1 Salvation to this man, salvation to him, whosoever he may be! Let the absolutely ruling Great Creator, the living Lord, grant us the two eternal powers, Wholeness and Immortality. Yea, verily, I ask it of Thee, O God, for the maintaining of Righteousness. And mayest Thou also give me, through piety, splendour as it is, holy blessings, the Good Mind's life.

2 Yea, to this one may the man endowed with glory give that best of all things, the spiritual glory. And do Thou likewise Thyself reveal Thine own gifts through Thy most bountiful spirit, O Wise One! And do Thou teach us Thy wonderful thoughts of wisdom, those of Thy Good Mind, which Thou hast revealed to us by Thy Righteousness within us, with the happy increase of our joy, and on a long life's every day.

3 And may that holy man approach toward that which is better than the good, he who will show to us the straight paths of spiritual profit, the blessings of this corporeal life and of that of the mind, in those truly real and eternal worlds where Thy favour abides; that holy man an offerer to Thee alone, O Wise One, a faithful citizen, and bountiful of mind.

4 Yea, I will regard Thee as mighty and likewise bountiful, O God, the Wise Lord, when I behold those aids of grace approach me, aids which Thou dost guard and nurture as Thy just awards to the wicked, to hold him far from us, as well as to the righteous, for our help; Thy fire, Thy sign, therewith so strong through the Holy Order; and when to me the Good Mind's power comes.

5 For so I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O Great Giver, Wise One, when I knew Thee as supreme in the generation of life, when, as rewarding deeds and words, Thou didst establish evil for the evil and happy blessings for the good, by Thy great virtue, to be adjudged to each in the creation's final change.

6 In which last changing Thou shalt come, with Thy bounteous spirit and Thy sovereign power, O God, the Wise Lord, by whose will the settlements are furthered through the Righteous Order. And saving regulations likewise unto these shall piety within us utter, yea, laws of Thine understanding which no man may deceive.

7 Yea, I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O Great Giver, Wise One, when he, Thy angel, Obedience, drew near me, and asked me thus: Who art thou? And whose is thine allegiance? And how to-day shall I show the signs that give light on this our question, signs as to the lands from whence thou camest, and in thyself?

8 Then to him I, Zarathustra, as my first answer, said: To the wicked would that I could be in very truth a strong tormentor and avenger, but to the righteous may I be a mighty help and joy, since to the preparations for Thy Kingdom, and in desire for its approach, I would devote myself so long as I may praise Thee, O Wise One, and weave my song.

9 Yea, I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O God, the Wise Lord, when Thy herald with Thy Good Mind drew near me and asked me thus: For what dost thou desire that thou mayest gain, and that thou mayest know it? Then I desired, in the sight of Thy fire, Thy sign, an offering of praise and holiness to Thee. And on that offering, as long as I have the power, will I meditate, and for its holy power among Thy people will I plan.

10 And mayest Thou likewise grant me Thy Righteousness within me, since I earnestly invoke that perfect readiness of mind, joining in my prayer piety toward Thee. Yea, guide me Thyself through these holy gifts. Inspire our questions, those which shall be asked by us of Thee; for a question inspired by Thee is as the question of the mighty, whene'er Thy ruler speaks his potent wish.

11 Yea, I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O God, the Wise Lord, when Thy messenger with Thy Good Mind drew near, and with Thy words I first impressed my soul. Woes then amid men Thy heart-devoted one declared to be my portion; but that will I do which Thou didst say was best.

12 And since Thou, sending Thy word thus, didst speak Thy legal Righteousness in fulness, then declare not to me words as yet unheard with faith or knowledge; command me not to go forth with these upon my task before Thy Obedience comes to me, to go on hand in hand with me with holy recompense and mighty splendour, whereby to give the contending throngs, as a blessing, Thy spiritual gifts of certainty and peace.

13 Thus I conceived of Thee as bounteous, O God, the Wise Lord, when with Thy Good Mind Obedience approached me. And I would therefore pray thus of Thee, that bounteous One: In order that I may make known to men the true and sacred aims of their desires, in the rite or daily toil, grant me long life for this, that blessing which none with daring may extort from Thee, even this gift of that desired place which has been declared to be within Thy Realm.

14 Yea, as the man enlightened in Thy law, and who has possessions, gives to his friend, so give me, O Great Creator, Thy rejoicing and abounding grace, when through Thy sovereign Power, and from the motives of Thy cause of the Righteous Order, I stand forth to go out to, or to arouse, the chiefs of Thy pure proclamation, with all those others who recite Thy well-remembered word.

15 Yea, I conceived of Thee as bounteous, O God, the Wise Lord, when with the Good Mind's grace Thy Obedience approached me and said: Let the quiet and long-enduring better mind teach thee with understanding; let not a foremost man conciliate the wicked as a sycophant desiring aid, for with that quiet mind of faith Thy saints have brought full many a sinner unto Thee as a convert, and in penitence.

16 Thus, O God, the Wise Lord, this Zarathustra loves the Spirit of Thy truth, and every man most bounteous prays beside him: Be Righteousness life-strong, and clothed with body. In that holy Realm which shines with splendour as the sun, let Piety be present; and may she, through the indwelling of Thy Good Mind, give us blessings in reward for deeds!