<x> | Translation of the Book of Abraham written |
[ch]aracter | by his own hand upon papyrus and found ◊ in the CataCombs of Egypts |
✦1 [5.27] | 1In the land of the Chaldeans, at the residince of my |
✦2 [5.28] | fathers, I, 2Abraham, 1saw, that it was needful for me to obtain another place of residence, and seeing there was greater happiness and peace and rest, for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same: Having been a follower of righteousness; |
✦ [3.11a] | desiring one ◊ to be one who possessed great Knowledge; a greater follower of righteousness; <a possessor of greater Knowledge;> a father of many nations; a prince of peace; one who keeps the commandments of God; a righful heir; a high priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers, from the bebegining of time; even from the begining, or before the foundation of the earth, down to the present time; even the right of the first born, or the first man, who is Adam, or first father, through <the> fathers, unto me. |
✦ [2] | I sought for mine appointment unto the priesthood according to the appointment of God, unto the fathers, concerning the Seed. |
✦ [3] | my fathers having turned from their righteousness, and from the holy commandments, which the Lord their God had given unto them, unto the worshiping of the gods of the heathens. |
✦ [4] | utterly refused to hearken to my voice for their hearts were set to do evil, and were wholly turned to the god of Elkkener and the god of Zibnah and the god of |