| The Second Stele of Seth | |||
| 1 | Great is the first aeon, male virginal Barbelo, the first glory of the invisible Father, she who is called " perfect ". | ||
| 2 | Thou ( fem. ) hast seen first the one who truly pre-exists because he is non-being. And from him and through him thou hast pre-existed eternally, the non-being from one indivisible, triple power, thou a triple power, thou a great monad from a pure monad, thou an elect monad, the first shadow of the holy Father, light from light. | ||
| 3 | We bless thee, producer ( fem. ) of perfection, aeon-giver ( fem. ). Thou hast seen the eternal ones because they are from a shadow. And thou hast become numerable. And thou didst find, thou didst continue being one ( fem. ); yet becoming numerable in division, thou art three-fold. Thou art truly thrice, thou one ( fem. ) of the one ( masc. ). And thou art from a shadow of him, thou a Hidden One, thou a world of understanding, knowing those of the one, that they are from a shadow. And these are thine in the heart. | ||
| 4 | For their sake thou hast empowered the eternal ones in being; thou hast empowered divinity in living; thou hast empowered knowledge in goodness; in blessedness thou hast empowered the shadows which pour from the one. Thou hast empowered this ( one ) in knowledge; thou hast empowered another one in creation. Thou hast empowered him who is equal and him who is not equal, him who is similar and him who is not similar. Thou hast empowered in begetting, and ( provided ) forms in that which exists to others. [... ] Thou hast empowered these. - He is that One Hidden in the heart. - And thou hast come forth to these and from these. Thou art divided among them. And thou dost become a great male noetic First-Appearer. | ||
| 5 | Fatherly God, divine child, begetter of multiplicity according to a division of all who really are, thou ( masc. ) hast appeared to them all in a word. And thou ( masc. ) dost possess them all without begetting and eternally indestructible on account of thee ( fem. ). | ||
| 6 | Salvation has come to us; from thee is salvation. Thou art wisdom, thou knowledge; thou art truthfulness. On account of thee is life; from thee is life. On account of thee is mind; from thee is mind. Thou art mind, thou a world of truthfulness, thou a triple power, thou threefold. Truly thou art thrice, the aeon of aeons. It is thou only who sees purely the first eternal ones and the unbegotten ones. | ||
| 7 | But the first divisions are as thou wast divided. Unite us as thou has been united. Teach us those things which thou dost see. Empower us that we may be saved to eternal life. For we are each a shadow of thee as thou art a shadow of that first pre-existent one. Hear us first. We are eternal ones. Hear us as the perfect individuals. Thou art the aeon of aeons, the all-perfect one who is established. | ||
| 8 | Thou hast heard! Thou hast heard! Thou hast saved! Thou hast saved! We give thanks! We bless thee always! We shall glorify thee! | ||
| 9 | The Second Stele of Seth | ||