Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

22 2 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
"which is mightier than that of [all] kings, humble
"to the dust those kings who know Thee not,
"and the might of those who speak foolishly
"against their King; for they are foolish folk, and
"it is meet that they should give thanks unto Thy
"holy Name, and to Thy dominion and power.
"And moreover, grant thou to me this day, and
"after this day, a memorial of which men shall
"speak until remotest time, for Thou hast shown
"unto me Thy mysteries in Thy creation".'
Alexander And it Came to pass that when Alexander had
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' The first part of this prayer agrees with that given in
the Syriac version (p. 146), but towards the end it is different.
The latter part in the Syriac runs, "And if the Messiah, Who
is the Son of God, cometh in my days, I and my troops
will worship Him. And if He doth not come in my days,
when I have gone and conquered kings and seized their lands,
I will carry this throne, which is a seat of silver upon which
I sit, and will place it in Jerusalem that, when the Messiah
cometh from heaven, He may sit upon my kingly throne,
for His kingdom lasteth for ever. And seven hundred pounds
of gold shall be before the Messiah as a present when He
cometh; and whether I die in one of the [other] regions of
the world, or here in Alexandria, my royal crown shall be
taken and hung upon that seat which I have given to the
Messiah; and the crown of every king who dieth in Alex-
andria shall be taken and hung upon that silver seat which
I give to the Messiah.''
^ In the Syriac they cross from Mount Sinai to Egypt.