Aging Project XCII

 

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Gospel of Thomas 75 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 75: The Bridal Chamber

Jesus said, "Many are waiting at the door, but those who are solitary will enter the bridal chamber."

tsisa hinegise, "ugodidi agatidisdase asduli nahnai, aseno nasgi na gesvase utselidv ayvsdose tsagatsvsdisgi uniyvsdine."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᎦᏘᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᏍᏚᎵ ᎾᎿᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏤᎵᏛ ᎠᏴᏍᏙᏎ ᏣᎦᏨᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᏁ."

Gospel of Thomas 74 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 74: The Well

He said, "Lord, many are gathered around the well, but there's no one in the well.."

atsvyai hinegise, "unelanvhi, ugodidi gesvase gatlisodita atalesv-amayi yvwaduwidv, aseno gesvase tlagiloi atalesv-amayi hawina.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏟᏐᏗᏔ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ-ᎠᎹᏱ ᏴᏩᏚᏫᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ-ᎠᎹᏱ ᎭᏫᎾ.

Gospel of Thomas 73 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 73: Workers for the Harvest

Jesus said, "The harvest really is plentiful, but the workers are few. So pray that the Lord will send workers to the harvest."

tsisa hinegise, "asquanigododo udohiye gesvase ugodi, aseno tsulewisdanehidi gesvase gayoli. adadolisdodu na unelanvhi adanvsdose tsulewisdanehidine asquanigododo didla.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏙ ᎤᏙᎯᏰ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏧᎴᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏲᎵ. ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏚ Ꮎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏙᏎ ᏧᎴᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯᏗᏁ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏙ ᏗᏜ.

The New Hookers of the Internet

 

It happened again today, as perhaps a hundred times before. I think it's kind of cute when Internet virtual-sex prostitutes give me a "like" for one of my posts about the Gospel of Thomas. When I click on their profiles, they are just like all the others of their kind: enticing me to look at their "naked pictures." But these women are not naturists or nudists, and their visuals, I assume, go far beyond simple nudity.

Let me say first of all, that some good friends of mine are anti-prostitution activists. While I have never paid a prostitute for sex (real or virtual), I respect them, because I respect women. Many of these women are single mothers, doing the best they can to provide for themselves and their children.

I have been acquainted with some well-known hookers, including Margo St. James, the founder of Coyote, the "Prostitutes' Union" of San Francisco. She once called me to take photos of their office, after it had been bombed. Those women trusted me for one reason: I showed them respect, and it was genuine respect.

The anti-prostitution activists cannot say that I am fostering or supporting prostitution. I am not. I am simply respecting and supporting women.

Copyright © 2024 by Donald C. Traxler.

Gospel of Thomas 72 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 72: Not a Divider

[Someone said to him], "Tell my brothers to divide our inheritance with me."

He said to him, "Who made me a divider?"

He turned to his disciples and said to them, "Am I really a divider?"

giloi kanohedise atsvyv didla, "kanohedu aqua nvtlidi ale ulvdi didla ayatasdi aquatseli udatiyedone ayv gvdodi." atsvyai adadvdodise, "gago yinvgahvgise ayv ayatasdisgi?" atsvyai agatahvsdise utseli adasdawadidohidi didla ale agadvdodise, "gesvase aya udohiye ayatasdisgi?"

ᎩᎶᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᎧᏃᎮᏚ ᎠᏆ ᏅᏟᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᏓᏘᏰᏙᏁ ᎠᏴ ᎬᏙᏗ." ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ, "ᎦᎪ ᏱᏅᎦᎲᎩᏎ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗᏍᎩ?" ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏛᏙᏗᏎ, "ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏯ ᎤᏙᎯᏰ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗᏍᎩ?"

Gospel of Thomas 71 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 71: Destroying the Temple

Jesus said, "I'll destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to build it […]"

tsisa hinegise, "aya ayosdodose hia galitsodene, ale tlagiloi yeliquose anesgvdi nasgine asiquo."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯ ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏙᏎ ᎯᎠ ᎦᎵᏦᏕᏁ, ᎠᎴ ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᏰᎵᏉᏎ ᎠᏁᏍᎬᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᏏᏉ."

Aging Project XCI

 

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Gospel of Thomas 70 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 70: Salvation is Within

Jesus said, "If you give birth to what's within you, what you have within you will save you. If you don't have that within [you], what you don't have within you [will] kill you."

tsisa hinegise, "iyuno nihi adanedase udenvne na nihi hawini gesvase didla, na nihi uhase nihi hawini adasdelvdose nihine. iyuno nihi tla uhase na nihi hawini, na nihi tla uhase nihi hawini tsilugose nihine."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏁᏓᏎ ᎤᏕᏅᏁ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏗᏜ, Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎤᎭᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏙᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎤᎭᏎ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ, Ꮎ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎤᎭᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᏥᎷᎪᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ."

