Table of Contents  |  Headwords: Alphabetical - Frequency  |  Wordforms: Alphabetical - Frequency  |  About Headwords Alphabetical [ <<  >> ] ocean   14 odds   2 odor   6 odored   1 of   31091 off   232 offend   7 offense   10 offer   186 Headword of 31091 occurrence(s) Wordforms Alphabetical [ <<  >> ] odor   5 odour   1 odoured   1 odysseus   1 of   31091 off   232 offence   1 offences   1 offend   1 01Kor1    1:1 | History of the Life and Death of 01Kor1    1:1 | of the Life and Death of our Venerable and Blessed Vardapet 01Kor1    1:2 | I had been thinking of the God-given alphabet of 01Kor1    1:2 | of the God-given alphabet of the Azkanazian nation and of 01Kor1    1:2 | of the Azkanazian nation and of the land of Armenia - when 01Kor1    1:2 | nation and of the land of Armenia - when, in what time 01Kor1    1:2 | time, and through what kind of man that new divine gift 01Kor1    1:2 | learning and angelic, virtuous piety of the person, so as to 01Kor1    1:3 | facts, there came the command of an excellent man named Hovsep 01Kor1    1:3 | man named Hovsep, a disciple of that person, as well as 01Kor1    1:3 | as well as the encouragement of others, our fellows of student 01Kor1    1:3 | encouragement of others, our fellows of student days 01Kor1    1:4 | who had had the fortune of being his special pupil, even 01Kor1    1:5 | unerringly over the boundless waves of the sea of doctrine 01Kor1    1:5 | boundless waves of the sea of doctrine 01Kor1    2:1 | to write concerning the lives of men of perfection. We on 01Kor1    2:1 | concerning the lives of men of perfection. We on our part 01Kor1    2:2 | only to deem them worthy of the splendid and high reward 01Kor1    2:3 | this world, in the course of this transitory life, so that 01Kor1    2:4 | story manifest is the nobility of blessed men and the firmness 01Kor1    2:4 | blessed men and the firmness of their true faith, the beauty 01Kor1    2:4 | their true faith, the beauty of godly and god-fearing life 01Kor1    2:4 | fearing life, and the radiance of a marvelous life 01Kor1    2:5 | For one of them by virtue of acceptable 01Kor1    2:5 | one of them by virtue of acceptable sacrifice has been called 01Kor1    2:5 | been called just; another, because of his pleasing work, disdaining all 01Kor1    2:6 | a third, because of his perfect righteousness has been 01Kor1    2:6 | a ship for a period of one year on the god 01Kor1    2:6 | on the god-sent scourge of a boundless, mountain-high sea 01Kor1    2:7 | become an oracle and ally of God and has inherited the 01Kor1    2:7 | and has inherited the promise of the bounties to come 01Kor1    2:9 | by name the true faith of such persons, whereby each one 01Kor1    2:9 | from God the Bountiful, giver of all things 01Kor1    2:10 | as an example the hospitality of Raab the evildoer which she 01Kor1    2:10 | actually has revealed the names of but a few of them 01Kor1    2:10 | names of but a few of them, omitting others, deeming the 01Kor1    2:11 | a general manner the tribulations of such persons and their martyrdom 01Kor1    2:11 | preferable to all the wealth of the world 01Kor1    2:12 | have recorded the brave deeds of men of war; the victory 01Kor1    2:12 | the brave deeds of men of war; the victory of some 01Kor1    2:12 | men of war; the victory of some, in accordance with the 01Kor1    2:12 | the divine religion, the bravery of some in the course of 01Kor1    2:12 | of some in the course of encounters and wars, in the 01Kor1    2:12 | and wars, in the manner of the world, as those of 01Kor1    2:12 | of the world, as those of Nimrod, Samson, and David 01Kor1    2:13 | as godly intelligence, as that of Joseph, in Egypt, and Daniel 01Kor1    2:14 | kings, who indicated the state of worldly affairs, at the same 01Kor1    2:14 | everyone concerning God, the Lord of all. In praise of the 01Kor1    2:14 | Lord of all. In praise of the wisdom of such persons 01Kor1    2:14 | In praise of the wisdom of such persons 01Kor1    2:16 | all, he extolls the power of the saints, by dispatching the 01Kor1    2:16 | magnificent and the Holy Mother of the Lord, in Galilee, “blessed 01Kor1    2:17 | the radiance in the recesses of their hearts 01Kor1    2:20 | religious book, the close intimacy of great Moses with God. The 01Kor1    2:20 | intelligence, nor has the advice of Jethro, the foreigner, been omitted 01Kor1    2:21 | there shine the good works of all the devout masters whose 01Kor1    2:21 | not only the noble deeds of those who had come before 01Kor1    2:22 | but also of those who came after the 01Kor1    2:22 | Only Begotten Son, the Savior of all, even crowning them with 01Kor1    2:22 | but also praising the rectitude of the faith of the others 01Kor1    2:22 | the rectitude of the faith of the others who had come 01Kor1    2:22 | come nigh unto the truth of the faith 01Kor1    2:23 | no guile, and the greatness of the faith of the patrician 01Kor1    2:23 | the greatness of the faith of the patrician, which He says 01Kor1    2:24 | lesser ones; who thinks highly of the pouring of a little 01Kor1    2:24 | thinks highly of the pouring of a little ointment and states 01Kor1    2:24 | and states that the memory of those who poured it shall 01Kor1    2:25 | moreover, says concerning the faith of the Canaanite woman that it 01Kor1    2:25 | was great, and the generosity of those who contributed two mites 01Kor1    2:25 | found more praiseworthy than those of the wealthy 01Kor1    2:27 | one, upon beholding the loftiness of the grace which had been 01Kor1    2:27 | his faith and for that of all the saints, begins loudly 01Kor1    2:27 | by saying that “the grace of God which is proclaimed in 01Kor1    2:27 | in Christ, and the savor of His knowledge is made manifest 01Kor1    2:28 | lay anything to the charge of God’s elect?” And the blessed 01Kor1    2:28 | put into writing the virtues of all their co-workers 01Kor1    2:29 | A few of them can be seen in 01Kor1    2:30 | joy, and at the end of his epistles extends greeting to 01Kor1    2:30 | extends greeting to each one of them, inquiring concerning them by 01Kor1    2:30 | quotes the gospel in praise of one of them 01Kor1    2:30 | gospel in praise of one of them 01Kor1    2:31 | praise for the Christian hospitality of his hosts, and pleadingly applies 01Kor1    2:32 | all the synagogues the nobility of the chosen, not only of 01Kor1    2:32 | of the chosen, not only of the men, but also of 01Kor1    2:32 | of the men, but also of the women disciples who preached 01Kor1    2:32 | disciples who preached the truth of the gospel 01Kor1    2:33 | this not for the sake of praise or pride, but so 01Kor1    2:34 | In relating in Macedonia, of the Achaians’ readiness to serve 01Kor1    2:34 | them to be unreservedly jealous of the virtue of the just 01Kor1    2:34 | unreservedly jealous of the virtue of the just, by saying that 01Kor1    2:36 | he, “the author and perfecter of our faith,” and again, “remember 01Kor1    2:36 | spoken unto you the word of God; whose faith follow.” And 01Kor1    2:37 | also Luke at the beginning of the book of “The Acts 01Kor1    2:37 | the beginning of the book of “ The Acts,” while beloved James 01Kor1    2:37 | Acts,” while beloved James, brother of Jesus, taking as his example 01Kor1    2:37 | his example the entire phalanx of the saints as well as 01Kor1    2:37 | well as the Lord, lover of the saints, states in his 01Kor1    2:38 | have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example 01Kor1    2:38 | the Lord, for an example of suffering, affliction and patience. Ye 01Kor1    2:38 | and patience. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and 01Kor1    2:38 | have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the 01Kor1    2:38 | and have seen the end of the Lord 01Kor1    2:39 | has been stated that praise of the God-loving chosen is 01Kor1    2:39 | others, not for the sake of pride, but for the purpose 01Kor1    2:39 | pride, but for the purpose of arousing each other’s envy, so 01Kor1    2:39 | may succeed in the accomplishment of good works, the goal set 01Kor1    2:40 | to come... unto the measure of the stature of the fulness 01Kor1    2:40 | the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ,” whose 01Kor1    2:40 | the stature of the fulness of Christ,” whose freedom is in 01Kor1    2:42 | commit to writing the life of the just man 01Kor1    2:43 | be produced, to the best of our ability; the biography of 01Kor1    2:43 | of our ability; the biography of the father shall be duly 01Kor1    3:1 | Mashtots was the name of the person to whom we 01Kor1    3:1 | we referred at the beginning of our account, whose story we 01Kor1    3:1 | He was from the district of Taron, the village of Hatsekats 01Kor1    3:1 | district of Taron, the village of Hatsekats, son of a blessed 01Kor1    3:1 | the village of Hatsekats, son of a blessed man named Vardan 01Kor1    3:2 | and coming to the court of the Arsacid kings in Greater 01Kor1    3:2 | royal secretariat, as an executor of the royal commands, during the 01Kor1    3:2 | royal commands, during the service of one named Aravan as the 01Kor1    3:2 | named Aravan as the commander of the land of Armenia 01Kor1    3:2 | the commander of the land of Armenia 01Kor1    3:3 | his men for his mastery of the military art 01Kor1    3:4 | himself eagerly to the reading of the scriptures, whereby he soon 01Kor1    4:1 | in compliance with the precepts of the gospel, he devoted himself 01Kor1    4:1 | devoted himself to the service of God the lover of men 01Kor1    4:1 | service of God the lover of men. Thenceforward he was divested 01Kor1    4:1 | men. Thenceforward he was divested of princely passions, and taking the 01Kor1    4:2 | in obedience to the commands of faith, joined the crusading legion 01Kor1    4:2 | faith, joined the crusading legion of Christ, and soon entered the 01Kor1    4:3 | He experienced many kinds of hardships, in keeping with the 01Kor1    4:3 | in keeping with the precepts of the gospel. He subjected himself 01Kor1    4:3 | subjected himself to all types of spiritual discipline - solitude, mountain-dwelling 01Kor1    4:4 | Often, in the twinkling of an eye, he would end 01Kor1    4:6 | he became known and beloved of God and men 01Kor1    5:1 | the disorderly and uncultivated regions of Goghtan 01Kor1    5:2 | was met by the ruler of Goghtan, a pious man whose 01Kor1    5:2 | him in a manner worthy of an apostle of Christian faith 01Kor1    5:2 | manner worthy of an apostle of Christian faith 01Kor1    5:3 | at once exercising the art of evangelism, with the faithful cooperation 01Kor1    5:3 | evangelism, with the faithful cooperation of the ruler, began to preach 01Kor1    5:4 | implanted in them the word of life, there appeared many miracles 01Kor1    5:4 | known to all the people of the district. Evil spirits in 01Kor1    5:4 | and fell in the regions of the Mark’ 01Kor1    5:5 | greater concern for the consolation of the people of the entire 01Kor1    5:5 | the consolation of the people of the entire land; therefore, he 01Kor1    5:5 | ceaseless tears, remembering the words of the Apostle who note 01Kor1    5:6 | worries and engulfed by waves of apprehension as to how he 01Kor1    6:1 | came to the Holy Catholicos of Greater Armenia - whose name was 01Kor1    6:3 | God the gracious, the council of blessed monks, devoted to the 01Kor1    6:3 | monks, devoted to the service of the land, gathered to secure 01Kor1    6:4 | they disclosed the foremost object of their search to the King 01Kor1    6:4 | their search to the King of the Armenians whose name was 01Kor1    6:5 | The King told them of a man named Daniel, a 01Kor1    6:5 | named Daniel, a Syrian bishop of noble lineage, who unexpectedly had 01Kor1    6:5 | had come into the possession of letters of an Armenian alphabet 01Kor1    6:5 | into the possession of letters of an Armenian alphabet 01Kor1    6:6 | Habel, who was an intimate of Bishop Daniel 01Kor1    6:7 | the King in the land of Armenia 01Kor1    6:8 | hands in the fifth year of his reign. Upon receiving the 01Kor1    6:9 | taking the unexpectedly discovered object of their search, requested of the 01Kor1    6:9 | object of their search, requested of the King young children on 01Kor1    6:10 | And when many of them had been taught, the 01Kor1    6:10 | one attained the noble rank of teacher, and taught for two 01Kor1    6:10 | two years with the use of the same letters 01Kor1    6:11 | Yet when they became aware of the fact that those letters 01Kor1    6:11 | to from all the syllables of the Armenian language, especially since 01Kor1    7:1 | taking with him a group of young men, by authority of 01Kor1    7:1 | of young men, by authority of the King and the consent 01Kor1    7:1 | the King and the consent of Saint Sahak, the blessed Mashtots 01Kor1    7:1 | took leave with a kiss of holiness, in the fifth year 01Kor1    7:1 | holiness, in the fifth year of King Vramshapuh’s reign, and came 01Kor1    7:1 | and came to the region of Aram, to two Syrian cities 01Kor1    7:1 | to two Syrian cities, one of which was called Edessa, and 01Kor1    7:2 | himself to two bishops, one of whom was called Babilas, and 01Kor1    7:2 | And they, clergy and nobles of the city, received the visitors 01Kor1    7:2 | in keeping with the custom of Christians 01Kor1    7:3 | Syrian school in the city of Edessa, and the other to 01Kor1    8:1 | his tearful pleadings, his life of austerity, and his anxieties, remembering 01Kor1    8:1 | his anxieties, remembering the word of the prophet: “In retiring and 01Kor1    8:2 | hand he became the father of new and wonderful offspring - letters 01Kor1    8:3 | Then taking leave of the holy Bishop, he went 01Kor1    8:3 | his pupils, to the city of Samosata, where he was accorded 01Kor1    8:4 | whose hands all the variations of the letters, thin and heavy 01Kor1    8:4 | with translations, with the help of two of his pupils: Hovhan 01Kor1    8:4 | with the help of two of his pupils: Hovhan, from the 01Kor1    8:4 | pupils: Hovhan, from the district of Ekeghiats’, and Hovsep from the 01Kor1    8:4 | and Hovsep from the district of Baghnatun 01Kor1    8:5 | And thus, began the translation of the Bible, first, the Proverbs 01Kor1    8:5 | the Bible, first, the Proverbs of Solomon, which begins with the 01Kor1    8:5 | instruction, to perceive the words of understanding,” which was written also 01Kor1    9:1 | taking letters from the Bishop of the city and taking leave 01Kor1    9:1 | the city and taking leave of them together with his followers 01Kor1    9:2 | churches there rose many hymns of praise, glorifying God and offering 01Kor1    9:3 | And taking with him letters of good tidings and God’s gracious 01Kor1    9:3 | in Armenia, in the regions of the district of Ayrarat, near 01Kor1    9:3 | the regions of the district of Ayrarat, near the limits of 01Kor1    9:3 | of Ayrarat, near the limits of the New City Vagharshapat, in 01Kor1    9:3 | Vagharshapat, in the sixth year of King Vramshapuh’s reign 01Kor1    9:5 | God, he was saddened because of the sinful people: who having 01Kor1    9:5 | idol, to the great distress of the bearer of the Commandments 01Kor1    9:5 | great distress of the bearer of the Commandments, causing him to 01Kor1    9:6 | spiritual consolation, he was confident of the eagerness of those who 01Kor1    9:6 | was confident of the eagerness of those who were to be 01Kor1    9:6 | the recipients, and in anticipation of the joy of the recipients 01Kor1    9:6 | in anticipation of the joy of the recipients, the very hostelries 01Kor1    9:6 | his road appeared as receivers of tidings 01Kor1    9:10 | followed by the entire assemblage of noble courtiers and a throng 01Kor1    9:10 | blessed one on the bank of the River Rah 01Kor1    9:11 | after warm greetings amidst sounds of joy and the singing of 01Kor1    9:11 | of joy and the singing of hymns and doxologies, returned to 01Kor1    10:1 | teach in the savage regions of the Mark’ who were difficult 01Kor1    10:1 | communicate with, not only because of their devilish, satanic, and fiendish 01Kor1    10:1 | fiendish character, but also because of their very crude, corrupt, and 01Kor1    10:2 | them, they made them, offspring of many generations, intelligible, eloquent, educated 01Kor1    10:2 | intelligible, eloquent, educated, and informed of godly wisdom. Thus, they became 01Kor1    10:2 | and commandments, to the extent of becoming distinguishable from their fellow 01Kor1    11:1 | on continuing with the husbandry of God’s work, they began with 01Kor1    11:6 | our blessed and wonderful land of Armenia became truly worthy of 01Kor1    11:6 | of Armenia became truly worthy of admiration, where by the hands 01Kor1    11:6 | admiration, where by the hands of two colleagues, suddenly, in an 01Kor1    11:6 | giver, along with the order of the prophets, energetic Paul with 01Kor1    11:6 | Paul with the entire phalanx of the apostles, along with Christ’s 01Kor1    11:7 | not known even the name of the regions where all those 01Kor1    11:8 | transpired in time, but that of the eternity which had preceded 01Kor1    12:2 | from all parts and districts of Armenia to the newly opened 01Kor1    12:2 | to the newly opened fountain of divine knowledge 01Kor1    12:3 | For in the districts of Ayrarat at the seat of 01Kor1    12:3 | of Ayrarat at the seat of kings and patriarchs, there gushed 01Kor1    12:3 | for the Armenians a grace of God’s commandments. Here it is 01Kor1    12:3 | needful to recall the words of the Prophet: “And there shall 01Kor1    12:3 | a fountain in the House of David 01Kor1    12:4 | And truly the two pillars of the Church boldly assumed the 01Kor1    12:4 | Church boldly assumed the task of preaching Christ by sending to 01Kor1    12:4 | to different parts and districts of Armenia their apostles of truth 01Kor1    12:4 | districts of Armenia their apostles of truth, deeming those of us 01Kor1    12:4 | apostles of truth, deeming those of us who had completed their 01Kor1    12:7 | Sahak instructed especially the men of the Mamikonians, foremost of whom 01Kor1    12:7 | men of the Mamikonians, foremost of whom was named Vardan, who 01Kor1    12:8 | and to impart the knowledge of the truth 01Kor1    13:1 | Lord Bishop disseminated the word of life among the royal garrisons 01Kor1    13:2 | And he took leave of them with his assistants, the 01Kor1    13:2 | his assistants, the first one of whom was named Tirayr from 01Kor1    13:2 | Khordzenakan, Khordzean district, and that of the second, Mushegh, from the 01Kor1    13:2 | second, Mushegh, from the district of Taron, who were both saintly 01Kor1    13:2 | as well as other servants of the gospel whom I am 01Kor1    13:4 | the district with the message of Christ’s gospel, and in all 01Kor1    13:4 | and in all the towns of the district he established orders 01Kor1    13:4 | the district he established orders of monks 01Kor1    13:5 | soon joined by Git, son of the Christ-loving Shabit, who 01Kor1    13:5 | the vardapet in the manner of a true son 01Kor1    14:1 | went to the neighboring land of Siunik. Here too he was 01Kor1    14:1 | godly amenities by the ruler of Siunik whose name was Vaghinak 01Kor1    14:2 | familiarize himself with all parts of Siunik 01Kor1    14:4 | He then filled the region of Siunik with monastic orders. At 01Kor1    14:4 | man, endowed with the grace of divine knowledge, came to be 01Kor1    14:4 | came to be the ruler of Siunik 01Kor1    14:5 | greatly assisted in the work of the evangelization. He showed obedience 01Kor1    15:1 | Again, after the passage of some time, the beloved of 01Kor1    15:1 | of some time, the beloved of Christ thought of taking care 01Kor1    15:1 | the beloved of Christ thought of taking care of the barbarian 01Kor1    15:1 | Christ thought of taking care of the barbarian regions, and by 01Kor1    15:1 | regions, and by the grace of God undertook to create an 01Kor1    15:2 | order, and taking a few of his pupils, arrived in the 01Kor1    15:2 | pupils, arrived in the regions of Georgia. And he went and 01Kor1    15:2 | King Bakur, and the bishop of the land, Moses 01Kor1    15:4 | Georgian translator by the name of Jagha, a literate and devout 01Kor1    15:4 | from various parts and districts of his realm and brought to 01Kor1    15:5 | put them through the forge of education, and with spiritual love 01Kor1    15:5 | from them the purulent uncleanliness of the worship of spirits and 01Kor1    15:5 | purulent uncleanliness of the worship of spirits and false idols, and 01Kor1    15:6 | bound together with one set of divine commandments, transforming them into 01Kor1    15:6 | into one nation and glorifiers of one God 01Kor1    15:7 | found among them men worthy of attaining the order of bishop 01Kor1    15:7 | worthy of attaining the order of bishop, first among whom was 01Kor1    15:7 | devout man by the name of Samuel, who became the Bishop 01Kor1    15:7 | Samuel, who became the Bishop of the royal court 01Kor1    15:8 | he had organized the work of God’s worship in all parts 01Kor1    15:8 | God’s worship in all parts of Georgia, taking leave of them 01Kor1    15:8 | parts of Georgia, taking leave of them he returned to Armenia 01Kor1    15:8 | and meeting Sahak, the Catholicos of the Armenians, recounted all that 01Kor1    16:2 | place with the holy gospel of the Lord, admonishing them all 01Kor1    16:2 | to walk in die path of life, he then thought of 01Kor1    16:2 | of life, he then thought of the other half of the 01Kor1    16:2 | thought of the other half of the Armenian nation which was 01Kor1    16:2 | which was under the rule of the king of the Romans 01Kor1    16:2 | the rule of the king of the Romans, Byzantines 01Kor1    16:3 | many pupils to the region of the Greeks, and owing to 01Kor1    16:4 | received at the very outset of his journey a very sincere 01Kor1    16:4 | bishops and princes and provincials of the land, especially from the 01Kor1    16:4 | the commander-in-chief, sparapet of the area whose name was 01Kor1    16:5 | whose name was Theodosius, son of Arcadius, from whom there came 01Kor1    16:5 | be called acoemeti (monks, followers of Akimetes, order singing praise 01Kor1    16:6 | And he took the group of his pupils to Melitene and 01Kor1    16:6 | left them in the care of the saintly Bishop of the 01Kor1    16:6 | care of the saintly Bishop of the city whose name was 01Kor1    16:7 | with him the excellent Bishop of Derjan, whose name was Gint 01Kor1    16:7 | was Gint, and a few of his pupils there, and boarding 01Kor1    16:7 | arrived at the capital city of Constantinople 01Kor1    16:8 | The court was immediately informed of him, and he entered into 01Kor1    16:8 | he entered into the presence of the exalted throne, the God 01Kor1    16:8 | the Patriarch and saintly Catholicos of the royal city, whose name 01Kor1    16:9 | court, and the excellent nobles of the city 01Kor1    16:10 | And after the passage of Easter, he explained to the 01Kor1    16:10 | to the emperor the nature of his needs, and obtained unassailable 01Kor1    16:10 | gather youths from their half of the Armenian nation for the 01Kor1    16:10 | Armenian nation for the purpose of instruction, concerning the Borboritons, evil 01Kor1    16:10 | doing men, and the preservation of the Church, as well as 01Kor1    16:11 | obeisance to the august personages of the imperial purple and to 01Kor1    16:11 | Church and the foremost princes of the city, they boarded the 01Kor1    16:12 | once they visited the sparapet of Armenia, and presented themselves armed 01Kor1    16:14 | the districts in the half of the Armenian nation to have 01Kor1    16:15 | the uncouth and stubborn sect of the Borboritons 01Kor1    16:17 | even then they remained deprived of salvation, scourged, branded smeared in 01Kor1    16:17 | indignities, they were driven out of the land 01Kor1    16:18 | he further deepened his knowledge of the doctrine and was filled 01Kor1    16:19 | and examined the barbaric diction of the Aghuanian language, and then 01Kor1    16:19 | his usual God-given keenness of mind invented an alphabet, which 01Kor1    16:19 | which he, through the grace of Christ, successfully organized and put 01Kor1    16:20 | from the bishops, the princes of the land, and all the 01Kor1    16:20 | the churches. He appointed two of his pupils, the first one 01Kor1    16:20 | his pupils, the first one of whom was called, Yenovk 01Kor1    16:22 | he came to the regions of Greater Armenia, and arriving at 01Kor1    16:23 | things wrought by the Grace of God in those regions, and 01Kor1    17:1 | to go to the region of the Aghuanians and arrived in 01Kor1    17:1 | he saw the saintly Bishop of the Aghuanians whose name was 01Kor1    17:2 | received him in the name of Christ with utter compliance 01Kor1    17:3 | ordered that a large number of youths be gathered from districts 01Kor1    17:4 | Jeremiah soon began the translation of the divine books, whereby at 01Kor1    17:5 | and in no way ignorant of the divine traditions. Moreover, the 01Kor1    17:5 | Moreover, the God-fearing King of the Aghuanians promptly commanded the 01Kor1    17:5 | submit to the sweet yoke of Christ 01Kor1    17:6 | aided in his sacred task of indoctrination, in the region of 01Kor1    17:6 | of indoctrination, in the region of Baghas, by the saintly Bishop 01Kor1    17:7 | He then took leave of the Aghuanian King, the Bishop 01Kor1    17:8 | And he named a few of his pupils as overseers over 01Kor1    17:8 | over them along with one of the royal priests whose name 01Kor1    17:9 | his journey from the regions of Aghuania to the land of 01Kor1    17:9 | of Aghuania to the land of Georgia 01Kor1    18:1 | was met by the ruler of Gardmank’ whose name was Khurs 01Kor1    18:1 | his office at the service of the vardapet 01Kor1    18:2 | enjoying the richness and essence of his doctrine, he helped the 01Kor1    18:3 | time one by the name of Ardzyugh [Arch’d, 411-435] became king of Georgia 01Kor1    18:3 | name of Ardzyugh [Arch’d, 411-435] became king of Georgia and caused learning to 01Kor1    18:4 | At that time the ruler of Tashir, an excellent God-loving 01Kor1    18:4 | his disposal, and the dissemination of his doctrine was no less 01Kor1    18:5 | leaving them in the care of the aforementioned saintly Bishop Samuel 01Kor1    18:5 | he returned to the regions of Greater Armenia. Coming to the 01Kor1    18:5 | and related to them also of those new endeavors. Upon hearing 01Kor1    19:1 | to the improvement and refinement of the literature of their nation 01Kor1    19:1 | and refinement of the literature of their nation. Sahak the Great 01Kor1    19:2 | their pupils to the city of Edessa in the region of 01Kor1    19:2 | of Edessa in the region of the Syrians the first was 01Kor1    19:2 | named Eznik, from the village of Goghb in the district of 01Kor1    19:2 | of Goghb in the district of Ayrarat, for the purpose of 01Kor1    19:2 | of Ayrarat, for the purpose of translating and writing down the 01Kor1    19:2 | and writing down the traditions of the church fathers from Syriac 01Kor1    19:3 | they went to the region of the Greeks where they studied 01Kor1    19:4 | brethren came to the region of the Greeks, the name of 01Kor1    19:4 | of the Greeks, the name of the first one of which 01Kor1    19:4 | name of the first one of which was Ghevondes, and the 01Kor1    19:5 | they came to the land of Armenia, having brought authentic copies 01Kor1    19:5 | Armenia, having brought authentic copies of the God-given book and 01Kor1    19:5 | book and many subsequent traditions of the worthy church fathers, along 01Kor1    19:5 | fathers, along with the canons of Nicaea and Ephesus, and placed 01Kor1    19:5 | before the fathers the testaments of the Holy Church which they 01Kor1    19:6 | ecclesiastical books and the wisdom of the church fathers 01Kor1    19:7 | undertook, with Eznik, the comparison of the former random, hurriedly done 01Kor1    19:7 | and they translated many commentaries of the Bible 01Kor1    19:8 | and night, with the reading of books, and thus served as 01Kor1    19:8 | from God’s messengers, the first of whom has commended 01Kor1    20:1 | understood and gracious sermons, full of the light and essence of 01Kor1    20:1 | of the light and essence of the prophetic books and illustrations 01Kor1    20:1 | the prophetic books and illustrations of true evangelical faith 01Kor1    20:2 | and allusions from ephemeral things of the world related to after 01Kor1    20:2 | awaken; and to convince them of the rewards that have been 01Kor1    21:2 | and upright life, the name of Jesus the Savior of all 01Kor1    21:2 | name of Jesus the Savior of all, before kings, princes, and 01Kor1    21:2 | man spiritually with the vestments of Christ 01Kor1    21:3 | them away from the hands of tyrants by the mighty power 01Kor1    21:3 | tyrants by the mighty power of Christ 01Kor1    21:4 | contracts and through the doctrine of consolation gave to many who 01Kor1    21:4 | and hope in the appearance of the glory of Almighty God 01Kor1    21:4 | the appearance of the glory of Almighty God and our Savior 01Kor1    22:1 | established many and countries groups of monks in inhabited as well 01Kor1    22:3 | especially in view the consolation of the apostolic word: “When I 01Kor1    22:4 | infirmities so that the power of Christ may rest in me 01Kor1    22:4 | praise with hymns the glory of God 01Kor1    22:6 | and beseeched God, the lover of mankind, for the reconciliation of 01Kor1    22:6 | of mankind, for the reconciliation of the life of all men 01Kor1    22:6 | the reconciliation of the life of all men 01Kor1    22:7 | received word from the priests of the region to come to 01Kor1    22:7 | worthy purpose in the grace of Christ 01Kor1    22:8 | problem, and through the power of God solved it, and with 01Kor1    22:8 | speech, he caused the streams of the doctrine to flow abundantly 01Kor1    22:8 | flow abundantly in the hearts of his hearers 01Kor1    22:9 | their pupils, especially stressing that of the Lord, the only wise 01Kor1    22:10 | disciples sailed on the Sea of Tiberias 01Kor1    22:11 | And, again, during the feast of the unleavened bread, having secluded 01Kor1    22:11 | secluded himself on the Mount of Olives, He offered His prayer 01Kor1    22:11 | Olives, He offered His prayer of the night 01Kor1    22:12 | is evident without the need of scrutiny that the Lord of 01Kor1    22:12 | of scrutiny that the Lord of All strove not for Himself 01Kor1    22:13 | is deficient in the knowledge of the minor arts, how much 01Kor1    22:15 | though He made a present of the knowledge 01Kor1    22:16 | And the intercession of the saints and the intercession 01Kor1    22:16 | the saints and the intercession of the Holy Spirit was for 01Kor1    22:16 | Spirit was for the purpose of teaching us, and is to 01Kor1    22:16 | another, for Godhood is not of varying but of equal rank 01Kor1    22:16 | is not of varying but of equal rank 01Kor1    22:17 | the example from the teacher of truth, first applied it to 01Kor1    22:17 | They greatly exalted the glory of Christ, sometimes in private, and 01Kor1    22:18 | engage only in the worship of God, as had done the 01Kor1    22:18 | devoted themselves to the service of the divine faith 01Kor1    22:19 | who came after the order of the disciples, endowed as they 01Kor1    22:20 | richly filled by the grace of divine gifts, rising early in 01Kor1    23:1 | was brought to the land of Armenia the false books and 01Kor1    23:1 | false books and inane traditions of a man named Theodore of 01Kor1    23:1 | of a man named Theodore of Mopsuestia 01Kor1    23:2 | Synodical fathers of the church had informed Sahak 01Kor1    23:2 | and Mashtots, the faithful glorifiers of God, concerning it in writing 01Kor1    23:3 | the latter, in the interest of truth, destroyed and sent them 01Kor1    24:1 | end, full in the number of years and gracious with the 01Kor1    24:1 | and gracious with the goodness of God-given bounties, on the 01Kor1    24:1 | bounties, on the first year of Yazdigird [II, 438-457], son of Vram, the 01Kor1    24:1 | first year of Yazdigird [II, 438-457], son of Vram, the King of Persia 01Kor1    24:1 | son of Vram, the King of Persia, in the district of 01Kor1    24:1 | of Persia, in the district of Bagrevand and village of Blrots’ats’ 01Kor1    24:1 | district of Bagrevand and village of Blrots’ats’ 01Kor1    24:2 | at the end of the month of Navasard, even 01Kor1    24:2 | the end of the month of Navasard, even as they had 01Kor1    24:2 | had been commemorating the birthday of the blessed one, at the 01Kor1    24:2 | blessed one, at the hour of two, in the course of 01Kor1    24:2 | of two, in the course of the administration of extreme unction 01Kor1    24:2 | the course of the administration of extreme unction with prayers pleasing 01Kor1    24:4 | his own pupils, the chief of whom was called Yeremia 01Kor1    24:5 | man, who with the assistance of noble lady named Duster, the 01Kor1    24:5 | lady named Duster, the wife of Vardan 01Kor1    24:6 | well as a large group of saintly men, raised him with 01Kor1    24:6 | Taron, at the very village of Ashtishat 01Kor1    24:7 | And there, at the altar of All the Martyrs, placed him 01Kor1    24:7 | him with sweet-smelling incense of all kinds in the sarcophagus 01Kor1    24:7 | all kinds in the sarcophagus of the saints, and sealed it 01Kor1    24:7 | sealed it with the seal of Christ, and after performing the 01Kor1    25:3 | he continued with the grace of God, faultlessly, his evangelism and 01Kor1    25:3 | faultlessly, his evangelism and administration of the Holy Church and strove 01Kor1    25:4 | voice admonished everyone, reminding them of the God-ordained commandments, and 01Kor1    25:4 | ordained commandments, and performed some of the most arduous disciplines of 01Kor1    25:4 | of the most arduous disciplines of monastic life 01Kor1    25:5 | to his advanced age, thinking of his last days, he would 01Kor1    26:1 | thus revived the religious fervor of those who were near him 01Kor1    26:1 | him, and sent many messages of advice and exhortation to all 01Kor1    26:1 | six months after the death of blessed Sahak 01Kor1    26:2 | he reached the saintly end of those who have been summoned 01Kor1    26:3 | And after an illness of a few days, on the 01Kor1    26:3 | few days, on the [13th] day of the month of Mehekan, as 01Kor1    26:3 | the [13th] day of the month of Mehekan, as was about to 01Kor1    26:3 | and sat in the midst of those around him, and with 01Kor1    26:3 | who remained, and asked assistance of them 01Kor1    26:4 | And the names of the principal disciples who had 01Kor1    26:4 | most heedful to the directions of the master 01Kor1    26:5 | Among the military, the name of the first one, Vahan, of 01Kor1    26:5 | of the first one, Vahan, of the Amatuni clan, who was 01Kor1    26:5 | was the commander in chief of Greater Armenia, and that of 01Kor1    26:5 | of Greater Armenia, and that of the second, Hmayeak, of the 01Kor1    26:5 | that of the second, Hmayeak, of the Mamikonian clan, excellent and 01Kor1    26:6 | And as the hands of the saint were upraised to 01Kor1    26:9 | him there in the place of the Martyrs and performed the 01Kor1    26:11 | For the altar of the life-giving body and 01Kor1    26:11 | life-giving body and blood of Christ, he prepared graceful vessels 01Kor1    26:11 | Christ, he prepared graceful vessels of varied colors, decorated with shining 01Kor1    26:11 | monks, he transferred the body of Mashtots, the witness for Christ’s 01Kor1    26:11 | the witness for Christ’s religion of the cross, to the sarcophagus 01Kor1    26:12 | And for the glory of God they appointed one of 01Kor1    26:12 | of God they appointed one of his pupils named Tadik, a 01Kor1    26:12 | along with brethren, as servants of the Saint who had attained 01Kor1    26:12 | who had attained the state of bliss 01Kor1    27:1 | departed church fathers. The first of these was Hovsep, chief of 01Kor1    27:1 | of these was Hovsep, chief of the council, and the second 01Kor1    27:2 | happened that, after the passing of the Saint, this man victoriously 01Kor1    27:3 | and thereby inherited the designation of confessor, and returned to his 01Kor1    27:4 | to all, through the grace of Christ our God, becoming a 01Kor1    27:4 | becoming a true spiritual son of the world-reforming fathers, was 01Kor1    27:4 | world-reforming fathers, was worthy of being a close participant in 01Kor1    28:1 | their spiritual endeavors, were hearers of their gracious teaching, and were 01Kor1    28:1 | workers as per the dictum of the Gospel 01Kor1    28:3 | the things that they each of them had done, but sufficed 01Kor1    28:3 | We set aside a multitude of the acts of the saints 01Kor1    28:3 | a multitude of the acts of the saints, so as to 01Kor1    28:4 | this not for the glory of the saints of God who 01Kor1    28:4 | the glory of the saints of God who already have been 01Kor1    29:1 | thus the blessed one’s years of faith were forty-five, and 01Kor1    29:1 | the period from the creation of the Armenian alphabet to his 01Kor1    29:2 | died in the first year of Vram’s son, Yazdigird second 01Kor1    29:3 | Thus, the years of service in the holy faith 01Kor1    29:3 | began on the fourth year of King Krman up to the 01Kor1    29:3 | up to the first year of Vram’s son Yazdigird [II], and the 01Kor1    29:3 | created on the eighth year of Yazdigird I 01Kor1    29:4 | be to Christ, the lover of humanity 02Agat1    1:0 | The life and history of Saint Gregory 02Agat1    1:1 | During the time of the decline of the kingdom 02Agat1    1:1 | the time of the decline of the kingdom of the Parthians 02Agat1    1:1 | the decline of the kingdom of the Parthians, sovereignty was taken 02Agat1    1:2 | was killed by Artashir, son of Sasan, who was a certain 02Agat1    1:2 | certain [naxarar] lord from the district of Stahr. Artashir had come and 02Agat1    1:2 | come and united the troops of the Persians who had abandoned 02Agat1    1:2 | rejected, and disrespected the lordship of the Parthians, and enthusiastically accepted 02Agat1    1:2 | and enthusiastically accepted the rule of Artashir, son of Sasan 02Agat1    1:2 | the rule of Artashir, son of Sasan 02Agat1    1:3 | sad news reached Xosrov, king of the Armenians - who was second 02Agat1    1:3 | who was second in command of the lordship of the Persians 02Agat1    1:3 | in command of the lordship of the Persians (since whoever the 02Agat1    1:5 | to do anything and because of the way things had gone 02Agat1    1:6 | Now at the beginning of the next year, Xosrov, king 02Agat1    1:6 | the next year, Xosrov, king of the Armenians, began gathering brigades 02Agat1    1:7 | Georgians). He opened the Gate of the Alans and the Choray 02Agat1    1:7 | Choray pass, bringing in troops of the Huns to raid the 02Agat1    1:7 | as far as the gates of Ctesiphon 02Agat1    1:9 | aiming to end the lordship of the Persians 02Agat1    1:11 | his faith in the multitude of his forces and the bravery 02Agat1    1:11 | his forces and the bravery of the troops 02Agat1    1:12 | as support a vast multitude of vigorous and courageous organized men 02Agat1    1:12 | seek vengeance for the blood of Artawan 02Agat1    1:13 | and supporting the rising kingship of the Stahrite Sasanian and had 02Agat1    1:15 | azgapetk, the naxarars and nahapetk of the Parthians paid no attention 02Agat1    1:15 | and submitted to the lordship of Artashir, instead of supporting the 02Agat1    1:15 | the lordship of Artashir, instead of supporting the lordship of their 02Agat1    1:15 | instead of supporting the lordship of their own Arsacid clan and 02Agat1    1:16 | Nonetheless, Xosrov took the multitude of his troops, as well as 02Agat1    1:17 | Now when the king of the Persians saw the mob 02Agat1    1:17 | the Persians saw the mob of brigades coming against him with 02Agat1    1:18 | and destroyed all the troops of the Persians, covering the plains 02Agat1    1:19 | The king of the Armenians turned back from 02Agat1    1:19 | He went to the district of Ayrarat in the lands of 02Agat1    1:19 | of Ayrarat in the lands of the Armenians, to the city 02Agat1    1:19 | the Armenians, to the city of Vagharshapat, with great joy, good 02Agat1    1:20 | undertaken to the seven altars of the temples, to worship the 02Agat1    1:20 | temples, to worship the images of the gods 02Agat1    1:21 | He exalted the places of the patrimonial worship of his 02Agat1    1:21 | places of the patrimonial worship of his Arsacid clan with white 02Agat1    1:22 | for making sacrifice, precious vessels of gold and silver studded with 02Agat1    1:23 | He also took a fifth of the grandest of all the 02Agat1    1:23 | a fifth of the grandest of all the loot he had 02Agat1    2:1 | Now at the start of the next year, King Xosrov 02Agat1    2:1 | assembled an extremely large number of troops, the same he had 02Agat1    2:2 | did this especially since troops of the Tachiks Arabs had come 02Agat1    2:3 | and wrecked all the confines of the country under the kingship 02Agat1    2:3 | under the kingship and rule of the Persians 02Agat1    2:4 | Now when the king of the Persians saw all these 02Agat1    2:5 | lords, generals, chiefs [pets], and princes of his realm. They entered into 02Agat1    2:5 | and King Ardashir beseeched all of them to find some solutions 02Agat1    2:7 | in rank only by reason of my throne, regardless if the 02Agat1    2:7 | reward to confer various kinds of honors and gifts 02Agat1    2:8 | there was a senior nahapet of the kingdom of the Parthians 02Agat1    2:8 | senior nahapet of the kingdom of the Parthians, whose name was 02Agat1    2:11 | Anak replied: “Support the remainder of my clan while my true 02Agat1    2:13 | had revolted against the king of the Persians 02Agat1    2:14 | King Xosrov in the district of Uti, in the city of 02Agat1    2:14 | of Uti, in the city of Xaghxagh, the winter residence of 02Agat1    2:14 | of Xaghxagh, the winter residence of the Armenian monarchy 02Agat1    2:15 | As soon as the king of the Armenians saw this, he 02Agat1    2:15 | and deceitfully, demonstrating the believability of his arrival 02Agat1    2:18 | him an honor or, “diadem,” [pativ] of a royal kind and seated 02Agat1    2:18 | him on the second throne of the realm by rank. They 02Agat1    2:18 | joyously passed the entire period of winter, those cold days of 02Agat1    2:18 | of winter, those cold days of blustery winds and ice 02Agat1    2:19 | areas when the warm days of the southern winds arrived to 02Agat1    2:19 | arrived to open the gates of spring. The royal retinue came 02Agat1    2:19 | and descended into the district of Ayrarat, going to the city 02Agat1    2:19 | Ayrarat, going to the city of Vagharshapat 02Agat1    2:20 | muster troops, with the aim of invading Persia again 02Agat1    2:21 | this, he recalled the oath of the compact he had made 02Agat1    2:21 | had made with the king of the Persians 02Agat1    2:22 | He also remembered the promises of gifts, and he longed for 02Agat1    2:25 | When the naxarars of the Armenian troops learned about 02Agat1    2:26 | land and reached the head of the bridge near the gates 02Agat1    2:26 | the bridge near the gates of the city of Artashat 02Agat1    2:26 | the gates of the city of Artashat 02Agat1    2:27 | coursed along swollen with blocks of ice and mounds of melting 02Agat1    2:27 | blocks of ice and mounds of melting snow in these days 02Agat1    2:27 | melting snow in these days of its flooding 02Agat1    2:28 | Half of the pursuers crossed the bridge 02Agat1    2:28 | the pursuers crossed the bridge of the city of Vagharshapat, which 02Agat1    2:28 | the bridge of the city of Vagharshapat, which is called Metsamor 02Agat1    2:28 | hurrying to get in advance of the fugitives at the head 02Agat1    2:28 | the fugitives at the head of the Artashat bridge 02Agat1    2:29 | In a narrow part of the road, the naxarars stopped 02Agat1    2:31 | Xosrov, before the warm spirit of life had quit his bosom 02Agat1    2:31 | an order that the clan of Anak should be exterminated 02Agat1    2:32 | left. Similarly, the female side of the clan was put to 02Agat1    2:33 | Only two small children of Anak the Parthian were spirited 02Agat1    2:33 | someone and saved by means of their [dayeaks] (nurses, tutors, guardians), one 02Agat1    3:1 | When the king of the Persians heard about all 02Agat1    3:2 | advanced, raiding throughout the areas of the Armenian land. He led 02Agat1    3:3 | saved from that raid one of the children of Xosrov, king 02Agat1    3:3 | raid one of the children of Xosrov, king of the Armenians 02Agat1    3:3 | the children of Xosrov, king of the Armenians. This was a 02Agat1    3:3 | and escaped to the court of the emperor in Greek territory 02Agat1    3:4 | Thereafter the king of the Persians came to the 02Agat1    3:4 | Persians came to the country of the Armenians, renaming places after 02Agat1    3:4 | chasing them to the borders of Greece (i.e., to Byzantine 02Agat1    3:5 | Soyzn (“the Pit”), the “Gate of Trenches 02Agat1    3:8 | Meanwhile Gregory, the son of Anak the Parthian, who had 02Agat1    3:8 | and educated in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia 02Agat1    3:9 | by dayeaks in the fear of Christ and, additionally, he was 02Agat1    3:9 | was schooled in the details of Christian learning, becoming familiar with 02Agat1    3:9 | becoming familiar with the scriptures of God and the fear of 02Agat1    3:9 | of God and the fear of the Lord. His name was 02Agat1    3:12 | In that period, the prince of the Byzantines was persecuting the 02Agat1    3:12 | Byzantines was persecuting the church of God 02Agat1    3:13 | that Gregory was a member of the Christian faith, he began 02Agat1    3:14 | he would abandon the worship of Christ and, obediently, turn to 02Agat1    3:14 | the vain and loathsome worship of the gods 02Agat1    4:1 | those same days the prince of the Goths mustered troops and 02Agat1    4:1 | troops and, with numerous brigades of soldiers, came to do battle 02Agat1    4:1 | do battle against the prince of the Byzantines 02Agat1    4:2 | The ruler of the Goths sent a message 02Agat1    4:3 | will go to a place of battle 02Agat1    4:5 | When the king of the Byzantines heard all this 02Agat1    4:7 | to the princes and troops of his realm wherever they might 02Agat1    4:9 | and hastened to the place of battle near the king, and 02Agat1    4:10 | While the brigades of troops were arriving, they happened 02Agat1    4:10 | was located amidst the ditches of vineyards and the paths of 02Agat1    4:10 | of vineyards and the paths of storehouses. However, the city gates 02Agat1    4:11 | As it was the middle of the night, they did not 02Agat1    4:11 | any forage for the horses of the large army. Looking around 02Agat1    4:12 | their hands on it because of the wall’s height 02Agat1    4:13 | back among the troops piles of hay, until there was enough 02Agat1    4:14 | troops on the other side of the wall 02Agat1    4:16 | Licinius observed such a demonstration of strength, he was astonished. When 02Agat1    4:16 | When day dawned, the gates of the city were opened and 02Agat1    4:16 | grandees, commanders-in-chiefs [sparapetkn], commanders of the troops, and princes 02Agat1    4:17 | the princes the entire message of the king of the Goths 02Agat1    4:17 | entire message of the king of the Goths 02Agat1    4:18 | king, saying: “Let the heart of my lord not be fearful 02Agat1    4:18 | he is from the clan of the king of the land 02Agat1    4:18 | the clan of the king of the land of the Armenians 02Agat1    4:18 | the king of the land of the Armenians 02Agat1    4:19 | Then Licinius narrated Trdat’s acts of bravery done during the evening 02Agat1    4:24 | Trdat took a brigade of many troops and, to the 02Agat1    4:24 | troops and, to the sound of the trumpet, advanced rapidly until 02Agat1    4:25 | Goth king whipped the flanks of their horses and reached each 02Agat1    4:28 | triumphant combat with its display of bravery, King Trdat of Greater 02Agat1    4:28 | display of bravery, King Trdat of Greater Armenia returned from the 02Agat1    4:30 | He killed many of them and put many others 02Agat1    5:1 | In the first year of Trdat’s reign over the kingdom 02Agat1    5:1 | Trdat’s reign over the kingdom of Greater Armenia, his retinue went 02Agat1    5:1 | district Akilisene to the village of Erez, to the temple of 02Agat1    5:1 | of Erez, to the temple of Anahit, in order to offer 02Agat1    5:2 | and encamped by the banks of the river called Gayl (Wolf 02Agat1    5:3 | eating and had drunk well of the wine, the king ordered 02Agat1    5:3 | as gifts on the altar of Anahit’s idol 02Agat1    5:4 | to participate in the worship of the gods 02Agat1    5:11 | he alone is the creator of heaven and of the angels 02Agat1    5:11 | the creator of heaven and of the angels, who glorify his 02Agat1    5:11 | who glorify his majesty, and of earth and of men 02Agat1    5:11 | majesty, and of earth and of men 02Agat1    5:14 | Now, instead of the rewards which you should 02Agat1    5:14 | affliction upon you; and instead of honor, dishonor; and instead of 02Agat1    5:14 | of honor, dishonor; and instead of elevation to high rank, prison 02Agat1    5:14 | death which removes all hope of life for men - unless you 02Agat1    5:15 | She is the glory of our race and our savior 02Agat1    5:15 | kings honor, especially the king of the Greeks. She is mother 02Agat1    5:15 | the Greeks. She is mother of all virtues, benefactor of all 02Agat1    5:15 | mother of all virtues, benefactor of all human nature, and the 02Agat1    5:15 | human nature, and the offspring of the great and noble Aramazd 02Agat1    5:19 | increase for me the joy of Christ that has been prepared 02Agat1    5:20 | And instead of the dishonor which you promise 02Agat1    5:20 | which you promise in place of honor, you will grant me 02Agat1    5:20 | will grant me the honor of the angels, the joyous praisers 02Agat1    5:20 | the angels, the joyous praisers of their creator 02Agat1    5:21 | as for your saying ’instead of elevation to high rank I 02Agat1    5:21 | blessed to accept the example of my Lord’s bonds. And with 02Agat1    5:21 | and rejoice in the day of his coming 02Agat1    5:22 | And by depriving me of your company at table, you 02Agat1    5:22 | cast me into the company of Abraham, the father of the 02Agat1    5:22 | company of Abraham, the father of the faith, and of all 02Agat1    5:22 | father of the faith, and of all the just who will 02Agat1    5:22 | will rejoice in the kingdom of God 02Agat1    5:23 | join me to the band of Christ, where are all those 02Agat1    5:24 | I shall cut off hope of life,’ just as your 02Agat1    5:24 | cut off, whereas the hope of all who serve and love 02Agat1    5:25 | mute and lifeless, the work of men’s hands [cf. Wis. 14.29; Is. 46.6], truly you are 02Agat1    5:25 | truly you are without hope of the true life of God 02Agat1    5:25 | hope of the true life of God 02Agat1    5:29 | Instead of God, in whose blessings you 02Agat1    5:29 | rejoice, you are worshiping objects of wood and stone and gold 02Agat1    5:29 | service and needs and glory of mankind 02Agat1    5:30 | and the Spirit the disposer of all creatures, who made everything 02Agat1    5:32 | For just as the Son of God died and rose and 02Agat1    5:32 | resurrection showed us the model of life, so we who die 02Agat1    5:32 | come alive [cf. I Thess. 5.9] when the kingdom of the creator will be revealed 02Agat1    5:34 | who might be that recompenser [cf. Rom. 2.6; II Tim. 4.8] of your labors, he whom you 02Agat1    5:34 | Could he be some ruler of the tombs whom you wish 02Agat1    5:35 | Where then the unfailing joy of which you spoke might be 02Agat1    5:35 | Or what the angels are of whom you spoke, or what 02Agat1    5:36 | absolve you from the opprobrium of the gods whom you have 02Agat1    5:37 | note: “Christ is the Son of God, through whom he made 02Agat1    5:37 | it [cf. Jn. 1.3]; he is the judge of the living and the dead 02Agat1    5:37 | the dead [cf. II Tim. 4.1], Lord and recompenser of bounty to the bountiful and 02Agat1    5:37 | bounty to the bountiful and of evil to the evil 02Agat1    5:38 | truly the lord and guardian of the tombs. For he died 02Agat1    5:38 | tomb, which guards the bones of all men; and by his 02Agat1    5:38 | demonstrated and revealed the resurrection of the dead 02Agat1    5:39 | life [cf. Jn. 11.25], the raiser and renewer of all flesh [cf. I Cor. 15.52; Phil. 3.21], and he keeps 02Agat1    5:39 | and he keeps the breath of men alive 02Agat1    5:40 | he may renew the breath of men, having been clothed in 02Agat1    5:41 | the bound from the house of bondage to idolatry, those who 02Agat1    5:41 | he will break the chains of lawlessness for those who are 02Agat1    5:42 | accustomed to reveal the grace of mercy and to save those 02Agat1    5:45 | those who are the servants of his majesty and divinity and 02Agat1    5:45 | his majesty and divinity and of the eternal kingdom 02Agat1    5:48 | who have no sensation even of anyone’s honoring them? For they 02Agat1    5:48 | been fashioned by the hands of men, and have been created 02Agat1    5:49 | enticed by the sculpted images of earlier men to work these 02Agat1    5:49 | they have gone astray, deprived of the creator’s light 02Agat1    6:1 | in my presence these compositions of fabulous stories which you have 02Agat1    6:2 | I have spared you, because of your services, in order that 02Agat1    6:3 | and fertility to our land of Armenia 02Agat1    6:4 | and noble Aramazd, the creator of heaven and earth, and with 02Agat1    6:7 | and he had a block of salt hung on his back 02Agat1    6:8 | machines to the highest part of the palace wall 02Agat1    6:15 | as images by the hands of an artisan 02Agat1    6:16 | Some are of wood and some of stone 02Agat1    6:16 | are of wood and some of stone, some are of bronze 02Agat1    6:16 | some of stone, some are of bronze and some of silver 02Agat1    6:16 | are of bronze and some of silver and some of gold 02Agat1    6:16 | some of silver and some of gold. They have never spoken 02Agat1    6:17 | stones ever comprehended the sufferings of men 02Agat1    6:19 | immortality with the real salt of the truth that passes not 02Agat1    6:20 | me the very easy yoke [cf. Matt. 11.30] of the gifts of humility and 02Agat1    6:20 | easy yoke [cf. Matt. 11.30] of the gifts of humility and calm, which passes 02Agat1    6:21 | infinite, timeless, and unending day of election, in the seventh age 02Agat1    6:22 | But of those who worship stone idols 02Agat1    6:23 | And of those who worship wooden sculptures 02Agat1    6:24 | for those who worship images of silver and gold, he speaks 02Agat1    6:24 | save them in the day of the Lord’s anger’ 02Agat1    7:4 | for making my unworthiness worthy of your gift. For from the 02Agat1    7:4 | you have loved the creatures of your hands 02Agat1    7:5 | have given us the joy of untroubled repose in the garden 02Agat1    7:5 | untroubled repose in the garden of delight. You made us immortal 02Agat1    7:5 | made us immortal and free of pain and prepared for us 02Agat1    7:5 | for us the joyful destiny of unending life, which we would 02Agat1    7:6 | Not that the tree, called of life, could give life without 02Agat1    7:7 | only-begotten Son, the offspring of your divinity, and the holy 02Agat1    7:8 | you imposed for the sake of testing our virtue, you would 02Agat1    7:8 | us life without pain, free of labor, fault, care, sadness or 02Agat1    7:10 | the holy marriage and birth of a son to Enoch you 02Agat1    7:10 | raised him to the ranks of the angels, to the destiny 02Agat1    7:10 | the angels, to the destiny of joy and immortality 02Agat1    7:11 | have shown us the example of Enoch. For you would have 02Agat1    7:11 | transferred Enoch to the ranks of the angels 02Agat1    7:13 | has fallen into the heart of man, you have prepared for 02Agat1    7:14 | being honored by the benevolence of your will, he was jealous 02Agat1    7:14 | your will, he was jealous of the honor of the crown 02Agat1    7:14 | was jealous of the honor of the crown of our boasting 02Agat1    7:14 | the honor of the crown of our boasting, of the honor 02Agat1    7:14 | the crown of our boasting, of the honor given by you 02Agat1    7:15 | made man in the likeness of the image of our form 02Agat1    7:15 | the likeness of the image of our form and I have 02Agat1    7:15 | set him up as lord of all’ 02Agat1    7:16 | At the jealousy of the slandering enemy the charms 02Agat1    7:16 | the slandering enemy the charms of debauchery [cf. II Macc. 6.21] entered the world and 02Agat1    7:17 | had compassion on the weakness of our humanity, in your perpetual 02Agat1    7:17 | did not abandon us because of your benevolence 02Agat1    7:19 | on earth in the midst of the benighted heathen races [cf. II Pet. 1.19]. But 02Agat1    7:20 | they revealed the mysteries of your illumination, and they preached 02Agat1    7:20 | your will and the coming of your Son to the world 02Agat1    7:20 | come and remove the burden of the punishment for the sins 02Agat1    7:20 | the punishment for the sins of erring mankind 02Agat1    7:21 | torture, torments and all sorts of trials and tribulations; they led 02Agat1    7:21 | the world for the sake of preaching you to their tormentors 02Agat1    7:23 | At the end of time you have revealed the 02Agat1    7:23 | you have revealed the mystery of your will, of which you 02Agat1    7:23 | the mystery of your will, of which you previously informed the 02Agat1    7:23 | your holy prophets [cf. Heb. 1.1-2], by means of your beloved Son, who was 02Agat1    7:23 | to come and be born of the holy virgin 02Agat1    7:25 | world; so, through the birth of your Son from the virgin 02Agat1    7:26 | to put on the likeness of our flesh from the virgin 02Agat1    7:27 | and remains in the glory of his divinity 02Agat1    7:29 | to abundance by the grace of his divinity, which is the 02Agat1    7:29 | divinity, which is the will of his begetter. And he fulfilled 02Agat1    7:30 | in enduring himself the indignity of affliction, death and torments, with 02Agat1    7:31 | he himself became the image of men, that he might subject 02Agat1    7:31 | subject to his own image of his divinity the image-makers 02Agat1    7:33 | men for the royal altar of the eternal kingdom of his 02Agat1    7:33 | altar of the eternal kingdom of his divinity 02Agat1    7:34 | And instead of carved pieces of wood he 02Agat1    7:34 | And instead of carved pieces of wood he set up his 02Agat1    7:34 | his cross in the middle of the universe, that those who 02Agat1    7:34 | persuaded to worship the cross of wood and the image and 02Agat1    7:35 | the prophet indicated on behalf of the Lord: ’I shall become 02Agat1    7:37 | mouth there are no words of reproach’ 02Agat1    7:38 | men loved the dumb idols of the images of the vain 02Agat1    7:38 | dumb idols of the images of the vain gods, therefore the 02Agat1    7:38 | vain gods, therefore the Son of God too became in the 02Agat1    7:38 | in the flesh an image of man, in the likeness of 02Agat1    7:38 | of man, in the likeness of human images 02Agat1    7:41 | to rejoice in the temples of the idols with sacrifices which 02Agat1    7:41 | the world to the sacrifice of your Son and note: ’I 02Agat1    7:42 | their joy by the crucifixion of your Son. And you satisfied 02Agat1    7:43 | invitation to the spiritual marriage of the altar, these you have 02Agat1    7:43 | have established in the midst of the fire of the torments 02Agat1    7:43 | the midst of the fire of the torments prepared by your 02Agat1    7:44 | ate and drank the blood of idolatrous animal sacrifices, therefore he 02Agat1    7:45 | and his blood the blood of joyful feasting, whereby might be 02Agat1    7:45 | might be effected the renewal of the flesh for the blossoming 02Agat1    7:45 | the flesh for the blossoming of mankind 02Agat1    7:46 | from slavery to the wickedness of sin [cf. Rom. 8.2], For we are the 02Agat1    7:46 | For we are the price of your Son’s blood [cf. I Cor. 6.19; 7.23], who have 02Agat1    7:47 | For we are not masters of ourselves if we follow our 02Agat1    7:47 | own will or the will of mortal men - although they might 02Agat1    7:48 | not exchange you for fear of mortal men. For they are 02Agat1    7:49 | endure the affliction and pain of my torment, and have mercy 02Agat1    7:49 | shared with you the sufferings of your cross [cf. Lk. 23.43]. Bestow on me 02Agat1    7:49 | Bestow on me the compassion of your benevolent grace whereby the 02Agat1    7:51 | worthy to keep the tradition [cf. II Tim. 1.12] of this faith of light which 02Agat1    7:51 | the tradition [cf. II Tim. 1.12] of this faith of light which you gave me 02Agat1    7:53 | fulfill and grant the grace of rewards to those who believe 02Agat1    7:54 | every day until the end of the world’ [Matt. 28.20], do not deprive 02Agat1    7:54 | world’ [Matt. 28.20], do not deprive us of your hand [cf. Eccl. 7.18], but strengthen us 02Agat1    7:55 | endure this struggle on behalf of your great name, that the 02Agat1    7:55 | great name, that the boast of us your faithful servants in 02Agat1    7:55 | faithful servants in the majesty of your divinity may be revealed 02Agat1    7:55 | may be revealed - that none of your enemies can vanquish those 02Agat1    7:56 | join us to the number of your just because of your 02Agat1    7:56 | number of your just because of your benevolence; you did not 02Agat1    7:56 | abandon us in the sins of our fathers and the fire 02Agat1    7:56 | fathers and the fire-worship of our ancestors and the lawlessness 02Agat1    7:56 | our ancestors and the lawlessness of our forefathers 02Agat1    7:57 | be lost in the vanity of paganism 02Agat1    7:59 | to fight for the truth of your name and to die 02Agat1    7:59 | again to us the apportioner of each one’s deserts [cf. Col. 3.24], our Lord 02Agat1    7:60 | we too may be joyful of face in his presence and 02Agat1    7:60 | presence and receive the crown of victory with your beloved 02Agat1    7:64 | Lord of the day and establisher of 02Agat1    7:64 | of the day and establisher of darkness, creator of light, yours 02Agat1    7:64 | and establisher of darkness, creator of light, yours is the daytime 02Agat1    7:65 | two luminaries for the service of the years’ seasons, months and 02Agat1    7:65 | periods by the appropriate measures of days for those who are 02Agat1    7:66 | The one is the lord of the daytime, who has the 02Agat1    7:66 | daytime, who has the example of your Only-begotten, the inextinguishable 02Agat1    7:67 | no hours and no periods of time, no changing of years 02Agat1    7:67 | periods of time, no changing of years and no flowing of 02Agat1    7:67 | of years and no flowing of time. But he alone is 02Agat1    7:68 | You make recompense of joy with blessings to your 02Agat1    7:69 | But the course of the lord of the evening 02Agat1    7:69 | the course of the lord of the evening, who has by 02Agat1    7:69 | supports and carries the example of the renewal of the resurrection 02Agat1    7:69 | the example of the renewal of the resurrection, in order to 02Agat1    7:69 | all earthly creatures the encouragement of the resurrection of all the 02Agat1    7:69 | the encouragement of the resurrection of all the dead 02Agat1    7:70 | and buried, as a prediction of the resurrection of the buried 02Agat1    7:70 | a prediction of the resurrection of the buried dead, and he 02Agat1    7:70 | and he brings the comfort of encouragement to creatures 02Agat1    7:71 | he indicates the coming of your Son from heaven and 02Agat1    7:71 | and alludes to the renewal of the universe; he teaches the 02Agat1    7:71 | teaches the perdition and decay of sinners and the rising of 02Agat1    7:71 | of sinners and the rising of the just in the kingdom 02Agat1    7:73 | until the parables of the future be abolished, which 02Agat1    7:73 | and prepared for the day of fulfillment of your promises, when 02Agat1    7:73 | for the day of fulfillment of your promises, when you will 02Agat1    7:74 | you and fulfill the will of those who fear you, make 02Agat1    7:75 | Doctor [cf. Matt. 9.12] of our ills, healer of the 02Agat1    7:75 | Doctor [cf. Matt. 9.12] of our ills, healer of the broken, comforter of the 02Agat1    7:75 | healer of the broken, comforter of the oppressed, liberator of the 02Agat1    7:75 | comforter of the oppressed, liberator of the bound [cf. Ps. 145.7], consoler of the 02Agat1    7:75 | liberator of the bound [cf. Ps. 145.7], consoler of the mourning [cf. Is. 61.2; Matt. 5.4], hope of the 02Agat1    7:75 | consoler of the mourning [cf. Is. 61.2; Matt. 5.4], hope of the despairing [cf. Jud. 9.16], rest [cf. II Thess. 1.7] for the 02Agat1    7:77 | be raised to the presence of your beloved Son when he 02Agat1    7:77 | for him to the rays of his light, to judge in 02Agat1    7:78 | we may overcome the forces of the enemy. Remove and scatter 02Agat1    7:78 | Remove and scatter the fog of evil and heathen idolatry by 02Agat1    7:79 | expiate the transgressions and lawlessness of your creatures, that they may 02Agat1    7:80 | and become glorifiers of your divinity, and be saved 02Agat1    7:80 | to stand in the presence of your majesty without shame or 02Agat1    7:80 | you may reckon their acts of ignorance as innocence 02Agat1    7:81 | did not abandon the races of mankind to their own inane 02Agat1    7:83 | as you alone are worthy of glory and honor 02Agat1    7:84 | and grace towards this land of Armenia, that they may know 02Agat1    7:85 | who put on the flesh of our humanity, and who depicted 02Agat1    7:85 | imprinted himself on the creatures of his own hands, that he 02Agat1    7:86 | he became in the likeness of men 02Agat1    7:87 | he might make men worthy of his divinity, that we, seeing 02Agat1    7:87 | that we, seeing the divinity of the Son through the flesh 02Agat1    7:87 | the same in the benevolence of the Father, and in him 02Agat1    7:87 | in him receive the grace of the benevolence of the holy 02Agat1    7:87 | the grace of the benevolence of the holy Spirit who proceeds 02Agat1    7:88 | Thus, the words of your Gospel may be granted 02Agat1    7:88 | know you and the benefits of your benevolent grace which extends 02Agat1    7:90 | came and died on behalf of your creatures and joined’ our 02Agat1    7:91 | be joined to the number of your martyrs 02Agat1    7:92 | commandments to the good-will of your desire 02Agat1    7:93 | that we may become inheritors of your kingdom with those who 02Agat1    7:93 | find them [cf. Matt. 10.39] on the day of resurrection 02Agat1    7:94 | in innocence among the lambs of the group on the right 02Agat1    7:94 | your servants, in the joy of your saints, who have loved 02Agat1    7:95 | a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, that he 02Agat1    7:96 | prepared dwellings in the kingdom of his divinity 02Agat1    7:97 | obedience to the good-will of his coming he promised eternal 02Agat1    7:98 | humbled and took the form of mankind [cf. Phil. 2.8] and gave yourself to 02Agat1    7:98 | turn yourself from the insults of being spat in the face 02Agat1    7:99 | many references) - sweeten the heart of all men for your service 02Agat1    7:100 | them not miss your paths of truth, and may they be 02Agat1    7:101 | You came for the sake of all to be slaughtered like 02Agat1    7:101 | you gave for the salvation of all. And you gave as 02Agat1    7:101 | gave as drink the stream of your gentleness [cf. Ps. 35.9], your blood, for 02Agat1    7:101 | your blood, for the life of the whole world 02Agat1    7:102 | Have pity, that all comers of the earth may remember and 02Agat1    7:103 | them and make them worthy of your benevolence. For by your 02Agat1    7:103 | and freed from the power of darkness 02Agat1    7:104 | come upon men the anger of your wrath 02Agat1    7:105 | Make us sons of light and sons of the 02Agat1    7:105 | sons of light and sons of the daytime [cf. I Thess. 5.5], that your name 02Agat1    7:106 | You gave an example of suffering to your loved ones 02Agat1    7:106 | saints by enduring the torture of being buffeted yourself 02Agat1    7:107 | removed the afflictions and torments of the whole universe 02Agat1    7:108 | Lord, to endure the severity of the tribulation in which I 02Agat1    7:108 | my boasting in the tribulation of my torments [cf. Rom. 5.3] may endure 02Agat1    8:1 | thus suspended. And the scribes of the tribunal wrote it down 02Agat1    8:1 | gallows and disregarded the blows of the bastinado. For they had 02Agat1    8:4 | Trdat, king of Armenia, began to speak with 02Agat1    8:4 | vainly in the inane thoughts of your foolish mind 02Agat1    8:8 | He commanded that blocks of wood be brought and fixed 02Agat1    8:8 | ran down to the tips of his toes. And he note 02Agat1    8:9 | because I asked the Creator of creation, who is the architect 02Agat1    8:9 | is the architect and creator of everything visible and invisible 02Agat1    8:11 | and driven through the soles of his feet. They took him 02Agat1    8:12 | Are these the invisible creations of your God, which you now 02Agat1    8:13 | that these are the creations of my God, because ’it is 02Agat1    8:14 | upon us for the sake of piety 02Agat1    8:15 | But when the germ of wheat comes to harvest it 02Agat1    8:15 | the sowers the ripe fruit of its maturity, and likewise it 02Agat1    8:15 | likewise it brings the joy of happy fruitfulness to all 02Agat1    8:16 | king note: “Break the vessel of these tears of weeping; let 02Agat1    8:16 | the vessel of these tears of weeping; let joy come to 02Agat1    8:19 | sweats in the torrid heat of the shining sun, he will 02Agat1    8:19 | not gain the true reward of joyful fruit, rest in the 02Agat1    8:20 | labored here at the toil of these torments in which you 02Agat1    8:22 | they brought a large sack of sheepskin and filled it with 02Agat1    8:23 | head and tied the mouth of the sack round his neck 02Agat1    8:26 | indeed come from the kingdom of which I spoke. For God 02Agat1    8:27 | that passes not away - instead of cinders, unfading [cf. I Pet. 1.4] flowers; instead of 02Agat1    8:27 | of cinders, unfading [cf. I Pet. 1.4] flowers; instead of the vinegar, inexhaustible joy 02Agat1    9:1 | to be bound with cords of wineskins and him to be 02Agat1    9:2 | are the life and prosperity of the whole earth 02Agat1    9:9 | May I keep the covenant of piety which I learned from 02Agat1    9:9 | separate them from the service of his love 02Agat1    9:12 | the “thistles” until every part of his body was torn, leaving 02Agat1    9:15 | power but through the strength of the grace of my Lord 02Agat1    9:15 | the strength of the grace of my Lord and of my 02Agat1    9:15 | grace of my Lord and of my well-disposed will, which 02Agat1    9:15 | you might test this servant of God, that you might know 02Agat1    9:16 | in shame at the day of visitation and reproach 02Agat1    10:5 | as is the whole activity of your error 02Agat1    10:6 | not in the least afraid of your torments and I considered 02Agat1    10:6 | menaces. But through the power of my Lord I fought with 02Agat1    10:7 | come and find the sons of men, and will renew this 02Agat1    10:15 | earlier to test the endurance of this servant of God? For 02Agat1    10:15 | the endurance of this servant of God? For he gives strength 02Agat1    11:2 | there came forward one of the princes, whose name was 02Agat1    11:2 | was Tachat, son-in-law of Artavan the High Constable, and 02Agat1    11:2 | follows: “Because he is unworthy of life, therefore he does not 02Agat1    11:3 | But he is the son of the guilty Anak, who killed 02Agat1    11:3 | Khosrov and plundered this land of Armenia and brought this country 02Agat1    11:3 | because he is the son of a guilty man 02Agat1    11:4 | great patience for the sake of the name of our Lord 02Agat1    11:4 | the sake of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ 02Agat1    11:5 | was in truth the son of Anak the Parthian who had 02Agat1    11:5 | a dungeon in the province of Ayrarat 02Agat1    11:6 | be taken to the acropolis of the city of Artashat and 02Agat1    11:6 | the acropolis of the city of Artashat and let down into 02Agat1    11:8 | himself went to the province of Ayrarat to his winter-quarters 02Agat1    11:8 | winter-quarters in the city of Vagharshapat, in the East of 02Agat1    11:8 | of Vagharshapat, in the East of Armenia 02Agat1    11:9 | Trdat, for the entire tenure of his reign, was destroying and 02Agat1    11:9 | destroying and ruining the country of the Persian kingdom and the 02Agat1    11:9 | Persian kingdom and the land of Asorestan - wrecking it and subjecting 02Agat1    11:10 | merited expression among the ranks of those reciting proverbs, that “Like 02Agat1    11:10 | who pridefully destroyed the dykes of rivers and arrogantly dried up 02Agat1    11:10 | arrogantly dried up the currents of seas 02Agat1    11:11 | his clothing. Trdat was possessed of great strength, solid bones, and 02Agat1    11:11 | incredible warrior, tall and broad of stature. Throughout his entire life 02Agat1    11:12 | bravery, and the grand splendor of his victories resounded throughout the 02Agat1    11:12 | and acquired an unbelievable amount of loot from them 02Agat1    11:13 | and took an incredible quantity of plunder from them. He became 02Agat1    11:13 | them. He became the leader of the Greek cavalry forces and 02Agat1    11:13 | and gave the captured camps of the Persians over to them 02Agat1    11:13 | brought forth extremely large numbers of the troops of the Huns 02Agat1    11:13 | large numbers of the troops of the Huns, and seized Persian 02Agat1    11:14 | that deep pit a loaf of bread which she was to 02Agat1    11:14 | Gregory nourished by the command of God during the years that 02Agat1    11:15 | preserved alive by the grace of his Lord 02Agat1    11:17 | condemned to death in all of Armenia 02Agat1    12:1 | promulgated throughout all the lands of his realm. It had this 02Agat1    12:2 | Trdat, king of Greater Armenia, sends greetings to 02Agat1    12:3 | By the aid of the gods, may greeting and 02Agat1    12:3 | and to the entire land of the Armenians, full fertility from 02Agat1    12:3 | brave Vahagn. May the wisdom of the Greeks reach to the 02Agat1    12:3 | Greeks reach to the estates [dastakert] of the Caesars (?), may we receive 02Agat1    12:3 | Parthians, and from the glory of our kings and brave ancestors 02Agat1    12:4 | we were in the land of the Greeks (Byzantines), we observed 02Agat1    12:4 | Byzantines), we observed the concern of the kings to care about 02Agat1    12:4 | to care about the prosperity of their land, to honor the 02Agat1    12:4 | land, to honor the altars of the gods with buildings and 02Agat1    12:4 | gods with buildings and sacrifices of victims, and noteworthy gifts of 02Agat1    12:4 | of victims, and noteworthy gifts of offerings, and differing sorts of 02Agat1    12:4 | of offerings, and differing sorts of gifts and presents 02Agat1    12:5 | and with the choicest of fruits offered to them. We 02Agat1    12:5 | We observed also the zeal of their worship, how they worshipped 02Agat1    12:6 | how they enjoyed every sort of goodness, splendor, and peace 02Agat1    12:7 | For this, the kings of that land, by their commands 02Agat1    12:7 | they would increase their worship of the gods. A stern command 02Agat1    12:7 | that the populous common crowd of folk, in their ignorance, would 02Agat1    12:8 | dare to insult the worship of the gods. The command ordered 02Agat1    12:9 | the gods, the great wrath of the gods should fall upon 02Agat1    12:9 | this reason that the kings of the Greeks in their land 02Agat1    12:10 | likewise, care for the prosperity of our land of Armenia 02Agat1    12:10 | the prosperity of our land of Armenia 02Agat1    12:11 | and workers [gortsakalq], and those beloved of our Arsacid kings, the peasants 02Agat1    12:13 | Be well with the aid of the gods and our kings 02Agat1    12:13 | gods and our kings all of you who abide by this 02Agat1    12:14 | Now throughout all the years of his reign, King Trdat attacked 02Agat1    12:15 | In the course of the years that Grigorios was 02Agat1    12:15 | kingdom, for all the days of his life 02Agat1    12:16 | throughout the lands and districts of his realm. It had this 02Agat1    12:16 | had this content: “Trdatios, king of Greater Armenia, to the lands 02Agat1    12:17 | it was by the aid of the gods that victory and 02Agat1    12:17 | the beginning, from the days of our ancestors, and that it 02Agat1    12:17 | it was by the aid of the gods that all peoples 02Agat1    12:19 | especially as regards the sect of Christians, we are ordering you 02Agat1    12:19 | in their thousands or tens of thousands - because they constitute an 02Agat1    12:19 | impossible obstacle to the worship of the gods, we command that 02Agat1    12:22 | Because of my love for and awe 02Agat1    12:22 | my love for and awe of the gods, I considered as 02Agat1    12:22 | should have this same level of awe and fear of death 02Agat1    12:22 | level of awe and fear of death. May you dwell under 02Agat1    12:22 | you dwell under the protection of the gods, and from us 02Agat1    13:1 | a wife. Throughout all parts of his realm he dispatched painters 02Agat1    13:1 | would accurately depict the beauty of the woman’s face and mascaraed 02Agat1    13:2 | Rome and found a convent of virgins who, having isolated themselves 02Agat1    13:2 | and modesty. These saintly women of the Christian faith made their 02Agat1    13:3 | The name of their head was Gayane, and 02Agat1    13:3 | named Rhipsime. Rhipsime was one of the daughters of someone from 02Agat1    13:3 | was one of the daughters of someone from a pious and 02Agat1    13:4 | forcibly entered the holy dwelling of the virtuous women. Seeing the 02Agat1    13:4 | women. Seeing the modest beauty of Rhipsime, they were astounded and 02Agat1    13:5 | emperor saw the stunning beauty of Rhipsime’s portrait, he was filled 02Agat1    13:6 | joy to perform the marriage of the royal bridegroom according to 02Agat1    13:7 | women saw the hidden arrows of the enemy [cf. Eph. 6.6], who is accustomed 02Agat1    13:7 | emperor had become a vessel of evil [cf. Jer. 51.34], and that just as 02Agat1    13:7 | vehicle for causing the forgetting of the commandment, entering into the 02Agat1    13:7 | entering into the foolish ear of the first woman [cf. Gen. 3], so here 02Agat1    13:8 | up persecutions against the churches of God; he maddened him so 02Agat1    13:8 | he worshipped futile corpses [cf. Jer. 16.18], images of vain gods of gold and 02Agat1    13:8 | corpses [cf. Jer. 16.18], images of vain gods of gold and silver, wood and 02Agat1    13:9 | the firm rock, the faith of the church [cf. Matt. 16.18]. But unable to 02Agat1    13:10 | Nonetheless, trusting in the arrogance of his folly, he was the 02Agat1    13:10 | folly, he was the cause of very great harm to the 02Agat1    13:10 | great harm to the churches of God 02Agat1    13:11 | other companions, remembered the covenant of holiness, the religious rule [cf. II Macc. 4.11; 6.23] of 02Agat1    13:11 | of holiness, the religious rule [cf. II Macc. 4.11; 6.23] of chastity into which they had 02Agat1    13:12 | they prayed as follows: “Lord of lords, God of gods, God 02Agat1    13:12 | follows: “Lord of lords, God of gods, God eternal, God of 02Agat1    13:12 | of gods, God eternal, God of heaven, God of ineffable light 02Agat1    13:12 | eternal, God of heaven, God of ineffable light, who established everything 02Agat1    13:13 | overcome the traps and deceits of Satan [cf. II Tim. 2.26]. And let your name 02Agat1    13:13 | be glorious, and the horn of your church exalted [cf. Lk. 1.69; Psalms, passim], that we 02Agat1    13:13 | to attain the dwelling-places of the kingdom of those who 02Agat1    13:13 | dwelling-places of the kingdom of those who keep your commandments 02Agat1    13:14 | let there be no lack of oil for our lamps [cf. Matt. 25.8], nor 02Agat1    13:14 | lamps [cf. Matt. 25.8], nor let the torches of the faith of our oath 02Agat1    13:14 | the torches of the faith of our oath of holiness be 02Agat1    13:14 | the faith of our oath of holiness be extinguished [cf. Lk. 12.35]. Let not 02Agat1    13:14 | Let not the sad gloom of the night of destruction overshadow 02Agat1    13:14 | sad gloom of the night of destruction overshadow our shining paths 02Agat1    13:14 | ways [cf. Ps. 16.5]. Let not the pupils of our eyes be blinded to 02Agat1    13:14 | blinded to the bright rays of your truth 02Agat1    13:15 | Let not the bird of death snatch away the seeds 02Agat1    13:15 | death snatch away the seeds of the plant of life which 02Agat1    13:15 | the seeds of the plant of life which your only-begotten 02Agat1    13:15 | beast carry off the virtue of your holy flock. Let not 02Agat1    13:15 | wolf prevail over the lambs of your flock [cf. Ez. 34]. Let not the 02Agat1    13:15 | flock [cf. Ez. 34]. Let not the enemy of our covenant scatter the sheep 02Agat1    13:15 | our covenant scatter the sheep of your holy apostolic church 02Agat1    13:16 | inscribe everyone with the name of Israel, ’seers of god.’ 02Agat1    13:16 | the name of Israel, ’seers of god.’ 02Agat1    13:17 | able to exhaust the cities of Israel until my return there’ 02Agat1    13:18 | be joined to the degradation of pagan filthiness. Permit not the 02Agat1    13:18 | filthiness. Permit not the chastity of our holiness to be a 02Agat1    13:18 | dogs; give not the pearl of the virginity of our faith 02Agat1    13:18 | the pearl of the virginity of our faith to their impious 02Agat1    13:19 | Let not the torrent of the voracious floods of error 02Agat1    13:19 | torrent of the voracious floods of error and deceit [cf. Ps. 17.5] shake the 02Agat1    13:19 | and deceit [cf. Ps. 17.5] shake the foundations of your holy church, which was 02Agat1    13:19 | on the cross, the shedding of his blood, his resurrection and 02Agat1    13:19 | sitting on the right hand of your Godhead where he was 02Agat1    13:20 | was toppled by the buffetings of afflictions and various trials [cf. Matt. 7.26]. But 02Agat1    13:20 | confirm us in the truth of the gospel of peace [cf. Eph. 6.15], and 02Agat1    13:20 | the truth of the gospel of peace [cf. Eph. 6.15], and lead us according 02Agat1    13:20 | will, and make us worthy of the marriage of the evening 02Agat1    13:20 | us worthy of the marriage of the evening light, when you 02Agat1    13:20 | the day [cf. Ps. 138.12] at the dawning of the rays from the face 02Agat1    13:20 | the rays from the face of your glory. And preserve us 02Agat1    13:20 | we may reach the haven of your will 02Agat1    13:21 | us to drink the cup of martyrdom, that we may receive 02Agat1    13:21 | as reward in the day of the just judgment at the 02Agat1    13:21 | just judgment at the revelation of your glory 02Agat1    13:22 | protégé Rhipsime and their group of chaste companions decided to flee 02Agat1    13:22 | worthy to attain the abundance of the hope of life and 02Agat1    13:22 | the abundance of the hope of life and the light of 02Agat1    13:22 | of life and the light of resurrection, saved through the apostolic 02Agat1    13:23 | obedient virgins [cf. Matt. 25.2], shining with deeds of virtue in the peace of 02Agat1    13:23 | of virtue in the peace of the renewed splendor of paradise 02Agat1    13:23 | peace of the renewed splendor of paradise, with the divine bridegroom 02Agat1    13:23 | divine bridegroom among the multitudes of the just, to become heirs 02Agat1    13:23 | the just, to become heirs of unfailing joys at Abraham’s banquet 02Agat1    13:25 | escaping from the terrible passion of impious desires 02Agat1    13:26 | stain from the impious ways of impure and filthy men. Because 02Agat1    13:26 | incredible afflictions for the sake of the Lord’s name [cf. Acts 9.16], that they 02Agat1    13:26 | worthy to attain the crown of righteousness 02Agat1    13:27 | therefore, they left the land of their birth, their possessions and 02Agat1    13:27 | and families for the sake of the divine commandment [cf. Matt. 19.29]; they illumined 02Agat1    13:27 | angelic form by the virtue of their conduct so that they 02Agat1    13:28 | Then they reached the country of the Armenians, arriving in the 02Agat1    13:28 | Armenians, arriving in the district of Ayrarat at the city of 02Agat1    13:28 | of Ayrarat at the city of Vagharshapat, also known as [Norak’aghak] (“New 02Agat1    13:28 | as [Norak’aghak] (“New City”), the seat of the kings of the Armenians 02Agat1    13:28 | the seat of the kings of the Armenians 02Agat1    13:29 | and entered the wine press of the vineyard which structures had 02Agat1    13:29 | but had no other source of income, except that one of 02Agat1    13:29 | of income, except that one of them was skilled in glass 02Agat1    14:1 | there was no small amount of disturbance in the land of 02Agat1    14:1 | of disturbance in the land of the Greeks, as messengers were 02Agat1    14:2 | the emissaries reached Trdat, king of Greater Armenia, coming into the 02Agat1    14:2 | king’s presence in the city of Vagharshapat 02Agat1    14:5 | our comrade in arms, know of the evils that continually befall 02Agat1    14:5 | us from this erring sect of the Christians: in everything our 02Agat1    14:6 | cross, and worship the bones of those put to death, and 02Agat1    14:6 | their own death on behalf of their God to be glory 02Agat1    14:8 | complete disrespect for the images of the divine gods 02Agat1    14:9 | regard as naught the power of the luminaries, the sun, moon 02Agat1    14:9 | hold them to be creatures of that crucified one 02Agat1    14:10 | complete disrespect for the images of the divine gods, and dissuade 02Agat1    14:10 | whole world from the worship of the gods. They even separate 02Agat1    14:11 | inflicted on them all kinds of cruel punishments, their sect has 02Agat1    14:12 | against them, at the shedding of their blood their sect has 02Agat1    14:13 | beautiful girl among the following of their sect, and I wished 02Agat1    14:13 | take her to wife. But of this too they were able 02Agat1    14:14 | my severe threats. But because of their sect they regarded me 02Agat1    14:14 | have fled to the regions of your kingdom 02Agat1    14:15 | your parts. And take vengeance of death on whoever may be 02Agat1    14:16 | Be well by the worship of the gods with all honor 02Agat1    15:3 | going on throughout the regions of the land of the Armenians 02Agat1    15:3 | the regions of the land of the Armenians, those blessed martyrs 02Agat1    15:3 | seat, in the very city of Vagharshapat 02Agat1    15:5 | for the truth and virtue of the martyrs to remain hidden 02Agat1    15:5 | hidden, nor for the light of a torch to be hidden 02Agat1    15:5 | bushel or under the shadow of a chair; but on candlesticks 02Agat1    15:5 | one should set the oil of sweet plenty, of the righteous 02Agat1    15:5 | the oil of sweet plenty, of the righteous faith, and kindle 02Agat1    15:6 | see that for the sake of good deeds the true Son 02Agat1    15:6 | good deeds the true Son of God does not disdain to 02Agat1    15:7 | then he receives the sign of honor, the royal crown [cf. II Tim. 4.8], and 02Agat1    15:8 | Just as the honor of that light shone out before 02Agat1    15:8 | shone out before the heathen of this land of Armenia, despite 02Agat1    15:8 | the heathen of this land of Armenia, despite their will, so 02Agat1    15:9 | were discovered in the buildings of the wine press 02Agat1    15:10 | had been no small amount of disturbance inside the land of 02Agat1    15:10 | of disturbance inside the land of the Armenians, beginning with the 02Agat1    15:10 | Armenians, beginning with the arrival of the commanding edicts from the 02Agat1    15:10 | edicts from the great emperor of the Greeks to Trdat, king 02Agat1    15:10 | the Greeks to Trdat, king of Greater Armenia which included guarding 02Agat1    15:10 | included guarding all the passes of the roads and avenues in 02Agat1    15:12 | been discovered, by a legion of infantry. After two or, three 02Agat1    15:12 | or, three days, the renown of the modest Rhipsime and her 02Agat1    15:13 | crowd gathered. [Naxarars] lords and grandees of the nobility all rushed to 02Agat1    15:14 | the debauched lust and lewdness of their pagan customs 02Agat1    15:15 | knew about the evil intentions of these stupid and depraved men 02Agat1    15:15 | them from the impious corruption of the wicked and lewd pagans 02Agat1    15:15 | victory in battle and illumination of faith. Covering their faces, they 02Agat1    15:16 | After this, many of the viewers who had come 02Agat1    15:18 | with attendants to the door of the wine press, outside the 02Agat1    15:20 | abandoned the honor and splendor of the golden throne of your 02Agat1    15:20 | splendor of the golden throne of your fathers and the royal 02Agat1    15:20 | yearned for the unfading rays of the light of the kingdom 02Agat1    15:20 | unfading rays of the light of the kingdom of Christ, who 02Agat1    15:20 | the light of the kingdom of Christ, who is creator, vivifier 02Agat1    15:21 | have despised the transitory purple of your own nature. So why 02Agat1    15:23 | Rhipsime saw all this crowd of evil men and heard her 02Agat1    15:23 | fortified as with the arms of the Spirit [cf. Rom. 13.12] through the power 02Agat1    15:23 | the Spirit [cf. Rom. 13.12] through the power of her Lord. For she had 02Agat1    15:23 | on faith from the years of her youth like an armored 02Agat1    15:23 | her arms in the form of a cross. And in a 02Agat1    15:24 | Son, and formed the order of the visible and invisible creatures 02Agat1    15:25 | the impious and impure men of the eighth generation, and saved 02Agat1    15:25 | who had kept the command of your word [cf. Gen. 6.22ff.], and rescued him 02Agat1    15:26 | worked salvation through the symbol of the cross, now work the 02Agat1    15:26 | your blood for the healing of our woes 02Agat1    15:27 | saved Abraham in the midst of the impious races of Canaanites 02Agat1    15:27 | midst of the impious races of Canaanites and who saved your 02Agat1    15:27 | handmaid Sarah from the stain of shameful outrage and death [cf. Gen. 20]; who 02Agat1    15:27 | Philistines [cf. Gen. 26.7]; do not deprive us of your support for the sake 02Agat1    15:27 | your support for the sake of your holy name. You taught 02Agat1    15:27 | be saved from the snares of the enemy 02Agat1    15:28 | and: ’You are the temple of my divinity’ [cf. I Cor. 3.16; 6.19]. And you note 02Agat1    15:28 | upon us, and the temple of your name. For although we 02Agat1    15:29 | may enter the allotted number of your just ones [cf. Col. 1.12], that we 02Agat1    15:29 | we may receive the rewards of our labors which you will 02Agat1    15:29 | in compensation to each one of those who stand in your 02Agat1    15:30 | save us from the flood of impieties that surrounds us 02Agat1    15:32 | you have called the temple of your will 02Agat1    16:1 | had taken place, the multitude of people and the press of 02Agat1    16:1 | of people and the press of the crowd increased. Many servants 02Agat1    16:1 | and to become the queen of the Armenians 02Agat1    16:2 | save them from the impurity of this lawless and unworthy marriage 02Agat1    16:4 | God ’who is’ [Ex. 3.14], the creator of all, whose authority is established 02Agat1    16:5 | separate us from the love of Christ 02Agat1    16:7 | Be strong [cf. I Cor. 16.13], stand firm [Gal. 5.1], be of good cheer [Matt. 14.27; Mk. 6.50], because I am 02Agat1    16:7 | be glorified before the heathens of the Northern regions 02Agat1    16:8 | prepared for you [cf. Jn. 14.2-3], the place of inscrutable joy, for you and 02Agat1    16:9 | to the ground, and many of the riders were trampled under 02Agat1    16:10 | and there was the sound of clamor and lamenting at the 02Agat1    16:10 | died, and such an amount of blood was shed that it 02Agat1    16:11 | confusion arose from the press of the multitude of people, some 02Agat1    16:11 | the press of the multitude of people, some folk who were 02Agat1    16:11 | people, some folk who were of the grandee servitors of the 02Agat1    16:11 | were of the grandee servitors of the court hurried from there 02Agat1    16:11 | there to inform the king of all that had been said 02Agat1    16:15 | beseech the Lord, saying: “Lord of hosts, you are the true 02Agat1    16:17 | the sterile rock into streams of fertile waters and gave drink 02Agat1    16:18 | Jonah to the unfathomable depths of the sea and made him 02Agat1    16:18 | unharmed, for not one hair of his head was touched 02Agat1    16:19 | famed glorious in the sight of his tormentors 02Agat1    16:21 | changed him into the form of animals and made his habitat 02Agat1    16:21 | his habitat with the beasts of the desert and his pasturage 02Agat1    16:22 | graciously set a glorious crown of righteousness on her who hoped 02Agat1    17:2 | the citadel, others the center of the town, with merry-making 02Agat1    17:5 | unbelievable. While in the land of the Greeks, he had displayed 02Agat1    17:5 | also had shown many deeds of manly valor there. And now 02Agat1    17:5 | by the will and power of Christ 02Agat1    17:6 | Gayane led to the door of the chamber. Then he himself 02Agat1    17:7 | that you lose the inheritance of the life of God and 02Agat1    17:7 | the inheritance of the life of God and inherit transitory life 02Agat1    17:8 | When they realized what kind of advice Gayane was giving, they 02Agat1    17:9 | the more and note: “Be of good cheer [cf. Matt. 9.22], stand firm [cf. Gal. 5.1], and 02Agat1    17:13 | Remember the cup of death which we have to 02Agat1    17:14 | Remember the resurrection of the whole world 02Agat1    17:15 | Remember the reproach of the rich man 02Agat1    17:16 | Remember the fire of the torments of eternal hell 02Agat1    17:16 | the fire of the torments of eternal hell 02Agat1    17:17 | Remember the incorruptible rewards of the just which he has 02Agat1    17:18 | will also make us worthy of the crown and the rest 02Agat1    17:18 | dwell in God’s eternal habitations of light 02Agat1    17:19 | his power. May the savior of the world help us, who 02Agat1    17:19 | him but considered us worthy of comfort by his words 02Agat1    17:20 | let us not be deprived of his love 02Agat1    17:21 | we shall invoke the name of the Lord [cf. Ps. 79.19], Let him reveal 02Agat1    17:23 | strengthen your arms like those of the young David against bears 02Agat1    17:25 | Daughter of the prophetic faith of David 02Agat1    17:25 | Daughter of the prophetic faith of David, brought up in justice 02Agat1    17:25 | the holy and glorious altar of God as a handmaid of 02Agat1    17:25 | of God as a handmaid of Christ. He who today in 02Agat1    17:26 | all this in the language of the Romans, speaking at the 02Agat1    17:27 | some present among the servants of the court who heard and 02Agat1    17:27 | been said in the language of the Romans 02Agat1    17:30 | Trdat from the tenth hour of the day until the first 02Agat1    17:30 | day until the first watch of the evening, and she defeated 02Agat1    17:34 | Forcibly opening the doors of the dwelling, she came outside 02Agat1    17:34 | outside, cutting through the crowd of people. Nor could anyone subdue 02Agat1    17:35 | She went through the midst of the city, going up through 02Agat1    17:35 | through the Sun Areg gate of the city 02Agat1    17:37 | in prayer and note: “Lord of all, who could repay you 02Agat1    17:37 | us from the filthy teeth of the wild beast who would 02Agat1    17:38 | you have made us worthy of your service, to bear your 02Agat1    17:39 | not exist. All the cults of the heathen are but nothing 02Agat1    17:40 | him ’from your prepared habitation of light to look on all 02Agat1    17:40 | look on all the inhabitants of the earth’ 02Agat1    17:41 | He created the hearts of the sons of men, and 02Agat1    17:41 | the hearts of the sons of men, and he considers all 02Agat1    17:42 | people and from the flock of your pasture [cf. Ps. 78.13]; let us enter 02Agat1    17:43 | be joined to the company of your beloved only-begotten Son 02Agat1    17:43 | Son and to the number of those who have loved the 02Agat1    17:43 | who have loved the day of the revelation and coming of 02Agat1    17:43 | of the revelation and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 02Agat1    17:48 | inheritance and on the works of your hands, and lead us 02Agat1    17:48 | your name. Let the light of the Lord God be over 02Agat1    18:7 | more than seventy people. But of those who came there at 02Agat1    18:8 | you might hear the voice of our prayers. You inclined your 02Agat1    18:9 | did not deprive our unworthiness of your blessings. You preserved us 02Agat1    18:9 | preserved us like the apple of an eye and saved us 02Agat1    18:9 | saved us under the shadow of your wings from the multitude 02Agat1    18:9 | your wings from the multitude of these iniquities [cf. Deut. 32.10-11; 16.8-9; Ps. 60.5]. And behold we 02Agat1    18:11 | spoke thus at the moment of her death: “I thank you 02Agat1    18:11 | my soul to the company of your holy martyrs, my companions 02Agat1    18:13 | as food for the dogs of the city and beasts of 02Agat1    18:13 | of the city and beasts of the land and birds of 02Agat1    18:13 | of the land and birds of the sky 02Agat1    19:1 | regard to his shameful humiliation, of which he should have been 02Agat1    19:1 | giant, showing there many deeds of prowess. He had waged no 02Agat1    19:1 | river Euphrates in the regions of the Tachiks; where once he 02Agat1    19:1 | a powerful soldier and strong of body, by the will of 02Agat1    19:1 | of body, by the will of God was defeated by a 02Agat1    19:2 | rather inflamed at the sight of his love; and saddened at 02Agat1    19:2 | and saddened at the death of the maiden, he bitterly mourned 02Agat1    19:3 | he said, that bewitching sect of the race of Christians, how 02Agat1    19:3 | bewitching sect of the race of Christians, how they destroy- many 02Agat1    19:3 | them away from the worship of the gods? They deprive them 02Agat1    19:3 | the gods? They deprive them of the pleasures of this earthly 02Agat1    19:3 | deprive them of the pleasures of this earthly life and do 02Agat1    19:5 | I know well the land of the Greeks and Romans, and 02Agat1    19:7 | have I seen the like of this beauty, whom these magicians 02Agat1    19:8 | receive orders for the execution of saint Gayane 02Agat1    19:9 | did he remember the death of saint Rhipsime but thought that 02Agat1    19:11 | the gods and the commands of your majesty. But there still 02Agat1    19:11 | girl, and two more companions of hers 02Agat1    19:13 | her, who had the beauty of the gods among mankind 02Agat1    19:16 | For each of them they brought four stakes 02Agat1    19:17 | worthy to die on behalf of your great name, and for 02Agat1    19:17 | that we might become worthy of your divinity, and for making 02Agat1    19:17 | me share in the death of your holy martyrs, Rhipsime and 02Agat1    19:19 | will be abased from fear of your glory 02Agat1    19:21 | They pierced the skin of their soles and put in 02Agat1    19:23 | with them from the land of the Romans and had arrived 02Agat1    19:23 | arrived together in this land of Armenia were more than seventy 02Agat1    19:24 | were counted in the number of the martyred, altogether those killed 02Agat1    19:25 | on the twenty-sixth day of the month of [Hori] September saint 02Agat1    19:25 | sixth day of the month of [Hori] September saint Rhipsime died with 02Agat1    19:25 | Rhipsime died with a class of thirty-three fellow martyrs. And 02Agat1    19:25 | And on the twenty eighth of Hori, saint Gayane with two 02Agat1    19:25 | Hori, saint Gayane with two of her companions who fought along 02Agat1    19:25 | martyred and received the crown of victory 02Agat1    20:1 | to hunt in the plain of Parakan Shemak 02Agat1    20:2 | king and threw him out of the cart 02Agat1    20:3 | flesh. Just like Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians, his human exterior 02Agat1    20:3 | wild pig and, like one of them, he went and dwelled 02Agat1    20:5 | for two reasons: one, because of Trdat’s natural strength, and two 02Agat1    20:5 | natural strength, and two, because of the power of the demons 02Agat1    20:5 | two, because of the power of the demons who had taken 02Agat1    20:7 | there was deep mourning because of it 02Agat1    20:9 | A man in the form of light came and told me 02Agat1    20:9 | you send to the city of Artashat and bring from there 02Agat1    20:11 | perished merely from the sight of the snakes 02Agat1    20:15 | latter went to the city of Artashat to remove Gregory from 02Agat1    20:15 | remove Gregory from the prison of the deep pit 02Agat1    20:16 | Otay had reached the city of Artashat, the citizens came before 02Agat1    20:16 | him to ask the cause of his arrival 02Agat1    20:19 | However Otay related the details of the vision and what had 02Agat1    20:21 | come forth, for that god of yours whom you worship, has 02Agat1    20:22 | the rope, and grabbed hold of it 02Agat1    20:23 | took him from the city of Artashat and went to the 02Agat1    20:23 | and went to the city of Vagharshapat 02Agat1    20:24 | pain, emerged from the herd of pigs naked and disgraced and 02Agat1    20:26 | other people from the city of Artashat, the lords rushed forward 02Agat1    20:29 | came forward and took hold of the blessed Gregory’s feet, saying 02Agat1    20:31 | they had put the bodies of the martyrs of God 02Agat1    20:31 | the bodies of the martyrs of God 02Agat1    20:36 | been preserved through the power of God. For nine days and 02Agat1    20:40 | together with a great mob of people, came and knelt before 02Agat1    20:40 | and before the holy bones of God’s martyrs and note: “Forgive 02Agat1    21:2 | your pains from the punishment of your crimes may be healed 02Agat1    21:3 | mercy according to the saying of the divine Wisdom: ’Whom God 02Agat1    21:5 | The true Son of God considers it no shame 02Agat1    21:5 | will turn to the worship of the Father 02Agat1    21:6 | will grant you the pledge of his love [cf. II Cor. 1.22], and awaken your 02Agat1    21:10 | that God desired the repose of death for men, and at 02Agat1    21:11 | this, how by the power of his divinity he kept firm 02Agat1    21:11 | tribulations make a single one of them lose heart 02Agat1    21:13 | Now see how the deceit of the enemy’s machinations, which from 02Agat1    21:14 | could rejoice through the benevolence of Christ: ’Blessed is he who 02Agat1    21:14 | worthy to attain the portion of the inheritance of the saints 02Agat1    21:14 | the portion of the inheritance of the saints in light 02Agat1    21:15 | have attained gloriously the cross of Christ, that by the passion 02Agat1    21:15 | Christ, that by the passion of Christ we may enjoy his 02Agat1    21:16 | darkness to the wonderful light of his glory [cf. I Pet. 2.9], Approach the throne 02Agat1    21:16 | his glory [cf. I Pet. 2.9], Approach the throne of his grace and you will 02Agat1    21:16 | him [cf. Heb. 4.16]. Throw off every stain of evil lawlessness. Wash your souls 02Agat1    21:16 | clothe your souls in robes of glorious light 02Agat1    21:18 | you yourself know the measure of the strength and firmness of 02Agat1    21:18 | of the strength and firmness of your own bones, how you 02Agat1    21:18 | you became weakened in front of a single girl. For the 02Agat1    21:18 | single girl. For the power of the Lord of all, Christ 02Agat1    21:18 | the power of the Lord of all, Christ, preserved her 02Agat1    21:19 | amidst snakes - yet for fear of the Lord they never harmed 02Agat1    21:19 | me, nor was I terrified of them nor was my heart 02Agat1    21:19 | the Lord God the creator of all 02Agat1    21:21 | God, for he is Lord of all. Abandon henceforth the foul 02Agat1    21:21 | Abandon henceforth the foul worship of images of stone and wood 02Agat1    21:21 | the foul worship of images of stone and wood, silver and 02Agat1    21:22 | your error that a fog of thick and murky darkness has 02Agat1    21:22 | has settled over the eyes of your heart [cf. Is. 60.2; Ez. 34.12], so that you 02Agat1    21:24 | For the great benevolence of the creator towards his creatures 02Agat1    21:24 | pardoning, nourishing and caring because of his great mercy 02Agat1    21:25 | them to follow the wishes of their own hearts 02Agat1    21:27 | for you to become heirs of the eternal life that passes 02Agat1    21:28 | to the con- substantial majesty of the Trinity, God with all 02Agat1    21:28 | is an eternal kingdom, and of his rule there is no 02Agat1    21:29 | a faithful and firm seal of the truth of their faith 02Agat1    21:29 | firm seal of the truth of their faith [cf. Rom. 4.11], the account of 02Agat1    21:29 | of their faith [cf. Rom. 4.11], the account of which is now being related 02Agat1    21:30 | they can turn the death of many into life 02Agat1    21:31 | reconciled to God by means of the death of the Son 02Agat1    21:31 | by means of the death of the Son of God [cf. Rom. 5.10]. For 02Agat1    21:31 | the death of the Son of God [cf. Rom. 5.10]. For the Son of 02Agat1    21:31 | of God [cf. Rom. 5.10]. For the Son of God died to vivify the 02Agat1    21:31 | died to vivify the mortality of creatures [cf. Rom. 8.11]; whereas they died to 02Agat1    21:34 | there came upon us afflictions of bodily sufferings and terrible pains 02Agat1    21:34 | one day the fearful severity of those tortures 02Agat1    21:35 | I was buried amidst piles of snakes that swarmed around my 02Agat1    21:35 | limbs? But the wonderful mercy of the Lord preserved me alive 02Agat1    21:36 | And of what I was previously unworthy 02Agat1    21:36 | now serve among your words of healing labor and profit for 02Agat1    21:36 | have been made the doctor of your souls and bodies to 02Agat1    21:37 | By the benevolence of God let us begin to 02Agat1    21:37 | will listen to the word of truth, the message of the 02Agat1    21:37 | word of truth, the message of the gospel and the commands 02Agat1    21:37 | the gospel and the commands of the creator of all, you 02Agat1    21:37 | the commands of the creator of all, you will be delivered 02Agat1    21:37 | in your souls the blessing of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat1    21:37 | the blessing of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat1    21:38 | Only if you are cleansed of the unwilling ignorance of your 02Agat1    21:38 | cleansed of the unwilling ignorance of your sins, from the worship 02Agat1    21:38 | your sins, from the worship of stones and wood, will you 02Agat1    21:38 | your souls the ineffable blessings of God. Then the holy martyrs 02Agat1    21:38 | God. Then the holy martyrs of God, whom you tortured, will 02Agat1    21:39 | refuse to hear the preaching of the word of life, then 02Agat1    21:39 | the preaching of the word of life, then he will strike 02Agat1    21:39 | will judge you by means of foreign enemies, and also taking 02Agat1    22:1 | the princes and the rest of the multitude of the populace 02Agat1    22:1 | the rest of the multitude of the populace fell to the 02Agat1    22:1 | Now have we any hope of forgiveness from God? For we 02Agat1    22:1 | our ignorance on the path of darkness [cf. Eph. 4.18]. Can now these many 02Agat1    22:1 | Can now these many sins of ours be forgiven 02Agat1    22:3 | to appeal to the face of our creator whom we did 02Agat1    22:3 | already cut off our hope of life 02Agat1    22:5 | even for a moment because of the terrible torments inflicted by 02Agat1    22:7 | one hour the mere sight of a snake from afar, let 02Agat1    22:7 | alone dwell in the midst of a mass of snakes for 02Agat1    22:7 | the midst of a mass of snakes for fifteen years and 02Agat1    22:8 | So, in this first of all you see the power 02Agat1    22:8 | all you see the power of the creator. For he who 02Agat1    22:9 | benefit and revealed the power of his miracles, in order that 02Agat1    22:9 | bringing us to the task of your education and your benefit 02Agat1    22:9 | and your benefit, the benevolence of God might be fulfilled through 02Agat1    22:10 | God had given the right of victory in order to save 02Agat1    22:11 | So now, on account of the death of these blessed 02Agat1    22:11 | on account of the death of these blessed saints, whose blood 02Agat1    22:11 | land and who became worthy of divine grace and were sacrificed 02Agat1    22:11 | been visited and this land of Armenia has been heeded. Behold 02Agat1    22:11 | granted propitiation for the shedding of their just blood through this 02Agat1    22:11 | just blood through this repentance of yours 02Agat1    22:14 | eyes wide open: an angel of God continually encouraged me and 02Agat1    22:14 | same vision now, saying: ’Be of good cheer, be firm, for 02Agat1    22:14 | you and considered you worthy of his service; he has entrusted 02Agat1    22:14 | entrusted you with the task of his labor, that you and 02Agat1    22:14 | as reward the incorruptible gifts of Christ 02Agat1    22:15 | deep pit, that fearful place of death, from which by the 02Agat1    22:15 | from which by the will of God I emerged safe and 02Agat1    22:16 | not in order to boast of myself, but because it is 02Agat1    22:18 | was entrusted with telling you of the commands of God, bringing 02Agat1    22:18 | telling you of the commands of God, bringing you back to 02Agat1    22:18 | right belief, to the path of truth, and away from the 02Agat1    22:18 | and away from the vanity of idolatry, from images of stone 02Agat1    22:18 | vanity of idolatry, from images of stone, wood, silver or bronze 02Agat1    22:18 | bronze, which are nothing and of no use to anyone; to 02Agat1    22:18 | Spirit, the purifier and expiator of those who worship and adore 02Agat1    22:19 | benevolent one, how the orders of this world were arranged. For 02Agat1    22:19 | the earth. How the Son of God came in the flesh 02Agat1    22:19 | body and in the glory of the Father; and about the 02Agat1    22:20 | repentance and therewith the forgiveness of sins; how to expiate sins 02Agat1    22:20 | and according to the will of God to flee from evil 02Agat1    22:20 | must walk in the paths of God 02Agat1    22:21 | to enter into the grace of his loving kindness through our 02Agat1    22:22 | by showing you the creation of the world, the gracious blessings 02Agat1    22:23 | beginning we shall tell you of the one and only benevolent 02Agat1    22:23 | only benevolent one, and then of all the things created by 02Agat1    22:24 | complete everything for the profit of your instruction, following the divine 02Agat1    22:24 | divine command. We considered it of great importance to conduct our 02Agat1    22:27 | commandments were called prophets, tellers of the eternal and divine life 02Agat1    22:27 | ages by the pious race of Hebrews, the seed of Abraham 02Agat1    22:27 | race of Hebrews, the seed of Abraham, who was chosen for 02Agat1    22:27 | piety and called the father of all races 02Agat1    22:28 | might sit at the head of the just faith of all 02Agat1    22:28 | head of the just faith of all, and by the boast 02Agat1    22:28 | all, and by the boast of being the first believer was 02Agat1    22:29 | words; they were made worthy of the Spirit’s divine grace to 02Agat1    22:29 | to teach everyone the laws of God; everywhere they set out 02Agat1    22:29 | will and his right order of heavenly commandments, just as their 02Agat1    22:29 | death they served the profit of everyone. They filled the world 02Agat1    22:29 | readings, showing forth the tenor of their prophetic and divine words 02Agat1    22:30 | the saintly and pious bands of prophets there arose one great 02Agat1    22:30 | Moses. He was made worthy of divine grace, and began teaching 02Agat1    22:30 | began teaching about the time of the first creation; by his 02Agat1    22:30 | by his prophecy and description of the world he handed down 02Agat1    22:31 | begin by the omniscient grace of the Spirit to undertake your 02Agat1    22:31 | undertake your instruction, taking note of the two worlds created by 02Agat1    22:31 | worlds created by benevolent God, of the beginning and the end 02Agat1    22:31 | the beginning and the end, of this transitory one and the 02Agat1    22:32 | deeds and to become heirs of divine life 02Agat1    22:33 | us begin by the grace of Christ to relate to you 02Agat3    1:0 | THE CONVERSION TO SALVATION OF THIS LAND OF ARMENIA THROUGH 02Agat3    1:0 | TO SALVATION OF THIS LAND OF ARMENIA THROUGH THE HOLY MARTYR 02Agat3    1:2 | your ears all the sayings of the Godhead, hiding nothing profitable 02Agat3    1:3 | let us grasp the treasure of the Godhead, that therefrom you 02Agat3    1:4 | build chapels over them, temples of united prayer, to seek continually 02Agat3    1:4 | also life and the kingdom of God 02Agat3    1:5 | from willing servitude to deeds of darkness and gain the glorious 02Agat3    1:5 | and gain the glorious light of the Godhead; that they may 02Agat3    1:6 | in your minds the fear of God, cast off the thoughts 02Agat3    1:6 | God, cast off the thoughts of your own minds, become worthy 02Agat3    1:6 | your own minds, become worthy of the bath of holy baptism 02Agat3    1:6 | become worthy of the bath of holy baptism and attain the 02Agat3    1:6 | baptism and attain the portion of the inheritance of those saints 02Agat3    1:6 | the portion of the inheritance of those saints, the grace of 02Agat3    1:6 | of those saints, the grace of light and the glory of 02Agat3    1:6 | of light and the glory of the cross, ’which to the 02Agat3    1:7 | He will make you worthy of divine adoption, wash away your 02Agat3    1:7 | and grant you a share of the crown of these saints 02Agat3    1:7 | a share of the crown of these saints who are among 02Agat3    1:8 | that you may become praisers of the Godhead, sharing in the 02Agat3    1:8 | Godhead, sharing in the ranks of praisers by the blessing of 02Agat3    1:8 | of praisers by the blessing of the holy Spirit, and that 02Agat3    1:8 | that you may become worthy of receiving the mystery of the 02Agat3    1:8 | worthy of receiving the mystery of the Godhead 02Agat3    1:9 | be cleansed from the stain of Satan and he be trodden 02Agat3    1:10 | share in the wedding feast of the divine love, eat the 02Agat3    1:10 | divine love, eat the flesh of the true lamb, the Son 02Agat3    1:10 | the true lamb, the Son of God, and drink his blood 02Agat3    1:11 | become partakers in the torments of God, and share his glory 02Agat3    1:12 | your strengthened by the shedding of their blood, and by their 02Agat3    1:12 | show you the victorious power of their heroic struggle 02Agat3    1:14 | that they, in place of the earthly habitations which you 02Agat3    1:14 | may prepare for you habitations of light in the kingdom of 02Agat3    1:14 | of light in the kingdom of heaven. And by the intercession 02Agat3    1:14 | heaven. And by the intercession of these saints we hope to 02Agat3    1:14 | united gathering in the kingdom of Christ 02Agat3    2:1 | him, dwelling by the door of the vat-store in the 02Agat3    2:1 | vat-store in the middle of the vineyard. They were dressed 02Agat3    2:3 | their souls with the gospel of Christ 02Agat3    2:4 | the beginning, from the creation of the world, up to the 02Agat3    2:4 | up to the holy speakers of God’s words; he made them 02Agat3    2:4 | all acquainted with and aware of the virtuous deeds of each 02Agat3    2:4 | aware of the virtuous deeds of each one and their inspired 02Agat3    2:5 | informed them by individual name of each one of the men 02Agat3    2:5 | individual name of each one of the men who loved God 02Agat3    2:5 | the men who loved God, of those instructed in the truth 02Agat3    2:5 | truth handed down by Christ, of each one’s godly life and 02Agat3    2:5 | he expounded all the words of the holy Spirit in proper 02Agat3    2:5 | their interpretation by the power of the same Spirit 02Agat3    2:6 | together in a numberless assemblage of men, jostling each other and 02Agat3    2:6 | and hear the amazing miracles of the Godhead 02Agat3    2:7 | province, awed at the power of the creator, and they submitted 02Agat3    2:8 | attended to the profitable advice of the lifegiving preaching of the 02Agat3    2:8 | advice of the lifegiving preaching of the word of life [cf. Phil. 2.16], the 02Agat3    2:8 | lifegiving preaching of the word of life [cf. Phil. 2.16], the gospel 02Agat3    3:1 | came round, at the dawn of morning, the nobles and king 02Agat3    3:1 | common people, with the crowd of women and young children, approached 02Agat3    3:1 | just judgment by the rod of God’s anger 02Agat3    3:2 | been changed into the form of a wallowing pig. For his 02Agat3    3:2 | bristles had grown like those of great wild boars. And the 02Agat3    3:2 | wild boars. And the nails of his hands and feet had 02Agat3    3:2 | had hardened like the claws of beasts that dig the earth 02Agat3    3:3 | Similarly, the appearance of his face had turned into 02Agat3    3:3 | had turned into the likeness of the hard snout of an 02Agat3    3:3 | likeness of the hard snout of an animal living among reeds 02Agat3    3:3 | animal living among reeds. Because of the beast-like nature of 02Agat3    3:3 | of the beast-like nature of his way of life he 02Agat3    3:3 | like nature of his way of life he had fallen from 02Agat3    3:3 | had fallen from the honor of his throne, and he roamed 02Agat3    3:3 | roamed about in the likeness of pasturing beasts [cf. Ps. 48.13] among the animals 02Agat3    3:3 | reeds, lost to the society of men 02Agat3    3:4 | When Gregory, the confessor of Christ, had come forth from 02Agat3    3:4 | pit and reached the place of the martyrs, as if by 02Agat3    3:4 | as if by the providence of God all those possessed by 02Agat3    3:5 | face, and in the likeness of a four-footed beast ran 02Agat3    3:6 | senses and comprehend the message of God’s words 02Agat3    3:8 | through the sixty-six days of instruction the king remained in 02Agat3    3:8 | in garments, in the midst of the great crowd of the 02Agat3    3:8 | midst of the great crowd of the assembled populace 02Agat3    3:9 | them: “I too like one of you will seek your advantage 02Agat3    3:10 | give repose to the martyrs of God, that they in turn 02Agat3    3:10 | you respite from the torments of your punishment, and that you 02Agat3    3:10 | that you may become worthy of the kingdom of Christ 02Agat3    3:10 | become worthy of the kingdom of Christ 02Agat3    4:1 | we shall tell you, brethren, of the Creator’s love shown towards 02Agat3    4:1 | incomparable, ineffable and inaccessible height of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat3    4:1 | inaccessible height of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat3    4:2 | and ineffable vision, the details of which I grasped in brief 02Agat3    4:3 | Now, in the middle of that night when you were 02Agat3    4:3 | and sleeping from the severity of the labor and vigil, I 02Agat3    4:3 | the unexpected and inscrutable miracles of God’s mercy in visiting you 02Agat3    4:3 | casting you into the furnace of instruction of the wise, divine 02Agat3    4:3 | into the furnace of instruction of the wise, divine teaching 02Agat3    4:5 | a great sound, the thunder of lightning, a fearful noise like 02Agat3    4:5 | fearful noise like the sound of the roaring tumult of the 02Agat3    4:5 | sound of the roaring tumult of the waves of the piling 02Agat3    4:5 | roaring tumult of the waves of the piling sea 02Agat3    4:6 | And the cube-shaped vault of the firmament of heaven was 02Agat3    4:6 | shaped vault of the firmament of heaven was opened, and a 02Agat3    4:6 | man descended in the form of light. He called my name 02Agat3    4:8 | up and saw the firmament of heaven opened, and the waters 02Agat3    4:9 | with the light numberless hosts of shining two-winged creatures in 02Agat3    4:10 | And in the likeness of minute specks of dust which 02Agat3    4:10 | the likeness of minute specks of dust which in the sunny 02Agat3    4:11 | there was an awesome vision of a man, tall and fearful 02Agat3    4:11 | hand was a great hammer of gold, and they all followed 02Agat3    4:12 | flew swiftly in the likeness of a fleet-winged eagle. And 02Agat3    4:12 | down near to the ground of the earth in the middle 02Agat3    4:12 | the earth in the middle of the city. And he struck 02Agat3    4:12 | he struck the wide expanse of the solid ground, and great 02Agat3    4:12 | rumblings sounded in the depths of hell. And the whole earth 02Agat3    4:13 | I saw in the middle of the city, near the royal 02Agat3    4:13 | royal palace, a circular base of gold, as great as a 02Agat3    4:13 | it an exceedingly tall column of fire, and on top of 02Agat3    4:13 | of fire, and on top of that a capital of cloud 02Agat3    4:13 | top of that a capital of cloud, and on top of 02Agat3    4:13 | of cloud, and on top of that again a cross of 02Agat3    4:13 | of that again a cross of light 02Agat3    4:14 | and one in the place of the wine-press 02Agat3    4:15 | bases were red, the color of blood, and the columns were 02Agat3    4:15 | blood, and the columns were of cloud and the capitals of 02Agat3    4:15 | of cloud and the capitals of fire. And on top of 02Agat3    4:15 | of fire. And on top of the three columns were crosses 02Agat3    4:15 | the three columns were crosses of light in the likeness of 02Agat3    4:15 | of light in the likeness of the Lord’s cross. And the 02Agat3    4:15 | Lord’s cross. And the crosses of these columns were level with 02Agat3    4:15 | were level with the capital of the column of light, for 02Agat3    4:15 | the capital of the column of light, for that one was 02Agat3    4:16 | this I saw a canopy of cloud, wonderfully and divinely constructed 02Agat3    4:16 | divinely constructed in the form of a dome 02Agat3    4:17 | which I am not capable of describing 02Agat3    4:18 | At the summit of this edifice I saw a 02Agat3    4:18 | a wonderful and divine throne of fire with the Lord’s cross 02Agat3    4:18 | direction, mingled with the rays of the cross and joined to 02Agat3    4:18 | same. And the column made of light shone out among the 02Agat3    4:18 | shone out among the bases of the lower columns 02Agat3    4:20 | plains appeared altogether the color of heaven 02Agat3    4:21 | I saw a numberless multitude of fiery altars, and a column 02Agat3    4:22 | And I saw numberless herds of goats, black in color, who 02Agat3    4:24 | more offspring multiplied, and half of them crossed to the other 02Agat3    4:24 | crossed to the other side of the water 02Agat3    4:25 | them, and there was shedding of blood 02Agat3    4:27 | And there arose a torrent of fire which bore away the 02Agat3    4:29 | amazement without pondering the miracles of God?’ 02Agat3    4:32 | opened [cf. Ez. 1.1]: know that the gates of Christ’s love [cf. Ps. 77.23; Tit. 3.4] for his creatures 02Agat3    4:33 | As for the sound of the voice of thunder, know 02Agat3    4:33 | the sound of the voice of thunder, know that the rain 02Agat3    4:33 | thunder, know that the rain of God’s mercy and pity [cf. Lk. 1.78] is 02Agat3    4:34 | Behold the gates of heaven have been opened and 02Agat3    4:34 | be no impediment for men of this world to rise up 02Agat3    4:36 | the land is the preaching of the gospel [cf. Jn. 1.4], which also fills 02Agat3    4:37 | And the hosts of light greatly desired to descend 02Agat3    4:37 | the sweet odor [cf. II Cor. 2.15], like that of a rose-colored flower, of 02Agat3    4:37 | of a rose-colored flower, of the martyrs’ blood; from henceforth 02Agat3    4:37 | martyrs’ blood; from henceforth multitudes of angels will mingle and live 02Agat3    4:38 | hand and struck the depths of hell, he is the providence 02Agat3    4:38 | hell, he is the providence of God, ’who looks on the 02Agat3    4:39 | This fear of the Godhead has flattened and 02Agat3    4:40 | echoing earth was the voice of servitude and obedience 02Agat3    4:41 | As for the golden base of the pillar, and its fiery 02Agat3    4:41 | its fiery column and capital of cloud and the shining cross 02Agat3    4:41 | cross above it - the base of gold is the immovable rock 02Agat3    4:41 | gold is the immovable rock of establishment [cf. Matt. 7.25]; the fiery column is 02Agat3    4:41 | all peoples to one unity of faith under her wings 02Agat3    4:42 | and the capital of cloud is to receive the 02Agat3    4:43 | among the peoples, the type of Christ’s image, the incarnate high 02Agat3    4:43 | image, the incarnate high priesthood of the anointed Son of God 02Agat3    4:43 | priesthood of the anointed Son of God 02Agat3    4:44 | place will be a temple of God and a house of 02Agat3    4:44 | of God and a house of prayer [cf. Matt. 21.13] for the requests of 02Agat3    4:44 | of prayer [cf. Matt. 21.13] for the requests of all the faithful, and a 02Agat3    4:44 | the faithful, and a throne of the high priesthood 02Agat3    4:45 | which were red, the color of blood, represent the torments and 02Agat3    4:45 | made their death the basis [cf. Heb. 6.19] of the true faith by the 02Agat3    4:45 | true faith by the shedding of their blood 02Agat3    4:46 | And the columns appeared of cloud for this reason, because 02Agat3    4:47 | will be in the fire of the divine light 02Agat3    4:48 | the crosses represent the sufferings of the martyrs, who imitated the 02Agat3    4:48 | martyrs, who imitated the sufferings of the Lord and died for 02Agat3    4:48 | by them the sweet odor of his knowledge, and to spread 02Agat3    4:50 | to you represents the boast of the honor of priesthood, which 02Agat3    4:50 | the boast of the honor of priesthood, which glories in the 02Agat3    4:50 | which glories in the cross of Christ 02Agat3    4:51 | the places for the chapels of repose of the saints, because 02Agat3    4:51 | for the chapels of repose of the saints, because in the 02Agat3    4:51 | shed will be built chapels of repose for their bones 02Agat3    4:52 | was high, because the honor of the Catholic church is greater 02Agat3    4:52 | higher than all the heights of the saints 02Agat3    4:53 | are the equality and unity of the Catholic church 02Agat3    4:54 | canopy above represents the type of the celestial city [cf. Gal. 4.26], the united 02Agat3    4:54 | city [cf. Gal. 4.26], the united gathering-place of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat3    4:54 | gathering-place of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat3    4:55 | and glorious in the glory of the Son of God. Therefore 02Agat3    4:55 | the glory of the Son of God. Therefore, they figured in 02Agat3    4:55 | figured in themselves the pattern of his cross 02Agat3    4:56 | you see above the top of the building is the throne 02Agat3    4:56 | the building is the throne of the almighty nature of the 02Agat3    4:56 | throne of the almighty nature of the Godhead, of his essential 02Agat3    4:56 | almighty nature of the Godhead, of his essential height. For he 02Agat3    4:56 | For he is the head of the holy church [cf. Col. 1.18] and the 02Agat3    4:56 | holy church [cf. Col. 1.18] and the worker of all blessings. And in him 02Agat3    4:56 | and it increases the glory of God [cf. Col. 2.19], in whom is firmly 02Agat3    4:57 | the cross is the Spirit of God who glorifies the Son 02Agat3    4:58 | from the Son and tells of him to his beloved 02Agat3    4:59 | the same, because the nature of the Godhead is one 02Agat3    4:60 | light shone from the midst of the four columns and caused 02Agat3    4:60 | flow forth, because the grace of the Spirit will flow from 02Agat3    4:60 | the priesthood as the fountain of baptism, to wash away the 02Agat3    4:60 | to wash away the stain of the soul with the body 02Agat3    4:62 | the plains appeared the color of heaven means that this earth 02Agat3    4:62 | like heaven - the common abode of angels and men 02Agat3    4:63 | And the multitudes of fiery altars which appeared to 02Agat3    4:63 | will truly be the altars of God which will distribute expiation 02Agat3    4:64 | this reason, because the worship of the Spirit will take place 02Agat3    4:65 | each altar represent the worship of the prayers of the priesthood 02Agat3    4:65 | the worship of the prayers of the priesthood 02Agat3    4:66 | signify that the holy name of Christ will be glorified in 02Agat3    4:67 | the stars because the services of holiness will multiply like the 02Agat3    4:68 | And the herds of many black goats who in 02Agat3    4:68 | means that the right hand of God’s grace will come through 02Agat3    4:68 | priesthood, through which the fountain of baptism will flow for the 02Agat3    4:68 | for the forgiveness and expiation of many sinners 02Agat3    4:69 | in light and become worthy of the promised kingdom 02Agat3    4:71 | And the fact that half of the flocks went through the 02Agat3    4:71 | will fall behind the standard of the holy covenant of the 02Agat3    4:71 | standard of the holy covenant of the Godhead, and many will 02Agat3    4:72 | and will cause the shedding of the blood of the lambs 02Agat3    4:72 | the shedding of the blood of the lambs, that is of 02Agat3    4:72 | of the lambs, that is of the covenant and of the 02Agat3    4:72 | is of the covenant and of the priesthood, and will cause 02Agat3    4:73 | and rise to the kingdom of Christ 02Agat3    4:74 | who will have the intentions of wolves or commit their rapacious 02Agat3    4:75 | reward from the ineffable gifts of Christ 02Agat3    4:76 | Jesus Christ. Construct the temple of God’s name in the place 02Agat3    4:76 | fiery column had its base of gold, and build the holy 02Agat3    4:77 | bring everyone to the measure of the perfect stature of Christ’s 02Agat3    4:77 | measure of the perfect stature of Christ’s faith 02Agat3    5:1 | Now the creator of all, the maker and fashioner 02Agat3    5:1 | all, the maker and fashioner of all, God the all-wise 02Agat3    5:1 | the almighty and omnipotent Lord of all, the supreme healer has 02Agat3    5:2 | revealed to me the vision of the future, for me to 02Agat3    5:6 | When the whole crowd of the populace heard this, each 02Agat3    5:8 | foundations for the saints’ chapels of repose 02Agat3    5:10 | his share in the grace of salvation or be deprived of 02Agat3    5:10 | of salvation or be deprived of healing 02Agat3    5:11 | one at the northeastern side of the city, where Rhipsime the 02Agat3    5:14 | adorned them with burning lamps of gold and silver, with kindled 02Agat3    6:1 | should be made for each of them, box-shaped, made of 02Agat3    6:1 | of them, box-shaped, made of pine or cedar wood firmly 02Agat3    6:2 | All of them did as Gregory had 02Agat3    6:2 | saint Gregory, outside the door of the wine press, the boxes 02Agat3    6:2 | boxes made for the repose of the saints 02Agat3    6:4 | one, he took the remains of each of the saints and 02Agat3    6:4 | took the remains of each of the saints and placed them 02Agat3    6:4 | the boxes with the seal of Christ 02Agat3    6:5 | incense, multicolored embroidered fabrics made of silk with golden threads 02Agat3    6:6 | noble women and the daughters of the grandees brought as clothing 02Agat3    6:6 | clothing for the saints brocades of purple, gold, and sky-blue 02Agat3    6:7 | and silver outside the door of the wine press 02Agat3    6:8 | heaped up by the door of the wine press 02Agat3    6:9 | allow them to offer any of these things to the martyrs 02Agat3    6:9 | for you to offer anything of yours to them until you 02Agat3    6:10 | priests, overseeing bishops and presbyters of the ecclesiastical order for your 02Agat3    6:10 | your illumination in the love of God. Then all this will 02Agat3    6:10 | worship at the glorious altar of God by the hand of 02Agat3    6:10 | of God by the hand of the established chief priest 02Agat3    6:11 | and let us put each of these martyrs to their rest 02Agat3    7:1 | was entirely in the form of a pig, except that he 02Agat3    7:1 | like a human. The claws of his hands and feet were 02Agat3    7:1 | and feet were like those of a pig; his face was 02Agat3    7:3 | that he might be worthy of participating, if only somewhat, in 02Agat3    7:4 | the benevolent and kind Lord of all, by the caskets containing 02Agat3    7:4 | caskets containing the blessed bodies of Christ’s martyrs, raising his arms 02Agat3    7:4 | king and, by the grace of Christ, his feet and hands 02Agat3    7:5 | The claws of his hands and feet fell 02Agat3    7:6 | these inside the resting place of the martyrs 02Agat3    7:7 | to give orders about employment of his wife Ashxen and then 02Agat3    7:7 | his wife Ashxen and then of his true [harazat] sister, whose name 02Agat3    7:9 | King Trdat took the measurements of the boxes to dig trenches 02Agat3    7:9 | to dig trenches for places of rest for the saints inside 02Agat3    8:1 | spade and dug out places of rest for the saints according 02Agat3    8:1 | saints according to the size of the caskets 02Agat3    8:3 | prepared in this order places of repose: first for saint Rhipsime 02Agat3    8:3 | been shed, by the place of repose readied for the holy 02Agat3    8:3 | the holy and glorious altar of Christ 02Agat3    8:4 | the martyrium to the south of the city, King Trdat prepared 02Agat3    8:5 | and Queen Ashxe’n, prepared places of repose for each of the 02Agat3    8:5 | places of repose for each of the saints with their own 02Agat3    8:7 | From the summit of the mountain he took enormous 02Agat3    8:7 | individual or even a multitude of men could move. Yet King 02Agat3    8:7 | King Trdat lifted up eight of them, put them on his 02Agat3    8:8 | Four of these boulders he set up 02Agat3    8:8 | through the all-saving grace of God she defeated him and 02Agat3    8:9 | Trdat showed everyone the labor of his own hands, as a 02Agat3    8:9 | own hands, as a crown of victory 02Agat3    8:10 | they brought and emplaced each of the martyrs in her own 02Agat3    8:11 | the martyrium to the south of the city with her two 02Agat3    8:13 | To the north of the city they built the 02Agat3    8:13 | city they built the temple of the sole martyr who had 02Agat3    8:14 | Having gathered together the remains of all the saints, they transferred 02Agat3    8:14 | the saints, they transferred all of Christ’s cross-enveloped witnesses to 02Agat3    8:16 | And in the center of the pavilions, over the resting 02Agat3    8:16 | pavilions, over the resting-places of these life-containing graves, among 02Agat3    8:16 | set up the holy sign of the Lord’s cross in each 02Agat3    8:16 | the Lord’s cross in each of the three chapels. He note 02Agat3    8:16 | He note: “Only in front of this all-saving sign should 02Agat3    8:18 | which bear the heavy weight of the edifice of your salvation 02Agat3    8:18 | heavy weight of the edifice of your salvation. Behold the three 02Agat3    8:18 | The fourth is the pillar of life, which will lift you 02Agat3    8:20 | it. They erected the sign of the redeeming cross there so 02Agat3    8:21 | illuminate the hearts and souls of the people with preaching, seasoning 02Agat3    8:21 | seasoning them with the salt of divinity. They abandoned the worship 02Agat3    8:21 | divinity. They abandoned the worship of vain idols, which had been 02Agat3    8:21 | turned instead to the worship of benevolent God 02Agat3    8:22 | fasting and prayers, to fear of God and love for and 02Agat3    9:1 | had assembled in the place of worship in the House of 02Agat3    9:1 | of worship in the House of God, the blessed Gregory began 02Agat3    9:1 | began to speak, saying: “All of you bend the knee so 02Agat3    9:3 | the people with the appearance of a pig, suddenly trembled and 02Agat3    9:4 | own form and the skin of his body became soft, like 02Agat3    9:4 | body became soft, like that of a newly-born infant. He 02Agat3    9:5 | off their ailments, each one of them. These included lepers, paralytics 02Agat3    9:6 | opened the almighty healing grace of merciful Christ to cure everyone 02Agat3    9:7 | And thus opened the fountain of the knowledge of Christ, as 02Agat3    9:7 | the fountain of the knowledge of Christ, as the ears of 02Agat3    9:7 | of Christ, as the ears of all of them became full 02Agat3    9:7 | as the ears of all of them became full of the 02Agat3    9:7 | all of them became full of the true teaching of God 02Agat3    9:7 | full of the true teaching of God 02Agat3    9:9 | previously had been ignorant even of the news about all the 02Agat3    9:9 | places, now suddenly became cognizant of them. And this was not 02Agat3    9:9 | what followed, about the beginning of Christianity and its developments, and 02Agat3    9:10 | when they saw the stability of these things, there were more 02Agat3    9:11 | From all parts and districts of the land of the Armenians 02Agat3    9:11 | and districts of the land of the Armenians, great numbers of 02Agat3    9:11 | of the Armenians, great numbers of people eagerly thronged to this 02Agat3    9:11 | which had opened, this source of the grace and knowledge of 02Agat3    9:11 | of the grace and knowledge of Christ 02Agat3    9:12 | For the grace of the preaching of the Gospel 02Agat3    9:12 | the grace of the preaching of the Gospel of God’s commandments 02Agat3    9:12 | the preaching of the Gospel of God’s commandments gushed forth in 02Agat3    9:12 | gushed forth in the district of Ayrarat at the royal residence 02Agat3    9:12 | Ayrarat at the royal residence of the Armenian House of Torgom 02Agat3    9:12 | residence of the Armenian House of Torgom 02Agat3    10:1 | wreck, and obliterate the scandal of paganism from their midst - to 02Agat3    10:1 | was to prevent the existence of paganism from being an obstacle 02Agat3    10:2 | Moreover, the destruction of paganism would encourage everyone to 02Agat3    10:2 | we may attain the measure of the stature of Christ,” whose 02Agat3    10:2 | the measure of the stature of Christ,” whose freedom is in 02Agat3    10:2 | praise is to the glory of God 02Agat3    10:3 | edict and with the consent of all, entrusted the blessed Gregory 02Agat3    10:3 | blessed Gregory with the work of destroying and eliminating the former 02Agat3    10:3 | eliminating the former ancestral gods of his forefathers - falsely called gods 02Agat3    10:4 | the troops, left the city of Vagharshapat and went to the 02Agat3    10:4 | and went to the city of Artashat to destroy the altars 02Agat3    10:4 | Artashat to destroy the altars of the goddess Anahit there as 02Agat3    10:5 | he came upon the temple of the god Tir - the interpreter 02Agat3    10:5 | the god Tir - the interpreter of dreams, the scribe of pagan 02Agat3    10:5 | interpreter of dreams, the scribe of pagan priestly knowledge, who was 02Agat3    10:5 | was called the Diwan secretary of Ormazd - a temple of learned 02Agat3    10:5 | secretary of Ormazd - a temple of learned instruction. They set to 02Agat3    10:6 | which had taken the forms of a multitude of cavalry and 02Agat3    10:6 | the forms of a multitude of cavalry and a brigade of 02Agat3    10:6 | of cavalry and a brigade of infantry armed with lances and 02Agat3    10:6 | they fled into the temple of Anahit where they fell upon 02Agat3    10:6 | had arrived. From the height of the building, they rained down 02Agat3    10:7 | saw this, made the sign of the Lord’s cross and went 02Agat3    10:7 | and went to the door of the temple. Then the entire 02Agat3    10:7 | temple. Then the entire structure of the temple shook from its 02Agat3    10:7 | fire suddenly from the power of the Lord’s sign, the wooden 02Agat3    10:7 | Lord’s sign, the wooden parts of the temple burned and smoke 02Agat3    10:8 | us. For Jesus, the son of Mary a daughter of man 02Agat3    10:8 | son of Mary a daughter of man, has forced us to 02Agat3    10:10 | us go to the inhabitants of Mount Caucasus, in the northern 02Agat3    10:11 | separated us from the habitations of humankind preventing us from accomplishing 02Agat3    10:12 | this was said in front of everyone, those who heard it 02Agat3    10:12 | faith. Then the black bridge of demons vanished and quit that 02Agat3    10:13 | and the needy, a portion of the accumulated treasures of the 02Agat3    10:13 | portion of the accumulated treasures of the temples 02Agat3    10:15 | Gregory sowed the word of true religion among all of 02Agat3    10:15 | of true religion among all of them and set them all 02Agat3    10:15 | be knowledgeable in the commands of the Creator 02Agat3    10:16 | cities, villages, hamlets, and estates of the Armenians he indicated sites 02Agat3    10:16 | indicated sites for the house of God 02Agat3    10:17 | erect altars in the name of God, since he lacked the 02Agat3    10:17 | since he lacked the rank of priesthood. He merely enclosed certain 02Agat3    10:17 | and set up the sign of the Lord’s cross 02Agat3    10:18 | at the entrances and exits of roads, in streets, squares, and 02Agat3    10:19 | he took the noble sons of the Arsacid clan and trained 02Agat3    10:20 | Gregory tried to implant knowledge of the truth in every soul 02Agat3    10:21 | places with the holy Gospel of the Lord and cautioned all 02Agat3    10:21 | the Lord and cautioned all of them to traverse the paths 02Agat3    10:21 | them to traverse the paths of life in innocence, and then 02Agat3    11:1 | to the all-protecting grace of God, Gregory took the king 02Agat3    11:1 | departed, so that the word of life might germinate in other 02Agat3    11:1 | places within all the borders of the land of Armenia 02Agat3    11:1 | the borders of the land of Armenia 02Agat3    11:2 | He arrived at the district of Daranaghiq in order to destroy 02Agat3    11:2 | to destroy there the altars of those falsely called gods. There 02Agat3    11:2 | gods. There, in the village of Tordan, was a famous temple 02Agat3    11:2 | the so-called god Barshamin of dazzling whiteness. First, they destroyed 02Agat3    11:2 | they looted all the treasures of gold and silver and gave 02Agat3    11:3 | and borders to the name of the Church. They also erected 02Agat3    11:3 | also erected there a copy of the all-saving sign of 02Agat3    11:3 | of the all-saving sign of the cross 02Agat3    11:4 | brought forth his evangelical skills of preaching. With the devoted aid 02Agat3    11:4 | preaching. With the devoted aid of the king, Gregory took over 02Agat3    11:4 | the district and brought all of them to the obedient service 02Agat3    11:4 | them from their patrimonial traditions of demonic devil worship 02Agat3    11:5 | When the word of life germinated among them and 02Agat3    11:5 | signs appeared to the residents of that district, for the demons 02Agat3    11:5 | Xaghtiq areas. When the residents of Daranaghiq also had been confirmed 02Agat3    11:5 | place called Ani, the site of the royal cemetery of the 02Agat3    11:5 | site of the royal cemetery of the kings of the Armenians 02Agat3    11:5 | royal cemetery of the kings of the Armenians 02Agat3    11:6 | There they destroyed the altar of the god Zeus-Armazd, who 02Agat3    11:6 | who was called the father of all the gods 02Agat3    11:8 | on to the bordering district of Ekegheats 02Agat3    11:9 | demons appeared in the places of worship of the great and 02Agat3    11:9 | in the places of worship of the great and native temples 02Agat3    11:9 | the great and native temples of the kings of the Armenians 02Agat3    11:9 | native temples of the kings of the Armenians, at the temple 02Agat3    11:9 | the Armenians, at the temple of Anahit in the district of 02Agat3    11:9 | of Anahit in the district of Erez. It was here, in 02Agat3    11:9 | was here, in the form of an army carrying shields, that 02Agat3    11:11 | into pieces the gold statue of the female goddess Anahit and 02Agat3    11:12 | crossed to the other side of the Gayl River and destroyed 02Agat3    11:12 | River and destroyed the temple of Nane, Aramazd’s daughter in the 02Agat3    11:12 | Aramazd’s daughter in the hamlet of Til 02Agat3    11:13 | The looted treasures of the two temples were gathered 02Agat3    11:13 | service to the holy Church of God, along with the sites 02Agat3    12:1 | sculpted, useless, profitless, harmful creations of foolish, deranged people. The people 02Agat3    12:2 | obedient to the lightest yoke of service to Christ 02Agat3    12:3 | was acting with the consent of all, generally filling everyone with 02Agat3    12:3 | filling everyone with the advantages of preaching, he was not solely 02Agat3    12:3 | on the awe and power of the king. Gregory was convincing 02Agat3    12:3 | miracles, signs, and various types of healings, to make the name 02Agat3    12:3 | healings, to make the name of Christ glorious 02Agat3    12:4 | was achieved by the will of benevolent God, through Gregory 02Agat3    12:5 | upon him and the mercy of his healing. He disclosed these 02Agat3    12:5 | a loud voice in front of everyone 02Agat3    12:6 | Gregory hastened to the district of Derjan so that there, too 02Agat3    12:6 | he might spread the message of Apostolic preaching with works of 02Agat3    12:6 | of Apostolic preaching with works of labor. This was to free 02Agat3    12:6 | them from their pagan way of life, which was of a 02Agat3    12:6 | way of life, which was of a foul, demonic, satanic, and 02Agat3    12:6 | pagan ways to the sobriety of divinely taught wisdom, to familiarize 02Agat3    12:6 | them with the glad tidings of the Gospel and to confirm 02Agat3    12:7 | He came to the temple of Mihr (Mithra) known as the 02Agat3    12:7 | Mithra) known as the son of Aramazd, located in the village 02Agat3    12:8 | Church. He confirmed the inhabitants of the land in the knowledge 02Agat3    12:8 | the land in the knowledge of the truth 02Agat3    12:9 | and all the azatagund brigade of the army 02Agat3    13:1 | that an assembly be convened of all his forces 02Agat3    13:2 | to assemble in the city of Vagharshapat in the district of 02Agat3    13:2 | of Vagharshapat in the district of Ayrarat 02Agat3    13:4 | the grandees and governors [kusakalq], rulers of districts, dignitaries, notables, military leaders 02Agat3    13:5 | The king deliberated with all of them, urging them to become 02Agat3    13:6 | our pastor Gregory, this leader of our lives given to us 02Agat3    13:6 | renew us, as a teacher of the law by the sacrament 02Agat3    13:6 | the law by the sacrament of God, our creator 02Agat3    13:7 | agree to accept the dignity of the chief priesthood, saying: “I 02Agat3    13:7 | I cannot do this because of its immeasurable loftiness, because this 02Agat3    13:7 | immeasurable loftiness, because this honor of the glory given by Christ 02Agat3    13:8 | it he saw the angel of God speaking to him and 02Agat3    13:9 | Similarly, the angel of God appeared to Gregory in 02Agat3    14:1 | chief naxarars and the governors of the lands 02Agat3    14:2 | first, the prince of Angegh tun; second, the prince 02Agat3    14:2 | Angegh tun; second, the prince of Aghdzniq who was the great 02Agat3    14:2 | great bdeash; third, the prince of the principality of the Mardpet 02Agat3    14:2 | the prince of the principality of the Mardpet-dom; fourth, the 02Agat3    14:2 | dom; fourth, the aspet, prince of the principality with the right 02Agat3    14:2 | the principality with the right of crowning the king 02Agat3    14:3 | fifth, the prince of the sparapetutyun, the general of 02Agat3    14:3 | of the sparapetutyun, the general of the land of the Armenians 02Agat3    14:3 | the general of the land of the Armenians; sixth, the prince 02Agat3    14:3 | the Armenians; sixth, the prince of the land of Korduq; seventh 02Agat3    14:3 | the prince of the land of Korduq; seventh, the prince of 02Agat3    14:3 | of Korduq; seventh, the prince of the land of Tsopq; eighth 02Agat3    14:3 | the prince of the land of Tsopq; eighth, the prince of 02Agat3    14:3 | of Tsopq; eighth, the prince of the land of Gugarq, who 02Agat3    14:3 | the prince of the land of Gugarq, who is called “the 02Agat3    14:3 | other bdeash”; ninth, the prince of the land of the Rshtuniq 02Agat3    14:3 | the prince of the land of the Rshtuniq; tenth, the prince 02Agat3    14:3 | the Rshtuniq; tenth, the prince of the land of Mokq 02Agat3    14:3 | the prince of the land of Mokq 02Agat3    14:4 | eleventh, the prince of the land of Siwniq; twelfth 02Agat3    14:4 | the prince of the land of Siwniq; twelfth, the prince of 02Agat3    14:4 | of Siwniq; twelfth, the prince of the land of Tsawdeq; thirteenth 02Agat3    14:4 | the prince of the land of Tsawdeq; thirteenth, the prince of 02Agat3    14:4 | of Tsawdeq; thirteenth, the prince of the land of Utiq; fourteenth 02Agat3    14:4 | the prince of the land of Utiq; fourteenth, the prince shahap 02Agat3    14:4 | Utiq; fourteenth, the prince shahap of the district of Zarawand and 02Agat3    14:4 | prince shahap of the district of Zarawand and Her; fifteenth, the 02Agat3    14:4 | and Her; fifteenth, the prince of the House of the Maghxaz 02Agat3    14:4 | the prince of the House of the Maghxaz-dom; sixteenth, the 02Agat3    14:4 | Maghxaz-dom; sixteenth, the prince of the Artsruniq 02Agat3    14:5 | the chosen princes, governors, holders of regions, thousanders, and ten thousanders 02Agat3    14:5 | ten thousanders in the land of Armenia, the House of Torgom 02Agat3    14:5 | land of Armenia, the House of Torgom, whom King Trdat assembled 02Agat3    14:5 | Cappadocian areas, to the city of Caesarea, which is called Mazhaq 02Agat3    14:7 | Copy of the Edict: “From earliest times 02Agat3    14:7 | lost, enveloped in the ignorance of sin, wrapped in mist and 02Agat3    14:7 | understand, or discern the sun of righteousness [cf. Mai. 4.2]; therefore, we were blinded 02Agat3    14:8 | when the sweetness and benevolence of God our creator appeared [cf. Tit. 3.4] to 02Agat3    14:8 | creatures, he shot the rays of his living light [cf. Wis. 7.26] into our 02Agat3    14:11 | on us at the intercession of these martyrs’ prayers, and through 02Agat3    14:13 | abolished our former vain habits of worshiping ancestral idols, and he 02Agat3    14:14 | Therefore, trusting in the support of your acceptable and holy prayers 02Agat3    14:14 | holy prayers, O Leontius Archbishop of Caesarea and all the priestly 02Agat3    14:14 | and all the priestly clergy of your holy church there, by 02Agat3    14:14 | Tiridates with all the army of Greater Armenia, and queen Ashkhen 02Agat3    14:15 | principal men, the honorable nobles of our great country, to inform 02Agat3    14:15 | great country, to inform you of all God’s miracles which have 02Agat3    14:16 | to you the holy confessor of Christ, Gregory. And we have 02Agat3    14:16 | according to the providential tradition of the spiritual and divine grace 02Agat3    14:16 | the spiritual and divine grace of Christ, just as has been 02Agat3    14:17 | God may make us worthy of his mercy and that we 02Agat3    14:18 | such terms was the copy of the edict written 02Agat3    15:1 | The members of the Armenian delegation organized and 02Agat3    15:1 | gold, silver, horses, mules, clothing of many colors, as decorations and 02Agat3    15:1 | service in the holy places of the houses of God, where 02Agat3    15:1 | holy places of the houses of God, where they were being 02Agat3    15:3 | then departed from the city of Vagharshapat in the district of 02Agat3    15:3 | of Vagharshapat in the district of Ayrarat. They reached the borders 02Agat3    15:3 | Ayrarat. They reached the borders of the Greeks (Byzantines), where in 02Agat3    15:5 | they arrived at the city of Caesarea. There they saw the 02Agat3    15:5 | Leontius, and all the brigades of blessed clerics and all the 02Agat3    15:5 | clerics and all the classes of servitors with their angelic religion 02Agat3    15:6 | greeted them and informed them of what wonders God had wrought 02Agat3    15:7 | They all held a feast of celebration and honored saint Gregory 02Agat3    15:8 | The princes of the city showed great honor 02Agat3    15:9 | all, according to the merit of the blessed name of martyr 02Agat3    15:9 | merit of the blessed name of martyr which he had received 02Agat3    15:10 | took place in the city of Caesarea an assembly of multitudes 02Agat3    15:10 | city of Caesarea an assembly of multitudes of bishops, so that 02Agat3    15:10 | Caesarea an assembly of multitudes of bishops, so that they ordain 02Agat3    15:10 | honor and glory: the honor of the humility of Christ’s priesthood 02Agat3    15:10 | the honor of the humility of Christ’s priesthood, and the loftiness 02Agat3    15:10 | Christ’s priesthood, and the loftiness of the episcopacy of God’s glory 02Agat3    15:10 | the loftiness of the episcopacy of God’s glory 02Agat3    15:11 | the blessed Gospel, the assembly of bishops, chief of them being 02Agat3    15:11 | the assembly of bishops, chief of them being Leontius, laid their 02Agat3    15:11 | earth to receive the keys of the kingdom, to bind and 02Agat3    15:13 | greetings and, with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, set 02Agat3    15:13 | road, arriving at the city of Sebastia. They remained there for 02Agat3    15:14 | There Gregory found a multitude of clerical brothers whom he convinced 02Agat3    15:14 | appoint them to the priesthood of his land. He took brigades 02Agat3    15:14 | his land. He took brigades of them along with him. Gregory 02Agat3    15:14 | the bishops, princes, and people of that land 02Agat3    15:15 | martyr, has inherited the name of confessor 02Agat3    15:16 | took with him the multitude of those priests consenting to accompany 02Agat3    15:16 | as well as the troops of nobles. Taking leave with gifts 02Agat3    15:16 | nobles. Taking leave with gifts of gratitude, Gregory and all his 02Agat3    15:16 | set out, with the grace of God. Thus, passing many way 02Agat3    15:16 | he arrived at the land of Armenia, in health, success, and 02Agat3    16:1 | they had reached the borders of the Armenians, Gregory heard that 02Agat3    16:1 | with a large treasury, full of gold and silver and many 02Agat3    16:1 | the Dragon-Reaper, a place of sacrifice for the kings of 02Agat3    16:1 | of sacrifice for the kings of Great Armenia, located on the 02Agat3    16:1 | Armenia, located on the summit of Qarqe Mountain on the banks 02Agat3    16:1 | Qarqe Mountain on the banks of the Euphrates River, which faces 02Agat3    16:2 | it: first was the temple of Vahevan (Vahagn), second was the 02Agat3    16:2 | Golden Mother, the goddess born of gold, and the altar was 02Agat3    16:2 | named, after her, golden built of the Golden-mother goddess; and 02Agat3    16:2 | Greek Aphrodite - called the Chamber of Vahagn 02Agat3    16:4 | brought with him some relics of the bones of the great 02Agat3    16:4 | some relics of the bones of the great prophet, the blessed 02Agat3    16:4 | blessed John the Baptist, and of Athenagenes, the holy martyr of 02Agat3    16:4 | of Athenagenes, the holy martyr of Christ 02Agat3    16:6 | had arrived at a distance of about two stadia from the 02Agat3    16:6 | the divine treasures - the relics of the saints - stopped and the 02Agat3    16:7 | Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Gregory 02Agat3    16:7 | the Lord that the saints of God should dwell here in 02Agat3    16:8 | And so the multitude of troops all together built a 02Agat3    17:1 | hammers and destroy the buildings of the altars 02Agat3    17:2 | unable to find the doors of the temples to go inside 02Agat3    17:3 | so Gregory took the sign of the Lord’s cross and, ascending 02Agat3    17:3 | went opposite the lofty places of the structures. There he note 02Agat3    17:5 | and demolished all the structures of the altars 02Agat3    17:6 | no one could find traces of anything - not stone, wood, gold 02Agat3    17:9 | Gregory went to the place of the temples, gathered the folk 02Agat3    17:9 | the temples, gathered the folk of the land, and converted them 02Agat3    17:10 | that he laid the foundations of a church and erected an 02Agat3    17:10 | an altar to the glory of Christ. For it was there 02Agat3    17:11 | an altar in the name of the Holy Trinity and a 02Agat3    17:11 | accompanied him to the city of Caesarea, then he baptized the 02Agat3    17:11 | then he baptized the people of the district, the residents of 02Agat3    17:11 | of the district, the residents of the country 02Agat3    17:12 | an altar in the shrine of repose of the relics of 02Agat3    17:12 | in the shrine of repose of the relics of the saints 02Agat3    17:12 | of repose of the relics of the saints which he had 02Agat3    17:12 | built, and offered the liturgy of salvation, distributing there the life 02Agat3    17:12 | life-giving body and blood of Christ 02Agat3    17:13 | saints, on the seventh day of the month of [Sahmi] October. For 02Agat3    17:13 | seventh day of the month of [Sahmi] October. For it was in 02Agat3    17:14 | with priests and the construction of churches 02Agat3    17:15 | place, with the grand splendor of the power of the cross 02Agat3    17:15 | grand splendor of the power of the cross of Christ, and 02Agat3    17:15 | the power of the cross of Christ, and half the relics 02Agat3    17:15 | Christ, and half the relics of the saints, so that he 02Agat3    18:1 | had arrived at the country of the Armenians 02Agat3    18:2 | and went to the city of Vagharshapat in the district of 02Agat3    18:2 | of Vagharshapat in the district of Ayrarat, to come before Gregory 02Agat3    18:2 | Gregory. He reached the town of Bagavan, meaning Ditsavan in the 02Agat3    18:3 | servitors, and all the ranks of divine service, and to illuminate 02Agat3    18:4 | the troops and the mass of common folk, who had gathered 02Agat3    18:4 | from him and also fulfillment of each one’s needs 02Agat3    18:5 | sowed in them the word of Life. With all the servitors 02Agat3    18:5 | Life. With all the servitors of the Gospel who were with 02Agat3    18:6 | blessed bishop, through the grace of God, arrived at the base 02Agat3    18:6 | God, arrived at the base of Npat Mountain 02Agat3    18:7 | before him, to the banks of the Euphrates River. At their 02Agat3    18:7 | their meeting, Gregory filled all of them with the greeting of 02Agat3    18:7 | of them with the greeting of Christ’s Gospel. And, with much 02Agat3    18:8 | the response to Trdat’s letter of greeting, which they had brought 02Agat3    18:9 | Copy of the Letter of Reply: “To 02Agat3    18:9 | Copy of the Letter of Reply: “To you who have 02Agat3    18:9 | the Lord, to Tiridates king of Greater Armenia and queen Ashkhen 02Agat3    18:9 | Khosrovidukht and all the populace of Greater Armenia - Leontius Archbishop and 02Agat3    18:9 | Armenia - Leontius Archbishop and Metropolitan of great Caesarea and all the 02Agat3    18:9 | and all the priestly clergy of the holy church, bishops, priests 02Agat3    18:10 | have thanked the immutable glory of Christ, as also for the 02Agat3    18:10 | also for the holy martyrs of God who were glorified among 02Agat3    18:11 | you, reflecting on the outcome of their labor and imitating their 02Agat3    18:12 | For the creator of everything and of all worlds 02Agat3    18:12 | the creator of everything and of all worlds, who wishes that 02Agat3    18:12 | receive adoption [cf. Eph. 1.5], by the pleasure of his own will advises everyone 02Agat3    18:12 | give consolation from the toil of vain works, and in his 02Agat3    18:12 | he may make everyone worthy of his rest 02Agat3    18:17 | and put on you raiments of shining light 02Agat3    18:18 | been given you as teacher of wisdom and has been bestowed 02Agat3    18:19 | marvelous, and when we heard of the mighty wonders which were 02Agat3    18:19 | were submerged in the depths of God’s love as in the 02Agat3    18:19 | as in the vast waters of the numberless waves; and with 02Agat3    18:19 | Christ, the benevolent, the worker of miracles and dispenser of gifts 02Agat3    18:19 | worker of miracles and dispenser of gifts. And we offered thanksgiving 02Agat3    18:19 | thanksgiving to God the Father of all, by giving Gregory the 02Agat3    18:19 | giving Gregory the incorruptible gifts of the holy Spirit, whereby you 02Agat3    18:19 | you too might become worthy of the felicitous grace of the 02Agat3    18:19 | worthy of the felicitous grace of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat3    18:19 | felicitous grace of the kingdom of heaven 02Agat3    18:21 | remain firm, that the gift of your new high priestly rank 02Agat3    18:21 | remain immovably in our church of Caesarea, whence has been prepared 02Agat3    18:21 | prepared for you the ordination of salvation 02Agat3    18:22 | Thus, the incorruptible gifts of the sacrament will be distributed 02Agat3    18:22 | you by the right hand of the martyred one, through the 02Agat3    18:22 | martyred one, through the grace of the renewal of baptism and 02Agat3    18:22 | the grace of the renewal of baptism and of the saving 02Agat3    18:22 | the renewal of baptism and of the saving cross and of 02Agat3    18:22 | of the saving cross and of the life-giving body and 02Agat3    18:22 | giving body and expiatory blood of Christ, and through the blessing 02Agat3    18:22 | Christ, and through the blessing of the increasing priesthood. Thus, you 02Agat3    18:22 | be joined to the hosts of Christ’s company 02Agat3    18:23 | you continually enjoy the salvation of the Lord 02Agat3    19:1 | were happy at the consolation of the letter; and also, because 02Agat3    19:1 | illuminated, and with visible gifts of divine grace. They spread all 02Agat3    19:1 | all the more their fervor of divine love and were even 02Agat3    19:2 | instruction, and with the assistance of the pious king Trdat set 02Agat3    19:2 | the army with the mass of the common people, all undertaking 02Agat3    19:4 | having regard for the words of the inspired prophet: “When you 02Agat3    19:5 | from water and the womb of the Spirit [cf. Jn. 3.5], to perfect, purify 02Agat3    19:5 | purify and seal one people of the Lord 02Agat3    19:6 | to the relics he had of the saints’ bones 02Agat3    19:7 | Similarly, throughout all parts of the districts he laid foundations 02Agat3    19:8 | in the service and fear of God 02Agat3    20:1 | At the final completion of the fast, the blessed Gregory 02Agat3    20:1 | grandees, and all the people of the retinue, and early in 02Agat3    20:1 | took them to the banks of the Euphrates River and baptized 02Agat3    20:1 | Euphrates River and baptized all of them, in the name of 02Agat3    20:1 | of them, in the name of the Father and the Son 02Agat3    20:2 | king descended to the waters of the Euphrates River for baptism 02Agat3    20:2 | from God. For the waters of the river stopped and turned 02Agat3    20:3 | light appeared in the form of a luminous column and came 02Agat3    20:3 | the waters in the likeness of the Lord’s cross. The light 02Agat3    20:4 | The oil of anointing which Gregory poured over 02Agat3    20:5 | raised blessings to the glory of God 02Agat3    20:8 | They had received the title of God’s adoption [cf. Rom. 8.15, etc.], had entered the 02Agat3    20:8 | adoption [cf. Rom. 8.15, etc.], had entered the heritage of the holy gospel [cf. Eph. 1.18], and being 02Agat3    20:8 | being joined to the rank of the saints [cf. Acts 26.18] were flowering with 02Agat3    20:9 | holy body and precious blood of Christ the Savior of all 02Agat3    20:9 | blood of Christ the Savior of all, who vivifies and gives 02Agat3    20:9 | men, the creator and fashioner of all creatures; and he liberally 02Agat3    21:3 | date for commemorating the deaths of the martyrs whose relics he 02Agat3    21:3 | a major holiday the days of the former holiday of the 02Agat3    21:3 | days of the former holiday of the vain gods Amanor, bringer 02Agat3    21:3 | the vain gods Amanor, bringer of the new fruits and of 02Agat3    21:3 | of the new fruits and of Hyurnkal, Vanatur, which previously they 02Agat3    21:3 | same place on the feast of [Nawasard] New Year’s Day 02Agat3    21:4 | and for the holy martyr of God, Atanagines 02Agat3    21:6 | all districts in the land of Greater Armenia, building churches in 02Agat3    21:8 | worship the Lord God, creator of heaven and earth. He increased 02Agat3    21:8 | earth. He increased the servitors of the altar of the Lord 02Agat3    21:8 | the servitors of the altar of the Lord everywhere and established 02Agat3    21:9 | to primacy over the people of the Lord and ordered them 02Agat3    21:9 | illuminate and oversee the flock of Christ 02Agat3    22:1 | from every region, a multitude of children should be assembled for 02Agat3    22:1 | be assembled for the purpose of educating these savage and wild 02Agat3    22:1 | cast them into the furnace of instruction, and through the heat 02Agat3    22:1 | instruction, and through the heat of spiritual love melted away the 02Agat3    22:1 | away the disease and rust of the putrid demons and vain 02Agat3    22:2 | the people and the house of my faith 02Agat3    22:3 | every place within the borders of the Armenians, from all the 02Agat3    22:3 | all the lands and districts of his realm, King Trdat ordered 02Agat3    22:3 | be introduced to the art of writing, and that trustworthy vardapets 02Agat3    22:3 | he ordered that the families of the impure pagan priests and 02Agat3    22:5 | And so, in the twinkling of an eye, these residents of 02Agat3    22:5 | of an eye, these residents of the land with their savage 02Agat3    22:5 | informed about all the traditions of God 02Agat3    22:6 | former estate [dastakert] in the city of Vagharshapat, the capital of the 02Agat3    22:6 | city of Vagharshapat, the capital of the district of Ayrarat. It 02Agat3    22:6 | the capital of the district of Ayrarat. It was here that 02Agat3    22:6 | cross, where the blessed martyrs of God had been buried, and 02Agat3    22:6 | God in the resting-places of the saints. In Vagharshapat, also 02Agat3    22:6 | Gregory had built a house of God in the spot shown 02Agat3    22:7 | and also in the city of Artashat, and everywhere. In the 02Agat3    22:7 | fortified them with the stamp of Christ (baptism) so that all 02Agat3    22:8 | Thus throughout the entire country of the Armenians, from end to 02Agat3    22:8 | labored and spread the work of preaching and the gospel. He 02Agat3    22:8 | did this from the city of Satagha to the land of 02Agat3    22:8 | of Satagha to the land of the Xaghtiq, to Klarjq, all 02Agat3    22:8 | the way to the borders of the Masqut, to the gates 02Agat3    22:8 | the Masqut, to the gates of the Alans, to the borders 02Agat3    22:8 | the Alans, to the borders of Kasp, to Paytakaran, city of 02Agat3    22:8 | of Kasp, to Paytakaran, city of the kingdom of the Armenians 02Agat3    22:8 | Paytakaran, city of the kingdom of the Armenians, from the city 02Agat3    22:8 | the Armenians, from the city of Amida to the city of 02Agat3    22:8 | of Amida to the city of Nisibis, from along the border 02Agat3    22:8 | Nisibis, from along the border of the Syrians to the country 02Agat3    22:8 | the Syrians to the country of Nor Shirakan, from Korduq to 02Agat3    22:8 | Korduq to the secure land of the Mar people, to the 02Agat3    22:8 | Mar people, to the house of the prince of Mahqr-Tun 02Agat3    22:8 | the house of the prince of Mahqr-Tun, to Atrpatakan 02Agat3    22:9 | Gregory preached all the days of his life, summer and winter 02Agat3    22:9 | always spreading the good word of the gospel before kings, princes 02Agat3    22:9 | opponents. He bore the name of Jesus, savior of all, before 02Agat3    22:9 | the name of Jesus, savior of all, before everyone and clothed 02Agat3    22:10 | them by the awesome power of Christ’s glory. He also tore 02Agat3    22:11 | teaching he gave the expectation of the hope in the appearance 02Agat3    22:11 | the hope in the appearance of glory of the great God 02Agat3    22:11 | in the appearance of glory of the great God and the 02Agat3    22:11 | great God and the savior of all, Jesus Christ, to many 02Agat3    22:11 | turned everyone to the state of true piety 02Agat3    23:1 | Gregory established many, countless, groups of monks in cultivated and uncultivated 02Agat3    23:2 | He took some of the children of the pagan 02Agat3    23:2 | took some of the children of the pagan priests and raised 02Agat3    23:3 | Those who were worthy of the rank of bishop received 02Agat3    23:3 | were worthy of the rank of bishop received ordination from him 02Agat3    23:3 | bishop received ordination from him. Of these, the first was named 02Agat3    23:3 | was named Aghbianos. The area of the Euphrates River was under 02Agat3    23:3 | shepherd over the savage areas of Basean. Third was Basos; fourth 02Agat3    23:4 | were selected from the sons of the pagan priests to become 02Agat3    23:4 | pagan priests to become bishops of various areas and to increase 02Agat3    23:6 | God-loving man, as overseer of the royal court retinue 02Agat3    23:9 | for consolation in the sayings of the apostles “When I am 02Agat3    23:9 | weakness, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me 02Agat3    23:10 | the spirit and a preparation of their hearts with spiritual songs 02Agat3    23:10 | to the glory and praise of God 02Agat3    23:11 | There was pursued the study of the sweet readings of the 02Agat3    23:11 | study of the sweet readings of the inspired scriptures 02Agat3    23:12 | progressive election to the goal of the crown bestowed by Christ 02Agat3    23:14 | arose to benevolent God prayers of supplication and desirous petitions and 02Agat3    23:14 | and conciliatory requests on behalf of life for all 02Agat3    23:15 | desert places, at the source of the Euphrates river, dwelling in 02Agat3    23:15 | ground and on the summits of mountains, taking as example the 02Agat3    23:15 | he led the same life of fortitude and devotion to God 02Agat3    24:1 | his pupils with the spirit of truth. He provided assistance in 02Agat3    24:1 | the churches by the grace of God without delay or other 02Agat3    24:1 | occurrences, acting by the power of God 02Agat3    24:2 | the abundant and fertile rivers of his teaching in the hearts 02Agat3    24:2 | his teaching in the hearts of his listeners. This he did 02Agat3    24:3 | their pupils, taking especial note of the saying concerning the Lord 02Agat3    24:5 | Again, in the days of unleavened bread on the legal 02Agat3    24:5 | three times on the Mount of Olives alone 02Agat3    24:6 | undoubtedly obvious that the Lord of all did this not for 02Agat3    24:7 | born races lack the knowledge of the lightest skills, how much 02Agat3    24:7 | would one be considered ignorant of that skill which is only 02Agat3    24:7 | those who speak with God, of which blessed Paul says all 02Agat3    24:8 | the saints, while the intercession of the holy Spirit is to 02Agat3    24:8 | each other; and the intercession of the Only-begotten or of 02Agat3    24:8 | of the Only-begotten or of the holy Spirit is not 02Agat3    24:9 | apostles received from the teaching of the truth, and first they 02Agat3    24:9 | groups they exalted the glory of Christ 02Agat3    24:10 | oneself solely with the service of God 02Agat3    24:11 | the rock [cf. Heb. 11.38] pursued the service of divine religion 02Agat3    24:12 | canons, themselves bore the example of their predecessors 02Agat3    24:13 | saint also bore the honor of these traditions and enjoined the 02Agat3    24:14 | fortified everyone in the enjoyment of all the divine treasure. And 02Agat3    25:1 | At that time our land of Armenia was blessed, envied and 02Agat3    25:1 | who suddenly became a teacher of the law to the Hebrew 02Agat3    25:1 | camp with all the ranks of the prophets, or like the 02Agat3    25:1 | Paul with the entire group of the apostles, with the gospel 02Agat3    25:1 | the apostles, with the gospel of Christ that brings life to 02Agat3    25:3 | He increased the number of overseeing bishops in all the 02Agat3    25:3 | were ordained to the rank of bishop by him were more 02Agat3    25:4 | But the ranks of priests or deacons or readers 02Agat3    25:7 | himself that all the days of his life he would extend 02Agat3    25:7 | forty days until the day of his death when summoned by 02Agat3    25:9 | The first of them was named Vrtanes, who 02Agat3    25:9 | to the priesthood. The second of Gregory’s sons was named Aristakes 02Agat3    25:9 | brought up in the service of God 02Agat3    25:10 | Aristakes had entered the religion of hermits, living in the mountains 02Agat3    25:10 | had undertaken many different types of austerities with all diligence according 02Agat3    25:10 | passed even the pleasant repose of night and the need for 02Agat3    25:11 | them in the same service of the gospel 02Agat3    25:14 | was the [sparapet] commander-in-chief of all the troops of Greater 02Agat3    25:14 | chief of all the troops of Greater Armenia. The second emissary 02Agat3    25:14 | emissary was named Tachat, prince of the district of Ashots. Third 02Agat3    25:14 | Tachat, prince of the district of Ashots. Third was named Dat 02Agat3    26:1 | They arrived in the land of the Cappadocians and found Vrtanes 02Agat3    26:1 | found Vrtanes in the city of Caesarea, and the blessed Aristakes 02Agat3    26:1 | the desert in a retreat of his own. However, he did 02Agat3    26:1 | the retreat until an assembly of many Christians convinced him to 02Agat3    26:3 | sons arrived in the country of the Armenians. Then the messengers 02Agat3    26:4 | found him in the district of Daranaghiq, in a retreat on 02Agat3    26:4 | the mountain called the Caves of Mane’ 02Agat3    26:7 | and sat on the throne of the katoghikosate of Greater Armenia 02Agat3    26:7 | the throne of the katoghikosate of Greater Armenia 02Agat3    26:8 | had taught in the land of the Armenians, to bring joy 02Agat3    26:9 | being God-fearing and informed of the divine orders, and serving 02Agat3    26:9 | and serving as an example of goodness to the entire land 02Agat3    26:9 | his respect for and acceptance of the religious law 02Agat3    26:10 | was diligent in the reading of Scripture 02Agat3    26:11 | especially knowledgeable in the science of philosophical thought 02Agat3    26:12 | So he received the grace of the heavenly gifts whereby he 02Agat3    26:12 | completely devoted to the requirements of the divine commandments, and in 02Agat3    26:12 | and according to the rule of the gospel turned to the 02Agat3    26:12 | gospel turned to the service of the benevolent God 02Agat3    26:13 | vices and accepted the sign of the cross of boasting, following 02Agat3    26:13 | the sign of the cross of boasting, following the crucified Savior 02Agat3    26:13 | boasting, following the crucified Savior of all, fulfilling the demands of 02Agat3    26:13 | of all, fulfilling the demands of the commandments and following the 02Agat3    26:13 | and following the crusading band of Christ’s disciples 02Agat3    26:16 | solicitude he assisted the work of the teaching of the gospel 02Agat3    26:16 | the work of the teaching of the gospel, showing willing help 02Agat3    26:16 | he rendered glorious the task of teaching 02Agat3    26:17 | remain firm in the commandments of truth 02Agat3    27:1 | time, in Byzantium Constantine, son of Constantius, reigned over the country 02Agat3    27:1 | Constantius, reigned over the country of the Spaniards and Gauls. He 02Agat3    27:1 | He believed in God, creator of heaven and earth, and in 02Agat3    27:1 | Son, and the Holy Spirit of his Godhead 02Agat3    27:2 | He assembled the multitude of his forces by the shore 02Agat3    27:2 | his forces by the shore of the vast Ocean sea the 02Agat3    27:2 | made this vow with all of them that they should believe 02Agat3    27:3 | them all by the power of the divine cross: the foul 02Agat3    27:3 | well as all the children of these loathsome pagan kings 02Agat3    27:4 | overthrown altars in the house of the Lord. He built chapels 02Agat3    27:4 | martyrs, and multiplied the glory of the commemorations of the blessed 02Agat3    27:4 | the glory of the commemorations of the blessed martyrs, and increased 02Agat3    27:4 | martyrs, and increased the honor of the priests of God, at 02Agat3    27:4 | the honor of the priests of God, at once bestowing peace 02Agat3    27:4 | bestowing peace on the inhabitants of the earth and removing scandals 02Agat3    27:5 | He destroyed the impure temples of the demons and obliterated them 02Agat3    27:7 | took for himself the sign of the victorious cross 02Agat3    27:8 | And the firm order of the commandment of truth - to 02Agat3    27:8 | firm order of the commandment of truth - to stand firmly in 02Agat3    27:8 | cleave to the true piety of the light of faith in 02Agat3    27:8 | true piety of the light of faith in the Lord. Thus 02Agat3    27:8 | Thus, he pursued the hosts of darkness and overcame them all 02Agat3    27:9 | who agreed to become worshipers of the truth he honored and 02Agat3    27:11 | position that all the days of his life an angel appeared 02Agat3    27:11 | the blessed and most wonderful of all kings, Constantine, saw the 02Agat3    27:12 | all churches, offered the purple of his royalty to Christ 02Agat3    28:1 | At that time, news of developments in Byzantium reached the 02Agat3    28:1 | in Byzantium reached the country of Greater Armenia, the court of 02Agat3    28:1 | of Greater Armenia, the court of the kingdom of the Arsacids 02Agat3    28:1 | the court of the kingdom of the Arsacids, and Trdat, king 02Agat3    28:1 | the Arsacids, and Trdat, king of Greater Armenia 02Agat3    28:2 | great glory to the Lord of All. With rejoicing and great 02Agat3    28:3 | when Trdat, the great king of the Armenians, heard all of 02Agat3    28:3 | of the Armenians, heard all of this, he took counsel about 02Agat3    28:4 | military Trdat chose the occupants of the four senior thrones in 02Agat3    28:4 | court, who are called [bdeashxq] borderlords. Of these, the first was the 02Agat3    28:4 | the first was the borderlord of the Nor Shirakan area; second 02Agat3    28:4 | Shirakan area; second, the borderlord of the Asorestan area; third, the 02Agat3    28:4 | Asorestan area; third, the borderlord of the Aruastan area; and fourth 02Agat3    28:4 | area; and fourth, the borderlord of the Masqut area. In addition 02Agat3    28:4 | with him the great prince of the House of Angegh, the 02Agat3    28:4 | great prince of the House of Angegh, the coronant aspet, the 02Agat3    28:4 | the great [sparapet] commander-in-chief of the army; the prince of 02Agat3    28:4 | of the army; the prince of Mokq; the prince of Siwniq 02Agat3    28:4 | prince of Mokq; the prince of Siwniq; the prince of Rshtuniq 02Agat3    28:4 | prince of Siwniq; the prince of Rshtuniq; the prince of the 02Agat3    28:4 | prince of Rshtuniq; the prince of the House of the Maghxaz 02Agat3    28:4 | the prince of the House of the Maghxaz-dom, the shahap 02Agat3    28:4 | the Maghxaz-dom, the shahap of Shahapivan; and the prince who 02Agat3    28:4 | the prince who was [spasqapetutyun] master of the court 02Agat3    28:5 | delegation proceeded from the city of Vagharshapat in the district of 02Agat3    28:5 | of Vagharshapat in the district of Ayrarat and crossed the border 02Agat3    28:5 | the border into the land of the Greeks 02Agat3    28:8 | until they reached the land of the Italians, the country of 02Agat3    28:8 | of the Italians, the country of the Dalmatians, and Rome the 02Agat3    28:8 | Dalmatians, and Rome the city of the kings of the Romans 02Agat3    28:8 | the city of the kings of the Romans 02Agat3    28:9 | News of their arrival was immediately conveyed 02Agat3    28:9 | God as the honorable occupant of the throne, and by the 02Agat3    28:9 | the great Patriarch, the archbishop of the royal court, who was 02Agat3    28:10 | what manner did these miracles of God happen among you 02Agat3    28:11 | the emperor and told him of all the blessings performed by 02Agat3    28:12 | to narrate the fearful punishment of his being in the form 02Agat3    28:12 | his being in the form of an animal 02Agat3    28:13 | told about the heroic endurance of the brave martyrs, and what 02Agat3    28:14 | and the long-suffering endurance of his wondrous miracles 02Agat3    28:15 | exalted him as a confessor of Christ according to his merits 02Agat3    28:16 | a dear brother, especially because of his recognition of God. And 02Agat3    28:16 | especially because of his recognition of God. And furthermore, he made 02Agat3    28:17 | Tiridates told about the martyrs of God and how and in 02Agat3    28:18 | been and how they were of noble descent 02Agat3    28:19 | And he told of the powerful and victorious deeds 02Agat3    28:19 | victorious over all the enemies of the truth 02Agat3    28:21 | officials, and the honorable princes of the city. With very great 02Agat3    28:22 | Then they took leave of the Augusti who were garbed 02Agat3    28:22 | who were garbed in robes of purple, with the blessed kat’oghikos 02Agat3    28:22 | Church and the prominent princes of the city. Successful in all 02Agat3    28:23 | arrived at the resting-places of the saints in the country 02Agat3    28:23 | the saints in the country of the Armenians, in the city 02Agat3    28:23 | the Armenians, in the city of Vagharshapat, in the district of 02Agat3    28:23 | of Vagharshapat, in the district of Ayrarat 02Agat3    28:24 | as offerings for the service of the church of God - gold 02Agat3    28:24 | the service of the church of God - gold, silver, and costly 02Agat3    28:24 | put them in the chapels of the holy martyrs. They also 02Agat3    28:24 | in the same resting-places of the saints, the gold vessels 02Agat3    29:1 | to assemble in the city of Nicaea 02Agat3    29:2 | arrived at the great Council of Nicaea among all the bishops 02Agat3    29:2 | there that the acceptable traditions of the faith and the orders 02Agat3    29:2 | the faith and the orders of illumination were defined for the 02Agat3    29:2 | established canons, the divine power of the will of God most 02Agat3    29:2 | divine power of the will of God most high 02Agat3    29:4 | them known in the country of Armenia. He put before the 02Agat3    29:5 | more glorious his own see of the country of Armenia. With 02Agat3    29:5 | own see of the country of Armenia. With the united support 02Agat3    29:5 | Armenia. With the united support of King Trdat, he illuminated Armenia 02Agat3    29:5 | illuminated Armenia all the days of his life 02Agat3    29:6 | to compose many discourses, difficult of language, profound parables, easy to 02Agat3    29:6 | from the power and matter of the prophetic writings, full of 02Agat3    29:6 | of the prophetic writings, full of all subtleties, and arranged and 02Agat3    29:6 | and ordered in the truth of the evangelical faith 02Agat3    29:7 | world, especially concerning the hope of the resurrection for the future 02Agat3    29:8 | By the grace of God he fulfilled his preaching 02Agat3    29:8 | preaching journeys and the oversight of the holy church without any 02Agat3    29:10 | until he attained the rest of the Lord 02Agat3    29:11 | and night, in the reading of the scriptures. Adorned and profited 02Agat3    29:11 | thereby, they were an example of good works to their studious 02Agat3    29:12 | particular they had the commandments of the divinely-appointed messengers admonishing 02Agat3    29:12 | divinely-appointed messengers admonishing them, of which the first orders: “Contemplate 02Agat3    29:12 | first orders: “Contemplate the law of the Lord day and night 02Agat3    29:12 | same: “Attend to the readings of the teaching of consolation. Do 02Agat3    29:12 | the readings of the teaching of consolation. Do not neglect the 02Agat3    29:13 | he spent all the days of his life in acts like 02Agat3    29:13 | life in acts like those of the Apostles, following the commands 02Agat3    30:1 | we have received the command of your majesty, bravest of men 02Agat3    30:1 | command of your majesty, bravest of men Trdat, to write down 02Agat3    30:1 | is suitable for a writer of chronicles, in this way we 02Agat3    30:1 | order according to the form of Greek literary skill 02Agat3    30:2 | Moses, in order to write of everything that occurred and of 02Agat3    30:2 | of everything that occurred and of the divine sayings handed down 02Agat3    30:3 | on it with the pen of an experienced scribe” [Is. 8.1] and elsewhere 02Agat3    30:4 | clearly indicates that the lot of the divinely-given laws applies 02Agat3    30:5 | Christ, the savior of all, came and completed this 02Agat3    30:6 | teaching that we heard and of which we were servants [cf. Lk. 1.2] according 02Agat3    30:6 | servants [cf. Lk. 1.2] according to the precepts of the gospel 02Agat3    30:8 | to indicate precisely every detail of all that was done by 02Agat3    30:8 | and delightful and apostolic practice of Luke, who passing over the 02Agat3    30:8 | the many and various deeds of the saints omitted the details 02Agat3    30:9 | narrative, not for the honor of God’s elect who through his 02Agat3    30:9 | them, according to the word of the spiritual singer who says 02Agat3    31:1 | we have seen the light of the font 02Agat3    31:2 | We believe in the name of the Father and of the 02Agat3    31:2 | name of the Father and of the Son and of the 02Agat3    31:2 | and of the Son and of the holy Spirit, as the 02Agat3    31:2 | Go henceforth and make disciples of all the heathen; baptize them 02Agat3    31:2 | baptize them in the name of the Father and of the 02Agat3    31:2 | name of the Father and of the Son and of the 02Agat3    31:2 | and of the Son and of the holy Spirit 02Agat3    31:3 | Spirit, powerful God - one divinity of the holy Trinity, one essence 02Agat3    31:4 | the Father, Lord and Creator of all; and in the only 02Agat3    31:4 | Father and in the presence of the Father and with the 02Agat3    31:4 | who is from the essence of the same, and with him 02Agat3    31:6 | will, ineffable, an inscrutable unity of the Trinity, one being, one 02Agat3    31:6 | being, one nature, one divinity of the Father and of the 02Agat3    31:6 | divinity of the Father and of the Son and of the 02Agat3    31:6 | and of the Son and of the holy Spirit 02Agat3    31:7 | Three persons, one hypostasis of the Godhead; the Father from 02Agat3    31:8 | all. One is the essence of his nature, and the heavens 02Agat3    31:8 | heavens and earth are full of his glory 02Agat3    31:9 | This is the greatness of the unity of the holy 02Agat3    31:9 | the greatness of the unity of the holy Trinity. But because 02Agat3    31:9 | Trinity. But because the mode of praise differs, he is not 02Agat3    31:10 | inseparable, in-divisible, omnipotent creator of things visible and invisible, foreseeing 02Agat3    31:11 | Word, God the Son, born of the Father before ages, without 02Agat3    31:13 | humanity inseparable from the immortality of his divinity 02Agat3    31:15 | sake he drank the cup of death and gave to us 02Agat3    31:15 | gave to us the cup of immortality. And he gave life 02Agat3    31:15 | gave life to the mortality of us creatures by his death 02Agat3    31:15 | sat at the right hand of his begetter, and the Only 02Agat3    31:19 | Consequently spirit of leadership, spirit of freedom, spirit 02Agat3    31:19 | Consequently spirit of leadership, spirit of freedom, spirit of God’s mouth 02Agat3    31:19 | leadership, spirit of freedom, spirit of God’s mouth, of the same 02Agat3    31:19 | freedom, spirit of God’s mouth, of the same essence as the 02Agat3    31:19 | For one is the work of the Father and of the 02Agat3    31:19 | work of the Father and of the Son and of the 02Agat3    31:19 | and of the Son and of the holy Spirit, as Christ 02Agat3    31:19 | Spirit, as Christ the Savior of the world note: “I and 02Agat3    31:19 | the Father” [Jn. 10.30 etc.] and: ‘‘The spirit of truth who proceeds from the 02Agat3    31:21 | This is the unity of the three persons of the 02Agat3    31:21 | unity of the three persons of the Trinity. And we hold 02Agat3    31:21 | holy scriptures and the law of the church, the guide for 02Agat3    31:22 | we look for the resurrection of the flesh from the dead 03Buz3    1:0 | What transpired in the land of Armenia after the preaching of 03Buz3    1:0 | of Armenia after the preaching of the apostle Thaddeus 03Buz3    1:1 | Others have written about all of the following: events transpiring from 03Buz3    1:1 | events transpiring from the time of the sermonizing of the Apostle 03Buz3    1:1 | the time of the sermonizing of the Apostle Thaddeus, from the 03Buz3    1:1 | Apostle Thaddeus, from the time of his martyrdom to the conclusion 03Buz3    1:1 | his martyrdom to the conclusion of the doctrine of St. Gregory 03Buz3    1:1 | the conclusion of the doctrine of St. Gregory and the latter’s 03Buz3    1:1 | events transpiring from the period of king Sanatruk the Apostle-killer 03Buz3    1:1 | killer until the unwilling submission of king Trdat to the Christian 03Buz3    1:1 | past events regarding the lives of good people of the past 03Buz3    1:1 | the lives of good people of the past, as well as 03Buz3    1:1 | as well as the actions of those adversaries who resisted them 03Buz3    1:2 | to preserve the proper ordering of events, we too have briefly 03Buz3    1:2 | too have briefly recorded some of the same events, choosing not 03Buz3    1:3 | For there is a part of our history which is the 03Buz3    1:4 | be noticed in the middle of our history, to complete the 03Buz3    1:4 | brick placed in the wall of a building we recorded 03Buz3    2:1 | Now during the reign of Trdat, son of Xosrov, the 03Buz3    2:1 | the reign of Trdat, son of Xosrov, the land of Armenia 03Buz3    2:1 | son of Xosrov, the land of Armenia was illuminated with agreeable 03Buz3    2:1 | Gregory the great priest, son of Anak. Gregory’s younger son Aristakes 03Buz3    2:1 | father during the entire course of Gregory’s doctrinal teachings, every day 03Buz3    2:1 | Gregory’s doctrinal teachings, every day of his life, until the day 03Buz3    2:2 | his son, after the acknowledgement of his death, was taken from 03Buz3    2:2 | T’il awan in the district of Ekegheats on the property of 03Buz3    2:2 | of Ekegheats on the property of his father Gregory 03Buz3    3:0 | The reign of Xosrov, Trdat’s son, and the 03Buz3    3:1 | this, Xosrov Kotak ruled [A.D. 330-339], grandson of Xosrov, and son of the 03Buz3    3:1 | grandson of Xosrov, and son of the brave and virtuous king 03Buz3    3:2 | priest sitting on the throne of his father, in place of 03Buz3    3:2 | of his father, in place of his father and brother 03Buz3    3:3 | During the years of their tenure in the land 03Buz3    3:3 | their tenure in the land of Armenia there grew and multiplied 03Buz3    3:3 | cultivation, population, health, fertility, abundance of goods, profitability, great divine worship 03Buz3    3:5 | great, first, and mother church of Armenia was located. It was 03Buz3    3:5 | long ago, during the days of the great chief-priest Gregory’s 03Buz3    3:5 | Gregory’s miracles, the altars (idols) of the temples had been destroyed 03Buz3    3:6 | his constant custom, a mass of thanksgiving for the salvation provided 03Buz3    3:6 | crucifixion, and communion in memory of the torments of our lord 03Buz3    3:6 | in memory of the torments of our lord Jesus Christ, the 03Buz3    3:6 | lord Jesus Christ, the son of God, whose body and blood 03Buz3    3:7 | For it was the custom of the archbishops of Armenia (translating 03Buz3    3:7 | the custom of the archbishops of Armenia (translating [episkoposapet] as “archbishop,” and 03Buz3    3:7 | previously had been the sites of the images of idols but 03Buz3    3:7 | the sites of the images of idols but subsequently had been 03Buz3    3:7 | been sanctified in the name of divinity, becoming houses of prayer 03Buz3    3:7 | name of divinity, becoming houses of prayer and places of pilgrimage 03Buz3    3:7 | houses of prayer and places of pilgrimage for all 03Buz3    3:8 | assemble in the principal church of the place and commemorate the 03Buz3    3:8 | place and commemorate the memory of the saints who had been 03Buz3    3:8 | been there, on the seventh of the month of [Sahmi] March. The 03Buz3    3:8 | the seventh of the month of [Sahmi] March. The same custom was 03Buz3    3:8 | more in the great chapel of the prophet John 03Buz3    3:9 | in the chapels of the Lord’s Apostolic students and 03Buz3    3:9 | students and in the martyriums of heros where each year people 03Buz3    3:9 | habits, and the brave deeds of their lives 03Buz3    3:10 | attendants to perform the mass of blessing 03Buz3    3:11 | retained the old pagan worship of idols in secret until that 03Buz3    3:11 | time, had assembled together some [2000] of them, and planned amongst themselves 03Buz3    3:13 | and surrounded the great wall of the church of Ashtishat 03Buz3    3:13 | great wall of the church of Ashtishat 03Buz3    3:14 | the service, a large number of troops on the outside wanted 03Buz3    3:15 | But the arms of every man in the brigade 03Buz3    3:16 | tied, bound and defeated all of them belonging to the world 03Buz3    3:16 | destroying evil-doing tohms and [azgs] of ( pagan) priests fell to the 03Buz3    3:19 | to do this by order of the great queen of Armenia 03Buz3    3:19 | order of the great queen of Armenia 03Buz3    3:22 | venerable Vrtanes then spoke words of doctrine and confirmed them in 03Buz3    3:22 | confirmed them in the faith of the one Lord Jesus Christ 03Buz3    3:23 | bonds and the incredible confinement of torments 03Buz3    3:24 | and asked for the medicine of repentance. Vrtanes stipulated a time 03Buz3    3:24 | repentance. Vrtanes stipulated a time of atonement for them 03Buz3    3:25 | Having taught them the faith of the united holy Trinity, he 03Buz3    3:25 | some [2,000] men, to say nothing of their women and children. Thus 03Buz3    4:0 | the Orduni in the land of Armenia 03Buz3    4:1 | agitation arose in the land of Armenia. For two great naxarars 03Buz3    4:1 | great naxarars and princes, holders of districts and lords of lands 03Buz3    4:1 | holders of districts and lords of lands [gawarhakalk, ashxarhateark] became each other’s enemies 03Buz3    4:2 | The prince of the Manawazean tohm and the 03Buz3    4:2 | Manawazean tohm and the nahapet of the Orduni tohm thus disturbed 03Buz3    4:2 | thus disturbed the great land of Armenia 03Buz3    4:4 | into their midst to speak of reconciliation and peace 03Buz3    4:8 | sent against them Vach’e, son of Artawazd, nahapet of the Mamikonean 03Buz3    4:8 | Vach’e, son of Artawazd, nahapet of the Mamikonean tohm, from the 03Buz3    4:8 | Mamikonean tohm, from the azg of the sparapetut’iwn of Armenia, a 03Buz3    4:8 | the azg of the sparapetut’iwn of Armenia, a great general with 03Buz3    4:9 | to king Xosrov, the monarch of Armenia, and to the archbishop 03Buz3    4:10 | and the bun residential village of the nahapet of the Manawazean 03Buz3    4:10 | residential village of the nahapet of the Manawazean, namely Manawazakert with 03Buz3    4:10 | Manawazean, namely Manawazakert with all of its borders and the small 03Buz3    4:10 | which was in the area of the Euphrates river 03Buz3    4:11 | also gave the bun village of the Ordunis which was named 03Buz3    4:11 | Ordoru whence came the bishop of Basen with all of its 03Buz3    4:11 | bishop of Basen with all of its borders. He himself was 03Buz3    5:0 | The sons of the chief-priest Vrtanes, the 03Buz3    5:1 | Vrtanes and Aristakes were sons of the great chief-priest Gregory 03Buz3    5:1 | sit on the patrimonial throne of the episcopate, despite the fact 03Buz3    5:2 | God not to deprive him of the blessing of a son 03Buz3    5:2 | deprive him of the blessing of a son, a fruit of 03Buz3    5:2 | of a son, a fruit of his own who he would 03Buz3    5:3 | twin sons. Vrtanes named one of them after his father Gregory 03Buz3    5:3 | were raised in the presence of the king of Armenia and 03Buz3    5:3 | the presence of the king of Armenia and they took care 03Buz3    5:4 | an attractive, virtuous individual, full of spiritual accomplishments and knowledge of 03Buz3    5:4 | of spiritual accomplishments and knowledge of God, attained the episcopate in 03Buz3    5:4 | the episcopate in the areas of Aghuania and Iberia (Georgia 03Buz3    5:5 | but already at the age of fifteen became bishop of the 03Buz3    5:5 | age of fifteen became bishop of the land of Iberia and 03Buz3    5:5 | became bishop of the land of Iberia and Aghuania, that is 03Buz3    5:5 | Aghuania, that is to say, of the borders of the Mazkutk 03Buz3    5:5 | to say, of the borders of the Mazkutk 03Buz3    5:7 | Tiran [339-350], son of king Xosrov, raised Yusik. The 03Buz3    5:7 | in marriage to Yusik, son of Vrtanes 03Buz3    5:11 | Apostolic commands for the benefit of the land and the profit 03Buz3    5:11 | the land and the profit of serving the churches 03Buz3    5:13 | rather, he had doubts because of the vision he had seen 03Buz3    5:16 | from him, or the relationship of being the king’s son-in 03Buz3    5:16 | his back and rejected all of that, considering it foreign, loathesome 03Buz3    5:17 | patrimonial intellect and the wisdom of an old man, he wisely 03Buz3    5:18 | Christ preferable to the greatness of kings. He chose for himself 03Buz3    5:18 | life and from the age of twelve he was virtuous 03Buz3    5:19 | fathers and followed the example of his brother Gregory. To the 03Buz3    5:19 | brother Gregory. To the end of his life he bore the 03Buz3    5:20 | However the tun of the king was angered at 03Buz3    5:21 | about the children, the issue of his marriage, and was praying 03Buz3    5:22 | Yusik, grandson of Gregory, fear not. For the 03Buz3    5:23 | and they will be illuminators of the land of Armenia [hayastan ashxarhis] and 03Buz3    5:23 | be illuminators of the land of Armenia [hayastan ashxarhis] and fountains of spiritual 03Buz3    5:23 | land of Armenia [hayastan ashxarhis] and fountains of spiritual wisdom 03Buz3    5:24 | The graces of God’s commandments will flow from 03Buz3    5:24 | and the construction and establishment of many churches, with great triumph 03Buz3    5:24 | be turned onto the path of Truth. Through them Christ will 03Buz3    5:25 | They will be pillars of the churches, dispensers of the 03Buz3    5:25 | pillars of the churches, dispensers of the word of Life, foundations 03Buz3    5:25 | churches, dispensers of the word of Life, foundations of the faith 03Buz3    5:25 | the word of Life, foundations of the faith, servants of Christ 03Buz3    5:25 | foundations of the faith, servants of Christ, and satellites of the 03Buz3    5:25 | servants of Christ, and satellites of the Holy Spirit. For where 03Buz3    5:25 | Spirit. For where the foundation of a structure is, there the 03Buz3    5:27 | watered by the spiritual dew of knowledge, will be cursed and 03Buz3    5:27 | be in the burning fires of Hell 03Buz3    5:28 | For the sake of the Lord they will frequently 03Buz3    5:28 | to the spite and envy of unworthy people. But they will 03Buz3    5:29 | falseness, unbridled, self-indulgent, lovers of silver cheaters, untrustworthy despicable liars 03Buz3    5:29 | to hold firmly the covenant of the faith 03Buz3    5:30 | the lad Yusik heard all of this from the angel, with 03Buz3    5:30 | God Who made him worthy of such a revealed answer. And 03Buz3    5:30 | revealed answer. And every day of his life he ceaselessly gave 03Buz3    6:0 | Grigoris, his death and place of burial 03Buz3    6:1 | brother, he became the kat’olikos of the Iberian and Aghuanian areas 03Buz3    6:1 | and rennovated all the churches of those parts, extending to the 03Buz3    6:1 | parts, extending to the districts of the Atrpatakan area. He preached 03Buz3    6:1 | area. He preached the truth of faith in Christ and appeared 03Buz3    6:2 | With the grace of God he perfectly conducted the 03Buz3    6:2 | the Apostolic course and superindencency of the blessed Church, taking care 03Buz3    6:2 | himself ready for all sorts of trials and sorrows, so that 03Buz3    6:2 | triumphant for the true faith of Christ 03Buz3    6:3 | parts, he reached the camp of the Arsacid king of the 03Buz3    6:3 | camp of the Arsacid king of the Mazkutk named Sanesan 03Buz3    6:4 | the Mazkutk kings were relatives, of the same tohm 03Buz3    6:5 | presented himself to the king of the Mazkutk, the prince of 03Buz3    6:5 | of the Mazkutk, the prince of a multitude of Honk’ troops 03Buz3    6:5 | the prince of a multitude of Honk’ troops. In their presence 03Buz3    6:8 | began to examine the faith of Christ and learned from Grigoris 03Buz3    6:9 | do not take the belongings of others, how will such a 03Buz3    6:9 | will such a huge multitude of troops as we live?” Although 03Buz3    6:9 | their hearts with a myriad of goodly words, they in no 03Buz3    6:10 | such words to deprive us of the bravery of the hunt 03Buz3    6:10 | deprive us of the bravery of the hunt and to destroy 03Buz3    6:10 | according to the natural laws of our customs 03Buz3    6:11 | This is the plan of the king of Armenia who 03Buz3    6:11 | the plan of the king of Armenia who has sent him 03Buz3    6:11 | to his land, by means of this teaching. Come, let us 03Buz3    6:12 | king listened to the words of his troops and changed his 03Buz3    6:13 | they kill the virtuous preacher of Christ, the lad Grigoris 03Buz3    6:14 | accompanied Grigoris from the district of Haband, took his body and 03Buz3    6:14 | district, Haband, on the border of Armenia, in the Aghuanian area 03Buz3    6:15 | Gregory, the great chief-priest of the country of Armenia 03Buz3    6:15 | chief-priest of the country of Armenia 03Buz3    6:16 | Every year the people of the districts of those lands 03Buz3    6:16 | the people of the districts of those lands assembled there and 03Buz3    6:16 | joy the feast in honor of his bravery 03Buz3    7:0 | which resulted from an invasion of the brigand king of the 03Buz3    7:0 | invasion of the brigand king of the Mazkutk into the land 03Buz3    7:0 | the land under the sway of the king of Armenia. How 03Buz3    7:0 | the sway of the king of Armenia. How Sanesan perished with 03Buz3    7:1 | In that period Sanesan, king of the Mazkutk, grew unbelievably rancorously 03Buz3    7:1 | at his relative, Xosrov, king of Armenia. He assembled all the 03Buz3    7:1 | He assembled all the troops of Honk’ and P’oxs, T’awaspars, Hechmataks 03Buz3    7:1 | and Egersuans, with a multitude of other rabble, a countless army 03Buz3    7:1 | other rabble, a countless army of nomadic troops many of which 03Buz3    7:1 | army of nomadic troops many of which he himself ruled 03Buz3    7:2 | and filled up the country of the land of the Armenians 03Buz3    7:2 | the country of the land of the Armenians 03Buz3    7:3 | was no counting the multitude of his cavalry brigades or the 03Buz3    7:4 | present would represent the number of the multitude and this would 03Buz3    7:4 | the future an awesome symbol of bygone days 03Buz3    7:6 | and covered the entire country of Armenia. They demolished, enslaved and 03Buz3    7:6 | far as the small city of Satagh, and as far as 03Buz3    7:6 | as Ganjak within the borders of Atrpatakan. They went to one 03Buz3    7:7 | Xosrov, king of Armenia, eluded his kinsman Sanesan 03Buz3    7:7 | eluded his kinsman Sanesan, king of the Mazkutk. Taking the aged 03Buz3    7:7 | Mazkutk. Taking the aged archbishop of Armenia Vrtanes with him, they 03Buz3    7:8 | bitter executioner. This they asked of the Lord God 03Buz3    7:10 | Then Vach’e son of Artawazd of the Mamikonean tohm 03Buz3    7:10 | Then Vach’e son of Artawazd of the Mamikonean tohm arrived, the 03Buz3    7:10 | Mamikonean tohm arrived, the general of all of Greater Armenia 03Buz3    7:10 | arrived, the general of all of Greater Armenia 03Buz3    7:12 | He assembled all the bravest of the naxarars, organized a very 03Buz3    7:12 | enemy army at the time of the morning worship. Sanesan’s men 03Buz3    7:12 | and returned with a multitude of captives 03Buz3    7:13 | and descended into the plain of the Ayraratean district. He went 03Buz3    7:13 | went and located Sanesan, king of the Mazkutk with his main 03Buz3    7:13 | brigade [bun gndawn], an inestimable, countless number of troops, in the city of 03Buz3    7:13 | of troops, in the city of Vagharsapat 03Buz3    7:16 | The comrades-in-arms of the general of Armenia were 03Buz3    7:16 | in-arms of the general of Armenia were: Bagrat Bagratuni, Mehundak 03Buz3    7:16 | and Garegin Erheshtunik’, Vahan nahapet of the Amatunik’ tohm, and Varaz 03Buz3    7:16 | struck and killed the troops of Alans, Mazkutk, Honk’ and other 03Buz3    7:16 | rocky plain with the corpses of the dead. An incredible amount 03Buz3    7:16 | the dead. An incredible amount of blood coursed like a river 03Buz3    7:17 | as far as the land of the Baghaschs, and they brought 03Buz3    7:17 | and they brought the head of the great king Sanesan to 03Buz3    7:17 | king Sanesan to the king of Armenia 03Buz3    7:18 | saying: “He was my brother, of the Arshakuni azg 03Buz3    7:19 | king and the great archbishop of Armenia came to the site 03Buz3    7:19 | Armenia came to the site of the battle where they viewed 03Buz3    7:19 | where they viewed the corpses of those who had been slain 03Buz3    7:19 | country stank with the stench of the dead bodies 03Buz3    7:20 | be polluted from the smell of the corpse’s bones 03Buz3    7:21 | and from his army. None of them survived. Not a single 03Buz3    8:0 | The planting of forests, the wars with the 03Buz3    8:0 | the Persians, and the extermination of the lordly [naxarar] House of the 03Buz3    8:0 | extermination of the lordly [naxarar] House of the Bznunik’ 03Buz3    8:1 | When the country of Armenia had been calmed for 03Buz3    8:1 | for a while, Xosrov, king of Armenia ordered that gifts be 03Buz3    8:1 | their lives for the land of Greater Armenia in all battles 03Buz3    8:1 | Greater Armenia in all battles of the war 03Buz3    8:2 | Vach’e he gave the sources of the Janjanak, and Jrabashxik, and 03Buz3    8:2 | Jrabashxik, and [Tslu glux] mountain with all of its small districts. Similarly, he 03Buz3    8:3 | to bring wild oak trees of the forests and plant them 03Buz3    8:3 | plant them in the district of Ayrarat, beginning from the secure 03Buz3    8:3 | and extending to the plain of Mecamor to the hill called 03Buz3    8:3 | is on the north side of the great city of Artashat 03Buz3    8:3 | side of the great city of Artashat. Thus, they planted oak 03Buz3    8:3 | they planted oak trees south of the river as far as 03Buz3    8:5 | South of this in a reedy area 03Buz3    8:7 | king ordered that all kinds of game and wild beasts be 03Buz3    8:10 | king Xosrov commanded Databe, nahapet of the Bznunik’, to call up 03Buz3    8:10 | a larger than usual number of irregular troops from the land 03Buz3    8:10 | land and with the muster of troops of the Matenik brigade 03Buz3    8:10 | with the muster of troops of the Matenik brigade, to go 03Buz3    8:10 | brigade, to go in advance of them and to strike at 03Buz3    8:11 | Iranian troops with the multitude of Armenian troops 03Buz3    8:12 | arrived, he made a plan of unity with the princes of 03Buz3    8:12 | of unity with the princes of the Iranian troops and wanted 03Buz3    8:12 | betray his lord, the king of Armenia, into their hands. He 03Buz3    8:13 | to fall on the king of Armenia 03Buz3    8:14 | troops quickly reached the army of the king of Armenia bearing 03Buz3    8:14 | the army of the king of Armenia bearing the bad news 03Buz3    8:14 | Armenia bearing the bad news of the unbelievable destruction which had 03Buz3    8:14 | had occurred, and the crime of betrayal of the impious Databe 03Buz3    8:14 | and the crime of betrayal of the impious Databe 03Buz3    8:15 | Then Xosrov, king of Armenia, and Vrtanes, the chief 03Buz3    8:17 | each other by the shore of the Sea of Bznunik (Lake 03Buz3    8:17 | the shore of the Sea of Bznunik (Lake Van) in Arhest 03Buz3    8:18 | They observed the incalculable multitude of Iranian troops which were as 03Buz3    8:19 | not leave a single one of them living 03Buz3    8:20 | elephants and the entire strength of their force 03Buz3    8:21 | land, brigade, and the troops of his lord 03Buz3    8:22 | located there in the stronghold of the prince of Erhshtunik’, which 03Buz3    8:22 | the stronghold of the prince of Erhshtunik’, which was called the 03Buz3    8:22 | which was called the island of Aght’amar. Sparapet Vach’e got into 03Buz3    8:23 | Thus, was the azgatohm of that naxarardom eliminated, and their 03Buz3    8:24 | grandee nobility, the naxarars, holders of lands and lords of lands 03Buz3    8:24 | holders of lands and lords of lands, who were ten-thousanders 03Buz3    8:24 | with him, and that none of them should go with the 03Buz3    8:26 | the natural sparapet and general of Greater Armenia and in brave 03Buz3    8:27 | Xosrov assembled the troops of all the tuns of the 03Buz3    8:27 | troops of all the tuns of the nobility together with the 03Buz3    8:27 | warred bravely on the borders of Iran not permitting the Iranians 03Buz3    8:27 | invade and ruin the country of Armenia, or even to glimpse 03Buz3    8:28 | peace for all the days of their lives 03Buz3    9:0 | Bakur rebelled against the king of Armenia, how he was killed 03Buz3    9:1 | there rebelled from the king of Armenia one of his servants 03Buz3    9:1 | the king of Armenia one of his servants, the great prince 03Buz3    9:1 | his servants, the great prince of Aghjnik’ who was called the 03Buz3    9:1 | an individual who occupied one of the four senior [gahs] (“thrones,” “stations 03Buz3    9:2 | in alliance to the king of Iran and betrayed the royal 03Buz3    9:3 | The king of Iran sent troops to support 03Buz3    9:3 | was separated from the authority of Armenia. He warred with the 03Buz3    9:3 | He warred with the king of Armenia with the power of 03Buz3    9:3 | of Armenia with the power of the kingdom of Iran. The 03Buz3    9:3 | the power of the kingdom of Iran. The war became more 03Buz3    9:4 | Then the king of Armenia sent the following of 03Buz3    9:4 | of Armenia sent the following of his honest servants with many 03Buz3    9:4 | against the enemy: the prince of Korduk’, John, the prince of 03Buz3    9:4 | of Korduk’, John, the prince of Greater Copk, Mar, the prince 03Buz3    9:4 | Greater Copk, Mar, the prince of Shahei Copk, Nerseh, the prince 03Buz3    9:4 | Shahei Copk, Nerseh, the prince of Siwnik’, Vaghinak, the prince of 03Buz3    9:4 | of Siwnik’, Vaghinak, the prince of Hashtenk’, Dat, and the prince 03Buz3    9:4 | Hashtenk’, Dat, and the prince of Basen, Manak 03Buz3    9:6 | to the king the head of Bakur the bdeashx and one 03Buz3    9:6 | Bakur the bdeashx and one of his newborn daughters 03Buz3    9:7 | there were no other survivors of that azg, the king gave 03Buz3    9:7 | also gave him the tun of Aghjnik’ making him bdeashx and 03Buz3    9:7 | making him bdeashx and inheritor of Bakur’s tun 03Buz3    9:9 | However, a certain small son of Bakur the bdeashx fled and 03Buz3    9:9 | landed by Vach’e, the general of Armenia, where he was concealed 03Buz3    10:0 | Concerning (Yakob) James of ( Mcbin) Nisibis 03Buz3    10:1 | that time the great bishop of Mcbin, a marvellous old man 03Buz3    10:1 | who loved to work deeds of truth despite the fact that 03Buz3    10:1 | the fact that he was of Iranian nationality who was named 03Buz3    10:1 | who was named (Yakob) James of Nisibis, a man chosen by 03Buz3    10:1 | and came to the mountains of Armenia. He came to Sararad 03Buz3    10:1 | which was in the borders of the Ayraratean lordship, in the 03Buz3    10:1 | Ayraratean lordship, in the district of Korduk’. He was a man 03Buz3    10:1 | He was a man full of Christ’s graces and miracles were 03Buz3    10:2 | He came with the desire of seeing the saving ark built 03Buz3    10:3 | difficult, waterless and rocky parts of the Sararatean mountain, Yakob and 03Buz3    10:4 | fountain is called the fountain of Yakob 03Buz3    10:6 | and slept. And an angel of God came and spoke to 03Buz3    10:8 | beneath your head is part of the wood from the ark 03Buz3    10:9 | split from a large piece of wood by an axe 03Buz3    10:13 | themselves, thereby crushing the heart of the bearer of the commandments 03Buz3    10:13 | the heart of the bearer of the commandments (of God), plunging 03Buz3    10:13 | the bearer of the commandments ( of God), plunging him into despondency 03Buz3    10:14 | And already from the crushing of the tablets the grief of 03Buz3    10:14 | of the tablets the grief of the bearer was clearly visible 03Buz3    10:16 | grace to all the peoples of the earth 03Buz3    10:17 | When the man of God arrived bringing the wood 03Buz3    10:17 | wood from the saving ark of Noah an eternal symbol of 03Buz3    10:17 | of Noah an eternal symbol of the punishment which was visited 03Buz3    10:17 | upon all species, a symbol of their fathers’ deeds the entire 03Buz3    10:18 | regarded him as an Apostle of Christ, a heavenly angel, and 03Buz3    10:19 | them - wood from the ark of Noah the patriarch 03Buz3    10:20 | received news from the country of Armenia. He went to the 03Buz3    10:20 | the great prince, the lord of the land, the great servant 03Buz3    10:20 | the land, the great servant of the king of Armenia, to 03Buz3    10:20 | great servant of the king of Armenia, to Manachirh Erheshtuni, whose 03Buz3    10:21 | man who, from the wrath of the bitterness of his soul 03Buz3    10:21 | the wrath of the bitterness of his soul, had killed countless 03Buz3    10:22 | advise him so that, out of fear of the Lord, his 03Buz3    10:22 | so that, out of fear of the Lord, his nature would 03Buz3    10:23 | impious Manachirh saw that man of God, bishop Yakob, he scorned 03Buz3    10:24 | And because of Manachirh’s savage behavior, to spite 03Buz3    10:24 | be ridiculed and chased out of his land 03Buz3    10:27 | with him reached the mountain of iron mines and lead mines 03Buz3    10:27 | mines which divided the district of Erheshtunik 03Buz3    10:29 | When they reached the base of the mountain, having gone without 03Buz3    10:31 | also that at the foot of Enjak’isar mountain on the shores 03Buz3    10:31 | Enjak’isar mountain on the shores of the Sea of Erheshtunik’, this 03Buz3    10:31 | the shores of the Sea of Erheshtunik’, this fountain has been 03Buz3    10:32 | Yakob ascended to the top of Enjakisar mountain and cursed that 03Buz3    10:32 | listened to the Lord’s words of peace 03Buz3    10:36 | present at the great synod of Nicea which occurred during the 03Buz3    10:36 | which occurred during the years of Constantine emperor of the Romans 03Buz3    10:36 | the years of Constantine emperor of the Romans. There [380] bishops assembled 03Buz3    10:36 | assembled to curse the sect of Arianos the Alexandrian who was 03Buz3    10:36 | who was from that state of Egypt 03Buz3    10:37 | from Armenia was Aristakes son of the miraculous Gregory, the first 03Buz3    10:37 | miraculous Gregory, the first katoghikos of Greater Armenia 03Buz3    10:38 | The amazing secret affairs of the king began to be 03Buz3    10:38 | to Yakob through miraculous signs of the Holy Spirit 03Buz3    10:40 | bishop Yakob mentioned the matter of the angel to the other 03Buz3    10:40 | angel to the other multitude of bishops assembled, but they did 03Buz3    10:42 | in their midst, by means of the Holy Spirit he revealed 03Buz3    10:42 | Spirit he revealed the symbol of king Constantine’s humility, his pious 03Buz3    10:42 | the love and fervent faith of Christ 03Buz3    10:44 | placed Yakob’s chair above many of the others present at the 03Buz3    10:45 | were granted to the city of Amida. During the time of 03Buz3    10:45 | of Amida. During the time of the wars between the Byzantine 03Buz3    10:45 | his bones along with those of another folk of Mcbin were 03Buz3    10:45 | with those of another folk of Mcbin were transferred to Amida 03Buz3    11:0 | with each other, the fall of the great general Vache in 03Buz3    11:0 | in that battle, the death of king Xosrov, and the translation 03Buz3    11:0 | the translation from this world of the patriarch Vrtanes 03Buz3    11:1 | arrived to take the land of the country of Armenia 03Buz3    11:1 | the land of the country of Armenia 03Buz3    11:2 | Then Vache, sparapet and general of Greater Armenia, assembled the azataxumb 03Buz3    11:2 | Armenia, assembled the azataxumb army of naxararakoyt troops 03Buz3    11:3 | both sides, including the destruction of many grandee nobles 03Buz3    11:4 | battle Vache, the great sparapet of Armenia, fell and there was 03Buz3    11:7 | not fall into the hands of foul, unbelieving men, that the 03Buz3    11:7 | subjected to the various obscenities of the religion of the unbelievers 03Buz3    11:7 | various obscenities of the religion of the unbelievers 03Buz3    11:9 | turn to serving the will of evil, and that many souls 03Buz3    11:10 | truth, churches, martyrs, the religion of the blessed covenant, orders of 03Buz3    11:10 | of the blessed covenant, orders of the faith, priestly covenant, for 03Buz3    11:10 | name and for the army of the lord of the land 03Buz3    11:10 | the army of the lord of the land 03Buz3    11:14 | been slain for the salvation of the land should be remembered 03Buz3    11:14 | remembered at the blessed altar of God during the mass after 03Buz3    11:14 | the mass after the names of the saints were recited, and 03Buz3    11:14 | recited, and that the survivors of the fallen should be cared 03Buz3    11:16 | placed him on the pillow of his patrimonial throne 03Buz3    11:17 | and in the presence of the king they placed his 03Buz3    11:17 | put him in the sparapetutiwn of his father. For Artawazd was 03Buz3    11:17 | For Artawazd was the son of a very meritorious individual, and 03Buz3    11:17 | a very meritorious individual, and of a very meritorious azg; and 03Buz3    11:18 | The affairs of the generalship were assumed by 03Buz3    11:18 | assumed by Arshawir Kamsarakan, prince of Shirak and the district of 03Buz3    11:18 | of Shirak and the district of Arsharunik, and Andovk, prince of 03Buz3    11:18 | of Arsharunik, and Andovk, prince of Siwnik, since they were brothers 03Buz3    11:18 | they were brothers-in-law of the tun of the Mamikonean 03Buz3    11:18 | in-law of the tun of the Mamikonean tohm 03Buz3    11:19 | he might occupy the position of his ancestors and of his 03Buz3    11:19 | position of his ancestors and of his father and accomplish deeds 03Buz3    11:19 | his father and accomplish deeds of bravery for Christ, the Lord 03Buz3    11:19 | bravery for Christ, the Lord of all, and for the brave 03Buz3    11:19 | and for the brave men of his natural earthly Arsakuni lords 03Buz3    11:19 | that throughout the entire course of his life he would look 03Buz3    11:19 | and succeed to the acts of bravery of the sparapetutiwn and 03Buz3    11:19 | to the acts of bravery of the sparapetutiwn and the renowned 03Buz3    11:20 | world-building brave Xosrov, king of Greater Armenia, died 03Buz3    11:21 | all the lands and districts of Greater Armenia to mourn and 03Buz3    11:21 | they transported Xosrov to Ani of Daranaghik, in the district of 03Buz3    11:21 | of Daranaghik, in the district of Ekegheats, by his ancestors 03Buz3    11:22 | world. Then the entire land of Armenia assembled and with great 03Buz3    11:22 | those who were left orphaned of their natural lord and their 03Buz3    11:22 | sorrowful weeping to the village of Tordan in Daranaghik district 03Buz3    11:23 | was there, by the tomb of the great patriarch Gregory that 03Buz3    12:0 | The reign over the land of Armenia of Tiran after his 03Buz3    12:0 | over the land of Armenia of Tiran after his father, how 03Buz3    12:1 | son Tiran [339-350] took the authority of the kingship of the lands 03Buz3    12:1 | the authority of the kingship of the lands of Greater Armenia 03Buz3    12:1 | the kingship of the lands of Greater Armenia 03Buz3    12:2 | Yusik succeeded to the position of the patriarchs of Armenia 03Buz3    12:2 | the position of the patriarchs of Armenia 03Buz3    12:3 | great hazarapet from the tohm of the hazarapetutiwn of all of 03Buz3    12:3 | the tohm of the hazarapetutiwn of all of Greater Armenia, Vagharsh 03Buz3    12:3 | of the hazarapetutiwn of all of Greater Armenia, Vagharsh, prince of 03Buz3    12:3 | of Greater Armenia, Vagharsh, prince of Anjit, prince Zareh, nahapet of 03Buz3    12:3 | of Anjit, prince Zareh, nahapet of Greater Copk, Varaz, prince of 03Buz3    12:3 | of Greater Copk, Varaz, prince of the land of Shahuni Copk 03Buz3    12:3 | Varaz, prince of the land of Shahuni Copk, Gnit, prince of 03Buz3    12:3 | of Shahuni Copk, Gnit, prince of Hashtenits district, of the Kaminakan 03Buz3    12:3 | Gnit, prince of Hashtenits district, of the Kaminakan tohm, Vorot, prince 03Buz3    12:3 | the Kaminakan tohm, Vorot, prince of the district of Vanand, Shahen 03Buz3    12:3 | Vorot, prince of the district of Vanand, Shahen, prince of the 03Buz3    12:3 | district of Vanand, Shahen, prince of the Anjewatsik tohm, Atom, prince 03Buz3    12:3 | the Anjewatsik tohm, Atom, prince of Goghtan, Manawaz, prince of Koghb 03Buz3    12:3 | prince of Goghtan, Manawaz, prince of Koghb, Gorut, prince of the 03Buz3    12:3 | prince of Koghb, Gorut, prince of the land of Jori, Manasp 03Buz3    12:3 | Gorut, prince of the land of Jori, Manasp of the Xorxorhunik 03Buz3    12:3 | the land of Jori, Manasp of the Xorxorhunik, prince of the 03Buz3    12:3 | Manasp of the Xorxorhunik, prince of the Maghxazunean tun 03Buz3    12:4 | the prince of the Saharhunik azg, and Aba 03Buz3    12:4 | Saharhunik azg, and Aba, prince of the Gnunik 03Buz3    12:5 | Tiran ordered all of these lords to go with 03Buz3    12:5 | borders, to the capital city of Cappadocia, Caesarea, and to have 03Buz3    12:5 | Yusik attain the Apostolic throne of the patriarchs 03Buz3    12:6 | They reached the city of the Caesareans and had Yusik 03Buz3    12:6 | Caesareans and had Yusik, son of Vrtanes, ordained to the katoghikosate 03Buz3    12:7 | seated him on the throne of the Apostle Thaddeus, on the 03Buz3    12:7 | Apostle Thaddeus, on the throne of his grandfather the great Gregory 03Buz3    12:8 | the king the two princes of the two Copks, to bring 03Buz3    12:9 | he and the entire multitude of the army went before Yusik 03Buz3    12:9 | plain to the other side of the river over Taper bridge 03Buz3    12:10 | and entered the great city of Artashat, went to the church 03Buz3    12:12 | counseled according to the message of the Gospel 03Buz3    12:14 | was like a brave warrior of Christ, like a champion hero 03Buz3    12:15 | but rather bore the message of the Holy Spirit like a 03Buz3    12:16 | irrigated the ears and souls of all listeners of the country 03Buz3    12:16 | and souls of all listeners of the country 03Buz3    12:17 | behave according to the wishes of God, or act wisely 03Buz3    12:18 | indiscriminate killings, shedding the blood of innocent people in vain and 03Buz3    12:18 | ceaselessly advised and reminded them of God’s wishes 03Buz3    12:19 | reprimanded, reproached, and blamed, telling of God’s anger and the eternal 03Buz3    12:19 | anger and the eternal torments of the inextinguishable fires of judgement 03Buz3    12:19 | torments of the inextinguishable fires of judgement, and he protested 03Buz3    12:20 | wisdom he displayed the seniority of old age, and with great 03Buz3    12:20 | advisory work and the work of patrimonial virtue 03Buz3    12:21 | his patrimonial wisdom, the dignity of honorable old age, and reflected 03Buz3    12:21 | fragrant flower. For the sake of truth, he battled until death 03Buz3    12:21 | the same for the souls of others 03Buz3    12:23 | He was full of the knowledge of God and 03Buz3    12:23 | was full of the knowledge of God and skill in reading 03Buz3    12:24 | With words of priestly authority Yusik threatened and 03Buz3    12:24 | impiety, adultery, homosexuality, the shedding of blood, dispossession, ravishment, hatred of 03Buz3    12:24 | of blood, dispossession, ravishment, hatred of the poor and numerous other 03Buz3    12:25 | He himself, out of awe of the severe commandments 03Buz3    12:25 | He himself, out of awe of the severe commandments of the 03Buz3    12:25 | awe of the severe commandments of the Lord, regarded as enemies 03Buz3    12:25 | who perpetually transgressed the orders of Christ and broke the holy 03Buz3    12:25 | and broke the holy word of God 03Buz3    12:26 | Throughout the entire course of his life he waged a 03Buz3    12:26 | life he waged a war of reproach against everyone 03Buz3    12:27 | On one of the annual feast days, king 03Buz3    12:27 | days, king Tiran and others of the nobility came to enter 03Buz3    12:29 | Officiants of the court church took him 03Buz3    12:29 | Bnabegh fortress in the district of Greater Copk to the village 03Buz3    12:29 | Greater Copk to the village of Tordan in Daranaghik district. There 03Buz3    13:0 | How the country of Armenia remained without a patriarch 03Buz3    13:0 | a patriarch after the death of Yusik, and how Yusik’s sons 03Buz3    13:0 | how Yusik’s sons were unworthy of their father’s patriarchal throne 03Buz3    13:1 | beaten to death, the country of the land of the Torgomean 03Buz3    13:1 | the country of the land of the Torgomean language was leaderless 03Buz3    13:2 | They were given the soul of erring: eyes which do not 03Buz3    13:3 | Benighted, they reached the abyss of destruction, having cut their own 03Buz3    13:3 | by their acts and sins of frenzy, since they remained without 03Buz3    13:4 | They boldly travelled the road of ruin, and by their own 03Buz3    13:4 | will they became the sons of anger, and without God they 03Buz3    13:4 | they travelled about the land of the crooked azg of the 03Buz3    13:4 | land of the crooked azg of the tun of the country 03Buz3    13:4 | crooked azg of the tun of the country of Armenia 03Buz3    13:4 | the tun of the country of Armenia 03Buz3    13:5 | They resembled that flock of sheep which made its own 03Buz3    13:5 | just like the great city of Athens 03Buz3    13:9 | But those who were devoid of literacy, namely the people - the 03Buz3    13:9 | the people - the motley multitude of naxarars and shinakans - even if 03Buz3    13:9 | pouring down heavy rain, none of them would have been able 03Buz3    13:9 | a word, or any bit of what they had heard 03Buz3    13:10 | and they took no notice of useful or important things. Similarly 03Buz3    13:12 | relatives, families their families, members of the same azg other members 03Buz3    13:13 | man, thirsting for the blood of a comrade, drinking it, how 03Buz3    13:14 | night they performed the worship of the deities of old. And 03Buz3    13:14 | the worship of the deities of old. And some even personally 03Buz3    13:14 | even personally performed the lust of foul adultery 03Buz3    13:15 | did they submit to commandments of God preached by leaders; rather 03Buz3    13:15 | preached by leaders; rather, because of such reproachful words, leaders were 03Buz3    13:17 | blessed words. For the preaching of the divine word did not 03Buz3    13:17 | did not give them knowledge of the true faith as it 03Buz3    13:17 | accepted and enjoyed the grace of God’s humanity. Rather, like the 03Buz3    13:18 | Perhaps the warning words of the prophet applied to this 03Buz3    13:18 | evil, but are completely incapable of doing good 03Buz3    13:20 | not believe in the invisibility of God as revealed through visible 03Buz3    13:21 | was raised from the forms of animals, and He became the 03Buz3    13:21 | and He became the cause of their salvation 03Buz3    13:22 | During the period of this despicable and foolish reign 03Buz3    13:22 | foolish reign, during the reign of king Tiran the acts of 03Buz3    13:22 | of king Tiran the acts of wickedness that were committed surpassed 03Buz3    13:22 | that were committed surpassed those of all previous ages 03Buz3    13:23 | Most of all was the fact that 03Buz3    13:24 | from going on the road of impiety 03Buz3    13:25 | was neither leader nor head of the priesthood 03Buz3    13:26 | katoghikos not for the sake of Truth, a shepherd, leader, or 03Buz3    13:26 | a shepherd, leader, or head of the flock, but they sought 03Buz3    13:27 | whom they could find worthy of the katoghikosate; for the two 03Buz3    13:27 | the two remaining twin sons of Yusik, Pap and Atanagines were 03Buz3    13:27 | undisciplined. They lacked the learning of divine Scripture, and had no 03Buz3    13:27 | their spiritual honor, the honor of eternal life 03Buz3    13:28 | Rather, they resembled the people of their own age, and, boasting 03Buz3    13:28 | their own age, and, boasting of their earthly noble pedigree they 03Buz3    13:29 | chosen and were rejected because of their arrogance, in accordance with 03Buz3    13:29 | accordance with the previous vision of their father, and they did 03Buz3    13:29 | attach themselves to the yoke of piety 03Buz3    13:30 | other offspring from the tun of Gregory - these were the only 03Buz3    13:30 | the only ones, and because of their behavior, they were unworthy 03Buz3    13:30 | their behavior, they were unworthy of their fathers 03Buz3    13:31 | one to perform the role of leadership of the chief-priest’s 03Buz3    13:31 | perform the role of leadership of the chief-priest’s superintendency, or 03Buz3    13:31 | chief-priest’s superintendency, or commander of the Church 03Buz3    14:0 | The life and deeds of that man of God, the 03Buz3    14:0 | and deeds of that man of God, the great Daniel, how 03Buz3    14:2 | He was a student of the great Gregory and was 03Buz3    14:2 | and was superintendent and head of the churches of the state 03Buz3    14:2 | and head of the churches of the state of Taron, holding 03Buz3    14:2 | the churches of the state of Taron, holding the office of 03Buz3    14:2 | of Taron, holding the office of great justiciary of Gregory’s own 03Buz3    14:2 | the office of great justiciary of Gregory’s own principality. He was 03Buz3    14:2 | superintendent, commanding overseer, and trustee of all the churches of Greater 03Buz3    14:2 | trustee of all the churches of Greater Armenia everywhere. In foreign 03Buz3    14:3 | first and greatest, the mother of all churches of Armenia was 03Buz3    14:3 | the mother of all churches of Armenia was located, namely 03Buz3    14:4 | the first and principal place of honor. For it was there 03Buz3    14:4 | first altar in the name of the Lord was raised 03Buz3    14:5 | in Taron, to the south of the church were located the 03Buz3    14:5 | church were located the chapel of John the Baptist and near 03Buz3    14:5 | near the church, the Repository of the Apostles 03Buz3    14:6 | Because of the primacy of these sites 03Buz3    14:6 | Because of the primacy of these sites, by canon they 03Buz3    14:6 | in Tordan in the district of Daranaghik was revered for containing 03Buz3    14:6 | revered for containing the tombs of the patriarch Gregory and Aristakes 03Buz3    14:7 | was paid to the memory of king Trdat who, willingly or 03Buz3    14:7 | willingly or unwillingly, became worthy of being the first Armenian king 03Buz3    14:8 | where the fathers and bishops of former times were laid to 03Buz3    14:10 | that principal altar, the authority of the patriarchal throne, and the 03Buz3    14:10 | throne, and the firm covenant of the cathedral church 03Buz3    14:11 | received ordination from the hands of Gregory the great at the 03Buz3    14:11 | when he destroyed the idols of the temples of Heracles, that 03Buz3    14:11 | the idols of the temples of Heracles, that is, Vahagn, in 03Buz3    14:11 | called Ashtishat, where the foundations of the blessed church were first 03Buz3    14:12 | great miracles in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ 03Buz3    14:13 | could walk on the water of a river wearing his shoes 03Buz3    14:14 | winter when great dense masses of snow were heaped upon the 03Buz3    14:15 | some distance, like a flash of lightning, he was there in 03Buz3    14:17 | did not ignore the needs of people 03Buz3    14:18 | He wore a single garment of fur and a pair of 03Buz3    14:18 | of fur and a pair of sandals; he ate the roots 03Buz3    14:18 | sandals; he ate the roots of vegetables, and did not even 03Buz3    14:19 | received, and whatever he spoke of came about 03Buz3    14:20 | the uninhabited places, the areas of his direction became principal churches 03Buz3    14:20 | principal churches, for the work of God 03Buz3    14:21 | came frequently to the source of the fountain below the lofty 03Buz3    14:21 | fountain below the lofty site of the temple of Heracles, which 03Buz3    14:21 | lofty site of the temple of Heracles, which was opposite the 03Buz3    14:22 | Gregory had baptized a multitude of troops 03Buz3    14:25 | A certain, prince of the Saharunik tohm [zvomn ishxann:] (“a certain 03Buz3    14:25 | a certain prince”), Artawan, prince of Vanand, Karen, prince of the 03Buz3    14:25 | prince of Vanand, Karen, prince of the Amatunik tohm, and Varaz 03Buz3    14:25 | Amatunik tohm, and Varaz, prince of the Dimaksen tohm 03Buz3    14:26 | found Daniel in the district of Ekeleats, in the village of 03Buz3    14:26 | of Ekeleats, in the village of the church, at Til, for 03Buz3    14:29 | have returned to the customs of your ancestors: to the error 03Buz3    14:29 | your ancestors: to the error of idol-worship, hatred, greed, dispossession 03Buz3    14:29 | worship, hatred, greed, dispossession, despoiliation of the poor, adultery, treachery, dispossessing 03Buz3    14:30 | and strayed from the path of righteousness; you have abandoned your 03Buz3    14:31 | is the only-begotten Son of God, nonetheless He came, He 03Buz3    14:31 | He might become the cause of life for everyone 03Buz3    14:32 | invite you to the light of salvation. But in place of 03Buz3    14:32 | of salvation. But in place of His kindness you showed ingratitude 03Buz3    14:33 | to you with the intention of inviting you to the kingdom 03Buz3    14:33 | inviting you to the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, to 03Buz3    14:33 | Jesus Christ, to the grace of salvation 03Buz3    14:34 | became communicants with the plot of the Lord-slaying Jewish people 03Buz3    14:35 | After this, many of God’s blessed witnesses came, the 03Buz3    14:35 | witnesses came, the co-ascetics of those same Apostles. They were 03Buz3    14:35 | were subjected to the danger of torments, but endured to to 03Buz3    14:35 | endured to to the point of death to show you the 03Buz3    14:35 | intelligent and recognize the Son of God 03Buz3    14:37 | you His relatives and communicants of His natural living doctrine, correct 03Buz3    14:37 | correct laws, and the greatness of His beloved Son 03Buz3    14:39 | you did not remember one of them, you did not remember 03Buz3    14:39 | to work the same sorts of deeds as they 03Buz3    14:40 | should have recalled the kindnesses of your Lord, Christ, Who forgot 03Buz3    14:40 | Christ, Who forgot the sins of your fathers and your impious 03Buz3    14:41 | remembered the labor and effort of your blessed fathers, your conselors 03Buz3    14:41 | constantly working for the salvation of your souls. You should have 03Buz3    14:41 | to teach you the word of God, and gave you rebirth 03Buz3    14:41 | To atone for the evils of their comrades, with their entreaties 03Buz3    14:41 | you, to make you deserving of entering the Kingdom 03Buz3    14:43 | God and repeated the evils of your fathers, surpassing the sins 03Buz3    14:43 | your fathers, surpassing the sins of your fathers 03Buz3    14:44 | lad Yusik, your patriarch, holder of the throne and diocese of 03Buz3    14:44 | of the throne and diocese of the Apostle Thaddeus and Gregory 03Buz3    14:45 | followed the example and conduct of the Jews with their killings 03Buz3    14:46 | Now, as a result of so much of your falseness 03Buz3    14:46 | a result of so much of your falseness and obscenities, the 03Buz3    14:47 | uncared for, and not one of you will be spared 03Buz3    14:48 | will fall under the yoke of servitude, and that yoke will 03Buz3    14:48 | lifted from you. The yoke of wicked slavish servitude will not 03Buz3    14:51 | this to you, nonetheless all of it will befall you because 03Buz3    14:51 | your virtuous leader who was of the tun of the son 03Buz3    14:51 | who was of the tun of the son of Gregory. Yes 03Buz3    14:51 | the tun of the son of Gregory. Yes, all this will 03Buz3    14:52 | could I be the leader of people who do not follow 03Buz3    14:52 | could I be the head of an azg which the Lord 03Buz3    14:53 | are stained with the blood of the Lord’s saints? How could 03Buz3    14:54 | How could I speak of reconciliation for those who have 03Buz3    14:54 | Lord himself has prepared all of these evils because you said 03Buz3    14:57 | When he had heard all of it, he became inflamed with 03Buz3    14:57 | with wrath, in the bitterness of his impious rage. He ordered 03Buz3    14:58 | to carry out the wickedness of his will, nonetheless Tiran’s soul 03Buz3    14:60 | A multitude of people who recognized and knew 03Buz3    14:60 | placing it with the bones of the blessed witnesses of Christ 03Buz3    14:60 | bones of the blessed witnesses of Christ 03Buz3    14:63 | designated by Daniel as vardapet of the land of Korduk. The 03Buz3    14:63 | as vardapet of the land of Korduk. The second student burying 03Buz3    14:63 | who had been designated vardapet of the district of Aghjnik and 03Buz3    14:63 | designated vardapet of the district of Aghjnik and Greater Copk. With 03Buz3    14:63 | Copk. With them went clerics of the banak 03Buz3    14:64 | country where the mother church of Armenia was located, to the 03Buz3    14:65 | that they committed the body of the blessed Daniel to the 03Buz3    15:0 | The sons of Yusik, and how they trampled 03Buz3    15:0 | how they trampled the dignity of the great chief-priest of 03Buz3    15:0 | of the great chief-priest of God 03Buz3    15:1 | decided to place the sons of the blessed Yusik in the 03Buz3    15:1 | Yusik in the vardapetal priesthood of their fathers 03Buz3    15:2 | seized them on the wishes of the bishops. They were involuntarily 03Buz3    15:4 | They chose the life of this world, taking as wives 03Buz3    15:4 | were rejected from the inheritance of God 03Buz3    15:5 | The wife of Pap was named Varazduxt. This 03Buz3    15:7 | selected from the same tun of the authority of Gregory, and 03Buz3    15:7 | same tun of the authority of Gregory, and that he should 03Buz3    15:7 | he should hold the throne of his fathers 03Buz3    16:1 | that time they considered worthy of the katoghikosate a certain presbyter 03Buz3    16:1 | named Parhen from the district of Taron, from the great chapel 03Buz3    16:1 | Taron, from the great chapel of John the Baptist, a man 03Buz3    16:1 | had earlier constructed the house of prayer and supplication as a 03Buz3    16:2 | illustrious princes: the great general of Armenia, named Vasak from the 03Buz3    16:2 | Parhen to the capital city of Cappadocia, Caesarea, where they ordained 03Buz3    16:2 | ordained him to the katoghikosate of Greater Armenia 03Buz3    16:6 | gathered to his fathers. Clerics of the banak’s church took his 03Buz3    16:6 | they constructed on the agarak of the great chapel of John 03Buz3    16:6 | agarak of the great chapel of John in the district of 03Buz3    16:6 | of John in the district of Taron, a place where Parhen 03Buz3    17:0 | Shahak, son of bishop Aghbianos, who succeeded on 03Buz3    17:0 | throne, and how the country of Armenia abandoned the Lord and 03Buz3    17:1 | they should give the katoghikosate of the patriarchate 03Buz3    17:2 | there was no one worthy of it from the tun of 03Buz3    17:2 | of it from the tun of Gregory, they designated a certain 03Buz3    17:2 | certain Shahak from the tohm of the son of bishop Aghbianos 03Buz3    17:2 | the tohm of the son of bishop Aghbianos 03Buz3    17:3 | entrusted him to the care of the prince of the mardpetutiwn 03Buz3    17:3 | the care of the prince of the mardpetutiwn, who was named 03Buz3    17:3 | With him they mustered awags of the prince of Gardmanatsjor, and 03Buz3    17:3 | mustered awags of the prince of Gardmanatsjor, and this party took 03Buz3    17:3 | honor to the great city of Caesarea in the country of 03Buz3    17:3 | of Caesarea in the country of Cappadocia 03Buz3    17:4 | they ordained Shahak as katoghikos of Greater Armenia, and they returned 03Buz3    17:5 | Shahak succeed to the position of the patriarchs. He resembled Parhen 03Buz3    17:7 | sins, fearlessly accomplishing all sorts of evils, forgetting the Lord and 03Buz3    17:8 | to the old former deeds of their fathers 03Buz3    17:10 | From the time of the reign of Trdat, that 03Buz3    17:10 | the time of the reign of Trdat, that is after Armenia 03Buz3    17:11 | their enemies on all sides of their borders. And none of 03Buz3    17:11 | of their borders. And none of the kings of Armenia could 03Buz3    17:11 | And none of the kings of Armenia could find a friend 03Buz3    18:0 | to destruction the lords naxarars of Armenia 03Buz3    18:1 | But during the foolish reign of Tiran, not only enemy against 03Buz3    18:1 | and betrayal in the realm of Armenia, and they worked a 03Buz3    18:1 | and they worked a myriad of diverse hostile deeds against each 03Buz3    18:2 | upon them for their spirit of abomination and error. Because of 03Buz3    18:2 | of abomination and error. Because of their impiety, first they destroyed 03Buz3    18:4 | Hayr, who held the patiw of the great mardpetutiwn, a wicked 03Buz3    18:5 | slander he effected the destruction of many naxarars who had worked 03Buz3    18:5 | he disrupted the great lordship of the kingdom 03Buz3    18:6 | they even destroyed the women of those azgs 03Buz3    18:7 | one was Tachat, the son of Mehendak Erheshtunik, the other, Shawasp 03Buz3    18:7 | Erheshtunik, the other, Shawasp, son of Vache Arcrunik, both suckling children 03Buz3    18:8 | they were the only progeny of those azgs 03Buz3    18:9 | that Artawazd and Vasak, men of the Mamikonean tohm, were present 03Buz3    18:9 | were present. They were generals of the entire Armenian troops. They 03Buz3    18:10 | nonetheless, angered at the deeds of that time, they left their 03Buz3    18:11 | their land, to the strongholds of Tayk, remaining there many years 03Buz3    19:0 | in a blessed place because of their impiety 03Buz3    19:1 | The sons of Yusik, Pap and Atanagines led 03Buz3    19:2 | Every day of their lives passed in great 03Buz3    19:2 | great audacity, without the fear of God before their eyes. They 03Buz3    19:2 | ridiculed and scorned the order of God 03Buz3    19:5 | they were ridiculing the temple of God. The two brothers went 03Buz3    19:6 | and drinking, suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared in the 03Buz3    19:6 | Lord appeared in the form of a bolt of lightning, striking 03Buz3    19:6 | the form of a bolt of lightning, striking the two brothers 03Buz3    19:8 | Out of terror not one of them 03Buz3    19:8 | Out of terror not one of them turned back, nor did 03Buz3    19:8 | did anyone else dare think of going inside or even of 03Buz3    19:8 | of going inside or even of approaching the door which had 03Buz3    19:10 | The doors of the temple remained open, and 03Buz3    19:12 | came to occupy the throne of the patriarchs, throughout the entire 03Buz3    19:12 | patriarchs, throughout the entire country of Armenia 03Buz3    19:13 | a concubine from the district of Taron who was of the 03Buz3    19:13 | district of Taron who was of the karchazats of Hatseats village 03Buz3    19:13 | who was of the karchazats of Hatseats village. From this Hatsekatsi 03Buz3    20:0 | and how, in a period of peace, he was suddenly arrested 03Buz3    20:0 | prince; how the entire country of the Armenians was lost and 03Buz3    20:1 | friendship between the two kings of Armenia and Iran 03Buz3    20:2 | In the land of Atrpatakan a high-ranking individual 03Buz3    20:3 | stirred up as a result of some insignificant matter by a 03Buz3    20:3 | Pisak. He was the chamberlain of king Tiran, and of the 03Buz3    20:3 | chamberlain of king Tiran, and of the Siwnik azg 03Buz3    20:4 | Varaz Shapuh whom the king of Iran had left in the 03Buz3    20:4 | had left in the land of Atrpatakan as a border-guard 03Buz3    20:7 | brought it to the king of Armenia 03Buz3    20:9 | anywhere. He found a horse of the same roan color and 03Buz3    20:10 | that you requested which, out of affection, Tiran did not deny 03Buz3    20:11 | Varaz, he revealed the matter of the retention of the horse 03Buz3    20:11 | the matter of the retention of the horse and tried to 03Buz3    20:11 | slander further, saying: “The king of Armenia, Tiran, is so filled 03Buz3    20:11 | and audacity toward the king of Iran and toward all the 03Buz3    20:12 | that is not the extent of it. He plans to remove 03Buz3    20:12 | plans to remove the kingship of Iran from the azg of 03Buz3    20:12 | of Iran from the azg of Sasan, relying on the emperor 03Buz3    20:13 | until I retrieve the honor [patiw] of my ancestral fathers, and return 03Buz3    20:13 | former kingdom to the sons of my azg, to my tun 03Buz3    20:15 | When Varaz Shapuh, marzpan of Atrpatakan, heard all this from 03Buz3    20:15 | he immediately wrote a letter of accusation against the king of 03Buz3    20:15 | of accusation against the king of Armenia, and sent it to 03Buz3    20:15 | sent it to the king of Iran, Nerseh 03Buz3    20:16 | inflamed and enraged the king of Iran against the king of 03Buz3    20:16 | of Iran against the king of Armenia that Varaz received an 03Buz3    20:16 | whatever means possible - artificial slanders - of hunting and seizing the king 03Buz3    20:16 | hunting and seizing the king of Armenia 03Buz3    20:17 | the two kings, the anger of the Lord was moved to 03Buz3    20:17 | Tiran for the blessed blood of the two great, leading priests 03Buz3    20:18 | an emissary to the king of Armenia treacherously speaking with him 03Buz3    20:18 | permission to visit him because of his affection for Tiran 03Buz3    20:19 | When Tiran, king of Armenia heard that, he immediately 03Buz3    20:20 | own servants, the eunuch attendants of his chamber, saying: “It is 03Buz3    20:20 | hunts, banquets, and all sorts of pleasant things 03Buz3    20:21 | country are so great, because of the malevolent, malicious treachery of 03Buz3    20:21 | of the malevolent, malicious treachery of the Iranian azg. Rather, places 03Buz3    20:21 | nor make a great slaughter of game for the sake of 03Buz3    20:21 | of game for the sake of display 03Buz3    20:22 | do things for the sake of form, because of the bitterness 03Buz3    20:22 | the sake of form, because of the bitterness and wickedness of 03Buz3    20:22 | of the bitterness and wickedness of that azg 03Buz3    20:23 | Apahunik country, at the foot of the great Masis mountain, at 03Buz3    20:23 | place called kaghak the enclosure of Aghiorsk 03Buz3    20:25 | hunt immediately reached the ears of the Iranian general. They were 03Buz3    20:27 | the grandee naxarars, senior tanuters of the nobility and the royal 03Buz3    20:27 | were remaining in the dwellings of their tuns 03Buz3    20:28 | for a few attendants, keepers of the hunting hounds, people of 03Buz3    20:28 | of the hunting hounds, people of the road-crew, the motley 03Buz3    20:28 | road-crew, the motley force of tent-guards, the rhamikspas troops 03Buz3    20:32 | upon the couches where each of them were, seizing them while 03Buz3    20:35 | we may blind this king of Armenia 03Buz3    20:37 | speak, saying: “Because the light of my two eyes was dimmed 03Buz3    20:37 | to eternity let the name of this village be called [Acugh] Coal 03Buz3    20:37 | village be called [Acugh] Coal instead of Dalarik as a clear sign 03Buz3    20:37 | a clear sign in memory of me 03Buz3    20:38 | For I dimmed this land of which I was king when 03Buz3    20:38 | king when I deprived it of two radiant vardapets, believing that 03Buz3    20:38 | I would extinguish the light of the true preaching of those 03Buz3    20:38 | light of the true preaching of those two believing men. For 03Buz3    20:38 | For this reason, the light of my eyes was extinguished 03Buz3    20:39 | Then the prince of the Iranian king immediately left 03Buz3    20:39 | captives, heading for the country of Iran. He went to Asorestan 03Buz3    20:39 | to his lord, the king of Iran 03Buz3    20:40 | The bad news of all this destruction and unexpected 03Buz3    20:43 | But they took a part of the land of Iran, killed 03Buz3    20:43 | a part of the land of Iran, killed the people, burned 03Buz3    20:44 | their natural lord, the king of Armenia. They also wept pitifully 03Buz3    20:44 | wept pitifully for the loss of the land, and for the 03Buz3    21:0 | How all the lords of Armenian assembled in unity and 03Buz3    21:0 | and sent to the emperor of Byzantium, pledging their loyalty; how 03Buz3    21:0 | their loyalty; how king Nerseh of Iran came to Armenia with 03Buz3    21:1 | Then people of the land of Armenia assembled 03Buz3    21:1 | Then people of the land of Armenia assembled in a larger 03Buz3    21:1 | assembled in a larger meeting of unity. This included the grandee 03Buz3    21:1 | grandee naxarars, awags, governors, rulers of lands, azats, military commanders, judges 03Buz3    21:2 | They sent a delegation consisting of the great naxarars of the 03Buz3    21:2 | consisting of the great naxarars of the Armenian nobility carrying gifts 03Buz3    21:3 | They sent: Andovk, nahapet of Siwnik, Arshawir Kamsarakan, nahapet of 03Buz3    21:3 | of Siwnik, Arshawir Kamsarakan, nahapet of Arsharunik. They reached the imperial 03Buz3    21:3 | They reached the imperial palace of the kings in the land 03Buz3    21:3 | the kings in the land of Byzantium, presented the hrovartak, had 03Buz3    21:3 | forth, and presented the message of the entire land to the 03Buz3    21:4 | was that all the people of the land came together and 03Buz3    21:4 | help and aid the land of Armenia 03Buz3    21:6 | imperial palace from the country of Armenia had not yet returned 03Buz3    21:6 | their land, Nerseh himself, king of Iran, came from the east 03Buz3    21:6 | destroy and make the borders of the country of Armenia completely 03Buz3    21:6 | the borders of the country of Armenia completely his own 03Buz3    21:7 | He took all of his troops with the main 03Buz3    21:7 | great caravan, with a multitude of elephants, unlimited supplies, with the 03Buz3    21:7 | the women and the queen of queens, and arrived at the 03Buz3    21:7 | and arrived at the borders of Armenia. He filled up the 03Buz3    21:8 | Then the azatazork of Armenian naxarars took their families 03Buz3    21:8 | to the multi-brigade banak of the emperor’s naxarars 03Buz3    21:9 | Now when the emperor of Byzantium heard all this, he 03Buz3    21:9 | and came to the country of Armenia, against the king of 03Buz3    21:9 | of Armenia, against the king of Iran 03Buz3    21:10 | his army near the city of Satagh. He himself selected two 03Buz3    21:11 | Iranian army in the disguise of a shinakan cabbage-seller 03Buz3    21:12 | was encamped in the district of Basean, in the village called 03Buz3    21:12 | came and entered the army of the king of Iran, and 03Buz3    21:12 | the army of the king of Iran, and observed and noted 03Buz3    21:12 | observed and noted the number of their troops 03Buz3    21:13 | came and attacked the army of the king of Iran encamped 03Buz3    21:13 | the army of the king of Iran encamped in that same 03Buz3    21:15 | the king’s women, the [bambish] queen of queens and the women with 03Buz3    21:17 | pomp, appeared in the midst of the army. They killed all 03Buz3    21:17 | as captives to the country of Byzantium 03Buz3    21:18 | Andovk and Arshawir as overseers of the land, exalting them with 03Buz3    21:19 | The king of Iran went as a fugitive 03Buz3    21:22 | be removed, that his robe of honor be stripped from him 03Buz3    21:23 | body hanged in the view of his concourse, in ignominy 03Buz3    21:24 | to beseech him to speak of peace and reconciliation so that 03Buz3    21:24 | himself released from the ignominy of insulting blame 03Buz3    21:25 | The emperor of Byzantium, Vaghes, wrote a hrovartak 03Buz3    21:25 | a hrovartak to the king of Iran, saying the following: “First 03Buz3    21:25 | you took from the country of Armenia and principally king Tiran 03Buz3    21:26 | As soon as the king of Iran heard this command, he 03Buz3    21:26 | captive Tiran from the shackles of the prison house and spoke 03Buz3    21:28 | Tiran’s son over the land of Armenia, simultaneously returning the king’s 03Buz3    21:29 | With great preparation, the king of Iran personally organized and dispatched 03Buz3    21:29 | his land to the country of Armenia. Thus, he faithfully implemented 03Buz3    21:30 | had captured from the king of Iran 03Buz3    21:31 | When the emperor of Byzantium heard all this, that 03Buz3    21:32 | Byzantine emperor returned the captives of the Iranian king 03Buz3    21:33 | He sent the women of the king of Iran back 03Buz3    21:33 | the women of the king of Iran back to him in 03Buz3    21:34 | The third part consisting of twenty-one chapters of the 03Buz3    21:34 | consisting of twenty-one chapters of the stories of Pawstos Buzand 03Buz3    21:34 | one chapters of the stories of Pawstos Buzand, the great chronicler 03Buz4    1:0 | calamities in battle king Nerseh of Persia enthroned Tiran’s son Arshak 03Buz4    1:0 | returning him to the land of the Armenians with his father 03Buz4    1:1 | great peace between the king of Byzantium and the king of 03Buz4    1:1 | of Byzantium and the king of Iran, Nerseh, with the two 03Buz4    1:1 | Iran, Nerseh, with the two of them affectionately implementing the desires 03Buz4    1:1 | them affectionately implementing the desires of the other, the emperor of 03Buz4    1:1 | of the other, the emperor of Byzantium returned the captives of 03Buz4    1:1 | of Byzantium returned the captives of the king of Iran 03Buz4    1:1 | the captives of the king of Iran 03Buz4    1:2 | And Nerseh, king of Iran, enthroned Tiran’s son, Arshak 03Buz4    1:3 | Arshak, king of Greater Armenia, having become king 03Buz4    1:3 | become king in the country of Asorestan, came and reached the 03Buz4    1:3 | came and reached the country of Armenia together with his father 03Buz4    1:3 | He assembled the dispersed folk of the country and reigned over 03Buz4    1:5 | the fugitives and the missing of the country of Armenia assembled 03Buz4    1:5 | the missing of the country of Armenia assembled, and dwelled in 03Buz4    1:5 | without suspicion under the protection of king Arshak 03Buz4    1:6 | Then the people of the land of Armenia were 03Buz4    1:6 | the people of the land of Armenia were ordered, organized and 03Buz4    2:0 | The restoration of the orders and customs in 03Buz4    2:0 | and customs in the land of the Armenians, the regulation and 03Buz4    2:0 | Armenians, the regulation and renewal of the kingdom 03Buz4    2:1 | king Arshak [350-367] raised the question of the tohm of the generals 03Buz4    2:1 | the question of the tohm of the generals, the azg of 03Buz4    2:1 | of the generals, the azg of the Mamikonean braves, especially since 03Buz4    2:2 | found them in the strongholds of their land of Tayk and 03Buz4    2:2 | the strongholds of their land of Tayk and brought them back 03Buz4    2:2 | confidence for during the period of Tiran’s madness, they had split 03Buz4    2:3 | brother Vardan in the nahapetutiwn of his azg; the middle brother 03Buz4    2:3 | sparapetutiwn, the generalship in charge of military affairs; and the youngest 03Buz4    2:3 | to look after the needs of the troops 03Buz4    2:4 | Similarly, all the azgs of the troops of the grandee 03Buz4    2:4 | the azgs of the troops of the grandee nahapets were returned 03Buz4    2:5 | the grandees, dividing the troops of each one on all sides 03Buz4    2:5 | border-guards for the borders of Armenia 03Buz4    2:6 | Thus was the lordship of the kingdom of Armenia renewed 03Buz4    2:6 | the lordship of the kingdom of Armenia renewed and clarified, as 03Buz4    2:6 | it had been previously: each of the grandees on his gah 03Buz4    2:7 | The first office of the hazarapetutiwn, the office concerned 03Buz4    2:7 | the Gnunik azg in charge of making the shinakans flourish; the 03Buz4    2:7 | flourish; the official was hazarapet of the entire country 03Buz4    2:8 | Similarly, the function of sparapetutiwn-stratelate, the generalship in 03Buz4    2:8 | stratelate, the generalship in charge of warfare of military fronts went 03Buz4    2:8 | generalship in charge of warfare of military fronts went to the 03Buz4    2:8 | the [aghanazgik], [aghanadroshk] banners, with the symbol of an eagle, emblazoned with a 03Buz4    2:8 | well-formed, well-reputed doers of good deeds, successful in military 03Buz4    2:8 | placed in the natural orders of their ancestors, over the entire 03Buz4    2:8 | principality, over all the troops of the generalship, over the multitude 03Buz4    2:8 | the generalship, over the multitude of Greater Armenia, this victorious azg 03Buz4    2:8 | designated in the great nahapetutiwn of war 03Buz4    2:9 | the tachar at the time of merry banquets; to say nothing 03Buz4    2:9 | merry banquets; to say nothing of the attendants, officials who stood 03Buz4    3:0 | how he was elected katoghikos of Greater Armenia 03Buz4    3:1 | Arshak the grandees, the nahapets of many azgs, of many tohms 03Buz4    3:1 | the nahapets of many azgs, of many tohms, the lords of 03Buz4    3:1 | of many tohms, the lords of brigades and banners, all the 03Buz4    3:1 | their leader, who was worthy of sitting on the patriarchal throne 03Buz4    3:1 | and shepherding the rational flock of Christ 03Buz4    3:2 | a leader from the tun of Gregory’s survivors 03Buz4    3:3 | All of them said to the king 03Buz4    3:4 | restored, then the moral splendor of the land of Armenia will 03Buz4    3:4 | moral splendor of the land of Armenia will be restored 03Buz4    3:5 | Then the ashxarhazhoghov zork of that multitude expressly requested Nerses 03Buz4    3:5 | son, who was the son of Gregory the great, the first 03Buz4    3:5 | mother was Bambish, the sister of king Tiran 03Buz4    3:6 | and educated in the city of Cappadocia, Caesarea by faithful vardapets 03Buz4    3:7 | military official, the beloved chamberlain of king Arshak, responsible for all 03Buz4    3:7 | external arrangements in the life of the realm 03Buz4    3:8 | He was a tall man, of pleasing size and captivating beauty 03Buz4    3:9 | He had the fear of God in his heart and 03Buz4    3:9 | unbiased, just, humble, a lover of the poor, proper in married 03Buz4    3:9 | and perfect in the love of God 03Buz4    3:14 | attractive ornaments on his robe, of tall height, with his attractive 03Buz4    3:14 | bearing aloft the royal sword of steel with its golden sheath 03Buz4    3:14 | golden sheath, with his belt of costly gems decorated with pearls 03Buz4    3:16 | But he saw that all of them insisted on the same 03Buz4    3:17 | that throne.” But since, out of modesty, he did not consider 03Buz4    3:17 | He started to accuse himself of impieties and sins which he 03Buz4    3:20 | Nerses had no other way of answering them, said the following 03Buz4    3:21 | I will pass my life of tribulations and sins in accordance 03Buz4    3:21 | unworthiness, awaiting the eternal judgement of the next life 03Buz4    3:22 | The multitude of troops raised a cry saying 03Buz4    3:23 | king according to the rules of the chamberlain-ship [senekapetutiwn], and removed 03Buz4    3:26 | were cutting his hair, because of its beauty, many who heard 03Buz4    3:27 | called to be the trustee of the house of Christ 03Buz4    3:27 | the trustee of the house of Christ 03Buz4    3:28 | awakened the thought in all of them to request him as 03Buz4    3:28 | and show them the path of Life 03Buz4    3:30 | with Him, with the love of faith he had died for 03Buz4    3:30 | awaited resurrection with the hope of justice 03Buz4    3:31 | Thus, truly was he deserving of the throne of the patriarchs 03Buz4    3:31 | he deserving of the throne of the patriarchs, of the place 03Buz4    3:31 | the throne of the patriarchs, of the place of his fathers 03Buz4    3:31 | the patriarchs, of the place of his fathers the leaders, of 03Buz4    3:31 | of his fathers the leaders, of the throne of the Apostle 03Buz4    3:31 | the leaders, of the throne of the Apostle Thaddeus, and the 03Buz4    3:31 | Apostle Thaddeus, and the inheritance of his physical as well as 03Buz4    3:31 | to demand him as worthy of it 03Buz4    3:32 | But Nerses out of great piety and humility considered 03Buz4    3:32 | and humility considered himself undeserving of this great dignity of God 03Buz4    3:32 | undeserving of this great dignity of God which they placed on 03Buz4    3:33 | it was through force, unity of the assembly and the command 03Buz4    3:33 | the assembly and the command of God. For regarding him, it 03Buz4    3:33 | who would be the light of the world 03Buz4    4:2 | The multitude of Armenian bishops assembled near the 03Buz4    4:2 | think about this matter. All of them elected him unanimously and 03Buz4    4:2 | seat him on the throne of leadership 03Buz4    4:3 | With the unanimous consent of the bishops, the king and 03Buz4    4:4 | Hayr, the great prince of the mardpetutiwn, Bagarat, the great 03Buz4    4:4 | mardpetutiwn, Bagarat, the great prince of the aspetutiwn, Daniel, the great 03Buz4    4:4 | aspetutiwn, Daniel, the great prince of Copk, Mehandak Rheshtuni, Andovk, prince 03Buz4    4:4 | Copk, Mehandak Rheshtuni, Andovk, prince of Siwnik, Arshawir, prince of Shirak 03Buz4    4:4 | prince of Siwnik, Arshawir, prince of Shirak and Arsharunik, Noy, prince 03Buz4    4:4 | Shirak and Arsharunik, Noy, prince of the other Copk, and Pargew 03Buz4    4:4 | other Copk, and Pargew, prince of the Amatunik tun. All of 03Buz4    4:4 | of the Amatunik tun. All of these dignitaries were organized and 03Buz4    4:4 | hrovartaks to Eusebius, the katoghikos of katoghikoi, to the country of 03Buz4    4:4 | of katoghikoi, to the country of Cappadocia and its capital city 03Buz4    4:4 | Cappadocia and its capital city of Caesarea, so that they ordain 03Buz4    4:4 | blessed Nerses into the katoghikosate of Greater Armenia there 03Buz4    4:5 | and saw there the katoghikos of katoghikoi, the blessed, renowned, venerable 03Buz4    4:7 | archbishop Eusebius assembled the multitude of blessed bishops, in accordance with 03Buz4    4:7 | blessed Nerses to be archbishop of Greater Armenia 03Buz4    4:10 | and perched on the head of Nerses 03Buz4    4:11 | occurred over this man, all of the people and the great 03Buz4    4:12 | pleased God, and the Spirit of God alighted upon you, for 03Buz4    4:13 | seated him upon the throne of the episcopate, revering him. And 03Buz4    4:14 | ever, regarded himself as unworthy of this 03Buz4    4:15 | the grandee naxarars, the satraps of Armenia, on their way 03Buz4    4:16 | glory they reached the country of Armenia. king Arshak went out 03Buz4    4:17 | and filled with the blessing of greeting, they, returned to the 03Buz4    4:20 | trees and during the course of his teaching he brought forth 03Buz4    4:22 | for the obedient, the ears of whose souls were open, he 03Buz4    4:23 | erected the destroyed altars. Those of little faith he confirmed in 03Buz4    4:24 | the believers with the hope of eternal good gifts. He again 03Buz4    4:24 | He again made the throne of Thaddeus flourish, and was a 03Buz4    4:25 | as the words and deeds of such people. And he battled 03Buz4    4:26 | encouraged and defended the side of justice, and with the rain 03Buz4    4:26 | justice, and with the rain of his doctrine he nourished and 03Buz4    4:27 | done throughout all the boundaries of Greater Armenia; where his fathers 03Buz4    4:27 | before had sown the preaching of the Word of Life, he 03Buz4    4:27 | the preaching of the Word of Life, he irrigated it with 03Buz4    4:27 | grow, becoming a co-worker of the seeders, and he stored 03Buz4    4:27 | abundant results in the graineries of the kingdom. He was a 03Buz4    4:27 | a substitute and co-worker of his preceding mshak fathers 03Buz4    4:28 | extremely concerned with the orders of clemency, First, he himself did 03Buz4    4:28 | he gave others the example of benevolence, with doctrinal words exhorting 03Buz4    4:28 | and opening the closed doors of their minds toward good 03Buz4    4:29 | be recompensed at the time of Christ’s promised second coming, when 03Buz4    4:29 | evils, also recalling the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of 03Buz4    4:29 | of Jesus Christ, the Son of God 03Buz4    4:30 | believers dwelling in the boundaries of Armenia willingly offered up and 03Buz4    4:31 | Nerses went to the district of Taron and assembled all the 03Buz4    4:31 | and assembled all the bishops of the land of Armenia 03Buz4    4:31 | the bishops of the land of Armenia 03Buz4    4:32 | They gathered in the village of Ashtishat, where the first church 03Buz4    4:32 | for that was the mother of the churches, and the site 03Buz4    4:32 | the churches, and the site of synodical assemblies of their ancestors 03Buz4    4:32 | the site of synodical assemblies of their ancestors 03Buz4    4:33 | All of them came to this consensual 03Buz4    4:33 | to implement the lay orders of the Church and arrange the 03Buz4    4:33 | and arrange the general canons of the faith 03Buz4    4:34 | others and all the people of the country of Armenia became 03Buz4    4:34 | the people of the country of Armenia became like a general 03Buz4    4:34 | became like a general community of monastics, except for the laws 03Buz4    4:34 | monastics, except for the laws of marriage 03Buz4    4:36 | it, then he taught all of them the same thing. He 03Buz4    4:36 | and corners in the boundaries of Armenia. He declared that they 03Buz4    4:37 | beg, and never go out of their own doors, but rather 03Buz4    4:38 | was necessary that the order of the land not be corrupted 03Buz4    4:38 | their needs be taken care of 03Buz4    4:39 | He established many other orders of patrimonial canons 03Buz4    4:40 | should always consider the hope of resurrection and not think that 03Buz4    4:40 | was final, without the hope of returning to life. Consequently, they 03Buz4    4:40 | despair, carry out the crime of excessive mourning and unlimited lamentation 03Buz4    4:40 | departed. Rather, with the hope of the Lord’s coming, they should 03Buz4    4:40 | they should expect the renewal of resurrection and await the Lord’s 03Buz4    4:41 | or admixture between tohm-members of the same azg, relations with 03Buz4    4:42 | canon totally rejecting the eating of carrion and blood, or approaching 03Buz4    4:42 | women. Before the Lord, all of that is regarded as impure 03Buz4    4:43 | falseness, hostility, cruelty, the swearing of false oaths, killing with bloodshed 03Buz4    4:43 | killing with bloodshed, the obscenity of bestiality, not having faith in 03Buz4    4:43 | the dead - he regarded all of these as the same abyss 03Buz4    4:43 | these as the same abyss of ruination 03Buz4    4:44 | should remember that the Lord of heaven is for them too 03Buz4    4:46 | peace and rennovation in all of the churches; the prestigious honor 03Buz4    4:46 | the churches; the prestigious honor of all the bishops throughout all 03Buz4    4:46 | bishops throughout all the places of Greater Armenia grew 03Buz4    4:47 | and completely glistened, the orders of the cathedral churches were established 03Buz4    4:47 | in all comliness, the orders of holy worship grew, and the 03Buz4    4:47 | worship grew, and the number of clerics increased 03Buz4    4:48 | The orders of the Church increased in both 03Buz4    4:48 | places, as did the number of clerics 03Buz4    4:49 | places in all the districts of Armenia, Nerses set up Greek 03Buz4    4:49 | salvation and return from captivity of many oppressed and tormented captives 03Buz4    4:49 | he freed half by preaching of the awe of Christ’ s 03Buz4    4:49 | by preaching of the awe of Christ’ s glory, while the 03Buz4    4:51 | He was so fond of the poor that although he 03Buz4    4:53 | everyone ready for the Word of God 03Buz4    4:55 | this work was made worthy of seeing the Son at the 03Buz4    4:55 | Son at the right side of God the Father 03Buz4    4:56 | Gazelle), her mercy, the lament of the widows and how Peter 03Buz4    4:59 | to pass through the eye of a needle than for a 03Buz4    4:59 | man to enter the Kingdom of God 03Buz4    4:61 | to do good, urged all of the people, saying: “Follow affection 03Buz4    4:64 | said, “to Christ the commander of the faith and the implementer 03Buz4    4:64 | Lord, who preached the word of Life for you; see their 03Buz4    4:65 | he note: “Let every one of you who believes in Jesus 03Buz4    4:66 | long torments for the name of the Lord. Hear the story 03Buz4    4:66 | the Lord. Hear the story of Job’s patience, look to the 03Buz4    4:68 | him, wisely, throughout the course of his entire life Nerses, Armenia’s 03Buz4    4:69 | And Nerses fulfilled the superintendency of the land with all trusteeship 03Buz4    4:69 | any delay, to the end of his life. And he had 03Buz4    5:0 | Concerning Nerses, katoghikos of Armenia, how he was sent 03Buz4    5:0 | with lords to Valens, emperor of the Byzantines; how he was 03Buz4    5:0 | were returned to the country of Armenia with gifts 03Buz4    5:1 | a delegation regarding the treaty of peace and unity between the 03Buz4    5:1 | and unity between the land of Armenia and the emperor of 03Buz4    5:1 | of Armenia and the emperor of Byzantium, organized greatly by the 03Buz4    5:1 | organized greatly by the king of Armenia. The great katoghikos of 03Buz4    5:1 | of Armenia. The great katoghikos of Armenia, Nerses, and ten satraps 03Buz4    5:1 | Armenia, Nerses, and ten satraps of the grandees of Armenia went 03Buz4    5:1 | ten satraps of the grandees of Armenia went with him to 03Buz4    5:1 | him to renew the oath of agreement and peace between the 03Buz4    5:2 | and reached the imperial palace of the emperor of Byzantium 03Buz4    5:2 | imperial palace of the emperor of Byzantium 03Buz4    5:3 | that period, the great emperor of Byzantium, Vaghes, was in the 03Buz4    5:3 | Vaghes, was in the error of the Arian heresy 03Buz4    5:7 | Christ is the only Son of God and His birth, from 03Buz4    5:7 | from the Father, the Light of the glory of Being, the 03Buz4    5:7 | the Light of the glory of Being, the image of His 03Buz4    5:7 | glory of Being, the image of His being, that He is 03Buz4    5:7 | all times, before the existence of all creatures, from the very 03Buz4    5:7 | bears the type and image of His Parent; that from the 03Buz4    5:7 | Parent; that from the beginning of the world, by the power 03Buz4    5:7 | the world, by the power of His Word and his natural 03Buz4    5:7 | created and laid the foundation of the world, and spread the 03Buz4    5:7 | the sky in the form of a vault (over it), Whose 03Buz4    5:8 | sat on the right side of the Father and was His 03Buz4    5:8 | throne on the right side of his Father, His Parent 03Buz4    5:9 | the Son and the birth of God, as we can convince 03Buz4    5:9 | the false and defiling baptism of the pagan faith 03Buz4    5:10 | Accept you the baptism of holy faith in the name 03Buz4    5:10 | holy faith in the name of the Creator of God and 03Buz4    5:10 | the name of the Creator of God and confess the birth 03Buz4    5:10 | God and confess the birth of a Son from the Father 03Buz4    5:10 | natural origin, and the taking of flesh from the Holy Virgin 03Buz4    5:10 | confess) the death and burial of the same Son — Jesus Christ 03Buz4    5:10 | and harmony and the grace of the Holy Spirit 03Buz4    5:11 | Accept baptism in the name of these wonderful sacraments of absolution 03Buz4    5:11 | name of these wonderful sacraments of absolution and renewal of life 03Buz4    5:11 | sacraments of absolution and renewal of life, then we will also 03Buz4    5:11 | Christ to forgive the sins of heretical unbelief and have mercy 03Buz4    5:12 | And I guarantee on behalf of the merciful God that I 03Buz4    5:13 | become the Only Begotten Son of God, Christ, whom the father 03Buz4    5:13 | Christ, whom the father first of all begat from his mighty 03Buz4    5:13 | nature had the very form of his father and by his 03Buz4    5:13 | the flesh in the form of a servant 03Buz4    5:14 | the master in the form of a servant to save us 03Buz4    5:15 | and made him the master of his free will 03Buz4    5:17 | one, and He was born of a Virgin in the form 03Buz4    5:17 | a Virgin in the form of a man, to establish peace 03Buz4    5:20 | He became an example of our life, dying, became the 03Buz4    5:20 | life, dying, became the firstborn of all the dead and glorified 03Buz4    5:20 | only lived in the immutability of the soul, but also in 03Buz4    5:20 | but also in the immortality of the flesh, so that all 03Buz4    5:21 | from abdomination for the freedom of the glory of the Son 03Buz4    5:21 | the freedom of the glory of the Son of God 03Buz4    5:21 | the glory of the Son of God 03Buz4    5:22 | for the creator, the leader of new beings 03Buz4    5:23 | is the birth and appearance of an invisible God, the birth 03Buz4    5:23 | an invisible God, the birth of the Only Begotten Father and 03Buz4    5:23 | Only Begotten Father and creator of all beings. Hence, the apostle 03Buz4    5:25 | For by the torments of the Lord Christ, the Only 03Buz4    5:25 | Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, everything in heaven and 03Buz4    5:26 | For the majesty of God created everything and made 03Buz4    5:26 | and made man the master of everything, and commanded, to multiply 03Buz4    5:29 | And only for the needs of the second time he allowed 03Buz4    5:29 | without power, realize the power of the Almighty 03Buz4    5:30 | strive for greatness, the health of the body and, or not 03Buz4    5:30 | only the Only Begotten Son of God 03Buz4    5:35 | righteous sun scatters the light of his faith and dispels the 03Buz4    5:35 | and dispels the black fog of darkness and ignorance, they constantly 03Buz4    5:36 | first without doubting the faith of the Trinity of the power 03Buz4    5:36 | the faith of the Trinity of the power of creation, then 03Buz4    5:36 | the Trinity of the power of creation, then with holiness, vigilance 03Buz4    5:37 | peace according to the will of Christ, the Son of God 03Buz4    5:37 | will of Christ, the Son of God of our creation, and 03Buz4    5:37 | Christ, the Son of God of our creation, and in humility 03Buz4    5:37 | everything passing through the crowds of groups that are in this 03Buz4    5:37 | unnecessary things, even the meal of the day, they despise the 03Buz4    5:37 | day, they despise the means of subsistence, not to mention eating 03Buz4    5:39 | we will enjoy the grace of humane mercy, which all nations 03Buz4    5:39 | the Lord Jesus Christ, born of the father, born and not 03Buz4    5:39 | is the essence and nature of his father 03Buz4    5:40 | Those who have the eyes of thought and who are not 03Buz4    5:41 | in everything. All the secrets of hearts and thoughts penetrate into 03Buz4    5:41 | all the breath and soul of the body 03Buz4    5:42 | created mercy. In the hearts of those who love him, this 03Buz4    5:43 | the Divine faith are devoid of appearance, empty as ruins 03Buz4    5:44 | illuminated by the unimaginable eyes of the heart, as the prophet 03Buz4    5:45 | again says, “With the joy of Your face I will be 03Buz4    5:46 | us immortality and the purity of his glory. When the son 03Buz4    5:46 | his glory. When the son of the father comes and appears 03Buz4    5:46 | come and see the birth of God the Father 03Buz4    5:49 | punishments, they will be evidence of eternal fiery judgment in the 03Buz4    5:49 | fiery judgment in the name of the Lord, infinite, infinite, of 03Buz4    5:49 | of the Lord, infinite, infinite, of an immeasurable, immeasurable time (they 03Buz4    5:49 | be subjected to) the torments of Gehenna, the gloomy judgment that 03Buz4    5:50 | faith, Christ, who was born of God, heals him, and he 03Buz4    5:50 | bring you to the kingdom of eternal renewed life 03Buz4    5:51 | not believe, then what kind of absolution and healing can there 03Buz4    5:51 | at all; for the wrath of God will strike down those 03Buz4    5:52 | For the law of the Lord is perfect, strengthens 03Buz4    5:52 | strengthens the soul; the revelation of the Lord is true, makes 03Buz4    5:53 | The commands of the Lord are righteous, cheer 03Buz4    5:53 | cheer the heart; the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightens 03Buz4    5:53 | enlightens the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, abides 03Buz4    5:54 | The judgments of the Lord are true, all 03Buz4    5:54 | sweeter than honey and drops of honeycomb 03Buz4    5:56 | words go to the limits of the universe 03Buz4    5:58 | then added: “The Lord, because of His mercy and benevolence will 03Buz4    5:61 | commanded that the blessed archbishop of Armenia, be firmly bound with 03Buz4    5:66 | believe, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, can revive him, your 03Buz4    5:67 | But the elders and advisers of the palace came to the 03Buz4    5:67 | powerful king - these are deputies of the great ruler, they should 03Buz4    5:67 | will break out, the life of a child or death did 03Buz4    5:68 | could not suppress the anger of the king 03Buz4    5:76 | But he insulted me of his own free will, of 03Buz4    5:76 | of his own free will, of his own free will he 03Buz4    5:76 | will he became the guarantor of my son’s death, he was 03Buz4    5:77 | and harmful right in front of his king 03Buz4    5:79 | only a desert to die of hunger 03Buz4    5:80 | and deacons from the cities of all his power who professed 03Buz4    5:81 | everyone accept the incorrect confession of the Arian sect, and then 03Buz4    5:82 | When none of them agreed with this, he 03Buz4    5:82 | foreign worlds, so that none of them would return to their 03Buz4    5:83 | And instead of them he appointed lawless shepherds 03Buz4    5:83 | them he appointed lawless shepherds of the Arian faith, and sent 03Buz4    5:84 | arose in all the churches of the world, riots and sects 03Buz4    5:84 | the world, than the times of the former kings, worse than 03Buz4    5:84 | that arose during the time of the idolatrous kings of Mehen 03Buz4    5:84 | time of the idolatrous kings of Mehen-lovers 03Buz4    5:85 | in Christ suffered a kind of tribulation, all nations fell into 03Buz4    5:86 | taken over by the servants of Satan, the shepherds separated from 03Buz4    5:87 | do not believe the servants of Satan, outside of cities and 03Buz4    5:87 | the servants of Satan, outside of cities and villages, they kill 03Buz4    5:87 | heaven and at the end of the prayers with a pilgrimage 03Buz4    5:88 | blessed Nerses from the country of Armenia, the emperor dispatched them 03Buz4    5:88 | sent them with much treasure of gold and silver and precious 03Buz4    5:89 | he sent to the king of Armenia. He also wrote a 03Buz4    5:89 | He also wrote a letter of accusation to him about the 03Buz4    5:90 | also dispatched the Arshakuni hostages of the king of Armenia who 03Buz4    5:90 | Arshakuni hostages of the king of Armenia who had been kept 03Buz4    5:90 | were the nephews (brother’s sons) of king Arshak, one named Gnel 03Buz4    5:90 | were entrusted to the satraps of Armenia, and thus were they 03Buz4    6:1 | holy churches in all parts of his empire and sent all 03Buz4    6:1 | he considered him the cause of death of his only beloved 03Buz4    6:1 | him the cause of death of his only beloved son, therefore 03Buz4    6:4 | with him seventy people, half of whom consisted of bishops of 03Buz4    6:4 | people, half of whom consisted of bishops of other cities and 03Buz4    6:4 | of whom consisted of bishops of other cities and the other 03Buz4    6:4 | cities and the other half of clerics of other churches 03Buz4    6:4 | the other half of clerics of other churches 03Buz4    6:5 | endure torments in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of 03Buz4    6:5 | of Jesus Christ, the Son of God 03Buz4    6:6 | Of those who were exiled with 03Buz4    6:8 | no drinking water, no roots of any kind, and there was 03Buz4    6:8 | to death by strict order of the king 03Buz4    6:9 | about a month, the weaker of them began to experience torments 03Buz4    6:10 | bear fruit in the form of a ram, and accepted Isaac 03Buz4    6:10 | sweet food in the form of dew from above, gave the 03Buz4    6:10 | people with a small amount of bread in the desert, and 03Buz4    6:13 | unbelievers and for the correction of the wicked, but as for 03Buz4    6:14 | We are not of those about whom it is 03Buz4    6:15 | be obtained without the help of people 03Buz4    6:18 | he added: “Lay down all of you prostrations to the earth 03Buz4    6:18 | in order to be worthy of Christ’s love for humanity 03Buz4    6:19 | to throw a large number of fishes onto the island, so 03Buz4    6:19 | as well as a lot of firewood 03Buz4    6:22 | island, and there a spring of fresh water was clogged, and 03Buz4    6:23 | keep in mind the words of the Lord, who note: “Seek 03Buz4    6:23 | Lord, who note: “Seek first of all the kingdom of God 03Buz4    6:23 | first of all the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and 03Buz4    6:25 | innumerable, immeasurable, uncountable, incomparable number of benefits, benefits and miracles, and 03Buz4    7:1 | And the Bishop of Caesarea, Eusebius, when he saw 03Buz4    7:2 | country that at the ordination of the holy Catholicos Nerses (the 03Buz4    7:2 | Holy Spirit) in the form of a dove descended and sat 03Buz4    7:4 | People were in awe of this miracle, and everyone revered 03Buz4    7:5 | Especially since he was of impeccable behavior, observed the rules 03Buz4    7:5 | impeccable behavior, observed the rules of the true faith, was distinguished 03Buz4    7:5 | and always fulfilled the commandments of God in everything. In addition 03Buz4    7:5 | knowledge, was an inexhaustible source of wisdom and a devoted teacher 03Buz4    7:5 | wisdom and a devoted teacher of Christ’s teaching, for with his 03Buz4    7:5 | always silenced the unbridled mouths of heretics, forced them to be 03Buz4    7:6 | As a result of all this, everyone looked at 03Buz4    7:6 | at him as an apostle of Christ, as a heavenly angel 03Buz4    7:6 | that he was truly worthy of God’s Spirit 03Buz4    7:7 | willingly went to him — because of his scholarship, especially knowledgeable leaders 03Buz4    7:7 | the side: philosophers on issues of their art 03Buz4    7:8 | And he of many of them he converted 03Buz4    7:8 | And he of many of them he converted from various 03Buz4    7:8 | people were converted into worshippers of Christ 03Buz4    7:10 | he saw the gloomy face of his bishop turned to him 03Buz4    7:10 | went to live in one of the villages where it was 03Buz4    8:0 | defeated opponents in the presence of Bishop Eusebius, and how Eusebius 03Buz4    8:1 | Christ really is the Son of God, born of the nature 03Buz4    8:1 | the Son of God, born of the nature of God the 03Buz4    8:1 | God, born of the nature of God the father 03Buz4    8:3 | But the teachers of the fanatical Arian sect gathered 03Buz4    8:4 | knowledgeable and learned, false bishops of the Arian sect 03Buz4    8:5 | also sent for the Bishop of Caesarea, Eusebius, with the announcement 03Buz4    8:5 | the announcement that a discussion of their confession was scheduled, so 03Buz4    8:6 | When the time of this meeting was already set 03Buz4    8:6 | should respond to the speeches of the opponents, because he did 03Buz4    8:6 | not possess a special gift of speech 03Buz4    8:8 | for suppressing the insidious machinations of Satan, because he thinks about 03Buz4    8:9 | Bishop Eusebius wrote a letter of supplication to Archpriest Basil, in 03Buz4    8:9 | there were debates and discussion of issues concerning the faith 03Buz4    8:10 | the clergy signed a letter of entreaty that he should not 03Buz4    8:12 | deep sleep at the place of his stay, performing divine services 03Buz4    8:13 | the vines, exposed the roots of the vines, pulled them out 03Buz4    8:13 | the vines, pulled them out of the ground, and made great 03Buz4    8:14 | drive the harmful pigs out of the garden 03Buz4    8:15 | to drive these pigs out of the garden, and the ruin 03Buz4    8:15 | will still cause a lot of harm 03Buz4    8:17 | Bishop Eusebius from the breed of Caesarea arrived and handed him 03Buz4    8:18 | realized that by the command of God he was invited to 03Buz4    8:20 | for permission to take one of the priests with him 03Buz4    8:21 | so let me bring one of my priests with me 03Buz4    8:23 | When the hour of the meeting came, the emperor 03Buz4    8:23 | and dispute about the Son of God Jesus Christ, whether he 03Buz4    8:23 | were born from the nature of God the father or not 03Buz4    8:24 | cited: excerpts from the book of Genesis, the laws, the prophets 03Buz4    8:24 | and proved, and Satan’s minions of two opponents, together with the 03Buz4    8:25 | you won with the help of this hired writer 03Buz4    8:32 | regarding St. Basil, the inhabitants of Caesarea note: “If you don’t 03Buz4    8:32 | you don’t let him out of prison, we will burn the 03Buz4    9:0 | the church in the name of the great life-giving God 03Buz4    9:1 | bishops gathered from the borders of Caesarea and elected Saint Basil 03Buz4    9:1 | and elected Saint Basil Archbishop of Caesarea 03Buz4    9:4 | sat on the Catholic throne of Caesarea 03Buz4    9:5 | he said, bears the name of a Christian in my state 03Buz4    9:6 | and generals so that none of the Christians bearing the name 03Buz4    9:6 | would have a single grain of gold or silver left, and 03Buz4    9:7 | the treasury in the name of Christ what he had, willingly 03Buz4    9:8 | Then the servants of the king forced the population 03Buz4    9:8 | the king forced the population of the city of Caesarea to 03Buz4    9:8 | the population of the city of Caesarea to collect gold and 03Buz4    9:9 | himself, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, against whom the king 03Buz4    9:10 | But you, for the sake of your Lord, agree with joy 03Buz4    9:11 | And all the people of the city of Caesarea brought 03Buz4    9:11 | the people of the city of Caesarea brought and gathered together 03Buz4    9:11 | princes and sealed the doors of the church 03Buz4    10:4 | a chapel in the name of Saint Thekla 03Buz4    10:5 | there and chose the interior of the chapel as a place 03Buz4    10:6 | opened and a great multitude of martyrs appeared in great splendor 03Buz4    10:7 | shiny robe, from which rays of light seemed to emanate. They 03Buz4    10:7 | Welcome, beloved friends and ascetics of Christ 03Buz4    10:9 | conversation and note: “Those saints of the Lord who still live 03Buz4    10:11 | Moreover, many of the Lord’s mshaks (workers) have 03Buz4    10:13 | them to take the life of the villain Valens 03Buz4    10:14 | And one of them was called Sargis, the 03Buz4    10:22 | sent, and entered the assembly of saints 03Buz4    10:23 | And many of the gathered martyrs asked: “How 03Buz4    10:24 | we immediately killed the enemy of truth, Valens, and by this 03Buz4    10:35 | these things enter the treasury of the Lord because he judged 03Buz4    10:35 | and avenged the holy servants of the church 03Buz4    10:36 | So none of the Caesareans approached their silver 03Buz4    10:36 | was left to the treasury of the church 03Buz4    10:37 | to make baptismal fonts out of it, and these silver fonts 03Buz4    11:0 | princes return to the country of Armenia and to king Arshak 03Buz4    11:0 | how the indignant king Arshak of Armenia conducted punishing raids into 03Buz4    11:1 | gone to Vaghes, the emperor of Byzantium from the great king 03Buz4    11:1 | king Arshak, from the land of Armenia 03Buz4    11:2 | The great archbishop of Armenia, Nerses himself, the great 03Buz4    11:2 | Nerses himself, the great nahapet of the Mamikonean tohm, named Vardan 03Buz4    11:2 | tohm, named Vardan, the brother of the great stratelate of Armenia 03Buz4    11:2 | brother of the great stratelate of Armenia, named Vasak they were 03Buz4    11:2 | were the dayeaks and nourishers of king Arshak 03Buz4    11:3 | Mehen, the nahapet of Rhshtunik, Meharh, the nahapet of 03Buz4    11:3 | of Rhshtunik, Meharh, the nahapet of Anjewacik, Garjoyl Maghaz, the nahapet 03Buz4    11:3 | Anjewacik, Garjoyl Maghaz, the nahapet of Xorhxorunik, Mushk, the nahapet of 03Buz4    11:3 | of Xorhxorunik, Mushk, the nahapet of Saharhunik, Demet, the nahapet of 03Buz4    11:3 | of Saharhunik, Demet, the nahapet of Gntunik, Gishken, the nahapet of 03Buz4    11:3 | of Gntunik, Gishken, the nahapet of Bagenk, Surik, the nahapet of 03Buz4    11:3 | of Bagenk, Surik, the nahapet of Hesijor, Vrken, the nahapet of 03Buz4    11:3 | of Hesijor, Vrken, the nahapet of Habuzhenk 03Buz4    11:5 | treasure to placate the mind of king Arshak, entrusting this to 03Buz4    11:6 | emperor came to king Arshak of Greater Armenia presenting him with 03Buz4    11:6 | and with it a document of displeasure and accusation 03Buz4    11:7 | written to Arshak, the king of Armenia, about the blessed Nerses 03Buz4    11:7 | freed hostages, the brother’s sons of Arshak, Gnel and Tirit 03Buz4    11:8 | before the king countless treasures of wealth 03Buz4    11:9 | Arshak heard and saw alI of this, he was ungrateful to 03Buz4    11:9 | giver and to the bearers of the wealth 03Buz4    11:10 | the head, vardapet, and leader of the land and realm 03Buz4    11:13 | as far as the city of Ankura. For six years, one 03Buz4    11:13 | the land on the borders of Byzantium 03Buz4    11:14 | much loot and diverse sorts of greatness, visiting upon those areas 03Buz4    12:0 | About the bishop of Bagrawand, Xad, whom the patriarch 03Buz4    12:0 | in his place; what sort of man he was, the signs 03Buz4    12:0 | ignored the great king Arshak of Armenia and how he reproved 03Buz4    12:1 | man, Xad, was a native of the Karin district, from the 03Buz4    12:1 | Karin district, from the village of Marag. He had been raised 03Buz4    12:2 | displaying love for the Church of God. Then the blessed Nerses 03Buz4    12:2 | also entrusted him with superintendency of the poor. In this too 03Buz4    12:3 | his journey to the country of Byzantium, he ordained this Xad 03Buz4    12:3 | this Xad into the episcopate of Bagrawand and Arsharunik. He left 03Buz4    12:4 | Meanwhile the entire land of Armenian language was plunged into 03Buz4    12:4 | into mourning over the loss of their shepherd and leader, who 03Buz4    12:4 | and areas, the grandees, holders of lands, lords of districts, nahapets 03Buz4    12:4 | grandees, holders of lands, lords of districts, nahapets, chiefs of the 03Buz4    12:4 | lords of districts, nahapets, chiefs of the azgs, the entire covenant 03Buz4    12:4 | the azgs, the entire covenant of the priesthood, and the united 03Buz4    12:4 | priesthood, and the united assembly of the people 03Buz4    12:6 | the Lord fulfilled the requests of the land and returned the 03Buz4    12:7 | that period Arshak, the king of Armenia, did not traverse the 03Buz4    12:7 | did not traverse the path of God, to any great extent 03Buz4    12:8 | in the so-called valley of the district of Kog 03Buz4    12:8 | called valley of the district of Kog 03Buz4    12:9 | order throughout all the districts of his authority and had it 03Buz4    12:9 | in his districts was full of the royal command, that if 03Buz4    12:10 | another’s wealth, or were afraid of anyone, and if they came 03Buz4    12:12 | the thieves and brigands, shedders of blood, killers, liers and harmful 03Buz4    12:12 | liers and harmful seducers, stealers of treasures, dispossessors, false-testifiers, false 03Buz4    12:13 | many servants seized the treasuries of their lords and fled there 03Buz4    12:18 | Everyone felt dispossession, and cries of sadness increased 03Buz4    12:19 | As a result of this, the blessed bishop Xad 03Buz4    12:19 | the church at the awan of Arshakawan 03Buz4    12:22 | him much gold, many treasures of silver, many steeds from the 03Buz4    12:25 | Many signs of powerful healing of the sick 03Buz4    12:25 | Many signs of powerful healing of the sick were done by 03Buz4    12:26 | new vessels and store-rooms of wine belonging to the apostates 03Buz4    12:26 | dividing up all the vessels of the store-rooms among the 03Buz4    12:27 | renowned and magnificent throughout all of Armenia. He circulated about advising 03Buz4    12:27 | advising and teaching the churches of Armenia, everywhere just like his 03Buz4    12:28 | oxen belonging to the church of the blessed bishop Xad 03Buz4    12:34 | He gave one of them in marriage to a 03Buz4    12:34 | Asurk who, after the death of his father-in-law, held 03Buz4    12:34 | in-law, held the throne of Xad 03Buz4    13:0 | The return of the blessed katoghikos of the 03Buz4    13:0 | return of the blessed katoghikos of the Armenians, Nerses, from Byzantium 03Buz4    13:0 | reprimanded Arshak, the great king of the Armenians; the blow that 03Buz4    13:0 | and how the entire multitude of people gathered in that place 03Buz4    13:3 | he returned to the land of Armenia there went before him 03Buz4    13:3 | went before him the bishops of all the districts with their 03Buz4    13:3 | naxarars, and all the holders of districts 03Buz4    13:4 | They brought before him all of their sick and he healed 03Buz4    13:9 | And the morals of the land, the orders and 03Buz4    13:9 | land, the orders and precepts of the churches began to be 03Buz4    13:10 | propriety and travelled the path of the Lord God, straying neither 03Buz4    13:11 | impieities and the crooked path of wickedness that the king had 03Buz4    13:11 | concerned especially about the city of Arshakawan, since it had been 03Buz4    13:12 | Creator Who created everything out of nothing, the Father of orphans 03Buz4    13:12 | out of nothing, the Father of orphans and the judge for 03Buz4    13:14 | did not recall the sins of your father, but placed you 03Buz4    13:14 | and injustice so like that of the Sodomites 03Buz4    13:15 | the great and extensive abundance of the realms given to you 03Buz4    13:15 | you by Christ, the Lord of all 03Buz4    13:16 | spare yourself from the wrath of God. Let not the wretched 03Buz4    13:16 | Let not the wretched land of Armenia be lost because of 03Buz4    13:16 | of Armenia be lost because of you 03Buz4    13:17 | come over the ruined land of Armenia 03Buz4    13:18 | be plunged into the depths of wicked anger and be destroyed 03Buz4    13:20 | If you are so desirous of having that place Arshakawan, I 03Buz4    13:22 | was prophesied by the prophets of God, saying: “Woe is him 03Buz4    13:22 | sowing. Thus, will the works of your hand be ruined, and 03Buz4    13:23 | churches in all the districts of Armenia 03Buz4    13:24 | the Lord subjected the town of Arshakawan to misfortunes 03Buz4    13:26 | until the city was devoid of people. Of [20000] households not a 03Buz4    13:26 | city was devoid of people. Of [20000] households not a single person 03Buz4    13:28 | sinners are temporarily spared because of the righteous. It is because 03Buz4    13:28 | the righteous. It is because of the righteous that the lives 03Buz4    13:28 | the righteous that the lives of the sinners are prolonged in 03Buz4    13:29 | the enemy in the midst of clean grain, grows together with 03Buz4    13:30 | warmth, and the bright light of the sun 03Buz4    13:31 | harvest time when the harvest of grain is reaped and gathered 03Buz4    13:31 | and gathered into the granaries of the Kingdom, while the weed 03Buz4    13:31 | takes place at the end of time when the Son of 