealed—that you will not fight with me 05Parp4    85:12 | from which I mercifully released you. I did not kill you 05Parp4    85:12 | you. I did not kill you but let you return in 05Parp4    85:12 | not kill you but let you return in peace. Do not 05Parp4    85:12 | Do not die! Now if you do not heed my words 05Parp4    85:12 | know that I will destroy you and the entire useless multitude 05Parp4    85:12 | entire useless multitude in which you are placing your hopes 05Parp4    85:12 | in which you are placing your hopes 05Parp4    85:13 | together on one side, while you and the falseness of oath 05Parp4    85:13 | other side. So how are you going to be able to 05Parp4    85:15 | multitude of this brigade which you will see, I will use 05Parp4    85:15 | to fight with and defeat you, and with the other half 05Parp4    85:15 | soil from the places where you are now to the sea 05Parp4    85:19 | dispatched me to come to you, so that you would quickly 05Parp4    85:19 | come to you, so that you would quickly assemble together and 05Parp4    86:0 | I and the brigade that you now see with me, even 05Parp4    86:2 | is presently here and which you see, but also (we then 05Parp4    87:6 | of us have enthusiastically chosen you as an agreeable, world-building 05Parp4    87:6 | building man, so that through you the throne of the kingdom 05Parp4    87:6 | made to flourish. (We want you) to achieve reconciliation with the 05Parp4    87:6 | resist and rebel by using ( your) mildness and affection; to recognize 05Parp4    88:1 | As you yourself know, your violent, self 05Parp4    88:1 | As you yourself know, your violent, self-indulgent and obstinate 05Parp4    88:2 | Armenians who today stand outside your service. The man who holds 05Parp4    88:2 | such a land aloof from you is a good man whose 05Parp4    88:2 | Aryan world. I think that you have heard and are informed 05Parp4    88:3 | But Shapuh-Mihran whom you appointed (marzpan) knows about (Vahan’s 05Parp4    88:3 | even better through experience. If you wish to interrogate him and 05Parp4    88:3 | listen, he himself will tell you 05Parp4    88:4 | about Armenian affairs: “What were you able to accomplish in the 05Parp4    88:7 | They dealt with your rule in such a way 05Parp4    88:15 | words may seem audacious before you, I dare to express these 05Parp4    88:15 | appropriateness of the time. For you yourself well know the greatness 05Parp4    88:15 | him were today peacefully in your service, a great deal of 05Parp4    88:20 | careful to first assemble with you the cavalrymen of Atrpatakan who 05Parp4    88:20 | Zarawant district. For perhaps when you send to Vahan he will 05Parp4    88:20 | to Vahan he will give you friendly pretexts but then trick 05Parp4    88:20 | then trick and somehow harm you 05Parp4    89:1 | I have a hrovartak for you from king Vagharsh and a 05Parp4    89:1 | a message to peaceably subdue you and all the noble folk 05Parp4    89:1 | choose what is good, what you find agreeable 05Parp4    89:4 | of the Aryans, and with you ( a member) of the court 05Parp4    89:5 | But I will tell you three things which, if responded 05Parp4    89:5 | and appropriate, and will heed your words as our ancestors did 05Parp4    89:6 | which I presently speak with you are not my own, but 05Parp4    89:6 | people who are now before you, seniors and junior folk. Nor 05Parp4    89:9 | The second demand is that you do not recognize a man 05Parp4    89:9 | of princeship but rather that you correctly learn the good and 05Parp4    89:9 | meritorious; keep wise people around you and consult them; do not 05Parp4    89:10 | successful and correct. But if you like it otherwise, as is 05Parp4    89:10 | as indeed happened and as you saw 05Parp4    89:16 | Now if you can promise this, and can 05Parp4    89:16 | will willingly come and hear your words and accept whatever the 05Parp4    89:17 | But if you cannot give us these three 05Parp4    90:12 | I have heard all your words from the messengers whom 05Parp4    90:12 | messengers whom I sent to you. I have repeated your words 05Parp4    90:12 | to you. I have repeated your words in this letter to 05Parp4    90:12 | in this letter to let you know that indeed they have 05Parp4    90:13 | implement all the demands which you have sent to me via 05Parp4    90:13 | of the Aryans will—as you wish—exalt you and those 05Parp4    90:13 | will—as you wish—exalt you and those with you and 05Parp4    90:13 | exalt you and those with you and send you back to 05Parp4    90:13 | those with you and send you back to Armenia 05Parp4    90:17 | and sadness to come upon you and to make you vanish 05Parp4    90:17 | upon you and to make you vanish into the ground, then 05Parp4    90:17 | then when Christ favors, and you see Vahan Mamikonean and the 05Parp4    90:17 | glory given by Christ, will you not crumble and choke?” And 05Parp4    90:17 | on the great day when ( you encounter) the unquenchable Gehenna, what 05Parp4    90:17 | the unquenchable Gehenna, what will you miserable wretches do then 05Parp4    91:2 | said to Nixor: “Now if you want me to come and 05Parp4    91:2 | me to come and see you, have some senior Aryans and 05Parp4    91:2 | until I come to see you and the two of us 05Parp4    91:7 | say to Vahan Mamikonean: “What you are doing is not in 05Parp4    91:7 | and is a new thing you have fashioned. From now on 05Parp4    91:7 | it is very necessary for you to hold and accept Aryan 05Parp4    91:8 | then, without learning it from you, it seems I (will) know 05Parp4    91:8 | many years since I left you 05Parp4    91:14 | Although you did not remain near me 05Parp4    91:14 | neighbor, nonetheless I have seen you many times at court and 05Parp4    91:14 | at court and heard about you from men of the world 05Parp4    91:14 | all of us know about you first-hand from experience 05Parp4    91:15 | and wisdom—maybe more so. You have made the entire Aryan 05Parp4    91:15 | and acknowledge both capacities in your person 05Parp4    91:16 | For you displayed bravery with but few 05Parp4    91:17 | And you showed wisdom, knowing when to 05Parp4    91:17 | when to give ground, keeping ( your) brigade unharmed, but ready at 05Parp4    91:18 | present and fully developed in you, how would you have been 05Parp4    91:18 | developed in you, how would you have been able to resist 05Parp4    91:19 | Consequently, recalling your great feat and intellect, I 05Parp4    91:19 | intellect, I regard all of your replies as extremely brave (when 05Parp4    91:19 | replies as extremely brave (when you say that) you will do 05Parp4    91:19 | brave (when you say that) you will do everything you hear 05Parp4    91:19 | that) you will do everything you hear us say 05Parp4    91:20 | For when we ask about your rebellion, how you dared to 05Parp4    91:20 | ask about your rebellion, how you dared to plot it, let 05Parp4    91:20 | it, let alone effect it, you reply that you were forced 05Parp4    91:20 | effect it, you reply that you were forced as a last 05Parp4    91:20 | lack of recognition, and that you were forced to the point 05Parp4    91:22 | of the Aryans can blame you, not the one who presently 05Parp4    91:22 | nobility which now exists, and you know that 05Parp4    91:24 | What you did, no one could have 05Parp4    91:25 | But you and the men united with 05Parp4    91:25 | and the men united with you, regarding their lives as nothing 05Parp4    91:25 | deed. As for those of your number who died, the gods 05Parp4    91:25 | and as for those of you who are still alive, you 05Parp4    91:25 | you who are still alive, you are guiltless and blameless 05Parp4    91:28 | But should you willingly submit, and perform the 05Parp4    91:28 | perform the natural service of your ancestors, overlooking and forgiving the 05Parp4    91:28 | intercession I will arrange that you return to Armenia and the 05Parp4    91:28 | agreement) sealed and sent to you. Then when you come safely 05Parp4    91:28 | sent to you. Then when you come safely to the lord 05Parp4    91:28 | grant and implement everything that you wish which is good and 05Parp4    91:28 | for yourself and for whomever you choose 05Parp4    92:2 | to (if God grants me your intercession), as would all Christians 05Parp4    92:3 | should also like to see you, the new peace-maker, sent 05Parp4    92:3 | people of that land, for your concern for everyone, land and 05Parp4    92:3 | land and people. We see you as wanting and loving what 05Parp4    92:3 | what is good, and regard you as a good thing for 05Parp4    92:4 | As for what you said about the king of 05Parp4    92:5 | I thank God that you did not weary me to 05Parp4    92:5 | weary me to respond to your inquiries 05Parp4    92:7 | You give them the proposition and 05Parp4    92:7 | lives and greatness. Having eluded you a little, you are silent 05Parp4    92:7 | Having eluded you a little, you are silent about the other 05Parp4    92:9 | with affected dignity strut about. You Aryans, seeing all of that 05Parp4    92:9 | not recognizing that it was your instruction that created them, do 05Parp4    92:9 | learning and knowing nothing. Rather, you deride (the Armenians) even at 05Parp4    92:10 | them who are attached to your parasitical detachment and are not 05Parp4    92:12 | vanished without a trace. And you would say that whether they 05Parp4    92:15 | I will give you a sign—test it. Command 05Parp4    92:15 | with the few men whom you know we have, who lack 05Parp4    92:16 | You Aryans should then withold your 05Parp4    92:16 | You Aryans should then withold your assistance for a moment, and 05Parp4    92:16 | Armenia to us and them. ( You should) give the land to 05Parp4    92:16 | other and make (that party) your servants 05Parp4    92:17 | do not want to burden your quick mind with verbosity, nonetheless 05Parp4    92:18 | of the Aryans, wrote to you three times by means of 05Parp4    92:18 | by means of messengers, and you, similarly repeated (the demands) in 05Parp4    92:19 | luxuries, and merits, see that you reward each one according to 05Parp4    92:19 | one according to his worth. You are our natural lords; we 05Parp4    92:19 | our natural lords; we are your natural servants. Accept us with 05Parp4    92:19 | and we shall happily serve you. Grant us forgiveness for that 05Parp4    92:19 | forgiveness for that transgression which your tyranny forced us to perpetrate 05Parp4    93:8 | to approach the entrance, saying: “ You are no good for anything 05Parp4    93:17 | were realized: “It is not you speaking, but the Spirit of 05Parp4    93:17 | speaking, but the Spirit of your Father Which speaks through you 05Parp4    93:17 | your Father Which speaks through you 05Parp4    93:18 | to speak to Nixor again: “ You are able to recognize and 05Parp4    93:18 | who presently are here before you 05Parp4    93:19 | want) what we demanded from you through messengers and in writing 05Parp4    93:19 | and today I discussed with you face to face, and you 05Parp4    93:19 | you face to face, and you promised to give us by 05Parp4    93:20 | us to live or serve you— unless there is confirmation of 05Parp4    93:20 | written in the letter, since you know all of it 05Parp4    94:1 | Armenian cavalry so that before you go to court you will 05Parp4    94:1 | before you go to court you will have shown a great 05Parp4    95:4 | the conversations through Nixor, what you said via messengers, what (you 05Parp4    95:4 | you said via messengers, what ( you wrote) in letters, and what 05Parp4    95:4 | and what the two of you said to each other when 05Parp4    95:4 | face. In no way did you err in what had been 05Parp4    95:5 | For had you alone been lost to the 05Parp4    95:6 | Now had you been the cause of your 05Parp4    95:6 | you been the cause of your own ruination and that of 05Parp4    95:6 | a multitude lost because of you, you would today be worthy 05Parp4    95:6 | multitude lost because of you, you would today be worthy of 05Parp4    95:6 | another cause for all that you did and for the loss 05Parp4    95:6 | did and for the loss you caused, to punish you for 05Parp4    95:6 | loss you caused, to punish you for another’s tyranny and damage 05Parp4    95:7 | For the same act which you were able to carry out 05Parp4    95:7 | incapable of it. For unlike you, they were unable to fearlessly 05Parp4    95:7 | regarding life as sweet. But you, never regarding this world as 05Parp4    95:8 | to behave as bravely as you did. Perhaps they would be 05Parp4    95:8 | be alive today and, like you, with us 05Parp4    95:9 | length before God and before you kings 05Parp4    95:10 | For you and all the court nobility 05Parp4    95:11 | As you described it, your brother Peroz’ 05Parp4    95:11 | As you described it, your brother Peroz’ will and unyielding 05Parp4    95:12 | tormented by something else, but you attacked us spiritually. Neither our 05Parp4    95:13 | complained and are complaining that your faith (laws) seem false to 05Parp4    95:13 | our protests, imperiously and forcibly you wanted to destroy us, and 05Parp4    95:15 | kings Peroz, accepted and revered your faith and also displayed merit 05Parp4    95:16 | Many of your Aryan military commanders have been 05Parp4    95:16 | done which was seen by your military commanders, and as a 05Parp4    95:16 | meritorious service were rewarded by you 05Parp4    95:18 | not be polluted. Coming from you duplicitously they hold your faith 05Parp4    95:18 | from you duplicitously they hold your faith, but they pollute the 05Parp4    95:18 | as they wish and regard you as stupid 05Parp4    95:19 | Today I speak before you boldly and forthrightly about this 05Parp4    95:20 | back or destroy him, taking your false faith in hand, he 05Parp4    95:21 | now demand that we honor you as servants honor lords; recompense 05Parp4    95:22 | If you grant confirmation of our demand 05Parp4    95:22 | want to remove us from your service, then confirm it for 05Parp4    95:22 | as from serving folk. With your intelligent and all-seeing eye 05Parp4    95:25 | oath-keeping naxarars: “Everything which you have thought about and revealed 05Parp4    95:25 | was described before us by your Vahan I shall give you 05Parp4    95:25 | your Vahan I shall give you written and sealed—from today 05Parp4    95:25 | from today to eternity—all you demand 05Parp4    95:26 | Today I forgive you the act of rebellion which 05Parp4    95:26 | the act of rebellion which you did because of Peroz’ tyranny 05Parp4    95:26 | Peroz’ tyranny and not of your will. Let none of the 05Parp4    96:2 | have the authority to resist your wishes and command; your wishes 05Parp4    96:2 | resist your wishes and command; your wishes and what you have 05Parp4    96:2 | command; your wishes and what you have done for me is 05Parp4    96:3 | I wish that you would allow me to display 05Parp4    96:3 | small act of service which you might look upon and then 05Parp4    96:3 | is proper and what pleases you. In this fashion I hope 05Parp4    96:3 | this fashion I hope that you will forgive me 05Parp4    96:7 | Vahan, sparapet of Armenia, are you satisfied with us, did we 05Parp4    96:7 | with us, did we receive you well? If there is anything 05Parp4    96:7 | If there is anything else you need, say so 05Parp4    96:8 | to king Vagharsh: “Whatever benevolence you have done for me could 05Parp4    96:8 | He could have done what you did to us, your unworthy 05Parp4    96:8 | what you did to us, your unworthy servants; it would have 05Parp4    96:9 | For you pardoned crimes, exalted with throne 05Parp4    96:9 | a confused and ruined land, you righted it 05Parp4    96:10 | But since you asked and encouraged me to 05Parp4    96:10 | the truth, just as, godlike, you became the envivifier of my 05Parp4    96:11 | us in plain words what you need so that we will 05Parp4    96:12 | note: “Were it possible for you to grant (me) the Kamsarakan 05Parp4    96:12 | would be) fully favored by you, and would see the death 05Parp4    96:13 | the Mamikoneans, Vahan: “So that you will not be very saddened 05Parp4    96:13 | saddened now, and also, since you first and foremost sought that 05Parp4    96:13 | Kamsarakan terut’iwn be given to you 05Parp4    96:15 | and creative. And Godspeed to you in joining your family and 05Parp4    96:15 | Godspeed to you in joining your family and your country. While 05Parp4    96:15 | in joining your family and your country. While arriving, be always 05Parp4    97:3 | to the bridegroom and adorned you with ornaments as a bride 05Parp4    97:4 | saints may He grant that you be adorned with that ornament 05Parp4    98:5 | which I have written to you many times and now describe 05Parp4    98:6 | bold to openly state before you that it would be most 05Parp4    98:6 | would be most inappropriate for you to appoint anyone else as 05Parp4    98:7 | possesses. No one aside from you ( who are godlike and above 05Parp4    98:13 | proper and to do it, you, brothers, know 05Parp4    99:7 | great congregation, the Lord, oh you who are of Israel’s fountain 05Parp4    100:8 | Christ’s blood, do not subject your souls to the fear of 05Parp4    100:9 | turned wolves into lambs, brightened you and shamed enemies of truth 05Parp4    100:19 | Christ is here, “Clap your hands, all you people!” [Psalm 46:2 LXX], and 05Parp4    100:19 | here, “Clap your hands, all you people!” [Psalm 46:2 LXX], and he says: “Come 05Parp4    100:19 | says: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy 05Parp4    100:19 | laden, and I will give you rest” [Matthew 11:28], and “I have not 05Parp4    100:20 | But he also commanded you, who are the most strong 05Parp4    100:20 | most strong and able, that “ you who are able, bear the 05Parp4    100:20 | the weakness of the weak”; you have been called by Christ 05Parp4    100:20 | Christ to have a seat— you, who are ready to eat 05Parp4    100:20 | heavenly bread; now call with you the lame, the blind and 05Parp4    100:21 | of the holy spirit: “For your breasts became beautiful, my sister 05Parp4    100:21 | my sister, my bride; for your breasts became beautiful from wine 05Parp4    100:22 | But resign your young and ill-spirited friends 05Parp4    100:27 | the holy church. Come, all you who are weary and who 05Parp4    100:28 | As for you who are now inside, summon 05Parp4    100:33 | For if you were to see your dear 05Parp4    100:33 | if you were to see your dear wife, child, or another 05Parp4    100:33 | child, or another one of your intimate friends dead, wouldn’t you 05Parp4    100:33 | your intimate friends dead, wouldn’t you cry convulsively, without pause and 05Parp4    100:33 | without so much as catching your breath 05Parp4    100:34 | But you always see your soul dead 05Parp4    100:34 | But you always see your soul dead before you and 05Parp4    100:34 | see your soul dead before you and fear of the unquenchable 05Parp4    100:34 | perils of hell constantly trouble your thoughts—yet you lie there 05Parp4    100:34 | constantly trouble your thoughts—yet you lie there stagnant! How can 05Parp4    100:34 | lie there stagnant! How can you calm down, pause for a 05Parp4    100:36 | Pray! you who are firm and unshakeable 05Parp4    100:36 | not imitate the Pharisee in your prayers, and though you may 05Parp4    100:36 | in your prayers, and though you may find yourselves to be 05Parp4    100:36 | door will be closed and you will stay shamefully outside 05Parp4    100:37 | especially you, who, laboring throughout the day 05Parp4    100:37 | stray from it all and you shall lose everything 05Parp4    100:38 | there be such adornment for you, and may you be clothed 05Parp4    100:38 | adornment for you, and may you be clothed with the longed 05Parp4    100:38 | hears the blessed voice: “Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit 05Parp4    100:38 | inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the 06Khor1    1:3 | Through your estimable request I have realized 06Khor1    1:3 | effusion of divine grace upon you and the constant activity of 06Khor1    1:3 | activity of the Spirit on your understanding, having come to know 06Khor1    1:3 | understanding, having come to know your soul before your person. Your 06Khor1    1:3 | to know your soul before your person. Your request is dear 06Khor1    1:3 | your soul before your person. Your request is dear to my 06Khor1    1:4 | not only right to praise you but also to pray on 06Khor1    1:4 | but also to pray on your behalf that such you may 06Khor1    1:4 | on your behalf that such you may ever remain 06Khor1    1:5 | being lies in intellection and you have an assiduous desire for 06Khor1    1:5 | and aflame the spark of your intellect by such noble discernment 06Khor1    1:5 | intellect by such noble discernment, you ornament reason, whereby you remain 06Khor1    1:5 | discernment, you ornament reason, whereby you remain in the image. Thus 06Khor1    1:5 | remain in the image. Thus, you may be said to make 06Khor1    1:6 | that we have realized that you are so disposed it is 06Khor1    1:6 | disposed it is clear that you must be recognized as superior 06Khor1    1:6 | recognized as superior to all your predecessors and worthy of the 06Khor1    1:7 | So having received your request with pleasure, I shall 06Khor1    1:7 | as an immortal memorial to you and your descendants to come 06Khor1    1:7 | immortal memorial to you and your descendants to come. For your 06Khor1    1:7 | your descendants to come. For your family is an ancient one 06Khor1    3:10 | amazed at the fertility of your mind, that from the beginnings 06Khor1    3:10 | nation up to the present you alone have been found to 06Khor1    3:10 | as a noble tribute to you for your glory and untiring 06Khor1    3:10 | noble tribute to you for your glory and untiring delight 06Khor1    3:11 | Job [Job 37:20], or the literature of your homeland by means of which 06Khor1    3:11 | the beginning as far as you, or starting from you and 06Khor1    3:11 | as you, or starting from you and others work backward to 06Khor1    4:12 | and was asked: “Where are you?” [Gen. 3:9] by God and not by 06Khor1    5:5 | So do you, attentive reader, look now at 06Khor1    6:4 | But if you are grateful for our vigils 06Khor1    6:21 | said this: ’I shall tell you, ’ he said, unwritten tales 06Khor1    6:29 | and from books so that you may know everything and understand 06Khor1    6:29 | sincerity of my regard for you 06Khor1    7:7 | to our own time for your edification, when would we arrive 06Khor1    7:7 | of the tales that are your particular desire, especially because the 06Khor1    7:8 | I shall begin to show you our own history-whence and 06Khor1    8:4 | other regions “as far as your mind and valour extend. For 06Khor1    9:2 | above the earth, from Vaḷarshak your younger brother and colleague, established 06Khor1    9:2 | brother and colleague, established by you as king of Armenia, may 06Khor1    9:2 | as king of Armenia, may you flourish with perpetual victory 06Khor1    9:3 | Because I received from you a command to cultivate valor 06Khor1    9:3 | wisdom, I have never neglected your advice but have been assiduous 06Khor1    9:4 | rule has been stabilized by your solicitude, I have decided to 06Khor1    9:6 | Therefore I beg your majesty to order the royal 06Khor1    9:6 | man who has appeared before your powerful majesty, that finding the 06Khor1    9:6 | finding the information desired by your brother and son he may 06Khor1    9:6 | a source of delight for you 06Khor1    9:7 | Greetings to you, made eminent by your sojourn 06Khor1    9:7 | to you, made eminent by your sojourn among the gods 06Khor1    9:14 | and repeat them now for your curiosity, extending our ancestral principalities 06Khor1    11:3 | You have made your habitation,” he 06Khor1    11:3 | You have made your habitation,” he said, “in the 06Khor1    11:3 | melt the freezing cold of your haughty conduct, submit to me 06Khor1    11:3 | tranquility in my empire wherever you please 06Khor1    11:7 | that Bēl is advancing against you with valiant immortals and warrior 06Khor1    11:9 | be quick to decide what you will do 06Khor1    12:11 | The eastern plain, you might say, was supine; its 06Khor1    12:18 | seems to be justified: “If you have the throat of Sharay 06Khor1    12:39 | and in whose time, if you wish we shall set forth 06Khor1    13:2 | that we have undertaken at your command as a greater delight 06Khor1    18:5 | But if you delight in fables: “Semiramis turned 06Khor1    19:2 | order, I shall expound to you in this book the greatest 06Khor1    19:5 | shall begin to expound for you from the history “Web of 06Khor1    22:13 | So if you were to ask: “Whence did 06Khor1    27:10 | wonderful spectacle, and I, with you, was honoring them with sacrifices 06Khor1    28:2 | thoughtful and wise things from you, my friends,” he said. “I 06Khor1    28:2 | said. “I shall now tell you which of them, with the 06Khor1    29:2 | Your beloved fraternity knows that nothing 06Khor1    29:4 | And this will occur if you give me in marriage the 06Khor1    29:4 | the princess of Greater Armenia, your sister Tigranuhi, if indeed you 06Khor1    29:4 | your sister Tigranuhi, if indeed you consider this advantageous to her 06Khor1    30:3 | proffer her deceitful words: “Do you not know,” he said, “that 06Khor1    30:3 | not know,” he said, “that your brother Tigran, incited by his 06Khor1    30:3 | wife Zaruhi, is envious of your authority over the Aryans 06Khor1    30:5 | So you must choose one of these 06Khor1    30:5 | alternatives: either remain friendly with your brother and accept ignominious ruin 06Khor1    30:5 | of the Aryans, or, realizing your own best interests, propose