The Festival Of Constellations

The following excerpt is taken from scroll fragments 21p. It has been enumerated for quick reference.









12 After some time passed, we agreed among us never again to mention [our experience] with the Behemoth of Patsos Gorge
13 And we journeyed still further, arriving in Vrisynas on the ninth day following [our ordeal].
14 Upon arrival, we were welcomed warmly by the few remaining brothers of the sanctuary there and learned that our [dating calculations] had been in error.
15 having hoped upon hope to join in the Festival of Constellations, we instead were a Sabbath too late.
16After our amazement [at this] subsided, we [queried] the brothers why it was that so few remained within the community.
17 One of the brothers, Indulgius the Wise, relayed to us the events [that had transpired].
18 And these were the words of Indulgius the wise.
19 "On the first Sabbath after the Nativity of St John the Baptist, we were in due course of celebrating the Festival of Constellations
20 When the Archway of the Heavens grew darker than night and the stars did disappear, though there were no clouds
21 And we trembled in fear at the sight of it, thinking the great and terrible day had come [prematurely].
22 Yet there was no blast and no shout, so we peered into the darkness to [discern its form]
23 And our eyes beheld nothing, and it spread vast over the Archway of the Heavens
24 And did encompass us and shroud our [view] so that no man could see his brother
25 And as we stumbled, there arose loud shouts and cries of pain from the darkness
26 And we cowered all the more, thinking some evil wind had despised our sanctuary.
27 But the darkness prevailed in this manner for what [we figured] to be six days and nights
28 And when the darkness subsided, we became aware that the Festival of Constellations was at an end
29 And our hearts sank for we were unable to celebrate in due course
30 Neither were we able to [make] the seasonal offering of raising standards that bore the name of our favorite star.
31 No, we were downcast and full of sorrow, but we were not [overcome], for brothers Republus and Democrus [reminded] us that it was but two moons Sabbath until the Day of Atonement,
32 Thought they quarreled about the meaning of the day of who should come henceforth
33 Still, our hearts were encouraged at the words they spoke, so that many therefore decided to go into the countryside and [nearby] villages and declare unto them the Advent, saying:"

34 'For unto us a King arises
35 Unto us a blessing is given
36 And the government shall be upon his shoulders
37 And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor
38 Mighty Conqueror
39 Prince of the Ages
40 Savior of Mankind
41 And he shall deliver us from all our sinfulness
42 By the authority of his sword and the stroke of his quill
43 And he shall prolong the days of our blessing
44 For we have cast upon him our voices
45 And in his goodness he has heard us
46 And will surely deal bountifully with us
47 Until the Festival of Constellations returns
48And our voices are heard once more.

Our team of scholars has made every attempt to render the most direct translation of this passage. Several portions were repleat with erroneous spellings and poor grammar, which we have attempted to adjust with utmost care for the integrity of the text. These portions are indicated within the text by parenthesis.

The Death of King Ralovent

The following excerpt is taken from scroll fragment 16a. It has been enumerated for quick reference.







14 And there was a [great] famine in all the land, and no crops could be found to grow, neither in the fields nor in the [terraces] above.
15 And the people cried out to their idols for relief, but there was no relief, for their idols were not [powerful enough] to assist them.
16 And it came to pass at that time that King Ralovent, the high king, turned his face against the idols and cried with a loud voice, saying:
17 "No more will this people bow down before you, O idols!
18 No more will this people bend their backs for the sake of your temple offerings!
19 For you have deserted your people and left them to the land, as an [orphan] is left to the dust.
20 Therefore, I will make my name great in all the land when I bring this famine to an end and dispel the [blight] from our borders!
21 Yea! I will raise up crops and grow them fully in the land I make fertile, and on that day the people will fall down before me and worship.
22 No more will the people suffer on your account, for they will be made to suffer on mine."
23 And as King Ralovent, the high king, began to secure the fields and [terraces] above, he did irrigate them with water from [channels from] under the earth.
24 And as they began to grow, so did the people's hope grow.
25 But even as the moon passes between the earth and [its] sun, casting a shadow, so also was the peace of King Ralovent, the high king.
26 For the Carpathians, seeing that the land was full and overflowing, brought war against Crete,
27 And they came with swords and spears and giants to ravage the land, and [rock-hurling devices] to demolish the towns, killing every man, woman, and child, and slaughtering the livestock for [dinner].
28 And they feasted on the spoils of their conquest.
29 But King Ralovent gathered his armies and went to meet them in the plain of Gnossus, crossing the southern mountains to engage the Carpathians from the rear by surprise.
30 Yet the Carpathians overpowered and defeated King Ralovent and his armies, casting them to shame.
31 And King Ralovent fell in battle on the third day, struck from behind by his own archers while [charging] the burial mounds where the Carpathian giants were gathered.
32 And King Ralovent was pierced and died that very day, breathing his last.

Our team of scholars has made every attempt to render the most direct translation of this passage. Several portions were repleat with erroneous spellings and poor grammar, which we have attempted to adjust with utmost care for the integrity of the text. These portions are indicated within the text by parenthesis.

The Holy Scroll Of Libertina: Part II – Our Inalienable Freedom

The following excerpt is taken from scroll fragments 92g-92h, one of the most complete parchments. It has been enumerated for quick reference.

34 'Yet man is not without hope, for he will yet regain his freedom
35 by the effort of his hands
36 and the penitence of his heart.
37 For man did not enter a corrupted world
38 but into corruption he has [led] it,
39 and [out of] corruption he must yet lead it,
40 and by the sweat of his brow wilt he lead,
41 until the [entire] earth shares in his freedom.
42 All lands and peoples will be released.’
43 Thus declares the amalgum.
44 ‘For man is only bound in his mind and heart,
45 for his hands and feet are not bound
46 unless by another they are bound;
47 but [many] a man binds himself
48 and places himself in a bind.’
49 These are the words of the lords, the amalgam, the effervescent, the plurality,
50 And so let it be.

51 And after the recital of brother Festivian we were filled with wonder and compelled to action.
52 And seeking out various [passers-by] we did lament the nature of the world and man
53 and sing the praises of our inalienable freedom
54 for we [realized] in our hearts that freedom was not [a gift] but our birth-right
55 and that we ought spread freedom to the uttermost parts of the earth
56 in accordance with the voice of Libertina of the Hidden Truth
58 who speaks with the voice of the lords, the amalgam, the effervescent, the plurality.

Our team of scholars has made every attempt to render the most direct translation of this passage. Several portions were repleat with erroneous spellings and poor grammar, which we have attempted to adjust with utmost care for the integrity of the text. These portions are indicated within the text by parenthesis.