Logion 90
PATTERSON-BROWN:
90. Yeshua says: Come unto me, for my yoga° is natural° and my lordship is gentle—and you shall find repose for yourselves. (=Mt 11:28-30, Th 60; hyperlinear)
Mention of ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ (not noted in Jesus the Chrest – Nomina Sacra in the Nag Hammadi Library)
LINSSEN:
LOGION 90
ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲓ` ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲃ`
ⲡⲉϫⲉ- ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ- ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲁ- ⲉⲓ ϫⲉ- ⲟⲩ- ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ- ⲛⲁϩⲃ
said IHS : come!(PL) toward I : a(n) Kind-one is my yoke
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧ ⲛⲁ ϩⲉ ⲁ ⲩ ⲁⲛⲁⲩⲡⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲛ̅
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁ- ⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ- ⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ- ⲛⲁ- ϩⲉ ⲉ- ⲟⲩ- ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ⸗ -ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
and my(F) lordship a(n) gentle-man is(F) and you(PL) will fall to a(n) Repose to you(PL)
Interactive Coptic-English translation The good message according to Thomas
Martijn Linssen, MA Version 1.9 Page 92 of 256
The key terms after "
Kind-one is my yoke"
or "
Chrestos is my yoke" ????
LORDSHIP
TLA lemma no. C7380
ⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
EN: reign, dominion, lordship
See also:
ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ – lord, master, owner
ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ – mistress, owner
ⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ – be lord, rule
ⲣⲉϥⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ – ruler
GENTLE-MAN
TLA lemma no. C3218
ⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ
EN: mild, gentle person
See also:
ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ – gentleness
ⲣⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ – become, be gentle
REPOSE
TLA lemma no. C8251
ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ
EN:
1. rest, repose --- ref: 896 Bibliography: DDGLC
2. repose, rest (referent: release from the cosmos) - ref: 1292 Bibliography: DDGLC
3. repose, rest (referent: celestial hypostasis; an aeon) - ref: 4341 Bibliography: DDGLC
4. repose, rest (attributive; referent: celestial hypostasis; an aeon) - ref: 7642 Bibliography: DDGLC
5. offering made on behalf of s.o.'s soul - ref: 4545 Bibliography: DDGLC
The translation of Logion 90 appears to be critical to the interpretation of the difference between IS and IHS (if in fact there is a purposeful differentiation by the author.)