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merchant, without carrying anything with him except that price of his, for our Lord
had given it to him. And Judas went and found Habban the merchant carrying his
goods on board the ship, and began to carry (them) on board with him. And when
they had gone on board and sat down, Habban the merchant saith to Judas: »What is
thy art which thou art skilled in practising?« Judas saith to him: »Carpeting and
architecture – the business of the carpenter«. Habban the merchant saith to him:
»What dost thou know to make in wood, and what in hewn stone?« Judas saith to
him: »In wood I have learned to make ploughs and yokes and ox-goads, and oars for
ferry-boats, and masts for ships; and in stone, tombstones and monuments, and
temples and palaces for kings«. Habban the merchant saith to him: »And I was
seeking just such an artificer«. And they began to sail, because the breeze was steady;
and they were sailing along gently, until they put in at the town of Sandaruk/
Ανδράπολις 827 .
4. And when they had disembarked on the land, and were entering and going into
the city, they heard the sound of pipes and organs and much singing. And Judas was
asking and saying: »What is the rejoicing in this city?« They say to him: »Thee too
have the gods brought that thou mayest be glad in this city; for the king has an only
daughter, and he is giving her to a man; and the sound of rejoicing is that of the
wedding-feast. And the heralds have been permitted by the king to proclaim, that
every one should come to the feast, both poor and rich, and slaves and freemen, and
strangers and citizens. And every one who does not come to the feast, is in danger of
the anger of the king«. The merchand Habban saith to Judas: »Let us too go, that we
may not be spoken ill of, especially as we are strangers«. And when they had stopped
at an inn and rested a litle they went to attend the feast. And Judas reclined in the
middle, and they were all looking upon him as upon a stranger, who came from
another place. And the merchant Habban, his master, was reclining in another place.
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167 828 . Judas saith to Vizan: »Son of the earthly king Mazdai, and servant of Jesus
the Messiah, permit the attendants to do the will of their king Mazdai; I will go (and)
pray«. And Vizan spake to the soldiers, and they let Judas go. And Judas went and was
praying and saying thus: »My Lord and my God, and my Hope and my Saviour, and
my Guide and Conductor in all the lands which I have traversed in Thy name, be
Thou with all Thy servants, and do Thou guide me too that I may come unto Thee; for
unto Thee I have committed my soul, and no man shall take it from Thy hands. Let
not my sins hinder me. Lo, Lord, I fulfilled Thy will and became a slave, for the sake of
this freedom which I am receiving to-day. Do Thou, Lord Jesus, give (it) to me and
fulfill it with me; for I am in no doubt whatever regarding Thy truth and Thy love, but
for the sake of these who are standing (by) that they may hear, I speak before Thee«.
827) Der griechische Text hat » Ανδράπολις«, s. Klijn 1962, 164. Näheres dazu s. oben auf S. 48f.
828) Tatsächlich ist zumindest alles das, was der griechische Text »Das Martyrium« überschreibt (s.
Klijn 1962, 150), d.h. die Nummern 159 bis Ende, als nicht gnostisch und in gewisser Weise als historisch
anzusehen. Doch wollen wir uns hier auf die Wiedergabe der Nummern 167 – Ende beschränken.
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