Gospel of Thomas 69 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 69: Those Who Are Persecuted

Jesus said, "Blessed are those who've been persecuted in their own hearts. They've truly known the Father. Blessed are those who are hungry, so that their stomachs may be filled."

tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase nasgidv na gesvise adasdvdisdita unatseli adanvdodi hawina. nasgidv udohiye unvtise edodane. adadoligita gesvase nasgidv na uhase uyosine igvnisisgi unatseli usquolidi gesvose kaligita.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏔ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏰ ᎤᏅᏘᏎ ᎡᏙᏓᏁ. ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎤᏲᏏᏁ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏍᏉᎵᏗ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎧᎵᎩᏔ.

Our Speech Is Still Sprinkled With Spanish - II

 

On June 9, 2019, I wrote, and posted, this:

Our speech is still sprinkled with Spanish,
I still drink ma-te every day,
but we are here,
and this is home.

I illustrated it with this photo:

It was about a week after we had moved into our home in Hudson, Florida. Sandy knew that she had a lump in her breast, and hoped it was just a cyst. She hadn't told me about it. Three months later we got the definitive diagnosis: it was not a cyst. Sandy had great cancer care, and in the end it was not cancer, but heart and respiratory problems that took her.

I love this photo because in it we see Sandy looking out at the trees in exactly the same way that she used to look out at the ocean in Aguas Dulces, sitting on the deck with our dog. Even Betty's posture is the same.

I still drink ma-te every day,

but Sandy is gone,

and that house is gone,

and I cannot bear life

in this senior facility

without her.

So I am going back,

I am going back to the place

that was, for us, 

a kinder home.

Text and image Copyright © 2024 by Donald C. Traxler.

Aging Project XC

 

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Gospel of Thomas 68 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 68: Persecution

Jesus said, "Blessed are you when you're hated and persecuted, and no place will be found there where you've been persecuted."

tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase nihi hilayvi nihi gesvase ganaquatisdita ale adasdvdisdita, ale tlahi hanani gesvose awadvdita hatlv nihi gesvise adasdvdisdita."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᎾᏆᏘᏍᏗᏔ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏔ, ᎠᎴ ᏝᎯ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏔ ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏔ."

Gospel of Thomas 67 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 67: Knowing Isn't Everything

Jesus said, "Whoever knows everything, but is personally lacking, lacks everything."

tsisa hinegise, "nasgiquo-yigi unvtase igvwadalegine, aseno gesvase anisiyvwiha galuloganete, galulogase igvwadalegine.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎾᏍᎩᏉ-ᏱᎩ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎦᎷᎶᎦᏁᏖ, ᎦᎷᎶᎦᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ.

Gospel of Thomas 66 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 Saying 66: The Rejected Cornerstone

Jesus said, "Show me the stone the builders rejected; that's the cornerstone."

tsisa hinegise, "nvya na anesgesgidi adayasdise didolagise asgoli unvsiyv vhnai."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᏅᏯ Ꮎ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏍᎩᏗ ᎠᏓᏯᏍᏗᏎ ᏗᏙᎳᎩᏎ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᎤᏅᏏᏴ ᎥᎿᎢ."

Aging Project LXXXIX

 

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Gospel of Thomas 65 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 65: The Parable of the Sharecroppers

He said, "A good man owned a vineyard. He leased it out to some sharecroppers to work it so he could collect its fruit.

"He sent his servant so that the sharecroppers could give him the fruit of the vineyard. They seized his servant, beat him, and nearly killed him.

"The servant went back and told his master. His master said, 'Maybe they just didn't know him.' He sent another servant, but the tenants beat that one too.

"Then the master sent his son, thinking, 'Maybe they'll show some respect to my son.'

"Because they knew that he was the heir of the vineyard, the sharecroppers seized and killed him. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"

atsvyai hinegise, "osdv asgaya uhise telvladiyine. atsvyai adanedise nasgine awisvnisdodi didla hia-iyv nasgidv digalvwisdaneduse nasgine ale atsvyai agisduse nasgihi udatanvne. atsvyai adanvsdise utseli atsinatlaine hiayeno awisvnisdodi adaneduse atsvyv didla udatanvne telvladiyi vhnai. nasgidv datsiniyvsdise utseli atsinatlaine ale adatlohisdise atsvyv, ale navnigesdi tsilugise atsvyv. atsinatlai anagisdise ale kanegise utseli nugvwiyusadegi didla. utseli nugvwiyusadegi hinegise, 'aseyigi nasgidv tla adadolisdise atsvyv.' atsvyai adanvsdise soi atsinatlaine, aseno nasgidv adatlohisdise atsvyv, nasquv. nahiyui nugvwiyusadegi adanvsdise utseli uwetsine, adanvtesganete, 'aseyigi nasgidv gohiyudose aqua uwetsine.' "igvnisisgi nasgidv unvtise na atsvyai gesvise utiyehi telvladiyi vhnai, awisvnisdodi datsiniyvsdise atsvyv ale tsilugise atsvyv. nanivquo na uhase galenidine advgi, advgu."

