Odes of Solomon/Ode 33

And Forsake the Ways of This Destruction

¹ And Steadfast Love, she ran, returning to release Destruction,

and she descended into him to reduce him to nothing,

² and he destroyed Abbadon before him,

and made all his work to perish.

³ And he stood on a lofty peak and sent out his voice

from one end of the earth to the other.

⁴ And he drew to himself all those who obeyed him,

making sure his appearance was not that of the evil one.

⁵ But a mature young woman stood up,

proclaiming and calling and saying in command,

⁶ O you sons of humanity, repent, and you their daughters, convert,

⁷ and forsake the ways of this Destruction,

and come near to me,

⁸ and I will enter into you,

and bring you forth from Abbadon

and make you wise in the ways of truth.

⁹ Do not perish and do not be destroyed!

¹⁰ Listen to me and be redeemed!

For among you I proclaim the steadfast love of God,

¹¹ and by me you will be redeemed and blessed.

I am your judge,

¹² and those who put me on will not be rejected,

but they will gain imperishability in the new age.

¹³ My chosen ones, keep my halakhah,

and my ways I will make known to those who study me,

and I will cause them to trust in my name.

Hallelujah!