| 1 ܩܝܡܐ ܐܩܝܡܬ ܠܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܒܝܢ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܐ | 1 "I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin? |
| 2 ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܦܠܓܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܪܘܡܐ | 2 What would be my portion from God above, and my heritage from the Almighty on high? |
| 3 ܐܠܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܠܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ | 3 Does not calamity befall the unrighteous, and disaster the workers of iniquity? |
| 4 ܗܘܝܘ ܚܙܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܡܢܐ | 4 Does not he see my ways, and number all my steps? |
| 5 ܐܢ ܗܠܟܬ ܥܡ ܫܩܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܣܬܪܗܒ ܪ̈ܓܠܝ ܠܡܪܗܛ ܒܢܟܠܐ | 5 "If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hastened to deceit; |
| 6 ܢܬܩܠܢܝ ܒܡܣܐܬܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܢܕܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܠܡܘܬܝ | 6 (Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!) |
| 7 ܐܢ ܐܣܛܝܬ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝ ܒܬܪ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܘܐܢ ܕܒܩ ܒܝ ܡܕܡ | 7 if my step has turned aside from the way, and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has cleaved to my hands; |
| 8 ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܙܪܥܬ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܟܠܬ ܘܐܢ ܢܨܒܬ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܪܒܝܬ ܘܚܡܠܬ | 8 then let me sow, and another eat; and let what grows for me be rooted out. |
| 9 ܘܐܢ ܐܫܬܕܠ ܠܒܝ ܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܒܪܝ ܐܢ ܟܡܢܬ | 9 "If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door; |
| 10 ܐܠܐ ܛܚܢܬ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܬܝ ܘܐܦܬ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܐܚܪܢܝܐ | 10 then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her. |
| 11 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܘܗܝ ܥܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܕܨܢܥܬܐ | 11 For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; |
| 12 ܘܢܘܪܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ ܐܟܠܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܝ ܢܬܥܩܪ̈ܢ | 12 for that would be a fire which consumes unto Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase. |
| 13 ܐܢ ܐܣܠܝܬ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܥܒܕܝ ܘܕܐܡܬܝ ܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܝ | 13 "If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me; |
| 14 ܐܠܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܐܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܐ ܕܦ̇ܩܕ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܒܝܘܗܝ | 14 what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him? |
| 15 ܕܗܐ ܒܟܪܣܐ ܕܥܒܕܢܝ ܥܒܕܗ ܘܒܚܕ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܬܩܢܢ | 15 Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb? |
| 16 ܐܢ ܟܠܝܬ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܨܒܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܚܫܟܬ ܠܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ | 16 "If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, |
| 17 ܐܢ ܐܟܠܬ ܠܚܡܝ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܬܡܐ ܡܢܗ ܐܟܠ | 17 or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it |
| 18 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܪܒܝܘܢܝ ܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܪܣܗ̇ ܕܐܡܝ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ | 18 (for from his youth I reared him as a father, and from his mother's womb I guided him); |
| 19 ܐܢ ܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܒܝܕ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܬܟܣܝܬܐ ܠܒ̇ܝܫܐ | 19 if I have seen any one perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without covering; |
| 20 ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܝ ܐܬܪܒܝܘ ܘܡܢ ܓܙ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ ܐܫܬܚܢܘ | 20 if his loins have not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; |
| 21 ܐܢ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܥܠ ܝܬܡܐ ܐܝܕܝ ܐܠܐ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬܗ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܥܕܪܬܗ | 21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw help in the gate; |
| 22 ܟܬܦܝ ܡܢ ܟܪܗ̇ ܬܦܠ ܘܕܪܥܝ ܡܢ ܩܢܝܗ ܢܬܬܒܪ | 22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket. |
| 23 ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܙܝܥܬܢܝ ܘܬܒܪܗ ܐܬܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܙܘܥܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܩܡ | 23 For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty. |
| 24 ܐܢ ܥܒܕܬ ܕܗܒܐ ܬܘܟܠܢܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܗܝ ܬܘܟܠܢܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܥܠ ܣܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܣܒܪܝ | 24 "If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence; |
| 25 ܘܐܢ ܚܕܝܬ ܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܩܢܝܢܝ ܘܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܝܕܝ | 25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much; |
| 26 ܐܢ ܚܙܝܬ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܟܕ ܕܢܝܚ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܟܕ ܚܒܝܒ | 26 if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor, |
| 27 ܐܢ ܐܙܠ ܘܐܫܬܕܠ ܒܣܬܪܐ ܠܒܝ ܘܢܫܩܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܠܦܘܡܝ | 27 and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand; |
| 28 ܐܦ ܗܘ ܚܙܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܢܥ̈ܬܝ ܐܢ ܟܕܒܬ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ | 28 this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I should have been false to God above. |
| 29 ܘܐܢ ܚܕܝܬ ܒܬܒܪܐ ܕܣܢܐܝ ܘܐܢ ܕܨܬ ܡܐ ܕܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 29 "If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him that hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him |
| 30 ܘܠܐ ܐܫܠܡܬ ܦܘܡܝ ܠܚܛܗܐ ܘܢܦܫܝ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܫܐܠܬ | 30 (I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse); |
| 31 ܐܠܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܒܣܪܗ ܘܠܐ ܣܒܥܢ | 31 if the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?' |
| 32 ܒܫܘܩܐ ܠܐ ܐܒܝܬܬ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܬܪܥܝ ܠܐܪܚܐ ܦܬܚܬ | 32 (the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the wayfarer); |
| 33 ܐܢ ܟܣܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܛܡܪܬ ܒܛܘܫܝܐ ܚ̈ܘܒܝ | 33 if I have concealed my transgressions from men, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom, |
| 34 ܘܐܢ ܕܫܬ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܐܠܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܗܘ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܬܒܪܢܝ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܐܗܦܟܬ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܘܒܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܪܢܝܬ ܓܘܪ̈ܓܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܟܟܘܢܝ | 34 because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors-- |
| 35 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܝ ܐܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܥܢܝܢܝ ܘܢܟܬܘܒ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܓܒܪܐ | 35 Oh, that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! let the Almighty answer me!) Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary! |
| 36 ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܝ ܐܫܩܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܥܒܕܬܗ ܠܝ ܟܠܝܠܐ | 36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown; |
| 37 ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܐܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܐܒܕܩܝܘܗܝ | 37 I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him. |
| 38 ܘܥܠܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܬܝܠܠ ܘܟܪ̈ܒܝܗ̇ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܢܒܟܘܢ | 38 "If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept together; |
| 39 ܐܢ ܐܟܠܬ ܚܝܠܗ̇ ܕܠܐ ܟܣܦ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܪܝܪܐ ܐܢ ܐܕܘܝܬ | 39 if I have eaten its yield without payment, and caused the death of its owners; |
| 40 ܚܠܦ ܚܛܬܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܙܒܠܐ ܘܚܠܦ ܣܥܪܬܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܟܘܒܐ ܘܫܠܡܘ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܝܘܒ | 40 let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley." The words of Job are ended. |