03Buz4    13:31 | of time when the Son of God will come and will 03Buz4    14:0 | came down from the district of Taron, went to the place 03Buz4    14:0 | Taron, went to the place of prayers in Ashtishat, and departed 03Buz4    14:0 | thence condemned by the words of his own mouth; how since 03Buz4    14:2 | who destroyed all the azgs of naxarars in the period of 03Buz4    14:2 | of naxarars in the period of the reign of king Tiran 03Buz4    14:2 | the period of the reign of king Tiran; and similarly, during 03Buz4    14:2 | and similarly, during the reign of Arshak, he committed even more 03Buz4    14:3 | mardpet descended into the district of Taron to see his villages 03Buz4    14:4 | circulating about his own area of authority. For they held those 03Buz4    14:5 | And the principal of those districts were as follows 03Buz4    14:6 | first church and the tombs of the martyrs to perform the 03Buz4    14:7 | go to the blessed places of Ashtishat to pray and to 03Buz4    14:9 | episcopal residence to the chapels of the saints, strolling in the 03Buz4    14:10 | When he saw the beauty of those places, its lofty elevation 03Buz4    14:12 | dead and living Armenian kings of the Arsacid azg, race, and 03Buz4    14:16 | covet or desire the belongings of another. Now whoever greedily desires 03Buz4    14:17 | and descended to the banks of the Euphrates river, in a 03Buz4    14:17 | a valley dense with forests of wild-plum trees, near the 03Buz4    14:17 | plum trees, near the confluence of two rivers where in ancient 03Buz4    14:18 | reached this place the judgement of the Lord’s anger was visited 03Buz4    14:19 | was betrayed into the hands of a man named Shawasp, a 03Buz4    14:19 | man named Shawasp, a remnant of the Arcrunik azg 03Buz4    14:21 | the mardpet into getting out of the wagon, and mounting a 03Buz4    14:23 | Thus, the words of the man of God had 03Buz4    14:23 | the words of the man of God had been fulfilled immediately 03Buz4    14:23 | fulfilled immediately. For no word of a man of God falls 03Buz4    14:23 | no word of a man of God falls unheeded to the 03Buz4    15:0 | his brother’s son Gnel because of the slander of Tirit; how 03Buz4    15:0 | Gnel because of the slander of Tirit; how he was rebuked 03Buz4    15:0 | and upbraided by the man of God Nerses; how he killed 03Buz4    15:0 | king Arshak took the wife of Gnel after killing him; how 03Buz4    15:0 | the Eucharist, at the instigation of Paranjem 03Buz4    15:1 | Paranjem who was the daughter of a certain Andovk, one of 03Buz4    15:1 | of a certain Andovk, one of the naxarars of the nahapet 03Buz4    15:1 | Andovk, one of the naxarars of the nahapet of Siwnik. She 03Buz4    15:1 | the naxarars of the nahapet of Siwnik. She was extremely well 03Buz4    15:4 | Now another of Gnel’s cousins, father’s brother’s son 03Buz4    15:8 | Gnel and all the naxarars of the land prefer his lordship 03Buz4    15:12 | time (Nawasard: the first month of the ancient Armenian calendar, August 03Buz4    15:13 | So, he sent Vardan, brother of the sparapet, nahapet of the 03Buz4    15:13 | brother of the sparapet, nahapet of the azg of the Mamikonean 03Buz4    15:13 | sparapet, nahapet of the azg of the Mamikonean tohm to try 03Buz4    15:13 | be led to the place of his death deceived and charmed 03Buz4    15:14 | in the native camping place of the Arsacids, below the walled 03Buz4    15:16 | want to pass the feast of Nawasard without you. He is 03Buz4    15:16 | you, for despite the words of the slanderers, he had found 03Buz4    15:16 | rather, that you are deserving of affection from him 03Buz4    15:17 | the entire night with all of his organization, to reach the 03Buz4    15:18 | For at daybreak of the next morning, Sunday 03Buz4    15:19 | the feast day in honor of the great John the Baptist 03Buz4    15:19 | and Trdat in the awan of Bagawan 03Buz4    15:22 | the banak in the presence of the katoghikos 03Buz4    15:23 | entered, the king was informed of his arrival 03Buz4    15:25 | took him to the place of execution 03Buz4    15:27 | to God by the people of the banak and where the 03Buz4    15:28 | him about the unjust loss of her husband. She cried: “Hurry 03Buz4    15:31 | remember your Lord Who out of love for us descended from 03Buz4    15:31 | than to be the vardapet of love, so that we spare 03Buz4    15:35 | Do not shed the blood of your harazat brother and kill 03Buz4    15:36 | did not uncover his face of the shirts and did not 03Buz4    15:36 | wrapped up in one side of his chair, and did not 03Buz4    15:37 | Nerses was saying these words of entreaty to the king, the 03Buz4    15:37 | as far as the wall of the horse arena, killed him 03Buz4    15:38 | not to hear the voice of the skilled sorcerer, and not 03Buz4    15:38 | medicine from the wise dispenser of medicine, so you have shut 03Buz4    15:38 | to hear the beneficial words of divine wisdom; rather, with the 03Buz4    15:38 | wisdom; rather, with the behavior of a beast, you have begun 03Buz4    15:40 | you went against the command of Christ your Lord, you will 03Buz4    15:41 | destruction which the prophet spoke of will be visited upon you 03Buz4    15:41 | visited upon you. The azg of the Arsacids will drink the 03Buz4    15:42 | the Lord comes, the threat of eternal fire will be visited 03Buz4    15:42 | never again see the sun of the glory of the Son 03Buz4    15:42 | the sun of the glory of the Son of God 03Buz4    15:42 | the glory of the Son of God 03Buz4    15:43 | because you committed the act of Cain, will receive the curse 03Buz4    15:43 | Cain, will receive the curse of Cain. Alive, you will fall 03Buz4    15:45 | executed him on the hill of the mountain named Lsin, close 03Buz4    15:45 | Lsin, close to the wall of the enclosed hunting ground, opposite 03Buz4    15:46 | great and small, that all of them without exception should go 03Buz4    15:46 | and mournfully lament the killing of Gnel the great Arsacid sepuh 03Buz4    15:49 | Paranjem, the wife of the slain man, tore her 03Buz4    15:50 | Arshak, weeping, saw the wife of the slain, lusted for her 03Buz4    15:51 | harazat had done this because of Gnel’s wife with whom he 03Buz4    15:53 | a messenger to the wife of the dead man, saying: “Do 03Buz4    15:55 | mourned: “Listen everyone, the death of my husband occurred because of 03Buz4    15:55 | of my husband occurred because of me. For the one who 03Buz4    15:57 | everyone, Paranjem became the head of the professional mourners, and all 03Buz4    15:57 | her, the vengeance, the plot of murder, the killing. They moaned 03Buz4    15:60 | involved us in the shedding of innocent blood through his abomination 03Buz4    15:61 | confirmed and authenticated the circumstances of the case, for a while 03Buz4    15:62 | and after a goodly number of days had passed since the 03Buz4    15:66 | he was seized with fear of the king, and fled at 03Buz4    15:67 | King Arshak was informed of Tirit’s flight and ordered the 03Buz4    15:67 | flight and ordered the azatagund of the banak to pursue, catch 03Buz4    15:68 | with him in the forests of the district of Basen, and 03Buz4    15:68 | the forests of the district of Basen, and killed him there 03Buz4    15:69 | himself married Paranjem, the wife of the slain Gnel 03Buz4    15:71 | he sent to the country of Byzantium requesting that a woman 03Buz4    15:71 | that a woman by azg of the imperial tohm be sent 03Buz4    15:72 | and this stirred the envy of his first wife. Paranjem therefore 03Buz4    15:74 | emperor’s court in the country of Byzantium 03Buz4    15:76 | extremely careful, especially in matters of food and drink, eating only 03Buz4    15:76 | Paranjem could find no way of giving her poison, she approached 03Buz4    15:76 | she approached a certain presbyter of the royal court who happened 03Buz4    15:76 | Arshamunik areas from the nahang of Taron district 03Buz4    15:77 | an indelible, unforgettable evil, deserving of eternal torments, a deed unexampled 03Buz4    15:77 | torments, a deed unexampled, unheard of - mixing poison with the potion 03Buz4    15:77 | mixing poison with the potion of Life 03Buz4    15:78 | and divine body, the bread of communion. And the presbyter named 03Buz4    15:79 | implementing the most evil wishes of the impious Paranjem, this non 03Buz4    15:79 | named Gomkunk in the nahang of the district of Taron 03Buz4    15:79 | the nahang of the district of Taron 03Buz4    15:80 | Arshak again until the day of his ruination. In place of 03Buz4    15:80 | of his ruination. In place of Nerses they established a certain 03Buz4    15:80 | certain Chunak as the head of the Christians who was one 03Buz4    15:80 | the Christians who was one of the slaves from the court’s 03Buz4    15:81 | ordered that all the bishops of the land of Armenia be 03Buz4    15:81 | the bishops of the land of Armenia be summoned to ordain 03Buz4    15:81 | ordain Chunak into the katoghikosate of Armenia 03Buz4    15:82 | to come. Only the bishops of Aghjnik and Korduk came and 03Buz4    16:0 | How Arshak, king of Armenia, was summoned by Shapuh 03Buz4    16:0 | was summoned by Shapuh, king of Persia, and how he was 03Buz4    16:0 | by him; how the sparapet of the Armenians, Vasak Mamikonean, killed 03Buz4    16:0 | the Gospels to the king of Persia; how he later broke 03Buz4    16:0 | and how Shapuh slaughtered seventy of God’s servitors 03Buz4    16:1 | In that period, the king of Iran, Shapuh, summoned Arshak, king 03Buz4    16:1 | Iran, Shapuh, summoned Arshak, king of Armenia, and exalted him with 03Buz4    16:1 | honor, great glory, many treasures of gold and silver, and all 03Buz4    16:1 | silver, and all the grandeur of the kingdom 03Buz4    16:2 | great tun in the land of Atrpatakan. During the period of 03Buz4    16:2 | of Atrpatakan. During the period of merry-making, they sat together 03Buz4    16:2 | same gah throne, wearing clothing of the same color with identical 03Buz4    16:3 | identically adorned crowns for both of them. The two of them 03Buz4    16:3 | both of them. The two of them, like inseparable harazat brothers 03Buz4    16:4 | one day that Arshak, king of Armenia, went walking in one 03Buz4    16:4 | Armenia, went walking in one of the Iranian king’s stables. The 03Buz4    16:5 | in the Iranian language: “King of the Armenian goats, come and 03Buz4    16:5 | and sit on this bale of hay 03Buz4    16:6 | heard by the sparapet general of Greater Armenia whose name was 03Buz4    16:6 | Armenia whose name was Vasak of the Mamikonean tohm, he became 03Buz4    16:8 | they were in the land of Iran, in another’s place, in 03Buz4    16:9 | Now when the king of Iran heard about this, he 03Buz4    16:10 | rewarded him, making him worthy of much honor, as he praised 03Buz4    16:11 | As a result of that deed Shapuh felt great 03Buz4    16:12 | Now while the king of Armenia was with the king 03Buz4    16:12 | Armenia was with the king of Iran and there was great 03Buz4    16:12 | between them, Shapuh, the king of Iran, nonetheless feared that perhaps 03Buz4    16:12 | feared that perhaps Arshak, king of Armenia, would violate that affection 03Buz4    16:13 | remain true to the oath of alliance with him 03Buz4    16:15 | that priests from the church of the city of Ctesiphon the 03Buz4    16:15 | the church of the city of Ctesiphon the leader of whom 03Buz4    16:15 | city of Ctesiphon the leader of whom was Mari be summoned 03Buz4    16:15 | Gospel and Shapuh, the king of Iran, had Arshak, king of 03Buz4    16:15 | of Iran, had Arshak, king of Armenia, swear on the divine 03Buz4    16:16 | was Vardan, the tanuter nahapet of the Mamikonean tohm and the 03Buz4    16:16 | tohm and the senior brother of Vasak the sparapet, king Shapuh 03Buz4    16:17 | his brother Vasak the general of Armenia was envious of his 03Buz4    16:17 | general of Armenia was envious of his senior brother Vardan 03Buz4    16:18 | a disturbance between Arshak king of Armenia and the king of 03Buz4    16:18 | of Armenia and the king of Iran and flee. But Shapuh 03Buz4    17:0 | How Shapuh, king of Iran, initiated a persecution against 03Buz4    17:0 | initiated a persecution against those of the Christian faith 03Buz4    17:1 | Shapuh began a great persecution of members of the Christian faith 03Buz4    17:1 | a great persecution of members of the Christian faith. He oppressed 03Buz4    17:2 | authority even bears the name of a Christian shall be removed 03Buz4    18:0 | The death of Vardan which was caused by 03Buz4    18:0 | king Arshak, through the treachery of his own brother Vasak 03Buz4    18:1 | Now Vardan, the tanuter of the Mamikonean tohm, came on 03Buz4    18:1 | a mission from the king of Iran to king Arshak of 03Buz4    18:1 | of Iran to king Arshak of Armenia, and presented him with 03Buz4    18:2 | told him about Shapuh’s words of peace and reconciliation and the 03Buz4    18:6 | and rest from the fatigue of the long journey. And Vardan 03Buz4    18:8 | immediately, you and the land of Armenia will be lost 03Buz4    18:12 | found him in his district of Tayk, in his secure fortress 03Buz4    18:13 | since it was the force of Vardan’s brother, he had come 03Buz4    18:13 | and descended to the door of the tent, since Vardan had 03Buz4    18:13 | the valley, at the foot of the fortress 03Buz4    18:17 | was pregnant, and the day of delivery had arrived 03Buz4    18:18 | chair in the upper part of the fortress, the terrible news 03Buz4    19:0 | How Arshak, king of Armenia, senselessly and indisciminately moved 03Buz4    19:1 | evil wishes. He destroyed many of the naxarars, extirpated many azgs 03Buz4    19:2 | He extirpated the tohms of the Kamsarakans who were the 03Buz4    19:2 | Kamsarakans who were the lords of districts, of Shirak and Arsharunik 03Buz4    19:2 | were the lords of districts, of Shirak and Arsharunik, and he 03Buz4    19:3 | However, the general of Armenia, the sparapet Vasak concealed 03Buz4    19:3 | who subsequently became the inheritor of their land 03Buz4    19:4 | for him in the district of Arsharunik, a fortress named Artagers 03Buz4    20:0 | Iran intensified; how the king of Armenia, Arshak, allied with the 03Buz4    20:0 | Arshak, allied with the king of Iran and put the Byzantines 03Buz4    20:0 | and how, through the treachery of Andovk Siwni, Arshak fled to 03Buz4    20:0 | Arshak fled to Shapuh, king of Iran 03Buz4    20:1 | his vow, Shapuh, the king of Iran, tried no severity in 03Buz4    20:1 | between himself and the emperor of Byzantium 03Buz4    20:2 | war dragged on, king Arshak of Armenia conceitedly waited to see 03Buz4    20:2 | conceitedly waited to see which of them would call him to 03Buz4    20:3 | to go to the aid of the emperor of Byzantium, but 03Buz4    20:3 | the aid of the emperor of Byzantium, but the Byzantines did 03Buz4    20:4 | Iranian king Shapuh sent messages of peace to him, reminding him 03Buz4    20:4 | peace to him, reminding him of his previous vow, saying: “Your 03Buz4    20:6 | Now when Arshak, the king of Armenia, heard this, with great 03Buz4    20:6 | aid and assist Shapuh, king of Iran 03Buz4    20:8 | He assembled [400000] well armed troops of select warriors full of manly 03Buz4    20:8 | troops of select warriors full of manly heroism 03Buz4    20:10 | King Arshak with a multitude of naxarars went through his principality 03Buz4    20:10 | Aruatsastan country, opposite the city of Mcbin (Nisibis), which was to 03Buz4    20:14 | The troops of the king of Armenia arrived 03Buz4    20:14 | The troops of the king of Armenia arrived before the Iranians 03Buz4    20:16 | Every man of the Armenian troops, self-willed 03Buz4    20:16 | forth. This was especially true of their general Vasak, who, more 03Buz4    20:19 | Vasak, the general and sparapet of Greater Armenia, arranged, organized and 03Buz4    20:20 | with all the military forces of the Ayraratean gund 03Buz4    20:21 | They put all of them to the sword, so 03Buz4    20:22 | took the loot and booty of the Byzantine troops, and there 03Buz4    20:22 | treasures or countless great articles of loot 03Buz4    20:23 | After this the king of Armenia remained there with his 03Buz4    20:23 | his troops until Shapuh, king of Iran, arrived with countless, immeasurable 03Buz4    20:24 | When he observed the bravery of the deed of the Armenian 03Buz4    20:24 | the bravery of the deed of the Armenian troops, how they 03Buz4    20:24 | Shapuh greatly honored king Arshak of Armenia and all the Armenian 03Buz4    20:24 | well as Vasak, the sparapet of Armenia 03Buz4    20:25 | King Shapuh of Iran then began asking his 03Buz4    20:25 | he could give Arshak, king of Armenia, for having accomplished such 03Buz4    20:26 | help, but now the king of Armenia instead of us accomplished 03Buz4    20:26 | the king of Armenia instead of us accomplished such bravery that 03Buz4    20:29 | think will please him, much of your gold, silver, silk, and 03Buz4    20:30 | between ourselves and king Arshak of Armenia, such that he will 03Buz4    20:31 | I will give king Arshak of Armenia my daughter in marriage 03Buz4    20:33 | king’s grandees and counselors approved of this plan and confirmed that 03Buz4    20:34 | Then king Shapuh of Iran greatly pressured king Arshak 03Buz4    20:34 | Iran greatly pressured king Arshak of Armenia to go with him 03Buz4    20:35 | But king Arshak and all of his troops were annoyed at 03Buz4    20:35 | were annoyed at the prospects of going on such a long 03Buz4    20:35 | a long journey, for each of them, after the custom of 03Buz4    20:35 | of them, after the custom of Armenians, longed for his own 03Buz4    20:36 | Now when Andovk, the nahapet of the district of Siwnik, learned 03Buz4    20:36 | the nahapet of the district of Siwnik, learned that king Shapuh 03Buz4    20:36 | Siwnik, learned that king Shapuh of Iran wanted to marry his 03Buz4    20:36 | his daughter to king Arshak of Armenia, he was very frightened 03Buz4    20:38 | Gnel’s wife, was the wife of king Arshak of Armenia, and 03Buz4    20:38 | the wife of king Arshak of Armenia, and Andovk suspected that 03Buz4    20:40 | gold to Vasak, the general of Armenia, and he similarly bribed 03Buz4    20:40 | grandees, to devise some way of destroying the great affection between 03Buz4    20:42 | Andovk approached a certain one of the seniors of the Iranian 03Buz4    20:42 | certain one of the seniors of the Iranian king, making him 03Buz4    20:42 | Iranian king, making him one of his inner and central counselors 03Buz4    20:42 | create tension between Shapuh, king of Iran, and Arshak 03Buz4    20:43 | him a huge, inestimable amount of gold and told him to 03Buz4    20:43 | life, for truly the king of Iran has planned to seize 03Buz4    20:45 | The counselor of the Iranian king then went 03Buz4    20:45 | then went to the king of Armenia and began to speak 03Buz4    20:45 | his mouth, saying: “Arshak, king of Armenia, look out for your 03Buz4    20:45 | life, for Shapuh, the king of Iran plans to seize and 03Buz4    20:47 | Then king Arshak ordered all of his grandees summoned into his 03Buz4    20:47 | into his presence and all of his counselors, and the sparapet 03Buz4    20:47 | law Andovk and, generally, all of the naxarars. Then he told 03Buz4    20:50 | had told him many gifts of gold and silver treasures 03Buz4    20:51 | prepared themselves, and king Arshak of Armenia thought. Everyone in the 03Buz4    20:53 | among them was the king of Armenia, Arshak, with his grandees 03Buz4    20:54 | So Shapuh the king of Iran ordered his men to 03Buz4    20:54 | had occurred in the banak of Arshak, king of Armenia, that 03Buz4    20:54 | the banak of Arshak, king of Armenia, that he had so 03Buz4    20:54 | good morning to the king of Iran, Shapuh 03Buz4    20:56 | everything to Shapuh, the king of Iran 03Buz4    20:57 | his wisdom that the flight of the Armenian king was the 03Buz4    20:57 | Armenian king was the result of something done by one of 03Buz4    20:57 | of something done by one of his own men. “For,” he 03Buz4    20:58 | So, he sent many of his senior grandees on a 03Buz4    20:58 | mission, galloping after the king of Armenia bearing with them the 03Buz4    20:58 | bearing with them the promise of a vow of affectionate alliance 03Buz4    20:58 | the promise of a vow of affectionate alliance and a reproach 03Buz4    20:59 | to listen to the words of the messengers of Shapuh, the 03Buz4    20:59 | the words of the messengers of Shapuh, the king of Iran 03Buz4    20:59 | messengers of Shapuh, the king of Iran, and they did not 03Buz4    20:59 | turn back to the land of Iran 03Buz4    20:60 | forth warfare and the agitation of battles stirred between the king 03Buz4    20:60 | battles stirred between the king of Armenia, Arshak, and Shapuh, king 03Buz4    20:60 | Armenia, Arshak, and Shapuh, king of Iran. It continued for more 03Buz4    21:0 | took place between king Shapuh of Iran and Arshak, king of 03Buz4    21:0 | of Iran and Arshak, king of the Armenians, and how Arshak 03Buz4    21:1 | eight years after king Arshak of Armenia had fled from king 03Buz4    21:1 | had fled from king Shapuh of Iran, the Iranian king desisted 03Buz4    21:1 | entreaty, affectionately beseeching king Arshak of Armenia to be reconciled and 03Buz4    21:1 | with him through an oath of peace 03Buz4    21:3 | However, king Arshak of Armenia in no way wanted 03Buz4    21:4 | the other hand, the king of Iran was constantly sending Arshak 03Buz4    21:6 | came about between the emperors of Byzantium and king Shapuh of 03Buz4    21:6 | of Byzantium and king Shapuh of Iran. The Byzantine emperor wrote 03Buz4    21:6 | peace treaty to the king of Iran 03Buz4    21:7 | I give you the city of Nisibis which is in Aruestan 03Buz4    21:7 | I will vacate the interior of Armenia. Conquer them if you 03Buz4    21:8 | For the emperor of Byzantium had become distressed, and 03Buz4    21:8 | king, and thus got free of him 03Buz4    21:9 | was peace between the emperor of Byzantium and the king of 03Buz4    21:9 | of Byzantium and the king of Iran, king Shapuh organized his 03Buz4    21:9 | and went against king Arshak of Armenia in war 03Buz4    21:10 | The border-guards of the Armenian king who were 03Buz4    21:10 | Ganjak in Atrpatakan, informed Arshak of what was happening before Shapuh 03Buz4    21:10 | before Shapuh reached the borders of Atrpatakan 03Buz4    21:11 | When king Arshak of Armenia learned about this, he 03Buz4    21:11 | sparapet Vasak to organize all of his troops and go against 03Buz4    21:12 | quickly assembled and reviewed all of the Armenian troops. There were 03Buz4    21:12 | with spears, who were united - of one heart and one mind 03Buz4    21:13 | advanced and struck the forces of the Iranian king 03Buz4    21:15 | and burned the entire country of Iran. And they held the 03Buz4    21:15 | And they held the site of the battle, that is, they 03Buz4    21:15 | is, they kept the borders of Iran 03Buz4    22:0 | the Iranians in three parts of the country of the Armenians 03Buz4    22:0 | three parts of the country of the Armenians, at the very 03Buz4    22:0 | time, on the same day of the same month, and how 03Buz4    22:1 | that period Shapuh, the king of Iran, assembled his forces, as 03Buz4    22:1 | seashore, with an inestimable number of elephants 03Buz4    22:2 | and Hazarawuxt the military commanders of two brigades, while the king 03Buz4    22:3 | enter and invade the land of Armenia in three places 03Buz4    22:4 | quickly learned by king Arshak of Armenia and by his general 03Buz4    22:5 | had already invaded the country of Armenia, raiding from three directions 03Buz4    22:8 | found Hazarawuxt and the first of the Iranian fronts which had 03Buz4    22:8 | as far as the district of Vanand to the place known 03Buz4    22:11 | On the same day of the same week of the 03Buz4    22:11 | day of the same week of the same month, Bagos and 03Buz4    22:11 | commander, encamped near the fisheries of Arhest 03Buz4    22:12 | Iranian troops were quickly informed of Bagos’ arrival and prepared to 03Buz4    22:13 | Iranian front, and killed all of the Iranian troops there, including 03Buz4    22:14 | Bagos chanced upon a brigade of elephants, and noticed that one 03Buz4    22:14 | elephants, and noticed that one of the elephants was greatly adorned 03Buz4    22:15 | fell upon Bagos, and both of them perished, since he was 03Buz4    22:16 | In that battle of the Armenians, only Bagos, the 03Buz4    22:16 | only Bagos, the military commander of the troops died; but as 03Buz4    22:16 | Iranians, not a single one of them survived 03Buz4    22:17 | and encamped in the district of Basen, in the place called 03Buz4    22:18 | barely, fleeing to the land of Iran on a horse 03Buz4    22:19 | messengers bearing the glad tidings of the victories of the three 03Buz4    22:19 | glad tidings of the victories of the three brigades, met each 03Buz4    22:19 | who had died in one of the battles, not a single 03Buz4    22:19 | battles, not a single one of the Armenians had been killed 03Buz4    23:0 | Arcruni rebelled against king Arshak of Armenia, fell in with the 03Buz4    23:0 | fell in with the king of the Iranians, and further aggrevated 03Buz4    23:0 | an obstacle for the country of Armenia 03Buz4    23:1 | In that period, one of the grandee naxarars named Meruzhan 03Buz4    23:1 | Arcruni rebelled from the king of Armenia, went before Shapuh, king 03Buz4    23:1 | Armenia, went before Shapuh, king of Iran, and swore an oath 03Buz4    23:2 | And he accepted the faith of Mazdaism, that is, of the 03Buz4    23:2 | faith of Mazdaism, that is, of the mages, worshipping the sun 03Buz4    23:2 | confessing that whatever the king of Iran worshipped were the gods 03Buz4    23:3 | a vow with Shapuh, king of Iran that: “If Shapuh can 03Buz4    23:3 | conquer and hold the land of Armenia, and if I return 03Buz4    23:6 | Under the leadership of Meruzhan, the country of Armenia 03Buz4    23:6 | leadership of Meruzhan, the country of Armenia was burned and pillaged 03Buz4    23:6 | and killed all the inhabitants of the upper districts of Armenia 03Buz4    23:6 | inhabitants of the upper districts of Armenia 03Buz4    23:7 | was still in the area of the lower districts in Angeghatun 03Buz4    23:7 | digging up the central parts of the land 03Buz4    23:8 | So, the general of Armenia, Vasak, called up the 03Buz4    23:9 | Now when the generals of the Iranian king’s troops learned 03Buz4    23:9 | troops learned that the general of Armenia, Vasak, had massed troops 03Buz4    23:11 | Now the troops of the king of Iran left 03Buz4    23:11 | the troops of the king of Iran left the captives and 03Buz4    24:0 | Meruzhan rebelled, provoked king Shapuh of Iran into further military actions 03Buz4    24:0 | bandit raids into the land of Armenia; and how he captured 03Buz4    24:0 | how he captured the bones of the Arsacid kings. How Vasak 03Buz4    24:0 | kings. How Vasak, the general of Armenia, freed what had been 03Buz4    24:2 | spies to observe Arshak, king of Armenia 03Buz4    24:3 | And while Arshak, king of Armenia, with his troops were 03Buz4    24:4 | Copk, Angeghtun, through the district of Anjit, through Shahunots Copk, through 03Buz4    24:4 | Shahunots Copk, through the district of Mzur, through Daranaghe and Ekegheats 03Buz4    24:4 | and Ekegheats. Shapuh, the king of Iran, with countless troops entered 03Buz4    24:5 | were thrown under the shafts of wagons, some were ground under 03Buz4    24:6 | a multitude of men were trampled by elephants 03Buz4    24:6 | elephants and a countless number of tender children were led into 03Buz4    24:7 | and destroyed the great city of Tigranakert, which was located in 03Buz4    24:7 | was located in the district of Aghjnik in the principality of 03Buz4    24:7 | of Aghjnik in the principality of the bdeshx. The Iranians immediately 03Buz4    24:8 | There they found fortresses, some of which they took, others they 03Buz4    24:9 | and besieged the secure fortress of Angegh which is in Angeghtun 03Buz4    24:9 | that place were the mausoleums of many of the Armenian Arsacid 03Buz4    24:9 | were the mausoleums of many of the Armenian Arsacid kings, and 03Buz4    24:10 | unable to take it because of the security of the place 03Buz4    24:10 | it because of the security of the place, they left off 03Buz4    24:11 | strongholds. However, the secure fortress of Ani in Daranaghi district was 03Buz4    24:13 | They opened the tombs of the first kings of the 03Buz4    24:13 | tombs of the first kings of the Armenians, of the Arsacid 03Buz4    24:13 | first kings of the Armenians, of the Arsacid braves, and took 03Buz4    24:13 | braves, and took the bones of the kings into captivity. However 03Buz4    24:13 | to open only the tomb of king Sanatruk because of its 03Buz4    24:13 | tomb of king Sanatruk because of its colossal, gigantic firm construction 03Buz4    24:14 | come up behind the troops of the king of Armenia 03Buz4    24:14 | the troops of the king of Armenia 03Buz4    24:16 | When king Arshak of Armenia and his general, Vasak 03Buz4    24:17 | land and for the districts of the land they inhabited, to 03Buz4    24:17 | their Church, for the oath of worship of their blessed churches 03Buz4    24:17 | for the oath of worship of their blessed churches, for the 03Buz4    24:17 | blessed churches, for the oath of faith in the name of 03Buz4    24:17 | of faith in the name of their God, and for their 03Buz4    24:18 | people and even the bones of the dead kings had been 03Buz4    24:20 | came and reached the interior of Armenia, the district of Ayrayrat 03Buz4    24:20 | interior of Armenia, the district of Ayrayrat. He found the Iranian 03Buz4    24:20 | en masse in the district of Ayrayrat. resembling the sand on 03Buz4    24:21 | him fell upon the banak of the Iranian king suddenly, at 03Buz4    24:22 | And they put all of the Iranian troops to the 03Buz4    24:24 | They put all of the Iranians to the sword 03Buz4    24:24 | retrieved from them the bones of their kings which the Iranians 03Buz4    24:24 | into captivity to the land of Iran 03Buz4    24:25 | We are taking the bones of the Armenian kings to our 03Buz4    24:25 | the glory, fortune and bravery of the kings of this land 03Buz4    24:25 | and bravery of the kings of this land will come to 03Buz4    24:25 | been captured from the land of Armenia 03Buz4    24:26 | The bones of the Armenian kings which Vasak 03Buz4    24:26 | which is located in one of the narrow crevices of the 03Buz4    24:26 | one of the narrow crevices of the great Aragac mountain, in 03Buz4    24:26 | mountain, in a place difficult of access 03Buz4    24:29 | carefully watching the two gates of the borders, all the days 03Buz4    24:29 | the borders, all the days of their lives 03Buz4    25:0 | How king Arshak of Armenia invaded the country of 03Buz4    25:0 | of Armenia invaded the country of Iran and ruined the Atrpatakan 03Buz4    25:0 | how he seized the camp of king Shapuh in Tawresh 03Buz4    25:1 | King Arshak of Armenia then mustered troops, surrounding 03Buz4    25:1 | and went against the land of Iran 03Buz4    25:3 | the same time the king of Iran was coming with all 03Buz4    25:3 | Iran was coming with all of his troops to go against 03Buz4    25:3 | to go against the country of Armenia. The Armenians quickly reached 03Buz4    25:3 | Atrpatakan and found the banak of the Iranian king encamped at 03Buz4    25:5 | the Armenians took the loot of the entire Iranian caravan. They 03Buz4    25:5 | They killed all the troops of the Iranian multitude, taking so 03Buz4    25:7 | They put all the men of the country to the sword 03Buz4    25:7 | carefully watched over the borders of their country with great caution 03Buz4    26:1 | King Shapuh of Iran sent Vin against king 03Buz4    26:1 | sent Vin against king Arshak of Armenia, with [400000] troops 03Buz4    26:2 | raiding in all the boundaries of the country of Armenia 03Buz4    26:2 | the boundaries of the country of Armenia 03Buz4    26:3 | When Arshak, king of Armenia, learned about this the 03Buz4    26:3 | the Iranian troops, killing all of them and chasing the survivors 03Buz4    26:3 | as fugitives to the areas of the borders of Iran 03Buz4    26:3 | the areas of the borders of Iran 03Buz4    26:4 | turned back, holding the place of battle 03Buz4    27:0 | men to loot the country of the Armenians; and how the 03Buz4    27:0 | Armenian troops went in advance of him and destroyed the Iranian 03Buz4    27:1 | Then the king of Iran sent against the king 03Buz4    27:1 | Iran sent against the king of Armenia a brigade of organized 03Buz4    27:1 | king of Armenia a brigade of organized, prepared men, his select 03Buz4    27:1 | burn and destroy the country of Armenia. Andikan, who was their 03Buz4    27:1 | arrived and pillaged the country of Armenia 03Buz4    27:2 | then Vasak Mamikonean, the sparapet of Armenia, came before him with 03Buz4    27:2 | not sparing a single one of them. And Vasak himself, valliantly 03Buz4    27:2 | himself, valliantly held the site of the battle 03Buz4    28:0 | Concerning Hazaruxt, one of the Iranian naxarars who was 03Buz4    28:0 | troops to attack the country of the Armenians; and how Vasak 03Buz4    28:0 | his troops in the boundaries of Aghjnik 03Buz4    28:1 | pillage, and overturn the country of Armenia to its foundations 03Buz4    28:2 | to spread through the country of Armenia and all its boundaries 03Buz4    29:0 | who, sent by the king of Iran, came with [900000] axe-bearers 03Buz4    29:0 | axe-bearers against king Arshak of Armenia 03Buz4    29:1 | how Vasak, sparapet of the Armenians, arose, reached them 03Buz4    29:2 | Then Dmawund Vsemakan of the Kawosakan tohm came with 03Buz4    29:2 | troops, sent by king Shapuh of Iran to come to the 03Buz4    29:2 | to come to the country of Armenia and make war 03Buz4    29:3 | But the troops of the country of Armenia were 03Buz4    29:3 | the troops of the country of Armenia were organized and prepared 03Buz4    29:6 | while the dregs of the fugitives were chased beyond 03Buz4    30:0 | How Vahrich, son of Vahrich, came from the king 03Buz4    30:0 | Vahrich, came from the king of Iran with [400000] troops and battled 03Buz4    30:0 | and battled with the king of Armenia; and how he and 03Buz4    30:0 | army fell into the hands of sparapet Vasak and his troops 03Buz4    30:1 | Then came Vahrich son of Vahrich with [400000] Iranian troops sent 03Buz4    30:1 | loot and destroy the country of the troops of the Armenian 03Buz4    30:1 | the country of the troops of the Armenian kingdoms. They arrived 03Buz4    30:2 | Iranian troops and leaving none of them alive. And he protected 03Buz4    30:2 | And he protected the borders of his country 03Buz4    31:0 | boasted greatly in the presence of the Iranian king Shapuh. He 03Buz4    31:0 | troops, but departed the country of the Armenians defeated 03Buz4    31:1 | Shapuh, sent by Shapuh, king of Iran before whom he had 03Buz4    31:2 | He reached the land of Armenia, having as a guide 03Buz4    31:2 | a guide the notorious Meruzhan of the Arcrunik tohm, who was 03Buz4    31:2 | who was from the country of Armenia 03Buz4    31:4 | spread throughout the entire country of Armenia, looting, demolishing, and ruining 03Buz4    31:4 | and ruining the entire realm of Armenia 03Buz4    31:5 | Then the general of Armenia, Vasak, organized and prepared 03Buz4    31:7 | a horse to the country of Iran 03Buz4    32:0 | was sent by king Shapuh of Iran with many troops against 03Buz4    32:0 | many troops against king Arshak of Armenia; and how Vasak, the 03Buz4    32:0 | and how Vasak, the general of Armenia, struck and killed him 03Buz4    32:1 | all this Shapuh, the king of Iran, mustered troops assembling countless 03Buz4    32:1 | spears in hand, many troops, [400000] of them 03Buz4    32:2 | a tohm-member by azg of the tohm of the generals 03Buz4    32:2 | by azg of the tohm of the generals of Armenia, that 03Buz4    32:2 | the tohm of the generals of Armenia, that is, of the 03Buz4    32:2 | generals of Armenia, that is, of the Mamikoneans to the country 03Buz4    32:2 | the Mamikoneans to the country of Armenia against king Arshak of 03Buz4    32:2 | of Armenia against king Arshak of Armenia 03Buz4    32:3 | He arrived at the borders of the country of Armenia. But 03Buz4    32:3 | the borders of the country of Armenia. But this time the 03Buz4    33:1 | once again Shapuh, the king of Iran, mustered troops, arranging and 03Buz4    33:1 | arranging and preparing many troops of select martial men, and countless 03Buz4    33:1 | in fact, was a relative of Arshak, the king of Armenia 03Buz4    33:1 | relative of Arshak, the king of Armenia. Meruzhan was their guide 03Buz4    33:2 | But the general of Armenia, Vasak, came up before 03Buz4    34:0 | who came to the country of Armenia to fight with his 03Buz4    34:1 | came, sent by king Shapuh of Iran to war against the 03Buz4    34:1 | to war against the country of Armenia. He arrived with an 03Buz4    34:2 | However, the sparapet, general of Armenia, Vasak, was sent before 03Buz4    34:2 | not sparing a single one of them 03Buz4    35:1 | After this king Shapuh of Iran sent his chief nuncio 03Buz4    35:2 | their number resembled the sands of the sea, and they came 03Buz4    35:2 | came and reached the country of Armenia 03Buz4    35:3 | But the general of Armenia, Vasak, arose and opposed 03Buz4    35:3 | killed Zik and destroyed half of the troops, driving the other 03Buz4    35:4 | were unable to lay hold of Meruzhan 03Buz4    36:1 | After the death of Zik, the Iranian Suren left 03Buz4    36:1 | Iranian Suren left king Shapuh of Iran with [600000] troops to war 03Buz4    36:1 | to war against king Arshak of Armenia. Meruzhan was his guide 03Buz4    36:2 | Then Vasak, the sparapet of Armenia, assembled all the troops 03Buz4    36:2 | Armenia, assembled all the troops of the naxarars. At night he 03Buz4    37:0 | triumphed and raised the standard of victory 03Buz4    37:1 | Then Hrewshoghum who also was of the same azg as the 03Buz4    37:1 | same azg as the king of Armenia, a relative, came on 03Buz4    37:3 | But the general of Armenia, Vasak, organized, arranged and 03Buz4    37:3 | and prepared all the brigades of troops and went against then 03Buz4    38:0 | troops, sent by the king of Iran; and how he too 03Buz4    38:1 | tohm boasted before king Shapuh of Iran, and came to the 03Buz4    38:1 | and came to the borders of Armenia 03Buz4    38:2 | quickly learned by king Arshak of Armenia. So, he too organized 03Buz4    38:3 | Assembling all of the Armenian naxarars with him 03Buz4    38:3 | he came up in front of the Iranian troops. He struck 03Buz4    38:3 | as fugitives to the country of Iran. And the Armenians guarded 03Buz4    39:1 | wanted to raid the country of Armenia 03Buz4    39:3 | mansion. Finding there an image of the Iranian king, he used 03Buz4    39:3 | target and shot it full of arrows 03Buz4    40:0 | country; and how the sparapet of the Armenians Vasak completely destroyed 03Buz4    40:1 | A certain one of the Iranian naxarars named Vachakan 03Buz4    40:1 | named Vachakan invaded the country of Armenia with [800000] troops 03Buz4    40:2 | But the general of Armenia, Vasak, assembled all the 03Buz4    40:2 | Arshak in the secure fortress of Dariwnk, and went with the 03Buz4    41:0 | Mshkan who invaded the country of the Armenians with [350000] men and 03Buz4    41:1 | A certain one of the Iranian naxarars named Mshkan 03Buz4    41:2 | But the general of Armenia, Vasak, put the Armenian 03Buz4    41:3 | sparing not a single one of them. They expressly killed Mshkan 03Buz4    42:0 | king Arshak from the country of Iran, and how general Vasak 03Buz4    42:1 | to battle against the country of Armenia 03Buz4    42:3 | taking along all the troops of Armenia. He struck and killed 03Buz4    43:0 | who came to the country of the Armenians with [900000] was killed 03Buz4    43:1 | certain Zindakapet, a military commander of the Iranian king’s troops, reached 03Buz4    43:1 | king’s troops, reached the borders of Atrpatakan with [900000] troops 03Buz4    43:2 | Anticipating it, the general of Armenia, Vasak, went in front 03Buz4    43:2 | Armenia, Vasak, went in front of him. He fell on the 03Buz4    43:2 | entrenchment at night killing all of them in the banak, including 03Buz4    44:1 | son, Pap, had been born of Paranjem from Siwnik who had 03Buz4    44:3 | commited sins: adultery, the abomination of homosexuality, sodomy, and disgusting lewdness 03Buz4    44:5 | to endure the infamous pollution of his reputation, she told her 03Buz4    44:6 | and sat there in front of her son 03Buz4    44:10 | had wrapped around the feet of the couch and were coiling 03Buz4    44:11 | was they in the appearance of snakes who were coiling around 03Buz4    44:12 | he could fulfill the needs of his lust 03Buz4    44:13 | by dews, Pap the son of Arshak, committed such deeds all 03Buz4    44:13 | such deeds all the days of his life, while he reigned 03Buz4    45:1 | After this king Shapuh of Iran assembled his troops, some 03Buz4    45:2 | They went to the area of Armenia. They came and fought 03Buz4    45:2 | and fought with king Arshak of Armenia 03Buz4    45:3 | Then all the grandee naxarars of Armenia assembled in one place 03Buz4    45:4 | all the grandees and naxarars of all of Greater Armenia, struck 03Buz4    45:4 | grandees and naxarars of all of Greater Armenia, struck at and 03Buz4    46:0 | who came against the land of Armenia with [500000] soldiers; and how 03Buz4    46:1 | bearer, came against the land of Armenia with [500000] troops and wanted 03Buz4    46:2 | the arranged and prepared brigade of troops of the king of 03Buz4    46:2 | and prepared brigade of troops of the king of Armenia and 03Buz4    46:2 | of troops of the king of Armenia and Vasak, general of 03Buz4    46:2 | of Armenia and Vasak, general of Armenia, came forth and struck 03Buz4    46:3 | Shapstan, the chief cup-bearer of the Iranians 03Buz4    47:0 | to fight with the king of the Armenians, and how he 03Buz4    47:1 | to war against king Arshak of Armenia 03Buz4    47:2 | All the troops of the country assembled in one 03Buz4    47:2 | sparapet who was the dayeak of Arshak, king of Armenia 03Buz4    47:2 | the dayeak of Arshak, king of Armenia 03Buz4    47:4 | went fleeing from the sight of general Vasak and all the 03Buz4    48:0 | do battle with the troops of the Armenian kingdom, and was 03Buz4    48:1 | with [900000] troops to the district of Korchek to Saghamas 03Buz4    48:2 | to fight with Arshak, king of Armenia 03Buz4    48:3 | Then came the general of Armenia with [10000] select armed men 03Buz4    48:3 | an ambuscade in the area of the banak and at night 03Buz4    49:1 | A certain great military commander of the Iranians named Mrhikan came 03Buz4    49:1 | to war against king Arshak of Armenia 03Buz4    50:0 | The decline and collapse of the Armenian kingdom; how many 03Buz4    50:0 | naxarars rebelled from the king of Armenia and went over to 03Buz4    50:1 | thirty-four years the country of Armenia did battle with the 03Buz4    50:1 | did battle with the king of Iran, and after this both 03Buz4    50:2 | began to leave the banak of the Armenian king; they abandoned 03Buz4    50:4 | to rebel against king Arshak of Armenia and to go before 03Buz4    50:4 | to go before king Shapuh of Iran were: the bdeashx of 03Buz4    50:4 | of Iran were: the bdeashx of Aghjnik, the Noshirakan bdeashx, Mahkertan 03Buz4    50:4 | Dassentre, and all the naxararutiwn of Aghjnik, and the force and 03Buz4    50:4 | the force and the tun of of the tohm of the 03Buz4    50:4 | force and the tun of of the tohm of the Aghjnik 03Buz4    50:4 | tun of of the tohm of the Aghjnik area. They made 03Buz4    50:5 | all rebelled from Arshak, king of Armenia, and went before king 03Buz4    50:5 | and went before king Shapuh of Iran: the bdeashx of Gugark 03Buz4    50:5 | Shapuh of Iran: the bdeashx of Gugark, the lord of the 03Buz4    50:5 | bdeashx of Gugark, the lord of the district of Koghb, the 03Buz4    50:5 | the lord of the district of Koghb, the lord of Gardmanajor 03Buz4    50:5 | district of Koghb, the lord of Gardmanajor 03Buz4    50:6 | Also rebelling from king Arshak of Armenia were: the secure district 03Buz4    50:6 | Armenia were: the secure district of Artsakh, the secure district of 03Buz4    50:6 | of Artsakh, the secure district of Tmorik, and the secure land 03Buz4    50:6 | Tmorik, and the secure land of Korduk, and then the lord 03Buz4    50:6 | Korduk, and then the lord of the district of Korduk went 03Buz4    50:6 | the lord of the district of Korduk went before the king 03Buz4    50:6 | Korduk went before the king of Iran 03Buz4    50:7 | After this the personal principality of the tun of the Armenian 03Buz4    50:7 | personal principality of the tun of the Armenian king, in the 03Buz4    50:7 | Armenian king, in the land of Atrpayakan rebelled from the king 03Buz4    50:7 | Atrpayakan rebelled from the king of Armenia, the Marats land withdrew 03Buz4    50:7 | Kazbits land withdrew. Saghamut, lord of Anjit and with him the 03Buz4    50:7 | and with him the prince of Greater Copk, abandoned the king 03Buz4    50:7 | Greater Copk, abandoned the king of Armenia and went to the 03Buz4    50:8 | Those remaining in the interior of the land wavered in allegiance 03Buz4    50:10 | Vahan, brother of sparapet Vasak, of the Mamikonean 03Buz4    50:10 | Vahan, brother of sparapet Vasak, of the Mamikonean tohm, fell for 03Buz4    50:10 | fell for the enticing words of his nephew, sister’s son, Meruzhan 03Buz4    50:11 | too rebelled from king Arshak of Armenia and went before Shapuh 03Buz4    50:11 | and went before Shapuh, king of Iran 03Buz4    50:12 | agreeing to revere the faith of magianism, that is, to worship 03Buz4    50:13 | accusational aggrevation against king Arshak of Armenia and against his own 03Buz4    50:13 | tanuter Vasak. Recalling the death of Vardan, he remembered: “He died 03Buz4    50:13 | he remembered: “He died because of you 03Buz4    50:15 | After this, the number of Armenians began to decline 03Buz4    51:1 | Then people of all the land of the 03Buz4    51:1 | people of all the land of the authority of the Armenian 03Buz4    51:1 | the land of the authority of the Armenian kingdom assembled and 03Buz4    51:1 | came to the great archbishop of Armenia, Nerses. They were: the 03Buz4    51:1 | grandee naxarars, lieutenants, governors, lords of districts, officials, and the dasapets 03Buz4    51:1 | districts, officials, and the dasapets of the shinakans 03Buz4    51:3 | and go to the king of Iran as our comrades who 03Buz4    51:4 | in-law. But hereafter none of us from the land of 03Buz4    51:4 | of us from the land of Armenia will go to his 03Buz4    51:7 | leave the Arsacid azg. Because of them, some of you became 03Buz4    51:7 | azg. Because of them, some of you became lords of districts 03Buz4    51:7 | some of you became lords of districts, some the grandees of 03Buz4    51:7 | of districts, some the grandees of lands, some the lords of 03Buz4    51:7 | of lands, some the lords of very senior awan villages and 03Buz4    51:7 | awan villages and treasures and of diverse dastakerts 03Buz4    51:8 | Although the abominable azg of the Arsacids is guilty before 03Buz4    51:8 | Creator, nonetheless they supported all of you and removed you from 03Buz4    51:9 | and suffer vengeance, nonetheless because of God’s abundant and unlimited love 03Buz4    51:9 | God’s abundant and unlimited love of humanity, He has spared him 03Buz4    51:9 | has spared him, and because of him, you 03Buz4    51:13 | your churches, for the covenant of the faith which you have 03Buz4    51:13 | you have through the name of Jesus Christ, and you said 03Buz4    51:14 | But now, in place of Christ your creator, you want 03Buz4    51:14 | to serve the godless impieties of magianism and to follow their 03Buz4    51:14 | betray you to the hand of the pagans so that you 03Buz4    51:14 | will never remove the yoke of servitude from you 03Buz4    51:15 | yourselves entered into the service of pagan lords and godless, ignorant 03Buz4    52:0 | warfare against Arshak the king of the Armenians while he treacherously 03Buz4    52:1 | and hrovartaks, Shapuh, the king of Iran, summoned Arshak to him 03Buz4    52:2 | wanted to make war, all of the troops of the land 03Buz4    52:2 | war, all of the troops of the land of Armenia did 03Buz4    52:2 | the troops of the land of Armenia did not consent 03Buz4    52:3 | in humility to Shapuh, king of Iran, as suited a servant 03Buz4    52:4 | And he sent him gifts of reconciliation 03Buz4    53:1 | Subsequently Shapuh, king of Iran, once more sent to 03Buz4    53:1 | more sent to king Arshak of Armenia, saying: “If we are 03Buz4    53:4 | with the reliable vowing procedure of the Iranian kingdom, Shapuh had 03Buz4    53:6 | Now when all the people of the country of Armenia saw 03Buz4    53:6 | the people of the country of Armenia saw this and heard 03Buz4    53:6 | go before Shapuh, the king of Iran 03Buz4    53:7 | willy-nilly, Arshak, the king of Armenia, arose and taking with 03Buz4    53:7 | with him the general sparapet of Armenia his dayeak Vasak, he 03Buz4    53:7 | Vasak, he left the country of Armenia and went to the 03Buz4    53:7 | and went to the king of Iran, Shapuh, in the country 03Buz4    53:7 | Iran, Shapuh, in the country of Iran 03Buz4    53:8 | He went into the presence of king Shapuh of Iran. As 03Buz4    53:8 | the presence of king Shapuh of Iran. As soon as they 03Buz4    53:8 | saw them, they threw both of them, king Arshak and sparapet 03Buz4    53:9 | toward him and was worthy of death 03Buz4    53:10 | Arshak back to the keeping of the same brigade of pustipans 03Buz4    53:10 | keeping of the same brigade of pustipans 03Buz4    54:0 | magicians to reveal the intentions of Arshak; how Arshak was imprisoned 03Buz4    54:0 | Shapuh ordered that the sparapet of Armenia be put to a 03Buz4    54:1 | Then king Shapuh of Iran summoned the sorcerers, astrologers 03Buz4    54:1 | wanted to love king Arshak of Armenia, but he has always 03Buz4    54:2 | I made a covenant of peace with him and he 03Buz4    54:2 | me on the principal authority of their Christian faith - which they 03Buz4    54:4 | So, I summoned the priests of the church of city of 03Buz4    54:4 | the priests of the church of city of Ctesiphon and thought 03Buz4    54:4 | of the church of city of Ctesiphon and thought that they 03Buz4    54:6 | Instead I ordered that seventy of them be executed in a 03Buz4    54:7 | which is the principal authority of their Christian faith, I bound 03Buz4    54:8 | But I remembered the words of the priest Mari, who note 03Buz4    54:10 | these thirty years, king Arshak of Armenia has been waging war 03Buz4    54:13 | king: “Now that king Arshak of Armenia has come to you 03Buz4    54:14 | He regards himself as one of my servants, and wants to 03Buz4    54:15 | send emissaries to the country of Armenia to bring soil from 03Buz4    54:15 | bring soil from the borders of Armenia equaling two loads of 03Buz4    54:15 | of Armenia equaling two loads of soil and a pitcher of 03Buz4    54:15 | of soil and a pitcher of water 03Buz4    54:16 | order that half the floor of the tent be spread with 03Buz4    54:16 | After this, take Arshak, king of Armenia, by the hand taking 03Buz4    54:18 | as he reaches the country of Armenia, he will address you 03Buz4    54:19 | When the king of Iran heard this from the 03Buz4    54:21 | Then king Shapuh of Iran ordered that half the 03Buz4    54:21 | ordered that half the floor of his tent be spread with 03Buz4    54:21 | be left with the soil of his own Iranian country of 03Buz4    54:21 | of his own Iranian country of residence 03Buz4    54:22 | He ordered that king Arshak of Armenia be brought before him 03Buz4    54:23 | on Iranian soil: “Arshak, king of Armenia, why have you been 03Buz4    54:24 | forward to receiving the gift of life from you. But my 03Buz4    54:24 | duped me, made me afraid of you, and they made me 03Buz4    54:26 | very guilty before you, worthy of the death penalty 03Buz4    54:27 | but going over that part of the floor where the Armenian 03Buz4    54:28 | servant who has become master of your former lords. I do 03Buz4    54:28 | and your sons the vengeance of my ancestors, and the death 03Buz4    54:28 | my ancestors, and the death of Parthian king Artewan 03Buz4    54:29 | servants have taken the station of us, your lords. I shall 03Buz4    54:31 | soil and began to speak of atonement 03Buz4    54:33 | time for the evening meal of the Iranian king. There was 03Buz4    54:33 | him on the same couch of his cushion; there were laws 03Buz4    54:33 | were laws that the king of Iran and the king of 03Buz4    54:33 | of Iran and the king of Armenia would sit on one 03Buz4    54:33 | would sit on one level of the same cushion 03Buz4    54:34 | they prepared all the couches of the kings there, and arranged 03Buz4    54:37 | Then king Shapuh of Iran ordered that chains be 03Buz4    54:37 | and cast around the neck of Arshak, and irons about his 03Buz4    54:38 | Vasak Mamikonean, the general sparapet of Greater Armenia, should be brought 03Buz4    54:38 | personally small, and Shapuh, king of Iran said to him: “Hey 03Buz4    54:40 | King Shapuh of Iran then asked: “Pray tell 03Buz4    54:41 | And Vasak replied: “ Of the two mountains, one was 03Buz4    54:42 | the ground, since the blessing of our father Nerses was upon 03Buz4    54:44 | Then the king of Iran ordered that the general 03Buz4    54:44 | Iran ordered that the general of Armenia, Vasak, be flayed, that 03Buz4    55:0 | About the enslavement and devastation of the land of the Armenians 03Buz4    55:0 | and devastation of the land of the Armenians; the taking into 03Buz4    55:0 | the taking into Iranian captivity of queen Parandzem; the ruin of 03Buz4    55:0 | of queen Parandzem; the ruin of Armenian cities, and the complete 03Buz4    55:0 | cities, and the complete overturning of the land to its foundations 03Buz4    55:1 | Subsequently Shapuh, king of Iran, dispatched against Armenia a 03Buz4    55:1 | against Armenia a certain two of his princes, one named Zik 03Buz4    55:1 | to come to the land of Armenia with [5,000,000] troops and to 03Buz4    55:2 | They reached the country of Armenia 03Buz4    55:3 | Now when the tikin of the land of Armenia, king 03Buz4    55:3 | the tikin of the land of Armenia, king Arshak’s wife, Paranjem 03Buz4    55:3 | Paranjem, saw that the troops of the king of Iran had 03Buz4    55:3 | the troops of the king of Iran had come and filled 03Buz4    55:3 | and filled up the land of Armenia, she took with her 03Buz4    55:3 | went and entered the fortress of Artagers in the Arsharunik country 03Buz4    55:5 | were depending on the security of the place. But those on 03Buz4    55:8 | that time in the land of Armenia, but had gone to 03Buz4    55:8 | gone to see the emperor of Byzantium 03Buz4    55:9 | When the azatagund banak of Armenia heard all this, they 03Buz4    55:9 | to seek help. The head of their delegation was Musegh, the 03Buz4    55:9 | delegation was Musegh, the son of sparapet Vasak 03Buz4    55:11 | sent emissaries to the country of Armenia frequently, messages to the 03Buz4    55:11 | frequently, messages to the tikin of the land, to Paranjem, to 03Buz4    55:16 | the fourteenth month, the blow of God fell upon the fugitives 03Buz4    55:17 | In the presence of tikin Paranjem, those who were 03Buz4    55:18 | the sickness began, practically all of them were dead, some [11000] men 03Buz4    55:21 | started to insult the azg of the Arsacids saying that they 03Buz4    55:25 | fortress and captured the treasures of the king of Armenia which 03Buz4    55:25 | the treasures of the king of Armenia which were there. They 03Buz4    55:27 | came to the great city of Artashat which they captured, destroying 03Buz4    55:28 | From the city of Artashat, they took [9000] households of 03Buz4    55:28 | of Artashat, they took [9000] households of Jews who had been brought 03Buz4    55:28 | into captivity from the country of the Palestinians by king Tigran 03Buz4    55:28 | king Tigran Arshakuni, and [40000] households of Armenians 03Buz4    55:29 | they demolished the structures built of stone. They tore down the 03Buz4    55:29 | left it desolated and barren of all population 03Buz4    55:30 | commanders said to Zuit, priest of the city of Artashat 03Buz4    55:30 | Zuit, priest of the city of Artashat 03Buz4    55:31 | Leave the ranks of the captives and go wherever 03Buz4    55:33 | into slavery to the country of Iran, together with his people 03Buz4    55:35 | they overturned and demolished all of them. They spread out raiding 03Buz4    55:35 | They seized all the fortresses of the king of Armenia, and 03Buz4    55:35 | the fortresses of the king of Armenia, and filling them with 03Buz4    55:36 | They took the great city of Eruandashat and took thence [20000] Armenian 03Buz4    55:37 | They also took the city of Zarehawan in Bagrewand, leading away 03Buz4    55:38 | They took the great city of Zarishat, which was located in 03Buz4    55:38 | was located in the district of Aghiovit, leading off [14000] Jewish households 03Buz4    55:39 | They took the secure city of Van, in the district of 03Buz4    55:39 | of Van, in the district of Tozb, burned it, pulled it 03Buz4    55:40 | This entire multitude of Jews were descendants of those 03Buz4    55:40 | multitude of Jews were descendants of those whom the great king 03Buz4    55:40 | those whom the great king of Armenia, Tigran, captured and brought 03Buz4    55:40 | and brought to the country of Armenia from the country of 03Buz4    55:40 | of Armenia from the country of the Palestinians, at the time 03Buz4    55:40 | Armenia Hiwrkandos the chief-priest of the Jews, in ancient times 03Buz4    55:41 | great king Tigran brought all of this Jewry and settled it 03Buz4    55:41 | settled it in the cities of Armenia, during his era 03Buz4    55:42 | They took the entire country of Armenia captive and all the 03Buz4    55:42 | were assembled at the city of Naxchawan. For that was the 03Buz4    55:43 | and then departed with all of the captives 03Buz4    55:44 | Iranians left in the country of Armenia, ostikans and overseers to 03Buz4    55:44 | overseers to bring the survivors of the land into service 03Buz4    55:45 | with treasures and a multitude of captives, they went to the 03Buz4    55:45 | they went to the country of Iran. The captives were taken 03Buz4    55:45 | were taken to king Shapuh of Iran, in the country of 03Buz4    55:45 | of Iran, in the country of Iran 03Buz4    55:46 | Paranjem, and all the captives of Armenia, and placed the treasures 03Buz4    55:46 | before the king, the king of Iran greatly thanked his generals 03Buz4    55:47 | Now since king Shapuh of Iran wanted to greatly insult 03Buz4    55:47 | to greatly insult the azg of the land of Armenia, and 03Buz4    55:47 | the azg of the land of Armenia, and the kingdom he 03Buz4    55:47 | the kingdom he ordered all of his troops, his grandees, and 03Buz4    55:47 | and to have the tikin of Armenia in the midst of 03Buz4    55:47 | of Armenia in the midst of the mob 03Buz4    55:50 | Asorestan, some in the country of Xuzhastan 03Buz4    56:0 | The martyrdom of the priest Zuit, from the 03Buz4    56:0 | priest Zuit, from the city of Artashat, in the country of 03Buz4    56:0 | of Artashat, in the country of the Iranians 03Buz4    56:1 | been taken to the country of Iran, they took the presbyter 03Buz4    56:1 | Iran, they took the presbyter of the city of Artashat, Zuit 03Buz4    56:1 | the presbyter of the city of Artashat, Zuit before king Shapuh 03Buz4    56:1 | Artashat, Zuit before king Shapuh of Iran, in shackles 03Buz4    56:2 | King Shapuh of Iran looked and saw the 03Buz4    56:3 | that he is a man of evil? It is clear from 03Buz4    56:4 | But as for the question of the hair know that the 03Buz4    56:6 | Then ostikans of the court arose and inquired 03Buz4    56:6 | consent to accept the worship of the Mazdean faith; otherwise, he 03Buz4    56:7 | to die for the name of God. Going to the place 03Buz4    56:7 | God. Going to the place of execution, he requested of his 03Buz4    56:7 | place of execution, he requested of his overseers that he be 03Buz4    56:10 | earth and the sea out of nothing, who created us out 03Buz4    56:10 | nothing, who created us out of the earth, and provided us 03Buz4    56:14 | to drink the ascetic cup of salvation, which I will drink 03Buz4    56:14 | will drink, glorifying the name of God, and I will turn 03Buz4    56:14 | to the Lord in front of all his people 03Buz4    56:15 | ever, and to the ages of ages 03Buz4    56:17 | took him to the place of execution 03Buz4    57:0 | The coming of the Iranian king Shapuh to 03Buz4    57:0 | king Shapuh to the country of Armenia and the complete destruction 03Buz4    57:0 | Armenia and the complete destruction of the remnants left alive 03Buz4    57:1 | After this Shapuh, the king of Iran, went to the country 03Buz4    57:1 | Iran, went to the country of Armenia with all the troops 03Buz4    57:2 | They reached the country of Armenia and began raiding. They 03Buz4    57:3 | Many of the Armenian naxarars left their 03Buz4    57:4 | brought them to king Shapuh of Iran 03Buz4    57:5 | The banak of king Shapuh of Iran was 03Buz4    57:5 | The banak of king Shapuh of Iran was then located in 03Buz4    57:5 | then located in the district of Bagrewand, at the ruins of 03Buz4    57:5 | of Bagrewand, at the ruins of the city of Zarehawan which 03Buz4    57:5 | the ruins of the city of Zarehawan which had been ruined 03Buz4    57:5 | king all the slave remnants of the land of Armenia. King 03Buz4    57:5 | slave remnants of the land of Armenia. King Shapuh of Iran 03Buz4    57:5 | land of Armenia. King Shapuh of Iran ordered that all mature 03Buz4    57:5 | be put under the blades of threshers 03Buz4    57:6 | Shapuh ordered that the women of the fugitive azats and naxarars 03Buz4    57:6 | horse-arena in the city of Zarehawan 03Buz4    57:9 | killed all the mature males of the azg of the Siwnik 03Buz4    57:9 | mature males of the azg of the Siwnik tohm, killed all 03Buz4    57:9 | and sent to the country of Iran 03Buz4    57:10 | on Andovk, as a result of whom there was war with 03Buz4    57:10 | was war with Nerseh, king of Iran 03Buz4    57:11 | Shapuh, king of Iran, commanded that fortresses should 03Buz4    57:11 | in the very secure places of Armenia, and that fortress-keepers 03Buz4    58:0 | Vahan remained in the land of the Armenians and what great 03Buz4    58:1 | had rebelled from the oath of worship of the Christian God 03Buz4    58:1 | from the oath of worship of the Christian God and agreed 03Buz4    58:1 | to worship the non-gods of the Mazdean sect. Thereafter they 03Buz4    58:1 | the churches in the country of Armenia the places of prayer 03Buz4    58:1 | country of Armenia the places of prayer for the Christians, in 03Buz4    58:1 | the Christians, in all parts of Armenia, in all the districts 03Buz4    58:2 | and turn to the worship of the Mazdeans 03Buz4    58:3 | not agree to convert, all of them would be put to 03Buz4    58:5 | when not a single one of them agreed to apostasize Christianity 03Buz4    58:5 | agreed to apostasize Christianity, all of them were wickedly killed in 03Buz4    58:6 | Vahan had a half-sister of the Mamikonean tohm, Vardan’s sister 03Buz4    58:6 | Hamazaspuhi. She was the wife of Garegin, lord of Rhshtunik district 03Buz4    58:6 | the wife of Garegin, lord of Rhshtunik district 03Buz4    58:7 | When Shapuh, king of Iran, had come to the 03Buz4    58:7 | had come to the country of Armenia, her husband Garegin left 03Buz4    58:7 | her and fled. The tikin of Rhshtunik was being kept at 03Buz4    58:7 | the citadel in the fortress of Van, which is a city 03Buz4    58:7 | a city in the district of Tosb 03Buz4    58:9 | consent to hold the faith of Mazdaism they took her to 03Buz4    58:11 | Seeing the sight of the tikin Hamazaspuhi, a woman 03Buz4    58:11 | Hamazaspuhi, a woman, a dayeak of hers stood with an apron 03Buz4    58:12 | her bosom alI the bones of her pupil as they fell 03Buz4    58:15 | But one of Vahan’s sons, named Samuel, struck 03Buz4    58:15 | Ormizduxt who was the sister of king Shapuh of Iran. Then 03Buz4    58:15 | the sister of king Shapuh of Iran. Then Samuel fled to 03Buz5    1:0 | is enthroned in the country of Byzantium; how he came to 03Buz5    1:1 | all this, Mushegh, the son of Vasak, assembled the surviving azatagund 03Buz5    1:2 | Mushegh presented the entreaties of the land of Armenia and 03Buz5    1:2 | the entreaties of the land of Armenia and an account of 03Buz5    1:2 | of Armenia and an account of all the calamitous events which 03Buz5    1:2 | Arshak’s son, be made king of the land of Armenia 03Buz5    1:2 | made king of the land of Armenia 03Buz5    1:3 | Arshak’s son, Pap, as king of the land of Armenia. The 03Buz5    1:3 | as king of the land of Armenia. The Byzantine emperor was 03Buz5    1:3 | king Pap [A.D. 367-374] to the country of Armenia 03Buz5    1:4 | They reached the borders of Armenia. And Mushegh was the 03Buz5    1:4 | Mushegh was the general sparapet of Armenia in place of his 03Buz5    1:4 | sparapet of Armenia in place of his father, Vasak 03Buz5    1:5 | hiding people in the country of Armenia, all people in the 03Buz5    1:5 | all people in the land of Armenia, the king, grandees, holders 03Buz5    1:5 | Armenia, the king, grandees, holders of districts and lords of districts 03Buz5    1:5 | holders of districts and lords of districts 03Buz5    1:6 | beseech God for the cultivation of the entire land of Armenia 03Buz5    1:6 | cultivation of the entire land of Armenia, to save it from 03Buz5    1:6 | gave him whatever he requested of Him. Furthermore, with his wisdom 03Buz5    1:7 | Consequently the whereabouts of this man were of no 03Buz5    1:7 | whereabouts of this man were of no small concern. For he 03Buz5    1:8 | Pap himself with the nobility of Armenia went and found the 03Buz5    1:9 | banak. For from the time of the death of Gnel, until 03Buz5    1:9 | the time of the death of Gnel, until the time of 03Buz5    1:9 | of Gnel, until the time of Pap’s reign, Nerses did not 03Buz5    1:12 | and organized all the brigades of the Armenian troops, and held 03Buz5    1:12 | troops, and held a review of all the troops of the 03Buz5    1:12 | review of all the troops of the brigade. He had [10000] men 03Buz5    1:13 | In the presence of king Pap, the great chief 03Buz5    1:13 | Byzantine military commanders, Mushegh, sparapet of Armenia, conducted a military review 03Buz5    1:13 | Armenia, conducted a military review of the Armenian troops, organized, prepared 03Buz5    1:14 | Pap, king of Armenia, was very grateful, and 03Buz5    1:15 | and grant you the grace of victory all the days of 03Buz5    1:15 | of victory all the days of your life. May He save 03Buz5    1:15 | May He save the country of Armenia by your hand and 03Buz5    1:15 | your hand and the hand of your azg, for all eternity 03Buz5    1:16 | The general of Armenia, Mushegh, organized and prepared 03Buz5    1:16 | Pap and the Byzantine troops of the imperial brigade 03Buz5    1:17 | In the district of Daranaghik, Mushegh attacked like a 03Buz5    1:17 | advance-guard reached the interior of Armenia, Mushegh killed the Iranian 03Buz5    1:17 | and Zik. He put everyone of the troops to the sword 03Buz5    1:18 | To the natural borders of Ganjak in Atrpatakan, he seized 03Buz5    1:19 | King Pap entered the country of Armenia and ruled over it 03Buz5    1:19 | where an extremely great amount of the Arsacids’ treasures was kept 03Buz5    1:20 | that they took king Arshak of Armenia to Iran, the Iranians 03Buz5    1:20 | Pap came to the country of Armenia; the treasure had been 03Buz5    1:21 | and Baxish, divided among all of the districts in the country 03Buz5    1:21 | the districts in the country of Armenia. The malefactor Meruzhan was 03Buz5    1:22 | Mushegh, the general of the Armenians, circulated about the 03Buz5    1:22 | the country, destroying the atrushans of the Mazdeans 03Buz5    1:24 | were honored in the presence of the king of Iran. Mushegh 03Buz5    1:24 | the presence of the king of Iran. Mushegh had them arrested 03Buz5    1:27 | even set out the conduct of the kingdom with the most 03Buz5    1:27 | had been in the days of the ancient kings 03Buz5    1:28 | He especially renewed the orders of church worship, of bishops, priests 03Buz5    1:28 | the orders of church worship, of bishops, priests and deacons, he 03Buz5    1:28 | deacons, he rennovated the martyriums of the Church renewing, teaching, and 03Buz5    1:29 | Mushegh, the general of Armenia, arranged his brigade and 03Buz5    1:29 | remain there guarding the borders of his country, protecting his land 03Buz5    1:29 | his land by the order of his king, Pap 03Buz5    2:0 | About Mushegh, the general of Armenia, how he fell upon 03Buz5    2:0 | he fell upon the army of the Iranian king Shapuh, inflicting 03Buz5    2:1 | Mushegh, the son of Vasak, the stratelate of Greater 03Buz5    2:1 | son of Vasak, the stratelate of Greater Armenia, selected choice men 03Buz5    2:1 | men who were united and of one will. Organizing them with 03Buz5    2:1 | and went to the borders of Atrpatchank to protect the land 03Buz5    2:1 | Atrpatchank to protect the land of Armenia 03Buz5    2:2 | that time Shapuh, the king of Iran, organized and prepared, and 03Buz5    2:2 | and with the entire organization of his troops, came to the 03Buz5    2:2 | country. Meruzhan was the guide of his banak’s brigade. The king’s 03Buz5    2:3 | The sparapet general of Armenia, Mushegh, fell upon the 03Buz5    2:4 | The king of Iran, Shapuh, barely escaped by 03Buz5    2:4 | troops put the entire caravan of the banak to the sword 03Buz5    2:5 | took as loot the treasures of the Iranian king, and seized 03Buz5    2:5 | king, and seized the queen- of- queens along with other women 03Buz5    2:6 | brought to Pap, the king of Armenia 03Buz5    2:8 | However Mushegh, the general of Armenia, did not allow anyone 03Buz5    2:8 | anyone to dishonor the women of king Shapuh of Iran. Rather 03Buz5    2:8 | the women of king Shapuh of Iran. Rather he had palanquins 03Buz5    2:8 | had palanquins prepared for all of them and then sent them 03Buz5    2:9 | also dispatched to Shapuh, king of Iran, some of the Iranians 03Buz5    2:9 | Shapuh, king of Iran, some of the Iranians, so that they 03Buz5    2:10 | Now the king of Iran was surprised by Mushegh’s 03Buz5    2:11 | horse. So, when Shapuh, king of Iran, took in hand wine 03Buz5    2:12 | He had a picture of Mushegh on the white horse 03Buz5    2:13 | up with an unlimited amount of loot, treasures and goods from 03Buz5    2:13 | They kept a large share of the loot for their king 03Buz5    2:13 | who were with the king of Armenia, and similarly, and a 03Buz5    2:13 | troops, from that enormous amount of loot they had taken 03Buz5    2:14 | to their own land, many of the Armenian soldiers accused the 03Buz5    2:14 | did he release the women of the Iranian king, our enemy 03Buz5    2:15 | As a result of this matter the king of 03Buz5    2:15 | of this matter the king of Armenia, Pap, for a long 03Buz5    3:2 | Taron country, Mushegh, the sparapet of Armenia was in the same 03Buz5    3:2 | Pap to Mushegh, the general of Armenia, bearing with him a 03Buz5    3:4 | honors, went to the fortress of Oghakan 03Buz5    3:6 | his brain had oozed out of his nose from the cold 03Buz5    3:7 | been involved in the work of the mardpetutiwn during the days 03Buz5    3:7 | the mardpetutiwn during the days of king Arshak, or of his 03Buz5    3:7 | days of king Arshak, or of his father, Tiran 03Buz5    4:0 | which occurred in the district of Bagrawand in the awan of 03Buz5    4:0 | of Bagrawand in the awan of Bagawan between the Armenian king 03Buz5    4:1 | After this the king of Iran again held a muster 03Buz5    4:1 | Iran again held a muster of all his forces and troops 03Buz5    4:1 | he went to the land of Atrpayakan 03Buz5    4:2 | he sent the entire multitude of the troops to war against 03Buz5    4:3 | they raided the interior land of Armenia. Now Pap, the king 03Buz5    4:3 | Armenia. Now Pap, the king of Armenia, ordered that a muster 03Buz5    4:5 | Then the general sparapet of Armenia, Mushegh, assembled all the 03Buz5    4:6 | Now while king Shapuh of Iran was deploying his forces 03Buz5    4:6 | his forces against the land of Armenia and against the Byzantine 03Buz5    4:6 | the Byzantine troops, the king of Aghuania, Urhnayr, happened to be 03Buz5    4:7 | a favor from king Shapuh of Iran, saying: “If you would 03Buz5    4:7 | If you would, oh bravest of men, order as a favor 03Buz5    4:7 | a champion against the brigade of Pap, king of the Armenians 03Buz5    4:7 | the brigade of Pap, king of the Armenians. It is appropriate 03Buz5    4:10 | intelligence to Mushegh, the general of Armenia, by means of a 03Buz5    4:10 | general of Armenia, by means of a messenger, and he note 03Buz5    4:10 | ready, Mushegh, for the king of Aghuania, Urhnayr, with great boasting 03Buz5    4:11 | the Armenians, having Urhnayr, king of Aghuania, along with them, the 03Buz5    4:11 | the Byzantine troops, allow many of them to live. For we 03Buz5    4:12 | When the two brigades, of the Byzantines and the Iranians 03Buz5    4:12 | preparing to clash, king Pap of Armenia himself armed, organized, prepared 03Buz5    4:14 | tell you. Take the archbishop of Armenia, Nerses, and both of 03Buz5    4:14 | of Armenia, Nerses, and both of you go up onto Npat 03Buz5    4:15 | and see the detemined labors of the battle, the bravery and 03Buz5    4:15 | the bravery and cowardice, all of which will be accomplished before 03Buz5    4:16 | were descending to the place of battle 03Buz5    4:17 | Then the general sparapet of Armenia, Mushegh, came up bringing 03Buz5    4:18 | that Mushegh is a friend of king Shapuh of Iran 03Buz5    4:18 | a friend of king Shapuh of Iran 03Buz5    4:19 | Mushegh who released the women of king Shapuh of Iran, with 03Buz5    4:19 | the women of king Shapuh of Iran, with palanquins and camp 03Buz5    4:20 | with king Pap on behalf of the general of Armenia, Mushegh 03Buz5    4:20 | on behalf of the general of Armenia, Mushegh 03Buz5    4:25 | Then, holding the right hand of archbishop Nerses, he swore 03Buz5    4:27 | Then Nerses, the chief-priest of Armenia, blessed him with many 03Buz5    4:28 | Pap, king of Armenia, ordered that his own 03Buz5    4:30 | Armenian front to the right of the Byzantine troops, and he 03Buz5    4:31 | the people to the hands of godless pagans, so that the 03Buz5    4:32 | brigade was out in advance of the other brigades and was 03Buz5    4:32 | was watching but the emblems of Mushegh were not discernible by 03Buz5    4:36 | country; if you cleanse yourself of evil deeds, he will accept 03Buz5    4:36 | will not let you out of his hands, will not deliver 03Buz5    4:36 | deliver you into the hands of your enemies 03Buz5    4:38 | he who created everything out of nothing, he holds in his 03Buz5    4:38 | span and placed the dust of the earth in measure, I 03Buz5    4:38 | clock. Who understood the spirit of the Lord, I was his 03Buz5    4:38 | will tilt from the gravity of each sin, he will judge 03Buz5    4:39 | For he knows the measure of the deeds of his creatures 03Buz5    4:39 | the measure of the deeds of his creatures and rewards everyone 03Buz5    4:39 | and fight, but the judge of judges has risen up to 03Buz5    4:40 | this hour is the time of judgment. Who dares to open 03Buz5    4:40 | who can know the intention of the Lord, and even teach 03Buz5    4:46 | us forever for the sake of your name. Deliver us by 03Buz5    4:46 | Deliver us by the power of your miracles and give glory 03Buz5    4:50 | For what is the will of the Lord in heaven, so 03Buz5    4:51 | the iniquities, sins and crimes of your servants, for who is 03Buz5    4:52 | just, who created us out of nothing and gave us this 03Buz5    4:55 | was victorious while the brigade of the Iranians turned and fled 03Buz5    4:57 | as far as the borders of Armenia. Many of the fugitives 03Buz5    4:57 | the borders of Armenia. Many of the fugitives were killed on 03Buz5    4:58 | Mushegh, the sparapet of Armenia, struck the Iranian troops 03Buz5    4:58 | brigade and generally killed all of the troops 03Buz5    4:59 | up with Urhnayr, the king of Aghuania, who was fleeing and 03Buz5    4:59 | fleeing and with the shaft of his spear Mushegh struck Urhnayr 03Buz5    4:60 | to flee to the land of Aghuania, with eight cavalrymen 03Buz5    4:61 | no limit to the number of heads of champions which the 03Buz5    4:61 | to the number of heads of champions which the general of 03Buz5    4:61 | of champions which the general of Armenia, Mushegh, brought before the 03Buz5    4:61 | Mushegh, brought before the king of Armenia, Pap 03Buz5    4:62 | great triumph in the country of Armenia and among the Byzantine 03Buz5    4:63 | filled up with much loot of treasures, of weapons and ornaments 03Buz5    4:63 | with much loot of treasures, of weapons and ornaments, with gold 03Buz5    4:63 | took. There was so much of it that there was no 03Buz5    4:64 | has laid hands on many of them, numerous times but is 03Buz5    4:64 | released king Urhnayr, an adversary of yours whom he had seized 03Buz5    4:65 | Because of this incident, on many occasions 03Buz5    4:68 | upon Mushegh’s neck, saying: “Worthy of death are those who dare 03Buz5    4:68 | who dare to speak ill of Mushegh, a brave and honorable 03Buz5    4:69 | his ancestors left the kingdom of the land of Chenk, and 03Buz5    4:69 | the kingdom of the land of Chenk, and came to our 03Buz5    4:69 | loyally labored to the point of death. Often God has given 03Buz5    4:69 | through the prayers and requests of our father, the miraculous Nerses 03Buz5    4:69 | who spared foreign kings out of friendship. So why would he 03Buz5    5:0 | which the Armenians enjoyed because of it 03Buz5    5:1 | Urhnayr, the king of Aghuania, sent some information to 03Buz5    5:1 | spared me. For the rest of my life I will not 03Buz5    5:2 | informing you that the king of Iran, Shapuh, with all of 03Buz5    5:2 | of Iran, Shapuh, with all of his troops is coming to 03Buz5    5:3 | Then the stratelate of the Byzantines organized the troops 03Buz5    5:3 | and headed toward the borders of Armenia, from the side of 03Buz5    5:3 | of Armenia, from the side of Ganjak in Atrpayakan tun 03Buz5    5:5 | king remained in the land of Armenia 03Buz5    5:7 | Now king Shapuh of Iran came with all his 03Buz5    5:7 | his troops to the place of battle, and found the Byzantine 03Buz5    5:9 | The brigades of spearmen attacked especially ferociously, bravely 03Buz5    5:9 | and this in the presence of king Shapuh of Iran. And 03Buz5    5:9 | the presence of king Shapuh of Iran. And as the Iranians 03Buz5    5:9 | as the Iranians fell, all of the forces of the Armenian 03Buz5    5:9 | fell, all of the forces of the Armenian warriors would shout 03Buz5    5:13 | The multitude of the troops of the legions 03Buz5    5:13 | The multitude of the troops of the legions, that is of 03Buz5    5:13 | of the legions, that is of the Byzantine shield-bearers, as 03Buz5    5:13 | bearerers were protecting the side of the Armenian troops. They themselves 03Buz5    5:14 | Byzantine troops or the brigade of Armenian spearmen somewhat, the dispersed 03Buz5    5:14 | soldiers would enter the legion of shield-bearing Byzantines or the 03Buz5    5:16 | would go to the legions of shield-bearing troops, as to 03Buz5    5:18 | King Shapuh of Iran fled from that battle 03Buz5    5:19 | was amazed at the bravery of the fighting brigade which he 03Buz5    5:20 | receiving them into the walls of a secure city 03Buz5    5:24 | not even with them. Out of love for their lord, for 03Buz5    5:26 | the brigade, at the head of the battle, and they were 03Buz5    5:27 | How fortunate is the lord of the Armenian brigade, of such 03Buz5    5:27 | lord of the Armenian brigade, of such united, loyal troops which 03Buz5    6:1 | Now Terent, general of the Byzantine troops, and Mushegh 03Buz5    6:1 | Byzantine troops, and Mushegh, general of the Armenian troops, left Dghak 03Buz5    6:1 | Dghak the mardpet, who because of his work was called “father 03Buz5    6:1 | his work was called “father” of the king, as border-guard 03Buz5    6:4 | sent messengers to king Shapuh of Iran, and promised to betray 03Buz5    6:4 | his hands Pap, the king of Armenia, Terent the general of 03Buz5    6:4 | of Armenia, Terent the general of the Byzantines, and Mushegh, the 03Buz5    6:4 | Byzantines, and Mushegh, the general of the Armenians. And he received 03Buz5    6:4 | Shapuh an extremely large amount of treasure as gifts 03Buz5    6:5 | him, such as Gnel, lord of the Anjewatsik district and others 03Buz5    6:6 | send you to king Shapuh of Iran, so that I can 03Buz5    6:7 | as I promised king Shapuh of Iran. Now I have found 03Buz5    6:8 | by horse to the district of Ayrayrat, to the king of 03Buz5    6:8 | of Ayrayrat, to the king of Armenia Pap, to the great 03Buz5    6:9 | and dressed in a robe of honor. So, they dressed him 03Buz5    6:12 | way realized that the bigness of the clothing was related to 03Buz5    6:13 | At the ninth hour of the day, they summoned Dghak 03Buz5    6:14 | led him along the route of tuns to where the king 03Buz5    6:16 | on them because the folds of his garments had buried them 03Buz5    6:17 | taking him to the door of the court tachar 03Buz5    6:18 | take him to the tun of robes 03Buz5    6:19 | hands bound, into the tun of robes, that is, where the 03Buz5    6:19 | was put on the head of the king. It was there 03Buz5    6:19 | him, that I am worthy of death, but it befits him 03Buz5    6:20 | killed him in the chamber of the robes, beheaded him, put 03Buz5    7:0 | Regarding the death of Arshak, king of the Armenians 03Buz5    7:0 | the death of Arshak, king of the Armenians, how he died 03Buz5    7:0 | Anyush fortress in the country of Xuzhastan, and how Drastamat became 03Buz5    7:0 | how Drastamat became the cause of his death 03Buz5    7:1 | In that period, king Arshak of Armenia was still somewhat alive 03Buz5    7:1 | the country under the authority of the kingdom of Iran, in 03Buz5    7:1 | the authority of the kingdom of Iran, in the Xuzhastan areas 03Buz5    7:1 | which was called the Fortress of Oblivion, Anyushn berd 03Buz5    7:2 | Armenians, since the Arsacid king of the Kushans, who resided in 03Buz5    7:2 | who resided in the city of Baghx (Balkh) was warring against 03Buz5    7:2 | against the Sasanian king Shapuh of Iran 03Buz5    7:3 | King Shapuh assembled all of the Iranian troops, and took 03Buz5    7:3 | captive cavalry from the country of Armenia. They even took with 03Buz5    7:3 | took with them the eunuch of king Arshak of Armenia, to 03Buz5    7:3 | the eunuch of king Arshak of Armenia, to fight 03Buz5    7:4 | There was a eunuch of Arshak, king of Armenia, who 03Buz5    7:4 | a eunuch of Arshak, king of Armenia, who was a loyal 03Buz5    7:5 | by the Kushan troops. Many of the Iranians were arrested, while 03Buz5    7:6 | He had, during the years of Tiran, king of Armenia, and 03Buz5    7:6 | the years of Tiran, king of Armenia, and Arshak, his son 03Buz5    7:6 | Arshak, his son, been prince of the tun of the district 03Buz5    7:6 | been prince of the tun of the district and loyal to 03Buz5    7:6 | and loyal to the treasures of Angegh fortress, and all the 03Buz5    7:6 | cushion was higher than those of all the other naxarars 03Buz5    7:7 | eunuchs from the beginning period of the Arsacid kingdom, this eunuch 03Buz5    7:7 | this eunuch, Drastamat, the prince of Angegh tun had been taken 03Buz5    7:7 | taken captive to the country of Iran at the time that 03Buz5    7:7 | the time that king Arshak of Armenia had been seized 03Buz5    7:8 | the Kushans defeated king Shapuh of Iran 03Buz5    7:9 | from death. He killed many of the Kushans and brought the 03Buz5    7:9 | Kushans and brought the heads of many champions before the king 03Buz5    7:10 | He saved king Shapuh of Iran when the latter was 03Buz5    7:11 | Now when king Shapuh of Iran returned to the Asorestan 03Buz5    7:11 | his labors, and king Shapuh of Iran said to him: “Ask 03Buz5    7:12 | my natural lord, king Arshak of Armenia. For the one day 03Buz5    7:13 | prisoner there, to say nothing of this prisoner who is a 03Buz5    7:13 | not happened from the beginning of the Aryan kingdom 03Buz5    7:15 | requested is outside the laws of the Aryan kingdom. But go 03Buz5    7:16 | had formerly been the king of Armenia 03Buz5    7:17 | and feet and the chains of his neck collar. He washed 03Buz5    7:18 | and wine, after the custom of kings. He revived and consoled 03Buz5    8:0 | had rebelled against the king of the Armenians, waging great warfare 03Buz5    8:0 | he started at the House of the Armenian king in Atrpayakan 03Buz5    8:1 | on that side, the sparapet of Armenia, Mushegh, began to strike 03Buz5    8:2 | he struck at the tun of the king of Armenia which 03Buz5    8:2 | the tun of the king of Armenia which was in Atrpayakan 03Buz5    8:2 | laid waste all the districts of the Atrpatchan country, taking many 03Buz5    9:1 | had rebelled from the king of Armenia. He destroyed and took 03Buz5    9:1 | survivors. He placed the inhabitants of the country under taxation 03Buz5    10:1 | Mushegh struck at the districts of Korduk, Kordik and Tmorik, which 03Buz5    10:1 | had rebelled from the king of Armenia. He took captives and 03Buz5    11:1 | had rebelled from the king of Armenia. He took many of 03Buz5    11:1 | of Armenia. He took many of them captive, placed the remainder 03Buz5    12:1 | great warfare. He took many of them captive, took the remainder 03Buz5    13:3 | the boundary between the country of Aghuania and themselves, as it 03Buz5    13:3 | been previously. He killed many of the principal people, placing the 03Buz5    14:1 | great vengeance from the country of Iran and the city of 03Buz5    14:1 | of Iran and the city of Paytakaran, since they had revolted 03Buz5    14:1 | revolted and betrayed the king of Armenia 03Buz5    14:2 | sparapet general Mushegh beheaded many of them as punishment, took many 03Buz5    15:1 | Mushegh went against the king of Iberia (Georgia) greatly harassing him 03Buz5    15:1 | and defeated the entire land of Iberia. He put to the 03Buz5    15:2 | be crucified in the land of Iberia. He seized and beheaded 03Buz5    15:2 | seized and beheaded the bdeashx of Gugark who previously had served 03Buz5    15:2 | previously had served the king of Armenia but had rebelled. He 03Buz5    15:2 | rebelled. He destroyed the males of that azg and took the 03Buz5    15:3 | had rebelled from the king of Armenia. He took the entire 03Buz5    15:4 | which existed between the country of Armenia and the country of 03Buz5    15:4 | of Armenia and the country of Iberia, namely the great Kura 03Buz5    16:0 | Regarding the district of Aghjnik 03Buz5    16:1 | had rebelled from the king of Armenia 03Buz5    16:2 | He arrested the bdeashx of Aghjnik, destroyed his women in 03Buz5    16:2 | and then departed the country of Aghjnik 03Buz5    17:2 | Mushegh subjected the district of Greater Copk to pillage. He 03Buz5    18:2 | very early times, the inhabitants of the district themselves already were 03Buz5    19:0 | Concerning the district of Anjit 03Buz5    19:1 | Then Mushegh invaded the district of Anjit, striking the areas of 03Buz5    19:1 | of Anjit, striking the areas of districts surrounding it. For they 03Buz5    19:2 | He put the lords of the district to the sword 03Buz5    19:2 | subdued them. He put all of them into tax service to 03Buz5    19:2 | tax service to Pap, king of Armenia 03Buz5    20:0 | About Mushegh, sparapet of Armenia 03Buz5    20:1 | But the brave general sparapet of Armenia was full of vengeance 03Buz5    20:1 | sparapet of Armenia was full of vengeance, and all the days 03Buz5    20:1 | vengeance, and all the days of his life he was very 03Buz5    20:1 | to work for the kingdom of the land of Armenia 03Buz5    20:1 | the kingdom of the land of Armenia 03Buz5    20:2 | be taken from the borders of the country of Armenia. He 03Buz5    20:2 | the borders of the country of Armenia. He lived for the 03Buz5    20:2 | would die for the reputation of bravery, and for the native 03Buz5    20:2 | the native lords, the inhabitants of the land, the Christian faith 03Buz5    20:2 | consecrated ornaments, for the martyria of Christ, for the covenant of 03Buz5    20:2 | of Christ, for the covenant of God, for the sisters and 03Buz5    20:2 | and brothers, for the relatives of his tohm, and close friends 03Buz5    20:2 | life, but all the days of his life he labored for 03Buz5    21:0 | About Nerses, chief-bishop of Armenia, the kind of man 03Buz5    21:0 | bishop of Armenia, the kind of man he was and about 03Buz5    21:1 | The archbishop of Armenia, Nerses, was rebuilding all 03Buz5    21:1 | ruined places in the country of Armenia. He took the initiative 03Buz5    21:1 | provisioned and was a supervisor of all the poor, and gave 03Buz5    21:2 | all the destroyed ones. All of the overturned orders, he corrected 03Buz5    21:3 | and he wrought many signs of very great powers, and much 03Buz5    21:5 | He increased the orders of clerics in all places in 03Buz5    21:5 | all places in the boundaries of the sway of Armenia. He 03Buz5    21:5 | the boundaries of the sway of Armenia. He set up supervisory 03Buz5    22:2 | Consequently, he was full of dews from his boyhood. For 03Buz5    22:3 | morning, they saw the forms of snakes arising from king Pap’s 03Buz5    22:6 | he himself took the role of the woman and gave himself 03Buz5    22:7 | And thus, all the days of his life he was controlled 03Buz5    22:7 | by dews, which dwelled inside of him 03Buz5    23:0 | Concerning the rebukes of saint Nerses who was ever 03Buz5    23:0 | who was ever an enemy of king Pap because of his 03Buz5    23:0 | enemy of king Pap because of his sins 03Buz5    23:1 | But the blessed archbishop of Armenia, Nerses, was constantly reproaching 03Buz5    23:1 | king Pap greatly, and because of his wickedness, Nerses did not 03Buz5    23:1 | him to cross the threshold of the church, or to go 03Buz5    23:2 | save himself from the ruination of his deeds. He always spoke 03Buz5    23:2 | him to make him think of atonement 03Buz5    23:3 | terrifying him about the punishment of eternal judgements, so that he 03Buz5    23:3 | good, and pursue the orders of justice and pure deeds 03Buz5    23:4 | kill him openly, but because of the Byzantine emperor, he did 03Buz5    23:5 | Furthermore, the people of his own land and all 03Buz5    23:5 | were totally against doing anything of this sort to a man 03Buz5    23:5 | man whom all the people of the land of Armenia were 03Buz5    23:5 | the people of the land of Armenia were indebted for his 03Buz5    23:5 | and peaceful leadership. And because of Nerses’ obvious miraculous deeds, everyone 03Buz5    23:6 | But the king was resentful of him and wanted to kill 03Buz5    23:6 | not even dare to speak of this lest his own troops 03Buz5    24:0 | Regarding the death of the great chief archbishop Nerses 03Buz5    24:1 | chief priest because this man of God, Nerses, was constantly reprimanding 03Buz5    24:1 | constantly reprimanding him on account of the wicked sins he was 03Buz5    24:2 | kill the great chief priest of God, Nerses 03Buz5    24:3 | and beseeched the chief priest of God to administer pennance to 03Buz5    24:4 | him and beseeched the man of God to sit on the 03Buz5    24:5 | headed, moved to the middle of the floor, and offered Nerses 03Buz5    24:5 | and offered Nerses, the man of God, some pure wine for 03Buz5    24:6 | God Who made me worthy of drinking this cup and achieving 03Buz5    24:7 | I accept this cup of salvation and will call out 03Buz5    24:7 | will call out the name of the Lord so that I 03Buz5    24:7 | able to attain a part of the legacy of the saints 03Buz5    24:7 | a part of the legacy of the saints, in the light 03Buz5    24:9 | to me; accept the soul of Your servant, You Who give 03Buz5    24:11 | were all the grandee naxarars of Armenia, the sparapet of Armenia 03Buz5    24:11 | naxarars of Armenia, the sparapet of Armenia, Mushegh, and Hayr mardpet 03Buz5    24:12 | over his heart, the size of a small loaf 03Buz5    24:13 | die for expounding the commandments of Christ 03Buz5    24:15 | let me attain this portion of the inheritance, and I am 03Buz5    24:16 | to be careful, beseeching all of them to watch out for 03Buz5    24:17 | for about two hours, globules of blood started to ooze from 03Buz5    24:20 | Upon completion of the prayers he lifted his 03Buz5    24:22 | The body of Nerses, the blessed man of 03Buz5    24:22 | of Nerses, the blessed man of God, was taken by the 03Buz5    24:22 | clerics, bishop Pawstos, the head of the clerics, Trdats, sparapet Mushegh 03Buz5    24:22 | and all the azatagund banak of the court. They took him 03Buz5    24:22 | took him from the village of Xax, where the deed had 03Buz5    25:1 | great mountain, in the place of the gods, called the Throne 03Buz5    25:1 | the gods, called the Throne of Anahit. Both of them had 03Buz5    25:1 | the Throne of Anahit. Both of them had been students of 03Buz5    25:1 | of them had been students of the beloved Daniel, whom we 03Buz5    25:1 | saint Nerses died, while each of the hermits was in the 03Buz5    25:1 | the daytime, Nerses, the man of God, as though being taken 03Buz5    25:1 | the clouds. For the angels of God were taking him upward 03Buz5    25:3 | and hurried to the district of Ekegheats, where they investigated and 03Buz5    25:4 | Those were men of angelic faith, nourished and living 03Buz5    26:1 | holy man, was a disciple of the great Daniel, grew up 03Buz5    26:2 | After the death of Saint Nerses, he went to 03Buz5    26:6 | So he worked thousands of all kinds of miracles 03Buz5    26:6 | worked thousands of all kinds of miracles 03Buz5    26:7 | and animals were companions of his life when he wandered 03Buz5    26:7 | the desert all the days of his life 03Buz5    26:9 | he stayed he converted many of the lost to the holy 03Buz5    26:15 | throughout Gavar, a huge crowd of people gathered, who dammed the 03Buz5    26:16 | They searched for the body of Saint Shalita, but could not 03Buz5    27:1 | Saint Epiphanes was a companion of Saint Shaghita and a disciple 03Buz5    27:1 | Saint Shaghita and a disciple of the great Daniel; he, too 03Buz5    27:2 | After the death of the great high priest Nerses 03Buz5    27:3 | constantly stayed with the animals of the desert, and bears and 03Buz5    27:4 | signs and wonders, converted many of the lost from paganism to 03Buz5    27:4 | up monasteries in the country of Tsopk, appointed teachers everywhere in 03Buz5    27:4 | teachers everywhere in the country of Tsopk, and Saint Epiphan was 03Buz5    27:4 | a light for the country of Tsopk and enlightened the people 03Buz5    27:5 | also went to the country of Aldznik, enlightened there; set up 03Buz5    27:5 | up monasteries in the country of Aldznik and built a chapel 03Buz5    27:5 | a chapel in the name of the martyrs in the city 03Buz5    27:5 | the martyrs in the city of Tigranakert, and there they commemorated 03Buz5    27:6 | Mamushel River, from the sources of which a lot of fish 03Buz5    27:6 | sources of which a lot of fish came out, and many 03Buz5    27:12 | One of the young disciples said, “The 03Buz5    27:15 | ships. This island was full of snakes; vipers and basilisks lived 03Buz5    27:16 | Upon the arrival of Saint Epiphanes on this island 03Buz5    28:0 | in Mambre after the departure of Epiphanes 03Buz5    28:1 | Gavar Tsopk, from the place of his hermitage, which was called 03Buz5    28:1 | monks living in the mountains of hermits, appointing one priest over 03Buz5    28:2 | not even know the taste of wine 03Buz5    28:3 | resurrection, that is, the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ 03Buz5    28:4 | the wine on the altar of God was really transformed into 03Buz5    28:4 | really transformed into the blood of the son of God, but 03Buz5    28:4 | the blood of the son of God, but thought that it 03Buz5    28:5 | when they performed the rite of the thanksgiving liturgy in the 03Buz5    28:6 | got up, stood in front of the holy see and, before 03Buz5    28:6 | Almighty, who created everything out of nothing, who created man from 03Buz5    28:6 | commandment and as a result of this fall were condemned to 03Buz5    28:7 | by the care and grace of your only begotten (son) you 03Buz5    28:8 | and signs by the hands of your saints, who have become 03Buz5    28:9 | And when the end of time came, he spoke to 03Buz5    28:9 | to us through the medium of his only begotten son, with 03Buz5    28:9 | world, which is a reflection of your glory, an image of 03Buz5    28:9 | of your glory, an image of your being, which endures everything 03Buz5    28:9 | among people, received the flesh of the holy virgin, took the 03Buz5    28:9 | holy virgin, took the form of a servant and became like 03Buz5    28:9 | order to make us worthy of his glory 03Buz5    28:10 | delusion, abolished all hopeless lack of faith on earth, and you 03Buz5    28:11 | done not for the sake of our righteousness, for we have 03Buz5    28:11 | world, but for the sake of your mercy and compassion, which 03Buz5    28:11 | understands the hearts and kidneys of people 03Buz5    28:12 | Lord, who know the hearts of all, know the true asceticism 03Buz5    28:12 | all, know the true asceticism of this man who leads a 03Buz5    28:12 | him faith in the size of one mustard seed, so that 03Buz5    28:13 | him too from the lack of faith with which he is 03Buz5    28:19 | from prayer), finished the sacrament of the holy liturgy and when 03Buz5    28:23 | for seven years he repented of the sin of lack of 03Buz5    28:23 | he repented of the sin of lack of faith, and after 03Buz5    28:23 | of the sin of lack of faith, and after seven years 03Buz5    28:24 | same pit all the days of his life, and in the 03Buz5    28:25 | priest also died, and both of them were buried inside the 03Buz5    28:25 | the chapel, in the monastery of Epiphanes, where this miracle appeared 03Buz5    29:0 | Regarding Yusik, who was of the clan of bishop Aghbianos 03Buz5    29:0 | who was of the clan of bishop Aghbianos, and was appointed 03Buz5    29:0 | from the great chief bishop of Caesarea; and how as a 03Buz5    29:0 | and how as a result of that, the authority of the 03Buz5    29:0 | result of that, the authority of the Armenian patriarchs to ordain 03Buz5    29:1 | After the death of the partriarch Nerses, king Pap 03Buz5    29:1 | was a son or descendant of Aghbianos, bishop of Manazkert 03Buz5    29:1 | or descendant of Aghbianos, bishop of Manazkert 03Buz5    29:2 | that he occupy the position of patriarch and rule in place 03Buz5    29:2 | patriarch and rule in place of the man he had killed 03Buz5    29:3 | But the archbishop of Caesarea heard that they had 03Buz5    29:4 | Surprised at this turn of events, the patriarch of Caesarea 03Buz5    29:4 | turn of events, the patriarch of Caesarea became enraged. A synodical 03Buz5    29:4 | became enraged. A synodical council of bishops took place in the 03Buz5    29:4 | took place in the state of Caesarea without the patriarch. They 03Buz5    29:5 | king Pap dissolving the authority of the katoghikosate and saying that 03Buz5    29:5 | that whoever was the patriarch of Armenia could bless bread at 03Buz5    29:6 | the different districts and regions of Armenia - bishops for areas within 03Buz5    29:6 | for areas within the boundaries of Armenia - would have to go 03Buz5    29:6 | to go to the city of Caesarea and become bishops there 03Buz5    29:7 | was removed from the country of Armenia and the Armenians did 03Buz5    29:7 | one who was the senior of the bishops, only sat above 03Buz5    29:8 | dignity only through the wishes of the king and for all 03Buz5    29:8 | and for all the days of his life he remained in 03Buz5    30:1 | sad. Everyone in the country of Armenia agreed and note: “The 03Buz5    30:1 | agreed and note: “The glory of Armenia has departed, for the 03Buz5    30:1 | departed, for the just man of God has gone from this 03Buz5    30:2 | country is lost. The blood of a just man, unjustly condemned 03Buz5    30:3 | Mushegh, the sparapet of Armenia spoke 03Buz5    30:4 | The blood of God’s saint was unjustly shed 03Buz5    30:5 | over enemies for the country of Armenia. The prayers of the 03Buz5    30:5 | country of Armenia. The prayers of the man who died and 03Buz5    30:5 | man who died and those of his azg caused the victories 03Buz5    30:6 | from every nook and cranny of all the borders of the 03Buz5    30:6 | cranny of all the borders of the country of Armenia were 03Buz5    30:6 | the borders of the country of Armenia were mourning, the azats 03Buz5    30:6 | and generally all the inhabitants of the tun of Torgom, speakers 03Buz5    30:6 | the inhabitants of the tun of Torgom, speakers of the Armenian 03Buz5    30:6 | the tun of Torgom, speakers of the Armenian language 03Buz5    31:0 | king Pap, following the death of the patriarch Nerses, destroyed out 03Buz5    31:0 | the patriarch Nerses, destroyed out of jealousy all the canonical rules 03Buz5    31:1 | Now Pap, the king of Armenia, although he had killed 03Buz5    31:1 | he had killed the patriarch of the land of Armenia, Nerses 03Buz5    31:1 | the patriarch of the land of Armenia, Nerses, nonetheless was not 03Buz5    31:2 | built in the different districts of the land be destroyed, and 03Buz5    31:5 | eternal judgements and the coming of Christ 03Buz5    31:8 | been stipulated from the time of the ancestors as customary for 03Buz5    31:9 | During the days of patriarch Nerses no one dared 03Buz5    31:9 | wife throughout the entire country of Armenia, a wife he had 03Buz5    31:9 | had taken with the blessing of the nuptial veil or crown 03Buz5    31:10 | hope, beyond the established canon of the Church, nor to lament 03Buz5    31:12 | mourning dances to the accompaniment of horns, pandirs and vins, slashing 03Buz5    31:13 | begging throughout all the borders of Armenia. Rather, they all remained 03Buz5    31:13 | all remained in their places of repose, that is, in the 03Buz5    31:13 | were they satiated, not needful of anyone 03Buz5    31:14 | But after the death of the chief-priest, if anyone 03Buz5    31:15 | During Nerses’, day the orders of worship of the Church were 03Buz5    31:15 | day the orders of worship of the Church were especially radiant 03Buz5    31:15 | and there was a multitude of blessed canonical clerics 03Buz5    31:16 | and commemoration of the blessed martyrs were always 03Buz5    31:16 | huge assemblies, and the patiw of the father-bishops grew in 03Buz5    31:16 | worth in all the districts of Armenia while the orders of 03Buz5    31:16 | of Armenia while the orders of monastics flourished both in the 03Buz5    31:18 | During the days of the chief-priest Nerses, by 03Buz5    31:18 | all the shens and villages of all parts of the districts 03Buz5    31:18 | and villages of all parts of the districts of Armenia, dwellings 03Buz5    31:18 | all parts of the districts of Armenia, dwellings for foreigners, hospitals 03Buz5    31:18 | and everyone in the country of Armenia gave ptghi and alms 03Buz5    31:19 | this and dishonored the patiw of the Church. Furthermore, many correctional 03Buz5    31:20 | from the world, many districts of Armenia and many people returned 03Buz5    31:20 | returned to the ancient worship of the gods, and they erected 03Buz5    31:20 | erected idols in many places of Armenia because of the boldness 03Buz5    31:20 | many places of Armenia because of the boldness of king Pap 03Buz5    31:20 | Armenia because of the boldness of king Pap. For there was 03Buz5    31:21 | Church land which king Trdat of Armenia had given in service 03Buz5    31:21 | in service to the worship of the Church in the entire 03Buz5    31:21 | Church in the entire country of Armenia, during the time of 03Buz5    31:21 | of Armenia, during the time of the great chief-priest Gregory 03Buz5    31:22 | Of seven lands, Pap confiscated five 03Buz5    31:23 | In accordance with the size of the land, he left two 03Buz5    31:23 | himself the brothers and sons of priests and deacons 03Buz5    31:26 | that period all the orders of Church worship declined throughout the 03Buz5    31:26 | declined throughout the entire country of Armenia 03Buz5    32:0 | Pap turned from the emperor of the Byzantines and was slain 03Buz5    32:2 | began to support the king of Iran and to send messengers 03Buz5    32:3 | give them up. The city of Edessa was built by our 03Buz5    32:5 | were still in the country of Armenia. These princes were named 03Buz5    32:6 | an emissary to the princes of his troops who were in 03Buz5    32:6 | who were in the country of Armenia and ordered them to 03Buz5    32:6 | them to kill the king of Armenia, Pap 03Buz5    32:8 | Terent and Ade, the generals of the Byzantine troops, knew that 03Buz5    32:8 | called Xu in a plain of Bagrewand district, while the Byzantine 03Buz5    32:8 | and invited the great king of Armenia, Pap, to dinner. This 03Buz5    32:10 | the king entered the tent of the Byzantine general Terent, he 03Buz5    32:10 | Terent, he noticed the legion of shield-bearing foot soldiers positioned 03Buz5    32:10 | positioned around the inside walls of the tent with shields in 03Buz5    32:12 | behind and on all sides of him 03Buz5    32:14 | Pap, holding the festive cup of wine in his hands, looking 03Buz5    32:14 | looking at the diverse crowd of gusans. As he leaned on 03Buz5    32:14 | hand was fingering the handle of his sabre which was attached 03Buz5    32:14 | ahead on the diverse crowd of gusans. With an eye gesture 03Buz5    32:15 | Suddenly two of the legionnaires who stood behind 03Buz5    32:15 | which was on the handle of his sabre. The hand fell 03Buz5    32:17 | in the tachar, Gnel, lord of the Anjewatsik district, arose from 03Buz5    32:17 | and struck and killed one of the legionnaires who had killed 03Buz5    33:1 | together all the grandee princes of Armenia, sparapet Mushegh, and Hayr 03Buz5    33:1 | Mushegh, and Hayr mardpet. All of the princes asked: “What shall 03Buz5    33:2 | We cannot enter the service of the pagan Iranians and make 03Buz5    33:2 | Iranians and make an enemy of the Byzantine emperor, nor can 03Buz5    33:2 | nor can we make enemies of both of them. But we 03Buz5    33:2 | we make enemies of both of them. But we cannot survive 03Buz5    33:2 | cannot survive without the aid of one of them 03Buz5    33:2 | without the aid of one of them 03Buz5    33:3 | remain obedient to the authority of the Byzantine empire, and do 03Buz5    34:0 | The enthronement of Varazdat over the country of 03Buz5    34:0 | of Varazdat over the country of Armenia after Pap 03Buz5    34:1 | After the death of king Pap of Armenia, the 03Buz5    34:1 | the death of king Pap of Armenia, the Byzantine emperor made 03Buz5    34:2 | much pomp, entered the country of Armenia, and ruled as king 03Buz5    34:3 | He was a youth, full of bravery, with powerful hands, a 03Buz5    34:4 | However, when all the azgs of Armenia’s grandees saw him, they 03Buz5    34:5 | Mushegh, the sparapet of Armenia, was leading Armenia, protecting 03Buz5    34:6 | constantly concerned about the kingdom of the land of Armenia, how 03Buz5    34:6 | the kingdom of the land of Armenia, how it might be 03Buz5    34:7 | build “cities” in the country of Armenia. He suggested that secure 03Buz5    34:7 | cities throughout the entire country of Armenia, as far as Ganjak 03Buz5    34:7 | side, which was the border of Armenia. He proposed that all 03Buz5    34:7 | as well as the troops of the country of Armenia. Thus 03Buz5    34:7 | the troops of the country of Armenia. Thus, there would be 03Buz5    34:8 | from him, and the king of Iran would be unable to 03Buz5    34:8 | unable to make the land of Armenia his own 03Buz5    35:0 | king Varazdat heeded the words of malicious and senseless men and 03Buz5    35:0 | and killed Mushegh, the general of Armenia 03Buz5    35:1 | When the great naxarars of Armenia saw that king Varazdat 03Buz5    35:3 | Bat, the nahapet of the azg of the Saharhuni 03Buz5    35:3 | the nahapet of the azg of the Saharhuni tohm, was the 03Buz5    35:3 | tohm, was the dayeak-nourisher of king Varazdat. He wanted to 03Buz5    35:3 | appropriate for himself Mushegh’s position of general-sparapet 03Buz5    35:4 | Varazdat, saying: “From the time of the first ancestors onward, the 03Buz5    35:4 | always been consuming the country of Armenia. This is especially true 03Buz5    35:4 | Armenia. This is especially true of Mushegh, who is a wicked 03Buz5    35:6 | one who, during the reign of Pap, during the Iranian battles 03Buz5    35:6 | could have slain king Shapuh of Iran several times, but did 03Buz5    35:6 | one occasion he got hold of king Shapuh’s women, but sent 03Buz5    35:7 | very Mushegh who got hold of the king of Aghuania, Urhnayr 03Buz5    35:7 | got hold of the king of Aghuania, Urhnayr, and did not 03Buz5    35:9 | to fill up the country of Armenia with cities and make 03Buz5    35:10 | emperor will remove the kingship of Armenia from you, or Mushegh 03Buz5    35:11 | to kill the sparapet general of Armenia 03Buz5    35:12 | for they were greatly afraid of him 03Buz5    35:15 | One day king Varazdat of Armenia commanded that a great 03Buz5    35:16 | select, powerful, mighty men capable of the job of falling upon 03Buz5    35:16 | men capable of the job of falling upon Mushegh at an 03Buz5    35:17 | merry, gave them a lot of wine to drink and made 03Buz5    35:18 | that sparapet Mushegh is out of his mind with drink, I 03Buz5    35:18 | will arise on the pretext of relieving myself and you surround 03Buz5    35:20 | got up on the pretext of going to the privy, and 03Buz5    35:21 | Mushegh, six on one side of him, and six on the 03Buz5    35:23 | reward for my many labors of blood and sweat, and for 03Buz5    36:1 | they had taken the body of sparapet Mushegh to his tun 03Buz5    36:3 | Half of them expected him to resurrect 03Buz5    36:3 | placed it on the roof of a tower, saying: “Because he 03Buz5    37:0 | Regarding the return of Manuel from Iranian captivity and 03Buz5    37:0 | Iranian captivity and his avenging of Mushegh, and his expulsion of 03Buz5    37:0 | of Mushegh, and his expulsion of king Varazdat from the country 03Buz5    37:0 | king Varazdat from the country of Armenia 03Buz5    37:1 | put his dayeak Bat, nahapet of the Saharhunik tohm, Mushegh’s slanderous 03Buz5    37:1 | bearing murderer, in the job of the generalship-sparapetutiwn 03Buz5    37:2 | Bat was sparapet in place of him, general of all Armenia 03Buz5    37:2 | in place of him, general of all Armenia 03Buz5    37:3 | The king made tanuter nahapet of the azg of the Mamikonean 03Buz5    37:3 | tanuter nahapet of the azg of the Mamikonean tohm a man 03Buz5    37:3 | tohm a man named Vache, of the same tohm 03Buz5    37:4 | In that period two brothers of the Mamikonean tohm returned from 03Buz5    37:5 | that time the Sasanian king of Iran was warring with the 03Buz5    37:5 | with the great Arsacid king of the Kushans, who resided in 03Buz5    37:5 | who resided in the city of Bagh (Balkh 03Buz5    37:7 | the newsbearer [banber], although Manuel, son of Artashen of the Mamikonean tohm 03Buz5    37:7 | although Manuel, son of Artashen of the Mamikonean tohm, and his 03Buz5    37:8 | much bravery in that battle, of all the Iranian troops only 03Buz5    37:9 | king was greatly saddened because of the destruction of his troops 03Buz5    37:9 | saddened because of the destruction of his troops. He was furious 03Buz5    37:9 | troops. He was furious that of all his troops, only these 03Buz5    37:12 | fantastically large, having the aspects of offspring of a giant 03Buz5    37:12 | having the aspects of offspring of a giant 03Buz5    37:13 | enormous man to the country of Armenia 03Buz5    37:14 | brother Koms reached the country of Armenia and when Vache saw 03Buz5    37:14 | Vache gave him the patiw of the principality which he had 03Buz5    37:14 | since he was the senior of the azg. Manuel had the 03Buz5    37:14 | azg. Manuel had the patiw of the nahapetutiwn of the azg’s 03Buz5    37:14 | the patiw of the nahapetutiwn of the azg’s tanuterutiwn, while Vache 03Buz5    37:15 | had come into the glory of his tanuterutiwn, first he seized 03Buz5    37:15 | generalship-sparapetutiwn without the order of king Varazdat. Manuel took the 03Buz5    37:16 | Then the sparapet of Armenia, Manuel, sent a letter 03Buz5    37:16 | had performed from the time of our ancestors in ancient times 03Buz5    37:16 | and dying for you. All of our first ancestors fell in 03Buz5    37:16 | and worked for the kingdom of your azg. Instead of giving 03Buz5    37:16 | kingdom of your azg. Instead of giving rewards in exchange for 03Buz5    37:19 | For our ancestors were kings of the land of Chenk. Because 03Buz5    37:19 | were kings of the land of Chenk. Because of a quarrel 03Buz5    37:19 | the land of Chenk. Because of a quarrel among brothers, to 03Buz5    37:21 | I put on the crown of my Arsacid ancestors, or take 03Buz5    37:21 | ancestors, or take the land of my forbears or seek vengeance 03Buz5    37:21 | land, but from the country of the Chenats land where you 03Buz5    37:22 | Because of my benevolence I am releasing 03Buz5    37:26 | King Varazdat took the troops of his banak and went to 03Buz5    37:27 | clashed was in the plain of Karin 03Buz5    37:31 | spear would not work because of the armor. So, he took 03Buz5    37:33 | Varazdat fled from the sight of general Manuel. As he chased 03Buz5    37:33 | him Manuel took the tip of the spear and beat the 03Buz5    37:33 | spear and beat the head of king Varazdat. He did this 03Buz5    37:33 | chased him over a distance of four asparez 03Buz5    37:35 | sons: “Do not be killers of your lord 03Buz5    37:37 | men lay across the face of the plain, as did many 03Buz5    37:37 | Many naxarars had perished. Many of those fleeing were pursued 03Buz5    37:38 | the fugitives, Hamazaspean, a sepuh of the Mamikonean tohm went over 03Buz5    37:38 | fallen corpses and the bodies of those who were wounded in 03Buz5    37:38 | the fallen was Garegin, lord of the district of Rhshtunik - but 03Buz5    37:38 | Garegin, lord of the district of Rhshtunik - but he was alive 03Buz5    37:39 | the brother-in-law (pesa) of Hamazaspe, having been married to 03Buz5    37:40 | had come to the country of Armenia, Garegin left his wife 03Buz5    37:41 | took Hamazaspuhi to the country of Tosp, to the city of 03Buz5    37:41 | of Tosp, to the city of Van where the Iranians hanged 03Buz5    37:49 | a certain Danun, the gumapet of the shield-bearing soldiers of 03Buz5    37:49 | of the shield-bearing soldiers of the Manuelean brigade came by 03Buz5    37:50 | replied: “This is Garegin, lord of Rhshtunik. Hamazaspean ordered us to 03Buz5    37:54 | his son into the presence of sparapet Manuel. Also, they seized 03Buz5    37:54 | these acts and brought all of them to him 03Buz5    37:57 | chased Varazdat outside the boundaries of the country of Armenia. He 03Buz5    37:57 | the boundaries of the country of Armenia. He went to the 03Buz5    37:57 | He went to the country of the Byzantines where he lived 03Buz5    37:58 | The sparapet general of Armenia, Manuel, subdued the land 03Buz5    37:58 | all the grandees and naxarars of Armenia. He was their guide 03Buz5    37:58 | authority and giving the commands of the land in place of 03Buz5    37:58 | of the land in place of the king 03Buz5    37:60 | lived, he led the land of Armenia with great wisdom and 03Buz5    37:61 | Of the two Arsacid lads, the 03Buz5    37:61 | Zarmanduxt, in the great glory of the tiknutiwn 03Buz5    37:62 | ran contrary to the orders of the Byzantine emperor, he reasoned 03Buz5    38:0 | How Mushegh, the sparapet of Armenia, together with the entire 03Buz5    38:0 | the first marzpan and governor of the land of Armenia from 03Buz5    38:0 | and governor of the land of Armenia from the Iranian king 03Buz5    38:0 | great gifts; and how, because of the duplicity of Meruzhan Arcruni 03Buz5    38:0 | how, because of the duplicity of Meruzhan Arcruni, a rebellion broke 03Buz5    38:1 | after this, Zarmanduxt, the tikin of Armenia, and sparapet Manuel sent 03Buz5    38:1 | sent Garjoyl Maghxaz and many of the Armenian naxarars with him 03Buz5    38:1 | with him to the king of Iran, bearing hrovartaks, presents and 03Buz5    38:1 | to give him the land of Armenia 03Buz5    38:2 | him arrived at the court of the Iranian king. They gave 03Buz5    38:2 | They gave him the hrovartaks of the tikin and the sparapet 03Buz5    38:2 | the tikin and the sparapet of Armenia as well as the 03Buz5    38:2 | as well as the messages of obedience which had been sent 03Buz5    38:4 | king sent to the country of Armenia along with Garjoyl one 03Buz5    38:4 | Armenia along with Garjoyl one of his wealthy naxarars, an Iranian 03Buz5    38:4 | could go to the land of Armenia, help general Manuel and 03Buz5    38:5 | a robe, and the emblem of kings to tikin Zarmanduxt and 03Buz5    38:6 | silver gargmanak and the figure of an eagle held to the 03Buz5    38:6 | ashxarawand clasp; an apizak brooch of honor for the chest, which 03Buz5    38:6 | only kings have; a tent of red leather and on it 03Buz5    38:6 | and on it the figure of an eagle; very great hangings 03Buz5    38:7 | great authority over the land of Armenia 03Buz5    38:8 | Xorxorhuni came to the country of Armenia bringing along the Iranian 03Buz5    38:9 | also had pargews for each of the nobles, tanuters, and grandees 03Buz5    38:9 | the nobles, tanuters, and grandees of Armenia 03Buz5    38:10 | Zarmanduxt and the sparapet general of Armenia, Manuel, saw the exaltation 03Buz5    38:10 | saw the exaltation and affection of the Iranian king, with great 03Buz5    38:11 | They entrusted the land of Armenia to Suren and were 03Buz5    38:11 | were obedient to the commands of the Iranian king. From the 03Buz5    38:11 | Iranian king. From the land of Armenia, they set up taxes 03Buz5    38:11 | up taxes for the king of Iran, giving presents and gifts 03Buz5    38:13 | supported them, considering the king of Iran as their lord whom 03Buz5    38:13 | lord whom they served. Ambassadors of the Iranian king were constantly 03Buz5    38:13 | and going to the country of Armenia. They greatly displayed to 03Buz5    38:13 | to the king the intimacy of the alliance which existed, and 03Buz5    38:13 | and to Manuel, the general of Armenia 03Buz5    38:14 | very intimate with the king of Iran, beloved by him, and 03Buz5    38:15 | Arcruni saw all the glory of seniority with which the Iranian 03Buz5    38:15 | son, he became very jealous of Manuel’s glory, and sought some 03Buz5    38:15 | glory, and sought some means of removing him from his favored 03Buz5    38:17 | win him over through acts of subordination, to please him with 03Buz5    38:17 | has come from the king of Iran to Suren with an 03Buz5    38:17 | take you to the king of Iran. So be advised and 03Buz5    38:20 | him as accurate, the general of Armenia organized a brigade and 03Buz5    38:21 | unconcerned peace without a suspicion of duplicity, since in fact there 03Buz5    38:21 | had said, suddenly the general of Armenia, Manuel, fell upon Suren’s 03Buz5    38:23 | Manuel said to Suren: “Because of the affection of friendship, I 03Buz5    38:23 | Suren: “Because of the affection of friendship, I am releasing you 03Buz5    38:24 | aroused great hostility and aggrevation of the Iranian king 03Buz5    38:25 | Then the general of Armenia, Manuel, and the entire 03Buz5    38:25 | circulate around in the place of kings. They themselves were waging 03Buz5    38:25 | waging war for the cultivation of the land of Armenia on 03Buz5    38:25 | the cultivation of the land of Armenia on all sides against 03Buz5    38:25 | did this all the days of his life. But Meruzhan went 03Buz5    38:25 | Meruzhan went to the king of Iran and made accusation against 03Buz5    39:1 | They came to the border of Armenia which is on the 03Buz5    40:1 | Then a certain Varaz, general of the king of Iran, came 03Buz5    40:1 | Varaz, general of the king of Iran, came to the country 03Buz5    40:1 | Iran, came to the country of Armenia with [180000] troops to war 03Buz5    40:3 | He took a huge amount of loot, the ornaments and weapons 03Buz5    40:3 | loot, the ornaments and weapons of the troops, and returned in 03Buz5    41:0 | was sent against the country of Armenia by the Iranian king 03Buz5    41:1 | with [400000] troops against the country of Armenia 03Buz5    41:2 | arrived and took a part of the country of Armenia encamping 03Buz5    41:2 | a part of the country of Armenia encamping on the Artandan 03Buz5    41:3 | not spare a single one of them 03Buz5    42:0 | Regarding the seven years of peace in Armenia 03Buz5    42:1 | not dare enter the borders of Armenia. There was peace in 03Buz5    42:2 | All the dispersed people of the country assembled near general 03Buz5    42:3 | surviving lads from the tun of Siwnik who had survived the 03Buz5    42:5 | was the comrade-in-arms of Manuel all the days of 03Buz5    42:5 | of Manuel all the days of his life 03Buz5    42:7 | All the days of his life the entire country 03Buz5    42:7 | his life the entire country of Armenia was at peace under 03Buz5    42:7 | making merry those seven years of Manuel’s lordship - until the division 03Buz5    42:7 | Manuel’s lordship - until the division of the country of Armenia and 03Buz5    42:7 | the division of the country of Armenia and the destruction of 03Buz5    42:7 | of Armenia and the destruction of the kingdom 03Buz5    43:1 | Already in the days of king Arshak, Meruzhan Arcruni had 03Buz5    43:1 | had rebelled from the king of Armenia, had voluntarily extended his 03Buz5    43:1 | his hand to the king of Iran, accepted the Mazdean faith 03Buz5    43:1 | great evils upon the country of Armenia. Meruzhan was still with 03Buz5    43:1 | was still with the king of Iran 03Buz5    43:2 | Meruzhan greatly provoked the king of Iran, taking many troops from 03Buz5    43:2 | and coming to the country of Armenia 03Buz5    43:4 | Meruzhan with the entire multitude of the Iranian troops reached the 03Buz5    43:4 | Iranian troops reached the country of Armenia. He left a banak 03Buz5    43:4 | with his own personal brigade of assembled bandits he separated from 03Buz5    43:6 | he spoke to the generals of the Aryan brigade as follows 03Buz5    43:7 | brigade, came to the country of Kog district. He stopped somewhere 03Buz5    43:8 | Bagrewand district, in the awan of Baguan, close to the ruins 03Buz5    43:8 | Baguan, close to the ruins of the city of Zarehawand 03Buz5    43:8 | the ruins of the city of Zarehawand 03Buz5    43:9 | Manuel’s banak and the herd of horses of the banak which 03Buz5    43:9 | and the herd of horses of the banak which were at 03Buz5    43:10 | Meruzhan thought to get hold of the banak herd because it 03Buz5    43:17 | ahead to find some way of seizing the herd 03Buz5    43:18 | that according to the preparedness of the Armenian brigade, the sparapet 03Buz5    43:20 | All the troops of the Armenian brigade organized and 03Buz5    43:20 | went before the blessed bones of John the Baptist, whose chapel 03Buz5    43:20 | to call upon the aid of the righteous judge, to assist 03Buz5    43:23 | small boy. In the fashion of children, in accordance with the 03Buz5    43:23 | with the religion and rule of Armenia, the youth Artawazd’s head 03Buz5    43:24 | to go into battle because of his youthful age 03Buz5    43:26 | banners fluttering free, coming out of the western side of Gewgh 03Buz5    43:26 | out of the western side of Gewgh awan. Meruzhan came before 03Buz5    43:31 | us? I recognize a sign of him from the many times 03Buz5    43:31 | the horse but fly free of the horse 03Buz5    43:32 | we can discover the sorcerer of the lots 03Buz5    43:33 | Both of them put their minds to 03Buz5    43:34 | others to be killed because of you? We have spotted you 03Buz5    43:36 | with the spears since both of them were huge men both 03Buz5    43:36 | comrade-in-arms, Babik, lord of the district of Siwnik, arrived 03Buz5    43:36 | Babik, lord of the district of Siwnik, arrived and pinned Meruzhan 03Buz5    43:38 | other on, went in pursuit of the Meruzhanean brigade. They struck 03Buz5    43:39 | he halted by the banks of the Euphrates river. He struck 03Buz5    43:39 | and killed a countless multitude of armed men from the Meruzhanean 03Buz5    43:40 | When one of Meruzhan’s emblem-bearers saw Artawazd 03Buz5    43:42 | fugitives. Artawazd the youth, son of Vache, put to the sword 03Buz5    43:42 | put to the sword more of Meruzhan’s troops than all of 03Buz5    43:42 | of Meruzhan’s troops than all of them. And Artawazd returned with 03Buz5    43:43 | great loss, for the horse of Manuel’s second, Vache, fell and 03Buz5    43:44 | also killed as a result of his horse, for both of 03Buz5    43:44 | of his horse, for both of them had mounted untrained horses 03Buz5    43:46 | When the women of Manuel’s banak saw Meruzhan’s head 03Buz5    43:46 | thought it was the head of Vahan’s son Samuel because Meruzhan 03Buz5    43:48 | to the banak the bodies of Vache, Artawazd’s father, and of 03Buz5    43:48 | of Vache, Artawazd’s father, and of Garjoyl Maxaz Xorhxorhuni for whom 03Buz5    43:49 | Then they brought the body of the man who had been 03Buz5    43:50 | themselves fled to the country of Iran. There was much peace 03Buz5    43:50 | much peace in the land of Armenia 03Buz5    44:1 | Manuel went to the district of Karin taking along the Arsacid 03Buz5    44:1 | banak with the grandee nobility of naxarars, and all the tanuters 03Buz5    44:3 | marrying him to the daughter of the Bagratid aspet from the 03Buz5    44:3 | district. The Bagratids were coronants of the kings of the azg 03Buz5    44:3 | were coronants of the kings of the azg of the Arsacid 03Buz5    44:3 | the kings of the azg of the Arsacid kingdom, from the 03Buz5    44:3 | the beginning. The entire country of Armenia celebrated the wedding in 03Buz5    44:4 | once again all the people of the country of Armenia gathered 03Buz5    44:4 | the people of the country of Armenia gathered and enthroned the 03Buz5    44:4 | the youth Arshak as king of the country of Armenia and 03Buz5    44:4 | as king of the country of Armenia and Vagharshak as his 03Buz5    44:5 | At this, the entire country of Armenia rejoiced yet more 03Buz5    44:6 | this Manuel, the sparapet general of Armenia, became sick with a 03Buz5    44:6 | an obedient and loyal subject of king Arshak 03Buz5    44:7 | in warfare for the land of Armenia just as your brave 03Buz5    44:10 | Stand clear of duplicity, abomination and evil, and 03Buz5    44:10 | for the natural Arsacid lords of the land 03Buz5    44:11 | Byzantine emperor entrusting the land of Armenia and king Arshak to 03Buz5    44:12 | all the awags and naxarars of Armenia, men and women, generally 03Buz5    44:12 | prominent people. In the presence of all of them Manuel exposed 03Buz5    44:12 | In the presence of all of them Manuel exposed all his 03Buz5    44:12 | an area - even the size of a dram - which had not 03Buz5    44:12 | which he displayed to all of them 03Buz5    44:13 | on battle and bore all of my wounds with great bravery 03Buz5    44:14 | the churches nor the covenant of God be trampled underfoot 03Buz5    44:15 | the Arsacids, the native lords of the land, for our women 03Buz5    44:15 | pious people, for the brotherhood of comrades and intimate friends. Though 03Buz5    44:16 | same vein in the presence of king Arshak and everyone. He 03Buz5    44:17 | second life, and the coming of Christ should not weep 03Buz5    44:18 | have lived with the expectation of piety. Do not stray from 03Buz5    44:19 | to do this. Every hour of his life he himself behaved 03Buz5    44:20 | this practise in the country of Armenia, and no one dared 03Buz5    44:24 | he distributed an incalculable amount of treasure to the poor and 03Buz5    44:24 | needy. He gave many parts of his belongings to the Church 03Buz5    44:25 | contrary, everyone in the country of Armenia, azats and shinakans alike 03Buz5    44:26 | Manuel as a father because of his goodness, humanity, mildness, tranquility 03Buz6    1:0 | How the land of Armenia was divided in two 03Buz6    1:0 | by Arshak at the order of the Byzantine emperor, and half 03Buz6    1:0 | by Xosrov at the order of the Iranian king. And how 03Buz6    1:0 | And how, after the land of Armenia was divided into two 03Buz6    1:1 | After the death of Manuel, Armenia’s general, no one 03Buz6    1:1 | able to establish the reign of Arshak over the land. Rather 03Buz6    1:1 | over the land. Rather, many of the Armenian naxarars went in 03Buz6    1:1 | a body to the king of Iran to whom they betrayed 03Buz6    1:1 | whom they betrayed the land of Armenia. They requested from him 03Buz6    1:2 | him he would get hold of the land of Armenia 03Buz6    1:2 | get hold of the land of Armenia 03Buz6    1:3 | They arrived in the land of Armenia 03Buz6    1:4 | Byzantines supported Arshak as king of Armenia, while the Iranian king 03Buz6    1:5 | Then the troops of the Byzantine emperor came to 03Buz6    1:5 | Arshak was in the vicinity of Ekegheats district, while the Iranian 03Buz6    1:6 | Emissaries and messengers of the two kings, Byzantine and 03Buz6    1:7 | first to divide the land of Armenia into two parts, between 03Buz6    1:11 | and only a small part of the lands remained to the 03Buz6    1:12 | established borders peaceably, while each of them was obedient to his 03Buz6    1:13 | been cut away from both of them and the greatness of 03Buz6    1:13 | of them and the greatness of the Armenian kingdom waned then 03Buz6    2:0 | that period in the portion of the country of the Armenians 03Buz6    2:0 | the portion of the country of the Armenians ruled by Xosrov 03Buz6    2:0 | Xosrov; first, about the behavior of Zawen 03Buz6    2:1 | Zawen was a descendant of the celebrated bishop Aghbianos from 03Buz6    2:2 | The innovation of his time was that he 03Buz6    2:3 | They had forsaken the religion of the Apostolic churches and began 03Buz6    2:4 | were indiscriminately wearing the skins of animals, which was not becoming 03Buz6    2:6 | Zawen passed all the days of his life in gluttony and 03Buz6    3:0 | Regarding Shahak of Korchek who became head of 03Buz6    3:0 | of Korchek who became head of the bishops after Zawen 03Buz6    3:1 | death Shahak Korchek became head of the bishops for two years 03Buz6    4:0 | Regarding Aspurak of Manazkert, who became head of 03Buz6    4:0 | of Manazkert, who became head of the bishops after Shahak 03Buz6    4:1 | After the death of bishop Shahak, a certain Aspurak 03Buz6    4:1 | a certain Aspurak, a descendant of bishop Aghbianos, became head of 03Buz6    4:1 | of bishop Aghbianos, became head of the bishops. He was Christ 03Buz6    4:2 | But he followed the arrangements of Zawen concerning religious clothing 03Buz6    5:1 | Pawstos who, in the time of the archbishop Nerses, had been 03Buz6    5:3 | to say nothing of all the bishops from the 03Buz6    5:3 | under him. These two were of those twelve bishops 03Buz6    5:4 | They were in charge of the believing poor. In Nerses’ 03Buz6    5:4 | still alive during the years of the two divided kings Xosrov 03Buz6    6:0 | Concerning Arhostom, brother of bishop Pawstos 03Buz6    6:1 | brother, a marvelous, religious cenobite of the mountain retreats 03Buz6    6:2 | Both of them were of Roman (Greek 03Buz6    6:2 | Both of them were of Roman (Greek) nationality. All the 03Buz6    6:2 | Greek) nationality. All the days of his life this man wandered 03Buz6    6:3 | Holy Spirit. Until the day of his repose, he wandered the 03Buz6    6:4 | it at the bun village of the patriarch Nerses, at a 03Buz6    7:0 | About Artit, bishop of Basen 03Buz6    7:1 | prominent bishops, was Artit, bishop of Basen, who was a venerable 03Buz6    7:2 | and righteousness, as though worthy of the Holy Spirit. He travelled 03Buz6    7:3 | Artit had been a student of the great Daniel who lived 03Buz6    7:3 | who lived in the years of king Tiran. He was still 03Buz6    7:3 | still alive during the years of Xosrov and Arshak, the two 03Buz6    7:3 | and Arshak, the two kings of Armenia 03Buz6    8:1 | also a bishop Yohan, son of the former patriarch Parhen - if 03Buz6    8:2 | as a faster and wearer of sack-cloth, never wearing shoes 03Buz6    8:6 | was waiting, Yohan grabbed hold of the horse’s bridle, saying: “Get 03Buz6    8:11 | such things. I am unworthy of such an office 03Buz6    8:14 | village and be the priest of the village whence you come 03Buz6    8:16 | Yohan seized hold of the horse and note: “This 03Buz6    8:17 | Finally, Yohan forcibly got hold of the horse and sent the 03Buz6    8:18 | All of this happened because of a 03Buz6    8:18 | All of this happened because of a horse 03Buz6    8:19 | tun and entered the midst of his family 03Buz6    8:25 | I was in a state of shock and did not recall 03Buz6    8:29 | to him: “Bring a pitcher of water 03Buz6    8:31 | Thus, he quickly got rid of him 03Buz6    9:5 | appeared on all the limbs of his body 03Buz6    9:8 | curse anyone, to say nothing of a bishop 03Buz6    9:9 | bishop and this happened because of you.’ 03Buz6    9:11 | body. He was immediately cured of the disease 03Buz6    10:1 | he went to the kings of Armenia, would entertain them by 03Buz6    10:2 | on all fours in front of the kings and imitate a 03Buz6    10:4 | them.” But the kings, instead of giving their sins, would put 03Buz6    10:5 | camel, and all the days of his life he did such 03Buz6    10:5 | did such unworthy deeds because of his greed and avarice 03Buz6    11:1 | There was a bishop of Tayk named Kirakos, called Shahap 03Buz6    12:0 | Concerning Zortuaz, bishop of the district of Vanand 03Buz6    12:0 | Zortuaz, bishop of the district of Vanand 03Buz6    12:1 | There was Zortuaz, bishop of the district of Vanand, a 03Buz6    12:1 | Zortuaz, bishop of the district of Vanand, a blessed, modest man 03Buz6    12:1 | a blessed, modest man worthy of God who drank of the 03Buz6    12:1 | worthy of God who drank of the Holy Spirit. He worked 03Buz6    13:0 | About Tirik and Movses, bishops of the district of Basen 03Buz6    13:0 | Movses, bishops of the district of Basen 03Buz6    13:1 | There were two bishops of the district of Basen, Movses 03Buz6    13:1 | two bishops of the district of Basen, Movses and Tirik. They 03Buz6    13:1 | Tirik. They were good men of angelic religion, blessed, believing, and 03Buz6    13:1 | religion, blessed, believing, and worthy of the clerical calling 03Buz6    13:2 | Each of them led his people on 03Buz6    13:2 | his people on the path of God all the days of 03Buz6    13:2 | of God all the days of his life 03Buz6    14:0 | About the bishop of Arsharunik 03Buz6    14:1 | bishop Aharon, in the midst of the land of Armenia. He 03Buz6    14:1 | the midst of the land of Armenia. He was a prominent 03Buz6    15:0 | Concerning Aspurak, chief of the bishops 03Buz6    15:1 | The chief of the Armenian bishops was Aspurak 03Buz6    15:4 | Nonetheless, all the days of his life he was mild 03Buz6    16:0 | in that period was head of the Armenian monks, cenobites, and 03Buz6    16:1 | Gind was from the district of Taron and had been a 03Buz6    16:1 | and had been a student of the great Daniel. After Daniel 03Buz6    16:1 | Daniel, Gind became the head of the monastics, the vardapet of 03Buz6    16:1 | of the monastics, the vardapet of cenobites and those leading solitary 03Buz6    16:1 | those leading solitary lives, supervisor of the monks and teacher of 03Buz6    16:1 | of the monks and teacher of all those dwelling in retreats 03Buz6    16:1 | retreats. He was the overseer of everyone who, for the love 03Buz6    16:1 | everyone who, for the love of God, had resigned from the 03Buz6    16:1 | and thirst, for the love of God 03Buz6    16:2 | such things all the days of their lives. For, as was 03Buz6    16:2 | deserve them. Resembling a flock of birds, they dwelled in the 03Buz6    16:2 | they dwelled in the crevices of rocks and in caves, having 03Buz6    16:3 | for everyone in the country of Armenia called him vardapet 03Buz6    16:4 | There were, however, other students of these clerics who resembled their 03Buz6    16:4 | he had entered the ranks of the aforementioned vardapets of the 03Buz6    16:4 | ranks of the aforementioned vardapets of the retreats 03Buz6    16:5 | he had many other students of angelic faith whose deeds no 03Buz6    16:6 | Saint Gind was full of the Spirit of God. Those 03Buz6    16:6 | was full of the Spirit of God. Those with him, resembling 03Buz6    16:6 | and healings in the name of Lord Jesus Christ 03Buz6    16:7 | many people to a knowledge of Life and to the road 03Buz6    16:7 | Life and to the road of Truth 03Buz6    16:9 | and lived where the sources of the Euphrates river flow forth 03Buz6    16:11 | around other districts, by order of their chief, Gind 03Buz6    16:12 | Trdat lived in the district of Taron, where he built his 04Yegh1    1:1 | O the extinction of the Arsacid line the race 04Yegh1    1:1 | the Arsacid line the race of Sasan the Persian ruled over 04Yegh1    1:1 | their empire by the religion of the magi, and frequently fought 04Yegh1    1:1 | religion; beginning from the years of King Arshak, son of Tiran 04Yegh1    1:1 | years of King Arshak, son of Tiran, they waged war up 04Yegh1    1:1 | up to the sixth year of Artashes, king of Armenia, the 04Yegh1    1:1 | sixth year of Artashes, king of Armenia, the son of Vramshapuh 04Yegh1    1:1 | king of Armenia, the son of Vramshapuh 04Yegh1    1:2 | when they had deprived him of his kingdom, rule passed to 04Yegh1    1:2 | was completely under the control of the princes in time of 04Yegh1    1:2 | of the princes in time of war 04Yegh1    1:3 | in Armenia from the beginning of the rule of Shapuh, king 04Yegh1    1:3 | the beginning of the rule of Shapuh, king of kings, up 04Yegh1    1:3 | the rule of Shapuh, king of kings, up to the second 04Yegh1    1:3 | up to the second year of Yazkert, king of kings, son 04Yegh1    1:3 | second year of Yazkert, king of kings, son of Vram. But 04Yegh1    1:3 | Yazkert, king of kings, son of Vram. But him Satan made 04Yegh1    1:4 | winds to the four corners of the earth; he made those 04Yegh1    1:5 | Since confusion and the shedding of blood were dear to him 04Yegh1    1:5 | shall I loose my multitude of arrows 04Yegh1    1:6 | beast he attacked the land of the Greeks. He struck as 04Yegh1    1:6 | as far as the city of Nisibis and ruined in his 04Yegh1    1:6 | and terrified all the troops of the land 04Yegh1    1:7 | Anatolius, who was the commander of the East, with many treasures 04Yegh1    1:8 | had fled from Persia because of their Christianity and who were 04Yegh1    1:9 | returned to his own city of Ctesiphon 04Yegh1    1:11 | away from the holy covenant of the Christians—some by threats 04Yegh1    1:13 | furnace to consume the community of the holy church 04Yegh1    1:14 | tomb; on them the ray of Christ’s pure light shone not 04Yegh1    1:16 | they strike, they are unaware of doing so; and when no 04Yegh1    1:17 | go about and eat half of himself 04Yegh1    1:19 | have drawn your spirit out of you, brought your soul to 04Yegh1    1:20 | fact wish that the desire of your impiety be hidden? But 04Yegh1    1:21 | success. They have no need of human honor; but if you 04Yegh1    1:21 | your empire, then the land of the Greeks will also obediently 04Yegh1    1:22 | king, immediately fulfill one counsel of ours. Raise an army and 04Yegh1    1:22 | force; march to the land of the Kushans; assemble all nations 04Yegh1    1:23 | distant foreign land the plans of your desire will be fulfilled 04Yegh1    1:23 | will rule over the land of the Kushans, and the Greeks 04Yegh1    1:24 | condition you exterminate the sect of the Christians 04Yegh1    1:25 | to the magnates, who were of the same mind. He wrote 04Yegh1    1:25 | many messengers to every region of his empire 04Yegh1    2:26 | And this is a copy of the edict 04Yegh1    2:27 | To all the nations of my empire, to Aryans and 04Yegh1    2:27 | non-Aryans, may the greeting of our benevolence be multiplied for 04Yegh1    2:27 | are well by the help of the gods 04Yegh1    2:28 | we marched into the land of the Greeks, and without warfare 04Yegh1    2:30 | to march to the land of the East, to subject the 04Yegh1    2:30 | East, to subject the empire of the Kushans to us with 04Yegh1    2:30 | to us with the help of the gods. When you see 04Yegh1    2:30 | meet me in the land of Apar 04Yegh1    2:31 | the edict reached the lands of the Armenians, Georgians, Albanians, Lpink 04Yegh1    2:32 | A force of nobility and lesser nobility was 04Yegh1    2:32 | and Albania, and the land of the Lpink, and still others 04Yegh1    2:32 | others from all the districts of the south near the borders 04Yegh1    2:32 | the south near the borders of Tachkastan, the Roman Empire, Korduk 04Yegh1    2:33 | Innocently unaware of the king’s duplicity, they marched 04Yegh1    2:35 | lands, not as in expectation of life, but as if they 04Yegh1    2:35 | were to pay the debt of death, commending their souls and 04Yegh1    2:36 | when they saw the power of the Greeks broken before him 04Yegh1    2:37 | obedient to the holy testaments of God, they continually recalled the 04Yegh1    2:37 | they continually recalled the commands of Paul: “Servants, be obedient to 04Yegh1    2:37 | not men. For the recompense of your just labors comes from 04Yegh1    2:39 | rejoiced as if the desires of his thoughts had been accomplished 04Yegh1    2:39 | them just as the ministers of his impiety had advised 04Yegh1    2:40 | armed soldiers and the multitude of the force of the barbarians 04Yegh1    2:40 | the multitude of the force of the barbarians who had loyally 04Yegh1    2:40 | even more happy in front of the magnates and all the 04Yegh1    2:40 | magnates and all the host of his army 04Yegh1    2:41 | Outwardly he hid the desires of his mind, and unwillingly bestowed 04Yegh1    2:42 | marched immediately against the kingdom of the Huns, whom they call 04Yegh1    2:44 | beginning from the fourth year of his reign up to the 04Yegh1    2:45 | ceased to cross the Pass of the Chor, and that in 04Yegh1    2:45 | he had put the king of the Huns into even greater 04Yegh1    2:45 | since he had ruined most of his provinces and had prevailed 04Yegh1    2:45 | throughout all the fire-temples of his land, he increased the 04Yegh1    2:45 | land, he increased the sacrifices of fire with white bulls and 04Yegh1    2:45 | impure cult. He honored many of the magi and the greatest 04Yegh1    2:45 | the magi and the greatest of the chief-magi with crowns 04Yegh1    2:46 | all the goods and possessions of the Christians in Persia should 04Yegh1    2:47 | arrogance he exceeded the nature of man, not merely in the 04Yegh1    2:47 | not merely in the matter of physical warfare, but he began 04Yegh1    2:47 | but he began to think of himself as one superior to 04Yegh1    2:47 | one superior to the nature of his ancestral rank. Therefore, he 04Yegh1    2:47 | placed himself in the rank of the immortals 04Yegh1    2:48 | grew furious at the name of Christ, when he heard that 04Yegh1    2:49 | in the same designs, one of the youngest of the Armenian 04Yegh1    2:49 | designs, one of the youngest of the Armenian princes debated with 04Yegh1    3:51 | prolonged and you will hear of his resurrection, his appearance to 04Yegh1    3:51 | sitting at the right hand of the Father, the promise of 04Yegh1    3:51 | of the Father, the promise of his Second Coming when he 04Yegh1    3:51 | will effect the miraculous resurrection of all, and the summary compensation 04Yegh1    3:51 | all, and the summary compensation of his just judgment 04Yegh1    3:53 | The soldier of Christ replied and note: “If 04Yegh1    3:54 | blazed up like the fire of the furnace in Babylon, until 04Yegh1    3:55 | poured out all the fury of his ire on that blessed 04Yegh1    3:56 | for two years, and deprived of his princely rank, he received 04Yegh1    3:56 | princely rank, he received sentence of death 04Yegh2    1:0 | CHAPTER TWO - The Course of Events Brought About by the 04Yegh2    1:0 | Brought About by the Prince of the East 04Yegh2    1:2 | As someone said of old: “Death not understood is 04Yegh2    1:4 | enter man’s mind from lack of knowledge 04Yegh2    1:5 | A blind man is deprived of the rays of the sun 04Yegh2    1:5 | is deprived of the rays of the sun, and an ignorant 04Yegh2    1:5 | an ignorant man is deprived of a perfect life 04Yegh2    1:7 | the body, so is sight of the mind greater than that 04Yegh2    1:7 | the mind greater than that of the body 04Yegh2    1:11 | The soul is the life of the whole body, but the 04Yegh2    1:12 | whom he was the cause of destruction 04Yegh2    1:14 | delay in describing the course of events which was brought about 04Yegh2    1:14 | church—not with the intention of denouncing, but neither being silent 04Yegh2    1:14 | in giving a truthful account of events 04Yegh2    1:15 | saw and heard the sound of the arrogant voice. Like the 04Yegh2    1:15 | and convulsed the whole host of his army 04Yegh2    1:16 | He made a review of all doctrines, and compared magism 04Yegh2    1:16 | divination and all the doctrines of the empire 04Yegh2    1:20 | prepared themselves for the trial of his hidden stratagems 04Yegh2    1:22 | signs and miracles, for many of the heathen army who were 04Yegh2    1:23 | revealed and that the flames of the fire which he had 04Yegh2    1:23 | become known to the fearers of God before anyone had blown 04Yegh2    2:26 | especially strove against the land of Armenia. For he saw that 04Yegh2    2:26 | in their piety, especially those of the Armenian nobility, and they 04Yegh2    2:26 | sincerely observed the holy preaching of the apostles and prophets 04Yegh2    2:27 | He deceived some of them with gold and silver 04Yegh2    2:28 | said, you accept the religion of magism and sincerely convert your 04Yegh2    2:28 | error to the splendid truth of the religion of our gods 04Yegh2    2:28 | splendid truth of the religion of our gods, I shall make 04Yegh2    2:28 | shall make you the equal of my beloved nobles in grandeur 04Yegh2    2:29 | with them on the pretext of love, but hypocritically so that 04Yegh2    2:29 | according to the former advice of his counselors 04Yegh2    2:30 | beginning from the fourth year of his reign up to the 04Yegh2    2:31 | spreading throughout all the regions of the distant road through which 04Yegh2    2:32 | only cleave to the worship of the sun, offering sacrifices and 04Yegh2    2:32 | let them fulfill the religion of magism and be negligent in 04Yegh2    2:34 | Then at the beginning of the twelfth year of his 04Yegh2    2:34 | beginning of the twelfth year of his reign, he gathered a 04Yegh2    2:34 | multitude and attacked the land of the Tetals 04Yegh2    2:35 | When the king of the Kushans saw this, unable 04Yegh2    2:35 | he retreated to the regions of the impregnable desert and lived 04Yegh2    2:38 | remove all the erroneous teachings of men and bring them to 04Yegh2    2:41 | within the Pass the host of cavalry of the Armenians, Georgians 04Yegh2    2:41 | Pass the host of cavalry of the Armenians, Georgians, Albanians, and 04Yegh2    2:41 | the Armenians, Georgians, Albanians, and of all who believed in the 04Yegh2    2:41 | believed in the holy Gospel of Christ 04Yegh2    2:42 | The garrison of the Pass was given strict 04Yegh2    2:43 | on them and by means of severe tortures and various torments 04Yegh2    2:43 | and various torments maltreated many of them and pressed them to 04Yegh2    2:45 | And the noise of their complaint increased until the 04Yegh2    2:45 | own eyes saw their denunciation of their treatment, but he immediately 04Yegh2    2:45 | have accomplished all the intent of my orders 04Yegh2    2:48 | he did by the advice of Satan 04Yegh2    2:49 | custom, and he summoned many of the Christian soldiers 04Yegh2    2:50 | the table to each one of them; he conversed with them 04Yegh2    3:52 | leaving the royal chamber, some of them were arrested, their hands 04Yegh2    3:52 | behind them, and the cords of their trousers sealed and carefully 04Yegh2    3:54 | Some of them were exiled, deprived of 04Yegh2    3:54 | of them were exiled, deprived of their noble rank, and humiliated 04Yegh2    3:56 | and base in the eyes of all 04Yegh2    3:57 | But they, for love of Christ, bore all these fortunes 04Yegh2    3:57 | very joyfully for the sake of the great hope which is 04Yegh2    3:58 | were strengthened in the love of Christ. Especially because many of 04Yegh2    3:58 | of Christ. Especially because many of them had studied the Holy 04Yegh2    3:58 | companions; and like a tower of light they practiced their worship 04Yegh2    3:59 | Therefore, many of the heathen, to whom their 04Yegh2    3:59 | encouraged them and spoke words of consolation to the effect that 04Yegh2    3:60 | However, although in their love of Christ they were very happy 04Yegh2    3:61 | tyrant who exceeded the traditions of heathens in the shedding of 04Yegh2    3:61 | of heathens in the shedding of blood and did not at 04Yegh2    3:62 | condition, since there were some of the princes who had nourished 04Yegh2    3:64 | He sent one of his trusted servants, called Denshapuh 04Yegh2    3:64 | greetings, and made a census of the whole land of Armenia 04Yegh2    3:64 | census of the whole land of Armenia with soothing hypocrisy as 04Yegh2    3:64 | as if for the alleviation of taxes and the lightening of 04Yegh2    3:64 | of taxes and the lightening of the burden of the cavalry 04Yegh2    3:64 | the lightening of the burden of the cavalry 04Yegh2    3:66 | First: he cast the freedom of the church into slavery 04Yegh2    3:70 | all this in the hope of breaking their unity, scattering the 04Yegh2    3:70 | their unity, scattering the clergy of the church, driving away the 04Yegh2    3:70 | unwillingly turn to the religion of the magi 04Yegh2    3:71 | fifth. The governor (hazarapet) A of the country had been regarded 04Yegh2    3:71 | and overseer by the Christians of the land, but he incited 04Yegh2    3:71 | accusations against him, deprived him of office, and in his place 04Yegh2    3:71 | a chief-magus as judge of the land, so that they 04Yegh2    3:71 | they might corrupt the glory of the church 04Yegh2    3:72 | opposed him despite the severity of the taxes 04Yegh2    3:73 | bishops and priests, not merely of inhabited lands but also of 04Yegh2    3:73 | of inhabited lands but also of desolate areas 04Yegh2    3:74 | indeed could describe the severity of dues and taxes, excises and 04Yegh2    4:77 | And this is a copy of the letter 04Yegh2    4:78 | Mihrnerseh, Great Vizir of Iran and non-Iran, many 04Yegh2    4:79 | and deceived by the demons of Haraman 04Yegh2    4:91 | bitter wars, are the creations of the evil side; but success 04Yegh2    4:91 | glory and honors and health of body, beauty of face, eloquence 04Yegh2    4:91 | and health of body, beauty of face, eloquence and longevity—these 04Yegh2    4:91 | been mixed with a creation of the evil one’s 04Yegh2    4:93 | say: ’God is jealous. Because of the eating of a single 04Yegh2    4:93 | jealous. Because of the eating of a single fig from the 04Yegh2    4:94 | and deceived by the demons of Haraman 04Yegh2    4:95 | they say, ’and was born of some woman called Mary, whose 04Yegh2    4:98 | folly and have been deprived of our perfect religion, they have 04Yegh2    5:102 | success; they mock the name of fortune and greatly scorn glory 04Yegh2    5:102 | scorn glory. They love simplicity of clothing, and honor the dishonorable 04Yegh2    5:102 | life. They dishonor the births of men and praise childlessness 04Yegh2    5:103 | approach their wives, the end of the world would soon arrive 04Yegh2    5:107 | let alone God, the Creator of all creatures. This is shameful 04Yegh2    5:109 | The names of the bishops who gathered in 04Yegh2    5:109 | who gathered in the province of Ayrarat and composed a reply 04Yegh2    5:110 | Joseph, bishop of Ayrarat 04Yegh2    5:111 | Sahak, bishop of Tarawn 04Yegh2    5:112 | Melet, bishop of Manazkert 04Yegh2    5:113 | Eznik, bishop of Bagrevand 04Yegh2    5:114 | Surmak, bishop of Bznunik 04Yegh2    5:115 | Tachat, bishop of Tayk 04Yegh2    5:116 | Tatik, bishop of Basean 04Yegh2    5:117 | Kasu, bishop of Turuberan 04Yegh2    5:118 | Eremia, bishop of Mardastan 04Yegh2    5:119 | Eulal, bishop of Mardoyali 04Yegh2    5:120 | Anania, bishop of Siunik 04Yegh2    5:121 | Mushe, bishop of Artsrunik 04Yegh2    5:122 | Sahak, bishop of Reshtunik 04Yegh2    5:123 | Basil, bishop of Mokk 04Yegh2    5:124 | Gad, bishop of Vanand 04Yegh2    5:125 | Elisha, bishop of Amatunik 04Yegh2    6:126 | Elbayr, bishop of Andzavatsik 04Yegh2    6:127 | Eremia, bishop of Apahunik 04Yegh2    6:128 | places, and the holy clergy of the church, with one accord 04Yegh2    6:128 | gathered in the capital city of Artashat, in concert with the 04Yegh2    6:128 | princes and all the people of the land, and wrote an 04Yegh2    6:129 | to Mihrnerseh, the great hazarapet of the Aryans and non-Aryans 04Yegh2    6:129 | and all the great army of the Aryans 04Yegh2    6:130 | retained the divinely-instituted custom of praying for the life of 04Yegh2    6:130 | of praying for the life of the king and ceaselessly requesting 04Yegh2    6:131 | in an earlier time one of the chief-magi, who was 04Yegh2    6:131 | the loving God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and he 04Yegh2    6:133 | our words, in many places of your own country his book 04Yegh2    6:134 | it preached in some corner of the land, but it is 04Yegh2    6:136 | from comparison with the depravity of others, but from heaven above 04Yegh2    6:137 | did not receive the beginning of his existence from anyone, but 04Yegh2    6:137 | but also to the thoughts of men and angels 04Yegh2    6:138 | he subject to the vision of the eye; he is not 04Yegh2    6:138 | is comprehensible to minds worthy of him, though he is not 04Yegh2    6:139 | His name is Creator of heaven and earth. But as 04Yegh2    6:140 | wished he made a beginning of existence for his creatures, not 04Yegh2    6:142 | had created, he was aware of the uncreated beings, not as 04Yegh2    6:142 | confused jumble, but the forms of each of their parts were 04Yegh2    6:142 | but the forms of each of their parts were arranged and 04Yegh2    6:142 | and ordered before him, both of men and of angels, and 04Yegh2    6:142 | him, both of men and of angels, and the forms of 04Yegh2    6:142 | of angels, and the forms of whatever was going to be 04Yegh2    6:144 | a book containing the laws of peace and salvation, so that 04Yegh2    6:144 | know the one God, Creator of things visible and invisible—not 04Yegh2    6:147 | and especially in the sons of a single father: there is 04Yegh2    6:149 | for your saying that because of a single fig God created 04Yegh2    6:149 | God created death, a piece of parchment is even less significant 04Yegh2    7:151 | he therein revealed the mercy of his natural love 04Yegh2    7:152 | the command received the punishment of death 04Yegh2    7:155 | for a while the arrogance of your authority and enter into 04Yegh2    7:155 | was said about the birth of our Lord from the Holy 04Yegh2    7:155 | more important than the creation of the world from nothing, and 04Yegh2    7:158 | corruption; but the latter fell of his own will and was 04Yegh2    7:159 | not from the foreign power of some evil being that he 04Yegh2    7:161 | But it destroyed the creatures of the good God 04Yegh2    7:167 | to each other. The Creator of these opposites is one, and 04Yegh2    7:167 | crushes and softens the heat of fire by the chill of 04Yegh2    7:167 | of fire by the chill of air, and the cold solidity 04Yegh2    7:167 | air, and the cold solidity of the air by the warmth 04Yegh2    7:167 | the air by the warmth of fire—so too he grinds 04Yegh2    7:167 | kneads it with the moisture of water, while the natural tendency 04Yegh2    7:167 | water, while the natural tendency of water to flow downwards he 04Yegh2    7:167 | hardens by the binding effect of earth 04Yegh2    7:168 | were joined together, perhaps one of the less intelligent might suppose 04Yegh2    7:168 | men, noticing the mutual hostility of the corruptible elements, might understand 04Yegh2    7:168 | not two—the same Creator of the former elements, by whom 04Yegh2    7:169 | their material tasks; the four of them look to the will 04Yegh2    7:169 | them look to the will of their attentive Creator. They are 04Yegh2    7:170 | easily comprehensible in the ears of all 04Yegh2    7:172 | The nature of water is separate, yet it 04Yegh2    7:172 | it also exists in mixtures of the other three parts, more 04Yegh2    7:174 | a view to the nature of all living things and the 04Yegh2    7:174 | living things and the prolongation of the stability of the whole 04Yegh2    7:174 | the prolongation of the stability of the whole world 04Yegh2    8:176 | As for what one of your very learned men said 04Yegh2    8:176 | offspring and is a partner of the seven noble gods 04Yegh2    8:177 | in fables but are pupils of the great prophet Moses. With 04Yegh2    8:177 | own immaterial essence as Creator of these elements from nothing. And 04Yegh2    8:177 | heavenly beings were the works of his hands 04Yegh2    8:178 | The inhabitants of heaven are angels, and the 04Yegh2    8:178 | are angels, and the inhabitants of earth men. Man, and angel 04Yegh2    8:179 | they are immortal and sons of God 04Yegh2    8:180 | receive disgrace and be deprived of each one’s honor, so that 04Yegh2    8:182 | If I become a pupil of your lack of learning, the 04Yegh2    8:182 | a pupil of your lack of learning, the two of us 04Yegh2    8:182 | lack of learning, the two of us would go to irretrievable 04Yegh2    8:182 | to me the very voice of God: “A servant, he says 04Yegh2    8:182 | does not know the will of his lord and does something 04Yegh2    8:182 | lord and does something worthy of the bastinado is beaten, but 04Yegh2    8:182 | whereas he who is informed of the king’s will and transgresses 04Yegh2    8:185 | One of the hosts of immortal angels 04Yegh2    8:185 | One of the hosts of immortal angels left heaven in 04Yegh2    8:185 | upwards so that by eating of the fruit of the tree 04Yegh2    8:185 | by eating of the fruit of the tree—which he had 04Yegh2    8:186 | deceit, and lost the glory of immortality that he possessed; nor 04Yegh2    8:186 | did he gain the dream of his hope 04Yegh2    8:187 | Therefore, expelled from the place of life, he was cast into 04Yegh2    8:187 | counselor—no longer by eating of the forbidden tree but by 04Yegh2    8:187 | stomachs, and neglecting the Creator of all 04Yegh2    8:190 | judges they pay the penalty of death—not that the judges 04Yegh2    8:190 | death—not that the judges of a good God are beneficent 04Yegh2    8:190 | God are beneficent and those of an evil one malevolent; for 04Yegh2    8:191 | not two; but from one of them acts of two kinds 04Yegh2    8:191 | from one of them acts of two kinds derive—disastrous for 04Yegh2    8:192 | protect the kingdom by means of punishment through royal authority, how 04Yegh2    8:192 | does God protect the whole of this world, he who wishes 04Yegh2    8:193 | attentive obedience, he bestowed gifts of immortality 04Yegh2    8:194 | is the true God, Creator of us all, whom you blaspheme 04Yegh2    8:195 | you call him the son of Pandurak and suppose him to 04Yegh2    8:195 | heavenly salvation to the destruction of yourself and of the whole 04Yegh2    8:195 | the destruction of yourself and of the whole world 04Yegh2    8:196 | will pay the eternal penalty of torments, condemned to the unquenchable 04Yegh2    8:196 | condemned to the unquenchable fire of hell with all your companions 04Yegh2    9:203 | bestow on it the honor of immortality, as with the incorporeal 04Yegh2    9:204 | up and reached thirty years of age, was baptized in the 04Yegh2    9:204 | Jordan River by John, son of the barren woman 04Yegh2    9:207 | days, ascended from the Mount of Olives to heaven before his 04Yegh2    9:209 | nor water, nor any kind of cruel torture 04Yegh2    9:214 | our ancestors, who on behalf of this witness laid down their 04Yegh2    9:215 | to die for the love of Christ, it would be right 04Yegh2    9:216 | accept our death as that of immortals 04Yegh2    9:217 | all this, for the covenant of our faith is not with 04Yegh2    9:219 | great hall in the presence of the whole host of the 04Yegh2    9:219 | presence of the whole host of the army, many were they 04Yegh2    9:220 | they were frightened for awe of the government, yet secretly they 04Yegh2    9:220 | yet secretly they bore witness of their praise to one another 04Yegh2    9:221 | Many of the cowed began to recover 04Yegh2    9:223 | note: “I know the wickedness of the many men who do 04Yegh2    9:225 | reason for this great dejection of yours? For if the emperor 04Yegh2    10:227 | all recalling the great services of these loyal men but merely 04Yegh2    10:228 | Vasak, from the house of Siunik 04Yegh2    10:229 | Nershapuh, from the house of the Artsrunik 04Yegh2    10:230 | Artak, from the house of the Reshtunik 04Yegh2    10:231 | Gadeshoy, from the house of the Khorkhorunik 04Yegh2    10:232 | Vardan, from the house of the Mamikonean 04Yegh2    10:233 | Artak, from the house of Mokk 04Yegh2    10:234 | Manech, from the house of the Apahunik 04Yegh2    10:235 | Vahan, from the house of the Amatunik 04Yegh2    10:236 | Giut, from the house of the Vahevunik 04Yegh2    10:237 | Shmavon, from the house of the Andzevatsik 04Yegh2    10:238 | to the royal court. Some of them were already by him 04Yegh2    10:238 | others were in the garrison of the Huns in the north 04Yegh2    10:238 | in the north, and some of the princes he had left 04Yegh2    10:239 | realized in advance the plot of the wicked tyrant, and they 04Yegh2    10:239 | wicked tyrant, and they thought of themselves, including the most distant 04Yegh2    10:241 | great haste for the sake of their brothers, and sons, and 04Yegh2    10:244 | steadfastly endured for the sake of Christ’s name—they did not 04Yegh2    10:245 | everyone, the more the lovers of evil were astonished 04Yegh2    10:246 | and inquire about the welfare of Armenia; he would do the 04Yegh2    10:246 | to him, and in front of his companions and all the 04Yegh2    10:246 | all and recall the services of their ancestors and rehearse the 04Yegh2    10:246 | and rehearse the brave deeds of each man 04Yegh2    10:247 | he remembered nothing at all of these customs, but like an 04Yegh2    10:248 | He resembled the tumult of the surging wave-tossed sea 04Yegh2    10:248 | he rose in a mass of foam, thundering like a dragon 04Yegh2    10:248 | to destroy completely the beauty of the extensive plains 04Yegh2    10:249 | tomorrow morning, at the rising of the splendid one, each of 04Yegh2    10:249 | of the splendid one, each of you bends his knee to 04Yegh2    10:249 | bring upon you every form of affliction and torture until you 04Yegh2    10:249 | until you fulfill the desires of my commands, though unwillingly 04Yegh2    10:250 | chilled by the icy blasts of winter or burned by the 04Yegh2    10:250 | or hesitate at the threats of tortures. But looking up they 04Yegh2    10:250 | up they saw the power of Christ coming to their aid 04Yegh2    11:252 | We remind you of the time of Shapuh, king 04Yegh2    11:252 | remind you of the time of Shapuh, king of kings, who 04Yegh2    11:252 | the time of Shapuh, king of kings, who was the father 04Yegh2    11:252 | kings, who was the father of your grandfather Yazkert and to 04Yegh2    11:254 | had been superior to those of their ancestors 04Yegh2    11:255 | Indeed, the amount of revenue and dues and all 04Yegh2    11:255 | and all the other taxes of the country going to the 04Yegh2    11:255 | greater than in the time of his father 04Yegh2    11:256 | beginning according to the custom of our ancestors, you also imposed 04Yegh2    11:257 | Is our religion the cause of our being without merit in 04Yegh2    11:258 | But the wicked demon, full of all deceit, turned his face 04Yegh2    11:258 | the royal treasury the tribute of your land, and your valiant 04Yegh2    11:258 | not observe all the institutions of the magi 04Yegh2    11:261 | church is not the creation of man or the gift of 04Yegh2    11:261 | of man or the gift of the sun; not only is 04Yegh2    11:262 | Churches are not the gifts of kings, or the invention of 04Yegh2    11:262 | of kings, or the invention of skill, or the discovery of 04Yegh2    11:262 | of skill, or the discovery of the wise, or the booty 04Yegh2    11:262 | the wise, or the booty of valiant soldiers, or the false 04Yegh2    11:262 | soldiers, or the false deceits of demons. Similarly, whatever you say 04Yegh2    11:262 | demons. Similarly, whatever you say of earthly beings, whether grand or 04Yegh2    11:263 | But it is a gift of grace from the great God 04Yegh2    11:265 | topple, let no man boast of conquering 04Yegh2    11:266 | all ready for every contrivance of torments and tortures that you 04Yegh2    11:267 | will hear from each one of us more than the present 04Yegh2    11:268 | He spewed forth the sea of the willful bile in his 04Yegh2    11:269 | heart he destroyed the strength of his body, pierced the overflowing 04Yegh2    11:269 | body, pierced the overflowing vessel of his plans, and scattered and 04Yegh2    11:270 | he revealed before the servants of Christ in its details 04Yegh2    11:271 | what you desire. But all of you and those in my 04Yegh2    11:271 | through roadless parts, where many of you will perish on the 04Yegh2    11:275 | at all irresolute or doubtful of the earlier counsel of their 04Yegh2    11:275 | doubtful of the earlier counsel of their holy teachers, but they 04Yegh2    12:276 | great promises with the prospect of money to the magnates who 04Yegh2    12:277 | sides, then recalling the example of Abraham, they cried and said 04Yegh2    12:277 | to the ridicule and mockery of this lawless prince 04Yegh2    12:278 | One of the king’s privy counselors secretly 04Yegh2    12:278 | concerned with saving the lives of these unfortunate ones 04Yegh2    12:279 | threatened, he advised a few of them, though not all, of 04Yegh2    12:279 | of them, though not all, of a means whereby they might 04Yegh2    12:280 | them to a foreign exile of no return, as they had 04Yegh2    12:280 | very time arrived a bearer of bad news from the regions 04Yegh2    12:280 | bad news from the regions of the Kushans, to the effect 04Yegh2    12:283 | When the fearers of the Lord saw this, with 04Yegh2    12:283 | said in unison: “O Lord of all, who knows the secrets 04Yegh2    12:283 | all, who knows the secrets of men’s hearts and before whom 04Yegh2    12:284 | against you through the power of the impious one, may be 04Yegh2    12:285 | O Lord, the crooked plans of the deceitful one and obstruct 04Yegh2    12:285 | one and obstruct the desires of his impiety; lead us back 04Yegh2    12:286 | as messenger the same adviser of theirs, as if the desire 04Yegh2    12:286 | theirs, as if the desire of his impiety would be fulfilled 04Yegh2    12:287 | and destroyed the firm resolve of God’s servants. And behold they 04Yegh2    12:287 | and with all the rites of the magi 04Yegh2    12:288 | understand that the unshadowed light of the sun of righteousness was 04Yegh2    12:288 | unshadowed light of the sun of righteousness was absorbing and consuming 04Yegh2    12:289 | Blinded by the revelation of the truth he in no 04Yegh2    12:291 | he bestowed on each one of them estates and towns from 04Yegh2    12:291 | and in the arrogant presumption of his perverse mind he thought 04Yegh2    12:292 | he gathered a large force of cavalry to escort them, and 04Yegh2    12:295 | magi, and all the magnates of every region of his dominions 04Yegh2    12:295 | the magnates of every region of his dominions how “by the 04Yegh2    12:295 | dominions how “by the help of the gods I have carried 04Yegh2    12:297 | arrived in the great land of Armenia, they threw sticks and 04Yegh2    12:297 | lots as to which group of magi would undertake the instruction 04Yegh2    12:297 | magi would undertake the instruction of which people 04Yegh2    12:298 | Georgia, Albania, and the land of the Lpink, Aldznik, Korduk, Tsaudeik 04Yegh2    12:299 | hastened to plunder the treasures of the holy churches, and then 04Yegh2    13:302 | that is under the authority of the great king, church services 04Yegh2    13:302 | shall be suppressed, the doors of the holy temples shall be 04Yegh2    13:302 | taken to court, the singing of psalms shall be silenced, the 04Yegh2    13:302 | shall be silenced, the readings of the true prophets shall cease 04Yegh2    13:304 | Furthermore, the wives of the princes shall receive the 04Yegh2    13:305 | Sons and daughters of the nobility and peasantry shall 04Yegh2    13:305 | peasantry shall study the precepts of these same magi 04Yegh2    13:306 | The laws of holy matrimony which they received 04Yegh2    13:306 | be abrogated and abolished; instead of one wife they shall take 04Yegh2    13:307 | grandchildren shall ascend the couch of grandparents 04Yegh2    13:310 | and all other various kinds of insects shall not be left 04Yegh2    13:311 | other duties there are, either of offerings or sacrifices, shall be 04Yegh2    13:311 | rites and the due amount of ashes 04Yegh2    13:312 | have said for a period of time up to the completion 04Yegh2    13:312 | time up to the completion of a year; and to everything 04Yegh2    13:313 | never wearied by the length of the journey 04Yegh3    1:0 | CHAPTER THREE - Concerning the Unity of the Holy Covenant of the 04Yegh3    1:0 | Unity of the Holy Covenant of the Church 04Yegh3    1:1 | few tears over the misfortune of our nation 04Yegh3    1:2 | the great Persian camp, those of the various nations who were 04Yegh3    1:2 | they saw the evil submission of the Armenians were sorely pained 04Yegh3    1:3 | Many of them, grieved in deep mourning 04Yegh3    1:4 | will you take the vessels of the Lord’s altar? Will you 04Yegh3    1:4 | remain impervious to the voices of the prophets 04Yegh3    1:6 | What will you make of the commands from the Lord 04Yegh3    1:7 | You were teachers of the apostolic preaching; will you 04Yegh3    1:7 | will you now become pupils of erring deceit 04Yegh3    1:8 | You were teachers of the truth; will you now 04Yegh3    1:8 | now teach the wily deceit of the magi 04Yegh3    1:9 | You were preachers of the creative power; do you 04Yegh3    1:9 | you now confess the elements of gods 04Yegh3    1:10 | You were reprovers of falsehood; will you now become 04Yegh3    1:11 | be blackened with the smoke of sacrifices and impure filth 04Yegh3    1:12 | You were a temple of the Holy Spirit; will you 04Yegh3    1:12 | will you now be stripped of glory and dance like demons 04Yegh3    1:13 | You were heirs of the kingdom; you have now 04Yegh3    1:17 | you learn the myriad names of their gods, of which not 04Yegh3    1:17 | myriad names of their gods, of which not one exists anywhere 04Yegh3    1:18 | Lightened of heavy burdens, you have taken 04Yegh3    1:18 | burdens, you have taken up of your own accord a heavy 04Yegh3    1:22 | from servitude, and you then of your own accord put yourselves 04Yegh3    1:22 | I shall punish the sins of fathers on sons up to 04Yegh3    1:24 | You were our strong wall of refuge; when danger approached, we 04Yegh3    1:25 | our boast against the enemies of truth; but now you are 04Yegh3    2:26 | the present, for the sake of your true faith, they spared 04Yegh3    2:26 | a little; but now because of you they judge us mercilessly 04Yegh3    2:27 | whom they will torment because of you 04Yegh3    2:28 | they said to the greatest of the nobility, piling pain on 04Yegh3    2:31 | unable to endure the anger of their hearts, separated themselves from 04Yegh3    2:32 | rent, he reached the group of bishops; bursting into profuse tears 04Yegh3    2:32 | he related all the details of the tortures, but he did 04Yegh3    2:34 | and made them all soldiers of Christ 04Yegh3    2:35 | decided thus: “Let the hand of blood brother be upon his 04Yegh3    2:35 | who may transgress the covenant of God’s ordinance. Let not a 04Yegh3    2:37 | may transgressors receive the punishment of their condemnation 04Yegh3    2:39 | their auxiliaries and the crowd of magi arrived in Armenia in 04Yegh3    2:41 | to break down the doors of the church on a Sunday 04Yegh3    2:43 | Although he was not informed of the intentions of all the 04Yegh3    2:43 | not informed of the intentions of all the princes, nor of 04Yegh3    2:43 | of all the princes, nor of the strength of the chief 04Yegh3    2:43 | princes, nor of the strength of the chief magus’s force, he 04Yegh3    2:44 | their blows at the skulls of the magi and chief-magus 04Yegh3    2:45 | dangerous disturbance, from all parts of Armenia a crowd of men 04Yegh3    2:45 | parts of Armenia a crowd of men and women reached the 04Yegh3    2:46 | could see the great agony of doubt. Some let forth torrents 04Yegh3    2:46 | doubt. Some let forth torrents of tears which flowed from their 04Yegh3    2:47 | Some of the holy clergy of the 04Yegh3    2:47 | Some of the holy clergy of the church took the Gospel 04Yegh3    2:50 | be impossible for the religion of magism to become firmly established 04Yegh3    2:50 | I have tested the unity of the covenant of the church 04Yegh3    2:50 | the unity of the covenant of the church 04Yegh3    3:51 | For even if the soldiers of this country were magi, these 04Yegh3    3:52 | fear imprisonment, are not afraid of tortures, have no reverence for 04Yegh3    3:52 | is the most extreme evil of all—prefer death to life 04Yegh3    3:53 | ancestors that in the days of Shapuh, king of kings, when 04Yegh3    3:53 | the days of Shapuh, king of kings, when that doctrine of 04Yegh3    3:53 | of kings, when that doctrine of yours began to increase and 04Yegh3    3:53 | spread and fill the whole of Persia, and even reach the 04Yegh3    3:53 | those who were the teachers of our religion enjoined the king 04Yegh3    3:53 | king to prevent the religion of magism from being completely exterminated 04Yegh3    3:54 | expanded, reaching even the land of the Kushans, and to the 04Yegh3    3:55 | Persia that in every city of the land they built churches 04Yegh3    3:58 | We had no idea of the causes of their wealth 04Yegh3    3:58 | no idea of the causes of their wealth, but this much 04Yegh3    3:59 | them, arresting and torturing many of them, slaughtering even more and 04Yegh3    3:60 | locked and sealed the doors of the churches throughout the whole 04Yegh3    3:60 | churches throughout the whole land of Persia, they made every house 04Yegh3    3:61 | The swords of the executioners were blunted, but 04Yegh3    3:61 | were not wearied. The plunderers of their possessions labored, and the 04Yegh3    3:62 | willingly enduring all the confiscation of their belongings 04Yegh3    3:65 | for at the agitation of our land the West had 04Yegh3    3:67 | Now you who are marzpan of this land, you must be 04Yegh3    3:67 | to the court the strength: of their union and how fearlessly 04Yegh3    3:68 | have allowed a single one of us to escape 04Yegh3    3:70 | I was indeed unaware of the mutually indissoluble covenant of 04Yegh3    3:70 | of the mutually indissoluble covenant of this church. For it is 04Yegh3    3:71 | and truly knew the firmness of those men, that without the 04Yegh3    3:71 | men, that without the shedding of much blood they would not 04Yegh3    3:72 | you were the most senior of all the nobles and he 04Yegh3    3:75 | in any way be frightened of the king. I shall write 04Yegh3    3:75 | become accustomed to the religion of magism and those who accept 04Yegh3    4:77 | when this country is emptied of its population, then on you 04Yegh3    4:78 | magus, saying: “All the words of advice which you have spoken 04Yegh3    4:79 | able to split the covenant of the church 04Yegh3    4:81 | raising cavalry from the land of Siunik he increased his own 04Yegh3    4:81 | own forces for the support of the magi and chief-magus 04Yegh3    4:87 | He continually increased the allowances of the banqueting-hall, he extended 04Yegh3    4:87 | hall, he extended the music of jollity, stretching out the nights 04Yegh3    4:88 | from the treasury a mass of wealth and he secretly distributed 04Yegh3    4:88 | each person on the pretext of giving gifts and honor; and 04Yegh3    4:90 | certain that the impious prince of Siunik had inflicted mortal wounds 04Yegh3    4:91 | One evening the entire group of the clergy held council. Summoning 04Yegh3    4:91 | held council. Summoning the commander of the army to the council 04Yegh3    4:91 | investigation, they realized the firmness of his mind, and that he 04Yegh3    4:92 | him again into the fold of virtue 04Yegh3    4:93 | and joined them, a force of many troops 04Yegh3    4:95 | demented and dulled the mind of the chief-magus that he 04Yegh3    4:95 | unable to understand the consequences of his deeds 04Yegh3    4:96 | the magi among the houses of the nobles, to arrange vast 04Yegh3    4:97 | whole country, even the wives of the Lifeguards dared to extinguish 04Yegh3    4:97 | and to tear the garments of the nuns 04Yegh3    5:101 | Lord who knows the hearts of all, you have no need 04Yegh3    5:101 | all, you have no need of witness from men; if we 04Yegh3    5:102 | stand firm in the covenant of this Holy Gospel, you Lord 04Yegh3    5:102 | today and give the enemies of truth into our hands that 04Yegh3    5:104 | But one of the princes who was present 04Yegh3    5:104 | them in their great act of witness. straightaway he was stoned 04Yegh3    5:105 | raging fury that the bowels of all the onlookers trembled; they 04Yegh3    5:107 | and fenced in the host of the Persians’ army. Many they 04Yegh3    5:108 | place the plunder and booty of the army they guarded them 04Yegh3    5:109 | in the covenant; he repented of his earlier falling away from 04Yegh3    5:110 | in penitence at the feet of the holy bishops and tearfully 04Yegh3    5:112 | anxious to seize him because of his former transgression, but they 04Yegh3    5:113 | to plunder the holy treasures of the church unwillingly surrendered themselves 04Yegh3    5:114 | Having succeeded by the power of God, men, women, and all 04Yegh3    5:114 | and torture for the sake of the holy churches which our 04Yegh3    5:114 | to us by the power of the coming of our Lord 04Yegh3    5:114 | the power of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby 04Yegh3    5:114 | reborn to the one hope of faith by baptism in Christ 04Yegh3    5:118 | and donned the same breastplate of faith in Christ’s command; with 04Yegh3    5:118 | Christ’s command; with one belt of truth men and women girded 04Yegh3    5:120 | as nothing in the eyes of their possessors 04Yegh3    5:124 | The voices of the ministers ceased not day 04Yegh3    5:124 | the holy psalms. The readers of the divine Scriptures never paused 04Yegh3    5:124 | hour, neither did the expounders of the consolation of heavenly teaching 04Yegh3    5:124 | the expounders of the consolation of heavenly teaching 04Yegh3    6:126 | following inaccessible fortresses: the cities of Garni, Ani, Artagerk, and their 04Yegh3    6:126 | with it; Arpaneal, the town of Van, and its villages with 04Yegh3    6:127 | All of these places with each one’s 04Yegh3    6:128 | and burned down the houses of fire-worship 04Yegh3    6:129 | They cleansed away the impurity of idolatry and removed the furniture 04Yegh3    6:129 | removed the furniture and effects of the fire-temples, placing them 04Yegh3    6:129 | dedicated them to the service of the Lord’s altar 04Yegh3    6:130 | In place of the vain pagan cults, which 04Yegh3    6:130 | set up the saving cross of Christ, they raised the all 04Yegh3    6:132 | this great and virtuous task of heroism, a divine grace appeared 04Yegh3    6:132 | army, from the eastern part of the country some attacked the 04Yegh3    6:132 | country some attacked the land of Atrpatakan and caused much damage 04Yegh3    6:133 | the enemy, making the sign of the cross. It even happened 04Yegh3    6:133 | even happened that the walls of two tremendous castles collapsed without 04Yegh3    6:133 | so that all the inhabitants of the land were terrified by 04Yegh3    6:133 | fire-temples; disavowing the religion of magism, they confessed in the 04Yegh3    6:134 | anyone would remember the name of God, terrifying shocks befell them 04Yegh3    6:134 | and everyone told his neighbor of these unprecedented visions and wonders 04Yegh3    6:136 | And all the youths of the land were as bold 04Yegh3    6:137 | Many days later the hazarapet of Albania arrived with the holy 04Yegh3    6:137 | arrived with the holy bishop of that country, and urgently exhorted 04Yegh3    6:137 | which was in the land of the Huns has returned and 04Yegh3    6:138 | and you will gain relief of taxes from the treasury. But 04Yegh3    6:138 | place inside them the fire of Vram, and to appoint magi 04Yegh3    6:139 | and the wife and children of such people will be exiled 04Yegh3    6:140 | But there was a gathering of people of the entire country 04Yegh3    6:140 | was a gathering of people of the entire country to debate 04Yegh3    6:141 | hand on the holy covenant of their church. With the power 04Yegh3    6:141 | their church. With the power of God, they held council, seeking 04Yegh3    6:141 | council, seeking a way out of the problem 04Yegh3    6:142 | they sent in haste one of the great princes of the 04Yegh3    6:142 | one of the great princes of the Gnuni family, Atom, to 04Yegh3    6:142 | reveal all these evil plans of the malicious king of the 04Yegh3    6:142 | plans of the malicious king of the East, and at the 04Yegh3    6:142 | trampling on the fearful order of Yazkert and inflicting great slaughter 04Yegh3    6:142 | seek from him the emperor of the West aid and support 04Yegh3    6:143 | This is a copy of the letter which they wrote 04Yegh3    6:143 | The bishop Joseph, with many of my cobishops and the whole 04Yegh3    6:144 | and also ruled the regions of Asia from the borders of 04Yegh3    6:144 | of Asia from the borders of Seir to the limits of 04Yegh3    6:144 | of Seir to the limits of Gaderon; and there was no 04Yegh3    6:146 | brought up in the land of the Greeks; made king by 04Yegh3    6:146 | Christ from the holy archbishop of Rome, he illuminated the benighted 04Yegh3    6:146 | he illuminated the benighted regions of the North, which now the 04Yegh3    6:146 | now the darkness-loving sons of the East wish to wrest 04Yegh3    6:147 | on your noble valor, some of their commands we have opposed 04Yegh3    6:149 | even a little, the heat of their furnace will perhaps reach 04Yegh3    6:150 | had come into the presence of the great king and had 04Yegh3    6:150 | and had read the supplication of Armenia and the records of 04Yegh3    6:150 | of Armenia and the records of their ancestors, many books were 04Yegh3    7:151 | greatly concerned lest the churches of the East be ravaged by 04Yegh3    7:151 | that very time the end of his life suddenly befell him 04Yegh3    7:151 | serious obstruction in the way of procuring help 04Yegh3    7:152 | to heed the united pact of the Armenians, who with all 04Yegh3    7:152 | strength were opposing the wickedness of the heathens 04Yegh3    7:153 | the heathen for the sake of terrestrial peace, than to join 04Yegh3    7:154 | troops, arms, or any form of assistance 04Yegh3    7:155 | been so concluded and hope of human help had vanished, the 04Yegh3    7:156 | Although they were aware of their own small numbers and 04Yegh3    7:156 | their own small numbers and of the alliance of the two 04Yegh3    7:156 | numbers and of the alliance of the two kings, they were 04Yegh3    7:156 | through a few the business of many, and through despised persons 04Yegh3    7:157 | own valor and the consolation of their holy teachers, all the 04Yegh3    7:159 | the country near the borders of Atrpatakan 04Yegh3    7:160 | Georgian frontier against the marzpan of Chor, who had come to 04Yegh3    7:160 | come to destroy the churches of Albania 04Yegh3    7:161 | entrusted to Vasak, the prince of Siunik, who in his innermost 04Yegh3    7:163 | The prince of the Bagratunik with his forces 04Yegh3    7:164 | The prince of the Khorkhorunik with his forces 04Yegh3    7:165 | The prince of the Apahunik with his forces 04Yegh3    7:166 | The prince of the Vahevunik with his forces 04Yegh3    7:167 | The prince of the Palunik with his forces 04Yegh3    7:168 | The prince of the Gabeleank with his forces 04Yegh3    7:169 | The prince of Urts with his forces 04Yegh3    7:171 | in wait in the strongholds of his own land with the 04Yegh3    7:172 | I have broken the unity of the Armenians’ covenant and have 04Yegh3    7:173 | far off to the regions of Her and Zarevand; the second 04Yegh3    7:174 | throughout all the central part of the land 04Yegh3    8:178 | him with a small number of troops, he did not remain 04Yegh3    8:178 | not remain in the region of Ghor, but gathered all the 04Yegh3    8:178 | but gathered all the host of his army and rapidly crossed 04Yegh3    8:178 | encountered him near the borders of Georgia, opposite the city of 04Yegh3    8:178 | of Georgia, opposite the city of Khaḷkhaḷ, which was the Albanian 04Yegh3    8:180 | with him saw the host of the heathen army in readiness 04Yegh3    8:181 | make tremble the vast host of these impious ones 04Yegh3    8:182 | and overthrow the evil unity of your enemies before your great 04Yegh3    8:182 | and give into the hands of these few the glory of 04Yegh3    8:182 | of these few the glory of victory over that immense host 04Yegh3    8:183 | Not in the pride of vainglory for profitless exploits or 04Yegh3    8:183 | do not heed the preaching of the Holy Gospel may realize 04Yegh3    8:183 | know that you are Lord of life and death, and that 04Yegh3    8:184 | ready to die for love of you; but if it happens 04Yegh3    8:184 | them, we shall be avengers of the truth 04Yegh3    8:185 | the sword over the face of the plain and turned them 04Yegh3    8:185 | far as the secure regions of the forests along the deep 04Yegh3    8:185 | forests along the deep precipices of the Lopnos River 04Yegh3    8:186 | There some warriors of royal blood, related to the 04Yegh3    8:186 | blood, related to the king of Baḷas, offered resistance; they unseated 04Yegh3    8:186 | his horse and killed one of the Armenian nobles, Mush of 04Yegh3    8:186 | of the Armenian nobles, Mush of the Dimaksean family, and wounded 04Yegh3    8:187 | slaying Vurk, the valiant brother of the king of the Lpink 04Yegh3    8:187 | valiant brother of the king of the Lpink. Many of his 04Yegh3    8:187 | king of the Lpink. Many of his aides-de-camp he 04Yegh3    8:189 | And from the great impetuosity of the attack, there were many 04Yegh3    8:190 | From the great number of fallen corpses the pure waters 04Yegh3    8:190 | fallen corpses the pure waters of the river turned to blood 04Yegh3    8:190 | turned to blood, and none of them at all was able 04Yegh3    8:190 | hide in the thick forests of the plains 04Yegh3    8:191 | But one of the enemy soldiers crossed the 04Yegh3    8:191 | great river on the back of his horse with his armor 04Yegh3    8:191 | the battle by the skin of his teeth, he brought the 04Yegh3    8:191 | sad news to the remnants of the army who had fled 04Yegh3    8:192 | and gold, armor and decorations of valiant men and brave horses 04Yegh3    8:193 | as carrion for the birds of heaven and beasts of the 04Yegh3    8:193 | birds of heaven and beasts of the earth 04Yegh3    8:194 | They purified the sites of all impure sacrifices, and saved 04Yegh3    8:195 | Many of the Albanian nobles and of 04Yegh3    8:195 | of the Albanian nobles and of the general peasantry for the 04Yegh3    8:195 | general peasantry for the sake of God’s name had scattered and 04Yegh3    8:195 | spread out among the fortresses of the Caucasus Mountains; when they 04Yegh3    8:195 | when they saw the success of the enterprise which God had 04Yegh3    8:196 | they marched against the pass of the Huns, which the Persians 04Yegh3    8:196 | was from the royal family of Albania 04Yegh3    8:197 | exploits not a single one of them fell wounded, save one 04Yegh3    8:198 | as ambassador to the land of the Huns and to many 04Yegh3    8:200 | in accordance with the ritual of their own religion; they also 04Yegh3    9:201 | in that spot, a bearer of sad news arrived from Armenia 04Yegh3    9:201 | and tearing his collar because of the rebellious Vasak: “He has 04Yegh3    9:201 | Eramunk and the great estate of Draskhanakert; Vardanashat and the fortress 04Yegh3    9:201 | Draskhanakert; Vardanashat and the fortress of Awshakan; Parakhot, Sardeank, the town 04Yegh3    9:201 | Awshakan; Parakhot, Sardeank, the town of Dzoḷakert, and the fortress of 04Yegh3    9:201 | of Dzoḷakert, and the fortress of Armavir; the town of Kuash 04Yegh3    9:201 | fortress of Armavir; the town of Kuash, Aruch, Ashnak, and all 04Yegh3    9:201 | and all Aragatsotn; the province of Artashat with Artashat itself and 04Yegh3    9:201 | has put to flight all of your families and expelled them 04Yegh3    9:203 | The army on the borders of Atrpatakan did not arrive in 04Yegh3    9:203 | time to support the interior of the country 04Yegh3    9:204 | keep with you the covenant of unity in Christ’s love 04Yegh3    9:205 | Of those with him, a few 04Yegh3    9:208 | days near to the borders of their native land 04Yegh3    9:209 | the princes in his company of the heroic valor of Vardan’s 04Yegh3    9:209 | company of the heroic valor of Vardan’s force in Albania, and 04Yegh3    9:209 | force in Albania, and also of their alliance with the Huns 04Yegh3    9:210 | encountered each other, taking advantage of night he fled for refuge 04Yegh3    9:210 | refuge into the secure areas of his own territory. Departing in 04Yegh3    9:210 | had brought from the province of Ayrarat as well as his 04Yegh3    9:211 | spread them through various provinces of the land for their winter 04Yegh3    9:213 | A few of the group of senior nobles 04Yegh3    9:213 | A few of the group of senior nobles he kept in 04Yegh3    9:214 | numerous forces into the land of Siunik, capturing and destroying many 04Yegh3    9:214 | dead horses in the extremity of their hunger 04Yegh3    9:215 | the apostate. Finally, a synod of holy bishops and of all 04Yegh3    9:215 | synod of holy bishops and of all the clergy deplored with 04Yegh3    9:216 | Since the fearers of God had gained such success 04Yegh3    9:216 | to spend the whole month of Kalots making supplications to God 04Yegh3    9:216 | war on the holy festival of Christ’s Epiphany, so that this 04Yegh3    9:217 | And all these visitations of God, which had been splendidly 04Yegh3    9:217 | had sent to the land of the Greeks, to the holy 04Yegh3    9:218 | Releasing one of the foremost Persian captives and 04Yegh3    9:218 | had been done: the destruction of their lands, the slaughter of 04Yegh3    9:218 | of their lands, the slaughter of the royal troops, and the 04Yegh3    9:219 | this to him, the accusations of both sides, of the virtuous 04Yegh3    9:219 | the accusations of both sides, of the virtuous and of the 04Yegh3    9:219 | sides, of the virtuous and of the shirkers, concurred: how for 04Yegh3    9:219 | their ancestral religion; the treachery of the rebel Vasak: how he 04Yegh3    9:221 | But meanwhile, the messengers of the impious Vasak had previously 04Yegh3    9:221 | Persia with the sad news of the terrible disaster that he 04Yegh3    9:222 | For such was the desire of the impious one—to destroy 04Yegh3    9:222 | one—to destroy the unity of the bishops with the nobles 04Yegh3    9:222 | bishops with the nobles. But of this he was not yet 04Yegh3    9:222 | entered a covenant in love of God 04Yegh3    9:223 | went to the winter quarters of the king and repeated all 04Yegh3    9:225 | raging anger because the mouths of his evil advisers, who had 04Yegh3    10:226 | looked and saw himself full of weakness. He realized that he 04Yegh3    10:229 | many creeds in the land of the Aryans, and is not 04Yegh3    10:229 | and is not the cult of each one openly performed? Who 04Yegh3    10:229 | to accept the single religion of magism? Especially with regard to 04Yegh3    10:230 | was respected in the time of our ancestors—as I myself 04Yegh3    10:231 | to be the most sublime of all. Therefore, the Christians were 04Yegh3    10:232 | Likewise, the leaders of the Christians, whom they call 04Yegh3    10:232 | bishops, he treated as worthy of presents and offerings 04Yegh3    10:233 | mishap befall the great affairs of state 04Yegh3    10:234 | never recalled a single one of these facts, but continuously wearied 04Yegh3    10:234 | ears by speaking all sorts of evil about them 04Yegh3    10:236 | my own house, the result of which will be even worse 04Yegh3    10:239 | But a few of them, humoring him, spoke as 04Yegh3    10:239 | which is beyond the reach of your will, for the gods 04Yegh3    10:240 | yourself or afflict the minds of us all. Perhaps there may 04Yegh3    10:242 | him those in his army, of all nations, who observed Christianity 04Yegh3    10:249 | their presence he sent edicts of amnesty throughout the whole area 04Yegh3    10:249 | amnesty throughout the whole area of his empire concerning the Christians 04Yegh3    11:252 | When he had informed them of all this, he requested from 04Yegh3    11:252 | requested from them a testimony of his sincerity for Armenia; and 04Yegh3    11:252 | their presence, with the approbation of all his magnates, to the 04Yegh3    11:256 | the responsibility for the success of events on his own ministers 04Yegh3    11:257 | outwardly contained the good news of life but inwardly the bitterness 04Yegh3    11:257 | life but inwardly the bitterness of death, yet they were amazed 04Yegh3    11:258 | Even though he is aware of our indissoluble unity, he is 04Yegh3    11:260 | guide another by the light of truth 04Yegh3    11:261 | does there come any expectation of peace 04Yegh3    11:262 | by faith in the hope of Christ—who came and took 04Yegh3    11:262 | the Holy Virgin the flesh of our nature, and by uniting 04Yegh3    11:262 | his own body the sufferings of our sins. In that same 04Yegh3    11:262 | raised up in the presence of his disciples to his Father 04Yegh3    11:262 | sat at the right hand of the power. The same we 04Yegh3    11:266 | in our thoughts. Yet instead of rendering us gifts and blessings 04Yegh3    11:266 | you wish to deprive us of the true life, which is 04Yegh3    11:267 | he today become the preacher of good tidings without doing any 04Yegh3    11:268 | to accept the involuntary confession of one who has blasphemed Christ 04Yegh3    11:269 | every evil upon the ministers of the church now has come 04Yegh3    11:271 | could not break the firmness of their unity, then he dispatched 04Yegh3    11:271 | presence the old man full of bitterness, in whom lurked Satan 04Yegh3    11:271 | childhood was the pure flesh of the saints, and the drink 04Yegh3    11:271 | the saints, and the drink of which he was never sated 04Yegh3    11:271 | never sated was the blood of the innocent 04Yegh3    11:272 | To the evil of this man he added his 04Yegh3    11:272 | sent with him many companies of elephants 04Yegh3    11:273 | Approaching the borders of Armenia, he entered the town 04Yegh3    11:273 | Armenia, he entered the town of Paytakaran and spread all his 04Yegh3    11:275 | was the prince and commander of the whole Persian Empire. His 04Yegh4    1:0 | CHAPTER FOUR - Concerning the Secession of the Prince of Siunik and 04Yegh4    1:0 | the Secession of the Prince of Siunik and His Companions 04Yegh4    1:1 | hesitated to describe the afflictions of our nation which were cruelly 04Yegh4    1:1 | us by the foreign enemies of the truth. They were few 04Yegh4    1:2 | vacillations, yet to the eyes of outsiders our unanimity seemed imposing 04Yegh4    1:3 | penetrates, at the breaking up of unity heavenly virtue also departs 04Yegh4    1:4 | limbs, which previously were part of a man’s undefiled body, are 04Yegh4    1:6 | I shall present and speak of in order, though without a 04Yegh4    1:7 | describe these many—how some of them lost their own true 04Yegh4    1:7 | lives and were the cause of destruction for many others, for 04Yegh4    1:7 | many others, for some merely of visible things, for others of 04Yegh4    1:7 | of visible things, for others of things both visible and invisible 04Yegh4    1:8 | And this is the worst of all: the gate to destruction 04Yegh4    1:8 | That possibility surpasses the bounds of man 04Yegh4    1:9 | he was previously well informed of Vasak’s impiety, now sent and 04Yegh4    1:10 | from and abandoned the union of the Armenians, he came and 04Yegh4    1:10 | faithfulness and the illegal rebellion of the Armenians 04Yegh4    1:11 | He also exaggerated and told of things the Armenians had not 04Yegh4    1:11 | insinuate himself into the favor of that wicked one 04Yegh4    1:13 | way to destroy the unity of the Armenians’ covenant and ensure 04Yegh4    1:13 | covenant and ensure the fulfillment of the king’s wishes in that 04Yegh4    1:14 | away from the firm unity of the Armenians. He was greatly 04Yegh4    1:15 | his own cunning, quite unaware of the fact that Vasak on 04Yegh4    1:16 | he had forgotten the coming of the Son of God and 04Yegh4    1:16 | the coming of the Son of God and did not recall 04Yegh4    1:16 | did not recall the preaching of the Holy Gospel. He was 04Yegh4    1:19 | He annulled the deed of adoption and with his own 04Yegh4    1:19 | hands broke the firm seal of the ring 04Yegh4    1:20 | He left the number of the blessed and caused many 04Yegh4    1:21 | worship. He became a vessel of evil, and Satan filled him 04Yegh4    1:23 | drove many from the band of Christ, joining them to the 04Yegh4    1:23 | joining them to the troops of demons 04Yegh4    1:24 | away and openly seized many of the nobles and very many 04Yegh4    1:24 | the nobles and very many of the peasants, and some others 04Yegh4    1:25 | Here are the names of his associates 04Yegh4    2:26 | The prince of the Rshtunik, called Artak 04Yegh4    2:27 | The prince of the Khorkhorunik, called Gadisho 04Yegh4    2:28 | The prince of the Vahevunik, called Giut 04Yegh4    2:29 | The prince of the Bagratunik, called Tirots 04Yegh4    2:30 | The prince of the Apahunik, called Manech 04Yegh4    2:31 | The prince of the Gabeleank, called Arten 04Yegh4    2:32 | The prince of Ake, called Enjuḷ 04Yegh4    2:33 | The prince of Urts, called Nerseh 04Yegh4    2:34 | The prince of the other branch of the 04Yegh4    2:34 | prince of the other branch of the Palunik, called Varazshapuh 04Yegh4    2:35 | A lesser noble of the Amatunik, called Manen 04Yegh4    2:37 | completely, not merely the mass of the laity but also many 04Yegh4    2:37 | the laity but also many of the holy clergy. He accomplished 04Yegh4    2:38 | them to join the bands of the apostates 04Yegh4    2:39 | stumbled and made a force of many soldiers. He wrote their 04Yegh4    2:39 | their names and presented many of them in person to the 04Yegh4    2:39 | great hazarapet; he greatly boasted of his brave valor, how he 04Yegh4    2:40 | he also broke the union of Georgia with Armenia; he did 04Yegh4    2:40 | he held back the land of Aḷdznik in the same fashion 04Yegh4    2:41 | an epistle to the land of the Greeks, falsely confusing matters 04Yegh4    2:41 | a man called Vasak, one of those Mamikoneans who were in 04Yegh4    2:42 | In this, time of trouble he was the sparapet 04Yegh4    2:42 | trouble he was the sparapet of Lower Armenia and faithful to 04Yegh4    2:42 | actions was beyond the pale of God’s religion 04Yegh4    2:45 | that he estranged the minds of the holy bishops from the 04Yegh4    2:47 | himself and all the party of apostates among the pious, and 04Yegh4    2:47 | and produced all the orders of amnesty from the palace 04Yegh4    2:49 | the garrisons in all regions of the country, in Tmorik and 04Yegh4    2:49 | Georgia and in the land of Khaḷtik. He sent word, urging 04Yegh4    3:51 | account, he assembled the mass of the Aryan cavalry, barring and 04Yegh4    3:52 | he gathered the entire forces of Georgia, the troops of the 04Yegh4    3:52 | forces of Georgia, the troops of the Lpink and Chiḷbk, Vat 04Yegh4    3:52 | Piwkuan and all the forces of Tavasparan, from the hill and 04Yegh4    3:53 | by money and liberal distributions of royal treasures, and others by 04Yegh4    3:53 | and others by the threat of the king’s command 04Yegh4    3:54 | reports to the great hazarapet of Persia, who was lurking hidden 04Yegh4    3:54 | lurking hidden in the city of Paytakaran 04Yegh4    3:56 | presence with all the princes of his party, he gave many 04Yegh4    3:58 | bestow on these the property of the other priests and shall 04Yegh4    3:59 | wrought tumult in the midst of peace 04Yegh4    3:60 | province there were two nephews of his in the holy covenant 04Yegh4    3:60 | his in the holy covenant of virtue. He wrote a report 04Yegh4    3:61 | to flight all the monks of the land who cursed his 04Yegh4    3:62 | and informed the irreligious heathen of what they did not know 04Yegh4    3:64 | Armenia in the total host of Vardan’s army 04Yegh4    3:66 | he heard the total number of the army, he was even 04Yegh4    3:66 | how many leaders there were of the brave champions, so that 04Yegh4    3:66 | prepare three against each one of them, let alone all the 04Yegh4    3:67 | inquired from him about each of the standards: into how many 04Yegh4    3:67 | they divided the army, which of them were generals, which commander 04Yegh4    3:67 | side, what were the names of each one’s adjutants, how many 04Yegh4    3:69 | Which of them would be hesitant, and 04Yegh4    3:69 | would be hesitant, and which of them would fight to the 04Yegh4    3:71 | with their commanders to one of the nobles, whose name was 04Yegh4    3:72 | the great king, informing him of the course of events, of 04Yegh4    3:72 | informing him of the course of events, of his own cunning 04Yegh4    3:72 | of the course of events, of his own cunning wisdom, and 04Yegh4    3:72 | his own cunning wisdom, and of Vasak’s deceitful subterfuge, namely, how 04Yegh4    3:73 | all this from the mouth of the great hazarapet, he was 04Yegh4    3:73 | make him drink the cup of bitter death in great dishonor 04Yegh5    1:1 | THE love of God is superior to all 04Yegh5    1:1 | fearless as the incorporeal hosts of angels—as can be seen 04Yegh5    1:1 | places from the very beginning of the world 04Yegh5    1:2 | were armed with the love of God for a weapon shrank 04Yegh5    1:2 | Their own death or loss of possessions, the massacre of their 04Yegh5    1:2 | loss of possessions, the massacre of their loved ones or the 04Yegh5    1:2 | loved ones or the captivity of their families, the leaving of 04Yegh5    1:2 | of their families, the leaving of their native land to be 04Yegh5    1:2 | only, they were not deprived of him. They reckoned him to 04Yegh5    1:4 | that time that the land of Armenia fought with similar heroism 04Yegh5    1:5 | the Great saw the discord of his country, he experienced no 04Yegh5    1:6 | well knew that many others of those still united with him 04Yegh5    1:7 | to muster at the city of Artashat; in place of those 04Yegh5    1:7 | city of Artashat; in place of those who had deserted and 04Yegh5    1:7 | deserted and followed the prince of Siunik he appointed in their 04Yegh5    1:9 | Amatuni, Giwt from the house of the Vahevunik, Tatul Dimaksean, Arshavir 04Yegh5    1:9 | Ayruk Sḷkuni, Vren Tashratsi, Aprsam of the Artsrunik, The royal shahkhorapet 04Yegh5    1:9 | Akeatsik, The Trpatunik, The troops of the Rshtunik. And all the 04Yegh5    1:10 | for war on the plain of Artaz for a muster of 04Yegh5    1:10 | of Artaz for a muster of sixty-six thousand men, infantry 04Yegh5    1:12 | desired to share the death of the valiant martyrs 04Yegh5    1:13 | The sparapet, in the company of the nobles, began to address 04Yegh5    1:15 | we fought at the command of a temporal king 04Yegh5    1:17 | our bodies, and many acts of valor have been performed for 04Yegh5    1:18 | Yet I regard those acts of valor to be worthless and 04Yegh5    1:19 | if we accomplished these deeds of valor for a mortal commander 04Yegh5    1:19 | immortal king, who is Lord of the living and the dead 04Yegh5    1:20 | body to enter the presence of the living God, from whom 04Yegh5    1:21 | valiant comrades, especially because many of you have surpassed me in 04Yegh5    1:21 | in ancestral rank. But as of your own free will you 04Yegh5    1:21 | and agreeable to the ears of both the greatest and the 04Yegh5    1:22 | Do not be afraid of the multitude of the heathen 04Yegh5    1:22 | be afraid of the multitude of the heathen; do not turn 04Yegh5    1:22 | backs to the fearsome sword of a mortal man; for if 04Yegh5    1:22 | power so that the cause of truth may be exalted. And 04Yegh5    1:23 | remembering how I and some of you on that occasion cheated 04Yegh5    1:24 | know how we sought means of comforting our friends who were 04Yegh5    1:25 | impossible that for the sake of human love we exchange God 04Yegh5    2:26 | that we acquired the repute of valor, cruelly smote the royal 04Yegh5    2:26 | from various places the impurity of idolatry, overthrew the king’s impious 04Yegh5    2:26 | impious command, calmed the fury of the sea; the mountainous waves 04Yegh5    2:28 | wished by the mere word of his command to accomplish his 04Yegh5    2:29 | he cannot change the color of his skin, so he will 04Yegh5    2:30 | For the foundations of our Christianity are set on 04Yegh5    2:31 | one can reach the building of Christ not made by human 04Yegh5    2:34 | slaughtering others for the sake of the divine religion we have 04Yegh5    2:34 | and bequeathed the valiant name of our family to the church 04Yegh5    2:34 | the church—and the expectation of reward stems from the Lord 04Yegh5    2:34 | Lord, preserved for each one of us according to the willingness 04Yegh5    2:34 | us according to the willingness of his heart and the achievement 04Yegh5    2:34 | his heart and the achievement of his deeds—how much more 04Yegh5    2:34 | die for the great witness of our Lord Jesus Christ, which 04Yegh5    2:35 | not from any just deeds of our own but from the 04Yegh5    2:35 | but from the liberal bestower of gifts, as he indeed said 04Yegh5    2:35 | sin abounded, there the grace of God was even more abundant 04Yegh5    2:36 | Very apposite is the injunction of this saying. As we appeared 04Yegh5    2:36 | and angels and the Father of all 04Yegh5    2:39 | who had heard the repute of our Christianity, since they were 04Yegh5    2:39 | Christianity, since they were unaware of our intentions lamented and bewailed 04Yegh5    2:41 | to cast off every suspicion of infamy 04Yegh5    2:42 | no man but the general of all martyrs 04Yegh5    2:43 | Fear is a sign of doubt. Long ago we rejected 04Yegh5    2:44 | he exhorted and encouraged each of them in private, filling all 04Yegh5    2:44 | private, filling all the wants of the indigent 04Yegh5    2:47 | repeated to them the records of valiant men, for he himself 04Yegh5    2:48 | Taking up the brave model of the Maccabees, he read it 04Yegh5    2:48 | telling them in fluent words of the outcome of events—how 04Yegh5    2:48 | fluent words of the outcome of events—how they fought and 04Yegh5    2:48 | and struggled against the king of Antioch for their God-given 04Yegh5    2:49 | that battle, yet the fame of their valor has survived to 04Yegh5    2:50 | the soldiers how the relatives of Mattathias had split away from 04Yegh5    2:50 | and had received the punishment of death from the holy covenanters 04Yegh5    3:52 | Armenia, and reached the province of Her and Zarevand 04Yegh5    3:55 | When the Armenian troops heard of this, they chose from the 04Yegh5    3:55 | whole army a junior noble of the Amatuni family, Arandzar by 04Yegh5    3:55 | by name, a man full of wisdom and valor 04Yegh5    3:56 | thousand men, slew the majority of their force, and threw back 04Yegh5    3:57 | that day was a festival of great rejoicing for the Armenian 04Yegh5    3:59 | union, especially the holy covenant of the church, which the soldiers 04Yegh5    3:61 | who lived before the birth of the Son of God at 04Yegh5    3:61 | the birth of the Son of God at each one’s time 04Yegh5    3:62 | merciless condemnation for our sins of transgression which we had unworthily 04Yegh5    3:62 | brought upon ourselves the force of the Creator’s anger, and moved 04Yegh5    3:62 | He even ordered the sea of heaven to flow over the 04Yegh5    3:62 | land, and the firm ground of earth was rent, causing the 04Yegh5    3:63 | and lower waters became instruments of torture for us, taking vengeance 04Yegh5    3:64 | race; he softened the severity of the Lord’s anger and became 04Yegh5    3:64 | and became the prime cause of the growth and multiplication of 04Yegh5    3:64 | of the growth and multiplication of mankind 04Yegh5    3:65 | saw in him a type of the invisible coming of the 04Yegh5    3:65 | type of the invisible coming of the Son of God, the 04Yegh5    3:65 | invisible coming of the Son of God, the apprehension of the 04Yegh5    3:65 | Son of God, the apprehension of the incomprehensible, the sacrifice of 04Yegh5    3:65 | of the incomprehensible, the sacrifice of the immortal, who by his 04Yegh5    3:65 | own death abolished the power of death 04Yegh5    3:67 | had reached manhood the mystery of pious heroism was revealed to 04Yegh5    3:67 | to him in the years of his youth. The house of 04Yegh5    3:67 | of his youth. The house of the Egyptian king offered him 04Yegh5    3:67 | nourished him. At the time of the people’s deliverance from oppression 04Yegh5    3:69 | Because of the holy zeal he possessed 04Yegh5    3:69 | and established him as leader of his people 04Yegh5    3:70 | was justified by the shedding of blood and was called the 04Yegh5    3:70 | and was called the greatest of all prophets for slaughtering not 04Yegh5    3:71 | such zeal for the coming of the Son of God, how 04Yegh5    3:71 | the coming of the Son of God, how much more should 04Yegh5    3:71 | greatly enjoyed the heavenly gifts of his grace—be zealous for 04Yegh5    3:73 | the profanation in the hour of battle, and confirmed the priesthood 04Yegh5    3:74 | unable to endure the sight of Ahab’s idolatry. In his righteous 04Yegh5    3:75 | your ascension but the Lord of chariots and horses himself, meeting 04Yegh5    3:75 | wings to grow on each of you, so that you may 04Yegh5    4:77 | David in the time of his youth slew the great 04Yegh5    4:77 | youth slew the great mountain of flesh with a stone, quite 04Yegh5    4:77 | with a stone, quite unfearful of the giant’s fearsome sword. He 04Yegh5    4:77 | sword. He scattered the forces of the foreigners and saved his 04Yegh5    4:77 | enslavement. He became the first of the kings of Israel and 04Yegh5    4:77 | the first of the kings of Israel and was called the 04Yegh5    4:77 | and was called the father of the Son of God 04Yegh5    4:77 | the father of the Son of God 04Yegh5    4:78 | so called for the needs of the time; while you, truly 04Yegh5    4:78 | time; while you, truly born of the Holy Spirit, are sons 04Yegh5    4:78 | the Holy Spirit, are sons of God and heirs of Christ 04Yegh5    4:78 | sons of God and heirs of Christ 04Yegh5    4:79 | Let no one deprive you of your portion, or estrange and 04Yegh5    4:80 | Remember all the earlier generals of Israel: Joshua, Gideon, Jephthah, and 04Yegh5    4:80 | all the others who were of the true faith. They smote 04Yegh5    4:80 | smote and slew the armies of the heathen, and purified the 04Yegh5    4:81 | On account of their unwavering righteous conduct—as 04Yegh5    4:82 | The high walls of the city at a mere 04Yegh5    4:83 | the others who performed acts of valor in each one’s age 04Yegh5    4:85 | nor old. The immutable nature of God does not change. As 04Yegh5    4:85 | himself said through the mouth of the holy prophets: ’I am 04Yegh5    4:85 | to another or my deeds of valor to sculpted images.’ 04Yegh5    4:88 | recall the Apostle’s saying: ’Instead of the joy which lay before 04Yegh5    4:88 | endured death—even the death of the cross. Therefore, God raised 04Yegh5    4:88 | names, that at the name of Jesus Christ every knee might 04Yegh5    4:88 | Christ every knee might bow— of things in heaven and things 04Yegh5    4:89 | truly united to the love of Christ sees with the eyes 04Yegh5    4:89 | Christ sees with the eyes of the Spirit the invisible but 04Yegh5    4:89 | the invisible but clear light of the rays of the spiritual 04Yegh5    4:89 | clear light of the rays of the spiritual sun, which every 04Yegh5    4:89 | purity it attracts the contemplation of those with unsullied and holy 04Yegh5    4:89 | inclines them to the worship of the three Persons of the 04Yegh5    4:89 | worship of the three Persons of the united Being 04Yegh5    4:92 | down on the lower region of this earth, we see it 04Yegh5    4:92 | it filled with all kinds of corruption and foul impurities 04Yegh5    4:93 | befall the calamity-prone inhabitants of earth—the misfortunes of the 04Yegh5    4:93 | inhabitants of earth—the misfortunes of the poor and their innumerable 04Yegh5    4:93 | innumerable troubles, the violent exactions of the tax-gatherers, the oppression 04Yegh5    4:93 | the oppression and ill-usage of tyrannical neighbors, hunger and thirst 04Yegh5    4:94 | The icy blasts of winter and the burning winds 04Yegh5    4:94 | winter and the burning winds of summer, premature sickness and mortal 04Yegh5    4:94 | illnesses continually torment men. Fear of foreign enemies and dread of 04Yegh5    4:94 | of foreign enemies and dread of inner enemies ceaselessly come upon 04Yegh5    4:95 | haughty in the transitory affairs of the world, these are the 04Yegh5    4:96 | wealth is mingled the rapine of the possessions of the poor 04Yegh5    4:96 | the rapine of the possessions of the poor, with their pure 04Yegh5    4:98 | the whole world the Creation of the Maker of all? Now 04Yegh5    4:98 | the Creation of the Maker of all? Now what they worship 04Yegh5    4:98 | honor is but a part of its substance. So, are parts 04Yegh5    4:99 | For if one part of the world is corruptible, then 04Yegh5    4:100 | understand is the most select of the parts 04Yegh5    5:101 | superior to all the cults of the heathen that they revere 04Yegh5    5:101 | God who took the form of a man, but they offer 04Yegh5    5:102 | then abandon the dark thoughts of these erring ones. Let us 04Yegh5    5:104 | The blind have been deprived of life, but you who received 04Yegh5    5:104 | not enemies, sharers and inheritors of the supernal and spiritual city 04Yegh5    5:105 | The leader of our salvation is here. Here 04Yegh5    5:105 | you will oppose the allies of Satan’s work 04Yegh5    5:106 | then bore off the prize of complete victory; he threw down 04Yegh5    5:107 | camp; and at the hour of battle, relying upon their prayers 04Yegh5    5:107 | bishops, priests and deacons, singers of the psalms and readers of 04Yegh5    5:107 | of the psalms and readers of Scripture, each in his own 04Yegh5    5:107 | you and smite the enemies of the truth 04Yegh5    5:108 | they will not be afraid of that because they prefer to 04Yegh5    5:109 | double vision: with the eyes of faith they see the stoning 04Yegh5    5:109 | faith they see the stoning of the prophets, and with the 04Yegh5    5:109 | prophets, and with the eyes of the body the valor of 04Yegh5    5:109 | of the body the valor of your heroism 04Yegh5    5:110 | For you see the torments of the holy Apostles and the 04Yegh5    5:110 | holy Apostles and the murders of all the saintly martyrs by 04Yegh5    5:110 | church was strengthened; the shedding of their blood was a cause 04Yegh5    5:110 | their blood was a cause of boasting for those above and 04Yegh5    5:113 | on the Lord’s great festival of holy Easter 04Yegh5    5:114 | great happiness, the whole host of the army cried out, saying 04Yegh5    5:114 | our death equal the death of the just and the shedding 04Yegh5    5:114 | the just and the shedding of our blood that of the 04Yegh5    5:114 | shedding of our blood that of the blood of the holy 04Yegh5    5:114 | blood that of the blood of the holy martyrs. May God 04Yegh5    5:114 | his church into the hands of the heathen 04Yegh5    5:115 | After this, when the general of the Persian army saw that 04Yegh5    5:115 | that his expectation and hope of separating them from the indissoluble 04Yegh5    5:115 | them to discover what means of victory there might be 04Yegh5    5:116 | individual valor, he summoned many of the generals under his authority 04Yegh5    5:116 | to bring forward the companies of elephants. These he divided into 04Yegh5    5:117 | the king’s behest, saying: “Each of you remember the command of 04Yegh5    5:117 | of you remember the command of the great king and set 04Yegh5    5:117 | as your goal the fame of bravery. Choose death over a 04Yegh5    5:119 | You are lords each of your own province, and you 04Yegh5    5:119 | You yourselves know the bravery of the Armenians and the heroic 04Yegh5    5:119 | Armenians and the heroic valor of each one of them. If 04Yegh5    5:119 | heroic valor of each one of them. If perchance you are 04Yegh5    5:119 | alive you will be deprived of the great property you now 04Yegh5    5:121 | Likewise, he reminded them of their many companions who had 04Yegh5    5:121 | they had received the penalty of death by the sword. Their 04Yegh5    5:124 | men to right and left of each elephant, and surrounded himself 04Yegh5    5:124 | surrounded himself with the elite of his warriors. In this fashion 04Yegh5    5:125 | be ready at the sound of the great trumpet 04Yegh5    6:126 | The contingents of the Aparhatsik, the Katishk, the 04Yegh5    6:126 | Geḷk, and all the rest of the army’s elite he assembled 04Yegh5    6:128 | he entrusted to the prince of Artsrunik, with the great prince 04Yegh5    6:128 | Artsrunik, with the great prince of Mokk in support. Many other 04Yegh5    6:128 | two, and deployed the mass of the troops on the wings 04Yegh5    6:130 | he put under the command of Tatul Vanandatsi, and ordered Tachat 04Yegh5    6:131 | took upon himself the command of the fourth division, with the 04Yegh5    6:132 | troops across the whole surface of the plain opposite the Aryan 04Yegh5    6:132 | Aryan army on the bank of the river Tḷmut 04Yegh5    6:133 | each other with the force of wild animals. Their melee caused 04Yegh5    6:133 | turbulent clouds, and the echoing of their shouts made the caverns 04Yegh5    6:133 | their shouts made the caverns of the mountains shake 04Yegh5    6:134 | From the multitude of helmets and shining armor of 04Yegh5    6:134 | of helmets and shining armor of the soldiers light flashed like 04Yegh5    6:134 | soldiers light flashed like rays of the sun 04Yegh5    6:135 | The glittering of the many swords and the 04Yegh5    6:135 | many swords and the waving of the massed lances were like 04Yegh5    6:136 | to describe the tremendous commotion of the terrifying sounds or how 04Yegh5    6:136 | sounds or how the clashing of shields and the crack of 04Yegh5    6:136 | of shields and the crack of bowstrings deafened everyone’s ears 04Yegh5    6:137 | one could see the commotion of the great conflict and the 04Yegh5    6:137 | great conflict and the anguish of the immense anxiety on both 04Yegh5    6:138 | Persian army, fearing the difficulty of crossing the river, began to 04Yegh5    6:139 | ground, rolling in the agony of death 04Yegh5    6:140 | and saw that the elite of the bravest warriors of the 04Yegh5    6:140 | elite of the bravest warriors of the Persian army had dislodged 04Yegh5    6:140 | had dislodged the left wing of the Armenian force. With great 04Yegh5    6:140 | and broke the right wing of the Persian army, throwing it 04Yegh5    6:142 | eyes and saw that some of the Armenian troops had broken 04Yegh5    6:142 | remained behind in the valleys of the mountains 04Yegh5    6:144 | thickly as to resemble piles of rough stones 04Yegh5    6:145 | he waited for the elephants of Artashir, who was sitting on 04Yegh5    6:145 | who was sitting on one of them in a high watchtower 04Yegh5    6:145 | fortified city. At the sound of the great trumpets he urged 04Yegh5    6:145 | him (Vardan) with the troops of the front line 04Yegh5    6:147 | on. Many reached the point of death, especially as the bodies 04Yegh5    6:148 | bows that the holy bodies of the blessed ones could not 04Yegh5    6:148 | there was a frightful press of those who had fallen on 04Yegh5    6:149 | scattered in the safe valleys of the plateau. Whenever they came 04Yegh5    6:150 | without respite until the setting of the sun 04Yegh5    7:151 | the flowering meadows became torrents of many men’s blood 04Yegh5    7:152 | one saw the vast mass of fallen corpses, one’s heart would 04Yegh5    7:152 | up on hearing the groaning of the injured, the crying of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of the injured, the crying of the hurt, the rolling and 04Yegh5    7:152 | hurt, the rolling and crawling of the wounded, the fleeing of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of the wounded, the fleeing of the cowards, the hiding of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of the cowards, the hiding of the deserters, the dismay of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of the deserters, the dismay of the fainthearted, the wailing of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of the fainthearted, the wailing of the effeminate, the lamentations of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of the effeminate, the lamentations of dear ones, the bewailing of 04Yegh5    7:152 | of dear ones, the bewailing of relatives, the woe and grief 04Yegh5    7:152 | relatives, the woe and grief of friends 04Yegh5    7:155 | escaped to various secure parts of the country; they had seized 04Yegh5    7:156 | These are the names of the valiant martyrs who died 04Yegh5    7:157 | From the family of the Mamikoneans, the valiant Vardan 04Yegh5    7:158 | From the family of the Khorkhorunik, the resolute Khoren 04Yegh5    7:159 | From the family of the Palunik, the brave Artak 04Yegh5    7:160 | From the family of the Gntunik, the wonderful Tachat 04Yegh5    7:161 | From the family of the Dimaksean, the wise Hmayeak 04Yegh5    7:162 | From the family of the Kajberunik, the splendid Nerseh 04Yegh5    7:163 | From the family of the Gnunik, the young Vahan 04Yegh5    7:164 | From the family of the Entsayink, the just Arsen 04Yegh5    7:165 | From the family of the Sruandzit, the forward-looking 04Yegh5    7:167 | house and from the house of the Artsrunik [44] and from the 04Yegh5    7:167 | Artsrunik [44] and from the houses of the other nobles inscribed their 04Yegh5    7:167 | their names in the book of life on that day in 04Yegh5    7:169 | But on the side of the apostates and heathen there 04Yegh5    7:170 | Nine of them were of the most 04Yegh5    7:170 | Nine of them were of the most eminent nobility, for 04Yegh5    8:171 | saw that the terrible casualties of his own forces were three 04Yegh5    8:171 | troubled mind, since the outcome of the battle was not what 04Yegh5    8:172 | he saw the great number of fallen on his own side 04Yegh5    8:172 | he discovered how many more of his men had fallen than 04Yegh5    8:172 | even more so on account of the notable men whom the 04Yegh5    8:173 | For fear of the king he could not 04Yegh5    8:175 | his own witness and that of the false priests in his 04Yegh5    8:176 | the king’s order immediately because of the treachery of Vasak, whose 04Yegh5    8:176 | immediately because of the treachery of Vasak, whose deceit they had 04Yegh6    1:0 | SIX - In Which the Virtue of the Armenians Is Again Set 04Yegh6    1:0 | Set Forth and the Impiety of Vasak Is Shown To Be 04Yegh6    1:1 | fortress in which a detachment of the Armenian army with the 04Yegh6    1:3 | down and present themselves, many of the soldiers were unable to 04Yegh6    1:4 | One of the brave Armenian soldiers who 04Yegh6    1:4 | the impious one. In front of the Persian general he rehearsed 04Yegh6    1:5 | this, many confirmed the truth of the charge—not only from 04Yegh6    1:5 | Armenian side, but even more of the Persian soldiers 04Yegh6    1:7 | ordered two hundred and thirteen of them to be killed 04Yegh6    1:8 | still flourishing and the temples of martyrs are still undestroyed, and 04Yegh6    1:8 | undestroyed, and the holy covenant of the church is still unbroken 04Yegh6    1:8 | you have made us worthy of your heavenly calling 04Yegh6    1:9 | our death equal the death of the brave heroes, and our 04Yegh6    1:9 | be mingled with the blood of the fallen wounded. May the 04Yegh6    1:9 | his churches and this host of willing victims who are mounting 04Yegh6    1:11 | their necks to the sword of the executioner, uttering the same 04Yegh6    1:12 | had no expectation at all of bodily life, but were wisely 04Yegh6    1:12 | a means for the prosperity of the whole land 04Yegh6    1:14 | When Mushkan Nisalavurt heard of this, he was unable to 04Yegh6    1:14 | for the recovery and peace of the country 04Yegh6    1:15 | Armenian populace, who were aware of the fickle orders of the 04Yegh6    1:15 | aware of the fickle orders of the king and of the 04Yegh6    1:15 | orders of the king and of the malevolent apostate Vasak, had 04Yegh6    1:15 | saying: “What need have we of life in this transitory world 04Yegh6    1:15 | the sun after the death of our friends 04Yegh6    1:16 | many wounded rolled in torrents of blood on the plain, and 04Yegh6    1:18 | maidens and the whole populace of men and women went out 04Yegh6    1:18 | and occupied the safe parts of the desert and the secure 04Yegh6    1:18 | desert and the secure places of numerous mountains 04Yegh6    1:20 | murmur they endured their food of grass and did not think 04Yegh6    1:20 | grass and did not think of their usual victuals 04Yegh6    1:22 | were psalms, and the reading of the Holy Scriptures their ultimate 04Yegh6    1:24 | For none of them despairingly mourned those who 04Yegh6    1:25 | Joyfully they endured the rapine of many possessions and did not 04Yegh6    2:28 | Many were from the families of the great nobility—brothers, sons 04Yegh6    2:28 | some in the benighted land of Khaltik, many others in the 04Yegh6    2:28 | South in the inaccessible strongholds of Tmorik some in the thick 04Yegh6    2:28 | some in the thick forests of Ardzakh, and yet others in 04Yegh6    2:28 | yet others in the center of the country had seized control 04Yegh6    2:28 | the country had seized control of many fortresses 04Yegh6    2:29 | many tribulations for the love of Christ. This only did they 04Yegh6    2:29 | This only did they beg of God—that they might not 04Yegh6    2:29 | might not see the devastation of the holy churches 04Yegh6    2:30 | army in the neighboring parts of the country to come in 04Yegh6    2:31 | arrived, making up the numbers of the fallen, so that the 04Yegh6    2:32 | They advanced to the center of the country and attacked the 04Yegh6    2:32 | and attacked the large fortress of the Blue Mountain 04Yegh6    2:33 | valiantly resisted, struck down many of the Persian troops, and threw 04Yegh6    2:35 | the enemies’ hands, yet because of their oaths a priest, whose 04Yegh6    2:36 | way, indicating that the flight of the innocent was harmless. He 04Yegh6    2:38 | he saw what the commander of the fort was following his 04Yegh6    2:39 | when those in the fortresses of Tmorik heard of all the 04Yegh6    2:39 | the fortresses of Tmorik heard of all the calamities wrought by 04Yegh6    2:40 | the attack with the help of the garrison; reaching the neighboring 04Yegh6    2:40 | garrison; reaching the neighboring part of Persia they slaughtered the inhabitants 04Yegh6    2:40 | local fortresses, and the buildings of the country they burned down 04Yegh6    2:41 | when those in the mountains of Khaltik saw that the Persian 04Yegh6    2:41 | to descend on the fortresses of Armenia, in great strength they 04Yegh6    2:41 | strength they attacked the valley of Tayk 04Yegh6    2:42 | they found a large detachment of royal troops who were intending 04Yegh6    2:42 | to take captive the garrisons of the fortresses of the country 04Yegh6    2:42 | the garrisons of the fortresses of the country and who were 04Yegh6    2:44 | decisive victory, broke the strength of the Persian troops, slaughtered many 04Yegh6    2:44 | the Persian troops, slaughtered many of them, and expelled the survivors 04Yegh6    2:45 | only the blessed Hmayeak, brother of the Armenian general Vardan, fighting 04Yegh6    2:45 | heroically martyred for the unity of the holy covenant 04Yegh6    2:49 | for refuge to the forests of Ardzakh remain quiet and peaceful 04Yegh6    2:49 | continually sent to the land of the Huns, urging and exhorting 04Yegh6    2:49 | Hun army and reminding them of the pact which they had 04Yegh6    2:50 | Many of them were pleased to hear 04Yegh6    2:50 | pleased to hear these words of flattery 04Yegh6    3:52 | force and attacked the borders of the Persian empire. They ravaged 04Yegh6    3:53 | When news of all this reached the Persian 04Yegh6    3:53 | being the cause and author of all the calamities 04Yegh6    3:55 | When the king heard of all the devastation of the 04Yegh6    3:55 | heard of all the devastation of the country and had been 04Yegh6    3:55 | accurately informed about the outcome of the great battle, he desisted 04Yegh6    3:55 | He inquired into the failure of that imprudent affair, and wishing 04Yegh6    3:56 | plain truth, have the leaders of the Christians in Armenia summoned 04Yegh6    3:57 | the king wrote to one of the greatest nobles, Atrormizd by 04Yegh6    3:57 | principality touched on the land of Armenia and who had cooperated 04Yegh6    3:57 | and he appointed him governor of the land of Armenia 04Yegh6    3:57 | him governor of the land of Armenia 04Yegh6    3:58 | surviving troops to the lands of the Aluank and Lpink and 04Yegh6    3:58 | the fortresses which the army of the Huns had destroyed because 04Yegh6    3:58 | the Huns had destroyed because of their pact with the Armenians 04Yegh6    3:59 | not only over the ravaging of the lands and the loss 04Yegh6    3:59 | the lands and the loss of troops, but even more at 04Yegh6    3:59 | even more at the destruction of the Pass: only with difficulty 04Yegh6    3:59 | and there was no likelihood of its being rebuilt 04Yegh6    3:62 | summoned Sahak, the saintly bishop of the Rshtunik, to learn from 04Yegh6    3:64 | pious priest from the house of the Artsrunik, Mushe by name 04Yegh6    3:64 | a prelate in the land of the Artsrunik, had also destroyed 04Yegh6    3:64 | had also destroyed a house of fire and inflicted many sufferings 04Yegh6    3:65 | were added to the company of their virtuous companions 04Yegh6    3:67 | he wrote an accurate account of everything to the court, just 04Yegh6    3:68 | justify himself to the satisfaction of the king, who responded: “When 04Yegh6    3:71 | or torture them because many of the Armenian nobles were still 04Yegh6    3:71 | nobles were still in control of the fortresses of the land 04Yegh6    3:71 | in control of the fortresses of the land and the governor 04Yegh6    3:75 | provinces, he ordered the taxes of the country to be remitted 04Yegh6    3:75 | he even reduced the burden of the royal cavalry for a 04Yegh6    4:77 | said, “perform all the rites of piety now just as they 04Yegh6    4:77 | former times in the days of their ancestors 04Yegh6    4:78 | peasants, or clergy—whatever way of life they may have abandoned 04Yegh6    4:81 | But what was most important of all, he sent out edicts 04Yegh6    4:82 | man to follow the decision of his own mind; let him 04Yegh6    4:85 | who were in the fortresses of the country or far away 04Yegh6    4:85 | when they saw the restoration of the country and especially the 04Yegh6    4:85 | country and especially the reestablishment of the church, were encouraged and 04Yegh6    4:86 | a message to the governor of the country, asking him to 04Yegh6    4:88 | although they knew the cruelty of the authorities and how they 04Yegh6    4:94 | many days, and the side of the apostates lost 04Yegh6    4:95 | letter to the great general of Antioch 04Yegh6    4:97 | been implicated in the death of the magi in Zarehavan 04Yegh6    4:98 | also revealed letters and orders of his concerning the fortresses seized 04Yegh6    4:100 | that even after the end of the war Vasak had caused 04Yegh6    5:101 | he had stolen the tax of the country which went to 04Yegh6    5:102 | There were also many of his apostate friends who revealed 04Yegh6    5:104 | was the cause and author of these calamities: all the tortures 04Yegh6    5:104 | army, the ruin and captivity of Armenia, and the loss of 04Yegh6    5:104 | of Armenia, and the loss of the royal taxes 04Yegh6    5:105 | in concert with the king of Balas; this was at the 04Yegh6    5:105 | and had raided the land of the Greeks, carrying off many 04Yegh6    5:105 | the king himself had learned of his intentions and had slain 04Yegh6    5:105 | and had slain the king of Balas 04Yegh6    5:106 | that time Vasak was governor of Armenia and he had been 04Yegh6    5:107 | to his friends but most of all toward the king himself 04Yegh6    5:108 | the order: “Bring here some of the prisoners who are in 04Yegh6    5:109 | and brought in Sahak, bishop of Rshtunik, Saint Yovsep, and the 04Yegh6    5:114 | entrusted him with the land of Georgia. Ask that country if 04Yegh6    5:115 | him. You made him governor of Armenia 04Yegh6    5:117 | that when the honorable name of God, which he falsely bore 04Yegh6    5:123 | reflected on all the proceedings of the tribunal 04Yegh6    5:124 | and expounded all the proceedings of the tribunal 04Yegh6    5:125 | been informed by the hazarapet of the man’s guilt, he was 04Yegh6    6:126 | twelve days until the process of the accusation had come to 04Yegh6    6:128 | usage he wore the robe of honor that the king had 04Yegh6    6:128 | waist he put the girdle of pure hammered gold set with 04Yegh6    6:128 | dressed in all his marks of honor he went to court 04Yegh6    6:131 | gallery which was the chamber of the greatest nobles 04Yegh6    6:133 | He reminded him of all the proceedings of the 04Yegh6    6:133 | him of all the proceedings of the tribunal where he had 04Yegh6    6:134 | legally hold the lord-ship of the land of Siunik, but 04Yegh6    6:134 | lord-ship of the land of Siunik, but by treachery and 04Yegh6    6:137 | reported within the palace, sentence of death was passed upon him 04Yegh6    6:138 | immediately stepped forward in front of all the magnates, stripped from 04Yegh6    6:138 | dressed him in the garb of a condemned man 04Yegh6    6:140 | did not at all think of their afflictions which they had 04Yegh6    6:142 | holy fathers that the chief of all virtues is patience, and 04Yegh6    6:145 | We have heard of the sentence passed on the 04Yegh6    6:145 | passed on the forty warriors of Christ who suffered many tortures 04Yegh6    6:146 | One of them hastened to the baths 04Yegh6    6:147 | behold, he becomes the accomplice of Satan 04Yegh6    6:148 | he has received the pledge of the torments of hell, which 04Yegh6    6:148 | the pledge of the torments of hell, which provokes not only 04Yegh6    6:149 | me, but through the name of the Lord I conquered them 04Yegh6    6:150 | not fear the godless nation of the heathen, who in their 04Yegh6    6:150 | shall call on the name of the Lord and rout them 04Yegh6    7:151 | Vasak looked on the unity of the saintly prisoners, who accepted 04Yegh6    7:152 | ridiculed and made the laughingstock of the whole army 04Yegh6    7:154 | to resort to the possessions of his parents and grandparents as 04Yegh6    7:155 | any treasure in the tombs of our ancestors 04Yegh6    7:159 | were painfully pierced; the sinews of his arms decomposed, and the 04Yegh6    7:159 | arms decomposed, and the heels of his feet were bent backwards 04Yegh6    7:160 | The stench of death emanated from him, and 04Yegh6    7:162 | He tasted the death of suffocation and descended to hell 04Yegh6    7:164 | had wished to be king of Armenia had no known tomb 04Yegh7    1:0 | Same War and the Tortures of the Holy Priests 04Yegh7    1:1 | NOW in the sixteenth year of his reign King Yazkert in 04Yegh7    1:1 | again marched to the land of the Kushans to wage war 04Yegh7    1:2 | Vrkan and reaching the land of Apar, he ordered that the 04Yegh7    1:2 | same fetters in the citadel of Niwshapuh. But two of the 04Yegh7    1:2 | citadel of Niwshapuh. But two of the blessed prisoners he made 04Yegh7    1:4 | A certain Hun of royal descent from the land 04Yegh7    1:4 | royal descent from the land of the Khaylandurk, Bel by name 04Yegh7    1:4 | truth by them. He had of his own will submitted to 04Yegh7    1:5 | he fled to the king of the Kushans 04Yegh7    1:6 | told him all the details of the sufferings that the king 04Yegh7    1:6 | the breach in the Pass of the Huns and showed him 04Yegh7    1:6 | indicated to him the muttering of the land of the Aryans 04Yegh7    1:6 | the muttering of the land of the Aryans 04Yegh7    1:7 | When the king of the Kushans heard this, he 04Yegh7    1:8 | was marching on the land of the Kushans; so, he immediately 04Yegh7    1:10 | them with a small number of troops, he turned them back 04Yegh7    1:11 | had occurred through the disunity of his army 04Yegh7    1:12 | But in the vexation of his heart he did not 04Yegh7    1:12 | to pour out the venom of his bitterness 04Yegh7    1:13 | he himself was the cause of all the disasters that had 04Yegh7    1:16 | haste to shed the blood of the innocent 04Yegh7    1:19 | city where the holy priests of the Lord were, to bring 04Yegh7    1:20 | tortured them frequently, in excess of the king’s command. For he 04Yegh7    1:20 | was the governing religious authority of the land of Apar and 04Yegh7    1:20 | religious authority of the land of Apar and more enthusiastic in 04Yegh7    1:21 | hierarchy—he had the title of Hamakden; he also knew the 04Yegh7    1:22 | which comprise all the religion of magism. But beyond these is 04Yegh7    1:24 | He conceived the vain idea of torturing them unceasingly that perchance 04Yegh7    1:24 | that perchance, through the inability of the body to endure afflictions 04Yegh7    1:24 | hear from them some words of entreaty 04Yegh7    2:26 | a jar and one-half of water be given to each 04Yegh7    2:27 | but had heard no word of vacillation from them, he thought 04Yegh7    2:27 | them, he thought that one of his own servants had secretly 04Yegh7    2:28 | sealed the skylight and door of the prison, and had men 04Yegh7    2:29 | daily service. At the completion of their prayers they would rest 04Yegh7    2:30 | But the guards in charge of the prisoners were greatly astonished 04Yegh7    2:30 | they heard the ceaseless sound of their voices 04Yegh7    2:31 | even if their bodies were of bronze they would have decayed 04Yegh7    2:32 | long time that the guarding of this prison has been entrusted 04Yegh7    2:35 | went himself in the middle of the night to the dungeon 04Yegh7    2:36 | worship, he saw each one of the prisoners shining like an 04Yegh7    2:39 | false forms in the eyes of ignorant men. Perhaps this was 04Yegh7    2:40 | unable to understand the reality of the vision 04Yegh7    2:43 | such an apparition? I know of no one else nor have 04Yegh7    2:46 | One of the executioners, on hearing the 04Yegh7    2:48 | heard about the future coming of our Lord or about the 04Yegh7    2:48 | great tribulation for the love of that hope which we shall 04Yegh7    2:49 | pity for the great tribulation of our bodies. But we are 04Yegh7    2:50 | But we, for love of our Christ, greatly rejoice at 04Yegh7    3:52 | bear to listen. For because of your inveterate blindness you do 04Yegh7    3:53 | and beneficent, and the door of his kingdom is open. If 04Yegh7    3:54 | to fall into the hands of your king, like the others 04Yegh7    3:54 | although we knew the perils of our danger and yet did 04Yegh7    3:55 | our God, who is Creator of heaven and earth and of 04Yegh7    3:55 | of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible 04Yegh7    3:55 | humbled himself to the race of mankind and put on a 04Yegh7    3:55 | body, accomplished the whole range of virtue, fulfilled every act of 04Yegh7    3:55 | of virtue, fulfilled every act of Providence of his own will 04Yegh7    3:55 | fulfilled every act of Providence of his own will, was betrayed 04Yegh7    3:55 | was betrayed into the hands of his crucifiers, died and was 04Yegh7    3:55 | sat at the right hand of the Father’s throne, granted us 04Yegh7    3:55 | us as immortals the rewards of our labors—then we count 04Yegh7    3:55 | insignificant these torments for love of the recompense which he bestowed 04Yegh7    3:55 | he bestowed on the race of mankind 04Yegh7    3:57 | and noiselessly, without taking any of his servants with him 04Yegh7    3:58 | When he reached the door of the prison, he looked in 04Yegh7    3:62 | him, and he told them of the two appearances of the 04Yegh7    3:62 | them of the two appearances of the marvel 04Yegh7    3:63 | darkened mind. The blind eyes of your soul were opened and 04Yegh7    3:63 | you saw the inextinguishable light of God’s grace. Make haste, linger 04Yegh7    3:66 | this day is like that of your holy torments; just as 04Yegh7    3:66 | thereby opened the locked gate of Eden, so too have you 04Yegh7    3:66 | He who was the cause of death for many, you have 04Yegh7    3:66 | have now made the cause of life for us and himself 04Yegh7    3:68 | my light and my life; of whom shall I be afraid 04Yegh7    3:68 | The Lord is the refuge of my life; by whom shall 04Yegh7    3:68 | my body. But you, Lord of all, came for the life 04Yegh7    3:68 | all, came for the life of all, that they might turn 04Yegh7    3:70 | not, Lord, on my impiety of many years, lest straying from 04Yegh7    3:70 | true life, I make disciples of many to their destruction; but 04Yegh7    3:70 | whom I was the cause of death may I also become 04Yegh7    3:70 | I also become the cause of life 04Yegh7    3:74 | earth to heaven. Numerous groups of soldiers were climbing up; and 04Yegh7    3:74 | climbing up; and the appearance of them all was extraordinary and 04Yegh7    3:74 | and wonderful, like the appearance of angels 04Yegh7    3:75 | mind the number in each of the groups he saw: one 04Yegh7    4:76 | that he even recognized three of them: Vardan and Artak and 04Yegh7    4:77 | have brought them these tokens of honor as a pledge 04Yegh7    4:78 | us and become as one of Christ’s soldiers 04Yegh7    4:81 | than heaven. From the mouths of young suckling children, you have 04Yegh7    4:82 | shall see heaven, the work of your fingers,’ but: I 04Yegh7    4:82 | I shall see you, Lord of heaven and earth, even as 04Yegh7    4:82 | who had given up hope of life 04Yegh7    4:83 | joined him to the ranks of your saints 04Yegh7    4:84 | only saw heaven, the work of your fingers, but he saw 04Yegh7    4:84 | earth, he joined the company of the myriads of your angels 04Yegh7    4:84 | the company of the myriads of your angels 04Yegh7    4:85 | He saw the souls of the just martyrs, he also 04Yegh7    4:85 | he also saw the likeness of the glory of the invisible 04Yegh7    4:85 | the likeness of the glory of the invisible preparations, and saw 04Yegh7    4:86 | has received a large portion of your inexhaustible blessings 04Yegh7    4:88 | ask, open, Lord, the gate of your mercy to us who 04Yegh7    4:88 | desired to share the blessedness of your saints 04Yegh7    4:89 | make this newly found creature of yours an intercessor for us 04Yegh7    4:89 | us; let not the ship of our faith sink in the 04Yegh7    4:89 | sink in the billowing sea of sin 04Yegh7    4:91 | for mercy, that the voice of their supplications might be heard 04Yegh7    4:91 | afflictions lest they be deprived of the desirable crowns which the 04Yegh7    4:91 | Holy Spirit that the time of their calling had approached; that 04Yegh7    4:91 | they might go fearlessly, relieved of the uncertainty about the future 04Yegh7    4:92 | magus himself was the governor of the land and the city 04Yegh7    4:93 | cleansed them from the sores of the prison, then took the 04Yegh7    4:94 | giving body and expiatory blood of our Lord Jesus Christ 04Yegh7    4:95 | for me a washing away of my sins and a new 04Yegh7    4:95 | Spirit, and may the taste of this immortal Sacrament bring me 04Yegh7    4:95 | bring me to the inheritance of heavenly adoption 04Yegh7    4:96 | placed before them a table of food for the body, offered 04Yegh7    4:96 | body, offered them a cup of consolation, and joined them in 04Yegh7    4:97 | blessings and was not afraid of human torments, nonetheless he was 04Yegh7    5:101 | was more ignorant than they of the consolation of Scripture 04Yegh7    5:101 | than they of the consolation of Scripture 04Yegh7    5:102 | him to occupy the head of the table, but the blessed 04Yegh7    5:103 | ignorant than the most insignificant of your pupils. How could I 04Yegh7    5:105 | If you consider me worthy of your table, take each your 04Yegh7    5:109 | shall receive manifold relief; instead of this gloomy prison we shall 04Yegh7    5:109 | shall enter the heavenly city of light, the ruler of which 04Yegh7    5:109 | city of light, the ruler of which is Christ—he is 04Yegh7    5:109 | Christ—he is the president of the arena where he first 04Yegh7    5:109 | competed and won the medal of victory 04Yegh7    5:110 | same medal for the salvation of our souls and the glory 04Yegh7    5:110 | our souls and the glory of the illustrious holy church 04Yegh7    5:111 | this brother at the head of our table, so he will 04Yegh7    5:112 | For behold, the enemy of our lives who crowns the 04Yegh7    5:112 | who crowns the holy torments of Christ’s servants has arrived and 04Yegh7    5:114 | do to me by means of your holy prayers, and may 04Yegh7    5:115 | and I recalled the benevolence of Christ, whose coming into this 04Yegh7    5:115 | this world took place because of our sins 04Yegh7    5:116 | the thief at the time of the crucifixion. As through him 04Yegh7    5:116 | he opened the closed gates of paradise so that he was 04Yegh7    5:117 | Behold, for the sake of one sinner who returns to 04Yegh7    5:117 | they well know the desire of their Lord 04Yegh7    5:124 | that I shall be unafraid of death? When will it be 04Yegh7    5:125 | in accordance with the promise of my words deeds also may 04Yegh7    5:125 | and in me the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may 04Yegh7    6:126 | since you gave us food of joy. Fill us with the 04Yegh7    6:128 | entrusting to God the life of the believer 04Yegh7    6:129 | the nobles took their leave of the saints with flowing tears 04Yegh7    6:129 | the Holy Spirit: “Lest any of us,” they said, “weakening and 04Yegh7    6:130 | take consolation in the benevolence of God, who will neither leave 04Yegh7    6:130 | from us his mercy because of our faith in Christ. Through 04Yegh7    6:130 | have with him, the flame of your lamps will not be 04Yegh7    6:130 | will the darkness-loving enemy of your lives rejoice 04Yegh7    6:131 | joining them to the company of his angels. Their holy souls 04Yegh7    6:131 | souls and all the ranks of the just will come to 04Yegh7    6:131 | them you may become worthy of the same crowns 04Yegh7    6:132 | singing psalms. At the hour of dawn, they all note: “Make 04Yegh7    6:132 | your righteousness on those straight of heart 04Yegh7    6:133 | Let not the foot of the haughty come upon us 04Yegh7    6:133 | upon us, or the hands of sinners make us tremble 04Yegh7    6:136 | been charged with the tortures of the saints 04Yegh7    6:137 | was a very close friend of that man’s 04Yegh7    6:138 | the city to a distance of twelve Persian leagues 04Yegh7    6:140 | or listen to the counsels of light in darkness. For now 04Yegh7    6:141 | to share in the counsels of life, question me openly in 04Yegh7    6:141 | tell you the wonderful deeds of God that I have seen 04Yegh7    6:144 | no one at all hear of this from you, especially concerning 04Yegh7    6:145 | have any effect, but teachers of our own religion were led 04Yegh7    6:146 | Furthermore, what is worst of all for us, it was 04Yegh7    6:147 | is the most knowledgeable teacher of this land perhaps, he will 04Yegh7    6:148 | other criminals, then the report of his Christianity will become well 04Yegh7    6:150 | for us in the eyes of all men when the bones 04Yegh7    6:150 | all men when the bones of the Nazarenes were honored and 04Yegh7    6:150 | ourselves will become the destroyers of our religion 04Yegh7    7:151 | let no one know anything of his disgrace 04Yegh7    7:152 | that he may be suspected of treachery in affairs of state 04Yegh7    7:152 | suspected of treachery in affairs of state. Bring a public suit 04Yegh7    7:153 | in this world for those of another religion lest they overthrow 04Yegh7    7:153 | lest they overthrow the religion of our land 04Yegh7    7:154 | they have made a disciple of the learned chief-magus so 04Yegh7    7:156 | also to inflict all forms of torments 04Yegh7    7:159 | against me the cruel will of your king. Just as you 04Yegh7    7:165 | who had been in charge of the prisoners in the city 04Yegh7    7:165 | be led to the place of death, neither they nor any 04Yegh7    7:166 | been appointed to the ranks of executioners and served in the 04Yegh7    7:166 | day-guards with the instruments of torture. He came in the 04Yegh7    7:166 | He came in the middle of the night and joined the 04Yegh7    7:166 | night and joined the groups of nobles 04Yegh7    7:167 | first group supposed he was of the middle group, the middle 04Yegh7    7:167 | the middle that he was of the third, and all three 04Yegh7    7:167 | all three considered him one of themselves. None of them asked 04Yegh7    7:167 | him one of themselves. None of them asked: “Who are you 04Yegh7    7:168 | place, which was completely barren of grass and was so terribly 04Yegh7    7:170 | so that not a bit of flesh remained on the saints’ 04Yegh7    8:176 | to you. All the desolation of Armenia, he says, and the 04Yegh7    8:176 | he says, and the losses of troops which have occurred—all 04Yegh7    8:176 | you; and it was because of your obstinacy that many nobles 04Yegh7    8:177 | you caused all the torments of death 04Yegh7    8:179 | personally for his great knowledge of our rites, and who was 04Yegh7    8:179 | all our religion and beloved of all the magnates, and on 04Yegh7    8:179 | will never reach the place of his punishment 04Yegh7    8:180 | his own foster brother because of our honorable religion, how much 04Yegh7    8:180 | you foreigners who are guilty of treachery 04Yegh7    8:183 | you attributed the carrying out of that worship to the wishes 04Yegh7    8:183 | that worship to the wishes of the king. You honored the 04Yegh7    8:183 | willing, but that the king of his own free will divinizes 04Yegh7    8:186 | the blame for the ruin of our country and the losses 04Yegh7    8:186 | our country and the losses of the royal army. Our religion 04Yegh7    8:186 | has promised us the kingdom of heaven in return for this 04Yegh7    8:187 | devoted service, but for love of the king we must go 04Yegh7    8:189 | I shall speak to you of matters in which you are 04Yegh7    8:191 | ignorant fool like the leaders of your error 04Yegh7    8:192 | present. Only those are deprived of him who have renounced him 04Yegh7    8:193 | For the soldiers of our country, who had become 04Yegh7    8:193 | country, who had become disciples of Christ through us, trampled underfoot 04Yegh7    8:193 | trampled underfoot the fearsome commands of your king and regarded as 04Yegh7    8:193 | magnificent gifts; they were despoiled of their ancestral dominions and regarded 04Yegh7    8:193 | children, or the material treasures of this mortal world 04Yegh7    8:194 | spare their blood for love of Christ, but slew with harsh 04Yegh7    8:194 | with harsh blows the worshipers of the sun who were your 04Yegh7    8:194 | damage on your troops. Many of them fell in that battle 04Yegh7    8:195 | All of them preceded us to the 04Yegh7    8:195 | preceded us to the kingdom of God, and have joined the 04Yegh7    8:195 | have joined the supernal company of the angels. They have entered 04Yegh7    8:195 | them, which the blessed man— of whom you said ’I have 04Yegh7    8:196 | court but even the luminaries of heaven that you worship 04Yegh7    8:197 | and may enjoy the gifts of the world which has been 04Yegh7    8:197 | From their mouths come edicts of death and life 04Yegh7    9:202 | man you take excellent care of the country’s prosperity and the 04Yegh7    9:205 | But if the nature of your gods is one, let 04Yegh7    9:205 | be encumbered with the expense of providing for it 04Yegh7    9:206 | yet without air the light of its rays diminishes. It grows 04Yegh7    9:206 | and freezes all the shoots of green grass; in summer it 04Yegh7    9:210 | It is part of the created things of this 04Yegh7    9:210 | part of the created things of this world—one distinct part 04Yegh7    9:210 | this world—one distinct part of many, half of which are 04Yegh7    9:210 | distinct part of many, half of which are above it, half 04Yegh7    9:211 | not holy in itself because of its pure light, but as 04Yegh7    9:212 | for the use and enjoyment of us below 04Yegh7    9:213 | skimming over the immense waters of the sea, unconsciously follows its 04Yegh7    9:214 | just as the other parts of this world have been established 04Yegh7    9:214 | been established for the sake of our sustenance, so God has 04Yegh7    9:214 | to provide light as one of the other parts, like the 04Yegh7    9:214 | and similarly among the parts of the earth, sea and rivers 04Yegh7    9:214 | streams, and similarly the areas of dry land with all their 04Yegh7    9:215 | right to call any one of these ’God.’ If anyone 04Yegh7    9:215 | honor them with the name of ’God,’ they would have 04Yegh7    9:216 | that man does not admit of this, how much further is 04Yegh7    9:216 | is such a confused state of affairs from the nature of 04Yegh7    9:216 | of affairs from the nature of God 04Yegh7    9:217 | the truth, soften the bitterness of your heart, open the eyes 04Yegh7    9:217 | your heart, open the eyes of your mind, and once awake 04Yegh7    9:218 | do likewise; for the eyes of our minds are open and 04Yegh7    9:219 | With the eyes of the body we see Creation 04Yegh7    9:220 | the other hand, the Creator of all is invisible to bodily 04Yegh7    9:221 | used to commit all sorts of dissolute acts—therefore in his 04Yegh7    9:222 | a gibbet in the form of the cross; and because men 04Yegh7    9:222 | luminaries, he stripped the sun of the light of its rays 04Yegh7    9:222 | the sun of the light of its rays, so that the 04Yegh7    9:222 | not see the great ignominy of their lives 04Yegh7    9:223 | to the soul and body of those who do not confess 04Yegh7    9:224 | to die following the example of our Lord. As and however 04Yegh7    10:226 | He ordered one of the youngest among them to 04Yegh7    10:228 | have surrounded me, and crowds of wicked men have beset me 04Yegh7    10:228 | feet and hands, and instead of my mouth all my bones 04Yegh7    10:229 | my spirit in the company of your holy warriors who appeared 04Yegh7    10:231 | mouth from the insufferable tightening of the press 04Yegh7    10:233 | all remember hearing any word of complaint from anyone about you 04Yegh7    10:233 | for he was the leader of all the Christians and faithful 04Yegh7    10:234 | Similarly, the governor of the country who was there 04Yegh7    10:235 | turn to make a request of you: spare your honorable selves 04Yegh7    10:235 | painful death in the fashion of that earlier one, whom you 04Yegh7    10:236 | For if you are of the same obstinate mind, I 04Yegh7    10:237 | But as he is sick of body and can find no 04Yegh7    10:237 | through doctors, he is tired of a sickly life and prefers 04Yegh7    10:239 | indeed is just. True servants of God must not turn against 04Yegh7    10:239 | ordinary man for the sake of sordid material interests. But humbly 04Yegh7    10:239 | everyone to the one Lord of Creation 04Yegh7    10:240 | As for this man’s seduction of which you spoke, you did 04Yegh7    10:242 | us, how could the children of the same father and one 04Yegh7    10:243 | we might preserve the unity of our lives unbroken 04Yegh7    10:244 | no one at all born of woman who can preserve his 04Yegh7    10:244 | can preserve his body free of tormenting pains 04Yegh7    10:245 | I am tolerating you out of my own kindness. For I 04Yegh7    10:247 | for we are not masters of ourselves, but there is someone 04Yegh7    10:248 | I am listening to you of my own accord and not 04Yegh7    10:248 | for he is a ravager of the land and a slayer 04Yegh7    10:248 | the land and a slayer of innocent people, a friend of 04Yegh7    10:248 | of innocent people, a friend of Satan and an enemy of 04Yegh7    10:248 | of Satan and an enemy of God 04Yegh7    10:249 | we cannot transgress the command of our King, nor are we 04Yegh7    10:249 | life for the corruptible illusions of this world 04Yegh7    10:250 | But as for your saying of me that he has not 04Yegh7    10:250 | these are not the words of those who see all the 04Yegh7    10:250 | who see all the pains of the world 04Yegh7    11:251 | and look at the affairs of this world systematically 04Yegh7    11:252 | Are they not all full of ills, both internal and external 04Yegh7    11:255 | medical art, since the reality of their healing is not insubstantial 04Yegh7    11:257 | Notably, if any of the king’s friends at court 04Yegh7    11:257 | hall and sees the multitude of notables and healthy fine young 04Yegh7    11:257 | the splendor and wonderful appearance of the courtiers, he would not 04Yegh7    11:258 | tender, and if the pulse of the veins is regular. And 04Yegh7    11:259 | care to heal your souls of all diseased errors of this 04Yegh7    11:259 | souls of all diseased errors of this world, as everyone already 04Yegh7    11:260 | mortal for the unquenchable fire of hell, whether you wish it 04Yegh7    11:260 | bodily pains which are not of our own free choosing but 04Yegh7    11:260 | happens to the bodily nature of every man 04Yegh7    11:261 | true living and quickening God, of his own good will became 04Yegh7    11:261 | good will became a doctor of souls and bodies. First by 04Yegh7    11:261 | bodies. First by the pains of his own torments he healed 04Yegh7    11:261 | he healed all the races of mankind 04Yegh7    11:262 | he cured the old scars of the dragon by his secret 04Yegh7    11:262 | that we might become companions of the angels and soldiers of 04Yegh7    11:262 | of the angels and soldiers of our heavenly King 04Yegh7    11:263 | not enjoyed the heavenly gifts of God, you do not even 04Yegh7    11:265 | I know that the health of my soul is being strengthened 04Yegh7    11:266 | as pledge the great teacher of the gentiles, who consoled himself 04Yegh7    11:266 | consoled himself in the pains of his body and gloried in 04Yegh7    11:266 | and gloried in Satan’s buffeting of his flesh saying: ’If we 04Yegh7    11:266 | became participants in the likeness of his death, how much more 04Yegh7    11:268 | are not at all fearful of your awesome and frightening threats 04Yegh7    11:270 | I shall remind you of the crimes you committed, so 04Yegh7    11:271 | magi and removed the vessels of the cult. Now tell me 04Yegh7    12:280 | king at the incorruptible tribunal of God 04Yegh7    12:283 | For the all-wise Creator of Creation took care at the 04Yegh7    12:283 | beginning and rendered the nature of the four elements imperishable 04Yegh7    12:284 | forth grass; cut the throat of the river so that it 04Yegh7    12:286 | our Architect united the indissolubility of the four elements—so the 04Yegh7    12:286 | four elements—so the nature of fire is found in stones 04Yegh7    12:287 | Then kill the warmth of the sun, for it has 04Yegh7    12:287 | for it has a portion of fire; or give a command 04Yegh7    12:290 | is your impiety than that of all the heathen, who are 04Yegh7    12:291 | you ignorantly say the nature of fire is destructible, these created 04Yegh7    12:292 | with you concerning the nature of created things. But admit to 04Yegh7    12:293 | wish to become a disciple of the truth, I shall expound 04Yegh7    12:293 | I shall expound the will of your father Satan 04Yegh7    12:294 | standing there the impious ministers of your vain religion and the 04Yegh7    12:294 | fire-holder blazing in front of them full of fire 04Yegh7    12:294 | in front of them full of fire 04Yegh7    12:295 | own minds do you think of the fire of this cult 04Yegh7    12:295 | you think of the fire of this cult?’ 04Yegh7    12:297 | that it is the custom of our ancestors and the strict 04Yegh7    12:297 | ancestors and the strict command of the king.’ 04Yegh7    12:298 | do you understand the nature of your fire to be? Do 04Yegh7    12:300 | with tears from the acridity of its smoke, and our faces 04Yegh7    12:300 | sooty from the heavy dampness of its fumes 04Yegh7    13:302 | Such is the extent of our comprehension of its nature 04Yegh7    13:302 | the extent of our comprehension of its nature.’ 