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2. For it is declared in revelation, that the creator Hôrmazd spoke to Zaratust thus : 'O Zaratust! I have created no one better than thee in the world, and after thee I shall likewise not create one; thou art my chosen one, and I have made this world apparent on account of thee. 3. And alli these people ('halâtq) whom I have created, and the whole of these monarchs who have existed and do exist, have always maintained the hope that I should create thee in their days, so that they should accept (qabul kunand) the religion, and their souls should attain to the supreme heaven.
4. “Nevertheless I have created thee at the present time, in the middle period; for it is three thousand years from the days of Gayômard till now, and from now till the resurrection are the three thousand years that remain; therefore, I have created thee in the middle. 5. For whatever is in the middle is more precious and better and more valuable, in the same manner as the heart is in the middle of the whole body and is unquestionably (lå-garm) very precious?, in the same manner as the land of Erâns is more valuable than other lands, for the reason that it is in the middle. 6. And the country of Erân, which is in the fourth climate (iqlim)", is better than other places, for the reason that it is in the middle. 7. Therefore, I have created thee in the middle, in the manner of what is precious, and I have given thee the apostleship, and have sent thee to a monarch, a friend of knowledge and a friend of religion.
8. ‘Afterwards, I have sent thee, with thus much * B29 omits ‘all. B29 omits these twenty-five words. * The Gugarâti pronunciation of Iran. 4 The middle one of the seven.
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