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎯᏎ ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏱᏁ. ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏁᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᏫᏒᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏚᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎩᏍᏚᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᏁ. ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢᏁ ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎠᏫᏒᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏓᏁᏚᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᏁ ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏱ ᎥᎿᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏓᏥᏂᏴᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏗ ᏥᎷᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ. ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏗᏜ. ᎤᏤᎵ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, 'ᎠᏎᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮭ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ.' ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᏐᎢ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢᏁ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ, ᎾᏍᏋ. ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏪᏥᏁ, ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎦᏁᏖ, 'ᎠᏎᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏙᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎤᏪᏥᏁ.' "ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᏅᏘᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏘᏰᎯ ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏱ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᏫᏒᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᏓᏥᏂᏴᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᎠᎴ ᏥᎷᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ. ᎾᏂᎥᏉ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎦᎴᏂᏗᏁ ᎠᏛᎩ, ᎠᏛᎫ."

On the Cusp of a New Era

 

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Aging Project LXXXVIII

 

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Gospel of Thomas 64 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 64: The Parable of the Dinner Party

Jesus said, "Someone was planning on having guests. When dinner was ready, they sent their servant to call the visitors.

"The servant went to the first and said, 'My master invites you.'

"They said, 'Some merchants owe me money. They're coming tonight. I need to go and give them instructions. Excuse me from the dinner.'

"The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'

"They said, "I've just bought a house and am needed for the day. I won't have time.'

"The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'

"They said, 'My friend is getting married and I'm going to make dinner. I can't come. Excuse me from the dinner.'

"The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'

"They said, "I've just bought a farm and am going to collect the rent. I can't come. Excuse me.'

"The servant went back and told the master, 'The ones you've invited to the dinner have excused themselves.'

"The master said to their servant, 'Go out to the roads and bring whomever you find so that they can have dinner.'

"Buyers and merchants won't [enter] the places of my Father."