04Yegh7    13:304 | us merely for the sake of hearing? Look at the facts 04Yegh7    13:307 | all this from the mouth of the holy bishop, he was 04Yegh7    13:310 | enroll me in the ranks of your holy soldiers 04Yegh7    13:311 | my virtuous ones, the hour of our martyrdom has arrived. Shut 04Yegh7    13:311 | has arrived. Shut the eyes of the body for a moment 04Yegh7    13:315 | own eyes he saw companies of numerous angels coming from heaven 04Yegh7    13:315 | six crowns in the hand of the archangel 04Yegh7    13:316 | you have forgotten your lives of suffering and have attained your 04Yegh7    13:317 | by you, but the art of your labor has been fashioned 04Yegh7    13:317 | by the all-holy hands of Christ. Receiving them now from 04Yegh7    13:318 | still glinting over the necks of the blessed ones 04Yegh7    13:320 | join us to the company of your dear ones 04Yegh7    13:323 | But the names of the six who all died 04Yegh7    13:325 | Vayots Dzor, from the village of Holotsimk 04Yegh7    14:326 | from Vanand, from the village of Ijavank 04Yegh7    14:328 | from Bagrevand, from the village of Elegeak 04Yegh7    14:329 | same origin as the bishop of Rshtunik 04Yegh7    14:330 | chief-magus from the city of Niwshapuh 04Yegh7    14:331 | from Ayrarat, from the village of Arats 04Yegh7    14:333 | to watch over the bodies of the saints in that very 04Yegh7    14:333 | go astray after the sect of the Nazarenes 04Yegh7    14:334 | with the guards as one of them. He was a man 04Yegh7    14:334 | He was a man full of wisdom and perfect in divine 04Yegh7    14:336 | on the fourth day two of the guards were cruelly afflicted 04Yegh7    14:337 | from below like the rumbling of an earthquake. The ground shuddered 04Yegh7    14:338 | their ears the very words of the tribunal, so that they 04Yegh7    14:340 | turmoil they went and told of all the torments they had 04Yegh7    14:341 | deal with the inexplicable sect of the Christians? For while they 04Yegh7    14:341 | if they had no need of them, they are pure as 04Yegh7    14:342 | if we say all that of them as ignorant or brash 04Yegh7    14:344 | liars; we have been assured of their veracity ourselves 04Yegh7    14:345 | would have received the weight of each body in gold 04Yegh7    14:348 | me ostikan over the two of you? Why are you so 04Yegh7    15:351 | took ten men the fervor of whose Christianity he knew, and 04Yegh7    15:352 | Since they were all apprehensive of the executioners, they moved the 04Yegh7    15:353 | and set out the bones of the blessed ones; they brought 04Yegh7    15:354 | from their bonds, the threat of death passing them by—for 04Yegh7    15:354 | passing them by—for edicts of amnesty had been sent to 04Yegh7    15:355 | dragging, the questioning and interrogation of the judges, the responses of 04Yegh7    15:355 | of the judges, the responses of each of the saints, their 04Yegh7    15:355 | judges, the responses of each of the saints, their execution, the 04Yegh7    15:355 | the guards, the despairing query of the three nobles, the collecting 04Yegh7    15:355 | the three nobles, the collecting of their holy bones into one 04Yegh7    15:357 | on the twenty-fifth day of the month Hrotits, in the 04Yegh7    15:357 | Hrotits, in the great desert of the land of Apar, in 04Yegh7    15:357 | great desert of the land of Apar, in the neighborhood of 04Yegh7    15:357 | of Apar, in the neighborhood of the city of Niwshapuh 04Yegh7    15:357 | the neighborhood of the city of Niwshapuh 04Yegh8    1:1 | Now the disciples of the blessed ones remained inside 04Yegh8    1:2 | in bonds for the name of Christ. He interrogated them, but 04Yegh8    1:5 | came again to the disciples of the holy martyrs. Choosing two 04Yegh8    1:5 | the holy martyrs. Choosing two of them who were the most 04Yegh8    1:6 | One of them replied: “By my parents 04Yegh8    1:6 | spiritual rank we are servants of Christ and disciples of the 04Yegh8    1:6 | servants of Christ and disciples of the blessed ones whom you 04Yegh8    1:8 | persons but had ancestral possessions of worthy sufficiency, and likewise servants 04Yegh8    1:8 | were like us and others of superior station. We came with 04Yegh8    1:13 | if you were a disciple of an innocent man 04Yegh8    1:20 | note: “First in the death of the magi, and then in 04Yegh8    2:26 | words? But make a review of your wickedness and our goodness 04Yegh8    2:29 | hours had passed, the two of them began to speak again 04Yegh8    2:29 | as minor, and the pains of the body as nothing compared 04Yegh8    2:29 | compared to the great love of God in which our spiritual 04Yegh8    2:33 | For each of them six of the executioners 04Yegh8    2:33 | For each of them six of the executioners took turns. And 04Yegh8    2:33 | ground, he ordered the ears of them both to be cut 04Yegh8    2:35 | We beg you, valiant soldier of the king, either put us 04Yegh8    2:35 | your punishments following the example of these most recent martyrs 04Yegh8    2:36 | tortures. Do not deprive us of half that heavenly blessing 04Yegh8    2:44 | because they had been deprived of a holy death, they went 04Yegh8    2:45 | to them as the question of why they had not been 04Yegh8    2:46 | although they were the object of royal punishment, nonetheless both openly 04Yegh8    2:46 | greatly honored by the inhabitants of the country 04Yegh8    2:48 | to see the holy bonds of the nobles and to serve 04Yegh8    2:49 | they indicated to the magnates of the land who belonged to 04Yegh8    2:49 | to the same holy covenant of Christianity 04Yegh8    3:52 | they ministered until ten years of service were completed 04Yegh8    3:53 | was buried by the inhabitants of the land with the holy 04Yegh8    3:54 | ceaselessly continued the same life of virtue. He went around collecting 04Yegh8    3:54 | around collecting all the gifts of the faithful, brought them to 04Yegh8    3:55 | doing until the twelfth year of their condemnation with the result 04Yegh8    3:55 | him also the holy chains of their tortures 04Yegh8    3:56 | from God into the heart of the king to make the 04Yegh8    3:58 | Through him the plain of Avarayr was gloriously bedecked with 04Yegh8    3:59 | walked over the extensive site of the battle, although the ground 04Yegh8    3:60 | that when all the monks of Armenia see him, through him 04Yegh8    3:60 | will recall the spiritual ranks of warriors who gave themselves to 04Yegh8    3:61 | and appeased the wrathful anger of the king 04Yegh8    3:64 | go and fulfill the needs of the survivors, we know that 04Yegh8    3:64 | open for us the door of his mercy, that we may 04Yegh8    3:64 | previously trodden by the feet of this saint 04Yegh8    3:66 | had never had the habit of opposing the good, on this 04Yegh8    3:66 | to fulfill immediately the command of those unanimously agreed on divine 04Yegh8    3:67 | he came to the land of Greater Armenia 04Yegh8    3:68 | the least, all the multitude of nobles and peasants 04Yegh8    3:69 | to bring us the news of the Resurrection, so that we 04Yegh8    3:69 | that we may become heirs of the kingdom 04Yegh8    3:70 | who have departed in hope of the Resurrection and those imprisoned 04Yegh8    3:70 | those imprisoned in the expectation of release 04Yegh8    3:71 | you we see the restoration of our land in peace; in 04Yegh8    3:72 | father. You are the mouth of the dead; speak with us 04Yegh8    3:72 | in our souls the blessings of the saints 04Yegh8    3:74 | prayers, so that the supplications of us sinners may enter before 04Yegh8    3:75 | finally were granted the sight of your holy love, so also 04Yegh8    3:75 | to see the true martyrs of Christ, as we are continuously 04Yegh8    4:76 | away from all the press of the crowd, and with three 04Yegh8    4:77 | set out coherently his life of virtue, only with difficulty could 04Yegh8    4:78 | If you mention the frugality of his diet, consider that he 04Yegh8    4:79 | if you wished to speak of his indifference to possessions, again 04Yegh8    4:79 | same you must truly understand of that blessed one 04Yegh8    4:83 | He was a source of healing for Armenia, and many 04Yegh8    4:85 | At the report of his fame the ignorant became 04Yegh8    4:85 | and at the close sight of him the licentious became chaste 04Yegh8    4:86 | a narrow cell, and awe of his sanctity fell on those 04Yegh8    4:89 | God’s beloved, and many enemies of the truth he brought to 04Yegh8    4:90 | he had made a beginning of his virtuous life, and in 04Yegh8    4:91 | participated in the earthly institution of holy matrimony, so he did 04Yegh8    4:91 | involved in any corruptible matters of this world for bodily needs 04Yegh8    4:92 | as he exchanged the needs of the body for necessary spiritual 04Yegh9    1:0 | The Names of the Princes 04Yegh9    1:1 | Who for the Love of Christ Gave Themselves with Ready 04Yegh9    1:2 | From the house of Siunik: the two brothers Babgen 04Yegh9    1:3 | From the house of the Artsrunik: Mershapuh, Shavasp, Shngin 04Yegh9    1:4 | From the house of the Mamikonean: Hamazaspean, Hamazasp, Artavazd 04Yegh9    1:5 | From the house of the Kamsarakan: Arshavir, Tat, Vardz 04Yegh9    1:6 | From the house of the Amatunik: Vahan, Arandzar, and 04Yegh9    1:7 | From the house of the Gnunik: Atom 04Yegh9    1:8 | From the house of the Dimaksean: Tatul and Satoy 04Yegh9    1:9 | From the house of the Andzevatsik: Shmavon, Zuaren, and 04Yegh9    1:10 | From the house of the Araveghean: Papak, Varazden and 04Yegh9    1:11 | From the family of the Artsrunik: Aprsam 04Yegh9    1:12 | From the family of the Mandakunik: Sahak and Parsman 04Yegh9    1:13 | From the house of the Tashratsik: Vren 04Yegh9    1:14 | From the family of the Rapsonean: Babik and Yohan 04Yegh9    1:15 | Of these thirty-five men, some 04Yegh9    1:15 | by birth and all citizens of heaven by spiritual virtue 04Yegh9    1:16 | warriors and companions-in-arms of the valiant champions 04Yegh9    1:17 | All of these willingly gave themselves up 04Yegh9    1:18 | in snowy mountains, became inhabitants of torrid plains 04Yegh9    1:19 | cast into the blazing land of the East, bound hand and 04Yegh9    1:20 | Their food was the bread of affliction, (their drink) the water 04Yegh9    1:20 | affliction, (their drink) the water of want; they were locked in 04Yegh9    1:20 | dark by day and deprived of light by night; without covers 04Yegh9    1:21 | one ever heard a murmur of blasphemy from their mouths but 04Yegh9    1:21 | only continuous thanksgiving like that of happy men worshiping God 04Yegh9    1:22 | they would have become weary of their bitter existence 04Yegh9    1:23 | your cruel bonds and each of you will again possess your 04Yegh9    2:27 | did not persist then out of ignorance, and today you made 04Yegh9    2:30 | very much praised the firmness of their conviction. From then on 04Yegh9    2:32 | been removed from the office of royal hazarapet and was found 04Yegh9    2:32 | hazarapet and was found guilty of treachery on many counts—he 04Yegh9    2:32 | bore responsibility for the ruin of Armenia, for which he was 04Yegh9    2:32 | never wished to speak ill of the prisoners to the very 04Yegh9    2:32 | to the very last day of his life 04Yegh9    2:33 | young had learned the schooling of their native land; this was 04Yegh9    2:35 | they had passed the age of study, yet with many psalms 04Yegh9    2:35 | joined in the spiritual songs of the multitude of young men 04Yegh9    2:35 | spiritual songs of the multitude of young men 04Yegh9    2:36 | their holy worship that some of the cruel executioners were greatly 04Yegh9    2:36 | order; they took loving care of them all and often fulfilled 04Yegh9    2:37 | especially because many miracles of healing were performed by God 04Yegh9    2:38 | citizens), the sick, and afflicted of the city were brought to 04Yegh9    2:38 | and received from them healing of each one’s malady 04Yegh9    2:39 | Likewise, the great prince of the country, Harevshlom Shapuh by 04Yegh9    2:41 | and indicated the noble conduct of each one of them. He 04Yegh9    2:41 | noble conduct of each one of them. He troubled the leading 04Yegh9    2:41 | and tried by all manner of devices, until through many intercessors 04Yegh9    2:42 | be loosed and the ordeal of their punishment to be ended 04Yegh9    2:42 | they should put on robes of their princely rank. He established 04Yegh9    2:46 | presented themselves to Yazkert, king of kings 04Yegh9    2:48 | close in the nineteenth year of his reign 04Yegh9    2:50 | with this struggle, the king of Albania revolted. He was their 04Yegh9    2:50 | a Christian; but Yazkert, king of kings, had forced him to 04Yegh9    3:52 | This was the cause of all the delay in the 04Yegh9    3:53 | Now the tutor of Yazkert’s younger son, Raham by 04Yegh9    3:53 | by name from the family of Mihran, although he saw that 04Yegh9    3:53 | he saw that the army of the Aryans was divided into 04Yegh9    3:54 | submission, unifying the whole army of the Aryans. Then he crowned 04Yegh9    3:55 | been brought to the land of the Aryans, the king of 04Yegh9    3:55 | of the Aryans, the king of Albania did not wish to 04Yegh9    3:55 | submit, but breached the Pass of Chor and brought through to 04Yegh9    3:55 | to this side the troops of the Massagetae. Uniting with the 04Yegh9    3:55 | Uniting with the eleven kings of the mountains, he waged war 04Yegh9    3:56 | Although they sent letters of entreaty two and three times 04Yegh9    3:56 | them for the pointless devastation of Armenia 04Yegh9    3:57 | He reminded them of the death of the nobles 04Yegh9    3:57 | reminded them of the death of the nobles and the sufferings 04Yegh9    3:57 | the nobles and the sufferings of the prisoners 04Yegh9    3:58 | and service,” he said, “instead of granting their lives you killed 04Yegh9    3:60 | treasure taken to the land of the Khaylandurk; they opened the 04Yegh9    3:60 | Khaylandurk; they opened the Pass of the Alans, brought through a 04Yegh9    3:60 | brought through a numerous force of Huns, and warred for a 04Yegh9    3:62 | last that the greater part of the country was ravaged, yet 04Yegh9    3:68 | He requested the property of his youth, for when he 04Yegh9    3:70 | lasted until the fifth year of Peroz, king of kings, were 04Yegh9    3:70 | fifth year of Peroz, king of kings, were the reason for 04Yegh9    3:70 | at court above the custom of previous years 04Yegh9    3:71 | year he restored to many of them their properties and held 04Yegh9    3:71 | be finally released in possession of their property and rank 04Yegh9    3:73 | As for the wives of the blessed heroes and prisoners 04Yegh9    3:73 | blessed heroes and prisoners and of those who fell in the 04Yegh9    3:73 | number them throughout the land of Armenia, for there are many 04Yegh9    3:74 | only older women but many of the younger generation 04Yegh9    3:75 | All of them without exception exhibited a 04Yegh9    4:77 | at all recall the memory of the comfort of their matronly 04Yegh9    4:77 | the memory of the comfort of their matronly nobility, but like 04Yegh9    4:77 | tasks they endured the toils of country life, and even more 04Yegh9    4:78 | consoled by the invisible power of the hope of eternity, but 04Yegh9    4:78 | invisible power of the hope of eternity, but in the tribulations 04Yegh9    4:78 | eternity, but in the tribulations of the body they bore even 04Yegh9    4:80 | mats were the same shade of gray; their pillows the same 04Yegh9    4:80 | their pillows the same shade of black 04Yegh9    4:84 | did they have any recollection of who was one of their 04Yegh9    4:84 | recollection of who was one of their domestic nurses and who 04Yegh9    4:84 | domestic nurses and who one of their dear relations 04Yegh9    4:85 | The hangings and bed curtains of the newly married brides became 04Yegh9    4:85 | their nuptial chambers. The chairs of honor in their houses were 04Yegh9    4:85 | crumbled and fell; the fortresses of their refuge were demolished and 04Yegh9    4:86 | sand; the wine-bearing stocks of their vineyards were uprooted 04Yegh9    4:87 | eyes they saw the ravaging of their property; with their own 04Yegh9    4:87 | heard the torments and sufferings of their dear ones. Their treasures 04Yegh9    4:88 | The delicate women of Armenia, who had been cossetted 04Yegh9    4:88 | chairs, regularly attended the houses of prayer without shoes and on 04Yegh9    4:89 | been raised on the marrow of steers and the dainty parts 04Yegh9    4:89 | steers and the dainty parts of game, most joyfully ate grass 04Yegh9    4:89 | and not at all mindful of their accustomed luxury 04Yegh9    4:90 | The skin of their bodies turned black in 04Yegh9    4:92 | pairs, plowing straight the furrow of the kingdom so that they 04Yegh9    4:92 | might arrive at the haven of peace without losing their way 04Yegh9    4:94 | they cleansed the livid stains of jealousy. They extirpated the roots 04Yegh9    4:94 | jealousy. They extirpated the roots of avarice; and the mortal fruits 04Yegh9    4:94 | avarice; and the mortal fruits of its branches dried up 04Yegh9    4:95 | humility they attained the heights of heaven 04Yegh9    4:96 | they opened the closed gates of heaven; and by their pious 04Yegh9    4:97 | among them became second brides of virtue, removing from themselves the 04Yegh9    4:97 | removing from themselves the opprobrium of widowhood 04Yegh9    4:98 | The wives of the prisoners willingly chained the 04Yegh9    4:98 | prisoners willingly chained the desires of the flesh and shared the 04Yegh9    4:98 | flesh and shared the torments of the holy prisoners; in their 04Yegh9    4:100 | without food by the sweetness of their song and live by 04Yegh9    4:100 | the air, exhibiting the likeness of the incorporeal beings 04Yegh9    5:101 | The ice of many winters melted; spring arrived 04Yegh9    5:102 | to behold the dear beauty of their faces 04Yegh9    5:103 | no more, and the chase of the hunters was silenced 04Yegh9    5:105 | their memory, and the names of each one were inscribed thereon 04Yegh9    5:108 | dear ones?” But the desire of their prayers to God was 04Yegh9    5:108 | to complete their course full of heavenly love 04Yegh9    5:109 | they together inherit the city of blessings and attain the promises 05Parp1    1:0 | The first book of the history of the Armenians 05Parp1    1:0 | first book of the history of the Armenians, which was accurately 05Parp1    1:0 | Agat’angeghos, commenced with the death of Artewan caused by Artashir son 05Parp1    1:0 | Artewan caused by Artashir son of Sasan, tyrant of the Stahrac’ik’ 05Parp1    1:0 | Artashir son of Sasan, tyrant of the Stahrac’ik’ (and narrated) the 05Parp1    1:0 | Stahrac’ik’ (and narrated) the conversion of the land of Armenia from 05Parp1    1:0 | the conversion of the land of Armenia from the ignorance of 05Parp1    1:0 | of Armenia from the ignorance of idol-worship to the truth 05Parp1    1:0 | idol-worship to the truth of belief in God. (The conversion 05Parp1    1:0 | book is called (the book) of Gregory 05Parp1    1:1 | bad, occurring in the land of Armenia; the actions and deeds 05Parp1    1:1 | Armenia; the actions and deeds of holy and impure men; and 05Parp1    1:1 | impure men; and the times of war and peace 05Parp1    1:2 | All of this, (continuing) to the reign 05Parp1    1:2 | this, (continuing) to the reign of Tiran, son of Arshak (who 05Parp1    1:2 | the reign of Tiran, son of Arshak (who was the son 05Parp1    1:2 | Arshak (who was the son of Arshak’s son Pap) was recounted 05Parp1    1:2 | During his reign the land of Armenia was divided, torn into 05Parp1    1:3 | which is called the History of Armenia ends with that event 05Parp1    1:4 | infirmity. Compelled by the command of princes and the words of 05Parp1    1:4 | of princes and the words of the blessed vardapets we committed 05Parp1    1:5 | For we recalled the threatening of the disobedient children in the 05Parp1    1:5 | taking place in the land of Armenia (such as) the division 05Parp1    1:5 | Armenia (such as) the division ( of Armenia between) two kingdoms 05Parp1    1:6 | brave men from the line of the Armenian naxarars (lords) countless 05Parp1    1:6 | Armenian naxarars (lords) countless numbers of whom gave their lives in 05Parp1    1:6 | in martyrdom for the covenant of the holy church, while others 05Parp1    1:6 | for a long time out of divine expectation 05Parp1    1:7 | We describe the beheading of God’s chosen priests and upright 05Parp1    1:7 | for the chosen rational flock of Christ; and those comrades of 05Parp1    1:7 | of Christ; and those comrades of the naxarars and other azats 05Parp1    1:7 | their backs on the covenant of holiness becoming tinder for the 05Parp1    1:8 | the events until the start of the marzpanate of Armenia of 05Parp1    1:8 | the start of the marzpanate of Armenia of Vahan, lord of 05Parp1    1:8 | of the marzpanate of Armenia of Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans 05Parp1    1:8 | of Armenia of Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans, the great general 05Parp1    1:8 | the great general and marzpan of Armenia. Our history ends there 05Parp1    2:0 | many narrations in the books of the first historians of Armenia 05Parp1    2:0 | books of the first historians of Armenia. After long reading we 05Parp1    2:0 | them the periods and centuries of the numerous revolutions happening in 05Parp1    2:0 | revolutions happening in the land of Armenia correctly and accurately arranged 05Parp1    2:1 | He accurately recounted the waning of the Arsacid Artawan’s kingdom, and 05Parp1    2:1 | kingdom, and the growing strength of the Stahrite Artashir son of 05Parp1    2:1 | of the Stahrite Artashir son of Sasan; Xosrov’s desire for revenge 05Parp1    2:1 | for revenge and the anxiety of the boastful Stahrite; the plan 05Parp1    2:1 | Stahrite; the plan and promise of reward for whomever could find 05Parp1    2:1 | whomever could find a means of killing Xosrov 05Parp1    2:2 | cunning plan and his murder of Xosrov by deceitful treachery; the 05Parp1    2:2 | deceitful treachery; the subsequent betrayal of the land of Armenia to 05Parp1    2:2 | subsequent betrayal of the land of Armenia to a foreign kingdom 05Parp1    2:3 | the return of Trdat, like a giant, and 05Parp1    2:3 | he took back the kingdom of his ancestors, bravely waging a 05Parp1    2:3 | for voluntary service; the tribulations of that saint—how he was 05Parp1    2:3 | the saint, to the amazement of the yet unconverted people 05Parp1    2:4 | the extent of Gregory’s patience a man who 05Parp1    2:4 | work in Armenia; the arrival of the blessed virgins from the 05Parp1    2:4 | blessed virgins from the city of the Romans; the shedding of 05Parp1    2:4 | of the Romans; the shedding of martyrs’ blood in the city 05Parp1    2:4 | martyrs’ blood in the city of Vagharsapat; the appearance of boils 05Parp1    2:4 | city of Vagharsapat; the appearance of boils on people’s bodies 05Parp1    2:5 | the removal from the land of Armenia of the darkness of 05Parp1    2:5 | from the land of Armenia of the darkness of ignorance (and 05Parp1    2:5 | of Armenia of the darkness of ignorance (and Armenia’s turn) to 05Parp1    2:5 | turn) to the heavenly kingdom of light and, thereafter, the exhortation 05Parp1    2:5 | light and, thereafter, the exhortation of the doctrine of Life in 05Parp1    2:5 | the exhortation of the doctrine of Life in the land of 05Parp1    2:5 | of Life in the land of Armenia; the testament of baptism 05Parp1    2:5 | land of Armenia; the testament of baptism in light, which Christ 05Parp1    2:5 | our land, through the intercession of the great hero Gregory and 05Parp1    2:6 | the building of churches; the radiance of the 05Parp1    2:6 | building of churches; the radiance of the priests, the large crowds 05Parp1    2:6 | the priests, the large crowds of people attending the feasts of 05Parp1    2:6 | of people attending the feasts of the Savior and assemblies in 05Parp1    2:6 | Savior and assemblies in honor of the saints 05Parp1    2:7 | All of this and more was related 05Parp1    2:7 | narration by that venerable man of God, the blessed Agat’angeghos 05Parp1    3:0 | and occurrences in the land of Armenia over the turbulent centuries 05Parp1    3:0 | over the turbulent centuries, periods of occasional peace and times of 05Parp1    3:0 | of occasional peace and times of intense and endless confusion, of 05Parp1    3:0 | of intense and endless confusion, of cleaving together in unity and 05Parp1    3:0 | cleaving together in unity and of tearing apart in disunity; when 05Parp1    3:0 | foreign kings, to the ruination of themselves and their land 05Parp1    3:2 | said (to be the author) of this second book. However, because 05Parp1    3:2 | and fitting, lacking the veracity of the book called Agat’angeghos, they 05Parp1    3:3 | war on the countless hosts of the Goths, he encamped his 05Parp1    3:3 | his troops by the banks of the Ghekovb River. Because he 05Parp1    3:3 | River. Because he was worthy of divine providence, he was clearly 05Parp1    3:3 | clearly shown the luminous symbol of the life-giving Cross in 05Parp1    3:4 | the enemies’ armies by means of the aid of the blessed 05Parp1    3:4 | by means of the aid of the blessed symbol which had 05Parp1    3:5 | how there in Jerusalem because of a fervent search by a 05Parp1    3:5 | a holy man the Cross of Life, our salvation, was discovered 05Parp1    3:6 | He noted the marvellous security of the place. Despite the fact 05Parp1    3:6 | in no way discouraged, because of the island’s advantages. For the 05Parp1    3:6 | road on the western side of the city 05Parp1    3:8 | a district on the edge of the city which to the 05Parp1    3:9 | From that time on streams of wisdom have issued from that 05Parp1    3:9 | go there from all parts of the Byzantine land. To this 05Parp1    3:9 | To this day those streams of knowledge have extended themselves and 05Parp1    3:10 | city amidst such a multitude of scholars have put such unpleasant 05Parp1    3:11 | thought to conceal the errors of his impudence under the name 05Parp1    3:11 | his impudence under the name of P’awstos 05Parp1    3:12 | written futile and useless narrations of their own and inserted them 05Parp1    3:12 | to differentiate between the words of scholars and the chatterings of 05Parp1    3:12 | of scholars and the chatterings of fools 05Parp1    4:0 | and brave general and marzpan of Armenia, Vahan, lord of the 05Parp1    4:0 | marzpan of Armenia, Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans who, with his 05Parp1    4:0 | his alert mind was aware of all of this (i.e 05Parp1    4:0 | mind was aware of all of this (i.e., of the 05Parp1    4:0 | all of this (i.e., of the faults in P’awstos’ work 05Parp1    4:0 | work). Vahan during the time of his authority introduced many, innumerable 05Parp1    4:0 | innumerable reforms in the land of Armerlia 05Parp1    4:1 | about events in the land of Armenia and so regarded it 05Parp1    4:1 | beginning where the Second book of history left off 05Parp1    4:2 | He wanted all the virtues of the clerics and the good 05Parp1    4:2 | clerics and the good deeds of brave men to be written 05Parp1    4:3 | so that when the multitude of the people heard about the 05Parp1    4:3 | people heard about the goodness of the clerics, they would strive 05Parp1    4:3 | men, hearing about the deeds of earlier braves would redouble their 05Parp1    4:3 | and leave a renowned reputation of themselves and their people 05Parp1    4:4 | lazy and bad people because of these examples would examine themselves 05Parp1    4:4 | themselves, and, hearing the reproach of others, would strive to improve 05Parp1    4:5 | this history by the lord of the Mamikoneans, Vahan, the general 05Parp1    4:5 | the Mamikoneans, Vahan, the general of Armenia and the marzpan. The 05Parp1    4:5 | Aghan, descended from the line of the marvellous and renowned Arcruni 05Parp1    4:5 | and renowned Arcruni tohm, son of Vasak brother of Tachat and 05Parp1    4:5 | tohm, son of Vasak brother of Tachat and Gotorz 05Parp1    4:6 | child, when the fresh down of a beard appeared on his 05Parp1    4:6 | cheeks, rejected all the pleasures of this transitory life and, choosing 05Parp1    4:7 | brought himself to the behavior of the incorporeal heavenly hosts by 05Parp1    4:7 | incorporeal heavenly hosts by means of sleepless vigils, fasting, and ceaseless 05Parp1    4:8 | head and, completing the course of his great achievement, he reposed 05Parp1    4:9 | chapel at Hadamakert. The name of this blessed man is recalled 05Parp1    4:9 | is recalled among the names of the holy witnesses preached to 05Parp1    4:9 | forever in all the churches of the lands of Armenia, Iberia 05Parp1    4:9 | the churches of the lands of Armenia, Iberia (Georgia), and Aghbania 05Parp1    4:10 | our abilities) by the lord of the Mamikoneans. Vahan, the sparapet 05Parp1    4:10 | the Mamikoneans. Vahan, the sparapet of Armenia, and marzpan. For 05Parp1    4:11 | that the missing passage speaks of the perils faced by merchants 05Parp1    4:12 | Thus does the word of mighty God accomplish everything that 05Parp1    5:0 | Now greedy lovers of material goods who have escaped 05Parp1    5:1 | be found by those inheritors of Eternity who have accurately and 05Parp1    5:1 | words, taking refuge in hope of grace of the Holy Spirit 05Parp1    5:1 | refuge in hope of grace of the Holy Spirit. As a 05Parp1    5:1 | rather than wooden planks. Instead of possessing the appropriate apparatus (on 05Parp1    5:1 | they had the indivisible unity of the Holy Trinity 05Parp1    5:2 | Since the planks of ships, without great labor do 05Parp1    5:2 | the case in the undertaking of such a great spiritual work 05Parp1    5:2 | spiritual work where the assistance of virtuous men is very important 05Parp1    5:4 | happen, with a vain inflation of words. Nor should (the historian 05Parp1    5:4 | the historian) reduce (the importance of) events and carelessly relate things 05Parp1    5:5 | Because there is need here of much pious preparation, as a 05Parp1    5:6 | accuracy and, with the intercession of the saints, may I reach 05Parp2    6:0 | After the division of the (Armenian) Arsacid kingdom into 05Parp2    6:0 | two parts—the western part of the land of Armenia was 05Parp2    6:0 | western part of the land of Armenia was subject to the 05Parp2    6:0 | was subject to the emperor of Byzantium and under his authority 05Parp2    6:0 | service tendered to the king of Iran—the Armenian naxarars who 05Parp2    6:0 | selected, according to the rule of their native ancestors, from the 05Parp2    6:1 | Shahpuhr [III, 383-88] king of Iran, fulfilled their requests and 05Parp2    6:1 | them as king (a member) of the Arsacid line named Xosrov 05Parp2    6:2 | The previous king of Armenia, Arshak, had ruled absolutely 05Parp2    6:2 | absolutely over the entire land of Armenia 05Parp2    6:3 | saw that the great authority of his line’s kingdom had been 05Parp2    6:3 | he observed that the land of Armenia had fallen under the 05Parp2    6:3 | had fallen under the burden of serving two kings. Then he 05Parp2    6:3 | noted that the greater part of Armenia’s best, most useful and 05Parp2    6:4 | the fact that the emperor of Byzantium had inherited many other 05Parp2    6:4 | to the (Iranian-held) district of Ayrarat 05Parp2    6:5 | man must recognize the experience of someone better than himself. But 05Parp2    6:5 | we shall bear the name of servitude 05Parp2    6:6 | people inherit the beautiful site of our rest and habitation 05Parp2    6:7 | the desirable and coveted places of the Ayrarat country, to leave 05Parp2    6:7 | the native and sephakan place of my ancestors, and go into 05Parp2    6:7 | rather than appreciate the way of life in a land where 05Parp2    6:7 | anguish through the unknown turns of my life—be it long 05Parp2    7:0 | Thinking over all of this inwardly, king Arshak forsook 05Parp2    7:0 | abandoned the good, native inheritance of his ancestors, the district of 05Parp2    7:0 | of his ancestors, the district of Ayrarat. (Ayrarat) was charming, renowned 05Parp2    7:0 | all plants and flowers, full of the advantageous, having victuals needed 05Parp2    7:0 | to sustain human life, full of beauty and refreshment. (Ayrarat contained 05Parp2    7:0 | Ayrarat contained) extensive plains full of game, beautiful sites and fertile 05Parp2    7:2 | From the peaks of the mountains water courses down 05Parp2    7:2 | irrigation, bringing an immeasurable abundance of bread and wine, sweet-smelling 05Parp2    7:2 | flavored vegetables, and a variety of oil—producing plants to women 05Parp2    7:3 | ground struck the refreshed gaze of the viewer more like clothing 05Parp2    7:3 | like clothing than the color of vegetation 05Parp2    7:4 | The lush growth of grasses over the countless pasturages 05Parp2    7:4 | asses and the forbidding herds of wild deer (making them) moist 05Parp2    7:6 | Many different types of plant roots are found there 05Parp2    7:7 | The abundance of the plains, which wins to 05Parp2    7:7 | wins to itself the will of those who enjoy labor, and 05Parp2    7:8 | Everything of profit to humankind is not 05Parp2    7:8 | even farther will find much of value buried in the ground 05Parp2    7:8 | and enjoy the good things of this world in the (style 05Parp2    7:8 | this world in the (style of the) greatness of kings, confident 05Parp2    7:8 | the (style of the) greatness of kings, confident (of satisfying) the 05Parp2    7:8 | the) greatness of kings, confident ( of satisfying) the tax-collectors. (Miners 05Parp2    7:10 | sweetness offers itself to eaters of different kinds of fine dishes 05Parp2    7:10 | to eaters of different kinds of fine dishes 05Parp2    7:11 | The roots of reed-like plants do not 05Parp2    7:11 | dine uselessly from the (nourishment) of the coveted Ayrarat plain, but 05Parp2    7:12 | The rivers are full of diverse large and small fish 05Parp2    7:12 | profit, and filling the stomachs of those (ascetics) who tirelessly are 05Parp2    7:13 | Fed by the beautiful waters of the country, the land also 05Parp2    7:13 | also brings forth an abundance of fowl—to the delight and 05Parp2    7:13 | to the delight and recreation of the prey-hungry azats. The 05Parp2    7:13 | hungry azats. The throaty warble of flocks of partridge and heath 05Parp2    7:13 | The throaty warble of flocks of partridge and heath-cocks which 05Parp2    7:13 | crevices. The meaty, delicious species of wild cocks which dwell in 05Parp2    7:13 | other countless types, many flocks of land and sea birds 05Parp2    7:14 | traps and hunters’ nets, brigades of naxarars with the sons of 05Parp2    7:14 | of naxarars with the sons of the azats would come forth 05Parp2    7:14 | the air with the sound of the bold whizzings of their 05Parp2    7:14 | sound of the bold whizzings of their arrows. Some would race 05Parp2    7:14 | on their horses after herds of deer and hinds displaying the 05Parp2    7:14 | and hinds displaying the exploits of powerful men. Others with swords 05Parp2    7:14 | combat would go after packs of huge wild boars and, causing 05Parp2    7:15 | Many of the naxarars’ small sons, with 05Parp2    7:15 | and servants, hunted diverse types of birds, using falcons, and thus 05Parp2    7:15 | thus added to the delight of the meal. Thus, did each 05Parp2    7:16 | one could see the children of fishermen who fished the waters 05Parp2    7:16 | custom, coming before the people of the naxararagund bearing fish they 05Parp2    7:16 | as well as the chicks of diverse wild birds, and eggs 05Parp2    7:17 | they pleased, selected a part of what was offered, then bestowed 05Parp2    7:17 | mansion, loaded with all sorts of good things, he bestowed the 05Parp2    7:18 | everyone dining, surrounded by piles of deer heaped upon each other 05Parp2    7:18 | purposely arranged. Though both eaters of fish and eaters of meat 05Parp2    7:18 | eaters of fish and eaters of meat were delighted by the 05Parp2    7:18 | were delighted by the fineness of the delicacies, (they also took 05Parp2    7:18 | matters, using psalms and songs of the prophets to bless Christ 05Parp2    7:18 | Christ, the bestower, giver, implementor of all good things 05Parp2    8:0 | Because of their unworthy deeds, the Arsacid 05Parp2    8:0 | Arsacid line was found unworthy of the district of Ayrarat, such 05Parp2    8:0 | found unworthy of the district of Ayrarat, such a coveted extraordinary 05Parp2    8:0 | a coveted extraordinary district, full of everything that the all-caring 05Parp2    8:0 | provide. (The Arsacids were unworthy of) this illustrious, rich district which 05Parp2    8:0 | chief (district) in the land of Armenia, which in its abundance 05Parp2    8:0 | abundance resembles the Biblical country of Egypt and God’s Paradise. (The 05Parp2    8:0 | Paradise. (The Arsacids were unworthy of) the native sephakan property of 05Parp2    8:0 | of) the native sephakan property of the Arsacid line, the city 05Parp2    8:0 | the Arsacid line, the city of Vagharshapat, the ostan dwelling of 05Parp2    8:0 | of Vagharshapat, the ostan dwelling of the Arsacid kings, the countless 05Parp2    8:0 | loftily built mansions, the delight of those most lush plains, the 05Parp2    8:0 | most lush plains, the foundation of the blessed House of God 05Parp2    8:0 | foundation of the blessed House of God—the great church cathedral 05Parp2    8:0 | great church cathedral—the dimensions of which were pointed out by 05Parp2    8:1 | and the martyria of the venerable ascetic virgins. (The 05Parp2    8:1 | in accordance with the words of that holy man of God 05Parp2    8:1 | words of that holy man of God, Nerses, that they would 05Parp2    8:1 | were betrayed by the division of the great land of Armenia 05Parp2    8:1 | division of the great land of Armenia between the two kings 05Parp2    8:1 | Armenia between the two kings of Byzantium and Iran who caused 05Parp2    8:2 | Thus did Arshak, king of Armenia, quit the district of 05Parp2    8:2 | of Armenia, quit the district of Ayrarat as if going into 05Parp2    8:2 | to the much smaller sector ( of Armenia) in a believing country 05Parp2    8:2 | and witness daily the ridicule of the (Christian) religion 05Parp2    8:3 | the insults born by clerics of the divine covenant from the 05Parp2    8:3 | kingdom from the arrogant princes of the Iranian lordship. So, he 05Parp2    8:4 | Thinking all of this over, suddenly he made 05Parp2    8:4 | to leave the good inheritance of his ancestors, and to enter 05Parp2    8:4 | and to enter the service of the Byzantine emperor 05Parp2    9:0 | to further weaken the rule of the Arsacid line. Because of 05Parp2    9:0 | of the Arsacid line. Because of their increasingly wicked deeds (which 05Parp2    9:0 | deeds (which the blessed patriarchs of the past had mentioned, as 05Parp2    9:0 | the betrayal to the burden of severe and impious service of 05Parp2    9:0 | of severe and impious service of the Iranians 05Parp2    9:1 | peace with him by means of hrovartaks and messengers 05Parp2    9:2 | if you knew the extent of his deception, dare to requite 05Parp2    9:3 | and to be the cause of personal gain as well as 05Parp2    9:3 | gain as well as cultivation of the land. But they did 05Parp2    9:3 | did not know that because of their sins God had condemned 05Parp2    9:4 | Knowing nothing about the accusation of the Armenian princes, (Xosrov) hurriedly 05Parp2    9:5 | Rather, (Shapuh) quickly stripped Xosrov of the authority of his realm 05Parp2    9:5 | stripped Xosrov of the authority of his realm, vowed that he 05Parp2    9:5 | never again see the land of Armenia, and kept him there 05Parp2    9:6 | the Armenians requested another king of their own from Shapuh. Agreeing 05Parp2    9:6 | Shapuh) enthroned Vrhamshapuh, Xosrov’s brother, of the Arsacid line, and dispatched 05Parp2    10:0 | During the period of his reign the most provident 05Parp2    10:0 | He was from the district of Taron, from the village of 05Parp2    10:0 | of Taron, from the village of Hac’ekac’, son of a man 05Parp2    10:0 | the village of Hac’ekac’, son of a man named Vardan. In 05Parp2    10:0 | a soldier at the court of the Armenian king Xosrov and 05Parp2    10:0 | was established among the group of scribes, as a royal scribe 05Parp2    10:0 | royal scribes treated the affairs of Armenia’s kings in Syriac or 05Parp2    10:1 | He went to a monastery of many brothers, assumed the monastic 05Parp2    10:1 | the most select and venerable of all. He rejected all temporal 05Parp2    10:2 | prayer-loving brothers and clerics of blessed behavior until the fifth 05Parp2    10:2 | behavior until the fifth year of king Vrhamshapuh, brother of Xosrov 05Parp2    10:2 | year of king Vrhamshapuh, brother of Xosrov 05Parp2    10:3 | he may read the history of that desirable man Koriwn, a 05Parp2    10:3 | desirable man Koriwn, a student of the venerable Mashtoc’ which provides 05Parp2    10:3 | and about the enthusiastic entreaties of Armenia’s king Vrhamshapuh. Koriwn, the 05Parp2    10:3 | aforementioned spiritual man, wrote all of this down accurately. We have 05Parp2    10:4 | caring God accept the plan of that venerable man Mashtoc’ which 05Parp2    10:4 | strengthened him with the spirit of His mercy 05Parp2    10:5 | involved in educating) the clerics of the land of Armenia. With 05Parp2    10:5 | the clerics of the land of Armenia. With many stipends, (obliged 05Parp2    10:6 | in the monasteries and churches of the Armenian people. As a 05Parp2    10:6 | As a result, the populace of such a large land was 05Parp2    10:6 | from the services). The unusualness of the Syrian language gave labor 05Parp2    10:7 | possible to win the souls of men and women in all 05Parp2    10:8 | Strengthened by the encouragement of the holy spirit, (Mashtoc’) went 05Parp2    10:8 | went to the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Sahak, and informed him 05Parp2    10:8 | Armenia, Sahak, and informed him of the problem about which he 05Parp2    10:10 | church someone raised the issue of the need for such a 05Parp2    10:10 | Armenian letters in the possession of a certain bishop in one 05Parp2    10:11 | The blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Sahak, and the venerable 05Parp2    10:11 | Vrhamshapuh’s presence and informed him of the issue. The king himself 05Parp2    10:12 | useful device for the land of Armenia during your own reign 05Parp2    10:12 | will have brought more benefits of worldly convenience (by this means 05Parp2    10:12 | this means) than the might of your realm or that of 05Parp2    10:12 | of your realm or that of your predecessors, your ancestors of 05Parp2    10:12 | of your predecessors, your ancestors of the Arsacid line, did 05Parp2    10:13 | his reign that the desire of such a spiritual life was 05Parp2    10:13 | was inherited by the land of Armenia 05Parp2    10:16 | Habel learned the system of the letters from Daniel himself 05Parp2    10:16 | himself, and took (a copy of the letters) from him to 05Parp2    10:16 | king, to the blessed patriarch of Armenia, Sahak, and to the 05Parp2    10:17 | the alphabet) to (the recommendations of) the blessed patriarch of Armenia 05Parp2    10:17 | recommendations of) the blessed patriarch of Armenia, Sahak, putting the letters 05Parp2    10:20 | with modifications without the guidance of the blessed patriarch Sahak. Sahak 05Parp2    10:21 | they had arranged the letters of the Armenian alphabet, adapted from 05Parp2    10:21 | schools and teach the multitude of clerics. For everyone enthusiastically wanted 05Parp2    10:21 | been freed from the torments of Syriac as if escaping from 05Parp2    10:22 | there was no Armenian translation of the holy testaments for the 05Parp2    10:23 | labor, as translating the books ( of the Bible) from Greek into 05Parp2    11:0 | Then all the senior priests of the land of Armenia, with 05Parp2    11:0 | senior priests of the land of Armenia, with the venerable Mashtoc’ 05Parp2    11:0 | venerable Mashtoc’, all the naxarars of Armenia and the grandee tanuters 05Parp2    11:0 | tanuters assembled by the king of Armenia, Vrhamshapuh and, together with 05Parp2    11:1 | The orders of the senior priests said to 05Parp2    11:1 | put into order the list of letters long-since devised, which 05Parp2    11:1 | As a result, the multitude of the people (seeing matters as 05Parp2    11:2 | any benefit from the doctrine of spiritual counsel which is food 05Parp2    11:3 | Let the (final) arrangement of all this effort be accomplished 05Parp2    11:4 | just as the blessed champion of Christ, Gregory, by the aid 05Parp2    11:4 | Christ, Gregory, by the aid of mighty (God), was kept unharmed 05Parp2    11:4 | God) to accomplish the illumination of ( Christian) knowledge in the land 05Parp2    11:4 | Christian) knowledge in the land of Armenia, so for you too 05Parp2    11:4 | his descendant, an inheritance-share of this glowing religion has been 05Parp2    11:4 | ancestor who guided the land of Armenia from ignorance to the 05Parp2    11:4 | from ignorance to the truth of recognition of God 05Parp2    11:4 | to the truth of recognition of God 05Parp2    11:5 | Lead the many people of this big land from that 05Parp2    11:5 | has existed from (the time of) your blessed ancestors. God kept 05Parp2    11:5 | other person in the land of Armenia is capable of doing 05Parp2    11:5 | land of Armenia is capable of doing 05Parp2    11:6 | unable to become as informed of and learned in the study 05Parp2    11:6 | and learned in the study ( of Greek), as you who were 05Parp2    11:6 | brilliance from On High because of your virtuous and modest spirit 05Parp2    11:7 | When Sahak, the pious kat’oghikos of Armenia, heard all of this 05Parp2    11:7 | kat’oghikos of Armenia, heard all of this from Vrhamshapuh, king of 05Parp2    11:7 | of this from Vrhamshapuh, king of Armenia, from the venerable Mashtoc’ 05Parp2    11:7 | Mashtoc’, from the entire covenant of the priesthood, and especially from 05Parp2    11:7 | tanuters and all the naxarars of Armenia, his soul rejoiced and 05Parp2    11:7 | and he glorified the Savior of all, lord Jesus Christ 05Parp2    11:8 | up to the work, proud of the assistance of God Who 05Parp2    11:8 | work, proud of the assistance of God Who had graced him 05Parp2    11:8 | spoken by the true prophets of the Holy Spirit, confirmed and 05Parp2    11:8 | by the luminous, envivifying sermons of the new testaments (pronounced) by 05Parp2    11:9 | Now when the blessed patriarch of Armenia, Sahak, had completed this 05Parp2    11:9 | Sahak, had completed this work of great spiritual effort, immediately afterwards 05Parp2    11:9 | teaching the flock. The ranks of writers swelled, and, vying with 05Parp2    11:9 | other, they embellished the worship of the holy Church. They encouraged 05Parp2    11:9 | holy Church. They encouraged multitudes of men and women to attend 05Parp2    11:9 | and to visit the shrines of the martyrs 05Parp2    11:10 | These people, full of spiritual gain, after communing in 05Parp2    11:11 | grew radiant and the martyria of the saints became majestic with 05Parp2    11:11 | saints became majestic with offerings of the testaments which were always 05Parp2    11:11 | blossoming within them. Ceaseless streams of exegesis flowed from the speakers 05Parp2    11:11 | who, in explaining the secrets of the prophets, placed the most 05Parp2    11:11 | placed the most lavish tables of spiritual delicacies before the entire 05Parp2    11:11 | the entire people. Those seekers of wisdom who supped of this 05Parp2    11:11 | seekers of wisdom who supped of this found (the meal) to 05Parp2    11:11 | the psalm states, the words of doctrine were sweeter than a 05Parp2    11:12 | me say, in the words of the blessed prophet Isaiah, that 05Parp2    11:12 | Isaiah, that the entire country of Armenia filled with the knowledge 05Parp2    11:12 | Armenia filled with the knowledge of the Lord as waters cover 05Parp2    11:12 | thanks to the spiritual rivers of the blessed patriarch Sahak 05Parp2    11:13 | all-caring Savior Christ, all of this was accomplished during the 05Parp2    11:13 | was accomplished during the time of Vrhamshapuh, as was written earlier 05Parp2    11:13 | his bed in the land of Armenia 05Parp2    12:0 | Shahpuh remove from the kingdom of Armenia, through their accusations 05Parp2    12:2 | Xosrov came to the land of Armenia but was gathered to 05Parp2    12:3 | After the death of Vahram, king of Iran, his 05Parp2    12:3 | the death of Vahram, king of Iran, his brother Shapuh’s son 05Parp2    12:3 | Yazkert [I, A.D. 399-421], ruled over the land of Iran 05Parp2    12:4 | he reasoned) that the land of Armenia was large and useful 05Parp2    12:5 | Many (members) of the Arsacid line had submitted 05Parp2    12:5 | Byzantine authority might grow fond of each other, and with this 05Parp2    12:6 | the past), with the addition ( of the Armenians) it will be 05Parp2    12:8 | Now, should someone of our line rule over the 05Parp2    12:8 | line rule over the land of Armenia, our kingdom will not 05Parp2    12:10 | not know about the words of the Holy Spirit which say 05Parp2    12:10 | The Lord knows the vanity of human plans 05Parp2    12:12 | made king over the land ( of Armenia) instead of an Arsacid 05Parp2    12:12 | the land (of Armenia) instead of an Arsacid was killed at 05Parp2    12:13 | After the death of Yazkert (son of Shapuh [III]), king 05Parp2    12:13 | the death of Yazkert (son of Shapuh [III]), king of Iran, (Yazkert’s 05Parp2    12:13 | Yazkert (son of Shapuh [III]), king of Iran, (Yazkert’s) son Vahram (Vrham 05Parp2    12:13 | Vahram) ruled over the land of the Aryans 05Parp2    12:14 | Princes from the land of Armenia came before Vahram, king 05Parp2    12:14 | Armenia came before Vahram, king of Iran, and requested that they 05Parp2    12:15 | Vrhamshapuh’s son) from the line of the kings of Armenia 05Parp2    12:15 | the line of the kings of Armenia 05Parp2    13:1 | Now because the naxarars of Armenia were unable to stand 05Parp2    13:1 | the dissolute and deviant conduct of king Artashes, they assembled in 05Parp2    13:1 | numbers by the great patriarch of Armenia st. Sahak, son of 05Parp2    13:1 | of Armenia st. Sahak, son of st. Nerses, from the Part’ew 05Parp2    13:1 | the impure and foul actions of the king. We consider it 05Parp2    13:2 | Moreover, because of conscience, we are unable to 05Parp2    13:2 | you and from the doctrine of your ancestors that not only 05Parp2    13:3 | to seek some way out of this unbelievable calamity and do 05Parp2    13:4 | When the blessed patriarch of Armenia, Sahak, heard these words 05Parp2    13:6 | to complain to the king of Iran to remove him from 05Parp2    13:6 | proved that he was unworthy of the inheritance. We can think 05Parp2    13:6 | the inheritance. We can think of doing nothing other than this 05Parp2    13:8 | When the blessed spiritual kat’oghikos of Armenia, Sahak, heard all of 05Parp2    13:8 | of Armenia, Sahak, heard all of this from the Armenian naxarars 05Parp2    13:8 | accurately that all the nobles of the land had the same 05Parp2    13:8 | and unconsolable mourning. Shedding rivers of tears in front of the 05Parp2    13:8 | rivers of tears in front of the multitude of Armenian naxarars 05Parp2    13:8 | in front of the multitude of Armenian naxarars, (Sahak) refused to 05Parp2    13:9 | room and only the sound of lamentation and weeping could be 05Parp2    13:9 | the chamber door. The man of God (wept) because by the 05Parp2    13:9 | wept) because by the power of the holy Spirit he saw 05Parp2    13:9 | saw the (coming) total destruction of the land of Armenia 05Parp2    13:9 | total destruction of the land of Armenia 05Parp2    13:10 | flowing and grace-filled doctrine of the man (a doctrine) which 05Parp2    13:10 | than a honeycomb) and some of the honorable presbyters and deacons 05Parp2    13:10 | were from the holy covenant of the patriarch), and others of 05Parp2    13:10 | of the patriarch), and others of Armenia’s azat nobility dared to 05Parp2    13:11 | counsel which were a part of him from his childhood, he 05Parp2    13:12 | days the entire united azatagund of the land of Armenia assembled 05Parp2    13:12 | united azatagund of the land of Armenia assembled and repeated the 05Parp2    13:12 | sentiments before the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, urgently beseeching him to 05Parp2    13:13 | the daily increasing impure actions of the king, leading to his 05Parp2    13:13 | his ruin, caused the unity of the princes to grow even 05Parp2    13:14 | baptised is our brother and of our flesh, even though he 05Parp2    13:14 | a sinner. Remember the doctrine of the blessed Apostle Paul, which 05Parp2    13:14 | taught you: ’If one limb ( of the body) causes pain, then 05Parp2    13:15 | grief, discomfort, imprisonment and shackles of saint Gregory; (and about) his 05Parp2    13:15 | to God for the salvation of the entire land; and how 05Parp2    13:15 | how he persecuted the demons of deviance and made them flee 05Parp2    13:15 | how he caused the seed of true faith, of recognition of 05Parp2    13:15 | the seed of true faith, of recognition of God, to flower 05Parp2    13:15 | of true faith, of recognition of God, to flower among you 05Parp2    13:16 | and make the blessed mystery of our religion an object of 05Parp2    13:16 | of our religion an object of ridicule and contempt 05Parp2    13:17 | night, moved Christ (the creator of all) to pity and to 05Parp2    13:18 | You who are students of his spiritual doctrine—all of 05Parp2    13:18 | of his spiritual doctrine—all of you together, men, women, old 05Parp2    13:18 | God for Whose awesome commands of might nothing is impossible. He 05Parp2    13:19 | will He grant the requests of such a multitude, and quickly 05Parp2    13:20 | I should be the betrayer of our correct faith and betray 05Parp2    13:20 | and betray the wandering sheep of my fold (i.e., Artashes 05Parp2    13:20 | e., Artashes] to the scorn of non-believers 05Parp2    13:21 | is knowledgeable regarding the question of salvation and has heard the 05Parp2    13:21 | news preached in the Gospel of Life 05Parp2    13:22 | Were it a question of taking this injured sheep of 05Parp2    13:22 | of taking this injured sheep of my church to a healthy 05Parp2    13:23 | Were it a question of taking (Artashes] before a believing 05Parp2    13:23 | do it with the hope of saving (him] from ruin. But 05Parp2    13:23 | Paul who protested: ’When one of you has a grievance against 05Parp2    13:23 | law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Do you not 05Parp2    13:25 | enough to decide between members of the brotherhood, but brother goes 05Parp2    13:27 | betrayed to an unbeliever, because of his unworthy deeds 05Parp2    13:28 | prostitutes, they bear the seal of Christ’s flock upon themselves. They 05Parp2    13:28 | worshipers; womanizers, but not worshipers of the elements. They are ill 05Parp2    13:30 | do not attempt, as some of your ancestors did, to destroy 05Parp2    13:31 | these words and many others of counsel with many tears and 05Parp2    13:32 | For the curse of that holy man of God 05Parp2    13:32 | curse of that holy man of God, Nerses, had descended upon 05Parp2    13:32 | had fallen under the burden of evil service to pagans, and 05Parp2    13:34 | When all the senior tanuters of the land of Armenia had 05Parp2    13:34 | senior tanuters of the land of Armenia had thus spoken before 05Parp2    13:34 | Sahak again. For the curse of the venerable patriarch Nerses had 05Parp2    13:34 | surrounded and enveloped them (because of] their plan, leading to total 05Parp2    14:0 | later stood in the presence of the Iranian king Vahram 05Parp2    14:1 | was descended from the line of the district’s priests. Having allied 05Parp2    14:1 | having broken with the counsel of the blessed patriarch Sahak, he 05Parp2    14:1 | king Artashes in the presence of the Iranian nobles than did 05Parp2    14:1 | the Armenian naxarars because some of the Armenian nobles had promised 05Parp2    14:1 | had promised him the throne of the kat’oghikosate of the land 05Parp2    14:1 | the throne of the kat’oghikosate of the land of Armenia 05Parp2    14:1 | the kat’oghikosate of the land of Armenia 05Parp2    14:2 | Iranian nobles about the cause of their unhappiness, since Suren Pahlaw 05Parp2    14:2 | at that time was hazarapet of the royal court. He and 05Parp2    14:2 | royal court. He and others of the court grandees saw to 05Parp2    14:2 | the complaint reached Vahram, king of Iran 05Parp2    14:3 | When the king of Iran heard such protest from 05Parp2    14:4 | an emissary to king Artashes of Armenia ordering (Artashes] to come 05Parp2    14:4 | wrote that the great patriarch of Armenia, Sahak, was to come 05Parp2    14:5 | come to court, the king of Iran first questioned Artashes king 05Parp2    14:5 | Iran first questioned Artashes king of Armenia separately, as king: “What 05Parp2    14:5 | What happened that the naxarars of Armenia are accusing you 05Parp2    14:7 | Then Vahram, king of the Aryans, commanded that the 05Parp2    14:7 | commanded that the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia be summoned into his 05Parp2    14:7 | he exalted him first, because of the man’s lineage, and second 05Parp2    14:7 | and revered in the presence of unbelievers. (Vahram] inquired of the 05Parp2    14:7 | presence of unbelievers. (Vahram] inquired of the venerable kat’oghikos, hoping to 05Parp2    14:7 | him (confirm] all the words of the slanderers of Armenian kings 05Parp2    14:7 | the words of the slanderers of Armenian kings 05Parp2    14:8 | will hear nothing from me of slander, be it good or 05Parp2    14:9 | pahlaw his hazarapet who was of the same azg and tohm 05Parp2    14:9 | unite with the other naxarars of Armenia, to testify to their 05Parp2    14:9 | be returned to the authority of his kat’oghikosate and land, covered 05Parp2    14:11 | wants—to confirm the testimony of the Armenian naxarars—you will 05Parp2    14:11 | your authority. Because we are of the same azg, I want 05Parp2    14:13 | words and confirm the testimony of the Armenian princes. Rather, holding 05Parp2    14:13 | beliefs, he note: “I know of no evil committed by Artashes 05Parp2    14:13 | holy faith he is worthy of dishonor and disgrace, according to 05Parp2    14:14 | from Sahak, the great patriarch of Armenia, a man of his 05Parp2    14:14 | patriarch of Armenia, a man of his own tohm, he went 05Parp2    14:14 | related it to the king of the Aryans. The king became 05Parp2    14:14 | questioned before the great multitude of the tribunal 05Parp2    14:15 | The princes of Armenia heaped many obscenities and 05Parp2    14:16 | the more] when the king of the Aryans with all of 05Parp2    14:16 | of the Aryans with all of the nobility of the court 05Parp2    14:16 | with all of the nobility of the court heard (the following 05Parp2    14:16 | time to time and, learning of our loyalty or disloyalty, tell 05Parp2    14:17 | Vahram, and all the nobility of the court, heard this he 05Parp2    14:17 | giving testimony with the naxarars of Armenia 05Parp2    14:18 | So resolved, the order of the Iranian king was implemented 05Parp2    14:19 | line in the sixth year of Artashes. This happened in accordance 05Parp2    14:19 | in accordance with the word of the venerable man of God 05Parp2    14:19 | word of the venerable man of God, the great patriarch Nerses 05Parp2    14:19 | patriarch Nerses. And the land of Armenia fell under the burden 05Parp2    14:19 | Armenia fell under the burden of servitude to the impious authority 05Parp2    14:19 | servitude to the impious authority of the Iranians 05Parp2    14:20 | was paid by the kings of Iran to the Armenian princes 05Parp2    15:0 | seated him on the throne of the kat’oghikosate of Armenia 05Parp2    15:0 | the throne of the kat’oghikosate of Armenia 05Parp2    15:1 | resisted by some princely generals of Armenia, they rejected and removed 05Parp2    15:1 | removed him from the authority of the kat’oghikosate 05Parp2    15:2 | was sent to the land of Armenia by Vahram king of 05Parp2    15:2 | of Armenia by Vahram king of Iran. Then (the Armenians] fell 05Parp2    15:2 | fell completely under the burden of servitude to the impious Iranian 05Parp2    15:3 | The curse of the great patriarch Nerses was 05Parp2    15:3 | curse had been pronounced] because of the daily increase in deeds 05Parp2    15:3 | the daily increase in deeds of impure wickedness within the royal 05Parp2    15:4 | Thus Nerses, the holy man of God, with an enraged heart 05Parp2    15:5 | were evil and unrighteous (members] of the Arsacid line. You did 05Parp2    15:5 | the good and virtuous men of your tohm, who, having inherited 05Parp2    15:5 | who, having inherited the honor of the kingship of their fathers 05Parp2    15:5 | the honor of the kingship of their fathers, strived even more 05Parp2    15:5 | more to be the heirs of ( their] good deeds of virtue 05Parp2    15:5 | heirs of (their] good deeds of virtue 05Parp2    15:6 | and carried out all kinds of obscenities. Moreover, you found reason 05Parp2    15:6 | to shed the innocent blood of your nephew, Gnel. Now you 05Parp2    15:9 | Then the naxarars of Armenia requested a kat’oghikos from 05Parp2    15:9 | He came to the land of Armenia with people from his 05Parp2    15:9 | established in all the churches of Armenia by the blessed champion 05Parp2    15:10 | The grandee tanuters of Armenia, the senior sepuhs and 05Parp2    15:10 | sepuhs and the entire multitude of the people became disgusted with 05Parp2    15:10 | became disgusted with the behavior of the people who had come 05Parp2    15:10 | resembled the canon and doctrine of the angelic faith set forth 05Parp2    15:11 | The marvellous priests of the holy Church who had 05Parp2    15:11 | ordained by the right hand of the blessed patriarch Sahak—which 05Parp2    15:12 | rejected him from the patriarchate of Armenia. They told king Vahram 05Parp2    15:12 | and ways are not those of the teachings of our land 05Parp2    15:12 | not those of the teachings of our land. Give us another 05Parp2    15:12 | man as a leader, someone of our native order, who will 05Parp2    15:12 | and firmly keep the order of the holy Church 05Parp2    15:14 | He came to the land of Armenia and conducted himself in 05Parp2    15:14 | Shamuel] died in the land of Armenia 05Parp2    16:0 | sepuhs and the entire multitude of the covenant of the Church 05Parp2    16:0 | entire multitude of the covenant of the Church and the people 05Parp2    16:0 | assembled and lamented (the loss of] the blessed, pure, and virtuous 05Parp2    16:0 | hands, but through the grace of the Holy Spirit 05Parp2    16:1 | assembled and clasped the feet of the blessed man of God 05Parp2    16:1 | feet of the blessed man of God, Sahak. With mournful entreaties 05Parp2    16:2 | try to resemble the Creator of us all, who repaid the 05Parp2    16:2 | and the path to recognition of God. And He taught everyone 05Parp2    16:3 | person, follow the same example of patience, and forgive our trespasses 05Parp2    16:4 | on your native patrimonial throne of the kat’oghikosate of the Holy 05Parp2    16:4 | patrimonial throne of the kat’oghikosate of the Holy Church through which 05Parp2    16:4 | and saw that unattainable sun of justice 05Parp2    16:5 | the clear and limpid doctrine of the holy patriarch Gregory (who 05Parp2    16:5 | mixed with the erroneous teaching ( of the Syrians]. For weak and 05Parp2    16:5 | leaders have weakened the seal of traditions of the saint’s unadulterated 05Parp2    16:5 | weakened the seal of traditions of the saint’s unadulterated preaching, and 05Parp2    16:6 | these and many other words of entreaty for many days, morning 05Parp2    16:6 | unable to change the mind of that upright man (to accept 05Parp2    16:6 | Sahak] tranquilly replied to all of them 05Parp2    16:8 | us to be co-inheritors of Christ, also said through that 05Parp2    16:8 | be judged,’ and ’Those of you who are able, eliminate 05Parp2    16:8 | are able, eliminate the failings of the weak,’ and ’Vengeance 05Parp2    16:9 | you betrayed the blessed faith of our covenant and permitted the 05Parp2    16:10 | see that the injured sheep of Christ’s flock, rather than being 05Parp2    16:11 | to lament the general ruin of the land of Armenia which 05Parp2    16:11 | general ruin of the land of Armenia which I see with 05Parp2    16:11 | be consoled over the destruction of my people 05Parp2    16:12 | martyr Gregory, and was knowledge of things to come 05Parp2    16:13 | sent by God, who, because of false apostles and impious servants 05Parp2    16:13 | and impious servants wrote boasting of the feats of his asceticism 05Parp2    16:13 | wrote boasting of the feats of his asceticism to the Corinthians 05Parp2    16:14 | listen thoughtfully all you multitudes of people and I shall tell 05Parp2    17:2 | Maundy Thursday during the vigil of the Easter fast, I was 05Parp2    17:2 | was conducting the evening service of the holy and expiatory life 05Parp2    17:2 | salt according to the canons of the great and holy council 05Parp2    17:2 | the great and holy council of [318], established in the city of 05Parp2    17:2 | of [318], established in the city of Nicaea and sealed and ordained 05Parp2    17:3 | it through the first batch of Psalms, the ranks of ministers 05Parp2    17:3 | batch of Psalms, the ranks of ministers, seated in a heavy 05Parp2    17:3 | heavy drowse from the intensity of the many days of vigil 05Parp2    17:3 | intensity of the many days of vigil, seemed as though half 05Parp2    17:4 | they strove to do more of the same to obtain their 05Parp2    17:5 | The light of the lamps and candles was 05Parp2    17:6 | also biding for the crowd of laity to assemble, as they 05Parp2    17:7 | they each—man and woman, of one accord—wished eagerly to 05Parp2    17:8 | was, sitting beside the altar of God in the holy church 05Parp2    17:8 | God in the holy church of the city of Vagharshapat 05Parp2    17:8 | holy church of the city of Vagharshapat 05Parp2    17:9 | The vision of Saint Sahak Partev, which he 05Parp2    17:9 | he saw in the city of Vagharshapat when he was sitting 05Parp2    17:9 | bema next to the altar of God in the holy cathedral 05Parp2    17:10 | vision, which are the words of the Father, of Jesus Christ 05Parp2    17:10 | the words of the Father, of Jesus Christ (the son of 05Parp2    17:10 | of Jesus Christ (the son of) God, and of the Holy 05Parp2    17:10 | the son of) God, and of the Holy Spirit 05Parp2    17:12 | A four-sided bema made of clouds appeared to me to 05Parp2    17:13 | on the bema a cube of pure gold, worthy of service 05Parp2    17:13 | cube of pure gold, worthy of service to the Lord, which 05Parp2    17:13 | covered with very thin linen of a glistening white color 05Parp2    17:14 | was a clearly visible sign of the Lord’s cross, which did 05Parp2    17:14 | not appear to be composed of material but of light 05Parp2    17:14 | be composed of material but of light 05Parp2    17:15 | gentle breeze blew one side of the linen up, and when 05Parp2    17:16 | Communion bread and a cluster of grapes according to the excellency 05Parp2    17:16 | grapes according to the excellency of the sacrament of heavenly salvation 05Parp2    17:16 | the excellency of the sacrament of heavenly salvation 05Parp2    17:17 | fruitful, the height and breadth of which seemed immeasurable to me 05Parp2    17:18 | Four of its branches stretched down toward 05Parp2    17:18 | down toward the earth—three of them were of equal size 05Parp2    17:18 | earth—three of them were of equal size and bore similar 05Parp2    17:18 | to have half the length of the others and bore less 05Parp2    17:19 | But the fruit of all four branches looked nothing 05Parp2    17:19 | ripe as, the other fruit of the olive tree; in fact 05Parp2    17:19 | fact, there were much fewer of them, and though they were 05Parp2    17:20 | To the left side of the bema I saw a 05Parp2    17:21 | gentle breeze, I caught sight of a large salver on the 05Parp2    17:22 | On top of the salver there was a 05Parp2    17:22 | golden globe and a piece of parchment, atop which a few 05Parp2    17:22 | as though by the hand of a skillful calligrapher. Near the 05Parp2    17:22 | skillful calligrapher. Near the center of the parchment, far from these 05Parp2    17:23 | At the very end of the parchment, far from the 05Parp2    17:23 | initial lines at the beginning of the parchment 05Parp2    17:24 | half line to the middle of the script, the rest being 05Parp2    17:25 | And along the edge of the slaver there were innumerable 05Parp2    17:25 | slaver there were innumerable crowds of young males along with some 05Parp2    17:26 | But of the shining rays of their 05Parp2    17:26 | But of the shining rays of their garments, some shone in 05Parp2    17:26 | and others in all types of variegated colors 05Parp2    17:27 | their eyes from the sacrament of salvation 05Parp2    17:29 | had seen in the days of their youths suddenly transformed into 05Parp2    17:30 | them higher than the firmament of the heavens where it was 05Parp2    17:32 | Then, suddenly, the figure of a heavenly, luminous man appeared 05Parp2    17:32 | obscured and concealed the light of the sun 05Parp2    17:33 | your heart in the name of the Almighty who created everything 05Parp2    17:33 | showed you the foresighted mystery of his creation 05Parp2    17:35 | your mind and the clarity of your thoughts agitated by vain 05Parp2    17:36 | who knew well the will of the Almighty who knowingly distributes 05Parp2    17:37 | taking pity on you because of His love for you, the 05Parp2    17:37 | before you here, but also of all things hereafter that will 05Parp2    17:37 | to be until the end of the world—he showed this 05Parp2    17:37 | ancestor, saint Gregory, that man of God. But everything that will 05Parp2    17:37 | the world until the end of time he has shown to 05Parp2    17:38 | supreme power to inform you of everything. And you, listening carefully 05Parp2    17:38 | write it on the tablets of your heart, never to forget 05Parp2    17:38 | the faithful to the end of the world 05Parp2    17:39 | Interpretation of Saint Sahak’s vision from an 05Parp2    17:39 | Sahak’s vision from an angel of God, explained according to each 05Parp2    17:39 | by verse, regarding the lives of men and the end of 05Parp2    17:39 | of men and the end of the world 05Parp2    17:40 | The vision of Saint Sahak 05Parp2    17:41 | The opening of the heavens that you saw 05Parp2    17:41 | you saw and the spreading of the great light across the 05Parp2    17:41 | light across the whole face of the earth occurred because of 05Parp2    17:41 | of the earth occurred because of the coming of our Savior 05Parp2    17:41 | occurred because of the coming of our Savior, the Son of 05Parp2    17:41 | of our Savior, the Son of God, who opened the door 05Parp2    17:41 | God, who opened the door of the grace of His mercy 05Parp2    17:41 | the door of the grace of His mercy to all who 05Parp2    17:41 | him and keep the word of his command and are enlightened 05Parp2    17:41 | are enlightened by the glory of his teaching 05Parp2    17:42 | just ascend from the burden of worldly life to relief in 05Parp2    17:43 | with Himself, to a place of many dwellings in the house 05Parp2    17:43 | many dwellings in the house of the Father’s kingdom, which you 05Parp2    17:44 | that the eminence and purity of the sacrament of divine knowledge 05Parp2    17:44 | and purity of the sacrament of divine knowledge is hidden and 05Parp2    17:44 | and unrevealed like the quality of the pure gold and the 05Parp2    17:44 | gold and the resplendent purity of the linen. The sign of 05Parp2    17:44 | of the linen. The sign of the life-giving cross that 05Parp2    17:44 | signifies the revivification and rising of all creatures who have fallen 05Parp2    17:44 | first appears at the coming of Christ, then will the mystery 05Parp2    17:44 | Christ, then will the mystery of the judgment be revealed and 05Parp2    17:45 | breeze that opened a part of the cloth, take it as 05Parp2    17:45 | take it as a sign of gentle inspiration by the Holy 05Parp2    17:45 | its saints the concealed mystery of its divinity 05Parp2    17:46 | precious gems, signifying the consubstantiality of the Trinity beset with the 05Parp2    17:46 | with the lives and labors of the just, and bringing joy 05Parp2    17:46 | beside it, and who tasted of the body and blood of 05Parp2    17:46 | of the body and blood of the Savior in true worthiness 05Parp2    17:46 | signify the body and blood of the vivifying Passion of the 05Parp2    17:46 | blood of the vivifying Passion of the Lord 05Parp2    17:47 | the gifts, mercy and love of mankind toward each other 05Parp2    17:48 | to God than all manner of well-doing is the love 05Parp2    17:48 | well-doing is the love of the poor, with which the 05Parp2    17:48 | labors and were cast out of their weddings 05Parp2    17:49 | This is how the seal of the preaching of Christ is 05Parp2    17:49 | the seal of the preaching of Christ is recognized in men’s 05Parp2    17:49 | and willingly fulfil this command of love—not only with the 05Parp2    17:49 | earth is established. The Lord of glory lives within these individuals 05Parp2    17:50 | as for the four branches of the olive tree that stretched 05Parp2    17:50 | down toward the earth—three of them being equal in size 05Parp2    17:50 | and bearing the same amount of fruit, and the fourth of 05Parp2    17:50 | of fruit, and the fourth of which you saw to be 05Parp2    17:50 | to be half the size of the other three, with less 05Parp2    17:50 | fruit from the other parts of the olive tree—rivet your 05Parp2    17:50 | ordained. Thereafter, until the end of the world, three and a 05Parp2    17:50 | the earth until the appearance of the abomination that causes desolation 05Parp2    17:50 | abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through Daniel by the Holy 05Parp2    17:50 | years, corresponding to the fruits of the three and a half 05Parp2    17:51 | as you saw the fruit of the branches, which were wilted 05Parp2    17:51 | themselves to be dear observers of the commandments. This is clearly 05Parp2    17:51 | and sealed in the book of omniscient God, who forgives with 05Parp2    17:52 | to you on the left of the four-sided bema indicates 05Parp2    17:52 | sided bema indicates the throne of the priesthood and kingdom, truly 05Parp2    17:53 | this was a salver made of silver, for like the resplendence 05Parp2    17:53 | silver, for like the resplendence of fine silverware the word was 05Parp2    17:53 | the Holy Spirit: “The words of the Lord are pure like 05Parp2    17:53 | silver tried in (a furnace of) the earth [Psalm 11:6 LXX].” When he says 05Parp2    17:53 | prophet reveals the embodied appearance of the Son of God from 05Parp2    17:53 | embodied appearance of the Son of God from the Holy Virgin 05Parp2    17:54 | sea-blue, signifies the billowing of storm-tossed Armenia 05Parp2    17:55 | cloth indicates the heavy mourning of the entire country, for your 05Parp2    17:55 | country, for your vision is of its end 05Parp2    17:56 | you saw folded on top of the salver and the golden 05Parp2    17:57 | hear! truly! that the kingdom of the Arsacid line will soon 05Parp2    17:57 | peace, together with the priesthood of the line of the worthy 05Parp2    17:57 | the priesthood of the line of the worthy patriarch, Gregory 05Parp2    17:58 | And the piece of parchment atop which were shown 05Parp2    17:58 | script indicates, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, the ordination 05Parp2    17:58 | the Holy Spirit, the ordination of holy men, who, being descendants 05Parp2    17:58 | holy men, who, being descendants of the blessed Gregory, worthily became 05Parp2    17:58 | blessed Gregory, worthily became successors of the throne of the patriarchate 05Parp2    17:58 | became successors of the throne of the patriarchate. These are the 05Parp2    17:58 | leaf script in the book of life 05Parp2    17:59 | blotted out near the center of the parchment, far away from 05Parp2    17:59 | to ascend to the throne of St Gregory—not according to 05Parp2    17:59 | not according to the command of the holy apostles or to 05Parp2    17:59 | apostles or to the canons of the holy council of [318], but 05Parp2    17:59 | canons of the holy council of [318], but in bold pursuit of 05Parp2    17:59 | of [318], but in bold pursuit of worldly honors 05Parp2    17:60 | been effaced from the book of heavenly goodness, giving themselves and 05Parp2    17:60 | be destroyed by the flaming of Gehenna 05Parp2    17:61 | script at the very end of the parchment, know certainly that 05Parp2    17:61 | that soon after the appearance of the abomination that causes desolation 05Parp2    17:61 | a patriarch from the line of St Gregory 05Parp2    17:62 | from On High by means of the line and a half 05Parp2    17:62 | the line and a half of wonderfully gilded script, that when 05Parp2    17:62 | script, that when the enemy of righteousness grows haughty, a righteous 05Parp2    17:62 | the throne from the line of Saint Gregory, the first of 05Parp2    17:62 | of Saint Gregory, the first of whom will fulfill his days 05Parp2    17:62 | hardships from the false apostles of the prince of destruction, but 05Parp2    17:62 | false apostles of the prince of destruction, but will die in 05Parp2    17:63 | martyr’s death by the sword of the executioners of the impious 05Parp2    17:63 | the sword of the executioners of the impious prince 05Parp2    17:64 | to you in the part of the line written in red 05Parp2    17:64 | and faithfully affirmed the death of martyrdom that will come upon 05Parp2    17:65 | joyful delight that the crowds of young males appeared to you 05Parp2    17:65 | you standing along the edge of the salver; for behold, many 05Parp2    17:65 | will come from the womb of your child who was bestowed 05Parp2    17:65 | you by the Creator—men of power, with whom other crowds 05Parp2    17:65 | power, with whom other crowds of good men from the lines 05Parp2    17:65 | good men from the lines of the Armenian nakharars will unite 05Parp2    17:65 | Strengthened by the holy Word of God, they will regard as 05Parp2    17:65 | regard as nothing the rising of kings and the threats of 05Parp2    17:65 | of kings and the threats of princes, uniting in the hope 05Parp2    17:65 | princes, uniting in the hope of longed-for heavenly calling without 05Parp2    17:65 | obtain by selling the glory of increate God in exchange for 05Parp2    17:65 | it is near the doors of the market that the weak 05Parp2    17:65 | stands by for the salvation of the strong 05Parp2    17:66 | without looking at the aberrations of the vain ministry of the 05Parp2    17:66 | aberrations of the vain ministry of the heathens. Some of those 05Parp2    17:66 | ministry of the heathens. Some of those youths attained perfection by 05Parp2    17:66 | attained perfection by becoming worthy of the martyr’s crown 05Parp2    17:67 | whereas many of them (not only among the 05Parp2    17:67 | perfection through their many works of charity, strengthened by the grace 05Parp2    17:67 | charity, strengthened by the grace of the Holy Spirit 05Parp2    17:68 | former auguring the heroic bloodshed of the martyrs, and the latter 05Parp2    17:68 | the latter signaling the resplendence of virtuous men, for their hardships 05Parp2    17:69 | to the heavens, the bestower of goodness has demonstrated to you 05Parp2    17:69 | demonstrated to you the conduct of the righteous ones on earth 05Parp2    17:70 | joyfully looking upon the invitation of the heavenly calling 05Parp2    17:71 | tribulations, which signal the coming of the son of destruction who 05Parp2    17:71 | the coming of the son of destruction who will come and 05Parp2    17:71 | consume him by the breath of his mouth [2 Thessalonians 2:8], and thus will 05Parp2    17:72 | fly up to the tier of eternity and thus remain with 05Parp2    17:73 | Then will the Word of the Lord be fulfilled in 05Parp2    17:74 | Seal this vision of yours which was shown to 05Parp2    17:74 | will err until the consummation of the world 05Parp2    17:75 | I was in a state of immense surprise and glorified God 05Parp2    17:75 | and glorified God, the lover of mankind, who in my unworthiness 05Parp2    17:75 | my unworthiness made me worthy of seeing such a frightful vision 05Parp2    17:77 | to you not only out of my uneasiness of heart, but 05Parp2    17:77 | only out of my uneasiness of heart, but also out of 05Parp2    17:77 | of heart, but also out of fear of keeping it concealed 05Parp2    17:77 | but also out of fear of keeping it concealed, lest I 05Parp2    18:0 | When the multitude of Armenia’s awags, tanuters, sepuhs and 05Parp2    18:0 | sepuhs and the dense multitude of the people heard all of 05Parp2    18:0 | of the people heard all of these words from the blessed 05Parp2    18:2 | one withdrew from all pursuits of the troubled world and occupied 05Parp2    18:2 | from the ever-flowing streams of his holy doctrine (and came 05Parp2    18:3 | named Blur in the district of Bagrewand. (This occurred in [439]), at 05Parp2    18:3 | occurred in [439]), at the beginning of the second year of the 05Parp2    18:3 | beginning of the second year of the reign of Vahram’s son 05Parp2    18:3 | second year of the reign of Vahram’s son Yazkert [II, 439-57] king of 05Parp2    18:3 | of Vahram’s son Yazkert [II, 439-57] king of Iran, on the [30th] day of 05Parp2    18:3 | of Iran, on the [30th] day of the month of Nawarsard on 05Parp2    18:3 | the [30th] day of the month of Nawarsard on the second hour 05Parp2    18:3 | Nawarsard on the second hour of the day. As we know 05Parp2    18:3 | we know accurately the day of the saint’s birth, from the 05Parp2    18:3 | saint’s birth, from the History of the venerable Koriwn so we 05Parp2    18:4 | The blessed man of God, Sahak, had no male 05Parp2    18:4 | was wed to Hamazasp, lord of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of 05Parp2    18:4 | of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of Armenia. She bore three sons 05Parp2    18:4 | and gave them the property of his villages and fields and 05Parp2    18:5 | them to retain the doctrine of the command of saint Gregory 05Parp2    18:5 | the doctrine of the command of saint Gregory who had taught 05Parp2    18:5 | and preached truthfully throughout all of the land of Armenia—to 05Parp2    18:5 | throughout all of the land of Armenia—to revere and worship 05Parp2    18:6 | The coveted remains of this blessed man were taken 05Parp2    18:6 | were taken by a multitude of priests and azats to (Sahak’s 05Parp2    18:6 | named Ashtishat in the district of Taron. There they built a 05Parp2    18:6 | and placed the pure body of this just man in a 05Parp2    18:7 | a monastery for a multitude of clerics, establishing continual maintenance of 05Parp2    18:7 | of clerics, establishing continual maintenance of produce for the ease of 05Parp2    18:7 | of produce for the ease of the elderly (members) of the 05Parp2    18:7 | ease of the elderly (members) of the brotherhood. The azats and 05Parp2    18:7 | brotherhood. The azats and priests of the district established at that 05Parp2    18:7 | and with the voluntary support of the masses of people and 05Parp2    18:7 | voluntary support of the masses of people and (the participation of 05Parp2    18:7 | of people and (the participation of) a great number of people 05Parp2    18:7 | participation of) a great number of people who had come from 05Parp2    18:7 | places, they commemorated the day of his death 05Parp2    18:8 | Much benefit for the healing of every sort of disease was 05Parp2    18:8 | the healing of every sort of disease was obtained from the 05Parp2    19:0 | Six months after the repose of saint Sahak, the venerable Mashtoc’ 05Parp2    19:0 | Mashtoc’ died in the city of Vagharshapat (also called [Nor Kaghak’] (“New City 05Parp2    19:0 | took place on the [13th] day of the month of Mehekan (February 05Parp2    19:0 | the [13th] day of the month of Mehekan (February). The seventh month 05Parp2    19:0 | Mehekan (February). The seventh month of the Armenian calendar). Vahan, prince 05Parp2    19:0 | the Armenian calendar). Vahan, prince of the Amatunik’, took the body 05Parp2    19:0 | the Amatunik’, took the body of this virtuous man to his 05Parp2    19:1 | The tomb of the venerable one was made 05Parp2    19:1 | distinctions, and all the multitudes of the peoples of Ayrarat hold 05Parp2    19:1 | the multitudes of the peoples of Ayrarat hold a feast in 05Parp2    19:2 | By order of the venerable Mashtoc’, the blessed 05Parp2    19:2 | Yovsep’ succeeded on the throne of the patriarchate of the land 05Parp2    19:2 | the throne of the patriarchate of the land of Armenia. (Yovsep’ 05Parp2    19:2 | the patriarchate of the land of Armenia. (Yovsep’) was from the 05Parp2    19:2 | named Xoghoc’imk’ in the district of Vayoc’ Dzor 05Parp2    19:3 | Through the intercession of these departed men, the land 05Parp2    19:3 | these departed men, the land of Armenia was graced with the 05Parp2    19:3 | was graced with the worship of orthodox religion. This (situation) lasted 05Parp2    19:3 | situation) lasted until [A.D. 451] the [12th] year of the reign of Yazkert [II, 439-57] son 05Parp2    19:3 | the [12th] year of the reign of Yazkert [II, 439-57] son of king Vahram 05Parp2    19:3 | the reign of Yazkert [II, 439-57] son of king Vahram of Iran 05Parp2    19:3 | Yazkert [II, 439-57] son of king Vahram of Iran 05Parp2    19:4 | End of this part 05Parp3    20:0 | to the destruction and ruin of feeble souls. In this poisonous 05Parp3    20:1 | his bitter will by means of him 05Parp3    20:2 | was the son-in-law of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’. According 05Parp3    20:2 | in-law of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’. According to some, there 05Parp3    20:2 | between Varazvaghan and the daughter of the prince of Siwnik’. Consequently 05Parp3    20:2 | the daughter of the prince of Siwnik’. Consequently, the girl’s father 05Parp3    20:2 | until he left the land of Armenia 05Parp3    20:3 | Varazvaghan realized the incredible rancor of Vasak, and was unable to 05Parp3    20:3 | to tolerate the severe violence of his father-in-law because 05Parp3    20:3 | his father-in-law because of the mighty authority which he 05Parp3    20:3 | he exercised in the period of his princedom, he fled to 05Parp3    20:3 | he fled to the country of Iran, to Mihrnerseh, hazarapet of 05Parp3    20:3 | of Iran, to Mihrnerseh, hazarapet of the Aryans 05Parp3    20:4 | soon had the diabolical idea of becoming the director of the 05Parp3    20:4 | idea of becoming the director of the destruction of the land 05Parp3    20:4 | the director of the destruction of the land, and in this 05Parp3    20:4 | land, and in this plan of wickedness he accepted the encouragement 05Parp3    20:4 | accepted the encouragement and will of Mihrnerseh. He had the impious 05Parp3    20:4 | He had the impious idea of uniting with the devil, and 05Parp3    20:4 | the blessed and just preaching of Life which the martyr and 05Parp3    20:4 | which the martyr and apostle of Armenia, Gregorios (who bore many 05Parp3    20:5 | he became the cup-bearer of poison for the ruination of 05Parp3    20:5 | of poison for the ruination of souls and of all weak 05Parp3    20:5 | the ruination of souls and of all weak-minded individuals, by 05Parp3    20:5 | weak-minded individuals, by means of the impious Mihrnerseh 05Parp3    20:6 | vardapet to the loathsome sepuh of Siwnik’, Varazvaghan, who instructed the 05Parp3    20:6 | other kingdoms. (See) the power of the cavalry, the discipline and 05Parp3    20:6 | cavalry, the discipline and organization of the army which causes all 05Parp3    20:7 | does not see the glory of the sun (whose rays illuminate 05Parp3    20:7 | irrational beings), or the usefulness of fire (with which all are 05Parp3    20:7 | the elements or the breath of sweet air (by which plants 05Parp3    20:8 | obedient to us see all of this, they do not comprehend 05Parp3    20:8 | our great wisdom and xrad of good sense 05Parp3    20:11 | When this senseless doctrine of the wily teacher Mihrnerseh was 05Parp3    20:11 | incomplete could grant the requests of another 05Parp3    20:12 | he has to the seeker of it, and one can give 05Parp3    20:12 | one can give a part of what he has received from 05Parp3    20:13 | is hot and in need of cooling request it from the 05Parp3    20:13 | foolish by everyone and deserving of ridicule 05Parp3    20:14 | pleading, is senseless and full of mortification—as it would be 05Parp3    20:15 | but rather at the command of their Creator Who is the 05Parp3    20:15 | is the true God, creator of all fulfullment of time and 05Parp3    20:15 | God, creator of all fulfullment of time and of the elements 05Parp3    20:15 | all fulfullment of time and of the elements—of heat, cold 05Parp3    20:15 | time and of the elements— of heat, cold, dryness, dampness, light 05Parp3    20:15 | darkness, and God contains all of them within Himself. To those 05Parp3    20:16 | impious Varazvaghan had learned all of this from childhood and knew 05Parp3    20:16 | But submerged in the envy of impiety against his father-in 05Parp3    20:16 | father-in-law, this denier of God, (Varazvaghan), urged on by 05Parp3    20:16 | stained his heart, had conceived of the following plan: “This wisdom 05Parp3    20:16 | undertaken may bring me one of two results. Either the land 05Parp3    20:16 | two results. Either the land of Armenia will accept (Zoroastrianism) and 05Parp3    20:16 | loyal individual who first conceived of and facilitated such an important 05Parp3    20:17 | enough for me to hear of and witness the destruction of 05Parp3    20:17 | of and witness the destruction of my enemy—even more (satisfying 05Parp3    20:18 | providence did not forget all of these wicked thoughts of the 05Parp3    20:18 | all of these wicked thoughts of the impious sepuh from Siwnik’ 05Parp3    20:18 | For (Varazvaghan) became an object of ridicule to his entire tohm 05Parp3    20:18 | tohm, and to the people of ( his) district 05Parp3    20:19 | his dew, in the presence of everyone, becoming a constant spectacle 05Parp3    20:20 | been abandoned by the care of God, he afflicted him for 05Parp3    20:21 | to his son the remnants of his stinking, foul-tasting dish 05Parp3    20:21 | were satiated with their meal— of pork, as another translation has 05Parp3    20:23 | vision), he saw the classes of black goats which, after washing 05Parp3    20:23 | after washing in the fountain of Life, were turned to the 05Parp3    20:23 | to the glittering white color of ether and shone like the 05Parp3    20:23 | shone like the sun. Half of those who had so washed 05Parp3    20:24 | that man from the tohm of Siwnik’ was the cause of 05Parp3    20:24 | of Siwnik’ was the cause of the loss of many people 05Parp3    20:24 | the cause of the loss of many people, and of the 05Parp3    20:24 | loss of many people, and of the destruction of the land 05Parp3    20:24 | people, and of the destruction of the land of Armenia 05Parp3    20:24 | the destruction of the land of Armenia 05Parp3    21:0 | the impious Mihrnerseh heard all of these words, he was delighted 05Parp3    21:0 | his poison and an implementer of his own wicked scheme. (Mihrnerseh 05Parp3    21:0 | delightedly went into the presence of Yazkert, and began speaking with 05Parp3    21:1 | not only about the attractiveness of profits, but about the saving 05Parp3    21:1 | profits, but about the saving of souls, so that the souls 05Parp3    21:1 | souls, so that the souls of the servants not be lost 05Parp3    21:2 | the gods regard the saving of souls warmly and like to 05Parp3    21:3 | To do something worthy of the gods—no one can 05Parp3    21:5 | there is the great land of Armenia which is useful, and 05Parp3    21:5 | issue)—that such a host of souls are being lost—you 05Parp3    21:6 | you look to the salvation of so many people, be assured 05Parp3    21:6 | and benefit the present greatness of your kingdom with the good 05Parp3    21:9 | love you and the land of the Aryans, and will reject 05Parp3    21:10 | Thereafter that land ( of Armenia) will be firmly bound 05Parp3    21:11 | When the hearts of the Armenians belong to us 05Parp3    21:11 | belong to us, (the hearts of) the Iberians and Aghbanians (Aghuans 05Parp3    21:12 | a man from the tohm of Siwnik’. He knew enough to 05Parp3    21:13 | the good, he is deserving of more prominent glory and even 05Parp3    21:13 | even more honor than all of his comrades and members of 05Parp3    21:13 | of his comrades and members of his tohm, so that when 05Parp3    21:14 | come to pass, the kingdom of the land of the Aryans 05Parp3    21:14 | the kingdom of the land of the Aryans will always be 05Parp3    21:14 | and that no small amount of suspicion of the land of 05Parp3    21:14 | no small amount of suspicion of the land of the Aryans 05Parp3    21:14 | of suspicion of the land of the Aryans will result 05Parp3    21:15 | When Yazkert, king of Iran, heard all of these 05Parp3    21:15 | king of Iran, heard all of these agreeable words from his 05Parp3    21:15 | and the other Aryan nobility of everything Mihrnerseh had said 05Parp3    21:16 | the mage, had the principles of magianism written down and sent 05Parp3    22:1 | other wise and senior men of the land of the Aryans 05Parp3    22:1 | senior men of the land of the Aryans, I am thinking 05Parp3    22:1 | those people under the authority of our kingdom we are therefore 05Parp3    22:4 | and do not even think of doing otherwise 05Parp3    22:5 | to write us (the principles) of your so-called faith so 05Parp3    23:0 | also sent them the principles of their impious faith in a 05Parp3    23:0 | this was the covert arrow of the enemy so bitter and 05Parp3    23:0 | enemy so bitter and full of poison which had come from 05Parp3    23:0 | shot at the unblemished flock of Christ. The rational assembly of 05Parp3    23:0 | of Christ. The rational assembly of the blessed flock of Christ 05Parp3    23:0 | assembly of the blessed flock of Christ was saddened and dismayed 05Parp3    23:1 | the correct and just faith of Christ 05Parp3    23:2 | Then, at the command of the tanuters of Armenia, there 05Parp3    23:2 | the command of the tanuters of Armenia, there assembled the holy 05Parp3    23:2 | bishops (according to the districts of the land of Armenia), the 05Parp3    23:2 | the districts of the land of Armenia), the venerable priests and 05Parp3    23:2 | the time held the throne of the kat’oghikosate of Armenia 05Parp3    23:2 | the throne of the kat’oghikosate of Armenia 05Parp3    23:3 | lord Anania, bishop of Siwnik’ lord Mushe, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Siwnik’ lord Mushe, bishop of Arcrunik’ lord Sahak, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Arcrunik’ lord Sahak, bishop of Taron the blessed Sahak, bishop 05Parp3    23:3 | Taron the blessed Sahak, bishop of Rhshtunik’ lord Melite, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Rhshtunik’ lord Melite, bishop of Manjkert lord Eznik, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Manjkert lord Eznik, bishop of Bagrewand lord Surmak, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Bagrewand lord Surmak, bishop of Bznunik’ lord T’at’ik, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Bznunik’ lord T’at’ik, bishop of Basen lord Eremia, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Basen lord Eremia, bishop of Mardastan lord Gad, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Mardastan lord Gad, bishop of Vanand lord Basil, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Vanand lord Basil, bishop of Mokk’ lord Eghbayr, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Mokk’ lord Eghbayr, bishop of Anjewac’ik’ lord Tachat, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Anjewac’ik’ lord Tachat, bishop of Tayk’ lord K’asun, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Tayk’ lord K’asun, bishop of Tarberun [Tarberunoy episkopos] lord Zawe’n, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Tarberun [Tarberunoy episkopos] lord Zawe’n, bishop of Mananaghik’ lord Eghishe, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Mananaghik’ lord Eghishe, bishop of Amatunik’ lord Eremia, bishop of 05Parp3    23:3 | of Amatunik’ lord Eremia, bishop of Apahunik’ 05Parp3    23:4 | All of these men were bishops. Among 05Parp3    23:4 | monks together with lord Aghan of the Arcrunid line, a marvellous 05Parp3    23:4 | Arcrunid line, a marvellous man of angelic faith 05Parp3    23:5 | the naxarars were: Vasak, lord of Siwnik’ Nershapuh, lord of Arcrunik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Siwnik’ Nershapuh, lord of Arcrunik’ Vrim Maghxaz Vardan, lord 05Parp3    23:5 | Arcrunik’ Vrim Maghxaz Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneank’ and the sparapet 05Parp3    23:5 | the Mamikoneank’ and the sparapet of Armenia Giwt, lord of Vahewunik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | sparapet of Armenia Giwt, lord of Vahewunik’ Artak, lord of Mokk’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Vahewunik’ Artak, lord of Mokk’ Shmawon, lord of Anjewac’ik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Mokk’ Shmawon, lord of Anjewac’ik’ Manech, lord of Apahunik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Anjewac’ik’ Manech, lord of Apahunik’ Arhawan, lord of Vanand 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Apahunik’ Arhawan, lord of Vanand Arshawir, lord of Arsharunik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Vanand Arshawir, lord of Arsharunik’ Vahan, lord of Amatunik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Arsharunik’ Vahan, lord of Amatunik’ Atom, lord of Gnunik’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Amatunik’ Atom, lord of Gnunik’ Varazshapuh, lord of Palu 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Gnunik’ Varazshapuh, lord of Palu Hrahat, lord of Ashoc’k’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Palu Hrahat, lord of Ashoc’k’ Hmayeak, lord of Dimak’sean 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Ashoc’k’ Hmayeak, lord of Dimak’sean Gazrik, lord of Abegheank’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Dimak’sean Gazrik, lord of Abegheank’ P’ap’ag, lord of Arhawegheank’ 05Parp3    23:5 | lord of Abegheank’ P’ap’ag, lord of Arhawegheank’ Vren Dziwnakan 05Parp3    23:6 | All of these senior tanuters, with senior 05Parp3    24:0 | the radiant and true precepts of our faith—which to you 05Parp3    24:0 | exhorted first by the command of our faith, and then by 05Parp3    24:0 | great kingdom, to the extent of our ability have it in 05Parp3    24:0 | serve you not merely out of human fear, for appearances, after 05Parp3    24:0 | for appearances, after the example of evil servants 05Parp3    24:1 | our blood and the blood of our sons for your sake 05Parp3    24:2 | concerning the salvation or loss of our souls, do not in 05Parp3    24:3 | gods reward or punish because of our souls—as you said 05Parp3    24:5 | Now regarding the precepts of your faith which you had 05Parp3    24:6 | who are styled your “teachers of the faith”) we have subjected 05Parp3    24:7 | as false and the nonsense of a stupid person. As we 05Parp3    24:8 | which would make us enemies of those precepts, their initiators [orensdirk’] as 05Parp3    24:9 | to write down the precepts of our faith and have them 05Parp3    24:10 | did not consider the precepts of your false religion (which merits 05Parp3    24:10 | religion (which merits ridicule), unworthy of being read—but which, in 05Parp3    24:10 | God-loving and correct precepts of our faith and send it 05Parp3    24:12 | called gods, the creator, king of kings and lord of lords 05Parp3    24:12 | king of kings and lord of lords. It is proper for 05Parp3    25:0 | together with all the naxarars of Armenia they had it taken 05Parp3    25:0 | it taken to Yazkert, king of the Aryans 05Parp3    25:1 | and all the senior personages of the court to be assembled 05Parp3    25:1 | and read in the presence of all 05Parp3    25:2 | mages, and the entire nobility of the court heard the words 05Parp3    25:2 | the court heard the words of the letter. Seized with rage 05Parp3    25:2 | nobility: “What do you think of servants who write to their 05Parp3    25:3 | The class of mages and all the grandee 05Parp3    25:3 | and all the grandee nobility of the court stood up and 05Parp3    25:3 | to us regarding the destruction of themselves and of their land 05Parp3    25:3 | the destruction of themselves and of their land. But now you 05Parp3    25:4 | they did not have hopes of expecting aid from some quarter 05Parp3    25:5 | written immediately to the land of Armenia, to Iberia and to 05Parp3    25:6 | the tanuters and senior sepuhs of the three lands should come 05Parp3    25:7 | hrovartaks reached the three lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    25:7 | were read in the presence ( of the nobility), as soon as 05Parp3    25:7 | as they learned that all of them had been summoned with 05Parp3    25:7 | bode peace but the ruination of their souls. In despair they 05Parp3    25:10 | However, with the intercession of the holy Gospels, they confirmed 05Parp3    25:10 | consent to apostasizing the Creator of heaven and earth 05Parp3    25:11 | we show ourselves as part of Christ’s body and soul, recalling 05Parp3    25:11 | the blessed Apostles, the sermons of the holy Church which are 05Parp3    25:11 | the holy Church which are of one heart and soul. May 05Parp3    25:11 | protect us from the attack of the wicked beast which is 05Parp3    25:12 | decide to violate this oath of unity and apostasize the Son 05Parp3    25:12 | unity and apostasize the Son of man, as (Christ) Himself said 05Parp3    25:12 | the Father and the angels of [Matthew 10, 33; Luke 12, 9] heaven 05Parp3    25:13 | oath and vow, (the nobility of) the three lands of Armenia 05Parp3    25:13 | nobility of) the three lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    25:14 | Members of the grandee nobility of Armenia 05Parp3    25:14 | Members of the grandee nobility of Armenia who went on the 05Parp3    25:15 | from the tohm of Siwnik,’ Vasak, lord of 05Parp3    25:15 | of Siwnik,’ Vasak, lord of Siwnik’ who, at the time 05Parp3    25:15 | the time was the marzpan of Armenia, from the tohm of 05Parp3    25:15 | of Armenia, from the tohm of Arcrunik,’ Nershapuh, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Nershapuh, from the tohm of Rshtunik,’ Artak, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Artak, from the tohm of Xorxorhunik,’ Gadishoy, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Gadishoy, from the tohm of Mamikoneank,’ Vardan, asparapet of 05Parp3    25:15 | of Mamikoneank,’ Vardan, asparapet of Armenia, and lord of the 05Parp3    25:15 | asparapet of Armenia, and lord of the Mamikoneank,’ from the 05Parp3    25:15 | Mamikoneank,’ from the tohm of Mokk,’ Artak, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Artak, from the tohm of Apahunik,’ Manech, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Manech, from the tohm of Amatunik,’ Vahan, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Vahan, from the tohm of Vahewunik,’ Giwt, from the 05Parp3    25:15 | ’ Giwt, from the tohm of Anjewac’ik,’ Shmawon 05Parp3    25:16 | and from the land of Iberia, the bdeshx Ashusha and 05Parp3    25:16 | bdeshx Ashusha and other tanuters of the land 05Parp3    26:0 | went first before the grandees of the royal court, and then 05Parp3    26:1 | Yazkert, king of Iran, ordered that all the 05Parp3    26:3 | First (Yazkert) made inquiry of the Armenian tanuters and sepuhs 05Parp3    26:4 | together: “The perception and view ( of who you are) is clear 05Parp3    26:5 | want to know your understanding of this. How do you regard 05Parp3    26:6 | recognize you as king, (king) of all, and especially our king 05Parp3    26:8 | which I ought not speak of and which you cannot and 05Parp3    26:10 | and look to the salvation of your souls. Turn from the 05Parp3    26:10 | souls. Turn from the road of ruin which till now you 05Parp3    26:12 | When the azatani of the three lands heard all 05Parp3    26:12 | death-threats from Yazkert, king of Iran, the others were silent 05Parp3    26:12 | moment. But then Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans and the sparapet 05Parp3    26:12 | the Mamikoneans and the sparapet of Armenia, stepped forward fearlessly with 05Parp3    26:12 | note: “There are many members of the nobility of these three 05Parp3    26:12 | many members of the nobility of these three lands (present) who 05Parp3    26:13 | You, who are the lord of all, as well as all 05Parp3    26:13 | all the Aryans well know of the labor and submission which 05Parp3    26:13 | submission which I and each of these (nobles) have demonstrated to 05Parp3    26:13 | need for me or any of the others to familiarize you 05Parp3    26:14 | exhaust myself for the lord of the Aryans and the land 05Parp3    26:14 | the Aryans and the land of the Aryans 05Parp3    26:15 | God, from my childhood, out of the fear of man 05Parp3    26:15 | childhood, out of the fear of man 05Parp3    26:16 | and studied from the mouth of God because of the fear 05Parp3    26:16 | the mouth of God because of the fear of man and 05Parp3    26:16 | God because of the fear of man and (to seek) futile 05Parp3    26:18 | before you all, they are of the Christian order. It is 05Parp3    26:19 | azatani from the three lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    26:19 | Aghuania) heard the fearless response of the sparapet of Armenia, Vardan 05Parp3    26:19 | fearless response of the sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, and observed the 05Parp3    26:20 | concerning the salvation or ruination of souls is an eternal matter 05Parp3    26:21 | you seek is the destruction of our ancestral, patrimonial and familiar 05Parp3    26:21 | tradition and the forcible adoption of a faith which was accepted 05Parp3    27:0 | were from the three lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    27:0 | could find a way out of the situation 05Parp3    27:1 | After a few days of much anguished thinking, for the 05Parp3    27:1 | that “There is no way of getting free from the trap 05Parp3    27:2 | Then each of us shall go to his 05Parp3    27:2 | live serving the true faith of Christ which the most blessed 05Parp3    27:2 | which the most blessed doctrine of the champion Gregory and his 05Parp3    27:2 | with through the renewed birth of baptism; or, leaving the land 05Parp3    27:2 | with wife and children convinced of and finding refuge in the 05Parp3    27:2 | finding refuge in the word of the life-giving Savior Who 05Parp3    27:3 | were we to think solely of our own salvation and resist 05Parp3    27:3 | would cause the eternal ruination of a limitless multitude of men 05Parp3    27:3 | ruination of a limitless multitude of men, women, old and young 05Parp3    27:4 | dare to reveal the plan of their alliance to the general 05Parp3    27:4 | their alliance to the general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    27:4 | general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans. They realized that 05Parp3    27:4 | founded upon the firm rock of Christ he held unshaken in 05Parp3    27:5 | and relating to him all of this, for they knew that 05Parp3    27:5 | knew that without him all of their plans and designs and 05Parp3    27:6 | king and all the Aryans of the tribunal and that each 05Parp3    27:7 | from books that all matters of this sort had naturally been 05Parp3    27:8 | went together to Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans and general of 05Parp3    27:8 | of the Mamikoneans and general of Armenia. Revealing their strategem to 05Parp3    27:8 | to him they related all of the reasoning behind it, and 05Parp3    27:8 | they proposed to do. All of them added to this their 05Parp3    27:9 | astonishment. See first the specter of the wicked calamities which will 05Parp3    27:9 | which will befall countless myriads of people. Bear in mind the 05Parp3    27:9 | Bear in mind the sighs of mothers, the sobbing of children 05Parp3    27:9 | sighs of mothers, the sobbing of children and the old men 05Parp3    27:9 | the terrible miseries that all of them would endure 05Parp3    27:10 | be heavy, bitter and worthy of tears, such a fate is 05Parp3    27:11 | Nor is the impending danger of a transitory nature, for once 05Parp3    27:11 | once plunged into the darkness of impiety, (the darkness) would thicken 05Parp3    27:12 | moment, we know that many of us shall find mercy, that 05Parp3    27:12 | mercy, that all the churches of the three lands will not 05Parp3    27:12 | and that the entire population of the three lands will not 05Parp3    27:12 | captivity. For the holy faith ( of Christianity) will not be shaken 05Parp3    27:12 | made secure by the aid of the Omnipotent 05Parp3    27:14 | When Vardan, general of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    27:14 | general of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, heard all of 05Parp3    27:14 | of the Mamikoneans, heard all of these words from the naxarars 05Parp3    27:14 | these words from the naxarars of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    27:14 | he cried out to all of them: “May I not deny 05Parp3    27:15 | about the sorrows and grief of women, children, and azg, I 05Parp3    27:15 | more than me, is unworthy of me.’ 05Parp3    27:16 | tanuters and sepuhs—are full of all strength and goodness because 05Parp3    27:16 | all strength and goodness because of Christ’s mercy. For if, in 05Parp3    27:16 | in warfare and all types of bravery, you have learned the 05Parp3    27:16 | faith from God by means of the blessed champion Gregory—who 05Parp3    27:16 | Apostle—and his son. Each of you must answer for himself 05Parp3    27:17 | am unable to even hear of 05Parp3    27:18 | When the multitude of naxarars from the three lands 05Parp3    27:18 | words from Vardan, the general of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    27:18 | general of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, although they were 05Parp3    27:18 | danger, (they sought) other means of entreaty 05Parp3    27:19 | they summoned Artak the prince of Mokk’ and urged him yet 05Parp3    27:19 | with their sparapet, the lord of the Mamikonean tohm 05Parp3    27:20 | brave man, and Vardan lord of the Mamikoneans, liked Artak (and 05Parp3    27:21 | utmost speed—Artak the prince of Mokk’, did just that, (speaking 05Parp3    27:22 | and relentlessly was the bdeshx of Iberia, Ashusha, an intelligent and 05Parp3    27:22 | prudent man whose wife was of the Arcrunid azg. Her sister 05Parp3    27:22 | Her sister was the wife of Vardan’s brother, the great sepuh 05Parp3    27:22 | Vardan’s brother, the great sepuh of the Mamikoneans. The aforementioned Ashusha 05Parp3    27:22 | further exhorted the entire multitude of the naxarars of Armenia and 05Parp3    27:22 | entire multitude of the naxarars of Armenia and Artak, lord of 05Parp3    27:22 | of Armenia and Artak, lord of Mokk’ to communicate all of 05Parp3    27:22 | of Mokk’ to communicate all of this without delay to Vardan 05Parp3    27:22 | without delay to Vardan, general of Armenia 05Parp3    27:23 | would result in the salvation of many people and the expectation 05Parp3    27:23 | many people and the expectation of personal repentance 05Parp3    27:24 | When the naxarars and sepuhs of the three lands realized that 05Parp3    27:24 | lands realized that the will of Vardan, the sparapet of Armenia 05Parp3    27:24 | will of Vardan, the sparapet of Armenia, was unmoved and that 05Parp3    27:25 | more learned in the Scriptures of the holy Church. Treating (Vardan 05Parp3    27:26 | be cursed for the sake of his kinsmen’s salvation, about which 05Parp3    27:26 | from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according 05Parp3    27:26 | the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple 05Parp3    27:27 | faith than the blessed Apostle of Christ, Paul. But the Armenian 05Parp3    27:28 | the senior tanuters and sepuhs of the three lands aired so 05Parp3    27:28 | lands aired so many words of this sort and made such 05Parp3    27:28 | entreaties before Vardan, the general of Armenia, they then brought the 05Parp3    27:28 | the holy Gospel and all of them placed their hands on 05Parp3    27:29 | free us from the attacks of the enemy who has set 05Parp3    27:29 | our blood for the salvation of the entire land 05Parp3    27:30 | leave the land and all of our belongings and flee into 05Parp3    27:31 | Should someone out of weakness violate this oath and 05Parp3    27:31 | and withdraw from the alliance of this multitude—as did Judas 05Parp3    27:31 | Judas, who quit the band of blessed Apostles—may he, without 05Parp3    27:33 | Christ has endowed many souls of the three lands, may it 05Parp3    27:33 | the eternal salvation and pardon of your soul and of your 05Parp3    27:33 | pardon of your soul and of your azg, for your temporary 05Parp3    27:33 | azg, for your temporary acceptance of us 05Parp3    27:34 | When Vardan, the general of Armenia and the lord of 05Parp3    27:34 | of Armenia and the lord of the Mamikoneans, heard all these 05Parp3    27:34 | these words from the mouths of the azatani of the three 05Parp3    27:34 | the mouths of the azatani of the three lands, and saw 05Parp3    27:34 | lands, and saw how all of them had sworn and sealed 05Parp3    27:34 | the faith) for the sake of the three lands and the 05Parp3    27:34 | three lands and the multitudes of men and women inhabiting them 05Parp3    28:0 | to the fire-temple, some of them—but not all—on 05Parp3    28:1 | their eternal downfall, nonetheless, desirous of worldly glories, (willingly) exchanged the 05Parp3    28:1 | glories, (willingly) exchanged the glory of incorruptible God for the corrupt 05Parp3    28:1 | the corrupt and transitory life of this temporal world 05Parp3    28:2 | When the king of Iran and all the court 05Parp3    28:3 | they held a great celebration of joy believing that an unshakable 05Parp3    28:3 | dwell in peace, without fear of all enemies 05Parp3    28:4 | the tanuters and the sepuhs of the three lands of Armenia 05Parp3    28:4 | sepuhs of the three lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    28:4 | with many and diverse sorts of gifts and honors, villages and 05Parp3    28:5 | had been given a multitude of false vardapets, called mages, and 05Parp3    28:5 | words which resemble the rattling of snakes and the growling of 05Parp3    28:5 | of snakes and the growling of stomachs. They were ordered to 05Parp3    28:5 | ordered to set up schools of deceit across the land, and 05Parp3    28:5 | and women, in the teaching of the mages 05Parp3    28:6 | delighted to take the multitude of mages along with them 05Parp3    28:7 | and to the grandee nobility of the court, each (of the 05Parp3    28:7 | nobility of the court, each ( of the Caucasian nobles) offering false 05Parp3    28:8 | The thrust of their thanksgiving was as follows 05Parp3    28:9 | swiftly worried over the salvation of our erring souls 05Parp3    28:11 | Now Vardan, the sparapet of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    28:11 | sparapet of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, had chosen his 05Parp3    28:11 | king and the entire multitude of the Aryans were being praised 05Parp3    28:12 | All of you well know about the 05Parp3    28:13 | ancestors, nonetheless, to the extent of my ability, I have resolved 05Parp3    28:14 | accomplished has not been worthy of renown or praise, hereafter with 05Parp3    28:15 | by God that Vardan, sparapet of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    28:15 | sparapet of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, said these words 05Parp3    28:15 | words which announced the championship of God for centuries until eternity 05Parp3    28:16 | When the king of Iran and all the court 05Parp3    28:16 | the promise which Vardan, sparapet of Armenia, pledged to achieve to 05Parp3    28:16 | bestowed upon him the reputation of a champion for eternity 05Parp3    28:17 | nobles) from the three lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    28:17 | said farewell, taking the divisions of the multitude of mages along 05Parp3    28:17 | the divisions of the multitude of mages along, they returned to 05Parp3    28:19 | However, the king of Iran, Yazkert, had not released 05Parp3    28:19 | had not released the bdeshx of Iberia, Ashusha, and the two 05Parp3    28:19 | Ashusha, and the two sons of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, Babik 05Parp3    28:19 | two sons of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, Babik and Amirnerseh along 05Parp3    28:19 | and took this precaution because of the obscurity of earlier events 05Parp3    28:19 | precaution because of the obscurity of earlier events 05Parp3    29:0 | with them reached the land of Armenia. Among them were those 05Parp3    29:1 | Divisions of Christ’s clerics came before them 05Parp3    29:1 | them, bringing along the symbol of the life-giving Cross and 05Parp3    29:1 | giving Cross and the relics of the blessed Gregory (who was 05Parp3    29:1 | one could hear the sounds of weeping and moaning, cries of 05Parp3    29:1 | of weeping and moaning, cries of lament and shrieking 05Parp3    29:3 | the psalm says, the supper of joy which they were eating 05Parp3    29:4 | one could see how all of them split away and separated 05Parp3    29:4 | the sweet and agreeable word of the true Savior Christ note 05Parp3    29:5 | other sheep that are not of this fold. They too must 05Parp3    29:6 | For all of these reasons there was mourning 05Parp3    29:7 | young, and the entire multitude of the people, cried out and 05Parp3    29:7 | and wept in the house of God 05Parp3    29:8 | And there were streams of blood caked on all the 05Parp3    29:8 | caked on all the faces of the orthodox people 05Parp3    29:9 | Now the brigades of mages hurriedly compelled (people) to 05Parp3    29:9 | the fire into the temple of the Lord’s holiness, to build 05Parp3    29:9 | places, and to appoint bearers of wood for the insatiable fuel 05Parp3    29:9 | for the insatiable fuel needs of the false-god. (The fire 05Parp3    29:9 | it, and when the bearers ( of wood) took out the spent 05Parp3    30:0 | Now when Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans and the sparapet 05Parp3    30:0 | the Mamikoneans and the sparapet of Armenia, saw all of this 05Parp3    30:0 | sparapet of Armenia, saw all of this wickedness he summoned his 05Parp3    30:0 | servants and the entire multitude of his own court , and began 05Parp3    30:0 | Christ either voluntarily or out of fear 05Parp3    30:1 | repudiate the doctrine and faith of the holy Gospel which my 05Parp3    30:1 | present hour, for the salvation of all of you, so that 05Parp3    30:1 | for the salvation of all of you, so that being with 05Parp3    30:2 | learned and remember the preaching of the holy prophets, that: ’I 05Parp3    30:2 | do not desire the death of the sinner, but his conversion 05Parp3    30:3 | I would abandon totally all of these worldly goods 05Parp3    30:4 | Should any of you find it possible to 05Parp3    30:4 | despising all the futile possessions of the land, then together with 05Parp3    30:4 | with you for the name of Christ, I will choose to 05Parp3    30:5 | When Vardan had said all of this to the family of 05Parp3    30:5 | of this to the family of his tun his venerable brother 05Parp3    30:6 | we live, it is because of God. So, let us not 05Parp3    30:6 | us not dread the day of our death, since no one 05Parp3    30:7 | off from ourselves the name of apostasy and mix with the 05Parp3    30:7 | and mix with the flock of Christ, and we will bear 05Parp3    30:8 | scorn all the futile splendor of this world, considering it as 05Parp3    30:8 | nothing. Rather, together with those of their court and family who 05Parp3    30:8 | to go to the areas of Byzantine authority where they could 05Parp3    30:9 | Aramanay located in the state [nahang] of Bagrawand, bordering Basen and Tuaracatap’ 05Parp3    30:10 | Now suddenly Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, who was the marzpan 05Parp3    30:10 | Siwnik’, who was the marzpan of Armenia at the time, and 05Parp3    30:10 | at the time, and all of the tanuters and sepuhs of 05Parp3    30:10 | of the tanuters and sepuhs of Armenia became informed about the 05Parp3    30:10 | and departure from the land of Armenia of Vardan, the great 05Parp3    30:10 | from the land of Armenia of Vardan, the great sparapet of 05Parp3    30:10 | of Vardan, the great sparapet of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    30:10 | sparapet of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, together with his 05Parp3    30:11 | For all of them knew that without the 05Parp3    30:11 | knew that without the leadership of that (Mamikonean) azg, no deed 05Parp3    30:12 | Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’, held counsel with all 05Parp3    30:12 | counsel with all the tanuters of Armenia and the senior sepuhs 05Parp3    30:12 | senior sepuhs and persuaded all of them to his belief, that 05Parp3    30:12 | select priests and senior tanuters of Armenia after Vardan Mamikonean, Armenia’s 05Parp3    30:12 | entreaties. For without him, all of our hopes and plans will 05Parp3    30:13 | Then Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, wrote a letter, signed 05Parp3    30:13 | ordered all the senior tanuters of Armenia to write letters and 05Parp3    30:13 | also had the sealed Gospel of the covenant brought forth. Then 05Parp3    30:13 | brought forth. Then Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, selected the following men 05Parp3    30:13 | Mren; among the senior tanuters of Armenia were: Arshawir, prince of 05Parp3    30:13 | of Armenia were: Arshawir, prince of Arsharunik’ Hmayeak, prince of Dimak’sean 05Parp3    30:13 | prince of Arsharunik’ Hmayeak, prince of Dimak’sean, and Gazrik, prince of 05Parp3    30:13 | of Dimak’sean, and Gazrik, prince of Abeghean 05Parp3    30:14 | him at the aforementioned village of Aramanay 05Parp3    30:15 | to the venerable Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of 05Parp3    30:15 | of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of Armenia, and to his brothers 05Parp3    30:15 | reason for their speedy pursuit of him, the counsel, words and 05Parp3    30:15 | the Armenians with the concurrence of prince Vasak of Siwnik’. They 05Parp3    30:15 | the concurrence of prince Vasak of Siwnik’. They brought that Gospel 05Parp3    30:15 | Siwnik’. They brought that Gospel of the covenant before the venerable 05Parp3    30:16 | presented him with the letters of Vasak, lord of Siwnik’, and 05Parp3    30:16 | the letters of Vasak, lord of Siwnik’, and of the other 05Parp3    30:16 | Vasak, lord of Siwnik’, and of the other Armenian azats, bishops 05Parp3    30:16 | as with a summarized message of all of their words: “You 05Parp3    30:16 | a summarized message of all of their words: “You, chief [du awagik], together 05Parp3    30:16 | you, have escaped. But all of us will be ruined with 05Parp3    30:18 | not abandon such a multitude of souls to be destroyed. For 05Parp3    30:18 | destroyed. For there are many of us who are of your 05Parp3    30:18 | many of us who are of your blood and mingled with 05Parp3    30:19 | Now when the blessed sparapet of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    30:19 | sparapet of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, Vardan, and his 05Parp3    30:19 | his venerable brothers heard all of these words from the delegation 05Parp3    30:19 | these words from the delegation of priests and naxarars which had 05Parp3    30:19 | they saw the holy Gospel of the covenant, and read the 05Parp3    30:19 | covenant, and read the letters of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, the 05Parp3    30:19 | the letters of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, the marzpan of Armenia 05Parp3    30:19 | prince of Siwnik’, the marzpan of Armenia, and each of their 05Parp3    30:19 | marzpan of Armenia, and each of their comrades, (Vardan) replied with 05Parp3    30:19 | the sentiments shared by all of them 05Parp3    30:20 | a man give in place of his soul?’ 05Parp3    30:21 | would rejoice in the salvation of others’ as well 05Parp3    30:22 | that we are fleeing out of fear of the sword. Anyone 05Parp3    30:22 | are fleeing out of fear of the sword. Anyone familiar with 05Parp3    30:22 | never be the case. All of you Armenians accurately know from 05Parp3    30:22 | more for the well-being of our comrades than for ourselves 05Parp3    30:23 | However, recalling all of your treacherous duplicity which you 05Parp3    30:24 | But no one of our azg has stood opposed 05Parp3    30:24 | the blessed and heavenly call of the Gospel, nor do we 05Parp3    30:25 | well as you who are of two minds must realize that 05Parp3    31:0 | When the blessed Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of 05Parp3    31:0 | of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of Armenia, had said this, with 05Parp3    31:0 | said this, with the support of his venerable brothers and dear 05Parp3    31:1 | Having achieved unity, a multitude of them did not desist from 05Parp3    31:1 | not desist from the counsel of the blessed sparapet of Armenia 05Parp3    31:1 | counsel of the blessed sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, but celebrated (mass 05Parp3    31:1 | celebrated mass with a host of clerics at his court. Many 05Parp3    31:1 | night. (Vardan), sharing the sentiments of all the Armenians, longed to 05Parp3    31:2 | concerning himself with the needs of his comrades, the needs of 05Parp3    31:2 | of his comrades, the needs of his House and himself. He 05Parp3    31:2 | Iberian bdeshx, and the sons of Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’ 05Parp3    31:2 | sons of Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’, whom the Iranian king 05Parp3    31:3 | blood for the flourishing covenant of the Church. But as a 05Parp3    31:3 | aware that as a result of ( untimely provocations, the hostages) might 05Parp3    31:4 | However Vahan, prince of the Amatunik’, would not leave 05Parp3    31:4 | not leave Vardan, the general of Armenia, alone. Rather, he was 05Parp3    31:4 | always urging that the condition of rebellion be made known, sometimes 05Parp3    31:4 | himself, other times by means of other people. He made it 05Parp3    31:4 | concerned only about the salvation of souls, though in fact, he 05Parp3    31:4 | grudge that he, Vahan, lord of Amatunik’, and Vasak, prince of 05Parp3    31:4 | of Amatunik’, and Vasak, prince of Siwnik’ had against each other 05Parp3    31:5 | reasoned that either Vasak, prince of Siwni’, would not agree to 05Parp3    31:5 | he agreed to rebel because of the danger, his two sons 05Parp3    31:6 | But that holy man of God, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    31:6 | man of God, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans and the general 05Parp3    31:6 | the Mamikoneans and the general of Armenia, did not put confidence 05Parp3    31:7 | springtime pass, until the heat of summer approached. When the warm 05Parp3    31:7 | months arrived, the entire multitude of Armenians went to the cool 05Parp3    31:7 | cool places, to the district of Caghkotn close to the secure 05Parp3    32:0 | parents) constantly ordered the instructors [dastiarakac’n] of their sons and daughters not 05Parp3    32:2 | Now when Vardan, the sparapet of Armenia, learned that the matter 05Parp3    32:2 | Armenia, learned that the matter of the rebellion had been greatly 05Parp3    32:2 | notable priests and senior tanuters of Armenia, and the sepuhs. But 05Parp3    32:3 | was not only (a question of) the man’s sons which had 05Parp3    32:3 | but his very intentions, those of a glory-loving denier of 05Parp3    32:3 | of a glory-loving denier of God. The venerable Vardan then 05Parp3    32:3 | then said openly to all of them: “How long shall we 05Parp3    32:3 | truth and suffering ruin? News ( of the intended rebellion), has spread 05Parp3    32:3 | about in the full light of day, and be known as 05Parp3    32:3 | be known as the sons of light 05Parp3    32:5 | When the senior naxarars of Armenia were informed of his 05Parp3    32:5 | naxarars of Armenia were informed of his treacherous words they denounced 05Parp3    32:5 | Berdkunk’ in the same district of Bagrewand. Not many days later 05Parp3    32:6 | sepuhs, bishops, the entire multitude of priests and laity openly and 05Parp3    32:6 | assembled by the venerable sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    32:6 | sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans. All of them 05Parp3    32:6 | lord of the Mamikoneans. All of them, in accordance with the 05Parp3    32:6 | Vardan to see Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, the marzpan of Armenia 05Parp3    32:6 | prince of Siwnik’, the marzpan of Armenia 05Parp3    32:7 | to dissuade them, first because of his sons who were (hostages 05Parp3    32:8 | Then the naxarars of Armenia commanded the holy bishops 05Parp3    32:8 | to bring forth the Gospel of their blessed covenant. The entire 05Parp3    32:8 | blessed covenant. The entire multitude of azat and non-azat troops 05Parp3    32:8 | azat troops, with Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, and all the tanuters 05Parp3    32:8 | did so then. Then all of them, men and women united 05Parp3    32:9 | in You, holy Father, creator of Heaven and earth, of the 05Parp3    32:9 | creator of Heaven and earth, of the visible and invisible, and 05Parp3    32:9 | Spirit and in the unity of the inseparable and indivisible Trinity 05Parp3    32:10 | Because of Your love of humankind, for 05Parp3    32:10 | Because of Your love of humankind, for the salvation of 05Parp3    32:10 | of humankind, for the salvation of the world, in the last 05Parp3    32:10 | last days, You bore one of the holy Trinity through the 05Parp3    32:11 | as the true God, king of kings, and lord of lords 05Parp3    32:11 | king of kings, and lord of lords would be taken to 05Parp3    32:12 | and confess You as God of gods, lord of lords, God 05Parp3    32:12 | as God of gods, lord of lords, God the atoner of 05Parp3    32:12 | of lords, God the atoner of our sins—we who have 05Parp3    32:13 | sold and soiled the garment of holy baptism with which you 05Parp3    32:13 | have fallen into the mud of apostasy, like a herd of 05Parp3    32:13 | of apostasy, like a herd of pigs 05Parp3    32:14 | our sins through the intercession of the illuminator Apostles and the 05Parp3    32:14 | illuminator Apostles and the labors of the blessed champion Gregory who 05Parp3    32:14 | former robe, clear our feet of the impediments of evil with 05Parp3    32:14 | our feet of the impediments of evil with which the enemy 05Parp3    32:15 | Put on our feet shoes of preservation, of the holy Gospel 05Parp3    32:15 | our feet shoes of preservation, of the holy Gospel. Place on 05Parp3    32:15 | Gospel. Place on the finger of our right hands the ring 05Parp3    32:15 | Your Cross, by which all of our limbs are sealed and 05Parp3    32:16 | confession and for the pardon of each of our sins 05Parp3    32:16 | for the pardon of each of our sins 05Parp3    32:17 | anyone stray from the oath of this covenant, may he be 05Parp3    32:17 | and expelled from the band of holy Apostles, and may he 05Parp3    32:17 | from You on the day of requiting, saying: ’Go from me 05Parp3    32:18 | When the entire united multitude of men and women recited this 05Parp3    32:18 | women recited this complete confession of blessing and curses in a 05Parp3    32:18 | land shook from the cry of the troops of the multitude 05Parp3    32:18 | the cry of the troops of the multitude 05Parp3    32:19 | All the words of faith of the covenant were 05Parp3    32:19 | All the words of faith of the covenant were written down 05Parp3    32:19 | sealed, first with the ring of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, and 05Parp3    32:19 | the ring of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, and then with the 05Parp3    32:19 | and then with the rings of all the tanuters of Armenia 05Parp3    32:19 | rings of all the tanuters of Armenia and the senior sepuhs 05Parp3    32:19 | the venerable bishops and (members of) the senior priesthood who were 05Parp3    32:20 | they went to the house of the Lord where they worshipped 05Parp3    32:20 | and only true God. Full of emotion and with long, tireless 05Parp3    32:21 | were finished praying, the multitude of rhamik troops headed to the 05Parp3    32:21 | temple, not awaiting the command of ( their) seniors. Taking the receptacle 05Parp3    32:21 | their) seniors. Taking the receptacle of the fire, they extinguished it 05Parp3    32:21 | According to the false vardapets of the Iranians, fire and water 05Parp3    32:22 | They ordered that the multitude of mages should be carefully held 05Parp3    32:22 | Zarehawan, (the rebels) put some of them to the sword 05Parp3    33:1 | to descend to the district of Ayrarat, for they had heard 05Parp3    33:1 | heard that Mihrnerseh, the hazarapet of the Aryans, had arrived at 05Parp3    33:1 | had arrived at the city of P’aytakaran where he formed a 05Parp3    33:2 | had come to the district of Ayrarat and heard this news 05Parp3    33:2 | this news from the region of Aghbania (Aghuania), Vasak, the prince 05Parp3    33:2 | Aghbania (Aghuania), Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’, compelled the venerable sparapet 05Parp3    33:2 | Siwnik’, compelled the venerable sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    33:2 | sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, to go and 05Parp3    33:4 | Vasak was creating a path of deceit in his heart, and 05Parp3    33:4 | his beliefs, from the azats of Armenia 05Parp3    33:5 | But the venerable sparapet of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    33:5 | sparapet of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, Vardan, said to 05Parp3    33:5 | said to Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’: “Let us now do 05Parp3    33:6 | agreed to implement the words of Vardan, the venerable sparapet of 05Parp3    33:6 | of Vardan, the venerable sparapet of Armenia 05Parp3    33:7 | and lieutenants, to the bdeshx of Aghjnik’, and to the prince 05Parp3    33:7 | Aghjnik’, and to the prince of Angegh tun, to Cop’k’, Hashteank’ 05Parp3    33:7 | Hashteank’, Ekegheac’, and other princes of every place, as well as 05Parp3    33:7 | as to the great sparapet of Antioch 05Parp3    33:8 | All of this correspondence was sealed first 05Parp3    33:8 | sealed first by the ring of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, followed 05Parp3    33:8 | the ring of Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, followed by (the seals 05Parp3    33:8 | Siwnik’, followed by (the seals of) all the tanuters of Armenia 05Parp3    33:8 | seals of) all the tanuters of Armenia 05Parp3    33:9 | to travel to Byzantium consisted of Vahan, the prince of the 05Parp3    33:9 | consisted of Vahan, the prince of the tun of Amatunik’, a 05Parp3    33:9 | the prince of the tun of Amatunik’, a learned and sagacious 05Parp3    33:9 | the blessed sepuh Hmayeak, brother of the venerable general of Armenia 05Parp3    33:9 | brother of the venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, from the Mamikonean 05Parp3    33:9 | and the venerable Merhuzhan, brother of the blessed Aghan, from the 05Parp3    33:10 | to them by Vasak, prince of Siwnik’, and all the naxarars 05Parp3    33:10 | Siwnik’, and all the naxarars of the land of Armenia. They 05Parp3    33:10 | the naxarars of the land of Armenia. They travelled to the 05Parp3    33:10 | emperor and all the nobility of Armenia mentioned above 05Parp3    34:0 | The venerable Vardan, the sparapet of Armenia and the lord of 05Parp3    34:0 | of Armenia and the lord of the Mamikoneans, took along with 05Parp3    34:0 | with him the following tanuters of Armenia who hastened to meet 05Parp3    34:0 | hastened to meet the hour of martyrdom with fervent love: Xorhen 05Parp3    34:0 | tanuters and sepuhs and many of the troops of Armenia (who 05Parp3    34:0 | and many of the troops of Armenia (who willingly and quickly 05Parp3    34:0 | wanted to avenge the covenent of the holy Church, and give 05Parp3    34:1 | other brigades from the troops of the Mardpetakan cavalry, who were 05Parp3    34:1 | were eager for a war of virtue. (These were people) whom 05Parp3    34:1 | whom Vasak, the malicious prince of Siwnik’, recognized as not sharing 05Parp3    34:1 | along with (Vardan). But many of the most prominent tanuters of 05Parp3    34:1 | of the most prominent tanuters of Armenia and the sepuhs, as 05Parp3    34:1 | directly (participants) in the plan of the sworn alliance, (Vasak) kept 05Parp3    34:2 | Then the venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    34:2 | general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, together with his 05Parp3    34:2 | comrades and the other force of men with him, said farewell 05Parp3    34:2 | farewell to Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’, and to the remaining 05Parp3    34:3 | a holy church, the house of the Lord, and worshipped the 05Parp3    34:3 | holy Gospel and the symbol of the envivifying Cross, and saluted 05Parp3    34:4 | All of the people who were with 05Parp3    34:5 | Now the venerable sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, had not passed 05Parp3    34:5 | lodging-places in (the district of) Ayrarat when Vasak, the prince 05Parp3    34:5 | Ayrarat when Vasak, the prince of Siwnik’, quickly sent secret emissaries 05Parp3    34:5 | emissaries to Mihrnerseh, the hazarapet of the Aryans, informing him in 05Parp3    34:5 | informing him in a letter of his treacherous plan 05Parp3    34:6 | chamberlain, but subsequently became head of the Aryan dibheran). Vasak, the 05Parp3    34:6 | dibheran). Vasak, the duplicitous prince of Siwnik’, wrote to demonstrate his 05Parp3    34:8 | the fact that the hearts of princes rest in God’s hands 05Parp3    34:8 | even more roused the power of God’s anger and (God) turned 05Parp3    35:0 | When the venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    35:0 | general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, reached Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    35:0 | were informed about the arrival of the Armenians. Upon hearing the 05Parp3    35:0 | named Xaghxagh in the country of Aghbania (Aghuania 05Parp3    35:1 | The blessed sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, saw the limitless 05Parp3    35:1 | Vardan, saw the limitless multitude of the Iranian brigade, and then 05Parp3    35:1 | recalling for them the words of the holy Spirit which were 05Parp3    35:2 | ’Let the mighty boast not of their might; nor the great 05Parp3    35:3 | For the matter of victory and defeat rests not 05Parp3    35:4 | When the venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    35:4 | general of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, had said this 05Parp3    35:4 | looked to see the will of his comrades and of all 05Parp3    35:4 | will of his comrades and of all in the brigade with 05Parp3    35:4 | lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of all 05Parp3    35:5 | Armenians) had observed the formation of the Iranian brigades 05Parp3    35:6 | The venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, arranged his own 05Parp3    35:6 | military commander. As military commander of the right front, he appointed 05Parp3    35:6 | front, he appointed the prince of Arsharunik’, Arshawir Kamsarakan (who was 05Parp3    35:6 | also the son-in-law of the blessed Vardan, general of 05Parp3    35:6 | of the blessed Vardan, general of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp3    35:6 | general of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, being married to 05Parp3    35:7 | him. Vardan, the blessed general of Armenia, prepared to lead the 05Parp3    35:9 | first to reach the site of the battle. However, through unfamiliarity 05Parp3    35:9 | an extremely thick marsh. Because of the great rushing of their 05Parp3    35:9 | Because of the great rushing of their horses, Arshawir Kamsarakan and 05Parp3    35:10 | foot he slew Vurk, brother of the the Lp’nac’ king. One 05Parp3    35:10 | the the Lp’nac’ king. One of ( Arshawir’s) boots had come off 05Parp3    35:11 | Arshawir) saw the venerable sparapet of Armenia, the lord of the 05Parp3    35:11 | sparapet of Armenia, the lord of the Mamikoneans, Vardan, with his 05Parp3    35:11 | with his comrades and all of the Armenian brigade. They also 05Parp3    35:11 | also were chasing a multitude of Iranian troops before them, as 05Parp3    35:11 | before them, as fugitives. Some ( of the Iranians) fell to the 05Parp3    35:12 | Now some of the Iranian nobility had gotten 05Parp3    35:12 | flee to the other shore of the great (Kur) river 05Parp3    35:13 | But the venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, urgently urged Arshawir 05Parp3    35:13 | urgently urged Arshawir Kamsarakan, prince of Arsharunik’, to shoot arrows after 05Parp3    35:13 | boats, since (Vardan) was confident of ( Arshawir’s) firm and unswerving aim 05Parp3    35:14 | he always implemented the words of the blessed general) immediately accepted 05Parp3    35:15 | the ships were destroyed. Many of the navigators and the principal 05Parp3    35:17 | wall, located between the principality of Aghbania (Aghuania) and the Huns 05Parp3    36:0 | With God’s aid, as all of this was occurring as they 05Parp3    36:0 | emissary reached the venerable general of Armenia, Vardan, and the entire 05Parp3    36:1 | Vasak has betrayed the covenant of God and duplicitously broken the 05Parp3    36:1 | has rebelled from the alliance of truth. The Armenian nobles who 05Parp3    36:1 | their faces from the path of justice, they have erred after 05Parp3    36:1 | They took the fortified strongholds of Armenia, placed their fortress-commanders 05Parp3    36:2 | Vasak had the children of the Mamikonean tohm, of the 05Parp3    36:2 | children of the Mamikonean tohm, of the Kamsarakans, and of other 05Parp3    36:2 | tohm, of the Kamsarakans, and of other tanuters gathered from each 05Parp3    36:2 | other tanuters gathered from each of ( their) dayeaks and taken to 05Parp3    36:2 | secure fortresses in the principality of Siwnik’, which he ordered carefully 05Parp3    36:3 | oath-breaking Vasak: the prince of the Bagratunik’, Tiroc’, the prince 05Parp3    36:3 | the Bagratunik’, Tiroc’, the prince of Xorxorhunik’, Gadishoy, the prince of 05Parp3    36:3 | of Xorxorhunik’, Gadishoy, the prince of Apahunik’, Manech, the prince of 05Parp3    36:3 | of Apahunik’, Manech, the prince of Vahewunik’, Giwt, the prince of 05Parp3    36:3 | of Vahewunik’, Giwt, the prince of Palunik’, Varazshapuh, the prince of 05Parp3    36:3 | of Palunik’, Varazshapuh, the prince of Abeleank’, Arten, the prince of 05Parp3    36:3 | of Abeleank’, Arten, the prince of Urc, Nerseh, and other nobles 05Parp3    36:4 | Hearing about all of these disastrous deeds wrought by 05Parp3    36:4 | wrought by the duplicitous prince of Siwnik’, Vasak, and by the 05Parp3    36:4 | with him, the venerable sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    36:4 | sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, and the troops 05Parp3    36:5 | Lo, the Savior of all, Christ, has taken the 05Parp3    36:5 | straw to the merciless burning of inextinguishable fires 05Parp3    36:6 | let us await the day of our martyrdom with desire. Should 05Parp3    36:6 | desire. Should we be worthy of attaining the fate of the 05Parp3    36:6 | worthy of attaining the fate of the saints, our good deaths 05Parp3    36:6 | attain princehood, while the satellites of Satan with great remorse will 05Parp3    36:7 | went together to the land of Aghbania (Aghuania) from the district 05Parp3    36:7 | Aghbania (Aghuania) from the district of Ayrarat in the country of 05Parp3    36:7 | of Ayrarat in the country of Armenia. There, in accordance with 05Parp3    36:7 | passed the bitterly cold days of winter, all of them anxiously 05Parp3    36:7 | cold days of winter, all of them anxiously waiting for springtime 05Parp3    36:7 | they would attain the crown of martyrdom 05Parp3    36:8 | For no one thought of victory or defeat, rather, like 05Parp3    36:8 | they longed for the cup of their final salvation and wanted 05Parp3    36:9 | Now Vasak, the treacherous prince of Siwnik’, did not stop writing 05Parp3    36:9 | the princes, shinakans, and priests of the land of Armenia. He 05Parp3    36:9 | and priests of the land of Armenia. He (tried to) show 05Parp3    36:9 | and futile, saying: “The king of kings has sanctioned Christianity for 05Parp3    36:9 | not seek a harmful destruction of the mages.” About the rebellion 05Parp3    36:9 | from the counsel and word of Vardan, and not be lost 05Parp3    36:10 | be the intermediary in all of this and keep the land 05Parp3    36:10 | this and keep the land of Armenia unharmed 05Parp3    36:12 | Petros were from the district of Siwnik’. The treacherous Vasak entrusted 05Parp3    36:12 | circulate it throughout the land of Armenia. Those people who were 05Parp3    36:12 | hope, listened to the words of the treacherous man, and believed 05Parp3    36:13 | bring them the good news of their salvation 05Parp3    37:0 | When the bitter days of winter were passed and the 05Parp3    37:0 | passed and the great feast of Easter arrived, the oath-keepers 05Parp3    37:1 | For there were engagements of peace anong them at the 05Parp3    37:1 | them at the good news of the Savior’s resurrection, and with 05Parp3    37:2 | had come to the districts of Her and Zarewand 05Parp3    37:3 | The venerable sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the 05Parp3    37:3 | sparapet of Armenia, Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, sent the following 05Parp3    37:3 | with their families: “Many brigades ( of Iranians) have arrived, bringing along 05Parp3    37:3 | divine crowns for the lovers of God. Now let whoever wants 05Parp3    37:7 | after the venerable Vardan, sparapet of Armenia. They were going to 05Parp3    37:7 | supper, to eat the bread of the angels 05Parp3    37:8 | resembled the blessed Apostles, all of one heart and of one 05Parp3    37:8 | all of one heart and of one soul. The venerable sparapet 05Parp3    37:8 | one soul. The venerable sparapet of Armenia , Vardan, sent a sepuh 05Parp3    37:8 | sent a sepuh named Arhanjar of the Amatunik’ azg together with 05Parp3    37:8 | and spy on the multitude of Iranian troops and to harass 05Parp3    37:8 | and bring us our crowns of the Kingdom which the Savior 05Parp3    37:8 | the Savior Christ, the giver of eternal goodness, will bestow upon 05Parp3    37:9 | and fell on one wing of the mighty rear-guard, putting 05Parp3    37:9 | the Armenian brigade and spoke of God’s strength which the Savior 05Parp3    37:10 | sparapet Vardan and the masses of the troops heard the news 05Parp3    37:11 | to come into the center of the land quickly 05Parp3    37:12 | When the venerable sparapet of Armenia and those with him 05Parp3    37:12 | quickly meet with the hour of their martyrdom (since they had 05Parp3    37:12 | worthy to have this share of the divine); second, they said 05Parp3    37:12 | take place in the districts of Her and Zarewand, and if 05Parp3    37:12 | will come into the land of Armenia bringing death, taking captives 05Parp3    37:13 | than expected) to the district of Artaz, close to the village 05Parp3    37:13 | plain which was chosen out of fear of the Armenian troops 05Parp3    37:13 | was chosen out of fear of the Armenian troops. Considering it 05Parp3    38:0 | Now on Friday of the great feast of Pentecost 05Parp3    38:0 | Friday of the great feast of Pentecost, the Armenian troops arrived 05Parp3    38:4 | Having done all of this they accepted a command 05Parp3    38:4 | this they accepted a command of the holy priests to say 05Parp3    38:5 | Until morning all the ranks of priests encouraged the multitude of 05Parp3    38:5 | of priests encouraged the multitude of troops (sometimes with laments from 05Parp3    38:5 | psalm-book, sometimes with words of doctrine) to take heart for 05Parp3    38:6 | Yovsep’, who held the throne of the kat’oghikosate of Armenia, commanded 05Parp3    38:6 | the throne of the kat’oghikosate of Armenia, commanded Ghewond, that venerable 05Parp3    38:6 | commanded Ghewond, that venerable man of God, to advise and encourage 05Parp3    38:7 | and copious wisdom, with interpretations of the proverbs and illuminating doctrine 05Parp3    38:7 | sweet honey from the mouth of this just man brought delight 05Parp3    38:7 | appeared to have the face of an angel 05Parp3    38:8 | life) his vardapet the man of God, Mashtoc’, had chanced upon 05Parp3    38:8 | was sleeping. Together with others of his students, the venerable Koriwn 05Parp3    38:8 | occurrence to him, nonetheless word of this vision spread about through 05Parp3    38:9 | as) the lives and forbearance of earlier people. (He spoke) first 05Parp3    38:9 | earlier people. (He spoke) first of the dishonoring and patience of 05Parp3    38:9 | of the dishonoring and patience of saint Gregory, and then about 05Parp3    38:10 | Some people were unknowingly worthy of receiving the Good News—people 05Parp3    38:10 | fasts, on pallets, others because of their love for the poor 05Parp3    38:11 | But the fate of a martyr is not shared 05Parp3    38:13 | And now those of us who have been kept 05Parp3    38:13 | will hasten to be worthy of attaining a portion of the 05Parp3    38:13 | worthy of attaining a portion of the inheritance of the luminous 05Parp3    38:13 | a portion of the inheritance of the luminous saints. The psalmist 05Parp3    38:13 | luminous saints. The psalmist sang of their respectability: ’The death of 05Parp3    38:13 | of their respectability: ’The death of His saints before the Lord 05Parp3    38:14 | you to the heavenly city of Jerusalem, to the most desired 05Parp3    38:14 | most desired and fragrant supper of Christ, where pain and sorrow 05Parp3    38:15 | blessed Ghewond encouraged each member of the grandee nobility of Armenia 05Parp3    38:15 | member of the grandee nobility of Armenia with many other words 05Parp3    38:15 | Armenia with many other words of spiritual and inspired doctrine. He 05Parp3    38:15 | the fortune to be worthy of the kat’olikosal throne 05Parp3    38:16 | words all night, until each of the willing listeners became, as 05Parp3    38:17 | to whom the decreed hours of the night seemed longer than 05Parp3    38:17 | longed to see the dawn of salvation, to be able to 05Parp3    38:17 | able to drink the Cup of the Kingdom of Heaven 05Parp3    38:17 | the Cup of the Kingdom of Heaven 05Parp3    38:18 | When the venerable Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, heard the divinely 05Parp3    38:19 | The dignity of ordination of blessed priests of 05Parp3    38:19 | The dignity of ordination of blessed priests of the Church 05Parp3    38:19 | of ordination of blessed priests of the Church comes not from 05Parp3    38:19 | recalling for us the torments of saint Gregory. Many here are 05Parp3    38:20 | us hasten to the wedding of Christ, to join the guests 05Parp3    38:20 | join the guests, the brigade of holy Apostles, in Christ’s dining 05Parp3    38:20 | Christ) has opened the door of the Kingdom and waits to 05Parp3    38:21 | was torn from the ranks of the Apostles. As you have 05Parp3    38:22 | have long desired and drink of it with eagerness, crying out 05Parp3    38:22 | prescription: ’I take the cup of salvation and call upon the 05Parp3    38:22 | and call upon the name of the Lord.’ 05Parp3    38:23 | blessed general had said all of this, at cock’s crow the 05Parp3    38:24 | in the body and blood ( of Christ), they hastened to work 05Parp3    39:0 | was close to the hour of sunrise, and the Iranian brigade 05Parp3    39:0 | fronts. The blessed Vardan, lord of the Mamikoneans, divided his brigade 05Parp3    39:0 | into three fronts. As head of the center wing he appointed 05Parp3    39:0 | wing he appointed the lord of Arcrunik’ and the mardpet Mihrshapuh 05Parp3    39:0 | Mihrshapuh together with the prince of Arsharunik’, Arshawir, and the venerable 05Parp3    39:0 | Arshawir, and the venerable men of Artak, prince of Mokk’, and 05Parp3    39:0 | venerable men of Artak, prince of Mokk’, and other senior naxarars 05Parp3    39:1 | As chief of the right wings he appointed 05Parp3    39:1 | with the venerable T’at’ul, lord of Vanand, the blessed Nerseh K’ajberunik’ 05Parp3    39:1 | brigade and with the prince of Arhawegheank’, P’ap’ag, and other princely 05Parp3    39:1 | P’ap’ag, and other princely naxarars of Armenia, for it was on 05Parp3    39:1 | that side that the encampment of the brigade of Siwnik’ troops 05Parp3    39:1 | the encampment of the brigade of Siwnik’ troops, and the banners 05Parp3    39:1 | Siwnik’ troops, and the banners of other military men could be 05Parp3    39:4 | those who sought the crown of martyrdom advanced and turned the 05Parp3    39:5 | But another multitude of Armenian troops, which had come 05Parp3    39:7 | They killed some of those (Armenians) whom they caught 05Parp3    39:7 | some secure place (but some ( of the fugitives) at night attacked 05Parp3    39:7 | night attacked and killed many of the armed guards, and got 05Parp3    39:8 | trampled under elephants. The remainder of the fugitives were dispersed to 05Parp3    39:8 | another place in the land of Armenia 05Parp3    39:9 | Those who were worthy of the blessed, heavenly summons and 05Parp3    39:11 | investigation and inquiry, the number of those martyred with the senior 05Parp3    39:11 | senior naxarars at the site of the battle [276] was 05Parp3    39:12 | Christ the requiter keeps all of these names written in the 05Parp3    39:12 | names written in the Book of Life 05Parp3    40:0 | a hrovartak to Yazkert, king of the Aryans, informing him of 05Parp3    40:0 | of the Aryans, informing him of the outcome of the war 05Parp3    40:0 | informing him of the outcome of the war, the glad tidings 05Parp3    40:0 | the war, the glad tidings of victory, and an accounting by 05Parp3    40:0 | and an accounting by name of those (prominent) people who had 05Parp3    40:1 | Yazkert heard about the deaths of good men from the Iranian 05Parp3    40:1 | brigade, and about the death of Vardan, he fell into an 05Parp3    40:3 | named Atrormizd, from the land of Armenia, be left there as 05Parp3    40:4 | When Mushkan saw the hrovartak of king Yazkert and heard its 05Parp3    40:5 | brigade returned to the country of Iran 05Parp3    40:6 | Atrormizd, the marzpan of Armenia, who remained there sent 05Parp3    40:6 | remained there sent many letters of peace to the different places 05Parp3    40:6 | peace to the different places of the land of Armenia, saying 05Parp3    40:6 | different places of the land of Armenia, saying: “Come and build 05Parp3    40:6 | this good news granting all of them whatever form of Christianity 05Parp3    40:6 | all of them whatever form of Christianity they wanted 05Parp3    40:7 | this news, all the people of Iran and Siwnik’ assembled joyfully 05Parp3    41:0 | venerable Hmayeak in the strongholds of Tayk’, where the latter organized 05Parp3    41:0 | brigade from the select multitude of Iran and Siwnik’. He divided 05Parp3    41:1 | For a multitude of the fugitive Armenians—naxarars and 05Parp3    41:1 | had headed for the country of Tayk’ and had assembled near 05Parp3    41:1 | had assembled near Hmayeak, brother of the blessed general Vardan. Hmayeak 05Parp3    41:1 | been delayed in the land of Byzantium, requesting troops from the 05Parp3    41:4 | who was then the sparapet of Antioch) and a certain P’ghorent 05Parp3    41:4 | a certain P’ghorent (a man of Syrian nationality, who was chief 05Parp3    41:4 | Syrian nationality, who was chief of the emperor’s court) replied, saying 05Parp3    41:4 | a land from the service of its king 05Parp3    41:6 | emperor’s mind, and the hopes of the Armenians (which the delegation 05Parp3    41:7 | While the matter of the (Byzantine) response was being 05Parp3    41:8 | had gone to the land of Byzantium saw that they had 05Parp3    41:8 | lose out in the hope of salvation, but be found worthy 05Parp3    41:8 | worthy to drink the cup of martyrdon with their comrades 05Parp3    41:9 | Parxar, close to the borders of Xaghteac’, to prepare as they 05Parp3    41:10 | At the break of dawn, prepared, armed (Iranians) informed 05Parp3    41:10 | named Orjnahagh in the district of Tayk’. At the time they 05Parp3    41:10 | coming down from the strongholds of Parxar mountain. (Iranians) with the 05Parp3    41:10 | mountain. (Iranians) with the speed of fugitives caught up with each 05Parp3    41:12 | sepuh Hmayeak received the crown of perfection, which he had greatly 05Parp3    41:13 | great mourning, having no hope of consolation. For each man saw 05Parp3    41:13 | saw before him the verdict of an evil death and ruin 05Parp3    41:13 | mountain, considering it an expedient of sorts against the wicked despair 05Parp3    41:14 | When Atrormizd, the marzpan of Armenia, heard that so many 05Parp3    41:14 | fine men from the brigade of Iranians and Siwnec’ik’ had been 05Parp3    41:14 | he heard about the deaths of blessed Vardan and Hmayeak, he 05Parp3    42:0 | counsel to devise a means of hunting the fugitives without using 05Parp3    42:0 | and to put the land of Armenia into tribute-paying status 05Parp3    42:0 | they could sway the minds of the folk without warfare only 05Parp3    42:1 | the rebels) in the name of king Yazkert and falsely swore 05Parp3    42:1 | and falsely swore that none of them would be killed and 05Parp3    42:2 | following men to the court of king Yazkert: the great prince 05Parp3    42:2 | king Yazkert: the great prince of Arcrunik’, Nershapuh, the prince of 05Parp3    42:2 | of Arcrunik’, Nershapuh, the prince of the tun of Amatunik’, the 05Parp3    42:2 | the prince of the tun of Amatunik’, the prince of the 05Parp3    42:2 | tun of Amatunik’, the prince of the tun of Vanand, the 05Parp3    42:2 | the prince of the tun of Vanand, the prince of the 05Parp3    42:2 | tun of Vanand, the prince of the tun of Arsharunik’, Arshawir 05Parp3    42:2 | the prince of the tun of Arsharunik’, Arshawir, the prince of 05Parp3    42:2 | of Arsharunik’, Arshawir, the prince of the tun of Anjewac’ik’, Shmawon 05Parp3    42:2 | the prince of the tun of Anjewac’ik’, Shmawon, the prince of 05Parp3    42:2 | of Anjewac’ik’, Shmawon, the prince of the tun of Amatunik’, Vahan 05Parp3    42:2 | the prince of the tun of Amatunik’, Vahan, the prince of 05Parp3    42:2 | of Amatunik’, Vahan, the prince of the Gnt’unik’, the prince of 05Parp3    42:2 | of the Gnt’unik’, the prince of Ashoc’k’, the prince of the 05Parp3    42:2 | prince of Ashoc’k’, the prince of the Arhawegheank’, P’ap’ak, the prince 05Parp3    42:2 | the Arhawegheank’, P’ap’ak, the prince of Tashir, Vren, the prince of 05Parp3    42:2 | of Tashir, Vren, the prince of Arcunik’, Aprusam, and other tanuters 05Parp3    42:3 | Vasak, the duplicitous prince of Siwnik’, also wanted to go 05Parp3    42:4 | were among the blessed priests of Armenia who had been seized 05Parp3    42:4 | who then occupied the throne of the kat’oghikosate lord Ghewond, lord 05Parp3    42:4 | and lord Abraham, the priests of Arac. Also, among those seized 05Parp3    42:4 | taken were: the blessed bishop of Erhshtunik’, lord Sahak, the court 05Parp3    42:4 | lord Sahak, the court priest of Nershapuh, prince of Arcrunik’, lord 05Parp3    42:4 | court priest of Nershapuh, prince of Arcrunik’, lord Mushe, the holy 05Parp3    42:5 | Because of a grudge of the prince 05Parp3    42:5 | Because of a grudge of the prince of Siwnik’, the 05Parp3    42:5 | a grudge of the prince of Siwnik’, the blessed bishop of 05Parp3    42:5 | of Siwnik’, the blessed bishop of Basen, lord T’at’ik had earlier 05Parp3    42:6 | he had seized from tohms of the Mamikoneans, Kamsarakans, and other 05Parp3    42:6 | Mamikoneans, Kamsarakans, and other princes of Armenia. (Vasak) thought to render 05Parp3    42:6 | world, and to receive honor of the realm and gifts 05Parp3    42:7 | unseen effect from on High of judicious God acting upon them 05Parp3    42:8 | the duplicitous Vasak sent all ( of the hostages) in advance of 05Parp3    42:8 | of the hostages) in advance of himself to the country of 05Parp3    42:8 | of himself to the country of Iran, in the thirteenth year 05Parp3    42:8 | Iran, in the thirteenth year of king Yazkert [III] of Iran [A. D. 452]. Then 05Parp3    42:8 | thirteenth year of king Yazkert [III] of Iran [A. D. 452]. Then he himself went 05Parp3    42:8 | himself went to the king of Iran with elaborate preparation and 05Parp3    42:8 | to the king and nobility of the Aryans, and, in his 05Parp3    42:8 | and, in his crazed perception of things, to receive as payment 05Parp3    42:8 | as payment the very kingdom of Armenia 05Parp3    42:11 | the above-cited just word of God suggested, the mask was 05Parp3    42:11 | just as the poisonous plan of Achitophel had been 05Parp3    42:12 | road that the blessed priests of God were being taken on 05Parp3    42:12 | Vasak’s party) approached the champions of Christ 05Parp3    42:13 | A man replied: “The lord of Siwnik’s.” And they note: “He 05Parp3    42:14 | Yovsep’ asked Ghewond, that man of God: “I know that Vasak 05Parp3    42:15 | not to learn the doctrine of the Savior from this man 05Parp3    42:16 | another, Vasak, the duplicitous lord of Siwnik’, approached them. Informed about 05Parp3    42:16 | greeted the holy men. None ( of the captives) in any way 05Parp3    42:17 | This was especially true of the blessed Ghewond who always 05Parp3    42:17 | length with Vasak the prince of Siwnik’, using words of agreeable 05Parp3    42:17 | prince of Siwnik’, using words of agreeable seriousness 05Parp3    42:18 | by the words that man of God, Ghewond, (Vasak) travelled with 05Parp3    42:19 | were through talking, the lord of Siwnik’ wanted the holy men 05Parp3    42:20 | him loudly using his title of honor: “Lord of Siwnik’, Lord 05Parp3    42:20 | his title of honor: “Lord of Siwnik’, Lord of Siwnik’ 05Parp3    42:20 | honor: “Lord of Siwnik’, Lord of Siwnik’ 05Parp3    42:22 | The holy man replied: “ Of all we have said to 05Parp3    42:24 | give you only the kingship of the land of Armenia as 05Parp3    42:24 | the kingship of the land of Armenia as a reward for 05Parp3    42:24 | your head above the shoulders of the Armenians, then the Lord 05Parp3    42:25 | prince Vasak heard this, all of his vain hopes were dispelled 05Parp3    43:0 | The duplicitous prince of Siwnik’ reached the court, and 05Parp3    43:0 | he went into the presence of king Yazkert. For the moment 05Parp3    43:1 | and with all the princes of the land of Armenia—to 05Parp3    43:1 | the princes of the land of Armenia—to destroy the others 05Parp3    43:2 | to court the blessed priests of God, the senior tanuters of 05Parp3    43:2 | of God, the senior tanuters of Armenia and the sepuhs who 05Parp3    43:2 | from others azgs, the children of the rebels whom the treacherous 05Parp3    43:3 | The impious hazarapet of the Aryans first ordered that 05Parp3    43:3 | He asked the blessed presbyter of Arac, Samuel, and his spiritual 05Parp3    43:3 | a deed, which is worthy of death, and to put your 05Parp3    43:3 | great fire, having no fear of kings or princes? For when 05Parp3    43:4 | contempt, ridiculing the senseless question of the listeners 05Parp3    43:5 | refuse to replace the fear of God with fear of a 05Parp3    43:5 | fear of God with fear of a man 05Parp3    43:6 | time, who had no fear of their gods, and who scornfully 05Parp3    43:8 | that water is the brother of fire. Not only did we 05Parp3    43:9 | If any are worthy of death, it is the ones 05Parp3    44:0 | questioned the other holy priests of God: the blessed Yovsep’, the 05Parp3    44:0 | blessed Yovsep’, the true kat’oghikos of Armenia, the blessed bishop of 05Parp3    44:0 | of Armenia, the blessed bishop of Erheshtunik’, lord Sahak, the most 05Parp3    44:0 | who was the court presbyter of the prince of Arcrunik’, Nershapuh 05Parp3    44:0 | court presbyter of the prince of Arcrunik’, Nershapuh, the blessed Arshen 05Parp3    44:0 | the presbyter from the district of Bagrewand from the village called 05Parp3    44:0 | who was from the district of Rstunik’, a student of the 05Parp3    44:0 | district of Rstunik’, a student of the holy bishop, Sahak. They 05Parp3    44:2 | was useful to the lord of the Aryans. His very great 05Parp3    44:3 | a land, an inestimable amount of blood of many Aryans and 05Parp3    44:3 | an inestimable amount of blood of many Aryans and non-Aryans 05Parp3    44:4 | a death, and a way of quitting the light (which you 05Parp3    44:4 | see today, but are unworthy of) more severe, or befitting your 05Parp3    44:5 | After hearing all of these words threatening punishment from 05Parp3    44:5 | punishment from the poisonous hazarapet of the Aryans, Mihrnerseh, and all 05Parp3    44:5 | court nobility, Ghewond, the man of God, came forward and responded 05Parp3    44:5 | came forward and responded: “All ( of the clerics) who stand before 05Parp3    44:5 | with the God-given command of the Church’s arrangement 05Parp3    44:6 | he acquainted them with each of the holy men, one by 05Parp3    44:7 | heard the names and deeds of each (of the captives), and 05Parp3    44:7 | names and deeds of each ( of the captives), and what they 05Parp3    44:7 | had done in the land of Armenia, nonetheless, they were unfamiliar 05Parp3    44:7 | were unfamiliar with the names of the holy men and were 05Parp3    44:8 | worthily ranked as the head of the entire Armenian priesthood 05Parp3    44:9 | man holds the perfect order of consecration according to the correct 05Parp3    44:9 | and true Christ-given ordination of our faith. Others, and myself 05Parp3    44:9 | Others, and myself also, are of the priestly order 05Parp3    44:10 | yet in the abundant kingdom of God. These are not my 05Parp3    44:10 | not my words, but those of Him Who is our Creator 05Parp3    44:10 | note: ’He who holds all ( of these commandments) shall be called 05Parp3    44:10 | called great in the kingdom of heaven.’ 05Parp3    44:12 | Now regarding the destruction of atrushans or the killing of 05Parp3    44:12 | of atrushans or the killing of fire, that you mentioned, in 05Parp3    44:13 | For fire is composed of many materials. There are materials 05Parp3    44:13 | many materials. There are materials of which it is composed, and 05Parp3    44:14 | Now, a fire is born of iron, stone, water, and wood 05Parp3    44:15 | one takes a fire made of iron and puts iron on 05Parp3    44:15 | and puts iron on top of it, it will go out 05Parp3    44:15 | go out. Similarly, a fire of stone, if covered with stones 05Parp3    44:15 | out. The same is true of fires of water or other 05Parp3    44:15 | same is true of fires of water or other materials. But 05Parp3    44:15 | materials. But a fire made of wood, will grow stronger with 05Parp3    44:16 | it not the lowest evil of deviance to style mutual enemies 05Parp3    44:18 | not diminished by all sorts of materials. Thus, all materials of 05Parp3    44:18 | of materials. Thus, all materials of the earth are gods. If 05Parp3    44:18 | intellects do you term half of them gods, and loathe the 05Parp3    44:18 | the same as constructing palaces of brick and stone, and then 05Parp3    44:19 | You take fire— of the gods—and roast and 05Parp3    44:19 | purulent matter and waste. Some of the water taken alone, some 05Parp3    44:19 | the water taken alone, some of it mixed with wine, you 05Parp3    44:22 | When the holy man of God, Ghewond, had said all 05Parp3    44:22 | God, Ghewond, had said all of this, the blessed priests praised 05Parp3    44:24 | joyous listening to the words of that destroyer of your land 05Parp3    44:24 | the words of that destroyer of your land (Ghewond). We are 05Parp3    44:24 | deeds and the sorcerer’s doctrine of that man, through which the 05Parp3    44:26 | over and shared with all of us, all the words and 05Parp3    44:27 | and spoken to us. All of us share the same thoughts 05Parp3    44:28 | With the disease of bitterness added to your anger 05Parp3    44:28 | anger, you made an enemy of him 05Parp3    44:29 | hostile, for you are worthy of much ridicule 05Parp3    44:30 | to violently strike the mouths of the saints with chains, until 05Parp3    44:31 | the saints, after the fashion of the blessed Apostles, they left 05Parp3    44:31 | faces, since for the name of Christ they had been worthy 05Parp3    44:31 | Christ they had been worthy of dishonor, beating, and responsibility 05Parp3    45:1 | Mihrnerseh went into the presence of king Yazkert and informed him 05Parp3    45:1 | and informed him about all of his questions as well as 05Parp3    45:1 | as well as the responses of the Armenian priests 05Parp3    45:3 | take the boys and lads of the Mamikonean tohm, the Kamsarakans 05Parp3    45:5 | for the oath-breaking prince of Siwnik’, Vasak, he decked himself 05Parp3    45:5 | came and entered the palace of the court with great pomp 05Parp3    45:5 | with great pomp. For, short of the dignity of kings, which 05Parp3    45:5 | For, short of the dignity of kings, which had eluded him 05Parp3    45:5 | would be receiving the kingship of the great land of Armenia 05Parp3    45:5 | kingship of the great land of Armenia 05Parp3    45:6 | In that hour, the word of Ghewond, the blessed man of 05Parp3    45:6 | of Ghewond, the blessed man of God, was fulfilled upon the 05Parp3    45:9 | has led to the destruction of yourselves and your land 05Parp3    45:10 | When all of the Armenian naxarars heard this 05Parp3    45:12 | your benevolence grant that one of our number whom we shall 05Parp3    45:12 | the beginings, plans and actions of what we undertook. For we 05Parp3    45:15 | The initial cause of the problem arose when the 05Parp3    45:15 | had formed in the head of your kings, was revealed to 05Parp3    45:16 | for a moment (our) fear of you. In our hearts we 05Parp3    45:17 | was prominent in the land of the princes. Many Iranians from 05Parp3    45:18 | a fugitive to the country of Byzantium, out of fear of 05Parp3    45:18 | the country of Byzantium, out of fear of you 05Parp3    45:18 | of Byzantium, out of fear of you 05Parp3    45:19 | When the lord of Siwnik’, Vasak, realized what had 05Parp3    45:19 | to Vardan) the blessed Book of our faith, sealed with his 05Parp3    45:20 | one. Though you are terrified of the lord of the Aryans 05Parp3    45:20 | are terrified of the lord of the Aryans and his strength 05Parp3    45:20 | will tire out the lord of the Aryans and the Aryan 05Parp3    45:21 | in this, then (be aware of the fact that) when I 05Parp3    45:21 | when I was the marzpan of Iberia (Georgia), and the Gate 05Parp3    45:21 | Iberia (Georgia), and the Gate of the Aghbanians (Aghuans) was under 05Parp3    45:21 | was under my control, many of the Huns’ military commanders became 05Parp3    45:21 | the same oath. The taxes of the entire land of Armenia 05Parp3    45:21 | taxes of the entire land of Armenia are with me, all 05Parp3    45:21 | treasury. Should I send part of this to the Huns, I 05Parp3    45:21 | arouse them that the land of Iran will be insufficient for 05Parp3    45:22 | Having written all of this with an oath, Vasak 05Parp3    45:22 | an oath, Vasak, the lord of Siwnik’, caused Vardan to turn 05Parp3    45:22 | him) was near the territory of foreign princes, who are not 05Parp3    45:23 | The letter which the lord of Siwnik’ wrote to Vardan is 05Parp3    45:26 | to carry out the plan of our destruction which he had 05Parp3    45:27 | nobility, and to the sparapet of Antioch. Then he sent Vahan 05Parp3    45:27 | killed such a useful servant of yours (as Vardan), and was 05Parp3    45:27 | Vardan), and was the cause of the deaths of such a 05Parp3    45:27 | the cause of the deaths of such a multitude of Iranians 05Parp3    45:27 | deaths of such a multitude of Iranians and Armenians, and the 05Parp3    45:27 | and Armenians, and the destruction of the land 05Parp3    45:28 | care, decorated like a doer of good deeds 05Parp3    45:29 | emperor, to the entire land of the Byzantines, and to many 05Parp3    45:29 | many others. Whatever the will of you Aryans is, order it 05Parp3    45:31 | When the king of Iran and the nobility of 05Parp3    45:31 | of Iran and the nobility of the court heard all of 05Parp3    45:31 | of the court heard all of this in order from Arshawir 05Parp3    45:31 | written by Vasak, the lord of Siwnik’, king Yazkert and all 05Parp3    45:31 | Yazkert and all the princes of the court were greatly astonished 05Parp3    46:0 | the king summoned the prince of Siwnik’, Vasak, to come forward 05Parp3    46:0 | we have heard about all of your duplicitous affairs and actions 05Parp3    46:1 | were the prince and chief of the land of Armenia. First 05Parp3    46:1 | and chief of the land of Armenia. First, you encouraged people 05Parp3    46:1 | which we were accurately informed of this. You made our meritorious 05Parp3    46:2 | You duplicitously betrayed the land of the Aryans, you destroyed and 05Parp3    46:2 | destroyed and were the cause of the killing of so many 05Parp3    46:2 | the cause of the killing of so many of my Aryan 05Parp3    46:2 | the killing of so many of my Aryan and non-Aryan 05Parp3    46:3 | the emperor or the king of the Huns wanted to forcibly 05Parp3    46:3 | Vardan, with all the strength of the Aryans I fought, and 05Parp3    46:3 | as though we were unaware of your treacherous action 05Parp3    46:4 | are no longer the lord of Siwnik’, and all the evils 05Parp3    46:5 | My taxes from the land of Armenia, the Iranians whom you 05Parp3    46:5 | you killed, the large amount of equipment which you took—I 05Parp3    46:5 | have ordered that (the value of them) be demanded from your 05Parp3    46:5 | and your sons’, until all of it is paid back 05Parp3    46:7 | For (the consequences of) breaking an oath on the 05Parp3    46:7 | blessed Gospel, and the curse of that blessed man of God 05Parp3    46:7 | curse of that blessed man of God, Ghewond, had come upon 05Parp3    46:9 | The word of the psalmist was fulfilled regarding 05Parp3    46:10 | Yazkert then commanded that all ( of Vasak’s) previous honors should be 05Parp3    46:10 | and stripped him. Stripping him of the ornaments of honor of 05Parp3    46:10 | Stripping him of the ornaments of honor of (his) lordship, they 05Parp3    46:10 | of the ornaments of honor of ( his) lordship, they removed him 05Parp3    46:11 | enemy, Varazvaghan, the apostate sepuh of Siwnik’, as lord of the 05Parp3    46:11 | sepuh of Siwnik’, as lord of the land of Siwnik’. During 05Parp3    46:11 | as lord of the land of Siwnik’. During the entire time 05Parp3    46:11 | fire-temples in the land of Siwnik’, to the scandal of 05Parp3    46:11 | of Siwnik’, to the scandal of his House. As mentioned above 05Parp3    46:13 | brought on by your violation of an oath sworn on the 05Parp3    46:13 | and by the martyrs’ blood of the blessed Vardan Mamikonean and 05Parp3    46:13 | the blessed Vardan Mamikonean and of other worthy people who cooperated 05Parp3    46:14 | spend the few remaining days of your life in remorse and 05Parp3    46:14 | which lasted until the day of his death, by prince Vasak’s 05Parp3    46:15 | That blessed man of God, Ghewond, related that (Vasak 05Parp3    46:15 | died there in the country of Iran 05Parp3    47:0 | bondage until the sixteenth year of his reign [A.D. 455]: the holy priests 05Parp3    47:0 | his reign [A.D. 455]: the holy priests of God: lord Yovsep’, the kat’oghikos 05Parp3    47:0 | kat’oghikos, lord Sahak, the bishop of Rhshtunik’, the blessed presbyter lord 05Parp3    47:0 | lord Mushe, the court presbyter of Nershapuh, lord of Arcrunik’, lord 05Parp3    47:0 | court presbyter of Nershapuh, lord of Arcrunik’, lord Samuel, presbyter of 05Parp3    47:0 | of Arcrunik’, lord Samuel, presbyter of Arac, lord Abraham the deacon 05Parp3    47:0 | the deacon, lord Arshen, presbyter of Eghegek, lord K’ajaj, the deacon 05Parp3    47:1 | one bound Christ-loving naxarars of Armenia 05Parp3    47:2 | from the tohm of Siwnik’, the two brothers Babken 05Parp3    47:3 | from the tohm of Arcrunik’, Nershapuh, Shawasp, Shngin, Pargew 05Parp3    47:4 | from the tohm of Mamikonean, Hamazaspean, Hamazasp, Artawazd and 05Parp3    47:5 | from the tohm of Kamsarakan, Arshawir, T’at’, and Varjay 05Parp3    47:6 | from the tohm of Amatunik’, Vahan, Arhanjar and Arhnak 05Parp3    47:7 | from the tohm of Gnunik’, Atom 05Parp3    47:8 | from the tohm of Dimak’sean, T’at’ul, Satoy plus two 05Parp3    47:8 | Satoy plus two other members of the tohm 05Parp3    47:9 | from the tohm of Anjewac’ik’, Shmawon and Arhawan 05Parp3    47:10 | from the tohm of the first Arhaweghean, P’ap’ak, Varazden 05Parp3    47:11 | from the tohm of Arcrunik’, Aprusam 05Parp3    47:12 | from the tohm of Mandakunik’, Sahak and P’arsman 05Parp3    47:13 | from the tohm of the Tashrac’ik’, Vren, and from 05Parp3    47:13 | Vren, and from the tohm of Rhop’sean, Babik and Yohan 05Parp3    47:14 | Yazkert commanded that those [31] nakharars of Armenia should be held in 05Parp3    47:14 | bondage until the sixteenth year of his reign 05Parp3    48:0 | In the [16th] year of his reign, king Yazkert took 05Parp3    48:0 | reign, king Yazkert took all of his troops and went to 05Parp3    48:1 | Arriving in the land of Apar, he came to the 05Parp3    48:3 | When they reached the borders of the enemy, (the Iranians) were 05Parp3    48:3 | unable to implement any part of the king’s demands; rather, totally 05Parp3    48:6 | demanded to know the causes of his encountering such a heavy 05Parp3    48:7 | the blame on the disunity of his brigade, sometimes on the 05Parp3    48:7 | brigade, sometimes on the laziness of the mages, saying: “They were 05Parp3    48:7 | unable to propitiate the minds of the gods with gifts and 05Parp3    48:7 | And we, defeated, returned full of shame 05Parp3    48:8 | themselves, and on the advice of the impious hazarapet, Mihrnerseh, they 05Parp3    48:9 | Brave of the Aryans, may your mind 05Parp3    48:9 | cause) is rather the wrath of the gods who are extremely 05Parp3    48:9 | extremely angry at us because of the god-killing Armenian priests 05Parp3    48:9 | since deserved death, but because of your delay, are still alive 05Parp3    48:10 | if they were merely killers of men, and if you delayed 05Parp3    48:10 | alive and see the light of day. Indeed, (for this reason 05Parp3    48:11 | fault that such a slaughter of his troops had occurred, (Yazkert 05Parp3    48:13 | and placed in the hand of lord Abraham, and that blessed 05Parp3    48:13 | and placed in the hand of lord Samuel. He said (that 05Parp3    48:14 | Vardges, on the seventh day of the month of Hrotic’ (Hrotic’ 05Parp3    48:14 | seventh day of the month of Hrotic’ (Hrotic’, the twelfth month 05Parp3    48:14 | Hrotic’ (Hrotic’, the twelfth month of the ancient Armenian calendar 05Parp3    49:0 | Asorestan where the blessed bishop of Basen, T’at’ik, was being held 05Parp3    49:0 | the saint’s body be disposed of so that none of the 05Parp3    49:0 | disposed of so that none of the Christians would find it 05Parp3    50:1 | to quickly go in advance of himself, to remove the blessed 05Parp3    50:3 | belong to the erroneous sect of Christianity will go to their 05Parp3    50:3 | home even a tiny fragment of the bones of someone who 05Parp3    50:3 | tiny fragment of the bones of someone who died for their 05Parp3    50:5 | To the point of death, they strive in person 05Parp3    50:6 | daughters will take their ornaments of gold, silver and pearls and 05Parp3    50:6 | even a very small portion of the bones of people who 05Parp3    50:6 | small portion of the bones of people who have so died 05Parp3    50:7 | else shall I say? Ornaments of their fathers and mothers, which 05Parp3    50:7 | having a neck or base of extremely costly pearls Christian women 05Parp3    50:7 | purchase but a small piece of the bones of such (martyrs 05Parp3    50:7 | small piece of the bones of such (martyrs 05Parp3    50:8 | be careful that the site of their killing is somewhere that 05Parp3    50:9 | the king in the land of Apar, he entered that fortress 05Parp3    50:9 | them “good news”: “The king of kings has commanded me to 05Parp3    50:10 | When the multitude ( of captives) in the shahastan heard 05Parp3    50:11 | heard it, through the influence of the holy Spirit they immediately 05Parp3    50:11 | realized that the good hour of the hope of their martyrdom 05Parp3    50:11 | good hour of the hope of their martyrdom had arrived. They 05Parp3    50:11 | to do so. For both of us shall be killed as 05Parp3    50:11 | be killed as indeed all of you heard from him 05Parp3    50:12 | You, with the mercy of Christ, will be freed from 05Parp3    50:12 | bondage; we, with the power of the holy Spirit, having passed 05Parp3    50:12 | having passed the wearisome days of our lives as exiles, will 05Parp3    50:12 | and family, where the ranks of the Apostles are, and the 05Parp3    50:12 | Apostles are, and the dwellings of the saints, to the army 05Parp3    50:12 | the saints, to the army of the tanuter and creator of 05Parp3    50:12 | of the tanuter and creator of all, Christ, Who note: ’Wherever 05Parp3    51:0 | were discussing this matter, one of the executioners—as was accurately 05Parp3    51:0 | actual plan. He informed them of the truth, regarding how the 05Parp3    51:0 | the order concerning the killing of the priests 05Parp3    51:1 | When the naxarars were certain of this, they wept bitterly, not 05Parp3    51:1 | themselves desired to be worthy of the same, but because of 05Parp3    51:1 | of the same, but because of those who would be left 05Parp3    51:4 | holy men completed the canon of the evening service, they enjoyed 05Parp3    51:4 | maintenance as though it consisted of many fragrant delicacies. Joy in 05Parp3    51:4 | delicious meal prolonged the joy of comfort, with the power of 05Parp3    51:4 | of comfort, with the power of the holy Spirit of God 05Parp3    51:4 | power of the holy Spirit of God. Arising from the meal 05Parp3    51:5 | The holy priests of God commanded the bound naxarars 05Parp3    51:5 | The priests) said to all of them 05Parp3    51:6 | If any of you today should travel to 05Parp3    51:6 | you not, truly, send letters of greeting and messages of joyous 05Parp3    51:6 | letters of greeting and messages of joyous delight to each of 05Parp3    51:6 | of joyous delight to each of your dear ones? You should 05Parp3    51:7 | to go to God. All of you beseech the Savior Christ 05Parp3    51:7 | with intrepid encouragement, be worthy of the desirable heavenward road, and 05Parp3    51:7 | Christ and the blessed brigade of Apostles, the prophets and all 05Parp3    51:8 | With the intercession of the kind and most compassionate 05Parp3    51:9 | May you see the land of Armenia and your families, and 05Parp3    51:9 | be placed there with those of your fathers. May your souls 05Parp3    51:9 | freed from the invisible shackles of Satan, and be kept unharmed 05Parp3    51:9 | kept unharmed until the day of the (coming of) lord Jesus 05Parp3    51:9 | the day of the (coming of) lord Jesus Christ 05Parp3    51:10 | command from the blessed priests of Christ, they replied: “Who can 05Parp3    51:10 | no sleeplessness and no burden of weariness. And who will be 05Parp3    51:11 | us, today is a precursor of that day, and an opportunity 05Parp3    51:11 | in our midst the doctrines of the blessed priests of God 05Parp3    51:11 | doctrines of the blessed priests of God sermonized 05Parp3    51:13 | But our eyes are full of tears, like Christ the Savior 05Parp3    51:13 | tears, like Christ the Savior of all-seeing Jerusalem, or Lazarus 05Parp3    51:13 | deathless and disease-free creation of the Creator, ensnared by the 05Parp3    51:13 | Creator, ensnared by the trickery of the enemy, returns again to 05Parp3    51:14 | When the holy priests of God heard such words of 05Parp3    51:14 | of God heard such words of glad tidings from the naxarars 05Parp3    51:14 | tidings from the naxarars, all of them began to raise their 05Parp3    51:14 | God, that through the grace of the preaching of the blessed 05Parp3    51:14 | the grace of the preaching of the blessed Apostles, You begot 05Parp3    51:14 | Apostles, and through the grace of ascetic martyrs, You begot many 05Parp3    51:15 | confessor lord Gregory, a doer of clean deeds and a teacher 05Parp3    51:15 | clean deeds and a teacher of a clear and vigilant doctrine 05Parp3    51:15 | martyrs, many cenobites, uncountable orders of virgins, creating in everyone a 05Parp3    51:15 | a temple for the dwelling of the blessed Trinity 05Parp3    51:16 | Savior, for making the sheep of the flock of saint Gregory 05Parp3    51:16 | the sheep of the flock of saint Gregory more rational than 05Parp3    51:17 | encouraged by the graceful words of our spiritual parents, fathers to 05Parp3    51:19 | surround them with the security of Your holy Spirit, comfort them 05Parp3    51:19 | comfort them with the gladness of Your word. Give them our 05Parp3    51:21 | keep you with the hope of His aid. He will cause 05Parp3    51:22 | The lord of all will crush Satan beneath 05Parp3    51:22 | and radiant in the midst of impious people, and He will 05Parp3    51:23 | son(s) inherit the share of their fathers. Glory to Him 05Parp3    51:24 | blessed Ghewond completed these words of doctrine and consolation in accordance 05Parp3    51:24 | in accordance with the command of the blessed Yovsep’ and Sahak 05Parp3    51:24 | with them. They entrusted all of them to the holy Trinity 05Parp3    51:25 | Every one of the venerable captive naxarars resembled 05Parp3    51:25 | Apostles, filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, encouraged and 05Parp3    52:0 | While all the senses of the listeners were transported with 05Parp3    52:0 | delight, finding the inspired doctrine of the Apostle-like vardapets to 05Parp3    52:0 | to be like a meal of many fragrant delicacies, suddenly a 05Parp3    52:0 | fragrant delicacies, suddenly a multitude of executioners arrived from the ambarapet 05Parp3    52:1 | birds, it was the hour of cockcrow. (The executioners) had with 05Parp3    52:1 | had with them a multitude of blacksmiths with the tools of 05Parp3    52:1 | of blacksmiths with the tools of their trade—anvils, hammers, chisels 05Parp3    52:2 | true as regards the chains of the blessed kat’oghikos Yovsep’, for 05Parp3    52:3 | When the holy priests of God saw the executioners and 05Parp3    52:3 | the executioners and the multitude of blacksmiths who had come with 05Parp3    52:3 | ornaments which, for the name of God, they had been deserving 05Parp3    52:3 | God, they had been deserving of wearing on themselves willingly and 05Parp3    52:3 | to go to the site of their martyrdom wearing them, and 05Parp3    52:3 | where they would become worthy of eternal glory, to put aside 05Parp3    52:3 | all the chains and fetters of the mundane burdens of this 05Parp3    52:3 | fetters of the mundane burdens of this world 05Parp3    52:6 | as elegant as the chains of the children of the father 05Parp3    52:6 | the chains of the children of the father-like martyr Gregory 05Parp3    52:7 | unable to cut the thickness of the nails. Subsequently (the blacksmiths 05Parp3    52:7 | barely freed the saints’ bodies of the iron, wickedly cutting and 05Parp3    52:7 | on, until the second hour of day, while (the priests), and 05Parp3    52:7 | and glorifying Christ, the easer of pains 05Parp3    53:0 | ordered that the noteworthy men of the shahastan be summoned secretly 05Parp3    53:0 | secretly at night. Similarly, some of the prominent mages (were summoned 05Parp3    53:1 | Keep in mind (the question of) your own life and (the 05Parp3    53:1 | own life and (the existence) of your House. Keep in mind 05Parp3    53:1 | Keep in mind the dread of kings, who, resembling the gods 05Parp3    53:1 | to go outside the gate of the shahastan. (This includes) an 05Parp3    53:1 | comes from), or a lad of the captive Armenian naxarars, or 05Parp3    53:1 | Armenian naxarars, or a lad of the bound presbyters (whom we 05Parp3    53:2 | you. So, take care out of fear, and see to it 05Parp3    53:3 | they were afraid that one of the lads of the captive 05Parp3    53:3 | that one of the lads of the captive naxarars would secretly 05Parp3    53:3 | himself and discover the road of their journey 05Parp3    53:4 | Christ, the guide and revealer of the world had been sent 05Parp3    53:4 | guard the cemetary. The Word of God with the angels, opened 05Parp3    53:6 | remained bound in the fortress of the shahastan saw this, encouraged 05Parp3    53:6 | fearless bravery—in the presence of the entire multitude of the 05Parp3    53:6 | presence of the entire multitude of the Iranian assembly, of foreigners 05Parp3    53:6 | multitude of the Iranian assembly, of foreigners and of (others) who 05Parp3    53:6 | Iranian assembly, of foreigners and of ( others) who were in the 05Parp3    53:6 | they fell at the feet of the blessed priests of God 05Parp3    53:6 | feet of the blessed priests of God and joyfully and delightedly 05Parp3    53:7 | Similarly, the blessed priests of God with joyful hearts and 05Parp3    53:7 | and happy faces took all of them in their embrace, saying 05Parp3    53:7 | lasting patience for the glory of His name, and strengthen you 05Parp3    53:7 | guide you to the land of your birth, put your bones 05Parp3    53:7 | to rest in the tombs of your fathers, free your souls 05Parp3    53:7 | souls from the invisible shackles of Satan, bring you to the 05Parp3    53:7 | Christ sits on the right of God the Father 05Parp3    53:8 | them internally, thinking them unaware of the king’s order, and secretly 05Parp3    53:9 | martyrdom) which was the cause of their delight, and that those 05Parp3    53:9 | remaining were rejoicing insatiably because of it 05Parp3    53:11 | When the holy priests of God were departing, other children 05Parp3    53:11 | God were departing, other children of the attendants of the venerable 05Parp3    53:11 | other children of the attendants of the venerable (priests and naxarars 05Parp3    53:11 | them voluntarily from the land of Armenia to wait on and 05Parp3    53:11 | too longed to be worthy of a share in their good 05Parp3    53:12 | This was especially true of the presbyter Xoren (who was 05Parp3    53:12 | named Orkovi in the district of Ayrarat), and the venerable presbyter 05Parp3    53:12 | called Zenaks in the district of Tayk’ 05Parp3    53:14 | the ostan. “After that, any of the servants of the captive 05Parp3    53:14 | that, any of the servants of the captive Armenian naxarars may 05Parp3    53:14 | go to serve the needs ( of their lords) wherever their lords 05Parp3    53:15 | considering themselves to be unworthy of the heavenly crown which their 05Parp3    53:15 | which their vardapets, the sons of the champion (saint) Gregory, were 05Parp3    54:0 | At the sixth hour of the day, Vehdenshapuh and the 05Parp3    54:1 | and who, in the custom of trade, had travelled to Armenia 05Parp3    54:1 | P’arpec’i’s term for a native of Khuzistan). This man from childhood 05Parp3    54:1 | childhood had been a model of virtue, and was the son 05Parp3    54:1 | virtue, and was the son of Christ-loving believing parents. He 05Parp3    54:1 | terms with the venerable priests of God and the Armenian naxarars 05Parp3    54:2 | many services and paid many of ( their) expenses while they were 05Parp3    54:2 | that he might be worthy ( of possessing) a fragment of the 05Parp3    54:2 | worthy (of possessing) a fragment of the remains of the saints 05Parp3    54:2 | a fragment of the remains of the saints 05Parp3    54:3 | Having heard of the king’s order, without delay 05Parp3    54:3 | the most resistant and powerful of his pack animals. Resembling a 05Parp3    54:3 | road going to the land of Apar, accompanying the ambarakapet Vehdenshapuh 05Parp3    54:3 | pleased with all the services of the Xuzhik, liked him a 05Parp3    54:4 | village and parents, what kind of people they were, and where 05Parp3    54:6 | I am the son of believing parents who, as their 05Parp3    54:6 | their ancestors, were loyal servants of the fire and sun, and 05Parp3    54:6 | exist clearly recognizing the assistance of the gods 05Parp3    54:7 | venerable Xuzhik recalled the pretexts of Paul, the vardapet to the 05Parp3    54:7 | and was from, the city of Tarsus in the district of 05Parp3    54:7 | of Tarsus in the district of Cilicia, being of the same 05Parp3    54:7 | the district of Cilicia, being of the same rank as the 05Parp3    54:7 | above). (Paul) deluded the minds of his listeners temporarily so that 05Parp3    54:9 | the Xuzhik was (a favor) of the gods. Seeing that the 05Parp3    54:9 | king’s plan and the needs of the work he was going 05Parp3    54:9 | for the destruction and embarassment of the ranks of the impious 05Parp3    54:9 | and embarassment of the ranks of the impious and to the 05Parp3    54:9 | to the benefit and glory of His blessed Church 05Parp3    54:10 | The word of the holy Spirit was fulfilled 05Parp3    54:11 | trustworthy, realizing through the influence of the holy Spirit that God 05Parp3    54:12 | alive due to the glory of the fires, enthusiastically remain with 05Parp3    54:12 | me to watch the destruction of infidel men condemned to death 05Parp3    54:13 | the venerable Xuzhik heard all of these words from the ambarapet 05Parp3    54:13 | blessed the most powerful giver of justice, God, Who caused the 05Parp3    54:13 | begged (God) for a fragment of the saints’ relics, and that 05Parp3    54:13 | be the disperser and disgracer of the king’s order, and a 05Parp3    54:13 | and a symbol and share of the great heavenly treasure of 05Parp3    54:13 | of the great heavenly treasure of the saints 05Parp3    54:14 | venerable Xuzhik lifted the prayers of his heart to the lord 05Parp3    54:14 | him the sense and breadth of the heart to be deserving 05Parp3    54:14 | as the replies and prayers of each one of the saints 05Parp3    54:14 | and prayers of each one of the saints at the time 05Parp3    54:14 | the saints at the time of their death and passage to 05Parp3    54:15 | took place), to the amazement ( of all) and the glorification of 05Parp3    54:15 | of all) and the glorification of Christ’s name 05Parp3    55:2 | the village or even all of the people in their party 05Parp3    55:2 | party know, (with the exception of the venerable Xuzhik and the 05Parp3    55:3 | travelled the entire remaining portion of the night through an untouched 05Parp3    55:3 | from the village, a distance of perhaps one Iranian hrasax, or 05Parp3    55:5 | his thoughts to the Creator of all 05Parp3    55:6 | are responsible for the deaths of many Aryans. If you were 05Parp3    55:6 | If you were the cause of death for merely two or 05Parp3    55:6 | live. (But you were guilty of the deaths) of such people 05Parp3    55:6 | were guilty of the deaths) of such people of a great 05Parp3    55:6 | the deaths) of such people of a great land as Armenia 05Parp3    55:6 | and furthermore a huge number of Aryans died there. You are 05Parp3    55:6 | You are responsible for all of this, and all of it 05Parp3    55:6 | all of this, and all of it was done by you 05Parp3    55:7 | condemnation to death, the king of kings has done you a 05Parp3    55:8 | in mind the large number of captives in prison, and willingly 05Parp3    55:8 | and enthusiastically accept the king of king’s command; so that, just 05Parp3    55:8 | as you were the cause ( of death) for many Aryans, you 05Parp3    55:8 | you may be the cause of life for many 05Parp3    55:10 | and his comrades said all of these things to the saints 05Parp3    55:11 | their other comrades, for none of the other saints except the 05Parp3    55:15 | briefly informed his blessed comrades of the words and the king’s 05Parp3    55:16 | at court, before the hazarapet of the Aryans, Mihrnerseh. He heard 05Parp3    55:19 | that through our apostasy anyone of the believing captives be released 05Parp3    55:20 | us mindless and lost because of that message you have brought 05Parp3    55:20 | pitiful than all the wretches of mankind 05Parp3    55:23 | know the wishes and choice of each of the others, for 05Parp3    55:23 | wishes and choice of each of the others, for our laws 05Parp3    56:1 | death is very sinful, unworthy of life. His bad deeds do 05Parp3    56:3 | say to the venerable man of God, Ghewond: “We have heard 05Parp3    56:3 | and that as a result of your counsel the land of 05Parp3    56:3 | of your counsel the land of Armenia was ruined yet more 05Parp3    56:3 | intellect must recognize the benevolence of the king of kings to 05Parp3    56:3 | the benevolence of the king of kings to (offer to) forgive 05Parp3    56:3 | to) forgive the great amount of guilt which you have, and 05Parp3    56:4 | actions, be now a counselor of life, and permit them and 05Parp3    56:5 | and ridiculing, immediately translated all of these words of the ambarakapet 05Parp3    56:5 | translated all of these words of the ambarakapet and his impious 05Parp3    56:5 | will, desire and unshakable firmness of each one’s faith 05Parp3    56:6 | The holy man of God, Ghewond, began to speak 05Parp3    56:7 | inform them about the question of our demand, tell them, ’As 05Parp3    56:7 | I have been the teacher of many people, (and) this should 05Parp3    56:7 | I am at the age of discretion 05Parp3    56:8 | not from man. Today, out of mental fear and crazed humanity 05Parp3    56:9 | by the eternal right hand of the One on High, for 05Parp3    56:10 | and that is the cup of death, which we hurry to 05Parp3    56:11 | the senseless and damaging words of your king who is predestined 05Parp3    56:12 | When the blessed man of God, Ghewond, had finished his 05Parp3    56:12 | us and find us deserving of eternal honor and the Heavenly 05Parp3    56:13 | one person from this brigade of unshakable union. But this was 05Parp3    56:14 | you or the obscene words of your king 05Parp3    56:15 | hear your words, the words of a jail-bird, if indeed 05Parp3    56:15 | indeed the ears or senses of such men could put up 05Parp3    56:15 | acquaint you with the foolishness of your position, and (serves to 05Parp3    56:15 | us in the unshakable truth of our confession, which was learned 05Parp3    57:0 | to tolerate hearing any more of what the saints had to 05Parp3    57:0 | an honor in the face of such hostility. Vehdenshapuh himself arose 05Parp3    57:0 | as though from the mouths of all the saints 05Parp3    57:1 | are being sacrificed, accept all of your officiants humanely as worthy 05Parp3    57:1 | your officiants humanely as worthy of entering your fragrant flock 05Parp3    57:2 | bishop strengthened by the grace of the Allmighty, spoke these words 05Parp3    57:2 | at all wounded, although streams of blood gushed from the saint’s 05Parp3    57:3 | saint, he note: “Return, body of mine, to the earth, and 05Parp3    57:5 | and shoulders were stripped bare of skin, and until the bones 05Parp3    57:5 | until the bones were stripped of flesh. This was because all 05Parp3    57:5 | said that the venerable man of God, Ghewond, was the chief 05Parp3    57:5 | the chief advisor and cause of all of Vardan’s actions and 05Parp3    57:5 | advisor and cause of all of Vardan’s actions and deeds which 05Parp3    57:5 | been done in the land of Armenia 05Parp3    57:6 | While some of the executioners were dragging the 05Parp3    57:6 | were cutting off the heads of the blessed priests Mushe, Arshen 05Parp3    57:6 | deacon K’ajaj. At the time of their deaths they note: “Lord 05Parp3    57:7 | a sword. At the time of his death, (Ghewond) said with 05Parp3    57:7 | me from from the time of my childhood to reach this 05Parp3    57:7 | You have made me worthy of the destiny of Your saints 05Parp3    57:7 | me worthy of the destiny of Your saints. Savior, I entrust 05Parp3    57:9 | on the twenty-seventh day of the month of Hrotic’, in 05Parp3    57:9 | seventh day of the month of Hrotic’, in the sixteenth year 05Parp3    57:9 | Hrotic’, in the sixteenth year of the reign of king Yazkert 05Parp3    57:9 | sixteenth year of the reign of king Yazkert, in the land 05Parp3    57:9 | king Yazkert, in the land of Apar, close to the village 05Parp3    57:9 | Apar, close to the village of the mages named Rhewan. They 05Parp3    57:9 | from Bagrewand, the blessed man of God, Ghewond the presbyter, from 05Parp3    57:10 | from him about the speeches of each of the deceased saints 05Parp3    57:10 | about the speeches of each of the deceased saints 05Parp3    57:12 | and there, on the top of a mountain or into the 05Parp3    57:12 | mountain or into the caves of a deep valley.” Do this 05Parp3    57:12 | For perhaps, (Vehdenshapuh) said, one of the Christians, having been informed 05Parp3    57:13 | In accordance with the command of Denshapuh and the anderjapet, Movan 05Parp3    57:13 | a way to be worthy of stealing the remains of the 05Parp3    57:13 | worthy of stealing the remains of the saints from the other 05Parp3    57:14 | man was in this turmoil of thought, suddenly that same day 05Parp3    57:14 | from the abyss. A multitude of clouds massed and covered the 05Parp3    57:14 | and covered the land. Sounds of thunder and lightning made the 05Parp3    57:15 | A column of light, resembling a rainbow, descended 05Parp3    57:15 | sky and enveloped the bodies of the martyrs 05Parp3    57:16 | stand erect, for the shaking of the great quake hurled them 05Parp3    57:16 | and their speech impeded, all of them were confounded 05Parp3    57:17 | But the right hand of the Allmighty preserved the venerable 05Parp3    57:18 | second night until the hour of sunrise had passed in fear 05Parp3    57:18 | passed in fear, the sounds of roaring from the abyss quieted 05Parp3    57:18 | stopped shaking and the flashes of lightning ceased. This (earthquake) had 05Parp3    57:19 | recovered from the awful alarm of numbness, they had a mind 05Parp3    57:20 | At the ninth hour of the second day, the venerable 05Parp3    57:21 | and hurried after him. Out of fear they did not dare 05Parp3    57:23 | with him saw the color of their faces and heard about 05Parp3    57:24 | inform anyone about the death of the priests or about such 05Parp3    57:25 | to each other: “The deeds of the Christians are neither small 05Parp3    57:25 | is certain that the power of their faith and belief is 05Parp3    57:26 | a square trunk for each of the saints, and they silently 05Parp3    57:27 | became dismayed, thinking themselves undeserving of finding the heavenly treasure 05Parp3    57:28 | and perched on the body of the blessed man of God 05Parp3    57:28 | body of the blessed man of God, Ghewond. The place was 05Parp3    57:28 | in daytime, and the body of each saint was clearly revealed 05Parp3    57:30 | days later, after the fear of the matter subsided, they separated 05Parp3    57:31 | to distribute them to some of the virtuous Christians in the 05Parp3    57:31 | bones) to be a find of salvation for their souls and 05Parp3    57:32 | to benefit the spiritual life of the families and the district 05Parp3    57:33 | first brought the first fruit of that God-given great treasure 05Parp3    57:33 | soon as they were worthy of this, they received this find 05Parp3    57:33 | this, they received this find of their salvation, and thereupon realized 05Parp3    57:33 | own land, through the intercession of the saints’ bones, in accordance 05Parp3    57:33 | in accordance with the words of the blessed man of God 05Parp3    57:33 | words of the blessed man of God, Ghewond, who had counseled 05Parp3    57:33 | Ghewond, who had counseled them of the grace they would receive 05Parp3    57:33 | that night. And the words of the saint had been fulfilled 05Parp3    57:34 | Thereafter that blessed man of God, the Xuzhik (whom I 05Parp3    57:34 | Xuzhik,” as I am wearying of it) related (events) one by 05Parp3    57:34 | one to the captive naxarars of Armenia. No one had bothered 05Parp3    57:34 | keeping it for the day of the great visit, and will 05Parp3    57:34 | his labors, with the joy of his name 05Parp3    57:35 | Xuzhik spoke ceaselessly of the very great care and 05Parp3    57:36 | and forcibly took me (because of Almighty God) to the coveted 05Parp3    57:36 | God) to the coveted site of the saints’ martyrdom. Everything is 05Parp3    57:36 | him. He made me worthy of seeing everything I did not 05Parp3    57:36 | think I would see, and of hearing (the saints’ speeches) one 05Parp3    57:36 | hear. (I heard) the question of the tyrants and the answers 05Parp3    57:36 | the tyrants and the answers of the saints, one by one 05Parp3    57:36 | and I saw the death of each of them, and heard 05Parp3    57:36 | saw the death of each of them, and heard them. And 05Parp3    57:36 | he has made me worthy of finding and bringing to you 05Parp3    57:36 | to you this great part of the remains of the heavenly 05Parp3    57:36 | great part of the remains of the heavenly treasury of the 05Parp3    57:36 | remains of the heavenly treasury of the saints, a favor of 05Parp3    57:36 | of the saints, a favor of the blessed Trinity 05Parp3    57:37 | shame, he terrified the hearts of the unbelieving overseers, split asunder 05Parp3    57:37 | and raised aloft the name of His blessed Church 05Parp3    57:38 | With such words of glory and joy the venerable 05Parp3    57:38 | with the great heavenly treasure of the remains of the martyrs 05Parp3    57:38 | heavenly treasure of the remains of the martyrs 05Parp3    57:39 | celebrations and at the beginnings of the months. Relating them with 05Parp3    57:39 | renewing all the faltering thoughts of the listeners and confirming them 05Parp3    57:39 | confirming them in the faith of justice 05Parp3    57:40 | for Arshawir Kamsarakan, the lord of Arsharunik’. For him, every day 05Parp3    57:40 | morning and night, the doctrine of the saints and especially the 05Parp3    57:40 | the words and spiritual advice of the blessed Ghewond, the replies 05Parp3    57:40 | the blessed Ghewond, the replies of each of the saints to 05Parp3    57:40 | Ghewond, the replies of each of the saints to the question 05Parp3    57:40 | the saints to the question of their slayers, the prayers of 05Parp3    57:40 | of their slayers, the prayers of each at the time of 05Parp3    57:40 | of each at the time of his death—all of this 05Parp3    57:40 | time of his death—all of this served as (Arshawir’s) spiritual 05Parp3    57:41 | recall everything in order (because of our feeble-mindedness) nonetheless we 05Parp3    58:0 | Hyrcania with the entire mass of the nobility and the troops 05Parp3    58:0 | him. They then permitted residents of the shahastan who were in 05Parp3    58:0 | order, to free the children of the captive Armenian naxarars (who 05Parp3    58:2 | all the glories and greatness of the world 05Parp3    58:3 | he and all the multitude of the assembly were amazed at 05Parp3    58:3 | amazed at the intrepid boldness of the men. (He) responded to 05Parp3    58:3 | one can show the route of your vardapets. But I shall 05Parp3    58:3 | I shall ask the king of kings about you. He will 05Parp3    58:4 | all the words and requests of the venerable priests 05Parp3    58:5 | in service until the end of their lives 05Parp3    58:7 | and death, for the name of Christ 05Parp3    58:8 | rouses you from the stupor of ignorance, so there is no 05Parp3    58:8 | so there is no question of our resembling you (by converting 05Parp3    58:11 | the believers in the land of Asorestan heard of the coming 05Parp3    58:11 | the land of Asorestan heard of the coming of these venerable 05Parp3    58:11 | Asorestan heard of the coming of these venerable men, they went 05Parp3    58:11 | as though they were remains of the martyred saints. Indeed, they 05Parp3    58:11 | Indeed, they were really deserving of such exaltation. Furthermore, each person 05Parp3    58:11 | laid them at the feet of the venerable ones to take 05Parp3    58:11 | used for the spiritual needs of the salvation of each and 05Parp3    58:11 | spiritual needs of the salvation of each and his family 05Parp3    58:12 | priests accepted a fitting portion of the believers’ gifts and sent 05Parp3    58:12 | Armenian naxarars in the land of Apar. Each individual, with delight 05Parp3    58:12 | ones to make him worthy of such a spiritual journey 05Parp3    58:13 | gifts from the southern parts of Asorestan, took and offered them 05Parp3    58:13 | in accordance with the needs of each. The Christians of the 05Parp3    58:13 | needs of each. The Christians of the land did these many 05Parp3    58:13 | many years the courageous bearer of provisions taken from the giving 05Parp3    58:13 | taken from the giving believers of the land to the captive 05Parp3    58:13 | their release to the land of Armenia 05Parp3    58:15 | Now with the guarantee of the believers of the land 05Parp3    58:15 | the guarantee of the believers of the land (who had written 05Parp3    58:15 | Abraham’s) service until the time of his death and courageously fulfilling 05Parp3    58:16 | man’s visage was like that of an angel to the beholders 05Parp3    58:17 | was ordained to the order of the episcopacy of the land 05Parp3    58:17 | the order of the episcopacy of the land of Bznunik’, taught 05Parp3    58:17 | the episcopacy of the land of Bznunik’, taught many reforms to 05Parp3    58:17 | many reforms to the people of the land, and died in 05Parp3    58:18 | May we also be worthy of our lord Jesus Christ to 05Parp3    59:1 | In the seventeenth year of king Yazkert [A.D. 456] the Iberian (Georgian 05Parp3    59:1 | be favored with the sons of the venerable champion Hmayeak of 05Parp3    59:1 | of the venerable champion Hmayeak of the Mamikonean tohm (whom Vasak 05Parp3    59:1 | whom Vasak, the treacherous prince of Siwnik’, had taken from their 05Parp3    59:1 | their dayeaks as the sons of people condemned to death and 05Parp3    59:2 | Humane God, through the intercession of the holy blood of his 05Parp3    59:2 | intercession of the holy blood of his fathers, persuaded the king 05Parp3    59:3 | the palace and, in front of everyone fell to the ground 05Parp3    59:4 | The king asked him: “Bdeshx of Iberia, what is that new 05Parp3    59:5 | a new favor which none of my comrades who serve you 05Parp3    59:5 | you with a new type of reverence, something you have never 05Parp3    59:6 | king and the entire multitude of the nobility heard such words 05Parp4    60:0 | King Yazkert of Iran lived out the remainder 05Parp4    60:0 | Iran lived out the remainder of his life and died in 05Parp4    60:2 | In the same year of his reign [A.D. 459] (Peroz) dispatched Yazatvshnasp 05Parp4    60:2 | Peroz) dispatched Yazatvshnasp, the son of his dayeak whom he was 05Parp4    60:2 | whom he was especially fond of, and commanded that the Armenian 05Parp4    60:3 | good news, saying: “The king of kings has forgiven your death 05Parp4    60:4 | the Armenian naxarars heard all of Yazatvshnasp’s words, they glorified God 05Parp4    60:4 | other benefits, through the intercession of the remains of the saints 05Parp4    60:4 | the intercession of the remains of the saints 05Parp4    60:6 | was allocated for each one of them. They were assembled under 05Parp4    60:6 | were assembled under the care of Ashtat who put them into 05Parp4    60:7 | them before the military commander of the brigade, clearly showing him 05Parp4    60:7 | this) to all the citizens of Hrew and of the district 05Parp4    60:7 | the citizens of Hrew and of the district. Furthermore, thanks to 05Parp4    60:7 | thanks to the right hand of God on High, many diverse 05Parp4    60:7 | on High, many diverse types of medical healings were accomplished by 05Parp4    60:7 | were accomplished by the remains of the saints which the priests 05Parp4    60:7 | result, they earned the reputation of brave and miraculous men from 05Parp4    60:8 | The prince of Hrew, Hrew-shnomshapuh, greatly liked 05Parp4    61:0 | there was any physical weakening of the captives, and even were 05Parp4    61:0 | people who, in the words of the Savior, having forgotten the 05Parp4    61:0 | the mote in the eyes of others 05Parp4    61:1 | underwent voluntarily with the hopes of a portion of eternity, and 05Parp4    61:1 | the hopes of a portion of eternity, and seeing the great 05Parp4    61:1 | and seeing the great duration of their patience (scorning greatness, considering 05Parp4    61:1 | and thirst, loathing the goods of plenty, willingly accepting the condition 05Parp4    61:1 | plenty, willingly accepting the condition of poverty, dishonoring ease and loving 05Parp4    61:1 | and the innumerable other types of severe privations which these men 05Parp4    61:1 | to not record any weakening of such individuals 05Parp4    61:2 | them as possessing the integrity of the blessed prophets and the 05Parp4    61:2 | who are filled with myriads of evils, who have not once 05Parp4    61:4 | Some of the captive naxarars—whom we 05Parp4    61:4 | on earth, with the bodies of angels 05Parp4    61:5 | themselves and studied the testaments of the Church, impressing upon themselves 05Parp4    61:5 | spiritual religion the virtuous behavior of hermits. They fearlessly performed the 05Parp4    61:5 | hearts, and with the aid of the Almighty, they returned from 05Parp4    61:6 | As for those who, because of age or because they were 05Parp4    61:6 | One should have seen all of them, these sons of light 05Parp4    61:6 | all of them, these sons of light and children of the 05Parp4    61:6 | sons of light and children of the Kingdom 05Parp4    61:7 | The same was true of the women whose husbands were 05Parp4    61:7 | were the martyred champions, and of the other women whose husbands 05Parp4    61:7 | another on, each day dying of all kinds of diseases. In 05Parp4    61:7 | day dying of all kinds of diseases. In the words of 05Parp4    61:7 | of diseases. In the words of the prophet, they were living 05Parp4    61:8 | The natural weakness of women’s bodies became strengthened more 05Parp4    61:8 | women who were the daughters of naxarars and the wives of 05Parp4    61:8 | of naxarars and the wives of awags, instead of the finest 05Parp4    61:8 | the wives of awags, instead of the finest wheat flour, now 05Parp4    61:8 | flour, now ate millet; instead of clear wine, they now drank 05Parp4    61:8 | water from a ladle; instead of clothing woven with gold, they 05Parp4    61:8 | wore coarse wool; and instead of sleeping on diverse sorts of 05Parp4    61:8 | of sleeping on diverse sorts of ( comfortable) beds, they now slept 05Parp4    61:8 | they now slept on beds of dry brushwood, spread out on 05Parp4    61:10 | seeing the entreaties and labors of both men and women, recalled 05Parp4    61:10 | and women, recalled the heroism of saint Vardan and all who 05Parp4    61:10 | as well as the intercession of the priests of God who 05Parp4    61:10 | the intercession of the priests of God who had been martyred 05Parp4    61:10 | upon the captives the favor of returning to the land of 05Parp4    61:10 | of returning to the land of Armenia 05Parp4    61:11 | tuns in the sixth year of Peroz’ reign [A.D. 464/65], and having lived 05Parp4    61:11 | were buried in the tombs of their fathers, in peace, as 05Parp4    61:11 | as God willed it, all of them blessed by the holy 05Parp4    62:0 | For after the death of the blessed kat’oghikos Yovsep’, lord 05Parp4    62:0 | who was from the azg of Manazkertec’ik’) succeeded to the kat’oghikosate 05Parp4    62:0 | Manazkertec’ik’) succeeded to the kat’oghikosate of the land of Armenia. He 05Parp4    62:0 | the kat’oghikosate of the land of Armenia. He in turn was 05Parp4    62:1 | who was from the village of Arahez in the district of 05Parp4    62:1 | of Arahez in the district of Tayk’) succeeded to the kat’oghikosate 05Parp4    62:1 | Tayk’) succeeded to the kat’oghikosate of the land of Armenia [Giwt I Ot’msets’i, 461-478]. He 05Parp4    62:1 | the kat’oghikosate of the land of Armenia [Giwt I Ot’msets’i, 461-478]. He was a man 05Parp4    62:1 | Greek language, with (the knowledge of) rhetorical speaking, and copious doctrine 05Parp4    62:2 | The wives of men who had been martyred 05Parp4    62:2 | and counseled the young sons of the men who had been 05Parp4    62:2 | valiant men might, being full of concern for the beneficial and 05Parp4    62:2 | the beneficial and magnificent training of the lads 05Parp4    62:4 | This was especially true of the wife of the martyr 05Parp4    62:4 | especially true of the wife of the martyr Hmayeak Mamikonean (saint 05Parp4    62:4 | the women in the land of Armenia. She nourished and counseled 05Parp4    62:4 | her sons in the land of Iberia, in the tun of 05Parp4    62:4 | of Iberia, in the tun of the bdeshx of Iberia, Ashusha 05Parp4    62:4 | the tun of the bdeshx of Iberia, Ashusha. These were the 05Parp4    62:4 | and received from the king of Iran, Yazkert, as was mentioned 05Parp4    62:4 | married to Ashusha, the bdeshx of Iberia 05Parp4    63:1 | Some of them wandered in apostasy among 05Parp4    63:1 | brigands. Some jokingly purchased (images of) gods and outraged both the 05Parp4    63:1 | and were from the line of worthless tohms 05Parp4    63:2 | goodness having left the land of Armenia, wisdom lost, bravery dead 05Parp4    63:2 | the army, the brave forces of Armenia were more prominent than 05Parp4    63:2 | were the ridicule and joke of all. Even king Peroz openly 05Parp4    63:2 | entire assembly on occasion, saying: “ Of all the peoples under my 05Parp4    63:4 | Such useless princes of the time watched the daily 05Parp4    63:4 | time watched the daily progress of the sons of the azg 05Parp4    63:4 | daily progress of the sons of the azg of the martyred 05Parp4    63:4 | the sons of the azg of the martyred Mamikoneans who were 05Parp4    63:4 | abilities) not through the gifts of man but rather with the 05Parp4    63:4 | but rather with the aid of heavenly providence, and with the 05Parp4    63:4 | providence, and with the intercession of the holy blood of their 05Parp4    63:4 | intercession of the holy blood of their ancestors (which they willingly 05Parp4    63:4 | shed for the blessed Church of Armenia). (The Mamikonean youths) lived 05Parp4    63:4 | among these so-called princes of Armenia, as though in the 05Parp4    63:4 | as though in the midst of enemies 05Parp4    63:5 | Although they were scorned out of jealousy, nonetheless, they were better 05Parp4    63:5 | they were better than any of the others, renowned in (giving 05Parp4    63:5 | requesting one or another type of meat from the hunts, or 05Parp4    63:6 | The suppers of all the tanuters of Armenia 05Parp4    63:6 | suppers of all the tanuters of Armenia were embellished by them 05Parp4    63:7 | advance quickly, were the sons of the venerable Arshawir Kamsarakan, the 05Parp4    63:7 | venerable Arshawir Kamsarakan, the lord of Arsharunik’ who were related (to 05Parp4    63:7 | the Mamikoneans) through the daughter of the martyr Vardan. They strived 05Parp4    63:8 | The senior son of the blessed Hmayeak, whose name 05Parp4    63:9 | an intelligent man, benevolent, and of sound judgement. Whatever job he 05Parp4    63:9 | liked and honored him (because of God’s support) even though he 05Parp4    63:10 | In the presence of the Iranian king they were 05Parp4    63:10 | and praised him in front of all of them, and regarded 05Parp4    63:10 | him in front of all of them, and regarded him as 05Parp4    63:10 | and regarded him as deserving of honor 05Parp4    63:11 | recalling the affairs and deeds of ( Vahan’s) fathers and ancestors, and 05Parp4    63:12 | was constantly hearing the slander of those jealous (beings) who in 05Parp4    63:12 | beings) who in this time of troubles were called the tanuters 05Parp4    63:12 | troubles were called the tanuters of Armenia, who were extremely frightened 05Parp4    63:12 | frightened about the growing advancement of Vahan Mamikonean. (Peroz) was doubtful 05Parp4    63:13 | and from the impious princes of the time and had concealed 05Parp4    63:13 | concealed themselves in the caverns of rocks or in dense places 05Parp4    63:13 | protecting themselves) from the swoop of devouring eagles 05Parp4    63:15 | In accordance with the word of the Bible, they considered it 05Parp4    63:15 | better to be insulted because of Christ than to temporarily be 05Parp4    63:15 | immersed in the futile glories of the world, yet inherit eternal 05Parp4    63:15 | torment. They saw the fire of impiety raised like the fire 05Parp4    63:15 | impiety raised like the fire of the furnace of Babylon, and 05Parp4    63:15 | the fire of the furnace of Babylon, and there was no 05Parp4    63:16 | assembled by the blessed patriarch of Armenia, Giwt, who never ceased 05Parp4    63:16 | ceased to deplore the error of the ash-lovers, and who 05Parp4    63:16 | who silently sought for ways of devising expediencies for them, sometimes 05Parp4    64:0 | Thereafter the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Giwt, was unable to 05Parp4    64:0 | loving and honoring the side of the suffering believers 05Parp4    64:1 | who was the military commander of the entire class of the 05Parp4    64:1 | commander of the entire class of the impious, and the one 05Parp4    64:2 | unable to bear the scorn of the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia 05Parp4    64:2 | scorn of the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Giwt, fabricated a myriad 05Parp4    64:2 | Armenia, Giwt, fabricated a myriad of inimical words, and complained about 05Parp4    64:2 | him to Peroz, the king of Iran, saying: “(Giwt) summons to 05Parp4    64:2 | want to implement the command of your will. He deceives some 05Parp4    64:3 | he hates and reviles those of us who love you, worship 05Parp4    64:6 | commanded that the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia come to court and 05Parp4    64:7 | Giwt, the venerable kat’oghikos of Armenia, willingly and enthusiastically went 05Parp4    64:8 | viewed his face as that of an angel. With great care 05Parp4    64:9 | Other Christians, the bishop of Ctesiphon, Khuzistan, and Ray, and 05Parp4    64:9 | though he were a prophet of the lord God 05Parp4    64:10 | he sent Yazatvshnasp (the son of Ashtat, from the Mihran tun 05Parp4    64:10 | tun) to him with each of Maxaz’ accusations 05Parp4    64:13 | schooling in knowledge and understanding of wisdom in the land of 05Parp4    64:13 | of wisdom in the land of Byzantium and I have many 05Parp4    64:13 | are obliged by the needs of the times to buy it 05Parp4    64:14 | And as regards the homage of service, our very faith commands 05Parp4    64:15 | the messenger had taken all of these words (to Peroz) the 05Parp4    64:15 | been false and the result of a grudge 05Parp4    64:16 | This was because God, out of pleasure with the blessed man 05Parp4    64:16 | the Christians that the rule of his faith was being weakened 05Parp4    64:20 | The venerable man of God, the kat’oghikos of Armenia 05Parp4    64:20 | man of God, the kat’oghikos of Armenia, Giwt, filled with the 05Parp4    64:20 | Giwt, filled with the power of the holy Spirit, replied to 05Parp4    64:22 | The blessed man of God answered as follows: “Tell 05Parp4    64:22 | servants, either he or one of the servants who gave it 05Parp4    64:22 | having lived with the cares of the world in my soul 05Parp4    64:23 | prince can take this honor of ordination away from me, only 05Parp4    64:24 | insults, the ridicule and jokes of children 05Parp4    64:25 | words from the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Giwt, he said to 05Parp4    64:26 | see? You resist the command of God, and yet do not 05Parp4    64:26 | also said that the laws of kings (state) that a messenger 05Parp4    64:29 | by one he related all of the words of Giwt, the 05Parp4    64:29 | related all of the words of Giwt, the man of God 05Parp4    64:29 | words of Giwt, the man of God. When the king heard 05Parp4    64:29 | heard all the bold words of Giwt, he was transported with 05Parp4    64:33 | are removed from the office of the kat’oghikosate. It is no 05Parp4    64:34 | When Giwt, the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia heard this, part of 05Parp4    64:34 | of Armenia heard this, part of him rejoiced, while the other 05Parp4    64:34 | to rest from the cares of the world. But he was 05Parp4    64:34 | had longed to be worthy of), and that he would not 05Parp4    64:34 | would not attain the object of his desire 05Parp4    64:35 | own choice the holy kat’oghikos of Armenia, Giwt, remained at court 05Parp4    64:35 | found a cure for each of their diseases from the saint’s 05Parp4    64:35 | from the saint’s prayers. Others of the Christians in those parts 05Parp4    64:35 | in those parts were desirous of obtaining ordination from the blessed 05Parp4    64:35 | from the blessed right hand of this man of God 05Parp4    64:35 | right hand of this man of God 05Parp4    64:36 | many others in the rank of priest 05Parp4    64:37 | to go to the land of Armenia. Blessing them all, he 05Parp4    64:37 | the road to the land of Armenia 05Parp4    64:38 | peacefully placed in the tomb of his fathers in the village 05Parp4    64:38 | Odmsu geogh in the district of Vanand 05Parp4    64:39 | people to the blessed Church of Armenia 05Parp4    65:0 | assembled around him the groups of apostates. Although they had apostasized 05Parp4    65:0 | for the transitory gloomy joy of life, nonetheless when they saw 05Parp4    65:3 | one by one, (asking) which of them had not disturbed the 05Parp4    65:4 | wisdom, they were saddened, out of affection (for Vahan 05Parp4    65:5 | unable to stop the mouths of the slanderers 05Parp4    65:8 | perform a court assignment because of imprudence, he would lay the 05Parp4    65:8 | say: “He is in charge of everything in the affair, and 05Parp4    65:9 | untried at things, the son of a Syrian man. He especially 05Parp4    65:9 | me to approach the work of gold-mining. Having taken to 05Parp4    65:9 | Having taken to himself all of the gold in the land 05Parp4    65:9 | and (or) to the land of the Huns, give them gold 05Parp4    65:10 | the wise Vahan heard all of these accusations about himself, he 05Parp4    65:12 | from Vahan the large amount of gold he had brought, he 05Parp4    65:14 | I have seen the might of the Aryans. That might has 05Parp4    65:15 | that they serve me out of fear. That is the strength 05Parp4    65:15 | fear. That is the strength of my brigade 05Parp4    65:16 | bring here such a quantity of gold, enough to provide me 05Parp4    65:16 | large stipend for the rest of my life (even if I 05Parp4    65:16 | with me? Nor are any of your ostikans placed above me 05Parp4    65:16 | me to bring such quantity of gold here 05Parp4    65:18 | the nobility heard such words of wisdom from Vahan, they all 05Parp4    65:19 | vindicated while Vriw, the son of the Syrian, departed humiliated and 05Parp4    65:20 | Vahan came to the land of Armenia with exaltation and great 05Parp4    65:21 | But there was no peace of mind (for Vahan). Every day 05Parp4    65:21 | worried about the bad name of apostasy he bore (as his 05Parp4    65:21 | perhaps, deluded by the glories of this world, he might forget 05Parp4    65:22 | Grant me time for confession of conversion, and teach me to 05Parp4    66:0 | Vahan was in a state of confusion with such mental anguish 05Parp4    66:0 | tumultuous agitation in the land of Iberia (Georgia), for (king) Vaxt’ang 05Parp4    66:0 | in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of king Peroz 05Parp4    66:0 | fifth year of the reign of king Peroz. (P’arpec’i regards [457] rather 05Parp4    66:0 | than [459] as the first year of Peroz’ reign 05Parp4    66:1 | by people from the land of Armenia, many of whom were 05Parp4    66:1 | the land of Armenia, many of whom were fighting that year 05Parp4    66:1 | fortress-guards. The military commander of them all was Zarmihr Hazarawuzt 05Parp4    66:1 | Zarmihr Hazarawuzt, while the marzpan of Armenia (then) was Atrvnashp Yozmandean 05Parp4    66:2 | by the insults and envy of the least of the Armenian 05Parp4    66:2 | and envy of the least of the Armenian princes (who at 05Parp4    66:2 | apostasy), than by the tyranny of the deeds of the Iranian 05Parp4    66:2 | the tyranny of the deeds of the Iranian military commanders 05Parp4    66:3 | Christians) heard about the rebellion of Iberia’s king, they rejoiced with 05Parp4    66:4 | received news that the king of Iberia had note: “I will 05Parp4    66:4 | bring forth such a multitude of the Huns that the Iranian 05Parp4    66:5 | The lovers of Christ were fortified by such 05Parp4    66:5 | and go to the Gate ( of the Honk’ 05Parp4    66:6 | Christ spared them (the actualization) of such doubts, and they came 05Parp4    66:6 | to Armenia, to the district of Shirak, the plain where the 05Parp4    66:6 | the plain where the marzpan of Armenia, Atrvshnasp Yozmandean and the 05Parp4    66:6 | Atrvshnasp Yozmandean and the hazarapet of Armenia, Vehvehnam, dwelled. Here consultations 05Parp4    66:6 | consultations took place among some of the Armenian naxarars who knew 05Parp4    66:6 | for a long while because of being labelled a magian. They 05Parp4    66:6 | magian. They note: “This hour of salvation is quite appropriate both 05Parp4    66:6 | save him from his pangs of conscience, while it would free 05Parp4    66:6 | constant suspicions and continual assaults of oppressive envy of those whom 05Parp4    66:6 | continual assaults of oppressive envy of those whom we are forced 05Parp4    66:7 | The king of Iberia (Georgia), Vaxt’ang, is very 05Parp4    66:8 | A few of the Armenian naxarars were thinking 05Parp4    66:9 | all: “Some though not all of those involved in this plan 05Parp4    66:9 | have been every hour because of the false name which I 05Parp4    66:11 | well the force and severity of the Aryans, and the weakness 05Parp4    66:11 | and the weakness and duplicity of the Byzantines, and I also 05Parp4    66:12 | you said about the king of Iberia (Georgia) and the Huns 05Parp4    66:14 | easily) to find a resolution of the matter. But do not 05Parp4    66:15 | the Armenian naxarars heard all of these words from Vahan Mamikonean 05Parp4    66:15 | but primarily on the mercy of God, through the intercession of 05Parp4    66:15 | of God, through the intercession of saint Gregory and through the 05Parp4    66:15 | Gregory and through the death of ( our) ancestors who, by their 05Parp4    66:15 | daily the insults and demolition of the Church and Christianity 05Parp4    66:16 | brother, Vasak, heard the mention of death, they were so encouraged 05Parp4    66:16 | and filled with the grace of the holy Spirit, that they 05Parp4    66:17 | that when the Iranians learn of our plan, they will tie 05Parp4    66:19 | Having said this all of them rose together, Christians and 05Parp4    66:20 | forth a blessed Gospel, all of them hailed it. Placing their 05Parp4    66:20 | their hands upon it, each of them note: “Whoever confesses the 05Parp4    66:20 | the faith which the Savior of all and lord Jesus Christ 05Parp4    66:20 | and whoever confesses the Son of man, may (Christ) take him 05Parp4    66:21 | and whoever denies the Son of man, may (Christ) remove him 05Parp4    66:21 | there is weeping and gnashing of teeth 05Parp4    67:0 | A certain one of the Armenian naxarars, named Varaz 05Parp4    67:0 | tohm, separated from the plan of unity (just as Judas was 05Parp4    67:0 | was rejected from the host of blessed Apostles) and that very 05Parp4    67:0 | everyone else about the plan of unity, the oath on the 05Parp4    67:0 | the Gospel, and the words of all the Armenian naxarars 05Parp4    67:1 | other Iranians, and the company of Armenian apostates, they were dismayed 05Parp4    67:1 | did not sleep the remainder of the night, out of fear 05Parp4    67:1 | remainder of the night, out of fear 05Parp4    67:2 | encamped close to the wall of the fortress called Ani. They 05Parp4    67:2 | remained there that day, advisors of the deception and the marzpan 05Parp4    67:4 | to escape to the fortress of Artashat 05Parp4    67:5 | However, they seized the equippage of all the Iranians on the 05Parp4    67:5 | went and besieged the fortress of Artashat 05Parp4    67:7 | Urc named Varaznerseh, the son of Koght’ek, prince of Urc, who 05Parp4    67:7 | the son of Koght’ek, prince of Urc, who had sworn the 05Parp4    67:7 | and laid waste the shahastan of Brhnavezh, took all the goods 05Parp4    67:7 | Brhnavezh, took all the goods of the shahastan and fortified himself 05Parp4    67:8 | Now some of the impious Armenian naxarars who 05Parp4    67:8 | marzpan, Atrvshnasp, note: “The king of Iberia (Georgia) is rebelling and 05Parp4    67:8 | shall receive from the king of kings honors and many gifts 05Parp4    67:10 | pleased the marzpan and all of the people with him. Taking 05Parp4    67:10 | Atrpatakan, and from the marzpan of Koprik’, and the Katshac’ brigade 05Parp4    67:10 | he quickly reached the banks of the Arax River, (the borders 05Parp4    67:10 | the Arax River, (the borders of) the land of Armenia. They 05Parp4    67:10 | the borders of) the land of Armenia. They wanted to cross 05Parp4    67:10 | called Naxchawan, on the border of Siwnik’ 05Parp4    68:0 | Sahak, lord of the Bagratunik’, was informed of 05Parp4    68:0 | of the Bagratunik’, was informed of this. At that time the 05Parp4    68:0 | Armenians and Vahan, the general of Armenia, had appointed him the 05Parp4    68:0 | had appointed him the marzpan of Armenia. Aspet Sahak received the 05Parp4    68:0 | Aspet Sahak received the office of marzpan while Vahan received the 05Parp4    68:0 | while Vahan received the office of the lordship of the Mamikoneans 05Parp4    68:0 | the office of the lordship of the Mamikoneans and the sparapetut’iwn 05Parp4    68:0 | the Mamikoneans and the sparapetut’iwn of Armenia, first, clearly from orders 05Parp4    68:0 | They heard about the arrival of the Iranian brigade 05Parp4    68:1 | secure places in the district of Tayk’ 05Parp4    68:2 | remembering the all-conquering aid of God, to Whom they turned 05Parp4    68:2 | by numbers or the lack of them, but rather by (God’s 05Parp4    68:2 | hand. This is especially true of our work, since we look 05Parp4    68:4 | Now we must think of nothing else, but to quickly 05Parp4    68:4 | to look to the Savior of all for the strength of 05Parp4    68:4 | of all for the strength of victory 05Parp4    68:5 | God, marzpan Sahak, the sparapet of Armenia, Vahan Mamikonean, and some 05Parp4    68:5 | Armenia, Vahan Mamikonean, and some of the other naxarars decided to 05Parp4    68:5 | frighten and break the hearts of the side of the impious 05Parp4    68:5 | the hearts of the side of the impious. The following men 05Parp4    68:6 | who was then named prince of the Siwnik’ lordship, Vasak, the 05Parp4    68:6 | the most goodly brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, brother of sparapet 05Parp4    68:6 | sepuh of the Mamikoneans, brother of sparapet Vahan, Garjoyl Maghxaz, and 05Parp4    68:6 | Maghxaz, and the two sons of the venerable Arshawir Kamsarakan: Nerseh 05Parp4    68:6 | venerable Arshawir Kamsarakan: Nerseh, lord of Shirak, and his brother Hrahat 05Parp4    68:6 | the Gnunik’ tohm: Atom, prince of the Gnunik’, and his brother 05Parp4    68:7 | God, the creator and strengthener of all. They requested that He 05Parp4    68:7 | them as aid the asceticism of the blessed champion Gregory, all 05Parp4    68:7 | the modern Christ-loving champions of Armenia, as well as the 05Parp4    68:7 | as well as the power of the holy Cross 05Parp4    68:8 | Christ, moved by the love of mankind, considered their worthy request 05Parp4    68:10 | to Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, and to their other 05Parp4    68:11 | When we know that half of the brigade has crossed the 05Parp4    68:11 | can fall on the rest of them and easily defeat them 05Parp4    68:13 | The brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Vasak, (who was 05Parp4    68:15 | When Vasak, the brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, learned that Atrvshnasp 05Parp4    68:15 | Iranians were there, he thought of means of salvation through bravery 05Parp4    68:15 | there, he thought of means of salvation through bravery by which 05Parp4    68:16 | places and streets in groups of two, three, or more, separate 05Parp4    68:16 | to hurry to the village of Varazkert where the naxarars and 05Parp4    68:17 | he, Vasak, the brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, by means of 05Parp4    68:17 | of the Mamikoneans, by means of messengers, spoke deceptive and nonsensical 05Parp4    68:17 | beneficial both for the lord of the Aryans and for the 05Parp4    68:17 | Aryans and for the land of Armenia 05Parp4    68:19 | When the brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Vasak, knew that 05Parp4    68:19 | that there was no doubt of it, he replied to those 05Parp4    68:22 | was numerous but that many of the men were useless leaders 05Parp4    68:22 | the men were useless leaders of asses 05Parp4    68:23 | brave Mamikonean sepuh the men of the Armenian troops consulted among 05Parp4    68:23 | something untoward happen, the security of the mountains will be our 05Parp4    69:1 | Siwnik’ and the brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Vasak, were set 05Parp4    69:1 | set up as military commanders of the center. Garjoyl Maghxaz was 05Parp4    69:1 | Garjoyl Maghxaz was designated commander of the left-wing, the two 05Parp4    69:1 | the two Gnunik’s, Atom, prince of the Gnunik’, and his brother 05Parp4    69:1 | brother, Arhastom, (were designated commanders) of the right-wing; between the 05Parp4    69:1 | the brave and select prince of Shirak, Nerseh Kamsarakan, and his 05Parp4    69:2 | quickly go to the aid of whichever side was weakening, and 05Parp4    69:3 | our Savior, for the glory of Your name. Let the pagans 05Parp4    69:4 | massed on a visible promontory of that part of the mountain 05Parp4    69:4 | visible promontory of that part of the mountain between the summit 05Parp4    69:6 | distance, the brave select men of the Iranian troops attacked the 05Parp4    69:6 | attacked the Armenian troops; many of the ill-horsed Iranians fell 05Parp4    69:6 | horsed advanced to the site of the battle 05Parp4    69:7 | God’s command (for the selection of three hundred for Gideon 05Parp4    69:8 | then and there. Another multitude of the Iranian brigade was scattered 05Parp4    69:9 | were killed by the wing of brave Vasak, sepuh of the 05Parp4    69:9 | wing of brave Vasak, sepuh of the Mamikoneans, and Babgen Siwnik’ 05Parp4    69:9 | group, though through the justice of his enemy the lord of 05Parp4    69:9 | of his enemy the lord of Siwnik’ 05Parp4    69:11 | But it was Hrahat, son of the venerable Arshawir Kamsarakan, who 05Parp4    69:12 | encouraged by the right hand of the Almighty, Garjoyl Maxaz took 05Parp4    69:12 | changing direction through the depths of concealed valleys, he came up 05Parp4    69:13 | too occupied killing the enemies of God, (Garjoyl) wanted to come 05Parp4    69:14 | suddenly, someone heard the sound of an Armenian being killed by 05Parp4    69:15 | But then through the spying of his brother, Hrahat, Nerseh ascertained 05Parp4    69:17 | That day was one of noteworthy joy for the believers 05Parp4    69:17 | the believers in Christ, and of shame and destruction for all 05Parp4    69:17 | apostasized Christ. Truly the word of the prophet was fulfilled and 05Parp4    69:18 | When the enemy of justice, Satan, saw that the 05Parp4    69:18 | a moment, sadden the hearts of the braves who still do 05Parp4    69:19 | bad news to the ears of the blessed patriarch Yohann, and 05Parp4    69:19 | and the two senior princes of Armenia, the marzpan Sahak and 05Parp4    69:20 | two renowned men, Nerseh, lord of Shirak, together with his beloved 05Parp4    69:21 | were killed on the side of the mountain where Akorhi is 05Parp4    69:21 | bring you the bad tidings of Job 05Parp4    69:22 | arrived. His name was Arhastom, of the Gnunik’ tohm. Crying out 05Parp4    69:22 | voice he note: “The power of the holy Cross has triumphed 05Parp4    69:23 | account and related the miracles of God which happened to God’s 05Parp4    69:23 | beloved ones through the intercession of the saints, as well as 05Parp4    69:23 | and shame which the phalanx of apostates inherited 05Parp4    69:24 | this good news, the patriarch of Armenia, Yohan, and the senior 05Parp4    69:24 | marzpan, Sahak, and the sparapet of Armenia, Vahan, as well as 05Parp4    69:24 | well as all the naxarars of Armenia and the rhamiks went 05Parp4    69:24 | went together to the House of God (Whose strength is mighty 05Parp4    69:24 | God and the irresistible order of His will 05Parp4    69:25 | The venerable Yohan, kat’oghikos of Armenia had (a passage read 05Parp4    69:28 | mass, they had an Easter of joy. First, they saw to 05Parp4    69:28 | they saw to the wants of the poor, and after that 05Parp4    69:29 | and again related the victory of God’s power which had favored 05Parp4    69:29 | favored them with the name of great triumph, while giving the 05Parp4    69:29 | giving the enemy a status of dissolution and disgrace. Glorifying Christ 05Parp4    69:29 | each other with a greeting of joy, and entered the winter 05Parp4    70:0 | an emissary to Vaxt’ang, king of Iberia (Georgia), so that in 05Parp4    70:2 | And the land of Armenia remained protected by the 05Parp4    70:2 | remained protected by the strength of Christ’s aid, in whom (the 05Parp4    70:3 | Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, sent (a message) to 05Parp4    70:3 | the prominent and noteworthy azg of Arcrunik’, to the azgs of 05Parp4    70:3 | of Arcrunik’, to the azgs of the district of Anjewac’ik’ and 05Parp4    70:3 | the azgs of the district of Anjewac’ik’ and Mokk’, and to 05Parp4    70:3 | Mokk’, and to the azatorear of Reshtunik’ informing them of how 05Parp4    70:3 | azatorear of Reshtunik’ informing them of how God had helped those 05Parp4    70:3 | on Him. (He continued): “Each of you knows the belief and 05Parp4    70:3 | knows the belief and preaching of our correct and true faith 05Parp4    70:3 | also seen how the error of the mages, burning like a 05Parp4    70:3 | ignited and scorched the souls of all but a few 05Parp4    70:4 | Behold the hour of Christ’s just mshak has arrived 05Parp4    70:6 | may encounter on the day of ( Christ’s) visit 05Parp4    70:8 | seek vengeance on the enemies of the Church, which has been 05Parp4    70:8 | which has been the object of the apostates’ scorn and hostility 05Parp4    70:9 | physical dread and is desirous of serving the nonsense of deviation 05Parp4    70:9 | desirous of serving the nonsense of deviation will live in gloom 05Parp4    70:9 | look at Christ, the sun of justice. For this, my soulful 05Parp4    70:10 | When the naxarars of the four districts heard this 05Parp4    70:10 | districts heard this message, half of them (who were desirous of 05Parp4    70:10 | of them (who were desirous of ( sitting) on the right hand 05Parp4    70:10 | sitting) on the right hand ( of God) stormed out to join 05Parp4    70:10 | out to join the flock ( of Christ’s) sheep. Others, who were 05Parp4    70:10 | wrong side, among the ranks of the goats, went unswervingly to 05Parp4    70:11 | A certain sepuh of the Anjewac’ik’ naxarars, whose name 05Parp4    70:11 | off to join the brigade of Vahan Mamikonean, the general of 05Parp4    70:11 | of Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia 05Parp4    70:12 | great Easter Week, the time of the forty-day fasting period 05Parp4    70:12 | were attacked by the prince of Andzewac’ik’, named Sewuk, and the 05Parp4    70:12 | named Sewuk, and the prince of Mokk’, named Yohan, with many 05Parp4    70:13 | what was happening, although half of them were armed and the 05Parp4    70:13 | Nerseh Eruanduni attacked Yohan, prince of Mokk’ piercing him with his 05Parp4    70:14 | his neck. He is incapable of doing anything for anyone, beneficial 05Parp4    70:15 | Yohan’s relative Sewuk, the prince of Anjewac’ik’, heard this and replied 05Parp4    70:16 | As a result of his impious words, he fell 05Parp4    70:16 | wickedly mauled by the horns of a cow and trampled 05Parp4    70:17 | When the multitude of the troops saw this, they 05Parp4    70:17 | flight. They were pursued. Some of them were killed, while others 05Parp4    70:18 | recognized and glorified the power of God which caused so few 05Parp4    70:18 | scatter such a multitude. News of this extraordinary event was related 05Parp4    70:18 | related all over the land of Armenia 05Parp4    70:19 | the lord God a feast of joy and acceptable services. For 05Parp4    70:19 | victory and raised the splendor of the one holy Church. Saluting 05Parp4    71:0 | When the bitterly cold days of winter had passed and the 05Parp4    71:0 | passed and the mild days of spring had arrived, they heard 05Parp4    71:0 | military commanders reached the borders of Her and Zarawand district 05Parp4    71:1 | i-Tapean, and Gdihon, lord of Siwnik’. The commander and senior 05Parp4    71:1 | The commander and senior (official) of the army was the p’ushtipanan 05Parp4    71:1 | saghar, even though another (man) of them was higher by gah 05Parp4    71:2 | Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, made haste. Taking with 05Parp4    71:2 | with him the blessed patriarch of Armenia, lord Yohan (having faith 05Parp4    71:2 | He note: “Perhaps the multitude of Iranians has not yet crossed 05Parp4    71:2 | crossed into the middle part of the land of Armenia 05Parp4    71:2 | middle part of the land of Armenia 05Parp4    71:3 | day, they reached the district of Artaz. Approaching the Iranian brigade 05Parp4    71:4 | Yohan, ordered the entire brigade of Armenians to fervently pray the 05Parp4    71:4 | great name among the multitude of assembled pagans, to give his 05Parp4    71:4 | and to shame the class of apostates 05Parp4    71:5 | Thus Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, and the marvellous aspet 05Parp4    71:5 | so completed the designated hours of night. When the light of 05Parp4    71:5 | of night. When the light of day broke, the blessed kat’oghikos 05Parp4    71:5 | day broke, the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Yohan, blessed everyone and 05Parp4    71:6 | For, as that select vessel of the holy Spirit, Paul, exclaimed 05Parp4    71:7 | in the love and power of His arm, and you will 05Parp4    71:7 | extinguish all the fiery arrows of satan, visible and invisible 05Parp4    71:8 | way frightened seeing the multitude of troops of the infidels. For 05Parp4    71:8 | seeing the multitude of troops of the infidels. For, since God 05Parp4    71:8 | disperse them over the face of the plains and hills, and 05Parp4    71:9 | Now, may the right hand of the Almighty bless you, strengthen 05Parp4    71:11 | Then Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, began to organize his 05Parp4    71:11 | began to organize his side of the front, as was proper 05Parp4    71:12 | placed himself to the right of each of the cavalry brigades 05Parp4    71:12 | to the right of each of the cavalry brigades 05Parp4    71:13 | an ostanik man, the son of Baboc’) to inform the seniors 05Parp4    71:13 | Baboc’) to inform the seniors of each section that: “Opposite us 05Parp4    71:13 | approaching, I see the banners of the mightiest men, about whom 05Parp4    71:13 | attack. If, by the grace of Christ, we can put them 05Parp4    71:14 | When Pap took the message of Armenia’s sparapet, Vahan Mamikonean, to 05Parp4    71:14 | Vahan Mamikonean, to the seniors of each section, although they wanted 05Parp4    71:14 | the general’s order, the brigade of Iranians quickly reached each wing 05Parp4    71:14 | Iranians quickly reached each wing of ( each) section, and they did 05Parp4    71:15 | saghar with his spear. Both of them wounded each other with 05Parp4    71:16 | When Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, saw that the Armenian 05Parp4    71:18 | Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, took heart, made the 05Parp4    71:18 | took heart, made the sign of the Cross over himself, and 05Parp4    71:18 | they entered into the midst of the other wing. Before the 05Parp4    71:18 | they herded a countless multitude of brave men to the small 05Parp4    71:18 | men to the small shoulder of the mountain where they killed 05Parp4    71:19 | Vahan Mamikonean, the brave general of Armenia, went and forcefully killed 05Parp4    71:19 | him. Nerseh Kamsarakan, the lord of Shirak, killed Atrvshnasp Tapean, and 05Parp4    71:19 | killed Atrvshnasp Tapean, and each of the other (Armenians) killed many 05Parp4    71:20 | fled saw that the might of the Iranian brigade had been 05Parp4    71:20 | were fleeing before the brigade of Armenia’s general, Vahan, they took 05Parp4    71:21 | The number of those slain from the Iranian 05Parp4    71:21 | had escaped. And the number of those who died of wounds 05Parp4    71:21 | number of those who died of wounds in various places was 05Parp4    71:21 | Iranian brigade at the site of the battle 05Parp4    71:22 | and to the honorable kat’oghikos of Armenia, Yohan, with a good 05Parp4    71:22 | booty, and an enormous amount of goods, glorifying and blessing Christ 05Parp4    71:22 | and blessing Christ, the granter of such a victory. (Yohan) went 05Parp4    71:22 | and, gladdened by the spirit of strength, he said to all 05Parp4    71:22 | strength, he said to all of them 05Parp4    71:23 | unable to express the joys of my heart in words. But 05Parp4    71:23 | triumph and shamed the opponents of justice. 23 And may God Who 05Parp4    72:0 | in accordance with the will of the blessed patriarch Yohan and 05Parp4    72:0 | suddenly a second unexpected piece of good news arrived and spread 05Parp4    72:1 | For Vard, the brother of Armenia’s general Vahan Mamikonean, through 05Parp4    72:1 | Vahan Mamikonean, through the power of God had safely escaped from 05Parp4    72:1 | Armenia). When the entire land of Armenia had filled up with 05Parp4    72:1 | had bestowed upon the land of Armenia. Many of them were 05Parp4    72:1 | the land of Armenia. Many of them were so thrilled that 05Parp4    72:2 | But, recalling the irresistible miracles of God’s power, they could only 05Parp4    72:2 | been cooled; the icy wall of Egypt’s Red Sea; how the 05Parp4    72:2 | receded; and how the walls of Jericho fell with a crash 05Parp4    72:3 | Recalling all of this, offering acceptable prayers of 05Parp4    72:3 | of this, offering acceptable prayers of praise, only further inclined the 05Parp4    72:3 | the Omnipotent. (In the case of Vard, God) excercised even more 05Parp4    72:3 | powers than (in the case of) the blessed Apostle Peter. For 05Parp4    72:3 | free to develop the preaching of Life 05Parp4    72:4 | But in the case of Vard Mamikonean, not only was 05Parp4    72:4 | he peacefully reached the country of Armenia together with his servants 05Parp4    72:4 | flying) from the secure places of the shahastan, from lofty walls 05Parp4    72:4 | lofty walls, from a multitude of guards surrounded by shields, and 05Parp4    72:5 | and allies recalled the vow of Vahan Mamikonean which he pronounced 05Parp4    72:5 | holy Gospel on the day of their unity—and they realized 05Parp4    72:5 | long-standing grief and misery of my heart which I lamented 05Parp4    72:5 | and He accepted the fruit of confession from my lips. The 05Parp4    72:6 | psalm) in all the churches of the land of Armenia, in 05Parp4    72:6 | the churches of the land of Armenia, in the martyria of 05Parp4    72:6 | of Armenia, in the martyria of the saints, at festivals and 05Parp4    72:6 | saints, at festivals and assemblies of unity, in the mouths of 05Parp4    72:6 | of unity, in the mouths of priests, and generally of all 05Parp4    72:6 | mouths of priests, and generally of all the people, men and 05Parp4    72:7 | As for the severe destruction of the enemy and the elevation 05Parp4    72:7 | the enemy and the elevation of the blessed Church, they said 05Parp4    72:7 | upright” [Psalm 19, 9], and, “all the horns of the wicked were cut off 05Parp4    72:7 | cut off, but the horns of the righteous were exalted 05Parp4    72:8 | we thy people, the flock of thy pasture, will give thanks 05Parp4    73:0 | brave sepuh Vasak Mamikonean brother of Armenia’s general, Vahan, and knew 05Parp4    73:0 | him to see the arrival of his brother Vard in the 05Parp4    73:1 | God quickly implemented the request of His saint, in no way 05Parp4    73:1 | to dwell in the mansion of His Kingdom, among the angels 05Parp4    73:1 | His Kingdom, among the angels of Heaven 05Parp4    73:3 | to them from the king of Iberia (Georgia), Vaxt’ang, saying: “An 05Parp4    73:3 | brigade has reached the country of Iberia. When I saw that 05Parp4    73:4 | I have commanded a brigade of Huns to come, but they 05Parp4    73:6 | Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, all the senior tanuters 05Parp4    73:6 | the senior tanuters and sepuhs of Armenia, with all the troops 05Parp4    73:6 | Armenia, with all the troops of Armenia, quickly arose and went 05Parp4    73:6 | and went to the king of Iberia (Georgia) without delay since 05Parp4    73:6 | an oath with king Vaxt’ang of Iberia, on the Gospel and 05Parp4    73:6 | temporarily encamped in the district of Kangark’ 05Parp4    73:7 | Where Vaxt’ang, the king of Iberia, distracted Armenia’s general Vahan 05Parp4    73:7 | and the other senior tanuters of Armenia, saying, at times 05Parp4    73:8 | heard about your arrival, out of fear he fled from the 05Parp4    73:8 | he fled from the borders of Iberia to Aghbania (Aghuania).” Then 05Parp4    73:8 | days.” But the two days of this deceitful deadline passed, then 05Parp4    73:9 | spies dispatched from the brigade of Iberians and Armenians. They descended 05Parp4    73:9 | They descended to some parts of the plains and made it 05Parp4    73:9 | it appear that the lights of many fires blazed there and 05Parp4    73:9 | in accordance with the trick of Alexander of Macedon 05Parp4    73:9 | with the trick of Alexander of Macedon 05Parp4    73:12 | an oath with the king of Iberia attempted to carry out 05Parp4    73:12 | it true or false) because of fear of the Gospel 05Parp4    73:12 | or false) because of fear of the Gospel 05Parp4    73:14 | Some of the Armenian princes did not 05Parp4    73:14 | did not consider the descent of the Armenian brigade into Iberia 05Parp4    73:15 | camp, on the other side of the river known as the 05Parp4    73:16 | Armenian brigade, forgetting the fear of the oath to God and 05Parp4    73:16 | Gospel, secretly communicated with each of their friends in the Iranian 05Parp4    73:16 | the Iranian army, saying: “Many of us are involved in this 05Parp4    73:16 | want to be, but out of fear of Vahan, Armenia’s general 05Parp4    73:16 | be, but out of fear of Vahan, Armenia’s general. But our 05Parp4    73:17 | not ever recall these words of ours, and have mercy on 05Parp4    73:18 | we come to the place of battle, we will quit the 05Parp4    73:20 | when they reached the site of the battle, the king of 05Parp4    73:20 | of the battle, the king of Iberia (Georgia) at that time 05Parp4    73:20 | other senior tanuters and sepuhs of Armenia, saying: “It is good 05Parp4    73:20 | and would take the name of triumph as well as the 05Parp4    73:20 | as well as the profit of the booty 05Parp4    74:0 | the false and vain words of the Iberian (Georgian) king, and 05Parp4    74:0 | king, and recognized the weakness of the Armenian brigade (for he 05Parp4    74:1 | wing to Vaxt’ang, the king of Iberia; and he himself organized 05Parp4    74:1 | center with the two sons of the venerable Arshawir, and the 05Parp4    74:1 | Arshawir, and the venerable lord of Gnunik’; he placed the venerable 05Parp4    74:2 | the divine power revealed which of the men would receive the 05Parp4    74:2 | men would receive the crown of martyrdom that day. For the 05Parp4    74:2 | transformed the ordinary mortal aspect of these faces into something radiant 05Parp4    74:2 | One especially saw the bravery of Vasak Mamikonean, brother of Armenia’s 05Parp4    74:2 | bravery of Vasak Mamikonean, brother of Armenia’s general, Vahan, for his 05Parp4    74:2 | was illuminated with the glory of God. Many of (Vasak’s) comrades 05Parp4    74:2 | the glory of God. Many of ( Vasak’s) comrades, the comrades-in 05Parp4    74:2 | comrades, the comrades-in-arms of the blessed man, were unable 05Parp4    74:2 | was illuminated like the face of the great prophet Moses 05Parp4    74:3 | own brother, the great general of Armenia, Vahan, looked and was 05Parp4    74:3 | be translated to the army of the joyous, whose soldiers had 05Parp4    74:4 | each other. Vahan, the general of Armenia, together with the two 05Parp4    74:4 | them to flee, making many of the Iranian troops cross over 05Parp4    74:4 | over to the other side of the Kur River, and bravely 05Parp4    74:5 | forcefully hit a certain soldier of the Iranian brigade with his 05Parp4    74:6 | encountered Nerseh Kamsarakan, the lord of Shirak, who also had broken 05Parp4    74:7 | Nerseh Kamsarakan himself, the lord of Shirak, related to us these 05Parp4    74:7 | related to us these words of the blessed Vasak Mamikonean, with 05Parp4    74:8 | Vasak, and the two sons of Arshawir Kamsarakan were competing thus 05Parp4    74:8 | thus, suddenly the entire brigades of Armenians and Iberians quickly fled 05Parp4    74:8 | and Iberians quickly fled. Many of the traitors cried out to 05Parp4    74:9 | the equitable divine right hand of the Omniscient did not favor 05Parp4    74:9 | inscrutable providence, the brave general of Armenia, Vahan Mamikonean, and the 05Parp4    74:9 | who fervently desired the cup of martyrdom, but were found unworthy 05Parp4    74:12 | pursued them and killed many of them, though many others escaped 05Parp4    74:14 | Mihran) went in the land of Armenia, he took (Hrahat) along 05Parp4    74:15 | some others from the land of Iberia 05Parp4    75:0 | Now Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, temporarily went to a 05Parp4    75:0 | secure place in (the district of) Tayk’, where the dregs of 05Parp4    75:0 | of) Tayk’, where the dregs of the Armenian fugitives and other 05Parp4    75:0 | and other the senior naxarars of Armenia gathered around him. The 05Parp4    75:2 | There was an enormous camp of Aryan troops at the village 05Parp4    75:2 | named Du, at the border of Iran and Byzantium. Vahan Mamikonean 05Parp4    75:3 | was, was under the authority of the king of Iran 05Parp4    75:3 | the authority of the king of Iran 05Parp4    75:4 | brigade quaked in the midst of such a large brigade of 05Parp4    75:4 | of such a large brigade of powerful brave men, hemmed in 05Parp4    75:5 | Do not quit the service of the king of kings. Do 05Parp4    75:5 | the service of the king of kings. Do not permit the 05Parp4    75:5 | Do not permit the land of Armenia to be destroyed. Come 05Parp4    75:5 | be the intermediary, since (because of his benevolence) he likes me 05Parp4    75:6 | Vahan Mamikonean, the sparapet of Armenia, replied to Mihran as 05Parp4    75:6 | follows: “Whoever is the lord of the Aryans, should look upon 05Parp4    75:7 | not by the worthy laws of inquiry, who, moreover, is very 05Parp4    75:7 | very haughty, perpetually the cause of the destruction of a land 05Parp4    75:7 | the cause of the destruction of a land, wants to see 05Parp4    75:9 | and lordship according to (acceptance of worship of) the fire. But 05Parp4    75:9 | according to (acceptance of worship of) the fire. But as soon 05Parp4    75:10 | are scorned. Rather, the duplicity of despicable men of bad tohms 05Parp4    75:10 | the duplicity of despicable men of bad tohms has presented itself 05Parp4    75:11 | words pronounced by Peroz, lord of the Aryans, at atean in 05Parp4    75:11 | at atean in the presence of everyone: “The worst man and 05Parp4    75:13 | men that even the lord of the Aryans, and all the 05Parp4    75:13 | the Aryans recognized what kind of folk they were 05Parp4    75:14 | Huns, nor Byzantine, nor anyone of any other nationality. But as 05Parp4    75:14 | a great deed, which all of you Aryans saw and heard 05Parp4    75:15 | that you beat us because of any superior bravery. Rather, it 05Parp4    75:16 | fear, such as the lord of the Aryans (enjoys) over his 05Parp4    75:16 | and if I had control of it, as my ancestors did 05Parp4    75:16 | I could show the lord of the Aryans, and all of 05Parp4    75:16 | of the Aryans, and all of you which of the Aryan 05Parp4    75:16 | and all of you which of the Aryan brigade is the 05Parp4    75:17 | you have designated as princes of Armenia, being wretched men from 05Parp4    75:17 | good repute from the land of Armenia 05Parp4    75:18 | For if the military commander of a brigade is bad, the 05Parp4    75:19 | a boy by (the death of) my (fore)fathers I know 05Parp4    75:20 | conscious person, and became worthy of serving your Aryan lord, I 05Parp4    75:22 | me held by the lord of the Aryans and the awags 05Parp4    75:23 | unable to stop the mouths of my enemies who slandered me 05Parp4    75:23 | that your ears and those of your lord were open to 05Parp4    75:23 | I could find no alleviation of the sadness which had taken 05Parp4    75:23 | sadness which had taken hold of me, when I was unable 05Parp4    75:24 | the real creator and lord of all. I worshipped falseness and 05Parp4    75:25 | be eternally lost. Taking charge of my soul, I rejected the 05Parp4    75:25 | soul, I rejected the fear of kings, dropped the pang of 05Parp4    75:25 | of kings, dropped the pang of apostasy, and became illuminated 05Parp4    75:27 | permit Christianity in the land of Armenia and take from our 05Parp4    75:28 | their labor and not because of deceitful licentious talk. You should 05Parp4    75:28 | that “your offense occurred because of our tyranny and not because 05Parp4    75:28 | our tyranny and not because of your impertinence and audacity,” and 05Parp4    75:28 | our natural lords, (the lords) of our fathers and ancestors, and 05Parp4    75:29 | the worst, conducting the authority of the land with filthy sins 05Parp4    75:29 | inestimable brigade and powerful force of the Aryans 05Parp4    75:30 | rather than become the inheritors of eternal ruination, having purchased transitory 05Parp4    76:2 | Hrahat’s) brother, Nerseh, the lord of Shirak, with some select men 05Parp4    76:3 | brother Hrahat, Nerseh, the lord of Shirak, was unable to stop 05Parp4    76:4 | spying on the different wings of the brigade, I may be 05Parp4    76:5 | following them through a number of lodging places, unable to devise 05Parp4    76:5 | place to the blessed site of the champion Gregory’s home, in 05Parp4    76:5 | Nerseh Kamsarakan saw the place of the champion Gregory and recalled 05Parp4    76:5 | cried out to that man of God in a loud voice 05Parp4    76:6 | who drove from the land of Armenia that severe fog of 05Parp4    76:6 | of Armenia that severe fog of the impiety of our sins 05Parp4    76:6 | severe fog of the impiety of our sins, drive away the 05Parp4    76:6 | drive away the dense fog of sadness from my heart, and 05Parp4    76:7 | out to Gregory, the man of God. But he did this 05Parp4    76:9 | When Mihran, the military commander of the Aryans, and the other 05Parp4    76:9 | the fearless and brave exit of Hrahat Kamsarakan, they ordered that 05Parp4    76:9 | ordered that the venerable sepuh of Siwnik’, Yazd, be brought before 05Parp4    76:10 | possibly live, to say nothing of someone who has (wronged) the 05Parp4    76:10 | who has (wronged) the lord of the Aryans, who is god 05Parp4    76:11 | The great glory of the king of kings enveloped 05Parp4    76:11 | great glory of the king of kings enveloped the miscreant Hrahat 05Parp4    76:11 | the man making him unworthy of pardon. Sooner or later he 05Parp4    76:12 | can find no other means of saving your life than to 05Parp4    76:14 | The impious prince of Siwnik’, Gdihon, also enthusiastically encouraged 05Parp4    76:15 | venerable Yazd had heard all of these words from Mihran and 05Parp4    76:15 | realized the wishes and plans of the impious brothers (including) his 05Parp4    76:16 | buy it and live, because of the body’s pains and out 05Parp4    76:16 | the body’s pains and out of love for life, I would 05Parp4    76:16 | eternal punishment and the threat of the inextinguishable (fires of) Gehenna 05Parp4    76:16 | threat of the inextinguishable (fires of) Gehenna with material goods. Especially 05Parp4    76:17 | disastrous business at the expense of my apostasy, for life, when 05Parp4    76:17 | rather than to live thousands of years in apostasy and to 05Parp4    76:18 | occurred close to the site of the holy chapel of the 05Parp4    76:18 | site of the holy chapel of the blessed Gregory, the Apostle 05Parp4    76:18 | called Bagawan, in the district of Bagrewand, on the mountain shoulder 05Parp4    76:18 | Bagrewand, on the mountain shoulder of Npat mountain, about two stone’s 05Parp4    76:19 | in martyrdom on the [16th] day of the month of Horhi (translator’s 05Parp4    76:19 | the [16th] day of the month of Horhi (translator’s note: Horhi was 05Parp4    76:19 | Horhi was the second month of the ancient Armenian calendar). His 05Parp4    76:19 | placed in the holy chapel of Gregory 05Parp4    77:0 | Vahan Mamikonean, the general of Armenia, arrived at the district 05Parp4    77:0 | Armenia, arrived at the district of Ayrarat and, together with the 05Parp4    77:0 | keeping naxarars and other troops of Armenia who were with him 05Parp4    77:0 | with him, fulfilled the vow of masses in the city of 05Parp4    77:0 | of masses in the city of Vagharshapat. In the House of 05Parp4    77:0 | of Vagharshapat. In the House of God, and in the martyria 05Parp4    77:0 | God, and in the martyria of the martyred virgins they conducted 05Parp4    77:2 | went to the natural ostan of Armenia, to Duin, until the 05Parp4    77:2 | until the bitterly cold days of winter had passed 05Parp4    77:3 | Just as they were desirous of resting awhile and relaxing from 05Parp4    77:4 | Sahak and the brave sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Vasak, are still 05Parp4    77:4 | we remained at the site of the battle, gravely wounded. Through 05Parp4    77:4 | at times dragging ourselves (because of the severity of the wounds 05Parp4    77:4 | ourselves (because of the severity of the wounds we had sustained 05Parp4    77:5 | men wounded for the sake of God, and he wanted to 05Parp4    77:5 | our bones for the sake of his own soul. This man 05Parp4    77:6 | brought us a small amount of food and water, brought yet 05Parp4    77:9 | and they placed the three of us on the animal(s 05Parp4    77:9 | days, and through the power of God we were healed and 05Parp4    77:10 | As is the custom of the adversary satan, (news of 05Parp4    77:10 | of the adversary satan, (news of our escape) was breathed into 05Parp4    77:10 | was breathed into the ears of some God-hating men. They 05Parp4    77:12 | we shall avenge the truth of our faith.’ 05Parp4    77:14 | the fickle and infirm nature of women) did not cease urging 05Parp4    77:15 | the brilliant and perceptive general of Armenia, Vahan Mamikonean, heard all 05Parp4    77:15 | Mamikonean, heard all the words of the diabolical men from Iberia 05Parp4    77:15 | Iberia, the wishes and consent of many Armenians, the ceaseless, impatient 05Parp4    77:15 | Armenians, the ceaseless, impatient urgings of the wives—which resembled a 05Parp4    77:15 | are the words and plans of men of poor judgement with 05Parp4    77:15 | words and plans of men of poor judgement with feeble minds 05Parp4    77:16 | as the Iranian corps knows of the arrival of spring in 05Parp4    77:16 | corps knows of the arrival of spring in the country of 05Parp4    77:16 | of spring in the country of Armenia, they have plotted to 05Parp4    77:16 | and rend asunder the assemblage of Armenian troops at the ostan 05Parp4    77:17 | men to leave the land of Armenia in health 05Parp4    77:18 | Because on the day of my venerable brother’s martyrdom, I 05Parp4    77:18 | shown the color and aspect of that army and force, which 05Parp4    77:18 | by a light the like of which I cannot describe 05Parp4    77:19 | Astonished at the appearance of his face, I wanted to 05Parp4    77:20 | others saw the same vision of his miraculous color then. I 05Parp4    77:22 | You are like the sons of the prophets who were occupied 05Parp4    77:22 | not working and returned, full of shame. For you too will 05Parp4    77:23 | before you, troops and naxarars of Armenia. I will not prevent 05Parp4    77:23 | will bring to the land of Armenia 05Parp4    77:24 | dayeaks then convinced the sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Mushegh, and they 05Parp4    77:24 | dispatched (him) with a brigade of many select men to go 05Parp4    77:25 | led them to the borders of Iberia after Satan, were in 05Parp4    77:25 | and the densely forested peaks of tall mountains 05Parp4    77:26 | days they goaded the sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Mushegh, and the 05Parp4    77:26 | them around until the end of the bitterly cold winds of 05Parp4    77:26 | of the bitterly cold winds of winter’s frost 05Parp4    78:0 | it was the blooming time of spring and the breezes brought 05Parp4    78:0 | with a multitudinous, enormous force of select men, reached the country 05Parp4    78:0 | select men, reached the country of Armenia. Urgently crossing over the 05Parp4    78:1 | oath-breakers about the departure of half of the Armenian brigade 05Parp4    78:1 | about the departure of half of the Armenian brigade to Iberia 05Parp4    78:1 | that Vahan Mamikonean, the sparapet of Armenia, was at the ostan 05Parp4    78:2 | to arrest such a mass of cavalry. No, you will outnumber 05Parp4    78:4 | Having approached the city of Duin, Hazarawuxt deployed the front 05Parp4    78:4 | arrayed them in the midst of the forest called Xosrovakert. Then 05Parp4    78:4 | as far as the side of the mountain called Jrvezh 05Parp4    78:5 | him and the rhamik cavalrymen of Armenia saw such a multitude 05Parp4    78:5 | Armenia saw such a multitude of Iranian troops which filled the 05Parp4    78:5 | in accordance with the competency of their force, the naxarars divided 05Parp4    78:5 | the naxarars divided into groups of two or one and attacked 05Parp4    78:6 | Valiantly taking a part of the Iranian brigade, they sent 05Parp4    78:6 | to the ground, got hold of their swift horses, and bravely 05Parp4    78:7 | For the brave departure of the powerful man foretold great 05Parp4    78:7 | and they sampled the taste of this, and were amazed, more 05Parp4    78:7 | known by the boastful prince of Siwnik’, Gdihon 05Parp4    78:8 | martyred, (among them were) two of the Armenian naxarars who fought 05Parp4    78:10 | The blessed patriarch of Armenia, lord Yohan, having been 05Parp4    78:11 | For the provoker of impiety, Hazarawuxt, had come against 05Parp4    78:12 | However the almighty compassion of the Savior Christ pitied and 05Parp4    78:13 | was over, Mushegh, the sepuh of the Mamikoneans, and the cavalrymen 05Parp4    78:13 | arrived in time to be of aid in the battle they 05Parp4    79:0 | Thus were the forces of Armenia scattered, each one going 05Parp4    79:1 | Vahan Mamikonean, and the naxarars of Armenia who were with him 05Parp4    79:1 | secure place on the borders of Xaghteac’, to stay awhile and 05Parp4    79:2 | he went he took many of the fortified places of Armenia 05Parp4    79:2 | many of the fortified places of Armenia, demolishing and ruining them 05Parp4    79:2 | many people and caused torrents of blood to flow. Seeking strategems 05Parp4    79:3 | called (by two names), one ( of which) was Giwghik, and the 05Parp4    79:5 | He encountered there a multitude of different people, including the wives 05Parp4    79:5 | different people, including the wives of the two Kamsarakans, of Nerseh 05Parp4    79:5 | wives of the two Kamsarakans, of Nerseh, lord of Shirak, and 05Parp4    79:5 | two Kamsarakans, of Nerseh, lord of Shirak, and of Hrahat (whom 05Parp4    79:5 | Nerseh, lord of Shirak, and of Hrahat (whom the Iranians fell 05Parp4    79:5 | unawares); and they killed many of the rhamik people of Armenia 05Parp4    79:5 | many of the rhamik people of Armenia. They also seized the 05Parp4    79:5 | They also seized the wives of the two Kamsarakan brothers, Nerseh 05Parp4    79:6 | general, Vahan Mamikonean, and some of the other naxarars who were 05Parp4    79:7 | he reasoned that by means of them he certainly could hunt 05Parp4    79:9 | As for the wives of the two Kamsarakans, (Hazarawuxt) ordered 05Parp4    79:9 | accordance with the faith (laws) of the Christians which he had 05Parp4    79:10 | Ok’agh, descended to the district of Basean, and encamped close to 05Parp4    79:10 | named Du, in the plain of the fountains, called Arcat’aghbersn 05Parp4    79:11 | land; and to leave Shapuh of the Mihran tohm with a 05Parp4    79:11 | brigade there in the land of Armenia, as marzpan 05Parp4    80:0 | the Iranian cavalry, a brigade of choice men, as well as 05Parp4    80:0 | well as Gdihon, the lord of Siwnik’, with a brigade drawn 05Parp4    80:0 | drawn from the entire district of Siwnik’ and quickly went to 05Parp4    80:1 | There Hazarawuxt assembled the ranks of the oath-breakers who, having 05Parp4    80:1 | were united with the king of kings 05Parp4    80:2 | with him in the land of Iberia 05Parp4    80:3 | danger, he quit the land of Iberia and temporarily went to 05Parp4    80:3 | temporarily went to the land of Egeria 05Parp4    80:4 | women to the secure fortress of Basen called Boghberd, and left 05Parp4    80:7 | he was informed about all of their activities, Christian determination and 05Parp4    80:9 | do not quit the king of king’s service. Rather, come and 05Parp4    80:9 | I will get the king of kings to pardon the damage 05Parp4    80:10 | good deed to the king of kings, and (be able to 05Parp4    80:10 | gifts and honors which none of your ancestors has received from 05Parp4    80:11 | despite Shapuh’s message. Nerseh, lord of Shirak, and Hrahat wrote the 05Parp4    80:11 | important, but for the mystery of our great and revered faith 05Parp4    80:12 | awesome mystery, all the pleasures of life—land, wives, goods and 05Parp4    80:13 | around you, taking a heap of ashes and giving it to 05Parp4    80:13 | and giving it to one of our maid-servants to pollute 05Parp4    80:14 | and for the coveted hope of ( heavenly) glory and if our 05Parp4    80:14 | we will blame our lack of faith, but not your violence 05Parp4    81:1 | those killed by the arrows of the Armenians themselves, and those 05Parp4    81:2 | nearby village under the authority of the Mamikoneans, called Caghik. They 05Parp4    81:2 | cross to the border area of Hashteank’ (district), to get help 05Parp4    81:4 | commander, taking all the multitude ( of troops) with him suddenly went 05Parp4    81:5 | went elsewhere, unharmed. Nonetheless, brigades of Iranian troops, not taking note 05Parp4    81:5 | Iranian troops, not taking note of the others, went after Armenia’s 05Parp4    81:5 | only we find some way of dealing with him, all our 05Parp4    81:6 | went eastward to the area of the sea (lake) of Karin 05Parp4    81:6 | area of the sea (lake) of Karin, while the brigades of 05Parp4    81:6 | of Karin, while the brigades of Iranian warriors went after them 05Parp4    81:7 | Now Mushegh of the Mamikonean tohm and Nerseh 05Parp4    81:7 | tohm and Nerseh Kamsarakan, lord of Shirak, were travelling north of 05Parp4    81:7 | of Shirak, were travelling north of the lake, having missed (meeting 05Parp4    81:7 | upset. They approached a village of Karin named Arcat’i, and reached 05Parp4    81:7 | to rest by the bank of the torrent for a while 05Parp4    81:7 | at a place where reapers of the outer fields (which lay 05Parp4    81:8 | wanted to harm the mshaks of the area. They note: “Why 05Parp4    81:8 | do you permit all servants of the king of kings to 05Parp4    81:8 | all servants of the king of kings to travel through your 05Parp4    81:9 | village in Arshamunik’ district), dayeakordi of the Kamsarakan lord of Shirak 05Parp4    81:9 | dayeakordi of the Kamsarakan lord of Shirak, saw that one of 05Parp4    81:9 | of Shirak, saw that one of the Iranian soldiers wanted to 05Parp4    81:9 | soldiers wanted to kill one of the Karnec’i mshaks, and that 05Parp4    81:10 | different lands who dies because of an Iranian 05Parp4    81:12 | had bravely done, the sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Mushegh and the 05Parp4    81:12 | Mamikoneans, Mushegh and the lord of Shirak, Nerseh, looked and saw 05Parp4    81:12 | aid, they caused many torrents of blood to flow, while the 05Parp4    81:14 | Armenia’s general, Vahan Mamikonean, heard of such successful work he glorified 05Parp4    81:15 | he went to the border of Hashteank’ in accordance with his 05Parp4    81:15 | called Erez in the district of Arshamunik’, wishing to rest for 05Parp4    82:0 | Gdihon, general of Siwnik’, urgently hurried Shapuh, the 05Parp4    82:0 | hurried Shapuh, the military commander of the Iranian brigade, saying: “You 05Parp4    82:0 | he showed us (an example of) his bravery 05Parp4    82:1 | However, the king of king’s crown and the glory 05Parp4    82:1 | king’s crown and the glory of the Aryans aided us such 05Parp4    82:6 | deeds were not those worthy of a clean soul, the impure 05Parp4    82:7 | unknown area by a branch of the river 05Parp4    82:8 | the men in the village of Erez (to cooperate). For everyone 05Parp4    82:8 | listened to his orders out of fear, willingly, as though he 05Parp4    82:9 | his troops and the shinakans of Erez and approached the encampment 05Parp4    82:9 | loose with a tumultuous downpour of arrows against the Iranian brigade 05Parp4    82:10 | The mob of troops in the encampment mingled 05Parp4    82:10 | and there came the sound of weeping and of bad news 05Parp4    82:10 | the sound of weeping and of bad news from the camp 05Parp4    82:10 | bad news from the camp of the impious 05Parp4    82:11 | Armenian brigade, only Gabagh, sepuh of the Gabegheank’, was pierced while 05Parp4    82:11 | a few days he died of his wounds and was crowned 05Parp4    82:11 | and was crowned, being worthy of acceptance by God 05Parp4    83:0 | Vahan Mamikonean, left the slaughter of the enemy and went to 05Parp4    83:0 | went to spend the remainder of the night at the village 05Parp4    83:0 | the night at the village of Oghin called Shte’, in the 05Parp4    83:1 | Just as the Armenian troops of Vahan Mamikonean wanted to rest 05Parp4    83:1 | rest awhile from the weight of the evening’s labors, they raised 05Parp4    83:2 | For the wicked injuries of that particular night had seemed 05Parp4    83:3 | Mamikonean, saw the unexpected attack of the Iranian military commander, Shapuh 05Parp4    83:3 | military commander, Shapuh, and all of the multitude of troops against 05Parp4    83:3 | and all of the multitude of troops against them. Although he 05Parp4    83:4 | Living and dying is part of that exaltation for those who 05Parp4    83:4 | blessed vow is the lot of martyrdom 05Parp4    83:5 | victory and we are thankful of that. And the Almighty will 05Parp4    83:5 | ignorantly be frightened through lack of faith 05Parp4    83:7 | promises, (i.e., that each of us will be able to 05Parp4    83:7 | be able to chase away [1000] of the enemy] then the multitude 05Parp4    83:7 | the enemy] then the multitude of the enemy is lacking to 05Parp4    83:9 | and entrusted them to each of the military commanders whom he 05Parp4    83:10 | Gospel, and from the counsel of Armenia’s general, Vahan Mamikonean, and 05Parp4    83:11 | the oath-keepers including Mushegh of the Mamikonean tohm, the two 05Parp4    83:11 | the two Kamsarakan (brothers), sons of the venerable Arshawir, two or 05Parp4    83:11 | venerable Arshawir, two or three of their dayeaks, and other azats 05Parp4    83:12 | Seeing the flight of the entire Armenian brigade, those 05Parp4    83:12 | remained were terrified and one of them said to the general 05Parp4    83:12 | them said to the general of Armenia, Vahan Mamikonean: “Lord, take 05Parp4    83:13 | Vahan Mamikonean, made the sign of the Cross over himself and 05Parp4    83:13 | hopes) only in the Cross of our lord Jesus Christ 05Parp4    83:15 | the awesome and courageous strength of Armenia’s general, Vahan, and the 05Parp4    83:15 | quickly sent to Gdihon, prince of Siwnik’, saying: “Help me on 05Parp4    83:15 | our midst and arrest all of them today 05Parp4    83:16 | Gdihon, prince of Siwnik’, became ecstatic at Shapuh’s 05Parp4    83:17 | assisted by the right-hand of the Almighty. He plunged into 05Parp4    83:18 | forcefully plowed through the middle of the entire mass and came 05Parp4    83:18 | him killed many powerful warriors of the Iranian troops. Among them 05Parp4    83:18 | was Gdihon, the haughty prince of Siwnik’, whom they mortally pierced 05Parp4    83:18 | sound they rent the security of his armor in which the 05Parp4    83:18 | had confidence, and the tip of the spear plunged into his 05Parp4    83:19 | After several days of wickedly bitter gasping for air 05Parp4    83:19 | but rather with the notch of a single arrow I will 05Parp4    83:19 | will scatter and disperse all of them across their valleys and 05Parp4    83:20 | God had betrayed the prince of Siwnik’, Gdihon, once and twice 05Parp4    83:20 | and twice to the hands of men in the force of 05Parp4    83:20 | of men in the force of Vahan Mamikonean. God patiently and 05Parp4    83:20 | and forgivingly pardoned him out of humanity, so that perhaps (Gdihon 05Parp4    83:22 | Armenians, and they killed many of these weakened cowards 05Parp4    83:23 | colleagues had completed this deed of bravery (with the power of 05Parp4    83:23 | of bravery (with the power of God), he then went unconcernedly 05Parp4    83:23 | though he were a wing of the Iranian force. All the 05Parp4    83:23 | Iranian force. All the brigades of Shapuh’s troops did not even 05Parp4    83:24 | them with fear and dread of Armenia’s general, Vahan Mamikonean, that 05Parp4    83:25 | Of the oath-keeping and strengthened 05Parp4    83:25 | Yovsepean, the venerable Atgen, sepuh of the Vanandac’ik’, and the venerable 05Parp4    83:25 | the venerable Gherpargos, who was of Greek nationality 05Parp4    84:0 | Because of the extremely disagreeable odor, the 05Parp4    84:0 | Siwnik’ troops threw the entrails of their prince on the ground 05Parp4    84:0 | took him to the land of Siwnik’ 05Parp4    84:2 | When Shapuh, the military commander of the Iranian brigade, saw the 05Parp4    84:2 | Iranian brigade, saw the collapse of the Siwnik’ brigade and the 05Parp4    84:2 | brigade and the awesome might of ( his) adversary Vahan Mamikonean, he 05Parp4    84:2 | he recalled the irresistible strength ( of God) and was thoroughly frightened 05Parp4    84:3 | regarded as nothing the life of such a man as Gdihon 05Parp4    84:3 | thirty men, crushed the hearts of all, destroyed such a huge 05Parp4    84:3 | destroyed such a huge multitude of troops, and caused such massive 05Parp4    84:4 | bordering places, to the Armenians of the district of Anjit or 05Parp4    84:4 | the Armenians of the district of Anjit or Cop’ or Hashteank’ 05Parp4    84:5 | us hasten to the place of the ostan of Armenia and 05Parp4    84:5 | the place of the ostan of Armenia and quickly send emissaries 05Parp4    84:5 | emissaries to inform the king of kings 05Parp4    84:7 | Thereafter, with the force of the brigade or by himself 05Parp4    84:7 | will try to take charge of the affairs of Armenia 05Parp4    84:7 | take charge of the affairs of Armenia 05Parp4    84:8 | as I review the events of the day before yesterday, I 05Parp4    85:0 | So Shapuh thought all of this over. The next day 05Parp4    85:0 | he went to the district of Basean, to a village called 05Parp4    85:1 | was tormented by fearful thoughts of Armenia’s general, Vahan Mamikonean, suddenly 05Parp4    85:1 | Iranian noble folk, and each of his relatives and friends who 05Parp4    85:2 | torments and the awesome destruction of the land of the Aryans 05Parp4    85:2 | awesome destruction of the land of the Aryans, he sank into 05Parp4    85:2 | he sank into a state of dismayed terror 05Parp4    85:3 | unable to ask the bringer of the correspondence anything or to 05Parp4    85:4 | been visited upon the land of the Aryans, or who could 05Parp4    85:4 | escape and bring the news of the destruction of such a 05Parp4    85:4 | the news of the destruction of such a countless multitude of 05Parp4    85:4 | of such a countless multitude of troops, and why did the 05Parp4    85:4 | Peroz die, and what sort of a death was it 05Parp4    85:5 | wicked calamities and the escape of the fugitives. This is especially 05Parp4    85:5 | especially so when the cause of such injury and destruction was 05Parp4    85:5 | other than the godlike lord of the Aryana, Peroz, himself 05Parp4    85:6 | because presently the bad experience of the lord of the Aryans 05Parp4    85:6 | bad experience of the lord of the Aryans and of the 05Parp4    85:6 | lord of the Aryans and of the entire land was due 05Parp4    85:6 | was due to the wrath of the gods, and the cause 05Parp4    85:6 | none other than the lord of the Aryans himself 05Parp4    85:7 | about the worthiness or unworthiness of the men. But everyone in 05Parp4    85:8 | Hepthalites) had put the lord of the Aryans and the Iranians 05Parp4    85:8 | the Iranians to (previously), all of the men felt abandoned and 05Parp4    85:9 | to death, and the king of kings wants to kill us 05Parp4    85:9 | with his own sword, instead of letting the Hepthalites destroy the 05Parp4    85:9 | he personally and the land of the Aryans will receive eternally 05Parp4    85:10 | same thing, especially the sparapet of the Aryans, Vahram, who boldly 05Parp4    85:11 | So, with a huge multitude of Aryans and non-Aryans, he 05Parp4    85:12 | that oath, and the difficulties of the besiegement from which I 05Parp4    85:13 | For I and the justice of oath-keeping are fighting together 05Parp4    85:13 | while you and the falseness of oath-breaking are together on 05Parp4    85:15 | Hepthalite, saying: ’With the multitude of this brigade which you will 05Parp4    85:15 | see, I will use half ( of the soldiers) to fight with 05Parp4    85:16 | Because of the insensitivity of his heart 05Parp4    85:16 | Because of the insensitivity of his heart (Peroz) did not 05Parp4    85:16 | not realize that the corpses of his own servants would fill 05Parp4    85:18 | and narrated to everyone all of these wicked developments, and this 05Parp4    85:19 | assemble together and devise ways of keeping yourselves and the Aryan 05Parp4    86:1 | and deeds are not those of a man of this period 05Parp4    86:1 | not those of a man of this period such as we 05Parp4    86:1 | about, but rather like those of the first Kajs which are 05Parp4    86:2 | had with us) the brigade of the prince of Siwnik’, Gdihon 05Parp4    86:2 | the brigade of the prince of Siwnik’, Gdihon, with the choice 05Parp4    86:2 | Gdihon, with the choice cavalrymen of his district 05Parp4    86:3 | swooping down upon a flock of partridges, Vahan with only thirty 05Parp4    86:3 | same fashion this huge multitude of troops was scattered. After killing 05Parp4    86:5 | possible speed to the land of Iran 05Parp4    86:6 | in accordance with the rules of the Christian faith 05Parp4    86:7 | from God and the facts of the news and the needs 05Parp4    86:7 | and the needs and cares of the land of Armenia. He 05Parp4    86:7 | and cares of the land of Armenia. He knew each as 05Parp4    86:7 | in accordance with the rationality of the seekers 05Parp4    86:8 | Then he reached the city of Vagharshapat with the rational, loyal 05Parp4    86:8 | church which the brave general of Armenia, Vahan Mamikonean, rennovated with 05Parp4    86:9 | they first requited the needs of the poor, then they rejoiced 05Parp4    86:10 | awaited and expected the command of Christ’s leadership 05Parp4    87:0 | who was in the land of Iberia, heard about the slaying 05Parp4    87:0 | Iberia, heard about the slaying of Peroz and the inestimable destruction 05Parp4    87:0 | Peroz and the inestimable destruction of the Iranian multitude, he was 05Parp4    87:0 | immediately left for the country of Iran 05Parp4    87:1 | reached the court, the remnants of the Aryan nobility gathered around 05Parp4    87:1 | gathered around him—the son of one, the brother of another 05Parp4    87:1 | son of one, the brother of another—whoever had managed to 05Parp4    87:2 | whom they could make worthy of the kingship. They thought this 05Parp4    87:3 | reveal to him what all of them were thinking, reminding him 05Parp4    87:3 | them were thinking, reminding him of the self-indulgence and capriciousness 05Parp4    87:3 | the self-indulgence and capriciousness of king Peroz, saying 05Parp4    87:5 | The result of his unquestioned thinking brought destruction 05Parp4    87:6 | Now all of us have enthusiastically chosen you 05Parp4    87:6 | that through you the throne of the kingdom of the Aryan 05Parp4    87:6 | the throne of the kingdom of the Aryan world would be 05Parp4    87:6 | so that the remaining portion of the Aryan world and the 05Parp4    87:6 | and affection; to recognize each of the Aryans and the non 05Parp4    87:7 | observe everyone, recognizing the doers of good, and rewarding the meritorious 05Parp4    87:8 | Having said all of this and other similar counsel 05Parp4    87:8 | seated him on the throne of the kingdom of Iran 05Parp4    87:8 | the throne of the kingdom of Iran 05Parp4    88:0 | On the second day of Vagharsh’s reign, Hazarawuxt and the 05Parp4    88:1 | indulgent and obstinate brother, king of kings Peroz’ contemptuous depravity caused 05Parp4    88:1 | they have damaged the land of the Aryans 05Parp4    88:2 | example is the great land of the Armenians who today stand 05Parp4    88:2 | and are informed about all of this 05Parp4    88:4 | to accomplish in the land of Armenia, what are Vahan’s thoughts 05Parp4    88:5 | By the power of God 05Parp4    88:6 | Mihran replied: “Brave of the Aryans, it seems that 05Parp4    88:6 | Vahan was there with all of his forces. Despite the fact 05Parp4    88:6 | they killed a countless multitude of our men 05Parp4    88:7 | such a way that half of the Armenian brigade engaged select 05Parp4    88:9 | exaggerating; and the noble folk of our brigade who were there 05Parp4    88:10 | was there recall the events of one day in particular, and 05Parp4    88:11 | with thirty men fearlessly attacked [3,000] ( of us) and wrought such a 05Parp4    88:11 | it today and probably fear of it will not depart 05Parp4    88:13 | that awesome man, Gdihon, lord of Siwnik’. I had thought that 05Parp4    88:13 | only Gdihon with ten men of his brigade could encounter so 05Parp4    88:14 | For it seemed to all of us that they were gods 05Parp4    88:15 | to express these views because of the appropriateness of the time 05Parp4    88:15 | views because of the appropriateness of the time. For you yourself 05Parp4    88:15 | know the greatness and benefit of the land of the Armenians 05Parp4    88:15 | and benefit of the land of the Armenians. I feel that 05Parp4    88:15 | your service, a great deal of good and important consolation would 05Parp4    88:19 | more so through the superintendence of Hazarawuxt and the other court 05Parp4    88:19 | affection, according to the wishes of Vahan and his comrades, to 05Parp4    88:20 | assemble with you the cavalrymen of Atrpatakan who are near Armenia 05Parp4    88:20 | near Armenia and the cavalry of Her and Zarawant district. For 05Parp4    88:22 | that Vahan would not think of such a thing, since the 05Parp4    88:22 | do resulted from Peroz’ lack of knowledge of human nature (in 05Parp4    88:22 | from Peroz’ lack of knowledge of human nature (in accordance with 05Parp4    88:22 | willful personality) and the inability of Vahan and those men who 05Parp4    88:23 | When the lord of the Aryans, Vagharsh, and all 05Parp4    89:0 | Nixor came to the land of Armenia and did not dare 05Parp4    89:0 | through whom (Nixor) informed (Vahan) of his coming to Armenia, saying 05Parp4    89:2 | from them all the words of this message, he assembled a 05Parp4    89:2 | message, he assembled a brigade of all the loyal oath-keepers 05Parp4    89:2 | Nixor to say the words of king Vagharsh and of all 05Parp4    89:2 | words of king Vagharsh and of all the Aryan nobility in 05Parp4    89:2 | Aryan nobility in the presence of everyone 05Parp4    89:3 | Mamikonean had all the mass of the Armenian folk listen to 05Parp4    89:4 | long-standing needs and problems of the matters. Nixor’s emissaries came 05Parp4    89:4 | many important words regarding affairs of our rebellion—such a significant 05Parp4    89:4 | the one who is lord of the Aryans, and with you 05Parp4    89:4 | and with you (a member) of the court nobility 05Parp4    89:6 | not my own, but those of all the people who are 05Parp4    89:8 | give station and honor because of ( acceptance of) magianism; remove the 05Parp4    89:8 | and honor because of (acceptance of) magianism; remove the fire-temples 05Parp4    89:8 | fire-temples from the land of Armenia, and hereafter let us 05Parp4    89:8 | useless men who are enemies of the Church. Permit Christians and 05Parp4    89:8 | priests the order and worship of Christianity boldly and fearlessly. This 05Parp4    89:9 | a man on the basis of princeship but rather that you 05Parp4    89:10 | When all of this has been implemented, all 05Parp4    89:10 | been implemented, all the affairs of the Aryan world will be 05Parp4    89:11 | one who is the lord of the Aryans and king of 05Parp4    89:11 | of the Aryans and king of the land to see with 05Parp4    89:11 | with the eyes and ears of another. Let him not always 05Parp4    89:17 | we cannot serve the lord of the Aryans 05Parp4    90:1 | Yashkur Arcruni, Sahak Kamsarakan, son of the venerable Arshawir, Vasawurt Kark’ayin 05Parp4    90:3 | to Nixor in the district of Her. When Nixor saw the 05Parp4    90:7 | Nixor heard all the words of Vahan Mamikonean, he rejoiced in 05Parp4    90:7 | Mamikonean, he rejoiced in front of all of them, saying: “All 05Parp4    90:7 | rejoiced in front of all of them, saying: “All the words 05Parp4    90:7 | by Vahan are indeed befitting of the gods. For just as 05Parp4    90:7 | did. For he operated because of the tyranny of Peroz’ wickedness 05Parp4    90:7 | operated because of the tyranny of Peroz’ wickedness, and not on 05Parp4    90:8 | destruction visited upon the land of the Aryans 05Parp4    90:10 | Whose hands are the hearts of princes, and as He wills 05Parp4    90:12 | indeed they have relayed all of it to me, and that 05Parp4    90:13 | in surety and the lord of the Aryans and all the 05Parp4    90:13 | men. And then the lord of the Aryans will—as you 05Parp4    90:16 | When the oath-keeping naxarars of Armenia and the others with 05Parp4    90:17 | And one of the oath-keepers said to 05Parp4    90:19 | been informed by the messengers of all that he had sent 05Parp4    90:19 | there was nothing in any of Vahan Mamikonean’s statements that Nixor 05Parp4    90:20 | also described the wicked humiliation of the oath-breakers’ brigade, and 05Parp4    91:0 | an organized brigade. Having heard of Nixor’s sworn thesis Vahan Mamikonean 05Parp4    91:1 | Nixor and made him aware of his arrival 05Parp4    91:2 | see you and the two of us speak together and hear 05Parp4    91:3 | about the arrival and wish of Vahan Mamikonean, he immediately had 05Parp4    91:3 | sent to Nerseh Kamsarakan, lord of Shirak: Baze, shahap of Atrpatakan 05Parp4    91:3 | lord of Shirak: Baze, shahap of Atrpatakan, Veh-Vehnam, hazarapet of 05Parp4    91:3 | of Atrpatakan, Veh-Vehnam, hazarapet of Armenia, Nershapuh, Mihran’s brother, and 05Parp4    91:6 | and at the furious sound of the blaring trumpets, the earth 05Parp4    91:6 | earth shook. Amazed, the men of Nixor’s force thought that Vahan 05Parp4    91:7 | sent senior men in advance of him and had them say 05Parp4    91:7 | custom. For only the sparapet of the Aryan army dares to 05Parp4    91:8 | saying: “First let the lord of the Aryans make me a 05Parp4    91:8 | know the custom and dignity of the land of the Aryans 05Parp4    91:8 | and dignity of the land of the Aryans. Do not think 05Parp4    91:9 | things to Nixor by means of the messenger, then he himself 05Parp4    91:9 | see him at the time of the atean. The Mamikonid came 05Parp4    91:10 | He also conveyed the greetings of Vagharsh, lord of the Aryans 05Parp4    91:10 | the greetings of Vagharsh, lord of the Aryans, and of all 05Parp4    91:10 | lord of the Aryans, and of all the nobility. (Nixor) greeted 05Parp4    91:10 | Nixor) greeted by name each of the naxarars who had come 05Parp4    91:11 | Vahan Mamikonean heard the greetings of the lord of the Aryans 05Parp4    91:11 | the greetings of the lord of the Aryans and all the 05Parp4    91:12 | commanded that all the men of Vahan Mamikonean’s force be let 05Parp4    91:13 | the atean was completely full of the men with Vahan Mamikonean 05Parp4    91:14 | heard about you from men of the world, Armenians and Iranians 05Parp4    91:14 | wise folk), and now all of us know about you first 05Parp4    91:18 | resist such a countless multitude of fighting folk with so few 05Parp4    91:19 | and intellect, I regard all of your replies as extremely brave 05Parp4    91:20 | as a last resort because of Peroz’ lack of recognition, and 05Parp4    91:20 | resort because of Peroz’ lack of recognition, and that you were 05Parp4    91:20 | were forced to the point of death. He demanded service and 05Parp4    91:22 | None of the Aryans can blame you 05Parp4    91:22 | one who presently is lord of the Aryans, nor the court 05Parp4    91:23 | For if the king of kings, Peroz, was unable to 05Parp4    91:23 | to care for the safety of himself and his own sons 05Parp4    91:24 | no one could have dreamed of or attempted. But all of 05Parp4    91:24 | of or attempted. But all of ( his) servants, seeing the limitlessness 05Parp4    91:24 | his) servants, seeing the limitlessness of his insolence, thought of doing 05Parp4    91:24 | limitlessness of his insolence, thought of doing the same every day 05Parp4    91:25 | the deed. As for those of your number who died, the 05Parp4    91:25 | that blood from the impiety of Peroz; and as for those 05Parp4    91:25 | Peroz; and as for those of you who are still alive 05Parp4    91:26 | one who is now lord of the Aryans, and all the 05Parp4    91:26 | the intractable and impious ways of the man who had no 05Parp4    91:27 | and the might and strength of the Aryan world and gave 05Parp4    91:28 | and perform the natural service of your ancestors, overlooking and forgiving 05Parp4    91:28 | come safely to the lord of the Aryans, he will affectionately 05Parp4    92:0 | to recognize when the peace of God is upon the land 05Parp4    92:1 | feeble should understand the benevolence of God’s visitation, since (that prince 05Parp4    92:2 | not yet seen the lord of the Aryans, I would like 05Parp4    92:3 | maker, sent as the cause of such goodness for a land 05Parp4    92:3 | Armenia and for us, people of that land, for your concern 05Parp4    92:4 | you said about the king of kings, Peroz’ behavior and self 05Parp4    92:6 | fugitives from the land because of their foul deeds, men who 05Parp4    92:6 | mountains, brigand chiefs, those guilty of shedding blood, parasites, plagiarizers, cheats 05Parp4    92:9 | from and ruined the land of Armenia, while people with affected 05Parp4    92:9 | about. You Aryans, seeing all of that, not recognizing that it 05Parp4    92:9 | are the worst and least of the fighters placing them after 05Parp4    92:11 | words spoken by the lord of the Aryans, and would expire 05Parp4    92:12 | this in mind, such words of ridicule that the lord of 05Parp4    92:12 | of ridicule that the lord of the Aryans placed on our 05Parp4    92:12 | recognizing the might and multitude of the Aryans (for we are 05Parp4    92:12 | fighting such a countless multitude of troops with a paltry number 05Parp4    92:12 | troops with a paltry number of men, we knew this very 05Parp4    92:15 | station and honor, are princes of each district, lords of horse 05Parp4    92:15 | princes of each district, lords of horse, troops, and brigades, to 05Parp4    92:16 | a moment, and leave (ownership) of the land of Armenia to 05Parp4    92:16 | leave (ownership) of the land of Armenia to us and them 05Parp4    92:17 | regard the salvation or loss of a great land, and should 05Parp4    92:18 | placed our lives in peril of death, and abandoned the lord 05Parp4    92:18 | death, and abandoned the lord of the Aryans, wrote to you 05Parp4    92:18 | you three times by means of messengers, and you, similarly repeated 05Parp4    93:0 | The courageous and just words of Vahan and the good news 05Parp4    93:0 | removed all the great sorrow of the destruction of the land 05Parp4    93:0 | great sorrow of the destruction of the land of the Aryans 05Parp4    93:0 | the destruction of the land of the Aryans and the dark 05Parp4    93:3 | removed from the festivities, full of shame 05Parp4    93:5 | Nixor ordered the entire multitude of men to gather in assembly 05Parp4    93:6 | hours about the important needs of the land’s affairs, according to 05Parp4    93:6 | went together to the house of atean 05Parp4    93:8 | So why prevent the site of the atean from achieving dignity 05Parp4    93:8 | and profit from the words of seniors and the speech of 05Parp4    93:8 | of seniors and the speech of the wise sit there 05Parp4    93:9 | and ignominy the duplicitous class of apostates. And truly the word 05Parp4    93:9 | apostates. And truly the word of Scripture was revealed, that “God 05Parp4    93:10 | and through God, the faces of the pious servants were illuminated 05Parp4    93:11 | color descended upon the faces of the ash-worshippers, stripping away 05Parp4    93:11 | stripping away the (normal) faces of the impious, and accurately revealing 05Parp4    93:11 | and accurately revealing (underneath) faces of deceitful parasites, full of shameful 05Parp4    93:11 | faces of deceitful parasites, full of shameful ignominy 05Parp4    93:12 | slaves who disgraced the crucifixion of Christ 05Parp4    93:13 | regard to them the words of the psalmist were fulfilled: “The 05Parp4    93:13 | expelled by the blessed people of the Church 05Parp4    93:15 | and frightened at this act of God’s power which so quickly 05Parp4    93:15 | malignant and laughable in front of their dear ones. Now they 05Parp4    93:15 | at great price, the name of rebellion, but it was not 05Parp4    93:16 | For whenever one of these nonentities wanted to enter 05Parp4    93:16 | I am from the brigade of the rebels,” and immediately they 05Parp4    93:16 | let him in. But none of them were permitted to approach 05Parp4    93:16 | permitted to approach the doors of the atean nor to hear 05Parp4    93:17 | atean that the clear eye of the lovers of truth saw 05Parp4    93:17 | clear eye of the lovers of truth saw brilliantly the flight 05Parp4    93:17 | truth saw brilliantly the flight of assistance of saint Gregory with 05Parp4    93:17 | brilliantly the flight of assistance of saint Gregory with all of 05Parp4    93:17 | of saint Gregory with all of his ascetic comrades over the 05Parp4    93:17 | ascetic comrades over the army of the long-patient oath-keepers 05Parp4    93:17 | who caused all the faces of the Iranians and others to 05Parp4    93:17 | whom Christ gave the wisdom of graceful preparation, aid in finding 05Parp4    93:17 | a strong voice. The words of Christ the Savior written in 05Parp4    93:17 | you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father Which speaks through 05Parp4    93:18 | how to requite the worth of each individual’s request and benefit 05Parp4    93:18 | each individual’s request and benefit, of the naxarars, azats and others 05Parp4    93:19 | to give us by order of the lord of the Aryans 05Parp4    93:19 | by order of the lord of the Aryans and all the 05Parp4    93:20 | you—unless there is confirmation of the Christian faith, the removal 05Parp4    93:20 | the Christian faith, the removal of magianism and the atrushans from 05Parp4    93:20 | the atrushans from the land of Armenia, and (confirmation of) the 05Parp4    93:20 | land of Armenia, and (confirmation of) the brilliance and worship of 05Parp4    93:20 | of) the brilliance and worship of the Church, as we wish 05Parp4    93:20 | letter, since you know all of it 05Parp4    94:1 | a brigade, to the ruination of himself and those who agree 05Parp4    94:1 | have shown a great deed of service before the king and 05Parp4    94:5 | When (Vahan) reached the bank of the river which was turgidly 05Parp4    94:5 | which was turgidly swollen because of the season, they found the 05Parp4    94:5 | season, they found the bridge of Artashat ruined. This had happened 05Parp4    94:5 | happened partly from the recourse of the inhabitants of the place 05Parp4    94:5 | the recourse of the inhabitants of the place, and partly from 05Parp4    94:5 | and partly from the fury of the waters. The troops were 05Parp4    94:6 | a place on the bank of the river, made the sign 05Parp4    94:6 | the river, made the sign of the blessed life-giving Cross 05Parp4    94:7 | a sign resembling the passage of the Israelite people through the 05Parp4    94:8 | they worthily offered a mass of thanksgiving to God. First, they 05Parp4    94:9 | Among those sent was one of ( Vahan’s) own nephews (brother’s son 05Parp4    94:9 | nephews (brother’s son), Grigor, son of the hero Vasak 05Parp4    94:10 | defeated and fled, and many of the wounded died 05Parp4    94:11 | There the sepuh of the Mamikoneans, Grigor, became valliant 05Parp4    94:11 | good reputation and (the news of it) reached the ears of 05Parp4    94:11 | of it) reached the ears of king Vagharsh 05Parp4    95:0 | route in a proper number of days, he reached the court 05Parp4    95:2 | being, but asked no more of him on that day 05Parp4    95:3 | well as the entire multitude of Aryans, and the great palace 05Parp4    95:3 | filled with a huge number of folk 05Parp4    95:4 | letters, and what the two of you said to each other 05Parp4    95:5 | to replace him. But because of his pride, such a countless 05Parp4    95:5 | pride, such a countless multitude of good folk were lost, that 05Parp4    95:5 | that there is no way of replacing them today. Furthermore, he 05Parp4    95:6 | had you been the cause of your own ruination and that 05Parp4    95:6 | your own ruination and that of such a multitude lost because 05Parp4    95:6 | such a multitude lost because of you, you would today be 05Parp4    95:6 | you would today be worthy of interrogation, and of a wickedly 05Parp4    95:6 | be worthy of interrogation, and of a wickedly tormented death. However 05Parp4    95:7 | able to carry out because of Peroz’ contemptuous and crooked behavior 05Parp4    95:7 | contemptuous and crooked behavior, many of the Aryans thought of doing 05Parp4    95:7 | many of the Aryans thought of doing, but were incapable of 05Parp4    95:7 | of doing, but were incapable of it. For unlike you, they 05Parp4    95:9 | to king Vagharsh in front of the entire multitude, saying: “It 05Parp4    95:10 | written and sealed (letters) all of our words, the problem and 05Parp4    95:10 | words, the problem and boldness of the act, and (our willingness 05Parp4    95:12 | by the needs or danger ( of resistance 05Parp4    95:13 | us and like the babblings of stupid people. Do not force 05Parp4    95:14 | impurities by which the souls of people are ruined. (Our faith 05Parp4    95:15 | man who, through the king of kings Peroz, accepted and revered 05Parp4    95:15 | displayed merit and accomplishment because of his usefulness or (abilities) in 05Parp4    95:16 | Many of your Aryan military commanders have 05Parp4    95:16 | in diverse places, and one of them should be able to 05Parp4    95:16 | commanders, and as a result of such meritorious service were rewarded 05Parp4    95:17 | other people from the land of Armenia clearly know about their 05Parp4    95:17 | death. They know what kind of people they are, full of 05Parp4    95:17 | of people they are, full of all impurities, false, despicable, doers 05Parp4    95:17 | all impurities, false, despicable, doers of filthy things, people who do 05Parp4    95:18 | Even the lesser shinakan people of the land of Armenia are 05Parp4    95:18 | shinakan people of the land of Armenia are loath to eat 05Parp4    95:18 | in accordance with the command of our faith they not be 05Parp4    95:19 | in duplicity from the land of Armenia. (It is something) which 05Parp4    95:22 | If you grant confirmation of our demand and do not 05Parp4    95:22 | seal as are the laws of kings (confirmed). And demand submission 05Parp4    95:23 | all the court nobility, all of them loudly praised and esteemed 05Parp4    95:23 | Mamikonid’s wisdom and the grace of the words issuing from his 05Parp4    95:24 | non-believers that the outpouring of words from the Mamikonid was 05Parp4    95:24 | He spoke to the ears of everyone with agreeable sweetness 05Parp4    95:26 | I forgive you the act of rebellion which you did because 05Parp4    95:26 | rebellion which you did because of Peroz’ tyranny and not of 05Parp4    95:26 | of Peroz’ tyranny and not of your will. Let none of 05Parp4    95:26 | of your will. Let none of the kings who hold this 05Parp4    96:0 | give Vahan Mamikonean the terut’iwn of the Mamikoneans and the sparapetut’iwn 05Parp4    96:0 | the Mamikoneans and the sparapetut’iwn of Armenia 05Parp4    96:1 | and they informed Vahan Mamikonean of the the united wish of 05Parp4    96:1 | of the the united wish of the king and the court 05Parp4    96:3 | to display some small act of service which you might look 05Parp4    96:4 | sat him on the throne of the Mamikonean lordship, giving him 05Parp4    96:4 | giving him (in the example of his ancestors) the sparapetut’iwn of 05Parp4    96:4 | of his ancestors) the sparapetut’iwn of the land of Armenia 05Parp4    96:4 | the sparapetut’iwn of the land of Armenia 05Parp4    96:5 | They also favored each of the other oath-keeping naxarars 05Parp4    96:5 | the other oath-keeping naxarars of Armenia who were united with 05Parp4    96:5 | were united with the sparapet of Armenia, Vahan, with what was 05Parp4    96:5 | and proper for the dignity of each 05Parp4    96:6 | the nobility had received all of them full of affection and 05Parp4    96:6 | received all of them full of affection and willing honor, they 05Parp4    96:6 | in peace to the land of Armenia 05Parp4    96:7 | When Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of 05Parp4    96:7 | of the Mamikoneans and sparapet of Armenia, came to say farewell 05Parp4    96:7 | say farewell to Vagharsh, king of the Aryans, and to all 05Parp4    96:7 | Vagharsh asked him: “Vahan, sparapet of Armenia, are you satisfied with 05Parp4    96:8 | Armenia’s general, Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans replied to king 05Parp4    96:8 | God Who is the creator of all and desires the good 05Parp4    96:9 | and honor, became a raiser of the dead, and having found 05Parp4    96:10 | godlike, you became the envivifier of my death, and raised me 05Parp4    96:10 | For I see that half ( of me) is still dead 05Parp4    96:12 | The sparapet of Armenia, lord Vahan Mamikonean note 05Parp4    96:12 | see the death in all of my limbs turn to life 05Parp4    96:13 | Vagharsh replied to the sparapet of Armenia, lord of the Mamikoneans 05Parp4    96:13 | the sparapet of Armenia, lord of the Mamikoneans, Vahan: “So that 05Parp4    96:14 | some merit to the benefit of the Aryan world, and then 05Parp4    97:0 | said farewell to the sparapet of Armenia lord of the Mamikoneans 05Parp4    97:0 | the sparapet of Armenia lord of the Mamikoneans, Vahan, and to 05Parp4    97:1 | When Vahan, the general of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp4    97:1 | general of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, and all the 05Parp4    97:1 | all the oath-keeping naxarars of Armenia with him arrived in 05Parp4    97:1 | him arrived in the land of Armenia, that blessed man of 05Parp4    97:1 | of Armenia, that blessed man of God, the kat’oghikos of Armenia 05Parp4    97:1 | man of God, the kat’oghikos of Armenia, Yohan, came before them 05Parp4    97:1 | them with the revered symbol of the Cross and the blessed 05Parp4    97:1 | Cross and the blessed remains of the ascetic champion Gregory, which 05Parp4    97:1 | which had indeed accompanied all of them to Court 05Parp4    97:2 | Yohan encountered Vahan, the general of Armenia and lord of the 05Parp4    97:2 | general of Armenia and lord of the Mamikoneans, and the other 05Parp4    97:2 | him and the entire multitude of the troops, he greeted them 05Parp4    97:2 | greeted them with the kiss of blessing and said with a 05Parp4    97:3 | sweat from the diligent sons of His Church for which they 05Parp4    97:3 | they toiled, for the name of Christ. He ended fatigue, cleaned 05Parp4    97:3 | ended fatigue, cleaned the dirt of weapons, washed the souls of 05Parp4    97:3 | of weapons, washed the souls of the faithful with the water 05Parp4    97:3 | the faithful with the water of oath-keeping and clothed all 05Parp4    97:3 | clothed all in the dress of salvation and the robe of 05Parp4    97:3 | of salvation and the robe of joy. He gave a crown 05Parp4    97:4 | With the intercession of His saints may He grant 05Parp4    97:4 | ornament given to the apostles of the just and the prophets 05Parp4    97:4 | the prophets on the day of Christ. The brilliance of that 05Parp4    97:4 | day of Christ. The brilliance of that ornament is such that 05Parp4    97:4 | before, no ear has heard of, and no heart has experienced 05Parp4    97:5 | blessed kat’oghikos had said all of this and blessed everyone, they 05Parp4    97:5 | came first to the city of Vagharshapat which is now called 05Parp4    97:6 | their custom Vahan, the sparapet of Armenia, and the oath-keeping 05Parp4    97:6 | church, then to each site of the martyred virgins. First, they 05Parp4    97:6 | concerned themselves with the needs of sustaining the poor, and fulfilled 05Parp4    97:7 | All the naxarars of Armenia united, and the other 05Parp4    97:7 | rejoicing, with psalms, and homilies of the spiritual vardapets of the 05Parp4    97:7 | homilies of the spiritual vardapets of the holy Church. They rejoiced 05Parp4    97:7 | rejoiced happily with the general of Armenia Vahan, lord of the 05Parp4    97:7 | general of Armenia Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans, and with each 05Parp4    97:8 | days, Armenia’s general, Vahan lord of the Mamikoneans, with the entire 05Parp4    97:8 | came to the natural ostan of Armenia, Duin, blessing and glorifying 05Parp4    97:8 | blessing and glorifying the power of the holy Trinity 05Parp4    98:0 | Andekan came to the country of Armenia, an intelligent, prudent and 05Parp4    98:1 | Daily he observed the intelligence of Vahan, Armenia’s general and lord 05Parp4    98:1 | Vahan, Armenia’s general and lord of the Mamikoneans, his judicious nature 05Parp4    98:1 | nature, concern for the welfare of the land, brave-heartedness, appropriateness 05Parp4    98:2 | in Armenia’s general Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans, and thinking all 05Parp4    98:2 | the Mamikoneans, and thinking all of it over, Andekan was secretly 05Parp4    98:4 | himself travelled from the land of Armenia to court where, before 05Parp4    98:4 | Vagharsh about all the successes of Armenia’s general Vahan, lord of 05Parp4    98:4 | of Armenia’s general Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans, greatly marvelling 05Parp4    98:5 | All the good wisdom ( of his), about which I have 05Parp4    98:7 | marzpan go to the land of Armenia, first and foremost he 05Parp4    98:8 | marzpan went to the land of Armenia, (he would find that 05Parp4    98:8 | to recognize the principal affairs of the land, the simple and 05Parp4    98:8 | bad, useful or despicable people of the land. He would act 05Parp4    98:9 | since he is a native of the land, recognizes everyone at 05Parp4    98:10 | and maid-servants. Should all of them consume a stipend from 05Parp4    98:10 | a stipend from the lord of the Aryans, it will not 05Parp4    98:10 | stipends provided) from the land ( of Armenia), much danger will be 05Parp4    98:10 | be visited upon the people of that land 05Parp4    98:11 | own House provisions, and all of that (would-be expense) would 05Parp4    98:12 | I think that (the appointment of Vahan as marzpan) would be 05Parp4    98:12 | good both for the affairs of the land and for the 05Parp4    98:14 | the court nobility heard all of Andekan’s words, they were pleased 05Parp4    99:0 | Then with the unity of all the court nobility and 05Parp4    99:0 | Armenia to establish Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans and general of 05Parp4    99:0 | of the Mamikoneans and general of Armenia, as marzpan of the 05Parp4    99:0 | general of Armenia, as marzpan of the land of Armenia 05Parp4    99:0 | as marzpan of the land of Armenia 05Parp4    99:1 | Bringing the hrovartak of the marzpanate they presented it 05Parp4    99:1 | Vahan, Armenia’s general and lord of the Mamikoneans. And through the 05Parp4    99:1 | And through the right-hand of Almighty God they established and 05Parp4    99:1 | as marzpan over the land of Armenia 05Parp4    99:2 | Now Vahan, lord of the Mamikoneans, general of Armenia 05Parp4    99:2 | lord of the Mamikoneans, general of Armenia, and marzpan, received the 05Parp4    99:2 | and marzpan, received the hrovartak of the marzpanate from the hands 05Parp4    99:2 | the marzpanate from the hands of the emissary, although he recognized 05Parp4    99:2 | although he recognized the envy of ( certain) Armenian people and was 05Parp4    99:3 | to go to the House of God 05Parp4    99:4 | and young, and even brides of the nuptial chamber (forgetting for 05Parp4    99:4 | in the jubilation, the modesty of bridehood) hurried to the church 05Parp4    99:5 | And the House of God was insufficient to hold 05Parp4    99:5 | was insufficient to hold all of them. The porticos outside the 05Parp4    99:6 | That was a day of immeasurable joy and inexhaustible happiness 05Parp4    99:6 | inexhaustible happiness for pious lovers of good and the rationally right 05Parp4    99:6 | minded people, but (a day) of tearful mourning and unconsolable sorrow 05Parp4    99:7 | When the blessed kat’oghikos of Armenia, Yovhan, saw the unexpected 05Parp4    99:7 | Lord, oh you who are of Israel’s fountain” [Psalms 67, 27]. He ordered readings 05Parp4    99:7 | Israel’s deliverance from the servitude of pharaoh, and from Kings, the 05Parp4    99:8 | to read. Giving the greeting of peace, he note 05Parp4    100:0 | reveal to us the plan of His coming and incarnation through 05Parp4    100:0 | through the Holy Virgin Mother of God from the very beginning 05Parp4    100:0 | the Egyptian miracles, the tightening of the Jewish laws; through the 05Parp4    100:0 | Jewish laws; through the sacrifice of the lamb, the liberation of 05Parp4    100:0 | of the lamb, the liberation of Israel, as through the sacrifice 05Parp4    100:0 | Israel, as through the sacrifice of the lamb all creatures were 05Parp4    100:1 | through the crossing of the sea, the font of 05Parp4    100:1 | of the sea, the font of rebirth; through the drowning of 05Parp4    100:1 | of rebirth; through the drowning of the Egyptians, the death of 05Parp4    100:1 | of the Egyptians, the death of the man of old; through 05Parp4    100:1 | the death of the man of old; through the crossing of 05Parp4    100:1 | of old; through the crossing of the people over the Jordan 05Parp4    100:1 | in themselves the sweet taste of fruit, they were shown to 05Parp4    100:2 | the many diffuse fields full of flowers and fruit, which had 05Parp4    100:2 | fruit, which had the pattern of the [12] blessed apostles, concerning whom 05Parp4    100:2 | The Lord, from the fountain of Israel 05Parp4    100:3 | The grace of these gushing fountains resembles the 05Parp4    100:3 | gushing fountains resembles the fountain of the Garden of Eden, of 05Parp4    100:3 | the fountain of the Garden of Eden, of which it is 05Parp4    100:3 | of the Garden of Eden, of which it is note: “it 05Parp4    100:3 | and watered the whole surface of the ground” [Genesis 2:6]; the Holy Apostles 05Parp4    100:3 | received water from the fountain of the Word from the Holy 05Parp4    100:3 | and enchanted the whole face of the earth 05Parp4    100:4 | In the sea of their preaching, sins die and 05Parp4    100:4 | is consumed by the tides of the Jordan 05Parp4    100:6 | spotless children cooled the fire of the furnace and the streams 05Parp4    100:6 | the furnace and the streams of the twelve fountains of preaching 05Parp4    100:6 | streams of the twelve fountains of preaching inflamed the waters of 05Parp4    100:6 | of preaching inflamed the waters of the baptismal font 05Parp4    100:7 | one and same comely furnace of Babylon burned the ungodly Babylonians 05Parp4    100:7 | ungodly Babylonians where the waters of the font washed away the 05Parp4    100:7 | the filth from the souls of those who were baptized, adorned 05Parp4    100:7 | fire, swallowed up the enemy of justice together with the works 05Parp4    100:7 | justice together with the works of the man of old 05Parp4    100:7 | the works of the man of old 05Parp4    100:8 | Lovers of the church, sons of the 05Parp4    100:8 | Lovers of the church, sons of the apostles, prices of Christ’s 05Parp4    100:8 | sons of the apostles, prices of Christ’s blood, do not subject 05Parp4    100:8 | your souls to the fear of men: “Render to Caesar the 05Parp4    100:8 | The Lord, from the fountain of Israel 05Parp4    100:9 | brightened you and shamed enemies of truth 05Parp4    100:10 | joy in my heart, happiness of mind, and my hands raised 05Parp4    100:10 | Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given a 05Parp4    100:11 | Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has entrusted to 05Parp4    100:11 | entrusted to me the sons of the church shining with splendor 05Parp4    100:11 | the church shining with splendor of honor from Christ while my 05Parp4    100:14 | did they recognize the Lord of hosts” [Isaiah 9:13]. Where are the enemies 05Parp4    100:14 | hosts” [Isaiah 9:13]. Where are the enemies of the church, the tramplers of 05Parp4    100:14 | of the church, the tramplers of religion, the profaners of holiness 05Parp4    100:14 | tramplers of religion, the profaners of holiness, the builders of ash 05Parp4    100:14 | profaners of holiness, the builders of ash houses, the forgetters of 05Parp4    100:14 | of ash houses, the forgetters of the truth and the blasphemers 05Parp4    100:14 | the truth and the blasphemers of justice? They fled! They were 05Parp4    100:15 | And my eyes a fountain of tears!” [Jeremiah 9:1] and sitting down I 05Parp4    100:15 | I would lament the destruction of those who turned wretched 05Parp4    100:17 | is being exterminated in front of the altar—hurry and help 05Parp4    100:18 | is not here”! The irremissibility of the laws is not etched 05Parp4    100:20 | are able, bear the weakness of the weak”; you have been 05Parp4    100:20 | let them grab a hold of the horns of the altar 05Parp4    100:20 | a hold of the horns of the altar with Adonijah and 05Parp4    100:20 | for it is a member of the body, barren as a 05Parp4    100:21 | cup for the sweetening joy of the salvation of their souls 05Parp4    100:21 | sweetening joy of the salvation of their souls; from that milk 05Parp4    100:21 | Solomon said in the Song of Songs by the grace of 05Parp4    100:21 | of Songs by the grace of the holy spirit: “For your 05Parp4    100:22 | with debauchery as the book of the great prophet reprimands now 05Parp4    100:23 | drink again from that wine of which Lot and Noah drank 05Parp4    100:24 | all to fetch the children of Hagar 05Parp4    100:25 | search for the incarnate child of God from him 05Parp4    100:26 | For the adopted child of the concubine (whose name is 05Parp4    100:26 | preaches to those with hearts of stone and to evil ones 05Parp4    100:26 | stone and to evil ones, of whom Paul spoke of allegorically 05Parp4    100:26 | ones, of whom Paul spoke of allegorically and in proverbial fashion 05Parp4    100:26 | is free” [Galatians 4:25-26] and the teaching of Christ’s forgiveness is written by 05Parp4    100:26 | stone, but on the tablets of the flesh of the heart 05Parp4    100:26 | the tablets of the flesh of the heart 05Parp4    100:27 | There are many doctors of the holy church. Come, all 05Parp4    100:28 | and tears as is demanded of them 05Parp4    100:30 | who today is a daughter of Christ; the brigands to the 05Parp4    100:30 | the apostates to the doorkeeper of the kingdom, Peter 05Parp4    100:32 | such persons, who, on account of a few tears will be 05Parp4    100:32 | have strayed from the kingdom of heaven? And who will be 05Parp4    100:33 | wife, child, or another one of your intimate friends dead, wouldn’t 05Parp4    100:34 | dead before you and fear of the unquenchable fire and perils 05Parp4    100:34 | the unquenchable fire and perils of hell constantly trouble your thoughts 05Parp4    100:36 | yourselves to be the cause of a thousand good deeds, still 05Parp4    100:37 | engaged in the divine cultivation of vineyards in the souls of 05Parp4    100:37 | of vineyards in the souls of men—stray from it all 05Parp4    100:38 | with the longed-for adornments of heaven [2 Corinthians 5:2], and with such a 05Parp4    100:38 | it from the right hand of the Savior for all his 05Parp4    100:38 | blessed voice: “Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom 05Parp4    100:38 | for you from the creation of the world 05Parp4    100:39 | Of which, may we and everyone 05Parp4    100:39 | by the grace and kindness of our Lord and Savior Jesus 06Khor1    1:0 | Genealogy of Greater Armenia 06Khor1    1:2 | Bagratuni, greetings, at the beginning of this work concerning our people 06Khor1    1:3 | have realized the unfailing effusion of divine grace upon you and 06Khor1    1:3 | you and the constant activity of the Spirit on your understanding 06Khor1    1:5 | For if on account of our reason, as it is 06Khor1    1:5 | said, we are the image of God, and furthermore if the 06Khor1    1:5 | and furthermore if the virtue of a rational being lies in 06Khor1    1:5 | alive and aflame the spark of your intellect by such noble 06Khor1    1:6 | were the nobles and princes of Armenia neither gave similar commands 06Khor1    1:6 | to compose histories, nor thought of bringing in from outside the 06Khor1    1:6 | in from outside the assistance of wise men - now that we 06Khor1    1:6 | all your predecessors and worthy of the greatest praise and deserving 06Khor1    1:6 | the greatest praise and deserving of inscription in such a monument 06Khor1    1:7 | shall record in the course of this history when we shall 06Khor1    1:7 | fully the origin and formation of all the Armenian noble families 06Khor1    2:2 | many references to the affairs of our nation, yet we have 06Khor1    2:2 | promised to present the account of our genealogy 06Khor1    2:3 | to the Greeks both accounts of their empires and also the 06Khor1    2:3 | empires and also the results of learned studies-just as that 06Khor1    2:3 | have the books and stories of all nations translated into Greek 06Khor1    2:4 | described him who was king of Egypt as king of the 06Khor1    2:4 | king of Egypt as king of the Greeks 06Khor1    2:5 | power, he was called king of Alexandria and of the Greeks 06Khor1    2:5 | called king of Alexandria and of the Greeks, whereas none of 06Khor1    2:5 | of the Greeks, whereas none of the Ptolemies or other lords 06Khor1    2:5 | the Ptolemies or other lords of Egypt was ever so called 06Khor1    2:5 | so called. It was because of his being particularly philhellene that 06Khor1    2:6 | for our calling him king of the Greeks, but for the 06Khor1    2:6 | Greeks, but for the sake of abbreviating our account let what 06Khor1    2:7 | famous scholars from the land of Greece were concerned not merely 06Khor1    2:7 | translate into Greek the archives of other nations’ kings and temples 06Khor1    2:8 | dedicated them to the glory of the land of the Hellenes 06Khor1    2:8 | the glory of the land of the Hellenes 06Khor1    2:9 | becoming seekers after the works of others; and even more to 06Khor1    2:9 | received and honored such discoveries of wise men 06Khor1    2:10 | Greece the mother or nurse of the sciences 06Khor1    2:11 | indicate the usefulness to us of the information in the Greek 06Khor1    3:1 | Concerning the unscholarly habits of our first kings and princes 06Khor1    3:2 | to leave the unscholarly habits of our first ancestors without a 06Khor1    3:2 | first ancestors without a word of censure but to insert here 06Khor1    3:2 | here at the very beginning of our work the reason for 06Khor1    3:3 | truth those kings are worthy of praise who in written accounts 06Khor1    3:3 | then like them the compilers of books of archives who were 06Khor1    3:3 | them the compilers of books of