Wisdom 14

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 Or someone else, taking ship to cross the wild waves, loudly invokes a piece of wood frailer than thevessel that bears him.	1 ܐܘ ܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܠܦܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܬܡ̈ܝܗܐ ܡܨܠܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܩܝܣܐ ܒܩܝܩܐ ܕܒܩܝܩ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܕܛܥܝܢܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܥܕܪܝܘܗܝ
2 Agreed, the ship is the product of a craving for gain, its building embodies the wisdom of theshipwright;	2 ܘܗܝ ܥܒܝܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܠ ܚܘܫܒܢ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܘܡܢܐ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܥܒܕܗ
3 but your providence, Father, is what steers it, you having opened a pathway even through the sea, anda safe way over the waves,	3 ܘܐܢܬ ܐܒܐ ܒܪܝܬ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܒܚܟܡܬܟ ܘܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܟ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ
4 showing that you can save, whatever happens, so that, even without experience, someone may put tosea.	4 ܕܬܚܘܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܚܝܘ ܘܠܡܦܪܩ ܕܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܢܬܥܒܕ
5 It is not your will that the works of your Wisdom should be sterile, so people entrust their lives to thesmal est piece of wood, cross the waves on a raft, yet are kept safe and sound.	5 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܨܒܝܬ ܘܥܒܕܬ ܟܘܠ ܘܚܟܡܬܟ ܠܐ ܒܛܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܬܗܝ̈ܡܢܢ ܢܦܫܬ̈ܗܘܢ ܒܩܝܣܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܥܠ ܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܚܝܘ
6 Why, in the beginning, when the proud giants were perishing, the hope of the world took refuge on araft and, steered by your hand, preserved the seed of a new generation for the ages to come.	6 ܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܒܕܘ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܣܒܪܗܘܢ ܕܢܬܝܬܒܘܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܥܪܩܘ ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܥܠܡ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܝܬ
7 For blessed is the wood which serves the cause of uprightness	7 ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܬܚܙܐ
8 but accursed the man-made idol, yes, it and its maker, he for having made it, and it because, though perishable, it has been called god.	8 ܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܗܘ ܘܥܒܘܕܗ ܕܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܚܒܠܐ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܩܪܝܗܝ
9 For God holds the godless and his godlessness in equal hatred;	9 ܘܗܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܣܢܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܪܘܫܥܗ
10 both work and workman wil alike be punished.	10 ܘܥܒܕܐ ܘܥܒܘܕܗ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܢܬܚܝܒܘܢ
11 Hence even the idols of the nations wil have a visitation since, in God's creation, they have becomean abomination, a scandal for human souls, a snare for the feet of the foolish.	11 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܪܝܬܗ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܘܠܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܡܨ̈ܝܕܬܐ ܠܪ̈ܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܣܟ̈ܠܐ
12 The idea of making idols was the origin of fornication, their discovery corrupted life.	12 ܪܝܫܗ̇ ܓܝܪ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܒܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܢ
13 They did not exist at the beginning, they will not exist for ever;	13 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܗܘܘ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܡܩܘܝܢ
14 human vanity brought them into the world, and a quick end is therefore reserved for them.	14 ܪܒܘܬ ܟܪܣܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܥܠܬ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܠܡܐ
15 A father afflicted by untimely mourning has an image made of his child so soon carried off, and nowpays divine honours to what yesterday was only a corpse, handing on mysteries and ceremonies to his people;	15 ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܒܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܐܒܐ ܒܙܘܥܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܪܗ ܢܫܬܩܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܗܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܥܒܕܗ ܗܫܐ ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܝܗܒ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܐܢܘܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܡܫܬܐ
16 time passes, the custom hardens and is observed as law.	16 ܟܪܟ ܪܘܫܥܐ ܘܐܬܚܝܠ ܡܣܬ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܢܛܪܗ ܘܒܦܘܩܕܢܗܘܢ ܕܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܫܡܫܘ ܠܓܠܝ̈ܦܐ
17 Rulers were the ones who ordered that statues should be worshipped: people who could not honourthem in person, because they lived too far away, would have a portrait made of their distant countenance, tohave an image that they could see of the king whom they honoured; meaning, by such zeal, to flatter the absentas if he were present.	17 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܕܢܝܩܪܘܢ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܥܡܪ ܒܪܘܚܩܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܪܘܚܩܐ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܝܕܝܥܬܐ ܠܐܝܩܪܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܬܟܫܦܝܢ ܠܪܚܝܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܩܪܝܒܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ
18 Even people who did not know him were stimulated into spreading his cult by the artist's enthusiasm;	18 ܘܐܦ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܗ ܘܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܡܫ ܠܗܘ ܕܐܟܘܬܗ ܗܘ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܘܡܢܐ ܠܒܒܬܗ
19 for the latter, doubtless wishing to please his ruler, exerted all his skill to surpass the reality,	19 ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܘܨܒܐ ܕܢܫܦܪ ܠܗ ܐܢܣ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ
20 and the crowd, attracted by the beauty of the work, mistook for a god someone whom recently theyhad honoured as a man.	20 ܘܟܠ ܟܢ̈ܫܐ ܪܗܛܘ ܡܛܘܠ ܫܘܦܪܗ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ ܥܒܕܗ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܩܪܗ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ
21 And this became a snare for life: that people, whether enslaved by misfortune or by tyranny, shouldhave conferred the ineffable Name on sticks and stones.	21 ܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܚܘܣܪܢܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܘܩܪܝܬܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܠܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܠܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܠܗܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܫ̈ܘܬܦܝܢ ܒܗ
22 It is not enough, however, for them to have such misconceptions about God; for, living in the fiercewarfare of ignorance, they call these terrible evils peace.	22 ܘܠܐ ܣܦܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܫܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ
23 With their child-murdering rites, their occult mysteries, or their frenzied orgies with outlandishcustoms,	23 ܘܫܡܫܬܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܩܛܠܬܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܫܬܛܝܬܘܢ ܒܬ̈ܘܩܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ
24 they no longer retain any purity in their lives or their marriages, one treacherously murdering anotheror wronging him by adultery.	24 ܕܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܥܘܡܪܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܬ̈ܘܬܟܘܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܕܟܝ̈ܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܬܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܘܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܒܢܟܠܐ ܩܛܠ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܒܪܡܝܘܬܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܠܗ ܘܒܪ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܡܚܒܠ ܠܗ
25 Everywhere a welter of blood and murder, theft and fraud, corruption, treachery, riot, perjury,	25 ܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܡܚܠܛ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܐ ܘܩܛܠܐ ܘܓܢܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܟܠܐ ܘܣܘܪܚܢܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܘܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܓܝܫܘܬܐ ܘܡܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܫܘܩܪܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܛܘܪܦܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܦܠܚ̈ܝܗܝܢ
26 disturbance of decent people, forgetfulness of favours, pol ution of souls, sins against nature,disorder in marriage, adultery and debauchery.	26 ܕܠܐ ܢܬܕܟܪܘܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܛܢܦܘܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܢܚܠܦܘܢ ܠܐܝ̈ܠܝܕܐ ܡܫܬ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܓܘܪܐ ܘܛܢܦܘܬܐ
27 For the worship of idols with no name is the beginning, cause, and end of every evil.	27 ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܒܝܕܝ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܬܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܟܘܠܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ
28 For these people either carry their merrymaking to the point of frenzy, or they prophesy what is nottrue, or they live wicked lives, or they perjure themselves without hesitation;	28 ܘܥܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܚܒܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܣܡܝܢ ܡܬܛܢܦܝܢ ܘܐܢ ܡܬܢܒܝܢ ܢܕܓܠܘܢ ܘܐܢ ܚܝܝܢ ܢܛܠܡܘܢ ܘܐܢ ܢܐܡܘܢ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܫܪܘܢ
29 since they put their trust in lifeless idols they do not reckon their false oaths can harm them.	29 ܕܗܢܘܢ ܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܚܫܚܘ ܘܝܡܘ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܣܒܪܝܢ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ
30 But they wil be justly punished for this double crime: for degrading the concept of God by adhering toidols; and for wickedly perjuring themselves in contempt for what is holy.	30 ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܐܬ̈ܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܚܪܘ ܒܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܝܡܘ ܒܛܠܘܡܝܐ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܣܘ ܥܠ ܩܘܫܬܐ
31 For it is not the power of the things by which they swear but the punishment reserved for sinners thatalways fol ows the offences of wicked people.	31 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܠܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܘܚܝܒܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܛܠܘ̈ܡܐ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܘ