Eighty-somethings

 

Do eighty-somethings

really do these things?

Why not?

We have the same organs,

the very same chakras,

the same desires.

Our souls are enflamed

by the sacred fires.

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Gospel of Thomas 48 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 48: Unity (1)

Jesus said, "If two make peace with each other in a single house, they'll say to the mountain, 'Go away,' and it will."

tsisa hinegise, "iyuno tali yvwi gotlvdase dohiyvne siyvwi soi gvdodi saquu galitsode hawina, nasgidv hinegose odalv didla 'anagisdu' ale odalv anagisdose."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᏔᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎪᏢᏓᏎ ᏙᎯᏴᏁ ᏏᏴᏫ ᏐᎢ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎯᏁᎪᏎ ᎣᏓᎸ ᏗᏜ 'ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏚ' ᎠᎴ ᎣᏓᎸ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏙᏎ."

Gospel of Thomas 47 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 47: The Parables of Divided Loyalties,
New Wine in Old Wineskins, and New Patch on Old Cloth

Jesus said, "It's not possible for anyone to mount two horses or stretch two bows, and it's not possible for a servant to follow two leaders, because they'll respect one and despise the other.

"No one drinks old wine and immediately wants to drink new wine. And new wine isn't put in old wineskins, because they'd burst. Nor is old wine put in new wineskins, because it'd spoil.

"A new patch of cloth isn't sewn onto an old coat, because it'd tear apart."

tsisa hinegise, "tla yeliquase agilohisdi tali soquilidine ale didanesdodi tali galitsadidine, ale tla yeliquase na atsinatlai iyadadvnedase tali nugvwiyusadegidine, igvnisisgi nasgidv gohiyudose saquune ale hagatose-eladi soine.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎠᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏔᎵ ᏐᏈᎵᏗᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏁᏍᏙᏗ ᏔᎵ ᎦᎵᏣᏗᏗᏁ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᏓᏎ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩᏗᏁ, ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏙᏎ ᏌᏊᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎭᎦtᎣᏎ-ᎡᎳᏗ ᏐᎢᏁ.

tlagiloi aditasdase agayvli gigage-aditasdine ale gilaquo-iyvdv aduladase aditasdi itse gigage-aditasdine. ale itse gigage-aditasdi tla gesvase wadiyita agayvli ganegadi nahnai, igvnisisgi nasgidv ayoguse. vtla ale agayvli gigage-aditasdi gesvase wadiyita itse ganegadi nahnai, yeno nasgi uyoasduse.

ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎳᏉ-ᎢᏴᏛ ᎠᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎢᏤ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗᏁ. ᎠᎴ ᎢᏤ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏩᏗᏱᏔ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎦᏁᎦᏗ ᎾᎿᎢ, ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏲᎫᏎ. ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏩᏗᏱᏔ ᎢᏤ ᎦᏁᎦᏗ ᎾᎿᎢ, ᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲᎠᏍᏚᏎ.

nasgidv tla gayewisdase itse galisdlavne agayvli anuwo-gayewadv nahna igvnisisgi gesvuse hitsagalv."

ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮭ ᎦᏰᏫᏍᏓᏎ ᎢᏤ ᎦᎵᏍᏜᎥᏁ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎠᏄᏬ-ᎦᏰᏩᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎤᏎ ᎯᏣᎦᎸ."

Gospel of Thomas 46 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 46: Greater than John the Baptizer

Jesus said, "From Adam to John the Baptizer, no one's been born who's so much greater than John the Baptizer that they shouldn't avert their eyes. But I say that whoever among you will become a little child will know the kingdom and become greater than John."

tsisa hinegise, "adawi nidvlenvda tsani didawosgi didla, tlagiloi gesvise udenita na gesvase equa-igesdodi sinv tsani didawosgi. aseno aya hinegase nihi didla na nasgiquo-yigi nihi-nunadvnv didolagose usdi ayotli unvtose ugvwiyuhiyine ale didolagose equa-igesdodi sinv tsani."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏫ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ, ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏕᏂᏔ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎢᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᏏᏅ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏯ ᎯᏁᎦᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ Ꮎ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ-ᏱᎩ ᏂᎯ-ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᏗᏙᎳᎪᏎ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᏟ ᎤᏅtᎣᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏙᎳᎪᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎢᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᏏᏅ ᏣᏂ."

Aging Project LXVII

 

I should have said, "Sandy and I, and our dog, Betty. . . "

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May There Be Peace under the Sun

 

May no one have less,

so that I can have more;

may no one go without.

so that I can have;

may no one be naked,

so that I can be clothed.

May there be peace

under the sun.

May there be peace

under the sun.

Que personne n'ait moins

pour que je puisse en avoir plus

que personne ne puisse s'en passer

pour que je puisse avoir

que personne ne soit nu,

pour que je puisse être habillé.

Qu'il y ait la paix

sous le soleil.

Qu'il y ait la paix

sous le soleil.

שלא יהיה לאף אחד פחות,

כדי שאוכל לקבל יותר;

שאף אחד לא ילך בלעדיו.

כדי שאוכל לקבל:

שאף אחד לא יהיה עירום,

כדי שאוכל להתלבש.

שיהיה שלום

תחת השמש.

שיהיה שלום

תחת השמש.

Copyright © 2023 by Donald C. Traxler.

This Mortal Gyre I

 

Text and image Copyright © 2023 by Donald C. Traxler aka Yablom.