archives who were occupied with 06Khor1    3:3 | with similar efforts are worthy of our eulogies. Through these, I 06Khor1    3:3 | become informed about the course of the world, and we learn 06Khor1    3:3 | we learn about the state of civilization when we peruse such 06Khor1    3:3 | wise discourses and narratives - those of the Chaldaeans, Assyrians, Egyptians, and 06Khor1    3:3 | is indeed to the wisdom of these men, who undertook such 06Khor1    3:3 | and unconcerned with the life of reason 06Khor1    3:4 | performed in our land worthy of being recorded in writing; nonetheless 06Khor1    3:4 | in writing; nonetheless not one of these undertook to have them 06Khor1    3:5 | if they did not think of benefiting themselves and leaving a 06Khor1    3:5 | how appropriate is our reproach of such men in demanding still 06Khor1    3:5 | in demanding still greater things of them and accounts of what 06Khor1    3:5 | things of them and accounts of what occurred earlier than them 06Khor1    3:6 | at the time, or because of the various wars that succeeded 06Khor1    3:7 | for books with innumerable accounts of villages and provinces and even 06Khor1    3:7 | and even private families and of controversies and pacts, especially those 06Khor1    3:7 | those that concern the succession of the noble families 06Khor1    3:8 | the Armenians were not enamored of scholarship or intellectual books 06Khor1    3:10 | greatly amazed at the fertility of your mind, that from the 06Khor1    3:10 | mind, that from the beginnings of our nation up to the 06Khor1    3:10 | request - to write the history of our nation in a long 06Khor1    3:10 | from whom, what each one of them did, which of the 06Khor1    3:10 | one of them did, which of the various tribes are indigenous 06Khor1    3:10 | and native and which are of foreign origin but naturalized, to 06Khor1    3:10 | and times from the time of confusion at the building of 06Khor1    3:10 | of confusion at the building of the tower up to the 06Khor1    3:11 | in Job [Job 37:20], or the literature of your homeland by means of 06Khor1    3:11 | of your homeland by means of which, like the Hebrew historians 06Khor1    3:12 | an effort, provided that one of our countrymen be found who 06Khor1    3:13 | superfluous to repeat the fables of pagans concerning the beginnings, though 06Khor1    3:13 | though I shall mention some of the later times and the 06Khor1    4:2 | Concerning the root of all mankind, or if it 06Khor1    4:2 | Abydenus - over the very builder of the ark and the other 06Khor1    4:5 | credit him with infinite periods of time, although they agree with 06Khor1    4:5 | they agree with the saying of Holy Scripture regarding the Flood 06Khor1    4:5 | the Flood and the devastation of the earth. Likewise, they reckon 06Khor1    4:5 | Likewise, they reckon the number of patriarchs as ten, including Xisut’ra 06Khor1    4:6 | only according to our cycle of the four seasons measured by 06Khor1    4:6 | the sun does their reckoning of the years differ from ours 06Khor1    4:6 | equal to the limitless numbers of these proposals with a view 06Khor1    4:7 | down accurately what each one of them thought. But because of 06Khor1    4:7 | of them thought. But because of the length of the present 06Khor1    4:7 | But because of the length of the present work we shall 06Khor1    4:9 | his are two of the inscriptions dealing with two 06Khor1    4:12 | Adam was truly the creature of God, and he is said 06Khor1    4:15 | Now the rest of our speculations about him we 06Khor1    4:15 | shall defer to the place of our choosing. Here let us 06Khor1    4:15 | choosing. Here let us speak of what is ready to hand 06Khor1    4:16 | For since the first of mankind was found in transgression 06Khor1    4:16 | mankind was found in transgression of the commandment, because of his 06Khor1    4:16 | transgression of the commandment, because of his evil, as has been 06Khor1    4:17 | Afterward the one of Adam’s sons who was the 06Khor1    4:18 | there was no further word of God or revelation, and the 06Khor1    4:18 | despair and indeed to acts of its own pleasing. Among these 06Khor1    4:19 | two ways: either naming as of something forgotten or summoning to 06Khor1    4:20 | Now the naming as of something forgotten is inappropriate here 06Khor1    4:20 | not passed a great number of years that would have led 06Khor1    4:23 | after the birth of Methusela for [200] years he lived 06Khor1    4:25 | on him alone the name of son, whereas it simply says 06Khor1    4:25 | son, whereas it simply says of all the others “they begat 06Khor1    4:25 | from work and the toil of our hands and from the 06Khor1    4:26 | not rest but the destruction of whatever was upon the earth 06Khor1    4:27 | and evil by the annihilation of the infamous men of the 06Khor1    4:27 | annihilation of the infamous men of the second age 06Khor1    4:28 | lawlessness, and “from the toil of hands,” with which we work 06Khor1    4:29 | in evil in the time of Noah 06Khor1    4:30 | honored him with the name of son as a famous, notable 06Khor1    4:30 | famous, notable, and worthy heir of the ancestral virtues 06Khor1    5:1 | Concerning the harmony of the genealogies of the three 06Khor1    5:1 | the harmony of the genealogies of the three sons of Noah 06Khor1    5:1 | genealogies of the three sons of Noah as far as Abraham 06Khor1    5:2 | so laborious as the investigation of the times from the beginning 06Khor1    5:2 | even more so the investigation of the lineage of the patriarchal 06Khor1    5:2 | the investigation of the lineage of the patriarchal lines from the 06Khor1    5:2 | lines from the three sons of Noah, so long as it 06Khor1    5:3 | has left aside the genealogies of the others as contemptible and 06Khor1    5:3 | others as contemptible and unworthy of being set out in its 06Khor1    5:5 | look now at the harmony of the order of the three 06Khor1    5:5 | the harmony of the order of the three races up to 06Khor1    5:39 | although according to our translation of the Bible he is not 06Khor1    5:42 | which means Egypt. And many of the choronographers say that Nimrod 06Khor1    5:42 | indeed the case on account of his being on the borders 06Khor1    5:42 | his being on the borders of Egypt 06Khor1    5:43 | the following: although the years of the generations descended from Ham 06Khor1    5:44 | saying as follows: “Ninos, son of Arbeḷ of K’ayaḷ of Arbeḷ 06Khor1    5:44 | follows: “Ninos, son of Arbeḷ of K’ayaḷ of Arbeḷ, of Anebay 06Khor1    5:44 | son of Arbeḷ of K’ayaḷ of Arbeḷ, of Anebay, of Bab 06Khor1    5:44 | Arbeḷ of K’ayaḷ of Arbeḷ, of Anebay, of Bab, of Bēl 06Khor1    5:44 | K’ayaḷ of Arbeḷ, of Anebay, of Bab, of Bēl 06Khor1    5:44 | Arbeḷ, of Anebay, of Bab, of Bēl 06Khor1    5:45 | follows: “Ara the Handsome, son of Aram, of Harmay, of Geḷam 06Khor1    5:45 | the Handsome, son of Aram, of Harmay, of Geḷam, of Amasya 06Khor1    5:45 | son of Aram, of Harmay, of Geḷam, of Amasya, of Aramayis 06Khor1    5:45 | Aram, of Harmay, of Geḷam, of Amasya, of Aramayis, of Aramaneak 06Khor1    5:45 | Harmay, of Geḷam, of Amasya, of Aramayis, of Aramaneak, of Hayk 06Khor1    5:45 | Geḷam, of Amasya, of Aramayis, of Aramaneak, of Hayk, who was 06Khor1    5:45 | Amasya, of Aramayis, of Aramaneak, of Hayk, who was the opponent 06Khor1    5:45 | Hayk, who was the opponent of Bēl and also his slayer 06Khor1    5:46 | this in his first section of detailed genealogies, which some people 06Khor1    5:47 | as follows: “At the beginning of our work we began to 06Khor1    5:47 | from kings to omit mention of the insignificant and wicked men 06Khor1    5:48 | that Ninos was the son of Bēl or that he was 06Khor1    5:48 | the genealogy nor the sum of the years bears this out 06Khor1    5:49 | it suitable, for the sake of becoming renowned and famous, thus 06Khor1    5:50 | these things in the literature of the Greeks; for although the 06Khor1    5:50 | and although the Chaldaeans, either of their own accord or forced 06Khor1    5:50 | or forced by the command of kings, undertook this task, like 06Khor1    6:1 | concerning the unwritten ancient stories of the philosopher Olympiodorus 06Khor1    6:2 | Choosing to the best of our ability what is reliable 06Khor1    6:2 | have set out the generations of the three sons of Noah 06Khor1    6:2 | generations of the three sons of Noah as far as Abraham 06Khor1    6:2 | to upset the whole system of truth, let him happily endeavor 06Khor1    6:4 | vigils and efforts, O friend of learning and patron of our 06Khor1    6:4 | friend of learning and patron of our labors, I shall briefly 06Khor1    6:4 | libraries or whether each one of them delighted in changing the 06Khor1    6:5 | years; whereas in the number of the patriarchs and the mention 06Khor1    6:5 | the patriarchs and the mention of the Flood they concur and 06Khor1    6:5 | famous men before the building of the tower but after the 06Khor1    6:5 | tower but after the voyage of Xisut’ra to Armenia, they are 06Khor1    6:7 | says, “and before the race of mankind became multilingual, but after 06Khor1    6:7 | multilingual, but after the voyage of Xisut’ra to Armenia, the rulers 06Khor1    6:7 | Xisut’ra to Armenia, the rulers of the land were Zrvan, Titan 06Khor1    6:10 | Zradasht, the magus and king of the Bactrians, who are the 06Khor1    6:10 | was the origin and father of the gods. He also said 06Khor1    6:12 | says, “Titan seized a part of the allotted territory of Zrvan 06Khor1    6:12 | part of the allotted territory of Zrvan 06Khor1    6:14 | Titans to supervise the childbirths of his wives 06Khor1    6:15 | wives, decided to persuade some of the Titans to let the 06Khor1    6:17 | For Epiphanius, bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, in his 06Khor1    6:17 | in Cyprus, in his Refutation of the Heresies, when he undertakes 06Khor1    6:17 | righteous even when the sons of Israel destroyed the seven races 06Khor1    6:17 | races from before the face of the sons of Israel, because 06Khor1    6:17 | the face of the sons of Israel, because in the division 06Khor1    6:17 | in the division the area of these territories had fallen to 06Khor1    6:17 | had fallen to the sons of Sem but Ham had attacked 06Khor1    6:18 | But God preserved the rights of the sworn covenant and exacted 06Khor1    6:18 | exacted retribution from the race of Ham, restoring his inheritance to 06Khor1    6:18 | his inheritance to the sons of Sem 06Khor1    6:20 | times among the wise men of the Greeks and that have 06Khor1    6:21 | One of these men, learned in philosophy 06Khor1    6:21 | the conversation turned to questions of geography and the division of 06Khor1    6:21 | of geography and the division of the races. Some interpreted the 06Khor1    6:23 | dry land, it says, one of his sons, called Sem, went 06Khor1    6:23 | river flowed in the direction of Assyria, he lingered by the 06Khor1    6:24 | But one of his youngest sons, called Tarban 06Khor1    6:24 | Ts’rawnk’, for there the dispersion of his sons from him had 06Khor1    6:25 | few days on the confines of Bactria, and one of his 06Khor1    6:25 | confines of Bactria, and one of his sons remained there 06Khor1    6:27 | very frequently the old descendants of Aram make mention of these 06Khor1    6:27 | descendants of Aram make mention of these things in the ballads 06Khor1    6:28 | are false or true is of no concern to us 06Khor1    6:29 | everything and understand the sincerity of my regard for you 06Khor1    7:1 | is in truth Nimrod (Nebrot’) of the divine Scriptures 06Khor1    7:3 | first man and the inventor of fire 06Khor1    7:4 | is he called the inventor of fire, or is Prometheus said 06Khor1    7:4 | an allegory, which the course of our narrative does not allow 06Khor1    7:5 | this bear witness the order of the Egyptian dynasties and the 06Khor1    7:5 | Egyptian dynasties and the sum of years from the dynasty of 06Khor1    7:5 | of years from the dynasty of the Shepherds to Hephaistos, in 06Khor1    7:5 | that is, from the times of Joseph up to Sem, Ham 06Khor1    7:7 | all events from the building of the tower up to our 06Khor1    7:7 | we arrive at the narrative of the tales that are your 06Khor1    8:2 | Arshak the Great, king of the Persians and Parthians, who 06Khor1    8:3 | Vaḷarshak king over this land of Armenia, thinking it convenient in 06Khor1    8:4 | established as his frontiers part of western Syria, Palestine, Asia, and 06Khor1    8:4 | Syria, Palestine, Asia, and all of Anatolia and T’etalia, from the 06Khor1    8:4 | and T’etalia, from the Sea of Pontus to the place where 06Khor1    8:4 | valour extend. For the frontiers of the brave,” he said, “are 06Khor1    8:5 | know, who and what sort of men had ruled over Armenia 06Khor1    8:5 | he succeeded to the throne of valiant men or of cowards 06Khor1    8:5 | throne of valiant men or of cowards 06Khor1    9:1 | The letter of Vaḷarshak, king of Armenia, to 06Khor1    9:1 | The letter of Vaḷarshak, king of Armenia, to Arshak the Great 06Khor1    9:1 | to Arshak the Great, king of Persia 06Khor1    9:2 | To Arshak, king of earth and sea, whose person 06Khor1    9:2 | and image are as those of our gods, whose fortune and 06Khor1    9:2 | destiny are superior to those of all kings, and whose amplitude 06Khor1    9:2 | all kings, and whose amplitude of mind is as that of 06Khor1    9:2 | of mind is as that of the sky above the earth 06Khor1    9:2 | established by you as king of Armenia, may you flourish with 06Khor1    9:4 | who ruled over this land of Armenia before me and whence 06Khor1    9:5 | For the orders of rank here are quite uncertain 06Khor1    9:5 | clear which is the first of the lords of this country 06Khor1    9:5 | the first of the lords of this country and which the 06Khor1    9:6 | shall derive from the fulfillment of our wishes I well know 06Khor1    9:6 | know will be a source of delight for you 06Khor1    9:8 | the letter from the hands of Mar Abas Catina, with great 06Khor1    9:8 | whom he had entrusted half of his kingdom, had such thoughts 06Khor1    9:10 | THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK: “This book, which 06Khor1    9:10 | which contains the authentic account of the ancients and ancestors, was 06Khor1    9:10 | was translated at the command of Alexander from the Chaldaean language 06Khor1    9:11 | The beginning of this book, he says, deals 06Khor1    9:11 | Yapetost’ē; and it contains each of the offspring of these three 06Khor1    9:11 | contains each of the offspring of these three dynasts, famous men 06Khor1    9:12 | extracted only the reliable history of our own race and brought 06Khor1    9:13 | esteeming it as the foremost of his treasures placed it in 06Khor1    9:13 | great care; and a part of it he ordered to be 06Khor1    9:14 | Through this we are assured of the order of our tales 06Khor1    9:14 | are assured of the order of our tales and repeat them 06Khor1    9:14 | as far back as Sardanapal of the Chaldaeans and even farther 06Khor1    9:16 | and renowned were the first of the gods, and the cause 06Khor1    9:16 | the gods, and the cause of great blessings for the earth 06Khor1    9:16 | for the earth-the origin of the earth and of the 06Khor1    9:16 | origin of the earth and of the multiplication of mankind 06Khor1    9:16 | earth and of the multiplication of mankind 06Khor1    9:17 | them branched off the race of giants, monstrous and enormous in 06Khor1    9:17 | birth to the impious plan of building the tower. To that 06Khor1    9:17 | wind, aroused by the anger of the gods, blew down and 06Khor1    9:18 | One of these men was Hayk, descended 06Khor1    9:19 | The course of this account should stop here 06Khor1    10:1 | Concerning the rebellion of Hayk 06Khor1    10:3 | and most famous, the opponent of all who raised their hand 06Khor1    10:4 | his hand against the tyranny of Bēl when the human race 06Khor1    10:4 | was breeding over the breadth of the whole land amid the 06Khor1    10:4 | whole land amid the multitude of infinitely ferocious and strong giants 06Khor1    10:6 | he journey to the land of Ararad, which is in the 06Khor1    10:7 | and dwelt at the foot of a mountain in a plain 06Khor1    10:7 | lingered and dwelt a few of the human race who had 06Khor1    10:7 | inheritance to Cadmos, the son of Aramaneak 06Khor1    10:9 | he says, with the rest of his entourage to the northwest 06Khor1    10:9 | plain and called the name of the plateau Hark’-that is 06Khor1    10:9 | is, here dwelt the fathers of the family of the house 06Khor1    10:9 | the fathers of the family of the house of Torgom 06Khor1    10:9 | the family of the house of Torgom 06Khor1    10:11 | that on the southern side of this plain at the foot 06Khor1    10:11 | this plain at the foot of a long mountain there already 06Khor1    11:1 | the war and the death of Bēl 06Khor1    11:2 | northern region to Hayk one of his sons with trustworthy men 06Khor1    11:3 | and melt the freezing cold of your haughty conduct, submit to 06Khor1    11:6 | him, and with a mass of infantry arrived in the north 06Khor1    11:6 | the north, in the land of Ararad near to the house 06Khor1    11:6 | Ararad near to the house of Cadmos 06Khor1    11:7 | Know,” he said, “O greatest of the heroes, that Bēl is 06Khor1    11:7 | valiant immortals and warrior giants of enormous height 06Khor1    11:10 | the overweening and imposing force of his entourage, like an impetuous 06Khor1    11:10 | hastened to reach the borders of Hayk’s domain, trusting in the 06Khor1    11:10 | in the spirit and vigor of his soldiers 06Khor1    11:11 | He came to the edge of a lake whose waters are 06Khor1    11:12 | going out against the force of Bēl, let us try to 06Khor1    11:12 | Bēl stands in the midst of the crowd of his warriors 06Khor1    11:12 | the midst of the crowd of his warriors 06Khor1    11:13 | or showing him the success of our arms, we may scatter 06Khor1    11:15 | elevated spot to the right of streams of water. Raising their 06Khor1    11:15 | to the right of streams of water. Raising their faces, they 06Khor1    11:15 | they espied the disordered multitude of Bēl’s martial host scattered in 06Khor1    11:15 | and swarming over the surface of the land. But Bēl was 06Khor1    11:15 | vast host to the left of the water on a hill 06Khor1    11:16 | had come to the front of the troop with a few 06Khor1    11:17 | He wore a helmet of iron with distinctive plumes and 06Khor1    11:17 | with distinctive plumes and sheaves of bronze over his back and 06Khor1    11:18 | chosen troops on either side of him, Hayk set Aramaneak with 06Khor1    11:18 | Cadmos with the other two of his sons on his left 06Khor1    11:19 | The giants of both sides came to grips 06Khor1    11:19 | the earth; by the fierceness of their attacks the giants brought 06Khor1    11:20 | both sides met the mouth of the sword, rolled to the 06Khor1    11:21 | unexpectedly uncertain outcome, the king of the Titans took fright and 06Khor1    11:21 | be safe in the midst of his host until the whole 06Khor1    11:23 | host, seeing this fearsome deed of valor, fled each one before 06Khor1    11:25 | On the site of the battle he built a 06Khor1    11:25 | called it Hayk’ on account of his victory; for that reason 06Khor1    11:27 | But Hayk embalmed the corpse of Bēl with drugs, he says 06Khor1    11:27 | high place in the view of his wives and sons 06Khor1    11:28 | called Hayk’ after the name of our ancestor Hayk 06Khor1    12:1 | Hayk and what each one of them did 06Khor1    12:3 | to his grandson Cadmos much of the booty from the war 06Khor1    12:7 | The latter left two of his brothers, Khoṙ and Manavaz 06Khor1    12:7 | and also Baz, the son of Manavaz. Of these brothers Manavaz 06Khor1    12:7 | Baz, the son of Manavaz. Of these brothers Manavaz inherited Hark’ 06Khor1    12:7 | son Baz inherited the shore of the Salt Lake to the 06Khor1    12:8 | that area after the time of Saint Trdat are said to 06Khor1    12:9 | to derive the great principality of the family of the Khoṙkhoṙunik’ 06Khor1    12:9 | great principality of the family of the Khoṙkhoṙunik’ valiant men and 06Khor1    12:9 | and renowned, just as those of our own time are now 06Khor1    12:11 | width extended to the side of the sun. At the feet 06Khor1    12:11 | the sun. At the feet of the mountains gushed forth many 06Khor1    12:12 | the borders by the base of the mountains and edges of 06Khor1    12:12 | of the mountains and edges of the plain in their youthful 06Khor1    12:12 | three-day journey, as one of our countrymen said, for a 06Khor1    12:12 | was truly an old man of a mountain amid the younger 06Khor1    12:13 | Aramaneak; he cultivated a part of the plain on the north 06Khor1    12:13 | the north and the base of the mountain on the same 06Khor1    12:13 | and his possessions, the foot of Aragats’ 06Khor1    12:14 | Now the historian tells of this wonderful fact, that in 06Khor1    12:14 | scattered men before the arrival of our original ancestor Hayk 06Khor1    12:16 | a hill by the bank of the river and called it 06Khor1    12:16 | and he called the name of the river Eraskh (Araxes) after 06Khor1    12:17 | streams on the northern flank of the mountain called Aragats’. From 06Khor1    12:18 | If you have the throat of Sharay, they say, we do 06Khor1    12:18 | do not have the barns of Shirak 06Khor1    12:21 | the caves at the foot of the mountain two houses at 06Khor1    12:21 | the east near the sources of the springs that flow forth 06Khor1    12:21 | flow forth by the base of the mountain and the other 06Khor1    12:21 | the other to the west of the same habitation, distant about 06Khor1    12:24 | Now Geḷam, after the passage of some years, begat Harmay in 06Khor1    12:24 | went around the other mountain of the northeast to the edge 06Khor1    12:24 | the northeast to the edge of a lake 06Khor1    12:25 | He settled the shore of the lake and left there 06Khor1    12:27 | he gave the greatest part of his possessions and servants many 06Khor1    12:27 | and he fixed the borders of his inheritance from the lake 06Khor1    12:27 | Araxes cuts the rocky caverns of the mountains, passes through the 06Khor1    12:28 | and he filled the confines of his habitation with buildings. He 06Khor1    12:29 | Vaḷarshak, the first Parthian king of Armenia, found there offspring of 06Khor1    12:29 | of Armenia, found there offspring of his, famous men whom he 06Khor1    12:29 | men whom he made lords of the land, that is, the 06Khor1    12:31 | plain, and at the foot of the same mountain in a 06Khor1    12:32 | his offspring, in the time of Artashēs, grandson of Vaḷarshak, descended 06Khor1    12:32 | the time of Artashēs, grandson of Vaḷarshak, descended a certain youth 06Khor1    12:32 | Artashēs put him in charge of the royal hunt and gave 06Khor1    12:32 | a village on the bank of the river, which is called 06Khor1    12:34 | we said, after some years of his life begat Harmay, after 06Khor1    12:36 | This Hayk, son of T’orgom, son of T’iras, son 06Khor1    12:36 | Hayk, son of T’orgom, son of T’iras, son of Gomer, son 06Khor1    12:36 | T’orgom, son of T’iras, son of Gomer, son of Yapheth, was 06Khor1    12:36 | T’iras, son of Gomer, son of Yapheth, was the ancestor of 06Khor1    12:36 | of Yapheth, was the ancestor of the Armenians; and these were 06Khor1    12:36 | and offspring and their land of habitation. And afterward they began 06Khor1    12:38 | It is told of Aram that he performed in 06Khor1    12:38 | that he extended the borders of Armenia on every side. By 06Khor1    12:39 | complete history and his deeds of valor, how they were performed 06Khor1    13:1 | his war against the people of the east, his victory, and 06Khor1    13:1 | his victory, and the death of Niwk’ar Madēs 06Khor1    13:2 | preferred by others-the festivities of banquets and drinking - we have 06Khor1    13:2 | and in order the wars of Hayk’s descendant, Aram 06Khor1    13:3 | than to see the sons of strangers trampling his country’s borders 06Khor1    13:4 | around him, gathered the host of valiant archers related to him 06Khor1    13:5 | On the borders of Armenia he met the young 06Khor1    13:6 | They immediately devastated the borders of Armenia in incursions like the 06Khor1    13:7 | and there at the summit of a tower of the wall 06Khor1    13:7 | the summit of a tower of the wall he pierced his 06Khor1    13:7 | to the wall in view of the passers-by and of 06Khor1    13:7 | of the passers-by and of all who arrived there. And 06Khor1    13:7 | to tribute until the reign of Ninos over Assyria and Nineveh 06Khor1    13:8 | in his mind a memory of rancor with regard to his 06Khor1    13:8 | race sprung from the descendants of the valiant Hayk 06Khor1    13:9 | permission to wear a diadem of pearls and to be called 06Khor1    13:10 | to linger at the threshold of our history 06Khor1    14:2 | brief mention whatever later deeds of valor in the west are 06Khor1    14:2 | in the west are told of him, Aram in the same 06Khor1    14:2 | his struggle with the people of Assyria, indicating merely the causes 06Khor1    14:2 | the causes and the importance of the events and presenting in 06Khor1    14:3 | the war with the people of the east was over, marched 06Khor1    14:3 | found there a certain Barsham of the race of giants, ruining 06Khor1    14:3 | certain Barsham of the race of giants, ruining his land with 06Khor1    14:3 | whole region by the severity of his taxes and turning it 06Khor1    14:4 | the Assyrian plain, slaughtering many of his men; and Barsham, encountering 06Khor1    14:5 | Barsham the Syrians deified because of his many valiant exploits and 06Khor1    14:6 | Aram subjected a great part of the Assyrian plain to taxes 06Khor1    14:7 | speak about his various deeds of valor in the west against 06Khor1    14:9 | Sisakans and Assyria to those of the house of Cadmos, he 06Khor1    14:9 | to those of the house of Cadmos, he had no further 06Khor1    14:9 | he had no further fear of any trouble on any side 06Khor1    14:11 | expelled him to an island of the Asian sea 06Khor1    14:12 | the country a certain Mshak of his own family with a 06Khor1    14:12 | own family with a thousand of his troops and returned to 06Khor1    14:13 | Now he ordered the inhabitants of the country to learn the 06Khor1    14:14 | Mazhak by the old inhabitants of the country, as if they 06Khor1    14:16 | for calling the western part of our country First and Second 06Khor1    14:19 | Many other deeds of valor were performed by him 06Khor1    14:20 | recorded in the original books of the kings or in the 06Khor1    14:20 | kings or in the histories of the temples, let no one 06Khor1    14:21 | was prior to the time of the reign of Ninos, when 06Khor1    14:21 | the time of the reign of Ninos, when no one had 06Khor1    14:21 | write down in the books of their own kings or temples 06Khor1    14:21 | old reports and ancestral stories of foreign nations and remote countries 06Khor1    14:21 | the valor and brave deeds of foreign nations were no object 06Khor1    14:21 | foreign nations were no object of boasting or glorying for them 06Khor1    14:23 | alone to be the origin of empire and of all valor 06Khor1    14:23 | the origin of empire and of all valor and virtue, he 06Khor1    14:23 | ordered many books and stories of the ancients concerning deeds of 06Khor1    14:23 | of the ancients concerning deeds of valor performed in various places 06Khor1    15:1 | in war at the hands of Semiramis 06Khor1    15:2 | few years before the death of Ninos, acquired the government of 06Khor1    15:2 | of Ninos, acquired the government of his ancestral lands, being considered 06Khor1    15:2 | ancestral lands, being considered worthy of such a favor by Ninos 06Khor1    15:3 | for many years had heard of his beauty and desired to 06Khor1    15:4 | However, after the death of Ninos, or his flight to 06Khor1    15:4 | many entreaties and the promise of gifts that he come to 06Khor1    15:5 | angry, and at the end of these negotiations she took the 06Khor1    15:5 | negotiations she took the host of her army and hastened to 06Khor1    15:5 | and hastened to the land of Armenia against Ara 06Khor1    15:6 | desires. For in the folly of her great passion, at the 06Khor1    15:7 | in haste at the plain of Ara, which is called Ayrarat 06Khor1    15:9 | conflict was joined, the army of Ara was routed and Ara 06Khor1    15:9 | the battle at the hands of Semiramis’ troops 06Khor1    15:10 | the victory to the site of the battle to seek out 06Khor1    15:11 | place him on the roof of her palace 06Khor1    15:13 | revive Ara by the magic of her sorcery, being demented by 06Khor1    15:14 | ditch and covered up. One of her paramours she had dressed 06Khor1    15:15 | new statue in the name of the gods and greatly honored 06Khor1    15:15 | to all that this power of her gods had brought Ara 06Khor1    15:16 | about him over this land of Armenia and convinced everyone, so 06Khor1    16:1 | How after the death of Ara Semiramis built the city 06Khor1    16:2 | region on the southern side of the land because it was 06Khor1    16:3 | Seeing the beauty of the land, the purity of 06Khor1    16:3 | of the land, the purity of the air, the limpidity of 06Khor1    16:3 | of the air, the limpidity of the flowing streams, and the 06Khor1    16:3 | flowing streams, and the murmuring of the smooth rivers, she note 06Khor1    16:3 | a temperate climate and purity of waters and land we must 06Khor1    16:3 | may spend a fourth part of the year’s cycle, the season 06Khor1    16:3 | the year’s cycle, the season of summer, in Armenia because of 06Khor1    16:3 | of summer, in Armenia because of all its charms. And the 06Khor1    16:4 | the east at the edge of the Salt Lake. On the 06Khor1    16:4 | Salt Lake. On the shore of the lake she saw a 06Khor1    16:4 | the east to the edge of the lake - a spacious and 06Khor1    16:4 | vale through which ran streams of sweet water descending from the 06Khor1    16:4 | the folds at the base of the mountains, they spread out 06Khor1    16:4 | on the right and left of the waters, and to the 06Khor1    16:4 | waters, and to the east of the pleasant hill stood a 06Khor1    16:5 | from Assyria and other lands of the empire and six thousand 06Khor1    16:6 | Immediately a multitude of various workers and skilled and 06Khor1    16:7 | cemented with mortar and sand, of infinite length and height; it 06Khor1    16:8 | And in the crevices of the aqueduct nowadays, as we 06Khor1    16:8 | nowadays, as we hear, men of the region entrench themselves for 06Khor1    16:8 | secure on the rocky summits of mountains 06Khor1    16:9 | pluck out from the structure of the aqueduct even a stone 06Khor1    16:10 | were to examine the skill of the cementing around the stones 06Khor1    16:12 | There she ordered the crowd of workmen to be divided into 06Khor1    16:12 | to be set chosen masters of the craft. And thus, by 06Khor1    16:12 | craft. And thus, by dint of great efforts, within a few 06Khor1    16:13 | with various stones and colors, of two and three stories, each 06Khor1    16:13 | sun where suitable. The sections of the city she divided by 06Khor1    16:14 | In the middle of the city she built some 06Khor1    16:15 | She diverted part of the river through the city 06Khor1    16:15 | necessity and for the irrigation of the parks and flower gardens 06Khor1    16:15 | made run along the edge of the lake to the right 06Khor1    16:16 | regions east, north, and south of the city she adorned with 06Khor1    16:17 | settling within a numberless multitude of inhabitants 06Khor1    16:18 | As for the summit of the city and the various 06Khor1    16:19 | and some fearsome dungeons, difficult of entry and impossible to escape 06Khor1    16:20 | The nature of this site and construction we 06Khor1    16:20 | But we merely say that of all royal works, as we 06Khor1    16:21 | Now on the side of the rock that faces the 06Khor1    16:21 | point - such is the hardness of the surface - she had carved 06Khor1    16:22 | And over the entire surface of the rock, smoothing it like 06Khor1    16:22 | many texts, the mere sight of which makes anyone marvel 06Khor1    16:23 | many places in the land of Armenia she set up stelae 06Khor1    16:24 | been said about the deeds of Semiramis in Armenia 06Khor1    17:2 | Zoroaster, the magus and leader of the Medes 06Khor1    17:3 | arrangement over a long period of time, entrusted him with the 06Khor1    17:3 | him with the whole government of her empire 06Khor1    17:6 | her pernicious and evil way of life had abandoned his kingdom 06Khor1    17:7 | and understanding they reminded her of all this, thinking that they 06Khor1    17:10 | And at the height of the war Semiramis fled from 06Khor1    17:12 | explained the cause and circumstances of Semiramis’ death 06Khor1    18:2 | among many other things first of the birth of Semiramis and 06Khor1    18:2 | things first of the birth of Semiramis and then of Semiramis’ 06Khor1    18:2 | birth of Semiramis and then of Semiramis’ war against Zoroaster, which 06Khor1    18:2 | says Semiramis won, and then of her Indian war 06Khor1    18:3 | But the examination of the Chaldaean books made by 06Khor1    18:3 | systematically and reveals the causes of the war 06Khor1    18:4 | Furthermore the fables of our own land confirm the 06Khor1    18:4 | the learned Syrian in speaking of the death of Semiramis here 06Khor1    18:4 | in speaking of the death of Semiramis here, her flight on 06Khor1    18:4 | men drew near, the throwing of the talisman into the sea 06Khor1    18:4 | saying derived therefrom: “The pearls of Semiramis into the sea 06Khor1    18:6 | enough; we must now tell of what happened after this 06Khor1    19:1 | What happened after the death of Semiramis 06Khor1    19:2 | the greatest men and ancestors of our nation, whatever stories concern 06Khor1    19:2 | to make a judicious collection of antiquarian lore 06Khor1    19:3 | praise or criticize it is of no import to us 06Khor1    19:4 | However, the conformity of the accounts and the equivalence 06Khor1    19:4 | the accounts and the equivalence of the numbers of descendants indicate 06Khor1    19:4 | the equivalence of the numbers of descendants indicate the truth of 06Khor1    19:4 | of descendants indicate the truth of our labor 06Khor1    19:5 | you from the history “Web of Chries” the events that followed 06Khor1    19:6 | Now after the murder of Semiramis by her own son 06Khor1    19:6 | know for certain the order of events to be as follows 06Khor1    19:7 | in his time the days of Abraham came to an end 06Khor1    20:1 | THE AGREEMENT OF THE GENEALOGY OF OUR NATION 06Khor1    20:1 | THE AGREEMENT OF THE GENEALOGY OF OUR NATION WITH THOSE OF 06Khor1    20:1 | OF OUR NATION WITH THOSE OF THE HEBREWS AND CHALDAEANS DOWN 06Khor1    20:9 | but according to the preeminence of the men, for they all 06Khor1    20:10 | robber Joshua we, the princes of the Canaanites, came to dwell 06Khor1    20:11 | One of these was our most honorable 06Khor1    20:12 | certain fact that the posterity of the Gnt’uni family undoubtedly descend 06Khor1    20:12 | descend from him. The character of the men of that family 06Khor1    20:12 | The character of the men of that family demonstrates that they 06Khor1    20:62 | Armenians: Ara, son of Ara 06Khor1    20:63 | He is the son of our Ara, called Ara by 06Khor1    20:63 | Semiramis; she entrusted the task of governing our country to him 06Khor1    20:70 | his time lived Joshua son of Naw 06Khor1    20:74 | Of him they say that he 06Khor1    20:74 | he lived in the time of Belok’os and that he caused 06Khor1    21:1 | Concerning Ara, the son of Ara, and his son Anushavan 06Khor1    21:2 | beloved wife, Ara on account of her former passion for the 06Khor1    21:2 | years old at the time of Ara’s death. And having sincere 06Khor1    21:2 | him, she entrusted the government of the country to him. They 06Khor1    21:2 | country to him. They say of him that he died in 06Khor1    21:3 | Abas Catina continues the order of his narrative after this as 06Khor1    21:4 | Ara, the son of Ara, dies in the war 06Khor1    21:5 | cult at the plane trees of Aramaneak in Armavir. The murmuring 06Khor1    21:5 | Aramaneak in Armavir. The murmuring of their foliage and the direction 06Khor1    21:5 | their foliage and the direction of their movement at the gentler 06Khor1    21:5 | the gentler or stronger blowing of the wind was used for 06Khor1    21:5 | for divination in the land of the Armenians, and that for 06Khor1    21:6 | he gained control over part of the country and imposed tribute 06Khor1    21:7 | worthwhile, both words and deeds of the men mentioned above 06Khor1    22:1 | Paroyr, son of Skayordi, was the first to 06Khor1    22:2 | our account, we shall speak of what is significant 06Khor1    22:3 | The last of those who lived in the 06Khor1    22:3 | who lived in the time of the Assyrian kingdom and who 06Khor1    22:3 | our Paroyr in the time of Sardanapaḷos. He gave no little 06Khor1    22:4 | the period when the descendants of our original ancestor acquired the 06Khor1    22:4 | original ancestor acquired the status of royalty 06Khor1    22:5 | should read the four rhapsodies of that eloquent and wise man 06Khor1    22:5 | wise man, indeed the wisest of wise men 06Khor1    22:6 | Varbakēs, a native of Media, from the obscurest extremity 06Khor1    22:6 | Media, from the obscurest extremity of that inaccessible province, was very 06Khor1    22:6 | renowned in battle. Being aware of the effeminate way of life 06Khor1    22:6 | aware of the effeminate way of life and sensuous effeminacy and 06Khor1    22:6 | and sensuous effeminacy and sloth of T’on Konkoḷēṙos, by his generosity 06Khor1    22:7 | him the splendor and title of royalty 06Khor1    22:8 | he also gathered many groups of brave men who were expert 06Khor1    22:11 | the unscholarly habits and inclinations of our first ancestors, the same 06Khor1    22:12 | For the deeds of the father of Nebuchadnezzar were 06Khor1    22:12 | the deeds of the father of Nebuchadnezzar were written down by 06Khor1    22:12 | written down by the supervisors of their annals, whereas since our 06Khor1    22:12 | own people did not think of doing such a thing, only 06Khor1    22:13 | we thus learn the names of our ancestors and the deeds 06Khor1    22:13 | our ancestors and the deeds of many of them?” I reply 06Khor1    22:13 | and the deeds of many of them?” I reply: “From the 06Khor1    22:13 | reply: “From the ancient archives of the Chaldaeans, Assyrians, and Persians 06Khor1    22:13 | acts as prefects and governors of our land appointed by them 06Khor1    23:1 | The order of our kings and their number 06Khor1    23:2 | shall pass to the number of our great men, especially the 06Khor1    23:2 | kings, down to the rule of the Parthians 06Khor1    23:3 | me as compatriots and kindred of my own blood and true 06Khor1    23:4 | and escape from the dangers of the present 06Khor1    23:6 | I, living during the reign of foreigners, shall set forth the 06Khor1    23:6 | shall set forth the order of the kings of our nation 06Khor1    23:6 | the order of the kings of our nation alongside theirs. The 06Khor1    23:6 | alongside theirs. The national monarchs of our land were those men 06Khor1    23:7 | And that the kingdom of our nation truly existed at 06Khor1    23:7 | Command,” he said, “the realm of Ayrarat and the troop of 06Khor1    23:7 | of Ayrarat and the troop of Ask’anaz 06Khor1    23:8 | And this verifies the existence of our kingdom at that time 06Khor1    23:9 | we set out the order of the kings, we shall place 06Khor1    23:9 | shall place beside it that of the kings of the Medes 06Khor1    23:9 | it that of the kings of the Medes. The first of 06Khor1    23:9 | of the Medes. The first of the Medes 06Khor1    23:18 | the Mede Varbakēs: Paroyr, son of Skayordi 06Khor1    23:20 | He was called Hracheay because of his exceedingly shining face and 06Khor1    23:21 | they say lived Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians, who took the 06Khor1    23:22 | he asked Nebuchadnezzar for one of the captive Hebrew leaders, Shambat 06Khor1    23:23 | constrain them to the worship of idols, how many of them 06Khor1    23:23 | worship of idols, how many of them, and who they were 06Khor1    23:24 | some unreliable men say, out of fancy and not according to 06Khor1    23:24 | truth, that the coronant family of the Bagratuni descends from Hayk 06Khor1    23:25 | is no vestige or sign of probability in those stories that 06Khor1    23:25 | For they are disordered babblings of vain words concerning Hayk and 06Khor1    24:1 | Concerning the sons of Senek’erim, from whom are descended 06Khor1    24:1 | Gnuni and the bdeashkh called of Aḷdznik’; and in the same 06Khor1    24:1 | same chapter, that the house of Angḷ derives from Pask’am 06Khor1    24:2 | before we undertake the history of Tigran the Great, who was 06Khor1    24:2 | Great, who was the ninth of our native crowned kings, strong 06Khor1    24:2 | most important for the coherence of our work 06Khor1    24:3 | or less, before the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Assyria 06Khor1    24:3 | reign of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Assyria was Senek’erim, who besieged 06Khor1    24:3 | besieged Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah, the leader of the 06Khor1    24:3 | time of Hezekiah, the leader of the Jews 06Khor1    24:5 | One of these, that is, Sanasar, our 06Khor1    24:5 | Skayordi settled in the southwest of our land, near the borders 06Khor1    24:5 | our land, near the borders of the same Assyria; his descendants 06Khor1    24:6 | were honored with the vitaxate of those regions 06Khor1    24:7 | Ardamozan dwelt to the southeast of the same area, and from 06Khor1    24:9 | historian says that the house of Angḷ descends from a certain 06Khor1    24:9 | from a certain Pask’am, grandson of Haykak 06Khor1    25:1 | Concerning Tigran, what sort of man he was in everything 06Khor1    25:3 | for he, of all our kings, was the 06Khor1    25:3 | intelligent and the most valiant of these and of all others 06Khor1    25:3 | most valiant of these and of all others 06Khor1    25:4 | Cyrus in overthrowing the dominion of the Medes, and he brought 06Khor1    25:5 | He extended the borders of our territory and established them 06Khor1    25:6 | and those who appreciate deeds of valor and prudence would not 06Khor1    25:7 | many. He multiplied the stores of gold and silver and precious 06Khor1    25:7 | and silver and precious stones, of garments and brocades of various 06Khor1    25:7 | stones, of garments and brocades of various colors, both for men 06Khor1    25:7 | and women, with the help of which the ugly appeared as 06Khor1    25:8 | was carried on the shoulders of horses; the slingers were all 06Khor1    25:9 | The mere sight of them assembled in one spot 06Khor1    25:9 | spot, with the shining rays of their armor and weapons, was 06Khor1    25:10 | The bringer of peace and prosperity, he fattened 06Khor1    25:11 | our country by Tigran, son of Eruand. He was blond with 06Khor1    25:11 | blond with grey-flecked hair, of ruddy complexion and gentle eyed 06Khor1    25:11 | say - moderate in the pleasures of the flesh; he was wise 06Khor1    25:13 | he weighed all the circumstances of each case impartially 06Khor1    25:14 | alike he spread the mantle of his care 06Khor1    25:17 | he Tigran was an object of suspicion to him since an 06Khor1    26:2 | Now the cause of such reflections was the warm 06Khor1    26:2 | from Azhdahak when he thought of this, and he unceasingly asked 06Khor1    26:2 | able to loose the bond of friendship between the Persian and 06Khor1    26:3 | thoughts, he had a vision of the future through a prophetic 06Khor1    27:2 | the Mede from the alliance of Cyrus and Tigran 06Khor1    27:3 | and from the severe agitation of his thoughts, a vision appeared 06Khor1    27:3 | sleep at night, the like of which in his waking hours 06Khor1    27:4 | to custom for the hour of the council; but there being 06Khor1    27:4 | there being still several hours of night, he summoned his counselors 06Khor1    27:4 | he sighed from the depths of his heart 06Khor1    27:5 | heart and also the details of the fearful vision 06Khor1    27:6 | it was in the land of the Armenians 06Khor1    27:7 | in a veil the color of the sky appeared sitting at 06Khor1    27:7 | appeared sitting at the summit of that great height. Her eyes 06Khor1    27:7 | was seized with the pains of childbirth 06Khor1    27:10 | In the midst of such confused visions it seemed 06Khor1    27:10 | was standing on the roof of my royal palace, and I 06Khor1    27:10 | and I saw the surface of this pavilion adorned with beautiful 06Khor1    27:13 | body with lances, causing streams of blood to flow; the surface 06Khor1    27:13 | blood to flow; the surface of the palace that shines like 06Khor1    27:13 | sun we made a sea of blood 06Khor1    27:15 | the story? For the end of the matter was destruction. So 06Khor1    27:16 | The course of these visions indicates nothing else 06Khor1    27:17 | Who then, with the help of the gods, by offering us 06Khor1    28:2 | shall now tell you which of them, with the help of 06Khor1    28:2 | of them, with the help of the gods, I consider to 06Khor1    28:3 | some-one through the pretense of friendship to plot his downfall 06Khor1    28:6 | unforeseen occasion to bid one of his friends, with presents and 06Khor1    28:6 | with presents and the promise of honors, to slay him with 06Khor1    28:6 | the sword or by means of poison; or to strip him 06Khor1    28:6 | poison; or to strip him of his intimates and lieutenants by 06Khor1    28:8 | To one of his counselors he gave a 06Khor1    28:8 | he gave a great sum of money and sent him off 06Khor1    29:1 | The letter of Azhdahak, the ensuing agreement of 06Khor1    29:1 | of Azhdahak, the ensuing agreement of Tigran, and the journey of 06Khor1    29:1 | of Tigran, and the journey of Tigranuhi to Media 06Khor1    29:2 | more useful in the life of this world has been granted 06Khor1    29:2 | gods than a great number of friends, and especially truly wise 06Khor1    29:4 | me in marriage the princess of Greater Armenia, your sister Tigranuhi 06Khor1    29:4 | her that she become queen of queens 06Khor1    29:8 | He did not yet know of the latter’s plot and sent 06Khor1    29:9 | her, and not only because of the deceit in his heart 06Khor1    29:9 | his heart but also because of her beauty made her the 06Khor1    29:9 | her the first in rank of his wives, though underneath he 06Khor1    30:3 | his wife Zaruhi, is envious of your authority over the Aryans 06Khor1    30:4 | And what will become of this, save that first I 06Khor1    30:4 | Aryans and occupy the place of the goddesses 06Khor1    30:5 | So you must choose one of these alternatives: either remain friendly 06Khor1    30:5 | ignominious ruin in the eyes of the Aryans, or, realizing your 06Khor1    30:6 | he hid the intended death of Tigranuhi if she did not 06Khor1    30:6 | in accordance with the wishes of the Medo-Persian 06Khor1    30:7 | but swiftly informed her brother of the deceit through friends 06Khor1    30:8 | meet midway on the borders of their two realms for mutual 06Khor1    30:8 | not be treated by means of a letter or an exchange 06Khor1    30:8 | a letter or an exchange of messengers but only if the 06Khor1    30:9 | However, Tigran knew the purpose of the message and hid nothing 06Khor1    30:9 | the message and hid nothing of Azhdahak’s plot, but in a 06Khor1    30:9 | what was in the depths of his heart 06Khor1    30:11 | gathered troops from the confines of Cappadocia, the total elite of 06Khor1    30:11 | of Cappadocia, the total elite of Georgia and Albania, and the 06Khor1    30:11 | and Albania, and the elite of Greater and Lesser Armenia 06Khor1    30:12 | his host to the borders of Media 06Khor1    30:14 | action languished when Tigran thought of his beloved sister 06Khor1    30:15 | efforts to arrange the outcome of events so that Tigranuhi might 06Khor1    30:15 | Tigranuhi might have a means of escape 06Khor1    30:16 | had been accomplished, the hours of combat approached 06Khor1    30:17 | and perfect in the beauty of his frame, for he was 06Khor1    30:18 | armor like water; the point of the lance ran right through 06Khor1    30:18 | out with his weapon half of his lungs 06Khor1    30:20 | But the death of Azhdahak brought it to an 06Khor1    31:1 | first wife, and the settlement of the prisoners 06Khor1    31:3 | he says that the nobility of those regions called Ostan is 06Khor1    31:4 | first wife, and many princesses of Azhdahak’s seed with young men 06Khor1    31:4 | young men and a multitude of prisoners, more than ten thousand 06Khor1    31:4 | settled from the eastern flank of the great mountain as far 06Khor1    31:4 | as far as the borders of Goḷt’n, that is Tambat, Oskioḷay 06Khor1    31:4 | other estates on the bank of the river, including Vranjunik’, as 06Khor1    31:4 | far as opposite the castle of Nakhchavan, and the three towns 06Khor1    31:4 | Nakhchavan, and the three towns of Khram, Juḷay, and Khorshakunik’ on 06Khor1    31:4 | Khorshakunik’ on the other side of the river, the entire plain 06Khor1    31:4 | far as the same castle of Nakhchavan 06Khor1    31:5 | sons on the extensive crags of the summit of the great 06Khor1    31:5 | extensive crags of the summit of the great mountain 06Khor1    31:6 | many journeys at the command of Ptolemy have measured in stadia 06Khor1    31:6 | measured in stadia the habitat of men and also in part 06Khor1    31:7 | who dwelt at the foot of the mountain 06Khor1    31:8 | rhythmic songs that the inhabitants of the wine-producing district of 06Khor1    31:8 | of the wine-producing district of Goḷt’n have lovingly preserved, as 06Khor1    31:8 | allegorical fashion also the descendants of Azhdahak, whom they call descendants 06Khor1    31:8 | Azhdahak, whom they call descendants of the dragon because Azhdahak in 06Khor1    31:9 | made a feast in honor of Artashēs and there was a 06Khor1    31:9 | against him in the temple of the dragons 06Khor1    31:10 | that Artavazd, the valiant son of Artashēs, did not find a 06Khor1    31:11 | shoot tits’ from the table of Argavan 06Khor1    31:12 | more amazed at the truth of our history, how we have 06Khor1    31:12 | we have revealed the secrets of the dragons who live up 06Khor1    32:2 | To give a faithful account of the original and first Tigran 06Khor1    32:2 | narrative concerning Tigran, the son of Eruand, and may it so 06Khor1    32:2 | too will be the account of him 06Khor1    32:3 | Aram, Tigran. For the descendants of heroes are heroes; but as 06Khor1    32:3 | heroes; but as for those of second rank, let one call 06Khor1    32:4 | But according to the reputation of heroic nature, what we are 06Khor1    32:6 | house and Anoysh the mother of dragons, and who with the 06Khor1    32:6 | the willing help and encouragement of Cyrus seized for himself the 06Khor1    32:6 | seized for himself the empire of the Medes and Persians 06Khor1    32:7 | sons were Pap, Tiran, Vahagn, of whom the fables of our 06Khor1    32:7 | Vahagn, of whom the fables of our land say: Heaven was 06Khor1    32:7 | red reed. From the tube of the reed came forth smoke 06Khor1    32:7 | forth smoke, from the tube of the reed came forth flame 06Khor1    32:9 | overcame them; and they sang of him something very similar to 06Khor1    32:9 | similar to the heroic exploits of Heracles 06Khor1    32:13 | Now the first of Zareh’s sons was Armog; he 06Khor1    32:14 | and was killed by Alexander of Macedon 06Khor1    32:15 | this point until the reign of Vaḷarshak in Armenia I have 06Khor1    32:15 | each other for the control of our country. Therefore, Arshak the 06Khor1    33:1 | The war of Ilium in the time of 06Khor1    33:1 | of Ilium in the time of Tewtamus; the participation of our 06Khor1    33:1 | time of Tewtamus; the participation of our Zarmayr with a small 06Khor1    33:2 | far from falsehood and full of what opposes falsehood; that we 06Khor1    33:4 | establish everything in the twinkling of an eye, yet He did 06Khor1    33:4 | creatures. For some are creatures of the first day, some of 06Khor1    33:4 | of the first day, some of the second and third and 06Khor1    33:5 | And thus the teaching of the Spirit indicates to us 06Khor1    33:8 | Thus, because of your great haste, behold we 06Khor1    33:9 | which are important and worthy of our history 06Khor1    33:10 | What then are the first of such tales if not those 06Khor1    33:10 | Ilian war in the time of Tewtamos the Assyrian 06Khor1    33:11 | our Zarmayr under the rule of the Assyrians helped Priam with 06Khor1    33:12 | The end of the first book, the genealogy 06Khor1    33:12 | the first book, the genealogy of Greater Armenia 06Khor1    34:1 | From the Fables of the Persians Concerning Biurasp Azhdahak 06Khor1    34:2 | the obscene and ridiculous fables of Biurasp Azhdahak; and why do 06Khor1    34:2 | shoulders and the consequent birth of the dragons; then the increase 06Khor1    34:2 | the dragons; then the increase of evil, the consuming of men 06Khor1    34:2 | increase of evil, the consuming of men for the needs of 06Khor1    34:2 | of men for the needs of his stomach 06Khor1    34:5 | What need have you of these false fables; what use 06Khor1    34:6 | in themselves allegorically the meaning of the events 06Khor1    34:8 | you: “What need have you of these? What is your delight 06Khor1    34:9 | as it is the desire of your youthful years and immature 06Khor1    34:11 | Statement of what is reliable concerning Biurasp 06Khor1    34:12 | now freely quote the saying of Plato: “Could indeed anyone be 06Khor1    34:13 | accomplish. The stories and deeds of which we speak, and especially 06Khor1    34:14 | for we did not speak of them in our first book 06Khor1    34:14 | did we deem them worthy of inclusion even at the end 06Khor1    34:14 | inclusion even at the end of that account, but in a 06Khor1    34:16 | he lived in the time of Nimrod (Nebrot’ 06Khor1    34:18 | know that this definite name of Biurasp is found in a 06Khor1    34:19 | Nimrod, he held the chiefdom of his family not so much 06Khor1    34:19 | to show everyone a way of life in common, and he 06Khor1    34:20 | Everything of his was open, both word 06Khor1    34:20 | thoughts, but all the secrets of his heart he brought out 06Khor1    34:23 | said above, for the sake of deceiving the majority he had 06Khor1    34:23 | majority he had the habit of doing nothing in secret. To 06Khor1    34:25 | fables they call “the child of Satan” was his servant and 06Khor1    34:25 | was his servant and worker of his will. So therefore, when 06Khor1    34:26 | As for the birth of dragons, or more precisely Biurasp’s 06Khor1    34:27 | the demons until the mass of the people were disgusted with 06Khor1    34:27 | he fled to the district of the mountain mentioned above. As 06Khor1    34:29 | him into a great pit of sulfur 06Khor2    1:1 | Intermediate Period in the History of Our Ancestors 06Khor2    1:2 | second book the various events of our own country, beginning with 06Khor2    1:2 | country, beginning with the reign of Alexander down to the reign 06Khor2    1:2 | Alexander down to the reign of that holy and valiant man 06Khor2    1:2 | down in order whatever deeds of valor and bravery were performed 06Khor2    1:2 | the wise actions and ordinances of each one of those who 06Khor2    1:2 | and ordinances of each one of those who descended from Arshak 06Khor2    1:2 | who descended from Arshak, king of Persia, and his brother Vaḷarshak 06Khor2    1:2 | Vaḷarshak, whom he made king of our nation. The kings of 06Khor2    1:2 | of our nation. The kings of our country who came after 06Khor2    1:3 | I shall write very briefly of what concerns us and omit 06Khor2    1:5 | over the whole world, Alexander of Macedon, the son of Philip 06Khor2    1:5 | Alexander of Macedon, the son of Philip and Olympias, who was 06Khor2    1:5 | the stipulation that the empire of them all would be called 06Khor2    1:5 | all would be called that of the Macedonians, he himself died 06Khor2    1:6 | Babylon, having seized the states of all the others. From there 06Khor2    1:9 | who was from the seed of Abraham out of the descendants 06Khor2    1:9 | the seed of Abraham out of the descendants of K’etura, for 06Khor2    1:9 | Abraham out of the descendants of K’etura, for the fulfilment of 06Khor2    1:9 | of K’etura, for the fulfilment of the saying of the Lord 06Khor2    1:9 | the fulfilment of the saying of the Lord to Abraham: “Kings 06Khor2    1:9 | the Lord to Abraham: “Kings of nations will come forth from 06Khor2    2:1 | The reign of Arshak and his sons, war 06Khor2    2:2 | sixty years after the death of Alexander the Valiant, Arshak reigned 06Khor2    2:2 | Bahḷ Aṙavawtin in the land of the Kushans 06Khor2    2:4 | he also expelled the dominion of the Macedonians from Babylon 06Khor2    2:5 | the Galatians and the kingdom of Asia 06Khor2    2:6 | merely an offering every year of one hundred talents 06Khor2    2:9 | his brother Antiochus Sidetes, learning of Arshak’s departure, came and occupied 06Khor2    2:10 | Arshak ruled over a third of this world, as we learn 06Khor2    2:10 | learn from the fourth book of Herodotus’ Histories of events, which 06Khor2    2:10 | fourth book of Herodotus’ Histories of events, which deals with the 06Khor2    2:10 | which deals with the division of the whole world into three 06Khor2    3:1 | Vaḷarshak is made king of Armenia 06Khor2    3:2 | made his brother Vaḷarshak king of Armenia, giving him the regions 06Khor2    3:2 | Armenia, giving him the regions of the north and west 06Khor2    3:3 | able, he fixed the statutes of civil life for this country 06Khor2    3:3 | and established as the dynasts of the principalities competent men from 06Khor2    3:3 | men from among the descendants of our ancestor Hayk and others 06Khor2    3:4 | family to be the coronants of the Arsacids, and for the 06Khor2    3:5 | and he was a member of the royal court 06Khor2    3:6 | made governor over the limits of the regions where Armenian is 06Khor2    3:6 | Armenian is spoken and prince of eleven thousand men in the 06Khor2    3:7 | us turn back and tell of the war of Vaḷarshak with 06Khor2    3:7 | and tell of the war of Vaḷarshak with Pontus and with 06Khor2    3:7 | Pontus and with Phrygia, and of his victory 06Khor2    4:1 | and marched against the allies of the Macedonians 06Khor2    4:2 | the Macedonians and his capture of Babylon and eastern and western 06Khor2    4:2 | under him, the young men of the lake shore descended from 06Khor2    4:2 | and the Canaanites, the offspring of Sharay and Gushar, and the 06Khor2    4:2 | Gushar, and the neighboring descendants of Sisak and Cadmos and their 06Khor2    4:2 | and their relations - about half of our country 06Khor2    4:3 | He came to the center of the country above the sources 06Khor2    4:3 | the country above the sources of the Great Marsh on the 06Khor2    4:3 | Great Marsh on the bank of the Araxes near the hill 06Khor2    4:3 | for they were quite unaware of military tactics 06Khor2    4:4 | there, bringing together the forces of all regions of our country 06Khor2    4:4 | the forces of all regions of our country, he reached the 06Khor2    4:4 | country, he reached the borders of Khaḷtik’ 06Khor2    4:5 | Mazhak’, and other countries, ignorant of the news of Arshak’s war 06Khor2    4:5 | countries, ignorant of the news of Arshak’s war, were faithfully keeping 06Khor2    4:7 | to within a few stadia of each other, both sides fortified 06Khor2    5:1 | The battle of Morp’iwḷik and his death from 06Khor2    5:3 | the ground the valiant elite of Vaḷarshak’s young men. He attempted 06Khor2    5:3 | Armenian king in the midst of his large and strongly armed 06Khor2    5:5 | famous warriors from the race of Hayk and Senek’erim the Assyrian 06Khor2    5:5 | it to flight. Many torrents of blood flowed, watering the earth 06Khor2    5:5 | watering the earth like floods of rain 06Khor2    5:6 | peace, subject to the control of Vaḷarshak, and the Macedonians’ warlike 06Khor2    6:1 | organized the west and north of our country 06Khor2    6:2 | conclusion, he organized the regions of Mazhak and Pontus and Egeria 06Khor2    6:2 | north-ward to the foot of Parkhar in Tayk’ to the 06Khor2    6:2 | the wet and foggy regions of forests and moss. To this 06Khor2    6:4 | to preserve intact the bonds of my admiration for this wonderful 06Khor2    6:5 | northern plain and the foothills of the great Caucasus Mountain and 06Khor2    6:7 | himself, having discharged the army of the west, descended to the 06Khor2    6:7 | grassy meadows near the border of Sharay, which the ancients called 06Khor2    6:7 | which later, because the colony of the Vḷendur Bulgar Vund dwelt 06Khor2    6:7 | his name. And the names of the villages are called after 06Khor2    6:8 | he encamped on the bank of the Metsamawr in a spot 06Khor2    6:9 | There he organized the army of our country, and leaving overseers 06Khor2    7:1 | The organization of the kingdom, how he organized 06Khor2    7:1 | manner he ordered the way of life 06Khor2    7:2 | is an important chapter, full of reliable history and worthy of 06Khor2    7:2 | of reliable history and worthy of the most polished and elaborate 06Khor2    7:3 | about the ordering and organization of the houses, families, cities, villages 06Khor2    7:3 | in general the entire constitution of the kingdom and whatever is 06Khor2    7:3 | the kingdom and whatever is of relevance to the kingdom - the 06Khor2    7:5 | his family the aforementioned rank of prince; he also gave him 06Khor2    7:5 | to wear the lesser diadem of three rows of pearls without 06Khor2    7:5 | lesser diadem of three rows of pearls without gold or gems 06Khor2    7:6 | he appointed from the descendants of the Canaanites and called them 06Khor2    7:6 | and called them the family of the Gnt’uni. I do not 06Khor2    7:7 | he appointed from the descendants of Khoṙ Haykazn, select and valiant 06Khor2    7:7 | swordsmen; and as the head of their principality he appointed a 06Khor2    7:8 | he kept the original name of the family 06Khor2    7:9 | he set Dat, a descendant of Gaṙnik’s, grandson of Geḷam 06Khor2    7:9 | a descendant of Gaṙnik’s, grandson of Geḷam 06Khor2    7:10 | was later, in the time of Artashēs 06Khor2    7:13 | sleeping boy, and the shadow of a bird protected the drowsy 06Khor2    7:14 | giniuni; they prepared drink worthy of the king. A wonderful thing 06Khor2    7:14 | set him among the number of the princely families 06Khor2    7:16 | Havuni as falconers and keepers of falcons because they dwelt in 06Khor2    7:17 | praetor, the Dziwnakan were guardians of the summer residences and keepers 06Khor2    7:17 | the summer residences and keepers of snow and by advancement were 06Khor2    7:17 | advancement were ennobled as relatives of the kings 06Khor2    7:18 | And he established four companies of palace guards, each one with 06Khor2    7:18 | from the same ancient race of kings descended from our ancestor 06Khor2    7:19 | race died out or because of some dispute that they expelled 06Khor2    7:21 | as their commander Hayr, prince of the region from Azerbaijan as 06Khor2    7:21 | Chuash and Nakhchavan; he was of an honorable and princely family 06Khor2    8:1 | kingdom was from the seed of Azhdahak, king of the Medes 06Khor2    8:1 | the seed of Azhdahak, king of the Medes 06Khor2    8:2 | in order, the second rank of the kingdom was given to 06Khor2    8:2 | was given to the seed of Azhdahak who had become king 06Khor2    8:2 | Azhdahak who had become king of the Medes - these are now 06Khor2    8:3 | do not call the princes of the family Lord of the 06Khor2    8:3 | princes of the family Lord of the Muratsean but Lord of 06Khor2    8:3 | of the Muratsean but Lord of the Marats’ik’ 06Khor2    8:5 | the east on the border of the regions where Armenian is 06Khor2    8:5 | military governors the two princes of the noble races of Sisak 06Khor2    8:5 | princes of the noble races of Sisak and of the house 06Khor2    8:5 | noble races of Sisak and of the house of Cadmos, whose 06Khor2    8:5 | Sisak and of the house of Cadmos, whose names we set 06Khor2    8:5 | we set out in one of the previous chapters 06Khor2    8:6 | he established in the governorship of the great and renowned and 06Khor2    8:6 | and outstanding in every deed of wisdom and sagacity; this region 06Khor2    8:7 | and famous race, the tribe of Sisak, which inherited the plain 06Khor2    8:7 | Sisak, which inherited the plain of Albania and the mountainous region 06Khor2    8:7 | Albania and the mountainous region of the same plain from the 06Khor2    8:7 | Aḷuank’ (Albania) after the gentleness of his mode of life; for 06Khor2    8:7 | the gentleness of his mode of life; for they called him 06Khor2    8:9 | they say, descend the families of Uti and Gardman and Tsowdēk’ 06Khor2    8:9 | and Tsowdēk’ and the principalities of Gargar 06Khor2    8:10 | Gushar, descended from the sons of Sharay, inherited the mountain Mt’in 06Khor2    8:10 | that is, Kangark’, and half of Chavakh, Koḷb, Tsob, Dzor, as 06Khor2    8:10 | as far as the fortress of Hnarakert 06Khor2    8:11 | But the lordship of Ashots’ and the principality of 06Khor2    8:11 | of Ashots’ and the principality of Tashir Vaḷarshak assigned to the 06Khor2    8:11 | Vaḷarshak assigned to the descendants of Gushar Haykazn 06Khor2    8:12 | the Caucasus Mountain as governor of the north he appointed this 06Khor2    8:12 | family and called the title of their principality the bdeashkh of 06Khor2    8:12 | of their principality the bdeashkh of the Gugarats’ik’; these were descended 06Khor2    8:12 | descended from Mihrdat, the satrap of Darius, whom Alexander brought and 06Khor2    8:12 | came and attacked the land of the Libyans and Iberians. Breaking 06Khor2    8:12 | he subdued them. And part of them he led away and 06Khor2    8:12 | on the right-hand side of the Pontus sea 06Khor2    8:13 | Iberia is on the edge of the world in the west 06Khor2    8:14 | In the great valley of Basean he established the principality 06Khor2    8:15 | As governor of the west he appointed a 06Khor2    8:15 | cross-eyes, from the offspring of Pask’am, grandson of Hayk; they 06Khor2    8:15 | the offspring of Pask’am, grandson of Hayk; they called him Angḷ 06Khor2    8:15 | they called him Angḷ because of his great ugliness, a man 06Khor2    8:15 | his great ugliness, a man of gigantic size and strength. Because 06Khor2    8:15 | gigantic size and strength. Because of the deformity of his face 06Khor2    8:15 | strength. Because of the deformity of his face, he called his 06Khor2    8:15 | called his family the house of Angḷ 06Khor2    8:16 | Ṙostom Sagdjik had the strength of [120] elephants 06Khor2    8:17 | disproportionate; not even the tales of Samson or Heracles or Sagdjik 06Khor2    8:19 | ships had reached the shore of the Pontus Sea, he rushed 06Khor2    8:19 | he took rocks the size of hills and threw them at 06Khor2    8:19 | a few ships sank because of the splash, and the height 06Khor2    8:19 | the splash, and the height of the waves caused by the 06Khor2    8:20 | much - it is the tale of all tales 06Khor2    8:21 | was extremely powerful and worthy of such stories 06Khor2    8:22 | he established the great principality of Tsop’k’ in what is called 06Khor2    8:23 | and also the principalities of the Apahunik’, Manavazean, and Bznunik’ 06Khor2    8:23 | Bznunik’ from the same descendants of Hayk. He selected the most 06Khor2    8:23 | He selected the most illustrious of the inhabitants and established them 06Khor2    8:24 | in this country before him, of whose existence the ancient stories 06Khor2    8:27 | Among the children of Vahagn he found some men 06Khor2    8:27 | he found some men who of their own will asked for 06Khor2    8:27 | will asked for the ministry of the temples. He honored them 06Khor2    8:27 | principalities, giving them the name of Vahuni 06Khor2    8:28 | families from among the descendants of the first kings and established 06Khor2    8:28 | established them in the towns of the same names 06Khor2    8:29 | And Sharashan from the house of Sanasar he appointed as great 06Khor2    8:29 | as great bdeashkh and governor of the southwest, on the borders 06Khor2    8:29 | the southwest, on the borders of Assyria on the bank of 06Khor2    8:29 | of Assyria on the bank of the Tigris River, granting him 06Khor2    8:30 | a Mokats’i from the province of the same name, who commanded 06Khor2    8:31 | the Akēats’i from the provinces of the same name 06Khor2    8:32 | that they are truly branches of the Sisakan family. I do 06Khor2    8:32 | the principalities after the name of the provinces 06Khor2    8:33 | in Armavir and erected statues of the sun and moon and 06Khor2    8:33 | the sun and moon and of his own ancestors 06Khor2    8:35 | He also ordered the city of Semiramis to be restored, and 06Khor2    8:37 | He separated the ranks of the armed forces: first, second 06Khor2    8:39 | He ordered the recorder of benefits to recall what was 06Khor2    8:41 | brotherly terms for the sake of harmony and life without rancor 06Khor2    8:41 | rancor - which are the causes of prosperity and peace and similar 06Khor2    8:42 | to dwell in the province of Hashteank’ and in its frontier 06Khor2    8:43 | keep with him for reasons of state, and the latter’s own 06Khor2    8:43 | truly a spirited lad, strong of limb, so that he impressed 06Khor2    8:43 | impressed onlookers with the hope of brave deeds to come 06Khor2    8:44 | should go to the regions of Hashteank’ to the family’s hereditary 06Khor2    8:45 | But Vaḷarshak, after such deeds of valor and such excellent organization 06Khor2    9:2 | Arshak, son of Vaḷarshak, ruled over Armenia for 06Khor2    9:2 | thirteen years. A zealous follower of his father’s virtues, he established 06Khor2    9:2 | a monument on the shore of the great sea. Standing on 06Khor2    9:2 | was tempered with the blood of snakes, and implanted it deep 06Khor2    9:3 | a long time the inhabitants of Pontus honored this column as 06Khor2    9:3 | this column as a work of the gods 06Khor2    9:5 | great tumult in the zone of the great Caucasus Mountain in 06Khor2    9:5 | Caucasus Mountain in the country of the Bulgars. Many of them 06Khor2    9:5 | country of the Bulgars. Many of them split off and came 06Khor2    9:6 | He persecuted the sons of Bagarat in an effort to 06Khor2    9:6 | make them worship idols. Two of them bravely died by the 06Khor2    9:6 | ashamed to call them followers of the companions of Anania and 06Khor2    9:6 | them followers of the companions of Anania and Eleazar 06Khor2    9:8 | be given wives from any of the princely houses unless they 06Khor2    9:9 | conditions, but not the worship of idols 06Khor2    9:10 | Here ends the account of the venerable Mar Abas Catina 06Khor2    10:1 | this history after the books of Mar Abas Catina 06Khor2    10:2 | you from the fifth book of Africanus the Chronographer, to which 06Khor2    10:3 | transcribed everything from the charters of the archive of Edessa, that 06Khor2    10:3 | the charters of the archive of Edessa, that is, Urha, which 06Khor2    10:3 | Urha, which concerned the history of our kings. These books had 06Khor2    10:3 | and from the temple histories of Sinope in Pontus 06Khor2    10:5 | closer witness the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea is a 06Khor2    10:5 | the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea is a guarantee, which 06Khor2    10:6 | in Geḷark’uni in the province of Siunik’ you will find in 06Khor2    10:6 | be found all the acts of our first kings down to 06Khor2    11:1 | the First and his usurpation of the first rank 06Khor2    11:2 | Artashēs became king of Armenia in succession to his 06Khor2    11:2 | in the twenty-fourth year of Arshakan, king of Persia. As 06Khor2    11:2 | fourth year of Arshakan, king of Persia. As his fortunes progressed 06Khor2    11:3 | his own authority as king of Persia, and likewise Tigran his 06Khor2    11:3 | his own son as king of Armenia 06Khor2    11:4 | a youth called Varazh, son of Dat, from the seed of 06Khor2    11:4 | of Dat, from the seed of Gaṙnik, a descendant of Geḷam 06Khor2    11:4 | seed of Gaṙnik, a descendant of Geḷam, for he was a 06Khor2    11:5 | He made him superintendent of the royal hunt and granted 06Khor2    11:6 | a certain Mithridates, great bdeashkh of Georgia, who was from the 06Khor2    11:6 | who was from the seed of Mithridates, satrap of Darius, whom 06Khor2    11:6 | the seed of Mithridates, satrap of Darius, whom Alexander had set 06Khor2    11:6 | entrusted him with the government of the northern mountains and the 06Khor2    12:1 | spoils to Armenia the images of the idols 06Khor2    12:2 | a cairn as an indication of the multitude 06Khor2    12:3 | took as prisoner Chroesus, king of Lydia 06Khor2    12:4 | Finding in Asia images of Artemis, Heracles, and Apollo that 06Khor2    12:5 | The chief priests, who were of the Vahuni family, took those 06Khor2    12:5 | the Vahuni family, took those of Apollo and Artemis and set 06Khor2    12:5 | in Armavir; but the statue of Heracles, which had been made 06Khor2    12:5 | made by Scyllas and Dipenes of Crete, they supposed to be 06Khor2    12:5 | Tarawn in their own village of Ashtishat after the death of 06Khor2    12:5 | of Ashtishat after the death of Artashēs 06Khor2    12:6 | the ocean with the multitude of his ships, wishing to subject 06Khor2    12:9 | also took from Hellas images of Zeus, Artemis, Athena, Hephaistos, and 06Khor2    12:9 | our land the sad news of Artashēs’ death was heard. Those 06Khor2    12:9 | the images to the fortress of Ani. The priests followed and 06Khor2    13:1 | other historians to the empire of Artashēs and his taking Chroesus 06Khor2    13:2 | but by many. Being doubtful of these same events we made 06Khor2    13:4 | And again the proposition of Chroesus to Nectanebo is reported 06Khor2    13:4 | have been the last king of Egypt, while some have called 06Khor2    13:4 | have called him the father of Alexander 06Khor2    13:5 | we have found the period of Chroesus to be two hundred 06Khor2    13:5 | two hundred years before that of Nectanebo, while Nectanebo’s period is 06Khor2    13:5 | two hundred years before that of Artashēs the First, king of 06Khor2    13:5 | of Artashēs the First, king of Armenia 06Khor2    13:7 | was announced in the fortress of Attica 06Khor2    13:9 | him speaks Evagaros: “The war of Alexander and Darius is minor 06Khor2    13:9 | is minor compared to that of Artashēs. For the light of 06Khor2    13:9 | of Artashēs. For the light of day was obscured by the 06Khor2    13:9 | was obscured by the dust of the former, but the latter 06Khor2    13:9 | the sun by his volleys of arrows, turning mid-day into 06Khor2    13:11 | Because of him the torrents did not 06Khor2    13:11 | river, for by the drinking of his soldiers it shrank to 06Khor2    13:11 | winter level. By the multitude of his army he rendered the 06Khor2    13:11 | army he rendered the use of numbers inadequate so that there 06Khor2    13:13 | as follows: “The haughty Chroesus of Lydia was deceived by the 06Khor2    13:13 | was deceived by the reply of the Pythian oracle: ’After passing 06Khor2    13:14 | that it referred to that of others, but he broke himself 06Khor2    13:15 | But Chroesus, remembering the saying of Solon the Athenian, said in 06Khor2    13:18 | also writes: “The most powerful of all kings was the Parthian 06Khor2    13:18 | Thrace he changed the nature of the elements. On the land 06Khor2    13:19 | the Bithynians were a part of his forces; all Hellas held 06Khor2    13:22 | that these accounts are worthy of belief, and that the Chroesus 06Khor2    13:22 | say lived in the time of Cyrus or Nectanebo either is 06Khor2    13:22 | name - as is the custom of many 06Khor2    14:1 | Concerning the reign of the middle Tigran, his resistance 06Khor2    14:1 | the Greek armies, his building of the temples, and his incursions 06Khor2    14:2 | in the forty-ninth year of Arshakan, king of Persia 06Khor2    14:2 | ninth year of Arshakan, king of Persia 06Khor2    14:3 | army, which after the death of his father Artashēs and the 06Khor2    14:3 | father Artashēs and the dispersal of his troops had attacked and 06Khor2    14:5 | entrusted Mazhak and the care of Anatolia; and leaving a numerous 06Khor2    14:8 | consented and raised the statue of Zeus Olympus in the fortress 06Khor2    14:8 | Zeus Olympus in the fortress of Ani, that of Athena in 06Khor2    14:8 | the fortress of Ani, that of Athena in T’il, the second 06Khor2    14:8 | in T’il, the second statue of Artemis in Erēz, and that 06Khor2    14:8 | Artemis in Erēz, and that of Hephaistos in Bagayaṙinj 06Khor2    14:9 | But the statue of Aphrodite, as the beloved of 06Khor2    14:9 | of Aphrodite, as the beloved of Heracles, he ordered to be 06Khor2    14:9 | set up beside the statue of the same Heracles in Ashtishat 06Khor2    14:10 | their private lands the statue of Heracles sent by his own 06Khor2    14:11 | built temples; and in front of the temples he set up 06Khor2    14:11 | worship. To this the men of the Bagratuni family did not 06Khor2    14:11 | he cut off the tongue of one of them, called Asud 06Khor2    14:11 | off the tongue of one of them, called Asud, for dishonoring 06Khor2    14:12 | Therefore he deprived them of the command of the army 06Khor2    14:12 | deprived them of the command of the army; but he did 06Khor2    14:12 | not take away the office of aspet with the right of 06Khor2    14:12 | of aspet with the right of crowning 06Khor2    14:13 | and finding there the statue of Barshamin, he embellished it with 06Khor2    14:13 | set up in the town of T’ordan 06Khor2    14:14 | seek vengeance from Cleopatra daughter of Ptolemy for the crimes of 06Khor2    14:14 | of Ptolemy for the crimes of her son Dionysius against his 06Khor2    14:15 | Jews and besieged the city of Ptolemais 06Khor2    14:16 | But the queen of the Jews, Alexandra - also known 06Khor2    14:16 | Messalina - who was the wife of Alexander, son of John, son 06Khor2    14:16 | the wife of Alexander, son of John, son of Simon the 06Khor2    14:16 | Alexander, son of John, son of Simon the brother of Judas 06Khor2    14:16 | son of Simon the brother of Judas Maccabaeus, and who at 06Khor2    14:16 | that time held the throne of the Jews, by giving him 06Khor2    14:17 | called Vaykunik’ after the name of the brigand 06Khor2    15:1 | The attack on us of Pompey, the Roman general; the 06Khor2    15:1 | the Roman general; the capture of Mazhak and the death of 06Khor2    15:1 | of Mazhak and the death of Mithridates 06Khor2    15:3 | his own country on account of the terror caused by the 06Khor2    15:4 | against Aristobulus to the help of his elder brother Hyrcanus, the 06Khor2    15:4 | Hyrcanus, the high priest, son of Alexander 06Khor2    15:5 | Mithridates fled to the regions of Pontus 06Khor2    15:7 | Through the father of Pontius Pilate he had Mithridates 06Khor2    15:8 | in these words: “The news of the death of Mithridates reached 06Khor2    15:8 | The news of the death of Mithridates reached Pompey near Jericho 06Khor2    16:1 | the Roman army, the retreat of Gabianus, and the freeing of 06Khor2    16:1 | of Gabianus, and the freeing of the young Mithridates 06Khor2    16:2 | The king of Armenia, Tigran, after settling the 06Khor2    16:2 | Armavir and in the city of Vardges, which is on the 06Khor2    16:4 | cousin the young Mithridates, son of Mithridates, whom Pompey had captured 06Khor2    17:1 | The war of Crassus and his destruction by 06Khor2    17:2 | treasures stored in the temple of God at Jerusalem and marched 06Khor2    18:1 | resisted Tigran, and the revolt of Mithridates, and the building of 06Khor2    18:1 | of Mithridates, and the building of Caesarea 06Khor2    18:4 | this time Tigran became suspicious of the young Mithridates; no longer 06Khor2    18:4 | rule or his own territory of Georgia 06Khor2    18:5 | as a principality the city of Perge, and on Caesar’s orders 06Khor2    18:6 | named it Caesarea in honor of Caesar 06Khor2    19:1 | Concerning the alliance of Tigran and Artashēs, the incursion 06Khor2    19:1 | incursion into Palestine, the capture of Hyrcanus the high priest and 06Khor2    19:2 | ill and requested the friendship of Artashēs, king of Persia, because 06Khor2    19:2 | the friendship of Artashēs, king of Persia, because of his father’s 06Khor2    19:2 | Artashēs, king of Persia, because of his father’s pride in depriving 06Khor2    19:2 | father’s pride in depriving them of the first rank 06Khor2    19:4 | Then Tigran took Barzap’ran, prince of the noble family of the 06Khor2    19:4 | prince of the noble family of the Ṙshtunik’, and appointed him 06Khor2    19:4 | Ṙshtunik’, and appointed him commander of the Armenian and Persian armies 06Khor2    19:4 | an accord with the inhabitants of Syria and Palestine 06Khor2    19:5 | whose father had been king of Syria, while he himself was 06Khor2    19:5 | he himself was a relative of Antigonus of the family of 06Khor2    19:5 | was a relative of Antigonus of the family of Aristobulos 06Khor2    19:5 | of Antigonus of the family of Aristobulos 06Khor2    19:6 | He came to Barzap’ran, prince of the Ṙshtunik’ and commander of 06Khor2    19:6 | of the Ṙshtunik’ and commander of the Armenians and Persians, and 06Khor2    19:6 | women and a thousand talents of gold if he would help 06Khor2    19:7 | Hyrcanus, high priest and king of the Jews, and P’asayelos, Herod’s 06Khor2    19:7 | cities, they themselves made proposals of peace to Barzap’ran 06Khor2    19:8 | who was the cup bearer of the Armenian king and from 06Khor2    19:8 | with cavalry on the pretext of peace, but secretly in order 06Khor2    19:10 | Barzap’ran to discuss the ruin of the land, and he himself 06Khor2    19:11 | earth and by the sun of Artashēs and Tigran 06Khor2    19:12 | Hyrcanus left Herod in command of Jerusalem, and taking P’asayelos, Herod’s 06Khor2    19:14 | stipulates that only those whole of limb are to be appointed 06Khor2    19:15 | And P’asayel, Herod’s brother, of his own accord struck his 06Khor2    19:16 | because he feared the faction of Antigonus’ supporters, by night he 06Khor2    19:16 | his family in the fortress of Masada and himself hastened to 06Khor2    19:17 | Armenian army, with the help of the supporters of Antigonus, entered 06Khor2    19:17 | the help of the supporters of Antigonus, entered Jerusalem without harming 06Khor2    19:18 | the province, plundered the supporters of Hyrcanus, captured the city of 06Khor2    19:18 | of Hyrcanus, captured the city of Marisa, and made Antigonus king 06Khor2    19:19 | from Marisa in the city of Semiramis 06Khor2    20:1 | Another war of the Armenians against the Roman 06Khor2    20:1 | Roman forces and the defeat of Silon and Bendidius 06Khor2    20:2 | and the senate and told of his own fidelity to the 06Khor2    20:2 | Romans. He was made king of Judaea by Antony and received 06Khor2    20:4 | on Bendidius, causing infinite torrents of blood 06Khor2    21:2 | On reaching Samosata he heard of Tigran’s death. Taking the city 06Khor2    21:3 | hastened there with the passion of a sensuous man, burning with 06Khor2    21:3 | desire for Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt 06Khor2    21:4 | This Cleopatra was the daughter of Ptolemy Dionysius, grandson of Ptolemy 06Khor2    21:4 | daughter of Ptolemy Dionysius, grandson of Ptolemy Cleopater, and a dear 06Khor2    21:4 | Cleopater, and a dear friend of Herod’s. For that reason, Antony 06Khor2    22:1 | Concerning the reign of Artavazd and his war against 06Khor2    22:2 | Artavazd, son of Tigran, reigned over Armenia 06Khor2    22:3 | as heirs in the provinces of Aḷiovit and Aṙberan, leaving for 06Khor2    22:3 | royal portion in the villages of those provinces with their special 06Khor2    22:3 | rents, according to the example of his kinsmen in the regions 06Khor2    22:3 | his kinsmen in the regions of Hashteank’, so that they would 06Khor2    22:4 | But he gave no indication of any other act of nobility 06Khor2    22:4 | indication of any other act of nobility or valor and occupied 06Khor2    22:5 | because Antony had deprived him of Mesopotamia, he became furious and 06Khor2    22:5 | to be raised, the hosts of the province of Azerbaijan and 06Khor2    22:5 | the hosts of the province of Azerbaijan and the inhabitants of 06Khor2    22:5 | of Azerbaijan and the inhabitants of the Caucasus Mountain with the 06Khor2    23:4 | And taking the host of his army he marched against 06Khor2    23:4 | he slaughtered the innumerable army of the Armenians and captured their 06Khor2    23:5 | many valuables from the booty of the war 06Khor2    24:1 | Concerning the reign of Arsham, the first submission of 06Khor2    24:1 | of Arsham, the first submission of part of Armenia to Roman 06Khor2    24:1 | the first submission of part of Armenia to Roman tribute, the 06Khor2    24:1 | to Roman tribute, the freeing of Hyrcanus, and the danger to 06Khor2    24:2 | fourth year, at the end of the days of the reign 06Khor2    24:2 | the end of the days of the reign of Artashēs, the 06Khor2    24:2 | the days of the reign of Artashēs, the Armenian army mustered 06Khor2    24:2 | Arjam, that is, Arsham, son of Artashēs, Tigran’s brother, and father 06Khor2    24:2 | Artashēs, Tigran’s brother, and father of Abgar 06Khor2    24:3 | Manov, according to the custom of many to have two names 06Khor2    24:4 | Arshēz died, leaving the throne of Persia, to his son Arshavir 06Khor2    24:4 | from Mesopotamia and the regions of Caesarea through Herod 06Khor2    24:5 | was the beginning for part of Armenia to become tributary to 06Khor2    24:6 | freed Hyrcanus, the high priest of the Jews whom Barzap’ran Ṙshtuni 06Khor2    24:6 | had captured in the days of Tigran 06Khor2    24:7 | he had promised a ransom of a hundred talents; and since 06Khor2    24:9 | And he sent one of his brothers, whose name was 06Khor2    24:11 | did not pay the price of Hyrcanus’ ransom, Arsham was angered 06Khor2    24:11 | at him; and depriving him of his rank, he ordered him 06Khor2    24:12 | that time Zawra, the chief of the Gnt’uni family, calumniated him 06Khor2    24:12 | an oath from Herod, king of Judaea, that he would receive 06Khor2    24:14 | He, despairing of me, sent to the high 06Khor2    24:15 | calumny and ordered all sorts of torments to be inflicted on 06Khor2    24:15 | inflicted on Enanos. The purpose of this was either to force 06Khor2    24:16 | One of his relations, whose name was 06Khor2    24:16 | put to death in front of him, and he brought his 06Khor2    24:16 | beside him to the place of execution. From fear that his 06Khor2    24:16 | die and at the supplication of his wives, he and all 06Khor2    25:1 | Arsham, and the involuntary submission of Arsham 06Khor2    25:2 | a dissension between Herod, king of Judaea, and our King Arsham 06Khor2    25:3 | deeds, devoted himself to works of philanthropy, constructing many buildings in 06Khor2    25:4 | asked Arsham for a multitude of unskilled workers to fill in 06Khor2    25:4 | fill in the public squares of Antioch in Syria, which were 06Khor2    25:4 | were impassable and impracticable because of the mud and mire 06Khor2    25:5 | place him under the authority of Herod 06Khor2    25:7 | and Pontus, established as king of Anatolia under his own authority 06Khor2    25:7 | authority the father-in-law of his son Alexander, who on 06Khor2    25:7 | royal line from the seed of Darius Vshtaspean 06Khor2    25:8 | filled in the public squares of Antioch over a length of 06Khor2    25:8 | of Antioch over a length of twenty stadia, and he paved 06Khor2    26:1 | The reign of Abgar, Armenia becomes entirely tributary 06Khor2    26:1 | Herod’s army and the murder of his nephew Joseph 06Khor2    26:2 | Abgar, son of Arsham, came to the throne 06Khor2    26:2 | throne in the twentieth year of Arshavir, king of Persia 06Khor2    26:2 | twentieth year of Arshavir, king of Persia 06Khor2    26:3 | was called “noble man’’ because of his great kindness and wisdom 06Khor2    26:4 | In the second year of his reign all the regions 06Khor2    26:4 | his reign all the regions of Armenia became entirely tributary to 06Khor2    26:5 | to Armenia, bringing the image of Augustus Caesar, which they set 06Khor2    26:6 | Savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God 06Khor2    26:8 | the emperor’s in the temples of Armenia. Since Abgar did not 06Khor2    26:9 | He sent an army of Thracians and Germans on a 06Khor2    26:11 | had to endure all sorts of pain - on account of his 06Khor2    26:11 | sorts of pain - on account of his presumption against Christ, worms 06Khor2    26:11 | had previously been the wife of his brother P’erur 06Khor2    26:12 | met Abgar in the province of Bugnan where he was encamped 06Khor2    26:13 | made his son Archelaus Ethnarch of the Jews 06Khor2    27:1 | The building of the city of Edessa and 06Khor2    27:1 | The building of the city of Edessa and a brief mention 06Khor2    27:1 | Edessa and a brief mention of the family of our Illuminator 06Khor2    27:1 | brief mention of the family of our Illuminator 06Khor2    27:2 | his stead, Tiberius became emperor of the Romans. Germanicus became Caesar 06Khor2    27:2 | led in triumph the princes of Arshavir and Abgar who had 06Khor2    27:2 | been sent to Rome because of their war in which they 06Khor2    27:4 | a city on the site of the Armenian army’s encampment, where 06Khor2    27:4 | Bat’nik’aḷ and T’arat’a, the books of the temple school, and also 06Khor2    27:6 | not in the chronological order of our history or in the 06Khor2    27:6 | because it was the descendants of King Arshavir and the family 06Khor2    27:6 | King Arshavir and the family of his son Artashēs who were 06Khor2    27:6 | Artashēs who were the cause of the conversion of our Armenian 06Khor2    27:6 | the cause of the conversion of our Armenian nation, for the 06Khor2    27:6 | Armenian nation, for the sake of honoring these men we shall 06Khor2    27:6 | may understand that they are of the same family as that 06Khor2    27:7 | we shall indicate the time of the arrival of their fathers 06Khor2    27:7 | the time of the arrival of their fathers in Armenia, that 06Khor2    27:7 | Kamsarakank’, when in the course of our narrative we reach the 06Khor2    27:7 | narrative we reach the period of the king who received them 06Khor2    27:8 | quarrel arose among his kinsmen of the Persian kingdom. Gathering an 06Khor2    28:1 | east and making Artashēs king of Persia, how he brought order 06Khor2    28:2 | he found Artashēs, the son of Arshavir, reigning over the Persians 06Khor2    28:3 | and had cast the fear of death upon them, there were 06Khor2    28:4 | called Koshm, was the wife of the general of all the 06Khor2    28:4 | the wife of the general of all the Aryans who had 06Khor2    28:5 | called Pahlav from the name of their city and great and 06Khor2    28:5 | nobility, as being truly offspring of kings 06Khor2    28:6 | them that if the line of Artashēs should become extinct on 06Khor2    28:7 | this name from the principality of her husband 06Khor2    28:8 | was descended from the line of Suren Pahlav and the Kamsarakan 06Khor2    28:9 | we shall narrate the circumstances of their arrival in its place 06Khor2    28:9 | family is indeed the blood of Vaḷarshak, that is, the line 06Khor2    28:9 | Vaḷarshak, that is, the line of Arshak the Great, brother of 06Khor2    28:9 | of Arshak the Great, brother of Vaḷarshak 06Khor2    28:10 | arrangements and taking the text of the covenant with him, Abgar 06Khor2    29:3 | brought to them the text of the covenant between Artashēs and 06Khor2    29:5 | joined forces with Aretas, king of Petra, giving him support through 06Khor2    29:7 | and destroyed with the help of the brave Armenians, as by 06Khor2    29:7 | providence to avenge the death of John the Baptist 06Khor2    30:1 | Christ, which proved the beginning of Abgar’s conversion 06Khor2    30:2 | Syria, and Mesopotamia Marinus, son of Storgius. To him he sent 06Khor2    30:2 | To him he sent two of his notables, Mar Ihab, bdeashkh 06Khor2    30:2 | his notables, Mar Ihab, bdeashkh of Aḷdznik’, and Shamshagram, prince of 06Khor2    30:2 | of Aḷdznik’, and Shamshagram, prince of the Apahuni family, and also 06Khor2    30:2 | his confidant, to the city of Bet’-Kubin to inform him 06Khor2    30:2 | Bet’-Kubin to inform him of the reason for Abgar’s going 06Khor2    30:2 | east, to show the text of the covenant between Artashēs and 06Khor2    30:4 | to Abgar: “Have no fear of the emperor on this account 06Khor2    30:5 | our Savior Christ on account of the report of his miracles 06Khor2    30:5 | on account of the report of his miracles. They saw Him 06Khor2    30:6 | in Him as the Son of God, saying: “These wonders are 06Khor2    30:7 | him, he had a letter of supplication taken to Him, asking 06Khor2    30:7 | to come and cure him of his pains. It ran as 06Khor2    31:2 | Abgar, son of Arsham, prince of the land 06Khor2    31:2 | Abgar, son of Arsham, prince of the land, to Jesus, Savior 06Khor2    31:2 | was revealed in the land of Jerusalem, greeting 06Khor2    31:4 | about you, I decided one of two things: either you are 06Khor2    31:4 | or you are the son of God and do them 06Khor2    31:5 | me and heal this affliction of mine 06Khor2    31:8 | this bears witness the saying of the gospel: “There were some 06Khor2    31:8 | the gospel: “There were some of the Gentiles who had come 06Khor2    32:1 | apostle wrote at the command of the Savior 06Khor2    32:4 | ascended, I shall send one of my disciples to cure your 06Khor2    32:5 | has remained in the city of Edessa up to the present 06Khor2    33:1 | The preaching in Edessa of the Apostle Thaddaeus and the 06Khor2    33:1 | Apostle Thaddaeus and the copies of five letters 06Khor2    33:2 | After the ascension of our Savior, Thomas the apostle 06Khor2    33:2 | Savior, Thomas the apostle, one of the twelve, sent one of 06Khor2    33:2 | of the twelve, sent one of the seventy, Thaddaeus, to the 06Khor2    33:2 | seventy, Thaddaeus, to the city of Edessa to cure Abgar and 06Khor2    33:3 | arrived, he entered the house of Tobias, the Jewish prince who 06Khor2    33:3 | prince who, they say, was of the Bagratuni family. He had 06Khor2    33:7 | Are you truly the disciple of the blessed Jesus whom he 06Khor2    33:8 | in Christ Jesus the Son of God, the requests of your 06Khor2    33:8 | Son of God, the requests of your heart will be granted 06Khor2    33:9 | I not been prevented because of the Roman empire 06Khor2    33:10 | him and also the gout of Abdiu, a noble of the 06Khor2    33:10 | gout of Abdiu, a noble of the city and the most 06Khor2    33:11 | baptized. They closed the doors of the temples of the idols 06Khor2    33:11 | the doors of the temples of the idols, and they hid 06Khor2    33:11 | day they increased the number of the faithful 06Khor2    33:13 | should listen to the gospel of Christ, went to Sanatruk, Abgar’s 06Khor2    33:16 | Abgar, king of Armenia, to my lord Tiberius 06Khor2    33:16 | to my lord Tiberius, emperor of the Romans, greetings 06Khor2    33:18 | who live in the provinces of Palestine gathered together and crucified 06Khor2    33:22 | to command concerning the people of the Jews who have done 06Khor2    33:25 | Tiberius, emperor of the Romans, to Abgar king 06Khor2    33:25 | the Romans, to Abgar king of Armenia, greetings 06Khor2    33:27 | Although we had previously heard of this from many people, Pilate 06Khor2    33:30 | death those who spoke evil of the Christians 06Khor2    33:31 | And as for the people of the Jews who presumed to 06Khor2    33:31 | who presumed to crucify Him, of whom I hear that He 06Khor2    33:31 | that He was worthy neither of the cross nor of death 06Khor2    33:31 | neither of the cross nor of death but rather of honor 06Khor2    33:31 | nor of death but rather of honor and worship, when I 06Khor2    33:33 | Abgar, king of Armenia, to my lord Tiberius 06Khor2    33:33 | to my lord Tiberius, emperor of the Romans, greetings 06Khor2    33:34 | angry at me, the action of your senate is most ridiculous 06Khor2    33:34 | it is by the scrutiny of men that divinity is conferred 06Khor2    33:36 | else to Jerusalem in place of Pilate, so that the latter 06Khor2    33:36 | because he did the will of the Jews and crucified Christ 06Khor2    33:38 | this and placed a copy of the letter in his archive 06Khor2    33:39 | to the young Nerseh, king of Assyria, in Babylon 06Khor2    33:40 | LETTERS OF ABGAR TO NERSEH 06Khor2    33:41 | Abgar king of Armenia to my son Nerseh 06Khor2    33:42 | I have seen your letter of greeting and have loosed Peroz 06Khor2    33:42 | appoint him to the governorship of Nineveh, as you wish 06Khor2    33:43 | human skill but a disciple of the son of God, creator 06Khor2    33:43 | a disciple of the son of God, creator of fire and 06Khor2    33:43 | the son of God, creator of fire and water. And he 06Khor2    33:44 | But one of his principal companions, Simon by 06Khor2    33:45 | and show you the path of life 06Khor2    33:46 | also wrote to Artashēs, king of Persia, as follows 06Khor2    33:48 | Abgar, king of Armenia, to my brother Artashēs 06Khor2    33:48 | to my brother Artashēs, king of Persia, greetings 06Khor2    33:49 | about Jesus Christ, the son of God, whom the Jews crucified 06Khor2    33:50 | And one of His principal disciples, Simon by 06Khor2    33:50 | name, is in the confines of your empire 06Khor2    33:51 | and show you the path of life. You should believe his 06Khor2    34:1 | Concerning the martyrdom of our apostles 06Khor2    34:2 | After the death of Abgar the Armenian kingdom was 06Khor2    34:3 | described by others: the coming of the apostle Thaddaeus to Armenia 06Khor2    34:3 | Thaddaeus to Armenia, the conversion of Sanatruk, his apostasy for fear 06Khor2    34:3 | Sanatruk, his apostasy for fear of the Armenian princes, the martyrdom 06Khor2    34:3 | the Armenian princes, the martyrdom of the apostle and those with 06Khor2    34:3 | with him in the province of Shavarshan, which is now called 06Khor2    34:3 | Artaz, the opening and closing of the rock and its receiving 06Khor2    34:3 | the rock and its receiving of the apostles’ body, its removal 06Khor2    34:3 | in the plain, the martyrdom of the king’s daughter Sandukht near 06Khor2    34:3 | the road, the revelation there of the relics of the two 06Khor2    34:3 | revelation there of the relics of the two saints and their 06Khor2    34:5 | Likewise, whatever concerns the death of Addē, the disciple of the 06Khor2    34:5 | death of Addē, the disciple of the apostle, in Edessa at 06Khor2    34:5 | in Edessa at the hands of Abgar’s son has been described 06Khor2    34:6 | but he opened the temples of the idols and adhered to 06Khor2    34:7 | make for him a tiara of silk embroidered with gold, as 06Khor2    34:9 | He immediately ordered one of his soldiers to cut off 06Khor2    34:10 | him sitting on his chair of instruction, he drew his sword 06Khor2    34:12 | among us in the city of Arebanus 06Khor2    35:1 | Concerning the reign of Sanatruk, the murder of Abgar’s 06Khor2    35:1 | reign of Sanatruk, the murder of Abgar’s children, and concerning Queen 06Khor2    35:2 | an army under the command of his tutors, the valiant Bagratunik’ 06Khor2    35:3 | by divine province the murder of Addē by Abgar’s son was 06Khor2    35:4 | in Edessa on the roof of his palace, and he himself 06Khor2    35:4 | But slipping from the grasp of those holding it and falling 06Khor2    35:5 | message came from the inhabitants of the city to Sanatruk, asking 06Khor2    35:6 | later reneged. All the children of the house of Abgar he 06Khor2    35:6 | the children of the house of Abgar he put to the 06Khor2    35:6 | to settle in the regions of Hashteank’ 06Khor2    35:7 | Likewise the chief of Abgar’s wives, who was called 06Khor2    35:7 | Harran, leaving her the throne of all Mesopotamia in return for 06Khor2    35:8 | to Jerusalem in the days of Claudius, during the famine that 06Khor2    35:8 | she bought a great quantity of wheat and distributed it to 06Khor2    36:1 | Concerning the restoration of the city of Nisibis and 06Khor2    36:1 | the restoration of the city of Nisibis and the etymology of 06Khor2    36:1 | of Nisibis and the etymology of Sanatruk and his death 06Khor2    36:2 | Of the various acts of Sanatruk 06Khor2    36:2 | Of the various acts of Sanatruk we have considered nothing 06Khor2    36:2 | we have considered nothing worthy of recording except the construction of 06Khor2    36:2 | of recording except the construction of the city of Nisibis 06Khor2    36:2 | the construction of the city of Nisibis 06Khor2    36:3 | and outwork. In the middle of the city he set up 06Khor2    36:3 | he set up a statue of himself holding a coin in 06Khor2    36:3 | indicates that in the construction of this city all his treasures 06Khor2    36:5 | a snowstorm in the mountains of Korduk’. The tempest scattered them 06Khor2    36:6 | Now his nurse Sanota, sister of Biurat Bagratuni and wife of 06Khor2    36:6 | of Biurat Bagratuni and wife of Khosren Artsruni, took the child 06Khor2    36:9 | the nurse’s name, meaning “gift of Sanota 06Khor2    36:10 | throne in the twelfth year of Artashēs, king of Persia, and 06Khor2    36:10 | twelfth year of Artashēs, king of Persia, and after living for 06Khor2    36:11 | Ḷebubna, son of Ap’shadar the scribe, wrote an 06Khor2    36:11 | the scribe, wrote an account of all the things that occurred 06Khor2    36:11 | that occurred in the days of Abgar and Sanatruk and placed 06Khor2    37:1 | The reign of Eruand, the slaughter of Sanatruk’s 06Khor2    37:1 | reign of Eruand, the slaughter of Sanatruk’s sons, and the escape 06Khor2    37:1 | Sanatruk’s sons, and the escape of Artashēs by flight 06Khor2    37:3 | for a certain Eruand, son of an Arsacid woman, gained the 06Khor2    37:3 | throne in the eighth year of the last Darius 06Khor2    37:5 | A certain woman of the Arsacid family, fat of 06Khor2    37:5 | of the Arsacid family, fat of body, horribly ugly, and libidinous 06Khor2    37:8 | until he was the first of all the Armenian princes. By 06Khor2    37:9 | And at the death of Sanatruk they in unison made 06Khor2    37:10 | Eruand became king, having suspicions of the sons of Sanatruk, he 06Khor2    37:10 | having suspicions of the sons of Sanatruk, he slaughtered them all 06Khor2    37:11 | It seemed that the murder of Abgar’s sons was avenged 06Khor2    37:12 | taken, escaped to the regions of Her, to the shepherds’ cottages 06Khor2    37:12 | Her, to the shepherds’ cottages of Maḷkhazan; she informed his tutor 06Khor2    37:12 | informed his tutor Smbat, son of Biurat Bagratuni, in the province 06Khor2    37:12 | Biurat Bagratuni, in the province of Sper in the village of 06Khor2    37:12 | of Sper in the village of Smbatavan 06Khor2    37:13 | Now when Smbat, son of Biurat, heard the sad news 06Khor2    37:13 | Sanatruk and the distressing news of the slaughter of his sons 06Khor2    37:13 | distressing news of the slaughter of his sons, he took his 06Khor2    37:13 | leaving valiant men in charge of the castle. He himself with 06Khor2    37:14 | him up in the cottages of shepherds and herdsmen until he 06Khor2    37:14 | pass over to Darius, king of Persia 06Khor2    38:1 | The efforts of Eruand to seize the young 06Khor2    38:1 | young Artashēs and his abandoning of Mesopotamia 06Khor2    38:2 | When Eruand considered what sort of enmity to his kingdom was 06Khor2    38:3 | While awake he thought continually of that, and even in sleep 06Khor2    38:4 | Therefore by means of messengers and offerings, he sought 06Khor2    38:4 | kingdom, hearkening to the words of the brigand Smbat who claims 06Khor2    38:4 | that Artashēs is the son of Sanatruk, and who tries to 06Khor2    38:4 | tries to make the son of shepherds and herdsmen an Arsacid 06Khor2    38:5 | He is not the son of Sanatruk, but Smbat deceitfully found 06Khor2    38:6 | are bringing up the son of a Mede in opposition to 06Khor2    38:8 | in Bayberd, imprisoned the daughters of Smbat, and kept them unharmed 06Khor2    38:8 | them unharmed in the fortress of Ani 06Khor2    38:9 | was undisturbed during the reigns of Vespasian and Titus 06Khor2    38:10 | After that the authority of the Armenians was removed from 06Khor2    38:12 | one for the native tongue of its inhabitants, Syriac, the other 06Khor2    38:12 | also transferred there the register of taxes and the temple archive 06Khor2    39:1 | Concerning the construction of the city of Eruandashat 06Khor2    39:1 | the construction of the city of Eruandashat 06Khor2    39:4 | the rock to the foot of the hill level with the 06Khor2    39:4 | the river, until the water of the river flowed into the 06Khor2    39:5 | and set in the middle of the wall bronze gates, with 06Khor2    40:1 | he built Bagaran, the city of idols 06Khor2    40:2 | had set up the complex of the altars, and he transferred 06Khor2    41:1 | Concerning the planting of the forest called Genesis 06Khor2    41:2 | also planted a great forest of fir trees on the northern 06Khor2    41:2 | trees on the northern side of the river and secured it 06Khor2    41:2 | swift wild goats, the herds of hinds and stags, onagers, and 06Khor2    41:2 | king joy on the days of the hunt 06Khor2    42:2 | also about the beautiful town of Eruandakert, which the same Eruand 06Khor2    42:3 | He filled the center of the great valley with inhabitants 06Khor2    42:3 | buildings, shining like the pupil of an eye 06Khor2    42:4 | inhabited area were arranged gardens of sweet-smelling flowers, as the 06Khor2    42:4 | smelling flowers, as the circle of the eye surrounds the pupil 06Khor2    42:5 | A multitude of vineyards resembled the beautiful crescent 06Khor2    42:5 | vineyards resembled the beautiful crescent of thick lashes; on the northern 06Khor2    42:5 | truly imitated the arching brows of charming maidens 06Khor2    42:6 | level plain recalled the beauty of smooth cheeks 06Khor2    42:8 | Such was the beauty of the site that looked with 06Khor2    42:8 | say, up to the heights of the royal residence, a truly 06Khor2    42:9 | All these constructions of Eruand’s Trdat the Great bestowed 06Khor2    42:9 | faithful allies and blood relatives of the Arsacid family. This we 06Khor2    42:10 | But they say of Eruand that through magic he 06Khor2    42:10 | at daybreak had the habit of placing hard stones opposite Eruand 06Khor2    42:10 | stones split from the malevolence of his glance 06Khor2    42:11 | fashion by the mere repute of his gaze 06Khor2    43:1 | How Smbat gained the assistance of the Persian princes and sought 06Khor2    43:2 | had shown many brave acts of valor, the Aryan princes, pleased 06Khor2    43:4 | blood and kin, Artashēs son of Sanatruk who has been banished 06Khor2    43:5 | The king of kings agreed to this and 06Khor2    43:5 | gave to Smbat a part of the Assyrian army and the 06Khor2    43:5 | Assyrian army and the army of Azerbaijan so that they might 06Khor2    44:1 | Concerning Eruand’s hearing of the arrival of Artashēs and 06Khor2    44:1 | Eruand’s hearing of the arrival of Artashēs and his gathering of 06Khor2    44:1 | of Artashēs and his gathering of an army to prepare for 06Khor2    44:2 | reached Eruand in the province of Uti that the Persian king 06Khor2    44:3 | this, he left there many of the princes to guard the 06Khor2    44:3 | gather around him the troops of Armenia and Georgia and the 06Khor2    44:3 | and Georgia and the regions of Caesarea and also of Mesopotamia 06Khor2    44:3 | regions of Caesarea and also of Mesopotamia, by entreaties and gifts 06Khor2    44:4 | quickly assembled, including Argam, prince of the Muratsean family who was 06Khor2    44:4 | from Azhdahak, with a force of infantry 06Khor2    45:1 | How at the entry of Artashēs into his own land 06Khor2    45:2 | hastened to reach the borders of Uti 06Khor2    45:3 | to meet him the army of that region and also the 06Khor2    45:4 | the other Armenian princes heard of this, they lost their courage 06Khor2    45:5 | bestowed treasures on each one of them. However, the more liberal 06Khor2    45:6 | he was not giving out of generosity but spending out of 06Khor2    45:6 | of generosity but spending out of fear 06Khor2    45:7 | not so much make friends of those to whom he gave 06Khor2    45:7 | gave much as make enemies of those to whom he gave 06Khor2    46:1 | and his flight, the capture of his city, and his death 06Khor2    46:2 | Artashēs advanced to the edge of the lake of Geḷam at 06Khor2    46:2 | the edge of the lake of Geḷam at the back of 06Khor2    46:2 | of Geḷam at the back of the mountain called Aragats. They 06Khor2    46:3 | Esteeming as nothing the host of his army, they only kept 06Khor2    46:3 | valiant man and the lord of many lancers 06Khor2    46:4 | hundred stadia to the north of his city on the River 06Khor2    46:5 | he sent forward the host of his troops and drew up 06Khor2    46:6 | a message to Argam, prince of the Muratsean, with many oaths 06Khor2    46:7 | And when the standards of Artashēs advanced to confront Eruand’s 06Khor2    46:7 | line, Argam took the host of his infantry and marched off 06Khor2    46:8 | like an eagle into flocks of partridges 06Khor2    46:9 | The Armenian princes of the wings to the left 06Khor2    46:11 | could see the terrible slaughter of Eruand’s army and of the 06Khor2    46:11 | slaughter of Eruand’s army and of the Mesopotamian troops 06Khor2    46:12 | Taurus, who at the cost of their lives had made a 06Khor2    46:13 | But Gisak, the son of Artashēs’ wet nurse, intervened on 06Khor2    46:13 | slew them, thereby having half of his face cut off by 06Khor2    46:14 | The rest of the army turned in flight 06Khor2    46:17 | The army of the Medes crossed over to 06Khor2    46:17 | crossed over to the position of Eruand’s army and encamped in 06Khor2    46:18 | walls were covered with curtains of skins and linen; he encamped 06Khor2    46:19 | When morning dawned, as master of the field he ordered the 06Khor2    46:20 | has come,” to remind him of the insult when Eruand had 06Khor2    46:21 | named Marmēt, at the desire of Artashēs to remove the name 06Khor2    46:21 | Artashēs to remove the name of Eruand from the place. That 06Khor2    46:21 | the reason for the naming of the town 06Khor2    46:22 | city gate until the arrival of Artashēs and the whole army 06Khor2    46:23 | attacked the fortress, the garrison of the fortress surrendered and opened 06Khor2    46:24 | However, one of the soldiers entered and struck 06Khor2    47:1 | The reign of Artashēs and the rewarding of 06Khor2    47:1 | of Artashēs and the rewarding of his benefactors 06Khor2    47:2 | After the death of Eruand Smbat entered the city 06Khor2    47:2 | royal treasures. Finding the crown of King Sanatruk, he placed it 06Khor2    47:2 | made him king over all of Armenia in the twenty-ninth 06Khor2    47:2 | in the twenty-ninth year of Darius, king of Persia 06Khor2    47:2 | ninth year of Darius, king of Persia 06Khor2    47:3 | gave presents to the armies of the Medes and Persians and 06Khor2    47:5 | addition to his hereditary privileges - of coronant, of aspet, and of 06Khor2    47:5 | his hereditary privileges - of coronant, of aspet, and of the authority 06Khor2    47:5 | of coronant, of aspet, and of the authority over the army 06Khor2    47:5 | the authority over the army of the west - he entrusted him 06Khor2    47:5 | Armenian army, over the governors of the whole land, and over 06Khor2    47:6 | And Nersēs, son of Gisak, son of his wet 06Khor2    47:6 | Nersēs, son of Gisak, son of his wet nurse, he raised 06Khor2    47:6 | Dimak’sean after the heroic exploits of his father. For as we 06Khor2    47:6 | as we have said, half of his face was cut off 06Khor2    47:6 | a sword for the cause of Artashēs 06Khor2    47:7 | to princely rank the sons of Toyr, fifteen young men, and 06Khor2    47:7 | their father’s name - not because of any brave deeds but merely 06Khor2    47:7 | brave deeds but merely because of the informing that their father 06Khor2    47:7 | for he was a confidant of Eruand’s, and for that reason 06Khor2    48:1 | The murder of Eruaz, the building of the 06Khor2    48:1 | murder of Eruaz, the building of the second Bagaran, the payment 06Khor2    48:1 | the second Bagaran, the payment of tribute to the Romans by 06Khor2    48:2 | to go to the fortress of Bagaran, which was near Eruand’s 06Khor2    48:3 | be thrown into a whirlpool of the river 06Khor2    48:4 | place he put in charge of the altars the friend of 06Khor2    48:4 | of the altars the friend of Artashēs, the disciple of a 06Khor2    48:4 | friend of Artashēs, the disciple of a certain magus who interpreted 06Khor2    48:5 | Then he plundered the treasures of Eruaz and brought five hundred 06Khor2    48:5 | and also the most choice of the temple treasures to Artashēs 06Khor2    48:6 | bestowed on Smbat the slaves of Eruaz, but he ordered the 06Khor2    48:6 | be taken to Darius, king of Persia, adding to them from 06Khor2    48:6 | own treasures, as a gift of thanks to a father and 06Khor2    48:7 | Then Smbat took the slaves of Eruaz whom he had taken 06Khor2    48:10 | told us by Olympius, priest of Ani and composer of temple 06Khor2    48:10 | priest of Ani and composer of temple histories, as are also 06Khor2    48:10 | and to which the books of the Persians and the epic 06Khor2    48:10 | Persians and the epic songs of the Armenians bear witness 06Khor2    49:1 | Concerning the building of the city of Artashat 06Khor2    49:1 | the building of the city of Artashat 06Khor2    49:2 | The deeds of the last Artashēs are mostly 06Khor2    49:2 | told in Goḷt’n: the building of the city, the alliance with 06Khor2    49:2 | the Alans and the birth of their offspring, the allegorical passion 06Khor2    49:2 | their offspring, the allegorical passion of Sat’inik for the descendants of 06Khor2    49:2 | of Sat’inik for the descendants of the vishaps, according to the 06Khor2    49:2 | that is, for the descendants of Azhdahak who held all the 06Khor2    49:2 | the land at the foot of Masis; the war against them 06Khor2    49:2 | their slaughter, and the burning of their homes; the envy of 06Khor2    49:2 | of their homes; the envy of the sons of Artashēs and 06Khor2    49:2 | the envy of the sons of Artashēs and their mutual provocation 06Khor2    49:3 | to you in the songs of the storytellers. But we too 06Khor2    49:3 | and give the true meaning of the allegory 06Khor2    49:5 | it from Bagaran the statue of Artemis and all the ancestral 06Khor2    49:5 | ancestral idols. But the statue of Apollo he put up outside 06Khor2    49:7 | Similarly all the splendors of Eruand’s capital that the latter 06Khor2    50:1 | The incursion of the Alans among us and 06Khor2    50:1 | their defeat and the alliance of Artashēs with them 06Khor2    50:2 | side also half the land of Georgia, spread out over our 06Khor2    50:3 | Artashēs also gathered the mass of his troops, and there was 06Khor2    50:4 | The nation of the Alans gave a little 06Khor2    50:4 | encamped on the northern bank of the river. Artashēs came up 06Khor2    50:5 | army had captured the son of the Alan king and had 06Khor2    50:5 | him to Artashēs, the king of the Alans requested peace, offering 06Khor2    50:5 | treaty that the young men of the Alans would come no 06Khor2    50:6 | sister came to the bank of the river onto a large 06Khor2    50:6 | interpreters called to the camp of Artashēs: I say to you 06Khor2    50:6 | have conquered the brave nation of the Alans. Come, consent to 06Khor2    50:6 | Come, consent to the request of the beautiful-eyed Alan princess 06Khor2    50:6 | heroes to take the lives of the progeny of other heroes 06Khor2    50:6 | the lives of the progeny of other heroes for the sake 06Khor2    50:6 | other heroes for the sake of vengeance, or by subjecting them 06Khor2    50:6 | keep them in the rank of slaves and perpetuate eternal enmity 06Khor2    50:7 | he went to the bank of the river; and seeing the 06Khor2    50:7 | beautiful maiden and hearing words of wisdom from her, he desired 06Khor2    50:8 | revealed to him the wishes of his heart - to marry the 06Khor2    50:8 | the youth for the sake of peace 06Khor2    50:9 | sent word to the king of the Alans that he should 06Khor2    50:9 | he should give the princess of the Alans, Sat’inik, in marriage 06Khor2    50:10 | The king of the Alans note: And whence 06Khor2    50:10 | brave Artashēs give a thousands of thousands and a myriad myriads 06Khor2    50:10 | for the noble-born princess of the Alans 06Khor2    50:11 | horse, and taking a strap of red leather with golden rings 06Khor2    50:11 | eagle and throwing the strap of red leather with golden rings 06Khor2    50:11 | cast it around the waist of the Alan princess, greatly paining 06Khor2    50:12 | The truth of this is as follows 06Khor2    50:14 | this is the strap of red leather with gold rings 06Khor2    50:15 | about the wedding: A shower of gold rained down at the 06Khor2    50:15 | rained down at the marriage of Artashēs; it rained pearls at 06Khor2    50:15 | rained pearls at the wedding of Sat’inik 06Khor2    50:16 | our kings had the custom of going to the door of 06Khor2    50:16 | of going to the door of the palace at a marriage 06Khor2    50:17 | This is the truth of the story 06Khor2    50:18 | She was the first of Artashēs’ wives and bore him 06Khor2    51:1 | The murder of Argam and his sons 06Khor2    51:2 | When Artavazd, son of Artashēs, reached maturity he proved 06Khor2    51:3 | this way he deprived him of his honor and gained the 06Khor2    51:4 | Artashēs went to a banquet of Argam’s; on the pretext of 06Khor2    51:4 | of Argam’s; on the pretext of a suspicion that a plot 06Khor2    51:5 | ordering him to slaughter many of the Muratsean family, to burn 06Khor2    51:6 | his possessions with the exception of the concubine 06Khor2    51:7 | not satisfied with depriving them of the second rank; he also 06Khor2    51:7 | the villages to the south of the Araxes, and their palaces 06Khor2    51:8 | the victory and slaughtered all of Argam’s offspring with their father 06Khor2    51:8 | and all the eminent men of the Muratsean family; and he 06Khor2    51:9 | Not one of them survived, save only a 06Khor2    51:10 | and this is the cause of his war with Artavazd 06Khor2    52:1 | What sort of man Smbat was, and what 06Khor2    52:1 | the Alans and the settlement of Artaz 06Khor2    52:2 | pleasant for me to tell of the valiant man Smbat, for 06Khor2    52:2 | from the truth. The stature of his limbs was in proportion 06Khor2    52:2 | his valor; he pursued virtue of the spirit; he was notable 06Khor2    52:2 | was notable for the beauty of his hair. He had a 06Khor2    52:2 | In addition to being agile of person and body, he was 06Khor2    52:3 | Artashēs’ orders to the land of the Alans with an army 06Khor2    52:3 | army to support the brother of Sat’inik 06Khor2    52:4 | a tyrant over the land of the Alans and had expelled 06Khor2    52:4 | restored Sat’inik’s brother as lord of his people, and devastated the 06Khor2    52:4 | people, and devastated the lands of his opponents, bringing them all 06Khor2    52:5 | on the south-eastern side of Masis, which is called the 06Khor2    52:5 | which is called the province of Shavarshan, though it has kept 06Khor2    53:1 | The ravaging of the land of the Caspians 06Khor2    53:1 | The ravaging of the land of the Caspians, the quarrel of 06Khor2    53:1 | of the Caspians, the quarrel of the descendants of Artashēs with 06Khor2    53:1 | the quarrel of the descendants of Artashēs with Smbat and with 06Khor2    53:2 | After the death of the last Arshak, king of 06Khor2    53:2 | of the last Arshak, king of Persia, our Artashēs made his 06Khor2    53:2 | Artashēs, king over the land of Persia 06Khor2    53:3 | The inhabitants of the mountain, which is called 06Khor2    53:3 | their own tongue the province of Patizhahar, that is, the mountain 06Khor2    53:3 | Patizhahar, that is, the mountain of Geḷmants’, did not wish to 06Khor2    53:3 | beyond them. Similarly, the land of the Caspians for that reason 06Khor2    53:5 | all; he ravaged the land of the Caspians and brought to 06Khor2    53:6 | royal portion in the villages of Goḷt’n and the springs of 06Khor2    53:6 | of Goḷt’n and the springs of Uḷt, and in addition left 06Khor2    53:8 | Assyria, willingly abandoning the command of the Armenian army - the cause 06Khor2    53:8 | the Armenian army - the cause of Artavazd’s envy 06Khor2    53:9 | At the command of Artashēs he dwelt in Tmorik’ 06Khor2    53:9 | and he settled the host of captives at Aḷki. In his 06Khor2    53:10 | After the departure of Smbat, Artavazd received from his 06Khor2    53:10 | from his father the object of his ambition - the command of 06Khor2    53:10 | of his ambition - the command of the whole army 06Khor2    53:11 | because his brothers were jealous of him at the instigation of 06Khor2    53:11 | of him at the instigation of their wives, therefore Artashēs made 06Khor2    53:11 | to him all the affairs of the royal household. And Mazhan 06Khor2    53:11 | he established as chief priest of the god Aramazd in Ani 06Khor2    53:12 | Artashēs also divided the command of the army into four: he 06Khor2    53:12 | he left Artavazd in command of the eastern army, Tiran over 06Khor2    53:13 | a certain K’ardzam, became aware of this, he incited the land 06Khor2    54:3 | this arrived in the region of Caesarea it swept Tiran and 06Khor2    54:3 | as the very wide valley of Basean. Artavazd hastened to oppose 06Khor2    54:3 | oppose it with the armies of the east and north, accompanied 06Khor2    54:4 | At the end of the battle Smbat arrived with 06Khor2    54:4 | Smbat arrived with the army of the south, and advancing into 06Khor2    54:4 | and advancing into the midst of the fray he saved the 06Khor2    54:5 | as far as the borders of Caesarea 06Khor2    54:6 | When they wish to sing of this in their fables, they 06Khor2    54:8 | Emboldened by this the armies of the Armenians and Persians made 06Khor2    55:1 | his deeds, and the murder of Mazhan by his brothers 06Khor2    55:2 | that time Trajan became emperor of the Romans, and having pacified 06Khor2    55:3 | before him with the tribute of the previous years. Having obtained 06Khor2    55:6 | This Mazhan did because of the rancor he nourished on 06Khor2    55:6 | once chief priest and commander of the east 06Khor2    55:8 | When Artavazd and Tiran learned of his plan, they ambushed Mazhan 06Khor2    55:8 | buried him in the town of Altars as chief priest 06Khor2    56:1 | How Artashēs increased the population of the land and fixed the 06Khor2    56:2 | these noble deeds and acts of wise government, Artashēs ordered the 06Khor2    56:2 | government, Artashēs ordered the boundaries of villages and of estates to 06Khor2    56:2 | the boundaries of villages and of estates to be distinguished. For 06Khor2    56:2 | he had increased the population of Armenia by introducing many foreigners 06Khor2    56:4 | Of this Artashir, son of Sasan 06Khor2    56:4 | Of this Artashir, son of Sasan, was jealous, and he 06Khor2    56:4 | name, so that the name of Artashēs might be no more 06Khor2    56:5 | said that in the time of Artashēs there was no land 06Khor2    56:5 | land unworked in Armenia, neither of mountain nor plain, on account 06Khor2    56:5 | mountain nor plain, on account of the prosperity of the country 06Khor2    56:5 | on account of the prosperity of the country 06Khor2    57:1 | Concerning the principality of the Amatunik’ 06Khor2    57:2 | days they say the family of the Amatunik’ came from the 06Khor2    57:2 | came from the eastern regions of the land of the Aryans 06Khor2    57:2 | eastern regions of the land of the Aryans 06Khor2    57:3 | certain Manue, whose son was of great stature and strength called 06Khor2    57:3 | call children after the names of their ancestors in expectation 06Khor2    57:4 | now see among the family of the Amatunik’, for they are 06Khor2    57:5 | by Arshak, the first king of the Parthians, and in the 06Khor2    57:5 | Parthians, and in the land of the Aryans, in the regions 06Khor2    57:5 | the Aryans, in the regions of Hamadan, they were promoted to 06Khor2    57:5 | were promoted to a position of honor 06Khor2    57:7 | them Manuean after the name of their ancestor 06Khor2    58:1 | Concerning the clan of the Aṙaveḷeank’, whence this family 06Khor2    58:2 | who were from the nation of the Alans and related to 06Khor2    58:2 | as a family and principality of Armenia, as kin of the 06Khor2    58:2 | principality of Armenia, as kin of the great queen. And in 06Khor2    58:2 | queen. And in the time of Khosrov, Trdat’s father, they became 06Khor2    58:2 | marriage to a certain warrior of the colony of Basiḷk’ that 06Khor2    58:2 | certain warrior of the colony of Basiḷk’ that had come to 06Khor2    59:1 | Knowledge of the arts in the days 06Khor2    59:1 | the arts in the days of Artashēs 06Khor2    59:2 | were performed in the days of Artashēs, therefore we have divided 06Khor2    59:2 | be wearied by the length of the account. This last chapter 06Khor2    59:2 | last chapter has the purpose of recording still other aspects of 06Khor2    59:2 | of recording still other aspects of the period of Artashēs 06Khor2    59:2 | other aspects of the period of Artashēs 06Khor2    59:3 | kings, yet they were neglectful of the noble arts and sciences 06Khor2    59:3 | in them - I am speaking of the cycles of weeks, months 06Khor2    59:3 | am speaking of the cycles of weeks, months, and years 06Khor2    59:4 | Nothing of this kind was known among 06Khor2    59:4 | there navigation on the lakes of our country, nor travel over 06Khor2    59:4 | scattered places. In the manner of the northern regions they lived 06Khor2    59:5 | was reformed in the days of Artashēs 06Khor2    60:1 | Concerning the death of Artashēs 06Khor2    60:2 | Ariston of Pella gives a beautiful account 06Khor2    60:2 | Pella gives a beautiful account of the death of Artashēs 06Khor2    60:2 | beautiful account of the death of Artashēs 06Khor2    60:3 | eparch Rufus under the leadership of a certain brigand called Bar 06Khor2    60:3 | Bar K’oba, that is “son of a star,” who was an 06Khor2    60:3 | and a murderer - but because of his name he greatly boasted 06Khor2    60:6 | the rebels in the siege of a small town near Jerusalem 06Khor2    60:6 | he ordered all the nation of the Jews to leave their 06Khor2    60:9 | powerful army to the regions of Assyria and ordered our Artashēs 06Khor2    60:10 | in Marand, in the town of Bakurakert. And a certain Abeḷoy 06Khor2    60:10 | And a certain Abeḷoy, leader of the Abeḷini family, an active 06Khor2    60:10 | in Ekeḷeats’ to the temple of Artemis to seek healing and 06Khor2    60:12 | multitudes died at the death of Artashēs, his beloved wives and 06Khor2    60:12 | display they made in honor of the corpse in a civilized 06Khor2    60:13 | The coffin he says was of gold; the bier and litter 06Khor2    60:13 | the bier and litter were of silk; the robes around the 06Khor2    60:13 | arms set before him were of gold; around the bier were 06Khor2    60:13 | his sons and a host of his kinsmen, and beside them 06Khor2    60:13 | military - the leaders and companies of the princely houses, the troops 06Khor2    60:13 | the princely houses, the troops of soldiers, all armed as if 06Khor2    60:13 | then followed and the mass of the common people 06Khor2    61:1 | Reign of Artavazd, the expulsion of his 06Khor2    61:1 | Reign of Artavazd, the expulsion of his brothers and sisters, and 06Khor2    61:2 | from Ayrarat to the provinces of Aḷiovit and Aṙberan so that 06Khor2    61:3 | he passed over the bridge of the city of Artashat to 06Khor2    61:3 | the bridge of the city of Artashat to hunt wild asses 06Khor2    61:3 | wild asses around the springs of Gēn. Confused by some giddiness 06Khor2    61:4 | Of him the singers of Goḷt’n 06Khor2    61:4 | Of him the singers of Goḷt’n tell the following fable 06Khor2    61:4 | following fable. At the death of Artashēs much slaughter took place 06Khor2    61:6 | The old women also tell of him that he is imprisoned 06Khor2    61:6 | country, but at the sound of the hammering of smiths, they 06Khor2    61:6 | the sound of the hammering of smiths, they say, his bonds 06Khor2    61:7 | fable, on the first day of the week strike the anvil 06Khor2    61:7 | times so that the chains of Artavazd may be strengthened, as 06Khor2    61:8 | But the truth of the matter is as we 06Khor2    61:9 | was thought that the wives of the descendants of Azhdahak had 06Khor2    61:9 | the wives of the descendants of Azhdahak had set a spell 06Khor2    61:10 | fable as follows: The descendants of the dragons stole the child 06Khor2    62:2 | Tiran, son of Artashēs, became king of Armenia 06Khor2    62:2 | son of Artashēs, became king of Armenia in the second year 06Khor2    62:2 | Armenia in the second year of Peroz the First, king of 06Khor2    62:2 | of Peroz the First, king of Persia 06Khor2    62:3 | No great deeds are told of him but merely that he 06Khor2    62:4 | air. When Datakē, a prince of the Bznunik’, asked permission to 06Khor2    62:5 | There came to him members of his own ancient family of 06Khor2    62:5 | of his own ancient family of the Arsacids who lived in 06Khor2    62:5 | who lived in the regions of Hashteank’, and they note: “Enlarge 06Khor2    62:6 | He ordered some of them to go to the 06Khor2    62:6 | to go to the province of Aḷiovit and Aṙberan 06Khor2    62:8 | insufficient inheritance for the inhabitants of Hashteank’. Therefore, many of them 06Khor2    62:8 | inhabitants of Hashteank’. Therefore, many of them came to the provinces 06Khor2    62:8 | them came to the provinces of Aḷiovit and Aṙberan 06Khor2    62:9 | say, lived a young man of the Andzavats’i family, distinguished in 06Khor2    62:9 | Erakhnavu. He married the last of Artavazd’s wives, whom he had 06Khor2    62:10 | to Erakhnavu all the house of Artavazd 06Khor2    62:11 | temperate even in the desires of the flesh 06Khor2    62:12 | entrusted to him the care of the army of the east 06Khor2    62:12 | the care of the army of the east, and he left 06Khor2    62:12 | latter was a Persian friend of his who had become related 06Khor2    62:12 | by marriage to the princes of Vaspurakan and to whom he 06Khor2    62:12 | he had given the town of Tateawn with its estates and 06Khor2    62:12 | branches out from the lake of Gaylatu 06Khor2    62:13 | himself sent to the regions of Ekeḷeats’ and established his court 06Khor2    62:13 | his court in the town of Ch’rmēs 06Khor2    63:1 | Bagratuni and the first names of his family 06Khor2    63:2 | Eraneak to a certain Trdat of the Bagratuni family, the son 06Khor2    63:2 | the Bagratuni family, the son of Smbatuhi, daughter of the valiant 06Khor2    63:2 | the son of Smbatuhi, daughter of the valiant Smbat, a spirited 06Khor2    63:3 | ugly man, and that being of noble family she lived with 06Khor2    63:3 | she lived with a man of ignoble origin 06Khor2    63:5 | rebellion to the secure regions of Media. After he had arrived 06Khor2    63:5 | had arrived in the land of Siunik’, the news of Tiran’s 06Khor2    63:5 | land of Siunik’, the news of Tiran’s death reached him; on 06Khor2    63:6 | day that Bakur, the prince of Siunik’, invited him to a 06Khor2    63:6 | was Nazinik. He was enamored of her and said to Bakur 06Khor2    63:9 | stood up, took a vase of flowers as a weapon, and 06Khor2    63:10 | new Odysseus slaughtering the suitors of Penelope, or the struggle of 06Khor2    63:10 | of Penelope, or the struggle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs 06Khor2    63:10 | the Centaurs at the marriage of Perithous 06Khor2    63:12 | say more about the prowess of this lascivious man 06Khor2    63:13 | other similar appellations, being deprived of their traditional names by which 06Khor2    64:1 | What manner of man the last Tigran was 06Khor2    64:2 | who came to the throne of Armenia in the twenty-fourth 06Khor2    64:2 | in the twenty-fourth year of Peroz, king of Persia. He 06Khor2    64:2 | fourth year of Peroz, king of Persia. He enjoyed a long 06Khor2    64:2 | He enjoyed a long life of forty-two years and died 06Khor2    64:2 | exhibiting any brave deed worthy of record, save that he was 06Khor2    64:3 | Peroz, king of Persia, invaded the Roman empire 06Khor2    64:4 | when Peroz invaded the regions of Palestine through Syria, on his 06Khor2    64:4 | Mediterranean regions after the death of Peroz, subdued Armenia, and freed 06Khor2    64:5 | the maiden Ṙop’i, a relative of his. But when he, Tigran 06Khor2    64:6 | The first of the children he made chief 06Khor2    64:6 | here or in the regions of Korchēk’, they were established by 06Khor2    64:6 | I mean the ancient neighbors of the Vchenik’ from the descendants 06Khor2    64:6 | the Vchenik’ from the descendants of the Haykazunk’ - and some were 06Khor2    64:7 | we are avoiding the labor of such work, and third because 06Khor2    64:7 | and third because the lack of certainty about many of them 06Khor2    64:7 | lack of certainty about many of them introduces doubts in any 06Khor2    64:8 | but we shall speak only of the subsequent events that we 06Khor2    64:9 | and followed to the best of our ability only what was 06Khor2    64:10 | I am keeping the course of my story free from what 06Khor2    64:10 | what would encourage the introduction of doubt and disbelief 06Khor2    65:1 | Concerning the reign of Vaḷarsh, the building of the 06Khor2    65:1 | reign of Vaḷarsh, the building of the town of Basean, the 06Khor2    65:1 | the building of the town of Basean, the surrounding of Nor 06Khor2    65:1 | town of Basean, the surrounding of Nor K’aḷak’ with a wall 06Khor2    65:2 | After the death of Tigran his son Vaḷarsh came 06Khor2    65:2 | in the thirty-second year of his homonym, Vaḷarsh king of 06Khor2    65:2 | of his homonym, Vaḷarsh king of Persia 06Khor2    65:3 | He built up the place of his birth on the road 06Khor2    65:3 | was surprised by the pains of labor on her way and 06Khor2    65:3 | the road, in the province of Basean at the place where 06Khor2    65:4 | with walls the strong town of Vardgēs on the River K’asakh 06Khor2    65:4 | Vardgēs on the River K’asakh, of which they say in the 06Khor2    65:4 | a child left the province of Tuh by the River Khasaḷ 06Khor2    65:4 | to dwell by the hill of Shresh by the city of 06Khor2    65:4 | of Shresh by the city of Artimed on the River Khasaḷ 06Khor2    65:4 | and batter at the gate of Eruand the king 06Khor2    65:5 | This Eruand was the first of that name, the short-lived 06Khor2    65:5 | town. Here the middle Tigran of the Arsacid family settled the 06Khor2    65:5 | settled the entire first colony of Jewish captives, and it became 06Khor2    65:8 | after his death on account of his repute, which is greater 06Khor2    65:8 | which is greater than that of lazier kings 06Khor2    65:9 | in his days the hosts of the northern peoples united, I 06Khor2    65:9 | Chor gate under the leadership of their king, a certain Vnasep 06Khor2    65:9 | they crossed to this side of the River Kura 06Khor2    65:10 | them with a great force of warlike soldiers and scattered their 06Khor2    65:11 | Vaḷarsh died at the hands of their expert archers 06Khor2    65:12 | throne in the third year of Artavan, king of Persia 06Khor2    65:12 | third year of Artavan, king of Persia 06Khor2    65:13 | he took hostage one out of every hundred of all their 06Khor2    65:13 | one out of every hundred of all their active men, and 06Khor2    65:13 | men, and as a token of his own authority he set 06Khor2    66:2 | Bardaisan of Edessa tells us about this 06Khor2    66:3 | a historian in the days of the last Antoninus. At first 06Khor2    66:3 | first, he was a disciple of the sect of Valentinus, but 06Khor2    66:3 | a disciple of the sect of Valentinus, but later he rejected 06Khor2    66:3 | one he established another heresy of his own 06Khor2    66:4 | composed much against the sect of the Marcionites and fate and 06Khor2    66:4 | and fate and the cult of idols in our country 06Khor2    66:5 | welcomed, he entered the fortress of Ani; and having read the 06Khor2    66:5 | history, which included the deeds of the kings, he himself added 06Khor2    66:6 | how the last Tigran, king of Armenia, honored the tomb of 06Khor2    66:6 | of Armenia, honored the tomb of his brother Mazhan, the chief 06Khor2    66:6 | chief priest in the town of Altars, which is in the 06Khor2    66:6 | which is in the province of Bagrevand, building an altar over 06Khor2    66:7 | popular festival at the beginning of the New Year, on the 06Khor2    66:7 | New Year, on the first of Navasard 06Khor2    66:8 | for you, from the reign of Artavazd up to the stele 06Khor2    66:8 | Artavazd up to the stele of Khosrov 06Khor2    67:2 | Vaḷarsh his son Khosrov, father of Saint Trdat the Great, succeeded 06Khor2    67:3 | accomplished archivist Agathangelos treats briefly of him and his relatives and 06Khor2    67:3 | and gives a summary account of the death of Artavan, the 06Khor2    67:3 | summary account of the death of Artavan, the Persian king, the 06Khor2    67:3 | the Persian king, the seizing of the Parthian empire by Artashir 06Khor2    67:3 | Parthian empire by Artashir, son of Sasan, the subjection of the 06Khor2    67:3 | son of Sasan, the subjection of the Persians under his hand 06Khor2    67:3 | under his hand, the vengeance of Khosrov, father of Trdat, and 06Khor2    67:3 | the vengeance of Khosrov, father of Trdat, and his devastation of 06Khor2    67:3 | of Trdat, and his devastation of the land of Persia and 06Khor2    67:3 | his devastation of the land of Persia and Assyria in a 06Khor2    67:4 | his original homeland, the regions of the Kushans, that his relative 06Khor2    67:5 | and faithful to the rule of Artashir than to that of 06Khor2    67:5 | of Artashir than to that of their kinsman and brother, so 06Khor2    67:6 | He then speaks of the treacherous arrival of Anak 06Khor2    67:6 | speaks of the treacherous arrival of Anak, seduced by the promises 06Khor2    67:6 | Anak, seduced by the promises of Artashir, who note: “I shall 06Khor2    67:7 | For the sake of that, Anak agreed and murdered 06Khor2    67:8 | thus given a brief account of these events, nonetheless I have 06Khor2    67:8 | decided to rehearse the history of that time in extended fashion 06Khor2    68:2 | from him descends the nation of the Parthians 06Khor2    68:3 | says that after the death of Sarah, Abraham married K’etura, from 06Khor2    68:4 | From them springs the nation of the Parthians, and descended from 06Khor2    68:4 | and reigned in the land of the Kushans for thirty-one 06Khor2    68:4 | made his brother Vaḷarshak king of Armenia, appointing him the second 06Khor2    68:5 | called Pahlavk’ just as those of his brother Vaḷarshak were called 06Khor2    68:7 | throne in the thirteenth year of Vaḷarshak, king of Armenia, and 06Khor2    68:7 | thirteenth year of Vaḷarshak, king of Armenia, and he reigned for 06Khor2    68:9 | Now after the death of their father Artashēs wished to 06Khor2    68:9 | this, not so much because of his blandishing and deceitful words 06Khor2    68:10 | the throne in the order of their seniority 06Khor2    68:11 | families, preserving the original name of each family so that they 06Khor2    68:11 | her husband was in command of the army 06Khor2    68:13 | fully informed about the relatives of our Illuminator 06Khor2    69:1 | What manner of clan was that of Artashēs 06Khor2    69:1 | manner of clan was that of Artashēs, king of Persia, until 06Khor2    69:1 | was that of Artashēs, king of Persia, until its extinction 06Khor2    69:2 | now pass through the list of kings of the clan of 06Khor2    69:2 | through the list of kings of the clan of Artashēs up 06Khor2    69:2 | of kings of the clan of Artashēs up to the point 06Khor2    69:4 | last was killed by Artashir of Stahr, the son of Sasan 06Khor2    69:4 | Artashir of Stahr, the son of Sasan, when he seized the 06Khor2    69:4 | Parthian throne and deprived them of their hereditary land 06Khor2    69:5 | Many are the historians of that period among the Persians 06Khor2    69:6 | From the beginning of the Parthian kingdom until its 06Khor2    69:7 | our account from the book of Barsuma, which Khoṙohbut brought 06Khor2    70:2 | This Khoṙohbut was the scribe of Shapuh, the Persian king, and 06Khor2    70:2 | he fell into the hands of the Greeks when Julian, also 06Khor2    70:2 | to Greece in the company of the royal officers with Jovian 06Khor2    70:2 | language and wrote a history of the deeds of Shapuh and 06Khor2    70:2 | a history of the deeds of Shapuh and Julian 06Khor2    70:3 | translated a book “the History of the first kings,” composed by 06Khor2    70:3 | composed by a fellow captive of his, Barsuma by name, whom 06Khor2    70:3 | book, leaving out the nonsense of their fables 06Khor2    70:4 | the fables concerning the dream of Papag, the eruption of the 06Khor2    70:4 | dream of Papag, the eruption of the twisting fire from Sasan 06Khor2    70:4 | fire from Sasan, the envelopment of the flock, the light of 06Khor2    70:4 | of the flock, the light of the moon, the prophecy of 06Khor2    70:4 | of the moon, the prophecy of the astrologers, that is, the 06Khor2    70:4 | so on; the adulterous plan of Artashir involving murder, the stupid 06Khor2    70:4 | involving murder, the stupid discourse of the magus’s daughter concerning the 06Khor2    70:5 | shall omit the goat’s suckling of her kid under the shade 06Khor2    70:5 | her kid under the shade of an eagle, the prediction of 06Khor2    70:5 | of an eagle, the prediction of the crow, the guarding of 06Khor2    70:5 | of the crow, the guarding of the illustrious lion with the 06Khor2    70:5 | by the wolf, the valor of the single combat, and whatever 06Khor2    70:5 | and whatever has the character of allegory 06Khor2    71:1 | The first invasion of Khosrov into Assyria in which 06Khor2    71:2 | After Artashir, son of Sasan, had killed Artavan and 06Khor2    71:2 | gained the throne, two branches of the Pahlav family called Aspahapet 06Khor2    71:2 | were jealous at the rule of the branch of their own 06Khor2    71:2 | the rule of the branch of their own kin, that is 06Khor2    71:2 | their own kin, that is, of Artashēs, and willingly accepted the 06Khor2    71:2 | and willingly accepted the rule of Artashir, son of Sasan 06Khor2    71:2 | the rule of Artashir, son of Sasan 06Khor2    71:3 | But the house of Karēn Pahlav, remaining friendly toward 06Khor2    71:3 | opposed in war Artashir, son of Sasan 06Khor2    71:4 | As soon as Khosrov, king of Armenia, heard of the troubles 06Khor2    71:4 | Khosrov, king of Armenia, heard of the troubles he set out 06Khor2    71:4 | he heard the sad news of Artavan’s death and of the 06Khor2    71:4 | news of Artavan’s death and of the alliance of all the 06Khor2    71:4 | death and of the alliance of all the Persian troops and 06Khor2    71:4 | Persian troops and nobles - both of his own family the Parthians 06Khor2    71:4 | own family the Parthians and of the Pahlavik’, except for the 06Khor2    71:4 | Pahlavik’, except for the branch of Karēn. To the latter he 06Khor2    72:3 | he helped him by means of a letter ordering that he 06Khor2    72:4 | far away as the shores of the Pontic Sea 06Khor2    72:5 | Having acquired such a multitude of troops he marched against Artashir 06Khor2    72:6 | and to all the forces of the land of the Kushans 06Khor2    72:6 | the forces of the land of the Kushans, that they should 06Khor2    72:7 | upset at the falling away of his kin 06Khor2    72:8 | there came to him some of his own messengers who had 06Khor2    72:8 | kinsman Vehsachan with his branch of the Karēn Pahlav had not 06Khor2    73:1 | The renewed attack of Khosrov against Artashir without Roman 06Khor2    73:2 | greatly delighted at the news of the coming of his kinsmen 06Khor2    73:2 | the news of the coming of his kinsmen, yet his joy 06Khor2    73:2 | and slaughtered all the branch of the Karenean Pahlav, killing all 06Khor2    73:2 | one youth whom a friend of his house, Burz by name 06Khor2    73:2 | in flight to the land of the Kushans and brought to 06Khor2    73:2 | Kushans and brought to some of his powerful relatives. Artashir made 06Khor2    73:4 | latter was Perozamat, the ancestor of our great family of Kamsarakan 06Khor2    73:4 | ancestor of our great family of Kamsarakan, of whom we shall 06Khor2    73:4 | our great family of Kamsarakan, of whom we shall speak in 06Khor2    73:5 | But now we shall tell of what happened after the slaughter 06Khor2    73:5 | what happened after the slaughter of the family of the Karenean 06Khor2    73:5 | the slaughter of the family of the Karenean Pahlav, vengeance for 06Khor2    73:5 | him and with the nations of the north was victorious over 06Khor2    74:1 | Concerning the arrival of Anak and the begetting of 06Khor2    74:1 | of Anak and the begetting of Saint Gregory 06Khor2    74:2 | as far as the land of India; being sorely pressed, he 06Khor2    74:2 | promised to give all sorts of gifts. “Especially for the Parthians 06Khor2    74:3 | Bahl, and all the country of the Kushans 06Khor2    74:4 | promised the form and splendor of royalty, half of the empire 06Khor2    74:4 | and splendor of royalty, half of the empire of the Aryans 06Khor2    74:4 | royalty, half of the empire of the Aryans, and second place 06Khor2    74:5 | who was from the line of Surēn Pahlav, undertook to kill 06Khor2    74:6 | Under the pretext of rebellion he fled from Artashir 06Khor2    74:6 | drove him along the frontiers of Azerbaijan through Korduk’ 06Khor2    74:7 | When Khosrov the Great heard of this in the province of 06Khor2    74:7 | of this in the province of Utē, thinking that it was 06Khor2    74:7 | that it was the arrival of the Karenean, he sent a 06Khor2    74:8 | a plain where the relics of our holy and great apostle 06Khor2    74:9 | Here I repeat a story of the wonderful old man, who 06Khor2    74:9 | receiving from father the remembrance of these tales,” like those of 06Khor2    74:9 | of these tales,” like those of Olympiodorus about Tarawn and the 06Khor2    74:10 | was dwelling in the plain of Artaz he happened to spend 06Khor2    74:10 | the night by the grave of the holy apostle, which was 06Khor2    74:10 | was under the innermost room of his tent. And there they 06Khor2    74:10 | there they say the mother of our holy and great Illuminator 06Khor2    74:11 | Therefore he received the grace of that same apostle, and having 06Khor2    74:13 | was entrusted with the grace of his apostolate 06Khor2    74:14 | But Agathangelos informs you of the rest of the story 06Khor2    74:14 | informs you of the rest of the story 06Khor2    75:1 | Concerning Firmilian, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his 06Khor2    75:2 | Firmilian, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, was a 06Khor2    75:3 | treatises, among them a history of the persecutions of the church 06Khor2    75:3 | a history of the persecutions of the church, which arose first 06Khor2    75:3 | arose first in the days of Maximian and Decius and last 06Khor2    75:3 | Maximian and Decius and last of all in the reign of 06Khor2    75:3 | of all in the reign of Diocletian; he also included in 06Khor2    75:3 | included in it the deeds of the kings 06Khor2    75:4 | that Peter, the sixteenth bishop of Alexandria, was martyred in the 06Khor2    75:4 | martyred in the ninth year of the persecution 06Khor2    75:5 | He writes also of many who were martyred by 06Khor2    75:5 | land, and similarly after him of others martyred by others 06Khor2    75:7 | says about Antony, the son of Severus, that he waged war 06Khor2    75:7 | waged war against Vaḷarsh, king of Persia, in Mesopotamia and died 06Khor2    75:8 | But as for his account of events after the death of 06Khor2    75:8 | of events after the death of Khosrov down to the reign 06Khor2    75:8 | Khosrov down to the reign of Trdat in the period of 06Khor2    75:8 | of Trdat in the period of anarchy, considering this to be 06Khor2    75:9 | what happened in the reign of Trdat and after him, we 06Khor2    75:9 | what comes from the records of the archival books of the 06Khor2    75:9 | records of the archival books of the Greeks 06Khor2    75:10 | such matters from the reports of wise men and antiquarians, we 06Khor2    76:2 | says that after the murder of Khosrov the Armenian princes united 06Khor2    76:5 | took captive the major part of the country and turned it 06Khor2    76:6 | Mandakuni, who took Trdat, son of Khosrov, and brought him to 06Khor2    76:7 | oppose Artashir in the regions of Pontus, and he sent his 06Khor2    77:1 | in Armenia during the years of anarchy 06Khor2    77:2 | Probus became emperor of the Greeks, and, making peace 06Khor2    77:3 | called Awtay from the family of the Amatunik’, who was related 06Khor2    77:3 | related by marriage to that of the Sḷkunik’ and was the 06Khor2    77:3 | and was the foster father of Khosrovidukht, the daughter of Khosrov 06Khor2    77:3 | father of Khosrovidukht, the daughter of Khosrov. He had ensconced himself 06Khor2    77:3 | ensconced himself in the fortress of Ani, as if hidden in 06Khor2    77:5 | Arsacids, who had been deprived of the crown and of their 06Khor2    77:5 | deprived of the crown and of their residence in Ayrarat, he 06Khor2    77:6 | He increased the cults of the temples and ordered the 06Khor2    77:6 | temples and ordered the fire of Ormizd, which was on the 06Khor2    77:7 | set up as the images of his ancestors with those of 06Khor2    77:7 | of his ancestors with those of the sun and moon at 06Khor2    77:10 | governed our land like one of his own territories with Persian 06Khor2    77:10 | one year until the reign of Trdat, his son Shapuh - which 06Khor2    77:10 | son Shapuh - which means “child of the king 06Khor2    78:1 | The slaughter of the Mandakuni family by Artashir 06Khor2    78:2 | Artashir had heard that one of the Armenian princes had fled 06Khor2    78:2 | princes had fled with one of Khosrov’s sons and saved him 06Khor2    78:3 | discovered that it was Artavazd of the Mandakuni family. He ordered 06Khor2    78:4 | had fled with the families of the other princes. And when 06Khor2    78:5 | who was from the family of Ashots’ and descended from Gushar 06Khor2    78:5 | by fleeing to the city of Caesarea, he married her because 06Khor2    78:5 | Caesarea, he married her because of her wonderful beauty 06Khor2    79:1 | Concerning the prowess of Trdat during the years of 06Khor2    79:1 | of Trdat during the years of anarchy in Armenia 06Khor2    79:2 | He speaks of the prowess of Trdat: first 06Khor2    79:2 | He speaks of the prowess of Trdat: first of all, in 06Khor2    79:2 | the prowess of Trdat: first of all, in his youth he 06Khor2    79:2 | horseman, dexterous in the use of arms, and a willing pupil 06Khor2    79:2 | arms, and a willing pupil of other military exercises. And then 06Khor2    79:2 | then according to the oracle of the Peloponnesian temple of Hephaistos 06Khor2    79:2 | oracle of the Peloponnesian temple of Hephaistos, in the boxing match 06Khor2    79:2 | boxing match he outdid Clitostratos of Rhodes, who used to win 06Khor2    79:2 | neck grip, and also Cerasos of Argos; for the latter pulled 06Khor2    79:2 | latter pulled out the hoof of an ox, whereas he, Trdat 06Khor2    79:3 | a chariot in the races of the hippodrome, he was thrown 06Khor2    79:3 | was thrown by the skill of his opponent and fell to 06Khor2    79:4 | And in the war of Probus against the Goths there 06Khor2    79:5 | anyone from entering the palace of Licinius, with whom Trdat was 06Khor2    79:7 | and having the desert peoples of Tachikastan on his side, gave 06Khor2    79:7 | Roman army on both sides of the Euphrates. In the battle 06Khor2    79:8 | against Koṙnak in the company of Trdat, was slaughtered with his 06Khor2    79:11 | But Agathangelos informs you of Trdat’s various deeds in his 06Khor2    80:1 | A brief exposition of the birth and life of 06Khor2    80:1 | of the birth and life of Gregory and his sons from 06Khor2    80:1 | his sons from the letter of the bishop Artit’es concerning a 06Khor2    80:1 | bishop Artit’es concerning a question of the hermit Mark in Agṙochan 06Khor2    80:2 | A certain Persian, not one of the lesser and insignificant people 06Khor2    80:2 | from Persia to the province of Cappadocia and settled in Caesarea 06Khor2    80:3 | wife called Sophy, the sister of a certain magnate named Euthalius 06Khor2    80:4 | At this point the birth of our Illuminator took place, and 06Khor2    80:5 | to say, for the sake of preparing the way for our 06Khor2    80:6 | did they raise the child of Pahlav descent in the Roman 06Khor2    80:7 | daughter Mariam. After the birth of two sons in three years 06Khor2    80:10 | to carry out the task of preaching to our country and 06Khor2    80:10 | preaching to our country and of his high priesthood and martyrdom 06Khor2    80:11 | him. This was hardly because of fear of persecutions. But they 06Khor2    80:11 | was hardly because of fear of persecutions. But they did not 06Khor2    80:12 | back and in the city of Sebaste occupied himself with collecting 06Khor2    80:13 | they would have done nothing of what he feared, for they 06Khor2    81:2 | When Artashir, son of Sasan, died, he left the 06Khor2    81:2 | died, he left the throne of Persia to his son Shapuh 06Khor2    81:3 | came to Armenia the ancestor of the Mamikonian family from the 06Khor2    81:3 | foremost among all the nations of the north, I mean the 06Khor2    81:3 | north, I mean the land of the Chinese, of whom the 06Khor2    81:3 | the land of the Chinese, of whom the following tale is 06Khor2    81:4 | In the year of Artashir’s death a certain Arbok 06Khor2    81:4 | means in their tongue “honor of the kingdom,’’ had two 06Khor2    81:6 | But when Mamgon heard of this he did not heed 06Khor2    81:6 | and came to Artashir, king of Persia 06Khor2    81:7 | when Artashir refused, the king of China prepared for war against 06Khor2    81:9 | to remain in the land of the Aryans but sent him 06Khor2    81:10 | sent word to the king of China, saying: “May it not 06Khor2    81:10 | to him by the light of the sun. But to cause 06Khor2    81:10 | my country to the edge of the earth in the west 06Khor2    81:11 | are the most peace loving of all the inhabitants on the 06Khor2    81:11 | the inhabitants on the face of the earth, he agreed to 06Khor2    81:12 | is wonderful in its abundance of all varieties of fruits; it 06Khor2    81:12 | its abundance of all varieties of fruits; it is adorned with 06Khor2    81:12 | silk. It has untold numbers of gazelles and marvelous creatures and 06Khor2    81:12 | donkey goats.” There the food of common people, they say, is 06Khor2    81:13 | The number of precious stones and pearls of 06Khor2    81:13 | of precious stones and pearls of the magnates they say no 06Khor2    81:13 | among us are the robes of the few, for them they 06Khor2    81:14 | So much for the land of China 06Khor2    82:1 | The prowess of Trdat during his reign before 06Khor2    82:2 | throne in the third year of Diocletian and that he came 06Khor2    82:3 | he arrived at Caesarea, most of the princes went to meet 06Khor2    82:4 | yet he realized the falsity of the idols 06Khor2    82:6 | made Awtay commander-in-chief of Armenia and honored him in 06Khor2    82:6 | he had been the cause of his escape and of his 06Khor2    82:6 | cause of his escape and of his attaining the glory of 06Khor2    82:6 | of his attaining the glory of his fathers. Therefore, he entrusted 06Khor2    82:6 | entrusted him with the command of the Armenian army 06Khor2    82:7 | law, prince over the province of Ashots’ 06Khor2    82:8 | and later about the sons of Gregory, as he had learned 06Khor2    82:8 | when living in the city of Caesarea 06Khor2    82:10 | over an equally large number of woundeds 06Khor2    82:11 | powerful Persians felt the strength of the giant and the force 06Khor2    82:11 | the giant and the force of his arms. They had inflicted 06Khor2    82:12 | foot, in turn overthrowing many of the enemy. Seizing the horse 06Khor2    82:12 | the enemy. Seizing the horse of one of them, he boldly 06Khor2    82:12 | Seizing the horse of one of them, he boldly mounted 06Khor2    82:13 | sword he scattered the ranks of elephants 06Khor2    83:2 | sent General Smbat, the father of Bagarat, to bring the maiden 06Khor2    83:2 | the maiden Ashkhēn, the daughter of Ashkhadar, to be his wife 06Khor2    83:4 | did not attain the stature of his parents 06Khor2    83:5 | days occurred also the marriage of Maximina, the daughter of Diocletian 06Khor2    83:5 | marriage of Maximina, the daughter of Diocletian, in Nicomedia; her husband 06Khor2    83:5 | was the Emperor Constantine, son of Constantius, the Roman emperor, who 06Khor2    83:6 | This Constantine at the time of his marriage became friendly with 06Khor2    83:8 | in his sleep a cross of stars from heaven, which was 06Khor2    83:9 | his wife Maximina, the daughter of Diocletian, he raised persecutions against 06Khor2    83:9 | After making many martyrs, because of his presumption he himself was 06Khor2    83:11 | pagan priests, at the advice of demons, bade him slaughter a 06Khor2    83:11 | him slaughter a great number of children in a basin and 06Khor2    83:12 | when he heard the crying of the children and the wailing 06Khor2    83:12 | the children and the wailing of their mothers, he had pity 06Khor2    83:13 | by the life-giving washing of the font at the hands 06Khor2    83:13 | the font at the hands of Silvester, the bishop of Rome 06Khor2    83:13 | hands of Silvester, the bishop of Rome, who on being persecuted 06Khor2    83:13 | had hidden in the mountain of Seraption. Being instructed by him 06Khor2    84:1 | The massacre of the Sḷkunik’ by the Chinese 06Khor2    84:2 | While Shapuh, king of Persia, rested from his wars 06Khor2    84:3 | his words, Sḷuk, the prince of the Sḷkuni family, killed his 06Khor2    84:3 | the old Awtay who was of the Amatuni family and had 06Khor2    84:3 | and had been the guardian of Khosrovidukht, the king’s sister 06Khor2    84:5 | But the prince of the Sḷkuni family fortified himself 06Khor2    84:5 | had as refuge the inhabitants of the mountain called Sim. Opposing 06Khor2    84:5 | confusion; and in the vicinity of the mountain he did not 06Khor2    84:6 | to all the princely houses of Armenia to attend to any 06Khor2    84:7 | to all the princely houses of Armenia: “Whoever brings to me 06Khor2    84:7 | brings to me the prince of the Sḷkuni family, to him 06Khor2    84:7 | estates and all the domains of the Sḷkuni family 06Khor2    84:9 | king marched to the regions of Albania against the northern peoples 06Khor2    84:9 | his entourage to the regions of Tarawn as if in revolt 06Khor2    84:9 | foot to inform the prince of the Sḷkuni family about the 06Khor2    84:9 | he went to the regions of Albania to wage war against 06Khor2    84:9 | ally myself with you because of the insults I have suffered 06Khor2    84:10 | At this the prince of the Sḷkuni family greatly rejoiced 06Khor2    84:12 | After many promises of fidelity, one day he persuaded 06Khor2    84:12 | day he persuaded the prince of the Sḷkuni family to leave 06Khor2    84:12 | an arrow into the middle of his back and struck the 06Khor2    84:13 | his men to the gate of the fortress, he seized the 06Khor2    84:14 | decided to destroy the family of the Sḷkuni, and he slaughtered 06Khor2    84:14 | in flight to the land of Tsop’k’ 06Khor2    84:15 | a prince in the place of the rebel with the title 06Khor2    85:1 | The prowess of Trdat in the war in 06Khor2    85:1 | which he cut the king of the Basilk’ in half 06Khor2    85:2 | Armenians descended into the plain of Gargar and met the northern 06Khor2    85:2 | joined, he cut the host of the enemy into two, assailing 06Khor2    85:3 | unable to describe the quickness of his arm and how an 06Khor2    85:3 | and how an infinite number of the enemy were struck to 06Khor2    85:3 | dust. Like a net full of fish emptied on the ground 06Khor2    85:3 | they danced on the surface of the earth 06Khor2    85:4 | Seeing this, the king of the Basilk’ approached the king 06Khor2    85:4 | his horse’s armor a strap of sinew wound around with leather 06Khor2    85:5 | splitting the head and reins of his horse 06Khor2    85:6 | as far as the land of the Huns 06Khor2    85:7 | his own army and many of the nobles had fallen - among 06Khor2    85:7 | whom the commander-in-chief of all the Armenians, Artavazd Mandakuni 06Khor2    85:8 | Persia to attack Shapuh, son of Artashir. He made four of 06Khor2    85:8 | of Artashir. He made four of his men generals: Mihran, prince 06Khor2    85:8 | his men generals: Mihran, prince of the Georgians, whom he trusted 06Khor2    85:8 | Georgians, whom he trusted because of his belief in Christ; Bagarat 06Khor2    85:8 | Bagarat, the aspet; Manachihr, prince of the Rshtunik’; and Vahan, prince 06Khor2    85:8 | the Rshtunik’; and Vahan, prince of the Amatunik’ 06Khor2    85:9 | now we have to tell of the conversion of Mihran and 06Khor2    85:9 | to tell of the conversion of Mihran and the land of 06Khor2    85:9 | of Mihran and the land of Georgia 06Khor2    86:1 | how she became the cause of the Georgians’ salvation 06Khor2    86:2 | certain woman called Nunē, one of the scattered companions of Saint 06Khor2    86:2 | one of the scattered companions of Saint Rhipsimē who had fled 06Khor2    86:2 | the capital, acquired the grace of healing through her extremely ascetic 06Khor2    86:2 | people, most notably the wife of Mihran, the prince of Georgia 06Khor2    86:2 | wife of Mihran, the prince of Georgia 06Khor2    86:3 | these miracles?” and he learned of the preaching of Christ’s gospel 06Khor2    86:3 | he learned of the preaching of Christ’s gospel. Hearing it with 06Khor2    86:4 | very time news reached him of the miracles that had been 06Khor2    86:4 | king and the nobles, and of the companions of blessed Nunē 06Khor2    86:4 | nobles, and of the companions of blessed Nunē. Astonished at these 06Khor2    86:5 | went astray in the crags of the mountains as the air 06Khor2    86:6 | became for him a cause of eternal light. In his fear 06Khor2    86:8 | had happily accepted the preaching of the gospel 06Khor2    86:9 | set up the honorable sign of the cross until the day 06Khor2    86:10 | straightaway she destroyed the image of Aramazd, god of thunder, which 06Khor2    86:10 | the image of Aramazd, god of thunder, which stood outside the 06Khor2    86:10 | river and sacrificed in front of the temples 06Khor2    86:11 | However, the nobles of the city rose up against 06Khor2    86:11 | are we to worship instead of the idols?” They were told 06Khor2    86:11 | They were told: “The sign of Christ’s cross.” This they made 06Khor2    86:11 | pretty hill to the east of the city, separated from it 06Khor2    86:13 | hill and saw a piece of hewn wood, no work of 06Khor2    86:13 | of hewn wood, no work of craftsmen, more than a few 06Khor2    86:13 | their whole forest was full of such objects 06Khor2    86:14 | sent from heaven a pillar of cloud, and the mountain was 06Khor2    86:14 | there was heard the sound of a host singing psalms exceedingly 06Khor2    86:14 | a light in the form of a cross, the same in 06Khor2    86:15 | Thereafter miracles of healing were performed by it 06Khor2    86:16 | to proselytize the other provinces of Georgia with her pure tongue 06Khor2    86:16 | a witness to the Word of God, and by her zeal 06Khor2    86:17 | from Kḷarjk’ to the gates of the Alans and the Caspians 06Khor2    86:17 | as far as the borders of the Massagetae, as Agathangelos informs 06Khor2    86:18 | now return to the story of Trdat’s invasion of Persia 06Khor2    86:18 | the story of Trdat’s invasion of Persia 06Khor2    87:1 | The defeat of Shapuh and his unwilling submission 06Khor2    87:1 | Constantine the Great, Trdat’s capture of Ecbatana and the arrival of 06Khor2    87:1 | of Ecbatana and the arrival of his relatives, and the discovery 06Khor2    87:1 | his relatives, and the discovery of the saving wood at that 06Khor2    87:2 | being joined by the mass of the Roman army, which had 06Khor2    87:3 | them, invaded the northern regions of the Persian empire in a 06Khor2    87:4 | kinsman Kamsar, the eldest son of Perozamat 06Khor2    87:5 | had slaughtered the Karenean branch of the Pahlav 06Khor2    87:6 | rank and put in command of the army with a view 06Khor2    87:6 | cast him into the hands of the barbarians 06Khor2    87:7 | many wives from the relatives of Artashir, and having many sons 06Khor2    87:8 | Shapuh, but in the course of many battles defeated him. But 06Khor2    87:9 | Khak’an who was an enemy of Kamsar, his Perozamat’s son 06Khor2    87:11 | father’s lifetime. But in one of his intrepid assaults he was 06Khor2    87:11 | an axe, and a part of the bone of his skull 06Khor2    87:11 | a part of the bone of his skull was removed. Although 06Khor2    87:11 | cured by medicines, the curve of his head remained incomplete, and 06Khor2    87:13 | a treaty and the establishment of eternal peace. This Saint Constantine 06Khor2    87:13 | Jew, who later became bishop of Jerusalem 06Khor2    88:1 | The imprisonment of Licinius, the transfer of the 06Khor2    88:1 | imprisonment of Licinius, the transfer of the court from Rome, and 06Khor2    88:1 | from Rome, and the building of Constantinople 06Khor2    88:2 | the purple and the crown of a Caesar, bestowed on him 06Khor2    88:3 | the Hebrews, reckoning the transformation of evil to be impossible, the 06Khor2    88:3 | man to change his way of life 06Khor2    88:5 | Likewise, he brought all sorts of evil on all those who 06Khor2    88:5 | tribulation on his wife because of his passion for the blessed 06Khor2    88:5 | killed Saint Basil, the bishop of Amasya in Pontus 06Khor2    88:9 | twentieth anniversary in the city of Nicomedia 06Khor2    88:10 | reigned from the fourth year of the persecutions until the thirteenth 06Khor2    88:10 | persecutions until the thirteenth year of the peace, an anniversary the 06Khor2    88:12 | It contained no such undertakings of any great king, save a 06Khor2    88:12 | a few buildings like those of the world conqueror Alexander of 06Khor2    88:12 | of the world conqueror Alexander of Macedon when he prepared there 06Khor2    88:13 | built baths in the place of the column, which had as 06Khor2    88:13 | an inscription the mystical name of the sun, in the Thracian 06Khor2    88:15 | world called it the city of Constantine 06Khor2    89:2 | In those times appeared Arius of Alexandria who taught a wicked 06Khor2    89:2 | from the nature and being of the Father, nor born from 06Khor2    89:3 | Emperor Constantine that a council of many bishops should take place 06Khor2    89:4 | Vincent, priests from the city of Rome with the signature of 06Khor2    89:4 | of Rome with the signature of Saint Silvester, and the bishops 06Khor2    89:4 | Silvester, and the bishops Alexander of Alexandria, Eustathius of Antioch, Macarius 06Khor2    89:4 | bishops Alexander of Alexandria, Eustathius of Antioch, Macarius of Jerusalem, and 06Khor2    89:4 | Alexandria, Eustathius of Antioch, Macarius of Jerusalem, and Alexander of Constantinople 06Khor2    89:4 | Macarius of Jerusalem, and Alexander of Constantinople 06Khor2    89:5 | Then there arrived an edict of the Emperor Constantine to our 06Khor2    89:6 | because he had heard of the alliance of Shapuh with 06Khor2    89:6 | had heard of the alliance of Shapuh with the king of 06Khor2    89:6 | of Shapuh with the king of India and with the Khak’an 06Khor2    89:6 | India and with the Khak’an of the east, and that his 06Khor2    89:7 | treaty according to the custom of pagans, he therefore did not 06Khor2    89:8 | from the council on account of his name as a confessor 06Khor2    89:9 | place Aristakēs with a copy of the true confession of faith 06Khor2    89:9 | copy of the true confession of faith signed by them both 06Khor2    89:10 | was baptizing Gregory, the father of Gregory the theologian. When the 06Khor2    89:10 | out around him, which none of the multitude saw save Leontius 06Khor2    89:10 | and our Aristakēs and Euthalius of Edessa and Jacob of Nisibis 06Khor2    89:10 | Euthalius of Edessa and Jacob of Nisibis and John, bishop of 06Khor2    89:10 | of Nisibis and John, bishop of Persia, who were traveling to 06Khor2    90:1 | The return of Aristakēs from Nicaea, the conversion 06Khor2    90:1 | Aristakēs from Nicaea, the conversion of his kinsmen, and the constructions 06Khor2    90:2 | the Great to the city of Nicaea, where the three hundred 06Khor2    90:3 | and the twenty canonical chapters of the council and met his 06Khor2    90:3 | the king in the city of Vaḷarshapat 06Khor2    90:4 | and added a few chapters of his own to the canons 06Khor2    90:4 | his own to the canons of the council to take greater 06Khor2    90:4 | council to take greater care of his diocese 06Khor2    90:5 | as inheritance the great property of Artashēs, which is now called 06Khor2    90:5 | called Draskhanakert, and the province of Shirak, as to his kinsman 06Khor2    90:7 | Trdat consoled Arshavir, the eldest of Kamsar’s sons, by putting him 06Khor2    90:7 | setting him among the number of the princely houses 06Khor2    90:8 | added other gifts, the city of Eruand and the province of 06Khor2    90:8 | of Eruand and the province of the same as far as 06Khor2    90:8 | as far as the end of the great valley, only that 06Khor2    90:8 | from his mind the memory of his original land called Pahlav 06Khor2    90:10 | the reasons for the coming of the two clans, the Parthians 06Khor2    90:11 | time Trdat completed the construction of the fortress of Garni in 06Khor2    90:11 | the construction of the fortress of Garni in hard and dressed 06Khor2    90:11 | in hard and dressed blocks of stone cemented with iron clamps 06Khor2    91:1 | Concerning the death of Gregory and Aristakēs, and why 06Khor2    91:1 | the mountain is called “Caves of Manē 06Khor2    91:2 | In the seventeenth year of Trdat’s reign we have found 06Khor2    91:2 | Gregory, sat on the throne of the holy apostle Thaddaeus 06Khor2    91:3 | After illuminating the whole of Armenia with the light of 06Khor2    91:3 | of Armenia with the light of divine knowledge, banishing the darkness 06Khor2    91:3 | divine knowledge, banishing the darkness of idolatry and filling all regions 06Khor2    91:3 | a secluded life with tranquility of mind to speak to God 06Khor2    91:3 | remained himself in the province of Daranaḷik’ in the mountain “Caves 06Khor2    91:3 | Daranaḷik’ in the mountain “Caves of Manē 06Khor2    91:4 | why it is called “Caves of Manē 06Khor2    91:5 | by name, among the companions of Saint Rhipsimē, like Nunē, the 06Khor2    91:5 | Rhipsimē, like Nunē, the teacher of the Georgians, who made no 06Khor2    91:5 | the mountain was named “Caves of Manē,” and in that cave 06Khor2    91:7 | Aristakēs returned from the council of Nicaea, thenceforth Saint Gregory appeared 06Khor2    91:8 | Therefore from the beginning of his priesthood in the seventeenth 06Khor2    91:8 | priesthood in the seventeenth year of Trdat’s reign until the forty 06Khor2    91:8 | reign until the forty-seventh of the same, from when he 06Khor2    91:9 | from the forty-seventh year of Trdat until his fifty-second 06Khor2    91:10 | thus was accounted an enemy of all the unjust and evildoers 06Khor2    91:11 | been appointed to the governorship of what is called Fourth Armenia 06Khor2    91:11 | the road in the province of Tsop’k’, he slew him by 06Khor2    91:11 | fled himself to the Taurus of Cilicia 06Khor2    91:12 | saint’s body to the province of Ekeḷeats’ and laid it to 06Khor2    91:13 | from the fifty-fourth year of Trdat on 06Khor2    91:14 | in seclusion in the Cave of Manē for many years and 06Khor2    91:14 | was transposed to the ranks of the angels 06Khor2    91:16 | they who were the ministers of our Savior’s birth [cf. Luke 2:13] should also 06Khor2    91:16 | should also be the servants of his disciple’s burial 06Khor2    91:17 | you might say, like Moses of old [cf. Deut. 34:6], lest they become the 06Khor2    91:17 | lest they become the object of a cult to the half 06Khor2    91:18 | buried them in the village of T’ordan 06Khor2    91:19 | by origin, from the province of Pahlav, a descendant of the 06Khor2    91:19 | province of Pahlav, a descendant of the reigning Arsacid family, from 06Khor2    91:19 | Anak. From the eastern regions of our land he arose for 06Khor2    91:19 | escape from the profound evil of idolatry, the source of blessing 06Khor2    91:19 | evil of idolatry, the source of blessing and spiritual prosperity, truly 06Khor2    91:19 | tree planted in the house of the Lord and flourishing in 06Khor2    91:19 | and flourishing in the courts of our God 06Khor2    91:20 | He increased the number of the faithful among such and 06Khor2    91:20 | us to an old age of spiritual wealth [cf. Ps. 91:15] for the glory 06Khor2    91:20 | for the glory and praise of God 06Khor2    92:1 | Concerning the death of King Trdat, including a reproach 06Khor2    92:1 | a reproach in the form of a lament 06Khor2    92:2 | When speaking of the saint and great man 06Khor2    92:2 | second hero and spiritual overseer of our illumination, the most truly 06Khor2    92:2 | illumination, the most truly king of all those made such by 06Khor2    92:2 | use very glorious speech as of the coworker and equal in 06Khor2    92:2 | coworker and equal in austerity of our first leader and author 06Khor2    92:2 | our first leader and author of our salvation. It has pleased 06Khor2    92:2 | would also add, by reason of his virtue. But in other 06Khor2    92:3 | were equal in the contemplation of God and the ascetic life 06Khor2    92:3 | interrupted his efforts on behalf of the faith 06Khor2    92:4 | road and the second father of our illumination 06Khor2    92:5 | in accordance with the accounts of various historians and not merely 06Khor2    92:5 | pass on to the order of events as they concern him 06Khor2    92:6 | and words for the cause of Christ. He chided and urged 06Khor2    92:6 | same time all the mass of the common people, to become 06Khor2    92:6 | Christians so that the deeds of all might bear witness to 06Khor2    92:7 | hardheartedness, or rather vain-glory, of our nation from the beginning 06Khor2    92:7 | Christian religion, following the will of their wives and concubines 06Khor2    92:8 | one, quickly reaching the place of the holy hermit of Christ 06Khor2    92:8 | place of the holy hermit of Christ and living in mountain 06Khor2    92:9 | especially the lawlessness and impiety of our nation and their deeds 06Khor2    92:9 | nation and their deeds worthy of great lamentations and tears 06Khor2    92:12 | from themselves the shining ray of piety 06Khor2    92:13 | his own and the enemies of the cross of Christ [cf. Phil. 3:18]. But 06Khor2    92:13 | the enemies of the cross of Christ [cf. Phil. 3:18]. But I speak not 06Khor2    92:13 | my own words but those of the Holy Spirit 06Khor2    92:17 | you have offered an offering of lawlessness and you have despised 06Khor2    92:20 | says Christ, “what will become of the dry 06Khor2    92:21 | the case with the saints of God and those who humbled 06Khor2    92:23 | Which of you will provide for us 06Khor2    92:23 | will provide for us; which of the doctors will provide intercession 06Khor2    92:23 | will provide intercession, who words of encouragement and exhortation? Who in 06Khor2    92:24 | irrationality your wisdom-scorning way of life, you have enflamed them 06Khor2    92:24 | them more than the furnace of Babylon 06Khor2    92:25 | there are many who speak of things divine but do not 06Khor2    92:25 | do not comprehend the force of their meaning, and those who 06Khor2    92:25 | not according to the will of the Spirit but according to 06Khor2    92:26 | their speech is a source of amazement and horrible for those 06Khor2    92:26 | the one who speaks talks of God and things divine, but 06Khor2    92:26 | things divine, but the thoughts of the speaker are directed to 06Khor2    92:27 | voice” [Isa. 42:2]. But for the sake of human glory they shout and 06Khor2    92:28 | The torrents of their loquacity flow as from 06Khor2    92:28 | from a fountain, as one of the ancients said, and offend 06Khor2    92:30 | refrain from mentioning the saying of Christ: that vengeance will be 06Khor2    92:30 | be exacted from the blood of the just Abel up to 06Khor2    92:30 | Abel up to the blood of Zachariah, which was shed between 06Khor2    92:31 | cease, as I am weary of speaking to the ears of 06Khor2    92:31 | of speaking to the ears of the dead 06Khor2    92:32 | mortal poison, they were deprived of the rays of the light 06Khor2    92:32 | were deprived of the rays of the light of his grace 06Khor2    92:32 | the rays of the light of his grace. He reigned fifty 06Khor2    92:33 | End of the second book of the 06Khor2    92:33 | End of the second book of the progress of Greater Armenia 06Khor2    92:33 | second book of the progress of Greater Armenia 06Khor3    1:1 | The Conclusion of the History of Our Fatherland 06Khor3    1:1 | The Conclusion of the History of Our Fatherland: THERE is no 06Khor3    1:1 | Fatherland: THERE is no study of the antiquity’ of our land 06Khor3    1:1 | no study of the antiquity’ of our land, nor can we 06Khor3    1:1 | we go through all that of the Greeks owing to the 06Khor3    1:1 | Greeks owing to the lack of time. Likewise, the works of 06Khor3    1:1 | of time. Likewise, the works of Diodore are not available to 06Khor3    1:1 | important or significant and worthy of being recorded in our account 06Khor3    1:2 | have given a faithful account of events from Alexander the Great 06Khor3    1:2 | Great down to the death of Saint Trdat, dealing with very 06Khor3    1:3 | Trdat down to the removal of the Arsacid family from the 06Khor3    1:3 | family from the throne and of the posterity of Saint Gregory 06Khor3    1:3 | throne and of the posterity of Saint Gregory from the patriarchate 06Khor3    1:3 | seem attracted to it because of its rhetoric, but rather that 06Khor3    1:3 | carefully and avidly the history of our fatherland 06Khor3    2:1 | What happened after the death of Trdat to Vrt’anēs the Great 06Khor3    2:2 | At the time of Trdat’s death Vrt’anēs the Great 06Khor3    2:2 | Great was at the martyrium of Saint John, which had been 06Khor3    2:3 | There the inhabitants of that mountain devised a plot 06Khor3    2:3 | a plot at the instigation of the princes and wished to 06Khor3    2:3 | as happened in the time of Elisha of old or as 06Khor3    2:3 | in the time of Elisha of old or as the Jews 06Khor3    2:3 | were struck in the time of Christ Himself our God. Unharmed 06Khor3    2:3 | Vrt’anēs went to the province of Ekeḷeats’, to the town of 06Khor3    2:3 | of Ekeḷeats’, to the town of T’il, where the tomb of 06Khor3    2:3 | of T’il, where the tomb of his brother Aristakēs was. He 06Khor3    2:3 | He mourned over this land of Armenia, which remained in anarchy 06Khor3    3:1 | The murder of Saint Grigoris by the barbarians 06Khor3    3:2 | who inhabited the remoter parts of his kingdom 06Khor3    3:3 | Therefore the governors of the northeastern regions, the commanders 06Khor3    3:3 | the northeastern regions, the commanders of the distant city called P’aytakaran 06Khor3    3:3 | them bishops from the line of Saint Gregory because they are 06Khor3    3:3 | them for the famous name’ of Gregory and his posterity and 06Khor3    3:4 | young Grigoris, the elder son of Vrt’anēs 06Khor3    3:5 | age, nonetheless, seeing the nobility of his spirit and reflecting that 06Khor3    3:5 | that Solomon had become king of Israel at twelve years of 06Khor3    3:5 | of Israel at twelve years of age [cf. 3 Kings 2:12], he sent him with 06Khor3    3:5 | great confidence, in the company of a certain Sanatruk of his 06Khor3    3:5 | company of a certain Sanatruk of his own Arsacid family 06Khor3    3:6 | arrived, he was a model of integrity and behaved with the 06Khor3    3:6 | and behaved with the virtues of his fathers. But he was 06Khor3    3:6 | superior to them by reason of his virginity, and equal to 06Khor3    3:6 | the king in the severity of his asceticism 06Khor3    3:7 | However, when the news of Trdat’s death arrived, the same 06Khor3    3:7 | their horses in the plain of Vatnean near the Caspian Sea 06Khor3    3:8 | buried him in the town of Amaras 06Khor3    3:9 | crowning himself, occupied the city of P’aytakaran and with the support 06Khor3    3:9 | P’aytakaran and with the support of foreign nations planned to rule 06Khor3    3:9 | planned to rule over all of Armenia 06Khor3    4:1 | The withdrawal of the bdeashkh Bakur from alliance 06Khor3    4:2 | Judges and in the time of anarchy and unrest, had no 06Khor3    4:3 | For on the death of the blessed Trdat, the great 06Khor3    4:3 | who was entitled the bdeashkh of Aḷdznik’, seeing Sanatruk reigning in 06Khor3    4:3 | Armenians, he assisted Ormizd, king of Persia 06Khor3    4:4 | the Armenian princes became aware of this and reflected on it 06Khor3    4:4 | gathered together in the presence of Vrt’anēs the Great and sent 06Khor3    4:4 | the Great and sent two of the honorable lords - Mar, lord 06Khor3    4:4 | the honorable lords - Mar, lord of Tsop’k’, and Gag, lord of 06Khor3    4:4 | of Tsop’k’, and Gag, lord of Hashteank’ - to the capital city 06Khor3    4:4 | to the Emperor Constantius, son of Constantine, with presents and a 06Khor3    5:1 | A copy of the Armenians’ letter: “Archbishop Vrt’anēs 06Khor3    5:1 | him and all the princes of Greater Armenia, to our lord 06Khor3    5:2 | Remember the sworn covenant of your father Constantine with our 06Khor3    5:3 | made you lord not only of Europe but also of all 06Khor3    5:3 | only of Europe but also of all the Mediterranean, and the 06Khor3    5:3 | the Mediterranean, and the awe of your power has reached the 06Khor3    5:3 | power has reached the ends of the earth 06Khor3    5:7 | THE LETTER OF CONSTANTIUS 06Khor3    5:9 | command to make Khosrov, son of your King Trdat, king over 06Khor3    6:1 | The arrival of Antiochus and his actions 06Khor3    6:2 | own lifetime, after the death of his tutor Artavazd Mandakuni who 06Khor3    6:2 | single supreme commander and general of all Armenia 06Khor3    6:3 | Bagarat the aspet, as general of the western force; the second 06Khor3    6:3 | the second was Mihran, prince of Georgia and bdeashkh of Gugark’ 06Khor3    6:3 | prince of Georgia and bdeashkh of Gugark’, as general of the 06Khor3    6:3 | bdeashkh of Gugark’, as general of the northern army; the third 06Khor3    6:3 | the third was Vahan, prince of the Amatunik’, as general of 06Khor3    6:3 | of the Amatunik’, as general of the eastern force; the fourth 06Khor3    6:3 | the fourth was Manachihr, prince of the Ṙshtunik’, as general of 06Khor3    6:3 | of the Ṙshtunik’, as general of the southern army 06Khor3    6:5 | the southern army and that of Cilicia to the regions of 06Khor3    6:5 | of Cilicia to the regions of Assyria and Mesopotamia; and Vahan 06Khor3    6:5 | and Mesopotamia; and Vahan, prince of the Amatunik’, with the eastern 06Khor3    6:5 | eastern force and the army of Galatia he sent to the 06Khor3    6:5 | he sent to the regions of Azerbaijan to keep them secure 06Khor3    6:6 | Khosrov - for he was small of person and weak boned and 06Khor3    6:6 | did not approximate the stature of a warrior - took with him 06Khor3    6:7 | latter, having filled the city of P’aytakaran with Persian troops, fled 06Khor3    6:7 | troops, fled with the princes of the Aḷuank’ to King Shapuh 06Khor3    6:8 | obedience, he ordered the lands of the rebels to be subjected 06Khor3    7:1 | The crime of Manachihr against Jacob the Great 06Khor3    7:2 | Manachihr arrived in the regions of Assyria with the Armenian southern 06Khor3    7:2 | the sword all the provinces of his state, not only the 06Khor3    7:2 | many captives from the regions of Nisibis, including eight deacons of 06Khor3    7:2 | of Nisibis, including eight deacons of the great Bishop Jacob. After 06Khor3    7:4 | vexed and at the instigation of the inhabitants of the province 06Khor3    7:4 | the instigation of the inhabitants of the province he ordered the 06Khor3    7:5 | When Jacob the Great heard of this he returned to his 06Khor3    7:5 | to his own see full of anger, like Moses leaving the 06Khor3    7:5 | like Moses leaving the presence of Pharaoh 06Khor3    7:7 | him. Like Herod, Manachihr died of various sufferings; the fertility of 06Khor3    7:7 | of various sufferings; the fertility of the irrigated province turned into 06Khor3    7:8 | Great and King Khosrov heard of this, in anger they ordered 06Khor3    7:8 | with penitence that the wrath of the Lord might be averted 06Khor3    7:8 | be averted. After the departure of Jacob from this world, through 06Khor3    8:1 | Concerning the reign of Khosrov the Small, the transfer 06Khor3    8:1 | Khosrov the Small, the transfer of the court, and the planting 06Khor3    8:1 | the court, and the planting of the forest 06Khor3    8:2 | In the second year of Ormizd, king of Persia, and 06Khor3    8:2 | second year of Ormizd, king of Persia, and the eighth year 06Khor3    8:2 | Persia, and the eighth year of the reign of the Emperor 06Khor3    8:2 | eighth year of the reign of the Emperor Constantius, with the 06Khor3    8:2 | did he give no evidence of prowess like his father’s, but 06Khor3    8:3 | not so small as Alexander of Macedon who was only three 06Khor3    8:3 | did not impair the vigor of his spirit 06Khor3    9:1 | days, when the heroic exploits of Vahan Amatuni were performed 06Khor3    9:2 | In his days the inhabitants of the northern Caucasus united, and 06Khor3    9:2 | northern Caucasus united, and aware of his timidity and cowardice and 06Khor3    9:2 | especially enticed by the entreaties of Sanatruk at the secret command 06Khor3    9:2 | Sanatruk at the secret command of Shapuh, king of Persia, they 06Khor3    9:2 | secret command of Shapuh, king of Persia, they made an incursion 06Khor3    9:3 | aspet and Vahan the prince of the Amatunik’, for our northern 06Khor3    9:3 | King Khosrov in the land of Tsop’k’. The enemy killed Mihran 06Khor3    9:3 | and having reached the gates of Vaḷarshapat set siege to it 06Khor3    9:4 | from there to the rocks of Awshakan, and gave them no 06Khor3    9:5 | his battle line. The commander of their lancers, a fearsome armed 06Khor3    9:5 | was assaulting the main body of the army 06Khor3    9:7 | sling stone to the forehead of the insolent Goliath [cf. 1 Kings 17:49]. Direct my 06Khor3    9:7 | lance also to the eye of this warrior 06Khor3    9:8 | fearsome giant from the back of his horse to the ground 06Khor3    9:10 | from there to the land of Tsop’k’ he was a faithful 06Khor3    9:11 | king granted him the site of the battle, Awshakan, where he 06Khor3    9:12 | the army Garjoyl Maḷkhaz, prince of the Khoṙkhoṙunik’ 06Khor3    10:1 | The death of Khosrov and the war of 06Khor3    10:1 | of Khosrov and the war of the Armenians with the Persians 06Khor3    10:4 | generals and entrusted the land of Armenia to Arshavir Kamsarakan, as 06Khor3    10:5 | he might make him king of Armenia in his father’s stead 06Khor3    10:6 | king Shapuh, when he heard of Khosrov’s death and that his 06Khor3    10:6 | intended to make him king of Armenia. And he sent them 06Khor3    10:8 | And although many of the greatest nobles fell in 06Khor3    11:1 | Concerning the reign of Tiran, and the departure from 06Khor3    11:1 | the departure from this world of Vrt’anēs the Great, and the 06Khor3    11:1 | the Great, and the succession of Saint Yusik to the patriarchal 06Khor3    11:2 | In the seventeenth year of his reign Augustus Constantius, son 06Khor3    11:2 | his reign Augustus Constantius, son of Constantine, made Tiran, Khosrov’s son 06Khor3    11:3 | arrival he peacefully gained control of our land, making a treaty 06Khor3    11:3 | father and evinced no deed of bravery or valor. Nor did 06Khor3    11:3 | to serve vice openly because of Vrt’anēs the Great 06Khor3    11:4 | Great had completed fifteen years of episcopate, he departed from this 06Khor3    11:4 | world in the third year of Tiran 06Khor3    11:5 | and buried in the village of T’ordan, as if he had 06Khor3    11:6 | son in the fourth year of Tiran; he was a true 06Khor3    11:6 | he was a true follower of the virtues of his fathers 06Khor3    11:6 | true follower of the virtues of his fathers 06Khor3    12:1 | The war of Shapuh against Constantius 06Khor3    12:2 | But Shapuh, son of Ormizd, established greater friendship toward 06Khor3    12:2 | saved him from an attack of the northern nations who, having 06Khor3    12:2 | having united, penetrated the pass of Chor and encamped on the 06Khor3    12:2 | and encamped on the borders of Albania for four years 06Khor3    12:5 | he died in the city of Mospuestia in Cilicia, having reigned 06Khor3    12:6 | luminous cross in the time of the blessed Cyril 06Khor3    13:2 | the impious Julian became emperor of the Greeks. He denied God 06Khor3    13:2 | means to have the cult of Christ abolished and demons worshipped 06Khor3    13:3 | that area cut the cords of the bridge of boats across 06Khor3    13:3 | the cords of the bridge of boats across the Euphrates and 06Khor3    13:4 | Julian across with a host of cavalry, and he was very 06Khor3    13:6 | also his grandson Tirit’, son of the dead Artashēs, his eldest 06Khor3    13:7 | which were also the images of various demons with him. He 06Khor3    13:8 | that by deceit the images of the demons would be worshipped 06Khor3    14:1 | The martyrdom of Saint Yusik and Daniel 06Khor3    14:2 | when Tiran reached the province of Tsop’k’, he wished to set 06Khor3    14:3 | the king about the deceitfulness of the matter 06Khor3    14:4 | a long time with thongs of ox hide, until he gave 06Khor3    14:5 | been a disciple and servant of Saint Gregory’s. So, Tiran ordered 06Khor3    14:6 | his hermitage called “the garden of ash trees 06Khor3    14:7 | The body of Saint Yusik they placed beside 06Khor3    14:7 | his father in the village of T’ordan. He had been in 06Khor3    15:2 | News of the murder of Saint Yusik 06Khor3    15:2 | News of the murder of Saint Yusik and the murmuring 06Khor3    15:2 | Saint Yusik and the murmuring of all the nobles reached the 06Khor3    15:2 | the nobles reached the prince of the Rshtunik*, Zawray, who was 06Khor3    15:2 | Zawray, who was the general of the Armenian southern force in 06Khor3    15:2 | Armenian southern force in place of Manachihr and who had followed 06Khor3    15:3 | us not heed the orders of the man who casts a 06Khor3    15:3 | stumbling block in the way of the worship of Christ and 06Khor3    15:3 | the way of the worship of Christ and murders his saints 06Khor3    15:7 | The emperor Julian, offspring of Inak’, son of Aramazd and 06Khor3    15:7 | Julian, offspring of Inak’, son of Aramazd and destined for immortality 06Khor3    15:8 | First, lest the Persians say of us that it was by 06Khor3    15:8 | was by force and not of their free will that he 06Khor3    15:11 | according to the usual lack of perseverance of our nation, they 06Khor3    15:11 | the usual lack of perseverance of our nation, they dispersed each 06Khor3    15:12 | him, took also their fortress of Aḷt’amar, and massacred them all 06Khor3    15:13 | Only one child, the son of his brother Mehendak, escaped and 06Khor3    15:14 | his place Saḷamut’, the lord of Antsit 06Khor3    16:1 | Concerning the death of Yusik’s sons and the succession 06Khor3    16:1 | Yusik’s sons and the succession of P’aṙnerseh to the patriarchal throne 06Khor3    16:2 | to the episcopate in place of Yusik 06Khor3    16:3 | for his sons were unworthy of that apostolic throne because of 06Khor3    16:3 | of that apostolic throne because of their unpraise-worthy lives. Furthermore 06Khor3    16:3 | position, save a young son of At’anagenēs’ called Nersēs. He was 06Khor3    16:3 | Byzantium to marry the daughter of a great noble, Aspion 06Khor3    16:4 | patriarch in the tenth year of Tiran. He occupied the throne 06Khor3    17:6 | The most valiant of the Mazdaeans, the equal of 06Khor3    17:6 | of the Mazdaeans, the equal of the sun, Shapuh, king of 06Khor3    17:6 | of the sun, Shapuh, king of kings, in our bounty have 06Khor3    17:6 | our dear brother Tiran, king of Armenia, and send many greetings 06Khor3    17:7 | the emperor to the land of Persia but by recalling and 06Khor3    17:10 | drew him to the place of retribution 06Khor3    17:11 | verbally stigmatized him in front of his own army and blinded 06Khor3    17:11 | blinded his eyes like Sedekia of old [cf. 4 Kings 25:7]. So rightly vengeance was 06Khor3    17:11 | illuminated, according to the saying of the Gospel, “being the light 06Khor3    17:11 | the Gospel, “being the light of the world” [John 8:12, 9:5] - of which Tiran 06Khor3    17:11 | the light of the world” [John 8:12, 9:5] - of which Tiran deprived Armenia 06Khor3    17:12 | So he too was deprived of the light after reigning for 06Khor3    18:2 | an obstacle in the way of his plans, he, Shapuh thought 06Khor3    18:2 | He also subjected the order of princes by taking hostages from 06Khor3    18:3 | In place of Vahan Amatuni he appointed as 06Khor3    18:3 | Amatuni he appointed as commander of the Armenian eastern army his 06Khor3    18:3 | eastern army his friend Valinak of Siunik’, and entrusting Armenia to 06Khor3    18:4 | lion is the most powerful of animals, so too is the 06Khor3    19:6 | Caesar Valens, to Arshak, king of Armenia, greetings 06Khor3    19:8 | you should send the tribute of your country. Then your brother 06Khor3    19:10 | drinking and in the songs of dancing girls. He seemed more 06Khor3    19:10 | until he received the reward of his pride 06Khor3    20:2 | In the third year of the reign of Arshak, Nersēs 06Khor3    20:2 | third year of the reign of Arshak, Nersēs the Great, son 06Khor3    20:2 | Arshak, Nersēs the Great, son of At’anaginēs, son of Yusik, son 06Khor3    20:2 | Great, son of At’anaginēs, son of Yusik, son of Vrt’anēs, son 06Khor3    20:2 | At’anaginēs, son of Yusik, son of Vrt’anēs, son of Saint Gregory 06Khor3    20:2 | Yusik, son of Vrt’anēs, son of Saint Gregory, became archbishop of 06Khor3    20:2 | of Saint Gregory, became archbishop of Armenia 06Khor3    20:3 | restored all the just administration of his fathers, and he went 06Khor3    20:3 | had seen in the land of the Greeks, especially in the 06Khor3    20:4 | Summoning a council of bishops in concert with the 06Khor3    20:4 | established mercy, extirpating the root of inhumanity, which was the natural 06Khor3    20:7 | the suffering on the model of the Greek hospitals 06Khor3    20:8 | and fields, fertile in fruits of the land, in milk from 06Khor3    20:9 | his deacon from the meadows of Karin 06Khor3    20:10 | aged and for the care of the poor 06Khor3    20:11 | Epiphanius, and Ephrem and Gind of the Slkuni family, and various 06Khor3    20:12 | princely families: first, the marriage of close relatives, which they practiced 06Khor3    21:1 | The murder of Trdat, Arshak’s brother, the journey 06Khor3    21:1 | Trdat, Arshak’s brother, the journey of Saint Nersēs to Byzantium, and 06Khor3    21:1 | to Byzantium, and his return of the hostages 06Khor3    21:2 | he slaughtered many nobles because of their banditry, and he burned 06Khor3    21:3 | his anger by the report of Arshak’s insult 06Khor3    21:4 | he was in a state of great anger he ordered that 06Khor3    21:4 | Trdat, his brother and father of the young Gnel, be put 06Khor3    21:5 | latter had reached the borders of Armenia, Arshak was frightened and 06Khor3    21:8 | to the young Gnel because of their pointless murder of Trdat 06Khor3    21:8 | because of their pointless murder of Trdat his father and gave 06Khor3    21:8 | and gave him the honor of the consulate and many treasures 06Khor3    21:9 | But Tirit’ became jealous of him and continually plotted evil 06Khor3    22:1 | Gnel occurred, and the death of Tiran 06Khor3    22:2 | Gnel came to the town of Kuash at the foot of 06Khor3    22:2 | of Kuash at the foot of the mountain called Aragats to 06Khor3    22:3 | Gnel and also his holdings of villages and estates, ordering him 06Khor3    22:3 | live in that same town of Kuash 06Khor3    22:4 | his wife a certain P’aṙandzem of the Siuni family. He celebrated 06Khor3    22:6 | the king’s squire who was of the Mamikonian family, they note 06Khor3    22:7 | Behold, see the proof of the matter, O king. Gnel 06Khor3    22:7 | royal lands, and the affection of all the princes is on 06Khor3    22:8 | by giving him the honor of the consulate and much treasure 06Khor3    22:9 | shall not abandon the avenging of my father’s death on my 06Khor3    22:11 | dwell in Ayrarat with one of his sons whom they kept 06Khor3    22:11 | to dwell in the provinces of Hashteank’, Aḷiovit, and Aṙberan, with 06Khor3    22:12 | away from you the sons of the princes.’’ 06Khor3    22:14 | buried in that same town of Kuash, being unworthy of the 06Khor3    22:14 | town of Kuash, being unworthy of the tombs of his fathers 06Khor3    22:14 | being unworthy of the tombs of his fathers. For justly he 06Khor3    22:14 | paid amends for the man of God Daniel, being measured by 06Khor3    23:1 | Arshak is again envious of Gnel and murders him 06Khor3    23:2 | in his own beloved province of Kogayovit. The prey was so 06Khor3    23:2 | had caught such a multitude of beasts in a single hour 06Khor3    23:6 | Arshak, king of Greater Armenia, to Gnel my 06Khor3    23:7 | in game on the mountain of Tsaḷik that are wooded and 06Khor3    23:7 | may find a hunt worthy of kings 06Khor3    23:9 | hunt and such a multitude of game, he was pricked by 06Khor3    23:9 | he was pricked by thoughts of envy and suspicion and ordered 06Khor3    23:10 | out, not so much because of the king’s order as because 06Khor3    23:10 | the king’s order as because of the desire of his friend 06Khor3    23:10 | as because of the desire of his friend Tirit’ 06Khor3    23:11 | body down to the plain of Aḷiovit and buried it in 06Khor3    23:11 | it in the royal city of Zarishat, and as if innocent 06Khor3    24:2 | from the all-seeing eye of God was also revealed to 06Khor3    24:2 | the world for the terror of sinners, the death of Tiran 06Khor3    24:2 | terror of sinners, the death of Tiran and Gnel 06Khor3    24:3 | Nersēs the Great also learned of it; he cursed Arshak and 06Khor3    24:3 | who had been the cause of the murder. And he went 06Khor3    24:4 | rifled the treasures and inheritance of the dead man and even 06Khor3    24:5 | This P’aṙandzem worked an unheard of and unimaginable crime worthy of 06Khor3    24:5 | of and unimaginable crime worthy of inspiring horror in those who 06Khor3    24:5 | horror in those who heard of it 06Khor3    24:6 | mortal poison in the remedy of life and give it to 06Khor3    24:6 | Arshak’s first wife, depriving her of life through envy for her 06Khor3    25:1 | The murder of Tirit’ 06Khor3    25:2 | northern nations and was free of war, he revealed the anger 06Khor3    25:6 | at Tirit’ he deprived him of his rank, as if this 06Khor3    25:6 | occurred at his instigation because of the hatred he had for 06Khor3    25:7 | king even more, being jealous of his brother over a young 06Khor3    25:11 | So was the innocent blood of Gnel avenged on the impious 06Khor3    25:11 | who perished at the hands of his own blood brother 06Khor3    26:1 | The defeat of Shapuh at Tigranakert 06Khor3    26:2 | Shapuh reached our city of Tigranakert 06Khor3    26:3 | opposed him with a force of levies, for Antiochus, prince of 06Khor3    26:3 | of levies, for Antiochus, prince of Siunik’, who was Arshak’s father 06Khor3    26:3 | father-in-law and governor of the city, ordered it to 06Khor3    26:8 | Shapuh, most valiant of the Mazdaeans, king of kings 06Khor3    26:8 | valiant of the Mazdaeans, king of kings, to the citizens of 06Khor3    26:8 | of kings, to the citizens of Tigranakert who are no longer 06Khor3    26:9 | liberty. And if you, citizens of Tigranakert, who are the first 06Khor3    27:3 | On the rear side of Mount Masis he built a 06Khor3    27:3 | be free from the laws of justice 06Khor3    27:4 | was filled with a sea of men; for trustees, debtors, slaves 06Khor3    27:6 | from Greece he sent one of his generals with an Armenian 06Khor3    27:6 | from them to the regions of the Caucasus and joined forces 06Khor3    27:7 | in Armenia, with the help of the princes he captured the 06Khor3    27:7 | princes he captured the fortress of Ani and seized all the 06Khor3    27:7 | in it, even the bones of the kings. I do not 06Khor3    27:8 | the bones, and gaining possession of them buried them in the 06Khor3    27:8 | buried them in the town of Aḷts’k’ at the foot of 06Khor3    27:8 | of Aḷts’k’ at the foot of the mountain called Aragats 06Khor3    27:9 | could not distinguish the bones of heathens and believers, since the 06Khor3    27:9 | resting places in the city of Vaḷarshapat 06Khor3    27:10 | and attacked the royal city of Arshakavan, putting to the sword 06Khor3    27:10 | suckling infants, for each one of them was embittered against his 06Khor3    27:11 | the Great was quickly informed of the matter he did not 06Khor3    27:11 | slaughter, but at the end of the affair he found the 06Khor3    27:11 | affair he found the infants of those slaughtered set on one 06Khor3    27:11 | taken into captivity like children of distant enemies 06Khor3    28:1 | The capture of Tigranakert and its complete destruction 06Khor3    28:3 | yourselves up within the walls of Tigranakert and shout threats, it 06Khor3    28:3 | threats, it is the mark of valiant men to fight on 06Khor3    28:3 | while it is the mark of women to shut oneself up 06Khor3    28:3 | shut oneself up from fear of an impending battle 06Khor3    28:8 | raised by Tigran, the descendent of Hayk. They set fire to 06Khor3    28:8 | the gates and all parts of the city, hurled stones and 06Khor3    28:9 | Persian soldiers did not tire of drenching their murderous swords in 06Khor3    28:9 | in blood until the gore of the murdered overflowed the foundations 06Khor3    28:10 | Greek soldiers in the twinkling of an eye set fire to 06Khor3    28:11 | them to exterminate the house of Siunik’ 06Khor3    29:4 | seeking vengeance for his city of Arshakavan 06Khor3    29:5 | They united under the leadership of Nerseh, son of Kamsar, and 06Khor3    29:5 | the leadership of Nerseh, son of Kamsar, and opposed Arshak in 06Khor3    29:8 | to turn from all ways of wickedness, to act according to 06Khor3    29:8 | save him from the hands of the powerful Greeks 06Khor3    29:9 | be indifferent to the destruction of his own see 06Khor3    29:10 | obeyed him with the exception of the prince of the Artsrunik’ 06Khor3    29:10 | the exception of the prince of the Artsrunik’, Mehrujan, and his 06Khor3    29:13 | the Great with a letter of Arshak’s, which ran as follows 06Khor3    29:15 | Arshak, king of Greater Armenia, and the princes 06Khor3    29:15 | Greater Armenia, and the princes of the Armenian nation, to our 06Khor3    29:16 | we have rebelled for hatred of you, or that supposing ourselves 06Khor3    29:16 | Greek empire. But being aware of the great trouble that has 06Khor3    29:16 | out among you, and fearful of Shapuh unless someone saves us 06Khor3    29:17 | even digging up the bones of our fathers from their tombs 06Khor3    30:1 | Concerning the exile of Nersēs the Great, his chance 06Khor3    30:2 | that time the episcopal throne of Byzantium was occupied by Macedonius 06Khor3    30:3 | to the emperor, some heretics of the Arian sect came to 06Khor3    30:4 | place during the fierce winds of winter, which threw the ship 06Khor3    30:4 | grave straits, eating the roots of trees 06Khor3    30:6 | Pap accepted the Arian confession of faith with all the hostages 06Khor3    31:1 | Arshak’s massacre of the nobles, and concerning the 06Khor3    31:1 | nobles, and concerning the life of the Bishop Khad 06Khor3    31:2 | sought vengeance for his city of Arshakavan 06Khor3    31:3 | He massacred many of the nobles, especially exterminating the 06Khor3    31:3 | nobles, especially exterminating the family of the Kamsarakan because he was 06Khor3    31:3 | Kamsarakan because he was envious of their fortress of Artagerk’ and 06Khor3    31:3 | was envious of their fortress of Artagerk’ and their capital city 06Khor3    31:3 | Artagerk’ and their capital city of Eruandashat 06Khor3    31:4 | his relatives on the pretext of greatly honoring them, he ordered 06Khor3    31:5 | Not one of them escaped except Spandarat, the 06Khor3    31:5 | escaped except Spandarat, the son of Arshavir, for he had an 06Khor3    31:5 | hereditary lands in the regions of Tarawn and Hashteank’ on the 06Khor3    31:7 | deacon Khad to the bishopric of Bagrevand and Arsharunik’ and has 06Khor3    31:7 | him with the entire task of over-seeing the country until 06Khor3    31:7 | the country until the time of his own return 06Khor3    31:8 | miraculously as in the time of Elijah and Elisha, and when 06Khor3    31:9 | his dress and a lover of horses. For this he was 06Khor3    31:10 | a donkey until the day of his death 06Khor3    32:1 | wished to stone him because of his reproaches for his transgressions 06Khor3    32:2 | When Arshak’s massacre of the Kamsarakan family took place 06Khor3    32:3 | been dug in the village of Nakhchavan, and they transported them 06Khor3    32:3 | transported them in the wagons of their own town 06Khor3    32:4 | and scattered by the edge of the ditch, they asked and 06Khor3    32:4 | discovered that they were those of their own lords. Gathering them 06Khor3    32:5 | When Arshak became aware of this he ordered the wagon 06Khor3    32:8 | because the brothers-in-law of his daughters were there, great 06Khor3    32:8 | daughters were there, great princes of powerful and valiant Apahuni family 06Khor3    32:9 | but hid, lest a rebellion of all the nobles be provoked 06Khor3    33:1 | Concerning the reign of Theodosius the Great, and the 06Khor3    33:2 | Valens, according to the deserts of his intentions, suffering here the 06Khor3    33:2 | intentions, suffering here the example of eternal hell, was consumed by 06Khor3    33:3 | to the ground the temples of the idols, which had only 06Khor3    33:3 | He likewise destroyed the temple of Damascus and made it into 06Khor3    33:3 | the same to the temple of Heliopolis, the great and famous 06Khor3    33:3 | the great and famous trilithion of Lebanon 06Khor3    33:4 | with regard to the blasphemies of the impious Macedonius. For the 06Khor3    33:4 | as Lord or as worthy of worship and praise with the 06Khor3    33:4 | be alien to the nature of God and created, and a 06Khor3    33:5 | gathered in the royal city of Byzantium: Damasus of Rome, Nectar 06Khor3    33:5 | royal city of Byzantium: Damasus of Rome, Nectar of Constantinople, Timothy 06Khor3    33:5 | Byzantium: Damasus of Rome, Nectar of Constantinople, Timothy of Alexandria, Meletius 06Khor3    33:5 | Rome, Nectar of Constantinople, Timothy of Alexandria, Meletius of Antioch, Cyril 06Khor3    33:5 | Constantinople, Timothy of Alexandria, Meletius of Antioch, Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory 06Khor3    33:5 | Alexandria, Meletius of Antioch, Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory of Nyssa, Gelasius 06Khor3    33:5 | Antioch, Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory of Nyssa, Gelasius of Caesarea, Gregory 06Khor3    33:5 | Jerusalem, Gregory of Nyssa, Gelasius of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianz, Amphilocius 06Khor3    33:5 | Nyssa, Gelasius of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianz, Amphilocius of Iconium, and 06Khor3    33:5 | Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianz, Amphilocius of Iconium, and other bishops, altogether 06Khor3    34:2 | When Shapuh was again free of wars he sent against Arshak 06Khor3    34:2 | Pahlavik, who was a relative of Arshak’s, with a powerful force 06Khor3    34:3 | to Shapuh in their dislike of their own king Arshak; after 06Khor3    34:4 | a message to the leader of the Persian army: “Why do 06Khor3    34:6 | who were much closer relatives of yours than I by sharing 06Khor3    35:1 | Armenia by and the death of Arshak 06Khor3    35:2 | wives as well as those of the princes who had remained 06Khor3    35:2 | and fled to the land of the Greeks 06Khor3    35:3 | took refuge in the castle of Artagerk’ and warned her son 06Khor3    35:4 | him taken to the land of Khuzastan to the fortress called 06Khor3    35:5 | Artsruni and Vahan Mamikonian, apostates of Christ, he attacked Armenia. They 06Khor3    35:5 | came and invested the castle of Artagerk’ 06Khor3    35:6 | unable to take it because of its impenetrable defenses, yet because 06Khor3    35:6 | was on Arshak the garrison of the fortress refused to wait 06Khor3    35:6 | refused to wait for news of Pap and surrendered willingly, without 06Khor3    35:8 | destroy and raze the fortifications of all cities and bring the 06Khor3    35:8 | brought there in the days of Tigran. These Shapuh settled in 06Khor3    35:9 | and who in the days of Saint Gregory and Trdat had 06Khor3    35:9 | these included Zuit’ay, the priest of Artashat 06Khor3    35:10 | and calumniated Zuit’ay, the priest of Artashat, saying that he had 06Khor3    35:12 | When Arshak heard of all these sad calamities he 06Khor3    36:1 | by Mehrujan, and the reign of Pap over Armenia 06Khor3    36:2 | After the death of Arshak, Shapuh gathered a large 06Khor3    36:3 | to give him the throne of Armenia, provided that he subdued 06Khor3    36:4 | and on arrival seized many of the princes’ wives and had 06Khor3    36:4 | castles, hoping for the conversion of their husbands 06Khor3    36:5 | to abolish all the institutions of Christianity 06Khor3    36:6 | into bonds on the pretext of tribute and had them sent 06Khor3    36:7 | was to destroy the teaching of Christianity, for at that time 06Khor3    36:8 | when Nersēs the Great heard of all the evils that had 06Khor3    36:8 | that had befallen Armenia and of the death of Arshak, he 06Khor3    36:8 | Armenia and of the death of Arshak, he beseeched Emperor Theodosius 06Khor3    36:10 | who willingly accepted the rule of Pap and those who did 06Khor3    36:11 | found the impious Mehrujan master of the land of Armenia. They 06Khor3    36:11 | Mehrujan master of the land of Armenia. They expelled him and 06Khor3    36:12 | princes’ wives from the walls of the castles until they died 06Khor3    37:1 | at Dzirav and the death of the impious Mehrujan 06Khor3    37:2 | informed Shapuh in the land of Khorasan of all the assistance 06Khor3    37:2 | in the land of Khorasan of all the assistance that Theodosius 06Khor3    37:3 | against us, with the exception of his palace guard 06Khor3    37:4 | behind - even the infantry garrisons of the cities who carried the 06Khor3    37:6 | the lines under the leadership of General Smbat the aspet, son 06Khor3    37:6 | General Smbat the aspet, son of Bagarat, who was from the 06Khor3    37:8 | the leaves from the trees of the forest, so they quickly 06Khor3    37:9 | withdrew behind the protective shields of the Greeks, as into a 06Khor3    37:10 | For Gorgonos, general of the infantry, surrounded Pap’s line 06Khor3    37:11 | troops were armed with weapons of gold and silver, and their 06Khor3    37:11 | it were a wall: most of them, dressed in armor of 06Khor3    37:11 | of them, dressed in armor of chains and leather, appeared as 06Khor3    37:11 | stone. Above them Hew standards of headless hair, like the foliage 06Khor3    37:11 | headless hair, like the foliage of shady trees 06Khor3    37:12 | The rippling of the dragons with fearsome open 06Khor3    37:12 | mouths swollen by the blowing of the wind I can compare 06Khor3    37:12 | nothing other than a mountain of adamant descending to the sea 06Khor3    37:13 | either side; truly the appearance of these armed warriors was like 06Khor3    37:14 | went up to the summit of the mountain Npat. Lifting his 06Khor3    37:15 | front the troops like rays of lightning rushed the bravest armed 06Khor3    37:15 | princes. Merely at the sight of them the Persian host lost 06Khor3    37:16 | took place under the shadow of a cloud, and a stiff 06Khor3    37:16 | from our side toward that of the Persians 06Khor3    37:17 | was the brave Shergir, king of the Ḷek, firmly holding his 06Khor3    37:17 | his place at the head of the army’s center 06Khor3    37:19 | the entire plain with corpses of the enemy and pursued all 06Khor3    37:20 | Among these was Urnayr, king of the Aḷuank’; he had been 06Khor3    37:20 | been wounded by Musheḷ, son of Vasak Mamikonian, and they removed 06Khor3    37:21 | villain prisoner at the edge of the fen of Kogayovit 06Khor3    37:21 | the edge of the fen of Kogayovit 06Khor3    37:22 | spot, opportunely for the destruction of the impious one, some people 06Khor3    37:22 | you sought to be king of Armenia; and it is my 06Khor3    37:22 | according to the customary right of my ancestors 06Khor3    38:1 | to drink and deprived him of life 06Khor3    38:2 | walk in all the paths of justice so that their deeds 06Khor3    38:3 | seized from him: the provinces of Shirak and Arsharunik’, which had 06Khor3    38:3 | family, not as avaricious confiscations of his father Arshak, but as 06Khor3    38:3 | as rewards for the services of the valiant Spandarat who had 06Khor3    38:3 | who had killed the king of the Ḷek 06Khor3    38:5 | him any harm openly because of the Emperor Theodosius, so he 06Khor3    38:5 | to drink and deprived him of life. He had held the 06Khor3    38:6 | this world in the province of Ekeḷeats’ in the village called 06Khor3    38:6 | buried it in the town of T’il, keeping secret what had 06Khor3    39:1 | episcopal throne and the murder of Pap by Theodosius 06Khor3    39:2 | out and found a member of the family and descent of 06Khor3    39:2 | of the family and descent of Aḷbianos called Shahak, who was 06Khor3    39:2 | Shahak, who was not unworthy of praise, and set him in 06Khor3    39:2 | Nersēs’ place without the permission of the great archbishop of Caesarea 06Khor3    39:2 | permission of the great archbishop of Caesarea. He held the throne 06Khor3    39:3 | victorious and slaughtered fifteen thousand of the populaces 06Khor3    39:6 | And by a stroke of luck he unexpectedly fell on 06Khor3    39:6 | to flight. There Gnel, prince of the Andzevats’ik’ and general of 06Khor3    39:6 | of the Andzevats’ik’ and general of Pap’s eastern army, fought fiercely 06Khor3    40:1 | Concerning the reign of Varazdat and his imprisonment 06Khor3    40:2 | his twentieth year made king of Armenia in succession to Pap 06Khor3    40:3 | years, spirited, personable, strong, full of all deeds of valor, and 06Khor3    40:3 | strong, full of all deeds of valor, and very expert at 06Khor3    40:5 | and bravery against the nation of the Longobards, I am bold 06Khor3    40:5 | that he was the equal of Saint Trdat: for when five 06Khor3    40:6 | in the fifty-fifth year of Shapuh. In his first battle 06Khor3    40:6 | Syrian brigands in the passes of Daranaḷi, and putting them to 06Khor3    40:7 | Euphrates, surpassing the long jump of twenty-two cubits by Chion 06Khor3    40:10 | did not heed the advice of the commanders of the Greek 06Khor3    40:10 | the advice of the commanders of the Greek army 06Khor3    40:11 | he would give him one of his daughters to wife, he 06Khor3    40:11 | restore to him the land of Armenia 06Khor3    40:12 | the Greek generals became aware of this, they warned the emperor 06Khor3    40:13 | if he did not come of his own will at the 06Khor3    40:14 | Therefore, under pressure, he went of his own will, hoping to 06Khor3    40:16 | second year Zavēn became archbishop of Armenia; he was from the 06Khor3    41:1 | The reigns of Arshak and Vaḷarshak 06Khor3    41:2 | sons Arshak and Vaḷarshak kings of Armenia on the assumption that 06Khor3    41:3 | there in Byzantium the mother of these youths, he sent them 06Khor3    41:4 | They came and took possession of our land and ruled over 06Khor3    41:5 | for themselves: Arshak, the daughter of Babik, prince of Siunik’, and 06Khor3    41:5 | the daughter of Babik, prince of Siunik’, and Vaḷarshak, the daughter 06Khor3    41:5 | Siunik’, and Vaḷarshak, the daughter of Sahak the aspet. Vaḷarshak died 06Khor3    41:6 | second year Aspurakēs became archbishop of Armenia for five years; he 06Khor3    41:7 | proved neither praiseworthy nor worthy of their father’s virtues 06Khor3    42:1 | Concerning the division of Armenia into two under the 06Khor3    42:3 | treaty, especially at the urging of his generals. For although God 06Khor3    42:3 | and exhausted from the effort of continuous warfare 06Khor3    42:5 | Arshak left the native kingdom of his fathers, Ayrarat, and all 06Khor3    42:5 | Ayrarat, and all the part of the Persian sector, and went 06Khor3    42:5 | rule over the western regions of our country, in the Greek 06Khor3    42:5 | Greek sector, not only because of his mother who was in 06Khor3    42:5 | king than to control most of the country and submit to 06Khor3    42:5 | and submit to the yoke of heathens 06Khor3    42:6 | The princes of Shapuh’s sector followed him with 06Khor3    42:8 | entrust me with the government of your part, as the emperor 06Khor3    42:8 | the princes return to you of their own will, I shall 06Khor3    42:9 | the same Arsacid family king of Armenia over his own sector 06Khor3    42:9 | sector, and to the princes of his part who had followed 06Khor3    42:11 | The most valiant of the heroes, Shapuh king of 06Khor3    42:11 | of the heroes, Shapuh king of kings, to the Armenian princes 06Khor3    42:12 | your king a certain Khosrov of your own religion and from 06Khor3    42:12 | religion and from the family of your original royalty 06Khor3    42:13 | So return and govern each of your possessions as you did 06Khor3    42:14 | and water and the glory of my immortal ancestors that we 06Khor3    43:1 | Concerning the movement of the Armenian princes from each 06Khor3    43:1 | hereditary estates to the service of both of the kings 06Khor3    43:1 | to the service of both of the kings 06Khor3    43:2 | had possessions in the provinces of the Persian sector heard that 06Khor3    43:2 | they had seen the rescript of his covenant, they abandoned Arshak 06Khor3    43:2 | were close relatives: Dara, son of Babik lord of Siunik’, who 06Khor3    43:2 | Dara, son of Babik lord of Siunik’, who was Arshak’s father 06Khor3    43:2 | father-in-law; Gazavon, son of Spandarat, lord of Shirak and 06Khor3    43:2 | Gazavon, son of Spandarat, lord of Shirak and Arsharunik’; and Peroz 06Khor3    43:2 | Shirak and Arsharunik’; and Peroz of the Gardman family. They were 06Khor3    43:2 | They were joined by Atat of the Gnuni family, Kenan of 06Khor3    43:2 | of the Gnuni family, Kenan of the Amatuni family, Sura of 06Khor3    43:2 | of the Amatuni family, Sura of the Mok family, Ṙstom Aravenean 06Khor3    43:4 | was the father-in-law of Valarshak, Arshak’s brother - and who 06Khor3    43:5 | his relatives from the province of Sper; so, King Arshak maltreated 06Khor3    43:6 | and Vahan Aṙaveḷean and Ashkhadar of the Dimak’sean family 06Khor3    43:7 | their plans under the veil of deceit, waiting for a suitable 06Khor3    44:1 | heroic exploits against the brigands of the Vanandats’i clan 06Khor3    44:2 | greatly pleased at the arrival of Sahak the aspet, made him 06Khor3    44:2 | made him commander-in-chief of his own army. He also 06Khor3    44:2 | their farmlands from the inheritance of those from the Persian sector 06Khor3    44:3 | In those days some members of the Vanandats’i clan rebelled against 06Khor3    44:3 | entrenched themselves in the forests of their own mountains and in 06Khor3    44:3 | mountains and in the recesses of the caves of Tayk’. by 06Khor3    44:3 | the recesses of the caves of Tayk’. by their raids for 06Khor3    44:3 | for plunder into the territory of both kings of Armenia, they 06Khor3    44:3 | the territory of both kings of Armenia, they disturbed the land 06Khor3    44:5 | not rush to the land of Khaḷtik’ and take refuge among 06Khor3    44:7 | as far as the borders of Mananaḷi 06Khor3    45:1 | Concerning the coming of Surēn, Vahan, and Ashkhadar to 06Khor3    45:2 | his treasures from the fortress of Hani to take them to 06Khor3    45:2 | take them to the land of Tsop’k’. They seized them, and 06Khor3    45:3 | Samuel Mamikonean, a friend of Arshak’s, quickly gave pursuit with 06Khor3    45:3 | inaccessible cave in the province of Mananaḷi, which had no way 06Khor3    45:3 | on a slope. In front of the entrance to the cave 06Khor3    45:3 | grotto looked into the depths of the valley. And whatever rocks 06Khor3    45:4 | and anxiety at the difficulty of the terrain 06Khor3    45:5 | from above to the entrance of the cave by means of 06Khor3    45:5 | of the cave by means of rope chains 06Khor3    45:7 | Sahak the aspet with all of Khosrov’s force with which he 06Khor3    45:9 | them, he set aside part of the treasures for Shapuh. And 06Khor3    45:9 | and estates from the inheritance of those from the Persian sector 06Khor3    45:10 | And this was the cause of the war between Arshak and 06Khor3    46:1 | in war by Khosrov, dies of an illness 06Khor3    46:4 | his camp by the lake of Geḷam, which they call the 06Khor3    46:4 | his border in the province of Vanand 06Khor3    46:6 | his commander-in- chief Dara of Siunik’ was killed in the 06Khor3    46:8 | There Gazavon, son of Spandarat, showed awesome acts of 06Khor3    46:8 | of Spandarat, showed awesome acts of heroism, often turning in attack 06Khor3    46:9 | He had reigned over all of Armenia for five years and 06Khor3    46:9 | five years and over half of Armenia for two and a 06Khor3    46:10 | Gazavon was the presiding prince of that area, and the Greeks 06Khor3    46:10 | Greeks appointed counts as governors of their part of the country 06Khor3    46:10 | as governors of their part of the country 06Khor3    47:2 | court - longed for the life of a hermit. As someone has 06Khor3    47:3 | and dwelt in the province of Goḷt’n, living a hermit’s life 06Khor3    47:4 | remained hidden from the days of Trdat down to that time 06Khor3    47:4 | the open at the fall of the Arsacid kingdom, this he 06Khor3    47:4 | he extirpated with the help of the prince of the province 06Khor3    47:4 | the help of the prince of the province whose name was 06Khor3    47:5 | occurred as in the time of Saint Gregory: the demons fled 06Khor3    47:6 | take place in the land of Siunik’, with the help of 06Khor3    47:6 | of Siunik’, with the help of its prince who was called 06Khor3    48:1 | The return to Khosrov of those princes who had been 06Khor3    48:2 | be without a leader, decided of their own accord to submit 06Khor3    48:5 | and all the Armenian princes of the Greek sector, to our 06Khor3    48:5 | to our lord Khosrov, king of the region of Ayrarat, greetings 06Khor3    48:5 | Khosrov, king of the region of Ayrarat, greetings 06Khor3    48:6 | held inviolate until the day of his death. And now we 06Khor3    48:9 | confirm it with the seal of the cross: when we see 06Khor3    48:13 | The noblest of men, Khosrov, king of Armenia 06Khor3    48:13 | noblest of men, Khosrov, king of Armenia, to General Gazavon and 06Khor3    48:14 | were happy at the news of your greeting. And we have 06Khor3    48:15 | but rather as the loyalty of grateful men to the Arsacid 06Khor3    48:16 | the court, with the exception of those that we have granted 06Khor3    48:16 | been entered into the archives of our father, the lord Shapuh 06Khor3    48:16 | father, the lord Shapuh, king of kings. But in their place 06Khor3    48:18 | and receive you into that of your mother and mine, honoring 06Khor3    48:18 | honoring you with the name of Arsacid 06Khor3    48:20 | Khosrov’s letter and a copy of the princes’ letter, and abandoning 06Khor3    48:21 | killed his father Vardan because of his apostasy and also his 06Khor3    48:21 | mother Tachaturhi, and being afraid of the Persians and of his 06Khor3    48:21 | afraid of the Persians and of his Artsruni uncles, he was 06Khor3    48:22 | him well and ordered copies of the letters in Greek to 06Khor3    48:22 | archives so that the memory of the rebellious families might be 06Khor3    49:1 | Khosrov becomes the sole ruler of Armenia, and Sahak the Great 06Khor3    49:2 | him with the Greek sector of Armenia, promising that he would 06Khor3    49:3 | And since Arcadius was fearful of a coalition of the Armenian 06Khor3    49:3 | was fearful of a coalition of the Armenian princes, which might 06Khor3    49:4 | him Khosrov appointed Sahak, son of Nersēs the Great, son of 06Khor3    49:4 | of Nersēs the Great, son of At’anagenēs, son of Yusik, son 06Khor3    49:4 | Great, son of At’anagenēs, son of Yusik, son of Vrt’anēs, son 06Khor3    49:4 | At’anagenēs, son of Yusik, son of Vrt’anēs, son of Saint Gregory 06Khor3    49:4 | Yusik, son of Vrt’anēs, son of Saint Gregory 06Khor3    49:6 | sixty pupils like the Spudaioi of the capital, monks who wore 06Khor3    49:6 | a hair shirt, a belt of iron, and no shoes, and 06Khor3    49:7 | To him came Mesrop because of his search for Armenian letters 06Khor3    49:8 | they undertook a rigorous way of life and practiced ever more 06Khor3    50:1 | The imprisonment of Khosrov, and the passing of 06Khor3    50:1 | of Khosrov, and the passing of the crown to his brother 06Khor3    50:2 | and for his unbidden appointment of Sahak the Great to the 06Khor3    50:4 | at the instigation and warning of our princes, immediately sent his 06Khor3    50:6 | Artashir deprived him of his authority, setting his brother 06Khor3    50:6 | Sahak the Great or any of the princes installed by Khosrov 06Khor3    50:6 | the princes installed by Khosrov of their rank. Likewise, he ordered 06Khor3    50:7 | back to Ctesiphon in consideration of his father’s old age. Taking 06Khor3    50:8 | Gazavon in bonds, being suspicious of the man’s valor, and he 06Khor3    50:8 | to the court, like those of his brother Shavarsh and of 06Khor3    50:8 | of his brother Shavarsh and of Pargev Amatuni 06Khor3    50:9 | Both of them with their soldiers, seven 06Khor3    50:10 | and Shavarsh, Manuel, the son of Pargev, and many of their 06Khor3    50:10 | son of Pargev, and many of their company were killed. But 06Khor3    50:10 | be set perpetually in front of Khosrov 06Khor3    51:1 | The journey of Sahak the Great to Ctesiphon 06Khor3    51:2 | and famous men, the first of the princes and bishops of 06Khor3    51:2 | of the princes and bishops of our land, the causes of 06Khor3    51:2 | of our land, the causes of our illumination, descended from father 06Khor3    51:3 | On the death of the valiant Armenian commander-in 06Khor3    51:4 | do this without the order of the king of kings, remembering 06Khor3    51:4 | the order of the king of kings, remembering that it was 06Khor3    51:5 | him Vṙamshapuh, at the insistence of his daughter went in person 06Khor3    51:5 | in person to Artashir, king of Persia, who after the seventy 06Khor3    51:5 | after the seventy-year reign of his father held power for 06Khor3    51:6 | honored by him: first, because of his noble Pahlavik family, and 06Khor3    51:7 | with regard to the survivors of the families who had offended 06Khor3    51:7 | might not bear the transgression of the fathers [cf. Exod. 34:7], especially because the 06Khor3    51:8 | lives and ordered the domains of each one of them, which 06Khor3    51:8 | the domains of each one of them, which had been confiscated 06Khor3    51:8 | put them lower than most of the princes in the order 06Khor3    51:8 | the princes in the order of the lesser nobles 06Khor3    51:9 | But the family of Hamazasp, that is, the Mamikonean 06Khor3    51:10 | own image; and the texts of the archives they transferred to 06Khor3    51:12 | But Artashir, because of the brevity of his reign 06Khor3    51:12 | Artashir, because of the brevity of his reign, did not have 06Khor3    51:12 | estates, and also the command of the Armenian army, which he 06Khor3    51:14 | The most valiant of the Mazdaeans, Artashir, king of 06Khor3    51:14 | of the Mazdaeans, Artashir, king of kings, to his brother Vṙamshapuh 06Khor3    51:14 | to his brother Vṙamshapuh, king of Armenia, many greetings 06Khor3    51:15 | and I remembered the services of his ancestors, the princes of 06Khor3    51:15 | of his ancestors, the princes of the line of Surēn Pahlav 06Khor3    51:15 | the princes of the line of Surēn Pahlav, who willingly accepted 06Khor3    51:15 | who willingly accepted the sovereignty of my ancestor and homonym Artashir 06Khor3    51:16 | healing and was even more of a benefactor to you 06Khor3    51:17 | in-law Hamazasp as commander of your army by our command 06Khor3    51:17 | his family the fifth rank of noble status, and they will 06Khor3    51:18 | Likewise the domains of the guilty families that we 06Khor3    51:20 | arrived and had confirmed all of Artashir’s gifts, the Persian king 06Khor3    52:2 | occurred in Byzantium on account of John the Great. The Greek 06Khor3    52:3 | it and make a reckoning of the governors of both sides 06Khor3    52:3 | a reckoning of the governors of both sides 06Khor3    52:4 | little trouble in the matter of a secretary, for after Mesrop 06Khor3    52:5 | the bishop Daniel, a relative of his 06Khor3    52:6 | bishops gathered in the company of Sahak the Great and Mesrop 06Khor3    52:6 | take measures for the invention of Armenian letters. When they informed 06Khor3    52:6 | When they informed the king of this, he told them what 06Khor3    52:8 | land and faithful to himself of the Khaduni family, Vahrich by 06Khor3    52:9 | the Greek order the alphabet of letters that had been written 06Khor3    52:10 | to render accurately the syllables of Armenian words in a satisfactory 06Khor3    53:2 | a pagan rhetorician and keeper of the archive 06Khor3    53:4 | learned books from the archives of Edessa, and had been converted 06Khor3    53:5 | Then Mesrop, with the aid of Bishop Babylos, passed through Phoenicia 06Khor3    53:7 | awake, but in the depths of his heart there appeared to 06Khor3    53:7 | there appeared to the eyes of his soul a right-hand 06Khor3    53:9 | letters according to the exactness of the Greek syllables 06Khor3    53:10 | he and his pupils John of Ekeḷeats’ and Joseph of Palin 06Khor3    53:10 | John of Ekeḷeats’ and Joseph of Palin. At the same time 06Khor3    53:10 | time, he had the art of writing taught to his younger 06Khor3    54:1 | Concerning the scripts of the Armenians, Georgians, and Aḷuank’ 06Khor3    54:2 | him with his own sector of Armenia but held it himself 06Khor3    54:2 | made peace with Yazkert, king of Persia 06Khor3    54:3 | language, and at the command of Vṙamshapuh and Sahak the Great 06Khor3    54:3 | He instructed the entire area of the Persian sector, but not 06Khor3    54:3 | were subject to the see of Caesarea by virtue of its 06Khor3    54:3 | see of Caesarea by virtue of its right of ordination and 06Khor3    54:3 | by virtue of its right of ordination and used the Greek 06Khor3    54:4 | also went to the land of Georgia and fashioned letters for 06Khor3    54:4 | a certain Jaḷay, a translator of the Greek and Armenian tongues 06Khor3    54:4 | tongues, and with the help of their king Bakur and the 06Khor3    54:5 | as teachers for them Tēr of Khordzean and Mushē of Tarawn 06Khor3    54:5 | Tēr of Khordzean and Mushē of Tarawn from among his own 06Khor3    54:7 | whom the young Vasak, lord of Siunik’, immediately sent under the 06Khor3    54:7 | immediately sent under the supervision of his bishop Anania. With their 06Khor3    54:7 | barbarous, and very rough tongue of the Gargarats’ik’ 06Khor3    54:9 | for the Greek books of the entire land had previously 06Khor3    54:9 | and again at the division of Armenia, the Persian governors did 06Khor3    55:1 | time, and after him that of Shapuh the Persian 06Khor3    55:2 | Vṙamshapuh died after a reign of twenty-one years, leaving a 06Khor3    55:3 | Great went to the court of the Persian king Yazkert to 06Khor3    55:3 | called Anush during the lifetime of Vṙamshapuh 06Khor3    55:5 | He, Khosrov requested Hrahat, son of Gazavon, who after his father’s 06Khor3    55:5 | been taken from the fortress of Anyisheli and exiled beyond Sagastan 06Khor3    55:6 | After that Yazkert made king of Armenia no more of their 06Khor3    55:6 | king of Armenia no more of their own line but his 06Khor3    55:6 | intercourse, festivities, and the pleasures of the chase and that by 06Khor3    55:6 | the Lord scatters the intentions of the heathen” [Ps. 32:10], although for a 06Khor3    55:8 | to win over the minds of the princes, since they all 06Khor3    55:9 | once that in hot pursuit of herds of wild asses they 06Khor3    55:9 | in hot pursuit of herds of wild asses they rode into 06Khor3    55:10 | but Atom of Mokk’ taunted him, saying: “Go 06Khor3    55:11 | for it is the mark of demons to attack rocks 06Khor3    55:16 | if it were a meadow of flowers, freeing Shapuh 06Khor3    55:17 | went over to the land of Mokk’ 06Khor3    55:20 | that I am the son of a king from the seed 06Khor3    55:20 | a king from the seed of Sanasar, and I have the 06Khor3    55:22 | Again once in the jollity of a banquet Khosrov Gardmanats’i, drunk 06Khor3    55:22 | with wine in the presence of Shapuh, showed a lustful passion 06Khor3    55:23 | his own house without any of the royal servants daring to 06Khor3    55:23 | they previously knew what sort of man he was 06Khor3    56:1 | What happened after the coming of Shapuh to Armenia, and the 06Khor3    56:2 | four years Shapuh received word of his father’s illness. He departed 06Khor3    56:3 | Yazkert died after a reign of eleven years 06Khor3    56:4 | also killed by the treachery of the courtiers 06Khor3    56:7 | Vṙam the Second became king of Persia, and he sought vengeance 06Khor3    57:1 | The mission of Mesrop to Byzantium and copies 06Khor3    57:1 | Mesrop to Byzantium and copies of five letters 06Khor3    57:2 | went to the western regions of our land to the Greek 06Khor3    57:4 | lord Augustus Theodosius, Sahak bishop of Armenia, greetings in the Lord 06Khor3    57:5 | I know that news of our distress has reached the 06Khor3    57:5 | distress has reached the ears of your majesty. Therefore, trusting in 06Khor3    57:5 | feet, but at the command of your governors I did not 06Khor3    57:9 | also wrote to the bishop of the imperial capital in the 06Khor3    57:11 | Sahak, bishop of Armenia, to our teacher Atticus 06Khor3    57:11 | to our teacher Atticus, bishop of the imperial court, greetings and 06Khor3    57:12 | we have sent the teacher of our land, Mesrop, and my 06Khor3    57:12 | hear from them the plight of our affliction you may help 06Khor3    57:16 | Sahak, bishop of Armenia, to the valiant general 06Khor3    57:17 | you that for the relief of our affliction I have sent 06Khor3    57:19 | he immediately recalled the fame of Mesrop’s virtue, which had earlier 06Khor3    57:19 | the emperor by an exchange of correspondence. He received the order 06Khor3    57:20 | Mesrop kept in the city of Melitene with the bishop Acacius 06Khor3    57:20 | with the bishop Acacius most of the pupils whom he had 06Khor3    57:21 | entrusted them to the bishop of Derjan, Gind, and escorted them 06Khor3    57:25 | emperor Theodosius, Augustus and Caesar of the Romans, to Sahak the 06Khor3    57:25 | to Sahak the great bishop of Armenia, greetings 06Khor3    57:26 | opened and have been informed of what you wrote. We greatly 06Khor3    57:28 | told us that the completion of this invention was due to 06Khor3    57:28 | like manner as the archbishop of Caesarea, and that allowances and 06Khor3    57:30 | have made Vardan, the son of your son-in-law, a 06Khor3    57:34 | Atticus, autocephalous bishop of Constantinople, to my beloved brother 06Khor3    57:34 | brother and colleague Sahak, bishop of Armenia, greetings in the Lord 06Khor3    57:35 | not record earlier the love of Gregory and of Nersēs your 06Khor3    57:35 | the love of Gregory and of Nersēs your blessed fathers for 06Khor3    57:36 | why you neglected the fountain of the church, our father Saint 06Khor3    57:37 | showered upon you the grace of the Spirit - at which we 06Khor3    57:38 | So at the command of Emperor Augustus may you be 06Khor3    57:38 | either to convert the sect of the Borborites or to expel 06Khor3    58:1 | Concerning the instruction of our western regions, and peace 06Khor3    58:1 | the whole, and the reign of Artashir 06Khor3    58:4 | Then many of the princes arrived at the 06Khor3    58:4 | princes arrived at the invitation of Sahak the Great so that 06Khor3    58:5 | The king of Persia, Vṙam, knowing that without 06Khor3    58:6 | Sahak left Mesrop in charge of the instruction of the western 06Khor3    58:6 | in charge of the instruction of the western region and entrusted 06Khor3    58:6 | Hmayeak and Hamazaspean, the brothers of Vardan the general 06Khor3    58:7 | just death the unjust death of souls might be put to 06Khor3    58:8 | crossed over to the province of Ayrarat, and bringing together all 06Khor3    58:8 | his grandson, to the court of the Persian king 06Khor3    58:9 | the treaty, sealed an edict of amnesty for crimes, and at 06Khor3    58:9 | Artashir, he entrusted the land of Armenia to him without a 06Khor3    59:1 | The building of the city of Karin, which 06Khor3    59:1 | The building of the city of Karin, which is called Theodosiopolis 06Khor3    59:2 | country and traveled through many of our provinces, he decided to 06Khor3    59:2 | a city in the province of Karin, a fertile land, rich 06Khor3    59:2 | site to be the center of the country, not very distant 06Khor3    59:2 | the places where the sources of part of the Euphrates gush 06Khor3    59:2 | where the sources of part of the Euphrates gush forth and 06Khor3    59:2 | a sea with the appearance of a marsh. In it are 06Khor3    59:3 | Along the edge of the marsh are canes and 06Khor3    59:3 | are canes and a multitude of reeds; the plains have an 06Khor3    59:3 | the plains have an abundance of grass and are prolific in 06Khor3    59:4 | the mountains are full of cloven-footed and ruminant beasts 06Khor3    59:4 | ruminant beasts, so the herds of animals increase, they grow to 06Khor3    59:5 | At the foot of the pretty mountain he found 06Khor3    59:5 | ditch, he set the foundations of the wall at a great 06Khor3    59:5 | and fearsome towers, the first of which he named Theodosius in 06Khor3    59:5 | he named Theodosius in honor of Theodosius 06Khor3    59:8 | In the center of the city on an elevated 06Khor3    59:8 | named them Augusteum in honor of Augustus 06Khor3    59:10 | rendered immortal by the name of the city 06Khor3    59:11 | warm springs he constructed buildings of dressed stone 06Khor3    60:1 | preaching again, and the journey of the translators to Byzantium 06Khor3    60:2 | called Shaḷgomk’, completed the instruction of the first groups he had 06Khor3    60:4 | and crossed into the province of Goḷtn, his earlier dwelling place 06Khor3    60:5 | There remained the bitter root of the heathen sect that had 06Khor3    60:5 | had reappeared in the time of anarchy and had spread among 06Khor3    60:5 | these heathens with the help of Giut, worthy son of his 06Khor3    60:5 | help of Giut, worthy son of his father Shabit’, prince of 06Khor3    60:5 | of his father Shabit’, prince of the province, the blessed one 06Khor3    60:5 | learned that the original teachers of this wickedness were in the 06Khor3    60:5 | wickedness were in the regions of Baḷas 06Khor3    60:6 | he expelled to the empire of the Huns 06Khor3    60:7 | Entrusting the instruction of those regions to the bishop 06Khor3    60:7 | himself returned to the valley of Gardman, for there too he 06Khor3    60:7 | heard that there were sympathizers of that sect. When he discovered 06Khor3    60:7 | them also to the knowledge of the truth with the reconversion 06Khor3    60:7 | the truth with the reconversion of the prince of Gardman, whose 06Khor3    60:7 | the reconversion of the prince of Gardman, whose name was Khurs 06Khor3    60:8 | was invited by the bdeashkh of Gugark’, Ashusha, to come for 06Khor3    60:8 | his principality in the province of Tashir. Going there, he gave 06Khor3    60:8 | a certain Ardzil was king of Georgia 06Khor3    60:9 | other companion from the village of Koḷb who was called Eznik 06Khor3    60:9 | to Mesopotamia, to the city of Edessa. Whatever books of the 06Khor3    60:9 | city of Edessa. Whatever books of the holy early fathers they 06Khor3    60:10 | Byzantium, so without the permission of their own teachers they straightaway 06Khor3    60:11 | But jealous of them, their fellow pupils, whose 06Khor3    60:11 | were Leontius and Koriun, departed of their own accord to them 06Khor3    60:13 | All of them received an honorable welcome 06Khor3    60:13 | welcome from Maximianos, the bishop of Byzantium 06Khor3    61:1 | Concerning the council of Ephesus, which was held on 06Khor3    61:1 | which was held on account of the impious Nestorius 06Khor3    61:2 | sat on the episcopal throne of Byzantium. And following the Jewish 06Khor3    61:2 | virgin as being the mother of a man and not the 06Khor3    61:2 | man and not the mother of God 06Khor3    61:4 | In a written statement Celestine of Rome, Cyril of Alexandria, Juvenal 06Khor3    61:4 | statement Celestine of Rome, Cyril of Alexandria, Juvenal of Jerusalem, John 06Khor3    61:4 | Rome, Cyril of Alexandria, Juvenal of Jerusalem, John of Antioch, Memnon 06Khor3    61:4 | Alexandria, Juvenal of Jerusalem, John of Antioch, Memnon of Ephesus, Paul 06Khor3    61:4 | Jerusalem, John of Antioch, Memnon of Ephesus, Paul of Emesa, Theodotius 06Khor3    61:4 | Antioch, Memnon of Ephesus, Paul of Emesa, Theodotius of Ancyra, and 06Khor3    61:4 | Ephesus, Paul of Emesa, Theodotius of Ancyra, and many others, altogether 06Khor3    61:4 | Jesus Christ as one Son of God and the all-holy 06Khor3    61:4 | Virgin Mary as the mother of God 06Khor3    61:5 | that council, the bishops Cyril of Alexandria, Proclus of Constantinople, and 06Khor3    61:5 | bishops Cyril of Alexandria, Proclus of Constantinople, and Acacius of Melitene 06Khor3    61:5 | Proclus of Constantinople, and Acacius of Melitene wrote to them in 06Khor3    61:5 | They had heard that some of his heretical disciples, taking the 06Khor3    61:5 | heretical disciples, taking the books of Theodore of Mopsuestia - the teacher 06Khor3    61:5 | taking the books of Theodore of Mopsuestia - the teacher of Nestorius 06Khor3    61:5 | Theodore of Mopsuestia - the teacher of Nestorius and the pupil of 06Khor3    61:5 | of Nestorius and the pupil of Diodore - had gone to Armenia 06Khor3    61:6 | them the letters and canons of the council of Ephesus in 06Khor3    61:6 | and canons of the council of Ephesus in six canonical chapters 06Khor3    61:6 | canonical chapters, and accurate copies of the Scriptures 06Khor3    61:8 | But because they were ignorant of our technique their work was 06Khor3    62:2 | sun’s light, and the orb of the sun shines from the 06Khor3    62:3 | flows from the intelligible rays of the spiritual fathers, circle through 06Khor3    62:3 | regions, and reach the city of Edessa. Sailing gently over the 06Khor3    62:3 | Sailing gently over the deeps of the archives, we went on 06Khor3    62:4 | land free from the extremes of cold and heat, from floods 06Khor3    62:4 | in the most beautiful part of the world, filled with all 06Khor3    62:4 | world, filled with all kinds of fruit and furnished with a 06Khor3    62:4 | and moisture for the cultivation of the land. What is not 06Khor3    62:4 | flowing throughout it by means of the irrigation of twelve canals 06Khor3    62:4 | by means of the irrigation of twelve canals 06Khor3    62:5 | the great and harmonious city of Alexandria, temperately situated between the 06Khor3    62:5 | rendered pleasant by their breezes of sea and lake, for from 06Khor3    62:5 | lake, for from the mouths of the lake that open to 06Khor3    62:6 | but Mark with the preaching of the gospel. No longer do 06Khor3    62:6 | longer do there exist tombs of heroes descended from the dragons 06Khor3    62:6 | dragons, but the splendid martyria of the saints 06Khor3    62:7 | longer on the twenty-fifth of Tubi is celebrated the superstitious 06Khor3    62:7 | is celebrated the superstitious festival of crowning beasts of burden, the 06Khor3    62:7 | superstitious festival of crowning beasts of burden, the worshipping of serpents 06Khor3    62:7 | beasts of burden, the worshipping of serpents, and the distribution of 06Khor3    62:7 | of serpents, and the distribution of cakes; but on the eleventh 06Khor3    62:7 | cakes; but on the eleventh of the same month of Tubi 06Khor3    62:7 | eleventh of the same month of Tubi is celebrated the feast 06Khor3    62:7 | Tubi is celebrated the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord 06Khor3    62:7 | the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, the praising of 06Khor3    62:7 | of the Lord, the praising of the victorious martyrs, the welcoming 06Khor3    62:7 | the victorious martyrs, the welcoming of strangers, and the giving of 06Khor3    62:7 | of strangers, and the giving of presents to the poor 06Khor3    62:8 | but they offer the sacrifice of Christ’s blood. They no longer 06Khor3    62:8 | seek oracles from Proteus, god of the underworld, but they study 06Khor3    62:8 | but they study the power of various sciences from the new 06Khor3    62:8 | I mean from the teacher of whom I was not found 06Khor3    62:9 | to Greece, by the force of the winds we reached Italy 06Khor3    62:9 | Italy. After greeting the tombs of saints Peter and Paul, we 06Khor3    62:10 | At the end of the winter we set out 06Khor3    63:1 | Concerning the wicked alliance of the Armenians to plan their 06Khor3    63:2 | But Artashir, the king of Armenia, began to plunge without 06Khor3    63:3 | bringing a Persian as lord of this country 06Khor3    63:4 | liars; I too have heard of this shameful disgrace. Often have 06Khor3    63:9 | a Christian. He is dissolute of body, yet not unbelieving of 06Khor3    63:9 | of body, yet not unbelieving of spirit. He is impure of 06Khor3    63:9 | of spirit. He is impure of life, but not a fire 06Khor3    63:12 | unison went to the king of Persia, Vṙam, with a certain 06Khor3    63:12 | Vṙam, with a certain Surmak of Artskē, an ambitious priest, to 06Khor3    63:12 | Artashir and Sahak the Great of sympathies with the Greeks 06Khor3    64:1 | Concerning the abrogation of the Armenian kingdom by their 06Khor3    64:1 | own will, and the debasement of the archiepiscopal throne 06Khor3    64:2 | from the latter a denunciation of Artashir, but he absolutely refused 06Khor3    64:3 | he, Vṙam ordered the minister of the Aryans, who was of 06Khor3    64:3 | of the Aryans, who was of the Surenean Pahlav, to persuade 06Khor3    64:4 | and kin, I speak out of consideration for your own good 06Khor3    64:4 | be honored by the king of Persia, and he will set 06Khor3    64:4 | and dignity equal to that of a king 06Khor3    64:5 | saying: “Why for the sake of vain glory and love of 06Khor3    64:5 | of vain glory and love of power should I speak evil 06Khor3    64:5 | power should I speak evil of my companion. Or why are 06Khor3    64:5 | For I have no knowledge of any plans of his for 06Khor3    64:5 | no knowledge of any plans of his for rebellion. But if 06Khor3    64:5 | But if it is because of his immoral life, of which 06Khor3    64:5 | because of his immoral life, of which they accuse him, rather 06Khor3    64:5 | him, rather he is worthy of honor from you in accordance 06Khor3    64:6 | especially to the base words of Surmak 06Khor3    64:8 | ordered Artashir to be stripped of his crown and imprisoned, and 06Khor3    64:8 | imprisoned, and all the possessions of his family to be confiscated 06Khor3    64:8 | treated likewise and the domains of the Catholicos be confiscated to 06Khor3    64:8 | be given the archiepiscopal throne of Armenia 06Khor3    64:10 | the Persian king the bishopric of his own province of Bznunik’ 06Khor3    64:10 | bishopric of his own province of Bznunik’ for himself and his 06Khor3    64:12 | prodigal life, seizing the revenues of dioceses whose bishops had died 06Khor3    64:13 | and give them someone else of their own religion. Half of 06Khor3    64:13 | of their own religion. Half of them requested Sahak the Great 06Khor3    65:1 | The sending from Persia of Sahak the Great and his 06Khor3    65:2 | for a vicar: Vachē, lord of the Artsrunik’, and Hmayeak, lord 06Khor3    65:2 | the Artsrunik’, and Hmayeak, lord of Ashots’, for whomever the king 06Khor3    65:2 | might choose, but Manech, lord of the Apahunik’, and Spandarat, lord 06Khor3    65:2 | the Apahunik’, and Spandarat, lord of the Arsharunik’, for Sahak the 06Khor3    65:2 | Anatolius sent from Karin Havuk of Kukayarich to ask that if 06Khor3    65:3 | Most of the bishops with the blessed 06Khor3    65:3 | Mesrop and all the clergy of the church also sent with 06Khor3    65:3 | petition the priest Tiruk, son of Movsisik from Zarishat in Vanand 06Khor3    65:4 | agreed and fulfilled the requests of both parties: he gave the 06Khor3    65:4 | and to oversee the assessment of the required taxes, the law 06Khor3    65:6 | be deceived into an acceptance of the erring faith of the 06Khor3    65:6 | acceptance of the erring faith of the Greeks so you become 06Khor3    65:6 | so you become the cause of destruction to Armenia at our 06Khor3    65:7 | humbler voice began to speak of his services and their ingratitude 06Khor3    65:7 | added to this a refutation of the senseless blasphemies they had 06Khor3    65:7 | that he Vṙam had spoken of the “erring faith.” He poured 06Khor3    65:7 | finished with a marvelous exposition of the faith according to the 06Khor3    65:7 | faith according to the ability of the pagan audience to comprehend 06Khor3    65:8 | not throw all the splendor of his discourse before the unbelievers 06Khor3    65:8 | so dazzling that the tongues of the magi turned to ashes 06Khor3    65:8 | confused, and all the multitude of the elegant Persian court stood 06Khor3    65:9 | it, saying to his kinsman of the Surenean Pahlav: “Let him 06Khor3    65:9 | him command that the ranking of the Armenian nobility be preserved 06Khor3    65:9 | Persian governors, having due notice of that, may be unable to 06Khor3    65:10 | that he restore the domains of my and your kinsman, the 06Khor3    65:10 | kinsman, the young Gazavon, son of Hrahat - if not to his 06Khor3    65:10 | his contempt for the name of Arsacid, at least let him 06Khor3    65:10 | the Kamsarakan, or the Amatuni, of their ancestral rank and original 06Khor3    65:12 | the general in the possessions of his own Mamikonean family, he 06Khor3    65:14 | translating, and I think only of speed, having no time for 06Khor3    65:14 | and I may be free of your pressing demands and entreaties 06Khor3    65:14 | the relatives and kin and of the same descent as the 06Khor3    66:1 | The deeds of Samuel, the unworthy colleague of 06Khor3    66:1 | of Samuel, the unworthy colleague of Sahak the Great 06Khor3    66:2 | archiepiscopal throne, following Brkisho’s way of life but with even greater 06Khor3    66:2 | plundered the sees not only of dead bishops but also of 06Khor3    66:2 | of dead bishops but also of living ones; he did not 06Khor3    66:4 | Envious of him, other bishops also dared 06Khor3    66:4 | Persian king with the assistance of each one’s prince 06Khor3    66:5 | with spiritual milk the young of the church, with Mesrop whom 06Khor3    66:5 | cathedral church in the city of Vaḷarshapat, while he himself resided 06Khor3    66:5 | himself resided in the province of Bagrevand, in the place where 06Khor3    66:8 | importuned and pressed by many of them, he told them of 06Khor3    66:8 | of them, he told them of the vision that had appeared 06Khor3    66:8 | time before as a revelation of the future 06Khor3    67:1 | The departure from the world of Sahak the Great and blessed 06Khor3    67:3 | Nisibis and ordered the forces of Azerbaijan to enter our country 06Khor3    67:3 | in disorder near the town of altars Bagavan 06Khor3    67:5 | beginning with the third year of the last Khosrov, king of 06Khor3    67:5 | of the last Khosrov, king of Armenia, down to the beginning 06Khor3    67:5 | Armenia, down to the beginning of the first year of the 06Khor3    67:5 | beginning of the first year of the second Yazkert, king of 06Khor3    67:5 | of the second Yazkert, king of Persia, at the end of 06Khor3    67:5 | of Persia, at the end of the month of Navasard on 06Khor3    67:5 | the end of the month of Navasard on his own birthday 06Khor3    67:6 | the image and was fearful of his caller; he changed his 06Khor3    67:7 | We should speak of him in majestic terms in 06Khor3    67:7 | terms in a eulogy worthy of this holy father. But to 06Khor3    67:7 | But to prevent the length of our discourse from causing tedium 06Khor3    67:8 | name was Dstrik, the wife of Vardan the general, took Sahak’s 06Khor3    67:8 | rest in their own village of Ashtishat, which is in the 06Khor3    67:8 | which is in the province of Tarawn 06Khor3    67:10 | Sahak’s death, on the thirteenth of Mehekan the blessed Mesrop also 06Khor3    67:10 | the world in the city of Vaḷarshapat, having surpassed all those 06Khor3    67:11 | a place in his way of life; but he was gentle 06Khor3    67:11 | was adorned with the virtues of the angels 06Khor3    67:12 | was angelic in appearance, fertile of mind, glorious of speech, persevering 06Khor3    67:12 | appearance, fertile of mind, glorious of speech, persevering in action, resplendent 06Khor3    67:12 | speech, persevering in action, resplendent of body, ineffable in habits, noble 06Khor3    67:12 | body, ineffable in habits, noble of counsel, unswerving in faith, long 06Khor3    67:13 | my account to the burial of his relics 06Khor3    67:14 | a ray in the form of a dim cross over the 06Khor3    67:14 | whole multitude, so that many of the unbelievers were baptized 06Khor3    67:15 | three groups over the burial of that venerable body, which had 06Khor3    67:16 | to his own native province of Tarawn; others to the province 06Khor3    67:16 | buried in that same city of Vaḷarshapat in the resting places 06Khor3    67:16 | Vaḷarshapat in the resting places of the martyrs 06Khor3    67:17 | entrusted him with the governorship of Armenia. He took Mesrop’s body 06Khor3    67:17 | escort to his own village of Awshakan 06Khor3    67:18 | And the same vision of the luminous cross moved over 06Khor3    67:18 | over the bier in front of the entire crowd, until Vahan 06Khor3    67:19 | At the command of blessed Mesrop, his own disciple 06Khor3    67:19 | Vayots’ dzor, from the village of Khoḷots’im, succeeded as a locum 06Khor3    68:1 | Lament over the removal of the Armenian throne from the 06Khor3    68:1 | from the Arsacid family and of the archbishopric from the family 06Khor3    68:1 | the archbishopric from the family of Saint Gregory 06Khor3    68:2 | superior to all the nations of the north. For your king 06Khor3    68:3 | I pity you, church of Armenia, which has lost the 06Khor3    68:3 | which has lost the splendor of the sanctuary and has been 06Khor3    68:3 | sanctuary and has been deprived of the noble pastor and his 06Khor3    68:6 | desolate. Hoping for the return of your groom with his companion 06Khor3    68:6 | but like a true father of the same family 06Khor3    68:7 | departure there is no expectation of a return since he has 06Khor3    68:8 | bosom and see the choirs of angels 06Khor3    68:9 | we who have been deprived of fatherly guidance are grieved 06Khor3    68:12 | own people, and the son of Nabat succeeded him [cf. 3 Kings 12:16-21]. Not a 06Khor3    68:12 | a lion [cf. 3 Kings 13:24] but the completion of time consumed the man of 06Khor3    68:12 | of time consumed the man of God 06Khor3    68:19 | marriages, being bold and nimble of foot, and to sing wedding 06Khor3    68:19 | sing wedding songs - now instead of festivities I lament over a 06Khor3    68:20 | I suffer from the loss of our father 06Khor3    68:21 | Where is the sweet gentleness of his eyes toward the just 06Khor3    68:23 | will rejoice at the progress of this pupil? Who will express 06Khor3    68:23 | Who will express the delight of a father, in part exceeded 06Khor3    68:24 | Who will silence the insolence of those who rise up in 06Khor3    68:24 | and many books, as one of the fathers said? They are 06Khor3    68:24 | at every word and make of themselves a bad example in 06Khor3    68:24 | us as unstable and devoid of any useful science 06Khor3    68:27 | who remain abandoned and deprived of the affection of his spirit 06Khor3    68:27 | and deprived of the affection of his spirit? Or my parent 06Khor3    68:27 | Or my parent, the source of my instruction, who irrigated justice 06Khor3    68:27 | by thirst for the waters of his advice? Or is it 06Khor3    68:28 | will join us in telling of these things, sharing our grief 06Khor3    68:29 | shall endure. Foretell the rise of ignorant shepherds as once did 06Khor3    68:30 | not by the Spirit; lovers of gold and envious, they have 06Khor3    68:31 | are hypocritical, ostentatious, vainglorious, lovers of honor rather than lovers of 06Khor3    68:31 | of honor rather than lovers of God 06Khor3    68:32 | proud, slothful, frivolous, lazy, haters of learning and instructive words, lovers 06Khor3    68:32 | learning and instructive words, lovers of commerce and buffoonery 06Khor3    68:35 | hating their weapons, cowards, lovers of ease, intemperate, thieves, drunkards, marauders 06Khor3    68:35 | intemperate, thieves, drunkards, marauders, imitators of brigands 06Khor3    68:36 | The princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, robbers, rapacious, avaricious, grasping 06Khor3    68:36 | rapacious, avaricious, grasping, plunderers, despoilers of the land, depraved, likeminded with 06Khor3    68:37 | inhuman, false, deceitful, venal, ignorant of the law, volatile, contentious 06Khor3    68:40 | and causes frost, the rising of the waters is useless and 06Khor3    68:40 | intolerable. The earth is barren of fruit and living creatures do 06Khor3    68:43 | without end and every kind of illness and death. Piety has 06Khor3    68:45 | End of the Third Book, bringing to 06Khor3    68:45 | bringing to conclusion the History of Greater Armenia 07Seb1    7:0 | Armenia after the extinction of the rule of the Arsacids 07Seb1    7:0 | the extinction of the rule of the Arsacids. Contents of the 07Seb1    7:0 | rule of the Arsacids. Contents of the present History, from the 07Seb1    7:0 | present History, from the rebellion of Vahan to the rise of 07Seb1    7:0 | of Vahan to the rise of the Ismaelites and their rule 07Seb1    7:1 | When the times of Arsacid rule declined in Armenia 07Seb1    7:1 | in Armenia and the reign of king Vramshapuh came to an 07Seb1    7:1 | to an end, the race of the Kark’edovmayi empire ruled over 07Seb1    7:1 | and all the leading nobles of his kingdom, to remove the 07Seb1    7:1 | kingdom, to remove the fruits of piety from the land of 07Seb1    7:1 | of piety from the land of Armenia 07Seb1    7:3 | I refer to the times of the reign of the maleficent 07Seb1    7:3 | the times of the reign of the maleficent Yazkert, and how 07Seb1    7:3 | wished to destroy the rites of God; how the valiant Armenian 07Seb1    7:3 | Armenian nobles and the head of the Mamikonean house, the zealot 07Seb1    7:4 | taking up the shield of faith, and putting on like 07Seb1    7:4 | them. How the holy martyrs of Christ captured by the heathen 07Seb1    7:4 | Shahr close to the city of Nishapur at the spot called 07Seb1    7:5 | that occurred in the time of Peroz; Vardan’s rebellion against Khosrov 07Seb1    7:5 | against Khosrov, and the revolt of the Persian troops against Ormizd 07Seb1    7:5 | troops against Ormizd; the death of Ormizd and the reign of 07Seb1    7:5 | of Ormizd and the reign of Khosrov; the death of Maurice 07Seb1    7:5 | reign of Khosrov; the death of Maurice and the reign of 07Seb1    7:5 | of Maurice and the reign of Phocas; the capture of Egypt 07Seb1    7:5 | reign of Phocas; the capture of Egypt and the slaughter at 07Seb1    7:6 | the invasion of Heraclius into the northern regions 07Seb1    7:6 | northern regions to the king of the T’etals; the dispatch of 07Seb1    7:6 | of the T’etals; the dispatch of an enormous multitude of peoples 07Seb1    7:6 | dispatch of an enormous multitude of peoples; the Greek raid into 07Seb1    7:6 | return through P’aytakaran; the coming of the Persian army from the 07Seb1    7:6 | took place) in the land of Ałuank’; the emperor’s return to 07Seb1    7:6 | emperor’s return to the city of Nakhchawan and the battle of 07Seb1    7:6 | of Nakhchawan and the battle of Archesh 07Seb1    7:7 | the return of the emperor back to his 07Seb1    7:7 | the raid to the city of Ctesiphon; the return to Atrpatakan 07Seb1    7:7 | return to Atrpatakan; the death of Khosrov; the reign of Kawat 07Seb1    7:7 | death of Khosrov; the reign of Kawat; the treaty between the 07Seb1    7:7 | the two kings; the abandoning of Greek territory; the return of 07Seb1    7:7 | of Greek territory; the return of the divine Cross to the 07Seb1    7:8 | Then after this the arousal of enormous anger; the last disasters 07Seb1    7:8 | enormous anger; the last disasters of the brigand in the south 07Seb1    7:8 | south; and how the armies of Ismael were unexpectedly stirred, and 07Seb1    7:8 | stirred, and in a moment of time defeated the power of 07Seb1    7:8 | of time defeated the power of the two kings, seized from 07Seb1    7:8 | Euphrates and to the border of Armenia 07Seb1    7:9 | and from the shore of the great western sea as 07Seb1    7:9 | far as the royal court of the Persians, all the cities 07Seb1    7:9 | the Persians, all the cities of Syrian Mesopotamia, and Ctesiphon and 07Seb1    7:9 | as far as the city of Gandzak and the great Hrat 07Seb1    7:9 | great Hrat in the province of Atrpatakan - all this I wished 07Seb1    8:0 | Vahan’s rebellion against Peroz. Death of Peroz and reign of Kawat 07Seb1    8:0 | Death of Peroz and reign of Kawat. Vahan is appointed marzpan 07Seb1    8:0 | Kawat. Vahan is appointed marzpan of Armenia. Death of Kawat and 07Seb1    8:0 | appointed marzpan of Armenia. Death of Kawat and reign of Anushěṙvan 07Seb1    8:0 | Death of Kawat and reign of Anushěṙvan Khosrov. Rebellion of Vardan 07Seb1    8:0 | reign of Anushěṙvan Khosrov. Rebellion of Vardan. Khosrov’s battle with him 07Seb1    8:1 | In the years of Peroz king of Persia there 07Seb1    8:1 | the years of Peroz king of Persia there took place a 07Seb1    8:1 | there took place a suppression of all the privileges and rituals 07Seb1    8:1 | privileges and rituals and usages of Christianity. Such severe tribulation of 07Seb1    8:1 | of Christianity. Such severe tribulation of persecution and contempt assailed the 07Seb1    8:1 | off from themselves the yoke of servitude. The Mamikonean Vahan rebelled 07Seb1    8:2 | against him a large army of Huns. He gave them strict 07Seb1    8:2 | each other at the sound of the trumpet on the plain 07Seb1    8:2 | the trumpet on the plain of Geran 07Seb1    8:3 | wind created an intense storm of dust around the armies and 07Seb1    8:3 | could not distinguish the corpses of the fallen - neither Persian nor 07Seb1    8:4 | Vahan also collected the tribute of Armenia and restored the great 07Seb1    8:4 | had ruined in the city of Vałarshapat and in Dvin and 07Seb1    8:4 | he renewed again the prosperity of the land 07Seb1    8:5 | have an opportunity; for news of the enemy gave him no 07Seb1    8:5 | no respite in the area of the K’ushans and that frontier 07Seb1    8:5 | that frontier, since the king of the K’ushans himself was marching 07Seb1    8:7 | defeated and destroyed the host of the Persian army, so not 07Seb1    8:7 | so not a single one of them escaped or fled. King 07Seb1    8:8 | Kawat reigned over the land of Persia. Because the power of 07Seb1    8:8 | of Persia. Because the power of his numerous army had been 07Seb1    8:8 | bestowed on him the office of marzpan of the country and 07Seb1    8:8 | him the office of marzpan of the country and the principality 07Seb1    8:8 | the country and the principality of the Mamikoneans. He received an 07Seb1    8:8 | Mamikoneans. He received an oath of full submission, and despatched him 07Seb1    8:9 | marzpan Surēn and Vardan lord of the Mamikoneans 07Seb1    8:10 | Then in the [41st] year of the reign of Khosrov, son 07Seb1    8:10 | the [41st] year of the reign of Khosrov, son of Kawat, Vardan 07Seb1    8:10 | the reign of Khosrov, son of Kawat, Vardan rebelled and rejected 07Seb1    8:10 | by surprise in the city of Dvin, seized much booty, and 07Seb1    8:11 | a certain prince Vahan, prince of the land of Siwnik’, had 07Seb1    8:11 | Vahan, prince of the land of Siwnik’, had rebelled and seceded 07Seb1    8:11 | Armenians. He requested Khosrov, king of Persia, that they might move 07Seb1    8:11 | they might move the divan of the land of Siwnik’ from 07Seb1    8:11 | the divan of the land of Siwnik’ from Dvin to the 07Seb1    8:11 | from Dvin to the city of P’aytakaran, and that he might 07Seb1    8:11 | that city in the census of Atrpatakan, so that the name 07Seb1    8:11 | Atrpatakan, so that the name of Armenians would no longer be 07Seb1    8:12 | army, they attacked the city of Dvin; after a siege they 07Seb1    8:13 | Persians had turned the church of St Gregory, which they had 07Seb1    8:14 | great battle on the plain of Khałamakhikc. They defeated the Persian 07Seb1    8:15 | in person with a host of fully armed troops and many 07Seb1    8:15 | He marched through the province of Artaz, crossed Bagrewand, and passed 07Seb1    8:15 | and passed by the city of Karin. Continuing on his way 07Seb1    8:16 | On the morning of the next day with great 07Seb1    8:16 | grew intense over the face of the land, and the conflict 07Seb1    8:17 | water carried away the multitude of fugitives like a host of 07Seb1    8:17 | of fugitives like a host of locusts; not many were able 07Seb1    8:18 | men escaped by the skin of his teeth, taking refuge in 07Seb1    8:19 | pavilion, and the golden carriage of great value, which was set 07Seb1    8:20 | movpetan and a further host of the most eminent persons. At 07Seb1    9:0 | belief in Christ and baptism of Anushěṙuan Khosrov. The Persian marzpans 07Seb1    9:0 | Vardan down to the end of Sasanian rule 07Seb1    9:1 | Anush Ĕṙuan, during the period of his reign before this rebellion 07Seb1    9:1 | because he was a lover of peace and promoter of prosperity 07Seb1    9:1 | lover of peace and promoter of prosperity. When that rebellion occurred 07Seb1    9:2 | This Khosrov, during the time of his reign, closed the Passes 07Seb1    9:2 | his reign, closed the Passes of the Chor and of the 07Seb1    9:2 | Passes of the Chor and of the Ałuank’; he captured the 07Seb1    9:2 | Ałuank’; he captured the king of the Egerians, and seized by 07Seb1    9:3 | in a raid the region of Cilicia 07Seb1    9:4 | for [48] years. At the time of his death the light of 07Seb1    9:4 | of his death the light of the divine Word shone splendidly 07Seb1    9:5 | his room and the precepts of the Lord’s Gospel to be 07Seb1    9:5 | life-giving body and blood of the Lord. Then he took 07Seb1    9:5 | Lord. Then he took leave of the Catholicos and of the 07Seb1    9:5 | leave of the Catholicos and of the Lord’s Gospel, and sent 07Seb1    9:6 | placed it in the sepulcher of the kings. His son Ormizd 07Seb1    9:7 | Now these are the generals of the Persian king who came 07Seb1    9:7 | the other to this land of Armenia: from the rebellion of 07Seb1    9:7 | of Armenia: from the rebellion of Vardan lord of the Mamikoneans 07Seb1    9:7 | the rebellion of Vardan lord of the Mamikoneans, son of Vasak 07Seb1    9:7 | lord of the Mamikoneans, son of Vasak, down to the present 07Seb1    9:9 | many auxiliaries from the forces of the innumerable races who dwell 07Seb1    9:9 | the mountainous Caucasus - the races of the Huns - and also a 07Seb1    9:9 | the men from the country of Armenia: to root out, dig 07Seb1    9:11 | P’ilippos, lord of Siwnike, waged a battle at 07Seb1    9:11 | in Vanand at the village of Ut’mus. In both he was 07Seb1    9:14 | in Vanand at the village of Ut’mus, where at first, he 07Seb1    9:16 | went to Nisibis as ally of his own people in battle 07Seb1    9:18 | governors came, until the end of the peace between Persians and 07Seb1    9:22 | Tale of the Aryans, raid over the 07Seb1    9:23 | in narrative fashion the tale of the destructive events which befell 07Seb1    9:23 | flaming up below; the torrents of fire and blood, and the 07Seb1    9:23 | and blood, and the raids of brigands; the death-bringing attacks 07Seb1    9:23 | death-bringing attacks, the cry of demons and the roar of 07Seb1    9:23 | of demons and the roar of dragons, the races of Chaldaeans 07Seb1    9:23 | roar of dragons, the races of Chaldaeans and of men descended 07Seb1    9:23 | the races of Chaldaeans and of men descended from giants, of 07Seb1    9:23 | of men descended from giants, of brave armed cavalry, from east 07Seb1    9:24 | I shall describe those of the south, aroused with great 07Seb1    9:24 | each other, and the fulfilment of the command of the Lord’s 07Seb1    9:24 | the fulfilment of the command of the Lord’s anger against the 07Seb1    9:24 | and rocks beneath the heels of their horses and trampling hooves 07Seb1    9:25 | I shall expound the story of the destructive and ruinous Khosrov 07Seb1    10:0 | The reign of Ormizd and slaughter of the 07Seb1    10:0 | reign of Ormizd and slaughter of the nobles. Vahram Mirhewandak defeats 07Seb1    10:0 | angry at his small share of booty. Vahram’s troops rebel against 07Seb1    10:0 | Vahram their king. The attack of Vahram on Ormizd. The nobles 07Seb1    10:0 | son Khosrov asking. The flight of Khosrov from Vahram 07Seb1    10:1 | It happened after the death of Khosrov son of Kawat that 07Seb1    10:1 | the death of Khosrov son of Kawat that his son Ormizd 07Seb1    10:1 | reigned over all the land of the Persians. His mother, called 07Seb1    10:1 | called Kayēn, was the daughter of the great Khakan, king of 07Seb1    10:1 | of the great Khakan, king of the T’etals, and the wife 07Seb1    10:1 | the T’etals, and the wife of Khosrov his father. Although very 07Seb1    10:2 | princely) houses from the land of Persia. He killed the great 07Seb1    10:2 | from the brigand Khosrov, king of Armenia, and fled to the 07Seb1    10:2 | and fled to the court of their king, to Persian territory 07Seb1    10:4 | a certain Vahram Merhewandak, prince of the eastern regions of the 07Seb1    10:4 | prince of the eastern regions of the country of Persia, valiantly 07Seb1    10:4 | eastern regions of the country of Persia, valiantly attacked the army 07Seb1    10:4 | Persia, valiantly attacked the army of the T’etals and forcibly occupied 07Seb1    10:4 | Bahl and all the land of the K’ushans as far as 07Seb1    10:4 | far as the far side of the great river which is 07Seb1    10:4 | he passed beyond the lance of the valiant Spandiat, of whom 07Seb1    10:4 | lance of the valiant Spandiat, of whom the barbarians say that 07Seb1    10:5 | battle to the great king of the Mazk’ut’k’ who was in 07Seb1    10:5 | great river, defeated the multitude of his army and killed their 07Seb1    10:5 | and appropriated all the treasures of that kingdom 07Seb1    10:6 | messengers, and a small part of the booty from the enormous 07Seb1    10:6 | treasures acquired from the plunder of the expedition, as a token 07Seb1    10:6 | token from these precious things of his control. And all the 07Seb1    10:7 | had read the army’s letter of greeting, and had received the 07Seb1    10:7 | received the gifts - the share of booty from the precious royal 07Seb1    10:7 | and I acknowledge the token of this portion. But from such 07Seb1    10:8 | Then instead of a letter of greeting he 07Seb1    10:8 | Then instead of a letter of greeting he ordered a letter 07Seb1    10:8 | he despatched by a company of auxiliaries and royal guards, with 07Seb1    10:9 | king Ormizd, eliminate the house of Sasan, and confirm Vahram on 07Seb1    10:9 | went off, taking a multitude of brave and warlike eastern people 07Seb1    10:10 | confusion was embroiling the land of Persia, Yovhan patrik and a 07Seb1    10:10 | army were keeping the city of Dvin besieged, attacking it with 07Seb1    10:10 | to Atrpatakan. They seized control of the whole country, and put 07Seb1    10:11 | When news of this uproar reached the Sasanian 07Seb1    10:11 | royal court and the companies of auxiliaries and life-guards, he 07Seb1    10:11 | treasure and all the personnel of the royal court and to 07Seb1    10:11 | and to cut the cables of the bridge. He planned to 07Seb1    10:11 | take refuge in the multitude of the army of the king 07Seb1    10:11 | the multitude of the army of the king of the Arabs 07Seb1    10:11 | the army of the king of the Arabs 07Seb1    10:13 | Now because the queen, mother of the royal prince and daughter 07Seb1    10:13 | the royal prince and daughter of that asparapet who was a 07Seb1    10:13 | asparapet who was a noble of the house of the Parthians 07Seb1    10:13 | a noble of the house of the Parthians who had died 07Seb1    10:13 | who had died, (was) sister of Vndoy and of Vstam, and 07Seb1    10:13 | was) sister of Vndoy and of Vstam, and Vndoy himself was 07Seb1    10:13 | wise and prudent man valiant of heart, they planned to release 07Seb1    10:13 | him their leader and head of the undertaking 07Seb1    10:14 | Going to the fortress of Gruandakan, they released him and 07Seb1    10:14 | to come to the place of their undertaking in great haste 07Seb1    10:15 | as king over the land of Persia, and began to make 07Seb1    10:16 | rapidly arrived, like the swoop of an eagle. Since Khosrov was 07Seb1    10:16 | then cut away the cables of the bridge. When Vahram arrived 07Seb1    10:16 | installed himself on the throne of the kingdom. He ordered planks 07Seb1    10:16 | the kingdom. He ordered planks of wood to be lashed together 07Seb1    10:17 | to go to the king of the Arabs or to the 07Seb1    10:17 | Arabs or to the king of the Greeks 07Seb1    10:18 | take refuge with the king of the Greeks: ’For although there 07Seb1    11:0 | the emperor Maurice. The decision of the senate. Maurice sends Khosrov 07Seb1    11:0 | army in support. Two letters of Vahram to Musheł and his 07Seb1    11:0 | defeated. The flight and death of Vahram 07Seb1    11:1 | the throne and royal station of my fathers and ancestors; send 07Seb1    11:2 | shall give you the regions of Syria - all Aruastan as far 07Seb1    11:2 | as far as the city of Nisibis - and of the land 07Seb1    11:2 | the city of Nisibis - and of the land of Armenia the 07Seb1    11:2 | Nisibis - and of the land of Armenia the area of Tanutēr 07Seb1    11:2 | land of Armenia the area of Tanutēr authority as far as 07Seb1    11:2 | as Ayrarat and the city of Dvin, and up to the 07Seb1    11:2 | and up to the shore of the lake of Bznunik’ and 07Seb1    11:2 | the shore of the lake of Bznunik’ and to Arestawan; and 07Seb1    11:2 | Arestawan; and a great part of the land of Iberia, as 07Seb1    11:2 | great part of the land of Iberia, as far as the 07Seb1    11:2 | as far as the city of Tp’khis. Let us observe a 07Seb1    11:2 | Let us observe a pact of peace between us until the 07Seb1    11:2 | between us until the death of us both; and let this 07Seb1    11:5 | had escaped from the mouth of the lion but had fallen 07Seb1    11:5 | had fallen into the mouth of enemies from whom there was 07Seb1    11:6 | the king rejected the advice of the senate. Of his own 07Seb1    11:6 | the advice of the senate. Of his own accord he sent 07Seb1    11:6 | Yovhan patrik from the region of Armenia, and Nersēs stratelat from 07Seb1    11:7 | agreed to gather the troops of the land of Armenia who 07Seb1    11:7 | the troops of the land of Armenia who at that time 07Seb1    11:7 | in review - about [15,000], the battalions of each of the nobles, in 07Seb1    11:7 | about [15,000], the battalions of each of the nobles, in hundreds, in 07Seb1    11:7 | according to their banners. All of these were fully armed, elite 07Seb1    11:8 | Their faces were the faces of lions; the swiftness of their 07Seb1    11:8 | faces of lions; the swiftness of their feet like the swiftness 07Seb1    11:8 | their feet like the swiftness of gazelles in rapidity over the 07Seb1    11:9 | each other in the province of Vararat 07Seb1    11:11 | that universal scourge, the house of Sasan. But behold, you have 07Seb1    11:12 | I shall not be afraid of your assembled Roman worthies who 07Seb1    11:12 | loyalty, did not that house of Sasan destroy your land and 07Seb1    11:12 | to abrogate so many services of yours. For should Khosrov be 07Seb1    11:13 | will give you the kingdom of Armenia, and whoever you wish 07Seb1    11:13 | for you all the land of Armenia as far as the 07Seb1    11:13 | the Caucasus and the Pass of the Ałuank’; and on the 07Seb1    11:13 | Ałuank’; and on the side of Syria, Aruastan, Nisibis, and Nor 07Seb1    11:13 | as far as the borders of the Arabs, because that was 07Seb1    11:13 | was yours in the time of your ancestors; in the west 07Seb1    11:13 | west, as far as Caesarea of Cappadocia 07Seb1    11:14 | Mt. Zarasp. Let the treasure of this kingdom of the Aryans 07Seb1    11:14 | the treasure of this kingdom of the Aryans be reckoned sufficient 07Seb1    11:16 | people, because they were afraid of disunity 07Seb1    11:18 | land and all the treasures of this kingdom. So you did 07Seb1    11:19 | and on them an army of armed warriors who will rain 07Seb1    11:19 | Arabian horses, axes and swords of tempered steel, and blows as 07Seb1    11:20 | in valour and the strength of elephants. But I tell you 07Seb1    11:20 | God wills, tomorrow the combat of valiant men will envelop you 07Seb1    11:20 | upon you and the multitude of your elephants like the most 07Seb1    11:20 | like the most violent clouds of heaven 07Seb1    11:21 | penetrate your host like thunderbolts of flashing fire, that will drop 07Seb1    11:21 | and burn up the brushwood of the plains and the forests 07Seb1    11:23 | On the morning of the following day, while the 07Seb1    11:23 | the shock in the midst of the melee. They fought from 07Seb1    11:24 | the slaughter that thick streams of blood flowed to irrigate the 07Seb1    11:25 | The host of elephants charged off forcefully. But 07Seb1    11:25 | pierced from below the armour of the riders who were on 07Seb1    11:25 | who were on the backs of the elephants. Fearlessly and intrepidly 07Seb1    11:25 | they turned back the multitude of elephants. These were brought before 07Seb1    11:26 | Then they attacked the encampment of Vahram’s army. In his tent 07Seb1    11:26 | numberless and immensely precious treasures of the kingdom. They plundered it 07Seb1    11:26 | phalanx by phalanx, a multitude of camels and mules carrying their 07Seb1    11:27 | army collected not a little of the scattered treasure and restored 07Seb1    11:28 | He ordered the multitude of captured cavalry and elephant-riders 07Seb1    11:28 | be trampled under the feet of the elephants. They were unable 07Seb1    11:28 | unable to find any trace of Vahram, because he had escaped 07Seb1    12:0 | Khosrov’s deceit against Musheł. Accusation of the Greek princes concerning Khosrov 07Seb1    12:0 | lands according to the promise of the pact 07Seb1    12:1 | separately with the vast amount of their booty, and all his 07Seb1    12:1 | were standing in the presence of the king, that the king 07Seb1    12:2 | king, his enemy, the plunderer of his kingdom, who would not 07Seb1    12:2 | install him on the throne of the kingdom, give him royal 07Seb1    12:3 | Some of them replied, saying: ’O king 07Seb1    12:3 | as booty all the treasures of this kingdom.’ 07Seb1    12:4 | replied and note: ’The treasures of my kingdom I shall extricate 07Seb1    12:4 | army from the valiant nations of the east 07Seb1    12:6 | did he recall the tumult of such troops, but set his 07Seb1    12:7 | be written, and despatched one of his messengers to Musheł. ’Come 07Seb1    12:8 | Musheł comes to the door of my tent, you remove from 07Seb1    12:9 | soldiers to see the number of living and dead, those who 07Seb1    12:10 | him: ’Is it a greeting of peace?’ The messenger replied 07Seb1    12:11 | he knew to be worthy of honour and in whose horsemanship 07Seb1    12:13 | number, but to post most of them outside and to present 07Seb1    12:14 | forces close to the door of the royal tent. The Persian 07Seb1    12:14 | he went to the door of the tent with [50] men. His 07Seb1    12:15 | When he reached the door of the tent, the door-keepers 07Seb1    12:16 | royal court and the place of formality. Should I put aside 07Seb1    12:16 | should I recognize the malevolence of the Persians?’ He commanded 07Seb1    12:16 | Persians?’ He commanded one of his young men to run 07Seb1    12:20 | a youth, and the strength of his army was weak and 07Seb1    12:20 | see what favour the king of kings may intend to bestow 07Seb1    12:21 | the tent into the presence of the king with seven men 07Seb1    12:22 | was frightened and uncertain; out of fear he did not dare 07Seb1    12:23 | throne, ran to the door of the tent, went outside, and 07Seb1    12:25 | were on their way, one of the king’s guards encountered them 07Seb1    12:26 | he went to the court of the patrik Yovhan, saw him 07Seb1    12:26 | plans, bringing forward the officer of the guards, who also stood 07Seb1    12:27 | But Musheł declared in front of them all: ’Unless that man 07Seb1    12:27 | through him the whole territory of the Roman empire will be 07Seb1    12:28 | prepared gifts - a large part of the booty of their sovereign 07Seb1    12:28 | large part of the booty of their sovereign, crowns and a 07Seb1    12:28 | and pearls, a great quantity of gold and silver, rare precious 07Seb1    12:29 | removed from your treasures part of the booty as a treasure 07Seb1    12:31 | single one escape. And word of this did not get out 07Seb1    12:32 | profound thanks through a messenger of his. He wrote to them 07Seb1    12:32 | them to abandon that intention of accusing the king: ’If you 07Seb1    12:32 | you do not take care of his person, I shall seek 07Seb1    12:32 | person, I shall seek account of him from your hands.’ 07Seb1    12:33 | was confirmed on the throne of the kingdom, and he carried 07Seb1    12:33 | he carried out his promise of gifts for the emperor. He 07Seb1    12:33 | as Nisibis; and the land of Armenia which was under his 07Seb1    12:33 | the river Hurazdan, the province of Kotēik’ as far as the 07Seb1    12:33 | as far as the town of Gaṙni and up to the 07Seb1    12:33 | and up to the shore of the lake of Bznunik’ and 07Seb1    12:33 | the shore of the lake of Bznunik’ and up to Arestawan 07Seb1    12:33 | to Arestawan, and the province of Gogovit as far as Hats’iwn 07Seb1    12:33 | Hats’iwn and Maku. The region of the Vaspurakan gund was subject 07Seb1    12:34 | Of the Armenian nobles, the majority 07Seb1    12:34 | gave over a large part of the land of Georgia as 07Seb1    12:34 | large part of the land of Georgia as far as the 07Seb1    12:34 | as far as the city of Tp’khis. But the king summoned 07Seb1    13:0 | The piety of queen Shirin. Khosrov’s command to 07Seb1    13:1 | in accordance with the tradition of their magism. But he also 07Seb1    13:1 | also took Christian wives; one of these was a very beautiful 07Seb1    13:1 | Christian woman from the land of Khuzastan, named Shirin. She was 07Seb1    13:2 | she boldly preached the gospel of the kingdom at the royal 07Seb1    13:2 | at the royal court. None of the greatest Chaldaeans dared open 07Seb1    13:3 | and she reached the end of her time, many of the 07Seb1    13:3 | end of her time, many of the magi who had converted 07Seb1    13:4 | a command, saying: ’Let none of the impious dare to convert 07Seb1    13:4 | convert to Christianity, and none of the Christians to impiety, but 07Seb1    13:5 | ’ Now on the feast of Palm Sunday they used to 07Seb1    13:5 | other Christians, to the door of the royal apartment, and they 07Seb1    13:5 | the gospel as an act of worship. They would receive gifts 07Seb1    14:0 | requests from Khosrov the body of the prophet Daniel. The miracles 07Seb1    14:1 | the Persian king the body of that dead man which was 07Seb1    14:1 | was kept in the city of Shawsh, in the royal treasury 07Seb1    14:1 | Persians called it the body of Kay Khosrov, and the Christians 07Seb1    14:1 | Christians said it was that of the prophet Daniel 07Seb1    14:2 | she ordered all the Christians of the land to beseech Christ 07Seb1    14:2 | and prayers that that source of grace should not be removed 07Seb1    14:3 | came up in the middle of the city and flowed outside 07Seb1    14:4 | they had gone a distance of three stades from the city 07Seb1    14:4 | the city gate, the waters of the river were released and 07Seb1    15:0 | The treacherous plot of Maurice to empty Armenia of 07Seb1    15:0 | of Maurice to empty Armenia of Armenian princes. The flight of 07Seb1    15:0 | of Armenian princes. The flight of many princes from the Greek 07Seb1    15:0 | princes from the Greek sector of Armenia to Persia 07Seb1    15:1 | At that time the king of the Greeks, Maurice, ordered a 07Seb1    15:1 | Greeks, Maurice, ordered a letter of accusation to be written to 07Seb1    15:2 | them gifts greater than those of the emperor. Especially when he 07Seb1    16:0 | seize the treasure. The unity of the two kings against the 07Seb1    16:0 | against the robbers. Reconciliation; some of the princes go to the 07Seb1    16:1 | Now when the king of Persia saw the flight of 07Seb1    16:1 | of Persia saw the flight of these men from the emperor 07Seb1    16:1 | sent to Armenia the auditor of Vaspurakan with much treasure and 07Seb1    16:2 | Samuēl Vahewuni with other companions of his went to meet him 07Seb1    16:2 | encountered him on the borders of the land of Atrpatakan, they 07Seb1    16:2 | the borders of the land of Atrpatakan, they seized the treasure 07Seb1    16:2 | Step’anos Siwni, and Kotit, lord of the Amatunik’, and T’ēodoros Trpatuni 07Seb1    16:3 | when they reached the city of Nakhchawan, their plans of unity 07Seb1    16:3 | city of Nakhchawan, their plans of unity dissolved. Not trusting each 07Seb1    16:4 | court and informed the king of all that had happened; the 07Seb1    16:4 | that had happened; the words of the emperor were vindicated. Then 07Seb1    16:4 | back to Armenia the auditor of Vaspurakan. Then he (the emperor 07Seb1    16:5 | So, the forces of the two kings joined together 07Seb1    16:5 | joined together at the city of Nakhchawan. Now when these armies 07Seb1    16:5 | be battle and the shedding of blood between Christians, but they 07Seb1    16:5 | and submit to the authority of the king. And they confirmed 07Seb1    16:5 | The auditor added: ’The king of kings sent me to you 07Seb1    16:5 | to fear from the king of kings.’ And he swore 07Seb1    16:6 | other. Mamak Mamikonean, Kotit, lord of the Amatunik’, and Step’anos and 07Seb1    16:6 | their forces to the authority of the king of Persia. But 07Seb1    16:6 | the authority of the king of Persia. But Atat Khorkhoṙuni and 07Seb1    16:6 | Sawdk’, they reached the land of the Ałuank’ and made for 07Seb1    16:7 | others also reached the edge of the river and camped on 07Seb1    16:7 | to rely on the forces of the Huns, they then sought 07Seb1    16:7 | an oath from the king of the Greeks and submitted to 07Seb1    17:0 | The rebellion of some princes in the Greek 07Seb1    17:1 | a spa to be cured of an illness, near the city 07Seb1    17:1 | an illness, near the city of Karin. But he learned of 07Seb1    17:1 | of Karin. But he learned of it somehow and fled for 07Seb1    17:2 | went to the inaccessible land of Korduk’ intending to hold those 07Seb1    17:3 | which is called the bridge of Daniel. They destroyed the bridge 07Seb1    17:3 | defile to defend the site of the bridge. They (the Greeks 07Seb1    17:4 | army crossed the ford. Some of them guarded the fortress from 07Seb1    17:5 | brought them to the city of Karin and then cut off 07Seb1    17:5 | their heads. At the moment of decapitation Varaz Nersēh said to 07Seb1    17:6 | and fled to the court of the Persian king. He ordered 07Seb1    17:7 | The enemies from the region of Thrace plundered the kingdom. With 07Seb1    17:7 | kingdom. With their enormous multitude of troops, through rapid campaigns they 07Seb1    17:7 | the kingdom and the nation of the Roman empire, and to 07Seb1    18:0 | a great rout. The killing of Musheł 07Seb1    18:1 | At that time the king of the Greeks gave an order 07Seb1    18:1 | an order to assemble all of his troops from the eastern 07Seb1    18:1 | to gather in the regions of Thrace against the enemy 07Seb1    18:2 | who were experienced and capable of standing firm and fighting in 07Seb1    18:2 | in battle in the line of spearmen. He also ordered other 07Seb1    18:2 | be brought from the land of Armenia in great numbers, all 07Seb1    18:2 | Armenia in great numbers, all of them willing and of elite 07Seb1    18:2 | all of them willing and of elite stature; to be formed 07Seb1    18:2 | all cross to the land of Thrace against the enemy, and 07Seb1    18:3 | western regions on the bank of the great river Danube. There 07Seb1    18:3 | fierce war over the face of that land. The power of 07Seb1    18:3 | of that land. The power of the enemy was crushed before 07Seb1    18:3 | sent a messenger bearing news of the great victory to the 07Seb1    18:4 | raiding into the inner part of the land, passed through some 07Seb1    18:4 | the narrow place in front of them, defeated them with the 07Seb1    18:4 | for refuge into the fastnesses of the land of Thrace 07Seb1    18:4 | the fastnesses of the land of Thrace 07Seb1    18:5 | killed him. A great number of Armenian nobles and troops were 07Seb1    19:0 | order to preach the council of Chalcedon in the churches of 07Seb1    19:0 | of Chalcedon in the churches of Armenia. Division of the see 07Seb1    19:0 | the churches of Armenia. Division of the see of the patriarchate 07Seb1    19:0 | Armenia. Division of the see of the patriarchate 07Seb1    19:1 | emperor, to preach the council of Chalcedon in all the churches 07Seb1    19:1 | Chalcedon in all the churches of the land of Armenia, and 07Seb1    19:1 | the churches of the land of Armenia, and to unite them 07Seb1    19:1 | his army. But the clerics of the Armenian churches fled to 07Seb1    19:2 | in communion. Then the see of the Catholicosate was divided into 07Seb1    19:3 | with them. All the vessels of the church of St Gregory 07Seb1    19:3 | the vessels of the church of St Gregory in Dvin were 07Seb1    19:3 | safe-keeping in the city of Karin. Subsequently he himself (Yovhan 07Seb1    19:3 | into captivity in the land of Persia, to the capital Ahmatan 07Seb1    20:0 | send them under the command of Sahak Mamikonean and Smbat Bagratuni 07Seb1    20:0 | into the arena. The exploits of Smbat there and his finding 07Seb1    20:2 | Mamikonean, and [1,000] under the command of Smbat Bagratuni, son of Manuēl 07Seb1    20:2 | command of Smbat Bagratuni, son of Manuēl. They did not send 07Seb1    20:2 | the other [1000] via the region of Khałtik’. Sahak set out, brought 07Seb1    20:3 | request. The king was informed of these events. Then through letters 07Seb1    20:4 | despatched them to the borders of Thrace; Smbat he sent in 07Seb1    20:4 | honour back to the land of his own people with many 07Seb1    20:5 | from service to the king of the Greeks and to enthrone 07Seb1    20:5 | to die in the regions of Thrace, but could live or 07Seb1    20:6 | unity amongst themselves; but some of them informed against the others 07Seb1    20:6 | the others and brought news of the plot to the king’s 07Seb1    20:8 | gigantic in stature and handsome of appearance, strong and of solid 07Seb1    20:8 | handsome of appearance, strong and of solid body. He was a 07Seb1    20:9 | powerful horse, grasping the branch of a tree he would hold 07Seb1    20:12 | But he grasped the horns of the bull... raised a great 07Seb1    20:12 | held on to the hoof of one of its feet. He 07Seb1    20:12 | to the hoof of one of its feet. He pulled off 07Seb1    20:13 | the Lord that taking hold of the lion’s ear, he mounted 07Seb1    20:13 | and killed it. The roar of the large crowd filled the 07Seb1    20:14 | and toughness. Heeding the supplications of his wife and of all 07Seb1    20:14 | supplications of his wife and of all the palace, he commanded 07Seb1    20:15 | will but from the calumny of rivals, he ordered them to 07Seb1    21:0 | their troops in the city of Ispahan 07Seb1    21:2 | and banner to the court of the Persian king Khosrov in 07Seb1    21:2 | Khosrov in the sixth year of his reign 07Seb1    21:3 | First: Gagik Mamikonean, son of Manuēl; Second: Pap Bagratuni, son 07Seb1    21:3 | Manuēl; Second: Pap Bagratuni, son of Ashot the aspet; Third: Khosrov 07Seb1    21:3 | the aspet; Third: Khosrov, lord of the Vahewunik’; Fourth: Vardan Artsruni 07Seb1    21:3 | Step’anos Siwni; Seventh: Kotit, lord of the Amatunik’, and others from 07Seb1    21:4 | reached Asorestan and the site of the royal court, they presented 07Seb1    21:5 | be stationed in the territory of Ispahan, and that they should 07Seb1    22:0 | The murder of Vndoy. The flight and rebellion 07Seb1    22:0 | Vndoy. The flight and rebellion of Vstam, and his going to 07Seb1    22:0 | his going to the regions of the Parthians 07Seb1    22:1 | seek vengeance for the death of his father from those nobles 07Seb1    22:2 | as if he were unaware of the death of his brother 07Seb1    22:2 | were unaware of the death of his brother, nonetheless he was 07Seb1    22:2 | refuge in the inaccessible land of Gełam. He gathered all their 07Seb1    22:3 | Going to the area of Ṙeyy on a raid he 07Seb1    22:3 | plundered all the many lands of the Persian empire. Then king 07Seb1    22:3 | between them in the land of Ṙeyy. In that battle the 07Seb1    22:3 | troops performed no few acts of valour, on seeing which the 07Seb1    22:4 | went to the secure land of Gełam, and then from there 07Seb1    22:4 | he journeyed to the regions of the Parthians, to the original 07Seb1    22:4 | Parthians, to the original land of his own principality, in order 07Seb1    22:4 | his own control the troops of that region and having been 07Seb1    22:5 | residence, accompanied by the princes of the Armenian nobles 07Seb1    23:0 | The death of the Armenian nobles who were 07Seb1    23:0 | were in Asorestan. The killing of Kotit Amatuni at the instigation 07Seb1    23:0 | Kotit Amatuni at the instigation of Khosrov. The rebellion of the 07Seb1    23:0 | instigation of Khosrov. The rebellion of the Armenian army which was 07Seb1    23:0 | stationed at Ispahan. The seizure of the auditor’s treasure, and departure 07Seb1    23:0 | the auditor’s treasure, and departure of some into the land of 07Seb1    23:0 | of some into the land of the Parthians to kstam 07Seb1    23:1 | that time occurred the death of the (following) Armenian princes. At 07Seb1    23:1 | Gagik Mamikonean and Khosrov, lord of the Vahewunik’, died a natural 07Seb1    23:1 | he arrived at the city of Dvin died after only a 07Seb1    23:2 | principality. Sahak wrote a writ of condemnation against him and sealed 07Seb1    23:2 | with his own seal, that of the bishop of his house 07Seb1    23:2 | seal, that of the bishop of his house, and also with 07Seb1    23:2 | and also with the seals of other princes of Siwnik’, to 07Seb1    23:2 | the seals of other princes of Siwnik’, to remind the king 07Seb1    23:2 | Siwnik’, to remind the king of the crime of their rebellion 07Seb1    23:2 | the king of the crime of their rebellion 07Seb1    23:3 | head during the actual fast of Holy Week 07Seb1    23:4 | were stationed in the land of Ispahan, when they learned what 07Seb1    23:4 | been amassed from the taxes of that land, and set out 07Seb1    23:4 | the fortress in the land of Gełam 07Seb1    23:5 | in pursuit, and put some of them to the sword. Some 07Seb1    23:5 | them to the sword. Some of them committed suicide lest they 07Seb1    23:5 | refuge in the secure land of Gełam. Not encountering Vstam there 07Seb1    23:5 | set out for the land of the Parthians and presented themselves 07Seb1    24:0 | Smbat Bagratuni is appointed marzpan of Vrkan. He subdues the rebels 07Seb1    24:0 | good order in the land of Vrkan 07Seb1    24:1 | became pleasing in the eyes of king Khosrov. He gave him 07Seb1    24:1 | He gave him the marzpanate of the land of Vrkan, made 07Seb1    24:1 | the marzpanate of the land of Vrkan, made him prince over 07Seb1    24:2 | to go to the land of his appointment 07Seb1    24:3 | prosperity over all the area of his marzpanate, because that land 07Seb1    24:4 | and settled on the edge of the great desert which extends 07Seb1    24:4 | own language, lost the use of writing, and lacked the priestly 07Seb1    24:4 | was also there a group of Kodrik’ who had been taken 07Seb1    24:4 | empire and from the region of Syria 07Seb1    24:5 | The community of Kodrik’ were infidels. But over 07Seb1    25:0 | en route through the treachery of Pariovk, king of the K’ushans 07Seb1    25:0 | the treachery of Pariovk, king of the K’ushans. The scattering of 07Seb1    25:0 | of the K’ushans. The scattering of Vstam’s army. The battle of 07Seb1    25:0 | of Vstam’s army. The battle of the marzpan Smbat with the 07Seb1    25:0 | marzpan Smbat with the (people of) Gełum and his defeat 07Seb1    25:1 | to himself the two kings of the K’ushans, Shawk and Pariovk 07Seb1    25:1 | Pariovk. Assembling all the troops of the regions of the east 07Seb1    25:1 | the troops of the regions of the east, he attacked Asorestan 07Seb1    25:1 | from him; and the king of the K’ushans, Pariovk, was in 07Seb1    25:2 | Then the king of the K’ushans planned treachery. He 07Seb1    25:2 | treachery. He came in front of him with a few men 07Seb1    25:2 | I many speak some words of counsel with the king.’ 07Seb1    25:4 | went straightaway to the strongholds of their own land. Those Armenian 07Seb1    25:4 | Vrkan on the far side of the range which crosses it 07Seb1    25:4 | Shahr Vahrich and Smbat, marzpan of Gurkan, with a large force 07Seb1    25:5 | The army of the Gełumk’ were not more 07Seb1    25:5 | and camped near the site of the battle, those Armenians with 07Seb1    26:0 | The discovery of a fragment of the Lord’s 07Seb1    26:0 | The discovery of a fragment of the Lord’s Cross through a 07Seb1    26:1 | a dream and became aware of it. His name was Yovsēp’ 07Seb1    26:1 | ’A man,’ he said, ’of wonderful appearance came and said 07Seb1    26:1 | But go to the site of the battle, and this will 07Seb1    26:1 | fallen on to the surface of the earth, and his body 07Seb1    26:2 | not to forget that source of grace, because it is miraculous 07Seb1    26:3 | which was a large fragment of the Lord’s Cross. He signed 07Seb1    26:4 | and went to the strongholds of their own country. Then the 07Seb1    27:0 | Another battle of Smbat with the enemy in 07Seb1    27:0 | coming to Armenia. The rebuilding of the church of St. Gregory 07Seb1    27:0 | The rebuilding of the church of St. Gregory at Dvin. The 07Seb1    27:0 | Gregory at Dvin. The Catholicosate of Abraham Ṙshtuni 07Seb1    27:1 | came round, all the forces of the enemy gathered together and 07Seb1    27:1 | and camped in the province of Taparastan. Smbat also gathered his 07Seb1    27:2 | held his discovery in front of him (Smbat), described the vision 07Seb1    27:2 | described the vision, and told of the many signs which had 07Seb1    27:2 | genuflected before it; taking hold of it, he signed himself with 07Seb1    27:2 | he had put in charge of his own house as a 07Seb1    27:2 | he was from the house of the Dimak’seank’. He gave it 07Seb1    27:2 | the church which the priests of his house served 07Seb1    27:3 | him above all the marzpans of his kingdom. He sent to 07Seb1    27:3 | sent to him all (kinds of) serving vessels in gold, royal 07Seb1    27:3 | he had raised as one of his own sons and was 07Seb1    27:4 | Smbat held the marzpanate of that country for eight years 07Seb1    27:4 | own country in the [18th] year of his reign 07Seb1    27:5 | king to rebuild the church of St. Gregory which was in 07Seb1    27:5 | which was in the city of Dvin. Because the late Catholicos 07Seb1    27:5 | it a bishop as guardian of the church and primate of 07Seb1    27:5 | of the church and primate of its salvific role 07Seb1    27:6 | They installed Abraham, the bishop of Ṙshtunik’, on the patriarchal throne 07Seb1    27:6 | began to lay the foundation of the church. He gathered master 07Seb1    27:7 | The commander of the fortress and the marzpan 07Seb1    27:7 | the marzpan wrote a letter of complaint to the king, declaring 07Seb1    28:0 | is honoured with the office of tanutēr which is called Khosrov 07Seb1    28:0 | accompanied him. A small battalion of Persians is surrounded by the 07Seb1    28:0 | the K’ushans and defeated because of the disobedience of Datoyean. The 07Seb1    28:0 | defeated because of the disobedience of Datoyean. The killing of Datoyean 07Seb1    28:0 | disobedience of Datoyean. The killing of Datoyean. Smbat in single combat 07Seb1    28:0 | single combat kills the king of the Kushans. The flight of 07Seb1    28:0 | of the Kushans. The flight of the K’ushan army. The Persian 07Seb1    28:2 | bestowed on him the office of tanutēr called Khosrov Shum, robed 07Seb1    28:2 | with a hat and robe of silk woven with gold, exalted 07Seb1    28:2 | on him the Lesser Ministry of Finance, the administration of the 07Seb1    28:2 | Ministry of Finance, the administration of the country 07Seb1    28:3 | fearsome array against the land of the K’ushans in the east 07Seb1    28:3 | departed, reached the nearby land of his former command, Komsh, summoned 07Seb1    28:3 | Vrkan his own original army of compatriots, and went directly to 07Seb1    28:4 | These are the princes of the Armenian nobles who joined 07Seb1    28:4 | and Hmayeak Apahuni; Manuēl, lord of Apahunik’; Vram, lord of Gołt’nik’ 07Seb1    28:4 | lord of Apahunik’; Vram, lord of Gołt’nik’; Sargis Dimak’sean; Sargis Trpatuni 07Seb1    28:4 | Dimak’sean; Sargis Trpatuni; and others of the nobles. His troops were 07Seb1    28:5 | in raids over the face of the whole country. But when 07Seb1    28:5 | But when they heard news of him, they came together and 07Seb1    28:5 | to face him in line of battle; they attacked each other 07Seb1    28:5 | was defeated by the army of Khosrov Shum. Many of them 07Seb1    28:5 | army of Khosrov Shum. Many of them were killed, and many 07Seb1    28:6 | Apr Shahr, in the province of Tos; and with [300] men took 07Seb1    28:7 | Then the kings of the K’ushans requested help for 07Seb1    28:7 | from the great Khak’an, king of the regions of the North 07Seb1    28:7 | Khak’an, king of the regions of the North. A host of 07Seb1    28:7 | of the North. A host of [300,000] came to their support, and 07Seb1    28:7 | called Vehrot, which comes out of T’urk’astan from the land of 07Seb1    28:7 | of T’urk’astan from the land of Ewilat via the Gymnosophists, the 07Seb1    28:9 | the fort at the center of the village. He mounted his 07Seb1    28:9 | Dimak’sean, Sargis Trpatuni, and one of the armed men of the 07Seb1    28:9 | one of the armed men of the village who was mounted 07Seb1    28:9 | gate, cut through the crush of soldiers, and escaped 07Seb1    28:10 | the fort in the middle of the village attacked the troops 07Seb1    28:10 | the village attacked the troops ( of the enemy). The commander of 07Seb1    28:10 | of the enemy). The commander of their force was a certain 07Seb1    28:11 | as far as the borders of Ṙeyy and of the province 07Seb1    28:11 | the borders of Ṙeyy and of the province of Ispahan. Having 07Seb1    28:11 | Ṙeyy and of the province of Ispahan. Having plundered the whole 07Seb1    28:13 | went to attack the nation of the Keushans and the Hephthalite 07Seb1    28:14 | Then the king of K’ushans sent a message to 07Seb1    28:15 | because they were both men of gigantic strength and fully covered 07Seb1    28:16 | from on high: the armour of the K’ushan king, chain-mail 07Seb1    28:17 | far as Bahl, the capital of the K’ushans, and they plundered 07Seb1    28:17 | and camped in the province of Marg and Margṙot 07Seb1    28:18 | described in full the acts of valour which had taken place 07Seb1    28:18 | bring him to the hall ( of the palace). He also commanded 07Seb1    28:18 | he wrote him a letter of deep gratitude, summoning him to 07Seb1    29:0 | The death of Smbat. Rebellion of the Armenian 07Seb1    29:0 | The death of Smbat. Rebellion of the Armenian nobles from the 07Seb1    29:1 | approached within a day’s journey of the royal court, the king 07Seb1    29:3 | third noble in the palace of king Khosrov, and after remaining 07Seb1    29:3 | he died in the [28th] year of his reign. They brought his 07Seb1    29:3 | dead body to the land of Armenia to his ancestral sepulcher 07Seb1    29:3 | a tomb in the village of Dariwnk’, which is in the 07Seb1    29:3 | which is in the province of Gogovit 07Seb1    29:4 | to the great Khakean, king of the regions of the north 07Seb1    29:4 | Khakean, king of the regions of the north, under the Chinese 07Seb1    29:4 | the west across the regions of the north to join the 07Seb1    29:4 | north to join the army of that Chepetukh at the command 07Seb1    29:4 | that Chepetukh at the command of their king the Khak’an. Passing 07Seb1    29:4 | Khak’an. Passing through the Pass of Chor with many troops, they 07Seb1    29:4 | went to assist the king of the Greeks 07Seb1    30:0 | The flight of Atat Khorkhoṙuni from service to 07Seb1    30:0 | in Armenia in the years of peace between the two kings 07Seb1    30:3 | from some source they learned of his departure, and troops of 07Seb1    30:3 | of his departure, and troops of various cities went out to 07Seb1    30:5 | King Khosrov was informed of these events, and he sent 07Seb1    30:6 | and brought over brigands. News of this reached the king’s ears 07Seb1    30:7 | Persian kingdom during the years of that treaty in Armenia and 07Seb1    30:7 | Armenia and in the city of Dvin: Vndatakan Nikhorakan - the Persian 07Seb1    30:7 | general Sormēn, until thirteen years of the treaty were up 07Seb1    30:8 | my levy on the country of Armenia. So, let [30,000] households be 07Seb1    30:8 | and settled in the land of Thrace.’ He sent Priscus 07Seb1    30:8 | for that task. Meanwhile news of a great disturbance arrived, and 07Seb1    31:0 | The murder of the emperor Maurice and the 07Seb1    31:0 | emperor Maurice and the reign of Phocas. Rebellion of the generals 07Seb1    31:0 | the reign of Phocas. Rebellion of the generals Heraclius and Nersēs 07Seb1    31:0 | Nersēs from Phocas. The siege of Urha by the army of 07Seb1    31:0 | of Urha by the army of Phocas, and of Dara by 07Seb1    31:0 | the army of Phocas, and of Dara by the army of 07Seb1    31:0 | of Dara by the army of Khosrov. Arrival of Khosrov to 07Seb1    31:0 | the army of Khosrov. Arrival of Khosrov to assist Urha; he 07Seb1    31:0 | and returns with Theodosius, son of Maurice. The capture and destruction 07Seb1    31:0 | Maurice. The capture and destruction of Dara by Khosrov. Capture of 07Seb1    31:0 | of Dara by Khosrov. Capture of Urha by the army of 07Seb1    31:0 | of Urha by the army of Phocas, and the murder of 07Seb1    31:0 | of Phocas, and the murder of Nersēs 07Seb1    31:1 | In the [14th] year of king Khosrov, the [20th] year of 07Seb1    31:1 | of king Khosrov, the [20th] year of the reign of Maurice, the 07Seb1    31:1 | the [20th] year of the reign of Maurice, the Greek army in 07Seb1    31:1 | Greek army in the region of Thrace rebelled from the emperor 07Seb1    31:1 | installed Phocas on the throne of the kingdom 07Seb1    31:2 | they returned to the regions of Thrace against the enemy. The 07Seb1    31:3 | capital, and in the city of Alexandria in Egypt, and in 07Seb1    31:3 | and Antioch. In all regions of the land they took up 07Seb1    31:4 | and Jerusalem and all regions of that land. He came, attacked 07Seb1    31:4 | and exterminated the large population of the cities of that land 07Seb1    31:4 | large population of the cities of that land 07Seb1    31:5 | who was in the regions of Alexandria, rebelled against Phocas and 07Seb1    31:5 | forcibly took over the land of Egypt. In the area of 07Seb1    31:5 | of Egypt. In the area of Syria the general Nersēs rebelled 07Seb1    31:5 | with his army seized control of the city of Urha. An 07Seb1    31:5 | seized control of the city of Urha. An army came to 07Seb1    31:6 | when king Khosrov heard news of this, he gathered all the 07Seb1    31:6 | he gathered all the host of his army and marched westwards 07Seb1    31:6 | westwards. On reaching the city of Dara, he besieged and attacked 07Seb1    31:6 | attacked it. In the area of Armenia, he assembled troops and 07Seb1    31:7 | king Khosrov approached the gate of the city so that they 07Seb1    31:8 | saying: ’This is the son of king Maurice, T’ēodos; do you 07Seb1    31:9 | then returned to the city of Dara. He kept (the youth 07Seb1    31:9 | half. They mined the foundations of the city below the wall 07Seb1    31:10 | Taking the booty and plunder of the city they returned to 07Seb1    32:0 | Battle on the plain of Ełevard and the Persian defeat 07Seb1    32:0 | Another battle on the plain of Shirak and the Greek defeat 07Seb1    32:1 | Armenian territory, reached the province of Ayrarat and the city of 07Seb1    32:1 | of Ayrarat and the city of Dvin in the wintertime. He 07Seb1    32:2 | took place on the plain of Ełevard. They defeated the Persian 07Seb1    32:4 | was still attacking the city of Dara, another Persian army assembled 07Seb1    32:4 | army assembled at the plain of Shirak, at the village called 07Seb1    32:4 | the internal conflict and terrified of an assault by a foreign 07Seb1    32:5 | upon them like the swooping of an eagle. Then they abandoned 07Seb1    32:5 | Then they abandoned the site of their camp and crossed to 07Seb1    32:5 | crossed to the other side of the river onto the plain 07Seb1    32:6 | approach each other, the inhabitants of the province had gathered in 07Seb1    32:6 | had gathered in the fortress of Erginay. A multitude of young 07Seb1    32:6 | fortress of Erginay. A multitude of young men came out from 07Seb1    32:7 | down (from the wall) out of fear, while some went out 07Seb1    32:7 | which opened on the side of the river, and fled. All 07Seb1    32:8 | On that day the population of [33] villages were captured from that 07Seb1    32:8 | They gathered all the booty of the province, and their army 07Seb1    32:10 | them. Not a single one of them had put on his 07Seb1    32:10 | saddled his horse, the retainers of the princes came up, stripped 07Seb1    32:11 | to them on the side of the plain. The multitude of 07Seb1    32:11 | of the plain. The multitude of their force of archers drew 07Seb1    32:11 | The multitude of their force of archers drew (their bows) and 07Seb1    32:11 | their boxes at the door of each tent, all became agitated 07Seb1    32:12 | Greeks) broke down one section ( of the wall) and escaped in 07Seb1    32:13 | day they opened the gate of the town, and they all 07Seb1    32:13 | departed according to the terms of the agreement. But the Persian 07Seb1    32:13 | and the land into subjection of your own will.’ 07Seb1    32:14 | in later times a suspicion of treachery arose, and he ordered 07Seb1    32:14 | be killed. In the fortress of Angł he installed a commander 07Seb1    32:15 | a battle in the region of Basean. He defeated and expelled 07Seb1    32:15 | territory. He captured the cities of Angł, Gaylatuk’, Erginay, and at 07Seb1    32:15 | and at Dara the city of Tskhnakert. When a command came 07Seb1    33:0 | and Ashtat with T’ēodos son of Maurice to Armenia. All Asorestan 07Seb1    33:0 | reveals himself to the inhabitants of Karin. Karin is surrendered. The 07Seb1    33:0 | Shahēn comes to Karin; emigration of the population of Karin to 07Seb1    33:0 | Karin; emigration of the population of Karin to Ahmatan. Death of 07Seb1    33:0 | of Karin to Ahmatan. Death of the Catholicoi Yovhan and Abraham 07Seb1    33:0 | installed on the throne. Capture of Caesarea of Cappadocia by Shahēn 07Seb1    33:0 | the throne. Capture of Caesarea of Cappadocia by Shahēn, and the 07Seb1    33:0 | by Shahēn, and the killing of Vasak Artsruni 07Seb1    33:1 | He gathered yet another host of troops; and sent across the 07Seb1    33:1 | and sent across the territory of Asorestan a large and very 07Seb1    33:2 | To the regions of Armenia, he sent Ashtat Yeztayar 07Seb1    33:2 | T’ēodos, the so-called son of Maurice 07Seb1    33:3 | Taking the host of his troops, Khoṙeam went to 07Seb1    33:3 | Khoṙeam went to the territory of Asorestan; on reaching Syrian Mesopotamia 07Seb1    33:3 | Mesopotamia, they besieged the city of Urha, and attacked it. But 07Seb1    33:3 | it. But the (Edessans), because of the multitude of the (Persian 07Seb1    33:3 | Edessans), because of the multitude of the (Persian) troops and their 07Seb1    33:3 | since they had no expectation of salvation from anywhere, parleyed for 07Seb1    33:4 | Ṙashayenay, and all the cities of Syrian Mesopotamia willingly submitted and 07Seb1    33:4 | They went to the city of Antioch, and these too willingly 07Seb1    33:4 | inhabitants, fleeing from the sword of Phocas 07Seb1    33:5 | Yeztayar came to the borders of Armenia in the eighteenth year 07Seb1    33:5 | Armenia in the eighteenth year of the reign (of Khosrov). The 07Seb1    33:5 | eighteenth year of the reign ( of Khosrov). The Greek army assembled 07Seb1    33:5 | army assembled in the province of Basean, and in even more 07Seb1    33:5 | the battle, and the number of those slain on the plain 07Seb1    33:6 | as far as the city of Satala; then collecting his forces 07Seb1    33:6 | he camped around the city of Karin and initiated military action 07Seb1    33:6 | the gate. The chief men of the city came out and 07Seb1    33:6 | he really was T’ēodos, son of Maurice 07Seb1    33:8 | Patgosapan, passing by the city of Karin. To the capital Dvin 07Seb1    33:8 | Greek army in the province of Karin. Engaging battle, he smote 07Seb1    33:9 | in the twenty-first year of king Khosrov he ordered him 07Seb1    33:9 | the inhabitants from the city of Karin and to settle them 07Seb1    33:9 | Yovhan with all the vessels of the church 07Seb1    33:10 | was brought to the village of Awan, to the church which 07Seb1    33:10 | After the latter Komitas bishop of Taron, who was from the 07Seb1    33:10 | who was from the village of Ałts’its’awan, succeeded to the patriarchal 07Seb1    33:10 | in his time the construction of the church of St Gregory 07Seb1    33:10 | the construction of the church of St Gregory was completed 07Seb1    33:11 | In the [20th] year of king Khosrov Shahēn made an 07Seb1    33:11 | an incursion, raiding the regions of the west and reaching Caesarea 07Seb1    33:11 | the west and reaching Caesarea of Cappadocia. Then the Christian inhabitants 07Seb1    33:11 | Cappadocia. Then the Christian inhabitants of the city left the city 07Seb1    33:12 | they seized Vasak Artsruni, son of Sahak the prince of the 07Seb1    33:12 | son of Sahak the prince of the Artsrunik’ and killed him 07Seb1    33:12 | killed him opposite the gate of the city on a cross 07Seb1    34:0 | a battle near Caesarea; flight of the Greeks. Shaken takes Melitene 07Seb1    34:0 | son Constantine on the throne of the kingdom and goes to 07Seb1    34:0 | His defeat by the city of Antioch. The land of Palestine 07Seb1    34:0 | city of Antioch. The land of Palestine submits to Persian sovereignty 07Seb1    34:0 | submits to Persian sovereignty. Rebellion of the city of Jerusalem, its 07Seb1    34:0 | sovereignty. Rebellion of the city of Jerusalem, its capture and a 07Seb1    34:0 | and a fearful slaughter. Captivity of the Cross. Command from king 07Seb1    34:1 | The [22nd] year of Khosrov; first of Heraclius 07Seb1    34:1 | The [22nd] year of Khosrov; first of Heraclius 07Seb1    34:2 | who were in the regions of Egypt, in the [22nd] year of 07Seb1    34:2 | of Egypt, in the [22nd] year of the reign of Khosrov. Sailing 07Seb1    34:2 | the [22nd] year of the reign of Khosrov. Sailing across the sea 07Seb1    34:2 | own son on the throne of the kingdom, and made peace 07Seb1    34:3 | and I established T’ēodos, son of Maurice, as king 07Seb1    34:5 | his army under the command of a certain curator, he ordered 07Seb1    34:6 | They besieged the city of Caesarea for one year; the 07Seb1    34:6 | there forage for the multitude of their horses. When they reached 07Seb1    34:6 | they reached the warm days of summer and the countryside was 07Seb1    34:7 | in haste to the court of the Persian king. The king 07Seb1    34:7 | army, he reached the city of Karin in the days of 07Seb1    34:7 | of Karin in the days of summer. Then marching on Melitene 07Seb1    34:7 | on and joined the army of Khoṙeam, who was in the 07Seb1    34:7 | who was in the region of Pisidia 07Seb1    34:8 | as far as the borders of Asorestan, until there was a 07Seb1    34:9 | been the son-in-law of the emperor Maurice, and having 07Seb1    34:9 | had decided in the days of Maurice to cut the hair 07Seb1    34:9 | Maurice to cut the hair of his head, take on the 07Seb1    34:9 | a soldier in the clergy of the church 07Seb1    34:10 | large army. Marching via Caesarea of Cappadocia he reached the land 07Seb1    34:10 | Cappadocia he reached the land of Armenia, the province of Ayrarat 07Seb1    34:10 | land of Armenia, the province of Ayrarat, and camped on the 07Seb1    34:10 | and camped on the plain of the city of Vałarshapat 07Seb1    34:10 | the plain of the city of Vałarshapat 07Seb1    34:11 | rapidly they reached the province of Ayrarat and camped on the 07Seb1    34:11 | and camped on the bank of the Araxes, intending to join 07Seb1    34:12 | the initiative in the province of Nig: skirting the back of 07Seb1    34:12 | of Nig: skirting the back of Mount Aragats, he passed through 07Seb1    34:12 | and Vanand near the city of Karin, and reached his own 07Seb1    34:13 | so dangerous journey - for many of the troops had perished on 07Seb1    34:13 | way, and since the horses of many had been killed they 07Seb1    34:14 | put him in the charge of the senate, entrusted him to 07Seb1    34:14 | him to all the magnates of the palace, and confirmed him 07Seb1    34:14 | confirmed him on the throne of his kingdom. He himself, having 07Seb1    34:14 | himself, having adopted the title of general, with his brother T’ēodos 07Seb1    34:14 | brother T’ēodos gathered the multitude of his troops and set out 07Seb1    34:14 | for Asorestan, to the region of Antioch 07Seb1    34:15 | in Asia, and the blood of the soldiers flowed copiously by 07Seb1    34:15 | flowed copiously by the city of Antioch. There was a terrible 07Seb1    34:16 | battle occurred near the pass of the entrance to Cilicia. The 07Seb1    34:16 | Greeks smote the Persian force of [8,000] fully-armed men in the 07Seb1    34:16 | army, strengthened, seized the city of Tarsus and all the inhabitants 07Seb1    34:16 | Tarsus and all the inhabitants of the province of Cilicia 07Seb1    34:16 | the inhabitants of the province of Cilicia 07Seb1    34:17 | Then all the land of Palestine willingly submitted to subjection 07Seb1    34:17 | Persian king; especially the survivors of the race of Hebrews, rebelling 07Seb1    34:17 | the survivors of the race of Hebrews, rebelling against the Christians 07Seb1    34:17 | great harm among the multitude of the faithful. They went to 07Seb1    34:17 | At that time the army of the Persian king was encamped 07Seb1    34:17 | king was encamped at Caesarea of Palestine; their general, called Ṙazmiozan 07Seb1    34:18 | At first, they (the inhabitants of Jerusalem) agreed and submitted. They 07Seb1    34:18 | passed, while all the mass of ordinary people were complaisant, the 07Seb1    34:18 | people were complaisant, the youths of the city killed the officers 07Seb1    34:18 | the city killed the officers of the Persian king, and themselves 07Seb1    34:18 | was warfare between the inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem, Jewish 07Seb1    34:18 | the inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem, Jewish and Christian. The 07Seb1    34:18 | and Christian. The larger number of Christians had the upper hand 07Seb1    34:18 | upper hand and slew many of the Jews 07Seb1    34:19 | days. Having mined the foundations of the city from below, they 07Seb1    34:20 | On the [19th] day ( of the siege), in the month 07Seb1    34:20 | month Margats’, which was the [28th] of the month, in the [25th] year 07Seb1    34:20 | the month, in the [25th] year of the reign of Apruēz Khosrov 07Seb1    34:20 | the [25th] year of the reign of Apruēz Khosrov, ten days after 07Seb1    34:20 | and slew all the populace of the city. And they stayed 07Seb1    34:21 | They added up the number of fallen corpses, and the total 07Seb1    34:21 | fallen corpses, and the total of those killed was [17,000] people; and 07Seb1    34:21 | was Zak’aria, and the custodian of the Cross. In their search 07Seb1    34:21 | to torture them; and many of the clergy they decapitated at 07Seb1    34:22 | captivity. The silver and gold of the city they melted down 07Seb1    34:23 | the city by the name of Modestos, who wrote to the 07Seb1    34:23 | who wrote to the land of Armenia as follows 07Seb1    35:1 | and spiritual, archbishop and metropolitan of the land of Armenia, Modestos 07Seb1    35:1 | and metropolitan of the land of Armenia, Modestos, a humble priest 07Seb1    35:1 | humble priest and locum-tenens of Jerusalem 07Seb1    35:2 | is God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father 07Seb1    35:2 | our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of mercies and God of all 07Seb1    35:2 | Father of mercies and God of all consolations, who consoled us 07Seb1    35:2 | our afflictions’ in the coming of your flock. For did he 07Seb1    35:2 | made to the venerable sites of Jerusalem. Secondly, because he gratified 07Seb1    35:3 | But truly, that same God of ours is among us, showing 07Seb1    35:3 | we shall repeat the saying of Paul: ’How magnificent are your 07Seb1    35:4 | who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has 07Seb1    35:5 | pity and mercy in front of all our captors, slayers of 07Seb1    35:5 | of all our captors, slayers of the Lord and Jews, who 07Seb1    35:6 | They realize that the (site of the) honourable and worshipful passion 07Seb1    35:6 | divine cult and the mother of churches, Sion, and (the site 07Seb1    35:6 | churches, Sion, and (the site of) his Ascension and - to say 07Seb1    35:6 | but with the natural envy of their ancestor Cain 07Seb1    35:8 | make you rejoice. The reconstruction of these worshipful places occurs not 07Seb1    35:8 | world and granted it knowledge of himself 07Seb1    35:9 | you said, by the grace of God through your holy prayers 07Seb1    35:9 | holy prayers all the churches of Jerusalem were reestablished and are 07Seb1    35:9 | is peace in this city of God and its surroundings, as 07Seb1    35:10 | recalling us and the poor of Jerusalem, and in fulfilling whatever 07Seb1    35:10 | pious zeal to the assistance of rebuilding the (sites of his 07Seb1    35:10 | assistance of rebuilding the (sites of his) life-giving Passion, so 07Seb1    36:0 | This is a copy of the letter which the Armenians 07Seb1    36:1 | The sound of the great evangelical trumpet (blown 07Seb1    36:3 | The Response of Lord Komitas 07Seb1    36:4 | By the grace of God, from me the chief 07Seb1    36:4 | and from all the congregations of this land of Armenia, to 07Seb1    36:4 | the congregations of this land of Armenia, to you ’who have 07Seb1    36:4 | in Jerusalem ’may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 07Seb1    36:4 | Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and peace be multiplied 07Seb1    36:6 | fatherly pity all the flocks of believers through that (letter) of 07Seb1    36:6 | of believers through that (letter) of yours, and made us forget 07Seb1    36:6 | our sadness through the joy of this news and the report 07Seb1    36:6 | this news and the report of the rebuilding and peace of 07Seb1    36:6 | of the rebuilding and peace of Jerusalem. But the prophet calls 07Seb1    36:6 | priests, speak to the heart of Jerusalem and console her, because 07Seb1    36:6 | her, because she was full of distress.’ God has approached 07Seb1    36:7 | were healed, and the chastisement of our peace was in him 07Seb1    36:7 | by the coming and going of those journeys 07Seb1    36:8 | all the troubles and sadness of this country. Secondly, because they 07Seb1    36:8 | their bodies in the water of holiness, in the fiery currents 07Seb1    36:8 | holiness, in the fiery currents of the Jordan, whence the divine 07Seb1    36:8 | universe. For in the desire of their heart (the pilgrims) travelled 07Seb1    36:8 | Sinai, which in the times of Moses was close to God 07Seb1    36:8 | go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the 07Seb1    36:8 | Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob.’ 07Seb1    36:8 | the house of the God of Jacob.’ 07Seb1    36:9 | Mount Sion and the city of the living God, the Jerusalem 07Seb1    36:9 | and (to) the myriad hosts of angels and the churches of 07Seb1    36:9 | of angels and the churches of the first-born inscribed in 07Seb1    36:9 | ’ to see the throne of God above the earth, observing 07Seb1    36:9 | earth, observing ’God the judge of all’ sitting in the heavenly 07Seb1    36:10 | God, and to us shame of face.’ But when the 07Seb1    36:10 | ’ But when the kindness of God wished in his beneficence 07Seb1    36:11 | For this image of the Gospel, with unceasing mouths 07Seb1    36:11 | Lord Jesus Christ, the doer of good, worker of wonders, and 07Seb1    36:11 | the doer of good, worker of wonders, and distributor of gifts 07Seb1    36:11 | worker of wonders, and distributor of gifts. For although that day 07Seb1    36:11 | gifts. For although that day of your judgment by sword and 07Seb1    36:12 | to us in his description of the going down from Sion 07Seb1    36:12 | who fell into the hands of robbers who stripped him, and 07Seb1    36:14 | console them. But the crown of your consolation is completed by 07Seb1    36:14 | is completed by the flowers of his passion. And his death 07Seb1    36:14 | death will be a diadem of consolation on your head 07Seb1    36:15 | The evil sons of the Jews were greatly pining 07Seb1    36:15 | palm-trees, which the children of the crucifiers will not again 07Seb1    36:16 | peace. And may the God of peace and love be with 07Seb1    37:0 | Building of the church of Hṙip’simē 07Seb1    37:0 | Building of the church of Hṙip’simē 07Seb1    37:1 | In the [28th] year of the reign of Apruēz Khosrov 07Seb1    37:1 | the [28th] year of the reign of Apruēz Khosrov the Catholicos Kumitas 07Seb1    37:1 | Catholicos Kumitas demolished the chapel of St. Hṙip’simē in the city 07Seb1    37:1 | St. Hṙip’simē in the city of Vałarshapat, because the building was 07Seb1    37:1 | built, the patriarch and Catholicos of Armenia, son of St. Nersēs 07Seb1    37:1 | and Catholicos of Armenia, son of St. Nersēs 07Seb1    37:2 | were taking down the wall of the chapel, unexpectedly there was 07Seb1    37:2 | that is, the virginal body of the holy lady Hṙip’simē. Because 07Seb1    37:2 | ring the blessed Sahak Catholicos of Armenia, not daring to open 07Seb1    37:2 | pearl with the third ring of three faithful (prelates 07Seb1    37:3 | sea, but a pearl born of royal descent, raised in the 07Seb1    37:3 | descent, raised in the bosom of holiness and dedicated to God 07Seb1    37:4 | The height of the blessed one was nine 07Seb1    37:4 | came to worship; and healing of all (kinds of) illnesses was 07Seb1    37:4 | and healing of all (kinds of) illnesses was effected for many 07Seb1    37:4 | one in the open, because of the humidity of the walls 07Seb1    37:4 | open, because of the humidity of the walls, until the mortar 07Seb1    37:5 | also raised the wooden roof of the holy cathedral, and renewed 07Seb1    37:5 | This occurred in the years of Yovhanik, priest of the monastery 07Seb1    37:5 | the years of Yovhanik, priest of the monastery of the holy 07Seb1    37:5 | Yovhanik, priest of the monastery of the holy cathedral 07Seb1    38:0 | comes to take Constantinople; supplication of Heraclius; order from Khosrov to 07Seb1    38:0 | force is destroyed. Insolent letter of Khosrov to Heraclius. Heraclius installs 07Seb1    38:0 | installs Constantine on the throne of the kingdom and goes to 07Seb1    38:0 | Khoṙeam attacks Heraclius. Adroit manoeuvres of Heraclius; he destroys the Persians 07Seb1    38:3 | not pleased, and the depths of the sea seek vengeance from 07Seb1    38:4 | not give you victory because of your piety, but because of 07Seb1    38:4 | of your piety, but because of our impiety. Our sins have 07Seb1    38:4 | to God, let the will of God be done 07Seb1    38:5 | seek vengeance for the blood of Maurice? God sought that from 07Seb1    38:5 | sought that from the hands of Phocas through my father Heraclius 07Seb1    38:5 | him and destroy the empire of the Persians when God gave 07Seb1    38:9 | In the [34th] year of king Khosrov he wrote a 07Seb1    38:10 | the gods, lord and king of all the earth, and offspring 07Seb1    38:10 | all the earth, and offspring of the great Aramazd, to Heraclius 07Seb1    38:11 | and having collected an army of brigands, you give me no 07Seb1    38:13 | you descend into the depths of the sea”, I shall stretch 07Seb1    38:14 | the magnates. Entering the house of God, they spread the letter 07Seb1    38:15 | decided to install Constantine, son of Heraclius, on the throne of 07Seb1    38:15 | of Heraclius, on the throne of the kingdom; he was a 07Seb1    38:16 | and the eunuchs and princes of the court. He celebrated Easter 07Seb1    38:16 | army to assemble in Caesarea of Cappadocia. He himself travelled from 07Seb1    38:16 | his tent in the middle of the camp. He ordered all 07Seb1    38:17 | obliterates them from the face of the earth and removes the 07Seb1    38:18 | to go to the court of the Persian king. He travelled 07Seb1    38:18 | He travelled through the regions of the north, making directly for 07Seb1    38:18 | making directly for the city of Karin; and having reached Dvin 07Seb1    38:18 | he also destroyed the altars of the great Fire which they 07Seb1    38:19 | put them under the command of Shahēn Patgosapan, yet his army 07Seb1    38:20 | returned by the difficult terrain of Media, and reached P’aytakaran. Khosrov 07Seb1    38:21 | behind Heraclius in the town of Tigranakert. So, the latter were 07Seb1    38:21 | that side; and the camp of Heraclius was between the two 07Seb1    38:22 | mountainous terrain to the plain of Nakhchawan in the winter-time 07Seb1    38:23 | But he crossed the ford of the Araxes river at the 07Seb1    38:23 | Araxes river at the town of Vrnjunik’ and camped in its 07Seb1    38:24 | a position in the province of Archēsh to lie in wait 07Seb1    38:24 | Heraclius’ camp in the middle of the night 07Seb1    38:25 | he came across the vanguard of [500] men. First, he slaughtered them 07Seb1    38:25 | he slaughtered them. But one of the cavalry escaped and brought 07Seb1    38:26 | fire, and burned the multitude of the soldiers 07Seb1    38:27 | seized and slew him. None of them survived, because the terrible 07Seb1    38:27 | had gathered in the province of Ałiovit 07Seb1    38:28 | took the booty and plunder of their camp, and returning with 07Seb1    38:28 | great victory reached the area of Caesarea. Shahr Varaz pursued him 07Seb1    38:28 | reequip. Marching to the region of Asia, they spread out and 07Seb1    38:29 | Shirak, he reached the ford of the Araxes river; having crossed 07Seb1    38:29 | the river by the town of Vardanakert, he penetrated into the 07Seb1    38:29 | he penetrated into the province of Gogovit. Ṙoch Vehan and the 07Seb1    38:29 | his march to the province of Her and Zarewand, directly towards 07Seb1    38:30 | he had penetrated the borders of Atrpatakan did the news reach 07Seb1    38:30 | pursued him to the city of Nakhchawan. In this way he 07Seb1    38:30 | passed to the other side of Mt. Zarasp, into the land 07Seb1    38:30 | Mt. Zarasp, into the land of Asorestan. They pursued him closely 07Seb1    38:31 | troops came to the support of Ṙoch Vehan from the royal 07Seb1    38:31 | as far as the plain of Nineveh; then he turned to 07Seb1    38:32 | although we are not worthy of mercy’. Then Heraclius ordered them 07Seb1    39:0 | a treaty with Heraclius, both of them keeping their old boundaries 07Seb1    39:1 | Vehkawat and cut the cables of the pontoon-bridge. Heraclius arrived 07Seb1    39:1 | camped nearby, outside the city of Ctesiphon; he burned all the 07Seb1    39:2 | the baggage and the host of his army, for Heraclius was 07Seb1    39:2 | Heraclius was troubled by fear of Khoṙeam. However, Khoṙeam did not 07Seb1    39:2 | not come to the aid of king Khosrov, but remained right 07Seb1    39:2 | the treasure and the stable of royal horses stayed at Vehkawat 07Seb1    39:3 | is no escaping the hands of this man. But come, let 07Seb1    39:3 | But come, let us think of something.’ 07Seb1    39:4 | to Vehkawat, they seized control of it and posted guards over 07Seb1    39:4 | to Ctesiphon. Now when news of this affray reached Khosrov, he 07Seb1    39:5 | going under a thick bush of flowers, he lay hidden. When 07Seb1    39:7 | take counsel with the nobles of his kingdom: ’It is necessary 07Seb1    39:7 | give up all the territory of his empire. Let us make 07Seb1    39:8 | king Kawat ordered a letter of greeting to be written to 07Seb1    39:9 | king Heraclius ordered the multitude of captives to be released and 07Seb1    39:10 | an oath. He despatched one of his senior nobles, who was 07Seb1    39:11 | the gifts into the presence of king Kawat; he presented the 07Seb1    39:11 | confirmed with him the terms of peace and of the territories 07Seb1    39:11 | the terms of peace and of the territories divided by the 07Seb1    39:11 | territories divided by the oath of the letters. He sealed salt 07Seb1    39:11 | according to the old (custom) of their kings 07Seb1    40:0 | Varaztirots’ is appointed marzpan of Armenia. K’ristop ’or is installed 07Seb1    40:0 | is installed on the throne of the Catholicosate, and after him 07Seb1    40:0 | and after him Ezr. Death of Kawat; reign of the young 07Seb1    40:0 | Ezr. Death of Kawat; reign of the young Artashir. Khoṙeam, at 07Seb1    40:0 | request and with the help of Heraclius, takes Ctesiphon, kills Artashir 07Seb1    40:0 | Cross to the Greeks. Murder of Khoṙeam; reign of Bor, Khosrov’s 07Seb1    40:0 | Greeks. Murder of Khoṙeam; reign of Bor, Khosrov’s sister, of Azarmidukht 07Seb1    40:0 | reign of Bor, Khosrov’s sister, of Azarmidukht, and of Ormizd for 07Seb1    40:0 | Khosrov’s sister, of Azarmidukht, and of Ormizd for short periods, and 07Seb1    40:0 | for short periods, and then of Yazkert, Kawat’s son. Fragmentation of 07Seb1    40:0 | of Yazkert, Kawat’s son. Fragmentation of the Persian empire 07Seb1    40:1 | king Kawat summoned Varaztirots’, son of Smbat Bagratuni called Khosrov Shum 07Seb1    40:1 | and gave him the office of tanutēr. He made him marzpan 07Seb1    40:1 | to Armenia, all the land of the Armenians joyfully received him 07Seb1    40:2 | worthy. Then, under the leadership of T’ēodoros lord of the Ṙshtunik’ 07Seb1    40:2 | the leadership of T’ēodoros lord of the Ṙshtunik’, they chose a 07Seb1    40:2 | certain hermit, from the house of Abraham, whose name was K’ristop’or 07Seb1    40:3 | slander. He held the throne of the patriarchate for two years 07Seb1    40:4 | Then they sent some of the bishops and removed from 07Seb1    40:4 | removed from him the hood of the high-priestly rank, dismissed 07Seb1    40:4 | Catholicos Ezr from the province of Nig, who in the time 07Seb1    40:4 | Nig, who in the time of the blessed Komitas had been 07Seb1    40:4 | blessed Komitas had been custodian of ( the church of) St Gregory 07Seb1    40:4 | been custodian of (the church of) St Gregory. He was a 07Seb1    40:5 | was planning for the prosperity of the country and wishing to 07Seb1    40:6 | has died, and the throne of the kingdom has come to 07Seb1    40:8 | wish it. So, make confirmation of this in writing, with a 07Seb1    40:8 | him. Then they took leave of each other 07Seb1    40:9 | Then Khoṙeam, taking the host of his army, went to Ctesiphon 07Seb1    40:11 | he was making a tour of the army to show himself 07Seb1    40:11 | Khoṙokh Ormizd, who was prince of the region of Atrpatakan 07Seb1    40:11 | was prince of the region of Atrpatakan 07Seb1    40:12 | the royal palace, the guards of the court fell on him 07Seb1    40:13 | certain Khosrov from the family of Sasan; and after Khosrov, Azarmidukht 07Seb1    40:13 | and after her, Ormizd, grandson of Khosrov, whom Khoṙeam’s army strangled 07Seb1    40:13 | strangled. Then reigned Yazkert, son of Kawat, grandson of Khosrov, who 07Seb1    40:13 | Yazkert, son of Kawat, grandson of Khosrov, who kept the kingdom 07Seb1    40:13 | kept the kingdom in fear ( of himself 07Seb1    40:14 | For the army of the Persian empire had been 07Seb1    40:14 | was Khoṙeam’s in the area of Asorestan; and one force in 07Seb1    41:0 | Return of the Lord’s Cross to Jerusalem 07Seb1    41:0 | Mzhēzh Gnuni, accepts the council of Chalcedon and receives as a 07Seb1    41:0 | as a gift the saltmines of Kołb. The quarrel of Varaztirots’ 07Seb1    41:0 | saltmines of Kołb. The quarrel of Varaztirots’ with the princes of 07Seb1    41:0 | of Varaztirots’ with the princes of Atrpatakan; the plan of Mzhēzh 07Seb1    41:0 | princes of Atrpatakan; the plan of Mzhēzh to kill him; his 07Seb1    41:0 | he is honoured. The treachery of Athalarikos against his father Heraclius 07Seb1    41:0 | T’ēodoros Ṙshtuni preserves the land of Armenia in security 07Seb1    41:1 | city, with all the vessels of the church which been saved 07Seb1    41:1 | been saved from the hands of the enemy in the city 07Seb1    41:1 | the enemy in the city of Byzantium 07Seb1    41:2 | Jerusalem. There was the sound of weeping and wailing; their tears 07Seb1    41:2 | flowed from the awesome fervour of the emotion of their hearts 07Seb1    41:2 | awesome fervour of the emotion of their hearts and from the 07Seb1    41:2 | hearts and from the rending of the entrails of the king 07Seb1    41:2 | the rending of the entrails of the king, the princes, all 07Seb1    41:2 | the troops, and the inhabitants of the city 07Seb1    41:3 | the fearful and agonizing emotion of the king and the whole 07Seb1    41:3 | and put all the vessels of the churches in their places 07Seb1    41:3 | all the churches and inhabitants of the city 07Seb1    41:4 | his hold over the cities of the frontiers. The border was 07Seb1    41:4 | been established in the time of Khosrov and Maurice. The Lord’s 07Seb1    41:4 | city until the second capture of Jerusalem by the sons of 07Seb1    41:4 | of Jerusalem by the sons of Ismael. It then went in 07Seb1    41:4 | city with all the vessels of the church 07Seb1    41:5 | from Armenia, and took control of all the land according to 07Seb1    41:5 | to him in the territory of the Greek borders, and to 07Seb1    41:6 | unable to leave the territory of his authority, he requested a 07Seb1    41:6 | authority, he requested a statement of faith from the king. Immediately 07Seb1    41:6 | did not anathematize the council of Chalcedon. The Catholicos went to 07Seb1    41:6 | Catholicos went to the land of Asorestan, visited the king, and 07Seb1    41:7 | the king for the saltmines of Kołb as a gift; and 07Seb1    41:7 | his wishes and established detachments of soldiers and the distribution of 07Seb1    41:7 | of soldiers and the distribution of stores over the whole land 07Seb1    41:8 | the kings Jawitean Khosrov, son of the great Khosrov Shum, brought 07Seb1    41:8 | prosperity to all the land of Armenia. But he did not 07Seb1    41:8 | was prince in the territory of Atrpatakan. There was a great 07Seb1    41:10 | army loved the aspet, one of the princes gave him a 07Seb1    41:10 | meet him in the land of Asorestan 07Seb1    41:11 | gave him royal residences, cushions of silver, and very many treasures 07Seb1    41:12 | crime, attributed to the son of the emperor Heraclius, whose name 07Seb1    41:12 | Athalarikos, which stifled the heart of his father and destroyed his 07Seb1    41:12 | splendid soul and the beauty of his face, and was the 07Seb1    41:12 | face, and was the cause of his own (destruction) and that 07Seb1    41:12 | his own (destruction) and that of many. For he joined Theodore 07Seb1    41:12 | he joined Theodore, the nephew of Heraclius called Magistros, and many 07Seb1    41:12 | Heraclius called Magistros, and many of the magnates of the city 07Seb1    41:12 | and many of the magnates of the city and Vahan Khorkhoṙuni 07Seb1    41:12 | son Athalarikos on the throne of the kingdom 07Seb1    41:13 | Varaztirots’, son of Khosrov Shum Smbat, was involved 07Seb1    41:13 | not agree to the murder of the king and his sons 07Seb1    41:13 | note: ’You call them vicars of God; so, it is not 07Seb1    41:13 | that plot.’ The details of the plot were conveyed in 07Seb1    41:13 | in full to the ear of the king by a certain 07Seb1    41:14 | When the king knew of it for certain, he ordered 07Seb1    41:14 | the nose and right hand of them all be cut off 07Seb1    41:14 | on my life and that of my sons, I shall not 07Seb1    41:15 | an island and the city of constraint which they call ’Exile’ 07Seb1    41:16 | he took for himself command of the army with the agreement 07Seb1    41:16 | with the agreement and support of all the troops 07Seb1    41:17 | the king, at the request of the princes, made him prince 07Seb1    41:17 | prince over all the territories ( of Armenia) bestowed on him the 07Seb1    41:17 | bestowed on him the title of curopalates, and confirmed him in 07Seb1    41:17 | disunited, they ruined this land of Armenia 07Seb1    41:18 | the pious and valiant prince of the province of Ṙshtunik’, T’ēodoros 07Seb1    41:18 | valiant prince of the province of Ṙshtunik’, T’ēodoros, kept the troops 07Seb1    41:18 | Ṙshtunik’, T’ēodoros, kept the troops of his region in continuous readiness 07Seb1    41:18 | enemies. Building up the island of Aghtamar, from there he saved 07Seb1    42:0 | The abolition of the Sasanian (line) which had 07Seb1    42:0 | to the Ismaelites. The appearance of Mahmet and his uniting the 07Seb1    42:0 | and Ismaelites in Arabia. Defeat of the Greeks; they take the 07Seb1    42:0 | rule over Egypt; another army of Ismaelites takes Ctesiphon. Eclipse of 07Seb1    42:0 | of Ismaelites takes Ctesiphon. Eclipse of the kingdom of the Persians 07Seb1    42:0 | Ctesiphon. Eclipse of the kingdom of the Persians. Death of Heraclius 07Seb1    42:0 | kingdom of the Persians. Death of Heraclius and the reign of 07Seb1    42:0 | of Heraclius and the reign of his son Constantine. Entry of 07Seb1    42:0 | of his son Constantine. Entry of the sons of Ismael into 07Seb1    42:0 | Constantine. Entry of the sons of Ismael into Armenia. Capture of 07Seb1    42:0 | of Ismael into Armenia. Capture of Dvin and captivity of [35,000] men 07Seb1    42:0 | Capture of Dvin and captivity of [35,000] men from Dvin. Office of 07Seb1    42:0 | of [35,000] men from Dvin. Office of patrik of T’ēodoros Ṙshtuni. The 07Seb1    42:0 | from Dvin. Office of patrik of T’ēodoros Ṙshtuni. The Ismaelites plunder 07Seb1    42:0 | as far as the borders of India 07Seb1    42:1 | I shall speak of the stock of Abraham, not 07Seb1    42:1 | shall speak of the stock of Abraham, not of the free 07Seb1    42:1 | the stock of Abraham, not of the free one but of 07Seb1    42:1 | of the free one but of that born from the handmaiden 07Seb1    42:1 | on all, and the hands of all on him.’ 07Seb1    42:2 | Then the twelve tribes of all the clans of the 07Seb1    42:2 | tribes of all the clans of the Jews went and gathered 07Seb1    42:2 | and gathered at the city of Edessa. When they saw that 07Seb1    42:2 | did not allow the army of the Roman empire to enter 07Seb1    42:3 | with him. Opening the gates of the city, they went and 07Seb1    42:3 | to Tachkastan, to the sons of Ismael, summoned them to their 07Seb1    42:3 | their aid and informed them of their blood relationship through the 07Seb1    42:3 | blood relationship through the testament of scripture 07Seb1    42:4 | although the latter were persuaded of their close relationship, yet they 07Seb1    42:5 | from among those same sons of Ismael whose name was Mahmet 07Seb1    42:5 | a preacher and the path of truth. He taught them to 07Seb1    42:5 | them to recognize the God of Abraham, especially because he was 07Seb1    42:5 | and informed in the history of Moses 07Seb1    42:6 | all came together in unity of religion. Abandoning their vain cults 07Seb1    42:7 | now you are the sons of Abraham, and God is accomplishing 07Seb1    42:7 | Love sincerely only the God of Abraham, and go and seize 07Seb1    42:8 | they went from the desert of P’aṙan, [12] tribes according to the 07Seb1    42:8 | tribes according to the tribes of the families of their patriarchs 07Seb1    42:8 | the tribes of the families of their patriarchs. They divided the 07Seb1    42:8 | the [12,000] men, like the sons of Israel, into their tribes - a 07Seb1    42:8 | lead them into the land of Israel 07Seb1    42:9 | Kedmay. These are the tribes of Ismael.’ They reached Ĕṙabovt’ 07Seb1    42:9 | Ismael.’ They reached Ĕṙabovt’ of Moab in the territory of 07Seb1    42:9 | of Moab in the territory of Ṙuben, for the Greek army 07Seb1    42:9 | to flight T’ēodos the brother of the emperor Heraclius. Then they 07Seb1    42:10 | All the remnants of the people of the sons 07Seb1    42:10 | the remnants of the people of the sons of Israel gathered 07Seb1    42:10 | the people of the sons of Israel gathered and united together 07Seb1    42:11 | We are the sons of Abraham. You have occupied our 07Seb1    42:12 | land is mine, your lot of inheritance is the desert. Go 07Seb1    42:12 | as general over them one of his trusted eunuchs, and ordered 07Seb1    42:13 | army. The latter posted part of their force in ambush on 07Seb1    42:13 | side, and arranged the multitude of their tents around their camp 07Seb1    42:13 | camp. Bringing up the herds of camels, they tethered them around 07Seb1    42:13 | cords. This was the fortification of their camp 07Seb1    42:14 | places to penetrate the fortification of the camp, and began to 07Seb1    42:14 | places and attacked them. Fear of the Lord fell on the 07Seb1    42:14 | they could not flee, because of the density of the sand 07Seb1    42:14 | flee, because of the density of the sand, since their feet 07Seb1    42:14 | great distress from the heat of the sun, and the enemy’s 07Seb1    42:15 | and were slain. The number of the fallen was more than 07Seb1    42:15 | was more than [2,000]. A few of them escaped and fled to 07Seb1    42:15 | and fled to a place of refuge 07Seb1    42:16 | camped at Jericho. Then dread of them fell on all the 07Seb1    42:16 | fell on all the inhabitants of the land, and they all 07Seb1    42:16 | them. That night the people of Jerusalem took in flight the 07Seb1    42:16 | Cross and all the vessels of the churches of God. Setting 07Seb1    42:16 | the vessels of the churches of God. Setting sail on the 07Seb1    42:16 | brought them to the palace of Constantinople. Then, having requested an 07Seb1    42:18 | And in the twinkling of an eye they occupied (the 07Seb1    42:18 | the land) from the edge of the sea as far as 07Seb1    42:18 | as far as the bank of the great river Euphrates; and 07Seb1    42:18 | and on the other side of the river (they occupied) Urha 07Seb1    42:18 | Urha and all the cities of Mesopotamia. The third part (went 07Seb1    42:18 | the east, against the kingdom of Persia 07Seb1    42:19 | three parts. Then the army of Ismael, which had gathered in 07Seb1    42:19 | had gathered in the regions of the east, went and besieged 07Seb1    42:19 | king was residing. The army of the land of the Medes 07Seb1    42:19 | The army of the land of the Medes gathered under the 07Seb1    42:19 | Medes gathered under the command of their general Ṙostom, [80,000] armed men 07Seb1    42:19 | crossed to the other side of the river Tigris 07Seb1    42:20 | Armenian general Musheł Mamikonean, son of Dawit’, was also there with 07Seb1    42:20 | men; and prince Grigor, lord of Siwnik’, with a thousand 07Seb1    42:21 | two nephews, and Grigor lord of Siwnik’ with one son. The 07Seb1    42:22 | When the survivors of the Persian army reached Atrpatakan 07Seb1    42:22 | Ctesiphon, took all the treasures of the kingdom, the inhabitants of 07Seb1    42:22 | of the kingdom, the inhabitants of the cities, and their king 07Seb1    42:23 | the treasures and the inhabitants of the city, and fled. Their 07Seb1    42:23 | took refuge with the army of the south. But these (the 07Seb1    42:23 | Ctesiphon, taking also the inhabitants of the cities, and they ravaged 07Seb1    42:24 | good old age. The days of his reign were [30] years. He 07Seb1    42:26 | as general in the land of Armenia, because the princes were 07Seb1    42:27 | from Asorestan along the road of Dzor to the land of 07Seb1    42:27 | of Dzor to the land of Taron; they seized it and 07Seb1    42:27 | their march to the valley of Berkri through Ordspoy and Gogovit 07Seb1    42:27 | they debouched in Ayrarat. None of the Armenian troops was able 07Seb1    42:27 | grievous news to the town of Dvin, save three of the 07Seb1    42:27 | town of Dvin, save three of the princes who went to 07Seb1    42:28 | and on reaching the bridge of the Metsamawr destroyed it, having 07Seb1    42:28 | the citadel all the people of the province who had come 07Seb1    42:28 | had come for the vintage of the vineyards. But T’ēodoros went 07Seb1    42:28 | went on to the city of Nakhchawan 07Seb1    42:29 | as their guide Vardik, prince of Mokk’, who was called Aknik 07Seb1    42:29 | Then crossing by the bridge of the Metsamawr they inflicted the 07Seb1    42:29 | and camped at the edge of the forest of Khosrovakert 07Seb1    42:29 | the edge of the forest of Khosrovakert 07Seb1    42:30 | it with smoke. By means of the smoke and the shooting 07Seb1    42:30 | the smoke and the shooting of arrows they pushed back the 07Seb1    42:30 | they pushed back the defenders of the wall. Having set up 07Seb1    42:31 | within and put the multitude of the city’s population to the 07Seb1    42:31 | same encampment. It was the [20th] of the month Tre, a Friday 07Seb1    42:31 | come, leading away the host of their captives, [35,000] souls 07Seb1    42:32 | Now the prince of Armenia, the lord of Ṙshtunik’ 07Seb1    42:32 | prince of Armenia, the lord of Ṙshtunik’, was lying in ambush 07Seb1    42:32 | in ambush in the province of Gogovit, and he attacked them 07Seb1    42:32 | pursued him and slew most of them. Then they proceeded to 07Seb1    42:32 | This happened in the years of the Catholicos Ezr 07Seb1    42:33 | On account of this battle a command came 07Seb1    42:33 | the emperor (bestowing) the command of the army on T’ēodoros, lord 07Seb1    42:33 | the army on T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, with the rank of 07Seb1    42:33 | of Ṙshtunik’, with the rank of patrik 07Seb1    42:34 | year succeeded to the throne of the Catholicosate in place of 07Seb1    42:34 | of the Catholicosate in place of the Catholicos Ezr 07Seb1    42:35 | Now when the sons of Ismael went to the east 07Seb1    42:35 | the east from the desert of Sin, their king Amr did 07Seb1    42:35 | armies into the original borders of the territory of Ismael 07Seb1    42:35 | original borders of the territory of Ismael 07Seb1    42:36 | Sind, Krman, (and) the land of Kuran and Makuran as far 07Seb1    42:36 | as far as the borders of India 07Seb1    42:37 | making raids over the waves of the sea, they came back 07Seb1    42:38 | Tachkastan. Having been themselves eyewitnesses of these events, they gave this 07Seb1    43:1 | also speak about the plots of the rebellious Jews, who after 07Seb1    43:1 | decided to rebuild the temple of Solomon. Finding the spot called 07Seb1    43:1 | Finding the spot called Holy of Holies, they rebuilt it with 07Seb1    43:1 | But the Ismaelites, being envious of them, expelled them from that 07Seb1    43:1 | and called the same house of prayer their own 07Seb1    43:2 | spot, right at the base of the temple, another place for 07Seb1    43:3 | from among the great ones of Ismael came to worship at 07Seb1    43:3 | to worship at the place of their prayer alone. Three of 07Seb1    43:3 | of their prayer alone. Three of the leading Jews encountered him 07Seb1    43:3 | had brought to the place of prayer, and whose blood they 07Seb1    43:3 | on the walls and floor of the building. When the man 07Seb1    43:4 | Christians had defiled the place of prayer. The prince gave an 07Seb1    43:5 | be killed, the ring-leaders of the plot. The others he 07Seb1    44:0 | The death of Constantine and reign of Heraclius 07Seb1    44:0 | death of Constantine and reign of Heraclius, son of Heraclius by 07Seb1    44:0 | and reign of Heraclius, son of Heraclius by his second wife 07Seb1    44:0 | installs as king Constans, son of Constantine. War between Persians and 07Seb1    44:0 | and Ismaelites in the province of Media, and defeat of the 07Seb1    44:0 | province of Media, and defeat of the Persians. The Ismaelite brigand 07Seb1    44:0 | in accordance with the prediction of the prophet Daniel. Wicked plot 07Seb1    44:0 | the prophet Daniel. Wicked plot of Valentinus and his death. Return 07Seb1    44:0 | his death. Return from exile of the aspet, son of Shum 07Seb1    44:0 | exile of the aspet, son of Shum Khosrov 07Seb1    44:1 | to Armenia with the rank of general. The aspet flees from 07Seb1    44:1 | the Greeks with the title of curopalates; his death. Division of 07Seb1    44:1 | of curopalates; his death. Division of the army of Ismael into 07Seb1    44:1 | death. Division of the army of Ismael into three sections and 07Seb1    44:1 | three sections and their invasion of Ayrarat, the region of Sephakan 07Seb1    44:1 | invasion of Ayrarat, the region of Sephakan gund, and Ałuank’ 07Seb1    44:2 | On the death of Heraclius his son Constantine reigned 07Seb1    44:3 | to death in a plot of his own step-mother Martine 07Seb1    44:3 | own step-mother Martine, wife of Heraclius. Then Heraclius reigned, son 07Seb1    44:3 | Heraclius. Then Heraclius reigned, son of Heraclius by Martine Augusta, because 07Seb1    44:4 | installed as king Constans, son of Constantine, and called him Constantine 07Seb1    44:4 | him Constantine after the name of his father. Then he himself 07Seb1    44:5 | happened in the first year of Constans king of the Greeks 07Seb1    44:5 | first year of Constans king of the Greeks, and in the 07Seb1    44:5 | and in the tenth year of Yazkert king of the Persians 07Seb1    44:5 | tenth year of Yazkert king of the Persians, that the Persian 07Seb1    44:5 | Persians, that the Persian army of [60,000] fully armed men assembled to 07Seb1    44:5 | each other in the province of Media 07Seb1    44:6 | battle continued, while the infantry of both sides diminished. Suddenly the 07Seb1    44:6 | had come to the support of the Ismaelites. The Persian troops 07Seb1    44:6 | through the night. The survivors of the Ismaelite army attacked them 07Seb1    44:8 | could describe the fearful calamity of the Ismaelite brigand who set 07Seb1    44:8 | would arise on earth. First of all, the kingdom of the 07Seb1    44:8 | First of all, the kingdom of the west, the beast in 07Seb1    44:8 | human form, which is that of the Greeks. This is clear 07Seb1    44:9 | He speaks about the extermination of devilish idolatry: ’And it stood 07Seb1    44:9 | stood as on the feet of a man, and the heart 07Seb1    44:9 | a man, and the heart of a man was given it 07Seb1    44:9 | in its mouth’, the kingdoms of the Persians, Medes and Parthians 07Seb1    44:10 | him: ’Arise, eat the flesh of many’, just as it ate 07Seb1    44:10 | leopard; there were four wings of a bird on it, and 07Seb1    44:10 | ’ He means the kingdom of the north, Gog and Magog 07Seb1    44:10 | amazing, and its teeth were of iron, and its claws of 07Seb1    44:10 | of iron, and its claws of bronze. It ate and broke 07Seb1    44:11 | the south, is the kingdom of Ismael, just as the archangel 07Seb1    44:12 | In the second year of Constans, grandson of the blessed 07Seb1    44:12 | second year of Constans, grandson of the blessed Heraclius, Valentinus planned 07Seb1    44:12 | command. He increased the burden of subjection on the inhabitants of 07Seb1    44:12 | of subjection on the inhabitants of the city; and joining many 07Seb1    44:12 | his defence. Then the men of the city gathered in the 07Seb1    44:12 | gathered in the holy church of God around the patriarch, and 07Seb1    44:12 | him to remove the burden of subjection. They sent (word) to 07Seb1    44:13 | One of the princes was there, called 07Seb1    44:13 | is this union and plot of theirs? How did they dare 07Seb1    44:14 | the foot into the middle of the city and burned him 07Seb1    44:15 | him, and dragging him out of his house cut off his 07Seb1    44:15 | confirmed Constans on the throne of the kingdom; and they made 07Seb1    44:15 | general a certain T’ēodoros, one of the loyal Armenian princes among 07Seb1    44:16 | as regards the aspet, son of Smbat called Khosrov Shum. God 07Seb1    44:16 | He received them as friends of the kingdom, and appointed his 07Seb1    44:17 | rank in the fifth year of his reign. Likewise (he promoted 07Seb1    44:17 | the emperor and the prince of the Medes. He brought all 07Seb1    44:17 | himself, went to the prince of the Medes and made peace 07Seb1    44:18 | because he was the prince of Armenia. Then he returned to 07Seb1    44:18 | he (T’ēodoros) reached the land of Kotayk’, suddenly they attacked him 07Seb1    44:19 | But when king Constans heard of this, he was greatly troubled 07Seb1    44:19 | bonds and that the writ of accusation be read. When he 07Seb1    44:20 | outside. They acquitted T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, on his own words 07Seb1    44:20 | for T’umas, they stripped him of his rank in dishonour 07Seb1    44:21 | the aspet and T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, met each other and 07Seb1    44:21 | raised together at the court of Khosrov, king of Persia 07Seb1    44:21 | the court of Khosrov, king of Persia 07Seb1    44:22 | to submit to the authority of the Greeks, but thought of 07Seb1    44:22 | of the Greeks, but thought of a trick. He requested permission 07Seb1    44:22 | Constans to send four men of his family to Armenia to 07Seb1    44:23 | himself there, because the people of Tayk’ received him with joy 07Seb1    44:24 | disturbance occurred in the land of Armenia. For immediately the royal 07Seb1    44:24 | to search all the fortresses of the country. Then it became 07Seb1    44:25 | general T’ēodoros, with (the support of) the princes of the army 07Seb1    44:25 | the support of) the princes of the army and the nobles 07Seb1    44:25 | the army and the nobles of Armenia, ordered the Catholicos Nersēs 07Seb1    44:25 | to bring him an oath of good faith that they would 07Seb1    44:25 | request for him the rank of prince of the country, and 07Seb1    44:25 | him the rank of prince of the country, and that his 07Seb1    44:27 | to be given a crown of that rank and the rank 07Seb1    44:27 | that rank and the rank of prince of the country. And 07Seb1    44:27 | and the rank of prince of the country. And he ordered 07Seb1    44:28 | edict giving him the rank of curopalates was on its way 07Seb1    44:28 | was Smbat, to the rank of his father, giving him his 07Seb1    44:28 | giving him his ancestral position of tanutēr and aspet, and he 07Seb1    44:28 | and he made him drungar of his army 07Seb1    44:29 | a wife from the house of the Arsacids, from among his 07Seb1    44:29 | this he despatched T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, to Armenia with great 07Seb1    44:29 | on him the same authority of general, whether or not the 07Seb1    44:29 | whether or not the princes of Armenia should so wish. He 07Seb1    44:30 | one division to the region of Sephakan gund, and one division 07Seb1    44:31 | from the fortress. These (defenders of the fortress) had at their 07Seb1    44:31 | the top on the side of the summit which is called 07Seb1    44:32 | to seek from the fortress of Darawnk’ a force in their 07Seb1    44:32 | their support. Smbat Bagratuni, son of Varaz Sahak, gave them [40] men 07Seb1    44:32 | the Ismaelites discovered the place ( of entry) they followed the same 07Seb1    44:32 | morning. They seized ten guards of the place while they slept 07Seb1    45:0 | taken in Artsap’k’. Another army of Ismaelites strikes with the sword 07Seb1    45:0 | from Ayrarat to the borders of Tayk’, Iberia, and Ałuank’. Naval 07Seb1    45:0 | by Constantinople and disastrous defeat of the Ismaelites. The emperor Constans 07Seb1    45:0 | makes peace with Muawiya. Building of the church in the name 07Seb1    45:0 | the church in the name of the Angels. Accusation by the 07Seb1    45:0 | against the Armenians concerning matters of faith. Command from Constans to 07Seb1    45:0 | from Constans to make union of faith with the Romans. Church 07Seb1    45:0 | Church council concerning the question of union 07Seb1    45:1 | In the second year of Constans, in the month Hori 07Seb1    45:1 | month Hori on the [23rd] day of the month, on a Sunday 07Seb1    45:2 | The next morning the general of Armenia, T’ēodoros, attacked them with 07Seb1    45:2 | fully armed men, the elite of all the Ismaelite troops, and 07Seb1    45:2 | on that day the multitude of prisoners from the hands of 07Seb1    45:2 | of prisoners from the hands of the Ismaelites, and he crushed 07Seb1    45:2 | a great slaughter. Two princes of Ismael were killed, Ot’man and 07Seb1    45:4 | which was in the region of Ayrarat struck with the sword 07Seb1    45:4 | which was attacking the fortress of Nakhchawan. However, they were unable 07Seb1    45:4 | They did take the fortress of Khram; they slaughtered (its garrison 07Seb1    45:5 | the (general) in the territory of Palestine ordered many fleets to 07Seb1    45:5 | for him, because the host of their army opposed him with 07Seb1    45:6 | Greeks to complete the terms of the treaty 07Seb1    45:7 | this out without the agreement of the army. He wrote to 07Seb1    45:7 | Damascus to meet Muawiya, prince of the Ismaelite army, and conclude 07Seb1    45:7 | army, and conclude the terms of the treaty in accordance with 07Seb1    45:7 | and had heard the opinion of the army, he went with 07Seb1    45:7 | Damascus, to Muawiya the prince of the Ismaelite army. He indicated 07Seb1    45:7 | army. He indicated the amount of tribute and discussed the border 07Seb1    45:8 | that time Nersēs the Catholicos of Armenia decided to build his 07Seb1    45:8 | holy churches in the city of Vałarshapat, on the road on 07Seb1    45:8 | a church in the name of the Heavenly Angels, who had 07Seb1    45:8 | had appeared as a multitude of heavenly hosts in the vision 07Seb1    45:8 | heavenly hosts in the vision of St. Gregory 07Seb1    45:9 | tall edifice, incomparably wonderful, worthy of the divine honour to which 07Seb1    45:9 | brought water, directed (a channel) of the river, and put to 07Seb1    45:9 | beautifully constructed, to the glory of God 07Seb1    45:10 | raise persecutions on the churches of the land of Armenia. For 07Seb1    45:10 | the churches of the land of Armenia. For in the years 07Seb1    45:10 | Armenia. For in the years of king Constans, grandson of Heraclius 07Seb1    45:10 | years of king Constans, grandson of Heraclius, he brought into play 07Seb1    45:10 | in the body and blood of the Lord 07Seb1    45:11 | because they reckon the council of Chalcedon and the Tome of 07Seb1    45:11 | of Chalcedon and the Tome of Leo to be an insult 07Seb1    45:11 | they should effect a union of faith with Rome and should 07Seb1    45:12 | man there from the province of Bagrewand, from the village of 07Seb1    45:12 | of Bagrewand, from the village of Bagawan, who was learned in 07Seb1    45:12 | was learned in the art of philosophy, called Dawit’. He ordered 07Seb1    45:12 | All the bishops and nobles of Armenia gathered at Dvin in 07Seb1    45:12 | at Dvin in the presence of the Christ-loving Catholicos Nersēs 07Seb1    45:12 | pious Armenian general T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’ 07Seb1    45:13 | orders and heard the arguments of the philosopher, who upheld the 07Seb1    45:13 | philosopher, who upheld the doctrine of the Trinity with the distinction 07Seb1    45:13 | to change the true teaching of St. Gregory to conform with 07Seb1    45:13 | to conform with the Tome of Leo. They all decided to 07Seb1    46:0 | Copy of the response to the letter 07Seb1    46:0 | to Armenia from Constans king of the Romans, which the Armenian 07Seb1    46:0 | and the general T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’ 07Seb1    46:1 | The true and orthodox Letter of Nicaea 07Seb1    46:2 | Christian faith, read, O lover of God 07Seb1    46:3 | palace, in which the love of God has reposed and the 07Seb1    46:3 | has reposed and the grace of the divine gifts clearly rests 07Seb1    46:4 | is not under the control of men, but crowned by the 07Seb1    46:4 | crowned by the right hand of God, which no one is 07Seb1    46:4 | to supplant save the kingdom of Christ. Likewise, too the holy 07Seb1    46:4 | priesthood, (upheld) by the grace of God, the nobles and the 07Seb1    46:4 | We, glorying in the light of your pious rule, have remained 07Seb1    46:4 | remained unmoved in the midst of the evil and impious kings 07Seb1    46:4 | the evil and impious kings of Persia 07Seb1    46:5 | and destroyed all the army of the land of Armenia, and 07Seb1    46:5 | the army of the land of Armenia, and took into captivity 07Seb1    46:7 | Furthermore, Khosrov (son) of Ormizd after the capture of 07Seb1    46:7 | of Ormizd after the capture of Jerusalem commanded all the bishops 07Seb1    46:7 | Jerusalem commanded all the bishops of the regions of the East 07Seb1    46:7 | the bishops of the regions of the East and of Asorestan 07Seb1    46:7 | regions of the East and of Asorestan to gather at the 07Seb1    46:8 | priests and all the believers of those regions assembled; and he 07Seb1    46:9 | captivity also Zak’arias the patriarch of Jerusalem, and many other philosophers 07Seb1    46:9 | taken captive from the city of Alexandria. These king Khosrov commanded 07Seb1    46:9 | and to inform the king of the truth 07Seb1    46:10 | by the record and seal of the old kings; while others 07Seb1    46:10 | were Nestorians, and many others of a profusion of sects. Furthermore 07Seb1    46:10 | many others of a profusion of sects. Furthermore, the chief-rabbi 07Seb1    46:11 | Likewise, he ordered another multitude of sects to be expelled from 07Seb1    46:11 | commanded that only (the councils of) Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon 07Seb1    46:12 | the king about the oppression of the country - Komitas, bishop of 07Seb1    46:12 | of the country - Komitas, bishop of the Mamikonēik’, and Matt’ēos of 07Seb1    46:12 | of the Mamikonēik’, and Matt’ēos of the Amatunik’. They had ready 07Seb1    46:12 | there with them the Book of Saint Gregory. The king commanded 07Seb1    46:12 | be asked: Tn the times of which kings did these councils 07Seb1    46:13 | They replied: ’The council of Nicaea took place in the 07Seb1    46:13 | took place in the time of Constantine; that of Constantinople in 07Seb1    46:13 | the time of Constantine; that of Constantinople in the time of 07Seb1    46:13 | of Constantinople in the time of Theodosius the Great; that of 07Seb1    46:13 | of Theodosius the Great; that of Ephesus in the time of 07Seb1    46:13 | of Ephesus in the time of Theodosius the Less; and that 07Seb1    46:13 | Theodosius the Less; and that of Chalcedon in the time of 07Seb1    46:13 | of Chalcedon in the time of Martine.’ The king responded 07Seb1    46:13 | responded and note: ’The commands of three kings appear to be 07Seb1    46:13 | be more correct than those of one.’ 07Seb1    46:14 | likewise asked about the council of Chalcedon: ’Who were the leaders 07Seb1    46:14 | but at Ephesus, Cyril bishop of Alexandria; and at Chalcedon the 07Seb1    46:14 | the bishop Theodoret, who was of the opinion of Nestorius.’ 07Seb1    46:14 | who was of the opinion of Nestorius.’ 07Seb1    46:15 | king Khosrov ordered the churches of them all to be demolished 07Seb1    46:16 | supported) Chalcedon included Viroy, Catholicos of Ałuank’, and many other bishops 07Seb1    46:18 | whatever it wishes, what sort of divinity is it?’ 07Seb1    46:19 | he ordered Zak’arias, the patriarch of Jerusalem, and the philosopher from 07Seb1    46:19 | the philosopher from the city of Alexandria to be questioned, so 07Seb1    46:19 | us. But now in fear of God we shall declare the 07Seb1    46:20 | in Nicaea in the time of the blessed Constantine. In agreement 07Seb1    46:20 | with that were (the councils) of Constantinople and Ephesus. In conformity 07Seb1    46:20 | these is the true faith of the Armenians. But what was 07Seb1    46:21 | They found the true faith of Nicaea written down, which had 07Seb1    46:21 | been sealed with the ring of king Kawat and his son 07Seb1    46:21 | realized the conformity with it of the faith of Armenia. In 07Seb1    46:21 | with it of the faith of Armenia. In this regard king 07Seb1    46:21 | authority should hold the faith of Armenia.’ 07Seb1    46:22 | who conformed to the faith of Armenia in the regions of 07Seb1    46:22 | of Armenia in the regions of Asorestan were Kamyishov the metropolitan 07Seb1    46:22 | king Khosrov ordered a copy of the orthodox faith to be 07Seb1    46:23 | from servitude to the empire of darkness’, and made us worthy 07Seb1    46:23 | darkness’, and made us worthy of the rule of your heavenly 07Seb1    46:23 | us worthy of the rule of your heavenly city, how much 07Seb1    46:23 | unmoved forever, like the days of heaven upon earth with great 07Seb1    46:23 | yet you hold the place of the divine throne 07Seb1    46:24 | And the light of the glory of your God 07Seb1    46:24 | the light of the glory of your God-loving rule has 07Seb1    46:24 | from heaven, you the boast of all Christians by the power 07Seb1    46:24 | all Christians by the power of the divine sign of the 07Seb1    46:24 | power of the divine sign of the Cross, you who resemble 07Seb1    46:24 | who resemble the pious servant of God, the divinely gracious, the 07Seb1    46:25 | be made concerning the unity of the faith, and the statement 07Seb1    46:25 | the faith, and the statement of profession of piety which you 07Seb1    46:25 | and the statement of profession of piety which you sent to 07Seb1    46:25 | we have learned the truth of the faith. The evangelist John 07Seb1    46:26 | ’Who was from the beginning, of whom we have heard, to 07Seb1    46:26 | our hands touched the word of life.’ ’Behold the word 07Seb1    46:27 | And Paul says: ’Whom none of mankind has seen, nor is 07Seb1    46:27 | our hands touched the word of life’, and: ’Who was with 07Seb1    46:28 | he is describing the incarnation of God, as the saying of 07Seb1    46:28 | of God, as the saying of the Lord declares: ’Who has 07Seb1    46:29 | man, like a lamp. (Paul) of Tarsus declares: ’There is one 07Seb1    46:29 | ’Now there is no mediator of a single person’, because the 07Seb1    46:29 | two - as by the union of Abraham and Sarah Isaac was 07Seb1    46:31 | were to have any testimony of mankind, surely the witness of 07Seb1    46:31 | of mankind, surely the witness of God is greater which he 07Seb1    46:32 | elsewhere he says: ’The blood of Jesus his Son purifies us 07Seb1    46:32 | Behold, Jesus Christ is Son of God and of man, and 07Seb1    46:32 | is Son of God and of man, and the two together 07Seb1    46:33 | beneficence, a marvel and sign of great love for men - that 07Seb1    46:33 | had a beginning, the Son of God became a son of 07Seb1    46:33 | of God became a son of man and joined his humanity 07Seb1    46:33 | his humanity to the grandeur of his divinity 07Seb1    46:34 | Now the apostle of God mentioned his humbling himself 07Seb1    46:34 | to death and the death of the Cross’. ’While we were 07Seb1    46:34 | with God through the death of his Son’. Again he says 07Seb1    46:34 | Son, but for the sake of us all handed him over’ 07Seb1    46:34 | not have crucified the lord of glory.’ Furthermore: ’God sent 07Seb1    46:34 | his Son in the likeness of a body of sin for 07Seb1    46:34 | the likeness of a body of sin for the sake of 07Seb1    46:34 | of sin for the sake of sin; and he condemned sin 07Seb1    46:35 | one who had the power of death, that is, Satan’. What 07Seb1    46:35 | Lord say to the labourers of the vineyard? ’When the time 07Seb1    46:35 | the vineyard? ’When the time of harvest had approached, he sent 07Seb1    46:36 | ours.” And casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him 07Seb1    46:36 | Not only is the Son of God the word, (he is 07Seb1    46:36 | the flesh, and the flesh of the word together. For although 07Seb1    46:36 | were eye-witnesses and servants of the word, taught their disciples 07Seb1    46:37 | same tradition in writing. Many of the apostles received ordination to 07Seb1    46:37 | Crete; and Polycarp in Smyrna of Asia; and Euodia, that is 07Seb1    46:37 | Peter, in Antioch; and Irenaeus of Gaul, disciple of Polycarp, in 07Seb1    46:37 | and Irenaeus of Gaul, disciple of Polycarp, in the church of 07Seb1    46:37 | of Polycarp, in the church of Lyons 07Seb1    46:38 | Plus a further numberless multitude of wonderful bishops and priests and 07Seb1    46:38 | orators, philosophers, and admirable clergy of the church, who sealed in 07Seb1    46:38 | in writing the true faith of the church in their respective 07Seb1    46:39 | the Son: ’The same nature of the Father, through whom everything 07Seb1    46:39 | and those who stumbled because of the flesh denied the nature 07Seb1    46:41 | king Trdat and the princes of Armenia almost [30] years before Constantine 07Seb1    46:41 | St. Łewond, the great archbishop of Caesarea, where St Grigorios was 07Seb1    46:42 | at Nicaea at the command of the God-loving king Constantine 07Seb1    46:42 | they removed all the raving of the impious sect and sowed 07Seb1    46:42 | there was St. Ṙstakēs, son of St Gregory, who received the 07Seb1    46:42 | Gregory, who received the precepts of the faith from the holy 07Seb1    46:42 | Gregory, together with the precepts of the blessed Constantine 07Seb1    46:43 | same sufficient for the teaching of the right faith according to 07Seb1    46:43 | ’Do not change the boundaries of the faith which your fathers 07Seb1    46:44 | the four most senior-ranking of his palace, and with [70,000] men 07Seb1    46:44 | prostrated himself at the feet of St. Gregory in order to 07Seb1    46:45 | more for us the truth of the faith which the holy 07Seb1    46:46 | loving palace holds the foundation of your faith from the blessed 07Seb1    46:46 | blessed Constantine and the council of Nicaea. Let everyone who accepts 07Seb1    46:46 | be anathema. So, all teachers of the church who excelled in 07Seb1    46:47 | raised and educated in Caesarea of Cappadocia, taught us this doctrine 07Seb1    46:47 | teachers the holy fathers, speakers of the truth, who all professed 07Seb1    46:47 | Nicaea: Justin, Dionysius, Victor, bishops of Rome, and Dionysius of Alexandria 07Seb1    46:47 | bishops of Rome, and Dionysius of Alexandria, Peter the martyr, Theophilus 07Seb1    46:47 | martyr, Theophilus, Athanasius, Cyril bishop of Alexandria, Basil bishop of Caesarea 07Seb1    46:47 | bishop of Alexandria, Basil bishop of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzenus, Gregory of 07Seb1    46:47 | of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzenus, Gregory of Neocaesarea the wonderworker, Gregory of 07Seb1    46:47 | of Neocaesarea the wonderworker, Gregory of Nyssa the brother of Basil 07Seb1    46:47 | Gregory of Nyssa the brother of Basil, and numberless other pastors 07Seb1    46:47 | Basil, and numberless other pastors of orthodoxy in harmony with these 07Seb1    46:48 | Now because the enemies of piety have often attacked and 07Seb1    46:48 | as they destroyed the population of our country, so too did 07Seb1    46:48 | exterminate the testaments and vardapets of the church. Now our testaments 07Seb1    46:48 | no more. We are ignorant of books and literature. But in 07Seb1    46:48 | they teach us the truths of the faith in the same 07Seb1    46:48 | to which Ṙstakēs stakes, son of St Gregory, promptly assented. And 07Seb1    46:48 | the following way the declaration of the synodical council was proclaimed 07Seb1    46:49 | Symbol of the Nicene Creed 07Seb1    46:50 | one God, almighty Father, creator of heaven and earth, of things 07Seb1    46:50 | creator of heaven and earth, of things visible and invisible. And 07Seb1    46:50 | one Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, only-begotten born of 07Seb1    46:50 | of God, only-begotten born of God the Father, that is 07Seb1    46:50 | that is from the being of the Father. God from God 07Seb1    46:50 | not created. The same nature of the Father, through whom everything 07Seb1    46:51 | Who for the sake of us men and for our 07Seb1    46:52 | sat at the right hand of the Father. He will come 07Seb1    46:52 | body and in the glory of the Father to judge the 07Seb1    46:52 | the living and the dead, of whose kingdom there is no 07Seb1    46:53 | baptism, in repentance and forgiveness of sins, in the resurrection of 07Seb1    46:53 | of sins, in the resurrection of the dead, in the eternal 07Seb1    46:53 | dead, in the eternal judgment of souls and bodies, in the 07Seb1    46:53 | and bodies, in the kingdom of heaven and in the life 07Seb1    46:54 | or say that the Son of God or the holy Spirit 07Seb1    46:55 | Trinity and the consubstantial divinity of Father and Son and holy 07Seb1    46:55 | and always and for ages of ages. Amen.’ 07Seb1    46:56 | their) testimony confirmed the foundation of the faith 07Seb1    46:57 | In the thirteenth year of the giver of life and 07Seb1    46:57 | thirteenth year of the giver of life and our Saviour Jesus 07Seb1    46:57 | entire realm. In the [75th] year of his life Constantius died, and 07Seb1    46:58 | believed in one God lord of all, and in his son 07Seb1    46:59 | to gather at the city of Nicaea, so the bishops and 07Seb1    46:59 | a Christian and a servant of the Lord God omnipotent, and 07Seb1    46:59 | the Lord God omnipotent, and of Jesus Christ his beloved Son 07Seb1    46:59 | the faith in the presence of king Constantine. They examined the 07Seb1    46:60 | Marcian, all vardapets, principal leaders of the church, (beginning) from the 07Seb1    46:60 | the excellent Theophilus the orator, of the learned cities of Egypt 07Seb1    46:60 | orator, of the learned cities of Egypt, Alexandria, Rome, Constantinople, Antioch 07Seb1    46:60 | and altogether all the vardapets of the church... in the days 07Seb1    46:60 | the church... in the days of Marcian through the Tome of 07Seb1    46:60 | of Marcian through the Tome of Leo Theodoret, head of the 07Seb1    46:60 | Tome of Leo Theodoret, head of the council of Chalcedon, which 07Seb1    46:60 | Theodoret, head of the council of Chalcedon, which he established heretically 07Seb1    46:61 | boast ’save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ’. Like 07Seb1    46:61 | David glories in the Cross of his son, and did not 07Seb1    46:61 | he called the Lord ’chariot of God’, and once ’Mount Sinai’ 07Seb1    46:61 | ’Mount Sinai’, and once ’height of heaven’ 07Seb1    46:62 | he says: ’The myriad chariots of God, thousands of drivers, and 07Seb1    46:62 | myriad chariots of God, thousands of drivers, and the Lord among 07Seb1    46:62 | Furthermore, (he said) ’myriad chariots of God, thousands of drivers, and 07Seb1    46:62 | ’myriad chariots of God, thousands of drivers, and the Lord among 07Seb1    46:62 | is the power and glory of the Cross of Christ, which 07Seb1    46:62 | and glory of the Cross of Christ, which held raised up 07Seb1    46:62 | held raised up the creator of heaven and earth 07Seb1    46:63 | And thousands of Jews erected it. ’And the 07Seb1    46:63 | heights to which the Son of God ascended, to the myriad 07Seb1    46:63 | myriad-fold power and glory of the Cross, whereby he released 07Seb1    46:63 | to say to the Son of God: ’Holy God, holy and 07Seb1    46:66 | own hand he wrote one of the ten commandments: ’Do not 07Seb1    46:68 | asked Theano, a female disciple of Pythagoras, after how many days 07Seb1    46:72 | have to enter the court of the heavenly king not possessing 07Seb1    46:72 | the living fire and taste of the royal and heavenly table 07Seb1    46:73 | Trdat; and afterwards the light of Nicaea was established for us 07Seb1    46:74 | in Constantinople for the interdiction of Nestorius. They did not say 07Seb1    46:74 | did not say the council of Chalcedon was true, because they 07Seb1    46:74 | they said that the leaders of the council in Ephesus held 07Seb1    46:74 | in Ephesus held the opinion of Nestorius, but they were unable 07Seb1    46:75 | the council for the heresy of Eutyches, it was in a 07Seb1    46:75 | one Christ after the union of Word and body; and they 07Seb1    46:76 | They found the Tome of Leo to be a pillar 07Seb1    46:76 | Leo to be a pillar of support for their heresy. On 07Seb1    46:76 | natures, not suppressing the differences of the natures, but (saying that 07Seb1    46:76 | natures, but (saying that) because of the union the power of 07Seb1    46:76 | of the union the power of both natures was more soundly 07Seb1    46:76 | the divine nature the humility of the human nature, or the 07Seb1    46:76 | human nature, or the nobility of the divine nature to the 07Seb1    46:77 | becoming man and being born of a woman, and enduring all 07Seb1    46:78 | to happen to the Word of God according to his flesh 07Seb1    46:78 | and to open the eyes of the blind with spittle, and 07Seb1    46:79 | accordance with the blessed Cyril of Alexandria, who says: ’If anyone 07Seb1    46:79 | the flesh the incarnate Word of God, let him be anathema 07Seb1    46:80 | will not confess the Word of God united in the body 07Seb1    46:80 | the union, and merely speak of proximity and adherence, as if 07Seb1    46:81 | men’, that is, the truth of the faith, ’so that they 07Seb1    46:82 | we have received the commands of your pious majesty inhabitant of 07Seb1    46:82 | of your pious majesty inhabitant of the heavenly city, O most 07Seb1    46:82 | heavenly city, O most valiant of men, king Constans, we reckoned 07Seb1    46:82 | God-loving and pious majesty of the definition of the orthodox 07Seb1    46:82 | pious majesty of the definition of the orthodox faith which our 07Seb1    46:83 | our unworthiness to seek knowledge of the good from God worthily 07Seb1    47:0 | Invasion of the Ismaelites in accordance with 07Seb1    47:0 | Disturbances in Constantinople; the murder of eminent men 07Seb1    47:1 | beset our time, the rupture of the veil of the old 07Seb1    47:1 | the rupture of the veil of the old south and the 07Seb1    47:1 | and the blowing on us of the mortal hot wind which 07Seb1    47:1 | leafy, beautiful, newly-planted trees of the orchards. This (happened) rightly 07Seb1    47:1 | we angered the Holy One of Israel 07Seb1    47:2 | ’You will eat the blessings of the earth. But if you 07Seb1    47:2 | consume you; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this 07Seb1    47:2 | because Babylon is the mother of all nations, and its kingdom 07Seb1    47:2 | its kingdom is the kingdom of the regions of the north 07Seb1    47:2 | the kingdom of the regions of the north 07Seb1    47:3 | Now south of these are the Indians, and 07Seb1    47:3 | desert who are the sons of Abraham born from Hagar and 07Seb1    47:3 | Yesbok, Melisawē; and the sons of Lot, Amon and Moab; and 07Seb1    47:3 | and Moab; and the sons of Esau, that is Edom; and 07Seb1    47:3 | who were to the south of the Indians, north of these 07Seb1    47:3 | south of the Indians, north of these, from the great and 07Seb1    47:3 | where Movsēs and the sons of Israel dwelt, whom the prophet 07Seb1    47:4 | fearsome desert whence the tempest of those nations emerged in a 07Seb1    47:6 | I say about the disorder of the Roman empire, and the 07Seb1    47:6 | Roman empire, and the disasters of the slaughter from which the 07Seb1    47:6 | never free, and the flowing of the blood of the slaughter 07Seb1    47:6 | the flowing of the blood of the slaughter of prominent men 07Seb1    47:6 | the blood of the slaughter of prominent men and counsellors in 07Seb1    47:6 | the kingdom who were accused of plotting the emperor’s death 07Seb1    47:7 | counsellor, since all the inhabitants of the country and the princes 07Seb1    47:7 | who was father-in-law of Smbat the aspet (son of 07Seb1    47:7 | of Smbat the aspet (son of Varaztirots’), son of the great 07Seb1    47:7 | aspet (son of Varaztirots’), son of the great Smbat called Khosrov 07Seb1    47:8 | lamps lit at the site of his murder. Smbat they exiled 07Seb1    47:8 | had happened, since they said of him to the king: ’He 07Seb1    47:8 | necessary to avenge the blood of ( Gēorg) Magistros’ 07Seb1    47:9 | Magistros was the prince of the army in that region 07Seb1    47:9 | troops; Smbat was the prince of the army of the Thracian 07Seb1    47:9 | the prince of the army of the Thracian princes; and Manuēl 07Seb1    47:9 | exercised in Constantinople the function of magister 07Seb1    47:10 | the Magistros, fearing a rebellion of the army. But he called 07Seb1    47:11 | spoke with all the princes of the army, and passed on 07Seb1    47:12 | For that reason the army of the Thracian princes plotted death 07Seb1    47:12 | against him; they accused him of being the cause of the 07Seb1    47:12 | him of being the cause of the planned rebellion, so that 07Seb1    48:0 | War of the Ismaelites against the Persians 07Seb1    48:0 | Ismaelites against the Persians. Death of Yazkert. Extinction of Sasanian rule 07Seb1    48:0 | Persians. Death of Yazkert. Extinction of Sasanian rule. The Armenians submit 07Seb1    48:0 | the Ismaelites under the command of T’ēodoros Ṙshtuni. The emperor Constans 07Seb1    48:0 | Constans comes to Armenia; many of the Armenian princes come to 07Seb1    48:1 | In the twentieth year of Yazkert, king of Persia, in 07Seb1    48:1 | twentieth year of Yazkert, king of Persia, in the eleventh year 07Seb1    48:1 | Persia, in the eleventh year of the emperor Constans who was 07Seb1    48:1 | was called after the name of his father Constantine, in the 07Seb1    48:1 | father Constantine, in the [19th] year of the dominion of the Ismaelites 07Seb1    48:1 | the [19th] year of the dominion of the Ismaelites, the army of 07Seb1    48:1 | of the Ismaelites, the army of the Ismaelites which was in 07Seb1    48:1 | which was in the land of Persia and of Khuzhastan marched 07Seb1    48:1 | the land of Persia and of Khuzhastan marched eastwards to the 07Seb1    48:1 | marched eastwards to the region of the land called Pahlaw, which 07Seb1    48:1 | Pahlaw, which is the land of the Parthians, against Yazkert king 07Seb1    48:1 | the Parthians, against Yazkert king of Persia 07Seb1    48:2 | with him near the boundaries of the K’ushans and slew all 07Seb1    48:2 | sought refuge among the troops of the T’etalk’, who had come 07Seb1    48:2 | from those regions. The prince of the Medes - of whom I 07Seb1    48:2 | The prince of the Medes - of whom I said above that 07Seb1    48:3 | Then the army of the T’etalk’ seized Yazkert and 07Seb1    48:3 | So was extinguished the rule of the Persians and of the 07Seb1    48:3 | rule of the Persians and of the race of Sasan, which 07Seb1    48:3 | Persians and of the race of Sasan, which had held sway 07Seb1    48:4 | Now when the king of Ismael saw the success of 07Seb1    48:4 | of Ismael saw the success of this victory and that the 07Seb1    48:4 | been destroyed, after three years of the peace treaty had fully 07Seb1    48:4 | make peace with the king of the Greeks. But he commanded 07Seb1    48:4 | as well, in the [12th] year of the reign of Constans 07Seb1    48:4 | the [12th] year of the reign of Constans 07Seb1    48:5 | and submitted to the king of Ismael. T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’ 07Seb1    48:5 | king of Ismael. T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, with all the Armenian 07Seb1    48:6 | Now the prince of Ismael spoke with them and 07Seb1    48:6 | ’Let this be the pact of my treaty between me and 07Seb1    48:7 | In this manner the servant of Anti-Christ split them away 07Seb1    48:8 | am coming to the city of Karin. Do you come to 07Seb1    48:9 | The complaint and murmuring of all the Roman troops concerning 07Seb1    48:9 | Roman troops concerning the lord of Ṙshtunik’ and the Armenians reached 07Seb1    48:11 | and came to the city of Karin in the [12th] year of 07Seb1    48:11 | of Karin in the [12th] year of his reign and the [20th] year 07Seb1    48:11 | his reign and the [20th] year of the rule of the Ismaelites 07Seb1    48:11 | the [20th] year of the rule of the Ismaelites 07Seb1    48:12 | Constans remained in the city of Karin for a few days 07Seb1    48:12 | days. The princes and troops of the so-called Fourth Armenia 07Seb1    48:12 | There met him the men of Sper, the princes of the 07Seb1    48:12 | men of Sper, the princes of the Bagratunik’, the men of 07Seb1    48:12 | of the Bagratunik’, the men of Mananali, of Daranali, those from 07Seb1    48:12 | Bagratunik’, the men of Mananali, of Daranali, those from the province 07Seb1    48:12 | Daranali, those from the province of Ekełeats’, and all the troops 07Seb1    48:12 | Ekełeats’, and all the troops of those places, and the men 07Seb1    48:12 | those places, and the men of Karin, and Tayk’, and Basean 07Seb1    48:13 | to meet him the princes of Vanand with their army, the 07Seb1    48:13 | with their army, the men of Shirak, the Khorkhoṙunik’, and the 07Seb1    48:13 | the Khorkhoṙunik’, and the men of the house of the Dimak’seank’ 07Seb1    48:13 | the men of the house of the Dimak’seank’. Also presenting themselves 07Seb1    48:13 | the army from the region of Ayrarat; the Aṙaweleank’ the Aṙaneank’ 07Seb1    48:14 | intention and plan for rebellion of the lord of Ṙshtunik’, and 07Seb1    48:14 | for rebellion of the lord of Ṙshtunik’, and the frequent coming 07Seb1    48:14 | coming and going to him of the messengers of Ismael. Then 07Seb1    48:14 | to him of the messengers of Ismael. Then the king and 07Seb1    48:14 | his army cursed the lord of Ṙshtunik’, deprived him of the 07Seb1    48:14 | lord of Ṙshtunik’, deprived him of the title of his authority 07Seb1    48:14 | deprived him of the title of his authority, and sent another 07Seb1    48:15 | some) taken to the fortress of Bałēsh and others to the 07Seb1    48:15 | and others to the islands of Bznunik’. He himself went to 07Seb1    48:15 | himself went to the island of Ałt’amar: and he commanded the 07Seb1    48:15 | and he commanded the troops of those regions to fortify themselves 07Seb1    48:16 | themselves there. But T’ēodoros, lord of Vahewunik’, took control of the 07Seb1    48:16 | lord of Vahewunik’, took control of the fortress of Arp’ayk’. His 07Seb1    48:16 | took control of the fortress of Arp’ayk’. His son Grigor, who 07Seb1    48:16 | who was son-in-law of the lord of the Ṙshtunik’ 07Seb1    48:16 | in-law of the lord of the Ṙshtunik’, and Varaz Nersēh 07Seb1    48:16 | the Ṙshtunik’, and Varaz Nersēh of Dashtkar, took up positions outside 07Seb1    48:16 | treasures, for all the treasures of the land were there - of 07Seb1    48:16 | of the land were there - of the church, of the princes 07Seb1    48:16 | were there - of the church, of the princes, and of the 07Seb1    48:16 | church, of the princes, and of the merchants 07Seb1    48:17 | heard this, desired the multitude of his army to engage in 07Seb1    48:17 | requested mercy, lest on account of their trespasses he be totally 07Seb1    48:18 | sent away the larger part of his army. He himself went 07Seb1    48:18 | he stayed in the residence of the Catholicos. The king appointed 07Seb1    48:18 | The king appointed Musheł, lord of the Mamikoneank’, prince of the 07Seb1    48:18 | lord of the Mamikoneank’, prince of the Armenian cavalry, and sent 07Seb1    48:18 | sent him to the region of Sephakan Gund with [3,000] men. He 07Seb1    48:18 | men. He likewise sent some of his troops to Iberia, Ałuank’ 07Seb1    49:0 | Concerning the Catholicos of Armenia, Nersēs; he and other 07Seb1    49:0 | communicate with the Romans out of fear. One of the bishops 07Seb1    49:0 | Romans out of fear. One of the bishops is forced by 07Seb1    49:0 | communicate with the Catholicos. Return of Constans to Constantinople. Flight of 07Seb1    49:0 | of Constans to Constantinople. Flight of Nersēs from the Armenian princes 07Seb1    49:0 | to Muawiya, and receives office of prince over Armenia, Iberia, Ałuank’ 07Seb1    49:0 | Iberia, Ałuank’ and Siwnik’. Preparation of the Ismaelites to capture Constantinople 07Seb1    49:1 | his youth in the territory of the Greeks, had studied the 07Seb1    49:1 | studied the language and literature of the Romans, and travelled through 07Seb1    49:1 | firmly agreed with the council of Chalcedon and the Tome of 07Seb1    49:1 | of Chalcedon and the Tome of Leo 07Seb1    49:2 | was called to the throne of the Catholicosate. He was a 07Seb1    49:2 | convert Armenia to the council of Chalcedon 07Seb1    49:3 | and stayed in the residence of the Catholicos, and the council 07Seb1    49:3 | the Catholicos, and the council of Chalcedon was proclaimed in the 07Seb1    49:3 | was proclaimed in the church of St. Gregory on a Sunday 07Seb1    49:4 | Catholicos perverted the true faith of St. Gregory which all the 07Seb1    49:4 | and clean and crystalline waters of the springs - which the Catholicos 07Seb1    49:5 | fear, so that from terror of death they all carried out 07Seb1    49:6 | a certain bishop in front of the king and had to 07Seb1    49:6 | he had anathematized the council of Chalcedon and the Tome of 07Seb1    49:6 | of Chalcedon and the Tome of Leo, and had refused communion 07Seb1    49:6 | ring and with the rings of all the bishops and greatest 07Seb1    49:8 | they had finished the act of communion and the king had 07Seb1    49:10 | Yet you reckon me unworthy of communicating with you, but not 07Seb1    49:11 | ’ The king note: ’Enough of that. Tell me this. Is 07Seb1    49:11 | this. Is this man Catholicos of Armenia, or not?’ 11 The 07Seb1    49:12 | for this country, all orders of ritual emanate from this place 07Seb1    49:13 | and then with the rings of all the princes. That document 07Seb1    49:16 | appointed a certain Morianos prince of Armenia with the Armenian army 07Seb1    49:17 | own position. For the prince of Ṙshtunik’ and the other princes 07Seb1    49:18 | So T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, remained in his lair 07Seb1    49:18 | his lair on the island of Ałt’amar, he and his son 07Seb1    49:18 | son-in-law Hamazasp, lord of the Mamikoneank’. He requested for 07Seb1    49:19 | When the days of winter had passed and it 07Seb1    49:19 | the land, captured the city of Trebizond, and took away very 07Seb1    49:19 | took away very large quantities of booty, plunder, and captives 07Seb1    49:20 | After this T’ēodoros, the lord of Ṙshtunik’, went to Muawiya the 07Seb1    49:20 | went to Muawiya the prince of Ismael in Damascus, and visited 07Seb1    49:20 | with grand presents. The prince of Ismael gave him robes of 07Seb1    49:20 | of Ismael gave him robes of gold embroidered with gold and 07Seb1    49:20 | with gold and a banner of his own pattern. He gave 07Seb1    49:20 | He gave him the rank of prince of Armenia, Iberia, Ałuank’ 07Seb1    49:20 | him the rank of prince of Armenia, Iberia, Ałuank’, and Siwnik’ 07Seb1    49:20 | Caucasus mountain and the Pass of Chor. Then he dismissed him 07Seb1    49:21 | In the [11th] year of Constans the treaty between Constans 07Seb1    49:21 | between Constans and Muawiya, prince of Ismael, was broken. The king 07Seb1    49:21 | Ismael, was broken. The king of Ismael ordered all his troops 07Seb1    50:0 | Letter of the king of Ismael to 07Seb1    50:0 | Letter of the king of Ismael to Constans, king of 07Seb1    50:0 | of Ismael to Constans, king of the Greeks. Muawiya comes to 07Seb1    50:0 | destroys and scatters the fleet of the Ismaelites; the Ismaelite army 07Seb1    50:0 | army abandons Chalcedon. Another army of Ismaelites, which invades Iberia, is 07Seb1    50:0 | a winter storm. The princes of Armenia unite and divide Armenia 07Seb1    50:0 | divide Armenia among themselves. Distress of the people 07Seb1    50:1 | whom I worship, the God of our father Abraham 07Seb1    50:2 | from your presence the multitude of your troops to their respective 07Seb1    50:2 | I shall make an inventory of the treasures and order them 07Seb1    50:4 | Persia, Khuzhastan, from the region of India, Aruastan, and from the 07Seb1    50:4 | Aruastan, and from the region of Egypt (they came) to Muawiya 07Seb1    50:4 | came) to Muawiya, the prince of the army who resided in 07Seb1    50:5 | few men for the sake of speed, [100] men for each ship 07Seb1    50:5 | and fro over the waves of the sea around the very 07Seb1    50:6 | whole land, all the inhabitants of the country submitted to him 07Seb1    50:6 | the other hand, the host of the Roman army entered Constantinople 07Seb1    50:6 | reached Chalcedon in the [13th] year of Constans 07Seb1    50:7 | And he had the letter of their king taken into the 07Seb1    50:8 | letter, went into the house of God, fell on his face 07Seb1    50:9 | and they will perish full of shame. They will know that 07Seb1    50:9 | in Constantinople in the manner of Nineveh 07Seb1    50:10 | when they reached the wall of the city they might easily 07Seb1    50:10 | the wall from the top of towers, and break into the 07Seb1    50:11 | could see the awesome power of the Lord. For the Lord 07Seb1    50:11 | from heaven with the violence of a fierce wind, and there 07Seb1    50:11 | up high like the summits of very high mountains, and the 07Seb1    50:12 | broke up, and the host of soldiers were drowned in the 07Seb1    50:12 | were drowned in the depths of the sea. The survivors were 07Seb1    50:12 | on planks over the waves of the sea. Cast hither and 07Seb1    50:12 | and thither in the tossing of the waves, they perished; for 07Seb1    50:12 | remained not a single one of them 07Seb1    50:13 | the city through the prayers of the pious king Constans. For 07Seb1    50:13 | For six days the violence of the wind and the turbulence 07Seb1    50:13 | the wind and the turbulence of the sea did not cease 07Seb1    50:14 | Ismaelites saw the fearsome hand of the Lord, their hearts broke 07Seb1    50:15 | winter was approaching, the army of Ismael came and took up 07Seb1    50:18 | be no sword and shedding of blood among them, and that 07Seb1    50:18 | pass in peace the days of winter, so that they might 07Seb1    50:19 | For the lord of Ṙshtunik’ had fallen ill and 07Seb1    50:19 | and withdrawn to the island of Ałt’amar. He was quite unable 07Seb1    50:19 | land according to the number of each one’s cavalry, and they 07Seb1    50:20 | the anguished affliction like that of the sick when illness seizes 07Seb1    50:20 | them and they are deprived of speech. Something of that sort 07Seb1    50:20 | are deprived of speech. Something of that sort happened. For there 07Seb1    50:21 | Now when the lord of Ṙshtunik’ saw this, he requested 07Seb1    51:0 | Rebellion of the Medes from the Ismaelites 07Seb1    51:0 | Medes from the Ismaelites. Collapse of the power of the Ismaelites 07Seb1    51:0 | Ismaelites. Collapse of the power of the Ismaelites beyond the Chor 07Seb1    51:0 | the Chor Pass, and flight of the survivors across the difficult 07Seb1    51:0 | survivors across the difficult (terrain) of the Caucasus mountain 07Seb1    51:1 | Ismael and killed the chief of the tax-collectors of the 07Seb1    51:1 | chief of the tax-collectors of the king of Ismael. They 07Seb1    51:1 | tax-collectors of the king of Ismael. They made their refuge 07Seb1    51:1 | refuge and retreat the fastnesses of the land of Media, the 07Seb1    51:1 | the fastnesses of the land of Media, the deep forested valleys 07Seb1    51:1 | Gaz and the mountain range of Media, and the strength of 07Seb1    51:1 | of Media, and the strength of those active and intrepid peoples 07Seb1    51:2 | oppressive subjection and the burden of the tax imposed on them 07Seb1    51:2 | from them each year [365] sacks of drams. As for those who 07Seb1    51:2 | the cavalry and the office of prince of the country 07Seb1    51:2 | and the office of prince of the country 07Seb1    51:3 | the balance to attain one of two alternatives - either to die 07Seb1    51:3 | to escape from the teeth of the dragon and from the 07Seb1    51:4 | The host of the army of Ismael saw 07Seb1    51:4 | The host of the army of Ismael saw that their enterprise 07Seb1    51:4 | succeeding in the difficult mountains of Media, because the Ket’rus and 07Seb1    51:4 | them, with all the multitude of the mountain dwellers 07Seb1    51:6 | They reached the Pass of Chor, and crossing within the 07Seb1    51:6 | the country along the foot of the mountain. There came out 07Seb1    51:6 | which they call the Gate of the Huns - for they were 07Seb1    51:6 | for they were the guards of that place - and defeated them 07Seb1    51:7 | another army from the territory of the T’etalk’. They joined battle 07Seb1    51:7 | suffered defeat from the army of the T’etalk’. They smote them 07Seb1    51:8 | the pass, because another army of theirs came up behind them 07Seb1    51:8 | mountain, for the difficult terrain of the Caucasus mountain. With the 07Seb1    51:8 | came out through the ridges of the mountain. Only a few 07Seb1    51:8 | few, escaping by the skin of their teeth, naked and unshod 07Seb1    51:8 | and wounded, reached the area of Ctesiphon, their own homeland 07Seb1    52:0 | Ismaelites at Nakhchawan, and destruction of the Greeks. Capture of Karin 07Seb1    52:0 | destruction of the Greeks. Capture of Karin; ravaging of the lands 07Seb1    52:0 | Greeks. Capture of Karin; ravaging of the lands of Armenia, Ałuank’ 07Seb1    52:0 | Karin; ravaging of the lands of Armenia, Ałuank’, and Siwnik’ by 07Seb1    52:0 | the Ismaelites, and the giving of hostages. Death of T’ēodoros Ṙshtuni 07Seb1    52:0 | the giving of hostages. Death of T’ēodoros Ṙshtuni. Hamazasp Mamikonean is 07Seb1    52:0 | Hamazasp Mamikonean is appointed prince of Armenia. The Catholicos Nersēs returns 07Seb1    52:0 | Nersēs returns to the throne of the Catholicosate and completes the 07Seb1    52:0 | Catholicosate and completes the construction of the church of Zuart’nots’ 07Seb1    52:0 | the construction of the church of Zuart’nots’ 07Seb1    52:1 | rebel from the Ismaelites; slaughter of the hostages. Musheł Mamikonean abandons 07Seb1    52:1 | and mutual slaughter. The victory of Muawiya over his opponents, his 07Seb1    52:1 | his sole rule and making of peace. Conclusion 07Seb1    52:2 | Then Musheł, lord of the Mamikonean’, rebelled from the 07Seb1    52:2 | the same year the army of Ismael that was quartered in 07Seb1    52:2 | quartered in Armenia took control of the whole land from end 07Seb1    52:2 | end to end. T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, and all the princes 07Seb1    52:2 | Ṙshtunik’, and all the princes of the country submitted in unison 07Seb1    52:2 | out their desires, because fear of a dreadful death hung over 07Seb1    52:3 | that year through the envy of his brother the blessed and 07Seb1    52:3 | Habib who resided in Aruch of Ashnak. He put him to 07Seb1    52:4 | It was the days of piercing winter cold, and the 07Seb1    52:4 | them, but sacked the fortress of Dvin and went on to 07Seb1    52:4 | pillage it too. The general of the Greek army was a 07Seb1    52:5 | for battle with the army of Ismael. Mawrianos obstinately planned to 07Seb1    52:5 | who were assaulting the fortress of Nakhchawan. They defeated them, slew 07Seb1    52:6 | in Iberia. Then the army of Ismael turned back from them 07Seb1    52:6 | from them, besieged the city of Karin, and attacked its (inhabitants 07Seb1    52:6 | military resistance, opened the gates of the city and submitted 07Seb1    52:7 | and all the large amount of the city’s wealth. They ravaged 07Seb1    52:7 | They ravaged all the land of Armenia, Ałuank’, and Siwnik’, and 07Seb1    52:7 | as hostages the leading princes of the country, and the wives 07Seb1    52:7 | the wives, sons, and daughters of many people 07Seb1    52:8 | T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, with his relatives, departed 07Seb1    52:8 | to Asorestan. There T’ēodoros, lord of Ṙshtunik’, died. His body was 07Seb1    52:8 | and buried in the tomb of his fathers 07Seb1    52:9 | Hamazasp, lord of the Mamikoneank’, son of Dawit’ 07Seb1    52:9 | lord of the Mamikoneank’, son of Dawit’, held the position of 07Seb1    52:9 | of Dawit’, held the position of prince of Armenia, a virtuous 07Seb1    52:9 | held the position of prince of Armenia, a virtuous man in 07Seb1    52:9 | a domesticated man, a lover of reading and study. But he 07Seb1    52:9 | and experienced in the details of military skill in the fashion 07Seb1    52:9 | military skill in the fashion of his ancestral family; he had 07Seb1    52:9 | combat or seen the faces of the enemy 07Seb1    52:10 | zealous for the valiant character of his ancestral house, to carry 07Seb1    52:10 | out with fervent haste acts of bravery in accordance with the 07Seb1    52:10 | in accordance with the abilities of his ancestors, seeking from On 07Seb1    52:11 | in Tayk’ until the lord of Ṙshtunik’ died and the Arab 07Seb1    52:11 | Then after the sixth year of expulsion he returned to his 07Seb1    52:11 | was reestablished on the throne of the Catholicosate. He hastened to 07Seb1    52:11 | hastened to complete the building of the church which he had 07Seb1    52:11 | the road to the city of Vałarshapat 07Seb1    52:12 | their allegiance to the king of the Greeks. King Constans made 07Seb1    52:12 | King Constans made Hamazasp, lord of the Mamikoneank’ curopalates, and gave 07Seb1    52:12 | silver cushions and the rank of prince of Armenia. To the 07Seb1    52:12 | and the rank of prince of Armenia. To the other princes 07Seb1    52:13 | Then when the king of Ismael saw that the Armenians 07Seb1    52:14 | But Musheł, lord of the Mamikoneank’, because he had 07Seb1    52:15 | negotiations submitted to the king of the Greeks in unison with 07Seb1    52:15 | the prince and the army of Ałuank’ and the princes of 07Seb1    52:15 | of Ałuank’ and the princes of Siwnik’ with their country. These 07Seb1    52:15 | been included in the census of Atrpatakan, until the kingdom of 07Seb1    52:15 | of Atrpatakan, until the kingdom of the Persians had been destroyed 07Seb1    52:16 | took prisoner Musheł and others of the princes who were with 07Seb1    52:17 | a disturbance amongst the armies of the sons of Ismael, and 07Seb1    52:17 | the armies of the sons of Ismael, and their unity was 07Seb1    52:17 | sections. One part (was composed of) those in the direction of 07Seb1    52:17 | of) those in the direction of India; one part, those who 07Seb1    52:17 | Egypt and in the regions of the T’etalk’; one part in 07Seb1    52:17 | one part in the territory of the Arabs and the place 07Seb1    52:18 | and that in the area of the Arabs united; they killed 07Seb1    52:18 | their king, plundered the multitude of treasures, and installed another king 07Seb1    52:19 | who was in the region of Asorestan, their prince called Muawiya 07Seb1    52:19 | the army in the region of the Arabs, and inflicted great 07Seb1    52:20 | Egypt united with the king of the Greeks, made a treaty 07Seb1    52:20 | and joined him. The host of troops, about [15,000], believed in Christ 07Seb1    52:20 | and were baptized. The blood of the slaughter of immense multitudes 07Seb1    52:20 | The blood of the slaughter of immense multitudes flowed thickly among 07Seb1    52:20 | flowed thickly among the armies of Ismael. Warfare afflicted them as 07Seb1    52:21 | he rules over the possessions of the sons of Ismael and 07Seb1    52:21 | the possessions of the sons of Ismael and makes peace with 07Seb1    52:22 | may have arranged the details of this history in accordance with 07Seb1    52:22 | accordance with the unintelligent thought of my own mind, and not 07Seb1    52:22 | accordance with the worthy grace of knowledge, nonetheless, looking to the 07Seb1    52:22 | nonetheless, looking to the ranks of those who love study I 07Seb1    52:24 | consumed by fire; the foundations of their mountains will burst into 07Seb1    52:24 | ’ that is, the tyrannies of their great princes. And: ’I 07Seb1    52:24 | arrows fly from the breast of a powerful man, from a 07Seb1    52:24 | these (speed) from the desert of Sin, who over the whole 07Seb1    52:25 | upon them, the wild beasts of the desert, who will drag 07Seb1    52:26 | Then at the end of his account he says: ’The 07Seb1    52:26 | account he says: ’The day of their destruction is close; the 08Ghev1    1:0 | called Amir al-Mu’mnin Commander of the Faithful. Muhammad (Mahmet) [ca. 570-632] died 08Ghev1    1:0 | years. In the eleventh year of the reign of the pious 08Ghev1    1:0 | eleventh year of the reign of the pious, God-pleasing Emperor 08Ghev1    1:0 | pious, God-pleasing Emperor Heraclius [610-641] of Byzantium, Muhammad was succeeded by 08Ghev1    1:0 | Thus Heraclius held the rule of Judaea and Asorestan until the 08Ghev1    1:0 | and Asorestan until the end of his life 08Ghev1    1:1 | the Lord awakened the spirits of malevolent men so that through 08Ghev1    1:1 | that through them the blood of Christians would be shed in 08Ghev1    1:2 | having for support the command of their law-giver, that sower 08Ghev1    1:2 | their law-giver, that sower of darnel, to “Go against the 08Ghev1    1:2 | your rule, for the plenty of the world has been given 08Ghev1    1:2 | our enjoyment. Eat the meat of the select ones of the 08Ghev1    1:2 | meat of the select ones of the countries, and drink the 08Ghev1    1:2 | countries, and drink the blood of the mighty 08Ghev1    1:3 | would deliver up the inhabitants of the world in service (to 08Ghev1    1:3 | are his heirs and sons of the patriarch. Because of our 08Ghev1    1:3 | sons of the patriarch. Because of our wickedness, God became disgusted 08Ghev1    1:3 | us and lifted the scepter of kingship from us, subjecting us 08Ghev1    1:3 | subjecting us to the servitude of slavery. But you, too, are 08Ghev1    1:3 | But you, too, are children of Abraham and sons of the 08Ghev1    1:3 | children of Abraham and sons of the patriarch 08Ghev1    1:4 | from service to the emperor of the Byzantines, and together we 08Ghev1    1:5 | News reached the emperor of the Byzantines, who wrote to 08Ghev1    1:9 | each other in the confines of the place called the Rock 08Ghev1    1:9 | the place called the Rock of Arabia. The Byzantines saw the 08Ghev1    1:9 | Byzantines saw the boundless host of the Madiam army, as numerous 08Ghev1    1:9 | as numerous as a swarm of locusts, with their incalculable number 08Ghev1    1:9 | locusts, with their incalculable number of camels and horses 08Ghev1    1:10 | sand, and from the weight of their weapons, they fell upon 08Ghev1    1:11 | camp, and generally killing many of them. Then the Ishmaelites, having 08Ghev1    1:12 | putting the land and country of the blessed city of Jerusalem 08Ghev1    1:12 | country of the blessed city of Jerusalem under taxation. Thus, from 08Ghev1    1:12 | paying taxes to the emperor of Byzantium, since the army of 08Ghev1    1:12 | of Byzantium, since the army of the Byzantines was unable to 08Ghev1    2:0 | became insolent toward the shah of Iran. They assembled a multitude 08Ghev1    2:0 | Iran. They assembled a multitude of troops and came against the 08Ghev1    2:0 | and came against the shah of Iran whose name was Yazdgird 08Ghev1    2:0 | was Yazdgird (Yazkert) [III, 632-651], the grandson of [II, 590, 591-628] Xosrov 08Ghev1    2:2 | shah. With that, the kingdom of the Iranians ended, having lasted 08Ghev1    2:4 | A large body of troops separated and started raiding 08Ghev1    2:4 | and started raiding the land of the Armenians from the Iranian 08Ghev1    2:4 | Iranian side, capturing the districts of Mark’ and Goght’n and the 08Ghev1    2:4 | Goght’n and the village dastakert of Naxjawan. Many men were killed 08Ghev1    2:4 | Erasx) River at the ford of Jugha 08Ghev1    2:5 | brigade raiding through the district of Artaz against the Byzantine general 08Ghev1    2:5 | was encamped in the district of Kogovit, near the borders of 08Ghev1    2:5 | of Kogovit, near the borders of Bazudzor and Marduts’ayk’. Prince T’e’odoros 08Ghev1    2:5 | Bazudzor and Marduts’ayk’. Prince T’e’odoros of the R’shtunik’ clan alerted Procopius 08Ghev1    2:5 | clan alerted Procopius that “troops of the marauding Ishmaelites have arisen 08Ghev1    2:6 | his faith in the multitude of his troops and not in 08Ghev1    2:6 | God Who determines the outcome of the battle, wrote nothing in 08Ghev1    2:6 | in reply to the prince of the Armenians 08Ghev1    2:7 | was embittered by the destruction of the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    2:7 | the destruction of the land of the Armenians and by the 08Ghev1    2:7 | Armenians and by the laziness of the general, impatiently wrote to 08Ghev1    2:9 | where they held the summits of the gorges, waiting to ambush 08Ghev1    2:9 | the Arabs). They slew many of them, took booty from the 08Ghev1    2:9 | went on to the district of Garhni, having separated from the 08Ghev1    2:10 | against the enemy. The army of the Ishmaelites rushed against them 08Ghev1    2:10 | rushed against them, destroying most of the Byzantines. The survivors took 08Ghev1    2:12 | in the twenty-second year of Abu Bakr and ’Uthman and 08Ghev1    2:13 | ceased coming against the land of the Armenians. However, in the 08Ghev1    2:13 | in the twenty-sixth year of their rule, once again they 08Ghev1    2:13 | again they attacked the land of the Armenians with a very 08Ghev1    3:0 | In the second year of the Byzantine emperor Constantine, who 08Ghev1    3:1 | and wanted to get hold of gorges at the Dzora pass 08Ghev1    3:1 | to get there in advance of the Arab army because the 08Ghev1    3:1 | had attacked with the speed of winged snakes. Thus they left 08Ghev1    3:1 | headed to the capital city of Dwin 08Ghev1    3:2 | They found the city devoid of fighting men, because all of 08Ghev1    3:2 | of fighting men, because all of them had gone along with 08Ghev1    3:3 | Tell me, who is capable of lamenting in a worthy fashion 08Ghev1    3:3 | a worthy fashion the wretchedness of these disasters 08Ghev1    3:4 | trampled under the loathsome feet of the infidels. Priests, deacons, and 08Ghev1    3:5 | Similarly, the multitude of captives with their sons and 08Ghev1    3:5 | know who was more worthy of lamentation, those who had been 08Ghev1    3:5 | be alienated from the faith of Christ and its spiritual and 08Ghev1    3:6 | and mourning the pitiful sight of blood-spattered bodies fallen on 08Ghev1    3:6 | spattered bodies fallen on top of one another, the survivors were 08Ghev1    3:7 | They have given the bodies of thy servant to the birds 08Ghev1    3:7 | thy servant to the birds of the air for food, the 08Ghev1    3:7 | air for food, the flesh of thy saints to the beasts 08Ghev1    3:7 | thy saints to the beasts of the earth. And there was 08Ghev1    3:9 | When the troops of the Armenians with the lords 08Ghev1    3:9 | T’e’odoros R’shtuni) saw the ferocity of the marauders who had come 08Ghev1    3:10 | the captives) to the country of Syria, and then they ceased 08Ghev1    3:10 | ceased coming against the land of the Armenians for ten years 08Ghev1    3:11 | in the thirty-sixth year of their rule, they assembled a 08Ghev1    3:11 | and again attacked the land of the Armenians. The leaders (of 08Ghev1    3:11 | of the Armenians. The leaders ( of this expedition) were ’Uthman and 08Ghev1    3:12 | When they reached the borders of Armenia, they divided into three 08Ghev1    3:13 | One front went by way of the land of Vaspurakan, capturing 08Ghev1    3:13 | by way of the land of Vaspurakan, capturing towns and fortresses 08Ghev1    3:13 | as far as the city of Naxjawan. Another front went through 08Ghev1    3:13 | Kogovit and besieged the fortress of Artsap’. Locating an entrance to 08Ghev1    3:14 | and his troops killed some [3,000] of the enemy, freed the bound 08Ghev1    3:15 | As for that other front of the army about which I 08Ghev1    3:15 | and went to the land of Syria. After that they stopped 08Ghev1    3:16 | during their day, the princes of the Ishmaelites—Abu Bakr, ’Uthman 08Ghev1    4:0 | took place in the land of the Armenians, and the deaths 08Ghev1    4:0 | the Armenians, and the deaths of the princes 08Ghev1    4:1 | The caliph of the Tachiks (Arabs) began to 08Ghev1    4:1 | to come against the land of the Armenians in the first 08Ghev1    4:1 | Armenians in the first year of ( Mu’awiya’s) reign, which was the 08Ghev1    4:1 | was the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Emperor Constans 08Ghev1    4:1 | fifth year of the reign of Emperor Constans [II, 641-668], the grandson of 08Ghev1    4:1 | of Emperor Constans [II, 641-668], the grandson of Heraclius 08Ghev1    4:2 | News of this reached Emperor Constans who 08Ghev1    4:3 | T’e’odoros from his authority because of the treachery he had worked 08Ghev1    4:5 | it) from the (other) clans of our (empire).” Frightened by these 08Ghev1    4:6 | Vard went to the general of the Byzantines and (together) they 08Ghev1    4:6 | that (Vard) guard the front of the bridge 08Ghev1    4:7 | Holy Saturday, on the eve of Easter 08Ghev1    4:8 | crossed to the other side of the river and severed the 08Ghev1    4:9 | midst (the Arabs) hurled some of them into the river, though 08Ghev1    4:9 | into the river, though some of them escaped and fled to 08Ghev1    4:9 | he realized that the collapse of his authority was the Lord’s 08Ghev1    4:10 | Now the caliph of the Ishmaelites wrote an edict 08Ghev1    4:10 | an edict to the land of the Armenians: “If you do 08Ghev1    4:10 | and come under the yoke of my service, I shall put 08Ghev1    4:10 | service, I shall put all of you to the sword 08Ghev1    4:11 | Nerse’s, the chief-priest of the Armenians and builder of 08Ghev1    4:11 | of the Armenians and builder of ( the church of) St. Gregory 08Ghev1    4:11 | and builder of (the church of) St. Gregory, together with the 08Ghev1    4:11 | with the princes and lords of the land assembled and agreed 08Ghev1    4:11 | become tributary to the tyranny of the Ishmaelites 08Ghev1    4:12 | the assembly) gave (them) two of the Armenian lords, Grigor from 08Ghev1    4:13 | Mu’awiya, caliph of the Ishmaelites, took them and 08Ghev1    4:14 | In the second year of his reign Mu’awiya summoned Grigor 08Ghev1    4:14 | gave to Grigor the honor of ( the position of presiding) prince 08Ghev1    4:14 | the honor of (the position of presiding) prince of the Armenians 08Ghev1    4:14 | the position of presiding) prince of the Armenians [ca. 662-684/85], and sent them 08Ghev1    4:14 | them back to the land of the Armenians with numerous gifts 08Ghev1    4:14 | great peace during the years of his rule 08Ghev1    4:15 | kept taxes over the land of the Armenians at the same 08Ghev1    4:15 | Yazid), ’Abd al-Malik [685-705], son of Marwan [I, 684-685] ruled. He lived for 08Ghev1    4:15 | years before dying. An account of his deeds follows 08Ghev1    4:16 | man. In the second year of his rule there was a 08Ghev1    4:16 | and which fulfilled the prophecy of David: “Their swords shall enter 08Ghev1    4:16 | bows shall be broken” [Psalm 37: 15]. Instead of the shedding of innocent blood 08Ghev1    4:16 | broken” [Psalm 37: 15]. Instead of the shedding of innocent blood and the merciless 08Ghev1    4:16 | the Christian peoples, the blood of the guilty was shed and 08Ghev1    4:17 | Grigor, (presiding) prince of the Armenians, kept the land 08Ghev1    4:17 | the Armenians, kept the land of the Armenians in a peaceful 08Ghev1    4:17 | the poor. In the village of Aruch in the district of 08Ghev1    4:17 | of Aruch in the district of Aragatsotn he built a wonderfully 08Ghev1    4:17 | wonderfully appointed and adorned house of worship as a memorial to 08Ghev1    4:18 | Xazirk’) ruled over the land of the Armenians and they killed 08Ghev1    4:19 | out raiding across the land of the Armenians, seizing numerous districts 08Ghev1    4:500 | annual tax on the land of the Armenians (in exchange for 08Ghev1    5:0 | following chapter concerns the reign of Ashot, the conflagration caused by 08Ghev1    5:0 | the Romans, and the death of Ashot 08Ghev1    5:1 | After the death of Grigor, Ashot patrik (the patrician 08Ghev1    5:1 | succeeded him in the authority of ( presiding) prince. (Ashot) of the 08Ghev1    5:1 | authority of (presiding) prince. (Ashot) of the Bagratuni clan was a 08Ghev1    5:1 | concerned himself with all manner of benevolent work, was interested in 08Ghev1    5:1 | education, and adorned the churches of God with doctoral arts and 08Ghev1    5:1 | with doctoral arts and groups of clerics and splendid (ritual) vessels 08Ghev1    5:1 | splendid (ritual) vessels, all out of his treasury 08Ghev1    5:2 | at Dariwnk’, the seat (ostan) of his realm, and placed in 08Ghev1    5:2 | placed in it the icon of the life-giving incarnation of 08Ghev1    5:2 | of the life-giving incarnation of Christ with its miraculous powers 08Ghev1    5:2 | church after it Amenap’rkich’ “Savior of All 08Ghev1    5:3 | In the first year of his reign, a star of 08Ghev1    5:3 | of his reign, a star of astonishing aspect appeared like a 08Ghev1    5:3 | aspect appeared like a column of light shedding light from its 08Ghev1    5:3 | comet. It became a symbol of ( the coming of) famine, the 08Ghev1    5:3 | a symbol of (the coming of) famine, the sword, and great 08Ghev1    5:4 | In the second year of the reign of Emperor Justinian 08Ghev1    5:4 | second year of the reign of Emperor Justinian [II, 685-695, 705-711] and during the 08Ghev1    5:4 | Justinian [II, 685-695, 705-711] and during the reign of Ashot patrik, (Justinian) sent a 08Ghev1    5:4 | large force against our land of Armenia. They came and destroyed 08Ghev1    5:5 | had gone to the land of the Khazars, married the daughter 08Ghev1    5:5 | the Khazars, married the daughter of the Khaqan, the king of 08Ghev1    5:5 | of the Khaqan, the king of the Khazars, and requested auxiliary 08Ghev1    5:6 | named True’gh (Terbelis, Tervel), khan of the Bulghars, [700/701-718], Justinian’s father-in 08Ghev1    5:7 | years. In the fourth year of his rule a looting brigade 08Ghev1    5:7 | his rule a looting brigade of the sons of Ishmael attacked 08Ghev1    5:7 | looting brigade of the sons of Ishmael attacked the land of 08Ghev1    5:7 | of Ishmael attacked the land of the Armenians. These sons of 08Ghev1    5:7 | of the Armenians. These sons of sin and children of impiety 08Ghev1    5:7 | sons of sin and children of impiety worked their wickedness on 08Ghev1    5:7 | their wickedness on the towns of Mark’, at Xram, Jugha, and 08Ghev1    5:8 | News of these crimes reached Prince Ashot 08Ghev1    5:8 | The Armenians put almost all of them to the sword, while 08Ghev1    5:9 | Once the wily son of Satan saw this attack, he 08Ghev1    5:9 | slacked off in their pursuit of the Arabs 08Ghev1    5:10 | them, wounding the presiding prince of the Armenians 08Ghev1    5:11 | clan’s) mausoleum in the village of Dariwnk’ 08Ghev1    6:1 | have just narrated, the emperor of the Byzantines, who was called 08Ghev1    6:1 | to capture Smbat, the son of Varaztirots’. This was in revenge 08Ghev1    6:1 | in revenge for Smbat’s desertion of the Byzantine army on account 08Ghev1    6:1 | the Byzantine army on account of his father Varaztirots’, whom the 08Ghev1    6:1 | him in the swampy plain of Payik. Many of the Armenian 08Ghev1    6:1 | swampy plain of Payik. Many of the Armenian troops were killed 08Ghev1    6:1 | were few, as were many of the Byzantine troops 08Ghev1    7:1 | In the sixteenth year of the reign of ’Abd al 08Ghev1    7:1 | sixteenth year of the reign of ’Abd al-Malik’ [685-705], Satan again 08Ghev1    7:2 | he went to the district of Jermadzor mercilessly putting to the 08Ghev1    7:4 | rather than endure a life of such misery 08Ghev1    7:5 | planned death for the monastery of Saint Gregory 08Ghev1    7:6 | the kings, princes and lords of this land had accumulated there 08Ghev1    7:6 | saw too the monastery’s arrangements of the angelic orders of priests 08Ghev1    7:6 | arrangements of the angelic orders of priests, the goodly discipline of 08Ghev1    7:6 | of priests, the goodly discipline of vardapets and worshippers, and they 08Ghev1    7:8 | A brigade of the infidels went to spend 08Ghev1    7:8 | the night, they strangled one of their own servants and threw 08Ghev1    7:10 | began piling up all kinds of falsehoods and then seized everyone 08Ghev1    7:10 | them and asking what sort of death the clerics should be 08Ghev1    7:12 | moved to implement that command of their satanic father, who was 08Ghev1    7:14 | grew dim without the beauty of its altar, and the sound 08Ghev1    7:14 | its altar, and the sound of heavenly glorification ceased. Silent were 08Ghev1    7:14 | were the spiritual, rational orders of the divine mass which the 08Ghev1    7:14 | clerics offered with the purest of thoughts 08Ghev1    7:15 | The glow of the lamps, which illuminated the 08Ghev1    7:16 | Gone was the fragrance of sweet-smelling incense, and gone 08Ghev1    7:16 | and gone were the prayers of the priests dedicated to the 08Ghev1    7:16 | priests dedicated to the atonement of the people seeking peace from 08Ghev1    7:16 | could say that the altar of the Lord had been stripped 08Ghev1    7:16 | the Lord had been stripped of all splendor 08Ghev1    7:17 | Oh the suffering of Christ! How did He permit 08Ghev1    7:19 | lament, tears, and the gnashing of teeth, about which He who 08Ghev1    7:20 | much spoil. Meanwhile the inhabitants of our land were left like 08Ghev1    7:20 | left like the burned husks of wheat which are thrown at 08Ghev1    7:20 | are thrown at the feet of swine 08Ghev1    8:0 | his replacement in the land of Armenia. The latter hatched an 08Ghev1    8:1 | was quickly revealed to Smbat of the Bagratuni House and to 08Ghev1    8:1 | clan members from the army of the nobles: Smbat, son of 08Ghev1    8:1 | of the nobles: Smbat, son of Prince Ashot, Vard, son of 08Ghev1    8:1 | of Prince Ashot, Vard, son of Prince T’e’odoros, and his brother 08Ghev1    8:3 | Some of the lords of the land 08Ghev1    8:3 | Some of the lords of the land of Vaspurakan then 08Ghev1    8:3 | the lords of the land of Vaspurakan then separated and departed 08Ghev1    8:3 | blessed and select man, full of spiritual wisdom 08Ghev1    8:4 | lamented and bemoaned the destruction of the land and the churches 08Ghev1    8:4 | churches and the draining away of the lordly clans, but was 08Ghev1    8:4 | should be careful and beware of treachery 08Ghev1    8:5 | entrusted them to the grace of God, and sent them away 08Ghev1    8:6 | They went along the bank of the Arax River and crossed 08Ghev1    8:6 | and crossed into the borders of Ughaye’, reaching the great town 08Ghev1    8:6 | Ughaye’, reaching the great town of Akor’i 08Ghev1    8:7 | which were in the city of Naxjawan chased after them and 08Ghev1    8:7 | were more than five thousand of them and they wanted to 08Ghev1    8:8 | and encamped at the town of Vardanakert. The Tachik (Arab) troops 08Ghev1    8:10 | Armenian troops secured the roads of the town and placed guards 08Ghev1    8:11 | to the mighty right hand of God for aid and a 08Ghev1    8:11 | divine mass and those worthy of it communed in the Lord’s 08Ghev1    8:15 | the cold. With that multitude of troops on the ice, the 08Ghev1    8:16 | A small number of the fugitives, some three hundred 08Ghev1    8:18 | sent them to the caliph of the Ishmaelites, ’Abd al-Malik 08Ghev1    8:19 | enemy’s spoil, sent glad tidings of their victory to the Byzantine 08Ghev1    8:20 | bestowed on Smbat the dignity of curopalates, in a royal fashion 08Ghev1    8:21 | and went to the land of Tayk’ where he entered the 08Ghev1    8:21 | took precautions against the sons of Ishmael 08Ghev1    8:22 | troops which were in parts of the land of Vaspurakan. They 08Ghev1    8:22 | in parts of the land of Vaspurakan. They came against them 08Ghev1    8:22 | against them in the district of R’shtunik’ at the village called 08Ghev1    8:23 | on fire. However, the prince of the Vaspurakan area, Smbat, son 08Ghev1    8:23 | the Vaspurakan area, Smbat, son of Ashot, did not allow them 08Ghev1    8:23 | thing to the dwelling place of the glory of God, Who 08Ghev1    8:23 | dwelling place of the glory of God, Who has given such 08Ghev1    8:24 | them. After a while, one of the Ishmaelite troops who was 08Ghev1    8:26 | merciful are the ones worthy of mercy. You, however, are a 08Ghev1    8:26 | are a merciless people, unworthy of mercy, nor shall we show 08Ghev1    8:27 | I will deliver the rest of them into your hands.” The 08Ghev1    8:27 | and let us get out of here. Should they kill us 08Ghev1    8:28 | was thrown into the depths of the sea alive. Then the 08Ghev1    9:0 | these events, when the caliph of the Ishmaelites, ’Abd al-Malik 08Ghev1    9:0 | Malik, learned about the destruction of his troops, he summoned general 08Ghev1    9:0 | him to take a multitude of soldiers and go against the 08Ghev1    9:0 | and go against the land of the Armenians, to kill and 08Ghev1    9:1 | threatened to implement the command of their caliph. When the lords 08Ghev1    9:1 | their caliph. When the lords of the Armenians learned about the 08Ghev1    9:1 | them, they entreated Sahak, kat’oghikos of the Armenians (Sahak Dzorap’orets’i, kat’oghikos 08Ghev1    9:1 | Dzorap’orets’i, kat’oghikos [677-703]), and some bishops of the land who were with 08Ghev1    9:1 | him to go in advance of the Ishmaelite army, to speak 08Ghev1    9:1 | Ishmaelite army, to speak words of peace to their general, and 08Ghev1    9:1 | place themselves under the yoke of service to them 08Ghev1    9:2 | entrusting them to the grace of the Lord 08Ghev1    9:3 | places and reached the city of Harran, where sickness came upon 08Ghev1    9:4 | united lords and common people of Armenia and the matters which 08Ghev1    9:4 | the matters which they request of you. However, the keeper of 08Ghev1    9:4 | of you. However, the keeper of the grainary of life has 08Ghev1    9:4 | the keeper of the grainary of life has suddenly called me 08Ghev1    9:6 | and confess to. Let none of you torment us to turn 08Ghev1    9:8 | will not guarantee the course of your footsteps, and He will 08Ghev1    9:8 | will turn around the hearts of your troops so that they 08Ghev1    9:11 | sword from shedding the blood of innocent people 08Ghev1    9:12 | by one word from all of your words, may all the 08Ghev1    9:13 | Armenia, now took the body of the blessed patriarch and laid 08Ghev1    9:14 | they departed for the land of the Armenians. When the inhabitants 08Ghev1    9:14 | the Armenians. When the inhabitants of the land saw the written 08Ghev1    9:14 | the Ishmaelites through the payment of taxes 08Ghev1    9:15 | second time to the land of the Armenians with a large 08Ghev1    9:15 | force, in the eighteenth year of Caliph ’Abd al-Malik, remaining 08Ghev1    9:15 | Tachik troops in the town of Vardanakert. Rather, he steadfastly adhered 08Ghev1    9:15 | them, merely scrutinizing the behavior of the Armenian lords. Thus, having 08Ghev1    10:0 | Walid) [I, 705-715] succeeded him as caliph of the Ishmaelites, ruling for ten 08Ghev1    10:1 | Here is a description of his deeds. In the first 08Ghev1    10:1 | deeds. In the first year of his reign, (al-Walid) resolved 08Ghev1    10:1 | do away with the families of Armenian lords and their cavalry 08Ghev1    10:3 | auxiliary force under the command of a general. Smbat, uniting his 08Ghev1    10:3 | called Drashpet in the district of Vanand, and struck camp there 08Ghev1    10:3 | there. When Muhammad, the prince of the Ishmaelite troops, heard about 08Ghev1    10:4 | fight began. Then the wrath of the Lord came upon the 08Ghev1    10:5 | few survivors were chased out of the land. Gathering up his 08Ghev1    10:5 | Muhammad returned to the city of Dwin 08Ghev1    10:6 | When the caliph of the Ishmaelites observed that the 08Ghev1    10:7 | their cavalry on the pretext of recording them in a royal 08Ghev1    10:8 | traditional naivete—believed the treachery of the cunning hunters, and quickly 08Ghev1    10:8 | was gathered into the church of Naxchawan, while the other half 08Ghev1    10:8 | was sent to the town of Xram where they were put 08Ghev1    10:9 | to destroy them. Then all of them assembled, brought out of 08Ghev1    10:9 | of them assembled, brought out of confinement the men from noble 08Ghev1    10:10 | to death before the altar of the Lord. When those who 08Ghev1    10:10 | were trapped realized the bitterness of the danger awaiting them, they 08Ghev1    10:10 | for the persecuted, the helper of those in danger, comforter of 08Ghev1    10:10 | of those in danger, comforter of the weary, give aid to 08Ghev1    10:10 | which awaits us. The heat of the flames surrounding us has 08Ghev1    10:10 | times more than the flames of Babylon 08Ghev1    10:11 | three children from the furnace of Babylon, in Your mercy do 08Ghev1    10:12 | bodies.” Having said this, all of them together sought blessing from 08Ghev1    10:13 | When we receive this amount of silver, we will free you 08Ghev1    10:14 | The lords because of the danger facing them, gave 08Ghev1    10:14 | into their enemies’ hands much of their accumulated treasures, both treasures 08Ghev1    10:14 | once they had been drained of their wealth, the infidels condemned 08Ghev1    10:15 | those seized were Smbat, son of Ashot from the Bagratid clan 08Ghev1    10:15 | by one. By eliminating all of them the Arabs emptied our 08Ghev1    10:15 | the Arabs emptied our land of its lordly heirs 08Ghev1    10:16 | this period, with the land of the Armenians devoid of its 08Ghev1    10:16 | land of the Armenians devoid of its lordly clans, the situation 08Ghev1    10:16 | clans, the situation resembled that of a flock of sheep surrounded 08Ghev1    10:16 | resembled that of a flock of sheep surrounded by wolves. The 08Ghev1    10:16 | The enemies visited every sort of evil upon us as they 08Ghev1    10:16 | they attacked, keeping the inhabitants of the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    10:16 | the inhabitants of the land of the Armenians in perpetual and 08Ghev1    10:17 | Poti (P’oyt’) in the territory of the land of Egeria. And 08Ghev1    10:17 | the territory of the land of Egeria. And they dwelled there 08Ghev1    10:18 | the land reached the ears of the caliph of the Ishmaelites 08Ghev1    10:18 | the ears of the caliph of the Ishmaelites whose name was 08Ghev1    10:19 | al-Aziz, who was hard of hearing. Despite this he was 08Ghev1    10:19 | he was sagacious and full of wordly knowledge, as well as 08Ghev1    10:19 | as well as a narrator of legends and fables 08Ghev1    10:20 | custom. When they were certain of the trustworthiness of the pledge 08Ghev1    10:20 | were certain of the trustworthiness of the pledge, they captured the 08Ghev1    10:21 | ingratitude and summoned the leaders of the church—the metropolitan and 08Ghev1    10:21 | read out at the conclusion of the feast of Easter against 08Ghev1    10:21 | the conclusion of the feast of Easter against the perpetrators of 08Ghev1    10:21 | of Easter against the perpetrators of such ingratitude, since that act 08Ghev1    10:21 | such ingratitude, since that act of impiety was carried out on 08Ghev1    10:22 | them and became the cause of their ruination 08Ghev1    10:23 | al-Aziz ruled the land of the Armenians and pacified it 08Ghev1    10:23 | and subduing the boastful callousness of the sons of Ishmael 08Ghev1    10:23 | boastful callousness of the sons of Ishmael 08Ghev1    10:24 | He rebuilt the city of Dwin mightier and larger than 08Ghev1    10:25 | passageway and emerged on top of the wall. In my own 08Ghev1    10:25 | in the weakening and flight of the guards who were protecting 08Ghev1    10:25 | the wall and the triumph of the Ishmaelites. And we destroyed 08Ghev1    11:0 | period, once again the heart of general Muhammad (ibn Marwan) became 08Ghev1    11:0 | this time against the land of the Chinese (Chenk’). He requested 08Ghev1    11:0 | many troops from the prince of the Ishmaelites and promised that 08Ghev1    11:0 | he would bring the king of the Chinese into submission and 08Ghev1    11:1 | With this multitude of troops, Muhammad left the area 08Ghev1    11:1 | troops, Muhammad left the area of Damascus and headed to the 08Ghev1    11:1 | East, crossing Asorestan, the land of the Persians, and Khurasan, until 08Ghev1    11:1 | until he reached a part of the land of the Chinese 08Ghev1    11:1 | a part of the land of the Chinese. There he encamped 08Ghev1    11:1 | he encamped by the banks of a mighty river, called Botis 08Ghev1    11:2 | an edict to the king of the Chinese, with this import 08Ghev1    11:2 | other nations tremble with fear of us? In whom do you 08Ghev1    11:2 | take refuge through your act of not submitting to us? Do 08Ghev1    11:3 | not enter under the yoke of service to us, grasp this 08Ghev1    11:3 | country into a desert, devoid of inhabitants, and put an end 08Ghev1    11:4 | As soon as the king of the Chinese, who was called 08Ghev1    11:4 | he summoned to him all of his p’shtipans and hamaharzes and 08Ghev1    11:5 | another, they wrote a response of this sort: “Could it be 08Ghev1    11:5 | you are mightier than any of the kings who have ruled 08Ghev1    11:5 | the world, from the beginning of time until now? How is 08Ghev1    11:5 | is it that the king of Babylon, who ruled the whole 08Ghev1    11:5 | whole world, and the kings of the Macedonians and the Persians 08Ghev1    11:6 | tangled up in the leash of lust. Because of it, you 08Ghev1    11:6 | the leash of lust. Because of it, you expressed your wicked 08Ghev1    11:6 | your life and the lives of those soldiers who have come 08Ghev1    11:7 | from me, after the manner of kings, I will give it 08Ghev1    11:8 | in battle.” So the king of the Chinese agreed to this 08Ghev1    11:9 | armed choice cavalry, in place of the requested girls. In this 08Ghev1    11:10 | Coming to the banks of the river, they encamped opposite 08Ghev1    11:11 | Now take from the notables of your army a number corresponding 08Ghev1    11:11 | number corresponding to the number of my girls, cross over to 08Ghev1    11:11 | cross over to this side of the river, and I will 08Ghev1    11:11 | crossing was finished, the emperor of the Chinese gave an order 08Ghev1    11:13 | river, trusting in the bravery of their horses 08Ghev1    11:14 | they return from the emperor of the Chinese to the country 08Ghev1    11:14 | the Chinese to the country of their habitation. Nor thereafter did 08Ghev1    11:14 | ever go to the country of the Chinese to wage war 08Ghev1    12:0 | dying. Here follows an account of his deeds 08Ghev1    12:1 | In the second year of his reign Sulaiman assembled numerous 08Ghev1    12:1 | who were in the city of Darband (Derbend), striking and afflicting 08Ghev1    12:1 | The Arabs demolished the walls of the fortress 08Ghev1    12:2 | In later times the sons of Ishmael will demolish it and 08Ghev1    12:4 | Maslama took a multitude of troops and crossed through the 08Ghev1    12:4 | Darband) Gates, raiding the land of the Huns. He went and 08Ghev1    12:4 | close to T’argu, a city of the Huns. Now as soon 08Ghev1    12:4 | as soon as the inhabitants of the land spotted the Arab 08Ghev1    12:4 | they forthwith notified the king of the Khazars, whom they styled 08Ghev1    12:5 | latter gathered up a host of troops, and all his gigantic 08Ghev1    12:6 | the fray until the arrival of Alp T’arxan, whom he had 08Ghev1    12:7 | Maslama observed the countless multitude of troops facing him, he began 08Ghev1    12:7 | he could find some means of extricating himself from them 08Ghev1    12:8 | women and all the rest of the camp rabble, Maslama cut 08Ghev1    12:8 | and escape from the clutches of the enemy by a hairsbreadth 08Ghev1    12:9 | he return from the land of the Huns, with his head 08Ghev1    13:1 | noble than all the men of his clan. He effected the 08Ghev1    13:1 | effected the release from captivity of those whom Muhammad had led 08Ghev1    13:1 | led off from the land of the Armenians, after he had 08Ghev1    13:1 | he had immolated the lords of our land. For Muhammad had 08Ghev1    13:3 | the Isaurian, [717-740] regarding the power of our faith, which was composed 08Ghev1    13:3 | was composed in the form of various questions. Below, briefly, we 08Ghev1    13:4 | Umar, in the name of Allah, Caliph of the Muslims 08Ghev1    13:4 | the name of Allah, Caliph of the Muslims, to Leo Emperor 08Ghev1    13:4 | the Muslims, to Leo Emperor of Byzantium 08Ghev1    13:5 | desire to know the teachings of your so imaginative religion, and 08Ghev1    13:5 | to make a profound study of your beliefs, but I have 08Ghev1    13:6 | make researches into the books of the Prophets and the Psalms 08Ghev1    13:6 | testimonies to prove the incarnation of Jesus 08Ghev1    13:7 | Himself is the more worthy of credence, since He was near 08Ghev1    13:8 | once written by the Children of Israel who read it and 08Ghev1    13:8 | long time there was nothing of it remaining among them, till 08Ghev1    13:8 | some men recomposed it out of their own heads. You admit 08Ghev1    13:8 | inasmuch as they were sons of Adam, were forgetful, subject to 08Ghev1    13:8 | perhaps acting under the inspiration of Satan, and those who, by 08Ghev1    13:9 | one finds no clear indication of either heaven or hell, or 08Ghev1    13:9 | either heaven or hell, or of the resurrection or judgment? It 08Ghev1    13:9 | and John, who have spoken of these matters according to their 08Ghev1    13:10 | Paraclete, pointed to the mission of our Muhammad? Why have the 08Ghev1    13:10 | Christian peoples, since the death of the disciples of Jesus, split 08Ghev1    13:10 | the death of the disciples of Jesus, split up into seventy 08Ghev1    13:11 | the associate and the equal of the unique and all-powerful 08Ghev1    13:11 | the laws, such as that of circumcision into baptism, that of 08Ghev1    13:11 | of circumcision into baptism, that of sacrifice into the eucharist, that 08Ghev1    13:11 | sacrifice into the eucharist, that of Saturday into Sunday 08Ghev1    13:12 | and in the unclean entrails of a woman? Why do you 08Ghev1    13:12 | do you adore the bones of Apostles and Prophets, and also 08Ghev1    13:12 | the law, as an instrument of torture 08Ghev1    13:13 | the equal and the like of Jesus, when he speaks in 08Ghev1    13:13 | he speaks in his vision, of two riders, mounted, the one 08Ghev1    13:14 | explications on these points, all of them, so that I may 08Ghev1    13:15 | many others besides, ’Umar, sovereign of the Arabs, addressed to the 08Ghev1    14:0 | Emperor FLAVIAN LEO, servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, our 08Ghev1    14:0 | our true God and sovereign of those who know him, to 08Ghev1    14:0 | know him, to ’UMAR, Chief of the Saracens 08Ghev1    14:2 | impose on us the duty of smiting with hard words, as 08Ghev1    14:2 | to learn the marvelous mystery of the truth. But as your 08Ghev1    14:2 | reveal even the least appearance of truthfulness, it is incumbent (on 08Ghev1    14:3 | than once the divine mysteries of our Christian religion, but that 08Ghev1    14:4 | Neither of these in fact is accurate 08Ghev1    14:4 | doctrine to heretics, for fear of it being turned into ridicule 08Ghev1    14:4 | turned into ridicule, and least of all before those to whom 08Ghev1    14:4 | those to whom the predictions of the Prophets and the testimony 08Ghev1    14:4 | the Prophets and the testimony of the Apostles are something strange 08Ghev1    14:6 | first time about the substance of your beliefs, for we have 08Ghev1    14:6 | involve you (in the subject of your religion 08Ghev1    14:7 | will, as Isaiah says, eat of the good produce of the 08Ghev1    14:7 | eat of the good produce of the earth 08Ghev1    14:8 | when the adversary thinks only of obstinately persisting in it. Let 08Ghev1    14:8 | standing near a fire, one of them recognizes that this element 08Ghev1    14:8 | other, driven by a spirit of contradiction, says that it is 08Ghev1    14:8 | that it is a spring of water; then the bad faith 08Ghev1    14:8 | water; then the bad faith of the latter is evident 08Ghev1    14:9 | away; blessed be the name of the Lord 08Ghev1    14:10 | elude and mutilate the evidence of Holy Scriptures which you have 08Ghev1    14:10 | not. You are but merchants of the things of God and 08Ghev1    14:10 | but merchants of the things of God and faith, who catch 08Ghev1    14:10 | and faith, who catch hold of some word in the Scriptures 08Ghev1    14:11 | have found in the Psalms of David and in the books 08Ghev1    14:11 | David and in the books of the Prophets testimonies regarding our 08Ghev1    14:11 | for and found such words of the Holy Spirit, who spoke 08Ghev1    14:11 | who spoke through the mouths of the Prophets. Furthermore, it is 08Ghev1    14:11 | the grace and the will of God that Christianity has been 08Ghev1    14:11 | still prosper by the power of God the Creator 08Ghev1    14:12 | First of all you write that we 08Ghev1    14:13 | the infallible and positive statements of the Gospel, rather than in 08Ghev1    14:13 | that God, the unique source of mercy, cannot at the same 08Ghev1    14:14 | Yet, to make the acceptance of the Incarnate Word easier to 08Ghev1    14:14 | clear predictions in the mouths of the Prophets, so that His 08Ghev1    14:15 | which the Prophets had given of Him before His incarnation 08Ghev1    14:16 | all this by the grace of God, point by point, in 08Ghev1    14:16 | letter, attributing the most glorious of these predictions to His super 08Ghev1    14:18 | whereas the lie is capable of anything, being able to deny 08Ghev1    14:19 | lie can deny the existence of the Holy Scriptures and accuse 08Ghev1    14:19 | Holy Scriptures and accuse them of being sinful. Jesus is indeed 08Ghev1    14:19 | sinful. Jesus is indeed worthy of confidence not, however, as mere 08Ghev1    14:19 | as mere man and deprived of the Word of God, but 08Ghev1    14:19 | and deprived of the Word of God, but as perfect man 08Ghev1    14:20 | because it was the Word of God which spoke to them 08Ghev1    14:21 | you affirm about the falsification of these writings, if it is 08Ghev1    14:21 | if it is the head of your religion who has taught 08Ghev1    14:22 | The head of your religion admits that one 08Ghev1    14:22 | be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses 08Ghev1    14:23 | who earlier received the promise of the mission of Christ, and 08Ghev1    14:23 | the promise of the mission of Christ, and it was to 08Ghev1    14:23 | descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves 08Ghev1    14:24 | him shall be the obedience of the peoples 08Ghev1    14:25 | just, John the Baptist son of Zecheriah 08Ghev1    14:26 | twelve and the seventy disciples of our Lord, one hundred and 08Ghev1    14:26 | who have predicted the coming of Christ, people to whom Muhammad 08Ghev1    14:26 | they were the holy servants of God. You declare Muhammad more 08Ghev1    14:26 | You declare Muhammad more worthy of faith than God, who has 08Ghev1    14:26 | them all, and the Word of God manifest in the flesh 08Ghev1    14:27 | one hundred and eleven servants of God, speaking unanimously of the 08Ghev1    14:27 | servants of God, speaking unanimously of the same Savior, more worthy 08Ghev1    14:27 | the same Savior, more worthy of faith than that of a 08Ghev1    14:27 | worthy of faith than that of a dissident or heterodox who 08Ghev1    14:27 | by lies. Muhammad, in speaking of the abovementioned holy men, represents 08Ghev1    14:27 | them as the favored servants of God, and compels you to 08Ghev1    14:28 | you depend on the book of the Jews and follow certain 08Ghev1    14:28 | also believe that this book of the Law captured several times 08Ghev1    14:28 | and lost to the sons of Israel who read it and 08Ghev1    14:28 | read it and were knowledgeable of it?” Again, “After many years 08Ghev1    14:28 | it?” Again, “After many years of such loss when nothing was 08Ghev1    14:29 | as they were and descendants of Adam, were exposed to all 08Ghev1    14:29 | were exposed to all sorts of error and to the seductions 08Ghev1    14:29 | error and to the seductions of Satan, and those who by 08Ghev1    14:29 | your letter by citing one of our opinions, pretending to draw 08Ghev1    14:30 | a lie to adopt part of a testimony and reject the 08Ghev1    14:31 | that they produced it out of their imagination, but that they 08Ghev1    14:31 | it based on the faith of authentic documents from holy and 08Ghev1    14:31 | from holy and pious men of the Hebrew people, drawing them 08Ghev1    14:31 | drawing them from the works of the Prophets themselves. The number 08Ghev1    14:31 | the Prophets themselves. The number of beings created by God during 08Ghev1    14:32 | Their alphabet is composed of twenty-two letters, of which 08Ghev1    14:32 | composed of twenty-two letters, of which five sound the same 08Ghev1    14:33 | It is by the inspiration of God through His Prophets that 08Ghev1    14:34 | Of these twenty-two books, five 08Ghev1    14:34 | are known under the name of the Law, and called by 08Ghev1    14:34 | contain teachings about the knowledge of God, an account of the 08Ghev1    14:34 | knowledge of God, an account of the creation of the world 08Ghev1    14:34 | an account of the creation of the world by God, the 08Ghev1    14:34 | world by God, the prohibition of the worship of pagan divinities 08Ghev1    14:34 | the prohibition of the worship of pagan divinities, the covenant accorded 08Ghev1    14:34 | removed them from the custom of that paganism for which they 08Ghev1    14:35 | Then there are books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the four 08Ghev1    14:35 | which contain the marvellous works of God with the record, from 08Ghev1    14:35 | record, from time to time, of the exact genealogy of the 08Ghev1    14:35 | time, of the exact genealogy of the just nation, descending regularly 08Ghev1    14:35 | They recount also the history of Israel, indicating what kings among 08Ghev1    14:35 | and those who were not; of how the Jewish people, because 08Ghev1    14:35 | how the Jewish people, because of their sins, were separated into 08Ghev1    14:35 | separated into two kingdoms, that of Israel and of Judah; and 08Ghev1    14:35 | kingdoms, that of Israel and of Judah; and finally of their 08Ghev1    14:35 | and of Judah; and finally of their captivity 08Ghev1    14:36 | Then the Psalms of David; the books of Solomon 08Ghev1    14:36 | Psalms of David; the books of Solomon, called by the Hebrews 08Ghev1    14:36 | Parimon and Samatan. The books of the twelve Prophets, of Isaiah 08Ghev1    14:36 | books of the twelve Prophets, of Isaiah and Jeremiah, as well 08Ghev1    14:36 | Ezekiel all contain the prophecies of the coming of Christ 08Ghev1    14:36 | the prophecies of the coming of Christ 08Ghev1    14:37 | falsify the writings, the completeness of the books would have had 08Ghev1    14:38 | that you are not ignorant of the enmity which exists between 08Ghev1    14:38 | the Jews, the sole cause of which being our belief in 08Ghev1    14:38 | as the Christ, the Son of God as preached by the 08Ghev1    14:38 | while admitting the future coming of the Christ, have rejected Jesus 08Ghev1    14:38 | set themselves against the testimonies of the Prophets, and have been 08Ghev1    14:38 | unwilling to recognize the Son of God in the person of 08Ghev1    14:38 | of God in the person of Christ 08Ghev1    14:39 | other than the incarnate Son of God 08Ghev1    14:40 | my third response. The captivity of the Jews took place long 08Ghev1    14:40 | place long before the coming of Christ in the flesh, so 08Ghev1    14:41 | all that with the object of proving that it was He 08Ghev1    14:41 | who had, through the words of the Prophets, ordained these ceremonies 08Ghev1    14:42 | Jews possessed were the books of the Prophets, which, having traversed 08Ghev1    14:42 | having traversed the two captivities of Israel and Judah, continued to 08Ghev1    14:42 | exist up to the time of our Savior, and from which 08Ghev1    14:42 | Lord drew the major part of His testimonies in preaching to 08Ghev1    14:43 | the Testament, but also some of the Prophets, as Ezekiel says 08Ghev1    14:43 | the Prophets, as Ezekiel says of himself that “I was among 08Ghev1    14:44 | was also that the events of the history of Esther took 08Ghev1    14:44 | the events of the history of Esther took place. As far 08Ghev1    14:44 | Psalms relative to this captivity of the Jews. This captivity had 08Ghev1    14:44 | in [Psalm 136], saying: “By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down 08Ghev1    14:44 | For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors 08Ghev1    14:44 | songs, and our tormentors words of praise.’’ 08Ghev1    14:45 | this man possessed the grace of the Holy Spirit, and he 08Ghev1    14:45 | was seen the marvellous work of God, for when it was 08Ghev1    14:45 | was compared with the edition of Esdras, the latter was found 08Ghev1    14:46 | quality as men, the writers of the Testament were exposed to 08Ghev1    14:46 | Testament were exposed to faults of memory.” It is true that 08Ghev1    14:46 | the Prophets, without having need of human wisdom 08Ghev1    14:47 | relying on the simple word of Muhammad you disdain the testimonies 08Ghev1    14:47 | Muhammad you disdain the testimonies of so many saints of God 08Ghev1    14:47 | testimonies of so many saints of God. You further say: “Satan 08Ghev1    14:47 | finds himself near the servants of God.” As for God Himself 08Ghev1    14:48 | person who is deprived completely of the testimony of the Scriptures 08Ghev1    14:48 | deprived completely of the testimony of the Scriptures, than such holy 08Ghev1    14:49 | and resurrection in the Law of Moses”, you show your unwillingness 08Ghev1    14:49 | could only understand the knowledge of God in the measure whereby 08Ghev1    14:50 | was necessary through the ministry of Moses. That is not so 08Ghev1    14:50 | Noah He did not demand of those who preceded him. Not 08Ghev1    14:53 | a preparation for the instruction of men, not a complete instruction 08Ghev1    14:54 | none that can deliver out of my hand 08Ghev1    14:57 | how dare you accuse us of pretending that, since that time 08Ghev1    14:57 | removing from it the names of the evangelists, or from adding 08Ghev1    14:58 | He has chosen the way of sending them Prophets. It is 08Ghev1    14:58 | Holy Spirit, under the name of Paraclete, that is the Comforter 08Ghev1    14:58 | they felt at the departure of their Lord and Master 08Ghev1    14:59 | His ascension, and remind them of all that He had said 08Ghev1    14:60 | Spirit a person completely ignorant of the Scriptures of God 08Ghev1    14:60 | completely ignorant of the Scriptures of God 08Ghev1    14:61 | not come in the name of our Lord, but in his 08Ghev1    14:62 | our Creator spread the teaching of His divine knowledge by His 08Ghev1    14:63 | to come. By the ministry of the Prophet Daniel, God has 08Ghev1    14:63 | at a most truthful knowledge of God. First, mankind shall come 08Ghev1    14:63 | First, mankind shall come out of the shadows of idolatry, and 08Ghev1    14:63 | come out of the shadows of idolatry, and shall arrive at 08Ghev1    14:63 | arrive at a certain degree of knowledge under the light of 08Ghev1    14:63 | of knowledge under the light of the Law. From there on 08Ghev1    14:63 | pass to the clearer light of the Gospel of Christ, and 08Ghev1    14:63 | clearer light of the Gospel of Christ, and finally, from the 08Ghev1    14:63 | Gospel to the perpetual light of the world to come 08Ghev1    14:64 | None of the Prophets has announced to 08Ghev1    14:64 | any Apostle after the death of His disciples 08Ghev1    14:65 | stated that, after the death of the disciples of the Lord 08Ghev1    14:65 | the death of the disciples of the Lord, we became divided 08Ghev1    14:65 | true, so do not think of consoling yourself by this lie 08Ghev1    14:66 | religion appeared in the midst of a single nation speaking a 08Ghev1    14:67 | a few of which have come to our 08Ghev1    14:67 | who deny both the existence of God, and the resurrection, along 08Ghev1    14:68 | again divided into two, one of which is rather peaceable, but 08Ghev1    14:68 | other (is so much full of hatred and enmity against you 08Ghev1    14:68 | and enemies, considering the assassination of persons preferable to any other 08Ghev1    14:68 | your hands as the foremost of meritorious works. Such acts take 08Ghev1    14:69 | faith, were it the invention of some human wisdom, should become 08Ghev1    14:70 | been spread from one end of the earth to the other 08Ghev1    14:70 | languages, from the civilized countries of Greece and Rome to the 08Ghev1    14:70 | to the most remote countries of the barbarians; and if there 08Ghev1    14:70 | is found, it is because of the differences of language 08Ghev1    14:70 | is because of the differences of language 08Ghev1    14:71 | admonitions under the holiest name of Christ, professing themselves to be 08Ghev1    14:71 | When lapsed manifest their intention of abandoning their detestable life, the 08Ghev1    14:72 | received holy baptism, the assurance of eternal life. If some questions 08Ghev1    14:72 | eternal life. If some questions of minor importance cause agitation among 08Ghev1    14:72 | among them, especially among some of them who live far from 08Ghev1    14:73 | closer acquaintance with the traditions of the truth, such as they 08Ghev1    14:74 | the wonderous and salvific knowledge of God has been spread abroad 08Ghev1    14:74 | let me indicate a few of them: First our Greek language 08Ghev1    14:74 | fifth the Syriac, sixth that of the Ethiopians, seventh that of 08Ghev1    14:74 | of the Ethiopians, seventh that of the Indians, eight the language 08Ghev1    14:74 | the Indians, eight the language of the Saracens, which is yours 08Ghev1    14:74 | which is yours, ninth that of the Persians, tenth the Armenian 08Ghev1    14:75 | you say, one or two of these people have introduced changes 08Ghev1    14:75 | found also in the books of other people, dwelling, as you 08Ghev1    14:75 | have already shown the habit of committing such falsifications, especially in 08Ghev1    14:75 | falsifications, especially in the case of a certain Hajjaj, named by 08Ghev1    14:75 | named by you as Governor of Persia, who gathered up all 08Ghev1    14:76 | Nevertheless, a few of the works of Abu Turab 08Ghev1    14:76 | a few of the works of Abu Turab escaped from this 08Ghev1    14:76 | been impossible among us. First of all, because God has given 08Ghev1    14:76 | Secondly, because even in spite of God’s prohibition, if someone ever 08Ghev1    14:77 | among the Christians, regarding questions of little import, whether or not 08Ghev1    14:78 | with regard to the Gospels of our Lord and the books 08Ghev1    14:78 | our Lord and the books of the Prophets, regarding them as 08Ghev1    14:79 | on research in the interests of truth, you ought to respect 08Ghev1    14:79 | do cite them for purposes of reference, you are obliged to 08Ghev1    14:80 | difficult indeed for the servants of God who are under His 08Ghev1    14:80 | other pagans hear the names of the Prophets or the Apostles 08Ghev1    14:81 | told: “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac 08Ghev1    14:81 | God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob 08Ghev1    14:81 | God of Isaac, the God of Jacob” [Exodus 3:15]; “Let us make man 08Ghev1    14:81 | I quote from the books of Moses which you have not 08Ghev1    14:82 | passages coming from the Book of God, are empty and futile 08Ghev1    14:82 | Word, who is the image of His substance, the ray of 08Ghev1    14:82 | of His substance, the ray of the light of His glory 08Ghev1    14:82 | the ray of the light of His glory, and to the 08Ghev1    14:82 | we are accused by you of confessing three gods 08Ghev1    14:83 | the sun, without the concourse of any other power like the 08Ghev1    14:83 | other power like the mixture of the sexes, such a person 08Ghev1    14:84 | Are you not convinced of this? So, if this light 08Ghev1    14:84 | obscures and which the height of the buildings intercepts, seems to 08Ghev1    14:84 | what will be (the purity) of a divine birth, which proceeds 08Ghev1    14:85 | was forced to make use of this example in order to 08Ghev1    14:86 | only one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, rational, whose 08Ghev1    14:87 | we recognize as the Word of God, the ray of light 08Ghev1    14:87 | Word of God, the ray of light without quality and which 08Ghev1    14:87 | is not originated like those of the sun, but is of 08Ghev1    14:87 | of the sun, but is of a quality so eminent as 08Ghev1    14:88 | which Scriptures call the Son of God, engendered by Him not 08Ghev1    14:88 | Him not under the dominance of passion such as is of 08Ghev1    14:88 | of passion such as is of earth, but as the rays 08Ghev1    14:88 | with regard to the Word of God, emanating from God 08Ghev1    14:90 | was created in the image of God, but do you believe 08Ghev1    14:90 | was his material body full of infirmities which God created in 08Ghev1    14:90 | God created in the image of His Spirit and His Word 08Ghev1    14:90 | free will, became the image of God 08Ghev1    14:91 | the Tempter, he was robbed of the honor which was vested 08Ghev1    14:91 | now a despised creature because of his reproachable ingratitude, he abandoned 08Ghev1    14:91 | abandoned himself to a life of most profane debauchery. His whole 08Ghev1    14:91 | present nothing but a pattern of hatred, plunder, murder and avidity 08Ghev1    14:91 | the first and the last of all iniquities, and into such 08Ghev1    14:91 | I am ashamed to speak of here. (In this aberration) they 08Ghev1    14:92 | succeed in turning humanity worshippers of himself and rejoice at seeing 08Ghev1    14:92 | himself adored in the form of the idols of paganism in 08Ghev1    14:92 | the form of the idols of paganism in whose worship he 08Ghev1    14:93 | is the true compassionate benefactor of men. And, as there existed 08Ghev1    14:93 | there existed no other way of salvation for man other than 08Ghev1    14:93 | which shines in the midst of the darkness of paganism 08Ghev1    14:93 | the midst of the darkness of paganism 08Ghev1    14:94 | But because of the blindness of man’s spirit 08Ghev1    14:94 | But because of the blindness of man’s spirit, man was unable 08Ghev1    14:94 | to fully contemplate the whole of the knowledge of God and 08Ghev1    14:94 | the whole of the knowledge of God and receive the light 08Ghev1    14:94 | through the Prophets, the coming of His incarnate Word 08Ghev1    14:95 | And because the Word of God should assume our flesh 08Ghev1    14:96 | mentioned above from the books of Moses, concerning the equality of 08Ghev1    14:96 | of Moses, concerning the equality of the Word with God Himself 08Ghev1    14:96 | says relative to the appearance of the Word in a human 08Ghev1    14:97 | not hearken to the words of that prophet shall die from 08Ghev1    14:97 | true that since the death of Moses, instead of one single 08Ghev1    14:97 | the death of Moses, instead of one single prophet, there have 08Ghev1    14:97 | who is the most powerful of them, and who announces things 08Ghev1    14:98 | cite for you a series of passages from the Prophets, indicating 08Ghev1    14:98 | the Prophets, indicating the coming of Christ. But consider first those 08Ghev1    14:98 | stairway, even to the presence of God, David prophesied of Him 08Ghev1    14:98 | presence of God, David prophesied of Him and note: “But I 08Ghev1    14:99 | David, but by the person of the Lord, at the time 08Ghev1    14:99 | the Lord, at the time of His crucifixion 08Ghev1    14:100 | the same David who speaks of Him (Christ) in eminent terms 08Ghev1    14:100 | To indicate the complete conversion of all the pagan to the 08Ghev1    14:100 | the same (Prophet) adds: “Ask of me, and I will make 08Ghev1    14:100 | your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession 08Ghev1    14:101 | your footstool. On the day of your power you were (endowed 08Ghev1    14:101 | princely gifts). For the beauty of your saints I have begotten 08Ghev1    14:102 | himself thus on the unity of the divine nature in heaven 08Ghev1    14:102 | heaven: “The earth is full of the steadfast love of the 08Ghev1    14:102 | full of the steadfast love of the Lord. By the word 08Ghev1    14:102 | the Lord. By the word of the Lord the heavens were 08Ghev1    14:102 | their host by the breath of his mouth.” [Psalm 33:5-6]. Isaiah (says): “The 08Ghev1    14:103 | also speaks concerning the incarnation of the Word: “This is our 08Ghev1    14:104 | men. She is the book of the commandments of God, and 08Ghev1    14:104 | the book of the commandments of God, and the law that 08Ghev1    14:104 | her; walk toward the shining of her light 08Ghev1    14:105 | the Prophet indicates two emanations of His light: the first is 08Ghev1    14:105 | light: the first is that of His ineffable humiliation, whereby He 08Ghev1    14:105 | by propagating therein the rays of the knowledge of God; and 08Ghev1    14:105 | the rays of the knowledge of God; and the second is 08Ghev1    14:105 | and the second is that of the general resurrection that He 08Ghev1    14:105 | faithful to the first rising of that light, and not to 08Ghev1    14:105 | her; walk toward the shining of her light. Do not give 08Ghev1    14:106 | not only the future incarnation of the Word of God, but 08Ghev1    14:106 | future incarnation of the Word of God, but also predicts by 08Ghev1    14:106 | clearest manner the disobedient revolt of the carnal people of Israel 08Ghev1    14:106 | revolt of the carnal people of Israel 08Ghev1    14:107 | by a stranger, in spite of his will, and mentioned by 08Ghev1    14:108 | star shall come forth out of Jacob, and a scepter shall 08Ghev1    14:108 | a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the 08Ghev1    14:108 | break down all the sons of Seth.” [Numbers 24:17]. This prophecy speaks of 08Ghev1    14:108 | of Seth.” [Numbers 24:17]. This prophecy speaks of Him as a man, yet 08Ghev1    14:109 | see for yourself. The chiefs of Moab stand for Satan and 08Ghev1    14:109 | who maintain the untruthful cult of idolatry among the nations; they 08Ghev1    14:109 | by Christ, since the idolatry of the Moabites and those peoples 08Ghev1    14:109 | was more detestable than that of all the other peoples, since 08Ghev1    14:109 | among other things, the genitals of man and woman, instruments of 08Ghev1    14:109 | of man and woman, instruments of the most detestable voluptuousness 08Ghev1    14:110 | kingdom was elevated above that of Agag, the answer is that 08Ghev1    14:110 | was but temporal, while that of Christ is celestial. You will 08Ghev1    14:110 | will see that the kingdom of Christ really is such if 08Ghev1    14:110 | pay attention to the words of the Holy Spirit on this 08Ghev1    14:111 | was, by His divinity, Son of God, the celestial King, and 08Ghev1    14:111 | His human (nature) as son of David, terrestrial king, as we 08Ghev1    14:112 | the River to the ends of the earth. May all kings 08Ghev1    14:113 | an ordinary man, a descendant of David, and not to Him 08Ghev1    14:113 | His human nature is son of David, but in His divine 08Ghev1    14:113 | His divine nature is Son of God and Word of God 08Ghev1    14:113 | Son of God and Word of God; and who in the 08Ghev1    14:113 | or arms or pitiless effusion of blood or enslaving, but by 08Ghev1    14:115 | to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come 08Ghev1    14:115 | who is to be ruler of Israel, whose roots are from 08Ghev1    14:115 | Israel, whose roots are from of old, from ancient days.” [Micah 5:2]. The 08Ghev1    14:115 | from ancient days.” [Micah 5:2]. The issue of a simple man to be 08Ghev1    14:116 | God predicted through the mouth of Jeremiah, saying: “The heart is 08Ghev1    14:116 | it? O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake thee 08Ghev1    14:116 | forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living water 08Ghev1    14:117 | who have seen the Word of God, and have believed that 08Ghev1    14:118 | That the will of God is that Israel should 08Ghev1    14:118 | will be called the Angel of the great mystery, Wonderful Counsellor 08Ghev1    14:118 | Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” [Isaiah 9:6]. He is called Angel 08Ghev1    14:118 | is called Angel by reason of His human character completely free 08Ghev1    14:118 | His human character completely free of sin; Wonderful Counsellor and Mighty 08Ghev1    14:118 | and Mighty God are attributes of His divine nature 08Ghev1    14:119 | Then the Prophet adds: “ of the increase of his government 08Ghev1    14:119 | Prophet adds: “of the increase of his government and of peace 08Ghev1    14:119 | increase of his government and of peace there will be no 08Ghev1    14:119 | no end, upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom 08Ghev1    14:120 | did not mount the throne of David, nor did He reign 08Ghev1    14:120 | contemporary throne, but to that of which God has spoken to 08Ghev1    14:120 | his throne as the days of the heavens 08Ghev1    14:121 | ask, what is this throne of David? And how is it 08Ghev1    14:121 | eternal and as the days of the heavens? It is the 08Ghev1    14:121 | It is the celestial kingdom of Christ, who as to His 08Ghev1    14:121 | human nature was a son of David, of whom it was 08Ghev1    14:121 | was a son of David, of whom it was announced: “(Of 08Ghev1    14:121 | of whom it was announced: “( Of the increase of his government 08Ghev1    14:121 | was announced: “(Of the increase of his government and of peace 08Ghev1    14:121 | increase of his government and of peace there will be no 08Ghev1    14:121 | no end), upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom 08Ghev1    14:122 | powerful and most glorious kingdom of Christ, the son of David 08Ghev1    14:122 | kingdom of Christ, the son of David by His human nature 08Ghev1    14:123 | limit them for the sake of avoiding weariness to the hearers 08Ghev1    14:123 | accordance with the previous indication of the Prophets 08Ghev1    14:125 | as my wages thirty shekels of silver.” [Zechariah 11:12]. This prediction, along with 08Ghev1    14:125 | was fulfilled in the person of the Savior: He was sold 08Ghev1    14:126 | and his form beyond that of the sons of men, so 08Ghev1    14:126 | beyond that of the sons of men, so shall he startle 08Ghev1    14:126 | shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which has 08Ghev1    14:127 | to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? (For 08Ghev1    14:127 | and like a root out of dry ground; he had no 08Ghev1    14:127 | rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief 08Ghev1    14:129 | laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed 08Ghev1    14:130 | he was cut off out of the land of the living 08Ghev1    14:130 | off out of the land of the living, stricken for the 08Ghev1    14:130 | living, stricken for the transgression of my people? (And they made 08Ghev1    14:131 | relying on the bare word of your Muhammad deny and turn 08Ghev1    14:131 | lie the so many testimonies of the Holy Spirit, set forth 08Ghev1    14:131 | least conform to the order of your legislator, who commands that 08Ghev1    14:131 | witnesses. Indeed this is one of the more important regulations. How 08Ghev1    14:131 | relying solely on the word of your prophet 08Ghev1    14:132 | be you are hardly aware of it, the tremendous imposture credited 08Ghev1    14:132 | to whom Miriam, the daughter of Amram, and sister of Aaron 08Ghev1    14:132 | daughter of Amram, and sister of Aaron, was the mother of 08Ghev1    14:132 | of Aaron, was the mother of our Lord, whereas between the 08Ghev1    14:132 | first Miriam and the mother of the Lord there elapsed thirty 08Ghev1    14:132 | that was sensitive and not of stone, truly you would have 08Ghev1    14:133 | Christ, according to the promise of God, ought to come from 08Ghev1    14:133 | to come from the tribe of Judah, whereas Miriam, the daughter 08Ghev1    14:133 | Judah, whereas Miriam, the daughter of Amram, belonged to that of 08Ghev1    14:133 | of Amram, belonged to that of Levi, many years before as 08Ghev1    14:133 | offer nothing but a multitude of gross and inadmissible falsifications. The 08Ghev1    14:133 | and inadmissible falsifications. The source of so many such contradictions is 08Ghev1    14:133 | little effort on the part of the truth 08Ghev1    14:134 | recognize that these books are of divine origin. Suppose we admit 08Ghev1    14:134 | credence? Show us other books of Moses or the Prophets, Psalms 08Ghev1    14:134 | Moses or the Prophets, Psalms of David, or the Gospels, that 08Ghev1    14:137 | to venerate the pagan altar of sacrifice that you call the 08Ghev1    14:137 | that you call the House of Abraham. Holy Scriptures tell us 08Ghev1    14:137 | afterwards, according to the order of Muhammad, became the center of 08Ghev1    14:137 | of Muhammad, became the center of adoration of your nation. As 08Ghev1    14:137 | became the center of adoration of your nation. As to the 08Ghev1    14:137 | nation. As to the sacrament of the Communion you will have 08Ghev1    14:138 | first examine the different passages of the Gospels and see if 08Ghev1    14:138 | as God, had no need of prayers, but as man He 08Ghev1    14:139 | in praying He said nothing of all that which you attribute 08Ghev1    14:139 | to believe that the Word of God was both perfect man 08Ghev1    14:139 | so that whosoever deprives Him of one or the other of 08Ghev1    14:139 | of one or the other of these attributes, also deprives himself 08Ghev1    14:139 | these attributes, also deprives himself of the hope of attaining eternal 08Ghev1    14:139 | deprives himself of the hope of attaining eternal life 08Ghev1    14:140 | The truth of the Gospel and the faithful 08Ghev1    14:140 | if we ourselves had thought of introducing some changes in the 08Ghev1    14:140 | The Son can do nothing of his own accord, but the 08Ghev1    14:141 | covered His face on behalf of Adam’s sweat, and of which 08Ghev1    14:141 | behalf of Adam’s sweat, and of which He had said before 08Ghev1    14:141 | His incarnation: “In the sweat of your face you shall eat 08Ghev1    14:141 | but to dispel the idea of His disciples that He was 08Ghev1    14:141 | many respects above the state of a mere man; if, I 08Ghev1    14:141 | I lay (my life) down of my own accord. I have 08Ghev1    14:143 | who sent me.” [John 12:44]. The meaning of this is that it is 08Ghev1    14:143 | as He is the Word of God 08Ghev1    14:144 | by the very same divinity of God 08Ghev1    14:146 | we attribute the humiliating expressions ( of the Scriptures), as applying to 08Ghev1    14:146 | several times. Under the cover of His human body He was 08Ghev1    14:146 | Satan, who, at the baptism ( of Jesus), upon hearing the divine 08Ghev1    14:146 | able to identify the addressee of the voice 08Ghev1    14:147 | the Lord, by His fast of forty days, as by the 08Ghev1    14:147 | acknowledging him as the enemy of our (humanity), and refusing to 08Ghev1    14:147 | reveal to him the mystery of His perfectness 08Ghev1    14:149 | for His life-giving death, of which you have heard, you 08Ghev1    14:149 | humiliating traits (in the life) of our Lord, but you despise 08Ghev1    14:150 | see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him 08Ghev1    14:151 | John the son of Zechariah also says: “Behold the 08Ghev1    14:151 | also says: “Behold the iamb of God, who takes away the 08Ghev1    14:151 | who takes away the sin of the world.” [John 1:29]. Then John the 08Ghev1    14:152 | The Word of God himself, having come into 08Ghev1    14:153 | gave power to become children of God.” [John 1:12]. He is His God 08Ghev1    14:153 | He is His God because of His human nature, which He 08Ghev1    14:153 | you.” [John 20:21; Matt. 28:18 [Arm. text]]. Thus all the passages of the Gospels are in accord 08Ghev1    14:154 | the latter into the communion of bread and cup. We have 08Ghev1    14:154 | in accordance with the prediction of Jeremiah, changed the type as 08Ghev1    14:154 | new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of 08Ghev1    14:154 | of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant 08Ghev1    14:154 | hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt 08Ghev1    14:154 | them out of the land of Egypt 08Ghev1    14:155 | their fathers in the land of Egypt, if not that of 08Ghev1    14:155 | of Egypt, if not that of which one is reminded by 08Ghev1    14:155 | is reminded by the blood of the lambs on the day 08Ghev1    14:155 | the lambs on the day of Easter, the Passover, and which 08Ghev1    14:155 | be kept in the midst of their people 08Ghev1    14:156 | So if the sons of Israel were saved from destruction 08Ghev1    14:156 | from destruction by the blood of an unreasonable lamb, could not 08Ghev1    14:156 | eternal death by the blood of the immaculate lamb? The immaculate 08Ghev1    14:156 | immaculate lamb? The immaculate lamb of God, during His passion, took 08Ghev1    14:156 | the same with the cup of wine. These He called His 08Ghev1    14:156 | take and drink in remembrance of Him, announcing thereby His death 08Ghev1    14:156 | His death as the sacrifice of the lamb, innocent and pure 08Ghev1    14:157 | names: Word, Son, Ray, Image of God, Image of the Servant 08Ghev1    14:157 | Ray, Image of God, Image of the Servant, God, Man, Angel 08Ghev1    14:157 | Man, Angel, Pearl, Bait, Lord of Lords, Servant, Lamb, Sheep, Shepherd 08Ghev1    14:157 | hindered me from giving exposition of each of these names, indicating 08Ghev1    14:157 | from giving exposition of each of these names, indicating their true 08Ghev1    14:158 | it by baptism. The mystery of circumcision, whereby God desired to 08Ghev1    14:159 | You are also ignorant of a further instance, that Abraham 08Ghev1    14:159 | being circumcised, drew the favor of God to himself, and that 08Ghev1    14:159 | that he received the precept of circumcision only that it might 08Ghev1    14:159 | might serve as a sign of nothing other than his faithfulness 08Ghev1    14:160 | in the above cited promises of God, announcing the introduction of 08Ghev1    14:160 | of God, announcing the introduction of a new covenant. Indeed, if 08Ghev1    14:160 | Indeed, if Christ, the Master of the true Law, had not 08Ghev1    14:161 | You ought to be ashamed of the fact that at so 08Ghev1    14:161 | race by breaking the bonds of the law, you take revenge 08Ghev1    14:162 | As for the divine institution of Baptism, it was announced to 08Ghev1    14:163 | Go therefore and make disciples of ail nations, baptizing them in 08Ghev1    14:163 | baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the 08Ghev1    14:163 | name of the Father and of the Son and of the 08Ghev1    14:163 | and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” [Matt. 28:19]. This became 08Ghev1    14:163 | Spirit.” [Matt. 28:19]. This became the fulfilment of the Prophet’s prediction that “I 08Ghev1    14:165 | we assemble on the day of the bodily resurrection of the 08Ghev1    14:165 | day of the bodily resurrection of the Lord, who thereby has 08Ghev1    14:165 | same day that the light of the good news of the 08Ghev1    14:165 | light of the good news of the Resurrection shone forth to 08Ghev1    14:165 | to mankind by the resurrection of the Word and the only 08Ghev1    14:165 | and the only-begotten Son of God in His human body 08Ghev1    14:167 | importance to the genuine traditions of the Christians, despite your disbelief 08Ghev1    14:167 | your disbelief regarding the Prophets of the Lord? It was for 08Ghev1    14:168 | to dwell in the womb of a woman, in the midst 08Ghev1    14:168 | a woman, in the midst of blood and flesh and different 08Ghev1    14:169 | know there is a multitude of creatures God has brought into 08Ghev1    14:169 | being by His simple command of word, as [Psalm 148] assures us, saying 08Ghev1    14:169 | stars, celestial bodies and vegetation of the earth, and the animals 08Ghev1    14:170 | powerful and all-holy hand of God, who also animated him 08Ghev1    14:170 | created by the creative hands ( of God), and honored by Him 08Ghev1    14:171 | Creator, in whose eyes nothing of all that has been created 08Ghev1    14:173 | by God for the good of the human race. For example 08Ghev1    14:173 | race. For example, the menses of the female serve in the 08Ghev1    14:173 | female serve in the procreation of the human species, and the 08Ghev1    14:173 | human species, and the elimination of the excesses of food and 08Ghev1    14:173 | the elimination of the excesses of food and drink serve for 08Ghev1    14:173 | drink serve for the conservation of our life 08Ghev1    14:174 | impure, whereas in the eyes of God the things that you 08Ghev1    14:174 | are designed for the purpose of procreation and the health of 08Ghev1    14:174 | of procreation and the health of human life 08Ghev1    14:175 | divine fire at the time of Moses was not consumed, man 08Ghev1    14:175 | consumed, man must be considered of greater value than a bush 08Ghev1    14:175 | created things, for it is of holy men that God note 08Ghev1    14:176 | perceive you to be envious of the glory of the saints 08Ghev1    14:176 | be envious of the glory of the saints of God and 08Ghev1    14:176 | the glory of the saints of God and their relics, that 08Ghev1    14:177 | cares for all the bones of the human race in view 08Ghev1    14:177 | the human race in view of the general resurrection, how should 08Ghev1    14:177 | take special care for those of His saints, of whom He 08Ghev1    14:177 | for those of His saints, of whom He has spoken many 08Ghev1    14:177 | and majestic terms, above all, of those who have suffered death 08Ghev1    14:177 | in His cause? It is of ( these) martyrs that the Holy 08Ghev1    14:177 | Spirit says by the mouth of David that “Precious in the 08Ghev1    14:177 | that “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death 08Ghev1    14:177 | the Lord is the death of His saints 08Ghev1    14:178 | passage: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord 08Ghev1    14:178 | the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all 08Ghev1    14:178 | all his bones; not one of them is broken.” [Psalm 34:19-20]. The divine 08Ghev1    14:178 | know that a great number of saints’ bones have been ground 08Ghev1    14:179 | visible, you do not think of that at all. (The Holy 08Ghev1    14:179 | the Lord. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to 08Ghev1    14:180 | that you are not aware of the story of the uncircumcised 08Ghev1    14:180 | not aware of the story of the uncircumcised stranger whose corpse 08Ghev1    14:180 | was cast into the tomb of the prophet Elisha and had 08Ghev1    14:180 | not reside in the bones of the holy prophet, how could 08Ghev1    14:180 | holy prophet, how could those of a simple dead man be 08Ghev1    14:181 | by dwelling in the tomb of a dead person, for that 08Ghev1    14:181 | the opposite in the eyes of God 08Ghev1    14:182 | by the straying habit worthy of a pagan, exercise such cruelties 08Ghev1    14:182 | such cruelties towards the faithful of the Lord, with the purpose 08Ghev1    14:182 | the Lord, with the purpose of converting them to apostasy, and 08Ghev1    14:183 | to immolate the profane sacrifice of a camel, at the same 08Ghev1    14:183 | time had decapitated a number of Christian servants of God, and 08Ghev1    14:183 | a number of Christian servants of God, and mingled their blood 08Ghev1    14:183 | mingled their blood with that of the animal. Yet you are 08Ghev1    14:183 | we gather together the remains of the martyrs who have shown 08Ghev1    14:183 | who have shown the profession of their faith by their own 08Ghev1    14:184 | We honor the cross because of the sufferings of the incarnate 08Ghev1    14:184 | cross because of the sufferings of the incarnate Word of God 08Ghev1    14:184 | sufferings of the incarnate Word of God borne thereon, as we 08Ghev1    14:184 | Moses, and from the messages of the Prophets. The metal plate 08Ghev1    14:184 | plate which by the order ( of God) Moses placed on the 08Ghev1    14:184 | Moses placed on the forehead of the high priest (Aaron) was 08Ghev1    14:184 | and holy having the form of a living being 08Ghev1    14:185 | It is (in imitation of this sign) that we Christians 08Ghev1    14:185 | with the cross, as (sign) of the Word of God who 08Ghev1    14:185 | as (sign) of the Word of God who suffered for us 08Ghev1    14:186 | even indicates the wood out of which that cross should be 08Ghev1    14:186 | pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will 08Ghev1    14:186 | I will make the place of my feet glorious.” [Isaiah 60:13]. Solomon says 08Ghev1    14:186 | She (wisdom) is a tree of life to those who lay 08Ghev1    14:186 | to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her 08Ghev1    14:187 | Moses to have the figures of the Cherubim in the tabernacle 08Ghev1    14:188 | sincere love for the disciples of the Lord, and burned with 08Ghev1    14:188 | them (their images) in front of us, we joyfully glorify God 08Ghev1    14:188 | saved us by the intercession of His only-begotten Son, who 08Ghev1    14:189 | to have venerated that house of yours which is called the 08Ghev1    14:189 | called the Ka’aba, the dwelling of Abraham as you say. As 08Ghev1    14:189 | you say. As a matter of fact Abraham never saw any 08Ghev1    14:190 | Muhammad, and was the object of a cult among your people 08Ghev1    14:190 | also called it the dwelling of Abraham. I wish not to 08Ghev1    14:191 | there sometimes in the form of serpents, and sometimes they seem 08Ghev1    14:191 | their custom, giving the appearance of making marriages. You, deceived by 08Ghev1    14:192 | intercourse according to the Gospel of the Savior. (Jesus), while in 08Ghev1    14:192 | Satan, they are always full of malice, yet they are unable 08Ghev1    14:193 | lead you to the loss of your souls by way of 08Ghev1    14:193 | of your souls by way of fraud. Examples of such ridiculous 08Ghev1    14:193 | by way of fraud. Examples of such ridiculous superstitions: The stone 08Ghev1    14:193 | without knowing why; the carnage of demon, from which the birds 08Ghev1    14:194 | to say, to the tilling of fields. As consequence of this 08Ghev1    14:194 | tilling of fields. As consequence of this, some of you acquired 08Ghev1    14:194 | As consequence of this, some of you acquired the habit of 08Ghev1    14:194 | of you acquired the habit of having affair with women, as 08Ghev1    14:194 | if it were a matter of tilling fields. Nor can I 08Ghev1    14:194 | I forget the unchaste approach of your prophet and the manner 08Ghev1    14:194 | prophet and the manner full of artifice whereby he succeeded in 08Ghev1    14:194 | in seducing the woman Zeda. Of all these abominations, the worst 08Ghev1    14:194 | abominations, the worst is that of accusing God of being the 08Ghev1    14:194 | is that of accusing God of being the originator of all 08Ghev1    14:194 | God of being the originator of all these unclean acts, which 08Ghev1    14:194 | has doubtless been the cause of the introduction of this disgusting 08Ghev1    14:194 | the cause of the introduction of this disgusting law among your 08Ghev1    14:195 | a worse blasphemy than that of alleging that God is the 08Ghev1    14:195 | that God is the cause of all this evil? As for 08Ghev1    14:195 | evil? As for the example of David, who took Uriah’s wife 08Ghev1    14:195 | that your legislator and all of you continue to resist (the 08Ghev1    14:196 | wife save for the cause of adultery, but you act quite 08Ghev1    14:196 | otherwise: when you are tired of your wives, as of some 08Ghev1    14:196 | tired of your wives, as of some kind of nourishment, you 08Ghev1    14:196 | wives, as of some kind of nourishment, you abandon them at 08Ghev1    14:197 | them sleep in the bed of another. And what shall I 08Ghev1    14:197 | And what shall I say of the execrable debauchery which you 08Ghev1    14:197 | you are prodigal with them of all your fortune, and then 08Ghev1    14:197 | then, when you are tired of them, you sell them like 08Ghev1    14:198 | with the murines, the reptile of the sea, but on arriving 08Ghev1    14:199 | still alive, at the hour of your death you violently put 08Ghev1    14:199 | to death, following the inspiration of the evil spirit 08Ghev1    14:200 | In a speaking of Satan and the souls of 08Ghev1    14:200 | of Satan and the souls of the just, you pretend that 08Ghev1    14:200 | the former as the treasurer of God. That is an erroneous 08Ghev1    14:201 | despair caused by the horror of death. For he believed that 08Ghev1    14:201 | struck by the extreme humiliation of the Word of God, Satan 08Ghev1    14:201 | extreme humiliation of the Word of God, Satan believed that (Christ 08Ghev1    14:201 | be subject to the condition of men, and so incited His 08Ghev1    14:202 | walk willingly towards the sufferings of the cross, he was seized 08Ghev1    14:202 | order to hinder the salvation of the human race, he attempted 08Ghev1    14:202 | attempted to terrify the wife of the judge (Pilate) by remorse 08Ghev1    14:203 | In spite of his artifices, however, (the Word 08Ghev1    14:203 | his artifices, however, (the Word of God) tasted death in His 08Ghev1    14:203 | another prediction made by one of the twelve Prophets: “Wait for 08Ghev1    14:204 | The Word of God being thus resuscitated, less 08Ghev1    14:204 | by this resurrection the resurrection of men, and rendered certain the 08Ghev1    14:204 | delivered from the spiritual influence of the enemy, will be reclothed 08Ghev1    14:204 | the Creator by the incarnation of Christ the Word 08Ghev1    14:205 | by his despair and that of his legions, sees himself at 08Ghev1    14:205 | last reduced to the impossibility of leading any longer the world 08Ghev1    14:205 | and contrary to the will of God. So he has nothing 08Ghev1    14:205 | to expect but the punishment of the eternal fire 08Ghev1    14:206 | had said about the vision of Isaiah, whereby a rider appears 08Ghev1    14:206 | and a camel. The meaning of the vision is this: The 08Ghev1    14:206 | vision is this: The aspect of the maritime desert indicates that 08Ghev1    14:206 | is situated by the side of the sea, neighboring and bordering 08Ghev1    14:207 | I saw riders, a pair of horsemen one on an ass 08Ghev1    14:208 | Under the name of ’ass’ the Prophet means the 08Ghev1    14:208 | yet influenced by the teaching of Satan, have refused to submit 08Ghev1    14:208 | universe. It is this disobedience of the Jewish people that the 08Ghev1    14:208 | Prophet) denounces at the beginning of his book: “The ox knows 08Ghev1    14:209 | into error, under the pretext of conserving the Law, has made 08Ghev1    14:209 | and cries at the top of his voice: “Fallen is Babylon 08Ghev1    14:209 | Babylon; and all the images of her gods 08Ghev1    14:210 | has led the two horses of his iniquity to your race 08Ghev1    14:210 | is to say, the infidelity of the Jews and the debauchery 08Ghev1    14:210 | the Jews and the debauchery of the pagans 08Ghev1    14:211 | By the aid of these two elements, (the enemy 08Ghev1    14:211 | rather than by the exercise of force, in drawing you into 08Ghev1    14:211 | the creative and substantial divinity of the Word and of the 08Ghev1    14:211 | divinity of the Word and of the Holy Spirit. As for 08Ghev1    14:211 | As for destiny and knowledge of the future, and as to 08Ghev1    14:212 | you. You call ’the Way of God’ these devastating raids which 08Ghev1    14:213 | us, instructed in and convinced of the marvelous mystery of our 08Ghev1    14:213 | convinced of the marvelous mystery of our redemption, we hope after 08Ghev1    14:213 | we have obeyed the doctrines of the Gospel, and wait humbly 08Ghev1    14:213 | hope to find there fountains of wine, honey or milk. There 08Ghev1    14:214 | fabulous tales. “For the kingdom of God is not food and 08Ghev1    14:215 | that you consider the kingdom of heaven of no account if 08Ghev1    14:215 | consider the kingdom of heaven of no account if it is 08Ghev1    14:216 | to you. For the sake of our unshakable and imperishable faith 08Ghev1    14:216 | bring to ourselves the name of ’saints’, a name precious and 08Ghev1    14:216 | new name which the mouth of the Lord will give.” [Isa. 62:2]. The 08Ghev1    14:216 | upon earth, told us beforehand ( of these sufferings), saying to us 08Ghev1    14:217 | whom thou gavest me out of the world; thine they were 08Ghev1    14:217 | ’ [John 17:6], and “they are not of the world, even as I 08Ghev1    14:217 | even as I am not of the world.” [John 17:16]. “If you were 08Ghev1    14:217 | the world.” [John 17:16]. “If you were of the world, the world would 08Ghev1    14:217 | but because you are not of the world, but I chose 08Ghev1    14:217 | but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world 08Ghev1    14:218 | by you, under the threat of death; but we can only 08Ghev1    14:218 | but on the right arm of the Lord, and on the 08Ghev1    14:218 | Lord, and on the light of His countenance. Should He will 08Ghev1    14:218 | to come as an exchange of the tortures inflicted by your 08Ghev1    14:219 | to your religion the enjoyment of the favorable (protection) of God 08Ghev1    14:219 | enjoyment of the favorable (protection) of God. You forget that the 08Ghev1    14:220 | befall us for the sake of the glorious name of Jesus 08Ghev1    14:220 | sake of the glorious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and 08Ghev1    14:220 | may arrive at the happiness of the future world with all 08Ghev1    14:220 | loved to see the coming of the great day of Judgment 08Ghev1    14:220 | coming of the great day of Judgment of God, for the 08Ghev1    14:220 | the great day of Judgment of God, for the praise and 08Ghev1    14:220 | for the praise and glory of those who loved His name 08Ghev1    14:220 | to glorify the unified divinity of the Father, the Word, his 08Ghev1    15:0 | Leo and sent by one of his trusted servants to ’Umar 08Ghev1    15:0 | trusted servants to ’Umar, caliph of the Ishmaelites. When the latter 08Ghev1    15:1 | As a result of this letter (‘Umar) became more 08Ghev1    15:1 | became more kindly and tolerant of Christian peoples and on every 08Ghev1    15:2 | people, more so than any of his predecessors ruling before him 08Ghev1    16:0 | filthy man who wrought acts of fanatical cruelty toward our Christians 08Ghev1    16:0 | that the life-giving icon of the true incarnation of our 08Ghev1    16:0 | icon of the true incarnation of our Lord and Savior and 08Ghev1    16:1 | he smashed the dominical crosses of Christ which had been erected 08Ghev1    16:1 | This was because the demon of fanaticism forced him to try 08Ghev1    16:1 | try to budge the rock of faith. As it happened he 08Ghev1    16:2 | Having reached the apex of his fanaticism, he ordered the 08Ghev1    16:2 | he ordered the mass slaughter of pigs, which resulted in the 08Ghev1    16:2 | which resulted in the obliteration of the bulk of herds of 08Ghev1    16:2 | the obliteration of the bulk of herds of these unclean animals 08Ghev1    16:2 | of the bulk of herds of these unclean animals from the 08Ghev1    16:3 | close to death, the violence of that demon choked him and 08Ghev1    16:3 | worthy judgement from the Lord of all, and thus did he 08Ghev1    17:1 | In the first year of his reign, he conceived the 08Ghev1    17:1 | he conceived the disastrous plan of sending a certain general named 08Ghev1    17:1 | a census throughout the land of the Armenians. This was aimed 08Ghev1    17:1 | more onerous the oppressive yoke of tax service through diverse evils 08Ghev1    17:1 | showing dissatisfaction with the benevolence of ( the former caliph) ’Umar, as 08Ghev1    17:2 | many calamities upon this land of ours, to the point that 08Ghev1    17:2 | more heavily upon the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    18:1 | to go against the land of the Armenians. In a unified 08Ghev1    18:1 | troops) passed through the land of the Huns, through the Chora 08Ghev1    18:1 | Chora Pass, through the country of the Mazk’ut’, raiding the Paytakaran 08Ghev1    18:1 | Arax River into the country of the Iranians, ruining Artawe’t and 08Ghev1    18:2 | Djarrah ibn al-Hakami, ruler of Arminiya, [722-725, 729-730]. (The Khazars) killed all 08Ghev1    18:2 | Arminiya, [722-725, 729-730]. (The Khazars) killed all of them and spread about raiding 08Ghev1    18:2 | about raiding in the district of Zarewand, also besieging the fortress 08Ghev1    18:2 | their swords near the city of Artawe’t 08Ghev1    18:3 | Ampriotik fortress, suddenly a brigade of Ishmaelite troops under their general 08Ghev1    18:3 | ibn Amru al-Harashi, ruler of Arminiya [730-731], fell upon their camp 08Ghev1    18:3 | camp with a small number of men. (The Arabs) killed many 08Ghev1    18:3 | men. (The Arabs) killed many of them and took those they 08Ghev1    18:4 | The bad tidings of this event reached the troops 08Ghev1    18:4 | who were besieging the fortress of Ampriotik. When (the Khazars) heard 08Ghev1    18:5 | a testament to the bravery of their forbears 08Ghev1    18:6 | al-Malik) with a multitude of troops to provide auxiliary assistance 08Ghev1    18:7 | so, (treacherously) he put some ( of al-Harashi’s men) to the 08Ghev1    18:8 | he silently checked these plans of his and returned to the 08Ghev1    19:0 | to Leo [III], the Isaurian, [717-741], emperor of the Byzantines that he submit 08Ghev1    19:1 | large force against the land of the Byzantines. (Maslama), taking the 08Ghev1    19:1 | Byzantines. (Maslama), taking the multitude of troops, crossed through Syrian Cilicia 08Ghev1    19:1 | Syrian Cilicia to the land of Mysia, (located in an area 08Ghev1    19:1 | Thence he reached the land of Bithynia and encamped by the 08Ghev1    19:1 | and encamped by the banks of a swiftly flowing river called 08Ghev1    19:2 | made preparations, moving the residents of the land into fortresses and 08Ghev1    19:2 | them on the other shore of the river, fortifying their encampment 08Ghev1    19:4 | there, to take a lot of booty and captives and return 08Ghev1    19:5 | the latter immediately were aware of their pursuit since (the Byzantine 08Ghev1    19:5 | accompanied by a great cloud of dust 08Ghev1    19:6 | himself was at the head of one part of the troops 08Ghev1    19:6 | the head of one part of the troops and clashed with 08Ghev1    19:7 | and landed in the midst of their foe together with their 08Ghev1    19:7 | put to the sword many of the Byzantine troops. After this 08Ghev1    19:7 | taking the districts and cities of that country. It is said 08Ghev1    19:7 | is said that the number of people taken captive was more 08Ghev1    19:8 | When the caliph of the Ishmaelites observed the magnitude 08Ghev1    19:8 | the Ishmaelites observed the magnitude of the victory, he and his 08Ghev1    19:9 | his troops. For the rest of that year (the caliph) desisted 08Ghev1    20:0 | Now at the commencement of the next year once more 08Ghev1    20:1 | Constantinople and the numerous institutions of ( the cathedral of) St. Sophia 08Ghev1    20:1 | numerous institutions of (the cathedral of) St. Sophia, which had been 08Ghev1    20:1 | heavenly wisdom as a house of God on earth. And (he 08Ghev1    20:1 | would build there a place of loathsome devil-worship, (a mosque 08Ghev1    20:1 | a mosque) as a place of worship 08Ghev1    20:2 | Maslama) advanced with the multitude of his troops to the land 08Ghev1    20:2 | his troops to the land of the Byzantines. He pitched camp 08Ghev1    20:2 | pitched camp by the shores of the Pontic (Sea) with all 08Ghev1    20:3 | him with a letter full of contempt and ridicule, with the 08Ghev1    20:3 | all nations quake in fear of us 08Ghev1    20:5 | hand I have ruined many of your cities, and with my 08Ghev1    20:5 | sword I have slain multitudes of your troops 08Ghev1    20:6 | not return to the land of my birth until I have 08Ghev1    20:6 | kingdom and wrecked the fortifications of that city whose walls you 08Ghev1    20:6 | And as for that place of your worship which you named 08Ghev1    20:6 | my soldiers and the wood of the cross that you revere 08Ghev1    20:6 | your head, for the glory of our faith is great before 08Ghev1    20:7 | senate, and the entire multitude of the city to ceaselessly glorify 08Ghev1    20:7 | three days at (the cathedral of) St. Sophia 08Ghev1    20:8 | to go) to the place of worship. Then the emperor himself 08Ghev1    20:8 | sanctury holding out the letter of insults in his hand, like 08Ghev1    20:8 | Hezekiah invoking the indulgent forgiveness of our Savior who from the 08Ghev1    20:9 | did (Leo) beseech the God of all to give aid (to 08Ghev1    20:10 | He also mentioned the condemnation of the reproacher, reciting the Davidic 08Ghev1    20:10 | and Your enemies have boasted of their wealth. They set themselves 08Ghev1    20:12 | pride in your wickedness, chief of the infidels? Why do you 08Ghev1    20:13 | will silence that abominable mouth of yours which you opened against 08Ghev1    20:13 | you opened against the King of Kings and His city, and 08Ghev1    20:13 | this temple to the glory of His name, and against me 08Ghev1    20:13 | and against me, the protector of the throne of Christ. (May 08Ghev1    20:13 | the protector of the throne of Christ. (May God punish you 08Ghev1    20:13 | in accordance with the curses of the prophet David, who said 08Ghev1    20:14 | us, we do not boast of our bows nor do we 08Ghev1    20:14 | it is the right hand of the Lord and His arm 08Ghev1    20:14 | arm and the protecting power of the light of His face 08Ghev1    20:14 | protecting power of the light of His face which can destroy 08Ghev1    20:15 | not due to the righteousness of your deeds but because of 08Ghev1    20:15 | of your deeds but because of our own impiety that (God 08Ghev1    20:15 | that (God) permitted the rod of sinners to be visited upon 08Ghev1    20:15 | so that we take measure of our weakness and be counseled 08Ghev1    20:16 | your multitude in the depths of the sea by agitating the 08Ghev1    20:16 | was consigned to the depths of the Red Sea 08Ghev1    20:17 | It was the wand of Moses which turned the waters 08Ghev1    20:17 | That wand was the model of the all powerful Cross of 08Ghev1    20:17 | of the all powerful Cross of Christ which today you have 08Ghev1    20:19 | do battle against the solidity of a rock, so that he 08Ghev1    20:20 | gear, and approached the city of Constantinople 08Ghev1    20:21 | Emperor Leo saw the multitude of troops—like a forest on 08Ghev1    20:21 | secured, and closed the doors of the fortress with a chain 08Ghev1    20:22 | senate, and the entire multitude of the city to take the 08Ghev1    20:22 | the invincible and glorious sign of Christ’s Cross with them in 08Ghev1    20:23 | himself went through the midst of the crowd carrying that undefeatable 08Ghev1    20:24 | out: “Help us, Christ, son of God, saviour of the world 08Ghev1    20:24 | Christ, son of God, saviour of the world.” Having broadcast these 08Ghev1    20:24 | the emperor) struck the waters of the sea with the symbol 08Ghev1    20:24 | the sea with the symbol of the Cross, imprinting the outline 08Ghev1    20:24 | the Cross, imprinting the outline of the Lord’s Cross upon it 08Ghev1    20:25 | At once, through the power of the holy Cross, the depths 08Ghev1    20:25 | the holy Cross, the depths of the sea churned and violently 08Ghev1    20:25 | up causing a massive destruction of ships, and a great drowning 08Ghev1    20:25 | ships, and a great drowning of the Ishmaelite troops—to the 08Ghev1    20:25 | to the point that most of the troops drowned in the 08Ghev1    20:25 | troops drowned in the waters of the sea just as Pharaoh’s 08Ghev1    20:26 | A portion of the troops, clinging to planks 08Ghev1    20:26 | carried to the far coast of the sea, to the land 08Ghev1    20:26 | the sea, to the land of Thrace, while other (survivors) were 08Ghev1    20:26 | distant islands. For the multitude of troops exceeded [500,000] men. As for 08Ghev1    20:26 | as there was no means of their getting food 08Ghev1    20:27 | give them provisions. For out of many, only a few survived 08Ghev1    20:28 | sword and lead the inhabitants of my cities into slavery 08Ghev1    20:29 | while you are the son of death and unworthy of life 08Ghev1    20:29 | son of death and unworthy of life. Indeed, the Lord has 08Ghev1    20:29 | demanded from you the blood of the innocent (which you shed 08Ghev1    20:29 | narrate (to others) the powers of God which you have witnessed 08Ghev1    20:30 | for truly I am unworthy of life. The crimes which I 08Ghev1    20:31 | sighs and sobs, the beating of foreheads and the pouring of 08Ghev1    20:31 | of foreheads and the pouring of ashes over them 08Ghev1    20:32 | home and, to the day of his death, did not gird 08Ghev1    21:0 | In that period Hisham, caliph of the Ishmaelites, sent Marwan (Mrwan 08Ghev1    21:0 | Mrwan) (Marwan ibn Muhammad, ruler of Arminiya, [732-744], Muhammad’s son (to rule 08Ghev1    21:0 | the Armenian people in place of Sa’id, whom they called al 08Ghev1    21:1 | Marwan had reached the city of Dwin, the lords of Armenia 08Ghev1    21:1 | city of Dwin, the lords of Armenia came out to meet 08Ghev1    21:1 | meet him. (Marwan) spoke words of peace with them and summoned 08Ghev1    21:1 | Marwan) gave him the authority of patrician over the land of 08Ghev1    21:1 | of patrician over the land of the Armenians, by order of 08Ghev1    21:1 | of the Armenians, by order of Hisham, and exalted him with 08Ghev1    21:2 | they were furiously angry. Word of their discontent reached the ears 08Ghev1    21:2 | their discontent reached the ears of Muhammad’s son who immediately ordered 08Ghev1    21:3 | Marwan sent Grigor and Dawit’ of the Mamikonean clan to the 08Ghev1    21:4 | in prison for the rest of their lives 08Ghev1    21:5 | Once the authority of the patrician Ashot had been 08Ghev1    21:5 | he went to the caliph of the Ishmaelites regarding the tyranny 08Ghev1    21:5 | faced Hisham and spoke words of truth and wisdom in his 08Ghev1    21:6 | He ordered that (the sum of) [100,000] ( pieces of silver) for the 08Ghev1    21:6 | that (the sum of) [100,000] (pieces of silver) for the (past) three 08Ghev1    22:0 | Subsequently Marwan, son of Muhammad, assembled many troops including 08Ghev1    22:0 | them to raid the land of the Huns (Khazars 08Ghev1    22:1 | They battled against the city ( of Varach’an, Balanjar), beating its defenders 08Ghev1    22:1 | the city. When the inhabitants of the city saw that the 08Ghev1    22:1 | and taken the city, many of the citizens hurled their belongings 08Ghev1    22:2 | set aside a fifth portion of the captives and loot and 08Ghev1    22:2 | caliph Hisham, relating the circumstances of their triumph 08Ghev1    22:5 | amputated the hands and feet of robbers, thieves, and enemies of 08Ghev1    22:5 | of robbers, thieves, and enemies of order, and then put them 08Ghev1    23:2 | When the lords of his clan observed the deeds 08Ghev1    23:2 | his clan observed the deeds of their prince who was steeped 08Ghev1    23:2 | they consulted reliable (wise men) of their faith, whom they styled 08Ghev1    23:2 | kura, asking what they thought of him 08Ghev1    23:3 | he has insulted the honor of our caliphate and deviated from 08Ghev1    23:3 | and deviated from the precepts of our law-giver (Muhammad) and 08Ghev1    23:3 | disgraceful behavior, he is worthy of death and should be killed 08Ghev1    23:4 | clan members), accepting the command of the kura, entered the royal 08Ghev1    23:4 | Sulaiman from the same branch of the royal clan 08Ghev1    24:0 | Marwan learned about the death of their caliph al-Walid, he 08Ghev1    24:0 | as ruler) over the land of the Armenians Ishak (Isahak), son 08Ghev1    24:0 | the Armenians Ishak (Isahak), son of Muslim (Mslim) Ishak ibn Muslim 08Ghev1    24:0 | ibn Muslim al-Ukaili, governor [744-749/750] of Arminiya 08Ghev1    24:1 | he took the entire multitude of his forces and went off 08Ghev1    24:1 | his clan, as an avenger of the death of al-Walid 08Ghev1    24:1 | an avenger of the death of al-Walid and his son 08Ghev1    24:1 | some (men) from the clan of the slain (caliph), (Marwan) united 08Ghev1    24:1 | them and all the men of his clan with his own 08Ghev1    24:1 | own forces. Many other sons of Ishmael adhered to him, forming 08Ghev1    24:1 | faced off near the confines of Damascus (at a place) called 08Ghev1    24:3 | evening, close to the time of the final prayer, they stopped 08Ghev1    24:5 | During that period of their reign (internecine) warfare never 08Ghev1    24:5 | never ceased among the sons of Ishmael. For Marwan besieged the 08Ghev1    24:5 | For Marwan besieged the city of Damascus, then started to fight 08Ghev1    24:5 | city’s) iron gates. The inhabitants of the city, those sons of 08Ghev1    24:5 | of the city, those sons of Ishmael who had been steadfastly 08Ghev1    24:6 | revenge upon the city because of its accumulated sins 08Ghev1    24:7 | was here that the prophecy of Amos was fulfilled (which says 08Ghev1    24:7 | which says): “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I 08Ghev1    24:7 | threshed the women with child of Gilead with threshing sledges of 08Ghev1    24:7 | of Gilead with threshing sledges of iron 08Ghev1    24:8 | a fire upon the house of Haz’ael, and it shall devour 08Ghev1    24:8 | it shall devour the strongholds of Benhadad. I will break the 08Ghev1    24:8 | I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the 08Ghev1    24:8 | the inhabitants from the valley of Aven, and I shall destroy 08Ghev1    24:8 | shall destroy all the inhabitants of Harran and the people of 08Ghev1    24:8 | of Harran and the people of Syria shall go into exile 08Ghev1    24:9 | the prophet put all sorts of iniquities into three (categories) yet 08Ghev1    24:9 | yet regarded the actual source of the Lord’s anger to be 08Ghev1    24:10 | to me that this city of sinners was full of many 08Ghev1    24:10 | city of sinners was full of many types of evil, since 08Ghev1    24:10 | was full of many types of evil, since (the residents) were 08Ghev1    24:10 | to kill, ravish the properties ( of others) as well as (arousing 08Ghev1    24:11 | God) Who is the source of all good things. It was 08Ghev1    25:0 | While the din of the mob fighting this unbelievers’ 08Ghev1    25:0 | grew louder among the sons of Ishmael, the sons of Smbat 08Ghev1    25:0 | sons of Ishmael, the sons of Smbat were freed from their 08Ghev1    25:0 | were released by the order of al-Walid 08Ghev1    25:2 | When they reached the land of the Armenians after a short 08Ghev1    25:4 | treachery—since during (these) days of peace (his enemies) tried to 08Ghev1    25:4 | days. He gathered the folk of his House into his fortress 08Ghev1    25:4 | his House into his fortress of Dariwnk’, his wife and entire 08Ghev1    25:5 | himself went to the land of Syria, to Marwan the Ishmaelite 08Ghev1    25:5 | informed him about the source of the disturbance between himself and 08Ghev1    25:5 | troops arrived at the site of the battle, Marwan’s forces enjoyed 08Ghev1    25:5 | they had heard the news of his arrival, that the Patrician 08Ghev1    25:5 | his arrival, that the Patrician of the Armenians had come to 08Ghev1    25:7 | Ashot was in the land of Syria, Muslim’s son (Ishak) designated 08Ghev1    25:7 | Muslim’s son (Ishak) designated Grigor of the Mamikonean House (as commander 08Ghev1    25:7 | the Armenian troops in place of Ashot 08Ghev1    25:8 | being informed about the revolt of Smbat’s sons and what Grigor’s 08Ghev1    25:8 | son Ishak—who was commander of the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    25:8 | was commander of the land of the Armenians—ordering that Dawit’ 08Ghev1    25:9 | and placed in the hands of the merciless executioner. (The executioner 08Ghev1    25:10 | ignoble death. As is said of behavior unpleasing to God and 08Ghev1    25:10 | behavior unpleasing to God and of the hatred which they showed 08Ghev1    25:11 | once more established the rule of Ashot and sent him to 08Ghev1    25:11 | sent him to the country of the Armenians with very splendid 08Ghev1    25:12 | or vengefulness over the killing of his brother, though out of 08Ghev1    25:12 | of his brother, though out of fear of the tyrants he 08Ghev1    25:12 | brother, though out of fear of the tyrants he demonstrated peace 08Ghev1    26:0 | continued, all the (Armenian) lords of the land thought to drop 08Ghev1    26:0 | thought to drop their yoke of obedience and to rebel from 08Ghev1    26:0 | this with the malicious intent of removing Ashot from power 08Ghev1    26:1 | Meanwhile all the lords of the Armenians went to Prince 08Ghev1    26:2 | the prince saw the unanimity of the lords and their cavalry 08Ghev1    26:2 | when compared with the brutality of the Ishmaelites, we cannot withstand 08Ghev1    26:2 | our country from the mouth of the dragon 08Ghev1    26:4 | But the lords of the Armenians did not want 08Ghev1    26:4 | not join our alliance, none of your troops will stay with 08Ghev1    26:4 | crisis that the our country of Armenia is experiencing 08Ghev1    26:6 | they withdrew from the commander of our land and went and 08Ghev1    26:6 | took refuge in the fortresses of Tayk’ with all their families 08Ghev1    26:6 | particularly relying on the troops of the Byzantine emperor which were 08Ghev1    26:6 | for there was an oath of peace between them by order 08Ghev1    26:6 | peace between them by order of Emperor [V, Copronymous, 740-775] Constantine 08Ghev1    26:7 | happened that all the sons of sinfulness (the Paulician heretics) went 08Ghev1    26:7 | brigade. They had neither fear of God nor of princes nor 08Ghev1    26:7 | neither fear of God nor of princes nor (did they respect 08Ghev1    26:7 | did they respect) the dignity of elders. Rather, like strangers and 08Ghev1    26:8 | and went to the village of Hazr in the district of 08Ghev1    26:8 | of Hazr in the district of Bagrewand. Some of the lords 08Ghev1    26:8 | the district of Bagrewand. Some of the lords accompanied him and 08Ghev1    26:8 | to unite with the sons of Ishmael 08Ghev1    26:9 | However (some of) the lords who were with 08Ghev1    26:9 | malicious Grigor about the details of this strategy 08Ghev1    26:10 | Grigor) knew about the vacillation of ( Ashot’s) troops, for they did 08Ghev1    26:11 | he gave him to one of the servants of Dawit’ (Mamikonean 08Ghev1    26:11 | to one of the servants of Dawit’ (Mamikonean), ordering him to 08Ghev1    26:11 | deed) he reduced the glory of our entire land, consigning it 08Ghev1    26:11 | person but all the lords of his own clan 08Ghev1    26:12 | ruined. And thereafter the glory of the Armenian people vanished 08Ghev1    26:13 | went off to the city of Karin (Erzerum) - as though returning 08Ghev1    26:13 | though returning from some feat of valor—and broadcast the tidings 08Ghev1    26:13 | valor—and broadcast the tidings of his victory 08Ghev1    26:14 | after some time the judgement of God was visited upon him 08Ghev1    26:15 | clan’s) mausoleum in the village of Dariwnk’ 08Ghev1    27:0 | return to the previous strand of our historical narration 08Ghev1    27:1 | once again the fanatical flame of that fire (of rebellion) blazed 08Ghev1    27:1 | fanatical flame of that fire ( of rebellion) blazed out in the 08Ghev1    27:1 | eastern areas, in the land of Khurasan 08Ghev1    27:2 | When all the lords of the sons of Ishmael observed 08Ghev1    27:2 | the lords of the sons of Ishmael observed the unbearable danger 08Ghev1    27:2 | their own lives. Thus, some of those who were of the 08Ghev1    27:2 | some of those who were of the clan of their lawgiver 08Ghev1    27:2 | who were of the clan of their lawgiver (Muhammad) separated from 08Ghev1    27:2 | as fugitives to the land of Khurasan and concealed themselves there 08Ghev1    27:3 | was artful in the heresy of astrology 08Ghev1    27:4 | united and slew the leader of the land and attracted their 08Ghev1    27:4 | to attack from the side of Syria. When Marwan’s forces went 08Ghev1    27:4 | that mob. For the destruction of his power derived from the 08Ghev1    27:5 | They struck and killed many of them while others fled. The 08Ghev1    27:5 | while others fled. The troops of Abdullah (were the attackers) and 08Ghev1    27:5 | they were called the sons of Hashim. Continuing to advance, they 08Ghev1    27:5 | the great Tachik military camp of al-Kufa (Akogha 08Ghev1    27:6 | As for the residents of al-Kufa and Basra, when 08Ghev1    27:7 | corpses fell on the field of battle. There was protracted warfare 08Ghev1    27:8 | At the end of the sixth year of Marwan’s 08Ghev1    27:8 | end of the sixth year of Marwan’s reign, God’s retribution was 08Ghev1    27:8 | was demanded for the blood of the kinsfolk he had shed 08Ghev1    27:9 | Now the troops of Abdullah grew (even) stronger and 08Ghev1    27:10 | The remnants of his troops were forced back 08Ghev1    27:10 | base and the very tent of Marwan where (Marwan) himself was 08Ghev1    27:10 | these evil (events)—the disruptions of war, the capture of cities 08Ghev1    27:10 | disruptions of war, the capture of cities, and the shedding of 08Ghev1    27:10 | of cities, and the shedding of blood—transpired during the six 08Ghev1    27:10 | transpired during the six years of ( Marwan’s) reign, after which he 08Ghev1    28:0 | Then in place ( of Marwan) Abdullah (Abu-l-Abbas 08Ghev1    28:0 | circulate throughout all the lands of his realm 08Ghev1    28:1 | he came to the land of the Armenians, reducing everyone to 08Ghev1    28:2 | and tortured priests and servants of the churches mockingly, beating them 08Ghev1    28:2 | that they reveal the names of the dead and their families 08Ghev1    28:3 | He viciously tormented the inhabitants of our land with bitter tax 08Ghev1    28:3 | tax demands, imposing a tax of many silver zuze’s per capita 08Ghev1    28:4 | Now the lords of the clans voluntarily and involuntarily 08Ghev1    28:4 | voluntarily and involuntarily gave gifts of horses and mules, precious clothing 08Ghev1    28:4 | goods, to fill the mouth of that dragon which had attacked 08Ghev1    28:5 | passed on to the area of the Iranians and Medes as 08Ghev1    28:5 | as far as the land of Khurasan, thence to Egypt and 08Ghev1    28:5 | to Egypt and the land of Pentapolis as far as Africa 08Ghev1    28:6 | family styled him the “father of a coin.” For in truth 08Ghev1    28:7 | ibn Usaid al-Sulami, ruler of Arminiya) [752-754, 759-770, 775-780], son of Usaid, in 08Ghev1    28:7 | Sulami, ruler of Arminiya) [752-754, 759-770, 775-780], son of Usaid, in charge of making 08Ghev1    28:7 | son of Usaid, in charge of making judgements and collecting taxes 08Ghev1    28:7 | collecting taxes in the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    28:8 | As prince of the Armenian lords, Yazid established 08Ghev1    28:8 | Sahak [VII] (Bagratuni, presiding prince) [755-761], son of Bagarat, who was from the 08Ghev1    28:8 | Prince Ashot, and the son of his father’s brother. He was 08Ghev1    28:8 | disposition, who knew the fear of God 08Ghev1    28:9 | the Armenian troops’ annual stipend of silver, which until then had 08Ghev1    28:10 | Saffah) died after three years of rule. His brother, the other 08Ghev1    29:0 | an enormous heavily armed mass of soldiers 08Ghev1    29:1 | arrival they destroyed the walls of the citadel and Emperor Constantine 08Ghev1    29:1 | citadel and Emperor Constantine, son of Leo, opened the treasury and 08Ghev1    29:1 | and withdrew a large amount of gold and silver. He also 08Ghev1    29:1 | in that treasury a fragment of the Lord’s Cross, which he 08Ghev1    29:2 | with their families. Many residents of the district beseeched the emperor 08Ghev1    29:2 | emperor to remove their yoke of servitude to the Ishmaelites 08Ghev1    29:3 | taking strength from the power of the Lord’s Cross and the 08Ghev1    29:4 | and went to that city of Karin and imposed the poll 08Ghev1    29:5 | He led the sons of Ishmael and their families there 08Ghev1    29:5 | should come from the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    30:0 | In this period the din of the mob of brigands of 08Ghev1    30:0 | the din of the mob of brigands of the impious nation 08Ghev1    30:0 | of the mob of brigands of the impious nation continued unabated 08Ghev1    30:1 | For the sons of Belial practised their natural evil 08Ghev1    30:1 | with him were the sons of sinfulness (?Paulicians) in the Iranian 08Ghev1    30:1 | people) with unworthy behavior, fruit of wicked seed 08Ghev1    30:2 | Sahak and Hamazasp, lords of the Artsruni House, applied themselves 08Ghev1    30:3 | to work, killed a host of enemies, and tried to cut 08Ghev1    30:5 | When Sahak saw the death of the brother he so deeply 08Ghev1    30:5 | these two select lords, sons of Vahan Artsruni, pass away 08Ghev1    30:6 | They went to the site of that battle lamenting and crying 08Ghev1    30:7 | had come by). Afterwards some of ( the enemy) fell into Gagik 08Ghev1    31:0 | an emissary to the king of the north, who was called 08Ghev1    31:1 | Agreeing to this, the king of the Khazars gave (Yazid) as 08Ghev1    31:2 | her death was the result of some treachery. (The Khaqan) assembled 08Ghev1    31:2 | and entrusted it to one of his generals, named R’azht’arxan, of 08Ghev1    31:2 | of his generals, named R’azht’arxan, of the Xat’irlit’ber brigade. He sent 08Ghev1    31:3 | They spread around raiding north of the very mighty Kura River 08Ghev1    31:3 | River and seizing numerous districts of the land of the Aghuanians 08Ghev1    31:3 | numerous districts of the land of the Aghuanians: Hejar, K’agha, Ostani 08Ghev1    31:4 | also took the desirable plain of Baghasakan where there were countless 08Ghev1    31:4 | where there were countless flocks of sheep and herds of cattle 08Ghev1    31:4 | flocks of sheep and herds of cattle, which (the Khazars) took 08Ghev1    31:5 | From lands under the sway of the Georgians they took seven 08Ghev1    31:6 | Gathering up a multitude of captives and a great deal 08Ghev1    31:6 | captives and a great deal of booty, they returned to their 08Ghev1    31:6 | held sway over the land of the Armenians, he could not 08Ghev1    31:6 | irrational animal and the ruination of the land was as nothing 08Ghev1    31:7 | a short while the shadow ( of the Khazars) which had darkened 08Ghev1    31:7 | which had darkened the country of the Aghuanians dispelled and (the 08Ghev1    31:7 | a hostage to the land of the Syrians. He himself soon 08Ghev1    32:0 | initially sent to the land of the Armenians. He was an 08Ghev1    32:2 | Now as for Gagik, lord of the Artsrunik’ House, he was 08Ghev1    32:2 | he migrated to the fortress of Nkan, gathering there all the 08Ghev1    32:2 | gathering there all the lords of the land with their cavalry 08Ghev1    32:2 | commenced raiding in the land of Atrpatakan, in the districts of 08Ghev1    32:2 | of Atrpatakan, in the districts of Zarewand, Butak, Zidr’o’, Tasuk, Gaznak 08Ghev1    32:3 | Gagik) arrived in the district of Her. A certain Ishmaelite general 08Ghev1    32:4 | However, when the lord of the Artsrunik’ saw the destruction 08Ghev1    32:4 | the Artsrunik’ saw the destruction of his forces, (he realized) that 08Ghev1    32:5 | threw him into a prison of unbearable narrowness and demanded from 08Ghev1    32:5 | as tax from the country of the Persians 08Ghev1    32:6 | Gagik withheld none of the treasure which was in 08Ghev1    32:7 | since they resisted the will of the evil executioner, (the caliph 08Ghev1    32:7 | with honor to the country of the Armenians 08Ghev1    33:0 | this period, during the overseership of Yazid and during the caliphate 08Ghev1    33:0 | Yazid and during the caliphate of the other Abdullah (Caliph al 08Ghev1    33:0 | al-Mansur), [754-775], the unbearable level of taxation greatly increased over the 08Ghev1    33:0 | greatly increased over the land of the Armenians. For the insatiable 08Ghev1    33:0 | Armenians. For the insatiable greed of this hellish enemy was not 08Ghev1    33:0 | satisfied by eating the flesh of Christ’s chosen flock or by 08Ghev1    33:1 | The entire country of the Armenians was thrown into 08Ghev1    33:1 | unendurable distress, as the discovery of ( new sources of) silver ceased 08Ghev1    33:1 | the discovery of (new sources of) silver ceased. Everyone gave up 08Ghev1    33:2 | to the caves and crevices of the country and hid there 08Ghev1    33:2 | to find what was demanded of them, died in the snow 08Ghev1    33:2 | in rivers. Taxes were demanded of them in silver and per 08Ghev1    33:2 | per capita as a result of which they were deprived of 08Ghev1    33:2 | of which they were deprived of everything they possessed. They tied 08Ghev1    33:2 | possessed. They tied our country of Armenia with the bonds of 08Ghev1    33:2 | of Armenia with the bonds of bankruptcy. The lords and grandees 08Ghev1    33:2 | all, ate from a furnace of poverty 08Ghev1    33:3 | Lord Trdat from the House of the lords of Vanand district 08Ghev1    33:3 | the House of the lords of Vanand district, protested many times 08Ghev1    33:3 | Yazid, who was in charge of tax collection in our land 08Ghev1    33:4 | The clamor of their protests reached Abdullah (Caliph 08Ghev1    33:5 | furthering the descent into torments of the country of the Armenians 08Ghev1    33:5 | into torments of the country of the Armenians 08Ghev1    33:6 | he was implementing the will ( of God), the corrector of princes 08Ghev1    33:6 | will (of God), the corrector of princes. He was (but) a 08Ghev1    33:6 | anger from On High: hosts of locusts, hail, and absence of 08Ghev1    33:6 | of locusts, hail, and absence of rainfall. Such were the examples 08Ghev1    33:6 | rainfall. Such were the examples of ( divine) wrath visited upon us 08Ghev1    33:7 | arrived to be the overseer of the country of the Armenians 08Ghev1    33:7 | the overseer of the country of the Armenians, along with him 08Ghev1    33:7 | many brigades from the clans of the land of Khurasan. Even 08Ghev1    33:7 | the clans of the land of Khurasan. Even more bitterly and 08Ghev1    33:7 | disasters and worsening the plight of our land. For as we 08Ghev1    33:8 | this there was the insulting of patriarchs, ridiculing of bishops, beating 08Ghev1    33:8 | the insulting of patriarchs, ridiculing of bishops, beating and torture of 08Ghev1    33:8 | of bishops, beating and torture of priests, as well as persecution 08Ghev1    33:8 | well as persecution and dispersal of the lords. The military commanders 08Ghev1    33:8 | the lords. The military commanders of our land were unable to 08Ghev1    33:9 | Furthermore the mass of the common folk (r’amik) were 08Ghev1    33:9 | some were beaten severely because of their inability to pay taxes 08Ghev1    33:9 | in the most bitter cold of wintertime and then guards were 08Ghev1    34:0 | describe how the savage insanity of the nation of the Ishmaelites 08Ghev1    34:0 | savage insanity of the nation of the Ishmaelites came to a 08Ghev1    34:0 | head. For when the lords of the Armenians saw (the extent 08Ghev1    34:0 | the Armenians saw (the extent of) the calamity they were ensnared 08Ghev1    34:2 | rebellion) was initiated by Artawazd of the Mamikonean House. When he 08Ghev1    34:2 | helmet, and all the armaments ( of war), he made himself appear 08Ghev1    34:2 | to be an intimate (supporter) of the Ishmaelite forces, someone who 08Ghev1    34:3 | he went to the city of Kumayri in the Shirak district 08Ghev1    34:4 | and went to the land of the Georgians, taking along all 08Ghev1    34:4 | taking along all the lords of the land 08Ghev1    34:6 | reached Dwin that the sons of Hmayeak had worked these criminal 08Ghev1    34:6 | called Samts’xe’ in the land of Georgia. He captured gorges, seized 08Ghev1    34:6 | He captured gorges, seized part of the booty, and sent them 08Ghev1    34:6 | them fleeing to the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    34:7 | secured themselves in the land of the Egerians and (Artawazd) personally 08Ghev1    34:7 | personally took over the reigns of power over the Egerians and 08Ghev1    34:8 | sent (word) to all parts of his realm that taxes be 08Ghev1    34:8 | our land, since the discovery of silver had completely ended in 08Ghev1    34:8 | completely ended in the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    34:9 | This inflamed the heart of one of the lords, named 08Ghev1    34:9 | inflamed the heart of one of the lords, named Mushegh, who 08Ghev1    34:9 | Mushegh, who was the son of Count Hrahat from the Mamikonean 08Ghev1    34:10 | He united some of the Armenian lords with him 08Ghev1    34:10 | the Ishmaelites. He found some of the sons of Ishmael in 08Ghev1    34:10 | found some of the sons of Ishmael in his own district 08Ghev1    34:11 | Reaching the district of Bagrewand with [260] men, he seized 08Ghev1    34:13 | this, some [200] heavily armed sons of Ishmael had arrived from the 08Ghev1    34:13 | had arrived from the city of Karin 08Ghev1    34:14 | few men, to the village of Xars where (the Arabs) had 08Ghev1    34:14 | trapped under the strong explosion of falling rocks and many of 08Ghev1    34:14 | of falling rocks and many of the horsemen were trampled and 08Ghev1    34:14 | the weapons, booty and horses of the fallen and gave them 08Ghev1    34:15 | When news of this disaster reached the city 08Ghev1    34:15 | this disaster reached the city of Dwin, the Muslim general Muhammad 08Ghev1    34:15 | and those from the city of Dwin, entrusting (the force) to 08Ghev1    34:15 | go and avenge the blood of the fallen 08Ghev1    34:16 | royal highway, reaching the village of Bagawan in the district of 08Ghev1    34:16 | of Bagawan in the district of Bagrewand 08Ghev1    34:17 | Here Mushegh and some [200] of his men pounced on them 08Ghev1    34:18 | as Aruch village, seizing many of them including the general himself 08Ghev1    34:19 | Of the many (Muslims) who fled 08Ghev1    34:19 | a few reached the city of Dwin. All the men and 08Ghev1    34:19 | All the men and women of ( the governor’s) people came before 08Ghev1    34:21 | lords saw the (positive) outcome of these developments, all of them 08Ghev1    34:21 | outcome of these developments, all of them became certain of (its 08Ghev1    34:21 | all of them became certain of ( its eventual) success, and pursued 08Ghev1    34:22 | they thought that the rule of the Ishmaelites was ending. They 08Ghev1    34:22 | more deceived by the opinions of a monk who, filled with 08Ghev1    34:22 | who, filled with the spirit of fanaticism, began prophesizing (the following 08Ghev1    34:22 | futile words: “Lo, the time of your salvation has arrived, for 08Ghev1    34:22 | for soon the royal scepter of authority will once again return 08Ghev1    34:22 | again return to the House of T’orgom (the Armenians), and by 08Ghev1    34:22 | the Armenians), and by means of you vengeance will be exacted 08Ghev1    34:22 | be exacted from the race of Ishmael 08Ghev1    34:23 | than theirs. For just one of you can conquer a thousand 08Ghev1    34:23 | you can conquer a thousand of them, while two (of you 08Ghev1    34:23 | thousand of them, while two ( of you can conquer) tens of 08Ghev1    34:23 | of you can conquer) tens of thousands. This is because the 08Ghev1    34:27 | All the lords of the Armenians came together in 08Ghev1    34:28 | united, some [5,000] men, since many of the common folk allied with 08Ghev1    34:28 | and went to the city of T’e’odupolis which is (also) called 08Ghev1    34:30 | Ashot of the Bagratuni House, the son 08Ghev1    34:30 | the Bagratuni House, the son of Prince Sahak, did not associate 08Ghev1    34:31 | you cannot resist the power of that many headed dragon; and 08Ghev1    34:32 | with fear at the sight of them and does not dare 08Ghev1    34:33 | unfamiliar with all the power of the Byzantine emperor, his personal 08Ghev1    34:33 | personal bravery, (and the qualities of) his forces and materiel. He 08Ghev1    34:33 | thought to capture the land of the Armenians (from the Arabs 08Ghev1    34:33 | the Arabs). (Emperor) Constantine, son of Leo, in one day of 08Ghev1    34:33 | of Leo, in one day of single combat against ferocious wild 08Ghev1    34:35 | for the needs and peace of our land. The matter will 08Ghev1    34:35 | will resolve itself in (one of these) three ways. Either you 08Ghev1    34:35 | their families, abandon the inheritance of your fathers and their dwellings 08Ghev1    34:37 | so (completely) under the sway of that delusional man. (The monk 08Ghev1    34:37 | entertain doubts. But the effects of his devious, destructive advice were 08Ghev1    34:38 | The lords of the Artsrunik’ House, Hamazasp and 08Ghev1    34:38 | they were in the land of Vaspurakan; Vasak, Ashot’s son, and 08Ghev1    34:38 | Vasak, Ashot’s son, and those of the Amatunik’ and Trunik’ Houses 08Ghev1    34:38 | secure fortress in the village of Dariwnk’ and in the hideouts 08Ghev1    34:38 | Dariwnk’ and in the hideouts of Maku, some holed up in 08Ghev1    34:38 | holed up in the valleys of Arageght. They circulated around the 08Ghev1    34:39 | who were in the city of Dwin came and began raiding 08Ghev1    34:39 | shed blood in the village of Ptghunk’, in T’alin, and in 08Ghev1    34:40 | to go) against the country of the Armenians. He assembled some 08Ghev1    34:40 | choice horses, from the clan of the Khurasan brigade, and entrusted 08Ghev1    34:42 | preparation, went to the city of Xlat’ in the land of 08Ghev1    34:42 | of Xlat’ in the land of the Armenians, reaching it via 08Ghev1    34:43 | citizens there about the caliber of the Armenian forces, their numbers 08Ghev1    34:46 | After this the lords of the Artsrunik’ clan assembled troops 08Ghev1    34:46 | assembled troops in the land of Vaspurakan (including) Hamazasp and his 08Ghev1    34:47 | Ashot’s son Vasak, the brother of Smbat sparapet from the Bagratunik’ 08Ghev1    34:47 | they advanced upon the village of Arch’e’sh to destroy it to 08Ghev1    34:48 | They reached the village of Berkri in the district of 08Ghev1    34:48 | of Berkri in the district of Ar’beran and waited for the 08Ghev1    34:49 | Many of the common folk were attracted 08Ghev1    34:49 | them that a large force of the sons of Ishmael had 08Ghev1    34:49 | large force of the sons of Ishmael had arrived and were 08Ghev1    34:50 | But Hamazasp, lord of the Artsrunik’, did not believe 08Ghev1    34:50 | boastfully proceeded against the village of Arche’sh with his troops 08Ghev1    34:51 | commander Amir in the city of Xlat’ about the arrival of 08Ghev1    34:51 | of Xlat’ about the arrival of the Armenian lords. (Amir left 08Ghev1    34:51 | in ambush near the village of Arche’sh 08Ghev1    34:52 | to flight, killing the majority of the infantry brigade which consisted 08Ghev1    34:52 | the infantry brigade which consisted of local residents—since they were 08Ghev1    34:52 | encountered in the bitter light of that day, while others (of 08Ghev1    34:52 | of that day, while others ( of the fugitives), in their panic 08Ghev1    34:53 | and one from the village of Urts’. Moreover some [1,500] of the 08Ghev1    34:53 | village of Urts’. Moreover some [1,500] of the common folk fell. As 08Ghev1    34:53 | turned to flight, almost none of them was able to save 08Ghev1    34:54 | on Saturday, the fourth day of the month of Hrotits’ (December 08Ghev1    34:54 | fourth day of the month of Hrotits’ (December). The enemy pursued 08Ghev1    34:55 | As a result ( of this defeat), despair increased in 08Ghev1    34:55 | despair increased in our land of Armenia, while the infidel enemy 08Ghev1    34:55 | royal highway through the district of Apahunik’ 08Ghev1    34:56 | They reached the village of Artsni in the district of 08Ghev1    34:56 | of Artsni in the district of Bagrewand, where they encamped by 08Ghev1    34:56 | they encamped by the banks of the river which flows through 08Ghev1    34:56 | all the craftsmen and creators of armaments who prepare weapons and 08Ghev1    34:57 | who were besieging the city of Karin had brought it close 08Ghev1    34:58 | the news about the defeat of the (Armenian) brigade reached the 08Ghev1    34:58 | Armenian) brigade reached the city of Karin, the Armenian fighting force 08Ghev1    34:58 | heart and lifed the siege of the city. They could have 08Ghev1    34:58 | than to witness the destruction of our land and the desecration 08Ghev1    34:58 | our land and the desecration of Christ’s churches 08Ghev1    34:59 | peril. They assembled a force of some [5,000] men, quit the city 08Ghev1    34:59 | some [5,000] men, quit the city of Karin, and crossed through the 08Ghev1    34:59 | and crossed through the confines of Basen into the district of 08Ghev1    34:59 | of Basen into the district of Bagrewand 08Ghev1    34:61 | to flight, and killing many of them 08Ghev1    34:62 | rage, inflicting wounds on most of the common soldiers. Some of 08Ghev1    34:62 | of the common soldiers. Some of the lords then fled with 08Ghev1    34:62 | were with them. For many of them had fallen (and their 08Ghev1    34:63 | our sanctuaries and the sites of the glorification of our God 08Ghev1    34:63 | the sites of the glorification of our God trampled by these 08Ghev1    34:64 | our persons for the truth of our faith and not for 08Ghev1    34:65 | hold us and the hour of our death has arrived 08Ghev1    34:67 | from the enemy, a multitude of angels was fighting on their 08Ghev1    34:68 | hands weakened from the weight of their weapons. Some, devoid of 08Ghev1    34:68 | of their weapons. Some, devoid of weapons, fell at once, exchanging 08Ghev1    34:68 | life for the venerable hope of eternal life, and thus they 08Ghev1    34:69 | The names of the military commanders were as 08Ghev1    34:69 | General Mushegh and Samue’l, lord of the Mamikonean House, a vibrant 08Ghev1    34:69 | was the son-in-law of the sparapet; from the Gnunik’ 08Ghev1    34:70 | no graves. Rather, the corpses of these war dead remained out 08Ghev1    34:71 | greatly increased in our land of Armenia. For great leaders and 08Ghev1    34:71 | deepest sorrow over the loss of these brave and preeminent warriors 08Ghev1    34:71 | For (the country) was bereft of their help and was betrayed 08Ghev1    34:71 | was betrayed into the hands of the bestial and crazed enemy 08Ghev1    34:72 | Yet they recalled the mercy of God’s visitation, (God) Who showered 08Ghev1    34:73 | disaster) followed on the heels of the (earlier) destruction in the 08Ghev1    34:73 | earlier) destruction in the town of Arche’sh, (and occurred) on a 08Ghev1    34:73 | same month, on the [14th] day of ( the month of) Hrotits’ (December 08Ghev1    34:73 | the [14th] day of (the month of) Hrotits’ (December). Yet this tribulation 08Ghev1    35:0 | their raiding in the district of Bagrewand and adjacent areas, causing 08Ghev1    35:0 | great crises among the inhabitants of the country. They stubbornly resolved 08Ghev1    35:0 | and ruin the (Christian) temples of prayer and to pollute the 08Ghev1    35:0 | and to pollute the churches of Christ’s holiness 08Ghev1    35:1 | They wrecked the glorious symbol of Christ’s Cross which had been 08Ghev1    35:1 | and exits as (a source of) refuge and protection for those 08Ghev1    35:2 | though they were the leaders of those who had died in 08Ghev1    35:2 | ravished Church vessels and relics of God’s saints and carried them 08Ghev1    35:2 | this spoil from the land of the Armenians they turned again 08Ghev1    35:3 | ibn Isma’il) left the land of the Armenians as though he 08Ghev1    35:3 | and went through the land of the Persians. He wanted to 08Ghev1    35:4 | that very moment the verdict of righteous God was delivered upon 08Ghev1    35:4 | he perished in the country of the Persians. He died suffering 08Ghev1    35:4 | worthy recompense for the blood of innocents shed by his hands 08Ghev1    35:4 | killed not by the sword of man, but by an invisible 08Ghev1    35:5 | That sword ( of God) sought vengeance for the 08Ghev1    35:5 | sought vengeance for the blood of ( His) sons and repayment for 08Ghev1    35:5 | cleansed and preserved the country of His (believing) people, and drew 08Ghev1    36:1 | own soul with the sickness of greed for money—his clan’s 08Ghev1    36:2 | God revealed the full recompense of the judgement to be meted 08Ghev1    36:2 | the next life by means of one of His worthy servants 08Ghev1    36:2 | life by means of one of His worthy servants, a certain 08Ghev1    36:2 | which he saw the place of his torments, a deep prison 08Ghev1    36:3 | was brought to the mouth of the abyss by two soldiers 08Ghev1    36:3 | this malefactor down the stairs of the pit where he was 08Ghev1    36:4 | Such was the revelation of that vision about the fate 08Ghev1    37:1 | noble than his father and of much better disposition. He opened 08Ghev1    37:2 | and to satisfy the requirements of those in need. And then 08Ghev1    37:2 | the country, and the discovery of ( new sources of) silver expanded 08Ghev1    37:2 | the discovery of (new sources of) silver expanded, and the inhabitants 08Ghev1    37:2 | silver expanded, and the inhabitants of the country were at peace 08Ghev1    37:2 | peace from the coercive extraction of taxes 08Ghev1    37:3 | al-Mahdi) tightened the yoke of taxation, the country rested somewhat 08Ghev1    37:3 | cruel and calamitous tribulations because of the discovery of silver. This 08Ghev1    37:3 | tribulations because of the discovery of silver. This was due to 08Ghev1    37:3 | due to the additional discovery of silver in the mountains in 08Ghev1    37:3 | the mountains in the land of the Armenians. During his reign 08Ghev1    37:3 | extracted (which satisfied) the needs of the population (for taxes 08Ghev1    37:4 | began to attack the authority of the Byzantines. He assembled a 08Ghev1    37:4 | which he entrusted to one of his generals, his own brother 08Ghev1    37:5 | commanded by three generals, two of whom were Armenian lords, Tachat 08Ghev1    37:6 | troops, they reached the areas of Cilicia and Bishan where they 08Ghev1    37:6 | took into captivity a multitude of common folk. They say that 08Ghev1    37:7 | they rested for (the remainder of) that year 08Ghev1    38:0 | the caliph) sent two sacks of mustard seed to the Byzantine 08Ghev1    38:1 | soon send an enormous number of my troops against your land 08Ghev1    38:2 | is the will and pleasure of God, that is what will 08Ghev1    38:3 | order to relocate the inhabitants of the countryside to the cities 08Ghev1    38:3 | sent them against the country of the Byzantines 08Ghev1    38:4 | This multitude ( of troops) arrived in the Galatia 08Ghev1    38:4 | was invested by this host of soldiers and besieged for some 08Ghev1    38:5 | For the sources of the Sangarius River are near 08Ghev1    38:5 | Yazid (ibn Usaid), the governor of Armenia, had also assembled his 08Ghev1    38:5 | and came to the aid of General ’Abbas 08Ghev1    38:6 | He went to the areas of Pontus, to the fortress-cities 08Ghev1    38:6 | Pontus, to the fortress-cities of Koloneia, Govat’a, Kastighon and the 08Ghev1    38:6 | Govat’a, Kastighon and the district of Marit’ene’s and fought them. But 08Ghev1    38:6 | and fought them. But none ( of these battles) bore any fruit 08Ghev1    38:6 | great humiliation to the land of the Armenians. Furthermore the Ishmaelite 08Ghev1    38:6 | gave up on its siege of the city of Amorium and 08Ghev1    38:6 | its siege of the city of Amorium and returned to the 08Ghev1    38:6 | and returned to the land of its residence 08Ghev1    39:0 | followed. In the seventh year of Muhammad (al-Mahdi’s reign), Emperor 08Ghev1    39:1 | Mahdi learned about the death of the Byzantine emperor, he assembled 08Ghev1    39:1 | the army) against the land of Byzantium 08Ghev1    39:3 | Now Tachat, son of Grigor from the Andzewats’ik’ House 08Ghev1    39:3 | delight, and honored him because of his personal bravery, since he 08Ghev1    39:4 | emperor previously in the territories of the Sarmatians who are called 08Ghev1    39:5 | remained obedient to the emperor of Byzantium for [22] years. But after 08Ghev1    39:5 | years. But after the death of Constantine and his son Leo 08Ghev1    39:5 | son Leo, and the accession of Constantine [VI, 776-780], Emperor Constantine’s mother the 08Ghev1    39:6 | convey them to the country of their residence 08Ghev1    39:8 | arose and quit the country of the Byzantines with his entire 08Ghev1    39:9 | also gave him the dignity of the principate over the country 08Ghev1    39:9 | the principate over the country of the Armenians (presiding prince of 08Ghev1    39:9 | of the Armenians (presiding prince of Armenia) and sent him back 08Ghev1    39:10 | had returned to the land of the Armenians by order of 08Ghev1    39:10 | of the Armenians by order of the caliph and had come 08Ghev1    39:10 | was then governor and chief of the country, (‘Uthman) did not 08Ghev1    39:10 | it was not the will of the united lords of the 08Ghev1    39:10 | will of the united lords of the Armenians that someone who 08Ghev1    39:11 | the caliph about the rupture of his authority, he was unable 08Ghev1    39:11 | all the routes leading out ( of the country), they seized (Tachat’s 08Ghev1    39:12 | did not reach the ears of ( Caliph) Muhammad (al-Mahdi) and 08Ghev1    39:12 | son Harun until the end of that year. Thereafter, when all 08Ghev1    39:12 | that year. Thereafter, when all of ( Tachat’s) protests finally reached the 08Ghev1    39:12 | protests finally reached the ears of Caliph Muhammad (al-Mahdi) and 08Ghev1    39:12 | visited upon ’Uthman, the governor of our country. Unwillingly, at the 08Ghev1    39:13 | Then ’Uthman assembled the troops of the lords of Armenia and 08Ghev1    39:13 | the troops of the lords of Armenia and went to the 08Ghev1    39:13 | and went to the country of the Aghuanians to the city 08Ghev1    39:13 | built to resist the troops of the Huns and the Khazars 08Ghev1    39:14 | during the very hot days ( of summer) when Hephestus was at 08Ghev1    39:16 | Some of the Armenian lords were unable 08Ghev1    39:16 | learned about the lamentable deaths of prince Tachat and the lords 08Ghev1    39:17 | ibn Hatim, ostikan) [785-786/87] as governor of the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    39:17 | as governor of the land of the Armenians 08Ghev1    40:1 | designated men as targets instead of objects and shot arrows at 08Ghev1    40:2 | Tamimi, ostikan), [787] to the country of Armenia in place of Rauh 08Ghev1    40:2 | country of Armenia in place of Rauh. Truly, as befitted his 08Ghev1    40:3 | he arrived at the city of Dwin, all the Armenian lords 08Ghev1    40:4 | aspect, and the excellent readiness of their troops, he immediately had 08Ghev1    40:7 | and to accept the word of our Prophet. That is your 08Ghev1    40:8 | He destroyed the mild yoke of faith in Christ and separated 08Ghev1    40:8 | and separated from the flock of the Lord, dressing himself in 08Ghev1    40:8 | dressing himself in the clothing of wolves, making himself liable to 08Ghev1    40:9 | since this was done out of fear of imminent death and 08Ghev1    40:9 | was done out of fear of imminent death and not willingly 08Ghev1    40:10 | courageous martyrs donned the armor of faith and put on their 08Ghev1    40:10 | their heads the fortifying helmets of salvation and replied (to K’ubeida 08Ghev1    40:10 | we should exchange the truth of God for falsehood, eternal life 08Ghev1    40:10 | transitory glory, Christ the hope of all, for our insignificant blood 08Ghev1    40:11 | golden robes, not for love of kinfolk, the tenderness of (our 08Ghev1    40:11 | love of kinfolk, the tenderness of ( our) children, or any of 08Ghev1    40:11 | of (our) children, or any of the good things of this 08Ghev1    40:11 | any of the good things of this world (things which) many 08Ghev1    40:13 | Finally the day of decision arrived when the course 08Ghev1    40:13 | decision arrived when the course of their martyrdom would be completed 08Ghev1    40:13 | was the blessed, glorious day of the Epiphany of Christ, which 08Ghev1    40:13 | glorious day of the Epiphany of Christ, which is celebrated for 08Ghev1    40:13 | Christian faithful. (Khouzaima), that instrument of injustice, summoned them before him 08Ghev1    40:14 | Since he was previously cognizant of their firm adherence to the 08Ghev1    40:15 | The instrument of torture which they used was 08Ghev1    40:15 | torture which they used was of the latest design: two forked 08Ghev1    40:15 | latest design: two forked blocks of wood firmly anchored to the 08Ghev1    40:17 | Hamazasp to the same place of torture. In the same fashion 08Ghev1    40:19 | bury the bodies. So full of bitterness was the heart of 08Ghev1    40:19 | of bitterness was the heart of that unjust judge that even 08Ghev1    40:19 | the wood and the bones of these venerable generals burned to 08Ghev1    40:20 | were tossed into the waters of a river. According to the 08Ghev1    40:20 | river. According to the words of the Apostle (Luke) in return 08Ghev1    40:21 | martyrdom) occurred during the reign of ( Caliph) Musa (al-Hadi), in 08Ghev1    40:21 | al-Hadi), in the governorship of Khouzaima, on the day of 08Ghev1    40:21 | of Khouzaima, on the day of the blessed Epiphany of the 08Ghev1    40:21 | day of the blessed Epiphany of the Lord, in the year 08Ghev1    40:21 | the Lord, in the year [233] of the [A.D. 784]; should be January [6, 786] Armenian 08Ghev1    40:22 | During his day the prince of the Georgians (Stephen) [III], the Guaramid 08Ghev1    41:0 | caliph. He was the son of Muhammad (al-Mahdi) and the 08Ghev1    41:0 | al-Mahdi) and the brother of Musa (al-Hadi), and was 08Ghev1    41:1 | ’Ubaidullah (Ovbedla) opposed him. Because of the antagonism between the two 08Ghev1    41:2 | over our country godless men of unrestrained and avaricious behavior who 08Ghev1    41:2 | even considered what the fear of God meant. The first of 08Ghev1    41:2 | of God meant. The first of these was a certain Yazid 08Ghev1    41:2 | a certain Yazid, the son of Mazyad (Yazid ibn Mazyad al 08Ghev1    41:3 | greedy malefactor and the worst of them all. That same ’Ubaidullah 08Ghev1    41:3 | ’Ubaidullah came to the city of Barda’a (Partaw) and confirmed Sulaiman 08Ghev1    41:4 | Sulaiman so increased the yoke ( of taxation) on people that they 08Ghev1    41:5 | Sulaiman sent to the city of Dwin his son-in-law 08Ghev1    41:5 | impious and malevolent man, son of one of his maid-servants 08Ghev1    41:5 | malevolent man, son of one of his maid-servants, who was 08Ghev1    41:5 | his maid-servants, who was of Greek nationality. He imposed unendurably 08Ghev1    41:5 | heavy taxes on the residents of our land 08Ghev1    41:6 | to reduce the onerous level of taxation, but it was of 08Ghev1    41:6 | of taxation, but it was of no avail. For the wrath 08Ghev1    41:6 | no avail. For the wrath of the Lord had delivered the 08Ghev1    41:7 | collectors to the different parts of the land with the order 08Ghev1    41:8 | this was accomplished, this son of satan devised another wicked scheme 08Ghev1    41:8 | seals put around the necks of everyone, demanding many zuzas for 08Ghev1    41:8 | everyone to the worst extremes of bankruptcy through his intolerant measures 08Ghev1    42:0 | The year after the arrival of ’Ubaidullah, the same disasters escalated 08Ghev1    42:0 | on, no one was master of his own belongings. Instead, everything 08Ghev1    42:1 | unable to bear the severity of the disasters, voluntarily left their 08Ghev1    42:2 | Thus deprived of their belongings, naked, barefoot, starving 08Ghev1    42:2 | his son Hamam and others of the Armenian lords and their 08Ghev1    42:3 | catching up in the district of Kogh at the Georgian border 08Ghev1    42:4 | In the ensuing battle some ( of the Arabs) were put to 08Ghev1    42:4 | Akamsis (Chorokh) River. The sources ( of this river) are in the 08Ghev1    42:6 | land. As for the half of the people who remained (in 08Ghev1    42:7 | ’Ubaidullah had appointed as governor of the city of Dwin, hatched 08Ghev1    42:7 | as governor of the city of Dwin, hatched another diabolical scheme 08Ghev1    42:8 | that time the venerable kat’oghikos of the Armenians, Esayi, had passed 08Ghev1    42:11 | he decided to confiscate all of it, but then changed his 08Ghev1    42:12 | he gave to the sacrist of the church (to hold) until 08Ghev1    42:12 | Dvnets’i), [788-790] acceded to the throne of the patriarchate. (Step’anos) sat on 08Ghev1    43:1 | The teaching of Ghewond regarding the chronologies of 08Ghev1    43:1 | of Ghewond regarding the chronologies of the House of T’orgom has 08Ghev1    43:1 | the chronologies of the House of T’orgom has concluded. (It was 08Ghev1    43:1 | It was written) by order of Lord Shapuh Bagratuni for the 08Ghev1    43:1 | for the glory and praise of the most holy Trinity which 08Ghev1    43:2 | Mamikonean House desired (a copy of this work) and paid me 09Draskh1    1:1 | Although the Word verily said of the Father that He held 09Draskh1    1:1 | His own control the ceasing of the ages, times and seasons 09Draskh1    1:1 | seasons, thus depriving us humans of the knowledge of what is 09Draskh1    1:1 | us humans of the knowledge of what is very reliable and 09Draskh1    1:1 | with reasonable excellence the sequence of historical events of the revolving 09Draskh1    1:1 | the sequence of historical events of the revolving seasons that were 09Draskh1    1:1 | to us) the sound state of their souls 09Draskh1    1:2 | guided us in various matters of past bygone times so that 09Draskh1    1:3 | and with a true understanding of thoughts they composed and set 09Draskh1    1:3 | set in writing the histories of the ancient times which I 09Draskh1    1:3 | I consider to be worthy of much respect, desirable and useful 09Draskh1    1:4 | I recognized the ceaseless stirring of the Holy Spirit in the 09Draskh1    1:4 | Holy Spirit in the understanding of those who asked me (to 09Draskh1    1:4 | I rapidly sailed by means of oars in the skiff of 09Draskh1    1:4 | of oars in the skiff of this treatise and took the 09Draskh1    1:4 | treatise and took the trouble of hastily composing this history 09Draskh1    1:5 | repeated like ignorant peasants events of historical value that the well 09Draskh1    1:5 | the beginning, namely the transactions of kings that were narrated, the 09Draskh1    1:5 | that were narrated, the succession of princes, the circumstances of wars 09Draskh1    1:5 | succession of princes, the circumstances of wars, the prospering of cities 09Draskh1    1:5 | circumstances of wars, the prospering of cities, districts, villages and households 09Draskh1    1:5 | households (gerdastanac’), and the works of the Aryans and non-Aryans 09Draskh1    1:5 | written and reject the art of the poets and make it 09Draskh1    1:7 | with the usual shallow aptitude of my mind, I shall precede 09Draskh1    1:7 | to write with the swiftness of an energetic scribe 09Draskh1    1:8 | First of all, turning to the books 09Draskh1    1:8 | all, turning to the books of the Fathers, in accordance with 09Draskh1    1:8 | in summary the ancient expansion of all the races and peoples 09Draskh1    1:8 | were descended from the sons of Noah, and then I shall 09Draskh1    1:9 | was known as the ancestor of many other races 09Draskh1    1:10 | after surveying the entire genealogy of the Japhethids to our own 09Draskh1    1:10 | and leaving the rest out of my narrative, I shall briefly 09Draskh1    1:10 | shall briefly compose a genealogy ( of his generations): namely who among 09Draskh1    1:10 | Parthian ruled over the house of Togarmah, and subsequently his descendants 09Draskh1    1:11 | time, the holy Christian order of faith was spread throughout the 09Draskh1    1:11 | Apostle Bartholomew, who was one of the twelve, and by the 09Draskh1    1:11 | by the Apostle Thaddeus, one of the seventy, who were both 09Draskh1    1:12 | to the light the race of Togarmah from the wickedness of 09Draskh1    1:12 | of Togarmah from the wickedness of extreme idolatry 09Draskh1    1:13 | I shall add (an account of) his sons and grandsons who 09Draskh1    1:13 | and grandsons who became worthy of occupying his holy throne, and 09Draskh1    1:13 | his holy throne, and also of the rest of their successors 09Draskh1    1:13 | and also of the rest of their successors until today, and 09Draskh1    1:13 | their successors until today, and of the deeds that were accomplished 09Draskh1    1:13 | whose days the glorious crown of the Armenian people was completely 09Draskh1    1:13 | once again, through the coronation of the great prince Ashot as 09Draskh1    1:13 | king, we witnessed the renewal of the kingdom which had ceased 09Draskh1    1:14 | us Shapuh Bagratuni, a historian of our times, has written an 09Draskh1    1:14 | work so that the sequence of my narrative may not be 09Draskh1    1:14 | disrupted, and show the reliability of this composition. The subsequent (section 09Draskh1    1:14 | shall dwell on the story of Smbat son of Ashot, who 09Draskh1    1:14 | the story of Smbat son of Ashot, who ruled over Armenia 09Draskh1    1:14 | who ruled over Armenia instead of his father 09Draskh1    1:15 | wisely he regulated the prosperity of our country. Besides him, we 09Draskh1    1:16 | came from the southern region of Hagar, the destruction by sword 09Draskh1    1:16 | trembling, famine, captivity and extermination of the wretched land of Armenia 09Draskh1    1:16 | extermination of the wretched land of Armenia 09Draskh1    1:17 | read about) the painful death of King Smbat who died like 09Draskh1    1:17 | like a martyr by means of the Ishmaelite sword, which slaughtered 09Draskh1    1:19 | and how after the death of king Smbat there were three 09Draskh1    1:19 | time: Gagik Arcruni, Ashot son of Smbat, and his namesake, (Ashot 09Draskh1    1:19 | and his namesake, (Ashot) son of the Sparapet Shapuh, who were 09Draskh1    1:20 | learn) how Ashot, the son of the king, went to visit 09Draskh1    1:20 | with eminence and an abundance of gifts, and sent back to 09Draskh1    1:21 | shall tell you how because of the hostility among the three 09Draskh1    1:21 | among the three title holders of “ king”, wicked deeds, turmoils, trembling 09Draskh1    1:21 | works, unexpected devastation and fear of death were provoked 09Draskh1    1:22 | able to embrace the truth of the words so that you 09Draskh1    1:22 | by following my brief summary of the first books of the 09Draskh1    1:22 | summary of the first books of the Divine Scriptures, and also 09Draskh1    1:22 | the Divine Scriptures, and also of the chronicles of the reliable 09Draskh1    1:22 | and also of the chronicles of the reliable pagan historians, and 09Draskh1    1:23 | all say that the ancestors of the generations of all the 09Draskh1    1:23 | the ancestors of the generations of all the lands are descended 09Draskh1    1:23 | descended from the three sons of Noah, who multiplied and spread 09Draskh1    1:23 | and spread throughout the surface of the earth 09Draskh1    1:25 | to us the (following) sequence of events: upon the arrival of 09Draskh1    1:25 | of events: upon the arrival of the second age the Lord 09Draskh1    1:25 | and completely cleansed the surface of the earth of the perverted 09Draskh1    1:25 | the surface of the earth of the perverted, the impious, the 09Draskh1    1:26 | ark, which was made out of timber. He (the Lord) made 09Draskh1    1:26 | they brought with them representatives of all the non-rational beings 09Draskh1    1:26 | them to an insignificant piece of wood, He saved them so 09Draskh1    1:26 | might provide for the regeneration of the earth with the likeness 09Draskh1    1:26 | the earth with the likeness of each specie, and in accordance 09Draskh1    1:27 | free from discussing the genealogies of Shem and Ham, and write 09Draskh1    1:27 | write briefly (about the descendants) of our own Japheth, following the 09Draskh1    1:27 | own Japheth, following the sequence of my narrative. For they are 09Draskh1    2:0 | The Progeny of Noah 09Draskh1    2:1 | from heaven and the drowning of all the living under the 09Draskh1    2:1 | after the most unwilling navigation of Noah and his coming out 09Draskh1    2:1 | in accord with the order of the Lord together with his 09Draskh1    2:3 | was born, and the descendants of Magog are the Celts (Keghtk’ 09Draskh1    2:4 | Maday who named the territory of his house Media (Mark’) after 09Draskh1    2:7 | The sons of Tiras were Ashkenaz, from whom 09Draskh1    2:7 | and called it the House of Togarmah; for at first Ashkenaz 09Draskh1    2:7 | in accord with the law of seniority, as we shall explain 09Draskh1    2:8 | From Javan (Yawan), the ancestor of the Greeks, descended Elisha (Elisa 09Draskh1    2:8 | and Tarshish (T’arsis), the ancestor of the Iberians (Virk’) and the 09Draskh1    2:9 | acquaint you with the affinities of our race, where so many 09Draskh1    2:10 | matters, and a clear account of past events not given, you 09Draskh1    2:11 | my efforts as accomplishments worthy of gratitude, and consider that I 09Draskh1    2:11 | concern myself with (the history of) other kindred races as being 09Draskh1    2:11 | present treatise and merely wasteful of time, I shall turn the 09Draskh1    2:11 | I shall turn the flow of my narrative to our own 09Draskh1    2:13 | the former Ashkenazian the House of Togarmah from his own name 09Draskh1    2:14 | as well as the House of Togarmah and thus can be 09Draskh1    2:14 | thus can be quite certain of the narration concerning the patriarchy 09Draskh1    2:14 | the narration concerning the patriarchy of our people, although there are 09Draskh1    2:15 | did not give the timespans of our patriarchs one by one 09Draskh1    2:15 | one by one as unworthy of his narration, yet, comparing the 09Draskh1    2:15 | narration, yet, comparing the genealogies of our own Japheth with those 09Draskh1    2:15 | our own Japheth with those of Sem, we derive a period 09Draskh1    2:15 | Sem, we derive a period of four hundred years to Togarmah 09Draskh1    2:15 | to Togarmah and the beginning of the rule of his son 09Draskh1    2:15 | the beginning of the rule of his son Hayk. From Japheth 09Draskh1    2:15 | Adam, there is a period of [2242] years 09Draskh1    2:16 | transmitted to us the history ( of the period) until the time 09Draskh1    2:16 | the period) until the time of our own Togarmah, as was 09Draskh1    2:16 | out in words the record of his generations, that is to 09Draskh1    2:16 | who ruled over the land of Armenia, and how her naxarardoms 09Draskh1    2:17 | Mar Abas Katina, a man of Syrian extraction, proficient and well 09Draskh1    2:17 | was sent at the order of our (king) Vagharshak to the 09Draskh1    2:17 | king) Vagharshak to the archives of the kings of Persia, and 09Draskh1    2:17 | the archives of the kings of Persia, and in his search 09Draskh1    2:17 | to Greek by the order of Alexander, son of Nektanebos. Although 09Draskh1    2:17 | the order of Alexander, son of Nektanebos. Although this book was 09Draskh1    2:17 | extremely rich in historical accounts of many nations, yet, Mar Abas 09Draskh1    2:17 | Mar Abas abandoned the histories of other nations as a vain 09Draskh1    2:18 | from that source the testimony of our authentic stories became known 09Draskh1    2:18 | victorious champion, was the son of Togarmah, and the first patriarch 09Draskh1    2:18 | the first patriarch and progenitor of our nation 09Draskh1    2:20 | proved to them the futility of their labor 09Draskh1    3:0 | The Valor of Hayk against Bel and His 09Draskh1    3:2 | liberating himself from the domination of Bel, he immediately came to 09Draskh1    3:3 | with his own forces, composed of men skilled in archery, swordsmanship 09Draskh1    3:3 | which was like the clamor of violent torrents streaming down. Assaulting 09Draskh1    3:4 | hit the iron-studded breastplate of Nimrod, and piercing through his 09Draskh1    3:6 | seemingly fortified with tall summits of dazzling whiteness and took possession 09Draskh1    3:6 | dazzling whiteness and took possession of the courses of very rapid 09Draskh1    3:6 | took possession of the courses of very rapid rivers that cut 09Draskh1    3:6 | Afterwards he built the valleys of the northern mountain and named 09Draskh1    3:6 | the territory at the foot ( of the mountain) Aragacotn 09Draskh1    3:8 | a hill along the bank of the Erasx River in the 09Draskh1    3:8 | a city as his place of residence. He built it magnificently 09Draskh1    3:8 | built it magnificently with blocks of sandstone, and named it Armawir 09Draskh1    3:9 | me have given sufficient accounts of the latter’s valorous deeds 09Draskh1    3:11 | lived in the same city of Armawir, and built up the 09Draskh1    3:11 | and built up the foot of the southern mountain which he 09Draskh1    3:11 | district situated in the valleys of the mountain Maseac’otn. After a 09Draskh1    3:12 | the northeast on the shores of a small sea. There he 09Draskh1    3:14 | he gave for a place of dwelling the southeastern region extending 09Draskh1    3:14 | region extending from the shores of the lake to a plain 09Draskh1    3:14 | and penetrates the narrow passages of a cavern which is now 09Draskh1    3:15 | the great and beautiful dastakert of Geghami, which was later named 09Draskh1    3:17 | accounts concerning the valorous contests of Aram, who is said to 09Draskh1    3:17 | much violence the entire boundaries of Armenia to the four corners 09Draskh1    3:17 | Armenia to the four corners of the Earth. Because of the 09Draskh1    3:17 | corners of the Earth. Because of the glorious display of his 09Draskh1    3:17 | Because of the glorious display of his might, the nations who 09Draskh1    3:18 | above name to that (part of the) land of the Greeks 09Draskh1    3:18 | that (part of the) land of the Greeks 09Draskh1    3:19 | Armenia Proton to the region of Pontus First Armenia, and the 09Draskh1    3:19 | between Pontus and the limits of the city of Melitene Second 09Draskh1    3:19 | the limits of the city of Melitene Second Armenia, and the 09Draskh1    3:19 | from Melitene to the boundaries of Cop’k’ Third Armenia, and the 09Draskh1    3:19 | from Cop’k’ to the city of Martyropolis, and to the province 09Draskh1    3:19 | Martyropolis, and to the province of Aghdznik’ in the west, Fourth 09Draskh1    3:20 | as far as the borders of his native domain; as for 09Draskh1    3:20 | domain; as for the entirety of his native land, he called 09Draskh1    3:22 | Ara regulated the welfare of the land, and named his 09Draskh1    3:22 | land, and named his place of residence Ayrarat from his name 09Draskh1    3:23 | After a number of years, the lustful, passionate and 09Draskh1    3:23 | wanton Shamiram, hearing by way of rumor of Ara’s comely fairness 09Draskh1    3:23 | hearing by way of rumor of Ara’s comely fairness, through frequent 09Draskh1    3:24 | to carry out the will of her who desired lust. Although 09Draskh1    3:24 | men to keep the object of her passion alive, Ara was 09Draskh1    3:25 | and placed him in charge of supervising matters in Armenia. He 09Draskh1    3:25 | formerly ruled over a part of our land, and subsequently conquered 09Draskh1    3:25 | land, and subsequently conquered all of it 09Draskh1    3:26 | He died after many years of life 09Draskh1    3:27 | None of his children nor his children’s 09Draskh1    3:27 | their tyranny on the race of Togarmah not according to family 09Draskh1    3:27 | The following are the names of those rulers 09Draskh1    3:28 | the Israelites to take possession of the promised land. Sur was 09Draskh1    3:28 | time lived David the king of Israel, Arbun, Bazuk, Hoy, Yusak 09Draskh1    3:28 | Kaypak, Skayordi, and after all of these, one by the name 09Draskh1    3:28 | these, one by the name of Paroyr who was of the 09Draskh1    3:28 | name of Paroyr who was of the lineage of Hayk 09Draskh1    3:28 | who was of the lineage of Hayk 09Draskh1    4:0 | The Reign of Paroyr and His Successors until 09Draskh1    4:1 | and having renewed the ascendancy of his family he ruled over 09Draskh1    4:3 | for Varbakes of Media, who had through his 09Draskh1    4:3 | his generosity won the friendship of valorous men and also drawn 09Draskh1    4:3 | and having seized the kingdom of Sardanapalus (Sardanapaghgh) together with these 09Draskh1    4:4 | occupy myself with the composition of an encomium praising our people 09Draskh1    4:4 | great pride give the succession of ( our) kings and not patriarchs 09Draskh1    4:5 | Arcruni, who were (the descendants) of the children of Sennacherib (Senek’erim 09Draskh1    4:5 | the descendants) of the children of Sennacherib (Senek’erim), were accorded welcome 09Draskh1    4:7 | Sacred) Scriptures acknowledge the captivity of the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar during 09Draskh1    4:8 | have) a certain Shambat, one of the important captives, whom he 09Draskh1    4:8 | honor and glory; the branches of the Bagratuni family are descended 09Draskh1    4:8 | are descended from the generations of the latter 09Draskh1    4:9 | P’arnawaz succeeded to the leadership of our people 09Draskh1    4:11 | Great shortly after the commencement of his reign 09Draskh1    4:12 | to find out the source of so many names and stories 09Draskh1    4:12 | him know that the books of the Chaldaeans, which were written 09Draskh1    4:12 | were written at the time of Tiberius and are to be 09Draskh1    4:13 | seemed to be by virtue of his wisdom more soberminded than 09Draskh1    4:13 | wisdom more soberminded than any of our kings, surpassed them all 09Draskh1    4:14 | After accomplishing numerous deeds of valor, and regulating many civic 09Draskh1    4:14 | the Medes, and took charge of it 09Draskh1    4:15 | submission for a long period of time 09Draskh1    4:16 | assisted by Anoysh, the mother of dragons, and holding Cyrus, he 09Draskh1    4:16 | seized and annexed the domains of the Medes and the Persians 09Draskh1    4:17 | thus extending the borders of his own people to the 09Draskh1    4:17 | people to the ancient limits of our abode. More and more 09Draskh1    4:17 | with riches. He made all of those who had been under 09Draskh1    4:17 | had been under the yoke of certain others subservient and tributary 09Draskh1    4:18 | said that the (social) order of the ostanik azats, which has 09Draskh1    4:18 | and is assumed to be of royal lineage 09Draskh1    4:20 | everyone with equity, the evidence of his noble contests was thus 09Draskh1    4:20 | thus more complete than that of others. Numerous treatises would be 09Draskh1    4:20 | him, but the great urgency of my anxiety does not allow 09Draskh1    4:21 | sagas sung to the tune of) the plectrum and the lyre 09Draskh1    4:22 | compared his toils with those of the hero Herakles. The tradition 09Draskh1    4:22 | stood in the province (nahang) of Iberia, and was worshipped with 09Draskh1    4:24 | and Nerseh was the father of Zareh from whom the Zarehawanean 09Draskh1    4:27 | will find no authentic account of the patriarchs that ruled until 09Draskh1    4:27 | that ruled until the time of Vagharshak the Parthian, since (our 09Draskh1    4:28 | respected brevity, authenticity and compression of style 09Draskh1    4:29 | own Hayk to the coronation of Vagharshak is [2297] years 09Draskh1    5:0 | The Reign of Vagharshak the Parthian and His 09Draskh1    5:0 | Reforms; His Successors until Tigran [II] of Noble Birth 09Draskh1    5:2 | After Alexander son of Philip had conquered the world 09Draskh1    5:5 | sovereigns ruled for a period of approximately sixty years, at which 09Draskh1    5:6 | Arshak the Brave, a descendant of Abraham through the line of 09Draskh1    5:6 | of Abraham through the line of the progeny of Keturah (K’etura 09Draskh1    5:6 | the line of the progeny of Keturah (K’etura)—whom Abraham had 09Draskh1    5:6 | had married after the death of Sarah—ruled over the Persians 09Draskh1    5:7 | with heroes, Arshak took possession of all the kingdoms, and since 09Draskh1    5:7 | had despotically undertaken the task of conquering the world, he crowned 09Draskh1    5:7 | and valiant man, as king of the Armenians 09Draskh1    5:9 | displayed on himself the splendor of royalty with all of its 09Draskh1    5:9 | splendor of royalty with all of its pomp. Subsequently, establishing naxarardoms 09Draskh1    5:9 | and through the entire extent of his dominion; he appointed men 09Draskh1    5:9 | were honorable and helpful, descendants of Hayk and other valiant men 09Draskh1    5:10 | his coronant Bagarat, a descendant of the Jewish Shambat, who, they 09Draskh1    5:10 | Shambat, who, they say, was of the family of David, since 09Draskh1    5:10 | say, was of the family of David, since he had willingly 09Draskh1    5:10 | services to him before most of the others, Vagharshak also appointed 09Draskh1    5:10 | and put him) in charge of thousands and myriads of soldiers 09Draskh1    5:10 | charge of thousands and myriads of soldiers 09Draskh1    5:11 | forces, Vagharshak also took possession of Pontus and Caesarea, which is 09Draskh1    5:12 | people living on the shores of the sea along the foot 09Draskh1    5:12 | the sea along the foot of the Caucasus mountains, he ordered 09Draskh1    5:12 | he ordered the wild tribes of that region to refrain from 09Draskh1    5:12 | court might consider them worthy of the dignity of cushion and 09Draskh1    5:12 | them worthy of the dignity of cushion and princedom 09Draskh1    5:13 | Having properly taken care of matters outside of the royal 09Draskh1    5:13 | taken care of matters outside of the royal court, Vagharshak adapted 09Draskh1    5:14 | First of all, in accordance with the 09Draskh1    5:14 | chamberlains, bodyguards, and the supervisors of the hunt to pursue deer 09Draskh1    5:14 | servants as well as guardians of the throne, stewards of temples 09Draskh1    5:14 | guardians of the throne, stewards of temples, cupbearers, eagle and falcon 09Draskh1    5:14 | for providing the summer quarters ( of the king) with snow, and 09Draskh1    5:14 | winterquarters (with provisions), the legion of shielded men, porters of the 09Draskh1    5:14 | legion of shielded men, porters of the royal court, and eunuchs 09Draskh1    5:14 | eunuchs. He set as viceroy of his kingdom one of the 09Draskh1    5:14 | viceroy of his kingdom one of the descendants of the Mede 09Draskh1    5:14 | kingdom one of the descendants of the Mede Astyages (Azhdahak), whose 09Draskh1    5:15 | in this manner the details of court procedure, he subsequently appointed 09Draskh1    5:15 | the north, in the land of Gugark’, and the other in 09Draskh1    5:15 | the southeast, in the province of Aghdznik’ 09Draskh1    5:16 | He also arranged the hours of access to the royal court 09Draskh1    5:16 | and also designated two mentors, of whom the first had the 09Draskh1    5:16 | the first had the task of calling to the king’s memory 09Draskh1    5:16 | memory his benevolent deeds, and of reminding him of what was 09Draskh1    5:16 | deeds, and of reminding him of what was right and philanthropic 09Draskh1    5:16 | right and philanthropic in case of unjust orders given by the 09Draskh1    5:16 | the king to the fulfillment of the laws and the exacting 09Draskh1    5:16 | the laws and the exacting of penalty on the wicked 09Draskh1    5:17 | brotherhood, which is the source of prosperity and peace 09Draskh1    5:20 | waged war against the people of Pontus and defeated them. It 09Draskh1    5:20 | was dipped in the blood of snakes, deep into a rock 09Draskh1    5:20 | be observed as a symbol of his might 09Draskh1    5:21 | the Bulgars in the valleys of the Caucasus settled down at 09Draskh1    5:21 | settled down at the foot of Kogh 09Draskh1    5:22 | Two of them who had been tortured 09Draskh1    5:22 | blessed Eleazar and the sons of Simeon 09Draskh1    5:24 | concede primacy to king Arshakan of Persia, and reduced the latter 09Draskh1    5:26 | Croesus instantly recalled the words of Solon: “One should not count 09Draskh1    5:26 | his blessings until the time of his death 09Draskh1    5:28 | Phokians, and accepted the submission of the Lokrians. Hellas offered sacrifices 09Draskh1    5:30 | to subjugate all the peoples of the west and filled the 09Draskh1    6:0 | The Reign of Tigran [II] and His Works; The 09Draskh1    6:0 | and His Works; The Rule of Artawazd and Arjam 09Draskh1    6:2 | Mazaka (Mizhak) and the rest of Asia Minor to his brother 09Draskh1    6:3 | went and occupied the city of Amaseia, which Amasia, the nephew 09Draskh1    6:3 | Amaseia, which Amasia, the nephew of Nectanebo (Nek’tanib) had built a 09Draskh1    6:3 | time ago at the order of Alexander son of Nek’tanib, and 09Draskh1    6:3 | the order of Alexander son of Nek’tanib, and fortified it with 09Draskh1    6:4 | palace on the northern bank of the Ris river 09Draskh1    6:5 | erected on the eastern facade of the cavern monuments built with 09Draskh1    6:7 | had gathered a massive body of troops against him, he suffered 09Draskh1    6:7 | suffered defeat at the hands of the multitude (of the Roman 09Draskh1    6:7 | the hands of the multitude ( of the Roman forces), and took 09Draskh1    6:7 | took flight in the region of Pontus 09Draskh1    6:8 | Mizhak) and seized the son of Mithridates, the younger Mithridates, who 09Draskh1    6:8 | fled, poisoned through the treachery of Pilate’s father, and entrusted the 09Draskh1    6:9 | who gave him the city of Mazaka, (Mizhak) which he enlarged 09Draskh1    6:9 | called it Caesarea in honor of Caesar. From that time on 09Draskh1    6:10 | ailment, designated Barzap’ra, the nahapet of the Rshtuni as sparapet of 09Draskh1    6:10 | of the Rshtuni as sparapet of Armenia, who sent a certain 09Draskh1    6:10 | who sent a certain Gnel of the Gnuni house with a 09Draskh1    6:11 | There they displayed numerous deeds of bravery and valor, and putting 09Draskh1    6:11 | captive Hyrkanos, the high priest of the Jews, and with a 09Draskh1    6:11 | and with a great number of others brought him to Tigran 09Draskh1    6:12 | and died after a reign of thirty-four years 09Draskh1    6:13 | death, Antony (Antoninos), the king of the Romans, sent numerous forces 09Draskh1    6:13 | once again made Herod king of all Palestine 09Draskh1    6:14 | Subsequently, Artawazd, the son of Tigran, ruled over Armenia, but 09Draskh1    6:14 | glory displayed no valiant deeds of gallantry 09Draskh1    6:15 | a glutton and a slave of the belly, he gave chase 09Draskh1    6:16 | if aroused by the prick of the word and awakened from 09Draskh1    6:16 | which Antony (Antoninos), the king of the Romans, had taken from 09Draskh1    6:17 | Antony (Antoninos) was made aware of this, he personally gathered the 09Draskh1    6:17 | he personally gathered the multitude of his forces and ferociously attacked 09Draskh1    6:17 | other nations and kingdoms, all of which he deprived of their 09Draskh1    6:17 | all of which he deprived of their lords. Along with them 09Draskh1    6:18 | many riches from the spoils of war 09Draskh1    6:19 | gathered together at the order of Artashes, the king of Persia 09Draskh1    6:19 | order of Artashes, the king of Persia, and set Arjam, the 09Draskh1    6:19 | and set Arjam, the son of Artashes brother of Tigran, as 09Draskh1    6:19 | the son of Artashes brother of Tigran, as their king 09Draskh1    6:20 | The partial payment of tribute to the Romans by 09Draskh1    6:20 | him. When Artashes, the king of Persia, died, his son Arshawir 09Draskh1    6:21 | time Enanos Bagratuni was stripped of his honor and put to 09Draskh1    6:21 | here). Since Zoray, the Nahapet of the Gnduni, had calumniated him 09Draskh1    6:21 | torment him with all kinds of instruments of torture, so that 09Draskh1    6:21 | with all kinds of instruments of torture, so that he would 09Draskh1    6:22 | They put to death one of his relatives, and brought his 09Draskh1    6:22 | his sons to the place of execution. But being unable to 09Draskh1    6:22 | unable to endure the death of his son, he yielded to 09Draskh1    6:22 | he yielded to the will of the king with his entire 09Draskh1    7:0 | The Reign of Abgar: His Conversion to Christianity 09Draskh1    7:0 | His Works and the Enlightenment of the Armenian Nation 09Draskh1    7:1 | After twenty years of reign, Arjam was succeeded by 09Draskh1    7:2 | Awag (‘noble’) Ayr (‘man’) because of the excellence of his wisdom 09Draskh1    7:2 | man’) because of the excellence of his wisdom. But as the 09Draskh1    7:3 | that is in the days of the census when our Lord 09Draskh1    7:3 | Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, all of Armenia became 09Draskh1    7:3 | in Bethlehem of Judea, all of Armenia became tributary to the 09Draskh1    7:3 | the Romans at the order of the emperor Augustus 09Draskh1    7:4 | great dissention, discord, and confusion of war between Abgar and Herod 09Draskh1    7:4 | towards Christ and the massacre of the children in Bethlehem 09Draskh1    7:5 | sent a nephew (brother’s son) of his with a large army 09Draskh1    7:7 | Then, Arshawir, the king of Persia, also died and discord 09Draskh1    7:7 | them should rule in place of their father 09Draskh1    7:9 | He separated (the families of) the remaining brothers and the 09Draskh1    7:9 | Enlightener Grigorios, the living twig of the vine of Christ, (was 09Draskh1    7:9 | living twig of the vine of Christ, (was descended) from the 09Draskh1    7:9 | men were regarded as sprouts of royalty 09Draskh1    7:11 | Since Marixab, the bdesx of Aghdznik’, Shamshagram, the nahapet of 09Draskh1    7:11 | of Aghdznik’, Shamshagram, the nahapet of the Apahuni, and Anan, the 09Draskh1    7:11 | Apahuni, and Anan, the confidants of king Abgar had gone to 09Draskh1    7:11 | and witnessed the wonderful healing of our God Christ, and upon 09Draskh1    7:11 | the latter wrote a letter of supplication (to Christ), and begged 09Draskh1    7:12 | said, “To fulfill the Will of Him Who has sent me 09Draskh1    7:12 | me, I shall dispatch one of my disciples to cure your 09Draskh1    7:13 | messenger Anan brought the letter of the Savior to Abgar and 09Draskh1    7:13 | he also carried the impression of the divine image which is 09Draskh1    7:14 | Then, after the ascension of our Savior, in the thirtieth 09Draskh1    7:14 | Savior, in the thirtieth year of Abgar’s reign, the apostle Thomas 09Draskh1    7:14 | reign, the apostle Thomas, one of the twelve, sent Thaddeus, one 09Draskh1    7:14 | the twelve, sent Thaddeus, one of the chosen seventy, so that 09Draskh1    7:14 | in accordance with the promise of our Lord Jesus Christ he 09Draskh1    7:14 | whom He had considered worthy of receiving the evangelical tidings in 09Draskh1    7:15 | apostle came to the house of Tubia Bagratuni who had abided 09Draskh1    7:17 | both those in the court of the king, and those in 09Draskh1    7:17 | himself and the entire population of the city were baptized, and 09Draskh1    7:17 | were baptized, and the numbers of the believers in the Lord 09Draskh1    7:18 | Sanatruk, the nephew (sister’s son) of Abgar, in order to preach 09Draskh1    7:18 | to his subjects the divinity of Christ 09Draskh1    8:0 | The Apostasy of Sanatruk and the Armenians; the 09Draskh1    8:0 | and the Armenians; the Martyrdom of Thaddeus, Sanduxt, the Blessed Oskeank’ 09Draskh1    8:0 | The Assassination of King Xosrov by Anak. The 09Draskh1    8:0 | Xosrov by Anak. The Origin of Saint Grigor, and the Second 09Draskh1    8:0 | Grigor, and the Second Enlightenment of the Armenian Nation 09Draskh1    8:1 | and partaken in the glory of God by professing the immovable 09Draskh1    8:1 | ascended to the upper tower of Sion 09Draskh1    8:1 | After Artashir of Stahr had assassinated Artabanus, the 09Draskh1    8:1 | had assassinated Artabanus, the king of Persia, the Arsacids were deprived 09Draskh1    8:1 | Persia, the Arsacids were deprived of the royal crown, and instead 09Draskh1    8:2 | in Christ at the beginning of the preaching of the apostle 09Draskh1    8:2 | the beginning of the preaching of the apostle Thaddeus, yet, adhering 09Draskh1    8:2 | yet, adhering to the suggestions of his naxarars, he renounced his 09Draskh1    8:2 | and after a short period of time put the blessed apostle 09Draskh1    8:2 | Sanduxt to death by means of torments and the sword; they 09Draskh1    8:2 | both transported into the light of everlasting life on the right 09Draskh1    8:2 | life on the right side of the glory of God 09Draskh1    8:2 | right side of the glory of God 09Draskh1    8:2 | who was from the house of Sureni Pahlaw and the Parthian 09Draskh1    8:2 | by the numerous attractive promises of Artashir, and pretending to have 09Draskh1    8:2 | him, came to king Xosrov of Armenia so that through kinship 09Draskh1    8:2 | kinship he might reassure (Xosrov) of the cause of his flight 09Draskh1    8:2 | reassure (Xosrov) of the cause of his flight and feigning friendship 09Draskh1    8:2 | difficulty, and attain the fulfillment of Artashir’s promises, as the able 09Draskh1    8:3 | After this, Bartholomew, one of the twelve, whom the Lord 09Draskh1    8:3 | had designated for the land of Armenia was at once tortured 09Draskh1    8:3 | his blood in the city of Arasbenon in Armenia. His relics 09Draskh1    8:3 | buried there as a source of pride to the Armenian people 09Draskh1    8:3 | Because of such reasons Anak set out 09Draskh1    8:3 | and arrived at the district of Artaz where he encamped for 09Draskh1    8:4 | three years after the death of the blessed apostle Thaddeus, in 09Draskh1    8:4 | apostle Thaddeus, in the days of Artashes king of Armenia, the 09Draskh1    8:4 | the days of Artashes king of Armenia, the holy apostle’s disciples 09Draskh1    8:4 | who lived at the sources of the Euphrates river and whose 09Draskh1    8:4 | related to queen Sat’enik wife of Artashes 09Draskh1    8:4 | Through divine ordinance the site of his camp happened to be 09Draskh1    8:4 | be located on the grave of the holy apostle (which was 09Draskh1    8:4 | was) in the nuptial chamber of the tent 09Draskh1    8:5 | faith in (Christ) the Word of Life, the son of Sat’enik 09Draskh1    8:5 | Word of Life, the son of Sat’enik was irritated by them 09Draskh1    8:5 | place. After the necessary period of time had elapsed, St. Grigor 09Draskh1    8:5 | might complete the spiritual work of the same man on whose 09Draskh1    8:6 | Thereafter, the relatives of Sat’enik who had been baptized 09Draskh1    8:6 | been baptized in (the name of) Christ, disturbed by the death 09Draskh1    8:6 | Christ, disturbed by the death of the blessed men, went away 09Draskh1    8:6 | needs) with herbs. The nudity of their bodies was covered with 09Draskh1    8:6 | from heaven’s due, and because of that they were called he 09Draskh1    8:6 | were also killed. The grace of God preserved only one soul 09Draskh1    8:6 | had invested with the grace of his mission while the latter 09Draskh1    8:7 | years later when Xosrov king of Armenia was killed by Anak 09Draskh1    8:7 | Armenia was in a state of anarchy, a certain Barlah came 09Draskh1    8:7 | Barlah came from the court of the Alans and made written 09Draskh1    8:7 | male infants to the land of the Greeks, where one became 09Draskh1    8:7 | became versed in the matters of the crown and the other 09Draskh1    8:7 | order to become the cause of our enlightenment 09Draskh1    8:8 | Suk’ianos who was the leader of the saints 09Draskh1    8:8 | When both of them had reached the age 09Draskh1    8:8 | them had reached the age of maturity, the first, in accordance 09Draskh1    8:8 | crown in the third year of the emperor Diocletian 09Draskh1    8:9 | bitter agonies and fifteen years of confinement in the deep pit 09Draskh1    8:9 | deep pit in the citadel of Artashat, ascended from the depths 09Draskh1    8:9 | Artashat, ascended from the depths of poisonous (reptiles), and became resplendant 09Draskh1    8:9 | salvation. With the joyful procession of the incomprehensible and ineffable Trinity 09Draskh1    8:9 | within him like a ray of light, he cured the entire 09Draskh1    8:9 | entire Aramian (= Armenian) race of the malady of idolatry 09Draskh1    8:9 | Armenian) race of the malady of idolatry 09Draskh1    8:10 | In the seventeenth year of the reign of Trdat, he 09Draskh1    8:10 | seventeenth year of the reign of Trdat, he (Grigor) occupied the 09Draskh1    8:10 | he (Grigor) occupied the throne of the blessed apostles Bartholomew and 09Draskh1    8:10 | and thus became (for those of us) here a minister of 09Draskh1    8:10 | of us) here a minister of holiness and our (spiritual) parent 09Draskh1    9:0 | The Council of Nicaea; Concerning Arius; and the 09Draskh1    9:0 | Concerning Arius; and the Retirement of Saint Grigor 09Draskh1    9:1 | this time there appeared Arius of Alexandria who was deceived by 09Draskh1    9:1 | with Him and not born of Him before infinity, but rather 09Draskh1    9:2 | For this reason a council of bishops met in Nicaea of 09Draskh1    9:2 | of bishops met in Nicaea of Bithynia at the order of 09Draskh1    9:2 | of Bithynia at the order of Constantine and among those who 09Draskh1    9:3 | church fathers through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit anathematized and 09Draskh1    9:3 | that he paid was worthy of his impiety, since he died 09Draskh1    9:3 | he died (as a result of) his bowels gushing out with 09Draskh1    9:4 | with him the twenty chapters of the canons of Nicaea which 09Draskh1    9:4 | twenty chapters of the canons of Nicaea which were worthy of 09Draskh1    9:4 | of Nicaea which were worthy of acceptance. Greatly rejoicing at this 09Draskh1    9:4 | other chapters for the protection of the flock