some 06Khor1    31:12 | So are you not now more amazed at 06Khor1    32:2 | may it so be for you too, O reader; as was 06Khor1    32:15 | nothing very accurate to tell you, for there was confusion caused 06Khor1    33:2 | are two things deriving from your desire for knowledge that have 06Khor1    33:6 | But we see that your desire goes beyond such a 06Khor1    33:6 | everything must be told for you truly and accurately and in 06Khor1    33:7 | matters at length to satisfy your desire, or rapidly, which will 06Khor1    33:7 | rapidly, which will not please you 06Khor1    33:8 | Thus, because of your great haste, behold we have 06Khor1    34:2 | But what then is your delight in the obscene and 06Khor1    34:2 | Biurasp Azhdahak; and why do you trouble us for those absurd 06Khor1    34:5 | What need have you of these false fables; what 06Khor1    34:7 | But you ask us to explain the 06Khor1    34:8 | This is my reply to you: “ What need have you of 06Khor1    34:8 | to you: “What need have you of these? What is your 06Khor1    34:8 | you of these? What is your delight in desiring such an 06Khor1    34:9 | it is the desire of your youthful years and immature understanding 06Khor1    34:10 | Therefore we shall here fulfill your desired wish 06Khor1    34:13 | the other impossibilities, which for your sake we made possible, this 06Khor1    34:13 | to them themselves, provided that you gain some pleasure from them 06Khor2    1:2 | I shall now describe for you as a second book the 06Khor2    1:9 | nations will come forth from you 06Khor2    7:17 | And if you will not hold me for 06Khor2    8:16 | But if you wish, even I am telling 06Khor2    8:21 | But what is this to you? For truly he was extremely 06Khor2    10:2 | shall begin our narrative for you from the fifth book of 06Khor2    10:6 | If you search in Geḷark’uni in the 06Khor2    10:6 | in the province of Siunik’ you will find in book I 06Khor2    13:15 | his own tongue: ’Solon, Solon, you said well that one should 06Khor2    24:12 | Enanos wished to revolt against you, and he proposed to me 06Khor2    24:14 | faithless habits unless, O king, you stop him 06Khor2    28:9 | next to Artashēs, so that you may know that this great 06Khor2    30:4 | on this account, provided that you take care to pay the 06Khor2    31:3 | I have heard about you and about the healing that 06Khor2    31:3 | healing that was accomplished through you without medicines or drugs. For 06Khor2    31:3 | drugs. For, as is said, you cause the blind to see 06Khor2    31:3 | and the lame to walk, you purify the lepers, you cast 06Khor2    31:3 | walk, you purify the lepers, you cast out evil spirits, and 06Khor2    31:3 | cast out evil spirits, and you cure whoever has been afflicted 06Khor2    31:3 | been afflicted by long illnesses; you even raise the dead 06Khor2    31:4 | I heard all this about you, I decided one of two 06Khor2    31:4 | one of two things: either you are God who have descended 06Khor2    31:4 | and work these things, or you are the son of God 06Khor2    31:5 | therefore I have written to you to ask you to take 06Khor2    31:5 | written to you to ask you to take the trouble and 06Khor2    31:6 | that the Jews murmur against you and wish to harm you 06Khor2    31:6 | you and wish to harm you. But I have a small 06Khor2    32:3 | Now as for your writing to me that I 06Khor2    32:3 | that I should come to you, I must fulfill here everything 06Khor2    32:4 | of my disciples to cure your pains and grant life to 06Khor2    32:4 | pains and grant life to you and those with you 06Khor2    32:4 | to you and those with you 06Khor2    33:7 | Abgar said to him: “Are you truly the disciple of the 06Khor2    33:7 | to me here, and are you able to cure my pains 06Khor2    33:8 | Thaddaeus replied to him: “If you believe in Christ Jesus the 06Khor2    33:8 | of God, the requests of your heart will be granted 06Khor2    33:17 | that nothing is hidden from your majesty, yet as your friend 06Khor2    33:17 | from your majesty, yet as your friend I am informing you 06Khor2    33:17 | your friend I am informing you even more precisely in writing 06Khor2    33:22 | So consequently your majesty knows whatever is right 06Khor2    33:22 | have done this, and that you should write throughout the whole 06Khor2    33:26 | Your friendly letter has been read 06Khor2    33:28 | also wished to do what you planned 06Khor2    33:34 | seen the letter written by your worthy majesty and I have 06Khor2    33:34 | and I have rejoiced at your considered command. And if you 06Khor2    33:34 | your considered command. And if you will not be angry at 06Khor2    33:34 | at me, the action of your senate is most ridiculous. For 06Khor2    33:36 | But may it please you, my lord, to send someone 06Khor2    33:36 | from the authority to which you appointed him because he did 06Khor2    33:36 | and crucified Christ unjustly without your permission 06Khor2    33:37 | I desire your health 06Khor2    33:42 | I have seen your letter of greeting and have 06Khor2    33:42 | fault. And if it is your wish you may appoint him 06Khor2    33:42 | if it is your wish you may appoint him to the 06Khor2    33:42 | the governorship of Nineveh, as you wish 06Khor2    33:43 | But as for your writing to me ’send me 06Khor2    33:44 | been sent to Persia. If you seek him out you will 06Khor2    33:44 | If you seek him out you will be able to hear 06Khor2    33:44 | hear him, as may also your father Artashēs 06Khor2    33:45 | cure all illnesses and show you the path of life 06Khor2    33:49 | I know that by now you have heard about Jesus Christ 06Khor2    33:50 | is in the confines of your empire 06Khor2    33:51 | Now if you seek him out and find 06Khor2    33:51 | the ailments and illnesses among you and show you the path 06Khor2    33:51 | illnesses among you and show you the path of life. You 06Khor2    33:51 | you the path of life. You should believe his words, you 06Khor2    33:51 | You should believe his words, you and your brothers and all 06Khor2    33:51 | believe his words, you and your brothers and all who willingly 06Khor2    33:51 | and all who willingly obey you 06Khor2    33:52 | is pleasing to me that you who are my kin in 06Khor2    34:14 | merely noted this so that you may know that I have 06Khor2    34:14 | spared no efforts in telling you everything that is appropriate 06Khor2    38:4 | surrender Artashēs, saying: “Why do you, my own blood and family 06Khor2    38:4 | puts him out to be your blood and kin 06Khor2    38:6 | to this effect: “Why do you put yourself to so much 06Khor2    38:6 | to so much futile trouble? You have been deceived by that 06Khor2    38:6 | by that wet nurse, and you are bringing up the son 06Khor2    42:8 | that looked with unblinking eye, you might say, up to the 06Khor2    43:4 | And they note: “ Your immortal benevolence, Smbat desires nothing 06Khor2    43:4 | nothing other than to establish your blood and kin, Artashēs son 06Khor2    49:2 | Artashēs are mostly revealed to you from the tales told in 06Khor2    49:3 | we said, is revealed to you in the songs of the 06Khor2    50:6 | of Artashēs: I say to you, valiant Artashēs, that you have 06Khor2    50:6 | to you, valiant Artashēs, that you have conquered the brave nation 06Khor2    55:5 | king,” he said, “that if you do not exile Artavazd and 06Khor2    55:5 | Artavazd and Tiran and if you do not entrust the Armenian 06Khor2    55:5 | will not be paid to you without a struggle 06Khor2    61:4 | said to his father: Since you went and took all the 06Khor2    61:4 | took all the land with you, to what purpose shall I 06Khor2    61:5 | him in these words: If you go hunting up on Noble 06Khor2    61:5 | Masis, the spirits will seize you and take you up to 06Khor2    61:5 | will seize you and take you up to Noble Masis; there 06Khor2    61:5 | up to Noble Masis; there you will remain and no more 06Khor2    64:8 | by the last Tigran, although you have frequently begged us to 06Khor2    64:11 | And I beg you now again, as often before 06Khor2    64:11 | that brings equal danger to you as to me 06Khor2    66:8 | account and repeated it for you, from the reign of Artavazd 06Khor2    67:6 | note: “I shall return to you your own native and noble 06Khor2    67:6 | I shall return to you your own native and noble Pahlav 06Khor2    67:6 | and noble Pahlav and honor you with a crown 06Khor2    72:8 | They brought him word that “ your kinsman Vehsachan with his branch 06Khor2    72:8 | Artashir, but is coming to you in answer to your summons 06Khor2    72:8 | to you in answer to your summons 06Khor2    74:2 | feigned friendship. He trusts in you and will be deceived by 06Khor2    74:14 | But Agathangelos informs you of the rest of the 06Khor2    75:8 | we shall repeat it for you briefly 06Khor2    75:10 | and antiquarians, we have given you a faithful account 06Khor2    79:11 | But Agathangelos informs you of Trdat’s various deeds in 06Khor2    81:10 | saying: “May it not displease you that I was unable to 06Khor2    81:10 | unable to hand over to you Mamgon, because my father had 06Khor2    81:10 | the sun. But to cause you no trouble I have expelled 06Khor2    81:10 | there not be war between you and me 06Khor2    83:13 | his face, as Agathangelos informs you in brief 06Khor2    84:9 | decided to ally myself with you because of the insults I 06Khor2    86:3 | her: “By what power do you perform these miracles?” and he 06Khor2    86:17 | the Massagetae, as Agathangelos informs you 06Khor2    91:17 | many years by divine providence you might say, like Moses of 06Khor2    92:15 | O Armenians, until when will you be hardhearted? Why do you 06Khor2    92:15 | you be hardhearted? Why do you love vanity and ungodliness 06Khor2    92:16 | Do you not know that God has 06Khor2    92:16 | Lord will not hear when you cry to Him 06Khor2    92:17 | For you have sinned in anger and 06Khor2    92:17 | and have not repented on your bed. For you have offered 06Khor2    92:17 | repented on your bed. For you have offered an offering of 06Khor2    92:17 | an offering of lawlessness and you have despised those who hope 06Khor2    92:18 | Therefore there will come upon you the trap that you do 06Khor2    92:18 | upon you the trap that you do not recognize; the prey 06Khor2    92:18 | not recognize; the prey that you have hunted will seize you 06Khor2    92:18 | you have hunted will seize you, and you will fall into 06Khor2    92:18 | hunted will seize you, and you will fall into the same 06Khor2    92:19 | say: “Lord, who is like you 06Khor2    92:21 | the dangers we run from you, we whose portion is danger 06Khor2    92:23 | Which of you will provide for us; which 06Khor2    92:24 | shall leave the rest, for you have not restrained the evil 06Khor2    92:24 | as fuel to their irrationality your wisdom-scorning way of life 06Khor2    92:24 | wisdom-scorning way of life, you have enflamed them more than 06Khor3    1:3 | for behold we shall tell you without error about whatever happened 06Khor3    3:3 | said to the king: “If you wish to rule those lands 06Khor3    5:2 | Remember the sworn covenant of your father Constantine with our King 06Khor3    5:3 | For God has made you lord not only of Europe 06Khor3    5:3 | Mediterranean, and the awe of your power has reached the ends 06Khor3    5:4 | And we desire that you rule over an ever-greater 06Khor3    5:8 | Vrt’anēs the Great and all your fellow countrymen, greetings 06Khor3    5:9 | have sent an army to your support with the command to 06Khor3    5:9 | to make Khosrov, son of your King Trdat, king over you 06Khor3    5:9 | your King Trdat, king over you, in order that having established 06Khor3    5:9 | that having established good order you may serve us loyally 06Khor3    15:8 | The army that you sent to us has been 06Khor3    15:8 | army. And second, to test your sincerity 06Khor3    15:9 | has not done this at your wish, massacre him and his 06Khor3    15:9 | invincible might we shall destroy you and your country 06Khor3    15:9 | we shall destroy you and your country 06Khor3    17:7 | We are truly convinced that you have kept firm your love 06Khor3    17:7 | that you have kept firm your love for us by not 06Khor3    17:7 | army that he took from you 06Khor3    17:8 | And your first action we know you 06Khor3    17:8 | your first action we know you undertook to prevent him crossing 06Khor3    17:8 | undertook to prevent him crossing your country, which he was about 06Khor3    17:8 | and departed, they alleged that you were the cause. Therefore, in 06Khor3    17:9 | shall in no way harm your kingdom, we swear by the 06Khor3    19:7 | You must remember the evils that 06Khor3    19:7 | evils that were inflicted on you by the godless Persians and 06Khor3    19:7 | Persians and the blessings that you derived from us from earlier 06Khor3    19:7 | from earlier times up to your own day. So, you should 06Khor3    19:7 | to your own day. So, you should draw away from them 06Khor3    19:8 | favorable letters from our generals you should send the tribute of 06Khor3    19:8 | should send the tribute of your country. Then your brother and 06Khor3    19:8 | tribute of your country. Then your brother and the fugitives who 06Khor3    22:6 | Mamikonian family, they note: “Do you not know that Gnel is 06Khor3    22:6 | Gnel is plotting to kill you so that he may reign 06Khor3    22:6 | he may reign himself in your stead 06Khor3    22:7 | up residence in Ayrarat in your royal lands, and the affection 06Khor3    22:10 | Gnel to ask: “Why have you taken up residence in Ayrarat 06Khor3    22:12 | Now you must choose either to receive 06Khor3    22:12 | Ayrarat and send away from you the sons of the princes 06Khor3    26:9 | I wished, beginning with you, to enter all cities on 06Khor3    26:9 | and noble liberty. And if you, citizens of Tigranakert, who are 06Khor3    26:9 | but on my journey - if you oppose me, the others will 06Khor3    26:9 | the others will learn from you to do the same 06Khor3    26:10 | return, I shall so destroy you in my anger that you 06Khor3    26:10 | you in my anger that you will again become an example 06Khor3    28:2 | greater disaster in war upon you this second time than we 06Khor3    28:4 | captured and note: “If with your support I take this city 06Khor3    28:4 | this city, I shall free you all with your families 06Khor3    28:4 | shall free you all with your families 06Khor3    29:15 | the Emperor Valens Augustus and your son Gratian, greetings 06Khor3    29:16 | May your imperial majesty not think that 06Khor3    29:16 | have rebelled for hatred of you, or that supposing ourselves to 06Khor3    29:16 | sent a marauding band into your Greek empire. But being aware 06Khor3    29:16 | that has broken out among you, and fearful of Shapuh unless 06Khor3    29:17 | rather I preserved fidelity toward you. For that reason, he ruined 06Khor3    29:18 | we did and keep firm your earlier love for us, and 06Khor3    29:18 | us, and we shall pay you devoted service 06Khor3    30:3 | to him and note: “If you profess the faith with us 06Khor3    30:3 | our father Macedonius will save you 06Khor3    34:4 | the Persian army: “Why do you, my own blood and kin 06Khor3    34:4 | fiercely, although I know that you came unwillingly, unable to disobey 06Khor3    34:4 | disobey Shapuh’s orders to attack your own relative 06Khor3    34:5 | cross into Greek territory. Then you will seize the land and 06Khor3    34:6 | sent back this reply: “If you were not merciful to our 06Khor3    34:6 | were much closer relatives of yours than I by sharing your 06Khor3    34:6 | yours than I by sharing your religion and inhabiting your land 06Khor3    34:6 | sharing your religion and inhabiting your land, how do you expect 06Khor3    34:6 | inhabiting your land, how do you expect me to be merciful 06Khor3    34:6 | me to be merciful to you, who am separated from you 06Khor3    34:6 | you, who am separated from you by religion and country? And 06Khor3    34:6 | benefits, I hope for from you - which is uncertain - should I 06Khor3    37:22 | red hot note: “I crown you, Mehrujan, because you sought to 06Khor3    37:22 | I crown you, Mehrujan, because you sought to be king of 06Khor3    37:22 | privilege as aspet to crown you according to the customary right 06Khor3    42:7 | wrote to Arshak: “Why did you provoke war between me and 06Khor3    42:8 | they followed me. Now if you entrust me with the government 06Khor3    42:8 | me with the government of your part, as the emperor has 06Khor3    42:8 | I am ready to serve you as I serve the emperor 06Khor3    42:8 | this is not pleasing to you and the princes return to 06Khor3    42:8 | and the princes return to you of their own will, I 06Khor3    42:11 | in my sector, I send you many greetings 06Khor3    42:12 | Although you did not act nobly in 06Khor3    42:12 | although we needed nothing from you, nonetheless in accordance with our 06Khor3    42:12 | we have had mercy on you and your country. Considering that 06Khor3    42:12 | had mercy on you and your country. Considering that flocks cannot 06Khor3    42:12 | we have therefore made as your king a certain Khosrov of 06Khor3    42:12 | king a certain Khosrov of your own religion and from the 06Khor3    42:12 | and from the family of your original royalty 06Khor3    42:13 | return and govern each of your possessions as you did up 06Khor3    42:13 | each of your possessions as you did up to now 06Khor3    48:6 | You yourself, lord, know our loyalty 06Khor3    48:6 | we have decided to serve you with similar fidelity if you 06Khor3    48:6 | you with similar fidelity if you confirm for us these three 06Khor3    48:6 | that we waged war against you by constraint and not willingly 06Khor3    48:7 | Second, that you return to us all our 06Khor3    48:7 | in the Persian sector that you confiscated to the court 06Khor3    48:9 | it, we shall hasten to your service 06Khor3    48:14 | happy at the news of your greeting. And we have sent 06Khor3    48:14 | this pact in accordance with your request 06Khor3    48:15 | First, not to remember your transgressions, which indeed we did 06Khor3    48:15 | to the Arsacid king whom you were serving, for we hope 06Khor3    48:15 | serving, for we hope that you will be the same toward 06Khor3    48:16 | Second, to return to you your hereditary lands that we 06Khor3    48:16 | Second, to return to you your hereditary lands that we confiscated 06Khor3    48:16 | their place, we shall fill your needs from the royal treasury 06Khor3    48:17 | Third, we shall disentangle you from the Greek governors, be 06Khor3    48:18 | And as for you, Gazavon, my blood and kin 06Khor3    48:18 | kin, not in accordance with your earlier lineage, but in accordance 06Khor3    48:18 | accordance with the rights that you draw from your mother, the 06Khor3    48:18 | rights that you draw from your mother, the Arsacid Arshanoysh, I 06Khor3    48:18 | Arsacid Arshanoysh, I shall remove you from your ancestral Kamsarakan family 06Khor3    48:18 | I shall remove you from your ancestral Kamsarakan family and receive 06Khor3    48:18 | ancestral Kamsarakan family and receive you into that of your mother 06Khor3    48:18 | receive you into that of your mother and mine, honoring you 06Khor3    48:18 | your mother and mine, honoring you with the name of Arsacid 06Khor3    51:15 | I have received your letter concerning Bishop Sahak, and 06Khor3    51:15 | but even to come to your land for him and murder 06Khor3    51:15 | for him and murder Khosrov your ancestor; they paid the penalty 06Khor3    51:16 | more of a benefactor to you 06Khor3    51:17 | Therefore you will appoint this one’s Sahak’s 06Khor3    51:17 | law Hamazasp as commander of your army by our command, and 06Khor3    51:17 | army by our command, and you will give his family the 06Khor3    51:17 | the privileges and estates that your ancestors gave to their fathers 06Khor3    51:18 | we confiscated to the court you will allow their survivors to 06Khor3    51:18 | inherit without fear, except that you will not honor them with 06Khor3    53:4 | Christianity: “Seek him out and you will find your desire fulfilled 06Khor3    53:4 | out and you will find your desire fulfilled 06Khor3    55:10 | go on, Persian hero, if you are a man 06Khor3    55:11 | He replied: “ You proceed, for it is the 06Khor3    55:13 | to him: “Persian hero, behold your father is a god, why 06Khor3    55:13 | is a god, why do you hesitate 06Khor3    55:14 | But Shapuh note: “Stop your mocking, cross the fire so 06Khor3    55:15 | go first. And so, if you call the Mokats’ik’ demons, I 06Khor3    55:15 | the Mokats’ik’ demons, I call you Sasanians effeminate 06Khor3    55:19 | with the stick, saying: “Learn your place 06Khor3    55:20 | I have the right with your brothers to kiss the king’s 06Khor3    55:24 | forced to narrate this by your improper request 06Khor3    57:5 | has reached the ears of your majesty. Therefore, trusting in your 06Khor3    57:5 | your majesty. Therefore, trusting in your merciful kindness, I came to 06Khor3    57:5 | came to take refuge at your feet, but at the command 06Khor3    57:5 | but at the command of your governors I did not encounter 06Khor3    57:6 | whom I have sent to your benevolence 06Khor3    57:7 | May it now please your majesty not to render us 06Khor3    57:12 | Trusting in your holiness we have sent the 06Khor3    57:12 | grandson Vardan, so that when you hear from them the plight 06Khor3    57:12 | the plight of our affliction you may help us by interceding 06Khor3    57:17 | I thank God for your preparing for us a refuge 06Khor3    57:17 | a refuge. Therefore, I inform you that for the relief of 06Khor3    57:17 | royal court. And I beseech your valiant lordship to assist their 06Khor3    57:26 | We have ordered your letters to be opened and 06Khor3    57:26 | have been informed of what you wrote. We greatly blamed you 06Khor3    57:26 | you wrote. We greatly blamed you for wholeheartedly supporting heathen kings 06Khor3    57:27 | And we especially blame you for this, that disdaining the 06Khor3    57:27 | learned men in our city, you have sought scholarly inventions from 06Khor3    57:28 | with all diligence and receive you with honor as their true 06Khor3    57:30 | And on your account, we have made Vardan 06Khor3    57:30 | made Vardan, the son of your son-in-law, a general 06Khor3    57:35 | many thanks to God for your good renown among such a 06Khor3    57:35 | Yet we do not absolve you from blame that you did 06Khor3    57:35 | absolve you from blame that you did not record earlier the 06Khor3    57:35 | of Gregory and of Nersēs your blessed fathers for us 06Khor3    57:36 | more amazed as to why you neglected the fountain of the 06Khor3    57:37 | Yet you passed him by and wished 06Khor3    57:37 | by and wished to quench your thirst at torrential waters, until 06Khor3    57:37 | waters, until the Omnipotent saw your vain labors and showered upon 06Khor3    57:37 | vain labors and showered upon you the grace of the Spirit 06Khor3    57:38 | command of Emperor Augustus may you be accorded the authority to 06Khor3    57:38 | or to expel them from your see 06Khor3    57:39 | as for this Mesrop whom you sent we have ordained him 06Khor3    63:4 | note: “I do not consider you to be liars; I too 06Khor3    63:8 | person who confesses himself to you’ 06Khor3    63:11 | the king, all note: “Because you would not agree with us 06Khor3    63:11 | king, now we wish that you should not be our priest 06Khor3    64:4 | seductive tone and note: “Since you are my blood and kin 06Khor3    64:4 | speak out of consideration for your own good. If only you 06Khor3    64:4 | your own good. If only you now’ agree with your princes 06Khor3    64:4 | only you now’ agree with your princes you will be honored 06Khor3    64:4 | now’ agree with your princes you will be honored by the 06Khor3    64:4 | Persia, and he will set your grandson Vardan over the Armenians 06Khor3    64:5 | my companion. Or why are you so eager to depose Artashir 06Khor3    64:5 | is worthy of honor from you in accordance with your impure 06Khor3    64:5 | from you in accordance with your impure laws, although he is 06Khor3    64:5 | guilty according to ours. But you will hear nothing at all 06Khor3    65:6 | chamber and note: “I bid you swear by your faith to 06Khor3    65:6 | I bid you swear by your faith to remain loyal to 06Khor3    65:6 | faith of the Greeks so you become the cause of destruction 06Khor3    65:9 | keep his money. But do you persuade him to give me 06Khor3    65:10 | the domains of my and your kinsman, the young Gazavon, son 06Khor3    65:14 | the purest style, so that your wishes may be accomplished and 06Khor3    65:14 | I may be free of your pressing demands and entreaties. I 06Khor3    65:14 | demands and entreaties. I consider you to be a man with 06Khor3    68:2 | I lament over you, Armenia; I lament over you 06Khor3    68:2 | you, Armenia; I lament over you who are superior to all 06Khor3    68:2 | nations of the north. For your king and priest, counselor and 06Khor3    68:3 | I pity you, church of Armenia, which has 06Khor3    68:4 | No longer do I see your rational flock pastured in a 06Khor3    68:5 | absent for a while, and you the bride endured it, preserving 06Khor3    68:5 | the bride endured it, preserving your marriage in chastity, as someone 06Khor3    68:6 | when some paramour audaciously assailed your unspotted couch, you the bride 06Khor3    68:6 | audaciously assailed your unspotted couch, you the bride were unsullied. Although 06Khor3    68:6 | father and strange stepfather - nonetheless you did not then show yourself 06Khor3    68:6 | Hoping for the return of your groom with his companion, you 06Khor3    68:6 | your groom with his companion, you tended your children [cf. Mal. 3:17] not like 06Khor3    68:6 | with his companion, you tended your children [cf. Mal. 3:17] not like a brother 06Khor3    68:9 | But you are uncared for in your 06Khor3    68:9 | you are uncared for in your widowhood, and we who have 07Seb1    7:9 | I wished to relate to you succinctly through this book 07Seb1    11:1 | kingdom; then I shall be your son 07Seb1    11:2 | I shall give you the regions of Syria - all 07Seb1    11:11 | while I was fighting against your enemies, you would have come 07Seb1    11:11 | was fighting against your enemies, you would have come from your 07Seb1    11:11 | you would have come from your region to assist me, so 07Seb1    11:11 | to assist me, so that you and I in unison might 07Seb1    11:11 | house of Sasan. But behold, you have gathered together and come 07Seb1    11:12 | shall not be afraid of your assembled Roman worthies who have 07Seb1    11:12 | come against me. As for you Armenians who demonstrate an unseasonable 07Seb1    11:12 | that house of Sasan destroy your land and sovereignty? Why otherwise 07Seb1    11:12 | and sovereignty? Why otherwise did your fathers rebel and extricate themselves 07Seb1    11:12 | fighting up until today for your country? So, you have attacked 07Seb1    11:12 | today for your country? So, you have attacked me in order 07Seb1    11:12 | abrogate so many services of yours. For should Khosrov be the 07Seb1    11:12 | two in concert will eliminate you 07Seb1    11:13 | let it seem good to you to remove yourselves from them 07Seb1    11:13 | gods, that I will give you the kingdom of Armenia, and 07Seb1    11:13 | kingdom of Armenia, and whoever you wish you may make king 07Seb1    11:13 | Armenia, and whoever you wish you may make king for yourselves 07Seb1    11:13 | I shall give up for you all the land of Armenia 07Seb1    11:13 | the Arabs, because that was yours in the time of your 07Seb1    11:13 | yours in the time of your ancestors; in the west, as 07Seb1    11:14 | Aryans be reckoned sufficient for you and me; and be content 07Seb1    11:14 | be content with that until your kingdom is reestablished.’ 