Deuteronomy 32

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Give ear, O heavens, while I speak; let the earth hearken to the words of my mouth!	1 ܨܘܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܡܠܠ. ܬܫܡܥ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܦܘܡܝ.
2 May my instruction soak in like the rain, and my discourse permeate like the dew, Like a downpour upon the grass, like a shower upon the crops.	2 ܢܪܣܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܛܪܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ. ܘܢܚܘܬ ܐܝܟ ܛܠܐ ܡܐܡܪܝ. ܐܝܟ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܐܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܐܪ̈ܣܝܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܒܐ.
3 For I will sing the LORD'S renown. Oh, proclaim the greatness of our God!	3 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܩܪܐ. ܗܒܘ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܢ ܬܩܝܦܐ.
4 The Rock--how faultless are his deeds, how right all his ways! A faithful God, without deceit, how just and upright he is!	4 ܕܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ ܥ̈ܒ̇ܕܘܗܝ. ܘܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܝܢܐ. ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ. ܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܬܪܝܨܐ.
5 Yet basely has he been treated by his degenerate children, a perverse and crooked race!	5 ܚܒܠܘ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܘܡܐ. ܕܪܐ ܡܥܩܡܐ ܘܡܦܬܠܐ.
6 Is the LORD to be thus repaid by you, O stupid and foolish people? Is he not your father who created you? Has he not made you and established you?	6 ܗܠܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܦ̇ܪܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܥܡܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ. ܕܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܒܘܟ ܕܩܢܟ. ܘܗܘ ܥܒ̣ܕܟ ܘܐܬܩܢܟ.
7 Think back on the days of old, reflect on the years of age upon age. Ask your father and he will inform you, ask your elders and they will tell you:	7 ܐܬܕܟܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ. ܘܐܣܬܟܠ ܒܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܕܪܕܪܝܢ. ܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܐܒܘܟ ܘܢܚܘܝܟ. ܘܠܣ̈ܒܝܟ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܟ.
8 When the Most High assigned the nations their heritage, when he parceled out the descendants of Adam, He set up the boundaries of the peoples after the number of the sons of God;	8 ܕܟܕ ܡܦܠܓ ܡܪܝܡܐ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܘܟܕ ܡܦܪܫ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ. ܐܩܝܡ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
9 While the LORD'S own portion was Jacob, His hereditary share was Israel.	9 ܡܛܠ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܗ. ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܚܒܠܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ.
10 He found them in a wilderness, a wasteland of howling desert. He shielded them and cared for them, guarding them as the apple of his eye.	10 ܐܫܟܚܗ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ. ܘܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܕܐܫܝܡܘܢ ܐܩܦܗ ܘܚܒܒܗ ܘܢܛܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ.
11 As an eagle incites its nestlings forth by hovering over its brood, So he spread his wings to receive them and bore them up on his pinions.	11 ܐܝܟ ܢܫܪܐ ܕܛ̇ܐܣ ܥܠ ܩܢܗ. ܘܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܘܓܘܗܝ ܡܪܚܦ ܦ̇ܪܣ ܓܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܡܩܒܠ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܐܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ.
12 The LORD alone was their leader, no strange god was with him.	12 ܡܪܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܕܒܪܗ. ܘܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ ܐܠܗ ܢܘܟܪܝ.
13 He had them ride triumphant over the summits of the land and live off the products of its fields, Giving them honey to suck from its rocks and olive oil from its hard, stony ground;	13 ܐܘܬܒܗ ܥܠ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܘܐܘܟܠܗ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ. ܘܐܝܢܩܗ ܕܒܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܐܦܐ. ܘܡܫܚܐ ܡܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܛܪܢܐ.
14 Butter from its cows and milk from its sheep, with the fat of its lambs and rams; Its Bashan bulls and its goats, with the cream of its finest wheat; and the foaming blood of its grapes you drank.	14 ܚܐܘܬܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܠܒܐ ܕܥܢܐ. ܥܡ ܬܪܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܦܛܡܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܝ̈ܨܐ ܘܓܕܝ̈ܐ. ܥܡ ܬܪܒܐ ܘܫܘܡܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ. ܘܕܡܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܒܐ ܐܫܩܝܗ ܚܡܪܐ.
15 (So Jacob ate his fill,) the darling grew fat and frisky; you became fat and gross and gorged. They spurned the God who made them and scorned their saving Rock.	15 ܘܫܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܥܛ. ܫܡܢ ܘܬܩܦ ܘܩܢܐ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ. ܘܛܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ. ܘܨܚܝ ܠܬܩܝܦܐ ܕܦܪܩܗ.
16 They provoked him with strange gods and angered him with abominable idols.	16 ܐܛܢܗ ܒܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܒܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܪܓܙܗ.
17 They offered sacrifice to demons, to "no-gods," to gods whom they had not known before, To newcomers just arrived, of whom their fathers had never stood in awe.	17 ܕܒܚܘ ܠܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ. ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܚ̈ܕܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܗܟܝܠ ܐܬܥܒܕܘ. ܘܠܐ ܕܚܠܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ.