 tsisa hinegise, "giloi atlilosdodise uha adawadvhidohidine. hilayvi iga-alisdayvdi gesvise advnvistanonv, nasgidv adanvsdise unatseli atsinatlai uyanvdv adawadvhidohidine. atsinatlai anagisdise igvyi adawadvhidohi didla ale hinegise, 'aqua nugvwiyudadegi adayanvdase nihine.' "nasgidv gawohiliyvsdise, 'igadv udananidi atsidugase ayv adelane.nasgidv nvlase gohi usv. aya uduladase anagisdi ale adanedi didadeyoohvsgidine nasgidv didla.adalisgolu ayv iga-alisdayvdi nidvlenvda.' atsinatlai anagisdise soi didla ale hinegise, 'aqua nugvwiyusadegi adayanvdase nihine.' nasgidv gawohiliyvdise, aya awahisdise galitsodene ale aya gesvase uduladita gohi-iga. aya tla uhose igohidane.' atsinatlai anagisdise soi didla ale hinegise, 'aqua nugvwiyusadegi adayanvdase nihine.' nasgidv gawohiliyvsdise, 'aqua unali diyvsdijase ale aya hnadvgose iga-alisdayvdine. aya tla yeliquase nvli. adalisgolu ayv iga-alisdayvdi nidvlenvda.' atsinatlai anagisdise soi didla ale hinegise, 'aqua nugvwiyusadegi adayanvdase nihine.' nasgidv gawohiliyvsdise, 'aya awahisdise galogesvne ale aya anagisdase adanitlvdi adolisdine. aya tla yeliquase nvli.adalisgolu ayv.' atsinatlai hulutsise ale kanegise utseli nugvwiyusadegi didla, 'hiadi nihi adayanvdise adalisgolise nasgidvsa.' nugvwiyusadegi hinegise utseli atsinatlai didla, 'anagisdu doyegi nvnohidi didla ale ayohisdu na nihi awadvdase hia-iyv nasgidv yeliquase uha iga-alisdayvdine.' "digallvwisdanedi-yvwi ale udananidi tla ayvsdose hananvdine aqua edoda vhnai."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎩᎶᎢ ᎠᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗᏎ ᎤᎭ ᎠᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯᏗᏁ. ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎢᎦ-ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏔᏃᏅ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎤᏯᏅᏛ ᎠᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯᏗᏁ. ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, 'ᎠᏆ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏓᏕᎩ ᎠᏓᏯᏅᏓᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ.' "ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏍᏗᏎ, 'ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᏓᎾᏂᏗ ᎠᏥᏚᎦᏎ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏕᎳᏁ.ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏅᎳᏎ ᎪᎯ ᎤᏒ. ᎠᏯ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᏗᏓᏕᏲᎣᎲᏍᎩᏗᏁ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ.ᎠᏓᎵᏍᎪᎷ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎦ-ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ.' ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᏐᎢ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, 'ᎠᏆ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᏓᏯᏅᏓᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ.' ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏗᏎ, ᎠᏯ ᎠᏩᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎦᎵᏦᏕᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏚᎳᏗᏔ ᎪᎯ-ᎢᎦ. ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎤᎰᏎ ᎢᎪᎯᏓᏁ.' ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᏐᎢ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, 'ᎠᏆ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᏓᏯᏅᏓᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ.' ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏍᏗᏎ, 'ᎠᏆ ᎤᎾᎵ ᏗᏴᏍᏗjᎠᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎿᏛᎪᏎ ᎢᎦ-ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏁ. ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏅᎵ. ᎠᏓᎵᏍᎪᎷ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎦ-ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ.' ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᏐᎢ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, 'ᎠᏆ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᏓᏯᏅᏓᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ.' ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏍᏗᏎ, 'ᎠᏯ ᎠᏩᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎦᎶᎨᏒᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᏓᏂᏢᏗ ᎠᏙᎵᏍᏗᏁ. ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏅᎵ.ᎠᏓᎵᏍᎪᎷ ᎠᏴ.' ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎱᎷᏥᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏗᏜ, 'ᎯᎠᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏯᏅᏗᏎ ᎠᏓᎵᏍᎪᎵᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏌ.' ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᏗᏜ, 'ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏚ ᏙᏰᎩ ᏅᏃᎯᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏚ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏩᏛᏓᏎ ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎤᎭ ᎢᎦ-ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏁ.' "ᏗᎦlᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ-ᏴᏫ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎾᏂᏗ Ꮭ ᎠᏴᏍᏙᏎ ᎭᎾᏅᏗᏁ ᎠᏆ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ."

Aging Project LXXXVII

 

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If You Can Visualize It

 

If you can visualize it,

you can do it.

iyuno nihi yeliquase gowati nasgine nihi odanvdv hawina,

nihi yeliquase hnadvga nasgine.

ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᏂᎯ ᎣᏓᏅᏛ ᎭᏫᎾ,

ᏂᎯ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎿᏛᎦ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ.

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Aging Project LXXXVI: finding ways/trouver des moyens

 

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Aging Project LXXXV

 

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178,000 Page-Views, and New Horizons

 We have now reached the milestone of 178,000 page-views in this blog. I thought we would be stuck on 177k forever. In reality, though, it only took two months to go from 177k to 178k. That shows how subjective we can be about things.

At the end of January, I lost my beloved wife. That brought a sea-change in every area of my life, and is still doing so. One cannot lose one's constant companion of 45 years without noticing a huge difference in every part of one's life.

I find myself in a retirement facility where I do not belong (at least, not yet). Fortunately, events conspired to convince me, not only that I need to get out of here, but that I need to return to Uruguay. This is something that Sandy dreamed of doing, but her health did not permit it.

So, I've put a deposit on a house in Uruguay, and hope that the transaction will close soon. I will have a great house, just a few blocks from the beach in Parque del Plata. Our dog, Betty, is going back, too.

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Gospel of Thomas 63 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 63: The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus said, "There was a rich man who had much money. He said, 'I'll use my money to sow, reap, plant, and fill my barns with fruit, so that I won't need anything.' That's what he was thinking to himself, but he died that very night. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"

tsisa hinegise, "gesvise asgaya uwenai na uhise ugodi adelane. atsvyai hinegise, "aya gvdihose aqua adelane awisdi, agalasdi, awisga, ale kaligi aqua adananvdiyine udatanv gvdodi, hia-iyv aya tla uduladose nigavquo." Na atsvyai adanvtesgise atsvyvsa didla, aseno atsvyai ayohuhisdise na svnoyi. Nanivquo na uhase galenidine advgi, advgu!