07Seb1    11:18 | ’I wrote to you to separate from them, reckoning 07Seb1    11:18 | from them, reckoning sufficient for you and me all this land 07Seb1    11:18 | treasures of this kingdom. So you did not wish to heed 07Seb1    11:18 | wish to heed me, because you did not reply to the 07Seb1    11:19 | ’I am sorry for you, he said, because tomorrow morning 07Seb1    11:19 | tomorrow morning I shall show you armoured elephants, and on them 07Seb1    11:19 | who will rain down on you iron arrows thrown by hand 07Seb1    11:19 | men fully armed to repel you, fast Arabian horses, axes and 07Seb1    11:19 | as may be necessary for you and Khosrov.’ 07Seb1    11:20 | to whom he wished. But you must be sorry for your 07Seb1    11:20 | you must be sorry for your own self, and not for 07Seb1    11:20 | not for us. I know you for a braggart. You do 07Seb1    11:20 | know you for a braggart. You do not have confidence in 07Seb1    11:20 | of elephants. But I tell you that, if God wills, tomorrow 07Seb1    11:20 | of valiant men will envelop you, and they will burst upon 07Seb1    11:20 | and they will burst upon you and the multitude of your 07Seb1    11:20 | you and the multitude of your elephants like the most violent 07Seb1    11:21 | and flashing; warriors will assail you on white horses with heavy 07Seb1    11:21 | heavy lances, and will penetrate your host like thunderbolts of flashing 07Seb1    11:21 | fierce tempest will blow away your power like dust, and the 07Seb1    12:7 | signal with my hand to you, you may immediately hold his 07Seb1    12:7 | with my hand to you, you may immediately hold his hands 07Seb1    12:8 | the door of my tent, you remove from his waist his 07Seb1    12:10 | commanded to me to summon you in haste.’ 07Seb1    12:15 | keepers approached and note: ’Remove your belt and sword and put 07Seb1    12:15 | and sword and put off your armour, because it is not 07Seb1    12:20 | back, saying: ’He has commanded you to enter however you wish 07Seb1    12:20 | commanded you to enter however you wish.’ He returned, saying 07Seb1    12:23 | summoned him, saying: ’So that you may depart hence with honour 07Seb1    12:23 | respect, and not reckon in your mind that we have any 07Seb1    12:23 | have any other intentions toward you. ’ 07Seb1    12:29 | ’They have had removed from your treasures part of the booty 07Seb1    12:29 | have written an accusation concerning you. ’ 07Seb1    12:32 | of accusing the king: ’If you do not take care of 07Seb1    12:32 | seek account of him from your hands.’ He also wrote 07Seb1    15:1 | and send them to Thrace; you gather yours and order them 07Seb1    15:1 | them to Thrace; you gather yours and order them to be 07Seb1    16:5 | for them by an oath: ’You have nothing to fear from 07Seb1    16:5 | of kings sent me to you, and I have brought you 07Seb1    16:5 | you, and I have brought you the treasure. You have nothing 07Seb1    16:5 | have brought you the treasure. You have nothing to fear from 07Seb1    16:8 | ’Until I give news about you, he said, and an order 07Seb1    16:8 | and an order comes for you to remain there.’ For 07Seb1    17:4 | river, otherwise we shall kill you. ’ He led the army 07Seb1    17:6 | and a sinner; I beg you grant me this gift. Let 07Seb1    17:6 | that I do not see your death.’ Then they cut 07Seb1    25:2 | Pariovk said to him: ’Bid your retinue withdraw from you, so 07Seb1    25:2 | ’Bid your retinue withdraw from you, so that I many speak 07Seb1    26:1 | will be a sign for you. You will see a man 07Seb1    26:1 | be a sign for you. You will see a man fallen 07Seb1    26:1 | and take for yourself whatever you see beside him 07Seb1    28:14 | And how will my and your valour be recognized? Come, let 07Seb1    28:14 | recognized? Come, let me fight you alone. I shall come as 07Seb1    28:14 | champion from my side, and you from yours, so that today 07Seb1    28:14 | my side, and you from yours, so that today my valour 07Seb1    28:14 | valour may be known to you. ’ 07Seb1    29:2 | the king said to him: ’You have done your duty loyally 07Seb1    29:2 | to him: ’You have done your duty loyally and we are 07Seb1    29:2 | we are especially grateful to you. From now on trouble no 07Seb1    31:8 | of king Maurice, T’ēodos; do you have pity on him, just 07Seb1    31:8 | as his father had on you. ’ 07Seb1    32:13 | not have authority to let you go without royal permission, but 07Seb1    32:13 | permission, but I shall have you taken to court. However, I 07Seb1    32:13 | write only kind words regarding you to the king - how you 07Seb1    32:13 | you to the king - how you acted sincerely and loyally, for 07Seb1    32:13 | acted sincerely and loyally, for you delivered their army into our 07Seb1    32:13 | that fashion; and then how you delivered the fortress without trouble 07Seb1    32:13 | the land into subjection of your own will.’ 07Seb1    33:6 | came forward, saying: ’I am your king.’ They then acquiesced 07Seb1    35:2 | afflictions’ in the coming of your flock. For did he not 07Seb1    35:3 | of Paul: ’How magnificent are your works, Lord. Everything you have 07Seb1    35:3 | are your works, Lord. Everything you have done with wisdom. Inscrutable 07Seb1    35:8 | describing this miracle, we make you rejoice. The reconstruction of these 07Seb1    35:9 | So, as you said, by the grace of 07Seb1    35:9 | the grace of God through your holy prayers all the churches 07Seb1    35:9 | surroundings, as they will inform you face to face, just as 07Seb1    35:9 | face to face, just as your Christ-loving people have seen 07Seb1    35:10 | he who creates everything, as you said, and renews it as 07Seb1    35:10 | he make us happy through your holy prayers, by preaching his 07Seb1    35:10 | his churches. May he persuade you to pray unceasingly for us 07Seb1    35:10 | it is possible, to extend your pious zeal to the assistance 07Seb1    35:10 | gifts. But I also beg your fatherly holiness and the saintly 07Seb1    35:10 | and the saintly bishops with you, to read this letter before 07Seb1    36:4 | this land of Armenia, to you ’who have been afflicted and 07Seb1    36:4 | Father. Venerable brother Modestos, for you and all the churches in 07Seb1    36:5 | consolations with ’which he consoled you, so that you too might 07Seb1    36:5 | he consoled you, so that you too might be able to 07Seb1    36:5 | For behold we too, through your consolation which reached us, were 07Seb1    36:6 | believers through that (letter) of yours, and made us forget our 07Seb1    36:6 | console my people, says God; you priests, speak to the heart 07Seb1    36:6 | distress.’ God has approached you as sons, because: ’Whom the 07Seb1    36:11 | For although that day of your judgment by sword and fire 07Seb1    36:11 | architect, who chose and purified you like gold in the furnace 07Seb1    36:11 | more renew his glory over you and work his wonderful consolation 07Seb1    36:11 | work his wonderful consolation in you 07Seb1    36:13 | to the inn-keeper, behold you have in hand liberal provision 07Seb1    36:13 | hand liberal provision. And whatever you will spend on him, in 07Seb1    36:13 | coming again he will repay you 07Seb1    36:14 | them. But the crown of your consolation is completed by the 07Seb1    36:14 | a diadem of consolation on your head 07Seb1    36:16 | But do you, ’brethren’, according to the apostolic 07Seb1    36:16 | peace and love be with you. ’ Amen 07Seb1    37:3 | just had desired to see you’, and the blessed Komitas ’was 07Seb1    37:3 | ’was devoted to love for you. ’ 07Seb1    38:3 | them as follows: ’What do you wish to do, and why 07Seb1    38:3 | to do, and why have you come to this place? Surely 07Seb1    38:3 | come to this place? Surely you do not reckon the sea 07Seb1    38:3 | to dry it up before you. But take care lest perchance 07Seb1    38:3 | the sea seek vengeance from you 07Seb1    38:4 | For he did not give you victory because of your piety 07Seb1    38:4 | give you victory because of your piety, but because of our 07Seb1    38:4 | brought this about, and not your valour. What does your king 07Seb1    38:4 | not your valour. What does your king seek from me, who 07Seb1    38:5 | shall install a king for you, let him install whom he 07Seb1    38:6 | friendship. I also request from you three things; so heed me 07Seb1    38:6 | and from these three things you will find profit, because you 07Seb1    38:6 | you will find profit, because you will not suffer from famine 07Seb1    38:7 | Behold, I shall send to your king a letter with gifts 07Seb1    38:11 | You have not wished to submit 07Seb1    38:11 | submit yourself to us, but you call yourself lord and king 07Seb1    38:11 | My treasure which is with you, you spend; my servants you 07Seb1    38:11 | treasure which is with you, you spend; my servants you defraud 07Seb1    38:11 | you, you spend; my servants you defraud; and having collected an 07Seb1    38:11 | collected an army of brigands, you give me no rest. So 07Seb1    38:11 | not destroy the Greeks? But you claim to trust in your 07Seb1    38:11 | you claim to trust in your God. Why did he not 07Seb1    38:12 | Do you not now know that I 07Seb1    38:12 | erase? However, I shall forgive you all your trespasses. “Arise, take 07Seb1    38:12 | I shall forgive you all your trespasses. “Arise, take your wife 07Seb1    38:12 | all your trespasses. “Arise, take your wife and children and come 07Seb1    38:12 | come here. I shall give you estates, vineyards and olive-trees 07Seb1    38:12 | vineyards and olive-trees whereby you may make a living.’ 07Seb1    38:12 | And we shall look upon you with friendship 07Seb1    38:13 | Let not your vain hope deceive you. For 07Seb1    38:13 | not your vain hope deceive you. For that Christ who was 07Seb1    38:13 | how can the same save you from my hands? “For if 07Seb1    38:13 | from my hands? “For if you descend into the depths of 07Seb1    38:13 | out my hand and seize you. And then you will see 07Seb1    38:13 | and seize you. And then you will see me in a 07Seb1    38:13 | see me in a manner you will not desire.’ 07Seb1    38:17 | him victory and note: ’Wherever you may go, we are with 07Seb1    38:17 | may go, we are with you to stand and die. May 07Seb1    38:17 | stand and die. May all your enemies become dust beneath your 07Seb1    38:17 | your enemies become dust beneath your feet, as the Lord our 07Seb1    38:25 | Archēsh: ’The enemy has attacked you; and they have slaughtered the 07Seb1    39:3 | with fearsome condemnations: ’Why did you not die on the battlefield 07Seb1    39:3 | than come to me? Did you really suppose Khosrov was dead 07Seb1    40:6 | wrote to Khoṙeam as follows: ’Your king Kawat has died, and 07Seb1    40:6 | the kingdom has come to you. I bestow it on you 07Seb1    40:6 | you. I bestow it on you, and on your offspring after 07Seb1    40:6 | it on you, and on your offspring after you. If an 07Seb1    40:6 | and on your offspring after you. If an army is necessary 07Seb1    40:6 | necessary, I shall send to your assistance as many (troops) as 07Seb1    40:6 | assistance as many (troops) as you may need. Let us make 07Seb1    40:6 | a pact between me and you with an oath, in writing 07Seb1    40:8 | shall have it brought to you. I shall also make an 07Seb1    40:8 | on the border, to where you may wish it. So, make 07Seb1    40:12 | midnight, and I shall fulfil your wish.’ Arising at midnight 07Seb1    41:5 | ourselves another Catholicos, and do you hold your authority on the 07Seb1    41:5 | Catholicos, and do you hold your authority on the Persian side 07Seb1    41:10 | because tomorrow they will arrest you. ’ So, the aspet, taking 07Seb1    41:11 | time, then I shall send you with great honour to your 07Seb1    41:11 | you with great honour to your country.’ He honoured him 07Seb1    41:13 | his sons. Rather, he note: ’You call them vicars of God 07Seb1    41:13 | I will not join with you in that plot.’ The 07Seb1    41:14 | a message: In return for your acting thus towards me, and 07Seb1    41:14 | and not wishing to lay your hand on my life and 07Seb1    41:14 | not set my hand on you or your sons 07Seb1    41:14 | my hand on you or your sons 07Seb1    41:15 | stay where I shall command you, and I shall have mercy 07Seb1    41:15 | I shall have mercy upon you. ’ Although his supporters often 07Seb1    42:7 | he loved Israel. But now you are the sons of Abraham 07Seb1    42:7 | Abraham and his seed for you. Love sincerely only the God 07Seb1    42:7 | Abraham, and go and seize your land which God gave to 07Seb1    42:7 | land which God gave to your father Abraham. No one will 07Seb1    42:7 | will be able to resist you in battle, because God is 07Seb1    42:7 | battle, because God is with you. ’ 07Seb1    42:11 | are the sons of Abraham. You have occupied our land long 07Seb1    42:11 | we shall not come into your territory. Otherwise, we shall demand 07Seb1    42:11 | shall demand that possession from you with interest.’ 07Seb1    42:12 | note: ’This land is mine, your lot of inheritance is the 07Seb1    42:12 | desert. Go in peace to your land? He began to collect 07Seb1    43:5 | them and note: ’Why would you shed so much blood unjustly 07Seb1    44:13 | send such audacious proposals to you? But if you give me 07Seb1    44:13 | proposals to you? But if you give me permission, I shall 07Seb1    44:13 | his own place, so that your will may be accomplished.’ 07Seb1    44:13 | note: ’Go and do as you have proposed.’ He arose 07Seb1    44:14 | on the jaw, saying: ’Keep your place.’ Then the crowd 07Seb1    44:26 | king as follows; ’I am your servant, and I am not 07Seb1    44:26 | am not at all abandoning your service. But because some people 07Seb1    44:26 | because some people told me; “ You are to return whence you 07Seb1    44:26 | You are to return whence you came”, therefore I was frightened 07Seb1    44:27 | But now, if you reckon me worthy, I shall 07Seb1    44:27 | and live and die for your Piety.’ Then king Constans 07Seb1    46:2 | I beg you who hold the Christian faith 07Seb1    46:3 | to pray with supplications for your pious rule, and for all 07Seb1    46:3 | and troops, and especially all your divinely protected palace, in which 07Seb1    46:3 | divine gifts clearly rests on you 07Seb1    46:4 | glorying in the light of your pious rule, have remained unmoved 07Seb1    46:19 | shall declare the truth before you 07Seb1    46:20 | in agreement with them, as Your Benevolence has learned.’ 07Seb1    46:23 | worthy of the rule of your heavenly city, how much the 07Seb1    46:23 | request from Christ God for your pious and God-loving rule 07Seb1    46:23 | universe, sea and land. Although you are in the body from 07Seb1    46:23 | from the human race, yet you hold the place of the 07Seb1    46:24 | light of the glory of your God-loving rule has suffused 07Seb1    46:24 | rule has suffused everything below - you who are crowned from heaven 07Seb1    46:24 | who are crowned from heaven, you the boast of all Christians 07Seb1    46:24 | divine sign of the Cross, you who resemble the pious servant 07Seb1    46:24 | victorious, the blessed saviour Heraclius, your grandfather, who rescued from the 07Seb1    46:24 | Christ God now bless through Your Piety 07Seb1    46:25 | As for the investigation which you ordered to be made concerning 07Seb1    46:25 | of profession of piety which you sent to us your unworthy 07Seb1    46:25 | which you sent to us your unworthy servants, when we saw 07Seb1    46:26 | bear witness and describe for you the eternal life which was 07Seb1    46:43 | boundaries of the faith which your fathers established.’ 07Seb1    46:46 | we consider as follows: that your God-loving palace holds the 07Seb1    46:46 | palace holds the foundation of your faith from the blessed Constantine 07Seb1    46:46 | holy apostles, (that is) from you, have spread the gospel throughout 07Seb1    46:72 | ’Stand away from me all you who work impiety’ 07Seb1    46:81 | the Lord’s voice proclaims; ’Let your light so shine before men’ 07Seb1    46:81 | ’so that they may see your good works and glorify your 07Seb1    46:81 | your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven 07Seb1    46:82 | have received the commands of your pious majesty inhabitant of the 07Seb1    46:82 | declaration to inform in writing your God-loving and pious majesty 07Seb1    46:83 | God worthily, and to bless your God-loving and beneficent lordship 07Seb1    46:83 | and beneficent lordship, so that you may reign forever over all 07Seb1    47:2 | ’If you are pleased to heed me’ 07Seb1    47:2 | to heed me’, he says, ’You will eat the blessings of 07Seb1    47:2 | of the earth. But if you do not wish to heed 07Seb1    47:2 | me, a sword will consume you; for the mouth of the 07Seb1    48:6 | my treaty between me and you for as many years as 07Seb1    48:6 | for as many years as you may wish. I shall not 07Seb1    48:6 | shall not take tribute from you for a three-year period 07Seb1    48:6 | a three-year period. Then you will pay (tribute) with an 07Seb1    48:6 | an oath, as much as you may wish. You will keep 07Seb1    48:6 | much as you may wish. You will keep in your country 07Seb1    48:6 | wish. You will keep in your country [15,000] cavalry, and provide sustenance 07Seb1    48:6 | cavalry, and provide sustenance from your country; and I shall reckon 07Seb1    48:6 | shall not send amirs to ( your) fortresses, nor an Arab army 07Seb1    48:7 | and if the Romans attack you I shall send you troops 07Seb1    48:7 | attack you I shall send you troops in support, as many 07Seb1    48:7 | in support, as many as you may wish. I swear by 07Seb1    48:8 | the city of Karin. Do you come to me.’ Or 07Seb1    48:8 | Or: ’I am coming to you, and I shall give you 07Seb1    48:8 | you, and I shall give you a subsidy as assistance; and 07Seb1    48:10 | not go there. But if you do go, I shall attack 07Seb1    48:10 | do go, I shall attack you, and I shall ensure that 07Seb1    48:10 | and I shall ensure that you will be unable to flee 07Seb1    48:11 | I am going there. If you attack me, God is a 07Seb1    49:8 | us. He reckoned us and you unworthy, went down from the 07Seb1    49:10 | The king addressed him: ’Are you a priest?’ The bishop 07Seb1    49:10 | note: ’If God wills and your majesty.’ The king note 07Seb1    49:10 | The king note: ’What are you? I am your king, and 07Seb1    49:10 | ’What are you? I am your king, and he is your 07Seb1    49:10 | your king, and he is your Catholicos and our father. Yet 07Seb1    49:10 | Catholicos and our father. Yet you reckon me unworthy of communicating 07Seb1    49:10 | me unworthy of communicating with you, but not him.’ 07Seb1    49:11 | do not merit communion with you. But if God were to 07Seb1    49:11 | consider that (by communicating) with you I would enjoy (communion) with 07Seb1    49:11 | ’ The king note: ’Do you recognize him as Catholicos?’ 07Seb1    49:11 | ’ The king note: ’Do you communicate with him?’ He 07Seb1    49:11 | king note: ’Then why did you not communicate today?’ 07Seb1    49:12 | while we used to see you painted on the walls, trembling 07Seb1    49:12 | alone now that we see you face to face and speak 07Seb1    49:12 | comprehend. But who can counter your beneficent commands? As for this 07Seb1    49:14 | he note: ’May God bless your beneficent and pious reign forever 07Seb1    49:14 | and pious reign forever, as you rule over all sea and 07Seb1    49:15 | and note: ’May God bless you. You acted in the way 07Seb1    49:15 | note: ’May God bless you. You acted in the way that 07Seb1    49:15 | in the way that befits your wisdom, and I am grateful 07Seb1    50:1 | ’If you wish, he said, to preserve 07Seb1    50:1 | wish, he said, to preserve your life in safety, abandon that 07Seb1    50:1 | abandon that vain cult which you learned from childhood. Deny that 07Seb1    50:2 | Dismiss from your presence the multitude of your 07Seb1    50:2 | your presence the multitude of your troops to their respective lands 07Seb1    50:2 | lands. And I shall make you a great prince in your 07Seb1    50:2 | you a great prince in your regions and send prefects to 07Seb1    50:2 | regions and send prefects to your cities. I shall make an 07Seb1    50:2 | for me, and one for you. I shall provide you with 07Seb1    50:2 | for you. I shall provide you with as many soldiers as 07Seb1    50:2 | with as many soldiers as you may wish, and take tribute 07Seb1    50:2 | wish, and take tribute from you, as much as you are 07Seb1    50:2 | from you, as much as you are able to give 07Seb1    50:3 | But if you do not, that Jesus whom 07Seb1    50:3 | do not, that Jesus whom you call Christ, since he was 07Seb1    50:3 | Jews, how can he save you from my hands?’ 