Jeremiah 6

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 Flee in a body, Benjaminites, right away from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the beaconon Beth-ha-Cherem! For disaster lowers from the north, an immense calamity.	1 ܓܙܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܩܠܐ ܩܪܘ ܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܟܪܡ ܫܩܠܘ ܐܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܬܒܪܐ ܪܒܐ
2 Beautiful, delicate as she is, I shal destroy the daughter of Zion!	2 ܠܡܥܕܢܬܐ ܘܠܡܦܢܩܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܝ ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ
3 Shepherds are advancing on her with their flocks. They have pitched their tents all round her, eachgrazes his part.	3 ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܓܙܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܘܢܩܫܘܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܚܕܪܐ ܘܢܪܥܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܠܓܒܗ
4 Prepare for holy war against her! To arms! We shall attack at noon! Disaster for us! The light is fading,the evening shadows lengthen.	4 ܛܝܒܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܩܘܡܘ ܢܣܩ ܒܛܗܪܐ ܘܝ ܠܢ ܕܦܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܪܟܢܘ ܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܪܡܫܐ
5 To arms! We shall attack at night and destroy her palaces.	5 ܩܘܡܘ ܢܣܩ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܚܒܠ ܣܚܪ̈ܬܗ
6 For Yahweh Sabaoth says this, 'Cut down trees, throw up an earthwork outside Jerusalem: this is thecity to be punished, with nothing but oppression in her.	6 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܦܣܘܩܘ ܩܝܣ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܐܟܡܢܘ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܟܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܗܝ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܦܩܕܬ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܘܫܩܗ̇ ܒܓܘܗ̇
7 As a wel keeps its water fresh so she keeps her wickedness fresh. Violence and ruin are what you hearin her, wounds and blows always forced on my attention.	7 ܐܝܟ ܕܟܢܫ ܓܘܒܐ ܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܟܢܫܬ ܒܝܫܬܗ̇ ܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܘܒܙܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܥ ܒܗ̇ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܒܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܘܒܡܚ̈ܘܬܐ
8 Reform, Jerusalem, or I shal turn my attention away from you and reduce you to a desert, a land withoutpeople.'	8 ܐܬܪܕܝ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܢܕ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܢܟܝ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܥܒܕܟܝ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܝܬܒܬ
9 Yahweh Sabaoth says this, 'They will glean, glean what is left of Israel like a vine. Like a grape-picker,pass your hand again over the branches!'	9 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܡܬܒܥܪܘ ܢܬܒܥܪܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܦܬܐ ܫܪܟܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܗܦܟ ܐܝܕܟ ܐܝܟ ܩܛܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܒܘܥܪܐ
10 To whom should I speak, whom warn, for them to hear? Look, their ears are uncircumcised, theycannot listen. Look, for them Yahweh's word is something to sneer at, they have no taste for it.	10 ܠܡ̇ܢ ܐܡܪ ܘܐܣܗܕ ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܗܐ ܐ̈ܕܢܝܗܘܢ ܥܘܪ̈ܠܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܨܬ ܗܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܚܣܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܒܗ
11 So I am full of Yahweh's wrath, I am weary of holding it in. Then pour it on the children in the streets,and on the bands of youths as wel , for husband and wife wil both be taken, the greybeard and the man weigheddown with years.	11 ܘܐܢܬܝ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬܝ ܘܠܐܝܬܝ ܐܟܝܠܝ ܘܐܫܘܕܝ ܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ ܕܓܕܘ̈ܕܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܢܬܬܚܕܘܢ ܘܣܒܐ ܥܡ ܛܠܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
12 Their houses wil pass to other men, so wil their fields and wives. Yes, I shal stretch my hand overthose living in this country, Yahweh declares.	12 ܢܬܝܗܒܘܢ ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܚ̈ܩܠܬܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܕܝ ܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
13 For, from the least to greatest, they are al greedy for gain; prophet no less than priest, al of thempractise fraud.	13 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܗܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܒܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܟܠܝܢ ܢܟܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܢ̈ܒܝܐ ܕ̈ܓܠܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܫܘܩܪܐ
14 Without concern they dress my people's wound, saying, 'Peace! Peace!' whereas there is no peace.	14 ܘܡܐܣܝܢ ܬܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܒܒܙܚܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܫܠܡܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܫܠܡܐ
15 They should be ashamed of their loathsome deeds. Not they! They feel no shame, they do not evenknow how to blush. And so as others fall, they too wil fal , will be thrown down when I come and punish them,Yahweh says.	15 ܒܗܬܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܘܒܗ̈ܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܒܗܬܝܢ ܘܠܡܬܬܟܣܘ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܥܡ ܢ̈ܦܠܐ ܘܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܬܦܩܕܝܢ ܢܣܬܚܦܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
16 Yahweh says this, 'Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths: which was the goodway? Take it and you wil find rest for yourselves. But they have said, "We wil not take it."	16 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܩܘܡܘ ܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܘܫܐܠܘ ܥܠ ܫܒܝ̈ܠܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܐܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܙܠܘ ܒܗ̇ ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܢܝܚܐ ܠܢܦܫ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܚܢܢ
17 I posted look-outs on your behalf: Listen to the sound of the trumpet! But they said, "We will not listen."	17 ܘܐܩܝܡܬ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܕܬܫܡܥܘܢ ܠܩܠ ܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ
18 Then hear, you nations, and know, assembly, what is going to happen to them!	18 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܥܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ
19 Listen, earth! Watch, I shal bring disaster on this people: it is the fruit of the way they think, since theyhave not listened to my words nor to my law, but have rejected it.	19 ܫܡܥܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܗܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܐܪ̈ܝ ܡܚܫ̈ܒܬܗܘܢ ܕܠܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܘܠܢܡܘܣܝ ܐܣܠܝܘ
20 What do I care about incense imported from Sheba, or fragrant cane from a distant country? Your burntofferings are not acceptable, your sacrifices do not please me.'	20 ܠܡܢܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܠܝ ܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܒܐ ܘܩܢܝܐ ܕܒܣܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܪܚܝܩܬܐ ܒ̈ܥܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܘܕܒܚܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܒܣܡܘ ܠܝ
21 And so, Yahweh says this, 'In front of this people I shal now lay obstacles for them to stumble over;father and son alike, neighbour and friend will perish.'	21 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܘ̈ܩܠܬܐ ܘܢܬܬܩܠܘܢ ܒܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܒܗܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܫܒܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܗ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ
22 Yahweh says this, 'Look, a people is coming from the land of the north, from the far ends of the earth agreat nation is rising;	22 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܕܘܠ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܘܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ
23 they are armed with bow and spear, they are cruel and pitiless; their noise is like the roaring of the sea;they are riding horses, they are ready to fight against you as one man, against you, daughter of Zion.	23 ܒܩܫ̈ܬܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܙܟܐ ܡܙܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܫܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܝܢ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܡܐ ܕܡܬܟܬܫ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܪ̈ܟܝܒܝܢ ܘܡܛܝܒܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ
24 We have heard the news, our hands fal limp, anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman inlabour.	24 ܫܡܥܢ ܫܡܥܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܪܦܝ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܢ ܘܥܩܬܐ ܐܚܕܬܢ ܘܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܠܕܬܐ
25 Do not go out into the countryside, do not venture onto the roads, for the enemy's sword is there, terroron every side.	25 ܠܐ ܬܦܩܘܢ ܠܚܩܠܐ ܘܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܙܠܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܚܪܒܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܟܪܝܟܐ ܡܢ ܚܕܪ̈ܝܟܝ
26 Put on sackcloth, daughter of my people, rol in ashes; mourn as for an only son, a very bitter dirge. Foron us suddenly the destroyer is coming.	26 ܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܐܬܟܒܢܝ ܣܩ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܦܝܠܝ ܒܩܛܡܐ ܐܒܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܒܕܝ ܠܟܝ ܘܡܪܩܘܕܬܐ ܡܪܝܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ
27 'I have appointed you as tester of my people, to learn and to test how they behave.	27 ܒܚܘܪܐ ܝܗܒܬܟ ܒܥܡܝ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܕܬܕܥ ܘܬܒܚܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ
28 Al of them are total rebels peddlers of slander, hard as bronze and iron, al agents of corruption.	28 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܝܢ ܘܡ̈ܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܢܟܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܢܚܫܐ ܘܦܪܙܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܚܒܠܢܝܢ
29 The bel ows blast away to make the fire burn away the lead. In vain the smelter does his work, for thedross is not purged out.	29 ܓܪܕܝ ܡܦܘܚܐ ܡܢ ܢܘܪܗܘܢ ܘܐܒܪܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܨܪܦ ܨܪܘܦܐ ܘܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܓܡܪܐ
30 "Silver-reject", men cal them, and indeed Yahweh has rejected them!'	30 ܟܣܦܐ ܡܣܠܝܐ ܩܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܣܠܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