Hermes Trismegistus (traditional attribution) · Complete work
Clause 8
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8. Ascendit a terra in coelum, iterumque descendit in terram, et recipit vim superiorum et inferiorum. (11) Sic habebis gloriam totius mundi. Ideo fugiat (fugiet) a te omnis obscuritas.
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926 for fidelity, clarity, structure, imagery, and cadence.
8. It ascends from earth into heaven, and descends again into earth, and receives the force of the things above and the things below. (11) Thus you will have the glory of the whole world. Therefore let all obscurity flee (all obscurity will flee) from you.
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926.
8. It rises from earth into heaven, and descends again into earth, and receives the power of the higher and the lower. (11) Thus you will have the glory of the whole world. Therefore let all obscurity flee (all obscurity will flee) from you.