Roots in the Bible of the Prayer “Loor Tsayneets” from the Evening
Office
Compilation by Greg Andonian
Intro:
Regarding the project on Loor
Tsayneets, I found that some phrases such as “for leading us through this day
in peace,” are very unique to the Armenian prayers, in that our struggle for
survival and against the great empires threatening our church and people are
reflected in the prayers. You will not easily find a these ideas or phrases in
the various versions of the Bible, so that it no longer becomes a problem of
wording in the various versions, but a realization that the Armenian prayers
and sharagans have a uniqueness to them.
Prayer
Transliterated:
Loor tsayneets merots Der Asdvadz mer, ungal
zaghachanus mer, uz-hampartsoomun tserats merots yev uzpanus aghoteets.
Surpelov zeregoyee ebadarakus mere ee hod anoosheets, ee hajooys kez badrasdel.
Havel ee mez der amenagal uz-havad, uz-hooys, uz-ser, yev zamenayn kordzus
arakeenootyan, vorbess zee usd gamats kots pareseerats meeshd gronavoryalk
parebashdootyamp ee duveh yev ee keesheree, arzhanavork yegheetsook haghaks
antsants merots purgootyan, yev vasun hokevor genatsut aghachel uzkez, Der, yev
kudanel ee ken uzshnorus yev zoghormootyoon, yev kohanalov paravorestsook
uz-Hayr yev uzOrtee yev uz-soorp Hokeet, aysum yev meeshd yev haveedyanus
haveedeneets. Amen.
Kez yergeer bakanelov Der Asdvadz mer, Kohanamk uzken haghakus
khaghaghootyamp antsootsanelo ee mench zergarootyoon duvunchyanus. Door mez Der aghachemk uzkez, zeregus yev zaracheega keesherus
arants meghats yev arants kaytaghootyan antsootsanel. Hasdadoon gal yev
munal ee havad, ee hooys, ee ser, yev ee badveeranabah-ootyoon ko. Khuntrelov uzkhaghaghootyoon amenayn ashkharee, yev
yegeghetsvo koom surpo uzhasdadootyoon, yev antsants merots uzpurgootyoon.
Vorbess zee untoonelov ee ken uzhaytsvadzus mer yev usmedz vayelchagan
parapanootyoon meeshd ee partsoonus arakestsook amenazor derootyanut Kreesdos
Asdvadz mer, ayzhum yev meeshd yev haveedyanus haveedeneets. Amen.
Prayer Translated
into English:
Hear
our voice, O Lord our God. Receive our
supplications, the lifting up of our hands and the words
of our prayers. Sanctify this, our evening offering, so
that we may prepare it for your pleasure with a sweet fragrance. Increase in us,
almighty Lord, faith, hope
and love and all deeds of virtue. So that leading a devout, religious
life day and night according to your
good will, we may become worthy to beseech you
for the salvation of our souls, and for our
spiritual life, Lord, and to
receive grace and mercy from you. So that we
may thankfully glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen
Bowing
down to you, O Lord our God, we
thank you for leading us through this day in
peace. Lord, we ask you to
lead us through this evening and the coming night without sin and without stumbling, to stand firm, and to remain steadfast in faith, in hope, in love,
and in the observance of your commandments. We ask you for peace in the whole world, and stability in your holy church
and salvation for our souls. So that receiving from you all
that we ask, we may also always send up on high
great and proper praise to your all-powerful
dominion, O Christ our God, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Root from the Bible:
Hear our voice
Numbers 20:16 and when we
cried unto Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth
out of
Daniel 9:19 O Lord, hear;
Genesis 23:6 Hear us, my lord. Thou art a prince of God among us. In the choice of our sepulchres bury
thy dead. None of us shall
withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Daniel 9:15 And now, O Lord
our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a
mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we
have done wickedly.
Psalm 90:17 And let the favor
of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the
work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands
establish thou it.
Acts 2:39 For to you is the promise,
and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord
our God shall call unto him.
Daniel 9:18 O my God, incline
thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we
do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great
mercies' sake.
2 Chronicles 6:39 then hear
thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their
cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.
Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of
my supplications, when I cry
unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
The lifting up of our hands and words of our
prayers
Nehemiah 8:6 and Ezra blessed
Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they
bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.
Psalms 141:2 let my prayer be
set forth as incense before thee; the lifting
up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Psalms 54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Isaiah 37:4 It may be Jehovah
thy God will hear the words of
Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living
God, and will rebuke the words
which Jehovah thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
Sanctify this, our evening offering, so that
we may prepare it for your pleasure with a sweet fragrance
2 Chronicles 13:11 and they
burn unto Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings
and sweet incense: the showbread also set they in order upon the pure table;
and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of
Jehovah our God; but ye have
forsaken him.