07Seb1    50:8 | these Hagarenes have inflicted upon you. “ May your pity, Lord, be 07Seb1    50:8 | have inflicted upon you. “May your pity, Lord, be upon us 07Seb1    50:8 | us, as we hope in you 07Seb1    50:9 | indignity, and they will seek your name, Lord. They will be 07Seb1    50:9 | shame. They will know that your name is Lord, and you 07Seb1    50:9 | your name is Lord, and you only are raised on high 07Seb1    52:25 | in the desert, by saying: ’You shall send nooses upon them 08Ghev1    1:2 | countries and put them under your rule, for the plenty of 08Ghev1    1:3 | the servitude of slavery. But you, too, are children of Abraham 08Ghev1    1:6 | Gather up your troops, go fight against them 08Ghev1    1:6 | to it. Now put on your armor and organize your troops 08Ghev1    1:6 | on your armor and organize your troops 08Ghev1    4:4 | bringing along the troops under your control.” However (T’e’odoros) did not 08Ghev1    4:5 | wrote a second time: “If you do not accompany us to 08Ghev1    4:5 | our return I shall exterminate your House, (removing it) from the 08Ghev1    4:10 | land of the Armenians: “If you do not pay taxes to 08Ghev1    4:10 | I shall put all of you to the sword 08Ghev1    8:9 | Tachik troops, saying: “Why are you pursuing us? What wrong have 08Ghev1    8:9 | What wrong have we done you? Behold, our country lies before 08Ghev1    8:9 | Behold, our country lies before you, we are giving you our 08Ghev1    8:9 | before you, we are giving you our dwelling place, our vineyards 08Ghev1    8:9 | forests, and estates. Why do you also seek our lives? Let 08Ghev1    8:26 | the ones worthy of mercy. You, however, are a merciless people 08Ghev1    8:26 | shall we show it to you 08Ghev1    8:27 | the rest of them into your hands.” The Armenians agreed not 08Ghev1    9:4 | people have sent me before you to discuss the counsel adopted 08Ghev1    9:4 | matters which they request of you. However, the keeper of the 08Ghev1    9:4 | to meet and talk with you 08Ghev1    9:5 | Now I swear to you by the living God and 08Ghev1    9:5 | covenant which God made with your father Ishmael to give him 08Ghev1    9:5 | as obedient subjects, that if you make peace with my people 08Ghev1    9:5 | my people, they will service you as tax payers. Stop your 08Ghev1    9:5 | you as tax payers. Stop your sword from shedding their blood 08Ghev1    9:5 | shedding their blood and stop your hand from pillaging, and they 08Ghev1    9:5 | pillaging, and they will obey you wholeheartedly 08Ghev1    9:6 | confess to. Let none of you torment us to turn us 08Ghev1    9:7 | If you do as I beseech you 08Ghev1    9:7 | you do as I beseech you, the Lord will advance your 08Ghev1    9:7 | you, the Lord will advance your rule and implement your will 08Ghev1    9:7 | advance your rule and implement your will, and subdue everyone under 08Ghev1    9:7 | will, and subdue everyone under your control 08Ghev1    9:8 | But if you will not heed my words 08Ghev1    9:8 | land, the Lord will shatter your ambitions, and will not guarantee 08Ghev1    9:8 | not guarantee the course of your footsteps, and He will turn 08Ghev1    9:8 | turn around the hearts of your troops so that they will 08Ghev1    9:8 | that they will not work your will. He will stir up 08Ghev1    9:8 | will stir up impediments to you on all sides and will 08Ghev1    9:8 | sides and will not allow your rule to last. If you 08Ghev1    9:8 | your rule to last. If you do not ignore my requests 08Ghev1    9:8 | my blessings will come upon you 08Ghev1    9:11 | person. He note: “I realized your wisdom by reading your letter 08Ghev1    9:11 | realized your wisdom by reading your letter. Like a brave shepherd 08Ghev1    9:11 | shepherd concerned about his flock, you hastened to come before my 08Ghev1    9:12 | I will implement all that you requested from me, to have 08Ghev1    9:12 | requested from me, to have your pious blessing upon me. Should 08Ghev1    9:12 | one word from all of your words, may all the curses 08Ghev1    9:12 | which I read about in your letter be visited upon me 08Ghev1    10:10 | for help and crying out: “ You who are the refuge for 08Ghev1    10:11 | Now, just as You sent an angel to save 08Ghev1    10:11 | the furnace of Babylon, in Your mercy do not abandon us 08Ghev1    10:11 | abandon us. For we are Your servants, even though many times 08Ghev1    10:11 | as sinners, we have displeased Your sweet love for humanity. In 08Ghev1    10:11 | for humanity. In mercy, remember Your servants. For behold, Your sanctuary 08Ghev1    10:11 | remember Your servants. For behold, Your sanctuary and the place where 08Ghev1    10:11 | sanctuary and the place where Your name is glorified has become 08Ghev1    10:12 | Therefore, praising Your blessed and awesome name, we 08Ghev1    10:12 | awesome name, we place in Your hands our souls, our breath 08Ghev1    10:13 | of silver, we will free you alive. As a result, they 08Ghev1    11:2 | with this import: “Why do you alone so stubbornly refuse to 08Ghev1    11:2 | of us? In whom do you take refuge through your act 08Ghev1    11:2 | do you take refuge through your act of not submitting to 08Ghev1    11:2 | not submitting to us? Do you regard us as your maidens 08Ghev1    11:2 | Do you regard us as your maidens amongst whom you strut 08Ghev1    11:2 | as your maidens amongst whom you strut with studied elegance 08Ghev1    11:3 | Now if you do not enter under the 08Ghev1    11:3 | grasp this: I will turn your country into a desert, devoid 08Ghev1    11:3 | and put an end to your kingdom. Do not negligently delay 08Ghev1    11:5 | sort: “Could it be that you are mightier than any of 08Ghev1    11:6 | Understand that you are merely more impudent than 08Ghev1    11:6 | of lust. Because of it, you expressed your wicked desires about 08Ghev1    11:6 | Because of it, you expressed your wicked desires about my beautiful 08Ghev1    11:6 | virgins, and this has forced you to risk your life and 08Ghev1    11:6 | has forced you to risk your life and the lives of 08Ghev1    11:6 | soldiers who have come with you. Could it be that there 08Ghev1    11:6 | no cemetaries in Damascus for your bodies 08Ghev1    11:7 | Now understand you, that our land has not 08Ghev1    11:7 | to effect this. However, if you merely want a gift from 08Ghev1    11:7 | I will give it to you. Then you can get up 08Ghev1    11:7 | give it to you. Then you can get up and go 08Ghev1    11:7 | up and go back to your place in peace 08Ghev1    11:8 | girls and I will leave you in peace, otherwise I will 08Ghev1    11:8 | otherwise I will come against you in battle.” So the king 08Ghev1    11:8 | to Muhammad, saying: “Stay where you are in your army until 08Ghev1    11:8 | Stay where you are in your army until I implement your 08Ghev1    11:8 | your army until I implement your request 08Ghev1    11:10 | and take the [30,000] girls which you requested from me and which 08Ghev1    11:10 | throughout my entire kingdom for your notables 08Ghev1    11:11 | take from the notables of your army a number corresponding to 08Ghev1    11:11 | no squabbling or fighting among your forces.” Then Chenbakur had boats 08Ghev1    13:5 | to know the teachings of your so imaginative religion, and to 08Ghev1    13:5 | make a profound study of your beliefs, but I have not 08Ghev1    13:6 | So I pray you, tell me truly, why was 08Ghev1    13:6 | same? Why is it that you have not been willing to 08Ghev1    13:7 | a reason for suspecting that you had doubts, and regarded as 08Ghev1    13:7 | Jesus bears to Himself, since you give credence only to what 08Ghev1    13:7 | falsified by people unknown to you. How, indeed, are you able 08Ghev1    13:7 | to you. How, indeed, are you able to justify these same 08Ghev1    13:7 | follow them in what suits your intentions 08Ghev1    13:8 | You declare that the Code was 08Ghev1    13:8 | out of their own heads. You admit that it was handed 08Ghev1    13:12 | of a woman? Why do you adore the bones of Apostles 08Ghev1    13:13 | a camel, so why do you not believe in that 08Ghev1    13:14 | so that I may know your religious opinions 08Ghev1    14:1 | make (to all the arguments) you advance against us? It is 08Ghev1    14:2 | of the truth. But as your letter, in its opening did 08Ghev1    14:3 | You have said in your letter 08Ghev1    14:3 | You have said in your letter that “we have discussed 08Ghev1    14:3 | that “we have discussed with you more than once the divine 08Ghev1    14:3 | our Christian religion, but that you have not succeeded in being 08Ghev1    14:3 | to study its doctrines, which you refer to as imaginary 08Ghev1    14:4 | to discuss our doctrines with you, since our Lord and Master 08Ghev1    14:5 | that we have written to you several times and shall write 08Ghev1    14:5 | times and shall write to you again if need be, but 08Ghev1    14:6 | With regard to you, however, we are not learning 08Ghev1    14:6 | time about the substance of your beliefs, for we have been 08Ghev1    14:6 | during the same epoch as your legislator Muhammad, and these writings 08Ghev1    14:6 | unnecessary for us to involve you ( in the subject of your 08Ghev1    14:6 | you (in the subject of your religion 08Ghev1    14:7 | However, so that you may not think we are 08Ghev1    14:7 | ours, hearken, if it please you, and in hearkening to me 08Ghev1    14:7 | and in hearkening to me, you will, as Isaiah says, eat 08Ghev1    14:8 | truly difficult, let me tell you, to refute even the most 08Ghev1    14:8 | Let me explain it to you this way. Suppose two men 08Ghev1    14:9 | You have, for example, said that 08Ghev1    14:9 | in the Gospel that “naked you came into this world and 08Ghev1    14:9 | came into this world and you shall quit it naked”, whereas 08Ghev1    14:10 | It is this way that you are used to elude and 08Ghev1    14:10 | evidence of Holy Scriptures which you have not read and you 08Ghev1    14:10 | you have not read and you still do not. You are 08Ghev1    14:10 | and you still do not. You are but merchants of the 08Ghev1    14:10 | Scriptures which appears favorable to your opinions, and employ it in 08Ghev1    14:10 | opinions, and employ it in your defense 08Ghev1    14:11 | Haughty as you are in your despotism, nevertheless 08Ghev1    14:11 | Haughty as you are in your despotism, nevertheless listen to my 08Ghev1    14:11 | nevertheless listen to my replies. You say that we have found 08Ghev1    14:12 | First of all you write that we have contended 08Ghev1    14:13 | It would be expedient for you, following your own words, to 08Ghev1    14:13 | be expedient for you, following your own words, to have had 08Ghev1    14:16 | I shall also show you all this by the grace 08Ghev1    14:17 | Secondly, you have written that “Jesus indeed 08Ghev1    14:21 | As to what you affirm about the falsification of 08Ghev1    14:21 | it is the head of your religion who has taught you 08Ghev1    14:21 | your religion who has taught you this, he has forgotten himself 08Ghev1    14:22 | The head of your religion admits that one must 08Ghev1    14:23 | him that God said “By your descendants shall all the nations 08Ghev1    14:26 | the Old and New Testaments. You despise then so many holy 08Ghev1    14:26 | the holy servants of God. You declare Muhammad more worthy of 08Ghev1    14:27 | Now I ask you in brief, tell me please 08Ghev1    14:27 | servants of God, and compels you to regard them as such 08Ghev1    14:28 | You have asked: “How can you 08Ghev1    14:28 | You have asked: “How can you depend on the book of 08Ghev1    14:28 | and follow certain passages on your choice, since you also believe 08Ghev1    14:28 | passages on your choice, since you also believe that this book 08Ghev1    14:29 | much astonished, not only at your incredulity and training, but also 08Ghev1    14:29 | the manner in which, unashamedly, you expose ideas in writing which 08Ghev1    14:29 | ideas in writing which render you ridiculous, while you pretend to 08Ghev1    14:29 | which render you ridiculous, while you pretend to seduce us by 08Ghev1    14:29 | by our own words. Thus you start your letter by citing 08Ghev1    14:29 | own words. Thus you start your letter by citing one of 08Ghev1    14:29 | that follows, stating: “That which you say 08Ghev1    14:30 | But if you believe in our opinions you 08Ghev1    14:30 | you believe in our opinions you must believe in them all 08Ghev1    14:30 | the other half. However, as you are not informed, listen and 08Ghev1    14:38 | I suppose, too, that you are not ignorant of the 08Ghev1    14:40 | period, as the Gospels affirm. You yourself confirm that the Lord 08Ghev1    14:44 | taking the Testament with them, you should hear what the Holy 08Ghev1    14:45 | You have stated that “the Testament 08Ghev1    14:45 | human genius.” I know that you attack the second edition that 08Ghev1    14:46 | You further said that “in their 08Ghev1    14:47 | But do you not regard your Muhammad as 08Ghev1    14:47 | But do you not regard your Muhammad as a man? Yet 08Ghev1    14:47 | the simple word of Muhammad you disdain the testimonies of so 08Ghev1    14:47 | so many saints of God. You further say: “Satan finds himself 08Ghev1    14:49 | in the Law of Moses”, you show your unwillingness to comprehend 08Ghev1    14:49 | Law of Moses”, you show your unwillingness to comprehend the fact 08Ghev1    14:50 | through a single prophet, as you assume in supposing that God 08Ghev1    14:52 | every-thing get falsified, as you pretend, why then speak through 08Ghev1    14:56 | As to your statement that “Matthew, Mark, Luke 08Ghev1    14:56 | recognized by us Christians, disturbs you, such that you seek to 08Ghev1    14:56 | Christians, disturbs you, such that you seek to find accomplices for 08Ghev1    14:56 | seek to find accomplices for your lie. You would rather have 08Ghev1    14:56 | find accomplices for your lie. You would rather have us declare 08Ghev1    14:56 | down from the heavens, as you do for your Furqan, although 08Ghev1    14:56 | heavens, as you do for your Furqan, although we know that 08Ghev1    14:56 | who composed that, even though you have deceitfully publicized that God 08Ghev1    14:57 | this was so, how dare you accuse us of pretending that 08Ghev1    14:61 | my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to 08Ghev1    14:61 | all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have 08Ghev1    14:61 | that I have said to you.” [John 14:26]. He also adds: “Whom the 08Ghev1    14:61 | send in my name”, whereas your Muhammad did not come in 08Ghev1    14:61 | to men in general, and you know well that His disciples 08Ghev1    14:61 | did not live to see your Muhammad 08Ghev1    14:65 | You have further stated that, after 08Ghev1    14:65 | yourself by this lie which you pretend is based on our 08Ghev1    14:65 | the blame is applicable in your very case, whereby your divisions 08Ghev1    14:65 | in your very case, whereby your divisions are not like those 08Ghev1    14:66 | what I mean: According to your own people, it has been 08Ghev1    14:66 | years, more or less, since your religion appeared in the midst 08Ghev1    14:67 | and the resurrection, along with your pretended Prophet, and the Hariuri 08Ghev1    14:68 | of hatred and enmity against you), that they call you both 08Ghev1    14:68 | against you), that they call you both infidels and enemies, considering 08Ghev1    14:68 | justice, and regarding death at your hands as the foremost of 08Ghev1    14:68 | Such acts take place among you. As for yourself, have you 08Ghev1    14:68 | you. As for yourself, have you not thought that by exterminating 08Ghev1    14:68 | who differ a little from your opinions, you are committing a 08Ghev1    14:68 | a little from your opinions, you are committing a crime against 08Ghev1    14:69 | such acts take place among you, who form one single people 08Ghev1    14:69 | single language, and having at your head a single person, who 08Ghev1    14:69 | wisdom, should become worse than yours 08Ghev1    14:71 | such as one sees among you. It would appear that, among 08Ghev1    14:71 | that, among the seventy-two, you have included all the voluptuous 08Ghev1    14:71 | pagans, and among whose number you count us. But these are 08Ghev1    14:72 | those who have fallen under your tyranny, yet they are none 08Ghev1    14:74 | of the Saracens, which is yours, ninth that of the Persians 08Ghev1    14:75 | Following to what you say, one or two of 08Ghev1    14:75 | of other people, dwelling, as you well know, far from us 08Ghev1    14:75 | their language and their habits. You yourself, on the contrary, have 08Ghev1    14:75 | a certain Hajjaj, named by you as Governor of Persia, who 08Ghev1    14:75 | Persia, who gathered up all your ancient books and replaced them 08Ghev1    14:75 | taste, and spread everywhere in your nation. This was easier by 08Ghev1    14:77 | You are well aware, since you 08Ghev1    14:77 | You are well aware, since you mention the fact that there 08Ghev1    14:77 | from making things up, lest you nullify the little truth there 08Ghev1    14:77 | truth there is in what you say 08Ghev1    14:78 | I am greatly astonished as you show such disdain with regard 08Ghev1    14:78 | ideas. In order to support your inconsistent opinions, you make citations 08Ghev1    14:78 | to support your inconsistent opinions, you make citations from them (the 08Ghev1    14:78 | from them (the Scriptures) which you twist and modify at will 08Ghev1    14:78 | at will. Whenever, for example, you come across the word ’Father’ 08Ghev1    14:78 | come across the word ’Father’, you replace it with ’Lord’, or 08Ghev1    14:79 | If you are carrying on research in 08Ghev1    14:79 | in the interests of truth, you ought to respect the Scriptures 08Ghev1    14:79 | before citing them. Or, if you disdain them as corrupt, you 08Ghev1    14:79 | you disdain them as corrupt, you ought not to use them 08Ghev1    14:79 | them for citation. Finally, if you do cite them for purposes 08Ghev1    14:79 | them for purposes of reference, you are obliged to quote them 08Ghev1    14:79 | modifying them in the way you do 08Ghev1    14:80 | His command to communicate with you. When other pagans hear the 08Ghev1    14:80 | laugh rather strongly but, though you do not despise their names 08Ghev1    14:80 | do not despise their names you turn their words into ridicule 08Ghev1    14:80 | their words into ridicule, especially you ridicule the speaker himself 08Ghev1    14:81 | the books of Moses which you have not read, neither you 08Ghev1    14:81 | you have not read, neither you nor your legislator 08Ghev1    14:81 | not read, neither you nor your legislator 08Ghev1    14:82 | Do you believe that it is to 08Ghev1    14:82 | permit ourselves to think, as you so often do, that such 08Ghev1    14:82 | yet we are accused by you of confessing three gods 08Ghev1    14:83 | Listen to this, I beg you, and then answer to it 08Ghev1    14:84 | Are you not convinced of this? So 08Ghev1    14:85 | example in order to convince you, because you pay no attention 08Ghev1    14:85 | order to convince you, because you pay no attention to what 08Ghev1    14:85 | Holy Scriptures; as it is, you give highest consideration to your 08Ghev1    14:85 | you give highest consideration to your own will as compared with 08Ghev1    14:85 | compared with (divine orders). Consequently, you take from them what pleases 08Ghev1    14:85 | take from them what pleases you and change or delete what 08Ghev1    14:85 | is not in accordance with your views 08Ghev1    14:89 | before God than man, as you yourself confess (in mentioning) that 08Ghev1    14:89 | in rendering him such homage) you have well evidenced your pride 08Ghev1    14:89 | homage) you have well evidenced your pride, so let everyone know 08Ghev1    14:89 | man ought to occupy, as you have said 08Ghev1    14:90 | image of God, but do you believe that it was his 08Ghev1    14:96 | Do you recall what we mentioned above 08Ghev1    14:96 | a human form: “The Lord your God will raise up a 08Ghev1    14:96 | up a prophet from among your brethren, to whom you will 08Ghev1    14:96 | among your brethren, to whom you will hearken always to whatsoever 08Ghev1    14:96 | to whatsoever he speaks unto you 08Ghev1    14:98 | Now I shall cite for you a series of passages from 08Ghev1    14:98 | to His humiliation, believing that you will welcome such with pleasure 08Ghev1    14:98 | I shall succeed in elevating you, God willing, as by a 08Ghev1    14:100 | The Lord said to me, ’you are my son, today I 08Ghev1    14:100 | son, today I have begotten you’.” [Psalm 2:7]. To indicate the complete conversion 08Ghev1    14:100 | I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of 08Ghev1    14:100 | the ends of the earth your possession 08Ghev1    14:101 | right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool. On the 08Ghev1    14:101 | till I make your enemies your footstool. On the day of 08Ghev1    14:101 | footstool. On the day of your power you were (endowed with 08Ghev1    14:101 | the day of your power you were (endowed with princely gifts 08Ghev1    14:101 | gifts). For the beauty of your saints I have begotten you 08Ghev1    14:101 | your saints I have begotten you from the womb before the 08Ghev1    14:105 | her light. Do not give your glory to another, or your 08Ghev1    14:105 | your glory to another, or your advantages to an alien people 08Ghev1    14:107 | his book: “How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments 08Ghev1    14:107 | are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel.” [Numbers 24:5]. And a 08Ghev1    14:108 | Him as a man, yet you see well how, in precise 08Ghev1    14:109 | If you want to know what it 08Ghev1    14:109 | must believe in Him, as you see for yourself. The chiefs 08Ghev1    14:110 | If you ask why His (Christ’s) kingdom 08Ghev1    14:110 | that of Christ is celestial. You will see that the kingdom 08Ghev1    14:110 | Christ really is such if you pay attention to the words 08Ghev1    14:111 | as we have often told you 08Ghev1    14:115 | Messiah) through Micah, saying: “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are 08Ghev1    14:115 | the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me 08Ghev1    14:122 | kingdom higher in the heavens. You must pay attention to what 08Ghev1    14:123 | the hearers. Nevertheless, hearken, if you will, to some citations regarding 08Ghev1    14:124 | If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but 08Ghev1    14:125 | Gospels have told us, which you may read as carefully as 08Ghev1    14:125 | may read as carefully as you wish and will find it 08Ghev1    14:125 | we have presented it to you 08Ghev1    14:131 | Dare you then relying on the bare 08Ghev1    14:131 | on the bare word of your Muhammad deny and turn into 08Ghev1    14:131 | by the Prophets, His servants? You must at least conform to 08Ghev1    14:131 | conform to the order of your legislator, who commands that nothing 08Ghev1    14:131 | more important regulations. How dare you utter so evident a blasphemy 08Ghev1    14:131 | solely on the word of your prophet 08Ghev1    14:132 | Is it that you have forgotten, though may be 08Ghev1    14:132 | have forgotten, though may be you are hardly aware of it 08Ghev1    14:132 | the tremendous imposture credited by your prophet, according to whom Miriam 08Ghev1    14:132 | and thirty-two generations? If you had a countenance that was 08Ghev1    14:132 | and not of stone, truly you would have blushed at such 08Ghev1    14:133 | years before as I said. Your objections are totally irrelevant, and 08Ghev1    14:134 | the Psalms and the Gospels, you pretend that the Hebrews and 08Ghev1    14:134 | we have altered them, though you recognize that these books are 08Ghev1    14:134 | falsified and corrupted, where are yours in which you place credence 08Ghev1    14:134 | where are yours in which you place credence? Show us other 08Ghev1    14:135 | At the very least, you will have to admit that 08Ghev1    14:135 | have to admit that even you have never seen them, and 08Ghev1    14:135 | not to believe them. But you, who takes pleasure in looking 08Ghev1    14:135 | them and altering them, do you still pretend that we have 08Ghev1    14:135 | least quote that Gospel which your legislator knew, and then I 08Ghev1    14:135 | I shall be convinced that you are speaking the truth 08Ghev1    14:136 | is only one single faith, you say. There is indeed but 08Ghev1    14:136 | given men by God. Then you reproach us for not turning 08Ghev1    14:137 | It is you who wants to venerate the 08Ghev1    14:137 | pagan altar of sacrifice that you call the House of Abraham 08Ghev1    14:137 | the center of adoration of your nation. As to the sacrament 08Ghev1    14:137 | the sacrament of the Communion you will have my response in 08Ghev1    14:138 | the Gospels and see if you are dealing with them properly 08Ghev1    14:139 | nothing of all that which you attribute to Him. Rather, He 08Ghev1    14:140 | me does his work.” [John 5:19; 14:10]. If you believe in the words “I 08Ghev1    14:140 | do nothing on my own”, you must also believe in the 08Ghev1    14:141 | Similarly, if you believe in the fear which 08Ghev1    14:141 | incarnation: “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread 08Ghev1    14:141 | the sweat of your face you shall eat bread” [Genesis 3:19]. If you 08Ghev1    14:141 | you shall eat bread” [Genesis 3:19]. If you believe in the assistance given 08Ghev1    14:141 | mere man; if, I repeat, you believe all this, you must 08Ghev1    14:141 | repeat, you believe all this, you must also believe in what 08Ghev1    14:142 | Never did He say as you pretend “God sent me into 08Ghev1    14:142 | to the Father.” [John 16:28]. As for you, in the passages just quoted 08Ghev1    14:142 | the passages just quoted, whenever you come across the word “Father 08Ghev1    14:142 | come across the word “Father” you change it, replacing it either 08Ghev1    14:142 | the word “God”, thinking that you can justify your position by 08Ghev1    14:142 | thinking that you can justify your position by doing that 08Ghev1    14:143 | Among these unjust modifications that you make, however, there is one 08Ghev1    14:143 | there is one passage which you quote with fidelity, though you 08Ghev1    14:143 | you quote with fidelity, though you put no faith in it 08Ghev1    14:144 | one.” [John 10:30]. In His prayer, as you yourself report, (Jesus) note: “That 08Ghev1    14:148 | But why have you not read what follows, when 08Ghev1    14:148 | is only the truth that you evade, adhering to nothing else 08Ghev1    14:148 | to Adam who, according to you, was created immediately by God 08Ghev1    14:149 | life-giving death, of which you have heard, you insist on 08Ghev1    14:149 | of which you have heard, you insist on saying that no 08Ghev1    14:149 | to death. But (I ask you), if (Jesus) were a mere 08Ghev1    14:149 | a mere man, according to your supposition, is it an incredible 08Ghev1    14:149 | attention and think about this. You easily accept all the humiliating 08Ghev1    14:149 | life) of our Lord, but you despise and reject all the 08Ghev1    14:152 | ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and 08Ghev1    14:152 | Father, to my God and your God 08Ghev1    14:153 | me, even so I send you.” [John 20:21; Matt. 28:18 [Arm. text]]. Thus all the passages of 08Ghev1    14:154 | to circumcision and the sacrifice, you pretend that we have changed 08Ghev1    14:157 | Lord). The Holy Scriptures, which you certainly never read, give Jesus 08Ghev1    14:157 | the dead. Had I recognized you as one who seeks justice 08Ghev1    14:158 | Regarding circumcision, you pretend that we have replaced 08Ghev1    14:158 | and glorious, remains unknown to you 08Ghev1    14:159 | You are also ignorant of a 08Ghev1    14:159 | chosen (to serve this institution), you cannot know it, as observed 08Ghev1    14:161 | You ought to be ashamed of 08Ghev1    14:161 | the bonds of the law, you take revenge for circumcision by 08Ghev1    14:161 | day after birth, whereas among you, not only the males but 08Ghev1    14:162 | will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean 08Ghev1    14:162 | clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all 08Ghev1    14:162 | shall be clean from all your uncleanliness, and from all your 08Ghev1    14:162 | your uncleanliness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you 08Ghev1    14:162 | your idols I will cleanse you 08Ghev1    14:163 | prediction that “I have given you as a light to the 08Ghev1    14:164 | Sunday for the Sabbath, as you always pretend unwisely. Among yourselves 08Ghev1    14:167 | Yet for what reason do you attach so much importance to 08Ghev1    14:167 | traditions of the Christians, despite your disbelief regarding the Prophets of 08Ghev1    14:167 | the Lord? It was for you and such as resemble you 08Ghev1    14:167 | you and such as resemble you that God said through His 08Ghev1    14:167 | said through His Prophet: “Look, you outrageous people, and you will 08Ghev1    14:167 | Look, you outrageous people, and you will be outraged and reduced 08Ghev1    14:167 | am doing a work in your days that you would not 08Ghev1    14:167 | work in your days that you would not believe if told 08Ghev1    14:168 | forgotten the objection raised by you in these terms: “How is 08Ghev1    14:169 | I suppose that you know there is a multitude 08Ghev1    14:169 | occupy a superior place in your mind, and seem purer and 08Ghev1    14:170 | Man, however, considered by you as an impure being, was 08Ghev1    14:173 | All those things which you consider unclean in our human 08Ghev1    14:174 | It is you alone who consider them impure 08Ghev1    14:174 | of God the things that you like, such as, defilement, murder 08Ghev1    14:176 | natural and human infirmities, which you call filthiness, since it befits 08Ghev1    14:176 | living temple I submit to you the following proposition as I 08Ghev1    14:176 | following proposition as I perceive you to be envious of the 08Ghev1    14:179 | As for you, child that you are, occupied 08Ghev1    14:179 | As for you, child that you are, occupied with things that 08Ghev1    14:179 | with things that are visible, you do not think of that 08Ghev1    14:180 | I presume that you are not aware of the 08Ghev1    14:181 | seems to me and to you unclean is just the opposite 08Ghev1    14:182 | saints could one expect from you, when actually you, moved by 08Ghev1    14:182 | expect from you, when actually you, moved by the straying habit 08Ghev1    14:182 | death all those who resist your claims. You are only putting 08Ghev1    14:182 | those who resist your claims. You are only putting yourself under 08Ghev1    14:182 | is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering 08Ghev1    14:183 | It is thus that Muhammad, your father’s brother, when on the 08Ghev1    14:183 | that of the animal. Yet you are annoyed when we gather 08Ghev1    14:184 | In your letter there are some words 08Ghev1    14:189 | But you do not feel ashamed to 08Ghev1    14:189 | have venerated that house of yours which is called the Ka’aba 08Ghev1    14:189 | the dwelling of Abraham as you say. As a matter of 08Ghev1    14:190 | object of a cult among your people, while Muhammad not only 08Ghev1    14:190 | wish not to be insulting you by saying that I shall 08Ghev1    14:190 | the holy Gospels and from your own history 08Ghev1    14:191 | These unclean spirits appear to you there sometimes in the form 08Ghev1    14:191 | the appearance of making marriages. You, deceived by the illusion, and 08Ghev1    14:192 | You seem not to understand that 08Ghev1    14:193 | able, they would have destroyed you as by fire in a 08Ghev1    14:193 | do no more than lead you to the loss of your 08Ghev1    14:193 | you to the loss of your souls by way of fraud 08Ghev1    14:193 | ridiculous superstitions: The stone that you call rukn and which you 08Ghev1    14:193 | you call rukn and which you adore and kiss without knowing 08Ghev1    14:193 | stones cast; the flight; having your head shaven, and the rest 08Ghev1    14:194 | about the abominable authorization given you by your legislator to have 08Ghev1    14:194 | abominable authorization given you by your legislator to have an affair 08Ghev1    14:194 | to have an affair with your wives which he has compared 08Ghev1    14:194 | consequence of this, some of you acquired the habit of having 08Ghev1    14:194 | forget the unchaste approach of your prophet and the manner full 08Ghev1    14:194 | of this disgusting law among your people 08Ghev1    14:195 | who took Uriah’s wife, as you remind me, it is well 08Ghev1    14:195 | Lord. The fact is that your legislator and all of you 08Ghev1    14:195 | your legislator and all of you continue to resist (the truth 08Ghev1    14:196 | In this you do well, for I know 08Ghev1    14:196 | is, and that is what you really do in never seeking 08Ghev1    14:196 | the cause of adultery, but you act quite otherwise: when you 08Ghev1    14:196 | you act quite otherwise: when you are tired of your wives 08Ghev1    14:196 | when you are tired of your wives, as of some kind 08Ghev1    14:196 | of some kind of nourishment, you abandon them at your fancy 08Ghev1    14:196 | nourishment, you abandon them at your fancy 08Ghev1    14:197 | about the shamelessness with which you remarry: before retaking your wives 08Ghev1    14:197 | which you remarry: before retaking your wives you make them sleep 08Ghev1    14:197 | remarry: before retaking your wives you make them sleep in the 08Ghev1    14:197 | of the execrable debauchery which you commit with your concubines? For 08Ghev1    14:197 | debauchery which you commit with your concubines? For you are prodigal 08Ghev1    14:197 | commit with your concubines? For you are prodigal with them of 08Ghev1    14:197 | prodigal with them of all your fortune, and then, when you 08Ghev1    14:197 | your fortune, and then, when you are tired of them, you 08Ghev1    14:197 | you are tired of them, you sell them like cattle 08Ghev1    14:199 | But you are more venomous than the 08Ghev1    14:199 | never putting any limits to your bad faith, and not being 08Ghev1    14:199 | not being able to satisfy your unleashed passions while still alive 08Ghev1    14:199 | alive, at the hour of your death you violently put your 08Ghev1    14:199 | the hour of your death you violently put your wives to 08Ghev1    14:199 | your death you violently put your wives to death, following the 08Ghev1    14:200 | the souls of the just, you pretend that we have represented 08Ghev1    14:206 | not want to forget what you had said about the vision 08Ghev1    14:206 | desert indicates that it is your desert which is situated by 08Ghev1    14:208 | animals are very common among you 08Ghev1    14:209 | conserving the Law, has made you also fail into idolatry. I 08Ghev1    14:210 | finding any refuge other than your desert, has led the two 08Ghev1    14:210 | horses of his iniquity to your race, that is to say 08Ghev1    14:211 | exercise of force, in drawing you into his error. It is 08Ghev1    14:211 | thus that he has led you to circumcise yourselves, without admitting 08Ghev1    14:212 | You have the same faith in 08Ghev1    14:212 | abominable debaucheries are familiar to you. You call ’the Way of 08Ghev1    14:212 | debaucheries are familiar to you. You call ’the Way of God’ 08Ghev1    14:212 | captivity to all peoples. Behold your religion and your conduct. Behold 08Ghev1    14:212 | peoples. Behold your religion and your conduct. Behold your glory, you 08Ghev1    14:212 | religion and your conduct. Behold your glory, you who pretend to 08Ghev1    14:212 | your conduct. Behold your glory, you who pretend to live an 08Ghev1    14:215 | For you who are given over to 08Ghev1    14:215 | have never put limit to your lustful pleasures, you who prefer 08Ghev1    14:215 | limit to your lustful pleasures, you who prefer your pleasures to 08Ghev1    14:215 | lustful pleasures, you who prefer your pleasures to any good, it 08Ghev1    14:215 | precisely for that reason that you consider the kingdom of heaven 08Ghev1    14:216 | reply that I addressed to you. For the sake of our 08Ghev1    14:216 | faith, we have endured at your hands and will still endure 08Ghev1    14:216 | predicted by the Prophet Isaiah: “ You shall be called by a 08Ghev1    14:216 | persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word 08Ghev1    14:216 | my word, they will keep yours also. But all this they 08Ghev1    14:216 | this they will do to you on my account, because they 08Ghev1    14:217 | And again, “In the world you have tribulation.” [John 16:33]. (Jesus Christ) in 08Ghev1    14:217 | not of the world.” [John 17:16]. “If you were of the world, the 08Ghev1    14:217 | love its own; but because you are not of the world 08Ghev1    14:217 | the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore 08Ghev1    14:217 | world, therefore the world hates you 08Ghev1    14:218 | hope, we are tormented by you, under the threat of death 08Ghev1    14:218 | of the tortures inflicted by your hands. This He will do 08Ghev1    14:219 | As for you, persisting in your tyranny and 08Ghev1    14:219 | As for you, persisting in your tyranny and your usurpation, you 08Ghev1    14:219 | persisting in your tyranny and your usurpation, you attribute to your 08Ghev1    14:219 | your tyranny and your usurpation, you attribute to your religion the 08Ghev1    14:219 | your usurpation, you attribute to your religion the enjoyment of the 08Ghev1    14:219 | the favorable (protection) of God. You forget that the Persian also 08Ghev1    20:3 | this stubborness, and why have you not come forth to us 08Ghev1    20:4 | Whom are you relying on to help you 08Ghev1    20:4 | you relying on to help you that you reject us? Could 08Ghev1    20:4 | on to help you that you reject us? Could it be 08Ghev1    20:4 | us? Could it be that you have not heard about the 08Ghev1    20:5 | Or perhaps you have not observed how many 08Ghev1    20:5 | calamities have been visited upon your country during your reign. With 08Ghev1    20:5 | visited upon your country during your reign. With my own hand 08Ghev1    20:5 | I have ruined many of your cities, and with my own 08Ghev1    20:5 | I have slain multitudes of your troops 08Ghev1    20:6 | Know this: if you do not become tributary I 08Ghev1    20:6 | birth until I have eliminated your kingdom and wrecked the fortifications 08Ghev1    20:6 | of that city whose walls you rely on. And as for 08Ghev1    20:6 | as for that place of your worship which you named (Haghia 08Ghev1    20:6 | place of your worship which you named (Haghia) Sophia, I will 08Ghev1    20:6 | wood of the cross that you revere I will smash over 08Ghev1    20:6 | revere I will smash over your head, for the glory of 08Ghev1    20:10 | How the enemy have corrupted Your holy place and Your enemies 08Ghev1    20:10 | corrupted Your holy place and Your enemies have boasted of their 08Ghev1    20:12 | the following import: “Why do you take pride in your wickedness 08Ghev1    20:12 | do you take pride in your wickedness, chief of the infidels 08Ghev1    20:12 | of the infidels? Why do you sharpen your treachery like a 08Ghev1    20:12 | infidels? Why do you sharpen your treachery like a razor? Why 08Ghev1    20:12 | like a razor? Why do you brazenly boast before the Almighty 08Ghev1    20:12 | brazenly boast before the Almighty? You insolently envision our Savior and 08Ghev1    20:13 | hope that His mercy which you insult will repay you for 08Ghev1    20:13 | which you insult will repay you for your wickedness and that 08Ghev1    20:13 | insult will repay you for your wickedness and that He will 08Ghev1    20:13 | silence that abominable mouth of yours which you opened against the 08Ghev1    20:13 | abominable mouth of yours which you opened against the King of 08Ghev1    20:13 | of Christ. (May God punish you) in accordance with the curses 08Ghev1    20:14 | in their impudence, the way you do. It has never entered 08Ghev1    20:14 | do. It has never entered your mind that blood will be 08Ghev1    20:14 | blood will be demanded from you for those you slaughtered with 08Ghev1    20:14 | demanded from you for those you slaughtered with your sword and 08Ghev1    20:14 | for those you slaughtered with your sword and those you led 08Ghev1    20:14 | with your sword and those you led into slavery from my 08Ghev1    20:15 | due to the righteousness of your deeds but because of our 08Ghev1    20:16 | You are testing the Lord our 08Ghev1    20:16 | God. But He can sink you and all your multitude in 08Ghev1    20:16 | can sink you and all your multitude in the depths of 08Ghev1    20:17 | Cross of Christ which today you have insulted 08Ghev1    20:18 | But now, if you turn around and distance yourself 08Ghev1    20:18 | and distance yourself from me you will choose what is good 08Ghev1    20:18 | good for yourself and for your troops. Otherwise quickly do whatever 08Ghev1    20:18 | quickly do whatever is obsessing you. And let the Lord determine 08Ghev1    20:28 | impudence. “Why,” (Leo asked) “did you want to attack our country 08Ghev1    20:29 | Our Lord (represents) life, while you are the son of death 08Ghev1    20:29 | judged my case and turned your impiety back upon your own 08Ghev1    20:29 | turned your impiety back upon your own heads and demanded from 08Ghev1    20:29 | own heads and demanded from you the blood of the innocent 08Ghev1    20:29 | blood of the innocent (which you shed). So I shall not 08Ghev1    20:29 | put forth my hand against you and not judge you as 08Ghev1    20:29 | against you and not judge you as is fitting. For behold 08Ghev1    20:29 | as is fitting. For behold, you are in my hands. I 08Ghev1    20:29 | hands. I am sovereign over you, to kill or spare (you 08Ghev1    20:29 | you, to kill or spare ( you as I choose). But you 08Ghev1    20:29 | you as I choose). But you will not be killed; rather 08Ghev1    20:29 | the powers of God which you have witnessed 08Ghev1    20:30 | What shall I say before you about these things, for truly 08Ghev1    20:30 | which I have committed against your country are not few in 08Ghev1    20:30 | are not few in number. You have displayed great mercy to 08Ghev1    20:30 | errors. Since it has entered your heart to have mercy on 08Ghev1    20:30 | no longer wage war against you 08Ghev1    26:2 | I see no prudence in your foolish scheme. Quite the contrary 08Ghev1    26:3 | danger to our aim. If you prefer, accept my counsel and 08Ghev1    26:4 | Resisting him, they retorted: “If you do not join our alliance 08Ghev1    26:4 | join our alliance, none of your troops will stay with you 08Ghev1    26:4 | your troops will stay with you. We cannot tolerate the crisis 08Ghev1    34:22 | words: “Lo, the time of your salvation has arrived, for soon 08Ghev1    34:22 | Armenians), and by means of you vengeance will be exacted from 08Ghev1    34:23 | Do not fret that your numbers are fewer than theirs 08Ghev1    34:23 | theirs. For just one of you can conquer a thousand of 08Ghev1    34:23 | of them, while two (of you can conquer) tens of thousands 08Ghev1    34:23 | because the Lord is fighting your war. Arm yourselves and fear 08Ghev1    34:31 | and damaging counsel. He note: “ You are too young, and I 08Ghev1    34:31 | young, and I know that you cannot resist the power of 08Ghev1    34:33 | You are unfamiliar with all the 08Ghev1    34:34 | our country. On whom will you rely (for help)? Whose power 08Ghev1    34:34 | power, whose strength (will help you) against the invincible (Arab commander’s 08Ghev1    34:35 | If it pleases you, accept my advice. For my 08Ghev1    34:35 | For my concerns are for your safety, and for the needs 08Ghev1    34:35 | of these) three ways. Either you will return and then submit 08Ghev1    34:35 | then submit to them, and your country will remain in peace 08Ghev1    34:35 | will remain in peace. Or you will reject (submission), take to 08Ghev1    34:35 | take to flight with all your comrades and their families, abandon 08Ghev1    34:35 | families, abandon the inheritance of your fathers and their dwellings, forests 08Ghev1    34:35 | their dwellings, forests, fields, even your fathers’ graves—and go into 08Ghev1    34:36 | Or else you will fall into their hands 08Ghev1    34:65 | our peril we call upon Your name, Oh Lord, and glorify 08Ghev1    34:65 | name, Oh Lord, and glorify You in the dangers surrounding us 08Ghev1    38:1 | number of my troops against your land, as many (soldiers) as 08Ghev1    38:1 | as the mustard seeds which you see. Will your country be 08Ghev1    38:1 | seeds which you see. Will your country be large enough to 08Ghev1    38:1 | hold my countless troops? If you have some strength in your 08Ghev1    38:1 | you have some strength in your hands, get ready to fight 08Ghev1    38:2 | grants it. God might give your troops to my troops as 08Ghev1    38:2 | food, like the mustard seeds you have sent. Do what you 08Ghev1    38:2 | you have sent. Do what you have promised to do, but 08Ghev1    40:7 | of our Prophet. That is your only deliverance from the death 08Ghev1    40:7 | only deliverance from the death you have been condemned to 08Ghev1    43:2 | to reproduce it. I beseech you to remember (me) to merciful 09Draskh1    1:14 | contests, building activities and peacemaking, you will notice that I have 09Draskh1    1:15 | him, we shall also tell you about the other naxarars: who 09Draskh1    1:17 | Moreover, ( you will read about) the painful 09Draskh1    1:18 | You will also see how before 09Draskh1    1:20 | You will also learn) how Ashot 09Draskh1    1:21 | I shall tell you how because of the hostility 09Draskh1    1:22 | this should be sufficient for you as an introduction, wherewith you 09Draskh1    1:22 | you as an introduction, wherewith you should be able to embrace 09Draskh1    1:22 | of the words so that you may lend (your) ears and 09Draskh1    1:22 | so that you may lend ( your) ears and acquire the story 09Draskh1    1:27 | Since you had the opportunity to see 09Draskh1    1:27 | these, henceforth, if it pleases you, let me set myself free 09Draskh1    2:9 | fairly brief description might acquaint you with the affinities of our 09Draskh1    2:10 | of past events not given, you would be driven to doubts 09Draskh1    2:10 | driven to doubts, and (in your hesitation) surely hold me in 09Draskh1    2:10 | hold me in contempt in your thoughts, words and deeds 09Draskh1    2:11 | And now if you, Oh studious Reader, accept my 09Draskh1    2:14 | You now know why we are 09Draskh1    4:27 | After this you will find no authentic account 09Draskh1    5:1 | it is a must for you to know, then I refer 09Draskh1    5:1 | to know, then I refer you to them (for further information 09Draskh1    7:12 | of my disciples to cure your ailments and grant life to 09Draskh1    7:12 | ailments and grant life to you and to those who are 09Draskh1    7:12 | to those who are with you 09Draskh1    8:2 | able historian Agathangelos exhaustively informs you 09Draskh1    11:1 | and pleaded as follows: “Let your sovereignty which is established by 09Draskh1    13:13 | If you wish to know about the 09Draskh1    13:13 | of Movses Xorenac’i will give you the full details 09Draskh1    13:14 | path of the Celestial One. You will find sufficient (information) about 09Draskh1    16:50 | about the same subject. Lest you think that what I have 09Draskh1    16:51 | Having satisfied your curiosity about these matters I 09Draskh1    18:5 | faith. He warned him: “should you not agree to go and 09Draskh1    18:14 | reproached him (thus): “Why did you not come to bow down 09Draskh1    18:16 | his presence, the katholikos said, “ You seem to have become presumptuously 09Draskh1    18:16 | presumptuously arrogant because of which you, who are suffering from distemper 09Draskh1    18:16 | are suffering from distemper in your heart, did not come to 09Draskh1    18:18 | You were deservedly called Ezr, (Ezr 09Draskh1    18:18 | ’verge’, ’edge’, ’border’, etc’..) because you have brought the Armenians to 09Draskh1    19:39 | him (as follows): “Why did you not receive communion either with 09Draskh1    19:39 | communion either with me or your patriarch?” The bishop offered the 09Draskh1    19:39 | the colorful painted images of your imperial majesties, which are imprinted 09Draskh1    19:39 | we tremble, much less beholding your face in person and sharing 09Draskh1    19:39 | and sharing the sacraments with you 09Draskh1    19:40 | The emperor asked: “Now, will you receive the sacraments with your 09Draskh1    19:40 | you receive the sacraments with your patriarch?” The bishop answered: “(I 09Draskh1    20:14 | written before us will give you sufficient information about the events 09Draskh1    21:12 | read it and remarked: “Yes, your wish shall be carried out 09Draskh1    22:4 | who have been disobedient to your majesty, and do not join 09Draskh1    22:4 | who always remember and proclaim your name in our prayers 09Draskh1    22:5 | our land to him. Should you not hasten to remove them 09Draskh1    22:5 | very soon detach themselves (from you), and surrender to the Greeks 09Draskh1    22:23 | Why do you dress so elegantly? Your Christ 09Draskh1    22:23 | do you dress so elegantly? Your Christ honored modest and humble 09Draskh1    22:26 | This is also seen with you, who are terrestial kings. You 09Draskh1    22:26 | you, who are terrestial kings. You impress the multitude with awe 09Draskh1    22:26 | armament. For should men behold you clad in cilice, or in 09Draskh1    22:26 | will not be awed by your unmanifested glory 09Draskh1    22:27 | But if you wish to see me as 09Draskh1    22:27 | as I am, then let your majesty order these men to 09Draskh1    23:22 | priests asked her, “Why do you lodge in the open air 09Draskh1    23:22 | open air and suffer with your suckling babe all the harshness 09Draskh1    23:22 | harshness of the elements, which you could avoid by seeking shelter 09Draskh1    23:23 | only the following answer, “Don’t you realize that I am nursing 09Draskh1    24:13 | azats asked the following question: “ You are an old man made 09Draskh1    24:13 | severe ascetic practices, why have you consented to accept (the duties 09Draskh1    24:18 | be any information perchance available, you will find it adequately treated 09Draskh1    25:4 | that for filthy lucre’s sake you behave insolently, and taking arrogant 09Draskh1    25:4 | insolently, and taking arrogant airs, you plot against me? If you 09Draskh1    25:4 | you plot against me? If you do not wish to accept 09Draskh1    25:4 | may take my leave from your midst without fear 09Draskh1    25:65 | myself as a sacrifice to you 09Draskh1    27:1 | Henceforth, if it should please you, when narrating about the old 09Draskh1    27:4 | he is able to give you sufficient information in the vernacular 09Draskh1    27:5 | and shall attempt to present you with an introductory summary 09Draskh1    29:21 | Shapuh Bagratuni, which will give you sufficient details on the good 09Draskh1    30:29 | it would be better for you not to hear of the 09Draskh1    30:33 | I received the order of your lordship, which I accepted with 09Draskh1    30:33 | that I was joined with you in the brotherhood of faith 09Draskh1    30:33 | brotherhood of faith, for in your faith, you are beloved, according 09Draskh1    30:33 | faith, for in your faith, you are beloved, according to Paul 09Draskh1    30:35 | that) the entire message of your letter consists in the charge 09Draskh1    30:36 | Then, you have enjoined unto me with 09Draskh1    30:39 | But the overall aim of your letter is to make manifest 09Draskh1    30:39 | calumniator and sower of strife. You have also urged us “Not 09Draskh1    30:40 | Behold my lord, you shall not see this done 09Draskh1    30:44 | Let God show you the way of righteousness to 09Draskh1    30:44 | go unto him, and accomplish your desires according to His Will 09Draskh1    30:44 | speak justice and judgment in your hearts, lest your indiscriminate ears 09Draskh1    30:44 | judgment in your hearts, lest your indiscriminate ears be stricken. This 09Draskh1    30:44 | stricken. This is unworthy of your highness. Judge for yourselves 09Draskh1    30:49 | anathematize the transgressors who vexed you, as the purulent blood of 09Draskh1    30:51 | abandon that which is beyond your ability, and do not judge 09Draskh1    30:52 | Now, I pray you not to be silent or 09Draskh1    30:52 | those who are like unto you lack strength, and are overwhelmed 09Draskh1    30:53 | But you also advise, that if perchance 09Draskh1    30:55 | as it is hard for you to kick against the pricks 09Draskh1    30:56 | If you order that there be a 09Draskh1    30:56 | Assemble yourselves upon Mount Sion, ye priests and righteous old men 09Draskh1    30:56 | laments, for God will visit you 09Draskh1    30:57 | holy Nicaean Fathers labored on your behalf, and wearing boots on 09Draskh1    30:72 | What has been ordered by you will come true then. If 09Draskh1    30:72 | will come true then. If you wish to choose someone different 09Draskh1    30:73 | complying with my advice, place your trust in God, so that 09Draskh1    30:73 | that in life after death your trial before the universal tribunal 09Draskh1    30:73 | tribunal may be easy, and you may receive glory and honor 09Draskh1    30:73 | and honor from God throughout your days of life 09Draskh1    30:80 | awe as a memorial for you who are about to come 09Draskh1    31:6 | Why are you coming upon us in anger 09Draskh1    31:6 | the Emperor, this was for your benefit also. (I thought that 09Draskh1    31:6 | with ease those items that you yourself and the caliph needed 09Draskh1    31:6 | of the Greeks, and present you with noteworthy garments, ornaments and 09Draskh1    31:6 | garments, ornaments and vessels for your own use. Likewise, I wished 09Draskh1    31:6 | the way for merchants of your faith, so that they might 09Draskh1    31:6 | to their land, and enrich your treasury with the riches of 09Draskh1    32:8 | treader of the winepress crushed you with immense force in anger 09Draskh1    32:8 | of death that came upon you, and turned your joy into 09Draskh1    32:8 | came upon you, and turned your joy into mourning 09Draskh1    32:12 | Woe to you, fathers and brothers who suffered 09Draskh1    32:13 | cheer in the gladness of your hearts, you rejoiced together with 09Draskh1    32:13 | the gladness of your hearts, you rejoiced together with your parents 09Draskh1    32:13 | hearts, you rejoiced together with your parents, brothers, families and children 09Draskh1    32:13 | the sounds of blessing. Now, you are fired by unbearable perplexities 09Draskh1    32:13 | not to be found, and you are left with no hope 09Draskh1    32:14 | For you know, that God has no 09Draskh1    32:17 | and have become unprofitable. Consequently, ( you should not consider) it tragic 09Draskh1    32:19 | that which is contrary to your wishes, so that you may 09Draskh1    32:19 | to your wishes, so that you may show proof of your 09Draskh1    32:19 | you may show proof of your wisdom, knowledge and faith 09Draskh1    32:20 | to Him the gratitude that you owe Him, the One who 09Draskh1    32:20 | Him, the One who consoles your hearts’ despair, because you are 09Draskh1    32:20 | consoles your hearts’ despair, because you are bound to him by 09Draskh1    32:20 | by oath in accordance with your Christian faith and upright life 09Draskh1    32:21 | He shall console your spirits and make you hopeful 09Draskh1    32:21 | console your spirits and make you hopeful for a pure heart 09Draskh1    32:21 | natural relief to all of you that have survived, that is 09Draskh1    32:21 | pastor and flock, and make you forget the great and profound 09Draskh1    32:25 | miserable and indefensive calamities suffice you, lest further details might be 09Draskh1    32:25 | details might be annoying to your ears and let us look 09Draskh1    47:11 | prophesy: “deceivers shall rule over you 09Draskh1    51:23 | Christians and we cannot obey your impious laws.” Thereafter, considering those 09Draskh1    51:34 | in the unapproachable light, for your falsities which are naught and 09Draskh1    51:38 | he said, “Dear brother, first you present yourself to Christ, Who 09Draskh1    52:6 | Isaiah came to its fulfilment: “ Your country is desolate, your cities 09Draskh1    52:6 | fulfilment: “Your country is desolate, your cities are burned by fire 09Draskh1    52:6 | burned by fire; strangers devour your land in your presence; it 09Draskh1    52:6 | strangers devour your land in your presence; it is made desolate 09Draskh1    54:2 | I think that your God-loving lordship is not 09Draskh1    54:2 | the Albanians, who collectively comprise your faithful flock upon whom the 09Draskh1    54:3 | the visitation of danger upon your flock, as we are physically 09Draskh1    54:3 | hearing of the trouble that your land is suffering at the 09Draskh1    54:4 | at a great distance from you, have received these tidings through 09Draskh1    54:4 | all these must have affected you, who partook of the torments 09Draskh1    54:4 | of the torments together with your flock, and were persecuted as 09Draskh1    54:5 | if it seems proper to your Holiness, first of all, it 09Draskh1    54:5 | all times, and lifting up your arms, ask the Lord God 09Draskh1    54:5 | the Lord God with all your heart to have mercy on 09Draskh1    54:5 | heart to have mercy on your flock, namely the Armenians, the 09Draskh1    54:6 | Christ-given authority, with which you were invested (to perform matters 09Draskh1    54:8 | made haste to write to you first and give this brief 09Draskh1    54:9 | another letter like this to your curopalate, and to the chief 09Draskh1    54:9 | we advised to listen to you, to forget their animosities, to 09Draskh1    54:9 | ungodly enemy Apusich so that you might not all perish, and 09Draskh1    54:9 | kindred races that are under your sway might not be shaken 09Draskh1    54:10 | Now, your Holiness must try to extirpate 09Draskh1    54:10 | such matters without any negligence. You must encourage them to turn 09Draskh1    54:11 | For if you are thus of one accord 09Draskh1    54:11 | any kind of affliction upon your land 09Draskh1    54:12 | And while you yourselves carry out these matters 09Draskh1    54:12 | will send large forces to your aid in accordance with the 09Draskh1    54:12 | of the times, so that your curopalate as well as the 09Draskh1    54:12 | help of God and through your priestly intercession having fought against 09Draskh1    54:13 | Only then, both you and we shall grant them 09Draskh1    54:14 | And as it befits your Holiness, you may grant each 09Draskh1    54:14 | as it befits your Holiness, you may grant each one his 09Draskh1    54:15 | the peace of Christ among you and let your prayers, which 09Draskh1    54:15 | Christ among you and let your prayers, which shine with holiness 09Draskh1    54:27 | Greetings to you, peace, and much rejoicing as 09Draskh1    54:31 | gratitude, which is due to you, who are the invincible, majestic 09Draskh1    54:31 | majestic, God-crowned kings. May you live many years in accordance 09Draskh1    54:32 | May you approach readily and calmly the 09Draskh1    54:32 | exaltation may the termination of your lives bloom in repose befitting 09Draskh1    54:32 | in repose befitting God. Accordingly, you have received for your benevolence 09Draskh1    54:32 | Accordingly, you have received for your benevolence a gift which is 09Draskh1    54:32 | gift which is worthy of your heroic glory and virtuous lives 09Draskh1    54:32 | glory and virtuous lives, whereby you are pious and beloved, and 09Draskh1    54:34 | spokesman have directed our thoughts your way with joyful expectation. We 09Draskh1    54:34 | his voice in the streets.” Your ears, which are familiar with 09Draskh1    54:34 | order to comprehend, but rather, you recognize what is being sought 09Draskh1    54:34 | what is being sought of you through the operation of the 09Draskh1    54:34 | wisdom, which is implanted in you 09Draskh1    54:35 | Him, Who gave strength to your august imperial highnesses to come 09Draskh1    54:36 | reason, with the permission of your pious majesties let me make 09Draskh1    54:36 | pious majesties let me make you aware of the report of 09Draskh1    54:38 | the nations acknowledged fear of you as a protective bastion against 09Draskh1    54:38 | safely under the auspices of your imperial majesties, as if in 09Draskh1    54:39 | negligent of our duties to you, the venom of the insidious 09Draskh1    54:39 | insidious serpent of Dan defied your righteous majesty, and there was 09Draskh1    54:47 | those in the East, and your servant, who spiritually became worthy 09Draskh1    54:47 | being called “my son” by you? For the wicked enemy was 09Draskh1    54:48 | richness with the assistance of your imperial majesties, and had gathered 09Draskh1    54:50 | us of the care of your faithful servant. And behold, presently 09Draskh1    54:50 | from above trouble us. But your prudent foster-son is no 09Draskh1    54:59 | I reached the threshold of your mighty, august, and imperial majesties 09Draskh1    54:60 | off land I seek from your pious and beneficent superintendence mercy 09Draskh1    54:60 | Ashkenaz with the hope that you may save the children of 09Draskh1    54:60 | may save the children of your servants who were killed. We 09Draskh1    54:61 | I beg you to raise your hand out 09Draskh1    54:61 | I beg you to raise your hand out of your wisdom 09Draskh1    54:61 | raise your hand out of your wisdom and kindness to the 09Draskh1    54:61 | rescue the inheritance which is yours, as well as to reestablish 09Draskh1    54:62 | insurgents and the wild barbarians, you should subordinate those parts which 09Draskh1    54:62 | should subordinate those parts which you had received in the beginning 09Draskh1    54:62 | the beginning by virtue of your desirable laws which are full 09Draskh1    54:64 | accordance with the prophetic instruction, you shall inherit bliss by giving 09Draskh1    54:65 | very reason that God chose your triumphant majesties, so that those 09Draskh1    54:65 | God might acquire peace through your willing kindness, and repay in 09Draskh1    54:65 | the services that they owe your imperial majesties, and reach God 09Draskh1    54:67 | the following request to make your Christ-crowned, triumphant majesties: afflictions 09Draskh1    54:68 | asylum under the protection of your merciful and imperial majesty, and 09Draskh1    54:68 | majesty, and have come to your threshold 09Draskh1    54:69 | under the protective arms of your ancestors at the beginning of 09Draskh1    54:69 | as the providential mercy of your imperial majesties, they tended in 09Draskh1    54:71 | not deprive us of meeting your majesties who are appointed by 09Draskh1    54:72 | to pay a visit to you. Yet, until now I was 09Draskh1    54:73 | and a peaceful life within your august, magnificent, glorious and mighty 09Draskh1    54:73 | asylum under the auspices of your wings we might tend to 09Draskh1    54:73 | stability of the power of your imperial majesties, whose might is 09Draskh1    54:74 | With much assistance from you and by means of your 09Draskh1    54:74 | you and by means of your glory and grace we shall 09Draskh1    54:74 | the will of God into your own people 09Draskh1    54:75 | matter is quite clear to your glorious majesties; should I, who 09Draskh1    54:75 | and under the tutelage of your imperial majesties, to what extent 09Draskh1    54:76 | join the universal flock of your reasonable sheep congregated in the 09Draskh1    54:77 | fold of the Lord’s flock, you shall bear their judgement, whosoever 09Draskh1    54:78 | Holy Cross, which dwells in your universal and glorious city in 09Draskh1    54:78 | bodies, save the inhabitants of your court from all losses caused 09Draskh1    54:79 | like surge or adversary of your praiseworthy selves be able to 09Draskh1    54:79 | selves be able to shake you by means of threats, or 09Draskh1    54:79 | means of threats, or overwhelm your majesty, who art the protector 09Draskh1    54:80 | May you rejoice greatly, and be merry 09Draskh1    54:80 | state of peace. Exult in your safety; by the mercy of 09Draskh1    54:80 | the mercy of the Exalted you shall never be shaken 09Draskh1    54:81 | Devote your time to blessing the Lord 09Draskh1    54:81 | His kindness, Him, who crowned you with a magnificently glittering diadem 09Draskh1    54:81 | decked with valuable gems. May your righteousness rise in the strength 09Draskh1    54:81 | Christ, and let us bless your name gloriously, Augustus Constantine, autocrat 09Draskh1    60:21 | What wickedness or damage did you suffer at my hands, in 09Draskh1    60:21 | hands, in return for which you deemed me worthy of such 09Draskh1    60:21 | Didn’t the solemn oath that you made force you to regret 09Draskh1    60:21 | oath that you made force you to regret your actions? Why 09Draskh1    60:21 | made force you to regret your actions? Why are you at 09Draskh1    60:21 | regret your actions? Why are you at this time so vainly 09Draskh1    60:22 | But now, supress your anger and turn the vain 09Draskh1    60:22 | vain and vicious snares that you have concealed to good use 09Draskh1    60:22 | only the two fortresses that you have seized, and restore the 09Draskh1    60:23 | more enraged, told the bishop, “ You remain here in my tent 09Draskh1    62:13 | loud voice and note: “If you are struggling on my behalf 09Draskh1    62:13 | on my behalf, why don’t you open the gates before me 09Draskh1    62:13 | end to the contest give you many wonderful prizes 09Draskh1    64:1 | far as it lies (with you), live at peace with all 09Draskh1    65:11 | the command of the Lord: “ You will be chased from city 09Draskh1    66:2 | It is not fitting for you,” he maintained, “to come to 09Draskh1    66:3 | Now, why are you thus encouraging and spreading their 09Draskh1    66:3 | greater extent by means of your peace treaty with him? If 09Draskh1    66:3 | peace treaty with him? If you wish to become the guardian 09Draskh1    66:3 | the guardian of his doctrine you shall regret your move tenfold 09Draskh1    66:3 | his doctrine you shall regret your move tenfold, unless you listen 09Draskh1    66:3 | regret your move tenfold, unless you listen to me 09Draskh1    66:4 | the Caves (Vank’ Ayrin), where you will find treasures, and much 09Draskh1    66:4 | of the sectarian katholikos.” “Subsequently, you must hasten the very same 09Draskh1    66:4 | bring him in fetters before you and having ransacked all the 09Draskh1    66:4 | let them bear those to you. Should the disordered mob show 09Draskh1    66:20 | their faith in Christ, “lest your hearts be shaken from their 09Draskh1    66:21 | Do not endeavor to implant your feet in this temporary life 09Draskh1    66:21 | Lord himself will come to you in his flesh and blood 09Draskh1    66:21 | his flesh and blood, which you are about to receive, and 09Draskh1    66:21 | Body, His Church, which is you 09Draskh1    66:22 | He will give you fortitude to vanquish the wicked 09Draskh1    66:22 | robe of light with which you clad yourselves in Christ (covering 09Draskh1    66:22 | yourselves) from the nudity of your forefather, and let them not 09Draskh1    66:22 | them not snatch away from you the Christ-confirmed seal of 09Draskh1    66:31 | us, hasten to inflict on you vain physical death, but let 09Draskh1    66:31 | the Christian faith, so that you may receive the laurel holding 09Draskh1    66:48 | in their own tongue: “like you, we are of the fold 09Draskh1    68:1 | glory of Christ, I offer you as a gift this useful 09Draskh1    68:1 | reflecting mirror, I have invited you ( to come) to your senses 09Draskh1    68:1 | invited you (to come) to your senses and rejected rash and 09Draskh1    68:5 | century I bequeath this to you with sound judgement, lest the 09Draskh1    68:5 | loss) of ancient narratives make you want epics of certain others 09Draskh1    68:7 | I shall offer prayers for you who read (this book) so 09Draskh1    68:7 | read (this book) so that you would never again be borne 09Draskh1    68:8 | But (I pray that you) listen willingly to my supplications 09Draskh1    68:8 | and advice for unanimity; that you become children of Seth, who 09Draskh1    68:8 | the children of God; that you do not mingle with the 09Draskh1    68:9 | that you are not inundated by the 09Draskh1    68:9 | a disciplined and restrained life you are gathered in the royal 09Draskh1    68:10 | I beg you not to climb to the 09Draskh1    68:10 | the housetop of iniquity with your disorderly conduct nor let the 09Draskh1    68:10 | sparkling flashes of sulphur whirl you around and set you on 09Draskh1    68:10 | whirl you around and set you on fire with a destructive 09Draskh1    68:11 | the main road by allowing your will (to follow) the seductions 09Draskh1    68:12 | sun nor the moon harm you by day or night with 09Draskh1    68:12 | of righteousness may rise in your hearts with divine love 09Draskh1    68:13 | impure life, do not regret your straight and correct conduct, nor 09Draskh1    68:14 | in ancestral virtues sufficient for you lest by confiding in it 09Draskh1    68:14 | lest by confiding in it you might become negligent of yourselves 09Draskh1    68:15 | from the mother who gave you a new birth into a 09Draskh1    68:15 | and redeeming garment in which you were properly clad from the 09Draskh1    68:17 | Thus you also may perhaps soar up 09Draskh1    68:17 | restrain yourselves from even lifting ( your) eyes toward heaven, not considering 09Draskh1    68:18 | other hand, by certain others you may be stirred up to 09Draskh1    68:19 | short span of this life, you shall become openly worthy of 09Draskh1    68:20 | You shall not be brought down 09Draskh1    68:20 | wings that travel in clouds you shall soar up to the 09Draskh1    68:20 | seeking to see the Lord. You shall not be thrown into 09Draskh1    68:21 | trivial knowledge of the present, you shall acquaint yourselves with the 09Draskh1    68:21 | ready at hand; and then you shall know Him as He 09Draskh1    68:21 | know Him as He knew you 09Draskh1    68:22 | of advice from me suffice you. But I, the unworthy and 09Draskh1    68:22 | humbly katholikos of Armenia, beg you who read and listen to 09Draskh1    68:22 | name worthy of remembrance in your holy and pious prayers. For 09Draskh1    68:22 | day of His visitation both you and I may perhaps receive 10Tovma1    1:0 | But the pressing command of your lordship obliges us to pursue 10Tovma1    1:0 | to register in this book your desire in eloquent words. Great 10Tovma1    1:3 | for comparison, so that by your intelligent and wise erudition you 10Tovma1    1:3 | your intelligent and wise erudition you may be able to cast 10Tovma1    1:12 | known example I can quote you our Saviour the Lord Jesus 10Tovma1    1:13 | of the female line. Likewise, you will find the genealogy of 10Tovma1    1:17 | rulers, the Assyrians ruled separately. You will find in the canon 10Tovma1    1:27 | a friendly voice: “Where are you, Adam?” and tenderly bewailed his 10Tovma1    1:28 | God, saying: “The wife whom you gave (to be) with me 10Tovma1    1:34 | appears from the saying: “If you offer (a sacrifice) but do 10Tovma1    1:34 | do not divide it aright, you have sinned 10Tovma1    1:40 | he asked him: “Where is your brother Abel?” saying: “I do 10Tovma1    1:62 | only and awesome God: “Enter your ark with your sons and 10Tovma1    1:62 | God: “Enter your ark with your sons and the wives of 10Tovma1    1:62 | sons and the wives of your sons. For behold in seven 10Tovma1    1:76 | he says: “I shall give you the land of Canaan, the 10Tovma1    1:76 | of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.” For to Ham were 10Tovma1    2:6 | as a boast: “Why do you not worship Bel? Do you 10Tovma1    2:6 | you not worship Bel? Do you not see how much he 10Tovma1    2:7 | by mice and moles, unless you have anything else in mind 10Tovma1    2:7 | Bel’s stomach such splendour to you 10Tovma1    2:14 | him, saying: “Not only are you not a god but you 10Tovma1    2:14 | you not a god but you are a dog, and a 10Tovma1    2:14 | pack of dogs runs at your heels 10Tovma1    3:11 | Zruan asked him: “Who are you?” And he replied: “I am 10Tovma1    3:11 | And he replied: “I am your son Ormizd.” He note: “My 10Tovma1    3:11 | luminous and sweet-smelling, but you are dark and evil-loving 10Tovma1    3:11 | I have been obedient to you; now do you obey me 10Tovma1    3:11 | obedient to you; now do you obey me 10Tovma1    3:13 | foolish king, tell him that your unpaid god Ormizd does not 10Tovma1    3:13 | not labour in vain; perhaps your opponent (deity), being close by 10Tovma1    3:13 | may get angry and destroy you 10Tovma1    3:16 | and his Companions indicates to you, which the blessed priest Ełishē 10Tovma1    3:20 | sayings I enquired: “Where do you say that unknown land was 10Tovma1    3:22 | saying to the robber: “Today you will be with me in 10Tovma1    3:26 | Similarly, you can learn other marvels like 10Tovma1    3:29 | out in Greek: ’Why do you tread on (this) spot to 10Tovma1    3:30 | Turn back, miserable one, because you cannot set foot on the 10Tovma1    3:30 | the blessed zones. Why do you invade heaven?’ “When I 10Tovma1    5:10 | disposed in his massive army you would think him unapproachable. The 10Tovma1    6:31 | he was asked: “Who (are you), from which (ancestors), from which 10Tovma1    6:40 | We too, at your command, Oh Gagik general of 10Tovma1    6:40 | and shall arrange them for your pleasure 10Tovma1    6:46 | great events; (a pleasure) for you to hear and for me 10Tovma1    7:3 | Nerseh and say: “Why were you pleased to act thus, to 10Tovma1    7:3 | appoint these men to run your country? Behold, they are descended 10Tovma1    7:3 | in Nineveh; they (now) command your army along with their own 10Tovma1    7:3 | may perhaps inflict harm on you and snatch the kingdom of 10Tovma1    7:5 | that they have plotted against you, as we have heard from 10Tovma1    7:5 | of Artashēs they may depose your family and descendants from the 10Tovma1    7:8 | Sanatruk as foster parents; and you swore by Artemis and Aramazd 10Tovma1    7:8 | Artemis and Aramazd that when you were king (we) should have 10Tovma1    10:13 | He note: “Unless you exterminate these two noble families 10Tovma1    10:13 | their intentions are inimical to your rule; for their hand is 10Tovma1    10:20 | So, may my suggestion please you. The saints do not take 10Tovma1    10:21 | deep forests. If it pleases you, let us go and hunt 10Tovma1    10:37 | to oppose the commands of your majesty and the religion of 10Tovma1    10:37 | be terminated—the command of your majesty will easily bring that 10Tovma1    10:48 | neck, and note: “Good for you, king of Armenia. Come here 10Tovma1    10:48 | I the sparapet may crown you.” Heating a circular spit (-iron 10Tovma1    11:13 | have appointed a king for you from your own line and 10Tovma1    11:13 | a king for you from your own line and religion. Let 10Tovma1    11:13 | it not seem hard for you to return here and occupy 10Tovma1    11:14 | follow Arshak and completely abandon your ancestral homeland, to live as 10Tovma1    11:14 | But return here and hold your lands without trouble 10Tovma1    11:23 | shall take care of what you desire. (We must beware) lest 10Tovma1    11:23 | some falsehood about us, and your father Vasak make some suggestion 10Tovma1    11:23 | But God will accomplish what you desire and long for, as 10Tovma1    11:56 | which we have presented to you, most valiant of literary men 10Tovma1    11:57 | intelligence. But the command of your eminence forced me to this 10Tovma2    1:17 | historian I shall indicate to your erudite intelligence accurately and without 10Tovma2    2:4 | Armenia writes proposes revolt against you and encourages the Armenian princes 10Tovma2    2:4 | to the Greek emperor. So you must look to this matter 10Tovma2    2:13 | zealously to flatter and please your majesty as your imperial dignity 10Tovma2    2:13 | and please your majesty as your imperial dignity demands. But please 10Tovma2    2:14 | submitted to the emperor: “When you convoked the council, why did 10Tovma2    2:14 | convoked the council, why did you not think it necessary to 10Tovma2    2:22 | valiant (comrades), arm yourselves and your mounts; fight valiantly, do not 10Tovma2    3:4 | be a subject son to you and shall give you the 10Tovma2    3:4 | to you and shall give you the regions of Syria and 10Tovma2    3:6 | that when I fought against your enemies you would help me 10Tovma2    3:6 | I fought against your enemies you would help me from your 10Tovma2    3:6 | you would help me from your side, and acting in unison 10Tovma2    3:6 | house of Sasan. But now you are coming to wage war 10Tovma2    3:7 | But as for you Armenians, you have shown your 10Tovma2    3:7 | But as for you Armenians, you have shown your loyalty to 10Tovma2    3:7 | you Armenians, you have shown your loyalty to be untimely. Did 10Tovma2    3:7 | the house of Sasan destroy your land and principality, yet you 10Tovma2    3:7 | your land and principality, yet you come to oppose me 10Tovma2    3:8 | But now let it please you to abandon these (Romans) and 10Tovma2    3:8 | and all the gods that you will be given the kingdom 10Tovma2    3:8 | kingdom of Armenia. And whomever you wish you will make your 10Tovma2    3:8 | Armenia. And whomever you wish you will make your king. And 10Tovma2    3:8 | you wish you will make your king. And (you will control 10Tovma2    3:8 | will make your king. And ( you will control) in Syrian territory 10Tovma2    3:9 | will be too much for you to count, and a multitude 10Tovma2    3:9 | of troops—as many as you may need until your kingdom 10Tovma2    3:9 | as you may need until your kingdom is reestablished.” So he 10Tovma2    3:10 | letter, saying: “I wrote to you to abandon that (side). So 10Tovma2    3:10 | abandon that (side). So, if you do not wish to pay 10Tovma2    3:10 | heed I am sorry for you. For tomorrow morning you will 10Tovma2    3:10 | for you. For tomorrow morning you will see armed elephants and 10Tovma2    3:10 | who will rain down on you iron arrows and steel javelins 10Tovma2    3:10 | as many as Khosrov and you may need 10Tovma2    3:11 | the following terms: “Having heard your proposal, I say that royalty 10Tovma2    3:11 | to whomever he wishes. But you should be sorry for yourself 10Tovma2    3:11 | us. For I see that you are a boastful man since 10Tovma2    3:11 | are a boastful man since you rely on yourself and not 10Tovma2    3:11 | God, on the multitude of your forces and the strength of 10Tovma2    3:11 | of elephants. But I tell you: if the Lord wishes he 10Tovma2    3:11 | wishes he will tomorrow envelop you in battle with brave warriors 10Tovma2    3:11 | they will crash down on you like the clouds of heaven 10Tovma2    3:11 | lances they will pass through your host like flashes of lightning 10Tovma2    3:12 | violent wind will blow away your power like dust.” Vndoy, Vstam 10Tovma2    3:18 | enemy, so may it please you to make peace with me 10Tovma2    3:18 | peace with me and remove your sword from my land 10Tovma2    3:28 | the Persian general: “What do you intend to do,” he said 10Tovma2    3:28 | he said, “and why have you come to this place? Surely 10Tovma2    3:28 | come to this place? Surely you did not reckon the sea 10Tovma2    3:29 | be pleased and seek from you vengeance for the blood of 10Tovma2    3:29 | bring this about because of your piety or benevolence or holiness 10Tovma2    3:29 | have wrought this and not your valour. But what would your 10Tovma2    3:29 | your valour. But what would your king seek from me by 10Tovma2    3:31 | here is the land before you. Whether we so wish or 10Tovma2    3:31 | us and delivered it into your hands. If he seeks cities 10Tovma2    3:33 | treaty and friendship. And from you I shall seek three things 10Tovma2    3:33 | and fire and captivity, and you will gain profit from these 10Tovma2    3:33 | profit from these three. For you will not be overcome by 10Tovma2    3:33 | nor will royal taxes destroy you 10Tovma2    3:34 | Behold, I shall send to your king gifts and messengers with 10Tovma2    3:38 | and to our abject slave. You did not wish of your 10Tovma2    3:38 | You did not wish of your own accord to put yourself 10Tovma2    3:38 | call yourself lord and king. You spend the royal treasure which 10Tovma2    3:38 | treasure which I sent to you, unaware that soon you will 10Tovma2    3:38 | to you, unaware that soon you will have to give account 10Tovma2    3:39 | You deceive my servants, and gathering 10Tovma2    3:39 | gathering an army of brigands you do not allow me any 10Tovma2    3:39 | where is that God whom you invoke? Why did he not 10Tovma2    3:39 | and the other lands? Do you not now realise that I 10Tovma2    3:40 | only Constantinople? But I forgive you all your sins and the 10Tovma2    3:40 | But I forgive you all your sins and the harm you 10Tovma2    3:40 | your sins and the harm you have done. Arise, take your 10Tovma2    3:40 | you have done. Arise, take your wife and children and come 10Tovma2    3:40 | here, and I shall give you farms, vineyards, olive groves, and 10Tovma2    3:40 | olive groves, and seeds for you to sow and harvest; and 10Tovma2    3:40 | we shall look benignly upon you 10Tovma2    3:41 | he be able to save you from my hands? For if 10Tovma2    3:41 | from my hands? For if you descend to the depths of 10Tovma2    3:41 | out my nets and seize you. So you will see me 10Tovma2    3:41 | nets and seize you. So you will see me in a 10Tovma2    3:41 | see me in a way you will not wish 10Tovma2    3:46 | runs like this: “Woe to you, alas for you, land of 10Tovma2    3:46 | Woe to you, alas for you, land of Persia. When the 10Tovma2    3:46 | forces of the Greeks assail you, they will penetrate and strike 10Tovma2    3:46 | they will penetrate and strike you with the sword and trample 10Tovma2    3:46 | with the sword and trample you with their hooves 10Tovma2    3:47 | Woe to you, alas for you, valiant man 10Tovma2    3:47 | Woe to you, alas for you, valiant man, renowned king, when 10Tovma2    3:47 | out his hand to destroy you and break the rod of 10Tovma2    3:47 | and break the rod of your haughtiness. Then the sun will 10Tovma2    3:47 | Then the sun will strip you of its light and clothe 10Tovma2    3:47 | of its light and clothe you in darkness. Then heaven with 10Tovma2    3:47 | will cast its lightning upon you; a rumbling echo and shaking 10Tovma2    3:47 | many armed warriors will assail you. Then with shame-filled eyes 10Tovma2    3:47 | Then with shame-filled eyes you will see the gloriously shining 10Tovma2    3:48 | and misty gloom (will cover) your mountains and plains. Then the 10Tovma2    3:48 | Then the sword will consume your warriors. Many woodcutters will come 10Tovma2    3:48 | will come and cut down your great forests and newly planted 10Tovma2    3:48 | fire will come forth from you and consume you and the 10Tovma2    3:48 | forth from you and consume you and the multitude of your 10Tovma2    3:48 | you and the multitude of your sons and daughters, intending its 10Tovma2    3:49 | For whereby you became high and mighty, thereby 10Tovma2    3:49 | became high and mighty, thereby you will be humbled and fall 10Tovma2    3:49 | and fall. The magnificence of your palaces will be destroyed and 10Tovma2    3:49 | and ruined, demeaned everywhere. What you begat and cherished, you yourself 10Tovma2    3:49 | What you begat and cherished, you yourself will summon to death 10Tovma2    3:55 | criticism and threats: “Why did you too not die in the 10Tovma2    3:55 | causing) so much harm? Did you indeed think that Khosrov was 10Tovma2    3:58 | the Aryans has revolted against you, and they have made your 10Tovma2    3:58 | you, and they have made your son Kavat king. Behold, he 10Tovma2    3:58 | he is coming to attack you.” Dismayed, fearful, and greatly terrified 10Tovma2    3:64 | Heraclius wrote to Khoṙeam, saying: “ Your king Kavat has died and 10Tovma2    3:64 | the kingdom has devolved on you and I shall agreed and 10Tovma2    3:64 | the regions of Antioch, of yours and I shall come to 10Tovma2    3:66 | said, “I most earnestly entreat you to return the holy cross 10Tovma2    3:66 | cross that received God which you took captive from Jerusalem 10Tovma2    3:67 | shall have it brought to you 10Tovma2    4:3 | sons of Abraham—we and you, brothers. You must come to 10Tovma2    4:3 | Abraham—we and you, brothers. You must come to our help 10Tovma2    4:8 | of the Israelites: “For if you accept this, I predict that 10Tovma2    4:8 | accept this, I predict that you will become a great general 10Tovma2    4:8 | and the leader of all your race.” He reminded him of 10Tovma2    4:9 | the woman turned into stone: “ You will bear a son who 10Tovma2    4:11 | is now being revealed by you? If you repeat it again 10Tovma2    4:11 | being revealed by you? If you repeat it again you will 10Tovma2    4:11 | If you repeat it again you will be condemning your own 10Tovma2    4:11 | again you will be condemning your own self.” Grieved, he went 10Tovma2    4:12 | him: “For what reason do you sit depressed?” He note: “I 10Tovma2    4:17 | deeds and gave it into your hands, let the period you 10Tovma2    4:17 | your hands, let the period you have held it suffice for 10Tovma2    4:17 | have held it suffice for you. Now we are the sons 10Tovma2    4:17 | the sons of Abraham, and you know the promise made to 10Tovma2    4:23 | remain in this land lest you lose your faith among the 10Tovma2    4:23 | this land lest you lose your faith among the infidels. But 10Tovma2    4:23 | company of brethren, so that you may gain your soul 10Tovma2    4:23 | so that you may gain your soul 10Tovma2    4:29 | come and I shall tell you with what laments the ancient 10Tovma2    4:29 | bewails them, saying: “Woe to you, alas for you, nation of 10Tovma2    4:29 | Woe to you, alas for you, nation of Arabs, men and 10Tovma2    4:29 | sea, for the impiety of your tongue and filthiness of habits 10Tovma2    4:29 | filthiness of habits, whereby opening your mouth you spoke impious things 10Tovma2    4:29 | habits, whereby opening your mouth you spoke impious things 10Tovma2    4:30 | You have come before the mighty 10Tovma2    4:30 | amazing wounds he will judge you more than the whole world 10Tovma2    4:30 | world for the filthiness of your tongue, which you sharpened against 10Tovma2    4:30 | filthiness of your tongue, which you sharpened against the mighty King 10Tovma2    4:30 | mighty King. He will slay you with heavy blows 10Tovma2    4:31 | The whole world will see you smoking, and fire will never 10Tovma2    4:31 | and fire will never leave you forever. Like a potter’s furnace 10Tovma2    4:31 | Like a potter’s furnace will you burn, and you will have 10Tovma2    4:31 | furnace will you burn, and you will have no rest 10Tovma2    5:9 | continuously saying things opposed to Your Majesty 10Tovma2    6:22 | him a message as follows: “ You have come to Armenia at 10Tovma2    6:22 | receive the royal taxes. Do you also have a command from 10Tovma2    6:22 | authority of lords; so when you enter any Armenian city as 10Tovma2    6:22 | the right, we shall give you the (due) amount of taxes 10Tovma2    6:22 | amount of taxes and satisfy you. But do not mercilessly ravage 10Tovma2    6:31 | taxes and the slaughter of your army. He is the cause 10Tovma2    6:31 | rebellion of the Armenians against your kingdom, Oh valiant ruler equal 10Tovma2    6:37 | As the prophet Ezekiel says: “ Your father was a Canaanite and 10Tovma2    6:37 | father was a Canaanite and your mother a Hittite 10Tovma2    6:38 | the prophet’s reproaches with threats: “ Your rebellious princes,” he said, “are 10Tovma2    6:39 | my words are directed to you, Oh tyrants,” says Solomon. For 10Tovma2    6:41 | You shall hear and not understand 10Tovma2    6:41 | shall hear and not understand; you shall see and not realise 10Tovma2    6:44 | He note: “If you carry out successfully the plan 10Tovma2    6:44 | as we ardently desire, and you are able to bring to 10Tovma2    6:44 | that land in inheritance to you and your descendants 10Tovma2    6:44 | in inheritance to you and your descendants 10Tovma2    6:50 | concern and (it is) for you to desire the same. So 10Tovma2    6:50 | same. So when we see your benevolent solicitude for the land 10Tovma2    6:50 | solicitude for the land and ( your) friendly kindness towards us, we 10Tovma2    6:50 | be most eager to serve you loyally and to fulfill your 10Tovma2    6:50 | you loyally and to fulfill your commands with great despatch.” Many 10Tovma2    7:7 | in haste to the caliph: “ Your general has been killed, and 10Tovma2    7:7 | of Armenia has rebelled against your rule 10Tovma2    7:9 | make his voice carry anywhere; you would think it a mere 10Tovma3    1:12 | the nations that are under your control, gather to yourself the 10Tovma3    1:13 | others will easily submit to you and you will indubitably set 10Tovma3    1:13 | easily submit to you and you will indubitably set them all 10Tovma3    1:13 | the yoke of obedience to you 10Tovma3    1:15 | the deceitful (promise) of wealth, you will subject them to your 10Tovma3    1:15 | you will subject them to your royal will and extirpate the 10Tovma3    1:19 | nobility and their sons. And you yourselves will hold that land 10Tovma3    1:19 | will hold that land for your own habitation, and it will 10Tovma3    1:19 | habitation, and it will be your land as an inheritance for 10Tovma3    1:19 | land as an inheritance for you and your children 10Tovma3    1:19 | an inheritance for you and your children 10Tovma3    1:30 | shall work a deed in your days, a deed you would 10Tovma3    1:30 | in your days, a deed you would not believe if someone 10Tovma3    1:30 | were to relate it to you 10Tovma3    1:31 | I shall stir up against you the cruel and swift nation 10Tovma3    2:15 | Lord’s saying: “When they deliver you up, do not worry how 10Tovma3    2:15 | not worry how or what you will say; for I shall 10Tovma3    2:15 | say; for I shall give you a mouth and wisdom to 10Tovma3    2:15 | and wisdom to which all your opponents will be unable to 10Tovma3    2:49 | this fashion: “From the court you have received the superintendence of 10Tovma3    2:49 | command of the imperial king you hold subjected in obedience to 10Tovma3    2:49 | hold subjected in obedience to your rule the princes and lords 10Tovma3    2:49 | of borderlands of all Armenia. ( You have authority) to punish by 10Tovma3    2:50 | this land, have written to you, Bugha, commander-in-chief of 10Tovma3    2:51 | If only you will graciously allow us and 10Tovma3    2:51 | we shall deliver Ashot into your hands—without arms or battles 10Tovma3    2:51 | or battles or warfare, and you will have to make no 10Tovma3    2:51 | at all in this. Now you will not reckon us as 10Tovma3    2:51 | against His Imperial Majesty and your honour if you examine the 10Tovma3    2:51 | Majesty and your honour if you examine the matter properly 10Tovma3    2:52 | night he will come upon you and inflict a terrible disaster 10Tovma3    2:52 | inflict a terrible disaster on you and your royal army 10Tovma3    2:52 | terrible disaster on you and your royal army 10Tovma3    2:54 | their advantage, they will cause you great trouble, frustrate all your 10Tovma3    2:54 | you great trouble, frustrate all your plans, and inflict on you 10Tovma3    2:54 | your plans, and inflict on you a shameful and humiliating defeat 10Tovma3    2:55 | an oath, he note: “Whatever you wish and eagerly desire will 10Tovma3    2:55 | will certainly be done for you without doubt. Only let Ashot 10Tovma3    2:58 | and let their charge of your being a rebel against the 10Tovma3    2:58 | the caliph be lifted from you 10Tovma3    2:59 | responded: “What is this that you are doing in secret, and 10Tovma3    2:59 | in secret, and why are you hatching clandestine plots among yourselves 10Tovma3    2:60 | seem at all evil in your eyes and have wronged you 10Tovma3    2:60 | your eyes and have wronged you and have dealt with you 10Tovma3    2:60 | you and have dealt with you falsely, give now a response 10Tovma3    2:61 | if I have cared for you tenderly like a father, or 10Tovma3    2:61 | her wings for protection, and you were everywhere kept in watchful 10Tovma3    2:61 | care—is this the compensation you pay me! Do you not 10Tovma3    2:61 | compensation you pay me! Do you not know what David said 10Tovma3    2:63 | Have you not heard what Solomon said 10Tovma3    2:64 | Did you not reflect on even a 10Tovma3    2:64 | single one of the benefits you have received from me 10Tovma3    2:65 | I honoured every one of you with appropriate care and love 10Tovma3    2:65 | rapine of my house by you and for you—the like 10Tovma3    2:65 | house by you and for you— the like of which no 10Tovma3    2:66 | no heed, only wishing that you be filled thereby. On seeing 10Tovma3    2:66 | be filled thereby. On seeing your sons and children, in affectionate 10Tovma3    2:67 | reward, that with treacherous plotting you are aiming at my imprisonment 10Tovma3    2:67 | into the dragon’s mouth, while you become the cause of carnage 10Tovma3    2:69 | Because of all this you must go, so that the 10Tovma3    2:69 | so that the suspicion of your rebelliousness is removed and that 10Tovma3    2:70 | If you go of your own will 10Tovma3    2:70 | If you go of your own will, perhaps it will 10Tovma3    2:70 | oppressor has trouble in restraining ( you), he may multiply the harm 10Tovma3    2:70 | may multiply the harm for you too, and so no one 10Tovma3    2:72 | He asked: “Are you Ashot?” The latter note: “Yes 10Tovma3    2:75 | I have found favour with you, and you have honoured my 10Tovma3    2:75 | found favour with you, and you have honoured my person and 10Tovma3    2:75 | they have all heard of your treatment of me—let not 10Tovma3    2:75 | treatment of me—let not your regard for me be vain 10Tovma3    2:77 | many of those captives as your desire may permit 10Tovma3    4:10 | loudly: “Oh Muslim, why are you dying in vain and to 10Tovma3    4:10 | and note: “Do not die, you are a Muslim.” But he 10Tovma3    4:11 | Did you not see me coming and 10Tovma3    4:11 | with all the believers, while you tried to turn me away 10Tovma3    4:24 | Remain here until I dismiss you and fulfill the desire of 10Tovma3    4:24 | and fulfill the desire of your requests for which you have 10Tovma3    4:24 | of your requests for which you have come 10Tovma3    4:30 | but few with us. Do you likewise come with only a 10Tovma3    5:12 | I have sent you to attack all living things 10Tovma3    5:12 | And I have given into your control my army with my 10Tovma3    5:12 | subjected to me, so that you might rapidly deliver to us 10Tovma3    5:13 | But now that you have reached Armenia, you have 10Tovma3    5:13 | that you have reached Armenia, you have gone over to my 10Tovma3    5:13 | and joined those rebels, since you have delayed in (carrying out 10Tovma3    5:14 | Otherwise, I shall see about you 10Tovma3    5:15 | that I have come to you treacherously to treat you faithlessly 10Tovma3    5:15 | to you treacherously to treat you faithlessly and be false to 10Tovma3    5:15 | matter or authority to release you 10Tovma3    5:17 | Amos note: “Shave and cut ( your hair) over your delicate children 10Tovma3    5:17 | and cut (your hair) over your delicate children; extend your rending 10Tovma3    5:17 | over your delicate children; extend your rending like that of the 10Tovma3    5:17 | they have been taken from you to captivity 10Tovma3    6:4 | was done openly, so that you will believe without doubt the 10Tovma3    6:12 | his meaning, saying: “Who are you, and from what country, and 10Tovma3    6:12 | what country, and what are your names? Have you perchance really 10Tovma3    6:12 | what are your names? Have you perchance really rebelled against me 10Tovma3    6:13 | Why, Oh pious king, do you speak with us as if 10Tovma3    6:13 | tortures, by striking us with your words as if with stones 10Tovma3    6:13 | words as if with stones you have plunged our souls into 10Tovma3    6:13 | plunged our souls into consternation. You know who we are, whence 10Tovma3    6:14 | are is perfectly clear to you. We are not rebels against 10Tovma3    6:14 | We are not rebels against your imperial rule. But our troubles 10Tovma3    6:14 | God has delivered us into your hands. So behold we have 10Tovma3    6:14 | have come and stand before you, Imperial Majesty, ruler over life 10Tovma3    6:15 | much as we have to you and your country 10Tovma3    6:15 | we have to you and your country 10Tovma3    6:16 | Yet you have been perpetually meditating resistance 10Tovma3    6:16 | royal administrators whom we sent you. You would gather troops, form 10Tovma3    6:16 | administrators whom we sent you. You would gather troops, form cavalry 10Tovma3    6:16 | with the sword. Our kinsmen you used to beset with grave 10Tovma3    6:16 | to beset with grave troubles, you ruined the land and held 10Tovma3    6:17 | we claim to have for you might be manifest 10Tovma3    6:18 | However, since we now see you, personable and handsome, with noble 10Tovma3    6:18 | and elegant, (we realise that) you are true sons of kings 10Tovma3    6:18 | that country, worthy of compassion. You are men of valour, and 10Tovma3    6:18 | men of valour, and from your appearance it is obvious that 10Tovma3    6:18 | there is much strength in you. For you have done so 10Tovma3    6:18 | much strength in you. For you have done so much harm 10Tovma3    6:18 | harm to me, yet here you stand in the tribunal before 10Tovma3    6:18 | unrepenting audacity. But I, sparing you, will not execute you as 10Tovma3    6:18 | sparing you, will not execute you as your wicked deeds and 10Tovma3    6:18 | will not execute you as your wicked deeds and the damage 10Tovma3    6:18 | wicked deeds and the damage you have caused me deserve 10Tovma3    6:19 | is opposed to falsehood. Abandon your vain and erring cult, which 10Tovma3    6:19 | and erring cult, which in your great folly you have built 10Tovma3    6:19 | which in your great folly you have built up concerning Christ 10Tovma3    6:20 | Then we shall disregard your harmful acts against us of 10Tovma3    6:20 | acts against us of which you are guilty; your lives will 10Tovma3    6:20 | of which you are guilty; your lives will be spared, and 10Tovma3    6:20 | lives will be spared, and you will live and rule over 10Tovma3    6:20 | will live and rule over your land and your homes—you 10Tovma3    6:20 | rule over your land and your homes—you and your sons 10Tovma3    6:20 | your land and your homes— you and your sons. You will 10Tovma3    6:20 | and your homes—you and your sons. You will not leave 10Tovma3    6:20 | homes—you and your sons. You will not leave your habitation 10Tovma3    6:20 | sons. You will not leave your habitation through death by torture 10Tovma3    6:20 | by torture and take up your abode in hell 10Tovma3    6:21 | Armenia: “In the religion of your royal empire and of your 10Tovma3    6:21 | your royal empire and of your leader it is written that 10Tovma3    6:22 | You disdain and reject the argument 10Tovma3    6:22 | unsupported and uncontrolled, as is your so-called prophet Mahumat’; for 10Tovma3    6:24 | cannot exchange the truth for your vain, fabulous, fabricated, fictitious, bedezined 10Tovma3    6:25 | In whatever fashion your desire commands, let punishment be 10Tovma3    6:29 | as we have done for you. We shall do it (no 10Tovma3    6:29 | Now, because I spoke to you in flattering terms, perhaps you 10Tovma3    6:29 | you in flattering terms, perhaps you were led astray by that 10Tovma3    6:29 | were deceived and confirmed in your folly 10Tovma3    6:30 | But I shall spare you, if you, without delay and 10Tovma3    6:30 | I shall spare you, if you, without delay and without troubling 10Tovma3    6:30 | the worship of Christ, save your souls and live. Then I 10Tovma3    6:30 | live. Then I shall forgive you the crime of your rebellion 10Tovma3    6:30 | forgive you the crime of your rebellion, and you will be 10Tovma3    6:30 | crime of your rebellion, and you will be on good terms 10Tovma3    6:30 | with me and rule over your land 10Tovma3    6:45 | they sang the psalm: “For your sake we die continuously. We 10Tovma3    6:53 | laden, and I shall give you rest,” and: “Who denies himself 10Tovma3    6:59 | saying: “Remember me, Lord, when you come with your kingdom. He 10Tovma3    6:59 | Lord, when you come with your kingdom. He blessed them all 10Tovma3    7:13 | The word is near in your mouth and in your heart 10Tovma3    7:13 | in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word 10Tovma3    7:24 | The word is near in your mouth and in your heart 10Tovma3    7:24 | in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word 10Tovma3    7:24 | say.” And again Paul: “If you confess with your mouth the 10Tovma3    7:24 | Paul: “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and 10Tovma3    7:24 | Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God arose (you 10Tovma3    7:24 | your heart that God arose ( you will live), since with the 10Tovma3    7:25 | Lord.” and David: “I spoke your testimonies before kings, and I 10Tovma3    8:20 | follows. “Since we die for you daily, we have been considered 10Tovma3    9:15 | again shrieked: “For my sake you killed my lord. I am 10Tovma3    9:15 | am not content to be your wife but the great caliph’s 10Tovma3    9:16 | am not content to be your wife, but the caliph’s,” and 10Tovma3    10:19 | with sword and captivity. If you had come from court as 10Tovma3    10:19 | a governor with peaceful intentions you would have brought benefits and 10Tovma3    10:20 | I live, I shall oppose ( you) with the power and force 10Tovma3    10:20 | God. I shall not meet you in peaceful friendship, but I 10Tovma3    10:20 | friendship, but I shall meet you with arms and a bow 10Tovma3    10:20 | select horses. If it pleases you to save yourself and your 10Tovma3    10:20 | you to save yourself and your army, remove yourself from here 10Tovma3    10:21 | Otherwise you will soon lose your life 10Tovma3    10:21 | Otherwise you will soon lose your life through your mad passions 10Tovma3    10:21 | soon lose your life through your mad passions, and scatter your 10Tovma3    10:21 | your mad passions, and scatter your bones in the desert, and 10Tovma3    10:21 | birds of the air. Let your will be done. I am 10Tovma3    10:21 | done. I am innocent of your blood, especially because I regard 10Tovma3    10:21 | too shall I deal with you and your army 10Tovma3    10:21 | I deal with you and your army 10Tovma3    10:22 | is enough of verbosity towards you on my part. In your 10Tovma3    10:22 | you on my part. In your hands lies peace or turmoil 10Tovma3    10:23 | If, as I said, you leave me there will be 10Tovma3    10:23 | war and struggle and battle. You are the target, and mine 10Tovma3    10:23 | mine the bow that pierces; you are the adversary, and mine 10Tovma3    10:23 | and mine the victorious warriors; you are the enemy, and mine 10Tovma3    10:23 | mine the troops that condemn. Yours is the war, ours the 10Tovma3    10:23 | the war, ours the victory; yours the body, and mine the 10Tovma3    10:23 | body, and mine the lance; yours the neck, and mine the 10Tovma3    10:24 | Yours is the property, but we 10Tovma3    10:24 | but we are the heirs; yours the booty, but we are 10Tovma3    10:24 | but we are the plunderers; you are the brigand, we the 10Tovma3    10:24 | the brigand, we the thieves; you the reed, we the consuming 10Tovma3    10:24 | reed, we the consuming fire; you the straw, we the boisterous 10Tovma3    10:24 | straw, we the boisterous winds; you the flower, we the withering 10Tovma3    10:24 | flower, we the withering simoon; you the flowering field, we the 10Tovma3    10:24 | field, we the destructive hail; you the building without foundation, the 10Tovma3    10:24 | flood that overturns the foundation, you the carrion, my army the 10Tovma3    10:24 | army the beast that tears; you the toy, we the children 10Tovma3    10:24 | we the children who, grasping your power, play with you and 10Tovma3    10:24 | grasping your power, play with you and all your haughty pride 10Tovma3    10:24 | play with you and all your haughty pride 10Tovma3    10:25 | you the wild animal, we the 10Tovma3    10:25 | wild animal, we the hunters; you the bird, and we descend 10Tovma3    10:25 | from the heights and take ( you) in the net; you the 10Tovma3    10:25 | take (you) in the net; you the sea serpent, and we 10Tovma3    10:25 | and we the hook, dragging you up by your palate from 10Tovma3    10:25 | hook, dragging you up by your palate from unfathomable depths; you 10Tovma3    10:25 | your palate from unfathomable depths; you are like the stag without 10Tovma3    10:25 | the eagles (swooping down) on you, blinding your eyes, to throw 10Tovma3    10:25 | swooping down) on you, blinding your eyes, to throw you as 10Tovma3    10:25 | blinding your eyes, to throw you as carrion to my young 10Tovma3    10:26 | say, this is none of your business. And lest you are 10Tovma3    