NIR'S WIFE
SLAVONIC FRAGMENT ON MELCHIZEDEK
Sofonima, the wife of Nir, was barren and had not bore him an heir.
Sofonima aws an old woman and near the day of her death, when she felt the baby in her womb - and Nir was not part of it since the day that the Lord made him priest in front of people. Sofonima was scared and hid herself every day, and none of the people recognize it.
And the same happened on the day of birth - thought of his wife, Nir and called her into his chambers to talk to her. And she went to her husband, concealing a child in the womb, and then it was time home lands. Nir saw her, and felt ashamed of such a disgrace beyond measure, and said to her: "What have you created all this, my wife and disgraced me in front of people? And now come from me - go back to where she had conceived a shame of thy womb, but not defiled my hands on you, and do not sin against the Lord. "
And Sofonima said her husband, saying, "I, my lord, already old, and there is no strength in me young - I do not know how to conceive in humble my womb." Nir did not believe her, and told her Nir again: "Go away from me, but one never knows what will kill you and I have sinned against the Lord."
And so when his wife said Nir, fell at the feet of Sofonima Nir and died. And it grieved deeply Nir, but decided in his heart: "If from my Lord it really meant it, then and now, and eternal God is merciful, for they raised my hand to her." And then the angel Gabriel appeared to Neeru and said to him: "Do not think that your wife died Sofonima in punishment: the baby that she stand it - the fruit of the righteous, and I will take him to heaven, but not to be the father of God's gift to you."
And did not hesitate Nir, and opening the door of his quarters, he hurried to his brother Noah, and told him everything that had happened with his wife Sofonimoy. Noah And hastened to the house of his brother and his brother's wife saw the dead, but her belly still trying to be relieved from the burden. And Noah said Nir, "Do not worry, Nir, my brother, for God hid our shame today, and did not know about it, none of the people. Now try to bury it, and the Lord will protect our disgrace. " And they put Sofonimu on the bed, covered with a black cover and closed the door. And secretly dug grave.
But when preparing her grave, a dead Sofonimy baby and stayed in the bed of the deceased. And back Noah and Nir bury Sofonimu she saw the child sitting beside the dead, covered up her clothes. And marveled at Noah and Nir, so was perfect for a baby and said with his mouth and praised the Lord.
With amazement watching him Noah, with Nir, and said, "This is from the Lord, is my brother. That svyatitelstva sign on his chest, and the glory of his kind. " And Noah said Nir, "Brother, this is the blood of the Lord renews the clergy after us." And no longer hesitated Nir and Noah, and they washed the baby, and dressed in episcopal robes, and gave him to dine blessed bread. And he called his name Melchizedek.
Then they took the body of Noah and Nir Sofonimy and sovlekli with her black veil, washed her body, and ceremonies covers bright and decent, and prepared her tomb. And they went to Noah and Nir and Melchizedek, and buried her with honor and prinarodno.
And Noah said to his brother: "Take care of the baby for so long in secret, because of our people are already gossip in all the earth, and from searching in any way, they kill him." And Noah went back to his house.
And up in the time of all the excesses of Ner across the land. And bitterly mourned Nir, but even more - for the child, saying, "What shall I do with him?" Spread a Nir his hands toward heaven and called upon the Lord, saying: "Woe is me, the Lord forever! All the evils increase in the earth in my days, and I saw how close our end. What does the Lord, the appearance of the baby now? And that he was destined to, or what I do for him, so as not to shake it with us from the horror of this death? "
Lord heard Nir, appeared to him in visions of the night and said to him: "This is Nir, has great destruction came to earth: I will not tolerate any further desecration, and Here's a thought to bestow great swift destruction on the ground. And do not worry about the baby, Nir, for before I send my archangel Gabriel, and he would take the baby and will protect him in the Garden of Eden, and he did not die with doomed to perish. And now I have it, and he will be my priest priest forever and truly - Melchizedek. And I will raise him a great man in my people. "
And he rose from his sleep Nir and praised the Lord who appeared to him, saying, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who did not allow the desecration of my svyatitelstvu svyatitelstve my fathers, for your words created in the womb of the great priest Sofonimy, my wife, because I do not I was young. Let this young man will be in the offspring will succeed me and my son. And ranked him to his servants - with Seth and Enofom and Rusiem and Milam and Reruhom and Arusamom and Nail, and Enoch, and Methuselah, and thy servant Nir. But it will be the head priest Melchizedek is another people, because this people destroy themselves in strife and turmoil and die all of them. Saved only Noah, my brother, and give root to another race, and of his seed again multiplied in the land people. And Melchizedek will be the head priest at the people, obedient to your absolute rule and you, Lord. "
And it came to pass that when the young man had passed 40 days under the shelter of Ner, the Lord said to the archangel Gabriel, "Come down to the ground to the priest, and take the boy Neeru Melchizedek and ukroy security for the Garden of Eden, because even nearer the time and I have brought down all the water on the ground and killed all things on earth. And I will set a new people, and Melchizedek will be the head priest of the people is. "
Hastened to Gabriel, and flew at night to Neeru, sleeping on his bed. Gabriel appeared to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord Neeru Send the lad with me, whom I have entrusted to you." But did not recognize Nir speaking to him, and fell into disarray his heart: "If people proznala of the young men, take him and kill him, for the human heart is deceitful in the face of the Lord." And, in response to Gabriel, said, "I have no child, and I know not to contact me." And Gabriel replied: "Fear not, Nir: it is I, the angel Gabriel, and sent me to the Lord. And now I am taking your boy and go with it - and will hide it in the garden of Eden. " And he remembered his old Nir dream, believe and Gabriel answered: "Blessed be the Lord, who sent you this day to me. Bless the now thy servant Ner, and take the child, and do with them as it is said to you. " And the servant took Gabriel Melchizedek that night on their wings and carried him into the garden of Eden.
And woke Nir morning, and went undercover in peace, and did not find the boy. And rejoiced and grieved deeply Nir, because he was the young man instead of his son.
Glory to our God always - and, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen!
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