Exodus 40:10 and thou shalt
anoint the altar of burnt-offering,
and all its vessels, and sanctify
the altar: and the altar shall be most holy
Exodus 29:44And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the
altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify,
to minister to me in the priest's office.
Exodus 40:27 and he burnt
thereon incense of sweet spices;
as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Luke 17:5 And the apostles
said unto the Lord, Increase our
faith.
Genesis 17:1 And when Abram
was ninety years old and nine, the LORD
appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
2 Corinthians 6:18 and will
be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Revelation 11:17 Saying, We
give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art
to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
1 Corinthians 13:13 But now
abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let
us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
2 Peter 1:5 Yea, and for this
very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;
Acts 10:2 a devout man, and one that feared God
with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
Acts 17:4 And some of them
were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and
of the chief women not a few.
James 1:26 If any man
thinketh himself to be religious,
while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion
is vain.
Deuteronomy 28:66 and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee;
and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of
thy life.
Psalm 42:8 Yet Jehovah will
command his loving kindness in the day-time;
and in the night his song shall
be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life.
Isaiah 38:12 My dwelling is removed,
and is carried away from me as a shepherd's tent: I have rolled up, like a
weaver, my life; he will cut me
off from the loom: From day even
to night wilt thou make an end
of me.
Romans 12:2 And be not
fashioned according to this
world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Malachi 2:13 And this again
ye do: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing,
insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with
good will at your hand.
we may become worthy to beseech
you for the salvation of our souls
Psalm 18:3 I will call upon
Jehovah, who is worthy to be
praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Luke 7:7 wherefore neither
thought I myself worthy to come
unto thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
Romans 8:18 For I reckon that
the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to
us-ward.
Matthew 3:8 Bring forth
therefore fruit worthy of
repentance:
1 Peter 1:9 receiving the end
of your faith, even the salvation
of your souls.
Psalm 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake.
1 Corinthians 15:44 it is
sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual
body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
1 Peter 2:2 as newborn babes,
long for the spiritual milk
which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
Colossians 1:9 For this cause
we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for
you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
and to receive grace and mercy
from you
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore
draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive
mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.
2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
1 Timothy 1:2 unto Timothy,
my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
So that we may thankfully glorify
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
John 17:1 These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son
may glorify thee:
Matthew 28:19 Go ye
therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
Romans 15:6 that with one
accord ye may with one mouth glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Luke 10:21 In that same hour
he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that
thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal
them unto babes: yea, Father;
for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
now and always and unto the ages
of ages. Amen
Psalm
89:52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Revelation
7:12 saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and
honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
1
Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be
honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Philippians
4:20 Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen
2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory
both now and for ever. Amen.
Genesis 24:52 And it came to
pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Jehovah.
Genesis 27:29 Let peoples
serve thee, And nations bow down
to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that
curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.
Samuel 22:50 Therefore I will
give thanks unto thee, O
Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
for leading us through this day
in peace
Jeremiah 29:7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused
you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Isaiah 28:19 As often as it
passeth through, it shall take
you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and
by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.
we
ask you to lead us through this evening and the coming night without sin
John
1:29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming
unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
Deuteronomy
28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all
the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead
thee away.
John
14:14 If ye shall ask anything
in my name, that will I do.
and
without stumbling, to stand firm
Jude
1:24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
Job
4:4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
and
in the observance of your commandments
Deuteronomy
11:13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this
day, to love Jehovah your God,
and to serve him with all your
heart and with all your soul,
Numbers
15:40 that ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
We
ask you for peace in the whole world
Luke
2:14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among
men in whom he is well pleased.
Daniel
4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that
dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
John
16:33 These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome
the world.
John
15:19 If ye were of the world,
the world would love its own:
but because ye are not of the world,
but I chose you out of the world,
therefore the world hateth you.
and
stability in your holy church
Ephesians
5:27 that he might present the church
to himself a glorious church,
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Acts
9:31 So the church throughout
all Judaea and Galilee and
we
may also always send up on high great and proper praise
Psalm 148:1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye
Jehovah from the heavens: Praise
him in the heights.
Daniel
7:14 And there was given him dominion,
and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should
serve him: his dominion is an
everlasting dominion, which shall
not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed
Titus
2:13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the
great God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ;
1
Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the
commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our
hope;
1
Corinthians 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
References
Bible - American Standard Version
Bible – Armenian Church Edition