10:26 | of your business. And lest you are pained by what I 10Tovma3    10:26 | pained by what I told your messengers, even more than (the 10Tovma3    10:26 | even more than (the damage you suffered) in attempting to entrap 10Tovma3    10:26 | entrap us, such perils will you run 10Tovma3    10:36 | converse with him: “Why do you slacken your hand, mingle cowardice 10Tovma3    10:36 | him: “Why do you slacken your hand, mingle cowardice with their 10Tovma3    10:36 | these) countries to prevail over you? Why do you yourself lose 10Tovma3    10:36 | prevail over you? Why do you yourself lose your reputation for 10Tovma3    10:36 | Why do you yourself lose your reputation for bravery whereby you 10Tovma3    10:36 | your reputation for bravery whereby you made every land tremble and 10Tovma3    10:36 | one was able to oppose you? Why do you weaken your 10Tovma3    10:36 | to oppose you? Why do you weaken your mighty arms and 10Tovma3    10:36 | you? Why do you weaken your mighty arms and hands? Surely 10Tovma3    10:36 | mighty arms and hands? Surely you are not the very first 10Tovma3    10:36 | first to be defeated, or your army (the first) to fall 10Tovma3    10:36 | the first) to fall, or yours ( the first) booty to be 10Tovma3    10:37 | Have you not considered, that from the 10Tovma3    10:49 | that I should go to you or to the court, I 10Tovma3    10:50 | not happen, as I said you will see even more sword 10Tovma3    10:50 | more sword and battle than you have seen up to now 10Tovma3    11:6 | said,” and I shall forgive you the great harm you have 10Tovma3    11:6 | forgive you the great harm you have wrought; you will live 10Tovma3    11:6 | great harm you have wrought; you will live and enjoy royal 10Tovma3    11:6 | add to the great crimes you have committed, as I hear 10Tovma3    11:6 | I hear them described by your accusers, that of obstinate persistence 10Tovma3    11:6 | the faith of Christ whom you worship, so that you are 10Tovma3    11:6 | whom you worship, so that you are deprived of life through 10Tovma3    11:6 | nothing more to say to you 10Tovma3    11:8 | But your threats and tortures, which you 10Tovma3    11:8 | your threats and tortures, which you say you will inflict on 10Tovma3    11:8 | and tortures, which you say you will inflict on me, seem 10Tovma3    11:8 | of children or madmen, and your words like those of a 10Tovma3    11:14 | than to enjoy (life) with you. By whatever death you wish 10Tovma3    11:14 | with you. By whatever death you wish, we are ready to 10Tovma3    11:14 | that the master of evil, your father Satan, has taught you 10Tovma3    11:14 | your father Satan, has taught you. We shall not abandon the 10Tovma3    11:24 | to the blessed one: “If you wish to live with me 10Tovma3    11:24 | abandon the Christian faith that you observe, and serve the true 10Tovma3    11:24 | from the prophet Mahumat’. Otherwise, you will receive the opposite of 10Tovma3    11:25 | to the tyrant: “Why do you suppose me to be a 10Tovma3    11:25 | be a young child that you cast before me vain and 10Tovma3    11:26 | my royal words and lose your life, to become like one 10Tovma3    11:26 | as has been prepared for you if you persist in the 10Tovma3    11:26 | been prepared for you if you persist in the same stubborn 10Tovma3    11:27 | blessed one note: “I see you speak as one of those 10Tovma3    11:27 | fools. I long since despised you and had not the slightest 10Tovma3    11:27 | fear in my heart for you. In my disdain for you 10Tovma3    11:27 | you. In my disdain for you I put your general and 10Tovma3    11:27 | disdain for you I put your general and his troops to 10Tovma3    11:27 | planned no little slaughter for your army. So shall I mingle 10Tovma3    11:28 | I have fought much, as you know and as you now 10Tovma3    11:28 | as you know and as you now hear from me. Shall 10Tovma3    11:28 | I really be afraid of you? Far from it! Here stand 10Tovma3    11:28 | hesitate to carry out whatever you wish to do 10Tovma3    12:3 | our nourishment shall be with you.” So the land fell into 10Tovma3    13:16 | valiant warrior, from fear of you crossed over to the territory 10Tovma3    13:16 | that were waging war with your army, and caused no little 10Tovma3    13:16 | the Greek troops vicariously for your army. Now behold, he has 10Tovma3    13:16 | he has arrived and awaits your orders. May you be pleased 10Tovma3    13:16 | and awaits your orders. May you be pleased, valiant general, with 10Tovma3    14:1 | in the prophecy of Isaiah: “ You will know the seventy-seventh 10Tovma3    14:1 | know the seventy-seventh and you will understand how to respond 10Tovma3    14:4 | saying: “For how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem 10Tovma3    14:14 | to the effect that: “If you confirm a permanent alliance with 10Tovma3    14:38 | My son Derenik, greetings to you, greetings to you, greetings to 10Tovma3    14:38 | greetings to you, greetings to you, greetings to you. I have 10Tovma3    14:38 | greetings to you, greetings to you. I have gone off to 10Tovma3    14:48 | he said, I shall see you with arms and armoured cavalry 10Tovma3    14:50 | seem a fine idea to you, most noble and eminent of 10Tovma3    14:50 | be a trusting alliance between you and Derenik if you gave 10Tovma3    14:50 | between you and Derenik if you gave your daughter in marriage 10Tovma3    14:50 | and Derenik if you gave your daughter in marriage to Derenik 10Tovma3    15:11 | to Gurgēn: “If it pleases you to marry (me) and you 10Tovma3    15:11 | you to marry (me) and you wish to rule over Andzavats’ik’ 10Tovma3    17:1 | from court and not, like you, to engage in rebellion 10Tovma3    17:2 | to act in opposition. Unless you do this willingly, he will 10Tovma3    17:2 | and by force will make you abandon what you do hold 10Tovma3    17:2 | will make you abandon what you do hold 10Tovma3    17:3 | and without pride answered him: “ You have deprived me of (my 10Tovma3    17:3 | from (my) fraternal portion. Are you attempting to seize by force 10Tovma3    17:4 | Are you to be the only inhabitant 10Tovma3    19:12 | and come to me. Do you, on the pretext of war 10Tovma3    19:14 | direction of Apahunik’. So guard your road.” The affair turned out 10Tovma3    20:56 | God has delivered him into your hands 10Tovma3    20:59 | approaching to kiss him, do you wound him with your lances 10Tovma3    20:59 | do you wound him with your lances as strongly as you 10Tovma3    20:59 | your lances as strongly as you can 10Tovma3    22:15 | the land of Vaspurakan was your inheritance, but Ashot’s ancestors have 10Tovma3    22:15 | but Ashot’s ancestors have set you aside. So advance on your 10Tovma3    22:15 | you aside. So advance on your land with a powerful army 10Tovma3    22:15 | and let the territory be yours to inherit 10Tovma3    22:18 | troubled and those who hold your fortresses are wavering. So hurry 10Tovma3    22:20 | by force and winning over your troops by coercion. So talk 10Tovma3    26:13 | John the Baptist; and if you will not mock at my 10Tovma3    28:14 | peace or war, (if) only you put aside distracting delays,” and 10Tovma3    29:47 | as Paul note: “ You are the temple of the 10Tovma3    29:57 | But perhaps you here doubt that I can 10Tovma3    29:58 | So I appropriately add for you an account of his valiant 10Tovma3    29:60 | You can read in the books 10Tovma4    1:40 | and for what reason did you have the arrogance to do 10Tovma4    4:74 | hear him say: “Greetings to you, my brother, who saved my 10Tovma4    4:74 | the gates of hell. By your good services to me while 10Tovma4    4:74 | good services to me while you remained behind, you have raised 10Tovma4    4:74 | me while you remained behind, you have raised your soul to 10Tovma4    4:74 | remained behind, you have raised your soul to life with mine 10Tovma4    6:2 | man: “Alas and woe to you, Oh city, you whose king 10Tovma4    6:2 | woe to you, Oh city, you whose king is the son 10Tovma4    7:2 | I offer and present to you not from reports of others 10Tovma4    7:2 | my hands, I recount for you faithfully the marvels which took 10Tovma4    7:3 | addresses it: “Why instead of your light do you not shower 10Tovma4    7:3 | instead of your light do you not shower gold on me 10Tovma4    7:3 | shall never drink water from you. Offer me silver 10Tovma4    8:19 | could, in order to fulfil your noble interests, Oh great benefactor 10Tovma4    13:5 | holy prophets, companions of Anania: “ You delivered us into the hands 10Tovma4    13:12 | Lord’s command: “If they expel you from one city, flee to 10Tovma4    13:37 | saying: “Be compassionate, even as your heavenly father is compassionate 10Tovma4    13:44 | his saints: “It is not you who chose me, but I 10Tovma4    13:44 | chose me, but I chose you 10Tovma4    13:57 | learned from God’s commandments: “Honour your father and mother,” and he 10Tovma4    13:84 | If you wish to investigate his ancestry 10Tovma4    13:88 | it was. So I beg you that according to your pious 10Tovma4    13:88 | beg you that according to your pious pleasure, you should merely 10Tovma4    13:88 | according to your pious pleasure, you should merely grant me and 10Tovma4    13:88 | Lord have mercy” so that you too may find mercy from 10Tovma4    13:89 | Amen. I also beg that you recall sincerely to the Lord 10Tovma4    13:90 | is written, we must inform you, Oh dear sons and faithful 10Tovma4    13:113 | request, beg, entreat and supplicate you, the merciful Father, and the 10Tovma4    13:113 | and hope we request from your liberal benevolence that you again 10Tovma4    13:113 | from your liberal benevolence that you again strengthen the throne of 10Tovma4    13:114 | and that you make our patriarch Lord Dawit’ 11Asogh1    5:6 | carries immortality in itself, for your deadly lie, which is nothing 11Asogh1    5:9 | youth and saying: “Beloved brother, you first offer a reasonable sacrifice 11Asogh1    7:11 | at this beautiful church, for you will not see it again 11Asogh1    7:32 | to the believers: “Go and you will see that the terrible 11Asogh1    7:32 | already swallowed the one whom you call (the man) of God 11Asogh1    13:5 | them any harm, (saying): “If you give us your weapons, you 11Asogh1    13:5 | saying): “If you give us your weapons, you can go in 11Asogh1    13:5 | you give us your weapons, you can go in peace 11Asogh1    14:8 | church called “Surb-Prkich”, where you can still see traces of 11Asogh1    19:3 | shouting (after them): “what are you doing?” But they turned and 11Asogh1    19:9 | him: “Mad, this very night your soul will be required of 11Asogh1    19:9 | soul will be required of you,” is it possible that your 11Asogh1    19:9 | you,” is it possible that your dishonest plan will come true 11Asogh1    28:4 | here ask him: “what are you doing”? - I’m going, he says 11Asogh1    39:3 | walls, the Arabs shouted: “Do you, Christians, honor the Christian shrine 11Asogh1    39:4 | the Armenian Church and at your mosque in the same way 11Asogh1    40:4 | them for troops to help you 11Asogh1    40:16 | a proposal): “Willingly or not, you must join the battle today 11Asogh1    48:6 | But you, who walk the path of 11Asogh1    48:6 | in everything and carry in your soul the descended Word (of 11Asogh1    48:6 | the descended Word (of God), you will certainly descend and accept 11Asogh1    48:6 | offering of mine. I ask you, and all the children of 11Asogh1    48:6 | in the church, undertaken at your order and did not allow 11Asogh1    48:7 | I ask you, out of your paternal care 11Asogh1    48:7 | I ask you, out of your paternal care, and you, readers 11Asogh1    48:7 | of your paternal care, and you, readers, out of your brotherly 11Asogh1    48:7 | and you, readers, out of your brotherly love, to remember me 11Asogh1    48:7 | me at the hour of your sincere prayer, so that when 11Asogh1    48:7 | sincere prayer, so that when you unite with the hosts of 11Asogh1    48:7 | I, having received forgiveness with you ( from God), may be worthy 12Last1    1:10 | our words are intelligible to you 12Last1    1:27 | territories) which I gave to your father out of the Curopalate’s 12Last1    1:27 | and be prince solely over your patrimony 12Last1    2:18 | and assured him that “When you come to Ekegheac’ or Karin 12Last1    2:18 | Karin, (Georgi) will come before you 12Last1    2:19 | by saying): “When he sees you, either you will die, or 12Last1    2:19 | When he sees you, either you will die, or he will 12Last1    2:19 | die, or he will shackle you and you shall not receive 12Last1    2:19 | he will shackle you and you shall not receive your honor 12Last1    2:19 | and you shall not receive your honor 12Last1    2:34 | Oh God, (for) Your forgiveness at that time! Oh 12Last1    4:0 | Abandon that which is not your patrimonial inheritance, and dwell in 12Last1    4:0 | and dwell in peace in your sector, and do not be 12Last1    4:3 | moved to anger he note: “ You have come from the rebels 12Last1    4:3 | there until I come to you as a fugitive.” But he 12Last1    4:7 | not think that having vanquished you, I shall demand more from 12Last1    4:7 | I shall demand more from you than previously. Rather, give me 12Last1    4:7 | given me, and give me your son as a hostage, and 12Last1    4:11 | I gave My people into your hand; you showed them no 12Last1    4:11 | My people into your hand; you showed them no mercy” [Isaiah 47.6]. Consequently 12Last1    6:4 | for the world, and for your health.” The emperor returned: “I 12Last1    9:12 | days of revenge have befallen you,” and so forth, as the 12Last1    9:13 | anyone ask him: “Where have you come from?” or “From which 12Last1    9:13 | which district?” or “Why are you saying that?” (the man) would 12Last1    10:11 | to God in a Psalm: “ You knew of my actions and 12Last1    10:11 | said in praise of Him: “ You Who sit among the cherubim 12Last1    10:21 | also come to me, take your letter and give your realm 12Last1    10:21 | take your letter and give your realm to your son, and 12Last1    10:21 | and give your realm to your son, and let your son 12Last1    10:21 | to your son, and let your son give it to his 12Last1    10:37 | write in his catholic letters: “ You know that you were ransomed 12Last1    10:37 | catholic letters: “You know that you were ransomed from the futile 12Last1    10:37 | the futile ways inherited from your fathers, not with perishable things 12Last1    10:39 | I need but to see you, then shall return your kingdom 12Last1    10:39 | see you, then shall return your kingdom to you and shall 12Last1    10:39 | shall return your kingdom to you and shall write a document 12Last1    10:39 | shall write a document giving you your land and city in 12Last1    10:39 | write a document giving you your land and city in perpetual 12Last1    10:41 | Ani and I shall give you in exchange (the city of 12Last1    10:47 | The emperor has commanded that your habitation be at Arcn awan 12Last1    11:2 | ocean, saying: “Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and 12Last1    11:2 | no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed” [Joel 38.11] threw 12Last1    11:6 | advice: “Put an end to your evil ways, and learn to 12Last1    11:9 | And he answered them, ’Do you think that these Galileans were 12Last1    11:9 | they suffered thus? I tell you, No, but unless you repent 12Last1    11:9 | tell you, No, but unless you repent you will all likewise 12Last1    11:9 | No, but unless you repent you will all likewise perish’ “[Luke 13.4-5]. We 12Last1    11:15 | saying with the prophet: “All you beasts of the field, come 12Last1    11:15 | field, come to devour—all you beasts in the forest” [Isaiah 56.9]. Upon 12Last1    11:19 | Oh God, (for) Your mercy! You Who so tolerated 12Last1    11:19 | Oh God, (for) Your mercy! You Who so tolerated the arrogance 12Last1    11:19 | inflicted upon the flock of Your pasture, remember Your people whom 12Last1    11:19 | flock of Your pasture, remember Your people whom You received beginning 12Last1    11:19 | pasture, remember Your people whom You received beginning with the coming 12Last1    11:19 | beginning with the coming of Your Only-Begotten (Son) and saved 12Last1    11:19 | saved with the blood of Your anointed one. God, why did 12Last1    11:19 | anointed one. God, why did You completely reject (us), grow wrathful 12Last1    11:20 | of our sins turn not Your face from us. Remember, instead 12Last1    11:20 | face from us. Remember, instead, Your mighty hand and forceful lofty 12Last1    11:20 | forceful lofty arm by which You ruled us and (that) Your 12Last1    11:20 | You ruled us and (that) Your name was placed upon us 12Last1    11:20 | upon us. But now, lo: You became angered, and we sinned 12Last1    11:20 | there remained none to bless Your name or to remember to 12Last1    11:20 | remember to take refuge in You. For You turned Your face 12Last1    11:20 | take refuge in You. For You turned Your face away from 12Last1    11:20 | in You. For You turned Your face away from us and 12Last1    11:32 | Such is your wicked history, oh mountain! Mountain 12Last1    11:32 | It is impossible to call you a mountain. Rather, you were 12Last1    11:32 | call you a mountain. Rather, you were a mud pit in 12Last1    11:32 | wild beasts take lodging on you, and kites and vultures have 12Last1    11:32 | kites and vultures have made you their dwelling, and fox packs 12Last1    11:33 | Oh mountain! You were not fertilized by the 12Last1    11:33 | the corpses which fell upon you. Oh mountain! You were not 12Last1    11:33 | fell upon you. Oh mountain! You were not, like mount Sinai 12Last1    11:33 | Moses spoke with God; no, you silenced many priests singing the 12Last1    11:34 | those who took refuge on you were betrayed to the sword 12Last1    11:35 | Oh mountain! I consider you equal to Geghbu mountain upon 12Last1    11:35 | now I shall repeat about you what David said about that 12Last1    11:35 | rain nor dew fall upon you, mountains of Smbat, for you 12Last1    11:35 | you, mountains of Smbat, for you drank the blood of the 12Last1    11:35 | and women who fell upon you. Let the evil history of 12Last1    12:7 | continue (the passage) to spare you 12Last1    12:13 | cried out and note: “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the 12Last1    12:13 | of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom 12Last1    12:16 | based on his: “Why do You stand afar off, oh Lord 12Last1    12:16 | off, oh Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in our times 12Last1    12:16 | the unjust behave impiously in Your sanctuaries when those who despise 12Last1    12:16 | sanctuaries when those who despise You boast during Your feast days 12Last1    12:16 | who despise You boast during Your feast days? Behold, pagans have 12Last1    12:16 | days? Behold, pagans have entered Your inheritance, have polluted Your blessed 12Last1    12:16 | entered Your inheritance, have polluted Your blessed temple, have burned Your 12Last1    12:16 | Your blessed temple, have burned Your holy things, and levelled to 12Last1    12:16 | the ground the glory of Your Church 12Last1    12:17 | They made the blood of Your servants flow like water, not 12Last1    12:19 | is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering 12Last1    12:19 | They shall so deal with you for My name’s sake, since 12Last1    12:19 | for My name’s sake, since you did not recognize Me 12Last1    12:23 | Such is your wicked history, oh city, blessed 12Last1    12:23 | among the lands. Raise now your eyes and observe your children 12Last1    12:23 | now your eyes and observe your children led into slavery, your 12Last1    12:23 | your children led into slavery, your babies hurled mercilessly against rocks 12Last1    12:23 | babies hurled mercilessly against rocks, your young people burned by fire 12Last1    12:23 | folk fallen in the squares, your fresh and prosperous virgins and 12Last1    14:4 | and added the threat that “ You shall not leave here until 12Last1    14:4 | shall not leave here until you do as we command,” nonetheless 12Last1    16:9 | which befell the Christians, sparing you, or shall I stir up 12Last1    16:9 | history? Yet I know that you want to hear it. Therefore 12Last1    16:15 | taken captive. Oh Christ, for your forgiveness at that time! Oh 12Last1    16:21 | son) lives, I shall free you 12Last1    16:22 | he dies, I will order you made a sacrifice for him 12Last1    16:22 | to Arsuban as consolation that “ Your son was not slain by 12Last1    16:45 | Do you see the humane concern of 12Last1    16:45 | humane concern of God, (do you see) how close His salvation 12Last1    16:48 | Who is God to save you from my hands?” Compare this 12Last1    16:48 | insults: “We need not answer you 12Last1    16:51 | God, that I along with you bless Him Who is blessed 12Last1    17:4 | those cities and districts which your forebears took from the Tachiks 12Last1    17:9 | us or we shall lead your country into slavery.” But T’eodoros 12Last1    17:27 | shall be the enemy of your enemies, and shall destroy those 12Last1    17:27 | shall destroy those who hate you” or, “I shall not abandon 12Last1    17:27 | or, “I shall not abandon you and cast you down” [Psalms 17.41]. We 12Last1    17:27 | not abandon you and cast you down” [Psalms 17.41]. We need only have 12Last1    17:28 | with them,” and also: “Though you beseech Me, I shall not 12Last1    17:28 | Me, I shall not hear you; though they seek Me, the 12Last1    17:28 | not find Me” [Proverbs 1.28], or “When you raise your hands (in prayer 12Last1    17:28 | Me” [Proverbs 1.28], or “When you raise your hands (in prayer) I shall 12Last1    17:28 | shall turn My face from you, and if you pray continuously 12Last1    17:28 | face from you, and if you pray continuously, I shall not 12Last1    17:28 | continuously, I shall not hear you” [Isaiah 1.15], for what has light in 12Last1    17:29 | say: “I do not know you.” Rather, let us be among 12Last1    18:0 | to them: “If any of you is brave enough to take 12Last1    18:1 | But if none of you dares do as I said 12Last1    18:9 | her and said beseechingly: “While you are still alive, set up 12Last1    18:13 | I shall pay the Persians your stipends and thus keep the 12Last1    18:35 | Oh God, for Your forgiveness then! Oh, the great 12Last1    18:37 | Such is your grievous history, oh city! No 12Last1    18:37 | oh city! No longer shall you be a city of refuge 12Last1    18:37 | ruin for those dwelling within you. Here we have recorded but 12Last1    18:47 | saying: “Come, heed Me, and you shall dwell in goodness, and 12Last1    18:47 | dwell in goodness, and if you hear Me with joy, you 12Last1    18:47 | you hear Me with joy, you shall enjoy the good things 12Last1    21:0 | Many are the torments but Your counsel shall teach me” [Psalms 31.10 and 17.36]. Similarly 12Last1    21:0 | It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is 12Last1    21:0 | to endure. God is treating you as sons 12Last1    21:5 | was the Sea, yet if you judge things by their outcome 12Last1    21:5 | judge things by their outcome, you will also find that we 12Last1    21:8 | Creator, and God, why did You completely reject us, and cause 12Last1    21:8 | our enemies? Arise and awaken Your might, come and save us 12Last1    21:22 | should I record it? Do you see how unbearable the measure 12Last1    22:5 | prophets who will come to you in sheep’s clothing, for underneath 12Last1    22:6 | saved from the wars of ( your own) clansmen—as Habel and 12Last1    22:14 | and unswerving promise to Peter: “ You are a rock and upon 12Last1    22:20 | and died, but how did you sin that you must die 12Last1    22:20 | how did you sin that you must die with him 12Last1    23:10 | Do you see that this disease is 12Last1    23:11 | slaughter, and she will (kill you) just as a goat shot 12Last1    23:11 | for it until in death you reach Hell, because her home 12Last1    23:14 | What do you suppose happened next? The wretched 12Last1    23:32 | not, ignorantly,” he said, “distort Your laws, Lord 12Last1    25:22 | there be no discord between you and me; rather, rule over 12Last1    25:22 | and me; rather, rule over your kingdom in peace, and we 12Last1    25:22 | battle, and no longer invade your land 12Last1    26:16 | For if You put our sins in a 12Last1    26:16 | which we have received from You, and Your torments are lighter 12Last1    26:16 | have received from You, and Your torments are lighter than our 12Last1    26:16 | only deprive us not of Your love 12Last1    26:17 | better to place ourselves in Your hands and accept counsel and 12Last1    26:17 | accept counsel and agony from You than to stand away from 12Last1    26:17 | than to stand away from You, unschooled. It is better to 12Last1    26:17 | It is better to approach You with torments and difficulties than 12Last1    26:17 | difficulties than to depart from You and dwell in tranquility and 12Last1    26:17 | us it is important that Your blessed name be upon us 12Last1    26:17 | we be considered (worthy of Your) inheritance, that You accept us 12Last1    26:17 | worthy of Your) inheritance, that You accept us as Your people 12Last1    26:17 | that You accept us as Your people of the New Covenant 12Last1    26:18 | By Your creative will, withdraw not Your 12Last1    26:18 | Your creative will, withdraw not Your hand from us so that 12Last1    26:18 | of those pagans who hate You. For all of this and 12Last1    26:23 | of this down so that you would read and know that 12Last1    26:23 | that looking upon our writing you would be terrified by the 12Last1    26:23 | and atonement done in advance you might stay His punishments, and