Gospel of Thomas 85 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 85: Adam Wasn't Worthy

Jesus said, "Adam came into being from a great power and great wealth, but he didn't become worthy of you. If he had been worthy, [he wouldn't have tasted] death."

tsisa hinegise, "adawi didolagise gesvi equa ulanigvgv nidvlenvda ale equa nuwehnavi nidvlenvda, aseno atsvyai tla didolagise tsugvwalodiya nihi vhnai. iyuno atsvyai gesvise tsugvwalodiya, atsvyai tla nusdv-agisdise ayohuhisdine."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏫ ᏗᏙᎳᎩᏎ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎡᏆ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏆ ᏄᏪᎿᎥᎢ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ Ꮭ ᏗᏙᎳᎩᏎ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗᏯ ᏂᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗᏯ, ᎠᏨᏯᎢ Ꮭ ᏄᏍᏛ-ᎠᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏁ."

Note: Sayings 84 and 85 are connected by the linking phrase "came into being." There are hundreds of such catchwords and catch-phrases in GTh. They are usually considered to be a characteristic of the stage of orality. Nevertheless, DeConick considers Saying 85 to be an accretion.