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏪᎾᎢ Ꮎ ᎤᎯᏎ ᎤᎪᏗ ᎠᏕᎳᏁ. ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯ ᎬᏗᎰᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎠᏕᎳᏁ ᎠᏫᏍᏗ, ᎠᎦᎳᏍᏗ, ᎠᏫᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᎵᎩ ᎠᏆ ᎠᏓᎾᏅᏗᏱᏁ ᎤᏓᏔᏅ ᎬᏙᏗ, ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎤᏚᎳᏙᏎ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ." Ꮎ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴᏌ ᏗᏜ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏎ Ꮎ ᏒᏃᏱ. ᎾᏂᎥᏉ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎦᎴᏂᏗᏁ ᎠᏛᎩ, ᎠᏛᎫ!

Aging Project LXXXIV

 

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Gospel of Thomas 62 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 62: Mysteries

Jesus said, "I tell my mysteries to [those who are worthy of my] mysteries. Don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."

tsisa hinegise, "aya kanohedase aqua usquanigodidine nasgidv didla na gesvase tsugvwalodiya aqua usquanigodidi vhnai. tla alisgolvdodu nihi agasgani uwoyeni unvti na agatisi uwoyeni hnadvgase."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯ ᎧᏃᎮᏓᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏗᏁ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗᏯ ᎠᏆ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ. Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏚ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎤᏅᏘ Ꮎ ᎠᎦᏘᏏ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎿᏛᎦᏎ."

GTh 61 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 61: Jesus and Salome

Jesus said, "Two will rest on a couch. One will die, the other will live."

Salome said, "Who are you, Sir, to climb onto my couch and eat off my table as if you're from someone?"

Jesus said to her, "I'm the one who exists in equality. Some of what belongs to my Father was given to me."

"I'm your disciple."

"So I'm telling you, if someone is /equal\, they'll be full of light; but if they're divided, they'll be full of darkness."

tsisa hinegise, "tali atsawesolvsdose ganitli nahna. saquu ayohuhisdose, saquu alenidohose." "gago nihi adanvtesgase nihi gesvase," salome adadvdodise, "galegi aqua ganitli nahna ale agisdi aqua gasgilo nidvlenvda, tsilv iyuno nihi gesvuse giloi nidvlenvda?" "aya gesvase hia saquu gago gesvase utloyi nidvlenvda. iyusdidi aqua edoda gesvise adanedita ayv didla." "aya gesvase nihi adasdawadidohi." "hiayeno aya kanohedase nihi didla, iyuno giloi gesvase utloyi, nasgi gesvose kali ulvsada vhnai, aseno iyuno giloi gesvase ayatasdita, nasgi gesvose kali ulasigetso vhnai.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᏔᎵ ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙᏎ ᎦᏂᏟ ᎾᎿ. ᏌᏊ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏙᏎ, ᏌᏊ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎰᏎ."

"ᎦᎪ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎦᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ," ᏌᎶᎺ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ, "ᎦᎴᎩ ᎠᏆ ᎦᏂᏟ ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᏆ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᏥᎸ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎤᏎ ᎩᎶᎢ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ?"

"ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎯᎠ ᏌᏊ ᎦᎪ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏠᏱ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ. ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗ ᎠᏆ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏓᏁᏗᏔ ᎠᏴ ᏗᏜ."

"ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ."

"ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎠᏯ ᎧᏃᎮᏓᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏠᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎧᎵ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗᏔ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎧᎵ ᎤᎳᏏᎨᏦ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Aging Project LXXXIII

 

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Aging Project LXXXII

 

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Aging Project LXXXI

 

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Gospel of Thomas 60 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 60: Don't Become a Corpse

They saw a Samaritan carrying a lamb to Judea. He said to his disciples, "What do you think he's going to do with that lamb?"

They said to him, "He's going to kill it and eat it."

He said to them, "While it's living, he won't eat it, but only after he kills it and it becomes a corpse."

They said, "He can't do it any other way."

He said to them, "You, too, look for a resting place, so that you won't become a corpse and be eaten."

nasgidv gowatise samalitahi asgayane awidvdanete ayoli unodenane tsusayi didla. atsvyai adadvdodiseutseli adasdawadidohidididla, "gado-usdi nihi adanvtesgv atsvyai hnadvgose nasgi gvdodi?" "atsvyai tsilugose nasgine ale agisdosenasgine," nasgidv kanohedise atsvyv didla. "na hiyui nasgi gesvase gvnodv, atsvyai tla agisdose nasgine," atsvyai kanohedise nasgidv didla, "aseno uwasa ulosonv atsvyai tsilugise nasgine ale nasgi didolagise uyohusv ayelv." "atsvyai tla yeliquase handvgi niga soi galohisdi," nasgidv hinegise. "nihi, nasquv, ayasdu hananine atsawesolvsdo vhnai," atsvyai kanohedise nasgidv didla, "hia-iyv nihi tla didolagose uyohusv ayelv ale gesv agisdita."

ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎪᏩᏘᏎ ᏌᎹᎵᏔᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏁ ᎠᏫᏛᏓᏁᏖ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎤᏃᏕᎾᏁ ᏧᏌᏱ ᏗᏜ. ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗᏗᏜ, "ᎦᏙ-ᎤᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎿᏛᎪᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏙᏗ?" "ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᏥᎷᎪᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏍᏙᏎᎾᏍᎩᏁ," ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ. "ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎬᏃᏛ, ᎠᏨᏯᎢ Ꮭ ᎠᎩᏍᏙᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ," ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᏥᎷᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏙᎳᎩᏎ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᎠᏰᎸ." "ᎠᏨᏯᎢ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎭnᏛᎩ ᏂᎦ ᏐᎢ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ," ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ. "ᏂᎯ, ᎾᏍᏋ, ᎠᏯᏍᏚ ᎭᎾᏂᏁ ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ," ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᏗᏙᎳᎪᏎ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎩᏍᏗᏔ."

Gospel of Thomas 58-59 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 58: Finding Life

Jesus said, "Blessed is the person who has suffered. They've found life."

 tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase siyvwi gago agiliyoasdise. nasgidv awadvdise vlenidohvne."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏏᏴᏫ ᎦᎪ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎠᏍᏗᏎ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ."

Saying 59: The Living One

Jesus said, "Look for the Living One while you're still alive. If you die and then try to look for him, you won't be able to."

tsisa hinegise, "ayasdu hia alenidohvne nahiyui nihi gesvase gila gvnodv. iyuno nihi ayohuhisdase ale nahiyui ayasdase atsvyv, nihi tla yeliquose."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯᏍᏚ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᎳ ᎬᏃᏛ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎠᏯᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ, ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏉᏎ."

Gospel of Thomas 57 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 57: The Parable of the Weeds

Jesus said, "My Fathers' kingdom can be compared to someone who had [good] seed. Their enemy came by night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The person didn't let anyone pull out the weeds, 'so that you don't pull out the wheat along with the weeds,' they said to them. 'On the day of the harvest, the weeds will be obvious. Then they'll be pulled out and burned.'"

tsisa hinegise, "ugvwiyuhiyi aqua edoda vhnai gesvase ginitloyi giloi gago uhise osdv ugatane. unatseli tsosdidanuwi nvlise svnoyi hawina ale awisdise ganulvhine osdv ugata nunadvnv. siyvwi tla alisgolvdodise nanivquo asesihi ganulvhine, 'hia-iyv nihi tla asesihose utsalesdine ganulvhi gvdodi,' nasgidv kanohedise nasgidv didla. 'iga asquanigododi nahna ganulvhi gesvose agvni. gila nasgidv gesvose asesihita ale agohvsdita.'"

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱ ᎠᏆ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎩᎶᎢ ᎦᎪ ᎤᎯᏎ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᎦᏔᏁ. ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏦᏍᏗᏓᏄᏫ ᏅᎵᏎ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫᏍᏗᏎ ᎦᏄᎸᎯᏁ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᎦᏔ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ. ᏏᏴᏫ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗᏎ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎠᏎᏏᎯ ᎦᏄᎸᎯᏁ, 'ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎠᏎᏏᎰᏎ ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏗᏁ ᎦᏄᎸᎯ ᎬᏙᏗ,' ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ. 'ᎢᎦ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎦᏄᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎠᎬᏂ. ᎩᎳ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎠᏎᏏᎯᏔ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎪᎲᏍᏗᏔ.'"

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TEMPVS FVGIT

 

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Aging Project LXXX

 

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Aging Project LXXIX

 

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Aging Project LXXVIII

 

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Aging Project LXXVII

 

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Aging Project LXXVI

 

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Aging Project LXXV

 

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Aging Project LXXIV

 

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Gospel of Thomas 56 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 56: The World is a Corpse

Jesus said, "Whoever has known the world has found a corpse. Whoever has found a corpse, of them the world isn't worthy."

nasgiquo-yigi unvtise equa-elohine awadvdise uyohusv ayelvne. nasgi-iyusdi awadvdise uyohusv ayelvne, equa-elohi tla gesvase tsugvwalodiya nasgidv vhnai.

ᎾᏍᎩᏉ-ᏱᎩ ᎤᏅᏘᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏁ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏎ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᎠᏰᎸᏁ. ᎾᏍᎩ-ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏎ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᎠᏰᎸᏁ, ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗᏯ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Aging Project LXXIII

 

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Gospel of Thomas 55 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 55: Discipleship (1)

Jesus said, "Whoever doesn't hate their father and mother can't become my disciple, and whoever doesn't hate their brothers and sisters and take up their cross like I do isn't worthy of me."

nasgiquo-yigi tla ganaquatisdase unatseli edodane ala etsine tla yeliquase didolagi aqua adasdawadidohi, ale nasgi-iyusdi tla ganaquatisdase unatseli nvtlidine ale ulvdine ale agisdase galvladi unatseli dadahnawasdvne tsilv aya hnadvgase, tla gesvase tsugvwalodiya ayv vhnai.

