| 1 God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image. | 1 ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܪܝܗܝ ܠܐܕܡ ܘܡܗܦܟܘ ܢܗܦܟܝܘܗܝ ܠܓܘܗ̇ |
| 2 And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself. | 2 ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܦܠ̇ܓ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܘܐܫܠܛ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ |
| 3 He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth. | 3 ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܐܠܒܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܟ̇ܣܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ |
| 4 He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls. | 4 ܘܐܪܡܝ ܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܥܠ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܪܚܬܐ |
| 5 He created of him a helpmate like to himself: he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding. | |
| 6 He created in them the science of the spirit, he filled their heart with wisdom, and shewed them both good and evil. | 6 ܘܒ̣ܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܒܐ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܦܠܓ ܠܗܘܢ |
| 7 He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works: | 7 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܛܒ ܘܒܝܫ ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ |
| 8 That they might praise the name which he hath sanctified: and glory in his wondrous acts, that they might declare the glorious things of his works. | 8 ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܗ |
| 9 Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance. | 9 ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܫܬܥܝܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ |
| 10 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments. | 10 ܘܠܫܡܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܗ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ |
| 11 And their eye saw the majesty of his glory. and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity. | 11 ܣܡ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ |
| 12 And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour. | 12 ܩܝܡܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ |
| 13 Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes. | 13 ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܗ ܚܙܘ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܩܪ ܡܡܠܠܗ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܐܕ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 14 Over every nation he set a ruler. | 14 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܘܦ̇ܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܥܠ ܚܒܪܗ |
| 15 And Israel was made the manifest portion of God. | 15 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ |
| 16 And all their works are as the sun in the sight of God: and his eyes are continually upon their ways. | |
| 17 Their covenants were not hid by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God. | 17 ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܘܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ |
| 18 The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye: | |
| 19 And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. | 19 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܢܝܚܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. | 20 ܠܐ ܟܣܝܢ ܚܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ |
| 21 Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: | |
| 22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. | 22 ܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܚܬܝܡܐ ܘܣܝܡܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܢܛܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ |
| 23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. | 23 ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܬܓܠܐ ܘܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܚܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܢܬܠ |
| 24 And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God. | 24 ܒܪܡ ܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܗܒ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܘܒܕ ܠܟܠ ܕܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡܗܪܝܢ |
| 25 Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God. | 25 ܬܘܒܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܬܘܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܐܒܕ ܬܘܒܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܚܛܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܡܪܓܙܘ |
| 26 Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing. | |
| 27 Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies. | 27 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܐ ܗܢܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܒܕܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܚܠܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܝܝܢ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ |
| 28 How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him I | |
| 29 For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil. | 29 ܡܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܒ̇ܩ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܝܒܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ |
| 30 What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented? and this shall be reproved. | 30 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ |
| 31 He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes. | 31 ܡܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܪ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܟ̇ܒܫ ܝܨܪܗ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܗܘ ܘܕܡܐ |
| 32 ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܕܐܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܩܛܡܐ |