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.'"

Aging Project LXXI

 

Text and image Copyright 2024 by Donald C. Traxler.

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.

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

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.

Copyright © 2024 by Donald C. Traxler.

Aging Project LXX

 

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