18 You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you, You forgot the God who gave you birth.	18 ܠܬܩܝܦܐ ܕܝܠܕܟ ܛܥܝܬ. ܘܐܬܢܫܝܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܒܚܟ.
19 When the LORD saw this, he was filled with loathing and anger toward his sons and daughters.	19 ܘܚܙܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܪܓܙ. ܥܠ ܕܐܪܓܙܘܗܝ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܗ.
20 'I will hide my face from them," he said, "and see what will then become of them. What a fickle race they are, sons with no loyalty in them!	20 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܦܢܐ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܐܚܙܐ ܡܢܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܚܪܬܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܕܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܦܝܟܐ. ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
21 "Since they have provoked me with their 'no-god' and angered me with their vain idols, I will provoke them with a 'no-people'; with a foolish nation I will anger them.	21 ܗܢܘܢ ܐܛܢܘܢܝ ܒܠܐ ܐܠܗ . ܘܐܪܓܙܘܢܝ ܒܕܚ̈ܠܬܗܘܢ . ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܛܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܠܐ ܥܡܝ. ܘܒܥܡܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܐܪܓܙ ܐܢܘܢ.
22 "For by my wrath a fire is enkindled that shall rage to the depths of the nether world, Consuming the earth with its yield, and licking with flames the roots of the mountains.	22 ܡܛܠ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܩ̇ܕܚܐ ܒܪܘܓܙܝ. ܘܡܘܩܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܬܚܬܝܬܐ. ܬܐܟܘܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ̇ ܘܬܘܩܕ ܫܬܐ̈ܣܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ.
23 I will spend on them woe upon woe and exhaust all my arrows against them:	23 ܐܟܢܫ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ. ܘܓܐܪ̈ܝ ܐܘܟܠ ܒܗܘܢ.
24 "Emaciating hunger and consuming fever and bitter pestilence, And the teeth of wild beasts I will send among them, with the venom of reptiles gliding in the dust.	24 ܘܢܬܛܪܦܘܢ ܠܟܦܢܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܬܠܡܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ. ܘܠܛܝܪܐ ܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܚܝܘܬ ܫܢܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܒܗܘܢ. ܥܡ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܘܬܐ ܕܚ̇ܠܕܝܢ ܒܥܦܪܐ.
25 "Snatched away by the sword in the street and by sheer terror at home Shall be the youth and the maiden alike, the nursing babe as well as the hoary old man.	25 ܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܬܓܝܙ ܚܪܒܐ. ܘܡܢ ܬܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ. ܘܐܦ ܓܕܘ̈ܕܐ ܘܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܐ. ܘܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܥܡ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܒܐ.
26 "I would have said, 'I will make an end of them and blot out their name from men's memories,'	26 ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܒܛܠ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ.
27 Had I not feared the insolence of their enemies, feared that these foes would mistakenly boast, 'Our own hand won the victory; the LORD had nothing to do with it.'"	27 ܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܥܫܢ. ܕܠܐ ܢܬܬܪܝܡܘܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ . ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܕܐܝܕܢ ܗܘ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕ ܗܠܝܢ.
28 For they are a people devoid of reason, having no understanding.	28 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܒܝܕܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ. ܘܠܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܣܘܟܠܐ.
29 If they had insight they would realize what happened, they would understand their future and say,	29 ܐܠܘ ܚܟܡܘ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܒܗܕܐ. ܘܐܬܒܝܢܘ ܒܚܪܬܗܘܢ.
30 "How could one man rout a thousand, or two men put ten thousand to flight, Unless it was because their Rock sold them and the LORD delivered them up?"	30 ܪܕܦ ܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܠܐܠܦܐ. ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܥܪ̈ܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܪܒܘܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܬܩܝܦܗܘܢ ܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܡܪܝܐ ܚܒܫ ܐܢܘܢ.
31 Indeed, their "rock" is not like our Rock, and our foes are under condemnation.	31 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܩܦܢ ܬܘܩܦܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ ܕܝ̇ܢ̈ܝܢ.
32 They are a branch of Sodom's vinestock, from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Poisonous are their grapes and bitter their clusters.	32 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܓܦܬܐ ܕܣܕܘܡ ܓܦܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܫܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܡܘܪܐ. ܥܢ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܥܢ̈ܒܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܢ. ܘܣܓܘ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ.
33 Their wine is the venom of dragons and the cruel poison of cobras.	33 ܚܡܬܐ ܕܬܢܝܢܐ ܚܡܬܗܘܢ. ܘܪܫܐ ܕܦܬܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ.
34 "Is not this preserved in my treasury, sealed up in my storehouse,	34 ܗܐ ܓܢܝܙ ܥܡܝ ܘܚܬܝܡ ܒܐܘܨܪ̈ܐ.
