Odes of Solomon

Nuhra2021 Ode 6 — source version 2

From the Coptic Ode 6 And the Restrainers Could Not Restrain It 8 A stream went forth, (and) it became a river great and broad. It swept away everything along with it and turned toward the Temple. 9 They could not restrain it by the dams and the places they built, nor were those who restrain water able to restrain it by their skills. 10 It was brought over the whole earth, and it encompassed everything. 11 Those who were on the dry sand drank; their thirst was relieved and quenched 12 when they were given the drink from the Most High. 13 Blessed are the ministers of that drink, those who have been entrusted with the Lord’s water. 14 They have refreshed parched lips, and those who were weak received heartfelt joy. 15 They have held back souls that had breathed their last so they would not die. 16 They have set upright limbs that had fallen. 17 They have given strength to their <coming> and light to their eyes. 18 For all of them have known themselves in the Lord, and they were saved by water of eternal life.