Deuteronomy 31

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 When Moses had finished speaking these words to all Israel,	1 ܘܐܙܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܡܠܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
2 he said to them, "I am now one hundred and twenty years old and am no longer able to move about freely; besides, the LORD has told me that I shall not cross this Jordan.	2 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܒܪ ܡܐܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܦܩ ܘܠܡܥܠ. ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ. ܕܠܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܗܢܐ.
3 It is the LORD, your God, who will cross before you; he will destroy these nations before you, that you may supplant them. (It is Joshua who will cross before you, as the LORD promised.)	3 ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܗܘ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܘܗܘ ܢܘܒܕ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܘܬܐܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ. ܝܫܘܥ ܗܘ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ.
4 The LORD will deal with them just as he dealt with Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites whom he destroyed, and with their country.	4 ܘܢܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܣܝܚܘܢ ܘܠܥܘܓ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐܪܥܗܘܢ. ܕܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ.
5 When, therefore, the LORD delivers them up to you, you must deal with them exactly as I have ordered you.	5 ܘܢܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ . ܘܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܗ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܦܩܕܬܟܘܢ.
6 Be brave and steadfast; have no fear or dread of them, for it is the LORD, your God, who marches with you; he will never fail you or forsake you."	6 ܐܬܚܝܠܘ ܘܐܬܥܫܢܘ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܬܙܘܥܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܗܘ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܥܡܟ . ܠܐ ܢܪܦܝܟ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܟ.
7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and in the presence of all Israel said to him, "Be brave and steadfast, for you must being this people into the land which the LORD swore to their fathers he would give them; you must put them in possession of their heritage.	7 ܘܩܪܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܥܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܐܬܚܝܠ ܘܐܬܥܫܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܡܥܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܐܢܬ ܬܘܪܬܝܗ̇ ܠܗܘܢ.
8 It is the LORD who marches before you; he will be with you and will never fail you or forsake you. So do not fear or be dismayed."	8 ܘܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܘܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ. ܠܐ ܢܪܦܝܟ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܟ. ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܙܘܥ. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܪܗܒ.
9 When Moses had written down this law, he entrusted it to the levitical priests who carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel,	9 ܘܟܬܒ ܡܘܫܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܝܗܒܗ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ. ܕܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ .
10 giving them this order: "On the feast of Booths, at the prescribed time in the year of relaxation which comes at the end of every seven-year period,	10 ܘܦܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܫܘܒܩܢܐ. ܒܥܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ.
11 when all Israel goes to appear before the LORD, your God, in the place which he chooses, you shall read this law aloud in the presence of all Israel.	11 ܡܐ ܕܐܬ̇ܐ ܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ. ܩܪܝ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܝܗܘܢ.
12 Assemble the people--men, women and children, as well as the aliens who live in your communities--that they may hear it and learn it, and so fear the LORD, your God, and carefully observe all the words of this law.	12 ܟܢܫܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܬܐ ܘܥܡܘܪܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟ. ܡܛܠ ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܢܐܠܦܘܢ. ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ. ܘܢܛܪܘܢ ܘܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ.
13 Their children also, who do not know it yet, must hear it and learn it, that they too may fear the LORD, your God, as long as you live on the land which you will cross the Jordan to occupy."	13 ܘܒܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ. ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܢܐܠܦܘܢ ܠܡܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ. ܕܥ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇.
14 The LORD said to Moses, "The time is now approaching for you to die. Summon Joshua, and present yourselves at the meeting tent that I may give him his commission." So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the meeting tent.	14 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܗܐ ܩܪܒܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܟ ܠܡܡܬ. ܩܪܝ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܘܩܘܡ ܒܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܐܦܩܕܝܘܗܝ. ܘܐܙܠܘ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܝܫܘܥ ܘܩܡܘ ܒܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ.
15 And the LORD appeared at the tent in a column of cloud, which stood still at the entrance of the tent.	15 ܘܐܬܓܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܥܡܘܕܐ ܕܥܢܢܐ. ܘܩܡ ܥܡܘܕܐ ܕܥܢܢܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܐ .
16 The LORD said to Moses, "Soon you will be at rest with your fathers, and then this people will take to rendering wanton worship to the strange gods among whom they will live in the land they are about to enter. They will forsake me and break the covenant which I have made with them.	16 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܗܐ ܐܢܬ ܫ̇ܟܒ ܐܢܬ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟ. ܘܩ̇ܐܡ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܛ̇ܥܐ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ . ܕܗܘ ܥ̇ܐܠ ܠܬܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ. ܘܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܝ ܘܡܒܛܠ ܩܝܡܝ ܕܐܩܝܡܬ ܥܡܗ.
17 At that time my anger will flare up against them; I will forsake them and hide my face from them, so that they will become a prey to be devoured, and many evils and troubles will befall them. At that time they will indeed say, 'Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have befallen us?'	17 ܘܡܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܘܐܫܒܘܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܘܬܡܛܝܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܘܥܩܬܐ. ܘܢܐܡܪ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܠܗܝ ܒܓܘܝ ܐܪܥܢܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ .
18 Yet I will be hiding my face from them at that time only because of all the evil they have done in turning to other gods.	18 ܘܐܢܐ ܡܗܦܟܘ ܐܗܦܟ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ . ܡܛܠ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ. ܥܠ ܕܣܛܘ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ.
19 Write out this song, then, for yourselves. Teach it to the Israelites and have them recite it, so that this song may be a witness for me against the Israelites.	19 ܡܟܝܠ ܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܠܦܝܗ̇ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܣܝܡܝܗ̇ ܒܦܘܡܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܒܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ.
20 For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey which I promised on oath to their fathers, and they have eaten their fill and grown fat, if they turn to other gods and serve them, despising me and breaking my covenant;	20 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܥܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܡ̇ܝܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ . ܕܡܪܕܝܐ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ. ܘܐ̇ܟܠܝܢ ܘܣ̇ܒܥܝܢ ܘܡܬܦܢܩܝܢ ܘܣ̇ܛܝܢ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܡܪܓܙܝܢ ܠܝ. ܘܡܒܛܠܝܢ ܩܝܡܝ.
21 then, when many evils and troubles befall them, this song, which their descendants will not have forgotten to recite, will bear witness against them. For I know what they are inclined to do even at the present time, before I have brought them into the land which I promised on oath to their fathers."	21 ܘܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܛܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܘܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܬܩܪܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ. ܕܠܐ ܬܬܛܥܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܙܪܥܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܝܨܪܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܥܕ ܠܐ ܐܥܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܡ̇ܝܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ.
22 So Moses wrote this song that same day, and he taught it to the Israelites.	22 ܘܟܬܒ ܡܘܫܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܠܦܗ̇ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
23 Then the LORD commissioned Joshua, son of Nun, and said to him, "Be brave and steadfast, for it is you who must bring the Israelites into the land which I promised them on oath. I myself will be with you."	23 ܘܦܩܕ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܐܬܚܝܠ ܘܐܬܥܫܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܡܥܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܡ̇ܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ . ܘܐܢܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ.
24 When Moses had finished writing out on a scroll the words of the law in their entirety,	24 ܘܟܕ ܫܠܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܣܦܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܠܡܘ.
25 he gave the Levites who carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD this order:	25 ܦܩܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ.
26 "Take this scroll of the law and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD, your God, that there it may be a witness against you.	26 ܣܒܘ ܣܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ. ܘܣܝܡܘܗܝ ܒܣܛܪܐ ܕܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܣܗܕܐ.
27 For I already know how rebellious and stiff-necked you will be. Why, even now, while I am alive among you, you have been rebels against the LORD! How much more, then, after I am dead!	27 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܡܪܡܪܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܩܕܠܟܘܢ ܩܫܝܐ. ܘܗܐ ܥܕ ܐܢܐ ܚܝ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܡܪܡܪܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܡ̇ܐܬ ܐܢܐ.
28 Therefore, assemble all your tribal elders and your officials before me, that I may speak these words for them to hear, and so may call heaven and earth to witness against them.	28 ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܒܛܝܟܘܢ ܘܣܦܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ. ܘܐܣܗܕ ܒܟܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ.
29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become corrupt and to turn aside from the way along which I directed you, so that evil will befall you in some future age because you have done evil in the LORD'S sight, and provoked him by your deeds."	29 ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܝ. ܡܚܒܠܘ ܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܘܣ̇ܛܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܦ̇ܩܕܬܟܘܢ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܪܓܙܬܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ .
30 Then Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end, for the whole assembly of Israel to hear:	30 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ . ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܠܡܘ.