The Scripts of Cleophas: A Reconstruction of Primitive Christian Documents

«If the spirit of the hand that writes is prepared and rightly shaped; then it will receive the true story of an ancient happening» — primera cita de la voz de los scripts dentro de la Introduccion, con la condicion que pone al instrumento: el espiritu de la mano que escribe ha de estar preparado y bien formado

«plucks from the Tree of Memory all these matters that had been within his knowledge» — la voz de los scripts describe de donde saca Cleofas la materia, con la figura del Arbol de la Memoria; la Introduccion la cita dentro de su propia frase

«It containeth many words, so I shape my tale in the words I thus find» — y como la voz dice tomar sus palabras: de las que encuentra en la mente de la escribiente, que es donde da forma al relato

«It is a mirror which is more than a glass; if there were not words within the handmaid’s mind, the thought we cast upon the still pool would not be imagined there. So it is hard for us to give you a word or name that doth not lie within her memory» — la figura del espejo con que la voz explica el limite del procedimiento: sin palabras dentro de esa mente, el pensamiento arrojado al estanque no se imaginaria ahi

«should live once again the lives of sorrow and peril, wonder and beauty, of the brethren and followers of our Lord, that faith in our Master Christ should blossom anew» — el proposito que la voz declara para el relato: que se vuelvan a vivir las vidas de los hermanos y seguidores del Maestro y florezca de nuevo la fe

«I have not the knowledge of those parts of the Holy Writings that have been preserved» — la voz declara no conocer las partes conservadas de la Escritura; los editores lo ponen como apoyo de la independencia del relato

«The message of Christ is for the unlearned, it is for the multitude. And the Pharisees and Sadducees of your day will not hearken unto the chronicle which I bear you» — la voz de los scripts, citada por la Introduccion, reserva el mensaje de Cristo para los no letrados y niega que los fariseos y saduceos de hoy escuchen la cronica

«I HAVE come to give you knowledge of that wondrous time that followed upon the rising of our Master. For a space the Brethren were sore afflicted and tormented in spirit. The pains of Hell beset them; but each kept this to himself, and showed a cheerful» — asi abre el script, en primera persona y dirigiendose a un tu: la voz declara venir a dar noticia del tiempo que siguio a la resurreccion, con los hermanos afligidos por dentro y serenos por fuera

«It was a time when the Eleven held themselves apart for much wrestling with the pitiless demons that beset them sorely. The Brethren were bidden by the Master to give much time to prayer and meditation, so that all might be made ready within them for the holy coming» — el script pone a los Once apartados, luchando con demonios, y mandados por el Maestro a orar y meditar para el advenimiento

«Certain messengers from the Sanhedrin and from the High Priest came privily to the Disciples. Gold and many favours were offered them» — el episodio con que arranca el capitulo primero, el juicio de Pedro: emisarios del Sanedrin y del sumo sacerdote ofrecen oro y favores a los discipulos

«Then Peter, listening to their words, bethought him of the last words of the Master: ‘‘Feed My sheep’’; and understood in that hour the meaning of that saying, which had seemed hard in the moment of its utterance» — la voz hace que Pedro entienda en esa hora el sentido de las ultimas palabras del Maestro, que le habian parecido duras al oirlas

«In truth the sheep would be scattered upon the hillside if these three shepherds drew themselves away from them» — con la figura pastoral que el script le hace sacar de ahi: las ovejas se dispersarian si los tres pastores se apartaran

«Now, Peter was weak in matters of the flesh, and his heart had been failing as he hearkened to the words of the Priest» — el retrato que el script hace de Pedro en ese trance, debil en lo carnal y con el corazon flaqueando ante las palabras del criado

«Now Peter was a choleric man, and anger rose within him, so that he could not stay his hand, and he cast forth the man from the room striking him upon the head, and calling on him in the name of the Lord to abjure the devils that were within himself» — el script explica el arrebato de Pedro por su condicion colerica y le hace expulsar al tentador conjurando en nombre del Senor a los demonios que llevaba dentro

«For he knew that in his anger he had once again failed his Master, and that was a reproach in the eyes of those whom he would teach and lead» — y le adjudica la lectura que el propio Pedro hace de su ira: haber fallado otra vez al Maestro, y quedar en entredicho ante los que habia de ensenar

«Man ever rends what he feareth most. As great as thy dread, brother, was thine anger against the servant of the High Priest. But thou hast conquered thy fear and shalt have forgiveness, and fail not ‘again. We will hold our peace, and will not tell the Brethren of the sin of thine anger, nor shall they hear of the message from the High — _ Priest, so that they may not be tempted beyond their strength» — el script pone en boca de Juan la sentencia con que absuelve a Pedro, y el pacto de callarlo para que los hermanos no sean tentados por encima de sus fuerzas

«So his sin of anger begat the first great miracle of healing that was done by one of the Twelve. He healed the beggar who asked him for alms. You will read of it, for it was set down in Holy Writ» — el script encadena pecado y prodigio: de la ira perdonada de Pedro sale la primera gran curacion, y remite al lector a la Escritura para el relato

«Now, when you read of this miracle, you will know that it came from the repentence that followed upon the evil sin of wrath» — y le dice al lector como ha de leer ese milagro: como venido del arrepentimiento que siguio al pecado de ira

«THE Disciples witnessed the coming of the Holy Spirit in divers ways. Each related it according to the nature of his soul and spirit ; for each of them was differently fashioned. For the company of the Twelve did make a pattern, each one being chosen for certain powers in which he differed from the others» — abre el capitulo segundo, la eleccion de los Doce: cada uno recibio al Espiritu segun la hechura de su alma, y cada uno fue escogido por poderes distintos

«The Master knew that in the making of a ship there must be more than one wood, and that many parts must be chosen, so that the whole may have the balance that maketh it fit to go forth upon the waters. He chose the Twelve having in mind, not only those spiritual parts that give a sweet savour to the whole being, but thinking also of the form of this vessel that should in due time bear within it His teaching to the Gentiles» — la figura del navio con que el script explica la eleccion: mas de una madera y muchas piezas, para que el conjunto tenga el equilibrio que lo hace apto para el mar

«John He chose for the pure flame of his spirit, the excellence o the glass within his soul, which could image the vision of the ever- - lasting, and give to ignorant man the signs of the invisible, to instruct him with the learning of the Spirit» — el primero de los retratos: a Juan por la llama pura de su espiritu y por el cristal de su alma, capaz de dar al ignorante las senales de lo invisible

«James the Master chose for his worldly knowledge, for his cold judgement of man, and because he could devise means and ways whereby the Twelve and those that followed them could be guided in the ordering of their days and in their dealings with men» — a Santiago por su saber mundano y su juicio frio, y por saber arbitrar medios para el gobierno de los dias de los Doce

«Peter was chosen for the passion within his soul, for that hot temper that scorcheth all that lieth in its path, making the way clear in a wilderness of thorns. He was chosen for his weakness, which, when sin hath been committed and repentance hath come at its heels, maketh a man of heat doubly strong in the faith of our Lord Jesus» — a Pedro por la pasion de su alma y por su misma debilidad, que tras el pecado y el arrepentimiento hace doblemente fuerte al hombre de ardor

«Andrew was called because he had a soul not easily stirred ; its movement was smooth as lake-water at even» — a Andres por un alma no facil de agitar, con el simil del agua del lago al atardecer

«Philip was chosen for his learning and for his manner of weighing and balancing, which was the part in him most serviceable when counsel was being taken. He had no fear of strange lands, and had great knowledge and understanding of the nations, and was ready to bear the Word to the uttermost parts of the earth» — a Felipe por su saber y su modo de sopesar, sin miedo de tierras extranas y con conocimiento de las naciones

«Bartholomew and Nathaniel are one and the same. Bartholomew was a name he bore when he was in Egypt, Nathaniel was the name by which the people in Judea first knew him. He was quick in his ways and eager in his teaching and preaching. Oft cast down, he would yet rise again, seeking to make amends with much fervour» — el script identifica a Bartolome con Natanael y explica los dos nombres por Egipto y por Judea; es una de sus adjudicaciones propias sobre los Doce

«Matthew was careful and slow, not given to much speaking, but watchful for the things of the Spirit. He never forgot, and was ever able to instruct the ignorant in small matters of doubt» — a Mateo, cuidadoso y lento, poco hablador y con memoria que no perdia nada

«Thomas was stubborn as the ass is stubborn, and cared not to change his ways of thought or speech once they were set. He had the power of thinking in one manner, and an independence of soul that made him at a later day a leader, and one that naught could move from his faith in Christ Jesus» — a Tomas, terco y de un solo modo de pensar, con una independencia de alma que el script convierte en virtud de jefe mas tarde

«James, the son of Alpheus, was of good heart, and had a kindly way of speech that won many who were weak. There was compassion in his soul. Yet he was by nature small and had no power to lead. He could but follow» — a Santiago hijo de Alfeo, de buen corazon y habla amable, sin poder de mando: solo podia seguir

«Simon the Canaanite was quick and lively in his parts, and could make answers that would crush the unbeliever. But there was no great depth in his soul, and he had perforce to draw often from the well of the Three for faith and wisdom. The Three were set apart from the Twelve so that they, with their deeper natures, should be as a fount of wisdom and understanding whence those who were athirst and fainting might draw the wine of the Spirit» — a Simon el cananeo, pronto de respuesta y sin hondura, que habia de beber del pozo de los Tres; el script explica ahi por que los Tres estaban apartados de los Doce

«Thaddeus was the bearer of two names for the reason that at times there seemed to be two beings within his one body. There was a Cleavage in his nature; at one time he was circumspect and cold, ordering his comings and goings with judgement ; at another time he was wild and full of zeal, and so strangely wrought that there was no hardship he would fail to bear. He was chosen that he might preach at a later day to people of savage temper, who needed first the fire that maketh a great light and then the lasting warmth that lieth within the embers when the flame resteth and leapeth no more into the air» — a Tadeo por los dos seres que el script le pone dentro de un solo cuerpo, y lo destina a predicar a gente de temple salvaje por esa doble hechura

«He was chosen as one who through his own strong desires would betray the Master. The betrayal had been appointed as a sign of man’s lower nature and as a showing of what is but a semblance of love that walks abroad as such, while it is but the love of the Devil, which has no health in it» — y da la razon de la traicion: designada como senal de la naturaleza inferior del hombre y como muestra de lo que solo aparenta ser amor

«In the life that follows death Judas did lie in darkness for what seemedito his soul an age of bitterness and weariness. But he repented, and passed, when his time was accomplished, to a state of spirit and soul wherein he cast from him those strong yearnings that had made of him a betrayer» — el destino que el script le adjudica despues de la muerte: tinieblas por una edad de amargura, arrepentimiento y paso a otro estado

«He did not betray for the sake of the money; he betrayed because of the hate within his solu for the Master who had shown that others should be first with Him. Judas desired to be of the Three that were nigh the Master, and this was denied him» — y niega la codicia como motivo: el script pone la traicion en el odio de quien quiso ser de los Tres y no lo fue

«The twelve had learned from the Master certain practices concerning the invocation of knowledge. He bound them to give these secrets to no man, so they have perished» — la voz declara un saber perdido: practicas de invocacion del conocimiento que el Maestro les mando no dar a nadie; el tramo se corta aqui porque el troceo reemite la marca de plana

«I can but tell you that they gathered together, and in the midst of them was a table; the Brethren sat about it in silence, and for a space their hands were joined, and they prayed with their whole being for the light» — continuacion tras el corte: la voz describe lo que si puede contar, la mesa, el silencio y las manos unidas

«After the loosing of the hands they made certain signs. Of these I may not speak but to say that they were for the freeing of the Body of Light from each of the Eleven. When all these spiritual bodies were set free they blended with one another, making what would seem to mortal eye a rounded pillar that was pure white and which passed into a mist above the heads of the watchers» — y lo que llama liberacion del Cuerpo de Luz de cada uno de los Once, mezclados en lo que a ojo mortal seria un pilar redondo y blanco

«When a full hour had passed, then did these bodies of the Eleven stir once more ; and they trembled and quaked, as when the soul goes out of the body at death. This was the coming back of the | Body of Light each to its vessel of clay. And, when the shaking of their bodies was ended, each of the Brethren drew breath within him heavily ; and thus were all the binding threads made fast once more» — el regreso descrito como en la muerte al reves: temblor de los cuerpos, vuelta del Cuerpo de Luz a su vasija de barro y los hilos que atan hechos firmes otra vez

«John was the last to rise up and to go, for his Body of Light was a traveller, and sought to wander to and fro when it was freed from the darkness of the confining flesh. It was as hard to ensnare and to bring back to its harbourage as a butterfly that flutters in - the sunshine» — el script distingue a Juan por un Cuerpo de Luz viajero, dificil de traer de vuelta como mariposa al sol

«For some hours they were tender and sensitive in mind, and could easily have been hurt by the mind and body of another, if it drew close and cast its net about their body» — y describe el estado que sigue: horas de sensibilidad en que la mente y el cuerpo de otro podian herirlos

«The Library _ SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CLAREMONT. WEST FOOTHILL AT COLLEGE AVENUE _ © CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA» — la primera plana del ejemplar es el sello de la biblioteca que lo tuvo, y es el mismo que invade la portada y le rompe el OCR al nombre de Cleofas

«COPYRIGHT IN U.S.A, (Ali Rights leserved» — lo unico que imprime la plana de derechos del ejemplar, con la grafia del OCR

«First published February 1928 Second Edition November 1928 - Made and Printed in Great Britain by The Camelot Press Limited, London and Southampton» — la plana que sigue a la portada data las dos ediciones y nombra al impresor

«CHAP. ; PAGE XXIX. -PAUL’S DEALINGS AT PAPHOS WITH SERGIUS PAULUS, THE ROMAN GOVERNOR, AND ELYMAS THE MAGICIAN 2 OS XXX. HEROD’S DEALINGS WITH THE SECOND JAMES AND WITH PETER: HOW THE ONE WAS SLAIN AND THE OTHER ESCAPED 103 XXXI. THE DISCOMFITURE AND DEATH OF HEROD» — el CONTENTS reparte el volumen en tres parchments y numera los capitulos en romano; el OCR de sus cifras de pagina va roto y se conserva tal cual

«I know personally, Miss Cummins, through whose instrumentality The Scripts of Cleophas has been given to.the world. I have personally witnessed her writing and can testify that copy amounting to upwards of 1714 words was produced in one hour and ten» — John Lamond abre la Prefatory Note declarandose testigo de la escritura y cronometrandola: mas de mil setecientas palabras en una hora y diez minutos

«From my own experience of writing this was altogether supernormal» — y mide lo visto contra su propia experiencia de escribir, que es de donde saca el adjetivo; es la unica vez que el volumen usa esa palabra

«Miss Cummins makes no claim to special knowledge of the period (Apostolic) of which she writes» — Lamond niega que la escribiente reclame saber particular del periodo apostolico del que trata el libro

«Eminent theologians and other authorities have witnessed the production of parts of these Scripts» — y anade que teologos y otras autoridades han presenciado la produccion de partes de los escritos, sin nombrar a ninguno

«are recognised scholars representing the Church and the Universities ; and I fully endorse their views as to the intrinsic merits of the book» — Lamond dice de los editores anonimos que son estudiosos reconocidos de la Iglesia y de las universidades, y suscribe su juicio sobre el libro

«Should it be accepted at its face value, it will become an epoch-making volume» — pone su elogio en condicional: si se lo acepta por su valor aparente, sera un volumen que haga epoca

«The writer sheds fresh light on the labours of Paul and the other Apostles, and gives a new meaning to several passages in the Acts of the Apostles which otherwise would be obscure» — Lamond nombra al que escribe -the writer- sin decidir quien es, y le adjudica luz nueva sobre los trabajos de Pablo y sentido nuevo a pasajes de los Hechos

«But above all, it is valuable in adding additional testimony that Jesus the Christ was a real person, the Founder of the Church which bears His Name» — y cierra su nota poniendo el valor del libro en el testimonio adicional de que Jesus fue persona real y fundador de la Iglesia

«THE volume here presented to the public is only a first instalment, in itself self-contained and complete, ot the first three Scripts of Cleophas, which consist of a long series of scripts produced through Miss Geraldine D. Cummins, but purporting to be ultimately communicated by one Cleophas, a Christian convert of the first century» — la Introduccion sin firma abre declarando lo que el volumen es: primera entrega de una serie larga producida por mano de Cummins y adjudicada a un Cleofas del siglo primero; el verbo es purporting, no is