that was allotted 09Draskh1    9:5 | Subsequent to the return of the blessed Aristakes from the 09Draskh1    9:5 | blessed Aristakes from the Council of Nicaea, Saint Grigor no longer 09Draskh1    9:6 | the blessed Grigor, the author of our enlightenment and the precursor 09Draskh1    9:6 | our enlightenment and the precursor of ( those who sat on) the 09Draskh1    10:0 | The Death of Saint Aristakes and King Trdat 09Draskh1    10:1 | his flock to the Will of Christ through the course set 09Draskh1    10:1 | keep them within the fold ( of the church), some by their 09Draskh1    10:1 | He always held the power of the Holy Spirit girded like 09Draskh1    10:2 | a certain Ark’eghayos, the prefect of the province of Cop’k’, who 09Draskh1    10:2 | the prefect of the province of Cop’k’, who had been chided 09Draskh1    10:2 | certain highway in the province of Cop’k’ and nursing rancor ventured 09Draskh1    10:2 | fled to the region west of the Taurus 09Draskh1    10:3 | Then the disciples of Aristakes carried his body and 09Draskh1    10:3 | it in the village (awan) of T’il in the district of 09Draskh1    10:3 | of T’il in the district of Ekeghik’ 09Draskh1    10:4 | patriarchal see for a period of seven years. Perhaps I should 09Draskh1    10:4 | from this world to that of the living where joyful bliss 09Draskh1    10:4 | prevails eternally and one hears of no tidings of death 09Draskh1    10:4 | one hears of no tidings of death 09Draskh1    10:6 | many years in the cave of Mane, was deceased, and was 09Draskh1    10:6 | found him in a state of poverty 09Draskh1    10:7 | certain hermit by the name of Garnik found his holy relics 09Draskh1    10:7 | bringing them to the village of T’ordan buried them in the 09Draskh1    10:7 | buried them in the garden of Saint Grigor’s resort 09Draskh1    10:8 | was treacherously deceived by people of unpleasant and disobedient nature, and 09Draskh1    10:8 | same garden near the grave of Saint Grigor, with whom he 09Draskh1    10:8 | the people from the ways of wickedness, thus becoming the second 09Draskh1    10:8 | thus becoming the second author of our enlightenment 09Draskh1    10:9 | was still in the district of Taron, in the chapel of 09Draskh1    10:9 | of Taron, in the chapel of John the Baptist and the 09Draskh1    10:9 | with death by the inhabitants of Mount Sim whom he constantly 09Draskh1    10:10 | and escaped to the district of Ekeghik’, where he established his 09Draskh1    10:10 | where he established his place of habitation 09Draskh1    10:11 | After the death of Saint Trdat, the impious second 09Draskh1    10:11 | Trdat, the impious second Sanatruk of the Arshakuni house, whom Trdat 09Draskh1    10:11 | as nahapet in the city of P’aytakaran, rose in insurrection and 09Draskh1    10:11 | ungodly order the barbaric tribes of the north put the wonderful 09Draskh1    10:11 | who had been appointed bishop of Albania from the house of 09Draskh1    10:11 | of Albania from the house of Saint Grigor, to death in 09Draskh1    10:11 | the Vatnean plain by means of the trampling hoofs of horses 09Draskh1    10:11 | means of the trampling hoofs of horses. They buried his saintly 09Draskh1    10:11 | saintly body in the village of Amaras in Lesser Siwnik’ 09Draskh1    11:0 | The Reign of Xosrov and Tiran and the 09Draskh1    11:0 | and Tiran and the Pontificate of Saint Yusik 09Draskh1    11:1 | to the emperor Constantius son of Constantine and earnestly begged him 09Draskh1    11:1 | over the Armenians in place of his father Trdat, and pleaded 09Draskh1    11:3 | Great took Tiran, the son of Xosrov, and went to the 09Draskh1    11:3 | him as king in place of his father 09Draskh1    11:5 | chosen vessel and the minister of the mysteries of God and 09Draskh1    11:5 | the minister of the mysteries of God and the preacher of 09Draskh1    11:5 | of God and the preacher of the apostolic tradition, completed the 09Draskh1    11:5 | apostolic tradition, completed the span of his life, and departing from 09Draskh1    11:5 | he went to the land of the living, having occupied the 09Draskh1    11:6 | his ancestors in the village of T’ordan 09Draskh1    11:7 | Yusik, who imitated the virtues of his ancestors and distinguished himself 09Draskh1    11:8 | arrogantly turning against the knowledge of God, became an idolater and 09Draskh1    11:9 | was designed in the likeness of those of demons. For out 09Draskh1    11:9 | in the likeness of those of demons. For out of fear 09Draskh1    11:9 | those of demons. For out of fear Tiran had taken the 09Draskh1    11:9 | his church in the district of Cop’ (sic). Because of that 09Draskh1    11:9 | district of Cop’ (sic). Because of that the blessed Yusik came 09Draskh1    11:10 | him, Yusik snatched the image ( of the emperor) from his hands 09Draskh1    11:13 | But the body of the blessed Yusik was buried 09Draskh1    11:13 | his ancestors in the village of T’ordan. He had occupied the 09Draskh1    11:14 | But the sons of Saint Yusik, Pap and At’anagine 09Draskh1    11:14 | horrible destruction for themselves because of their foolishness which had darkened 09Draskh1    11:14 | their hearts. For ignescent flashes ( of lightning) glided down and destroyed 09Draskh1    11:14 | glided down and destroyed both of them at the same place 09Draskh1    11:15 | no one from the family of Saint Grigor, they chose a 09Draskh1    12:0 | The Pontificate of Nerses the Great and His 09Draskh1    12:0 | and His Banishment. The Council of Constantinople 09Draskh1    12:1 | Then King Arshak, the son of Tiran who had been deservedly 09Draskh1    12:1 | deservedly blinded by the king of Persia, sent Nerses, the son 09Draskh1    12:1 | Persia, sent Nerses, the son of At’anagines son of Yusik, to 09Draskh1    12:1 | the son of At’anagines son of Yusik, to Caesarea in accordance 09Draskh1    12:1 | in the ordination; the grace of the Holy Spirit in the 09Draskh1    12:1 | Holy Spirit in the shape of a dove descended on his 09Draskh1    12:1 | and astounded all the clerics of the church 09Draskh1    12:2 | befittingly set all the rules of righteousness 09Draskh1    12:3 | he eradicated all the roots of cruelty and instead implanted mercy 09Draskh1    12:3 | so that the ailing bodies of men could be comforted. For 09Draskh1    12:3 | be compelled to get out of their places of habitation 09Draskh1    12:3 | get out of their places of habitation 09Draskh1    12:5 | the dead. Thereafter the people of our land appeared (to the 09Draskh1    12:6 | the king and the naxarars of Armenia beheld the nature and 09Draskh1    12:6 | the nature and the scope of his reforms and also took 09Draskh1    12:6 | reforms and also took note of his austere ascetical behaviour, they 09Draskh1    12:6 | as well to the rank of patriarch 09Draskh1    12:7 | before this Constantius, the son of Constantine the Great, had had 09Draskh1    12:7 | Great, had had the relics of Saint John the Evangelist transported 09Draskh1    12:8 | Subsequently, because of this precedent the Jerusalemites were 09Draskh1    12:8 | since they considered (the elevation of their bishopric) to the patriarchal 09Draskh1    12:8 | city had witnessed the birth of the Word of the Father 09Draskh1    12:8 | the birth of the Word of the Father, as well as 09Draskh1    12:8 | His baptism at the hands of John, and His crucifixion, burial 09Draskh1    12:9 | the four evangelists: the see of Matthew at Antioch, that of 09Draskh1    12:9 | of Matthew at Antioch, that of Mark at Alexandria, that of 09Draskh1    12:9 | of Mark at Alexandria, that of Luke at Rome and that 09Draskh1    12:9 | Luke at Rome and that of John at Ephesus. But after 09Draskh1    12:9 | these events, the total number of the patriarchates rose to six 09Draskh1    12:10 | king Arshak, and the naxarars of Armenia also took the liberty 09Draskh1    12:10 | Armenia also took the liberty of setting Nerses the Great as 09Draskh1    12:10 | as patriarch over the house of Togarmah, and deservedly presented as 09Draskh1    12:10 | as the missionaries and evangelists of the race of Ashkenaz. Their 09Draskh1    12:10 | and evangelists of the race of Ashkenaz. Their relics are to 09Draskh1    12:11 | their intention, the total number of the patriarchal sees became seven 09Draskh1    12:11 | be so unto the ages of ages 09Draskh1    12:12 | Thus, the hierarchy of the Church was entirely completed 09Draskh1    12:12 | ranks, and the chief bishops of the Iberians and the Albanians 09Draskh1    12:14 | throughout and befittingly adorned all of the Armenian churches to the 09Draskh1    12:14 | Armenian churches to the glory of God 09Draskh1    12:15 | death. Subsequently, having been informed of this, Nerses the Great hastily 09Draskh1    12:15 | from the emperor the son of Trdat who had been put 09Draskh1    12:16 | immediately took Pap, the son of Arshak, as hostage to the 09Draskh1    12:17 | worth seeing the holy man of God and gave orders to 09Draskh1    12:17 | survival. Nevertheless, at the order of God the sea threw out 09Draskh1    12:18 | Valens that at the order of the mighty hand of God 09Draskh1    12:18 | order of the mighty hand of God the holy martyr Georgios 09Draskh1    12:19 | snares and established the foundations of stainless faith. Subsequently he ordered 09Draskh1    12:19 | help converted the sacrilegious blasphemy of Macedon to the direction of 09Draskh1    12:19 | of Macedon to the direction of true faith 09Draskh1    12:20 | And then a council of altogether one hundred and fifty 09Draskh1    13:0 | The Reign of Pap and His War against 09Draskh1    13:0 | Mehruzhan the Apostate; the Death of Nerses the Great and the 09Draskh1    13:0 | the Great and the Succession of the Katholikoi 09Draskh1    13:1 | Shapuh king of Persia seized Arshak the king 09Draskh1    13:1 | Persia seized Arshak the king of Armenia and putting him in 09Draskh1    13:1 | confined him in the fortress of Anush, where Arshak pierced a 09Draskh1    13:2 | When Nerses the Great heard of his unfortunate death he earnestly 09Draskh1    13:2 | Theodosius to make Pap son of Arshak king of Armenia. Theodosius 09Draskh1    13:2 | Pap son of Arshak king of Armenia. Theodosius complied with his 09Draskh1    13:2 | ruling as the absolute master of Armenia. Then they joined battle 09Draskh1    13:4 | and filled the entire plain ( of Dziraw) with the corpses of 09Draskh1    13:4 | of Dziraw) with the corpses of the enemy. There Smbat in 09Draskh1    13:4 | iron rod into the shape of a crown and exposing it 09Draskh1    13:6 | deadly drink in the village of Xagh and deprived him of 09Draskh1    13:6 | of Xagh and deprived him of this life, (acting) as if 09Draskh1    13:6 | was taken to the village of T’il and was buried there 09Draskh1    13:7 | the throne Shahak, a descendant of Aghbianos and a praiseworthy man 09Draskh1    13:7 | to patriarchs whereby the synod of bishops did the ordaining as 09Draskh1    13:7 | Jerusalem, so that the patriarchate ( of Armenia) with its independent status 09Draskh1    13:8 | set up Varazdat, a descendant of the Arshakuni house, as king 09Draskh1    13:10 | banished Varazdat to the island of Thule (T’ulis) in the Ocean 09Draskh1    13:10 | and crowned the two sons of Pap, Arshak and Vagharshak 09Draskh1    13:11 | In the second year of Arshak, Zawen died after a 09Draskh1    13:11 | Zawen died after a pontificate of three years and his brother 09Draskh1    13:11 | who excelled in the virtues of his predecessors, succeeded him 09Draskh1    13:12 | But Shapuh king of Persia made Xosrov, a certain 09Draskh1    13:12 | Arshakuni, king in his part ( of Armenia), since Arshak wished to 09Draskh1    13:13 | the conduct, disposition, bravery, lack of bravery and warfare of these 09Draskh1    13:13 | lack of bravery and warfare of these two (kings), the History 09Draskh1    13:13 | these two (kings), the History of Movses Xorenac’i will give you 09Draskh1    13:14 | After the death of Arshak Mesrop from Hac’ekac’ in 09Draskh1    13:14 | Hac’ekac’ in Taron, a pupil of Nerses the Great and a 09Draskh1    13:14 | solitary life followed the path of the Celestial One. You will 09Draskh1    13:14 | sufficient (information) about the ascent of his life and the miracles 09Draskh1    13:14 | through him (in the works) of those who narrated before us 09Draskh1    14:0 | The Pontificate of Sahak the Great and the 09Draskh1    14:0 | the Great and the Spread of Literacy among Our People; the 09Draskh1    14:0 | among Our People; the Downfall of Our Kingdom 09Draskh1    14:1 | set up Sahak, the son of Nerses the Great 09Draskh1    14:2 | was indeed a virtuous offspring ( of his ancestors), the testimony of 09Draskh1    14:2 | of his ancestors), the testimony of saintly and righteous works deservedly 09Draskh1    14:2 | anchorites he bypassed the ways of the world through the practice 09Draskh1    14:2 | the world through the practice of total humility, and together with 09Draskh1    14:3 | Then Artashir, the son of king Shapuh of Persia, seized 09Draskh1    14:3 | the son of king Shapuh of Persia, seized Xosrov, the king 09Draskh1    14:3 | Persia, seized Xosrov, the king of Armenia, and confined him in 09Draskh1    14:3 | confined him in the fortress of Anush. In his place he 09Draskh1    14:4 | Great went to Artashir king of Persia, and was greatly honored 09Draskh1    14:4 | the king circumspectly fulfilled all of his requests 09Draskh1    14:5 | Artashir. Then Artashir, the king of Persia, died, and Vram ruled 09Draskh1    14:6 | bringing with him the characters of our language, which were presumably 09Draskh1    14:6 | to him by the providence of God’s grace. At the order 09Draskh1    14:6 | God’s grace. At the order of Sahak the Great, he immediately 09Draskh1    14:8 | Then descending to the region of the Albanians, he created for 09Draskh1    14:10 | But after the death of Vramshapuh, the king of Armenia 09Draskh1    14:10 | death of Vramshapuh, the king of Armenia, Sahak the Great went 09Draskh1    14:10 | went to Yazkert, the king of Persia, and begged him to 09Draskh1    14:10 | him to Armenia in place of Vramshapuh. Yazkert immediately complied with 09Draskh1    14:10 | immediately complied with the wishes of the blessed man, and gave 09Draskh1    14:10 | and gave Xosrov the sovereignty of Armenia 09Draskh1    14:12 | But after the death of Yazkert, the second Vram ruled 09Draskh1    14:13 | cruel atrocities against the people of Armenia and disrupted all good 09Draskh1    14:13 | and corruption. Seeing the adversities of the evil, the blessed Sahak 09Draskh1    14:13 | Sahak went to the side of the Greeks, for Armenia had 09Draskh1    14:14 | if he were an apostle of Christ. Moreover, he gave orders 09Draskh1    14:15 | grandson Vardan to Vram king of Persia to seek peace. The 09Draskh1    14:15 | The king honored the wishes of the blessed man and set 09Draskh1    14:15 | and set up Artashir son of Vramshapuh as king of Armenia 09Draskh1    14:15 | son of Vramshapuh as king of Armenia 09Draskh1    14:16 | defaming Artashir before the king of Persia so that he would 09Draskh1    14:16 | would either bind the king of Armenia with fetters, or dethrone 09Draskh1    14:17 | could not demonstrate the falsehood of their slanders, he would not 09Draskh1    14:17 | take upon himself (the responsibility of) betraying his king into the 09Draskh1    14:17 | his king into the hands of a heathen monarch, because he 09Draskh1    14:17 | hoped to see the restitution of the fallen, and not the 09Draskh1    14:20 | made a murderous sword out of his tongue, and expected to 09Draskh1    14:20 | the (patriarchal) throne in place of the blessed Sahak 09Draskh1    14:21 | a Persian marzpan in charge of Armenia. In place of Saint 09Draskh1    14:21 | charge of Armenia. In place of Saint Sahak he set the 09Draskh1    14:21 | certain Syrian by the name of Brgishoy, an impudent and a 09Draskh1    14:22 | another Syrian by the name of Shmuel, who was a follower 09Draskh1    14:22 | Shmuel, who was a follower of Brgishoy’s conduct, especially in avarice 09Draskh1    14:23 | never ceased nursing the children of the church with the spiritual 09Draskh1    14:24 | After the death of Vram, his son Yazkert succeeded 09Draskh1    14:24 | to Christ in the district of Bagrawan, in the village called 09Draskh1    14:24 | frame he displayed the behavior of incorporeal beings, and leaving behind 09Draskh1    14:24 | leaving behind the immortal memory of his goodness, he joined the 09Draskh1    14:24 | bliss on the right side of Christ’s throne 09Draskh1    14:25 | and buried in the village of Astishat 09Draskh1    14:26 | this life in the city of Vagharshapat. He seemed to everyone 09Draskh1    14:26 | entirely adorned with the ornament of the celestial powers. Over him 09Draskh1    14:26 | sign flashed, a crosslike radiance of light, which remained for a 09Draskh1    14:26 | holy body to the village of Oshakan. The same crosslike luminous 09Draskh1    14:27 | presbyter Yovsep from the village of Hoghoc’imanc’ in Vayoc’ Dzor occupied 09Draskh1    14:28 | However, at the order of Yazkert Surmak did the ordination 09Draskh1    15:0 | The Martyrdom of the Blessed Vardanians and the 09Draskh1    15:1 | At this time the reign of the Arshakuni dynasty in Armenia 09Draskh1    15:1 | taken away) from the house of Grigor, our thrice-blessed Enlightener 09Draskh1    15:1 | good order deteriorated. Then some of our naxarars, beguiled by the 09Draskh1    15:2 | and Vndoy from the city of Dvin, ordered a temple of 09Draskh1    15:2 | of Dvin, ordered a temple of Ormizd and a house of 09Draskh1    15:2 | of Ormizd and a house of fire-worship to be built 09Draskh1    15:2 | wicked practices that were full of obscure gloomy and foul doctrines 09Draskh1    15:3 | the valiant Vardan, the grandson of Sahak the Great, learned that 09Draskh1    15:3 | Shawasp with a lightning stroke of the sword, put the marzpan 09Draskh1    15:3 | burned him in the fire of the temple which the latter 09Draskh1    15:4 | from a pole on top of the altar. In place of 09Draskh1    15:4 | of the altar. In place of the altar he built a 09Draskh1    15:4 | large church in the name of Saint Grigor and transferred there 09Draskh1    15:4 | was still alive, the naxarars of Armenia either considered it unreasonable 09Draskh1    15:4 | unreasonable to leave the flock of Christ without a pastor lest 09Draskh1    15:4 | acted according to the order of the blessed Yovsep’ 09Draskh1    15:6 | Armenians submitted to the leadership of the valiant Vardan until the 09Draskh1    15:6 | valiant Vardan until the day of his death. He bravely fought 09Draskh1    15:6 | his numerous companions became worthy of accepting the unfading crown from 09Draskh1    15:7 | patriarchal see for a period of eight years. With him were 09Draskh1    15:7 | on their heads the crown of martyrdom that was wrought by 09Draskh1    15:7 | by the most holy hands of God 09Draskh1    16:0 | The Works of Vahan Mamikonian and the Katholikoi 09Draskh1    16:1 | who was from the village of Ot’mus, died after he had 09Draskh1    16:2 | qualities. He set the offices of devotion and splendidly enriched all 09Draskh1    16:2 | enriched all the canonical hours of the holy church and also 09Draskh1    16:3 | days Vahan Mamikonean, the son of Hmayeak and the nephew of 09Draskh1    16:3 | of Hmayeak and the nephew of the blessed Vardan, ruled over 09Draskh1    16:3 | the Armenians. With the advice of the blessed patriarch Yovhannes Mandakuni 09Draskh1    16:3 | Mandakuni and with the help of his prayers he bravely vanquished 09Draskh1    16:4 | to bring about the destruction of Armenia, suddenly, he and his 09Draskh1    16:4 | massacred by the K’ushans because of the prayers of the blessed 09Draskh1    16:4 | K’ushans because of the prayers of the blessed man of God 09Draskh1    16:4 | prayers of the blessed man of God Yovhannes 09Draskh1    16:5 | Vagharsh succeeded him as king of Persia. As he was a 09Draskh1    16:7 | and giving him the marzpanate of Armenia sent him back to 09Draskh1    16:8 | time Zenon, the blessed king of the Greeks who pleased God 09Draskh1    16:8 | airy, boastful and wicked heresy of the Chalcedonians and made the 09Draskh1    16:8 | faith flourish in the church of God 09Draskh1    16:9 | renowned Anastas ascended the throne of the kingdom of the Greeks 09Draskh1    16:9 | the throne of the kingdom of the Greeks. With a similar 09Draskh1    16:9 | or perhaps even greater love of truth and a life pleasing 09Draskh1    16:9 | he established the pious tradition of the Holy Fathers and by 09Draskh1    16:9 | Holy Fathers and by means of edicts anathematized all the heretics 09Draskh1    16:9 | the heretics and the Council of Chalcedon 09Draskh1    16:10 | piety prevailed in the land of the Greeks, Babgen, the great 09Draskh1    16:10 | Greeks, Babgen, the great patriarch of Armenia, held a council of 09Draskh1    16:10 | of Armenia, held a council of the Armenian, Iberian and Albanian 09Draskh1    16:10 | Vagharshapat), in the Holy Cathedral of Armenia. They ([i.e.], the Iberians and 09Draskh1    16:10 | anathematized and repudiated the Council of Chalcedon, since they had not 09Draskh1    16:10 | on the very same foundation of Saint Grigor 09Draskh1    16:11 | this time there was unity of faith in the lands of 09Draskh1    16:11 | of faith in the lands of the Greeks, the Armenians and 09Draskh1    16:11 | anathematized and rejected the Council of Chalcedon 09Draskh1    16:12 | But after thirty-five years of Orthodoxy had elapsed, the impious 09Draskh1    16:12 | Justin succeeded Anastasius. Becoming full of wickedness he restored the Chalcedonian 09Draskh1    16:12 | and renewed the unbearable threats of vexatious toils against holy and 09Draskh1    16:12 | once again smeared the floor of the Holy Church with blood 09Draskh1    16:14 | who was from the village of Arcke. During his time, Vard 09Draskh1    16:14 | his time, Vard, the brother of Vahan, ruled over the Armenians 09Draskh1    16:15 | who was from the village of Aylaberic’ in the province of 09Draskh1    16:15 | of Aylaberic’ in the province of Kotayk’. During his time Persian 09Draskh1    16:16 | who was from the village of Ughk in the district of 09Draskh1    16:16 | of Ughk in the district of Hark’. During his pontificate as 09Draskh1    16:16 | the Armenians at the order of King Kawat 09Draskh1    16:17 | who was from the village of Tirarich in the district of 09Draskh1    16:17 | of Tirarich in the district of Bagrewan. He occupied the office 09Draskh1    16:17 | Bagrewan. He occupied the office of prelate for six years 09Draskh1    16:18 | Xosrov ruled over Persia instead of his father Kawat and subsequently 09Draskh1    16:18 | marzpan Suren in the city of Dvin, and entered the service 09Draskh1    16:18 | Dvin, and entered the service of the Greeks together with the 09Draskh1    16:20 | who was from the village of Ashtarak in the district of 09Draskh1    16:20 | of Ashtarak in the district of Bagrewan, and set him on 09Draskh1    16:21 | this time Xosrov, the king of Persia, gathered numerous forces and 09Draskh1    16:21 | was fought in the plain of Xaghamax and because of the 09Draskh1    16:21 | plain of Xaghamax and because of the assiduous prayers of the 09Draskh1    16:21 | because of the assiduous prayers of the blessed Nerses, the troops 09Draskh1    16:21 | the blessed Nerses, the troops of Vardan wore out the Persians 09Draskh1    16:22 | In the days of Nerses, Maxozh of the village 09Draskh1    16:22 | the days of Nerses, Maxozh of the village of K’unarastan in 09Draskh1    16:22 | Nerses, Maxozh of the village of K’unarastan in the district of 09Draskh1    16:22 | of K’unarastan in the district of Beshapuh, a magian by race 09Draskh1    16:22 | race who at the time of his baptism was named Yiztbuzit 09Draskh1    16:22 | numerous torments at the hands of the marzpan Vshnasn Vahram and 09Draskh1    16:22 | Vahram and received Christ’s crown of martyrdom in the city of 09Draskh1    16:22 | of martyrdom in the city of Dvin. The great patriarch Nerses 09Draskh1    16:22 | the bishops and the clerics of the church, brought the blessed 09Draskh1    16:22 | church, brought the blessed body of the holy martyr and buried 09Draskh1    16:22 | him near the east side of the holy church of the 09Draskh1    16:22 | side of the holy church of the katholikos’ residence and built 09Draskh1    16:24 | him they set as patriarch of Armenia a certain Yovhannes of 09Draskh1    16:24 | of Armenia a certain Yovhannes of the Gabeghean (feudal family) who 09Draskh1    16:24 | who was from the village of Snceghuan. He occupied the patriarchal 09Draskh1    16:25 | they placed on the throne of Saint Grigor Movses, a man 09Draskh1    16:25 | Saint Grigor Movses, a man of God, who was from the 09Draskh1    16:25 | who was from the village of Eghivard and had been nourished 09Draskh1    16:26 | In the tenth year of his pontificate, and in the 09Draskh1    16:26 | in the thirty-first year of Xosrov son of Kawat, king 09Draskh1    16:26 | first year of Xosrov son of Kawat, king of Persia, the 09Draskh1    16:26 | Xosrov son of Kawat, king of Persia, the (calendrical) cycle of 09Draskh1    16:26 | of Persia, the (calendrical) cycle of five hundred thirty-two years 09Draskh1    16:26 | completed. Consequently, at the order of the great Movses scholars and 09Draskh1    16:26 | art set up the sequence of the Armenian era which is 09Draskh1    16:26 | foundation for the different branches of the art. Thus, being endowed 09Draskh1    16:26 | being endowed with a calendar of the annual feasts in the 09Draskh1    16:26 | language, thenceforth they were relieved of the need to borrow from 09Draskh1    16:26 | from foreign nations the composition of useful (calendrical) models 09Draskh1    16:27 | Movses ordained Kiwrion, the elder of the rectory of the Holy 09Draskh1    16:27 | the elder of the rectory of the Holy Cathedral (of Dvin 09Draskh1    16:27 | rectory of the Holy Cathedral ( of Dvin), as archbishop over the 09Draskh1    16:27 | as archbishop over the province of Iberia, Gugark’ and Egrisi 09Draskh1    16:28 | Kiwrion repudiated the right path of true order and religion that 09Draskh1    16:28 | and religion that (the people of) those regions had learned from 09Draskh1    16:28 | adhered to the impious Council of Chalcedon, betraying the forefathers of 09Draskh1    16:28 | of Chalcedon, betraying the forefathers of the land 09Draskh1    16:30 | admonished him with graceful words of advice familiar to God so 09Draskh1    16:30 | in accordance with the doctrine of the holy fathers 09Draskh1    16:31 | physician. Soon thereafter the life of the great patriarch Movses was 09Draskh1    16:32 | still alive, Xosrov, the son of Kawat king of Persia, after 09Draskh1    16:32 | the son of Kawat king of Persia, after numerous valiant and 09Draskh1    16:32 | dauntless contests and the subjugation of many nations believed in the 09Draskh1    16:32 | Son and the Holy Spirit of God because of the rising 09Draskh1    16:32 | Holy Spirit of God because of the rising glimmer of the 09Draskh1    16:32 | because of the rising glimmer of the Divine light in his 09Draskh1    16:32 | his heart at the time of his death. Dishonoring and repudiating 09Draskh1    16:33 | Then, through the enlightenment of his second birth from the 09Draskh1    16:33 | the Holy Fount, he partook of the life-giving body and 09Draskh1    16:33 | life-giving body and blood of the Lord and having embraced 09Draskh1    16:33 | having embraced the Holy Gospel of Christ died three days later 09Draskh1    16:34 | body and with the order of priests chanting sacred psalms they 09Draskh1    16:34 | buried him in the cemetery of the kings 09Draskh1    16:36 | refuge with Maurice the emperor of the Greeks 09Draskh1    16:38 | Xosrov, the grandson of the Christian Xosrov, was once 09Draskh1    16:38 | established on the royal throne of Persia and since he was 09Draskh1    16:38 | and Nisibis and the part of Armenia which was called the 09Draskh1    16:38 | Tanutirakan Gundn, with the exception of Ostan, [i.e.] the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    16:38 | exception of Ostan, [i.e.] the city of Dvin, and two other districts 09Draskh1    16:38 | namely Maseac’otn and the region of Aragac 09Draskh1    16:39 | Encak’isar to the village (awan) of Arest and Hac’iwn 09Draskh1    16:40 | Maurice arrogantly changed the nomenclature of those provinces which our own 09Draskh1    16:41 | First of all, Maurice renamed the country 09Draskh1    16:43 | renamed Melitene, which has districts of the same name and is 09Draskh1    16:45 | is Np’rkert, as the ’Seat of Justinian’ 09Draskh1    16:46 | Turning to the province of Karin whose metropolis is Theodosiopolis 09Draskh1    16:47 | And he renamed that part of Greater Armenia which extended from 09Draskh1    16:47 | which extended from the region of Basean to the borders of 09Draskh1    16:47 | of Basean to the borders of Assyria (Asorestan) and had remained 09Draskh1    16:47 | had remained in the hands of the Greeks “Greater Armenia 09Draskh1    16:48 | He named the region of Tayk’ with her boundaries “Inner 09Draskh1    16:48 | the region around the city of Dvin “Innermost Armenia” = Armenia 09Draskh1    16:50 | assigned by Maurice, the emperor of the Greeks 09Draskh1    16:51 | again turn to the sequence of my narrative 09Draskh1    17:0 | The Works and Heroic Acts of Smbat, and the Council of 09Draskh1    17:0 | of Smbat, and the Council of Dvin 09Draskh1    17:1 | restored to the royal throne of Persia, the brave Smbat Bagratuni 09Draskh1    17:1 | fierce wars there against all of his (Xosrov’s) enemies and, defeating 09Draskh1    17:1 | defeating through dauntless combat all of his adversaries, forced them to 09Draskh1    17:2 | also gave him the marzpanate of Vrkan 09Draskh1    17:3 | were settled in the region of the great desert which borders 09Draskh1    17:3 | native tongue and their knowledge of ( Armenian) letteres had greatly decreased 09Draskh1    17:4 | receiving instructions in the pronunciation of Armenian syllables they refreshed (their 09Draskh1    17:4 | syllables they refreshed (their memory of) the language. After becoming versed 09Draskh1    17:5 | certain elder by the name of Abel, who was one of 09Draskh1    17:5 | of Abel, who was one of them, as their bishop 09Draskh1    17:6 | distant land into a prelacy of the great see of Saint 09Draskh1    17:6 | prelacy of the great see of Saint Grigor (that has lasted 09Draskh1    17:7 | courageously subdued in combat all of his enemies, he ordered him 09Draskh1    17:7 | him to visit the land of his birth 09Draskh1    17:8 | the church in the city of Dvin which was named after 09Draskh1    17:9 | set up Abraham, the bishop of Rshtunik’ who was from the 09Draskh1    17:9 | who was from the village of Aghbat’ank’, as patriarch of Armenia 09Draskh1    17:9 | village of Aghbat’ank’, as patriarch of Armenia and personally laid the 09Draskh1    17:9 | and personally laid the foundation of the holy church, which is 09Draskh1    17:10 | The commander of the citadel (of Dvin), however 09Draskh1    17:10 | The commander of the citadel ( of Dvin), however, complained to the 09Draskh1    17:11 | his adherents from their way of aberration. But instead of honoring 09Draskh1    17:11 | way of aberration. But instead of honoring the truth they only 09Draskh1    17:11 | only multiplied the sprouting shoots of avarice and ambitious demeanor 09Draskh1    17:12 | they exchanged the apostolic traditions of the thrice blessed Holy Enlightener 09Draskh1    17:12 | before them the luminous gate of the true knowledge of God 09Draskh1    17:12 | gate of the true knowledge of God, for the Tome of 09Draskh1    17:12 | of God, for the Tome of Leo which professes the manhood 09Draskh1    17:12 | Leo which professes the manhood of Christ 09Draskh1    17:13 | Thereupon, at the order of the valiant Smbat and the 09Draskh1    17:13 | patriarch Abraham held a council of many bishops in the city 09Draskh1    17:13 | many bishops in the city of Dvin. Applying their minds to 09Draskh1    17:13 | thorough understanding the true profession of faith of the holy fathers 09Draskh1    17:13 | the true profession of faith of the holy fathers, they anathematized 09Draskh1    17:13 | who had disunited the church of Christ and all of the 09Draskh1    17:13 | church of Christ and all of the followers and adherents of 09Draskh1    17:13 | of the followers and adherents of his wicked heresy 09Draskh1    17:14 | the flawless and orthodox profession of our doctrine might be contaminated 09Draskh1    17:15 | After this, at the order of the Emperor Maurice they set 09Draskh1    17:15 | who was from the village of Bagaran in the district of 09Draskh1    17:15 | of Bagaran in the district of Kog, as katholikos of the 09Draskh1    17:15 | district of Kog, as katholikos of the Greek section (of Armenia 09Draskh1    17:15 | katholikos of the Greek section ( of Armenia) and made him reside 09Draskh1    17:15 | him reside in the komopolis of Awan. There Yovhan built a 09Draskh1    17:16 | mentioned, lived in the city of Dvin which was located in 09Draskh1    17:17 | anti-katholikos, the homogeneous unity of the patriarchal see was split 09Draskh1    17:18 | After dauntless deeds of valor, virtuous accomplishments and the 09Draskh1    17:18 | twin combats with Ep’t’aghe king of the K’ushans and his slaying 09Draskh1    17:18 | old age in the city of Ctesiphon 09Draskh1    17:19 | which is in the district of Kog 09Draskh1    17:20 | But the forces of Maurice rebelled against him, killed 09Draskh1    17:21 | to Armenia at the order of Xosrov marched upon the forces 09Draskh1    17:21 | Xosrov marched upon the forces of the Greeks and defeated them 09Draskh1    17:21 | could not count the numbers of the dead in the battlefield 09Draskh1    17:21 | laid siege to the city of Karin, which he captured 09Draskh1    17:22 | later he transported the inhabitants of the city to Ahmatan 09Draskh1    17:23 | taken refuge in the city ( of Karin), he also was seized 09Draskh1    17:24 | patriarch Abraham completed the course of his life (after a pontificate 09Draskh1    17:24 | his life (after a pontificate of) twenty-three years and departed 09Draskh1    17:24 | who was from the village of Aghc’k’. He had been the 09Draskh1    17:24 | He had been the sacristan of the martyrium of the blessed 09Draskh1    17:24 | the sacristan of the martyrium of the blessed Hrip’simeank’ and subsequently 09Draskh1    17:24 | subsequently had become the bishop of Mamikonean Taron 09Draskh1    17:26 | seized Jerusalem at the order of Xosrov annihilated all the male 09Draskh1    17:27 | patriarch Komitas adorned the martyrium of the blessed Hrip’simeank’ which formerly 09Draskh1    17:27 | he chanced upon the (relics of the) blessed lady Hrip’sime that 09Draskh1    17:27 | Hrip’sime that became a source of much spiritual consolation for all 09Draskh1    17:28 | The coffin bore the seal of Saint Grigor and Saint Sahak 09Draskh1    17:28 | to open it. The height of the blessed lady was nine 09Draskh1    17:29 | After the completion of the holy church, he placed 09Draskh1    17:29 | church, he placed the relics of the blessed lady in the 09Draskh1    17:30 | to dismount the wooden roof of the dome of the Holy 09Draskh1    17:30 | wooden roof of the dome of the Holy Cathedral which is 09Draskh1    17:30 | which is in the city of Vagharshapat and rebuilt it with 09Draskh1    17:31 | But Kutas, the son of the first Xosrov, killed the 09Draskh1    17:31 | the second Xosrov, the king of Persia, and ruled instead 09Draskh1    17:32 | Then Kawat gave the marzpanate of Armenia to Varaztiroc’, the son 09Draskh1    17:32 | Armenia to Varaztiroc’, the son of the brave Smbat, and sent 09Draskh1    17:34 | Thereupon, with the consent of T’eodoros the Lord of Rshtunik’ 09Draskh1    17:34 | consent of T’eodoros the Lord of Rshtunik’ he set on the 09Draskh1    17:36 | office not according to any of the laws of the upright 09Draskh1    17:36 | to any of the laws of the upright but spontaneously at 09Draskh1    17:37 | a hermitage near the village of Ughik’ in Maseac’otn. He gathered 09Draskh1    17:37 | in strict fasting and observance of prayers and nightly vigils. He 09Draskh1    17:38 | who was from the village of P’araznakert in the district of 09Draskh1    17:38 | of P’araznakert in the district of Nig. He had been the 09Draskh1    17:38 | He had been the sacristan of Saint (cathedral in Dvin) Grigor 09Draskh1    18:1 | Katholikos Ezr’s) time, Kawat king of Persia died and left his 09Draskh1    18:1 | his son Artashir who was of a tender age 09Draskh1    18:2 | borne Christ, crowned Xorem king of Persia and in return requested 09Draskh1    18:2 | immediately sent back the cross of the Lord to the Emperor 09Draskh1    18:3 | and crowned Bbor, the daughter of Xosrov and wife of Xorem 09Draskh1    18:3 | daughter of Xosrov and wife of Xorem. After her death (they 09Draskh1    18:3 | set up) a certain Xosrov of the family of Sasan, and 09Draskh1    18:3 | certain Xosrov of the family of Sasan, and after him Azrmik 09Draskh1    18:3 | after him Azrmik, the daughter of Xosrov, and after her Ormizd 09Draskh1    18:3 | after her Ormizd, the grandson of Xosrov, whom they strangled. After 09Draskh1    18:3 | After him Yazkert, the grandson of Xosrov, ruled 09Draskh1    18:5 | with him concerning the profession of faith. He warned him: “should 09Draskh1    18:7 | with him Yovhan, the sacristan of St. Grigor, who was the 09Draskh1    18:7 | was the most accomplished theologian of his time and was renowned 09Draskh1    18:7 | was renowned for his knowledge of the Divine Scriptures; he went 09Draskh1    18:8 | from him a signed statement of faith. He immediately wrote and 09Draskh1    18:8 | heresies except for the Council of Chalcedon 09Draskh1    18:9 | as if they were ignorant of the Divine Scriptures, could not 09Draskh1    18:9 | not perceive the crafty subtlety of the heresy which the imperial 09Draskh1    18:9 | who adhere to the Tome of Leo 09Draskh1    18:10 | as a gift one third of the komopolis of Koghb with 09Draskh1    18:10 | one third of the komopolis of Koghb with all of its 09Draskh1    18:10 | komopolis of Koghb with all of its salt (mines), he returned 09Draskh1    18:11 | Upon his arrival the clergy of his church made haste (to 09Draskh1    18:12 | others to fulfill the demands of protocol 09Draskh1    18:14 | Subsequently Yovhan was told of this by some who reproached 09Draskh1    18:14 | has undone the canonical articles of faith of our orthodox fathers 09Draskh1    18:14 | the canonical articles of faith of our orthodox fathers and has 09Draskh1    18:14 | orthodox fathers and has thought of making us conform to the 09Draskh1    18:16 | have become presumptuously arrogant because of which you, who are suffering 09Draskh1    18:17 | claim to be an advocate of the truth 09Draskh1    18:18 | the Armenians to the verge ( of destruction) by undoing the articles 09Draskh1    18:18 | destruction) by undoing the articles of faith of our orthodox fathers 09Draskh1    18:18 | undoing the articles of faith of our orthodox fathers and by 09Draskh1    18:18 | for the man worshipping Tome of Leo 09Draskh1    18:19 | suffer indignity for the sake of the name of the Lord 09Draskh1    18:19 | the sake of the name of the Lord 09Draskh1    18:20 | is situated in the glens of the mountain of the fortress 09Draskh1    18:20 | the glens of the mountain of the fortress of Bjni. And 09Draskh1    18:20 | the mountain of the fortress of Bjni. And since Yovhan lived 09Draskh1    18:20 | there, Ezr changed the name of the place from Mayroy Monastery 09Draskh1    18:21 | latter went to the district of Gardman where he set for 09Draskh1    18:21 | for himself an austere course of life and pursued an entirely 09Draskh1    18:21 | pursued an entirely virtuous way of life under pressing and trying 09Draskh1    18:22 | in any way have thought of destroying the structure of the 09Draskh1    18:22 | thought of destroying the structure of the true faith 09Draskh1    18:23 | this rumor was the work of some of his opponents and 09Draskh1    18:23 | was the work of some of his opponents and archenemies 09Draskh1    18:24 | should one attribute the sprouting of such a wicked heresy to 09Draskh1    18:25 | Patriarch Ezr had the martyrium of Saint Gayiane, the structure of 09Draskh1    18:25 | of Saint Gayiane, the structure of which was formerly gloomy and 09Draskh1    18:25 | he arranged for a place of habitation for the priests who 09Draskh1    19:0 | on Armenia and the Works of Katholikos Nerses 09Draskh1    19:1 | this time, Varaztiroc’, the son of the valiant Smbat, fleeing from 09Draskh1    19:1 | fleeing from Rostom, the prince of Atrpatakan, went to the Emperor 09Draskh1    19:2 | In the same period of time, the Emperor Heraclius made 09Draskh1    19:2 | set him up as prince of Armenia. The latter ruled for 09Draskh1    19:2 | magnificent church in the komopolis of Mren was built at his 09Draskh1    19:4 | shaken by the wicked antagonism of the naxarars and their vain 09Draskh1    19:5 | appeared Muhammad (Mahmet), the progeny of the maid Agar who according 09Draskh1    19:6 | were confirmed in the name of Christ and were adherents of 09Draskh1    19:6 | of Christ and were adherents of the true faith, he subsequently 09Draskh1    19:6 | subsequently satiated the destructive abyss of his thoughts by never giving 09Draskh1    19:6 | always nourished with the blood of the wounded heads of the 09Draskh1    19:6 | blood of the wounded heads of the enslaved princes of the 09Draskh1    19:6 | heads of the enslaved princes of the enemy, namely the faithful 09Draskh1    19:6 | was exalted by the order of God to become the herald 09Draskh1    19:6 | God to become the herald of the truth of Abraham’s faith 09Draskh1    19:6 | the herald of the truth of Abraham’s faith and Moses’ laws 09Draskh1    19:8 | not concede to the son of the servant girl (the right 09Draskh1    19:8 | heir along with the son of the azat, so also He 09Draskh1    19:9 | they completely vanquished the armies of the Emperor Heraclius in Arabia 09Draskh1    19:12 | And because the naxarars of our land were disunited and 09Draskh1    19:12 | the armies, the infectious forces of Agar took the liberty of 09Draskh1    19:12 | of Agar took the liberty of making inroads into Armenia from 09Draskh1    19:12 | into Armenia from the region of Asorestan 09Draskh1    19:13 | Like the consuming flames of a blazing fire they quickly 09Draskh1    19:13 | they quickly reached the district of Ayrarat, spoiled the entire plain 09Draskh1    19:13 | laid siege to the city of Dvin which they took. They 09Draskh1    19:13 | their swords with the blood of the city, where the numbers 09Draskh1    19:13 | the city, where the numbers of the dead were beyond count 09Draskh1    19:15 | Then, T’eodoros lord of Rshtunik’ and the remaining naxarars 09Draskh1    19:15 | Rshtunik’ and the remaining naxarars of Armenia made ready to set 09Draskh1    19:15 | set up Nerses, the bishop of Tayk’, in place of Ezr 09Draskh1    19:15 | bishop of Tayk’, in place of Ezr. The latter, however, dumbfounded 09Draskh1    19:15 | dumbfounded by the great numbers of the massacred among the captives 09Draskh1    19:15 | the massacred among the captives of the city (of Dvin), thought 09Draskh1    19:15 | the captives of the city ( of Dvin), thought of secretly slipping 09Draskh1    19:15 | the city (of Dvin), thought of secretly slipping away, arguing that 09Draskh1    19:16 | heeding the entreaty and admonishment of the naxarars, he was enthroned 09Draskh1    19:17 | he had the numerous bodies of those who had fallen gathered 09Draskh1    19:17 | and rebuilt the burnt martyrium of the great martyr Serge (Sergios 09Draskh1    19:18 | Saint Grigor, the dedicated apostle of God, had been entombed amidst 09Draskh1    19:18 | and had crushed the head of the perverse monster, thus transferring 09Draskh1    19:18 | people from the deadly depths of idolatry to the glorious light 09Draskh1    19:18 | idolatry to the glorious light of the Son of God 09Draskh1    19:18 | glorious light of the Son of God 09Draskh1    19:19 | into consideration the repeated incursions of the enemy forces, he laid 09Draskh1    19:19 | with wonderful enthusiasm the foundations of a large beautiful and most 09Draskh1    19:19 | beautiful and most magnificent house of God which he named after 09Draskh1    19:19 | he entrusted to the wisdom of Christ the Builder 09Draskh1    19:20 | At the founding of the God-built fold of 09Draskh1    19:20 | of the God-built fold of the reasonable flock of Christ 09Draskh1    19:20 | fold of the reasonable flock of Christ, he divided the relics 09Draskh1    19:20 | Christ, he divided the relics of Saint Grigor and placed them 09Draskh1    19:20 | remain safe from the hands of the destructive enslavers and become 09Draskh1    19:20 | enslavers and become the pride of Christian faith 09Draskh1    19:21 | skull, which bore the seal of Christ, not in a niche 09Draskh1    19:22 | patriarch Nerses requested the authorization of the Emperor Constantine and set 09Draskh1    19:22 | set up T’eodoros, the lord of Rshtunik’, as strategos of Armenia 09Draskh1    19:22 | lord of Rshtunik’, as strategos of Armenia 09Draskh1    19:23 | forces to raid the ends of the world 09Draskh1    19:24 | set out from the desert of Sin and crossing the sea 09Draskh1    19:24 | Taran, Makuran and India, all of which he conquered and devastated 09Draskh1    19:24 | devastated. He overthrew the kingdoms of all the nations except that 09Draskh1    19:24 | all the nations except that of the Ghitanac’ik’ who are the 09Draskh1    19:26 | and crowned Constans, the son of Constantine 09Draskh1    19:27 | appointed as curopalate and strategos of Armenia 09Draskh1    19:28 | had taken over the authority of office, he passed away; they 09Draskh1    19:29 | and also T’eodoros, the lord of Rshtunik’ be reinstated as strategos 09Draskh1    19:29 | secure from the wicked brigands of Agar 09Draskh1    19:30 | Subsequently, after the universal downfall of the domains of all the 09Draskh1    19:30 | universal downfall of the domains of all the nations, the ancient 09Draskh1    19:30 | the nations, the ancient veil of the South was torn, and 09Draskh1    19:30 | and having burned the seedlings of our spiritual orchards, severely wounded 09Draskh1    19:31 | years’ time, the swift nations of the south stormed and dominated 09Draskh1    19:31 | naxarars, terrified by the advent of the invaders, capitulated in submission 09Draskh1    19:33 | in order to take possession of the country. With the exception 09Draskh1    19:33 | the country. With the exception of Iberia, he found no other 09Draskh1    19:34 | this, the Emperor Constantine thought of reducing the country to naught 09Draskh1    19:36 | gently came to the city of Dvin, and made his quarters 09Draskh1    19:36 | there he professed the Council of Chalcedon. The Emperor, our patriarch 09Draskh1    19:38 | One of the bishops, however, descended down 09Draskh1    19:38 | however, descended down the steps of the bema and quietly disappeared 09Draskh1    19:39 | When the action of the bishop was revealed, he 09Draskh1    19:39 | arguments: “I acted thus because of fear in my heart since 09Draskh1    19:39 | at the colorful painted images of your imperial majesties, which are 09Draskh1    19:41 | this he ordered a council of bishops, who being of one 09Draskh1    19:41 | council of bishops, who being of one mind with him signed 09Draskh1    19:41 | heretics and especially the Council of Chalcedon. I also was among 09Draskh1    19:43 | Then, upon the entreaty of envoys from Constantinople, the emperor 09Draskh1    19:43 | Nerses, fearing the severe wrath of the lord of Rshtunik’, retired 09Draskh1    19:43 | severe wrath of the lord of Rshtunik’, retired to Tayk’ 09Draskh1    19:44 | Armenia and the total subjugation of the country, the Ishmaelites took 09Draskh1    19:44 | hostages from all the magnates of the land their wives, daughters 09Draskh1    19:45 | T’eodoros, the lord of Rshtunik’, however, with his family 09Draskh1    19:45 | and buried in the cemetery of his ancestors 09Draskh1    19:46 | After six years of persecution, when Nerses the patriarch 09Draskh1    19:46 | persecution, when Nerses the patriarch of Armenia was informed of the 09Draskh1    19:46 | patriarch of Armenia was informed of the death of T’eodoros and 09Draskh1    19:46 | was informed of the death of T’eodoros and the cessation of 09Draskh1    19:46 | of T’eodoros and the cessation of the Ishmaelite invasions, he returned 09Draskh1    19:46 | He and the naxarars being of the same mind set up 09Draskh1    19:46 | mind set up as prince of Armenia Hamazasp Mamikonean who was 09Draskh1    19:46 | was a studious person fond of learning and well versed in 09Draskh1    19:46 | versed in all the branches of knowledge; he always tried to 09Draskh1    19:46 | live up to the standard of the valiancy of his ancestors 09Draskh1    19:46 | the standard of the valiancy of his ancestors through the discipline 09Draskh1    19:46 | his ancestors through the discipline of the arena 09Draskh1    19:47 | for himself, surrounded the exterior of the magnificent church he had 09Draskh1    19:47 | with walls, within (the perimeter of) which he constructed his own 09Draskh1    19:48 | in accordance with the standards of city dwellers and, bringing water 09Draskh1    19:49 | from the Ishmaelite tyrants because of the extremely burdensome bondage and 09Draskh1    19:49 | and submitted to the service of the emperor 09Draskh1    19:50 | make Hamazasp curopalate and strategos of Armenia. When the caliph learned 09Draskh1    19:50 | Armenia. When the caliph learned of this, he executed all the 09Draskh1    19:51 | From that day a spirit of discord was sent by God 09Draskh1    20:0 | The Rule of Grigor as Curopalate and the 09Draskh1    20:1 | Hamazasp had received the honor of curopalate from the emperor, he 09Draskh1    20:2 | Nerses together with the naxarars of Armenia asked the caliph Mawi 09Draskh1    20:2 | set up to the post of prince of Armenia Grigor Mamikonean 09Draskh1    20:2 | to the post of prince of Armenia Grigor Mamikonean, whom he 09Draskh1    20:3 | appointed Grigor to the office of prince (of Armenia) and made 09Draskh1    20:3 | to the office of prince ( of Armenia) and made him the 09Draskh1    20:3 | him the commander in chief of Armenia 09Draskh1    20:4 | God-fearing man, the author of numerous regulations, amendments, prosperity and 09Draskh1    20:5 | Then, after a pontificate of twenty years, the great patriarch 09Draskh1    20:5 | built on the northern side of the magnificent church that he 09Draskh1    20:5 | erected as an edifice worthy of the see of his forefather 09Draskh1    20:5 | edifice worthy of the see of his forefather ([i.e.], (St. Gregory the 09Draskh1    20:5 | in company with the order of the apostles 09Draskh1    20:7 | who was from the village of Akori in Maseac’otn, succeeded to 09Draskh1    20:8 | He had been the seneschal of the great Nerses and while 09Draskh1    20:8 | he had supervised the construction of the magnificent church at his 09Draskh1    20:9 | Grigor Mamikonean lay the foundations of the beautiful church in the 09Draskh1    20:9 | beautiful church in the dastakert of Aruch and had it built 09Draskh1    20:9 | on earth. To the south of it he built his palace 09Draskh1    20:9 | his palace on the edge of the rocky glen, where a 09Draskh1    20:9 | gushed bubbling through the recesses of the rocks, so that it 09Draskh1    20:10 | it up as his place of residence. He also built for 09Draskh1    20:10 | also built for the order of celibate priests a sanctuary wherein 09Draskh1    20:10 | magnificent church to the east of the great dastakert of Eghivard 09Draskh1    20:10 | east of the great dastakert of Eghivard. He established this as 09Draskh1    20:10 | established this as the residence of celibate priests for the salvation 09Draskh1    20:10 | celibate priests for the salvation of his soul 09Draskh1    20:11 | magnificent church in the monastery of the dastakert of Akori, his 09Draskh1    20:11 | the monastery of the dastakert of Akori, his native place of 09Draskh1    20:11 | of Akori, his native place of residence, and set it as 09Draskh1    20:11 | a domicile for the congregation of priests and other clerics of 09Draskh1    20:11 | of priests and other clerics of the church so that they 09Draskh1    20:11 | and tend to the welfare of guests, the needy and the 09Draskh1    20:12 | this time Dawit’, who was of Persian origin and of royal 09Draskh1    20:12 | was of Persian origin and of royal blood, came to the 09Draskh1    20:13 | to give him the confirmation of the holy baptism. And since 09Draskh1    20:13 | received him from the water of the holy font), renamed him 09Draskh1    20:13 | as his residence the village of Dzag in the province (nahang 09Draskh1    20:13 | Dzag in the province (nahang) of Kotayk’. After a number of 09Draskh1    20:13 | of Kotayk’. After a number of years he received the crown 09Draskh1    20:13 | years he received the crown of martyrdom in the city of 09Draskh1    20:13 | of martyrdom in the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    20:14 | the battle in the komopolis of Erevan took place at that 09Draskh1    20:14 | sufficient information about the events of that battle 09Draskh1    20:15 | it immovable like the calendars of other nations so that the 09Draskh1    20:15 | annual feasts or the times of the changing seasons might be 09Draskh1    20:15 | this purpose he summoned Anania of Ani, who was well versed 09Draskh1    20:16 | and according to the way of all nations devised with certainty 09Draskh1    20:16 | devised with certainty the cycle of the Armenian era. He compared 09Draskh1    20:16 | run parallel with (the calendar of the) Romans 09Draskh1    20:17 | And while Anastas was thinking of setting the reforms in operation 09Draskh1    20:17 | in operation by a council of bishops, the end of his 09Draskh1    20:17 | council of bishops, the end of his life came about, after 09Draskh1    20:18 | who was from the village of Ot’mus, succeeded him on the 09Draskh1    20:19 | his days Nerses, the prince of Iberia, massacred (the troops) of 09Draskh1    20:19 | of Iberia, massacred (the troops) of a certain Barabay, the commander 09Draskh1    20:19 | a certain Barabay, the commander of the Arab army in Armenia 09Draskh1    20:21 | father’s side from the village of Ark’unashen in Dzorap’or and on 09Draskh1    20:21 | mother’s side from the village of Berdkac’ in the district of 09Draskh1    20:21 | of Berdkac’ in the district of Mazaz 09Draskh1    20:22 | had been formerly appointed bishop of Rotakk’ before being summoned to 09Draskh1    20:22 | being summoned to the see of Saint Grigor 09Draskh1    20:23 | In the seventh year of his pontificate the hostilities from 09Draskh1    20:23 | the hostilities from the region of the Khazars increased against the 09Draskh1    20:23 | severe tremor jolted the people of Armenia 09Draskh1    20:24 | Grigor, Smbat Bagratuni, the son of Smbat, ruled over the princedom 09Draskh1    20:24 | Smbat, ruled over the princedom of Armenia 09Draskh1    20:25 | And whatever he took possession of, he completely tore down and 09Draskh1    20:26 | Although at first the isle of Sewan in the lake of 09Draskh1    20:26 | of Sewan in the lake of Gegham had not fallen into 09Draskh1    20:28 | to Armenia by the name of Abdllah (‘Abdullah), a wicked, insolent 09Draskh1    20:28 | implanted within himself the seeds of hypocrisy like the venom of 09Draskh1    20:28 | of hypocrisy like the venom of a serpent and tortured the 09Draskh1    20:28 | the princes and the azats of Armenia with bonds and plundered 09Draskh1    20:28 | the property and the possessions of many people 09Draskh1    20:29 | he also sent the prince of Armenia, Smbat son of Smbat 09Draskh1    20:29 | prince of Armenia, Smbat son of Smbat. He plundered the entire 09Draskh1    20:29 | He plundered the entire ornaments of the churches of Christ and 09Draskh1    20:29 | entire ornaments of the churches of Christ and made the old 09Draskh1    20:30 | blows, fetters and imprisonment because of his belief in Christ and 09Draskh1    20:30 | fall into his own abyss of perdition 09Draskh1    20:31 | an arrow through the heart of the saint, who gave up 09Draskh1    20:31 | buried it near the martyrium of Saint Yiztbuzit 09Draskh1    21:0 | The Anguish and Misfortune of the Armenian People on Account 09Draskh1    21:0 | the Armenian People on Account of the Hagarites 09Draskh1    21:1 | about this time, the battle of Vardanakert and the extermination of 09Draskh1    21:1 | of Vardanakert and the extermination of the Ishmaelite army took place 09Draskh1    21:2 | On account of this, to this very day 09Draskh1    21:2 | Let us not be reminded of Vardanadert and its capture 09Draskh1    21:3 | and turned against the marauders of the Ishmaelite army 09Draskh1    21:4 | large army around the region of Vanand, the Kamsarakan together with 09Draskh1    21:4 | Kamsarakan together with the azats of Vanand caught up with him 09Draskh1    21:5 | Armenian churches, take captive all of the population and mercilessly put 09Draskh1    21:6 | Upon learning of the terrible intimidations of Ogbay 09Draskh1    21:6 | learning of the terrible intimidations of Ogbay, Sahak, the blessed katholikos 09Draskh1    21:6 | Ogbay, Sahak, the blessed katholikos of Armenia who was still alive 09Draskh1    21:6 | he might find a way of dissuading him from his very 09Draskh1    21:7 | hand he wrote a letter of supplication with implorations and beseeching 09Draskh1    21:7 | beseeching prayers, especially reminding Ogbay of physical death, which is the 09Draskh1    21:7 | which is the common lot of all men that pursues every 09Draskh1    21:7 | a coffin. Moreover, reminding him of the unbearable grief in hell 09Draskh1    21:8 | With such words of persuasion he begged him to 09Draskh1    21:9 | above letter in the palm of his hand so that when 09Draskh1    21:10 | the ostikan Ogbay was informed of the death of the blessed 09Draskh1    21:10 | was informed of the death of the blessed Sahak, he immediately 09Draskh1    21:11 | immediately approached the shrouded body of the man of God and 09Draskh1    21:11 | shrouded body of the man of God and according to their 09Draskh1    21:12 | Then the power of the Holy Spirit moved towards 09Draskh1    21:12 | had fallen into disuse because of lack of breath, to offer 09Draskh1    21:12 | into disuse because of lack of breath, to offer the supplications 09Draskh1    21:12 | be carried out, venerable man of God 09Draskh1    21:13 | a letter to the naxarars of Armenia and sent it to 09Draskh1    21:13 | together with the holy body of the patriarch which he honored 09Draskh1    21:14 | in life. With the help of his prayers a great salvation 09Draskh1    21:15 | who was from the village of Archesh in Agheovit, succeeded him 09Draskh1    21:16 | after the eighty-fifth year of their era (-anno Hegirae), ’Abd 09Draskh1    21:17 | annual wages. Then, depriving them of their arms, they imprisoned them 09Draskh1    21:17 | imprisoned them in the temple of God in the city of 09Draskh1    21:17 | of God in the city of Naxjawan, and shutting on them 09Draskh1    21:18 | when they (the Armenians) learned of the treachery, they chanted aloud 09Draskh1    21:18 | they chanted aloud the words of the children in the furnace 09Draskh1    21:19 | prosecutors tore down the roof of the church, filled it with 09Draskh1    21:19 | the flames higher than those of Babylon. Thus, the ceiling of 09Draskh1    21:19 | of Babylon. Thus, the ceiling of the wooden church burned, and 09Draskh1    21:19 | from above, and killed all of them. Their ceaseless thanksgiving did 09Draskh1    21:20 | being secure from the fear of the brave troops, took captive 09Draskh1    21:20 | took captive the surviving families of those who had been burnt 09Draskh1    21:20 | brought them to the city of Dvin, from whence they were 09Draskh1    21:21 | our land became a sea of tears, and was full of 09Draskh1    21:21 | of tears, and was full of much lamentation. After ’Abd-al 09Draskh1    21:21 | whose time, Vahan, the lord of Goght’n, was put to the 09Draskh1    21:21 | great deal in the name of Christ, was adorned by Christ 09Draskh1    21:21 | unfading crown in the city of Rucap’ in Sham 09Draskh1    22:0 | The Patriarchate of Yovhannes the Philosopher and His 09Draskh1    22:1 | In the days of the great patriarch Eghia, a 09Draskh1    22:1 | that time the chief bishop of Albania, leaned towards the allurements 09Draskh1    22:1 | Albania, leaned towards the allurements of impiety, and accepted the heterodox 09Draskh1    22:1 | and accepted the heterodox doctrine of the wicked Chalcedonian heresy, and 09Draskh1    22:1 | at that time in charge of Albania, agreed with him 09Draskh1    22:2 | And thus, being of one mind, they both endeavored 09Draskh1    22:2 | to the man-worshipping heresy of the Tome of Leo 09Draskh1    22:2 | worshipping heresy of the Tome of Leo 09Draskh1    22:3 | But when the naxarars of the land learned of this 09Draskh1    22:3 | naxarars of the land learned of this, they informed the great 09Draskh1    22:3 | who tried to the utmost of his ability, and for a 09Draskh1    22:3 | them many documents on matters of faith with divine commands, but 09Draskh1    22:4 | his wisdom and the charity of his heart, the great Eghia 09Draskh1    22:4 | Ishmaelite caliph ’Umar, informing him ( of the following), “There is a 09Draskh1    22:5 | are publicly announcing (the name of) the king of the Greeks 09Draskh1    22:5 | the name of) the king of the Greeks, and are contriving 09Draskh1    22:5 | to their taxes and all of their transactions 09Draskh1    22:8 | another chief bishop in place of the heterodox Nerses 09Draskh1    22:9 | Then, completing the fourteenth year of his patriarchate, he died 09Draskh1    22:10 | all the poetical writings, parts of speech and grammatical details, and 09Draskh1    22:10 | and also in the study of the species, and the genera 09Draskh1    22:10 | the species, and the genera of the species that fall under 09Draskh1    22:10 | that fall under the topic of “ substance” and are predicated on 09Draskh1    22:10 | He also was not ignorant of the circumstantial differentiae, and the 09Draskh1    22:11 | fully engraft into (the mind of) the connoisseur the fruits of 09Draskh1    22:11 | of) the connoisseur the fruits of the tree of culture, he 09Draskh1    22:11 | the fruits of the tree of culture, he set in writing 09Draskh1    22:11 | the regulations concerning the hours of worship in the Church of 09Draskh1    22:11 | of worship in the Church of Christ. With a beautiful style 09Draskh1    22:11 | order to console the clergy of the Church 09Draskh1    22:12 | He also wrote other treatises of his own creation (designed) to 09Draskh1    22:13 | Underneath (his outer garments) instead of wool he wore intolerable cilice 09Draskh1    22:13 | he wore intolerable cilice made of goat’s hair 09Draskh1    22:14 | his external appearance with clothes of fine quality. Moreover, grinding gold 09Draskh1    22:14 | reached down to the hem of his ephod 09Draskh1    22:15 | he might be a source of joy to the well-wishers 09Draskh1    22:16 | And since the startling power of certain invisible fears cannot change 09Draskh1    22:16 | as much as the stimulus of excellent ornaments that are visible 09Draskh1    22:16 | to adorn the inanimate stones of the church with beautiful ornaments 09Draskh1    22:18 | For a certain ostikan of Armenia, one by the name 09Draskh1    22:18 | Armenia, one by the name of Walld (Vlit’), who had seen 09Draskh1    22:18 | who had seen the man of God, happened to visit the 09Draskh1    22:18 | told him about the elegance of Yovhannes 09Draskh1    22:19 | the caliph immediately sent one of his servants to bring the 09Draskh1    22:19 | servants to bring the man of God 09Draskh1    22:21 | staff, which was made out of ebony painted with gold, and 09Draskh1    22:24 | curtain, yet, the miraculous signs of the divine power were not 09Draskh1    22:24 | He placed in the hands of his apostles the same grace 09Draskh1    22:24 | sufficient for arousing the minds of men with the fear of 09Draskh1    22:24 | of men with the fear of God, and they had no 09Draskh1    22:25 | however, since we are deprived of the grace of their numerous 09Draskh1    22:25 | are deprived of the grace of their numerous powers, we try 09Draskh1    22:25 | the simple and immature minds of men with the fear of 09Draskh1    22:25 | of men with the fear of God by means of splendid 09Draskh1    22:25 | fear of God by means of splendid garments 09Draskh1    22:26 | multitude with awe by means of purple and gold-embroidered garments 09Draskh1    22:28 | undergarment which was made out of goat’s hair, note: “This is 09Draskh1    22:28 | garb that covers the nudity of my parts. The outer garments 09Draskh1    22:28 | are only for the eyes of outsiders 09Draskh1    22:29 | hands the cilice made out of goat’s hair, the caliph was 09Draskh1    23:0 | The Patriarchate of Dawit’ and Others and Their 09Draskh1    23:1 | who was from the village of Aramonk’ in the district of 09Draskh1    23:1 | of Aramonk’ in the district of Kotayk’ 09Draskh1    23:2 | village belonged to the house of the katholikos, (and) even before 09Draskh1    23:2 | and) even before the tortures of Saint Grigor, King Trdat had 09Draskh1    23:3 | Since Dawit’, the man of God, was greatly annoyed by 09Draskh1    23:3 | annoyed by the heathen population of the city of Dvin, and 09Draskh1    23:3 | heathen population of the city of Dvin, and numerous deeds of 09Draskh1    23:3 | of Dvin, and numerous deeds of wickedness vexed him, torn with 09Draskh1    23:3 | with anguish, he came out of their midst in accord with 09Draskh1    23:3 | and built in the village of Aramonk’ a church, which he 09Draskh1    23:4 | who was from the village of Ot’mus, a saintly and chaste 09Draskh1    23:5 | In his days the attacks of our wicked enemies from all 09Draskh1    23:5 | quarters stopped with the help of his devout prayers 09Draskh1    23:6 | he peacefully reached the point of Christ’s summons, and died after 09Draskh1    23:8 | who was from the village of Bawon 09Draskh1    23:10 | been summoned to the bishopric of the province of Aghdznik’. While 09Draskh1    23:10 | the bishopric of the province of Aghdznik’. While he was still 09Draskh1    23:10 | waters (located) at the foot of the mountain which is called 09Draskh1    23:11 | From that time the crop of the village began to wither 09Draskh1    23:11 | was reduced to a state of desolation 09Draskh1    23:12 | The Ishmaelite governor of the province at that time 09Draskh1    23:12 | a man by the name of Sulayman (Suleyman), immediately summoned the 09Draskh1    23:12 | him to find a way of making the waters of the 09Draskh1    23:12 | way of making the waters of the spring flow again 09Draskh1    23:13 | Sion notified all the members of his prelacy to attend in 09Draskh1    23:14 | hand. Suddenly, at the twinkling of an eye, the waters began 09Draskh1    23:14 | waters began to gush out of the spring in an abundant 09Draskh1    23:15 | ostikan rose to the position of governor of Armenia. Immediately after 09Draskh1    23:15 | to the position of governor of Armenia. Immediately after his arrival 09Draskh1    23:15 | his arrival at the city of Dvin, the second Trdat died 09Draskh1    23:17 | there took place the massacres of K’aghin, Aren, and the komopolis 09Draskh1    23:17 | K’aghin, Aren, and the komopolis of T’alin, where as many as 09Draskh1    23:18 | most wonderful and solitary career of eight years he completed the 09Draskh1    23:18 | years he completed the course of his life and died. He 09Draskh1    23:19 | who was from the village of Aghapatrush in the district of 09Draskh1    23:19 | of Aghapatrush in the district of Nig 09Draskh1    23:20 | appointed bishop over the district of Goght’n, from which position he 09Draskh1    23:21 | he was the only child of a widow; reduced to a 09Draskh1    23:21 | widow; reduced to a state of penury and wandering around with 09Draskh1    23:21 | attached herself to the house of the katholikos, and remained there 09Draskh1    23:21 | never departed from the gates of the temple of the Lord 09Draskh1    23:21 | the gates of the temple of the Lord, she was benumbed 09Draskh1    23:22 | suckling babe all the harshness of the elements, which you could 09Draskh1    23:25 | with virtue for a period of thirteen years, he died and 09Draskh1    23:26 | who was from the city of Dvin; he stayed for only 09Draskh1    23:27 | from Ostan and the court of the Curopalate, succeeded him and 09Draskh1    24:0 | The Plunder of the Vessels of the Church 09Draskh1    24:0 | The Plunder of the Vessels of the Church in the Village 09Draskh1    24:0 | the Church in the Village of Baguan, and the Usurpation of 09Draskh1    24:0 | of Baguan, and the Usurpation of the Estate of the Patriarchate 09Draskh1    24:0 | the Usurpation of the Estate of the Patriarchate 09Draskh1    24:1 | his arrival at the city of Naxjawan, the latter sent prefects 09Draskh1    24:2 | had (already) subjugated the district of Bagrewan, he sent there one 09Draskh1    24:2 | Bagrewan, he sent there one of his distinguished officials as governor 09Draskh1    24:2 | and arriving at the hermitage of Saint Grigor, which is in 09Draskh1    24:2 | which is in the village of Baguan, he spent the night 09Draskh1    24:3 | splendid gold and silver vessels of the divinely made altar, as 09Draskh1    24:3 | well as the multicolored curtain of the sanctuary, the vestments and 09Draskh1    24:3 | lured by the wicked lust ( of avarice), and he cunningly tried 09Draskh1    24:3 | tried to find a way of appropriating the divine inheritance 09Draskh1    24:4 | wicked thoughts, he had one of the most unworthy of his 09Draskh1    24:4 | one of the most unworthy of his servants strangled by a 09Draskh1    24:4 | and cast during the course of the night into a large 09Draskh1    24:5 | morning, pretending to be ignorant of the matter, he conducted a 09Draskh1    24:5 | that they were the cause of the disappearance of his servant 09Draskh1    24:5 | the cause of the disappearance of his servant 09Draskh1    24:6 | having inspected the living quarters of the clerics, he went and 09Draskh1    24:6 | the pit (containing the corpse) of the servant in question which 09Draskh1    24:6 | immediately notified the governor (ostikan) of the misdeed the like of 09Draskh1    24:6 | of the misdeed the like of which had never been seen 09Draskh1    24:6 | thus holding the immaculate blood ( of the innocent) liable for his 09Draskh1    24:7 | the sword all the members of the blessed regiment, over forty 09Draskh1    24:7 | at once all the vessels of the church, he satisfied his 09Draskh1    24:8 | ultimately) emerged from their places of refuge in the caves, and 09Draskh1    24:8 | caves, and finding the corpse of the blessed men slain by 09Draskh1    24:8 | murderous steel, and the church of Christ deprived of the ornament 09Draskh1    24:8 | the church of Christ deprived of the ornament of her altar 09Draskh1    24:8 | Christ deprived of the ornament of her altar, they chanted pitiful 09Draskh1    24:8 | they chanted pitiful dirges instead of joyful songs, especially since they 09Draskh1    24:8 | had not been deemed worthy of even shutting the eyes of 09Draskh1    24:8 | of even shutting the eyes of the dead 09Draskh1    24:9 | they barely buried the (bodies of) the blessed, and were consoled 09Draskh1    24:9 | were consoled through the (fulfillment of their) obligation toward their immaculate 09Draskh1    24:9 | were inscribed in the Register of Life along with those of 09Draskh1    24:9 | of Life along with those of the martyrs 09Draskh1    24:10 | After the death of the patriarch Yovab, they set 09Draskh1    24:11 | who was from the komopolis of Garni. From his youth he 09Draskh1    24:11 | he had borne the yoke of the ecclesiastical state, and had 09Draskh1    24:11 | tasks in the great congregation of Mak’enoc’k’. He was also well 09Draskh1    24:12 | Because in the days of Abbot Soghomon the congregation of 09Draskh1    24:12 | of Abbot Soghomon the congregation of Mak’enoc’k’ was divided into two 09Draskh1    24:12 | the abbot went with half of the clerics of the congregation 09Draskh1    24:12 | with half of the clerics of the congregation to live at 09Draskh1    24:12 | which is in the district of Shirak. The (other) Soghomon (just 09Draskh1    24:13 | they had taken him out of his cell, and were bringing 09Draskh1    24:13 | consented to accept (the duties of) the patriarchal office 09Draskh1    24:14 | my portrait on the wall of the cathedral with the other 09Draskh1    24:16 | throne Georg from the district of Aragacotn 09Draskh1    24:17 | Armenian people, and the numbers of the nobility of the land 09Draskh1    24:17 | the numbers of the nobility of the land decreased—while those 09Draskh1    24:17 | their sway—as a result of this, accounts concerning our princes 09Draskh1    24:17 | this, accounts concerning our princes of this period are missing from 09Draskh1    24:17 | missing from the present History of Armenia 09Draskh1    24:19 | who was from the district of Aragacotn and the congregation of 09Draskh1    24:19 | of Aragacotn and the congregation of Saint Grigor 09Draskh1    24:20 | During the pontificate of this patriarch, a certain governor 09Draskh1    24:20 | Xuzima) came to the city of Dvin and tyrannized his subjects 09Draskh1    24:21 | He noted the beauty of the superb estates (dastakert) of 09Draskh1    24:21 | of the superb estates (dastakert) of the katholikosate, that is to 09Draskh1    24:22 | the wicked and iniquitous proposals of the governor 09Draskh1    24:23 | the governor imprisoned the man of God, and binding him with 09Draskh1    24:23 | a club, so that out of fear he might hand over 09Draskh1    24:24 | placing this in the hands of God 09Draskh1    24:25 | setting these on the heads of his servants, he displayed them 09Draskh1    24:25 | to enter openly the quarters of the patriarch, but to bring 09Draskh1    24:26 | dastakert), and releasing the man of God from his bonds, he 09Draskh1    24:27 | the patriarch before the tribunal of justice, he barely saved the 09Draskh1    24:27 | he barely saved the dastakerts of Kawakert and Horovmoc’ Marg alone 09Draskh1    24:27 | Marg alone from the hand of the wicked governor 09Draskh1    24:28 | that (the katholikosate) was deprived of Artashat thereafter 09Draskh1    24:29 | Due to such wicked feelings of resentment the governor always resorted 09Draskh1    24:29 | his servants seized the brother of the Great Yovsep’, and putting 09Draskh1    24:29 | to death at the sources of the Mecamor River, cast his 09Draskh1    24:29 | which is to the north of these sources 09Draskh1    24:30 | Yovsep’ died after a pontificate of eleven years 09Draskh1    24:31 | who was from the village of Kakaz in the district of 09Draskh1    24:31 | of Kakaz in the district of Mazaz 09Draskh1    25:0 | The Massacre of the Armenian People, and the 09Draskh1    25:0 | Armenian People, and the Martyrdom of Many 09Draskh1    25:1 | the latter entered the city of Dvin and resided there 09Draskh1    25:2 | a certain Sawada, a man of Persian extraction, who had taken 09Draskh1    25:2 | taken as wife (a princess) of the Bagratuni house (named) Aruseak 09Draskh1    25:2 | Aruseak dominated the greater part of our land through his wife’s 09Draskh1    25:3 | the governor, and being envious of him, Sawada sent a considerable 09Draskh1    25:3 | against him. Among (the allies of Sawada) were the great sparapet 09Draskh1    25:3 | Sawada) were the great sparapet of Armenia Smbat, as well as 09Draskh1    25:3 | as well as the lord of Siwnik’, and other azat lords 09Draskh1    25:4 | Smbat and to Sahak, lord of Siwnik’ (with the following message 09Draskh1    25:6 | and skilled in the use of arms, and immediately went forth 09Draskh1    25:7 | was encamped along the bank of the Hurastan River, opposite the 09Draskh1    25:7 | Hurastan River, opposite the dastakert of Kawakert 09Draskh1    25:8 | clashed in battle, the forces ( of Sawada) turned to flight before 09Draskh1    25:8 | to flight before the army of Khalid, (whose men) caused much 09Draskh1    25:8 | trampling them under the hoofs of their horses 09Draskh1    25:9 | Sahak, lord of Siwnik’, remained among the dead 09Draskh1    25:10 | returned again to the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    25:11 | patriarch Dawit’ had the body of Sahak lord of Siwnik’ brought 09Draskh1    25:11 | the body of Sahak lord of Siwnik’ brought to the holy 09Draskh1    25:12 | Sup’an, succeeded to the realm of his father 09Draskh1    25:13 | he died after a pontificate of [27] years 09Draskh1    25:14 | who was from the village of Ovayk’ in the district of 09Draskh1    25:14 | of Ovayk’ in the district of Kotayk’ 09Draskh1    25:15 | After a period of eight years had elapsed from 09Draskh1    25:15 | had elapsed from the time of his ordination, certain wicked calumniators 09Draskh1    25:15 | from the very own household of the Katholikos uttered with malicious 09Draskh1    25:15 | fared) formerly at the hands of the bitter elders, or Narcissus 09Draskh1    25:15 | Narcissus (Narkesos) at the hands of the iniquitous and unfair witnesses 09Draskh1    25:15 | witnesses, or even the Word of God Himself at the hands 09Draskh1    25:15 | God Himself at the hands of Judas and the impious highpriests 09Draskh1    25:16 | and presiding prince (ishxan ishxanac’) of Armenia Bagarat Bagratuni happened to 09Draskh1    25:16 | unworthy and vain-tongued vilifiers of the man of God approached 09Draskh1    25:16 | tongued vilifiers of the man of God approached him and spreading 09Draskh1    25:17 | not to accept the (authority of the) katholikos. In accordance with 09Draskh1    25:17 | with his audacity, he thought of setting up another patriarch 09Draskh1    25:18 | great man Yovhannes was informed of the satanic afflictions (awaiting him 09Draskh1    25:18 | awaiting him at the hands) of the prince, he checked Bagarat 09Draskh1    25:18 | checked Bagarat with a stroke of the spiritual sword, and went 09Draskh1    25:18 | into hiding at the headquarters of Saint Sahak, that is to 09Draskh1    25:18 | is to say the monastery of the Caves, where he devoted 09Draskh1    25:19 | sparapet Smbat, to Grigor, lord of Siwnik’, and to the remaining 09Draskh1    25:19 | and to the remaining naxarars of Armenia, they came together and 09Draskh1    25:19 | together and held a synod of bishops, where they realized with 09Draskh1    25:19 | the empty and venomous tongues of the wicked slanderers, whereupon, they 09Draskh1    25:19 | whereupon, they reestablished the man of God in the Holy See 09Draskh1    25:20 | Thereafter, the church of Christ, which had lost Her 09Draskh1    25:20 | adornment due to the banishment of her bridegroom, flourished anew seeing 09Draskh1    25:21 | particularly dismayed, because the reestablishment of the patriarch was done without 09Draskh1    25:21 | set someone else in place of Yovhannes 09Draskh1    25:22 | However, the wicked slanderers ( of Yovhannes) all met a violent 09Draskh1    25:22 | upon them by the scourge of the stern wrath of God 09Draskh1    25:22 | scourge of the stern wrath of God. One fell from a 09Draskh1    25:23 | high roof in the course of the night and thus perished 09Draskh1    25:23 | thus perished through the smashing of his limbs 09Draskh1    25:25 | sinful hands against the anointed of God 09Draskh1    25:26 | a governor by the name of Abu Sa’id (Apuset’ 09Draskh1    25:27 | latter had reached the district of Taron, he immediately had prince 09Draskh1    25:27 | him to the caliph. Because of his iniquitous thoughts toward the 09Draskh1    25:28 | But the inhabitants of the Taurus mountain in accord 09Draskh1    25:28 | subsequent) damage. Then, the soldiers of Abu Sa’id were scattered to 09Draskh1    25:28 | caliph to bring him tidings of the disaster 09Draskh1    25:29 | About this time, Grigor lord of Siwnik’, who was called Sup’an 09Draskh1    25:29 | called Sup’an, and Babgen, nahapet of Sisakan, quarrelled and levied forces 09Draskh1    25:29 | Gabur, succeeded to the realm of his father 09Draskh1    25:30 | When the caliph was informed of the murder of Abu Sa’id 09Draskh1    25:30 | was informed of the murder of Abu Sa’id, he raised an 09Draskh1    25:30 | handed them over to one of his slaves called Bugha whom 09Draskh1    25:31 | all the princes and lords of the land, and especially to 09Draskh1    25:31 | and especially to slay all of the ramik cavalry that had 09Draskh1    25:32 | If, however, any of the more distinguished should embrace 09Draskh1    25:32 | distinguished should embrace the faith of Muhammad, he should bring them 09Draskh1    25:33 | his arrival in the district of Taron with all his forces 09Draskh1    25:33 | Ashot and Dawit’ the children of Bagarat, who had been taken 09Draskh1    25:33 | seized along with the rest of their kinsmen. After confining them 09Draskh1    25:33 | forces over the entire district ( of Taron) and into the glens 09Draskh1    25:33 | Taron) and into the glens of the Taurus Mountain 09Draskh1    25:34 | to the sword the inhabitants of the gorges of the mountain 09Draskh1    25:34 | the inhabitants of the gorges of the mountain, whom they had 09Draskh1    25:35 | slain with the sword some of the grehik cavalry of the 09Draskh1    25:35 | some of the grehik cavalry of the district, they seized the 09Draskh1    25:36 | In accordance with the orders of the caliph, he segregated from 09Draskh1    25:36 | he segregated from the rest of the captives those that were 09Draskh1    25:36 | faith, and ordered the rest of them to be put to 09Draskh1    25:37 | and went to the region of Vaspurakan 09Draskh1    25:38 | Although Ashot, the great prince of the Arcruni house, had taken 09Draskh1    25:38 | yet, his naxarars were not of the same mind with him 09Draskh1    25:40 | seized him together with all of his kinsmen, and after a 09Draskh1    25:40 | and after a few days of confinement, sent them to the 09Draskh1    25:42 | like manner, they segregated those of fine stature and the craftsmen 09Draskh1    25:42 | the others (who fell short of these requirements) to the sword 09Draskh1    25:43 | troops, and reached the region of the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    25:43 | region of the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    25:44 | When Smbat, the great sparapet of Armenia, saw the destruction brought 09Draskh1    25:44 | sword which smote the peoples ( of the above mentioned regions), he 09Draskh1    25:44 | at stake for the salvation of his land, and went to 09Draskh1    25:45 | was able to gain confidence of Bugha winning his vacillating and 09Draskh1    25:46 | and entered into the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    25:47 | latter came across a body of soldiers that might have drawn 09Draskh1    25:47 | their weapons they gave some of them as prey to the 09Draskh1    25:47 | taken captive) in the region of Taron and the ones whom 09Draskh1    25:47 | from Vaspurakan, and separating those of fine stature among the recent 09Draskh1    25:48 | them swiftly to the faith of Muhammad 09Draskh1    25:49 | took upon themselves the choice of going to Christ, rather than 09Draskh1    25:49 | rather than the evanescent enjoyment of sin 09Draskh1    25:51 | Thereupon, (the mind of) the wicked tyrant was vehemently 09Draskh1    25:51 | perhaps yield to the wishes of the tyrant 09Draskh1    25:53 | constantly invigorated by the stream of living water, which came from 09Draskh1    25:53 | which came from the side of Christ, and sprinkled over them 09Draskh1    25:54 | in Christ, he was full of indignation like a wicked beast 09Draskh1    25:54 | they might have a change of heart and forsake their faith 09Draskh1    25:55 | However, instead of renouncing the good in favor 09Draskh1    25:55 | renouncing the good in favor of the evil, they gave up 09Draskh1    25:55 | evil for the good because of their faith in God 09Draskh1    25:56 | many torments, and became companions of the meritorious. They perished by 09Draskh1    25:57 | called Atom from the village of Orsirank’ in the district of 09Draskh1    25:57 | of Orsirank’ in the district of Aghbak 09Draskh1    25:58 | and skill in the use of arms, they did not kill 09Draskh1    25:58 | least these into the pit of damnation 09Draskh1    25:59 | them many valuable gifts, treasures of gold and silver, and promised 09Draskh1    25:61 | Thereafter the wrath of the tyrant raged more fiercely 09Draskh1    25:61 | them). He ordered merciless instruments of torture to be applied to 09Draskh1    25:61 | be subjected to every kind of torment and agony, which the 09Draskh1    25:61 | which the tongue is incapable of narrating and the pen is 09Draskh1    25:62 | in the promise and love of Christ, and the joy of 09Draskh1    25:62 | of Christ, and the joy of martyrdom relieved them of the 09Draskh1    25:62 | joy of martyrdom relieved them of the unbearable burden of their 09Draskh1    25:62 | them of the unbearable burden of their afflictions. Thus, recognizing the 09Draskh1    25:62 | Thus, recognizing the unshakeable determination of the blessed, the tyrant ordered 09Draskh1    25:64 | Brethren, be not afraid of temporary death; for even though 09Draskh1    25:65 | Then, instead of his eyes, he lifted up 09Draskh1    25:65 | pilgrim to the annual feast of the great martyr George (Georg 09Draskh1    25:65 | a sacrifice to the glory of Thy Name. Henceforth, in place 09Draskh1    25:65 | Thy Name. Henceforth, in place of the scapegoat I shall offer 09Draskh1    25:66 | sacrifices, accept the burnt offering of mine own self. Join me 09Draskh1    25:66 | with me to the numbers of Thy blessed martyrs, who loved 09Draskh1    25:66 | martyrs, who loved the day of Thy coming 09Draskh1    25:67 | Thus, having suffered the torments of the great struggle with much 09Draskh1    25:67 | received from Christ the crown of immortality 09Draskh1    25:68 | Although the congregation of the Christians was grieved at 09Draskh1    25:68 | was grieved at the slaughter of the blessed of God by 09Draskh1    25:68 | the slaughter of the blessed of God by the merciless sword 09Draskh1    25:68 | from Christ in the hand of the martyrs 09Draskh1    25:69 | All of the aforenamed saints, the former 09Draskh1    25:69 | were martyred in the [302nd] year of the Armenian (of Togarmah) era 09Draskh1    25:69 | the [302nd] year of the Armenian ( of Togarmah) era [A.D. 853], altogether more than 09Draskh1    25:69 | also inscribed in the Register of Life 09Draskh1    25:70 | a memorial day for all of these saints; the anniversary of 09Draskh1    25:70 | of these saints; the anniversary of their death was honored every 09Draskh1    25:70 | every year on the [25th] day of the month of Mehekan to 09Draskh1    25:70 | the [25th] day of the month of Mehekan to the glory of 09Draskh1    25:70 | of Mehekan to the glory of the almighty God 09Draskh1    25:71 | back to the impious religion of the Ishmaelite tyrant. By forsaking 09Draskh1    25:71 | Christian faith at the instigation of the satellites of Satan, they 09Draskh1    25:71 | the instigation of the satellites of Satan, they but covered themselves 09Draskh1    25:71 | covered themselves with the ashes of the furnace. Saddened, pale and 09Draskh1    25:71 | and disgraced, perhaps also incapable of coping with their worldly needs 09Draskh1    25:71 | became heirs to the flames of Hell 09Draskh1    26:0 | Governor Bugha, and the Martyrdom of the Sparapet Smbat 09Draskh1    26:1 | sent troops against prince Vasak of Sisakan and his brother Ashot 09Draskh1    26:1 | well as the other lords of their land with orders to 09Draskh1    26:2 | However, most of the lords who ruled over 09Draskh1    26:2 | refuge in the impregnable fortress of Baghk’, and escaped from the 09Draskh1    26:3 | them, fled to the regions of the district of Kotayk’ 09Draskh1    26:3 | the regions of the district of Kotayk’ 09Draskh1    26:4 | Being immediately informed of this, Bugha sent forces to 09Draskh1    26:5 | turned back, and cut all of them down with his sword 09Draskh1    26:5 | went eastward, to the land of Gardman, to the prince of 09Draskh1    26:5 | of Gardman, to the prince of that land, whose name was 09Draskh1    26:6 | the enemy, for the prince of Gardman, beguiled by the devil 09Draskh1    26:7 | mother, the great princess, both of whom were immediately brought to 09Draskh1    26:7 | = Bugha) in the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    26:8 | who was visiting the prelacy of the district of Geghark’unik’, reached 09Draskh1    26:8 | the prelacy of the district of Geghark’unik’, reached the end of 09Draskh1    26:8 | of Geghark’unik’, reached the end of his days and died in 09Draskh1    26:8 | died in the (main) abode of the great congregation of Mak’enoc’k’ 09Draskh1    26:8 | abode of the great congregation of Mak’enoc’k’. He was buried on 09Draskh1    26:8 | patriarchal see for a period of twenty-two years 09Draskh1    26:10 | latter first ordered the calling of a synod of bishops in 09Draskh1    26:10 | the calling of a synod of bishops in the komopolis of 09Draskh1    26:10 | of bishops in the komopolis of Erazgawork’, and they ordained as 09Draskh1    26:10 | patriarch Zak’aria from the village of Dzag in the district of 09Draskh1    26:10 | of Dzag in the district of Kotayk’. Putting himself under the 09Draskh1    26:10 | Putting himself under the protection of his prayers Smbat then went 09Draskh1    26:11 | who lived in the fortress of Xachen, together with the rest 09Draskh1    26:11 | Xachen, together with the rest of his kinsmen 09Draskh1    26:12 | to go to the district of Gardman, where he laid siege 09Draskh1    26:12 | laid siege to the fortress of Gardman, and seized Ktrich, the 09Draskh1    26:12 | and seized Ktrich, the prince of the land, whom he bound 09Draskh1    26:13 | forth into the province (gawar) of Uti and captured in the 09Draskh1    26:13 | and captured in the village of Tus Step’annos, also named Kon 09Draskh1    26:13 | called Sewordik’ from the name of his ancestor Sewuk 09Draskh1    26:14 | he also deceived Esayi, prince of Albania and seized him together 09Draskh1    26:14 | The remaining lords and princes of the land of Albania were 09Draskh1    26:14 | and princes of the land of Albania were likewise subjugated by 09Draskh1    26:16 | grant the lordship over all of Armenia as compensation, give him 09Draskh1    26:17 | him along with the rest of the prisoners and confined him 09Draskh1    26:18 | the imprisoned lords and princes of Armenia and Albania were given 09Draskh1    26:18 | were given the alternative either of converting to their impious faith 09Draskh1    26:18 | faith by foresaking the worship of Christ, and thus having received 09Draskh1    26:18 | native lands and homes, or of being cut short of any 09Draskh1    26:18 | or of being cut short of any hope of life through 09Draskh1    26:18 | cut short of any hope of life through merciless torments, agonies 09Draskh1    26:19 | day after day with threats of cruel torments and prolonged their 09Draskh1    26:19 | and prolonged their anguish, some of them conformed to the royal 09Draskh1    26:19 | agreed to fulfill the wishes of the caliph at the appropriate 09Draskh1    26:20 | falsehood as became the excellency of his ancient years, his perfect 09Draskh1    26:20 | rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season 09Draskh1    26:21 | precious gift through the grace of baptism and to embrace a 09Draskh1    26:22 | to destroy him by means of merciless torments 09Draskh1    26:23 | damnation through the necessary price of corporeal death, so that dying 09Draskh1    26:23 | not stained with the guilt of forsaking the holy laws of 09Draskh1    26:23 | of forsaking the holy laws of Christ. Like a martyr he 09Draskh1    26:23 | within his flesh the manifestation of justification 09Draskh1    26:24 | The assembly of Christians carried away his body 09Draskh1    26:24 | his body with psalmody, songs of praise and spiritual chants, and 09Draskh1    26:24 | buried him in the martyrium of the holy prophet Daniel, where 09Draskh1    26:26 | Of the remaining princes I know 09Draskh1    26:26 | the remaining princes I know of no one who did not 09Draskh1    26:26 | astray into the impious faith of Muhammad 09Draskh1    26:27 | were terrified by the horror of transitory death, they failed to 09Draskh1    26:27 | failed to consider the bitterness of eternal damnation, and did not 09Draskh1    26:28 | blows for confessing the name of Christ. The Father of Light 09Draskh1    26:28 | name of Christ. The Father of Light crowned him and his 09Draskh1    26:28 | was inscribed in the Register of Life. His death took place 09Draskh1    26:28 | took place in the [608th] year of the Roman era 09Draskh1    27:0 | The Succession of Ashot, Son of Smbat, and 09Draskh1    27:0 | The Succession of Ashot, Son of Smbat, and the Return of 09Draskh1    27:0 | of Smbat, and the Return of the Armenian Naxarars from Captivity 09Draskh1    27:2 | expedient to duplicate the narrative of Shapuh Bagratuni, a historian of 09Draskh1    27:2 | of Shapuh Bagratuni, a historian of our own times, who has 09Draskh1    27:2 | has given a precise account of the succession of Ashot, son 09Draskh1    27:2 | precise account of the succession of Ashot, son of the sparapet 09Draskh1    27:2 | the succession of Ashot, son of the sparapet Smbat, that is 09Draskh1    27:2 | is to say, a history of his years as prince, the 09Draskh1    27:2 | years as prince, the circumstances of his coronation, as well as 09Draskh1    27:2 | as well as the return of the Armenian princes and naxarars 09Draskh1    27:2 | the restoration to each one of his own realm 09Draskh1    27:4 | give briefly a complete analysis of the evidence in accordance with 09Draskh1    27:4 | in accordance with the rules of rhetoric, yet, he is able 09Draskh1    27:4 | since he was well aware of events during his own time 09Draskh1    27:5 | is necessary for the sequence of my history, and shall attempt 09Draskh1    27:6 | already been said, the History of Shapuh gives a sufficient account 09Draskh1    27:6 | Shapuh gives a sufficient account of the might, bravery, wars, expeditions 09Draskh1    27:6 | bravery, wars, expeditions and attacks of Ashot, son of the sparapet 09Draskh1    27:6 | and attacks of Ashot, son of the sparapet Smbat, against others 09Draskh1    27:6 | Smbat, against others and those of others against him, from the 09Draskh1    27:6 | against him, from the time of his youth to the time 09Draskh1    27:7 | his succession to the sparapetut’iwn of Armenia in place of his 09Draskh1    27:7 | sparapetut’iwn of Armenia in place of his father, Ashot was given 09Draskh1    27:7 | greater recognition than almost all of his predecessors, because he accepted 09Draskh1    27:7 | with everyone through the goodness of his heart, he never fought 09Draskh1    27:7 | them to righteousness by means of kind words, and brought them 09Draskh1    27:8 | Considering the acquisition of vain profits as harmful, he 09Draskh1    27:8 | and won over the hearts of many in friendship, so that 09Draskh1    27:9 | as sparapet, until the fame of his virtue reached the royal 09Draskh1    27:10 | set Ashot as presiding prince of Armenia in accordance with the 09Draskh1    27:10 | in accordance with the orders of the caliph, and investing him 09Draskh1    27:10 | him with the taxes (sak) of Armenia and all the royal 09Draskh1    27:11 | among the Armenian naxarars, all of whom made treaties with him 09Draskh1    27:11 | if with a true scion of royalty 09Draskh1    27:12 | suitable occasion presented itself, all of them likewise resolved to become 09Draskh1    27:12 | likewise resolved to become worthy of being related to his house 09Draskh1    27:12 | other naxarar houses, as members of the royal family 09Draskh1    27:13 | severe earthquake in the city of Dvin wrought great damage in 09Draskh1    27:13 | people to perish. The fear of disaster was so immense, that 09Draskh1    27:14 | The stinging frost of winter augmented their distress, so 09Draskh1    27:15 | warded off the wrathful scourge of God, so that the Church 09Draskh1    27:15 | God, so that the Church of Christ remained undamaged from the 09Draskh1    27:15 | undamaged from the immense severity of the peril 09Draskh1    27:16 | time, the princes and naxarars of Armenia, who had been taken 09Draskh1    27:17 | themselves from the foul teachings of Muhammad, which had been imposed 09Draskh1    27:17 | Christ, and professed the worship of Christ not in secret with 09Draskh1    27:18 | among thorns. Subsequently, the voice of mirth, and the voice of 09Draskh1    27:18 | of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the 09Draskh1    27:18 | voice of gladness, the voice of the bride and the voice 09Draskh1    27:18 | the bride and the voice of the bridegroom were heard under 09Draskh1    28:1 | Haykazun, surnamed Gaburn, as prince of Siwnik’, and obtained for him 09Draskh1    28:1 | sway over all the people of Sisakan 09Draskh1    28:2 | Ashot appointed to the office of the great sparapetut’iwn of Armenia 09Draskh1    28:2 | office of the great sparapetut’iwn of Armenia his brother Abas, a 09Draskh1    28:3 | Now, after the death of Ashot, the great and illustrious 09Draskh1    28:3 | the great and illustrious prince of the Arcruni house, and his 09Draskh1    28:3 | his burial in the cemetery of his ancestors, his son Grigor 09Draskh1    28:5 | was the son-in-law of Ashot, the presiding prince, the 09Draskh1    28:5 | through it he brought all of his enemies to submission 09Draskh1    28:7 | did not heed the advice of his father-in-law as 09Draskh1    28:8 | But the great prince of Siwnik’ Vasak, flatteringly surnamed ishxanik 09Draskh1    28:8 | temperance, and heeding his words of advice with care, kept them 09Draskh1    28:8 | he brought a greater degree of prosperity on his domain and 09Draskh1    28:8 | accordance with all the manifestations of piety 09Draskh1    28:9 | this time, the other prince of Sisakan, that is to say 09Draskh1    28:9 | was buried in the cemetery of his ancestors. His son Grigor 09Draskh1    28:10 | wisdom, good fortune and erection of buildings 09Draskh1    28:11 | to the construction and renovation of the churches of Christ 09Draskh1    28:11 | and renovation of the churches of Christ 09Draskh1    28:12 | reaching the twenty second year of his prelacy, died and was 09Draskh1    28:12 | was buried in the cemetery of the holy fathers 09Draskh1    28:13 | honorable man from the household of the katholikos Georg by name 09Draskh1    28:13 | by name, from the komopolis of Garni, and ordered his consecration 09Draskh1    28:13 | ordered his consecration as prelate of the house of Togarmah 09Draskh1    28:13 | as prelate of the house of Togarmah 09Draskh1    29:0 | The Rule of the Presiding Prince Ashot as 09Draskh1    29:0 | as King, and the Murder of Grigor Arcruni 09Draskh1    29:1 | me more than (the task of) concentrating on words of praise 09Draskh1    29:1 | task of) concentrating on words of praise about the presiding prince 09Draskh1    29:2 | reached middle age, he was of great stature, tall, robust, with 09Draskh1    29:2 | eyebrows. He had a speckle of blood in his eye, a 09Draskh1    29:2 | ruby glowing in the midst of pearls, and his splendid white 09Draskh1    29:3 | he hindered nothing that was of benefit to humanity 09Draskh1    29:4 | In view of the nobility of his family 09Draskh1    29:4 | In view of the nobility of his family, the princes and 09Draskh1    29:4 | family, the princes and naxarars of Armenia unanimously resolved to raise 09Draskh1    29:4 | through the governor ’Isa son of Shaikh 09Draskh1    29:6 | on him the divine benediction of spiritual blessings instead of the 09Draskh1    29:6 | benediction of spiritual blessings instead of the anointment with the chrism 09Draskh1    29:6 | him king over the people of Ashkenaz 09Draskh1    29:7 | dwellers and to the inhabitants of temperately warm valleys 09Draskh1    29:9 | Thus, he exalted (the name of) the people of Togarmah in 09Draskh1    29:9 | the name of) the people of Togarmah in his newly acquired 09Draskh1    29:10 | valleys and far-reaching dales of the Caucasus 09Draskh1    29:11 | into submission the barbarous peoples of Gugark’ and the marauders of 09Draskh1    29:11 | of Gugark’ and the marauders of the province (gawar) of Uti 09Draskh1    29:11 | marauders of the province (gawar) of Uti. Banishing from their midst 09Draskh1    29:11 | and murder, he turned all of them into obedient, law-abiding 09Draskh1    29:12 | a visit to the king of Egrisi, who as a constant 09Draskh1    29:12 | who as a constant vassal of Ashot faithfully rendered him service 09Draskh1    29:13 | Basil, the great emperor of the Greeks, also offered terms 09Draskh1    29:13 | the Greeks, also offered terms of peace—which were in no 09Draskh1    29:14 | completed and perfected the chain of his virtuous deeds in accordance 09Draskh1    29:15 | this time, the great prince of the Arcruni house, Grigor, surnamed 09Draskh1    29:15 | on the districts and cities of the region of Her and 09Draskh1    29:15 | and cities of the region of Her and Zarawand, and subjected 09Draskh1    29:16 | And although leaders of the Ishmaelite people, who laid 09Draskh1    29:16 | through habitancy to the possession of the territories of these cities 09Draskh1    29:16 | the possession of the territories of these cities and districts, showed 09Draskh1    29:17 | set out for the region of Her in order to meet 09Draskh1    29:17 | order to meet the ruler of the city, the latter, on 09Draskh1    29:18 | Upon the arrival of the prince, the Ishamelite forces 09Draskh1    29:18 | Ishamelite forces suddenly came out of their hideout, and attacking the 09Draskh1    29:19 | be buried in the cemetery of his ancestors 09Draskh1    29:20 | His son Ashot, the grandson of king Ashot, succeeded to his 09Draskh1    29:21 | that I have left out of my narrative, that is to 09Draskh1    29:21 | is to say, the account of the valiant acts, struggles and 09Draskh1    29:21 | valiant acts, struggles and wars of Ashot, is to be found 09Draskh1    29:21 | be found in the History of Shapuh Bagratuni, which will give 09Draskh1    29:21 | details on the good fortune of this man 09Draskh1    29:22 | As for Vasak prince of Sisakan flatteringly surnamed ishxanik, he 09Draskh1    29:22 | was buried in the cemetery of his ancestors 09Draskh1    29:23 | himself entirely with the welfare of his paternal domain 09Draskh1    30:0 | The Death of King Ashot and the dissension 09Draskh1    30:1 | the brilliant and complete restoration of the order of things in 09Draskh1    30:1 | complete restoration of the order of things in Armenia, king Ashot 09Draskh1    30:2 | strove to advance the understanding of his soul with a zeal 09Draskh1    30:3 | the redeeming body and blood of the Lord, he had great 09Draskh1    30:3 | Lord, he had great amounts of gold and silver distributed among 09Draskh1    30:4 | patriarch with the entire contents of his treasury, the herds of 09Draskh1    30:4 | of his treasury, the herds of horses and cattle and the 09Draskh1    30:4 | and cattle and the flocks of sheep, so that he might 09Draskh1    30:4 | that he might divide all of these among the churches of 09Draskh1    30:4 | of these among the churches of the true believers, as gifts 09Draskh1    30:5 | and renovate the inner self of man. Subsequently, at a ripe 09Draskh1    30:6 | it to the town (awan) of Bagaran, the royal residence, where 09Draskh1    30:6 | gold; and carefully selected detachments of military forces clad in arms 09Draskh1    30:6 | katholikos, accompanied by the rest of the clerics of the church 09Draskh1    30:6 | the rest of the clerics of the church, also came forth 09Draskh1    30:6 | psalms and raised the voice of ( their) praise 09Draskh1    30:7 | sons, the senior (gaherec’) princes of the royal house and other 09Draskh1    30:7 | without Smbat, the presiding prince of Armenia, who had gone to 09Draskh1    30:7 | had gone to the region of Gugark’ to subordinate its people 09Draskh1    30:8 | princesses (tikin), and mistresses (tantikin) of the (naxarar) houses shedding tears 09Draskh1    30:8 | lamenting along with the multitudes of the ramiks and non-ramiks 09Draskh1    30:8 | buried him in the cemetery of his ancestors 09Draskh1    30:9 | and arrived at his estate of Erazgawork’ (or) Shirakawan. The great 09Draskh1    30:9 | console him, and relieve him of his grief, so that he 09Draskh1    30:9 | And, Atrnerseh, the great prince of Iberia, also came then to 09Draskh1    30:10 | Since Abas, the sparapet of Armenia and brother of the 09Draskh1    30:10 | sparapet of Armenia and brother of the king Ashot, was stationed 09Draskh1    30:10 | was stationed in the region of the principality (petut’iwn) of Vanand 09Draskh1    30:10 | region of the principality (petut’iwn) of Vanand, Atrnerseh, in accordance with 09Draskh1    30:10 | in accordance with the demands of protocol, first diverged from the 09Draskh1    30:10 | first diverged from the course of his journey in order to 09Draskh1    30:10 | order to relieve the grief of the sparapet’s sorrowful heart with 09Draskh1    30:10 | sparapet’s sorrowful heart with words of consolation. Abas received him honorably 09Draskh1    30:10 | Smbat, lest they both hear of his plot, since he believed 09Draskh1    30:12 | he forced to divest himself of his mourning attire and to 09Draskh1    30:13 | greatly enraged with him because of the slander of certain men 09Draskh1    30:13 | him because of the slander of certain men to the effect 09Draskh1    30:13 | confined him in the fortress of Kars 09Draskh1    30:14 | and Abas summoned the mass of their forces, and filled the 09Draskh1    30:15 | and advised them to speak of terms of peace; he beseached 09Draskh1    30:15 | them to speak of terms of peace; he beseached (Abas) to 09Draskh1    30:15 | do away with the torrent of his burning anger 09Draskh1    30:18 | demon, and treated the intervention of the great katholikos with disrespect 09Draskh1    30:19 | with deep sorrow and bitterness of heart, the great patriarch was 09Draskh1    30:19 | to go to the district of Shirak 09Draskh1    30:20 | sparapet learned that the attacks of the enemy troops had become 09Draskh1    30:20 | took asylum behind the bastions of the fortress of Kars 09Draskh1    30:20 | the bastions of the fortress of Kars 09Draskh1    30:21 | raided the extensive hamlets (shen) of Abas, that lay about the 09Draskh1    30:21 | shelter. He despoiled brave men of their arms and sturdy steeds 09Draskh1    30:22 | Distressed and apprehensive because of this he (Abas) could find 09Draskh1    30:22 | well as Ashot, the son of his brother Shapuh, so that 09Draskh1    30:24 | royal diadem at the order of their caliph, by Afshin, the 09Draskh1    30:24 | by Afshin, the Ishmaelite prince of Atrpatakan and along with it 09Draskh1    30:25 | meet him at the place of assembly, and returned to the 09Draskh1    30:25 | nuptials to rule over all of Armenia 09Draskh1    30:26 | In consequence of this, the sparapet Abas was 09Draskh1    30:26 | he himself had been deprived of the crown, which had been 09Draskh1    30:26 | Smbat. Bearing therefore a feeling of ill will, he summoned slanderous 09Draskh1    30:26 | the wicked demon the bridle of their soul, these uttered false 09Draskh1    30:26 | these uttered false reports worthy of the everlasting fire concerning the 09Draskh1    30:27 | could bring about the downfall of the blessed katholikos 09Draskh1    30:28 | that time, the blessed man of God Mashtoc’, who mirrored the 09Draskh1    30:28 | Mashtoc’, who mirrored the radiance of God’s inextinguishable light through divine 09Draskh1    30:28 | with splendor on the island of Sewan. Because of the purity 09Draskh1    30:28 | the island of Sewan. Because of the purity of his life 09Draskh1    30:28 | Sewan. Because of the purity of his life, and the inspiring 09Draskh1    30:28 | life, and the inspiring power of the Holy Spirit he saw 09Draskh1    30:28 | discern and perceive with clarity of mind the correct decisions concerning 09Draskh1    30:29 | able to entice the man of God and win him over 09Draskh1    30:29 | for you not to hear of the unfruitful works of darkness 09Draskh1    30:29 | hear of the unfruitful works of darkness, and recalled the testimony 09Draskh1    30:29 | darkness, and recalled the testimony of the calumniators destined to perdition 09Draskh1    30:30 | on the patriarchal see instead of Georg, should he but consent 09Draskh1    30:30 | come and join the assembly of the wicked 09Draskh1    30:32 | strong in their mischief because of his silence, he replied as 09Draskh1    30:33 | I received the order of your lordship, which I accepted 09Draskh1    30:33 | I accepted with the love of the Spirit in accordance with 09Draskh1    30:33 | from childhood in the precepts of God, and because I realized 09Draskh1    30:33 | with you in the brotherhood of faith, for in your faith 09Draskh1    30:34 | But should the particular characteristic of our angelic order, relieving us 09Draskh1    30:34 | our angelic order, relieving us of the burden of responsibilities because 09Draskh1    30:34 | relieving us of the burden of responsibilities because of our incompetence 09Draskh1    30:34 | the burden of responsibilities because of our incompetence, lead us into 09Draskh1    30:35 | say that) the entire message of your letter consists in the 09Draskh1    30:35 | patriarch, who is the vicar of Christ. As long as the 09Draskh1    30:35 | As long as the cloak of holiness covers him, and he 09Draskh1    30:35 | honored with the high calling of God, he is the vicar 09Draskh1    30:35 | God, he is the vicar of God by virtue of his 09Draskh1    30:35 | vicar of God by virtue of his apostolic office and I 09Draskh1    30:37 | before God, as I know of his boundless goodness, which is 09Draskh1    30:37 | in accord with the teachings of the Holy Scriptures, that we 09Draskh1    30:39 | But the overall aim of your letter is to make 09Draskh1    30:39 | to make manifest the accusations of those who maliciously uttered false 09Draskh1    30:39 | false reports at the order of Satan, the killer of body 09Draskh1    30:39 | order of Satan, the killer of body and soul from the 09Draskh1    30:39 | the beginning, calumniator and sower of strife. You have also urged 09Draskh1    30:40 | impossible to trace) the path of a snake creeping among the 09Draskh1    30:41 | minute vacillation on the part of a man of distinction and 09Draskh1    30:41 | the part of a man of distinction and high position causes 09Draskh1    30:41 | harm to the public because of scandal; let alone the calamitous 09Draskh1    30:41 | let alone the calamitous outcome of such a misdeed, should it 09Draskh1    30:42 | jealous for the Lord God of hosts, and blinded by the 09Draskh1    30:42 | eye espy the dark conduct of others 09Draskh1    30:44 | God show you the way of righteousness to go unto him 09Draskh1    30:44 | be stricken. This is unworthy of your highness. Judge for yourselves 09Draskh1    30:45 | memory perish from the face of the earth, my eyeballs see 09Draskh1    30:45 | tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; let the cloud 09Draskh1    30:45 | the cloud and thick darkness of sins and the shadow of 09Draskh1    30:45 | of sins and the shadow of death cover me on all 09Draskh1    30:47 | mine hands against the anointed of God, and be banished for 09Draskh1    30:48 | I strive against the chosen of God like Korah (Korx) and 09Draskh1    30:48 | me together with the army of Abiram (Abiron), and I shall 09Draskh1    30:49 | away be it by fear of Hades or promise of Heaven 09Draskh1    30:49 | fear of Hades or promise of Heaven, and standing before the 09Draskh1    30:49 | you, as the purulent blood of my heart pours out 09Draskh1    30:50 | revealed belong unto the sons of men, and the secret things 09Draskh1    30:50 | pass judgment on the secrets of men at the hands of 09Draskh1    30:50 | of men at the hands of Jesus Christ 09Draskh1    30:51 | to report, until the coming of the Lord, who will bring 09Draskh1    30:51 | God requires before the tribunal of the righteous, namely that (all 09Draskh1    30:51 | be established by (the evidence of) two or three witnesses. This 09Draskh1    30:53 | there should be no confession of sins 09Draskh1    30:54 | no less against the chosen of God. Is it for this 09Draskh1    30:54 | this reason, that the command of the Holy Spirit allows secrets 09Draskh1    30:55 | and we are all aware of the way the perishables shall 09Draskh1    30:56 | it not be the assembly of the wicked inclosing, or of 09Draskh1    30:56 | of the wicked inclosing, or of the zealous assailants, who formerly 09Draskh1    30:56 | Annas and Caiaphas on account of the Lord, and who have 09Draskh1    30:56 | with regard to the anointed of the Lord, but let it 09Draskh1    30:56 | the beginning as His lot of inheritance, about which the prophet 09Draskh1    30:58 | They ate the dry bread of affliction, and drank the water 09Draskh1    30:58 | affliction, and drank the water of affliction, and lay on pallets 09Draskh1    30:58 | them in what was worthy of instruction 09Draskh1    30:59 | willing to attend the assembly of the upright and the congregation 09Draskh1    30:59 | the upright and the congregation of those that love good things 09Draskh1    30:60 | speak boldly against the folly of those who have urged this 09Draskh1    30:60 | be considered as an ally of the evil-doers and the 09Draskh1    30:61 | made ready to shoot arrows of strife and conflict in order 09Draskh1    30:61 | feeling thirst for the honor of the blessed, and scheme to 09Draskh1    30:61 | rebut it through the knavery of the sons of men in 09Draskh1    30:61 | the knavery of the sons of men in anger 09Draskh1    30:62 | and smitten with the edge of the sword. It was the 09Draskh1    30:62 | sword. It was the zeal of the Pharisees and the cry 09Draskh1    30:62 | the Pharisees and the cry of the Jews, whereby they lifted 09Draskh1    30:62 | their face unto the Word of God, and were lost to 09Draskh1    30:63 | It was the violent passion of the priests, whereby they fought 09Draskh1    30:64 | It was the rage of Judas, who went with closed 09Draskh1    30:64 | to lose the thirty pieces of silver, and arrived where he 09Draskh1    30:65 | able to condemn the Son of God before God and the 09Draskh1    30:66 | against Stephen, James, the brother of the Lord and Narcissus, all 09Draskh1    30:66 | Lord and Narcissus, all three of them. Do not be deceived 09Draskh1    30:66 | be deceived, for the sons of men are wont to do 09Draskh1    30:66 | will or by the seduction of the devil. For this reason 09Draskh1    30:66 | For this reason, the accounts of the wickedness of the impious 09Draskh1    30:66 | the accounts of the wickedness of the impious witnesses—who like 09Draskh1    30:66 | in writing as a measure of precaution for posterity 09Draskh1    30:68 | come forth before the tribunal of the upright. He is persecuted 09Draskh1    30:68 | defiled his face like that of a whore, and is no 09Draskh1    30:69 | a witness, until the end of the time set by the 09Draskh1    30:69 | can call upon the leaders of the church as witnesses to 09Draskh1    30:71 | Likewise, let the blessed fathers of higher rank conduct the examination 09Draskh1    30:71 | if mourning for the fall of the bride groom, who took 09Draskh1    30:71 | groom, who took the place of Christ in the sanctuary of 09Draskh1    30:71 | of Christ in the sanctuary of the bride, the Church. (Let 09Draskh1    30:71 | are contrary to the judgment of righteousness, things which I shudder 09Draskh1    30:73 | from God throughout your days of life 09Draskh1    30:75 | the more since certain ones of the arrogant, and excessively envious 09Draskh1    30:76 | The iniquitous lips of one of them swarmed with 09Draskh1    30:76 | The iniquitous lips of one of them swarmed with worms before 09Draskh1    30:76 | with worms before the eyes of everyone including myself, and he 09Draskh1    30:78 | greatly distressed and trembling because of the deserved calamity, went to 09Draskh1    30:78 | alarmed by the swift actions of God, threw himself down at 09Draskh1    30:78 | himself down at the feet of the patriarch, with excessive immolations 09Draskh1    30:79 | ungrudging heart, and with perfection of faith, in accordance with the 09Draskh1    30:79 | in accordance with the wishes of the faithful suppliant, made them 09Draskh1    30:79 | faithful suppliant, made them worthy of forgiveness and blessings 09Draskh1    30:80 | that looking at the results of destructive calamities, no one might 09Draskh1    31:0 | the Insurrection in the City of Dwin 09Draskh1    31:1 | in accordance with the words of Paul. First, in compliance with 09Draskh1    31:1 | in compliance with the alliance of his father, he did not 09Draskh1    31:1 | withdraw from the friendly affection of Leo Emperor of the Romans 09Draskh1    31:1 | friendly affection of Leo Emperor of the Romans. He honored the 09Draskh1    31:2 | an exceedingly great many number of gifts, namely, beautiful weapons, ornaments 09Draskh1    31:2 | goblets, and cups, and girdles of pure gold studded with gems 09Draskh1    31:2 | his “beloved son” by means of a treaty of friendship 09Draskh1    31:2 | by means of a treaty of friendship 09Draskh1    31:3 | the crown to Smbat, learned of this, as well as of 09Draskh1    31:3 | of this, as well as of the firm friendship and agreement 09Draskh1    31:3 | haste to sever the ties of friendship between them, and having 09Draskh1    31:4 | Smbat realized the wicked schemes of Afshin, he immediately mobilized his 09Draskh1    31:4 | as well as the multitude of the naxarars contingents, altogether thirty 09Draskh1    31:4 | as far as the district of Rotokk’ near Atrpatakan in order 09Draskh1    31:6 | reason? If it is because of the alliance I have made 09Draskh1    31:6 | caliph needed from the land of the Greeks, and present you 09Draskh1    31:6 | clear the way for merchants of your faith, so that they 09Draskh1    31:6 | your treasury with the riches of the Greeks 09Draskh1    31:7 | Afshin heard the soothing tone of the above words, and saw 09Draskh1    31:7 | and saw the select bodies of men of war who had 09Draskh1    31:7 | the select bodies of men of war who had reached his 09Draskh1    31:7 | evil threats into an offer of friendship 09Draskh1    31:9 | arrived at the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    31:10 | did not find the inhabitants of the city submissive to him 09Draskh1    31:10 | less than the full amount of the royal tributes and taxes 09Draskh1    31:10 | they also shut the gate of the city before him 09Draskh1    31:11 | up great confusion, pillage, devastation of forests and destruction by fire 09Draskh1    31:11 | and destruction by fire, all of which he frequently carried out 09Draskh1    31:11 | carried out over a period of two years so that distressed 09Draskh1    31:12 | chief ostikans and commanders (hramanatar) of the city, two brothers, named 09Draskh1    31:12 | and took flight. The forces ( of Smbat) learned of this, and 09Draskh1    31:12 | The forces (of Smbat) learned of this, and going after them 09Draskh1    31:13 | taking from them many treasures of gold and silver, Smbat sent 09Draskh1    31:13 | the inhabitants to the yoke of his servitude 09Draskh1    31:14 | lands, he watched over all of them, and brought them into 09Draskh1    31:14 | into obedience, some by means of gentle words, others by force 09Draskh1    31:14 | force. Accordingly the great Curopalate of Georgia and his adherents persuaded 09Draskh1    31:14 | adherents persuaded by the righteousness of his wonderful order all submitted 09Draskh1    31:15 | Thus, he extended the boundaries of his domain as far as 09Draskh1    31:15 | as far as the city of Karin in the northeast, and 09Draskh1    31:15 | and to the farther side of Kgharjk’ as far as the 09Draskh1    31:15 | as far as the shores of the great sea and the 09Draskh1    31:15 | great sea and the borders of Egrisi, as well as to 09Draskh1    31:15 | well as to the foot of the Caucasus Mountains, that is 09Draskh1    31:15 | as far as the Gate of the Alans, where he also 09Draskh1    31:15 | ran) southward to the city of Tiflis (Tp’xis) along the course 09Draskh1    31:15 | Tiflis (Tp’xis) along the course of the Kur River, and (continued 09Draskh1    31:15 | continued) on to the district of Uti, as far as the 09Draskh1    31:15 | as far as the city of Hunarakert, to Tus and to 09Draskh1    31:16 | Thus he enlarged the limits of his domain and brought these 09Draskh1    31:16 | brought these beneath the yoke of the royal tributes, bekars and 09Draskh1    31:16 | in battle as a sign of victory 09Draskh1    32:0 | The Destruction of the City of Dvin and 09Draskh1    32:0 | The Destruction of the City of Dvin and Mashtoc’ Vardapet’s Letter 09Draskh1    32:0 | Dvin and Mashtoc’ Vardapet’s Letter of Consolation to the People of 09Draskh1    32:0 | of Consolation to the People of the City 09Draskh1    32:1 | this time during the course of the night severe tremors occured 09Draskh1    32:1 | tremors occured in the city of Dvin and caused extensive destruction 09Draskh1    32:1 | destruction, terror, ruin and loss of life to the inhabitants of 09Draskh1    32:1 | of life to the inhabitants of the city; for the earthquake 09Draskh1    32:1 | pulled down all the walls of the city, as both the 09Draskh1    32:1 | city, as both the palaces of the magnates and the houses 09Draskh1    32:1 | the magnates and the houses of the common people (ramik) became 09Draskh1    32:1 | ramik) became in the twinkling of an eye like desolated tract 09Draskh1    32:1 | an eye like desolated tract of rocks 09Draskh1    32:2 | destroyed the Divinely-built church of the katholikosate as well as 09Draskh1    32:2 | onlookers almost like holes full of rocks 09Draskh1    32:3 | The destruction of multitudes of men, who had 09Draskh1    32:3 | The destruction of multitudes of men, who had suffocated under 09Draskh1    32:3 | under their roofs and mounds of earth because their minds had 09Draskh1    32:4 | I shall not speak of the victims’ relatives, sympathizers and 09Draskh1    32:4 | well as the piteous voices of the chorus of minstrels, accompanied 09Draskh1    32:4 | piteous voices of the chorus of minstrels, accompanied by the wails 09Draskh1    32:4 | minstrels, accompanied by the wails of black-clad women and griefstricken 09Draskh1    32:5 | possible to bury the multitude of corpses in graves, many were 09Draskh1    32:6 | Thus fear of the (divine) wrath terrified those 09Draskh1    32:7 | Hearing of the divine scourge, the blessed 09Draskh1    32:7 | divine scourge, the blessed man of God Mashtoc’, who dwelled on 09Draskh1    32:7 | who dwelled on the island of Sewan in an exemplary manner 09Draskh1    32:7 | Sewan in an exemplary manner of ascetic life, wrote as follows 09Draskh1    32:8 | and dear brethren, I learned of the universal destruction, wherein the 09Draskh1    32:8 | destruction, wherein the divine treader of the winepress crushed you with 09Draskh1    32:8 | sins. I was also informed of the sudden affliction of bitter 09Draskh1    32:8 | informed of the sudden affliction of bitter tears and unbearable agonies 09Draskh1    32:8 | bitter tears and unbearable agonies of death that came upon you 09Draskh1    32:9 | multitudes. Behold! Neither the expanse of the main, nor the summits 09Draskh1    32:9 | the main, nor the summits of mountains could stop the swift 09Draskh1    32:10 | Woe to that horrible day of destruction, when still seated at 09Draskh1    32:10 | stupefied by the violent blow of boundless disaster 09Draskh1    32:13 | behold this new and unheard of condemnation which we received in 09Draskh1    32:13 | was a time when being of good cheer in the gladness 09Draskh1    32:13 | good cheer in the gladness of your hearts, you rejoiced together 09Draskh1    32:13 | the Lord hear the sounds of blessing. Now, you are fired 09Draskh1    32:13 | perplexities and the sudden advent of blinding darkness. Even the shadow 09Draskh1    32:13 | blinding darkness. Even the shadow of consolation is not to be 09Draskh1    32:13 | turn alone to God’s love of mankind 09Draskh1    32:15 | in regard to the scourge of God, whereby “He admonishes by 09Draskh1    32:18 | drink together from the cup of destruction. But the reward and 09Draskh1    32:18 | But the reward and retribution of each individually will be deferred 09Draskh1    32:18 | be deferred to the day of the Last Judgment 09Draskh1    32:19 | that you may show proof of your wisdom, knowledge and faith 09Draskh1    32:20 | are confident in the fear of the Lord through virtuous and 09Draskh1    32:21 | give natural relief to all of you that have survived, that 09Draskh1    32:21 | who departed from this valley of grief, let an atonement be 09Draskh1    32:21 | made for them as equals of the martyrs tortured for Christ 09Draskh1    32:21 | their souls in the dwelling of light, and blotting out the 09Draskh1    32:21 | and blotting out the record of their words, deeds, and thoughts 09Draskh1    32:22 | was read in the presence of a great multitude, and the 09Draskh1    32:22 | great multitude, and the rest of the people having heard of 09Draskh1    32:22 | of the people having heard of it through hearsay consoled themselves 09Draskh1    32:22 | consoled themselves greatly from fear of the Lord’s rebuke 09Draskh1    32:23 | they considered themselves as worthy of that evil calamity as the 09Draskh1    32:23 | Christians confounded in the smoke of the wrath of the heathen 09Draskh1    32:23 | the smoke of the wrath of the heathen were found guilty 09Draskh1    32:24 | we did not come out of Segor and mingled with the 09Draskh1    33:0 | King Smbat, and the Confinement of the Katholikos 09Draskh1    33:1 | spoken, noticed the deserved successes of king Smbat, that is to 09Draskh1    33:1 | is to say, the subordination of the northern nations by a 09Draskh1    33:1 | mighty hand, and the submission of the beastlike tribes to his 09Draskh1    33:1 | might not maintain the accord of friendship between them thereafter, and 09Draskh1    33:2 | not pay the full amount of the tribute assigned to him 09Draskh1    33:2 | haste to sever the roots of the ills which he thought 09Draskh1    33:2 | to suffer at the hands of Smbat 09Draskh1    33:3 | wait and summoned the multitude of his forces on the pretext 09Draskh1    33:3 | in other directions. The multitude of his troops swarmed like gushing 09Draskh1    33:3 | annihilating and eradicating the foundations of the sound existing order. Of 09Draskh1    33:3 | of the sound existing order. Of this, king Smbat remained ignorant 09Draskh1    33:4 | latter had reached the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    33:5 | regions. Immediately, all the naxarars of Armenia responded to the summons 09Draskh1    33:6 | On the command of the king the northern nations 09Draskh1    33:6 | they gathered in the village of Vzhan, which is situated at 09Draskh1    33:6 | is situated at the foot of Mount Aragac 09Draskh1    33:7 | able to melt his heart of rock, and take care of 09Draskh1    33:7 | of rock, and take care of the reasonable flock of the 09Draskh1    33:7 | care of the reasonable flock of the Lord. At first Afshin 09Draskh1    33:7 | mind to his own way of thinking, sent the latter as 09Draskh1    33:7 | righteous and simple minded man of God, the katholikos, did not 09Draskh1    33:8 | king Smbat heeded the advice of the naxarars and did not 09Draskh1    33:9 | Although all of them begged him frequently not 09Draskh1    33:10 | not be beguiled by means of the katholikos’ mission, he ordered 09Draskh1    33:11 | from him in the village of Doghk’ 09Draskh1    33:13 | battle the most horrid agony of death awaited the Ishmaelite forces 09Draskh1    33:13 | Ishmaelite forces at the hands of brave swordsmen and archers with 09Draskh1    33:13 | flight they reached the camp of the foreigners, which they could 09Draskh1    33:14 | subdued by the swelling waves of the sea and the foamy 09Draskh1    33:14 | billows rising like mountains. Instead of exacting brutal punishment, he begged 09Draskh1    33:15 | Being concerned with the establishment of peace in the land, the 09Draskh1    33:15 | in complying with the wishes of Afshin and sent him valuable 09Draskh1    33:15 | befitting the glory and dignity of kings 09Draskh1    33:17 | suffered the physically distressing agony of annoying and burdensome travail. He 09Draskh1    33:18 | fail to reach the haven of life 09Draskh1    33:20 | concerned—and the other clerics of the church to approach the 09Draskh1    33:20 | chief naxarars and the princes of the land in the customary 09Draskh1    33:20 | the customary manner for prisoners of war. We gathered at once 09Draskh1    33:20 | the ostikan. At the orders of king Smbat, we were immediately 09Draskh1    33:20 | to Hamam, the great prince of the East 09Draskh1    33:21 | ostikan had reached the city of P’aytakaran at that time, and 09Draskh1    33:24 | the parish saw the shepherd of the reasonable sheep return, it 09Draskh1    33:24 | was celebrated to the Glory of God 09Draskh1    34:0 | The Rise of Prince Ashot in Rebellion and 09Draskh1    34:1 | time, Ashot, the great prince of the region of Vaspurakan and 09Draskh1    34:1 | great prince of the region of Vaspurakan and the nephew of 09Draskh1    34:1 | of Vaspurakan and the nephew of king Smbat, was beguiled by 09Draskh1    34:1 | beguiled by the fraudulent utterances of some, and violating the terms 09Draskh1    34:1 | some, and violating the terms of agreement with his uncle king 09Draskh1    34:1 | his gifts, without any realization of the evil that was in 09Draskh1    34:2 | with him with the expectation of higher rank and honor, and 09Draskh1    34:3 | and awaiting a probable change of attitude on his part hoped 09Draskh1    34:3 | that he might divest himself of disgraceful ignorance. However, Ashot paid 09Draskh1    34:3 | he turn to the harvest of goodly seeds 09Draskh1    34:4 | days later, the great prince of Siwnik’ also did the same 09Draskh1    34:5 | not to make anything out of his wrongs and deny him 09Draskh1    34:5 | deny him the fatherly patronage of former times 09Draskh1    34:7 | become pre-eminent by virtue of his wisdom, grace, valiancy and 09Draskh1    34:7 | Being the father-in-law of the great prince Ashot, about 09Draskh1    34:7 | and Gurgen—on the pretext of friendly pastime, and bringing them 09Draskh1    34:7 | took for himself the domain of Ashot and set himself up 09Draskh1    34:7 | set himself up as prince of those regions with great power 09Draskh1    34:8 | himself totally to the service of the king 09Draskh1    34:9 | conquer and subordinate the district of Taron, as well as the 09Draskh1    34:9 | as well as the province of Aghdznik’, lest the possessions of 09Draskh1    34:9 | of Aghdznik’, lest the possessions of the feudal houses (in those 09Draskh1    34:10 | Aplmaxr)—the son-in-law of the Arcruni family and a 09Draskh1    34:10 | who ruled over the province of Aghdznik’ in place of the 09Draskh1    34:10 | province of Aghdznik’ in place of the bdeshxs—and confining him 09Draskh1    34:10 | prison, had appropriated the possessions of his house and (subordinated) the 09Draskh1    34:10 | house and (subordinated) the inhabitants of Mount Sim 09Draskh1    34:11 | Dawit’ Bagratuni, the great prince of Taron also died, and in 09Draskh1    34:11 | set up Gurgen, the son of his brother. Subsequently, Ahmad also 09Draskh1    34:13 | And as the son of the great prince Dawit’ and 09Draskh1    34:13 | and the son-in-law of the king’s brother Shapuh had 09Draskh1    34:13 | much so, that the wickedness of the latter had been completely 09Draskh1    34:13 | the king summoned the naxarars of Armenia and mustering all of 09Draskh1    34:13 | of Armenia and mustering all of his forces, approximately sixty thousand 09Draskh1    34:13 | mountain situated to the east of Taron, where he pitched camp 09Draskh1    34:14 | was stationed to the west of Taron, where he had encamped 09Draskh1    34:14 | had encamped along the bank of the Euphrates River 09Draskh1    34:15 | Ahmad and Gagik, the ruler of Vaspurakan, the latter insidiously induced 09Draskh1    34:15 | march southward toward the komopolis of Hoghs on the pretext that 09Draskh1    34:17 | made haste to inform Ahmad of his double dealing, and having 09Draskh1    34:17 | meantime), he led the multitude of the troops through mountainous, waterless 09Draskh1    34:17 | so much so, that many of them, weakened by thirst, dropped 09Draskh1    34:18 | wearing wandering, dispirited and out of breath because of their exhausting 09Draskh1    34:18 | and out of breath because of their exhausting march, hardly reached 09Draskh1    34:19 | while dawn was divesting herself of the gloom of darkness, the 09Draskh1    34:19 | divesting herself of the gloom of darkness, the invaders arrived and 09Draskh1    34:20 | Some of the forces that had been 09Draskh1    34:20 | behind, startled by the coming of the enemy, quickly put on 09Draskh1    34:21 | In view of such valorous competition, Gagik, from 09Draskh1    34:21 | from whom rose the stench of death because his heart was 09Draskh1    34:21 | was affected with spite, conceived of other wicked snares. Raising a 09Draskh1    34:21 | their heels. When the multitude of the troops noticed this, they 09Draskh1    34:23 | comely, inexperienced and innocent youth, of the great naxarardom of the 09Draskh1    34:23 | youth, of the great naxarardom of the race of Hayk and 09Draskh1    34:23 | great naxarardom of the race of Hayk and the son of 09Draskh1    34:23 | of Hayk and the son of the king’s sister, lost his 09Draskh1    34:23 | there were other warriors, lords of less renowned houses, approximately fifty 09Draskh1    34:24 | himself retired to the district of Bagrawan to overcome the fatigue 09Draskh1    34:25 | insidious plots at the bottom of his heart as if under 09Draskh1    34:26 | to Van in the district of Tosb, he indulged himself in 09Draskh1    34:26 | in amusements to the contentment of himself, in accordance with the 09Draskh1    34:27 | mule, he made a tour of the place 09Draskh1    34:28 | Then, Gagik, the brother of the great prince Ashot, accompanied 09Draskh1    34:28 | the Amatuni house who were of the same mind as he 09Draskh1    34:30 | these events took place, two of the principal and elderly princes 09Draskh1    34:30 | principal and elderly princes, Mushegh of Mokk’, and Gurgen of Andzewac’ik’ 09Draskh1    34:30 | Mushegh of Mokk’, and Gurgen of Andzewac’ik’, let animosity rage between 09Draskh1    34:30 | great uproar. In the course of the battle, prince Mushegh of 09Draskh1    34:30 | of the battle, prince Mushegh of Mokk’ was killed by Gurgen 09Draskh1    35:0 | on Smbat, and the Seizure of His Family 09Draskh1    35:1 | evil-loving ostikan Afshin learned of the wicked acts that had 09Draskh1    35:1 | had been committed, and heard of the flight of Smbat from 09Draskh1    35:1 | and heard of the flight of Smbat from the traitor, of 09Draskh1    35:1 | of Smbat from the traitor, of the desertion and dispersion of 09Draskh1    35:1 | of the desertion and dispersion of the Armenian forces, the treason 09Draskh1    35:1 | the Armenian forces, the treason of the higher nobility (awagani), as 09Draskh1    35:1 | had remained, he took advantage of the situation which he considered 09Draskh1    35:1 | come and inundate the house of Togarmah with tumultuous flow, and 09Draskh1    35:1 | and to pour the bitterness of his venom upon the head 09Draskh1    35:1 | his venom upon the head of the king 09Draskh1    35:2 | Marching through the province of Uti, he came to the 09Draskh1    35:2 | he came to the regions of Gugark’ and Virk’ with the 09Draskh1    35:2 | and Virk’ with the intention of either subduing these (lands) first 09Draskh1    35:2 | Smbat might have any means of escape from him 09Draskh1    35:3 | But as the naxarars of those regions could not be 09Draskh1    35:3 | entered Armenia through the district of Vanand, and decided to pursue 09Draskh1    35:4 | took refuge in the strongholds of the craggy glens of Tayk’ 09Draskh1    35:4 | strongholds of the craggy glens of Tayk’, the ostikan realized that 09Draskh1    35:4 | out and besieged the fortress of Kars, which is in the 09Draskh1    35:4 | which is in the district of Vanand, because Smbat’s wife, the 09Draskh1    35:4 | because Smbat’s wife, the queen of Armenia, who clad herself in 09Draskh1    35:4 | law, who was the daughter of the king of Egrisi (Eger 09Draskh1    35:4 | the daughter of the king of Egrisi (Eger), as well as 09Draskh1    35:4 | well as others, the wives of azat men, had found refuge 09Draskh1    35:5 | The guardian of the fortress was one by 09Draskh1    35:5 | was one by the name of Hasan, a very trustworthy fellow 09Draskh1    35:5 | very trustworthy fellow and overseer of the entire household of the 09Draskh1    35:5 | overseer of the entire household of the king. He was a 09Draskh1    35:5 | king. He was a member of Gnt’uni house of Canaanite origin 09Draskh1    35:5 | a member of Gnt’uni house of Canaanite origin. In the repository 09Draskh1    35:5 | Canaanite origin. In the repository of the fortress were stored the 09Draskh1    35:5 | the treasures and the riches of the king. Upon inquiring and 09Draskh1    35:5 | king. Upon inquiring and learning of this from people who were 09Draskh1    35:6 | that there was no hope of salvation for them from the 09Draskh1    35:6 | them from the gaping gates of destruction and coming to his 09Draskh1    35:6 | his senses at the will of the celestial providence, he demanded 09Draskh1    35:7 | desired assurance unhesitatingly. The gates of the fortress were opened, and 09Draskh1    35:8 | Despite the fear of the inhabitants of the fortresses 09Draskh1    35:8 | the fear of the inhabitants of the fortresses of a seemingly 09Draskh1    35:8 | the inhabitants of the fortresses of a seemingly huge and ferocious 09Draskh1    35:8 | contrary, he released the multitudes of the common people (ramik) and 09Draskh1    35:8 | He brought to the city of Dvin only the queen together 09Draskh1    35:8 | in-law, Hasan the overseer of the royal household, and a 09Draskh1    35:8 | household, and a small number of noble (azat) women, as well 09Draskh1    35:8 | the treasures and the riches of the king. Those who were 09Draskh1    35:9 | Smbat returned to the fortress of Kars and saw all the 09Draskh1    35:9 | be distracted from the hope of heavenly salvation. On the contrary 09Draskh1    35:9 | his trust in the will of God, who would restore life 09Draskh1    35:10 | region due to the severity of the winter season, he went 09Draskh1    35:10 | from there to the strongholds of Erasxadzor, the village of Kaghzuan 09Draskh1    35:10 | strongholds of Erasxadzor, the village of Kaghzuan 09Draskh1    35:11 | tried to cast the blame of what had happened on the 09Draskh1    35:12 | eldest son, and the son of his brother Sahak as hostages 09Draskh1    35:13 | he asked for the hand of the daughter of Shapuh, the 09Draskh1    35:13 | the hand of the daughter of Shapuh, the younger brother of 09Draskh1    35:13 | of Shapuh, the younger brother of the king, because he considered 09Draskh1    35:14 | As the king became aware of the fact that the naxarars 09Draskh1    35:14 | finding no other way out of this, he unwillingly complied with 09Draskh1    35:14 | him in marriage the daughter of his younger brother Shapuh. (Upon 09Draskh1    35:14 | they danced to the tune of the kak’aw. Due to the 09Draskh1    35:14 | kak’aw. Due to the severity of the winter season Afshin did 09Draskh1    36:0 | The Pontificate of the Vardapet Mashtoc’ and Yovhannes 09Draskh1    36:1 | died in the province (gawar) of Vaspurakan, and the priests as 09Draskh1    36:1 | as well as the princes of the land together brought his 09Draskh1    36:1 | buried it in the cemetery of Dzoroy Vank’ in Tosp, near 09Draskh1    36:1 | his staff and the table of the divine sacrament, which he 09Draskh1    36:1 | him prior to the establishment of holy churches in Armenia 09Draskh1    36:2 | He summoned Shapuh, the brother of the king, and treating him 09Draskh1    36:3 | is, the daughter-in-law of the king, and returned to 09Draskh1    36:4 | angelic and heaven-graced man of God Mashtoc’, whose soul was 09Draskh1    36:4 | by the divine inspiring power of the Holy Spirit, and who 09Draskh1    36:4 | and who put forth shoots of fragrant flowers in the fragrant 09Draskh1    36:4 | flowers in the fragrant orchard of his soul 09Draskh1    36:5 | but also refused to partake of an ordinary diet of bread 09Draskh1    36:5 | partake of an ordinary diet of bread and water. In his 09Draskh1    36:5 | his needs only by means of vegetables 09Draskh1    36:6 | him up on the throne of the Holy Illuminator Grigor. This 09Draskh1    36:6 | appeared in the rich orchard of his soul. Such eulogy must 09Draskh1    36:7 | But while the holy man of God by his miraculous and 09Draskh1    36:7 | teachings was in the process of setting his faithful flock on 09Draskh1    36:7 | faithful flock on the path of righteous works and deeds, he 09Draskh1    36:8 | the holy see not because of my virtues, but rather due 09Draskh1    36:8 | could not refuse the order of the king and the multitude 09Draskh1    36:8 | the king and the multitude of the naxarars 09Draskh1    36:10 | I had been a disciple of the blessed Mashtoc’ ever since 09Draskh1    36:10 | being blinded by the beam of my sins, I did not 09Draskh1    36:10 | did not deem myself worthy of noticing the mote in the 09Draskh1    36:10 | the mote in the eye of my brother, nor did I 09Draskh1    36:10 | foremost authority on the laws of the New Israel 09Draskh1    36:11 | obedience, which is the mother of all virtue, and thinking that 09Draskh1    36:11 | only guiding hope the philanthropy of God 09Draskh1    36:12 | At this time, the construction of the church which had been 09Draskh1    36:12 | sometime earlier in the komopolis of Erazgawork’ at a site near 09Draskh1    36:13 | also installed on the altar of Christ an arch made out 09Draskh1    36:13 | Christ an arch made out of pure gold which was studded 09Draskh1    36:14 | The great curopalate of Iberia, Atrnerseh, honored in every 09Draskh1    36:14 | willingly overwhelmed by the awe of his master in moderation, he 09Draskh1    36:15 | set him over the land of Iberia, and granted him the 09Draskh1    36:16 | with their excellent, solemn understanding of before 09Draskh1    37:0 | Freedom of the Royal Family from Captivity 09Draskh1    37:1 | again returned to his practice of conniving, and devising insidious intrigues 09Draskh1    37:1 | certain cities on the pretext of conquering them. Then he set 09Draskh1    37:1 | and came to the city of Tiflis from where like a 09Draskh1    37:1 | he suddenly attacked the district of Shirak. Since his mind had 09Draskh1    37:2 | In view of this, the king immediately mustered 09Draskh1    37:2 | took refuge in the fortresses of Tayk’, the possession of his 09Draskh1    37:2 | fortresses of Tayk’, the possession of his beloved friend curopalate Atrnerseh 09Draskh1    37:4 | arrived at the capital city of Dvin, where he tried to 09Draskh1    37:4 | the king) with a treaty of friendship exempt from deceit, and 09Draskh1    37:5 | the great princess, the wife of the king’s brother Sahak, went 09Draskh1    37:6 | took place in the plain of Sharur, where the princess presented 09Draskh1    37:6 | his attention the wretched state of her widowhood, and revealed her 09Draskh1    37:8 | great eunuch near the fortress of Ani on the bank of 09Draskh1    37:8 | of Ani on the bank of the Axurean River, and the 09Draskh1    37:10 | Thereafter, the eunuch was of one mind with the king 09Draskh1    37:10 | he went to the city of P’aytakaran 09Draskh1    37:12 | Diwdad, the son of Afshin, however, remained in the 09Draskh1    37:12 | however, remained in the city of Dvin and received a stipend 09Draskh1    37:12 | king Smbat for a period of a little less than a 09Draskh1    37:13 | After taking leave of the king, on the way 09Draskh1    37:13 | be seduced by the temptation of licentiousness in the slanderous utterances 09Draskh1    37:13 | licentiousness in the slanderous utterances of some whose minds inclined toward 09Draskh1    37:13 | force against Georg, the nahapet of the Sewordik’, whose name owes 09Draskh1    37:14 | not hold their ground because of the suddenness of the onslaught 09Draskh1    37:14 | ground because of the suddenness of the onslaught. The eunuch seized 09Draskh1    37:14 | with him to the city of P’aytakaran 09Draskh1    37:15 | Christ to the impious religion of their Muhammad 09Draskh1    37:16 | did they exchange the salvation of celestial life for irreparable destruction 09Draskh1    37:16 | their names in the Register of Life 09Draskh1    37:17 | hostage together with the wife of his brother Mushegh who had 09Draskh1    37:17 | taken captive in the fortress of Kars, he immediately came to 09Draskh1    37:18 | Greatly pleased with the providence of God, and with the deliverance 09Draskh1    37:18 | God, and with the deliverance of the captives, Smbat respectfully invited 09Draskh1    37:18 | sent him to the region of Asorestan 09Draskh1    37:19 | But on reaching the boundaries of Egypt, the eunuch was seized 09Draskh1    37:20 | the ostikan Afshin was informed of these matters, he roared with 09Draskh1    37:20 | latter the instigator and cause of the wickedness that he had 09Draskh1    37:20 | storm and a worse torrent of wickedness 09Draskh1    37:21 | edicts to all the regions of his realm, and summoned immediately 09Draskh1    37:21 | arms and ornaments, and legions of infantry soldiers 09Draskh1    37:22 | But while the multitude of his forces were gathering together 09Draskh1    37:22 | embittered heart on (the head of) the king, he was suddenly 09Draskh1    37:22 | His ruptured intestines burst out of his abdomen, and before his 09Draskh1    37:22 | from his body, the stench of death rose from him 09Draskh1    37:24 | Many of his soldiers who had been 09Draskh1    37:25 | by all the tearful entreaties of us the clerics of the 09Draskh1    37:25 | entreaties of us the clerics of the churches of Christ, were 09Draskh1    37:25 | the clerics of the churches of Christ, were made audible to 09Draskh1    37:25 | made audible to the ears of the Lord of Hosts. His 09Draskh1    37:25 | the ears of the Lord of Hosts. His arrogant feet did 09Draskh1    37:25 | without hope. The faithful flock of Christ, led by her leaders 09Draskh1    37:26 | When Diwdad the son of Afshin heard of his father’s 09Draskh1    37:26 | the son of Afshin heard of his father’s death, he stealthily 09Draskh1    37:26 | and fled to the land of Atrpatakan 09Draskh1    38:0 | Hasan Arcruni, and the Death of Ashot 09Draskh1    38:1 | time, Ashot, the great prince of the Arcruni, who was of 09Draskh1    38:1 | of the Arcruni, who was of the descendants of King Sennacherib 09Draskh1    38:1 | who was of the descendants of King Sennacherib, set out to 09Draskh1    38:1 | out to make a tour of his own domain with a 09Draskh1    38:1 | took shelter under the roofs of houses because of the wintry 09Draskh1    38:1 | the roofs of houses because of the wintry season 09Draskh1    38:2 | Hasan Arcruni, the son of Vasak who had renounced Christ 09Draskh1    38:2 | who had renounced Christ, and of the paternal aunt of the 09Draskh1    38:2 | and of the paternal aunt of the very same prince Ashot 09Draskh1    38:2 | his residence at the fortress of Sewan 09Draskh1    38:3 | deceived by the wicked wiles of Satan, and blinded by his 09Draskh1    38:4 | and surrounded the gates of the houses where prince Ashot 09Draskh1    38:5 | Thereupon, Hasan with the help of the spear which he held 09Draskh1    38:5 | a deer onto the roof of the house in which the 09Draskh1    38:5 | the roof caved in because of the heavy tramping of his 09Draskh1    38:5 | because of the heavy tramping of his feet, and with the 09Draskh1    38:6 | recognized by the guttural quality of his voice, whereupon they seized 09Draskh1    38:7 | when Hasan’s men became aware of the confusion, they fled and 09Draskh1    38:9 | brought him to the fortress of Sewan, where, standing before the 09Draskh1    38:10 | him the fortress under threat of force, because they could not 09Draskh1    38:10 | they could not be sure of the promises of the prince 09Draskh1    38:10 | be sure of the promises of the prince concerning the safe 09Draskh1    38:10 | prince concerning the safe return of Hasan 09Draskh1    38:11 | I could close the doorway of destruction which Hasan had opened 09Draskh1    38:12 | save Hasan from the danger of death and assure his safe 09Draskh1    38:14 | the futile and wicked advice of certain azats, the latter had 09Draskh1    38:14 | or heed not the words of an intervening prelate, or are 09Draskh1    38:17 | Thus, still in the prime of his youth, he met his 09Draskh1    38:18 | younger brother Gurgen as marzpan of Armenia 09Draskh1    39:0 | The Rule of Yusuf Brother of Afshin as 09Draskh1    39:0 | The Rule of Yusuf Brother of Afshin as Governor, and the 09Draskh1    39:0 | as Governor, and the Death of Shapuh and Dawit’ Brothers of 09Draskh1    39:0 | of Shapuh and Dawit’ Brothers of King Smbat 09Draskh1    39:1 | suppressed menace, nor make pacts of friendship with those whose rights 09Draskh1    39:2 | set free from the domination of the aforementioned dynasty, as the 09Draskh1    39:2 | aforementioned dynasty, as the laws of God had dissociated him from 09Draskh1    39:3 | the letter and became aware of Smbat’s demands, he immediately gladly 09Draskh1    39:3 | wishes, and reducing the amount of the royal tribute, won over 09Draskh1    39:3 | tribute, won over the heart of the king, to whom he 09Draskh1    39:4 | gem-studded belt made out of pure gold, a precious sword 09Draskh1    39:5 | his neck under the yoke of the caliph. Thus, he submitted 09Draskh1    39:5 | submitted totally to the will of the caliph 09Draskh1    39:6 | this time, the great sparapet of Armenia, Shapuh, who was the 09Draskh1    39:6 | Shapuh, who was the brother of king Smbat, came prematurely to 09Draskh1    39:6 | came prematurely to the end of his futile existence, and joined 09Draskh1    39:7 | king Smbat, accompanied by all of his kinsmen, came to the 09Draskh1    39:7 | cemetery located in the town of Bagaran 09Draskh1    39:8 | Then, in place of his father, king Smbat set 09Draskh1    39:8 | comely youth Ashot, the son of Shapuh, as sparapet of Armenia 09Draskh1    39:8 | son of Shapuh, as sparapet of Armenia 09Draskh1    39:9 | latter conceived the wonderful idea of building the beautifully ornamented church 09Draskh1    39:9 | building the beautifully ornamented church of Bagaran on the bank of 09Draskh1    39:9 | of Bagaran on the bank of the Axurean River, and decorating 09Draskh1    39:10 | After this, in the komopolis of Koghb he founded another church 09Draskh1    39:10 | he spent a great amount of money, and tried very hard 09Draskh1    39:11 | the presiding prince (ishxan ishxanac’) of Armenia, and a humble man 09Draskh1    39:11 | humble man with a sense of equanimity in all his transactions 09Draskh1    39:11 | deeply immersed in the gloom of grief, and cast himself into 09Draskh1    39:11 | cast himself into the abyss of eternal sadness. With consoling words 09Draskh1    39:11 | restored in him the hope of eternal life, and saved the 09Draskh1    39:11 | life, and saved the works of the kingdom from deterioration, so 09Draskh1    39:11 | that he might take care of wordly necessities, a task which 09Draskh1    40:1 | Yusuf looked upon the secession of king Smbat as a very 09Draskh1    40:2 | forth and reached the city of P’aytakaran, from where he immediately 09Draskh1    40:2 | immediately marched through the province of Uti, and went as far 09Draskh1    40:3 | When the king learned of this, he sent forward a 09Draskh1    40:3 | the highways in the regions of Ashoc’k’ and Tashirk’, in order 09Draskh1    40:4 | marching through the lower flanks of the mountain, he reached the 09Draskh1    40:4 | the hither side, the district of Shirak. After spending the night 09Draskh1    40:4 | haste to reach the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    40:5 | Although the king learned of Yusuf’s march toward the western 09Draskh1    40:5 | march toward the western side of the mountain rather late, and 09Draskh1    40:5 | late, and went in pursuit of him, he could not catch 09Draskh1    40:5 | his forces in the komopolis of Aruch, in the glens of 09Draskh1    40:5 | of Aruch, in the glens of the Aragats Mountain 09Draskh1    40:6 | he sent to him one of his venerable secretaries, a man 09Draskh1    40:6 | his venerable secretaries, a man of Syriac origin and a Christian 09Draskh1    40:6 | Christian by faith. By means of very friendly, pleasing and agreeable 09Draskh1    40:6 | he impressed on the heart of the king (the idea of 09Draskh1    40:6 | of the king (the idea of a) treaty. He also removed 09Draskh1    40:6 | apprehensions, and left the payment of the royal taxes to him 09Draskh1    40:7 | Learning of these good tidings transmitted by 09Draskh1    40:7 | pleasing proposals at the conclusion of the dialogue and reciprocated equally 09Draskh1    40:7 | reciprocated equally all the fruits of friendship. Then, they exchanged sealed 09Draskh1    40:7 | Then, they exchanged sealed copies of the solemn agreement that they 09Draskh1    40:8 | again returned to the summit of Erasxadzor, to the village of 09Draskh1    40:8 | of Erasxadzor, to the village of Naxchradzor, in order to spend 09Draskh1    40:9 | northern winter in the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    40:10 | during the frigid chill of the season they treated each 09Draskh1    40:11 | Then the king of Iberia, Atrnerseh, hurried there to 09Draskh1    40:11 | there to visit Smbat out of respect, in order to celebrate 09Draskh1    40:11 | celebrate with him the day of the great Pasek’, that is 09Draskh1    40:12 | royal palace in the komopolis of Erazgawork’ 09Draskh1    40:13 | When the bitter frost of the snows of the winter 09Draskh1    40:13 | bitter frost of the snows of the winter season disappeared, and 09Draskh1    40:13 | ostikan Yusuf changed his place of residence, and prepared numerous swift 09Draskh1    40:13 | as a crown made out of gold and sapphire, and over 09Draskh1    40:13 | a diadem studded with rows of pearls and other valuable gems 09Draskh1    40:14 | For Ashot the oldest son of the king he designated a 09Draskh1    40:14 | he designated a new kind of distinction, by sending him a 09Draskh1    40:14 | him presiding prince (ishxan ishxanac’) of Armenia 09Draskh1    40:16 | overjoyed by the generous gifts of Yusuf, and having accepted them 09Draskh1    40:16 | instruments, a belt made out of pure gold—the work of 09Draskh1    40:16 | of pure gold—the work of Roman craftsmen—and colored glass 09Draskh1    40:17 | and retired to the region of Atrpatakan 09Draskh1    40:18 | came down to the land of the Armenians. He protected everyone 09Draskh1    40:18 | own patrimony, and taking possession of the land that was his 09Draskh1    40:18 | the vineyards and built orchards of olive and fruit trees. They 09Draskh1    40:18 | a hundredfold. At the time of the completion of the harvest 09Draskh1    40:18 | the time of the completion of the harvest, the granaries were 09Draskh1    40:18 | The wine cellars were full of the yield of the vineyards 09Draskh1    40:18 | were full of the yield of the vineyards, and the mountains 09Draskh1    40:18 | mountains rejoiced, because the numbers of the grazing herds of cattle 09Draskh1    40:18 | numbers of the grazing herds of cattle and sheep on their 09Draskh1    40:19 | at ease from the onslaught of the enemy, erected in the 09Draskh1    40:20 | were surpassed by the prince of the race of Hayk, Grigor 09Draskh1    40:20 | the prince of the race of Hayk, Grigor, and his brothers 09Draskh1    40:20 | districts that surround the shores of the Sea of Gegham as 09Draskh1    40:20 | the shores of the Sea of Gegham as their patrimonial possessions 09Draskh1    40:21 | abundantly a blissful state full of fruitful results. A fountain of 09Draskh1    40:21 | of fruitful results. A fountain of goodness came forth from the 09Draskh1    40:21 | came forth from the House of the Lord, according to the 09Draskh1    40:21 | prophet, and watered the valley of lots 09Draskh1    40:22 | circumstances, Leo the Emperor (king) of the Romans did not display 09Draskh1    40:22 | not display a lesser degree of kindness toward king Smbat as 09Draskh1    40:22 | bound by an indissoluble pact of friendship, and he was wont 09Draskh1    40:23 | in gratitude for the benevolence of the Emperor (king) of the 09Draskh1    40:23 | benevolence of the Emperor (king) of the Romans, Smbat returned the 09Draskh1    41:0 | War against Constantine, the King of Egrisi, and the Seizure of 09Draskh1    41:0 | of Egrisi, and the Seizure of the Latter; the Hostilities between 09Draskh1    41:1 | this time, Constantine, the king of Egrisi, conducted himself in a 09Draskh1    41:1 | and arrogant manner, and instead of lifting up his eyes to 09Draskh1    41:1 | the northern regions, the valleys of the Caucasus Mountains, and also 09Draskh1    41:1 | Mountains, and also the land of the Gugarac’ik’ who lived near 09Draskh1    41:1 | who lived near the gates of the Alans, in order to 09Draskh1    41:2 | king Smbat, Atrnerseh, the king of Iberia, immediately wrote a letter 09Draskh1    41:2 | a letter to the king of Egrisi, who was his son 09Draskh1    41:3 | taking with him the king of Iberia, he went to meet 09Draskh1    41:4 | refuge there, sought for terms of peace from the king 09Draskh1    41:5 | law Atrnerseh and also some of his naxarars to talk to 09Draskh1    41:5 | to him about the (terms of) peace. When they met one 09Draskh1    41:5 | to face, and were speaking of trivial things, suddenly, at the 09Draskh1    41:5 | things, suddenly, at the orders of Atrnerseh, the naxarars of the 09Draskh1    41:5 | orders of Atrnerseh, the naxarars of the king seized the king 09Draskh1    41:5 | the king seized the king of Egrisi, and drove him forth 09Draskh1    41:5 | man who had come out of his den like a lion 09Draskh1    41:6 | numerous fortresses in the land of Vur and set up governors 09Draskh1    41:6 | He brought with him Constantine of Egrisi, and putting him in 09Draskh1    41:6 | and putting him in fetters of iron, confined him in the 09Draskh1    41:6 | confined him in the fortress of Ani, however, not with contempt 09Draskh1    41:6 | and through the innate benevolence of his heart assigned an allowance 09Draskh1    41:7 | in custody for a period of only four months 09Draskh1    41:8 | sharp dissention among the people of Egrisi, who were sharply divided 09Draskh1    41:8 | more tyrannical than Constantine, because of his perceptive mind he did 09Draskh1    41:9 | He took this course of action, first, because Constantine was 09Draskh1    41:9 | was the son-in-law of the king of Iberia, and 09Draskh1    41:9 | in-law of the king of Iberia, and Smbat did this 09Draskh1    41:12 | his return and the establishment of his rule in his patrimonial 09Draskh1    41:12 | he considered his benefactor, because of his fatherly care 09Draskh1    41:13 | However, the king of Iberia was extremely annoyed at 09Draskh1    41:13 | at Smbat for the release of Constantine, for he assumed that 09Draskh1    41:13 | that this was done out of hostility towards him and he 09Draskh1    42:0 | The Plot of Hasan and Atrnerseh to Assassinate 09Draskh1    42:1 | When the caliph was informed of this, he immediately sent edicts 09Draskh1    42:1 | envoys to all the quarters of his domain and (asked them 09Draskh1    42:2 | manner, he also sent one of his venerable secretaries to king 09Draskh1    42:2 | in order to wreak vengeance of Yusuf, and promising him to 09Draskh1    42:3 | greatly displeased at this because of his pact with Yusuf, he 09Draskh1    42:3 | wishes, as well as out of respect to the secretary, he 09Draskh1    42:4 | After the departure of the secretary, the king sent 09Draskh1    42:5 | the letter, at the instigation of wicked tongues he inclined toward 09Draskh1    42:5 | his poison on (the head of) the king as well as 09Draskh1    42:5 | his subjects, with the intention of annihilating, destroying, burning and slaying 09Draskh1    42:5 | destroying, burning and slaying all of them 09Draskh1    42:6 | appeared to carry the promise of life, but hidden underneath was 09Draskh1    42:6 | hidden underneath was the bitterness of death 09Draskh1    42:8 | and bear the onerous yoke of servitude 09Draskh1    42:9 | temporarily drive away the storm of wickedness, then God with His 09Draskh1    42:10 | domain to collect one fifth of all the herds of horses 09Draskh1    42:10 | fifth of all the herds of horses and cattle, and flocks 09Draskh1    42:10 | horses and cattle, and flocks of sheep toward the payment of 09Draskh1    42:10 | of sheep toward the payment of the unjust tax. He considered 09Draskh1    42:11 | were disturbed, then having possession of all five of the fifths 09Draskh1    42:11 | having possession of all five of the fifths would be of 09Draskh1    42:11 | of the fifths would be of no avail to the safety 09Draskh1    42:11 | no avail to the safety of human society. He took this 09Draskh1    42:11 | society. He took this course of action, and paid the tribute 09Draskh1    42:13 | Then one of the distinguished naxarars, whose name 09Draskh1    42:13 | a prince in charge (hramanatar) of the entire domain of the 09Draskh1    42:13 | hramanatar) of the entire domain of the king, and a man 09Draskh1    42:13 | afflicted with the evil passion of Achitophel, and venturing on undertakings 09Draskh1    42:13 | subversive, he conceived the idea of killing the king 09Draskh1    42:14 | between the king and some of his naxarars, among others approximately 09Draskh1    42:14 | naxarars, among others approximately fifteen of the chief Vanandac’i and Hawuni 09Draskh1    42:14 | secret negotiations with the king of Iberia, and they decided to 09Draskh1    42:14 | the one in charge (hramanatar) of the Armenians, provided that he 09Draskh1    42:15 | they ventured upon the task of assassinating the king 09Draskh1    42:16 | they sent a certain man of the Hawuni house, the father 09Draskh1    42:16 | house, the father-in-law of Hasan, and their accomplice in 09Draskh1    42:16 | as certain others who were of the same mind, and incited 09Draskh1    42:16 | set out on the pretext of serving the king, and hiding 09Draskh1    42:17 | set up by the king of Iberia and the second Achitophel 09Draskh1    42:17 | joined them, for the assassination of the king in agreement with 09Draskh1    42:17 | unable to resist the fervor of their hearts, they made haste 09Draskh1    42:17 | set forth to the district of Shirak with a large army 09Draskh1    42:18 | Hasan turned over the fortress of Ani to Atrnerseh, while they 09Draskh1    42:18 | stationed in the royal palace of Erazgawork’, for king Smbat was 09Draskh1    42:19 | by some about the details of the treachery that had been 09Draskh1    42:20 | and hastily reached the district of Shirak. Seeing the failure of 09Draskh1    42:20 | of Shirak. Seeing the failure of their plot, Atrnerseh and Hasan 09Draskh1    42:20 | riches deposited in the fortress of Ani, fled and took refuge 09Draskh1    42:20 | took refuge in the strongholds of Tayk’ 09Draskh1    42:21 | When the news of this upheavel was heard throughout 09Draskh1    42:21 | was heard throughout the domain of the king, all the warriors 09Draskh1    42:21 | clad in the same armor of truth, and protected with the 09Draskh1    42:21 | and protected with the girdle of fortitude. Death in avenging their 09Draskh1    42:23 | Reaching the realm of Atrnerseh, every man prepared to 09Draskh1    42:23 | merely at a single mound of flesh, but shed the blood 09Draskh1    42:23 | flesh, but shed the blood of numerous warriors, until they were 09Draskh1    42:24 | Then, Atrnerseh of his own accord confessed the 09Draskh1    42:24 | own accord confessed the lure of wicked thoughts, and asked the 09Draskh1    42:25 | humbly, and offered him terms of peace, and took with him 09Draskh1    42:25 | betrayed him, and blinding all of them, some he sent to 09Draskh1    42:25 | he sent to the king of the Romans, and the rest 09Draskh1    42:25 | the rest to the king of Egrisi 09Draskh1    42:26 | as if with the aid of Divine Providence, he was able 09Draskh1    43:0 | The Counter rule of Gagik Arcruni as King, and 09Draskh1    43:1 | return to him the city of Naxjawan, which had presumably been 09Draskh1    43:1 | presumably been in the possession of his house and family ever 09Draskh1    43:1 | since he considered the loss of the city a personal grief 09Draskh1    43:2 | a gift to prince Smbat of Sisakan, who was always devoid 09Draskh1    43:2 | Sisakan, who was always devoid of the vanity of pride, and 09Draskh1    43:2 | always devoid of the vanity of pride, and carried out all 09Draskh1    43:2 | pride, and carried out all of his duties in faithful servitude 09Draskh1    43:3 | the king for depriving him of his rights 09Draskh1    43:5 | stealthily crawl into the cavities of rocks, he did not reveal 09Draskh1    43:5 | they perceived the shady schemes of the ostikan, who was about 09Draskh1    43:5 | about to open the gates of destruction, which no one but 09Draskh1    43:6 | the king conceived the idea of vanquishing the evil with kindness 09Draskh1    43:6 | did not terminate the payment of the customary taxes of servitude 09Draskh1    43:6 | payment of the customary taxes of servitude, until Yusuf’s wickedness was 09Draskh1    43:7 | But when the veil ( of secrecy) was drawn aside, and 09Draskh1    43:7 | aside, and we became aware of the raging threats of the 09Draskh1    43:7 | aware of the raging threats of the barbaric Hagarite beast, then 09Draskh1    43:7 | in compliance with the advice of king Smbat, who was desirous 09Draskh1    43:7 | king Smbat, who was desirous of good conduct, and the other 09Draskh1    43:7 | cushions, which were the products of the colorful embroidery of women 09Draskh1    43:7 | products of the colorful embroidery of women, as well as many 09Draskh1    43:7 | and armor, and also treasures of gold and silver 09Draskh1    43:8 | afford from the sacred repository of our house, so that somehow 09Draskh1    43:8 | able to come to terms of peace with him, before he 09Draskh1    43:8 | poison, laid desolate the stones of the holy church and took 09Draskh1    43:8 | and took captive the people of Christ, and prevented Mother Sion 09Draskh1    43:8 | Mother Sion from being deprived of her children 09Draskh1    43:9 | that due to the intrigues of our own countrymen against him 09Draskh1    43:11 | While the vain arrogance of the ostikan came out thus 09Draskh1    43:11 | there arrived Gurgen, the marzpan of Armenia and brother of the 09Draskh1    43:11 | marzpan of Armenia and brother of the crown-bearer Gagik. Out 09Draskh1    43:11 | the crown-bearer Gagik. Out of inexperience and ignorance, he tried 09Draskh1    43:11 | he returned with the invitation of the ostikan asking his brother 09Draskh1    43:12 | on king Smbat on behalf of one another 09Draskh1    43:13 | preliminary preparations for the arrival of the ostikan in Armenia 09Draskh1    43:14 | eyes set on the arrival of king Gagik, because I hoped 09Draskh1    43:14 | to more severe incarceration because of my sins 09Draskh1    43:15 | the south melted the frost of winter, the ostikan drew up 09Draskh1    43:16 | he had reached the city of Naxjawan, he remained there for 09Draskh1    43:17 | he turned upon the region of the province of Siwnik’ 09Draskh1    43:17 | the region of the province of Siwnik’ 09Draskh1    43:18 | The chief gaherec’ prince of Siwnik’, accompanied by his brothers 09Draskh1    43:18 | by his brothers and all of his forces, made haste to 09Draskh1    43:18 | him and cut down many of the enemy 09Draskh1    43:19 | been forsaken by the providence of God, they could not check 09Draskh1    43:19 | not check the mighty rage of the enemy, and took refuge 09Draskh1    43:19 | took refuge in the fastnesses of caverns and in the glens 09Draskh1    43:19 | caverns and in the glens of lofty mountains 09Draskh1    43:21 | during the great paschal feast of Easter, on the three hundred 09Draskh1    43:21 | three hundred fifty eighth revolution of the Armenian (T’orgomian) [A.D. 909/910] era 09Draskh1    43:22 | march to the capital city of Dvin from a northeasterly direction 09Draskh1    43:23 | he halted along the bank of the River Erasx. Soon Supan 09Draskh1    43:23 | Erasx. Soon Supan, the lord of Siwnik’ arrived and submitted to 09Draskh1    43:25 | from him) the total payment of the tribute of that year 09Draskh1    43:25 | total payment of the tribute of that year in return for 09Draskh1    43:25 | in return for positive terms of peace and his own departure 09Draskh1    43:26 | Smbat knew that the demands of the stealthful enemy gave cause 09Draskh1    43:26 | save himself from the reproach of God and men, he immediately 09Draskh1    43:26 | refuge in the inaccessible fastnesses of Kgharjk’ 09Draskh1    43:27 | incarcerated me in the city of Dvin, behind iron bars and 09Draskh1    43:27 | whose insults bore the stench of death. Also I was cast 09Draskh1    43:27 | was cast into the depths of pits and dungeons which I 09Draskh1    43:28 | clamor and the overwhelming uproar of the guards never ceased to 09Draskh1    43:28 | to bother me, and because of that I could not sleep 09Draskh1    44:0 | Surrender of the Sparapet Ashot to Yusuf 09Draskh1    44:0 | to Yusuf and the Release of the Katholikos Yovhannes 09Draskh1    44:1 | lion throughout the entire duration of the summer season, during which 09Draskh1    44:2 | taken refuge in the fastnesses of high mountains and in abysmal 09Draskh1    44:2 | once again to the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    44:3 | handsome, wise and generous sparapet of Armenia, namely Ashot—the son 09Draskh1    44:3 | Armenia, namely Ashot—the son of king Smbat’s brother Shapuh—who 09Draskh1    44:4 | win over the good grace of the second Pharaoh, and be 09Draskh1    44:4 | wicked ostikan’s disposition in favor of his own house, or, in 09Draskh1    44:4 | he might store sufficient amount of the symbolic grain as a 09Draskh1    44:4 | to provide for the livelihood of the new Israel, and save 09Draskh1    44:5 | had sought, he was terrified of the raging intrigues of the 09Draskh1    44:5 | terrified of the raging intrigues of the tyrant 09Draskh1    44:6 | same time, being in danger of death, because he could not 09Draskh1    44:6 | could not find a way of disengaging himself (from Yusuf), he 09Draskh1    44:6 | to submit to the will of the ostikan in everything, in 09Draskh1    44:6 | as thought. In the course of their communication, he gradually yielded 09Draskh1    44:6 | not completely win the confidence of Ashot 09Draskh1    44:8 | Prodoriad. I took this course of action not so much because 09Draskh1    44:8 | action not so much because of my fear of death, which 09Draskh1    44:8 | much because of my fear of death, which is something temporary 09Draskh1    44:8 | had raised with the help of many (friends). Yet, I had 09Draskh1    44:8 | Yet, I had run short of funds, and as there was 09Draskh1    44:9 | from the blood-stained hands of the ostikan, and out of 09Draskh1    44:9 | of the ostikan, and out of my fear of the obstinate 09Draskh1    44:9 | and out of my fear of the obstinate Pharaoh, I ran 09Draskh1    44:9 | and took refuge in Sarephta of Sidon 09Draskh1    44:10 | As the cruel devastations of the wicked enslavers extensively spread 09Draskh1    44:10 | land, I heeded the order of the Lord and wandered from 09Draskh1    44:10 | the other in the region of Albania (Aghuank’) in the East 09Draskh1    44:10 | rules in the northeastern regions of the Caucasus. These people were 09Draskh1    44:10 | the Caucasus. These people were of our fold, and flocks of 09Draskh1    44:10 | of our fold, and flocks of our pasture. Each one of 09Draskh1    44:10 | of our pasture. Each one of them out of obligation contributed 09Draskh1    44:10 | Each one of them out of obligation contributed his share of 09Draskh1    44:10 | of obligation contributed his share of the large allowance set for 09Draskh1    44:10 | me that paid for all of my needs 09Draskh1    44:11 | we went to the region of Gugark’ and resided there, expecting 09Draskh1    45:0 | The Gallantry of Ashot and Mushegh, the Sons 09Draskh1    45:0 | Ashot and Mushegh, the Sons of the King; the Treachery of 09Draskh1    45:0 | of the King; the Treachery of Sewordik’, and the Capture of 09Draskh1    45:0 | of Sewordik’, and the Capture of Mushegh 09Draskh1    45:1 | Smbat returned from his place of refuge, and came to his 09Draskh1    45:2 | But upon the arrival of spring when the weather grew 09Draskh1    45:2 | drew up a great number of troops to be sent against 09Draskh1    45:2 | putting them under the command of king Gagik as well as 09Draskh1    45:2 | as well as the rest of his naxarars, sent the conspirators 09Draskh1    45:3 | Smbat was informed by some of the insidious treason, he made 09Draskh1    45:4 | Upon reaching the district of Nig, the latter noticed that 09Draskh1    45:4 | a valley at the foot of the mountain 09Draskh1    45:5 | attack without realizing the treachery of the troops from the province 09Draskh1    45:5 | the troops from the province of Uti, who are called Sewordik’ 09Draskh1    45:6 | battle, and through numerous acts of gallantry played havoc with the 09Draskh1    45:6 | played havoc with the lines of the enemy army, wherein they 09Draskh1    45:7 | In the heat of the battle, when the fighting 09Draskh1    45:8 | Ashot was in that wing of the army, against his wish 09Draskh1    45:8 | with them, for the assaults of the foreign invaders had become 09Draskh1    45:9 | been cast into the midst of the enemy, displayed astonishing valor 09Draskh1    45:10 | was overjoyed at the capture of the youthful royal prince (Mushegh 09Draskh1    45:11 | fuel for the inflamed bitterness of his mind, he spread the 09Draskh1    45:11 | somber darkness blinded the people of Ashkenaz, as if it were 09Draskh1    45:11 | the stones in the valley of Achor, because the arrows of 09Draskh1    45:11 | of Achor, because the arrows of the invaders and the spears 09Draskh1    45:11 | the invaders and the spears of the Lord struck us 09Draskh1    45:12 | For the root of bitterness, which formerly the Lord 09Draskh1    45:12 | the Lord had plucked out of the house of Togarmah, once 09Draskh1    45:12 | plucked out of the house of Togarmah, once again was planted 09Draskh1    45:12 | was planted in the midst of our reasonable vineyards and turned 09Draskh1    45:13 | for Providence disregarded us because of our lawlessness, and the righteous 09Draskh1    45:13 | looked askance at us because of the black notoriety of our 09Draskh1    45:13 | because of the black notoriety of our deeds. We fell into 09Draskh1    45:13 | We fell into the hands of the obstinate second Pharaoh and 09Draskh1    45:14 | dust storm. With the fierceness of torrents, inundating every land, they 09Draskh1    45:15 | Presently, the faculty of perception, which is located in 09Draskh1    45:15 | is located in the storage of my mind, has become so 09Draskh1    45:15 | dull and blank in view of these events, that it is 09Draskh1    45:15 | events, that it is incapable of helping me to put to 09Draskh1    45:15 | thoughts on the considerable number of misfortunes that came upon us 09Draskh1    45:16 | wrath and the admonitory mercy of the Lord 09Draskh1    45:17 | hast drunk (at the hand of the Lord) the cup of 09Draskh1    45:17 | of the Lord) the cup of calamity, the cup of wrath 09Draskh1    45:17 | cup of calamity, the cup of wrath which thou hast drunk 09Draskh1    45:17 | is none to comfort thee of all the children whom thou 09Draskh1    45:20 | and lie at the head of all the streets, cannot comfort 09Draskh1    45:21 | and blessed with the kindness of God’s will, we did not 09Draskh1    45:21 | and contrary to the call of duty, we were not thankful 09Draskh1    45:21 | not thankful to the giver of comfort. Because of this we 09Draskh1    45:21 | the giver of comfort. Because of this we were admonished with 09Draskh1    45:22 | has fallen, and the glory of Sion has been brought low 09Draskh1    45:23 | even the God-built churches of Christ were left forlorn by 09Draskh1    45:23 | the Exalted, in the likeness of huts in vineyards, or gardners’ 09Draskh1    45:23 | in melon orchards. The gates of the churches were destroyed by 09Draskh1    45:23 | His name desecrated. The patrimony of the Lord was trampled under 09Draskh1    45:23 | was trampled under the heels of the impure and swine-like 09Draskh1    45:23 | the roads. The unblemished blood of the clerics of the church 09Draskh1    45:23 | unblemished blood of the clerics of the church was shed in 09Draskh1    45:23 | shed around Jerusalem. The roots of bitterness sprouted more from our 09Draskh1    45:24 | Some of the supposed pillars (of the 09Draskh1    45:24 | Some of the supposed pillars ( of the kingdom) rose against the 09Draskh1    45:24 | in words. Before the eyes of our generals and chief princes 09Draskh1    45:24 | chief princes the true pastors of the flock of Christ were 09Draskh1    45:24 | true pastors of the flock of Christ were dishonored. In their 09Draskh1    45:25 | who made us the laughingstock of the nations that lived around 09Draskh1    45:26 | hearts, who suffered the agony of many blows, tortures, fetters, torments 09Draskh1    45:26 | The latter were annihilated because of the iniquity of those who 09Draskh1    45:26 | annihilated because of the iniquity of those who had exalted the 09Draskh1    45:27 | The bodies of the servants of the Lord 09Draskh1    45:27 | The bodies of the servants of the Lord were cast out 09Draskh1    45:27 | the sky, and the bodies of the saints of the Exalted 09Draskh1    45:27 | the bodies of the saints of the Exalted were given to 09Draskh1    45:27 | was left with the zeal of the Almighty Lord so as 09Draskh1    45:27 | to drive away those tillers of injustice from the house of 09Draskh1    45:27 | of injustice from the house of the Lord, and those who 09Draskh1    46:1 | sword purified with the blood of the children of our land 09Draskh1    46:1 | the blood of the children of our land, which slaughtered many 09Draskh1    46:1 | as well as the accomplices of the latter, liars and perjurers 09Draskh1    46:2 | way we witnessed the spread of the wickedness that came from 09Draskh1    46:2 | were suffered by the children of our people, who were struck 09Draskh1    46:3 | meet them by the way of the idolatrous Assyrians of old 09Draskh1    46:3 | way of the idolatrous Assyrians of old 09Draskh1    46:4 | Also, Moses, the man of God will confront me, and 09Draskh1    46:4 | to us the sad news of the vengeful retribution for our 09Draskh1    46:4 | our acts on the day of retaliation, when the sword sharpened 09Draskh1    46:4 | and insatiably devour the bodies of our chief princes who are 09Draskh1    46:6 | from Hayk, and the son of king Smbat’s sister. In accordance 09Draskh1    46:6 | to drink, as a result of which the prince died in 09Draskh1    46:6 | and buried in the sanctuary of Saint Simon, which had been 09Draskh1    46:7 | Likewise, the son of king Smbat, the valiant and 09Draskh1    46:7 | who had been seized because of the high treason of the 09Draskh1    46:7 | because of the high treason of the inhabitants of the province 09Draskh1    46:7 | high treason of the inhabitants of the province of Uti, was 09Draskh1    46:7 | the inhabitants of the province of Uti, was subjected to the 09Draskh1    46:7 | buried in the ancestral cemetary of their family in Bagaran 09Draskh1    46:8 | Similarly, the nephew of ( king) Smbat, the youthful Smbat 09Draskh1    46:8 | Smbat still in the prime of youth, was executed by the 09Draskh1    46:8 | to enter into the service of the Hagarite. He was buried 09Draskh1    46:9 | very reason I made mention of my grief for those beloved 09Draskh1    46:9 | lamentations. For it was because of our sins, that our days 09Draskh1    46:10 | speak individually at this time. Of the illustrious nobility that had 09Draskh1    46:10 | no one survived the penalty of horrible and insidious death, save 09Draskh1    46:10 | perceived at once the fate of the lords, their brothers. Being 09Draskh1    46:10 | lords, their brothers. Being terrified of such an unbearable death, they 09Draskh1    46:10 | they submitted to the wishes of the ostikan in everything, and 09Draskh1    46:11 | Also the youthful Vasak son of Ashot, the gaherec’ prince of 09Draskh1    46:11 | of Ashot, the gaherec’ prince of Siwnik’, who had willingly surrendered 09Draskh1    46:12 | suspending himself from the bastion of the city, made his escape 09Draskh1    46:13 | Before the outcry of the guards could be heard 09Draskh1    46:13 | took refuge in the security of his ancestral homeland 09Draskh1    46:14 | Subsequently, (Yusuf’s) wickedness was stripped of its outward pretexts. Some of 09Draskh1    46:14 | of its outward pretexts. Some of the illustrious azats fell prey 09Draskh1    46:14 | prey to the sword, slaughterer of multitudes. The rest were forced 09Draskh1    46:14 | land withdrew in a state of terror to the caves, hid 09Draskh1    46:15 | Even women of distinction, such as princesses, were 09Draskh1    46:15 | they bore the heavy burden of physical toil, and in no 09Draskh1    46:15 | and in no way remembered of the luxury of azat motherhood 09Draskh1    46:15 | way remembered of the luxury of azat motherhood which they had 09Draskh1    46:16 | Some of them were confined in dark 09Draskh1    46:18 | wasted by the pestiferous bitterness of death to the degree that 09Draskh1    46:18 | could not have a taste of this life 09Draskh1    46:19 | the fetters on the daughters of our land could not be 09Draskh1    46:19 | be shaken from the heads of the grief-bearing ladies on 09Draskh1    46:19 | remained affixed in the likeness of ashes in the furnace. Also 09Draskh1    46:20 | The containers of their ornaments stood in sorrow 09Draskh1    46:20 | in sorrow, and the vessels of their dining tables were left 09Draskh1    46:20 | and covered the entire face of the world 09Draskh1    46:21 | shall return to the sequence of my history, in order not 09Draskh1    47:0 | The Exploits of Sahak and Vasak, and the 09Draskh1    47:0 | and Vasak, and the Cruelites of Yusuf 09Draskh1    47:1 | the Hayk-descended legitimate brothers of Grigor, who had been executed 09Draskh1    47:1 | protect themselves during the period of the persecutions, and tried to 09Draskh1    47:1 | possibly could find a way of escaping these afflictions, and take 09Draskh1    47:1 | take refuge in the strongholds of their respective domains. They expressed 09Draskh1    47:1 | foreign land, until the wrath of the Lord had passed away 09Draskh1    47:2 | ship, they sailed by means of swift oars as if in 09Draskh1    47:2 | found asylum on the island of Sewan with their wives and 09Draskh1    47:2 | the torrential and muddy turbidity of the Ishmaelite brigands had become 09Draskh1    47:2 | blasting at the sandy foundations of our dwelling 09Draskh1    47:3 | effeminate tongue was made aware of this, he gathered his forces 09Draskh1    47:3 | latter. Upon reaching the shores of the lake, the brothers found 09Draskh1    47:3 | themselves besieged by the swords of the enemy 09Draskh1    47:4 | drive them to a state of desperation, so that being unable 09Draskh1    47:4 | unable to find a place of refuge because of the abysmal 09Draskh1    47:4 | a place of refuge because of the abysmal waters, they might 09Draskh1    47:4 | the muddy and wicked hands of the heathen tyrants. Consequently, strengthening 09Draskh1    47:4 | tyrants. Consequently, strengthening the hands of their sailors, they sailed together 09Draskh1    47:4 | quickly reached the fortified district of Miap’or 09Draskh1    47:5 | and took a considerable amount of booty which he placed under 09Draskh1    47:6 | enemy, wounded and slew many of them and put them to 09Draskh1    47:6 | refuge in the cavernous strongholds of the pine forests of Gardman 09Draskh1    47:6 | strongholds of the pine forests of Gardman and Arc’ax, where they 09Draskh1    47:7 | mother, who was the sister of king Smbat, and a woman 09Draskh1    47:7 | virtuous and most holy manner of life, died. A few years 09Draskh1    47:8 | impious ostikan saw, that all of his governors and satraps were 09Draskh1    47:8 | were withdrawing from action because of the great victories achieved in 09Draskh1    47:8 | achieved in all the regions of our land, and since there 09Draskh1    47:8 | him, he sent a detachment of wicked brigands throughout the land 09Draskh1    47:8 | wicked brigands throughout the land of Sisakan, and beyond its borders 09Draskh1    47:8 | and Kangark’ and the shore of Lake Gegham 09Draskh1    47:9 | large army to the fortress of Vagharshakert, in order to besiege 09Draskh1    47:10 | had inflicted wounds on many of the enemy, the latter did 09Draskh1    47:10 | dare to disregard the orders of the wicked ostikan, and continued 09Draskh1    47:11 | ostikan to the different regions of our land raised (burning) flames 09Draskh1    47:11 | order to annihilate the race of Aram. Everyone, the azat as 09Draskh1    47:11 | all betrayed into the hands of the tyrannical conquerors in accordance 09Draskh1    47:12 | Thus the jealousy of the Lord of hosts showed 09Draskh1    47:12 | the jealousy of the Lord of hosts showed us what to 09Draskh1    47:12 | the future, in the days of retribution 09Draskh1    47:13 | seas, and their eyes founts of tears, lest they might cease 09Draskh1    48:0 | Surrenders to Yusuf: the Escape of Gagik 09Draskh1    48:1 | In view of these events, king Gagik and 09Draskh1    48:1 | were brought upon the Church of Christ and the faithful people 09Draskh1    48:1 | Christ and the faithful people of God because of their guidance 09Draskh1    48:1 | faithful people of God because of their guidance. Recognizing the deadly 09Draskh1    48:1 | snares awaiting them, and terrified of the tyrant, they were admonished 09Draskh1    48:1 | as if by the fear of God 09Draskh1    48:3 | his plans and rid himself of the blame of the evil 09Draskh1    48:3 | rid himself of the blame of the evil which had occurred 09Draskh1    48:4 | taken refuge in the strongholds of Erasxadzor, and still entertained the 09Draskh1    48:4 | possibly quell the ignited flames of the wickedness that had been 09Draskh1    48:4 | been brought upon the people of Ashkenaz 09Draskh1    48:5 | great, wise and prudent prince of Armenia Grigor, and had asked 09Draskh1    48:5 | asked the caliph for terms of peace on behalf of the 09Draskh1    48:5 | terms of peace on behalf of the entire flock of Christ 09Draskh1    48:5 | behalf of the entire flock of Christ, in order to put 09Draskh1    48:6 | not come to the assistance of king Smbat in compliance with 09Draskh1    48:6 | it was in a state of confusion at that time, due 09Draskh1    48:7 | But when Basil, the king of the Greeks, heard of these 09Draskh1    48:7 | king of the Greeks, heard of these afflictions that had come 09Draskh1    48:7 | to come to the succor of Smbat, but suddenly he met 09Draskh1    48:7 | which is the common lot of all men, and was succeeded 09Draskh1    48:7 | created by rebellious men, because of which he also could not 09Draskh1    48:7 | not come to the aid of Smbat 09Draskh1    48:8 | In addition the numbers of the kinsmen of our king 09Draskh1    48:8 | the numbers of the kinsmen of our king, the princes, governors 09Draskh1    48:8 | diminished through the deadly snares of the ostikan, as I narrated 09Draskh1    48:8 | preferred to recognize (the domain of) foreigners rather than his. Those 09Draskh1    48:9 | in compliance with the intrigues of the Hagarite, in a manner 09Draskh1    48:10 | Then he lost the hope of being rescued by men, and 09Draskh1    48:11 | refuge in the rocky fastnesses of Kapoyt, which is in the 09Draskh1    48:11 | which is in the valley of Erasxadzor. Here he remained, as 09Draskh1    48:11 | to man, and the yoke of Ishmael had become more burdensome 09Draskh1    48:12 | After a period of one year, the enemy laid 09Draskh1    48:12 | in compliance with the orders of the accursed ostikan the ramik 09Draskh1    48:12 | the ramik raised the outcry of war and (caused) many people 09Draskh1    48:12 | tumult which resembled the roar of rending beasts 09Draskh1    48:13 | who skilfully calculated the capacity of their weapons, shot arrows from 09Draskh1    48:14 | who had joined the forces of the Hagarite, the latter always 09Draskh1    48:15 | In view of all these crimes and the 09Draskh1    48:15 | these crimes and the loss of Christians, who were put to 09Draskh1    48:15 | Smbat offered himself the alternative of corporeal death and pronounced the 09Draskh1    48:15 | his concern for the safety of others, and denied himself salvation 09Draskh1    48:15 | accordance with the prophetic words of Joseph before the Lord, he 09Draskh1    48:16 | him. Thus, he saved all of the Christ-confirmed people from 09Draskh1    48:16 | confirmed people from the danger of unnecessary death, both those that 09Draskh1    48:16 | to serve under the aegis of the Hagarite 09Draskh1    48:18 | be able to get hold of it. Secretly devising wicked snares 09Draskh1    48:18 | deceive him in the manner of the son of destruction 09Draskh1    48:18 | the manner of the son of destruction 09Draskh1    48:19 | he recognized the sweet (words of) flattery and the bitter outcome 09Draskh1    48:20 | and went to the district of Shirak. Subsequently, like the sly 09Draskh1    48:20 | Subsequently, like the sly serpent of Dan the plot that he 09Draskh1    48:21 | was stricken with a sense of shame because of his vain 09Draskh1    48:21 | a sense of shame because of his vain deeds. His spirit 09Draskh1    48:21 | spirit as well as those of his princes was disheartened, and 09Draskh1    48:21 | be set up as king of Armenia, Gagik prudently foresaw Yusuf’s 09Draskh1    48:21 | devised by the insidious bitterness of his mind. For he who 09Draskh1    49:0 | The Siege of the Fortress of Ernjak: The 09Draskh1    49:0 | The Siege of the Fortress of Ernjak: The Glorious Martyrdom of 09Draskh1    49:0 | of Ernjak: The Glorious Martyrdom of the Blessed King Smbat, and 09Draskh1    49:1 | After the departure of Gagik, the ostikan came to 09Draskh1    49:1 | ostikan came to the city of Dvin and harassed king Smbat 09Draskh1    49:1 | in accordance with the words of Job, they lay his bed 09Draskh1    49:1 | denied to his eyes because of the darkness of the place 09Draskh1    49:1 | eyes because of the darkness of the place 09Draskh1    49:2 | The infliction of such travails, fetters, torments was 09Draskh1    49:3 | the pious princesses, the mother of Smbat the great prince of 09Draskh1    49:3 | of Smbat the great prince of Siwnik’, and his wife, who 09Draskh1    49:3 | wife, who was the sister of Gagik, as well as the 09Draskh1    49:3 | as well as the wife of Smbat’s brother Sahak, and other 09Draskh1    49:3 | other venerable men and women of the azat order had taken 09Draskh1    49:4 | chains. There, in the vicinity of the fortress, they fought fiercely 09Draskh1    49:4 | and ceaselessly raised the din of war 09Draskh1    49:5 | severely, and poured the poison of their bitterness on him. Armed 09Draskh1    49:6 | because the executioners deprived him of the necessary nourishment, but due 09Draskh1    49:6 | that he fasted more out of his own will, and offered 09Draskh1    49:6 | the water from the well of Bethlehem 09Draskh1    49:7 | Whenever he had the opportunity of being alone, or reached the 09Draskh1    49:7 | alone, or reached the end of the hours of struggle against 09Draskh1    49:7 | the end of the hours of struggle against the executioners, he 09Draskh1    49:7 | as well as supplicatory expressions of gratitude and blessings to Christ 09Draskh1    49:7 | and blessings to Christ. Because of his unshaken faith in Christ 09Draskh1    49:7 | in Christ, he became worthy of the mystery of the divine 09Draskh1    49:7 | became worthy of the mystery of the divine eucharist at the 09Draskh1    49:7 | divine eucharist at the hands of a certain overseer (bishop?) of 09Draskh1    49:7 | of a certain overseer (bishop?) of the law, who happened to 09Draskh1    49:7 | due to the providential supervision of the Lord 09Draskh1    49:8 | to his execution, the sight of the travails that he suffered 09Draskh1    49:9 | defiled carnivorous beasts took possession of the poisonous breath of the 09Draskh1    49:9 | possession of the poisonous breath of the serpent, with which the 09Draskh1    49:9 | serpent, with which the mouths of human beings spurt death. Then 09Draskh1    49:9 | down his throat by means of rods, almost as far as 09Draskh1    49:9 | as far as the membrane of his heart 09Draskh1    49:10 | as if to the press of a carpenter, and piled many 09Draskh1    49:10 | carpenter, and piled many pieces of furniture on top of his 09Draskh1    49:10 | pieces of furniture on top of his head. Often over ten 09Draskh1    49:10 | rocks, and thus by means of such devices try to suffocate 09Draskh1    49:12 | this life after a reign of twenty-two years 09Draskh1    49:13 | crucified him in the city of Dvin. For he, who had 09Draskh1    49:13 | and not lose the fortitude of dying like a martyr, in 09Draskh1    49:14 | glitter far above the head of the king and bearing a 09Draskh1    49:14 | this, testified to the veracity of their account 09Draskh1    49:16 | For the soil of the place where the blood 09Draskh1    49:16 | who were sick, in danger ( of death) or diseased 09Draskh1    49:17 | Because of such signs, certain heathens converted 09Draskh1    49:17 | Christian faith and by means of the light of the baptismal 09Draskh1    49:17 | by means of the light of the baptismal font were reborn 09Draskh1    49:17 | reborn in the Holy Spirit of God 09Draskh1    50:0 | The Assault on the Fortress of Ernjak and Its Conquest: the 09Draskh1    50:0 | and Its Conquest: the Valor of Ashot, the son of Smbat 09Draskh1    50:0 | Valor of Ashot, the son of Smbat, and His Reign 09Draskh1    50:1 | was, and putting the fortress of Ernjak under siege, did not 09Draskh1    50:1 | fortress. He opened the gate of destruction before the inhabitants of 09Draskh1    50:1 | of destruction before the inhabitants of the stronghold, and put many 09Draskh1    50:1 | the stronghold, and put many of them to the sword which 09Draskh1    50:2 | renowned, religious, and wise mother of prince Smbat of Siwnik’, who 09Draskh1    50:2 | wise mother of prince Smbat of Siwnik’, who was blessed among 09Draskh1    50:2 | suckling babe, and the wife of his brother Sahak, the lord 09Draskh1    50:2 | his brother Sahak, the lord of Siwnik’. He transferred the latter 09Draskh1    50:3 | earned their living by means of their fingers, and thereby paid 09Draskh1    50:3 | thereby paid for the necessities of their daily subsistence, for their 09Draskh1    50:5 | But when the ill tidings of the calamity that had happened 09Draskh1    50:5 | had happened reached the ears of the beneficient prince Smbat, and 09Draskh1    50:5 | former was in the region of Vaspurakan, and the latter in 09Draskh1    50:5 | the latter in Gugark’, both of them unanimously raised arms with 09Draskh1    50:5 | their purpose before the confinement ( of their families) in prison, they 09Draskh1    50:6 | the great princess, the mother of Smbat, and his son, the 09Draskh1    50:6 | buried together near the gates of the cathedral of the capital 09Draskh1    50:6 | the gates of the cathedral of the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    50:6 | cathedral of the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    50:7 | But the wives of the two princes were taken 09Draskh1    50:8 | and skilled in the art of warfare, displayed during the persecutions 09Draskh1    50:9 | his father suffered the death of a martyr, Ashot, like an 09Draskh1    50:9 | he reconquered and took possession of all the fortresses that were 09Draskh1    50:10 | guards, bulwarks and large amount of provisions, he went in pursuit 09Draskh1    50:10 | provisions, he went in pursuit of the enemy, wherever there were 09Draskh1    50:10 | every respect, through the fortitude of his heart, he almost recreated 09Draskh1    50:11 | was encamped in the district of Bagrewand, he put all of 09Draskh1    50:11 | of Bagrewand, he put all of them to the sword 09Draskh1    50:12 | suspend them from the bastions of the fortress in order to 09Draskh1    50:13 | set out for the district of Shirak and falling upon the 09Draskh1    50:14 | he marched to the region of Gugark’ with great speed, and 09Draskh1    50:14 | speed, and also took possession of all those strongholds in his 09Draskh1    50:15 | he came upon the army of the Hagarites in Tiflis, the 09Draskh1    50:15 | in Tiflis, the capital city of Iberia. Here, he slew some 09Draskh1    50:15 | seized those that were men of distinction, and putting them in 09Draskh1    50:16 | from there) to the district of Tashirk’, and learning that the 09Draskh1    50:16 | taken refuge in the strongholds of the glens of Aghstew, he 09Draskh1    50:16 | the strongholds of the glens of Aghstew, he chose approximately two 09Draskh1    50:16 | great bravery, and putting all of them to the sword, took 09Draskh1    50:17 | he went to the strongholds of Arsharunik’ 09Draskh1    50:19 | When the king of Iberia and his armies realized 09Draskh1    50:19 | had come to the aid of Ashot, protecting him and making 09Draskh1    50:19 | agreement with him, and being of one mind with him, made 09Draskh1    50:19 | made Ashot king in place of his father. For they considered 09Draskh1    50:19 | to be in the position of honor of a monarch and 09Draskh1    50:19 | in the position of honor of a monarch and entrusted the 09Draskh1    51:0 | The Dauntless Feats of King Gagik; and the Disastrous 09Draskh1    51:0 | Our Land, and the Martyrdom of Multitudes 09Draskh1    51:1 | had gathered in the region of Atrpatakan at the orders of 09Draskh1    51:1 | of Atrpatakan at the orders of Yusuf 09Draskh1    51:2 | payazat forces they felled many of the Hagarites. They did this 09Draskh1    51:2 | quite often at the foot of the province of Korduk’ Rotakk’ 09Draskh1    51:2 | the foot of the province of Korduk’ Rotakk’ as well as 09Draskh1    51:2 | startled by the horrible roar of pernicious beasts, the enemy forces 09Draskh1    51:3 | the lords and feudal houses of Sisakan, who had retreated to 09Draskh1    51:4 | their consolidated strength in all of the provinces, he roared in 09Draskh1    51:4 | and poured out the poison of his outraged heart rather moderately 09Draskh1    51:4 | fled before the foreign satraps of their respective regions, and some 09Draskh1    51:4 | their respective regions, and some of our people, panting for breath 09Draskh1    51:4 | had grown in the hearts of all and made us fruitful 09Draskh1    51:6 | frostbitten by the wintry chill of the snow, and fainted whereas 09Draskh1    51:6 | parched by the sizzling heat of the summer 09Draskh1    51:7 | had fallen into the hands of the wicked, were slain without 09Draskh1    51:7 | their blood sprinkled the face of the earth. Some were carried 09Draskh1    51:7 | were brought into the midst of wolves like lambs in order 09Draskh1    51:8 | suckling babe from the breast of her mother 09Draskh1    51:9 | the breast-beating, the collapsing of eyelids, the shivering for one’s 09Draskh1    51:9 | the terror in the hearts of men, the wailing, the scratches 09Draskh1    51:9 | comely faces and the tearing of hair were unbearable 09Draskh1    51:10 | asked for the same amount of gold and silver from the 09Draskh1    51:11 | They condemned all of them, both young and old 09Draskh1    51:11 | same agony, and deprived them of life. Like the Solomonian leech 09Draskh1    51:11 | they slowly sucked the blood of the others because of the 09Draskh1    51:11 | blood of the others because of the crazy wicked incentive of 09Draskh1    51:11 | of the crazy wicked incentive of avarice and could not be 09Draskh1    51:12 | As if out of mercy, they tricked some of 09Draskh1    51:12 | of mercy, they tricked some of them to partake of drinks 09Draskh1    51:12 | some of them to partake of drinks containing deadly drugs, and 09Draskh1    51:13 | They affected the lives of others with horrors, so much 09Draskh1    51:13 | pulled out their liver, parts of which were distributed among themselves 09Draskh1    51:13 | themselves, as if in fulfillment of the impious (precepts) of their 09Draskh1    51:13 | fulfillment of the impious (precepts) of their religion 09Draskh1    51:14 | tied the heads and feet of certain others with ropes 09Draskh1    51:15 | and then, with the stroke of a double-edged sword at 09Draskh1    51:16 | still could breathe, either because of the burning heat of the 09Draskh1    51:16 | because of the burning heat of the calamity, or the hope 09Draskh1    51:16 | the calamity, or the hope of being saved by others, the 09Draskh1    51:16 | saved by others, the part of the body that lies in 09Draskh1    51:16 | that lies in the direction of the head stooped a little 09Draskh1    51:16 | disaster, or (transmit) the plea of others. Although their agony had 09Draskh1    51:16 | agony had made their faculty of speech quick, they could not 09Draskh1    51:16 | could not complete the train of their thoughts 09Draskh1    51:17 | abdomen with lashes made out of cattle sinews, until the wounds 09Draskh1    51:19 | off the ears and noses of some, amputated parts of their 09Draskh1    51:19 | noses of some, amputated parts of their bodies, and severed their 09Draskh1    51:20 | were questioned several times because of their faith in Christ, and 09Draskh1    51:20 | Christ, and given the promise of gifts, honors and great riches 09Draskh1    51:20 | their eye. To certain members of the nobility they offered treasures 09Draskh1    51:21 | redeeming will and the hope of wonderful repose, aroused them with 09Draskh1    51:21 | turn) to the holy love of God and kindled in them 09Draskh1    51:21 | to reject the wicked wiles of the devil, and wash off 09Draskh1    51:21 | wash off the livid smear of the rancor of their opponent 09Draskh1    51:21 | livid smear of the rancor of their opponent, and cut off 09Draskh1    51:21 | and cut off the roots of avarice in the spiritual war 09Draskh1    51:22 | Thus, considering of no value all of the 09Draskh1    51:22 | considering of no value all of the enemy’s diabolically enchanting enticements 09Draskh1    51:22 | not stray in the direction of their flattering adulations, nor were 09Draskh1    51:22 | adulations, nor were they afraid of the horrible threats and torments 09Draskh1    51:23 | had all become quite conscious of the responsibility to the Gospel 09Draskh1    51:23 | the responsibility to the Gospel of Christ’s glory, they proclaimed from 09Draskh1    51:23 | they were given the wreath of victory and were crowned by 09Draskh1    51:25 | many welcome and delightful offers of goodly gifts, only on the 09Draskh1    51:25 | to convert to the faith of the Koran or Muhammad 09Draskh1    51:26 | even deem the judges worthy of an answer, but conversed only 09Draskh1    51:27 | drove them to the place of their execution 09Draskh1    51:29 | But certain men of the enemy, who were present 09Draskh1    51:29 | were present there, took notice of a comely and handsome youth 09Draskh1    51:29 | handsome youth by the name of Mik’ayel, from the land of 09Draskh1    51:29 | of Mik’ayel, from the land of Gugark’, who was among the 09Draskh1    51:29 | the blessed. The virginal growth of his beard had not yet 09Draskh1    51:32 | there were also two brothers of Gnuni ancestry, whose names were 09Draskh1    51:32 | ancestry, whose names were Dawit’ of the one, and Gurgen of 09Draskh1    51:32 | of the one, and Gurgen of the other, both of whom 09Draskh1    51:32 | Gurgen of the other, both of whom had been seized by 09Draskh1    51:33 | to give them practically half of his domain as well as 09Draskh1    51:33 | commands, and spare the prime of their youth by converting to 09Draskh1    51:34 | clad themselves in the armor of Christ, and proclaimed their good 09Draskh1    51:34 | wish to exchange the truth of God, Who holds immortality within 09Draskh1    51:35 | fixed thus on the love of the supreme judge Christ, he 09Draskh1    51:36 | martyrs, who loved the day of His coming 09Draskh1    51:37 | him, he might be terrified of the Ishmaelite threats because of 09Draskh1    51:37 | of the Ishmaelite threats because of his youth, since his newly 09Draskh1    51:38 | Then, turning in the direction of his brother, he said, “Dear 09Draskh1    51:39 | and not considering the agony of an intolerable death, willingly went 09Draskh1    51:41 | life in the eternal bliss of the Heavenly Kingdom 09Draskh1    51:42 | All of these saints, whom I have 09Draskh1    51:42 | in yearly feasts. The day of their commemoration is set on 09Draskh1    51:42 | is set on the [27th] day of the month of Mareri 09Draskh1    51:42 | the [27th] day of the month of Mareri 09Draskh1    51:43 | were enrolled as the sons of the Heavenly Sion. With dauntless 09Draskh1    51:43 | faith they surmounted the wiles of the enemy and pruned off 09Draskh1    51:43 | and pruned off the branches of their death-bearing fruits. For 09Draskh1    51:43 | there, where dwells the love of God the Father, and nothing 09Draskh1    51:43 | pain there, where the glory of Christ is to be found 09Draskh1    51:44 | purifying themselves from the filth of defiled and condemned men, turned 09Draskh1    51:44 | immolated, and at the expense of momentary as well as trivial 09Draskh1    51:44 | by the awe and fear of the Lord, and in their 09Draskh1    51:44 | to save them, and because of their humility they reached the 09Draskh1    51:44 | humility they reached the apex of Heaven 09Draskh1    51:45 | peace. They received the wreath of victory and were reckoned among 09Draskh1    51:45 | were reckoned among the company of the children of the Heavenly 09Draskh1    51:45 | the company of the children of the Heavenly Jerusalem 09Draskh1    51:46 | love, they completed the contest of Martyrdom, and shone brightly like 09Draskh1    51:46 | the sun in the midst of the universe. The names of 09Draskh1    51:46 | of the universe. The names of these men are written in 09Draskh1    51:46 | are written in the Register of Life 09Draskh1    51:47 | surrounded themselves with the labors of deathly sins and inundated themselves 09Draskh1    51:47 | and inundated themselves with torrents of wickedness. Straying from the path 09Draskh1    51:47 | wickedness. Straying from the path of the true light, they were 09Draskh1    51:47 | swerved from the limpid flow of the sweetness of the divine 09Draskh1    51:47 | limpid flow of the sweetness of the divine sacrament, and imbibed 09Draskh1    51:47 | and imbibed sufficiently the dregs of bitterness, which is the last 09Draskh1    51:47 | which is the last (stage) of wickedness and the first step 09Draskh1    51:48 | Thus, men of the azat rank were disgraced 09Draskh1    51:48 | azat rank were disgraced because of their apostasy, and having reached 09Draskh1    51:48 | and having reached the limits of utter poverty, went to the 09Draskh1    51:48 | poverty, went to the extent of visiting the houses of the 09Draskh1    51:48 | extent of visiting the houses of the poor in order to 09Draskh1    51:48 | beg for bread. The notoriety of their destructive and disgraceful aberration 09Draskh1    51:49 | to hell, where the fires of Gehenna devoured them 09Draskh1    51:50 | I wrote an account of these as a warning for 09Draskh1    52:0 | The Aggression of Foreign Nations upon Our Land 09Draskh1    52:1 | am compelled to utter words of a sorrowful nature, for the 09Draskh1    52:1 | namely the Greeks, the people of Egrisi, Gugark’ and Uti, as 09Draskh1    52:1 | races living at the foot of the Caucasus considered carefully to 09Draskh1    52:1 | be found at the borders of their respective provinces 09Draskh1    52:2 | left them in a state of waste, desolation and ruin 09Draskh1    52:3 | passed, and where the Son of Man had never dwelt. Thus 09Draskh1    52:4 | blood and covered the face of our land with corpses. Generally 09Draskh1    52:4 | corpses. Generally taking great quantities of booty, each one carried a 09Draskh1    52:5 | the orchards that are full of bushes, where the shoots of 09Draskh1    52:5 | of bushes, where the shoots of the plants in the meadows 09Draskh1    52:5 | cities were destroyed by lack of population; our tillers were worn 09Draskh1    52:6 | and through us the prophesy of Isaiah came to its fulfilment 09Draskh1    52:7 | such afflictions at the hands of the foreign invaders, we had 09Draskh1    52:7 | the princes, lords and naxarars of our land, and raised our 09Draskh1    52:7 | sling at the carnal pyramid of the new Goliath, or like 09Draskh1    52:7 | like Gideon and the cake of barley bread that tumbled and 09Draskh1    52:7 | put to flight the forces of the enemy with the sword 09Draskh1    52:7 | the enemy with the sword of the Lord, or like Jael 09Draskh1    52:7 | the nail into the temples of Sisera after making him drink 09Draskh1    52:8 | church, and liberate the necks of the faithful from the sway 09Draskh1    52:8 | the faithful from the sway ( of the enemy), as well as 09Draskh1    52:8 | well as save the children of those that were killed 09Draskh1    52:9 | and mount the fiery steeds of the latter. They defied those 09Draskh1    52:10 | and take away the homes of each one of the original 09Draskh1    52:10 | the homes of each one of the original naxarardoms, and in 09Draskh1    52:10 | created new payazats and spasalars of their own 09Draskh1    52:12 | at their sides, shed more of their own blood than that 09Draskh1    52:12 | their own blood than that of the enemy 09Draskh1    52:13 | with their own hands all of their cities, villages, awans, agaraks 09Draskh1    52:13 | crimes which they committed out of enmity were the cause of 09Draskh1    52:13 | of enmity were the cause of the invasions of the brigands 09Draskh1    52:13 | the cause of the invasions of the brigands against us, in 09Draskh1    52:13 | in accordance with the words of Solomon: “Hatred stirs up strife 09Draskh1    52:16 | In view of these the prophet joins us 09Draskh1    52:16 | Before him is a garden of delight, and behind him a 09Draskh1    52:16 | and behind him a plain of desolation 09Draskh1    53:0 | The Severity of the Elements and the Famine 09Draskh1    53:1 | by the enemy), the elements of nature also turned on us 09Draskh1    53:1 | on us the bitter impediments of evil. For the temperate northern 09Draskh1    53:2 | extremely zealous in the labor of their hands, whereas now they 09Draskh1    53:3 | At one time flocks of sheep grazed joyfully in meadows 09Draskh1    53:4 | Formerly, the plains were full of crops, whereas now, they are 09Draskh1    53:5 | The valleys produced great amount of wheat, while presently they are 09Draskh1    53:6 | In days of yore, the rain was pleasant 09Draskh1    53:7 | Of old the mountains were clad 09Draskh1    53:7 | whereas now, they are bereft of their adornments because of the 09Draskh1    53:7 | bereft of their adornments because of the lack of grazing animals 09Draskh1    53:7 | adornments because of the lack of grazing animals 09Draskh1    53:8 | put to work ten yoke of oxen, and received one jar 09Draskh1    53:8 | and received one jar (full of crops in return). We sowed 09Draskh1    53:9 | Thus, we realized the meaning of the divine words, “We toiled 09Draskh1    53:9 | come in for the harvest of our toil 09Draskh1    53:10 | this manner we were deprived of any hope for the good 09Draskh1    53:11 | Thereupon, because of the ransacking of the enemy 09Draskh1    53:11 | Thereupon, because of the ransacking of the enemy and the fruitless 09Draskh1    53:12 | us, and the merciless sword of the warriors that always poured 09Draskh1    53:12 | poured on us the stench of death, continued (to scourge us 09Draskh1    53:12 | scourge us) for a period of seven years. For this reason 09Draskh1    53:12 | years. For this reason, those of us that survived migrated to 09Draskh1    53:12 | survived migrated to the tents of Kedar, and were deprived of 09Draskh1    53:12 | of Kedar, and were deprived of our possessions, allowances of supplies 09Draskh1    53:12 | deprived of our possessions, allowances of supplies, and food 09Draskh1    53:13 | began, and all the inhabitants of the province of Ayrarat in 09Draskh1    53:13 | the inhabitants of the province of Ayrarat in the cities, villages 09Draskh1    53:14 | ultimately reached the final stage of penury and destitution 09Draskh1    53:15 | to herbs for food because of hunger, and accidentally having eaten 09Draskh1    53:15 | plants, perished. For the menace of starvation forced them all to 09Draskh1    53:15 | all to eat everything out of need 09Draskh1    53:16 | Because of their fear of the danger 09Draskh1    53:16 | Because of their fear of the danger, some sold their 09Draskh1    53:16 | enemy for a small amount of allowance, and did not remember 09Draskh1    53:16 | not remember the heartrending duties of parents 09Draskh1    53:17 | Due to the requirements of their needs, venerable women stripped 09Draskh1    53:17 | venerable women stripped their heads of veils and their bodies of 09Draskh1    53:17 | of veils and their bodies of clothing, and coming out in 09Draskh1    53:18 | from side to side. Because of their languor, they collided into 09Draskh1    53:19 | the squares like great piles of corpses, and had been abandoned 09Draskh1    53:19 | to extend them a piece of bread, and perished thus 09Draskh1    53:21 | ceased to set tables. Because of their state of utmost destitution 09Draskh1    53:21 | tables. Because of their state of utmost destitution, some of them 09Draskh1    53:21 | state of utmost destitution, some of them ate the wheat before 09Draskh1    53:22 | acquired through toil was worthy of tears 09Draskh1    53:23 | trustworthy people verified the authenticity of this report, that certain mothers 09Draskh1    53:23 | prepared meals for themselves out of the corpses of their famine 09Draskh1    53:23 | themselves out of the corpses of their famine-stricken children 09Draskh1    53:24 | friends treacherously in the likeness of sheep taken to be slaughtered 09Draskh1    53:25 | which they ate in place of food 09Draskh1    53:26 | The tongues of suckling babes cleaved to the 09Draskh1    53:26 | babes cleaved to the roofs of their mouths, because of thirst 09Draskh1    53:26 | roofs of their mouths, because of thirst, as they were not 09Draskh1    53:26 | Children begged for a piece of dry bread and tears came 09Draskh1    53:26 | their last in the bosoms of their mothers; children as well 09Draskh1    53:27 | Thus the children of our people were condemned to 09Draskh1    53:27 | were condemned to perdition because of our wickedness, and they were 09Draskh1    53:27 | were destroyed in the twinkling of an eye 09Draskh1    53:28 | On top of all of these, the torments 09Draskh1    53:28 | On top of all of these, the torments inflicted by 09Draskh1    53:28 | were subjected to the agony of unbearable torments, with the expectation 09Draskh1    53:29 | found anything in the possession of anyone, they inflicted on him 09Draskh1    53:29 | rods into the sexual organs of some, while they pierced the 09Draskh1    53:29 | while they pierced the posterior of others with pieces of sharp 09Draskh1    53:29 | posterior of others with pieces of sharp wood, and poured ashes 09Draskh1    53:30 | They tied the privy parts of some with thongs, and suspended 09Draskh1    53:32 | to it and the numbers of the devouring wolves grew immensely 09Draskh1    53:32 | grew immensely. Thereafter, in place of corpses they began to devour 09Draskh1    53:32 | down together by the claws of these beasts. The torpor about 09Draskh1    53:32 | life is the common lot of all men, whereas honor and 09Draskh1    53:32 | reserved for the designated day of retribution 09Draskh1    53:33 | death spread in a matter of few days, and devoured the 09Draskh1    53:33 | days, and devoured the people of Ashkenaz. Mishaps caused by wicked 09Draskh1    53:33 | struck every one, and because of our sins the shadow of 09Draskh1    53:33 | of our sins the shadow of death covered us. As we 09Draskh1    53:33 | did not keep the covenant of the Lord, He abandoned us 09Draskh1    53:34 | At the time of these afflictions I was an 09Draskh1    53:34 | there was prolonged like that of Israel in the tent of 09Draskh1    53:34 | of Israel in the tent of Kedar, I was tormented by 09Draskh1    54:0 | The Letter of Patriarch Nikolaos of Constantinople to 09Draskh1    54:0 | The Letter of Patriarch Nikolaos of Constantinople to Katholikos Yovhannes, and 09Draskh1    54:0 | Katholikos Yovhannes, and the Letter of the Latter to the Emperor 09Draskh1    54:1 | that time, the great patriarch of Constantinople, Nikolaos, hearing of the 09Draskh1    54:1 | patriarch of Constantinople, Nikolaos, hearing of the calamities and the hardships 09Draskh1    54:1 | dear brother Lord Yovhannes, Katholikos of Greater Armenia, from Nikolaos, by 09Draskh1    54:1 | from Nikolaos, by the mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople, and 09Draskh1    54:1 | the mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople, and servant of the 09Draskh1    54:1 | Archbishop of Constantinople, and servant of the servants of God; greetings 09Draskh1    54:1 | and servant of the servants of God; greetings in the name 09Draskh1    54:1 | God; greetings in the name of the Lord 09Draskh1    54:2 | loving lordship is not unaware of the deep sorrow and ceaseless 09Draskh1    54:2 | deep sorrow and ceaseless grief of our heart on behalf of 09Draskh1    54:2 | of our heart on behalf of the Armenians, the Iberians, and 09Draskh1    54:3 | our own eyes the visitation of danger upon your flock, as 09Draskh1    54:3 | physically beyond range, yet, hearing of the trouble that your land 09Draskh1    54:3 | is suffering at the hands of the wicked, we deplore it 09Draskh1    54:4 | If those of us, who are at a 09Draskh1    54:4 | have affected you, who partook of the torments together with your 09Draskh1    54:5 | proper to your Holiness, first of all, it is necessary to 09Draskh1    54:6 | Think of the public welfare, and never 09Draskh1    54:6 | Take upon yourself the task of admonishing all of them at 09Draskh1    54:6 | the task of admonishing all of them at all times in 09Draskh1    54:6 | all times in the knowledge of God, as well as that 09Draskh1    54:6 | God, as well as that of binding and absolving them with 09Draskh1    54:7 | be granted to the rest of the people in the lands 09Draskh1    54:7 | the people in the lands of Armenia, Iberia, and Albania 09Draskh1    54:9 | and to the chief (prince) of Abasgia, whom we advised to 09Draskh1    54:9 | and fight against the children of the ungodly enemy Apusich so 09Draskh1    54:10 | to face, or by means of letters, and encyclicals, as well 09Draskh1    54:10 | well as with (the help of) bishops, priests and holy men 09Draskh1    54:10 | they attend to the supervision of such matters without any negligence 09Draskh1    54:11 | For if you are thus of one accord and unified, the 09Draskh1    54:11 | unable to bring any kind of affliction upon your land 09Draskh1    54:12 | in accordance with the demands of the times, so that your 09Draskh1    54:12 | well as the chief (prince) of Abasgia, together with the princes 09Draskh1    54:12 | the princes and the nobility of Armenia might join our forces 09Draskh1    54:12 | forces, and with the help of God and through your priestly 09Draskh1    54:12 | enemy, the so called accomplice of the devil, might vanquish them 09Draskh1    54:14 | in his former pious mode of life 09Draskh1    54:15 | let there be the peace of Christ among you and let 09Draskh1    54:16 | embraced it with the love of Christ, I was able to 09Draskh1    54:16 | able to persuade the king of Iberia to these very same 09Draskh1    54:16 | as well as the lords of the lands of Armenia and 09Draskh1    54:16 | the lords of the lands of Armenia and Iberia, by making 09Draskh1    54:17 | Subsequently, having heard of the grave afflictions caused by 09Draskh1    54:17 | tempests that befell the people of the Lord, I mourned greatly 09Draskh1    54:17 | my eyes in the likeness of streams of water 09Draskh1    54:17 | in the likeness of streams of water 09Draskh1    54:18 | beauty departed from the house of the Lord, and His sanctuary 09Draskh1    54:18 | the wailing, lamenting and moaning of His priests. Remembering the days 09Draskh1    54:18 | His priests. Remembering the days of my misery, which were spread 09Draskh1    54:18 | I went to the land of Taron, where in return for 09Draskh1    54:19 | trampled under foot the sanctuary of the Lord, still remained in 09Draskh1    54:19 | remained in the capital city of Dvin, and roaring bitterly, tried 09Draskh1    54:20 | armies to all the corners of our land, and also tried 09Draskh1    54:20 | When the latter became aware of Yusuf ’s insidious complicity with 09Draskh1    54:20 | invaders had reached the threshold ( of his realm), taking with him 09Draskh1    54:20 | went to the mountainous fastnesses of Mokk’ and Korduk’, where he 09Draskh1    54:21 | the alert. The great prince of Siwnik’, Smbat, had also joined 09Draskh1    54:22 | However, Ashot, the sparapet of Armenia still remained stationed in 09Draskh1    54:22 | remained stationed in the torrents of wickedness, and as he could 09Draskh1    54:23 | But the sparapet by means of a clever declaration succumbed in 09Draskh1    54:23 | every way to the will of the ostikan, and secured only 09Draskh1    54:23 | and secured only the safety of his own skin 09Draskh1    54:24 | other hand, Ashot, the son of Smbat, whom the king of 09Draskh1    54:24 | of Smbat, whom the king of Iberia and his forces had 09Draskh1    54:24 | Armenians, went from one stronghold of his domain to the other 09Draskh1    54:24 | valor in battle against all of his enemies, not only the 09Draskh1    54:24 | the Iberians and the people of Gugark’, who thought of doing 09Draskh1    54:24 | people of Gugark’, who thought of doing evil to him. But 09Draskh1    54:24 | was still in the district of Taron, I saw the tempestuous 09Draskh1    54:24 | the tempestuous and ceaseless incursions of the brigands, and wrote a 09Draskh1    54:24 | letter to the Emperor Constantine of the Romans in the following 09Draskh1    54:26 | Sublime Autocrat and Emperor of the Romans, Augustus Constantine, who 09Draskh1    54:26 | God, Great and Victorious Kings of the universe, who are God 09Draskh1    54:26 | God-loving and pious, overseers of the public enlightenment during the 09Draskh1    54:26 | public enlightenment during the course of this life, true peace-makers 09Draskh1    54:26 | true peace-makers for all of us that exist, Images of 09Draskh1    54:26 | of us that exist, Images of the nine heavenly orders (of 09Draskh1    54:26 | of the nine heavenly orders ( of angels), Breeders of spiritual instruction 09Draskh1    54:26 | heavenly orders (of angels), Breeders of spiritual instruction, Genuine Leaders of 09Draskh1    54:26 | of spiritual instruction, Genuine Leaders of so many nations and races 09Draskh1    54:26 | Trees planted in the house of the Lord 09Draskh1    54:27 | waterless desert, in the manner of a mother deprived of her 09Draskh1    54:27 | manner of a mother deprived of her children. Yet, She exists 09Draskh1    54:27 | and remains for the love of the glory of God 09Draskh1    54:27 | the love of the glory of God 09Draskh1    54:28 | me, Yovhannes, the humble katholikos of Greater Armenia 09Draskh1    54:29 | Let the grace and peace of God the Father and the 09Draskh1    54:30 | well as the entire congregation of the holy church were clubbed 09Draskh1    54:30 | the deathly and insidious breath of Amalek, who emitted the wicked 09Draskh1    54:30 | who emitted the wicked envy of the carnivorous devil, and in 09Draskh1    54:30 | brought on us the tempest of bitterness and the wrathful exasperation 09Draskh1    54:30 | bitterness and the wrathful exasperation of unbearable revenge 09Draskh1    54:31 | preserved within ourselves the grace of joy and love of the 09Draskh1    54:31 | grace of joy and love of the Lord. Like Paul supplicating 09Draskh1    54:31 | accordance with the righteous fruition of this life, and the true 09Draskh1    54:31 | life, and the true peace of the heavenly king in the 09Draskh1    54:31 | which is the dwelling place of multitudes of men 09Draskh1    54:31 | the dwelling place of multitudes of men 09Draskh1    54:32 | great exaltation may the termination of your lives bloom in repose 09Draskh1    54:32 | a gift which is worthy of your heroic glory and virtuous 09Draskh1    54:33 | O servant of God, our benefactor, autocrat, and 09Draskh1    54:33 | autocrat, and Christ-crowned Emperor of the Romans, at this point 09Draskh1    54:34 | are familiar with the voice of God, do not need articulate 09Draskh1    54:34 | recognize what is being sought of you through the operation of 09Draskh1    54:34 | of you through the operation of the divine wisdom, which is 09Draskh1    54:36 | this reason, with the permission of your pious majesties let me 09Draskh1    54:36 | let me make you aware of the report of the atrocious 09Draskh1    54:36 | you aware of the report of the atrocious afflictions that we 09Draskh1    54:37 | For the covert envy of the enemy of righteousness rose 09Draskh1    54:37 | covert envy of the enemy of righteousness rose against us with 09Draskh1    54:37 | rose against us with all of its might, and like an 09Draskh1    54:37 | upon the immaculate nuptial chamber of the bride (of Christ), the 09Draskh1    54:37 | nuptial chamber of the bride ( of Christ), the church, in order 09Draskh1    54:37 | order to desecrate the inheritance of the Lord, and to violate 09Draskh1    54:37 | as to subject the people of the Lord to harrassment, destruction 09Draskh1    54:37 | Israel and molest the place of the Glory of His name 09Draskh1    54:37 | the place of the Glory of His name 09Draskh1    54:38 | all the nations acknowledged fear of you as a protective bastion 09Draskh1    54:38 | lived safely under the auspices of your imperial majesties, as if 09Draskh1    54:38 | beautiful city, the nuptial veil of the bride (of Christ), the 09Draskh1    54:38 | nuptial veil of the bride ( of Christ), the church, was never 09Draskh1    54:38 | never contaminated by the inhabitant of Kedar, who hated the kiss 09Draskh1    54:38 | Kedar, who hated the kiss of holiness, and the tyranny of 09Draskh1    54:38 | of holiness, and the tyranny of the accomplice of Beliar could 09Draskh1    54:38 | the tyranny of the accomplice of Beliar could not force the 09Draskh1    54:38 | could not force the departure of the peaceful bridegroom 09Draskh1    54:39 | soon as we became negligent of our duties to you, the 09Draskh1    54:39 | duties to you, the venom of the insidious serpent of Dan 09Draskh1    54:39 | venom of the insidious serpent of Dan defied your righteous majesty 09Draskh1    54:39 | palisade, penetrated into the vineyards of the Lord of Hosts 09Draskh1    54:39 | the vineyards of the Lord of Hosts 09Draskh1    54:40 | and burned down the sanctuary of the Lord, and desecrated the 09Draskh1    54:41 | impure victims in the house of the righteous. Those who had 09Draskh1    54:41 | despised, and cast the bodies of the blessed of the Lord 09Draskh1    54:41 | the bodies of the blessed of the Lord on high before 09Draskh1    54:41 | In vain was the blood of the clerics of the church 09Draskh1    54:41 | the blood of the clerics of the church shed, like the 09Draskh1    54:42 | They also broke the strength of those hands that were engaged 09Draskh1    54:42 | and repelled them by means of extensive carnage and bloodshed. They 09Draskh1    54:42 | They scattered the naxarar houses of the race of Togarmah, and 09Draskh1    54:42 | naxarar houses of the race of Togarmah, and banished the city 09Draskh1    54:43 | that survived the evil servitude of the wicked, whether they were 09Draskh1    54:43 | they were leaders or people of lesser rank, were all scattered 09Draskh1    54:43 | all scattered throughout the face of the earth, and took refuge 09Draskh1    54:44 | in danger, they perspired because of their fear of death. Like 09Draskh1    54:44 | perspired because of their fear of death. Like a twig that 09Draskh1    54:44 | to vacillate at the menace of afflictions, as if they were 09Draskh1    54:45 | all this carnage, the hand of Amalek did not succeed in 09Draskh1    54:45 | quenching with blood the thirst of the sword that slaughters multitudes 09Draskh1    54:46 | slaughtering sword, until the foundations of our land were filled with 09Draskh1    54:46 | were filled with the corpses of the dead 09Draskh1    54:47 | concerning Smbat Bagratuni, the chief of all those in the East 09Draskh1    54:47 | servant, who spiritually became worthy of being called “my son” by 09Draskh1    54:47 | repaying the benefactor and protector of the church with greater evil 09Draskh1    54:48 | Because of our sins the guardian of 09Draskh1    54:48 | of our sins the guardian of the flock of Christ was 09Draskh1    54:48 | the guardian of the flock of Christ was confined in prison 09Draskh1    54:48 | who had pacified the people of Ashkenaz from all the evil 09Draskh1    54:48 | evil turmoils to a state of spiritual richness with the assistance 09Draskh1    54:48 | spiritual richness with the assistance of your imperial majesties, and had 09Draskh1    54:48 | had gathered the reasonable flock of Christ to the glory and 09Draskh1    54:48 | to the glory and praise of God, was subjected to the 09Draskh1    54:48 | was subjected to the agony of severe torments at the hands 09Draskh1    54:48 | severe torments at the hands of the enemy 09Draskh1    54:49 | he suffered the toilsome agony of being confined in prison and 09Draskh1    54:50 | Subsequently, by means of merciless flogging and torments that 09Draskh1    54:50 | Smbat to destruction by means of the thirsty sword, and deprived 09Draskh1    54:50 | thirsty sword, and deprived all of us of the care of 09Draskh1    54:50 | and deprived all of us of the care of your faithful 09Draskh1    54:50 | of us of the care of your faithful servant. And behold 09Draskh1    54:51 | not renew the endangered sovereignty of the land of Armenia 09Draskh1    54:51 | endangered sovereignty of the land of Armenia 09Draskh1    54:52 | save us from the menace of these afflictions. Antiochus is forcing 09Draskh1    54:53 | Thus, the church of Christ has become desolate, and 09Draskh1    54:53 | and neglected, deprived and silent of her annual feasts. Also the 09Draskh1    54:53 | annual feasts. Also the flocks of Christ are stripped all at 09Draskh1    54:53 | are stripped all at once of their paternal succour and overseer 09Draskh1    54:53 | and abandoned, this eastern land of ours is moaning constantly due 09Draskh1    54:54 | has come and taken possession of us, and (is bearing) the 09Draskh1    54:54 | and (is bearing) the anguish of bitter torments 09Draskh1    54:55 | a most humble man, give of my sufferings, especially since I 09Draskh1    54:55 | do not consider myself worthy of sharing the toils of the 09Draskh1    54:55 | worthy of sharing the toils of the righteous. Yet, the fact 09Draskh1    54:55 | subjected to severe torments because of my sins, and that I 09Draskh1    54:55 | me to boast like Paul of my weakness, for some accepted 09Draskh1    54:56 | suffered greatly at the hands of the children of Hagar. I 09Draskh1    54:56 | the hands of the children of Hagar. I was confined in 09Draskh1    54:57 | me away from the claws of the dragon 09Draskh1    54:58 | Elija I fled to Sarephtha of Sidon away from Jezabel, the 09Draskh1    54:58 | was suspended from the walls of Damascus and fled the enthnarch 09Draskh1    54:59 | In accordance with the order of the Lord, I was pursued 09Draskh1    54:59 | until I reached the threshold of your mighty, august, and imperial 09Draskh1    54:60 | also for all the people of Ashkenaz with the hope that 09Draskh1    54:60 | you may save the children of your servants who were killed 09Draskh1    54:60 | We all drank the goblet of wrath (given to us) by 09Draskh1    54:60 | to the dregs the cup of indignation and mortification at the 09Draskh1    54:60 | and mortification at the hands of those who brought misery upon 09Draskh1    54:61 | to raise your hand out of your wisdom and kindness to 09Draskh1    54:61 | the end against the insolence of the enemy, and rescue the 09Draskh1    54:61 | by great expenditure the majesty of the temple of God in 09Draskh1    54:61 | the majesty of the temple of God in the Highest, which 09Draskh1    54:62 | in the beginning by virtue of your desirable laws which are 09Draskh1    54:62 | desirable laws which are full of mercy 09Draskh1    54:63 | Shake off of us this dust, to which 09Draskh1    54:63 | tyrant for the entire duration of our lives. Cleanse this land 09Draskh1    54:63 | city, which became the target of the hostility and envy of 09Draskh1    54:63 | of the hostility and envy of the impure, damned and wicked 09Draskh1    54:64 | back to the wretched daughter of Babylon the harm that she 09Draskh1    54:66 | made these requests on behalf of the entire reasonable and faithful 09Draskh1    54:68 | time, sitting along the banks of the Babylonian rivers, I am 09Draskh1    54:68 | tears, and remember the captivity of Sion. But I have found 09Draskh1    54:68 | found asylum under the protection of your merciful and imperial majesty 09Draskh1    54:69 | my predecessors the blessed vicars ( of the Church) did not have 09Draskh1    54:69 | held under the protective arms of your ancestors at the beginning 09Draskh1    54:69 | your ancestors at the beginning of our conversion, and made secure 09Draskh1    54:69 | made secure by the might of the Holy Cross of the 09Draskh1    54:69 | might of the Holy Cross of the Lord as well as 09Draskh1    54:69 | well as the providential mercy of your imperial majesties, they tended 09Draskh1    54:70 | to possess through the intercession of the life-giving and redeeming 09Draskh1    54:71 | and do not deprive us of meeting your majesties who are 09Draskh1    54:73 | being delivered from the hands of the Ishmaelites, and finding asylum 09Draskh1    54:73 | finding asylum under the auspices of your wings we might tend 09Draskh1    54:73 | might tend to the flock of God among us, and always 09Draskh1    54:73 | the peace, safety, and stability of the power of your imperial 09Draskh1    54:73 | and stability of the power of your imperial majesties, whose might 09Draskh1    54:74 | from you and by means of your glory and grace we 09Draskh1    54:74 | them first into a people of the Lord, and then by 09Draskh1    54:74 | and then by the will of God into your own people 09Draskh1    54:75 | who am a humble pastor of my flock, live under the 09Draskh1    54:75 | flock, live under the auspices of the mighty and glorious Holy 09Draskh1    54:75 | Cross, and under the tutelage of your imperial majesties, to what 09Draskh1    54:75 | what extent would the flock of God, and the inheritance of 09Draskh1    54:75 | of God, and the inheritance of Christ follow my footsteps 09Draskh1    54:76 | to join the universal flock of your reasonable sheep congregated in 09Draskh1    54:76 | their lives under the aegis of Roman supremacy, just like the 09Draskh1    54:76 | supremacy, just like the people of Italy and all of Asia 09Draskh1    54:76 | people of Italy and all of Asia 09Draskh1    54:77 | who stray from the fold of the Lord’s flock, you shall 09Draskh1    54:78 | glorious city in the likeness of the sun shining amidst the 09Draskh1    54:78 | celestial bodies, save the inhabitants of your court from all losses 09Draskh1    54:78 | caused by the corruptible wiles of the devil, so that no 09Draskh1    54:78 | about through the swollen billows of the foreign invaders, nor the 09Draskh1    54:79 | mountain-like surge or adversary of your praiseworthy selves be able 09Draskh1    54:79 | to shake you by means of threats, or overwhelm your majesty 09Draskh1    54:79 | majesty, who art the protector of the laws of Christ, and 09Draskh1    54:79 | the protector of the laws of Christ, and whose name is 09Draskh1    54:79 | with glory from one end of the universe to the other 09Draskh1    54:80 | and in a perfect state of peace. Exult in your safety 09Draskh1    54:80 | your safety; by the mercy of the Exalted you shall never 09Draskh1    54:81 | righteousness rise in the strength of Christ, and let us bless 09Draskh1    54:81 | triumphant and beneficient king, Emperor of the Romans 09Draskh1    55:1 | abounding around us, and learning of our distress and destruction as 09Draskh1    55:1 | and destruction as well as of the death of the beneficent 09Draskh1    55:1 | well as of the death of the beneficent and blessed king 09Draskh1    55:2 | they considered to be worthy of the lot of a martyr 09Draskh1    55:2 | be worthy of the lot of a martyr, thereupon immediately sent 09Draskh1    55:2 | certain T’eodoros Vaslikos in search of me and Ashot, son of 09Draskh1    55:2 | of me and Ashot, son of Smbat, who was ruling as 09Draskh1    55:2 | many honors and affectionate tokens of intimacy, he also recalled the 09Draskh1    55:2 | he also recalled the memory of the friendship established between his 09Draskh1    55:3 | But as Ashot, the son of the king, had taken refuge 09Draskh1    55:3 | taken refuge in the fastnesses of his realm, whereas I myself 09Draskh1    55:3 | was staying in the district of Taron, Vaslikos first came to 09Draskh1    55:4 | Having accepted the invitation of the Emperor, I sent him 09Draskh1    55:4 | him to Ashot, the son of the king. Upon his arrival 09Draskh1    55:4 | his way. In the course of his journey he was treated 09Draskh1    55:5 | majestic distinction befitting the progeny of a king. He treated Ashot 09Draskh1    55:6 | him the title “the son of a martyr”, and “my beloved 09Draskh1    55:9 | I went to the district of Derjan, where I remained for 09Draskh1    55:9 | I remained for a period of one month. Although during that 09Draskh1    55:10 | I might scandalize the minds of the weak. Subsequently, in accordance 09Draskh1    55:11 | this place, despite the weakness of their bodies, they led the 09Draskh1    55:11 | bodies, they led the lives of incorporeal beings, and surmounted the 09Draskh1    55:11 | and surmounted the tyrannical demands of ( their physical) needs. Through their 09Draskh1    55:11 | lives they carried the contest of virtue beyond the limits set 09Draskh1    55:11 | ordinance, and making themselves worthy of incomparable bliss, they were crowned 09Draskh1    55:12 | cavity dug in the depths of a cavern, which was difficult 09Draskh1    55:12 | a cavern, which was difficult of access and unfit for living 09Draskh1    55:12 | and unfit for living because of the ruggedness of the rocks 09Draskh1    55:12 | living because of the ruggedness of the rocks. Therein people, who 09Draskh1    55:13 | the rock where the source of our enlightenment ([i.e.], St. Grigor the 09Draskh1    55:13 | two days for the death of the blessed Mani. Here, prostrating 09Draskh1    55:13 | prostrating myself before the omnipotence of Christ, I went down to 09Draskh1    55:13 | comforted themselves from the heat of their sweaty toils and spiritual 09Draskh1    55:14 | also was surrounded with walls of solid rock, and was shut 09Draskh1    55:14 | The holy and immaculate hand of Gregory had drawn water from 09Draskh1    55:14 | a wretch, with the help of the palms of my hands 09Draskh1    55:14 | the help of the palms of my hands became worthy of 09Draskh1    55:14 | of my hands became worthy of tasting the water from the 09Draskh1    55:14 | water from the redeeming spring of him who renovated us, and 09Draskh1    55:15 | I took with me some of the blessed dirt from the 09Draskh1    55:15 | the venerable and spiritual treasure ( of relics) had been buried by 09Draskh1    55:16 | in the glens and fastnesses of the caves, I saw people 09Draskh1    55:16 | were poorly fed; as disciples of righteousness and descendants of virtue 09Draskh1    55:16 | disciples of righteousness and descendants of virtue, they spent their time 09Draskh1    55:17 | were scattered along the foot of the mountain, where their living 09Draskh1    55:18 | I went to the village of T’ordan, where was the retreat 09Draskh1    55:18 | T’ordan, where was the retreat of Saint Grigor. At this place 09Draskh1    55:18 | that is the living relics of the saints who passed through 09Draskh1    55:19 | Kindled by the fire of the Holy Spirit, they glittered 09Draskh1    55:19 | light and radiated the glory of God. Spending the night there 09Draskh1    55:19 | ash tree, which the hand of the blessed Illuminator had planted 09Draskh1    55:20 | lured by the flattering words of our kings, and, deceived by 09Draskh1    55:20 | they made in the name of God, I returned to Armenia 09Draskh1    55:21 | did not behold the results of the promises that they had 09Draskh1    55:21 | went astray along the path of iniquity, and because of our 09Draskh1    55:21 | path of iniquity, and because of our own (leaders) our wretched 09Draskh1    55:23 | his den in the city of Dvin, he was completely occupied 09Draskh1    55:23 | the king together with all of his naxarars 09Draskh1    55:24 | raised not a small amount of uproar as well as confusion 09Draskh1    55:24 | and generals in the regions of Her, Zarewand, Marand, and Naxjawan 09Draskh1    55:25 | ostikan saw the solid strength of Gagik, whom he had always 09Draskh1    55:25 | about to muster the multitude of his forces 09Draskh1    55:26 | Upon reaching the region of Mardastan, and the district of 09Draskh1    55:26 | of Mardastan, and the district of Tosb, he boasted arrogantly that 09Draskh1    55:27 | the Armenians saw the multitude of the Arab forces which had 09Draskh1    55:28 | armor, ascended to the flanks of the fortified mountains, or descended 09Draskh1    55:28 | or descended to the depths of valleys as well as the 09Draskh1    55:29 | Due to the swiftness of their flight back and forth 09Draskh1    55:29 | roses leaping over the mountains of Bethel,”—the enemy forces could 09Draskh1    55:30 | thoughts, thanks to the Providence of God, they departed from there 09Draskh1    55:30 | went to the southern regions of the district of Rotakk’, Her 09Draskh1    55:30 | southern regions of the district of Rotakk’, Her and Saghamas, and 09Draskh1    55:30 | from there to the city of Atrpatakan 09Draskh1    55:31 | ceaseless, unremitting, eternally loyal services of the sparapet Ashot, and his 09Draskh1    55:31 | he always heeded the advice of the wicked 09Draskh1    55:32 | about to invade the region of Vaspurakan, he sent to Atrpatakan 09Draskh1    55:32 | and pious princess, the mother of the sparapet, together with his 09Draskh1    55:32 | who were in the region of Naxjawan. He kept them under 09Draskh1    55:33 | his court. Upon the arrival of the latter, who had responded 09Draskh1    55:33 | who had responded immediately because of his fear for his family 09Draskh1    55:34 | saw that the turbid torrents of the wicked had withered, and 09Draskh1    55:35 | no harm from the invasions of the wicked adversary; the few 09Draskh1    55:36 | wise, prudent, and righteous prince of Andzewac’ik’, Atom, was of great 09Draskh1    55:36 | prince of Andzewac’ik’, Atom, was of great assistance to king Gagik 09Draskh1    55:36 | intelligence and especially by means of the divine Providence he drove 09Draskh1    55:36 | divine Providence he drove out of his land and his father’s 09Draskh1    55:36 | in warfare all the torrents of wickedness that had been brought 09Draskh1    55:37 | all the fire-sprinkling wickedness of the enraged Yusuf by taking 09Draskh1    55:37 | taking refuge under the wings of God 09Draskh1    55:38 | during these persecutions the prince of Mokk’ Grigor, together with his 09Draskh1    55:38 | a time met the requirements of his service to Gagik. He 09Draskh1    56:0 | The Return of King Ashot to His Fatherland 09Draskh1    56:0 | His Fatherland, and the Coronation of Ashot Sparapet; The War between 09Draskh1    56:0 | between the Latter; The Success of Katholikos Yovhannes in Appeasing Them 09Draskh1    56:1 | Ashot, the son of king Smbat, heard of all 09Draskh1    56:1 | son of king Smbat, heard of all the above matters while 09Draskh1    56:1 | was still in the domain of the Romans. Thereupon, with much 09Draskh1    56:1 | much gratitude and thoughtful promises of services, he asked for permission 09Draskh1    56:2 | The Emperor Constantine, in view of the favorable conditions of the 09Draskh1    56:2 | view of the favorable conditions of the time, willingly gave his 09Draskh1    56:2 | his consent to the request of Ashot, and prepared for him 09Draskh1    56:2 | many valuable gifts, great amounts of money, beautiful ornaments and weapons 09Draskh1    56:4 | However, as (the inhabitants of) the large dastakert Koghb hostilely 09Draskh1    56:5 | time, that Ashot, the sparapet of Armenia, immediately took leave of 09Draskh1    56:5 | of Armenia, immediately took leave of Yusuf and returned to the 09Draskh1    56:5 | returned to the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    56:6 | mind he crowned the sparapet of Armenia as king, and gird 09Draskh1    56:6 | sake, that is, the son of king Smbat, almost came to 09Draskh1    56:7 | his land completely ravaged, some of his people massacred, others taken 09Draskh1    56:7 | seized by Ashot, the son of king Smbat, and the Roman 09Draskh1    56:7 | forces, and also the rest of his estates and villages ransacked 09Draskh1    56:7 | one another in the heat of battle, and tried to outdo 09Draskh1    56:8 | And as both of them had been invested with 09Draskh1    56:9 | time, Smbat, the great prince of Siwnik’, came from the region 09Draskh1    56:9 | Siwnik’, came from the region of Vaspurakan to Ashot the son 09Draskh1    56:9 | Vaspurakan to Ashot the son of king Smbat. The latter received 09Draskh1    56:10 | descended prince Vasak, the brother of prince Grigor who was bereaved 09Draskh1    56:10 | prince Grigor who was bereaved of his child, and he also 09Draskh1    56:12 | returned from the distant land of my expatriation at the right 09Draskh1    56:12 | unity between them. Accordingly, both of them heeded me, and having 09Draskh1    56:12 | down among them the conditions of unity and peaceful co-existence 09Draskh1    57:0 | The Uprising of Vasak and Ashot against King 09Draskh1    57:0 | Their Defeat at the Hands of the Latter 09Draskh1    57:1 | Thereupon, king Ashot, the son of king (Smbat), came to the 09Draskh1    57:1 | Smbat), came to the region of Gugark’ near the great fortress 09Draskh1    57:1 | people living in the vicinity of the fortress to submission, and 09Draskh1    57:1 | Vasak and Ashot, two brothers of the Gnt’uni house, as commanders 09Draskh1    57:1 | the Gnt’uni house, as commanders of the fortress and overseers of 09Draskh1    57:1 | of the fortress and overseers of that province 09Draskh1    57:2 | him in the same manner of subservience 09Draskh1    57:3 | was a very small amount of provisions for the soldiers there 09Draskh1    57:5 | Ashot saw that the numbers of his forces had considerably decreased 09Draskh1    57:5 | much commotion, secretly summoned all of their forces; in order to 09Draskh1    57:5 | and those in the glens of the Caucasus, all in all 09Draskh1    57:6 | men) saw the great multitudes of the enemy forces surrounding them 09Draskh1    57:6 | called upon the high arm of the Lord, Who could pursue 09Draskh1    57:7 | crossing themselves with the sign of the cross, they arrayed their 09Draskh1    57:7 | cross, they arrayed their lines of battle with a huge outroar 09Draskh1    57:7 | armed with the manly armor of horsemen, they bravely and vigorously 09Draskh1    57:7 | upon them. At the twinkling of an eye they quickly cut 09Draskh1    57:7 | disperse four thousand armed soldiers of the enemy 09Draskh1    57:8 | Some of the latter they put to 09Draskh1    57:8 | certain Saracens, they put some of them to death, and amputated 09Draskh1    57:8 | noses as well as ears of the rest 09Draskh1    57:9 | took refuge with a few of his men in the fortress 09Draskh1    57:9 | his men in the fortress of Shamshulde 09Draskh1    57:10 | task, for like Gideon’s cake of barley they tumbled into the 09Draskh1    57:10 | they tumbled into the host of the foreigners and completely annihilated 09Draskh1    57:10 | much booty to the region of Iberia, to his most beloved 09Draskh1    57:11 | But the peaceful prince of Siwnik’ took leave of the 09Draskh1    57:11 | prince of Siwnik’ took leave of the son of the king 09Draskh1    57:11 | took leave of the son of the king at Mount Aragac 09Draskh1    57:11 | three brothers, Sahak, the lord of Siwnik’, Babgen and Vasak, who 09Draskh1    57:11 | domains after escaping the attack of Yusuf 09Draskh1    57:12 | Subsequently, being of one mind in wonderful harmony 09Draskh1    57:13 | Also the respective wives of the brothers who had been 09Draskh1    57:13 | were delivered from the hands of their captors after a period 09Draskh1    57:13 | their captors after a period of two years, and returned to 09Draskh1    57:13 | and returned to the tranquility of the court and chamber of 09Draskh1    57:13 | of the court and chamber of their lords 09Draskh1    57:14 | and Vasak, the legitimate satraps of the districts that surround the 09Draskh1    57:14 | districts that surround the Sea of Gegham, returned from the distant 09Draskh1    57:14 | returned from the distant land of their expatriation, and took over 09Draskh1    57:14 | and took over the rule of their hereditary realm 09Draskh1    58:1 | his namesake and the son of his paternal uncle, was not 09Draskh1    58:1 | that he had taken possession of the awans and agaraks surrounding 09Draskh1    58:1 | and agaraks surrounding the city of Vagharshapat 09Draskh1    58:2 | ready a great mob composed of numerous warriors and marauders, king 09Draskh1    58:2 | suddenly in the unexpected hours of the morning, and brought utter 09Draskh1    58:2 | utter destruction upon the forces of Ashot, while the latter was 09Draskh1    58:2 | taking cover in the village of Vaghawer 09Draskh1    58:3 | horse, the king plundered all of the possessions of the enemy 09Draskh1    58:3 | plundered all of the possessions of the enemy, their weapons, ornaments 09Draskh1    58:3 | he returned to the city of Vagharshapat, where he remained. But 09Draskh1    58:3 | Ashot came to the city of Dvin and stayed there 09Draskh1    58:4 | utter disgust at the son of king Smbat for the deadly 09Draskh1    58:5 | Although by means of my protest I tried to 09Draskh1    58:5 | that they might rid themselves of the cause of afflictions—even 09Draskh1    58:5 | rid themselves of the cause of afflictions—even though they yielded 09Draskh1    58:5 | consented to come to terms of reconciliation, they did not abide 09Draskh1    58:5 | other at the rebukable instigation of evil and jealousy 09Draskh1    58:6 | over the dignity and glory of their own families to foreigners 09Draskh1    58:6 | themselves. Thus, for a period of two years they fell upon 09Draskh1    58:8 | may, king Ashot, the son of king Smbat, went and married 09Draskh1    58:8 | went and married the daughter of the great prince Sahak, who 09Draskh1    58:9 | After the investiture of the crown that the ostikan 09Draskh1    58:9 | with him also the forces of his father-in-law prince 09Draskh1    58:9 | he came to the gates of the city of Dvin, for 09Draskh1    58:9 | the gates of the city of Dvin, for the other king 09Draskh1    58:10 | I always pleaded in favor of peace with the two sides 09Draskh1    58:11 | However, Ashot, the son of king Smbat, putting his hopes 09Draskh1    58:11 | his hopes in the strength of his forces, and his own 09Draskh1    58:12 | due to the restless fears of Grigor, the brother-in-law 09Draskh1    58:12 | Grigor, the brother-in-law of the king’s son (Ashot Erkat’ 09Draskh1    58:12 | Ashot Erkat’), and the son of prince Sewaday, the forces of 09Draskh1    58:12 | of prince Sewaday, the forces of Ashot, the son of king 09Draskh1    58:12 | forces of Ashot, the son of king Smbat, turned to flight 09Draskh1    58:12 | before the enemy and many of them were felled by the 09Draskh1    58:12 | in accordance with the words of the sage, that “the Lord 09Draskh1    58:13 | Subsequently, the son of king Smbat went to the 09Draskh1    58:13 | went to the great prince of Iberia, Gurgen, and receiving from 09Draskh1    58:13 | from him a great number of soldiers, arrived at the city 09Draskh1    58:13 | soldiers, arrived at the city of Vagharshapat, but on this occasion 09Draskh1    58:13 | and wisely accepted the benefit of mutual friendship 09Draskh1    58:14 | the districts along the shore of the Sea of Gegham as 09Draskh1    58:14 | the shore of the Sea of Gegham as his inheritance, died 09Draskh1    58:14 | by him in the village of Noratunk’ 09Draskh1    59:0 | King Ashot, the Son of King Smbat, Makes War against 09Draskh1    59:1 | Then, Ashot, the son of king Smbat, went to the 09Draskh1    59:1 | latter as well as all of his troops, he went to 09Draskh1    59:1 | he went to the province of Uti in order to pacify 09Draskh1    59:1 | to pacify the brutal insurrection of Movses, whom he himself had 09Draskh1    59:1 | commander over the barbaric tribes of the province of Uti 09Draskh1    59:1 | barbaric tribes of the province of Uti 09Draskh1    59:2 | who ruled over the region of Gugark’ which is near the 09Draskh1    59:2 | which is near the gates of the Alans, came to the 09Draskh1    59:2 | Alans, came to the assistance of the king with a large 09Draskh1    59:3 | when Movses saw the multitude of the forces coming to him 09Draskh1    59:3 | also gathered a large melange of daring but disorderly forces, rushing 09Draskh1    59:3 | to drive the king out of their domicile 09Draskh1    59:6 | his force, that was composed of the choicest warriors, with bows 09Draskh1    59:6 | setting out like a company of brigands, soon reached the end 09Draskh1    59:6 | brigands, soon reached the end of the valley, where Movses was 09Draskh1    59:6 | was holding out with all of his forces. There they fell 09Draskh1    59:7 | When the forces of Movses saw the intensity of 09Draskh1    59:7 | of Movses saw the intensity of the adversary, they were suddenly 09Draskh1    59:8 | found asylum in the province of Siwnik’ near prince Smbat, with 09Draskh1    59:8 | to find a way out of his problems 09Draskh1    59:9 | was delayed in the province of Uti trying to pacify the 09Draskh1    59:9 | the stiff-necked, fractious inhabitants of the land, Movses departed unexpectedly 09Draskh1    59:9 | departed unexpectedly from the region of Sisakan, and decided to go 09Draskh1    59:9 | go to the great chorepiscopus of Canark’, in order to win 09Draskh1    59:10 | the king was made aware of these foreboding things, he immediately 09Draskh1    59:10 | his horse through the lines of the well-armed soldiery of 09Draskh1    59:10 | of the well-armed soldiery of Movses, caught up with him 09Draskh1    59:11 | king went to the district of Shirak, where he summoned with 09Draskh1    59:11 | in-law, Gurgen the prince of Iberia. He was not yet 09Draskh1    59:11 | He was not yet aware of the conspiracy that they had 09Draskh1    59:11 | had set against him because of their wicked jealousy. They met 09Draskh1    59:11 | one another in the village of Orman, where Ashot honored them 09Draskh1    59:12 | unsuccessful in opening the gate of destruction there due to heavenly 09Draskh1    59:13 | But, the former thought of plotting against the king under 09Draskh1    59:13 | the king under the guise of friendship, and having laid snares 09Draskh1    59:13 | suddenly attacked with the intention of putting him to death unnoticed 09Draskh1    59:14 | shortly before this, becoming aware of the conspiracy, the king hastily 09Draskh1    59:14 | took with him the son of his brother Abas, as well 09Draskh1    59:14 | hunt, went to the province of Uti 09Draskh1    59:16 | between them as a result of the preconceived wickedness above, which 09Draskh1    59:16 | above, which bore the stench of death 09Draskh1    59:17 | may, Vasak, the hereditary lord of Geghark’unik’, apprehensive of the king 09Draskh1    59:17 | hereditary lord of Geghark’unik’, apprehensive of the king, asked for a 09Draskh1    59:17 | at the coming and going of the king in and out 09Draskh1    59:17 | the king in and out of his territory 09Draskh1    59:18 | I myself received the letter of assurance from the king and 09Draskh1    59:18 | and as one who is of the same mind as well 09Draskh1    59:19 | inclined to believe the words of some who maintained that Vasak 09Draskh1    59:19 | and that these were full of cunning advice. For this reason 09Draskh1    59:19 | Ashot bound him with fetters of iron and confined him in 09Draskh1    59:19 | confined him in the fortress of Kayean 09Draskh1    59:21 | word, might do something unbecoming ( of him). Thus, laying my trust 09Draskh1    59:21 | my trust in the succor of heaven, I postponed the care 09Draskh1    59:21 | heaven, I postponed the care of the above matter to another 09Draskh1    60:0 | by Him; On the Works of Other Princes 09Draskh1    60:1 | certain Hagarite by the name of P’arkini, who placed on the 09Draskh1    60:1 | who placed on the head of king Gagik’ the crown that 09Draskh1    60:2 | the caliph a large amount of gold and silver, part of 09Draskh1    60:2 | of gold and silver, part of which was in lieu of 09Draskh1    60:2 | of which was in lieu of the royal tribute, while the 09Draskh1    60:3 | threatened him with intimidating words of imminent destruction 09Draskh1    60:4 | him—enticed by the words of certain malignant slanderers, drowned the 09Draskh1    60:4 | malignant slanderers, drowned the voice of his great wisdom, and began 09Draskh1    60:5 | And when the frost of the winter season disappeared, both 09Draskh1    60:5 | the winter season disappeared, both of them respectively levied soldiers and 09Draskh1    60:5 | same place in the village of Axayeank’, they arrayed the warriors 09Draskh1    60:5 | arrayed the warriors in line of battle opposite one another 09Draskh1    60:6 | Then, the foremost members of the nobility admonished both of 09Draskh1    60:6 | of the nobility admonished both of them for their arrogance and 09Draskh1    60:6 | to display themselves as exemplars of total virtue and fortitude. Thus 09Draskh1    60:6 | them to make a treaty of peace between themselves. Then, the 09Draskh1    60:6 | by Christ and the intercession of the Holy Cross 09Draskh1    60:7 | immediately came to the gates of Dvin, where he shed much 09Draskh1    60:8 | time, Smbat, the great prince of the Sisakan house, as well 09Draskh1    60:8 | overlord, who tyrannized the district of Goght’n at that time. They 09Draskh1    60:8 | been given to the tyrant of Goght’n by the ostikan Yusuf 09Draskh1    60:9 | in combat with the din of battle 09Draskh1    60:10 | right then, when the forces of the Hagarites had raised an 09Draskh1    60:10 | outcry almost at the point of defeat in order to turn 09Draskh1    60:10 | their heels, the Gibeonite forces of prince Smbat which were situated 09Draskh1    60:10 | situated on the left-rear of the latter’s brother Vasak, suddenly 09Draskh1    60:10 | and came to the city of Naxjawan 09Draskh1    60:11 | The corpse of the handsome youth was recovered 09Draskh1    60:12 | Ashot had forced the city of Dvin to submit to him 09Draskh1    60:12 | with him Atrnerseh, the king of Iberia, and they both declared 09Draskh1    60:13 | Ashot and Abas, the brother of Ashot son of Smbat, had 09Draskh1    60:13 | the brother of Ashot son of Smbat, had come to (the 09Draskh1    60:13 | had come to (the aid of) Gurgen with a multitude, yet 09Draskh1    60:14 | Nevertheless, even the inaccessible nature of the place could not ward 09Draskh1    60:14 | ward off entirely the assault of the enemy, who raised before 09Draskh1    60:14 | before them the protective shield of the multitude of their peltasts 09Draskh1    60:14 | protective shield of the multitude of their peltasts, and armed with 09Draskh1    60:14 | swords wounded and felled many of them, until the rebels promised 09Draskh1    60:14 | to them, and sought terms of peace. As for the destruction 09Draskh1    60:14 | as much as the amount of the damage 09Draskh1    60:15 | thus on the very verge of coming to terms of peace 09Draskh1    60:15 | verge of coming to terms of peace, a messenger suddenly came 09Draskh1    60:15 | ill tidings from the province of Uti, and informed him of 09Draskh1    60:15 | of Uti, and informed him of the incursion of his father 09Draskh1    60:15 | informed him of the incursion of his father-in-law Sahak 09Draskh1    60:15 | his father-in-law Sahak, of the latter’s vehement ransacking of 09Draskh1    60:15 | of the latter’s vehement ransacking of everything, the seizure of the 09Draskh1    60:15 | ransacking of everything, the seizure of the fortresses in Dzorap’or by 09Draskh1    60:15 | as well as the driving of the fugitives of the land 09Draskh1    60:15 | the driving of the fugitives of the land to the fortresses 09Draskh1    60:15 | the land to the fortresses of his domain, and his retreat 09Draskh1    60:15 | retreat into the mountainous regions of his province 09Draskh1    60:16 | Upon hearing of this, Atrnerseh, the most vigorous 09Draskh1    60:16 | most vigorous and prudent king of Iberia, put aside the task 09Draskh1    60:16 | and willingly sent king Ashot of Armenia to go and settle 09Draskh1    60:16 | go and settle the affair of prince Sahak 09Draskh1    60:17 | first saw that the fortress of Kayean had been seized by 09Draskh1    60:17 | Sahak, and Vasak, the lord of Siwnik’, who was imprisoned there 09Draskh1    60:17 | and sent to the house of his father. Also, Sahak released 09Draskh1    60:18 | sword, had forced the inhabitants of the land to migrate with 09Draskh1    60:18 | their families to the fastnesses of his realm. And as it 09Draskh1    60:18 | it was near the time of harvest, he had ordered the 09Draskh1    60:19 | land, neither fearing the multitude of the forces of the princes 09Draskh1    60:19 | the multitude of the forces of the princes, nor considering the 09Draskh1    60:19 | princes, nor considering the paucity of his troops, he set out 09Draskh1    60:19 | pitched camp in the glens of a hill on the western 09Draskh1    60:19 | hill on the western side of the valley of Tawush with 09Draskh1    60:19 | western side of the valley of Tawush with the intention to 09Draskh1    60:21 | Then, he sent one of the bishops as an envoy 09Draskh1    60:21 | which you deemed me worthy of such severe disaster, such as 09Draskh1    60:23 | the prince heard the words of the envoy, he considered it 09Draskh1    60:23 | considered it perhaps not worthy of an answer, and becoming ever 09Draskh1    60:24 | said this, he marshalled all of his forces, more than eight 09Draskh1    60:24 | shields, so that the semblance of an impregnable bastion might be 09Draskh1    60:25 | to the other in front of the peltasts 09Draskh1    60:26 | When the sun rose, flashes of light sparkled from the multitude 09Draskh1    60:26 | light sparkled from the multitude of unsheathed swords, helmets, brazen plates 09Draskh1    60:27 | the king saw the vastness of the multitude of armed forces 09Draskh1    60:27 | the vastness of the multitude of armed forces that were around 09Draskh1    60:27 | he left behind the hundreds of men who had been exhausted 09Draskh1    60:27 | who had been exhausted because of the long journey, and having 09Draskh1    60:28 | before God the solemn oath of the prince, the king said 09Draskh1    60:28 | have been in any kind of error, or if I have 09Draskh1    60:29 | Then he attached the text of the oath to the mantle 09Draskh1    60:29 | the oath to the mantle of the cross which he was 09Draskh1    60:30 | the enemy in the twinkling of an eye, he drove every 09Draskh1    60:30 | in valleys, in the depths of glens, and in the dense 09Draskh1    60:30 | and in the dense thickets of the forests. Perhaps no one 09Draskh1    60:31 | king also seized the fortress of Gardman, and brought the entire 09Draskh1    60:32 | struck with a vain fear of death, the king reasoned as 09Draskh1    60:32 | follows: “Should I let go of the prince and his son 09Draskh1    60:33 | mindless apprehension, he blinded both of them without considering that the 09Draskh1    60:33 | without considering that the Providence of God, Which saved him on 09Draskh1    60:34 | The accomplishment of such a wicked deed made 09Draskh1    61:0 | The Rise of Yusuf in Rebellion; The Appointment 09Draskh1    61:0 | Yusuf in Rebellion; The Appointment of Subuki as Ostikan, and the 09Draskh1    61:0 | as Ostikan, and the Works of the Latter 09Draskh1    61:1 | his fat belly, sent one of his ministers (naxarar) against him 09Draskh1    61:2 | Thus, the grace of God called upon king Gagik 09Draskh1    61:3 | seized by the caliph, one of his (Yusuf’s) most venerable servants 09Draskh1    61:3 | a man by the name of Subuki, who had been set 09Draskh1    61:3 | caliph as ostikan in place of Yusuf 09Draskh1    61:4 | than Yusuf, made a treaty of peaceful coexistence with Ashot on 09Draskh1    61:4 | and granted him the title of shahanshah 09Draskh1    61:5 | his heart the wicked venom of envy, which they always tried 09Draskh1    61:5 | sent them to the region of the district of Chuash 09Draskh1    61:5 | the region of the district of Chuash 09Draskh1    61:6 | Although the inhabitants of the district had been previously 09Draskh1    61:6 | district had been previously aware of the wicked incursion of the 09Draskh1    61:6 | aware of the wicked incursion of the enemy, they had been 09Draskh1    61:6 | and plundering the entire extent of the district, took much booty 09Draskh1    61:8 | with the latter for terms of submission 09Draskh1    61:9 | certain Georg Hawnuni, a man of clerical rank, to the ostikan 09Draskh1    61:9 | and prizes, and sought terms of peace. The ostikan accepted the 09Draskh1    61:10 | Thus, the incursions of the enemy were stopped, and 09Draskh1    61:10 | were stopped, and the domain of king Gagik enjoyed a life 09Draskh1    61:10 | king Gagik enjoyed a life of peace and tranquillity, safe from 09Draskh1    61:10 | tranquillity, safe from the attacks of outsiders 09Draskh1    62:0 | The Rebellion of Vasak, and the Subordination of 09Draskh1    62:0 | of Vasak, and the Subordination of the Latter by Ashot 09Draskh1    62:1 | Subsequently, Ashot uncovered the layers of a rebellion organized by the 09Draskh1    62:1 | who was set in charge of the fortress of Shamshulde, and 09Draskh1    62:1 | in charge of the fortress of Shamshulde, and the treason that 09Draskh1    62:1 | and surrendered to prince Gurgen of Iberia with the promise of 09Draskh1    62:1 | of Iberia with the promise of turning over to him the 09Draskh1    62:1 | him in return the stronghold of Krust in his own provinces 09Draskh1    62:2 | immediately complied with the wishes of Vasak, and sent him a 09Draskh1    62:3 | killed by the armed forces of the province of Vur sometime 09Draskh1    62:3 | armed forces of the province of Vur sometime prior to this 09Draskh1    62:3 | to this, at the time of his departure, the prince entrusted 09Draskh1    62:4 | bringing him before the gates of the fortress, asked Vasak to 09Draskh1    62:5 | However, the guards of the fortress refused to hand 09Draskh1    62:6 | for war against the men of the fortress, the guards immediately 09Draskh1    62:6 | guards immediately informed the shahanshah ( of their condition), and the latter 09Draskh1    62:7 | Upon the arrival of Ashot at that place, Gurgen 09Draskh1    62:7 | driven away from the gates of the fortress. Yet, the guards 09Draskh1    62:9 | opened before them the door of the secret passageway and they 09Draskh1    62:10 | But when the men of the fortress learned of the 09Draskh1    62:10 | men of the fortress learned of the guards’ deadly and insidious 09Draskh1    62:10 | fought fiercely against the forces of Gurgen in the hope that 09Draskh1    62:11 | But Ashot, being unaware of these circumstances, thought that the 09Draskh1    62:11 | circumstances, thought that the men of the fortress had turned against 09Draskh1    62:12 | However, the men of the fortress, raising their voices 09Draskh1    62:12 | above, made the king aware of the circumstances, namely that they 09Draskh1    62:12 | were fighting against the forces of Gurgen seemingly on his (Ashot’s 09Draskh1    62:14 | Subsequently, the gates of the fortress were opened before 09Draskh1    62:14 | he had all the forces of Gurgen taken into custody, and 09Draskh1    62:14 | a few days deprived all of them of their eyes, nose 09Draskh1    62:14 | days deprived all of them of their eyes, nose and ears 09Draskh1    62:15 | became his subjects. By means of the propitious Providence of God 09Draskh1    62:15 | means of the propitious Providence of God he gradually became more 09Draskh1    63:0 | The Rebellion of Prince Amram, and the Defeat 09Draskh1    63:0 | Prince Amram, and the Defeat of the Shahanshah Ashot 09Draskh1    63:1 | once again at the province of Uti, and admonished with harsh 09Draskh1    63:1 | their barbarous mores by means of well-suited words as if 09Draskh1    63:2 | out arrived at the district of Kotayk’, from where he immediately 09Draskh1    63:2 | the other king, the son of his paternal uncle, who was 09Draskh1    63:2 | called Ashot, so that because of the moral obligations of a 09Draskh1    63:2 | because of the moral obligations of a common ancestry, and on 09Draskh1    63:2 | common ancestry, and on behalf of their mutual benefit they might 09Draskh1    63:2 | or turned into a refuge of brigands 09Draskh1    63:4 | King Ashot also being of the same mind, accepted the 09Draskh1    63:4 | with friendship, and immediately both of us set out to meet 09Draskh1    63:5 | to them, they cleansed themselves of the mist of the shadowy 09Draskh1    63:5 | cleansed themselves of the mist of the shadowy confusion of wicked 09Draskh1    63:5 | mist of the shadowy confusion of wicked thoughts, and agreeing with 09Draskh1    63:6 | Soon both of them arrived at the gates 09Draskh1    63:6 | them arrived at the gates of the capital city of Dvin 09Draskh1    63:6 | gates of the capital city of Dvin, where they put an 09Draskh1    63:6 | an end to the aberration of the heathen officers, and brought 09Draskh1    63:6 | and festivities held in honor of one another, the so called 09Draskh1    63:6 | went to his beloved province of Uti 09Draskh1    63:7 | same region. For (the governor of the land) whose name was 09Draskh1    63:7 | shahanshah had placed in charge of the transactions of the province 09Draskh1    63:7 | in charge of the transactions of the province, stumbled into darkness 09Draskh1    63:7 | province, stumbled into darkness because of his wicked thoughts, and having 09Draskh1    63:8 | decided to enter the service of Gurgen, a foreigner (anbnikn) who 09Draskh1    63:8 | who was the presiding prince of the land of Gamirk’. He 09Draskh1    63:8 | presiding prince of the land of Gamirk’. He also won over 09Draskh1    63:9 | Subsequently, making the fortress of Tawush ready for immediate use 09Draskh1    63:9 | his family in the security of its fastness, so that unoccupied 09Draskh1    63:10 | Ashot came to the province of Uti, he saw that the 09Draskh1    63:10 | he saw that the majority of the people had abandoned and 09Draskh1    63:10 | for a very small number of unimportant men 09Draskh1    63:11 | and came to the king of Egrisi, giving him the assurance 09Draskh1    63:11 | count on their former treaty of friendship, whereby he could expect 09Draskh1    63:11 | acquire desirable results. The king of Egrisi received Ashot with friendship 09Draskh1    63:14 | as well as the rest of the rebellious brigands with him 09Draskh1    63:14 | with him, summoned great numbers of forces to their succor from 09Draskh1    63:14 | pine forests along the bank of the River Kur 09Draskh1    63:15 | them into the narrow defile of a fortress, where there was 09Draskh1    63:16 | and annoyed by the thought of their insecure state 09Draskh1    63:18 | When Ashot became aware of this, he was struck with 09Draskh1    63:18 | affirming by oath the allegiance of his kinsmen and advisers, prepared 09Draskh1    63:18 | them unexpectedly in the middle of the night, cut through the 09Draskh1    63:19 | the gorge at the entrance of that place, and subjected all 09Draskh1    63:20 | since that time the outcome of Ashot’s invasions were not successful 09Draskh1    63:21 | thoughts, and abandoned the sweetness of divine worship. Following the manner 09Draskh1    63:21 | divine worship. Following the manner of the Pharisees, he enforced his 09Draskh1    63:21 | could not attain the conclusion of his salvation 09Draskh1    64:0 | The Temperance of King Gagik; The Discharge of 09Draskh1    64:0 | of King Gagik; The Discharge of the Ostikan Yusuf, and His 09Draskh1    64:1 | possible and devoted the rest of his life to the benefit 09Draskh1    64:1 | his life to the benefit of the people. For he strove 09Draskh1    64:2 | was able to please all of his neighbors and relatives, whom 09Draskh1    64:2 | as well as the rest of his relatives and people who 09Draskh1    64:3 | to his side the hearts of some, who had been pleased 09Draskh1    64:3 | had been pleased by means of gratuities, by the news of 09Draskh1    64:3 | of gratuities, by the news of peace. On the other hand 09Draskh1    64:5 | so that the holy foundations of the Church remained undisturbed. Prosperity 09Draskh1    64:5 | were granted by the grace of God, and in this way 09Draskh1    64:5 | In accordance with the word of the sage, “Wisdom was praised 09Draskh1    64:5 | and attended constantly the gates of princes, (and) (. . .) spoke boldly 09Draskh1    64:6 | adversaries appeared in the province of Egypt, which is in the 09Draskh1    64:6 | which is in the region of Arabia. Also, many horsemen, brigands 09Draskh1    64:6 | swordsmen rose on the borders of T’urk’astan, and together tried to 09Draskh1    64:7 | they stormed the royal city of Babylon, as well as almost 09Draskh1    64:7 | as almost the entire extent of the caliph’s realm, and fought 09Draskh1    64:7 | lower region with the blood of those that were killed, took 09Draskh1    64:8 | the royal court, in view of the advent of such calamities 09Draskh1    64:8 | in view of the advent of such calamities, attempted to attribute 09Draskh1    64:8 | attempted to attribute the cause of the disaster to one another 09Draskh1    64:8 | they shed a great amount of one another’s blood. To be 09Draskh1    64:8 | To be sure the ecstasy of their evil wickedness crushed them 09Draskh1    64:8 | bitter clusters under the press of Sodom 09Draskh1    64:9 | from confinement Yusuf, the ostikan of Persia, Armenia, Georgia, and Albania 09Draskh1    64:9 | latter in his former position of authority, because, he argued, Yusuf 09Draskh1    64:10 | to the attacks and incursions of the enemy within the confines 09Draskh1    64:10 | the enemy within the confines of his own province 09Draskh1    64:11 | sent him with a detachment of forces to his former post 09Draskh1    64:11 | on his enemies the venom of wicked vengeance 09Draskh1    64:12 | he quickly reached the province of Korduk’ 09Draskh1    64:13 | king Gagik had been informed of his coming, he anticipated it 09Draskh1    64:13 | by forcing all the people of his land to flee, and 09Draskh1    64:13 | in the secure mountain glens of Kogovit and Caghkotn, whereat he 09Draskh1    64:13 | a chance that the people of Christ may not fall into 09Draskh1    64:13 | not fall into the hands of the conquerors, and may escape 09Draskh1    64:13 | and may escape becoming victims of the beastly Ishmaelite sword, and 09Draskh1    64:13 | shattered by the disorderly faith of Hagar 09Draskh1    64:14 | Thus, having placed the caravan of the refugees at the rear 09Draskh1    64:14 | the refugees at the rear ( of his army), the king and 09Draskh1    64:15 | Likewise the great prince of Andzewac’ik’, Atom, with ingenious prudence 09Draskh1    64:15 | thoughtful care led the people of his province to the mountain 09Draskh1    64:15 | province to the mountain fastnesses of his realm, and sheltered them 09Draskh1    64:15 | sheltered them in the security of the depths of valleys, mountain 09Draskh1    64:15 | the security of the depths of valleys, mountain gorges and the 09Draskh1    64:16 | having stopped within the confines of Korduk’ for a few days 09Draskh1    64:16 | and having reached the province of Andzewac’ik’ pitched camp there. He 09Draskh1    64:17 | oppressive defeat to the advantage of the people and not sparing 09Draskh1    64:17 | surety from among the members of the azat class 09Draskh1    64:18 | he marched in the direction of the Akanik’ mountain and came 09Draskh1    64:18 | and came to the district of Aghbak, where he saw the 09Draskh1    64:19 | like an Indian divesting himself of the dark color of his 09Draskh1    64:19 | himself of the dark color of his complexion, and having covered 09Draskh1    64:19 | having covered the true color of his soul, he assumed the 09Draskh1    64:20 | himself. He also reminded Gagik of the gratitude that he owed 09Draskh1    64:21 | in any way the course of Yusuf’s wicked thoughts 09Draskh1    64:22 | he kept wicked thoughts out of his mind, and with some 09Draskh1    64:22 | the second course, namely that of paying two or three times 09Draskh1    64:22 | or three times the amount of the tribute, and all of 09Draskh1    64:22 | of the tribute, and all of the royal bekar, so that 09Draskh1    64:22 | he maintained that “the outcome of wars was death, and an 09Draskh1    64:22 | to death meant the bottom of hell 09Draskh1    64:23 | and having gathered from all of his relatives, the azats, the 09Draskh1    64:23 | silver, gold and great amounts of money, as well as horses 09Draskh1    64:24 | and came to the region of the districts of Her and 09Draskh1    64:24 | the region of the districts of Her and Zarewand in the 09Draskh1    64:24 | Zarewand in the province (sic) of Rotakk’. But as he himself 09Draskh1    64:24 | headed for the great city of Ray, which is in Persia 09Draskh1    64:24 | certain man by the name of Nasr, who was called Subuki 09Draskh1    64:24 | and officials in the region of Albania and Atrpatakan 09Draskh1    64:25 | vengeance and closed the passes of the Hagarite desert, which they 09Draskh1    64:25 | they falsely call ’the house of Abraham’, until the travelers were 09Draskh1    64:25 | all cut down. The numbers of the slain were estimated to 09Draskh1    64:26 | They took captive the wives of the caliph as well as 09Draskh1    64:26 | as well as other people of renown, who were wont to 09Draskh1    64:26 | route. Having taken great amounts of money, gold and silver as 09Draskh1    64:27 | the events narrated above, one of Yusuf ’s venerable servants, whose 09Draskh1    64:27 | man who held the post of ostikan after Yusuf’s confinement to 09Draskh1    64:27 | prosperous—died in the city of Ardabil. Wherever there was the 09Draskh1    64:27 | the opportunity, Yusuf took possession of his treasures and riches to 09Draskh1    64:27 | and riches to the satisfaction of his avarice 09Draskh1    65:0 | The Princes of Sisakan are Brought into Danger 09Draskh1    65:1 | forth and reached the city of Naxjawan, where he remained for 09Draskh1    65:1 | he remained for a number of days, as his wife was 09Draskh1    65:1 | he succumbed to the delights of pagan customs 09Draskh1    65:2 | this, Babgen, the younger brother of Smbat the prince of Sisakan 09Draskh1    65:2 | brother of Smbat the prince of Sisakan, confronted him. He entertained 09Draskh1    65:2 | to acquire his paternal inheritance, of which he considered himself deprived 09Draskh1    65:3 | Nasr cunningly opened the gate of pity before him, and laconically 09Draskh1    65:3 | he (Nasr) might rob both of them who had been deceived 09Draskh1    65:3 | also summoned Sahak, the lord of Siwnik’ in a sympathetic spirit 09Draskh1    65:3 | Siwnik’ in a sympathetic spirit of friendship 09Draskh1    65:4 | and in a certain state of lethargy, he made a treaty 09Draskh1    65:4 | or even perceiving the outcome of the design 09Draskh1    65:5 | having allied himself with both of them by word and not 09Draskh1    65:5 | him to the capital city of Dvin, so that every one 09Draskh1    65:5 | every one respectively being assured of his safety in that place 09Draskh1    65:5 | could tend to the welfare of the others 09Draskh1    65:6 | Thus, because of such insidious deceit they set 09Draskh1    65:6 | they were approaching the komopolis of K’arunj, Nasr was confronted by 09Draskh1    65:6 | princes and the glorious nahapets of the noble families of the 09Draskh1    65:6 | nahapets of the noble families of the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    65:6 | noble families of the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    65:7 | he set aside the concealment of his wicked intention, and getting 09Draskh1    65:7 | on the latter, bound all of them with iron fetters, and 09Draskh1    65:8 | when daylight shed the darkness of night, he mounted the captives 09Draskh1    65:8 | mules, and entered the city of Dvin. He took with him 09Draskh1    65:8 | with him Sahak the lord of Siwnik’ together with his brother 09Draskh1    65:9 | prison. Thus, the deadly deception of the southerly gale condemned the 09Draskh1    65:9 | to incarceration, bonds and danger of death 09Draskh1    65:10 | Having heard of the severity of the agonies 09Draskh1    65:10 | Having heard of the severity of the agonies which our faithful 09Draskh1    65:10 | the heathens at the hands of the wicked Hagarite’s stormy tempests 09Draskh1    65:10 | bitter distress, as is characteristic of human nature 09Draskh1    65:11 | fear, waited at the threshold of my house, and begged me 09Draskh1    65:11 | the scourge. They reminded me of the command of the Lord 09Draskh1    65:11 | reminded me of the command of the Lord: “You will be 09Draskh1    65:12 | as much from my fear of temporary death, but because I 09Draskh1    65:12 | I considered the furious rage of the heathen aberration, and feared 09Draskh1    65:12 | feared that the hidden snares of her satanic deception might entangle 09Draskh1    65:12 | deception might entangle the clerics of the church, or bring upon 09Draskh1    65:12 | along with the disreputable customs of the heathen, which would be 09Draskh1    65:13 | Thus, seemingly crazed and out of our wits, we sought the 09Draskh1    65:13 | wits, we sought the grace of God to show us (the 09Draskh1    65:13 | course). And when the darkness of the night disappeared, and it 09Draskh1    65:13 | dawn, suddenly, at the twinkling of an eye, the darkness of 09Draskh1    65:13 | of an eye, the darkness of night once again surrounded us 09Draskh1    65:14 | Subsequently, reflecting upon the rarity of the phenomenon, (and realizing) that 09Draskh1    65:14 | the time for an eclipse of the sun, we acknowledged this 09Draskh1    65:14 | Lord God. Thereafter, the confusion of the turmoil forced each one 09Draskh1    65:14 | the turmoil forced each one of the congregation to get away 09Draskh1    65:14 | get away from the trial of those threats 09Draskh1    65:15 | follow them on the heels of their sins, but hastened with 09Draskh1    65:15 | from there, before the advent of the danger. I took as 09Draskh1    65:15 | Elijah and Peter, the head of the apostles 09Draskh1    65:16 | Subsequently, leaving the Monastery of the Caves (Ayric’ Vank’), which 09Draskh1    65:16 | Vank’), which was the residence of the blessed Sahak, and is 09Draskh1    65:16 | is located in the ravines of Mount Gegh, in a small 09Draskh1    65:16 | there went to the hermitage of the celibate hermits on the 09Draskh1    65:16 | celibate hermits on the island of Sewan 09Draskh1    65:17 | We were deprived of all of our human and 09Draskh1    65:17 | We were deprived of all of our human and animal possessions 09Draskh1    65:17 | animal possessions, and only thought of our salvation. Here, the brethren 09Draskh1    65:17 | our salvation. Here, the brethren of the congregation joined us in 09Draskh1    65:17 | in Sewan for a period of four days with firm hope 09Draskh1    65:18 | Thereupon, all of our minds seemed to embark 09Draskh1    65:18 | were stored within the depths of our minds 09Draskh1    65:19 | so that by the will of God his mind might be 09Draskh1    65:19 | Sion might not be deprived of the children of her nuptial 09Draskh1    65:19 | be deprived of the children of her nuptial chamber, and we 09Draskh1    65:19 | edifice might bless the name of our God 09Draskh1    65:20 | thus, those who became aware of this idea considered it to 09Draskh1    65:20 | arrived at the small fortress of Biwrakan, my own dzerakert which 09Draskh1    65:21 | to Nasr, and reminded him of the horrible afflictions that he 09Draskh1    65:22 | me with a solemn oath ( of my safety), with my mind 09Draskh1    65:22 | would remain at the threshold of the church of my house 09Draskh1    65:22 | the threshold of the church of my house, where I would 09Draskh1    65:23 | in accordance with the precepts of their Koran and with whatever 09Draskh1    65:23 | Koran and with whatever terms of their religion that could be 09Draskh1    65:23 | mind from all fears, whether of external attacks or of internal 09Draskh1    65:23 | whether of external attacks or of internal turmoils, of physical threats 09Draskh1    65:23 | attacks or of internal turmoils, of physical threats or remote intimidations 09Draskh1    65:24 | things and by the will of God remain at the threshold 09Draskh1    65:24 | God remain at the threshold of our sanctuary 09Draskh1    66:0 | The Capture of the Fortress of Biwrakan and 09Draskh1    66:0 | The Capture of the Fortress of Biwrakan and the Carnage that 09Draskh1    66:1 | But a certain judge of the unlawful religion of Muhammad 09Draskh1    66:1 | judge of the unlawful religion of Muhammad, a man aged by 09Draskh1    66:1 | by wickedness, always tried out of complete animosity to mar the 09Draskh1    66:1 | he made the bizarre outbursts of his mind and the bitterness 09Draskh1    66:1 | his mind and the bitterness of his heart’s bile reach the 09Draskh1    66:1 | heart’s bile reach the ear of Nasr 09Draskh1    66:2 | maintained, “to come to terms of peace with the Christians, who 09Draskh1    66:2 | in particular with the lawgiver of their aberrant sect, who always 09Draskh1    66:2 | blasphemous words against the doctrines of our faith, and calls the 09Draskh1    66:2 | Arabs, who are the disciples of Muhammad, dogs and wolves 09Draskh1    66:3 | even greater extent by means of your peace treaty with him 09Draskh1    66:3 | wish to become the guardian of his doctrine you shall regret 09Draskh1    66:4 | large army to take possession of the fortified Monastery of the 09Draskh1    66:4 | possession of the fortified Monastery of the Caves (Vank’ Ayrin), where 09Draskh1    66:4 | well as the beautiful ornaments of the churches of the sectarian 09Draskh1    66:4 | beautiful ornaments of the churches of the sectarian katholikos.” “Subsequently, you 09Draskh1    66:4 | to go immediately in quest of the leader of the Christian 09Draskh1    66:4 | in quest of the leader of the Christian aberration, and bring 09Draskh1    66:4 | having ransacked all the possessions of the latter, let them bear 09Draskh1    66:5 | Those that were of the same mind as the 09Draskh1    66:5 | and infantry, to the monastery of the celibate priests which is 09Draskh1    66:5 | a cave to the northeast of the komopolis of Garni 09Draskh1    66:5 | the northeast of the komopolis of Garni 09Draskh1    66:6 | to their excessive agonies some of the victims yielded their souls 09Draskh1    66:6 | and reached the blissful goal of their expectations, which is reserved 09Draskh1    66:7 | they ravaged the entire ornamentation of the Church of Christ, namely 09Draskh1    66:7 | entire ornamentation of the Church of Christ, namely the evangelical, prophetic 09Draskh1    66:7 | the possessions, the great quantities of fodder for the animals as 09Draskh1    66:7 | well as the numerous swarms of bees, and having burnt the 09Draskh1    66:8 | result was that the insanity of their dissolute conduct turned the 09Draskh1    66:8 | sent out a large number of forces to come upon the 09Draskh1    66:8 | to come upon the fortress of Biwrakan by stealth, take me 09Draskh1    66:8 | or enslave the remaining inhabitants of the fortress and ransack the 09Draskh1    66:9 | However, as I had learned of their shadowy and dark plots 09Draskh1    66:9 | order to fulfill the command of the Lord 09Draskh1    66:10 | went to the royal palace of Bagaran, near Ashot, who ruled 09Draskh1    66:10 | king, so that the children of Mother Sion might not be 09Draskh1    66:10 | totally drowned under the flood of the southerly gales of heathen 09Draskh1    66:10 | flood of the southerly gales of heathen deception 09Draskh1    66:11 | either because the physical feebleness of the bishop as well as 09Draskh1    66:11 | bishop as well as that of some of the others, or 09Draskh1    66:11 | well as that of some of the others, or the pressure 09Draskh1    66:11 | the others, or the pressure of time did not permit them 09Draskh1    66:11 | they assumed that the calling of dedication to God and His 09Draskh1    66:11 | to God and His foreknowledge of that had brought them close 09Draskh1    66:11 | victorious contest and the crown of martyrdom. I am of the 09Draskh1    66:11 | crown of martyrdom. I am of the latter opinion, which I 09Draskh1    66:12 | Ishmaelite forces realized the firing of their secret darts had not 09Draskh1    66:12 | thus outraged pour the poison of their serpentine wickedness on the 09Draskh1    66:12 | serpentine wickedness on the faithful of Christ 09Draskh1    66:13 | But when the inhabitants of Biwrakan were made aware of 09Draskh1    66:13 | of Biwrakan were made aware of the irremediable intent of the 09Draskh1    66:13 | aware of the irremediable intent of the heathen, and the impetuosity 09Draskh1    66:13 | the heathen, and the impetuosity of the vehement floods of the 09Draskh1    66:13 | impetuosity of the vehement floods of the torrents which were about 09Draskh1    66:13 | that there was no means of escape because of the great 09Draskh1    66:13 | no means of escape because of the great numbers of women 09Draskh1    66:13 | because of the great numbers of women, young children, as well 09Draskh1    66:14 | hid themselves behind the shield of their bastions away from the 09Draskh1    66:14 | their hope in the succor of God Almighty 09Draskh1    66:15 | who were in the service of the princes of this world 09Draskh1    66:15 | the service of the princes of this world. As soon as 09Draskh1    66:15 | whispers concerning the wicked intentions of the Ishmaelites, they came to 09Draskh1    66:15 | faithful, to the very end of the deadly contest 09Draskh1    66:16 | our lives to the welfare of the public, but now as 09Draskh1    66:16 | let us share the passion of Christ and His faithful.” Having 09Draskh1    66:16 | wished to complete the course of the righteous war 09Draskh1    66:17 | Ishmaelite forces reached the gates of the fortress with an impious 09Draskh1    66:17 | vehemence. Thereupon, shielding the legion of their infantrymen on all sides 09Draskh1    66:18 | When the people of the fortress saw them turn 09Draskh1    66:18 | ascended and crammed the tops of the bastions. On that day 09Draskh1    66:19 | still dark, all the people of the fortress approached the gates 09Draskh1    66:19 | the fortress approached the gates of the holy Church, and asked 09Draskh1    66:19 | blessed bishop to give them of the body and blood of 09Draskh1    66:19 | of the body and blood of the Lord that might atone 09Draskh1    66:20 | teachings—subjects into the truth of which he had penetrated. He 09Draskh1    66:20 | clerics together with the detachment of soldiers and multitudes of men 09Draskh1    66:20 | detachment of soldiers and multitudes of men to lift up their 09Draskh1    66:20 | to beg for the confirmation of their faith in Christ, “lest 09Draskh1    66:22 | enemy) not befoul the robe of light with which you clad 09Draskh1    66:22 | covering yourselves) from the nudity of your forefather, and let them 09Draskh1    66:22 | you the Christ-confirmed seal of the holy fount 09Draskh1    66:23 | with fire, and urged all of them to raise their voices 09Draskh1    66:23 | raise their voices in praise of the God of all, and 09Draskh1    66:23 | in praise of the God of all, and exhorted them not 09Draskh1    66:24 | old and young, and all of all ages, in accordance with 09Draskh1    66:24 | accordance with the sacramental tradition of the last rites 09Draskh1    66:25 | the shouts and battle cries of the Ishmaelite forces became more 09Draskh1    66:25 | The clamor, din and clash of their armor and shields resounded 09Draskh1    66:25 | the land like the artifice of the inhabitants of the district 09Draskh1    66:25 | the artifice of the inhabitants of the district of Nakovos 09Draskh1    66:25 | the inhabitants of the district of Nakovos 09Draskh1    66:26 | Thereat, the people of the fortress who had crowded 09Draskh1    66:26 | who had crowded on top of the bastions turned their eyes 09Draskh1    66:26 | to ward off the afflictions of war for them, so that 09Draskh1    66:26 | affected by the satanical aberration of the heathen 09Draskh1    66:28 | bishop together with the rest of the clerics occupied himself with 09Draskh1    66:28 | might not contaminate the integrity of the Lord’s flock, which the 09Draskh1    66:29 | to be bound with fetters of sin because of their physical 09Draskh1    66:29 | with fetters of sin because of their physical needs, and not 09Draskh1    66:29 | be moved by the fear of temporary death, but to cleanse 09Draskh1    66:29 | souls and consider the outcome of their lives; to suffer with 09Draskh1    66:30 | the deacon T’eodoros, the overseer of the edifice and instructor of 09Draskh1    66:30 | of the edifice and instructor of men, offered them much advice 09Draskh1    66:30 | are relieved by the hope of recovery 09Draskh1    66:31 | do not let the peril of this ailment, which has afflicted 09Draskh1    66:31 | join the battle on behalf of the Christian faith, so that 09Draskh1    66:31 | the laurel holding the hope of eternal life 09Draskh1    66:32 | indulge in the physical comforts of life in any way whatsoever 09Draskh1    66:32 | armed with the mighty Spirit of their Lord, they fought with 09Draskh1    66:32 | and goodly war on behalf of their children and the flock 09Draskh1    66:32 | their children and the flock of Christ 09Draskh1    66:33 | the dark and dismal intent of exacting vengeance, had made frequent 09Draskh1    66:33 | frequent assaults for a period of seven days, they could not 09Draskh1    66:34 | Then, one of the numerous soldiers in the 09Draskh1    66:34 | fortress gave up the way of life-bearing Hope, and having 09Draskh1    66:34 | the fortress into the hands of the audacious and impious Hagaritres 09Draskh1    66:35 | and climbing over (the walls of the fortress) on ladders, stormed 09Draskh1    66:36 | people. In a mad frenzy of wickedness they made all of 09Draskh1    66:36 | of wickedness they made all of them prey to the merciless 09Draskh1    66:36 | merciless sword. The vain shedding of their blood flooded all the 09Draskh1    66:36 | the fortress), and the corpses of the dead were piled one 09Draskh1    66:36 | were piled one on top of the other 09Draskh1    66:37 | well as the other clerics of the