Salmi ܡܙܡܘܪܐ 45

Peshitta	NEW JERUSALEM
	1 [For the choirmaster Tune: 'Lilies . . .' Of the sons of Korah Poem Love song] My heart is stirred by anoble theme, I address my poem to the king, my tongue the pen of an expert scribe.
2 ܐܒܥ ܠܒܝ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܫܢܝ ܩܢܝܗ ܕܣܦܪܐ ܡܗܝܪܐ	2 Of al men you are the most handsome, gracefulness is a dew upon your lips, for God has blessed youfor ever.
3 ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܚܙܘܗ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܟܘ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܟ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܪܟܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ	3 Warrior, strap your sword at your side, in your majesty and splendour advance,
4 ܐܪܡܐ ܣܝܦܐ ܒܚ̈ܨܝܟ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܗܕܪܟ ܘܫܘܒܚܟ	4 ride on in the cause of truth, gentleness and uprightness. Stretch the bowstring tight, lending terror toyour right hand.
5 ܘܫܘܒܚܟ ܙܟܐ ܪܟܒ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܘܟܟܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܢܡܘܣܟ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܝܡܝܢܟ	5 Your arrows are sharp, nations lie at your mercy, the king's enemies lose heart.
6 ܓܐܪ̈ܝܟ ܫܢܝܢܝܢ ܘܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܬܚܘܬܝܟ ܒܠܒܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ	6 Your throne is from God, for ever and ever, the sceptre of your kingship a sceptre of justice,
7 ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܟ	7 you love uprightness and detest evil. This is why God, your God, has anointed you with oil ofgladness, as none of your rivals,
8 ܪܚܡܬ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܣܢܝܬ ܥܘܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܫܚܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܚܕܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܚܒܪ̈ܝܟ	8 your robes al myrrh and aloes. From palaces of ivory, harps bring you joy,
9 ܡܘܪܐ ܘܩܣܝܐ ܘܐܣ̈ܛܩܛܐ ܡܒܣܡܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܝܟ ܡܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܪܝܫܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܚܕܝܘܟ	9 in your retinue are daughters of kings, the consort at your right hand in gold of Ophir.
10 ܒܪܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܫܘܒܚܐ ܩܡܬ ܘܡܠܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܟ ܒܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܐܘܦܝܪ	10 Listen, my daughter, attend to my words and hear; forget your own nation and your ancestral home,
11 ܫܡܥܝ ܒܪܬܝ ܘܚܙܝ ܘܨܠܝ ܐܕܢܟܝ ܘܛܥܝ ܥܡܟܝ ܘܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟܝ	11 then the king will fal in love with your beauty; he is your lord, bow down before him.
12 ܕܢܬܪܓܪܓ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܫܘܦܪܟܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܡܪܟܝ ܣܓܘܕܝ ܠܗ	12 The daughter of Tyre wil court your favour with gifts, and the richest of peoples
13 ܘܒܪܬ ܨܘܪ ܬܣܓܘܕ ܠܗ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܝ ܢܒܥܘܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܥܡܐ	13 with jewels set in gold. Clothed
14 ܘܟܘܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܘܡܨܒܬ ܠܒܘܫܗ̇ ܒܕܗܒܐ ܛܒܐ	14 in brocade, the king's daughter is led within to the king with the maidens of her retinue; hercompanions are brought to her,
15 ܒܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܬܐܙܠ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܘܒ̈ܠܢ ܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܬܗ̇ ܒܬܪܗ̇	15 they enter the king's palace with joy and rejoicing.
16 ܘܢܐ̈ܙܠܢ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܒܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ ܘܢ̈ܥܠܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ	16 Instead of your ancestors you will have sons; you wil make them rulers over the whole world.
17 ܚܠܦ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܝ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܟܝ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ	17 I wil make your name endure from generation to generation, so nations will sing your praise for everand ever.