ᎾᏍᎩᏉ-ᏱᎩ Ꮭ ᎦᎾᏆᏘᏍᏓᏎ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎡᏙᏓᏁ ᎠᎳ ᎡᏥᏁ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎠᏆ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ-ᎢᏳᏍᏗ Ꮭ ᎦᎾᏆᏘᏍᏓᏎ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏅᏟᏗᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏗᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏍᏓᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏓᏓᎿᏩᏍᏛᏁ ᏥᎸ ᎠᏯ ᎿᏛᎦᏎ, Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗᏯ ᎠᏴ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Note: This is a Kernel saying according to DeConick,but I have never liked it. The version in Matthew 10:37-8 is slightly more palatable (that in Luke is not, because "hate" is simply too strong a word.

Aging Project LXXII

 

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Notes on GTh 54

 

As some of you know, I have a special interest in the Beatitudes, which provide a glimpse into the development of the Synoptic tradition. GTh Saying 54 says:

Blessed are the poor, for yours is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Now, "Kingdom of Heaven" is Matthaean language,  Luke says, "Kingdom of God." But wait, canonical (Greek) Matthew says "poor in spirit." Where is the "in spirit?" Where did "in spirit" come from? When?

Can we trace this development in the manuscripts? Nope, we can't. The version in canonical (Greek) Matthew is simply there, full-blown, with "in spirit."

Why does the Gospel of Thomas, which here uses Matthaean language, not include "in spirit?" Where did this GTh version come from? If only we had an earlier version of Matthew than the canonical one!

Now I am going to make a controversial statement, fully aware of the controversy and not caring: We do have an earlier version of Matthew. It is the Hebrew Matthew documented by Professor George Howard in his 1987 book, The Gospel of Matthew according to a Primitive Hebrew Text (Mercer University Press, Macon, GA), and in the book's second edition, 1995, simply titled Hebrew Gospel of Matthew, also published by Mercer University Press. If I give any page references to these books, they will be to the 1995 edition.

On Page 17 of that 1995 edition, we find, in Professor Howard's excellent translation, a less-full list of Beatitudes than we are used to, and it does not include "the poor" at all, with or without "in spirit!"

Sowhere did GTh 54 come from?

April D. DeConick considers thea kernel saying in GTh, traceable to primary orality.

Beyond this we can say that both versions of the Beatitudes (Matthew's and Luke's, as well as the oral tradition, grow out of the messianic statement in Isaiah 61:1-2, which mentions the poor, but does not say anything about "in spirit," which phrase seems to be completely bogus editorializing.

This Saying appears to be quite early, and probably not dependent on canonical Synoptic sources.

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Gospel of Thomas 54 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 Saying 54: Those Who Are Poor

Jesus said, "Blessed are those who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven."

tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase udasdayohisedihidi, yeno nihitsatsali gesvase ugvwiyuhiyi galvladi vhnai."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏓᏍᏓᏲᎯᏎᏗᎯᏗ, ᏰᏃ ᏂᎯᏣᏣᎵ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ."

Gospel of Thomas 53 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 53: True Circumcision

His disciples said to him, "Is circumcision useful, or not?"

He said to them, "If it were useful, parents would have children who are born circumcised. But the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every way."

utseli adasdawadidohidi adadvdodise nasgi didla, "ahusdesdi gesvase ulisgeda ale tla?" "iyuno nasgi gesvise ulisgeda," atsvyai kanohedise nasgidv didla, "adagayvligedi uhuse niyotlidine udenita na galohisdi. Aseno udohiyu ahusdesdi adanvdo hawina gesvase adotlvsgi nigadv galohisdi hawina."

ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ, "ᎠᎱᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎠᎴ Ꮭ?" "ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ," ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᎠᏓᎦᏴᎵᎨᏗ ᎤᎱᏎ ᏂᏲᏟᏗᏁ ᎤᏕᏂᏔ Ꮎ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᎱᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏙᏢᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ."

Gospel of Thomas 52 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 52: Twenty-Four Prophets

His disciples said to him, "Twenty-four prophets have spoken in Israel, and they all spoke of you."

He said to them, "You've ignored the Living One right in front of you, and you've talked about those who are dead."

"talisgohi-nvgi adelohosgidi kanegise yislaele hawina," utseli adasdawadidohidi kanegise nasgi didla, "ale nasgidv nigadv kanegise nihi aniyelvsgv." "nihi nigesvnise saquu alenidohv nihi-igvyiditlv," athsvyai kanegise nasgidv didla, "ale nihi kanegise uyohusvdi aniyelvsgv."

"ᏔᎵᏍᎪᎯ-ᏅᎩ ᎠᏕᎶᎰᏍᎩᏗ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᏱᏍᎳᎡᎴ ᎭᏫᎾ," ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ, "ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏂᏰᎸᏍᎬ." "ᏂᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᏂᏎ ᏌᏊ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᏂᎯ-ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ," ᎠthᏒᏯᎢ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᏗ ᎠᏂᏰᎸᏍᎬ." 

Gospel of Thomas 51 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 51: The New World

His disciples said to him, "When will the dead have rest, and when will the new world come?"

He said to them, "What you're looking for has already come, but you don't know it."

utseli adasdawadidohidi hinegise nasgi didla, "hilayvi uyohusvdi uhose atsawesolvsdone, ale hilayvi nvlose itse equa-elohi?" tsisa hinegise, "gado-usdi nihi ayasdase gayula nvlise, aseno nihi tla unvtase."

ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ, "ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᏗ ᎤᎰᏎ ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙᏁ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏅᎶᏎ ᎢᏤ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ?" ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎦᏙ-ᎤᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏯᏍᏓᏎ ᎦᏳᎳ ᏅᎵᏎ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ."

Gospel of Thomas 50 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 50: Our Origin and Identity

Jesus said, "If they ask you, 'Where do you come from?' tell them, 'We've come from the light, the place where light came into being by itself, [established] itself, and appeared in their image.'

"If they ask you, 'Is it you?' then say, 'We are its children, and we're chosen by our living Father.'

"If they ask you, 'What's the sign of your Father in you?' then say, 'It's movement and rest.'"

tsisa hinegise, "iyuno nasgidv adadvdodase nihi didla 'hatlv nihi nvlase nidvlenvda?' kanohedu nasgidv didla, 'itsula nvlase ulvsada nidvlenvda, hatlv ulvsada gesvise udenvta uwasaquu vhnai. nasgi gadogise ale agadudesdise nasgine unatseli nasgiyai hawina.' iyuno nasgidv adadvdodase nihi didla, 'nasgi gesvase nihi?' nahiyui hinegu, 'itsula gesvase niyotlidi nasgi vhnai, ale itsula gesvase asuyesdita aquatseli alenidohv edoda gvdodi.' iyuno nasgidv adadvdodase nihi didla, 'gado-usdi gowelodo nihi edoda vhnai nihi hawina?' nahiyui hinegu, 'nasgi gesvase adanvsido ale atsawesolvsdo.'"

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏓᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ 'ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ ᏅᎳᏎ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ?' ᎧᏃᎮᏚ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, 'ᎢᏧᎳ ᏅᎳᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᎭᏢ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏕᏅᏔ ᎤᏩᏌᏊ ᎥᎿᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏙᎩᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏚᏕᏍᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᎭᏫᎾ.' ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏓᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ, 'ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏂᎯ?' ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᎯᏁᎫ, 'ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏂᏲᏟᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏗᏔ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎬᏙᏗ.' ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏓᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ, 'ᎦᏙ-ᎤᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎶᏙ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᎾ?' ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᎯᏁᎫ, 'ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏏᏙ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙ.'"

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He Is a Man of Extremes

 

He is a man of extremes,

both dark and light,

forever combining

the day and the night.

atsvyai gesvase asgaya galosvstanodi vhnai,

igvla ulasigi ale ulvsada,

igohidv gatlisanvhv

iga ale svnoyi.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᎶᏒᏍᏔᏃᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ,

ᎢᎬᎳ ᎤᎳᏏᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ,

ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᎦᏟᏌᏅᎲ

ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ.

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Janis on the Astral

 

This poem will eventually be read on Youtube, accompanied by some simple live-looped music, similar to my vid "Janis in the Window," which has been out there on Youtube for a few years now. Anyway, this is what I've got, so far.

Janis on the Astral

Running loose on the Astral Plane,

I found a place of trippy memories:

curious things, close to hippie hearts,

rare, out of style, the shop did contain.

I knew that Janis had been there,

and would come again if I should wait.

I tried to send her a message,

and indeed she saw it,

but has not, as yet, replied.

[It never occurred to me at all

that Janis Joplin had died,

for such does not happen, 

on the other side.]  Repeat.

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Aging Project LXX

 

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Nudity Is a Human Right II

 

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War

 

War

War is not a part of nature.

It is a pillar of the Patriarchy,

a tool of greed and lust for power,

its instigators no better than common thieves,

and the murderers of their own more human kin.

War is a tool of human degradation.

In war, there is nothing to win.

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