Penitence and Second Temptation


35-37.3 But Adam said to me, 'Eve, now you feel such remorse over your error, that you will listen to my heart, for God created you from my rib.
GREEK LATIN ARMENIAN GEORGIAN SLAVONIC
5.1 Eve said to Adam, "My lord, tell me what is penitence and how long should I perform it, lest perhaps we place on ourselves a labor which we cannot endure, and he not hear our prayers, 5.1 Adam said to Eve, "In what fashion will you repent? How many days can you endure toils? Perhaps you will begin and be unable to repent, and God will not hearken, 5.1 Adam replied to Eve and told her, "Explain to me now by what penitence you (wish to) repent, or for how many days will you be able to repent in your penitence, lest, perchance, we make a promise to God,
5.2 And the Lord turn his face from us because we did not fulfill what we promised. 5.2 so that we will not be able to keep that which we originally received." 5.2 and be unable to fulfill the promise which we will have made to him."
5.3 My lord, how much penitence are you thinking of doing since I brought labor and tribulation upon you." 5.3 Eve said, "Set me the number of days which I might think to repent; perhaps the days will be too long for I brought this penitence upon you." 5.3 Eve replied to Adam and she told him, "Tell me about the number of days, then; for what period of time will you consider doing penitence? Who knows, (perhaps) I will add more to that for it is I who have brought these tribulations upon you." 35-37.4 We will fast for forty days, perhaps the Lord will pity us and leave for us understanding and a portion of life (ed. life's understanding ).'
29.10a I will do forty days of penitence whereas you shall do 34 days for you were not made on the sixth day when God made his creation. 6.1a Adam said to Eve, "You cannot do as much as I, but do as much so that you might be saved. For I will do forty days of fasting. 6.1a Adam said, "You cannot endure the same number of days as I, but do what I tell you and abide by this instruction," Adam said, "I shall be in penitence for forty days, six days more than you, because you were created on the sixth day of those upon which he accepted his works. 6.1a Adam replied and said to Eve, "You will not be able to add (anything to it). On the contrary, as many (days) as I will tell you, that many (days, you should) stay and do. And I will do penitence for forty days, and you, do penitence for thirty-four days. Leave me these six days, since were you not created upon the sixth day, when God completed the creation of all creatures? 35-37.5 I said, 'My husband, you fast forty days, and I will fast forty-four days.'
29.10b Arise and go to the Tigris river and take a stone and put it under your feet and stand there covered in the water up to your neck and let not a word come from your mouth for we are not worthy and our lips are unclean.' 6.1b You, however, arise and go to the Tigris River and take a stone and stand upon it in the water up to your neck in the depth of the river. Let not a word go forth from your mouth since we are unworthy to ask of the Lord for our lips are unclean from the illicit and forbidden tree. 6.1b Now, therefore, arise, go to the Tigris river and take a stone and place it under your feet and stand in the water up to your neck, in your clothes. Let no word of supplication to God escape your mouth, for we are unworthy of soul and our lips are impure and unclean, because of the transgressions which we committed in the Garden when we ate of the tree. 6.1b Now, you, arise and go to the river Tigris; and put a stone under your feet and stay in the water and clothe yourself (with it) up to your neck. While you pray, let no sound come from your mouth, for we are not worthy to open our mouths, for our lips are impure because we transgressed the commandments, of the Garden which God had forbidden us. 35-37.6 And Adam said to me, 'Come to the river called Tigris, take a stone and place it under your feet, stand up in the water and cover yourself with water, as with a coat up to the neck, and pray to God in your heart, but no word should come out across your lips.'
6.2 Stand in the water of the river for thirty-seven days. I however, will do forty days in the water of the Jordan. Perhaps the Lord will have mercy on us." 6.2 Stand silent there in the middle of the water until you have done penitence for thirty-four days, and I will be in the Jordan river, until we learn that, behold, God has hearkened to us and will give us our food." 6.2 Rather, be silent, only do penitence in the water for thirty-four days with all your heart and I will do the same in the Jordan river, until God hearkens and gives us food." 35-37.7 And I said, 'My husband, I will call out to God with my whole heart.'
35-37.8 And Adam said to me, 'Guard yourself carefully; if you don't see me and all my features, don't climb up out of the water, give no credence to words, so that you won't get into any more trouble.'
