Гимн 40. Благодарение с богословием, и о тех действиях, по которым наименована Божественная благодать Духа 315 .

What is this new sacrament, Lord of all, Which You showed me as lost and prodigal? What is this great miracle that is noticed inside me? And incomprehensible, but hidden? For in me I see as it were a star rising in the distance, And again becomes like a great sun, Having no measure, no weight, no limit to its size, And becoming a small radiance, it is again seen (as) light, In the middle of my heart and in my entrails, Often turning and burning everything, What is in the depths of my insides, and makes them light, And thus kindly teaching and broadcasting (To me), who is completely perplexed and looking for teaching: I am that beautiful star (γλυκύ), which once, (as) you heard, I ascended from Jacob, it is I - do not doubt. I show myself to you and the sun rising in the distance, Which is light to all the righteous Unapproachable in the next century and eternal life; I am the radiance (also) and, (like) light, I am contemplated by you, Unburningly igniting the passions of your heart, And the dew of my sweetness and Divine grace Washing away your filth and completely quenching Bodily coals of sinful pleasures, And doing all this according to His love for mankind, What I did of old in all the saints. Have mercy on the one who mourns, have pity on the contrite And don’t be angry with me, what I want to say again: How are you, completely inconceivable, a star from Jacob? And (even) to this day are you there for everyone? How you appear like the rising sun, Located nowhere and everywhere, and above every creature, And preached unseen by all? Just as you are a radiance, and you appear to me as a light, And you burn matter, being essentially immaterial? How, by watering, You wash away my bodily filth, All being fire unapproachable and unbearable for the Angels? How you embrace the corruptible essence of my body And without confusion do you mingle with the human soul? How, being through her throughout the whole body unmerged, You, intangible, idolize me completely? – Tell me and don’t send me away sad and mournful. O impudence! oh nonsense! O foolish speech! How are you not trembling to ask about this so boldly? How do you not realize that you are asking about what you know? But you dare to talk about God, as if tempting, And as if ignorant, pretending, you ask Me about what you know, Desiring to describe my knowledge to everyone with (all) clarity. But however, being humane, I condescend to you And again I will teach you, saying the following to you: I am by nature inexpressible, being inconceivable, Inexhaustible, unapproachable, invisible to everyone, Inviolable, intangible and essentially unchangeable; Alone in a single universe and one with everyone Those who know Me in the darkness of this life, But outside the whole world, outside visible (things), Beyond sensory light, and sun, and darkness, And places of torment and terrible punishment, In which the proud slaves fell, Those who viciously raised their necks against Me, their Lord. I am motionless, because where I am not. So that through movement I can reach My place? I am endlessly mobile, For where will you go to look for Me, to find Me there? Heaven, like nothing, was made by My word; The sun, stars and earth are like a small share for Me There were, and everything else that you see. Angels who see the glory of glory, and not my very nature, Long before they were produced by Me. For I only thought to produce (heavenly) powers, And they immediately appeared, praising My power. You, sitting in that very vale of exile, Where did all the first criminals fall: That is, Adam and with him Eve, your foremother, And the evil devil, who deceived them, Where is the deep darkness, where is the great ditch, Where are the snakes that always bite your heel, Where is the crying, grief and incessant weeping, Where is all the tightness, anxiety and sadness, Death together and decay contains you all, How do you stay calm and carefree? How negligent are you, tell me? How are you not concerned about the evil (deeds) you have done in the world? And don’t you highly value repentance alone? And you don't try to show it as true? And don’t you ask about him with great prayer? And you don’t carefully examine how you can fix it, So that through him, according to My love for mankind, I could Will you also receive great remission of your iniquities? But, leaving him, you ask about what is above nature, You explore what is in heaven, but it’s better not even that (even) But you will test My very nature, the One who created, As it is said, the sky and everything (other) are like nothing 316, believe that I am a completely indescribable light, All simple, uncomplicated, inseparable by nature, Unsearchable and yet accessible in an inaccessible way. For truly I am visible and humanely appear, Transformed according to the perception of each of the people; This does not happen to Me [however] But those who see this way are worthy to see Me, For they cannot do otherwise, without containing more. And that's why the same ones sometimes see (Me) The sun, when they have a purified mind, Sometimes a star, when they find themselves Under the darkness and night of this body. For the burning of love makes Me fire and light, Because when the coal of love is kindled in you, Then I, seeing the jealousy of your heart, I find myself in connection with you and provide light And I show myself as if by fire, I am the one who created fire in a word. For spiritual virtues are, as it were, a substance Embracing which, the Divine light of the Spirit And it is called according to the subject matter, for it does not have its own name among people. Therefore, when a person becomes moved and sheds tears, Then it is called water, because it cleanses, And combining with tears, it washes away all filth. When crying quenches the irritability of the heart, With his assistance, he is called meekness. Again inflamed against wickedness, What is done through it is called jealousy. On the contrary, it is called peace, and joy, and goodness, Because the one who weeps is given both, And he produces in the heart, like a source, abundant grace, From whom flows all compassion and mercy, Flowing out from the soul onto everyone (around), Especially on those who want to repent and be saved. For (although) he has mercy on everyone, this is also how he helps, And he cooperates, and approves, and is compassionate in everything, Connecting with their spiritual will; And seeing in (their) mind the beauty of repentance, Acquires more sincere love for them. It is called humility because everything worldly, And even your very soul, and your own body, And a person considers every action he performs As if nothing, having tasted his sweets And seeing the inexplicable beauty of this light. Knowing this, you would not ask Me anymore Speaks about such (things) or explains exactly to you, For they are by nature inexpressible and completely unspeakable, Ineffable for people, unknown even for Angels, And for any other created being they are truly incomprehensible. Know better what concerns you, or much more than yourself, And then you will know that I am completely incomprehensible, And I abide and love only those who love Me, And always fervently remember My commandments, And in no way preferring anything fleeting to them, With whom 317, conversing, I will coexist now and forever. Amen. Published in Greek. In the text, the following verses read like this: And you want to know what concerns Me as no one else knew. Oh wonder! O human will! For although I blamed you, I, on the contrary, praise you, Because you too are My work and creation. Like you, formed from earth, from clay and dust, Holding her and living with her, Do you consider everything as nothing and even consider it as a shadow? And bypassing everything, you look for Me alone, Do you want to talk about Me, talk about Me And look at Me, if possible, throughout your entire life, Having tasted no sleep, no food, no drink, And not caring at all about bodily clothing? But as if by the trees and stumps standing along the path, This is what you consider everything glorious in the world to be, Dropping (him) like nothing on the path of life, And without turning (around) the eye of the mind And not allowing the eyes of the soul to look at (all) this, But you imagine Me and remember Me alone, And do you love Me like no one else who is with you? For whoever rejoices in My name in his heart And immediately aroused to love and desire? Who, having heard repeated mention of Me, Did you shed tears from your heart, having only Me in your thoughts? Who diligently sought knowledge and observance Hold back, mortal man, for this is not good for you. Therefore, believe that I am light, etc. But in P. r. We find here a large insert occupying about two sheets. We also include this insert in our translation. Thus the following verses are taken from the manuscript. Divine words or My commandments? Who considered Me, like you, God above all, And immediately wished to serve Me alone, And for the sake of parents and brothers and home, Land and together relatives, and neighbors, and friends So he despised and so approached Me, It's like I've never seen any of them And I knew no man on earth in this world, But it was as if he had come to some foreign country and city, Where everyone is barbarian and speaks a different language? So you are among loved ones, acquaintances and friends, Our own and the bosses and rich of the world You live and are tuned in, being among them. But this, considered empty and unimportant by the insensitive, For Me, who looks at this, it is great and high. Which of the great earthly powers and rulers, Or from those who establish (their) leadership and reign in Me, Or from those depicting the face of My Divine Apostles Either he thought or could observe what So that during the fulfillment of My commandment and law How to look at one at all: at relatives and strangers, Rich and poor together, glorious and inglorious, For the nobles along with the beggars? What judge impartially looks upon the robbery among them? If I could find a soul who kept this in the world, Especially in the present generation and (at present) time, Then I will glorify (such) along with My apostles and prophets, And he will sit with me at my coming, For he will judge righteously even then, as on earth, And he will receive the glory of the Judge of the living and the dead. It is good to recover this and other things with this, And, as much as you have strength, observe and accurately preserve, Without examining My nature, son of man, Nor the actions of My Holy Spirit, As He is shown by the sun and seen by a star, Appearing somewhere in the distance and rising above the mountains. When He hides from your eyes, It causes you inconsolable grief and sadness; And while you believe that He has not yet appeared to you, It is found somewhere inside your heart, Unexpectedly bringing you both amazement and joy; And since it is no longer shown to you by flame and is not seen by radiance and fire, Then you wonder and explore. - Because it’s not good for you. In P. r. instead of εἶς, as in the printed text, it is written οἶς. You might be interested in: