5:1
The first kingdom says: “A breath descended from heaven. He was nourished in the heavens, received that one’s glory and power, entered his mother’s bosom, and thus came upon the water.”
5:2
The second kingdom says: “He came from a great prophet. A bird seized the newborn and carried him to a high mountain, where the bird of heaven nourished him. A messenger told him to rise because glory had been granted to him. He received …
5:3
The third kingdom says: “He came from a virgin womb. He and his mother were expelled from their city and taken to a wilderness, where he was nourished. He received glory and power and came upon the water.”
5:4
The fourth kingdom says: “He came from a virgin [manuscript damaged]. Shelomoh, together with Phersalo, Sauel, and dispatched armies, sought her.”
5:5
“Shelomoh also sent his host of demons after the virgin. They did not find the one they sought; they brought him another virgin. Shelomoh took her, and she conceived and bore the child there.”
5:6
“She nourished him at the edge of the wilderness. When grown, he received glory and power from the seed that begot him, and he came upon the water.”
5:7
The fifth kingdom says: “He came from a drop of heaven cast into the sea. The abyss received and bore him, then carried him up to heaven. He received glory and power and came upon the water.”
5:8
The sixth kingdom says: “A woman [the identifying word is damaged] descended to the lower aeon to gather flowers. Desire for the flowers made her conceive, and she bore him there.”
5:9
“The messengers of the flower garden nourished him. He received glory and power there and came upon the water.”
5:10
The seventh kingdom says: “He is a drop that descended from heaven to earth. Dragons carried him into caves, and he became a child.”
5:11
“A breath came upon him and carried him upward to the place from which the drop had descended. He received glory and power there and came upon the water.”
5:12
The eighth kingdom says: “A cloud came upon the earth and enclosed a rock. He came into being from it. The messengers above the cloud nourished him. He received glory and power and came upon the water.”
5:13
The ninth kingdom says: “One of the nine Muses separated from the others and went to a high mountain. Sitting there, she desired herself alone so that she might become both male and female.”
5:14
“Her desire was fulfilled; she conceived and bore him. The messengers appointed over desire nourished him. He received glory and power there and came upon the water.”
5:15
The tenth kingdom says: “His deity loved a cloud of desire and begot him in his hand. He cast a portion of the drop upon the cloud above him.”
5:16
“He was born, received glory and power there, and came upon the water.”
5:17
The eleventh kingdom says: “A father desired his own daughter, and she conceived from him. She cast [the child; manuscript damaged] into the wilderness.”
5:18
“A messenger nourished him there, and he came upon the water.”
5:19
The twelfth kingdom says: “He came from two Illuminators. He was nourished there, received glory and power, and came upon the water.” 8
5:20
The thirteenth kingdom says: “Every birth belonging to their ruler is a word. This word received a mandate there, received glory and power, and came upon the water.”