7.1 Eve walked to the Tigris River and did just as Adam told her. 7.1 Then Eve went to the Tigris and did as Adam had instructed her, 7.1 Eve went off to the Tigris river and she did as Adam had ordered her.
29.11a Adam went to the Jordan river and the hair of his head was spread out as he prayed in the water. 7.2 Likewise, Adam walked to the Jordan River and stood upon a rock up to his neck in the water. 7.2 and Adam went to the Jordan. And the hair of his head was uncovered. 7.2 But, as for Adam, he remained in the Jordan river and the hair of his head spread out. 35-37.9 And Adam went to the Jordan and stood up in the water and immersed himself in water and also dampened the hair on his head.
29.11b And he cried in a loud voice saying: 'I say to you, O waters of the Jordan stand still and pray with me even all the beasts, all the birds, and all which creeps on the land and the sea.' 8.1 Adam said, "I say to you, water of the Jordan, mourn with me and separate from me all swimming creatures which are in you. Let them surround me and mourn with me. 8.1 He prayed and said, "I say to you, waters of Jordan, be fellow sufferers for me and assemble all the moving things which are in you, and let them surround me and bewail me, 8.1 And Adam said, "I tell you, O Jordan, suffer with me and assemble all the animals which are around you, so that they (may come) to surround you and bewail me, 35-37.10a While he prayed to God and his prayers went up,
8.2 Let them not lament for themselves, but for me, for they have not sinned, but I." 8.2 not for their own sakes, but for mine. Because God did not withhold their food from them, which God appointed from the beginning, but I have been withheld from my food and from life." 8.2 not for their own sakes, but for me. Because God did not withhold their fodder from them, which God gave them from the beginning, but I have been withheld from my means of life and from my food."
29.11c And all the angels and all things made by God circled Adam like a wall around him and cried while praying to God on behalf of Adam so that God might hearken to him. 8.3 Immediately, all living things came and surrounded him and the water of the Jordan stood from that hour not flowing in its course. 8.3 When Adam said that, all moving things which were in the Jordan gathered to him and stood around him like a wall. And the waters of the Jordan stopped at that time and became stationary from their flow. Adam cried to God and he set apart six hundred orders of them to call to God in prayers all the days. 8.3 When Adam had said that with bitter tears, all the cattle gathered close to him and stood around him like walls. At the moment when the water (of) the Jordan had restrained its flow, then Adam raised his voice towards God and he varied his tone of voice six times, like the voices of all the angels in all times. 35-37.10b the angels assembled themselves and every flying creature, the wild and the domestic and every winged bird, and they stood as a wall around Adam, praying to God for him.
29.12a But the devil, not finding a place with respect to Adam, came to the Tigris river to me. And assuming the form of an angel he stood before me 9.1 Eighteen days passed. Then Satan grew angry and transfigured himself into the brilliance of an angel and went off to the Tigris River to Eve. 9.1 When eighteen days of their weeping were completed, then Satan took on the form of a cherub with splendid attire, and went to the Tigris river to deceive Eve. 9.1 When the twelve days of his weeping were completed, the devil trembled and changed his shape and his clothes by his artful deceit. He drew close to Eve, on the Tigris river, and stood beside the bank. 38-39.1a The devil came to me in the form and radiance of an angel,
29.12b weeping and his tears flowed upon the ground. And he said to me, 'Come forth from the water and cease your crying, 9.2 He found her weeping, and then, the Devil himself, as if mourning with her began to weep and said to her, "Come out of the water and rest and weep no longer. Cease now from your sadness and lamenting. Why are you uneasy, you and your husband Adam? 9.2 Her tears were falling on her attire, down to the ground. Satan said to Eve, "Come forth from the water and rest, for God has hearkened to your penitence, to you and Adam your husband. 9.2 He was weeping and had his false tears dripping down on his garment and from his garment down to the ground. Then he told Eve, "Come out of that water (where you are) and stop your tribulations, for God has hearkened to your penitence, to you and to Adam, your husband." 38-39.1b there where I stood in the water, letting passionate tears fall to the ground, he said to me, 'Come forth, Eve, out of the water.