church offered prayers to 09Draskh1    66:37 | He might not deprive them of His visitation. Thus, the imitation 09Draskh1    66:37 | the imitation (on their part) of the saints was resplendent and 09Draskh1    66:38 | hearts weakened by the fear of the foe’s rage, for they 09Draskh1    66:39 | the Arabs) drove them out of the church all at once 09Draskh1    66:39 | once, and having divested them of their scanty robes, condemned them 09Draskh1    66:39 | condemned them to death. Because of the opaque shades of darkness 09Draskh1    66:39 | Because of the opaque shades of darkness they sealed the eyes 09Draskh1    66:39 | darkness they sealed the eyes of their hearts and turned upon 09Draskh1    66:39 | with their swords the sinews of the blessed bishop, just as 09Draskh1    66:39 | tree with the sharp strokes of an axe. Then, they severed 09Draskh1    66:40 | the votive and fragrant sacrifice of Christ. The latter also were 09Draskh1    66:41 | Thus, all of them, seemingly clad in full 09Draskh1    66:41 | true faith, and became worthy of clothing themselves in the ornamentation 09Draskh1    66:41 | clothing themselves in the ornamentation of the light, and of the 09Draskh1    66:41 | ornamentation of the light, and of the glory of the unfading 09Draskh1    66:41 | light, and of the glory of the unfading crown 09Draskh1    66:42 | among them at the time of their execution, for prior to 09Draskh1    66:42 | been wounded by the arrows of the enemy 09Draskh1    66:43 | grief, nor as a result of his youth did he break 09Draskh1    66:44 | him. He set the seal of death on his devotion to 09Draskh1    66:44 | was reckoned among the children of God 09Draskh1    66:45 | They drove the rest of the people in the fortress 09Draskh1    66:45 | the fortress to the place of torments, and pushing them forward 09Draskh1    66:45 | Ishmaelite sword. They beheaded all of them in order to take 09Draskh1    66:46 | At the time of their execution (those that were 09Draskh1    66:46 | Thou hast made us worthy of attaining the Light, Which is 09Draskh1    66:46 | Light, Which is the lot of the saints 09Draskh1    66:47 | peace, and save the children of those who were killed for 09Draskh1    66:47 | Thee.” Thus they became worthy of the beneficence of the Benefactor 09Draskh1    66:47 | became worthy of the beneficence of the Benefactor. Among the inhabitants 09Draskh1    66:47 | the Benefactor. Among the inhabitants of that place there were also 09Draskh1    66:47 | were occupied with the cultivation of the soil, and paid taxes 09Draskh1    66:48 | At the outset of the above happenings, they all 09Draskh1    66:48 | tongue: “like you, we are of the fold of the prophet 09Draskh1    66:48 | we are of the fold of the prophet Muhammad.” When the 09Draskh1    66:48 | them, so that not one of them was lost 09Draskh1    66:49 | These same heathens, out of compassion, urged the faithful one 09Draskh1    66:49 | be saved from the horrors of a fearful death. However, the 09Draskh1    66:49 | person waver in his love of Christ 09Draskh1    66:50 | left behind the sweet memory of a fruitful life, and was 09Draskh1    66:50 | was honored with the crown of Christ, and the blessed priests 09Draskh1    66:50 | together with the latter, Movses of the celibate order, and the 09Draskh1    66:50 | order, and the other Movses of the order of the married 09Draskh1    66:50 | other Movses of the order of the married priests, as well 09Draskh1    66:50 | as well as the brothers of the latter, who were also 09Draskh1    66:50 | who were also priests, Dawit’ of the ascetic order and Sargis 09Draskh1    66:50 | the ascetic order and Sargis of the secular order 09Draskh1    66:51 | was blind from the time of his childhood, very knowledgeable and 09Draskh1    66:52 | also beheaded the blessed man of God Soghomon, who was from 09Draskh1    66:52 | who was from the land of Sagastan, and who had led 09Draskh1    66:52 | who had led a life of rigid austerity among us; in 09Draskh1    66:53 | The number of the remaining multitude, both men 09Draskh1    66:53 | the remaining multitude, both men of military and lay order killed 09Draskh1    66:53 | are inscribed in the Register of Life. Almost no one survived 09Draskh1    66:53 | there prior to the harvest of the sword in order to 09Draskh1    66:54 | Of the clergy of the church 09Draskh1    66:54 | Of the clergy of the church (only) a deacon 09Draskh1    66:54 | a deacon by the name of Georg escaped the unbearable horror 09Draskh1    66:54 | Georg escaped the unbearable horror of death, for he was conspicuous 09Draskh1    66:54 | was conspicuous among the clerics of the church. For this reason 09Draskh1    66:54 | cast him into the furnace of their effervescent wickedness, so that 09Draskh1    66:55 | one by one the details of the above account. All of 09Draskh1    66:55 | of the above account. All of these events took place in 09Draskh1    66:55 | took place in the [372nd] year of the Armenian era, on the 09Draskh1    66:55 | era, on the tenth day of the month of Ahekan 09Draskh1    66:55 | tenth day of the month of Ahekan 09Draskh1    66:56 | captive the children and wives of those that had been killed 09Draskh1    66:56 | having mounted the venerable heads of the massacred men on beasts 09Draskh1    66:56 | the massacred men on beasts of burden, made merry raising a 09Draskh1    66:57 | moaning and the bitter imploration of the multitude of women and 09Draskh1    66:57 | bitter imploration of the multitude of women and children. The horrible 09Draskh1    66:57 | and children. The horrible agony of the afflicted withered the hearts 09Draskh1    66:57 | the afflicted withered the hearts of all those that heard them 09Draskh1    66:58 | In view of the many woes in their 09Draskh1    66:59 | them from the unrestrained ravages of the impious conquerors, captors, and 09Draskh1    66:59 | manner: “Let not the feet of the arrogant come against us 09Draskh1    66:59 | and let not the hands of sinners move us.” Along with 09Draskh1    66:59 | who were porters, one was of military rank, whereas the other 09Draskh1    66:59 | was a layman, and both of them had the same name 09Draskh1    66:60 | the captives, the venerable scalps of the chosen of God, and 09Draskh1    66:60 | venerable scalps of the chosen of God, and the spoils, he 09Draskh1    66:60 | they wanted, for the prayers of the blessed who had been 09Draskh1    66:60 | mercifully redeemed in the presence of their captors 09Draskh1    66:61 | ransomed them at the price of silver, and thus rescued them 09Draskh1    66:62 | tribunal (and given the option of) either worshipping their impious faith 09Draskh1    66:63 | they answered with a gleam of joy in their eyes, and 09Draskh1    66:63 | to forsake the divine worship of Christ, and convert to the 09Draskh1    66:63 | convert to the ungodly religion of Muhammad. We are ready to 09Draskh1    66:63 | to die in the name of Christ, and do not desire 09Draskh1    66:64 | were set, they conducted both of them to the arena, and 09Draskh1    66:64 | silver in the flaming furnace of death, they rose to the 09Draskh1    66:64 | they rose to the apex of heaven, where they joined the 09Draskh1    66:64 | where they joined the orders of the angels, and received the 09Draskh1    66:64 | angels, and received the crown of light and life. The execution 09Draskh1    66:64 | light and life. The execution of these blessed men fell on 09Draskh1    66:64 | fell on the seventeenth day of the month of Ahekan 09Draskh1    66:64 | seventeenth day of the month of Ahekan 09Draskh1    66:65 | the fortress into the hands of the heathen. They took the 09Draskh1    66:65 | their favor, and relieve them of their annual taxes 09Draskh1    66:66 | to them. The trustworthy words of the wise poet, that “while 09Draskh1    67:0 | The Exposure of the Princes Babgen and Vasak 09Draskh1    67:1 | to go to the province of Atrpatakan, and either persuade the 09Draskh1    67:1 | either persuade the rebellious Gibeonites of those regions to submit to 09Draskh1    67:2 | Nasr appointed one of his venerable servants, a man 09Draskh1    67:2 | a man by the name of Bishr, as ostikan over the 09Draskh1    67:2 | as ostikan over the city of Dvin, and having turned over 09Draskh1    67:2 | over to him the lords of Sisakan, Sahak and Babgen, so 09Draskh1    67:2 | in compliance with the orders of the ostikan Yusuf 09Draskh1    67:3 | him, gathered a great number of forces, and set out for 09Draskh1    67:3 | set out for the district of Mazaz built by Gegham, because 09Draskh1    67:4 | impregnable fortress on the isle of Sewan, Bishr could not attain 09Draskh1    67:4 | he wanted. Thenceforth, he thought of attacking the district, and taking 09Draskh1    67:4 | ruins and had been stripped of its population because of the 09Draskh1    67:4 | stripped of its population because of the looting of the enemy 09Draskh1    67:4 | population because of the looting of the enemy 09Draskh1    67:5 | was not successful, because one of the venerable men (in the 09Draskh1    67:5 | venerable men (in the service) of the so called shahanshah, one 09Draskh1    67:5 | shahanshah, one by the name of Georg, went around the district 09Draskh1    67:5 | to fortify the few strongholds of the land against the enemy 09Draskh1    67:6 | applied himself to the pursuit of victory against the foe 09Draskh1    67:7 | the enemy, and threw many of them headlong to the ground 09Draskh1    67:7 | the ground. Although a few of his men also perished by 09Draskh1    67:7 | also perished by the sword of the enemy, yet the error 09Draskh1    67:7 | the enemy, yet the error of the Ishmaelite mind, which is 09Draskh1    67:8 | clad themselves in the mist of nocturnal darkness, and fed to 09Draskh1    67:8 | innocent and guileless priests, tillers of the soil, herdsmen, travelers, and 09Draskh1    67:9 | with him to the city of Dvin, boasted of his escape 09Draskh1    67:9 | the city of Dvin, boasted of his escape as if he 09Draskh1    67:9 | and numerous battles. The number of those that were decapitated was 09Draskh1    67:10 | to go to the shores of the lake facing the fortress 09Draskh1    67:10 | the lake facing the fortress of the isle of Sewan, so 09Draskh1    67:10 | the fortress of the isle of Sewan, so that he might 09Draskh1    67:10 | entrap him in the snares of death, or confine him to 09Draskh1    67:11 | the latter noticed the advent of such a powerful force at 09Draskh1    67:11 | launched eleven ships, with seventy of the azats and his servants 09Draskh1    67:11 | his servants embarking on board of these. The latter were brave 09Draskh1    67:12 | archery, they maimed the eyesight of some of the enemy, and 09Draskh1    67:12 | maimed the eyesight of some of the enemy, and inflicted serious 09Draskh1    67:12 | their way across the multitude of the enemy forces, and fled 09Draskh1    67:13 | marching directly upon the fortress of K’egh so that he might 09Draskh1    67:14 | that had reached the gate of the fortress, he put on 09Draskh1    67:14 | well as a small number of men, came out against the 09Draskh1    67:14 | battle with the cavalry forces ( of the enemy), he slashed Bishr’s 09Draskh1    67:15 | Then, the rest of his fellow warriors also came 09Draskh1    67:15 | also came to the assistance of Georg, and having slain great 09Draskh1    67:15 | and having slain great numbers of the enemy, turned the rest 09Draskh1    67:15 | rest to flight. The superiority of one person above the many 09Draskh1    67:15 | more manly than the people of Geth’” could be applied to 09Draskh1    67:16 | The caravan of the enemy forces entered the 09Draskh1    67:16 | enemy forces entered the city of Dvin in such disgrace, and 09Draskh1    67:16 | exact vengeance on the inhabitants of the fortress with numerous threats 09Draskh1    67:16 | gone to Ashot, the scion of royalty, and remained with him 09Draskh1    67:16 | with him until the transition of the seasons from summer to 09Draskh1    67:17 | frequent favors on me indicative of his good intentions, as well 09Draskh1    67:17 | as well as the token of his friendship, and generous bounties 09Draskh1    67:17 | and generous bounties for all of my needs. Subsequently, I took 09Draskh1    67:17 | needs. Subsequently, I took leave of him and went to the 09Draskh1    67:17 | and went to the king of Armenia Gagik in response to 09Draskh1    67:18 | effort to renovate the cathedral of the capital or struggle with 09Draskh1    67:18 | captivity; for the total number of the warriors had greatly diminished 09Draskh1    67:19 | welfare with a genuine feeling of spiritual friendship, firm faith, and 09Draskh1    67:20 | to it, to the best of his ability, that we returned 09Draskh1    67:20 | we returned to our place of residence, and in particular would 09Draskh1    67:20 | in particular would be mindful of peace for the entire land 09Draskh1    67:20 | and concerned about the establishment of the holy church, even as 09Draskh1    67:20 | church, even as the laws of the Christians demand that the 09Draskh1    67:20 | Christians demand that the power of the holy faith be kept 09Draskh1    67:21 | and came to the region of Siwnik’ together with cavalry detachments 09Draskh1    67:22 | And as Smbat the prince of Siwnik’ was staying in Vayoc’ 09Draskh1    67:22 | was his own district, because of his twisted mind the ostikan 09Draskh1    67:22 | him away with a multitude of armed men in order to 09Draskh1    67:23 | Smbat had taken extreme measures of precaution by surrounding himself with 09Draskh1    67:23 | fortifications, he offered him conditions of peace. After he had received 09Draskh1    67:23 | to go to the city of Dvin 09Draskh1    67:24 | he had received the discharge of the unfair debt in dahekans 09Draskh1    67:25 | But when the inhabitants of the fortress of K’egh heard 09Draskh1    67:25 | the inhabitants of the fortress of K’egh heard of the arrival 09Draskh1    67:25 | the fortress of K’egh heard of the arrival of the ostikan 09Draskh1    67:25 | K’egh heard of the arrival of the ostikan, they remembered the 09Draskh1    67:25 | fortress fall into the hands of the ostikan, they would be 09Draskh1    67:26 | fear, they evacuated the inhabitants of the fortress. Then the soldiers 09Draskh1    67:27 | After a period of two days, when the ostikan 09Draskh1    67:27 | seized it and took possession of it without any difficulty; he 09Draskh1    67:28 | let us not be unaware of the constant harvest of the 09Draskh1    67:28 | unaware of the constant harvest of the wicked tillers, who reap 09Draskh1    67:28 | conducted ourselves in the image of the Creator, to be sure 09Draskh1    67:28 | have been saved by means of the redeeming power of the 09Draskh1    67:28 | means of the redeeming power of the Lord, and would no 09Draskh1    67:28 | have fallen into the hands of our enemies. But rather, we 09Draskh1    67:28 | fall to the ground because of their weakness, and many people 09Draskh1    67:28 | us “blessed on the face of the earth 09Draskh1    67:30 | and revealed that the image of the Lord was distorted within 09Draskh1    67:30 | for these reasons the enemies of the Lord deceived us. Like 09Draskh1    67:30 | the highways, and the stones of the vale of Achor were 09Draskh1    67:30 | the stones of the vale of Achor were piled on our 09Draskh1    68:1 | kings, princes, leaders and commanders of Armenia, our brethren and apostles 09Draskh1    68:1 | Armenia, our brethren and apostles of the church, the glory of 09Draskh1    68:1 | of the church, the glory of Christ, I offer you as 09Draskh1    68:1 | and fallen upon the race of Ashkenaz 09Draskh1    68:4 | then by the urgent order of the kings that influenced my 09Draskh1    68:5 | characters; but through the echo of a full-voiced sound reverberating 09Draskh1    68:5 | lest the incomprehensibility (or loss) of ancient narratives make you want 09Draskh1    68:5 | narratives make you want epics of certain others with branded conscience 09Draskh1    68:6 | and open mind, each one of the future generations will see 09Draskh1    68:6 | here in particular the veracity of each and every account as 09Draskh1    68:7 | be borne to this place of torments where we have now 09Draskh1    68:7 | universally lethargic in the smoke of sinners 09Draskh1    68:8 | unanimity; that you become children of Seth, who was a good 09Draskh1    68:8 | be reckoned among the children of God; that you do not 09Draskh1    68:8 | base, enticing and vile daughters of men who are of the 09Draskh1    68:8 | daughters of men who are of the race of the accursed 09Draskh1    68:8 | who are of the race of the accursed fratricide Cain 09Draskh1    68:9 | inundated by the wicked torrents of the underworld (sandaramet), dying in 09Draskh1    68:9 | in vain like the men of Noah’s age who were drowned 09Draskh1    68:9 | the royal fisheries by means of hooks 09Draskh1    68:10 | to climb to the housetop of iniquity with your disorderly conduct 09Draskh1    68:10 | storm with its sparkling flashes of sulphur whirl you around and 09Draskh1    68:10 | up to the spiritual height of the wonderful mountains of eternity 09Draskh1    68:10 | height of the wonderful mountains of eternity where a holy torch 09Draskh1    68:11 | will (to follow) the seductions of the deceiver, since a multitude 09Draskh1    68:11 | the deceiver, since a multitude of brigands waits in ambush on 09Draskh1    68:11 | in ambush on both sides ( of the highway) and death awaits 09Draskh1    68:12 | deceives us through the passions of our nature. Set aside seductive 09Draskh1    68:12 | so that the true sun of righteousness may rise in your 09Draskh1    68:13 | Shipwrecked because of a wicked and impure life 09Draskh1    68:13 | reach with joy the haven of life 09Draskh1    68:14 | it you might become negligent of yourselves and sink into abysmal 09Draskh1    68:14 | the father’s skill will be of any benefit to the sons’ 09Draskh1    68:15 | womb, nor strip yourselves naked of that luminous and redeeming garment 09Draskh1    68:15 | properly clad from the womb of the (baptismal) font 09Draskh1    68:16 | mountain. But with the warmth of a devout heart keep away 09Draskh1    68:16 | mind cast aside the sadness of the vain elements of this 09Draskh1    68:16 | sadness of the vain elements of this life 09Draskh1    68:17 | up to the deep mysteries of even the triple orders of 09Draskh1    68:17 | of even the triple orders of the seraphim, and properly divide 09Draskh1    68:17 | and properly divide the songs of praise with six-winged instruments 09Draskh1    68:17 | quickly, being startled by some ( of the wings) to restrain yourselves 09Draskh1    68:17 | heaven, not considering yourselves worthy of it 09Draskh1    68:18 | exultations to worship the glory of God after the entrusted ones 09Draskh1    68:19 | Then, after the short span of this life, you shall become 09Draskh1    68:19 | you shall become openly worthy of the glory of even entering 09Draskh1    68:19 | openly worthy of the glory of even entering the intelligible cloud 09Draskh1    68:19 | even entering the intelligible cloud of Mount Sinai 09Draskh1    68:20 | like brushwood to the trial of fire on the day of 09Draskh1    68:20 | of fire on the day of scrutiny, but with wings that 09Draskh1    68:20 | the shade in a crevice of the rock and behold only 09Draskh1    68:20 | directly at the entire stamp of the glory of the Father 09Draskh1    68:20 | entire stamp of the glory of the Father 09Draskh1    68:21 | aside the somewhat trivial knowledge of the present, you shall acquaint 09Draskh1    68:22 | Now, let this word of advice from me suffice you 09Draskh1    68:22 | and wretched Yovhannes, humbly katholikos of Armenia, beg you who read 09Draskh1    68:22 | and listen to the message of this history to deem my 09Draskh1    68:22 | to deem my name worthy of remembrance in your holy and 09Draskh1    68:22 | For on the last day of His visitation both you and 10Tovma1    1:0 | one can discover the genealogy of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma1    1:0 | the genealogy of the house of the Artsrunik’ because of the 10Tovma1    1:0 | house of the Artsrunik’ because of the far-off times and 10Tovma1    1:0 | off times and the disappearance of archives in Armenia. But the 10Tovma1    1:0 | Armenia. But the pressing command of your lordship obliges us to 10Tovma1    1:0 | reliable, perusing the written works of antiquarians and many historical accounts 10Tovma1    1:1 | Since the order of the ten nations is accurately 10Tovma1    1:1 | down in order the divisions of the nations following Noah, arranging 10Tovma1    1:1 | tribe and the dividing up of the world. So, I shall 10Tovma1    1:1 | manifold languages after the building of the tower, from which tribe 10Tovma1    1:1 | arose. And since the equality of the three nations, that is 10Tovma1    1:1 | the three nations, that is, of the sons of Noah, has 10Tovma1    1:1 | that is, of the sons of Noah, has been set down 10Tovma1    1:2 | Now, following the multifarious researches of Eusebius and the faithful account 10Tovma1    1:2 | Eusebius and the faithful account of Africanus and Moses K’ert’oł, first 10Tovma1    1:2 | shall expound how the divisions of the nations came about 10Tovma1    1:3 | cast aside the erroneous aberrations of these opinions. The story runs 10Tovma1    1:4 | Lud. Asur built the city of Ninos—which is Nineveh, called 10Tovma1    1:4 | is Nineveh, called the capital of Assyria 10Tovma1    1:5 | and established there the kingdom of the Ethiopians. Whereas Asur, son 10Tovma1    1:5 | the Ethiopians. Whereas Asur, son of Sem, built Nineveh, (as) the 10Tovma1    1:5 | Nineveh, (as) the capital city of the kingdom of Assyria 10Tovma1    1:5 | capital city of the kingdom of Assyria 10Tovma1    1:6 | Nineveh? He was the husband of Semiramis, and begat Ninuas, whose 10Tovma1    1:6 | King Senek’erim in the time of Hezekiah, leader of the Hebrews 10Tovma1    1:6 | the time of Hezekiah, leader of the Hebrews, and our Haramay 10Tovma1    1:7 | who built Nineveh, the grandfather of Ninos from the offspring of 10Tovma1    1:7 | of Ninos from the offspring of Sem, from whom Nebrot’ (was 10Tovma1    1:7 | or is indeed the race of the Artsruni descended from Sem 10Tovma1    1:8 | has been written, Asur, descendant of Sem, built Nineveh, and Senek’erim 10Tovma1    1:8 | succession and was called king of Assyria. This is confirmed for 10Tovma1    1:8 | confirmed for us by Eusebius of Caesarea and Julian of Halicarnassos 10Tovma1    1:8 | Eusebius of Caesarea and Julian of Halicarnassos, (who) aver that the 10Tovma1    1:8 | who) aver that the kings of Assyria descended from the offspring 10Tovma1    1:8 | Assyria descended from the offspring of Sem, as is known from 10Tovma1    1:9 | Nineveh was really the lot of Sem, while Ninos is assured 10Tovma1    1:9 | to be from the offspring of Ham according to Ariston the 10Tovma1    1:9 | Ariston the Chaldaean and Eusebius of Caesarea and Moses Khorenats’i and 10Tovma1    1:9 | and Moses Khorenats’i and Julian of Halicarnassos 10Tovma1    1:10 | wife Rhea from the family of Zrvan and seized for himself 10Tovma1    1:10 | did not allow any (descendant) of Zrvan to rule and made 10Tovma1    1:10 | born from his wife Rhea of Zrvan’s descent was to be 10Tovma1    1:10 | much later. Thus no (descendant) of Zrvan was able to reign 10Tovma1    1:11 | Captivated by her, Ninos of Bel’s line took her to 10Tovma1    1:11 | So Ninos entered the roster of kings of Assyria through his 10Tovma1    1:11 | entered the roster of kings of Assyria through his wife Shamiram 10Tovma1    1:11 | be included in the genealogy of kings and legislators, save only 10Tovma1    1:11 | only according to the requirement of chronology—like Got’ołia in Israel 10Tovma1    1:11 | in Israel, and Cleopatra daughter of Ptolemy Dionysius in Egypt 10Tovma1    1:12 | is silent about the genealogy of Mary 10Tovma1    1:13 | no share in the birth of Christ, he is included in 10Tovma1    1:13 | included in the genealogy instead of his wife Mary, as I 10Tovma1    1:13 | in the genealogy the list of the female line. Likewise, you 10Tovma1    1:13 | you will find the genealogy of Luke set out from beginning 10Tovma1    1:14 | woman Shamiram, from the progeny of Sem, ruled through her husband 10Tovma1    1:14 | foreigner to enter the kingdom of Shamiram (descendant) of Sem 10Tovma1    1:14 | the kingdom of Shamiram (descendant) of Sem 10Tovma1    1:15 | as has been explained, Shamiram of the progeny of Asur from 10Tovma1    1:15 | explained, Shamiram of the progeny of Asur from Sem reigned in 10Tovma1    1:15 | Senek’erim succeeded to the throne of his ancestral kingdom with great 10Tovma1    1:15 | built Tarsus on the model of Babylon, a river running through 10Tovma1    1:16 | Then after the murder of Senek’erim by his sons, Adramelēk’ 10Tovma1    1:16 | Mount Sim until (the time of) Tigran Haykazn 10Tovma1    1:17 | when he overthrew the (descendants) of Sem and built Babylon in 10Tovma1    1:17 | and moved there (the capital of) the Assyrian kingdom. Furthermore, because 10Tovma1    1:17 | because Mestrim at the division of the nations and the world 10Tovma1    1:17 | built Egypt and (the descendants) of Ham there flourished as rulers 10Tovma1    1:17 | find in the canon table ( of Eusebius) Ninos and Shamiram and 10Tovma1    1:17 | Abraham and the sixteenth dynasty of Egypt, and also in the 10Tovma1    1:17 | also in the fourth book of Julian of Halicarnassos, as in 10Tovma1    1:17 | the fourth book of Julian of Halicarnassos, as in the fourth 10Tovma1    1:17 | as in the fourth book of Moses 10Tovma1    1:19 | Now since the order of my narrative has brought us 10Tovma1    1:19 | Chaldaean books reckon the number of patriarchs as ten in accordance 10Tovma1    1:20 | they stretch out the periods of time to infinite myriads of 10Tovma1    1:20 | of time to infinite myriads of years, which is not a 10Tovma1    1:20 | convincing demonstration following one mode ( of reckoning)—neither by the movement 10Tovma1    1:20 | reckoning)—neither by the movement of the sun for identical periods 10Tovma1    1:20 | the sun for identical periods of months and days according to 10Tovma1    1:20 | to the waxing and waning of the moon 10Tovma1    1:21 | They were the first inventors of writing, even if the Greeks 10Tovma1    1:21 | the Greeks presume to boast of Ptolemy for having at some 10Tovma1    1:21 | time collected all the books of every nation and having them 10Tovma1    1:22 | we may compare the tales of those outside (the church) with 10Tovma1    1:23 | inhabited it, rather than speaking of a western paradise or of 10Tovma1    1:23 | of a western paradise or of it somewhere in between. Its 10Tovma1    1:23 | is indicated by the enormity of the abundant source, which having 10Tovma1    1:24 | describe, or the delightful sight of its divinely planted trees? With 10Tovma1    1:24 | endowing him with a term of life whose many years were 10Tovma1    1:24 | day. It had no need of a foreign source of light 10Tovma1    1:24 | need of a foreign source of light whereby it might become 10Tovma1    1:24 | become dark on the arrival of evening; there was no delay 10Tovma1    1:24 | evening; there was no delay of the sun to dispel the 10Tovma1    1:24 | sun to dispel the darkness of the night of the luminous 10Tovma1    1:24 | the darkness of the night of the luminous creation, which after 10Tovma1    1:24 | after the rank and station of the first was moved to 10Tovma1    1:25 | nourishment to fill any deficiencies of the incorruptible; it was but 10Tovma1    1:25 | if to complete the perfection of paradise or to guard it 10Tovma1    1:25 | but also attain the bliss of heavenly life 10Tovma1    1:26 | gave way to the seduction of the rebellious serpent, who in 10Tovma1    1:26 | bitter advice into the ear of the foolish woman. Thereby he 10Tovma1    1:26 | trampled on the kindly benefits of the Creator and at the 10Tovma1    1:26 | and fell into the camp of the murderer. So it is 10Tovma1    1:26 | his effrontery even the honour of the Creator; in which attempt 10Tovma1    1:27 | whereby he forgot his composition of dust and intended to turn 10Tovma1    1:28 | unreasonably refusing the direct recognition of his sin, ascribed the cause 10Tovma1    1:28 | accused) his ilk and helpmate of such things, how could his 10Tovma1    1:28 | who was the very worst of animals? Hence, according to the 10Tovma1    1:28 | Hence, according to the order of the sin, first on the 10Tovma1    1:28 | woman fell the painful consequences of the curses 10Tovma1    1:29 | But if the worker of sin and the firstborn of 10Tovma1    1:29 | of sin and the firstborn of all evils who nestled in 10Tovma1    1:29 | cursed, this indicates the guilt of the snake in finding a 10Tovma1    1:29 | snake in finding a source of blame for the penalty, which 10Tovma1    1:29 | but also by the inventor of evil. To which we respond 10Tovma1    1:30 | Philo of Alexandria teaches this about the 10Tovma1    1:30 | snake wonderfully: before the occasion of this transgression he had the 10Tovma1    1:30 | he had the most wisdom of all breathing creatures; but man 10Tovma1    1:30 | able to see the thoughts of each of them even more 10Tovma1    1:30 | see the thoughts of each of them even more distinctly (than 10Tovma1    1:30 | understood. Notably by the spirit of prophecy this (knowledge) became helpful 10Tovma1    1:30 | for man to incite elimination of his error through repentance, and 10Tovma1    1:31 | blessed one left the land ( of Eden) and exchanged it for 10Tovma1    1:31 | exchange. Made in the image of God, he was rendered shadowy 10Tovma1    1:31 | evils. He became the servant of woes, leaving to himself and 10Tovma1    1:31 | for his sons a life of labour with death and childbearing 10Tovma1    1:33 | Abel. By the prescient spirit of God he said he was 10Tovma1    1:33 | eyes his father’s threatened punishment of death and himself mirrored in 10Tovma1    1:34 | there really a sevenfold debt of sin? If God’s saying is 10Tovma1    1:34 | understood according to the overplus of rebuke, suitable for righteous judgment 10Tovma1    1:34 | For did by a series of seven evils this fierce (saying 10Tovma1    1:34 | harm, or will it seem of a single kind? First of 10Tovma1    1:34 | of a single kind? First of all, because after some days 10Tovma1    1:36 | Secondly, his state of vicious and fearless envy, why 10Tovma1    1:38 | not some stranger. Neither fear of God nor natural compassion softened 10Tovma1    1:38 | softened or weakened the hands of the bloodthirsty beast 10Tovma1    1:40 | his soul in the darkness of evil, even supposing God to 10Tovma1    1:41 | when he heard the sentence of his retribution from the Lord 10Tovma1    1:41 | but he sealed the judgment of his punishment with his own 10Tovma1    1:41 | mouth. Departing from the face of the Lord, with pointless effort 10Tovma1    1:41 | not considered among the generations of the penitent and righteous patriarchs 10Tovma1    1:42 | translated as “drinking.” This Philo of Alexandria, the philosopher and teacher 10Tovma1    1:42 | Alexandria, the philosopher and teacher of old, renders as “drinker of 10Tovma1    1:42 | of old, renders as “drinker of water.” Perhaps his father indicated 10Tovma1    1:42 | father indicated presciently the cause of begetting and the multiplication of 10Tovma1    1:42 | of begetting and the multiplication of humanity. For Adam had many 10Tovma1    1:42 | not worthy to be heirs of the legitimate father of the 10Tovma1    1:42 | heirs of the legitimate father of the world. For only of 10Tovma1    1:42 | of the world. For only of him does (Scripture) add that 10Tovma1    1:42 | me another son in place of Abel whom Cain slew 10Tovma1    1:43 | to call on the name of God. By what example was 10Tovma1    1:43 | father to call the offspring of Seth “sons of God.” He 10Tovma1    1:43 | the offspring of Seth “sons of God.” He was given a 10Tovma1    1:43 | mingle with the cursed descendants of Cain. Thereby he came to 10Tovma1    1:43 | came to know the honour of God’s care, and had hope 10Tovma1    1:44 | them) to be a model of righteousness and patience, not for 10Tovma1    1:44 | sincerely to acknowledge the fear of God; to establish also natural 10Tovma1    1:44 | lewdness—which was the cause of the original fall, in that 10Tovma1    1:45 | I might repeat the words of the saints: how all the 10Tovma1    1:45 | us now follow the thread of our story 10Tovma1    1:46 | who received the ultimate gift of God’s grace: he was inscribed 10Tovma1    1:46 | was inscribed in the ranks of the immortals while still alive 10Tovma1    1:46 | made known the exterminating anger of God in destroying the race 10Tovma1    1:46 | destroying the race and sons of disobedience, who did not decide 10Tovma1    1:46 | decide to obey the commandment of the holy patriarchs 10Tovma1    1:47 | To this bears witness one of the saints, that Enoch, eighth 10Tovma1    1:47 | Lord has come with myriads of angels to make judgment on 10Tovma1    1:47 | the impious for their works of impiety.” Here too he mentions 10Tovma1    1:48 | And that the number of the seventh he said to 10Tovma1    1:49 | in the thirty-third year of Lamech 10Tovma1    1:50 | another [565] years until the construction of the ark. Noah was [500] years 10Tovma1    1:51 | Moses, (inspired) by the mouth of God, describes very well the 10Tovma1    1:51 | very well the extensive accusation of the impious, indicating each one’s 10Tovma1    1:51 | one’s fault. When the sons of God, he says, saw the 10Tovma1    1:51 | he says, saw the daughters of men to be beautiful, they 10Tovma1    1:53 | For (scripture) says: “The crimes of men increased on the earth 10Tovma1    1:54 | earth, no longer thinking thoughts of rational creatures, but wandering like 10Tovma1    1:54 | in disorder and all kinds of dissoluteness, taking refuge in (their 10Tovma1    1:54 | taking refuge in (their) strength of limb and unbridled in boasting 10Tovma1    1:54 | limb and unbridled in boasting of the strength of their arm 10Tovma1    1:54 | in boasting of the strength of their arm. They had no 10Tovma1    1:55 | voice he indicated his disowning ( of them) to their complete destruction 10Tovma1    1:55 | the ark as an indication of the obliteration of the impious 10Tovma1    1:55 | an indication of the obliteration of the impious 10Tovma1    1:56 | even more, how the mercy of the benevolent one overcame his 10Tovma1    1:57 | saints say that the sound of axes and the chopping of 10Tovma1    1:57 | of axes and the chopping of groups (of workmen) in hewing 10Tovma1    1:57 | and the chopping of groups ( of workmen) in hewing the wood 10Tovma1    1:57 | wood rang like the thundering of clouds in the ears of 10Tovma1    1:57 | of clouds in the ears of everyone near and far for 10Tovma1    1:57 | for the terror and admonition of the heedless nation, that perchance 10Tovma1    1:58 | Not that God was unaware of what would befall them; but 10Tovma1    1:58 | right compensation for the lovers of evil. As (Scripture) says elsewhere 10Tovma1    1:58 | do not wish the death of a sinner but that he 10Tovma1    1:59 | at Laodicaea in Phrygia, which of the three areas of the 10Tovma1    1:59 | which of the three areas of the world is called the 10Tovma1    1:59 | world is called the region of Asia. But these reports are 10Tovma1    1:59 | reports are quite unreliable, because of the ten holy patriarchs not 10Tovma1    1:60 | in penitence, lamenting the fault of the first life, completely divorced 10Tovma1    1:60 | and wine in a life of spiritual prophecy. After the flood 10Tovma1    1:60 | Oh command of frightful anger for his last 10Tovma1    1:60 | Oh fearsome sounds and trembling of the foundation of heaven and 10Tovma1    1:60 | and trembling of the foundation of heaven and earth. For if 10Tovma1    1:60 | earth. For if the course of a single thunderbolt and the 10Tovma1    1:60 | single thunderbolt and the crack of the clouds are sufficient to 10Tovma1    1:60 | faint, what did the souls of the survivors on earth then 10Tovma1    1:60 | the depths before the destruction of the flooding waters 10Tovma1    1:61 | are flesh”—that is, lovers of the body and not of 10Tovma1    1:61 | of the body and not of the spirit. The just patriarchs 10Tovma1    1:62 | your sons and the wives of your sons. For behold in 10Tovma1    1:62 | I shall bring a flood of waters over the earth to 10Tovma1    1:63 | Oh, the inexhaustible benevolence of God. Oh, his incessant love 10Tovma1    1:64 | his wife, and the wives of his sons 10Tovma1    1:65 | historians say that a daughter of Noah and the ship’s architect 10Tovma1    1:65 | more sons, while the land of upper India is said to 10Tovma1    1:65 | be his daughter’s. And Eusebius of Caesarea says that by custom 10Tovma1    1:65 | woman reigns over the land of India 10Tovma1    1:66 | the wrath at Jericho because of his timely benevolence, or the 10Tovma1    1:66 | the Gabaonites from the slaughter of the Canaanites? They were so 10Tovma1    1:66 | Canaanites? They were so worthy of care that vengeance for their 10Tovma1    1:66 | was taken from the house of Saul 10Tovma1    1:67 | persons,” that is an expression of incertitude. Of these we say 10Tovma1    1:67 | is an expression of incertitude. Of these we say that if 10Tovma1    1:67 | others too were saved. Likewise, of the eight who entered the 10Tovma1    1:68 | Now Philo says that out of respect for his affection, Sem 10Tovma1    1:68 | affection, Sem took the bones of Adam, as the father of 10Tovma1    1:68 | of Adam, as the father of all, and placed them in 10Tovma1    1:68 | a little later (when treating) of him. “And the Lord shut 10Tovma1    1:70 | Thereby all springs of the earth were rent open 10Tovma1    1:70 | were rent open; the confines of heaven were opened to fuse 10Tovma1    1:70 | complete devastation. After the fulfilment of the divine command, the billowing 10Tovma1    1:70 | the East to the middle of the earth; it came to 10Tovma1    1:70 | to rest on the mountains of Korduk’, and the patriarch offered 10Tovma1    1:70 | and the patriarch offered holocausts of thanksgiving to God 10Tovma1    1:71 | say it is) the belt of Aramazd 10Tovma1    1:72 | it that Aramazd is deprived of his belt—at Bel’s command 10Tovma1    1:72 | in reality, it is rays of the sun, hidden by clear 10Tovma1    1:72 | come about in the time of Noah 10Tovma1    1:73 | After this the sons of men increased and divided the 10Tovma1    1:73 | parts, according to the account of Herodotus, and as the great 10Tovma1    1:73 | we would repeat the account of Philo, that noble man and 10Tovma1    1:73 | very learned philosopher; a follower of the holy apostles, he provided 10Tovma1    1:73 | fine examples, as the book of Eusebius of Caesarea teaches us 10Tovma1    1:73 | as the book of Eusebius of Caesarea teaches us 10Tovma1    1:74 | In the Explanation of the Hebrew Names Philo says 10Tovma1    1:74 | that Sem took the bones of Adam on a beast of 10Tovma1    1:74 | of Adam on a beast of burden and brought them to 10Tovma1    1:74 | brought them to the land of his inheritance. When he reached 10Tovma1    1:74 | came to be called “place of ( the) stable,” which was somewhat 10Tovma1    1:75 | bones were placed, a place of death and execution, the same 10Tovma1    1:75 | seized it from the sons of Sem, and it was built 10Tovma1    1:75 | built up as a city of the same name. Therefore, the 10Tovma1    1:75 | divine (command) in the time of Moses ordered him to take 10Tovma1    1:76 | shall give you the land of Canaan, the lot of your 10Tovma1    1:76 | land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.” For to Ham 10Tovma1    1:76 | Southwest. Japheth (was given) all of Europe from the mountain of 10Tovma1    1:76 | of Europe from the mountain of Amman as far as the 10Tovma1    1:76 | as far as the regions of the East 10Tovma1    1:77 | to the eighty-third year of Eber, demonstrating God’s will and 10Tovma1    1:77 | have now recalled the genealogy of all mankind from the first 10Tovma1    1:77 | was to know the lineage of the men who ruled over 10Tovma1    1:77 | our land and the kings of Assyria before them, son from 10Tovma1    1:77 | Senek’erim, who in the time of Hezekiah, king of Jerusalem, became 10Tovma1    1:77 | the time of Hezekiah, king of Jerusalem, became the founder of 10Tovma1    1:77 | of Jerusalem, became the founder of this Artsruni house 10Tovma1    1:78 | Nebrot’, who is also Bel. Of these enough has now been 10Tovma1    2:1 | Although the testimony of later (writers) concerning Bel and 10Tovma1    2:2 | they say that the first of the gods was some ancient 10Tovma1    2:2 | was some ancient Belos, father of Dios, called in Armenian Aramazd 10Tovma1    2:3 | a certain Chronos was father of Aramazd, closer in time, who 10Tovma1    2:3 | warned Ksisutra about the events of the flood. He wrote an 10Tovma1    2:3 | flood. He wrote an account of his earlier deeds and placed 10Tovma1    2:3 | for safekeeping in the city of the Siparats’ik’. And others haver 10Tovma1    2:4 | Now Nebrot’, son of Kush a descendant of Ham 10Tovma1    2:4 | son of Kush a descendant of Ham, was much more powerful 10Tovma1    2:4 | than the world conqueror Alexander of Macedon; for the latter through 10Tovma1    2:4 | the latter through the deceit of some magus and magician said 10Tovma1    2:4 | said he was a son of Ammon and Aramazd, although he 10Tovma1    2:4 | he was the timeless Bel of the ancients, not (merely) the 10Tovma1    2:4 | ancients, not (merely) the father of the god but the commander 10Tovma1    2:4 | the god but the commander of Aramazd 10Tovma1    2:5 | He was the powerful bestower of time on others. As to 10Tovma1    2:5 | gave) forty or more myriads of years and successive eras of 10Tovma1    2:5 | of years and successive eras of different sorts and barbarous—(called 10Tovma1    2:5 | also, he allegorised the names of the patriarchs as doubtful. He 10Tovma1    2:5 | and confident in the strength of his arm and his massive 10Tovma1    2:5 | was sixty cubits. The seeds of his folly were honoured by 10Tovma1    2:5 | preserved down to the time of Alexander of Macedon; and a 10Tovma1    2:5 | to the time of Alexander of Macedon; and a king of 10Tovma1    2:5 | of Macedon; and a king of the Babylonians erected to him 10Tovma1    2:5 | a monument as a record of his valour 10Tovma1    2:6 | Although he escaped the punishment of the true God, the evil 10Tovma1    2:6 | a long time the expense of his needs was declared to 10Tovma1    2:6 | uncontrollable force and the size of his stomach, (namely) Bel’s food 10Tovma1    2:6 | night he ate twelve measures of flour and forty sheep. For 10Tovma1    2:7 | why is the insatiable filling of Bel’s stomach such splendour to 10Tovma1    2:8 | Oh folly of the ancients, what madness and 10Tovma1    2:8 | the holy angels, the cause of perilous death for the servants 10Tovma1    2:8 | perilous death for the servants of God in days to come 10Tovma1    2:8 | worthy excuse for the people of that time and many blameless 10Tovma1    2:8 | if so many piled barns of food were stored up for 10Tovma1    2:8 | be profitable for the glory of the Babylonians according to their 10Tovma1    2:9 | For certain phantoms and shadows of the ancients, according to each 10Tovma1    2:9 | each one’s suppositions, were devoid of the inspired patriarchs’ knowledge of 10Tovma1    2:9 | of the inspired patriarchs’ knowledge of God 10Tovma1    2:10 | Nebrot’ of his own initiative declared himself 10Tovma1    2:10 | by magic to the astonishment of all. He ruled over all 10Tovma1    2:10 | sacrifices. This was the origin of idolatry 10Tovma1    2:11 | imaginary as the ancients said of Bel, or other shadowy appearances 10Tovma1    2:11 | could attribute to P’ałeg, son of Eber, or Aran, son of 10Tovma1    2:11 | of Eber, or Aran, son of Taray; for these are said 10Tovma1    2:11 | compassion their fathers fashioned images of their sons, according to Solomon’s 10Tovma1    2:11 | untimely grief, made an image of his son who had died 10Tovma1    2:12 | setting up images in honour of giants and heroes and barbarian 10Tovma1    2:12 | became addicted to the cult of demons. It is appropriate to 10Tovma1    2:12 | liken them to the example of Bel. In his raging pride 10Tovma1    2:13 | God) divided the single language of mankind into various forms. Only 10Tovma1    2:13 | his own tongue, the patriarch of the Hebrews Eber, son of 10Tovma1    2:13 | of the Hebrews Eber, son of Sałay, who had not agreed 10Tovma1    2:13 | to join the senseless project of building the tower. Hence we 10Tovma1    2:14 | Torgom of the family of Japheth, who 10Tovma1    2:14 | Torgom of the family of Japheth, who rebelled (against him 10Tovma1    2:14 | a dog, and a pack of dogs runs at your heels 10Tovma1    2:15 | here are the prophetic blessings of the great patriarch and father 10Tovma1    2:15 | the great patriarch and father of the world Noah, in his 10Tovma1    2:15 | to dwell in the house of Sem.” For eastern Asia was 10Tovma1    2:15 | eastern Asia was the lot of Sem; and when Hayk fled 10Tovma1    2:16 | length on this: the mode of his death, and how his 10Tovma1    2:16 | was taken to the province of Hark’, in the sight of 10Tovma1    2:16 | of Hark’, in the sight of many. The period of his 10Tovma1    2:16 | sight of many. The period of his tyranny was sixty-two 10Tovma1    2:16 | Metsrayim—that is, Egypt—because of ( his) inheritance of the borders 10Tovma1    2:16 | Egypt—because of (his) inheritance of the borders of Egypt. For 10Tovma1    2:16 | his) inheritance of the borders of Egypt. For Kush son of 10Tovma1    2:16 | of Egypt. For Kush son of Ham is called Ethiopian, whom 10Tovma1    2:16 | called Ethiopian, whom the Book of Genesis calls the father of 10Tovma1    2:16 | of Genesis calls the father of Nebrot’; and Ethiopia is part 10Tovma1    2:16 | Nebrot’; and Ethiopia is part of Egypt and of greater Libya 10Tovma1    2:16 | is part of Egypt and of greater Libya 10Tovma1    2:17 | according to historians the order of genealogy goes like this: Ham 10Tovma1    2:17 | begat Mestrim. But the Book of Genesis says Nebrot’, while according 10Tovma1    2:17 | Arbēl; Arbēl begat Ninos, husband of Semiramis 10Tovma1    2:18 | is because in the books of the ancients they had orders 10Tovma1    2:18 | only) about the notable exploits of valiant men and not about 10Tovma1    2:18 | men and not about those of ignoble men. They were to 10Tovma1    2:18 | portray the character and images of valiant men as virile and 10Tovma1    2:18 | the feeble and effeminate (characters) of the ignoble and lower sort 10Tovma1    3:0 | Concerning the kingdom of the Assyrians; how Zradasht and 10Tovma1    3:0 | Zradasht and Manitop became leaders of the region of the East 10Tovma1    3:0 | became leaders of the region of the East; and their erroneous 10Tovma1    3:1 | As an exposition of those times that we mentioned 10Tovma1    3:1 | mentioned above—from the days of Bel down to Ninos—nothing 10Tovma1    3:1 | is found in the books of the ancients, perhaps because of 10Tovma1    3:1 | of the ancients, perhaps because of many obstacles 10Tovma1    3:2 | First because the confusion of languages caused a lack of 10Tovma1    3:2 | of languages caused a lack of common concern, or because the 10Tovma1    3:2 | or because the base deeds of heroes were not written down 10Tovma1    3:2 | accounts, (only) the valiant deeds of Ninos were recorded 10Tovma1    3:3 | After the model of Bel he became even more 10Tovma1    3:3 | king. For, gathering the books of the ancients together with strict 10Tovma1    3:3 | that no trace or record of others’ names might remain save 10Tovma1    3:3 | others’ names might remain save of him alone 10Tovma1    3:4 | also restored to the honour of his own name the city 10Tovma1    3:4 | his own name the city of Nineveh, the first palace built 10Tovma1    3:5 | subdued Zradasht the magus, king of Bactria and Media, he pursued 10Tovma1    3:5 | as far as the borders of the Hephthalites, then reigned powerfully 10Tovma1    3:6 | and put down the rebellion of Zradasht, whom she brought into 10Tovma1    3:7 | to her sons, thinking only of her lovers (and showering them 10Tovma1    3:7 | she appointed Zradasht as governor of Babylon and Khuzhastan and all 10Tovma1    3:7 | lustful desire at the report of a certain Haykazn 10Tovma1    3:8 | her actions, the noble constructions of her workmen which are indeed 10Tovma1    3:8 | workmen which are indeed worthy of wonder, and also the revolt 10Tovma1    3:8 | wonder, and also the revolt of Zradasht, the death of Semiramis 10Tovma1    3:8 | revolt of Zradasht, the death of Semiramis and the saying about 10Tovma1    3:9 | but lived in peace, being of pleasure-loving and unwarlike character 10Tovma1    3:10 | Zradasht held so many regions of eastern Persia, from then on 10Tovma1    3:10 | a new Zruan, the first of the gods 10Tovma1    3:11 | said, desired to become father of Ormizd and note: “May I 10Tovma1    3:11 | twins. Now the knavish one of them made haste to present 10Tovma1    3:15 | thenceforth woodlouse and every kind of insect captured in villagers’ pots 10Tovma1    3:16 | destroyed Armenia—as the history of the saints Vardan and his 10Tovma1    3:16 | wrote. Even now the sons of the fire worshippers still say 10Tovma1    3:17 | Manit’op, king of the Hephthalites, in a further 10Tovma1    3:17 | that fire is a creature of Ormizd, but the nature of 10Tovma1    3:17 | of Ormizd, but the nature of Ormizd. And Hephaistos and Prometheus 10Tovma1    3:17 | Ormizd and gave a part ( of it) to mankind. And earth 10Tovma1    3:18 | Of this I have also been 10Tovma1    3:18 | also been informed by many of those who are called Shakhrik’ 10Tovma1    3:18 | had occasion to meet some of them coming from the land 10Tovma1    3:18 | them coming from the land of Aplastan, who called themselves hamakdēn 10Tovma1    3:18 | fully knowledgeable in the faith of fire.” These same things they 10Tovma1    3:19 | first man, but the son of someone else, Shurṙel, a camelherder 10Tovma1    3:19 | he came to the middle of the world, and leaving there 10Tovma1    3:20 | I know from the geographies of Ptolemy that the mountain of 10Tovma1    3:20 | of Ptolemy that the mountain of Emawon in the East, which 10Tovma1    3:20 | is truly the highest (spot) of the whole earth, has not 10Tovma1    3:20 | been trodden by the feet of men. Even with attentive eyes 10Tovma1    3:20 | can anyone descry the summit of the mountain, as it is 10Tovma1    3:21 | under discussion told me: “Many of us reached a part of 10Tovma1    3:21 | of us reached a part of that mountain and saw that 10Tovma1    3:21 | and saw that the regions of the East were a very 10Tovma1    3:21 | soft felt, in the form of a very bright white mist 10Tovma1    3:21 | a very bright white mist. Of this they said that it 10Tovma1    3:23 | here are also the reports of Alexander of Macedon to Olympias 10Tovma1    3:23 | also the reports of Alexander of Macedon to Olympias; perhaps he 10Tovma1    3:23 | a place outside the borders of paradise. And the circumstances of 10Tovma1    3:23 | of paradise. And the circumstances of the wonderful unknown tree, which 10Tovma1    3:23 | then suddenly shrinks; the drops of dew (on it) had an 10Tovma1    3:24 | and incomprehensible forms and types of plants but also invisible guards 10Tovma1    3:24 | plants but also invisible guards of incomparable vigilance who torment those 10Tovma1    3:24 | not believe is (even) said of the demons. “And we heard 10Tovma1    3:24 | And we heard the lashing of the tormentors,” he says, “and 10Tovma1    3:24 | blows falling on the backs ( of the punished), but we did 10Tovma1    3:26 | wanted to see the end of the earth. From there we 10Tovma1    3:26 | the desert by the side of the sea. From then on 10Tovma1    3:27 | whence we heard the voices of men (speaking) Greek; but we 10Tovma1    3:28 | and see where the place of the blessed was, Callisthenes my 10Tovma1    3:29 | spot to see the house of God, Alexander 10Tovma1    3:30 | set foot on the islands of the blessed zones. Why do 10Tovma1    3:31 | Now the borders of the area were awesome and 10Tovma1    3:31 | tangible, altogether outside the (realm of the) senses. They were guarded 10Tovma1    3:33 | fire from god, granted part of it to mankind, and kept 10Tovma1    3:33 | to mankind, and kept most of it for himself. And they 10Tovma1    3:34 | Hephaistos, saying it is part of a god, how is it 10Tovma1    3:34 | say that fire is part of a god? For sparks of 10Tovma1    3:34 | of a god? For sparks of it are produced by striking 10Tovma1    3:34 | when from the rapid motion of the carts the wooden poles 10Tovma1    3:35 | and placed in the heat of the sun, with the substance 10Tovma1    3:35 | the sun, with the substance of fire beside it, from the 10Tovma1    3:35 | it, from the burning ray of the sun (the latter) will 10Tovma1    3:35 | with regard to the worshippers of ashes, “whose judgment will never 10Tovma1    3:36 | wise and transformed the glory of the uncreated God into the 10Tovma1    3:36 | uncreated God into the likeness of corruptible creatures 10Tovma1    3:37 | protest is against the frequency of ( their) rebellion, that first they 10Tovma1    3:37 | first they dishonoured the laws of nature and (then) turned away 10Tovma1    3:37 | turned away from the face of God. Hence it was necessary 10Tovma1    3:38 | this known? The most sagacious of those outside (the church) say 10Tovma1    3:39 | And because the movement of heaven is one and the 10Tovma1    3:41 | definitions) apply to no one of the created beings but only 10Tovma1    3:42 | church): “to use the grease of a corpse for some exterior 10Tovma1    4:0 | How the kingdom of the Assyrians reached in succession 10Tovma1    4:1 | our text with the order of the genealogy of the kingdom 10Tovma1    4:1 | the order of the genealogy of the kingdom of the Assyrians 10Tovma1    4:1 | the genealogy of the kingdom of the Assyrians that we carefully 10Tovma1    4:1 | Zamesos, also (called) Ninuas, son of Ninos and Semiramis, in the 10Tovma1    4:1 | in the fifty-third year of the life of the patriarch 10Tovma1    4:1 | third year of the life of the patriarch Abraham; he ruled 10Tovma1    4:2 | After the death of Zradasht he then exercised sole 10Tovma1    4:2 | thirty years. All the kings of Assyria held power in succession 10Tovma1    4:2 | father to son; but none of them did anything worthy of 10Tovma1    4:2 | of them did anything worthy of record, and none of them 10Tovma1    4:2 | worthy of record, and none of them held power for less 10Tovma1    4:3 | Now the kings of Assyria in succession are the 10Tovma1    4:3 | and times and a little of what happened in their reigns 10Tovma1    4:4 | Ninos, son of Arbel, of the tribe of 10Tovma1    4:4 | Ninos, son of Arbel, of the tribe of Ham (reigned 10Tovma1    4:4 | of Arbel, of the tribe of Ham (reigned) fifty-two years 10Tovma1    4:4 | years. He restored the kingdom of Nebrot and called himself Bel 10Tovma1    4:5 | year Isaac was born, son of the promise to Abraham. In 10Tovma1    4:5 | the first Belochos became king of the Thessalians (and ruled) for 10Tovma1    4:5 | thirty-fifth year the flood of Ogeges is reported 10Tovma1    4:6 | Jacob, who predicted the calling of the Gentiles 10Tovma1    4:13 | became the leader and legislator of the Jews 10Tovma1    4:15 | years) according to the translation of the Septuagint 10Tovma1    4:17 | time there reigned a king of the Argives 10Tovma1    4:19 | his time (occurred) the expedition of Dionysius against India 10Tovma1    4:21 | In his time the city of Tyre was built 10Tovma1    4:22 | year took place the labours of Hercules 10Tovma1    4:24 | twenty-fifth year the city of Ilium was captured by the 10Tovma1    4:24 | in his time the exploits of Samson were performed 10Tovma1    4:27 | in Jerusalem, and the kingdom of the Assyrians declined. Some of 10Tovma1    4:27 | of the Assyrians declined. Some of them remained as tyrants in 10Tovma1    4:27 | as tyrants in the regions of Damascus 10Tovma1    4:33 | and corrupt in the affairs of his kingdom. Therefore, many of 10Tovma1    4:33 | of his kingdom. Therefore, many of his troops became wearied of 10Tovma1    4:33 | of his troops became wearied of him and caused him to 10Tovma1    4:33 | Varbakes and Bēlos, the general of the Medes; as a result 10Tovma1    4:34 | The duration of the kingdom of the Assyrians 10Tovma1    4:34 | The duration of the kingdom of the Assyrians from Bel and 10Tovma1    4:34 | the Mede destroyed the empire of the Assyrians; he exempted Paroyr 10Tovma1    4:34 | honoured him with the authority of king, gave him many troops 10Tovma1    4:34 | support, and reestablished the kingdom of Armenia; he also appointed Belesios 10Tovma1    4:34 | he also appointed Belesios ruler of Babylon. Then he himself transferred 10Tovma1    4:36 | In the time of those (kings) some Assyrians and 10Tovma1    4:36 | it appropriate, as a period of anarchy, to emigrate and assemble 10Tovma1    4:36 | numerous army in the regions of Damascus and Nineveh. After twenty 10Tovma1    4:36 | Nineveh. After twenty-eight years of anarchy in Asorestan, under King 10Tovma1    4:36 | Bel, which is the house of Astorov 10Tovma1    4:37 | in war into the regions of Palestine and besieged Samaria. And 10Tovma1    4:37 | Samaria. And because the kingdom of the Hebrews was divided into 10Tovma1    4:37 | imposed on king Manasses tribute of a thousand silver talents. From 10Tovma1    4:38 | captive to Assyria the majority of the people . . . Salmana he took 10Tovma1    4:38 | ten . . . showing in the mountain of Media. And he destroyed the 10Tovma1    4:38 | years. After him the brother of Senek’erim reigned . . . was killed by 10Tovma1    4:39 | In the third year of his reign, Senek’erim gathered a 10Tovma1    4:39 | Arbat’ and all the regions of Damascus and Cilicia and many 10Tovma1    4:40 | that he attacked the land of Palestine and Jerusalem in order 10Tovma1    4:40 | Sanasar plotted against him out of envy for Asordani being king 10Tovma1    4:41 | Now the kings of the Assyrians from the other 10Tovma1    4:42 | Twenty-eight years of anarchy 10Tovma1    4:56 | lived on until the kingdom of the Assyrians and Medes was 10Tovma1    5:0 | Ashdahak, king of the Medes, provoked a war 10Tovma1    5:1 | Tigran the Great was informed of Ashdahak’s steadfast preparations, he assembled 10Tovma1    5:1 | he assembled the elite soldiers of many nations, brave warriors from 10Tovma1    5:1 | the ferocious and gigantic troops of Ayrarat, and all the numerous 10Tovma1    5:1 | and all the numerous companions of soldiers and the sons of 10Tovma1    5:1 | of soldiers and the sons of Senek’erim, in full readiness and 10Tovma1    5:1 | brave-hearted than the descendant of Hayk 10Tovma1    5:2 | marched rapidly to the region of Makan, and camped in the 10Tovma1    5:2 | and camped in the plain of Media. Then no little danger 10Tovma1    5:2 | befell Ashdahak from the arrival of Tigran to attack him with 10Tovma1    5:3 | promised to give him control of a fourth part of (the 10Tovma1    5:3 | control of a fourth part of ( the lands of) the descendants 10Tovma1    5:3 | fourth part of (the lands of) the descendants of Senek’erim: the 10Tovma1    5:3 | the lands of) the descendants of Senek’erim: the regions of Nineveh 10Tovma1    5:3 | descendants of Senek’erim: the regions of Nineveh and Tmorik’ with its 10Tovma1    5:4 | and presents. Xerxes was informed of these deliberations by Adramelēk’ and 10Tovma1    5:4 | Adramelēk’ and Sanasar, the sons of Senek’erim; they then came to 10Tovma1    5:4 | then came to Tigran, king of Armenia, and informed him of 10Tovma1    5:4 | of Armenia, and informed him of Ashdahak’s plans. For the sons 10Tovma1    5:4 | Ashdahak’s plans. For the sons of Senek’erim were greatly angered and 10Tovma1    5:4 | irreconcilable towards Ashdahak on account of his being descended from Varbakes 10Tovma1    5:4 | from Sardanapalos and the ancestors of the family of Senek’erim 10Tovma1    5:4 | the ancestors of the family of Senek’erim 10Tovma1    5:5 | seized the bronze-hammered muzzle of Ashdahak’s horse, knocking him back 10Tovma1    5:7 | Two of Ashdahak’s offspring were captured by 10Tovma1    5:7 | reduced them to the rank of slaves. Since they demonstrated obedient 10Tovma1    5:7 | them to serve as bearers of eagles and falcons. Promoting them 10Tovma1    5:7 | Promoting them to the position of cupbearers at feasts, he eventually 10Tovma1    5:7 | settled them in the province of Ałbag, later settling them in 10Tovma1    5:7 | to his sister Tigranuhi, wife of Ashdahak, before settling them in 10Tovma1    5:8 | When Croesus, king of the Lydians, heard of these 10Tovma1    5:8 | king of the Lydians, heard of these events, in great speed 10Tovma1    5:8 | anxiety he assembled a host of numerous troops in order to 10Tovma1    5:8 | to Cyrus. When Cyrus heard of his gathering of troops, he 10Tovma1    5:8 | Cyrus heard of his gathering of troops, he wrote to Tigran 10Tovma1    5:8 | haste (Tigran) entrusted the armies of the South and North to 10Tovma1    5:9 | grips, attacking the main force of the Lydian army by shooting 10Tovma1    5:11 | Then Xerxes and Arshēz, full of cunning, shouted out—as if 10Tovma1    5:11 | each other, while the king of the Lydians marched proudly behind 10Tovma1    5:12 | They captured (Croesus), stripped him of his armour and his horse’s 10Tovma1    5:12 | fortress and the river banks of Nineveh 10Tovma1    5:13 | Cyrus had become sole ruler of the Persian kingdom, he captured 10Tovma1    5:13 | the Jewish captives. The house of Gag, the nation of the 10Tovma1    5:13 | house of Gag, the nation of the Galatians, raised an army 10Tovma1    5:13 | the Galatians, raised an army of [120,000] men to oppose him. Then 10Tovma1    5:14 | to preserve intact his bonds of friendship with him, he sent 10Tovma1    5:14 | meet him at the summit of the Taurus mountain 10Tovma1    5:15 | Armenian troops (performed) many acts of valiant heroism, astonishing the whole 10Tovma1    5:16 | The army of the Galatians was destroyed, from 10Tovma1    5:16 | and not a single one of them survived. Xerxes and Arshēz 10Tovma1    5:16 | and Arshēz brought the sons of Israel to their own country 10Tovma1    5:16 | far as the holy city of Jerusalem. They entrusted the leadership 10Tovma1    5:16 | Jerusalem. They entrusted the leadership of the Jews to Zorababel, son 10Tovma1    5:16 | the Jews to Zorababel, son of Sałat’iēl, of the tribe of 10Tovma1    5:16 | to Zorababel, son of Sałat’iēl, of the tribe of Juda 10Tovma1    5:16 | of Sałat’iēl, of the tribe of Juda 10Tovma1    5:17 | Magog mentioned in the books of the prophets Amos and Ezekiel 10Tovma1    6:0 | Vshtasp. In the twentieth year of Dareh died Tigran Haykazn 10Tovma1    6:1 | taken place, on the collapse of the Haykaznean kingdom people lived 10Tovma1    6:1 | to various leaders as circumstances of the moment might dictate. We 10Tovma1    6:1 | to consider writing about those of whom no actions or valiant 10Tovma1    6:2 | in order, following the format of the other earlier historians. So 10Tovma1    6:11 | Kings of the Persians 10Tovma1    6:19 | Then Alexander the Macedonian, son of Philipp, became ruler of the 10Tovma1    6:19 | son of Philipp, became ruler of the world. At that time 10Tovma1    6:19 | killed him, exterminating the kingdom of the Persians 10Tovma1    6:20 | Then after Dareh, Asud son of Arshavir waged war against Alexander’s 10Tovma1    6:20 | warded off the powerful generals of Alexander for a long time 10Tovma1    6:20 | into Alexander’s face as that of heroic gods, he lowered his 10Tovma1    6:21 | their soldiers’ lives into torrents of blood 10Tovma1    6:22 | For although Alexander was full of wisdom and exceedingly intelligent, yet 10Tovma1    6:23 | to die on the sword of the enemy or to win 10Tovma1    6:24 | generals for the four regions of the world: Ptolemy for Egypt 10Tovma1    6:25 | Judaea for twelve years; many of them (Jews) he brought down 10Tovma1    6:25 | the Victorious, held the kingdom of Assyria and Babylon and the 10Tovma1    6:26 | After Ptolemy had gained control of his inheritance, he appointed Asud 10Tovma1    6:27 | such splendour and the wealth of Egypt and India, yet remembering 10Tovma1    6:27 | remembering his original native kingdom of Assyria he was not happy 10Tovma1    6:28 | willingly agreed to this because of the man’s noble valour, yet 10Tovma1    6:29 | After the death of Alexander his generals held the 10Tovma1    6:29 | dynasty down to the reign of an Egyptian woman, Cleopatra, much 10Tovma1    6:29 | much later in the time of Augustus Caesar. Now sixty years 10Tovma1    6:29 | sixty years after the death of Alexander and the anarchy in 10Tovma1    6:29 | and Elamites, in the city of Balkh. His brother Vałarshak came 10Tovma1    6:30 | ranks. As for the descendants of Asud, of the family of 10Tovma1    6:30 | for the descendants of Asud, of the family of Sanasar, they 10Tovma1    6:30 | of Asud, of the family of Sanasar, they lived as need 10Tovma1    6:30 | his son Cyrus in remembrance of that man’s nobility and his 10Tovma1    6:30 | to his ancestor Xerxes. Stripped of the authority which Tigran and 10Tovma1    6:30 | illegitimately, down to Cyrus (son) of Shahak 10Tovma1    6:31 | Cyrus multiplied his martial deeds of bravery and valour. He almost 10Tovma1    6:31 | He almost surpassed the courage of Arshak the Parthian against the 10Tovma1    6:31 | the Parthian against the heroes of the Kushans, Medes, and Elamites 10Tovma1    6:32 | he had the distinguishing feature of possessing an aquiline nose. But 10Tovma1    6:32 | them Artsrunik’ from the name of the country or for their 10Tovma1    6:33 | called Arzrunik’ from the settlement of his ancestors Adramelēk’ and Sanasar 10Tovma1    6:34 | likened them to eagles because of their noble courage and their 10Tovma1    6:36 | The Ptolemies brought the period of kingdoms to a close, extending 10Tovma1    6:36 | extending down to Cleopatra, daughter of Ptolemy Dionysius; she reigned over 10Tovma1    6:36 | and Alexandria. Opening the depository of archival books, she found the 10Tovma1    6:36 | books, she found the lineage of Senek’erim, the acts of each 10Tovma1    6:36 | lineage of Senek’erim, the acts of each one of them mentioned 10Tovma1    6:36 | the acts of each one of them mentioned individually by name 10Tovma1    6:36 | by name with his deeds of prowess 10Tovma1    6:37 | family and place: the deeds of the cowardly and insignificant indicated 10Tovma1    6:37 | with gifts to Tigran king of Armenia, who was the fourth 10Tovma1    6:38 | Up to here Alexander of Macedon had this written: from 10Tovma1    6:38 | All this Ptolemy the lover of literature wrote down and arranged 10Tovma1    6:38 | treasure house until (the time of) Queen Cleopatra, as we explained 10Tovma1    6:39 | to us through the chronicles of the earlier historians, from Mambrē 10Tovma1    6:39 | and priests. At the command of Vahan Artsruni they were entrusted 10Tovma1    6:39 | entrusted with the urgent task of critically investigating and arranging in 10Tovma1    6:39 | in abbreviated fashion the genealogies of past families, and diligently reviewing 10Tovma1    6:40 | your command, Oh Gagik general of Armenia and prince of Vaspurakan 10Tovma1    6:40 | general of Armenia and prince of Vaspurakan, have undertaken an abbreviation 10Tovma1    6:40 | Vaspurakan, have undertaken an abbreviation of the stories of the past 10Tovma1    6:40 | an abbreviation of the stories of the past. So I shall 10Tovma1    6:40 | I shall traverse the works of past historians; I shall note 10Tovma1    6:40 | but merely succinctly the genealogy ( of the Artsrunik’) until I reach 10Tovma1    6:40 | wide-spreading and extensive arena of written histories. One by one 10Tovma1    6:41 | made king in the days of Saint Vardan—concerning which I 10Tovma1    6:42 | When Arjam was king of Armenia he greatly maltreated the 10Tovma1    6:42 | Arresting Enanos, the leading prince of the Bagratunis and sparapet of 10Tovma1    6:42 | of the Bagratunis and sparapet of Armenia, with his family and 10Tovma1    6:44 | settled him in the region of Aragats, in the village called 10Tovma1    6:44 | and live in that part of the province of Ayrarat. Jajuṙ 10Tovma1    6:44 | that part of the province of Ayrarat. Jajuṙ married Enanos’s daughter 10Tovma1    6:44 | place in the eighteenth year of the king of Persia 10Tovma1    6:44 | eighteenth year of the king of Persia 10Tovma1    6:45 | we come to the history of Abgar, king of Armenia, in 10Tovma1    6:45 | the history of Abgar, king of Armenia, in whose days occurred 10Tovma1    6:45 | in the flesh on earth of our Saviour the Lord Jesus 10Tovma1    6:45 | Christ, our God, the beginning of the renewal of creation and 10Tovma1    6:45 | the beginning of the renewal of creation and the illumination of 10Tovma1    6:45 | of creation and the illumination of all men who are to 10Tovma1    6:47 | For he was the first of the heathen kings to believe 10Tovma1    6:47 | in Christ, as the records of the reliable historians demonstrate—especially 10Tovma1    6:47 | evangelist and apostle John, son of thunder, who made the thunder 10Tovma1    6:47 | thunder, who made the thunder of the good news of Christ’s 10Tovma1    6:47 | thunder of the good news of Christ’s gospel resound in the 10Tovma1    6:48 | says: “There were (there) some of the Gentiles who had come 10Tovma1    6:48 | the saving crucifixion on behalf of the world, which he called 10Tovma1    6:49 | request. And Christ, the source of life, satisfied Abgar’s longing by 10Tovma1    6:50 | co-regnant, and magnificent princedom of the Artsrunik’, that great stock 10Tovma1    6:50 | multiplied had reached this period of Abgar’s rule and belief in 10Tovma1    6:51 | was also the great prince of the Artsrunik’, Khuran, the chief 10Tovma1    6:51 | Artsrunik’, Khuran, the chief general of the army and commander of 10Tovma1    6:51 | of the army and commander of the kingdom of Greater Armenia 10Tovma1    6:51 | and commander of the kingdom of Greater Armenia. This prince Khuran 10Tovma1    6:51 | was baptised at the hands of the apostle Thaddaeus. After his 10Tovma1    6:51 | most upright and pious way of life worthy of his faith 10Tovma1    6:51 | pious way of life worthy of his faith, pushing the practice 10Tovma1    6:51 | his faith, pushing the practice of his religion almost to the 10Tovma1    6:51 | religion almost to the extreme of virtue, as the precepts of 10Tovma1    6:51 | of virtue, as the precepts of evangelical doctrine exhort 10Tovma1    6:52 | is sufficient indication for now of the nobility of the blessed 10Tovma1    6:52 | for now of the nobility of the blessed man Khuran Artsruni 10Tovma1    6:52 | the blessed man Khuran Artsruni, of his comprehensive intelligence and deep 10Tovma1    6:52 | us carry forward the order of our history, in detail yet 10Tovma1    6:52 | and (thereby) neglect the thread of our historical narrative 10Tovma1    6:53 | Herod the foreigner, son of Antipater of Ascalon and whose 10Tovma1    6:53 | the foreigner, son of Antipater of Ascalon and whose mother was 10Tovma1    6:53 | Eupatra, an Arab, was king of the Jews in the days 10Tovma1    6:53 | the Jews in the days of the birth of our Lord 10Tovma1    6:53 | the days of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ—as 10Tovma1    6:54 | his own first wife, daughter of Aretas king of Petra. Angered 10Tovma1    6:54 | wife, daughter of Aretas king of Petra. Angered at this, Aretas 10Tovma1    6:54 | to do so openly because of the emperor Augustus Tiberius Caesar 10Tovma1    6:55 | an alliance with Abgar, king of Armenia, and with the great 10Tovma1    6:55 | refuge with his uncle, son of Hyrcanus the priest, in the 10Tovma1    6:55 | the priest, in the city of Ascalon 10Tovma1    6:56 | Now although the alliance of Aretas with Abgar and Khuran 10Tovma1    6:56 | Christ and for the fame of the Holy Saviour were resentful 10Tovma1    6:56 | against Pilate for the murder of the Baptist and the torments 10Tovma1    6:56 | the Baptist and the torments of Christ. And it was the 10Tovma1    6:56 | it was the sixteenth year of Tiberius Caesar 10Tovma1    6:57 | After the ascension of our Saviour and the death 10Tovma1    6:57 | our Saviour and the death of the pious Abgar, Abgar’s son 10Tovma1    6:57 | covenant he pursued the worship of idols that Abgar had scorned 10Tovma1    6:57 | Khuran Artsruni in the snare of his deceit into repeating his 10Tovma1    6:58 | Khuran took the greater part of the army and went to 10Tovma1    6:58 | Abgar’s son to deprive him of the kingdom he held. But 10Tovma1    6:58 | exacting vengeance for the death of Saint Addē 10Tovma1    6:59 | war against the Spaniards because of the gold mines. There Khuran 10Tovma1    6:59 | three years; and in place of Tiberius, Gaius the Less reigned 10Tovma1    6:60 | Khuran heard that Queen Helena of Armenia, Abgar’s wife, had been 10Tovma1    6:60 | to remain in Mesopotamia because of the impious Sanatruk and had 10Tovma1    6:60 | gone to the holy city of Jerusalem, where she lived in 10Tovma1    6:60 | buy corn in the days of the famine that occurred in 10Tovma1    6:60 | that occurred in the reign of Claudius, in order to distribute 10Tovma1    6:61 | Helena among all the saints of Christ our God. Amen 10Tovma1    7:0 | Nerseh’s nobles against Vach’e (nephew) of Arshavir 10Tovma1    7:1 | Sanatruk, went to Nerseh king of Syria, taking with them the 10Tovma1    7:1 | with them the written treaty of peace between Abgar and Nerseh 10Tovma1    7:2 | appointed them to the oversight of the government: Vach’ē he established 10Tovma1    7:2 | Arshavir he appointed as commander of the army for war 10Tovma1    7:3 | at them and induced one of Nerseh’s relatives, Dareh by name 10Tovma1    7:3 | are descended from the family of Senek’erim in Nineveh; they (now 10Tovma1    7:3 | you and snatch the kingdom of Nineveh for themselves 10Tovma1    7:4 | For Khuran, the father of Vach’ē and brother of Arshavir 10Tovma1    7:4 | father of Vach’ē and brother of Arshavir, had become friendly with 10Tovma1    7:4 | friendly with Artashēs the king of Persia when Abgar went to 10Tovma1    7:5 | their confidants, with the help of Artashēs they may depose your 10Tovma1    7:5 | and descendants from the throne of Syria. Either make their evil 10Tovma1    7:6 | prove his allegations. However, because of these slanderers Vach’ē and Arshavir 10Tovma1    7:6 | Arshavir went to Artashēs king of Persia and remained there until 10Tovma1    7:6 | remained there until the return of Artashēs, son of Sanatruk, who 10Tovma1    7:6 | the return of Artashēs, son of Sanatruk, who came here and 10Tovma1    7:7 | in flight by the regions of Media to Atrpatakan, and was 10Tovma1    7:8 | We brought up the sons of Sanatruk as foster parents; and 10Tovma1    7:8 | settle on the high mountain of Varag 10Tovma1    7:9 | pursuit encamped at the foot of the mountain at the head 10Tovma1    7:9 | the mountain at the head of the province of Tosp, and 10Tovma1    7:9 | the head of the province of Tosp, and called the spot 10Tovma1    7:9 | his army across the border of Media.” And he had the 10Tovma1    7:9 | day. When Eruand became aware of this he had Sahak taken 10Tovma1    7:10 | had dwelt in the land of Tarōn 10Tovma1    7:11 | hollow, opposite the southern side of the fortress of Van, near 10Tovma1    7:11 | southern side of the fortress of Van, near the place where 10Tovma1    7:11 | gushes out at the foot of a small hill. It was 10Tovma1    7:11 | It was near the edge of the lake from which temperate 10Tovma1    7:11 | blow, freshening the parching heat of the summer caused by the 10Tovma1    7:11 | safety from distrust and fear of Eruand 10Tovma1    7:12 | Eruand returned by the borders of Atrpatakan to the valley of 10Tovma1    7:12 | of Atrpatakan to the valley of Andzahk’. Now the valley of 10Tovma1    7:12 | of Andzahk’. Now the valley of Andzahk’ is so called for 10Tovma1    7:12 | defiles, in the safe fastnesses of the valley, in the chaos 10Tovma1    7:12 | the valley, in the chaos of the land that is uninhabited 10Tovma1    7:12 | and free from the attacks of Eruand’s brigands. So, he came 10Tovma1    7:12 | and stopped in the town of Nakhchavan, the capital of the 10Tovma1    7:12 | town of Nakhchavan, the capital of the land of Vaspurakan 10Tovma1    7:12 | the capital of the land of Vaspurakan 10Tovma1    7:13 | took Artashēs in the guise of a wretch who goes around 10Tovma1    7:13 | his woe to the court of Dareh (king of) the Medes 10Tovma1    7:13 | the court of Dareh (king of) the Medes. When Eruand eventually 10Tovma1    7:13 | Medes. When Eruand eventually heard of this, he wrote to Smbat 10Tovma1    7:14 | and demonstrating there many deeds of valour in heroic combats, he 10Tovma1    7:14 | supported him with the aid of an army and made him 10Tovma1    7:14 | Sanatruk in the royal capital of the valiant Arsacids 10Tovma1    7:15 | in the thirty-first year of Artashēs, king of kings, and 10Tovma1    7:15 | first year of Artashēs, king of kings, and in the . . . year 10Tovma1    7:15 | kings, and in the . . . year of the Greek emperor. . .. He returned 10Tovma1    7:15 | to the court: the mountain of Sim and Ałdznik’ as far 10Tovma1    7:15 | as far as the borders of Asorestan 10Tovma1    8:0 | The rule of Artashēs over Armenia 10Tovma1    8:1 | When the rule of Artashēs was flourishing in its 10Tovma1    8:1 | prosperous administration, as the books of the historians explain, and he 10Tovma1    8:1 | had married Sat’inik as queen of Armenia, he recalled his exile 10Tovma1    8:2 | him, he built a palace of rough rock as a royal 10Tovma1    8:2 | lofty summit covered in snow of a glorious white 10Tovma1    8:3 | him the shimmering bluish purple of the wide-spreading lake. Around 10Tovma1    8:4 | smelling sweetly from the variety of flowers. Not merely did they 10Tovma1    8:4 | they also provided medicinal remedies of ingenious science following the teaching 10Tovma1    8:4 | ingenious science following the teaching of Asclepius 10Tovma1    8:5 | the hill with a wall of roughly hewn rocks, fortifying the 10Tovma1    8:5 | order to protect the source of water; and he strengthened the 10Tovma1    8:5 | wall down to the depths of the lake 10Tovma1    8:6 | In the middle of the three-forked small hollow 10Tovma1    8:6 | with hollow centre; on top of it he set the image 10Tovma1    8:6 | it he set the image of Astłik, and nearby the treasure 10Tovma1    8:6 | and nearby the treasure house of the cult of the idols 10Tovma1    8:6 | treasure house of the cult of the idols. In it (the 10Tovma1    8:7 | And for the improvement of the view, on the west 10Tovma1    8:7 | the view, on the west of the plain and along the 10Tovma1    8:7 | plain and along the shore of the lake he arranged walls 10Tovma1    8:8 | he had completed the construction of the city and made ready 10Tovma1    8:10 | translated really means “the handiwork of Artashēs,” or “the coming of 10Tovma1    8:10 | of Artashēs,” or “the coming of Artashēs,” because in Persian mat 10Tovma1    8:10 | Armenia. Following the barbarian rites of divination, he honoured this spot 10Tovma1    8:11 | Now the holy men of Sukavēt mountain, since they were 10Tovma1    8:11 | were fellow countrymen and confidants of Sat’inik’s and had followed her 10Tovma1    8:11 | had followed her, sent one of their ascetics to the queen 10Tovma1    8:11 | her vain and useless cult of the idols, as Saint K’rysi 10Tovma1    8:12 | was attentive to the advice of the holy men, but did 10Tovma1    8:12 | did not reject the image of the idol called Astłik because 10Tovma1    8:12 | from idols to the worship of Christ the true God. But 10Tovma1    8:13 | Sahak, son of Vach’ē, was established at Artashēs’ 10Tovma1    8:13 | entrusted to him the province of Ałbag, for some descendants of 10Tovma1    8:13 | of Ałbag, for some descendants of Ashdahak the Mede dwelt there 10Tovma1    8:13 | Persian raid about the time of Eruand’s death and Artashēs’ accession 10Tovma1    8:14 | But a certain woman of the race of Ashdahak dwelt 10Tovma1    8:14 | certain woman of the race of Ashdahak dwelt in the castles 10Tovma1    8:14 | Ashdahak dwelt in the castles of Jłmay and Sring, in the 10Tovma1    8:14 | and Sring, in the province of Lesser Ałbag. The woman’s name 10Tovma1    8:15 | the latter at the command of Artashēs, who confirmed and sealed 10Tovma1    8:15 | inheritance. The king took care of the woman for the reason 10Tovma1    8:15 | himself in the mountainous regions of their first principality, to cultivate 10Tovma1    8:15 | to their own family, descendants of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma1    8:15 | family, descendants of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma1    8:16 | some brigands from the regions of Hashteank’ were strongly established. They 10Tovma1    8:16 | each other, and through lack of caution he was killed there 10Tovma1    8:17 | shortly, in the eighth year of Artashēs, the king took over 10Tovma1    8:18 | young man named Hamam, son of the aged Arshavir, brother of 10Tovma1    8:18 | of the aged Arshavir, brother of Khuran who was at the 10Tovma1    8:18 | the royal court. In consideration of his ancestors’ efforts and services 10Tovma1    8:18 | to the rank and station of his forefathers, and gave him 10Tovma1    8:18 | him in inheritance the land of Ałbag. Just as he did 10Tovma1    8:19 | adulation. When the king heard of his weak and languid way 10Tovma1    8:19 | his weak and languid way of life, he appointed him overseer 10Tovma1    8:19 | life, he appointed him overseer of the officials of the royal 10Tovma1    8:19 | him overseer of the officials of the royal court, so that 10Tovma1    8:19 | also familiar with the books of the archives 10Tovma1    8:20 | care for either the protection of the country’s prosperity or preparations 10Tovma1    8:21 | emperor Hadrian in the matter of the brigand Barkochba and his 10Tovma1    8:21 | other flatterers in the land of Media at the town of 10Tovma1    8:21 | of Media at the town of Bakurakert 10Tovma1    8:22 | reigned Artavazd; then Tiran, son of Artashēs; then Tiran; then the 10Tovma1    8:22 | then Valarshak. In the time of their reigns the generations of 10Tovma1    8:22 | of their reigns the generations of the Artsrunik’ were: Hamazasp, Shavarsh 10Tovma1    8:23 | Waging war against the Khazars of the North, he was killed 10Tovma1    8:24 | they gave the sad news of the king’s death and made 10Tovma1    8:24 | son Khosrov with the cooperation of the Persian king Artavan 10Tovma1    8:25 | they pleased all the time of Khosrov’s life. He reigned for 10Tovma1    9:0 | The abolition of the Pahlavik kingdom and the 10Tovma1    9:0 | Pahlavik kingdom and the rule of the Stahrian 10Tovma1    9:1 | While the land of Armenia was thus enjoying a 10Tovma1    9:1 | unexpectedly there arrived the news of Artavan’s death and the domination 10Tovma1    9:1 | Artavan’s death and the domination of Persia by Artashir the Sasanian 10Tovma1    9:2 | attempted to revenge the death of his blood relative, King Artavan 10Tovma1    9:3 | he could revenge the blood of Khosrov and bring an end 10Tovma1    9:3 | an end to the tyranny of the Stahrian. But although the 10Tovma1    9:3 | the Armenians with the army of Phrygia, nonetheless the land was 10Tovma1    9:4 | in security, or keep possession of his patrimony; peace did not 10Tovma1    9:5 | sufficient to present the generations of the family as we have 10Tovma1    9:5 | them, down to the reign of Trdat and the beginning of 10Tovma1    9:5 | of Trdat and the beginning of the illumination of Armenia through 10Tovma1    9:5 | the beginning of the illumination of Armenia through the great Gregory 10Tovma1    9:5 | Illuminator. These are the generations of the Artsrunik’ from Babgean: Musheł 10Tovma1    10:0 | and establishment on the throne of the kingdom of Greater Armenia 10Tovma1    10:0 | the throne of the kingdom of Greater Armenia with the help 10Tovma1    10:0 | Greater Armenia with the help of the Greek king; and concerning 10Tovma1    10:1 | The details of Trdat the Great’s rule over 10Tovma1    10:1 | Great’s rule over the land of his fathers and of his 10Tovma1    10:1 | land of his fathers and of his deeds are known in 10Tovma1    10:1 | His only Son the Word ( of) God, Jesus Christ, and in 10Tovma1    10:1 | Holy Spirit at the hand of Gregory the Great, with all 10Tovma1    10:1 | Great, with all the nobility of Greater Armenia 10Tovma1    10:2 | From the house of the Artsrunik’ among the magnates 10Tovma1    10:2 | the Artsrunik’ among the magnates of Armenia there was baptised Tirots’ 10Tovma1    10:2 | there was baptised Tirots’ son of Babgēn [II]. He was a mild 10Tovma1    10:3 | being taken to the city of Caesarea to be ordained into 10Tovma1    10:3 | priesthood for the illuminating instruction of Armenia, Tirots’ accompanied the nobles 10Tovma1    10:4 | as we said above, because of his modest and humble character 10Tovma1    10:4 | But being a studious reader of the Holy Gospel (which bids 10Tovma1    10:4 | rank among the great nobles of Armenia 10Tovma1    10:5 | is grander than the descendants of Senek’erim, the great glory of 10Tovma1    10:5 | of Senek’erim, the great glory of whose stock the outspoken Isaiah 10Tovma1    10:5 | whose splendid pre-eminence Alexander of Macedon inscribed with no mean 10Tovma1    10:6 | confined ourselves to an exposition of the Artsruni families alone and 10Tovma1    10:6 | in books, describing their deeds of valour performed at various times 10Tovma1    10:6 | various times that are worthy of many and the greatest praises 10Tovma1    10:7 | famous (events): the good fight of the saintly king and brave 10Tovma1    10:7 | read in the eloquent composition of Moses the world-famous teacher 10Tovma1    10:7 | orator, the most accurate author of our illumination, as he relates 10Tovma1    10:7 | he relates at the end of his second book 10Tovma1    10:8 | Khosrov, son of Trdat, succeeded his father as 10Tovma1    10:8 | as king at the command of Constantius. A lover of peace 10Tovma1    10:8 | command of Constantius. A lover of peace, he established good order 10Tovma1    10:8 | did anyone have any worry of attacks from anywhere. They submitted 10Tovma1    10:8 | submitted themselves to the authority of the Greek emperor alone, abstaining 10Tovma1    10:8 | paying tribute to Shapuh king of kings 10Tovma1    10:9 | principles following the worthy commandments of the Lord, and in everything 10Tovma1    10:9 | had recourse to the advice of Vrt’anēs the Great; he reigned 10Tovma1    10:10 | Artsruni clan or what sort of deeds they accomplished, save only 10Tovma1    10:12 | At that time the office of hazarapet of Armenia was held 10Tovma1    10:12 | time the office of hazarapet of Armenia was held by a 10Tovma1    10:12 | was held by a man of baneful and evil character who 10Tovma1    10:12 | calumniate in secret the houses of the Artsrunik’ and Ṙshtunik’, for 10Tovma1    10:13 | hand is with Shapuh king of kings.” The mardpet said this 10Tovma1    10:13 | able to hound the house of the Mamikonean nobles to destruction 10Tovma1    10:13 | him and ordered the proposition of that impious enemy of God 10Tovma1    10:13 | proposition of that impious enemy of God to be carried out 10Tovma1    10:14 | swords, snatched away Shavasp, son of Vach’ē Artsruni, and Mehedak Ṙshtuni 10Tovma1    10:15 | From them stem the descendants of the two Artsruni and Ṙshtuni 10Tovma1    10:15 | he died a death worthy of his deeds; as he had 10Tovma1    10:16 | his father at the command of Shapuh king of kings. Gathering 10Tovma1    10:16 | the command of Shapuh king of kings. Gathering around himself the 10Tovma1    10:16 | and Rshtuni families and those of the Mamikonean nobility who had 10Tovma1    10:16 | fortified themselves in the fortresses of Tayk’ 10Tovma1    10:17 | accurately informed about the causes of this, he wrote via a 10Tovma1    10:17 | wrote via a certain Vahan of the Amatuni family (directing) them 10Tovma1    10:18 | by Nersēs the Great, Catholicos of Armenia, and arrived at Ashtishat 10Tovma1    10:18 | in Taron, at the martyrium of Saint John the Baptist and 10Tovma1    10:19 | malicious hayr mardpet, the son of Satan, was not satisfied with 10Tovma1    10:21 | When Saint Nersēs heard of this evil and immoral proposition 10Tovma1    10:22 | spine with an energetic motion of his powerful fingers. It pierced 10Tovma1    10:22 | his soul into the hands of his counsellor Satan 10Tovma1    10:23 | The words of Saint Nersēs mingled with the 10Tovma1    10:23 | mingled with the living word of God, the more easily to 10Tovma1    10:23 | reward according to the merit of his intentions 10Tovma1    10:24 | the Greeks, and Shapuh king of kings over the Persians. Arshak 10Tovma1    10:27 | submitted to the false doctrine of the ash-worship of Ormizd 10Tovma1    10:27 | doctrine of the ash-worship of Ormizd. Shapuh, greatly delighted at 10Tovma1    10:28 | superfluous to repeat the accounts of previous historians 10Tovma1    10:29 | following the summons and full of innocence. But (Shapuh) bound him 10Tovma1    10:29 | called Anush in the region of Ctesiphon 10Tovma1    10:30 | about him by that man of God Saint Nersēs. But here 10Tovma1    10:31 | parties across the whole face of the Armenian land, ravaged hamlets 10Tovma1    10:31 | captured. They entered the province of Ṙshtunik and sacked the house 10Tovma1    10:31 | Ṙshtunik and sacked the house of Garegin, lord of Ṙshtunik’ 10Tovma1    10:31 | the house of Garegin, lord of Ṙshtunik’ 10Tovma1    10:32 | Escaping by the skin of his teeth, Garegin fled to 10Tovma1    10:32 | Garegin fled to the emperor of the Greeks. They captured the 10Tovma1    10:32 | Greeks. They captured the princess of Ṙshtunik’, the wife of Garegin 10Tovma1    10:32 | princess of Ṙshtunik’, the wife of Garegin and sister of Vardan 10Tovma1    10:32 | wife of Garegin and sister of Vardan Mamikonean 10Tovma1    10:33 | to Van Tosp, the city of Shamiram, they put her to 10Tovma1    10:33 | and to accept the religion of the Mazdaean cult of ashes 10Tovma1    10:33 | religion of the Mazdaean cult of ashes. When the saintly princess 10Tovma1    10:33 | be clothed in the glory of Christ—tied ropes to her 10Tovma1    10:33 | endurance she received the sentence of martyrdom 10Tovma1    10:34 | Dzoroy Vank’, to the martyrium of the Holy Hṙip’simeank’, which Saint 10Tovma1    10:34 | are preserved in perpetual memory of the illumination (of Armenia) by 10Tovma1    10:34 | perpetual memory of the illumination ( of Armenia) by our father his 10Tovma1    10:34 | engraved ring, and the girdle of his diligent waist 10Tovma1    10:35 | led into captivity the inhabitants of the city—five thousand Jews 10Tovma1    10:35 | Jews who since the days of Saint Gregory had believed in 10Tovma1    10:35 | than the other Jews because of their faith in Christ 10Tovma1    10:37 | prisoners to oppose the commands of your majesty and the religion 10Tovma1    10:37 | your majesty and the religion of the Mazdaeans and Aryans. Everywhere 10Tovma1    10:37 | Everywhere he is the cause of the Armenians’ rebelling against the 10Tovma1    10:37 | Armenians’ rebelling against the king of kings; and he dishonours fire 10Tovma1    10:37 | life be terminated—the command of your majesty will easily bring 10Tovma1    10:38 | to the questions were full of the perfect wisdom through the 10Tovma1    10:38 | his flock, received the sentence of martyrdom, and was perfected in 10Tovma1    10:38 | was perfected in the glory of the Holy Trinity 10Tovma1    10:39 | Zuit’ay travelled the good road of many martyrs in this land 10Tovma1    10:39 | many martyrs in this land of Armenia, to the East and 10Tovma1    10:40 | During his reign Shapuh king of kings inflicted many insufferable afflictions 10Tovma1    10:40 | Judaea and the holy city of Jerusalem, and poured out on 10Tovma1    10:40 | Christians all the mortal poison of vipers and asps 10Tovma1    10:41 | ecclesiastical ranks, and very many of the noblemen of the country 10Tovma1    10:41 | very many of the noblemen of the country and their wives 10Tovma1    10:42 | in enduring such refined instruments of torture as we read of 10Tovma1    10:42 | of torture as we read of in the book of the 10Tovma1    10:42 | read of in the book of the history of the martyrs 10Tovma1    10:42 | the book of the history of the martyrs which has the 10Tovma1    10:42 | composed by the blessed confessor of Christ Abraham from the village 10Tovma1    10:42 | Christ Abraham from the village of Arats 10Tovma1    10:43 | was the pupil and follower of the holy Levondians, and wrote 10Tovma1    10:43 | in that memoir the names of some rather than of all 10Tovma1    10:43 | names of some rather than of all of them: Shahdosd, which 10Tovma1    10:43 | some rather than of all of them: Shahdosd, which means “lover 10Tovma1    10:43 | them: Shahdosd, which means “lover of the king”; Gohsht’asd, which means 10Tovma1    10:43 | king”; Gohsht’asd, which means “dyer of purple for royal clothing”; Bishop 10Tovma1    10:43 | clothing”; Bishop Shmavon, a rock of Christ’s church; and in addition 10Tovma1    10:43 | addition to him (the names of) another hundred bishops and priests 10Tovma1    10:43 | day, on the great Friday of Easter 10Tovma1    10:44 | and especially on the land of Armenia; but taking the Persian 10Tovma1    10:44 | over Armenia at the command of King Shapuh. In the company 10Tovma1    10:44 | King Shapuh. In the company of Vahan Mamikonean he entered Armenia 10Tovma1    10:45 | from Persia to the regions of Khałtik’ 10Tovma1    10:46 | around him a vast multitude of battalions, flags, and ensigns without 10Tovma1    10:46 | number. On reaching the village of Dzirav in the province of 10Tovma1    10:46 | of Dzirav in the province of Bagrevand, he wished to pass 10Tovma1    10:46 | on to the royal lands of Armenia 10Tovma1    10:47 | But Smbat the sparapet of Armenia, son of Bagarat Bagratuni 10Tovma1    10:47 | the sparapet of Armenia, son of Bagarat Bagratuni, opposed him with 10Tovma1    10:47 | sounded, and troop after troop of armed battalions surrounded Mehuzhan’s force 10Tovma1    10:48 | note: “Good for you, king of Armenia. Come here that I 10Tovma1    10:48 | set it on the head of the impious one. And thus 10Tovma1    11:0 | The reign of Theodosius over the Greeks 10Tovma1    11:1 | On the death of the emperor Valens, Theodosius the 10Tovma1    11:1 | Saint Nersēs took Pap, son of Arshak, and with a Greek 10Tovma1    11:1 | over Armenia in the site of his native Arsacid monarchy 10Tovma1    11:2 | As king of Armenia Pap did not follow 10Tovma1    11:2 | did not follow the advice of Saint Nersēs but travelled a 10Tovma1    11:2 | to impurity and all forms of vice which it is not 10Tovma1    11:3 | So Armenia was deprived of the spiritual teacher and valiant 10Tovma1    11:3 | body with a large retinue of Armenian soldiers, appointing Mershapuh Artsruni 10Tovma1    11:3 | soldiers, appointing Mershapuh Artsruni, general of Armenia, and Vahan Amatuni and 10Tovma1    11:3 | to rest in the place of his ancestral martyrium at T’ordan 10Tovma1    11:5 | Following the death of Saint Nersēs, as archbishops of 10Tovma1    11:5 | of Saint Nersēs, as archbishops of Armenia (there were) some descendants 10Tovma1    11:5 | Armenia (there were) some descendants of Albianos bishop of Bznunik’, an 10Tovma1    11:5 | some descendants of Albianos bishop of Bznunik’, an honourable man: Shahak 10Tovma1    11:6 | In place of Pap the emperor Theodosius made 10Tovma1    11:6 | sent word to Shapuh, king of kings, that he would submit 10Tovma1    11:7 | sent to Shapuh the brother of Mehuzhan Artsruni in order to 10Tovma1    11:7 | battles and raids and pillaging of Armenia performed by Mehuzhan, and 10Tovma1    11:7 | his death at the hand of the valiant Smbat Mamikonean. Thus 10Tovma1    11:7 | to carry out the proposals of Varazdat, king of Armenia 10Tovma1    11:7 | the proposals of Varazdat, king of Armenia 10Tovma1    11:8 | him sent to the islands of the Ocean where he died 10Tovma1    11:9 | Persia), evincing no deed worthy of record. And Zavēn had been 10Tovma1    11:9 | Zavēn had been appointed archbishop of Armenia, as said above, after 10Tovma1    11:9 | above, after the fourth year of Shahak 10Tovma1    11:10 | Armenia Arshak and Vałarshak, sons of Pap the Armenian king. Two 10Tovma1    11:11 | Arshak went to the region of Mesopotamia, thinking it better to 10Tovma1    11:11 | the Persian empire. And many of the Armenian nobles followed Arshak 10Tovma1    11:11 | and his mother Tachatuhi because of their acceptance of the Persian 10Tovma1    11:11 | Tachatuhi because of their acceptance of the Persian Magian religion, and 10Tovma1    11:12 | Others of the senior nobility with all 10Tovma1    11:12 | Their submission was a cause of ruin to the land of 10Tovma1    11:12 | of ruin to the land of Armenia. And they made the 10Tovma1    11:15 | and Khosrov on the shore of Lake Gełam at the Marsh 10Tovma1    11:15 | Arshak fled to the province of Ekełeats’ and there died, having 10Tovma1    11:17 | to Khosrov and took possession of his inheritance and his rank 10Tovma1    11:17 | and with the Persians one of theirs 10Tovma1    11:18 | promised to submit the whole of Armenia to imperial rule. For 10Tovma1    11:18 | rule. For after the death of Aspurakēs he had elevated Saint 10Tovma1    11:18 | had elevated Saint Sahak, son of Saint Nersēs, to the patriarchal 10Tovma1    11:18 | Nersēs, to the patriarchal see of Armenia, and had appointed the 10Tovma1    11:19 | Mamikonean family for the murder of Mehuzhan his grandfather 10Tovma1    11:20 | down his armour in front of him, he stripped himself of 10Tovma1    11:20 | of him, he stripped himself of his military garb and mourned 10Tovma1    11:20 | mourned for Armenia—the decline of the power of the Armenian 10Tovma1    11:20 | the decline of the power of the Armenian monarchy and the 10Tovma1    11:20 | Armenian monarchy and the despotism of the Persians 10Tovma1    11:21 | which, quickly forgetting the benefits of Christ, only ran after worldly 10Tovma1    11:21 | and pursued the ash-cult of magism 10Tovma1    11:22 | continued his lament, shedding torrents of hot tears before Saint Sahak 10Tovma1    11:22 | asking) to receive the habit of the monastic state so he 10Tovma1    11:22 | he could adopt the life of a hermit. For a while 10Tovma1    11:23 | time I shall take care of what you desire. (We must 10Tovma1    11:25 | much help and many kinds of support to Armenia, building the 10Tovma1    11:25 | to Armenia, building the city of Theodosiopolis in the province of 10Tovma1    11:25 | of Theodosiopolis in the province of Karin and providing a garrison 10Tovma1    11:25 | Karin and providing a garrison of troops to guard (it) and 10Tovma1    11:26 | to rule over the whole of it 10Tovma1    11:27 | Now on the death of Khosrov king of Armenia, who 10Tovma1    11:27 | the death of Khosrov king of Armenia, who held power for 10Tovma1    11:27 | decided not to make king of Armenia anyone from the Arsacid 10Tovma1    11:27 | care for the regular administration of the country but occupied himself 10Tovma1    11:27 | himself exclusively with the pleasures of hunting and games 10Tovma1    11:28 | scorn. For example, Atom, prince of Mokk’, while hunting called him 10Tovma1    11:28 | went off in the direction of Media 10Tovma1    11:30 | his mallet in the direction of Shavasp, but scorning him Shavasp 10Tovma1    11:30 | general Anatolius. At the command of the emperor, Theodosius Caesar, he 10Tovma1    11:30 | Caesar, he appointed him hazarapet of the (Greek) sector of Armenia 10Tovma1    11:30 | hazarapet of the (Greek) sector of Armenia and entrusted to him 10Tovma1    11:31 | When Shapuh heard of his father’s illness, he hastened 10Tovma1    11:31 | time had held the positions of marzpan and general of Armenia 10Tovma1    11:31 | positions of marzpan and general of Armenia, at the request of 10Tovma1    11:31 | of Armenia, at the request of Saint Sahak to both the 10Tovma1    11:32 | When Vṙam, son of Yazkert, became king he summoned 10Tovma1    11:32 | he summoned Saint Sahak, Catholicos of Armenia, to court. Taking his 10Tovma1    11:32 | also the script and examples of Armenian writing 10Tovma1    11:33 | pre-eminent and chief doctors of the chair of instruction of 10Tovma1    11:33 | chief doctors of the chair of instruction of Saint John Chrysostom 10Tovma1    11:33 | of the chair of instruction of Saint John Chrysostom 10Tovma1    11:34 | the Greeks. At the request of the nobles and Saint Sahak 10Tovma1    11:35 | a respite from the disorders of the Persian army and the 10Tovma1    11:35 | army and the royal registers of taxes were reestablished, since for 10Tovma1    11:36 | without shame, pursued a course of shameful lasciviousness, of homosexuality and 10Tovma1    11:36 | a course of shameful lasciviousness, of homosexuality and lust for women 10Tovma1    11:36 | the daytime in the light of the sun without distinction he 10Tovma1    11:37 | Saint Sahak to inform him of their plan to turn to 10Tovma1    11:38 | Saint Sahak with a host of Armenian nobles. He questioned them 10Tovma1    11:39 | Saint Sahak with all sorts of scandalmongering to the effect that 10Tovma1    11:39 | preferred to see the rule of the Greeks 10Tovma1    11:40 | corroboration they adduced the letters of Saint Sahak to the emperor 10Tovma1    11:40 | patriarch; they cited the journey of Mesrop and Vardan to Greek 10Tovma1    11:40 | to Greek territory, the coming of Anatolius, and the building of 10Tovma1    11:40 | of Anatolius, and the building of the city in the province 10Tovma1    11:40 | the city in the province of Karin 10Tovma1    11:41 | Syrian Brkisho, then Samuel—none of whom lived in accordance with 10Tovma1    11:41 | in accordance with the rule of canon law. They joined the 10Tovma1    11:41 | Mshkan in administering the affairs of the country. This Mshkan held 10Tovma1    11:41 | held the country in place of Artashir our king at the 10Tovma1    11:41 | our king at the command of Vṙam king of kings 10Tovma1    11:41 | the command of Vṙam king of kings 10Tovma1    11:42 | from both sides, they repented of the past course of events 10Tovma1    11:42 | repented of the past course of events which they had willingly 10Tovma1    11:43 | But Vach’ē, lord of the Artsrunik’, and Hmayeak, lord 10Tovma1    11:43 | the Artsrunik’, and Hmayeak, lord of Ashots’k’, and others who had 10Tovma1    11:44 | certain Havuk Kukṙchats’i as bishop of the Greek sector. In this 10Tovma1    11:44 | it remained disunited and full of disorder, following the inclination of 10Tovma1    11:44 | of disorder, following the inclination of Vach’ē Artsruni 10Tovma1    11:45 | dwell alone in the province of Gołt’n, the place where Saint 10Tovma1    11:46 | died—who, without the (permission of the) bishop of Caesarea, had 10Tovma1    11:46 | the (permission of the) bishop of Caesarea, had been consecrated by 10Tovma1    11:46 | bishop Saint Sahak—the nobles of Armenia came in a body 10Tovma1    11:46 | but to restore the throne of the patriarchate, and they promised 10Tovma1    11:47 | he told them) the details of the vision revealed to him 10Tovma1    11:47 | in the future: the removal of the archiepiscopate and the monarchy 10Tovma1    11:47 | the Arsacid house, the rule of unworthy persons, the election of 10Tovma1    11:47 | of unworthy persons, the election of saints, the restoration of the 10Tovma1    11:47 | election of saints, the restoration of the patriarchate and monarchy from 10Tovma1    11:47 | same Arsacid line, the coming of Antichrist, Christ’s coming, the future 10Tovma1    11:48 | this world to the ranks of the angels. They laid the 10Tovma1    11:48 | relics to rest in Ashtishat of Tarōn, at the site of 10Tovma1    11:48 | of Tarōn, at the site of the martyrium of John the 10Tovma1    11:48 | the site of the martyrium of John the Baptist and the 10Tovma1    11:49 | a light in the form of a cross, a crowd of 10Tovma1    11:49 | of a cross, a crowd of nobles led by Vahan Amatuni 10Tovma1    11:49 | was at that time sparapet of Armenia, formed the cortège and 10Tovma1    11:49 | to rest in the village of Awshakan in the province called 10Tovma1    11:49 | otn. In the second year of Yazkert, son of Vṙam [II], the 10Tovma1    11:49 | second year of Yazkert, son of Vṙam [II], the monarchy was taken 10Tovma1    11:49 | taken away from the house of Armenia. It had lasted [415] years 10Tovma1    11:50 | After the abolition of the monarchy from the Arsacid 10Tovma1    11:50 | from the Arsacid house and of the patriarchate from the house 10Tovma1    11:50 | the patriarchate from the house of Saint Gregory, a certain Levond 10Tovma1    11:50 | a certain Levond, a pupil of Saint Mashtots’, became locum-tenens 10Tovma1    11:51 | At the command of Yazkert the Persian general Mshkan 10Tovma1    11:51 | general Mshkan occupied the position of the Armenian monarch. But Vardan 10Tovma1    11:51 | monarch. But Vardan Mamikonean, son of Hamazasp Mamikonean, grandson of saint 10Tovma1    11:51 | son of Hamazasp Mamikonean, grandson of saint Sahak, fled to the 10Tovma1    11:51 | Sahak, fled to the regions of Mokk’, to the ravines of 10Tovma1    11:51 | of Mokk’, to the ravines of the Taurus mountain and the 10Tovma1    11:51 | Taurus mountain and the torrents of Jermadzor. He lived in a 10Tovma1    11:51 | now called popularly Zṙłayl because of its fantastic solidity 10Tovma1    11:52 | After the death of the great Sahak Bagratuni, sparapet 10Tovma1    11:52 | Bagratuni, sparapet, aspet, and general of Armenia, the emperor Theodosius had 10Tovma1    11:52 | Theodosius had entrusted the office of sparapet of Armenia to Hamazasp 10Tovma1    11:52 | entrusted the office of sparapet of Armenia to Hamazasp Mamikonean and 10Tovma1    11:52 | came to the inaccessible area of Mokk’ and remained (until) by 10Tovma1    11:52 | remained (until) by the providence of God he could control Armenia 10Tovma1    11:53 | summoned to himself the bishop of Mokk’, Yohan; the bishop of 10Tovma1    11:53 | of Mokk’, Yohan; the bishop of Ṙshtunik’, Sahak; and the bishop 10Tovma1    11:53 | Ṙshtunik’, Sahak; and the bishop of Andzevats’ik’, Shmavon. And he established 10Tovma1    11:53 | Shmavon. And he established groups of ministers to perform the Lord’s 10Tovma1    11:54 | his book on the History of Greater Armenia, a wonderful composition 10Tovma1    11:55 | us in the fourth book of the promised History of Moses 10Tovma1    11:55 | book of the promised History of Moses Khorenats’i, the section which 10Tovma1    11:55 | the blessed Koriun, fellow student of Moses and pupil of Saint 10Tovma1    11:55 | student of Moses and pupil of Saint Mesrop, confirms for us 10Tovma1    11:56 | on these, to the best of our ability we have composed 10Tovma1    11:56 | presented to you, most valiant of literary men, Gagik of Vaspurakan 10Tovma1    11:56 | valiant of literary men, Gagik of Vaspurakan and great general of 10Tovma1    11:56 | of Vaspurakan and great general of Armenia. It is reliably confirmed 10Tovma1    11:56 | by the eloquent compositions, full of wisdom and most impressive, of 10Tovma1    11:56 | of wisdom and most impressive, of these teachers 10Tovma1    11:57 | this great work, though devoid of wisdom, sense, and intelligence. But 10Tovma1    11:57 | and intelligence. But the command of your eminence forced me to 10Tovma1    11:57 | shall outdistance the charlatan tongues of vainglorious persons 10Tovma1    11:58 | End of the first book of the 10Tovma1    11:58 | End of the first book of the history of Armenia, tracing 10Tovma1    11:58 | first book of the history of Armenia, tracing the genealogy of 10Tovma1    11:58 | of Armenia, tracing the genealogy of the Artsruni clan 10Tovma2    1:0 | After the extinction of the Armenian monarchy from the 10Tovma2    1:0 | Armenian monarchy from the house of the Arsacids, then Persian marzpans 10Tovma2    1:0 | ruled the country. The princes of Greater Armenia fortified themselves in 10Tovma2    1:0 | tyranny waxed stronger and bands of tax gatherers made forays with 10Tovma2    1:1 | same time Shavasp Artsruni, brother of Vasak the father of Alan 10Tovma2    1:1 | brother of Vasak the father of Alan Atrsruni, conceived the idea 10Tovma2    1:1 | Alan Atrsruni, conceived the idea of ruling over Armenia. Pursuing this 10Tovma2    1:1 | the king for the principality of Armenia. (Peroz) fulfilled the request 10Tovma2    1:1 | Armenia. (Peroz) fulfilled the request of his stupid vainglorious desire. Then 10Tovma2    1:1 | marzpan Vndoy, a chief magus of the Persians 10Tovma2    1:2 | country they threw the covenant of Christianity into turmoil. Zealously they 10Tovma2    1:2 | and razing churches, destroying houses of prayer, overthrowing altars of the 10Tovma2    1:2 | houses of prayer, overthrowing altars of the sacrament that works salvation 10Tovma2    1:2 | salvation, completely demolishing the font of the glorious illumination of the 10Tovma2    1:2 | font of the glorious illumination of the Holy Spirit, bitterly and 10Tovma2    1:2 | cruelly torturing the priests, ministers of the New Covenants, casting men 10Tovma2    1:2 | and abandon the holy faith of the pure Christian religion 10Tovma2    1:3 | regarding as naught the seizure of their goods and possessions and 10Tovma2    1:3 | and lit therein the fire of their erring worship. So, the 10Tovma2    1:4 | ferocious anger over the destruction of the holy faith and the 10Tovma2    1:4 | holy faith and the ruin of Armenia, he hastily sent a 10Tovma2    1:4 | he hastily sent a letter of complaint to Tachat, lord of 10Tovma2    1:4 | of complaint to Tachat, lord of the Ṙshtunik’, and Vakhrich, lord 10Tovma2    1:4 | the Ṙshtunik’, and Vakhrich, lord of the Andzavats’ik’, to inform them 10Tovma2    1:4 | the Andzavats’ik’, to inform them of what had happened 10Tovma2    1:6 | were encamped at the junction of the Araxes and Metsamawr, Shavasp 10Tovma2    1:7 | to Dvin. In the temple of Ormizd they had (the marzpan 10Tovma2    1:7 | god in the blazing fire of the pyraeum; above the pyraeum 10Tovma2    1:7 | they pursued beyond the city of Nakhchavan; then they returned victoriously 10Tovma2    1:8 | same stones the great church of Saint Gregory at the place 10Tovma2    1:8 | There they transferred the Catholicos of Armenia, Giut. The Armenian nobles 10Tovma2    1:9 | The royal residence of Trdat the Great they entrusted 10Tovma2    1:10 | who gave him the supervision of Armenia. And they obeyed him 10Tovma2    1:10 | obeyed him all the days of Vardan 10Tovma2    1:11 | Chor Pass, so the land of Armenia was free from Persian 10Tovma2    1:12 | began to assail the nobles of Greater Armenia defiantly, as the 10Tovma2    1:12 | Armenia defiantly, as the records of previous historians indicate: the ravaging 10Tovma2    1:12 | previous historians indicate: the ravaging of Armenia, the multiplication of oppression 10Tovma2    1:12 | ravaging of Armenia, the multiplication of oppression, the numberless multitude of 10Tovma2    1:12 | of oppression, the numberless multitude of martyrs who died heroically for 10Tovma2    1:12 | for Christ, the brave valour of the holy priests, the good 10Tovma2    1:12 | there in the great desert of Apar, and all the rest 10Tovma2    1:13 | Persian army on the plain of Avarayr in the province of 10Tovma2    1:13 | of Avarayr in the province of Artaz, emboldened by God the 10Tovma2    1:14 | Vardan, pressing into the midst of the valiant Persians like a 10Tovma2    1:15 | battle and the left wing of the Armenians began to be 10Tovma2    1:15 | flight and strengthened the troops of his own division. Then Vahan 10Tovma2    1:15 | Vardan. Rapidly a large number of Persian soldiers were struck down 10Tovma2    1:16 | saw the impious Vasak, lord of Siunik’. Rushing after him they 10Tovma2    1:16 | and Vahan. Gaining the name of martyrs, [696] men of the holy 10Tovma2    1:16 | the name of martyrs, [696] men of the holy Armenian army were 10Tovma2    1:16 | narrated in the abbreviated account of Abraham the Confessor 10Tovma2    1:17 | But why the story of Vahan’s martyrdom is not related 10Tovma2    1:17 | not related in the book of the historian I shall indicate 10Tovma2    2:1 | In the time of Peroz, king of kings, there 10Tovma2    2:1 | the time of Peroz, king of kings, there was a certain 10Tovma2    2:1 | there was a certain Bartsuma of the sect of Nestorius who 10Tovma2    2:1 | certain Bartsuma of the sect of Nestorius who had the title 10Tovma2    2:1 | Nestorius who had the title of bishop and most forcefully pursued 10Tovma2    2:2 | At that time the chair of Saint Gregory was proudly and 10Tovma2    2:2 | held by Lord Christopher, Catholicos of Armenia. He wrote to the 10Tovma2    2:2 | He wrote to the regions of Asorestan warning them not to 10Tovma2    2:2 | terms also to the congregation of the orthodox in Khuzhastan 10Tovma2    2:3 | he wrote to the district of Derjan, and the inhabitants, sovereign 10Tovma2    2:3 | inhabitants, sovereign lords, and bishops of the valley of Khałtik’ 10Tovma2    2:3 | and bishops of the valley of Khałtik’ 10Tovma2    2:4 | saying: “All that the Catholicos of Armenia writes proposes revolt against 10Tovma2    2:5 | to Arznarziwn and the land of Mokk’ in order to sow 10Tovma2    2:5 | to sow there the seeds of the Nestorian heresy. Our holy 10Tovma2    2:5 | was dwelling in the land of Mokk’; Bartsuma came to him 10Tovma2    2:5 | him asking for the book of Armenian history which he had 10Tovma2    2:5 | had written on the command of Saint Vardan, and he fulfilled 10Tovma2    2:6 | Then the great prince of the Artsrunik’, Mershapuh, who was 10Tovma2    2:6 | time fortified in the castle of Tmorik’, hearing about him (Bartsuma 10Tovma2    2:6 | lay hands on him because of the Persian king, but merely 10Tovma2    2:7 | all details concerning the deeds of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma2    2:7 | the deeds of the house of the Artsrunik’ and everything describing 10Tovma2    2:7 | and everything describing the martyrdom of Vahan Artsruni 10Tovma2    2:8 | time dwelling in the province of Ṙshtunik’ by the shore of 10Tovma2    2:8 | of Ṙshtunik’ by the shore of the lake; at that spot 10Tovma2    2:8 | that spot the holy man of God Ełishē fell asleep in 10Tovma2    2:8 | was returned to the land of Mokk’, no one paid any 10Tovma2    2:8 | king took against the house of the Artsrunik’ at the instigation 10Tovma2    2:8 | the Artsrunik’ at the instigation of the impious Bartsuma 10Tovma2    2:9 | Theodosius [II]; he summoned the council of [636] bishops at Chalcedon, and in 10Tovma2    2:10 | Now Vasak Artsruni, father of the saintly Alan, taking Tachat 10Tovma2    2:10 | emperor to avoid the troubles of the Persian disturbances and the 10Tovma2    2:10 | Persian disturbances and the ruin of the country. The emperor Marcian 10Tovma2    2:10 | gained in addition the renown of confessors 10Tovma2    2:11 | Tachat, and Goter, who were of the great nobility of the 10Tovma2    2:11 | were of the great nobility of the Artsruni house, to accept 10Tovma2    2:12 | had to abandon the study of the Holy Scriptures with a 10Tovma2    2:12 | to choosing an authoritative confession of faith. But while we were 10Tovma2    2:12 | those formulations in the definition of faith 10Tovma2    2:14 | a view to the unity of faith 10Tovma2    2:15 | to write to Abraham, bishop of the Mamikonean, who was a 10Tovma2    2:15 | Mamikonean, who was a disciple of Saint Sahak, and they informed 10Tovma2    2:15 | Sahak, and they informed him of the emperor’s request 10Tovma2    2:17 | Staying there until the time of the emperor Leo I, Vasak 10Tovma2    2:17 | to rest in the cemetery of the Greek magnates 10Tovma2    2:18 | the blessed Alan Artsruni, son of Vasak, returned to Armenia from 10Tovma2    2:18 | to Armenia from the land of the Greeks. Having lived in 10Tovma2    2:18 | this world for the ranks of the saints. His bones were 10Tovma2    2:18 | laid to rest with (those of) the other saints in the 10Tovma2    2:18 | other saints in the monastery of Hadamakert 10Tovma2    2:19 | The dangerous affliction of Armenia continued, as many historians 10Tovma2    2:19 | historians show, until the time of Jamasp and Kavat, until King 10Tovma2    2:20 | But in the days of Vałarsh, the young Vahan Mamikonean 10Tovma2    2:20 | divine pact, through the mediation of the holy gospel, to demonstrate 10Tovma2    2:20 | the Persian raids, the destruction of the churches of Armenia, the 10Tovma2    2:20 | the destruction of the churches of Armenia, the oppression and ravaging 10Tovma2    2:20 | the Christians and the monasteries of the holy church 10Tovma2    2:21 | This (just) when the church of Christ, following the great war 10Tovma2    2:21 | Christ, following the great war of Saint Vardan, was reviving again 10Tovma2    2:21 | Hazaravukht himself took the elite of the cavalry and the strongest 10Tovma2    2:21 | and marched through the regions of Hashteank’ and Tsop’ to attack 10Tovma2    2:22 | Hazaravukht with a large number of elite Persian troops was bearing 10Tovma2    2:22 | do not fear the multitude of their forces. God it is 10Tovma2    2:23 | when they saw the multitude of the Persian army the (Armenian 10Tovma2    2:23 | Artsruni, Nerseh Kamsarakan, and some of the house of the Amatuni 10Tovma2    2:23 | and some of the house of the Amatuni of whose names 10Tovma2    2:23 | the house of the Amatuni of whose names I am ignorant 10Tovma2    2:23 | support, giving up the help of men 10Tovma2    2:24 | solid mass like a hill of bronze, as one man and 10Tovma2    2:24 | me, but through the name of the Lord I defeated them 10Tovma2    2:25 | the sword and routed most of them; the fleeing survivors they 10Tovma2    2:25 | they pursued beyond the borders of Armenia. Victoriously returning they offered 10Tovma2    2:25 | God and filled the needs of the impoverished widows and orphans 10Tovma2    2:25 | widows and orphans. The mouths of all, filled with joy, gave 10Tovma2    3:0 | How the evil Persian kingdom of the Sasanian dynasty came to 10Tovma2    3:1 | In the eighth year of the Greek emperor Maurice, the 10Tovma2    3:1 | Maurice, the Persian king Ormizd of the house of Sasan was 10Tovma2    3:1 | king Ormizd of the house of Sasan was murdered by his 10Tovma2    3:2 | Mehrevandak, who was a prince of the eastern regions, a man 10Tovma2    3:2 | the eastern regions, a man of great strength, valiantly smote the 10Tovma2    3:2 | strength, valiantly smote the forces of the T’etalians and by force 10Tovma2    3:2 | and by force took control of Balkh and all the land 10Tovma2    3:2 | Balkh and all the land of the Kushans even beyond the 10Tovma2    3:2 | seized for himself the kingdom of Persia. Ormizd’s son Khosrov fled 10Tovma2    3:4 | Great king, prince of sea and land, give me 10Tovma2    3:4 | establish me on the throne of my fathers. For if I 10Tovma2    3:4 | shall give you the regions of Syria and all Arevastan as 10Tovma2    3:4 | as far as the city of Nisibis; and also (part) of 10Tovma2    3:4 | of Nisibis; and also (part) of Armenia, the area of tanutērakan 10Tovma2    3:4 | part) of Armenia, the area of tanutērakan authority as far as 10Tovma2    3:4 | as Ayrarat including the city of Dvin and the shore of 10Tovma2    3:4 | of Dvin and the shore of the lake of Bznunik’ and 10Tovma2    3:4 | the shore of the lake of Bznunik’ and up to the 10Tovma2    3:4 | and up to the district of Aṙest; and the greater part 10Tovma2    3:4 | Aṙest; and the greater part of the land of Georgia as 10Tovma2    3:4 | greater part of the land of Georgia as far as the 10Tovma2    3:4 | as far as the city of Tiflis. And we shall keep 10Tovma2    3:5 | had him take a letter of welcome, and received from him 10Tovma2    3:5 | a valiant warrior and man of great strength, and all the 10Tovma2    3:5 | strength, and all the troops of Greece, Armenia, Georgia, and Albania 10Tovma2    3:5 | force came to the regions of Atrpatakan in the province of 10Tovma2    3:5 | of Atrpatakan in the province of Vaṙarat 10Tovma2    3:6 | in this fashion: “I was of the opinion that when I 10Tovma2    3:6 | that universal scourge, the house of Sasan. But now you are 10Tovma2    3:7 | untimely. Did not the house of Sasan destroy your land and 10Tovma2    3:8 | will be given the kingdom of Armenia. And whomever you wish 10Tovma2    3:8 | as far as the borders of the Tachiks. And I shall 10Tovma2    3:9 | shall deliver so much treasure of the Aryan kingdom that it 10Tovma2    3:9 | to count, and a multitude of troops—as many as you 10Tovma2    3:9 | swore according to the fashion of their religion, and he had 10Tovma2    3:11 | on God, on the multitude of your forces and the strength 10Tovma2    3:11 | your forces and the strength of elephants. But I tell you 10Tovma2    3:11 | on you like the clouds of heaven. With their mighty lances 10Tovma2    3:11 | through your host like flashes of lightning 10Tovma2    3:13 | the slaughter that great streams of blood poured out, irrigating the 10Tovma2    3:15 | the river Hrazdan; the province of Kotayk’ as far as the 10Tovma2    3:15 | as far as the town of Gaṙni, as far as the 10Tovma2    3:15 | as far as the lake of Bznunik’ and up to the 10Tovma2    3:15 | and up to the region of Aṙest; and the province of 10Tovma2    3:15 | of Aṙest; and the province of Kogovit as far as Hats’iwn 10Tovma2    3:15 | Maku. And a great treaty of friendship was made between the 10Tovma2    3:15 | made between the two kings of the Persians and the Greeks 10Tovma2    3:16 | happened in the fourteenth year of King Khosrov and the twentieth 10Tovma2    3:16 | Khosrov and the twentieth year of the rule of Maurice that 10Tovma2    3:16 | twentieth year of the rule of Maurice that the Greek troops 10Tovma2    3:17 | When King Khosrov heard news of this he was stirred to 10Tovma2    3:17 | Maurice’s blood. Gathering the host of his army, he wrought enormous 10Tovma2    3:18 | taken vengeance for the blood of Maurice from his enemy, so 10Tovma2    3:22 | was on the nineteenth day ( of the siege) in the month 10Tovma2    3:22 | the siege) in the month of Margats’, the twenty-eighth day 10Tovma2    3:22 | Margats’, the twenty-eighth day of the month, in the twenty 10Tovma2    3:22 | in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Khosrov called 10Tovma2    3:22 | fifth year of the reign of Khosrov called Parviz, ten days 10Tovma2    3:23 | a count to be made of the fallen corpses: the number 10Tovma2    3:23 | the fallen corpses: the number of the dead was found to 10Tovma2    3:24 | until they had executed many of the clerics did they show 10Tovma2    3:24 | also brought an immense amount of gold and silver to the 10Tovma2    3:27 | nobles grand gifts, distributed donations of money to all the troops 10Tovma2    3:28 | he went to the middle of the sea to converse with 10Tovma2    3:29 | you vengeance for the blood of the destruction of this land 10Tovma2    3:29 | the blood of the destruction of this land. For God did 10Tovma2    3:29 | not bring this about because of your piety or benevolence or 10Tovma2    3:29 | benevolence or holiness, but because of our impiety against the Lord 10Tovma2    3:30 | Behold, here is the seat of empire 10Tovma2    3:31 | seeks vengeance for the blood of Maurice, God (already) has sought 10Tovma2    3:36 | day four thousand armed cavalry of the Persian army perished with 10Tovma2    3:38 | gods and all kings, lord of earth and sea, offspring of 10Tovma2    3:38 | of earth and sea, offspring of the great Aramazd, King Khosrov 10Tovma2    3:38 | slave. You did not wish of your own accord to put 10Tovma2    3:39 | servants, and gathering an army of brigands you do not allow 10Tovma2    3:41 | you descend to the depths of the sea, I shall cast 10Tovma2    3:42 | Then they entered the house of God and spread the letter 10Tovma2    3:42 | the Lord might take cognisance of the insults which the enemy 10Tovma2    3:43 | to the East. The army of the Persian king that was 10Tovma2    3:43 | in the land remained ignorant ( of this). Heraclius gathered all the 10Tovma2    3:43 | Heraclius gathered all the troops of the East, about [120,000], and attacked 10Tovma2    3:44 | made straight for the city of Karin and passed on to 10Tovma2    3:46 | you, alas for you, land of Persia. When the massed forces 10Tovma2    3:46 | Persia. When the massed forces of the Greeks assail you, they 10Tovma2    3:47 | you and break the rod of your haughtiness. Then the sun 10Tovma2    3:47 | the sun will strip you of its light and clothe you 10Tovma2    3:47 | the depths; the thundering sound of the hooves of numerous hosts 10Tovma2    3:47 | thundering sound of the hooves of numerous hosts of horses and 10Tovma2    3:47 | the hooves of numerous hosts of horses and the tumult of 10Tovma2    3:47 | of horses and the tumult of many armed warriors will assail 10Tovma2    3:47 | see the gloriously shining standards of raised flags 10Tovma2    3:48 | consume you and the multitude of your sons and daughters, intending 10Tovma2    3:49 | humbled and fall. The magnificence of your palaces will be destroyed 10Tovma2    3:50 | rally his troops and those of the royal court called hamharz 10Tovma2    3:50 | and p’ushtipan; all the elite of the royal house gathered strength 10Tovma2    3:50 | thick darkness over the face of the whole land. The Persian 10Tovma2    3:50 | joined together in the clash of battle 10Tovma2    3:51 | although we are not worthy of mercy 10Tovma2    3:53 | Vehkavat he ordered the rope of the bridge to be cut 10Tovma2    3:53 | he encamped at the gate of the city of Ctesiphon. He 10Tovma2    3:53 | the gate of the city of Ctesiphon. He destroyed and ravaged 10Tovma2    3:53 | and ravaged all the palaces of the king, burned them with 10Tovma2    3:53 | stored treasures, an incalculable booty of gold, silver, and clothing, very 10Tovma2    3:53 | many animals, and a multitude of prisoners as numberless as the 10Tovma2    3:53 | as numberless as the sand of the sea 10Tovma2    3:54 | concubines, and all the children of the king and the royal 10Tovma2    3:54 | the surviving nobles and troops of his army who had escaped 10Tovma2    3:56 | So come, let us think of some plan 10Tovma2    3:58 | to Khosrov: “All the land of the Aryans has revolted against 10Tovma2    3:58 | sought for himself a place of refuge. He cried out, saying 10Tovma2    3:60 | to be cast into one of the kiosks of the royal 10Tovma2    3:60 | into one of the kiosks of the royal palace. Some nobles 10Tovma2    3:61 | him and decreed a sentence of death on him. He ordered 10Tovma2    3:62 | were put to death, all of whom had reached maturity 10Tovma2    3:63 | was confirmed on the throne of the kingdom and made general 10Tovma2    3:63 | and over the whole land of his dominion. To the emperor 10Tovma2    3:63 | planning the restoration and peace of his country, the end of 10Tovma2    3:63 | of his country, the end of his life overtook him and 10Tovma2    3:64 | and gave over Heraclius, emperor of the Greeks, Jerusalem, Caesarea in 10Tovma2    3:64 | in Palestine, all the regions of Antioch, of yours and I 10Tovma2    3:64 | all the regions of Antioch, of yours and I shall come 10Tovma2    3:64 | sworn pact between the two of us to rule in peace 10Tovma2    3:65 | gave over to Heraclius, emperor of the Greeks, Jerusalem, Caesarea in 10Tovma2    3:65 | in Palestine, all the regions of Antioch, and all the cities 10Tovma2    3:65 | Antioch, and all the cities of those provinces, and Tarsus in 10Tovma2    3:65 | Cilicia, and the greater part of Armenia, and everything that Heraclius 10Tovma2    3:66 | necessary. He also made requests of him: “First,” he said, “I 10Tovma2    3:68 | from him a small force of distinguished men in whom he 10Tovma2    3:70 | holy cross with the host of his army to honour the 10Tovma2    3:70 | it to the holy city of Jerusalem 10Tovma2    3:71 | there was no little sound of weeping; from the excited fervour 10Tovma2    3:71 | weeping; from the excited fervour of their hearts, and their affected 10Tovma2    3:71 | the troops, and the inhabitants of the city shed copious tears 10Tovma2    3:71 | sing or hear the blessing of the psalms from the piteous 10Tovma2    3:71 | psalms from the piteous tears of the crowd and their overflowing 10Tovma2    3:72 | the churches and the poor of the city blessing and money 10Tovma2    3:72 | been established in the time of Khosrov and Maurice 10Tovma2    3:73 | And the holy cross of the Lord remained in the 10Tovma2    3:73 | divine city until the recapture of Jerusalem by the sons of 10Tovma2    3:73 | of Jerusalem by the sons of Ismael 10Tovma2    3:76 | He soon died. Then some of them made king Azarmik, a 10Tovma2    3:76 | made king Azarmik, a daughter of Khosrov; while the army of 10Tovma2    3:76 | of Khosrov; while the army of Khoṙeam made king a certain 10Tovma2    3:76 | certain Ormizd in the city of Nisibis. From then on the 10Tovma2    3:78 | Here the prophecy of Daniel is relevant, his vision 10Tovma2    3:78 | Daniel is relevant, his vision of the grotesque statue of various 10Tovma2    3:78 | vision of the grotesque statue of various materials standing on feet 10Tovma2    3:78 | various materials standing on feet of clay and iron 10Tovma2    4:0 | How the evil kingdom of the Persians came to an 10Tovma2    4:0 | the even more evil kingdom of the Ismaelites 10Tovma2    4:1 | In the time of the Roman emperor Heraclius the 10Tovma2    4:1 | and gathered in the city of Edessa twelve thousand men from 10Tovma2    4:1 | men from all the tribes of Israel, for they had seen 10Tovma2    4:2 | brother Theodore and the host of the army wished to slaughter 10Tovma2    4:2 | to Arabia to the sons of Ismael, to the city called 10Tovma2    4:2 | its war with Bałak, king of Moab. And because the Persian 10Tovma2    4:2 | they fearlessly restored the city of Madiam and dwelt in it 10Tovma2    4:3 | sent messengers to the sons of Ismael, indicating their close relationship 10Tovma2    4:3 | relationship: “We are the sons of Abraham—we and you, brothers 10Tovma2    4:3 | we shall take the land of our inheritance.” But although the 10Tovma2    4:3 | were divided by the worship of idols according to each one’s 10Tovma2    4:4 | despotic brothers in the regions of Arabia Petraea in the place 10Tovma2    4:4 | called Mak’a—warlike chieftains, worshippers of the temple of the image 10Tovma2    4:4 | chieftains, worshippers of the temple of the image of the Ammonite 10Tovma2    4:4 | the temple of the image of the Ammonite temple called Samam 10Tovma2    4:5 | It happened that one of them, called Abdla, died leaving 10Tovma2    4:5 | Abdla, died leaving a son of tender age called Mahmet. His 10Tovma2    4:5 | camels, and was the steward of his house 10Tovma2    4:6 | time had passed, the master of the house died. His wife 10Tovma2    4:6 | to him all the supervision of the house and property 10Tovma2    4:7 | to Egypt and the regions of Palestine. And while he was 10Tovma2    4:7 | to meet in the regions of Egypt a monk called Sargis 10Tovma2    4:7 | who had been a disciple of the mania of the Arians 10Tovma2    4:7 | a disciple of the mania of the Arians. Becoming acquainted with 10Tovma2    4:7 | him and in the course of time becoming friendly, he taught 10Tovma2    4:8 | to follow the earlier faith of the Israelites: “For if you 10Tovma2    4:8 | great general and the leader of all your race.” He reminded 10Tovma2    4:8 | your race.” He reminded him of God’s promise to Abraham and 10Tovma2    4:8 | God’s promise to Abraham and of the rites of circumcision and 10Tovma2    4:8 | Abraham and of the rites of circumcision and sacrifices and all 10Tovma2    4:9 | him and drove him out of his senses, as is now 10Tovma2    4:9 | following example. For they say of the woman from whom Antichrist 10Tovma2    4:9 | from Egypt to the land of Palestine and desiring to see 10Tovma2    4:9 | desiring to see the column of Lot’s wife, she went and 10Tovma2    4:9 | cried out from the mouth of the woman turned into stone 10Tovma2    4:9 | world.” And, indeed, a daughter of the tribe of Dan conceived 10Tovma2    4:9 | a daughter of the tribe of Dan conceived from fornication 10Tovma2    4:10 | show (them) God the Creator of heaven and earth, to take 10Tovma2    4:10 | take upon myself the title of leadership and to refute and 10Tovma2    4:11 | to suppose that his loss of reason was caused by an 10Tovma2    4:11 | by an angel. And many of them believed him when he 10Tovma2    4:11 | said he was a messenger of God 10Tovma2    4:12 | his uncle’s threats, Ali son of Aputalp came in and said 10Tovma2    4:12 | I preach God the Creator of heaven and earth, but they 10Tovma2    4:13 | such a dispute that many of them drew their swords. Mahmet’s 10Tovma2    4:13 | Mahmet’s side was defeated; many of both sides were wounded; and 10Tovma2    4:13 | They came to the city of Madiam which we mentioned above 10Tovma2    4:14 | On hearing the cause of their flight, the Jews, like 10Tovma2    4:14 | for God and as sons of Abraham and mutual brothers, were 10Tovma2    4:14 | it was by a command of God that this undertaking began 10Tovma2    4:15 | opponents, killed Apljehr and many of the Ammonite and Moabite troops 10Tovma2    4:15 | Moabite troops, destroyed the images of Samam on the altar, and 10Tovma2    4:15 | the temple was the house of Abraham. They subjected all the 10Tovma2    4:15 | They subjected all the inhabitants of the neighbouring regions and wiped 10Tovma2    4:16 | When Mahmet saw the success of this venture and the concord 10Tovma2    4:16 | this venture and the concord of the Jews, he proclaimed himself 10Tovma2    4:16 | proclaimed himself head and leader of them all. He appointed as 10Tovma2    4:17 | message to Theodore, the brother of Heraclius, that the Jews had 10Tovma2    4:17 | Now we are the sons of Abraham, and you know the 10Tovma2    4:18 | until he saw the outcome of events 10Tovma2    4:19 | But the army of Ismael was vigorously straining for 10Tovma2    4:20 | them. Exhausted by the weight of their arms, the heat of 10Tovma2    4:20 | of their arms, the heat of the blazing sun, the density 10Tovma2    4:20 | the blazing sun, the density of the sand which gave no 10Tovma2    4:20 | Romans) fell into the hands of the enemy, who slew them 10Tovma2    4:20 | their swords. Reaching the site of their camp, (the Muslims) seized 10Tovma2    4:20 | Muslims) seized a great amount of booty and began fearlessly to 10Tovma2    4:20 | because they had no worries of any battle 10Tovma2    4:21 | Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem, seeing the perilous situation 10Tovma2    4:21 | perilous situation with no hope of help, took the divine holy 10Tovma2    4:21 | took the divine holy cross of the Lord with other church 10Tovma2    4:23 | another hermit in the regions of Persia who had a pupil 10Tovma2    4:23 | called Sałman. At the hour of his death the hermit gave 10Tovma2    4:23 | But go to the regions of Egypt to dwell in the 10Tovma2    4:23 | dwell in the numerous company of brethren, so that you may 10Tovma2    4:24 | to come to the city of Madiam; he had knowledge of 10Tovma2    4:24 | of Madiam; he had knowledge of the Scriptures, though not a 10Tovma2    4:24 | him to write a book of laws for his nation at 10Tovma2    4:24 | his nation at the hand of Abut’uraba the Ismaelite; for he 10Tovma2    4:25 | down a composite book, some of it from accurate memory, other 10Tovma2    4:25 | had him write perverse (things), of which we shall give brief 10Tovma2    4:26 | travelling companion—in the words of Isaiah: “riding one on a 10Tovma2    4:27 | Instead of holy baptism (he prescribed) continual 10Tovma2    4:27 | he said were vast quantities of food and drink; should one 10Tovma2    4:29 | you, alas for you, nation of Arabs, men and women of 10Tovma2    4:29 | of Arabs, men and women of all the cities by the 10Tovma2    4:29 | the sea, for the impiety of your tongue and filthiness of 10Tovma2    4:29 | of your tongue and filthiness of habits, whereby opening your mouth 10Tovma2    4:30 | whole world for the filthiness of your tongue, which you sharpened 10Tovma2    4:32 | appointed Apubak’r to the leadership of the Muslims. The latter lived 10Tovma2    4:32 | and died. Then the leadership of the Muslims fell to Amr 10Tovma2    4:32 | Muslims fell to Amr, son of Hatap, for [20] years and [6] months 10Tovma2    4:33 | army attacked the enfeebled kingdom of the Persians in the land 10Tovma2    4:33 | the Persians in the land of the Parthians and their king 10Tovma2    4:33 | with him near the borders of the Kushans and slaughtered all 10Tovma2    4:33 | he came on the army of the T’etals who had come 10Tovma2    4:33 | for [20] years. Thenceforth the kingdom of the Persians and of the 10Tovma2    4:33 | kingdom of the Persians and of the race of Sasan was 10Tovma2    4:33 | Persians and of the race of Sasan was ended; it had 10Tovma2    4:34 | Now the reigns of the Persian kingdom begin with 10Tovma2    4:34 | who was killed by Alexander of Macedon, and the years of 10Tovma2    4:34 | of Macedon, and the years of anarchy—which some historians count 10Tovma2    4:34 | was followed by the reigns of the Pahlavik kings, called Parthians 10Tovma2    4:34 | Parthians, down to Artevan, son of Vałarsh, who was killed by 10Tovma2    4:34 | was killed by Artashir, son of Sasan, from Stahr. He took 10Tovma2    4:34 | He took over the kingdom of the Parthians, and (his line 10Tovma2    4:34 | lasted down to the time of Yazkert, the last king of 10Tovma2    4:34 | of Yazkert, the last king of the Persians, who was killed 10Tovma2    4:34 | the Muslims. And the years of these reigns, from Cyrus down 10Tovma2    4:34 | Cyrus down to the rule of the Muslims, add up to 10Tovma2    4:35 | fierce war between Ali, son of Aputalp, and Mawi for [5] years 10Tovma2    4:35 | Ali claimed that the leadership of the Muslims was rightly his 10Tovma2    4:35 | was rightly his. Yezid, son of Mawi, for [3] years and [3] months 10Tovma2    4:35 | years and [3] months. Abdlmelik’, son of Mruan, [21] years. And there was 10Tovma2    4:35 | between him and] Abdula, son of Zubayr, for [2] years and [3] months 10Tovma2    4:36 | Vild, son of Abdlmelik’, for [10] years. He planned 10Tovma2    4:36 | trick he trapped the princes of Armenia and burned them all 10Tovma2    4:36 | them all in the city of Nakhchavan and in the town 10Tovma2    4:36 | Nakhchavan and in the town of Khram which is below the 10Tovma2    4:36 | which is below the monastery of Astapat on the bank of 10Tovma2    4:36 | of Astapat on the bank of the Araxes. Suliman, son of 10Tovma2    4:36 | of the Araxes. Suliman, son of Abdlmelik’, for [3] years 10Tovma2    4:37 | Umar, son of Abdlaziz, for [3] years. He was 10Tovma2    4:37 | He was the most noble of them all. He wrote a 10Tovma2    4:37 | the faith to Leo, emperor of the Greeks; and receiving a 10Tovma2    4:37 | response from him expunged many of the most fabulous things from 10Tovma2    4:37 | he recognised the true power of Leo’s argument 10Tovma2    4:38 | his predecessors. Opening the stores of treasures he distributed them liberally 10Tovma2    4:39 | images portraying the true incarnation of the Saviour and his disciples 10Tovma2    4:40 | also broke up the sign of the Lord’s cross wherever it 10Tovma2    4:40 | from the land the multitude of pasturing swine 10Tovma2    4:41 | Reaching the culmination of all evils, he himself was 10Tovma2    4:48 | Mahmet, son of Mahadi, for [8] years 10Tovma2    4:51 | Mahmet, son of Aharon, and his wife Zupet 10Tovma2    4:53 | Sahak, son of Mahmet, for [9] years 10Tovma2    4:54 | Aharon, son of Mahmet, for [5] years and [6] months 10Tovma2    4:55 | Jap’r, son of Mahmet, for [17] years 10Tovma2    4:56 | The details of these reigns have been written 10Tovma2    4:56 | their names and the lengths of reign have been given us 10Tovma2    4:56 | in various forms, perhaps because of the troubled and contentious race 10Tovma2    4:56 | that dwelt in the region of Damascus. Some (there) called themselves 10Tovma2    4:56 | king, down to the time of Abdla, who reigned alone over 10Tovma2    4:56 | palace for the secure oversight of royal business, Baghdad 10Tovma2    4:57 | Hagarenē language Abdla means “servant of God.” But this was the 10Tovma2    4:57 | called Abdlandē, that is, “servant of money,” and not of God 10Tovma2    4:57 | servant of money,” and not of God, because of his tremendous 10Tovma2    4:57 | and not of God, because of his tremendous covetousness and insatiable 10Tovma2    4:58 | Armenia over a long period of time; and we shall describe 10Tovma2    4:58 | days, which was the date [300] of the Armenian era 10Tovma2    5:0 | his time before the completion of the sixth jubilee and the 10Tovma2    5:0 | the nineteenth indiction, when [222] years of the tyranny of the Muslims 10Tovma2    5:0 | when [222] years of the tyranny of the Muslims were completed, according 10Tovma2    5:0 | completed, according to the reckoning of the Armenian calendar; a certain 10Tovma2    5:1 | butt at the four corners of the earth, to oppress and 10Tovma2    5:1 | for confusion and the shedding of blood were very dear to 10Tovma2    5:1 | to pour out the bitterness of his mortal poison, or where 10Tovma2    5:1 | and shoot out the multitude of arrows in the quiver of 10Tovma2    5:1 | of arrows in the quiver of his evil and crafty mind 10Tovma2    5:2 | accordance with the subtle treachery of their wily race, with an 10Tovma2    5:3 | In his time the ruler of the land of Vaspurakan was 10Tovma2    5:3 | the ruler of the land of Vaspurakan was Ashot of the 10Tovma2    5:3 | land of Vaspurakan was Ashot of the Artsruni house, a most 10Tovma2    5:3 | Through him many notable deeds of valour were performed in battles 10Tovma2    5:3 | in single combat in view of drawn-up ranks 10Tovma2    5:4 | him who had been princes of all Armenia, those in the 10Tovma2    5:4 | especially those in the land of Vaspurakan who had been princes 10Tovma2    5:4 | had been princes in positions of authority 10Tovma2    5:5 | time the caliph sent one of his senior nobles as overseer 10Tovma2    5:5 | his senior nobles as overseer of Armenia with responsibility for the 10Tovma2    5:6 | out and approached the borders of Armenia with a numerous army 10Tovma2    5:6 | coming close to the borders of Tarōn, called First Armenia. Then 10Tovma2    5:6 | First Armenia. Then Bagarat, prince of Tarōn, who was of the 10Tovma2    5:6 | prince of Tarōn, who was of the Bagratuni family, since he 10Tovma2    5:6 | then held the highest rank of the Armenian princes, sent some 10Tovma2    5:6 | the Armenian princes, sent some of his magnates to meet him 10Tovma2    5:6 | to meet him with presents of gold, silver, and honourable garments 10Tovma2    5:7 | be able to dispossess them of each of their principalities 10Tovma2    5:7 | to dispossess them of each of their principalities 10Tovma2    5:8 | Apusēt) realised the indissoluble unity of the mutual pact between Ashot 10Tovma2    5:9 | solidarity. Angered at the frustration of his plans, he (Apusēt’) greatly 10Tovma2    5:9 | greatly calumniated Ashot with letters of Muslims within Armenia. They informed 10Tovma2    5:10 | Likewise, the governors of Persia alarmed the king with 10Tovma2    5:10 | Ashot had insulted the rule of the Muslims 10Tovma2    5:11 | court, he entrusted the oversight of Armenia and the royal taxes 10Tovma2    5:11 | to a certain Muse, son of a Hagarite Zōrahay, who then 10Tovma2    5:11 | Arzn and the lower part of Ałdznik’, near the borders of 10Tovma2    5:11 | of Ałdznik’, near the borders of Tarōn 10Tovma2    6:0 | the war between Bagarat, prince of Armenia, and Muse; and his 10Tovma2    6:0 | his victory through Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, who came to Bagarat’s 10Tovma2    6:1 | and Musē. On the pretext of the royal tribute Musē had 10Tovma2    6:1 | and come to the land of Tarōn to wage war against 10Tovma2    6:2 | Bringing up the host of his army near to the 10Tovma2    6:2 | and closed off the whole of the flat valley. They were 10Tovma2    6:3 | compared it with the paucity of his own troops, he hastily 10Tovma2    6:4 | the begging letter and codicil of the nobles (which mentioned) their 10Tovma2    6:4 | close relationship and the bond of the pact which they had 10Tovma2    6:4 | he raised the entire forces of the whole land with all 10Tovma2    6:4 | land with all the nobles of the principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma2    6:4 | the nobles of the principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma2    6:5 | and Hamazasp and Vasak, son of Grigor, and Apumkdēm and Mehuzhan 10Tovma2    6:5 | sixteen men from the house of the Artsrunik’ with their troops 10Tovma2    6:6 | from the house of the Bagratunik’, the son of 10Tovma2    6:6 | of the Bagratunik’, the son of T’oṙnik with his troops 10Tovma2    6:7 | from the family of the Amatunik’, Shapuh with eight 10Tovma2    6:8 | from the family of the Gnunik’, Grigor son of 10Tovma2    6:8 | of the Gnunik’, Grigor son of Hazir with six more relatives 10Tovma2    6:9 | from the family of the Ĕntrunik’, Artavazd with seven 10Tovma2    6:10 | others from among the nobility of the princes of Vaspurakan: Smbat 10Tovma2    6:10 | the nobility of the princes of Vaspurakan: Smbat Apahuni, Grigor K’ajberuni 10Tovma2    6:11 | And many others of knightly rank gathered, each with 10Tovma2    6:13 | his eyes he saw one of his troops being struck. Roaring 10Tovma2    6:13 | their prey. From the violence of the attack there were many 10Tovma2    6:15 | came out on foot, full of lamentation, (asking) them to reckon 10Tovma2    6:15 | reckon as sufficient the deeds of valour which God had granted 10Tovma2    6:16 | booty, they piled up masses of silver and gold, arms with 10Tovma2    6:16 | scabbards, the ornaments and weapons of brave men, select horses and 10Tovma2    6:17 | to court, informing the caliph of what Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan 10Tovma2    6:17 | caliph of what Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, had accomplished 10Tovma2    6:18 | to earlier events: the details of actions brought about by the 10Tovma2    6:18 | brought about by the army of the Muslims before the battle 10Tovma2    6:18 | the Muslims before the battle of Ałdznik’, and how Prince Ashot 10Tovma2    6:18 | victory won by the troops of the nobility of Vaspurakan 10Tovma2    6:18 | the troops of the nobility of Vaspurakan 10Tovma2    6:19 | Syria and entrusted the oversight of the royal taxes to Muse 10Tovma2    6:19 | a certain vizier (in charge) of taxes, Tsovap’i by name, called 10Tovma2    6:20 | sent him to the land of Vaspurakan, to remain there with 10Tovma2    6:20 | to him from every region of Armenia and each individual territory 10Tovma2    6:20 | he came to the province of Ałbag, he spread raids throughout 10Tovma2    6:20 | spread raids throughout all parts of the land of Vaspurakan; he 10Tovma2    6:20 | all parts of the land of Vaspurakan; he ravaged, plundered, and 10Tovma2    6:21 | a raid in the direction of the principality of Andzevats’ik’, and 10Tovma2    6:21 | the direction of the principality of Andzevats’ik’, and there too they 10Tovma2    6:21 | they plundered on the excuse of needing provisions for the cavalry 10Tovma2    6:22 | and insubordinate to the authority of lords; so when you enter 10Tovma2    6:22 | give you the (due) amount of taxes and satisfy you. But 10Tovma2    6:23 | the message, deeming it unworthy of a response, and in the 10Tovma2    6:23 | move around the whole territory of Vaspurakan. Reaching the village of 10Tovma2    6:23 | of Vaspurakan. Reaching the village of Archuchk’ he stopped there and 10Tovma2    6:24 | great wrath took the host of his knightly forces, each with 10Tovma2    6:25 | side. He turned the host of Ali’s troops to flight; in 10Tovma2    6:25 | was killed, and frightful torrents of blood flowed 10Tovma2    6:26 | was filled with the corpses of the slain, and the streams 10Tovma2    6:26 | the slain, and the streams of water that flowed down from 10Tovma2    6:26 | to blood from the multitude of those killed. Ali himself, escaping 10Tovma2    6:26 | men, fled in the direction of Berkri. But of the Armenian 10Tovma2    6:26 | the direction of Berkri. But of the Armenian troops (only) a 10Tovma2    6:27 | and arms from the corpses of the valiant men and noble 10Tovma2    6:28 | But because of these events a violent war 10Tovma2    6:28 | his house, under the door of his dwelling, and he was 10Tovma2    6:28 | and by discovering his store of treasure would reduce his power 10Tovma2    6:29 | the caliph bearing letters full of charges against the nobles living 10Tovma2    6:29 | for) much damage to affairs of state on Prince Ashot. By 10Tovma2    6:30 | Likewise, the inhabitants of Ałdznik’’, unable to endure their 10Tovma2    6:30 | in these calumnies. The wives of the slain, together with the 10Tovma2    6:30 | having discarded the natural apparel of women, as is their custom 10Tovma2    6:30 | custom especially for the nations of Muslims, came on foot to 10Tovma2    6:31 | wrought this harm, the stopping of the royal taxes and the 10Tovma2    6:31 | royal taxes and the slaughter of your army. He is the 10Tovma2    6:31 | army. He is the cause of all the rebellion of the 10Tovma2    6:31 | cause of all the rebellion of the Armenians against your kingdom 10Tovma2    6:32 | So was fulfilled the saying of the prophet Zephaniah: “On that 10Tovma2    6:32 | a voice from the gate of discord, and lamentation from the 10Tovma2    6:32 | on the hills. Mourn, inhabitants of ( the places of) those massacred 10Tovma2    6:32 | Mourn, inhabitants of (the places of) those massacred; for all peoples 10Tovma2    6:33 | the caliph heard this tumult of lamentation at the royal gate 10Tovma2    6:33 | like the piled-up waves of the sea tinged with purple 10Tovma2    6:33 | from the abyss, like torrents of hail from the crash of 10Tovma2    6:33 | of hail from the crash of the clouds 10Tovma2    6:34 | to him. He assembled groups of counsellors and all the wise 10Tovma2    6:34 | and all the wise men of Syria and Babylonia to examine 10Tovma2    6:35 | occupied by Lord Yovhannēs, Catholicos of Armenia. In most wonderful fashion 10Tovma2    6:35 | fashion he embellished the institutions of the holy church of orthodox 10Tovma2    6:35 | institutions of the holy church of orthodox, apostolic faith in the 10Tovma2    6:35 | made covenants with the princes of the land of Armenia that 10Tovma2    6:35 | the princes of the land of Armenia that they would walk 10Tovma2    6:35 | that they would walk worthy of Christ’s faith, and that their 10Tovma2    6:35 | bear witness to the repute of Christianity 10Tovma2    6:36 | not abandon the foul impurity of their execrable sodomistic vices; they 10Tovma2    6:36 | vices; they followed the sins of the Arsacid house of our 10Tovma2    6:36 | sins of the Arsacid house of our former kings. Gradually, step 10Tovma2    6:36 | to anger—for the destruction of themselves, the devastation of the 10Tovma2    6:36 | destruction of themselves, the devastation of the country, and the ruin 10Tovma2    6:36 | the country, and the ruin of the patrimonial houses of their 10Tovma2    6:36 | ruin of the patrimonial houses of their ancestral dwellings. 36 For it 10Tovma2    6:36 | his country aright; the ruin of a country is an impious 10Tovma2    6:36 | as his witness the saying of the prophet Isaiah 10Tovma2    6:37 | Hear, princes of Sodom; consider the laws of 10Tovma2    6:37 | of Sodom; consider the laws of God, people of Gomorrah.” This 10Tovma2    6:37 | the laws of God, people of Gomorrah.” This he said not 10Tovma2    6:38 | the same charge, and mindful of the oversight of a different 10Tovma2    6:38 | and mindful of the oversight of a different land he repeated 10Tovma2    6:38 | princes,” he said, “are accomplices of thieves; they love bribes and 10Tovma2    6:38 | love bribes and are worthy of punishment. They do not provide 10Tovma2    6:38 | and they disregard the rights of widows 10Tovma2    6:39 | was the advice and teaching of the holy patriarch and valiant 10Tovma2    6:39 | valiant shepherd Lord John, Catholicos of Armenia 10Tovma2    6:40 | no heed to the laws of the Lord and had ears 10Tovma2    6:40 | were drunk with the wine of folly; they had eyes with 10Tovma2    6:40 | its place. And the saying of the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled 10Tovma2    6:41 | not realise. For the heart of this people has hardened until 10Tovma2    6:41 | their inhabitants and houses emptied of men. And my people will 10Tovma2    6:41 | were their corpses through famine of bread and thirst for water 10Tovma2    6:42 | At the beginning of the next year—which was 10Tovma2    6:42 | decided to remove the princes of Armenia from each one’s principality 10Tovma2    6:43 | army and forming a force of elite cavalry, with soldiers and 10Tovma2    6:43 | to a certain Yovsep’, son of Apusēt’. And he made the 10Tovma2    6:43 | to him in the stead of his father Apusēt’; for the 10Tovma2    6:43 | the journey, in the regions of Syria, when marching against Armenia 10Tovma2    6:44 | Armenian princes—especially the prince of Vaspurakan, Ashot—then I shall 10Tovma2    6:46 | him, filled with the plans of his wicked cunning. He entered 10Tovma2    6:46 | cunning. He entered the province of Ałbag in the land of 10Tovma2    6:46 | of Ałbag in the land of Vaspurakan through Atrpatakan and camped 10Tovma2    6:46 | for himself a vast amount of booty 10Tovma2    6:47 | and peace, for the matter of the royal taxes. But the 10Tovma2    6:47 | warned by the same group of Muslims not to visit him 10Tovma2    6:47 | him, as they informed him of his plans against him 10Tovma2    6:48 | all preparations, with the troops of his noble entourage as well 10Tovma2    6:48 | well. With all the lords of his principality he withdrew, going 10Tovma2    6:48 | going round through the regions of Mardastan and Dzor-Haskoy, and 10Tovma2    6:49 | It is the duty of kings who govern the world 10Tovma2    6:49 | and care for the prosperity of the country, to lighten the 10Tovma2    6:49 | to lighten the tyrannous yoke of heavy burdens and soften the 10Tovma2    6:49 | burdens and soften the severity of painful demands for taxes, lest 10Tovma2    6:49 | taxes, lest the productive capacity of the country be completely destroyed 10Tovma2    6:49 | They should remove repressive measures of governors, complaisant (but) faithless citizens 10Tovma2    6:49 | but) faithless citizens, the burden of taxes and the military, so 10Tovma2    6:51 | Furthermore, the mother of Prince Ashot, sister of Sahak 10Tovma2    6:51 | mother of Prince Ashot, sister of Sahak and Bagarat, prince of 10Tovma2    6:51 | of Sahak and Bagarat, prince of Tarōn, who was a woman 10Tovma2    6:51 | sons and the whole land of Vaspurakan 10Tovma2    6:52 | passed peacefully through the land of Vaspurakan with a minimum of 10Tovma2    6:52 | of Vaspurakan with a minimum of damage, taking the hostages with 10Tovma2    6:52 | with him. Crossing the province of Bznunik’, he reached Khlat’. For 10Tovma2    6:53 | entrusted to him this land of Armenia so that he himself 10Tovma2    6:53 | to court, using the severity of the winter season that had 10Tovma2    6:53 | had arrived and the fierceness of the freezing north wind, which 10Tovma2    6:54 | Prince Bagarat, having no suspicion of faithlessness on the part of 10Tovma2    6:54 | of faithlessness on the part of the king and his army 10Tovma2    6:54 | followed the messengers, quite unaware of the treacherous trickery whereby he 10Tovma2    6:54 | with him the holy covenants of the divinely inspired Scriptures with 10Tovma2    6:54 | inspired Scriptures with a host of ministers of the priestly ranks 10Tovma2    6:54 | with a host of ministers of the priestly ranks 10Tovma2    6:55 | to winter in the city of Mush, in Tarōn, keeping with 10Tovma2    6:55 | hostages from Vaspurakan, both those of the Artsruni nobility and those 10Tovma2    6:55 | the Artsruni nobility and those of their knights. The inhabitants of 10Tovma2    6:55 | of their knights. The inhabitants of the land he took into 10Tovma2    6:55 | sell them in the regions of Syria and all the area 10Tovma2    6:55 | Syria and all the area of the empire of the Muslims 10Tovma2    6:55 | the area of the empire of the Muslims 10Tovma2    6:56 | But half of the captives they kept with 10Tovma2    6:56 | city to be their drawers of water and hewers of wood 10Tovma2    6:56 | drawers of water and hewers of wood, causing them cruel torments 10Tovma2    6:56 | escaped fled to various regions of the country. The whole country 10Tovma2    7:0 | Concerning the murder of Yovsep’ by the mountain people 10Tovma2    7:0 | Yovsep’ by the mountain people of Khoyt’ and their history 10Tovma2    7:1 | piled up around the foot of the mountain where the city 10Tovma2    7:1 | the mountain where the city of Tarōn was built. There the 10Tovma2    7:1 | was built. There the general of the Muslims was encamped, like 10Tovma2    7:1 | and death, surviving the days of winter on roots 10Tovma2    7:2 | numbed by the icy blasts of the north wind, then the 10Tovma2    7:2 | when they feel the warmth of the air as day and 10Tovma2    7:2 | and nest in the season of spring. But many there are 10Tovma2    7:3 | that man Yovsep’, the general of the Muslims, spend the winter 10Tovma2    7:3 | afflictions, to take the magnates of the land into captivity, to 10Tovma2    7:3 | their families in the fortresses of Armenia 10Tovma2    7:4 | Then, when the inhabitants of the mountain saw that their 10Tovma2    7:4 | lowlanders. The light-armed men of Khoyt’ gathered together as a 10Tovma2    7:6 | Prince Bagarat in the name of our Saviour at the expense 10Tovma2    7:6 | our Saviour at the expense of great treasure—about three hundred 10Tovma2    7:6 | surrounded the church, and some of them reached him through the 10Tovma2    7:6 | gap between the domes. One of them struck him in the 10Tovma2    7:6 | struck him in the middle of his back with his lance 10Tovma2    7:7 | been killed, and the land of Armenia has rebelled against your 10Tovma2    7:8 | expound in brief the nature of the inhabitants of the mountain 10Tovma2    7:8 | the nature of the inhabitants of the mountain: what sort and 10Tovma2    7:8 | mountain: what sort and manner of people they are, how they 10Tovma2    7:9 | each other that if one of their strong men were to 10Tovma2    7:9 | echo from the rocks. Half of them lose their native tongue 10Tovma2    7:9 | mutual speech is a patchwork of borrowed words 10Tovma2    7:10 | They are so profoundly ignorant of each other that they even 10Tovma2    7:10 | some call bread at time of famine. This they sow in 10Tovma2    7:10 | they sow in the middle of the forests and irrigate by 10Tovma2    7:10 | forests and irrigate by means of their feet or with double 10Tovma2    7:11 | hide their nakedness with clothes of wool. For footwear they use 10Tovma2    7:11 | footwear they use a form of boot made from goatskin. And 10Tovma2    7:12 | Now as for the snow of unstable solidity which flows down 10Tovma2    7:13 | savage in their habits, drinkers of blood, who regard as naught 10Tovma2    7:13 | regard as naught the killing of their own brothers and even 10Tovma2    7:13 | their own brothers and even of themselves. They are called light 10Tovma2    7:13 | divides Ałdznik’ and Tarōn. Because of their obscure and inscrutable speech 10Tovma2    7:13 | and inscrutable speech and way of life they are called Khut’ 10Tovma2    7:14 | psalms in the old translation of the Armenian teachers, which they 10Tovma2    7:14 | mouths. They are the peasants of Syria who followed (to Armenia 10Tovma2    7:14 | Armenia) Adramelēk’ and Sanasar, sons of Senek’erim king of Assyria and 10Tovma2    7:14 | Sanasar, sons of Senek’erim king of Assyria and Nineveh, from whose 10Tovma3    1:0 | Concerning what became of Armenia in general; and division 10Tovma3    1:1 | befell us from the enemies of the truth 10Tovma3    1:2 | various afflictions by the domination of the armies of the Muslim 10Tovma3    1:2 | the domination of the armies of the Muslim Tachik nations, yet 10Tovma3    1:2 | number and for short periods of time; and many more were 10Tovma3    1:2 | Armenian princes with their hosts of knights and troops were still 10Tovma3    1:2 | in secret they had suspicions of treachery 10Tovma3    1:3 | within that unity, the grace of the divine power departed and 10Tovma3    1:4 | other matters affecting the administration of the country. And just as 10Tovma3    1:4 | into pieces all the limbs of a body until the form 10Tovma3    1:4 | a body until the form of the living man, that is 10Tovma3    1:4 | man, that is the nature of his composition, has disappeared—whereas 10Tovma3    1:4 | has disappeared—whereas, if one of the limbs is lost, it 10Tovma3    1:5 | such manner was the unity of this country gradually destroyed, as 10Tovma3    1:6 | Among themselves they scattered words of slander so that not even 10Tovma3    1:6 | their enemies at the dissolution of their mutual unity 10Tovma3    1:7 | all the damage and results of the revolt they attributed to 10Tovma3    1:8 | To them applies the saying of the Saviour: “Every kingdom divided 10Tovma3    1:9 | appropriate is the old fable of the philosopher Olympian concerning the 10Tovma3    1:9 | philosopher Olympian concerning the characters of the lion and the bulls 10Tovma3    1:9 | the lion and the bulls, of which erudite people are knowledgeable 10Tovma3    1:10 | took counsel with the magnates of his kingdom to plan sure 10Tovma3    1:10 | infallible destruction for the land of Armenia 10Tovma3    1:11 | force, march into the land of Armenia 10Tovma3    1:12 | gather to yourself the elite of the cavalry and cross over 10Tovma3    1:12 | is written in the prophecy of Jeremiah: “The Lord opened his 10Tovma3    1:12 | and took out the vessels of anger,” which he had gathered 10Tovma3    1:12 | under seal for the day of retribution, to compensate us for 10Tovma3    1:12 | against a rock. The day of destruction has arrived close to 10Tovma3    1:13 | them all under the yoke of obedience to you 10Tovma3    1:13 | terrible thing about the opening of the gate is that it 10Tovma3    1:13 | is opened invisibly—the gate of destruction of souls rather than 10Tovma3    1:13 | invisibly—the gate of destruction of souls rather than of bodies 10Tovma3    1:13 | destruction of souls rather than of bodies, (that is) erring from 10Tovma3    1:14 | and to serve the religion of our prophet and legislator 10Tovma3    1:14 | power cannot prevent the opening of the gate to destruction; only 10Tovma3    1:15 | persuasion and the deceitful (promise) of wealth, you will subject them 10Tovma3    1:15 | will and extirpate the name of Christianity from among them.” 15 This 10Tovma3    1:15 | messengers through all the regions of his empire, to the distant 10Tovma3    1:15 | empire, to the distant parts of Syria and Babylonia, Turkastan and 10Tovma3    1:15 | inner Tachkastan near the borders of Sakastan—to the troops and 10Tovma3    1:15 | the troops and generals, governors of provinces and cities, to viziers 10Tovma3    1:15 | viziers, prefects, and the magnates of those lands. He set the 10Tovma3    1:16 | all the clans and lands of Armenia 10Tovma3    1:16 | region, and in the company of other fully armed detachmnents without 10Tovma3    1:17 | shall I describe the opening of the gate of divine wrath 10Tovma3    1:17 | the opening of the gate of divine wrath upon us. This 10Tovma3    1:17 | vengeful chastisement was inflicted because of the impieties that we had 10Tovma3    1:17 | speak, saying: “From the beginning of the rule of our ancestors 10Tovma3    1:17 | the beginning of the rule of our ancestors, when God gave 10Tovma3    1:17 | when God gave the thrones of many kings into their hands 10Tovma3    1:18 | generals, as has Ashot prince of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    1:19 | princes, lords, governors, and prefects of that country, the nobility and 10Tovma3    1:21 | He offered to each of the generals who had come 10Tovma3    1:21 | He asked for the register of the number of troops; they 10Tovma3    1:21 | the register of the number of troops; they searched and found 10Tovma3    1:22 | lancers, what were the numbers of archers, how many company commanders 10Tovma3    1:22 | staff officers, how many commanders of couriers 10Tovma3    1:24 | discovered that the largest number of all were the archers and 10Tovma3    1:24 | the archers and stalwart bowmen of the Elamites and Arabians—adroit 10Tovma3    1:24 | those powerful men in Israel of yore, the troops of the 10Tovma3    1:24 | Israel of yore, the troops of the house of Ephrem and 10Tovma3    1:24 | the troops of the house of Ephrem and Benjamin 10Tovma3    1:26 | He was the commanding chief of all the realm of the 10Tovma3    1:26 | chief of all the realm of the Muslims, and no one 10Tovma3    1:27 | intelligence was wicked and full of wiles, undertook these malicious plans 10Tovma3    1:29 | were the flesh and blood of innocent men, and his horribly 10Tovma3    1:30 | to me, applies the saying of the prophet Habbakuk: “See, contemptuous 10Tovma3    1:31 | will come across the width of the land to inherit tents 10Tovma3    1:31 | their judgment shall take place of itself and their sentence proceed 10Tovma3    1:31 | itself and their sentence proceed of itself 10Tovma3    1:32 | be swifter than the wolves of Arabia. Their horses shall rush 10Tovma3    1:32 | on their food. The fate of the impious shall befall those 10Tovma3    2:0 | Concerning Smbat Bagratuni, prince of Mokk’ 10Tovma3    2:1 | time Bugha entered the city of Khlat’, having marched through Apahunik’ 10Tovma3    2:1 | them to enter the land of Vaspurakan, to spread ruin over 10Tovma3    2:2 | his rebellion from the rule of the Muslims 10Tovma3    2:3 | Then he entrusted a part of his army to a general 10Tovma3    2:4 | Taking the rest of his host with him he 10Tovma3    2:4 | he crossed Apahunik’, like hunters of lions or such-like surrounding 10Tovma3    2:4 | the most mighty and valiant of men, Prince Ashot. He took 10Tovma3    2:5 | Now because the pass of Hołts’ was open, Zhirak quickly 10Tovma3    2:5 | Zhirak quickly reached the province of Ṙshtunik’, rushing his troops into 10Tovma3    2:5 | his troops into the valley of Aṙuank’ on the border of 10Tovma3    2:5 | of Aṙuank’ on the border of Mokk’. There they came across 10Tovma3    2:5 | they came across the inhabitants of Ṙshtunik’, who were scattered by 10Tovma3    2:6 | made it a desert devoid of men and animals 10Tovma3    2:7 | They brought the common people of the town of Noragiwl in 10Tovma3    2:7 | common people of the town of Noragiwl in Ṙshtunik’ to the 10Tovma3    2:7 | in Ṙshtunik’ to the marketplace of the capital of Ṙshtunik’, marching 10Tovma3    2:7 | the marketplace of the capital of Ṙshtunik’, marching them at the 10Tovma3    2:7 | marching them at the point of the sword with ropes round 10Tovma3    2:7 | they went to the valley of Atsan in search of those 10Tovma3    2:7 | valley of Atsan in search of those who had fled. On 10Tovma3    2:8 | But two of the commanders of the couriers 10Tovma3    2:8 | But two of the commanders of the couriers, brothers, on reaching 10Tovma3    2:8 | brothers, on reaching the defile of the valley, with shields on 10Tovma3    2:8 | wounds, and freed the mass of captives so they could go 10Tovma3    2:8 | could go to the fortresses of the land 10Tovma3    2:9 | perish, and at the sound of five many will flee 10Tovma3    2:10 | priest called Shapuh and one of the peasants of the valley 10Tovma3    2:10 | and one of the peasants of the valley swelled the number 10Tovma3    2:10 | the valley swelled the number of the force. Supported also by 10Tovma3    2:10 | memory will be a source of courage and bravery to many 10Tovma3    2:10 | courage and bravery to many, of strength to the cowardly and 10Tovma3    2:11 | At that point one of the Armenian nobility of the 10Tovma3    2:11 | one of the Armenian nobility of the Vahevuni family, a certain 10Tovma3    2:11 | family, a certain Apusahak, brother of Sahak the bishop of the 10Tovma3    2:11 | brother of Sahak the bishop of the capital city of Nakhchavan 10Tovma3    2:11 | bishop of the capital city of Nakhchavan and of Mardpetakan, was 10Tovma3    2:11 | capital city of Nakhchavan and of Mardpetakan, was captured. He was 10Tovma3    2:11 | and beautiful in the image of the Creator 10Tovma3    2:12 | sat digging the narrow road of the path that leads to 10Tovma3    2:12 | leads to the supernal metropolis of Sion, to the camp of 10Tovma3    2:12 | of Sion, to the camp of the heavenly army in Christ’s 10Tovma3    2:13 | stature and the analogous beauty of his face, his gleaming appearance 10Tovma3    2:13 | in the shining white hairs of his venerable head 10Tovma3    2:14 | man to the foul enticements of his deathly infection. Hiding the 10Tovma3    2:14 | deathly infection. Hiding the arrows of his quiver with a sponge 10Tovma3    2:14 | shake him from the refuge of the secure rock and to 10Tovma3    2:14 | was armed with the protection of the Holy Spirit 10Tovma3    2:16 | princes and share the rank of the caliph’s magnates at the 10Tovma3    2:17 | abandon,” he said, “the faith of Christ, submit to the great 10Tovma3    2:17 | and faith (that are) worthy of life and praise from the 10Tovma3    2:18 | branch candlestick hide the shining of its light under a bushel 10Tovma3    2:18 | placed on the high candlestick” of the apostolic church, “so that 10Tovma3    2:19 | his mouth with the word of God, he then set forth 10Tovma3    2:19 | one by one the proofs of faith in Christ, the various 10Tovma3    2:19 | true faith, and the torments of the apostates and the backsliders 10Tovma3    2:20 | But because none of us was then present at 10Tovma3    2:22 | faith to overcome the wiles of the devil who (assails) in 10Tovma3    2:22 | open warfare. He note: “Creator of justice and righteousness (and what 10Tovma3    2:23 | One of them took a sword, struck 10Tovma3    2:24 | He was the first fruit of the martyrs in the great 10Tovma3    2:25 | by the great priest Samuel of the town of Artamet; he 10Tovma3    2:25 | priest Samuel of the town of Artamet; he had heard of 10Tovma3    2:25 | of Artamet; he had heard of it from a certain Persian 10Tovma3    2:25 | certain Persian from the valley of Shatuan, who had been among 10Tovma3    2:25 | the spot from the beginning of the martyrdom until the saint’s 10Tovma3    2:26 | The inhabitants of the province of Ṙshtunik’’ also 10Tovma3    2:26 | The inhabitants of the province of Ṙshtunik’’ also know this, for 10Tovma3    2:26 | also know this, for many of them are still alive 10Tovma3    2:27 | great church in the town of Artamet 10Tovma3    2:28 | But Bugha marched in pursuit of the prince, accompanied by the 10Tovma3    2:28 | prince, accompanied by the Muslims of Armenia who dwelt in various 10Tovma3    2:28 | who dwelt in various regions of the land and guided Bugha 10Tovma3    2:28 | his way in and out of the country 10Tovma3    2:29 | with his relatives, including some of their nobility: Musheł Vahevuni who 10Tovma3    2:29 | Vahevuni who held the rank of tanutēr; the junior prince Vahram 10Tovma3    2:29 | nobility. They entered the citadel of the fortress of Nkan in 10Tovma3    2:29 | the citadel of the fortress of Nkan in the province of 10Tovma3    2:29 | of Nkan in the province of T’ornavan, wanting to see how 10Tovma3    2:29 | to find a way out of the danger that had befallen 10Tovma3    2:31 | their headquarters in the town of Lokoruat, keeping with them the 10Tovma3    2:31 | keeping with them the mass of captives all crushed together 10Tovma3    2:32 | But Vahan of the province of Amatunik’ had 10Tovma3    2:32 | But Vahan of the province of Amatunik’ had fled to the 10Tovma3    2:33 | for battle with the defenders of the castle in order to 10Tovma3    2:34 | the front the powerful archers of the Elamites and their elite 10Tovma3    2:35 | The others bore arms of various kinds: sabres and hatchets 10Tovma3    2:36 | this in the throwing arm of the machines with fire beside 10Tovma3    2:37 | not frightened by the heat of the fire 10Tovma3    2:38 | over the chest, and breastplates of haughty aspect, and collars that 10Tovma3    2:39 | to the forehead; the backs of the horses they reinforce with 10Tovma3    2:39 | reinforce with iron; each side of the horse’s stomach they protect 10Tovma3    2:39 | affixed according to the size of the abdomen in the form 10Tovma3    2:39 | the abdomen in the form of a shield, indicating the artistry 10Tovma3    2:39 | a shield, indicating the artistry of their armour 10Tovma3    2:41 | gold and silver. The flapping of their fringed banners makes the 10Tovma3    2:42 | mounted their steeds.” The detachments of their line came near to 10Tovma3    2:42 | valiant Ashot, the elite general of the Armenians and greatest of 10Tovma3    2:42 | of the Armenians and greatest of the nobles 10Tovma3    2:43 | greater than this—an array of armed preparedness, in horrible fright 10Tovma3    2:43 | fear they trembled in awe of our heroic prince and victorious 10Tovma3    2:43 | and victorious warrior Ashot, and of those battalions of nobles in 10Tovma3    2:43 | Ashot, and of those battalions of nobles in his company with 10Tovma3    2:43 | from among the native lords of the principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    2:43 | native lords of the principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    2:44 | troops and commanders, the battalions of nobles who had entered the 10Tovma3    2:44 | who had entered the fortress of Nkan with him 10Tovma3    2:46 | Musheł Artsruni and the groups of nobles in his company, whether 10Tovma3    2:47 | broke away from the unity of the covenant. Those of noble 10Tovma3    2:47 | unity of the covenant. Those of noble family there at counsel 10Tovma3    2:48 | letter to the general, full of the diabolical poison of their 10Tovma3    2:48 | full of the diabolical poison of their plans. Hidden from the 10Tovma3    2:48 | plans. Hidden from the eyes of the prince in lamb’s clothing 10Tovma3    2:48 | inside they bore the insolence of ravenous wolves, “like dumb dogs 10Tovma3    2:48 | the frenzy and murderous force of their mortal poison, to destroy 10Tovma3    2:48 | than peace, destroying the unity of harmonious concord between brothers, relatives 10Tovma3    2:49 | went out like the traitor of the Incarnate Saviour, carrying with 10Tovma3    2:49 | you have received the superintendence of this land of Armenia, and 10Tovma3    2:49 | the superintendence of this land of Armenia, and in accordance with 10Tovma3    2:49 | in accordance with the command of the imperial king you hold 10Tovma3    2:49 | prefects and governors, the rulers of cities and of borderlands of 10Tovma3    2:49 | the rulers of cities and of borderlands of all Armenia. (You 10Tovma3    2:49 | of cities and of borderlands of all Armenia. (You have authority 10Tovma3    2:49 | opponents in a manner worthy of their villainy, and to remove 10Tovma3    2:49 | and royal princes and doers of God’s will and his faithful 10Tovma3    2:50 | So we, the chief nobles of the prince of Vaspurakan: Musheł 10Tovma3    2:50 | chief nobles of the prince of Vaspurakan: Musheł from the family 10Tovma3    2:50 | Vaspurakan: Musheł from the family of the Vahevunik’, Vahram from the 10Tovma3    2:50 | Vahevunik’, Vahram from the family of the Trunik’, another Vahram the 10Tovma3    2:50 | Trunik’, another Vahram the bodyguard of our prince, and other groups 10Tovma3    2:50 | our prince, and other groups of nobles and military leaders, having 10Tovma3    2:50 | in our hands the oversight of this land, have written to 10Tovma3    2:50 | you, Bugha, commander-in-chief of the Muslims and colleague of 10Tovma3    2:50 | of the Muslims and colleague of the great king 10Tovma3    2:51 | our clan, the native inhabitants of our land, to remain in 10Tovma3    2:52 | But do not be ignorant of this too, that Gurgēn, brother 10Tovma3    2:52 | this too, that Gurgēn, brother of our prince, the other members 10Tovma3    2:52 | our prince, the other members of the Artsruni family, and a 10Tovma3    2:52 | family, and a great number of nobles and their sons with 10Tovma3    2:52 | sons with their valiant troops of the principality of Vaspurakan have 10Tovma3    2:52 | valiant troops of the principality of Vaspurakan have all gone with 10Tovma3    2:52 | with him to the region of Atrpatakan. There have gathered all 10Tovma3    2:52 | the troops and common people of the land, men strong and 10Tovma3    2:52 | the sword. If this state of affairs continues and the question 10Tovma3    2:52 | affairs continues and the question of battle does not quickly come 10Tovma3    2:52 | a head, perhaps under cover of night he will come upon 10Tovma3    2:53 | to death for the sake of their own homes and lands 10Tovma3    2:54 | and Sring, and the castle of Chakhuk. And if they divide 10Tovma3    2:55 | had read the secret message of the nobles he cast his 10Tovma3    2:55 | response also in the form of a letter. Confirming it with 10Tovma3    2:57 | Then the mask of deceit was stripped from their 10Tovma3    2:58 | is; and let their charge of your being a rebel against 10Tovma3    2:64 | on even a single one of the benefits you have received 10Tovma3    2:65 | age I honoured every one of you with appropriate care and 10Tovma3    2:65 | reckoned as mine the rapine of my house by you and 10Tovma3    2:65 | and for you—the like of which no one has ever 10Tovma3    2:66 | Of my despoiling I paid no 10Tovma3    2:67 | for my pursuers the capture of myself and my children, to 10Tovma3    2:67 | while you become the cause of carnage and captivity for the 10Tovma3    2:68 | with regard to the tyrant of the Muslims, they responded: “We 10Tovma3    2:68 | the irresistible force and might of the caliph. The fortresses are 10Tovma3    2:68 | sufficient even for the garrisons of some common people who will 10Tovma3    2:68 | guard the forts, omitting mention of any one else 10Tovma3    2:69 | Because of all this you must go 10Tovma3    2:69 | go, so that the suspicion of your rebelliousness is removed and 10Tovma3    2:69 | an end to the ravages of the enemy who have come 10Tovma3    2:70 | If you go of your own will, perhaps it 10Tovma3    2:70 | will, perhaps it will be of advantage for many including yourself 10Tovma3    2:72 | times, he heaped many words of censure on him. On hearing 10Tovma3    2:73 | we mentioned above, the prince of Mokk’, since he had been 10Tovma3    2:74 | copious tears over the fall of Prince Ashot and the other 10Tovma3    2:74 | unable to help them because of the cruel command of the 10Tovma3    2:74 | because of the cruel command of the impious caliph. He burned 10Tovma3    2:74 | his heart at the ruin of the country and the merciless 10Tovma3    2:74 | country and the merciless torments of those taken captive by the 10Tovma3    2:75 | and they have all heard of your treatment of me—let 10Tovma3    2:75 | all heard of your treatment of me—let not your regard 10Tovma3    2:77 | sought to be the cause of gifts that are eternal and 10Tovma3    2:77 | me,” he said, “as many of those captives as your desire 10Tovma3    2:79 | he might take the captives of Vaspurakan from the camp as 10Tovma3    2:80 | accompanying them, like Cyrus king of the Persians brought the people 10Tovma3    2:81 | Thus the saying of the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled 10Tovma3    2:81 | will bring back the captivity of his people, not by bribes 10Tovma3    2:82 | winter quarters at the city of Dvin 10Tovma3    3:0 | and banishment from our country of the prince and the nobles 10Tovma3    3:1 | he (Bugha) formed a detachment of soldiers and elite cavalry, fully 10Tovma3    3:2 | Musheł the brother of Vahan and the princess Hranush 10Tovma3    3:2 | the princess Hranush, and others of the nobility, bound and set 10Tovma3    3:2 | Gurgēn or some other member of the Artsruni family and their 10Tovma3    3:2 | their nobles, the mighty horsemen of Vaspurakan, “might catch up with 10Tovma3    3:3 | a judicial interrogation and examination of the (charges) concerning his conduct 10Tovma3    3:4 | written and informed the monarch of whatever he had done up 10Tovma3    4:0 | For what cause some of them attained holy martyrdom 10Tovma3    4:2 | they valiantly gained the pass of the valley and drawing their 10Tovma3    4:2 | and brought through the pass of the valley to the secure 10Tovma3    4:2 | valley to the secure regions of the mountain 10Tovma3    4:3 | and told him what deeds of valour they had accomplished 10Tovma3    4:4 | them to abandon the worship of Christ, (saying) they were worthy 10Tovma3    4:6 | in a severe fashion, but of that too they were not 10Tovma3    4:6 | their faith, in the hope of blessings and in the love 10Tovma3    4:6 | blessings and in the love of Christ 10Tovma3    4:7 | to die for the name of the Lord. So, they received 10Tovma3    4:7 | So, they received the sentence of martyrdom and died as martyrs 10Tovma3    4:7 | as martyrs for the glory of the Holy Trinity. Their names 10Tovma3    4:7 | Holy Trinity. Their names are: of the first, Gēorg from the 10Tovma3    4:7 | from the Akēts’i family; and of the other, Khosrov from the 10Tovma3    4:8 | race who pursued the love of Christ’s faith, came and attached 10Tovma3    4:9 | while some suffered the rigor of death. But he rushed to 10Tovma3    4:9 | rushed to the righthand side of the martyrs, to offer himself 10Tovma3    4:9 | living sacrifice to the Son of God 10Tovma3    4:10 | am baptised in (the name of) the Father and the Son 10Tovma3    4:15 | And the whole host of the army saw it 10Tovma3    4:16 | to me, refers the saying of the prophet: “Let the foreigner 10Tovma3    4:16 | them rejoice in the house of my prayers. Their holocausts and 10Tovma3    4:16 | shall be called a house of prayer for all the heathen 10Tovma3    4:18 | is written in the book of life 10Tovma3    4:20 | After this Bugha despatched soldiers of all nations, from among all 10Tovma3    4:20 | wage war at the command of the caliph and the great 10Tovma3    4:20 | He sent them in pursuit of Gurgēn, that wherever he might 10Tovma3    4:20 | or by war and strength of arms, with all vigilance and 10Tovma3    4:21 | Gurgēn) crossed to the province of Orsirank’ accompanied by a host 10Tovma3    4:21 | Orsirank’ accompanied by a host of nobles and magnates from the 10Tovma3    4:21 | the mountain above the village of T’uay, in its valley called 10Tovma3    4:21 | in its valley called Lake of Blood. For there is a 10Tovma3    4:21 | place which was the site of the battlefield where our valiant 10Tovma3    4:21 | battlefield where our valiant princes of Vaspurakan were martyred. There gathered 10Tovma3    4:21 | There gathered all the multitude of the numerous crowd of refugees 10Tovma3    4:21 | multitude of the numerous crowd of refugees from the provinces of 10Tovma3    4:21 | of refugees from the provinces of Ałbag, Zarehvan, and Akē, and 10Tovma3    4:21 | and from the mountainous regions of Ałz and Aṙnoy-otn, one 10Tovma3    4:21 | and Aṙnoy-otn, one side of the mountain of Joł and 10Tovma3    4:21 | one side of the mountain of Joł and the other 10Tovma3    4:22 | locusts or the numberless sand of the sea. As in a 10Tovma3    4:22 | sent his mother, the princess of Vaspurakan, to the general Bugha 10Tovma3    4:22 | into his hands the principality of Vaspurakan in exchange for his 10Tovma3    4:22 | caliph, paying the traditional amount of royal tribute 10Tovma3    4:24 | you and fulfill the desire of your requests for which you 10Tovma3    4:25 | her a daily allowance worthy of the great lady Hṙip’simē 10Tovma3    4:26 | pursued Gurgēn reached the borders of the land where Gurgēn and 10Tovma3    4:26 | and camped on the bank of the river called Zav 10Tovma3    4:27 | The generals of those troops were the following 10Tovma3    4:27 | Muk’adam, Yusp’ from the city of Tiflis, Yusp’ son of Raham 10Tovma3    4:27 | city of Tiflis, Yusp’ son of Raham, and Abuheshm, lord of 10Tovma3    4:27 | of Raham, and Abuheshm, lord of El; with them was the 10Tovma3    4:27 | with them was the army of Hamdoy, emir of Persia 10Tovma3    4:27 | the army of Hamdoy, emir of Persia 10Tovma3    4:31 | his forces to Musheł (son of) Apupelch, brother of Gurgēn, and 10Tovma3    4:31 | Musheł (son of) Apupelch, brother of Gurgēn, and went himself to 10Tovma3    4:31 | was still at a distance of about two miles from them 10Tovma3    4:32 | was about the third hour of the day, on a Sunday 10Tovma3    4:32 | on a Sunday, behold, detachments of cavalry advanced in the direction 10Tovma3    4:32 | cavalry advanced in the direction of the ruin called Smbat’s castle 10Tovma3    4:33 | The flags of each group glittered in the 10Tovma3    4:33 | was filled with a multitude of soldiers; and the army of 10Tovma3    4:33 | of soldiers; and the army of the fugitives saw the gleaming 10Tovma3    4:33 | the fugitives saw the gleaming of armour, the sparkle of swords 10Tovma3    4:33 | gleaming of armour, the sparkle of swords, and here and there 10Tovma3    4:34 | The troops were informed of the action, and they obeyed 10Tovma3    4:34 | they obeyed, for the voices of the army (commanders) were very 10Tovma3    4:36 | echoes. From the bright shining of the arms and glittering of 10Tovma3    4:36 | of the arms and glittering of the swords, from the glinting 10Tovma3    4:36 | the swords, from the glinting of the fully armed horses, the 10Tovma3    4:36 | flames as at the time of hail and rain. Such was 10Tovma3    4:36 | the impression from the neighing of the horses and their rapid 10Tovma3    4:37 | still remained unconcerned. The service of the day came to an 10Tovma3    4:37 | holy gospel in every part of the camp, and when they 10Tovma3    4:37 | night and observed the intention of the (enemy) army. He was 10Tovma3    4:37 | and to prepare the armour of their elite horses 10Tovma3    4:38 | that perhaps at the sound of his voice, the shining of 10Tovma3    4:38 | of his voice, the shining of his armour, the gleaming of 10Tovma3    4:38 | of his armour, the gleaming of his sword, the neighing of 10Tovma3    4:38 | of his sword, the neighing of his valiant steed, and his 10Tovma3    4:38 | cast him into the teeth of those bloodthirsty beasts 10Tovma3    4:39 | that it was a messenger of grievous news; “for he has 10Tovma3    4:41 | solid, having the impenetrable strength of iron 10Tovma3    4:42 | Like a wall of adamant, so they set themselves 10Tovma3    4:42 | protection for the vast number of fugitives, ready to die like 10Tovma3    4:45 | an indestructible rock, in order of their various families 10Tovma3    4:46 | From the house of the Artsrunik’: Gurgēn and Vasak 10Tovma3    4:55 | stood on the left wing of the line in support of 10Tovma3    4:55 | of the line in support of the force of infantry; the 10Tovma3    4:55 | in support of the force of infantry; the right wing he 10Tovma3    4:56 | the choir sang the (song) of victory over Pharaoh: “The Lord 10Tovma3    4:57 | Others sang the benediction of the dew born (in) the 10Tovma3    4:57 | furnace to summon the angel of God to their aid. As 10Tovma3    4:57 | aid. As for the mass of the common people, some set 10Tovma3    4:59 | From the tremendous shock of mingled lances, from the shining 10Tovma3    4:59 | mingled lances, from the shining of the armour and glinting of 10Tovma3    4:59 | of the armour and glinting of the swords and whistling of 10Tovma3    4:59 | of the swords and whistling of the bowstrings it seemed as 10Tovma3    4:60 | continued until the tenth hour of the day. They inflicted terrible 10Tovma3    4:60 | on the Muslims; the number of the killed was eighteen hundred 10Tovma3    4:61 | the priests among the multitude of fugitives took part in the 10Tovma3    4:61 | holy churches and the people of God 10Tovma3    4:62 | put them to flight. Some ( of the Armenians) pursued the fugitives 10Tovma3    4:62 | territory, some in the direction of El and others in the 10Tovma3    4:62 | and others in the direction of Atrpatakan and Persia 10Tovma3    4:64 | a man in the likeness of light came and stood in 10Tovma3    4:64 | wore around himself a garment of blazing light, shining like the 10Tovma3    4:64 | his left a censer full of incense 10Tovma3    5:0 | Second (part) of the same; Gurgēn heeds the 10Tovma3    5:0 | same; Gurgēn heeds the summons of Bugha, and what occurred; and 10Tovma3    5:1 | undecided in their plans because of the losses inflicted on their 10Tovma3    5:2 | agree to indicate the number of the killed clearly and openly 10Tovma3    5:2 | Armenian) had struck down two of theirs, let alone the wounded 10Tovma3    5:2 | to set forth the course of events in all its details 10Tovma3    5:3 | In their terrified awe of the commander they made reference 10Tovma3    5:3 | made reference to the event of the vision, when the angel 10Tovma3    5:3 | the vision, when the angel of God had appeared from heaven 10Tovma3    5:6 | the Persian emir and Het’m of the royal army, a Turk 10Tovma3    5:6 | and in a greater state of readiness than the former (army 10Tovma3    5:6 | written and sealed but full of deceit and treacherous falsity in 10Tovma3    5:6 | in accordance with the cunning of the sons of Ismael 10Tovma3    5:6 | the cunning of the sons of Ismael 10Tovma3    5:7 | had the letter brought, full of the poison of devilish intent 10Tovma3    5:7 | brought, full of the poison of devilish intent, like quivers full 10Tovma3    5:7 | devilish intent, like quivers full of arrows secretly poisoned to let 10Tovma3    5:8 | made on the privy parts of their women and their erring 10Tovma3    5:8 | surrender to him the authority of his native principality, (Gurgēn) followed 10Tovma3    5:8 | principality, (Gurgēn) followed the desire of ambitious glory—of which he 10Tovma3    5:8 | the desire of ambitious glory— of which he was frustrated 10Tovma3    5:9 | the camp the various battalions of the army deployed before him 10Tovma3    5:9 | to the damage and losses of troops, nor did he charge 10Tovma3    5:10 | fully armed, to the sound of trumpets and the beating of 10Tovma3    5:10 | of trumpets and the beating of drums and other musical instruments 10Tovma3    5:10 | around them, with a host of armed soldiers on every side 10Tovma3    5:10 | herald cried out:“The principality of the land of Vaspurakan has 10Tovma3    5:10 | The principality of the land of Vaspurakan has been placed in 10Tovma3    5:10 | been placed in the hands of Gurgēn, to rule over them 10Tovma3    5:10 | over them in the place of his brother Ashot 10Tovma3    5:11 | by Bugha and was full of gall. It was sealed with 10Tovma3    5:11 | court. This is the text of the letter which they forged 10Tovma3    5:11 | To Bugha, commander-in-chief of the whole empire of the 10Tovma3    5:11 | chief of the whole empire of the Muslims, (from) Jap’r ruler 10Tovma3    5:11 | the Muslims, (from) Jap’r ruler of sea and land, the equal 10Tovma3    5:11 | sea and land, the equal of our legislator Muhammad and faithful 10Tovma3    5:11 | king over all the nations of the southern realm, in whose 10Tovma3    5:12 | living things in the land of Armenia. And I have given 10Tovma3    5:14 | his family and those nobles of Vaspurakan. Otherwise, I shall see 10Tovma3    5:17 | extend your rending like that of the eagle. For they have 10Tovma3    5:18 | dispersed over the whole face of the land 10Tovma3    5:19 | Lord said by the mouth of the prophet 10Tovma3    5:20 | had formulated against the principality of Vaspurakan had been carried to 10Tovma3    5:20 | then on all the races of Muslims began with fearless audacity 10Tovma3    5:20 | and spread over the face of our land; they had followed 10Tovma3    5:21 | dwelt unafraid in the castles of the land. For the man 10Tovma3    5:21 | the land. For the man of whom they had been somewhat 10Tovma3    5:22 | not been from the beginning of the world nor will ever 10Tovma3    5:23 | turned into ruins and stripped of their charm and grace; the 10Tovma3    5:23 | their varieties on the face of the earth withered. As the 10Tovma3    5:23 | but later (became) a plain of destruction. And as fire runs 10Tovma3    5:24 | destroyed and consumed the resources of the human race and their 10Tovma3    5:24 | is described in the book of the prophet Joel’s vision 10Tovma3    5:25 | order to sell the host of captives among various nations to 10Tovma3    5:25 | himself went to the city of Dvin which he had prepared 10Tovma3    6:0 | Concerning the evil undertaking of the Artsruni nobles; and the 10Tovma3    6:0 | and the confession in Christ of Lord Grigor Artsruni and Lord 10Tovma3    6:0 | Artsruni and Lord Yovhannēs, bishop of Artsrunik’ and the priest Grigor 10Tovma3    6:1 | Our annals at this point of the narrative are grievous, sad 10Tovma3    6:1 | are grievous, sad, and full of bitterness, concerning the undertaking of 10Tovma3    6:1 | of bitterness, concerning the undertaking of our great princes and nobles 10Tovma3    6:1 | nobles. My story is full of tears, and I am incapable 10Tovma3    6:1 | tears, and I am incapable of telling the details of their 10Tovma3    6:1 | incapable of telling the details of their ruinous error in being 10Tovma3    6:1 | orthodox and pure apostolic confession of faith of the Catholic church 10Tovma3    6:1 | pure apostolic confession of faith of the Catholic church in the 10Tovma3    6:2 | put in writing the perdition of our lords and the misfortunes 10Tovma3    6:3 | a few words the history of these events, for it is 10Tovma3    6:4 | without doubt the various details of the events accomplished in their 10Tovma3    6:5 | It happened one day of leisure, while the prince and 10Tovma3    6:5 | proclaimed that all the magnates of the city and the nobles 10Tovma3    6:6 | the magnates with a mass of common people rushed (to the 10Tovma3    6:6 | king’s command at the call of the trumpet and the royal 10Tovma3    6:6 | see who and what sort of people these were, the fame 10Tovma3    6:6 | people these were, the fame of whose valour had reached the 10Tovma3    6:6 | valour had reached the ends of the world 10Tovma3    6:7 | to him, and the delights of the daytime he had regarded 10Tovma3    6:8 | the astute dissembling and treachery of the generals of his empire 10Tovma3    6:8 | and treachery of the generals of his empire 10Tovma3    6:9 | to discover what the outcome of the tribunal would be 10Tovma3    6:10 | high dais in the midst of the vast multitude of common 10Tovma3    6:10 | midst of the vast multitude of common people, and ordered the 10Tovma3    6:11 | was puffed up and full of insolence, acting in an arrogant 10Tovma3    6:11 | and vomited out the bitterness of the fetid bile of his 10Tovma3    6:11 | bitterness of the fetid bile of his poisonous and evil disposition 10Tovma3    6:11 | the captives like the venom of a snake, indiscriminately scattering and 10Tovma3    6:11 | to the ruin and destruction of many 10Tovma3    6:12 | disdainfully, in jeering terms full of presumption. With deceitful fraud he 10Tovma3    6:14 | and have disregarded the rules of his commandments, God has delivered 10Tovma3    6:15 | care and consideration to any of them as much as we 10Tovma3    6:16 | accept the governors and overseers of our land, the royal administrators 10Tovma3    6:18 | that) you are true sons of kings of that country, worthy 10Tovma3    6:18 | are true sons of kings of that country, worthy of compassion 10Tovma3    6:18 | kings of that country, worthy of compassion. You are men of 10Tovma3    6:18 | of compassion. You are men of valour, and from your appearance 10Tovma3    6:18 | innocent and benevolent men, full of our kindness, with unrepenting audacity 10Tovma3    6:19 | removed from falsehood and full of whatever is opposed to falsehood 10Tovma3    6:20 | your harmful acts against us of which you are guilty; your 10Tovma3    6:21 | answer with the great princes of Armenia: “In the religion of 10Tovma3    6:21 | of Armenia: “In the religion of your royal empire and of 10Tovma3    6:21 | of your royal empire and of your leader it is written 10Tovma3    6:21 | is written that the witness of a single person is not 10Tovma3    6:21 | and acceptable is the witness of many concerning matters great and 10Tovma3    6:22 | disdain and reject the argument of one person unsupported and uncontrolled 10Tovma3    6:23 | produced true and accurate testimony of Christ’s divinity in each one’s 10Tovma3    6:25 | for torments and every contrivance of torture 10Tovma3    6:28 | filled with anger; the colour of his face turned livid; he 10Tovma3    6:30 | me further, abandon the worship of Christ, save your souls and 10Tovma3    6:30 | shall forgive you the crime of your rebellion, and you will 10Tovma3    6:31 | the slightest from the worship of the Son of God since 10Tovma3    6:31 | the worship of the Son of God since the faith of 10Tovma3    6:31 | of God since the faith of the holy apostles was implanted 10Tovma3    6:31 | dried up by the heat of the devil. For at his 10Tovma3    6:31 | nostrils came forth the smoke of a fiery furnace,” as it 10Tovma3    6:32 | And because of their feebleness and their unstable 10Tovma3    6:32 | minds, they loved the glory of men more than the glory 10Tovma3    6:32 | men more than the glory of God 10Tovma3    6:33 | They turned aside from love of the Deity; terror of death 10Tovma3    6:33 | love of the Deity; terror of death fell on them; and 10Tovma3    6:33 | to abandon the vain life of this transitory world, they note 10Tovma3    6:34 | the spot, following (the example of) Bagarat Bagratuni, who had been 10Tovma3    6:34 | another general in the city of Khlat’. He had been prince 10Tovma3    6:34 | Khlat’. He had been prince of Tarōn, was taken to Samarra 10Tovma3    6:34 | and spacious road, the path of destruction which leads to irredeemable 10Tovma3    6:34 | irredeemable perdition—like Jereboam, son of Nabat, who sinned and made 10Tovma3    6:34 | is written in the Book of Kings of Israel. The memory 10Tovma3    6:34 | in the Book of Kings of Israel. The memory of his 10Tovma3    6:34 | Kings of Israel. The memory of his going astray, whereby he 10Tovma3    6:35 | family, had gone to Samarra of his own will before their 10Tovma3    6:35 | tool useful for every art of deceitful knowledge, as a convenient 10Tovma3    6:36 | and inseparable sheath the power of the devil 10Tovma3    6:37 | eject him from the annals of the princes, since he did 10Tovma3    6:37 | the transgressors, since for those of right mind that is shame 10Tovma3    6:38 | return from the great camp of captivity and from the teeth 10Tovma3    6:38 | captivity and from the teeth of the tyrant. But he, both 10Tovma3    6:39 | As they tell of him, he turned away from 10Tovma3    6:39 | face from the true confession of faith and from worship of 10Tovma3    6:39 | of faith and from worship of the Son of God, as 10Tovma3    6:39 | from worship of the Son of God, as (Scripture) note: “They 10Tovma3    6:39 | depravity he inherited the consequences of his perversity 10Tovma3    6:40 | astray and followed the love of power, losing his soul to 10Tovma3    6:41 | blessed saints Lord Yovhannēs, bishop of Artsrunik’, the blessed priest Grigor 10Tovma3    6:41 | the tribunal—the great arena of spiritual warfare—with fearless audacity 10Tovma3    6:43 | to take on the yoke of his homonym John the Baptist 10Tovma3    6:48 | warfare, putting on the breastplate of righteousness and girding themselves with 10Tovma3    6:48 | their feet with the readiness of the gospel of peace, girding 10Tovma3    6:48 | the readiness of the gospel of peace, girding themselves with the 10Tovma3    6:48 | girding themselves with the word of Christ as a sword, which 10Tovma3    6:48 | a strong bow; the force of their prayers they shot forth 10Tovma3    6:50 | the fiery hosts; for “armies of the Lord’s angels surround those 10Tovma3    6:52 | secure and firm faith; full of tears and sighings they recalled 10Tovma3    6:52 | holy metropolis—like the people of God sitting beside the rivers 10Tovma3    6:52 | blessings and begged the giver of all, Christ, for the same 10Tovma3    6:52 | Christ, for the same dew of blessing 10Tovma3    6:53 | consoled by the sweet saying of Christ’s, which is an indestructible 10Tovma3    6:53 | were sustained by the work of their own hands, as Paul 10Tovma3    6:53 | himself, adorned with the grace of God, note: “These hands served 10Tovma3    6:53 | These hands served the needs of myself and of those with 10Tovma3    6:53 | the needs of myself and of those with me 10Tovma3    6:54 | evil man set up instruments ( of torture) even more refined than 10Tovma3    6:54 | cast Grigor into the crucible of affliction. For shining pure and 10Tovma3    6:54 | attests in itself the image of the Son of God 10Tovma3    6:54 | the image of the Son of God 10Tovma3    6:55 | As Saint Gregory, the Illuminator of Armenia, note: “My habitation was 10Tovma3    6:56 | human form, in the company of ferocious barbarians who are crueler 10Tovma3    6:56 | good consolation from the saying of the prophet: “A young child 10Tovma3    6:56 | his hands into a hole of serpents, yet they will not 10Tovma3    6:57 | Christ, up to the duty of Easter. And the champions rejoiced 10Tovma3    6:57 | champions rejoiced in the days of Pentecost; they sat at table 10Tovma3    6:57 | with Christ like young men of the wedding chamber 10Tovma3    6:58 | fifteen days after the Ascension of Christ Grigor attained the call 10Tovma3    6:58 | Christ Grigor attained the call of Christ, as Christ note: “I 10Tovma3    6:59 | good confession, in the month of Hori, on the fifth day 10Tovma3    6:59 | Hori, on the fifth day of the month, a Friday, fell 10Tovma3    6:61 | All Asorestan celebrated the day of the saint’s death with great 10Tovma3    7:0 | Concerning the heresy of Bagarat Bagratuni, which was added 10Tovma3    7:0 | from Christ for the destruction of many; refutation in brief 10Tovma3    7:1 | At the time of his apostasy Bagarat said that 10Tovma3    7:1 | Bagarat said that apostasy because of danger of suffering does no 10Tovma3    7:1 | that apostasy because of danger of suffering does no harm if 10Tovma3    7:1 | in one’s heart the confession of faith 10Tovma3    7:2 | to me that the heresy of the Elkesites was long ago 10Tovma3    7:3 | set forth a brief refutation of them from the Holy Scriptures 10Tovma3    7:3 | Scriptures, so that the impiety of that sect may be extirpated 10Tovma3    7:3 | be extirpated from the churches of orthodox believers. Let us turn 10Tovma3    7:3 | those who at the time of persecutions fell into the error 10Tovma3    7:3 | persecutions fell into the error of idolatry. And he (Elkesai) had 10Tovma3    7:3 | that if anyone in danger of suffering turned to the worship 10Tovma3    7:3 | suffering turned to the worship of idols it was of no 10Tovma3    7:3 | worship of idols it was of no account, provided that his 10Tovma3    7:3 | heart kept true the faith of Christ 10Tovma3    7:4 | he would not receive any of those who repented of sacrificing 10Tovma3    7:4 | any of those who repented of sacrificing to idols 10Tovma3    7:6 | went astray in the cause of piety 10Tovma3    7:8 | For if the sail of a ship is not deployed 10Tovma3    7:8 | be shipwrecked by the force of the furious wind piling up 10Tovma3    7:10 | Likewise, unless the faith of the heart and the confession 10Tovma3    7:10 | the heart and the confession of the lips are preserved intact 10Tovma3    7:12 | promises he demands the fruit of our lips that confess his 10Tovma3    7:13 | Paul says, describing the pledge of the law: “The word is 10Tovma3    7:13 | heart, that is, the word of faith which we preach.” And 10Tovma3    7:13 | he wrote that the power of the faith is trustworthy: “If 10Tovma3    7:15 | He does not accuse himself of this as regards any denial 10Tovma3    7:15 | regards any denial or because of the congregations, but because they 10Tovma3    7:15 | matter, how much more worthy of laments and tears are those 10Tovma3    7:15 | their lips towards the Son of God 10Tovma3    7:16 | trampled under foot the Son of God, profaned the blood of 10Tovma3    7:16 | of God, profaned the blood of the new covenant, and insulted 10Tovma3    7:16 | covenant, and insulted the Spirit of Grace 10Tovma3    7:17 | to insult is the utterance of the tongue. And the Creator 10Tovma3    7:17 | the tongue. And the Creator of the tongue does not permit 10Tovma3    7:18 | this one from the book of the Acts of the Apostles 10Tovma3    7:18 | the book of the Acts of the Apostles 10Tovma3    7:19 | approached Philipp concerning the Spirit of the gifts of tongues, and 10Tovma3    7:19 | the Spirit of the gifts of tongues, and for the duplicity 10Tovma3    7:19 | tongues, and for the duplicity of his heart how was he 10Tovma3    7:19 | and Saphira in the matter of the estate and the falsity 10Tovma3    7:19 | the estate and the falsity of the same? Understand and consider 10Tovma3    7:20 | For unless honesty of heart and truth of the 10Tovma3    7:20 | honesty of heart and truth of the mouth are equally matched 10Tovma3    7:20 | are equally matched with confession of the faith, they are worthless 10Tovma3    7:21 | not possible for the heart of the believer to be soiled 10Tovma3    7:22 | is spoken from the abundance of the heart, since thought is 10Tovma3    7:22 | since thought is a conception of the mind and speech is 10Tovma3    7:22 | and speech is the offspring of intelligence. But as is the 10Tovma3    7:23 | Let these few words of mine suffice with regard to 10Tovma3    7:24 | us keep unsullied the faith of ( our) hearts, and the confession 10Tovma3    7:24 | our) hearts, and the confession of ( our) lips pure, according to 10Tovma3    7:24 | pure, according to the example of Saint Paul mentioned above: “The 10Tovma3    7:24 | heart, that is, the word of faith which we preach.” And 10Tovma3    7:25 | us not follow the tellers of fables or walk the untrodden 10Tovma3    7:25 | us keep a good confession ( of faith) and bear witness like 10Tovma3    7:25 | not consider shameful the witness of our Lord.” and David: “I 10Tovma3    7:26 | lies before us—the matter of the history 10Tovma3    8:0 | after this in the city of Dvin; and a memorial of 10Tovma3    8:0 | of Dvin; and a memorial of the martyrs 10Tovma3    8:1 | recall it for the sake of the plan of our history 10Tovma3    8:1 | the sake of the plan of our history 10Tovma3    8:2 | fathomless depths feel the arrival of the warmth deep down where 10Tovma3    8:2 | have sheltered from the blowing of the icy north wind, they 10Tovma3    8:2 | the ponds by the edge of the sea, and on the 10Tovma3    8:2 | settle and spend the time of summer. But because of the 10Tovma3    8:2 | time of summer. But because of the gigantic and obese mass 10Tovma3    8:2 | the gigantic and obese mass of their heavy bodies it is 10Tovma3    8:3 | easily fall into the hands of hunters. But when it moves 10Tovma3    8:3 | all the fish and beasts of the sea are terrified, because 10Tovma3    8:4 | Again, when the strength of the warm south wind fades 10Tovma3    8:4 | cold, strips from the tops of lofty trees their leaves, and 10Tovma3    8:4 | leaves, and benumbs the strength of the roots; then the dragon 10Tovma3    8:4 | and anguish by the power of this mighty force. Hastening to 10Tovma3    8:4 | the deep and warm places of the unfathomed depths, there he 10Tovma3    8:4 | he provides for the need of his hunger until the spring 10Tovma3    8:5 | spring on the high summits of mountains or in the clefts 10Tovma3    8:5 | mountains or in the clefts of rocks or on tall trees 10Tovma3    8:7 | Just as, because of its tremendous strength, we have 10Tovma3    8:7 | we have drawn the example of a dragon rising from the 10Tovma3    8:7 | that is, from the land ( of Iraq) and the unfathomable depths 10Tovma3    8:8 | described above in our tale of him with the evidence of 10Tovma3    8:8 | of him with the evidence of the prophets’ words. Indeed from 10Tovma3    8:8 | words. Indeed from the outcome of events they know well who 10Tovma3    8:9 | the warmer place, the city of Dvin, to winter there. He 10Tovma3    8:10 | depart far from the patrimony of their ancestral homes 10Tovma3    8:11 | church and had destroyed many of the band of Christians, turning 10Tovma3    8:11 | destroyed many of the band of Christians, turning sons of light 10Tovma3    8:11 | band of Christians, turning sons of light into sons of darkness 10Tovma3    8:11 | sons of light into sons of darkness, and heirs of God 10Tovma3    8:11 | sons of darkness, and heirs of God into the portion of 10Tovma3    8:11 | of God into the portion of Satan, and fellow heirs of 10Tovma3    8:11 | of Satan, and fellow heirs of Christ into companions of demons 10Tovma3    8:11 | heirs of Christ into companions of demons, and inhabitants of the 10Tovma3    8:11 | companions of demons, and inhabitants of the kingdom into inhabitants of 10Tovma3    8:11 | of the kingdom into inhabitants of eternal fire—then he planned 10Tovma3    8:11 | to remove all the ministers of Christ from loyal worship of 10Tovma3    8:11 | of Christ from loyal worship of the true God, our Lord 10Tovma3    8:11 | haughty in the false presumption of his mind 10Tovma3    8:12 | be brought before him some of the blessed men of noble 10Tovma3    8:12 | some of the blessed men of noble rank, and others of 10Tovma3    8:12 | of noble rank, and others of the cavalry, by clans and 10Tovma3    8:12 | agree to join the ranks of the apostates. Then he thought 10Tovma3    8:12 | gone astray from the faith of Christ 10Tovma3    8:13 | and obeisance to the glory of wordly desires. For they knew 10Tovma3    8:13 | and realised that the life of this world is vanity and 10Tovma3    8:15 | For the Son of Man came to seek and 10Tovma3    8:16 | out on them the sentence of death, to execute them immediately 10Tovma3    8:17 | they headed for the place of execution, like a young groom 10Tovma3    8:17 | They stripped in the midst of the crowd which had rushed 10Tovma3    8:17 | garments that hid the corruption of the sins of the old 10Tovma3    8:17 | the corruption of the sins of the old (man). Instead of 10Tovma3    8:17 | of the old (man). Instead of the wedding robe they revealed 10Tovma3    8:17 | robe they revealed the robe of baptism which they had put 10Tovma3    8:18 | Instead of a robe decorated with flowers 10Tovma3    8:18 | decorated with flowers and colours of many hues, they (covered) their 10Tovma3    8:18 | rose-coloured, red blood. Instead of the ornament of royal crowns 10Tovma3    8:18 | blood. Instead of the ornament of royal crowns laced with gold 10Tovma3    8:18 | they put on the worship of Christ, making the sign of 10Tovma3    8:18 | of Christ, making the sign of the saving cross on their 10Tovma3    8:18 | on their heads. And instead of necklaces they were to receive 10Tovma3    8:19 | When they reached the place of execution and the arena of 10Tovma3    8:19 | of execution and the arena of their martyrdom, they knelt to 10Tovma3    8:19 | they might receive the sentence of martyrdom with firm faith that 10Tovma3    8:21 | as martyrs for the glory of God; they inherited the title 10Tovma3    8:21 | God; they inherited the title of martyr for Christ and the 10Tovma3    8:21 | for Christ and the honour of the All-Holy Trinity 10Tovma3    8:23 | Oh, most feeble and cowardly of men, effeminate and wretched soldier 10Tovma3    8:24 | whole multitude at the steadiness of heart, great fortitude, and valiant 10Tovma3    8:24 | Gēorg displayed. The large number of Christians present there together praised 10Tovma3    8:24 | there together praised the glory of God who had strengthened the 10Tovma3    8:25 | the general ordered the bodies of the saints to be dragged 10Tovma3    8:25 | food for dogs and birds of the sky. For many days 10Tovma3    8:26 | year by year the festival of their death. They were seven 10Tovma3    9:0 | occurred in the second year of Bugha’s arrival, which was the 10Tovma3    9:0 | was known as the son of Ismael; and concerning the siege 10Tovma3    9:0 | Ismael; and concerning the siege of the city Tiflis 10Tovma3    9:1 | a close and the season of spring approached, the air cleared 10Tovma3    9:1 | spring approached, the air cleared of fog and mist and the 10Tovma3    9:1 | over the low-lying plain of Dvin. Roots took hold and 10Tovma3    9:1 | and beasts recognised the time of their coming, the toiling labourers 10Tovma3    9:1 | by one to the object of his labours 10Tovma3    9:4 | report ready at the plain of the city; he reassembled the 10Tovma3    9:4 | But all the other princes of the East fled from his 10Tovma3    9:4 | them the soldiers and inhabitants of their lands in full readiness 10Tovma3    9:5 | But when Smbat Abulabas, sparapet of Armenia, realised that it was 10Tovma3    9:5 | had previously taken the precaution of ensuring by letters and gifts 10Tovma3    9:6 | He had indicated the strength of each province, the strongholds, the 10Tovma3    9:6 | the strongholds, the military capacity of the various clans 10Tovma3    9:7 | Bugha) marched against the land of the East and ordered an 10Tovma3    9:7 | Their city had been built of pinewood: the walls, ramparts, palaces 10Tovma3    9:7 | ramparts, palaces, all the houses of the city’s inhabitants, and all 10Tovma3    9:8 | in writing the individual iniquities of that city which, filled with 10Tovma3    9:9 | had under him a host of commanders as numerous as the 10Tovma3    9:10 | Bugha gave ten thousand (pieces of) silver, for the man was 10Tovma3    9:11 | the city with a wall of fire, the flames roaring up 10Tovma3    9:11 | roaring up from the piles of easily burning wood of cedar 10Tovma3    9:11 | piles of easily burning wood of cedar and juniper trees 10Tovma3    9:12 | The commander of the city, Sahak, came out 10Tovma3    9:12 | which leads to the castle of Shamshvilde, dressed in sable and 10Tovma3    9:12 | deranged he lost his means of escape, though he was able 10Tovma3    9:13 | before Bugha in the chance of being able to save her 10Tovma3    9:13 | But she became the cause of his death rather than of 10Tovma3    9:13 | of his death rather than of his salvation 10Tovma3    9:14 | not customary for the women of the Muslim people. But it 10Tovma3    9:16 | the caliph what had happened, of the complaint that she had 10Tovma3    9:16 | had raised and the evidence of witnesses that “I am not 10Tovma3    9:16 | wife, but the caliph’s,” and of what occurred. This was the 10Tovma3    9:16 | occurred. This was the cause of Bugha’s destruction, which I shall 10Tovma3    10:1 | to resist him in any of the acts that it was 10Tovma3    10:1 | in order all the lands of the East. With fearless audacity 10Tovma3    10:1 | forays throughout all the regions of their control 10Tovma3    10:2 | Indeed, he attacked the regions of the North, the land called 10Tovma3    10:3 | to them is the mountain of the Caucasus, in which dwell 10Tovma3    10:3 | in language, to the number of seventy-two. They live without 10Tovma3    10:4 | went the priest Grigoris, son of Vrt’anēs, to preach to them 10Tovma3    10:4 | preach to them the word of life. Many among them joined 10Tovma3    10:4 | to describe. By the hands of these barbarians Saint Grigoris received 10Tovma3    10:4 | martyr’s death in the plain of Vatnean 10Tovma3    10:5 | through him accept the title of noble princes 10Tovma3    10:6 | and trusted in the number of their troops and the valour 10Tovma3    10:6 | their troops and the valour of their warriors, they did not 10Tovma3    10:7 | the fortified passes and defiles of the valleys which led to 10Tovma3    10:7 | which led to the approach of their fortresses 10Tovma3    10:8 | gave battle to the army of the Tsanars. They surrounded the 10Tovma3    10:8 | swell up by the force of the winds. Indeed, the whole 10Tovma3    10:8 | roared like the billowing waves of the sea. The battle waxed 10Tovma3    10:8 | dawn until the very end of the day, raging to the 10Tovma3    10:9 | After the interval of a day they again joined 10Tovma3    10:9 | continue their resistance, for many of their troops had fallen 10Tovma3    10:10 | were decimated by the army of the Tsanars. So they returned 10Tovma3    10:11 | Near the end of the second year since he 10Tovma3    10:11 | he marched to the regions of the Ałuank’. At that time 10Tovma3    10:11 | ruled over the extensive territory of the Ałuank’ a certain Apumusē 10Tovma3    10:11 | and was known as “son of a priest 10Tovma3    10:13 | will not be a death of a common sort, but one 10Tovma3    10:13 | sort, but one on behalf of the holy church and God’s 10Tovma3    10:14 | exhortations) did the pious prince of Albania set before his troops 10Tovma3    10:15 | Then Bugha, taking the mass of his army, descended to the 10Tovma3    10:15 | army, descended to the plain of Gagarats’ik’ and entered the great 10Tovma3    10:15 | and entered the great city of Partaw 10Tovma3    10:16 | evil poison on the prince of the Ałuank’. He sent a 10Tovma3    10:16 | because he was well aware of his deceitful habits 10Tovma3    10:17 | He gathered together the inhabitants of the land—all the men 10Tovma3    10:17 | and women from the land of the Ałuank’ including a host 10Tovma3    10:17 | the Ałuank’ including a host of common peasants and a few 10Tovma3    10:17 | peasants and a few legions of soldiers from the secure mountain 10Tovma3    10:17 | K’t’ish, as well as stores of provisions 10Tovma3    10:18 | When Bugha discovered what sort of preparations the prince of the 10Tovma3    10:18 | sort of preparations the prince of the Ałuank’ was making, he 10Tovma3    10:20 | with the power and force of the Lord God. I shall 10Tovma3    10:21 | become food for the beasts of the earth and the birds 10Tovma3    10:21 | the earth and the birds of the air. Let your will 10Tovma3    10:21 | be done. I am innocent of your blood, especially because I 10Tovma3    10:21 | regard it as (an act of) great piety to slay the 10Tovma3    10:21 | piety to slay the enemies of God, as Moses did Amalek 10Tovma3    10:22 | This is enough of verbosity towards you on my 10Tovma3    10:26 | I say, this is none of your business. And lest you 10Tovma3    10:27 | these responses that were full of vigour and terrible indignity, he 10Tovma3    10:27 | much deliberation, as a consequence of their best perceptions they (the 10Tovma3    10:29 | own camp without trepidation. Part of his army he put under 10Tovma3    10:29 | he put under the command of a certain general and stationed 10Tovma3    10:29 | He himself with the majority of his troops encamped to the 10Tovma3    10:30 | line with the various companies of select troops according to tribes 10Tovma3    10:30 | formed in their groups companies of five hundred men to each 10Tovma3    10:30 | enumerate individually the vast number of arms and armoured formations of 10Tovma3    10:30 | of arms and armoured formations of horses and their riders? There 10Tovma3    10:32 | had built. The mountaineer troops of Apumusē pursued the fugitives; they 10Tovma3    10:32 | themselves and the whole mass of inhabitants of their principality 10Tovma3    10:32 | the whole mass of inhabitants of their principality 10Tovma3    10:37 | victorious, and sometimes defeated? Which of those who ruled the world 10Tovma3    10:37 | the sword? Among the princes of the nations, in one place 10Tovma3    10:38 | the commander removed the veil of gloom from his heart 10Tovma3    10:41 | to battle. As the host of soldiers put on their armour 10Tovma3    10:41 | was such a great noise of trumpets, lyres, and harps that 10Tovma3    10:41 | army near to the summit of the mountain, with them many 10Tovma3    10:41 | before) such an awesome sight of a fully arrayed army of 10Tovma3    10:41 | of a fully arrayed army of any of the kings who 10Tovma3    10:41 | fully arrayed army of any of the kings who had held 10Tovma3    10:41 | held sway over the ends of the world—such a loud 10Tovma3    10:41 | thunder and crashing and flashing of arms as were then exhibited 10Tovma3    10:41 | then exhibited by the army of the Muslims 10Tovma3    10:43 | Lord Musheł, son of the general, was stationed in 10Tovma3    10:44 | mind to the future coming of Christ and the awesome thunderings 10Tovma3    10:44 | will then occur: the bolts of fire and fearsome consternation on 10Tovma3    10:44 | earth, and how the bands of angels will press forward one 10Tovma3    10:44 | these at the future coming of Christ on the last day 10Tovma3    10:44 | was familiar with and knowledgeable of eloquent precepts, at that moment 10Tovma3    10:44 | looks with the undisturbed eye of the heart at the second 10Tovma3    10:45 | Now when all the host of the army had been assembled 10Tovma3    10:45 | one place to the number of more than two hundred thousand 10Tovma3    10:45 | battle, then Apumusē, called son of a priest, marched out to 10Tovma3    10:45 | great iron hill or rock of adamant; his troops formed a 10Tovma3    10:46 | The army of the Muslims completely surrounded the 10Tovma3    10:46 | Muslims completely surrounded the force of the Ałuank’ and fearlessly rushed 10Tovma3    10:46 | without anyone stepping in front of his comrade. While the former 10Tovma3    10:47 | disappear from before the army of the Ałuank’. These turned back 10Tovma3    10:48 | should I describe each detail of the battles one by one 10Tovma3    10:48 | As is reported, the number of their battles was twenty-eight 10Tovma3    10:49 | the caliph, for the general of the Ałuank’ note: “Lest anyone 10Tovma3    10:49 | to be attacking the army of Asorestan.” But he piled up 10Tovma3    10:49 | the losses to the army— of which indeed he informed the 10Tovma3    10:51 | Then the two of them sent messages to the 10Tovma3    10:51 | wrote and informed the caliph of what they had done and 10Tovma3    10:53 | Lord’s saying through the mouth of the prophet Amos might be 10Tovma3    10:53 | I shall break the lances of Damascus,” which is now called 10Tovma3    10:54 | the army and the mass of booty, also an oath to 10Tovma3    10:54 | the spoken message and gifts of honourable and expensive garments with 10Tovma3    10:55 | When the general of the Ałuank’ had read the 10Tovma3    10:57 | the caliph accompanied by companies of armed soldiers and elite cavalry 10Tovma3    11:0 | fashion Makat’l from the province of Vanand was martyred 10Tovma3    11:1 | that way a certain Mukat’ of the nobility of Vanand to 10Tovma3    11:1 | certain Mukat’ of the nobility of Vanand to inform himself according 10Tovma3    11:1 | inform himself according to custom of each person’s station and eminence 10Tovma3    11:1 | each person’s station and eminence of rank, whether this was due 10Tovma3    11:4 | their collars: “He is worthy of death; it is not right 10Tovma3    11:4 | By such a violent uproar of false testimony they excited the 10Tovma3    11:5 | the tribunal where the group of generals were all assembled 10Tovma3    11:5 | thanking Christ the liberal bestower of unbounded gifts, who had made 10Tovma3    11:5 | and to receive the crown of martyrdom 10Tovma3    11:6 | cruelly and with the authority of his position: “Abandon the faith 10Tovma3    11:6 | his position: “Abandon the faith of Christ,” he said,” and I 10Tovma3    11:6 | described by your accusers, that of obstinate persistence in the faith 10Tovma3    11:6 | obstinate persistence in the faith of Christ whom you worship, so 10Tovma3    11:6 | so that you are deprived of life through cruel tortures. For 10Tovma3    11:7 | The blessed Mukat’l responded, full of faith and with a true 10Tovma3    11:7 | him? He is the Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Prince 10Tovma3    11:7 | the Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Prince of life and 10Tovma3    11:7 | Lords, King of Kings, Prince of life and death, God for 10Tovma3    11:8 | my eyes as a joke of children or madmen, and your 10Tovma3    11:8 | and your words like those of a senseless man or a 10Tovma3    11:9 | living sacrifice to the Son of God. With great fortitude and 10Tovma3    11:9 | on him for the love of Christ 10Tovma3    11:10 | was put on the top of it and suspended in a 10Tovma3    11:10 | up again in the spot of his martyrdom, in Goroz near 10Tovma3    11:10 | mountain K’shit’, where the camp of the Muslims was situated 10Tovma3    11:11 | the holy, all-victorious champion of Christ Mukat’l was martyred gloriously 10Tovma3    11:12 | known as Sevordi, and Kakhay of the upper land did not 10Tovma3    11:12 | heed his words that reeked of gall and putridity like the 10Tovma3    11:12 | divine religion and the worship of the Son of God 10Tovma3    11:12 | the worship of the Son of God 10Tovma3    11:13 | in the one sole King of Kings and in the Lord 10Tovma3    11:13 | Kings and in the Lord of Lords, in Christ the Son 10Tovma3    11:13 | Lords, in Christ the Son of God 10Tovma3    11:14 | to submit to every form of torture that the master of 10Tovma3    11:14 | of torture that the master of evil, your father Satan, has 10Tovma3    11:14 | shall not abandon the love of Christ, nor shall we be 10Tovma3    11:14 | nor shall we be deprived of eternal life or inherit eternal 10Tovma3    11:17 | themselves, that is the life of the world, in order to 10Tovma3    11:18 | Saint Solomon on that (pile of) wood by shooting him with 10Tovma3    11:19 | him; so the blessed martyr of Christ gave up the ghost 10Tovma3    11:19 | the ghost for the glory of God 10Tovma3    11:21 | martyred to the eternal glory of the Holy Trinity 10Tovma3    11:22 | the captives from the mountain of Khoyt’ was a man called 10Tovma3    11:22 | Bugha’s attack, from the beginning of his invasion into Armenia, had 10Tovma3    11:22 | opposed him with the inhabitants of the mountain and had inflicted 10Tovma3    11:22 | Muslim troops attacked the people of the mountain and defeated them 10Tovma3    11:23 | questioned him about the death of Yovsēp’ in revenge for his 10Tovma3    11:24 | put before him the question of the harm, whereby he expected 10Tovma3    11:24 | cast him into a snare of destruction, he said to the 10Tovma3    11:24 | me and enjoy the life of this world, to receive gifts 10Tovma3    11:24 | you will receive the opposite of this, torments and death, and 10Tovma3    11:24 | and death, and be deprived of life by a cruel death 10Tovma3    11:25 | the true hope, the truth of which I have comprehended since 10Tovma3    11:26 | life, to become like one of those condemned to death who 10Tovma3    11:26 | death who have deprived themselves of life by a cruel death 10Tovma3    11:26 | stubborn faith in Jesus, son of Mariam a Jewish woman 10Tovma3    11:27 | see you speak as one of those mad fools. I long 10Tovma3    11:27 | valour and capitulate through fear of death 10Tovma3    11:28 | For the things of this world I have fought 10Tovma3    11:28 | shall I really be afraid of you? Far from it! Here 10Tovma3    11:29 | heard such replies and more of the same tenor delivered in 10Tovma3    11:30 | blessed one to the place of execution. He raised his hands 10Tovma3    11:31 | plans against Armenia—the removal of the Armenian magnates from the 10Tovma3    11:32 | they came before the general of the Muslims 10Tovma3    11:33 | forgave them with an appearance of peaceful friendship, until his affair 10Tovma3    11:33 | then stripped off the mask of deceit which Satan had planted 10Tovma3    11:34 | He formed companies of armed soldiers, accoutred and prepared 10Tovma3    11:34 | various families and the number of Armenian lords. At dawn one 10Tovma3    11:35 | their names: Lord Smbat, sparapet of Armenia; Grigor son of K’urdik 10Tovma3    11:35 | sparapet of Armenia; Grigor son of K’urdik, lord of the Mamikonean 10Tovma3    11:35 | Grigor son of K’urdik, lord of the Mamikonean; Atrnerseh, prince of 10Tovma3    11:35 | of the Mamikonean; Atrnerseh, prince of Albania; Grigor, lord of Siunik’ 10Tovma3    11:35 | prince of Albania; Grigor, lord of Siunik’; Sahl son of Smbat 10Tovma3    11:35 | lord of Siunik’; Sahl son of Smbat, lord of Shak’ē, who 10Tovma3    11:35 | Sahl son of Smbat, lord of Shak’ē, who had captured Baban 10Tovma3    11:35 | Baban; the princes Vasak, lord of Vayots’-dzor, and Philippe, prince 10Tovma3    11:35 | Vayots’-dzor, and Philippe, prince of Siunik’, and Nerseh, prince of 10Tovma3    11:35 | of Siunik’, and Nerseh, prince of Garit’ayank’; and then Esayi Apumusē 10Tovma3    11:36 | There remained only Ashot, son of the sparapet, and Musheł and 10Tovma3    11:36 | and Musheł and Smbat, brothers of Ashot, whom Bugha allowed to 10Tovma3    11:36 | to govern their land because of the earlier loyalty of their 10Tovma3    11:36 | because of the earlier loyalty of their father to the caliph 10Tovma3    11:37 | In the principality of Vaspurakan there remained Gurgēn in 10Tovma3    11:38 | might complete the final destruction of Armenia. He despatched a certain 10Tovma3    11:38 | and sent him as governor of Armenia and overseer of the 10Tovma3    11:38 | governor of Armenia and overseer of the royal taxes, to rule 10Tovma3    11:38 | to rule in the place of its princes 10Tovma3    12:0 | took place after the removal of the princes, and (concerning) the 10Tovma3    12:1 | been abolished from the land of Vaspurakan, there remained various families 10Tovma3    12:1 | Vaspurakan, there remained various families of the Artsruni clan: the valiant 10Tovma3    12:1 | and others from the house of the Artsrunik’, and their knights 10Tovma3    12:2 | escaped the sword and captivity of Bugha. Some of them proposed 10Tovma3    12:2 | and captivity of Bugha. Some of them proposed Gurgēn for the 10Tovma3    12:2 | proposed Gurgēn for the title of the principality, others Apujap’r, and 10Tovma3    12:3 | In this regard the saying of the prophet Isaiah (is apposite 10Tovma3    12:4 | in accordance with another saying of Isaiah: “Man shall fall on 10Tovma3    12:4 | honourable.” For in the example of the Israelites, as in the 10Tovma3    12:4 | Israelites, as in the days of their anarchy there were confusions 10Tovma3    13:1 | happy to undertake the story of the noble, glorious, and victorious 10Tovma3    13:1 | champion, I mean Gurgēn, member of a family that is most 10Tovma3    13:1 | royal lines, being a scion of Senek’erim and of the Mamikoneans 10Tovma3    13:1 | a scion of Senek’erim and of the Mamikoneans from Chen 10Tovma3    13:2 | station: from his father that of Senek’erim, and from his mother 10Tovma3    13:2 | and from his mother that of the Mamikoneans, from whom he 10Tovma3    13:2 | to expound the full measure of his praise. That I leave 10Tovma3    13:3 | in considering him the equal of the martyrs and in praising 10Tovma3    13:3 | Arab raiders. He expended torrents of blood for his native land 10Tovma3    13:3 | and body for the saints of Christ’s church and the believers 10Tovma3    13:3 | modelled himself on the Son of God, as it pleased Paul 10Tovma3    13:3 | summoned to share the image of his Son 10Tovma3    13:6 | not blame me, Oh lover of learning, for not including in 10Tovma3    13:7 | surpass in number the activity of many men. Therefore, for the 10Tovma3    13:7 | suffice for describing the judges of Israel and the holy prophets 10Tovma3    13:8 | saving dispensation at the end of his gospel 10Tovma3    13:9 | Gurgēn, son of Apupelch, prince of Vaspurakan, in 10Tovma3    13:9 | Gurgēn, son of Apupelch, prince of Vaspurakan, in the troubled time 10Tovma3    13:9 | Vaspurakan, in the troubled time of Bugha and when the patriarch 10Tovma3    13:9 | the patriarch Yovhannēs was Catholicos of Armenia, acted wisely in not 10Tovma3    13:9 | when Bugha entered the land of Vaspurakan, Gurgēn went to K’urdik 10Tovma3    13:9 | Gurgēn went to K’urdik, lord of the Mamikonean, in the province 10Tovma3    13:9 | the Mamikonean, in the province of Bagrevand and stayed there, for 10Tovma3    13:10 | his passage through the land of Vaspurakan and had marched to 10Tovma3    13:10 | Gurgēn went to the province of Sper. At that time the 10Tovma3    13:10 | time the prince called (Grigor) of the Bagratuni clan had surreptitiously 10Tovma3    13:11 | The general of the East came to wage 10Tovma3    13:11 | attacked a thousand, killed many of the elite Greeks, and completely 10Tovma3    13:16 | man Gurgēn from the clan of the Artsrunik’, a valiant warrior 10Tovma3    13:16 | a valiant warrior, from fear of you crossed over to the 10Tovma3    13:16 | crossed over to the territory of the Greeks. Yet he frequently 10Tovma3    13:16 | and caused no little shedding of blood to the Greek troops 10Tovma3    13:18 | same days, when the survivors of the Artsruni house heard of 10Tovma3    13:18 | of the Artsruni house heard of the defeat of the royal 10Tovma3    13:18 | house heard of the defeat of the royal army by the 10Tovma3    13:18 | the foot soldiers and mass of common people, being four thousand 10Tovma3    13:19 | Raiding the provinces of Chuash and T’oṙnawan, they took 10Tovma3    13:19 | he wrote to the emir of Nakhchavan whose name was Abraham 10Tovma3    13:19 | informing him about the troops of Vaspurakan. He (Abraham) rapidly marched 10Tovma3    13:19 | rapidly marched to the city of Berkri, and in unison with 10Tovma3    13:19 | meet the army and commanders of Vaspurakan at a village called 10Tovma3    13:20 | eight men and stripped them of their horses, arms, and accoutrements 10Tovma3    13:20 | again made incursions in pursuit of them 10Tovma3    13:23 | One of them stripped off his shoes 10Tovma3    13:27 | wide valley with the corpses of the slain 10Tovma3    13:28 | and the other muddy rivulets of water in the valleys below 10Tovma3    13:29 | crossed over to the capital of Ṙshtunik’ and stayed there; (later 10Tovma3    13:29 | Apujap’r went to the region of Ałbag. Troops gathered around him 10Tovma3    13:29 | then they entered the capital of Ṙshtunik’ and appointed as their 10Tovma3    13:29 | their prince Vasak Kovaker, brother of Vahan 10Tovma3    13:30 | When news of the defeat of (the troops 10Tovma3    13:30 | When news of the defeat of ( the troops of) Vaspurakan by 10Tovma3    13:30 | the defeat of (the troops of) Vaspurakan by the Muslims and 10Tovma3    13:30 | Vaspurakan by the Muslims and of Vasak’s becoming prince reached the 10Tovma3    13:30 | rapidly marched to the land of Vaspurakan with the approval of 10Tovma3    13:30 | of Vaspurakan with the approval of the sparapet 10Tovma3    13:31 | appropriating for himself the command of the entire principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    13:31 | command of the entire principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    13:32 | to make an orderly tour of the whole land, in which 10Tovma3    13:33 | and removed all the tribes of Muslims who were living in 10Tovma3    13:33 | were living in the principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    13:34 | With him were the citizens of Berkri called Ut’manik and those 10Tovma3    13:34 | Berkri called Ut’manik and those of the nobility of Vaspurakan who 10Tovma3    13:34 | and those of the nobility of Vaspurakan who had joined the 10Tovma3    13:34 | each other at the village of Ordok’ at the head of 10Tovma3    13:34 | of Ordok’ at the head of Hayots’-dzor which leads into 10Tovma3    13:34 | which leads into the province of Aruant’uni 10Tovma3    13:35 | Suddenly at dawn the force of Muslims attacked. Gurgēn hastily mounted 10Tovma3    13:35 | shield bearers covered the front of the battle line, posted in 10Tovma3    13:35 | battle line, posted in support of the warriors of the infantry 10Tovma3    13:35 | in support of the warriors of the infantry. Valiantly distinguishing themselves 10Tovma3    13:36 | and attacked the left wing of the Muslim army. Breaking their 10Tovma3    13:36 | them back, and one wing of the Muslims fled before Gurgēn 10Tovma3    13:38 | But the right wing of the Muslims pushed back the 10Tovma3    13:38 | Muslims pushed back the force of Armenians, pursued them in flight 10Tovma3    13:39 | dared to enter the land of Vaspurakan, for great fear had 10Tovma3    13:40 | the inside by numerous members of his own family, faithless relatives 10Tovma3    13:41 | to all, raising the standard of victory. And the Lord omnipotent 10Tovma3    13:42 | When news of his (Gurgēn’s) valour and strategic 10Tovma3    13:42 | to him, as the due of a general, a princely sword 10Tovma3    13:44 | prevail against the victorious power of this man strengthened by Christ 10Tovma3    13:45 | could endure the insufferable multiplication of labour, the bodily effort of 10Tovma3    13:45 | of labour, the bodily effort of ceaseless perseverance in battle, not 10Tovma3    13:46 | and in order my description of the man. For it is 10Tovma3    13:46 | in one spot the superabundance ( of his deeds), or to indicate 10Tovma3    13:47 | Zak’aria held the patriarchal throne of the Catholicosate of Armenia, Grigor 10Tovma3    13:47 | patriarchal throne of the Catholicosate of Armenia, Grigor the brother of 10Tovma3    13:47 | of Armenia, Grigor the brother of Ashot prince of Vaspurakan returned 10Tovma3    13:47 | the brother of Ashot prince of Vaspurakan returned from the land 10Tovma3    13:47 | Vaspurakan returned from the land of the Apkhaz. With their support 10Tovma3    13:47 | With their support and that of elite Gēorgian troops he entered 10Tovma3    13:47 | troops he entered the land of Vaspurakan to wage war against 10Tovma3    13:48 | with him (Gurgēn) on terms of peace and friendship for the 10Tovma3    13:48 | and friendship for the division of the land into two; they 10Tovma3    13:49 | However, the disturbers and enemies of peace did not cease scheming 10Tovma3    13:49 | to himself the supposed title of prince 10Tovma3    13:51 | the same time Vahan, son of Ashot and nephew of Sahak 10Tovma3    13:51 | son of Ashot and nephew of Sahak, returned from captivity. Intending 10Tovma3    13:52 | residing in the secure fortress of the capital of Ṙshtunik’ when 10Tovma3    13:52 | secure fortress of the capital of Ṙshtunik’ when Vahan suddenly attacked 10Tovma3    13:52 | attacked him with the intention of acquiring some of Gurgēn’s (land 10Tovma3    13:52 | the intention of acquiring some of Gurgēn’s (land). The latter made 10Tovma3    13:52 | rushing down like a torrent of water, and expelled Vahan and 10Tovma3    13:52 | slaughtered, and Shapuh the prince of the Amatuni family was among 10Tovma3    13:53 | Gurgēn encountered the large force of Vahan in a murky ditch 10Tovma3    13:54 | buried him in the monastery of the Holy Cross in the 10Tovma3    13:54 | Holy Cross in the province of Ałbag 10Tovma3    13:55 | But Gurgēn pursued his course of heroic encounters in battle. Ceaselessly 10Tovma3    13:55 | and bow, to the flashing of sword and lance, and even 10Tovma3    13:56 | Just as the valiant general of Israel, Joshua, or Gideon, or 10Tovma3    13:57 | Gurgēn win over the race of Ismael, setting up the standard 10Tovma3    13:57 | Ismael, setting up the standard of victory everywhere and in all 10Tovma3    13:57 | delivered all the violent oppressors of our country to blood and 10Tovma3    13:58 | The tribes of Muslims were altogether atremble at 10Tovma3    13:58 | altogether atremble at the sight of him and distraught with great 10Tovma3    13:59 | from the impurity and deceit of its oppressors, like Judas Maccabee 10Tovma3    13:59 | Judas Maccabee purifying the impiety of Antiochus from Israel, and made 10Tovma3    14:0 | The return of Derenik to Armenia, and the 10Tovma3    14:0 | to Armenia, and the beginning of the Lord’s restoration of the 10Tovma3    14:0 | beginning of the Lord’s restoration of the princes of all Armenia 10Tovma3    14:0 | Lord’s restoration of the princes of all Armenia from captivity 10Tovma3    14:1 | The sixth year of the captivity of Armenia was 10Tovma3    14:1 | sixth year of the captivity of Armenia was completed, which was 10Tovma3    14:1 | completed, which was the [306th] year of the Armenian calendar—equivalent to 10Tovma3    14:1 | indictions—and the third year of the patriarchate of Lord Zak’aria 10Tovma3    14:1 | third year of the patriarchate of Lord Zak’aria, Catholicos of Armenia 10Tovma3    14:1 | patriarchate of Lord Zak’aria, Catholicos of Armenia. It was the beginning 10Tovma3    14:1 | Armenia. It was the beginning of the seventh year that the 10Tovma3    14:1 | accordance with the septennial measure of time, just as God had 10Tovma3    14:1 | had allotted for the people of Israel in captivity in Babylon 10Tovma3    14:1 | is written in the prophecy of Isaiah: “You will know the 10Tovma3    14:1 | to respond, from the issuance of the saying up to the 10Tovma3    14:2 | single numbers, (reckoning) the total of years according to tens of 10Tovma3    14:2 | of years according to tens of weeks, which is the most 10Tovma3    14:2 | which is the most perfect of numbers—seven. To that period 10Tovma3    14:2 | numbers—seven. To that period of time did God abbreviate his 10Tovma3    14:3 | he poured out the mercy of his creative care for his 10Tovma3    14:3 | pitying them at the intercession of the saints who had shed 10Tovma3    14:3 | Christ, and for the exertions of the blessed Grigor Artsruni, the 10Tovma3    14:3 | and victorious martyr and confessor of Christ, and through the chief 10Tovma3    14:4 | mercy on high on behalf of the Lord’s people, just as 10Tovma3    14:4 | people, just as the angel of the Lord implored God, saying 10Tovma3    14:4 | on Jerusalem and the cities of Juda? This is the seventieth 10Tovma3    14:5 | and turned from the anger of his wrath in pity and 10Tovma3    14:7 | notable honour to the sound of singing and the blowing of 10Tovma3    14:7 | of singing and the blowing of trumpets. Heralds proclaimed with voices 10Tovma3    14:7 | and clear that the principality of the land of Vaspurakan had 10Tovma3    14:7 | the principality of the land of Vaspurakan had been given to 10Tovma3    14:7 | caliph had sent Grigor, son of Ashot, to his own country 10Tovma3    14:7 | his land in the place of his father 10Tovma3    14:9 | he sat on the throne of his father’s dominions he was 10Tovma3    14:10 | In the eighth year of the captivity Gurgēn, Ashot’s brother 10Tovma3    14:11 | with great energy the attacks of those who were striving for 10Tovma3    14:11 | the violent and bellicose assaults of the Muslims from outside, nonetheless 10Tovma3    14:12 | raids by brigands, the constraints of famine, the afflictions of captors 10Tovma3    14:12 | constraints of famine, the afflictions of captors, the attacks of wild 10Tovma3    14:12 | afflictions of captors, the attacks of wild beasts, disturbances within and 10Tovma3    14:13 | and was occupying the castles of Sring and Jłmar. But when 10Tovma3    14:13 | talks, citing the royal command of the leader of the Muslims 10Tovma3    14:13 | royal command of the leader of the Muslims that the whole 10Tovma3    14:13 | Muslims that the whole principality of Vaspurakan was to be entrusted 10Tovma3    14:14 | in rebellion against the caliph of the Muslims,” who had heard 10Tovma3    14:14 | the Muslims,” who had heard of his prowess in many other 10Tovma3    14:14 | in many other wars and of the defeats he had inflicted 10Tovma3    14:14 | Muslim army, and was suspicious of what he had done with 10Tovma3    14:15 | negotiated under oath and aware of what his own father had 10Tovma3    14:16 | to travel around the regions of Greek territory, entrusting his cares 10Tovma3    14:16 | his cares to the grace of God; for his heart was 10Tovma3    14:17 | he arrived at the city of Theodosius in the province of 10Tovma3    14:17 | of Theodosius in the province of Karin, news of him reached 10Tovma3    14:17 | the province of Karin, news of him reached the emperor Michael 10Tovma3    14:17 | reached the emperor Michael, king of the Greeks, who was prompt 10Tovma3    14:17 | him to the great honour of the consulate and decorate him 10Tovma3    14:17 | decorate him with the insignia of the cross 10Tovma3    14:18 | brought him to Ashot son of the sparapet 10Tovma3    14:19 | to let him go, fearful of the troublesome race of Ismael 10Tovma3    14:19 | fearful of the troublesome race of Ismael which still exercised tyrannical 10Tovma3    14:20 | So he informed the governor of the city of Tiflis. The 10Tovma3    14:20 | the governor of the city of Tiflis. The latter demanded that 10Tovma3    14:21 | with valour for the name of Christ over life with remorse 10Tovma3    14:22 | by the tyrant’s words, because of his love for Christ 10Tovma3    14:23 | Solomon Bagratuni with the weapons of Satan and frequently sent him 10Tovma3    14:23 | smarting words as a servant of the devil 10Tovma3    14:24 | handsome person in the form of a grey-haired man, shining 10Tovma3    14:24 | yourself bravely, be a warrior of Christ 10Tovma3    14:25 | incline to the false religion of those who have turned away 10Tovma3    14:25 | from the truth, the race of Ismael, like those Armenian captives 10Tovma3    14:26 | in the love and hope of Christ. Cast into the farthest 10Tovma3    14:26 | Cast into the farthest recesses of the prison, he endured everything 10Tovma3    14:26 | with praise for the name of Christ—hunger and thirst, with 10Tovma3    14:27 | having turned from the impiety of the apostates 10Tovma3    14:28 | their sepulchre in the monastery of the Holy Cross 10Tovma3    14:29 | Derenik, strengthened by the power of Christ, became glorious and renowned 10Tovma3    14:29 | renowned throughout the whole land of Armenia; and the country had 10Tovma3    14:31 | against Jerusalem and the people of Israel—suddenly his own son 10Tovma3    14:32 | After him the son of his uncle Muht’is reigned, and 10Tovma3    14:33 | danger, seeking a way out of their troubles from Christ, from 10Tovma3    14:34 | But after the passage of many troubled days, Gurgēn was 10Tovma3    14:36 | in irons in the city of Hadamakert 10Tovma3    14:37 | A servant of Derenik’s who was the jailer 10Tovma3    14:37 | servant had the evil intention of killing Derenik and handing the 10Tovma3    14:37 | Derenik and handing the principality of the land to Gurgēn, for 10Tovma3    14:38 | But Gurgēn preferred the love of Christ to the love of 10Tovma3    14:38 | of Christ to the love of this transitory world. He did 10Tovma3    14:38 | seek vengeance for the blood of his father murdered by the 10Tovma3    14:38 | gone off to the territory of the Greeks 10Tovma3    14:40 | the monastery. As a fearer of God he trusted himself to 10Tovma3    14:40 | was a mad monk full of folly, (who did) what he 10Tovma3    14:40 | not been ordered to do: of his own will he carried 10Tovma3    14:40 | pay retribution on the day of his judgment 10Tovma3    14:42 | to come with the bishops of the land, accompanied also by 10Tovma3    14:42 | accompanied also by Ashot, prince of princes, and begged the prince 10Tovma3    14:43 | pact not to be mistrustful of each other. Derenik restored to 10Tovma3    14:43 | restored to Gurgēn the province of Mardastan, his own allotment 10Tovma3    14:44 | a rebel to the leader of the Muslims, so he went 10Tovma3    14:44 | to live in the guise of a vagabond with brave courage 10Tovma3    14:45 | Now since the oversight of Armenia had been entrusted to 10Tovma3    14:45 | Ashot, who was the prince of princes, he undertook the subjection 10Tovma3    14:45 | princes, he undertook the subjection of the princes of Armenia, Gēorgia 10Tovma3    14:45 | the subjection of the princes of Armenia, Gēorgia, and Albania—which 10Tovma3    14:46 | and passed into the capital of Ṙshtunik’ 10Tovma3    14:47 | When Gurgēn received news of Derenik and how he had 10Tovma3    14:47 | all speed from the regions of Tarōn. They encamped four hundred 10Tovma3    14:47 | men and horses, in Noragiwl of Ṙshtunik’ 10Tovma3    14:48 | He wrote to the prince of princes (bidding him) renounce any 10Tovma3    14:49 | But the prince of princes, wisely inspired, hastened to 10Tovma3    14:50 | you, most noble and eminent of all men, that there would 10Tovma3    14:50 | marriage to Derenik as princess of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    14:52 | Derenik’s marriage, in the [311th] year of the Armenian era 10Tovma3    15:0 | Return of the princes from captivity 10Tovma3    15:1 | peace, subject to the authority of the prince of princes 10Tovma3    15:1 | the authority of the prince of princes 10Tovma3    15:2 | Grigor, bearing the full title of confessor for their testimony as 10Tovma3    15:2 | land, bringing the good news of the release of the captives 10Tovma3    15:2 | good news of the release of the captives—like Khoren and 10Tovma3    15:2 | like Khoren and Abraham, confessors of Christ, who were freed from 10Tovma3    15:2 | freed from the cruel sufferings of their tortures in Persia and 10Tovma3    15:2 | and brought the happy news of the liberation of the Armenian 10Tovma3    15:2 | happy news of the liberation of the Armenian nobles and the 10Tovma3    15:2 | nobles and the Lord’s restoration of his captive people 10Tovma3    15:4 | gentle and pious man, full of fear of the Lord, fit 10Tovma3    15:4 | pious man, full of fear of the Lord, fit for the 10Tovma3    15:4 | Lord, fit for the oversight of Christ’s church 10Tovma3    15:5 | sparapet Smbat and the princes of Vaspurakan remained there (in Persia 10Tovma3    15:5 | were added to the rolls of martyrs 10Tovma3    15:6 | For the leader of the Muslims interrogated and did 10Tovma3    15:6 | both; but by the providence of God they were left to 10Tovma3    15:6 | without danger in the faith of Christ as they pleased. They 10Tovma3    15:6 | Christian rite by the community of the Jacobites, who are the 10Tovma3    15:6 | congregations there. Gaining the name of confessors, they were rendered glorious 10Tovma3    15:8 | succeeded in bringing the principality of Andzavats’ik’ under his control in 10Tovma3    15:9 | Musheł, lord of Andzavats’ik’, was ill and at 10Tovma3    15:10 | entrust him with the castle of Noraberd and the surrounding territories 10Tovma3    15:11 | When the lord of Andzavats’ik’ died, his wife Helen 10Tovma3    15:11 | to make haste.” The plan of the lady Helen did please 10Tovma3    15:12 | He came to the castle of Kanguar, carried out his aims 10Tovma3    15:15 | did subject to himself half of Andzavats’ik’ with the fortress of 10Tovma3    15:15 | of Andzavats’ik’ with the fortress of Noraberd (which he held) by 10Tovma3    15:15 | gave to Gurgēn the province of Mardastan as his personal portion 10Tovma3    15:16 | rule alone over the principality of Andzavats’ik’. He pacified the land 10Tovma3    15:16 | and carried out the ceremonies of dedication in peace 10Tovma3    15:17 | This was the sixth year of the captivity of the Armenians 10Tovma3    15:17 | sixth year of the captivity of the Armenians, and the [306th] of 10Tovma3    15:17 | of the Armenians, and the [306th] of their era 10Tovma3    15:18 | In the [307th] year of the Armenian era Ashot, prince 10Tovma3    15:18 | the Armenian era Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, returned from captivity 10Tovma3    15:19 | Bugha, in particular the exaction of vengeance, but not the whole 10Tovma3    15:20 | was swollen and bloated full of arrogance; he would boast about 10Tovma3    15:20 | had presided over the destruction of Armenia—forgetful of the retribution 10Tovma3    15:20 | the destruction of Armenia—forgetful of the retribution for our sins 10Tovma3    15:20 | as on Israel in times of old during the reign of 10Tovma3    15:20 | of old during the reign of Sedekia at the time of 10Tovma3    15:20 | of Sedekia at the time of Nebuchadnezzar 10Tovma3    15:21 | We have indicated the details ( of the story) of the wife 10Tovma3    15:21 | the details (of the story) of the wife of Sahak, a 10Tovma3    15:21 | the story) of the wife of Sahak, a son of Ismael 10Tovma3    15:21 | wife of Sahak, a son of Ismael, the death of Sahak 10Tovma3    15:21 | son of Ismael, the death of Sahak and his wife’s public 10Tovma3    15:21 | and his wife’s public lamentation of the reason for her husband’s 10Tovma3    15:21 | her declaration to the leader of the Muslims, Jap’r 10Tovma3    15:22 | and raged in an excess of ferocious poison. He flamed and 10Tovma3    15:22 | not enjoy an open execution of his desires—first, because of 10Tovma3    15:22 | of his desires—first, because of ( Bugha’s) victorious and renowned accomplishment 10Tovma3    15:22 | opprobrium on himself; second, because of the battalions of the army 10Tovma3    15:22 | second, because of the battalions of the army 10Tovma3    15:23 | entrusting to him the government of that land. Jap’r himself strove 10Tovma3    15:24 | some people to deprive him of his life; on receiving the 10Tovma3    16:0 | Concerning the return of Prince Ashot from captivity, and 10Tovma3    16:1 | At that time the citizens of ( the town) called Kzuin had 10Tovma3    16:1 | had revolted against the rule of the Muslims 10Tovma3    16:2 | So the leader of the Muslims gathered a force 10Tovma3    16:2 | the Muslims gathered a force of cavalry from among the elite 10Tovma3    16:2 | from among the elite warriors of Asorestan and Arabia; among them 10Tovma3    16:2 | the royal army. Musē, son of Bugha, was appointed general 10Tovma3    16:3 | the time at the completion of the campaign on which they 10Tovma3    16:4 | reached their destination, the armies of both sides faced each other 10Tovma3    16:4 | outdid each other in boasts of prowess 10Tovma3    16:6 | did he exaggerate the severity of his feigned illness and the 10Tovma3    16:6 | feigned illness and the grievousness of his pains 10Tovma3    16:7 | and repercussions from the crush of the assault, like the crashing 10Tovma3    16:7 | the assault, like the crashing of hail and lightning from clouds 10Tovma3    16:8 | The army of the citizens (of Qazvin) had 10Tovma3    16:8 | The army of the citizens ( of Qazvin) had the upper hand 10Tovma3    16:9 | shouting encouragement to his band of noble warriors, he cried: “On 10Tovma3    16:10 | all admiration, in the twinkling of an eye they routed the 10Tovma3    16:10 | enemy) cavalry, broke the ranks of their army, and struck down 10Tovma3    16:13 | own land, his heart full of joy 10Tovma3    17:1 | After this, when he heard of Gurgēn’s ruling over Andzavats’ik’, Ashot 10Tovma3    17:1 | Andzavats’ik’, Ashot entered the land of Andzavats’ik’ with a large force 10Tovma3    17:1 | and encamped in the village of Blrak. He despatched to Gurgēn 10Tovma3    17:1 | and the priest T’eodoros, abbot of Hogeats’ Vank’, with this message 10Tovma3    17:2 | So give over half of Andzavats’ik’ to my son Derenik 10Tovma3    17:3 | him: “You have deprived me of ( my) ancestral inheritance and expelled 10Tovma3    17:6 | But suddenly, in the middle of the night, Grigor made a 10Tovma3    17:6 | bow so that very many of his army fell. Ashot himself 10Tovma3    17:6 | as far as the capital of Ṙshtunik’, abandoning his camp 10Tovma3    17:7 | its baggage and the stores of treasure, which they took for 10Tovma3    17:8 | However, Prince Derenik, unaware of what had happened, on that 10Tovma3    17:8 | encamped on the southern side of the castle. When he was 10Tovma3    17:8 | castle. When he was informed of what had occurred, he turned 10Tovma3    17:9 | men (including) Sahak Bagratuni, son of the prince of princes, and 10Tovma3    17:9 | Bagratuni, son of the prince of princes, and Smbat, Shapuh, and 10Tovma3    17:9 | Shapuh, and Musheł the ruler of Mokk’, and the troops of 10Tovma3    17:9 | of Mokk’, and the troops of Arzn. They approached the castle 10Tovma3    17:9 | Arzn. They approached the castle of Kanguar; but although they waged 10Tovma3    18:0 | Concerning the strife of Prince Ashot with the Ut’maniks 10Tovma3    18:0 | the Ut’maniks and his freeing of the places which had been 10Tovma3    18:1 | secure in the impregnable rock of Amiuk. For according to the 10Tovma3    18:1 | For according to the demarcation of Ptolemy and Alexander, or of 10Tovma3    18:1 | of Ptolemy and Alexander, or of our Artashēs son of Sanatruk 10Tovma3    18:1 | or of our Artashēs son of Sanatruk, that province was reckoned 10Tovma3    18:1 | was reckoned among the provinces of Vaspurakan; and one hundred years 10Tovma3    18:1 | forcibly removed from the jurisdiction of Vaspurakan by the Muslims 10Tovma3    18:2 | who lived in the fortresses ( of that province) had killed Ṙstom 10Tovma3    18:2 | that time held the rank of tanutēr of the land of 10Tovma3    18:2 | held the rank of tanutēr of the land of Vaspurakan. So 10Tovma3    18:2 | of tanutēr of the land of Vaspurakan. So Ashot and his 10Tovma3    18:3 | took Varag from the control of the Muslims. For they had 10Tovma3    18:3 | subjected to taxation the monks of the Holy Cross, and had 10Tovma3    18:3 | had even captured the abbot of the monastery who was called 10Tovma3    18:4 | freestanding rock to the east of the mountain of Varag above 10Tovma3    18:4 | the east of the mountain of Varag above the village of 10Tovma3    18:4 | of Varag above the village of Kokhpanik’, opposite the church of 10Tovma3    18:4 | of Kokhpanik’, opposite the church of Saint Hṙip’simē which Saint Gregory 10Tovma3    18:4 | had built above the village of Ahevakank’ at the completion of 10Tovma3    18:4 | of Ahevakank’ at the completion of the conversion of Armenia 10Tovma3    18:4 | the completion of the conversion of Armenia 10Tovma3    18:5 | had formerly been the site of temples of Vaheavahan. But when 10Tovma3    18:5 | been the site of temples of Vaheavahan. But when he had 10Tovma3    18:5 | stronghold to besiege it, Yisē of Amida, son of Sheh, who 10Tovma3    18:5 | it, Yisē of Amida, son of Sheh, who held the position 10Tovma3    18:5 | Sheh, who held the position of commander-in-chief of Armenia 10Tovma3    18:5 | position of commander-in-chief of Armenia, hurried at the instigation 10Tovma3    18:5 | Armenia, hurried at the instigation of the chief of Manazav and 10Tovma3    18:5 | the instigation of the chief of Manazav and the Ut’maniks, and 10Tovma3    18:5 | oppose him with the support of Gurgēn’s troops 10Tovma3    18:6 | position on the other side of Vantosp in a rocky, stony 10Tovma3    18:6 | hills that overlooked the plain of Erivarats’-arkman above the village 10Tovma3    18:6 | Erivarats’-arkman above the village of Lezu, where the fable is 10Tovma3    18:6 | handsome, killed by the troops of Semiramis, was cured 10Tovma3    18:7 | the hill called the summit of Ak’ałay 10Tovma3    18:9 | At that point Vahan, father of Gagik Apumruan, and Gagik himself 10Tovma3    18:10 | behind and lamed the horse of the armed rider called Sem 10Tovma3    18:10 | rider called Sem, a confidant of Yisē’s. He was advancing to 10Tovma3    18:10 | and encamped in the town of Artashēs, while Yisē (encamped) in 10Tovma3    18:10 | Yisē (encamped) in the city of Van 10Tovma3    18:11 | to pass through the land of Vaspurakan. He (Yisē) returned to 10Tovma3    18:11 | to Partaw in the land of the Gargarats’ik’ 10Tovma3    18:12 | dared to enter the land of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    18:13 | prince); he exercised the dignity of prince for sixteen years before 10Tovma3    18:13 | sixteen years before the captivity of the Armenians, was five years 10Tovma3    18:13 | religion, repenting for his denial of Christ 10Tovma3    18:14 | came back to the worship of Christ our God, yet they 10Tovma3    18:15 | They put aside the cowardice of their apostasy but remained outside 10Tovma3    18:15 | which exceeded the foul bestialities of Jericho and Sodom, man shamelessly 10Tovma3    18:15 | that surpass the devastating destruction of the flood 10Tovma3    18:16 | women, copulating with the daughters of Cain, and were destroyed by 10Tovma3    18:16 | enduring in themselves the token of the eternal fire. At the 10Tovma3    18:17 | evil fashion, what an expectation of torments will surpass theirs! See 10Tovma3    18:18 | tears he made the confession of faith, hoping in the mercy 10Tovma3    18:18 | faith, hoping in the mercy of Christ and repeating the last 10Tovma3    18:18 | and repeating the last words of the tax gatherer and the 10Tovma3    18:18 | the saving Body and Blood of the Son of God for 10Tovma3    18:18 | and Blood of the Son of God for the forgiveness of 10Tovma3    18:18 | of God for the forgiveness of sins, hoping in God’s kindness 10Tovma3    18:19 | who will utter the name of the Lord will live 10Tovma3    18:20 | cleaned away by the exercise of words 10Tovma3    18:21 | However, in the house of Christ’s Father there are many 10Tovma3    18:21 | Perhaps they will remain free of torments, although they will not 10Tovma3    18:22 | despair, looking to the kindness of God 10Tovma3    18:23 | he died in the province of Vantosp, in [323] of the Armenian 10Tovma3    18:23 | the province of Vantosp, in [323] of the Armenian era, in the 10Tovma3    18:23 | Armenian era, in the month of Hori, the sixth day of 10Tovma3    18:23 | of Hori, the sixth day of the month, on a Thursday 10Tovma3    18:23 | his brothers in the monastery of the Holy Cross in the 10Tovma3    18:23 | Holy Cross in the province of Ałbag 10Tovma3    19:0 | Concerning the offspring of Derenik 10Tovma3    19:1 | improved the prosperity and peace of the country, building, maintaining, administering 10Tovma3    19:2 | across the land; the rites of the holy church of Christ 10Tovma3    19:2 | rites of the holy church of Christ were splendidly and properly 10Tovma3    19:3 | also (known as) Ashot, in [326] of the Armenian era; Khachik, also 10Tovma3    19:5 | Now when the son of Sheh entered Partaw, he left 10Tovma3    19:5 | he left there as governor of the city one of his 10Tovma3    19:5 | governor of the city one of his trusted men, a certain 10Tovma3    19:6 | his chief with the leaders of the city. So Yisē waged 10Tovma3    19:6 | concert with all the princes of Armenia. But being unsuccessful, he 10Tovma3    19:7 | and asked for Ahmet’ son of Halit’ (as governor). For Yamanik 10Tovma3    19:7 | the other to the princes of the country, putting himself forward 10Tovma3    19:7 | putting himself forward as governor of Armenia, veiling his treacherous deceit 10Tovma3    19:7 | to remove all the princes of Armenia, especially the one in 10Tovma3    19:7 | the highest rank, Ashot prince of princes 10Tovma3    19:8 | However, the leader of the Muslims carried out the 10Tovma3    19:8 | the above-mentioned Ahmat’ son of Halit’ 10Tovma3    19:9 | When he entered the town of Datuan, which they regarded as 10Tovma3    19:9 | and another Lord Grigor prince of Vaspurakan, Ashot curopalates, prince of 10Tovma3    19:9 | of Vaspurakan, Ashot curopalates, prince of Armenia, Musheł prince of Mokk’ 10Tovma3    19:9 | prince of Armenia, Musheł prince of Mokk’, Shapuh brother of the 10Tovma3    19:9 | prince of Mokk’, Shapuh brother of the prince of princes, Aplbar 10Tovma3    19:9 | Shapuh brother of the prince of princes, Aplbar Kaysik ruler of 10Tovma3    19:9 | of princes, Aplbar Kaysik ruler of Apahunik’, and various others 10Tovma3    19:10 | escort him into the city of Dvin 10Tovma3    19:11 | in concert with some more of the Muslims, came plotting the 10Tovma3    19:12 | When I enter the city of Dvin and take control of 10Tovma3    19:12 | of Dvin and take control of the royal taxes, let the 10Tovma3    19:12 | Do you, on the pretext of war against me, gather an 10Tovma3    19:13 | the desert places and passes of the valleys 10Tovma3    19:14 | various persons about the writing of secret (messages) to the effect 10Tovma3    19:14 | are taking in the direction of Apahunik’. So guard your road 10Tovma3    20:0 | Concerning Derenik’s capture of the curopalates, the prince of 10Tovma3    20:0 | of the curopalates, the prince of Tarōn, and his making David 10Tovma3    20:1 | in accord without any thought of disloyalty, the governor, the son 10Tovma3    20:1 | disloyalty, the governor, the son of Halit’, came from the court 10Tovma3    20:1 | and indissolubly united with bonds of mutual love, some calumniators adduced 10Tovma3    20:2 | curopalates was in revolt, full of envy, and was slandering (him 10Tovma3    20:3 | But the certainty of his crimes was revealed and 10Tovma3    20:4 | nobles from among the elite of Vaspurakan, he went off about 10Tovma3    20:4 | two stadia. The mounted troops of the Kaysik followed him, realising 10Tovma3    20:5 | Derenik with the same purpose of estranging him from the governor 10Tovma3    20:6 | put him in the castle of Sevan; and he ordered Hasanik 10Tovma3    20:7 | had married David the brother of the curopalates to his sister 10Tovma3    20:7 | to his sister Mariam. Because of that, they say, he held 10Tovma3    20:7 | pleased to make (David) prince of Tarōn, who is called prince 10Tovma3    20:7 | Tarōn, who is called prince of Armenia; which indeed took place 10Tovma3    20:8 | Derenik ordered the troops of his own army to follow 10Tovma3    20:8 | in order to gain control of the whole country with its 10Tovma3    20:9 | Derenik wrote to the son of Halit’ (asking him) to confirm 10Tovma3    20:10 | But (then) Yisē, son of Sheh, seized the land by 10Tovma3    20:11 | with him only Musheł, ruler of Mokk’, a renowned and high 10Tovma3    20:11 | was accompanied by Grigor, son of Vasak. He likewise was a 10Tovma3    20:12 | But they were suspicious of the governor in the camp 10Tovma3    20:13 | like deer from the snares of hunters, and went peacefully to 10Tovma3    20:13 | leaving him dejected and full of shame 10Tovma3    20:14 | troops and entered the city of Dvin, in the hope that 10Tovma3    20:15 | The prince of princes—who was the highest 10Tovma3    20:16 | wished to destroy the rampart of bronze, to break the rod 10Tovma3    20:16 | bronze, to break the rod of iron, to bring the shepherd 10Tovma3    20:17 | However, the prince of princes Ashot could not endure 10Tovma3    20:17 | a mighty man and sparapet of Armenia, to put on solid 10Tovma3    20:17 | to the arms and equipment of his troops, as was usual 10Tovma3    20:18 | to Yamanik in the city of Partaw 10Tovma3    20:20 | holding ready by the door of the tent, and they brought 10Tovma3    20:20 | brought him outside the wall of the camp to make him 10Tovma3    20:21 | army separately through the region of Apahunik’, stripped of arms and 10Tovma3    20:21 | the region of Apahunik’, stripped of arms and horse armour (so 10Tovma3    20:22 | his passage through the land of Vaspurakan by Shapuh, son of 10Tovma3    20:22 | of Vaspurakan by Shapuh, son of Ashot, until he reached the 10Tovma3    20:22 | until he reached the beginning of the road to Asorestan 10Tovma3    20:23 | But the curopalates of Tarōn remained in the fortress 10Tovma3    20:23 | Tarōn remained in the fortress of Sevan in the hands of 10Tovma3    20:23 | of Sevan in the hands of Hasan, son of the impious 10Tovma3    20:23 | the hands of Hasan, son of the impious Vasak. He found 10Tovma3    20:23 | Vasak. He found no means of escape from his dangerous prison 10Tovma3    20:23 | man, especially the great Catholicos of Armenia, Gēorg, who entreated Derenik 10Tovma3    20:23 | he implored him by means of letters, but he would not 10Tovma3    20:24 | free him from the misery of his prison. But even thus 10Tovma3    20:25 | left him to the care of the Creator, entrusting him to 10Tovma3    20:25 | entrusting him to the grace of God 10Tovma3    20:26 | For the prince of Tarōn had great reverence for 10Tovma3    20:26 | great reverence for the office of the patriarch, and the latter 10Tovma3    20:27 | Hasan, who was the son of Derenik’s sister, to the effect 10Tovma3    20:27 | from him and gaining control of the land. “Often,” he said 10Tovma3    20:28 | years, being at the time of his independence aged fifteen years 10Tovma3    20:28 | desire for ambition—the gathering of troops, the forming of cavalry 10Tovma3    20:28 | gathering of troops, the forming of cavalry, the giving of gifts 10Tovma3    20:28 | forming of cavalry, the giving of gifts to magnates and lords 10Tovma3    20:28 | gifts to magnates and lords of the land, the summoning of 10Tovma3    20:28 | of the land, the summoning of everyone to support and aid 10Tovma3    20:29 | carry out the fickle intentions of his plan. He entered the 10Tovma3    20:32 | suddenly there was a glinting of swords and of lighted candles 10Tovma3    20:32 | a glinting of swords and of lighted candles; the band of 10Tovma3    20:32 | of lighted candles; the band of conspirators (arrived), and Hasan with 10Tovma3    20:32 | him to the highest part of the castle and imprisoned him 10Tovma3    20:33 | straightaway the bearer of this grievous news rapidly reached 10Tovma3    20:33 | rapidly reached the glorious prince of princes and informed him of 10Tovma3    20:33 | of princes and informed him of what had occurred 10Tovma3    20:34 | was then besieging the city of Manazkert in the land of 10Tovma3    20:34 | of Manazkert in the land of Apahunik’, which was in the 10Tovma3    20:34 | which was in the hands of Aplbar, and the blockade was 10Tovma3    20:36 | white hairs and the dignity of his princely station and such 10Tovma3    20:36 | to eternal oblivion the harm of the evil done. At the 10Tovma3    20:36 | done. At the begging entreaties of the prince and great patriarch 10Tovma3    20:36 | leaving as hostages Gagik, son of Derenik, and the son of 10Tovma3    20:36 | of Derenik, and the son of Grigor Artsruni 10Tovma3    20:38 | was false to the oath of the peace treaty between himself 10Tovma3    20:38 | imprisoned him in the castle of Nkan and took his fortress 10Tovma3    20:38 | his own officials in charge of the land 10Tovma3    20:39 | not in secret. By means of circular letters he set his 10Tovma3    20:39 | subject to him—Derenik, prince of Vaspurakan, Aplbar Kaysik, ruler of 10Tovma3    20:39 | of Vaspurakan, Aplbar Kaysik, ruler of Apahunik’, and likewise those others 10Tovma3    20:40 | and break apart the unity of the Armenians. But Derenik proposed 10Tovma3    20:40 | promising to return the fortress of Sevan and his land. “Only 10Tovma3    20:40 | fortified himself in the castle of Chakhuk, being suspicious of Derenik 10Tovma3    20:40 | castle of Chakhuk, being suspicious of Derenik on being informed as 10Tovma3    20:43 | to Vantosp, to the princess of Vaspurakan, to be securely imprisoned 10Tovma3    20:44 | Derenik went to the province of Chuash, to winter in the 10Tovma3    20:44 | to winter in the town of Marakan. Here it does not 10Tovma3    20:45 | in these records. The course of my hands fails for strength 10Tovma3    20:45 | strength to write. Pains as of childbirth overwhelm me as I 10Tovma3    20:47 | violent course, by the whirlings of the mind is a noble 10Tovma3    20:48 | order to express the wealth of my laments. For I have 10Tovma3    20:48 | to sing the funeral dirge of so many calamities that have 10Tovma3    20:49 | such great eloquence. When men of mighty intellect are lacking, my 10Tovma3    20:50 | went to the winter quarters of the princes of Vaspurakan, he 10Tovma3    20:50 | winter quarters of the princes of Vaspurakan, he journeyed through the 10Tovma3    20:50 | he journeyed through the valley of Ěntsayik’ which opens into the 10Tovma3    20:50 | which opens into the province of the city of Her 10Tovma3    20:50 | the province of the city of Her 10Tovma3    20:51 | circular letter that Ashot prince of princes had laid an ambush 10Tovma3    20:52 | Let us see the outcome of this report.” Undaunted in his 10Tovma3    20:52 | and lodged in the village of P’eṙotak opposite the city of 10Tovma3    20:52 | of P’eṙotak opposite the city of Her 10Tovma3    20:53 | But the emir of the city, called Aplbers, with 10Tovma3    20:53 | called Aplbers, with the help of the Persian army had been 10Tovma3    20:57 | to face with the line of armed troops; he was alone 10Tovma3    20:57 | to come into the centre of their force 10Tovma3    20:58 | around him for the destruction of the valiant hero 10Tovma3    20:59 | given a signal, like that of Judas on kissing the Lord 10Tovma3    20:60 | brought darkness to the land of Vaspurakan where he lived. When 10Tovma3    20:61 | as David said, the fear of the Lord was on them 10Tovma3    20:61 | man escaped by the skin of his teeth, and they fled 10Tovma3    20:62 | Only Apusakr, prince of Amatunik’, did they capture and 10Tovma3    20:62 | the city; and the corpse of the slain (Derenik) they took 10Tovma3    20:63 | one should recall the words of Solomon that were fulfilled: “The 10Tovma3    20:64 | with regard to the valour of the cowardly he says: “Fear 10Tovma3    20:65 | did not tremble.” And another of the wise men of the 10Tovma3    20:65 | another of the wise men of the world note: “Do not 10Tovma3    20:65 | particularly true are the words of Solomon, who note: “Woe to 10Tovma3    20:66 | it to the bishop David of the same province; they placed 10Tovma3    20:66 | his fathers in the province of Ałbag in the monastery of 10Tovma3    20:66 | of Ałbag in the monastery of the Holy Cross 10Tovma3    20:67 | The land of Vaspurakan gathered, and for ten 10Tovma3    20:67 | him. After that, Shapuh, son of the king Ashot, came and 10Tovma3    20:67 | the principality on Ashot, son of Derenik, in the place of 10Tovma3    20:67 | of Derenik, in the place of his father 10Tovma3    20:69 | the land, yet the mass of the nobility was not happy 10Tovma3    20:69 | the provincial leaders and commanders of the country; he dealt with 10Tovma3    20:70 | After this Ashot the king of Armenia came to console his 10Tovma3    20:70 | increasing still further the stability of Ashot’s principality and the prefecture 10Tovma3    20:70 | Ashot’s principality and the prefecture of Apumruan. But the princess Sop’i 10Tovma3    20:70 | rest in the same monastery of the Holy Cross 10Tovma3    20:71 | and Gurgēn fixed the day of their (parents’) commemoration on the 10Tovma3    20:71 | parents’) commemoration on the feast of the Holy Cross. They gave 10Tovma3    20:71 | church four estates: the monastery of P’shots’ and the estate of 10Tovma3    20:71 | of P’shots’ and the estate of Ahavank’, opposite the church that 10Tovma3    20:71 | the island, and the rock of Manazkert, which faces it on 10Tovma3    20:71 | places, which after the death of their father and mother the 10Tovma3    20:71 | gave over for the needs of the Holy Cross of Ałt’amar 10Tovma3    20:71 | needs of the Holy Cross of Ałt’amar. Their commands are as 10Tovma3    21:0 | Smbat rules in place of Ashot 10Tovma3    21:1 | In those times Ashot king of Armenia departed this world at 10Tovma3    21:1 | on all, and the hand of all on him.” He splendidly 10Tovma3    21:1 | splendidly carried through the period of his reign: five years in 10Tovma3    21:1 | five years in the dignity of prince, twenty-five years of 10Tovma3    21:1 | of prince, twenty-five years of leadership as prince of princes 10Tovma3    21:1 | years of leadership as prince of princes, four years in royal 10Tovma3    21:1 | He died in the year [339] of the Armenian era, in the 10Tovma3    21:1 | era, in the fifteenth year of the patriarchate of the Catholicos 10Tovma3    21:1 | fifteenth year of the patriarchate of the Catholicos of Armenia Gēorg 10Tovma3    21:1 | the patriarchate of the Catholicos of Armenia Gēorg 10Tovma3    21:2 | his stead ruled Smbat, son of Ashot, an illustrious and very 10Tovma3    22:0 | The destruction of the city of Dvin by 10Tovma3    22:0 | The destruction of the city of Dvin by a severe earthquake 10Tovma3    22:1 | In the third year of his reign over Armenia, by 10Tovma3    22:1 | agitated torrents. The lowest part of the earth collapsed and was 10Tovma3    22:1 | firmly locked in the region of Sandaramet; fierce winds blew over 10Tovma3    22:1 | down the deep, solid foundations of the earth and causing its 10Tovma3    22:1 | it burst onto the surface of the earth opposite the city 10Tovma3    22:1 | the earth opposite the city of Artashat, which is called Blur 10Tovma3    22:1 | with commerce and all kinds of impurity, was overthrown from its 10Tovma3    22:2 | it swallowed up the houses of the army of the Korahites 10Tovma3    22:2 | the houses of the army of the Korahites. He who earlier 10Tovma3    22:2 | pity for the stony heart of the citizens of Dvin 10Tovma3    22:2 | stony heart of the citizens of Dvin 10Tovma3    22:3 | the holy places and houses of prayer suffered the earthquake, their 10Tovma3    22:3 | as then on the death of King Ozias in the days 10Tovma3    22:3 | King Ozias in the days of the prophet Isaiah, when at 10Tovma3    22:3 | Isaiah, when at the voice of the seraphim the temple of 10Tovma3    22:3 | of the seraphim the temple of the Lord was shaken and 10Tovma3    22:4 | Likewise, in the time of Zechariah the prophet there was 10Tovma3    22:4 | as far as the Mount of Olives. It is said that 10Tovma3    22:4 | is said that the number of people killed by the quake 10Tovma3    22:4 | the one in the years of Zak’aria Catholicos of Armenia, after 10Tovma3    22:4 | the years of Zak’aria Catholicos of Armenia, after the seventh year 10Tovma3    22:4 | Armenia, after the seventh year of the captivity of the Armenians 10Tovma3    22:4 | seventh year of the captivity of the Armenians. There happened to 10Tovma3    22:4 | blessed bishop Grigor, the prelate of Ṙshtunik’. He was unable to 10Tovma3    22:4 | on the mountain. So some of them were buried in that 10Tovma3    22:5 | worldwide destruction in the time of Noah, with the bishop Grigor 10Tovma3    22:5 | to benevolent God the supplication of Abraham of old on the 10Tovma3    22:5 | God the supplication of Abraham of old on the destruction of 10Tovma3    22:5 | of old on the destruction of Sodom. Abandoning his residence in 10Tovma3    22:5 | the blessed lord Nersēs [II], Catholicos of Armenia, had built in the 10Tovma3    22:5 | had built in the name of Saint Gregory 10Tovma3    22:6 | Greek army besieged the city of Karin, but turned back of 10Tovma3    22:6 | of Karin, but turned back of their own will and abandoned 10Tovma3    22:6 | same year the ruling prince of Tarōn died, and Ahmat’, son 10Tovma3    22:6 | Tarōn died, and Ahmat’, son of Yisē (son of) Sheh, seized 10Tovma3    22:6 | Ahmat’, son of Yisē (son of) Sheh, seized the land to 10Tovma3    22:6 | it. Gurgēn the prince, son of the curopalates, was deceitfully killed 10Tovma3    22:7 | But the sons of Derenik, Ashot and Gagik and 10Tovma3    22:7 | intelligence in the concomitant growth of their minds. With lively and 10Tovma3    22:7 | providential care for the prosperity of the land, and they turned 10Tovma3    22:7 | which afflicted the country because of Derenik’s death into happiness and 10Tovma3    22:8 | Demonstrating the extent of their fraternal deference, with incomparable 10Tovma3    22:8 | to himself, reckoning the dignity of their princely rank to be 10Tovma3    22:8 | agree to give the dignity of prince to Ashot. In this 10Tovma3    22:8 | we said above, the rank of the ancestral principality with most 10Tovma3    22:8 | the ancestral principality with most of the other parts of the 10Tovma3    22:8 | most of the other parts of the country as far as 10Tovma3    22:8 | as far as the castle of Nakhchavan 10Tovma3    22:9 | hand, Gagik (had) the area of Ṙshtunik’’ with the neighbouring provinces 10Tovma3    22:9 | he could obtain by force of the land of Mokk’. While 10Tovma3    22:9 | by force of the land of Mokk’. While Gurgēn (had) the 10Tovma3    22:9 | eastern regions, from the end of Ałbag and all Parskahayk’ around 10Tovma3    22:9 | as far as the beginning of Korduk’, and wherever in this 10Tovma3    22:10 | land). But Apumruan, by reason of being prefect, and alleging the 10Tovma3    22:10 | and alleging the youthful age of these (princes), gradually began to 10Tovma3    22:10 | gradually began to gain control of the fortresses, loosening the bridle 10Tovma3    22:10 | the fortresses, loosening the bridle of his ambition for power: the 10Tovma3    22:10 | ambition for power: the fortress of Nkan in the province of 10Tovma3    22:10 | of Nkan in the province of T’oṙnawan, the castle of Kotor 10Tovma3    22:10 | province of T’oṙnawan, the castle of Kotor in the valley of 10Tovma3    22:10 | of Kotor in the valley of Ěntsayik’, the castle of Sevan 10Tovma3    22:10 | valley of Ěntsayik’, the castle of Sevan in the gully of 10Tovma3    22:10 | of Sevan in the gully of Lmbay 10Tovma3    22:12 | When the nobles of Vaspurakan learned the details of 10Tovma3    22:12 | of Vaspurakan learned the details of Gagik’s intentions, they had no 10Tovma3    22:12 | that. But the alternative intentions of a majority were carried through 10Tovma3    22:13 | The son of Apusech, Awshin, who had brought 10Tovma3    22:13 | frequently sent letters to each of the princes, especially to Prince 10Tovma3    22:13 | suffered, and reckoning that because of his neighbouring proximity to this 10Tovma3    22:15 | Smbat wrote to Gurgēn, lord of Andzavats’ik’, and to Gagik Apumruan 10Tovma3    22:15 | By natural right the land of Vaspurakan was your inheritance, but 10Tovma3    22:17 | came to attack the castle of the city of Van. When 10Tovma3    22:17 | the castle of the city of Van. When Ashot had gone 10Tovma3    22:17 | had left there the princess of Vaspurakan, Seday, and had entrusted 10Tovma3    22:17 | and had entrusted the defence of the fortress to Yisē, brother 10Tovma3    22:17 | the fortress to Yisē, brother of T’adēos, who were called sons 10Tovma3    22:17 | T’adēos, who were called sons of Sherep’, from the Akēats’i family 10Tovma3    22:17 | suffered defeat at the hands of Yisē rather than winning a 10Tovma3    22:18 | delay, he came with troops of Awshin to attack them. They 10Tovma3    22:18 | their fortresses, and the troops of Vaspurakan turned to support Ashot 10Tovma3    22:19 | seize for himself a part of the country, especially the capital 10Tovma3    22:19 | the country, especially the capital of Ṙshtunik’ which was the site 10Tovma3    22:19 | Ṙshtunik’ which was the site of his father’s murder, regarding it 10Tovma3    22:20 | to prevent Gurgēn taking control of the castles of the country 10Tovma3    22:20 | taking control of the castles of the country by force and 10Tovma3    22:20 | me, and remove the veil of deceit between the two (of 10Tovma3    22:20 | of deceit between the two ( of us).” The gentle prince Ashot 10Tovma3    22:21 | They met at the valley of Kulan, where Gurgēn had encamped 10Tovma3    22:21 | Gurgēn spoke openly to Ashot of his plans, and since the 10Tovma3    22:22 | returned to his own castle of Kanguar, and a few days 10Tovma3    22:22 | and killed that most valiant of lords, the brave commander and 10Tovma3    22:22 | the brave commander and general of Greater Armenia 10Tovma3    22:23 | Apumruan continued to foster ambitions of ruling over the country 10Tovma3    22:24 | Since the three sons of Derenik, Ashot, Gagik, and Gurgēn 10Tovma3    22:24 | a strong city or rampart of bronze, he was unable to 10Tovma3    22:24 | iron bonds in the castles of the country. Ashot was taken 10Tovma3    22:24 | Nkan, Gagik to the fortress of Sevan, and Gurgēn to the 10Tovma3    22:24 | and Gurgēn to the fort of Kotor 10Tovma3    22:25 | he gave back the fortress of Sevan to Hasan, son of 10Tovma3    22:25 | of Sevan to Hasan, son of the impious Vasak. On seeing 10Tovma3    22:25 | On seeing this the nobles of Vaspurakan were unable to endure 10Tovma3    22:25 | They came to Atom, son of the great Gurgēn, in the 10Tovma3    22:25 | great Gurgēn, in the castle of Kanguar in order to find 10Tovma3    22:25 | find a solution: Yisē lord of Trunik’, the son of Honawar 10Tovma3    22:25 | lord of Trunik’, the son of Honawar; Varazshapuh lord of Abełeank’ 10Tovma3    22:25 | son of Honawar; Varazshapuh lord of Abełeank’; T’adēos Akēats’i, son of 10Tovma3    22:25 | of Abełeank’; T’adēos Akēats’i, son of Sherep’; and others with them 10Tovma3    22:25 | sincere devotion to the sons of Derenik 10Tovma3    22:26 | than to see the sons of their prince, the rulers of 10Tovma3    22:26 | of their prince, the rulers of the land, imprisoned and held 10Tovma3    22:26 | accordance with the fitting custom of subjects to masters, as (even 10Tovma3    22:26 | masters, as (even) the teacher of the heathen enjoins 10Tovma3    22:27 | arrived and appointed Gagik lord of the principality of Vaspurakan, notably 10Tovma3    22:27 | Gagik lord of the principality of Vaspurakan, notably because Shapuh had 10Tovma3    22:27 | to Gagik. Atom procrastinated because of his fear of the king 10Tovma3    22:27 | procrastinated because of his fear of the king 10Tovma3    22:28 | The nobles of Vaspurakan in opposition went off 10Tovma3    22:28 | went off to the city of Amida to Ahmat’, son of 10Tovma3    22:28 | of Amida to Ahmat’, son of Yisē (son of) Sheh, who 10Tovma3    22:28 | Ahmat’, son of Yisē (son of) Sheh, who with great delight 10Tovma3    22:29 | Indeed he had previously known ( of them) by reports, and was 10Tovma3    22:29 | them. Having seized the region of Tarōn for himself, he was 10Tovma3    22:29 | at becoming the effective ruler of all Armenia 10Tovma3    22:30 | earlier called Tarōn the “province” of Armenia. So Ahmat’ received them 10Tovma3    23:0 | Concerning the campaign of Smbat, king of Armenia, with 10Tovma3    23:0 | the campaign of Smbat, king of Armenia, with the princes of 10Tovma3    23:0 | of Armenia, with the princes of Gēorgia, Albania, and all Armenia 10Tovma3    23:0 | and all Armenia, against Ahmat’ of Amida; the defeat of Smbat 10Tovma3    23:0 | Ahmat’ of Amida; the defeat of Smbat by Ahmat’ in the 10Tovma3    23:0 | by Ahmat’ in the district of Ałdznik’ on the river T’ukh 10Tovma3    23:0 | which flows into the lake of Bznunik’ 10Tovma3    23:1 | he had seized the land of Tarōn for himself and withdrawn 10Tovma3    23:2 | to over to Ashot, son of prince David, promising him the 10Tovma3    23:2 | David, promising him the position of governor of Armenia by royal 10Tovma3    23:2 | him the position of governor of Armenia by royal decree with 10Tovma3    23:2 | royal decree with the homage of the Armenians 10Tovma3    23:4 | sent messengers to all regions of his Armenian kingdom, to the 10Tovma3    23:5 | Atrnerseh, prince of Gēorgia, came to him. And 10Tovma3    23:5 | they say that the number of his forces was about [120,000]. He 10Tovma3    23:5 | He marched along the edge of the lake of Bznunik’ through 10Tovma3    23:5 | the edge of the lake of Bznunik’ through the area of 10Tovma3    23:5 | of Bznunik’ through the area of Apahunik’, and camped on the 10Tovma3    23:5 | and camped on the bank of the river that descends from 10Tovma3    23:5 | that descends from the ravines of Ałdznik’ 10Tovma3    23:6 | When news of his arrival reached Ahmat’, he 10Tovma3    23:6 | he too assembled the forces of his province and those of 10Tovma3    23:6 | of his province and those of Mesopotamia and the Get’ats’ik’, and 10Tovma3    23:7 | straightaway, in the twinkling of an eye, the thickly massed 10Tovma3    23:7 | a clash. The valiant warriors of Vaspurakan, whose names we recorded 10Tovma3    23:7 | as the wind shakes thickets of reeds, so did they mow 10Tovma3    23:7 | they mow down the host of the (enemy) army 10Tovma3    23:8 | But threatened by his corps of warriors, he was unable to 10Tovma3    23:9 | demonstrated there many brave acts of heroism, but they were of 10Tovma3    23:9 | of heroism, but they were of no avail 10Tovma3    23:10 | turned in flight by way of Hołts’. Ahmat’ surrounded the (Armenian 10Tovma3    23:10 | losses, especially on the rabble of foot soldiers with them. They 10Tovma3    23:10 | They say that the number of killed was more than [5,000], and 10Tovma3    23:10 | for one year the bodies of the dead were left intact 10Tovma3    23:11 | battle fell Ashot Haykazn, prince of Gełark’unik’, called the son of 10Tovma3    23:11 | of Gełark’unik’, called the son of Sup’an. The wife of the 10Tovma3    23:11 | son of Sup’an. The wife of the sparapet came from Tarōn 10Tovma3    23:11 | took it to her town of Porp and buried it 10Tovma3    24:0 | Concerning the death of Apumruan 10Tovma3    24:1 | Apumruan kept Gagik, son of Derenik, unfettered, having extricated him 10Tovma3    24:2 | to murder him courageously. Members of the house of the Amatunik’ 10Tovma3    24:2 | courageously. Members of the house of the Amatunik’, Shapuh and Vahan 10Tovma3    24:3 | had gone away a distance of two days’ journey, Apumruan went 10Tovma3    24:5 | Dzoroy-vank’, above the village of Ahavakank’ 10Tovma3    24:6 | When news of what had been done reached 10Tovma3    24:7 | raising Gagik to the dignity of general of Greater Armenia, to 10Tovma3    24:7 | to the dignity of general of Greater Armenia, to carry before 10Tovma3    24:7 | him according to the custom of the Byzantine emperors banners inscribed 10Tovma3    24:8 | his brother with the position of governor in accordance with the 10Tovma3    24:8 | accordance with the highest rank of the Armenian kings, especially of 10Tovma3    24:8 | of the Armenian kings, especially of the great king Trdat 10Tovma3    25:1 | Now since Awshin, son of Apusech, was a man who 10Tovma3    25:1 | renown—he valued the ruin of a country more highly than 10Tovma3    25:1 | deceitful friendship for the land of Vaspurakan and its leaders he 10Tovma3    25:2 | meet him in the city of Partaw, and stayed there for 10Tovma3    25:2 | whole year. Awshin, that hater of good and lover of evil 10Tovma3    25:2 | hater of good and lover of evil, continually plotted to effect 10Tovma3    25:2 | the land into the hands of his own officials and to 10Tovma3    25:3 | providential and protective right hand of Christ sheltered him and saved 10Tovma3    25:3 | him away from the teeth of the wild beast. He escaped 10Tovma3    25:3 | beast. He escaped under cover of darkness, accompanied by Shapuh from 10Tovma3    25:3 | who had been an accomplice of Gagik’s in the murder of 10Tovma3    25:3 | of Gagik’s in the murder of Apumruan that we described above 10Tovma3    25:4 | he suddenly entered the city of Semiramis, Vantosp, growling and uttering 10Tovma3    25:5 | brothers retreated through the regions of Lesser Ałbag, near to the 10Tovma3    25:5 | Ałbag, near to the fortresses of Jłmar and Sring. Awshin entrusted 10Tovma3    25:6 | force remained in the town of Hamboyrazan in the province of 10Tovma3    25:6 | of Hamboyrazan in the province of Mardastan, to which the episcopal 10Tovma3    25:6 | to which the episcopal see of Mardpetakan had then been transferred 10Tovma3    25:6 | been transferred from the city of Nakhchavan. Here our three valiant 10Tovma3    25:6 | arrived with a small band of nobles in winter time. In 10Tovma3    25:6 | time. In the pale light ( of dawn) they galloped upon (the 10Tovma3    25:7 | was enfeebled by the drifts of thick snow, the enemy, being 10Tovma3    25:7 | on poles over the gateposts of the wall 10Tovma3    25:9 | certain Arshak from the family of the Varazhnunik’ (survived) at the 10Tovma3    25:9 | Varazhnunik’ (survived) at the request of the daughter of Shapuh Bagratuni 10Tovma3    25:9 | the request of the daughter of Shapuh Bagratuni, whom Awshin at 10Tovma3    25:9 | had impiously married. The princes of Vaspurakan Seday, wife of Ashot 10Tovma3    25:9 | princes of Vaspurakan Seday, wife of Ashot and daughter of Apumruan 10Tovma3    25:9 | wife of Ashot and daughter of Apumruan, begged for him also 10Tovma3    26:2 | as unclean by the rules of purity but even revolting and 10Tovma3    26:2 | over. They ate the corpses of the dead without remorse, dragging 10Tovma3    26:3 | to abide by the knowledge of God, he delivered them to 10Tovma3    26:4 | the prophet at the time of the Babylonian captivity also expressed 10Tovma3    26:4 | as happened in the time of Vespasian. But since the misfortune 10Tovma3    26:5 | anger. A man named Yovsēp of Greek origin had entered Awshin’s 10Tovma3    26:5 | religion, accepting the erring faith of Mahumat’. He was a ferocious 10Tovma3    26:5 | savage, unsparing in the drinking of human blood, but of mighty 10Tovma3    26:5 | drinking of human blood, but of mighty prowess in deeds of 10Tovma3    26:5 | of mighty prowess in deeds of war, who cast fear into 10Tovma3    26:6 | his providence alters the hearts of princes, separated and estranged Yovsēp’ 10Tovma3    26:6 | from Awshin. Leaving the city of Partaw, he took his troops 10Tovma3    26:6 | marched rapidly to the land of Asorestan 10Tovma3    26:7 | When Awshin learned of this, he was deeply stricken 10Tovma3    26:7 | Vantosp and exercising the role of lord in Vaspurakan. Without delay 10Tovma3    26:7 | to Awshin in the city of Marakay 10Tovma3    26:8 | just vengeance did the sword of the Lord, filled with wrath 10Tovma3    26:8 | his entire camp. The angel of God dealt them incurable blows 10Tovma3    26:8 | incurable blows in the fashion of Herod’s disease: the body of 10Tovma3    26:8 | of Herod’s disease: the body of that beastly man became bloated 10Tovma3    26:8 | filled with bloody corruption. First of all, Sap’i, his dear friend 10Tovma3    26:8 | ulcers, and in the presence of Awshin he ended his life 10Tovma3    26:9 | perished; and also the herds of horses and donkeys and camels 10Tovma3    26:10 | brought with him an infinity of evils 10Tovma3    26:11 | the least, thanking the mercies of God. In amazement they considered 10Tovma3    26:11 | who he was, what sort of man, and how he had 10Tovma3    26:12 | This happened in [347] of the Armenian era, in which 10Tovma3    26:12 | which year Lord Gēorg, Catholicos of Armenia, also died 10Tovma3    26:13 | was succeeded on the throne of Saint Gregory by the blessed 10Tovma3    26:13 | the island in the lake of Gełark’uni. He exemplified the way 10Tovma3    26:13 | Gełark’uni. He exemplified the way of life of John the Baptist 10Tovma3    26:13 | exemplified the way of life of John the Baptist; and if 10Tovma3    26:15 | passed on to the throne of apostolic honour promised by our 10Tovma3    26:16 | had studied at the feet of Saint Mashtots’. Bedewed with the 10Tovma3    26:16 | discipline, he was a man of sweet temperament and modest disposition 10Tovma3    26:16 | and kept to the place of the mild praised by our 10Tovma3    27:0 | which was revealed in Ostan of Ṙshtunik’ in the years of 10Tovma3    27:0 | of Ṙshtunik’ in the years of Gagik’s generalship 10Tovma3    27:1 | to give a true account of the marvellous manifestation of wonders 10Tovma3    27:1 | account of the marvellous manifestation of wonders that appeared during the 10Tovma3    27:2 | The four-armed cross of Christ had been fashioned in 10Tovma3    27:2 | the furnace—like the altar of propitiation and other vessels prescribed 10Tovma3    27:3 | or Zamri from the heresy of Nestorius appeared, a thrice-miserable 10Tovma3    27:3 | wretch, afflicted with the scourge of avarice. Penetrating in the darkness 10Tovma3    27:3 | avarice. Penetrating in the darkness of night, he made his way 10Tovma3    27:4 | impure hand to the holy of holies and seized the holy 10Tovma3    27:4 | and seized the holy cross of Christ. He got out through 10Tovma3    27:4 | the west on the shore of the lake in a cave 10Tovma3    27:6 | the cross from the tumble of the demon-possessed man 10Tovma3    27:7 | and had the invincible wood of the cross of Christ restored 10Tovma3    27:7 | invincible wood of the cross of Christ restored again. He rejoined 10Tovma3    27:7 | than before, to the glory of the Christians and to the 10Tovma3    27:7 | to the shame and ignominy of the enemies of Christ’s cross 10Tovma3    27:7 | and ignominy of the enemies of Christ’s cross 10Tovma3    27:8 | the wretch suffered the sentence of death, to pay in the 10Tovma3    27:8 | world to come the penalty of the crucifiers 10Tovma3    27:9 | me for comparing the things of the law to those of 10Tovma3    27:9 | of the law to those of the gospel; I am not 10Tovma3    27:9 | gospel; I am not ignorant of the greater and the less 10Tovma3    27:9 | the greater and the less, of the example and the truth 10Tovma3    27:10 | teaches: “Whoever despised the laws of Moses, died from the testimony 10Tovma3    27:10 | Moses, died from the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of 10Tovma3    27:10 | of two or three witnesses. Of how much greater a punishment 10Tovma3    27:10 | worthy who trampled the Son of God,” and so on 10Tovma3    28:0 | Concerning the rebellion of the Muslims called Kaysikk’ a 10Tovma3    28:0 | Muslims called Kaysikk’ a and of the prince of Siunik’ against 10Tovma3    28:0 | a and of the prince of Siunik’ against the rule of 10Tovma3    28:0 | of Siunik’ against the rule of Smbat, and the subjection again 10Tovma3    28:0 | Smbat, and the subjection again of them both 10Tovma3    28:1 | army to attack the land of Apahunik’ 10Tovma3    28:2 | For the sons of Abdrahman, who are called the 10Tovma3    28:3 | Almost all the princes of Armenia, Gēorgia, and Albania came 10Tovma3    28:3 | army to attack the land of Apahunik’. With the princes were 10Tovma3    28:3 | were also the great prince of Vaspurakan, Ashot son of Derenik 10Tovma3    28:3 | prince of Vaspurakan, Ashot son of Derenik, accompanied by Grigor prince 10Tovma3    28:3 | Derenik, accompanied by Grigor prince of Mokk’ and the troops of 10Tovma3    28:3 | of Mokk’ and the troops of Andzavats’ik’; for the princes of 10Tovma3    28:3 | of Andzavats’ik’; for the princes of Mokk’ and of Andzavats’ik’ had 10Tovma3    28:3 | the princes of Mokk’ and of Andzavats’ik’ had submitted to the 10Tovma3    28:3 | had submitted to the principality of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    28:4 | and encamped on the plain of Awshakan in the province of 10Tovma3    28:4 | of Awshakan in the province of Manazav 10Tovma3    28:5 | Kaysik who governed the land of Apahunik’ gathered his own forces 10Tovma3    28:8 | But Prince Ashot, the prince of Mokk’, and the troops of 10Tovma3    28:8 | of Mokk’, and the troops of Andzavats’ik’ very bravely stood their 10Tovma3    28:8 | fell on the right wing of the enemy, where the bravest 10Tovma3    28:8 | the enemy, where the bravest of the Muslims were drawn up 10Tovma3    28:8 | warriors, and in the twinkling of an eye routed their army 10Tovma3    28:8 | for refuge to the city of Manazav 10Tovma3    28:9 | The bearer of the news caught up with 10Tovma3    28:10 | and hostages including the fortress of Erikaw of Halats’ovit, which the 10Tovma3    28:10 | including the fortress of Erikaw of Halats’ovit, which the lord of 10Tovma3    28:10 | of Halats’ovit, which the lord of Manazav had taken from the 10Tovma3    28:10 | had taken from the lord of Berkri. These had taken it 10Tovma3    28:10 | although Berkri had been part of Vaspurakan. So he restored it 10Tovma3    28:10 | restored it to the people of Berkri. They returned in great 10Tovma3    28:11 | took place in the year [351] of the Armenian era, in the 10Tovma3    28:11 | era, in the fourth year of the patriarchate of Yovhannēs, Catholicos 10Tovma3    28:11 | fourth year of the patriarchate of Yovhannēs, Catholicos of the Armenians 10Tovma3    28:11 | the patriarchate of Yovhannēs, Catholicos of the Armenians 10Tovma3    28:12 | year came round, Smbat prince of Siunik’ rebelled against the king 10Tovma3    28:12 | Siunik’ rebelled against the king of Armenia, prevented the payment of 10Tovma3    28:12 | of Armenia, prevented the payment of tribute to the king, and 10Tovma3    28:12 | and taxes to the tyrant of Persia. He himself gathered his 10Tovma3    28:12 | soldiers, and occupied the fortresses of Vayots’-dzor 10Tovma3    28:14 | had done against the army of Apahunik’—his victorious war and 10Tovma3    28:14 | his victorious war and winning of glorious repute-—he wrote as 10Tovma3    28:15 | had (already) given him possession of the city of Nakhchavan for 10Tovma3    28:15 | him possession of the city of Nakhchavan for his victory over 10Tovma3    28:15 | his victory over the Kaysik of Manazav 10Tovma3    28:16 | himself gathered a large army of more than twenty-five thousand 10Tovma3    28:17 | The prince of Vaspurakan arrived posthaste at the 10Tovma3    28:17 | the fear that he had of the prince of Siunik’ 10Tovma3    28:17 | he had of the prince of Siunik’ 10Tovma3    28:18 | river Araxes to the plain of Sharur and camped beside the 10Tovma3    28:19 | to Prince Smbat, persuading him of the uselessness of his rebellion 10Tovma3    28:19 | persuading him of the uselessness of his rebellion. He reconciled the 10Tovma3    28:19 | between them; so Sahak, brother of the prince of Siunik’, came 10Tovma3    28:19 | Sahak, brother of the prince of Siunik’, came bringing with him 10Tovma3    29:0 | Concerning the death of Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, in 10Tovma3    29:0 | the death of Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, in the city of 10Tovma3    29:0 | of Vaspurakan, in the city of Nakhchavan 10Tovma3    29:2 | springs up in the place of rejoicing; torrents of tears pour 10Tovma3    29:2 | the place of rejoicing; torrents of tears pour in streams from 10Tovma3    29:2 | my eyes in the place of peals of laughter; I sink 10Tovma3    29:2 | in the place of peals of laughter; I sink down rather 10Tovma3    29:2 | valour; my being is full of pain instead of health that 10Tovma3    29:2 | is full of pain instead of health that opposes inevitable death 10Tovma3    29:3 | cause? Because I am deprived of my valiant and great prince 10Tovma3    29:3 | my valiant and great prince, of my hero and glorious chief 10Tovma3    29:4 | I speak of Ashot the honourable, noble, and 10Tovma3    29:5 | his support to the king of Armenia, as soon as he 10Tovma3    29:5 | his house in the city of Van he was gripped by 10Tovma3    29:5 | was gripped by the pains of sickness, harbingers of death, which 10Tovma3    29:5 | the pains of sickness, harbingers of death, which the aid of 10Tovma3    29:5 | of death, which the aid of skillful physicians could not assuage 10Tovma3    29:6 | The nobility of Vaspurakan implored him not to 10Tovma3    29:7 | When the pains of his abdominal sickness intensified he 10Tovma3    29:7 | intensified he entered the city of Nakhchavan. There he remained for 10Tovma3    29:8 | He had lived from [325] of the Armenian era, and was 10Tovma3    29:8 | this world in the month of Areg, the fourth day of 10Tovma3    29:8 | of Areg, the fourth day of the month, on a Monday 10Tovma3    29:8 | Monday at the ninth hour of the day. The princess Seday 10Tovma3    29:8 | in Ałbag in the village of Awsi, in the monastery of 10Tovma3    29:8 | of Awsi, in the monastery of the Holy Cross 10Tovma3    29:10 | But since the energy of my feeble mind is inadequate 10Tovma3    29:11 | after spiritual delights in place of physical pleasure 10Tovma3    29:12 | although Ashot ended the measure of his life prematurely, he acquired 10Tovma3    29:12 | the certain and unfailing dissolution of this existence for spiritual, eternal 10Tovma3    29:13 | and leaving the varied magnificence of nobility and what other sweet 10Tovma3    29:13 | on earth: the glorious beauty of the sun and moon, with 10Tovma3    29:13 | and moon, with the splendour of the stars in their mutations 10Tovma3    29:13 | their mutations through the firmament of heaven, of the sea and 10Tovma3    29:13 | through the firmament of heaven, of the sea and dry lands 10Tovma3    29:13 | the sea and dry lands, of the pleasure of the magnificent 10Tovma3    29:13 | dry lands, of the pleasure of the magnificent rolling of the 10Tovma3    29:13 | pleasure of the magnificent rolling of the waves, and all the 10Tovma3    29:13 | all the other congruous features of providence that reveal the image 10Tovma3    29:13 | providence that reveal the image of the archetype 10Tovma3    29:14 | These and even more displays of material things he plunged into 10Tovma3    29:14 | heavenly beings and the king of heaven. In his concern for 10Tovma3    29:14 | was meek to the clergy of the church. He summoned the 10Tovma3    29:14 | church. He summoned the elders of the new testament, the bishops 10Tovma3    29:14 | he delivered a full confession of faith: the illumination of baptism 10Tovma3    29:14 | confession of faith: the illumination of baptism, repentance for past deeds 10Tovma3    29:14 | hope after death, the benevolence of Christ 10Tovma3    29:15 | death, looking to the medicine of life—the Body and Blood 10Tovma3    29:15 | life—the Body and Blood of the Son of God—for 10Tovma3    29:15 | and Blood of the Son of God—for the forgiveness of 10Tovma3    29:15 | of God—for the forgiveness of sins, raising moanings and groanings 10Tovma3    29:16 | face with stones, shed torrents of tears from welling eyes, tore 10Tovma3    29:16 | and insatiably performed further acts of penitence 10Tovma3    29:19 | his firmness in the hope of salvation. Having tasted the Living 10Tovma3    29:19 | Living Bread and the source of the Living and Life-giving 10Tovma3    29:19 | Living and Life-giving Blood of the Son of God, he 10Tovma3    29:19 | giving Blood of the Son of God, he gave up his 10Tovma3    29:19 | his soul into the hands of the holy angels and fearlessly 10Tovma3    29:19 | and principalities, through the guardians of this dark (region) who have 10Tovma3    29:19 | have control over the souls of unbelievers, rather than those of 10Tovma3    29:19 | of unbelievers, rather than those of believers and those who have 10Tovma3    29:20 | After the death of Ashot and the completion of 10Tovma3    29:20 | of Ashot and the completion of the period of mourning for 10Tovma3    29:20 | the completion of the period of mourning for him, his brother 10Tovma3    29:20 | his brother Gagik took control of the principality of Vaspurakan. The 10Tovma3    29:20 | took control of the principality of Vaspurakan. The brothers Gagik and 10Tovma3    29:20 | brothers Gagik and Gurgēn, born of the same father and mother 10Tovma3    29:20 | noble and high-ranking stocks of Senek’erim and David, came together 10Tovma3    29:20 | each other with no thoughts of evil. They combined noble intention 10Tovma3    29:20 | inspiration, putting aside all thoughts of hostile intent and folly, and 10Tovma3    29:20 | and advantageous prosperity and peace of their native land, to which 10Tovma3    29:21 | those who had been deprived of or removed from their ancestral 10Tovma3    29:21 | the confused and turbulent state of the country into a course 10Tovma3    29:21 | the country into a course of calm and peace, and permitted 10Tovma3    29:21 | permitted each and every inhabitant of the country to live in 10Tovma3    29:22 | The whole area of their principality they divided into 10Tovma3    29:23 | as his portion: the provinces of Chuash and T’oṙnavan, Artaz, Mardastan 10Tovma3    29:23 | Aṙberani, Ałandṙot, Baṙilovit, Palunik’ and of Metsnunik’, of Tosp, Ṙshtunik’, Bogunik’ 10Tovma3    29:23 | Baṙilovit, Palunik’ and of Metsnunik’, of Tosp, Ṙshtunik’, Bogunik’, Gugan the 10Tovma3    29:23 | Ṙshtunik’, Bogunik’, Gugan the province of Artashēs 10Tovma3    29:24 | in earlier times the father of treachery called mardpet had made 10Tovma3    29:24 | made his own—the story of which we recorded above—and 10Tovma3    29:24 | above—and especially the city of Shamiram, the most famous and 10Tovma3    29:24 | the most famous and glorious of all regions of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    29:24 | and glorious of all regions of Vaspurakan 10Tovma3    29:25 | the other hand, Gurgēn marzpan of Armenia received as his portion 10Tovma3    29:25 | to the south: the valley of Andzahik’, Krchunik’, Khulanovit, the original 10Tovma3    29:25 | Krchunik’, Khulanovit, the original province of Mardastan, Archishakovit, Aṙnoy-otn, Greater 10Tovma3    29:26 | from Parskahayk’, while the city of Nakhchavan and the province of 10Tovma3    29:26 | of Nakhchavan and the province of Golt’n had been detached from 10Tovma3    29:26 | the year when the church of Saint Gregory was burned and 10Tovma3    29:27 | The province of Gołt’n (had been detached) at 10Tovma3    29:27 | been detached) at the time of the martyrdom of Saint Vahan 10Tovma3    29:27 | the time of the martyrdom of Saint Vahan, in the year 10Tovma3    29:27 | Saint Vahan, in the year [186] of the (Armenian) era when Saint 10Tovma3    29:27 | Vahan, who was the son of Khosrov lord of Gołt’n, was 10Tovma3    29:27 | the son of Khosrov lord of Gołt’n, was martyred 10Tovma3    29:28 | for the poor and embellishment of the church. Gagik fortified with 10Tovma3    29:28 | dedicated to the Holy Mother of God, Mary, and embellished it 10Tovma3    29:29 | church in the rocky cave of Amrakan, at the summit of 10Tovma3    29:29 | of Amrakan, at the summit of the rock, dedicated to the 10Tovma3    29:29 | and emblazoned with the sign of Christ’s cross 10Tovma3    29:30 | stones cut in the city of Manazav and (brought) to Vantosp 10Tovma3    29:30 | Sion in the holy city of Jerusalem. To the right of 10Tovma3    29:30 | of Jerusalem. To the right of the altar he built on 10Tovma3    29:30 | chapel) dedicated to the crucifixion of the Lord at Golgotha. Above 10Tovma3    29:30 | dedicated) to the upper room of the mystical celebration of the 10Tovma3    29:30 | room of the mystical celebration of the transmission of the new 10Tovma3    29:30 | mystical celebration of the transmission of the new covenant 10Tovma3    29:31 | On the left side of the altar he built a 10Tovma3    29:31 | built a church in commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ on 10Tovma3    29:31 | in commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ on the third day 10Tovma3    29:31 | to heaven and the sharing of the Father’s throne, and in 10Tovma3    29:31 | Father’s throne, and in commemoration of the Second Coming, when he 10Tovma3    29:32 | also built on the rock of Amrakan on the eastern and 10Tovma3    29:33 | below up to the summit of the rock with easy access 10Tovma3    29:34 | cutting channels for the passage of water out of the rock 10Tovma3    29:34 | the passage of water out of the rock, so it could 10Tovma3    29:34 | could run from the summit of Mount Varag obliquely from south 10Tovma3    29:34 | and debouch at the summit of the rock of Amrakan. Thereby 10Tovma3    29:34 | the summit of the rock of Amrakan. Thereby he provided for 10Tovma3    29:34 | the various needs and requirements of his royal palace, his own 10Tovma3    29:34 | city, improving on the construction of his father 10Tovma3    29:35 | the east in the direction of Chuashrot and the city of 10Tovma3    29:35 | of Chuashrot and the city of Getk’, he constructed a splendid 10Tovma3    29:35 | he constructed a splendid place of pleasure, surrounding with palatial buildings 10Tovma3    29:35 | the plain to the banks of the river Araxes. There herds 10Tovma3    29:35 | the river Araxes. There herds of deer gambolled; there were lairs 10Tovma3    29:35 | deer gambolled; there were lairs of boars and lions and herds 10Tovma3    29:35 | boars and lions and herds of onagers, all ready for the 10Tovma3    29:35 | all ready for the pleasures of the chase—facing the mountains 10Tovma3    29:35 | the chase—facing the mountains of Ayrarat, noble Masis, where Artavazd 10Tovma3    29:35 | noble Masis, where Artavazd, son of Artashēs, fell headlong on the 10Tovma3    29:36 | Descending to the town of Maṙakan on the river called 10Tovma3    29:37 | manner he was unstintingly mindful of all necessities, and accomplished everything 10Tovma3    29:37 | serve the prosperity and peace of the land, involving himself in 10Tovma3    29:37 | and provide for the prosperity of the country over whose direction 10Tovma3    29:39 | course to attain the mountain of the Lord and the house 10Tovma3    29:39 | the Lord and the house of our God, following the prophet’s 10Tovma3    29:39 | There he worshipped the wood of Christ’s cross that was crowned 10Tovma3    29:39 | feet, in which the ranks of kings who believe in Christ 10Tovma3    29:40 | He covered the holy cross of salvation with gold studded with 10Tovma3    29:41 | years previously in the time of Nersēs [II] Catholicos of Armenia, and 10Tovma3    29:41 | the time of Nersēs [II] Catholicos of Armenia, and Vard the patrician 10Tovma3    29:41 | Armenia, and Vard the patrician of Ṙshtunik’, in the year when 10Tovma3    29:43 | high embankment at the village of Mahṙast on the eastern bank 10Tovma3    29:43 | Mahṙast on the eastern bank of the river facing Ostan of 10Tovma3    29:43 | of the river facing Ostan of Ṙshtunik’’, where there had previously 10Tovma3    29:43 | previously been the walled palace of the Patrician Vard Ṙshtuni, descendant 10Tovma3    29:43 | the Patrician Vard Ṙshtuni, descendant of Hayk. He appointed as abbot 10Tovma3    29:43 | named Yovhannēs from the province of Boguni and the village of 10Tovma3    29:43 | of Boguni and the village of Anstan 10Tovma3    29:44 | Here he organised a settlement of monks and entrusted their direction 10Tovma3    29:44 | and honourable in his way of life, most appropriate for (the 10Tovma3    29:44 | sufficient villages for the reception of pilgrims and the care of 10Tovma3    29:44 | of pilgrims and the care of the poor 10Tovma3    29:45 | the apostle, the invincible custodian of hell, and to the right 10Tovma3    29:45 | to the right and left of the altar another two churches 10Tovma3    29:46 | Name. For this opinion is of the Nestorians and Chalcedonians, with 10Tovma3    29:46 | holy apostles are the house of Christ, as also are called 10Tovma3    29:46 | also are called the groups of other saints 10Tovma3    29:47 | note: “You are the temple of the living God”; and (Scripture 10Tovma3    29:48 | were called God and flesh of the Word, it would be 10Tovma3    29:48 | as the Body and Blood of the Son of God which 10Tovma3    29:48 | and Blood of the Son of God which is offered in 10Tovma3    29:48 | he is truly the Son of God; and again that is 10Tovma3    29:49 | us leave aside the opinions of the foolish 10Tovma3    29:50 | constructed (buildings) at the head of the valley of Awdz, which 10Tovma3    29:50 | the head of the valley of Awdz, which is so named 10Tovma3    29:50 | which is so named because of the severity and strength of 10Tovma3    29:50 | of the severity and strength of the bitter and mortal winds 10Tovma3    29:50 | that formed the fortified encampment of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma3    29:50 | fortified encampment of the house of the Artsrunik’. He named the 10Tovma3    29:50 | and brought there the boundaries of the villages he had transferred 10Tovma3    29:51 | for his part the marzpan of Armenia, Gurgēn, built in splendid 10Tovma3    29:51 | the church in the city of Hadamakert in Greater Ałbag, in 10Tovma3    29:51 | in the native princely domain of the noble family of the 10Tovma3    29:51 | domain of the noble family of the Artsrunik’. The stones were 10Tovma3    29:51 | and transported for the construction of the church by means of 10Tovma3    29:51 | of the church by means of carts gathered from far and 10Tovma3    29:51 | prepare material for the completion of the holy church 10Tovma3    29:52 | such fashion did the sound of hewing wood in the time 10Tovma3    29:52 | hewing wood in the time of Noah announce by the carpenters’ 10Tovma3    29:52 | to safety by the efforts of his family 10Tovma3    29:53 | As the events of his time clearly had reference 10Tovma3    29:53 | had reference to the mystery of the ark, and salvation prevailed 10Tovma3    29:53 | for us over the insolence of the Phrygians, with valiant faith 10Tovma3    29:53 | press on with the house of God 10Tovma3    29:54 | hewn stones for the fabric of the church from the province 10Tovma3    29:54 | the church from the province of Manazav across the lake of 10Tovma3    29:54 | of Manazav across the lake of Bznunik’in little wooden (ships); these 10Tovma3    29:54 | he completed the splendid tower of the holy Sion with the 10Tovma3    29:54 | buildings) dedicated to the sites of the dispensation of the Word 10Tovma3    29:54 | the sites of the dispensation of the Word of God made 10Tovma3    29:54 | the dispensation of the Word of God made man 10Tovma3    29:55 | with graceful elegance his construction of two further churches to right 10Tovma3    29:55 | churches to right and left of the altar 10Tovma3    29:58 | add for you an account of his valiant heroism, his endurance 10Tovma3    29:58 | his willing and meritorious exercise of the office of marzpan 10Tovma3    29:58 | meritorious exercise of the office of marzpan 10Tovma3    29:59 | military taxes against the raids of brigands. This regulation we find 10Tovma3    29:59 | angels (established) by the providence of the Creator for the benefit 10Tovma3    29:59 | the Creator for the benefit of the world 10Tovma3    29:60 | can read in the books of the prophets these details, as 10Tovma3    29:60 | as in the sixth vision of Daniel and the discourse of 10Tovma3    29:60 | of Daniel and the discourse of Zechariah; and as Paul took 10Tovma3    29:61 | Muslims came) to the chiefs of the province of Manazav and 10Tovma3    29:61 | the chiefs of the province of Manazav and the plain of 10Tovma3    29:61 | of Manazav and the plain of Yush, combined forces with the 10Tovma3    29:61 | forces with the turbulent occupants of the cities, and vainly raided 10Tovma3    29:61 | their punishment from the sword of the warriors of Vaspurakan, as 10Tovma3    29:61 | the sword of the warriors of Vaspurakan, as we described. As 10Tovma3    29:61 | soon as the sad news of those fallen in battle reached 10Tovma3    29:61 | Persian city and the borders of Atrpatakan 10Tovma3    29:62 | in the perverse custom of their religion, being bloodthirsty and 10Tovma3    29:62 | their hives at the season of their procreation led by their 10Tovma3    29:63 | Persian throng attacked the land of Vaspurakan in their various tribes 10Tovma3    29:63 | they fell on the province of Chuash to bum, plunder, and 10Tovma3    29:63 | the holy churches, the houses of prayer of the Christians, to 10Tovma3    29:63 | churches, the houses of prayer of the Christians, to slaughter the 10Tovma3    29:63 | Christians, to slaughter the priests of the new covenant with their 10Tovma3    29:64 | At that time T’adēos of the Akēats’i family, known as 10Tovma3    29:64 | family, known as the son of Sherep’, whom we mentioned above 10Tovma3    29:64 | great battle on the confines of Ałdznik’, fortified himself in the 10Tovma3    29:64 | fortified himself in the castle of Shamiram 10Tovma3    29:65 | to the holy bishop Grigor of the house of the Amatunik’ 10Tovma3    29:65 | bishop Grigor of the house of the Amatunik’, who was residing 10Tovma3    29:65 | was residing at the tomb of Saint Thaddaeus the apostle in 10Tovma3    29:65 | the apostle in the province of Ardoz, (asking him) to find 10Tovma3    29:65 | He returned a response full of encouraging advice and exhortation to 10Tovma3    29:65 | and exhortation to the hope of a martyr’s crown: if in 10Tovma3    29:65 | he would inherit the title of confessor, and he should strengthen 10Tovma3    29:65 | strengthen himself in the power of the cross of Christ our 10Tovma3    29:65 | the power of the cross of Christ our God 10Tovma3    29:66 | a small force, the garrison of the fortress of Shamiram; swooping 10Tovma3    29:66 | the garrison of the fortress of Shamiram; swooping like an eagle 10Tovma3    29:66 | they encountered the numberless host ( of the enemy) at the village 10Tovma3    29:66 | the enemy) at the village of P’aytakshtan. There, from a slightly 10Tovma3    29:66 | in Christ. In the twinkling of an eye they filled the 10Tovma3    29:66 | eye they filled the surface of the plain with bodies of 10Tovma3    29:66 | of the plain with bodies of killed and wounded. Of the 10Tovma3    29:66 | bodies of killed and wounded. Of the survivors, some fled before 10Tovma3    29:66 | seeking deliverance from the sword of the valiant champion T’adēos son 10Tovma3    29:66 | the valiant champion T’adēos son of Sherep’ 10Tovma3    29:67 | So the land of Vaspurakan gained peace, and they 10Tovma3    29:67 | security. No more did bands of Persian raiders attack the country 10Tovma3    29:68 | Lesser Ałbag and the land of Korchēik’ and Parskahayk’ bordered on 10Tovma3    29:68 | against them, and took control of Tambēr and the province of 10Tovma3    29:68 | of Tambēr and the province of Ěṙnay and the castle called 10Tovma3    29:68 | Apujap’r; and in the city of Vhri in Korchēik’ he installed 10Tovma3    29:69 | But the inhabitants of Parskahayk’, marching in a confused 10Tovma3    29:69 | paths to reach the city of Vitahot in the province of 10Tovma3    29:69 | of Vitahot in the province of Mardastan. Attacking with the sword 10Tovma3    29:69 | to Chuash and the province of Toṙnavan, passing through the province 10Tovma3    29:69 | Toṙnavan, passing through the province of Krchunik’ 10Tovma3    29:70 | Krerik’, and from the province of Chakhuk 10Tovma3    29:71 | When news of this reached Shapuh, brother of 10Tovma3    29:71 | of this reached Shapuh, brother of T’adēos son of Sherep’, he 10Tovma3    29:71 | Shapuh, brother of T’adēos son of Sherep’, he marched out to 10Tovma3    29:71 | There he exhibited many acts of prowess: he freed all the 10Tovma3    29:71 | martyr’s death in the village of Giwlik in the province of 10Tovma3    29:71 | of Giwlik in the province of Chuash, giving himself to death 10Tovma3    29:71 | to death for the sake of Christ’s sheep 10Tovma3    29:72 | back and entered the provinces of T’rab and Shnawh 10Tovma3    29:73 | When the marzpan of Armenia Gurgēn heard the sad 10Tovma3    29:73 | cavalry, and reached the province of Ayli. Informed of his arrival 10Tovma3    29:73 | the province of Ayli. Informed of his arrival, the Muslims fled 10Tovma3    29:74 | unconcerned and safe from fear of the marzpan, the latter took 10Tovma3    29:74 | supply camp. Leaving the city of Hadamakert at the ninth hour 10Tovma3    29:74 | he passed by the lake of Ěmbeay and by Vaṙaz and 10Tovma3    29:74 | day he reached the village of Eṙenay Yamats’, and by evening 10Tovma3    29:75 | a hollow at the village of Młunik 10Tovma3    29:76 | the riders overcome by lack of sleep, the blazing sun, and 10Tovma3    29:76 | were attacked by a band of raging infidels including women, their 10Tovma3    29:77 | hundred famous men, whose place of burial has never been revealed 10Tovma3    29:78 | illustrious men from the house of the Artsrunik’ and other noble 10Tovma3    29:78 | and began to gather bands of common people, an innumerable multitude 10Tovma3    29:78 | Persia, Zhangan, Jurjan, the province of Vararat. They formed an enormous 10Tovma3    29:78 | enormous army in the province of Zarevan, and intended in their 10Tovma3    29:79 | someone else from the regions of Zhangan. These said that it 10Tovma3    29:81 | command from on high. (. . .?) (End of the History by T’ovmay himself 10Tovma4    1:2 | He also demonstrated many acts of valour with the assistance of 10Tovma4    1:2 | of valour with the assistance of God, who fulfilled for him 10Tovma4    1:2 | for him the inspired prophecy of the songs of David: “Everything 10Tovma4    1:2 | inspired prophecy of the songs of David: “Everything that he shall 10Tovma4    1:3 | and his successors the region of Slig of Tosp province at 10Tovma4    1:3 | successors the region of Slig of Tosp province at the foot 10Tovma4    1:3 | Tosp province at the foot of Mount Varag, which the wicked 10Tovma4    1:3 | Varag, which the wicked race of Ismaelites had seized a long 10Tovma4    1:4 | renowned and warlike prince, protector of his fathers’ (claims), by his 10Tovma4    1:4 | especially encouraged by the assistance of God, with great bravery took 10Tovma4    1:5 | also plucked by force out of the hands of the Muslims 10Tovma4    1:5 | force out of the hands of the Muslims the province of 10Tovma4    1:5 | of the Muslims the province of Ěṙnay, which the Muslims had 10Tovma4    1:5 | was able to recall mention of it, or what had happened 10Tovma4    1:5 | he recovered) many other towns of Atrpatakan, over which he ruled 10Tovma4    1:7 | cunning devil Satan—as once of old through the influence of 10Tovma4    1:7 | of old through the influence of the woman he tricked the 10Tovma4    1:7 | he stirred up the fire of envy against the valiant and 10Tovma4    1:7 | and jealousy into the hearts of some Armenians so they might 10Tovma4    1:7 | accomplices; he inflamed the enemies of the cross of Christ 10Tovma4    1:7 | the enemies of the cross of Christ 10Tovma4    1:8 | against him. Descending to depths of wickedness, they revealed their plots 10Tovma4    1:9 | they never dared reveal any of this: “Perchance he may hear 10Tovma4    1:9 | like an eagle on flocks of birds, and make us fodder 10Tovma4    1:11 | raised to high rank one of his kinsmen called Gagik, giving 10Tovma4    1:11 | Gagik, giving him the castle of Agarak and the province of 10Tovma4    1:11 | of Agarak and the province of Chakhuk, and making him commander 10Tovma4    1:12 | prince, overcome by the vice of rebellion. When the all-wise 10Tovma4    1:12 | In order to get rid of him he sent to him 10Tovma4    1:14 | sent him to the town of Van, and imprisoned him in 10Tovma4    1:16 | to the prince, the son of Apumsar from the city of 10Tovma4    1:16 | of Apumsar from the city of Kher. Shedding tears and sighs 10Tovma4    1:16 | their patriotic zeal, the pillaging of cities and possessions, the seizure 10Tovma4    1:16 | cities and possessions, the seizure of houses and destruction of castles 10Tovma4    1:16 | seizure of houses and destruction of castles, the slaughter of troops 10Tovma4    1:16 | destruction of castles, the slaughter of troops and the shedding of 10Tovma4    1:16 | of troops and the shedding of much blood by the sword 10Tovma4    1:16 | much blood by the sword of the mighty (prince), and they 10Tovma4    1:16 | before him the false ordinances of the religion of Mahumat’. Some 10Tovma4    1:16 | false ordinances of the religion of Mahumat’. Some other Armenians promised 10Tovma4    1:17 | thrives on a large supply of wood, so did this man 10Tovma4    1:18 | in accordance with the changing of the seasons, by which human 10Tovma4    1:19 | set off through the valley of Andzah and arrived in the 10Tovma4    1:19 | and arrived in the plain of Kher, intending to reach as 10Tovma4    1:19 | winter quarters in the province of Chuash at the town of 10Tovma4    1:19 | of Chuash at the town of Maṙakan 10Tovma4    1:20 | friend, pregnant with impiety, begetter of destruction, wicked suckling mother of 10Tovma4    1:20 | of destruction, wicked suckling mother of mortal plots, nurse of darkness 10Tovma4    1:20 | mother of mortal plots, nurse of darkness, accomplice of blood, advised 10Tovma4    1:20 | plots, nurse of darkness, accomplice of blood, advised by Satan, spumed 10Tovma4    1:20 | spumed by the virtuous, servant of the Evil One, key of 10Tovma4    1:20 | of the Evil One, key of hell, furnace of sin, ignited 10Tovma4    1:20 | One, key of hell, furnace of sin, ignited with the fire 10Tovma4    1:20 | sin, ignited with the fire of envy by his own companions 10Tovma4    1:20 | by his own companions, mire of gloom, who engulfed in his 10Tovma4    1:20 | who engulfed in his abyss of perdition the shining pearl of 10Tovma4    1:20 | of perdition the shining pearl of the sea. Through evil messengers 10Tovma4    1:20 | he begged the renowned prince of Vaspurakan to spend the night 10Tovma4    1:21 | that this was a violation of his pact of friendship, put 10Tovma4    1:21 | a violation of his pact of friendship, put pressure on the 10Tovma4    1:23 | Neither the Muslim nor any of our soldiers dared cross it 10Tovma4    1:23 | their faintheartedness and the hesitation of their horses, especially as the 10Tovma4    1:26 | neck gave him the kiss of Judas 10Tovma4    1:29 | We cannot leave the memory of the loss of this all 10Tovma4    1:29 | the memory of the loss of this all-blessed warrior without 10Tovma4    1:30 | call on the bitter grape of the wine pourer, the prophet 10Tovma4    1:30 | made my head a reservoir of water, and my eyes rapid 10Tovma4    1:30 | ceaselessly weep for the day of the destruction of the new 10Tovma4    1:30 | the day of the destruction of the new Israel 10Tovma4    1:31 | summon the similar woeful laments of the great prophet, the wonderful 10Tovma4    1:32 | earth below mourned the loss of their fellow servant. Who would 10Tovma4    1:33 | For the noble troops, deprived of their lord and scattered over 10Tovma4    1:33 | tears; from the anguished burning of their entrails they were struck 10Tovma4    1:33 | benumbed by the bitter taste of the mortal cup 10Tovma4    1:34 | The young men of his bodyguard, whom the prince 10Tovma4    1:35 | master, grovelling at the spot of his murder and raging in 10Tovma4    1:35 | nocturnal vigil, scattered the beasts of the desert by their baying 10Tovma4    1:35 | to heaven, until the streams of noble blood that fell to 10Tovma4    1:35 | had dried in the heat of the sun 10Tovma4    1:36 | The news of this mighty loss spread over 10Tovma4    1:36 | his own pre-eminent province of Vaspurakan. There women and maidservants 10Tovma4    1:36 | maidservants, putting aside the decorum of their female sex, heads bare 10Tovma4    1:38 | The palace of the great princess Sop’i, beautiful 10Tovma4    1:38 | sun, resounded with the beating of breasts and foreheads and with 10Tovma4    1:39 | is lost, and the land of Armenia remains without a lord 10Tovma4    1:40 | trusted in the invincible power of the mighty (prince), note: “Why 10Tovma4    1:42 | been confirmed and the news of his death verified, then she 10Tovma4    1:43 | her daughters, she prescribed rites of mourning and arranged in groups 10Tovma4    1:43 | had them chant the laments of the kings of Israel. On 10Tovma4    1:43 | the laments of the kings of Israel. On that day the 10Tovma4    1:43 | the holy churches and ranks of ministers were arrayed in mourning 10Tovma4    1:44 | were removed from the doors of the rooms, to be replaced 10Tovma4    1:44 | mourners to shut the windows of the splendid palace, at the 10Tovma4    1:44 | splendid palace, at the order of the princess 10Tovma4    1:45 | sun in the unattainable height of heaven, as it moves through 10Tovma4    1:45 | star and all the ornament of the stars, dissipate my mist 10Tovma4    1:45 | revenge for the spilt blood of his father on the heads 10Tovma4    1:45 | his father on the heads of those who plunged me into 10Tovma4    1:46 | her hand onto the shoulder of the splendid young Gagik. But 10Tovma4    1:47 | In those days of grievous mourning the hands of 10Tovma4    1:47 | of grievous mourning the hands of labourers and artisans forsook their 10Tovma4    1:48 | the honourable pearl, the boast of Armenia, the invincible warrior, who 10Tovma4    1:49 | Where is the pleasant smile of his lips which always gave 10Tovma4    1:49 | delighted us with the cup of hospitality 10Tovma4    1:50 | Where are the liberal gifts of his generous hand that continuously 10Tovma4    1:51 | battle among the jostling spears of an army, (when) we might 10Tovma4    1:52 | But then the ranks of patriarchs and hermits bestirred the 10Tovma4    1:52 | and hermits bestirred the minds of the princess and the other 10Tovma4    1:52 | other mourners to the fear of God, and gradually drove away 10Tovma4    1:52 | gradually drove away the misery of their bitter distress 10Tovma4    1:53 | hasten on with the course of this history. Perhaps God will 10Tovma4    1:53 | final conclusion the extensive story of the valiant men of the 10Tovma4    1:53 | story of the valiant men of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma4    1:53 | valiant men of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma4    1:54 | The end of the genealogy of the three 10Tovma4    1:54 | The end of the genealogy of the three sons of the 10Tovma4    1:54 | genealogy of the three sons of the renowned and valiant prince 10Tovma4    1:54 | his death through the treachery of certain Armenians and Persians, and 10Tovma4    2:0 | The accession of Ashot his eldest son; and 10Tovma4    2:0 | eldest son; and the death of the blessed and pious lady 10Tovma4    2:1 | After the death of the blessed prince, his eldest 10Tovma4    2:1 | father’s throne at the age of about twelve years. The renowned 10Tovma4    2:1 | Sop’i oversaw the remarkable progress of her children, especially that of 10Tovma4    2:1 | of her children, especially that of the young Gagik; for even 10Tovma4    2:1 | a man with the help of her father Ashot, king of 10Tovma4    2:1 | of her father Ashot, king of Armenia 10Tovma4    2:2 | Since Apumruan was the son of Lady Soph’s sister, she therefore 10Tovma4    2:2 | from imprisonment at the command of her father 10Tovma4    2:3 | separated herself from all delights of this earthly existence; being so 10Tovma4    2:4 | Then several of their relatives murmured, plotting disloyalty 10Tovma4    2:4 | to do anything) from fear of the great Ashot, king of 10Tovma4    2:4 | of the great Ashot, king of Armenia 10Tovma4    2:6 | various places from the control of the young princes 10Tovma4    2:7 | to rule over the principality of Vaspurakan. He won over to 10Tovma4    2:7 | over to himself the minds of the lords and nobles of 10Tovma4    2:7 | of the lords and nobles of the country by the following 10Tovma4    2:7 | a substitute in the name of Ashot, and he will persuade 10Tovma4    2:7 | he will persuade the inhabitants of the land to acquiesce 10Tovma4    2:9 | there were a few days of leisure, he (Apumruan) summoned Ashot 10Tovma4    2:9 | his brothers to the castle of Kotor on pretext of congratulations 10Tovma4    2:9 | castle of Kotor on pretext of congratulations 10Tovma4    2:11 | marched off to the province of Chuash, to the castle of 10Tovma4    2:11 | of Chuash, to the castle of Shamiram. For he had tricked 10Tovma4    2:11 | by giving him the castle of Agarak with the province called 10Tovma4    2:11 | taking for himself the castle of Nkan and the provinces of 10Tovma4    2:11 | of Nkan and the provinces of T’oṙnavan and Chuash, where he 10Tovma4    2:11 | his own account the (castle) of Shamiram 10Tovma4    2:12 | among the people another type of fraud by saying: “I am 10Tovma4    3:0 | The glorious effulgence and appearance of God’s grace over the young 10Tovma4    3:0 | young Gagik; and the killing of Apumruan at his hands most 10Tovma4    3:1 | his foreknowledge Christ the king of all had previously designated the 10Tovma4    3:1 | as a chosen vessel worthy of his grace. Knowing that he 10Tovma4    3:1 | bestowed on him the spirit of power and wisdom, fulfilling in 10Tovma4    3:3 | he was a budding source of virtue 10Tovma4    3:4 | youth is a great source of amazement to me: although he 10Tovma4    3:4 | yet the lords and nobles of the land always treated him 10Tovma4    3:4 | than gold, and the grace of sweet modesty coupled with brave 10Tovma4    3:4 | over him, filling the hearts of all with hope 10Tovma4    3:5 | he was yet fifteen years of age, when he made the 10Tovma4    3:5 | when he made the decision of a true warrior to kill 10Tovma4    3:6 | the sword in a park of the town of Van. Throwing 10Tovma4    3:6 | a park of the town of Van. Throwing him at his 10Tovma4    3:6 | he brought to the fortress of Ashinot where Gurgēn was, and 10Tovma4    3:6 | and likewise to the castle of Kotor in the valley of 10Tovma4    3:6 | of Kotor in the valley of Andzakh were Ashot was. Both 10Tovma4    3:6 | Andzakh were Ashot was. Both of them had despaired of deliverance 10Tovma4    3:6 | Both of them had despaired of deliverance 10Tovma4    3:7 | hands, and made him master of his own inheritance with the 10Tovma4    3:7 | own inheritance with the dignity of prince 10Tovma4    3:8 | Apumruan, since he was one of the accomplices of the Evil 10Tovma4    3:8 | was one of the accomplices of the Evil One, as we 10Tovma4    3:9 | to compose descriptions and praises of him and his deeds 10Tovma4    3:10 | torch on the highest point of a castle that was fortified 10Tovma4    3:10 | fortified around with the power of God. It was preserved unextinguished 10Tovma4    3:10 | faith he made the enemies of his father’s house totter, and 10Tovma4    3:11 | in lead, like a wall of bronze, firmly nailed, unbreachable by 10Tovma4    3:11 | God over the sublime principality of Armenia; a place of refuge 10Tovma4    3:11 | principality of Armenia; a place of refuge to which one could 10Tovma4    3:11 | could flee from the face of the enemy 10Tovma4    3:12 | sword, blazing with the power of the heavenly (angels), glittering and 10Tovma4    3:12 | casting rays over the heads of the enemy; casting terror into 10Tovma4    3:12 | the church and the institutions of the church 10Tovma4    3:13 | his arms over the backs of the enemy, plunging those lying 10Tovma4    3:13 | in ambush from the paths of their feet. With fearsome summoning 10Tovma4    3:13 | from foreign nations, controlling more of their castles and provinces than 10Tovma4    3:14 | hasten back to the course of our narrative 10Tovma4    3:15 | the grace and high arm of the valiant and brave youth 10Tovma4    3:15 | Gagik, according to the saying of the wise man: “A brother 10Tovma4    3:16 | Seeing this, Smbat the king of Armenia sent his brother David 10Tovma4    3:16 | his captivity by Gagik son of Vahan 10Tovma4    3:17 | Smbat asked this favour of Ashot his nephew because he 10Tovma4    3:17 | once again follow the summons of Ap’shin, like the first time 10Tovma4    3:18 | sending to Ashot many promises of gifts and treaty engagements. These 10Tovma4    3:20 | who escaped by the skin of his teeth and fled to 10Tovma4    3:21 | turned to besiege the castle of Kars, and opening up the 10Tovma4    3:21 | and opening up the stores of amassed treasures he took much 10Tovma4    3:22 | Then Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, travelling through the province 10Tovma4    3:22 | Vaspurakan, travelling through the province of Bagrevand, rapidly returned to his 10Tovma4    3:23 | But Smbat, the king of Armenia, sent a messenger to 10Tovma4    3:23 | Ashot with many threats, resentful of his despising his summons. He 10Tovma4    3:23 | summons. He reached the province of T’oṙnavan in the wintertime 10Tovma4    3:24 | brothers and all the nobles of his army. They note: “These 10Tovma4    3:24 | are hard days and time of war. Who knows whose will 10Tovma4    3:25 | Ap’shin, risking death. With protestations of friendship they engaged in negotiations 10Tovma4    3:27 | On the arrival of spring Gurgēn escaped from Ap’shin 10Tovma4    3:27 | his brothers, breaking the pact of friendship (with Ap’shin). The latter 10Tovma4    3:27 | pursued him to the city of Tiflis, causing Smbat no little 10Tovma4    3:28 | as far as the city of Van in the land of 10Tovma4    3:28 | of Van in the land of Vaspurakan with a numberless host 10Tovma4    3:29 | fortified themselves in the valley of Orsirank’ 10Tovma4    3:30 | Then Hasan, son of Vasak the apostate, whom we 10Tovma4    3:30 | baneful, and insolent man, father of brigands, mother of murderers, begetter 10Tovma4    3:30 | man, father of brigands, mother of murderers, begetter of all impiety 10Tovma4    3:30 | brigands, mother of murderers, begetter of all impiety, was overcome by 10Tovma4    3:30 | overcome by the raging wickedness of his father, scarcely preserving his 10Tovma4    3:30 | being familiar with the wiles of Satan 10Tovma4    3:31 | leaving two eunuchs, the first of whom was called Sap’i, as 10Tovma4    3:31 | cavalry in the great (city) of Van and the town of 10Tovma4    3:31 | of Van and the town of Ostan, the emir himself went 10Tovma4    3:31 | himself went to the province of Ałbag and stopped at the 10Tovma4    3:31 | and stopped at the town of Hadamakert 10Tovma4    3:33 | were secure in the village of Kakenk’, which was difficult (of 10Tovma4    3:33 | of Kakenk’, which was difficult ( of access), the eunuch returned in 10Tovma4    3:33 | unable to harm them because of the strength of the site 10Tovma4    3:33 | them because of the strength of the site and the valour 10Tovma4    3:33 | the site and the valour of their soldiers 10Tovma4    3:35 | appointed to govern the city of Partaw gathered an army, rebelled 10Tovma4    3:35 | as far as the land of Sham 10Tovma4    3:36 | When the emir heard of this, willy-nilly he summoned 10Tovma4    3:36 | as deputies in the land of Vaspurakan, while he himself hastened 10Tovma4    3:36 | himself hastened to the city of Partaw 10Tovma4    3:37 | Valens through the valiant martyrs of Christ by the vision of 10Tovma4    3:37 | of Christ by the vision of Saint Thecla, as the historian 10Tovma4    3:37 | expounded to us. Here two of his sons and many of 10Tovma4    3:37 | of his sons and many of his troops suffered painful deaths 10Tovma4    3:38 | After this the land of Armenia was at peace from 10Tovma4    3:38 | was at peace from raiders of the malicious race of Ismael 10Tovma4    3:38 | raiders of the malicious race of Ismael 10Tovma4    3:39 | wicked service that Hasan, son of Vasak the apostate, had rendered 10Tovma4    3:40 | force to besiege the castle of Sevan, which Gagik, son of 10Tovma4    3:40 | of Sevan, which Gagik, son of Vahan, had seized and then 10Tovma4    3:41 | when there was no possibility of waging battle with cavalry, Hasan 10Tovma4    3:41 | foot to oppose the army of the prince, which was in 10Tovma4    3:41 | which was in the village of Płuank’ in the province called 10Tovma4    3:42 | Attacking them in the middle of the night, he expected to 10Tovma4    3:42 | victory, not understanding the (saying) of the sage: “A man will 10Tovma4    3:43 | The power of divine providence came to help 10Tovma4    3:43 | and defeated the nocturnal attack of the undisciplined bandit Hasan. The 10Tovma4    3:43 | undisciplined bandit Hasan. The roof of a house weakened and collapsed 10Tovma4    3:43 | was delivered into the hands of the brave warriors, that the 10Tovma4    3:43 | brave warriors, that the saying of the prophet might be fulfilled 10Tovma4    3:44 | double bonds to the gate of the castle of Sevan, where 10Tovma4    3:44 | the gate of the castle of Sevan, where Prince Ashot with 10Tovma4    3:45 | save Hasan from the punishment of blinding; but he was not 10Tovma4    3:45 | not successful. Hasan was deprived of the light of this world 10Tovma4    3:45 | was deprived of the light of this world, but the eyes 10Tovma4    3:45 | this world, but the eyes of his soul were opened. straightaway 10Tovma4    3:45 | holy life until the day of his death 10Tovma4    3:46 | But the years of Ashot’s principality did not run 10Tovma4    3:46 | as he wished, sometimes because of his brothers, sometimes because of 10Tovma4    3:46 | of his brothers, sometimes because of many other people 10Tovma4    3:47 | that time Smbat, the king of Armenia, arrived in the province 10Tovma4    3:47 | Armenia, arrived in the province of Apahunik’ to demand poll taxes 10Tovma4    3:47 | resisted, and raised the flag of war 10Tovma4    3:48 | who, remembering the sympathetic bond of related blood, came in great 10Tovma4    3:48 | army fled from the face of the infidels 10Tovma4    3:49 | Then Ashot, prince of Vaspurakan, intervened with a few 10Tovma4    3:49 | He returned to the city of Nakhchavan which he had put 10Tovma4    4:0 | The beginning of the principality of Gagik after 10Tovma4    4:0 | The beginning of the principality of Gagik after his brother Ashot 10Tovma4    4:1 | brother, succeeded to the throne of the principality. Like two fountains 10Tovma4    4:1 | near each other, when one of them abated, the other would 10Tovma4    4:2 | more majestically, like the Queen of the Night, which circles through 10Tovma4    4:2 | returning to the same cycle of brightness, in the twinkling of 10Tovma4    4:2 | of brightness, in the twinkling of an eye robes itself in 10Tovma4    4:2 | light, and at the command of the supernal regent clears away 10Tovma4    4:2 | air, and pours the rays of its pure light onto the 10Tovma4    4:2 | his pleasure at this, one of the saints note: “Sweet is 10Tovma4    4:3 | prudent intelligence did Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, fulfill in himself these 10Tovma4    4:3 | descriptive style, in the fashion of historians. He calmed the land 10Tovma4    4:3 | historians. He calmed the land of Vaspurakan, which was disturbed and 10Tovma4    4:3 | and troubled by many disorders of neighbouring and bordering foreign nations 10Tovma4    4:3 | the same time by (disorders) of inhabitants of the land, of 10Tovma4    4:3 | time by (disorders) of inhabitants of the land, of the clan 10Tovma4    4:3 | of inhabitants of the land, of the clan called (…), who were 10Tovma4    4:3 | were rebels, thieves’ accomplices, ravagers of the land and contemptuous of 10Tovma4    4:3 | of the land and contemptuous of authority 10Tovma4    4:4 | One of these was Shapuh, son of 10Tovma4    4:4 | of these was Shapuh, son of Maymanik, who by a deceitful 10Tovma4    4:4 | ruse had seized the castle of Agarak and the province of 10Tovma4    4:4 | of Agarak and the province of Chakhuk, and was occupying the 10Tovma4    4:5 | those same days Grigor, son of Vasak, known as Apuhamza, had 10Tovma4    4:6 | valiant and wise Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, saw the simultaneous activity 10Tovma4    4:6 | Vaspurakan, saw the simultaneous activity of these two plotters, he attacked 10Tovma4    4:6 | On seeing the great vigour of this most wise hero and 10Tovma4    4:6 | hero and the daily shining of God’s grace upon him, Shapuh 10Tovma4    4:6 | like a fruit that falls of its own accord from high 10Tovma4    4:6 | high branches into the bosom of the gatherer, in such fashion 10Tovma4    4:6 | descend from the impregnable heights of the fortress and fall at 10Tovma4    4:6 | and fall at the feet of the blessed prince Gagik, begging 10Tovma4    4:6 | his own life and those of his clan, (promising) gifts and 10Tovma4    4:8 | When news reached the ears of Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, that 10Tovma4    4:8 | the ears of Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, that Apuhamza was audaciously 10Tovma4    4:8 | Do not completely deprive us of our inheritance 10Tovma4    4:9 | in the great invincible power of his brave heart he never 10Tovma4    4:9 | brave heart he never dreamed of being afraid of them. Just 10Tovma4    4:9 | never dreamed of being afraid of them. Just as a lion 10Tovma4    4:9 | he had taken the daughter of Apuhamza to wife. So he 10Tovma4    4:9 | and having destroyed the structure of the castle to its foundations 10Tovma4    4:9 | they could dwell without fear of the mighty hero 10Tovma4    4:10 | he succeeded by the grace of God, and then marched to 10Tovma4    4:10 | then marched to the land of Vaspurakan 10Tovma4    4:11 | the land) from the valley of Ěndzahk’ as far as the 10Tovma4    4:11 | far as the two fortresses of Sring and Jłmar. For he 10Tovma4    4:11 | been captured by the race of Hagar 10Tovma4    4:12 | So he seized the province of Eli, routed its inhabitants, and 10Tovma4    4:12 | to his brother Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan 10Tovma4    4:13 | they contributed to the prosperity of the land by a mutual 10Tovma4    4:13 | land by a mutual exchange of provinces and castles 10Tovma4    4:14 | Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, gave the castle of 10Tovma4    4:14 | of Vaspurakan, gave the castle of Agarak and the province of 10Tovma4    4:14 | of Agarak and the province of Chakhuk, and received the castle 10Tovma4    4:14 | Chakhuk, and received the castle of Zṙēl and the province called 10Tovma4    4:14 | called Jermadzor, which is part of the land of Mokk’, so 10Tovma4    4:14 | is part of the land of Mokk’, so that the former’s 10Tovma4    4:15 | So the fortunes of Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, continued 10Tovma4    4:15 | the fortunes of Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, continued to prosper and 10Tovma4    4:16 | his territory. When the lords of Mokk’ saw that Gagik’s hand 10Tovma4    4:16 | tribute, terrified by the threats of the great prince Gagik 10Tovma4    4:17 | troops and raided the land of Mokk’ in the wintertime 10Tovma4    4:18 | grips me at the valour of the most blessed and renowned 10Tovma4    4:18 | the first place the land of Mokk’ contains very high mountains 10Tovma4    4:18 | frozen over with a covering of snow 10Tovma4    4:19 | advanced over the high summits of the mountains as if marching 10Tovma4    4:19 | road. The lords and nobles of the land with all the 10Tovma4    4:19 | fled, escaping by the skin of their teeth to their castles 10Tovma4    4:20 | There he captured the fortresses of Pat and P’arhuk. Proceeding to 10Tovma4    4:20 | P’arhuk. Proceeding to the valley of Aṙuank’, he seized that fortress 10Tovma4    4:20 | fortress too and took control of its provinces 10Tovma4    4:21 | the province on the shore of the lake where the wonderful 10Tovma4    4:21 | the wonderful and impregnable fortress of Amiuk is situated. In numberless 10Tovma4    4:21 | it was swarming with men of the tribe called Ut’manik, who 10Tovma4    4:22 | The house of the Artsrunik’ had struggled against 10Tovma4    4:23 | So the castle of Amiuk with its province remained 10Tovma4    4:23 | unhealed wound in the hearts of the princes of Vaspurakan, on 10Tovma4    4:23 | the hearts of the princes of Vaspurakan, on which no poultices 10Tovma4    4:23 | Vaspurakan, on which no poultices of former (princes) had made an 10Tovma4    4:23 | made an impression. This state of affairs had lasted about one 10Tovma4    4:23 | years, up to the time of the brave Gagik 10Tovma4    4:24 | by night; putting the inhabitants of the castle to the sword 10Tovma4    4:25 | cast headlong into the depths of the lake, there to have 10Tovma4    4:25 | tombs until the warning sound of the last trumpet, when they 10Tovma4    4:26 | As for the amazing castle of Amiuk, which I might describe 10Tovma4    4:27 | summit down to the surface of the lake 10Tovma4    4:28 | When the mischievous races of Ismaelites, Medes, Persians, and all 10Tovma4    4:28 | Persians, and all the warriors of Atrpatakan heard of this, they 10Tovma4    4:28 | the warriors of Atrpatakan heard of this, they in concert marched 10Tovma4    4:29 | as far as the city of Sałamas. They made sworn oaths 10Tovma4    4:29 | ravaging and razing the land of Vaspurakan until they retook Amiuk 10Tovma4    4:29 | Amiuk and revenged the blood of the Ut’manik tribe 10Tovma4    4:30 | troops, marched to the province of Mardastan and sent his brother 10Tovma4    4:30 | brother Gurgēn to the city of Hadamakert. They armed themselves to 10Tovma4    4:30 | resistance and guard the passes of the roads, in the hope 10Tovma4    4:31 | general to command the province of Chuash and the castle called 10Tovma4    4:31 | Shamiram: someone from the house of the Akēats’ik’, a loyal and 10Tovma4    4:31 | who had demonstrated many acts of valour in war, and shone 10Tovma4    4:32 | He was full of good works in giving to 10Tovma4    4:32 | in the decoration and building of churches; he received orphans and 10Tovma4    4:32 | armour but in the power of God 10Tovma4    4:33 | him, saying: “Behold, a force of Muslims crossed into our land 10Tovma4    4:34 | upon them in the plain of Gerat at the very moment 10Tovma4    4:34 | put to the sword many of the people of God 10Tovma4    4:34 | sword many of the people of God 10Tovma4    4:35 | who request him,” the power of God immediately came to the 10Tovma4    4:35 | immediately came to the support of the Armenian army, although they 10Tovma4    4:35 | slaughter and filled the surface of the plain with fallen bodies 10Tovma4    4:37 | suffered this (at the hands) of a few, how shall we 10Tovma4    4:37 | to resist the numerous troops of the prince, especially where the 10Tovma4    4:38 | seeing these events, Smbat, king of Armenia, developed a grudge and 10Tovma4    4:38 | Gagik) had put in charge of the fortress of Amiuk; he 10Tovma4    4:38 | in charge of the fortress of Amiuk; he was called Apusakr 10Tovma4    4:38 | and was from the house of the Vahunik’. Like Judas he 10Tovma4    4:38 | the fortress into the hands of Smbat, king of Armenia 10Tovma4    4:38 | the hands of Smbat, king of Armenia 10Tovma4    4:39 | After Smbat had gained control of the fortress, he then sold 10Tovma4    4:40 | From that day suspicion of evil intentions fell into both 10Tovma4    4:41 | At that time the oppression of the Muslims against the Christians 10Tovma4    4:41 | he was named Yusup’, son of Apusach, a proud and notable 10Tovma4    4:42 | great wrath against Smbat because of his holding back the royal 10Tovma4    4:43 | the emir Yusup had heard of the repute and the valiant 10Tovma4    4:43 | the valiant deeds and also of the wise intelligence of the 10Tovma4    4:43 | also of the wise intelligence of the prudent and renowned prince 10Tovma4    4:46 | figure and the wondrous beauty of his lovely face, he was 10Tovma4    4:46 | inscrutable terms, he received replies of vast erudition that were at 10Tovma4    4:46 | becoming for him a mother of understanding and a nurse of 10Tovma4    4:46 | of understanding and a nurse of wisdom 10Tovma4    4:47 | ruler Yusup’ was a man of powerful mind, but the most 10Tovma4    4:47 | disagreeable among all the sons of men, he therefore submitted the 10Tovma4    4:47 | and rising. In every aspect of royalty he found him refined 10Tovma4    4:49 | related to him the tales of ancient kings from century to 10Tovma4    4:50 | on the dynasties and thrones of kings and pre-eminent families 10Tovma4    4:50 | eminent families, and the borders of each one’s lands, beginning with 10Tovma4    4:50 | as far as the Gates of the Alans and the Caspians 10Tovma4    4:51 | by the blasts and shouts of war 10Tovma4    4:52 | ruler Yusup’ observe the grace of God manifested in the valiant 10Tovma4    4:53 | the news reached the ears of Smbat that Gagik, prince of 10Tovma4    4:53 | of Smbat that Gagik, prince of Vaspurakan, had made an alliance 10Tovma4    4:53 | did not seek the pursuit of peace or the giving of 10Tovma4    4:53 | of peace or the giving of royal tribute, as the Lord 10Tovma4    4:53 | Peter to pay the tax of the firstborn to those who 10Tovma4    4:53 | the safer from the teeth of the fish cast up from 10Tovma4    4:53 | he gave for the chief of creation and the head (apostle 10Tovma4    4:56 | that he had no means of resisting the Persian ruler, he 10Tovma4    4:56 | fortified himself in the castle of Kapoyt. But the tyrant surrounded 10Tovma4    4:58 | head he placed a crown of pure gold, artfully made and 10Tovma4    4:59 | surpasses the understanding and ability of historians to describe 10Tovma4    4:60 | right and left were hosts of troops in full armour. There 10Tovma4    4:60 | armour. There was the rolling of drums, the glittering of swords 10Tovma4    4:60 | rolling of drums, the glittering of swords, the cry of trumpets 10Tovma4    4:60 | glittering of swords, the cry of trumpets and blowing of horns 10Tovma4    4:60 | cry of trumpets and blowing of horns, the sound of flutes 10Tovma4    4:60 | blowing of horns, the sound of flutes and sweet lyres and 10Tovma4    4:60 | this awesome noise the camp of the royal army shook 10Tovma4    4:61 | his hands the whole land of Armenia with its grand cities 10Tovma4    4:63 | When the chief of the Muslims, known as Jap’r 10Tovma4    4:63 | also called by the name of Mokt’gir, knew that Gagik was 10Tovma4    4:63 | entrusted to him (the collection of) the royal taxes 10Tovma4    4:64 | my own history and those of others; no one has ever 10Tovma4    4:64 | one has ever heard tell of it or seen it, to 10Tovma4    4:64 | caliph’s) court with the dignity of wearing a crown, especially a 10Tovma4    4:64 | and orthodox believer and son of a king, the hereditary and 10Tovma4    4:64 | the hereditary and legitimate ruler of Armenia. I do not reckon 10Tovma4    4:64 | by the will and command of the All-Highest and the 10Tovma4    4:64 | All-Highest and the Lord of all 10Tovma4    4:65 | Gagik went to the province of Kogovit. Laying siege to the 10Tovma4    4:65 | He also captured the castle of Maku. Advancing from there, he 10Tovma4    4:65 | there, he took the castle of Ułē, and imposed his control 10Tovma4    4:65 | as far as the middle of Ułē and Maseats’-otn 10Tovma4    4:67 | the king in the name of the caliph and with letters 10Tovma4    4:67 | their passage through the land of Armenia. The monarch escorted them 10Tovma4    4:67 | make war in the region of the East 10Tovma4    4:68 | Putting to flight the troops of the emir Yusup’, they captured 10Tovma4    4:68 | to him the whole land of Persia and all Armenia, as 10Tovma4    4:68 | by force in the days of his rebellion, including Ray and 10Tovma4    4:68 | Ray and the great city of Basra 10Tovma4    4:69 | With the award of such a large number of 10Tovma4    4:69 | of such a large number of cities and lands that had 10Tovma4    4:69 | splendid garments to the king of Armenia Gagik to confirm the 10Tovma4    4:69 | Gagik to confirm the land of Armenia in his possession 10Tovma4    4:70 | joining his fathers. The day of his death was occasion for 10Tovma4    4:70 | mourning for all the land of Armenia 10Tovma4    4:71 | his mind to the fear of God, understanding the saying of 10Tovma4    4:71 | of God, understanding the saying of the wise man: “The mourning 10Tovma4    4:71 | the wise man: “The mourning of a wise man lasts seven 10Tovma4    4:71 | lasts seven days, but that of a fool all his life 10Tovma4    4:71 | He reflected on the vicissitudes of this ephemeral and perishable life 10Tovma4    4:71 | end; he raised the eyes of his mind to the lasting 10Tovma4    4:71 | mind to the lasting state of the eternal and incorruptible life 10Tovma4    4:71 | land and (brought about) renewal of the holy churches and of 10Tovma4    4:71 | of the holy churches and of the monasteries, whereby he perpetually 10Tovma4    4:71 | he perpetually glorified the souls of those who had departed this 10Tovma4    4:72 | to provide for the crowds of poor, of orphans and widows 10Tovma4    4:72 | for the crowds of poor, of orphans and widows, of the 10Tovma4    4:72 | poor, of orphans and widows, of the indigent and afflicted, who 10Tovma4    4:72 | So by the liberal benedictions of his prayers and entreaties, according 10Tovma4    4:72 | in accordance with the preaching of the saints—or, it would 10Tovma4    4:72 | me to say, the word of the Lord—this offering (of 10Tovma4    4:72 | of the Lord—this offering ( of his) was equivalent to that 10Tovma4    4:72 | his) was equivalent to that of the past three just men 10Tovma4    4:72 | Abraham. Through the immortal offering of the essential Word of the 10Tovma4    4:72 | offering of the essential Word of the Father, sacrificed in the 10Tovma4    4:73 | love for death. Taking piles of treasures and splendid garments, horses 10Tovma4    4:73 | garments, horses and mules, herds of cattle and flocks of sheep 10Tovma4    4:73 | herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, in the four corners 10Tovma4    4:73 | sheep, in the four corners of the land he gave these 10Tovma4    4:73 | he gave these to monasteries of holy and ascetic monks; he 10Tovma4    4:73 | ascetic monks; he established days of festivity and forty-day periods 10Tovma4    4:73 | festivity and forty-day periods ( of fasting) to be observed continually 10Tovma4    4:74 | on that last fearsome day of the Coming, have the opportunity 10Tovma4    4:74 | my soul from the gates of hell. By your good services 10Tovma4    4:75 | monarch over all the land of Armenia; over the countryside he 10Tovma4    5:0 | About the end of the great mourning; the king’s 10Tovma4    5:0 | great mourning; the king’s pacification of the land; and events concerning 10Tovma4    5:0 | and events concerning Yusup’ son of Apusach 10Tovma4    5:1 | Now after the end of the great mourning, the king 10Tovma4    5:1 | the Persians and the Sevordik’ of Hagar, who (inhabited) the mountainous 10Tovma4    5:2 | At that time Yusup’, son of Apusach, was still ruling tyranically 10Tovma4    5:2 | resist the valour and wisdom of the king, he abandoned his 10Tovma4    5:2 | to the king the lands of Armenia and Georgia, and having 10Tovma4    5:3 | wage war against the army of the South, which had marched 10Tovma4    5:4 | off with a numberless host of troops, leaving as prefect of 10Tovma4    5:4 | of troops, leaving as prefect of Persia one of his favourites 10Tovma4    5:4 | as prefect of Persia one of his favourites named P’et’k’. On 10Tovma4    5:4 | each other in the land of Osit; when the armies joined 10Tovma4    5:4 | do not know what sort of death befell him 10Tovma4    6:1 | after these events, the land of Persia fell into anarchy 10Tovma4    6:2 | But although the house of Apusach, the sons of maidservants 10Tovma4    6:2 | house of Apusach, the sons of maidservants and slaves, had advanced 10Tovma4    6:2 | completing for themselves the saying of the wise man: “Alas and 10Tovma4    6:2 | whose king is the son of a maidservant 10Tovma4    6:4 | But because none of them did any deed worthy 10Tovma4    6:4 | them did any deed worthy of record, we did not set 10Tovma4    6:4 | weave them into the narrative of this history 10Tovma4    7:0 | Concerning the prosperity of the land (engendered) by the 10Tovma4    7:0 | great king Gagik, the restoration of many sites, and the wonderful 10Tovma4    7:0 | sites, and the wonderful construction of the town of Ostan 10Tovma4    7:0 | wonderful construction of the town of Ostan 10Tovma4    7:1 | and especially for the glory of the house of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma4    7:1 | the glory of the house of the Artsrunik’, as I record 10Tovma4    7:1 | the wise and intelligent acts of Gagik, the great king of 10Tovma4    7:1 | of Gagik, the great king of Armenia. In his valour and 10Tovma4    7:1 | he cared for this land of Armenia as a father and 10Tovma4    7:1 | benevolent mercy he took care of the poor, returned captives, protected 10Tovma4    7:1 | this the summit and apex of all his virtuous works, and 10Tovma4    7:1 | virtuous works, and becoming worthy of the greatest praise 10Tovma4    7:2 | my dear friend and foremost of brave men, who requested from 10Tovma4    7:2 | to you not from reports of others as fables elaborated from 10Tovma4    7:3 | than to pay one penny of his silver as a fine 10Tovma4    7:3 | its rays for the sustenance of the world at the command 10Tovma4    7:3 | the world at the command of God the provider, he addresses 10Tovma4    7:3 | he addresses it: “Why instead of your light do you not 10Tovma4    7:3 | if he sees a spring of crystal-pure water, he says 10Tovma4    7:4 | But the character of a king who is not 10Tovma4    7:4 | but for the whole land of Armenia. He gives piles of 10Tovma4    7:4 | of Armenia. He gives piles of treasure into the hands of 10Tovma4    7:4 | of treasure into the hands of workers and artisans in order 10Tovma4    7:4 | fortify with walls the summits of hills and impregnable fortresses in 10Tovma4    7:4 | in the provinces and centre of the land, to serve as 10Tovma4    7:4 | brigands and from the convulsions of foreign nations 10Tovma4    7:5 | Of the many castles fortified in 10Tovma4    7:5 | One was at the edge of the lake; its name was 10Tovma4    7:5 | was Ostan in the province of Rshtunik’. The climate was very 10Tovma4    7:5 | there from the four corners of the earth 10Tovma4    7:6 | providing for the many needs of men. Nearby on the southern 10Tovma4    7:6 | Nearby on the southern side of the fortress was the very 10Tovma4    7:6 | conserves and preserves the verdure of plants and flowers and the 10Tovma4    7:6 | and flowers and the stores of snow piled up for the 10Tovma4    7:6 | piled up for the needs of kings and everyone who might 10Tovma4    7:7 | From the summit of the mountain descend rivers in 10Tovma4    7:7 | small fish for the luxury of the inhabitants of the land 10Tovma4    7:7 | the luxury of the inhabitants of the land, and provide many 10Tovma4    7:7 | many items for the treasures of kings, which the ruler takes 10Tovma4    7:7 | and offers for the alleviation of the poor 10Tovma4    7:8 | The summit of the fortress looks out over 10Tovma4    7:8 | picturesque streets, and all sorts of ornament which I am inadequate 10Tovma4    7:9 | fearful depth. And on top of the wall, facing the sea 10Tovma4    7:9 | it glittered like the rays of the sun to give delight 10Tovma4    7:9 | and joy to the heart of himself and his guests 10Tovma4    7:10 | he designed in the form of vaults to provide air and 10Tovma4    7:10 | the lake, illuminating the interior of the palace. As they move 10Tovma4    7:10 | various decorations, astonishing the mind of the beholders, and exceeding the 10Tovma4    7:10 | beholders, and exceeding the ability of the historian to describe 10Tovma4    7:11 | to say about the city of Ostan 10Tovma4    8:0 | Concerning the building of Ałt’amar; and those who constructed 10Tovma4    8:0 | there a few buildings unworthy of mention before the undertaking of 10Tovma4    8:0 | of mention before the undertaking of the king 10Tovma4    8:1 | those that would be full of interminable prolixity—profitless for us 10Tovma4    8:2 | profitable stories. From the beginning of the settlement of Armenia many 10Tovma4    8:2 | the beginning of the settlement of Armenia many buildings and constructions 10Tovma4    8:2 | amorous and lascivious Semiramis, queen of Assyria, (which have been described 10Tovma4    8:2 | the Shushetats’ik’ and the foot of the Caucasus mountain, and to 10Tovma4    8:2 | we have seen the works of valiant men and (our) ancestors 10Tovma4    8:2 | and sight were struck most of all by the splendid, marvellous 10Tovma4    8:3 | led into captivity the land of Palestine with the high priest 10Tovma4    8:3 | Ałt’amar up to the time of Gagik, the great king of 10Tovma4    8:3 | of Gagik, the great king of Armenia. In his excellent wisdom 10Tovma4    8:3 | excellent wisdom, seeing the pleasantness of the spot and recognising that 10Tovma4    8:4 | hewn rocks into the depths of the terribly deep lake. After 10Tovma4    8:4 | five cubits above the surface of the lake; to the mind’s 10Tovma4    8:4 | the mind’s eye this row of solid rocks extended as if 10Tovma4    8:4 | on dry land. On top of this he drew a line 10Tovma4    8:5 | and noble courtiers. The end of the wall he led into 10Tovma4    8:5 | into a narrow cavern difficult of access, and brought the sides 10Tovma4    8:6 | At the junction of the deep constructions in the 10Tovma4    8:6 | way he cut off part of the sea on the island 10Tovma4    8:6 | construction superior to the city of Alexander of Macedon. And in 10Tovma4    8:6 | to the city of Alexander of Macedon. And in my opinion 10Tovma4    8:6 | in wonder the excavated chambers of Semiramis (in the rock of 10Tovma4    8:6 | of Semiramis (in the rock of Van) and the aqueduct at 10Tovma4    8:6 | the aqueduct at the foot of Mount Varag. For the latter 10Tovma4    8:6 | this, built in the depths of the lake, transcends all the 10Tovma4    8:6 | all the concepts and accomplishments of wise men previously achieved 10Tovma4    8:7 | refuge from all the raids of the enemy. The king in 10Tovma4    8:7 | begun to build, the constructions of the city had been raised 10Tovma4    8:8 | and indicate at the foot of the mountain—which is the 10Tovma4    8:8 | which is the highest point of the island—splendid places for 10Tovma4    8:8 | enjoyment that were sites worthy of the king’s recreation. He extended 10Tovma4    8:9 | spring, which by the foresight of provident God flowed in the 10Tovma4    8:9 | God flowed in the middle of the city 10Tovma4    8:10 | men gathered from all nations of the earth who could unerringly 10Tovma4    8:10 | Then the king ordered one of these men, a wise and 10Tovma4    8:11 | The thickness of the wall was three large 10Tovma4    8:11 | large strides deep, a mass of pure mortar and stone, as 10Tovma4    8:11 | as it were a fusion of lead and bronze mixed together 10Tovma4    8:11 | bronze mixed together. The construction of the palace, from its foundations 10Tovma4    8:11 | its summit, took the form of a bird in flight, without 10Tovma4    8:11 | in flight, without the support of any pillar. It was truly 10Tovma4    8:11 | pillar. It was truly worthy of admiration surpassing understanding 10Tovma4    8:13 | The structure of the palace is extraordinary and 10Tovma4    8:13 | to examine only one section of one dome for many hours 10Tovma4    8:13 | unable to tell anyone anything of what he had seen 10Tovma4    8:14 | shining young men, the servants of his festivities, and also lines 10Tovma4    8:14 | his festivities, and also lines of minstrels and girls dancing in 10Tovma4    8:14 | admirable manner. There are bands of men with drawn swords and 10Tovma4    8:14 | matches. There are also troops of lions and other wild beasts 10Tovma4    8:14 | other wild beasts, and flocks of birds adorned with various plumage 10Tovma4    8:14 | works wild beasts, and flocks of birds adorned with various plumage 10Tovma4    8:14 | to enumerate all the works of art in the palace, it 10Tovma4    8:15 | The splendour of the palace is extraordinary and 10Tovma4    8:16 | A trustworthy official, one of the superintendents of the city 10Tovma4    8:16 | official, one of the superintendents of the city, told us that 10Tovma4    8:16 | that two hundred thousand litra of iron went into the construction 10Tovma4    8:16 | iron went into the construction of the palace. And he has 10Tovma4    8:16 | it. Indeed, the glorious site of the palace appeared from all 10Tovma4    8:16 | palace appeared from all sides of the province as a great 10Tovma4    8:16 | great hill in the middle of the city, no less high 10Tovma4    8:16 | high than the rocky summit of the island 10Tovma4    8:17 | with unassailable strength the summit of the castle, and constructed there 10Tovma4    8:17 | for treasures and measureless numbers of arms and armour 10Tovma4    8:18 | suitable detail all the ornament of the construction, the golden streets 10Tovma4    8:19 | Oh great benefactor and ancestor of a heroic and distinguished house 10Tovma4    9:0 | glorious church in the city of Ałt’amar, for which material and 10Tovma4    9:0 | shall give a faithful picture of it and its site 10Tovma4    9:1 | At the time of the construction of the splendid 10Tovma4    9:1 | the time of the construction of the splendid, famous, and stupendous 10Tovma4    9:1 | splendid, famous, and stupendous city of Ałt’amar, our Saviour Jesus exalted 10Tovma4    9:1 | Saviour Jesus exalted the arms of his anointed Gagik in order 10Tovma4    9:1 | to vex the savage race of Ismael. These he bound by 10Tovma4    9:1 | the Medes and Persians, all of Atrpatakan as far as Khuzhastan 10Tovma4    9:2 | wise sword thousands and myriads of them. Advancing on others in 10Tovma4    9:2 | person and sometimes by means of his troops 10Tovma4    9:4 | And seeing near the gates of Asorestan a fortress in the 10Tovma4    9:4 | a fortress in the principality of Ałdznik’ in a village called 10Tovma4    9:4 | which was the hereditary possession of the tribe called Zurarek, he 10Tovma4    9:4 | that tribe. Demolishing the construction of the fortress to its foundations 10Tovma4    9:4 | its stones over the waves of the lake to use as 10Tovma4    9:4 | as material in the building of the holy church, forming (with 10Tovma4    9:4 | forming (with them) a temple of glory in place of the 10Tovma4    9:4 | temple of glory in place of the impure houses of idolatry 10Tovma4    9:4 | place of the impure houses of idolatry 10Tovma4    9:5 | Thus was accomplished the saying of the prophet: “Who removes the 10Tovma4    9:6 | mentioned above, a man full of wisdom and proficient at his 10Tovma4    9:6 | above he entrusted the decoration of the sculptural relief (depicting) in 10Tovma4    9:6 | Christ. He arranged the ranks of prophets and apostles in each 10Tovma4    9:7 | brought together on the walls of the church herds of deer 10Tovma4    9:7 | walls of the church herds of deer and flocks of birds 10Tovma4    9:7 | herds of deer and flocks of birds, and also groups of 10Tovma4    9:7 | of birds, and also groups of wild beasts, boars and lions 10Tovma4    9:7 | around the back and sides of the church a splendid frieze 10Tovma4    9:8 | four sides at the summit of the exedrae he accurately depicted 10Tovma4    9:8 | he accurately depicted the images of the four evangelists, who are 10Tovma4    9:8 | who are worthily the crown of joy of the holy church 10Tovma4    9:8 | worthily the crown of joy of the holy church and superior 10Tovma4    9:9 | He represented on the vault of the west apse the crossnimbed 10Tovma4    9:9 | west apse the crossnimbed image of our Saviour, who for our 10Tovma4    9:9 | the Saviour the glorious image of King Gagik, who with proud 10Tovma4    9:9 | like a gold vessel full of manna, or a golden box 10Tovma4    9:9 | perfume; he stands in front of the Lord, depicted as if 10Tovma4    9:10 | Although there may be words ( of blame) in our history, yet 10Tovma4    9:11 | Furthermore, on the south side of the apse above the door 10Tovma4    9:11 | the apse above the door of the church is set a 10Tovma4    9:11 | to act as a place of prayer for the king, restricted 10Tovma4    9:12 | he fashioned the wonderful holy of holies with elegant paintings and 10Tovma4    9:12 | Jerusalem and also the gate of Sion on high 10Tovma4    9:14 | but is now the city of the great God, watered by 10Tovma4    9:14 | font and the incorruptible blood of the Son of God, which 10Tovma4    9:14 | incorruptible blood of the Son of God, which give drink to 10Tovma4    9:15 | Embellishing the day of dedication with groups of bishops 10Tovma4    9:15 | day of dedication with groups of bishops and princes, he celebrated 10Tovma4    10:0 | the Arab at the gates of the metropolis of Dvin; and 10Tovma4    10:0 | the gates of the metropolis of Dvin; and the various valiant 10Tovma4    10:0 | and the various valiant deeds of the great king of the 10Tovma4    10:0 | deeds of the great king of the Armenians, Gagik, and his 10Tovma4    10:3 | by Gołt’nastan and the city of Nakhchavan, forcibly occupying the province 10Tovma4    10:3 | far as the great metropolis of Dvin. He rapidly despatched tax 10Tovma4    10:3 | and prefects to the province of Ayrarat and as far as 10Tovma4    10:3 | as Aragats-otn, the holding of Abas, son of Smbat, which 10Tovma4    10:3 | the holding of Abas, son of Smbat, which he subjected to 10Tovma4    10:4 | demanding tribute. The king, mindful of the tender (bonds) of related 10Tovma4    10:4 | mindful of the tender (bonds) of related blood, came with a 10Tovma4    10:5 | Then Abas, son of Smbat, in his pride came 10Tovma4    10:5 | came down to the plain of the city of Vałarshapat, wishing 10Tovma4    10:5 | the plain of the city of Vałarshapat, wishing to precede the 10Tovma4    10:5 | wishing to precede the arrival of the great king of Armenia 10Tovma4    10:5 | arrival of the great king of Armenia, Gagik, in order to 10Tovma4    10:7 | Putting some four hundred of his men to the sword 10Tovma4    10:7 | the army and the inhabitants of the land. Then setting the 10Tovma4    10:8 | in flight by the skin of his teeth, and took refuge 10Tovma4    10:9 | king heard the sad news of this disaster, he immediately marched 10Tovma4    10:9 | immediately marched to the gate of Dvin, to the bank of 10Tovma4    10:9 | of Dvin, to the bank of the river Araxes opposite the 10Tovma4    10:9 | emerged to illuminate the land of Armenia 10Tovma4    10:10 | the mountain called the hill of Gēn—and truly the hill 10Tovma4    10:10 | that he received the grace of victory through the intercession of 10Tovma4    10:10 | of victory through the intercession of the Holy Illuminator, whose festival 10Tovma4    10:10 | celebrated on the tenth day of the month Sahmi. But the 10Tovma4    10:11 | impious man gathered an army of some thirteen thousand men and 10Tovma4    10:11 | its glow over the vault of heaven at the third hour 10Tovma4    10:11 | reading the holy gospel, one of his couriers came and note 10Tovma4    10:11 | prayers? Behold the front line of the Muslims has approached the 10Tovma4    10:11 | has approached the holy camp of the Lord 10Tovma4    10:12 | customary prayers, comprehending the (saying) of the wise man: “Battle is 10Tovma4    10:13 | valiant mien, took the troops of his Christian army and calmly 10Tovma4    10:13 | calmly advanced, disposing the ranks of his battle line in suitable 10Tovma4    10:13 | thunderings (resounded), and flashings as ( of lightning) were seen shooting downwards 10Tovma4    10:14 | especially because the holy patriarch of Armenia, Ełishē the Great, going 10Tovma4    10:14 | Great, going to the summit of the hill of Gēn with 10Tovma4    10:14 | the summit of the hill of Gēn with groups of priests 10Tovma4    10:14 | hill of Gēn with groups of priests, held aloft his hands 10Tovma4    10:15 | Passing through the ranks of the Armenian army, the king 10Tovma4    10:15 | the king reached the middle of the Muslim force, where there 10Tovma4    10:15 | ranks. Then the vast number of corpses of those who had 10Tovma4    10:15 | the vast number of corpses of those who had fallen to 10Tovma4    10:15 | lay thickly over the surface of the plain, like sheaves in 10Tovma4    10:15 | full field in the days of harvest. So about eight thousand 10Tovma4    10:15 | the river. And taking many of them prisoner, he sent some 10Tovma4    10:15 | chains to the impregnable (castle) of Dariunk’ 10Tovma4    10:16 | He spared the lives of about two hundred men, more 10Tovma4    10:17 | surrounding countryside. But the elders of the city fell at his 10Tovma4    10:17 | in peace to the fortress of Dariunk’, having stripped the men 10Tovma4    10:17 | stripped the men and horses of the Muslim army of their 10Tovma4    10:17 | horses of the Muslim army of their arms and armour in 10Tovma4    10:17 | king did not fine any of the many of his own 10Tovma4    10:17 | fine any of the many of his own troops who had 10Tovma4    11:0 | The attack of the Delmikk’ on the city 10Tovma4    11:0 | the Delmikk’ on the city of Hadamakert and the province of 10Tovma4    11:0 | of Hadamakert and the province of Ałbag; and the victory of 10Tovma4    11:0 | of Ałbag; and the victory of the Armenian army by the 10Tovma4    11:0 | Armenian army by the grace of God 10Tovma4    11:1 | In those days a group of Delmik troops advanced, intending to 10Tovma4    11:1 | to cross to the land of Asorestan. Reaching the city of 10Tovma4    11:1 | of Asorestan. Reaching the city of Hadamakert and the province of 10Tovma4    11:1 | of Hadamakert and the province of Ałbag, they pillaged property and 10Tovma4    11:2 | When the king heard of this, he ordered the valiant 10Tovma4    11:2 | he ordered the valiant cavalry of his army to pursue them 10Tovma4    11:2 | expected it in the land of Andzevats’ik’. They attacked the Delmik 10Tovma4    11:2 | trampled them down like stubble of the plain under the feet 10Tovma4    11:2 | the plain under the feet of the Armenian horses. Setting on 10Tovma4    12:0 | Descriptive portrait of the person and glory of 10Tovma4    12:0 | of the person and glory of the great king of Armenia 10Tovma4    12:0 | glory of the great king of Armenia, Gagik 10Tovma4    12:1 | filled him with the spirit of wisdom 10Tovma4    12:2 | among the entire rational race of mankind. (He was) elegant and 10Tovma4    12:2 | and upright, noble and splendid of face. The hair of his 10Tovma4    12:2 | splendid of face. The hair of his head was dark, long 10Tovma4    12:5 | him the appearance to onlookers of angelic form 10Tovma4    12:6 | Truly such gifts of grace and glory (were given 10Tovma4    12:6 | to him perfected the institutions of the holy church 10Tovma4    12:7 | take (examples) from the land of India and the city of 10Tovma4    12:7 | of India and the city of Topaz; especially the golden topaz 10Tovma4    12:7 | golden topaz from the commerce of the gem cutters and the 10Tovma4    12:7 | his crown on the days of royal pleasure; notably when on 10Tovma4    12:7 | on the Lord’s saving feast of Easter, he arose like a 10Tovma4    12:8 | Likewise rays of light shone out from the 10Tovma4    12:8 | shone out from the decoration of coloured gems interwoven with pearls 10Tovma4    12:8 | the head, breast, and croup of his mettlesome steed; and at 10Tovma4    12:8 | steed; and at the outpouring of the fiery brilliance before him 10Tovma4    12:8 | brilliance before him, the booming of drums and sounding of trumpets 10Tovma4    12:8 | booming of drums and sounding of trumpets, myriads of people were 10Tovma4    12:8 | and sounding of trumpets, myriads of people were stirred. Every eye 10Tovma4    12:8 | anointed, superior to all kings of the earth, merited such and 10Tovma4    12:9 | For he was the cause of peace and prosperity 10Tovma4    12:12 | He clipped the wings of the high-flying mighty 10Tovma4    12:15 | He foresaw the secret deceits of enemies, ensnared and destroyed them 10Tovma4    12:17 | plant with golden leaves, full of divinely inspired love, joyous news 10Tovma4    12:18 | sons he was a school of virtue and an ever-flowing 10Tovma4    12:18 | and an ever-flowing source of wisdom 10Tovma4    12:20 | Against the stormy threats of tyrants and their fearsome winds 10Tovma4    12:22 | In the hearts of the Babylonian, Mede, Persian, Greek 10Tovma4    12:23 | wise men about the depths of the sea or the heights 10Tovma4    12:23 | the sea or the heights of heaven which are inaccessible 10Tovma4    12:25 | like a dragon. The awe of his might spread over the 10Tovma4    12:25 | might spread over the whole of Armenia; like an impregnable wall 10Tovma4    12:25 | Armenia; like an impregnable wall of bronze he preserved (Armenia) from 10Tovma4    12:25 | from the secretly fired arrows of her enemies 10Tovma4    12:26 | subjects he was a shade of secure defense, and swift 10Tovma4    13:0 | Concerning the course of events in Armenia; and concerning 10Tovma4    13:1 | After the death of King Gagik Artsruni, son of 10Tovma4    13:1 | of King Gagik Artsruni, son of Deranik, and the suppression of 10Tovma4    13:1 | of Deranik, and the suppression of the independence of Armenia, the 10Tovma4    13:1 | the suppression of the independence of Armenia, the saying of the 10Tovma4    13:1 | independence of Armenia, the saying of the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled 10Tovma4    13:1 | was fulfilled for the land of Armenia, and even more so 10Tovma4    13:1 | more so for the province of Vaspurakan: “My peoples will wander 10Tovma4    13:1 | without a lord.” The race of Hagar ruled over us; making 10Tovma4    13:2 | expectation; only a few remained of the Armenian princes, who had 10Tovma4    13:3 | So our sins and those of our fathers reigned over us 10Tovma4    13:3 | surviving (Armenians) into the hands of the impious, money-minded, perversely 10Tovma4    13:3 | minded, perversely wicked, criminal race of the Elim—that is, the 10Tovma4    13:3 | Elim—that is, the nations of the Turks. They ruled over 10Tovma4    13:4 | They had the nature of bloodthirsty beasts; for they were 10Tovma4    13:4 | beasts; for they were people of awful appearance, and the sight 10Tovma4    13:4 | awful appearance, and the sight of their faces terrified and dismayed 10Tovma4    13:4 | and the wilderness, like that of wild animals, and they ate 10Tovma4    13:4 | white hairs or the exigencies of the aged; they did not 10Tovma4    13:5 | our sins gave as ruler of the land of Armenia, according 10Tovma4    13:5 | as ruler of the land of Armenia, according to the words 10Tovma4    13:5 | Armenia, according to the words of the holy prophets, companions of 10Tovma4    13:5 | of the holy prophets, companions of Anania: “You delivered us into 10Tovma4    13:5 | delivered us into the hands of the most impious and wicked 10Tovma4    13:6 | to the great king Senek’erim, of whom the prophet Isaiah speaks 10Tovma4    13:7 | help and the providential care of the Holy Spirit, ruled over 10Tovma4    13:7 | over their own ancestral provinces of Vaspurakan. Resisting the Muslims, they 10Tovma4    13:7 | built by Shamiram, the town of Van, and the impregnable fortress 10Tovma4    13:7 | Van, and the impregnable fortress of Amiuk, that looks up to 10Tovma4    13:7 | they despised the continual attacks of the Muslims, which God’s assistance 10Tovma4    13:8 | their time appeared the treasures of the divine cross on which 10Tovma4    13:8 | which the Only-Begotten Son of God had shed his blood 10Tovma4    13:8 | been brought to the mountain of Varag, to its rocky summit 10Tovma4    13:8 | God. As in the days of the emperor Constantius and the 10Tovma4    13:9 | so likewise (in) the province of Vaspurakan on the mountain of 10Tovma4    13:9 | of Vaspurakan on the mountain of Varag the sign of the 10Tovma4    13:9 | mountain of Varag the sign of the Lord’s cross shone out 10Tovma4    13:10 | expense; and at the foot of the mountain he constructed the 10Tovma4    13:10 | the splendid and famous metropolis of the monastery of Varag. In 10Tovma4    13:10 | famous metropolis of the monastery of Varag. In it he established 10Tovma4    13:10 | many monks and heavenly ranks of holy priests. He arranged allowances 10Tovma4    13:10 | in peace in the province of Vaspurakan, which became a place 10Tovma4    13:10 | Vaspurakan, which became a place of security for refugees and captives 10Tovma4    13:11 | Now because of our sins the race of 10Tovma4    13:11 | of our sins the race of Elimats’ik’ attacked us, as we 10Tovma4    13:11 | and continually vexed the nation of Christians and put them to 10Tovma4    13:12 | Then King Senek’erim thought of the Lord’s command: “If they 10Tovma4    13:12 | Lord’s help supported the emperor of the Greeks 10Tovma4    13:13 | and the divinely protected city of Constantinople were held by a 10Tovma4    13:13 | man named Basil. The emperor of the Greeks had no control 10Tovma4    13:13 | no control over the land of the Armenians, but these all 10Tovma4    13:13 | could not endure the onslaught of the Muslims 10Tovma4    13:14 | Then the survivors of the house of T’orgom turned 10Tovma4    13:14 | the survivors of the house of T’orgom turned to the emperor 10Tovma4    13:14 | T’orgom turned to the emperor of the Greeks as a son 10Tovma4    13:14 | had compassion for the appeal of their children, and summoned them 10Tovma4    13:15 | So the Artsrunik’, descendants of Hayk (and) Senek’erim, exchanged their 10Tovma4    13:15 | ancestral homes in the year [470] of the Armenian era, and moved 10Tovma4    13:15 | children, passing under the yoke of servitude to the Romans 10Tovma4    13:16 | Likewise the Bagratid Gagik, son of King Yovhannēs, also exchanged his 10Tovma4    13:16 | ancestral (lands) in the year [490] of the same era, and went 10Tovma4    13:16 | ruled over the eastern part of Armenia, the great city of 10Tovma4    13:16 | of Armenia, the great city of Van, the province of Vaspurakan 10Tovma4    13:16 | city of Van, the province of Vaspurakan, the royal city of 10Tovma4    13:16 | of Vaspurakan, the royal city of Ani, and the land of 10Tovma4    13:16 | of Ani, and the land of Armenia 10Tovma4    13:17 | When news of the kings’ departure from Armenia 10Tovma4    13:17 | Armenia and the Roman control ( of that country) reached the camp 10Tovma4    13:17 | that country) reached the camp of the impious, bloodthirsty, ferocious race 10Tovma4    13:17 | the impious, bloodthirsty, ferocious race of Elim, then the ruler of 10Tovma4    13:17 | of Elim, then the ruler of the Elimites, who was called 10Tovma4    13:17 | an eagle swooping on flocks of birds. Reaching the metropolis of 10Tovma4    13:17 | of birds. Reaching the metropolis of Ani, he besieged it; having 10Tovma4    13:17 | the sword. From the flowing of blood the land was irrigated 10Tovma4    13:17 | irrigated as at the time of flooding. Many of the witnesses 10Tovma4    13:17 | the time of flooding. Many of the witnesses said that the 10Tovma4    13:17 | blood from the fallen corpses of children reached the river which 10Tovma4    13:18 | licentious, devoted to the service of Satan, bloodthirsty and an eater 10Tovma4    13:18 | Satan, bloodthirsty and an eater of carrion, Srahang by name, came 10Tovma4    13:18 | name, came to the province of Vaspurakan and plundered it. He 10Tovma4    13:18 | as far as the city of Van, besieged it and inflicted 10Tovma4    13:18 | he did to the city of Archesh in the province of 10Tovma4    13:18 | of Archesh in the province of Gnunik’ 10Tovma4    13:19 | There remained no place of refuge for the Christians save 10Tovma4    13:19 | save only the impregnable fortress of Amiuk and the island of 10Tovma4    13:19 | of Amiuk and the island of Ałt’amar, where God dwells. These 10Tovma4    13:19 | waves and the proud height of their walls 10Tovma4    13:20 | them was accomplished the saying of the inspired psalmist David: “The 10Tovma4    13:20 | or a goat in front of flocks, or a king in 10Tovma4    13:21 | chosen as overseer and guardian of these divinely protected and impregnable 10Tovma4    13:21 | King Senek’erim, from the province of Amiuk and the family of 10Tovma4    13:21 | of Amiuk and the family of the Artsrunik’, named Abdlmseh. He 10Tovma4    13:21 | like a spark from thunderbolts of fire, protected by the omnipotent 10Tovma4    13:21 | by the omnipotent right hand of God from shipwreck in the 10Tovma4    13:22 | blessed him and the offspring of his loins; and as the 10Tovma4    13:22 | great David, blessed the fruit of his loins and granted him 10Tovma4    13:22 | all-wise protocuropalates Abdlmseh, son of the great prince and holy 10Tovma4    13:22 | The latter, on the day of the great feast of the 10Tovma4    13:22 | day of the great feast of the Lord’s birth and baptism 10Tovma4    13:22 | worthy to receive the crown of martyrdom with many elect men 10Tovma4    13:22 | elect men in the province of Mokk’ at the village of 10Tovma4    13:22 | of Mokk’ at the village of Atichank’ 10Tovma4    13:23 | strengthened by the gracious gifts of God, and was filled with 10Tovma4    13:23 | his sevenfold grace, the spirit of knowledge and of piety, the 10Tovma4    13:23 | the spirit of knowledge and of piety, the spirit of power 10Tovma4    13:23 | and of piety, the spirit of power and wisdom, the spirit 10Tovma4    13:23 | power and wisdom, the spirit of counsel and intelligence, and had 10Tovma4    13:23 | filled him with the fear of God 10Tovma4    13:24 | humble, liberal, merciful; a lover of prayer and of the saints 10Tovma4    13:24 | a lover of prayer and of the saints; he looked after 10Tovma4    13:24 | continuously reflected on the laws of the Lord, day and night 10Tovma4    13:25 | He was handsome of person, distinguished and of tall 10Tovma4    13:25 | handsome of person, distinguished and of tall stature, with curly hair 10Tovma4    13:25 | He had married the daughter of Grigor, dux of the East 10Tovma4    13:25 | the daughter of Grigor, dux of the East and grandson of 10Tovma4    13:25 | of the East and grandson of the splendid and powerful prince 10Tovma4    13:25 | the splendid and powerful prince of princes Aluz, who was lord 10Tovma4    13:25 | who was lord and master of the provinces of Tsałkotn and 10Tovma4    13:25 | and master of the provinces of Tsałkotn and Kogovit and of 10Tovma4    13:25 | of Tsałkotn and Kogovit and of the great town of Angełtun 10Tovma4    13:25 | and of the great town of Angełtun 10Tovma4    13:26 | Now the holy lamb of Christ, Mariam by name, most 10Tovma4    13:26 | Mariam by name, most noble of ladies by birth, had been 10Tovma4    13:26 | holiness and piety and fear of the Lord. In accordance with 10Tovma4    13:26 | was devoted to the love of God, and was superior to 10Tovma4    13:26 | to holy queens; a lover of prayer and of the poor 10Tovma4    13:26 | a lover of prayer and of the poor, she continually served 10Tovma4    13:27 | the divine treasures: the throne of our Holy Illuminator Gregory the 10Tovma4    13:27 | the Parthian, the sanctifying altar of the divine mystery, the girdle 10Tovma4    13:27 | the divine mystery, the girdle of the holy waist, the staff 10Tovma4    13:27 | the holy waist, the staff of the all-powerful right hand 10Tovma4    13:27 | superior to the two staffs of the great prophets Moses and 10Tovma4    13:28 | the slippers of the labouring feet of the 10Tovma4    13:28 | slippers of the labouring feet of the holy virgin Hṙip’simē, the 10Tovma4    13:28 | the holy blood, the arm of the holy martyr, the young 10Tovma4    13:28 | name, and many other relics of the martyrs; also the sign 10Tovma4    13:28 | the martyrs; also the sign of the Lord’s cross, on which 10Tovma4    13:28 | which there was a drop of life-giving blood, mounted with 10Tovma4    13:28 | still called the holy cross of Aparank’ 10Tovma4    13:29 | to be overseer and guardian of the house of Vaspurakan the 10Tovma4    13:29 | and guardian of the house of Vaspurakan the great prince named 10Tovma4    13:29 | prince named Khedenek, a kinsman of King Senek’erim and of the 10Tovma4    13:29 | kinsman of King Senek’erim and of the royal branch of the 10Tovma4    13:29 | and of the royal branch of the Artsrunik’ 10Tovma4    13:30 | a warrior valiant in deeds of bravery, and his brothers the 10Tovma4    13:30 | Lord Step’anos, the great crowns of the church, and also Lord 10Tovma4    13:30 | church, and also Lord Grigor of the same name as our 10Tovma4    13:31 | in warfare. By the help of God and their own bravery 10Tovma4    13:31 | undermined by the incessant raiding of the enemy 10Tovma4    13:32 | From T’oṙnik, son of T’adēos, was born the saintly 10Tovma4    13:33 | stars, and on earth agitation of the heathen 10Tovma4    13:34 | his time the brave nation of the Franks came out and 10Tovma4    13:34 | and freed the holy city of Jerusalem from the hands of 10Tovma4    13:34 | of Jerusalem from the hands of the Muslims, and many other 10Tovma4    13:35 | The land of the East was being oppressed 10Tovma4    13:35 | being oppressed at the hands of the impious; by continuous attacks 10Tovma4    13:35 | the impious; by continuous attacks of Muslims, who spread their raids 10Tovma4    13:35 | their raids over the surface of the earth like flowing torrents 10Tovma4    13:35 | lightning in the dark hours of the night 10Tovma4    13:36 | through the prayers and supplications of the holy fathers and his 10Tovma4    13:37 | and possessions for the payment of taxes, and did not criticize 10Tovma4    13:37 | did not criticize the taking of any of his own for 10Tovma4    13:37 | criticize the taking of any of his own for the requirements 10Tovma4    13:37 | his own for the requirements of tax exactors. He did not 10Tovma4    13:38 | named Dawit’—as with Jesse of Bethlehem, of whose sons the 10Tovma4    13:38 | as with Jesse of Bethlehem, of whose sons the Lord chose 10Tovma4    13:39 | to raise up the horn of his church 10Tovma4    13:40 | Lord’s house under the shadow of the divine treasures that we 10Tovma4    13:40 | in safekeeping on the island of Ałt’amar, the residence of God 10Tovma4    13:40 | island of Ałt’amar, the residence of God 10Tovma4    13:41 | Samuel, raised in the temple of the Lord and successor to 10Tovma4    13:42 | his youth taken the yoke of humility by fasting and prayer 10Tovma4    13:42 | accordance with the apostolic saying of Paul, the citizen of heaven 10Tovma4    13:42 | saying of Paul, the citizen of heaven: “We do not have 10Tovma4    13:42 | powers and with the governors of this dark (region) and with 10Tovma4    13:43 | carried to fulfilment the exercise of mortification and chastity, since those 10Tovma4    13:44 | its glory and the delight of this (present) existence, for he 10Tovma4    13:44 | from the prophets the likeness of man to grass and a 10Tovma4    13:44 | his life in all deeds of virtue according to the Lord’s 10Tovma4    13:45 | Spirit to indicate the coming of the Saviour and the distribution 10Tovma4    13:45 | the Saviour and the distribution of his Body and Blood, running 10Tovma4    13:46 | He resembled Joshua, son of Nav; for he was a 10Tovma4    13:47 | in accordance with the number of the holy apostles and a 10Tovma4    13:47 | holy apostles and a type of the twelve nations that believed 10Tovma4    13:48 | God, who from the womb of his mother was nourished by 10Tovma4    13:48 | earth, until by the word of his mouth (it rained 10Tovma4    13:49 | the great prophet John, son of Zacharias, who heard from the 10Tovma4    13:49 | good news concerning the birth of John, who laid hands on 10Tovma4    13:50 | He resembled John the son of Zebedee, who through his chastity 10Tovma4    13:50 | his chastity was named son of thunder, who from the heights 10Tovma4    13:50 | heights thundered forth the word of God, who reclined on the 10Tovma4    13:51 | from the most liberal giver of gifts, God. He received the 10Tovma4    13:51 | God. He received the honour of the priesthood and episcopate and 10Tovma4    13:52 | sat him on the throne of our Holy Illuminator Saint Gregory 10Tovma4    13:52 | joined him to the ranks of the previous holy fathers, Saints 10Tovma4    13:52 | would befall Armenia, the collapse of her independence, and servitude to 10Tovma4    13:53 | then in the second part of the vision the parchment which 10Tovma4    13:53 | parchment which indicated in letters of gold and red ink the 10Tovma4    13:53 | and red ink the elevation of the saints, and the line 10Tovma4    13:53 | the truth; then the repeat of the other line, which expressed 10Tovma4    13:53 | line, which expressed the model of our holy patriarch, the divinely 10Tovma4    13:53 | Dawit’, the elect and anointed of the Lord, who sat on 10Tovma4    13:53 | who sat on the throne of our Holy Illuminator 10Tovma4    13:54 | supplications and by the shedding of the blood of the holy 10Tovma4    13:54 | the shedding of the blood of the holy martyrs Vardan and 10Tovma4    13:54 | Vardan and his companions, (and) of T’oṙnik and his companions, relatives 10Tovma4    13:54 | T’oṙnik and his companions, relatives of the holy patriarch Dawit’, the 10Tovma4    13:55 | Now another of his offspring, the youngest of 10Tovma4    13:55 | of his offspring, the youngest of the brothers, was named Step’anos 10Tovma4    13:55 | his godly mother, most illustrious of ladies, named him by her 10Tovma4    13:56 | blessed Jacob by the mouth of his father—because the blessings 10Tovma4    13:56 | his father—because the blessings of fathers sustain sons—so also 10Tovma4    13:58 | established him on the throne of his father as (he had 10Tovma4    13:58 | established) Solomon on the throne of his father David; and just 10Tovma4    13:58 | did he) in the reign of Aluz 10Tovma4    13:59 | gave over into the control of his son Aluz the heaven 10Tovma4    13:59 | heaven-like and impregnable fortress of Amiuk, for he was able 10Tovma4    13:59 | to resist the impious races of the Ismaelites. And he exceeded 10Tovma4    13:60 | riches, succeeded to the throne of the patriarchate, and was dedicated 10Tovma4    13:60 | was dedicated to the observance of the divine commandments and nailed 10Tovma4    13:60 | commandments and nailed to fear of the Lord; the other he 10Tovma4    13:61 | He also saw the sons of his sons, and was blessed 10Tovma4    13:61 | buried in that same island of Ałt’amar, inhabited by God, at 10Tovma4    13:61 | by God, at the monastery of the Holy Cross, having been 10Tovma4    13:61 | the Lord the new freedom of adoption through the holy and 10Tovma4    13:61 | his relative Lord Dawit’, Catholicos of Armenia, offered inceantly in intercession 10Tovma4    13:62 | It was in the year [570] of the Armenian era that the 10Tovma4    13:62 | two years after the death of her husband, then she too 10Tovma4    13:63 | from the land. The saying of the Lord’s parable was fulfilled 10Tovma4    13:64 | to shake the great rock of faith, the gloriously splendid prince 10Tovma4    13:64 | a ship in the midst of storm-tossed waves of the 10Tovma4    13:64 | midst of storm-tossed waves of the sea, having no help 10Tovma4    13:64 | magnates nor his fathers, deprived of his possessions and robbed of 10Tovma4    13:64 | of his possessions and robbed of all his goods 10Tovma4    13:66 | fulfilled: “Those will be days of oppression such as have never 10Tovma4    13:67 | his implacable enemies, the race of Elimites 10Tovma4    13:68 | and renowned in the eyes of the unbelievers by his judicious 10Tovma4    13:69 | his sweat for the salvation of the Christians, both paying tribute 10Tovma4    13:70 | free men and the sons of nobles, magnates and princes from 10Tovma4    13:71 | full moon in the vault ( of the sky), or like the 10Tovma4    13:71 | the sun in the days of summer. God had granted him 10Tovma4    13:71 | a brilliant son, a beam of light, named after his ancestor 10Tovma4    13:71 | and beloved in the eyes of all for his’ splendid beauty 10Tovma4    13:71 | great prince Aluz, was fair of visage and tall of stature 10Tovma4    13:71 | fair of visage and tall of stature and powerful 10Tovma4    13:72 | The Only-Begotten Son of God revealed him to be 10Tovma4    13:72 | people), undisturbed by the tumult of agitated and surging waves 10Tovma4    13:73 | troubled; and especially the province of Vaspurakan saw no calm, but 10Tovma4    13:74 | the land during the famine of Egypt, so likewise he became 10Tovma4    13:74 | likewise he became a cause of prosperity for the house of 10Tovma4    13:74 | of prosperity for the house of Vaspurakan 10Tovma4    13:75 | was famous from one end of the earth to the other 10Tovma4    13:76 | He was the support of the faith, the glorious crown 10Tovma4    13:76 | the faith, the glorious crown of the holy church, the mother 10Tovma4    13:76 | the holy church, the mother of all piety. He exceeded himself 10Tovma4    13:76 | and supplications, imploring the salvation of the country; he was undistracted 10Tovma4    13:76 | was undistracted in the midst of his people like one of 10Tovma4    13:76 | of his people like one of the humble. He repulsed thieves 10Tovma4    13:76 | contented himself with the sweat of his face and the labour 10Tovma4    13:76 | his face and the labour of his hands 10Tovma4    13:77 | He acquired this book of T’ovmay the historian, and had 10Tovma4    13:77 | and the divinely bestowed fruit of his loins Khedenik; for from 10Tovma4    13:77 | Khedenik; for from the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of 10Tovma4    13:77 | of righteousness grows a tree of blessings 10Tovma4    13:78 | be blessed, and the prayers of the saints rise on his 10Tovma4    13:79 | sinner to reach the end of this (book 10Tovma4    13:81 | By the grace of the omnipotent God, Father and 10Tovma4    13:81 | account down to the clan of the Artsrunik’; one by one 10Tovma4    13:82 | pious and most wise king of Armenia, Gagik, who by his 10Tovma4    13:82 | in peace all the days of his life from enemy brigands 10Tovma4    13:82 | was responsible for the building of churches, in particular this most 10Tovma4    13:82 | and wonderfully constructed holy church of the Holy Cross of Ałtamar 10Tovma4    13:82 | church of the Holy Cross of Ałtamar 10Tovma4    13:83 | this History in the year [752] of the Armenian era, and in 10Tovma4    13:83 | and in the imperial reign of Lazan, at the order and 10Tovma4    13:83 | at the order and expense of the venerable, blissful and thrice 10Tovma4    13:83 | and thrice blessed, wise patriarch of Armenia, Lord Zak’aria, who is 10Tovma4    13:83 | liberally minded, and a lover of the poor and endowed with 10Tovma4    13:83 | was copied) at the request of the divinely wise and worthy 10Tovma4    13:83 | rank, who is the gem of the East and the holder 10Tovma4    13:83 | the East and the holder of the throne of the great 10Tovma4    13:83 | the holder of the throne of the great house of Siunik’ 10Tovma4    13:83 | throne of the great house of Siunik’ 10Tovma4    13:84 | to investigate his ancestry, none of the princes or of those 10Tovma4    13:84 | none of the princes or of those who hold sway in 10Tovma4    13:85 | Because of his divine love he requested 10Tovma4    13:85 | the godly and pious holder of the throne of our Holy 10Tovma4    13:85 | pious holder of the throne of our Holy Illuminator. At great 10Tovma4    13:86 | minded, modest and humble brother of Lord Zak’aria, Amir-Gurgēn. May 10Tovma4    13:86 | and body from the snares of enemies visible and invisible all 10Tovma4    13:86 | and invisible all the days of their lives. Amen 10Tovma4    13:87 | and inconsequential among the ranks of scribes and monks, Daniel by 10Tovma4    13:87 | copy this at the monastery of the great and splendid Holy 10Tovma4    13:87 | great and splendid Holy Cross of Ałt’amar, which we mentioned above 10Tovma4    13:87 | their pardon for the faults of this book, whatever may be 10Tovma4    13:88 | matters. Since I am ignorant of these things, what I heard 10Tovma4    13:88 | these things, what I heard of these expressions from the ecclesiastical 10Tovma4    13:88 | God on the eternal day of his coming 10Tovma4    13:90 | with divine glory, noble and of noble parents, raised in purity 10Tovma4    13:90 | who had attained the wisdom of the divine holy testaments, orthodox 10Tovma4    13:91 | came to this impregnable island of Ałt’amar, the abode of God 10Tovma4    13:91 | island of Ałt’amar, the abode of God, which is the throne 10Tovma4    13:91 | God, which is the throne of Saint Gregory the Illuminator of 10Tovma4    13:91 | of Saint Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia and the residence of 10Tovma4    13:91 | of Armenia and the residence of the most glorious and renowned 10Tovma4    13:91 | as her dowry the half of Alt’amar. After a short time 10Tovma4    13:92 | ordained to the patriarchal throne of Saint Gregory. But aged about 10Tovma4    13:93 | the fervent woes and tears of his heart and granted him 10Tovma4    13:94 | Sefedin to travel the road of his fathers and depart from 10Tovma4    13:94 | hands Zak’aria on the throne of his brother Lord Step’anos. So 10Tovma4    13:94 | Gurgēn (as) father and head of the family, and Baron Kurchbek 10Tovma4    13:95 | Zak’aria to the patriarchal throne of his brother Lord Step’anos. There 10Tovma4    13:95 | and rejoicing for our see of the Holy Cross of Ałt’amar 10Tovma4    13:95 | see of the Holy Cross of Ałt’amar, residence of God 10Tovma4    13:95 | Holy Cross of Ałt’amar, residence of God 10Tovma4    13:96 | rampart, and like a gate of bronze, he resisted the wicked 10Tovma4    13:96 | warriors. He was a lover of building and (responsible for) many 10Tovma4    13:96 | he built in the land of Vaspurakan on the island called 10Tovma4    13:96 | beautiful, luminous, and domed church of Saint George the General, which 10Tovma4    13:96 | He also built a house of prayer and living quarters and 10Tovma4    13:96 | many monks at the monastery of the church of Saint George 10Tovma4    13:96 | the monastery of the church of Saint George the General, and 10Tovma4    13:97 | patriarchal see on the island of Ałt’amar at the monastery of 10Tovma4    13:97 | of Ałt’amar at the monastery of the Holy Cross he built 10Tovma4    13:97 | great oratory for the days of winter. On the western side 10Tovma4    13:97 | its stones from the land of Khlat’ with much labour over 10Tovma4    13:98 | He had copied in memory of his soul the book called 10Tovma4    13:98 | for it includes the feasts of the Lord, of the holy 10Tovma4    13:98 | the feasts of the Lord, of the holy apostles and prophets 10Tovma4    13:99 | an upper story on top of the palace that Baron Sefedin 10Tovma4    13:100 | superior solicitude and foresight, out of love he decided on a 10Tovma4    13:100 | patriarchal throne if not one of my kinsmen and descendants?” Then 10Tovma4    13:100 | wise youth Lord Dawit’, son of his full brother Baron Gurgēn 10Tovma4    13:101 | as heir and co-heir of his see. There was no 10Tovma4    13:102 | dawn, melting the freezing ice of winter frosts and of the 10Tovma4    13:102 | ice of winter frosts and of the Muslim enemies of Christ’s 10Tovma4    13:102 | and of the Muslim enemies of Christ’s cross. He resisted the 10Tovma4    13:102 | cross. He resisted the hurricane of evils, Ali Pasha and others 10Tovma4    13:102 | evils, Ali Pasha and others of his ilk, who waxed haughty 10Tovma4    13:102 | holy churches and the faith of the Christians. He prevented (the 10Tovma4    13:102 | Christians. He prevented (the payment of) numerous taxes and haraj from 10Tovma4    13:103 | had his relative, the daughter of his sister, delivered to the 10Tovma4    13:103 | the Muslims) seized total control of the beautiful and impregnable island 10Tovma4    13:103 | the beautiful and impregnable island of Ałt’amar, and many other places 10Tovma4    13:104 | about, then in the year [775] of the Armenian era occurred the 10Tovma4    13:104 | and departure from this world of the holy patriarch Lord Zak’aria 10Tovma4    13:104 | good confession and orthodox profession of faith he gave up his 10Tovma4    13:104 | transitory world to the world of the living, to the supernal 10Tovma4    13:104 | supernal Jerusalem and the residence of the just 10Tovma4    13:105 | By their prayers and those of all the saints may the 10Tovma4    13:105 | Zak’aria a companion and sharer of the holy fathers and patriarchs 10Tovma4    13:105 | a little time the death of Step’anos and of Shamish-Khat’un 10Tovma4    13:105 | the death of Step’anos and of Shamish-Khat’un took place; they 10Tovma4    13:105 | accusers and examiners and exactors of words, deeds and thoughts 10Tovma4    13:106 | For they imposed many exactions of treasure, of gold and silver 10Tovma4    13:106 | imposed many exactions of treasure, of gold and silver; so whoever 10Tovma4    13:106 | had claim to the throne of that patriarchate had to give 10Tovma4    13:107 | seen by Lord Dawit’, bishop of Armenia, who had been ordained 10Tovma4    13:107 | with lightning, or like rays of light appearing at night in 10Tovma4    13:107 | sublime and beauteous fashion, valiant of body and charming of person 10Tovma4    13:107 | valiant of body and charming of person 10Tovma4    13:110 | goings, much labour and endurance of vexations and opprobrium, partly justified 10Tovma4    13:110 | be freed from the exaction of many possessions and incalculable treasure 10Tovma4    13:111 | bravely united through the bond of the Holy Spirit, lest our 10Tovma4    13:111 | inheritance fall into the hands of foreign Muslims 10Tovma4    13:112 | their resistance to Muslim enemies of Christ’s cross, and may he 10Tovma4    13:112 | from calamities and the deceit of Satan. Amen 10Tovma4    13:113 | you again strengthen the throne of our patriarchate as before, and 10Tovma4    13:114 | old age with many years of life, together with his brothers 11Asogh1    1:0 | Opening speech. - Enthronement of Ashot Bagaratuni 11Asogh1    1:1 | The everlasting and inexhaustible outpouring of divine grace on us from 11Asogh1    1:1 | and times surpassed (all) understanding of the sages and now remains 11Asogh1    1:2 | one hand) to the understanding of the future, and (on the 11Asogh1    1:2 | story to convey the memory of the past events 11Asogh1    1:3 | In the triple light of the Trinity, we will unswervingly 11Asogh1    1:3 | and unmistakably tell the tale of three times: past, present, and 11Asogh1    1:3 | not follow the false stories of impostor philosophers who say that 11Asogh1    1:4 | not encounter the false faith of heretics and therefore we will 11Asogh1    1:4 | go astray (from the path) of good deeds, we will not 11Asogh1    1:4 | astray at the false words of the pagans, who take away 11Asogh1    1:4 | who take away the hope of the resurrection from themselves 11Asogh1    1:5 | before our eyes the light of the commandments of the Lord 11Asogh1    1:5 | the light of the commandments of the Lord and the light 11Asogh1    1:5 | the Lord and the light of science, we learn that everything 11Asogh1    1:5 | who deviated from the will of God received the wrath of 11Asogh1    1:5 | of God received the wrath of God, and to this day 11Asogh1    1:6 | With the help of the same light of knowledge 11Asogh1    1:6 | help of the same light of knowledge in the present, we 11Asogh1    1:6 | come to know the Way of truth, that is, Christ Himself 11Asogh1    1:6 | from the many-seductive delusions of heretics 11Asogh1    1:7 | With the help of the light of hope for 11Asogh1    1:7 | the help of the light of hope for the future, we 11Asogh1    1:7 | before our eyes the day of the renewal of (all) creations 11Asogh1    1:7 | the day of the renewal of ( all) creations 11Asogh1    1:8 | the future with the help of the grace of God, the 11Asogh1    1:8 | the help of the grace of God, the giver of gifts 11Asogh1    1:8 | grace of God, the giver of gifts 11Asogh1    2:0 | About the time of Ashot Bagaratuni’s Enthronement 11Asogh1    2:3 | first (part includes a period of time), starting from the primeval 11Asogh1    2:3 | man, embracing also) the time of gloomy ignorance ([i.e. e.] paganism) until the 11Asogh1    2:3 | ignorance ([i.e. e.] paganism) until the reign of Trdat and the enlightenment of 11Asogh1    2:3 | of Trdat and the enlightenment of the Armenians. The second (part 11Asogh1    2:3 | part) is from the enlightenment of Armenia and the Enthronement of 11Asogh1    2:3 | of Armenia and the Enthronement of Trdat to the third renewal 11Asogh1    2:3 | Trdat to the third renewal of the Armenian kingdom through Ashot 11Asogh1    2:3 | which happened in the days of the Greek king Basil, and 11Asogh1    2:3 | his permission in the year [336] of the Armenian chronology, after the 11Asogh1    2:3 | Armenian chronology, after the advent of the Savior of our Lord 11Asogh1    2:3 | the advent of the Savior of our Lord God in the 11Asogh1    2:3 | Lord God in the summer of [888], during the reign of George 11Asogh1    2:3 | summer of [888], during the reign of George (and), in the [12th] year 11Asogh1    2:3 | George (and), in the [12th] year of his patriarchate 11Asogh1    2:4 | This Ashot, the son of Smbat, nicknamed Abdlabas, the Armenian 11Asogh1    2:4 | sparapet, (comes) from the tribe of Abraham 11Asogh1    2:5 | During the captivity of the Israelites, our crowned Haykazeans 11Asogh1    2:5 | begged (for them) the ancestors of Ashot from the king of 11Asogh1    2:5 | of Ashot from the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. Since the time 11Asogh1    2:5 | Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. Since the time of Vagharshak Arshakuni, our pagan kings 11Asogh1    2:5 | many torments for the worship of God, and when the enlightenment 11Asogh1    2:5 | God, and when the enlightenment ( of Armenia) took place, in addition 11Asogh1    2:5 | in addition to the Law of Moses, they received (still) the 11Asogh1    2:5 | they received (still) the grace of the gospel through faith in 11Asogh1    2:6 | into their hands) the administration of the Armenian kingdom, waged war 11Asogh1    2:6 | war against the fire-worship of the Persians, and subsequently against 11Asogh1    2:6 | by Muḥammad to the inhabitants of Arabia. (Thus they) trace their 11Asogh1    2:7 | Even before the Enthronement of his Ashot for [30] years, he 11Asogh1    2:7 | a prince, or a prince of princes in Armenia and Iberia 11Asogh1    2:7 | and Iberia, or a winner of all the surrounding peoples, or 11Asogh1    2:7 | a (man), improving the life of the clergy and decorating churches 11Asogh1    2:7 | did not violate the laws of nature, and (in general) with 11Asogh1    2:8 | vardapet Sahak, nicknamed Apikuresh, full of wisdom and knowledge, who wrote 11Asogh1    2:8 | an answer to the message of the Greek Patriarch Photios 11Asogh1    2:9 | the Interpretation on the Proverbs of Solomon, on the [38th] chapter of 11Asogh1    2:9 | of Solomon, on the [38th] chapter of Job ("Who hide this from 11Asogh1    2:9 | me advice... art. [2]), One Book of Songs of the Degrees of 11Asogh1    2:9 | art. [2]), One Book of Songs of the Degrees of David, and 11Asogh1    2:9 | of Songs of the Degrees of David, and an Explanation of 11Asogh1    2:9 | of David, and an Explanation of Grammar 11Asogh1    2:10 | for [21] years; after five years of reign he died and moved 11Asogh1    3:0 | The Enthronement of Smbat and about what happened 11Asogh1    3:1 | for [24] years with the permission of the Greek king Leo [VI] Philosopher 11Asogh1    3:1 | Philosopher, who took the place of Basil, who died after [19] years 11Asogh1    3:1 | Basil, who died after [19] years of rule. The son of the 11Asogh1    3:1 | years of rule. The son of the latter, Leo, reigned for 11Asogh1    3:1 | man, caring for the good of the whole state, generous with 11Asogh1    3:1 | with gifts, in the distribution of which he did not look 11Asogh1    3:1 | language; but as the son of an Armenian, he surpassed every 11Asogh1    3:2 | In the days of Smbat in [346=897], the Catholicos Bishop 11Asogh1    3:2 | was occupied by the man of God, Mashtots 11Asogh1    3:3 | He was from the village of Eghivardas, Aragatsot district 11Asogh1    3:4 | only vegetables, choosing the island of Sewan on the Geghama lake 11Asogh1    3:4 | Geghama lake as his place of residence, where he built a 11Asogh1    3:4 | a church in the name of the Apostles 11Asogh1    3:5 | here, governed by the charter of St. Basil: in this divine 11Asogh1    3:5 | devoted itself to the study of all the sacred books, so 11Asogh1    3:5 | could clearly see the path of the Lord, along which it 11Asogh1    3:6 | this time, father Gagik, rector of the monastery of St. Atom 11Asogh1    3:6 | Gagik, rector of the monastery of St. Atom, became famous for 11Asogh1    3:6 | virtues; he collected the lives of the martyrs in one book 11Asogh1    3:7 | But the man of God, Mashtots, having served as 11Asogh1    3:7 | far from the summer residence of Xosroviduxt, built by the Armenian 11Asogh1    3:8 | patriarchal throne in [346=897], Bishop Yovhannes of Dvin, a rhetorician and historian 11Asogh1    3:9 | his days, Smbat, the heresiarch of the Tondrikians, came from the 11Asogh1    3:9 | Tondrikians, came from the village of Zarehawan of the Calkotn district 11Asogh1    3:9 | from the village of Zarehawan of the Calkotn district, an opponent 11Asogh1    3:9 | the Calkotn district, an opponent of all Christian decrees 11Asogh1    3:10 | Smbat entered into full control of all his hereditary possessions, (which 11Asogh1    3:10 | as well as) the cities of his rivals 11Asogh1    3:11 | days and during the reign of his father, peace reigned in 11Asogh1    3:13 | Smbat built the church of St Saviour (Amenaprkich) in the 11Asogh1    3:13 | Saviour (Amenaprkich) in the village of Shirakawan with a high dome 11Asogh1    3:13 | high dome and walls made of hewn stone 11Asogh1    3:14 | At this time, the city of Dvin showed resistance; the king 11Asogh1    3:16 | Amir Afshin, the son of Saj, who was an ostikan 11Asogh1    3:16 | indignantly viewed at the friendship of Smbat with the Greek emperor 11Asogh1    3:16 | Armenia, he took the fortress of Kars, captured the nobles with 11Asogh1    3:16 | brought them to the city of Dvin in a pitiful way 11Asogh1    3:17 | ransomed by Hamam, the king of Albania 11Asogh1    3:18 | Shapuh, the younger brother of King Smbat, standing between life 11Asogh1    3:19 | and placed on the head of Smbat his brother (as proof 11Asogh1    3:19 | Smbat his brother (as proof of a new) assertion of (his 11Asogh1    3:19 | proof of a new) assertion of ( his) royal power 11Asogh1    3:21 | our beloved God, the creator of the world and the giver 11Asogh1    3:21 | the world and the giver of all blessings; when the priests 11Asogh1    3:21 | the common people, were guilty of excessive consumption of bread and 11Asogh1    3:21 | were guilty of excessive consumption of bread and wine, according to 11Asogh1    3:22 | when, in spite of God’s good deeds to us 11Asogh1    3:22 | ceased to heed the voice of his commandments; - then disasters and 11Asogh1    3:22 | our country to the army of the Ismaelites to ruin and 11Asogh1    4:0 | About the death of Smbat and the devastation of 11Asogh1    4:0 | of Smbat and the devastation of Armenia by the lawless Yusuf 11Asogh1    4:0 | the lawless Yusuf, the son of Abusaj 11Asogh1    4:2 | he sent to the Caliph of Babylon (with a request) - to 11Asogh1    4:4 | Upon learning of this, Smbat, at the head 11Asogh1    4:4 | this, Smbat, at the head of a large army, occupied all 11Asogh1    4:4 | army, occupied all the paths of its passage 11Asogh1    4:5 | way through the low places of the high mountains, rushed to 11Asogh1    4:5 | peace, sends Smbat a gift of many rich things, a golden 11Asogh1    4:6 | Smbat, capturing the king of Egeratsik Constantine, (who wanted to 11Asogh1    4:6 | wanted to revolt the country of Gugark and the lands that 11Asogh1    4:6 | that lay near the Gates of Alan, subject to the Armenian 11Asogh1    4:6 | his rule (with the assistance of the Iberian king Atrnerseh, and 11Asogh1    4:6 | Atrnerseh, irritated by the act of Smbat, broke off friendly relations 11Asogh1    4:7 | sent orders to all parts of his state to take revenge 11Asogh1    4:10 | was joined by: the king of Iberia Atrnerseh, the prince of 11Asogh1    4:10 | of Iberia Atrnerseh, the prince of Vaspurakan Gagik, a nephew (on 11Asogh1    4:10 | side, and Ashot the son of Shapuh’s brother Smbat, with all 11Asogh1    4:10 | with envy at the prosperity of Armenia 11Asogh1    4:11 | Tashir district to the village of Ojun, and from there moved 11Asogh1    4:13 | With the onset of the next year, Yusuf again 11Asogh1    4:15 | Here Mushegh son of Smbat was taken captive and 11Asogh1    4:15 | and settled in the fortress of Kapoyt 11Asogh1    4:17 | fearing betrayal on the part of the nobles who remained with 11Asogh1    4:17 | hand, went to the son of Abu-Saj Yusuf, who, (taking 11Asogh1    4:17 | his raid on the fortress of Ernjak, where the wives of 11Asogh1    4:17 | of Ernjak, where the wives of the nobles settled with their 11Asogh1    5:0 | accepted death in the city of Dvin from the lawless Yusuf 11Asogh1    5:1 | turn them to the Quran of Muḥammad 11Asogh1    5:2 | They trampled down the sting of death and, lovingly accepting death 11Asogh1    5:3 | the slaughter, then the youngest of them, named Michael, a native 11Asogh1    5:3 | them, named Michael, a native of Gugark, he attracted to himself 11Asogh1    5:3 | he thought with a promise of ( earthly) greatness to seduce him 11Asogh1    5:4 | above, escaped from the hands of the Ishmaelites and, joining his 11Asogh1    5:4 | the Father as a sacrifice of fragrance 11Asogh1    5:5 | the glorious and famous family of Gnunik, taken by the executioners 11Asogh1    5:6 | will not exchange the light of the knowledge of God, which 11Asogh1    5:6 | the light of the knowledge of God, which carries immortality in 11Asogh1    5:7 | them unshakable in the faith of Christ, he ordered them to 11Asogh1    5:8 | be added to the number of martyrs who accepted death on 11Asogh1    5:9 | the older brother: and both of them were crowned with a 11Asogh1    5:10 | Thus, in the city of Dvin, the martyrs, whose names 11Asogh1    5:10 | are entered in the book of life, accepted martyrdom at the 11Asogh1    5:10 | accepted martyrdom at the hands of the impious ostikan Yusuf. Their 11Asogh1    5:10 | faith, cut off the branches of his deadly fruits; for there 11Asogh1    5:10 | and, having received the crown of light, they joined (the face 11Asogh1    5:10 | light, they joined (the face) of the sons of the light 11Asogh1    5:10 | the face) of the sons of the light of Jerusalem on 11Asogh1    5:10 | the sons of the light of Jerusalem on high 11Asogh1    5:11 | few, seduced by the promises of the villain, did not reach 11Asogh1    5:13 | peoples, (the churches) were deprived of ministers, flocks and all their 11Asogh1    5:14 | in Greece, in the place of the tomb and solitude of 11Asogh1    5:14 | of the tomb and solitude of our holy Illuminator, on a 11Asogh1    5:14 | Daranalik district in the monastery of Garnik 11Asogh1    5:15 | At the sight of ( these disasters), Gagik Artzruni, appointed 11Asogh1    5:15 | at night to the land of Korduk and resettled all the 11Asogh1    5:15 | and resettled all the inhabitants of the Vaspurakan country to Assyria 11Asogh1    5:15 | to Assyria, (with the intention of staying there) until the thunder 11Asogh1    5:15 | again took up the organization of the country and reigned over 11Asogh1    5:15 | and reigned over a part of Armenia, (namely) Vaspurakan 11Asogh1    5:16 | Ashot, the nephew (by brother) of Smbat, having become like-minded 11Asogh1    5:16 | Smbat, having become like-minded of the malevolent dragon [i.e.] (Yusuf), receives 11Asogh1    5:16 | royal crown from him instead of his uncle (by father 11Asogh1    6:0 | About the flight of two sons of Smbat and 11Asogh1    6:0 | the flight of two sons of Smbat and their return; about 11Asogh1    6:0 | their return; about the Enthronement of Ashot 11Asogh1    6:1 | Of the remaining two sons of 11Asogh1    6:1 | Of the remaining two sons of Smbat - Ashot and Abas, Ashot 11Asogh1    6:1 | to Constantinople to the court of the Greek emperor Leo, while 11Asogh1    6:1 | Abas went to the land of Iberia, where he, having married 11Asogh1    6:1 | to Armenia after the return of his brother Ashot from Constantinople 11Asogh1    6:2 | extraordinary courage, who performed miracles of courage in Constantinople and (generally 11Asogh1    6:2 | to Armenia at the order of Leo, where he found his 11Asogh1    6:2 | proclaimed himself Shahanshah, [i.e.] the king of kings, drove the Ishmaelite troops 11Asogh1    6:2 | drove the Ishmaelite troops out of Armenia. He (generally little) relied 11Asogh1    6:3 | in Greece in the year [365=916] of the Armenian chronology and ruled 11Asogh1    6:4 | In the second year of his reign, he gathered a 11Asogh1    6:4 | army and, under the command of Demeslikos, sent him to the 11Asogh1    6:4 | sent him to the city of Dvin, where the Amir Spuk 11Asogh1    6:6 | After the death of Bishop Yovhannes, during the second 11Asogh1    6:6 | Yovhannes, during the second dispensation of Armenia, Bishop Theodore (who ruled 11Asogh1    7:0 | About the Enthronement of Abas and about what happened 11Asogh1    7:0 | in his days; the way of life of hermits and monks 11Asogh1    7:0 | days; the way of life of hermits and monks who live 11Asogh1    7:1 | After the death of Ashot, his brother Abas reigned 11Asogh1    7:1 | him, Bishop Ananias Mokatsi, abbot of the Varag monastery, (became) the 11Asogh1    7:3 | an end to the invasions of the Iberians and Sarmatians on 11Asogh1    7:3 | Armenia. At this time, Prince of Abkhazia, (coming out) from the 11Asogh1    7:3 | coming out) from the land of the Sarmatians, which is on 11Asogh1    7:3 | is on the other side of the Caucasian mountains, undertook a 11Asogh1    7:3 | a campaign at the head of an army of several tens 11Asogh1    7:3 | the head of an army of several tens of thousands and 11Asogh1    7:3 | an army of several tens of thousands and went (to Armenia 11Asogh1    7:4 | countless hordes to the banks of the Kura River with the 11Asogh1    7:4 | Kura River with the intention of devastating our entire country 11Asogh1    7:5 | churches (according to the rites) of the Orthodox faith of St 11Asogh1    7:5 | rites) of the Orthodox faith of St. Grigor until he himself 11Asogh1    7:5 | consecrates according to the decree of the Council of Chalcedon; (for 11Asogh1    7:5 | the decree of the Council of Chalcedon; (for at that time 11Asogh1    7:5 | cathedral church in the city of Kars from large granite, steel 11Asogh1    7:7 | On both sides detachments of troops daily attacked first on 11Asogh1    7:7 | attacked first on one side of the river, then on the 11Asogh1    7:8 | Once a detachment of Abkhazians, having crossed the Kur 11Asogh1    7:9 | he overtook in the middle of the river and began to 11Asogh1    7:9 | horses, for whom the waters of the river served as a 11Asogh1    7:10 | set off in the footsteps of the enemy, put them to 11Asogh1    7:10 | brought them to the city of Kars 11Asogh1    7:12 | blinded prince with the price of gold and, with an oath 11Asogh1    7:12 | an oath, confirmed the vow of peace with the Armenians that 11Asogh1    7:15 | Jaeger district, by the followers of the Council of Chalcedon and 11Asogh1    7:15 | the followers of the Council of Chalcedon and brought with him 11Asogh1    7:15 | with him the miraculous cross of the Savior 11Asogh1    7:17 | where he introduced the rule of the great patriarch Saint Basil 11Asogh1    7:17 | which everything was common. [300] men of ascetics gathered here 11Asogh1    7:18 | the abbot and faithful guardian of the faith in the same 11Asogh1    7:18 | generously endowed with the understanding of sacred books and the art 11Asogh1    7:18 | sacred books and the art of chanting 11Asogh1    7:19 | Shirak district, Haromos vank ([i.e. e.] "Monastery of the Greeks") Yovhannes, adorned with 11Asogh1    7:19 | even more with the charm of mercy; for (moved) by mercy 11Asogh1    7:19 | by, he arranged a place of rest in the monastery, where 11Asogh1    7:20 | solemnity with a large choir of singers 11Asogh1    7:21 | an indefatigable ascetic and servant of Christ, who died having reached 11Asogh1    7:21 | died having reached the limits of purity. He left Elder Peter 11Asogh1    7:21 | Elder Peter as the abbot of the monastery, who did not 11Asogh1    7:22 | age, he, by the election of all, transferred the abbot to 11Asogh1    7:22 | with everyone, satisfying the needs of everyone and fulfilling the duty 11Asogh1    7:22 | everyone and fulfilling the duty of the abbot with an extraordinary 11Asogh1    7:22 | he served as a herald of life, becoming a good example 11Asogh1    7:23 | dry eating, during the days of Great Lent they ate food 11Asogh1    7:23 | these few lines in memory ( of my stay with them) with 11Asogh1    7:23 | with the exact possible designation of the time of the establishment 11Asogh1    7:23 | possible designation of the time of the establishment of the aforementioned 11Asogh1    7:23 | the time of the establishment of the aforementioned monasteries 11Asogh1    7:24 | same time, in the country of Lykandos in the town of 11Asogh1    7:24 | of Lykandos in the town of Nahrnear, in the Karberd district 11Asogh1    7:25 | Movses was from the district of Taron; in Western Armenia, by 11Asogh1    7:25 | monasticism, he did a lot of good, being the guardian of 11Asogh1    7:25 | of good, being the guardian of our faith. He lived in 11Asogh1    7:27 | in the least taking care of themselves; none of them even 11Asogh1    7:27 | taking care of themselves; none of them even had a mite 11Asogh1    7:27 | was prescribed by the commandment of the Lord, day and night 11Asogh1    7:27 | they spent), singing the songs of David. Such were the feats 11Asogh1    7:27 | David. Such were the feats of all of them 11Asogh1    7:27 | were the feats of all of them 11Asogh1    7:28 | few words the great virtues of all these monastics, who, through 11Asogh1    7:28 | and thirst, sharing the sufferings of the crucified Christ on the 11Asogh1    7:29 | famous and glorious Vardik, abbot of the Vangoc’ monastery; the lions 11Asogh1    7:29 | a deer skin in front of him at his very feet 11Asogh1    7:29 | they would be instantly healed of their ailments 11Asogh1    7:30 | his arms in the form of a beggar. Once he went 11Asogh1    7:30 | the Amir in the fortress of Palin; in that country in 11Asogh1    7:30 | that country in the midst of the ruins was a church 11Asogh1    7:31 | he, relying on the power of God, went up (to the 11Asogh1    7:31 | doors, then by the power of the Lord and the prayers 11Asogh1    7:31 | the Lord and the prayers of the holy (man) he died 11Asogh1    7:32 | With the onset of morning, the unfaithful pagans say 11Asogh1    7:32 | whom you call (the man) of God.” For many hours no 11Asogh1    7:32 | to approach at the sight of the Dragon lying motionless 11Asogh1    7:33 | approach him; (then) the ascetic of Christ called to them from 11Asogh1    7:33 | was done for the exaltation of believers, for the shame of 11Asogh1    7:33 | of believers, for the shame of the unbelievers and for the 11Asogh1    7:33 | unbelievers and for the glory of Christ 11Asogh1    7:34 | become sophisticated in the teachings of Christ and teachers of the 11Asogh1    7:34 | teachings of Christ and teachers of the truth: the elder Basil 11Asogh1    7:34 | powerful word, a skillful interpreter of the divine law; Grigor, a 11Asogh1    7:34 | speech in preaching the commandments of the Lord; Stepanos, a disciple 11Asogh1    7:34 | the Lord; Stepanos, a disciple of Basil (Barsech), nicknamed the Inspired 11Asogh1    7:35 | beggarly clothes; Peter, faithful interpreter of St. Scriptures, and Ananias, a 11Asogh1    7:35 | a great philosopher, a monk of Narek (monastery), who wrote a 11Asogh1    7:35 | a book against the heresy of the Tondrakatsis and other schisms 11Asogh1    7:36 | Some of these men in their old 11Asogh1    7:36 | and reveled in the sweetness of their speeches. All of them 11Asogh1    7:36 | sweetness of their speeches. All of them, on the orders of 11Asogh1    7:36 | of them, on the orders of Bishop Ananias, after a deep 11Asogh1    7:36 | Ananias, after a deep study of the divine books, and on 11Asogh1    7:36 | second baptism for the followers of the Council of Chalcedon 11Asogh1    7:36 | the followers of the Council of Chalcedon 11Asogh1    7:38 | our baptism in the name of God and into the death 11Asogh1    7:38 | God and into the death of the Lord, and not just 11Asogh1    7:38 | not just into the (death) of man, is performed, so that 11Asogh1    7:38 | be subjected to the curses of Jeremiah, (who says): “Cursed is 11Asogh1    7:39 | In the days of the Greek emperor Roman and 11Asogh1    7:39 | Roman and during the time of the Armenian king Abas, in 11Asogh1    7:39 | Greeks summoned Alaxutetn, the persecutor of our faith 11Asogh1    7:40 | In [388 = 939], Hamtun, at the head of a large army, entered the 11Asogh1    7:41 | Then Constantine [VII], the son of Leo, came to the throne 11Asogh1    7:41 | for [16] years. In the [6th] year of his reign, in [397=948], he took 11Asogh1    7:42 | that time, performed (great) feats of courage 11Asogh1    7:43 | years. In [402-953], Abas, the king of Armenia, who reigned for [24] years 11Asogh1    8:0 | About the reign of Ashot, the son of Abas 11Asogh1    8:0 | reign of Ashot, the son of Abas, and about what happened 11Asogh1    8:0 | in his time. The construction of St. places 11Asogh1    8:3 | Ashot’s administration of Armenia was peaceful; he surpassed 11Asogh1    8:3 | calling some princes, others princes of princes, still others kouropalates: so 11Asogh1    8:3 | kouropalates: so he made fun of them! He looked at their 11Asogh1    8:4 | drink and drank the rest of the wine mixed with the 11Asogh1    8:5 | everything that constituted the decoration of the seats and walls (of 11Asogh1    8:5 | of the seats and walls ( of his palace) was distributed to 11Asogh1    8:7 | In his time, monasteries, cloisters of ascetics were built in the 11Asogh1    8:7 | were built in the land of Seawordik, (monasteries) cenobitic on the 11Asogh1    8:7 | monasteries) cenobitic on the basis of the rules of the aforementioned 11Asogh1    8:7 | the basis of the rules of the aforementioned charter of St 11Asogh1    8:7 | rules of the aforementioned charter of St. Basil. These are Haghpat 11Asogh1    8:8 | The rector of Sanahin was Yovhannes, a learned 11Asogh1    8:8 | was Yovhannes, a learned man of God; (by the abbot) Haghpat 11Asogh1    8:8 | the abbot) Haghpat - the servant of God Simeon of a strict 11Asogh1    8:8 | the servant of God Simeon of a strict life 11Asogh1    8:10 | him, Vahanik, from the district of Balk, the son of Juansher 11Asogh1    8:10 | district of Balk, the son of Juansher, prince of Balk, became 11Asogh1    8:10 | the son of Juansher, prince of Balk, became the Catholicos 11Asogh1    8:11 | a correspondence with the followers of the Council of Chalcedon, with 11Asogh1    8:11 | the followers of the Council of Chalcedon, with whom he wanted 11Asogh1    8:11 | get closer; as a result of which the monastic Armenian clergy 11Asogh1    8:11 | monastic Armenian clergy, (namely) Bishop of Arsharunik Bishop Xachik, Father Polycarpos 11Asogh1    8:11 | Xachik, Father Polycarpos - a monk of the Kamrjajsor Monastery, Father Sargis 11Asogh1    8:11 | Monastery, Father Sargis - a monk of the monastery, (called) Horomos vank 11Asogh1    8:11 | Father Stepanos (Stephan) a monk of the Sewan Monastery and other 11Asogh1    8:11 | fathers gathered in the city of Ani 11Asogh1    8:12 | Vaspurakan to Apusahl, the king of Vaspurakan, the son of Gagik 11Asogh1    8:12 | king of Vaspurakan, the son of Gagik Artsruni 11Asogh1    8:13 | the cathedral, with the consent of Shahanshah Ashot, approved Stepanos, a 11Asogh1    8:13 | Ashot, approved Stepanos, a monk of Sewan, as the Armenian Catholicos 11Asogh1    8:15 | Stepanos, who occupied the place of blessed Mesrop and ruled western 11Asogh1    8:15 | excellent man from the land of Siwnik and ( accompanied by all 11Asogh1    8:15 | Siwnik and ( accompanied by all of them) went to Vaspurakan to 11Asogh1    8:16 | the latter, following the example of Valens, did not want to 11Asogh1    8:16 | be sent to the island of Akhtamar 11Asogh1    8:17 | was transferred to the fortress of Kotorots, where he died, I 11Asogh1    8:19 | In the days of Romanos [II], the king of Greece 11Asogh1    8:19 | days of Romanos [II], the king of Greece, was the master Nikephoros 11Asogh1    8:20 | After the death of Roman, they besieged Anavarba and 11Asogh1    8:21 | troops appeared on the coast of the Greek Sea, entered Constantinople 11Asogh1    8:21 | great victory over the army of the Ishmaelites, took away many 11Asogh1    8:22 | In [415=966] there was an eclipse of the sun; Ashot, the prince 11Asogh1    8:22 | the sun; Ashot, the prince of Taron, died and the Greeks 11Asogh1    8:22 | and the Greeks took possession of Taron 11Asogh1    8:23 | large army, surrounded the city of Manazkert and, taking it, destroyed 11Asogh1    8:24 | palace with the treacherous assistance of the queen, mother of Basil 11Asogh1    8:24 | assistance of the queen, mother of Basil, and, having ascended the 11Asogh1    8:24 | great dux Bardas, the nephew of Nikephoros, revolted and reigned in 11Asogh1    8:25 | to war to the land of the Sebasteia, who, with the 11Asogh1    8:25 | Sebasteia, who, with the help of the Ruz, went out against 11Asogh1    8:25 | the Ruz put both wings of the Greek army to flight 11Asogh1    8:26 | remained motionless in the middle of the front. The detachment of 11Asogh1    8:26 | of the front. The detachment of infantry, called the “detachment of 11Asogh1    8:26 | of infantry, called the “detachment of the Salarks”, showed miracles of 11Asogh1    8:26 | of the Salarks”, showed miracles of courage; he cut through (the 11Asogh1    8:26 | against him under the cover of their shields, and, having given 11Asogh1    9:0 | About the patriarchate of Bishop Khachik and the construction 11Asogh1    9:0 | Bishop Khachik and the construction of a church and a patriarchal 11Asogh1    9:0 | patriarchal palace in the village of Argina 11Asogh1    9:1 | In the days of the Greek emperor Kiwr-Zan 11Asogh1    9:1 | Kiwr-Zan, during the reign of the Armenian king Ashot, in 11Asogh1    9:1 | and Stepanos, Bishop Khachik, Bishop of Arsharunik, nephew (by sister) of 11Asogh1    9:1 | of Arsharunik, nephew (by sister) of Ananias, became catholicos, concentrating (spiritual 11Asogh1    9:2 | patriarchal palace in the town of Argina in the Shirak district 11Asogh1    9:2 | Shirak district on the banks of the Axurean River, at the 11Asogh1    9:2 | Axurean River, at the (place) of the burial place of the 11Asogh1    9:2 | place) of the burial place of the Armenian archpastor, lord Anania 11Asogh1    9:3 | Khachik) built a cathedral church of hewn stone, bound with iron 11Asogh1    9:3 | sky, with three other churches of similar marvelously beautiful architecture, providing 11Asogh1    9:3 | divine covenants, the sacred epistles of the apostles and the commandments 11Asogh1    9:3 | the apostles and the commandments of the prophets, along with the 11Asogh1    9:3 | prophets, along with the creations of all the fathers-teachers 11Asogh1    9:4 | Yovhannes, who bore the cross of Christ, who, with a weak 11Asogh1    9:4 | great knowledge, explained the mind of the sacred books 11Asogh1    9:5 | He died under the sword of the Iberian fanatics, was buried 11Asogh1    9:5 | Aksigoms, and now (the monastery) of St. Yovhan, which is in 11Asogh1    9:5 | Basean district at the foot of the Ciranik Mountain 11Asogh1    9:6 | His Holiness Father Yovsep, abbot of the Hunjk monastery in the 11Asogh1    9:7 | his words; he spent most of his time in the desert 11Asogh1    9:7 | Ayrarat province), with the father of Jeremiah, an ascetic of Christ 11Asogh1    9:7 | father of Jeremiah, an ascetic of Christ, (who was) my comrade 11Asogh1    10:0 | On the war of the Greeks in Amida: the 11Asogh1    10:0 | Greeks in Amida: the appearance of a star; - death of king 11Asogh1    10:0 | appearance of a star; - death of king Kiwr-Zan 11Asogh1    10:1 | to Amida, at the head of several tens of thousands of 11Asogh1    10:1 | the head of several tens of thousands of troops, the demeslikos 11Asogh1    10:1 | of several tens of thousands of troops, the demeslikos Mleh, who 11Asogh1    10:1 | Abutalhab (Abu-Taleb), the grandson of Hamtun, was located. [400] horsemen with 11Asogh1    10:2 | the harvest at the beginning of summer, a spear-shaped star 11Asogh1    10:2 | the east and the rays of its light in the form 11Asogh1    10:2 | its light in the form of a spear extended west to 11Asogh1    10:2 | be visible until the onset of autumn. At the end of 11Asogh1    10:2 | of autumn. At the end of the same year, King Kiwr 11Asogh1    11:0 | About the Enthronement of Smbat, the son of Ashot 11Asogh1    11:0 | Enthronement of Smbat, the son of Ashot; about the construction of 11Asogh1    11:0 | of Ashot; about the construction of the Ani wall with the 11Asogh1    11:0 | the church; about the arrival of kouropalates David in Shirak 11Asogh1    11:2 | them, surrounding the former wall of the city of Ani, starting 11Asogh1    11:2 | former wall of the city of Ani, starting from the Axurean 11Asogh1    11:2 | Calkotsk valley; he built it of stone and lime with stone 11Asogh1    11:2 | and embraced the entire space of the city, with a gate 11Asogh1    11:2 | the city, with a gate of cedar wood, reinforced with thick 11Asogh1    11:3 | He also laid the foundation of an extensive church in the 11Asogh1    11:3 | church in the same city of Ani with the assistance of 11Asogh1    11:3 | of Ani with the assistance of the architect Trdat, who built 11Asogh1    11:3 | Trdat, who built the church of the patriarchal palace in Argina 11Asogh1    11:5 | is in the Chakatk’s district of the Ayrarat province 11Asogh1    11:6 | As a result of this, the Tayk’s kouropalates David 11Asogh1    11:6 | dzor (in the Shirak district of the Ayrarat province); he was 11Asogh1    12:0 | About the arrival of Amir Ablhaj in Armenia, about 11Asogh1    12:0 | in Armenia, about the termination of his power later on, and 11Asogh1    12:1 | Mushegh, completely forgetting the fear of God, lived surrounded by obscene 11Asogh1    12:2 | He sent Ablhaj, the grandson of the Persian Amir Salar, to 11Asogh1    12:2 | the cross from the dome of Shoghakat with lasso in [431=982]; as 11Asogh1    12:2 | lasso in [431=982]; as a result of which the wrath of God 11Asogh1    12:2 | result of which the wrath of God visited him, for an 11Asogh1    12:4 | an enemy to the cross of Christ, that’s why he took 11Asogh1    12:4 | Having gone to the court of the Greek emperor Basil, and 11Asogh1    12:4 | own servant in the city of Ukhtik in the Tayk province 11Asogh1    13:0 | in Vaspurakan; about the capture of princes through Abutlup, the Amir 11Asogh1    13:0 | princes through Abutlup, the Amir of Gokhtn 11Asogh1    13:1 | this time, Abutlup, the Amir of Gokhtn, with [905] Khazik infantrymen ... came 11Asogh1    13:1 | infantrymen ... came to the country of Vaspurakan 11Asogh1    13:2 | The prince of princes of Vaspurakan, Ablxarib, on 11Asogh1    13:2 | The prince of princes of Vaspurakan, Ablxarib, on the orders 11Asogh1    13:2 | Vaspurakan, Ablxarib, on the orders of the king of Vaspurakan Ashot 11Asogh1    13:2 | the orders of the king of Vaspurakan Ashot, accompanied by Prince 11Asogh1    13:3 | and camped in the district of Chuvash (Vaspurakan province) in a 11Asogh1    13:4 | The army of Arabs, having attacked, captured their 11Asogh1    13:7 | On the bodies of the dead, a sign of 11Asogh1    13:7 | of the dead, a sign of pagan filth was visible, which 11Asogh1    13:7 | delivered them into the hands of foreigners 11Asogh1    14:0 | Enthronement of Basil in Greece; - The tyranny 11Asogh1    14:0 | Basil in Greece; - The tyranny of Bardas and the devastation of 11Asogh1    14:0 | of Bardas and the devastation of the Greek land 11Asogh1    14:4 | army fought courageously: the sons of the prince of Taron - Grigor 11Asogh1    14:4 | the sons of the prince of Taron - Grigor and Bagarat, and 11Asogh1    14:4 | and Bagarat, and the prince of Mokk Zapranik, terrified the Greek 11Asogh1    14:7 | kingdom; every day the number of corpses increased on the roads 11Asogh1    14:8 | such turmoil, Bat, the Amir of Xlat and Nprkert, restored the 11Asogh1    14:8 | and Nprkert, restored the city of Manazkert, devastated the district of 11Asogh1    14:8 | of Manazkert, devastated the district of Taron with a sword and 11Asogh1    14:8 | and captivity, plundering the city of Mush and slaughtering the priests 11Asogh1    14:8 | you can still see traces of blood 11Asogh1    15:0 | About the last war of the Greeks; - the flight of 11Asogh1    15:0 | of the Greeks; - the flight of the tyrant Bardas 11Asogh1    15:1 | sent him to the kouropalates of Tayk David, with a proposal 11Asogh1    15:1 | Karin, Basean and the fortress of Sewuk in Mardahi, Hark and 11Asogh1    15:2 | Iberian troops under the command of the prince of princes Jojik 11Asogh1    15:2 | the command of the prince of princes Jojik, sent with Tornik 11Asogh1    15:3 | Starting from the land of Taron, they began to devastate 11Asogh1    15:5 | entered into battle with one of these camps and was about 11Asogh1    15:7 | for help to the Amir of Baghdad, Ibn Xosrov, with whom 11Asogh1    15:7 | and arrived at his city of Martyropolis, aka Nprkert, in a 11Asogh1    15:9 | The senior hechpics of Ibn Xosrov, having learned, let 11Asogh1    15:11 | presented him to the court of Ibn Xosrov in the city 11Asogh1    15:11 | Ibn Xosrov in the city of Baghdad, that is, Babylon 11Asogh1    15:12 | iron fetters for the rest of his life 11Asogh1    16:0 | Amirate of Ibn Xosrov and his wisdom 11Asogh1    16:1 | he drove the inhabitants out of the fortresses 11Asogh1    16:2 | During the siege of one city, the inhabitants did 11Asogh1    16:2 | then the Amir), as proof of obedience, demanded that from each 11Asogh1    16:2 | a dog in the form of tribute. The city stood not 11Asogh1    16:2 | all the houses were built of reeds. When he received the 11Asogh1    16:2 | he received the proper number of dogs, he ordered them to 11Asogh1    16:3 | All of them, through the drain holes 11Asogh1    16:3 | them, through the drain holes of the city wall, crawled into 11Asogh1    16:4 | This wise action reminds him of Samson, who, with three hundred 11Asogh1    16:4 | set fire to the fields of foreigners, or Alexander, who set 11Asogh1    16:4 | a high rock, by means of birds 11Asogh1    16:5 | The great family of Hamtun, who lived on the 11Asogh1    16:6 | By order of Basil, he was again settled 11Asogh1    16:8 | Even on the day of the Savior’s coming to the 11Asogh1    16:8 | the temple, called the Presentation of the Lord, Ibn Xosrov (once 11Asogh1    16:8 | himself personally burned a pile of flax; (and not only that 11Asogh1    16:8 | even after kindling the wings of the doves, (smeared) with oil 11Asogh1    16:9 | he proclaimed himself the “king of kings”, which was not forbidden 11Asogh1    16:10 | coin) silver with an admixture of copper and lead, (and this 11Asogh1    17:0 | Enthronement of Abas in Kars; his charity 11Asogh1    17:0 | Kars; his charity; the construction of the Shirim Monastery by him 11Asogh1    17:1 | this time, in [433 = 984], the king of the capital of Kars, Mushegh 11Asogh1    17:1 | the king of the capital of Kars, Mushegh, died, and his 11Asogh1    17:3 | be a magnificent man, full of reason and wisdom, not inferior 11Asogh1    17:3 | inferior to the wisest people of his time 11Asogh1    17:4 | doing good deeds and, first of all, decided to put an 11Asogh1    17:4 | our land, which the inhabitants of Vanand indulged in, according to 11Asogh1    17:5 | During the life of his father, robberies took place 11Asogh1    17:5 | city itself with the onset of twilight, so that at night 11Asogh1    17:5 | at night only the cries of the robbed were heard 11Asogh1    17:7 | on the established fast days of the week: on Wednesday and 11Asogh1    17:8 | a monastery for the salvation of his soul and in his 11Asogh1    17:9 | a place on the borders of the Arsharunik district, called Shirim 11Asogh1    17:9 | granite wall in the form of a square, spending a lot 11Asogh1    17:9 | a square, spending a lot of money on this and arranging 11Asogh1    17:9 | everything necessary for the convenience of the monks 11Asogh1    17:10 | he appointed Movses, the man of God, famous throughout Armenia, as 11Asogh1    17:13 | The mother of King Abas, the pious (daughter 11Asogh1    17:13 | King Abas, the pious (daughter) of pious parents, who was the 11Asogh1    17:13 | parents, who was the sister of the kings of Parisos: Senekerim 11Asogh1    17:13 | the sister of the kings of Parisos: Senekerim and Grigor, leaving 11Asogh1    17:13 | glory, went after the (glory) of heaven 11Asogh1    18:0 | About how Ablhaj, the son of Rovid, came to the city 11Asogh1    18:0 | Rovid, came to the city of Dvin and how, having taken 11Asogh1    18:1 | In [436=987], Ablhaj, son of Rovid (or Rovand), Amir of 11Asogh1    18:1 | of Rovid (or Rovand), Amir of Atrpatakan, at the head of 11Asogh1    18:1 | of Atrpatakan, at the head of [100,000] Persian troops, attacking Abultup, took 11Asogh1    18:1 | attacking Abultup, took away (some) of the cities of Salar from 11Asogh1    18:1 | away (some) of the cities of Salar from him, betraying his 11Asogh1    18:1 | then) he reached the city of Dvin, took it and demanded 11Asogh1    19:0 | time; his death; the Amirate of his son Mamlan 11Asogh1    19:1 | In [447=998], the great Ablhaj, (son of) Rovid, was again inflamed with 11Asogh1    19:1 | with anger against the land of Vaspurakan for the following reason 11Asogh1    19:2 | The son of the elder (another Ablhaj, Amir 11Asogh1    19:2 | the elder (another Ablhaj, Amir) of Her, having retired, went over 11Asogh1    19:2 | went over to the Amir of Akhunik, (Bat); and when he 11Asogh1    19:2 | him again, approaching the borders of Her and passing through some 11Asogh1    19:3 | One of the believers, named Sargis, a 11Asogh1    19:3 | believers, named Sargis, a man of noble birth, at the sight 11Asogh1    19:3 | noble birth, at the sight of this, jumped on a horse 11Asogh1    19:3 | drink. He cut the son of the elder (Amir) in half 11Asogh1    19:4 | a messenger) to the Amir of Aterpatakan with a promise to 11Asogh1    19:4 | promise to cede the city of Kher to him if only 11Asogh1    19:4 | Vaspurakan country for the blood of his son 11Asogh1    19:5 | The Amir of Atrpatakan expressed his consent to 11Asogh1    19:5 | relying on the large number of his troops, promised to massacre 11Asogh1    19:6 | Gathering a horde of Persian-barbarians; he reached the 11Asogh1    19:7 | into three detachments, (ordering) one of them to attack the right 11Asogh1    19:7 | to attack the right border of the country with the onset 11Asogh1    19:7 | the country with the onset of morning, the other - to the 11Asogh1    19:7 | penetrate into the very interior of the country: in this way 11Asogh1    19:9 | the same night, the word of Christ was said to him 11Asogh1    19:9 | your soul will be required of you,” is it possible that 11Asogh1    19:12 | Abutlup, the Amir of Gokhtn, again took possession of 11Asogh1    19:12 | of Gokhtn, again took possession of Dvin. The Armenian King Smbat 11Asogh1    19:12 | King Smbat, through the mediation of Bishop Khachik, concluded an oath 11Asogh1    20:0 | against them by the Metropolitan of Sebasteia 11Asogh1    20:1 | in Baghdad and the kingdom of Basil was enjoying peace, the 11Asogh1    20:1 | set out to resettle part of the Armenians under his rule 11Asogh1    20:1 | to deal with) the organization of the country 11Asogh1    20:3 | Cowardly shepherds and the Metropolitan of Sebasteia began to oppress the 11Asogh1    20:3 | and sent the main priests of the city of Sebasteia in 11Asogh1    20:3 | main priests of the city of Sebasteia in iron fetters to 11Asogh1    20:4 | The eldest of these priests, Gabriel, died in 11Asogh1    20:4 | was an old man, full of wisdom and firm in the 11Asogh1    20:5 | unremarkable priests with two bishops of Sebasteia and Larissa, Sion and 11Asogh1    20:5 | and Yovhannes, with the efforts of the metropolitan, separated from the 11Asogh1    20:5 | metropolitan, separated from the union of Armenians, accepted the Council of 11Asogh1    20:5 | of Armenians, accepted the Council of Chalcedon 11Asogh1    20:6 | who were) in the city of Sebasteia, through the ringing of 11Asogh1    20:6 | of Sebasteia, through the ringing of a bell (to gather for 11Asogh1    20:6 | for prayer) until the arrival of King Basil in the eastern 11Asogh1    20:8 | not superfluous to quote one of these answers here 11Asogh1    21:0 | a terrible death the Metropolitan of Sebasteia died; about the Bugar 11Asogh1    21:2 | sent him to the country of Sebasteia to establish peace 11Asogh1    21:3 | his sister. Upon the arrival of that woman in the land 11Asogh1    21:3 | that woman in the land of Sebasteia, they found out who 11Asogh1    21:3 | and a deceiver; the kings of Sebasteiaia burned it, overlaying it 11Asogh1    21:4 | by two brothers called Komsajagks, of whom the eldest, an Armenian 11Asogh1    21:4 | Samuel. Emperor Basil led both of them with his regiments of 11Asogh1    21:4 | of them with his regiments of guards to Macedonia for a 11Asogh1    21:4 | against the Sebasteia. Taking advantage of the opportunity, they broke away 11Asogh1    21:4 | went over to the king of Sebasteia, a eunuch, and, like 11Asogh1    21:5 | the Komsajagks, having taken possession of the whole Sebasteia country, rebelled 11Asogh1    22:0 | a campaign to the land of the Sebasteia and, defeated by 11Asogh1    22:1 | personally went to the land of Sebasteia 11Asogh1    22:2 | camp occupied the very middle of their state 11Asogh1    23:0 | Baghdad and enters the land of Greece 11Asogh1    23:1 | i.e., in the year [435 = 986] of the Armenian chronology, when Gabriel 11Asogh1    23:1 | chronology, when Gabriel, the priest of Sebasteia, died in torture, and 11Asogh1    23:1 | and the metropolitan, the perpetrator of his murder, died in cruel 11Asogh1    23:2 | to release from the fetters of King Bardas, in consequence of 11Asogh1    23:2 | of King Bardas, in consequence of the oath promise given by 11Asogh1    23:3 | far beyond the city walls of Baghdad, he released him with 11Asogh1    23:3 | and horses. A large crowd of city residents, having learned about 11Asogh1    23:4 | brought him to the city of Melitene, (distant) from Babylon at 11Asogh1    23:4 | from Babylon at a distance of [31] days of the journey 11Asogh1    23:4 | at a distance of [31] days of the journey 11Asogh1    23:5 | The entire army of the country in general, including 11Asogh1    23:5 | general, including Bat, the Amir of Apahunik’s and Nprkert, with all 11Asogh1    24:1 | aka Phokas, on the orders of Basil, went to war against 11Asogh1    24:1 | Bardas Skleros) at the head of all the Greek and Iberian 11Asogh1    24:2 | among ourselves, destroying the dominion of Basil 11Asogh1    24:3 | be taken to the fortress of Geravs with an armed escort 11Asogh1    24:4 | and barely reaching their place of residence, when they heard the 11Asogh1    24:4 | when they heard the news of the imprisonment of Skleros in 11Asogh1    24:4 | the news of the imprisonment of Skleros in the city of 11Asogh1    24:4 | of Skleros in the city of Zeravs, began to raid, (starting 11Asogh1    24:5 | a war at the head of the Greek and Iberian troops 11Asogh1    24:5 | troops against the royal city of Constantinople, (which lasted) two years 11Asogh1    24:6 | not to let anyone out of the city, let in any 11Asogh1    24:6 | the city, let in any of the outsiders below 11Asogh1    24:7 | But the head of the (Constantinople) harbor, having concluded 11Asogh1    24:7 | as well as the troops of Western countries. They went around 11Asogh1    24:8 | at dawn, from the side of the city, warships with torches 11Asogh1    24:9 | to them and delivered part of the army of Delphinas to 11Asogh1    24:9 | delivered part of the army of Delphinas to the sword, and 11Asogh1    25:0 | Bardas Phokas, at the head of his army, comes to the 11Asogh1    25:2 | With the onset of the next year - it was 11Asogh1    25:2 | divided him into two parts, of which he sent one across 11Asogh1    25:2 | the sea to the camp of Bardas, which, having arrived, put 11Asogh1    25:3 | signal - he ordered the trumpets of war to be blown, and 11Asogh1    25:3 | blown, and the whole camp of Bardas, in confusion, turned to 11Asogh1    26:0 | About the appearance of a star; about the earthquake 11Asogh1    26:0 | in Constantinople and the death of the recalcitrant Chortuanel 11Asogh1    26:1 | year, [i.e.], in [438=989], on the [15th] day of the month of Kaghots, on 11Asogh1    26:1 | the [15th] day of the month of Kaghots, on the feast of 11Asogh1    26:1 | of Kaghots, on the feast of the Assumption of the All 11Asogh1    26:1 | the feast of the Assumption of the All-holy Virgin Mary 11Asogh1    26:1 | again on the eastern side ( of the sky). For several days 11Asogh1    26:2 | a terrible earthquake overtook all of Greece, as a result of 11Asogh1    26:2 | of Greece, as a result of which many cities, villages and 11Asogh1    26:2 | perished, especially in the countries of Thrace and Byzantium, so that 11Asogh1    26:2 | vibration. In the royal city of Constantinople, the richly shining decorations 11Asogh1    26:2 | Constantinople, the richly shining decorations of marvelous columns and icons that 11Asogh1    26:4 | plan, having prepared a model of the building, on which work 11Asogh1    26:5 | Of those deposited along with Phokas 11Asogh1    26:5 | magistos Chortuanel, nephew (by brother) of the monk Tornik, who settled 11Asogh1    26:5 | who settled in the countries of Derjan and Taron 11Asogh1    26:6 | two battles, on the last of which he killed Chortuanel on 11Asogh1    26:6 | Greece, subjugated under the rule of Basil, began to enjoy peace 11Asogh1    27:0 | About the strangulation of Theodosius from the kingdom of 11Asogh1    27:0 | of Theodosius from the kingdom of Abkhazia and about the enthronement 11Asogh1    27:0 | Abkhazia and about the enthronement of Bagarat, the son of Gurgen 11Asogh1    27:0 | enthronement of Bagarat, the son of Gurgen 11Asogh1    27:1 | years before that, the king of the Abkhazia Theodosius was blinded 11Asogh1    27:1 | was blinded by the nobles of the country, destroying his royal 11Asogh1    27:2 | Smbat appointed Smbat, the son of Gurgen, the grandson of the 11Asogh1    27:2 | son of Gurgen, the grandson of the Iberian king Bagarat, as 11Asogh1    27:2 | king Bagarat, as the king of the Apkhazians 11Asogh1    27:3 | After the death of his grandmother, his (Smbat) grandfather 11Asogh1    27:3 | to drive Gurgen, the son of Bagarat, from his estate 11Asogh1    27:4 | For this reason, the king of the Abkhazians, the son of 11Asogh1    27:4 | of the Abkhazians, the son of Gurgen, at the head of 11Asogh1    27:4 | of Gurgen, at the head of a large army from the 11Asogh1    27:4 | large army from the land of the Sarmatians, went to the 11Asogh1    27:4 | and, having crossed this side of the Caucasian mountains, camped on 11Asogh1    27:4 | mountains, camped on the banks of the Kur River 11Asogh1    27:5 | Kouropalates David and King Bagarat of Iberia sent to the Armenian 11Asogh1    27:6 | There was also) the king of Kars, young Abas, with his 11Asogh1    27:7 | princes united against the army of the Abkhazians, who, horrified by 11Asogh1    27:8 | David demanded from the king of the Abkhazia the fortress of 11Asogh1    27:8 | of the Abkhazia the fortress of Sakuret, having received which he 11Asogh1    27:8 | king Smbat as a token of gratitude for the help rendered 11Asogh1    27:8 | him; but after the death of Smbat, this fortress was again 11Asogh1    28:0 | Atrocities of Smbat and his death 11Asogh1    28:1 | When the affairs of the king of the Armenian 11Asogh1    28:1 | the affairs of the king of the Armenian Smbat were crowned 11Asogh1    28:1 | state, when, at the sight of an abundance of wine and 11Asogh1    28:1 | the sight of an abundance of wine and bread (in his 11Asogh1    28:2 | He committed three atrocities worthy of tears, which are hard to 11Asogh1    28:3 | following reason: in the city of Ani, the king had a 11Asogh1    28:4 | out to bring a brazier of coals for the censers; the 11Asogh1    28:5 | which they (carried) him out of the city and threw him 11Asogh1    28:6 | wished to bury the body of a Christian and buried him 11Asogh1    28:7 | anger, ordered the charred body of a Christian to be dug 11Asogh1    28:7 | Christian to be dug out of the grave at night and 11Asogh1    28:8 | With the dawn of the next day, when the 11Asogh1    28:8 | the monks, having gone out of the city gates, were going 11Asogh1    28:8 | monastery, they saw (the body of the unfortunate, thrown) to be 11Asogh1    28:9 | by him to the Amir of Gokhtan, who kept it according 11Asogh1    28:9 | achieved, because he was afraid of betrayal on the part of 11Asogh1    28:9 | of betrayal on the part of his brother, Gagik 11Asogh1    28:10 | himself suffered a burning disease of fever, from which he died 11Asogh1    28:11 | grave, lulled by some kind of medicine; that he was alive 11Asogh1    28:12 | from the grave) the corpse of the burnt dead man to 11Asogh1    28:13 | This is how the words of the monks were fulfilled by 11Asogh1    28:13 | He gives a certain part of the rewards in this world 11Asogh1    29:0 | The Enthronement of Gagik and what happened in 11Asogh1    29:1 | On the very day of Smbat’s death, his brother Gagik 11Asogh1    29:1 | Gagik reigned in the winter of [438=989] in the city of Ani 11Asogh1    29:1 | winter of [438=989] in the city of Ani 11Asogh1    29:2 | He took possession of a greater number of fortresses 11Asogh1    29:2 | possession of a greater number of fortresses and districts within Vayots 11Asogh1    29:3 | Gagik was a man of insight, knowledgeable in military affairs 11Asogh1    29:4 | word is withheld from praise of Gagik 11Asogh1    29:5 | the pious queen Katramide, daughter of the Syunik prince Vasak, superbly 11Asogh1    29:5 | Vasak, superbly completed (the construction) of the church begun by Smbat 11Asogh1    29:5 | a dome in the form of a heavenly vault. She provided 11Asogh1    29:5 | holy cathedral in the city of Ani burned like a vault 11Asogh1    29:5 | Ani burned like a vault of heaven 11Asogh1    29:6 | The nephew (by brother) of Smbat and Gagik, David son 11Asogh1    29:6 | Smbat and Gagik, David son of Gurgen with his brother Smbat 11Asogh1    29:6 | at that time) the countries of Tashirk and the Iberian plain 11Asogh1    29:6 | plain, having the vast fortress of Samshvilde as his seat; he 11Asogh1    29:6 | seat; he soon took possession of the city of Dmaneac; conquering 11Asogh1    29:6 | took possession of the city of Dmaneac; conquering the Amir of 11Asogh1    29:6 | of Dmaneac; conquering the Amir of Tiflis with his city 11Asogh1    29:7 | and slender young man, full of reason, pleasing to God, beloved 11Asogh1    29:8 | The Amir of Gandtsak P’atlun soon gathered to 11Asogh1    29:9 | the upper hand, destroyed part of his army with a sword 11Asogh1    29:10 | crossed himself (in the faith of the latter) and appointed his 11Asogh1    29:10 | appointed his son as Mampul of Tashirk in Hiwne-vank 11Asogh1    29:11 | King David forced him out of the Gag fortification, taking away 11Asogh1    30:0 | On the death of Bishop Xachik 11Asogh1    30:1 | In the days of the patriarch of the Armenians 11Asogh1    30:1 | the days of the patriarch of the Armenians bishop Xachik, the 11Asogh1    30:1 | to spread over the countries of the West, so that they 11Asogh1    30:2 | vault on the north side of the church he built in 11Asogh1    30:2 | in [439=990], which was the [19th] year of his patriarchate, which lasted [20] years 11Asogh1    31:0 | On the Patriarchate of Bishop Sargis 11Asogh1    31:2 | a virtuous and tireless vinedresser of Christ; he did not indulge 11Asogh1    31:2 | but having renounced the amusements of the transient world and following 11Asogh1    31:2 | himself to serving the church of the Sewan monastery on the 11Asogh1    31:2 | built by the blessed man of God, Bishop Mashtots 11Asogh1    31:3 | He was innately fond of wilderness living; he led the 11Asogh1    31:4 | he gave Sargis a place of residence in a monastery, which 11Asogh1    31:5 | when Gagik reigned over all of Armenia, Sargis was again returned 11Asogh1    31:5 | again returned to the place of his upbringing - to the Sevan 11Asogh1    31:5 | where he received the appointment of abbot and abbot 11Asogh1    31:7 | Upon the death of Bishop Khachik, the Armenian King 11Asogh1    31:7 | land and the Greek half of ( Armenia), who, having at their 11Asogh1    31:7 | at their head the Bishop of Arsharunik, Bishop Sahak, on Tuesday 11Asogh1    31:8 | did not change his way of life; on the contrary, having 11Asogh1    31:8 | contrary, having become the image of God, he, adorned with humility 11Asogh1    31:8 | prayers according to the decree of the monastic rank; and observed 11Asogh1    31:8 | dressed according to the example of St. Basil, glorified by the 11Asogh1    32:0 | About the second campaign of King Basil in the land 11Asogh1    32:0 | King Basil in the land of Bulgars and about the capture 11Asogh1    32:0 | Bulgars and about the capture of the city of Vera 11Asogh1    32:0 | the capture of the city of Vera 11Asogh1    32:1 | were exterminated, he, taking advantage of his leisure, in [440=991], having gathered 11Asogh1    32:1 | troops, went to the land of the Bulgars to avenge himself 11Asogh1    32:2 | Arriving, he besieged the city of Vera, which he took, leaving 11Asogh1    32:2 | took, leaving there the son of the Prince of Taron, master 11Asogh1    32:2 | the son of the Prince of Taron, master Grigor, with an 11Asogh1    32:3 | Hanjit prince Sahak, the son of Habel, who repeatedly fought with 11Asogh1    32:3 | young man Ashot, the son of Grigor, came out to meet 11Asogh1    33:0 | On the departure of Patrick Zan to the land 11Asogh1    33:0 | Patrick Zan to the land of the Bulgars and on his 11Asogh1    33:2 | defeated fell into the hands of the enemies, who took him 11Asogh1    33:2 | a dungeon in some kind of fortress, holding both Sahak and 11Asogh1    34:0 | Entry of the armies of Egyptian armies 11Asogh1    34:0 | Entry of the armies of Egyptian armies into the Greek 11Asogh1    34:1 | At this time, the Amir of Egypt, in Babylon, named Azaz 11Asogh1    34:1 | large army to the city of Alep and to the countries 11Asogh1    34:1 | Alep and to the countries of Antioch 11Asogh1    34:2 | Master Romanos, the son of Skleros, came out to meet 11Asogh1    34:4 | Amir sent all the troops of Arabia, Jerusalem and Libya to 11Asogh1    34:4 | land in the same countries of Antioch 11Asogh1    34:5 | meet them on the orders of King Basil in [443=994] and, having 11Asogh1    34:6 | The army of Arabs pursued him, put many 11Asogh1    34:6 | many prisoners, including the son of Xoras, Patrick Zanak, the pious 11Asogh1    34:7 | the troops. The Egyptians, informed of the coming of the king 11Asogh1    34:7 | Egyptians, informed of the coming of the king, set fire to 11Asogh1    34:8 | through their land, plundered many of their districts and built a 11Asogh1    34:8 | a city on the shores of the great sea to protect 11Asogh1    35:3 | Instead of the prophets, God made the 11Asogh1    35:3 | the walls speak, and instead of the apostles, the mountains raised 11Asogh1    35:3 | and understand the terrible power of God, and that those who 11Asogh1    35:3 | did not heed the voice ( of God) could see with their 11Asogh1    35:4 | in dry places, ordinary sources of water dried up. The plains 11Asogh1    35:5 | dead. The wailing and wailing of the survivors resounded far away 11Asogh1    35:6 | The fortress of Balu with its buildings and 11Asogh1    35:7 | The fortress of Capalajur, Tigris stronghold, Attax and 11Asogh1    35:8 | happened on the last day of the month of Qaghotz and 11Asogh1    35:8 | last day of the month of Qaghotz and continued in this 11Asogh1    36:0 | Second exit of the Egyptian army to Babylon 11Asogh1    36:0 | Egyptian army to Babylon; death of Dalasanos 11Asogh1    36:1 | In [437=988], the son of the same Egyptian Amir Azaz 11Asogh1    36:1 | Amir Azaz, after the death of his father, having gathered an 11Asogh1    36:2 | that is in the land of Senear in the land of 11Asogh1    36:2 | of Senear in the land of the Chaldeans, where pandemonium took 11Asogh1    36:2 | place, which Nebuchadnezzar the son of Nabopollasar surrounded with a wall 11Asogh1    36:2 | a wall in the course of [15] years and which now, with 11Asogh1    36:2 | which now, with a change of place, at a distance from 11Asogh1    36:2 | no), this is some kind of fortress in the land of 11Asogh1    36:2 | of fortress in the land of Egypt, called Babylon, as Epiphanius 11Asogh1    36:2 | out and attacked the environs of Syrian Antioch with the intention 11Asogh1    36:2 | Syrian Antioch with the intention of devastating them 11Asogh1    36:3 | Master Dalasanos, by order of the Greek king, went out 11Asogh1    36:4 | plunder the camp, the army of the Arabs turned back, attacked 11Asogh1    36:5 | his brother and son; part of the army fled, and most 11Asogh1    36:5 | the army fled, and most of it, together with Patrick Chortuanel 11Asogh1    36:5 | Chortuanel, the nephew (by brother) of the monk Tornik, was taken 11Asogh1    37:0 | On the death of the Amir of Bat; the 11Asogh1    37:0 | the death of the Amir of Bat; the ruin of Manazkert 11Asogh1    37:0 | Amir of Bat; the ruin of Manazkert; parish of Mamlan; meeting 11Asogh1    37:0 | the ruin of Manazkert; parish of Mamlan; meeting with kouropalates David 11Asogh1    37:1 | few years earlier, the Amir of Apahunik and Nprkert, Bat, died 11Asogh1    37:2 | laid siege to the city of Manazkert and forced him to 11Asogh1    37:2 | He led the Arabs out of there and let them go 11Asogh1    37:4 | together with Mamlan, the Amir of Atrpatakan, entered the district of 11Asogh1    37:4 | of Atrpatakan, entered the district of Cakhkoyoten (of the Ayrarat province 11Asogh1    37:4 | entered the district of Cakhkoyoten ( of the Ayrarat province and occupied 11Asogh1    37:5 | huge camp in the city of Vagharshapat 11Asogh1    37:6 | that were to the east of it; after which they went 11Asogh1    38:0 | which the nephew (by sister) of Bat, becoming Amir, leads the 11Asogh1    38:0 | Amir, leads the Arabs out of Nprkert and about his death 11Asogh1    38:1 | The nephew (by sister) of Bata, Apumsar, having become Amir 11Asogh1    38:1 | Amir and, fearing the inhabitants of Nprkert from the Arabs, resorted 11Asogh1    38:1 | slaughter, (namely) the third day of the month, called by them 11Asogh1    38:3 | scattered in different places: many of them went to Amida 11Asogh1    38:4 | The inhabitants of the city of Amida, wanting 11Asogh1    38:4 | The inhabitants of the city of Amida, wanting to avenge this 11Asogh1    39:0 | The extermination of the Iberian army in the 11Asogh1    39:0 | Iberian army in the city of Khlat 11Asogh1    39:1 | army to besiege the city of Khlat 11Asogh1    39:2 | It came in the winter of [446-997], and through famine and the 11Asogh1    39:2 | time, (churches) in the name of the Holy Cross and St 11Asogh1    39:4 | same way.” As a result of this, the wrath of God 11Asogh1    39:4 | result of this, the wrath of God overtook them 11Asogh1    39:5 | Instead of his son Mruan, his brother 11Asogh1    39:5 | Amir, who, having taken possession of Amida, at the head of 11Asogh1    39:5 | of Amida, at the head of a small detachment, went to 11Asogh1    39:5 | Xlat on the very day of Easter, in [447=998] year 11Asogh1    39:6 | slaughter began, the courageous arrows of the Tayk’s to many of 11Asogh1    39:6 | of the Tayk’s to many of them ([i.e. e.] from the army of 11Asogh1    39:6 | of them ([i.e. e.] from the army of the Amir) inflicted wounds, (so 11Asogh1    39:7 | night after Easter, the wrath of God visited the Iberian army 11Asogh1    39:8 | exterminating them with the blade of the sword 11Asogh1    39:9 | Bagarat, the nephew (by brother) of the monk Tornik, died, and 11Asogh1    39:9 | Tornik, died, and the prince of princes Bakuran and many others 11Asogh1    40:1 | same year [447=998], Mamlan, the son of Ablhaj, the grandson of the 11Asogh1    40:1 | son of Ablhaj, the grandson of the Rod of the Amir 11Asogh1    40:1 | the grandson of the Rod of the Amir of Atrpatakan, again 11Asogh1    40:1 | the Rod of the Amir of Atrpatakan, again gathered an army 11Asogh1    40:2 | gathered around him numerous troops of Persians and Mars (Medes), he 11Asogh1    40:2 | he thought, with the help of the Amir of Khurasan and 11Asogh1    40:2 | the help of the Amir of Khurasan and other barbarians, to 11Asogh1    40:2 | other barbarians, to take possession of Armenia and Iberia, rebuild the 11Asogh1    40:2 | and Iberia, rebuild the city of Karin and devastate the land 11Asogh1    40:2 | Karin and devastate the land of Tayk’s because the Christians destroyed 11Asogh1    40:3 | Leaving his city of Tavriz, which is within the 11Asogh1    40:3 | which is within the limits of Her, with a huge horde 11Asogh1    40:3 | he passed through the land of Vaspurakan and stopped in the 11Asogh1    40:5 | Armenian troops under the command of the prince of princes Vahram 11Asogh1    40:5 | the command of the prince of princes Vahram, the son of 11Asogh1    40:5 | of princes Vahram, the son of Grigor Pahlawuni, who built Marmarashen 11Asogh1    40:5 | Marmarashen and Brgnern, the master of Smbat, the son of Vahram 11Asogh1    40:5 | master of Smbat, the son of Vahram and the marzpan Ashot 11Asogh1    40:5 | Ashot, accompanied by the troops of the king of the Vanandetsik 11Asogh1    40:5 | the troops of the king of the Vanandetsik Abas 11Asogh1    40:6 | The king of Iberia Gurgen sent [6,000] excellent cavalry 11Asogh1    40:6 | excellent cavalry under the command of the prince of princes Peris 11Asogh1    40:6 | the command of the prince of princes Peris, son of Jojik 11Asogh1    40:6 | prince of princes Peris, son of Jojik 11Asogh1    40:7 | The whole army of David kouropalates was commanded by 11Asogh1    40:7 | commanded by Gabriel, the son of Ochopentir 11Asogh1    40:8 | All of them went to Mount Sukaw 11Asogh1    40:9 | impregnable place near the village of Cumb 11Asogh1    40:12 | to fight and became convinced of their relative minority to their 11Asogh1    40:12 | army, then at the beginning of the month of areg, on 11Asogh1    40:12 | the beginning of the month of areg, on Tuesday, at the 11Asogh1    40:12 | on Tuesday, at the dawn of the day, it began to 11Asogh1    40:13 | One sight of them in their abundance terrified 11Asogh1    40:13 | was said that the number of Persian infantry and cavalry reached 11Asogh1    40:17 | combat, (during which) five people of the Iberians fell 11Asogh1    40:18 | all sides to the camp of the Christians in order to 11Asogh1    40:19 | voice calling on the king of all - Christ, as their head 11Asogh1    40:20 | built according to the rules of military art, but in groups 11Asogh1    40:20 | rushed at the numerous camp of the Persians, like a forest 11Asogh1    40:21 | attack on the solid mass of the right wing of the 11Asogh1    40:21 | mass of the right wing of the (enemy) horde, performed miracles 11Asogh1    40:21 | the (enemy) horde, performed miracles ( of courage), inflicting frequent cruel and 11Asogh1    40:24 | detachment, crashing (into the crowd of enemies) with extraordinary force, like 11Asogh1    40:25 | that struck terror into flocks of birds 11Asogh1    40:26 | There one could see streams of blood flowing in rivers, lying 11Asogh1    40:28 | betraying them to the edge of the sword before sunset and 11Asogh1    40:28 | pursuing) to the very gates of the city of Archesh 11Asogh1    40:28 | very gates of the city of Archesh 11Asogh1    40:30 | that, apart from five people of Iberian soldiers who fell in 11Asogh1    40:30 | in single combat, not one of the huge number of Armenians 11Asogh1    40:30 | one of the huge number of Armenians and Iberians died, and 11Asogh1    40:31 | Therefore, with great joy, each of them returned to his own 11Asogh1    41:0 | The second entry of King Basil into the land 11Asogh1    41:0 | King Basil into the land of the Arabs, adjacent to Syria 11Asogh1    41:2 | collect the peacefully resting bones ( of the fallen), dig a hole 11Asogh1    41:3 | went and took the city of Shazar and many other fortresses 11Asogh1    41:3 | the raid to the mountains of Libanos, devastating the whole country 11Asogh1    41:4 | country, starting from the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 11Asogh1    41:4 | the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross until the day 11Asogh1    41:4 | the Cross until the day of the Epiphany of the Lord 11Asogh1    41:4 | the day of the Epiphany of the Lord; after which he 11Asogh1    41:4 | Tarsus, built by Senekerim, king of Assyria 11Asogh1    42:0 | About the death of the great kouropalates David and 11Asogh1    42:0 | David and about the arrival of the Greek king Basil in 11Asogh1    42:1 | deplorable story about the death of the great kouropalates David, if 11Asogh1    42:1 | me far, and therefore, instead of a panegyric, I will limit 11Asogh1    42:3 | He was the culprit of peace and the improvement of 11Asogh1    42:3 | of peace and the improvement of all eastern countries, especially Armenia 11Asogh1    42:4 | years, on the great day of saving Easter, in [449=1000] year 11Asogh1    42:5 | who could inherit the throne of his possession, he therefore entrusted 11Asogh1    42:5 | Basil, who, having received news of the death of David in 11Asogh1    42:5 | received news of the death of David in Tarsus of Cilicia 11Asogh1    42:5 | death of David in Tarsus of Cilicia, hastened to arrive in 11Asogh1    42:7 | Balu, and on the day of the feast of the Transfiguration 11Asogh1    42:7 | the day of the feast of the Transfiguration he entered Mount 11Asogh1    42:7 | Arshamunik district, in the city of Erez 11Asogh1    42:8 | The Amir of Nprkert, a nephew (by sister 11Asogh1    42:8 | Nprkert, a nephew (by sister) of Bata, arrived at him in 11Asogh1    42:8 | at him in the city of Erez, whom (the emperor) honored 11Asogh1    42:8 | conferring on him the dignity of a master and ordering the 11Asogh1    42:9 | Mount Hawchich, to the city of the same name, where he 11Asogh1    42:9 | met by Bagarat, the king of the Abkhazia and his father 11Asogh1    42:9 | his father Gurgen, the king of Iberia. Basil, having made a 11Asogh1    42:9 | king, granted him the dignity of a kouropalates, and his father 11Asogh1    42:10 | On the very day of the latter’s departure, a violent 11Asogh1    42:10 | cause. The princes and vassals of Kouropalates David, who arrived there 11Asogh1    42:11 | From the infantry detachment of the Ruses, a warrior was 11Asogh1    42:11 | hay for his horse. One of the Iberians approached him and 11Asogh1    42:12 | Then all the people of the Ruses, who were there 11Asogh1    42:12 | rose to fight: there were [6,000] of them on foot, armed with 11Asogh1    42:12 | Basil asked from the King of the Ruses at the time 11Asogh1    42:13 | All the princes and vassals of the Tayk’s opposed them and 11Asogh1    42:13 | Here died: the Grand Duke of Princes, named Patriarch, the two 11Asogh1    42:13 | named Patriarch, the two sons of Ochopentir - Gabriel and Yovhannes, Chortuanel 11Asogh1    42:13 | and Yovhannes, Chortuanel, the grandson of Abuharp, and many others; for 11Asogh1    42:13 | many others; for the wrath of God was heavy on them 11Asogh1    42:14 | way, when the young king of the Vanand Abas, adorned with 11Asogh1    42:14 | Abas, adorned with the sign of military prowess, and the king 11Asogh1    42:14 | military prowess, and the king of Vaspurakan Senekerim, brother of Gurgen 11Asogh1    42:14 | king of Vaspurakan Senekerim, brother of Gurgen, rode out to meet 11Asogh1    42:15 | rich clothes and a lot of gold, let each of them 11Asogh1    42:15 | lot of gold, let each of them go to his country 11Asogh1    42:16 | himself went to the city of Manazkert, Hark district; from here 11Asogh1    42:16 | a plain near the city of Vagharshakert, waiting for the arrival 11Asogh1    42:16 | Vagharshakert, waiting for the arrival of the king of the Armenian 11Asogh1    42:16 | the arrival of the king of the Armenian Gagik 11Asogh1    42:19 | Basil went to the city of Uxtik, subjugated all the fortresses 11Asogh1    42:19 | giving them into the hands of faithful people; He took the 11Asogh1    42:19 | people; He took the rest of the Tayk’s nobles with him 11Asogh1    43:0 | About the arrival of Gurgen in the Tayk’s land 11Asogh1    43:1 | King Gurgen of Iberia, considering for himself a 11Asogh1    43:1 | considering for himself a humiliation of the dignity of the master 11Asogh1    43:1 | a humiliation of the dignity of the master, granted to him 11Asogh1    43:1 | all his army, took possession of it 11Asogh1    43:2 | Having besieged the small fortress of Uxtik, he could not cause 11Asogh1    43:3 | Basin district in the year [450=1001] of the Armenian chronology. Both (enemy 11Asogh1    43:3 | these places before the onset of winter 11Asogh1    43:5 | met on the wooded mountain of Mecrach, in a village called 11Asogh1    43:5 | called Surb-Astuatzatzin (St. Mother of God) by the name of 11Asogh1    43:5 | of God) by the name of the church located in it 11Asogh1    44:1 | David, the nephew (by brother) of Gagik, whom we mentioned above 11Asogh1    44:2 | by this, at the head of his army attacked Tashir, Shamshvilde 11Asogh1    44:2 | fortress, went to the district of Aghstew 11Asogh1    44:3 | due to the small number of troops, he did not manage 11Asogh1    44:3 | detachment. Then, through the petition of the patriarch, lord Sargis, he 11Asogh1    44:4 | peace treaty, as a result of which David had to live 11Asogh1    44:4 | had to love, take care of him like a father 11Asogh1    45:0 | About the ancestry of Artsrunik, who in our time 11Asogh1    45:1 | ancestry, which, with the sons of Senekerim, the king of Assyria 11Asogh1    45:1 | sons of Senekerim, the king of Assyria, during the Haykazuni Paroyr 11Asogh1    45:2 | who lived) in the days of Smbat the Great, whom, as 11Asogh1    45:2 | Abusaj. During the general devastation of Armenia (Gagik) reigned in the 11Asogh1    45:3 | After the death of Gagik, his son Derenik, reigned 11Asogh1    45:4 | Then Ashot son of Abusahl, having reigned for [22] years 11Asogh1    45:5 | The sons of Abusahl, both brothers of Ashot 11Asogh1    45:5 | sons of Abusahl, both brothers of Ashot - Gurgen and Senekerim, ascended 11Asogh1    45:6 | Basil arrived in the country of the east, first Senekerim came 11Asogh1    46:0 | King Gagik in the city of Ani of a large church 11Asogh1    46:0 | in the city of Ani of a large church in the 11Asogh1    46:0 | large church in the name of St. Grigor 11Asogh1    46:1 | the time when the year [1000] of the incarnation or incarnation of 11Asogh1    46:1 | of the incarnation or incarnation of our Lord was coming to 11Asogh1    46:1 | an end, in the days of Emperor Basil, the Armenian king 11Asogh1    46:1 | good idea on the model of a vast church in the 11Asogh1    46:1 | vast church in the name of St. time lay collapsed in 11Asogh1    46:1 | ruins, to build a church of the same size and the 11Asogh1    46:1 | same architecture in the city of Ani 11Asogh1    46:2 | it on the other side ( of the city that overlooks) Tzahkotsadzor 11Asogh1    46:2 | dome like a high vault of heaven 11Asogh1    47:0 | The lineage of the princes of Parisos ceases 11Asogh1    47:0 | The lineage of the princes of Parisos ceases with the death 11Asogh1    47:0 | Parisos ceases with the death ( of its last representatives 11Asogh1    47:1 | this time - in [452=1003] - the lineage of the rulers of Parisos, descended 11Asogh1    47:1 | the lineage of the rulers of Parisos, descended from the Haykazean 11Asogh1    47:1 | Grigor, ceased with the death of the latter 11Asogh1    47:2 | each other, and the Amir of Ganjak, Patlun 11Asogh1    48:0 | Epilogue on the occasion of the end of this work 11Asogh1    48:0 | the occasion of the end of this work 11Asogh1    48:1 | Immeasurable are the abysses of marvelous miracles (provided) by God 11Asogh1    48:1 | God to the countless multitude of intelligent fiery (creatures). The Creator 11Asogh1    48:1 | intelligent fiery (creatures). The Creator of all beings is the highest 11Asogh1    48:3 | and the life-giving passions of the Lord 11Asogh1    48:4 | years, which is the [30th] year of the reign of the Greek 11Asogh1    48:4 | the [30th] year of the reign of the Greek emperor Basil, the 11Asogh1    48:4 | Greek emperor Basil, the [15th] year of the reign of King Gagik 11Asogh1    48:4 | the [15th] year of the reign of King Gagik in Great Armenia 11Asogh1    48:5 | and the [13th] year of the patriarchate of the lord 11Asogh1    48:5 | the [13th] year of the patriarchate of the lord Sargis, glorious and 11Asogh1    48:5 | Sargis, glorious and the grace of an adorned archpastor. By order 11Asogh1    48:5 | an adorned archpastor. By order of him (Sargis), not wanting to 11Asogh1    48:6 | you, who walk the path of humility in everything and carry 11Asogh1    48:6 | your soul the descended Word ( of God), you will certainly descend 11Asogh1    48:6 | and accept this small offering of mine. I ask you, and 11Asogh1    48:6 | you, and all the children of the church, to condescendingly look 11Asogh1    48:6 | and write something more worthy of attention. And glory and contempt 11Asogh1    48:6 | may the Lord rewards each of them in a righteous judgment 11Asogh1    48:7 | I ask you, out of your paternal care, and you 11Asogh1    48:7 | care, and you, readers, out of your brotherly love, to remember 11Asogh1    48:7 | remember me at the hour of your sincere prayer, so that 11Asogh1    48:7 | you unite with the hosts of the incorporeal, I, having received 11Asogh1    48:7 | worthy to sing a hymn of praise three hypostatic and one 11Asogh1    48:9 | The End of the History of Stepanos of 11Asogh1    48:9 | The End of the History of Stepanos of Taron 11Asogh1    48:9 | of the History of Stepanos of Taron 12Last1    1:0 | Days of torments came to us, Unbelievable 12Last1    1:0 | found us, Because the measure of our sins, having filled up 12Last1    1:6 | successors. And the animating breath of life was reduced 12Last1    1:9 | at the country vanished. Sounds of the lyre were silenced, Beatings 12Last1    1:9 | the lyre were silenced, Beatings of the drum were silenced, and 12Last1    1:9 | drum were silenced, and cries of woe arose 12Last1    1:10 | to turn to the history ( of these events) and to begin 12Last1    1:11 | a mighty man, a builder of the world, very honorable, a 12Last1    1:11 | world, very honorable, a lover of the poor, indeed, the definition 12Last1    1:11 | the poor, indeed, the definition of peace. For in his day 12Last1    1:12 | after his death, the emperor of the Byzantines (“the Romans”), Basil 12Last1    1:12 | Romans”), Basil, in the [25th] year of his reign, came forth with 12Last1    1:13 | The cavalry force of Tayk’ went before him and 12Last1    1:14 | However, the prophecy of the psalmist David was fulfilled 12Last1    1:15 | and the azatagund clashed and [30] of the most honorable of the 12Last1    1:15 | and [30] of the most honorable of the azatagund fell at that 12Last1    1:16 | was) because they had wearied of him, and were interested in 12Last1    1:16 | earlier by the emperor. Because of this, the righteous judgement of 12Last1    1:16 | of this, the righteous judgement of God requited them in accordance 12Last1    1:17 | to arise in the House of Tayk’—even if he should 12Last1    1:18 | people have refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and 12Last1    1:18 | before Rezin and the son of Remaliah; therefore, behold, the Lord 12Last1    1:18 | up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many 12Last1    1:18 | mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory 12Last1    1:19 | the same place the king of Abkhazia, Bagarat, and his father 12Last1    1:19 | giving to Bagarat the honor of Curopalate, and to his father 12Last1    1:19 | and to his father that of Magister, and dismissed them in 12Last1    1:20 | and came to the city of Uxtik’. He ruled numerous districts 12Last1    1:21 | peace, reaching his royal city of Constantinople. This transpired in the 12Last1    1:22 | he had mastered the land of the Bulgars, their districts and 12Last1    1:22 | long time following the commencement of his reign, (waging) uneasy wars 12Last1    1:24 | the case with the country of the Bulgars. Now the emperor 12Last1    1:24 | the emperor removed the sons of the Bulgar tyrant from their 12Last1    1:24 | family, and gave them places of habitation in the land of 12Last1    1:24 | of habitation in the land of Byzantium 12Last1    1:25 | one place all the troops of that land as if he 12Last1    1:25 | then sent them without (chance of) return to the East. They 12Last1    1:26 | land was like the garden of Eden before them, but after 12Last1    1:26 | us return to the course of our narration 12Last1    1:27 | In the year [464] of our era [1015] Bagarat, (king) of 12Last1    1:27 | of our era [1015] Bagarat, (king) of Abkhazia, died and his son 12Last1    1:27 | gave to your father out of the Curopalate’s portion as a 12Last1    1:29 | The braves of Tayk’ came forth to resist 12Last1    1:29 | Yet this was the beginning of the destruction of the House 12Last1    1:29 | the beginning of the destruction of the House of Tayk’ 12Last1    1:29 | the destruction of the House of Tayk’ 12Last1    2:0 | In that period the king of the land of Armenia was 12Last1    2:0 | the king of the land of Armenia was Gagik [I, 989-1020], son of 12Last1    2:0 | of Armenia was Gagik [I, 989-1020], son of Ashot, brother of Smbat and 12Last1    2:0 | Gagik [I, 989-1020], son of Ashot, brother of Smbat and Gurgen, from the 12Last1    2:0 | He had kept the land of Armenia in peace 12Last1    2:1 | In his day the orders of the Church shone forth, and 12Last1    2:1 | Church shone forth, and priests of the Holy Oath (the Church 12Last1    2:1 | predicted: “The earth was full of the knowledge of the Lord 12Last1    2:1 | was full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters 12Last1    2:1 | with holiness in the bosom of the Church and schooled in 12Last1    2:2 | By the grace of God, they summoned (Sargis) in 12Last1    2:2 | seated him on the throne of our Illuminator. (Like Gregory the 12Last1    2:3 | were (many noteworthy) vardapets (doctors of the Church) (such as) Sargis 12Last1    2:3 | Samuel, who directed the monastery of Kamrjac’ Jor; Yovsep’, the primate 12Last1    2:3 | Kamrjac’ Jor; Yovsep’, the primate of Hnjuc’ monastery; Step’annos Taronac’i, who 12Last1    2:3 | Taronac’i, who wrote a history of the world in a marvellous 12Last1    2:3 | and concluding with the death of Gagik, about whom this (present 12Last1    2:4 | time greatly elevated the horn of the Church with orthodox confession 12Last1    2:5 | humiliated by the doctrinal works of these (scholars) and (should) crawl 12Last1    2:6 | hoary old age, being worthy of a fine remembrance. (Gagik’s) sons 12Last1    2:8 | each other regarding the division of the country, and stood in 12Last1    2:8 | country, and stood in need of laws and judgement. So Georgi 12Last1    2:8 | and judgement. So Georgi, king of Abkhazia, came and reconciled them 12Last1    2:8 | as his share the stronghold of Ani and the districts surrounding 12Last1    2:8 | districts surrounding it, on account of ( Smbat’s) seniority. He gave the 12Last1    2:8 | He gave the lower part of the land, facing Persia and 12Last1    2:9 | to spend the night because of the weight of his body 12Last1    2:9 | night because of the weight of his body, and he slept 12Last1    2:9 | unconcernedly. Now a certain one of the princes on Ashot’s side 12Last1    2:10 | upon him unexpectedly. But because of his great physical weight, (Smbat 12Last1    2:11 | way up to the gate of Ani with corpses 12Last1    2:12 | stripped and plundered the adornments of the churches of the kat’oghikosate 12Last1    2:12 | the adornments of the churches of the kat’oghikosate, unnailed the crosses 12Last1    2:12 | God punished them by means of the Byzantines, as we shall 12Last1    2:14 | were grandees in the environs ( of Ashot’s holdings) they unjustly took 12Last1    2:14 | and went to the court of the Byzantine emperor. Since he 12Last1    2:15 | So much so, that many of the grandees left their patrimonial 12Last1    2:16 | In [467] of our era [1018] the emperor (of 12Last1    2:16 | of our era [1018] the emperor ( of Byzantium) sent a certain Nicomedian 12Last1    2:16 | country, and, assembling a multitude of men, began reconstructing Theodosiopolis (T’eodosupolis 12Last1    2:17 | ordained kat’oghikos during the lifetime of lord Sargis. And in [470] [1021] once 12Last1    2:18 | encamped in the large plain of Karin, and sent emissaries to 12Last1    2:18 | submit. For a certain bishop of Georgian nationality who resided in 12Last1    2:18 | who resided in the city of Vagharshakert, had gone to the 12Last1    2:19 | the emperor’s summons, for many of his people had frightened him 12Last1    2:21 | However, when the sending of messages had ended in vain 12Last1    2:22 | time, went against the city of Uxt’ik’ and ordered his troops 12Last1    2:24 | The flashing of swords and glittering of helmets 12Last1    2:24 | flashing of swords and glittering of helmets sent fiery sparks flying 12Last1    2:24 | blazing sparks from the clash of swords fell to the ground 12Last1    2:24 | was astonished at the bravery of the combatants for, just as 12Last1    2:24 | for, just as the rapids of a river strike against a 12Last1    2:25 | great mourning to the House of Tayk’ 12Last1    2:26 | secured himself into the stronghold of Abkhazia. Meanwhile the emperor sent 12Last1    2:26 | troops to the four directions of the land, commanding them with 12Last1    2:27 | scene there and one worthy of many tears. For the lofty 12Last1    2:27 | expense and with the craft of architects, (creating) wonder in the 12Last1    2:28 | task belongs) to the spirit of Jeremiah who knew how to 12Last1    2:29 | in brief for the benefit of the generations coming (after us 12Last1    2:29 | they not forget the acts of God Who justly requites all 12Last1    2:31 | return for removing the nails of the regal Symbol (the Cross 12Last1    2:31 | the Cross) from the door of the blessed cathedral and saying 12Last1    2:31 | shall make horse-shoes out of it.” This bitter lesson befell 12Last1    2:32 | to go to a place of pilgrimage, now bare-headed and 12Last1    2:32 | went before the captors, stripped of adornments, having fallen from honor 12Last1    2:33 | Of the suckling babes, some were 12Last1    2:34 | time! Oh the merciless commands of the king! But despite all 12Last1    2:34 | the king! But despite all of this, (Basil’s) anger did not 12Last1    2:34 | the well-cultivated country devoid of people, a devastated wasteland, until 12Last1    2:34 | devastated wasteland, until the onset of winter 12Last1    2:35 | do not know why all of this befell them, whether it 12Last1    2:35 | lesson for the excessive impiety of the country’s inhabitants, or whether 12Last1    2:35 | resulted from the fierce behavior of the western troops which had 12Last1    2:36 | on the great feast-day of the Revelation of God, and 12Last1    2:36 | feast-day of the Revelation of God, and was exalted by 12Last1    2:37 | On the day of the Revelation, the day when 12Last1    2:37 | themselves equal to the directors of the Church, descending to the 12Last1    2:37 | and performing there the sacrament of the Lord’s baptism, on that 12Last1    2:38 | on the water, suddenly rays of light streamed forth from the 12Last1    2:38 | glorified God, and the horn of our faith was raised up 12Last1    2:39 | was there that the destruction of Armenia occurred (through) a written 12Last1    3:0 | Second Time on the Land of Tayk’ where the Georgian Troops 12Last1    3:2 | Now many of the Byzantine princes, who at 12Last1    3:2 | been deposed from their honor of rule by the emperor, and 12Last1    3:3 | vast plain. A countless multitude of people were assembled in one 12Last1    3:4 | they all seized the son of Phocas (P’okas) called Craviz, who 12Last1    3:4 | called Craviz, who on account of his father’s crimes had long 12Last1    3:4 | been removed from the honor of princedom. But (Nicephor Phocas) did 12Last1    3:5 | such was the ancient custom of Greece. However, I do not 12Last1    3:6 | The same sort of affair had transpired at the 12Last1    3:6 | had transpired at the beginning of his reign when Vard (Phocas 12Last1    3:6 | went to Babylon, the city of the Chaldeans. After (Vard Phocas 12Last1    3:7 | and attacked the myriad troops of the rebel. No one died 12Last1    3:7 | the rebel. No one died of that multitude excepting the rebel 12Last1    3:7 | Basil) commanded that the trumpet of peace be sounded, and all 12Last1    3:7 | went and entered his city of Constantinople 12Last1    3:8 | into ruin from the blows of a flood. For Dawit’, who 12Last1    3:8 | his patrimonial inheritance, the House of Vaspurakan, to the emperor Basil 12Last1    3:8 | receiving in exchange the city of Sebastia and the districts surrounding 12Last1    3:9 | drunkenness, he realized the impropriety of the deed. And because there 12Last1    3:9 | there was no other way of disrupting the wicked union, one 12Last1    3:10 | when this happened every one of those assembled scrambled over the 12Last1    3:10 | his own home. And all of their plans came to naught 12Last1    3:11 | on a pole in view of the entire army, for there 12Last1    3:11 | did as he did out of his deep wisdom, so that 12Last1    3:11 | head) they would stand clear of such vain plots, and redirect 12Last1    3:12 | descended to the large plain of Basen. He sent cavalrymen of 12Last1    3:12 | of Basen. He sent cavalrymen of the heathen troops to capture 12Last1    3:12 | himself went to the border of Basen, to the place called 12Last1    3:13 | Xaghtoy Arich at the border of Karin. Reaching the field which 12Last1    4:1 | Basil) sent Zak’aria, the bishop of Vagharshakert, whom we recalled a 12Last1    4:3 | in Constantinople) until the day of his death 12Last1    4:4 | wily scheme: he sent one of his bishops as an emissary 12Last1    4:5 | in antiquity, in the days of Yovram when the Moabites having 12Last1    4:5 | themselves subjected to the sword of bitterness. So now (the Abkhaz 12Last1    4:5 | were exhausted from the weight of their iron weapons, and from 12Last1    4:6 | king, fled to the stronghold of Abkhazia. The (Byzantine) troops which 12Last1    4:6 | emperor ordered that the heads of the slain be gathered together 12Last1    4:6 | everywhere they collected the heads of the fallen in one place 12Last1    4:7 | when Georgi saw himself stripped of all hope, he beseeched the 12Last1    4:8 | camping in the extensive plain of Her. He commanded the troops 12Last1    4:8 | orchards. He who was prince of that city beseeched the emperor 12Last1    4:9 | proposal—since the entire land of Persia was in terror and 12Last1    4:9 | people) were seeking some means of salvation—suddenly the sky became 12Last1    4:9 | thick with clouds, and torrents of rain poured down to earth 12Last1    4:9 | heavily and covering the face of the country. This was the 12Last1    4:10 | With the prolongation of the snowstorm and (the continued 12Last1    4:10 | snowstorm and (the continued) severity of the icy cold, herds of 12Last1    4:10 | of the icy cold, herds of horses and mules became numbed 12Last1    4:10 | the ground from the severity of the bitter storm 12Last1    4:11 | subjected to this (treatment) because of their sins, nonetheless, they should 12Last1    4:11 | temperate plains, in full view of their enemies. (Her) was just 12Last1    4:11 | and drizzling rain—quite out of keeping with the nature of 12Last1    4:11 | of keeping with the nature of the area. Thus, did the 12Last1    4:11 | that it was the hand of the All-Mighty which was 12Last1    4:12 | by enemies. When (the inhabitants) of the city (of Her) saw 12Last1    4:12 | the inhabitants) of the city ( of Her) saw (the Byzantine departure 12Last1    4:12 | left), filling up with booty of horses, mules, tents and other 12Last1    4:13 | clearly realized that the hand of the Lord had given the 12Last1    4:13 | is written in the book of Kings “The mighty does not 12Last1    4:13 | places, and reached his city of Constantinople. After three years he 12Last1    4:13 | years he released the son of the Abkhaz (king) with many 12Last1    4:14 | grew ill with the pain of death. However, since (Basil’s) brother 12Last1    4:14 | Kostandin), was in the district of the Nicaeans, the emperor ordered 12Last1    4:14 | me a horse!” Getting out of bed, (Basil) mounted the horse 12Last1    4:14 | outside the palace in view of the city. When many (people 12Last1    4:15 | this, he placed the crown of the kingdom on (Constantine’s) head 12Last1    4:16 | his last, a lightning bolt of fire split the upper Ether 12Last1    5:0 | quiet for the first year of his reign, and the country 12Last1    5:0 | princes who were in charge of districts, who had been designated 12Last1    5:0 | had set up as lord of the district of Vaspurakan. He 12Last1    5:0 | as lord of the district of Vaspurakan. He had displayed extremely 12Last1    5:0 | had displayed extremely great feats of bravery at the Persian court 12Last1    5:1 | plan, to become an ally of Georgi and to rule in 12Last1    5:1 | against him, cutting the cords of ( his) tent and causing it 12Last1    5:1 | transpired during the first year of Constantine’s reign, which was, according 12Last1    5:2 | Then, at the commencement of the second year, he sent 12Last1    5:2 | him. It is very worthy of repentance that such an honorable 12Last1    5:2 | honorable man and one worthy of good remembrances should have fallen 12Last1    5:2 | who had placed (the city of) Archesh with its estates under 12Last1    5:3 | who was to be overseer of the land. He arrived and 12Last1    5:3 | and crossed through the district of Georgia. Through deception he expelled 12Last1    5:3 | from their patrimonies numerous azats of the land, and sent them 12Last1    5:4 | At the start of the third year, the eunuch 12Last1    5:4 | arrived, he crossed the land of Georgia. But he was unable 12Last1    5:4 | anything, since the bad news of the emperor’s death followed. As 12Last1    6:0 | not, in his manly feats of bravery, taken a wife and 12Last1    6:1 | Romanos) [III], (Argyrus), [1028-1034], who was one of the officers of the Byzantine 12Last1    6:1 | was one of the officers of the Byzantine army, and (Constantine 12Last1    6:1 | dying, he followed (the path of) all mortal beings 12Last1    6:2 | Romanus, in the first year of his reign, assembled troops and 12Last1    6:2 | set out for the area of the Antiochans, wanting to go 12Last1    6:2 | where he saw a multitude of monks and cenobites who, although 12Last1    6:2 | and cenobites who, although possessed of physical bodies, were more like 12Last1    6:2 | with a wrapping or jacket of goat hair, similar to John 12Last1    6:4 | emperor saw them, he asked of his worthies: “What is this 12Last1    6:4 | worthies: “What is this multitude of heretics?” They replied: “They are 12Last1    6:4 | realm.” For (Romanus) greatly approved of the declaration of Chalcedon, and 12Last1    6:4 | greatly approved of the declaration of Chalcedon, and hated all orthodox 12Last1    6:6 | him” [Matthew 21.44]. Consequently, the righteous verdicts of God quickly came upon him 12Last1    6:7 | Romanus) was travelling, an army of Tachiks arose. (This army, comprising 12Last1    6:7 | They killed an inestimable number ( of men), took as booty the 12Last1    6:7 | took as booty the treasures of the emperor and his soldiers 12Last1    6:8 | managed to recall the words of the Song of David: “It 12Last1    6:8 | the words of the Song of David: “It is better to 12Last1    6:8 | no way can they be of help on the day of 12Last1    6:8 | of help on the day of wrath. From that (defeat) onward 12Last1    6:8 | defeat) onward until the day of his death, (Romanus) never again 12Last1    7:0 | man who had been prince of the city (of Edessa), whom 12Last1    7:0 | been prince of the city ( of Edessa), whom (the inhabitants) called 12Last1    7:0 | his wife passionately loved one of her servants named Salamay, and 12Last1    7:0 | set him up as lord of the city in place of 12Last1    7:0 | of the city in place of her husband 12Last1    7:1 | afraid that the chief (men) of the city would not obey 12Last1    7:1 | not obey him, sent one of his loyal servants to Maneak 12Last1    7:1 | held sway over the borders of the Byzantine district and resided 12Last1    7:2 | wrote (to Salamay) a document of consent, making him an antipatos 12Last1    7:3 | Now the citizens ( of Edessa), as soon as they 12Last1    7:3 | as they heard the sound of clamor and the blare of 12Last1    7:3 | of clamor and the blare of trumpets, came forth dismayed and 12Last1    7:3 | came forth dismayed and full of trepidation, terrified and agitated, crowded 12Last1    7:3 | on the other as waves of the sea. When they were 12Last1    7:3 | was given and a multitude of troops assembled at one spot 12Last1    7:4 | itself. They opened the treasuries of that house of holiness, which 12Last1    7:4 | the treasuries of that house of holiness, which former kings of 12Last1    7:4 | of holiness, which former kings of Armenia had provided with vessels 12Last1    7:4 | vessels suitable for a temple of the Lord, and removing everything 12Last1    7:4 | that day forth the city ( of Edessa) fell into the hands 12Last1    7:4 | Edessa) fell into the hands of the Byzantines 12Last1    8:0 | no wise is he worthy of good remembrances. On Holy Thursday 12Last1    8:1 | seized him by the hair of his head and submerged him 12Last1    9:0 | an apparition whose head was of gold, whose shoulders and arms 12Last1    9:0 | apparition) possessing legs and feet of iron mixed with crockery is 12Last1    9:0 | did not (follow the ways) of other people’s whereby the emperor’s 12Last1    9:1 | shall see (in the case) of the present monarch. (Michael) was 12Last1    9:1 | royal clan, nor the son of an emperor, nor did he 12Last1    9:1 | did he have the authority of a prominent officer (of the 12Last1    9:1 | authority of a prominent officer ( of the army); rather he was 12Last1    9:1 | say that he was one of the murderers 12Last1    9:2 | queen ordered that the chiefs of the city be summoned to 12Last1    9:3 | One of his brothers he made a 12Last1    9:3 | entrusting him with the concerns of the Bulgars and the western 12Last1    9:3 | him to the great (city of) Antioch, entrusting him with the 12Last1    9:3 | entrusting him with the concerns of Tachkastan and the southern region 12Last1    9:3 | up in the royal city of Constantinople, making him a sinklitos 12Last1    9:3 | all the concerns and rights of the palace 12Last1    9:4 | churches and the resting-places of the saints. However, I do 12Last1    9:4 | was vengeance for the death of Romanus, who died unjustly, or 12Last1    9:4 | would go to the city of the Thessalonians to a certain 12Last1    9:4 | in service to the father of all evil, just as in 12Last1    9:4 | ancient times, in the time of Basil they say, a youth 12Last1    9:4 | done (similar) things by means of a witch 12Last1    9:5 | say that through a demon of prostitution he had inflamed the 12Last1    9:5 | set him up as emperor of the lands. Now after this 12Last1    9:6 | Michael’s) reign [1034-1041], a great destruction of the Byzantine troops occurred in 12Last1    9:6 | which is on the territory of the Arcrunik’ land had, together 12Last1    9:6 | controlled it. The district chief of Vaspurakan, a certain Kawasilas, came 12Last1    9:7 | place called Arcak, on account of the abundance of victuals and 12Last1    9:7 | on account of the abundance of victuals and other things needed 12Last1    9:7 | found there). Now the lord of the city, who was named 12Last1    9:7 | the fortress, informed the chiefs of the land of Persia, and 12Last1    9:7 | the chiefs of the land of Persia, and they, quickly spreading 12Last1    9:7 | were unable to take care of themselves 12Last1    9:8 | Furthermore, the protector of Israel deprived them of His 12Last1    9:8 | protector of Israel deprived them of His aid. (The Persians) killed 12Last1    9:8 | This (disaster) occurred not because of the righteousness of the Persians 12Last1    9:8 | not because of the righteousness of the Persians, but because of 12Last1    9:8 | of the Persians, but because of the impiety of our (Christian 12Last1    9:8 | but because of the impiety of our (Christian) troops which caused 12Last1    9:8 | troops which caused the sword of bitterness to be lifted up 12Last1    9:8 | taking the loot and booty of the slain, went off to 12Last1    9:9 | dug down to a depth of the human body, and that 12Last1    9:9 | and bathed in the blood of the slain, to calm his 12Last1    9:10 | siege) machinery. Putting the engines of war into place, they commenced 12Last1    9:10 | for them, and since many of them had died, they beseeched 12Last1    9:10 | that day forth the domination of the Persians over that place 12Last1    9:11 | At the beginning of ( Michael’s) reign, there was an 12Last1    9:11 | reign, there was an eclipse of the sun during the month 12Last1    9:11 | Friday evening, in the year [482] of our (Armenian) era [1033]. Many learned 12Last1    9:11 | eclipse) believed that the birth of the anti-Christ had occurred 12Last1    9:11 | is leading to (a description) of them. With our own eyes 12Last1    9:11 | eyes we saw the blows of divine anger and the unheard 12Last1    9:11 | divine anger and the unheard- of punishment directed against Armenia because 12Last1    9:11 | punishment directed against Armenia because of our sins 12Last1    9:12 | signs (preceding) the final destruction of Jerusalem, about which the Savior 12Last1    9:12 | not been from the beginning of the creation which God created 12Last1    9:12 | Ananias stood in the midst of the city of Jerusalem crying 12Last1    9:12 | the midst of the city of Jerusalem crying out this lament 12Last1    9:12 | voice: “Alas Jerusalem, woe city of blood, days of revenge have 12Last1    9:12 | woe city of blood, days of revenge have befallen you,” and 12Last1    9:13 | parts, crossed through the districts of Apahunik’ and Hark’, descended into 12Last1    9:14 | that he had gone out of his wits. The wise, however 12Last1    9:14 | and return to the course of the narration, concerning the aforementioned 12Last1    9:16 | named Theodora, summoned the chiefs of the city and informed them 12Last1    9:16 | the city and informed them of what had transpired. When they 12Last1    9:17 | queen be brought back out of exile. Seeing her sister, Theodora 12Last1    9:18 | it even breached the wall of the palace, and excavated numerous 12Last1    9:18 | the royal treasuries. The principals of the city were barely able 12Last1    9:19 | blinded, sat on a chair of futility and insult; and those 12Last1    9:19 | his hand or the binder of sheaves his bosom, nor were 12Last1    9:19 | nor were the good tidings of passersby heard [compare Psalms 128.6]. Such is the 12Last1    9:19 | Such is the ephemeral history of the Caesar who reigned for 12Last1    10:0 | In accordance with that apparition of the prophet, this (Constantine) (Constantine 12Last1    10:0 | Constantine [IX], Monomachus [1042-1055]) also was part of the crockery. For in the 12Last1    10:0 | father had occupied the office of gayiosut’iwn from which all the 12Last1    10:0 | from which all the judges of the land were dispatched. Following 12Last1    10:0 | dispatched. Following the incomplete reign of the Caesar, the lioness (the 12Last1    10:0 | was greatly troubled that none of her own people were worthy 12Last1    10:0 | her own people were worthy of the realm; and as for 12Last1    10:0 | and made lord and emperor of the lands, she was requited 12Last1    10:1 | enthroned him on the throne of the kingdom. Many people thought 12Last1    10:1 | edict that “For the good of the land and for peace 12Last1    10:2 | In the first year of ( Constantine’s) reign, the son of 12Last1    10:2 | of (Constantine’s) reign, the son of Maneak, who held sway in 12Last1    10:2 | as far as the gate of the royal city, and with 12Last1    10:2 | city, and with the force of his bravery so tyrannized over 12Last1    10:2 | he would be emperor, because of the numerous (examples) of good 12Last1    10:2 | because of the numerous (examples) of good fortune which attended him 12Last1    10:3 | and three times the army of the emperor had arisen, fought 12Last1    10:3 | his hopes on the power of his might having become infected 12Last1    10:4 | soul. The creator and lord of all did this and does 12Last1    10:4 | kings can harvest the souls of princes so that “Let not 12Last1    10:4 | a man) truly is worthy of great glories and praise, and 12Last1    10:4 | and praise, and a memory of him will endure until eternity 12Last1    10:5 | received with that the soul of strength and prophecy, (he could 12Last1    10:5 | they were goats’ kids). Confident of his (powers) he battled against 12Last1    10:7 | God) had announced by means of the prophet, in anger against 12Last1    10:7 | in anger against the kings of Israel: “Woe to those who 12Last1    10:8 | that this monarch was worthy of any praise and was so 12Last1    10:8 | throne and stop the source of impiety. It was just as 12Last1    10:8 | have sat on the throne of Moses” [Matthew 23.2]. Despite the fact that 12Last1    10:8 | people) to obey them because of the throne 12Last1    10:10 | but by the righteous verdict of God, which judges all properly 12Last1    10:11 | in a Psalm: “You knew of my actions and my deeds 12Last1    10:11 | fiery furnace said in praise of Him: “You Who sit among 12Last1    10:11 | glorified” [Daniel 3.54]. For from the elevation of ( His) place they revealed (His 12Last1    10:12 | Isaiah say: “The haughty looks of man shall be brought low 12Last1    10:12 | brought low and the pride of men shall be humbled; and 12Last1    10:12 | things occurred at the outset of Constantine’s reign, which was the 12Last1    10:13 | Yovhannes, who held the kingship of our land, died 12Last1    10:14 | Thereupon their throne of stability was moved and never 12Last1    10:14 | Cultivated awans became the dwellings of wild beasts, and their fields 12Last1    10:14 | and their fields the pastures of deer 12Last1    10:15 | and grand, became the habitations of sirens and centaurs (hambareac’, yushkaparkac’ 12Last1    10:15 | blessed prophets lament the desolation of Israel: “The porcupine shall bear 12Last1    10:16 | and there, resembled the waves of the sea at rest when 12Last1    10:17 | fragrantly up from the power of the fire, resembled the spring 12Last1    10:17 | mists settled around the summit of a mountain which blocks and 12Last1    10:17 | sweet songs and ceaseless singing of psalms, their reading of Scripture 12Last1    10:17 | singing of psalms, their reading of Scripture, their commemorations of the 12Last1    10:17 | reading of Scripture, their commemorations of the Lord’s feast-days and 12Last1    10:17 | the Lord’s feast-days and of the martyrs, their united will 12Last1    10:18 | churches) are stripped and denuded of everything, devoid of all glories 12Last1    10:18 | and denuded of everything, devoid of all glories, sacked. In place 12Last1    10:18 | all glories, sacked. In place of those mellifluous songs, now we 12Last1    10:18 | now we have (the cries) of owls and screech-owls who 12Last1    10:18 | become the choirmasters. In place of psalm-singing, the dove and 12Last1    10:18 | been extinguished, the sweet fragrance of incense has passed 12Last1    10:19 | new bride wearing a crown of glory, has now become a 12Last1    10:19 | a pitiful spectacle, one worthy of many tears: stripped of adornments 12Last1    10:19 | worthy of many tears: stripped of adornments, covered with dust, and 12Last1    10:19 | place for crows. A description of all of this would lengthen 12Last1    10:19 | crows. A description of all of this would lengthen the narration 12Last1    10:19 | narration and require the aid of grace from On High to 12Last1    10:20 | Kiwrakos, who served as superintendent of the guest apartments at the 12Last1    10:21 | a letter regarding the land of Armenia and note: “Take this 12Last1    10:21 | give it to the king of Armenia and say, ’Since that 12Last1    10:22 | kept it until the time of Michael’s reign, when he sold 12Last1    10:22 | deal! Responsible for the blood of how many people? How many 12Last1    10:22 | churches were destroyed by reason of that sale? How many districts 12Last1    10:22 | We shall speak about all of this in the (proper) place 12Last1    10:23 | the Byzantine emperor heard news of the kings’ deaths, he found 12Last1    10:23 | concerned with acquiring the city of Ani and the land, as 12Last1    10:23 | own inheritance. A certain one of the principal azats of Armenia 12Last1    10:23 | one of the principal azats of Armenia, named Sargis, intended to 12Last1    10:23 | treasures found in the home of king Yovhannes, since upon (Yovhannes’ 12Last1    10:24 | called to themselves Gagik son of Ashot, made him their king 12Last1    10:25 | treasures and entered the citadel of impregnable Ani. Gagik descended to 12Last1    10:25 | to Gagik neither the stronghold ( of Ani) nor the other strongholds 12Last1    10:27 | Byzantine armies entered the land of Armenia four times in succession 12Last1    10:27 | calamities my senses take leave of me, my brain becomes befuddled 12Last1    10:27 | is a bitter narration, worthy of copious tears 12Last1    10:28 | and words, where the sounds of trumpets and cymbals and other 12Last1    10:29 | displaying maternal compassion, and, because of their great joy having forgotten 12Last1    10:29 | having forgotten the sad period of labor, like doves constantly fluttered 12Last1    10:30 | gifts which their by means of doctrinal grace rained their life 12Last1    10:31 | which, rising over the heads of all creatures, arrests everyone’s gaze 12Last1    10:31 | rays and dazzled the eyes of beholders 12Last1    10:32 | The dense multitude of the people which went in 12Last1    10:32 | in advance were like waves of the sea, piling upon each 12Last1    10:32 | by good envy, became abodes of clerics. Our land had many 12Last1    10:33 | Similarly, the patriarchal throne devoid of occupants, displays the sad face 12Last1    10:33 | occupants, displays the sad face of a new bride, newly widowed 12Last1    10:34 | The sepuh brigade of azats has left its patrimony 12Last1    10:34 | populated land has become stripped of its inhabitants. I hear not 12Last1    10:34 | I hear not the sound of joy when the vineyards (were 12Last1    10:34 | squares. I hear no sound of weddings, nor are bridal chambers 12Last1    10:34 | are bridal chambers embellished. All of this has become reduced and 12Last1    10:35 | turned to lamentation; our robe of gladness has become melancholy sack 12Last1    10:35 | ear can bear the narration of our misfortunes? What heart of 12Last1    10:35 | of our misfortunes? What heart of stone is there which does 12Last1    10:36 | Now all of this (calamity) was visited upon 12Last1    10:36 | was visited upon Armenia because of that sale which we recalled 12Last1    10:36 | that sale became the price of salvation for the entire land 12Last1    10:37 | but with the precious blood of Christ 12Last1    10:38 | since he became the cause of so much evil. For the 12Last1    10:38 | Illuminator tended with fifteen years of his fatiguing labor, (this merchant 12Last1    10:38 | fatiguing labor, (this merchant) deprived of its fence and he destroyed 12Last1    10:38 | he destroyed its towers, making of it a place for passersby 12Last1    10:38 | the point that “The hog of the forest sullied it, and 12Last1    10:38 | psalm states. Let the news of all this reach the Lord 12Last1    10:39 | believes,” or, similarly, “The words of liars are as succulent as 12Last1    10:40 | Gagik) believed them, whether because of the oaths and the Cross 12Last1    10:40 | oaths and the Cross, because of immaturity, or because of a 12Last1    10:40 | because of immaturity, or because of a timid nature, but (in 12Last1    10:40 | case) he gave the keys of the city (of Ani) to 12Last1    10:40 | the keys of the city ( of Ani) to Petros [I Gedadardz, 1019-1058] who then 12Last1    10:40 | then occupied the patriarchal throne of our Illuminator; and (Gagik) with 12Last1    10:40 | Petros) with all the concerns of the land 12Last1    10:41 | listened to the deceitful support of Sargis and so left the 12Last1    10:41 | his oath and the intercession of the Cross. No, he obliged 12Last1    10:41 | you in exchange (the city of) Melitine (Malatya) and the surrounding 12Last1    10:42 | was being prolonged, Grigor, son of the brave Vasak, went before 12Last1    10:42 | to Bjni and to all of his patrimonial inheritance. He was 12Last1    10:42 | received from him the dignity of magister and a place to 12Last1    10:42 | to generation until the end of time 12Last1    10:43 | When the principal citizens of Ani saw that Gagik was 12Last1    10:43 | wife, or to Bagarat, king of Abkhazia 12Last1    10:44 | and resided in the city of Samusat (which they say was 12Last1    10:45 | emperor, inconsolable. (The emperor) out of compassion had given him the 12Last1    10:45 | other lands (he was deprived of). Rather, (the Byzantines) recompensed the 12Last1    10:45 | order, Gagik married the daughter of Dawit’, son of Senek’erim, and 12Last1    10:45 | the daughter of Dawit’, son of Senek’erim, and ruled that sector 12Last1    10:46 | who previously had held lordship of the East. The emperor sent 12Last1    10:46 | sent him to be lieutenant of the city of Ani. Upon 12Last1    10:46 | be lieutenant of the city of Ani. Upon arrival he elevated 12Last1    10:46 | numerous troops against the city of Duin. Now Apusuar, lord of 12Last1    10:46 | of Duin. Now Apusuar, lord of ( that) city warred with (Asit 12Last1    10:46 | Asit) and an inestimable number of men were killed by the 12Last1    10:46 | gate (including) the great prince of Armenia, Vahram and his son 12Last1    10:47 | Asit remained (in control) of the lordship of Armenia until 12Last1    10:47 | in control) of the lordship of Armenia until the year [493] of 12Last1    10:47 | of Armenia until the year [493] of our (Armenian) calendar [1044] when a 12Last1    10:48 | The time for the feast of the Holy Revelation of God 12Last1    10:48 | feast of the Holy Revelation of God neared. When the feast 12Last1    10:48 | located in the northern part of the plain. There he gloriously 12Last1    10:48 | and appropriately celebrated the sacrament of the day. Now when the 12Last1    10:48 | in the water. (Petros) inquired of him why he wanted this 12Last1    10:49 | the water. However, a fragment of glass seriously wounded his hand 12Last1    10:49 | That is not the sign of anything good,” and indeed (the 12Last1    11:0 | the same year, the gate of Heaven’s wrath opened upon our 12Last1    11:0 | arrows sharp, and the laces of their shoes were never untied 12Last1    11:1 | Having arrived in the district of Vaspurakan, they pounced upon the 12Last1    11:1 | they mercilessly threw the corpses of many people to the carnivorous 12Last1    11:1 | go on to the city of Karin to do the same 12Last1    11:2 | fathomless wisdom so that out of fear of them we learn 12Last1    11:2 | so that out of fear of them we learn, and they 12Last1    11:2 | accomplished was not by reason of their might. No, the Hand 12Last1    11:3 | down upon us by means of a foreign people, for we 12Last1    11:3 | since He is the God of mercy. Indeed, He displayed both 12Last1    11:4 | became infected with the disease of pharaoh and his partisans—foolish 12Last1    11:4 | confess: “This is the finger of God” [Exodus 8.19], yet when the frightful 12Last1    11:4 | final punishment, becoming an inhabitant of the deepest abyss, the senseless 12Last1    11:4 | note: “This is the finger of God.” Just as the hand 12Last1    11:5 | fog, and blocked the march of the impious invaders. We regarded 12Last1    11:7 | uprightness, extinguished the blazing flames of Gehenna’s chastisement, and lowered that 12Last1    11:7 | this. Nor did a knowledge of Him dawn in our hearts 12Last1    11:8 | whereas we were saved because of our justice. But we did 12Last1    11:9 | very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate 12Last1    11:9 | ourselves according to the words of Amos with which he insulted 12Last1    11:9 | couches, etc., but the misfortune of Joseph did not bother them 12Last1    11:10 | the opposite. Although they were of one blood, they were not 12Last1    11:10 | not pained at the capture of Joseph’s clan. Thus, did the 12Last1    11:11 | In the year [497] of our (Armenian) calendar [1048] which was 12Last1    11:11 | which was the second year of our captivity, once again the 12Last1    11:11 | captivity, once again the dregs of bitterness full of rage moved 12Last1    11:11 | the dregs of bitterness full of rage moved forth from Persia 12Last1    11:11 | filled up the vast plain of Basen and Karin. Jets of 12Last1    11:11 | of Basen and Karin. Jets of that flood took hold of 12Last1    11:11 | of that flood took hold of the four corners of the 12Last1    11:11 | hold of the four corners of the country; in the west 12Last1    11:11 | as Sper and the strongholds of Tayk’ and Arsharunik’; while in 12Last1    11:11 | as far as the forests of Xorjean 12Last1    11:12 | and their troops, and last of all to the House of 12Last1    11:12 | of all to the House of Sisak. Behold that prophecy was 12Last1    11:13 | For Armenia drank of that pure wine, and became 12Last1    11:13 | lies sprawled at the crossings of all roads, naked, disgraced, and 12Last1    11:13 | becoming) the captive and slave of all peoples 12Last1    11:14 | time to repeat the words of the prophet: “What the cutting 12Last1    11:14 | since all the prophetic words of the prophets were fulfilled on 12Last1    11:15 | the prophet: “All you beasts of the field, come to devour 12Last1    11:15 | in the forest” [Isaiah 56.9]. Upon arrival of the next year, they assembled 12Last1    11:15 | they assembled a countless host of troops of bowmen and swordsmen 12Last1    11:15 | a countless host of troops of bowmen and swordsmen, assembling as 12Last1    11:15 | upon food. In the month of September on Wednesday, the feast 12Last1    11:15 | September on Wednesday, the feast of the blessed Cross, they speedily 12Last1    11:16 | so terrified by the threats of the prophet—and he a 12Last1    11:17 | How much more deserving of lamentation is our (account), when 12Last1    11:17 | threat but the actual chastisement of rage was visited upon us 12Last1    11:17 | at), as the Apostle said of the saints, and we have 12Last1    11:17 | rocks, and the beautiful faces of little children withered away 12Last1    11:18 | stabbed to death in view of ( their) elders, the respect-worthy 12Last1    11:18 | the respect-worthy white hair of the elderly became blood-stained 12Last1    11:18 | hands grew weak, the strings of their bows were broken, their 12Last1    11:18 | broken, their quivers were emptied of arrows, they grew weary—but 12Last1    11:19 | Who so tolerated the arrogance of the impious inflicted upon the 12Last1    11:19 | impious inflicted upon the flock of Your pasture, remember Your people 12Last1    11:19 | received beginning with the coming of Your Only-Begotten (Son) and 12Last1    11:19 | and saved with the blood of Your anointed one. God, why 12Last1    11:19 | betray us to the hands of impious, stern and rebellious men 12Last1    11:20 | not our sins, and because of our sins turn not Your 12Last1    11:20 | us and betrayed us because of our sins. Remain not eternally 12Last1    11:21 | Alas the dawning of that day! That light, which 12Last1    11:21 | which on the first day ( of Creation) came into existence of 12Last1    11:21 | of Creation) came into existence of an incorporeal sort by the 12Last1    11:21 | incorporeal sort by the Word of God, on the fourth day 12Last1    11:21 | the fourth day became possessed of substance and was divided (to 12Last1    11:21 | to create) the luminaries, princes of the day and night, eternal 12Last1    11:21 | day and night, eternal travelers of the world. One (body, the 12Last1    11:22 | their food from the flock of God. When our day turned 12Last1    11:22 | and spread over the face of the earth. They found much 12Last1    11:23 | Now although there was plenty of prey for them everywhere, for 12Last1    11:23 | like a lush garden full of fruit, nonetheless this was more 12Last1    11:23 | there that a countless multitude of fugitives had assembled (with) an 12Last1    11:23 | assembled (with) an inestimable number of animals. The infidels attacked, broke 12Last1    11:24 | pitiful spectacle, and one worthy of much lamentation. For some whom 12Last1    11:24 | some whom they grabbed hold of were dispatched with the sword 12Last1    11:24 | upon each other resembling heaps of wood-shavings (left) by a 12Last1    11:24 | filling the valley in front ( of the mountain 12Last1    11:25 | alack the very bitter light of that day! Brave men armed 12Last1    11:25 | cowards swooned, women took leave of their senses, and youths scoffed 12Last1    11:26 | wife he longed for. Hymns of the mass ceased in the 12Last1    11:26 | mass ceased in the mouths of the priests, and the recital 12Last1    11:26 | the priests, and the recital of psalms stopped on the lips 12Last1    11:26 | psalms stopped on the lips of the psalmists. Everyone without exception 12Last1    11:26 | with trembling and dread. Because of the severe crisis, many pregnant 12Last1    11:28 | The death-agonies were of many types: for some who 12Last1    11:29 | ground, and (the Seljuks’) place of encampment was swarming with them 12Last1    11:30 | Some ( of the children) had died when 12Last1    11:30 | fell against rocks. The sides of some of them had torn 12Last1    11:30 | rocks. The sides of some of them had torn open and 12Last1    11:30 | their crying? Those (children) capable of walking were moving about here 12Last1    11:30 | mountains reverberated with the loudness of their crying 12Last1    11:32 | not pleased to dwell, mountain of blood, of invasion, and loss 12Last1    11:32 | to dwell, mountain of blood, of invasion, and loss. It is 12Last1    11:32 | in which the entire population of the country was lost. (Now 12Last1    11:33 | not fertilized by the dew of Heaven like (mount) Hermon, but 12Last1    11:33 | with the fat and blood of the corpses which fell upon 12Last1    11:34 | When Elia, frightened of death, fled from Jezebel, he 12Last1    11:35 | mountain upon which the children of Israel perished. Therefore, now I 12Last1    11:35 | dew fall upon you, mountains of Smbat, for you drank the 12Last1    11:35 | for you drank the blood of the believing men and women 12Last1    11:35 | you. Let the evil history of this mountain end here, albeit 12Last1    11:36 | us return to the theme of this history. I would gather 12Last1    12:1 | was crowned with a plentitude of good things, and everything was 12Last1    12:2 | merchants were builders and embellishers of churches, givers of lodging to 12Last1    12:2 | and embellishers of churches, givers of lodging to the clerics, alms 12Last1    12:2 | clerics, alms-givers and sustainers of the poor. There was no 12Last1    12:3 | The priests were saintly lovers of prayer, and obedient to church 12Last1    12:3 | its buyers were like kings of peoples. Our city was like 12Last1    12:4 | entered our churches, the reign of justice was transformed into injustice 12Last1    12:4 | transformed into injustice, the love of silver became more honored than 12Last1    12:4 | more honored than the love of God, and Mammon (more esteemed 12Last1    12:4 | than Christ. Then all modesty of the orders was perverted and 12Last1    12:5 | The princes ( of Arcn) became thieves’ companions, evil 12Last1    12:5 | companions, evil-doers, and servants of silver; its judges took bribes 12Last1    12:5 | robbed the just; the case of orphans and widows was not 12Last1    12:5 | became law, and (the production) of wheat was multiplied (to such 12Last1    12:6 | wealthy (mecatunk’n) ravished the homes of neighboring poor people and expropriated 12Last1    12:7 | he who ravishes the fields of his neighbor” [II Deuteronomy 27.17]. (They did not 12Last1    12:7 | did not recall) the rebuke of the great Isaiah who in 12Last1    12:7 | friends. This reaches the ear of the Lord in all its 12Last1    12:8 | The piety and holy selection of priests also came to an 12Last1    12:8 | officiated at the ineffable mystery ( of the mass) which is awesome 12Last1    12:9 | shall I say in condemnation of the women? The words spoken 12Last1    12:9 | composition. He rebuked the women of Jerusalem for their showy immodesty 12Last1    12:9 | their showy immodesty: “The daughters of Zion are haughty and walk 12Last1    12:9 | arrogance to be the root of all evil, the mother and 12Last1    12:9 | the mother and first cause of it. For it turns a 12Last1    12:11 | behold their recompense: “In place of golden ornaments for the hair 12Last1    12:11 | will be baldness” [Isaiah, 3.24] for, stripped of headdresses, their hair shall be 12Last1    12:11 | to mock them. In place of a golden belt there will 12Last1    12:11 | belt there will be one of rope, and instead of a 12Last1    12:11 | one of rope, and instead of a rich robe, a girdling 12Last1    12:11 | a rich robe, a girdling of sackcloth” [Isaiah 3.24], for when they are 12Last1    12:12 | more severe than the (nature of) our transgressions. Now if they 12Last1    12:12 | such things, lacking an example ( of proper conduct), how much worthier 12Last1    12:12 | proper conduct), how much worthier of punishment are we, having them 12Last1    12:12 | example and having the advice of Christ 12Last1    12:13 | Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you 12Last1    12:13 | will never enter the kingdom of heaven” [Matthew 5.20]. We did not surpass 12Last1    12:14 | See now the similarity of righteous punishments. The Persians came 12Last1    12:14 | pagans entered the holy temple ( of Jerusalem), took its adornments as 12Last1    12:15 | yet in our case, instead of that one house (of God 12Last1    12:15 | instead of that one house ( of God), they burned down many 12Last1    12:15 | down many churches. Countless numbers of their priests fell to the 12Last1    12:15 | who can count how many of our (priests) perished 12Last1    12:16 | hide Yourself in our times of trouble” [Psalms 10.1]? When the unjust behave 12Last1    12:16 | to the ground the glory of Your Church 12Last1    12:17 | They made the blood of Your servants flow like water 12Last1    12:17 | the past, around the city of Jerusalem alone, but (here) the 12Last1    12:17 | was filled with the blood of the slain. As for the 12Last1    12:20 | thick billows. The flaming columns of fire vanquished the rays of 12Last1    12:20 | of fire vanquished the rays of the sun 12Last1    12:21 | the great chambers—was full of the corpses of the slain 12Last1    12:21 | was full of the corpses of the slain. Who can count 12Last1    12:22 | in their arms. The number of priests who died by fire 12Last1    12:22 | by fire and sword, lords of diocese and church, we found 12Last1    12:23 | city, blessed and venerable, full ( of good things), renowned among the 12Last1    12:25 | Let the narration of Arcn’s sad history end at 12Last1    12:25 | Let whoever wants to learn of our omission look in the 12Last1    12:25 | have written the pitiful account of two places, of the mountain 12Last1    12:25 | pitiful account of two places, of the mountain and of the 12Last1    12:25 | places, of the mountain and of the city. We have written 12Last1    13:0 | Isaiah, when prophesying the destruction of Egypt note: “The princes of 12Last1    13:0 | of Egypt note: “The princes of Tayan (Zoan) are utterly foolish 12Last1    13:0 | utterly foolish; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel” [Isaiah 19.11]. We 12Last1    13:1 | over Armenia, and Aharon, son of Bulghar, who held the Vaspurakan 12Last1    13:1 | and Grigor, the mighty prince of Armenia, who held the dignity 12Last1    13:1 | Armenia, who held the dignity of magister 12Last1    13:2 | Bible says, that the rule of many princes will be confused 12Last1    13:2 | for assistance upon the granter of victory, lord God, with firm 12Last1    13:3 | they could quench the blaze of that frightful fire. Consequently, they 12Last1    13:3 | confusion, and no one approved of the next one’s counsel. For 12Last1    13:4 | whom there was no hope of aid 12Last1    13:5 | David did to that mountain of meat who had insulted Israel 12Last1    13:5 | brains. (They did not think of) Ezekiel who laid low [180,000] Assyrians 12Last1    13:5 | prayers alone, with the aid of the angel, with an invisible 12Last1    13:6 | many entreaties and generous gifts of treasure; but he was unable 12Last1    13:6 | in their midst, killing some of them, cutting (Liparit’s) horse’s sinews 12Last1    13:7 | When the rest of the troops saw this, they 12Last1    13:7 | pursued, killing an incalculable number of them; some they killed with 12Last1    13:8 | with an extremely great quantity of booty, the enemy was delighted 12Last1    13:8 | while our (people) were full of woes and laments. From that 12Last1    13:9 | up with an immeasurable amount of loot. Now they took the 12Last1    13:9 | land with great gifts. Enough of this for now 12Last1    14:1 | a dwelling-place the retreat of the Holy Cross, which he 12Last1    14:2 | had been a great lover of treasure, and on account of 12Last1    14:2 | of treasure, and on account of this many (people) chided him 12Last1    14:3 | He came to the borders of Third Armenia to the district 12Last1    14:5 | faith, but they requested oversight of the (Armenian) church, and (promised 12Last1    15:1 | Now during (the festival) of the Revelation of Our Lord 12Last1    15:1 | the festival) of the Revelation of Our Lord, in the evening 12Last1    15:1 | the evening, when the ranks of the priesthood together with great 12Last1    15:1 | priesthood together with great crowds of the people were celebrating the 12Last1    15:1 | people were celebrating the mass of the day, (singing) with joyous 12Last1    15:1 | with joyous voices, the troops of the infidels unexpectedly attacked 12Last1    15:2 | lamentation. It was the custom of the city’s men, women, elderly 12Last1    15:3 | from singing psalms. The song of blessing stopped on the lips 12Last1    15:3 | blessing stopped on the lips of scribes and boys. There one 12Last1    15:3 | a spectacle most pitiable, capable of moving even the stones and 12Last1    15:3 | and inanimate objects to sighs of lament, let alone the rational 12Last1    15:4 | and the blood-spattered heads of the elderly lay fallen near 12Last1    15:4 | deeds was the city stripped of its population. Only the one 12Last1    15:5 | The entire remainder of the day, (the Seljuks) rummaged 12Last1    16:0 | devastation) occurred was (the year) [503] of our (Armenian) era [1054]. Now the 12Last1    16:0 | month, and the same date of the month as (the previous 12Last1    16:1 | marauding parties across the face of the land: north as far 12Last1    16:1 | as far as the stronghold of the Abkhaz and to the 12Last1    16:1 | called Parxar to the base of the Caucasus; west as far 12Last1    16:1 | as far as the forests of Chanet’ia; and south as far 12Last1    16:2 | The entire land was full of corpses—cultivated and uncultivated places 12Last1    16:3 | And the flame of that fire rose higher than 12Last1    16:3 | rose higher than (the flame of) the furnace of Babylon. In 12Last1    16:3 | the flame of) the furnace of Babylon. In this way they 12Last1    16:3 | the country was totally devoid of inhabitants and the bellowing of 12Last1    16:3 | of inhabitants and the bellowing of animals ceased 12Last1    16:4 | sobbing. Nowhere were the songs of the priests heard, nor the 12Last1    16:4 | priests heard, nor the glorification of God 12Last1    16:5 | ashes. Nowhere were the sounds of weddings and the glad tidings 12Last1    16:5 | weddings and the glad tidings of newly-born children. The elderly 12Last1    16:6 | no more was the praise of passersby heard, no longer were 12Last1    16:6 | grain, nor the cisterns full of wine. Sounds of joy were 12Last1    16:6 | cisterns full of wine. Sounds of joy were not heard when 12Last1    16:6 | pantries overladen with vessels. All of this vanished and is no 12Last1    16:8 | the Himen youth, a bringer of bad news, but not to 12Last1    16:8 | to generation until the end of time. For there is neither 12Last1    16:8 | suffering), except for the Evil of the desert (the Antichrist), which 12Last1    16:9 | up the laments and sighs of all who are participants in 12Last1    16:10 | unable to continue writing. Because of the security of those places 12Last1    16:10 | writing. Because of the security of those places, many people, a 12Last1    16:12 | in springtime, from the warmth of the air, the water starts 12Last1    16:12 | when the Seljuks attacked); streams of blood flowed down from the 12Last1    16:12 | flowed down from the corpses of the fallen, and from its 12Last1    16:13 | place then (to) the class of clerics and priests who happened 12Last1    16:13 | elderly, or (to) the multitude of youths, whose newly-grown beards 12Last1    16:13 | a beautiful picture, whose ringlets of hair gleamed upon their brows 12Last1    16:13 | brows resembling the glowing hues of roses, making their faces shine 12Last1    16:14 | Add to this the number of children who were taken from 12Last1    16:15 | What heart of stone would not be vexed 12Last1    16:15 | these numerous and varied (recitations) of evil? Virgins fell dishonored, newly 12Last1    16:16 | Who is capable of describing the destruction visited upon 12Last1    16:16 | destruction visited upon (the districts of) Derjan and Ekegheac’, and upon 12Last1    16:17 | called Chorox. Following the course of the river, they descended into 12Last1    16:18 | There they encountered a brigade of Byzantine troops called Vrhangs (Vrangk’ 12Last1    16:18 | the enemy, killed the head of their troops and many with 12Last1    16:18 | far, since they were afraid of encountering a large force 12Last1    16:20 | the Seljuks) reached the borders of Vanand, the valiant princes of 12Last1    16:20 | of Vanand, the valiant princes of Abas’ son, Gagik [1029-1064], came against 12Last1    16:20 | place. But then (additional) troops of the infidel came up and 12Last1    16:20 | Armenians) in their midst. Because of the prolongation of the battle 12Last1    16:20 | midst. Because of the prolongation of the battle and the enormous 12Last1    16:20 | swords to work, killed thirty of the azats 12Last1    16:21 | had seized a certain one of the azats, a mighty martial 12Last1    16:21 | had severely wounded the son of the Persian emir, Arsuban, when 12Last1    16:23 | by one the unchecked destruction of Christians? It was as though 12Last1    16:23 | crashing about on all sides of us. Suddenly the entire land 12Last1    16:23 | the entire land became full of agitation, nor could any place 12Last1    16:23 | agitation, nor could any place of refuge be found. For due 12Last1    16:23 | no one had any hope of life 12Last1    16:26 | troops and surrounded the city ( of Manazkert), its residents and livestock 12Last1    16:27 | descended onto the extensive plain of Basen by the impregnable fortress 12Last1    16:27 | observed there a great concourse of people and animals, but did 12Last1    16:27 | he came to the head of Basen, close to the village 12Last1    16:28 | turned away. Now the people of Manazkert had gone forth out 12Last1    16:28 | Manazkert had gone forth out of the city without suspicion, and 12Last1    16:29 | prince who had the duty of superintendence of the city, since 12Last1    16:29 | had the duty of superintendence of the city, since he was 12Last1    16:30 | I fear not the myriads of their soldiers which surround me 12Last1    16:31 | He encouraged the men of the city and the troops 12Last1    16:31 | let us recall the name of our Lord, be proud of 12Last1    16:31 | of our Lord, be proud of God eternally, and confess His 12Last1    16:32 | Cross and the loud noise of the clapper, upon the walls 12Last1    16:32 | to come to the aid of the threatened (people). The tyrant’s 12Last1    16:34 | be implanted in the heart of a prince who was one 12Last1    16:34 | a prince who was one of the Sultan’s close associates, that 12Last1    16:35 | attach it to the shaft of an arrow, approach the (city 12Last1    16:35 | city) wall in the course of battle, and shoot the arrow 12Last1    16:36 | if God) during a time of famine was able to feed 12Last1    16:36 | for three years by means of crows in the K’eriat’ valley 12Last1    16:36 | the city’s salvation by means of its adversaries 12Last1    16:38 | However, one of our presbyters, who was quite 12Last1    16:38 | extremely informed about the art ( of utilizing siege machinery) erected a 12Last1    16:38 | siege machinery) erected a catapult of his own, and when (the 12Last1    16:39 | at the city. In front of it they set up a 12Last1    16:39 | they set up a wall of cotton loads and many other 12Last1    16:41 | the following day, the prince of the Delm troops (Dailamites) took 12Last1    16:41 | this, they turned back full of grief, but within the city 12Last1    16:41 | there was no small amount of rejoicing 12Last1    16:42 | that time a certain general of the Byzantine troops, brave-hearted 12Last1    16:42 | and manly, prepared (a mixture) of Sulphur and flammable oil, put 12Last1    16:42 | merely a shield, rode out of the city gates going to 12Last1    16:43 | then unexpectedly poured the contents of the bottle (he was carrying 12Last1    16:44 | city unharmed, with the aid of God. Now when the Sultan 12Last1    16:45 | you see the humane concern of God, (do you see) how 12Last1    16:45 | overcome great (ones) by means of small things? (Through God’s aid 12Last1    16:46 | patient people merit the crown of glory, while the impious receive 12Last1    16:47 | see this in the case of the children in the (fiery 12Last1    16:47 | until the king expressed all of his anger and rage, and 12Last1    16:47 | prepared a furnace the flames of which reached up forty-nine 12Last1    16:50 | Note here the deep wisdom of God, which none can attain 12Last1    16:50 | put sense into (the head of) that barbarian (king) who, at 12Last1    16:50 | king) who, at the sight of such unutterable marvels, confessed, saying 12Last1    16:51 | Come forth, servants of God, that I along with 12Last1    16:51 | case also, God, by means of an insignificant man, displayed very 12Last1    16:52 | Now Basil, the prince of the city, ordered the rabble 12Last1    16:52 | Arcke, located in the Sea of Bznunik’ (Lake Van) which had 12Last1    17:0 | Indeed, we saw the validity of this with our own eyes 12Last1    17:0 | own eyes, in the case ( of Monomachus). For it is the 12Last1    17:0 | For it is the responsibility of kings to concern themselves about 12Last1    17:0 | about the peace and prosperity of their realms, just as God 12Last1    17:1 | have spent on the needs of the cavalry, to enlarge the 12Last1    17:1 | Basil during the fifty years of his reign when no enemy 12Last1    17:1 | way troubled by the ruin of the land 12Last1    17:2 | whores that (all) the women of Constantinople could not satiate him 12Last1    17:3 | Monomachus) died after a reign of thirteen years [1042-1055], accomplishing nothing worthy 12Last1    17:3 | thirteen years [1042-1055], accomplishing nothing worthy of remembrance 12Last1    17:4 | Now Theodora, the daughter of king Constantine (Monomachus) seized the 12Last1    17:4 | could resist. (Tughril), the Sultan of the Tachiks, sent emissaries to 12Last1    17:5 | gifts), but, keeping the purveyor of them, he took (that man 12Last1    17:5 | to Babylonia. This transpired in [504] of our (Armenian) [1055] era 12Last1    17:6 | that they were the forces of Apusuar, who held Duin and 12Last1    17:6 | was the son-in-law of Ashot, king of Armenia. People 12Last1    17:6 | in-law of Ashot, king of Armenia. People from populated places 12Last1    17:6 | their raiding to the city of Ani, but everyone did not 12Last1    17:8 | the Taron area the prince of the district was T’eodoros, son 12Last1    17:8 | the district was T’eodoros, son of Aharon whom (the Persians) called 12Last1    17:8 | lacks a letter. A brigade of soldiers came (to T’eodoros) from 12Last1    17:8 | their loyalty. Entering the district of Xlat’, they seized much booty 12Last1    17:11 | next winter, during the days of the feast of Epiphany the 12Last1    17:11 | the days of the feast of Epiphany the infidel troops came 12Last1    17:11 | work, they killed (virtually) all of them, and did the same 12Last1    17:11 | moved on to the village of Aracani, as they were passing 12Last1    17:13 | this history is, how worthy of lamentation! Perchance someone will blame 12Last1    17:13 | thrust before us these accounts of grief and troubles?” How much 12Last1    17:14 | own (people) that the sins of our fathers will be visited 12Last1    17:14 | that must pay the debts of our fathers. God, speaking to 12Last1    17:15 | Son of Man, what is that proverb 12Last1    17:15 | souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as 12Last1    17:15 | as well as the soul of the son is mine” [Ezekiel 18. 2-4]. And 12Last1    17:16 | If all of this (misfortune) was visited upon 12Last1    17:16 | was visited upon us because of our evils, then we are 12Last1    17:16 | the sword, homeless, and pillaged of our belongings 12Last1    17:17 | Armenia had four thrones of kingship, to say nothing of 12Last1    17:17 | of kingship, to say nothing of the Curopalate’s principality and what 12Last1    17:17 | peoples, as well as vardapets of the first order, truthful and 12Last1    17:17 | whose words all the legions of heretics were humiliated and cast 12Last1    17:17 | unable to enter the fold of the Believers. For the gate 12Last1    17:18 | comeliness to satisfy the desire of the immortal Bridegroom. The clerics 12Last1    17:18 | born from the immaculate womb of our mother Sarah, resembled dove 12Last1    17:19 | received. Where are those thrones of the kingdoms? They appear not 12Last1    17:19 | Where are the multitudinous hosts of troops before them, whose raiment 12Last1    17:19 | with variegation resembling the hues of spring flowers 12Last1    17:20 | throne which that venerable man of God, Gregory (Grigorios), established upon 12Last1    17:20 | vacant, without an occupant, stripped of adornments, covered with dust and 12Last1    17:21 | The voices and sermons of vardapets have ceased. The ranks 12Last1    17:21 | vardapets have ceased. The ranks of heretics which previously resembled mice 12Last1    17:22 | it sits ingloriously, unadorned, stripped of all beauty, resembling a childless 12Last1    17:22 | resembling a childless widow, stripped of adornments, fallen from honor, sitting 12Last1    17:22 | candles are extinguished, the smell of incense and sweet fragrances is 12Last1    17:22 | fragrances is gone, the frame of the Lord’s altar is covered 12Last1    17:23 | psalms, dance before the doors of those dew-infested lairs called 12Last1    17:23 | called mosques learning the sayings of Islam (mahmet-awand). Modest, prudent 12Last1    17:24 | was visited upon us because of our wickedness, inform Heaven and 12Last1    17:25 | our joy, they should partake of our sorrows, as it was 12Last1    17:25 | with us in our day of humiliation and tribulation, because they 12Last1    17:27 | I shall be the enemy of your enemies, and shall destroy 12Last1    17:28 | we find in the book of Isaiah: “Before they call, I 12Last1    17:28 | surpass the most fervent words of the Fathers. Yet (God) withdraws 12Last1    17:29 | Brothers, be fearful and heedful of the heavenly messengers. Be not 12Last1    17:29 | us be among the ranks of His friends, that He say 12Last1    17:29 | to us: “Come, O blessed of My Father, inherit the Life 12Last1    18:0 | After the death of Monomachus [D.1055], that lioness with a 12Last1    18:0 | times. Calling together the principals of the city and the very 12Last1    18:0 | said to them: “If any of you is brave enough to 12Last1    18:0 | such a one is deserving of the realm 12Last1    18:1 | But if none of you dares do as I 12Last1    18:2 | giving him such a plethora of gifts that he forgot to 12Last1    18:2 | winter did those aroused neighbors of ours, or those whose borders 12Last1    18:2 | coming and sullying the land of Armenia 12Last1    18:3 | For by means of spies they sought out and 12Last1    18:3 | on them, and with unheard of blows, put everyone to death 12Last1    18:4 | houses to see if anything ( of value) lay concealed there. They 12Last1    18:5 | district close to the base of Ciranis mountain, named Okomi 12Last1    18:6 | At nighttime on the day of the great feast of Epiphany 12Last1    18:6 | day of the great feast of Epiphany, the infidels approached it 12Last1    18:6 | the infidels approached it. Because of the severe frost on that 12Last1    18:6 | plain, the hands and feet of these beasts in human form 12Last1    18:6 | they spotted a good deal of fodder for the animals piled 12Last1    18:6 | fire, and from the blaze of that fire they entire plain 12Last1    18:7 | everyone, some [30,000] people, and none of the residents remained alive except 12Last1    18:8 | accumulated grain, on the backs of oxen, asses, and horses, (taking 12Last1    18:8 | goods and a small number of useful items, and captives, they 12Last1    18:8 | the entire countryside became devoid of inhabitants, the only survivors being 12Last1    18:9 | she grew ill and died of that illness [A.D. 1056]. (Before she died 12Last1    18:9 | Before she died) the principals of the city came before her 12Last1    18:10 | to this. She summoned one of the principals of the city 12Last1    18:10 | summoned one of the principals of the city, named Michael ([VI], Stratioticus 12Last1    18:10 | Stratioticus, [1056-1057]), who, in the time of her fathers, had been an 12Last1    18:11 | as emperor with the approval of the city. Then, after three 12Last1    18:11 | great and the small princes of the lands heard about (Michael’s 12Last1    18:14 | The leaders ( of these forces) were Komianos, who 12Last1    18:14 | this transpired in the year [506] of our (Armenian) era [1057], which was 12Last1    18:15 | plan by which the inhabitants of the country were ruined and 12Last1    18:16 | It resembled the handsome face of a person in the flower 12Last1    18:16 | a person in the flower of youth which always appeared very 12Last1    18:16 | embellishing soul, depriving (the face) of its former glow and beauty 12Last1    18:16 | beholders it seems ugly, unworthy of respect, frightening, and even unworthy 12Last1    18:16 | respect, frightening, and even unworthy of pity, as is note: “I 12Last1    18:16 | note: “I have passed out of mind, like one who is 12Last1    18:17 | was still cultivated and full of people, the agriculturalists filled up 12Last1    18:18 | on a beautiful appearance because of them, as is said (in 12Last1    18:19 | country laid waste and empty of inhabitants, destroyed cities, uncultivated fields 12Last1    18:20 | The sweet-voiced flocks of birds have also vanished, the 12Last1    18:21 | desolate, depopulated, and lacking places of habitation. Where do the storks 12Last1    18:22 | Assyrians insultingly styled the kingdom of Egypt), and the cauldron which 12Last1    18:24 | From the very beginning of that year which we recalled 12Last1    18:24 | that as a great deed of benevolence 12Last1    18:25 | Now during the period of Byzantine warfare, Iwane, Liparit’s son 12Last1    18:25 | turned back to the district of Aghor and the stronghold called 12Last1    18:26 | was concerned with (the government) of the East. Instantly he ordered 12Last1    18:26 | arrested and he stripped him of inestimable treasure, horses, donkeys and 12Last1    18:26 | went against the secure city of Karin 12Last1    18:28 | Now the prince of the city quickly informed the 12Last1    18:28 | Ani, who held the charge of magister. As soon as the 12Last1    18:28 | going on, he sent one of his principals together with the 12Last1    18:28 | troops. This was the inception of unbelievable misfortunes which were visited 12Last1    18:29 | reached (Iwane). Seeing the multitude of their troops, he was awed 12Last1    18:29 | oppose them. That prince because of whom (the Seljuks) had come 12Last1    18:29 | fortress, at the first clamor of their arrival 12Last1    18:30 | note: “Show us a path of plunder; do not turn us 12Last1    18:30 | Chanet’ia. Taking an unlimited amount of loot and captives, they turned 12Last1    18:31 | they went to that director of wickedness (Iwane), and thanked him 12Last1    18:31 | without a defender, those satellites of Satan soon returned (to Armenia 12Last1    18:32 | was unprepared and not warned of the Seljuks’ coming 12Last1    18:33 | I am incapable of recording the disastrous, pitiful evils 12Last1    18:33 | dawned, such a lamentable spectacle of agitation was revealed that it 12Last1    18:34 | Virtually the entire confines of the city were dyed red 12Last1    18:34 | dyed red with the blood of the slain. There were many 12Last1    18:35 | then! Oh, the great number of our evil deeds! For this 12Last1    18:35 | is raised, with a cup of pure wine to make us 12Last1    18:36 | took captives and the pillage of that district, and then turned 12Last1    18:37 | shall you be a city of refuge, but rather an abyss 12Last1    18:37 | refuge, but rather an abyss of ruin for those dwelling within 12Last1    18:37 | have recorded but a few of the diverse misfortunes visited upon 12Last1    18:38 | called Blurs, Since the residents of that place had enclosed the 12Last1    18:39 | city) would be a place of salvation and refuge, it became 12Last1    18:39 | refuge, it became a pit of ruin. For all the villages 12Last1    18:39 | religious establishments on this side of the Euphrates, as well as 12Last1    18:40 | The flashing of swords and the whizzing of 12Last1    18:40 | of swords and the whizzing of bowstrings made everyone tremble with 12Last1    18:40 | stricken at the mere sight ( of the Seljuks). They lost their 12Last1    18:41 | remained inside, abandoning all thought of resistance, dug caverns and hid 12Last1    18:41 | down, not after the fashion of a war, but as though 12Last1    18:42 | than death was the scintillating of swords above them, then the 12Last1    18:43 | as far as the tips of the second hand, forcibly removed 12Last1    18:43 | the Seljuks) fashioned bowstrings out of them. Oh, how bitter this 12Last1    18:44 | kill them. Who has heard of more bitter, unbelievable tortures? We 12Last1    18:44 | encountered any in the martyrdoms of the saints 12Last1    18:45 | all resounded with the screams of the tortured 12Last1    18:46 | When (most) of the people had been executed 12Last1    18:46 | then split open the sides of the slain, drained the bile 12Last1    18:46 | we betrayed into the hands of wicked, merciless men. Nor did 12Last1    18:47 | shall enjoy the good things of the land 12Last1    18:48 | hear us in our time of need. No, He turned His 12Last1    18:49 | were betrayed into the hand of our enemies, and straitened by 12Last1    18:49 | their swords ate the flesh of our fallen wounded fighting men 12Last1    19:0 | and described what one detachment ( of Seljuks), which had come to 12Last1    19:0 | had come to the borders of Mananaghi and divided, accomplished. Now 12Last1    19:0 | target like the powerful thrust of an arrow shot from the 12Last1    19:0 | they fell upon the residents of the southern city like hail 12Last1    19:1 | the city had no place of refuge, the residents could find 12Last1    19:1 | city became a cistern full of blood 12Last1    19:2 | The extreme suddenness of it, the unexpected anguish caused 12Last1    19:2 | for relatives. Each person thought of some way of escape, to 12Last1    19:2 | person thought of some way of escape, to perhaps save himself 12Last1    19:2 | himself from the burning Gehenna of rage. Consequently, they fled to 12Last1    19:2 | themselves under the thick leaves of the vines 12Last1    19:3 | all (those concealed). The clusters of grapes were stained with their 12Last1    19:3 | Later on, the surviving dregs ( of the city) came forth, located 12Last1    19:5 | villages and awans, destroying all of them with fire, sword, and 12Last1    20:0 | him gifts and the authority of Curopalate of the East, if 12Last1    20:0 | and the authority of Curopalate of the East, if only, he 12Last1    20:0 | with himself avenge the blood of the Christians slain by the 12Last1    20:2 | On the battleground even many of the principals fell, from both 12Last1    20:2 | was on Comnenus’ side, many of the principals of the city 12Last1    20:2 | side, many of the principals of the city united with him 12Last1    21:0 | Turkestan and Persia, the scepter of chastisement, not of teaching, and 12Last1    21:0 | the scepter of chastisement, not of teaching, and by means of 12Last1    21:0 | of teaching, and by means of them He judged us, in 12Last1    21:0 | righteous law. For the scepter of advice is a paternal one 12Last1    21:0 | paternal one, while (the scepter) of torments belongs to the judge 12Last1    21:0 | David said about the torments of sinners: “Many are the torments 12Last1    21:1 | preserve that relationship by means of good conduct. Yet we rebelled 12Last1    21:2 | Therefore, in the time of our need and of our 12Last1    21:2 | time of our need and of our torments, He ignored us 12Last1    21:2 | were betrayed into the hand of a foreign people. Our enemies 12Last1    21:2 | it was in the time of Moses when God said to 12Last1    21:3 | and virtually all the soil of the country was dyed with 12Last1    21:3 | those lordly visages, but volleys of arrows were our fate, and 12Last1    21:4 | it again see the goodness of the Lord. Horrible looking insects 12Last1    21:5 | The angel of death looked after their first 12Last1    21:5 | or lands at the ends of the earth, whither our captives 12Last1    21:5 | was dyed with the blood of their captives 12Last1    21:6 | ornaments and clothing in place of serving them. Yet (the Seljuks 12Last1    21:7 | eternity. Although we are devoid of good deeds, nonetheless we have 12Last1    21:7 | right belief and the tongue of confession. Why should we be 12Last1    21:7 | and (how much more) deserving of lamentation 12Last1    21:8 | and make us the object of ridicule and derision by our 12Last1    21:9 | Seljuks) to accomplish the destruction of other cities and districts. As 12Last1    21:9 | old heifer in the strength of its vigor and bravery, like 12Last1    21:9 | merchants were the glorious men of the country, while its shoppers 12Last1    21:9 | its shoppers were the kings of nations, who rested on ivory 12Last1    21:10 | revealed, enraptured by the plentitude of bread and a rich existence 12Last1    21:11 | unable to enjoy the blessings of Paradise for a day untainted 12Last1    21:13 | to it. However, the creator of our nature does not want 12Last1    21:15 | During autumn of that grievous year, while the 12Last1    21:15 | were occupied with the clamor of kings (succession squabbles), when the 12Last1    21:15 | succession squabbles), when the month of Areg had come [October, 1057] once again 12Last1    21:17 | night. There was a brigade of Byzantine cavalrymen guarding the city 12Last1    21:19 | This was the recompense of incorruptible, righteous God for the 12Last1    21:19 | righteous God for the arrogance ( of the people of Melitene). God 12Last1    21:19 | the arrogance (of the people of Melitene). God requites each in 12Last1    21:20 | Now when (the inhabitants of) the districts located below Ekegheac’ 12Last1    21:20 | Melitene, they assembled numerous troops of archers and seized the passes 12Last1    21:20 | archers and seized the passes of the road 12Last1    21:21 | they were for five months of winter, from its inception until 12Last1    21:21 | its inception until the month of Nawasard [November, 1057- March, 1058]. The country despaired of 12Last1    21:21 | of Nawasard [November, 1057- March, 1058]. The country despaired of life. (The Seljuks) left a 12Last1    21:21 | Seljuks) left a remembrance forever of the unbelievable inequities they occasioned 12Last1    21:22 | arrows. Nor did any feelings of pity find their way into 12Last1    21:22 | see how unbearable the measure of tribulations is when God withdraws 12Last1    21:23 | Seljuks), driven by the severity of their need, went up toward 12Last1    21:23 | the roads were cut because of ( the people’s) fear of them 12Last1    21:23 | because of (the people’s) fear of them, and since snow still 12Last1    21:23 | as before. They allowed herds of horses and donkeys to run 12Last1    21:23 | fashion they reached the edge of that district and the village 12Last1    21:24 | that reason all the inhabitants of the place had assembled there 12Last1    21:25 | saying something to the prince of the fortress. He had covered 12Last1    21:25 | and was sitting on (one of) them, with a shield before 12Last1    21:25 | with arrogant conceit. The prince of the stronghold, who had been 12Last1    21:27 | Going close to the borders of Eghnut, (the people there) similarly 12Last1    21:27 | When they entered the boundaries of the Taron (district), an army 12Last1    21:27 | them, vanquished, killed (virtually) all of them, retrieved captives and booty 12Last1    21:28 | burned down the beautiful residence of the blessed (monastery of) Karapet 12Last1    21:28 | residence of the blessed (monastery of) Karapet (the Precursor, John the 12Last1    21:28 | by a certain Hrahat, one of the colleagues of Vasak’s son 12Last1    21:28 | Hrahat, one of the colleagues of Vasak’s son, the great Gregory 12Last1    21:28 | Gregory, when he was lord of the country. They also burned 12Last1    21:28 | the belfry located in front of St. Karapet (which had been 12Last1    21:28 | to the glory and honor of the great martyr and precursor 12Last1    21:28 | the great martyr and precursor of Christ), as well as other 12Last1    21:28 | This occurred in the year [507] of our (Armenian) [1058] era 12Last1    22:0 | Yakobos who held the superintendence of the churches in Hark’. At 12Last1    22:0 | in Hark’. At the inception of his rule, he displayed himself 12Last1    22:0 | were occupied with the singing of psalms 12Last1    22:1 | grown haughty with conceit because of their authority, so gave themselves 12Last1    22:2 | sham, not the true state of things. For the tree is 12Last1    22:2 | disguises himself as an angel of light, so it is not 12Last1    22:3 | food, and those who eat of it—thinking it to be 12Last1    22:3 | to anyone their own pit of perdition. Otherwise, who in his 12Last1    22:5 | His live-giving evangelization: “Beware of false prophets who will come 12Last1    22:6 | It is easy to beware of external enemies, but difficult to 12Last1    22:6 | be saved from the wars of ( your own) clansmen—as Habel 12Last1    22:7 | us, but they were not of us” [I John 2.19], it is not easy 12Last1    22:8 | for us from the depths of the earth (after fifteen years 12Last1    22:8 | the earth (after fifteen years of fatiguing labor in Xor Virap 12Last1    22:9 | For the bulwark of truth had been firmly secured 12Last1    22:9 | firmly secured to the rock of faith—until recently. Truly, (St 12Last1    22:9 | wolves and caused a carnage of bloodshed 12Last1    22:10 | the goodly householder, the sower of grain, reposed, when the enemy 12Last1    22:11 | The dregs of bitterness mixed with the life 12Last1    22:11 | which flowed from the House of the Lord. However, (the heresy 12Last1    22:11 | the Lord. However, (the heresy of the T’ondrakeans) was quickly exposed 12Last1    22:11 | quickly exposed by the vardapets of the Church who uprooted the 12Last1    22:11 | harmful weed from the meadow of our faith, who strained and 12Last1    22:11 | strained and purified the dregs of bitterness and brought health to 12Last1    22:11 | the waters with the salt of truth, like the prophet Elijah 12Last1    22:13 | first-born disciple, the sharer of opinions of the father of 12Last1    22:13 | disciple, the sharer of opinions of the father of all evil 12Last1    22:13 | of opinions of the father of all evil, seeing how much 12Last1    22:14 | and he bewitched the ears of many with his oratory. On 12Last1    22:14 | my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not overcome it 12Last1    22:15 | considered these singular words those of an ordinary man. Therefore, he 12Last1    22:15 | thinking to shear the Church of its glory, just as in 12Last1    22:15 | holy Church into the hands of the sowers of discord, that 12Last1    22:15 | the hands of the sowers of discord, that Church which our 12Last1    22:16 | erecting in it an altar of mystery, resembling the Tree of 12Last1    22:16 | of mystery, resembling the Tree of Life in Eden, whose immortal 12Last1    22:16 | fruit was the very body of the life-giver, in accordance 12Last1    22:16 | His truthful command: “Whosoever eats of my body shall never die 12Last1    22:19 | is written in the canons of ( the Council of) Nicea that 12Last1    22:19 | the canons of (the Council of) Nicea that although an individual 12Last1    22:19 | in the body and blood of the Lord and be made 12Last1    22:19 | Lord and be made worthy of masses and all Christian rituals 12Last1    22:21 | doubtful and sought some resolution of the matter, this included those 12Last1    22:22 | which included an inestimable number of people, numerous (church) fathers, patriarchs 12Last1    22:23 | However, since all the princes of the district were bound as 12Last1    22:24 | to the meeting by means of messengers. Placing his hopes on 12Last1    22:25 | does not permit the strength of sinners to approach the righteous 12Last1    22:25 | evil. (God) works the will of those who fear Him, He 12Last1    22:25 | Him, He hears the prayers of those who pray to Him 12Last1    22:25 | and brought rain in time of drought, all for the prayers 12Last1    22:25 | drought, all for the prayers of one just man, and He 12Last1    22:25 | matter too He also disposed of things in a very helpful 12Last1    22:26 | declaring himself to be one of ( Yakobos’) adherents. Observing and becoming 12Last1    22:27 | removed him from the ranks of the priesthood, and, branding (Yakobos’ 12Last1    22:27 | Yakobos’) face with the likeness of a fox, he loudly preached 12Last1    22:27 | preached: “Whoever quits the faith of the blessed Illuminator and crawls 12Last1    22:27 | and crawls into the fold of those beasts with human faces 12Last1    22:28 | to promise to stand clear of that loathsome sect. For he 12Last1    22:28 | greatly concerned over the loss of a soul 12Last1    22:29 | at night (Yakobos) broke out of jail, and fled across Byzantine 12Last1    22:29 | he reached the royal city of Constantinople. There he slandered our 12Last1    22:30 | Apahunik’ district, to that residence of Satan, the assemblage of atheists 12Last1    22:30 | residence of Satan, the assemblage of atheists, that lair of the 12Last1    22:30 | assemblage of atheists, that lair of the beasts called T’ondrak, where 12Last1    22:31 | did not accept him because of his excessive impurity. Consequently, he 12Last1    22:31 | and went to the mountain of Xlat’ where he found his 12Last1    22:32 | live according to the canons of the Bible, and does not 12Last1    23:0 | dwelled near the fortress-town of Shirni (which to this day 12Last1    23:0 | given to its field). Being of an advanced age, (Kuncik) had 12Last1    23:0 | had within him the ferment of impurity 12Last1    23:1 | born son and the storehouse of his plans. Therefore, smoke from 12Last1    23:1 | Therefore, smoke from the furnace of Gehenna was ever billowing forth 12Last1    23:2 | principal and fine line, mistress of field(s) and (Kuncik’s) neighbor 12Last1    23:3 | truly the willing accomplices (kamarar) of satan). These two were actual 12Last1    23:3 | dissolute disease which is typical of their fold, and by the 12Last1    23:3 | fold, and by the art of sorcery they became Satan’s vardapets 12Last1    23:3 | Satan’s vardapets, and the father of all evil made them strong 12Last1    23:4 | arrows,” aiming at the hearts of the righteous. They struck and 12Last1    23:5 | Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom 12Last1    23:5 | serpents, and the cruel venom of asps, impossible to heal 12Last1    23:7 | each year during the fast of Lent, and remain with them 12Last1    23:8 | devil ensnared him by means of those women who indiscriminately copulated 12Last1    23:8 | consanguinity. Such are their dens of perdition 12Last1    23:9 | fourth daughter that Solomon spoke of and about which the divine 12Last1    23:9 | Fall not) into the passion of lust like heathen who do 12Last1    23:11 | For the lips of a loose woman drip honey 12Last1    23:11 | her home is the abyss of Hell 12Last1    23:12 | the faith, becoming the enemy of God and His saints. He 12Last1    23:13 | expense and labor, where groups of psalm-sayers and clerics with 12Last1    23:14 | to themselves all the inhabitants of those fields which naturally belonged 12Last1    23:14 | them and which we spoke of a little earlier, namely, Kashe 12Last1    23:15 | they unashamedly destroyed the symbol of our salvation, the weapon of 12Last1    23:15 | of our salvation, the weapon of the Lord’s victory (the Cross 12Last1    23:15 | the Cross that the victory of death was set at naught 12Last1    23:15 | at naught and the temptations of the wily Enemy were removed 12Last1    23:15 | its power, saying: “I boast of nothing except the Cross of 12Last1    23:15 | of nothing except the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” [Galatians 6.14]. Since 12Last1    23:16 | In a section of Paxra mountain which presently is 12Last1    23:16 | Cross had been erected. Because of this Cross the village was 12Last1    23:17 | At night on the day of great Pentecost (called “new Sunday 12Last1    23:17 | new Sunday”) those willing servants of Satan came and, striking the 12Last1    23:17 | came and, striking the crown of the divine symbol with hammers 12Last1    23:17 | with trembling. In the darkness of evening, Aurora lamented and mourned 12Last1    23:18 | crying loudly for the inhabitants of the place to immediately come 12Last1    23:19 | to snow, whitening the face of the land. So, following the 12Last1    23:19 | land. So, following the footprints of the impious, they were led 12Last1    23:20 | to the fire the lair of the impious, cursing their goods 12Last1    23:21 | He further arrested six of them who were styled the 12Last1    23:21 | who were styled the vardapets of that wicked and foul religion 12Last1    23:21 | be branded with the sign of a fox, so that eternally 12Last1    23:23 | to see after the affairs of the land. When he reached 12Last1    23:23 | made them accountable for debts of many treasures and goods 12Last1    23:24 | the soldiers arrived, the head of the bishops wrote commands to 12Last1    23:25 | God’s providence—immediately a multitude of people assembled in one place 12Last1    23:25 | a body to the confluence of the Euphrates and the Mananaghi 12Last1    23:25 | Mananaghi rivers, to the banks of the Euphrates 12Last1    23:28 | than to permit the overseer of the faith to hear rebukes 12Last1    23:29 | sun was setting, having dispersed of its rays, and giving boldness 12Last1    23:29 | the water) with the mystery of the Cross, but rather, holding 12Last1    23:29 | but rather, holding that symbol of the Lord’s triumph in their 12Last1    23:29 | suddenly bridled by the strength ( of their faith) gave way for 12Last1    23:29 | one person was injured out of the entire multitude 12Last1    23:30 | the entire night singing songs of thanksgiving to God. As leader 12Last1    23:30 | thanksgiving to God. As leader of the troop they had the 12Last1    23:30 | a drum (which is correctness of faith); they were not silent 12Last1    23:30 | rather, being pure in fervor of the holy Spirit, ready with 12Last1    23:30 | ringing songs, with the plectrum of David’s lyre they made to 12Last1    23:30 | to resound within the hearing of all 12Last1    23:32 | extreme amazement, he prayed prayers of atonement and called on God’s 12Last1    23:33 | the case to the chiefs of the people. They commanded the 12Last1    23:34 | when he observed the strengthening of justice, which he could not 12Last1    23:36 | This was because the brother of the impious one, through his 12Last1    23:36 | bravery and valiance was one of the king’s acquaintances and select 12Last1    23:36 | the judge was very considerate of this. Consequently, he gave (Vrverh 12Last1    23:37 | However, as for those of ( Vrverh’s) comrades they found, after 12Last1    23:38 | However the verdict of God quickly fell upon (Vrverh 12Last1    23:38 | to flee from the hand of the Omniscient. For, suddenly, his 12Last1    23:39 | quit this life. The aches of his body were a constant 12Last1    23:39 | body were a constant reminder of Gehena where he is being 12Last1    23:40 | audible, and because the narration of many sins could arouse the 12Last1    23:41 | great and awe-inspiring mystery of the mass, not the Cross 12Last1    23:41 | the Cross, not the observance of fasts 12Last1    23:42 | Trinity, firmly keep the doctrine of confirmed light which we learned 12Last1    24:0 | many delusions and illusions, because of lust and impropriety, has sought 12Last1    24:1 | to taste from the cup of the Lord’s goodness—resembling the 12Last1    24:1 | goodness—resembling the foolish builders of that first structure which was 12Last1    24:1 | demolished; or like the residents of Jericho, who, because of the 12Last1    24:1 | residents of Jericho, who, because of the fortification of towers, did 12Last1    24:1 | who, because of the fortification of towers, did not consider themselves 12Last1    24:1 | think that the right hand of the Lord ruled them too 12Last1    24:1 | too, or that the sword of the Omnipotent would near them 12Last1    24:2 | The tower on the mountains of Lebanon which David built and 12Last1    24:3 | few or insignificant the sins of those who will not repent 12Last1    24:3 | fail to see the punishment of people close to them and 12Last1    24:4 | command, were without distinction worthy of death, but rather that kin 12Last1    24:5 | transforms secure cities into mounds of earth 12Last1    24:6 | and threats, nor the dregs of His rage and wrath, (Whose 12Last1    24:6 | especially so for the fortress of Ani and her daughters surrounding 12Last1    24:6 | while God moved the king of Persia to come in His 12Last1    24:7 | was warfare in the country of Armenia for (the Seljuks) wanted 12Last1    24:7 | holdings and rule the borders of the other (Byzantine) kingdom. This 12Last1    24:7 | Byzantine) kingdom. This transpired in [513] of our (Armenian) [1063/64] era 12Last1    24:8 | king came with many myriads of armed troops and entered our 12Last1    24:8 | until he reached the city ( of Ani) which had reached the 12Last1    24:8 | which had reached the limit of sinfulness 12Last1    24:9 | his tent opposite the city of Ani and spread his army 12Last1    24:9 | his army throughout the breadth of the country. He tried and 12Last1    24:9 | to destroy that (city) gate of iron and the locks of 12Last1    24:9 | of iron and the locks of copper which opposed his kingdom 12Last1    24:9 | because he grew disheartened because of the fortification (of the place 12Last1    24:9 | disheartened because of the fortification ( of the place), although the battle 12Last1    24:11 | city like the foaming billows of the sea. Putting the Persian 12Last1    24:11 | no one. Now the multitude of men and women applied to 12Last1    24:13 | there the grief and calamity of every age of humankind. For 12Last1    24:13 | and calamity of every age of humankind. For children were ravished 12Last1    24:13 | were ravished from the embraces of their mothers and mercilessly hurled 12Last1    24:14 | to the other with bodies of the slain, and (the bodies 12Last1    24:14 | the slain, and (the bodies of the slain) became a road 12Last1    24:14 | road. From the countless multitude of the slain, and from the 12Last1    24:14 | domesticated beasts became the cemeteries of those corpses, for there was 12Last1    24:14 | to cover over the bodies of the slain with the needed 12Last1    24:15 | beautiful palace was burned because of the injustices committed within it 12Last1    24:15 | structures were transformed into mounds of earth. The usury and treachery 12Last1    24:16 | This is the fate of unjust cities which are built 12Last1    24:16 | are built with the blood of others, are made luxurious by 12Last1    24:16 | made luxurious by the sweat of the bankrupt, and which fortify 12Last1    24:16 | desire which has seized hold of them 12Last1    24:17 | What becomes of such when the anger of 12Last1    24:17 | of such when the anger of the Lord strikes? They wither 12Last1    24:17 | been narrated. But the king of Persia, having ruled over numerous 12Last1    25:0 | upon us nor demanded it of us. Nor are we capable 12Last1    25:0 | us. Nor are we capable of such 12Last1    25:1 | Perhaps someone may request it of them, and (perhaps) I am 12Last1    25:1 | a task). However, since omission of an account of the war 12Last1    25:1 | since omission of an account of the war between the two 12Last1    25:2 | Great, according to the enumeration of emperors. When he saw that 12Last1    25:2 | he saw that the king of Persia had taken not a 12Last1    25:2 | taken not a small part of his kingdom, and had put 12Last1    25:2 | to posterity a bad impression of himself 12Last1    25:3 | borders stretched from the valleys of Phoenicia (where the great (city 12Last1    25:3 | Phoenicia (where the great (city of) Antioch stands) as far as 12Last1    25:3 | as far as the fortress of Van, and the entire Rshtunik’ 12Last1    25:3 | Rshtunik’ country opposite (the district of) Her 12Last1    25:4 | Seeing such a multitude of troops assembled in one place 12Last1    25:4 | vanquished by any kings born of this earth. But he did 12Last1    25:4 | did not remember the words of the prophet that the king 12Last1    25:4 | not triumph through the multitude of soldiery, nor does the giant 12Last1    25:4 | does the giant (triumph) because of his strength, but rather through 12Last1    25:4 | the right hand and arm of the Omnipotent 12Last1    25:5 | he reached the great city of T’eodupolis (Karin, Erzerum), where he 12Last1    25:6 | denied the wisdom and adoption of God, but most unbearable of 12Last1    25:6 | of God, but most unbearable of all is arrogance held by 12Last1    25:6 | kings, unschooled by the memory of arrogant folk in the past 12Last1    25:6 | by it, because the adversary of arrogance, according to the Proverbs 12Last1    25:7 | rest until the other masses of soldiery arrived, such that encouraging 12Last1    25:7 | formed one great army, capable of terrifying the enemy. No, (the 12Last1    25:8 | the place where the king of Persia was encamped, by the 12Last1    25:8 | was encamped, by the borders of the district of Manazkert. There 12Last1    25:8 | the borders of the district of Manazkert. There did he pitch 12Last1    25:8 | himself and designated the day of battle 12Last1    25:9 | But the wily king of Persia out of fear sought 12Last1    25:9 | wily king of Persia out of fear sought to start the 12Last1    25:9 | and speeded up the pace of preparations until the Greeks were 12Last1    25:10 | suddenly a great brigade devoid of piety, rebelled from the Byzantine 12Last1    25:10 | crossed over to the side of the enemy 12Last1    25:12 | the Byzantine emperor was uninformed of what had transpired and did 12Last1    25:12 | the reason (for the turn of events) he had filled up 12Last1    25:12 | when he saw the boldness of those braves who did not 12Last1    25:12 | would leave a good name of loyal bravery), then did he 12Last1    25:12 | them and promise them unheard of rewards 12Last1    25:13 | warrior and reached the field of battle like a streak of 12Last1    25:13 | of battle like a streak of lightning 12Last1    25:14 | He made corpses of many of the Persian braves 12Last1    25:14 | He made corpses of many of the Persian braves and quickly 12Last1    25:14 | not know that the general of the Lord’s troops who had 12Last1    25:14 | stop them. And the Lord of power did not intervene nor 12Last1    25:14 | He for us a horn of salvation and hope 12Last1    25:15 | betrayed us into the hands of our enemies and to the 12Last1    25:15 | enemies and to the insults of our neighbors, and He gave 12Last1    25:15 | it to the enemy, because of our improper conduct 12Last1    25:16 | emperor)—that world-ruling lord of a great throne—and stood 12Last1    25:16 | stood him before the king of Persia as though he were 12Last1    25:16 | kept and pardoned that occupant of his foot-stool by kindling 12Last1    25:16 | and concern in the heart of the beast-minded king of 12Last1    25:16 | of the beast-minded king of Persia, who looked upon (Diogenes 12Last1    25:17 | had freed from the hands of foreigners was blinded by his 12Last1    25:18 | Thereafter the power of princes and soldiers ended, and 12Last1    25:18 | with one another, and justice of the court was ended. They 12Last1    25:19 | He brought) from the Mountains of the Moon and from the 12Last1    25:19 | their headquarters by the shores of Ocean Sea (? Caspian Sea) and 12Last1    25:19 | eliminating the orders and religion of Christianity 12Last1    25:20 | The king of Persia, Albaslan (Sultan Alp-Arslan 12Last1    25:20 | great triumphs and the victories of the three battles he had 12Last1    25:20 | overturned Ani with the stabbings of swords, and then he set 12Last1    25:20 | leaving it a desert. Because of such (victories, Alp-Arslan) fearlessly 12Last1    25:22 | before him, bound, like one of his servants, then did (Alp 12Last1    25:23 | world, following all those fashioned of earth, to (the place) where 12Last1    26:0 | The Colophon of This Book 12Last1    26:1 | on the providence and limitlessness of God 12Last1    26:2 | wearing an expansive robe woven of sins committed over a long 12Last1    26:4 | the comet) symbolized the eclipse of the luminous, shadowless orders of 12Last1    26:4 | of the luminous, shadowless orders of the Church; as well as 12Last1    26:4 | turning to invisiblity and darkness of the soul’s brightness and the 12Last1    26:4 | bright rays on the path of virtue 12Last1    26:5 | mentioned above, from the time of this (celestial event which took 12Last1    26:5 | took place) in the year [482] of the Armenian Era [1033/34], until the 12Last1    26:5 | until the present the covenant of holiness and the Church’s order 12Last1    26:5 | corrupt. Nor did we hear of any talk of peace or 12Last1    26:5 | we hear of any talk of peace or news of good 12Last1    26:5 | talk of peace or news of good things; nor were any 12Last1    26:6 | hand. The land became full of discord and anger 12Last1    26:7 | Step by step the prophecy of its eclipse became actualized, because 12Last1    26:7 | made us wear the dress of mourning and sorrow; and joy 12Last1    26:8 | as though they were made of wax, the kings and princes 12Last1    26:8 | weak and declined, and hope of an expected refuge left us 12Last1    26:9 | and all. For the houses of prayer were pulled down, and 12Last1    26:9 | pulled down, and the foundations of palaces for the foreigners were 12Last1    26:9 | and we became the object of the pagans’ ridicule and insult 12Last1    26:9 | dried bones lacking any hope of breath or life. And the 12Last1    26:9 | or life. And the sins of our fathers were visited upon 12Last1    26:9 | as vengeance for the sins of our ancestors was demanded of 12Last1    26:9 | of our ancestors was demanded of us 12Last1    26:10 | Christian was considered an object of deriding jokes and insults. Right 12Last1    26:10 | since their (Seljuk) piety consisted of depriving, robbing and killing us 12Last1    26:11 | fear and from the threats of our lords. Because they did 12Last1    26:12 | His presence, as folk worthy of punishment and guilty; that we 12Last1    26:12 | be subjected to His scepter of counsel as was Israel in 12Last1    26:12 | was Israel in the days of Elijah, and Samaria in the 12Last1    26:12 | and Samaria in the days of Elisha 12Last1    26:13 | case, still had a ray of hope, the supervision of kings 12Last1    26:13 | ray of hope, the supervision of kings and princes and—what 12Last1    26:13 | had the gracious enlivening words of prophets by which they were 12Last1    26:14 | to find a single place of refuge. Rather we are weakened 12Last1    26:15 | and since we disdained fear of the Lord we are now 12Last1    26:15 | now daily consumed with fear ( of the Seljuks). Because we worshipped 12Last1    26:15 | hurl us into the furnace of counsel, to bring us to 12Last1    26:16 | Lord, only deprive us not of Your love 12Last1    26:17 | that we be considered (worthy of Your) inheritance, that You accept 12Last1    26:17 | accept us as Your people of the New Covenant (sealed) with 12Last1    26:17 | sealed) with the venerable blood of Christ 12Last1    26:18 | worn out by the torments of those pagans who hate You 12Last1    26:18 | who hate You. For all of this and more than was 12Last1    26:18 | was visited upon us because of our sins 12Last1    26:19 | not one day or time of tranquility or ease. Rather the 12Last1    26:19 | ease. Rather the entire time of our days was full of 12Last1    26:19 | of our days was full of agitation and difficulty and yet 12Last1    26:20 | Nor was there one of them (of the Seljuks) well 12Last1    26:20 | was there one of them ( of the Seljuks) well-disposed toward 12Last1    26:20 | evil. Their words were full of treachery 12Last1    26:21 | another evil. Such were all of their plans: to wear out 12Last1    26:21 | and to efface any memory of us in their minds, so 12Last1    26:22 | have had the ancient chroniclers of history who would have stamped 12Last1    26:22 | leaving behind themselves an account of what had happened. Accounts of 12Last1    26:22 | of what had happened. Accounts of our predecessors have done this 12Last1    26:23 | complete, but merely the beginning of things that happened, and what 12Last1    26:23 | However, we have set all of this down so that you 12Last1    26:23 | and know that the causes of it all were our sins 12Last1    26:23 | be terrified by the face of the Lord and tremble with