Odes of Solomon
tr. Harris, 1911
Chapter 10
1The Lord hath directed my mouth by His word: and He hath opened my heart by His light: and He hath caused to dwell in me His deathless life; 2and gave me that I might speak the fruit of His peace: 3to convert the souls of them who are willing to come to Him: and to lead captive a good captivity for freedom. 4I was strengthened and made mighty and took the world captive; 5and it became to me for the praise of the Most High, and of God my Father. 6And the Gentiles1 were gathered together who were scattered abroad. 7And I was unpolluted by my love ⌜for them⌝2, because they confessed me in high places: and the traces of the light were set upon their heart: 8and they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.
Notes
- Christ has accepted the Gentiles.
- i.e. erasing the plural points, so as not to read ‘by my sins.’ Barnes suggests the emendation ‘by their sins.’ Wellhausen: ist natürlich haubai zu sprechen, nicht hubbi.