«Miss Cummins; the daughter of the late Professor Ashley Cummins, of Cork, has achieved distinction both in sport and in the literary world» — los editores situan a la escribiente por familia y por oficio antes de describir el procedimiento

«Having a view to the content of the scripts, it is important to remember that, though Miss Cummins has read a great deal, her reading has been confined, for the most part, to the works of such modern writers as Shaw, Galsworthy, Yeats, etc. ; she has never studied theology, theosophy, philosophy, or Christian origins» — y acotan sus lecturas a los modernos nombrados, negandole estudio de teologia, teosofia, filosofia y origenes cristianos: es el argumento con que descartan despues la memoria subconsciente

«The production of every word of The Scripts of Cleophas has been witnessed by Miss E. Beatrice Gibbes, a lady whose main interests are music, gardening, and travel» — la segunda mujer del arreglo entra como testigo de cada palabra, y los editores la describen por sus aficiones

«Miss Gibbes made the acquaintance of Miss Cummins early in 1923, and states that she has never been in the least interested in early Church history, or in the Church, and professes ignorance of anything appertaining to either» — y fechan en 1923 el trato entre las dos, con la declaracion de Gibbes de que nada le interesaba de la historia de la Iglesia primitiva

«The first sittings with.Miss..Gibbes.-began..in. December 1923, when Miss ‘Cummins could only write for a quarter of an hour at a time,as her “power” then gave out» — las primeras sesiones se fechan en diciembre de 1923 y se miden por el cuarto de hora que duraba lo que el texto llama su poder; el troceo imprime los puntos del OCR dentro de la frase

«Normally, Miss Cummins is not a rapid writer, and has to work rather laboriously, and with many corrections, to produce 600 or 700 words in a couple of days» — los editores contrastan esa velocidad con la ordinaria de la escribiente, laboriosa y con muchas correcciones

«When producing these writings, Miss Cummins places her left hand over» — la postura con que se escribia, descrita por los editores; el tramo se corta aqui porque el troceo reemite la marca de plana a media frase, y sigue en la linea siguiente

«her eyes, the elbow resting on the table ; the right hand is thus free to hold the pencil over a wad of single foolscap sheets» — continuacion del mismo periodo tras el corte del troceo: la mano derecha libre sobre un taco de hojas de oficio

«In a few minutes she appears to lapse into a condition of semi-trance, and her pencil travels over the paper rapidly, producing legible and perfectly intelligible script» — y el estado en que dicen que entraba, que el volumen nombra semi-trance y no trance; es una de las dos unicas apariciones de la palabra

«Someone at her side removes each page as it is covered, exposing a clear sheet. Generally this writing is without pause or correction» — el oficio de quien acompana, y la declaracion de que la escritura salia sin pausa ni enmienda

«dotted, as the pencil never leaves the surface of the paper. The speed attained, as contrasted with Miss Cummins’s normal rate of» — el detalle con que los editores sostienen que el lapiz no se levantaba: ni tes cruzadas ni ies con punto

«On February 16th, 1926, 2,230 words were written without a pause in one hour and thirty-eight minutes, On March 16th, 1926, in the presence of four witnesses, 1,750 words were written in one hour and five minutes (equivalent to 1,615 words per hour» — dos sesiones fechadas y cronometradas, la segunda ante cuatro testigos, con el calculo de palabras por hora hecho por los editores

«The editors have satisfied themselves as to the genuineness and disinterestedness of the part played by Miss Cummins and her associate, Miss Gibbes, in the production of these records» — lo unico que los editores declaran haber comprobado: la buena fe y el desinteres de las dos mujeres, no el origen de lo escrito

«In origin and in subject, the chronicle will probably suggest to many comparison with the revelation of “The lowly life and bitter passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother’’ made to the German Augustinian nun, Anna Katharina Emmerich, and - generally received by Roman Catholics as divinely inspired» — los editores buscan precedente y lo ponen en las revelaciones de la monja agustina Anna Katharina Emmerich, recibidas por los catolicos como inspiradas

«Since the first edition of these revelations appeared in 1833, many further German editions have been exhausted, and translations have been made into English, Italian, and French. Eminent Catholic theologians and divines have examined the work both as a record of fact and as claiming to be a revelation, and the verdict is that the details, where they can be tested, are unquestionably correct, and the inspiration indubitably genuine» — y se apoyan en la suerte editorial de aquel libro y en el veredicto que le dan teologos catolicos: exactos los detalles comprobables, genuina la inspiracion

«Such a decision appears to strengthen the case for the present publication. The verifiable facts of geography, history, terminology, and such-like strewn up and down the following pages, have been to a considerable extent examined by experts, and pronounced accurate and sound, and some examples willbe given later in this Introduction» — de ahi derivan su propio argumento: que los hechos verificables de geografia, historia y terminologia de estas planas han sido examinados por expertos y hallados exactos

«Sister Emmerich narrated her visions to the poet Clement Brentano, who noted down only the chief heads, filling out the story from his recollection. He certainly read over to the nun the pages he had written, but it is obviously not improbable that the revelation owed something to him beyond its actual form» — y marcan la diferencia entre los dos casos por el intermediario: el poeta Brentano anoto solo las cabeceras y completo de memoria

«No such second intermediary occurs in the transmission of what is here reported. Neither Miss Cummins nor the editors have interposed anything of their own» — frente a aquello, los editores niegan segundo intermediario y niegan haber interpuesto nada suyo

«The matter of this book is not the writing up of something revealed only in the mind’s eye, or by narration ; it is, in its actual form, a dictated message, the direct transcript of an unseen original of originals ; it therefore merits all the more serious scrutiny and» — y definen lo que dicen tener entre manos: no la redaccion de algo visto o narrado, sino un mensaje dictado, transcripcion directa de un original invisible

«The editors do not claim any authority for these documents, and do not here attempt to offer any explanation of their origin, though they are convinced that the suggestion which might be made by followers of Dr. Morton Prince, of subconscious memory on the part of Miss Cummins, is altogether divested of probability by what is said above of her interests and education, and by what they personally know of these in fuller detail» — los editores no reclaman autoridad para los documentos ni explican su origen, y a la vez descartan por improbable la memoria subconsciente que propondrian los seguidores de Morton Prince

«The only claims they do make are for the fidelity of the transcription and for their own disinterestedness in the publication» — lo unico que reclaman: fidelidad de la transcripcion y desinteres propio en publicarla

«The narrative is transmitted through the ‘“‘Messenger”’, who is not its actual author. He demands from Miss Cummins mere receptivity and passivity» — los editores presentan a la voz transmisora y le niegan la autoria del relato, con lo que exige de la escribiente: receptividad y pasividad

«times he talks as a scribe to whom another is giving the words, and sometimes complains that his words get “‘twisted’’ in transmission. But “‘words’’ is not to be taken too literally» — y describen sus dos posturas: escriba a quien otro le da las palabras, y quejoso de que sus palabras salgan torcidas en la transmision

«It is rather that a thought is communicated through the vehicle of the words and images stored in the memory of the writer who acts as intermediary» — la lectura que los editores proponen del mecanismo: un pensamiento comunicado por el vehiculo de las palabras e imagenes guardadas en la memoria de quien escribe

«The whole attempt at communication is made ‘‘at the bidding of” one Cleophas, or Clopas, who is, however, ‘‘too far removed from man to commune with him» — los editores nombran al que manda el relato, Cleofas o Clopas, y citan de los propios scripts que esta demasiado lejos del hombre para tratar con el

«Indeed, in this communication there are stated to be seven scribes who are guided by Cleophas, and the ‘‘ancient word,’’ which they possessed in purity and integrity, is shaped by them into a form in keeping with modern thought and expression» — y describen la cadena entera segun el texto: siete escribas guiados por Cleofas que dan a la palabra antigua forma acorde con el pensamiento moderno

«The quotations given in this Introduction are from the scripts; some are from portions not included in this volume» — la nota al pie que declara la procedencia de las frases entrecomilladas de esta Introduccion, y advierte que algunas vienen de partes que el volumen no imprime