35 Against the day of vengeance and requital, against the time they lose their footing?" Close at hand is the day of their disaster and their doom is rushing upon them!	35 ܕܝܠܝ ܗܘ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ. ܕܐܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܬܡܘܛ ܪܓܠܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܗܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܒܪܗܘܢ. ܘܡܣܪܗܒ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܠܗܘܢ.
36 Surely, the LORD shall do justice for his people; on his servants he shall have pity. When he sees their strength failing, and their protected and unprotected alike disappearing,	36 ܡܛܠ ܕܕܐ̇ܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܡܗ. ܘܒܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܬܒܝܐ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܚܙܐ ܕܫܠܛܬ ܐܝܕܐ. ܘܠܝܬ ܕܥ̇ܕܪ ܘܕܣ̇ܡܟ.
37 He will say, "Where are their gods whom they relied on as their 'rock'?	37 ܘܢܐܡܪ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܬܩܝ̈ܦܐ. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ.
38 Let those who ate the fat of your sacrifices and drank the wine of your libations Rise up now and help you! Let them be your protection!	38 ܕܬܪܒܐ ܕܕܒܚ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐ̇ܟܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܘܫ̇ܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܢܘܩܝܗܘܢ. ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܘܢܥܕܪܘܢܟܘܢ. ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܡܣܬܪ̈ܢܐ.
39 "Learn then that I, I alone, am God, and there is no god besides me. It is I who bring both death and life, I who inflict wounds and heal them, and from my hand there is no rescue.	39 ܚܙܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ. ܘܠܝܬ ܐܠܗ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܝ. ܐܢܐ ܡܡܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܡ̇ܚܐ ܐܢܐ. ܐܢܐ ܡ̇ܚܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܡܐܣܐ ܐܢܐ. ܘܠܝܬ ܕܦ̇ܠܛ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ.
40 "To the heavens I raise my hand and swear: As surely as I live forever,	40 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܝ̇ܡܬ ܥܠ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܕܝ. ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܕܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܠܥܠܡ.
41 I will sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand shall lay hold of my quiver. "With vengeance I will repay my foes and requite those who hate me.	41 ܐܠܛܘܫ ܫܢܢܗ ܕܣܝܦܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܪܩܐ. ܘܬܐܚܘܕ ܒܕܝܢܐ ܐܝܕܝ. ܐܗܦܟ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܠܣܢܐ̈ܝ . ܘܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܐܫܠܡ.
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall gorge itself with flesh-- With the blood of the slain and the captured, Flesh from the heads of the enemy leaders."	42 ܐܪܘܐ ܓܐܪ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܕܡܐ. ܘܣܝܦܝ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܒܣܪܐ. ܡܢ ܕܡܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܘܕܫ̈ܒܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܬܓܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ.
43 Exult with him, you heavens, glorify him, all you angels of God; For he avenges the blood of his servants and purges his people's land.	43 ܡܟܝܠ ܫܒܚܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܥܡܗ. ܡܛܠ ܕܕܡܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܬܦܪܥ. ܘܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܠܣܢܐ̈ܘܗܝ . ܘܡܚܣܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܗ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܗ.
44 So Moses, together with Joshua, son of Nun, went and recited all the words of this song for the people to hear.	44 ܘܐܬܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ. ܗܘ ܘܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ.
45 When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel,	45 ܘܟܕ ܫܠܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܠܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
46 he said, "Take to heart all the warning which I have now given you and which you must impress on your children, that you may carry out carefully every word of this law.	46 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܝܡܘ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܕܡܣܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܕܬܦܩܕܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܕܢܛܪܘܢ ܘܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ.
47 For this is no trivial matter for you; rather, it means your very life, since it is by this means that you are to enjoy a long life on the land which you will cross the Jordan to occupy."	47 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ ܠܟܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܚܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܘܒܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܣܓܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇.
48 On that very day the LORD said to Moses,	48 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ.
49 "Go up on Mount Nebo, here in the Abarim Mountains (it is in the land of Moab facing Jericho), and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their possession.	49 ܣܩ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܢܒܘ. ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܝܪܝܚܘ. ܘܚܙܝܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ.
50 Then you shall die on the mountain you have climbed, and shall be taken to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and there was taken to his people;	50 ܘܡܘܬ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܣ̇ܠܩ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ . ܘܐܬܟܢܫ ܠܘܬ ܥܡܟ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܝܬ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܚܘܟ. ܒܗܘܪ ܛܘܪܐ. ܘܐܬܟܢܫ ܠܘܬ ܥܡܗ.
51 because both of you broke faith with me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribath-kadesh in the desert of Zin by failing to manifest my sanctity among the Israelites.	51 ܥܠ ܕܐܥܠܝܬܘܢ ܒܝ ܒܓܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܨܘܬܐ ܒܪܩܡ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܨܝܢ. ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܩܕܫܬܘܢܢܝ ܒܓܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ.
52 You may indeed view the land at a distance, but you shall not enter that land which I am giving to the Israelites."	52 ܡܢ ܩܒܘܠ ܚܙܝܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܠܬܡܢ ܠܐ ܬܥܘܠ.