29.12c for God has heard your request because even we, the angels, and all things made by him, have beseeched God on your behalf.' 9.3 The Lord God has heard your lamenting and accepted your penitence. All of us angels have pleaded for you, praying to the Lord, 9.3 Because we beseeched God, 9.3 Moreover, we too have prayed because of your misfortunes which we have seen. 38-39.2a God has heard your prayer and also we angels, we who prayed for you,
9.4 and he sent me to lead you forth from the water and to give you the nourishment which you had in Paradise and for which you have grieved. 9.4 God sent me to lead you forth from there and to give you your food, on account of which you repented. 9.4 Thus God sent me to have you (pl.) come forth and to give you the food on account of which you repented. 38-39.2b and the Lord has sent me to you, that you should emerge from this water.'
9.5 Now, therefore, come out of the water and I will lead you to the place where your food is prepared." 9.5 Since just now I went to Adam and he sent me to you and said, 'Go, son, summon my wife,' now come, let us go to Adam and I will lead you to the place where your food is." 9.5 Now, come up from there, for I have gone to Adam and he sent me and told me, 'Go and speak with Eve, my spouse; bring her back to me.' Come, now, and I will lead you to Adam, to the place where he is and where your food also is."
29.13 And when he said these things, the enemy deceived me a second time. And I came out of the water. 10.1 Hearing this, Eve believed him and went out of the water of the river. Her flesh was like grass from the water's coldness. 10.1 When Eve came forth from the water, her flesh was like withered grass, for her flesh had been changed from the water, but the form of her glory remained brilliant. 10.1 And Eve came up out of the water and her flesh was withered like rotten vegetables because of the coldness of the water. All the form of her beauty had been destroyed. 38-39.3 And I discerned that he was the devil, and answered him nothing at all.
10.2 When she had come out, she fell to the ground, but the Devil stood her up and led her to Adam. 10.2 When she came forth from the water she fell down and remained upon the ground in great distress for two days, for she was quite unable to move from the spot. Then she arose and Satan also led her to where Adam was. 10.2 And when she had come up out of the water, she fell on the face of the earth in great weakness and remained lying (on the ground) without moving for two days. And after two days she arose and the devil led her to where Adam was. 38-39.4 But when after forty days, Adam emerged from the Jordan, he noticed the footprints of the devil and was very afraid lest the devil had duped me.
10.3 When Adam saw her and the Devil with her, he cried out with tears, saying, "O Eve, O Eve, where is the work of your penitence? How have you again been seduced by our adversary, through whom we were alienated from the dwelling of Paradise and spiritual happiness? 10.3 When Adam saw Satan and Eve who was following him, he wept loudly and called out with a great voice and said to Eve, "Where is my command of repentance, which I gave you? How did you go astray, to follow him by whom we were alienated from our dwelling?" 10.3 And as soon as Adam saw Eve (and) how she was following the devil, he started to weep with burning tears and called out with a great voice and told her, "Where are the commands of repentance which I gave you? How have you been deceived again by him, because of whom we are aliens to our dwellings?" 38-39.5 But when he saw me standing in the water, he was very happy, and he took me and led me out of the water."
11.1 When Eve heard this, she knew that it was the Devil who had persuaded her to go out from the river and she fell on her face on the ground and her grief was double, as was her wailing and lamentation. 11.1 When Eve heard this, she knew that he who deceived her was Satan; she fell down before Adam. From that time Adam's distress increased twofold when he saw the sufferings of his wife, for she was overcome and fell like one dead. 11.1 When Eve heard that it was the devil who had deceived her, she fell down before him and Adam's distress for Eve increased twofold for he saw her lying on the earth like one dead.
11.2 She cried out, saying, "Woe to you, Devil. For what reason do you fight against us? What concern do you have with us? What have we done to you that you should persecute us so grievously? Why does your malice extend to us? 11.2 He was sad and called out great lamentation and said to Satan, "Why have you engaged in such a great conflict with us? What are our sins against you, that you have brought us out of our place? 11.2 He was sad and called out with great groaning, "Woe to you who fight against us! What evil have we done to you? For it is because of your calumnies that we went out from the Garden. Is it because we have caused you to be expelled that you are angry against us?
11.3 Did we ever take your glory from you or cause you to be without honor? Why do you persecute us, O enemy, impiously and jealously unto death?" 11.3 Did we take your glory from you? Did we reject you from being our possession, that you fight against us unnecessarily?" 11.3 Or is it because of us that you were despoiled of your glory? Or is it, in some way, by our action that you are in such deficiency? Or are we the only creatures of God that you fight against us alone?"